states Crossword Puzzles
Cold War Cross-World Puzzle 2023-04-16
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- An organization that promotes peace, security, and cooperation among countries
- All production and distribution are owned and controlled by the government.
- A satellite launched by the Soviet Union through the Space Race
- Competition between the United States and the Soviet Union to develop space technology
- Countries that dominate in political and military power.
- This disease spread along trade routes and killed twenty million people, including military troops
- Soviets, Britain, and the United States divided Germany into four zones controlled by each power.
- To spread biased information
- Separates Communist countries in Eastern Europe from Non-communist countries of Western Europe.
- A conflict between North Korea, supported by the Soviet Union, and South Korea, supported by the United States
- A period in the United States where people feared communists and socialists
- Separation of different racial groups
- Countries that remained neutral and independent from the United States and the Soviet Union.
- A conflict between Communists in North Vietnam and South Vietnam, supported by the United States
- Tool used to alter the genetic makeup of an organism
- A policy of openness and transparency that allowed the Soviet cities to discuss problems of their system and solutions
- Discrimination based on race, color, religion, and gender in the USA.
- A concrete wall built in 1961 that stretched across East Germany
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- A theory that believes if one country falls to Communism, the rest will follow
- A meeting with the United States, Britain, and the Soviet Union that discussed the end of World War II
- A system of racial segregation and discrimination enforced by the government of South Africa.
- A Chinese leader that promoted economic growth and transformed China into a significant economic power.
- Tension between the United States and the Soviet Union after the end of World War II.
- An alliance between the Soviet Union and Eastern Europe countries and was a response to NATO
- A war between two dominant countries fighting indirectly.
- An economic system in which prices are determined by Supply and Demand
- The process of opening a country's economy by reducing trade restrictions.
- Competition between the United States and the Soviet Union to gain military superiority
- Contain Communism from spreading to other countries
- An Alliance among 30 countries that establish a defense against the Soviet Union
30 Clues: To spread biased information • Separation of different racial groups • Contain Communism from spreading to other countries • Tool used to alter the genetic makeup of an organism • Countries that dominate in political and military power. • A war between two dominant countries fighting indirectly. • A satellite launched by the Soviet Union through the Space Race • ...
Cold War Cross-World Puzzle 2023-04-16
Across
- An organization that promotes peace, security, and cooperation among countries
- All production and distribution are owned and controlled by the government.
- A satellite launched by the Soviet Union through the Space Race
- Competition between the United States and the Soviet Union to develop space technology
- Countries that dominate in political and military power.
- This disease spread along trade routes and killed twenty million people, including military troops
- Soviets, Britain, and the United States divided Germany into four zones controlled by each power.
- To spread biased information
- Separates Communist countries in Eastern Europe from Non-communist countries of Western Europe.
- A conflict between North Korea, supported by the Soviet Union, and South Korea, supported by the United States
- A period in the United States where people feared communists and socialists
- Separation of different racial groups
- Countries that remained neutral and independent from the United States and the Soviet Union.
- A conflict between Communists in North Vietnam and South Vietnam, supported by the United States
- Tool used to alter the genetic makeup of an organism
- A policy of openness and transparency that allowed the Soviet cities to discuss problems of their system and solutions
- Discrimination based on race, color, religion, and gender in the USA.
- A concrete wall built in 1961 that stretched across East Germany
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- A theory that believes if one country falls to Communism, the rest will follow
- A meeting with the United States, Britain, and the Soviet Union that discussed the end of World War II
- A system of racial segregation and discrimination enforced by the government of South Africa.
- A Chinese leader that promoted economic growth and transformed China into a significant economic power.
- Tension between the United States and the Soviet Union after the end of World War II.
- An alliance between the Soviet Union and Eastern Europe countries and was a response to NATO
- A war between two dominant countries fighting indirectly.
- An economic system in which prices are determined by Supply and Demand
- The process of opening a country's economy by reducing trade restrictions.
- Competition between the United States and the Soviet Union to gain military superiority
- Contain Communism from spreading to other countries
- An Alliance among 30 countries that establish a defense against the Soviet Union
30 Clues: To spread biased information • Separation of different racial groups • Contain Communism from spreading to other countries • Tool used to alter the genetic makeup of an organism • Countries that dominate in political and military power. • A war between two dominant countries fighting indirectly. • A satellite launched by the Soviet Union through the Space Race • ...
10:1-3 Vocab Puzzle 2025-02-13
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- Chosen by Andrew Jackson to be his vice presidential running mate.
- Where party members choose the party’s candidates instead of the party leaders.
- the Court ruled that the Cherokee nation was a distinct community in which the laws of Georgia had no force. The Court also stated that only the federal government, not the states, had authority over Native Americans.
- (1828) was the nickname given to a tariff by southerners who opposed it
- Period of expanding democracy, its ideas, and influences, in the 1820s and 1830s.
- A leader named Osceola called upon his people to resist with force, and the Second Seminole War began. They were captured and soon died in prison.
- To manage Indian removal to western lands, Congress approved the creation of a new government agency,
- a political party formed in 1834 by opponents of Andrew Jackson
- used 86 characters to represent Cherokee syllables to create a writing system for their own complex language.
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- Whigs united against the weakened Van Buren to standbehind one candidate
- U.S.Supreme Court case that declared the Second Bank of the United States was constitutional
- the practice of giving government jobs to political backers
- Pres. Andrew Jackson’s group of informal advisers; so called because they often met in the White House kitchen
- Formed to support Jackson’s candidacy.
- Secretary of State and one of Jackson’s strongest allies in his official cabinet.
- states’ rights doctrine the belief that the power of the states should be greater than the power of the federal government
- Hawk, a leader of the Fox and the Sauk Indians, led his people in a struggle to protect their lands in Illinois.
- (1838–39) an 800-mile forced march made by the Cherokee from their homeland in Georgia to Indian Territory; resulted in the deaths of almost one-fourth of the Cherokee people
- of Massachusetts argued that the United States was one nation, not a pact among independent states. He believed that the welfare of the nation should override that of individual states.
- (1830) a congressional act that authorized the removal of Native Americans who lived east of the Mississippi River
- a financial crisis in the United States that led to an economic depression
- a dispute led by John C. Calhoun that said that states could ignore federal laws if they believed those laws violated the Constitution
22 Clues: Formed to support Jackson’s candidacy. • the practice of giving government jobs to political backers • a political party formed in 1834 by opponents of Andrew Jackson • Chosen by Andrew Jackson to be his vice presidential running mate. • (1828) was the nickname given to a tariff by southerners who opposed it • ...
Unit 2: Government Vocab 2023-02-16
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- a formal agreement between two of more sovereign states
- form of federal monetary aid under which congressgave a share of federal tax revenue with virtually no restrictions, to the states, cities counties, and townships
- those delegated powers of the national government that are spelled out in the constitution
- a congressional act directing the people of a united states territory to frame a proposed state constitution as a step towards admission to the union
- those powers that can be exercised by the national government alone
- States' pacts with foreign governments and other limits on states' power to engage in foreign affairs
- those delegated powers of the national government that are suggested by the expressed powers.
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- those powers that both the national government and the states possess and exercise
- those powers expressed, implied por inherent, granted to the national government by the constitution
- powers delegated to the national government because it is the government of a sovereign state within a world community
- basic principle of federalism, the constitutionalprovisions of which governmental powers are divided on a geographic basis
- the legal process by which a fugitive from justice in one state, is returned to that state
- A change in, or addition to a constitution of law
- A congressional act admitting a new state to the union
- The powers not delegated to the United States by the Constitution, nor prohibited by it to the States, are reserved to the States respectively, or to the people
15 Clues: A change in, or addition to a constitution of law • A congressional act admitting a new state to the union • a formal agreement between two of more sovereign states • those powers that can be exercised by the national government alone • those powers that both the national government and the states possess and exercise • ...
Unit 2 Vocab 2025-09-26
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- A celebration in which an event is remembered
- Granted citizenship and equal civil and legal rights to anyone born in the United States.
- Fought for women's right to vote (suffrage). Gained attention by attempting to vote
- was not a real railroad. Rather an organization of people called “conductors” who led the enslaved along different routes to free states. The hideouts and homes where the enslaved hid along the way were called stations or depots.
- granted women the right to vote
- leader in the abolition movement once enslaved herself. Used her stories and speeches to travel around the country and help people understand how immoral slavery was.
- Officially abolished (ended) slavery in the United States.
- The federal government of the United States, did not support enslavement during the Civil War.
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- President Abraham Lincoln declared that all enslaved Americans were free in the Southern states
- granted voting rights to all men regardless of the color of their skin
- A holiday which celebrates the end of enslavement in the United States
- A seventy-two-year-long battle for woman's right to vote in the United States
- an effort by 11 Southern States to leave the U.S. These states supported enslavement.
- The act of abolishing slavery, to get rid of slavery. A person who fights for the act of abolishing slavery
- leader of the abolition movement once enslaved himself. Became a prominent activist, author and public speaker.
15 Clues: granted women the right to vote • A celebration in which an event is remembered • Officially abolished (ended) slavery in the United States. • granted voting rights to all men regardless of the color of their skin • A holiday which celebrates the end of enslavement in the United States • ...
States of Matter 2020-06-06
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- when a gas turns directly into a solid
- anything with volume and mass
- this has to be absorbed or released in order for a phase change to happen
- how much space a substance can take
- phase change of a substance from a liquid to a gas
- when a solid changes directly into a gas
- substance with definite shape, definite volume
- the unit for mass that you record when you use the balance
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- the amount of matter in a substance
- a change from a gas to a liquid
- phase change from a liquid to a solid
- a state of matter that can be compressed
- the amount of spaces an object occupies
- phase of matter with no definite shape, but has a fixed volume
- phase change from a solid to a liquid
- tiny particles present in matter
16 Clues: anything with volume and mass • a change from a gas to a liquid • tiny particles present in matter • the amount of matter in a substance • how much space a substance can take • phase change from a liquid to a solid • phase change from a solid to a liquid • when a gas turns directly into a solid • the amount of spaces an object occupies • ...
states of matter 2014-01-07
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- law/that for a fixed amout of gas at a constant pressure the volume increases and the temp increases
- definite shape and volume
- vaporization that occurs throughout a liquid
- of state from solid to liquid
- change of state from a gas to a liquid
- of matter/the physical forms in which a substance can exist
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- no definite shape or volume and particles have broken apart
- volume but not shape
- vaporization that occurs on the surface of a liquid below the boiling point
- amount of force exerted on an area
- shape and volume changes
- law/ that for a fixed amount of gas at a constant temp the volume increases and its volume decreases
- change of state from liquid to gas
- change of state from a solid directly into a gas
- change of state from liquid to solid
- of state/ the conversion of a substance from one to another
16 Clues: volume but not shape • shape and volume changes • definite shape and volume • of state from solid to liquid • amount of force exerted on an area • change of state from liquid to gas • change of state from liquid to solid • change of state from a gas to a liquid • vaporization that occurs throughout a liquid • change of state from a solid directly into a gas • ...
States of Matter 2015-01-02
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- Form of energy that usually results in the increase in volume of a substance
- Change in volume that generally results from heating a solid, a liquid, or a gas.
- The change of state from a gas to a liquid
- Evaporation occurring throughout a liquid
- Invisible gas form of water
- Greek who suggested that all matter was made of tiny unseen particles
- The change of state from a liquid to a solid
- The change of state from a solid to a liquid
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- Anything that has mass and occupies space
- the amount of matter in an object
- The change of state from a liquid to a gas
- State of matter in which the particles are in fixed positions and do not move with respect to one another.
- Solid form of water
- Movement of a substance from an area of high concentration to an area of low concentration
- the amount of space occupied by an object
- State of matter that can be compressed
16 Clues: Solid form of water • Invisible gas form of water • the amount of matter in an object • State of matter that can be compressed • Anything that has mass and occupies space • Evaporation occurring throughout a liquid • the amount of space occupied by an object • The change of state from a liquid to a gas • The change of state from a gas to a liquid • ...
Southern States & Capitals 2022-09-22
16 Clues: Austin • Georgia • Delaware • Kentucky • Richmond • Maryland • Tennessee • Montgomery • Baton Rouge • Tallahassee • Little Rock • Mississippi • Oklahoma City • West Virginia • South Carolina • North Carolina
STATES OF INDIA 2022-12-23
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- I have the same initials as the Printer this crossword is printed on
- I am where the Vento is registered
- I am famous for RHINOs
- My license plates are PB
- My capital has a DRUM in its name!
- I share some part of my name with Jimbo's favourite restaurant
- I am the state that borders Pakistan and Maharashtra
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- I share my Chandigarh with Punjab
- I am located in the opposite direction of my name
- My name means the state in the middle
- My capital is Bhubaneswar
- I am famous for my camels and the Thar desert
- I am where you can find Chennai
- My Capital is Gangtok
- My capital is Kohima
- I am where you will find Chitradurga
16 Clues: My capital is Kohima • My Capital is Gangtok • I am famous for RHINOs • My license plates are PB • My capital is Bhubaneswar • I am where you can find Chennai • I share my Chandigarh with Punjab • I am where the Vento is registered • My capital has a DRUM in its name! • I am where you will find Chitradurga • My name means the state in the middle • ...
STATES OF INDIA 2023-01-26
16 Clues: NCT • SIMLA • IMPHAL • KOHIMA • RAIPUR • RANCHI • JAIPUR • ITANAGAR • SRINAGAR • AGARTALA • DEHRADUN • AMARAVATI • KAVARATTI • CHANDIGARH • GANDHINAGAR • THRIRUVANANTHAPURAM
States of Matter 2023-05-02
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- Vapours which have a smell
- the gas form of a liquid
- the temperature at which a liquid becomes a gas
- occurs when gases are heated to extremely high temperatures
- amount of matter in a substance, usually measured in kilograms
- the temperature at which a solid becomes a liquid
- pourable and able to change shape
- energy of motion or moving objects
- how much space an object takes up
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- spontaneous spreading out of a substance through a liquid or gas
- anything that has mass and volume
- theory that all matter is made up of very tiny particles
- When a substances changes state, from a solid to a gas without becoming liquid
- branch of science that deals with matter and changes that take place within it
- can expand freely and fill available space
- firm and stable
16 Clues: firm and stable • the gas form of a liquid • Vapours which have a smell • anything that has mass and volume • pourable and able to change shape • how much space an object takes up • energy of motion or moving objects • can expand freely and fill available space • the temperature at which a liquid becomes a gas • the temperature at which a solid becomes a liquid • ...
states of matter 2020-01-21
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- change of a gas to a solid
- solid straight to a gas
- how much matter an object has
- liquid to a gas
- the end point of a phase equilibrium curve
- gas to a liquid
- measure how fast the molecules or moving, faster the more energy
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- lowest point nothing can be colder and no heat remains
- do not have a definite shape or volume particle move freely
- 32 degrees
- solid to liquid
- 100 degrees
- the pressure and atm of each state meet at the equilibrium
- how much space an object takes up
- liquid to solid
- the amount of force exerted on a surface
16 Clues: 32 degrees • 100 degrees • solid to liquid • liquid to a gas • gas to a liquid • liquid to solid • solid straight to a gas • change of a gas to a solid • how much matter an object has • how much space an object takes up • the amount of force exerted on a surface • the end point of a phase equilibrium curve • lowest point nothing can be colder and no heat remains • ...
States Crossword Puzzle 2021-03-02
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- also known as the "Green Mountain State"
- location of the World Trade Center
- also known as "America's dairyland"
- the first state
- largest state in the U.S.
- where the Gold Rush happened in the 1850s
- location of the Grand Canyon
- the "sunshine state"
- last confederate state to rejoin the Union
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- also known as the "Peach State"
- smallest state in the U.S.
- setting of the novel "To Kill a Mockingbird"
- hometown of president Joe Biden
- abbreviated as OK
- the state's official flower is the hibiscus
- houses the "Emerald City"
- least populated state in the U.S.
17 Clues: the first state • abbreviated as OK • the "sunshine state" • houses the "Emerald City" • largest state in the U.S. • smallest state in the U.S. • location of the Grand Canyon • also known as the "Peach State" • hometown of president Joe Biden • least populated state in the U.S. • location of the World Trade Center • also known as "America's dairyland" • ...
States of Matter 2022-10-25
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- The state change from a solid directly into a gas.
- The state of matter with a definite volume, but no definite shape.
- The state of matter that has no definite shape or volume.
- Measure of the amount of kinetic energy of the particles in an object.
- The change in state from a gas to a liquid.
- The change in state from a liquid to a solid.
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- Energy due to motion.
- The change in state from a liquid to a gas.
- States that the pressure of a gas will increase if the volume of the gas decreases while holding the temperature constant.
- A measurement of a fluid's resistance to flow.
- An explanation of how particles of matter behave.
- The process of a gas changing directly into a solid.
- The Amount of force per unit of area applied to an object.
- States that the volume of a gas will increase with an increase in temperature and vice versa.
- The sum of the kinetic and potential energy of the particles in an object.
- The state of matter with a definite shape and definite volume.
16 Clues: Energy due to motion. • The change in state from a liquid to a gas. • The change in state from a gas to a liquid. • The change in state from a liquid to a solid. • A measurement of a fluid's resistance to flow. • An explanation of how particles of matter behave. • The state change from a solid directly into a gas. • The process of a gas changing directly into a solid. • ...
States of Matter 2023-11-10
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- When matter is heated and expands,When it cools it contracts
- a negatively charged subatomic particle that can be either bound to an atom or free.
- a substance that is in a gaseous, or vaporous, state of matter
- anything that takes up space and can be weighed
- solid, liquid, gas, and plasma.
- made up of proton, neutrons, and electrons
- the number of a chemical element in the periodic system and on the periodic table that equals the number of protons in the nucleus of the atom
- a measure of the amount of matter in an object
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- large particle with no change found in the nucleus of an atom.
- when matter changes from one state (solid, liquid, gas, plasma) to another
- All matter is made up of particles which are in constant motion
- a short notation of one or two letters representing an element.
- A state of matter which has a fixed shape, mass, and volume
- the only state with a definite volume but no fixed shape
- the quantity of matter contained in an atom of an element.
- A substance that cannot be broken down into simpler substances by chemical means
16 Clues: solid, liquid, gas, and plasma. • made up of proton, neutrons, and electrons • a measure of the amount of matter in an object • anything that takes up space and can be weighed • the only state with a definite volume but no fixed shape • the quantity of matter contained in an atom of an element. • A state of matter which has a fixed shape, mass, and volume • ...
States of Matter 2023-11-12
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- Take the shape of the container they are in
- Change from a liquid to a solid.
- Change from a solid to a liquid when energy is added and temperature rises.
- The amount of matter in a object.
- Superheated matter.
- Rapid vaporization changes from liquid to gas.
- Slower vaporization that takes place at the surface.
- Most dense state of matter.
- The amount of force of gravity on an object.
- Change from a liquid to a gas.
- Anything that has mass and takes up space.
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- When matter is heated it expands, when it cools it contracts.
- Change from a gas to a liquid.
- All matter is made up of particles which are in constant motion.
- The physical form matter takes.(Solid, liquid, or gas.)
- Least dense state of matter.
16 Clues: Superheated matter. • Most dense state of matter. • Least dense state of matter. • Change from a gas to a liquid. • Change from a liquid to a gas. • Change from a liquid to a solid. • The amount of matter in a object. • Anything that has mass and takes up space. • Take the shape of the container they are in • The amount of force of gravity on an object. • ...
PENINSULAR PLATEAU STATES 2023-11-20
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- temple In Mahabalipuram
- River that flows through Maharashtra
- temple... Tourist place in Kerala
- A festival
- A tree
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- Film Industry
- Town in Karnatka
- Dam on river Krishna
- language spoken in Goa
- Classical dance of Andhra pradesh
- A capital city
- of Khambat Separate Daman and Diu
- Smallest state in India
- A popular festival
- A crop
- Chaturthi A festival
16 Clues: A crop • A tree • A festival • Film Industry • A capital city • Town in Karnatka • A popular festival • Dam on river Krishna • Chaturthi A festival • language spoken in Goa • temple In Mahabalipuram • Smallest state in India • Classical dance of Andhra pradesh • temple... Tourist place in Kerala • of Khambat Separate Daman and Diu • River that flows through Maharashtra
states of matter 2023-09-14
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- when matter changes states from a solid to a liquid form
- change, object still has the same composition, and is just represented in a different form
- , the resistance of a fluid to flowing
- the force exeted per unit area
- expansion, an increase or decrease in the size of a substnce when the temerature is changes
- point, The exact temerature that liquid matter changes states to a gass form
- point , the exact temperture that liquid matter changes states into a soilid matter
- of state, the change of a substance from one physical state
- change, a change in chemical propites or composision of substance, resulting in the formation of at least one new subsatnce
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- when matter changes state from gasto a liquid form
- , the abilty of a fluid , liquid, or gas ta exact and upward on an object immersd in it
- when matter changes states from a liquid to gas form
- matter that has enough energy to over come not just the attractive forces between its partical, but also the attractive forces within its atom's
- ,when matter changes states from a iquid to a soild form
- when matter changes state from a soild to gas form
- when matter changes states from a liquid to gas form
- change, when energy is released, and loses heat
- change, when energy is taken in, and gains heat
18 Clues: the force exeted per unit area • , the resistance of a fluid to flowing • change, when energy is released, and loses heat • change, when energy is taken in, and gains heat • when matter changes state from a soild to gas form • when matter changes state from gasto a liquid form • when matter changes states from a liquid to gas form • ...
States of matter 2024-09-23
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- To maintain a position off the ground
- To move back and forth slightly
- A change from gas to liquid
- The force pushing on a surface divided by the area of that surface
- How hot or cold something is
- A liquids resistance to flow
- A state of matter that is free to move in all directions
- A change from solid to gas
- A principle that describes the relationship between the pressure and volume of a gas at a constant temperature
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- A change from liquid to gas
- A state of matter that does not change shape or size
- Maintaining consistency between two variables
- A change from solid to liquid
- A change from liquid to solid
- A principle that describes the relationship between the temperature and volume of a gas at a constant pressure
- A state of matter that has particles loosely connected
16 Clues: A change from solid to gas • A change from liquid to gas • A change from gas to liquid • How hot or cold something is • A liquids resistance to flow • A change from solid to liquid • A change from liquid to solid • To move back and forth slightly • To maintain a position off the ground • Maintaining consistency between two variables • ...
States of Matter 2025-02-25
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- The liquid form of ice.
- The process of changing from a solid to a liquid.
- The units for energy.
- The process of changing directly from a solid to a gas.
- The process of changing from a liquid to a gas.
- The solid form of water.
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- A state of matter that fills the entire volume of its container.
- The process of changing from a liquid to a solid.
- The process of changing from a gas to a liquid.
- The process of changing directly from a gas to a solid.
- A measure of how hot or cold something is.
- The energy an object possesses due to its motion.
- A state of matter that takes the shape of its container but has a definite volume.
- The gaseous form of water.
- A state of matter with a definite shape and volume.
- The amount of thermal energy an object has.
16 Clues: The units for energy. • The liquid form of ice. • The solid form of water. • The gaseous form of water. • A measure of how hot or cold something is. • The amount of thermal energy an object has. • The process of changing from a gas to a liquid. • The process of changing from a liquid to a gas. • The process of changing from a liquid to a solid. • ...
States of Matter 2025-02-25
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- The liquid form of ice.
- The process of changing from a solid to a liquid.
- The units for energy.
- The process of changing directly from a solid to a gas.
- The process of changing from a liquid to a gas.
- The solid form of water.
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- A state of matter that fills the entire volume of its container.
- The process of changing from a liquid to a solid.
- The process of changing from a gas to a liquid.
- The process of changing directly from a gas to a solid.
- A measure of how hot or cold something is.
- The energy an object possesses due to its motion.
- A state of matter that takes the shape of its container but has a definite volume.
- The gaseous form of water.
- A state of matter with a definite shape and volume.
- The amount of thermal energy an object has.
16 Clues: The units for energy. • The liquid form of ice. • The solid form of water. • The gaseous form of water. • A measure of how hot or cold something is. • The amount of thermal energy an object has. • The process of changing from a gas to a liquid. • The process of changing from a liquid to a gas. • The process of changing from a liquid to a solid. • ...
THE 50 STATES 2025-08-19
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- has a lot of gazz.
- has lots of flowers.
- mexico has lots of hot balloons.
- has a lot of bison.
- has lots of dry places.
- York has the statue of liberty.
- has lots of different farms.
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- is a fun place to go to the beach.
- has lots of peaches.
- has a lot of baers.
- has lots of lakes and ducks.
- has lots of sunflower.
- is fun for hunting.
- has a lots of cool things
- has's lots of bote's.
- has a lot of cow boys too.
- has lots of horses and cow boys.
17 Clues: has a lot of gazz. • has a lot of baers. • is fun for hunting. • has a lot of bison. • has lots of peaches. • has lots of flowers. • has's lots of bote's. • has lots of sunflower. • has lots of dry places. • has a lots of cool things • has a lot of cow boys too. • has lots of lakes and ducks. • has lots of different farms. • York has the statue of liberty. • ...
Extra Credit 2023-11-03
Across
- 2nd president of the United States
- State Washington was born in
- 1st president of the United States
- Branch of government that interprets laws
- Conflict with French diplomats over a bribe
- Heads the Federalist party
- Belief in strong central government
- Branch of government that enforces laws
- Framework for the United States government
- protects nature rights of citizens
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- Group that supported adding a Bill of Rights to the Constitution
- Branch of government that creates laws
- Item taxed during Washington's presidency
- Made it illegal to talk poorly of the government
- Our legislature.
- Gave president the power to deport dangerous foreigners
- System of picking a president in the United States
- Heads the democratic-republican party
18 Clues: Our legislature. • Heads the Federalist party • State Washington was born in • 2nd president of the United States • 1st president of the United States • protects nature rights of citizens • Belief in strong central government • Heads the democratic-republican party • Branch of government that creates laws • Branch of government that enforces laws • ...
English Practice 2019-09-22
Across
- red crunchy fruit that grows on a tree
- north, _____, east, west
- I'm _____ the United States. What about you?
- number of months in a year
- country north of the United States
- the first month of the new year
- the first meal of the day
- the language that you're studying now
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- you can eat these scrambled or fried
- the hottest season in the United States
- 100 pennies equals one _____ (in the United States)
- salt and _____ (on the kitchen table)
- the month after this one
- what you ask when you don't understand
- How _____ you?
- _____ do you work?
16 Clues: How _____ you? • _____ do you work? • north, _____, east, west • the month after this one • the first meal of the day • number of months in a year • the first month of the new year • country north of the United States • you can eat these scrambled or fried • salt and _____ (on the kitchen table) • the language that you're studying now • red crunchy fruit that grows on a tree • ...
U.S government 2025-01-27
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- The document that declared American independence from Britain
- 1st president
- A change or addition to the U.S. Constitution.
- The highest court in the U.S. that makes final decisions on laws.
- The official song of the United States, called "The Star-Spangled Banner."
- The act of voting for new leaders or laws
- The right to make choices and express opinions.
- The war fought between the North and South in the U.S.
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- how states in the U.S
- This document created the government of the United States
- An elected member of the House of Representatives.
- Trump's current V.P
- bidens V.P
- The status of being a citizen and having rights and responsibilities in a country
- The ceremony where the President is officially sworn into office.
- The capital city of the United States
- The leader of the executive branch in the United States
17 Clues: bidens V.P • 1st president • Trump's current V.P • how states in the U.S • The capital city of the United States • The act of voting for new leaders or laws • A change or addition to the U.S. Constitution. • The right to make choices and express opinions. • An elected member of the House of Representatives. • The war fought between the North and South in the U.S. • ...
Civil War Battles, Stats, and Vocabulary 2025-04-25
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- Emancipation __________ ;A decree signed by Abraham Lincoln that made slavery illegal
- The states that were divided between the Confereracy and the Union
- The collective 11 states that seceded during the Civil War
- President of the Confederacy
- A fixed amount of food during a time of shortage
- Union Soldier
- A military person wounded, dead, or captured
- The United States of America
- First ever Battle between two ironclads
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- Capital of the Confederate States of America
- Conflict between two groups of people in the same country
- A Confederate state with the abbreviation TN
- Confederate soldier, so called because of opposition of established government
- A Union state with the abbreviation CA
- A Confederate-won battle; the first time African Americans were allowed to sign up for battle
- Capital of the United States of America
- President of the Union during the Civil War
17 Clues: Union Soldier • President of the Confederacy • The United States of America • A Union state with the abbreviation CA • Capital of the United States of America • First ever Battle between two ironclads • President of the Union during the Civil War • Capital of the Confederate States of America • A Confederate state with the abbreviation TN • ...
Bill of Rights & the 7 Principles of Government. 2022-02-15
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- no cruel or unusual punishments
- The Congress shall have power to lay and collect taxes on incomes
- protects people from unreasonable searches
- granted citizenship and equal civil and legal rights
- requires a person to receive a majority of the electoral votes for vice president for that person to be elected vice president by the Electoral College
- abolished slavery in the United States
- freedoms concerning religion
- first 10 Amendments
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- The powers not delegated to the United States by the Constitution
- the people retain rights absent specific
- right to a jury trial
- forbids the forcible housing of military personnel in a citizen's home
- The right of citizens of the United States to vote shall not be denied or abridged by the United States
- prohibits the federal courts from hearing certain lawsuits against states
- right to a grand jury
- rights of criminal defendants
- right of the people to keep and bear arms
17 Clues: first 10 Amendments • right to a jury trial • right to a grand jury • freedoms concerning religion • rights of criminal defendants • no cruel or unusual punishments • abolished slavery in the United States • the people retain rights absent specific • right of the people to keep and bear arms • protects people from unreasonable searches • ...
July 2024: Restoration Ignites! 2024-01-18
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- what the bald eagle symbolizes in america
- the first president of the united states
- the national flower of the united states
- sensational in appearance or thrilling in effect
- which country gifted the united states the statue of liberty?
- the national emblem of the united states
- there are 50 of them on the american flag
- the liberty ______
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- who is the author of the declaration of independence?
- the number of stripes on the american flag
- the rapid oxidation of a material that releases heat, light, and flames
- full of light; shining intensely
- the ________ of liberty
- the national _______ is sung before events
- the second president of the united states
15 Clues: the liberty ______ • the ________ of liberty • full of light; shining intensely • the first president of the united states • the national flower of the united states • the national emblem of the united states • what the bald eagle symbolizes in america • there are 50 of them on the american flag • the second president of the united states • ...
Louisiana Civil War 2021-01-26
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- Something that makes a defensive position stronger, like high mounds of earth to protect cannon or spiky breastworks to slow an enemy charge. Fortifications may be man-made structures or a part of the natural terrain.
- Troops sent to strengthen a fighting force by adding an additional number of fresh soldiers.
- Long cuts (trenches) dug out of the earth with the dirt piled up into a mound in front; used for defense.
- A term used to describe the time in American history directly after the Civil War during which the South reintroduced to the union.
- A branch of the military in which soldiers traveled and fought on foot.
- Withdrawal from the Federal government of the United States. Southern states, feeling persecuted by the North, seceded by voting to separate from the Union. Southerners felt this was perfectly legal but Unionists saw it as rebellion.
- Temporary soldier encampment in which soldiers were provided no shelter other than what could be assembled quickly, such as branches; sleeping in the open.
- Promoting the interests of a section or region (such as the North or the South) instead of the entire country.
- A fortification with two parapets or low walls whose faces unite to form a salient angle towards the enemy. That is, they form a point that juts out past the rest of the defensive line of works.
- A series of military operations that form a distinct phase of the War.
- The science of growing crops or raising livestock; farming.
- Someone who wishes to abolish or get rid of slavery.
- Loyal to the government of the United States. Also known as Union, Yankee, or Northern.
- The major political party in America most sympathetic to states rights and willing to tolerate the spread of slavery to the territories.
- A flag or banner carried into battle on a pole.
- Cannon or other large caliber firearms; a branch of the army armed with cannon.
- Manufacturing goods from raw materials, such as cloth from cotton or machine parts from iron.
- A field fortification (such as a trench or a mound) made of earth. They were used to protect troops during battles or sieges, to protect artillery batteries, and to slow an advancing enemy.
- A large earthen mound used to shield the inside of a fortified position from artillery fire and infantry assault.
- Escaped slaves who fled to the Union lines for protection.
- Loyal to the Confederacy. Also called Southern or Rebel.
- A political party created in the 1850s to prevent the spread of slavery to the territories. Eventually they came to oppose the entire existence of slavery. Abraham Lincoln was the first president from this party.
- This doctrine was prominent during the debate over slavery in the territories. It said that the people of each territory should be able to decide for themselves if slavery should be allowed in their territory when it became a state.
- A Northerner; someone loyal to the Federal government of the United States. Also, Union, Federal, or Northern.
- A place where weapons and other military supplies are stored.
- A metal blade, like a long knife or short sword, that could be attached to the end of a musket or rifle-musket and used as a spear or pike in hand-to-hand combat.
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- Also called the North or the United States, it was the portion of the country that remained loyal to the Federal government during the Civil War.
- Blocking the supply lines and escape routes of a city to force it to surrender. It usually meant one army trapped in a city, slowly running out of food and fresh water, with the opposing army camped outside. Famous sieges were held at Vicksburg and Port Hudson.
- Freedom from slavery.
- Loyal to the Confederate States. Also called Southern or Confederate.
- A theater of war is a region or area where fighting takes place.
- A ship protected by iron armor.
- A soldier who was wounded, killed, or missing in action.
- A term often used to describe the United States of America before the outbreak of the Civil War.
- A boundary surveyed in the 1760s that ran between Pennsylvania to the North and Delaware, Maryland and (West) Virginia to the South. It became a symbolic division between free states and slave states.
- An effort to keep ships from entering or leaving ports.
- An unrifled artillery gun which was designed to launch shells over walls and enemy fortifications.
- The states of Maryland, Delaware, Kentucky, Missouri, and West VIrginia. Although these states did not officially join the Confederacy, many of their citizens supported the South.
- Also called the South or the Confederate States of America, incorporated the states that seceded from the United States of America to form their own nation. The states were: Alabama, Arkansas, Florida, Georgia, Louisiana, Mississippi, North Carolina, South Carolina, Tennessee, Texas, and Virginia.
- This doctrine held the powers of the individual states as greater than the powers of the Federal government. meant that the Federal government held its power only through the consent of the states and that any powers not specifically given to the Federal government remained in control of the states.
- A minor fight.
- A crop such as tobacco or cotton which was grown to be sold for cash --not grown for food like corn or wheat.
- A branch of the military mounted on horseback.
- A crushing defeat where, often, the losers run from the field.
- A new way of conducting war appeared during the Civil War. Instead of focusing only on military targets, armies conducting total war destroyed homes and crops to demoralize and undermine the civilian base of the enemy’s war effort. (Sherman in Georgia or Sheridan in the Shenandoah Valley, for example.)
- A draftee. The military draft became a necessity on both sides of the conflict.
- Paper currency which began to circulate in the North after February 1862 with the passage of the Legal Tender Act. The bills were called this because of their color. We still use them today.
- The term used for military supplies, such as weaponry and ammunition.
- Cap worn by Civil War soldiers
- the position on a battlefield where cannon are located.
- A regiment that was characterized by its soldiers' bright, colorful uniforms which usually included baggy trousers, a vest, and a fez in different combinations of red, white, and blue. They were modeled after French African troops who were known for their bravery and marksmanship. Gave French Drill commands and One of the most famous was the Louisiana Tigers.
- Also called the Confederacy, the Confederate States of America, or (by Northerners) the Rebel states, incorporated the states that seceded from the United States of America to form their own nation. The states were: Alabama, Arkansas, Florida, Georgia, Louisiana, Mississippi, North Carolina, South Carolina, Tennessee, Texas, and Virginia.
- term used to describe the hard crackers often issued to soldiers of both sides during the Civil War. These crackers consisted of nothing more than flour, water, and salt. They were simple and inexpensive to make in very large quantities. However, these crackers became almost rock solid once went stale.
- A flag identifying a regiment or army.
- Also called the Union or the United States was the part of the country that remained loyal to the Federal government during the Civil War. The states were: Connecticut, Delaware, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Maine, Massachusetts, Michigan, Minnesota, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New York, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, Vermont, and Wisconsin.
55 Clues: A minor fight. • Freedom from slavery. • Cap worn by Civil War soldiers • A ship protected by iron armor. • A flag identifying a regiment or army. • A branch of the military mounted on horseback. • A flag or banner carried into battle on a pole. • Someone who wishes to abolish or get rid of slavery. • An effort to keep ships from entering or leaving ports. • ...
Bill of Rights Crossword Puzzle 2017-01-12
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- What the Bill of Rights was written on
- Congress, Senate, and Supreme Court
- Another word for a law
- An agreement between countries or states
- Individuals who fought for the Constitution
- Used with cannon balls
- First to rule
- United States
- Chief Executive
- Flintlock
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- Opposite of slavery
- Louisiana Purchase
- Makes a change
- What our Founding Fathers wore
- Supreme law of the United States
- Writer of the Bill of Rights
- Opposite to the Senate
- of Rights Fights for what is right
- Used to write with
- Where the President stays
20 Clues: Flintlock • First to rule • United States • Makes a change • Chief Executive • Louisiana Purchase • Used to write with • Opposite of slavery • Another word for a law • Opposite to the Senate • Used with cannon balls • Where the President stays • Writer of the Bill of Rights • What our Founding Fathers wore • Supreme law of the United States • of Rights Fights for what is right • ...
North American Countries 2019-09-14
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- Dominica
- British Virgin Islands
- Aruba
- Barbados
- Grenada
- Haiti
- Costa Rica
- United States Minor
- Bahamas
- Antigua And Barbuda
- Canada
- Guatemala
- Salvador El Salvador
- Nicaragua
- Saint Lucia
- Martinique
- Puerto Rico
- Anguilla
- Saint Martin
- Saint Barthélemy
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- Belize
- Cuba
- Saint Pierre And Miquelon
- Honduras
- United States
- Curacao
- Cayman Islands
- Mexico
- Dominican Republic
- Sint Maarten
- Bermuda
- United States Virgin Islands
- Saint Vincent And The Grenadines
- Jamaica
- Saint Kitts And Nevis
- Panama
- Montserrat
- Greenland
38 Clues: Cuba • Aruba • Haiti • Belize • Mexico • Canada • Panama • Curacao • Grenada • Bermuda • Bahamas • Jamaica • Dominica • Honduras • Barbados • Anguilla • Guatemala • Nicaragua • Greenland • Costa Rica • Martinique • Montserrat • Saint Lucia • Puerto Rico • Sint Maarten • Saint Martin • United States • Cayman Islands • Saint Barthélemy • Dominican Republic • United States Minor • Antigua And Barbuda • Salvador El Salvador • Saint Kitts And Nevis • ...
Review for Civil War 2024-04-24
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- What was the main issue that caused tension between the North and South before the Civil War?
- What word describes the state of being liberated or not being enslaved?
- Which region of the United States generally supported the Confederacy during the Civil War?
- What term describes individuals who fought in the military during the Civil War?
- What was the name of the group of states that fought to preserve the United States during the Civil War?
- Lincoln Who was the President of the United States during the Civil War?
- Proclamation What was the name of the document issued by President Lincoln that declared slaves in Confederate-held territories to be free?
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- Davis Who was the President of the Confederate States of America during the Civil War?
- What term describes the period after the Civil War when the United States government worked to rebuild the South and bring it back into the Union?
- Address What famous speech did President Lincoln give at the dedication of a cemetery for soldiers who died in the Battle of Gettysburg?
- Sumter Where did the first shots of the Civil War take place?
- What term is used to describe a violent conflict between opposing forces during a war?
- What was the name of the group of states that seceded from the Union to form their own government during the Civil War?
- What are the leaders of armies called during a war?
- Which region of the United States generally supported the Union during the Civil War?
- What is the term for the act of states leaving the Union to form their own independent government?
16 Clues: What are the leaders of armies called during a war? • Sumter Where did the first shots of the Civil War take place? • What word describes the state of being liberated or not being enslaved? • Lincoln Who was the President of the United States during the Civil War? • What term describes individuals who fought in the military during the Civil War? • ...
Ch. 7-9 Crossword-Conor Griffin 2013-12-15
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- Rebellion about a type of beer.
- Fought americans for land
- Made Britain leave United States property
- People got angry and
- Jefferson's political party.
- Created Federalists
- Went to war with Britain
- _______Purchase
- Battle that gave land
- First President.
- Hamilton's political party.
- United states signed a treaty with.
- The affair with France
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- Created Democratic-Republican
- The type of party used for siding in elections.
- Made United states neutral
- Treaty that gave land to america
- Was trouble to america
- Best country ever
- The first vice-president.
20 Clues: _______Purchase • First President. • Best country ever • Created Federalists • People got angry and • Battle that gave land • Was trouble to america • The affair with France • Went to war with Britain • Fought americans for land • The first vice-president. • Made United states neutral • Hamilton's political party. • Jefferson's political party. • Created Democratic-Republican • ...
Nixon 2023-01-23
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- spending more money in a year than the government receives in revenues
- states were asked to assume greater responsibility for the well-being of their citizens
- name of the spacecraft
- The United states decided to join other nations in recognizing the chinese _____
- asked to be attorney general
- A period of high inflation combined with economic stagnation
- In 1972, the United States and the Soviet Union signed the first strategic Arms Limitation Treaty, known as
- What kind of troubles did the US go through in Nixon's first years
- Nixon uses new relations with China to get USSR to talk about limiting the ______ arms race.
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- During the early 1970s, relations eased between the United States and ____
- relaxation in tensions
- leaked the pentagon papers
- What rose due to federal spending
- Nixon tried to get North Vietnam to accept a _____
- Nixons National security advisor
- imposed an embargo, or ban, on shipping oil to the United States.
- first man to walk on the moon
- joined Armstrong
- Nixon had hoped to slowly remove the US from the war while helping ______ to defend itself
19 Clues: joined Armstrong • relaxation in tensions • name of the spacecraft • leaked the pentagon papers • asked to be attorney general • first man to walk on the moon • Nixons National security advisor • What rose due to federal spending • Nixon tried to get North Vietnam to accept a _____ • A period of high inflation combined with economic stagnation • ...
Review for Civil War 2024-04-24
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- What was the main issue that caused tension between the North and South before the Civil War?
- What word describes the state of being liberated or not being enslaved?
- Which region of the United States generally supported the Confederacy during the Civil War?
- What term describes individuals who fought in the military during the Civil War?
- What was the name of the group of states that fought to preserve the United States during the Civil War?
- Lincoln Who was the President of the United States during the Civil War?
- Proclamation What was the name of the document issued by President Lincoln that declared slaves in Confederate-held territories to be free?
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- Davis Who was the President of the Confederate States of America during the Civil War?
- What term describes the period after the Civil War when the United States government worked to rebuild the South and bring it back into the Union?
- Address What famous speech did President Lincoln give at the dedication of a cemetery for soldiers who died in the Battle of Gettysburg?
- Sumter Where did the first shots of the Civil War take place?
- What term is used to describe a violent conflict between opposing forces during a war?
- What was the name of the group of states that seceded from the Union to form their own government during the Civil War?
- What are the leaders of armies called during a war?
- Which region of the United States generally supported the Union during the Civil War?
- What is the term for the act of states leaving the Union to form their own independent government?
16 Clues: What are the leaders of armies called during a war? • Sumter Where did the first shots of the Civil War take place? • What word describes the state of being liberated or not being enslaved? • Lincoln Who was the President of the United States during the Civil War? • What term describes individuals who fought in the military during the Civil War? • ...
Social Studies Crossword Puzzle 2020-09-07
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- The freeing of some enslaved persons
- A period of low economic activity and widespread unemployment
- Compromise, The Compromise was an agreement that large and small states reached during the Constitutional Convention of 1787 that in part defined the legislative structure and representation that each state would have under the United States Constitution.
- Bill of Rights, also known as the Bill of Rights 1688, is a landmark Act in the constitutional law of England that sets out certain basic civil rights and clarifies who would be next to inherit the Crown.
- Morris, was an English-born merchant and a Founding Father of the United States. He served as a member of the Pennsylvania legislature, the Second Continental Congress, and the United States.
- supporters of the constitution
- sovereignty, A political theory that government is subject to the will of the people; before the Civl War, the idea that people living in a territory had the right to decide by voting if slavery would be allowed there
- Territory, The Territory in the United States was formed after the American Revolutionary War, and was known formally as the Territory Northwest of the River Ohio.
- Morris, was an American statesman, a Founding Father of the United States, and a signatory to the Articles of Confederation and the United States Constitution. He wrote the Preamble to the United States Constitution and has been called the "Penman of the Constitution".
- a member of the Religious Society of Friends, a Christian movement founded by George Fox c. 1650 and devoted to peaceful principles.
- of government, The Federal Government is composed of three distinct branches: legislative , executive , and judicial whose powers are vested by the U.S. Constitution in the Congress, the President, and the Federal courts respectively.
- and balances, The System in which each branch of government has a check on the other two branches so that no one branch becomes too powerful
- Madison, was an American statesman, diplomat, expansionist, philosopher and Founding Father who served as the fourth president of the United States from 1809 to 1817.
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- Plan, A plan was a proposal to establish a bicameral (two-branch) legislature in the newly founded United States. Drafted by James Madison in 1787, the plan recommended that states be represented based upon their population numbers and it also called for the creation of three branches of government.
- Ordinance, The Ordinance adopted July 13 1787 by the Confederation Congress chartered a government for the Northwest Territory provided a method for admitting new states to the Union from the territory and listed a bill of rights guaranteed in the territory.
- of Rights, is the first 10 Amendments to the Constitution. It spells out Americans' rights in relation to their government. It guarantees civil rights and liberties to the individual—like freedom of speech, press, and religion.
- Movement during the 1700s that spread the idea that knowledge, reason, and science could improve
- Compromise, compromise agreement between delegates from the Northern and the Southern states at the United States Constitutional Convention (1787) that three-fifths of the slave population would be counted for determining direct taxation and representation in the House of Representatives.
- is a state in the East North Central region of the Midwestern United States. Of the fifty states, it is the 34th largest by area, the seventh most populous, and the tenth most densely populated.
- Individuals who opposed ratification of the Constitution
- Rebellion, an armed uprising in Western Massachusetts in opposition to a debt crisis among the citizenry and the state government's increased efforts to collect taxes both on individuals and their trades; the fight took place mostly in and around Springfield during 1786 and 1787.
- the sharing of power between federal and state governments
- Consisting of two houses, or chambers, especially in a legislature.
- was a French judge, man of letters, and political philosopher. He is the principal source of the theory of separation of powers, which is implemented in many constitutions throughout the world.
- Branch, The branch of government that makes the nations laws.
- Locke, was an English philosopher and physician, widely regarded as one of the most influential of Enlightenment thinkers and commonly known as the "Father of Liberalism".
- of Confederation, the original constitution of the US, ratified in 1781, which was replaced by the US Constitution in 1789.
27 Clues: supporters of the constitution • The freeing of some enslaved persons • Individuals who opposed ratification of the Constitution • the sharing of power between federal and state governments • A period of low economic activity and widespread unemployment • Branch, The branch of government that makes the nations laws. • ...
Unit 1 Crossword 2023-05-11
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- The ________ property states that the opposite of a number cancels it out
- The ________ Property states that the placement of parentheses does not matter for multiplication and addition.
- No negative numbers or decimals
- ______ refer to all numbers
- If B = R then R = B
- The _____ property states that you distribute a value if it is outside a=of parenthesis
- The ______ states that a value always equals itself
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- _______ refer to decimals that have no end and do not repeat
- Multiplying by zero always equals zero
- Whole numbers excluding zero
- Fractions and decimals that do end or repeat
- No decimals
- if L = N And N = Z, then L = X
- The______ property states that when a value is multiplied by 1 of added to 0, it will stay the same
- The ________ property states that the order of value does not make a difference
15 Clues: No decimals • If B = R then R = B • ______ refer to all numbers • Whole numbers excluding zero • if L = N And N = Z, then L = X • No negative numbers or decimals • Multiplying by zero always equals zero • Fractions and decimals that do end or repeat • The ______ states that a value always equals itself • _______ refer to decimals that have no end and do not repeat • ...
Unit 1 Crossword 2023-05-11
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- The ________ property states that the opposite of a number cancels it out
- The ________ Property states that the placement of parentheses does not matter for multiplication and addition.
- No negative numbers or decimals
- ______ refer to all numbers
- If B = R then R = B
- The _____ property states that you distribute a value if it is outside a=of parenthesis
- The ______ states that a value always equals itself
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- _______ refer to decimals that have no end and do not repeat
- Multiplying by zero always equals zero
- Whole numbers excluding zero
- Fractions and decimals that do end or repeat
- No decimals
- if L = N And N = Z, then L = X
- The______ property states that when a value is multiplied by 1 of added to 0, it will stay the same
- The ________ property states that the order of value does not make a difference
15 Clues: No decimals • If B = R then R = B • ______ refer to all numbers • Whole numbers excluding zero • if L = N And N = Z, then L = X • No negative numbers or decimals • Multiplying by zero always equals zero • Fractions and decimals that do end or repeat • The ______ states that a value always equals itself • _______ refer to decimals that have no end and do not repeat • ...
Civil War Crossword Puzzle 2021-10-13
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- Government of 11 states that seceded from the union
- 18th president of the United States
- Capital of the Confederate States
- Legislation that gave the slaves the opportunity to live a free life
- Slave states that did not secede from the unions
- War that occurred between US states in the 1800s
- Battle that showed the Unions could stand against the Confederate army
- The turning point of the Civil War for the North
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- General of the Confederate States Army
- Union capital during the Civil War
- Known as the North during the Civil War
- Strategy outlined by the Union Army to suppress the Confederacy at the beginning of the Civil war
- AKA Battle of Hampton Roads was the first clash between ironclad warships
- First major battle of the Civil War in 1861
- Diplomatic strategy Confederacy pinned its hopes on early in the war
15 Clues: Capital of the Confederate States • Union capital during the Civil War • 18th president of the United States • General of the Confederate States Army • Known as the North during the Civil War • First major battle of the Civil War in 1861 • Slave states that did not secede from the unions • War that occurred between US states in the 1800s • ...
Civil war 2021-10-05
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- the action or fact of joining or being joined, especially in a political context.
- the theory or practice of shielding a country's domestic industries from foreign competition by taxing imports.
- the crisis based on territory
- a sustained fight between large organized armed forces.
- a person who favors the abolition of a practice or institution, especially capital punishment or (formerly) slavery.
- president of the Confederate States of America during the American Civil War
- a league or alliance, especially of confederate states.
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- American president in the civil war
- an exaggerated devotion to the interests of a region over those of a country as a whole
- states in north
- a native or citizen of the United States
- a state of the US in which slavery was illegal
- states in south
- the state of being a slave
- the withdrawal of eleven southern states from the Union in 1860, leading to the Civil War.
15 Clues: states in north • states in south • the state of being a slave • the crisis based on territory • American president in the civil war • a native or citizen of the United States • a state of the US in which slavery was illegal • a sustained fight between large organized armed forces. • a league or alliance, especially of confederate states. • ...
The Civil War 2022-11-01
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- The effort by the North to keep ships from entering or leaving Southern ports
- Also called the South or the Confederate States of America
- Also called the North or the United States,
- A state of bondage in which African Americans are owned by whites
- To admit defeat and give up
- Someone who wishes to abolish or get rid of slavery
- A political party generally against slavery and its expansion into the territories
- The states of Maryland, Delaware, Kentucky, and Missouri
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- The major political party in America most sympathetic to states rights and willing to tolerate the spread of slavery to the territories
- Troops, like the National Guard
- Withdrawal from the Federal government of the United States
- Also called the Union
- A Northerner; someone loyal to the Federal government of the United States
- A political party created in the 1850s to prevent the spread of slavery to the territories
- Also called the Confederacy
15 Clues: Also called the Union • To admit defeat and give up • Also called the Confederacy • Troops, like the National Guard • Also called the North or the United States, • Someone who wishes to abolish or get rid of slavery • The states of Maryland, Delaware, Kentucky, and Missouri • Also called the South or the Confederate States of America • ...
Civil War Test 2022-05-06
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- first major battle
- winning the first half of war
- assassinated lincoln
- Had more $$$, weapons, factories, soldiers
- Had motivation, experience, better generals
- Famous Speech
- freed the slaves in the south
- Number of Union States.
- bloodiest battle of the war
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- President of the USA
- General of CSA
- What kind of war did Gen Sherman unleash
- turning point of war
- first battle
- Number of border states
- General of USA
- Number of Confederate States
- President of the CSA
- who won the war
- Where did lee surrender at
20 Clues: first battle • Famous Speech • General of CSA • General of USA • who won the war • first major battle • President of the USA • assassinated lincoln • turning point of war • President of the CSA • Number of border states • Number of Union States. • Where did lee surrender at • bloodiest battle of the war • Number of Confederate States • winning the first half of war • ...
VOCABULARY WORDS 2018-04-26
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- A war that is unrestricted in terms of the weapons used, the territory or combatants involved, or the objectives pursued, especially one in which the laws of war are disregarded.
- Infantry attack ordered by Confederate Gen. Robert E. Lee against Maj. Gen. George G. Meade's Union positions.
- The U.S. Supreme Court decision in which the Court ruled that African Americans
- A military operation
- An executive order issued on January 1, 1863, by President Lincoln freeing slaves in all portions of the United States not then under Union control
- Proposal brought forward by Pennsylvania Congressman David Wilmot that stipulated that none of the Mexican Cession territory would be allowed to permit slavery.
- GPO
- A law passed by Congress in 1854 that divided the territory west of the states of Missouri and Iowa and the territory of Minnesota into two new territories
- A law passed as part of the Compromise of 1850, which provided southern slaveholders with legal weapons to capture slaves who had escaped to the free states.
- To make
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- A settlement of a dispute between slave and free states, contained in several laws passed during 1820 and 1821
- Military government involving the suspension of ordinary law.
- Remove
- Vocal faction of Democrats in the Northern United States of the Union who opposed the American Civil War
- A set of laws, passed in the midst of fierce wrangling between groups
- A system for selecting young men for compulsory military service, administered in the United States by the Selective Service System.
- Any of the slave states that bordered the northern free states during the US Civil War
- The doctrine that sovereign power is vested in the people and that those chosen to govern, as trustees of such power, must exercise it in conformity with the general will
- A general of the nineteenth century
19 Clues: GPO • Remove • To make • A military operation • A general of the nineteenth century • Military government involving the suspension of ordinary law. • A set of laws, passed in the midst of fierce wrangling between groups • The U.S. Supreme Court decision in which the Court ruled that African Americans • ...
Voc 6 warren 2018-02-07
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- a male trapper and explorer who lives in the wilderness
- a pivotal event in the Texas Revolution
- a political party active in the middle of the 19th century in the United States
- Conflict and Economic Crisis
- Oregon Country
- an American politician who served as the 11th President of the United States
- officially titled the Treaty of Peace, Friendship, Limits and Settlement between the United States of America and the Mexican Republic
- an American empresario. Known as the "Father of Texas", and the founder of Texas
- for Texas
- a series of educational computer games that began with the very first edition originally developed by Don Rawitsch
- an American statesman who served as a diplomat, minister and ambassador to foreign nations
- an American statesman and political theorist from South Carolina, and the seventh Vice President of the United States
- an American statesman who served as the eighth President of the United State
- Act a United States sectional political crisis in 1832-33, during the presidency of Andrew Jackson
- give up
- append or add as an extra or subordinate part, especially to a document.
- the region in the modern-day southwestern United States that Mexico ceded to the U.S.
- a prospector in the California gold rush of 1849.
- Destiny in California and the Southwest
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- an American soldier and politician. His victory at the Battle of San Jacinto secured the independence of Texas from Mexico in one of the shortest decisive battles in modern history
- one of the two major contemporary political parties in the United States
- signed by President Andrew Jackson on May 28, 1830.
- the 19th-century doctrine or belief that the expansion of the US throughout the American continents was both justified and inevitable
- fought on April 21, 1836, in present-day Harris County, Texas
- the first major improved highway in the United States built by the federal government.
- an American military officer, a principal contributor in the War of 1812
- a 19th-century transportation route through central North America that connected Independence
- the rights and powers held by individual US states rather than by the federal government.
- the right to vote in political elections
- an American lawyer
- a 29,670-square-mile region of present-day southern Arizona and southwestern New Mexico that the United States
- a series of forced relocation, sometimes at gunpoint Westward Movement
- Americans and the Frontier
- an American leader in the Latter Day Saint movement, politician, and a settler in the Western United States
- a canal in New York that is part of the east–west, cross-state route of the New York State Canal System.
- the practice of a successful political party giving public office to its supporters.
- the tenth President of the United State
37 Clues: give up • for Texas • Oregon Country • an American lawyer • Americans and the Frontier • Conflict and Economic Crisis • a pivotal event in the Texas Revolution • the tenth President of the United State • Destiny in California and the Southwest • the right to vote in political elections • a prospector in the California gold rush of 1849. • ...
The Gilded Age People 2021-12-08
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- Black American who believed that blacks should accept segregation and better themselves through education and job skills before trying to gain rights.
- 17th President of the United States (1865-1869), an old-fashioned southern Jacksonian Democrat of pronounced states’ rights views.
- 23rd President of the United States (1889-1893), American lawyer and politician.
- Journalist, lecturer, and civil rights militant best known for her crusade against lynching and her efforts to expose violence against blacks.
- Scottish-born industrialist who developed the U.S. steel industry. Mastered vertical integration to build his monopoly and limit competition and funded many libraries.
- An Oglala Sioux Indian chief who fought against removal to a reservation in the Black Hills. He united with Chief Sitting Bull for the Battle of the Little Bighorn.
- 18th president of the United States(1869-1877), American military officer and politician.
- United States lawyer and politician who advocated free silver.
- Formed the American Railway Union in 1892 and led the Pullman strike.
- Published “The History of the Standard Oil Company” she revealed the illegal means used by John D. Rockefeller to monopolize the early oil industry.
- Journalist and social reformer who publicized the crises in housing, education, and poverty in New York City in the late nineteenth century.
- American historian; said that humanity would continue to progress as long as there was new land to move into.
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- A U.S. commander in wars against Native Americans over control of the Great Plains. He led his men in the Battle of the Little Bighorn.
- 22nd and 24th president of the United States (1885-1889), Democrat who achieved the Interstate Commerce Commission and civil service reform.
- 19th president of the United States(1877-1881), part of the Hayes-Tilden election, the most corrupt election in US history.
- United States labor leader who was president of the American Federation of Labor from 1886 to 1924.
- 25th president of the United States (1897-1901), responsible for the Spanish-American War and Philippine-American War, and was assassinated by an anarchist.
- 20th president of the United States(1881), Republican, was assassinated by Charles Julius Guiteau after a few months.
- The leader of the Sioux warriors who defeated General George Armstrong Custer's force in the battle of Little Big Horn.
- An investment banker who channeled European capital into America and grew into a financial power and controlled one-sixth of the nation's railway system.
- The founder of Hull House
- 21st president of the United States (1881-1885), became president after Garfield was assassinated.
- An American industrialist and philanthropist who revolutionized the petroleum industry and modern philanthropy.
- He believed that African Americans should strive for full rights immediately. He also helped found the NAACP and earned a Ph.D. from Harvard.
24 Clues: The founder of Hull House • United States lawyer and politician who advocated free silver. • Formed the American Railway Union in 1892 and led the Pullman strike. • 23rd President of the United States (1889-1893), American lawyer and politician. • 18th president of the United States(1869-1877), American military officer and politician. • ...
Civil War Word Puzzle 2021-02-09
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- Confederacy's first general officer
- First battle of the Civil War
- The Northern States during the Civil War
- General of the Union
- Took over men's work, disguised as men in order to fight, etc.
- A war measure that isolates some area of importance to the enemy
- President of the Confederate States of America
- Former slave, traveled the country speaking out against slavery, newspaper called North Star
- Confederate submarine
- President of the United States during the Civil War
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- Capital of the Confederacy
- The Southern states during the Civil War
- Union naval ships and soldiers captured Port Royal
- General of the Confederate
- A war between citizens of the same country
- Freed slaves
- Capital of the Union
- Former slave, freed himself and others during blockade
- The Union Navy cut off South's major port from trade
- African American unit in the Union ArmyU
20 Clues: Freed slaves • General of the Union • Capital of the Union • Confederate submarine • Capital of the Confederacy • General of the Confederate • First battle of the Civil War • Confederacy's first general officer • The Southern states during the Civil War • The Northern States during the Civil War • African American unit in the Union ArmyU • ...
Civil War 2021-11-02
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- The proclamation that freed all slaves in the Confederacy
- Supreme court case that declared slaves were not citizens
- Someone who opposes slavery
- The era after the Civil War
- States that banned slavery
- The Georgian vice president of the Confederate States of America
- A warship used during the Civil War covered in iron and steel
- The Union's president during the Civil War
- Prisoner of war camp in Macon, GA
- The act that said all runaway slaves had to be returned
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- The south during the Civil War
- Union military campaign whose goal was to capture Savannah
- The belief that states should have more sovereignty than the federal government
- The party that opposed Andrew Jackson
- The amendment that banned slavery
- What 11 southern states did after the 1860 election
- Involuntary servitude
- Invented the cotton gin
- making legally void
- The north during the Civil War
20 Clues: making legally void • Involuntary servitude • Invented the cotton gin • States that banned slavery • Someone who opposes slavery • The era after the Civil War • The south during the Civil War • The north during the Civil War • The amendment that banned slavery • Prisoner of war camp in Macon, GA • The party that opposed Andrew Jackson • The Union's president during the Civil War • ...
Mr. Corbin's Wordsearch for Substitute 2021-08-24
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- 3rd president of the United States
- I am in the front and back of this class
- there are 12 in this room
- this was a declaration to the king of England
- 1 of the basic principles of the constitution
- amount of stars on the flag
- branch of government that makes laws
- 4th president of the United States
- author of the pamphlet "common sense"
- known for the Golden Gate Bridge
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- document on which America is founded
- amendment gives you the right to remain silent
- said give me liberty or give me death
- starts with "we the people"
- building where the president lives
- one of the freedoms guaranteed in the 1st amendment
- this classroom has 6 of these
- division of power between Federal and States
- state directly above Florida
- articles in the constitution
- there are 50 of these in America
21 Clues: there are 12 in this room • starts with "we the people" • amount of stars on the flag • state directly above Florida • articles in the constitution • this classroom has 6 of these • there are 50 of these in America • known for the Golden Gate Bridge • 3rd president of the United States • building where the president lives • 4th president of the United States • ...
LET US TALK ABOUT THE CIVIL WAR! 2021-06-04
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- The Confederates ____ the Battle of Gettysburg.
- The South demanded "states' ______"
- ____________ Proclamation freed the slaves.
- Abbreviation for Confederate States of America.
- Used by North to limit South's trade.
- The "turning point" of the civil war.
- Free state in Compromise of 1850.
- The Union lost many battles in the ____.
- Confederate capital.
- Section that sided with the North.
- Name for Southern soldiers.
- General Sharman marched to the……
- "Bleeding ______"
- Accepted Lee's surrender at Appomattox.
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- Where Lincoln eventually made his home.
- A free _____ was closed to slavery.
- WAR Lasted from 1861 to 1865.
- The border ______ did not secede.
- The _____ lost the Civil War.
- Slave state in the Missouri Compromise.
- Term meaning "withdraw".
- Another name for the North.
- The Confederates won twice at Bull ___.
- Section that dominated Congress.
- Bloody battle in Maryland won by Union.
- The South's leading money crop.
- Total number of states that seceded.
27 Clues: "Bleeding ______" • Confederate capital. • Term meaning "withdraw". • Another name for the North. • Name for Southern soldiers. • WAR Lasted from 1861 to 1865. • The _____ lost the Civil War. • The South's leading money crop. • Section that dominated Congress. • General Sharman marched to the…… • The border ______ did not secede. • Free state in Compromise of 1850. • ...
Civil War 2017-04-12
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- process to readmit the Confederate states to the Union
- Codes Laws created by the South to limit the rights of former slaves
- Extensions of black codes
- Slave states that bordered states where slavery was illegal
- Place where the South surrendered
- Gave African Americans equal rights and protection under the laws
- Place where the first shots were fired
- Bullet that increased death rates
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- Southern plan for the Civil War
- winner of First Battle of Bull Run
- Agency created to assist former slaves
- Created by Lincoln to free Southern slaves
- Northern Plan that called for a naval blockade
- Largest cause of death
- Ended Slavery
- Gave African Americans the right to vote
- Lincoln's killer
- Battle that was the turning point of the war, turned war to North
- Virginia citizen who resigned from the US Army and became leader of the Confederate Army
- 16th President of the United States
20 Clues: Ended Slavery • Lincoln's killer • Largest cause of death • Extensions of black codes • Southern plan for the Civil War • Place where the South surrendered • Bullet that increased death rates • winner of First Battle of Bull Run • 16th President of the United States • Agency created to assist former slaves • Place where the first shots were fired • ...
World War II Warfare 2017-03-02
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- Codename for the Atomic Bomb dropped in Japan
- The second president during World War 2
- Allies with Germany
- The United states also dropped a bomb here, causing over 80,000 casualties
- The first president during the beginning of World war 2(Died during the war)
- What Air Warfare fighters were called (dropped bombs)
- Leader of the Nazis
- _____Warfare included Submarines, Battleships and aircraft carriers
- Artillery was considered more ________
- The United States dropped a bomb here, causing over 140,000 casualties
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- Ally Powers(United States, Canada, ____,Brazil)
- American Troops and other nations used __________ weapons
- 1st attack of the War(Place)
- Considered the most Impressive tank of the War. (T-______) (Soviet Union)
- Axis Powers (Germany, Italy,Hungary,_______)
- Pilot that dropped the bomb
- Year Japan surrendered
- Japan attacked the U.S Station(December 7,1941)
- Allies are with United States
- Code name for the second bomb dropped in Japan
20 Clues: Allies with Germany • Leader of the Nazis • Year Japan surrendered • Pilot that dropped the bomb • 1st attack of the War(Place) • Allies are with United States • Artillery was considered more ________ • The second president during World War 2 • Axis Powers (Germany, Italy,Hungary,_______) • Codename for the Atomic Bomb dropped in Japan • ...
The Civil War 2019-02-11
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- commanded Confederate forces in Texas
- to withdraw from a larger unit one belongs to
- 19th Governor of Texas
- fought on both sides
- southern states
- a local law or piece of legislation
- Tom Green County is named for him
- Free African Americans fought for
- steamboat converted to gunboat
- rights the position that the federal government should not interfere with the states exercising their constitutional powers
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- States of American
- Governor of Texas in 1861
- the civilian world in wartime
- using naval vessels to prevent shipment of food and supplies into or out of ports
- forced enrollment of people into military service
- focus on the interests of one’s own region
- member of a volunteer committee organized to punish criminals
- coarse, loosely woven, homemade fabric
- a tax on trade
- drug used for fighting malaria
- person who supported the Union cause during the Civil War
21 Clues: a tax on trade • southern states • States of American • fought on both sides • 19th Governor of Texas • Governor of Texas in 1861 • the civilian world in wartime • drug used for fighting malaria • steamboat converted to gunboat • Tom Green County is named for him • Free African Americans fought for • a local law or piece of legislation • commanded Confederate forces in Texas • ...
Post war America maddalynn 2024-02-03
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- undue dependence on
- Southern states of the United States
- a 1954 landmark United States Supreme Court
- American pediatrician whose books on child-rearing
- type of social influence involving
- economic extension of the New Deal proposed
- the right or license granted
- bipartisan agency charged with monitoring federal civil rights enforcement
- that dream of a land
- 37th President
- temporary marked increase in the birth rate
- the practice of designing products
- a corporation of several
- a network of controlled-access
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- emphasized governmental economy and decentralization of Federal projects
- five-star general in the United States Army
- the belief that excessive consumption of goods
- society in which scarcity of resources
- man who subordinates individualism
- an area of a town or city
- system for organizing
- mass-produced homes built using a strict division
- doctor who killed-virus polio vaccine
- help you pay for college
24 Clues: 37th President • undue dependence on • that dream of a land • system for organizing • a corporation of several • help you pay for college • an area of a town or city • the right or license granted • a network of controlled-access • man who subordinates individualism • type of social influence involving • the practice of designing products • Southern states of the United States • ...
Rituel 2023-08-29
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- A bird from New Zealand.
- The capital of Wales.
- The symbol / emblem of Northern Ireland.
- The biggest city in Australia.
- A city in the north of England.
- One of the symbols / emblems of Wales.
- A country north of the United States.
- The current president of the United States.
- Great Britain + Northern Ireland.
- The capital of the United States.
- An Australian animal.
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- The capital of Canada.
- The number of stars on the American flag.
- The symbol / emblem of England.
- The animal on the flag of Wales.
- The capital of Australia.
- The capital of New Zealand.
- England + Scotland + Wales
- The capital of Scotland.
- One of the emblems of Canada.
- A city in the south east of the United States.
- The currency used in the United Kingdom.
- The capital of Northern Ireland.
- The symbol / emblem of Scotland.
24 Clues: The capital of Wales. • An Australian animal. • The capital of Canada. • A bird from New Zealand. • The capital of Scotland. • The capital of Australia. • England + Scotland + Wales • The capital of New Zealand. • One of the emblems of Canada. • The biggest city in Australia. • The symbol / emblem of England. • A city in the north of England. • The animal on the flag of Wales. • ...
Peloponnesian War 2022-12-01
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- The war was a ___ for the city-states.
- Sparta was recovering from a major ________.
- The war fought between the delian and ________ League.
- Athens was a ______ city-state.
- the war ended when Athens _____.
- The war remained _______ for many years
- Criminal Cases could only be tried in ____.
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- Athens began to ___ the other city-states
- He wrote history of the Peloponnesian War.
- ____ was widespread.
- Money from the Delian League was used to build the _______.
- The war fought between 2 different time periods with a period of ____ between them.
- How many different time periods did the war fight?
- Athens government was a ______.
- Sparta was ruled by 2 ____.
- The fighting made the city-states ___.
- The ruler of Athens.
- Like the other city-states sparta had ______.
- Free foreigners who lived in ____ were called Perioeci.
- In 430 BCE, a ____ weakened athens.
20 Clues: ____ was widespread. • The ruler of Athens. • Sparta was ruled by 2 ____. • Athens government was a ______. • Athens was a ______ city-state. • the war ended when Athens _____. • In 430 BCE, a ____ weakened athens. • The war was a ___ for the city-states. • The fighting made the city-states ___. • The war remained _______ for many years • ...
Vietnam War 2025-03-24
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- A political economic tention between the United States and the Soviet Union
- advocating for a peaceful resolution
- ifone thing falls, alot more things will too.
- A series of surprise attacks launched by North vietnamese
- a village in NW vietnam
- United states supporting ____ ground war
- Oppositeof South Vietnam
- JFk
- 36th president
- main fighting force of the republic of vietnam
- International confrontation that led to the united states engaging more into Vietnam War
- Opposite ofNorthVietnam
- a jellied gas used in warfare in Vietnam
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- declared the nation's independence from france
- opposite of capitalism
- a frequent intrupted bombing campgain
- Known for its highly centralized government and economy
- Town in the middle of the forest
- Agroup of communist guerilla fighters located in South vietnam
- 37th president
- anarea where the stationing of military forces, weapons and more are prohibited
- steering United States towards war
22 Clues: JFk • 37th president • 36th president • opposite of capitalism • a village in NW vietnam • Opposite ofNorthVietnam • Oppositeof South Vietnam • Town in the middle of the forest • steering United States towards war • advocating for a peaceful resolution • a frequent intrupted bombing campgain • United states supporting ____ ground war • a jellied gas used in warfare in Vietnam • ...
Weeks 1-2 Crossword Puzzle 2012-11-05
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- Why does the flag have 13 stripes?
- Who lived in America before the Europeans arrived?
- What is the capital of your state?
- Name one state that borders Canada.
- There were 13 original states. Name one.
- What ocean is on the West Coast of the United States?
- Why does the flag have 50 stars?
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- What is the capital of the United States?
- What ocean is on the East Coast of the United States?
- Name one American Indian tribe in the United States.
- Name one U.S. territory.
- What is one reason colonists came to America?
- Name one state that borders Mexico.
13 Clues: Name one U.S. territory. • Why does the flag have 50 stars? • Why does the flag have 13 stripes? • What is the capital of your state? • Name one state that borders Canada. • Name one state that borders Mexico. • There were 13 original states. Name one. • What is the capital of the United States? • What is one reason colonists came to America? • ...
English class puzzle 2023-10-24
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- a Mongolian military leader who lived in the 12th and 13 century
- Where the fighting started in the Civil War
- one of the Axis countries
- The number of years that the Vietnam War lasted
- The President of the United States during the War of 1812
- president of the United States during World War 1
- dictator of Rome and put an end to the Roman Republic
- A powerful leader of Vietnam that fought for its independence
- Last name of winning general in the Civil War
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- Superpower that supported North Korea during the Korean War
- ruled Italy during WW2
- he ruled China from 1949-1976
- The country that the United States fought in the War of 1812
- Prime Minister of United Kingdom during World War 2
- A general of the United States during the Korean War & WW2
- He conquered much of Europe and Asia in a short time
- general in the French Revolution
- Who the United States fought in a war in 1898
18 Clues: ruled Italy during WW2 • one of the Axis countries • he ruled China from 1949-1976 • general in the French Revolution • Where the fighting started in the Civil War • Who the United States fought in a war in 1898 • Last name of winning general in the Civil War • The number of years that the Vietnam War lasted • president of the United States during World War 1 • ...
Chapter 5 Review 2016-10-30
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- Farmer who led a rebellion against the government
- Introduction to the Constitution
- Branch created by Article III of the Constitution
- Number of people five African American slaves equaled
- Branch created by Article II of the Constitution
- America's First Government
- Number of states needed to agree on a change to the government
- A person who supported the Constitution
- To approve
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- Connecticut leader who proposed the Great Compromise
- Plan favored by smaller states that granted equal representation to all states
- Branch created by Article I of the Constitution
- Chosen to lead the Constitutional Convention
- Ninth state to approve the Constitution
- Change to the Constitution
- System of government in which power is divided between the federal and stave governments
- Plan favored by larger states that based government representation on a state's population
- Number of Articles in the Constitution
- A detailed written plan of government
- Divided into two houses
20 Clues: To approve • Divided into two houses • Change to the Constitution • America's First Government • Introduction to the Constitution • A detailed written plan of government • Number of Articles in the Constitution • Ninth state to approve the Constitution • A person who supported the Constitution • Chosen to lead the Constitutional Convention • ...
Relative Locations 2021-09-21
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- Florida city north of Miami
- 5 lakes in northern part of United States
- Valley southwest of Las Vegas
- City south of St. Louis
- Colorado City east of the Rocky Mountains
- Florida city northwest of Key West
- City in Oklahoma north of Dallas
- City south of Milwaukee
- Ocean east of United States
- City at southern end of Appalachian Mts.
- National Park northeast of Key West
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- River south of Seattle and north of Salem
- Plains in central United States
- Long mountain range in western United States
- Mountains west of Washington DC
- Canyon in northern Arizona south of Salt Lake City
- Southernmost city in Texas
- National Park southeast of Helena, Montana
- Texas city south of Oklahoma City
- City in northeast that is southwest of Boston
- City in Nevada west of the Grand Canyon
- City north of Columbia River
- Falls east of Detroit
- Southernmost city in Florida
24 Clues: Falls east of Detroit • City south of St. Louis • City south of Milwaukee • Southernmost city in Texas • Florida city north of Miami • Ocean east of United States • City north of Columbia River • Southernmost city in Florida • Valley southwest of Las Vegas • Plains in central United States • Mountains west of Washington DC • City in Oklahoma north of Dallas • ...
social studies 20 terms/questions 2022-01-05
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- document asserting the independence of the colonies from Great Britain
- political powers granted to the united states government that are not explicitly stated in the constitution
- strip of land connecting alaska to russia
- exporting more goods then importing
- created so not one branch had too much power
- branch that consists of the supreme court
- authority of the people
- the action of signing consent to a treaty
- branch headed by president
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- opposed the ratification of the constitution
- he wrote the declaration of indpendence
- branch that makes laws
- second president of the united states
- french soldier who joined washingtons staff and became a general in the continental army
- first president of the united states
- agreement signed by british and American leaders stating america's independence
- when states banded together under constitution
- the first ten amendments to the constitution
- tax on imported goods
- pamphlet written by thomas paine
20 Clues: tax on imported goods • branch that makes laws • authority of the people • branch headed by president • pamphlet written by thomas paine • exporting more goods then importing • first president of the united states • second president of the united states • he wrote the declaration of indpendence • strip of land connecting alaska to russia • ...
Westward Expansion 2022-02-06
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- Means to give up territory
- The term that describes Americans' desire to expand west
- This issue delayed Texas' annexation for nine years
- The religious group that was persecuted and forced westward
- First people to settle in a region
- Means to add new territory
- An area identified by certain features
- This ocean is located in eastern United States
- Movement of people from one place to another
- He was the Manifest Destiny President
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- Acquired from Great Britain in 1818
- Acquired from Spain in 1819
- Texans fought this country to become independent
- The law that established a process for adding new states
- Acquired from Great Britain in 1783
- This ocean is located in western United States
- Acquired from Great Britain in 1846
- The most popular trail taken to move west
- Annexed by the United States in 1845
- Acquired from France in 1803
20 Clues: Means to give up territory • Means to add new territory • Acquired from Spain in 1819 • Acquired from France in 1803 • First people to settle in a region • Acquired from Great Britain in 1818 • Acquired from Great Britain in 1783 • Acquired from Great Britain in 1846 • Annexed by the United States in 1845 • He was the Manifest Destiny President • ...
Samantha Skulskie 6th hour 2023-03-06
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- a settler in kansas that wants kansas to be free.
- a person who was killed for their beliefs.
- to be free
- splitting the us in 2 haves free states and slave states.
- cancel, over turning something.
- resiton to a higher source of power.
- a person trying to end slavery.
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- person who invests in something hoping they can sell it for a greater price.
- going against your country's constitution.
- a principle consuming what is right or wrong.
- capture a town
- first territorial governor
- attempting to overthrow the government.
- a criminal
- a person who wants to expand.
- a crop that is grown for profit
- to seal off something
- a religious man who thought that he was chosen from god to end slavery no matter what.
- bloodshed in kansas from slave states and free states.
- allowing people to vote
20 Clues: a criminal • to be free • capture a town • to seal off something • allowing people to vote • first territorial governor • a person who wants to expand. • a crop that is grown for profit • cancel, over turning something. • a person trying to end slavery. • resiton to a higher source of power. • attempting to overthrow the government. • going against your country's constitution. • ...
Samantha Skulskie 6th hour 2023-03-06
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- a settler in kansas that wants kansas to be free.
- a person who was killed for their beliefs.
- to be free
- splitting the us in 2 haves free states and slave states.
- cancel, over turning something.
- resiton to a higher source of power.
- a person trying to end slavery.
Down
- person who invests in something hoping they can sell it for a greater price.
- going against your country's constitution.
- a principle consuming what is right or wrong.
- capture a town
- first territorial governor
- attempting to overthrow the government.
- a criminal
- a person who wants to expand.
- a crop that is grown for profit
- to seal off something
- a religious man who thought that he was chosen from god to end slavery no matter what.
- bloodshed in kansas from slave states and free states.
- allowing people to vote
20 Clues: a criminal • to be free • capture a town • to seal off something • allowing people to vote • first territorial governor • a person who wants to expand. • a crop that is grown for profit • cancel, over turning something. • a person trying to end slavery. • resiton to a higher source of power. • attempting to overthrow the government. • going against your country's constitution. • ...
Reconstuction 2023-06-01
Across
- shot Abraham Lincoln
- gave african americans the same rights as white americans
- laws that limit african americans freedom
- official pardon
- democrats accepted Hayes´s victory
- mean fellows
- leaders of radical republicans
- gave african americans equal rights
- rebuilding the nation and southern states without slavery
- allowed african americans to vote
- Assassinated at Ford's theater
- confederate states can make a new government if ten percent of their population took loyalty oaths
Down
- divided the south into five districts
- granted citizenship to people in the us
- before states could rejoin the union they had to follow two rules
- wanted the southern states to change
- severe economic downfall
- southern republicans that moved south
- this amendment made slavery illegal
- to deny african americans votes
- mandatory separation between whites and blacks
- provided relief for the poor
- charges against a public official
- opposed civil rights movement and used violence
24 Clues: mean fellows • official pardon • shot Abraham Lincoln • severe economic downfall • provided relief for the poor • leaders of radical republicans • Assassinated at Ford's theater • to deny african americans votes • charges against a public official • allowed african americans to vote • democrats accepted Hayes´s victory • this amendment made slavery illegal • ...
Final Crossword 2023-06-13
Across
- Principal of your School
- Slave who attempted to argue his freedom to the Supreme Court
- Deadly battle that led to a famous speech by Lincoln
- The Amendment that banned slavery
- The Proclamation issued by Lincoln to free the Confederate slaves
- Male Assistant Principal of your School
- Current President of the United States
- Jackson's policy that relocated the Native Americans
- Doubled the Size of the United States
- Rule Book to for the Government
- The leader of the Confederate army
Down
- Abolitionist who wrote a famous autobiography
- The class you are currently in
- The fixing of America following the Civil War
- Any Change to the Constitution
- First President
- Current Capital of the United States
- Current Vice-President of the United States
- Union General who famously "Marched to the Sea"
- Female Assistant Principal of your School
20 Clues: First President • Principal of your School • The class you are currently in • Any Change to the Constitution • Rule Book to for the Government • The Amendment that banned slavery • The leader of the Confederate army • Current Capital of the United States • Doubled the Size of the United States • Current President of the United States • Male Assistant Principal of your School • ...
The Jackson Era 2025-02-12
Across
- Andrew Jackson’s wife.
- System Giving jobs to friends after winning an election.
- Removal Act Law that moved Native Americans west.
- of Abominations Tax on goods that upset the South.
- Party Political group started by Jackson’s followers.
- Conventions Meetings to pick party leaders.
- Civilized Tribes Native groups affected by relocation.
- Bargain A secret deal in the 1824 election.
- Bank of the US A national bank Jackson didn’t like.
- of 1837 A financial crisis after Jackson left office.
- Republicans Party that did not like Jackson.
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- Leaving the United States.
- The right to vote.
- Van Buren President after Jackson.
- Democracy Giving more power to common people.
- C. Calhoun Jackson’s first Vice President.
- States saying “no” to federal laws.
- Rights Idea that states can make their own choices.
- Hickory Jackson’s nickname.
- Biddle Leader of the national bank Jackson opposed.
- of Tears Forced journey of Native Americans to new lands.
21 Clues: The right to vote. • Andrew Jackson’s wife. • Leaving the United States. • Hickory Jackson’s nickname. • Van Buren President after Jackson. • States saying “no” to federal laws. • C. Calhoun Jackson’s first Vice President. • Conventions Meetings to pick party leaders. • Bargain A secret deal in the 1824 election. • Republicans Party that did not like Jackson. • ...
Geography 2020-11-20
Across
- Country that borders the United States to the north
- Island state
- Mountain range that stretches from Canada to New Mexico
- Mountain range along the border between California and Nevada
- Ocean to the west of the United States
- ____, D.C. is the capital city
- of Mexico The ____ is the body of water south of Louisiana
Down
- Ocean to the east of the United States
- This river flows across the middle of the United States from Minnesota to Louisiana
- Mountain range along the east coast
- This river was used by Lewis and Clark on their exploration of the west
- Lake ________ is the only Great Lake located entirely within the United States
- California, Texas, New Mexico, and Arizona border this country
- National bird and animal of the United States
14 Clues: Island state • ____, D.C. is the capital city • Mountain range along the east coast • Ocean to the east of the United States • Ocean to the west of the United States • National bird and animal of the United States • Country that borders the United States to the north • Mountain range that stretches from Canada to New Mexico • ...
Unit 7 Vocabulary 2013-02-10
Across
- leave the United States.
- someone against slavery.
- freed all enslaved people living in the Confederate states.
- when Southern states bought African Americans' to work on their plantations.
- the right of each state to make its own decisions about most matters.
- citizens from helping fugitives escape.
- people on the Underground Railroad that the runaways.
Down
- the system of "secret" routes used by people in the North and South to help slaves escape to freedom.
- War a war between two parts of a country.
- stopping place on the Underground Railroad.
- the southern states became known as this after the left the United States in 1861.
- a subject that is being thought about or discussed.
- a slave trying to escape slavery.
- the northern states after the South seceded.
14 Clues: leave the United States. • someone against slavery. • a slave trying to escape slavery. • citizens from helping fugitives escape. • War a war between two parts of a country. • stopping place on the Underground Railroad. • the northern states after the South seceded. • a subject that is being thought about or discussed. • ...
Articles of Confederation 2022-02-13
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- __________Papers are 85 essays that gave reasons for ratification
- one house
- A loose confederation of the states with a weak central government
- _____Amendment- Freedom of Speech
- people hold the sovereign power
- _______ Amendment- Trial by jury
- Madison called for 3 branches of government
- __________ Ordinance of 1787 set rules for creating new states
- _________ Amendment- protection against unreasonable searches and seizures
- unicameral legislature based on equal representation
- majority rule with minority rights
- Drafted the nation's first constitution
- ________ Amendment- Power to the states
Down
- could elect their own officials
- Father of the Constitution
- supported the Constitution and strong national government
- the government's control extends to almost every aspect of citizens lives
- Ambassador in France
- division of power between central and local government
- presided over the Constitutional Convention
- ________ Powers- powers which are shared by both the federal and states governments
- power comes from the people
- "Smelt a rat"
- __________ Amendment- power to the people
24 Clues: one house • "Smelt a rat" • Ambassador in France • Father of the Constitution • power comes from the people • could elect their own officials • people hold the sovereign power • _______ Amendment- Trial by jury • _____Amendment- Freedom of Speech • majority rule with minority rights • Drafted the nation's first constitution • ________ Amendment- Power to the states • ...
Samantha Skulskie 6th hour 2023-03-06
Across
- a settler in kansas that wants kansas to be free.
- a person who was killed for their beliefs.
- to be free
- splitting the us in 2 haves free states and slave states.
- cancel, over turning something.
- resiton to a higher source of power.
- a person trying to end slavery.
Down
- person who invests in something hoping they can sell it for a greater price.
- going against your country's constitution.
- a principle consuming what is right or wrong.
- capture a town
- first territorial governor
- attempting to overthrow the government.
- a criminal
- a person who wants to expand.
- a crop that is grown for profit
- to seal off something
- a religious man who thought that he was chosen from god to end slavery no matter what.
- bloodshed in kansas from slave states and free states.
- allowing people to vote
20 Clues: a criminal • to be free • capture a town • to seal off something • allowing people to vote • first territorial governor • a person who wants to expand. • a crop that is grown for profit • cancel, over turning something. • a person trying to end slavery. • resiton to a higher source of power. • attempting to overthrow the government. • going against your country's constitution. • ...
Samantha Skulskie 6th hour 2023-03-06
Across
- a settler in kansas that wants kansas to be free.
- a person who was killed for their beliefs.
- to be free
- splitting the us in 2 haves free states and slave states.
- cancel, over turning something.
- resiton to a higher source of power.
- a person trying to end slavery.
Down
- person who invests in something hoping they can sell it for a greater price.
- going against your country's constitution.
- a principle consuming what is right or wrong.
- capture a town
- first territorial governor
- attempting to overthrow the government.
- a criminal
- a person who wants to expand.
- a crop that is grown for profit
- to seal off something
- a religious man who thought that he was chosen from god to end slavery no matter what.
- bloodshed in kansas from slave states and free states.
- allowing people to vote
20 Clues: a criminal • to be free • capture a town • to seal off something • allowing people to vote • first territorial governor • a person who wants to expand. • a crop that is grown for profit • cancel, over turning something. • a person trying to end slavery. • resiton to a higher source of power. • attempting to overthrow the government. • going against your country's constitution. • ...
Antebellum South 2023-01-12
Across
- people for slavery
- banned the further importation of slaves beginning in 1808.
- known for use of slavery.
- formally put an end to a system practice or institution.
- had 9 new slave states enter between 1789 and 1860
- planters projected the maount of cotton based on salve amount
- Turner led the second rebellion.
- a person who is owned and has no rights
- an owner of slaves.
- free blacks were lighter skinned women.
- people against slavery
- a boat powered by steam
Down
- wrote Uncle Toms Cabin
- the state of being a slave
- known as Petit gulf cotton a mix of mexican georgia strains
- what most slaves were used for.
- exstention of states territory by encroaching on that of other nations
- any Southern states in US which slavery was legal before the civil war.
- a person killed for religious beleifs
- what slave states were known as
20 Clues: people for slavery • an owner of slaves. • wrote Uncle Toms Cabin • people against slavery • a boat powered by steam • known for use of slavery. • the state of being a slave • what most slaves were used for. • what slave states were known as • Turner led the second rebellion. • a person killed for religious beleifs • a person who is owned and has no rights • ...
The Emancipation Proclamation 2024-05-11
Across
- President who issued the proclamation
- Year the preliminary proclamation was issued
- Era following the Civil War and emancipation
- Promise of the proclamation for many enslaved people
- States where the proclamation did not apply
- Technology used to transmit the proclamation
- People freed by the proclamation in rebellious states
- Thousand, number of slaves immediately freed by the proclamation
- First, date the final proclamation took effect
- Celebration of the proclamation reaching Texas
- Necessity, justification used by Lincoln for the proclamation
Down
- Frederick, prominent Black abolitionist who met with Lincoln
- Proclamation issued in September 1862
- Order, type of presidential action used for the proclamation
- States where slavery remained legal despite the proclamation
- Power invoked by Lincoln to issue the proclamation
- States where the proclamation freed slaves
- Of African Americans formed in Union-occupied areas
- Term for slaves who escaped to Union lines
- Amendment that later abolished slavery nationwide
20 Clues: Proclamation issued in September 1862 • President who issued the proclamation • States where the proclamation freed slaves • Term for slaves who escaped to Union lines • States where the proclamation did not apply • Year the preliminary proclamation was issued • Era following the Civil War and emancipation • Technology used to transmit the proclamation • ...
People in the Revolutionary War 2022-11-04
Across
- famous for yelling "the British are coming!"
- signator of the Treaty of Paris
- fifth president of the United States of America
- patriot group of colonists
- colonists who opposed the rule of England
- Third president of the United States of America
- "Give me liberty, or give me death!"
- wrote the article Common Sense
- second president of the United States of America
- "the father of the Constitution"
- created the American flag
- event; five people killed by Redcoats
Down
- inventor and Founding Father
- founder of the nation's financial system; Founding Father
- French aristocrat who helped seize Yorktown
- place; "the shot heard 'round the world"
- ruler of England when everything happened
- people who were fine with King George III ruling over them
- prominent patriot of the American Revolution; governor of Massachusetts
- first president of the United States of America; general of the Continental Army
- John Adams' cousin
21 Clues: John Adams' cousin • created the American flag • patriot group of colonists • inventor and Founding Father • wrote the article Common Sense • signator of the Treaty of Paris • "the father of the Constitution" • "Give me liberty, or give me death!" • event; five people killed by Redcoats • place; "the shot heard 'round the world" • ruler of England when everything happened • ...
CH2 Crossword Puzzle 2020-10-08
Across
- Supreme Court deciding legality of something
- the empire couldn’t beat the rebellion
- Maine became a state because of this
- to the victor go the spoils
- law enforcement cranked to eleven
- alcoholism being traded for something moderate
- location of US capitol
- most wars end with this happening to land
- groups of workers wanting protection
- the name is a lie (sorry Thomas)
Down
- Buying of land from Napoleon
- California didn’t like Mexico, but liked bears
- states that don’t want to be states becoming union
- a meeting between party members
- Error404 Destiny not found
- freedom to some more people
- love of factories brought from Britain
- first 10 amendments
- some states don’t like being states
- declaring laws void
- to leave
- First large portion of land purchased by US
- different type of freedom to all of a people
23 Clues: to leave • first 10 amendments • declaring laws void • location of US capitol • Error404 Destiny not found • freedom to some more people • to the victor go the spoils • Buying of land from Napoleon • a meeting between party members • the name is a lie (sorry Thomas) • law enforcement cranked to eleven • some states don’t like being states • Maine became a state because of this • ...
Civil War Word Puzzle 2021-02-09
Across
- Confederacy's first general officer
- First battle of the Civil War
- The Northern States during the Civil War
- General of the Union
- Took over men's work, disguised as men in order to fight, etc.
- A war measure that isolates some area of importance to the enemy
- President of the Confederate States of America
- Former slave, traveled the country speaking out against slavery, newspaper called North Star
- Confederate submarine
- President of the United States during the Civil War
Down
- Capital of the Confederacy
- The Southern states during the Civil War
- Union naval ships and soldiers captured Port Royal
- General of the Confederate
- A war between citizens of the same country
- Freed slaves
- Capital of the Union
- Former slave, freed himself and others during blockade
- The Union Navy cut off South's major port from trade
- African American unit in the Union ArmyU
20 Clues: Freed slaves • General of the Union • Capital of the Union • Confederate submarine • Capital of the Confederacy • General of the Confederate • First battle of the Civil War • Confederacy's first general officer • The Southern states during the Civil War • The Northern States during the Civil War • African American unit in the Union ArmyU • ...
civil war vocabulary 2023-02-22
Across
- the first functional combat submarine
- the president of the confederate states
- head southern general
- the southern nation of the war
- head northern general
- the name of the northern invasion plans
- the first northern ironclad of the war
- fought to preserve their way of life
- first real battle of the war
Down
- the president of the united states at the time
- the general that burned atlanta
- the number of states that succeeded to form the confederacy
- nicknamed stonewall for his actions at manassas junction
- event that triggered the war's start
- the practice of working enslaved individuals without pay or reward
- the first state to succeed from the union
- supported the end of slavery
- the most decisive battle in the war
- the first southern ironclad of the war
- the main export of the confederate states
- the deadliest battle of the war
21 Clues: head southern general • head northern general • supported the end of slavery • first real battle of the war • the southern nation of the war • the general that burned atlanta • the deadliest battle of the war • the most decisive battle in the war • event that triggered the war's start • fought to preserve their way of life • the first functional combat submarine • ...
WEBELOS CITIZENSHIP ACTIVITY PIN 2013-01-13
Across
- Mayor of Coeur d'Alene.
- Respect and obey federal, state and local ---.
- Current President of the United States.
- The quality of an individual's response to membershipin a community.
- Right to a prompt and fair ---.
- Pay --- honestly, on time, to federal, state authorities.
- Responsibility to participate in the democratic process.
Down
- The name of the blue rectangle on the American Flag.
- Governor of Idaho.
- Wrote the words for the National Anthem.
- The 2nd President of the United States.
- We have the right to freedom of ---, or to express ourselves.
- Freedom to pursue "life, ---, and the pursuit of happiness."
- 34th President of the United States.
- Pledge of --- to the American Flag.
- Vice President of the United States.
- Freedom of ---, to worship as you wish.
- Phrase added in 1954 to the pledge.
- Displayed at --- as a sign of respect or mourning.
- Nickname for the American Flag.
20 Clues: Governor of Idaho. • Mayor of Coeur d'Alene. • Right to a prompt and fair ---. • Nickname for the American Flag. • Pledge of --- to the American Flag. • Phrase added in 1954 to the pledge. • 34th President of the United States. • Vice President of the United States. • The 2nd President of the United States. • Current President of the United States. • ...
Toward Civil War (use pages 448, 452, 456, 462) 2013-05-10
Across
- a person who dies for a great cause
- Illinois senator
- brief
- runaway enslaved people
- allowing the people to decide
- challended the pro-slavery Whigs and Democrats
- unavoidable
- leaving
- the southern states
- storage site for weapons
Down
- control
- tried to sue for his freedom but the Supreme Court ruled him as "property"
- this preserved the balance between slave states and free states
- withdrawal from the Union
- greates cologne probably ever
- an exaggerated loyalty to a particular region of the country
- people that crossed borders to vote in elections that were not their own
- a fervent abolitionist who believed God chose him to end slavery. Famous painting of him kissing a baby before being hung.
- Republican presidential candidate who was greatly against slavery
- to not vote
- a conflict between citizens of the same country
- the northern states
22 Clues: brief • control • leaving • to not vote • unavoidable • Illinois senator • the northern states • the southern states • runaway enslaved people • storage site for weapons • withdrawal from the Union • greates cologne probably ever • allowing the people to decide • a person who dies for a great cause • challended the pro-slavery Whigs and Democrats • ...
U.S History Crossword Ethan Braden 2015-10-22
Across
- our government splits __ so no one is in complete control
- we were in __ after the revolutionary war
- Document that ended the revolutionary war giving us freedom
- 2 types of states in conflict
- people who supported the colonies
- colonies became __
- Helped our army and our first president
- A document saying 2 war is over and there is now peace
Down
- War that gave us freedom
- British government
- instead of states we used to have __
- final unalienable right that is in the declaration
- document people wanted after taxes were raise by our government
- our government wanted to give right to the __
- our government refuses to have a __
- name of our country after the war
- first 2 unalienable rights
- people who lived in the last question were called
- direction the new land for the states was
- people demanded a bill of __
20 Clues: British government • colonies became __ • War that gave us freedom • first 2 unalienable rights • people demanded a bill of __ • 2 types of states in conflict • name of our country after the war • people who supported the colonies • our government refuses to have a __ • instead of states we used to have __ • Helped our army and our first president • ...
Chapter 5 Review 2016-10-30
Across
- Introduction to the Constitution
- Number of states needed to agree on a change to the government
- America's First Government
- Divided into two houses
- Connecticut leader who proposed the Great Compromise
- Change to the Constitution
- System of government in which power is divided between the federal and stave governments
- Branch created by Article I of the Constitution
- A person who supported the Constitution
- Branch created by Article III of the Constitution
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- To approve
- Branch created by Article II of the Constitution
- Number of people five African American slaves equaled
- A detailed written plan of government
- Plan favored by larger states that based government representation on a state's population
- Plan favored by smaller states that granted equal representation to all states
- Farmer who led a rebellion against the government
- Ninth state to approve the Constitution
- Number of Articles in the Constitution
- Chosen to lead the Constitutional Convention
20 Clues: To approve • Divided into two houses • America's First Government • Change to the Constitution • Introduction to the Constitution • A detailed written plan of government • Number of Articles in the Constitution • Ninth state to approve the Constitution • A person who supported the Constitution • Chosen to lead the Constitutional Convention • ...
The Civil War 2022-01-13
Across
- the month in which the fighting began
- Lincoln was assassinated _____days after war ended
- The Civil War was America's _________ war.
- number of states that stayed in Union
- This was wrecked by the war.
- military branch that was located at Ft.Sumter
- The season in which the turning point happened.
- states that stayed with the U.S.
- number of states that left the Union
- 1863, The ___________Proclamation
- place where Lincoln gave a speech.
- Robert E. _____ was the leader of the South
Down
- state where Lee surrendered
- This state held slaves after they were set free.
- Union president
- Union general: Ulysses S. __________
- two border states were Kentucky and _____
- Lincoln thought the war would last ____ days
- state in which Ft.Sumter was located
- General in charge of Total War November, 1864
- early southern victory: Battle of ___ _____
- Confederate president
- In 1865, slavery was ____________.
- Battle of __________ (April, 1862)
24 Clues: Union president • Confederate president • state where Lee surrendered • This was wrecked by the war. • states that stayed with the U.S. • 1863, The ___________Proclamation • In 1865, slavery was ____________. • place where Lincoln gave a speech. • Battle of __________ (April, 1862) • state in which Ft.Sumter was located • number of states that left the Union • ...
Tanner Government 2025-09-08
Across
- Meeting where leaders wrote the Constitution
- What the states wanted to build together
- A group of states joined together
- The government could not enforce these
- Had most of the power under the Articles
- System that makes and enforces laws
- The first plan for America’s government
- Working together as one country
- People who decided to change the Articles
- Freedom a goal of the new system
- Each state printed its own causing problems
- A problem or flaw in the Articles
Down
- Freedoms and protections for people
- States argued about this and borders
- The type of government that was too weak under the Articles
- The plan that replaced the Articles
- The national government could not collect this
- America did not have a strong national one
- What the new Constitution tried to create between powers
- The lawmaking group under the Articles
20 Clues: Working together as one country • Freedom a goal of the new system • A group of states joined together • A problem or flaw in the Articles • Freedoms and protections for people • The plan that replaced the Articles • System that makes and enforces laws • States argued about this and borders • The government could not enforce these • The lawmaking group under the Articles • ...
The History of Slavery 2021-12-17
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- a type of punishment for slave that was enforced with a whip
- states in which slavery was illegal
- a plantation manager
- a slave who led a big rebellion against slave owners in Virginia
- the president who set the slaves free
- the trade of enslaved people among states of the U.S.
- states in which slavery was legal
- a machine that picked seeds from cotton and caused the demand for slavery to increase
- a war between northern states and southern states that eventually freed the slaves
- a practice where one human owns another human.
Down
- a large farm or area of land used for agriculture, often using slaves for labor
- a system of secret routes and safe houses to help and house slaves that had escaped.
- an order by President Lincoln to free all slaves
- the first state that abolished slavery in 1777
- a white plant that slaves often picked
- a person who owned slaves
- a person who is legal property of another and is forced to obey them.
- the setting free of slaves
- laws that limit the rights of slaves
- an African American religious folk song
20 Clues: a plantation manager • a person who owned slaves • the setting free of slaves • states in which slavery was legal • states in which slavery was illegal • laws that limit the rights of slaves • the president who set the slaves free • a white plant that slaves often picked • an African American religious folk song • the first state that abolished slavery in 1777 • ...
From Slavery to Presidency 2018-10-05
Across
- what the AA fought for in the 1960s
- the Southern states which seceeded
- the secrete routes used by runaway slaves
- places where runaway slaves could stay on thier way to freedom
- the institution where segregation was said to be unconstitutional
- Southern states which did not join the Confederacy
- killing someone without bringing them to stand trial
- a programme to help AA and other minorities
- the law which guaranteed the AA men the right to vote
- the woman who started the bus boycott
- it Means to get rid of slavery (verb)
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- the old organization fighting for racial equality
- the system used to oppress AAs in the Southern States
- according to this law run-away slaves had to be returned to their owners
- someone who was against slavery
- famous Confederate general
- the soldiers who fought against the Union
- where the slaves were sold
- the people who helped slaves escape to the free states
- the document which freed the slaves issued by Lincoln
- the big farms where cotton etc was grown
- the Laws which secured White supremacy in the Southern States
- abbreviation for the new movement which fight against discrimination
23 Clues: famous Confederate general • where the slaves were sold • someone who was against slavery • the Southern states which seceeded • what the AA fought for in the 1960s • the woman who started the bus boycott • it Means to get rid of slavery (verb) • the big farms where cotton etc was grown • the soldiers who fought against the Union • the secrete routes used by runaway slaves • ...
U.S. Citizenship Test 2012-10-26
Across
- Name of the current President
- The ocean that is on the east coast of the United States.
- The capital of Illinois.
- He is the "Father of Our Country."
- This branch of the government makes the laws.
- The longest river in the United States.
- The Congress has 100 members of these.
- This person signs and vetoes bills.
- Change or addition to the Constitution
- He wrote the Declaration of Independence.
- He was President during World War I
- He freed the slaves, preserved the Union, and led the United States during Civil War.
- Current governor of Illinois
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- Rights of speech, religion and press are protected in this amendment
- We vote for the President in this month.
- Supreme law of the land
- The Flag Day is celebrated in this month.
- U.S. bought this territory from France in 1803
- This U.S. national holiday is in December.
- The main concern of the United States during the Cold War.
- This country borders the United States to the south.
- He was famous for writing "Poor Richard's Almanac" and started the first free libraries.
- Name of the current Vice President
23 Clues: Supreme law of the land • The capital of Illinois. • Current governor of Illinois • Name of the current President • He is the "Father of Our Country." • Name of the current Vice President • This person signs and vetoes bills. • He was President during World War I • The Congress has 100 members of these. • Change or addition to the Constitution • ...
Jackson fives Government Vocab 2023-10-19
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- James Madison wrote this
- first president of the Nation
- provides each branch of government with individual powers to check the other branches
- designed to protect the security and power of smaller states
- the upper chamber of the United States Congress
- the principle that the leaders of a state and its government are created and sustained by the consent of its people
- responsible for implementing and enforcing the laws written by Congress
- The branch that makes the decisions about the laws and those who break them
- electors who are selected to elect a candidate to particular offices
- established the United States would be allowed two representatives; in the House of Representatives
Down
- strong national government with three branches: legislative, executive, and judicial
- known as the Founding Father of the constitution
- people who support a strong government
- supreme law of the United States of America.
- officer next in rank to a president
- Branch that holds the President
- people who are against a strong government
- Branch that makes laws for North Carolina
- the plan that allows black Slaves to vote
- United States highest court
20 Clues: James Madison wrote this • United States highest court • first president of the Nation • Branch that holds the President • officer next in rank to a president • people who support a strong government • Branch that makes laws for North Carolina • the plan that allows black Slaves to vote • people who are against a strong government • ...
Civil War Vocabulary 2024-06-06
Across
- State where slavery was allowed
- Figure that found a compromise
- Southern states did this when they left the Union
- The Union's strategy to prevent the Confederacy from selling goods to other countries
- Free African American and abolitionist
- The tax Southern's did not want
- Nickname given to the territory of Kansas
- States that had mixed feelings about the Civil War
- Enslaved man that sued for his freedom
- Author of Uncle Tom's Cabin
- The name of the Union's plan to win the Civil War
- General Jackson's nickname
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- President of the Confederacy during the Civil War
- First major battle of the Civil War
- The North and South liking their side more than the whole country
- Document written by President Lincoln that freed enslaved people in Confederate states
- Bloodiest day of the war
- People opposed to slavery
- General that Lincoln sought advice from
- Battle that started the war
- State where slavery was illegal
- Compromise set where enslaved people needed to be returned to the South if they escaped and states could vote on whether
- President of the United States during the Civil War
- Famous Massachusetts' infantry regiment
24 Clues: Bloodiest day of the war • People opposed to slavery • General Jackson's nickname • Battle that started the war • Author of Uncle Tom's Cabin • Figure that found a compromise • State where slavery was allowed • The tax Southern's did not want • State where slavery was illegal • First major battle of the Civil War • Free African American and abolitionist • ...
Civil war crossword 2023-05-05
Across
- The part of America in the Confederate Union
- one of the main causes of the civil war
- first state to secede from the union
- To formally withdraw
- When a person is murdered for political reasons
- A persone who dies for their cause
- Who won the civil war?
- The group of states that seceded out of america
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- Slave states that border with the free states during the United States Civil War. They still stayed part of the US
- This proclamation declared "that all persons held as slaves" within the rebellious states "are, and henceforward shall be free."
- He was a war general for the Union who led them to victory
- The year the war ended(No numbers - spell it out)
- Required slaves to be turned by to their owners
- to join the army
- One of the greatest abolitionists.She made 13 trips back to slavehood and rescued about 70 people
- How many women helped in the civil war(4 words-two of which are nums)
- A war against citizens of the same country
- The president elected right before the start of the war
- Were the first confederate attack took place
- The part of America in the Union
20 Clues: to join the army • To formally withdraw • Who won the civil war? • The part of America in the Union • A persone who dies for their cause • first state to secede from the union • one of the main causes of the civil war • A war against citizens of the same country • The part of America in the Confederate Union • Were the first confederate attack took place • ...
Unit 2: Government Vocab 2023-02-16
Across
- a formal agreement between two of more sovereign states
- form of federal monetary aid under which congressgave a share of federal tax revenue with virtually no restrictions, to the states, cities counties, and townships
- those delegated powers of the national government that are spelled out in the constitution
- a congressional act directing the people of a united states territory to frame a proposed state constitution as a step towards admission to the union
- those powers that can be exercised by the national government alone
- States' pacts with foreign governments and other limits on states' power to engage in foreign affairs
- those delegated powers of the national government that are suggested by the expressed powers.
Down
- those powers that both the national government and the states possess and exercise
- those powers expressed, implied por inherent, granted to the national government by the constitution
- powers delegated to the national government because it is the government of a sovereign state within a world community
- basic principle of federalism, the constitutionalprovisions of which governmental powers are divided on a geographic basis
- the legal process by which a fugitive from justice in one state, is returned to that state
- A change in, or addition to a constitution of law
- A congressional act admitting a new state to the union
- The powers not delegated to the United States by the Constitution, nor prohibited by it to the States, are reserved to the States respectively, or to the people
15 Clues: A change in, or addition to a constitution of law • A congressional act admitting a new state to the union • a formal agreement between two of more sovereign states • those powers that can be exercised by the national government alone • those powers that both the national government and the states possess and exercise • ...
unit 2 vocab 2023-02-16
Across
- a formal agreement between two of more sovereign states
- form of federal monetary aid under which congressgave a share of federal tax revenue with virtually no restrictions, to the states, cities counties, and townships
- those delegated powers of the national government that are spelled out in the constitution
- a congressional act directing the people of a united states territory to frame a proposed state constitution as a step towards admission to the union
- those powers that can be exercized by the national government alone
- States' pacts with foreign governments and other limits on states' power to engage in foreign affairs
- those delegated powers of the national government that are suggested by the expressed powers.
Down
- those powers that both the national government and the states possess and exercise
- those powers expressed, implied por inherent, granted to the national government by the constitution
- powers delegated to the national government because it is the government of a sovereign state within a world community
- basic principle of federalism, the constitutionalprovisions of which governmental powers are divided on a geographic basis
- the legal process by which a fugitive from justice in one state, is returned to that state
- A change in, or addition to a constitution of law
- A congressional act admitting a new state to the union
- The powers not delegated to the United States by the Constitution, nor prohibited by it to the States, are reserved to the States respectively, or to the people
15 Clues: A change in, or addition to a constitution of law • A congressional act admitting a new state to the union • a formal agreement between two of more sovereign states • those powers that can be exercized by the national government alone • those powers that both the national government and the states possess and exercise • ...
Gov. Unit 2 Vocab 2023-02-27
Across
- a formal agreement between two of more sovereign states
- form of federal monetary aid under which congressgave a share of federal tax revenue with virtually no restrictions, to the states, cities counties, and townships
- those delegated powers of the national government that are spelled out in the constitution
- a congressional act directing the people of a united states territory to frame a proposed state constitution as a step towards admission to the union
- those powers that can be exercized by the national government alone
- States' pacts with foreign governments and other limits on states' power to engage in foreign affairs
- those delegated powers of the national government that are suggested by the expressed powers.
Down
- those powers that both the national government and the states possess and exercise
- those powers expressed, implied por inherent, granted to the national government by the constitution
- powers delegated to the national government because it is the government of a sovereign state within a world community
- basic principle of federalism, the constitutionalprovisions of which governmental powers are divided on a geographic basis
- the legal process by which a fugitive from justice in one state, is returned to that state
- A change in, or addition to a constitution of law
- A congressional act admitting a new state to the union
- The powers not delegated to the United States by the Constitution, nor prohibited by it to the States, are reserved to the States respectively, or to the people
15 Clues: A change in, or addition to a constitution of law • A congressional act admitting a new state to the union • a formal agreement between two of more sovereign states • those powers that can be exercized by the national government alone • those powers that both the national government and the states possess and exercise • ...
Unit 9 voc 2018-05-09
Across
- a tax levied on every adult, without reference to income or resources.
- an informal, unwritten deal that settled the intensely disputed 1876 U.S. presidential election
- a bill proposed for the Reconstruction of the South written by two Radical Republicans
- Neither slavery nor involuntary servitude, except as a punishment for crime whereof the party shall have been duly convicted
- : a post-Civil War American secret society advocating white supremacy
- the action or state of setting someone or something apart from other people or things or being set apart.
- that a southern state could be readmitted into the Union once 10 percent of its voters
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- residency and property restrictions and extra-legal activities
- were state and local laws that enforced racial segregation in the Southern United States
- Was an agency of the United States Department of War to "direct such issues of provisions
- a wing of the Republican Party organized around an uncompromising opposition to slavery before and during the Civil War
- A white Southerner who collaborated with northern Republicans during Reconstruction, often for personal profit
- was any person from the Northern United States who came to the Southern states after the American Civil War and was perceived to be exploiting the local populace for their own purposes
- All persons born or naturalized in the United States and subject to the jurisdiction thereof
- The right of citizens of the United States to vote shall not be denied or abridged by the United States or by any State on account of race, color, or previous condition of servitude.
- a tenant farmer who gives a part of each crop as rent.
- were laws passed by Southern states in 1865 and 1866 in the United States after the American Civil War with the intent and the effect of restricting African Americans' freedom
17 Clues: a tenant farmer who gives a part of each crop as rent. • residency and property restrictions and extra-legal activities • : a post-Civil War American secret society advocating white supremacy • a tax levied on every adult, without reference to income or resources. • a bill proposed for the Reconstruction of the South written by two Radical Republicans • ...
Modern Era Domestic Policies (USDIT1) 2022-06-16
Across
- a plan, announced in 1969, to turn over the control of some federal programs to state and local governments and institute block grants, revenue sharing, etc.
- a major political scandal in the United States involving the administration of U.S. President Richard Nixon from 1972 to 1974 that led to Nixon's resignation
- a political movement made up especially of Protestants, opposed especially to secular humanism, and concerned with issues especially of church and state, patriotism, laissez-faire economics, pornography, and abortion
- the 37th president of the United States, serving from 1969 to 1974
- a series of spontaneous protests by members of the gay community in response to a police raid that began in the early morning hours of June 28, 1969
- the 38th president of the United States from 1974 to 1977
- the failure of 1,043 out of the 3,234 savings and loan associations in the United States from 1986 to 1995
- an agency of the United States federal government whose mission is to protect human and environmental health
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- the 40th president of the United States from 1981 to 1989
- the 41st president of the United States from 1989 to 1993
- the 39th president of the United States from 1977 to 1981
- the practice or policy of favoring individuals belonging to groups known to have been discriminated against previously
- a global campaign, led by the U.S. federal government, of drug prohibition, military aid, and military intervention, with the aim of reducing the illegal drug trade in the United States
- a disease in which there is a severe loss of the body's cellular immunity, greatly lowering the resistance to infection and malignancy
- a macroeconomic theory that postulates economic growth can be most effectively fostered by lowering taxes, decreasing regulation, and allowing free trade
- persistent high inflation combined with high unemployment and stagnant demand in a country's economy
- removal or reduction of laws or other demands of governmental control
17 Clues: the 40th president of the United States from 1981 to 1989 • the 41st president of the United States from 1989 to 1993 • the 39th president of the United States from 1977 to 1981 • the 38th president of the United States from 1974 to 1977 • the 37th president of the United States, serving from 1969 to 1974 • ...
HISTORY 2017-03-07
Across
- A TERM MEANING "BEFORE WAR"
- FOUGHT TO MAINTAIN SLAVERY
- A BOUNDARY OR BORDER THAT SEPARATED THE FREE AND SLAVE STATES
- SPEECH IN WHICH WAS STATED THAT SLAVES WERE TO BE SET FREE
- A TERM USED TO DESCRIBE PEOPLE WHO SUPPORTED THE NORTH
- WHEN THE SOUTHERN STATES CHOSE TO LEAVE THE UNITED STATES
- COMMANDING OFFICER OF THE SOUTH
- COLOR OF THE NORTH
- SOLDIERS THAT FIGHT AND TRAVEL BY FOOT
- DIPLOMACY THE IDEA THAT THE SOUTH COULD GET BRITAIN AND FRANCE TO HELP THEM
- COMMANDING OFFICER OF THE NORTH
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- A LONG GUN THAT SOLDIERS SHOT FROM THE SHOULDER
- A PERSON WHO WANTED TO ELIMINATE OR ABOLISH SLAVERY
- A LARGE FARM LOCATED IN THE SOUTHERN STATES
- REBUILDING OF THE WAR TORN STATES IN THE SOUTH
- PRESIDENT DURING THE CIVIL WAR
- ADDRESS FAMOUS SPEECH BY LINCOLN MEANT TO UNITE THE COUNTRY
- A NICKNAME FOR THE PEOPLE FROM THE NORTH
- A NICKNAME FOR PEOPLE IN THE SOUTH
- BARTON THE FOUNDER OF THE AMERICAN RED CROSS WHO TREATED SOLDIERS ON THE BATTLE FIELD
- A NICKNAME FOR THE SOUTH
- FOUGHT TO FREE THE SLAVES
- COLOR OF THE SOUTH
23 Clues: COLOR OF THE NORTH • COLOR OF THE SOUTH • A NICKNAME FOR THE SOUTH • FOUGHT TO FREE THE SLAVES • FOUGHT TO MAINTAIN SLAVERY • A TERM MEANING "BEFORE WAR" • PRESIDENT DURING THE CIVIL WAR • COMMANDING OFFICER OF THE SOUTH • COMMANDING OFFICER OF THE NORTH • A NICKNAME FOR PEOPLE IN THE SOUTH • SOLDIERS THAT FIGHT AND TRAVEL BY FOOT • A NICKNAME FOR THE PEOPLE FROM THE NORTH • ...
Station 17 2021-10-13
Across
- a plan that cut off supplies just like an anaconda would cut off oxygen supplies
- the proslavery states
- states that share a border between the union and the confederacy
- an economic motivation towards other countries to support the confederate's efforts in the civil war, through stopping cotton trade
- the capital of the us
- a well known confederate general
- Lincoln's declaration that all people held as slaves in the confederate states will be declared as free men.
- the battle of bull run
- the capital of the confederacy
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- the person who assassinated Lincoln
- a war between two sides of a divided nation
- The turning point of the civil war and the most deadly war in the civil war
- a military leader and the 18th president of the united states
- A law passed to force participation within the military.
- the nonslave states
- ____vs____. a naval battle between the union and the confederacy
- The place where the confederates formerly surrendered to the union
- a strategic union victory that led to lincoln's emancipation proclamation
- A union general who used 'scorched earth' strategies to effectively prevent the confederates from rebuilding
- The 16th president who served during the civil war
20 Clues: the nonslave states • the proslavery states • the capital of the us • the battle of bull run • the capital of the confederacy • a well known confederate general • the person who assassinated Lincoln • a war between two sides of a divided nation • The 16th president who served during the civil war • A law passed to force participation within the military. • ...
Interim Review Crossword Puzzle 2023-11-27
Across
- Process where a government's executive is subject to review by the judiciary.
- France fought against shifting European powers.
- War between the US and indigenous allies against the UK and indigenous allies.
- New constitution written in Philadelphia during 1787.
- War between British Army and the United States Army in 1815.
- Guide person for Lewis and Clark's expedition.
- British navy enslaving men into their army during 1812
- Adopted by the Continental Congress on November 15, 1777.
- Land deal between the United States and France, bought 827,000 square miles of land west for $15 million.
- The United States anthem.
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- An official way to verify a treaty.
- The first ten amendments in the Constitution.
- Movement against the creation of a stronger U.S. government.
- A new method for admitting new states to the Union.
- Fort used during the Battle of Baltimore.
- A serious felony punishable by fines and prison time.
- An agreement reached during the Constitutional Convention of 1787.
- A collection of articles written by Alexander Hamilton, James Madison, and John Jay.
- Established judicial review in the United States in 1803.
- Violent uprising in the Massachusetts countryside from 1786-1787.
20 Clues: The United States anthem. • An official way to verify a treaty. • Fort used during the Battle of Baltimore. • The first ten amendments in the Constitution. • Guide person for Lewis and Clark's expedition. • France fought against shifting European powers. • A new method for admitting new states to the Union. • New constitution written in Philadelphia during 1787. • ...
US States 2017-11-03
10 Clues: Badger State • The golden state • The Empire State • Capital of Montana • The Pine Tree State • Capital of Virginia • Its capital is Salem • Its capital is Phoenix • Capital of South Dakota • Capital of Massachusetts
