states and capitals Crossword Puzzles
States of Matter 2014-03-11
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- the state of matter in which the particles are tightly packed
- how much force is put on to a surface
- when heat is absorbed
- ex: the sun is categorized as this state of matter
- L}G process used to sterilize water
- S}L ex: changes form when heat is added
- S}G ex: shrinking ice cubes
- the measurement of how hot or cold something is
- P1 V1=P2 V2
- L}S ex: how ice forms
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- when heat is released
- G}S ex: frost forming
- G}L when boiling water, droplets appear on the lid of the pot
- L}G ex: the rain cycle uses this
- the state of matter in which the particles bounce off eachother
- Mass divided by Density
- L}G needs to be below boiling point to take process
- the state of matter in which the particle slide past eachother
- V1xT2=V2x T1
19 Clues: P1 V1=P2 V2 • V1xT2=V2x T1 • when heat is released • when heat is absorbed • G}S ex: frost forming • L}S ex: how ice forms • Mass divided by Density • S}G ex: shrinking ice cubes • L}G ex: the rain cycle uses this • L}G process used to sterilize water • how much force is put on to a surface • S}L ex: changes form when heat is added • the measurement of how hot or cold something is • ...
States of Matter 2023-10-16
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- The energy an object has due to its motion.
- The energy a substance must absorb in order to change from a solid to a liquid.
- The phase change in which a substance changes from a gas or vapor to a liquid.
- The result of a force distributed over an area.
- The phase change in which a gas or vapor changes directly into a solid without first changing into a liquid.
- The phase change in which a substance changes from a liquid into a gas.
- The state of matter in which materials have a definite shape and a definite volume.
- The phase change in which a substance changes from a solid to a gas or vapor without changing to a liquid first.
- The state of matter in which materials have neither a definite shape nor a definite volume.
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- The state of matter in which a material has definite volume but not a definite shape.
- The inverse variation of the volume of a gas with its pressue if the temperature and the number of particles are constant.
- A reversible physical change that occurs when a substance changes from one state of matter to another.
- The energy a substance must absorb in order to change from a liquid to a gas.
- The pressure caused by the collisions of particles in a vapor with the walls of a container.
- A temperature of 0 kelvins.
- The process that changes a substance from a liquid to a gas at temperature below the substance's boiling point.
- A description of a change in which a system absorbs energy from its surroundings.
- The direct proportion of the volume of a gas to its temperature (in kelvins) if the pressure and the number of particles of the gas are constant.
- A description of a change in which a system releases energy to its surroundings.
19 Clues: A temperature of 0 kelvins. • The energy an object has due to its motion. • The result of a force distributed over an area. • The phase change in which a substance changes from a liquid into a gas. • The energy a substance must absorb in order to change from a liquid to a gas. • The energy a substance must absorb in order to change from a solid to a liquid. • ...
United States Government 2024-03-01
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- The branches of government run on a system of checks and _________.
- The amendment that says we have the right to a speedy trial.
- The number of representatives for each state is determined by.
- The highest court in the United States
- The amendment that protects freedom of religion.
- Where Congress meets.
- This amendment prevents citizens from being forced to house soldiers.
- Number of branches of government.
- Branch of government the Vice President and cabinet are part of.
- This amendment requires the police to have a warrant to search your property.
- The capitol of the United States.
- How many years a president can be elected for at a time.
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- The branch of government that makes laws.
- Number of Senators per state.
- This branch of government interprets the laws.
- The person in charge of the executive branch.
- A president cannot be elected more than _________.
- Amendment that outlaws cruel and unusual punishment.
- Where the president lives.
19 Clues: Where Congress meets. • Where the president lives. • Number of Senators per state. • Number of branches of government. • The capitol of the United States. • The highest court in the United States • The branch of government that makes laws. • The person in charge of the executive branch. • This branch of government interprets the laws. • ...
United States Crossword 2020-05-06
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- system of highways retains its separate identity within the NHS.
- is the application of controlled amounts of water to plants at needed intervals.
- is the nation's gross domestic product.
- was an English ship that transported the first English Puritans,
- These are highways in rural and urban areas which provide access between an arterial and a major port, airport, public transportation facility, or other intermodal transportation facility.
- were most influential politically in England during the time of the Commonwealth (1649–60)
- consists of roadways important to the nation’s economy, defense, and mobility.
- is a system that combines aspects of both capitalism and socialism.
- is any product of the condensation of atmospheric water vapor that falls under gravity from clouds.
- are areas with distinct climates, which occur in east-west direction around the Earth and can be classified using different climatic parameters.
- can also be called a settler, someone who helps start a settlement in a new land.
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- This is a network of highways which are important to the United States’ strategic defense policy and which provide defense access, continuity, and emergency capabilities for defense purposes.
- is one of the five major climate groups in the Copen climate classification.
- is a territory under the immediate complete political control and occupied by settlers of a state, distinct from the home territory of the sovereign.
- are characterized as lands dominated by grasses rather than large shrubs or trees.
- is any dimension that can be used to differentiate groups and people from one another.
- is an economic system based on supply and demand with little or no government control.
- a system where the government, rather than the free market, determines what goods shouldS be produced
- is a short journey or trip that you make for pleasure.
19 Clues: is the nation's gross domestic product. • is a short journey or trip that you make for pleasure. • system of highways retains its separate identity within the NHS. • was an English ship that transported the first English Puritans, • is a system that combines aspects of both capitalism and socialism. • ...
States of u.s.a 2024-09-07
19 Clues: lowa • Maine • Idaho • Alaska • Kansas • Nevada • Montana • Alabama • Florida • Georgia • Arizona • Kentucky • Maryland • Colorado • Delaware • Arkansas • Louisiana • California • Connecticut
States of Matter 2023-01-26
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- Add thermal energy to a liquid and this transition happens
- This is energy of movement
- a gas has ________ kinetic energy
- liquid has __________ kinetic energy
- Water in a gas phase
- This is the energy of heat
- Take away thermal energy from a gas this transition happens
- The phase with the most kinetic energy
- The phase with the least amount of thermal energy
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- Adding more thermal energy will create _______ kinetic energy
- This happens when you take away thermal energy from a liquid
- a solid has _________ kinetic energy
- Water in a solid phase
- The slower particles move in a substance the _______ it is.
- There are two atoms of this element in water
- Adding thermal energy to a solid will cause this transition to happen
- this happens to water when it freezes
- The phase with a medium amount of thermal and kinetic energy
- There is one atom of this element in water
19 Clues: Water in a gas phase • Water in a solid phase • This is energy of movement • This is the energy of heat • a gas has ________ kinetic energy • a solid has _________ kinetic energy • liquid has __________ kinetic energy • this happens to water when it freezes • The phase with the most kinetic energy • There is one atom of this element in water • ...
states of matter 2026-02-27
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- states that the volume of a gas is directly proportional to its temperature in kelvins if the pressure and the number of particles of the gas are constant
- the reversibly physical change that occurs when a substance changes from one state of matter to another
- the state of matter in which a material has neither a definite shape nor
- the state of matter in which a material has a definite volume but not a definite shape
- when the system releases energy to its surroundings
- when a gas or vapor changes directly into a solid without first changing to a liquid
- states that the volume of a gas is inversely proportional to its pressure of the temperature and the number of particles are constant
- the energy a substance must absorb in order to change from a liquid to a solid
- the phase change in which a substance changes from a gas or vapor to a liquid
- the phase change in which a substance changes from a liquid to a gas
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- the result of a force distributed over an area
- the process that changes a substance from a liquid to a gas at temperatures below the substance's boiling point
- the amount of energy a substance must absorb in order to change from a solid to a liquid
- a temperature of 0 kelvins
- the energy an object has due to its motion
- the phase change in which a substance changes from a solid to a gas or vapor without changing into a liquid first
- when the system absorbs energy from its surroundings
- pressure the pressure caused by the collisions of this vapor and the walls of the container
- the state of matter in which materials have a definite shape and a definite volume
19 Clues: a temperature of 0 kelvins • the energy an object has due to its motion • the result of a force distributed over an area • when the system releases energy to its surroundings • when the system absorbs energy from its surroundings • the phase change in which a substance changes from a liquid to a gas • ...
Significant People of the American Revolution 2016-10-28
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- King of Great Britan that ruled american colonies.
- Wife of Sam Adams, also first lady of the United States.
- loyal people of the american colonies that rebelled agaisnt Great Britan.
- first well-known naval commander in the American Revolutionary War, later accused of piracy.
- American Jewish businessman,the main financier of the american side.
- First president of united states and commander of colonial army.
- First colonist killed in the Boston massacre.
- Founding father, who became know was a orator during a movement of independence,also a politition.
- shadow governments organized by the Patriot leaders of the Thirteen Colonies.
- 12 delegates from 12 colonies meet a Carpenter's Hall to talk about the revolutionary war.
- French aristocrat and military officer in american revolution, also key figure in french revolution.
- Locke english philosophern and physician, most influential of Enlightenment thinkers.
- Afican american slave who was a double agent for the colonial army.
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- Spanish military leader and colonial administrator, later as Viceroy of New Spain.
- Founding fathern justice of the peace, teacher and Revolutionary War veteran.
- loyal people to Great Britan and opposed the american colonies.
- Delegates from all thirteen colonies came together to talk about the american revolutionary warfare.
- Was a secret society to protect the rights of colonist and fight British taxes.
- Founding father in american revolution had beer company.
- Founding father,principle writer of D.O.C.,also 3rd president of United States.
- political writer and propagandist of american revolution.
- Are colonist who were prepared to go into a battle at moments notice.
- Patriot that warned colonist that the British forces were coming before Lexington and Concord.
- Second president of United States and a founding father,also helped gain independence from Great Britan.
- General of the colonial army,but then switched to the Great Britans side.
25 Clues: First colonist killed in the Boston massacre. • King of Great Britan that ruled american colonies. • Wife of Sam Adams, also first lady of the United States. • Founding father in american revolution had beer company. • political writer and propagandist of american revolution. • loyal people to Great Britan and opposed the american colonies. • ...
civil war review board crossword 2024-05-14
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- December 11–15, 1862, in and around Fredericksburg, Virginia, in the Eastern Theater of the American Civil Wa
- who owns and cultivates land or to the middle ranks of servants in an English royal or noble household
- declared "that all persons held as slaves" within the rebellious states "are, and henceforward shall be free."
- military campaign of the American Civil War conducted through Georgia from November 15 until December 21, 1864
- policy of promoting or protecting the interests of "native-born" or established inhabitants over those of immigrants
- encounter of the American Revolutionary War in 1779.
- the resistance to enslavement through escape and flight, through the end of the Civil War
- laws passed at different periods in the southern United States to enforce racial segregation and curtail the power of Black voters
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- A forgotten history of the largest slave auction ever on American soil.
- a new status for certain people who escaped slavery or those who affiliated with Union forces
- took place during the Atlanta Campaign of the American Civil War on July 22, 1864
- fought on June 27, 1864, during the Atlanta Campaign of the American Civil War
- first battle of bull run
- a 34-hour exchange of artillery fire, Anderson and 86 soldiers surrendered the fort on April 13.
- Appomattox is a town in Appomattox County, Virginia, United States
- 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
- Plunderers and militant abolitionists
- the deadliest one-day battle in American military history
- three-day battle in the American Civil War fought between Union and Confederate forces between July 1 and July 3, 1863
- also known as the Battle of Pittsburg Landing, allowed Union troops to penetrate the Confederate interior.
- strategy outlined by the Union Army for suppressing the Confederacy at the beginning of the American Civil War
21 Clues: first battle of bull run • Plunderers and militant abolitionists • encounter of the American Revolutionary War in 1779. • the deadliest one-day battle in American military history • Appomattox is a town in Appomattox County, Virginia, United States • A forgotten history of the largest slave auction ever on American soil. • ...
Layered Learning 1950s Crossword 2025-04-28
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- a form of protest
- american singer and guitarist
- activist and political philosopher who was a prominent leader during the civil rights movement
- called the king of rock and roll
- country that had a war from 1950 to 1953
- political repression during the late 1940s and early 1950s
- government agency founded in 1958
- many people lived here during the 1950s
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- geopolitical tesion between the Soviet Union and the United States
- music genre started in the late 1940s and early 1950s
- earth satellite launched in 1957
- attorney and chief justice of the Supreme Court
- United States air force officer
- Soviet pilot and cosmonaut
- social event where teenagers would dance in their socks
- american activist in the civil rights movement
- 34th president from 1953 to 1961
- civil rights lawyer and associate Supreme Court Justice
- 33rd president from 1945 to 1953
- decision that made segregation in schools unconstitutional
20 Clues: a form of protest • Soviet pilot and cosmonaut • american singer and guitarist • United States air force officer • earth satellite launched in 1957 • called the king of rock and roll • 34th president from 1953 to 1961 • 33rd president from 1945 to 1953 • government agency founded in 1958 • many people lived here during the 1950s • country that had a war from 1950 to 1953 • ...
Black History Month 2025-02-03
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- First African American to play Major League Baseball
- An American professional boxer and social activist
- First ever African American president of the United States
- First African American child to attend a whites-only school
- One of the greatest basketball players
- First African American justice appointed to the United States Supreme Court
- The first female U.S Vice President
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- First Black woman to be elected to the United States Congress
- Famous for his “I Have A Dream” speech
- First black woman to travel to space
- Known for her unique and pioneering autobiographical writing style.
- First African American to hold a pilot license
- Known for escaping slavery and leading enslaved people to freedom using the "Underground Railroad"
- One of the most famous abolitionist and women’s right speeches
- Known as "the first lady of civil rights"
15 Clues: The first female U.S Vice President • First black woman to travel to space • Famous for his “I Have A Dream” speech • One of the greatest basketball players • Known as "the first lady of civil rights" • First African American to hold a pilot license • An American professional boxer and social activist • First African American to play Major League Baseball • ...
CH. 6 TERMS- 1824-1860 2026-03-31
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- The idea that people in a territory should vote to decide if slavery is allowed.
- A place where weapons and military supplies are stored.
- A train powered by a steam engine, important for transportation in the 1800s.
- The idea that people in a territory should vote to decide if slavery is allowed.
- The forced removal of Native Americans from their land to the West, causing great suffering and death.
- The event where gold was discovered in California, leading to a large migration of people.
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- A machine that uses steam power to produce energy and run machinery.
- People who rushed to California in 1849 to search for gold.
- The group of Northern states during the Civil War.
- Violent conflicts in Kansas over whether it would be a free or slave state.
- An agreement that tried to settle conflicts over slavery between free and slave states.
- The belief that the United States was meant to expand across North America.
- A boat powered by steam, often used for travel and trade on rivers.
- The independent nation that existed before Texas became part of the United States.
- People who traveled west to settle new lands in the 1800s.
15 Clues: The group of Northern states during the Civil War. • A place where weapons and military supplies are stored. • People who traveled west to settle new lands in the 1800s. • People who rushed to California in 1849 to search for gold. • A boat powered by steam, often used for travel and trade on rivers. • ...
the USA 2025-11-10
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- The system of government where power is divided between a national (federal) government and individual states.
- The process of a foreign-born person becoming a U.S. citizen.
- The national legislative body of the U.S., consisting of the House of Representatives and the Senate.
- Star-Spangled Banner The U.S. national anthem, written during the War of 1812.
- The largest state in the U.S. by area, located in the far northwest.
- The fundamental principles and established precedents by which a state is governed.
- Rights The movement to end slavery and racial discrimination
- The national park famous for its "Old Faithful" geyser.
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- of Liberty The iconic statue in New York Harbor, a symbol of freedom and immigration.
- York The most populous city in the United States
- The most widely spoken language in the U.S. after English.
- Depression The economic crisis that began in 1929, leading to widespread poverty in the 1930s
- D.C. The capital city of the United States.
- of Rights The first ten amendments to the U.S. Constitution, guaranteeing individual liberties.
- War The war fought in the U.S. from 1861 to 1865 between the Northern and Southern states.
15 Clues: D.C. The capital city of the United States. • York The most populous city in the United States • The national park famous for its "Old Faithful" geyser. • The most widely spoken language in the U.S. after English. • The process of a foreign-born person becoming a U.S. citizen. • Rights The movement to end slavery and racial discrimination • ...
L>B>Crosswords 2025-02-03
14 Clues: branch • Clause • Limits • Bicameral • amendment • amendment • of the House • represent you • and Proper Clause • limits the debate • of Representatives • approves all the treaties • manipulates the boundaries • number of states representatives among the states population
GLOBALIZATION 2022-02-17
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- One of the aspects of globalization. They will occur because of communication tools such as television, radio, networking sites, computers, and mobile phones.
- One of the aspects of globalization. Due to globalization activities and beliefs in other countries or parts of the world influenced the activities and beliefs of people in other countries.
- One of the aspects of globalization. Due to improvements of transportation like boats became ships much larger more faster, caravan change into bike, motorcycles, cars, buses and airplanes.
- Were Spanish trading ships which for two and a half centuries linked the Spanish Captaincy General of the Philippines.
- is referred to as exchange of goods, services and capitals.
- Top 1 country when it comes to Globalization.
- He says that globalization was slippery.
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- An organization that regulates and facilitates international trade between nations.
- Which is the combination of the western and eastern culture.
- The growing interdependence of the world's economies, cultures, and populations.
- The trade route between China and other countries during the 207 - 220 B.C.E.
- He brought culture of Ancient Greek to Southwest Asia, North Africa and Southern Europe.
12 Clues: He says that globalization was slippery. • Top 1 country when it comes to Globalization. • is referred to as exchange of goods, services and capitals. • Which is the combination of the western and eastern culture. • The trade route between China and other countries during the 207 - 220 B.C.E. • ...
world geography 2025-11-12
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- feeling pushed outward on a merry-go-round, water being pushed to the sides of a washing machine drum, and a car or bike appearing to be pushed to the outside of a turn.
- Poland, Uganda, France, and Zimbabwe.
- Japan, France, and Egypt, where a nation's identity is strongly tied to the state's boundaries.
- the tension in a string when whirling a ball, the gravitational force between the Earth and a satellite or moon, and the friction between a car's tires and the road when taking a turn.
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- Chile, Norway, Italy, Vietnam, and Malawi.
- natural features like the Mississippi River, which forms a boundary between states such as Tennessee and Arkansas.
- the supreme authority of a nation like France over its territory, the authority of individual U.S. states to make laws on certain issues.
- Monaco or Vatican City.
- Japan and Iceland, which are often cited as nation-states where a shared culture and identity are tied to a single country.
- Thailand, the Democratic Republic of the Congo, and Afghanistan.
- Maseru, Leribe, Berea, and Mohale's Hoek districts.
- elongated states, which have a long and narrow shape, like Chile, which is squeezed between the Pacific Ocean and the Andes Mountains.
- Lesotho, entirely surrounded by South Africa; Vatican City and San Marino, both enclaved by Italy.
- Kurds, Palestinians, Basques, Catalans, and Tibetans.
- South Africa, which surrounds the country of Lesotho, and Italy, which surrounds Vatican City and San Marino.
15 Clues: Monaco or Vatican City. • Poland, Uganda, France, and Zimbabwe. • Chile, Norway, Italy, Vietnam, and Malawi. • Maseru, Leribe, Berea, and Mohale's Hoek districts. • Kurds, Palestinians, Basques, Catalans, and Tibetans. • Thailand, the Democratic Republic of the Congo, and Afghanistan. • ...
Social Studies Chapter 10 2023-01-26
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- inspired people to move westward
- the power or right to interpret and apply a law
- sturdy vehicles with a white canvas
- the Court held that federal law overrules state law in matters affecting more than one state
- an American vessel off the coast of Virginia. The British fired killing 3 people on this.
- marshall claimed for the courts the power to find acts of other branches unconstitutional.
- love your own country
- young Republican congress members
- changed how Americans felt about their country and how other countries viewed the US
- the Court held that Congress does have implied powers and that states cannot tax the federal government
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- unsuccessful act that prohibited trade with with Britain and France
- wrote the star-spangled banner
- helped Lewis and Clark through their expedition
- the Court decided that states could not regulate Native Americans
- federalists passed this act and John Adams used this act to make hundreds of appointments
- freedoms that are granted to nations that do not choose a side in a conflict
- changed the size and shape of the nation and helped hasten westward expansion
- William Henry Harrison wrote a letter to warn Tecumseh that the United States had more warriors than all the Indian nations combined
- tax collected on goods that are imported
19 Clues: love your own country • wrote the star-spangled banner • inspired people to move westward • young Republican congress members • sturdy vehicles with a white canvas • tax collected on goods that are imported • helped Lewis and Clark through their expedition • the power or right to interpret and apply a law • the Court decided that states could not regulate Native Americans • ...
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 • ...
Civil war crossword 2021-10-14
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- Delaware, Kentucky, Maryland, Missouri, and West Virginia are?
- he government of 11 Southern states that seceded from the Union in 1860–61
- terminus of five railroads during the civil war
- an act that applied to a strategy outlined by the Union Army
- stage actor who assassinated President Abraham Lincoln
- Overall commander of the Confederate States Army
- The site is historically significant for its association with the final battle of the Civil War
- He led Union forces in crushing campaigns through the South, marching through Georgia and the Carolinas
- Another name for Battle of Hampton Roads
- proclamation and executive order issued by United States President Abraham Lincoln during the civil war
- The first major land battle of the American Civil War
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- a war that Union forces halted the northern invasion of Robert E. Lee's Confederate Army.
- Capital of the U.S
- 16th president of the U.S
- side who won civil war and opposed slavery
- a conscription act that produces the first wartime draft of U.S. citizens in American history.
- 8th president of the U.S
- the deadliest one-day battle in American military history,
- diplomatic methods employed by the Confederacy during the American Civil War to coerce the Great Britain and France to support them
- war between north and the south
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 • ...
Civil War 2014-12-09
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- Bureau of Refugees, Freedmen and Abandoned Land
- Oldest of American hate groups
- Strategy to defeat Confederacy
- Fought July 22, 1846
- Series of battles fought throughout northwest Georgia
- Passed in 1820 between pro-slavery and anti-slavery factions in US Congress
- Officially named Camp Sumter
- American politician from Georgia and VP of Confederate states of America
- Executed by Georgia Convention in response to Compromise of 1850
- Political powers reserved for US state governments
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- Farmer who raises crops for a piece of land
- Name given to military Savannah Campaign in Civil War
- Executive order issued by Abraham Lincoln
- Slave that lived in free state and moved to slave state
- Discriminatory state and local laws passed after Civil War
- Legal theory that a state has the right to invalidate a federal law
- Also known as Battle of Sharpsburg
- Allowed these states the option of allowing slavery
- Required all escaped slaves upon capture be returned to their masters
- Won by Abraham Lincoln
- Economic system under which people were treated as property
- Package of 5 separate bills passed between slave and free states
- Speech by Abraham Lincoln during American Civil War
- Lighter weight ship used to evade ports or straits
- Fought July 1-3, 1863
25 Clues: Fought July 22, 1846 • Fought July 1-3, 1863 • Won by Abraham Lincoln • Officially named Camp Sumter • Oldest of American hate groups • Strategy to defeat Confederacy • Also known as Battle of Sharpsburg • Executive order issued by Abraham Lincoln • Farmer who raises crops for a piece of land • Bureau of Refugees, Freedmen and Abandoned Land • ...
Unit 4 Crossword 2018-10-23
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- A group of advisers to the president.
- the branch of government that carries out laws
- A council of representatives
- the branch of government that interprets laws
- Secretary of Treasury
- Constitutional division of powers among the legislative, executive, and judicial branches, with the legislative branch making law, the executive applying and enforcing the law, and the judiciary interpreting the law
- President of the Senate
- 1794 protest against the government's tax on whiskey by backcountry farmers
- 1st President of the United States and commander-in-chief of the Continental Army during the American Revolution
- the legislature of the United States government
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- Introduction to the Constitution
- To accuse government officials of misconduct in office
- used to keep the government from getting too powerful in one branch
- the lower legislative house of the United States Congress
- Two house legislature
- the branch of government that makes the laws
- people who opposed the Constitution
- a movement that emphasized science and reason as guides to help see the world more clearly
- Wrote the Declaration of Independence
- A document which spells out the principles by which a government runs and the fundamental laws that govern a society
- supporters of the Constitution
- Head of the Executive Branch
- First 10 amendments to the Constitution
23 Clues: Two house legislature • Secretary of Treasury • President of the Senate • A council of representatives • Head of the Executive Branch • supporters of the Constitution • Introduction to the Constitution • people who opposed the Constitution • A group of advisers to the president. • Wrote the Declaration of Independence • First 10 amendments to the Constitution • ...
Joseph Savoia Articles X-Word 2024-02-09
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- Some of the colonists went to _____ after the war.
- Out of the 13 colonies _____________ have to agree on a law.
- The US most "underlying crises" was what?
- One advantage the US had was that they could print their own _____.
- In Massachusetts _________ tried to take over the government.
- The US was failing because they could not _____ the states.
- The state leaders met in Philadelphia to make a new ________.
- Alexander Hamilton hated _______ because of the United States of America.
- The one branch that was there was the ______.
- How many branches of government were there?
- Shay's rebellion made a new _______ of about 3,000 troops.
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- ________was the western boundary won in the French and Indian War.
- Alexander Hamilton also hated the_____
- What did Noah Webster write?
- How many troops did shay's rebellion recruit?
- Alexander Hamilton was part of ______ which he also hated.
- Alexander_____ was an illegitimate man who saw potential in the USA.
- Winning the war made the states too ______.
- The ____ could print their own money but no one would take it.
- After the war alot of the colonies were in _____.
20 Clues: What did Noah Webster write? • Alexander Hamilton also hated the_____ • The US most "underlying crises" was what? • Winning the war made the states too ______. • How many branches of government were there? • How many troops did shay's rebellion recruit? • The one branch that was there was the ______. • After the war alot of the colonies were in _____. • ...
Plans and Compromises 2025-03-13
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- penname of Federalists
- part of Congress with proportional representation
- representation proposed by VA
- two house legislature (VA)
- Amendment that repealed 3/5ths Compromise
- supported a strong national government
- 85 essays of Hamilton, Jay and Madison
- aka elastic clause
- wrote the Virgina Plan
- aka Commerce Compromise
- also called The Great Compromise
- Compromise that counted 3 of every 5 slaves of a states population
- supported more state power
- delegate who proposed the great compromise
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- plan that proposed strong national government with three branches
- clause that manndates each state recognize the proceedings of other states
- representation proposed by NJ
- granted Congress the power to regulate commerce
- anti-federalist willing to die for liberty
- part of Congress with equal reprentation
- idea supported by federalists
- 1 house legislature (NJ)
- plan that aimed to protect smaller states
- laws enacted by state legislatures
- states the Constitution as "supreme law of land"
- electors who cast votes for President/ VP
- leader of federalists
- grants Congress power to make laws not explicitly listed in the Constitution
28 Clues: aka elastic clause • leader of federalists • penname of Federalists • wrote the Virgina Plan • aka Commerce Compromise • 1 house legislature (NJ) • two house legislature (VA) • supported more state power • representation proposed by NJ • representation proposed by VA • idea supported by federalists • also called The Great Compromise • laws enacted by state legislatures • ...
history vocab:) 2020-09-28
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- issued by king George III
- King of the United Kingdom
- profitable trading
- connected the Missouri River to valleys in Oregon
- served as the second vice president
- battle between America and United Kingdom
- series of laws
- called for two houses of Congress
- the surrender at
- Limits and Settlement between the United States of America and the Mexican Republic
- series of forced relocations
- adopted by the Second Continental Congress
- "that all persons held as slaves" within the rebellious states "are, and henceforward shall be free."
- treaty of Paris
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- creation of a supreme national government with three branches
- an American social reformer, abolitionist, orator, writer, and statesman.
- a form of government operating on principles adopted from a
- a historic movement that sought to end the Atlantic
- an American political leader
- aimed at ending the smuggling trade
- fifteen million dollars, or approximately eighteen dollars per square mile
- battle between Mexico and united States
- sued for his freedom and that of his wife and their two daughters
- direct tax
- the coming of one person or thing after another in order
- comprises the first ten amendments
- small but pivotal battle
- an American statesman
- political protest
- crops
- belief that the expansion of the US throughout the American continents was both justified and inevitable
31 Clues: crops • direct tax • series of laws • treaty of Paris • the surrender at • political protest • profitable trading • an American statesman • small but pivotal battle • issued by king George III • King of the United Kingdom • an American political leader • series of forced relocations • called for two houses of Congress • comprises the first ten amendments • aimed at ending the smuggling trade • ...
American Geography and Climate 2024-10-27
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- This plateau in northern United States was formed by lava that seeped from cracks in the earth.
- The tallest mountain in North America
- Geographic region which lies between the Appalachians and the east coastal lowlands in the United States.
- The _______ ranges characterize the west coast of North America
- The Tierra _______ lies between sea level and 2,500 ft
- The ______ is the longest river in South America
- The Tierra _______ lies between 12,000 and 16,000 ft.
- This is the world's longest mountain range
- Ocean storms hundreds of miles wide with winds of 74 mph or more.
- The Tierra ______ lies between 2,500 and 6,000 ft
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- This is the longest river in North America.
- Twisting funnels of air with winds that can reach 300 mph or more.
- Another name for the Rockies
- This is a braod estuary formed when the Parana, Paraguay, and Uruguay Rivers flow into a broad estuary and meet the Atlantic Ocean
- The _______ range characterizes the east coast of North America
- The ______ is a densely populated area in Central America due to its mild climate, fertile volcanic soil, and adequate rainfall
- This is the driest region in South America
- The _____ and Pampas are South America's inland grasslands that provide grazing for cattle and are home to ranchers
- This is the lowest place in the United States
- Large relatively flat area just east of the Rockies
20 Clues: Another name for the Rockies • The tallest mountain in North America • This is the driest region in South America • This is the world's longest mountain range • This is the longest river in North America. • This is the lowest place in the United States • The ______ is the longest river in South America • The Tierra ______ lies between 2,500 and 6,000 ft • ...
History exam crossword game by Amauri Williams 2025-05-19
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- He is the 40th president of the United States
- A powerful pesticide that was used during the 1940s-1960s
- A economic policy that was made from President Reagan
- A event where populating grew in the western portions of the United States
- A event where population lowered in the Midwest portions of the United States
- A operation that helped African Americans business and education opportunities
- Where houses were built on top of a toxic waste land
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- One of the most dangerous storms to ever hit the United States
- A deadly disease during the 80s
- NASA's partially reusable space vehicle to put satellites and objects into orbit
- A word which implies that everyone is equal no matter their race
- A heavier and darker fog from smoke
- A program that stop underage people from drinking
13 Clues: A deadly disease during the 80s • A heavier and darker fog from smoke • He is the 40th president of the United States • A program that stop underage people from drinking • A economic policy that was made from President Reagan • Where houses were built on top of a toxic waste land • A powerful pesticide that was used during the 1940s-1960s • ...
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. • ...
Cold War Crossword 2024-04-26
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- The political theory that if one nation comes under Communist control then neighboring nations
- A military operation in the late 1940s that brought food and other needed goods into West Berlin by air
- A theory that proposed a massive build-up of military and weaponry in order to threaten a destructive counter-attack to any potential threat
- An ongoing political rivalry between the United States and the Soviet Union
- To stop the spread of communism
- North Atlantic Treaty Organization
- An investigating committee that investigated what it considered un-American propaganda, and searched out communism
- Purposely escalating a dangerous situation to the limit ( brink), while giving the impression that you are willing to go to war
- Massive military build-up, especially of nuclear weapons, by both the Soviet Union and the United States in an effort to gain military superiority.
- A policy promoted during the latter half of the 1980s in the Soviet Union by Mikhail Gorbachev
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- President Truman's policy of providing economic and military aid to any country threatened by communism or totalitarian ideology
- An international organization formed in 1945 to increase political and economic cooperation among member countries.
- A term used by Winston Churchill in a speech to describe the growing divide between western democracies and Soviet-influenced states
- The 1947 plan of US Secretary of State George Marshall to send aid to all European nations that needed it after WW2.
- The name given to the Eastern European nations that were under the control of the Soviet Union. · Iron Curtain
- the practice of making accusations of subversion or treason without proper regard for evidence.
- An economic theory in which collective ownership of property leads to a classless society.
- The world's first artificial satellite
- Fortified concrete and wire barrier that separated East and West Berlin from 1961 to 1989.
- of Pigs An unsuccessful invasion of Cuba in 1961, which was sponsored by the United States
20 Clues: To stop the spread of communism • North Atlantic Treaty Organization • The world's first artificial satellite • An ongoing political rivalry between the United States and the Soviet Union • An economic theory in which collective ownership of property leads to a classless society. • ...
European capitals 2013-04-29
Northeast Capitals 2017-04-18
9 Clues: Capital of Maine. • Capital of Vermont. • Capital of New York. • Capital of New Jersey • Capital of Connecticut. • Capital of Pennsylvania. • Capital of Rhode Island. • Capital of Massachusetts. • Capital of New Hampshire.
Caribbean Capitals 2024-11-08
10 Clues: Guyana's capital • Jamaica's capital • Barbados' capital • Antigua's capital • St. Kitts' Capital • Dominica's Capital • St. Lucia's capital • St.Vincent's capital • of Spain Trinidad's capital • George's Grenada's capital
State Capitals 2024-03-27
State Capitals 2022-01-06
Africa Capitals 2022-06-16
Globalization 2022-02-17
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- promotes long–term economic development and poverty reduction by providing technical and financial support to help countries.
- Another advantage is the __ exchange that happens between trading countries because of economic integration.
- _ now have the means to buy products and to support their needs.
- He brought culture of Ancient Greek to Southwest Asia, North Africa and Southern Europe.
- an organization that regulates and facilitates international trade between nations.
- The trade route between China and other countries during the 207 - 220 B.C.E.
- The type of business put up by _ investors in the Philippines.
- is a legal entity created through the laws of its state of incorporation.
- countries have a lay of capital and have many corporations but only a limited market for the large number of products that they produce.
- The rich countries freely get raw materials from ___ countries.
- is referred to as the exchange of goods, services, and capital.
- They will occur because of __ tools such as television, radio, networking sites, computers, mobile phones.
- refers to the advocacy system or theory of protecting domestic producers by impeding or limiting as by tariffs or quotas, the importation of foreign goods and services.
- Global trade creates employment and __ opportunities.
- an organization working to faster global monetary cooperation, secure financial stability, facilitate international trade, promote high employment and sustainable economic growth and reduce poverty around the world.
- __ countries trading products, services and capitals between them eventually form cooperation of a political nature.
- Because of the capital being brought to the country by the large foreign investors, a number of Filipinos became ___, being employed.
- Many articles and book says that there is no descriptive or standard definition of globalization because even the __ have different point of views about the term.
- It is said that ___ can be gained in trading products, services and capitals with the other countries because the number of products one can choose from the market increases significantly.
- __ is now globalized. For example, Americans now listen to African music and read comics created by Japan.
- This is referred to as _ integration.
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- the production of less than enough to satisfy the demand or of less than the usual amount.
- It is _ for large corporation to conduct their business to poor countries.
- mentality is deeply engraved in every Filipino as a result of the country’s colonization.
- When the Spaniards colonized the Philippines, the tobacco harvested by the Filipinos were sent to Mexico and sold there.
- This results in ____ of both countries as the labor in the rich countries denied work at the same time.
- ___ is now easy. Due to improvements of transportation like boats became ships, caravan changed into bikes, etc.
- in the products is possible because the products are available in other countries also become available in the country.
- Refers to extensive mechanization in the production system which resulted into shift from land based manufacturing to a large scale factory production.
- They said, the rich countries still become richer while the poor ones anguish in _
- The _ culture which is the combination of the western and eastern culture was formed because of this.
- mechanization in the making of products such as __ began to materialize
- Transnational Corporations or Multinational companies lead globalization.
- the capital of the Philippines.
- Loosely defined, refers to the international exchange of products, services and capital by one country with the next.
- According to the book of __ entitled “ Australia and the Politics of Globalization.”
- The _ harvested by the Filipinos were sent to Mexico and sold there.
- A new way of mass producing steel was introduced and the mining of carbon, which is the main source of __, was begun.
- With the development of __, globalization spread rapidly during the 20th century.
- Religion that was spread by the catholic missionaries.
40 Clues: the capital of the Philippines. • This is referred to as _ integration. • Global trade creates employment and __ opportunities. • Religion that was spread by the catholic missionaries. • The type of business put up by _ investors in the Philippines. • The rich countries freely get raw materials from ___ countries. • ...
Constitution Test - Amendments 11 through 27 2015-05-05
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- Slavery is abolished throughout the United States.
- Gives 18 year-olds and older the right to vote.
- The president and vice-president are selected through electoral college.
- The consumption and sale of alcoholic beverages is illegal.
- The Vice-President will serve as President if current is unable to serve.
- States cannot be sued by citizens in a federal court.
- Citizens of Washington D.C. are awarded 3 electoral college votes.
- Senators are chosen directly by the people.
- Women gain the right to vote.
- Allows the government to collect money from citizen's salaries.
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- African-American MEN receive the right to vote.
- States cannot be discriminated against/no confederate officers in gov.
- Amendment 18 is repealed and alcohol is now legal again.
- Limits the power of Congress to increase his own salaries.
- The number of amendments in Bill Of Rights.
- You cannot be charged a fee to vote.
- Limits the president to 2 terms or a maximum of 10 years.
- Shortens time between sitting of candidates/Inauguration day Jan. 20th.
18 Clues: Women gain the right to vote. • You cannot be charged a fee to vote. • The number of amendments in Bill Of Rights. • Senators are chosen directly by the people. • African-American MEN receive the right to vote. • Gives 18 year-olds and older the right to vote. • Slavery is abolished throughout the United States. • States cannot be sued by citizens in a federal court. • ...
The Vietnam War 2013-04-08
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- Official name for the Southern Vietnamese Country after the separation of of North and South Vietnam in 1954 till 1976.
- communist supporters in Southern Vietnam who were again the Americans and Southern Vietnam government; also known as The National Liberation Front.
- The style/type of fighting used by the American & South Vietnamese soldiers against the North Vietnamese & Viet Cong and vis versa.
- President of South Vietnam from 1965 till its reunion with the North in 1965.
- Official name for the Northern Vietnamese Country after the separation of of North and South Vietnam in 1954 till 1976.
- 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.
- The United States ship that was allegedly attacked during the Gulf of Tonkin incident.
- The first elected Prime Minister of South Vietnam after the country split along the 17th parallel, dividing North and South, Communist and Democratic governments.
- 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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- A treaty between the United States,Australia, and several European and Asian countries to help stop the spread of Communism.
- 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.
- 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.
- 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.
- 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.
- two neighbouring countries of North Vietnam bombed by American forces to ensure North Vietnam did not spread their forces.
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 Southern Vietnamese Country after the separation of of North and South Vietnam in 1954 till 1976. • ...
WWII crossword 2022-05-20
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- alliance between Great Britain,the United States and the Soviet Union.
- event that led the U.S in WWII.
- a military government based on race and nationalism with strong support from the business community.
- President of the United States at the beginninf of WWII.
- system of alliance between Japan,
- a treaty that was signed on June 28,1919 and limited Germany's military power.
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- the act of assembling and preparing for war.
- a major dictator of WWII.
- the mass slaugther of European Jews.
- and Italy.
- japanese for "divine wind" a suicide mission in which young japanese pilots intentionally flew their airplanes into the U.S fighting ships at sea.
- president of the United States at the end of WWII.
- the second japanese city where a second bomb was dropped.
- leader of Italy during WWII.
- satisfying reasonable demands od disatisfied powers in an effort to maintain peace and stability.
- the japanese city where the first bomb was dropped.
16 Clues: and Italy. • a major dictator of WWII. • leader of Italy during WWII. • event that led the U.S in WWII. • system of alliance between Japan, • the mass slaugther of European Jews. • the act of assembling and preparing for war. • president of the United States at the end of WWII. • the japanese city where the first bomb was dropped. • ...
history quiz 1-4-26 2026-02-03
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- The Committee on ___ Information (CPI) produced posters, pamphlets, films, and speeches.
- who set production goals and controlled prices and wages.
- The U.S. Senate ______ the Treaty of Versailles, and the United States never joined the League of Nations.
- Some U.S. _______ feared the League of Nations would drag the United States into future wars.
- The Treaty of _____ officially ended World War I.
- The government used _____ to rally support for the war.
- The____ government took an active role in directing the economy during World War I
- The War Industries Board (WIB) encouraged companies to switch from consumer goods to ______
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- “Four- ________” gave short patriotic speeches in public places.
- _______ Cabot Lodge led opposition in the Senate.
- ______ was forced to accept war guilt, pay reparations, and reduce its military.
- The United States paid for the war through _____, loans, and the sale of Liberty Bonds.
- Americans bought these things to help pay for the war
- league of ______
- Americans believed the treaty was too harsh on Germany.
- Who led the Food Administration
16 Clues: league of ______ • Who led the Food Administration • _______ Cabot Lodge led opposition in the Senate. • The Treaty of _____ officially ended World War I. • Americans bought these things to help pay for the war • Americans believed the treaty was too harsh on Germany. • The government used _____ to rally support for the war. • ...
History Crossword 2021-02-19
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- the 16th president of the United States
- Era after the Civil War to help try and unite both parts of the U.S.
- boys that carried powder for cannons
- Bloodiest battle in American History
- Riot to buy food for same price as army
- Leaving military before a soldier’s term is up
- Union spy and helped guild people in the Underground Railroad
- Where Robert E. Lee offically became a Southern general and the Battle of Hampton Roads happened
- Capital of the Union and current capital of U.S.
- states that had slavery and did not secede
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- First speech a president gives when they officially become the president of the U.S.
- Federal fort, once fired at, started the Civil War
- Bloodiest single day in American history
- Domestic terrorist group that helped increase racism
- helped union secure Tennessee river
- Another Southern name
- war was started and ended in his property
- Confederate general that fought in the Battle of Antietam and Gettysburg
- Nicknamed after a poisonous snake, the Copperheads
- man who inspired the word sideburn
- war fought between the North and South side of America
- another Northern name
- Union general and the 18th president
- A document that freed slaves in rebelled confederacy states
- When most of the South formilly withdrew from the Union
25 Clues: Another Southern name • another Northern name • man who inspired the word sideburn • helped union secure Tennessee river • boys that carried powder for cannons • Bloodiest battle in American History • Union general and the 18th president • the 16th president of the United States • Riot to buy food for same price as army • Bloodiest single day in American history • ...
Rylee 3rd Hour 2023-03-06
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- Participated in conflicts with proslavery
- Frist Territory Governor
- Against Slavery
- Battle Park Near Baldwin
- Spoke against Slavery
- Dishonest and unflawed behavior
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- Wanting Slavery
- Scott Sued the government for his freedom
- Balanced Free States and Slave States
- Escaped slavery and wrote an autobiography
- state of being a slave
- The first State governor.
- To free from someone's control
13 Clues: Wanting Slavery • Against Slavery • Spoke against Slavery • state of being a slave • Frist Territory Governor • Battle Park Near Baldwin • The first State governor. • To free from someone's control • Dishonest and unflawed behavior • Balanced Free States and Slave States • Participated in conflicts with proslavery • Escaped slavery and wrote an autobiography • ...
Chapter 5 Lesson 2 - Hubbard 2022-05-12
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- In 1889 Spokane, Ellensburg, and Seattle were all devastated by _____
- *Work that is considered shameful or humiliating
- *White Protestant American who didn't like seeing immigrants work in the United States.
- Ethnic group that settled around Liberty Bay
- Company created by Norwegians in Poulsbo
- Many Irish immigrants after leaving California settled in the city of _____
- City on Olympic Peninsula where Norwegians settled.
- 46% of Washingtons population were immigrants by _____
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- The _____ stopped Chinese laborers from entering the United States.
- Agreement between the United States and Japan to combat discrimination and limit Japanese immigrants
- There were twice as many Chinese miners by _____
- A kind of lubrication or grease made from fish
- Hawaiin men
- Founder of White River Lumber and Shingle Company in Enumclaw
- *A part of or a percentage of a whole
15 Clues: Hawaiin men • *A part of or a percentage of a whole • Company created by Norwegians in Poulsbo • Ethnic group that settled around Liberty Bay • A kind of lubrication or grease made from fish • There were twice as many Chinese miners by _____ • *Work that is considered shameful or humiliating • City on Olympic Peninsula where Norwegians settled. • ...
1920s CROSSWORD PUZZLE 2023-11-03
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- the economic boom
- largest movement of people in the United States
- cultural and social shifts
- Banned Chinese immigrants in the United States
- serves as a guide book to African Americans
- protest in form of not eating a single piece of food
- A famous African-American poet and writer was the central figure of the Herlem Renaissance
- the passage of the 19th amendment, granting women to......
- famous gangster who was involved in organized crime during prohibition era
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- Capture suspected anarchists and communist conduct in President Wilson's office mostly targeted Italian and Eastern-European
- racial segregation in the south between the end of the reconstruction in 1877
- A policy of remaining apart from affairs of the other groups specially political
- the prohibition of alcohol in the United States
- repel of the prohibition
- the action of the forbidding something
15 Clues: the economic boom • repel of the prohibition • cultural and social shifts • the action of the forbidding something • serves as a guide book to African Americans • Banned Chinese immigrants in the United States • largest movement of people in the United States • the prohibition of alcohol in the United States • protest in form of not eating a single piece of food • ...
Principles of Government 2022-09-02
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- The principle of government that states the people vote for their government representatives
- The principle of government that states the federal government and the state government share powers
- The principle that states the government is limited on what it can do by the constitution and laws
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- The principle of government that states that people have the power to control the government
- The principle that states individuals have the liberty to pursue life and goals without others or the government interfering
- The principle that states each branch of the government can check the other two. This helps the government stay balanced.
- The document that makes this a Limited Government by restricting what it can do
- The principle that states the government's powers are divided between the three branches and are limited so each branch is equal
- The document that has the first 10 Amendments which are part of Individual Rights
- The way citizens put the people they want in the government using Republicanism
10 Clues: The document that makes this a Limited Government by restricting what it can do • The way citizens put the people they want in the government using Republicanism • The document that has the first 10 Amendments which are part of Individual Rights • The principle of government that states that people have the power to control the government • ...
Causes of the Civil War 2021-03-16
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- Political party of Southern states during antebellum
- He wrote the Kansas-Nebraska Act
- major cash crop of the Southern economy
- Period of time prior to the Civil War
- He won the election of 1860
- Made it a crime to help runaway slaves
- A person who fought to end slavery
- Last name of the author of Uncle Tom's Cabin
- To withdraw from the United States
- Northern states
- To pass a law
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- Known as the "Great Compromiser"
- First state to secede from the Union
- Political party united against the spread of slavery
- The main cause of the civil war
- States have the power to nullify or cancel federal law (nullification crisis is an example)
- an agreement reached when both sides make concessions
- inventor of the cotton gin
- President James ___ failed to deal with secession
- Popular Sovereignty
- The ____ states had an economy based on slavery
- ____ Kansas due to the violence over slavery
- To cancel or refuse to follow a federal law
- Uncle Tom's ______ was an anti-slavery novel
- The Kansas-Nebraska Act nullified the ___ Compromise
- Southern states' name after seceding
- First shots fired of the Civil War
- The ____ states had an economy based on industry
28 Clues: To pass a law • Northern states • Popular Sovereignty • inventor of the cotton gin • He won the election of 1860 • The main cause of the civil war • Known as the "Great Compromiser" • He wrote the Kansas-Nebraska Act • A person who fought to end slavery • To withdraw from the United States • First shots fired of the Civil War • First state to secede from the Union • ...
Presidents Day Crossword 2025-02-10
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- If something happens to the president, this person becomes president.
- George Washington was nicknamed "the __________ of His Country."
- The president's desk is in the __________ office.
- First President born in the United States
- Abraham Lincoln was nicknamed "__________ Abe."
- 34th President of the United States
- The sixteenth U.S. president.
- Americans __________ to choose a president.
- First President to serve non consecutive terms.
- First President to live in the White House
- Presidents Day is celebrated on the third _________ of February.
- The current U.S. president.
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- A record of the past.
- The number of states in the United States.
- Another word for freedom.
- The first U.S. president.
- One's day of birth.
- House The president lives here.
- This president was a Hollywood Actor.
- The highest government office in the United States. (acronym)
20 Clues: One's day of birth. • A record of the past. • Another word for freedom. • The first U.S. president. • The current U.S. president. • The sixteenth U.S. president. • House The president lives here. • 34th President of the United States • This president was a Hollywood Actor. • First President born in the United States • The number of states in the United States. • ...
The Road to War 2022-03-24
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- the line used to distinguish between the North and South in the Continental Congress and the Constitutional Convention
- debated Lincoln over legalized slavery and states' rights
- leaving the Union of the United States
- president of the Confederate States of America
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- wife of Abraham Lincoln
- the president of the United States during the Civil War
- a supporter
- a house divided cannot ______
- led an anti-slavery group in a raid against a pro-slavery community
- this state seceded from the Union on February 2, 1861
10 Clues: a supporter • wife of Abraham Lincoln • a house divided cannot ______ • leaving the Union of the United States • president of the Confederate States of America • this state seceded from the Union on February 2, 1861 • the president of the United States during the Civil War • debated Lincoln over legalized slavery and states' rights • ...
revolution 2023-03-02
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- relating to a judgment, the function of judging, the administration of justice, or the judiciary.
- the first constitution of the United States, which established a weak central government and granted significant powers to individual states.
- an introductory statement in a document, such as a constitution or treaty, which usually sets forth the document's purposes and goals, and provides context for the rest of the text.
- first president of the United States and commander-in-chief of the Continental Army during the American Revolution.
- is a form of government where one person has unlimited power and authority over the state and its people, with little or no input or representation from the citizens
- a secret society formed in response to the Stamp Act, which helped to organize protests and resistance against British rule.
- who remained loyal to the British crown and opposed the movement for independence.
- a document adopted by the Continental Congress on July 4, 1776,
- a fundamental and often abrupt change in the political, social, or economic structure of a society or nation, usually involving a mass uprising or significant transformation in ideology or governance.
- Separation of powers refers to the division of a state's government into "______"
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- English philosopher who is considered one of the most important Enlightenment thinkers.
- form of government in which power is held by the people, either directly or through elected representatives, who have a say in the decisions and policies that affect their lives.
- principal author of the Declaration of Independence and third president of the United States.
- the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, is a sovereign country located in western Europe.
- a political protest that occurred in 1773 when American colonists, frustrated and angry at Britain for imposing “taxation without representation,” dumped 342 chests of tea, imported by the British East India Company into the Atlantic Ocean.
- American colonists who supported the rebellion against British rule during the American Revolution.
- a political system in which supreme authority is vested in the monarch, an individual ruler who functions as head of state.
- kicked off the American Revolutionary War
- a principle of democracy in which decisions are made by a vote of the majority of people.
- American statesman and founding father who played a key role in the American Revolution, and later became the second president of the United States.
20 Clues: kicked off the American Revolutionary War • a document adopted by the Continental Congress on July 4, 1776, • Separation of powers refers to the division of a state's government into "______" • who remained loyal to the British crown and opposed the movement for independence. • ...
The Cold War: Truman & Eisenhower! 2022-04-21
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- When the Governor of Arkansas prevented nine African American students enrolled in Little Rock Central High School to enter the building.
- A form of government where all property is public and people are given things based on their needs
- A competition between the U.S. and the Soviet Union over who would have the best space program
- The ideological fence created after World War II that separated the Soviet Union and its European allies from the U.S., Western Europe, and other noncommunist areas
- Defense treaty established by the Soviet Union and several other countries in Central and Eastern Europe
- The practice of accusing one of treason/being a Soviet spy or sympathizer, with no regard to evidence
- Promised military or economic aid to any Middle Eastern country that needed help in fighting against communism.
- This act authorized the building of highways throughout the U.S
- Mutual defense pact between the U.S. and and 11 other Western nations to contain possible Soviet aggression against Western Europe
- The decision from this court case forced schools to end segregation
- Government by the people
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- Civil rights protest where African Americans refused to ride city buses, in response to segregated seating
- The conflict between the Northern and Southern parts of Korea
- U.S. senator who believed that communist nations had spies all over the U.S. and in the government
- This act authorized the federal government to take legal measures to prevent a citizen from being denied voting rights
- The first U.S. satellite to orbit the Earth, created by NASA.
- The ongoing political rivalry that developed after WWII between the United States, the Soviet Union, and their respective allies
- 34th president of the United States; known for signing the Civil Rights Bill of 1957, signing the Interstate Highway Act of 1956, and ending the Korean War
- Time period in the United States describing the fear and paranoia that there were communists everywhere, out to take over the world
- Economic recovery plan made to help rebuild 17 European countries following WWII
- Leader of the American Civil Rights Movement
- American civil rights activist who refused to give up her seat on a public bus
- The first man-made satellite to orbit the Earth, created by the Soviet Space Program.
- 33rd President of the United States; known for dropping atomic bombs on Japan, major policies and legislation (Marshall Plan, Truman Doctrine), & helping form NATO
- Foreign policy of the United States and its allies to prevent the spread of communism
25 Clues: Government by the people • Leader of the American Civil Rights Movement • The conflict between the Northern and Southern parts of Korea • The first U.S. satellite to orbit the Earth, created by NASA. • This act authorized the building of highways throughout the U.S • The decision from this court case forced schools to end segregation • ...
West vocabulary 2023-01-23
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- leave one's own country in order to settle permanently in another.
- provided 160 acres of federal land to anyone who agreed to farm the land.
- a right or interest retained in an estate being conveyed.
- the process of taking in and fully understanding information or ideas.
- a series of battles and negotiations that occurred in 1876 and 1877 in an alliance of Lakota Sioux and Northern Cheyenne against the United States.
- an often used alternative to the log cabin during frontier settlement of the Great Plains of Canada and the United States
- a large area of grazing land without fences or other barriers.
- come to live permanently in a foreign country.
- a rich source of something.
- Native Americans into mainstream US society by encouraging them towards farming and agriculture,
- The federal government aimed to
- a train route across the United States that was finished in 1869.
- a member of a self-appointed group of citizens who undertake law enforcement in their community without legal authority, typically because the legal agencies are thought to be inadequate.
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- drive the process of moving a herd of cattle from one place to another, usually moved and herded by cowboys on horses.
- (in US history) an African American cavalry soldier.
- a United States Army officer and cavalry commander in the American Civil War
- a cowboy; a cattle driver.
- involving mutual assistance in working toward a common goal.
- large-scale black migration from the South to Kansas
- gun
- a farmer or farm worker who plows the land.
- race began with a pistol shot, and those who jumped
- a town or city in a cattle-raising area of western North America.
- the first significant law restricting immigration into the United States.
- U.S. soldiers surrounded and slaughtered about 300 Lakota men, women, and children
- fought on June 25, 1876, near the Little Bighorn River in Montana Territory, pitted federal troops led by Lieutenant Colonel George Armstrong Custer (1839-76) against a band of Lakota Sioux and Cheyenne warriors
- gather together and confine
- a portable conical tent made of skins, cloth, or canvas on a frame of poles, used by North American Indians of the Plains and Great Lakes regions.
- a humpbacked shaggy-haired wild ox native to North America and Europe.
29 Clues: gun • a cowboy; a cattle driver. • gather together and confine • a rich source of something. • The federal government aimed to • a farmer or farm worker who plows the land. • come to live permanently in a foreign country. • race began with a pistol shot, and those who jumped • (in US history) an African American cavalry soldier. • ...
History of Astronomy 2021-08-23
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- had the island observatory
- Sun at its center
- law states for every action there is an equal and opposite reaction
- law states that P2=A3
- Austrian mathematician
- supported heliocentric model
- law states F=ma
- proposed the heliocentric model
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- backwards motion
- accounted for unexplained planetary motion
- favored the geocentric model
- Earth at its center
- law states that a planet moves faster closer to the Sun
- law states object at rest stays at rest until acted upon by another force
- any object in space
- created law of universal gravitation
- law states that orbits are ellipses
17 Clues: law states F=ma • backwards motion • Sun at its center • Earth at its center • any object in space • law states that P2=A3 • Austrian mathematician • had the island observatory • favored the geocentric model • supported heliocentric model • proposed the heliocentric model • law states that orbits are ellipses • created law of universal gravitation • ...
Unit 1 Vocab 2024-09-25
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- A system of government where power is divided between a central authority and constituent units
- The principle that governmental authority is derived from the people
- Emphasizes limited participation in politics and civil society. Elected representatives make decisions.
- Powers exercised by Congress that are not expressly granted but deemed necessary and proper
- Powers granted to the federal government that are listed expressly in the constitution
- A system for controlling government power by restraining certain actions of other branches
- The concept that people surrender power to the state in exchange for protection
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- Philosopher who argued for a Leviathan to hold society together
- Wanted states to have more power and believed a bill of rights was necessary
- Powers that the states have authority over
- Powers that can be exercised by both the state and national government
- English Philosopher who theorized natural rights and the right to rebel against an unjust government
- The best way to protect against the violence of factions is with a large federal republic
- Separation of powers & checks & balances protects against tyranny
- Argued that a free republic cannot govern over a country as large as the United States & States that the government officers would control the people and abuse their power
15 Clues: Powers that the states have authority over • Philosopher who argued for a Leviathan to hold society together • Separation of powers & checks & balances protects against tyranny • The principle that governmental authority is derived from the people • Powers that can be exercised by both the state and national government • ...
Republic Day 2015-01-23
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- _________ unfurls the National Flag in Republic Day ceremony in the state capitals
- The national song of India is adopted from the work 'Anantha Math'. The work comprises of usages from two different languages. One is Bengali. Which is the other language?
- Famous movement Launched by Mahatma Gandhi in August 1942
- _________ takes the salute at the grand parade on Republic Day in New Delhi
- State was divided into Maharashtra and Gujarat in 1960
- The ceremony known as ‘Beating Retreat’ is held at ________
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- The Concept of a Five Year Plan borrowed into the Indian Constitution from this Consttution
- The ParamVir Chakra was replaced by _____ when India became a Republic
- The Republic Day parade starts from ________
- In Which place Ashok Chakra is taken by?
- Gun Salutes are presented to the President on Republic Day
- Newspaper started by Lokmanya Tilak to serve as a mouthpiece for the Indians in the freedom struggle
12 Clues: In Which place Ashok Chakra is taken by? • The Republic Day parade starts from ________ • State was divided into Maharashtra and Gujarat in 1960 • Famous movement Launched by Mahatma Gandhi in August 1942 • Gun Salutes are presented to the President on Republic Day • The ceremony known as ‘Beating Retreat’ is held at ________ • ...
Emotion as a WOK 2023-03-16
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- A scenario where a train conductor is forced to choose between two bad outcomes, usually involving death
- States that most evil is done by those who don't necessarily decide to be evil
- States that rightness and wrongness are determined by morally relevant particularities of the situation
- States that an action is right if it is in-line with a good character
- States that an action is right if it pursues our own interest, emphasizes personal responsibility
- The preliminary assessment of patients in order to determine the urgency of their need for treatment
- States that an action is right if it shows selfless concern for the interest of others
- An idea that an action is right or wrong according to personal belief, there are no moral facts
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- An idea that an action is right or wrong independent of beliefs, suggests that there are universal moral principles
- States that actions are good or bad according to a clear set of rules
- Determines the ethical choice that produces the greatest amount of good for the most people
- Proposed by David Hume that an action is only right if it conforms to positive sentiments
- A psychologist at Stanford University, famous for organizing the Stanford Prison Experiment
- States that the morality of an action is to be judged solely by its consequences
- States that an action is good if it shows that we care about those we have a connection to
15 Clues: States that actions are good or bad according to a clear set of rules • States that an action is right if it is in-line with a good character • States that most evil is done by those who don't necessarily decide to be evil • States that the morality of an action is to be judged solely by its consequences • ...
Influential Women in History 2021-03-15
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- Tubman was an American abolitionist and political activist
- O'Toole she was the first female commissioner of the Boston Police Department
- Kahlo was a Mexican painter known for her many portraits, self-portraits, and works inspired by the nature and artifacts of Mexico
- Ocasio-Cortez an American politician serving as the U.S. Representative for New York's 14th congressional district
- Angelou was an American poet, memoirist, and civil rights activist
- Earhart was an American aviation pioneer and author
- Maria Sotomayor an associate justice of the Supreme Court of the United States
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- Ochoa an American engineer, former astronaut and former director of the Johnson Space Center
- Pressley an American politician who is serving as the U.S. Representative for Massachusetts's 7th congressional district
- Obama an American attorney and author who served as the First Lady of the United States from 2009 to 2017
- Harris the United States' first female vice president, the highest-ranking female official in U.S. history, and the first African American and first Asian American vice president
- Bader Ginsburg was an American lawyer and jurist who served as an associate justice of the Supreme Court of the United States
- Louise Franklin an American singer, songwriter, actress, pianist, and civil rights activist
- Winfrey an American talk show host, television producer, actress, author, and philanthropist.
14 Clues: Earhart was an American aviation pioneer and author • Tubman was an American abolitionist and political activist • Angelou was an American poet, memoirist, and civil rights activist • O'Toole she was the first female commissioner of the Boston Police Department • Maria Sotomayor an associate justice of the Supreme Court of the United States • ...
Computer Terms 2016-08-18
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- A button on a computer keyboard that, when pressed, causes all letters to be generated in capitals (two words)
- A movable indicator on a computer screen identifying the point that will be affected by input from the user.
- Shortcut for paste
- The collection of all the computer parts you can physically touch
- Press a computer mouse button twice in quick succession to select a file, program, or function. (two words)
- When you want to create a new document based on the one you've already got open. (two words)
- To select an item using the mouse (two words)
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- A set of instructions for a computer to perform specific operations.
- Shortcut for cut
- Shortcut for undo
- Provides additional functionality to a computer's mouse, usually in the form of a drop-down menu containing additional options. (two words)
- Shortcut for copy
- They usually consist of a monitor, keyboard, mouse and either a horizontal or vertical (tower) form factor.
- When you're editing an existing document and you want to preserve your changes to it as you work. This also replaces the original file.
14 Clues: Shortcut for cut • Shortcut for undo • Shortcut for copy • Shortcut for paste • To select an item using the mouse (two words) • The collection of all the computer parts you can physically touch • A set of instructions for a computer to perform specific operations. • When you want to create a new document based on the one you've already got open. (two words) • ...
Islamic Art Vocabulary Exercise 2 2023-01-02
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- an Islamic official who calls people to prayer traditionally from a minaret
- a pulpit from which sermons are given
- a Muslim house of worship
- the Islamic sacred text, dictated to the Prophet Muhammad by the angel Gabriel
- a small cylinder-shaped container with a detachable lid used to contain cosmetics or jewelry
- the polygonal base of a dome that makes a transition from the round dome to a flat wall
- a honeycomb-like decoration often applied in Islamic buildings to domes, niches, capitals, or vaults. The surface resembles intricate stalactites
- (570?–632)The Prophet whose revelations and teachings form the foundation of Islam
- the direction toward Mecca which Muslims face in prayer
- a courtyard in Islamic architecture
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- a tall, slender column used to call people to prayer
- decoration using polygonal shapes with no gaps
- a long epic poem written by the Persian poet Firdawsi between c. 977 and 1010 c.e.; the national epic of Iran
- a wedge-shaped stone that forms the curved part of an arch; the central ____________ is called a keystone
14 Clues: a Muslim house of worship • a courtyard in Islamic architecture • a pulpit from which sermons are given • decoration using polygonal shapes with no gaps • a tall, slender column used to call people to prayer • the direction toward Mecca which Muslims face in prayer • an Islamic official who calls people to prayer traditionally from a minaret • ...
Unit 5 Early Republic Crossword 2015-12-14
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- British capturing American sailors and forcing them to work on their ships
- Native American leader who allied with Britain in the War of 1812
- third president of the United States that helped create the Republican party and reduced the strength of the national government
- three department heads that advised the president
- first Secretary of the Treasury that helped created the Federalist Party
- victory in this war gave America worldwide respect and increase in patriotism
- a rebellion by farmers protesting a tax on whiskey
- a tradition
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- this political party believed in a strong central government
- this court case established the principle of judicial review
- two American explorers traveled west and explored the lands of the Louisiana Purchase
- an attempt by France to collect a bribe from America
- first vice president and second president of the United States
- A person favoring one side of a political issue
- Party this political party believed in a weak central government and strong state governments
- this doubled the size of the United States, provided cheap land for farmers, and gave America control the the Mississippi River
- Supreme Court Justice broadened the Supreme Court's power
- an order prohibiting trade with another country
18 Clues: a tradition • A person favoring one side of a political issue • an order prohibiting trade with another country • three department heads that advised the president • a rebellion by farmers protesting a tax on whiskey • an attempt by France to collect a bribe from America • Supreme Court Justice broadened the Supreme Court's power • ...
States of Consciousness 2024-09-25
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- During REM bad dreams occur.
- A cycle of bodily rhythm that occurs over a 24-hour period.
- A person's awareness of everything that is going around them at any given time.
- When someone enters a state of consciousness in which a person is especially susceptible to suggestion.
- Stage of sleep which the eyes move rapidly under the eyelids.
- Any Stage of sleep that does not include REM.
- A therapy used to help those who deal with anxiety, pain, tragedy, or cravings.
- Long, slow brain waves that indicate the deepest stage of sleep.
- A state of panic during non-REM. May Cause running or screaming.
- A dream is only another kind of thinking.
- Moving around during sleep, like waling, or sitting up.
- Mental state of exercises meant to refocus attention and achieve a trance like state of consciousness.
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- The stage before REM. One can easily be woken, but won't believe they were asleep.
- A sleep disorder in which a person falls immediately into REM without warning.
- The Content of the dream.
- Muscles relax creating the feeling of falling.
- The inability to get sleep, stay asleep, or get a good quality of sleep.
- Bursts of activity that don't last long.
- The symbolic or hidden meaning of dreams.
19 Clues: The Content of the dream. • During REM bad dreams occur. • Bursts of activity that don't last long. • The symbolic or hidden meaning of dreams. • A dream is only another kind of thinking. • Any Stage of sleep that does not include REM. • Muscles relax creating the feeling of falling. • Moving around during sleep, like waling, or sitting up. • ...
States of Matter 2024-09-12
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- A change of state from liquid to solid
- A change of state from liquid to gas at the surface of a liquid
- A change of state from gas to liquid
- A substance with a fixed volume that flows and changes shape
- A substance with a fixed shape and volume
- A substance with no fixed shape or volume
- Able to flow and change shape
- A change of state from gas to solid
- A change of state from liquid to solid
- Any substance that takes up space and has mass
- The idea that all matter is made up of tiny particles
- Able to be squeezed into a smaller space
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- Unable to be squeezed into a smaller space
- A change of state from solid to gas
- A transition between forms of matter when energy is added or removed
- A rapid change of state from liquid to gas, with vigorous bubbling
- One of the forms that matter can take, such as solid, liquid or gas
- A change of state from solid to liquid
- Unable to bend, flow or change shape
- Water in its gas state
20 Clues: Water in its gas state • Able to flow and change shape • A change of state from solid to gas • A change of state from gas to solid • A change of state from gas to liquid • Unable to bend, flow or change shape • A change of state from liquid to solid • A change of state from solid to liquid • A change of state from liquid to solid • Able to be squeezed into a smaller space • ...
First 20 states 2025-11-17
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- 4th state in the line of K's
- 2nd state in the line of K's
- 5th state in the line of K's, looks like a meat cleaver with a wooden handle
- 3rd state in the line of K's
- looks like little mountains and an upside down M in the southwest corner of this state
- C in NUCK
- looks like a little mouse, also the top of Mr. MIMAL's head/ his chef hat
- Mr MIMAL's heart
- Why did you forget me??
- U in Nuck
- C in CANT
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- T in CANT
- Mr MIMAL's eye
- The W in WO!
- N in CANT
- State that looks like an I
- Northern most state of the line of K's
- The O in WO!
- N in CANT
- A in CANT
20 Clues: T in CANT • N in CANT • N in CANT • C in NUCK • A in CANT • U in Nuck • C in CANT • The W in WO! • The O in WO! • Mr MIMAL's eye • Mr MIMAL's heart • Why did you forget me?? • State that looks like an I • 4th state in the line of K's • 2nd state in the line of K's • 3rd state in the line of K's • Northern most state of the line of K's • ...
Discovery ed 9.3 and 9.4 2023-05-04
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- an amendment that banned slavery
- The movement of slaves across the Atlantic Ocean
- the employment of children who are treated unfairly
- the side of the war against slavery
- an act that banned slavery and the slave trade
- a bill that made it so that all new states admitted to the union would be free states
- the torturous process that was the foundation of the early United States
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- a law that allows slave owners to reclaim slaves who had escaped to the north, even with no evidence
- a fight between the north and the south over slavery
- a revolutionary new product that allowed cotton production to speed up
- the belief that political power should come from the states
- signer of the emancipation proclamation
- senator who organizer of the Missouri compromise
- the side of the war that wanted slavery
14 Clues: an amendment that banned slavery • the side of the war against slavery • signer of the emancipation proclamation • the side of the war that wanted slavery • an act that banned slavery and the slave trade • The movement of slaves across the Atlantic Ocean • senator who organizer of the Missouri compromise • the employment of children who are treated unfairly • ...
Causes of the Civil War 2024-12-04
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- Government offered land out west for cheap to promote frontier settlement
- Required runaway slaves to be returned to enslavers
- Region of the United States that was largely against slavery
- Led to increased fear over slave revolts in the South
- Connects the East to the West coast through locomotive
- Drew a line to divide between free states and slave states
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- Period of developments leading to increased urbanization
- Guide that helped guide enslaved people along a networked path to freedom
- Author of the abolitionist publication, The Liberator
- Loyalty to your region over your country
- Banned Chinese immigrants due to xenophobia and competition over economic opportunities
- Eli Whitney's invention that increased slavery exponentially in the South
- Allowed new states to vote on their own slavery laws, increasing sectionalism
- Women's rights movement that allied with abolitionists
14 Clues: Loyalty to your region over your country • Required runaway slaves to be returned to enslavers • Author of the abolitionist publication, The Liberator • Led to increased fear over slave revolts in the South • Connects the East to the West coast through locomotive • Women's rights movement that allied with abolitionists • ...
The Underground Railroad 2023-04-03
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- a religious community founded in England in the 17th Century; also known as the Society of Friends; many in this group felt it was their duty to help slaves find freedom
- person who was opposed to slavery and fought to end it
- War a war between the northern states and the southern states, fought from 1861-1865
- hiding places on the Underground Railroad; another name for safe houses
- Proclamation issued by President Lincoln, this document declared that slaves in rebel states were free
- a code word for slaves escaping on the Underground Railroad
- to be set free from slavery
- against slavery
- a person who is running away
- religious songs sung by the slaves to lift their spirits and relay coded information
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- people who guided escaped slaves on the Underground Railroad, telling them where to go next
- people who allowed runaway slaves to hide in their homes
- a fight or struggle against any kind of authority or control
- Slave Act law passed in 1850 requiring that escaped slaves be returned to their owners no matter where in the United States they were found
- house a place where fleeing slaves could seek food and shelter Underground
- blanket made from squares of fabric that are sewn together; sometimes used to pass information to runaways
- after the Fugitive Slave Act was passed, thousands of slaves escaped to Canada where this law was ineffective
- catcher a person who made money by finding escaped slaves, capturing them, and returning them to their owners
- Star used by slaves to find their way north and to freedom
- those who owned slaves
- a secret network of people and places that helped runaway slaves get to freedom ©Carole Marsh/Gallopade International 800-536-2438 www.gallopade.com
21 Clues: against slavery • those who owned slaves • to be set free from slavery • a person who is running away • person who was opposed to slavery and fought to end it • people who allowed runaway slaves to hide in their homes • a code word for slaves escaping on the Underground Railroad • a fight or struggle against any kind of authority or control • ...
Civics Constitution Review 2021-09-21
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- idea that government is not all powerful, but can only do what people allow it to do
- Power of government is based in permission of the people
- powers given only to the national government
- powers not directly written in the Constitution, but are suggested or implied
- The introduction to the Constitution that gives the reason for writing the Constitution
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- division of the government into three separate branches
- powers given to BOTH the National AND State governments
- Powers not directly given to the National government, but not denied to the States
- branches of government have some authority over actions of the other branches
- Powers that are Denied to the National government and given only to the States OR Powers Denied to the States and only given to the National government
- division of power between a central government and states
- Government and its officers must follow the law and are not above the law
12 Clues: powers given only to the national government • division of the government into three separate branches • powers given to BOTH the National AND State governments • Power of government is based in permission of the people • division of power between a central government and states • Government and its officers must follow the law and are not above the law • ...
Civil War and Reconstruction Part 1 2025-01-21
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- – The way people and businesses make, buy, and sell goods and services in a country or region.
- States of America – A group of Southern states that broke away from the United States in 1861 to form their own country, leading to the Civil War.
- – Loyalty to your region or state instead of the whole country, often causing conflict.
- – People who wanted to end slavery in the United States.
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- – A political party formed in the 1850s that opposed the expansion of slavery into new territories.
- Rights – The idea that states should have more power to make their own decisions, rather than the federal government controlling everything.
- – A political party that, during the Civil War era, was often supportive of slavery and states' rights.
- – An invention that sent messages using electric signals over long distances, making communication much faster in the 1800s.
- Agriculture – A type of farming where large farms grow crops like cotton or tobacco, often using enslaved labor.
- – Split into different groups with opposing opinions, beliefs, or goals.
10 Clues: – People who wanted to end slavery in the United States. • – Split into different groups with opposing opinions, beliefs, or goals. • – Loyalty to your region or state instead of the whole country, often causing conflict. • – The way people and businesses make, buy, and sell goods and services in a country or region. • ...
boone 2022-09-29
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- from alcoholic drink.
- doctrine:warns European nations that the United States would not tolerate further colonization or puppet
- c calhoun: was a white southrener also vice president who pushed for slavery.
- of Tears: was the deadly route used by Native Americans when forced off their ancestral lands and into Oklahoma
- union:an organized association of workers, often in a trade or profession, formed to protect and further their rights and interests.
- the action of a state impeding or attempting to prevent the operation and enforcement
- meeting at which local members of a political party register their preference among candidates running for office or select delegates to attend a convention.
- douglass:American social reformer, abolitionist, orator, writer, and statesman.
- the committee of senior ministers responsible for controlling government policy.
- system:the practice of a successful political party giving public office to its supporters.
- revolution:transition to new manufacturing processes in Great Britain, continental Europe, and the United States
- policy of protecting the interests of native-born or established inhabitants against those of immigrants.
- to education and scholarship.
- cady stanton:Author, lecturer, and chief philosopher of the woman's rights and suffrage movements, Elizabeth Cady Stanton formulated the agenda for woman's rights
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- formally from membership of a federal union, an alliance, or a political or religious organization.
- great awakening:a Protestant religious revival during the early 19th century in the United States.
- to new manufacturing processes in Great Britain, continental Europe, and the United States.
- of rights:transcription of the first ten amendments to the Constitution
- compromise:an act of Congress (1820) by which Missouri was admitted as a Slave State, Maine as a Free State, and slavery was prohibited
- powers:the powers granted to the Federal government, and specifically Congress
- powers:political powers granted to the United States government that aren't explicitly stated in the Constitution
- purchase: when we bought a bunch of land fron the french in 1803
- review: the ability of the Court to declare a Legislative or Executive act in violation of the Constitution
- member of the British reforming and constitutional party that sought the supremacy of Parliament and was eventually succeeded in the 19th century by the Liberal Party.
- action or an act of abolishing a system, practice, or institution.
25 Clues: from alcoholic drink. • to education and scholarship. • purchase: when we bought a bunch of land fron the french in 1803 • action or an act of abolishing a system, practice, or institution. • of rights:transcription of the first ten amendments to the Constitution • c calhoun: was a white southrener also vice president who pushed for slavery. • ...
Capitals of Asia 2020-05-01
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- On the Tigris river
- Capital of the country with large population
- "The big Durian"
- on the river Pedieos
- in the only country with a non-rectangular flag
- Sacred to the three monotheistic religions
- Saudi's capital
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- formerly named Poltoratsk
- Capital of Thailand
- Capital of small country divided between Europe and Asia
- Capital that is home to Mount Fuji
- titled as "The City of Jasmine"
- Capital of the Philippines
- Capital of Genghis Khan's home
14 Clues: Saudi's capital • "The big Durian" • On the Tigris river • Capital of Thailand • on the river Pedieos • formerly named Poltoratsk • Capital of the Philippines • Capital of Genghis Khan's home • titled as "The City of Jasmine" • Capital that is home to Mount Fuji • Sacred to the three monotheistic religions • Capital of the country with large population • ...
Obscure Nation Capitals 2023-03-23
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- Capital of Democratic Republic of The Congo
- Capital of Latvia
- Capital of Ancient Japan
- Capital of Saudi Arabia
- Capital of Zambia
- Russian Capital
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- Aztec Empire Capital
- Capital of Kenya
- Mongolian Capital
- Capital of Zimbabwe
- Czechoslovakia Capital
- Capital of Ukraine
- Capital of Ancient Egypt
- Thailand Capital
14 Clues: Russian Capital • Capital of Kenya • Thailand Capital • Mongolian Capital • Capital of Latvia • Capital of Zambia • Capital of Ukraine • Capital of Zimbabwe • Aztec Empire Capital • Czechoslovakia Capital • Capital of Saudi Arabia • Capital of Ancient Japan • Capital of Ancient Egypt • Capital of Democratic Republic of The Congo
Study Stratagies 2023-10-12
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- Basic idea behind the Declaration of Independence
- a battle between the patriots and the British in which the patriots won
- the first 10 amendments of the constitution
- a battle between the patriots and the British in which the British won
- Supported the British rule over America
- colonists that want independence from Britain
- the legislative branch of the United States
- the part of the declaration of independence where they list their complaints with the British
- The first governing document of the United States
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- made a rule that the colonists could not settle west of the Appalachian Mountains
- the section of the Declaration of Independence where America declares freedom form Britian
- a document declaring America to be independent of the british
- the colonists found the resources and the British manufactured them
- a tax on paper documents
- established the United States legislature as bicameral
- attempt to convert natives to Christianity
- main cause of the american revolution
- the first part of the declaration of independence
18 Clues: a tax on paper documents • main cause of the american revolution • Supported the British rule over America • attempt to convert natives to Christianity • the first 10 amendments of the constitution • the legislative branch of the United States • colonists that want independence from Britain • Basic idea behind the Declaration of Independence • ...
Decode the Hidden States – HMM Criss-Cross Puzzle 2025-10-27
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- Probabilities of observed symbols given a state
- Algorithm used for re-estimating HMM parameters
- The visible sequence generated by the states
- Probability of data given model parameters
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- Algorithm used to decode hidden states
- A series of observations or outputs
- Probabilities between states
- Representation of the system with states and transitions
- The hidden components in a Hidden Markov Model
- Process used to estimate model parameters
10 Clues: Probabilities between states • A series of observations or outputs • Algorithm used to decode hidden states • Process used to estimate model parameters • Probability of data given model parameters • The visible sequence generated by the states • The hidden components in a Hidden Markov Model • Probabilities of observed symbols given a state • ...
AP Gov Unit One Review 2024-04-15
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- This clause forces states to respect judicial judgements that were made in other states
- This clause makes the constitution supersede state courts and constitutions
- This clause prevents states from discriminating against citizens of other states
- This amendment abolished slavery except as punishment for a crime
- Gives congress the ability to make laws to execute the provisions of the constitution
- A grant given to states with conditions attached to how the money can be spent
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- This amendment established that every citizen must have equal protection under the law
- This amendment forbids denying the right to vote on the basis of race
- This amendment says that powers not given to the federal government are reserved for the states
- This clause gives congress to regulate interstate ______
- A government policy that lacks funding for implementation
- A grant that gives states total control over how it can be used
12 Clues: This clause gives congress to regulate interstate ______ • A government policy that lacks funding for implementation • A grant that gives states total control over how it can be used • This amendment abolished slavery except as punishment for a crime • This amendment forbids denying the right to vote on the basis of race • ...
Constitution 2014-11-07
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- Under the Articles, these had more power than the federal government
- Branch of government that makes laws
- Under the Articles, the federal government could not _______ as a response to the Stamp Act and Tea Act
- Chairman of the Constitutional Convention
- Father of the Constitution
- Branch of government that decides if laws are constitutional
- In the 3/5 compromise these people count as 3/5 of a free person
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- Branch of government that enforces laws
- The plan for the larger states; becomes the basis for the House of Reps
- Large states wanted representation based on this
- Federal law is supreme
- Under the Articles, all states had an ________ vote
- The plan for the small states; becomes the basis for the Senate
- Farmer who rebelled against Massachusetts showing the weakness of the Articles of Confederation
14 Clues: Federal law is supreme • Father of the Constitution • Branch of government that makes laws • Branch of government that enforces laws • Chairman of the Constitutional Convention • Large states wanted representation based on this • Under the Articles, all states had an ________ vote • Branch of government that decides if laws are constitutional • ...
Constitution Crossword Puzzle 2021-10-07
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- This part of the Constitution introduces the document and explains the purposes of the Constitution.
- Article I of the Constitution talks about this branch of government.
- Type of powers given to the State governments by the Constitution.
- People opposed to the Constitution, without having a Bill of Rights.
- This compromise detailed that 3 out of 5 slaves would count for representation.
- Article III of the Constitution talks about this branch of government.
- Type of powers that are shared by the National and State governments.
- The plan favored by smaller states.
- Division of power between the National and State governments.
- This person presided over the Constitutional Convention.
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- The first ten amendments to the Constitution.
- Article V of the Constitution talks about this process.
- This amendment guarantees freedom of religion, assembly, petition, press and speech.
- The Father of the Constitution.
- Article II of the Constitution talks about this branch of government.
- This amendment protects people accused of a crime.
- Current number of amendments to the United States Constitution.
- This amendment protects from unreasonable searches.
- Supporters of the new Constitution.
- At the Constitutional Convention, the name of the plan that large states favored.
20 Clues: The Father of the Constitution. • Supporters of the new Constitution. • The plan favored by smaller states. • The first ten amendments to the Constitution. • This amendment protects people accused of a crime. • This amendment protects from unreasonable searches. • Article V of the Constitution talks about this process. • ...
Constitution 2021-12-06
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- official channge to constitution
- final authority of USA
- powers not defined given to congress
- the sharing of powers between state and local governments
- enforces laws
- right to bear arms
- branches legislative judicial executive
- right to a fair trial
- people rule through elected representatives
- to approve
- no cruel and unusual punishment
- powers divided between branches
- powers the federal government gets
- against constitution
- first 10 amendments
- englands lawmaking body
- we have other rights not listed
- makes laws
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- government of the people
- government follows peoples wishes
- powers shared by government and states
- movement that supported human rights
- states get the rest of powers
- powers the states get
- freedom of religion speech assemble press petition
- interprets laws
- you can be taken to court for values in excess of $20
- system where branches check each other
- due process of law must be followed
- basic rights and freedoms
- no unreasonable search/seizure
- power of the supreme courts to review laws
- troops cannot be quartered in homes
- delegates of constitutional convention who shaped the constitution
- government gets limited powers
- supporters of constitution
- introduction to constitution
37 Clues: to approve • makes laws • enforces laws • interprets laws • right to bear arms • first 10 amendments • against constitution • powers the states get • right to a fair trial • final authority of USA • englands lawmaking body • government of the people • basic rights and freedoms • supporters of constitution • introduction to constitution • states get the rest of powers • ...
Harriet Tubman 2017-05-17
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- What’s the name of Harriet’s grandmother?
- Who sheltered the group of eleven fugitives in 1851?
- What did Harriet contribute for elderly and poor people?
- The people that helped the slaves were called ____________.
- Harriet’s first husband’s name is ____________.
- After 1850, where did slaves need to go in order to be free?
- In 1849, Harriet escaped and made it to _______.
- Railroad What was the name given to the organized group of black men, whites and Christian abolitionist?
- During the Civil War, Harriet served as a cook, a nurse and also as a __________.
- Which states were against slavery?
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- slaves Who joined the Union during the Civil War?
- Who name from the bible was Harriet known as?
- Harriet’s birth name is ____________.
- Name one of the two brothers who attempted to escape with Harriet.
- Which country were Harriet’s ancestors originally from?
- The southern states are also known as _______________ states.
- The houses used to hide the slaves were also called _____________.
- In which body part did a slave owner hit Harriet, which nearly killed her?
- How many times did Harriet return to south to save others?
- Who was elected president in 1860 for the first time?
20 Clues: Which states were against slavery? • Harriet’s birth name is ____________. • What’s the name of Harriet’s grandmother? • Who name from the bible was Harriet known as? • Harriet’s first husband’s name is ____________. • In 1849, Harriet escaped and made it to _______. • slaves Who joined the Union during the Civil War? • ...
Jacksonian Democracy and The Native-American Removal 2016-03-16
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- tactics/ making surprise attacks and then retreating back into the forest or swamps
- him and some of his people refuse to leave Florida
- an over whelming victory
- sons/ their home states supported them rather than the national party
- a fee paid by merchants who imported goods
- of Tears/ the Cherokee had to walk this because they refused to move west
- a system in which non-elected officials carry out laws
- break away from
- he delivered a stinging attack on nullification
- Hawks/ led the force of Sauk and Fox people back to Illinois, their homeland
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- was a New York politician who got more people involved in politics
- he lead the House of Representatives to vote Adam as president
- attempts to ruin their opponent's reputation with insults
- largest single share
- Removal Act/ allowed government to pay Native-Americans to move west
- they go to war with the United States
- the right to vote
- were created to protest against Jackson; supporters included businessman and wealthy people
- Bill/ this allowed the president to use military forces to make states follow laws
- of Fort Jackson/ this treaty ends the battle of Horseshoe Bend
20 Clues: break away from • the right to vote • largest single share • an over whelming victory • they go to war with the United States • a fee paid by merchants who imported goods • he delivered a stinging attack on nullification • him and some of his people refuse to leave Florida • a system in which non-elected officials carry out laws • ...
Civil War 2023-10-06
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- Who took McClellan's spot?
- How long was the war?
- What is the last name of the guy who led the Union through significant victories?
- Who replaced Burnside?
- What is another name for the South?
- What was one thing that helped the North win the war?
- Who had small farms, won the war, and had a larger population?
- The Confederate side faced many what during the war?
- How many southern states formed the Confederate States of America?
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- What was one thing that helped get supplies to the North?
- What was the plan that would cause a blockade?
- Where did the first military operation happen?
- What is another name for the North?
- What month had the bloodiest day of war?
- The union won the war because they wanted to keep the country what?
- What was the last name of the General Chief for the Confederates?
- What valley did Lee go through when heading North?
- Who had Large plantations and supported and wanted slavery?
- General Grant was willing to take what?
- Who was the president?
- There was tension between individual what and the Confederate Government?
21 Clues: How long was the war? • Who replaced Burnside? • Who was the president? • Who took McClellan's spot? • What is another name for the North? • What is another name for the South? • General Grant was willing to take what? • What month had the bloodiest day of war? • What was the plan that would cause a blockade? • Where did the first military operation happen? • ...
U.S Constitution 2023-01-17
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- This is used to give the house of rep their number of representatives per state
- Rule on laws
- This state called for a government with 3 branches but only 1 house
- This compromise was to have to houses the senate and the house, the house the population based one, The senate the fair house
- In Charge of the legislative branch
- 100 people 2 per state
- Judicial branch does what
- Writes Laws
- Supporters of the Original constitution
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- You count an enslaved man as 3-5 of a man towards state population
- Opposed the constitution feared the president would be too powerful and could turn into a king
- This state called for a government with three branches and 2 houses in the legislative
- The head of the executive branch
- Laws Executive Branch Does what
- The father of the constitution
- 10 Amendments that share more rights to citizens
- Anti federalist wanted states to have more power to themselves
- This has 435 members and is based on population
- the legislative so small states wouldn't get eaten by big states
- The legislative branch does what
- Enforce Laws
21 Clues: Writes Laws • Rule on laws • Enforce Laws • 100 people 2 per state • Judicial branch does what • The father of the constitution • The head of the executive branch • The legislative branch does what • Laws Executive Branch Does what • In Charge of the legislative branch • Supporters of the Original constitution • This has 435 members and is based on population • ...
Missouri Compromise 2022-11-03
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- the Missouri Compromise solved the debate over this land
- Henry Clay served as the Speaker of the _______
- in the Missouri Compromise, slavery was prohibited above the 36º 30’ _______ line
- a state in which slavery is illegal
- in ______v Stanford, Congress declared the Missouri Compromise unconstitutional
- the act that repealed the Missouri Compromise
- the belief that one area of region is superior to others
- one who wants to get rid of slavery
- in 1819, there was this many of both slave and free states
- he proposed the idea of the Missouri Compromise
- the Missouri Compromise was a permanent/temporary solution
- slavery was prohibited above the _______ border of Missouri
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- the state that entered the Union as a free state
- _______ sovereignty is the belief that the state should be able to decide over slavery themself
- James ______ signed the Missouri Compromise
- many Southerners ________ the Missouri Compromise
- after the Missouri Compromise, there was this many of both slave and free states
- a state in which slavery is legal
- Missouri entered the Union as a ______ state
- this was preserved between slave and free states by the Missouri Compromise
- both Missouri and Maine applied for this
21 Clues: a state in which slavery is legal • a state in which slavery is illegal • one who wants to get rid of slavery • both Missouri and Maine applied for this • James ______ signed the Missouri Compromise • Missouri entered the Union as a ______ state • the act that repealed the Missouri Compromise • Henry Clay served as the Speaker of the _______ • ...
War of 1812 2023-01-31
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- Heroine for her 20-mile journey to warn the British.
- Members of Congress who put pressure on President to declare war against Britain.
- Author of the U.S. National Anthem
- Practice of forcing men to serve in the military against their will.
- Seventh President of the United States
- Ninth President of the United States.
- British Army officer and colonial administrator from Guernsey.
- First major battle in the War of 1812.
- Leader of the First Nations confederacy.
- Battle between Americans, British and Canadian army near Niagara Falls, Onatrio.
- American Victory over First Nations during Tecumseh's War.
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- Fourth President of the United States
- River in N Indiana, flowing SW to the Wabash.
- U.S. naval officer who defeated a British squadron in the Battle of Lake Erie.
- Treaty of peace that ended the War of 1812.
- French military leader and emperor who conquered much of Europe.
- Order of a government prohibiting the departure of commercial ships from its ports.
- The idea that white Americans were ordained to settle the entire continent of North America.
- American politician and military commander who is remembered for the surrender of Detroit.
- Last Great Battle of the American Revolution.
20 Clues: Author of the U.S. National Anthem • Fourth President of the United States • Ninth President of the United States. • Seventh President of the United States • First major battle in the War of 1812. • Leader of the First Nations confederacy. • Treaty of peace that ended the War of 1812. • River in N Indiana, flowing SW to the Wabash. • ...
Trail of Tears 2me 25 2025-12-23
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- promised to happen
- the president who supported Indian removal.
- a large farm, especially in hot country were crop such as tea,cotton, or sugar
- The solid part of the surface of the earth
- the central government of the United States
- Court Highest court in the United States
- Supreme Court Chief Justice who decided in favor of the Cherokee
- part of this state was in Indian Territory
- name of Native Americans that lived in the Southeastern United States and was forced to leave
- an agreement or arrangement made by negotiation between 2 or more groups or countries
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- Federal Law that required Cherokee people to move west to Indian territory
- Legislative Branch of the Federal government
- the forced removal of native Americans to the West.
- someone who owns or manage
- not valuable, not important or not useful
- calm, quiet, and without problems or excitement
- state that was formerly called Indian Territory
- to prepare action step by step
- state that was the homeland of the Cherokee
- to develop and become bigger
- Area in present day Oklahoma and Kansas where Eastern Native tribes were removed to
21 Clues: promised to happen • someone who owns or manage • to develop and become bigger • to prepare action step by step • Court Highest court in the United States • not valuable, not important or not useful • The solid part of the surface of the earth • part of this state was in Indian Territory • the president who supported Indian removal. • ...
Southern States 2021-11-01
12 Clues: capital of Alabama • capital of Kentucky • capital of Arkansas • capital of Louisiana • capital of Tennessee • state west of Alabama • capital of Mississippi • state south of Arkansas • state south of Kentucky • state north of Tennessee • state north of Louisiana • state east of Mississippi
Midwestern States 2021-11-16
12 Clues: Iowa's Capital • Ohio's Capital • Kansas' Capital • Illinois' Capital • Indiana's Capital • Michigan's Capital • Missouri's Capital • Nebraska's Capital • Wisconsin's Capital • Minnasoda's Capital • South Dakota's Capital • North Dakota's Capital
Midwest States 2021-12-17
US States 2021-12-29
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- Tobacco state
- State home to 58 "fourteeners"
- Its three counties are New Castle, Kent, and Sussex
- America's Lone Star state
- Obama's birth state
- Biggest U.S. state
- The Wolverine State
- State known for lobsters and pine trees
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- St. Paul is here
- With North or South, an American state
- Tennessee neighbor
- State of Medina and Olympia Fields
12 Clues: Tobacco state • St. Paul is here • Tennessee neighbor • Biggest U.S. state • Obama's birth state • The Wolverine State • America's Lone Star state • State home to 58 "fourteeners" • State of Medina and Olympia Fields • With North or South, an American state • State known for lobsters and pine trees • Its three counties are New Castle, Kent, and Sussex
U.S. States 2015-06-19
12 Clues: the Aloha state • the peach state • the silver state • where Hollywood is • the sunshine state • capital is Augusta • the lone star state • the capital is Boise • capital is Little Rock • where the Grand Canyon is • the first state in the union • where Dorothy lived in the wizard of oz
Midwest States 2022-12-13
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
Constitution Part 2.2 2025-04-23
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- The group of people brought to America and sold as slaves.
- The capital of the United States.
- Before becoming president, Eisenhower was a famous general in this war.
- This was NOT an orginal state.
- The _______ ______ was fought in the 1800s.
- Disagreements over ______ was a main cause of the Civil War.
- The colonists fought the British because of high _____.
- The _______ River is one of the longest rivers in the U.S.
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- This movement tried to end racial discrimination.
- The ocean on the West Coast of the U.S.
- The national anthem.
- The flag has 50 stars to represent the 50 _______.
- Where is the Statue of Liberty located?
- The Constitution was _______ at the Constitutional Convention.
- This states does NOT border Canada.
- The war between the north and the south.
- The 4th of July is when the U.S. celebrates its ________ ______.
- The Emancipation Proclamation stated that the _____ were freed.
- A U.S. territory.
19 Clues: A U.S. territory. • The national anthem. • This was NOT an orginal state. • The capital of the United States. • This states does NOT border Canada. • The ocean on the West Coast of the U.S. • Where is the Statue of Liberty located? • The war between the north and the south. • The _______ ______ was fought in the 1800s. • This movement tried to end racial discrimination. • ...
Causes of the Civil War 2022-03-01
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- When the people rule
- loyalty to one's own region or section
- Which states seceded from the U.S
- Moving to the city
- An act that makes every citizen to help capture runaway slaves
- Ended slavery & was assassinated
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- What do the states have
- NO slave trade in Washington and Cali a state now
- To withdraw from
- Farmland
- States that seceded
- Forced labor with no pay
- A Supreme court case about an African American
- A book about how slavery is bad
14 Clues: Farmland • To withdraw from • Moving to the city • States that seceded • When the people rule • What do the states have • Forced labor with no pay • A book about how slavery is bad • Ended slavery & was assassinated • Which states seceded from the U.S • loyalty to one's own region or section • A Supreme court case about an African American • ...
Chapter 5 Crossword Puzzle 2016-12-02
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- precipitation carrying large amounts of dissolved acids, which kills wildlife and damages buildings, forests, and crops.
- the source of a stream or river.
- haze caused by the interaction of ultraviolet solar radiation with chemical fumes from automobile exhausts and other pollution sources.
- a channel or pipeline for carrying a large quantity of flowing water.
- the removal of all trees in a stand of timber.
- a network of safe houses in the United States that helped thousands of enslaved people escape to freedom.
- economy that emphasizes services and technology rather than industry and manufacturing.
- a large population concentration made up of several large and many smaller cities, such as the area between Boston and Washington, D.C.
- legal proceeding in which a borrower’s rights to a property are relinquished due to his or her inability to make payments on the loan.
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- a farming method used in dry regions in which crops are grown that rely only on the natural precipitation.
- a mild climate region in the southern and southwestern portions of the United States.
- a smaller river or stream that feeds into a larger river.
- a large, powerful windstorm that forms over warm ocean waters.
- a high point or ridge that determines the direction rivers flow.
- process by which a body of water becomes too rich in dissolved nutrients, leading to plant growth that depletes oxygen in the water the water.
- a concentrated region of manufacturing industries in the northeastern and midwestern United States.
- a boundary in the eastern United States where the higher land of the Piedmont drops to the lower Atlantic Coastal Plain.
- a resource formed in the Earth by plant and animal remains.
18 Clues: the source of a stream or river. • the removal of all trees in a stand of timber. • a smaller river or stream that feeds into a larger river. • a resource formed in the Earth by plant and animal remains. • a large, powerful windstorm that forms over warm ocean waters. • a high point or ridge that determines the direction rivers flow. • ...
8.3 Key Terms Quiz 2026-02-18
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- – The U.S. general who commanded UN forces during much of the Korean War.
- A 1949 military alliance of Western nations formed to defend against Soviet aggression.
- A war from 1950 to 1953 between North Korea (supported by China and the USSR) and South Korea (supported by the United States and the UN).
- – The communist leader who took control of Cuba in 1959.
- A conflict from the 1950s to 1975 in which North Vietnam and communist allies fought South Vietnam and the United States.
- A failed 1961 invasion of Cuba by U.S.-supported Cuban exiles attempting to overthrow Fidel Castro.
- A barrier built in 1961 by East Germany to stop people from fleeing to West Berlin.
- A 1954 alliance formed to prevent the spread of communism in Southeast Asia.
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- A Cold War alliance formed to block Soviet influence in the Middle East.
- The group of communist nations aligned with the Soviet Union during the Cold War.
- A conflict in which two superpowers support opposing sides in another country instead of fighting each other directly
- A 1955 military alliance of the Soviet Union and Eastern European communist countries created in response to NATO.
- African nation where a Cold War–era civil war involved support from the USSR, Cuba, and the United States.
- A 1963 agreement banning nuclear weapons tests in the atmosphere, underwater, and in space.
- The belief that if one country became communist, nearby countries would soon follow.
- A direct communication link set up in 1963 between U.S. and Soviet leaders to prevent misunderstandings during crises.
- A 1962 confrontation between the United States and the Soviet Union over Soviet nuclear missiles placed in Cuba.
- A 1980s conflict in Nicaragua in which U.S.-backed Contras fought the Sandinista government.
18 Clues: – The communist leader who took control of Cuba in 1959. • A Cold War alliance formed to block Soviet influence in the Middle East. • – The U.S. general who commanded UN forces during much of the Korean War. • A 1954 alliance formed to prevent the spread of communism in Southeast Asia. • ...
CHEMISTRY 2015-08-11
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- Study of compounds of carbon and hydrogen
- An atomic model that has negative charged embedded in positive spheres.
- Proposed an Atomic Theory with spherical solid atoms based upon measurable properties of mass.
- Compound plus another compound
- It is the result of the Stern and Gerlach experiment
- It is how equilibrium is reached between the product and reactant
- The degree of conformity of a measured or calculated quantity to its actual value.
- A type of gas that is poisonous or bad smelling
- Discovered the x-ray
- The degree of which measurements or calculations will result in the same data.
- Founder of modern chemistry
- These molecules consists of two atoms of the same element.
- He discovered that all elements have atomic weights
- The electrons in an atom that are not valence electrons and therefore do not participate in bonding.
- Simplest integer ratio of atoms present in a compound
- Revealed the 3 types of radiation
- Law of _______________ states that the amount of energy remains constant and energy is neither created nor destroyed.
- The ______ principle states that, hypothetically, electrons orbiting one or more atoms fill the lowest available energy levels before filling higher levels.
- An atomic model that states that atoms are hard and indestructible spheres.
- The investigation of the changes in energy that occur during chemical reactions and phase transformation.
- Gas to solid
- Proposed a mechanical universe with small solid masses in motion.
- Equal to the number of protons and equal to the number of electrons in an atom’s nucleus.
- The ________ principle states that, in an atom or molecule, no two electrons can have the same four electronic quantum numbers.
- Solid to gas
- Energy that is in motion
- The period between Iatrochemistry and Robert Boyles discovery of combustion
- Negatively charged atoms.
- _______ Law is also known as Amontons Law.
- The elements found along the step like line between metals and non-metals of the periodic table.
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- The spin of a positively charged atom.
- Distribution of electrons in atoms and molecules
- Study of chemical elements and their compound except the compounds of carbon.
- _____ law is when the Volume and Pressure are inversely proportional with each other. And the temperature is at a constant rate.
- It is the effects of electricity on chemical changes and interconversions of electric & chemical energy
- He proposed that the explosion of hydrogen and oxygen produces water
- The physical properties of matter
- Discovered radioactivity
- States the number and the type of atoms present in a molecule of a substance.
- Said that matter is composed of small and indivisible particles.
- What is the highest principal energy?
- An atomic model made by Rutherford that states that the nucleus is almost the whole weight of the atom.
- Also known as Medical Chemistry
- It is called the basic language of chemistry.
- Coined the term “Electrolysis” as a splitting of molecules with electricity.
- Energy that is stored.
- The capacity to do work
- It undergoes changes and it occupies space and has a mass
- Gas to liquid
- ______ rule of maximum multiplicity is an observational rule which states electrons will occupy them singly before filling them in pairs.
- The branch of science that is concern with the properties, composition and structure of substances.
- ______ Law is a combination of the Boyles Law, Charles Law and Gay Lussacs Law.
- He arranged the elements into 7 groups with similar properties.
- Liquid to gas
- Liquid to Solid
- Poor conductors of electricity
- Element plus another element
- Positively charged atoms
- Relationships between the pressure, volume and temperature of a sample ofgas could be obtained which would hold to a good approximation for all gases.
- _______ law has a formula of “V1T2 = V2T1”
60 Clues: Gas to solid • Solid to gas • Gas to liquid • Liquid to gas • Liquid to Solid • Discovered the x-ray • Energy that is stored. • The capacity to do work • Discovered radioactivity • Energy that is in motion • Positively charged atoms • Negatively charged atoms. • Founder of modern chemistry • Element plus another element • Compound plus another compound • Poor conductors of electricity • ...
Jacksonian Democracy and The Native-American Removal 2016-03-16
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- Hawks/ led the force of Sauk and Fox people back to Illinois, their homeland
- he delivered a stinging attack on nullification
- tactics/ making surprise attacks and then retreating back into the forest or swamps
- of Fort Jackson/ this treaty ends the battle of Horseshoe Bend
- attempts to ruin their opponent's reputation with insults
- an overwhelming victory
- of Tears/ the Cherokee had to walk this because they refused to move west
- break away from
- the right to vote
- a fee paid by merchants who imported goods
- he lead the House of Representatives to vote Adam as president
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- largest single share
- were created to protest against Jackson; supporters included businessman and wealthy people
- they go to war with the United States
- a system in which non-elected officials carry out laws
- Removal Act/ allowed government to pay Native-Americans to move west
- was a New York politician who got more people involved in politics
- he and some of his people refuse to leave Florida
- sons/ their home states supported them rather than the national party
- Bill/ this allowed the president to use military forces to make states follow laws
20 Clues: break away from • the right to vote • largest single share • an overwhelming victory • they go to war with the United States • a fee paid by merchants who imported goods • he delivered a stinging attack on nullification • he and some of his people refuse to leave Florida • a system in which non-elected officials carry out laws • ...
Amendment Crossword 1-8 2017-02-21
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- Amendment four is also know as ______ rights
- Freedom of _____ protects news writers
- Amendment four protects you from unreasonable ________ and seizures
- Amendment six are the rights for the ______
- Congress can not make an official ________ of the United States
- This amendment protects you from cruel and unusual punishments
- ______ Jeopardy states that you can not be accused of the same thing twice if you were proven innocent
- Which amendment says that we have more rights then stated
- Amendment two gives the right to a ___
- Which amendment allows trial by jury?
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- This amendment allows the right to have a lawyer
- Congress can not deny the right to peacefully ________
- Which amendment allows freedom of religion, speech, and the press?
- Amendment one allows you to _______ the government without getting in trouble
- Justice delayed = Justice ______
- Amendment six gives the right to a ______ and public trial
- No military can be housed without owners approval unless there is an emergency approved by ________
- You have the right to remain ______
- Which amendment states that military can not stay in an individuals house without the consent of the individual?
- The eighth amendment allows you to ____
20 Clues: Justice delayed = Justice ______ • You have the right to remain ______ • Which amendment allows trial by jury? • Freedom of _____ protects news writers • Amendment two gives the right to a ___ • The eighth amendment allows you to ____ • Amendment six are the rights for the ______ • Amendment four is also know as ______ rights • ...
Harriet Tubman 2017-05-17
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- / During the Civil War, Harriet served as a cook, a nurse and also as a __________.
- / The southern states are also known as _______________ states.
- / Who was elected president in 1860 for the first time?
- / After 1850, where did slaves need to go in order to be free?
- / Which states were against slavery?
- / Harriet’s first husband’s name is ____________.
- / What’s the name of Harriet’s grandmother?
- / The houses used to hide the slaves were also called _____________.
- / What did Harriet contribute for elderly and poor people?
- slaves / Who joined the Union during the Civil War?
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- Railroad / What was the name given to the organized group of black men, whites and Christian abolitionist?
- / In 1849, Harriet escaped and made it to _______.
- / Harriet’s birth name is ____________.
- / Name one of the two brothers who attempted to escape with Harriet.
- / The people that helped the slaves were called ____________.
- / Which country were Harriet’s ancestors originally from?
- / How many times did Harriet return to south to save others?
- / Which name from the bible was Harriet known as?
- / Who sheltered the group of eleven fugitives in 1851?
- / In which body part did a slave owner hit Harriet, which nearly killed her?
20 Clues: / Which states were against slavery? • / Harriet’s birth name is ____________. • / What’s the name of Harriet’s grandmother? • / Harriet’s first husband’s name is ____________. • / Which name from the bible was Harriet known as? • / In 1849, Harriet escaped and made it to _______. • slaves / Who joined the Union during the Civil War? • ...
Harriet Tubman 2017-05-17
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- During the Civil War, Harriet served as a cook, a nurse and also as a __________.
- The people that helped the slaves were called ____________.
- Name one of the two brothers who attempted to escape with Harriet.
- Who name from the bible was Harriet known as?
- What was the name given to the organized group of black men, whites and Christian abolitionist?
- Which states were against slavery?
- Harriet’s birth name is ____________.
- After 1850, where did slaves need to go in order to be free?
- Who sheltered the group of eleven fugitives in 1851?
- What did Harriet contribute for elderly and poor people?
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- In 1849, Harriet escaped and made it to _______.
- The southern states are also known as _______________ states.
- How many times did Harriet return to south to save others?
- Harriet’s first husband’s name is ____________.
- Who was elected president in 1860 for the first time?
- The houses used to hide the slaves were also called _____________.
- Who joined the Union during the Civil War?
- Which country were Harriet’s ancestors originally from?
- What’s the name of Harriet’s grandmother?
- In which body part did a slave owner hit Harriet, which nearly killed her?
20 Clues: Which states were against slavery? • Harriet’s birth name is ____________. • What’s the name of Harriet’s grandmother? • Who joined the Union during the Civil War? • Who name from the bible was Harriet known as? • Harriet’s first husband’s name is ____________. • In 1849, Harriet escaped and made it to _______. • Who sheltered the group of eleven fugitives in 1851? • ...
Chapter 9 Vocabulary 2019-04-30
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- - system in which someone owns land and lets someone “rent” the land to farm it
- - a barrier of troops or ships to people and supplies from moving in
- - charges of wrongdoing against any elected official brought by the House of Representatives
- - official announcement
- - the rebuilding and healing of the country
- - someone who wants to abolish, or get rid of, slavery
- - laws that denied African Americans certain rights
- - newcomers to the South who carried all their belongings in cloth suitcases
- - rights for states to make their own local laws
- - military blockade designed to make a city surrender
- - big farms
- - when each side gives in a little to reach an agreement
- - separation of people, usually by race
- - join the military
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- - setting free
- - secret system set up to help enslaved people escape to the North
- - the day that slaves in Texas found out that they were free
- - the name of the group of states that seceded
- - murdered for political reasons
- - a group of something, the United States was often called this
- - separating from the Union
- - change or addition
- - method of warfare that seeks to destroy civilian and military targets to force a surrender
23 Clues: - big farms • - setting free • - join the military • - change or addition • - official announcement • - separating from the Union • - murdered for political reasons • - separation of people, usually by race • - the rebuilding and healing of the country • - the name of the group of states that seceded • - rights for states to make their own local laws • ...
Lead Up To American Civil War. 2024-04-03
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- a territory consisting of 2 states that welcomed slavery
- Someone who specifically goes against slavery.
- William Lloyd Garrison wrote this famous paper speaking against slaver
- This man wrote a powerful pamphlet,Appeal to the Colored Citizens of the World
- Laws against runaway slaves and people who help runaway slaves
- A white American author against slavery
- Samuel Cornish and John Russwurm wrote the first african American newspaper
- This Slave sued the court for his freedom
- James K. Polk was part of this event.
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- A white American author against slavery who died in a anti-abolitionist Mob
- A famous black abolitionist who often did speeches against slavery
- A state that was not open to slavery on the west coast
- 36° 30°
- A famous enslaved author that ran away from slavery
- Henry David wrote this essay speaking out against slavery
- A famous figure at bleeding kansas
- This act caused the events of bleeding kansas
- The act of which Washington D.C banned the trading of slaves and more.
- A main historical figure who ran the underground railroad
- The state made during the Missouri Comprimise as a free state to balance slave states and free states
20 Clues: 36° 30° • A famous figure at bleeding kansas • James K. Polk was part of this event. • A white American author against slavery • This Slave sued the court for his freedom • This act caused the events of bleeding kansas • Someone who specifically goes against slavery. • A famous enslaved author that ran away from slavery • ...
