states Crossword Puzzles

Fort Sumter 2025-03-07

Fort Sumter crossword puzzle
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  1. The United States of America during the Civil War, specifically the northern states that remained loyal to the federal government.
  2. A continuous attack with bombs or artillery shells.
  3. A federal fort located in Charleston, South Carolina, where the first shots of the Civil War were fired in April 1861.
  4. To Legally separate from a country.
  5. The system used to elect the President of the United States, in which voters in each state choose electors who then cast votes for the president.
  6. A northern state that remained in the Union during the Civil War
  7. A war fought between groups of people within the same country.
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  1. To stop fighting and give up to an enemy or opponent.
  2. The 16th president of the United States, who led the Union during the Civil War.
  3. Extra soldiers or supplies sent to support an army or military operation.
  4. A southern state that seceded from the Union.
  5. An act of armed resistance to an established government or ruler.
  6. The group of southern states that left the United States between 1860 and 1861.
  7. A war between the United States and Great Britain, The reason the US built forts along the coast of the United States.
  8. The president of the Confederate States of America.

15 Clues: To Legally separate from a country. • A southern state that seceded from the Union. • A continuous attack with bombs or artillery shells. • The president of the Confederate States of America. • To stop fighting and give up to an enemy or opponent. • A war fought between groups of people within the same country. • ...

American History 2012-08-28

American History crossword puzzle
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  1. ___________island - smallest state in the country
  2. Ship that landed at Plymouth Rock
  3. President who ended slavery
  4. President whose face appears on the nickel coin
  5. Ocean off the west coast of North America
  6. First President
  7. Country to the north of the United States
  8. Country to the south of the United States
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  1. Biggest city in the United States
  2. Large mountain chain in western America
  3. State with the largest population
  4. Largest river in the United States
  5. Ocean off the east coast of North America
  6. Most northerly state
  7. Number of stripes on the flag of the United States

15 Clues: First President • Most northerly state • President who ended slavery • Biggest city in the United States • State with the largest population • Ship that landed at Plymouth Rock • Largest river in the United States • Large mountain chain in western America • Ocean off the west coast of North America • Ocean off the east coast of North America • ...

Civil War 2021-03-29

Civil War crossword puzzle
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  1. the center of the union war effort
  2. The north
  3. The confederacy
  4. any of the slave states that bordered the northern free states during the US Civil War.
  5. seagoing steam ships that were used to get through the Union blockade that extended some 3,500 miles
  6. served as the president of the Confederate States from 1861 to 1865
  7. fought between northern states loyal to the Union and southern states that had seceded to form the Confederate States of America.
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  1. first state to secede from the Union in December 1860
  2. Led troops to victory in Tennessee and Mississippi
  3. was an unrecognized breakaway state in existence from February 8, 1861, to May 9, 1865, that fought against the United States of America during the American Civil War.
  4. the bombardment of Fort Sumter near Charleston, South Carolina by the South Carolina militia, and the return gunfire and subsequent surrender by the United States Army, that started the American Civil War.
  5. The union
  6. commander of the confederate army of northern virginia
  7. the name applied to a strategy outlined by the Union Army for suppressing the Confederacy at the beginning of the American Civil War.
  8. served as the capital of the Confederate States of America for almost the whole of the American Civil War.

15 Clues: The north • The union • The confederacy • the center of the union war effort • Led troops to victory in Tennessee and Mississippi • first state to secede from the Union in December 1860 • commander of the confederate army of northern virginia • served as the president of the Confederate States from 1861 to 1865 • ...

Articles of Confederation 2022-12-13

Articles of Confederation crossword puzzle
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  1. The Confederation Government could _______ war.
  2. No state may have navies, ______, or fight in war.
  3. How many states must approve a new state being added?
  4. States with higher ________ ______ will pay more money for the government.
  5. States are supposed to protect and ____ each other.
  6. Each state can bring two to seven _________ to congress.
  7. Who will raise money for the United States to pay for things?
  8. If someone commits a crime in one state and tries to run away they will be _________ back to the state where the crime was committed and tried there.
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  1. What will the name of the new nation be? (don't put a space between words)
  2. Each state gets ____ vote in congress.
  3. The Confederation government could set weights and _____________.
  4. Only the Confederation government is allowed to conduct ________ ______. (don't put a space between words)
  5. Congress would serve as a ______ court for disagreements between states.
  6. Each state gets to keep its sovereignty, ___________, and independence.
  7. People can ____ freely from one state to another.
  8. What area is approved to join the United States, if it applies?
  9. The Articles of confederation can only be changed if ____ of the states agree.

17 Clues: Each state gets ____ vote in congress. • The Confederation Government could _______ war. • People can ____ freely from one state to another. • No state may have navies, ______, or fight in war. • States are supposed to protect and ____ each other. • How many states must approve a new state being added? • Each state can bring two to seven _________ to congress. • ...

Midterms civic study guide 2023-12-18

Midterms civic study guide crossword puzzle
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  1. rights if charged with a crime
  2. religion, speech, press, assembly, and petition.
  3. Has to do
  4. shared by state and government
  5. written
  6. Cabinet ___ the president
  7. best compromise
  8. states can make laws too
  9. rights related to trials
  10. responsibility
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  1. civil case
  2. bear arms
  3. favor small states
  4. not specifically listed in constitution
  5. no unreasonable fines/punishment
  6. house soldiers
  7. No searches without reason
  8. powers for individual states
  9. plan that favored large states
  10. rights not listed in BoR

20 Clues: written • Has to do • bear arms • civil case • house soldiers • responsibility • best compromise • favor small states • rights not listed in BoR • states can make laws too • rights related to trials • Cabinet ___ the president • No searches without reason • powers for individual states • rights if charged with a crime • shared by state and government • plan that favored large states • ...

US History B 2015-05-05

US History B crossword puzzle
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  1. A central intelligence agency.
  2. Contest in which nations compete to build more powerful weapons.
  3. Term coined by Winston Churchill to describe the border between the Soviet satellite states and Western Europe.
  4. Program in which U.S. and British pilots flew supplies to West Berlin during a Soviet blockade.
  5. Policy of keep communism contained within its existing borders.
  6. Negative catchword for extreme, reckless charges of disloyalty.
  7. A Chinese Communist Revolutionary.
  8. To place a resource under government control.
  9. Policy of President Eisenhower that stated that the United States would use force to help any nation threatened by communism.
  10. National Aeronautics Space Association.
  11. A committee that investigates possible subversive activities within the United States.
  12. War fought to achieve only a specific goals.
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  1. Worldwide rivalry between the United States and the Soviet Union.
  2. Policy of threatening to use massive force in response to aggression.
  3. Fear that communists were working to destroy the American way of life.
  4. Law that made it unlawful to teach or advocate the violent overthrow of the United States government.
  5. A Russian politician who led the Soviet Union through the Cold War.
  6. North Atlantic Treaty Organization.
  7. Military alliance of the Soviet Union and its satellite states.

19 Clues: A central intelligence agency. • A Chinese Communist Revolutionary. • North Atlantic Treaty Organization. • National Aeronautics Space Association. • War fought to achieve only a specific goals. • To place a resource under government control. • Policy of keep communism contained within its existing borders. • ...

Sean Harris's Articles X-Word 2024-02-09

Sean Harris's Articles X-Word crossword puzzle
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  1. The Articles of Confederation could not _____ the states, the states disregarded.
  2. In Alexander Hamilton's eyes, the U.S. had advantages such as natural resources and a big __________.
  3. The presence of _________ military on American lands convinced the states to consider changing the first constitution.
  4. Noah _______ wrote the American Spelling Book.
  5. Shay's Rebellion was imposed in __________.
  6. Because the federal government had no money, wealthy _________ helped raise militias.
  7. The states regulated ______ with eachother.
  8. After Revolutionary War, the American states were deeply in ________, so they raised taxes, angering colonists which led to Shay's Rebellion.
  9. In 1783, the Revolutionary War _______.
  10. The Articles of Confederation was the First U.S. ________, passed during the Rev. War.
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  1. _________ Hamilton saw power in the U.S. but hated the congress.
  2. After the war, loyalists felt like ________ and didn't fit in.
  3. The U.S. not having an _________ government is a important underlying crisis.
  4. Shay's Rebllion highlighted the Article of Confederation's ___________.
  5. Decreasing the value of ________ convinced the states to consider changing the first constitution.
  6. After __________ Rebellion, it convinced people that they needed to have a strong federal government. They needed a new constitution.
  7. In 1775, the Revolutionary War _________.
  8. In 1781, the Articles of Confederation was _________. (taken, gotten)
  9. Over _______ thousand miltias was formed to fight Shay's men.
  10. The Articles of Confederation had _____ house.

20 Clues: In 1783, the Revolutionary War _______. • In 1775, the Revolutionary War _________. • Shay's Rebellion was imposed in __________. • The states regulated ______ with eachother. • Noah _______ wrote the American Spelling Book. • The Articles of Confederation had _____ house. • Over _______ thousand miltias was formed to fight Shay's men. • ...

US CIVIL WAR & RECONSTRUCTION 2022-03-29

US CIVIL WAR & RECONSTRUCTION crossword puzzle
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  1. - a test African American people had to take to vote
  2. - a group of politicians that believed that free slaves should have equal rights as a regular citizen
  3. - Three legged route that made up the Atlantic slave trade
  4. - 16th President of the United States
  5. - a terrorist group
  6. - the 13th, 14th, and the 15th amendments of the constitution
  7. - a organization made to protect slaves trying to be free
  8. - assassinated the 16th president of the United States
  9. - The 11 southern states that fought the Northern of the United States in the civil war
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  1. - American folk music that articulate the suffering, longing and religious passion
  2. - A machine made in 1793 that makes cotton easier to process
  3. - was the location of the first ever attack in the American civil war
  4. - separating people by their race and skin colors
  5. - A person that supported ending slavery
  6. - a transportation system used to help escape slaves
  7. - A huge farm/field where slaves were forced to work
  8. - laws that limited the rights of African Americans
  9. - voting rights passed on by their grandfathers
  10. - became President after the 16th President of the United States died
  11. - to depart from a group
  12. - a fee people had to pay to vote in elections
  13. - The 18th President of the United States

22 Clues: - a terrorist group • - to depart from a group • - 16th President of the United States • - The 18th President of the United States • - A person that supported ending slavery • - a fee people had to pay to vote in elections • - voting rights passed on by their grandfathers • - separating people by their race and skin colors • ...

Bill of Rights Cross Word 2022-03-08

Bill of Rights Cross Word crossword puzzle
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  1. The 10th amendment states Any ______ not listed in the constitution do not belong to the federal government instead they belong to the state
  2. Purposely lying to destroy someone's reputation
  3. an allegation that something denies some legal right
  4. go against, as of rules and laws
  5. legal proceeding against a defendant for criminal behavior
  6. The 6th Amendment states that you have the right to a ______ trial
  7. The 8th Amendment states the the punishment must fit the _______
  8. The 2nd amendment stated you have the right to own guns or bear ______
  9. keep in safety and protect from harm, loss, or destruction
  10. something that provides direction or advice
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  1. The first amendment states you can Practice your own _______
  2. a solemn declaration serving the same purpose as an oath
  3. an assertion that someone is guilty of a fault or offence
  4. Double ______ meant that you can may not be tried twice for the same crime
  5. to stop or prevent something
  6. make sense of; assign a meaning to
  7. The 9th amendment states that any rights not listed in the constitution belong to the _______ government instead they belong to the people
  8. personal freedom from servitude or confinement or oppression
  9. The first amendment states you can peacefully _________
  10. The 4th Amendment Protects you from unreasonable ________ and seizures

20 Clues: to stop or prevent something • go against, as of rules and laws • make sense of; assign a meaning to • something that provides direction or advice • Purposely lying to destroy someone's reputation • an allegation that something denies some legal right • The first amendment states you can peacefully _________ • a solemn declaration serving the same purpose as an oath • ...

Civil war 2018-03-01

Civil war crossword puzzle
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  1. reconstruction Plan- mass killing of ex-slaves and adoption of restrictive black codes, seized control of Reconstruction from President Johnson.
  2. amendment- All persons born or naturalized in the United States and subject to the jurisdiction thereof, are citizens of the United States and of the State wherein they reside. No State shall make or enforce any law which shall abridge the privileges or immunities of citizens of the United States; nor shall any State deprive any person of life, liberty, or property, without due process of law; nor deny to any person within its jurisdiction the equal protection of the laws.
  3. Something that has to be rebuilt after it was tore down or destroyed
  4. Reconstruction Plan- Lincoln wanted to reunite the united states and use forgiveness as his strategy.
  5. amendment-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.
  6. They have the authority to make laws for a country or city.
  7. Crow Laws- It enforced racial segregation in the Southern United States.
  8. Klux Klan- It’s a white supremacists organization. They hung blacks and went around killing African Americans.
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  1. bureau- It assisted freed blacks in obtaining relief, jobs, and etc.
  2. Reconstruction Plan- It gave the white South a free hand in regulating the transition from slavery to freedom
  3. it was a form of agriculture where landowners allow tenants to use the land in return for a share of crops.
  4. Lincoln- He was a statesmen and lawyer and was also the 16th president of the United states.
  5. Johnson- He was the 17th president in the United States.
  6. farming- It was a agricultural production system where landowners contribute their land.
  7. General Assembly- The state legislature of Georgia
  8. Mcneal Turner- He was a minister ans was the 12th elected bishop of the African Methodists Church.
  9. amendment- Neither slavery nor involuntary servitude, except as a punishment for crime whereof the party shall have been duly convicted, shall exist within the United States, or any place subject to their jurisdiction.
  10. codes- Laws passed by southern states restricting African Americans freedom.

18 Clues: General Assembly- The state legislature of Georgia • Johnson- He was the 17th president in the United States. • They have the authority to make laws for a country or city. • bureau- It assisted freed blacks in obtaining relief, jobs, and etc. • Something that has to be rebuilt after it was tore down or destroyed • ...

Civil War Crossword 2024-05-10

Civil War Crossword crossword puzzle
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  1. the practice of turning raw materials into manufactured goods
  2. the fusing of northern states that opposed the seceding of presidential states
  3. to reach an agreement between 2 or more sides
  4. someone who wants to get rid of slavery
  5. that practice of farming
  6. alliance of states that left the Union
  7. to officially leave a country
  8. favoring one section or part of a country rather that the whole country
  9. showing support for ones country
  10. Rights rights held by individual states
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  1. System economy that is based on agriculture worked on by slaves and/or laborers
  2. taxes of imported or exported goods
  3. power given out
  4. prevent access for goods on travel
  5. the political party that wanted to contain slavery in the south and not let it spread
  6. the practice of forced labor and restricted liberty
  7. relating between citizens of the same country
  8. the political party that has split on the issue of slavery

18 Clues: power given out • that practice of farming • to officially leave a country • showing support for ones country • prevent access for goods on travel • taxes of imported or exported goods • alliance of states that left the Union • someone who wants to get rid of slavery • Rights rights held by individual states • to reach an agreement between 2 or more sides • ...

Presidents 1789-1809 2023-09-12

Presidents 1789-1809 crossword puzzle
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  1. The Corps of ___ was led by Lewis and Clark
  2. Group of men and women who advise the President
  3. Name of the Indian girl who helped Lewis and Clark
  4. Washington insisted that the United States would remain ___ in the conflict between Britain and France
  5. First name of John Adams' wife
  6. The ___ and Sedition Act was unconstitutional and destroyed the Adams presidency
  7. Besides Clark, he led the expedition west
  8. Last name of the first Secretary of the Treasury
  9. Last name of the first Secretary of War
  10. John Adams created this branch of the United States military
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  1. Third President of the United States
  2. Second President of the United States
  3. His first name was Meriwether
  4. First President of the United States
  5. The ___ Act, under Jefferson, restricted imports from Britain
  6. Color of Jefferson's hair
  7. The name of the new city that would be the capital of the United States
  8. Territory purchased by Jefferson in 1803
  9. When the ___ Rebellion failed it proved that the new Constitution worked

19 Clues: Color of Jefferson's hair • His first name was Meriwether • First name of John Adams' wife • Third President of the United States • First President of the United States • Second President of the United States • Last name of the first Secretary of War • Territory purchased by Jefferson in 1803 • Besides Clark, he led the expedition west • ...

Unit 4 - Adams to Jackson 2020-02-21

Unit 4 - Adams to Jackson crossword puzzle
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  1. 2nd president of the united states
  2. Average man
  3. Review of the Judicial
  4. 5th president of the united states
  5. Expeditionist hired by jefferson
  6. land purchased by thomas jefferson in the west
  7. 7th president of the united states
  8. outlaw the consumption and production of alcoholic beverages in the United States
  9. Canal in New york, used for travel and trades.
  10. Established supreme court in federal government
  11. 3rd president of the united states
  12. the struggle for the right of women to vote
  13. first publicly known white American female advocates of abolition of slavery and women's rights
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  1. After escaping from slavery in Maryland, he became a national leader of the abolitionist movement
  2. 4th president of the united states
  3. He believed that the the Anti-Slavery Society should not align itself with any political party
  4. Opposed European Colonialism
  5. a person who favors the abolition of a practice or institution, especially capital punishment or (formerly) slavery
  6. Expedition after purchasing louisiana territory
  7. Act that removed indians from land
  8. South Carolina vs the Government
  9. War in the early 1800s
  10. John Adams against Thomas Jefferson
  11. Revolution in the 1800s about industry
  12. Democracy for Jackson
  13. Protestant religious revival during the early 19th century in the United States
  14. Acts Deported foreigners and made it harder for immigrants to become citizens
  15. Ended War of 1812
  16. juducial review
  17. systemic change that alters the way society perceives public education
  18. Party that supported in a strong federal government/9th US secretary of state
  19. This "System" consisted of three mutually reinforcing parts

32 Clues: Average man • juducial review • Ended War of 1812 • Democracy for Jackson • Review of the Judicial • War in the early 1800s • Opposed European Colonialism • South Carolina vs the Government • Expeditionist hired by jefferson • 4th president of the united states • 2nd president of the united states • Act that removed indians from land • 5th president of the united states • ...

The Civil War 2021-12-07

The Civil War crossword puzzle
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  1. successful leader of the Confederate Army
  2. led troops to destroy Georgia
  3. citizens called to serve in the military
  4. May 1863 Union attacks Lee
  5. three step plan to force Confederate defeat
  6. first major bloodshed of Civil War
  7. president and head of the Union forces
  8. people who are treated as property
  9. Successful commander of the Union Army
  10. confederate surrender after 47 of siege
  11. successful leader on the underground railroad
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  1. attacking enemies society
  2. when slaves were liberated from slavery
  3. Lincoln was murdered by Booth
  4. was a cemetery and home to 40,000 deaths
  5. southern states/slave states
  6. free states and border states
  7. the fort in which commander Anderson was asked to surrender
  8. The North separating from the South
  9. bloodiest single day of battle

20 Clues: attacking enemies society • May 1863 Union attacks Lee • southern states/slave states • led troops to destroy Georgia • Lincoln was murdered by Booth • free states and border states • bloodiest single day of battle • first major bloodshed of Civil War • people who are treated as property • The North separating from the South • president and head of the Union forces • ...

Civil War puzzle 2023-05-03

Civil War puzzle crossword puzzle
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  1. longest battle of the war
  2. gave the Gettysburg address
  3. had way more supplies
  4. fedral general in cheif when lincoln took office
  5. killed his son in war.
  6. corps commander
  7. Abrham lincoln promoted it.
  8. Secretary of the navy
  9. States that were on the borer of the north and the south.
  10. General for the north
  11. took winfeild scotts position
  12. run first battle of the war
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  1. nickname for people in the union
  2. were the underdogs
  3. president of the confederate states of america
  4. shot abrham lincoln
  5. last battle of the war
  6. left the north
  7. what divided the united states
  8. shortest battle of the war
  9. General for the south
  10. nickname for people fighting for the confederate states of america
  11. won the civil war

23 Clues: left the north • corps commander • won the civil war • were the underdogs • shot abrham lincoln • had way more supplies • General for the south • Secretary of the navy • General for the north • last battle of the war • killed his son in war. • longest battle of the war • shortest battle of the war • gave the Gettysburg address • Abrham lincoln promoted it. • took winfeild scotts position • ...

Civil War puzzle 2023-05-03

Civil War puzzle crossword puzzle
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  1. longest battle of the war
  2. gave the Gettysburg address
  3. had way more supplies
  4. fedral general in cheif when lincoln took office
  5. killed his son in war.
  6. corps commander
  7. Abrham lincoln promoted it.
  8. Secretary of the navy
  9. States that were on the borer of the north and the south.
  10. General for the north
  11. took winfeild scotts position
  12. run first battle of the war
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  1. nickname for people in the union
  2. were the underdogs
  3. president of the confederate states of america
  4. shot abrham lincoln
  5. last battle of the war
  6. left the north
  7. what divided the united states
  8. shortest battle of the war
  9. General for the south
  10. nickname for people fighting for the confederate states of america
  11. won the civil war

23 Clues: left the north • corps commander • won the civil war • were the underdogs • shot abrham lincoln • had way more supplies • General for the south • Secretary of the navy • General for the north • last battle of the war • killed his son in war. • longest battle of the war • shortest battle of the war • gave the Gettysburg address • Abrham lincoln promoted it. • took winfeild scotts position • ...

Chapter 9 Vocabulary Crossword! 2017-01-18

Chapter 9 Vocabulary Crossword! crossword puzzle
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  1. The principle that the authority of a state and its government is created and sustained by the consent of its people.
  2. occurring or existing before a particular war, especially the American Civil War.
  3. 11 southern states that seceded from the United States in order to preserve slavery and states rights.
  4. a line of animals or slaves fastened or dveiven along together
  5. A boat propelled by a steam enginge, especially a paddle-wheel craft of a type used widely on rivers in the 19th century.
  6. Restriction of interest to a narrow sphere
  7. Package of five seperate bills passed by the United States Congress in September 1850.
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  1. is the term used historically in the United States for public works from the end of the American Revolution through much of the 19th century, mainly for the creation of a transportation infrastructure
  2. The rights and powers held by individual US states rather than by the federal government
  3. Quarters On the largest plantations, housing for slaves was often a large barracks-like structure fitted with bunks and occupied solely by men; women, children, and the elderly lived some little distance away in mean, small wood cabins.
  4. A law passed as part of the Compromise of 1850 which provided southern slaves who escaped to free states
  5. the right to vote
  6. Issued on Augusst 8th, 1846 and prohibited the expansion of slavery into any territory acquired by the United States from Mexico
  7. form of voting rights i menn which all adult males within a political system are allowed to vote, regardless of income, property, religion, race, or any other qualification
  8. A settlement of dispute between slave and free states, contained in several laws passed during 1820,and 1821.
  9. White men who acted as managers of the slaves and farming operations of plantations
  10. When a woman married, her huband became her _______?
  11. A long open porch, usually with a roof
  12. The number of slaves who lived and worked for a single master
  13. When planters returned home, they relied on the skills and knowledge of financial representatives called _______?

20 Clues: the right to vote • A long open porch, usually with a roof • Restriction of interest to a narrow sphere • When a woman married, her huband became her _______? • The number of slaves who lived and worked for a single master • a line of animals or slaves fastened or dveiven along together • ...

Chapter 6 first 18 2021-04-01

Chapter 6 first 18 crossword puzzle
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  1. a cornerstone of Hamilton's fiscal policy. It helped fund the public debt left from the American Revolution, facilitated the issuance of a stable national currency, and provided a convenient means of exchange for all the people of the United States.
  2. Spain agreed to meet with U.S. ministers to great Britain
  3. He was one of the Founding Fathers of the United States.
  4. a tax on a products manufacturer sale or distribution
  5. States had the right to nullify
  6. were a series of four laws passed by the U.S. Congress in 1798 amid widespread fear that war with France was imminent.
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  1. French had sent a young diplomat to win American support
  2. provoked a wave of snti French feeling at home
  3. a United States federal statute adopted on September 24, 1789, in the first session of the First United States Congress. It established the federal judiciary of the United States.
  4. were in fact the one stars of today's Democratic party
  5. soon became the presidents chief adviser, or cabinet
  6. a Sagamore of the Miami people, who became one of the most famous Native American military leaders.
  7. was well established by the time Washington left office
  8. on important tax on goods produced in Europe
  9. expedition commissioned by president Jefferson to expose the west
  10. an American statesman and Founding Father who served the United States in numerous government offices.
  11. a statement that the United States would support neither side in the conflict
  12. restriction of interest to a narrow sphere; undue concern with local interests or petty distinctions at the expense of general well-being.

18 Clues: States had the right to nullify • on important tax on goods produced in Europe • provoked a wave of snti French feeling at home • soon became the presidents chief adviser, or cabinet • a tax on a products manufacturer sale or distribution • were in fact the one stars of today's Democratic party • was well established by the time Washington left office • ...

Chapter 3 (Topics 1.7-1.9) Vocab 2023-10-05

Chapter 3 (Topics 1.7-1.9) Vocab crossword puzzle
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  1. _____ Federalism- Federalism where the state and federal governments have separate and defined functions and responsibilities
  2. ______ federalism- the process of the federal government using federal funds to send to the states with specific terms attached
  3. ______ grants- grants given to states for very specific purposes
  4. _______ clause- This clause states that the Constitution is the supreme law of the land, and federal law is supreme over state law
  5. orders from the federal government that states must follow, sometimes with funds, sometimes not
  6. _____ grants- grants given to states for very broad purposes
  7. the process of power being transitioned from the federal government to the states
  8. _______ clause- This clause gives the federal government the power to regulate business between states
  9. ________ clause- this clause gives Congress the power to make laws that are needed to execute their given powers
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  1. ________ powers- powers that are clearly given to the federal government in the Constitution
  2. a system where government power is shared between the federal and state governments
  3. U.S. v. _______- the SCOTUS case that restricted federal power to use the Commerce clause
  4. ________ amendment- the amendment that includes the equal protection clause
  5. ________ powers- powers not specifically listed for congress in the Constitution, but that Congress has given themselves
  6. _______ powers- powers shared and used by both the federal and state governments
  7. _______ federalism- Federalism where the state and federal government's responsibilities are loosely defined and often overlap
  8. _________ v. Maryland- the supreme court case that upheld Congress' implied powers
  9. _____ amendment- the amendment that reserves powers not listed in the constitution to the states

18 Clues: _____ grants- grants given to states for very broad purposes • ______ grants- grants given to states for very specific purposes • ________ amendment- the amendment that includes the equal protection clause • _______ powers- powers shared and used by both the federal and state governments • ...

The Jackson Era Crossword Puzzle 2023-02-09

The Jackson Era Crossword Puzzle crossword puzzle
Across
  1. A nickname given to Andrew Jackson.
  2. Who is a person sent or authorized to represent others, in particular, an elected representative sent to a conference?
  3. What political convection is held every 4 years by political parties who nominate participants in the U.S. election?
  4. The anti-jacksonian party.
  5. Which act was signed by President Andrew Jackson on May 28, 1830?
  6. The action of withdrawing formally from membership of a federation or body, especially a political state.
  7. A derogatory term for state banks selected by the U.S. Department of Treasury.
  8. The eighth president of the United States.
  9. A conservative political party that existed in the United States during the middle 19th century.
  10. An ethnic cleansing and forced displacement of approximately 60,000 people.
  11. The constitutional theory that individual states can invalidate federal laws or judicial decisions they deem unconstitutional.
  12. Also known as George Gist or George Guess.
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  1. Who were the indigenous people of the Southeastern Woodlands of the United States?
  2. She died because of deathly drama.
  3. A movement for more democracy in the American government in the 1830s.
  4. Who was the fourth chief justice of the United States?
  5. What is the practice of a successful political party giving public office to its supporters?
  6. The third and last president of the Second Bank of the United States.
  7. The ninth President of the United States.
  8. Political franchise, or simply franchise, is the right to vote in public, political elections, and referendums.
  9. Political powers held for the state governments rather than the federal government.

21 Clues: The anti-jacksonian party. • She died because of deathly drama. • A nickname given to Andrew Jackson. • The ninth President of the United States. • The eighth president of the United States. • Also known as George Gist or George Guess. • Who was the fourth chief justice of the United States? • Which act was signed by President Andrew Jackson on May 28, 1830? • ...

Civil War Crossword 2024-02-23

Civil War Crossword crossword puzzle
Across
  1. : The Southern states in the civil war, the rebels
  2. : The Northern states in the civil war, the United States
  3. : The state of being free in a society/ government.
  4. : Eighty
  5. : To declare something holy or divine
  6. : A human owned by another human, usually being forced
  7. : The same/fair
  8. : A war between people of the same country
  9. : A government of the people
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  1. : A large group of people united by common descent or position (geographically)
  2. : A act enforced by Abraham Lincoln because the states would not rejoin the union which freed all slaves in states that seceded
  3. : An event were people work against their higher ups (civil war)
  4. : A person who is killed for their cause
  5. : To withdraw from a group
  6. : The 16’th president of the US
  7. : A town in Pennsylvania, where Abraham made his address
  8. : Occurring or existing before a war, specifically the civil war
  9. : For no reason

18 Clues: : Eighty • : For no reason • : The same/fair • : To withdraw from a group • : A government of the people • : The 16’th president of the US • : To declare something holy or divine • : A person who is killed for their cause • : A war between people of the same country • : The Southern states in the civil war, the rebels • : The state of being free in a society/ government. • ...

Hayley Evans (Federalism) 2020-12-01

Hayley Evans (Federalism) crossword puzzle
Across
  1. federal grants given for general purposes
  2. powers granted to the national government but not listed in constitution
  3. demands on states to give out certain policies
  4. powers granted to the national government
  5. the right to separate states from a union
  6. a system of spending, taxing, and providing aid in the federal system
  7. the right to nullify national laws
  8. powers that belong to all government that conduct business of a sovereign nation
  9. powers belong to the states
  10. distributed to the states by this form
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  1. national and state governments work together
  2. returned authority to state governments
  3. ensures that extradition can take place
  4. an approach to solve national problems
  5. national and state governments pays for local activities
  6. an idea of returning powers to states
  7. both state and national governments were equal authorities
  8. powers held by national and state government at the same time

18 Clues: powers belong to the states • the right to nullify national laws • an idea of returning powers to states • an approach to solve national problems • distributed to the states by this form • returned authority to state governments • ensures that extradition can take place • federal grants given for general purposes • powers granted to the national government • ...

The Breadwinner 2022-02-10

The Breadwinner crossword puzzle
Across
  1. Parvana's younger brothers name
  2. Mandatory girl clothing
  3. Human Rights article #5 states no one shall be subjected to this
  4. All men ordered to grow these
  5. Dug and sold for income
  6. Ordered to stay inside at all times
  7. Location where Parvana witnessed an awful act
  8. Human Rights article 23 states everyone has the free choice of this
  9. Parvana wore his clothes
  10. Parvana's older sister
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  1. Human Rights article 9 states no one shall be subjected to arbitrary ___________
  2. Afghanastan's capitol
  3. Main character
  4. Place for thieves
  5. Group that was invading Afganistan
  6. Human Rights article 26 states everyone has the right to this
  7. Girls weren't allowed to ride these alone
  8. Language Parvana and her family spoke
  9. Parvana had to walk to fetch buckets of this
  10. Parvana's younger sister

20 Clues: Main character • Place for thieves • Afghanastan's capitol • Parvana's older sister • Mandatory girl clothing • Dug and sold for income • Parvana's younger sister • Parvana wore his clothes • All men ordered to grow these • Parvana's younger brothers name • Group that was invading Afganistan • Ordered to stay inside at all times • Language Parvana and her family spoke • ...

The Constitution 2019-10-14

The Constitution crossword puzzle
Across
  1. 39 of the people that signed the constitution
  2. city where the constitution was written
  3. 50 states
  4. branch that makes laws
  5. We the People
  6. document that serves as the foundation of the government
  7. a large body of people united in one country
  8. the governing body of a nation, state, or community
  9. united states minister in 1789
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  1. one of the five main goals of the constitution
  2. the smaller upper assembly in the US Congress
  3. branch that enforces the laws
  4. Father of the constitution
  5. to formally approve something
  6. a charge of misconduct made against the holder of a public office
  7. there are 25 of them
  8. a national legislative body
  9. branch of judges
  10. there are 50 in the united states
  11. meeting held in 1787

20 Clues: 50 states • We the People • branch of judges • there are 25 of them • meeting held in 1787 • branch that makes laws • Father of the constitution • a national legislative body • branch that enforces the laws • to formally approve something • united states minister in 1789 • there are 50 in the united states • city where the constitution was written • ...

Unit One Honors Government 2021-08-26

Unit One Honors Government crossword puzzle
Across
  1. proved how weak the Articles of Conf. were
  2. a theory that government arose through warfare
  3. colonies were ignored if they were profitable
  4. power at the state level/Bill of Rights
  5. no one is above the law including those who govern
  6. a theory that governments are ordained by a god
  7. a theory that gov. are an agreement of parties
  8. favored small states and equal representation
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  1. a move by the 2nd Cont. Congress to seperate
  2. first government of the United States
  3. favored a strong central government
  4. favored large states and had a bicameral leg.
  5. a theory that governments morphed out of families
  6. the division of power between national and states
  7. a state of disorder due to absence of authority
  8. a system where one person or group holds all power
  9. allowed Constitutional Convention to progress
  10. a loose agreement between states

18 Clues: a loose agreement between states • favored a strong central government • first government of the United States • power at the state level/Bill of Rights • proved how weak the Articles of Conf. were • a move by the 2nd Cont. Congress to seperate • favored large states and had a bicameral leg. • colonies were ignored if they were profitable • ...

AIC quotations 2018-04-12

AIC quotations crossword puzzle
Across
  1. Sheila tells Gerald in Act 2 that “you and I aren’t the _____ people who sat down to dinner here”
  2. In Act 3 the Inspector states “if men will not learn that lesson, then they will be taught in ____ and blood and anguish”
  3. Eric tells Mr and Mrs Birling that he is _______ of both of them.
  4. Mr Birling wants the Crofts and the Birlings to work together for “lower ____ and higher prices”
  5. The stage directions describe the Inspector as an “impression of massiveness, _____ and purposefulness”
  6. Birling is concerned there will be a “public _____”
  7. In Act 3 the Inspector states “We don’t live ____”
  8. In Act 2, the Inspector states “we have to share something. If there’s nothing else, we’ll have to share our ______”
  9. Mrs Birling was Mr Birling’s “social ______”
  10. the stage direction that describes Mr Birling
  11. In Act 3 the Inspector states “_____ of you helped to kill her. Remember that. Never forget it”
  12. In Act 3 the Inspector states “We are members of one ____”
  13. The stage directions describe Sheila as “rather ______”
  14. Birling repeats this adjective when describing the Titanic
  15. Mrs Birling states that she told Eva/Daisy to “Go and look for the _____ of the child. It’s his responsibility”
  16. When Eva/Daisy went to Mrs Birling for help, she states “I used my ______ to have it refused”
  17. The Inspector repeats the word “there are ____ and ____ and _____ of Eva Smiths and John Smiths still left with us”
  18. Birling states that “a man has to mind his own business and look after _______”
  19. Birling describes Eva Smith as a “lively good-looking girl” and a “______ worker”
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  1. Sheila reminds Gerald that he did not come near her “last _______”
  2. Mrs Birling refers to Eva Smith as “_____ of that class”
  3. In Act 3, Birling begs the Inspector “I’d give _____”
  4. When Sheila hears about Birling’s treatment of Eva Smith, she states that “these girls aren’t cheap labour – they’re ______”
  5. Birling believes he has a good chance of receiving a _______
  6. The Inspector tells Eric “[you] used her for the end of stupid drunken evening, as if she was an _____, a thing, not a person”
  7. Because Eva Smith has “a lot to say”, Birling stated that she had to ____
  8. Sheila uses this word to describe Eric
  9. Birling states that “there isn’t a chance of ______”
  10. In Act 3 the Inspector states “We are _____ for each other”
  11. The Inspector states in Act 1 that “it would do us all a bit of good if sometimes we tried to put _______ in the place of these young women counting their pennies in their dingy little back bedrooms”
  12. Gerald describes Daisy Renton as “intensely _____” when he first met her
  13. The stage directions describe Eric as “not quite at _____”
  14. Eric tells Birling “you’re not the kind of father a chap could go to when he’s in _____”
  15. Who tells Sheila she is “marrying at a very good time”?

34 Clues: Sheila uses this word to describe Eric • Mrs Birling was Mr Birling’s “social ______” • the stage direction that describes Mr Birling • In Act 3 the Inspector states “We don’t live ____” • Birling is concerned there will be a “public _____” • Birling states that “there isn’t a chance of ______” • In Act 3, Birling begs the Inspector “I’d give _____” • ...

Social Studies VIII 2017-04-24

Social Studies VIII crossword puzzle
Across
  1. was the president of the united states during the civil war, wrote the gettysburg address.
  2. an act or means of selling off a place to prevent goods or people from entering or leaving.
  3. a civil war nurse, created american red cross.
  4. 1850 California entered the union as a free state. Southwest territories would decide about slavery.
  5. was a skilled confederate general from VA.
  6. tax on foreign goods.
  7. an african american sailor and later a union naval captain, was highly honored for his feats of bravery and heroism. He was elected to the united states house of representatives after the war.
  8. was the leader of the army of northern VA, opposed secession, but did not believe that the union should be held together by force.
  9. another term for the confederate states of america, the south.
  10. the principle that authority of a state and its government is created and sustained by the consent of its people, through their elective representatives, who are the source of all political power.
  11. in which people held jobs in the cities, the north was mainly an urban society.
  12. said that the civil war was to preserve a government "of the people, by the people, and for the people". -Abraham Lincoln.
  13. Cabin a novel written by Harriet Beecher Stowe, who was an abolitionist, which described slavery in the south.
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  1. a group of states united into one political body, the united states, and refers to the north during the civil war.
  2. in which people lived in small villages and on farms and plantations, the south was mainly an agricultural society.
  3. an american abolitionist, Brown and his followers attacked and occupied the federal arsenal at harpers ferry.
  4. Missouri entered the union as a slave state. Maine entered the Union as a free state.
  5. people in each state would decide about the slavery issue.
  6. Decision united states supreme court case, a slave who had resided in a free state or territory, where slavery was prohibited, was not thereby entitled to his freedom.
  7. declared "that all persons held as slaves, within the rebellious states are and henceforward shall be free".
  8. was the president of the confederate states of america.
  9. the withdrawal of states from the united states.
  10. was a former enslaved african american who promoted african american involvement in the civil war.
  11. a law passed as part of the compromise of 1850, which provided southern slaveholders with a legal way to capture slaves who had escaped to free states.
  12. was general of the union army that defeated Lee.
  13. political powers reserved for the states governments rather than the federal governments.
  14. a crop such as tobacco and cotton that is grown to be sold rather than to be used by the farmer.

27 Clues: tax on foreign goods. • was a skilled confederate general from VA. • a civil war nurse, created american red cross. • the withdrawal of states from the united states. • was general of the union army that defeated Lee. • was the president of the confederate states of america. • people in each state would decide about the slavery issue. • ...

Causes of the Civil War 2023-03-16

Causes of the Civil War crossword puzzle
Across
  1. to withdraw from a union
  2. a place where guns are stored
  3. right to vote
  4. the new country founded by the Southern states when they left the United States.
  5. strong feelings for your country
  6. a strong feeling for your region of the country instead of the country as a whole
  7. North, U.S. Republic, Federals- All refer to the United States or North
  8. People who snuck into Kansas and voted illegally
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  1. to reach an agreement by both sides giving something up
  2. refers to the Confederate States of America
  3. a runaway
  4. national, belonging to the whole country
  5. person who wants to abolish slavery
  6. Land owned by the United States, but not owned by a state
  7. the act of withdrawing from the Union
  8. a war between groups in the same country
  9. Act of giving something up
  10. Destiny- The idea that the U.S. should extend from the Atlantic Ocean to the Pacific Ocean

18 Clues: a runaway • right to vote • to withdraw from a union • Act of giving something up • a place where guns are stored • strong feelings for your country • person who wants to abolish slavery • the act of withdrawing from the Union • national, belonging to the whole country • a war between groups in the same country • refers to the Confederate States of America • ...

Anatomy of the Constitution 2021-12-13

Anatomy of the Constitution crossword puzzle
Across
  1. belief that government has to share power with the states
  2. 10 amendments that secure rights not already listed in the Constitution
  3. the leader of the U.S.
  4. rule-book of the country
  5. article that explains how to pass the Constitution
  6. article that says that states can make laws and states have a representative-like government
  7. introduction of the constitution
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  1. changes to the Constitution
  2. article that describes the job of the president
  3. this article creates the judicial branch
  4. article that creates the legislative branch in our government
  5. one article that creates federalism, states laws, and federal laws
  6. this branch interprets the laws, this branch includes the Supreme Court
  7. this article says people can make amendments to the Constitution
  8. the branch of our government that makes the countries laws
  9. supreme laws over the land
  10. there are 50 of these in the U.S.
  11. to pass

18 Clues: to pass • the leader of the U.S. • rule-book of the country • supreme laws over the land • changes to the Constitution • introduction of the constitution • there are 50 of these in the U.S. • this article creates the judicial branch • article that describes the job of the president • article that explains how to pass the Constitution • ...

Anatomy of the Constitution 2024-08-11

Anatomy of the Constitution crossword puzzle
Across
  1. belief that government has to share power with the states
  2. 10 amendments that secure rights not already listed in the Constitution
  3. the leader of the U.S.
  4. rule-book of the country
  5. article that explains how to pass the Constitution
  6. article that says that states can make laws and states have a representative-like government
  7. introduction of the constitution
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  1. changes to the Constitution
  2. article that describes the job of the president
  3. this article creates the judicial branch
  4. article that creates the legislative branch in our government
  5. one article that creates federalism, states laws, and federal laws
  6. this branch interprets the laws, this branch includes the Supreme Court
  7. this article says people can make amendments to the Constitution
  8. the branch of our government that makes the countries laws
  9. supreme laws over the land
  10. there are 50 of these in the U.S.
  11. to pass

18 Clues: to pass • the leader of the U.S. • rule-book of the country • supreme laws over the land • changes to the Constitution • introduction of the constitution • there are 50 of these in the U.S. • this article creates the judicial branch • article that describes the job of the president • article that explains how to pass the Constitution • ...

Civil War puzzle 2023-05-03

Civil War puzzle crossword puzzle
Across
  1. longest battle of the war
  2. gave the Gettysburg address
  3. had way more supplies
  4. fedral general in cheif when lincoln took office
  5. killed his son in war.
  6. corps commander
  7. Abrham lincoln promoted it.
  8. Secretary of the navy
  9. States that were on the borer of the north and the south.
  10. General for the north
  11. took winfeild scotts position
  12. run first battle of the war
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  1. nickname for people in the union
  2. were the underdogs
  3. president of the confederate states of america
  4. shot abrham lincoln
  5. last battle of the war
  6. left the north
  7. what divided the united states
  8. shortest battle of the war
  9. General for the south
  10. nickname for people fighting for the confederate states of america
  11. won the civil war

23 Clues: left the north • corps commander • won the civil war • were the underdogs • shot abrham lincoln • had way more supplies • General for the south • Secretary of the navy • General for the north • last battle of the war • killed his son in war. • longest battle of the war • shortest battle of the war • gave the Gettysburg address • Abrham lincoln promoted it. • took winfeild scotts position • ...

Pledge of Allegiance - Practice Vocabulary 2018-09-02

Pledge of Allegiance - Practice Vocabulary crossword puzzle
Across
  1. to the Flag of the United States of ________
  2. one Nation under ______ , indivisible
  3. with liberty and justice for ______
  4. ______ Nation under God, indivisible
  5. to the Flag of the _______ States of America
  6. to the Flag of the United ________ of America
  7. and to the __________ for which it stands
  8. with ________ and justice for all
  9. I pledge _________
  10. one Nation ________ God, indivisible
  11. and to the Republic for _______ it stands
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  1. I _______ allegiance
  2. one ________, under God, indivisible
  3. one Nation under God, _________
  4. ______ to the Republic for which it stands
  5. with liberty and ________ for all
  6. and to ______ Republic for which it stands
  7. and to the Republic for which it ________
  8. to the _______ of the United States of America
  9. ______ liberty and justice for all
  10. with liberty and justice _______ all

21 Clues: I pledge _________ • I _______ allegiance • one Nation under God, _________ • with liberty and ________ for all • with ________ and justice for all • ______ liberty and justice for all • with liberty and justice for ______ • one ________, under God, indivisible • ______ Nation under God, indivisible • with liberty and justice _______ all • one Nation ________ God, indivisible • ...

S.S. Vocab 2023-12-07

S.S. Vocab crossword puzzle
Across
  1. Power to govern yourself
  2. equal representation
  3. Changes to the constitution
  4. judges laws
  5. Loose friendship of states
  6. First constitution
  7. both voting systems incorporated
  8. Signed/agreed
  9. wanted a weak central government
  10. Rulebook for the government
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  1. for every 5 slaves 3 counted towards the states’ population
  2. passes laws
  3. the government is split into 3 branches
  4. protects the rights of the people
  5. each branch of the government makes sure none of them get too powerful
  6. enforces laws
  7. the people vote for who they want
  8. equal voting for all states
  9. wanted a very strong central government
  10. more people = more votes
  11. meeting with representatives from each state
  12. proportional representation where states with large populations get more votes
  13. ruler with total power

23 Clues: passes laws • judges laws • enforces laws • Signed/agreed • First constitution • equal representation • ruler with total power • Power to govern yourself • more people = more votes • Loose friendship of states • Changes to the constitution • equal voting for all states • Rulebook for the government • both voting systems incorporated • wanted a weak central government • ...

Crossword 2022-11-18

Crossword crossword puzzle
Across
  1. helps smaller states
  2. part of the federal government
  3. fire
  4. sharp
  5. six goals
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  1. all states will be friendly
  2. first six amendments in the constitution a book for the states (rules)
  3. shorten
  4. work
  5. people
  6. helping larger states
  7. makes laws that influence everyday life
  8. a case that's similar to another
  9. apart of the congress

14 Clues: work • fire • sharp • people • shorten • six goals • helps smaller states • helping larger states • apart of the congress • all states will be friendly • part of the federal government • a case that's similar to another • makes laws that influence everyday life • first six amendments in the constitution a book for the states (rules)

The Constitution 2019-10-14

The Constitution crossword puzzle
Across
  1. 39 of the people that signed the constitution
  2. city where the constitution was written
  3. 50 states
  4. branch that makes laws
  5. We the People
  6. document that serves as the foundation of the government
  7. a large body of people united in one country
  8. the governing body of a nation, state, or community
  9. united states minister in 1789
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  1. one of the five main goals of the constitution
  2. the smaller upper assembly in the US Congress
  3. branch that enforces the laws
  4. Father of the constitution
  5. to formally approve something
  6. a charge of misconduct made against the holder of a public office
  7. there are 25 of them
  8. a national legislative body
  9. branch of judges
  10. there are 50 in the united states
  11. meeting held in 1787

20 Clues: 50 states • We the People • branch of judges • there are 25 of them • meeting held in 1787 • branch that makes laws • Father of the constitution • a national legislative body • branch that enforces the laws • to formally approve something • united states minister in 1789 • there are 50 in the united states • city where the constitution was written • ...

The Civil War 2021-12-07

The Civil War crossword puzzle
Across
  1. successful leader of the Confederate Army
  2. led troops to destroy Georgia
  3. citizens called to serve in the military
  4. May 1863 Union attacks Lee
  5. three step plan to force Confederate defeat
  6. first major bloodshed of Civil War
  7. president and head of the Union forces
  8. people who are treated as property
  9. Successful commander of the Union Army
  10. confederate surrender after 47 of siege
  11. successful leader on the underground railroad
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  1. attacking enemies society
  2. when slaves were liberated from slavery
  3. Lincoln was murdered by Booth
  4. was a cemetery and home to 40,000 deaths
  5. southern states/slave states
  6. free states and border states
  7. the fort in which commander Anderson was asked to surrender
  8. The North separating from the South
  9. bloodiest single day of battle

20 Clues: attacking enemies society • May 1863 Union attacks Lee • southern states/slave states • led troops to destroy Georgia • Lincoln was murdered by Booth • free states and border states • bloodiest single day of battle • first major bloodshed of Civil War • people who are treated as property • The North separating from the South • president and head of the Union forces • ...

Chapter 9 by;Vanessa Roseboom 2015-01-27

Chapter 9 by;Vanessa Roseboom crossword puzzle
Across
  1. McKinley the 25th President of the United States, serving from March 4, 1897, until his assassination on September 14, 1901, six months into his second term.
  2. tarbell Wrote the "History of the standard oil company" in 1903.Purpose of the book-described the problems caused by monopolies.
  3. Spargo wrote "the bitter cry of children" in 1906.
  4. food and drug act a United States federal law that provided federal inspection of meat products and forbade the manufacture, sale, or transportation of adulterated food products and poisonous patent medicines.
  5. a mob kills someone, especially by hanging, for an alleged offense with or without a legal trial.
  6. investigative reporters; Journalists that exposed the problems in the united states, but offered no solutions to those problems.
  7. inspection a United States Congress Act that works to prevent adulterated or misbranded meat and meat products from being sold as food and to ensure that meat and meat products are slaughtered and processed under sanitary conditions.
  8. the right of citizens outside the legislature to originate legislation.
  9. act a 1906 United States federal law that gave the Interstate Commerce Commission (ICC) the power to set maximum railroad rates and extend its jurisdiction.
  10. manager an appointed official who directs the administration of a city.
  11. Lafollette Progressive republican governor of Wisconsin.He created the Wisconsin plan starting in 1901
  12. securities company vs united states a case heard by the united states supreme court in 1903.
  13. wrote by Upton Sinclair
  14. amendment The amendment that prohibited the manufacture, sale, transport, import, or export of alcoholic beverages.
  15. an African-American civil rights organization in the United States, formed in 1909.
  16. election a election to appoint delegates to a party conference or to select the candidates for a principal, especially presidential, election.
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  1. a general vote by the electorate on a single political question that has been referred to them for a direct decision.
  2. Steffens Wrote the book "The Shame Of The Cities" in 1904.Exposed problems associated with corruption in government.
  3. election a procedure by which voters can remove an elected official from office through a direct vote before his or her term has ended.
  4. czolgosz an American former steel worker, of Polish descent, responsible for the assassination of U.S. President William McKinley.
  5. People that believed the united states needed to be reformed and actively improved american society.
  6. the use of an arbitrator to settle a dispute
  7. meade the largest reservoir in the United States in maximum water capacity. It is on the Colorado River about 24 mi from the Strip southeast of Las Vegas, Nevada, in the states of Nevada and Arizona.
  8. amendment The amendment that established direct election of United States Senators by popular vote.
  9. amendment The amendment within the Constitution that gives Congress the power to collect taxes on income without apportioning it among the states.
  10. Dubois an American sociologist, historian, civil rights activist, Pan-Africanist, author and editor.
  11. plan a series of progressive laws, voting changes, controlling big business, and addressed discrimination in the U.S.
  12. Roosevelt an American politician, author, naturalist, soldier, explorer, and historian who served as the 26th President of the United States.
  13. act a 1903 United States federal law that amended the Interstate Commerce Act of 1887. The Act authorized the Interstate Commerce Commission (ICC) to impose heavy fines on railroads that offered rebates, and upon the shippers that accepted these rebates
  14. Sinclair Wrote "The Jungle" in 1906.
  15. amendment the amendment that guarantees all American women the right to vote.

31 Clues: wrote by Upton Sinclair • Sinclair Wrote "The Jungle" in 1906. • the use of an arbitrator to settle a dispute • Spargo wrote "the bitter cry of children" in 1906. • the right of citizens outside the legislature to originate legislation. • manager an appointed official who directs the administration of a city. • ...

Unit 4 2021-12-08

Unit 4 crossword puzzle
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  1. This group was created to assist newly freed people in establishing a new life.
  2. This act was included in the Compromise of 1850 and required any escaped enslaved person to be returned (3 words)
  3. This day celebrates the end of slavery in the United States.
  4. These states allowed slavery but did not secede from the Union: Kentucky, Missouri, Delaware, Maryland, and West Virginia
  5. Sherman and his troops' journey from Atlanta to Savannah
  6. Individuals that wanted to end slavery everywhere
  7. The plan to surround the seceded states and suffocate or squeeze them of supplies
  8. Another term for "total war" that invloves burning to the ground
  9. Winner of the Presidential election of 1860.
  10. This amendment ended slavery across the entire United States after the Civil War
  11. Union army general that believed in total war
  12. This plan for reconstruction was much more harsh on the Confederate states and sent Union troops to the south to oversee reconstruction.
  13. Sherman believed in this approach to war
  14. When a change is made to the constitution it is called an
  15. another word for taxes
  16. Under this arrangement, laborers with no land of their own worked on farm plots owned by others, and at the end of the season landowners paid workers a share of the crop.
  17. This event lasted 4 years and took place within the United States between the North and the South.
  18. This person became president after Lincoln's assassination.
  19. This compromise brought California into the Union as a free state (three words)
  20. The northern and western states that remained united during the Civil War were called this
  21. Series of battles that took place in Atlanta resulting in the destruction of the city and railroads under William Sherman
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  1. These plans for reconstruction were considered too lenient or easy on the Confederate states
  2. This amendment states that all people born or naturalized in the United States are considered citizens and have basic rights, regardless of color.
  3. The south's economy was based on this.
  4. The southern states that seceded from the Union during the Civil War were called this
  5. When union troops blocked the southeastern coastline, preventing southern states from importing or exporting goods
  6. The action of cancelling or ignoring a federal law deemed unconstitutional by an individual state.
  7. governmental power reserved for individual states. Southern states intended to use this to allow slavery.
  8. This declaration from Abraham Lincoln freed slaves, but only in Confederate States
  9. Georgia's response to the Compromise of 1850 which said that Georgia would agree to the compromise if the Fugitive Slave Act was included.
  10. This Civil War battle was fought in northern Georgia, near Chattanooga, Tennessee
  11. Black men that served in Georgia's General Assembly until removed from office in 1876
  12. This amendment gave all men the right to vote.
  13. Under this arrangement, laborers with no land of their own worked farm plots owned by others, but owned their own supplies and kept around 2/3 of their harvest.
  14. The the years immediately following the end of the Civil War are called
  15. Prison camp in Georgia that inhumanely held Union soldiers
  16. Terrorist group developed by Confederate veterans to support white supremacy
  17. When the citizens of an individual state vote on the legalization of slavery (two words)
  18. To separate from
  19. This person took his owner to court to sue for his freedom. The case ruled that African Americans were not considered citizens and did not have rights.

40 Clues: To separate from • another word for taxes • The south's economy was based on this. • Sherman believed in this approach to war • Winner of the Presidential election of 1860. • Union army general that believed in total war • This amendment gave all men the right to vote. • Individuals that wanted to end slavery everywhere • ...

Terms Of The Civil War 2023-10-12

Terms Of The Civil War crossword puzzle
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  1. - A term used to describe people who supported the Union.
  2. - An army of citizens used during emergencies.
  3. - A term used to describe people who supported the Un
  4. - 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.
  5. - Large caliber firearms like cannons and mortars.
  6. Slave Law - A law passed by Congress in 1850 that said escaped enslaved people in free states had to be returned to their owners.
  7. - A term meaning "before war". It was often used to describe the United States before the Civil War.
  8. - A nickname for the South.
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  1. - An attempt to stop people and supplies from going in or out of a port.
  2. - When a person is murdered for political reasons.
  3. - The name given to the states that stayed loyal to the United States government. Also called the North.
  4. - A large farm in the southern United States. Before the Civil War many of the workers on plantations were enslaved.
  5. - The northern states of the United States, also called the Union.
  6. - A person who wanted to eliminate or "abolish" slavery.
  7. states - These states were slave states that did not leave the Union, but largely supported the cause of the Confederates. They included Missouri, Kentucky, Maryland, and Delaware.

15 Clues: - A nickname for the South. • - An army of citizens used during emergencies. • - When a person is murdered for political reasons. • - Large caliber firearms like cannons and mortars. • - A term used to describe people who supported the Un • - A person who wanted to eliminate or "abolish" slavery. • - A term used to describe people who supported the Union. • ...

ok 2021-02-25

ok crossword puzzle
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  1. first ten amendments to the Constitution
  2. compromise reached in writing the Constitution to satisfy both small and large states
  3. explains the purposes of the Constitution
  4. group of people who feared the new government
  5. government attempts to control all facets of the lives of its citizens
  6. compromise between slave states and free states to count three-fifths of the slave population
  7. constitutional restraints, or checks, by the other branches
  8. the people are the only source of power for any and all government actions
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  1. the distribution of power between the national government and the states
  2. English political philosopher
  3. first president of the United States
  4. “Father of the Constitution”
  5. 3rd president of the United States
  6. gave the monarch unlimited authority
  7. _helped write the Federalist Papers

15 Clues: “Father of the Constitution” • English political philosopher • 3rd president of the United States • _helped write the Federalist Papers • first president of the United States • gave the monarch unlimited authority • first ten amendments to the Constitution • explains the purposes of the Constitution • group of people who feared the new government • ...

Civil War 2021-12-17

Civil War crossword puzzle
Across
  1. Vice President of the Confederate States
  2. A law stating all citizens must help with the apprehending of slaves.
  3. Name of states belonging to the South
  4. Name of the states belonging to the North
  5. First state to secede the United States in 1860.
  6. Political Party Lincoln represented in the Northern States
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  1. Name of abolitionists who ordered the execution of five pro slavers
  2. President of the confederate states
  3. Slave who took a case to the supreme court to fight against his enslaver
  4. A policy stating that state voters should decide whether or not to allow slavery in the state.
  5. Name of Senator who introduced Kansas-Nebraska Act
  6. Battle fought between the North and South
  7. Organised movement to end the practice of slavery
  8. 16th president of the United States

14 Clues: President of the confederate states • 16th president of the United States • Name of states belonging to the South • Vice President of the Confederate States • Battle fought between the North and South • Name of the states belonging to the North • First state to secede the United States in 1860. • Organised movement to end the practice of slavery • ...

United States II 2022-08-22

United States II crossword puzzle
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  1. Inventor of the Polio vaccine, Dr. Jonas ____
  2. 1st permanent English settlement in North America
  3. Amendment that ensures the power of the states and the people
  4. Queen Isabella's husband who thought Columbus's voyage was not a good idea, King ____
  5. Capital of Kansas
  6. This religious group was the first organization to help escaped slaves
  7. The first state to ratify the Constitution
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  1. The 1st President's 1st Lady, ____ Washington
  2. Nicknamed the "Century State" it was founded a century after the Declaration of Independence was signed
  3. Lincoln's last VP and the 17th U.S. President Andrew ____
  4. This Spanish queen funded Columbus's voyage with money from her second crown in Castile
  5. The 2nd President's VP, Thomas _____
  6. Poet who wrote about the death of Abraham Lincoln Walt _____
  7. Of three ships, the ship that had mechanical trouble during Columbus's first voyage forcing a stop at the Canary Islands
  8. Capital of Wyoming
  9. The 2nd U.S. President, John ___
  10. The "king of rock n roll" ____ Presley

17 Clues: Capital of Kansas • Capital of Wyoming • The 2nd U.S. President, John ___ • The 2nd President's VP, Thomas _____ • The "king of rock n roll" ____ Presley • The first state to ratify the Constitution • The 1st President's 1st Lady, ____ Washington • Inventor of the Polio vaccine, Dr. Jonas ____ • 1st permanent English settlement in North America • ...

States of Matter 2022-11-30

States of Matter crossword puzzle
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  1. solids have ______ kinetic energy
  2. solids have ______ attraction between particles
  3. an example of a liquid
  4. keeps its own shape & volume
  5. an example of a gas
  6. gases can take this shape
  7. particles of a liquid can flow past each other
  8. solids cannot do this, liquids can do it a little, and gases can do it a lot
  9. gas particles move in rapid random ______
  10. this state of matter has a high kinetic energy but a low attraction between particles
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  1. particles of a solid move like this in place
  2. keeps its own volume but takes the shape of its container
  3. liquids have _____ attraction between particles than solids
  4. an example of a solid
  5. takes the shape & volume of its container
  6. solids do not _____ or expand
  7. liquids have _______ kinetic energy than solids

17 Clues: an example of a gas • an example of a solid • an example of a liquid • gases can take this shape • keeps its own shape & volume • solids do not _____ or expand • solids have ______ kinetic energy • takes the shape & volume of its container • gas particles move in rapid random ______ • particles of a solid move like this in place • particles of a liquid can flow past each other • ...

States of Consciousness 2023-03-31

States of Consciousness crossword puzzle
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  1. difficulty getting to and staying asleep
  2. body processes controlled by your mind that we are not usually (or ever) aware of.
  3. cycle of psychological and biological processes that fluctuate on a 24 hour period
  4. Psychological or physical symptoms that come from dependence on substance that causes potentially fatal symptoms that vary from drug to drug.
  5. speed up body processes, including autonomic nervous system functions such as heart and respiration rate.
  6. information about yourself or your environment you are not currently thinking about (not in your conscious level) but you could be.
  7. causes person to stop breathing during sleep
  8. fit on receptor sites on a neuron that would normally receive neurotransmitters and act as the neurotransmitter usually would
  9. number of sleep cycles
  10. rapid eye movements, muscles twitch and become almost paralyzed , gets longer throughout the night
  11. intense sleepiness at random times
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  1. fit on to receptor site and block neurotransmitters from using it
  2. unconscious meaning of the manifest content
  3. dreams are nothing but the brains physiological interpretation of neural activity during REM.
  4. awareness about ourselves and our environment
  5. when the body gets used to a drug or medication so either a higher dosage or a different medication is needed in order to achieve the same effect
  6. transition period between wakefulness and sleep, drifting in and out of sleep.

17 Clues: number of sleep cycles • intense sleepiness at random times • difficulty getting to and staying asleep • unconscious meaning of the manifest content • causes person to stop breathing during sleep • awareness about ourselves and our environment • fit on to receptor site and block neurotransmitters from using it • ...

States of Matter 2025-09-17

States of Matter crossword puzzle
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  1. when a liquid bubbles
  2. ionized gas
  3. point temperature when a solid becomes a liquid
  4. mass divided by volume
  5. no fixed shape or volume
  6. the change from gas to liquid
  7. particles that become a gas without boiling
  8. matter that dissolves int oa liquid
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  1. fixed shape,fixed volume
  2. point the temperature that a liquid becomes a gas
  3. when a solid becomes a liquid
  4. when a liquid becomes solid
  5. takes shape of container
  6. incorporate into a liquid to a new solution
  7. point the temperature when a liquid becomes a solid
  8. anything that has mass
  9. the liquid that dissolves the soulte

17 Clues: ionized gas • when a liquid bubbles • mass divided by volume • anything that has mass • fixed shape,fixed volume • takes shape of container • no fixed shape or volume • when a liquid becomes solid • when a solid becomes a liquid • the change from gas to liquid • matter that dissolves int oa liquid • the liquid that dissolves the soulte • incorporate into a liquid to a new solution • ...

States of Matter 2025-09-10

States of Matter crossword puzzle
Across
  1. This type of energy relates to the movement of particles in matter.
  2. The temperature at which a liquid changes to a gas.
  3. A measure of how well a material conducts heat.
  4. The process where a gas turns directly into a solid, skipping the liquid phase.
  5. The state of matter with a fixed shape and volume.
  6. A change that alters the form of a substance but not its chemical identity, like crushing a can.
  7. The process of a gas turning into a liquid.
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  1. The process of a solid turning directly into a gas, skipping the liquid phase.
  2. Anything that has mass and takes up space.
  3. The process of a liquid turning into a solid.
  4. The process of a liquid turning into a gas at any temperature below its boiling point.
  5. The state of matter where particles are spread far apart and move randomly.
  6. The process of a liquid turning into a gas rapidly at its boiling point.
  7. A change where a new substance is formed, like burning wood.
  8. The state of matter with a fixed volume but not a fixed shape.
  9. The process of a solid turning into a liquid.
  10. The particles of a solid are __ to one another, holding them in place.

17 Clues: Anything that has mass and takes up space. • The process of a gas turning into a liquid. • The process of a liquid turning into a solid. • The process of a solid turning into a liquid. • A measure of how well a material conducts heat. • The state of matter with a fixed shape and volume. • The temperature at which a liquid changes to a gas. • ...

states of matter 2025-11-18

states of matter crossword puzzle
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  1. is a measurement of liquids resistance to flow
  2. A force that pulls objects together
  3. The change of state of a gas to a solid without going through the liquid state
  4. is a measure of the average kinetic energy of all the particles in an object
  5. is matter that has a definite shape and a definite volume
  6. Vaporization that occurs only at the surface of a liquid
  7. is the gas state of a substance that is normally a solid or a liquid at room temperature
  8. is a matter with a definite volume but no definite shape
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  1. is a matter that has no definite volume and no definite shape
  2. tension the uneven forces acting on the surface of a liquid
  3. is the total potential and kinetic energies of an object
  4. The external form of an object
  5. The change of state from a gas to a liquid
  6. The change of state from a solid to a gas
  7. the energy an object has due to its motion
  8. The change in state of a liquid into a gas
  9. The amount of three dimensional shape an object occupies

17 Clues: The external form of an object • A force that pulls objects together • The change of state from a solid to a gas • The change of state from a gas to a liquid • the energy an object has due to its motion • The change in state of a liquid into a gas • is a measurement of liquids resistance to flow • is the total potential and kinetic energies of an object • ...

States of Conciousness 2025-11-12

States of Conciousness crossword puzzle
Across
  1. The part of the nervous system activity that is slowed by alcohol
  2. Biggest reason why people can't quit drugs
  3. Contains THC which triggers a variety of effcts, including mild hallucinations
  4. Drugs that calm neural activity and slow body functions
  5. Pschedelic drugs that distort perceptions and evoke sensory images in the absense of sensory inpur
  6. An alcohol effect that impairs cognition
  7. A synthetic stimulant and mild hallucinogen that produces euphoria and social intimacy
  8. Another name for LSD
  9. Drug that causes pupils to constrict, slowed breathing, and lethargy
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  1. Drugs that excite neural activity and speed up body functions
  2. An addictive drug that stimulates the central nervous system with sped up bodily fuctions
  3. These are also know as tranquilizers
  4. One of the most addictive stimulants found in cigarettes and other tobacco products
  5. What gender is more likely to become addicted to alcohol QUICKLY
  6. slows brain activity that controls judgement
  7. A powerful and addictive stimulant that is derived from coca plant
  8. A powerful hallucinogenic drug

17 Clues: Another name for LSD • A powerful hallucinogenic drug • These are also know as tranquilizers • An alcohol effect that impairs cognition • Biggest reason why people can't quit drugs • slows brain activity that controls judgement • Drugs that calm neural activity and slow body functions • Drugs that excite neural activity and speed up body functions • ...

dasda 2014-06-17

dasda crossword puzzle
Across
  1. States
  2. Resotration
  3. Hilly
  4. Maintenance
  5. Conservation
  6. Grants
  7. Reward
  8. Uniqueness
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  1. Allocation
  2. Forests
  3. FC
  4. Opportunity
  5. Federalism
  6. Indicators
  7. HCVF
  8. Development
  9. WP

17 Clues: FC • WP • HCVF • Hilly • States • Grants • Reward • Forests • Allocation • Federalism • Indicators • Uniqueness • Resotration • Opportunity • Maintenance • Development • Conservation

The US 2022-10-02

The US crossword puzzle
Across
  1. East coast city
  2. Symbol of the united states
  3. Lowest point in the country
  4. There are 50 of these in the US
  5. The dollar is the United States
  6. Washington D.C is the nations...
  7. Presidential residence
  8. A state in the western United States
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  1. State with tropical climate
  2. One of the worlds seven wonders
  3. First president of the US
  4. The settlers fought against Great Britain to gain
  5. The US continent
  6. First African American president
  7. One of two houses from congress
  8. Leader of the civil rights movement
  9. Borders the northern part of the US

17 Clues: East coast city • The US continent • Presidential residence • First president of the US • State with tropical climate • Symbol of the united states • Lowest point in the country • One of the worlds seven wonders • One of two houses from congress • There are 50 of these in the US • The dollar is the United States • First African American president • Washington D.C is the nations... • ...

Reconstruction Era 2025-04-02

Reconstruction Era crossword puzzle
Across
  1. granted citizenship to all persons born or naturalized in the United States.
  2. States had to ____ the 14th amendment to rejoin the Union.
  3. was established to help newly freed slaves
  4. Abolished slavery
  5. Republicans in Congress took a more active role.
  6. States also had to hold new ______.
  7. Spanned from 1865-1877
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  1. prohibited denying the right to vote based on race
  2. States were also required to write new ________ to rejoin the Union.
  3. Amendments passed during this era
  4. The focus was on _____ Confederate states into the Union.
  5. Reconstruction began when the ______ war ended.
  6. Came from the North to the South
  7. restrict the rights and freedoms of African Americans
  8. Who vetoed the Reconstruction Act?
  9. The Civil Rights ___ of 1866 granted citizenship to African Americans
  10. White Southerner that collaborated with Northern Repulicans

17 Clues: Abolished slavery • Spanned from 1865-1877 • Came from the North to the South • Amendments passed during this era • Who vetoed the Reconstruction Act? • States also had to hold new ______. • was established to help newly freed slaves • Reconstruction began when the ______ war ended. • Republicans in Congress took a more active role. • ...

Christmas in Spain 2024-12-09

Christmas in Spain crossword puzzle
Across
  1. What is the most popular dessert in Spain during Christmastime?
  2. In what country do the Wise Men bring the gifts for Christmas?
  3. In the United States, ___ brings the gifts.
  4. Some decorations are lights and Christmas ___.
  5. The ___ bring gifts to children in Spain.
  6. The Christmas season ends on January ___ in Spain.
  7. Christmas Eve is the day ___ Christmas.
  8. What is a common dessert in the United States?
  9. What religion does Christmas come from?
  10. When is the big meal eaten in the United States?
  11. The children in Spain open gifts on ___ 6th.
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  1. Where are the gifts the Wise Men bring to the children?
  2. ___ are found in both Spain and the United States.
  3. What do people in Spain and the United States sing?
  4. What is the date of El Gordo?
  5. ___ are songs that are specifically dedicated to Christmas.
  6. Christmas is the day of the celebration of the ___ of Jesus.
  7. When is the big meal eaten in Spain?
  8. El Gordo is celebrated in ___.
  9. El Gordo is the biggest ___ in the world.

20 Clues: What is the date of El Gordo? • El Gordo is celebrated in ___. • When is the big meal eaten in Spain? • Christmas Eve is the day ___ Christmas. • What religion does Christmas come from? • The ___ bring gifts to children in Spain. • El Gordo is the biggest ___ in the world. • In the United States, ___ brings the gifts. • The children in Spain open gifts on ___ 6th. • ...

government vocab 2022-01-07

government vocab crossword puzzle
Across
  1. was an American soldier, statesman, and Founding Father who served as the first president of the United States from 1789 to 1797.
  2. the restriction of the arbitrary exercise of power by subordinating it to well-defined and established laws.
  3. the introductory part of a constitution or statute that usually states the reasons for and intent of the law.
  4. a system of government that is centralized and dictatorial and requires complete subservience to the state.
  5. is an American conservative online magazine and podcast that covers politics, policy, culture, and religion, and publishes a newsletter.
  6. clausea clause within the United States Constitution that grants Congress the power to pass whatever laws are deemed “necessary and proper” to help Congress to carry out the enumerated powers.
  7. monarchy that is not limited or restrained by laws or a constitution.
  8. the first 10 amendments to the Constitution make up the.
  9. an act of vesting the legislative, executive, and judicial powers of government in separate bodies.
  10. was a late-18th century political movement that opposed the creation of a stronger U.S. federal government and which later opposed the ratification of the 1787 Constitution.
  11. is when there is one strong main government for the entire United States that has a lot of power and the individual states don't have much power.
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  1. was an agreement among the 13 original states of the United States of America that served as its first frame of government.
  2. was an American statesman, who was one of the Founding Fathers of the United States. He was an influential interpreter and promoter of the U.S. Constitution, as well as the founder of the nation's financial system, the Federalist Party, the United States Coast Guard, and the New York Post newspaper.
  3. in U.S. history, a controversial political doctrine according to which the people of federal territories should decide for themselves whether their territories would enter the Union as free or slave states.
  4. republicanism, also known as civic republicanism or civic humanism.
  5. is the concept of a government limited in power. It is a key concept in the history of liberalism.
  6. was an American statesman, diplomat, expansionist, philosopher, and Founding Father who served as the 4th president of the United States from 1809 to 1817.
  7. was a French judge, man of letters, historian, and political philosopher.
  8. a system of political organization in which most or all of the governing power resides in a centralized government, in contrast to a federal state.
  9. counterbalancing influences by which an organization or system is regulated, typically those ensuring that political power is not concentrated in the hands of individuals or groups.

20 Clues: the first 10 amendments to the Constitution make up the. • republicanism, also known as civic republicanism or civic humanism. • monarchy that is not limited or restrained by laws or a constitution. • was a French judge, man of letters, historian, and political philosopher. • ...

The New Nation 2021-10-06

The New Nation crossword puzzle
Across
  1. political statements which the Kentucky and Virginia legislatures took the position that the federal Alien and Sedition Acts were unconstitutional
  2. a person who advocates or supports a system of government in which several states unite under a central authority
  3. the highest court in the federal judiciary of the US
  4. a diplomatic incident between French and United States diplomats
  5. the upper chamber of the United States Congress
  6. opposed the ratification of the 1787 U.S. Constitution
  7. comprises the first ten amendments to the constitution
  8. a series of violent attacks on courthouses and other government properties in Massachusetts
  9. a collection of 85 articles and essays written to promote the ratification of the United States Constitution
  10. The Treaty of Amity, Commerce, and Navigation
  11. The act and the ensuing last-minute appointment of new judges
  12. the lower house of the United States Congress
  13. supreme court decision that defined the scope of the U.S. Congress's legislative power
  14. review by the US Supreme Court of the constitutional validity of a legislative act.
  15. a supreme law that is binding even on the government that also controls power
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  1. legislative branch of the federal government that represents the American people and makes the nation's laws
  2. an agreement reached during the 1787 over the counting of slaves in determining a state's total population.
  3. A purchase of the US that doubled there sized
  4. deciding the meaning of laws, how to apply them to real situations, and whether a law breaks the rules of the Constitution.
  5. Supreme Court case that established the principle of judicial review in the United States
  6. an agreement among the 13 original states of the United States of America that served as its first constitution
  7. It defined the border between the United States and Spanish Florida, and guaranteed the United States navigation rights on the Mississippi River.
  8. A name under 4 people that meant friend of the people
  9. the national government.
  10. a violent tax protest in the United States during the presidency of George Washington
  11. form of government in which a state is ruled by representatives of the citizen body
  12. justice social justice
  13. a series of four laws passed by the U.S. Congress in 1798
  14. makes all laws, declares war, regulates interstate and foreign commerce, and controls taxing and spending policies.
  15. created two legislative bodies in Congress
  16. the elected head of a republic
  17. carries out and enforces laws
  18. payment made to a ruling or conquering nation by subjugated people in acknowledgment of submission
  19. an introductory statement in the constitution
  20. is a complete, ordered listing of all the items in a collection
  21. an agreement making something officially valid

36 Clues: justice social justice • the national government. • carries out and enforces laws • the elected head of a republic • created two legislative bodies in Congress • A purchase of the US that doubled there sized • The Treaty of Amity, Commerce, and Navigation • the lower house of the United States Congress • an introductory statement in the constitution • ...

Civil War Vocab 2024-02-11

Civil War Vocab crossword puzzle
Across
  1. A person or thing that prevents incompatible or antagonistic people or things from coming into contact with or harming each other.
  2. A war fought between citizens of the same country.
  3. The formal admission of someone to office.
  4. A republic formed in February 1861 and composed of the Southern states that seceded from the United States in an attempt to preserve slavery and states' rights.
  5. A fort in Charleston Harbor, South Carolina, where the first shots of the American Civil War were fired on April 12, 1861.
  6. The term used to refer to the Northern states during the American Civil War.
  7. Forts controlled by the government of the United States.
  8. To withdraw formally from membership in a group or organization, especially a political union, alliance, or federation.
  9. A colloquial term used to refer to people from the Northern United States.
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  1. A strategy used by the Confederacy to withhold cotton exports in an attempt to gain support from European powers.
  2. The act of using ships to break through a naval blockade.
  3. A term used to refer to the Cherokee, Chickasaw, Choctaw, Creek, and Seminole tribes, who were considered more assimilated into Euro-American culture.
  4. The term used to refer to the Southern states that seceded from the United States during the American Civil War.
  5. A set of principles or goals declared by a political party or candidate.
  6. The most important city or town of a country or region, usually where the government is located.
  7. Another term used to refer to the Northern states during the American Civil War.
  8. A strategy proposed by General Winfield Scott for defeating the Confederacy by blockading Southern ports and controlling the Mississippi River.

17 Clues: The formal admission of someone to office. • A war fought between citizens of the same country. • Forts controlled by the government of the United States. • The act of using ships to break through a naval blockade. • A set of principles or goals declared by a political party or candidate. • ...

The revolutionary period 33 2024-04-28

The revolutionary period 33 crossword puzzle
Across
  1. In what article does it mention that the United States in Congress have the exclusive right of determining on peace and war? pg.247
  2. What year was the Articles of Confederations ratified by the states? pg.243
  3. In determining questions in the United States in Congress assembled each state will have how many votes? pg.245
  4. The final version of the Confederation was agreed on by the Continental Congress in what year? pg.243
  5. Fill in the blank: "The United States of Congress shall also have the sole and exclusive right and power of regulating the ________ and value of coin struck.." pg.248
  6. At most, how many years can a person be a delegate for? pg.245
  7. Fill in the Blank: "The United States in Congress assembled shal also be the last resort on _________ in all disputes and differences.." pg.247
  8. Fill in the blank: "The Congress of the United States shall have power to ________ to any time within the year.." pg 250
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  1. What year was the Articles of confederation replaced by the Constitution of the United States? pg.243
  2. In Article XIII, What is to be inviolably observed by every state? pg.251
  3. What Article mentions that all bills of credit emitted and money borrowed before the assembling of the United States are considered a charge against the United States? pg.251
  4. What article mentions Canada acceding to this Confederation and joining in the measures of the United States? pg.250
  5. Fill in the Blank: "No __________ of war shall be kept up in time of peace by any state," pg.245
  6. In Which article does it mention that Each state retains it's sovereignty, freedom and independence? pg.244
  7. How many delegates could each states send up to the Continental Congress? pg.243

15 Clues: At most, how many years can a person be a delegate for? pg.245 • In Article XIII, What is to be inviolably observed by every state? pg.251 • What year was the Articles of Confederations ratified by the states? pg.243 • How many delegates could each states send up to the Continental Congress? pg.243 • ...

Chapter 13 Vocab Crossword 2021-05-24

Chapter 13 Vocab Crossword crossword puzzle
Across
  1. a left-wing agrarian populist late-19th-century political party in the United States.
  2. agreement between the United States and the Oglala, Miniconjou, and Brulé bands of Lakota people, Yanktonai Dakota and Arapaho Nation
  3. massacre of Cheyenne and Arapaho people by the U.S. Army in the American Indian Wars that occurred on November 29, 1864
  4. provided native Americans with food, clothing and shelter.
  5. very large farms established in the western United States during the late nineteenth century.
  6. provided grants of land to states to finance the establishment of colleges specializing in “agriculture and the mechanic arts.”
  7. Hunkpapa Lakota leader who led his people during years of resistance against United States government policies
  8. provided that any adult citizen, or intended citizen, who had never borne arms against the U.S. government could claim 160 acres of surveyed government land.
  9. authorized the federal government to break up tribal lands by partitioning them into individual plots
  10. granary, barn
  11. name of slaughter of approximately 150–300 Lakota Indians by United States Army troops in the area of Wounded Knee Creek
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  1. broad expanse of flatland located west of the Mississippi River and east of the Rocky Mountains
  2. monetary standard in which the value of the monetary unit is defined as equivalent to certain quantities of two metals, typically gold and silver, creating a fixed rate of exchange between them.
  3. first transcontinental railroad was a 1,912-mile continuous railroad line
  4. an organized agrarian economic movement among American farmers that developed and flourished ca. 1875.
  5. book about the experiences of Native Americans in the United States, focusing on injustices.
  6. was an economic depression in the United States that began in 1893 and ended in 1897.
  7. monetary system where a country's currency or paper money has a value directly linked to gold
  8. a house built of sod or adobe laid in horizontal courses.
  9. process through which individuals and groups of differing heritages

20 Clues: granary, barn • a house built of sod or adobe laid in horizontal courses. • provided native Americans with food, clothing and shelter. • process through which individuals and groups of differing heritages • first transcontinental railroad was a 1,912-mile continuous railroad line • ...

U.S History Crossword 2014-11-10

U.S History Crossword crossword puzzle
Across
  1. Person who officially represents their state.
  2. A change or addition to the document.
  3. The plan that called for a one house legislative branch with each state being equally represented.
  4. Supported the Constitution and favored a strong central, or national government.
  5. The idea that each branch of government has specific ways to limit the power of the other branches.
  6. Framer of the Constitution from Connecticut who believed common people could not be an integral part of the government decision making.
  7. Framer of the Constitution from Pennsylvania who believed comm0n people were the cornerstone of the democratic process.
  8. The meeting of delegates in which the Articles of Confederation were scrapped in favor of a new United States Constitution.
  9. The branch of government that is a system of courts set up to interpret the laws.
  10. A change or addition to a document.
  11. A period when business activity slows, prices and wages drop, and unemployment rises.
  12. The Massachusetts farmers' uprising that made it clear to many that the central government was too weak to protect states from popular unrest.
  13. The branch of government that enforces the laws.
  14. A document stating the rules under which a government will operate.
  15. To approve something formally.
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  1. The division of government between the central government and the constituent units, as in the national government and the states.
  2. The United States first written plan for government.
  3. The plan that called for the legislative branch of the central government to be made up of two houses with the representation for states based on their population.
  4. Decided how slaves would be counted for states' populations.
  5. President of the Constitutional Convention.
  6. Set up the three-step process for admitting new states.
  7. The branch of government that makes laws.
  8. Against the Constitution and favored states having more power than the central government.

23 Clues: To approve something formally. • A change or addition to a document. • A change or addition to the document. • The branch of government that makes laws. • President of the Constitutional Convention. • Person who officially represents their state. • The branch of government that enforces the laws. • The United States first written plan for government. • ...

A More Perfect Union 2014-11-09

A More Perfect Union crossword puzzle
Across
  1. the branch of government that makes laws
  2. a person who officially represents their state
  3. the idea that each branch of government has specific ways to limit the power of the other branches
  4. to approve something formally
  5. decided how slaves would be counted for the states' populations
  6. the branch of government that enforces laws
  7. the United States' first written plan for government
  8. the branch of government that is a system of courts set up to interpret laws
  9. often called the "Father of the Constitution"
  10. the plan that called for one house legislative branch with each state being equally represented
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  1. against the Constitution and favored states having more power than the central government
  2. the president of the Constitutional Convention
  3. a period when business activity slows, prices and wages drop, and unemployment rises
  4. the Massachusetts farmers'uprising that made it clear to many that the central government was too weak to protect its states from popular unrest
  5. the meeting of delegates in which the Articles of Confederation were scrapped in favor of a new United States Constitution
  6. a change or addition to a document
  7. the plan that called for the legislative branch of the central government to be made up of two houses with representation for states based on their population
  8. framer of the Constitution from Connecticut who believed common people could not be an integral part of the government decision making
  9. framer of the Constitution from Pennsylvania who believed common people were the cornerstone of the democratic process
  10. supported the Constitution and favored a strong central, or national, government
  11. set up the three step process for admitting new states
  12. A document stating the rules under which a agovernment will operate
  13. the division of government between the central government and the constituent units, as in the national government and the states

23 Clues: to approve something formally • a change or addition to a document • the branch of government that makes laws • the branch of government that enforces laws • often called the "Father of the Constitution" • the president of the Constitutional Convention • a person who officially represents their state • the United States' first written plan for government • ...

Articles of Confederation Review 2023-09-20

Articles of Confederation Review crossword puzzle
Across
  1. a loose union of states
  2. This ordinance was a success is admitting new states
  3. A single legislative chamber
  4. Inability to draft threatened this in the United States
  5. The Treaty of Paris (1783) guaranteed the US this
  6. 6 out of 10 or 9 out of 13
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  1. The Articles lacked these at the federal level
  2. Daddy, "Des Landes Vater"
  3. Economic activity and trade experienced this under the Articles
  4. The major issue with the federal government under the Articles; too ____
  5. Location of the Constitutional Convention
  6. The federal government could not suppress this in 1786
  7. Farmer and Revolutionary War vet turned rebel
  8. Number of articles (sections) in the Articles of Confederation
  9. unanimous agreement for this to pass; a formal change
  10. No chief executive; feared this
  11. Only one of these parts of our government was present under the Articles
  12. Holders of power under the Articles
  13. System of government the United States operates under today

19 Clues: a loose union of states • Daddy, "Des Landes Vater" • 6 out of 10 or 9 out of 13 • A single legislative chamber • No chief executive; feared this • Holders of power under the Articles • Location of the Constitutional Convention • Farmer and Revolutionary War vet turned rebel • The Articles lacked these at the federal level • The Treaty of Paris (1783) guaranteed the US this • ...

A More Perfect Union 2014-11-11

A More Perfect Union crossword puzzle
Across
  1. plan the plan that called for the legislative branch of the central government to be made up of two houses with the representation for states based on their population.
  2. ordinance set up the three-step process of admitting new states
  3. Madison often called the "Father of the Constitution"
  4. Convention The meeting of delegates in which the Articles of Confederation were scrapped in favor of a new United States Constitution
  5. the division of government between the central government and the constituent units as in the national government and the states
  6. a period when business activity slows prices and wages drop, and unemployment rises
  7. Sherman framer of the Constitution from Connecticut who believed common people could not be an integral part of the government decision making
  8. branch the branch of government that makes laws
  9. branch the branch of government that enforces the laws
  10. three-fifths compromise decided how slaves would be counted for states' populations
  11. person who officially represents their state
  12. to approve something formally
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  1. a document stating the rules under which a government will operate
  2. against the Constitution and favored states having more power than the central government
  3. of confederation The United States' first written plan for government
  4. Morris framer of the constitution from Pennsylvania who believed common people were the cornerstone of the democratic process
  5. and balances the idea that each branch of government has specific ways to limit the power of the other branches.
  6. branch: the branch of government that is a system of courts set up to interpret the laws
  7. supported the Constitution and favored a strong central, or national, government
  8. Washington President of the Constitutional Convention
  9. a change or addition to a document
  10. Jersey plan the plan that called for a one house legislative branch with each state being equally represented
  11. rebellion The Massachusetts farmers' uprising that made it clear to many that the central government was too weak to protect states from popular unrest

23 Clues: to approve something formally • a change or addition to a document • person who officially represents their state • branch the branch of government that makes laws • Madison often called the "Father of the Constitution" • Washington President of the Constitutional Convention • branch the branch of government that enforces the laws • ...

VIETNAM WAR 2015-05-21

VIETNAM WAR crossword puzzle
Across
  1. a camouflaged pit filled with razor-sharp stakes that were dipped with poison
  2. a jellylike, gasoline-based substance that splattered and burned
  3. the Ho Chi Minh Trail passed through this country
  4. communist guerrillas in South Vietnam
  5. this systematic trail or network of paths supplied arms to the Vietcong
  6. a communist sympathizer who fought for the independence of Vietnam before, during, and after World War II (LAST)
  7. a plan to withdrawal United States forces from Vietnam and replace them with forces from South Vietnam
  8. a reported incident that contributed to the increased involvement of the United States in Vietnam
  9. a toxic herbicide or chemical used to destroy the vegetation in the jungles of Vietnam
  10. a form of protest that took place on college campuses throughout the United States
  11. a communist or nationalist organization that fought for the independence of Vietnam
  12. an explosive device planted in the ground
  13. MISSING IN ACTION (ABBREVIATION)
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  1. the President of the United States who increased United States involvement in Vietnam (LAST)
  2. a policy or an attempt to stop the spread of communism
  3. PRISONER OF WAR (ABBREVIATION)
  4. individuals in the United States who supported the conflict in Vietnam
  5. he coined the phrase "Domino Theory" (LAST)
  6. a strategic attack by the North Vietnamese and Vietcong, which was a turning point of the conflict in Vietnam
  7. individuals in the United States who were opposed to the conflict in Vietnam
  8. the title of a protest song that centered on the events that occurred at Kent State University
  9. this massacre altered the the mood of the country
  10. the Vietminh fought to win independence from this country
  11. this major city in South Vietnam was captured by the Vietcong following the withdrawal of the United States
  12. a strong anti-communist, democratic, but corrupt leader in South Vietnam (LAST)

25 Clues: PRISONER OF WAR (ABBREVIATION) • MISSING IN ACTION (ABBREVIATION) • communist guerrillas in South Vietnam • an explosive device planted in the ground • he coined the phrase "Domino Theory" (LAST) • the Ho Chi Minh Trail passed through this country • this massacre altered the the mood of the country • a policy or an attempt to stop the spread of communism • ...

U.S. Civil War 2012-10-21

U.S. Civil War crossword puzzle
Across
  1. (One word) Name of the Northern states as a whole during the Civil War.
  2. West Virginia applied for statehood following the secession of which state?
  3. Last Name of the elected President of the Confederate States of America.
  4. Last name of Union General who surrendered at the bombardment of Fort Sumter.
  5. (One word) Name of the Southern states as a whole during the Civil War.
  6. The Confederate Army consisted of ___ million soldiers.
  7. Complete the quote by Jefferson Davis: “All we ask is to be let _____.”
  8. Name of the fort where the Civil War began.
  9. The Union Army consisted of ___million soldiers.
  10. True or False: The South owned a larger part of the railroad system than the North.
  11. Last name of U.S. President during the American Civil War.
  12. True or False: The North had a larger population than the South.
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  1. what famous document did Lincoln issue on January 1, 1863?
  2. (One word) What type of states were the most important to Lincoln? Kentucky was one of these states.
  3. What did the North own more than the South due to its focus on manufacturing?
  4. After the attack on Fort Sumter, the Confederacy moved its capital to what city?
  5. (One word) Nickname of the members of the Northern states during the Civil War.
  6. England bought wheat and corn from what section of the U.S.: North or South?
  7. (One word) Nickname of the members of the Southern states during the Civil War.
  8. Where was the majority of the Civil War fought: North or South?

20 Clues: Name of the fort where the Civil War began. • The Union Army consisted of ___million soldiers. • The Confederate Army consisted of ___ million soldiers. • what famous document did Lincoln issue on January 1, 1863? • Last name of U.S. President during the American Civil War. • Where was the majority of the Civil War fought: North or South? • ...

Our Puzzling Government #2 - Madeline Spears 2021-12-03

Our Puzzling Government #2 - Madeline Spears crossword puzzle
Across
  1. Laws relating to disputes between individuals, groups, or within the states
  2. Requirement set by the congress that prohibits a local or state government from exercising a certain power
  3. State must not discriminate against against citizens of another state
  4. The beginning procedure for admission
  5. Power to assume responsibility for a state government function
  6. Powers directly expressed or stated in the constitution by the founders
  7. Nearly all activities concerned with the production, buying, selling, and the transportation of goods
  8. Powers based on the necessary and proper clause, also known as the elastic clause
  9. Ratified in 1913
  10. Written agreements between two or more states
  11. Forbid racial discrimination in public accomidations
  12. Imposing mandates that take away
  13. Powers the constitution grants or delegates to the national government
  14. The certain powers congress gives to the states
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  1. Under this person the court often supported states’ rights against powers of the national government
  2. Powers the national government express simply because they can
  3. Each state must recognize the laws and legal proceedings of every other state
  4. Levied individual earnings
  5. Federal order requiring states to provide a service or undertake an activity in a manner that meets minimum national standards set by congress
  6. Main way national government provides money to the states
  7. Favors national action when dealing with federalism
  8. Court ruling between the national and state governments, the national government won, in 1819
  9. Return to the state
  10. Both the national government and the states have
  11. Favors state and local action when dealing with federalism

25 Clues: Ratified in 1913 • Return to the state • Levied individual earnings • Imposing mandates that take away • The beginning procedure for admission • Written agreements between two or more states • The certain powers congress gives to the states • Both the national government and the states have • Favors national action when dealing with federalism • ...

Lead up to the Civil War 2025-10-20

Lead up to the Civil War crossword puzzle
Across
  1. this was a law passed in 1854 that allowed people in the territories of Kansas and Nebraska to decide for themselves whether to allow slavery within their borders
  2. this was a time of violent fighting in the 1850s in the territory of Kansas
  3. this is a state leaving the country
  4. this was a secret system to help enslaved people escape to freedom
  5. this was a set of 5 laws made to ease tensions between the North and the South about slavery
  6. this was about keeping an equal number of states that allowed slavery and states that didnt
  7. this is a movement to end slavery
  8. this was a fight between the United States and Mexico from 1846 to 1848
  9. this is a state saying "we don't have to follow" a federal law
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  1. a machine that cleaned cotton by removing seeds
  2. this means letting people decide
  3. people who hunted down enslaved people who had escaped
  4. a religious revival in the early 1800s in the United States
  5. this was a law passed in 1820 to keep peace between the free states and slave states
  6. this was a law that said escaped enslaved people had to be returned to their owners
  7. this was a U.S. politician known for trying to keep the country together during fights over slavery and states rights
  8. events where enslaved people were sold to the highest bidder
  9. this was an african american woman who escaped slavery and then helped others escape too
  10. setting someone free from slavery
  11. slavery this is treating enslaved people as property, not as human beings

20 Clues: this means letting people decide • setting someone free from slavery • this is a movement to end slavery • this is a state leaving the country • a machine that cleaned cotton by removing seeds • people who hunted down enslaved people who had escaped • a religious revival in the early 1800s in the United States • ...

American Government 2022-10-11

American Government crossword puzzle
Across
  1. Party represented by a Donkey
  2. Head of the Executive Branch
  3. Advises the President
  4. Consists of 438 voting members
  5. we show loyalty to this when we say the Pledge of Allegiance
  6. A change to the Constitution
  7. number of years someone can serve in a term in the Senate
  8. Having one legislative chamber
  9. Party represented by a Elephant
  10. Month the United States celebrates their independence
  11. called for a unicameral legislature in which each State would be equally represented
  12. Nation's capital
  13. Consists of 100 members
  14. Ocean located on the East coast of the United States
  15. called for a three-branch government with a bicameral legislature in which each State's membership would be determined by its population
  16. These are represented by the 50 stars of the U.S. flag
  17. Capital city of Nebraska
  18. Head of the Judicial Branch
  19. First 10 amendments to the Constitution
  20. Movement that Martin Luther King Jr. was a part of
  21. These are represented by the 13 stripes of the U.S. flag
  22. Number of years someone can serve in a term in the House
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  1. Main author of the Declaration of Independence
  2. Month when the elections are held
  3. First three words of the Constitution
  4. Ensures that no branch becomes too powerful
  5. Supreme law of the land
  6. one of the main causes of the Civil War
  7. number of amendments to the Constitution
  8. Ocean located on the West coast of the United States
  9. Economic system of the United States
  10. Current President of the United States
  11. Known as the Father of the United States
  12. Current Vice President of the United States
  13. Part of the Legislative Branch
  14. number of years someone can serve in a term as President
  15. Month when taxes need to be filed
  16. Having two legislative chambers
  17. War that Dwight Eisenhower fought in before becoming President

39 Clues: Nation's capital • Advises the President • Supreme law of the land • Consists of 100 members • Capital city of Nebraska • Head of the Judicial Branch • Head of the Executive Branch • A change to the Constitution • Party represented by a Donkey • Consists of 438 voting members • Having one legislative chamber • Part of the Legislative Branch • Party represented by a Elephant • ...

Algebra 2/Pre-Calculus Unit 1 Vocabulary Puzzle 2023-08-14

Algebra 2/Pre-Calculus Unit 1 Vocabulary Puzzle crossword puzzle
Across
  1. a set that has no members
  2. a property where a + b = b + a and a ∙ b = b ∙ a
  3. a property that states if a = b, then a – c = b – c
  4. a property that states if a = b, then a may be replaced by b
  5. numbers that can be written as fractions.
  6. a property that states a = a
  7. a property where (a + b) + c = a + (b + c) and (ab)c = a(bc)
  8. the graph of a compound inequality containing the word "and".
  9. an expression that only contains numbers.
  10. letters used to represent numbers.
  11. any number that can be place on a number line.
  12. a property that states if a = b, then a + c = b + c
  13. the graph of a compound inequality containing the word "or".
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  1. a property that states if a = b and b = c, then a = c
  2. numbers that are the natural numbers and zero.
  3. a statement involving a number or numbers (and/or a variable or variables) with operation signs.
  4. negative whole numbers, positive whole numbers, and zero.
  5. numbers that are not rational.
  6. the distance from 0 on a number line.
  7. a property where a(b + c) = ab + ac and (b + c)a = ba + ca
  8. a property that states if a = b, then a ∙ c = b ∙ c
  9. a property that states if a = b and c ≠ 0, then a/c = b/c
  10. an expression with at least one variable.
  11. two inequalities in the same math statement.
  12. a property where a + 0 = a = 0 + a and a ∙ 1 = a = 1 ∙ a
  13. a property where a + (–a) = 0 and a ∙ 1/a = 1 if a ≠ 0
  14. numbers that represent the counting numbers.
  15. a solution of an equation derived from an original equation that is not a solution of the original equation.
  16. a property that states if a = b, then b = a
  17. a statement showing two math expressions are equal.

30 Clues: a set that has no members • a property that states a = a • numbers that are not rational. • letters used to represent numbers. • the distance from 0 on a number line. • numbers that can be written as fractions. • an expression with at least one variable. • an expression that only contains numbers. • a property that states if a = b, then b = a • ...

Ap Gov Vocab 2025-09-26

Ap Gov Vocab crossword puzzle
Across
  1. stronger state government/ weaker fed government
  2. stronger fed government/ weaker state government
  3. establishes the goals of the constitution
  4. states have the power to make their own decisions if powers aren't defined by constitution
  5. written to support the new Constitution and justify the three branches being created
  6. to require states to do something
  7. Made by Thomas Jefferson/ restates John Lockes philosophy on natural rights
  8. sharing power between states and national government
  9. a group of people who share the same interest try to influence policy
  10. legal approval of the Constitution
  11. funding money with minimal restrictions
  12. powers that aren't specifically given to the federal gov/ reserved for states
  13. critize sthe new constitution and justify why its bad/ states are better
  14. governing document that created thirteen sovereign states
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  1. powers given to federal government in constitution
  2. Government power can't be absolute/limitationsRepublic
  3. each branch has their own set of powers for them specifically
  4. Clause) congress can "make all laws" that seem necessary and proper
  5. two houses or chambers of Congress, the senate and the house of representatives
  6. funding money to states by the federal gov for specifics categories
  7. powers shared by fed and state governments
  8. an agreement to give up some freedoms to maintain social order
  9. process where changes are allowed to be made to the Constitution
  10. ruled by representatives that the people
  11. government power come from the consent of the people/ if people want to change their government they can
  12. created a new government with stronger federal powers
  13. supports the new constitution to justify why the fed government should have more power
  14. states all national laws and treaties are the supreme law
  15. ruled according to the constitution and has representatives
  16. First 10 amendments to stop the stronger federal government from abusing them
  17. rights that cant be taken away

31 Clues: rights that cant be taken away • to require states to do something • legal approval of the Constitution • funding money with minimal restrictions • ruled by representatives that the people • establishes the goals of the constitution • powers shared by fed and state governments • stronger state government/ weaker fed government • ...

unit 3 2020-02-28

unit 3 crossword puzzle
Across
  1. is the political philosophy view that the government is empowered by law from a starting point of having no power
  2. settlers could purchase title to farmland in the undeveloped west
  3. made the office of the presidency powerful by appointing a cabinet and proposing major legislation to Congress.
  4. to form a more perfect Union, establish Justice
  5. review laws
  6. an armed uprising in Western Massachusetts
  7. the official framework of the government of the United States of America when New Hampshire became the ninth of 13 states to ratify it.
  8. is generally an army or some other fighting organization of non-professional soldiers, citizens of a nation
  9. a party system where two major political parties dominate the political landscape.
  10. collection of 85 articles and essays written by Alexander Hamilton, James Madison and John Jay
  11. part of the executive branch of the federal government of the United States.
  12. alcohol got taken, rebellion to get it back
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  1. guaranteed that newly created states would be equal to the original thirteen states.
  2. president washington's right hand man
  3. point of the event was decide how America was going to be governed.
  4. federalist wanted in power
  5. first president
  6. the first ten amendments to the US Constitution
  7. first constitution in america
  8. is an organized group of people who have the same ideology
  9. he fixed the debt we were in with his systems
  10. called for two houses of Congress, both elected with apportionment according to population
  11. a compromise reached among state delegates during the 1787 United States Constitutional Convention
  12. make laws
  13. enforces laws
  14. wanted democratic power
  15. thomas jefferson's followers
  16. french ambassador
  17. an agreement that large and small states reached during the Constitutional Convention of 1787
  18. a proposal to establish a bicameral legislature in the newly-founded United States

30 Clues: make laws • review laws • enforces laws • first president • french ambassador • wanted democratic power • federalist wanted in power • thomas jefferson's followers • first constitution in america • president washington's right hand man • an armed uprising in Western Massachusetts • alcohol got taken, rebellion to get it back • he fixed the debt we were in with his systems • ...

USA AND CANADA: UNIT SUMMARY 2020-11-26

USA AND CANADA: UNIT SUMMARY crossword puzzle
Across
  1. One of the region's largest manufacturing exports is ______ machinery and equipment.
  2. tax charged on imported goods
  3. This river begins in Minnesota and flows to the Gulf of Mexico, draining 31 states
  4. A warm, dry wind that may blow the the east slopes of the Rockies
  5. With its high standard of living, Canada is one of the ____ countries in the world.
  6. a proposed law
  7. The oldest mountains in North America
  8. A snow storm that meet specific measurements of wind, temperature and length of time
  9. Branch of government that includes the president
  10. The percentage of United States covered by forests.
  11. The most southern state of United States
  12. A violent spring and summer thunderstorm that creates tornadoes is called ______________
  13. Buying and selling of goods and services
  14. Land suitable for farming
  15. Canada is made up of 10 of these
  16. Selling goods to other countries
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  1. The Prairie Provinces of Canada and the Great Plains of the United States is a region called ______.
  2. Prime Minister of Canada
  3. Canada's largest city
  4. Self-governing, but with close ties to Great Britain, Canada was created as a _________.
  5. Both the east and west coasts of Canada and United States are edged with ____________.
  6. Coal and natural gas are two forms of _____.
  7. Buying goods from other countries
  8. Percentage of people who can read and write
  9. Air pollution created when the sun rays interact with the exhaust gases and industrial emissions
  10. The lowest and hottest spot in the United States
  11. Nickname for the southern United States
  12. To catch fish and other sea animals, you would go to a ___________.
  13. Coal has been mined here for more than 100 years.
  14. Waterfalls that form the boundary between Ontario, Canada and New York, United States.
  15. Type of government in USA and Canada
  16. Canada's national legislature
  17. to reject a decision made by the law making body
  18. Artic native people of North America

34 Clues: a proposed law • Canada's largest city • Prime Minister of Canada • Land suitable for farming • tax charged on imported goods • Canada's national legislature • Canada is made up of 10 of these • Selling goods to other countries • Buying goods from other countries • Type of government in USA and Canada • Artic native people of North America • The oldest mountains in North America • ...

A More Perfect Union 2014-11-09

A More Perfect Union crossword puzzle
Across
  1. the idea that each branch of government has specific ways to limit the power of the other branches
  2. set up the three step process for admitting new states
  3. decided how slaves would be counted for the states' populations
  4. a person who officially represents their state
  5. a change or addition to a document
  6. the United States' first written plan for government
  7. the president of the Constitutional Convention
  8. the branch of government that enforces laws
  9. a period when business activity slows, prices and wages drop, and unemployment rises
  10. often called the "Father of the Constitution"
  11. the plan that called for one house legislative branch with each state being equally represented
  12. against the Constitution and favored states having more power than the central government
  13. the branch of government that makes laws
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  1. the meeting of delegates in which the Articles of Confederation were scrapped in favor of a new United States Constitution
  2. the branch of government that is a system of courts set up to interpret laws
  3. to approve something formally
  4. the division of government between the central government and the constituent units, as in the national government and the states
  5. A document stating the rules under which a agovernment will operate
  6. the plan that called for the legislative branch of the central government to be made up of two houses with representation for states based on their population
  7. framer of the Constitution from Connecticut who believed common people could not be an integral part of the government decision making
  8. framer of the Constitution from Pennsylvania who believed common people were the cornerstone of the democratic process
  9. the Massachusetts farmers'uprising that made it clear to many that the central government was too weak to protect its states from popular unrest
  10. supported the Constitution and favored a strong central, or national, government

23 Clues: to approve something formally • a change or addition to a document • the branch of government that makes laws • the branch of government that enforces laws • often called the "Father of the Constitution" • a person who officially represents their state • the president of the Constitutional Convention • the United States' first written plan for government • ...

History Final Project 2015-06-10

History Final Project crossword puzzle
Across
  1. / Father of Evolution
  2. Press / New type of press that emerged in the lead up to the Spanish America War
  3. Samoa / South pacific island that was the subject of a dispute between the United States,
  4. / Workers groups that began to form to protect workers rights
  5. / Country that rejected Dollar Diplomacy
  6. during the Spanish American War
  7. / Country located in the Pacific that was occupied by the United States
  8. Destiny / Justification for United States expansion
  9. / Country that gained domestic autonomy in 1867
  10. Canal / Theodore Roosevelt's pet project in Central America
  11. Stick Diplomacy / Name of the type of foreign policy employed by the 26th president
  12. Door Policy / United States policy towards China
  13. / Name of History Teacher
  14. Darwinism / Another justification for United States expansion that used Darwin's principles
  15. / Last name of a news reporter during the Spanish American war, who later became a congressman
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  1. Britain / Country with the largest naval presence at the turn of the century
  2. Taft / President who advocated for Dollar Diplomacy
  3. Amendment / Amendment that assured Cuba of its independence
  4. / Form of death of President McKinley
  5. / Country that was subject to a border dispute with Britain, during Grover Cleveland's presidency
  6. / Spanish general who was lampooned by the Yellow Press
  7. / Small island in the Pacific Ocean
  8. League / American group that advocated against United States expansion
  9. / Country that Panama separated from in order to allow the United States to build the canal.
  10. / Period that followed the end of the civil war
  11. Fleet / United States naval force that circumnavigated the world
  12. Hay / Secretary of State under both Roosevelt and McKinley
  13. of Nations / International body created by Woodrow Wilson
  14. / Country west of Spain
  15. / Country in which dollar diplomacy was used
  16. Kingdom, and Germany
  17. Domingo / Country the Roosevelt Corollary was used in first
  18. / Country in which Wilson intervened
  19. / War that started at the end of Wilson presidency

34 Clues: Kingdom, and Germany • / Father of Evolution • / Country west of Spain • / Name of History Teacher • during the Spanish American War • / Small island in the Pacific Ocean • / Country in which Wilson intervened • / Form of death of President McKinley • / Country that rejected Dollar Diplomacy • / Country in which dollar diplomacy was used • ...

Unit 3 review 2024-11-07

Unit 3 review crossword puzzle
Across
  1. this house of congress is based on equal representation
  2. branch of the president
  3. organizing the government into 3 branches
  4. plan based on more representatives for larger states
  5. weakfirst document that organized the USA
  6. states that favored the New Jersey plan
  7. branch that makes laws
  8. branch that judges laws
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  1. this house of congress' representatives are based on population
  2. our legislative branch has 2 houses so it is called
  3. people who did not want the Constitution and a strong central government
  4. plan based on equal representation for all states
  5. this document is the ultimate law of the land and replaced the AOC
  6. merging the Virginia plan and the NewJersey Plan into one bicameral legislature
  7. president can say no to a law sent from congress
  8. states that favored the Virginia Plan
  9. this many states had to vote in favor of the Constitution
  10. people who supported the Constitution and a strong central government

18 Clues: branch that makes laws • branch of the president • branch that judges laws • states that favored the Virginia Plan • states that favored the New Jersey plan • organizing the government into 3 branches • weakfirst document that organized the USA • president can say no to a law sent from congress • plan based on equal representation for all states • ...

Events leading to the Civil War. 2023-10-24

Events leading to the Civil War. crossword puzzle
Across
  1. Nickname for people from the north
  2. The rebuilding of the War
  3. Northerner who moved to the south
  4. Nickname for united states money
  5. Northern of the united states
  6. A cap worn by civil war soldiers
  7. Army of citizens
  8. Large farm in the united states
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  1. A canvas bag
  2. Nickname for the south
  3. Nickname for southern whites
  4. Name given to the states
  5. againt slavery
  6. A warship
  7. A long gun

15 Clues: A warship • A long gun • A canvas bag • againt slavery • Army of citizens • Nickname for the south • Name given to the states • The rebuilding of the War • Nickname for southern whites • Northern of the united states • Large farm in the united states • Nickname for united states money • A cap worn by civil war soldiers • Northerner who moved to the south • ...

American Revolution 2022-10-16

American Revolution crossword puzzle
Across
  1. Only white men with a certain amount of property were allowed to _______ in the United States.
  2. The United States showed that it was possible to put __________ ideas into practice.
  3. The United States Constitution established a _______ republic.
  4. One protest against taxation without representation was the ______ Tea Party.
  5. What branch of the United States government was the president?
Down
  1. The colonial army was led by George _______.
  2. ___________ was the legislative branch of the United States government.
  3. Citizens were considered to be free and ______ before the law in the United States.
  4. In the second stage of the American Revolution, France and ______ offered support to the colonies.
  5. The Battle of ______ was an important victory for the colonists, because it led other countries to offer support.
  6. American independence was recognised in the 1783 Treaty of __________.
  7. There were _________ colonies.
  8. The Declaration of ________ was proclaimed on 4 July 1776.
  9. What did George III increase to pay for his war debts?
  10. The Supreme Court was the __________ branch of the United States government.

15 Clues: There were _________ colonies. • The colonial army was led by George _______. • What did George III increase to pay for his war debts? • The Declaration of ________ was proclaimed on 4 July 1776. • The United States Constitution established a _______ republic. • What branch of the United States government was the president? • ...

Economic Impact of Animals 2024-09-04

Economic Impact of Animals crossword puzzle
Across
  1. overwhelmingly family-owned and managed, not vertical integration (owned by a company), produced in all 50 states.Top states: California, Wisconsin, Idaho
  2. one of the most important agricultural industries in the United States. top states Nebraska, texas, kansas
  3. percent of US households have at least one dog
  4. billion in pet products
  5. percent of US households have at least one cat
  6. industry of pets
  7. the U.s. poultry industry (largely vertically integrated) is the world’s largest producer of poultry meat. Top states: Georgia, North Carolina, Arkansas
  8. Raised for meat. Top states: North Carolina, Minnesota, Indiana
  9. billion dollars spent in the pet food manufacturing industry
  10. exports continue to be a major economic factor for processors (exceeding 7 billion pounds per year). industry has rapidly shifted to fewer and larger operations. Top states: Iowa, Minnesota, North Carolina
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  1. billion in vet care
  2. of all US households own at least one pet
  3. industry of animals raised for food
  4. egg production is widely distributed across the U.s. Top states: Iowa, Georgia, Ohio
  5. billion in pet services

15 Clues: industry of pets • billion in vet care • billion in pet products • billion in pet services • industry of animals raised for food • of all US households own at least one pet • percent of US households have at least one dog • percent of US households have at least one cat • billion dollars spent in the pet food manufacturing industry • ...

Civil War 2016-12-08

Civil War crossword puzzle
Across
  1. Turning point of the Civil War
  2. Colonel who attacked Fort Sumter
  3. Red ______ of Courage, signifying getting wounded
  4. Nickname of Confederate Colonel Thomas Jackson
  5. First major battle of the Civil War
  6. ___________ Proclamation that freed slaves
  7. President of the Confederate States
  8. Court House where the South surrendered
  9. Confederate capital city
  10. General of the Confederate States
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  1. First state to secede from the United States
  2. City in South Carolina, location of Fort Sumter
  3. Amount of states in the Confederacy
  4. Nickname for Confederate soldiers
  5. Term for people who were anti-slavery
  6. General who led the March to Sea
  7. Final General of the Union
  8. Bloodiest day of battle in the Civil War
  9. Nickname for Union soldiers

19 Clues: Confederate capital city • Final General of the Union • Nickname for Union soldiers • Turning point of the Civil War • Colonel who attacked Fort Sumter • General who led the March to Sea • Nickname for Confederate soldiers • General of the Confederate States • Amount of states in the Confederacy • First major battle of the Civil War • President of the Confederate States • ...

Civil War 2014-05-14

Civil War crossword puzzle
Across
  1. a term used to describe severe suffering
  2. the northern states
  3. long blade usually put on a gun
  4. someone loyal to the south
  5. a handgun
  6. a boundary that divided the states
  7. someone who wants to abolish slavery
  8. a disease common during the Civil War
  9. new soldiers
  10. a unit of soldiers
  11. trapping an army in a city
  12. name also used for someone who is loyal to confederate states
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  1. weapons
  2. crackers given to the soldiers to eat
  3. the southern states
  4. loyal to the gov't. or union
  5. troops used only when necessary
  6. freedom from slavery
  7. common weapon used in battle
  8. a part of the military used for the sea
  9. admitting defeat
  10. name also used for someone loyal to the union

22 Clues: weapons • a handgun • new soldiers • admitting defeat • a unit of soldiers • the northern states • the southern states • freedom from slavery • someone loyal to the south • trapping an army in a city • loyal to the gov't. or union • common weapon used in battle • long blade usually put on a gun • troops used only when necessary • a boundary that divided the states • ...

The Civil War Talaani Gilbert 2017-02-13

The Civil War Talaani Gilbert crossword puzzle
Across
  1. march from atlanta to savannah to defeat confederacy
  2. american states that seceded from the united states
  3. draft that would apply to certain members of the population
  4. order to bring accused to court without charges named
  5. humanitarian organization that provides emergency assistance
  6. separated from virginia and joined union
  7. president of the united states
  8. outlaws slavery in the united states of america
  9. man who assassinated abraham lincoln
  10. to withdraw from
  11. the start of the civil war
  12. courthouse where confederacy surrendered
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  1. union advantage
  2. freed slaves behind confederate lines
  3. turning point of the civil war three day battle
  4. important in the war
  5. union plans to conquer south
  6. union victory in mississippi
  7. union general
  8. commander of confederacy from virginia
  9. confederate president
  10. bloodiest battle of the war

22 Clues: union general • union advantage • to withdraw from • important in the war • confederate president • the start of the civil war • bloodiest battle of the war • union plans to conquer south • union victory in mississippi • president of the united states • man who assassinated abraham lincoln • freed slaves behind confederate lines • commander of confederacy from virginia • ...

History Cross Word Puzzle 2024-11-21

History Cross Word Puzzle crossword puzzle
Across
  1. Father of the constitution
  2. Strong central government weaker state power
  3. The first attempt at a Constitution
  4. The states power
  5. The current United Stated Constatution
  6. First 10 amendments
  7. The way to become a United States citizen
  8. Government powers not in the constitution
  9. Representation based on population
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  1. The process to become a new state
  2. The Anti-Federalist leader
  3. A violent insurrection in the Massachusetts countryside during 1786 and 1787
  4. You can't be tried twice for the same crime
  5. Created the Nation Bank
  6. Wanted equal number of representatives
  7. Strong state power weak federal power
  8. The compromise were slaves counted as people for more representatives
  9. 46th United States president
  10. The compromise for the New Jersey plan and Virginia Plan
  11. First president of the United States

20 Clues: The states power • First 10 amendments • Created the Nation Bank • The Anti-Federalist leader • Father of the constitution • 46th United States president • The process to become a new state • Representation based on population • The first attempt at a Constitution • First president of the United States • Strong state power weak federal power • ...

our puzzling government 2022-11-18

our puzzling government crossword puzzle
Across
  1. power to assume responsibility
  2. allows power of congress to stretch
  3. favors national action
  4. strictly reserved to states
  5. enables people to make a constitution
  6. not in constitution
  7. return to a state
  8. to take away
  9. major source of money for govt
  10. gov has bc it's simply a govt
  11. favors state/local action
  12. constitution grants these powers
  13. nationalist chief justice
  14. national gov and states both have
  15. dispute between individual/state
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  1. written agreement between 2+ states
  2. makes treaties/acts of the US supreme
  3. directly stated in constitution
  4. organization of gov administators
  5. course gov takes for an issue
  6. prevents closed meetings
  7. federal order to provide a service
  8. prohibits certain powers
  9. gives money to states from national
  10. periodic checks of gov agencies

25 Clues: to take away • return to a state • not in constitution • favors national action • prevents closed meetings • prohibits certain powers • favors state/local action • nationalist chief justice • strictly reserved to states • course gov takes for an issue • gov has bc it's simply a govt • power to assume responsibility • major source of money for govt • directly stated in constitution • ...

Dividing Government Power 2022-09-14

Dividing Government Power crossword puzzle
Across
  1. power held by the national government and the state governments at the same time
  2. Article IV of the constitution
  3. what johnson called his approach to solving national problems
  4. can only be used for a specific purpose, or category, of state or local spending
  5. in the 1980's, many political leaders worked to reverse this trend by returning authority to state governments
  6. referred to as enumerated powers
  7. a system of spending, taxing, and providing aid in the federal system
  8. include money and other resources that the national government provides to pay for state and local activities
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  1. not specifically listed in the constitution but they are logical extensions of expressed powers
  2. idea that states had the right to separate from the union was known as
  3. federal grants that are given for more general purposes
  4. are not specifically mentioned in the constitution but they belong to the states
  5. powers that historically belong to all governments that conduct the business of a sovereign nation
  6. idea of returning power to states
  7. some southern states believed that states had the right to nullify national laws that they believed contradicted or clashed with state interest
  8. both states and national governments were equal authorities operating within their own spheres of influence
  9. demands on states to carry out certain policies
  10. federalism under the new deal

18 Clues: federalism under the new deal • Article IV of the constitution • referred to as enumerated powers • idea of returning power to states • demands on states to carry out certain policies • federal grants that are given for more general purposes • what johnson called his approach to solving national problems • ...

Civil War 2022-05-31

Civil War crossword puzzle
Across
  1. A nickname given to people in the South supporting the Confederate States.
  2. Crackers eaten by Civil War soldiers made from flour, water, and salt.
  3. a side that supported slavery
  4. large weapons like cannons
  5. Line A boundary or border that split the free states from the slave states. It went between Pennsylvania to the north and Virginia, Maryland, and Delaware to the south.
  6. An army of citizens used during emergencies.
  7. The northern states of the United States, also called the Union.
  8. The rebuilding of war torn southern states so they could be readmitted into the Union after the Civil War.
  9. A long gun with a smooth bore that soldiers shot from the shoulder.
  10. A long blade or knife attached to the end of
  11. A canvas bag that many Civil War soldiers used to carry their food.
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  1. When the southern states chose to leave the United States and to no longer be a part of the country.
  2. a person who wanted to get rid of slavery
  3. A large farm in the southern United States. Before the Civil War many of the workers on plantations were enslaved.
  4. When a person is murdered for political
  5. A nickname for southern whites who supported the Republican Party.
  6. Soldiers that fight and travel by foot.
  7. An attempt to stop people and supplies from going in or out of a port
  8. a side that didn’t support slavery

19 Clues: large weapons like cannons • a side that supported slavery • a side that didn’t support slavery • When a person is murdered for political • Soldiers that fight and travel by foot. • a person who wanted to get rid of slavery • An army of citizens used during emergencies. • A long blade or knife attached to the end of • ...

The Constitution 2016-10-05

The Constitution crossword puzzle
Across
  1. All _____contracted and engagements entered into, before the adoption of this Constitution, shall be as valid against the United States under this Constitution
  2. Congress is ___ in form which means it's composed
  3. The President can ,by and with the advice and consent of the __________, make treaties and nominate ambassadors, other public ministers and consuls, judges of the Supreme Court, and all other officers of the United States.
  4. The ______ does not in any way give preference to one state over another.
  5. To be a ______, the person must be over the age of 25, been a citizen of the U.S and must be living in the state that they are chosen from.
  6. Article _____ states that the Constitution shall be the supreme law of the land.
  7. The President, Vice President and all civil officers of the United States can be removed from office through the process of __________.
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  1. The ___________ is where you find the phrase “in order to form a more perfect union”
  2. To change the Constitution, at least two thirds of both the ____________ and the senate have to propose an Amendment to the Constitution.
  3. After an amendment is officially proposed, it must then be ratified, or approved on, by the __________of at least 75% of the states.
  4. The judicial power of the United States is ________.
  5. The ___________ is in office for a four year term.
  6. The _______________ of the Conventions of nine States, shall be sufficient for the Establishment of this Constitution between the States so ratifying the same.
  7. The United States shall guarantee to every state in this union a ________form of government
  8. The ________ has the power to lay and collect taxes, duties, imposts and excises, to pay the debts and provide for the common defense and general welfare of the United States.
  9. Any criminal fleeing one state is required to return the criminal to the proper state of __________.
  10. The Congress shall have power to declare the punishment of ______.

17 Clues: Congress is ___ in form which means it's composed • The ___________ is in office for a four year term. • The judicial power of the United States is ________. • The Congress shall have power to declare the punishment of ______. • The ______ does not in any way give preference to one state over another. • ...

Causes of the Civil war 2022-03-07

Causes of the Civil war crossword puzzle
Across
  1. Suggested all lands from Mexican cession had no slaves.
  2. Some states thought they could leave the Union if they didn't like the laws.
  3. African American slaves worked on plantation in the South.
  4. The new states would vote if their state would be admitted as a free or slave state.
  5. President of the united states during the civil war.
  6. Abraham Lincoln became the 26th president campaigning on a platform opposing the spread of slavery.
  7. Five year long war.
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  1. northern abolitionist launched a slave revolt in 1859.
  2. Required all citizens to help catch runaway enslaved people.
  3. Greater loyalty to your own section rather than the country as a whole.
  4. He sued his owner for his freedom.
  5. Admitted Missouri as a slave state and Maine as a non-slave state, keeping the number slave free states equal.
  6. The southern states during the civil war.
  7. 11 southern states leave the Union and become The Confederacy.
  8. The northern states during the civil war.

15 Clues: Five year long war. • He sued his owner for his freedom. • The southern states during the civil war. • The northern states during the civil war. • President of the united states during the civil war. • northern abolitionist launched a slave revolt in 1859. • Suggested all lands from Mexican cession had no slaves. • ...

Mount Rushmore 2024-03-29

Mount Rushmore crossword puzzle
Across
  1. Abraham Lincoln was a ___ who's face is on Mount Rushmore
  2. He is the twenty-sixth president of the United States
  3. The ___ made sure to shape the stone out carefully on his statue
  4. The sculptor made sure his ___ was exact to match the real face of George Washington
  5. He is the sixteenth president of the United States
  6. The state of ___ in the United States is home to Mount Rushmore
  7. Mount Rushmore is a ___ piece of art on a mountain
  8. Mount Rushmore is a ___ to honor four presidents who aided in the liberty and freedom of the United States
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  1. He is the first president of the United States
  2. The ____ in South Dakota is the site of Mount Rushmore
  3. Millions of ___ go to Black Hills, South Dakota to see Mount Rushmore
  4. He is the second president of the United States
  5. The ___ took place in the United States between the years 1861-1865
  6. The sculpture was made from a block of ____
  7. Mount Rushmore is a unique piece of art carved on a ____

15 Clues: The sculpture was made from a block of ____ • He is the first president of the United States • He is the second president of the United States • He is the sixteenth president of the United States • Mount Rushmore is a ___ piece of art on a mountain • He is the twenty-sixth president of the United States • The ____ in South Dakota is the site of Mount Rushmore • ...

Geometry Extra Credit 2025-03-03

Geometry Extra Credit crossword puzzle
Across
  1. States that if a point is on the perpendicular bisector of a segment, then it is equidistant from the endpoints of the segment
  2. States that if two sides of one triangle are proportional to two sides of another triangle and their included angles are congruent, then the triangles are similar.
  3. a dilation or a composite of one or more dilations and one or more congruence transformations (reflection, rotation, translation)
  4. group of parts that have the same characteristics
  5. States that if a point in the interior of an angle is equidistant from the sides of the angle, then it is on the bisector of the angle
  6. States that the midsegment of a trapezoid is parallel to each base, and its length is one half the sum of the lengths of the bases
  7. the point where the lines intersect
  8. the ratio of the lengths of the corresponding sides of two similar polygons
  9. States that if three sides of one triangle are proportional to the three sides of corresponding sides of another triangle, then the triangles are similar
  10. a quadrilateral with four right angles and four congruent sides
  11. States that the sum of the interior angle measures of a convex polygon with n sides is (n-2)180 degrees
  12. a segment whose endpoints are at a vertex of the triangle and the midpoint of the opposite sides
  13. a quadrilateral with exactly two pairs of congruent consecutive sides
  14. States that if a point is equidistant from the endpoints of a segment, then it is on the perpendicular bisector of the segment
  15. States that if the sun of the squares of the lengths of two sides of a triangle is equal to the square of the length of the third side, then the triangle is a right triangle
  16. any method that uses formulas, similar to the figures, and/or proportions to measure an object
  17. a polygon that has any parts of a diagonal containing points in the exterior of the polygon
  18. the point of concurrency in the triangle
  19. a quadrilateral with two pairs of parallel sides
  20. states that the sum of any two side lengths of a triangle is greater than the third side length
  21. States that if two angles of one triangle are congruent to two angles of another triangle, then the triangles are similar
  22. the point of concurrency of the medians of a triangle
  23. what you call a trapezoid if the legs of the trapezoid are congruent
  24. States that if a point is on the bisector of an angle, then it is equidistant from the sides of the angle
  25. States that the sum of the exterior angle measures, one angle ate each vertex, of a convex polygon is 360 degrees
  26. one that is both equilateral and equiangular
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  1. a perpendicular segment from a vertex to the line containing the opposite side
  2. States that if a line divides two sides of a triangle proportionally, then it is parallel to the third scale
  3. two consecutive angles on a trapezoid whose common side is a base
  4. same distance
  5. States that if three or more parallel lines intersect two transversals, then they divide the transversals proportionally
  6. States that if the similarity ratio of two similar figures is a/b, then the ratio of their perimeters is a/b, and the ratio of their areas is a squared/b squared, or (a/b) squared
  7. States that if a line parallel to a side of a triangle intersects the other two sides, then it divides those sides proportionally
  8. what you call the sides that are nonparallel
  9. A quadrilateral with four right angles
  10. Two polygons are this if and only if their corresponding angles are congruent and their corresponding side lengths are proportional
  11. represents an object as smaller than or larger than its actual size
  12. a quadrilateral with four congruent sides
  13. what you call each of the parallel sides
  14. a polygon that has no diagonals containing points in the exterior
  15. a quadrilateral with exactly one pair of parallel sides

41 Clues: same distance • the point where the lines intersect • A quadrilateral with four right angles • the point of concurrency in the triangle • what you call each of the parallel sides • a quadrilateral with four congruent sides • what you call the sides that are nonparallel • one that is both equilateral and equiangular • a quadrilateral with two pairs of parallel sides • ...

Creating Territories 2023-03-02

Creating Territories crossword puzzle
Across
  1. the United States President who was famous for the quote "54 40 or fight!"
  2. territories differ from states because they don't have a _________ in Congress
  3. the country that jointly occupied the Oregon Territory with the United States.
  4. _________ Territory was set up a temporary government in 1843
  5. this incident set off a potential firestorm between the United States and Great Britain in the San Juan Islands
  6. the westward expansion that helped the United States claim land all the way to the Pacific Ocean
  7. this person was offered governorship of the Oregon Territory but turned it down
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  1. the first territorial governor of Washington
  2. the name that people originally wanted for Washington
  3. the parallel that separates modern day United States and Canada
  4. the nationality of the person who mediated between the United States and Great Britain after the 1859 incident.
  5. the United States and Great Britain didn't go to war for a third time because they used ____________ instead
  6. the issue that congress has a tough time deciding when adding states into the United States

13 Clues: the first territorial governor of Washington • the name that people originally wanted for Washington • _________ Territory was set up a temporary government in 1843 • the parallel that separates modern day United States and Canada • the United States President who was famous for the quote "54 40 or fight!" • ...

Civil War 2025-04-15

Civil War crossword puzzle
Across
  1. battle of the Civil War
  2. for Confederate soldiers
  3. Uncle Tom’s Cabin
  4. Southern states were called the ___
  5. Clues
  6. Robert E. ___
  7. the slaves in Confederate states
  8. African American abolitionist and speaker
  9. slavery in the U.S. (amendment)
  10. Clues
  11. of Confederate states
  12. general nicknamed “Stonewall”
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  1. Lincoln’s most famous ___
  2. of the Confederacy
  3. general who later became president
  4. of the United States during the Civil War
  5. ___ helped slaves escape
  6. naval strategy: the ___ Plan
  7. North was also called the ___
  8. Lee surrendered to Grant
  9. single-day battle
  10. requiring citizens to return runaway slaves
  11. point battle fought in Pennsylvania

23 Clues: Clues • Clues • Robert E. ___ • Uncle Tom’s Cabin • single-day battle • of the Confederacy • of Confederate states • battle of the Civil War • for Confederate soldiers • ___ helped slaves escape • Lee surrendered to Grant • Lincoln’s most famous ___ • naval strategy: the ___ Plan • North was also called the ___ • general nicknamed “Stonewall” • slavery in the U.S. (amendment) • ...

Federalism 2021-12-03

Federalism crossword puzzle
Across
  1. favors state and local actions when dealing with problems
  2. negations between states
  3. powers given to the national government
  4. acts and treaties for the supreme court
  5. administrators of the government
  6. a state from treating citizens of other states in a discriminatory manner
  7. dont allow public officers to hold private meetings
  8. power to assume responsibility for a state government function
  9. powers both nation and state have
  10. favors national action in dealing with matters
  11. specific powers given to national government
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  1. favor national issues
  2. powers given to the state
  3. relating to disputes between the state and individual groups
  4. signed by the president for a territory to become a state
  5. federal order requiring states to provide a service
  6. require periodic checks on government
  7. requirement set by congress that prohibits government from a certain power
  8. levied on individual income
  9. return to a state
  10. powers reserved for the states
  11. favor state and local action
  12. the way national government provides money to states
  13. powers a national government has because it is a government
  14. allows the power of congress to stretch

25 Clues: return to a state • favor national issues • negations between states • powers given to the state • levied on individual income • favor state and local action • powers reserved for the states • administrators of the government • powers both nation and state have • require periodic checks on government • powers given to the national government • ...

The Reconstruction Era 2018-04-24

The Reconstruction Era crossword puzzle
Across
  1. after the Civil War
  2. the rights guaranteed by the Constitution to all people as
  3. all citizens equal protection of the law
  4. to limit the rights and freedoms of African Americans
  5. a change to the Constitution, ratified in 1868,
  6. to find a solution for
  7. a change to the Constitution, ratified in 1870,
  8. War to help and protect newly freed black Americans
  9. slavery in the United States
  10. laws passed in 1865 and 1866 in the former Confederate
Down
  1. states were rebuilt and brought back into the Union
  2. a change to the Constitution, ratified in 1865,
  3. citizenship to anyone born in the United States and
  4. or color, or because the person was once a slave
  5. the period of time after the Civil War in which
  6. especially equal treatment under the law
  7. an agency established by Congress at the end of the
  8. laws enforcing segregation of blacks and whites in the
  9. of less importance, value, or quality
  10. to put up with
  11. that states cannot deny anyone the right to vote because of

21 Clues: to put up with • after the Civil War • to find a solution for • slavery in the United States • of less importance, value, or quality • all citizens equal protection of the law • especially equal treatment under the law • a change to the Constitution, ratified in 1865, • a change to the Constitution, ratified in 1868, • the period of time after the Civil War in which • ...

History Vocab Crossword Puzzle 2022-10-11

History Vocab Crossword Puzzle crossword puzzle
Across
  1. Someone who supports the U.S. constitution
  2. Well known republican leader
  3. first federal government system of the United States
  4. Who won the election as President in 1796
  5. A tax by the government
  6. Money that the government owes to other countries or people
  7. Introduction of the constitution
  8. Treaty made to solve issues between the U.S. and Spain
Down
  1. Speech made by someone upon their leave
  2. Strong supporter of the federalist group
  3. Their role is to support and advise the president
  4. document written to declare the United States’ neutrality in the fight of France and Britain
  5. Someone who believes that the U.S. government should have little power over the states
  6. Act Act which set a system for the Supreme Court
  7. Rebellion which proved the government was strong enough to settle issues in the U.S.
  8. first president of the United States
  9. Agreement between Britain and the U.S. made by John Jay
  10. this describes an action that guides other after and sets traditions
  11. ceremony in which the elected President takes office
  12. revolution which tested the United States’ neutrality between 2 countries

20 Clues: A tax by the government • Well known republican leader • Introduction of the constitution • first president of the United States • Speech made by someone upon their leave • Strong supporter of the federalist group • Who won the election as President in 1796 • Someone who supports the U.S. constitution • Act Act which set a system for the Supreme Court • ...

Abraham Lincoln 2024-02-21

Abraham Lincoln crossword puzzle
Across
  1. What was the biggest motivating factor behind John Wilkes Booth's assassination of Lincoln?
  2. A large southern farm
  3. The northern states that banded together and fought against slavery.
  4. A law that freed the slaves in the southern states
  5. To break away from?
  6. The time period after the Civil War when the South had to rebuild because of the war.
  7. Abraham Lincoln helped by?
  8. Identified the states which allowed slavery to exist
  9. A difficulty a person must deal with.
  10. Who is the man with the top hat.
Down
  1. What month was Abraham Lincoln born.
  2. From which document did Lincoln draw most of his inspiration for the Gettysburg Address?
  3. A person who is against slavery.
  4. A person who works in the government or in politics
  5. The southern states that banded together and fought to keep slavery.
  6. Where was Abraham Lincoln born.
  7. The combination of things to make one thing. Example: Lincoln wanted to bring unity to the United States.
  8. Which political title did Lincoln never hold?
  9. Has been described as an eloquent public speaker.
  10. To stop or prevent someone from doing something

20 Clues: To break away from? • A large southern farm • Abraham Lincoln helped by? • Where was Abraham Lincoln born. • A person who is against slavery. • Who is the man with the top hat. • What month was Abraham Lincoln born. • A difficulty a person must deal with. • Which political title did Lincoln never hold? • To stop or prevent someone from doing something • ...

Civics Final Exam Crossword #2 2024-05-01

Civics Final Exam Crossword #2 crossword puzzle
Across
  1. Name of the national anthem
  2. One of our national holidays
  3. War fought in the U.S. between the north and the south
  4. One of the U.S. states that border Canada
  5. President during the Great Depression and WWII
  6. Movement to end racial discrimination in the U.S.
  7. The longest river in the U.S.
  8. Where the statue of liberty is located
  9. This was the main concern of the U.S. during the Cold War
  10. Womens suffrage activist
  11. President who led the U.S. during the Civil War
  12. Celebrated on July 4th
  13. President during WWI
Down
  1. U.S. president who was a general during WWII (last name only)
  2. This freed enslaved persons in the United States
  3. Ocean on the east coast
  4. One of the U.S. territories
  5. One of the Native American tribes
  6. The U.S. capital
  7. Ocean on the west coast
  8. This war was fought by the United States in the 1800s
  9. One of the U.S. states that border Mexico
  10. Major Civil Rights Movement activist
  11. The American flag has 50 stars to represent these
  12. The American flag has 13 stripes to represent these

25 Clues: The U.S. capital • President during WWI • Celebrated on July 4th • Ocean on the east coast • Ocean on the west coast • Womens suffrage activist • Name of the national anthem • One of the U.S. territories • One of our national holidays • The longest river in the U.S. • One of the Native American tribes • Major Civil Rights Movement activist • Where the statue of liberty is located • ...

Articles of Confederation Could and Could Not Powers 2024-08-29

Articles of Confederation Could and Could Not Powers crossword puzzle
Across
  1. - Congress could not have a leader like a president.
  2. - Congress could not manage buying and selling between states.
  3. - Congress could create a group of soldiers to protect the country.
  4. - Congress could decide to fight against another country.
  5. - Congress could not make sure states followed the laws.
  6. - Congress could not have courts or judges.
  7. - Congress could send people to represent the U.S. in other countries.
  8. - Congress could not control trade between states.
  9. - Congress could make agreements with other countries.
  10. - Congress could not easily change the Articles of Confederation.
  11. - Congress could create a group of ships to protect the country.
Down
  1. - Congress could announce something, like war.
  2. - Congress could not make people pay money to the government.
  3. - A place where mail is sent and received.
  4. - The type of money used in a country.
  5. - Congress could make them but couldn’t make states obey them.
  6. - Congress could set up mail delivery services.
  7. - Congress could ask other countries for money when needed.
  8. - Congress could not make all states use the same money.
  9. - Congress could print and use it to pay for things.

20 Clues: - The type of money used in a country. • - A place where mail is sent and received. • - Congress could not have courts or judges. • - Congress could announce something, like war. • - Congress could set up mail delivery services. • - Congress could not control trade between states. • - Congress could not have a leader like a president. • ...

US Constitution 2023-01-17

US Constitution crossword puzzle
Across
  1. One of the first states to ratify the constitution.
  2. The main body of the Judicial branch.
  3. The leader and soul of the army.
  4. A Virginia Patriot who tried to get people to work together.
  5. The system to keep any single branch from gaining too much power.
  6. The group that writes the law.
  7. Deciding weather slaves were included in the state population.
  8. What the Judicial branch does.
  9. The unit for how many Representatives a state gets.
  10. The group that interprets the law.
  11. What the legislative branch does.
  12. Belief in having a strong central government.
  13. The part of Congress that represents the states.
Down
  1. The competition to Washington.
  2. A document that lists rules for states.
  3. The group that enforces the law.
  4. Attacks on government buildings in Massachusetts.
  5. The main body of the Executive Branch.
  6. Believing the states should hold more power.
  7. What started having seats in congress for the states.
  8. The main body of the legislative branch.
  9. The list of rights for the American people.
  10. The home of James Madison
  11. What the executive branch does.

24 Clues: The home of James Madison • The competition to Washington. • The group that writes the law. • What the Judicial branch does. • What the executive branch does. • The group that enforces the law. • The leader and soul of the army. • What the legislative branch does. • The group that interprets the law. • The main body of the Judicial branch. • ...

U.S. Constitution 2023-01-19

U.S. Constitution crossword puzzle
Across
  1. can cancel actions of a branch or give 3 branches power
  2. role of judicial branch
  3. role of legislative branch
  4. 2 houses and legislative branch and the senate and house and housed based on population
  5. first 10 amendants
  6. head of executive branch
  7. first president of the united states
  8. can sign or veto
  9. votes based on states population total 435
  10. role of executive branch
  11. part of congress and total 100
Down
  1. violent attacks on the court house and other government properties
  2. a supporter of federal government
  3. to count a slave as 3/5 of a man in states population
  4. interprets law
  5. in charge of the legislative branch
  6. delegates from small states and disliked Virginia plan
  7. made up of the house and senate and makes all Laws
  8. decides what rights citizens in the states have
  9. court in the judicial branch and has 9 members that can serve for life
  10. called for strong national government with 3 branches or parts
  11. is counted every 10 years
  12. feared government would be too powerful
  13. anti federalist
  14. The father of the constitution

25 Clues: interprets law • anti federalist • can sign or veto • first 10 amendants • role of judicial branch • head of executive branch • role of executive branch • is counted every 10 years • role of legislative branch • The father of the constitution • part of congress and total 100 • a supporter of federal government • in charge of the legislative branch • first president of the united states • ...

8th Grade Final Review 2025-05-12

8th Grade Final Review crossword puzzle
Across
  1. a payment made in order to be protected from attack.
  2. President during the War of 1812.
  3. United Native Americans against United States expansion.
  4. What branch of government became stronger from Marbury v. Madison
  5. The United States main opponent in the War of 1812.
  6. The United States has an _______ on Cuba, or has banned trade with Cuba.
  7. This was the French leader who wanted an Empire stretching from Europe to the Americas.
  8. Led Louis and Clark on their expedition.
  9. Doubled the size of the United States.
  10. What president eliminated almost all taxes and wanted most Americans to be farmers?
  11. a fast, medium sized war ship.
Down
  1. Leader of the Haitian Revolution.
  2. Tecumseh is killed at the Battle of _____________. Changing the momentum of the War.
  3. the power or right to interpret and apply laws.
  4. A new political party advocating or promoting war with Britain.
  5. This was the second free country in the Americas, formerly a french colony.
  6. to break away or withdraw from.
  7. This political party was against the War of 1812.
  8. What
  9. The United States bought the territory of Louisiana from __________.

20 Clues: What • a fast, medium sized war ship. • to break away or withdraw from. • Leader of the Haitian Revolution. • President during the War of 1812. • Doubled the size of the United States. • Led Louis and Clark on their expedition. • the power or right to interpret and apply laws. • This political party was against the War of 1812. • ...

Gobin Crossword 2025-04-16

Gobin Crossword crossword puzzle
Across
  1. length of Supreme Court Justice terms
  2. branch of government responsible for the court system
  3. to deny a law
  4. The governing body of a nation
  5. executive department that administers and regulates travel into and out of the United States
  6. only one thing required of a United States citizen
  7. commonly known as the Bill of Rights
  8. what James Madison is trying to persuade about in Federalist 51
  9. principal of government that favors a government with separate branches
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  1. branch of government that is responsible for creating laws
  2. form of government that describes the United States
  3. two parts to our United States Congress
  4. a formal organized choice by vote
  5. executive head of a state form of government
  6. formal change to the Constitution
  7. amendment that gave freedom to slaves
  8. the reason as to why some states have more House representation than others
  9. considered to be the most important aspect of a democratic society
  10. branch of government that is responsible for enforcing laws
  11. amendment that allows for freedom of speech

20 Clues: to deny a law • The governing body of a nation • a formal organized choice by vote • formal change to the Constitution • commonly known as the Bill of Rights • length of Supreme Court Justice terms • amendment that gave freedom to slaves • two parts to our United States Congress • amendment that allows for freedom of speech • executive head of a state form of government • ...

Push/Pull 2024-11-21

Push/Pull crossword puzzle
Across
  1. Brought Saint Patrick's Day to the United States
  2. Making unfair distinctions people based on the group, classes, or other categories
  3. Loss of a marketable crop on a farm
  4. Needed this
  5. 29 questions were asked during this
  6. Receiving systematic instruction
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  1. Built train tracks
  2. Brought Jews to the United States
  3. Shelter
  4. Nicked named the Great Hall
  5. Biggest adjustment for immigrants even today
  6. Family and friends wait for loved ones here
  7. Recovery Expenses
  8. Missed these people
  9. Brought Christmas trees to the United States
  10. Populaizted tequila in the United States
  11. Didn't have enough of this

17 Clues: Shelter • Needed this • Recovery Expenses • Built train tracks • Missed these people • Didn't have enough of this • Nicked named the Great Hall • Receiving systematic instruction • Brought Jews to the United States • Loss of a marketable crop on a farm • 29 questions were asked during this • Populaizted tequila in the United States • Family and friends wait for loved ones here • ...