states Crossword Puzzles

Chapter 5 Review 2016-10-30

Chapter 5 Review crossword puzzle
Across
  1. Introduction to the Constitution
  2. Number of states needed to agree on a change to the government
  3. America's First Government
  4. Divided into two houses
  5. Connecticut leader who proposed the Great Compromise
  6. Change to the Constitution
  7. System of government in which power is divided between the federal and stave governments
  8. Branch created by Article I of the Constitution
  9. A person who supported the Constitution
  10. Branch created by Article III of the Constitution
Down
  1. To approve
  2. Branch created by Article II of the Constitution
  3. Number of people five African American slaves equaled
  4. A detailed written plan of government
  5. Plan favored by larger states that based government representation on a state's population
  6. Plan favored by smaller states that granted equal representation to all states
  7. Farmer who led a rebellion against the government
  8. Ninth state to approve the Constitution
  9. Number of Articles in the Constitution
  10. 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

The Civil War crossword puzzle
Across
  1. the month in which the fighting began
  2. Lincoln was assassinated _____days after war ended
  3. The Civil War was America's _________ war.
  4. number of states that stayed in Union
  5. This was wrecked by the war.
  6. military branch that was located at Ft.Sumter
  7. The season in which the turning point happened.
  8. states that stayed with the U.S.
  9. number of states that left the Union
  10. 1863, The ___________Proclamation
  11. place where Lincoln gave a speech.
  12. Robert E. _____ was the leader of the South
Down
  1. state where Lee surrendered
  2. This state held slaves after they were set free.
  3. Union president
  4. Union general: Ulysses S. __________
  5. two border states were Kentucky and _____
  6. Lincoln thought the war would last ____ days
  7. state in which Ft.Sumter was located
  8. General in charge of Total War November, 1864
  9. early southern victory: Battle of ___ _____
  10. Confederate president
  11. In 1865, slavery was ____________.
  12. 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

Tanner Government crossword puzzle
Across
  1. Meeting where leaders wrote the Constitution
  2. What the states wanted to build together
  3. A group of states joined together
  4. The government could not enforce these
  5. Had most of the power under the Articles
  6. System that makes and enforces laws
  7. The first plan for America’s government
  8. Working together as one country
  9. People who decided to change the Articles
  10. Freedom a goal of the new system
  11. Each state printed its own causing problems
  12. A problem or flaw in the Articles
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  1. Freedoms and protections for people
  2. States argued about this and borders
  3. The type of government that was too weak under the Articles
  4. The plan that replaced the Articles
  5. The national government could not collect this
  6. America did not have a strong national one
  7. What the new Constitution tried to create between powers
  8. 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 • ...

Articles of Confederation 2022-02-13

Articles of Confederation crossword puzzle
Across
  1. __________Papers are 85 essays that gave reasons for ratification
  2. one house
  3. A loose confederation of the states with a weak central government
  4. _____Amendment- Freedom of Speech
  5. people hold the sovereign power
  6. _______ Amendment- Trial by jury
  7. Madison called for 3 branches of government
  8. __________ Ordinance of 1787 set rules for creating new states
  9. _________ Amendment- protection against unreasonable searches and seizures
  10. unicameral legislature based on equal representation
  11. majority rule with minority rights
  12. Drafted the nation's first constitution
  13. ________ Amendment- Power to the states
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  1. could elect their own officials
  2. Father of the Constitution
  3. supported the Constitution and strong national government
  4. the government's control extends to almost every aspect of citizens lives
  5. Ambassador in France
  6. division of power between central and local government
  7. presided over the Constitutional Convention
  8. ________ Powers- powers which are shared by both the federal and states governments
  9. power comes from the people
  10. "Smelt a rat"
  11. __________ 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

Samantha Skulskie 6th hour crossword puzzle
Across
  1. a settler in kansas that wants kansas to be free.
  2. a person who was killed for their beliefs.
  3. to be free
  4. splitting the us in 2 haves free states and slave states.
  5. cancel, over turning something.
  6. resiton to a higher source of power.
  7. a person trying to end slavery.
Down
  1. person who invests in something hoping they can sell it for a greater price.
  2. going against your country's constitution.
  3. a principle consuming what is right or wrong.
  4. capture a town
  5. first territorial governor
  6. attempting to overthrow the government.
  7. a criminal
  8. a person who wants to expand.
  9. a crop that is grown for profit
  10. to seal off something
  11. a religious man who thought that he was chosen from god to end slavery no matter what.
  12. bloodshed in kansas from slave states and free states.
  13. 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

Samantha Skulskie 6th hour crossword puzzle
Across
  1. a settler in kansas that wants kansas to be free.
  2. a person who was killed for their beliefs.
  3. to be free
  4. splitting the us in 2 haves free states and slave states.
  5. cancel, over turning something.
  6. resiton to a higher source of power.
  7. a person trying to end slavery.
Down
  1. person who invests in something hoping they can sell it for a greater price.
  2. going against your country's constitution.
  3. a principle consuming what is right or wrong.
  4. capture a town
  5. first territorial governor
  6. attempting to overthrow the government.
  7. a criminal
  8. a person who wants to expand.
  9. a crop that is grown for profit
  10. to seal off something
  11. a religious man who thought that he was chosen from god to end slavery no matter what.
  12. bloodshed in kansas from slave states and free states.
  13. 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

Antebellum South crossword puzzle
Across
  1. people for slavery
  2. banned the further importation of slaves beginning in 1808.
  3. known for use of slavery.
  4. formally put an end to a system practice or institution.
  5. had 9 new slave states enter between 1789 and 1860
  6. planters projected the maount of cotton based on salve amount
  7. Turner led the second rebellion.
  8. a person who is owned and has no rights
  9. an owner of slaves.
  10. free blacks were lighter skinned women.
  11. people against slavery
  12. a boat powered by steam
Down
  1. wrote Uncle Toms Cabin
  2. the state of being a slave
  3. known as Petit gulf cotton a mix of mexican georgia strains
  4. what most slaves were used for.
  5. exstention of states territory by encroaching on that of other nations
  6. any Southern states in US which slavery was legal before the civil war.
  7. a person killed for religious beleifs
  8. 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

The Emancipation Proclamation crossword puzzle
Across
  1. President who issued the proclamation
  2. Year the preliminary proclamation was issued
  3. Era following the Civil War and emancipation
  4. Promise of the proclamation for many enslaved people
  5. States where the proclamation did not apply
  6. Technology used to transmit the proclamation
  7. People freed by the proclamation in rebellious states
  8. Thousand, number of slaves immediately freed by the proclamation
  9. First, date the final proclamation took effect
  10. Celebration of the proclamation reaching Texas
  11. Necessity, justification used by Lincoln for the proclamation
Down
  1. Frederick, prominent Black abolitionist who met with Lincoln
  2. Proclamation issued in September 1862
  3. Order, type of presidential action used for the proclamation
  4. States where slavery remained legal despite the proclamation
  5. Power invoked by Lincoln to issue the proclamation
  6. States where the proclamation freed slaves
  7. Of African Americans formed in Union-occupied areas
  8. Term for slaves who escaped to Union lines
  9. 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 • ...

Geography 2020-11-20

Geography crossword puzzle
Across
  1. Country that borders the United States to the north
  2. Island state
  3. Mountain range that stretches from Canada to New Mexico
  4. Mountain range along the border between California and Nevada
  5. Ocean to the west of the United States
  6. ____, D.C. is the capital city
  7. of Mexico The ____ is the body of water south of Louisiana
Down
  1. Ocean to the east of the United States
  2. This river flows across the middle of the United States from Minnesota to Louisiana
  3. Mountain range along the east coast
  4. This river was used by Lewis and Clark on their exploration of the west
  5. Lake ________ is the only Great Lake located entirely within the United States
  6. California, Texas, New Mexico, and Arizona border this country
  7. 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

Unit 7 Vocabulary crossword puzzle
Across
  1. leave the United States.
  2. someone against slavery.
  3. freed all enslaved people living in the Confederate states.
  4. when Southern states bought African Americans' to work on their plantations.
  5. the right of each state to make its own decisions about most matters.
  6. citizens from helping fugitives escape.
  7. people on the Underground Railroad that the runaways.
Down
  1. the system of "secret" routes used by people in the North and South to help slaves escape to freedom.
  2. War a war between two parts of a country.
  3. stopping place on the Underground Railroad.
  4. the southern states became known as this after the left the United States in 1861.
  5. a subject that is being thought about or discussed.
  6. a slave trying to escape slavery.
  7. 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. • ...

Chapter 5 Review 2016-10-30

Chapter 5 Review crossword puzzle
Across
  1. Farmer who led a rebellion against the government
  2. Introduction to the Constitution
  3. Branch created by Article III of the Constitution
  4. Number of people five African American slaves equaled
  5. Branch created by Article II of the Constitution
  6. America's First Government
  7. Number of states needed to agree on a change to the government
  8. A person who supported the Constitution
  9. To approve
Down
  1. Connecticut leader who proposed the Great Compromise
  2. Plan favored by smaller states that granted equal representation to all states
  3. Branch created by Article I of the Constitution
  4. Chosen to lead the Constitutional Convention
  5. Ninth state to approve the Constitution
  6. Change to the Constitution
  7. System of government in which power is divided between the federal and stave governments
  8. Plan favored by larger states that based government representation on a state's population
  9. Number of Articles in the Constitution
  10. A detailed written plan of government
  11. 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

Relative Locations crossword puzzle
Across
  1. Florida city north of Miami
  2. 5 lakes in northern part of United States
  3. Valley southwest of Las Vegas
  4. City south of St. Louis
  5. Colorado City east of the Rocky Mountains
  6. Florida city northwest of Key West
  7. City in Oklahoma north of Dallas
  8. City south of Milwaukee
  9. Ocean east of United States
  10. City at southern end of Appalachian Mts.
  11. National Park northeast of Key West
Down
  1. River south of Seattle and north of Salem
  2. Plains in central United States
  3. Long mountain range in western United States
  4. Mountains west of Washington DC
  5. Canyon in northern Arizona south of Salt Lake City
  6. Southernmost city in Texas
  7. National Park southeast of Helena, Montana
  8. Texas city south of Oklahoma City
  9. City in northeast that is southwest of Boston
  10. City in Nevada west of the Grand Canyon
  11. City north of Columbia River
  12. Falls east of Detroit
  13. 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

social studies 20 terms/questions crossword puzzle
Across
  1. document asserting the independence of the colonies from Great Britain
  2. political powers granted to the united states government that are not explicitly stated in the constitution
  3. strip of land connecting alaska to russia
  4. exporting more goods then importing
  5. created so not one branch had too much power
  6. branch that consists of the supreme court
  7. authority of the people
  8. the action of signing consent to a treaty
  9. branch headed by president
Down
  1. opposed the ratification of the constitution
  2. he wrote the declaration of indpendence
  3. branch that makes laws
  4. second president of the united states
  5. french soldier who joined washingtons staff and became a general in the continental army
  6. first president of the united states
  7. agreement signed by british and American leaders stating america's independence
  8. when states banded together under constitution
  9. the first ten amendments to the constitution
  10. tax on imported goods
  11. 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

Westward Expansion crossword puzzle
Across
  1. Means to give up territory
  2. The term that describes Americans' desire to expand west
  3. This issue delayed Texas' annexation for nine years
  4. The religious group that was persecuted and forced westward
  5. First people to settle in a region
  6. Means to add new territory
  7. An area identified by certain features
  8. This ocean is located in eastern United States
  9. Movement of people from one place to another
  10. He was the Manifest Destiny President
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  1. Acquired from Great Britain in 1818
  2. Acquired from Spain in 1819
  3. Texans fought this country to become independent
  4. The law that established a process for adding new states
  5. Acquired from Great Britain in 1783
  6. This ocean is located in western United States
  7. Acquired from Great Britain in 1846
  8. The most popular trail taken to move west
  9. Annexed by the United States in 1845
  10. 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

Samantha Skulskie 6th hour crossword puzzle
Across
  1. a settler in kansas that wants kansas to be free.
  2. a person who was killed for their beliefs.
  3. to be free
  4. splitting the us in 2 haves free states and slave states.
  5. cancel, over turning something.
  6. resiton to a higher source of power.
  7. a person trying to end slavery.
Down
  1. person who invests in something hoping they can sell it for a greater price.
  2. going against your country's constitution.
  3. a principle consuming what is right or wrong.
  4. capture a town
  5. first territorial governor
  6. attempting to overthrow the government.
  7. a criminal
  8. a person who wants to expand.
  9. a crop that is grown for profit
  10. to seal off something
  11. a religious man who thought that he was chosen from god to end slavery no matter what.
  12. bloodshed in kansas from slave states and free states.
  13. 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

Samantha Skulskie 6th hour crossword puzzle
Across
  1. a settler in kansas that wants kansas to be free.
  2. a person who was killed for their beliefs.
  3. to be free
  4. splitting the us in 2 haves free states and slave states.
  5. cancel, over turning something.
  6. resiton to a higher source of power.
  7. a person trying to end slavery.
Down
  1. person who invests in something hoping they can sell it for a greater price.
  2. going against your country's constitution.
  3. a principle consuming what is right or wrong.
  4. capture a town
  5. first territorial governor
  6. attempting to overthrow the government.
  7. a criminal
  8. a person who wants to expand.
  9. a crop that is grown for profit
  10. to seal off something
  11. a religious man who thought that he was chosen from god to end slavery no matter what.
  12. bloodshed in kansas from slave states and free states.
  13. 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

Reconstuction crossword puzzle
Across
  1. shot Abraham Lincoln
  2. gave african americans the same rights as white americans
  3. laws that limit african americans freedom
  4. official pardon
  5. democrats accepted Hayes´s victory
  6. mean fellows
  7. leaders of radical republicans
  8. gave african americans equal rights
  9. rebuilding the nation and southern states without slavery
  10. allowed african americans to vote
  11. Assassinated at Ford's theater
  12. confederate states can make a new government if ten percent of their population took loyalty oaths
Down
  1. divided the south into five districts
  2. granted citizenship to people in the us
  3. before states could rejoin the union they had to follow two rules
  4. wanted the southern states to change
  5. severe economic downfall
  6. southern republicans that moved south
  7. this amendment made slavery illegal
  8. to deny african americans votes
  9. mandatory separation between whites and blacks
  10. provided relief for the poor
  11. charges against a public official
  12. 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

Final Crossword crossword puzzle
Across
  1. Principal of your School
  2. Slave who attempted to argue his freedom to the Supreme Court
  3. Deadly battle that led to a famous speech by Lincoln
  4. The Amendment that banned slavery
  5. The Proclamation issued by Lincoln to free the Confederate slaves
  6. Male Assistant Principal of your School
  7. Current President of the United States
  8. Jackson's policy that relocated the Native Americans
  9. Doubled the Size of the United States
  10. Rule Book to for the Government
  11. The leader of the Confederate army
Down
  1. Abolitionist who wrote a famous autobiography
  2. The class you are currently in
  3. The fixing of America following the Civil War
  4. Any Change to the Constitution
  5. First President
  6. Current Capital of the United States
  7. Current Vice-President of the United States
  8. Union General who famously "Marched to the Sea"
  9. 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

The Jackson Era crossword puzzle
Across
  1. Andrew Jackson’s wife.
  2. System Giving jobs to friends after winning an election.
  3. Removal Act Law that moved Native Americans west.
  4. of Abominations Tax on goods that upset the South.
  5. Party Political group started by Jackson’s followers.
  6. Conventions Meetings to pick party leaders.
  7. Civilized Tribes Native groups affected by relocation.
  8. Bargain A secret deal in the 1824 election.
  9. Bank of the US A national bank Jackson didn’t like.
  10. of 1837 A financial crisis after Jackson left office.
  11. Republicans Party that did not like Jackson.
Down
  1. Leaving the United States.
  2. The right to vote.
  3. Van Buren President after Jackson.
  4. Democracy Giving more power to common people.
  5. C. Calhoun Jackson’s first Vice President.
  6. States saying “no” to federal laws.
  7. Rights Idea that states can make their own choices.
  8. Hickory Jackson’s nickname.
  9. Biddle Leader of the national bank Jackson opposed.
  10. 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. • ...

Review 2026-01-21

Review crossword puzzle
Across
  1. Region known for diversity and agriculture.
  2. Conflict over slavery and states’ rights (1861-1865).
  3. Forced labor without freedom.
  4. Colonists supporting independence from Britain.
  5. Transatlantic route for enslaved Africans.
  6. The northern states during the Civil War.
  7. Revolt against colonial authority (1676).
  8. Conflict between the USA and Britain.
  9. Machine that revolutionized cotton processing.
  10. Conflict over slavery and states’ rights (1861-1865).
  11. System of shared power between government levels.
  12. Railroad connecting East and West coasts.
  13. Belief in America’s destined expansion westward.
  14. First permanent English settlement in America.
Down
  1. Document declaring American independence (1776).
  2. Southern states that seceded during the Civil War.
  3. Colonists loyal to British rule.
  4. Law promoting settlement of western lands.
  5. Religious revival movement in colonial America.
  6. Order freeing enslaved people in rebelling states.
  7. System preventing any government branch from overpowering.
  8. Region centered on plantation economies.
  9. Land acquisition doubling US territory (1803).
  10. Division of government responsibilities among branches.
  11. First governing document of the USA.

25 Clues: Forced labor without freedom. • Colonists loyal to British rule. • First governing document of the USA. • Conflict between the USA and Britain. • Region centered on plantation economies. • The northern states during the Civil War. • Revolt against colonial authority (1676). • Railroad connecting East and West coasts. • Law promoting settlement of western lands. • ...

The History of Slavery 2021-12-17

The History of Slavery crossword puzzle
Across
  1. a type of punishment for slave that was enforced with a whip
  2. states in which slavery was illegal
  3. a plantation manager
  4. a slave who led a big rebellion against slave owners in Virginia
  5. the president who set the slaves free
  6. the trade of enslaved people among states of the U.S.
  7. states in which slavery was legal
  8. a machine that picked seeds from cotton and caused the demand for slavery to increase
  9. a war between northern states and southern states that eventually freed the slaves
  10. a practice where one human owns another human.
Down
  1. a large farm or area of land used for agriculture, often using slaves for labor
  2. a system of secret routes and safe houses to help and house slaves that had escaped.
  3. an order by President Lincoln to free all slaves
  4. the first state that abolished slavery in 1777
  5. a white plant that slaves often picked
  6. a person who owned slaves
  7. a person who is legal property of another and is forced to obey them.
  8. the setting free of slaves
  9. laws that limit the rights of slaves
  10. 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

From Slavery to Presidency crossword puzzle
Across
  1. what the AA fought for in the 1960s
  2. the Southern states which seceeded
  3. the secrete routes used by runaway slaves
  4. places where runaway slaves could stay on thier way to freedom
  5. the institution where segregation was said to be unconstitutional
  6. Southern states which did not join the Confederacy
  7. killing someone without bringing them to stand trial
  8. a programme to help AA and other minorities
  9. the law which guaranteed the AA men the right to vote
  10. the woman who started the bus boycott
  11. it Means to get rid of slavery (verb)
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  1. the old organization fighting for racial equality
  2. the system used to oppress AAs in the Southern States
  3. according to this law run-away slaves had to be returned to their owners
  4. someone who was against slavery
  5. famous Confederate general
  6. the soldiers who fought against the Union
  7. where the slaves were sold
  8. the people who helped slaves escape to the free states
  9. the document which freed the slaves issued by Lincoln
  10. the big farms where cotton etc was grown
  11. the Laws which secured White supremacy in the Southern States
  12. 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

U.S. Citizenship Test crossword puzzle
Across
  1. Name of the current President
  2. The ocean that is on the east coast of the United States.
  3. The capital of Illinois.
  4. He is the "Father of Our Country."
  5. This branch of the government makes the laws.
  6. The longest river in the United States.
  7. The Congress has 100 members of these.
  8. This person signs and vetoes bills.
  9. Change or addition to the Constitution
  10. He wrote the Declaration of Independence.
  11. He was President during World War I
  12. He freed the slaves, preserved the Union, and led the United States during Civil War.
  13. Current governor of Illinois
Down
  1. Rights of speech, religion and press are protected in this amendment
  2. We vote for the President in this month.
  3. Supreme law of the land
  4. The Flag Day is celebrated in this month.
  5. U.S. bought this territory from France in 1803
  6. This U.S. national holiday is in December.
  7. The main concern of the United States during the Cold War.
  8. This country borders the United States to the south.
  9. He was famous for writing "Poor Richard's Almanac" and started the first free libraries.
  10. 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

Jackson fives Government Vocab crossword puzzle
Across
  1. James Madison wrote this
  2. first president of the Nation
  3. provides each branch of government with individual powers to check the other branches
  4. designed to protect the security and power of smaller states
  5. the upper chamber of the United States Congress
  6. the principle that the leaders of a state and its government are created and sustained by the consent of its people
  7. responsible for implementing and enforcing the laws written by Congress
  8. The branch that makes the decisions about the laws and those who break them
  9. electors who are selected to elect a candidate to particular offices
  10. established the United States would be allowed two representatives; in the House of Representatives
Down
  1. strong national government with three branches: legislative, executive, and judicial
  2. known as the Founding Father of the constitution
  3. people who support a strong government
  4. supreme law of the United States of America.
  5. officer next in rank to a president
  6. Branch that holds the President
  7. people who are against a strong government
  8. Branch that makes laws for North Carolina
  9. the plan that allows black Slaves to vote
  10. 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

Civil War Vocabulary crossword puzzle
Across
  1. State where slavery was allowed
  2. Figure that found a compromise
  3. Southern states did this when they left the Union
  4. The Union's strategy to prevent the Confederacy from selling goods to other countries
  5. Free African American and abolitionist
  6. The tax Southern's did not want
  7. Nickname given to the territory of Kansas
  8. States that had mixed feelings about the Civil War
  9. Enslaved man that sued for his freedom
  10. Author of Uncle Tom's Cabin
  11. The name of the Union's plan to win the Civil War
  12. General Jackson's nickname
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  1. President of the Confederacy during the Civil War
  2. First major battle of the Civil War
  3. The North and South liking their side more than the whole country
  4. Document written by President Lincoln that freed enslaved people in Confederate states
  5. Bloodiest day of the war
  6. People opposed to slavery
  7. General that Lincoln sought advice from
  8. Battle that started the war
  9. State where slavery was illegal
  10. Compromise set where enslaved people needed to be returned to the South if they escaped and states could vote on whether
  11. President of the United States during the Civil War
  12. 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

Civil war crossword crossword puzzle
Across
  1. The part of America in the Confederate Union
  2. one of the main causes of the civil war
  3. first state to secede from the union
  4. To formally withdraw
  5. When a person is murdered for political reasons
  6. A persone who dies for their cause
  7. Who won the civil war?
  8. The group of states that seceded out of america
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  1. Slave states that border with the free states during the United States Civil War. They still stayed part of the US
  2. This proclamation declared "that all persons held as slaves" within the rebellious states "are, and henceforward shall be free."
  3. He was a war general for the Union who led them to victory
  4. The year the war ended(No numbers - spell it out)
  5. Required slaves to be turned by to their owners
  6. to join the army
  7. One of the greatest abolitionists.She made 13 trips back to slavehood and rescued about 70 people
  8. How many women helped in the civil war(4 words-two of which are nums)
  9. A war against citizens of the same country
  10. The president elected right before the start of the war
  11. Were the first confederate attack took place
  12. 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 • ...

NORTH AND SOUTH 2026-02-11

NORTH AND SOUTH crossword puzzle
Across
  1. Law allowing settlers to decide if a territory allowed slavery.
  2. Farming as a way of life and main Southern occupation.
  3. Idea that people vote to decide an issue.
  4. President elected in 1860 whose election angered the South.
  5. The system in which people were treated as property and forced to work.
  6. Agreement that balanced slave and free states in 1820.
  7. Law requiring escaped enslaved people to be returned.
  8. The Northern states that wanted to remain one country.
  9. To withdraw or leave the Union.
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  1. The system of producing and using goods and money.
  2. The belief that states should decide their own laws.
  3. Large farms in the South that relied on enslaved labor.
  4. Southern states that separated from the United States.
  5. An agreement made to settle disputes between opposing sides.
  6. Event that triggered Southern secession and the Civil War.
  7. Loyalty to one region rather than the whole nation.
  8. Presidential election that increased tensions between North and South.
  9. Movement to end slavery and those who supported it.
  10. Taxes on imported goods that caused tension between North and South.
  11. The North’s economy depended on factories and manufacturing.

20 Clues: To withdraw or leave the Union. • Idea that people vote to decide an issue. • The system of producing and using goods and money. • Loyalty to one region rather than the whole nation. • Movement to end slavery and those who supported it. • The belief that states should decide their own laws. • Law requiring escaped enslaved people to be returned. • ...

North and South 2026-02-17

North and South crossword puzzle
Across
  1. Law allowing settlers to decide if a territory allowed slavery.
  2. Farming as a way of life and main Southern occupation.
  3. Idea that people vote to decide an issue.
  4. President elected in 1860 whose election angered the South.
  5. The system in which people were treated as property and forced to work.
  6. Agreement that balanced slave and free states in 1820.
  7. Law requiring escaped enslaved people to be returned.
  8. The Northern states that wanted to remain one country.
  9. To withdraw or leave the Union.
Down
  1. The system of producing and using goods and money.
  2. The belief that states should decide their own laws.
  3. Large farms in the South that relied on enslaved labor.
  4. Southern states that separated from the United States.
  5. An agreement made to settle disputes between opposing sides.
  6. Event that triggered Southern secession and the Civil War.
  7. Loyalty to one region rather than the whole nation.
  8. Presidential election that increased tensions between North and South.
  9. Movement to end slavery and those who supported it.
  10. Taxes on imported goods that caused tension between North and South.
  11. The North’s economy depended on factories and manufacturing.

20 Clues: To withdraw or leave the Union. • Idea that people vote to decide an issue. • The system of producing and using goods and money. • Loyalty to one region rather than the whole nation. • Movement to end slavery and those who supported it. • The belief that states should decide their own laws. • Law requiring escaped enslaved people to be returned. • ...

Unit 2: Government Vocab 2023-02-16

Unit 2: Government Vocab crossword puzzle
Across
  1. a formal agreement between two of more sovereign states
  2. 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
  3. those delegated powers of the national government that are spelled out in the constitution
  4. 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
  5. those powers that can be exercised by the national government alone
  6. States' pacts with foreign governments and other limits on states' power to engage in foreign affairs
  7. those delegated powers of the national government that are suggested by the expressed powers.
Down
  1. those powers that both the national government and the states possess and exercise
  2. those powers expressed, implied por inherent, granted to the national government by the constitution
  3. powers delegated to the national government because it is the government of a sovereign state within a world community
  4. basic principle of federalism, the constitutionalprovisions of which governmental powers are divided on a geographic basis
  5. the legal process by which a fugitive from justice in one state, is returned to that state
  6. A change in, or addition to a constitution of law
  7. A congressional act admitting a new state to the union
  8. 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

unit 2 vocab crossword puzzle
Across
  1. a formal agreement between two of more sovereign states
  2. 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
  3. those delegated powers of the national government that are spelled out in the constitution
  4. 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
  5. those powers that can be exercized by the national government alone
  6. States' pacts with foreign governments and other limits on states' power to engage in foreign affairs
  7. those delegated powers of the national government that are suggested by the expressed powers.
Down
  1. those powers that both the national government and the states possess and exercise
  2. those powers expressed, implied por inherent, granted to the national government by the constitution
  3. powers delegated to the national government because it is the government of a sovereign state within a world community
  4. basic principle of federalism, the constitutionalprovisions of which governmental powers are divided on a geographic basis
  5. the legal process by which a fugitive from justice in one state, is returned to that state
  6. A change in, or addition to a constitution of law
  7. A congressional act admitting a new state to the union
  8. 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

Gov. Unit 2 Vocab crossword puzzle
Across
  1. a formal agreement between two of more sovereign states
  2. 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
  3. those delegated powers of the national government that are spelled out in the constitution
  4. 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
  5. those powers that can be exercized by the national government alone
  6. States' pacts with foreign governments and other limits on states' power to engage in foreign affairs
  7. those delegated powers of the national government that are suggested by the expressed powers.
Down
  1. those powers that both the national government and the states possess and exercise
  2. those powers expressed, implied por inherent, granted to the national government by the constitution
  3. powers delegated to the national government because it is the government of a sovereign state within a world community
  4. basic principle of federalism, the constitutionalprovisions of which governmental powers are divided on a geographic basis
  5. the legal process by which a fugitive from justice in one state, is returned to that state
  6. A change in, or addition to a constitution of law
  7. A congressional act admitting a new state to the union
  8. 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 • ...

Modern Era Domestic Policies (USDIT1) 2022-06-16

Modern Era Domestic Policies (USDIT1) crossword puzzle
Across
  1. 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.
  2. 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
  3. 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
  4. the 37th president of the United States, serving from 1969 to 1974
  5. 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
  6. the 38th president of the United States from 1974 to 1977
  7. the failure of 1,043 out of the 3,234 savings and loan associations in the United States from 1986 to 1995
  8. an agency of the United States federal government whose mission is to protect human and environmental health
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  1. the 40th president of the United States from 1981 to 1989
  2. the 41st president of the United States from 1989 to 1993
  3. the 39th president of the United States from 1977 to 1981
  4. the practice or policy of favoring individuals belonging to groups known to have been discriminated against previously
  5. 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
  6. a disease in which there is a severe loss of the body's cellular immunity, greatly lowering the resistance to infection and malignancy
  7. a macroeconomic theory that postulates economic growth can be most effectively fostered by lowering taxes, decreasing regulation, and allowing free trade
  8. persistent high inflation combined with high unemployment and stagnant demand in a country's economy
  9. 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 • ...

Unit 9 voc 2018-05-09

Unit 9 voc crossword puzzle
Across
  1. a tax levied on every adult, without reference to income or resources.
  2. an informal, unwritten deal that settled the intensely disputed 1876 U.S. presidential election
  3. a bill proposed for the Reconstruction of the South written by two Radical Republicans
  4. Neither slavery nor involuntary servitude, except as a punishment for crime whereof the party shall have been duly convicted
  5. : a post-Civil War American secret society advocating white supremacy
  6. the action or state of setting someone or something apart from other people or things or being set apart.
  7. that a southern state could be readmitted into the Union once 10 percent of its voters
Down
  1. residency and property restrictions and extra-legal activities
  2. were state and local laws that enforced racial segregation in the Southern United States
  3. Was an agency of the United States Department of War to "direct such issues of provisions
  4. a wing of the Republican Party organized around an uncompromising opposition to slavery before and during the Civil War
  5. A white Southerner who collaborated with northern Republicans during Reconstruction, often for personal profit
  6. 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
  7. All persons born or naturalized in the United States and subject to the jurisdiction thereof
  8. 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.
  9. a tenant farmer who gives a part of each crop as rent.
  10. 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 • ...

Government 2020-12-03

Government crossword puzzle
Across
  1. act creating new state
  2. believed God gave you 3 rights life,liberty, and property; constitutionalism
  3. system of government in which entities such as states or provinces share power with a national government
  4. found directly in Constitution
  5. agreements among states
  6. big non fictional book
  7. an act directing people of the territory to frame a proposed constitution
  8. Constitution establishes the Constitution and United States laws as the supreme Law of the Land
  9. not directly in constitution but are reasonably implied through expressed powers
  10. USA is sovereign
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  1. total amount of elector votes available
  2. that the gov only has so little power
  3. tax on colony for British Army in US
  4. Constitution ensures that States recognize the laws and, documents, and court proceedings of the other States
  5. levy and collect taxes; establish courts
  6. conduct elections;establish public schools
  7. would like to see a strong absolute ruler;philosophical absolution
  8. a member of electoral college
  9. coin money; declare war
  10. grants of federal money or other resources to the states and/or their cities, counties, or localities
  11. Party members select the best candidate through a series of discussions and vote
  12. A person authorized to represent others as an elected representative to a political party conference
  13. in law to save East India Trade Co.
  14. legal process by which a fugitive from justice in one State is returned to that State
  15. Party members vote for the best candidate that will represent them in the general election.

25 Clues: USA is sovereign • act creating new state • big non fictional book • coin money; declare war • agreements among states • a member of electoral college • found directly in Constitution • in law to save East India Trade Co. • tax on colony for British Army in US • that the gov only has so little power • total amount of elector votes available • ...

History 2020-10-01

History crossword puzzle
Across
  1. was a political and mercantile protest
  2. was a proposal to the united states constitutional convention
  3. Was a small battle during the american revolutionary
  4. authorized the federal government to break up tribal lands
  5. series of forced relocations
  6. belief in the benefits of profitable trading
  7. executive order issued by the united states
  8. was a american political leader
  9. was the movement to end slavery
  10. was a decisive vitory
  11. was the acquisition of the territory of louisiana by the united states
  12. conflict fought between the united states and its allies
  13. imperialist cultural belief in the 19th century
  14. a minority group or culture comes to resemble a dominat group or assume the values
  15. unsuccesfully sued for his freedom
  16. was an american statesman
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  1. abolished slavery and involuntary servitude
  2. form of democracy in which people decide on policy initiatives directly
  3. was established in 1865 by congress to help millions of former black slaves
  4. proposal for the sturcture of the united states government
  5. state and local laws that enforced racial segregation in the southern united states
  6. also called plantation act or revenue act
  7. series of laws passed by the british parliament
  8. using small arms and howitzer fire, the troops drove the people out of their camp.
  9. spanned part of what is now the state of kansas
  10. assassination of Abraham Lincoln
  11. imposed a direct tax on the british colonies
  12. compromise the first 10 ammendments
  13. was an escaped slave
  14. a colony

30 Clues: a colony • was an escaped slave • was a decisive vitory • was an american statesman • series of forced relocations • was a american political leader • was the movement to end slavery • assassination of Abraham Lincoln • unsuccesfully sued for his freedom • compromise the first 10 ammendments • was a political and mercantile protest • also called plantation act or revenue act • ...

the cival war 2023-02-16

the cival war crossword puzzle
Across
  1. a long blade or knife at the end of a musket
  2. a law passed by congress in 1850 that said escaped enslaved people in free states had to be returned their
  3. Putting the local interests and customs ahead of the entire country.
  4. a nickname for United States paper money that was first used in 1862
  5. when a person is murdered for political reasons
  6. An attempt to stop people and supplies from going in or out of a port.
  7. the part of the war fought in the Eastern United States including Virgina,West Virgina,Maryland, and Pennysylvania
  8. large caliber like firearms like cannons and mortars
Down
  1. these states were slave states that did not leave the union
  2. a nickname from people from the north as well as union soldiers
  3. a person who want to abloish or eliminate slavery
  4. a canvas bag that many cival wars soldiers used to carry food
  5. a term used to describe people who supported the union
  6. a side of an army or military unit
  7. A soldier that is wounded or killed during battle.
  8. A northerner who moved to the South during the reconstruction in order to become rich.
  9. a nickname for the confederate states of america or the confederacy
  10. a term meaning "before war" often used to describe the united state before the cival war
  11. a nickname for the south
  12. an ankle high shoe worn by soldiers in the cival war

20 Clues: a nickname for the south • a side of an army or military unit • a long blade or knife at the end of a musket • when a person is murdered for political reasons • a person who want to abloish or eliminate slavery • A soldier that is wounded or killed during battle. • an ankle high shoe worn by soldiers in the cival war • ...

Early America Review 2023-03-24

Early America Review crossword puzzle
Across
  1. Laws passed that gave the President the power to deport at his discretion
  2. Undeclared war that resulted from the XYZ Affair.
  3. Group that wanted a Bill of Rights in the Constitution
  4. Concept created by the Marbury vs. Madison decision
  5. Affair during Adam's presidency that almost started a war.
  6. Group that promoted strong state governments
  7. Second President of the United States
  8. Federalist and first Secretary of the Treasury
  9. Laws passed that criminalized speaking against the government.
  10. What America's society was mostly in 1790
  11. Federalists promoted high _______ to help the economy.
  12. First President of the United States
  13. Expedition to explore the Louisiana Territory
Down
  1. Group that supported the Federalists
  2. Place where the "Necessary & Proper" clause is in the Constitution
  3. Rebellion over an excise tax created by Hamilton
  4. Treaty that ended hostilities with the British that was unpopular
  5. War during Jefferson's presidency with pirates
  6. Group that promoted a strong central government
  7. Major issue that Federalists and Anti-Federalists argued over
  8. Size of peacetime army wanted by Democratic-Republicans
  9. Territory sold to the United States by France
  10. Fourth President of the United States
  11. Third President of the United States

24 Clues: Group that supported the Federalists • Third President of the United States • First President of the United States • Fourth President of the United States • Second President of the United States • What America's society was mostly in 1790 • Group that promoted strong state governments • Territory sold to the United States by France • ...

U.S. Citizenship Test 2022-01-04

U.S. Citizenship Test crossword puzzle
Across
  1. He was famous for writing "Poor Richard's Almanac" and started the first free libraries.
  2. The ocean that is on the east coast of the United States.
  3. Change or addition to the Constitution
  4. This country borders the United States to the south.
  5. He was President during World War I
  6. Current governor of Illinois
  7. We vote for the President in this month.
  8. Rights of speech, religion and press are protected in this amendment
  9. The main concern of the United States during the Cold War.
  10. This person signs and vetoes bills.
  11. Supreme law of the land
  12. The capital of Illinois.
  13. The Flag Day is celebrated in this month.
Down
  1. Name of the current President
  2. He freed the slaves, preserved the Union, and led the United States during Civil War.
  3. He is the "Father of Our Country."
  4. The Congress has 100 members of these.
  5. U.S. bought this territory from France in 1803
  6. The longest river in the United States.
  7. Name of the current Vice President
  8. This U.S. national holiday is in December.
  9. This branch of the government makes the laws.
  10. He wrote the Declaration of Independence.

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 • He was President during World War I • This person signs and vetoes bills. • The Congress has 100 members of these. • Change or addition to the Constitution • ...

unit 4 part 2 2023-12-12

unit 4 part 2 crossword puzzle
Across
  1. the 31st president of the united states
  2. an ambitious employment and infrastructure program
  3. the worldwide economic downturn that start in 1929 and ended in 1939
  4. a U.S. government oversight agency responsible for regulating the securities markets and protecting investors.
  5. 323nd president of the united states from 1933 to 1945
  6. a deficit occurs when the federal governments spending exceeds its own revenues
  7. the drought-affected south central United States in the aftermath of horrific dust storms.
  8. provided jobs for young unemployed men
  9. an area in or near a city in which poor people live in small, badly built houses.
  10. were a series of evening radio addresses given by Franklin D. Roosevelt, the 32nd President of the United States
  11. Federal aid to the States to enable them to provide cash pensions to their needy aged
  12. franklin roosevelt became president
Down
  1. the united states stock market crash on oct, 29
  2. a series of programs that helped the recovery from the great depression
  3. a place people could go for a cheap or free meal
  4. a town built by the homeless
  5. buying stocks at a great risk with the anticipation that the price will rise
  6. an independent agency created by the Congress to maintain stability and public confidence in the nation's financial system.
  7. a group that helped farmers recover from the great depression

19 Clues: a town built by the homeless • franklin roosevelt became president • provided jobs for young unemployed men • the 31st president of the united states • the united states stock market crash on oct, 29 • a place people could go for a cheap or free meal • an ambitious employment and infrastructure program • 323nd president of the united states from 1933 to 1945 • ...

Nixon 2023-01-23

Nixon crossword puzzle
Across
  1. relaxation in tensions
  2. leaked the pentagon papers
  3. A period of high inflation combined with economic stagnation
  4. What kind of troubles did the US go through in Nixon's first years
  5. name of the spacecraft
  6. Nixon tried to get North Vietnam to accept a _____
  7. imposed an embargo, or ban, on shipping oil to the United States.
  8. Nixons National security advisor
  9. asked to be attorney general
  10. joined Armstrong
  11. Nixon obtained a ____ ____ to stop publication
Down
  1. states were asked to assume greater responsibility for the well-being of their citizens
  2. Nixon uses new relations with China to get USSR to talk about limiting the ______ arms race.
  3. spending more money in a year than the government receives in revenues
  4. Nixon felt that ____ ____ was threatened
  5. The United states decided to join other nations in recognizing the chinese _____
  6. In 1972, the United States and the Soviet Union signed the first strategic Arms Limitation Treaty, known as
  7. Nixon had hoped to slowly remove the US from the war while helping ______ to defend itself
  8. first man to walk on the moon
  9. What rose due to federal spending
  10. During the early 1970s, relations eased between the United States and ____

21 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 felt that ____ ____ was threatened • Nixon obtained a ____ ____ to stop publication • Nixon tried to get North Vietnam to accept a _____ • ...

Civil War Crossword 2023-02-16

Civil War Crossword crossword puzzle
Across
  1. This is what the south's name was.
  2. An attempt to stop people and supplies from going in or out of a port.
  3. A long gun with a smooth bore that soldiers shot from the shoulder.
  4. This is when you production and management wealth.
  5. He was the leader of the north.
  6. This is what the north´s name was.
  7. The president at the time of the civil war.
Down
  1. He was the leader of the south.
  2. nickname for people from the North as well as Union soldiers.
  3. This is when you give up.
  4. A state of armed conflict between different nations or states or different groups within a nation or state.
  5. This is the country that the civil war happened in.
  6. Some one who waned to stop slavery.
  7. When the southern states chose to leave the United States and to no longer be a part of the country.
  8. These states were slave states that did not leave the Union
  9. The side of an army or military unit.
  10. This means before the war.
  11. The truing point of the war
  12. Relating to ordinary citizens and their concerns.
  13. The date april 12, 1861.

20 Clues: The date april 12, 1861. • This is when you give up. • This means before the war. • The truing point of the war • He was the leader of the south. • He was the leader of the north. • This is what the south's name was. • This is what the north´s name was. • Some one who waned to stop slavery. • The side of an army or military unit. • The president at the time of the civil war. • ...

Civil War Crossword Puzzle 2020-03-13

Civil War Crossword Puzzle crossword puzzle
Across
  1. gin A machine used to separate cotton
  2. A type of gun.
  3. Break Away
  4. of Antietam The bloodiest day of the war
  5. Scott An african american man they wanted to win his freedom after his owner died.
  6. proclamation This was released on Jan 1st, 1863.
  7. A fight between two groups or single people
  8. Lincoln America’s 16th president
  9. Address This speech was told November 19, 1863.
  10. Were most Pro Slavery people lived at
Down
  1. Sumter Were the first battle of the Civil War took place
  2. People who fought in the war are...
  3. Slave act The act if any slave runs away, people have the right to take them back.
  4. The head of the United States
  5. To make amends for someone's wrongdoing.
  6. E Lee General that led the confederate army
  7. An act established and put in place by the government
  8. War The war between citizens in the exact same country
  9. States The states that were not free
  10. The state of being held captive by a person
  11. Were moth Anti Slave people lived
  12. Crittden Former Politician from Kentucky
  13. Brady Photographer for the Civil War
  14. of Bull Run The Union’s first victory in the War
  15. States The free states

25 Clues: Break Away • A type of gun. • States The free states • The head of the United States • Were moth Anti Slave people lived • Lincoln America’s 16th president • People who fought in the war are... • gin A machine used to separate cotton • States The states that were not free • Brady Photographer for the Civil War • Were most Pro Slavery people lived at • ...

STAT 334 Key Terms 2022-04-20

STAT 334 Key Terms crossword puzzle
Across
  1. all states communicate
  2. continuous waiting time
  3. exponential of SBM
  4. continuous process with uncountable states
  5. not guaranteed to return
  6. counting rv
  7. bell curve
  8. discrete multiple waiting time
  9. equally likely
  10. splitting up
  11. repeated over and over
  12. group of states that communicate
  13. lots of bell curves
  14. disjoint
  15. function mapping events to Real numbers
  16. sequences of rvs
  17. discrete waiting time rv
Down
  1. counting number of events
  2. subset of sample space
  3. knowing info already about a rv
  4. sum of a random number of rvs
  5. only returns on a multiple of d steps
  6. knowing info already
  7. stuck there forever
  8. discrete process with countable states
  9. can leave
  10. continuous multiple waiting time
  11. yes or no
  12. list of possible outcomes
  13. guaranteed to return
  14. no influence
  15. flipping direction of conditioning
  16. continuous process with countable states
  17. trials with more than two outcomes
  18. E[X] = E[E[X|Y]]
  19. variance of process
  20. can get back and forth
  21. classifying events
  22. can't leave
  23. can return on different numbers of steps with gcd 1
  24. place you can be
  25. trend

42 Clues: trend • disjoint • can leave • yes or no • bell curve • counting rv • can't leave • no influence • splitting up • equally likely • E[X] = E[E[X|Y]] • place you can be • sequences of rvs • exponential of SBM • classifying events • stuck there forever • variance of process • lots of bell curves • knowing info already • guaranteed to return • all states communicate • subset of sample space • repeated over and over • ...

Civil War Crossword 2023-05-15

Civil War Crossword crossword puzzle
Across
  1. the man who assassinated President Lincoln
  2. law brought runaway slaves back to their owners
  3. another word for Northern states
  4. amendment abolished slavery
  5. Confederate General Thomas Jackson’s nickname
  6. first major battle of the Civil War
  7. conductor of the Underground Railroad
  8. the place that General Robert E. Lee surrendered to end the war
  9. leader of the Confederate states
  10. word means to break away from
  11. leader of the abolitionist movement
  12. Proclamation (executive order) by President Lincoln freeing slaves in rebelling states
Down
  1. the place the first shot of the war was fired
  2. another word for southern states
  3. Union Commander that helped win the war and later became the 18th President
  4. Product the South grew and sold for large profits
  5. a speech that starts, “Four score and seven years ago…?”
  6. Confederate Commander and expert military leader
  7. the nickname for people that lived in the South
  8. 16th President of the United States
  9. the nickname for people that lived in the North
  10. founder of the Red Cross
  11. Union General that led a deadly "March to the Sea"
  12. war between people of the same country

24 Clues: founder of the Red Cross • amendment abolished slavery • word means to break away from • another word for southern states • another word for Northern states • leader of the Confederate states • 16th President of the United States • first major battle of the Civil War • leader of the abolitionist movement • conductor of the Underground Railroad • ...

Jackson fives Government Vocab 2023-10-19

Jackson fives Government Vocab crossword puzzle
Across
  1. James Madison wrote this
  2. first president of the Nation
  3. provides each branch of government with individual powers to check the other branches
  4. designed to protect the security and power of smaller states
  5. the upper chamber of the United States Congress
  6. the principle that the leaders of a state and its government are created and sustained by the consent of its people
  7. responsible for implementing and enforcing the laws written by Congress
  8. The branch that makes the decisions about the laws and those who break them
  9. electors who are selected to elect a candidate to particular offices
  10. established the United States would be allowed two representatives; in the House of Representatives
Down
  1. strong national government with three branches: legislative, executive, and judicial
  2. known as the Founding Father of the constitution
  3. people who support a strong government
  4. supreme law of the United States of America.
  5. officer next in rank to a president
  6. Branch that holds the President
  7. people who are against a strong government
  8. Branch that makes laws for North Carolina
  9. the plan that allows black Slaves to vote
  10. 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 • ...

Cold War Crossword 2025-02-05

Cold War Crossword crossword puzzle
Across
  1. Government where one is in total control
  2. A spy plane that got shot down in Soviet territory
  3. Government where the people of the country have a say in lawmaking
  4. Boundary between South and North Korea
  5. Alliance of nations that would support one another against NATO
  6. Nation that supports communism
  7. The most populated country in the world
  8. Air supplies that were dropped in West Berlin
  9. Strategy to be protected against attacks
  10. Nation that supports democracy and freedom
  11. The democratic side of Korea
  12. The first president of the United States during World War II
  13. Support West Europe in recovery from war
  14. A boundary dividing West and East Europe
Down
  1. Led the Red Scare of the United States
  2. The communist side of Korea
  3. hatred between the US and Russia
  4. Shelters created to protect against explosive warfare
  5. Communist leader during the Cold War
  6. States that were taken control by Russia after the war
  7. Alliance of nations that would defend one another
  8. The United States would support military aid to countries fighting against communism
  9. The idea of preventing communism from spreading
  10. Created to investigate communist activities in the United States

24 Clues: The communist side of Korea • The democratic side of Korea • Nation that supports communism • hatred between the US and Russia • Communist leader during the Cold War • Led the Red Scare of the United States • Boundary between South and North Korea • The most populated country in the world • Government where one is in total control • Strategy to be protected against attacks • ...

HISTORY 2017-03-07

HISTORY crossword puzzle
Across
  1. A TERM MEANING "BEFORE WAR"
  2. FOUGHT TO MAINTAIN SLAVERY
  3. A BOUNDARY OR BORDER THAT SEPARATED THE FREE AND SLAVE STATES
  4. SPEECH IN WHICH WAS STATED THAT SLAVES WERE TO BE SET FREE
  5. A TERM USED TO DESCRIBE PEOPLE WHO SUPPORTED THE NORTH
  6. WHEN THE SOUTHERN STATES CHOSE TO LEAVE THE UNITED STATES
  7. COMMANDING OFFICER OF THE SOUTH
  8. COLOR OF THE NORTH
  9. SOLDIERS THAT FIGHT AND TRAVEL BY FOOT
  10. DIPLOMACY THE IDEA THAT THE SOUTH COULD GET BRITAIN AND FRANCE TO HELP THEM
  11. COMMANDING OFFICER OF THE NORTH
Down
  1. A LONG GUN THAT SOLDIERS SHOT FROM THE SHOULDER
  2. A PERSON WHO WANTED TO ELIMINATE OR ABOLISH SLAVERY
  3. A LARGE FARM LOCATED IN THE SOUTHERN STATES
  4. REBUILDING OF THE WAR TORN STATES IN THE SOUTH
  5. PRESIDENT DURING THE CIVIL WAR
  6. ADDRESS FAMOUS SPEECH BY LINCOLN MEANT TO UNITE THE COUNTRY
  7. A NICKNAME FOR THE PEOPLE FROM THE NORTH
  8. A NICKNAME FOR PEOPLE IN THE SOUTH
  9. BARTON THE FOUNDER OF THE AMERICAN RED CROSS WHO TREATED SOLDIERS ON THE BATTLE FIELD
  10. A NICKNAME FOR THE SOUTH
  11. FOUGHT TO FREE THE SLAVES
  12. 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

Station 17 crossword puzzle
Across
  1. a plan that cut off supplies just like an anaconda would cut off oxygen supplies
  2. the proslavery states
  3. states that share a border between the union and the confederacy
  4. an economic motivation towards other countries to support the confederate's efforts in the civil war, through stopping cotton trade
  5. the capital of the us
  6. a well known confederate general
  7. Lincoln's declaration that all people held as slaves in the confederate states will be declared as free men.
  8. the battle of bull run
  9. the capital of the confederacy
Down
  1. the person who assassinated Lincoln
  2. a war between two sides of a divided nation
  3. The turning point of the civil war and the most deadly war in the civil war
  4. a military leader and the 18th president of the united states
  5. A law passed to force participation within the military.
  6. the nonslave states
  7. ____vs____. a naval battle between the union and the confederacy
  8. The place where the confederates formerly surrendered to the union
  9. a strategic union victory that led to lincoln's emancipation proclamation
  10. A union general who used 'scorched earth' strategies to effectively prevent the confederates from rebuilding
  11. 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

Interim Review Crossword Puzzle crossword puzzle
Across
  1. Process where a government's executive is subject to review by the judiciary.
  2. France fought against shifting European powers.
  3. War between the US and indigenous allies against the UK and indigenous allies.
  4. New constitution written in Philadelphia during 1787.
  5. War between British Army and the United States Army in 1815.
  6. Guide person for Lewis and Clark's expedition.
  7. British navy enslaving men into their army during 1812
  8. Adopted by the Continental Congress on November 15, 1777.
  9. Land deal between the United States and France, bought 827,000 square miles of land west for $15 million.
  10. The United States anthem.
Down
  1. An official way to verify a treaty.
  2. The first ten amendments in the Constitution.
  3. Movement against the creation of a stronger U.S. government.
  4. A new method for admitting new states to the Union.
  5. Fort used during the Battle of Baltimore.
  6. A serious felony punishable by fines and prison time.
  7. An agreement reached during the Constitutional Convention of 1787.
  8. A collection of articles written by Alexander Hamilton, James Madison, and John Jay.
  9. Established judicial review in the United States in 1803.
  10. 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. • ...

States' Rights 2018-02-13

States' Rights crossword puzzle
Across
  1. The first state to secede from the Union.
  2. The new republic that formed out of the Union through secession.
  3. The part of the Union that was the southern part and mainly supported slavery.
  4. The main issue that split the Union in half.
  5. The part of the Union that was the northern part and mainly supported anti-slavery and anti-secession.
Down
  1. President of the Confederate States of America.
  2. A person who is against slavery.
  3. President of the United States of America.
  4. Withdrawing or leaving from a country or confederation.
  5. The idea that regional governments of states shall be under a federal government and constitution and all states having equal power to a certain extent.Also the reason why the South justified their reason to secede.

10 Clues: A person who is against slavery. • The first state to secede from the Union. • President of the United States of America. • The main issue that split the Union in half. • President of the Confederate States of America. • Withdrawing or leaving from a country or confederation. • The new republic that formed out of the Union through secession. • ...

US States 2021-02-16

US States crossword puzzle
Across
  1. Takes up most of the west coast
  2. Home of New Orleans and Mardi Gras
  3. shares a name with a city inside it
  4. shaped like a mitten
  5. Home of Nashville country music
Down
  1. Contains the Shenandoah Valley
  2. The biggest state
  3. has a famous musical named after it
  4. one of the most tropical states
  5. Capital Columbus

10 Clues: Capital Columbus • The biggest state • shaped like a mitten • Contains the Shenandoah Valley • Takes up most of the west coast • one of the most tropical states • Home of Nashville country music • Home of New Orleans and Mardi Gras • has a famous musical named after it • shares a name with a city inside it

INDIAN STATES 2020-08-15

INDIAN STATES crossword puzzle
Across
  1. KOLKATA IS THE CAPITAL OF WHICH STATE?
  2. THE CAPITAL OF KERALA
  3. THE LARGEST STATE IN INDIA
  4. DR. APJ ABDUL KALAM WAS BORN & BROUGHT UP IN THIS STATE
  5. THE CAPITAL CITY OF TAMILNADU
Down
  1. THE CAPITAL OF ODISHA
  2. LUCKNOW IS THE CAPITAL OF WHICH STATE?
  3. WHICH STATE IS CALLED AS GOD'S OWN COUNTRY?
  4. UNION TERRITORY, AS WELL AS CAPITAL OF PUNJAB & HARYANA
  5. THE CAPITAL OF INDIA

10 Clues: THE CAPITAL OF INDIA • THE CAPITAL OF ODISHA • THE CAPITAL OF KERALA • THE LARGEST STATE IN INDIA • THE CAPITAL CITY OF TAMILNADU • KOLKATA IS THE CAPITAL OF WHICH STATE? • LUCKNOW IS THE CAPITAL OF WHICH STATE? • WHICH STATE IS CALLED AS GOD'S OWN COUNTRY? • UNION TERRITORY, AS WELL AS CAPITAL OF PUNJAB & HARYANA • DR. APJ ABDUL KALAM WAS BORN & BROUGHT UP IN THIS STATE

US States 2016-12-13

US States crossword puzzle
Across
  1. This tropical paradise is off the mainland of the US.
  2. This state has the Whitehouse.
  3. Orlando and Miami is in this state.
  4. This state is next to Ohio.
  5. This state has Atlanta in it.
Down
  1. This state is off the mainland of the US.
  2. Phoenix is the capital.
  3. LA is a city in this state.
  4. Boise is this capital of this state.
  5. Austin is the capital.

10 Clues: Austin is the capital. • Phoenix is the capital. • LA is a city in this state. • This state is next to Ohio. • This state has Atlanta in it. • This state has the Whitehouse. • Orlando and Miami is in this state. • Boise is this capital of this state. • This state is off the mainland of the US. • This tropical paradise is off the mainland of the US.

US States 2016-12-13

US States crossword puzzle
Across
  1. Austin is the capital.
  2. This state is off the mainland of the US.
  3. LA is a city in this state.
  4. Boise is this capital of this state.
  5. Phoenix is the capital.
  6. Orlando and Miami is in this state.
Down
  1. This state is next to Ohio.
  2. This state has Atlanta in it.
  3. This state has the Whitehouse.
  4. This tropical paradise is off the mainland of the US.

10 Clues: Austin is the capital. • Phoenix is the capital. • This state is next to Ohio. • LA is a city in this state. • This state has Atlanta in it. • This state has the Whitehouse. • Orlando and Miami is in this state. • Boise is this capital of this state. • This state is off the mainland of the US. • This tropical paradise is off the mainland of the US.

US states 2023-03-13

US states crossword puzzle
Across
  1. This is the only state to only border one other state 5
  2. Largest state by area 6
  3. This state is bordered by two of the world’s largest lakes 9
  4. Least populous state 7
  5. This state shares its name with a country in Europe 7
Down
  1. This large state is home to the Golden Gate Bridge 10
  2. The capital of this state is Santa Fe 3,6
  3. The only state that begins with the letter D 8
  4. This is the only state named after a US president 10
  5. The only state whose flag is not rectangular 5

10 Clues: Least populous state 7 • Largest state by area 6 • The capital of this state is Santa Fe 3,6 • The only state that begins with the letter D 8 • The only state whose flag is not rectangular 5 • This is the only state named after a US president 10 • This large state is home to the Golden Gate Bridge 10 • This state shares its name with a country in Europe 7 • ...

States & Capitols 2021-09-20

States & Capitols crossword puzzle
Across
  1. Idaho
  2. North Dakota
  3. Nevada
  4. Montana
  5. California
Down
  1. Oregon
  2. Washington
  3. Wyoming
  4. South Dakota
  5. Nebraska

10 Clues: Idaho • Oregon • Nevada • Wyoming • Montana • Nebraska • Washington • California • North Dakota • South Dakota

US States 2022-06-02

US States crossword puzzle
Across
  1. Frankfurt
  2. Olympia
  3. Sacramento
  4. Boise
  5. York Albany
  6. Annapolis
Down
  1. Denver
  2. Harrisburg
  3. Tallahassee
  4. Austin

10 Clues: Boise • Denver • Austin • Olympia • Frankfurt • Annapolis • Harrisburg • Sacramento • Tallahassee • York Albany

Border states 2022-05-19

Border states crossword puzzle
Across
  1. virginia but not
  2. A northerner during the civil war
  3. between free and slave areas
  4. Fried chicken
Down
  1. home of oversized objects
  2. second smallest state in the USA
  3. number of border states
  4. USA during the civil war
  5. southerners during the civil war
  6. the capitol is annapolis

10 Clues: Fried chicken • virginia but not • number of border states • USA during the civil war • the capitol is annapolis • home of oversized objects • between free and slave areas • second smallest state in the USA • southerners during the civil war • A northerner during the civil war

Scrambled States 2025-01-26

Scrambled States crossword puzzle
Across
  1. thin wagons
  2. teen sense
  3. bank ears
  4. coal odor
  5. african oil
Down
  1. nominates
  2. rad foil
  3. no gore
  4. eel award
  5. lend hairdos

10 Clues: no gore • rad foil • nominates • eel award • bank ears • coal odor • teen sense • thin wagons • african oil • lend hairdos

American States 2024-03-01

American States crossword puzzle
Across
  1. relating to a particular area
  2. a young human being
  3. a body of fundamental principles
  4. people chose to act or speak for others
  5. buildings containing collections of books
Down
  1. a New World songbird
  2. political and administrative divisions of states
  3. having an obligation to do something
  4. the governing body of a nation, state, or community
  5. relating to a nation

10 Clues: a young human being • a New World songbird • relating to a nation • relating to a particular area • a body of fundamental principles • having an obligation to do something • people chose to act or speak for others • buildings containing collections of books • political and administrative divisions of states • the governing body of a nation, state, or community

United States 2025-07-19

United States crossword puzzle
Across
  1. A type of music that started in the U.S.
  2. A sport played in the U.S. with helmets and touchdowns
  3. Classic American dessert
  4. American film industry
  5. The U.S. government building
Down
  1. A core American value
  2. As in the Statue of Liberty
  3. Traditional American holiday
  4. Leader of the country
  5. A round, sweet treat with a hole in the middle.

10 Clues: A core American value • Leader of the country • American film industry • Classic American dessert • As in the Statue of Liberty • Traditional American holiday • The U.S. government building • A type of music that started in the U.S. • A round, sweet treat with a hole in the middle. • A sport played in the U.S. with helmets and touchdowns

US states 2022-11-11

US states crossword puzzle
Across
  1. "you are not in... anymore, Dorothy"
  2. which was last to join to USA?
  3. motherstate of jazz
  4. in which state is Harvard located?
  5. in which state is Mount Rashmore located?
Down
  1. in which state is "City of Angles" located?
  2. with which state ajoin D.C?
  3. land of cowboys
  4. in which state is Niagara Falls located?
  5. in which state is Grand Canyon located?

10 Clues: land of cowboys • motherstate of jazz • with which state ajoin D.C? • which was last to join to USA? • in which state is Harvard located? • "you are not in... anymore, Dorothy" • in which state is Grand Canyon located? • in which state is Niagara Falls located? • in which state is Mount Rashmore located? • in which state is "City of Angles" located?

U.S States 2023-01-28

U.S States crossword puzzle
Across
  1. home to Yellowstone national park
  2. famous for cheese
  3. the capital is known as "the mile high city"
  4. has the largest population than any other
  5. the biggest state in the US
Down
  1. the only island state (unless you count Puerto Rico!)
  2. the largest city in the country by population is in this state
  3. peninsula state with a national park
  4. famous for the great lakes, one of the lakes has the name of this state
  5. state that borders Mexico, capital is Phoenix

10 Clues: famous for cheese • the biggest state in the US • home to Yellowstone national park • peninsula state with a national park • has the largest population than any other • the capital is known as "the mile high city" • state that borders Mexico, capital is Phoenix • the only island state (unless you count Puerto Rico!) • ...

States & Capitals 2025-11-09

States & Capitals crossword puzzle
Across
  1. I'm known as The Cornhusker State
  2. I'm known as The Garden State
  3. I'm the Capital of New Hampshire
  4. I'm known as The Granite State
  5. Abraham _____ (memory trick)
  6. ____ is Hidden in the Hills of Montana (memory trick)
Down
  1. I'm the Capital of Nevada
  2. I'm surrounded by Oregon, Idaho, Utah,Arizona, and California
  3. I'm the Capital of New Jersey
  4. I'm known as The Treasure State

10 Clues: I'm the Capital of Nevada • Abraham _____ (memory trick) • I'm known as The Garden State • I'm the Capital of New Jersey • I'm known as The Granite State • I'm known as The Treasure State • I'm the Capital of New Hampshire • I'm known as The Cornhusker State • ____ is Hidden in the Hills of Montana (memory trick) • ...

Jeel Soni - CWP 2021-05-03

Jeel Soni - CWP crossword puzzle
Across
  1. The belief that the United States should expand to the coast
  2. Time after the Civil War in which the States rejoined the US, laws were changed, slavery was abolished
  3. War between the southern and northern US states.
  4. The northern states during the Civil War
  5. Adding land into a nation
  6. Major cash crop in the south during the 1860s
  7. A spanish mission in which a battle was fought. It is located in San Antonio
  8. Location of deadliest hurricane in Texas in 1900
  9. An economic slump during the 1930s that was caused by overproduction of supplies with lack of demand
  10. River along the border of Mexico and Texas
  11. Fights between farmers and ranchers about land
Down
  1. Name of the ship which was coming to England and was attacked by the German people. This attack led the US to joining World War I.
  2. Oil was found at this location in 1901...it caused a great oil boom in Texas
  3. Country that borders Texas
  4. A town that rapidly grows/urbanizes due to sudden prosperity
  5. President of Mexico who was a dictator, ordered execution of soldiers at Goliad
  6. Storms of dust that caused the fleeing of the affected states -- poor farming techniques led to this
  7. The southern states during the Civil War
  8. Invention that is put around land to keep someone/something out. For example, farmers used this to keep cattle from ruining their crops.
  9. First European to map the coast of Texas

20 Clues: Adding land into a nation • Country that borders Texas • The northern states during the Civil War • The southern states during the Civil War • First European to map the coast of Texas • River along the border of Mexico and Texas • Major cash crop in the south during the 1860s • Fights between farmers and ranchers about land • ...

the cival war 2023-02-16

the cival war crossword puzzle
Across
  1. a long blade or knife at the end of a musket
  2. a law passed by congress in 1850 that said escaped enslaved people in free states had to be returned their
  3. Putting the local interests and customs ahead of the entire country.
  4. a nickname for United States paper money that was first used in 1862
  5. when a person is murdered for political reasons
  6. An attempt to stop people and supplies from going in or out of a port.
  7. the part of the war fought in the Eastern United States including Virgina,West Virgina,Maryland, and Pennysylvania
  8. large caliber like firearms like cannons and mortars
Down
  1. these states were slave states that did not leave the union
  2. a nickname from people from the north as well as union soldiers
  3. a person who want to abloish or eliminate slavery
  4. a canvas bag that many cival wars soldiers used to carry food
  5. a term used to describe people who supported the union
  6. a side of an army or military unit
  7. A soldier that is wounded or killed during battle.
  8. A northerner who moved to the South during the reconstruction in order to become rich.
  9. a nickname for the confederate states of america or the confederacy
  10. a term meaning "before war" often used to describe the united state before the cival war
  11. a nickname for the south
  12. an ankle high shoe worn by soldiers in the cival war

20 Clues: a nickname for the south • a side of an army or military unit • a long blade or knife at the end of a musket • when a person is murdered for political reasons • a person who want to abloish or eliminate slavery • A soldier that is wounded or killed during battle. • an ankle high shoe worn by soldiers in the cival war • ...

Articles of Confederation Review 2025-01-31

Articles of Confederation Review crossword puzzle
Across
  1. City where the Constitutional Convention was held to replace the Articles
  2. The federal government lacked this, making defense difficult
  3. First governing document of the United States
  4. The type of legislature under the Articles of Confederation
  5. Congress lacked authority to regulate this, leading to economic disputes
  6. Uprising in Massachusetts that exposed the weaknesses of the Articles
  7. This was missing, meaning there was no president to enforce laws
  8. Replaced the Articles in 1789 to create a stronger federal government
  9. 1787 law that set rules for governing new territories
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  1. States retained this under the Articles, meaning they had independent power
  2. Also missing, leaving no national court system
  3. Number of states under the Articles of Confederation
  4. Agreement negotiated under the Articles that ended the American Revolution
  5. Number of states needed to approve laws under the Articles
  6. 1785 law that organized new territories
  7. Weakness in this area led Britain and Spain to ignore U.S. requests
  8. The only governing body under the Articles
  9. The Articles required unanimous approval from states for this
  10. Congress lacked this power, making it difficult to raise money

19 Clues: 1785 law that organized new territories • The only governing body under the Articles • First governing document of the United States • Also missing, leaving no national court system • Number of states under the Articles of Confederation • 1787 law that set rules for governing new territories • Number of states needed to approve laws under the Articles • ...

The Lincolns, Slavery, and the Civil War 2025-04-30

The Lincolns, Slavery, and the Civil War crossword puzzle
Across
  1. Elizabeth Keckley wrote a _____ to try and fix Mrs. Lincoln's reputation, but it made things worse.
  2. Another name for the southern states in the Civil War
  3. When Mrs. Lincoln tried to sell her dresses, it caused a ___.
  4. In order to increase their representation in the government, which is based on population, the south counted each slave as ___ of a person.
  5. A person who was against slavery and wanted to abolish it right away
  6. Abraham Lincoln's nickname
  7. Abraham Lincoln's wife
  8. Abe Lincoln was _____ when he and Mrs. Lincoln were watching a play at the Ford Theater.
  9. A large farm
  10. Abraham Lincoln was the _____ president of the United States.
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  1. Mary Todd Lincoln's dressmaker and friend; she wrote a memoir
  2. The southern states wanted to keep slavery because it helped their ____.
  3. The order from Abraham Lincoln that freed the slaves in the Confederate States
  4. An invention by Eli Whitney that made cleaning cotton faster and increased the need for slaves and cotton production
  5. Mary Todd Lincoln spent huge amounts of money on fancy ____.
  6. When someone owns someone else
  7. The Lincoln's son ____ died as a child due to typhoid fever.
  8. Another name for the northern states in the Civil War
  9. When Abe Lincoln was elected president, southern states decided to ___ from the Union and form their own country.

19 Clues: A large farm • Abraham Lincoln's wife • Abraham Lincoln's nickname • When someone owns someone else • Another name for the southern states in the Civil War • Another name for the northern states in the Civil War • Mary Todd Lincoln spent huge amounts of money on fancy ____. • The Lincoln's son ____ died as a child due to typhoid fever. • ...

Andrew Jackson- Paige, emery 2024-01-30

Andrew Jackson- Paige, emery crossword puzzle
Across
  1. is the constitutional theory that individual states can invalidate federal laws or judicial decisions they deem unconstitutional
  2. states have the power to make any decisions the Federal Government does not make
  3. served as chief justice of the United States Supreme Court for more than three decades
  4. an American lawyer, diplomat, and statesman who served as the eighth president of the United States from 1837 to 1841
  5. Southerners, arguing that the tariff enhanced the interests of the Northern manufacturing industry at their expense
  6. formal withdrawal of a group from a political entity
  7. the forced westward migration of American Indian tribes from the South and Southeast
  8. second federally authorized Hamiltonian national bank in the United States
  9. 9th U.S. President
  10. conservative political party that existed in the United States during the mid-19th century
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  1. one of the two major political parties, alongside the Republican Party
  2. opposed by the Cherokee nation
  3. the country's first central banker
  4. often managed by individuals closely tied the Democratic Party, were granted privileged status in the banking system, and were lent substantial amounts of public funds
  5. Andrew Jacksons nickname
  6. practice in which a political party, after winning an election, gives government jobs to its supporters, friends
  7. a member of an American Indian people originally from Tennessee and North Carolina.
  8. extended from the present Texas-Oklahoma border to the Nebraska-Dakota border
  9. the right to vote in political elections
  10. a problem in Europe, when the stock market crashed

20 Clues: 9th U.S. President • Andrew Jacksons nickname • opposed by the Cherokee nation • the country's first central banker • the right to vote in political elections • a problem in Europe, when the stock market crashed • formal withdrawal of a group from a political entity • one of the two major political parties, alongside the Republican Party • ...

ELD Unit 4 Quiz 2025-12-01

ELD Unit 4 Quiz crossword puzzle
Across
  1. Pictures or objects that represent something else
  2. A spherical map of the world
  3. The part of the Earth's surface that is not covered by water
  4. This branch of the government makes the laws
  5. Modes of moving people and cargo
  6. The leader of the United States executive branch
  7. Bottom part of the United States along the east coast; includes the state of Florida
  8. A vehicle with two wheels; also known as a bicycle
  9. Largest area of the United States bordering Mexico; includes the state of New Mexico
  10. An amount of space
  11. Upper middle of the United States; includes the state of Nebraska
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  1. The study of the past
  2. A vehicle used to transport many people at once; often used by schools to deliver students
  3. A large, continuous land mass on the Earth
  4. Upper part of the United States on the east coast; includes the state of New York
  5. This branch of the government includes the president and his cabinet
  6. The governing body of a country
  7. A vehicle that flies; also known as an airplane
  8. Half of the Earth
  9. An area of the country
  10. Rules created and enforced by the government
  11. people
  12. A vehicle with 4 wheels; used most often for personal transportation
  13. Area of the United States, which is bordered by the Pacific coastline; includes the state of California
  14. Legal entitlements giving freedom and protection to individuals
  15. This branch of the government includes the Supreme Court

26 Clues: people • Half of the Earth • An amount of space • The study of the past • An area of the country • A spherical map of the world • The governing body of a country • Modes of moving people and cargo • A large, continuous land mass on the Earth • Rules created and enforced by the government • This branch of the government makes the laws • ...

American Civil War 2025-01-12

American Civil War crossword puzzle
Across
  1. A high-ranking officer in the army.
  2. The process of selecting people to serve in the military.
  3. The act of freeing someone from slavery.
  4. A person who wanted to end slavery.
  5. The general of the Union Army who later became president.
  6. The southern states that wanted to keep slavery and fought against the Union.
  7. To withdraw from a larger group, such as a state leaving the Union.
  8. A large group of soldiers organized to fight in a war.
  9. The official document outlining the laws and principles of the United States government.
  10. The states that stayed loyal to the U.S. government during the Civil War.
  11. The process of rebuilding the South after the Civil War.
  12. A war between groups in the same country.
  13. The general of the Confederate Army.
  14. The 16th president of the United States, who led the country during the Civil War.
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  1. The practice of owning and forcing people to work without pay.
  2. Tubman A famous abolitionist and conductor of the Underground Railroad, helping slaves escape to freedom.
  3. A major battle fought in Pennsylvania in 1863, considered a turning point in the war.
  4. Former slaves who were freed after the Civil War.
  5. The northern states that were against slavery during the Civil War.
  6. The government formed by the southern states that left the Union.
  7. A fight between armies during the war.
  8. People who were owned and forced to work without freedom.

22 Clues: A high-ranking officer in the army. • A person who wanted to end slavery. • The general of the Confederate Army. • A fight between armies during the war. • The act of freeing someone from slavery. • A war between groups in the same country. • Former slaves who were freed after the Civil War. • A large group of soldiers organized to fight in a war. • ...

American Civil War 2025-01-12

American Civil War crossword puzzle
Across
  1. The act of freeing someone from slavery.
  2. The southern states that wanted to keep slavery and fought against the Union.
  3. The practice of owning and forcing people to work without pay.
  4. A famous abolitionist and conductor of the Underground Railroad, helping slaves escape to freedom.
  5. Former slaves who were freed after the Civil War.
  6. A major battle fought in Pennsylvania in 1863, considered a turning point in the war.
  7. The 16th president of the United States, who led the country during the Civil War.
  8. To withdraw from a larger group, such as a state leaving the Union.
  9. A fight between armies during the war.
  10. The process of rebuilding the South after the Civil War.
  11. A war between groups in the same country.
  12. The northern states that were against slavery during the Civil War.
  13. People who were owned and forced to work without freedom.
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  1. The government formed by the southern states that left the Union.
  2. The states that stayed loyal to the U.S. government during the Civil War.
  3. The process of selecting people to serve in the military.
  4. The general of the Confederate Army.
  5. The general of the Union Army who later became president.
  6. A person who wanted to end slavery.
  7. A large group of soldiers organized to fight in a war.
  8. A high-ranking officer in the army.
  9. The official document outlining the laws and principles of the United States government.

22 Clues: A person who wanted to end slavery. • A high-ranking officer in the army. • The general of the Confederate Army. • A fight between armies during the war. • The act of freeing someone from slavery. • A war between groups in the same country. • Former slaves who were freed after the Civil War. • A large group of soldiers organized to fight in a war. • ...

Lesson 2 2020-08-09

Lesson 2 crossword puzzle
Across
  1. an ancient Native American culture that spanned the present-day Four Corners region of the United States, comprising southeastern Utah, northeastern Arizona, northwestern New Mexico, and southwestern Colorado
  2. continent of the Eastern Hemisphere south of the Mediterranean Sea and adjoining Asia on its northeastern border
  3. to create, fashion, execute, or construct according to plan
  4. continent of the northern part of the Eastern Hemisphere between Asia and the Atlantic Ocean
  5. to set free from restraint, confinement, or servitude
  6. a substance used to color materials
  7. spear-throwing device used by early peoples to hurl spears and darts; effective in enabling hunters to send their darts and spears greater distances
  8. state in the western United States; attracted thousands of miners during gold rush of 1849
  9. state in the western United States; settled by Mormons in 1840s
  10. to establish an institution often with terms of future maintenance
  11. a culture in the western Southwest known for building a vast system of canals
  12. legitimate proof of an idea, occurrence, or action that has been questioned by an individual or society
  13. flat stone on which corn is ground into meal
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  1. state in the southwestern United States; ceded to the United States by Mexico in 1848
  2. state in the western United States
  3. tool used to grind corn into meal
  4. a leveled area on a hillside
  5. a trade product that is brought into a country
  6. state in the western United States
  7. continent in the northern part of the Western Hemisphere between the Atlantic and Pacific oceans
  8. way of life of a group of people who share similar beliefs and customs
  9. state in the southwestern United States; 48th state to enter the Union
  10. to make fit for a specific or new use or situation by modifying or changing
  11. a religious leader and teacher trained in Jewish law, rituals, and tradition
  12. one of the approximately 250 domains into which Japan was divided under the Tokugawa
  13. a period of little rainfall, in which growing crops becomes difficult
  14. country in North America south of the United States
  15. a barrier built to hold back water and raise its level

28 Clues: a leveled area on a hillside • tool used to grind corn into meal • state in the western United States • state in the western United States • a substance used to color materials • flat stone on which corn is ground into meal • a trade product that is brought into a country • country in North America south of the United States • ...

Civil War 2022-01-07

Civil War crossword puzzle
Across
  1. - An attempt to stop people and supplies from going in or out of a port.
  2. - Soldiers that fight and travel by foot.
  3. - A long gun with a smooth bore that soldiers shot from the shoulder.
  4. - A cap worn by Civil War soldiers.
  5. - A nickname for southern whites who supported the Republican Party.
  6. - A term used to describe people who supported the Union.
  7. Man's best friend
  8. Likes to chase mice
  9. - The name given to the states that stayed loyal to the United States government. Also called the North.
  10. - A soldier that is wounded or killed during battle.
  11. - A nickname given to people in the South supporting the Confederate States.
  12. - A long blade or knife attached to the end of a musket. Soldiers would use it like a spear in close combat.
Down
  1. - A nickname for northerners who were against the Civil War. Dixie - A nickname for the South.
  2. - The side of an army or military unit.
  3. - An army of citizens used during emergencies.
  4. Flying mammal
  5. - A canvas bag that many Civil War soldiers used to carry their food.
  6. - A nickname for people from the North as well as Union soldiers.
  7. - A person who wanted to eliminate or "abolish" slavery.
  8. Large marsupial
  9. - Crackers eaten by Civil War soldiers made from flour, water, and salt.
  10. - Large caliber firearms like cannons and mortars.
  11. Slave Law - A law passed by Congress in 1850 that said escaped slaves in free states had to be returned to their owners.
  12. Has a trunk
  13. - An ankle high shoe worn by soldiers during the Civil War. Carpetbagger - A northerner who moved to the South during the reconstruction in order to become rich.
  14. - Another name for the Confederate States of America or the South. The Confederacy was a group of states that left the United States to form their own country.
  15. - A nickname for United States paper money that was first used in 1862. It got its name from the green ink used in printing.

27 Clues: Has a trunk • Flying mammal • Large marsupial • Man's best friend • Likes to chase mice • - A cap worn by Civil War soldiers. • - The side of an army or military unit. • - Soldiers that fight and travel by foot. • - An army of citizens used during emergencies. • - Large caliber firearms like cannons and mortars. • - A soldier that is wounded or killed during battle. • ...

Civil War in Georgia 2022-01-14

Civil War in Georgia crossword puzzle
Across
  1. The amount of prisoners that Fort Sumter housed
  2. First and largest battle ever fought in Georgia
  3. The Union Army was trying to prevent the Confederacy from doing this by implementing the Union Blockade
  4. This term refers to the southern states disbanding from the northern states
  5. The people against slavery
  6. The Emancipation Proclamation allowed these people to enlist in the Union Army
  7. Northern states led by President Abraham Lincoln during the Civil War
  8. Sherman led some 60,000 soldiers on a 285-mile march from Atlanta to Savannah
  9. General of the Union army during the Civil War; led March to the Sea and Atlanta Campaign
  10. There were this many military prisons during the Civil War
  11. President Abraham Lincoln was against the expansion of this in the West
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  1. series of battles fought throughout northwest Georgia and the area around Atlanta during the summer of 1864
  2. The people for slavery
  3. The Union Blockade was a part of this plan
  4. Deadliest military prison during the Civil War
  5. Naval strategy by the United States to prevent the Confederacy from trading
  6. City where the Union Blockade took place
  7. An edict issued by U.S. President Abraham Lincoln that freed the slaves of the Confederate States in rebellion against the Union
  8. Issued the Emancipationan Proclamation and was President during the Civil War
  9. he impact the Union Blockade had on the economies of other countries
  10. Southern states that had seceded from the Union during the Civil War

21 Clues: The people for slavery • The people against slavery • City where the Union Blockade took place • The Union Blockade was a part of this plan • Deadliest military prison during the Civil War • The amount of prisoners that Fort Sumter housed • First and largest battle ever fought in Georgia • There were this many military prisons during the Civil War • ...

Foreign Policy 2016-04-06

Foreign Policy crossword puzzle
Across
  1. nations have similar power to deter from war
  2. a balance of power between the countries involving nuclear weapons
  3. forcing men into the navy
  4. An international organization established after World War I under the provisions of the Treaty of Versailles.
  5. the united states will interfer with anything having to do with latin america
  6. the policy or status of a nation that does not participate in a war between other nations
  7. events in one country will cause similar events in close countries
  8. proposal that united states will be givin access to Chinese markets
  9. one country taking over another
  10. research program that began by united states in 1983 to explore technology to find a way to detory incoming missiles
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  1. A nuclear race developed during the Cold War, an intense period between the Soviet Union and the United States.
  2. security cooperation of several countries to strengthen the security of each country
  3. a reference to the general easing of the geo-political tensions between the Soviet Union and the United States
  4. a chemical, biological or radioactive weapon capable of causing widespread death and destruction.
  5. thinking ones beliefs and opinons are better then anothers
  6. over exagrgeration of news stories to sway public opinion
  7. Fourteen goals of the United States in the peace negotiations after World War I created by President Woodrow Wilson
  8. preventing the spread of communism to other countries
  9. avoiding involvement in affairs of other nations
  10. givimg into someone demands to avoid conflict

20 Clues: forcing men into the navy • one country taking over another • nations have similar power to deter from war • givimg into someone demands to avoid conflict • avoiding involvement in affairs of other nations • preventing the spread of communism to other countries • over exagrgeration of news stories to sway public opinion • ...

The Civil War Key Term Review 2023-04-06

The Civil War Key Term Review crossword puzzle
Across
  1. A sum of money given as a bonus for joining the military.
  2. A failed diplomatic mission by two envoys of the Confederate States.
  3. Long knives attached to the top of guns.
  4. One of the first African-American regiments to fight on the Union side was from this state.
  5. Notorious Civil War prison in Georgia.
  6. Confederate general Thomas Jackson's nickname.
  7. Battlefield nurse who eventually founded the American Red Cross
  8. Most common surgery during the Civil War.
  9. The armed conflict between the United States and Confederate States of America.
  10. General Farragut won some battles to take control of this important city on the Mississippi and Gulf of Mexico.
  11. Forcing people into military service.
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  1. Issued by Lincoln to liberate slaves in rebellious states.
  2. Republican-speak for "Peace Democrats."
  3. Woman who started the first US nurse training program.
  4. Bloody one-day battle in Maryland "won" by the Union.
  5. De factor leader of the Confederate Army.
  6. The president of the Confederate States.
  7. Wearing down an enemy's soldiers and resources.
  8. Biscuit-like food that soldiers ate during the Civil War.
  9. The name of the Union's military plan.
  10. The president of the United States during the Civil War.
  11. A person's right not to be imprisoned unless charged with a crime and given a trial.
  12. Another name for the new national currency created during the Civil War.
  13. Invention by Samuel Morse in 1837 that greatly improved military communication.

24 Clues: Forcing people into military service. • The name of the Union's military plan. • Notorious Civil War prison in Georgia. • Republican-speak for "Peace Democrats." • The president of the Confederate States. • Long knives attached to the top of guns. • De factor leader of the Confederate Army. • Most common surgery during the Civil War. • ...

Unit 5 Review 2026-03-23

Unit 5 Review crossword puzzle
Across
  1. Jackson’s fight against the Second Bank of the United States.
  2. The economic recession that followed Jackson’s banking policies.
  3. To formally withdraw from the United States.
  4. The idea that a state can cancel a federal law it believes is unconstitutional.
  5. The movement of settlers into western territories of the United States.
  6. Land gained from Mexico after the Mexican-American War, including California and New Mexico.
  7. The 1830 law that forced Native Americans west of the Mississippi River.
  8. The national bank that Jackson believed favored the wealthy.
  9. The forced relocation of Native Americans that resulted in thousands of deaths.
Down
  1. The belief that the United States was destined by God to expand across North America.
  2. The conflict between South Carolina and the federal government over tariffs.
  3. Land purchased from Mexico to build a southern railroad route.
  4. President who signed the Indian Removal Act and opposed the national bank.
  5. The addition of Texas to the United States.
  6. The president’s power to reject a bill passed by Congress.
  7. The belief that states have powers separate from the federal government.
  8. The agreement with Britain that gave the U.S. access to the Pacific Ocean.
  9. Political movement that supported the “common man” and expanded voting rights for white men.

18 Clues: The addition of Texas to the United States. • To formally withdraw from the United States. • The president’s power to reject a bill passed by Congress. • The national bank that Jackson believed favored the wealthy. • Jackson’s fight against the Second Bank of the United States. • Land purchased from Mexico to build a southern railroad route. • ...

Constitution & Federalism 2019-08-28

Constitution & Federalism crossword puzzle
Across
  1. form of democracy in which political power is exercised directly by citizens
  2. Doctrine holding that state governments and the federal government have almost completely separate functions
  3. Replaced the Stamp Act; imposed new taxes on imports; Led to rallying cry "no taxation without representation"
  4. powers not expressly granted to congress but added through the necessary and proper clause
  5. initial governing authority of the United States, 1781-88
  6. system of government in which ultimate authority rests with the national government
  7. makes the laws
  8. Makes federal law supreme over state laws
  9. Compromise on legislative representation whereby the lower chamber is based on population, and the upper chamber provides equal representation to the states
  10. to formally withdraw from a nation-state
  11. The 1776 document declaring American independence from Great Britain and calling for equality, human rights, and citizen participation
  12. powers expressly granted to congress by the constitution
  13. form of government in which power derives from citizens, but public officials make policy and govern according to existing law
  14. process for selecting state judges whereby the original nomination is by appointment, and subsequent retention is by a retention election
  15. authority of the president to block legislation passed by congress. Congress can override a veto by a two-thirds majority in each chamber
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  1. Meeting in 1787 at which twelve states intended to revise the Articles of Confederation but ended up proposing an entirely new constitution
  2. right of states to invalidate acts of congress they believe to be illegal
  3. compromise over slavery at the constitutional convention that granted states extra representation in the house of representatives based on their number of slaves at the ratio of three-fifths
  4. powers retained by the states under the constitution
  5. formal process of changing the Constitution
  6. Documents or set of documents that establish the basic rules and procedures for how a society should be governed
  7. the presidential electors, selected to represent the votes of their respective states, who meet every four years to cast the electoral votes for president and vice president
  8. system of government in which sovereignty is constitutionally divided between national and state governments
  9. authority of courts to declare laws passed by congress and acts of the executive branch to be unconstitutional
  10. system of government in which ultimate authority rests with the regional governments
  11. required states to return runaway slaves; negated by the thirteenth amendment
  12. view that states have strong independent authority to resist federal rules under the constitution
  13. first ten amendments to the constitution, which provide basic political rights
  14. rule by the people
  15. gives congress the power to regulate commerce with foreign nations, with Indian tribes, and among the various states

30 Clues: makes the laws • rule by the people • to formally withdraw from a nation-state • Makes federal law supreme over state laws • formal process of changing the Constitution • powers retained by the states under the constitution • powers expressly granted to congress by the constitution • initial governing authority of the United States, 1781-88 • ...

AP GOV 2025-12-09

AP GOV crossword puzzle
Across
  1. The leader of the House of Representatives and the most powerful member of the chamber.
  2. A federal law that prohibits monopolies and promotes competition.
  3. Federal funds provided to states for specific, narrowly defined purposes.
  4. Powers shared by both federal and state governments.
  5. A system in which political supporters are rewarded with government jobs.
  6. Supreme Court case that affirmed federal supremacy and upheld implied powers.
  7. A system of government agencies and officials that administer and enforce laws.
  8. The use of federal funds and financial incentives to influence state policies.
  9. A presidential veto that occurs when the president takes no action on a bill and Congress adjourns.
  10. A model in which states compete with each other to attract businesses and residents.
  11. The senator who presides over the Senate when the Vice President is absent.
  12. A form of federalism where the national government pressures states to follow federal policies.
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  1. The redrawing of electoral district boundaries based on population changes.
  2. A rule created by the government to control or manage activities and behaviors.
  3. The authority of states to regulate behavior and enforce laws for public safety and welfare.
  4. Federal funds given to states for broadly defined purposes with few restrictions.
  5. The legislative branch of the U.S. government responsible for making laws.
  6. The manipulation of electoral district boundaries to benefit a political party.
  7. A tactic in the Senate where a senator delays a vote by speaking for an extended period.
  8. A model where cooperation occurs among federal, state, and local agencies within specific policy areas.
  9. “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.”
  10. A process that allows voters to remove an elected official from office before the end of their term.
  11. A system in which government employees are hired and promoted based on merit rather than politics.
  12. The president’s power to reject a bill passed by Congress.
  13. A system of government in which power is divided between a national government and regional governments.

25 Clues: Powers shared by both federal and state governments. • The president’s power to reject a bill passed by Congress. • A federal law that prohibits monopolies and promotes competition. • Federal funds provided to states for specific, narrowly defined purposes. • A system in which political supporters are rewarded with government jobs. • ...

U.S. Grography 2021-09-30

U.S. Grography crossword puzzle
Across
  1. Island state
  2. California, Texas, New Mexico, and Arizona border this country
  3. federal capital
  4. third most populous country in the world
  5. Ocean to the west of the United States
  6. largest river in the U.S.
  7. The capital city of Texas
  8. U.S. territory that belonged to Spain
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  1. territory in the Pacific
  2. territory in the Atlantic
  3. This river flows across the middle of the United States from Minnesota to Louisiana
  4. Mexico is __________ of the U.S.
  5. mountain range on the Eastern side of the U.S.
  6. Canada is _________ of the U.S.
  7. the number of states bordering the country North of the U.S.
  8. important landmark in New York
  9. Ocean to the east of the United States

17 Clues: Island state • federal capital • territory in the Pacific • territory in the Atlantic • largest river in the U.S. • The capital city of Texas • important landmark in New York • Canada is _________ of the U.S. • Mexico is __________ of the U.S. • U.S. territory that belonged to Spain • Ocean to the east of the United States • Ocean to the west of the United States • ...

Civics 2013-03-12

Civics crossword puzzle
Across
  1. Law making body for the small states
  2. Helps president enforce laws
  3. Government for the entire nation
  4. A complaint
  5. To deny
  6. Government cannot interfere in personal life
  7. One person makes decisions for a group
  8. Checks and _____
  9. Everyone has equal say
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  1. Law making body for the big states
  2. Head of the Executive Branch
  3. To remove from office
  4. Governments for individual states
  5. Determines laws unconstitutional
  6. Makes laws
  7. Enforces laws
  8. No one is above the law
  9. Body of judges

18 Clues: To deny • Makes laws • A complaint • Enforces laws • Body of judges • Checks and _____ • To remove from office • Everyone has equal say • No one is above the law • Head of the Executive Branch • Helps president enforce laws • Government for the entire nation • Determines laws unconstitutional • Governments for individual states • Law making body for the big states • ...

amendments 2023-09-29

amendments crossword puzzle
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  1. Papers/A collection of articles and essays promoting the ratification of the United States Constitution
  2. Constitution/A document that embodies the fundamental laws and principles by which the United States is governed.
  3. of Confederation/The original constitution of the US, ratified in 1781
  4. Amendment: Right to be free from discrimination in states to have due process of law, to have equal protection of the law
  5. Carta/A document constituting a fundamental guarantee of rights and privileges.
  6. of Versailles/It ended the state of war between Germany and the Allied Powers
  7. of Rights/The first ten amendments to the US Constitution, ratified in 1791
  8. Amendment/Abolition of poll taxes
  9. Amendment/Black Suffrage
  10. Amendment/Election of National Senators
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  1. of Independence/The fundamental document establishing the United States as a nation, adopted on July 4, 1776.
  2. Points/Statement given on January 8, 1918 by United States President Woodrow Wilson
  3. Doctrine/United States would provide political, military and economic assistance to all democratic nations under threat from authoritarian forces.
  4. Bill of Rights/An Act Declaring the Rights and Liberties of the Subject and Settling the Succession of the Crown.
  5. Amendment/Abolition of slavery Outlawed
  6. Amendment/18 year olds given the right to vote
  7. Amendment/Individual Income Tax
  8. Amendment/Women's Suffrage

18 Clues: Amendment/Black Suffrage • Amendment/Women's Suffrage • Amendment/Individual Income Tax • Amendment/Abolition of poll taxes • Amendment/Abolition of slavery Outlawed • Amendment/Election of National Senators • Amendment/18 year olds given the right to vote • of Confederation/The original constitution of the US, ratified in 1781 • ...

Civil War Crossword 2022-05-23

Civil War Crossword crossword puzzle
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  1. 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.
  2. an informal, unwritten deal that settled the disputed 1876 U.S. Presidential election
  3. the process by which a legislative body or other legally constituted tribunal initiates charges against a public official for misconduct.
  4. restricted black people's right to own property, conduct business, buy and lease land, and move freely through public spaces.
  5. a member of the United States House of Representatives from Pennsylvania. He was one of the leaders of the Radical Republican faction of the Republican Party during the 1860s.
  6. A case in which the Court held that the creation of a Louisiana slaughterhouse monopoly did not violate the Thirteenth and Fourteenth Amendments.
  7. a United States federal law in force from 1867 to 1887 that was intended to restrict the power of the president to remove certain office-holders without the approval of the Senate.
  8. a largely historical term used by Southerners to describe opportunistic Northerners who came to the Southern states after the American Civil War
  9. an American politician who served as the 25th Governor of New York and was the Democratic candidate for president in the disputed 1876 United States presidential election.
  10. an American politician, minister in the African Methodist Episcopal Church, and a college administrator.
  11. granted citizenship and equal civil and legal rights to African Americans and enslaved people who had been emancipated after the American Civil War.
  12. a legal arrangement with regard to agricultural land in which a landowner allows a tenant to use the land in return for a share of the crops produced on that land.
  13. the 17th president of the United States, serving from 1865 to 1869.
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  1. abolished slavery and involuntary servitude, except as punishment for a crime.
  2. an American lawyer and politician who served as the 19th president of the United States from 1877 to 1881, after serving in the U.S. House of Representatives and as governor of Ohio.
  3. tate and local laws enforcing racial segregation in the Southern United States.
  4. a faction of American politicians within the Republican Party from the founding of the Republican Party in 1854 until the end of Reconstruction in the Compromise of 1877.
  5. Bill required that 50% of all voters in the Confederate states, as opposed to Lincoln's proposed 10%, must pledge allegiance to the Union before reunification
  6. 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.
  7. a person who resides on land owned by a landlord.
  8. an American white supremacist terrorist hate group founded in 1865
  9. white Southerners who supported Reconstruction policies and efforts after the conclusion of the American Civil War
  10. the period after the American Civil War from 1865 to 1877, during which the United States grappled with the challenges of reintegrating into the Union the states that had seceded and determining the legal status of African Americans.
  11. to provide food, shelter, clothing, medical services, and land to displaced Southerners, including newly freed African Americans.
  12. a financial crisis that triggered an economic depression in Europe and North America that lasted from 1873 to 1877 or 1879 in France and in Britain.

25 Clues: a person who resides on land owned by a landlord. • an American white supremacist terrorist hate group founded in 1865 • the 17th president of the United States, serving from 1865 to 1869. • abolished slavery and involuntary servitude, except as punishment for a crime. • tate and local laws enforcing racial segregation in the Southern United States. • ...

U.S. Geography 2021-09-30

U.S. Geography crossword puzzle
Across
  1. Island state
  2. California, Texas, New Mexico, and Arizona border this country
  3. federal capital
  4. third most populous country in the world
  5. Ocean to the west of the United States
  6. largest river in the U.S.
  7. The capital city of Texas
  8. U.S. territory that belonged to Spain
Down
  1. territory in the Pacific
  2. territory in the Atlantic
  3. This river flows across the middle of the United States from Minnesota to Louisiana
  4. Mexico is __________ of the U.S.
  5. mountain range on the Eastern side of the U.S.
  6. Canada is _________ of the U.S.
  7. the number of states bordering the country North of the U.S.
  8. important landmark in New York
  9. Ocean to the east of the United States

17 Clues: Island state • federal capital • territory in the Pacific • territory in the Atlantic • largest river in the U.S. • The capital city of Texas • important landmark in New York • Canada is _________ of the U.S. • Mexico is __________ of the U.S. • U.S. territory that belonged to Spain • Ocean to the east of the United States • Ocean to the west of the United States • ...

Chapter 9 - Civil War and Reconstruction 2020-09-11

Chapter 9 - Civil War and Reconstruction crossword puzzle
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  1. – A barrier of troops or ships to keep people and supplies from moving in and out of an era.
  2. – A situation when groups on each side of an issue give in a little to reach an agreement.
  3. – The United States; also the Northern States that remained part of the nation and fought against the Confederacy in the Civil War.
  4. – The period when laws were passed that sought to rebuild and heal the northern and southern regions of the United States after the Civil War.
  5. – Together, the Southern states that left the United States and formed their own nation; the Confederate States of America.
  6. – A system in which someone who owns land lets someone else “rent” the land to farm it.
  7. – To murder someone famous or powerful, usually for political reasons.
  8. – The act of bringing charges of wrongdoing against a high government official by the House of Representatives.
  9. – To join the military.
  10. – A method of warfare that seeks to destroy civilian as well as military targets to force a surrender.
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  1. – The separation of a state from a nation.
  2. – The division of groups of people, usually by race.
  3. – A person who works to end or get rid of something, especially slavery.
  4. – The freeing of a group from slavery.
  5. – A military blockade and extended attack designed to make a city or other location surrender.
  6. – The celebration of the day when enslaved African Americans were freed during the Civil War.
  7. – Northerners who went South after the Civil War to start businesses and make money.
  8. – A group of laws passed in the late 1800s that denied African American men the right to vote, kept African Americans from owning guns or taking certain types of jobs.
  9. – Before the Civil War, a series of secret routes out of the South along which escaped slaves traveled to freedom in the North.
  10. – The right of each United States state to make its own local laws.
  11. – A large farm, especially in the southern United States, that usually grows one kind of crop.
  12. – A change or improvement.
  13. – An official announcement, usually by the government.

23 Clues: – To join the military. • – A change or improvement. • – The freeing of a group from slavery. • – The separation of a state from a nation. • – The division of groups of people, usually by race. • – An official announcement, usually by the government. • – The right of each United States state to make its own local laws. • ...

New Nation vocab 2021-09-29

New Nation vocab crossword puzzle
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  1. A statement that describes a document's purpose.
  2. was an agreement over counting of slaves as the state's total population.
  3. A document to establish organization in the state
  4. which the Kentucky and Virginia legislatures took the position that the federal Alien and Sedition Acts were unconstitutional.
  5. A treaty that defined The border between the United States and Spanish florida.
  6. A person who opposed the U.S constitution.
  7. 85 essays of a proposed declaration of independence.
  8. The elected head of a republic
  9. pin name for hamilton in the 85 articles.
  10. to give consent
  11. The first ten amendment of the U.S constitution
  12. was a landmark U.S. Supreme Court case that established the principle of judicial review in the United States,
  13. A violent tax protest.
  14. a series of violent attacks on courthouses and other government properties in Massachusetts
  15. agreement that assuaged antagonisms between the United States and Great Britain.
  16. The highest judicial court in a state or country.
  17. Maryland lacked to tax the bank.
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  1. created legislative bodies in congress.
  2. A member or supporter of the federalist party.
  3. A judge of the supreme court.
  4. refers to the judicial appointments made by President John Adams just before he was succeeded by President Thomas Jefferson
  5. A meeting of the political party.
  6. The lower house of us congress.
  7. an act that is used to show gratitude.
  8. interpreting state laws
  9. carries out and enforces laws.
  10. The first set of laws in the United states.
  11. The Louisiana Purchase was the acquisition of the territory of Louisiana by the United States from Napoleonic France
  12. a procedure by which a court can review an administrative action by a public body
  13. France seizing ships and the United States Failed to negotiate with France because America refused to pay.
  14. Establish the number of something.
  15. were four acts passed by the Federalist-dominated 5th United States Congress and signed into law by President John Adams
  16. several states form a unity but remain independent
  17. Make all the laws.
  18. A form of government in which it is held by the people.
  19. the US congress

36 Clues: the US congress • Make all the laws. • A violent tax protest. • interpreting state laws • to give consent • A judge of the supreme court. • carries out and enforces laws. • The elected head of a republic • The lower house of us congress. • Maryland lacked to tax the bank. • A meeting of the political party. • Establish the number of something. • ...

Civics Test 2024-09-17

Civics Test crossword puzzle
Across
  1. Who was President during World War I?
  2. How old do citizens have to be to vote?
  3. If both the President and the Vice President can no longer serve, who becomes President?
  4. Who wrote the Declaration of Independence?
  5. Who signs bills and vetoes bills?
  6. What is the economic system in the United States?*
  7. What is the name of the Speaker of the House of Representatives now?
  8. Who was President during the Great Depression and World War II?
  9. Who is the "Father of our country" and the first President?
  10. What do we call the first ten amendments to the Constitution?
  11. Who is the Chief Justice of the United States now?
  12. What are the two parts of the U.S. Congress?
  13. How many Supreme Court Justices are there?
  14. What is the last day to file taxes?
  15. What did Martin Luther King, Jr. fight for`?
  16. What ocean is on the East Coast of the United States?
  17. When was the Constitution written?
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  1. The idea of self-government is in the first three words of the Constitution. What are these words?
  2. What is the name of the national anthem?
  3. What stops one branch of government from becoming too powerful?
  4. Who makes federal laws?
  5. The House of Representatives has how many voting members?
  6. We elect a senator for how many years?
  7. How many senators are there?
  8. What is the capital of the United States?*
  9. Who is the Governor of AZ?
  10. When do we celebrate Independence Day?*
  11. Name the longest river in the United States.
  12. What is the supreme law of the land?
  13. During the Cold War, what was the main concern of the United States?
  14. How many amendments does the Constitution have?
  15. What is an amendment?
  16. Who is in charge of the executive branch?
  17. Name the U.S. war between the North and the South.
  18. What territory did the United States buy from France in 1803?
  19. What ocean is on the West Coast of the United States?

36 Clues: What is an amendment? • Who makes federal laws? • Who is the Governor of AZ? • How many senators are there? • Who signs bills and vetoes bills? • What is the last day to file taxes? • When was the Constitution written? • What is the supreme law of the land? • Who was President during World War I? • We elect a senator for how many years? • ...

US History Ch 10 Vocab 2025-03-04

US History Ch 10 Vocab crossword puzzle
Across
  1. of 1837 – A financial crisis caused by Jackson’s economic policies, including the veto of the national bank and the Specie Circular.
  2. Banks – State banks where Jackson placed federal funds after dismantling the national bank.
  3. War – Jackson’s campaign to destroy the Second Bank of the United States, which he viewed as corrupt.
  4. Crisis – A confrontation between South Carolina and the federal government over the Tariff of 1828, leading to debates on states' rights.
  5. Removal Act (1830) – Law signed by Jackson that forced Native American tribes to relocate west of the Mississippi River.
  6. Circular – Jackson’s order that government land could only be bought with gold or silver, contributing to the economic downturn.
  7. v. Georgia (1832) – Supreme Court case ruling that Georgia had no authority over Cherokee lands; Jackson ignored the ruling.
  8. Rights Doctrine – The belief that states have the right to ignore federal laws they deem unconstitutional.
  9. Bill (1833) – Gave Jackson the power to use military force to enforce federal tariffs in response to the Nullification Crisis.
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  1. Tariff of 1833 – A tariff proposed by Henry Clay to ease tensions over the Tariff of Abominations.
  2. Democracy – A movement for more democratic participation in government, expanding voting rights to more white men.
  3. System – The practice of rewarding political supporters with government jobs.
  4. Van Buren – Jackson’s close ally and successor as the 8th President; dealt with the Panic of 1837.
  5. of Tears – The forced migration of Cherokee and other tribes to Indian Territory (present-day Oklahoma), resulting in thousands of deaths.
  6. C. Calhoun – Jackson’s Vice President who supported states' rights and nullification.
  7. of Abominations (1828) – A high tariff on imports that angered Southern states, especially South Carolina.
  8. Jackson – The 7th President of the United States (1829-1837); known for his populist policies and expansion of presidential power.
  9. Party – The political party founded by Jackson and his supporters, emphasizing states' rights and limited government.
  10. Clay – A political rival of Jackson who supported the American System and helped negotiate the Compromise Tariff of 1833.
  11. Party – A political party formed in opposition to Jackson, supporting a strong Congress and internal improvements.

20 Clues: System – The practice of rewarding political supporters with government jobs. • C. Calhoun – Jackson’s Vice President who supported states' rights and nullification. • Banks – State banks where Jackson placed federal funds after dismantling the national bank. • ...

H5 Civil War Review 2024-11-14

H5 Civil War Review crossword puzzle
Across
  1. Georgia city that was given to Lincoln as a Christmas present
  2. A POW prison camp to hold Union soldiers
  3. someone who strongly opposed slavery and worked to end it
  4. what South Carolina practiced when President Jackson put a tax on goods imported from Europe
  5. the immediate result of the Emancipation Proclamation
  6. a tax on imported goods
  7. what the North got out of the Compromise of 1850
  8. led the Atlanta campaign and the March to the Sea
  9. The location of the end of the Civil War
  10. A battle that was considered the turning point of the war
  11. event that happened in 1860 which led to the secession of Southern states
  12. an enslaved man whose court case led to the declaration that enslaved people were property, not citizens
  13. the idea that states should be able to make their own choices about laws in their states
  14. the battle that prompted Lincoln to write the Emancipation Proclamation
  15. The uniform color of the Confederates
  16. The northern states during the Civil War
  17. a military maneuver meant to prevent goods/soldiers from passing through
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  1. city integral to the war effort because of its economic importance and ability to supply goods to the army
  2. the month in which the end of slavery is celebrated
  3. the first state to secede from the Union
  4. The uniform color of the Union
  5. Sumter The location of the start of the Civil War
  6. the president of the US during the Civil War
  7. the EVENTUAL result of the Emancipation Proclamation
  8. the last state to free their slaves
  9. what the South got out of the Compromise of 1850
  10. The southern states during the civil war
  11. Major Southern general
  12. A compromise to make northern states free states and southern states free was named after this state in 1820
  13. Georgia's biggest export
  14. Major Norther general and the 18 US president
  15. Location of a major battle near the Georgia-Tennessee boarder

32 Clues: Major Southern general • a tax on imported goods • Georgia's biggest export • The uniform color of the Union • the last state to free their slaves • The uniform color of the Confederates • A POW prison camp to hold Union soldiers • the first state to secede from the Union • The southern states during the civil war • The location of the end of the Civil War • ...

h 2025-03-11

h crossword puzzle
Across
  1. People who are in favor of War.
  2. Second Bank of the United States.
  3. The election some thought was unfair.
  4. A famous Native American leader who resisted American expansion.
  5. Burning of ______.
  6. The political party of Thomas Jefferson.
  7. The purchase of a large territory from France.
  8. The fifth president of the United States.
  9. A big ditch for boats.
  10. When regular people get to have a say in government.
  11. A Tax on imported goods.
  12. War fought between the US and Britain in 1812.
  13. The name of the crop that was a major export of the southern states.
  14. The number of original states.
  15. An agreement between the US and Great Britain that postponed war between the two nations for 20 years.
  16. The name of the era where political parties started to change and grow.
  17. The act that Thomas Jefferson signed to stop trade with other countries.
  18. The era when there was only one major political party.
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  1. The capital of the United States.
  2. A message to Europe to stay out of the Americas.
  3. The first president of the United States.
  4. The name of the machine that increased the production of cotton.
  5. The second president of the United States.
  6. A war fought against Native Americans in Florida.
  7. The battle where Andrew Jackson became a war hero.
  8. How many terms did Washington serve as president?
  9. The president known as "Old Hickory."
  10. The third president of the United States.
  11. The act that made it illegal to speak out against the government.
  12. Inventor of the cotton gin.
  13. The act that Andrew Jackson signed that forced the removal of Native Americans.
  14. A financial crisis during Jackson's presidency.
  15. The political party that favored a strong central government.
  16. Closed US ports to all exports and restricted imports from Britain.
  17. The person who wrote the Star Spangled Banner.
  18. The seventh president of the United States.
  19. The treaty that ended the War of 1812.
  20. The name of the treaty that ended the war of 1812.
  21. The treaty that gave the US Florida.

39 Clues: Burning of ______. • A big ditch for boats. • A Tax on imported goods. • Inventor of the cotton gin. • The number of original states. • People who are in favor of War. • The capital of the United States. • Second Bank of the United States. • The treaty that gave the US Florida. • The election some thought was unfair. • The president known as "Old Hickory." • ...

Civil War Review 2025-03-07

Civil War Review crossword puzzle
Across
  1. Southern states that seceded, fought for independence and slavery
  2. Movement to end slavery, gained strength in the North before the war
  3. Fort in South Carolina where the Civil War began in April 1861
  4. To withdraw from a group, Southern states left Union to form Confederacy
  5. Large farm often using slave labor, common in Southern states
  6. Idea that states should have more power than federal government
  7. 16th President of the United States, led during Civil War, issued Emancipation Proclamation
  8. Farming and growing crops, main economic activity in the South
  9. Loyalty to a region, differences between North and South led to conflict
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  1. Important Mississippi River city, Union siege in 1863 split Confederacy
  2. Commander of the Union Army, later 18th President, led Union to victory
  3. Bloodiest single-day battle, fought in Maryland in 1862, changed war's course
  4. Crops grown to be sold, cotton was major Southern cash crop
  5. Commander of the Confederate Army, skilled military leader from Virginia
  6. Manufacturing and production, more developed in the North before war
  7. Military tactic of surrounding a place to force surrender, used at Vicksburg
  8. Major battle in Pennsylvania in 1863, turning point, site of famous Address
  9. Northern states that fought to preserve country and end slavery

18 Clues: Crops grown to be sold, cotton was major Southern cash crop • Large farm often using slave labor, common in Southern states • Fort in South Carolina where the Civil War began in April 1861 • Farming and growing crops, main economic activity in the South • Northern states that fought to preserve country and end slavery • ...

Unit 5 Review 2026-03-23

Unit 5 Review crossword puzzle
Across
  1. Jackson’s fight against the Second Bank of the United States.
  2. The economic recession that followed Jackson’s banking policies.
  3. To formally withdraw from the United States.
  4. The idea that a state can cancel a federal law it believes is unconstitutional.
  5. The movement of settlers into western territories of the United States.
  6. Land gained from Mexico after the Mexican-American War, including California and New Mexico.
  7. The 1830 law that forced Native Americans west of the Mississippi River.
  8. The national bank that Jackson believed favored the wealthy.
  9. The forced relocation of Native Americans that resulted in thousands of deaths.
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  1. The belief that the United States was destined by God to expand across North America.
  2. The conflict between South Carolina and the federal government over tariffs.
  3. Land purchased from Mexico to build a southern railroad route.
  4. President who signed the Indian Removal Act and opposed the national bank.
  5. The addition of Texas to the United States.
  6. The president’s power to reject a bill passed by Congress.
  7. The belief that states have powers separate from the federal government.
  8. The agreement with Britain that gave the U.S. access to the Pacific Ocean.
  9. Political movement that supported the “common man” and expanded voting rights for white men.

18 Clues: The addition of Texas to the United States. • To formally withdraw from the United States. • The president’s power to reject a bill passed by Congress. • The national bank that Jackson believed favored the wealthy. • Jackson’s fight against the Second Bank of the United States. • Land purchased from Mexico to build a southern railroad route. • ...

Interim Review 2023-11-30

Interim Review crossword puzzle
Across
  1. Ordinance Established a government for the northwest territory
  2. Against the constitution
  3. an action to begin a riot
  4. she aided Lewis and Clark
  5. declared war on Britain due to impressment
  6. Battle of january 8, 1815
  7. A Vote to confirm
  8. right to job but the job was void
  9. Land agreement between France and the United States
  10. The first constitution of the united states/ agreement among the 13 states
  11. First 10 amendments
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  1. failed bombardment
  2. The movement of American farmers who protested against high taxes
  3. An agreement made among the delegates to the Constitutional Convention
  4. The “Federalist Papers” are a series of essays supporting the ratification of the U.S. Constitution
  5. national anthem of the United States
  6. A gathering to address the weak laws of AOF
  7. force american sailors to fight
  8. How to determine its constitutional

19 Clues: A Vote to confirm • failed bombardment • First 10 amendments • Against the constitution • an action to begin a riot • she aided Lewis and Clark • Battle of january 8, 1815 • force american sailors to fight • right to job but the job was void • How to determine its constitutional • national anthem of the United States • declared war on Britain due to impressment • ...

7th Grade Social Studies - Interim #4 Review Guide 2025-02-21

7th Grade Social Studies - Interim #4 Review Guide crossword puzzle
Across
  1. An _____ is a journey with a clearly set purpose or set of purposes
  2. The _____ roughly doubled the size of the United States for 15 million dollars in 1803 (2 words)
  3. Type of road where users had to pay every few miles to use it
  4. The British process of taking US sailors hostage to serve in the British Royal Navy
  5. The _____ stated that the United States would not permit Europe from interfering with Central or South America (2 words)
  6. The United States belief that God wanted it to conquer all of the land from the Atlantic to the Pacific Ocean (2 words)
  7. A large unsettled but not uninhabited area next to a settled area is called a _____
  8. The young Congressmen who wanted to go to war with Great Britain before the War of 1812 started were nicknamed the _____ (2 words)
  9. Shawnee Native American leader who lead armed resistance against the United States until his death in 1813
  10. President _____ (last name) signed the Indian Removal Act of 1830 into law
  11. The President takes the ____ to officially become the President of the United States on inauguration day (3 words)
  12. The modern day state of Oklahoma used to be called _____ (2 words)
  13. Last name of the US Army officer who found was sent to find the headwaters of the Mississippi River, along with mapping the Rocky Mountains and the Spanish Southwest
  14. Fishhooks and sewing needles made out of _____ were the primary trading tools with Native Americans used by Lewis and Clark
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  1. In early US Presidential elections, whoever came in second place became _____ (2 words)
  2. To process of being removed from the usual place or land
  3. The _____ is the system used to formally elect the President of the United States (2 words)
  4. Made made waterway connecting two or more bodies of water
  5. Type of watercraft powered by a steam powered engine
  6. The point in the Rocky Mountains where water flows either to the east or west is called the _____ (2 words)
  7. The _____ Court is the highest and most powerful court in the United States
  8. The Battle of the _____ ended with the biggest military defeat the United States ever received by Native American forces
  9. The United States bought this Spanish held area from Spain during Monroe's Presidency
  10. The _____ Gap was a pass found through the Appalachian Mountains by Daniel Boone in 1769
  11. The Presidential ____ is a group of expert advisors meant to help the President make decisions on different issues impacting the United States overall
  12. A _____ is an example for future actions or decisions

26 Clues: Type of watercraft powered by a steam powered engine • A _____ is an example for future actions or decisions • To process of being removed from the usual place or land • Made made waterway connecting two or more bodies of water • Type of road where users had to pay every few miles to use it • The modern day state of Oklahoma used to be called _____ (2 words) • ...

Review crossword project. 2020-09-30

Review crossword project. crossword puzzle
Across
  1. was a long series of English laws that developed, promoted, and regulated English ships, shipping, trade, and commerce between other countries and with its own colonies.
  2. was an American stage actor who assassinated President Abraham Lincoln at Ford's Theatre in Washington, D.C., on April 14, 1865.
  3. was an American political leader, military general, statesman, and founding father who served as the first president of the United States from 1789 to 1797.
  4. was issued by King George III on October 7, 1763, following Great Britain's acquisition of French territory in North America after the end of the Seven Years' War.
  5. Is an economic policy that is designed to maximize the exports and minimize the imports for an economy.
  6. This treaty, signed on February 2, 1848, ended the war between the United States and Mexico.
  7. was a widely held American imperialist cultural belief in the 19th-century United States that American settlers were destined to expand across North America.
  8. Tobacco, cotton and sugar were grown on large-scale farms called...
  9. was an American social reformer, abolitionist, orator, writer, and statesman.
  10. abolished slavery and involuntary servitude, except as punishment for a crime.
  11. was a political and mercantile protest by the Sons of Liberty in Boston, Massachusetts, on December 16, 1773.
  12. was an enslaved African American man in the United States who unsuccessfully sued for his freedom and that of his wife and their two daughters
  13. is a form of government operating on principles adopted from a republic and a democracy.
  14. is the pronouncement adopted by the Second Continental Congress meeting in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, on July 4, 1776.
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  1. was a presidential proclamation and executive order issued by United States President Abraham Lincoln on September 22, 1862, during the Civil War.
  2. was a proposal to the United States Constitutional Convention for the creation of a supreme national government with three branches and a bicameral legislature.
  3. were state and local laws that enforced racial segregation in the Southern United States.
  4. was an American statesman, politician, legal scholar, military commander, lawyer, banker, and economist. He was one of the Founding Fathers of the United States.
  5. was a conflict fought between the United States and its allies, and the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland and its allies.
  6. was an American statesman, diplomat, lawyer, architect, philosopher, and Founding Father who served as the third president of the United States from 1801 to 1809.
  7. was the acquisition of the territory of Louisiana by the United States from France in 1803.
  8. was an Act of the Parliament of Great Britain which imposed a direct tax on the British colonies in America and required that many printed materials in the colonies be produced on stamped paper produced in London, carrying an embossed revenue stamp.
  9. comprises the first ten amendments to the United States Constitution.
  10. was a 2,170-mile east-west, large-wheeled wagon route and emigrant trail in the United States that connected the Missouri River to valleys in Oregon.
  11. is the withdrawal of a group from a larger entity, especially a political entity, but also from any organization, union or military alliance.
  12. was a decisive victory by a combined force of American Continental Army troops led by General George Washington
  13. fought in Appomattox County, Virginia, on the morning of April 9, 1865, was one of the last battles of the American Civil War.
  14. was a proposal for the structure of the United States Government presented by William Paterson at the Constitutional Convention on June 15, 1787.
  15. was King of Great Britain and King of Ireland from 25 October 1760 until the union of the two countries on 1 January 1801, after which he was King of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland until his death in 1820.
  16. was a revenue-raising act passed by the Parliament of Great Britain on 5 April 1764.
  17. is a form of democracy in which people decide on policy initiatives directly.
  18. pitted the colonies of British America against those of New France, each side supported by military units from the parent country and by Native American allies.
  19. was a small but pivotal battle during the American Revolutionary War, which took place on the morning of December 26, 1776, in Trenton, New Jersey.
  20. was the movement to end slavery.
  21. was an armed conflict between the United States and Mexico from 1846 to 1848.
  22. was a series of forced relocations of approximately 60,000 Native Americans between 1830 and 1850 by the United States government.

36 Clues: was the movement to end slavery. • Tobacco, cotton and sugar were grown on large-scale farms called... • comprises the first ten amendments to the United States Constitution. • is a form of democracy in which people decide on policy initiatives directly. • was an American social reformer, abolitionist, orator, writer, and statesman. • ...

Social Studies 2020-09-08

Social Studies crossword puzzle
Across
  1. protect individuals freedoms.
  2. People that criticized the Constitution because it lacked the bill of rights
  3. the system of courts that interprets and applies law in legal cases
  4. Morris 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
  5. release from slavery.
  6. of Rights 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.
  7. Hamilton was an American statesman, politician, legal scholar, military commander, lawyer, banker, and economist. He was one of the Founding Fathers of the United States.
  8. shays an American soldier, revolutionary, and farmer famous for being one of the leaders and namesake of Shays' Rebellion,
  9. Approved.
  10. and Balances principles of government under which separate branches are empowered to prevent actions by other branches
  11. the action of enlightening or the state of being enlightened.
  12. otis warren a published poet, political playwright and satirist during the age of the American Revolution—a time when women were encouraged and expected to keep silent on political matters.
  13. sovereignty the principle that the authority of a state and its government are created and sustained by the consent of its people, through their elected representatives, who are the source of all political power
  14. papers a series of 85 essays arguing in support of the United States Constitution
  15. having the power to make laws.
  16. a long and severe recession in an economy or market
  17. Ordinance an organic act of the Congress of the Confederation of the United States
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  1. Compromise an agreement between delegates from the Northern and the Southern states at the United States Constitutional Convention that three-fifths of the slave population would be counted for determining direct taxation and representation in the House of Representatives.
  2. Madison America's fourth President (1809-1817), made a major contribution to the ratification of the Constitution by writing The Federalist Papers, along with Alexander Hamilton and John Jay.
  3. having two branches or chambers
  4. of Confederation an agreement among the 13 original states of the United States of America that served as its first constitution
  5. people who opposed the ratification of the Constitution in 1789 and thereafter allied with Thomas Jefferson's Anti Federalist Party,
  6. a piece of legislation enacted by a municipal authority.
  7. branches of government the executive branch, the legislative branch, and the judicial branch.
  8. Virginia planter.
  9. having the power to put plans, actions, or laws into effect.
  10. Sherman American politician whose plan for representation of large and small states prevented a deadlock at the U.S. Constitutional Convention of 1787

27 Clues: Approved. • Virginia planter. • release from slavery. • protect individuals freedoms. • having the power to make laws. • having two branches or chambers • a long and severe recession in an economy or market • a piece of legislation enacted by a municipal authority. • having the power to put plans, actions, or laws into effect. • ...

midterm cross word 2020-09-29

midterm cross word crossword puzzle
Across
  1. a conflict fought between the United States and its allies
  2. a small but pivotal battle during the American Revolutionary War
  3. omprises the first ten amendments to the United States Constitution
  4. The last battle of the Revolutionary War
  5. A democratic republic
  6. the acquisition of the territory of Louisiana by the United States
  7. a 2,170-mile east-west, large-wheeled wagon route and emigrant trail in the United States
  8. an armed conflict between the United States and Mexico
  9. belief in the benefits of profitable trading
  10. The Navigation Acts were a series of laws passed by the British Parliament that imposed restrictions on colonial trade
  11. a proposal for the structure of the United States Government presented by William Paterson at the Constitutional Convention
  12. the first president of the United States
  13. is the pronouncement adopted by the Second Continental Congress
  14. colonial history, British legislation aimed at ending the smuggling trade in sugar and molasses from the French and Dutch West Indies
  15. was a series of forced relocations of approximately 60,000 Native Americans
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  1. King George III declared all lands west of the Appalachian Divide off limits to colonial settlers
  2. was a widely held American imperialist cultural belief in the 19th-century United States that American settlers were destined to expand across North America
  3. the U.S. Supreme Court's ruling on March 6, 1857, that having lived in a free state and territory did not entitle an slaved person
  4. a political and mercantile protest by the Sons of Liberty in Boston
  5. a proposal to the United States Constitutional Convention for the creation of a supreme national government with three branches and a bicameral legislature
  6. King of Great Britain
  7. transport is a means of transferring passengers and goods on wheeled vehicles running on rails
  8. was an American stage actor who assassinated President Abraham Lincoln
  9. was an American statesman, politician, legal scholar, military commander, lawyer, banker, and economist
  10. was an American statesman, diplomat, lawyer, architect, philosopher, and Founding Father who served as the third president of the United States
  11. pure democracy is a form of democracy in which people decide on policy initiatives directly
  12. an estate on which crops such as coffee sugar and tobacco are cultivated by resident labor
  13. a person who favors the abolition of a practice or institution
  14. an act regulating stamp duty (a tax on the legal recognition of documents)
  15. The French and Indian War pitted the colonies of British America against those of New France
  16. the process in which a minority group or culture comes to resemble a dominant group

31 Clues: A democratic republic • King of Great Britain • The last battle of the Revolutionary War • the first president of the United States • belief in the benefits of profitable trading • an armed conflict between the United States and Mexico • a conflict fought between the United States and its allies • a person who favors the abolition of a practice or institution • ...

Pre Civil War Vocab - SHS McCurry 2025-03-03

Pre Civil War Vocab - SHS McCurry crossword puzzle
Across
  1. Tax on imports
  2. _________________ Railroad - Secret network helping enslaved people escape. Not an actual railroad
  3. Land within the mainland boundaries of the country that had not yet become a state by 1861.
  4. A Latin phrase that means "before the war". It's used to describe the time period before the Civil War, which lasted from 1861–1865.
  5. ______________ - A term for the pre-Civil War era in the South, when the economy was based on slave labor and plantation farming.
  6. Wealth and resources of a nation
  7. Someone who wishes to abolish or get rid of slavery.
  8. a dramatic and wide-reaching change in the way something works or is organized or in people's ideas about it.
  9. When a state focuses on its own region's needs instead of the nation's interests.
  10. _____________ Compromise (1820) - Agreement about admitting new states. Missouri entered as slave state, Maine entered as free state. Set 36°30' parallel as slavery boundary
  11. Warehouse of weapons
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  1. Compromise of Eighteen-_______ - Series of bills to maintain balance between free/slave state and included controversial Fugitive Slave Law
  2. Another word for Rebellion
  3. Loyalty to one's region over the nation
  4. Manufacturing goods from raw materials, such as cloth from cotton or machine parts from iron.
  5. Party: A political party generally against slavery and its expansion into the territories. This political party had basically been swallowed up by the Democrat and Republican parties by the time of the Civil War.
  6. Rights: This doctrine held the powers of the individual states as greater than the powers of the Federal government. States rights 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.
  7. the 1857 Supreme Court ruling that enslaved people were not U.S. citizens and could not sue in federal court. The decision also declared the Missouri Compromise unconstitutional
  8. Product purchased from other nations
  9. Community that shares laws and culture
  10. The science of growing crops or raising livestock; farming.
  11. _____________________ line: 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.
  12. A nickname for the South.
  13. ________ Gin - Invented by Eli Whitney in 1793. Machine that quickly removed seeds from cotton
  14. Popular ______________ - Letting voters in territories decide about slavery
  15. 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.
  16. Free __________ - Political movement opposing slavery's expansion. Wanted western territories free for white settlers
  17. _______ Crops - crops grown to be sold

28 Clues: Tax on imports • Warehouse of weapons • A nickname for the South. • Another word for Rebellion • Wealth and resources of a nation • Product purchased from other nations • Community that shares laws and culture • _______ Crops - crops grown to be sold • Loyalty to one's region over the nation • Someone who wishes to abolish or get rid of slavery. • ...

Vocab #2 2025-10-10

Vocab #2 crossword puzzle
Across
  1. A advisory body composed of the most senior appointed officers of the executive branch of the US federal government
  2. a chamber of the bicameral united states congress, the lower house
  3. an organized course of action to achieve a goal
  4. a prejudice for or against a particular position or conclusion.
  5. a person who applies for a job or is nominated for election
  6. the head of state and head of government of united states
  7. a national legislative body, especially that of the US
  8. the process through which the president and vice president of the states are indirectly elected
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  1. a chamber of the bicameral united states congress, the upper house
  2. the second highest officer in the executive branch of the US government
  3. A election to choose canidates for most or all of a nations or states elected political offices
  4. It is the ability of each branch to respond to actions of the other branches.
  5. It is a election on which voters choose which canidates will represent a particular political party.
  6. its a formal written proposal for a new law or change to an existing law
  7. A governmental system that divides states powers among separate branches.
  8. the highest court in the federal judicary of the United States

16 Clues: an organized course of action to achieve a goal • a national legislative body, especially that of the US • the head of state and head of government of united states • a person who applies for a job or is nominated for election • the highest court in the federal judicary of the United States • a prejudice for or against a particular position or conclusion. • ...