states Crossword Puzzles
Feelings and states with adverbs 2025-04-15
33 Clues: seul • bien • seul • très • super • drôle • assez • ravie • assez • génial • triste • épuisé • un peu • affamé • furieux • anxieux • nerveux • fatigué • amusant • assoiffé • vraiment • ennuyeux • inquiète • pas très • en colère • fastidieux • intéressant • malheureuse • extrêmement • pas du tout • s'en ficher • sentiments mitigés • ça ne me dérrange pas
Presidents of the United States 2025-05-09
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- US foreign policy to stay out of world affairs before WWII
- Trade agreement signed in 1994
- The president between 1981-1989
- Big WWII invasion in 1944
- A global War the U.S participated in 1941
- The scientist behind the atomic bomb project
- A WWII general who became US president in the 1950's
- War protested heavily in the 1960's
- The first African American president
- President during the Civil War
- The president that was involved in the 9 11 attack
- The second city in Japan to get hit by an atomic bomb in WWII
- Leader of the Civil Rights Movement
- Military alliance the US helped start in 1949
- Colonists loyal to Britain during the Revolution
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- The terrorist group that hijacked four planes in 2001
- President assassinated in 1963
- Wrote the Declaration of Independence
- The great one began in 1929
- The first baby boomer president
- The first president of the U.S.
- President who ended WW!! with atomic bombs
- A harbor attacked by Japan in 1941
- The War that gave the U.S. its freedom
- US vs Soviet Union standoff
- The First city in Japan to get hit by an atomic bomb
- President during the Great Depression and WWII
- Explorer of Civil Rights leader assassinated in 1968
- US invaded this country in 2003
- The president that resigned after the Watergate scandal
30 Clues: Big WWII invasion in 1944 • The great one began in 1929 • US vs Soviet Union standoff • President assassinated in 1963 • Trade agreement signed in 1994 • President during the Civil War • The president between 1981-1989 • The first baby boomer president • The first president of the U.S. • US invaded this country in 2003 • A harbor attacked by Japan in 1941 • ...
States of matter (Sienna Charlotte) 2025-06-04
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- its everywhere
- Has a fixed shape
- can change back
- Can't see
- comes from water
- cant change back
- sun
- changes subsatnce
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- when different element combine
- flows in our blood
- weight
- Don't spill it
- we eat to get this
- keeps properties
- very small
- makes matter
- ice
- Happens over time
- always at a cold temperature
- can be hot or cold
- when something from change from the sun
21 Clues: ice • sun • weight • Can't see • very small • makes matter • Don't spill it • its everywhere • can change back • keeps properties • comes from water • cant change back • Has a fixed shape • Happens over time • changes subsatnce • flows in our blood • we eat to get this • can be hot or cold • always at a cold temperature • when different element combine • when something from change from the sun
States/Capitals Quiz 2 Practice 2025-01-16
30 Clues: Iowa • Idaho • Texas • Hawaii • Kansas • Oregon • Nevada • Alaska • Wyoming • Arizona • Alabama • Montana • Indiana • Arkansas • Colorado • Oklahoma • Kentucky • Michigan • Illinois • Nebraska • Missouri • Minnesota • Tennessee • Louisiana • Wisconsin • Washington • New Mexico • Mississippi • North Dakota • South Dakota
States of Matter pg. 29 2025-08-27
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- liquids have a _______________ Kinetic energy
- this is an example of a gas
- definite volume but indefinite shape
- liquids & gases take the ____________ of their container
- gases ________ their entire container
- liquids do this with their volume
- these are an example of plasma
- gas particles move randomly & ____________
- indefinite volume and indefinite shape
- particles of a liquid are able to ________ past each other
- solids have this kind of movement
- solids have a high ____________ to each other
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- anything with mass and occupies space
- gases are ____________ compressible
- take the shape of their container but keep their volume
- this is an example of a solid
- solids are not __________________
- this is the 4th state of matter
- definite shape and definite volume
- plasma is __________ on earth
- liquids are _____________ compressible
- solids have a _________ Kinetic energy
- this is an example of a liquid
- solids have a ____________ density
24 Clues: this is an example of a gas • this is an example of a solid • plasma is __________ on earth • these are an example of plasma • this is an example of a liquid • this is the 4th state of matter • solids are not __________________ • liquids do this with their volume • solids have this kind of movement • definite shape and definite volume • solids have a ____________ density • ...
U.S. States and Their Capitals 2025-10-24
25 Clues: Ohio • Maine • Idaho • Texas • Kansas • Alaska • Wyoming • Georgia • Vermont • Arizona • Indiana • Alabama • New York • Illinois • Michigan • Kentucky • Tennessee • Wisconsin • California • Washington • Connecticut • Mississippi • Pennsylvania • North Carolina • South Carolina
Eastern United States Review - Ruhl 2025-10-13
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- Ocean that touches the entire eastern U.S. coast line
- The appearance of the Appalachian Mountains
- The capital of Pennsylvania
- River that separates the U.S. into two regions
- This river flows into the Mississippi and forms a natural border for a few states
- New ___: subregion in the northeast area of the U.S.
- The capital of West Virginia
- The capital of New Jersey
- Mountain range that runs from Alabama to Canada
- This subregion can often be hot and rainy
- This type of gas, oil, and coal are energy sources from this region
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- Nickname given to the Midwest subregion
- Mid-___: subregion that contains our U.S. capital city
- Gulf that borders Florida, Alabama, and Mississippi
- ___ D.C., our U.S. capital city
- The capital of Delaware
- Soil is often described as this in this region do to plenty of water
- State where the Mississippi River originates
- The capital of Maryland
- The capital of Ohio
- A name give to five lakes on the U.S./Canada border
- The capital of New York
22 Clues: The capital of Ohio • The capital of Delaware • The capital of Maryland • The capital of New York • The capital of New Jersey • The capital of Pennsylvania • The capital of West Virginia • ___ D.C., our U.S. capital city • Nickname given to the Midwest subregion • This subregion can often be hot and rainy • The appearance of the Appalachian Mountains • ...
Properties and States of Matter 2026-01-20
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- Tension of the surface film of a liquid
- Gets colder
- Random arrangement of particles
- The gas state of a liquid/solid
- A shine from a substance
- Ability to burn/be set on fire
- Ability to dissolve into a liquid
- Solid, Liquid, Gas, or Plasma
- Temperature where a liquid turns into a gas
- Temperature where a liquid turns into a solid
- Ability to be attracted to a magnet
- Ability to be made into wires
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- Oxidation,Combustion, or Cellular Respiration
- Gets hotter
- Temperature where a solid turns into a liquid
- Regular arrangement of particles
- Ability to be formed into a new shape
- High energy matter
- Measure of a fluid's resistance to flow
- Corrosion,Rust,Tarnish,Patina
20 Clues: Gets hotter • Gets colder • High energy matter • A shine from a substance • Solid, Liquid, Gas, or Plasma • Corrosion,Rust,Tarnish,Patina • Ability to be made into wires • Ability to burn/be set on fire • Random arrangement of particles • The gas state of a liquid/solid • Regular arrangement of particles • Ability to dissolve into a liquid • Ability to be attracted to a magnet • ...
Materials and States of Matter 2025-12-04
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- – You can see clearly through it.
- – A tool used to measure mass.
- – When a liquid becomes a solid.
- – When a solid changes into a liquid.
- – A material that blocks heat or electricity from passing through.
- – matter is made up of this.
- – A material that lets heat or electricity pass through easily.
- – the amount of matter in an object.
- – You cannot see through it at all.
- – Anything that takes up space and has mass.
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- – A unit of measurement used to measure the volume of liquids.
- – How well something can stretch and return to its shape.
- – A tool used to measure liquid volume.
- – When a liquid slowly changes into a gas.
- – A unit of measurement used to measure mass.
- – Something that keeps its own shape and has definite volume.
- – the amount of space an object takes up.
- – You can see some light through it, but not clearly.
- – Something that spreads out to fill any space.
- – Something that can flow and takes the shape of its container.
20 Clues: – matter is made up of this. • – A tool used to measure mass. • – When a liquid becomes a solid. • – You can see clearly through it. • – You cannot see through it at all. • – the amount of matter in an object. • – When a solid changes into a liquid. • – A tool used to measure liquid volume. • – the amount of space an object takes up. • ...
Post Civil War 2024-09-03
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- The right of citizens of the United States to vote shall not be denied or abridged by the United States or by any State on account of race, color, or previous condition of servitude.
- a government organization that provided assistance to formerly enslaved people and impoverished whites in the post-Civil War South.
- a thing that has been rebuilt after being damaged or destroyed.
- The Blue Party of the cabnet
- a charge of misconduct made against the holder of a public officeNorthern The Northen Part of The United States
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- The Souths President during the Civil War
- 16th president of the United States
- No State shall make or enforce any law which shall abridge the privileges or immunities of citizens of the United States
- The Red Party of the cabnet
- the act or action of coming together and meeting
10 Clues: The Red Party of the cabnet • The Blue Party of the cabnet • 16th president of the United States • The Souths President during the Civil War • the act or action of coming together and meeting • a thing that has been rebuilt after being damaged or destroyed. • ...
Expansionism Times 2022-02-26
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- Cuba revolted against Spain; United States took over. United States pulled out of Cuba and established a new government that lasted until 1959.
- a belief held by people such as Mark Twain who opposed expansionist ideals.
- Teddy Roosevelt's domestic program focusing on conservation, corporation control, and consumer protection.
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- name given to first volunteer cavalry under Teddy Roosevelt.
- artificial waterway connecting the Atlantic ocean to the pacific ocean.
- amendment stating the seven conditions for the United States to pull out of Cuba.
- Telegram between germany and mexico that established an alliance if the United States entered world war one.
- communist party in Russia responsible for the overthrow of the Romanov Family.
- 26th President of the United States; served from 1901-1909.
- A tariff that increased average tariff from 38 to 49.5 percent and protected American consumers.
10 Clues: 26th President of the United States; served from 1901-1909. • name given to first volunteer cavalry under Teddy Roosevelt. • artificial waterway connecting the Atlantic ocean to the pacific ocean. • a belief held by people such as Mark Twain who opposed expansionist ideals. • communist party in Russia responsible for the overthrow of the Romanov Family. • ...
Reconstruction 2019-06-06
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- help millions of former black slaves and poor whites
- bill proposed for the reconstruction of the south
- equal protection of the laws
- The right to vote
- 17th president of the united states
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- faction of American politicians
- limit the freedom of African Americans
- readmitting southern states in the Union
- charge a public office holder with misconduct
- member of the United States House of Representatives
10 Clues: The right to vote • equal protection of the laws • faction of American politicians • 17th president of the united states • limit the freedom of African Americans • readmitting southern states in the Union • charge a public office holder with misconduct • bill proposed for the reconstruction of the south • help millions of former black slaves and poor whites • ...
Civil War crossword puzzle 2026-01-23
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- : Steal form, ran sack
- :Increase in prices and decrease in value of many
- :To free
- : Confederate ironclad ship, later renamed the Virginia
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- : To lengthen (in time)
- : Nations formed by Southern states
- : Confederate ironclad ship, later renamed the Virginia
- :Union naval commander who captured New Orlands
- : Paper money introduced during the civil war
- : Slave states that bordered states in which slavery was il
10 Clues: :To free • : Steal form, ran sack • : To lengthen (in time) • : Nations formed by Southern states • :Union naval commander who captured New Orlands • :Increase in prices and decrease in value of many • : Paper money introduced during the civil war • : Confederate ironclad ship, later renamed the Virginia • ...
US History Project 7 2024-05-29
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- A diplomatic standoff between Iran and the United States in 1979.
- a form of American conservatism that emphasizes an aggressive American foreign policy. It started in the United States during the 1960s.
- The site of a nuclear power plant in south central Pennsylvania.
- A political philosophy of devolution, or the transfer of certain powers from the United States federal government back to the states.
- President,which convened a peace summit between Palestinian President Yasser Arafat and Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Barak.
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- An armed conflict between Iraq and a 42-country coalition led by the United States.
- A series of talks between American and Soviet negotiators from 1972 to 1979 that sought to curtail the manufacture of strategic nuclear weapons.
- A policy of the Richard Nixon administration to end U.S. involvement in the Vietnam War.
- An Act to deter and punish terrorist acts in the United States and across the globe, to enhance law enforcement investigatory tools, and for other purposes.
- The simultaneous appearance in an economy of slow growth, high unemployment, and rising prices.
10 Clues: The site of a nuclear power plant in south central Pennsylvania. • A diplomatic standoff between Iran and the United States in 1979. • An armed conflict between Iraq and a 42-country coalition led by the United States. • A policy of the Richard Nixon administration to end U.S. involvement in the Vietnam War. • ...
Chapter 1 2018-02-15
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- an official, periodic counting of a population.
- people who came here from other countries, entered the nation, and adopted american costumes
- the study of characteristics of human populations.
- In the 1800s the US ____ passed laws limiting immigration.
- You are born in the United States.
- the annual number of lives birth per 1000 members of a population.
- Are responsible family members.
- First president of the United States.
- a specific number of immigrants from certain countries or religions who were allowed to enter the country each year.
- Sparked the modern civil rights movement when she refused to give up her seat on a segregated bus in Montgomery, Alabama.
- Your rights and _____ have been handed down from one generations of americans to the next for more than 200 years.
- Are permanent residents of the united states who are still citizens of another country.
- In the mid 1800s, thousands of ____ arrived on the west coast.
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- the study of citizenship and government
- a legally recognized member of a country
- The legal process by which an alien may become a citizen.
- ideas that people hold dear and try to live.
- Immigrants and their _____ make up most of America's population.
- a movement of large numbers of people from region to region.
- The United States gained huge sections of territory from _____.
- People who speak two or more languages.
- the annual number of deaths per 1000 members of a countries populations.
- organizations, institutions, and individuals who exercise political authority over a group of people
- Europeans soon learned that the _____ possessed vast natural resources.
- People who are trying to escape dangers in their home countries.
25 Clues: Are responsible family members. • You are born in the United States. • First president of the United States. • the study of citizenship and government • People who speak two or more languages. • a legally recognized member of a country • ideas that people hold dear and try to live. • an official, periodic counting of a population. • ...
Nationalism/Unification 2018-02-26
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- Italian statesman and a leading figure in the movement toward Italian unification
- was a Commodore of the United States Navy and commanded a number of ships
- was an Italian politician, journalist, activist for the unification of Italy
- he period when Japan was ruled by the emperor Meiji Tenno,
- agreement between the United States and the Empire of Japan negotiated between United States Secretary of State Elihu Root and Japanese Ambassador
- troops advanced into France and decisively defeated the French at Sedan
- apan's first treaty with a Western nation
- war between Prussia on the one side and Austria, Bavaria, Saxony, Hanover, and certain minor German states on the other
- shirts name given to the volunteers who followed Giuseppe Garibaldi in southern Italy during his Mille expedition to southern Italy
- the strong belief that the interests of a particular nation-state are of primary importance
- is politics or diplomacy based primarily on considerations of given circumstances and factors
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- A war fought in 1904–1905 between Russia and Japan over rival territorial claims
- n grandson of Queen Victoria and Kaiser of Germany from 1888 to 1918
- first king of united Italy
- a former state in N Europe
- Treaty of Amity and Commerce 1858
- between China and Japan over the control of Korea
- conservative Prussian statesman who dominated German and European affairs from the 1860s until 1890 and was the first Chancellor of the German Empire
- is the name given to a speech made by Otto von Bismarck
- a senior state or legal official
- Italian general, politician and nationalist
- the German emperor
22 Clues: the German emperor • first king of united Italy • a former state in N Europe • a senior state or legal official • Treaty of Amity and Commerce 1858 • apan's first treaty with a Western nation • Italian general, politician and nationalist • between China and Japan over the control of Korea • is the name given to a speech made by Otto von Bismarck • ...
Chapter 14-15 Crossword Puzzle 2014-05-11
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- Hydrogen bomb
- Doctrine: An international policy that promised aid to Greece and Turkey struggling to resist threats to democratic freedom.
- War: A conflict between the United States and the Soviet Union.
- National Organization for Women, founded in 1966
- Summer: A program that brought Northern college students into Mississippi to work with SNCC organizers
- race: The US and Soviet Union were competing in developing weapons with more destructive power.
- An approach, for example when the United States would go to the brink of war to combat communism.
- Residential areas surrounding a city.
- Congress of American Indians: NCAI, founded in 1944 to promote common welfare of Native Americans
- Rights Act: An Act that banned literacy tests and other laws that kept blacks from registering to vote.
- North Atlantic Treaty Organization – including the United States, Canada, and ten Western Europe countries.
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- parallel: Where in 1945 Soviet troops occupied Korea north of line of latitude and became the dividing line of Korea.
- A United States Policy that would work to contain communism.
- Congress of Racial Equality, founded in 1961, planned freedom Rides to desegregate interstate buses.
- Deal: A new project to create jobs, build public housing, and end racial discrimination.
- Plan: A plan offering 13 billion dollars in aid to western and southern European nations.
- A protest in which people sit at a place and refuse to move until their demands are met.
- boom: A sharp increase of US birthrates following World War II
- Equal Rights Amendment, Congress passed in 1972
- Society: A series of programs help to disenfranchised, the poor, the elderly, and women.
- War: A conflict in June 1950, North Korean troops crossed the 38th parallel into South Korea.
21 Clues: Hydrogen bomb • Residential areas surrounding a city. • Equal Rights Amendment, Congress passed in 1972 • National Organization for Women, founded in 1966 • A United States Policy that would work to contain communism. • boom: A sharp increase of US birthrates following World War II • War: A conflict between the United States and the Soviet Union. • ...
Franklin D. Roosevelt 2015-02-12
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- In which fall did Roosevelt change his policy?
- How many days did the Japanese and Germany declare war after the bomb of Pearl Harbor?
- Who else was part of the big three other than Roosevelt and Churchill?
- Where did the United States and their allies invade in 1942?
- What act helped Roosevelt increase his support for Great Britain?
- How many months did Roosevelt not serve in the WWII?
- Where did Roosevelt report war events?
- force What part of the armed forced did Elliot Roosevelt have part in?
- How many children did Roosevelt have all together?
- How many months was the United States neutral?
- What part of the Armed forces did James Roosevelt have part in?
- What year was Pearl Harbor bombed?
- What death was similar to Roosevelt's that affected the United States?
- What age did Roosevelt die?
- Who advised Roosevelt of Germany invading Poland?
- How many years did Roosevelt serve for in total?
- What role did Roosevelt carry out?
- Who helped Roosevelt work out the main battle plans in WWII?
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- How many electoral votes did Roosevelt get in the reelection in 1940?
- Who did he defeat for reelections in 1940?
- What part of the armed force did Franklin Jr. and John Roosevelt have part in?
- What did Roosevelt stood up proudly for?
- Was Roosevelt a republican or democrat?
- What month did Roosevelt die?
- Where did Churchill-Roosevelt meeting frequently took place?
- What year did Roosevelt call on industry to produce war equipment?
- How were Theodore and Franklin Roosevelt related?
- What day in December did the United States declare war?
- How many sons did Roosevelt have?
- Who was the major allie to Roosevelt in WWII?
30 Clues: What age did Roosevelt die? • What month did Roosevelt die? • How many sons did Roosevelt have? • What year was Pearl Harbor bombed? • What role did Roosevelt carry out? • Where did Roosevelt report war events? • Was Roosevelt a republican or democrat? • What did Roosevelt stood up proudly for? • Who did he defeat for reelections in 1940? • ...
Review 2015-04-13
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- This was the primary reason Catholics immigrated to Maryland.
- Protects the accused with the right to remain silent, speedy trails, jury of peers, and protection from cruel and unusual punishment.
- Loosing a staple food crop, this prompted Irish immigrants to flee to the United States.
- Started over British impressment of our sailors and ended by the Treaty of Ghent.
- Young women in 1800’s New England became employed outside the home as.
- What Texas and California were both formerly a part of.
- Introduction of interchangeable parts led to this.
- Tenth amendment principle meaning that powers not granted to the United States by the constitution are reserved to the states and to the people.
- Gave access to markets for economic development in New York, Boston, and Charlestown
- Building roads and a transportation network helped promote this.
- Citizens reporting to jury duty are helping uphold a constitutional right through this amendment.
- What the south passed to limit the effects of the Civil War Amendments.
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- Democrats of 1844 called for no land to be ceded to England, making Manifest Destiny a what?
- The Virginia Plan and the New Jersey plans help lay out representation in congress with this solution.
- Hudson River School paintings share this theme with literary works by Ralph Waldo Emerson
- What era in history contained Common Sense, the 1st Continental Congress, and the Intolerable Acts
- One problem George Washington faced when he became president.
- States like South Carolina cannot void or overrule a federal law that they think is unconstitutional.
- Annexation of this state led to border disputes and the US-Mexican War.
- You get unalienable rights and are created equal because you are this.
20 Clues: Introduction of interchangeable parts led to this. • What Texas and California were both formerly a part of. • This was the primary reason Catholics immigrated to Maryland. • One problem George Washington faced when he became president. • Building roads and a transportation network helped promote this. • ...
Gov 2021-01-14
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- districts where the election is close
- the rule that debate could be cut off if ⅔ of the senators vote to a cloture motion
- two chamber legislature
- petition a means of bringing a bill out of committee and to the floor for consideration
- A one chamber legislature
- Allows some amendments but not all
- a call to find out if the necessary amount of members are present
- made up of 435 elected members, divided among the 50 states in proportion to their total population.
- a drawn out speech to delay action in congress
- of both houses needed to override a veto
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- a rule in the senate used to end or limit debates
- joint committee of the United States Congress appointed by the House of Representatives and Senate
- the upper house in congress
- the name of the committee where tax bills are
- rules under which bills will be presented to the House of Representatives, unlike other committees, which often deal with a specific area of policy.
- v carr U.S. Supreme Court case that forced the Tennessee legislature to reapportion itself on the basis of population.
- parliamentary procedure permitted by the Standing Rules of the United States Senate
- the minimum number of representatives used to conduct business
- the voters represented by someone
- process by which a U.S. congressional committee or state legislative session debates, amends, and rewrites proposed legislation.
- granted citizenship to “all persons born or naturalized in the United States,” which included former slaves recently freed.
- eliminates an opportunity to amend the bill on the floor
- what congress can pass besides bills
- an officail count of population
- how a bill is introduced into the house of representitiives
25 Clues: two chamber legislature • A one chamber legislature • the upper house in congress • an officail count of population • the voters represented by someone • Allows some amendments but not all • what congress can pass besides bills • districts where the election is close • of both houses needed to override a veto • the name of the committee where tax bills are • ...
Final Exam Crossword 2 2021-05-18
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- he wanted two presidents for the country
- this means to approve
- States have equal representation in this house
- Britain no longer bought this crop from SC
- U.S. wanted to build this across Gadsden Purchase
- Legislative Branch has this many houses
- scalawags were viewed as this
- branch of government that makes the laws
- Vesey spoke out against slavery here
- cotton grown along coast
- law and order kept by Military
- Preston Brooks was rewarded with these
- people who wanted to leave the Union
- Was Freedman Bureau biggest contribution
- Backcountry settlers wanted to become this
- this state upset the balance of free and slave states
- California became this type of state
- Mexico and U.S. went to war over this border
- idea U.S. should claim all land from coast to coast
- popular sovereignty allows who to decide and issue
- system where slaves worked in groups
- invention that increased need for slaves
- this connected Charleston to Columbia and NC
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- Political Party formed to fight slavery
- Planned a failed slave revolt
- wanted to secede if other states did also
- Compromise of 1877 ended this
- slaves received clothing this many times a year
- cotton that hard to grow for a profit
- Constitution Convention was held here
- Virginia Plan was favored by these states
- 1st soldiers to invade Mexico City
- Rights that make everyone equal
- this person farmed for a landowner
- type of farmer could grow what they wanted
- means before the war
- Lincoln wanted this % of southerners to take oath
- Americans came to Texas to grow
- facory that makes cloth into a product
- Northerners did not believe they should count in the population
40 Clues: means before the war • this means to approve • cotton grown along coast • Planned a failed slave revolt • Compromise of 1877 ended this • scalawags were viewed as this • law and order kept by Military • Rights that make everyone equal • Americans came to Texas to grow • 1st soldiers to invade Mexico City • this person farmed for a landowner • Vesey spoke out against slavery here • ...
test 2021-05-27
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- A simple long distance code, made up of short and long notes or lines.
- A compromise that restricted slavery in northern states but allowed it in southern territories
- The murder of a person by another person.
- An act signed by Senator James Mason that required escaped slaves to be returned to their masters, regardless of circumstance.
- A battle ending in a Union win and crushing confederate defeat they never recovered from, killing ⅓ of Confederate soldiers.
- One of the best Union commanders, to whom Robert E. Lee surrendered.
- The northern states of America, in support of the abolition of slavery.
- The president of the Confederacy (1861-1865)
- A member of the US federalist party who supports a system of government under a central authority.
- The presidential election that jump-started the secession of the Confederacy.
- A battle in which the North halted Confederate forces in Maryland. Known for the Confederate plans being found wrapped around three cigars.
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- An act passed to repeal the Missouri Compromise that created two new territories with popular sovereignty and a new rebublican party with a goal to prevent slavery’s spread to the west.
- A person in favor of the abolition of a system, especially slavery.
- an executive order approved by President Abraham Lincoln.
- The Union president during the Civil War (1861-1865)
- The states located in between the Union and Confederacy. Aligned with the Union but in support of slavery.
- One of the best Confederate generals who led during the battles of Antietam and Gettysburg, eventually surrendering to Ulysses S. Grant.
- The first battle in the Civil War and the first shots fired.
- The vice president of the Confederacy (1861-1865)
- The southern states of America, those in support of slavery who seceded from the US.
20 Clues: The murder of a person by another person. • The president of the Confederacy (1861-1865) • The vice president of the Confederacy (1861-1865) • The Union president during the Civil War (1861-1865) • an executive order approved by President Abraham Lincoln. • The first battle in the Civil War and the first shots fired. • ...
American Revolution 2021-11-13
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- a founding father, principal author of the Declaration of Independence, and third President of the United States.
- the killing of many people who are not able to defend themselves.
- commander of the British army during the American Revolution; surrendered at Yorktown in 1781.
- the statement from the Continental Congress declaring the Thirteen Colonies as sovereign, independent states from Great Britain.
- became famous for alerting the colonial militia the British were coming prior to the Battle of Lexington and Concord in 1775.
- the last major battle of the American Revolution in 1781.
- an order issued by a government.
- the slogan and primary grievance against Great Britain by the Thirteen Colonies.
- a founding father and accomplished writer, scientist and diplomat.
- one who remained loyal to Great Britain.
- the primary military force who fought for independence from Britain during the American Revolution.
- nickname given to British soldiers due to their distinctive red uniforms worn during the American Revolution.
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- the first President of the United States and Commander-in-Chief of the Continental Army during the American Revolution.
- author of Common Sense.
- a founding father and second President of the United States.
- the first battle of the American Revolution in 1775.
- the original colonies along the Atlantic coast of North America belonging to Great Britain.
- one who fought for the independence of the American colonies.
- to protest by refusing to buy a certain product or service.
- occurred in 1773 when the Sons of Liberty dumped chests of tea into Boston Harbor in protest of British taxation of the American colonies.
- to impose or collect a tax.
- a colonist trained to fight at a moment's notice during the American Revolution.
22 Clues: author of Common Sense. • to impose or collect a tax. • an order issued by a government. • one who remained loyal to Great Britain. • the first battle of the American Revolution in 1775. • the last major battle of the American Revolution in 1781. • to protest by refusing to buy a certain product or service. • a founding father and second President of the United States. • ...
CUBAN MISSILE CRISIS 2022-05-11
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- Use diplomatic pressure to get the Soviet Union to remove the missiles
- island country
- the forces that act between two or more nucleons.
- often referred to by his initials JFK, was an American politician who served as the 35th president of the United States from 1961 until his assassination near the end of his third year in office.
- was a socialist and communist state that spanned much of Eurasia from 1922 to 1991.
- was a Cuban revolutionary and politician who was the leader of Cuba from 1959 to 2008,
- Use the US Navy to block any missiles from arriving in Cuba.
- Offer Castro the choice of splitting with the Soviets or being invaded
- Full-force invasion of Cuba and overthrow of Castro
- projectile motion to deliver warheads on a target.
- the consequences or aftereffects of a significant unpleasant event
- the new residents of the White House were young, sophisticated, and attractive. Many Americans considered the Kennedys a breath of fresh
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- a state of political hostility between countries characterized by threats, propaganda, and other measures short of open warfare.
- missiles These weapons are guided only during relatively brief periods
- discussion aimed at reaching an agreement.
- was an American politician who served as United States Deputy Secretary of Defense
- was the First Secretary of the Communist Party of the Soviet Union from 1953 to 1964
- is the formal working space of the President of the United States
- Use the US Air Force to attack all known missile sites.
- ambassador to the Soviet Union
- confrontation between the United States and the Soviet Union in 1962 over the presence of missile sites in Cuba
21 Clues: island country • ambassador to the Soviet Union • discussion aimed at reaching an agreement. • the forces that act between two or more nucleons. • projectile motion to deliver warheads on a target. • Full-force invasion of Cuba and overthrow of Castro • Use the US Air Force to attack all known missile sites. • ...
Civil War and Reconstruction 2022-06-01
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- The Treaty with Russia was negotiated and signed by Secretary of State William Seward and Russian Minister to the United States Edouard de Stoeckl.
- Helped cut off supplies to Confederate troops and weakened the morale of the Confederates.
- Also known as the Battle of Sharpsburg
- Also known as the Battle of First Manassas
- Earned nickname at the First Battle of Manassas; charged his army toward Union
- We visited this battlefield;)
- restrictive laws designed to limit the freedom of Black people and ensure their availability as a cheap labour force.
- A type of farming where families rent small plots of land from a landowner in return for a portion of their crop
- Took place in Vicksburg, Mississippi
- Also known as the Battle of Pittsburg Landing
- an informal unwritten deal that settled the dispute of the 1876 U.S. Presidential election
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- the reconstruction plan stated that southern state could be readmitted into the Union once 10 percent of its voters swore an Oath Of Allegiance to the Union.
- Initially a colonel in the Union volunteer army.
- Declared that all persons held as slaves within the rebellious states are now free
- followed the Civil War
- Also known as “Invisible Empire of the South”
- required that 50 percent of a state's White males take a loyalty oath to the United States
- Confederate general in charge of the Southern army during the Civil War.
- passed under President Johnson and outline the terms for readmission to representation of rebel states.
- Confederates would open fire under general Beauregard against Union troops, led by Gen. Anderson on April 12, 1861.
20 Clues: followed the Civil War • We visited this battlefield;) • Took place in Vicksburg, Mississippi • Also known as the Battle of Sharpsburg • Also known as the Battle of First Manassas • Also known as “Invisible Empire of the South” • Also known as the Battle of Pittsburg Landing • Initially a colonel in the Union volunteer army. • ...
Civil Rights/ Vietnam War Vocabulary 2022-02-11
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- A major escalation and one of the largest military campaigns of the Vietnam War
- He became the most visible spokesman and leader in the civil rights movement
- groups compete in increases in military personnel and material
- investigative committee of the United States House of Representatives, created in 1938
- case that parents were allowed to educate their children outside of either the public school system or traditional private schools
- A case in which the Court held that state-mandated segregation laws did not violate the equal protection clause of the Fourteenth Amendment.
- collection of state and local statutes that legalized racial segregation
- Term coined by Richard Nixon
- decided that Mexican Americans and all other racial groups in the United States had equal protection under the 14th Amendment
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- it was pressuring American leaders to reconsider its commitments
- Supreme Court ruling that cemented students rights to free speech in public schools
- aimed to reduce American involvement in the Vietnam War by transferring all military responsibilities to South Vietnam.
- Was one of the co-founded the National Farm Workers Association
- granted the right to vote to American citizens aged eighteen or older
- case in which the justices ruled unanimously that racial segregation of children in public schools was unconstitutional
- Was one of the co-founded the National Farm Workers Association
- 20th-century competition between the Soviet Union and the United States
- describe public skepticism about the Lyndon B. Johnson administration's statements and policies on the Vietnam War
- Klux Klan born in 1865 in Pulaski, Tennessee, as a private club for Confederate veterans.
- a period of intense anti-Communist suspicion in the United States
- also known as the Liberation of Saigon by North Vietnamese
- She was known for her pivotal role in the Montgomery bus boycott
22 Clues: Term coined by Richard Nixon • also known as the Liberation of Saigon by North Vietnamese • groups compete in increases in military personnel and material • Was one of the co-founded the National Farm Workers Association • Was one of the co-founded the National Farm Workers Association • it was pressuring American leaders to reconsider its commitments • ...
puzzling government 2022-11-18
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- The courts have never given a complete listing of…
- favors national action dealing with matters
- The course of action a government takes in response to some issue or problem
- Article VI, Section 2, of the Constitution makes the acts and treaties of the United States supreme
- The Constitution also reserves certain powers strictly to the states
- Public acts refers to civil laws passed by state legislatures
- Those powers that the national government may exercise simply because it is a government
- has 3 articles including the preamble
- A nationalist Chief Justice; presided during McCulloch
- organization of government administrators, to carry out legislation
- laws relating to disputes between individuals, groups, or with the state
- powers directly expressed or stated in the Constitution by the Founders.
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- allows the powers of Congress to stretch,
- this branch has the courts
- require periodic checks of government agencies to see if they are still needed.
- enforces laws
- Those powers that the national government requires to carry out the powers that are expressly defined in the Constitution
- powers that both the national government and the states have
- prohibiting public officials from holding closed meetings
- favors state and local action in dealing with problems
- return to state criminals and fugitives who flee across state lines to escape justice.
- The principal way in which states may do this is to negotiate interstate compacts
- The Constitution grants three types of power to the national government: expressed, implied, and inherent powers
- levied on individual earnings has become the major source of money for the national government
- subject to presidential veto. The procedure for admission begins when Congress passes an
25 Clues: enforces laws • this branch has the courts • has 3 articles including the preamble • allows the powers of Congress to stretch, • favors national action dealing with matters • The courts have never given a complete listing of… • favors state and local action in dealing with problems • A nationalist Chief Justice; presided during McCulloch • ...
Civil War Crossword 2019-01-15
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- Big battle in Maryland, big win for Union
- In charge of female nurses for the Union
- “Four _______ and seven years ago…”
- Republican candidate 1860
- General put in charge of Union armies, 1864
- State with many battles and a Capital of the Confederacy
- Supervised slaves on plantation
- Lee courthouse surrender
- First major battle of the Civil War
- States that left the Union formed the ______ States of America
- South did this from the Union
- Someone who wants to end slavery
- states Slave states that didn’t leave the union
- A main cause of the civil war
- Executive order that freed slaves
- Home of Confederate soldiers
- Battle of _______, 1862 confederate victory
- Part of the compromise of 1850 was this ________ Slave Act
- 2,000 women in the civil war worked as these
- Lincoln’s opponent in Illinois Senate election
- Turner Slave who led violent revolt
- Pennsylvania site of major battle and famous address
- Important crop in the South
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- Believed that slavery should be outlawed
- _______ of factories changed the economy of the North
- Names of ironclad ships in famous battle
- Important new mode of transportation for the North
- Major military leader of the Confederacy
- Nickname for Northern currency
- Home of Union soldiers
- Jackson nickname after First Battle of Bull Run
- Sumter First battle of the American Civil War
- Confederates won the battle, Jackson lost his arm
- Confederate Capital from 1861-1865
- Battle in the woods won by Union
- Economy of the South was based on this
- President of the Confederacy
- Led a raid on Harper’s Ferry
- Siege of _______, 1863
- Woman who helped free hundreds of slaves
40 Clues: Home of Union soldiers • Siege of _______, 1863 • Lee courthouse surrender • Republican candidate 1860 • Important crop in the South • Home of Confederate soldiers • President of the Confederacy • Led a raid on Harper’s Ferry • South did this from the Union • A main cause of the civil war • Nickname for Northern currency • Supervised slaves on plantation • ...
The Progressive Era 2019-10-30
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- a muckraker who created a pictorial book called How the Other Half Lives which exposed how the poor lived in New York City tenements
- Supreme Court case that ruled "separate but equal"; legalized segregation
- a civil rights activists who believed that African Americans should demand political and social rights and founder of the NAACP (National Association for the Advancement of Colored People), a civil rights organization
- the right to vote
- granted African American males the right to vote
- abolished slavery
- - an 1882 law that prohibited Chinese from immigrating to the United States
- women were granted suffrage
- banned the manufacture, sale and transportation of alcohol, known as the "Noble Experiment" it was later repealed by the 21 amendment
- a novel by muckraker Upton Sinclair that exposed the horrors of the meat packing industry
- muckraker who wrote a book called The History of Standard Oil Company, to expose John D Rockefeller's Robber Baron ways
- the infamous leader of Tammany Hall, a political machine in New York City
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- African American educator who believed that equality for the races was best achieved through vocational education
- state and local laws that enforced racial segregation in the Southern United States
- granted African Americans citizenship
- an organization, headed by a single boss that commands enough votes to maintain political control of a city, county, or state
- known as the " trustbuster, " he was the president of the United States who regulated trusts and monopolies and promoted conservation (protecting nature)
- - movement dedicated to promoting moderation and complete abstinence in the use of alcohol
- a journalist during the Progressive Era that tried to bring about reform by exposing negative aspects of society
- founder of the settlement house movement in the United States, she operated the Hull House in Chicago, IL
20 Clues: the right to vote • abolished slavery • women were granted suffrage • granted African Americans citizenship • granted African American males the right to vote • Supreme Court case that ruled "separate but equal"; legalized segregation • the infamous leader of Tammany Hall, a political machine in New York City • ...
Civil War Review 2024-05-16
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- a term commonly used in the US military during the American Civil War to describe a new status for certain people who escaped slavery
- opening the Civil War
- is a town in Virginia, United States
- boosted morale in the North and insured the reelection of President Abraham Lincoln
- the first major battle of the American Civil War
- the United States grappled with the challenges of reintegrating into the Union the states
- final major military action in the American Civil War
- the deadliest one-day battle in American military history
- man holding and cultivating a small landed estate; a freeholder.
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- a presidential proclamation and executive order issued by United States President Abraham Lincoln
- a military campaign of the American Civil War conducted through Georgia from November 15 until December 21, 1864
- fought on June 27, 1864, during the Atlanta Campaign of the American Civil War.
- military strategy proposed by Union General Winfield Scott early in the American Civil War
- the resistance to enslavement through escape and flight
- Plunderers and militant abolitionists
- political policy of promoting or protecting the interests of "native-born"
- one of the largest and deadliest battles of the Civil War.
- restricted black people's right to own property, conduct business, buy and lease land, and move freely through public spaces
- also known as the Battle of Pittsburg Landing, allowed Union troops to penetrate the Confederate interior
- the British three men and the other ten were wounded while the Patriots lost eighty-three men and four hundred and eighty-three were captured.
- marked the turning point of the Civil War
- the largest auction of enslaved people in U.S. history
22 Clues: opening the Civil War • is a town in Virginia, United States • Plunderers and militant abolitionists • marked the turning point of the Civil War • the first major battle of the American Civil War • final major military action in the American Civil War • the largest auction of enslaved people in U.S. history • the resistance to enslavement through escape and flight • ...
Civil War 2024-05-27
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- a person advocating or supporting republican government.
- ending a practice
- covered in iron, difficult to penetrate
- codes laws that attempted to limit the rights of African Americans following emancipation
- the wealth and industry of a nation
- death as a result of war
- the forced separation of different groups
- to formally separate from
- an armed conflict between the Union and the Confederacy
- sovereignty the concept that a government is controlled by and gets its power from its people\\
- the period before the American Civil War
- relating to the southern states that had seceded from the Union
- someone held and forced to work against his or her will
- state slave states that did not secede from the Union
- law a government controlled by the military after the removal of the previous government
- War an armed conflict between the Union and the Confederacy
- relating to the northern states of the United States of America following the secession of the Confederacy
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- concern for one particular region over concern for the nation as a whole
- a person who runs for elected office in a place where he or she is not from
- to set free
- "a barricade designed to prevent people from receiving goods or from
- to give up
- the period of time following the Civil War in which the South rebuilt and rejoined the Union
- an official pardon, typically for actions against a government
- an unjust limitation of one’s rights
- an involuntary recruitment for the military\
- and leaving"
- the smaller group within a whole
- forbid
- a person who has escaped
- describing something that is extreme
31 Clues: forbid • to give up • to set free • and leaving" • ending a practice • death as a result of war • a person who has escaped • to formally separate from • the smaller group within a whole • the wealth and industry of a nation • an unjust limitation of one’s rights • describing something that is extreme • covered in iron, difficult to penetrate • the period before the American Civil War • ...
Standard 5 Vocabulary 2023-03-08
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- Counted 3 of every 5 slaves for population (representation in Congress) and taxes
- The Great Compromiser; author of the Great Compromise
- could declare war or make peace, could coin or make money
- Supported Articles, opposed strong national gov’t, supported state government; Patrick Henry
- Surveyed and organized the land in the western territory
- Philosopher attributed with the ideas of separation of powers, checks and balances and limited government
- Created bi-cameral Congress where representation in the House was based on population and representation in the Senate was equal among the states
- Opposed Articles and wanted a strong national gov’t, believed upper class should govern the people; James Madison, Alexander Hamilton
- Father of the Constitution and one of the writers of The Federalist papers
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- One branch of government has power over other branches and vice versa to balance out the power
- First government of the newly formed United States
- Power of the government is limited by laws and by the citizens
- Organized the newly acquired territory around the Great Lakes and established how states would enter the union; territories then states
- Series of 85 letters written to support ratification of the Constitution. Written by – John Jay, Alexander Hamilton and James Madison
- Rebellion following American Revo. War against tax and debt collectors; showed the weaknesses of Articles of Confederation
- Could not tax, could not enforce laws, could not form an army
- Creation of different branches of government with different powers
- First 10 amendments to the Constitution; protects the citizens; inspired by Voltaire
- Met in Philadelphia, PA to discuss changes to the AOC and instead annulled it and drew up a new government
- Influenced the writing of the Bill of Rights; Especially 1st amendment
20 Clues: First government of the newly formed United States • The Great Compromiser; author of the Great Compromise • Surveyed and organized the land in the western territory • could declare war or make peace, could coin or make money • Could not tax, could not enforce laws, could not form an army • Power of the government is limited by laws and by the citizens • ...
Andrew Jackson 2023-03-01
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- To reject a bill and prevent it from becoming law
- Cherokee chief who, after devoting his life to resisting U.S. seizure of his people's lands in Georgia
- A general and national hero in the United States Army from the time of the Mexican-American War and the War of 1812
- A financial crisis in the United States that touched off a major depression, which lasted until the mid-1840s
- A part of government in which specialized tasks are carried out by appointed officials rather than by elected ones
- all the land lying west of the Mississippi
- the action of a state impeding or attempting to prevent the operation and enforcement within its territory of a law of the U.S.
- President of united states 1829 to 1837
- Practice of handling out government jobs to supporters replacing government employees with the winning candidate's supporters
- A senator, Speaker of the House, and secretary of state
- a remarkable political philosopher
- A method in election campaigns that uses gossip and lies to make an opponent look bad
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- A meeting in which representative members of a political party choose candidates to run for important elected offices
- To move to another place
- A candidate for national office who has support mostly from his home state
- A word or object that stands for something else
- the United States government forcibly removed the southeastern Native Americans from their homelands and relocated them on lands in Indian Territory
- The largest number of something, but less than a majority
- Greater then half of a total number of something
- was the tenth president of the United
20 Clues: To move to another place • a remarkable political philosopher • was the tenth president of the United • President of united states 1829 to 1837 • all the land lying west of the Mississippi • A word or object that stands for something else • Greater then half of a total number of something • To reject a bill and prevent it from becoming law • ...
industrialization unit 2023-01-31
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- fiery orator and fearless organizer for the Mine Workers
- when a business grows by acquiring a similar company in their industry at the same point of the supply chain.
- United States federal law that was designed to regulate the railroad industry, particularly its monopolistic practices.
- the first process for the production of steel from molten pig iron before the development of the open hearth furnace.
- the idea that certain people become powerful in society because they are innately better
- helped build the formidable American steel industry
- invented the telephone
- designed and manufactured the Pullman sleeping car
- one of the founding members of the Industrial Workers of the World (IWW), and five times the candidate of the Socialist Party of America for President of the United States.
- a labor organization that sought to organize workers along the lines of industrial unions rather than the specialized trade, or craft, unions of the American Federation of Labor.
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- a United States antitrust law which prescribes the rule of free competition among those engaged in commerce.
- sham construction company chartered to build the Union Pacific Railroad by financing it with unmarketable bonds.
- invented the light bulb
- invented the first practical typewriter
- group that focused strengthening Social Security and private pensions, ensuring fair tax policies, and making high-quality, affordable health care available to all.
- case in which the U.S. Supreme Court upheld the power of government to regulate private industries.
- founder of the Standard Oil Company
- the first continuous railroad line across the United States.
- the first person to strike oil in America
- founder of the American Federation of Labor
20 Clues: invented the telephone • invented the light bulb • founder of the Standard Oil Company • invented the first practical typewriter • the first person to strike oil in America • founder of the American Federation of Labor • designed and manufactured the Pullman sleeping car • helped build the formidable American steel industry • ...
Important People Puzzle 2023-01-26
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- Known for writing Common Sense
- Known for his quote, “We fight, get beat, rise, and fight again.”
- Known for being the first signer of the Declaration of Independence, and for having the biggest hand writing signing it.
- Known for being the founder and leader of Sons of Liberty.
- Known for the first woman to serve as Second Lady of United States
- Known for helping write the Declaration of the Rights of Men, and helping launch the French Revolution.
- Known for “Give me Liberty or Give me death!”
- Most known for being the author of the Declaration of Independence and being one of the Founding Fathers
- Was famous for being a traitor to the Continental Army
- Known for saying the quote "I have not yet begun to fight"
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- Was famous for making countless trips to a nearby spring, and taking control of a cannon when her husband fainted.
- Known for the phrase in his writing, “We cannot act with too much caution in our disputes.
- Known for his defeat at the Battle of Saratoga, and being the general of the American Revolution.
- Was the founder and chief architect of the American financial system.
- Known for being executed by the British for being a spy, and saying, “I only regret that I have but one life to give for my country”
- Famous for his "midnight ride"
- Known for capturing Fort Ticonderoga during the Revolutionary War and being the founders of the state of Vermont.
- Most commonly known for being the first president of United States, and being the commander of the Continental Army.
- Known for being the fourth president of United States
- Known for being the second president of United States
20 Clues: Known for writing Common Sense • Famous for his "midnight ride" • Known for “Give me Liberty or Give me death!” • Known for being the fourth president of United States • Known for being the second president of United States • Was famous for being a traitor to the Continental Army • Known for being the founder and leader of Sons of Liberty. • ...
Aleck Sanchez Ch.#14 Study Guide 2023-05-04
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- What where the people that worked on the field with there 1-10 slaves
- what did slaves have to take out of cotton before the cotton gin
- What was the seccond most immigrated country to the US
- What part of the country was a hub for rail roads?
- What percent of the south where slaves
- Many of the workers in the north where _____
- Who made the cotton gin?
- what year did most immigrants arrive
- what did Elias Howe or Isaac Singer Make?
- About how many slaves where free around 1860
- Slaves where not allowed to own any _____ as it might harm the owner if they rebel
- what did Cyrus McCormick make?
- What was the area of most common plantations called
- How many slaves where allowed to gather at once after the slave code
- Why did many Irish people come to the US
- The south sold cotton not only the the northern states, but also to the rest of the ____
- From what country where most of the immigrants from
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- why did so many _____ Come to the US
- what machine was the string made on
- There where many slaves in the _____
- What did the northern states make the cotton into
- The plain folk also worked in the ____ with there slaves
- Did most southerners own slaves?
- Because slave owners thought that free slaves was a bad influence so they made the _______
- How many slaves could 10 cotton gins replace?
- What percent had slaves in the south
- How many slaves could the cotton gin replace
- what was the 1% known as in the southern states
- what did Samuel morse make?
- Some slave owners treet there slaves like _____
- What was the center economy of the southern states
- gin what machine was used to separate the seeds and thorns in the cotton
32 Clues: Who made the cotton gin? • what did Samuel morse make? • what did Cyrus McCormick make? • Did most southerners own slaves? • what machine was the string made on • why did so many _____ Come to the US • There where many slaves in the _____ • What percent had slaves in the south • what year did most immigrants arrive • What percent of the south where slaves • ...
US HISTORY CROSS WORD PUZZLE 2024-11-21
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- First president of the United States, only put last name
- The first state to separate church and state and guaranteed to right to practice religion free from government intrusion
- Wrote the declaration of independence
- A change or addition to the terms of a contract or document.
- The federal government attempted a variety of treaties with Indian tribes to reduce conflict along the frontier
- 1874–1875 was developed by white Southern Democrats as part of the white insurgency during the Reconstruction
- Though the war had no clear winner, the treaty restored pre-war territorial boundaries, returned prisoners, and strengthened the United States as a nation.1812
- ____system,a group or network of institutions that provide financial services
- Turning point of the revolution
- "father of the constitution"
- Argued for a stronger national government
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- After the US Mexican war, conflict arose over land claims in California between former Mexican citizens and new settlers
- Whitch amendment allowed you to have freedom of religion,speech,press,assembly,petition
- This war between America and Britain established the US as a country with an identity when the new country defended its first "invasion".
- 1755-1804) was a Founding Father of the United States, soldier, lawyer, scholar, economist, congressman, and first U.S.Secretary of the Treasury.
- A plan in 1803 and establishment of judicial review
- A treaty that ended the War of the American Revolution.
- Political system where trade and industry are controlled by private owners for profit. Its core principles are accumulation, ownership, and profiting from capital.
- Issued in 1215, the first document to put into writing the principle that the king and his government was not above the law
- Was an American Founding Father who served as the second president of the United States
20 Clues: "father of the constitution" • Turning point of the revolution • Wrote the declaration of independence • Argued for a stronger national government • A plan in 1803 and establishment of judicial review • A treaty that ended the War of the American Revolution. • First president of the United States, only put last name • ...
Cold War Crossword 2025-02-06
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- head of the House on Un-American Activities Committee (HUAC) in the US Senate
- the practice of teaching children in schools throughout the United States to protect themselves from a potential nuclear attack
- leader of the soviet union
- nations that were aligned with, but also under the influence and pressure of, the Soviet Union
- a policy which stated that the US would give aid to any country threatened by communism.
- The North Atlantic Treaty Organization
- imaginary boundary dividing europe into two sections
- the only major country that stood at the intersection of the two superpower camps
- earth's first artificial satellite
- a president that helped Stalin in the early cold war
- designed to protect people from radioactive dirt and debris that can fall out of the air following a nuclear detonation
- an internal border between North and South Korea based on a circle of latitude
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- North Korea's Soviet-supported invasion
- Tension between the USA and Russia
- the United States provide economic assistance to restore the economic infrastructure of postwar Europe
- a confrontation between the United States and the Soviet Union that began with the shooting down of a U.S. U-2 reconnaissance plane
- airlifting food and fuel to Berlin from Allied airbases in western Germany
- complete power and control over people
- a gov't that protects all the citizen human rights
- investigate alleged disloyalty and subversive activities on the part of private citizens
- Nation that believes in democracy and freedom
- ailed, isolated, rogue state
- stopping the spread of communism
- a collective defence treaty established by the Soviet Union and seven other Soviet satellite states
- a pro-communist nation in the cold war
25 Clues: leader of the soviet union • ailed, isolated, rogue state • stopping the spread of communism • Tension between the USA and Russia • earth's first artificial satellite • complete power and control over people • The North Atlantic Treaty Organization • a pro-communist nation in the cold war • North Korea's Soviet-supported invasion • ...
History Ch. 9 2025-01-31
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- Preachers who traveled from town to town preaching in areas that had no pastor.
- Man who wrote the first major American dictionary.
- Gold mines in the California gold rush
- Leader of the “haystack prayer meetings”
- “Father of Western African Missions”
- The most famous pioneer of colonial Time.
- The purchase that makes up the states of California, Nevada, Utah, and parts of Arizona
- The group that introduced the spirituals to the northern states and Europe
- Sacajawea acted as their guide and interpreter.
- A fiery black preacher who ministered in the Civil War hospitals.
- The most historic and best remembered battle in Texas struggle for independence.
- The treaty that officially ended the war of 1812
- Be Trailblazers by Daniel Boone for Pioneers headed west
- Gave freedom of religion and protection to those settling in the northwest territory
- The woman responsible for New York City’s first Sunday school program.
- Responsible for the victory at the battle of New Orleans
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- One of the beloved hymn writers of 1800s
- The purchase that makes up the southern part of the states of New Mexico and Arizona.
- The first Baptist missionary to Japan.
- We general Sam Houston captured Santa Ana and the Mexican army.
- More than double the size of the United States.
- One of the best known circuit writer preachers.
- America’s greatest contribution to the field of music
- The author of children’s reading series using in America in 1800s
- President responsible for the Louisiana purchase.
- Empty, deserted towns left after Goldminers have moved on.
- America’s first missionary to a foreign land.
- “ Father of American Missions”
- The country Commodore, Matthew Perry was responsible for opening for American trade.
29 Clues: “ Father of American Missions” • “Father of Western African Missions” • The first Baptist missionary to Japan. • Gold mines in the California gold rush • One of the beloved hymn writers of 1800s • Leader of the “haystack prayer meetings” • The most famous pioneer of colonial Time. • America’s first missionary to a foreign land. • ...
Final Exam Review #2 2025-05-12
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- colonies signed this document that expressed their frustration with England (2)
- passed in 1964 that prohibited discrimination based on race, creed, color, and religion
- organization that assisted ex slaves after the Civil War ex. set up schools, medical care, find lost loved ones (5)
- first legislative assembly and the first step towards democracy in the colonies-located in Virginia (1)
- wealthy businessmen that underpaid workers and provided goods and services
- wanted to punish the South for seceeding (5)
- compromise that allowed for slaves to count for representation (3)
- freed slaves in the rebelling states (4)
- tension between the federal government and South Carolina over tariffs, foreshadowed secession
- slave who sued for his freedom and lost, court ruled that limiting slavery to slave states was not legal (4)
- first battle of the revolution (2)
- The 19th amendment gave women this right
- Novel written by Upton Sinclair that led to food safety legislation
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- maintained the balance of free states and slave states in 1820 (4)
- violence between northern abolitionists and southern slave owners in Kansas
- people sold these on Black Tuesday and led to the stock market crash
- supported the Constitution as written-did not want to include a bill of rights
- mass movement from the South to North primarily looking for better job opportunities
- America's stance at the beginning of WWI
- people opposed to slavery, William Lloyd Garrison and Harriet Beecher Stowe are examples (4)
- granted all people citizenship and equal protection under the law (5)
- the creation of three branches of government and each branch can check the power of the other (3)
22 Clues: first battle of the revolution (2) • freed slaves in the rebelling states (4) • America's stance at the beginning of WWI • The 19th amendment gave women this right • wanted to punish the South for seceeding (5) • maintained the balance of free states and slave states in 1820 (4) • compromise that allowed for slaves to count for representation (3) • ...
Chapter 7 Vocab 2022-12-23
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- John C. Calhoun called the 1828 tariff a _________
- 6th president of the U.S.
- A case in which the Court decided that the Second Bank of the United States could not be taxed by the state of Maryland
- 620 mile road connecting md to il
- federal government provided funds to negotiate treaties that would force the Native Americans to move west
- promoted the american system
- inventor of muskets with interchangeable parts
- Congress managed to temporarily resolve the crisis with a series of agreements collective
- theDemocratic Party candidate Vanburen ran for reelection against was Whig Party candidate_________
- eli whitney's invention of 1793
- United States would not involve itself in European affairs
- democratic presidential canidate after Jackson announced he will not run again
- production of goods in large quantities
- the central bank of the United States
- connects the great lakes to the hudson river
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- parts that are exactly alike
- Jacksonians left the Republican Party to form the __________
- a new political party formed by Webster
- economic plan in the 19th century
- Massachusetts senator who rose and delivered one of the greatest speaches in american history
- bank closings and the collapse of the credit system
- incoming officials throw out former appointees
- 7th president of the U.S.
- Harrison’s vice-president and successor
- protects U.S. manufactured good from competition
- social and economic reorganization that took place as machines replaced-hand tools and large-scale factory production developed
- Jackson’s vice-president
- the belief that national interests should be placed ahead of regional concerns
- Spain ceded Florida to the United states with this
- The Cherokee buried more than a quarter of their people along what came to be known as the __________
30 Clues: Jackson’s vice-president • 6th president of the U.S. • 7th president of the U.S. • parts that are exactly alike • promoted the american system • eli whitney's invention of 1793 • 620 mile road connecting md to il • economic plan in the 19th century • the central bank of the United States • a new political party formed by Webster • Harrison’s vice-president and successor • ...
Kendal Reid - 3rd Gov 2023-01-09
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- Laws that citizens can vote on
- Fraction of Congress that needs to be in agreement to ratify Constitution
- Colonists first attempt at government structure (3 words)
- Politccial party that is more left leaning
- The vote that actually decided the president
- The amendment that lowered the voting age
- Powers that overlap between the Federal and State governments
- The document that limited the power of the king and protected the nobles (2 words)
- The idea that no one is above the law (3 words)
- Political party that is more right leaning
- Section of Congress that has representation based on size (3 words)
- The division of government power between different levels
- The document that was added to the Constitution as a compromise between the federalist and the anti federalist (3 words)
- There are 3 ways to become a citizen of the US, having citizen parents, being born in the US or being . . .
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- The biggest branch of government that also enforces that laws
- The type of government that the United States has (2 words)
- Section of Congress that has 2 representatives for all states no matter the size
- Type of party system in teh United States
- Group that infulance thw government to benefit their cause (2 words)
- The type of Legislature that the United States has
- Section of government where appointed people work there for life (2 words)
- Groups of advisors to the President
- The second highest level of government
- The place where a countries laws applies
- The division of government power between different levels
- Powers that overlap between the Federal and State governments
- Powers that are given to the federal government by the Constitution
27 Clues: Laws that citizens can vote on • Groups of advisors to the President • The second highest level of government • The place where a countries laws applies • Type of party system in teh United States • The amendment that lowered the voting age • Politccial party that is more left leaning • Political party that is more right leaning • ...
Preparing for the Final 2023-05-15
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- passionately committed to limited government
- is in charge of making sure that the laws of the United States are obeyed
- Westchester County Executive
- a process through which individuals indicate either approval/disapproval of a candidate for office
- a lifelong New Yorker dedicated to fighting for middle-class families in the United States Senate
- court that handles cases involving crimes committed by children, or cases involving the health or welfare of children.
- Vice President of the United States
- to carry firearms
- the process. of gathering information about the world and oneself
- guarantees Americans the fundamental right to keep and bear arms
- starts with the government charging the person it believes committed a crime.
- when the people choose leaders by voting
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- the intentional or unintentional act of providing information that will suggest your involvement in a crime
- a spending plan based on income and expenses
- process in which defendant and prosecutor negotiate mutually acceptable settlement of a case
- makes sure one branch isn't more powerful than the others
- when people who were born outside of the U.S. become citizens through a specific process
- by the people
- Majority Leader of the United States Senate
- Mayor of Peekskill
- makes all laws & controls taxing and spending policies
- provides that Congress make no law respecting an establishment of religion or prohibiting its free exercise
- a set of laws, guidelines, and actions decided and taken by governments in order to work in favor of the public
- a legal dispute between two or more parties
- organizes how land may be used
- decides who will be elected president and vice president of the U.S. and learns who is involved and how the process works.
26 Clues: by the people • to carry firearms • Mayor of Peekskill • Westchester County Executive • organizes how land may be used • Vice President of the United States • when the people choose leaders by voting • Majority Leader of the United States Senate • a legal dispute between two or more parties • a spending plan based on income and expenses • ...
History Final 2023-05-11
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- elected as a congressman and was later elected as president for the Republican Party
- a person who wanted to ban all slavery
- a proclamation Lincoln issued that freed slaves in Confederate-held areas
- an abolitionist who escaped and managed to come back and save other slaves
- a leading northern abolitionist and published newspapers to abolish slavery
- the 1% of the Southern States who left the Union
- was a group of white supremacist, domestic, terrorist organizations founded shortly after the United States Civil War ended.
- the slaves' crossing the Atlantic to America
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- a type of slave labor which slaves were split into groups for work
- all the inhabitants of a particular town area or country
- is the action of coming to live permanently in a foreign country
- a large bonus that most states paid to those who joined the Northern forces
- was usually a trusted slave that split the work among the slaves
- a type of slave labor where the overseer would give them a certain task
- the 25 states in the Union
- a man who declared slavery a moral evil elected by the Republican Party to be its standard-bearer
- songs where slaves would often reveal how they felt about their living conditions
- Douglass was a well-known abolitionist who escapes slavery in 1838. He had the talent of being a speaker who lectured against slavery. Making those lectures provided enough money for Douglass to help other's escape and even write his own autobiography.
- behavior involving physical force intended to hurt, damage, or kill someone or something
- a slave whose master, Emerson, died and underwent trials in courts to sue Emerson's heirs for his freedom
20 Clues: the 25 states in the Union • a person who wanted to ban all slavery • the slaves' crossing the Atlantic to America • the 1% of the Southern States who left the Union • all the inhabitants of a particular town area or country • is the action of coming to live permanently in a foreign country • was usually a trusted slave that split the work among the slaves • ...
history chapter 10, 11 2024-11-30
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- who said :give me liberty or give me death"
- led the constitutional convention
- who won the French and Indian War
- to give up or lose to an enemy
- the war in which the english won the right to the American western frontier land
- why was the French and Indian War fought
- man who United the thirteen colonies into one great nation
- last great battle in the war that became known as the American War for Independence
- what were the British soilders called
- elected the first president of the United States
- who taught george washington to hunt and camp and take care of himself in the wilderness
- a leader of the American Revolution who spoke out against the British
- one who could measure land and draw maps
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- a meeting of representatives who wrote the Constitution of the United States
- the first commander in chief of the american army; the first president of the United States
- set up a plan of government for our country
- commanded the American army against the English
- what did PAtrick Henry demand be added to the Constitution
- the first ten amendments to the United States Constitution
- the first written plan of government for the United States
- law passed by King George III that forced the people of Virginia to pay for a stamp to be put on important papers
- king of England from 1760-1820
- who thought they owned the western froniter land? the French or English
- person whose job is to give help to others with laws and speak for them in court
- the home of George Washington on the banks of the Potomac River in Virginia
- Washington Who did Patrick Henry help in the war with England
- the date the Declaration of Independence was approved
27 Clues: to give up or lose to an enemy • king of England from 1760-1820 • led the constitutional convention • who won the French and Indian War • what were the British soilders called • why was the French and Indian War fought • one who could measure land and draw maps • who said :give me liberty or give me death" • set up a plan of government for our country • ...
CROSSWORD PUZZLE ON POLITICS AND GOVERNANCE 2026-01-13
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- – An established organization that governs behavior.
- – Thinker who popularized the modern concept of the state.
- Approach – Political study focusing on philosophy, ethics, and institutions.
- – Based on observation and evidence.
- Theory – Theory that the state arose through domination of the strong over the weak.
- Contract Theory – Belief that people voluntarily formed states for mutual benefit.
- – Institutions that make and enforce laws for society.
- Theory – View that humans are social beings who naturally form states.
- – Government body that makes laws.
- – The population living within a state.
- Theory – Belief that states formed to meet economic needs.
- Theory – Theory that the state evolved from family units.
- Approach – Scientific study of political behavior using empirical methods.
- – Process of testing political ideas using data.
- – Supreme authority of a state, free from external control.
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- – Branch of government that enforces laws.
- Theory – Idea that forming a state is a natural human instinct.
- – A group of people sharing common culture, language, or identity.
- Law – Rules governing relations between states.
- Science – The systematic study of politics, power, government, and the state.
- – Branch of government that interprets laws.
- Right Theory – Belief that the state and ruler are created and chosen by God.
- – A political organization with people, territory, government, and sovereignty.
- – Legitimate power exercised by a government or institution.
- – The art or science of governing and influencing government policies and power.
- – Concerned with values of what is good or bad in society.
- – The ability to influence or control the behavior of others.
- Behavior – Actions of individuals and groups in politics.
- – A Greek city-state; the root word of politics.
- – A defined geographical area under a state’s jurisdiction.
30 Clues: – Government body that makes laws. • – Based on observation and evidence. • – The population living within a state. • – Branch of government that enforces laws. • – Branch of government that interprets laws. • Law – Rules governing relations between states. • – A Greek city-state; the root word of politics. • – Process of testing political ideas using data. • ...
CH 8 VOCABULARY INTRO 2025-12-09
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- an agreement between the united states and spain that allowed americans to use the mississippi river for trade
- a strategy created to pay off national debt and establish a stable economic system
- the part of the government led by the president that is responsible for enforcing laws
- an act or decision that sets an example for others to follow
- a person who supported a strong national government and the policies of alexander hamilton
- the formal ceremony marking the start of a presidents term in office
- a certificate issued by the government which promises to pay back money with interest
- a tax placed on goods imported from other countries to protect local industries
- not permitted by the constitution of the united states
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- a person who supported strong state governments and the policies of thomas jefferson
- the actions and stands a nation takes in its relations with other nations
- a policy of not choosing sides in a dispute or war between other countries
- an agreement between the united states and great britain that helped avoid war and settled trade disputes
- a final speech given by washington advising the nation to avoid political parties and foreign alliances
- a law that established the site for the new capital city along the potomac river
- a protest by farmers in western pennsylvania against a federal tax on whiskey
- a group of advisors chosen by the president to help run the executive branch
- someone who invests in a risky venture in the hope of making a large profit
- an institution proposed by alexander hamilton to manage the governments money and debts
- the written document that created the system of government for the united states
20 Clues: not permitted by the constitution of the united states • an act or decision that sets an example for others to follow • the formal ceremony marking the start of a presidents term in office • the actions and stands a nation takes in its relations with other nations • a policy of not choosing sides in a dispute or war between other countries • ...
Ariana Parada Unit 3 Crossword Puzzle 2026-01-08
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- Order that declared enslaved people free in Confederate states.
- Religious revival emphasizing reform and moral responsibility.
- Invention that increased cotton production and expanded slavery.
- First ten amendments guaranteeing individual freedoms.
- Movement dedicated to ending slavery.
- Post–Civil War labor system that trapped farmers in debt.
- Activist known for her speech “Ain’t I a Woman?”
- War that resulted in major U.S. territorial expansion.
- Conflict between the U.S. and Britain over sovereignty and trade.
- President during the Civil War who issued the Emancipation Proclamation.
- Author of the Declaration of Independence and third president.
- Union general who later served as president during Reconstruction.
- President associated with expanded democracy and Indian removal.
- 1787 meeting where the U.S. Constitution was written.
- Land deal that doubled the size of the United States.
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- Founder who promoted a national bank and strong federal government.
- Period of rebuilding the nation after the Civil War.
- Agreement that balanced free and slave states.
- Belief that the U.S. was destined to expand westward.
- Conflict between the Union and Confederacy over slavery and secession.
- Forced removal of Native Americans to western lands.
- Shift from hand production to machines and factories.
- Known as the “Father of the Constitution.”
- First president who set many precedents for the new republic
- Loyalty to regional interests over national unity.
- Former enslaved person who became a leading abolitionist voice.
- Belief that states have authority over the federal government.
- Economic transformation involving industrialization and trade.
- Economic plan involving tariffs, banks, and internal improvements.
- Senator who proposed the American System and multiple compromises.
30 Clues: Movement dedicated to ending slavery. • Known as the “Father of the Constitution.” • Agreement that balanced free and slave states. • Activist known for her speech “Ain’t I a Woman?” • Loyalty to regional interests over national unity. • Period of rebuilding the nation after the Civil War. • Forced removal of Native Americans to western lands. • ...
Facts and Terms Crossword 2026-01-08
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- case banning arbitrary gender discrimination
- bans poll taxes in federal elections
- idea that jobs of equal value should receive equal pay
- first ten amendments guaranteeing basic freedoms
- advertising; protected but more regulated
- written false statements damaging a reputation
- fixed number or percentage reserved for a group
- protects speech, religion, press, assembly, petition
- proposed amendment guaranteeing gender equality
- government censorship before publication
- applying Bill of Rights to states via 14th amendment
- defines citizenship and guarantees equal protection
- implied constitutional protection of personal autonomy
- the right to vote
- Supreme Court case denying citizenship to enslaved people
- bars illegally obtained evidence in court
- prohibited excessive or barbaric penalties
- agreement where defendant pleads guilty for a lesser charge
- law protecting minority voting access
- law protecting rights of people with disabilities
- requires states to treat people equally under the law
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- case establishing “separate but equal”
- nonverbal expression protected by the First Amendment
- unwelcome conduct of a sexual nature in workplace or school
- protects individuals’ right to practice religion
- case applying free speech protections to states
- policies promoting opportunities for underrepresented groups
- grants women the right to vote
- abolished slavery in the United States
- prohibits government from establishing a religion
- case upholding Japanese American internment
- law banning discrimination in public accommodations and employment
- prohibits denying voting rights based on race
- constitutional guarantee of fair legal procedures
- freedoms protected from government interference
- fee required to vote, used to suppress voters
- unprotected speech lacking serious value and deemed offensive
- protections against discrimination and unequal treatment
- case ending school segregation
- protection against being forced to testify against oneself
40 Clues: the right to vote • grants women the right to vote • case ending school segregation • bans poll taxes in federal elections • law protecting minority voting access • case establishing “separate but equal” • abolished slavery in the United States • government censorship before publication • advertising; protected but more regulated • bars illegally obtained evidence in court • ...
Facts and Terms Crossword 2026-01-08
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- case banning arbitrary gender discrimination
- bans poll taxes in federal elections
- idea that jobs of equal value should receive equal pay
- first ten amendments guaranteeing basic freedoms
- advertising; protected but more regulated
- written false statements damaging a reputation
- fixed number or percentage reserved for a group
- protects speech, religion, press, assembly, petition
- proposed amendment guaranteeing gender equality
- government censorship before publication
- applying Bill of Rights to states via 14th amendment
- defines citizenship and guarantees equal protection
- implied constitutional protection of personal autonomy
- the right to vote
- Supreme Court case denying citizenship to enslaved people
- bars illegally obtained evidence in court
- prohibited excessive or barbaric penalties
- agreement where defendant pleads guilty for a lesser charge
- law protecting minority voting access
- law protecting rights of people with disabilities
- requires states to treat people equally under the law
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- case establishing “separate but equal”
- nonverbal expression protected by the First Amendment
- unwelcome conduct of a sexual nature in workplace or school
- protects individuals’ right to practice religion
- case applying free speech protections to states
- policies promoting opportunities for underrepresented groups
- grants women the right to vote
- abolished slavery in the United States
- prohibits government from establishing a religion
- case upholding Japanese American internment
- law banning discrimination in public accommodations and employment
- prohibits denying voting rights based on race
- constitutional guarantee of fair legal procedures
- freedoms protected from government interference
- fee required to vote, used to suppress voters
- unprotected speech lacking serious value and deemed offensive
- protections against discrimination and unequal treatment
- case ending school segregation
- protection against being forced to testify against oneself
40 Clues: the right to vote • grants women the right to vote • case ending school segregation • bans poll taxes in federal elections • law protecting minority voting access • case establishing “separate but equal” • abolished slavery in the United States • government censorship before publication • advertising; protected but more regulated • bars illegally obtained evidence in court • ...
STAAR Key Concepts 2022-05-24
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- - a place for Catholics to live peacefully.
- - law establishing a way for admitting new states to the United States, territories govern themselves.
- - First government, Congress can negotiate treaties and declare war, no executive branch.
- - the turning point of the American Revolution when France joined the Americans.
- - supported the Constitution, and believed that it created a more stable Union, Alexander Hamilton & James Madison
- - an agreement that decided how many representatives large and small states would send to Congress.
- - belief British should have the permission of colonists to pass taxes, which was the main reason for the American Revolution.
- - Transatlantic Slave Trade, plantations, cash crops, and fertile soil led to a different economy than the north.
- - rights all people have from birth; life, liberty, and pursuit of happiness; Declaration of Independence.
- - Roger Williams started religious tolerant Rhode Island.
- - the British response to the Boston Tea Party, which increased tension between the colonists and the British.
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- - 1st anti-slavery group that lived in Pennsylvania.
- - fishing, lumbering, shipbuilding, & harbors.
- - British controlled colonial trade and that angered the colonists.
- - agreement over how slaves would count for representation and taxation purposes.
- - claimed land in New World to profit from fur trading.
- - claimed Florida, Texas, and California & built missions.
- - a law forbidding colonists from moving west of the Appalachian Mountains, and this angered the colonists.
- - wealth, religion, expand empires, claim of territory.
- - against the Constitution, believed it needed a Bill of Rights, Patrick Henry & George Mason
- - last major battle resulting in a British defeat, Britain then signed the Treaty of Paris and recognized the United States' independence.
21 Clues: - a place for Catholics to live peacefully. • - fishing, lumbering, shipbuilding, & harbors. • - 1st anti-slavery group that lived in Pennsylvania. • - claimed land in New World to profit from fur trading. • - wealth, religion, expand empires, claim of territory. • - Roger Williams started religious tolerant Rhode Island. • ...
chapter 4 vocab 2 2022-11-18
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- The question of national versus state power arose early in our nation’s history. In 1819, in the landmark case
- Constitution makes the acts and treaties of the United States supreme
- forbidding racial discrimination in public areas
- are those powers that both the national government and the states have
- The main way the national government provides money to the state
- In 1967 Florida passed a ____ prohibiting public officials from holding closed meetings
- The second is by imposing mandates that take away
- or laws relating to disputes between individuals, groups, or with the state
- all Americans through the Twenty-sixth Amendment. In 1976 Colorado pioneered the use of
- The Constitution also reserves certain powers strictly to the states
- Since the mid 1960s, Congress has used
- powers that are expressly defined in the Constitution
- levied on individual earnings has become the major source of money for the national government.
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- The procedure for admission begins when Congress passes an
- The course of action a government takes in response to some issue or problem
- or organization of government administrators, to carry out legislation
- favors state and local action in dealing with problems.
- powers the Constitution grants or delegates to the national government.
- because it allows the powers of Congress to stretch,
- Those powers that the national government may exercise simply because it is a government are its
- that is, return to a state criminals and fugitives who flee across state lines to escape justice
- favors national action in dealing with these matters
- The principal way in which states may do this is to negotiate
- are those powers directly expressed or stated in the Constitution by the Founders
24 Clues: Since the mid 1960s, Congress has used • forbidding racial discrimination in public areas • The second is by imposing mandates that take away • because it allows the powers of Congress to stretch, • favors national action in dealing with these matters • powers that are expressly defined in the Constitution • favors state and local action in dealing with problems. • ...
Civil War Crossword 2019-01-15
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- 2,000 women in the civil war worked as these
- Big battle in Maryland, big win for Union
- “Four _______ and seven years ago…”
- Jackson nickname after First Battle of Bull Run
- State with many battles and a Capital of the Confederacy
- Part of the compromise of 1850 was this ________ Slave Act
- Executive order that freed slaves
- General put in charge of Union armies, 1864
- Pennsylvania site of major battle and famous address
- Battle of _______, 1862 confederate victory
- Important crop in the South
- Sumter First battle of the American Civil War
- Major military leader of the Confederacy
- President of the Confederacy
- Important new mode of transportation for the North
- Nickname for Northern currency
- Battle in the woods won by Union
- Led a raid on Harper’s Ferry
- Lincoln’s opponent in Illinois Senate election
- Woman who helped free hundreds of slaves
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- states Slave states that didn’t leave the union
- Supervised slaves on plantation
- _______ of factories changed the economy of the North
- A main cause of the civil war
- Names of ironclad ships in famous battle
- South did this from the Union
- Someone who wants to end slavery
- Economy of the South was based on this
- Lee courthouse surrender
- Confederates won the battle, Jackson lost his arm
- Believed that slavery should be outlawed
- In charge of female nurses for the Union
- Turner Slave who led violent revolt
- Siege of _______, 1863
- Home of Union soldiers
- States that left the Union formed the ______ States of America
- Home of Confederate soldiers
- Republican candidate 1860
- Confederate Capital from 1861-1865
- First major battle of the Civil War
40 Clues: Siege of _______, 1863 • Home of Union soldiers • Lee courthouse surrender • Republican candidate 1860 • Important crop in the South • President of the Confederacy • Home of Confederate soldiers • Led a raid on Harper’s Ferry • A main cause of the civil war • South did this from the Union • Nickname for Northern currency • Supervised slaves on plantation • ...
Civil War Crossword 2019-01-15
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- 2,000 women in the civil war worked as these
- Home of Confederate soldiers
- Important crop in the South
- Lincoln’s opponent in Illinois Senate election
- In charge of female nurses for the Union
- Republican candidate 1860
- Confederates won the battle, Jackson lost his arm
- Executive order that freed slaves
- Supervised slaves on plantation
- A main cause of the civil war
- _______ of factories changed the economy of the North
- Battle of _______, 1862 confederate victory
- Siege of _______, 1863
- States that left the Union formed the ______ States of America
- Sumter First battle of the American Civil War
- Confederate Capital from 1861-1865
- Pennsylvania site of major battle and famous address
- Battle in the woods won by Union
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- President of the Confederacy
- Jackson nickname after First Battle of Bull Run
- Names of ironclad ships in famous battle
- Part of the compromise of 1850 was this ________ Slave Act
- Big battle in Maryland, big win for Union
- Someone who wants to end slavery
- Lee courthouse surrender
- General put in charge of Union armies, 1864
- State with many battles and a Capital of the Confederacy
- Important new mode of transportation for the North
- First major battle of the Civil War
- Major military leader of the Confederacy
- “Four _______ and seven years ago…”
- Home of Union soldiers
- Economy of the South was based on this
- states Slave states that didn’t leave the union
- Nickname for Northern currency
- South did this from the Union
- Turner Slave who led violent revolt
- Woman who helped free hundreds of slaves
- Believed that slavery should be outlawed
- Led a raid on Harper’s Ferry
40 Clues: Home of Union soldiers • Siege of _______, 1863 • Lee courthouse surrender • Republican candidate 1860 • Important crop in the South • President of the Confederacy • Home of Confederate soldiers • Led a raid on Harper’s Ferry • A main cause of the civil war • South did this from the Union • Nickname for Northern currency • Supervised slaves on plantation • ...
Parts of the Constitution 2021-10-20
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- the United States Constitution replaced the Articles of ______________
- __________ of religion
- a written plan of government.
- public ______ by jury (Amendment 6)
- must be at least 30 and 9 years a citizen
- high crime described in Article III
- includes the Senate and House of Representatives
- a national ____ must be obeyed when in conflict with a state law
- department headed by the President
- what a person born or naturalized in the United States is
- 1, The Legislative Branch
- taken by government officials
- no state may deny a person __________ protection of the laws (Amendment 14)
- first Amendment freedom
- "We the _________ of the United States..."
- crimes are tried in the __________ where they are committed (Amendment 6)
- people can _________ peacefully (Amendment 1)
- Must be 35 or older, a natural-born citizen, and a U.S. resident for 14 years.
- Legislative or "____________" branch
- first Amendment freedom
- Article VI says the U.S. will pay its _________
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- addition or change in the Constitution.
- years in a representative's term
- has 100 members--2 per state
- an "arm," as in the Second Amendment
- the 15th Amendment enabled blacks to _________
- _________ III discusses the judicial branch
- most powerful court in the Judicial Department
- Congress has the power to do this
- "no ________ and unusual punishments" (Amendment 8)
- no "unreasonable ________" (Amendment 4)
- the 13th Amendment forbid owning one.
- people have the _________ to a speedy trial
- ________ of Representatives
- 8, Imposing excessive bail, excessive fines, or cruel and unusual punishments.
- a person does not have to be a witness against _________ (Amendment 5)
- Amendment 19 gave them the right to vote
- Amendment 21 _________ Amendment 18
- each year, the President delivers a State of the ________ Message (Article II, Section 3)
- population determines the number of representatives from each ___________
40 Clues: __________ of religion • first Amendment freedom • first Amendment freedom • 1, The Legislative Branch • ________ of Representatives • has 100 members--2 per state • a written plan of government. • taken by government officials • years in a representative's term • Congress has the power to do this • department headed by the President • public ______ by jury (Amendment 6) • ...
Andrew Jackson 2023-03-01
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- A part of government in which specialized tasks are carried out by appointed officials rather than by elected ones
- was the tenth president of the United
- A candidate for national office who has support mostly from his home state
- A financial crisis in the United States that touched off a major depression, which lasted until the mid-1840s
- To reject a bill and prevent it from becoming law
- A method in election campaigns that uses gossip and lies to make an opponent look bad
- A senator, Speaker of the House, and secretary of state
- To move to another place
- Greater then half of a total number of something
- Practice of handling out government jobs to supporters replacing government employees with the winning candidate's supporters
- all the land lying west of the Mississippi
- A general and national hero in the United States Army from the time of the Mexican-American War and the War of 1812
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- A meeting in which representative members of a political party choose candidates to run for important elected offices
- the United States government forcibly removed the southeastern Native Americans from their homelands and relocated them on lands in Indian Territory
- a remarkable political philosopher
- A word or object that stands for something else
- the action of a state impeding or attempting to prevent the operation and enforcement within its territory of a law of the U.S.
- President of united states 1829 to 1837
- Cherokee chief who, after devoting his life to resisting U.S. seizure of his people's lands in Georgia
- The largest number of something, but less than a majority
20 Clues: To move to another place • a remarkable political philosopher • was the tenth president of the United • President of united states 1829 to 1837 • all the land lying west of the Mississippi • A word or object that stands for something else • Greater then half of a total number of something • To reject a bill and prevent it from becoming law • ...
Civil War Cross word Zepps 2023-04-06
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- When a person is murdered for political reasons.
- A canvas bag that many Civil War soldiers used to carry their food.
- A nick for a person who had a stone face in the civil war.
- A nickname for the South.
- Commutation A commutation was when a person could pay a fee rather than be drafted into the army. This angered poorer people who could not pay the fee and had no choice but to fight. An ankle high shoe worn by soldiers during the Civil War.
- A soldier that is wounded or killed during battle.
- Crackers eaten by Civil War soldiers made from flour, water, and salt.
- A long blade or knife attached to the end of a musket. Soldiers would use it like a spear in close combat.
- Another name for the Confederate States of America or the South. The Confederacy was a group of states that left the United States to form their own country.
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- An attempt to stop people and supplies from going in or out of a port.
- Was One of the best generals in the civil war.
- Before the battle occurs.
- A person who wants to end slavery.
- One who kills for money.
- A warship that is fully covered and protected by iron cladding.
- A northerner who moved to the South during the reconstruction in order to become rich.
- Soldiers on foot.
- A nickname for United States paper money that was first used in 1862. It got its name from the green ink used in printing.
- The side of an army or military unit.
- Last name of the girl who started the red cross.
- A cap worn by Civil War soldiers(Bonus).
21 Clues: Soldiers on foot. • One who kills for money. • Before the battle occurs. • A nickname for the South. • A person who wants to end slavery. • The side of an army or military unit. • A cap worn by Civil War soldiers(Bonus). • Was One of the best generals in the civil war. • When a person is murdered for political reasons. • Last name of the girl who started the red cross. • ...
The War of 1812 pgs. 360-367 2023-04-25
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- (2 words) This man led an army that forced the British to retreat.
- A devotion to one's country.
- Tecumseh was killed during this battlem but American Indian nations continued his fight.
- (2 words) a Government's actions toward other nations.
- (3 words) This captain forced british ships on Lake Erie to surrender.
- A Shawnee chief who wanted to unite all American Indian nations west of the Appalachian Mountains.
- (2 words) This battle was an important victory for the United States in the War of 1812.
- This created the most interest in the national flag of the United States
- (2 words) This doctrine warned other countries that the United States might act to protect te Western Hemisphere.
- An official statement of policy.
- (3 words) This man thought Tecumseh and his followers were a threat.
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- A economic success and security.
- (2 words)This man was elected president in 1808.
- (3 words) This lawyer watched the battle in the Baltimore Harbor.
- (2 words) This man was trying to keep the United States neutral during the war between Britain and France.
- (2 words)This first lady collected important documents and took them to safety when the British Army were headed to the White House.
- (2 words) A painting of this famous president Dolley refused to leave with out.
- (2 words) This person published the first dictionary of English that was uniquely American.
- When British soldiers captured American sailors and forced them to serve in the British Navy.
- (2 words) During the Battle of Lake Champlain British and U.S. troops fired annons at each other across this river.
- On June 18, 1812 Congress decared war against this country.
21 Clues: A devotion to one's country. • A economic success and security. • An official statement of policy. • (2 words)This man was elected president in 1808. • (2 words) a Government's actions toward other nations. • On June 18, 1812 Congress decared war against this country. • (3 words) This lawyer watched the battle in the Baltimore Harbor. • ...
Civil Rights Movement Crossword 2023-05-10
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- A black woman that refused to give up her seat to a white man.
- The first black baseball player in the major leagues.
- 600 Black peaceful protesters were beaten in Selma, Alabama.
- A pastor and civil rights activist that led the March on Washington and gave the "I Have a Dream" speech.
- The first African American justice in the Supreme Court.
- Protests against buses in Montgomery, Alabama following Rosa Parks' arrest.
- A city in Alabama where multiple anti-Jim Crow Laws protests were held.
- The National Association for the Advancement of Colored People
- Support for African American people and their desire to maintain their national identity.
- Protests in the Baltic states that led to their independence from the Soviet Union.
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- An athletic event that takes place in the summer every four years.
- A law that outlaws discrimination based on race, gender, sexuality, or national origin.
- A peaceful protest held in Washington DC on August 28, 1963.
- Black Awareness at the Olympics
- Before the birth of Jesus Christ.
- A situation where segregation in schools continued despite legislation not overtly segregating students.
- Martin Luther King Jr's speech that took place after the March on Washington.
- Lower class Romanian people
- A civil rights activist that played a key role in the March on Washington.
- The first Black woman to be elected to the United States Congress
- Laws in the southern United States that enforced racial segregation.
- The right for women to vote.
- A country in the Baltic islands of Europe that is ruled by Communists.
- The 36th President of the United States. He took over after Kennedy was assassinated.
24 Clues: Lower class Romanian people • The right for women to vote. • Black Awareness at the Olympics • Before the birth of Jesus Christ. • The first black baseball player in the major leagues. • The first African American justice in the Supreme Court. • A peaceful protest held in Washington DC on August 28, 1963. • 600 Black peaceful protesters were beaten in Selma, Alabama. • ...
Think Spatially!!! 2011-09-16
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- Man's best friend
- flat land with few trees
- a low place between two mountains
- Lines of measure and navigation from East to West
- lines of measure and navigation from North to South
- thinking spatially
- regions boundaries drawn by other or sometimes more powerfuabl nations
- migration the movement of people from one place to another
- DC the capital of the United States
- the total of a nation's income and outgo...it's about the money
- Mixture of English and Dutch in Africa
- big cat found in the western United States
- America The United States is in this continent
- Has a trunkgr
- One of the largest continents. The South Pole is located herede
- Large marsupial
- follower of Islam in Africa and Asia that does not eat pork
- buffalo
- whate the largest mammal on earth
- big cat with stripes that lives in India
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- Current President of the United States
- An economic superpower in Asia
- location the informal way we tell someone where something is
- rate the amount of persons passing on in a ountry
- similarities about cause and effect
- France is located in this continent
- Arabic language
- location the exact place that can be verified by GIS or GPS
- dry area with little vegetation
- frozen or semi-frozen land in the Arctic biome
- The Great Barrier Reef is located here
- America Brazil is a country found on this continent
- Likes to chase mice
- a group's traditions, food, and clothing
- a safe place for ships to anchor and a place of trade
- rate the amount of successful live births in a country
- Flying mammal
- desnity a darker place on a map with a higher number in the legend
38 Clues: buffalo • Has a trunkgr • Flying mammal • Arabic language • Large marsupial • Man's best friend • thinking spatially • Likes to chase mice • flat land with few trees • An economic superpower in Asia • dry area with little vegetation • a low place between two mountains • whate the largest mammal on earth • similarities about cause and effect • France is located in this continent • ...
The Constitution and Bill of Rights 2014-09-29
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- Part of the Constitution that discusses the Executive Branch
- Article VI of the Constitution that says Federal laws have more power than state laws
- Compromise that added population to southern states and took away the humanity from an entire race
- document added to appease anti-federalists into passing the Constitution
- Laws not belonging to the Federal government belong to the states
- Why did the brand new USA need to tax?
- First documenting governing an independent America
- No cruel and unusual punishment and no excessive bail
- Freedom of religion, speech, the press and assembly
- Small state plan that was unicameral and all states had equal representation
- Agreement that produced a bicameral government based on both equal representation and population
- Large state plan that was bicameral and had a strong central government
- Who led the rebellion in Massachusetts that showed highlighted the weaknesses of the Articles?
- Speedy trial with an impartial jury and right to an attorney
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- Federalist Paper 10 was concerned with the threat posed by
- one of biggest weaknesses under the Articles of Confederation was that the federal government couldn't
- The right to bear arms
- essays written in support of the new constitution
- Part of the Constitution that discusses the Judicial Branch
- gathering where the Constitution was written
- Part of the Constitution that discusses the Legislative Branch
- group that supported the new constitution
- group with all the power in Articles of Confederation
- People have other rights than just those listed in the Constitution
- No illegal search and seizure and requirement of a warrant
- No double jeopardy, no self-incrimination, due process and eminent domain
- group that was against the new constitution
- No quartering of soldiers
28 Clues: The right to bear arms • No quartering of soldiers • Why did the brand new USA need to tax? • group that supported the new constitution • group that was against the new constitution • gathering where the Constitution was written • essays written in support of the new constitution • First documenting governing an independent America • ...
Constitution Test - Amendments 1 through 27 2015-05-05
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- Amendment 18 is repealed and alcohol is now legal again.
- States cannot be sued by citizens in a federal court.
- Limits the president to 2 terms or a maximum of 10 years.
- Gives 18 year-olds and older the right to vote.
- Limits the power of Congress to increase his own salaries.
- Slavery is abolished throughout the United States.
- Shortens time between sitting of candidates/Inauguration day Jan. 20th.
- States cannot be discriminated against/no confederate officers in gov.
- No double jeopardy, self-incrimination. Right to life,liberty,happy.
- Right to be free from unreasonable search and seizure.
- Women gain the right to vote.
- Senators are chosen directly by the people.
- Guarantees freedom from excessive bail and cruel/unusual punishment.
- No quartering of soldiers in time of war.
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- Freedom of religion, of speech, of the press, to assembly, and petition.
- Basic Rights:Rights not listed in Constitution cannot be denied.
- The number of amendments in Bill Of Rights.
- The Vice-President will serve as President if current is unable to serve.
- You cannot be charged a fee to vote.
- Guarantees the right to be informed of charges. [Miranda Rights]
- Citizens of Washington D.C. are awarded 3 electoral college votes.
- The consumption and sale of alcoholic beverages is illegal.
- African-American MEN receive the right to vote.
- The president and vice-president are selected through electoral college.
- Allows the government to collect money from citizen's salaries.
- Guarantees the right to trial by jury in civil cases.
- Declares that powers not specifically given to gov go to states/people.
- Gives people the right to bear arms. (Not literally)
28 Clues: Women gain the right to vote. • You cannot be charged a fee to vote. • No quartering of soldiers in time of war. • The number of amendments in Bill Of Rights. • Senators are chosen directly by the people. • Gives 18 year-olds and older the right to vote. • African-American MEN receive the right to vote. • Slavery is abolished throughout the United States. • ...
Ch 2 vocabulary 2016-09-30
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- a one house congress
- the British solders open fired on the colonists "accidentally"
- the right to life liberty and the pursuit of happiness are examples of these
- tax on paper goods, required a stamp
- he talked about how the power was suppose to be divided out between legislative, executive and judicial branches
- the idea of a representative government that highly values its citizens
- a document that demonstrated the idea if limited government that the kings power was not absolute
- a two house congress
- the result of the Boston tea party; British close the Boston harbor and enforced the quartering of troops
- on June 5, 1776 congress appointed 5 members to write it
- didn't like bill of rights
- outlined the rights of the people
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- for every 5 slaves 3 of them count tawords the population
- to form a government to protect the people's freedom
- the colonist dressed up as Indians and dumped tea into the harbor
- was a document that wasn't that powerful among the states
- the electoral college votes on the president
- bicameral congress, representatives biased on population, national government with 3 branches
- a war fought by the British against the French for control of North America
- did like bill of rights
- one of the first documents granting rights
- suggested by Roger Sherman, two house congress, votes are baised on the states population in the senate
- written by Tomas Pain, made the case to break from England
- the principles of individual rights established by earlier documents
- one house congress, all states have a equal vote, states are thought of as independent
25 Clues: a one house congress • a two house congress • did like bill of rights • didn't like bill of rights • outlined the rights of the people • tax on paper goods, required a stamp • one of the first documents granting rights • the electoral college votes on the president • to form a government to protect the people's freedom • ...
SS Study Crossword 2016-04-21
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- McHenry Site of battle of Baltimore
- Scott Key Creator of National Anthem
- Interpretation of the Constitution Federalist Interpretation
- Speech Tradition set by Washington at the end of the presidency
- and Virginia Resolutions Political statements drafted in 1798 and 1799, in which the Kentucky and Virginia legislatures took the position that the federal Alien and Sedition Acts were unconstitutional.
- Interpretation of the Constitution Anti-Federalist Interpretation
- of Thomas Jefferson Made the embargo act
- Jackson General during the Battle of New Orleans
- Anti-Federalist party made up of mostly farmers
- Terms Length of standard presidency
- Act made any and all exports from the United States illegal
- DC burned Result of War of 1812
- of New Orleans Final Battle of war of 1812
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- Adams Second President of the US
- and Sedition Acts Restricted freedom of press
- Rebellion Whiskey tax protest in the United States
- Jefferson Third President of the United States
- Hamilton Established National Bank; Federalist
- of Ghent Treaty that ended the war of 1812
- The US's Stance on foreign affairs
- People in favor of the ratification of the Constitution and wanted a strong central government.
- the act of taking men into a navy by force and with or without notice
- vs. Madison Gave Supreme Court Power of Judicial Review
- of the Navy Established by John Adams
- Affair Bribery in France
- Purchase Added Territory to the US; Bought from france
- Madison Fourth President of the US
- of 1812 War against British Canada
- Board of advisers for the President
- of Political Parties Warned of by George Washington in his farewell speech
- of the United States Established By Alexander Hamilton
31 Clues: Affair Bribery in France • DC burned Result of War of 1812 • Adams Second President of the US • The US's Stance on foreign affairs • Madison Fourth President of the US • of 1812 War against British Canada • McHenry Site of battle of Baltimore • Board of advisers for the President • Terms Length of standard presidency • Scott Key Creator of National Anthem • ...
Constitutional Crossword Puzzle 2018-12-05
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- Amendment Powers that are not given to the national government in the Constitution belong to the states or the people
- Man's best friend
- Amendment Police must a search warrant
- Republic form of government in which the citizens have the right to vote
- court the highest court in the United States
- Equal treatment establish justice
- build a better country form a more perfect union
- Federalist Papers What did the federalists write to defend the constitution
- Right to a by jury in civil cases involving $20 or more
- branch to interpret laws
- Federal government power from the people
- senate and house of representatives two house
- branch to make laws
- Likes to chase mice
- Federal National,central, or United States
- Likes to chase mice
- 4 the rights and relations between the states
- No cruel and unusual punishment or excessive bail
- No housing soldiers
- Rights to a speedy trial an impartial jury
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- Large marsupial
- Religion,Assembly,Press,Petition,Speech
- Life,Liberty,Happiness promote the general welfare
- where does a bill spend its time
- of powers divided into three branches
- The right to bear arms
- build an army provide for common defense
- Amendment There are powers reserved for the people that are not listed in the Constitution
- branch to enforce or carry out laws
- Flying mammal
- 5 Amending the constitution
- Double Jeopardy
- Has a trunk
- 6 goals of the constitution Functions of preamble
- Hamilton, Jay Famous Federalists
- peace in our country domestic tranquility
36 Clues: Has a trunk • Flying mammal • Large marsupial • Double Jeopardy • Man's best friend • Likes to chase mice • Likes to chase mice • No housing soldiers • branch to make laws • The right to bear arms • branch to interpret laws • 5 Amending the constitution • where does a bill spend its time • Hamilton, Jay Famous Federalists • Equal treatment establish justice • ...
New Nation 2021-12-12
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- The act of negotiating alliances, treaties, and agreements between nations
- An artificial waterway
- Republicans: Member or supporter of the Democratic-Republican party
- Something done or said that becomes an example for other to follow
- Hawks: A term used in politics for someone who favors war or continuing to escalate an existing conflict as opposed to other solutions
- and Proper Clause: A section of the U.S. Constitution that enables Congress to make the laws
- Seizing people against their will and forcing them to serve in the military or other public service
- A strong sense of devotion to one’s country
- Dealing with or occuring inside a country
- Commerce: Economic activity taking place between two or more states
- Member or supporter of the Federalist party
- A group of people who are in charge of the executive departments and help the President make decisions and policy
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- A court’s power or right to hear and decide cases
- Clause: An article of the U.S. Constitution that establishes the supremacy of the Constitution itself over any other law established within the country
- A device that used electronic signals to send messages
- Dealing with or relating to other countries
- Firmly favoring one party or faction
- A prohibition or blocking of trade with a certain country (used as an economic punishment or sanction)
- Activities aimed at weakening the established government by inciting resistance or rebellion to authority
- To withdraw or break away from a nation or organization
- A person living in a country that is not a citizen of the country
- Rights: The idea that states should have all the powers that the Constitution does not give to the federal government or forbid the states
22 Clues: An artificial waterway • Firmly favoring one party or faction • Dealing with or occuring inside a country • Dealing with or relating to other countries • A strong sense of devotion to one’s country • Member or supporter of the Federalist party • A court’s power or right to hear and decide cases • A device that used electronic signals to send messages • ...
New Nation 2021-12-12
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- The act of negotiating alliances, treaties, and agreements between nations
- Clause: An article of the U.S. Constitution that establishes the supremacy of the Constitution itself over any other law established within the country
- An artificial waterway
- Dealing with or occuring inside a country
- Commerce: Economic activity taking place between two or more states
- A device that used electronic signals to send messages
- A person living in a country that is not a citizen of the country
- Seizing people against their will and forcing them to serve in the military or other public service
- Dealing with or relating to other countries
- A court’s power or right to hear and decide cases
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- Something done or said that becomes an example for other to follow
- and Proper Clause: A section of the U.S. Constitution that enables Congress to make the laws
- Activities aimed at weakening the established government by inciting resistance or rebellion to authority
- Rights: The idea that states should have all the powers that the Constitution does not give to the federal government or forbid the states
- A prohibition or blocking of trade with a certain country (used as an economic punishment or sanction)
- A strong sense of devotion to one’s country
- A group of people who are in charge of the executive departments and help the President make decisions and policy
- To withdraw or break away from a nation or organization
- Member or supporter of the Federalist party
- Firmly favoring one party or faction
- Republicans: Member or supporter of the Democratic-Republican party
- Hawks: A term used in politics for someone who favors war or continuing to escalate an existing conflict as opposed to other solutions
22 Clues: An artificial waterway • Firmly favoring one party or faction • Dealing with or occuring inside a country • A strong sense of devotion to one’s country • Member or supporter of the Federalist party • Dealing with or relating to other countries • A court’s power or right to hear and decide cases • A device that used electronic signals to send messages • ...
A Time of Change Ch 9&10 CrossWord Puzzle 2022-02-10
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- A person who is owned and forced to work by someone else.
- Agreement that kept an equal balance of slave states and free states in 1820.
- People who come to a new country to live.
- An escaped slave who returned to the south multiple times to help close to 300 slaves get out of the south.
- An escaped slave who became an important speaker and writer who persuaded many people to want to end slavery.
- An abolitionist who started a newspaper called The Liberator talking about the evils of slavery.
- A factory where cloth is made.
- Having a bad opinion of people because of the group they belonged to.
- A group of workers who join together to make a business owner change things.
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- A system of trails and houses that helped slaves escape the South and get to the North or Canada.
- Most of the new immigrants to the United States from 1830-1860 came from this part of the world.
- A person who works to improve life and get rid of things that cause people harm.
- The business of making and selling goods.
- The idea that the United States had the right to own and settle lands from The Atlantic Ocean to the Pacific Ocean.
- A person who works to get more people the right to vote, especially women during this time.
- The forced trip in which the Cherokee people were forced to go west. Many died on this trip.
- A person who worked to end slavery.
- Very Dirty.
- A tax on goods from other countries
- Ways of doing things, such as eating, following family traditions and worshipping God.
20 Clues: Very Dirty. • A factory where cloth is made. • A person who worked to end slavery. • A tax on goods from other countries • The business of making and selling goods. • People who come to a new country to live. • A person who is owned and forced to work by someone else. • Having a bad opinion of people because of the group they belonged to. • ...
vocab 2022-01-06
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- powers that are not specifically granted to the federal government by the Constitution.
- an English philosopher, considered to be one of the founders of modern political philosophy.
- a system of political organization in which most or all of the governing power resides in a centralized government,
- a form of republicanism developed in the Renaissance inspired by the governmental forms and writings of classical antiquity
- an English philosopher and physician
- also referred to as Western democracy
- statement in the U.S. Constitution (Article I, Section 8) granting Congress the power to pass all laws necessary and proper for carrying out the enumerated list of powers.
- third president of the U.S
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- a late-18th century political movement that opposed the creation of a stronger U.S. federal government
- also known as the Sherman Compromise
- a political ideology centered on citizenship in a state organized as a republic
- the monarch is the only one to decide and therefore rules on his own.
- was the fourth president of the U.S.
- a system of government in which the same territory is controlled by two levels of government
- the first president of the U.S.
- an agreement among the 13 original states of the United States of America that served as its first frame of government
- introductory and expressionary statement in a document that explains the document's purpose and underlying philosophy.
- an American statesman, who was one of the Founding Fathers of the United States.
- the first ten amendments to the United States Constitution.
- the restriction of the arbitrary exercise of power by subordinating it to well-defined and established laws.
20 Clues: third president of the U.S • the first president of the U.S. • also known as the Sherman Compromise • was the fourth president of the U.S. • an English philosopher and physician • also referred to as Western democracy • the first ten amendments to the United States Constitution. • the monarch is the only one to decide and therefore rules on his own. • ...
The Progressive Era 2023-07-21
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- a period from about 1890 to 1920 in which reformers sought to correct many social, economic, and political inequalities and injustices in the United States.
- or money paid to the government based on how much a person earns. Earlier in the year, the states had ratified, or approved
- or people seeking the franchise for women
- or women’s right to vote, and the regulation of tenements
- a program in which the government provides money to the elderly, disabled, and unemployed, Americans continued their fight for improved working conditions and higher pay.
- The right to vote
- or countries that are partly controlled by a stronger country
- The progressive movement coincided with and was strongly influenced by a religious movement known as
- someone who would fight to curb the power of big business by vigorously enforcing antitrust legislation
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- in which two or more companies combine as one
- a form of city government in which voters elect a small number of officials called commissioners, each of whom heads a city department
- a policy similar to imperialism
- Spain granted independence to Cuba, gave Puerto Rico and Guam to the United States, and allowed the United States to buy the Philippines for $20 million
- or group of criminals, trying to sell valuable coal lands for profit
- avoiding entanglements in foreign countries
- or the management and protection of natural resources
- using exaggeration, melodrama, and outright lies to attract readers, became known as
- a war fought by unconventional means, such as sabotage, ambushes, and unexpected raids
- the league pressured local and state governments to create laws restricting or prohibiting the production, sale, and consumption of alcohol.
- a policy of exerting economic, political, or military control over weaker nations
20 Clues: The right to vote • a policy similar to imperialism • or people seeking the franchise for women • avoiding entanglements in foreign countries • in which two or more companies combine as one • or the management and protection of natural resources • or women’s right to vote, and the regulation of tenements • or countries that are partly controlled by a stronger country • ...
The Executive Branch 2024-02-22
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- These turn the Sun's energy into electricity.
- This Department helps decide what sorts of energy Americans use.
- He became the youngest U.S. President at the age of forty-three.
- Of or relating to the branch of government that leads a nation and carries out the laws of the land.
- He met with the president of Egypt in 1978.
- The first woman on the Supreme Court.
- The branch of the government that watches over the U.S. justice system.
- To officially agree to.
- The Speaker of the House in 2007.
- An important part of the Constitution that helps keep one branch from having too much power.
- This president selected the first woman to serve on the Supreme Court.
- The set of written rules and ideas upon which United States laws are based.
- The branch of the government that makes the laws and is the voice of the American people.
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- The act of choosing a person for government office by voting.
- To refuse to approve a bill so it does not become a law.
- The only president to serve four terms.
- The number of departments included in the cabinet.
- This president signed a law to protect certain wild animals in 1972.
- The current president of the United States (2024).
- This president wrote an order that freed many slaves in 1863.
- The first president of the United States.
- The highest court of the Judicial Branch.
- He replaced Richard Nixon as President in 1974.
- The minimum age an individual must be to run for President of the United States.
- A group of advisers to a president or other leader of a country.
25 Clues: To officially agree to. • The Speaker of the House in 2007. • The first woman on the Supreme Court. • The only president to serve four terms. • The first president of the United States. • The highest court of the Judicial Branch. • He met with the president of Egypt in 1978. • These turn the Sun's energy into electricity. • He replaced Richard Nixon as President in 1974. • ...
American Revolution to Washington's Presidency 2024-02-15
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- The location where the Constitutional Convention took place in 1787.
- The turning point battle of the American Revolution (1777).
- The branch of government responsible for interpreting laws.
- The rebellion by American farmers against taxation and debt in 1786-1787.
- The agreement that established a system of government for the United States before the Constitution.
- The "Father of the American Navy" and a naval hero during the American Revolution.
- The first ten amendments to the U.S. Constitution.
- The decisive American victory led by Washington on Christmas night (1776).
- The system that allows each branch of government to limit the powers of the other branches.
- The winter encampment where Washington's troops faced harsh conditions (1777-1778).
- The battle where Washington's army faced harsh winter conditions in 1777-1778.
- The first battle of the American Revolution (1775)
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- The document declaring the thirteen American colonies independent from British rule.
- The first Secretary of the Treasury and architect of the financial system
- Washington's farewell address warned against the dangers of political parties and foreign alliances.
- The compromise that settled the dispute between slave and free states during the Constitutional Convention.
- The first Vice President of the United States.
- The compromise that determined how slaves would be counted for representation in the Constitution.
- The treaty that improved relations between the United States and Britain in 1795.
- The series of essays written to encourage ratification of the U.S. Constitution.
- The treaty that officially ended the American Revolution (1783).
- The rebellion against the newly formed federal government over taxes on whiskey (1794).
- The final battle of the American Revolution in 1781.
23 Clues: The first Vice President of the United States. • The first ten amendments to the U.S. Constitution. • The first battle of the American Revolution (1775) • The final battle of the American Revolution in 1781. • The turning point battle of the American Revolution (1777). • The branch of government responsible for interpreting laws. • ...
Unit three 2024-03-25
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- Convention a meeting held in Philadelphia in 1787 at which delegates from the states wrote the U.S. Constitution
- the constitutional system that shares power between the national and state governments
- a difference between two statements or situations that means they cannot both be true
- a strong disagreement
- and balances the system that allows each branch of government to limit the powers of the other two branches
- College the group established by the Constitution to elect the president and vice president. Voters in each state choose their electors.
- of Confederation the first written plan of government for the United States. A confederation is an association of states that cooperate for a common purpose.
- an especially original, intelligent, or clever idea
- a group of people or things with obvious differences among them
- branch the part of government, consisting of the Supreme Court and lower federal courts, that interprets the laws
- commerce trade and other business dealings between two or more states
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- a written plan that provides the basic framework of a government
- branch the part of government that carries out, or executes, the laws
- to treat a person or group unfairly
- the use or purpose of something
- branch the lawmaking part of government, called the legislature. To legislate is to make a law.
- rule basic principle of democracy that says laws are passed by majority vote and elections are decided by a majority of the voters
- to agree or pledge to support someone or something
- sovereignty the idea that the government’s authority comes from the people
- of powers a key constitutional principle that divides the functions of government among three branches—legislative, executive, and judicial—to prevent any one branch from gaining too much power
- relating to issues within a country
21 Clues: a strong disagreement • the use or purpose of something • to treat a person or group unfairly • relating to issues within a country • to agree or pledge to support someone or something • an especially original, intelligent, or clever idea • a group of people or things with obvious differences among them • a written plan that provides the basic framework of a government • ...
Cold War Crossword 2024-04-30
Across
- more than 40 countries of the UN sent troops, equipment, or other aid to South Korea during this war
- The secretary-general of the Communist Party of the Soviet Union
- A term used by Winston Churchill in a speech to describe the growing divide between western democracies and Soviet-influenced states
- Ongoing political rivalry between the United States and the Soviet Union
- When the cold war started (A year spelled out)
- First named the European Recovery Program, but better known as
- First Secretary of the Communist Party of the Soviet Union from 1953 to 1964
- Economic system where the government decides how wealth is distributed
- Proposed by Pres. Harry S. Truman to justify sending military aid to Greece and Turkey in the 1940s
- Event in 1948 that supplied food and fuel to citizens of west Berlin when the Russians closed off land access to Berlin
- Military alliance originally established in 1949 to create a counterweight to Soviet armies stationed in central and eastern Europe after World War II
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- Communist leader of China who was responsible for the deaths of 45 million Chinese people during his rule
- Prime Minister of the United Kingdom from 1940 to 1945
- What crisis occurred from October 16th 1962 to October 29th
- 33rd president of the United States
- A U.S. foreign policy aimed at checking the alleged expansionist intentions of the Soviet Union
- Created by the Communist government after the Bolshevik Revolution of 1917
- Described a period of intense anti-communism in the United States during the early 1950s
- Economic system based on private ownership, working hard, and rich getting richer
- Countries subject to Soviet domination located on the western border of U.S.S.R
20 Clues: 33rd president of the United States • When the cold war started (A year spelled out) • Prime Minister of the United Kingdom from 1940 to 1945 • What crisis occurred from October 16th 1962 to October 29th • First named the European Recovery Program, but better known as • The secretary-general of the Communist Party of the Soviet Union • ...
Gas Laws 2024-05-15
Across
- becoming bigger in size,degrees,or amount
- state of matter that doesn't have a definite volume or definite shape, consisting of particles that are far apart and move randomly to fill their container
- The contribution each gas in a mixture makes to the total pressure.
- law that states that the amount of a gas that dissolves in a certain type and volume of liquid is directly proportional to the partial pressure of that gas in equilibrium with that liquid at a specific temperature
- pressure of gas varies directly with the temperature at a constant volume
- The lowest possible pressure
- The relationship between pressure, volume, and temperature of a fixed amount of gas
- tendency of molecules to move from an area of greater to lower concentration.
- becoming smaller in size,degrees,or amount
- pressure of a gas varies inversely with volume at a constant temperature
- the amount of kinetic energy of molecules of a substance
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- law that states that the rate of effusion of a gas is inversely proportional to the square root of its mass
- Expressed as the equation:V1/T1=V2/T2
- volume occupies volume by 1 mole of a substance at any given pressure or temperature
- the law that states the mathematical relationship of pressure,volume,temperature,the gas constant, and the number of moles of a gas
- water freezes at 273K and boils at 373K
- process by which gases move through small openings in solids, one particle at a time
- The law that states that equal volumes of gases at the same temperature and pressure contain equal numbers of molecules.
- the amount of space a substance takes up
- gas particles that move and collide constantly
20 Clues: The lowest possible pressure • Expressed as the equation:V1/T1=V2/T2 • water freezes at 273K and boils at 373K • the amount of space a substance takes up • becoming bigger in size,degrees,or amount • becoming smaller in size,degrees,or amount • gas particles that move and collide constantly • the amount of kinetic energy of molecules of a substance • ...
Cold War 2024-04-26
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- a period of intense anti-communism in the United States during the early 1950s.
- An independent agency of the U.S.
- a guarded concrete wall, 28 miles long, across the city of Berlin
- The belief that if the United States allowed one country to fall to Communism, then many more would follow suit
- The dropping of thousands of tons of food and medical supplies to starving West Berliners
- A bomb that rapidly releases nuclear energy
- relies on a larger nation for political direction and economic support
- An organization formed in 1949 that bound the United States, Canada, most of Western Europe
- A US foreign policy doctrine that argued that the Soviet Union needed to be “contained”
- A world Organization that was formed to prevent war.
- an economic system based on the private ownership of capital (land, resources and other means of production)
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- a war started by a powerful country in which it does not fight in directly.
- An economic theory in which collective ownership of property leads to a classless society
- A list of suspected communist who were unable to get work in the movie industry.
- responsible for the civilian space program
- an acronym for a committee of the US Congress.
- The race where the U.S.A and USSR built rockets
- a foreign policy adopted by Jimmy Carter in 1980. It pledged to protect American allies
- the promotion of fear of a potential rise of communism or radical leftism, used by anti-leftist
- a period of competition or rivalry between two or more nations, focusing on the production of military technology and equipment
- A term used to describe the growing divide between western democracies and Soviet-influenced states
21 Clues: An independent agency of the U.S. • responsible for the civilian space program • A bomb that rapidly releases nuclear energy • an acronym for a committee of the US Congress. • The race where the U.S.A and USSR built rockets • A world Organization that was formed to prevent war. • a guarded concrete wall, 28 miles long, across the city of Berlin • ...
Cold War Fears at Home 2024-04-28
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- defense _____ posters warned Americans to remain on high alert for a nuclear attack
- Became a catchword for extreme, reckless charges
- President Truman's Attorney General who warned that the communists were "everywhere"
- Number of employees in the State Department that Joseph McCarthy claimed were communists
- Leader of the Manhattan Project who was denied access to classified information by the AEC because of his ties to people who belonged to the Communist Party
- Group of movie writers, directors, and producers who refused to answer HUAC questions about communist ties
- Congressional committee that investigated possible subversive activities within the United States
- Fear that communists were working to destroy the American way of life
- President who used an executive order to create a Federal Employee Loyalty Program
- Series of Cold War-era secret Soviet documents intercepted and later released by U.S. intelligence officials
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- The Rosenbergs, convicted for passing atomic secrets to the Soviet Union, claimed they were being persecuted for being _____
- 1956 film that expressed American's fears of invasion and infiltration during the Red Scare
- In 1954, Joseph McCarthy began to claim that the United States _____ was full of communists
- Scientist who was charged with sending atomic secrets to the Soviet Union
- State that Joseph McCarthy was a senator from
- Law that made it unlawful to teach or advocate the violent overthrow of the United States government
- List of persons who were not hired because of suspected communist ties
- Communist espionage agent who accused Alger Hiss of being one of his contacts in the government
- Alger Hiss was found guilty of this in his second trial
- _____ v. United States: Supreme Court decided that the witnesses before HUAC could not be forced to name radicals they knew
20 Clues: State that Joseph McCarthy was a senator from • Became a catchword for extreme, reckless charges • Alger Hiss was found guilty of this in his second trial • Fear that communists were working to destroy the American way of life • List of persons who were not hired because of suspected communist ties • ...
Civil War Reconstruction QHS 2me 2024-09-30
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- someone who is dedicated to eliminating slavery
- (unjust prejudice against other people, in this case by their ethnicity.) African Americans were treated lesser by the south, and were made as slaves to do their work for them.
- a nickname for the United States and what Northern states were referred to during the Civil War
- Accept or pass a document
- People have the right to be treated fairly by the government. the steps that the government must go through in order to punish someone
- Group in Congress that wanted the former slaves to be equal and have the right to vote.
- Gave all men the right to vote regardless of race or been a slave.
- outlawed slavery
- a solemn promise
- President who issued the Emancipation Proclamation
- President after the assassination of Lincoln
- how the law is enforced or violation of due process
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- nickname for Union troops
- what the law says goes against the constitution
- to get rid of something
- Southern states were ruled by generals and troops until they wrote new constitutions allowing african americans to vote and accepted the amendments
- Guaranteed citizenship to all people born in the U.S. It also gives all citizens the right to due process and equal protection under the law.
- restrictive laws designed to limit the freedom of African Americans and ensure their availability as a cheap labor force after slavery was abolished during the Civil War.
- The government must treat people equally.
- President of the Confederacy
- Separation or breaking away
- Southern states that seceded in order to preserve slavery
- nickname for Confederate troops
- Declares that all slaves in the South were free.
- rebuilding after the civil war
25 Clues: outlawed slavery • a solemn promise • to get rid of something • nickname for Union troops • Accept or pass a document • Separation or breaking away • President of the Confederacy • rebuilding after the civil war • nickname for Confederate troops • The government must treat people equally. • President after the assassination of Lincoln • ...
Civil War and Reconstruction 2024-11-06
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- Law part of the Compromise of 1850 that required runaway slaves to be sent back to their owners
- Executive Order issued by Abe Lincoln to free the slaves in rebelling states
- War strategy the union used to squeeze the south out of their resources
- The side fighting in the Civil War that left our country
- North or South? Which side had the better military leadership
- Book written by Harriet Beecher Stowe that showed a different perspective on Slavery to those living in the North
- The side fighting in the Civil War to preserve our country
- Idea that people will get to vote on a majority if they want to have slavery or not in their state/territory
- Amendment that granted citizenship to people born in the United States
- In the Missouri Compromise, which state was admitted as a slave state?
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- The first state to secede from the USA forming the Confederate States of America
- Word that means "the right to vote"
- Amendment that granted voting rights to black people
- The person involved in this landmark supreme court case was suing for his freedom but was denied freedom since the Supreme Court deemed slaves are property not people
- The southern states were in _____ which is why Emancipation applied to their region.
- In the Missouri Compromise, which state was admitted as a free state?
- North or South? Which side had more population and resources to fight in the Civil War?
- Amendment that abolished slavery
- Under the Compromise of 1850, which state would be admitted as a free state?
- Term used to legally limit the rights and freedoms granted to black people after the civil war
20 Clues: Amendment that abolished slavery • Word that means "the right to vote" • Amendment that granted voting rights to black people • The side fighting in the Civil War that left our country • The side fighting in the Civil War to preserve our country • North or South? Which side had the better military leadership • ...
Chemistry chapter 5 word puzzle 2025-10-14
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- the pattern of colored lines, it turned out to be unique for each element
- states that no two identical fermions can occupy the same quantum state simultaneously
- they are the outermost shell in the atom which are involved in chemical bonding
- are dots that represent the valence electrons involve only the outer s and p electrons
- a shorthand for writing an element's electron configuration where the symbol of the noble gas that comes immediately before the element is placed in brackets
- states that electrons must fill the lowest energy sublevel before any can be placed higher
- electrons with the lowest energy state, and can only go up to 7 energy levels.
- an atom or group of atoms with a nonzero charge is an ion
- is the fundamental property of all submicroscopic systems that cannot be avoided
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- that have absorbed energy and moved some of their electrons to higher energy levels.
- are the distance of an electron from the nucleus corresponding to a particular energy level
- identifies the principle or main energy level of an electron
- The arrangement of electrons in an atom of an element in its ground state
- Negative ion
- used to illustrate the electron configuration of an atom
- are mass less light particles
- it states that electrons are both particles and waves which is a dual nature
- states that as electrons fill a sublevel, all orbitals receive one electron with the same spin before electrons begin to pair up
- Positive ion
- it divides the orbits and tells how many electrons a orbit can have
20 Clues: Negative ion • Positive ion • are mass less light particles • used to illustrate the electron configuration of an atom • an atom or group of atoms with a nonzero charge is an ion • identifies the principle or main energy level of an electron • it divides the orbits and tells how many electrons a orbit can have • ...
Presidents Day 2025-12-24
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- FDR’s economic programs
- Change to the Constitution
- Process to charge a president with wrongdoing
- Love of country
- Only President never elected president or vice president
- Group that established the nation
- Second President of the United States
- Presidential power to reject legislation
- Washington’s home
- System limiting government power
- President impeached in the 1990s
- Former actor who became President
- President’s working office
- Annual presidential address to Congress
- Roosevelt known for trust-busting
- February holiday honoring U.S. presidents
- President who resigned from office
- Ceremony marking the start of a presidency
- Current President as of the 2020 election
- Author of the Declaration of Independence
- Length of time a president serves
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- First President of the United States
- Supreme Allied Commander turned President
- Lincoln’s historic proclamation
- Civil War general turned President
- System used to elect the President
- Second-in-command of the executive branch
- President who authorized atomic bomb use
- Official residence of the President
- Father of the Constitution
- Leader of the executive branch
- President during the Civil War
- President during the Great Depression and World War II
- President who signed the Civil Rights Act
- Directive issued by the President
- Seventh President of the United States
- President during the Cuban Missile Crisis
- President associated with a foreign policy doctrine
- Order of who becomes president next
- Study of past events
- President known for humanitarian work after office
- Maximum number of elected presidential terms
- Major focus of 1960s legislation
- Division of power between states and federal government
- First African American President
- President’s advisory group
- Site of Lincoln’s famous address
47 Clues: Love of country • Washington’s home • Study of past events • FDR’s economic programs • Change to the Constitution • Father of the Constitution • President’s working office • President’s advisory group • Leader of the executive branch • President during the Civil War • Lincoln’s historic proclamation • System limiting government power • President impeached in the 1990s • ...
War of 1812 2026-01-15
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- French general and statesman who rose to prominence during the French Revolution and led a series of military campaigns across Europe
- The 9th president of the US
- A famous battle fought with forces supporting Tecumseh in 1811
- Known for constructing the fleet and winning the Battle of Lake Erie
- Officially ended the War of 1812 between the United States and Great Britain
- The British practice of forcibly conscripting sailors from American merchant ships into the Royal Navy
- The world's dominant maritime force with over 600 ships
- Canadian national heroine famous for her heroic 32km trek through American-occupied territory during the War of 1812
- the “Hero of Upper Canada”
- Lawyer and former United States Attorney for the District of Columbia
- Led his army across the Detroit River into Upper Canada, capturing the town of Sandwich
- Captain Laurence said “Don’t give up the ship!” Which ship was it?
- America’s 4th president, known as “The Father of Constitution”
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- Where did the bloodiest battle of 1812 take place?
- The 19th-century belief that the United States was destined by God to expand across North America
- the first major engagement in the War
- The nationalistic fervour and anti-British sentiment whipped up by the War Hawks was a contributing cause to the War of 1812
- An official government order that restricts or bans trade, commerce, or specific activities with a particular country, person, or group
- Renowned Shawnee warrior and chief
- A significant War of 1812 clash where American forces captured York (now Toronto)
- An American general and seventh president of the United States
21 Clues: the “Hero of Upper Canada” • The 9th president of the US • Renowned Shawnee warrior and chief • the first major engagement in the War • Where did the bloodiest battle of 1812 take place? • The world's dominant maritime force with over 600 ships • A famous battle fought with forces supporting Tecumseh in 1811 • ...
Civil War Crossword 2019-01-15
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- Home of Confederate soldiers
- A main cause of the civil war
- Nickname for Northern currency
- President of the Confederacy
- Battle in the woods won by Union
- _______ of factories changed the economy of the North
- Part of the compromise of 1850 was this ________ Slave Act
- Lee courthouse surrender
- Names of ironclad ships in famous battle
- Home of Union soldiers
- Sumter First battle of the American Civil War
- Major military leader of the Confederacy
- Siege of _______, 1863
- General put in charge of Union armies, 1864
- Confederates won the battle, Jackson lost his arm
- Led a raid on Harper’s Ferry
- Turner Slave who led violent revolt
- Believed that slavery should be outlawed
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- Supervised slaves on plantation
- States that left the Union formed the ______ States of America
- Pennsylvania site of major battle and famous address
- 2,000 women in the civil war worked as these
- South did this from the Union
- Someone who wants to end slavery
- Battle of _______, 1862 confederate victory
- Confederate Capital from 1861-1865
- Important crop in the South
- Executive order that freed slaves
- First major battle of the Civil War
- Jackson nickname after First Battle of Bull Run
- In charge of female nurses for the Union
- Economy of the South was based on this
- Woman who helped free hundreds of slaves
- Big battle in Maryland, big win for Union
- Lincoln’s opponent in Illinois Senate election
- states Slave states that didn’t leave the union
- State with many battles and a Capital of the Confederacy
- Important new mode of transportation for the North
- “Four _______ and seven years ago…”
- Republican candidate 1860
40 Clues: Home of Union soldiers • Siege of _______, 1863 • Lee courthouse surrender • Republican candidate 1860 • Important crop in the South • Home of Confederate soldiers • President of the Confederacy • Led a raid on Harper’s Ferry • A main cause of the civil war • South did this from the Union • Nickname for Northern currency • Supervised slaves on plantation • ...
Civil War Crossword 2019-01-15
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- Part of the compromise of 1850 was this ________ Slave Act
- President of the Confederacy
- Lincoln’s opponent in Illinois Senate election
- Nickname for Northern currency
- “Four _______ and seven years ago…”
- Big battle in Maryland, big win for Union
- Names of ironclad ships in famous battle
- _______ of factories changed the economy of the North
- Confederates won the battle, Jackson lost his arm
- Important new mode of transportation for the North
- Lee courthouse surrender
- State with many battles and a Capital of the Confederacy
- South did this from the Union
- Led a raid on Harper’s Ferry
- Believed that slavery should be outlawed
- Economy of the South was based on this
- General put in charge of Union armies, 1864
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- Major military leader of the Confederacy
- Pennsylvania site of major battle and famous address
- Woman who helped free hundreds of slaves
- Battle in the woods won by Union
- Executive order that freed slaves
- First major battle of the Civil War
- 2,000 women in the civil war worked as these
- In charge of female nurses for the Union
- Confederate Capital from 1861-1865
- Jackson nickname after First Battle of Bull Run
- Supervised slaves on plantation
- A main cause of the civil war
- States that left the Union formed the ______ States of America
- Home of Union soldiers
- Battle of _______, 1862 confederate victory
- Turner Slave who led violent revolt
- Someone who wants to end slavery
- Sumter First battle of the American Civil War
- Important crop in the South
- Republican candidate 1860
- states Slave states that didn’t leave the union
- Siege of _______, 1863
- Home of Confederate soldiers
40 Clues: Home of Union soldiers • Siege of _______, 1863 • Lee courthouse surrender • Republican candidate 1860 • Important crop in the South • President of the Confederacy • Home of Confederate soldiers • Led a raid on Harper’s Ferry • A main cause of the civil war • South did this from the Union • Nickname for Northern currency • Supervised slaves on plantation • ...
Constitution Crossword 2022-01-21
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- If the support within Congress is great enough, a presidential veto can be ________.
- Minimum age required to be elected into the House of Representatives.
- New Jersey’s 5th District Representative
- The House of Representatives is the only part of the government capable of doing _________ to the president.
- By 3/4s of either state legislatures OR states’ constitutional conventions.
- Speaker of the House
- There is an absence of ________ requirements for a position as a federal judge.
- Type of citizenship required in order to be eligible for presidency.
- By 2/3s of either the House & Senate OR the states.
- The Senate needs to ______ appointments made by the president.
- The president holds the ability to appoint federal _____, most notably to the Supreme Court
- A compound mode of government that combines a general government with regional governments in a single political system, dividing the powers between the two.
- The amendment responsible for abolishing slavery.
- The Supreme Court is the _________ ________ in law in the United States.
- The president can do ____ to bills in order to prevent them from passing into law.
- Protects the right not explicitly stated in the Bill of Rights.
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- One of New Jersey’s senators
- The 21st amendment ________ the 18th amendment.
- The Supreme Court may deem a law or executive act to be ________.
- State governments reserve the right to regulate marriage and divorce within their state.
- ____________ of the law is a power that both the federal and state governments share.
- The ability to _______ new states is a power held by the federal government.
- Established the role of senator as a position voted on by the people.
- The second amendment ensures the right to ________.
- Amendment associated with the phrase “right to remain silent.”
25 Clues: Speaker of the House • One of New Jersey’s senators • New Jersey’s 5th District Representative • The 21st amendment ________ the 18th amendment. • The amendment responsible for abolishing slavery. • By 2/3s of either the House & Senate OR the states. • The second amendment ensures the right to ________. • The Senate needs to ______ appointments made by the president. • ...
Lawrence Chapter 4 2021-12-03
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- the development over time of
- that called for a system of equal
- in the Anglo-Russian Convention of 1907
- In 1890, he published his lectures in a
- World
- not
- Hungarian-American newspaper publisher
- important figure in Latin American
- or in fact
- diplomacy form of American foreign
- the principle or advocacy of political
- T. R., was an American politician,
- to make a public announcement
- of North and South America.
- period of office of a Protector,
- sensationalism over facts.
- was the last sovereign of the Kalākaua
- who commanded ships in several wars
- in England of Oliver and Richard Cromwell.
- on
- Hearst American businessman, newspaper
- was a racial belief system developed by
- nation's largest newspaper
- 1810.
- advocacy of extending power and
- a style of newspaper reporting that
- breaking a rule or law
- 1893 to 1924 and is best known for his
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- for making and doing things
- movement that seeks to create,
- United States naval officer and
- often referred to as Teddy or his
- of the United States Congress
- which had ruled a unified Hawaiian
- was a commodore of the United States
- and the politician is known for
- and cultural cooperation among all the
- St. Louis Post-Dispatch and the New
- the British and Russians in Persia
- foreign policy,
- is an amendment made in 1901 to a
- a stock or supply of money, materials,
- nationalism in the form of aggressive
- the use or threat of military force
- being something in essence or effect,
- and American intellectuals,
- to
- 1660 –
- organize relationships,
- policy late 19th century and the early
- policy.
- Lodge He served in the United States
- The Influence of Sea Power Upon
- other assets that can be drawn on by a
54 Clues: on • to • not • World • 1810. • 1660 – • policy. • or in fact • foreign policy, • breaking a rule or law • organize relationships, • sensationalism over facts. • nation's largest newspaper • for making and doing things • of North and South America. • and American intellectuals, • the development over time of • of the United States Congress • to make a public announcement • movement that seeks to create, • ...
Chapter 14-15 Crossword Puzzle 2014-05-11
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- A series of programs help to disenfranchised, the poor, the elderly, and women.
- A plan offering 13 billion dollars in aid to western and southern European nations.
- Congress of Racial Equality, founded in 1961, planned freedom Rides to desegregate interstate buses.
- A protest in which people sit at a place and refuse to move until their demands are met.
- NCAI, founded in 1944 to promote common welfare of Native Americans
- North Atlantic Treaty Organization – including the United States, Canada, and ten Western Europe countries.
- Equal Rights Amendment, Congress passed in 1972
- A conflict in June 1950, North Korean troops crossed the 38th parallel into South Korea.
- National Organization for Women, founded in 1966
- Hydrogen bomb
- A new project to create jobs, build public housing, and end racial discrimination.
- A sharp increase of US birthrates following World War II
- The US and Soviet Union were competing in developing weapons with more destructive power.
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- An international policy that promised aid to Greece and Turkey struggling to resist threats to democratic freedom.
- Where in 1945 Soviet troops occupied Korea north of line of latitude and became the dividing line of Korea.
- An Act that banned literacy tests and other laws that kept blacks from registering to vote.
- An approach, for example when the United States would go to the brink of war to combat communism.
- A United States Policy that would work to contain communism.
- Residential areas surrounding a city.
- A program that brought Northern college students into Mississippi to work with SNCC organizers
- A conflict between the United States and the Soviet Union.
21 Clues: Hydrogen bomb • Residential areas surrounding a city. • Equal Rights Amendment, Congress passed in 1972 • National Organization for Women, founded in 1966 • A sharp increase of US birthrates following World War II • A conflict between the United States and the Soviet Union. • A United States Policy that would work to contain communism. • ...
American Imperialism 2012-10-09
Across
- type of sensational, biased and often false reporting for the sake of attracting readers
- section of a country where one foreign nation enjoys special rights and powers
- ascended the throne in 1891
- a Filipino revolutionary leader who had staged an unsuccessful uprising against the Spanish in 1896
- the 26th President of the United States
- member of an armed band that carries out surprise attacks and sabotage rather than open warfare
- country that is technically independent but is actually under the control of another country
- seized power in 1913
- the idea that the United States and Latin America should work together
- took the naval expedition to Japan to negotiate a trade treaty
- murdered thousands of foreigners, especially missionaries, in an attempt to rid China of all foreign influence
- extreme nationalism marked by aggressive foreign policy
- the actions used by one nation to exercise political or economic control over a smaller or weaker nation
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- this treaty gave the United States the exclusive right to build any proposed canal through Central America
- fiske's idea
- who owned “The World”
- who owned “The Journal’
- an officer in the U.S. Navy who taught at the Naval War College
- a policy of joining the business interests of a country with its diplomatic interests of abroad
- a policy that allowed each foreign nation in China to trade freely in the other nations’ spheres of influence
- this act established a civil government for the island in 1900
- the 1st United States Volunteer Cavalry
- submitted by Senator Orville Platt
- the quality or state of being self-governing
- one of the exiled leaders who was a writer and poet
25 Clues: fiske's idea • seized power in 1913 • who owned “The World” • who owned “The Journal’ • ascended the throne in 1891 • submitted by Senator Orville Platt • the 26th President of the United States • the 1st United States Volunteer Cavalry • the quality or state of being self-governing • one of the exiled leaders who was a writer and poet • ...
American Imperialism 2012-10-09
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- who owned “The World”
- submitted by Senator Orville Platt
- who owned “The Journal’
- country that is technically independent but is actually under the control of another country
- a policy that allowed each foreign nation in China to trade freely in the other nations’ spheres of influence
- extreme nationalism marked by aggressive foreign policy
- the quality or state of being self-governing
- ascended the throne in 1891
- the actions used by one nation to exercise political or economic control over a smaller or weaker nation
- member of an armed band that carries out surprise attacks and sabotage rather than open warfare
- this treaty gave the United States the exclusive right to build any proposed canal through Central America
- a policy of joining the business interests of a country with its diplomatic interests of abroad
- fiske's idea
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- the 26th President of the United States
- section of a country where one foreign nation enjoys special rights and powers
- the 1st United States Volunteer Cavalry
- the idea that the United States and Latin America should work together
- seized power in 1913
- an officer in the U.S. Navy who taught at the Naval War College
- type of sensational, biased and often false reporting for the sake of attracting readers
- took the naval expedition to Japan to negotiate a trade treaty
- murdered thousands of foreigners, especially missionaries, in an attempt to rid China of all foreign influence
- a Filipino revolutionary leader who had staged an unsuccessful uprising against the Spanish in 1896
- this act established a civil government for the island in 1900
- one of the exiled leaders who was a writer and poet
25 Clues: fiske's idea • seized power in 1913 • who owned “The World” • who owned “The Journal’ • ascended the throne in 1891 • submitted by Senator Orville Platt • the 26th President of the United States • the 1st United States Volunteer Cavalry • the quality or state of being self-governing • one of the exiled leaders who was a writer and poet • ...
Government Crossword 2012-09-18
Across
- implied, allowed but not directly expressed
- A system in which sovereignty is shared between the national and the state governments
- Can’t punish someone if it wasn’t illegal at the time it was committed
- A doctrine espoused by Calhoun that states could hold certain national policies invalid within their boundaries
- To have the right to know what you’re being charged with
- Powers Shared by a national and state government
- Congress, Executive Action, Court Decisions, Party Politics, Customs &Traditions
- This principle states that the source of governmental power lies with the people
- A procedure whereby voter can remove an elected official from office
- Since the people give government its power, government itself is limited to the power given to it by them
- Allows a violation of a law or a rule that would otherwise apply
- The clause that stipulates that powers not delegated to the United States are reserved to the states or to the people
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- Wealthy merchants, Professionals, Lawyers, those that wanted to get rid of the Articles of Confederation
- The first ten amendments
- Delegated specific powers, very detailed and spelled out
- Can suggest legislation and send messages to Congress
- People in their congressional district
- that is conducted entirely within one state
- Proposed by a two-thirds vote in both houses of Congress
- Can declare acts of Congress unconstitutional
- Those you serve if you’re an elected official
- Senate can refuse to confirm presidential appointments and to ratify treaties
- A body of electors chosen by a larger group
- Those who wanted to keep the Articles of Confederation
- A procedure that enables voters to reject a measure adopted by the legislature
25 Clues: The first ten amendments • People in their congressional district • implied, allowed but not directly expressed • that is conducted entirely within one state • A body of electors chosen by a larger group • Can declare acts of Congress unconstitutional • Those you serve if you’re an elected official • Powers Shared by a national and state government • ...
Christmas and Triangles 2014-12-14
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- A congruence postulate that states two triangles are congruent if two angles and the included side are congruent to the corresponding angles and side of another triangle
- What Santa rides to deliver presents
- Food left out for Santa
- Santa's helpers
- A triangle that has one right angle and two acute angles
- What people decorate their tree with
- A triangle that has one angle that is greater than 90 degrees
- Angle The common angle of two corresponding sides
- A triangle that's angles are congruent
- A triangle with two congruent sides
- A shape with three sides
- The month Christmas is in
- The person who brings presents to kids on Christmas
- A congruence postulate that states two triangles are congruent if two angles and a nonincluded side are congruent to the corresponding angles and side of another triangle
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- The two congruent sides of an isosceles triangle
- The non-congruent side of an isosceles triangle
- A triangle that's angles are all less than 90 degrees
- Side The common side of to consecutive angles
- Pole Where Santa lives
- A triangle that has no sides congruent
- What children hang from the chimney
- The animal that carries Santa's sleigh
- A triangle that has three congruent sides
- The red nosed reindeer
- Corresponding parts of congruent triangles are congruent
- Equal
- A congruence postulate that states two triangles are congruent if their three corresponding sides are congruent
- angle The angle formed by the two legs of an isosceles triangle
- angle The angles formed by the base and leg of an isosceles triangle
- A congruence postulate that states two triangles are congruent if two sides and the included angle are congruent to the corresponding sides and angle of another triangle
30 Clues: Equal • Santa's helpers • Pole Where Santa lives • The red nosed reindeer • Food left out for Santa • A shape with three sides • The month Christmas is in • What children hang from the chimney • A triangle with two congruent sides • What Santa rides to deliver presents • What people decorate their tree with • A triangle that has no sides congruent • ...
American Revolution 2014-12-01
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- a founding father, principal author of the Declaration of Independence, and third President of the United States.
- the killing of many people who are not able to defend themselves.
- commander of the British army during the American Revolution; surrendered at Yorktown in 1781.
- the statement from the Continental Congress declaring the Thirteen Colonies as sovereign, independent states from Great Britain.
- became famous for alerting the colonial militia the British were coming prior to the Battle of Lexington and Concord in 1775.
- the last major battle of the American Revolution in 1781.
- an order issued by a government.
- the slogan and primary grievance against Great Britain by the Thirteen Colonies.
- a founding father and accomplished writer, scientist and diplomat.
- one who remained loyal to Great Britain.
- the primary military force who fought for independence from Britain during the American Revolution.
- nickname given to British soldiers due to their distinctive red uniforms worn during the American Revolution.
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- the first President of the United States and Commander-in-Chief of the Continental Army during the American Revolution.
- author of Common Sense.
- a founding father and second President of the United States.
- the first battle of the American Revolution in 1775.
- the original colonies along the Atlantic coast of North America belonging to Great Britain.
- one who fought for the independence of the American colonies.
- to protest by refusing to buy a certain product or service.
- occurred in 1773 when the Sons of Liberty dumped chests of tea into Boston Harbor in protest of British taxation of the American colonies.
- to impose or collect a tax.
- a colonist trained to fight at a moment's notice during the American Revolution.
22 Clues: author of Common Sense. • to impose or collect a tax. • an order issued by a government. • one who remained loyal to Great Britain. • the first battle of the American Revolution in 1775. • the last major battle of the American Revolution in 1781. • to protest by refusing to buy a certain product or service. • a founding father and second President of the United States. • ...
American Revolution 2014-12-01
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- occurred in 1773 when the Sons of Liberty dumped chests of tea into Boston Harbor in protest of British taxation of the American colonies.
- the primary military force who fought for independence from Britain during the American Revolution.
- the last major battle of the American Revolution in 1781.
- became famous for alerting the colonial militia the British were coming prior to the Battle of Lexington and Concord in 1775.
- to impose or collect a tax.
- the slogan and primary grievance against Great Britain by the Thirteen Colonies.
- commander of the British army during the American Revolution; surrendered at Yorktown in 1781.
- the first President of the United States and Commander-in-Chief of the Continental Army during the American Revolution.
- nickname given to British soldiers due to their distinctive red uniforms worn during the American Revolution.
- an order issued by a government.
- author of Common Sense.
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- one who fought for the independence of the American colonies.
- a founding father and second President of the United States.
- a founding father and accomplished writer, scientist and diplomat.
- the first battle of the American Revolution in 1775.
- a colonist trained to fight at a moment's notice during the American Revolution.
- to protest by refusing to buy a certain product or service.
- the statement from the Continental Congress declaring the Thirteen Colonies as sovereign, independent states from Great Britain.
- the original colonies along the Atlantic coast of North America belonging to Great Britain.
- one who remained loyal to Great Britain.
- a founding father, principal author of the Declaration of Independence, and third President of the United States.
- the killing of many people who are not able to defend themselves.
22 Clues: author of Common Sense. • to impose or collect a tax. • an order issued by a government. • one who remained loyal to Great Britain. • the first battle of the American Revolution in 1775. • the last major battle of the American Revolution in 1781. • to protest by refusing to buy a certain product or service. • a founding father and second President of the United States. • ...
Modules 8/9 Consciousness 2023-03-16
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- needing more and more of a drug to get the same effect
- an electroencephalograph(eeg) measures these
- drugs that excite neural activity
- dream theory that states dreams serve to the sort the days experience and commit them to memory
- drug that relaxes and produces mild euphoria
- sleep theory that states it was safer for our ancestors to sleep at night and hide from prey
- stage of sleep in which the sleeper has theta waves and sleep spindles
- monitors light levels in controlling sleep rhythm
- your awareness of yourself and your environment
- drugs that evoke sensory images and distort perceptions
- theory that states the purpose of sleep is to recuperate and repair
- stage of sleep when awakened one does not feel as if he/she was asleep
- sleep disorder in which one wakes up at night due to breathing cessations
- recurring problems falling or staying asleep
- drugs that reduce neural activity
- hallucinogan drug that can create terrifying panic
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- theory that states dreams are a result of the brain's attempt to make sense of random neural firing
- theorist who believed dreams were the release of our unconscious wishes and conflicts
- deepest stage of sleep
- stage of paradoxical sleep where one has vivid dreams
- physiological and psychological need to take more of a drug after continued use
- sleep disorder in which one suddenly falls into rem sleep
- feelings of physical distress when discontinuing the use of a drug
- pattern of biological functioning that occurs on a roughly 24 hour cycle
- hormone that regulates the sleep/wake cycle
- this happens after being deprived of rem sleep the next time we sleep
26 Clues: deepest stage of sleep • drugs that excite neural activity • drugs that reduce neural activity • hormone that regulates the sleep/wake cycle • an electroencephalograph(eeg) measures these • drug that relaxes and produces mild euphoria • recurring problems falling or staying asleep • your awareness of yourself and your environment • ...
Antebellum South Crossword 2023-01-12
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- cotton produced in the United States was eventually exported abroad
- How many of the first 11 presidents owned slaves
- shaped the culture and society of the South
- These bales, weighing about four hundred to five hundred pounds, were wrapped in burlap cloth and sent down the
- a slave who lived in virginia, NC, and GA before he escaped and moved to england
- another free black who amassed great wealth and power in the South, was born a slave in 1790 in South Carolina
- including ideas about the spiritual world and the importance of African healers, survived in the South as well
- helped fuel the 19th century industrial revolution in the US and Great Britain
- home to the greatest concentration of wealth in the United States
- those with one black and one white parent
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- The second rebellion, led by the slave
- Almost no cotton was grown in the United States in the year...
- occurred as many as seven times a season as the plant grew and continued to produce balls through the fall and early winter.
- many slaves embraced what religion?
- Part of the reason for the large number of free blacks living in slave states were the many instances of ...
- those with one black grandparent
- a crucial part of transportation
- confidently proclaimed that the North could never threaten the South because “cotton is king.”
- a maryland slave who escaped to the north in 1838
- those with one black great-grandparent
- revolutionized the production of cotton when he invented the cotton gin
- slaves could not marry
- Most free blacks in the South lived in...
- what happens to Texas in 1845
- began in January 1811 on Andry’s plantation
25 Clues: slaves could not marry • what happens to Texas in 1845 • those with one black grandparent • a crucial part of transportation • many slaves embraced what religion? • The second rebellion, led by the slave • those with one black great-grandparent • Most free blacks in the South lived in... • those with one black and one white parent • ...
Antebellum South Crossword 2023-01-12
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- including ideas about the spiritual world and the importance of African healers, survived in the South as well
- Most free blacks in the South lived in...
- began in January 1811 on Andry’s plantation
- slaves could not marry
- Part of the reason for the large number of free blacks living in slave states were the many instances of ...
- shaped the culture and society of the South
- a slave who lived in virginia, NC, and GA before he escaped and moved to england
- helped fuel the 19th century industrial revolution in the US and Great Britain
- confidently proclaimed that the North could never threaten the South because “cotton is king.”
- These bales, weighing about four hundred to five hundred pounds, were wrapped in burlap cloth and sent down the
- cotton produced in the United States was eventually exported abroad
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- revolutionized the production of cotton when he invented the cotton gin
- many slaves embraced what religion?
- those with one black grandparent
- those with one black and one white parent
- a maryland slave who escaped to the north in 1838
- home to the greatest concentration of wealth in the United States
- another free black who amassed great wealth and power in the South, was born a slave in 1790 in South Carolina
- a crucial part of transportation
- what happens to Texas in 1845
- occurred as many as seven times a season as the plant grew and continued to produce balls through the fall and early winter.
- The second rebellion, led by the slave
- those with one black great-grandparent
- How many of the first 11 presidents owned slaves
- Almost no cotton was grown in the United States in the year...
25 Clues: slaves could not marry • what happens to Texas in 1845 • those with one black grandparent • a crucial part of transportation • many slaves embraced what religion? • The second rebellion, led by the slave • those with one black great-grandparent • Most free blacks in the South lived in... • those with one black and one white parent • ...
Chapter 9 - The Federalist Era 2017-02-24
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- a meeting of members of a political party to
- candidates for upcoming elections
- Virginia and Kentucky passed these which said they had the right to nullify federal laws they deemed unconstitional
- Political party founded by Alexander Hamilton
- a person living in a country who is not a citizen of that country
- to legally overturn
- Political party founded by Thomas Jefferson
- Treaty in which the United States acquired most of the land in Ohio
- activities aimed at weakening the established government
- 1794 battle in which 1,000 Native Americans were killed
- tax on foreign goods
- Signed with Great Britain in which they agreed to leave the West
- certificate that promises to repay borrowed money in the future
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- something done or said that becomes an example for others to follow
- a single form of money
- seizing people against their will and forcing them to serve in the military or other public service
- the idea that states should have all powers that the Constitution does not give the federal government or forbid to the states
- a group of advisers to a president
- Treaty signed with Spain in which they gave the U.S. the right to trade at New Orleans
- Acts which aimed to protect the U.S. from people and activities aimed at weakening the government
- 1789 law that set up federal courts
- Incident in which French officials demanded a bribe and a loan from Americans
- What the United States tried to be in European Conflicts
- Rebellion with violent attacks on government officials and destruction of property
- firmly favoring one party or faction
25 Clues: to legally overturn • tax on foreign goods • a single form of money • candidates for upcoming elections • a group of advisers to a president • 1789 law that set up federal courts • firmly favoring one party or faction • Political party founded by Thomas Jefferson • a meeting of members of a political party to • Political party founded by Alexander Hamilton • ...
Americas Benchmark 2017-04-20
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- Temperatures in Caribbean South America remain warm year-round because of the regions location near the?
- Canada's capital,Ottawa, is located in?
- The United States and Canada share which physical feature?
- In which country do most people speak Portuguese?
- People who are bilingual speak how many languages?
- What Colombian city was a major naval base and commercial port in the Spanish empire?
- What major river flows through northwestern Brazil?
- What is Venezuela's economy is based on?
- What early culture had a huge empire in Pacific South America in the early 1500s?
- Many Canadians moved from farms to cities to find?
- Which of the following statements about culture in Pacific South America is false?
- Which region known for its dense population?
- Which country's main export is oil?
- The main mountain range located in Pacific South America is called the?
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- What valuable natural resource were the Chibcha known for using?
- What is the most important part of the economy of Paraguay?
- Which of the following conditions is a result of El Nino?
- What physical feature does the Mississippi River and its tributaries drain?
- What country did the United States gain independence from?
- States About 60 percent pf Canada's imported goods come from which country?
- What has been a major cause of political unrest in the region?
- Simon Bolivar helped several South American countries gained independence from?
- Canada's prime minister oversees the country's?
- NAFTA is a trade agreement among the United States, Mexico, and?
- Which of the following statements about Argentina is true?
- rainforests The physical geography of the Guiana's includes?
- What resource in Canada provides pulp and newsprint?
- Which of the following was an effect of the "Dirty War" in Argentina?
28 Clues: Which country's main export is oil? • Canada's capital,Ottawa, is located in? • What is Venezuela's economy is based on? • Which region known for its dense population? • Canada's prime minister oversees the country's? • In which country do most people speak Portuguese? • People who are bilingual speak how many languages? • ...
Americas Benchmark 2017-04-20
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- NAFTA is a trade agreement among the United States, Mexico, and?
- Which region known for its dense population?
- States About 60 percent pf Canada's imported goods come from which country?
- What is the most important part of the economy of Paraguay?
- In which country do most people speak Portuguese?
- Which of the following statements about culture in Pacific South America is false?
- People who are bilingual speak how many languages?
- What resource in Canada provides pulp and newsprint?
- What valuable natural resource were the Chibcha known for using?
- The United States and Canada share which physical feature?
- What early culture had a huge empire in Pacific South America in the early 1500s?
- What is Venezuela's economy is based on?
- What major river flows through northwestern Brazil?
- Temperatures in Caribbean South America remain warm year-round because of the regions location near the?
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- Which of the following conditions is a result of El Nino?
- Canada's capital,Ottawa, is located in?
- The main mountain range located in Pacific South America is called the?
- Simon Bolivar helped several South American countries gained independence from?
- Canada's prime minister oversees the country's?
- What Colombian city was a major naval base and commercial port in the Spanish empire?
- What physical feature does the Mississippi River and its tributaries drain?
- Which of the following statements about Argentina is true?
- Which of the following was an effect of the "Dirty War" in Argentina?
- The physical geography of the Guiana's includes?
- What country did the United States gain independence from?
- Many Canadians moved from farms to cities to find?
26 Clues: Canada's capital,Ottawa, is located in? • What is Venezuela's economy is based on? • Which region known for its dense population? • Canada's prime minister oversees the country's? • The physical geography of the Guiana's includes? • In which country do most people speak Portuguese? • People who are bilingual speak how many languages? • ...
BYOQ Crossowrd 2020-02-13
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- Soviet politician who led the Soviet Union from the mid–1920s until 1953 (2 words)
- This would give European nations american aid to rebuild their economies. (2 word)
- A couple who was accused of being spies for the Soviets (2 words)
- This person accused people in the United States Army of being spies for the Soviets. (2 words)
- This Blockade convinced many Americans that the Soviets were bent on conquest. (2 words)
- A jury agreed and Convicted Alger Hiss with this title
- Became president after Franklin D. Roosevelt. (2 words)
- This mutual defense alliance was created in April 1949
- This ara took place in 1946 all the way up to 1990. (2 words)
- Their decisions shaped the expectations of the United States.
- Was the most prominent government official named by Chambers. (2 words)
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- This was the first artificial satellite to orbit the Earth.
- The communist countries of Eastern Europe came to be called this. (2 words)
- Separated the Communist nations of Eastern Europe from the West. (2 words)
- This act made it illegal to combine, conspire, or agree with any other person to perform any act which would substantially contribute to the establishment of a totalitarian government. (2 words)
- Critics define ‘threatening nuclear war to other countries to maintain peace’ with this word.
- This war helped expand the Cold War to Asia. (2 words)
- This man was invited to the United States by Eisenhower in an attempt to improve relations between the United States and the Soviet Union.
- Truman finally met Stalin in this city.
- We accused them of violating the Declaration of Liberated Europe.
20 Clues: Truman finally met Stalin in this city. • This war helped expand the Cold War to Asia. (2 words) • A jury agreed and Convicted Alger Hiss with this title • This mutual defense alliance was created in April 1949 • Became president after Franklin D. Roosevelt. (2 words) • This was the first artificial satellite to orbit the Earth. • ...
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