states Crossword Puzzles

Civil War 2021-11-21

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a public or official announcement, especially one dealing with a matter of great importance.
Davis, an American politician who was a U.S. Representative and Senator from Mississippi, the 23rd U.S. Secretary of War, and the President of the Confederate States of America during the American Civil War.
a person who rises in opposition or armed resistance against an established government or ruler.
Scott Case, landmark decision by the U.S. Supreme Court in which the Court held that African
whether enslaved or free you have no rights.
Slave Act, passed by the United States Congress on September 18, 1850, as part of the Compromise of 1850 between Southern slave-holding interests and Northern Free-Soilers.
Railroad, a network of secret routes and safe houses used by 19th-century enslaved people of African descent in the United States in efforts to escape to free states and Canada with the aid of abolitionists and allies who were sympathetic to their cause.
Compromise, Compromise set where Missouri became a slave state and Maine a free state.
E. Lee, General of the Confederacy
Battle that started the war.

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was a confederation of secessionist American states existing from 1861 to 1865
The bloodiest battle of the Civil War.
withdraw formally from membership in a federal union, an alliance, or a political or religious organization.
Kansas, A violent crisis that enveloped Kansas after Congress passed the Kansas-Nebraska Act in 1854.
War, fought from 1861 to 1865 to determine the survival of the Union or independence for the Confederacy.
Lincoln, the 16th President of the United States, serving from March 1861 until his assassination in April 1865.
of 1850, Compromise set to make the north and south happy by making CA a free state
the state of being united or joined.
People opposed to slavery
state, state that doesn't allow slavery
Sovereignty, The idea that citizens in the West should vote to determine whether their respective territories would become free states or slave states upon admission to the Union.

21 Clues: People opposed to slavery • Battle that started the war. • E. Lee, General of the Confederacy • the state of being united or joined. • The bloodiest battle of the Civil War. • state, state that doesn't allow slavery • whether enslaved or free you have no rights. • was a confederation of secessionist American states existing from 1861 to 1865 • ...

Chapter 9 - Civil War and Reconstruction - myWorld Social Studies 2023-01-25

Chapter 9 - Civil War and Reconstruction - myWorld Social Studies crossword puzzle

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Northerners who went to the South after the Civil War to start businesses and make money
a barrier of troops or ships to keep people and supplies from moving in and out of an area
the right of each U.S. state to make its own local laws
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
the separation of a state from nation
an official announcement
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
a person who works to end or get rid of something, especially slavery
together, the Southern states that left the United States and formed their own nation; the Confederate States of America
the division of groups of people, usually by race

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before the Civil War, a series of secret routes out of the South along which escaped slaves traveled to freedom in the North
to murder someone famous or powerful, usually for political reasons
the freeing of a group from slavery
a situation when groups on each side of an issue each give in a little to reach an agreement
a change or improvement
a large farm, especially in the southern United States, that usually grows one kind of crop
the celebration of the day when enslaved African Americans were freed during the Civil War
to join the military
a military blockade and extended attack designed to make a city or other location surrender
a method of warfare that seeks to destroy civilian as well as military targets to force a surrender
a system in which someone who owns land lets someone else "rent" the land to farm it
the bringing of charges of wrongdoing against an elected official by the House of Representatives
the United States; also the Northern States that remained part of the nation and fought against the Confederacy in the Civil War

23 Clues: to join the military • a change or improvement • an official announcement • the freeing of a group from slavery • the separation of a state from nation • the division of groups of people, usually by race • the right of each U.S. state to make its own local laws • to murder someone famous or powerful, usually for political reasons • ...

amendments 2015-04-25

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Papers/A collection of articles and essays promoting the ratification of the United States Constitution
Constitution/A document that embodies the fundamental laws and principles by which the United States is governed.
of Confederation/The original constitution of the US, ratified in 1781
Amendment: Right to be free from discrimination in states to have due process of law, to have equal protection of the law
Carta/A document constituting a fundamental guarantee of rights and privileges.
of Versailles/It ended the state of war between Germany and the Allied Powers
of Rights/The first ten amendments to the US Constitution, ratified in 1791
Amendment/Abolition of poll taxes
Amendment/Black Suffrage
Amendment/Election of National Senators

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of Independence/The fundamental document establishing the United States as a nation, adopted on July 4, 1776.
Points/Statement given on January 8, 1918 by United States President Woodrow Wilson
Doctrine/United States would provide political, military and economic assistance to all democratic nations under threat from authoritarian forces.
Bill of Rights/An Act Declaring the Rights and Liberties of the Subject and Settling the Succession of the Crown.
Amendment/Abolition of slavery Outlawed
Amendment/18 year olds given the right to vote
Amendment/Individual Income Tax
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 • ...

Karlie Heeney- Chapter 4 2020-12-01

Karlie Heeney- Chapter 4 crossword puzzle

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demands on states to carry out certain policies as a condition of receiving grant money
money and other resources that the national government provides to pay for state and local activities
powers not specifically listed in the Constitution
powers held by the national government and state governments at the same time
belong to the states because the Constitution neither delegates these powers nor prohibits them to the states
both national and state governments are equal authorities operating within their own spheres of influence
the idea that states had the right to separate themselves from the Union
the form in which federal aid is distributed to the states
the idea of returning power to states

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ensures that extradition can take place
powers granted to the national government
a system of spending,taxing,and providing aid in the federal system
the era of returning authority to state governments
the right to nullify national laws that they believed contradicted or clashed with state interests
powers that have been historically recognized as naturally belonging to all governments that conduct the business of a sovereign nation
used by state and local governments to address broad policy areas from the national government
federalism under the New Deal
Johnson approach to solving national problems

18 Clues: federalism under the New Deal • the idea of returning power to states • ensures that extradition can take place • powers granted to the national government • Johnson approach to solving national problems • powers not specifically listed in the Constitution • the era of returning authority to state governments • the form in which federal aid is distributed to the states • ...

Progressives/Imperialism/World War I Vocabulary 2022-11-21

Progressives/Imperialism/World War I Vocabulary crossword puzzle

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the idea to solve everything with the United States Military to expand and the belief that a strong military is needed.
connects the Atlantic and Pacific oceans
A person that tries to expose corruption especially in politics.
allowed voters to directly elect a senator.
Gave women the right to vote.
Allowed the congress to enforce a tax on any source of income.
Strong belief of cultural or Economic influences in the United States.
Important event that led to WW1 where a German submarine shot torpedoes at an American cruise ship.
Minimized the use of the United States Military and instead solve it with economic power.

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Worldwide organization whose purpose was to maintain world peace.
Incorporating something into a larger area such as Texas annexing into the United States.
War fought between Spain and the United States in 1898.
Banned the manufacture and distribution of Alcohol.
An American party that split from the Republican Party.
Protected the rights of all countries to trade equally with China.
Book that was written to expose the harsh conditions of the meatpacking industry.
secret telegram stating if America was to join the war Mexico would be asked to join as a German ally.
the influence of the United States on other Countries.

18 Clues: Gave women the right to vote. • connects the Atlantic and Pacific oceans • allowed voters to directly elect a senator. • Banned the manufacture and distribution of Alcohol. • the influence of the United States on other Countries. • War fought between Spain and the United States in 1898. • An American party that split from the Republican Party. • ...

Geography Crossword Puzzle 2021-06-08

Geography Crossword Puzzle crossword puzzle

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The largest state in the United States.
The continent we live on.
The number of states in our country.
The country that is above the United States.
The county we live in.
The country that is below the United States.
The second largest state in the United States.
The state that is above us.
The location of the statue of liberty.

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The capital of our state.
The country we live in.
The state we live in.
The state that is next to us that starts with the letter "a".
The state that is next to us that starts with the letter "n".

14 Clues: The state we live in. • The county we live in. • The country we live in. • The capital of our state. • The continent we live on. • The state that is above us. • The number of states in our country. • The location of the statue of liberty. • The largest state in the United States. • The country that is above the United States. • The country that is below the United States. • ...

U.S. History 2021-01-03

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war, a war that occurred in 1775 - 1783
American War, an armed conflict between the United States and Mexico
Hidalgo, a peace treaty that ended the war between the United States and Mexico
York City, the most populous city in the United States
annexation
destiny, the belief that American settlers were destined to expand across North America

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Canal, a waterway that was built to create a navigable water route from New York City and the Atlantic Ocean to the Great Lakes
a state in the southeastern region in the U.S.
Purchase, a land deal that was made between the United States and France in the year 1803
the ability to move things from one place to another by boat
treaty, a peace agreement made between two parties
compromise, an agreement passed by the U.S. Congress in 1820
states, the 13 states that permitted slavery between 1820 and 1860
and Clark expedition, an expedition used to find a waterway from the US to the Pacific Ocean
War, a war lead by Napoleon Bonaparte
expansion, an extension of a state's territory

16 Clues: annexation • War, a war lead by Napoleon Bonaparte • war, a war that occurred in 1775 - 1783 • a state in the southeastern region in the U.S. • expansion, an extension of a state's territory • York City, the most populous city in the United States • treaty, a peace agreement made between two parties • the ability to move things from one place to another by boat • ...

Unit 4 Terms 2020-11-01

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of Good Feelings, National purpose and a desire for unity
Party, The Democratic Party is one of the two major contemporary political parties in the United States
Treaty, an agreement between the United States and Spain signed in 1819 which established the southern border of the Louisiana Purchase
Doctrine, North and South America were no longer open to colonization
Cotton Kingdom”, A cotton-producing region of the southern United States up until the Civil War
Mill System, The Lowell mill girls were young female workers who came to work in industrial corporations in Lowell
of 1828 Significance, Re-match of the 1824 election, as President John Quincy Adams of the National Republican Party faced Andrew Jackson
Period, Southern United States from the late 18th century until the start of the American Civil War in 1861
Slater, An English-American industrialist known as the "Father of the American Industrial Revolution"
Codes, Any of the set of rules based on the concept that enslaved persons were property, not persons
Compromise, In an effort to preserve the balance of power in Congress between slave and free states
Marshall, chief justice of the Supreme Court he established the principles of United States constitutional law
Fulton, Robert Fulton was an American engineer and inventor who is widely credited with developing a successful steamboat

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The process by which large numbers of people become permanently concentrated in relatively small areas, forming cities
Parts, One such part can freely replace another, without any custom fitting, such as filing
Road, first major improved highway in the United States built by the federal government
Revolution, The beginning of better transportation ways in America including the steamboat, train, and better roads and canals.
Tariff, imported goods cost more than equivalent goods produced domestically
Party, The Whig Party was a political party active in the middle of the 19th century in the United States
Bargain, Three events in American political history have been called a corrupt bargain
River School, First native school of painting in the United States
Deere, American blacksmith and manufacturer who founded Deere & Company
of 1824 Significance, John Quincy Adams defeated Andrew Jackson in 1824 by garnering more electoral votes through the House of Representatives
McCormick, American inventor and businessman who founded the McCormick Harvesting Machine Company
loyalty or support of a particular region or section of the nation, rather than the United States as a whole
Jackson, 7th president of the US; successfully defended New Orleans from the British in 1815
Morse, American inventor and painter
Canal, 363-mile waterway that connects the Great Lakes with the Atlantic Ocean via the Hudson River in upstate New York
System, The American System was an economic plan that played an important role in American policy during the first half of the 19th
Clay, A Political leader of the early nineteenth century known for his efforts to keep the United States one nation

30 Clues: Morse, American inventor and painter • of Good Feelings, National purpose and a desire for unity • River School, First native school of painting in the United States • Doctrine, North and South America were no longer open to colonization • Deere, American blacksmith and manufacturer who founded Deere & Company • ...

TEST PREP PERIOD 6 - US Imperialism & WWI 2021-05-25

TEST PREP PERIOD 6 - US Imperialism & WWI crossword puzzle

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California Gold Rush, Homestead Act, and the Completion of transcontinental railroad all factors that contributed to Westward _________________.
_________________ telegram was part of an effort to enlist Mexican support for Germany if the United States declared war.
construction of the _________________ become more important to the United States after the Spanish-American War because the navy needed a faster way to move ships between the Atlantic and Pacific Oceans.
Renewal of unrestricted _________________ warfare by Germany was one of the events that influenced President Woodrow Wilson’s decision to enter World War I
Securing land for the Panama Canal and military interventions in Latin America are examples of Roosevelt's use of the "________________" diplomacy.
_________________ companies sold land in the West for very low price.
After World War I, senators who opposed United States participation in the ___________________ argued that American membership in the organization would involve the nation in future world conflicts.
As a result of low land prices and the Homestaed Act many farmers moved West and the Native American Indians on the Great Plains were forced onto _________________.
_________________ policy of unrestricted submarine warfare, interception of the Zimmermann Note, and American loans to Allied nations led to United States entry into World War I.
____________________ bonds were used during the administration of President Woodrow Wilson to help finance (pay for) the war effort.
Some of the major reasons for United States _________________ included: the desire for markets and raw materials; closing of the western frontier; missionary spirit; belief in the White Man's Burden.
The United States Senate refused to ratify the Treaty of Versailles after World War I because many senators believed that the League of Nations could draw the United States into future ___________________.
President Theodore Roosevelt's __________________ strengthened the Monroe Doctrine by establishing the policy that the United States would intervene in Latin America to prevent European interference.

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The United States tried to avoid involvement in World War I by following a policy of _________________.
President Theodore Roosevelt’s commitment to the proverb, “Speak softly and carry a big stick; you will go far,” was most clearly shown when he intervened in _________________ affairs.
The primary goal of the _________________ of 1887 regarding Native American Indians was to assimilate Native American Indians into mainstream American life.
_________________ Offered free 160 acres of land in the West to anyone willing to live on it for 5 years.
The disclosure of the Zimmerman document contributed to the entry of the United States into _________________.
During World War I, President Woodrow Wilson outlined the ___________________ suggesting a peace plan to prevent future wars.
The federal government supported rail road construction by giving rail road companies _________________ grants.
One of the major characteristics of American imperialism in the late 19th and early 20th centuries was acquiring _________________ to promote economic and strategic interests.
A major result of the _________________ War (1898) was that the United States assumed a more prominent role in world affairs.
American newspapers used yellow journalism to build public support for the war against _________________.
Secretary of State John Hay sent his Open Door Notes (1899–1900) to world powers to gain equal access to _________________ markets.
The Homestead Act and grants of land to railroads were used to encourage settlement of the _________________.
Exaggerated, sensational newspaper headlines and articles are often referred to as __________________ journalism.
The establishment of the Open Door policy (1899–1900) and the response to the _________________ Rebellion (1900) showed that the United States wanted to protect American trading interests in China.

27 Clues: _________________ companies sold land in the West for very low price. • The United States tried to avoid involvement in World War I by following a policy of _________________. • _________________ Offered free 160 acres of land in the West to anyone willing to live on it for 5 years. • ...

Chapter 12 - Reconstruction 2024-06-06

Chapter 12 - Reconstruction crossword puzzle

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guaranteed that the right to vote could not be denied based on “race, color, or previous condition of servitude.”
the process of bringing charges against a government official for wrongdoing
promoted a social liberal platform that includes support for Social Security and unemployment insurance. The New Deal attracted strong support for the party from recent European immigrants but diminished the party's pro-business wing.
believed they should be given equal rights and have the same opportunities as white people. They also wanted the leaders of the Confederate States of America to be punished for any part they played in the Civil War.
an American white supremacist hate group. It was started in Pulaski, Tennessee on December 24, 1865
an American military officer and politician who served as the 19th president of the United States from 1877 to 1881.
the 17th President of the United States, assumed office after the assassination of Abraham Lincoln and faced significant challenges during the Reconstruction era, fought with Congress over the integration of Southern states and the rights of freed slaves. His opposition to the Radical Republicans' policies led to his impeachment by the House, though he was acquitted by a single vote in the Senate.
would also have abolished slavery, but it required that 50 percent of a state's White males take a loyalty oath to the United States (and swear they had never assisted the Confederacy) to be readmitted to the Union.
an American politician and lawyer who served as a member of the United States House of Representatives from Pennsylvania, being one of the leaders of the Radical Republican faction of the Republican Party during the 1860s.
led the Union Armies to victory over the Confederacy in the American Civil War. As an American hero, Grant was later elected the 18th President of the United States
a purported informal, unwritten deal that settled the intensely disputed 1876 U.S. presidential election, pulled federal troops out of state politics in the South, and ended the Reconstruction Era.
granted citizenship to all persons "born or naturalized in the United States," including formerly enslaved people, and provided all citizens with “equal protection under the laws,”
declared all persons born in the United States to be citizens, "without distinction of race or color, or previous condition of slavery or involuntary servitude.”
outlined the terms for readmission to representation of rebel states.

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military courts designed to judicially try members of enemy forces during wartime, operating outside the scope of conventional criminal and civil proceedings.
abolished slavery as an institution in all U.S. states and territories
The right to vote in presidential elections
the first institution of higher learning for African Americans
an agricultural production system in which landowners contribute their land and often a measure of operating capital and management
restricted black people's right to own property, conduct business, buy and lease land, and move freely through public spaces.
someone who is dishonest and untrustworthy
a system where the landlord/planter allows a tenant to use the land in exchange for a share of the crop
provided assistance to tens of thousands of formerly enslaved people and impoverished whites in the Southern States and the District of Columbia in the years following the war
Republicans that might vote democratic
a person who tries to take advantage of a group by joining it only for his own personal benefit.

25 Clues: Republicans that might vote democratic • someone who is dishonest and untrustworthy • The right to vote in presidential elections • the first institution of higher learning for African Americans • outlined the terms for readmission to representation of rebel states. • abolished slavery as an institution in all U.S. states and territories • ...

The United States Gets More Land 2022-11-30

The United States Gets More Land crossword puzzle

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Sugar cane grew on ___________.
What does Alaska have that makes cars run and helps us make electricity.
Hawaii became the ________ state.
Due to owning a lot more land, the United States became a strong ______.
Many Americans didn't want the United States to buy Alaska because they thought it was just an ______.
______ is a large piece of land near northwestern Canada.
The United States owned land from the Atlantic Ocean to the _______ Ocean.
Today the Philippines are a _______ country.

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American was interested in ________.
What was the name of the war that occurred between the United States, Spain, and Cubans?
Queen _________ ruled Hawaii.
_______ means one country rules other counties or colonies.
Alaska became the _________ state.
No one knew why the ______ blew up.
Cuba wanted their country to be ________.
Who surrendered to the United States?

16 Clues: Queen _________ ruled Hawaii. • Sugar cane grew on ___________. • Hawaii became the ________ state. • Alaska became the _________ state. • No one knew why the ______ blew up. • American was interested in ________. • Who surrendered to the United States? • Cuba wanted their country to be ________. • Today the Philippines are a _______ country. • ...

American history crossword 2025-03-31

American history crossword crossword puzzle

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The sixteenth president of the United States.
The agreement that tried to stop slavery in newly acquired territory.
The war between the American Colonies and the British Empire that resulted in the colonies becoming their own country.
The governing body of a country or nation.
The first president of the United States.
The system of government where power is divided between a national government and state governments.

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The act of keeping people away from each other. This mostly happened between black and white people.
The right to vote.
The second president of the United States.
The war between the Union (Northern States) and the Confederacy (Southern States).
The belief that God willed it for American colonizers to move westward.
The development of industries in a country.
A person who favors the ending of slavery.
The legal ending of slavery.
The wealth and resources of a country, especially in terms of productions and use of goods and services.
Forced labor that was predominantly carried out on African Americans that mostly happened in the Southern States.

16 Clues: The right to vote. • The legal ending of slavery. • The first president of the United States. • The second president of the United States. • A person who favors the ending of slavery. • The governing body of a country or nation. • The development of industries in a country. • The sixteenth president of the United States. • ...

States of Matter 2016-09-21

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Has no definite shape or volume
Particles of a liquid can ______ past each other.
Has a definite volume but no definite shape
Has a definite volume and shape
Particles of a solid still have motion: they _____.
The force that pulls particles together
Kinetic energy is the energy of _____.
Gas particles _____ with each other and their container.

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Anything that has mass is made of ______.
States that all particles of matter are in constant motion
Gas particles are high in _____ ______.
Gas particles like to _________ out.
Has mass and takes up space
In solids and liquids, the particles are ______ together.
A substance that can flow

15 Clues: A substance that can flow • Has mass and takes up space • Has no definite shape or volume • Has a definite volume and shape • Gas particles like to _________ out. • Kinetic energy is the energy of _____. • Gas particles are high in _____ ______. • The force that pulls particles together • Anything that has mass is made of ______. • Has a definite volume but no definite shape • ...

States of Matter 2016-11-30

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state with a definite shape
change of state from a gas to a solid
change of state from a gas to a liquid
change of state from a liquid to a solid
change of state from a solid to a gas
theory that explains the motion and structure of the particles in their different states
a reaction that absorbs heat

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change of state from a liquid to a gas
change of state from a gas to a plasma
state with loosely packed particles that can slide past each other
a reaction that releases heat
change of state from a plasma to a gas
state with fast moving particles that are far apart
change of state from a solid to a liquid
ionized gas

15 Clues: ionized gas • state with a definite shape • a reaction that absorbs heat • a reaction that releases heat • change of state from a gas to a solid • change of state from a solid to a gas • change of state from a liquid to a gas • change of state from a gas to a plasma • change of state from a plasma to a gas • change of state from a gas to a liquid • ...

States of Matter 2012-10-22

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Liquid becoming solid (8)
Exerted by gases on the walls of a container (8)
Solid changing to liquid (7)
_________ water is denser than fresh water (4)
This may happen if a gass cools enough (12)
Takes up space and has mass (6)
Occurs when bubbles of gas escape from a heated liquid (7)

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How gas spreads (9)
A gas that has been heated may become one of these (6)
A liquid that has been heated may become one of these (3)
Brownian __________ is the movement of tiny particles being bumped (6)
Objects usually do this as the become colder (8)
Get bigger (6)
Solid changing to a gas without becoming a liquid (11)
Used to help us understand a phenomenon (5)

15 Clues: Get bigger (6) • How gas spreads (9) • Liquid becoming solid (8) • Solid changing to liquid (7) • Takes up space and has mass (6) • This may happen if a gass cools enough (12) • Used to help us understand a phenomenon (5) • _________ water is denser than fresh water (4) • Exerted by gases on the walls of a container (8) • Objects usually do this as the become colder (8) • ...

States Of Matter 2013-08-27

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found in fluorescent lighting
happens at 100 degrees
a group of atoms is a ______
the capital city of a country is often in a ______ or territory.
water vapour on the outside of a cold glass of water.
a liquid go to gas is when it has _.
a ______ is something you can drink.

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_____ are the smallest unit of matter.
smallest unit of matter
the ______ at which the state changes
group of atoms is a _.
part of the process in which we get rainfall.
happens at zero degrees.
there are 4 states of ______
something that your body can produce.

15 Clues: happens at 100 degrees • group of atoms is a _. • smallest unit of matter • happens at zero degrees. • a group of atoms is a ______ • there are 4 states of ______ • found in fluorescent lighting • a liquid go to gas is when it has _. • a ______ is something you can drink. • the ______ at which the state changes • something that your body can produce. • ...

States of Matter 2021-06-03

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A progress two solids and a gas mix
Reached 100 degrees
Squashed
When one object takes the place of another
Occurs when the removal of heat changes a gas into a liquid
Occurs when the removal of heat changes a liquid into a solid
Molecules that are further spaced

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Occurs when heat changes a solid into a liquid
Heat changing a liquid into a gas
Combined push of gas particles bouncing off the walls of their container
Not able to be compressed or squashed
Moves rapidly on the spot
Molecules that are tightly packed
Molecules that move freely
Forces of attraction that hold particles together to form either a solid or liquid

15 Clues: Squashed • Reached 100 degrees • Moves rapidly on the spot • Molecules that move freely • Heat changing a liquid into a gas • Molecules that are tightly packed • Molecules that are further spaced • A progress two solids and a gas mix • Not able to be compressed or squashed • When one object takes the place of another • Occurs when heat changes a solid into a liquid • ...

Early United States 2021-06-02

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Great Plains people's cone-shaped tent shelter
group of people with something in common
Region of N. America south of the arctic
objects made by people
central plains people's round houses
beads cut from sea shells to tell a story
homes made of ice
an idea based on a study and research

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Iroquois shelters
an early family member
group of people with ways of life, religion, and learning
Navajo homes built miles apart
the movement
walls of tall wooden poles, around their villages
celebration to honor cultural or religious events

15 Clues: the movement • Iroquois shelters • homes made of ice • an early family member • objects made by people • Navajo homes built miles apart • central plains people's round houses • an idea based on a study and research • group of people with something in common • Region of N. America south of the arctic • beads cut from sea shells to tell a story • ...

States of Matter 2021-10-27

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liquids can change ___
to turn a liquid into a gas
when solids are heated, they ___
when water droplets fall back to the earth as rain, sow or hail
all matter is made up of these particles
to turn a gas into a liquid
in this state, particles are close but move around easily

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in this state, particles are spread out and move quickly in all directions
when liquids are cooled, they ___
anything that has mass and takes up space
atoms are made up of electrons, neutrons and ___
gases do not have a fixed shape, but they have a ___
a group of two or more atoms form a ___
water takes this gas form when it is boiled
in this state,the particles in this state are close together

15 Clues: liquids can change ___ • to turn a liquid into a gas • to turn a gas into a liquid • when solids are heated, they ___ • when liquids are cooled, they ___ • a group of two or more atoms form a ___ • all matter is made up of these particles • anything that has mass and takes up space • water takes this gas form when it is boiled • ...

states of matter 2022-08-31

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boiling
firm and stable in shape
ice freezing
heat or cool
Point,the temperature at which the vapour pressure is equal.
point, the temperature at which a given solid will melt

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water turning into a solid
evaporation
process where water vapor becomes liquid
Point,the temperature at which a vapor condenses into a liquid without a change in the temperature of the substance.
an electric and magnetic feild
Molecular, Theory gasses are composed of a large number of particles that behave hard.
made up of mass
point,the temperature at which a liquid turns into a solid when cooled.
water and other things not made up of mass

15 Clues: boiling • evaporation • ice freezing • heat or cool • made up of mass • firm and stable in shape • water turning into a solid • an electric and magnetic feild • process where water vapor becomes liquid • water and other things not made up of mass • point, the temperature at which a given solid will melt • Point,the temperature at which the vapour pressure is equal. • ...

states of matter 2022-08-31

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boiling
firm and stable in shape
ice freezing
heat or cool
Point,the temperature at which the vapour pressure is equal.
point, the temperature at which a given solid will melt

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water turning into a solid
evaporation
process where water vapor becomes liquid
Point,the temperature at which a vapor condenses into a liquid without a change in the temperature of the substance.
an electric and magnetic feild
Molecular, Theory gasses are composed of a large number of particles that behave hard.
made up of mass
point,the temperature at which a liquid turns into a solid when cooled.
water and other things not made up of mass

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boiling
firm and stable in shape
ice freezing
heat or cool
Point,the temperature at which the vapour pressure is equal.
point, the temperature at which a given solid will melt

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water turning into a solid
evaporation
process where water vapor becomes liquid
Point,the temperature at which a vapor condenses into a liquid without a change in the temperature of the substance.
an electric and magnetic feild
Molecular, Theory gasses are composed of a large number of particles that behave hard.
made up of mass
point,the temperature at which a liquid turns into a solid when cooled.
water and other things not made up of mass

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boiling
firm and stable in shape
ice freezing
heat or cool
Point,the temperature at which the vapour pressure is equal.
point, the temperature at which a given solid will melt

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water turning into a solid
evaporation
process where water vapor becomes liquid
Point,the temperature at which a vapor condenses into a liquid without a change in the temperature of the substance.
an electric and magnetic feild
Molecular, Theory gasses are composed of a large number of particles that behave hard.
made up of mass
point,the temperature at which a liquid turns into a solid when cooled.
water and other things not made up of mass

United States History 2023-09-28

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system that includes federal jobs
used as the basis of the nations currency
connected farmers in the South and West
a Minnesota farmer, businessman, journalist
A currency not backed by gold or silver
first used by President Andrew Jackson
to take in

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giving builders wide stretches of land
Property was not fenced in
The that took place June 1876
led a group of refugees
The 16th president
self-appointed law enforces
specific areas set aside by the government
a group of African- Americans

15 Clues: to take in • The 16th president • led a group of refugees • Property was not fenced in • self-appointed law enforces • The that took place June 1876 • a group of African- Americans • system that includes federal jobs • giving builders wide stretches of land • first used by President Andrew Jackson • connected farmers in the South and West • A currency not backed by gold or silver • ...

United States History 2023-09-28

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connected farmers in the South and West
first used by President Andrew Jackson
giving builders wide stretches of land
specific areas set aside by the government
used as the basis of the nations currency
A currency not backed by gold or silver
Property was not fenced in

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led a group of refugees
to take in
system that includes federal jobs
a Minnesota farmer, businessman, journalist
The that took place June 1876
a group of African- Americans
self-appointed law enforces
The 16th president

15 Clues: to take in • The 16th president • led a group of refugees • Property was not fenced in • self-appointed law enforces • The that took place June 1876 • a group of African- Americans • system that includes federal jobs • first used by President Andrew Jackson • giving builders wide stretches of land • connected farmers in the South and West • A currency not backed by gold or silver • ...

States of Matter 2023-09-12

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A state of matter with a definite shape and volume.
A measure of how hot or cold something is.
A state of matter with no definite shape or volume.
The process of a solid turning directly into a gas.
The amount of matter in an object.
Point The temperature at which a liquid turns into a gas.
Point The temperature at which a liquid turns into a solid.
The amount of space an object occupies.

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Point The temperature at which a solid turns into a liquid.
The process of a gas turning into a liquid.
Anything that takes up space and has mass.
Change A change in matter that results in a new substance being formed.
The process of a liquid turning into a gas.
A state of matter with a definite volume but no fixed shape.
Change A change in matter that does not change its chemical composition.

15 Clues: The amount of matter in an object. • The amount of space an object occupies. • Anything that takes up space and has mass. • A measure of how hot or cold something is. • The process of a gas turning into a liquid. • The process of a liquid turning into a gas. • A state of matter with a definite shape and volume. • A state of matter with no definite shape or volume. • ...

States of Matter 2024-02-11

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a property that can be observed, measured, or changed without changing the matter itself.
a state of matter in which the substance expands to take both the shape and the volume of its container.
the forms matter can take, such as solid, liquid, and gas.
a tool used to measure masses very precisely.
a container with measured markings used to measure the volume of liquids.
a force of attraction that causes a magnetic material to move.

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a state of matter that has a constant size but does not have a constant shape.
a state of matter with a constant shape and size.
the decimal measuring system based on the meter, liter and gram as units of length, volume, and weight or mass.
a way of measuring how hot or cold something is, measured using either the Fahrenheit or Celsius scale.
any substance that has mass and takes up space.
the amount of matter in something.
the force over a unit of area caused by the weight of the atmosphere pushing down on Earth.
the amount of space that a substance or object takes up.
how much mass a substance has in relation to the amount of space it takes up.

15 Clues: the amount of matter in something. • a tool used to measure masses very precisely. • any substance that has mass and takes up space. • a state of matter with a constant shape and size. • the amount of space that a substance or object takes up. • the forms matter can take, such as solid, liquid, and gas. • ...

States of Matter 2020-05-12

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atoms very close together
has three states
a theory that describes the properties of atoms
atoms close to each other
the amount of heat present
fast movement
the process of which a solid changes to a liquid
atoms spread out a lot

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the process of which a gas changes to a liquid
the point of which a liquid becomes a gas
the process of which a liquid changes to a gas
fast movements
the process of which a liquid changes to a solid
caused by friction
power

15 Clues: power • fast movement • fast movements • has three states • caused by friction • atoms spread out a lot • atoms very close together • atoms close to each other • the amount of heat present • the point of which a liquid becomes a gas • the process of which a gas changes to a liquid • the process of which a liquid changes to a gas • a theory that describes the properties of atoms • ...

States Of Matter 2020-05-12

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When a liquid turns to a solid
A word for continuous little shakes
The vibration of atoms
A small shake+
A different name for hot
When hot water begins to bubble

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Anything that takes up space is made out of
Liquid turning into gas
When a liquid turns to a gas
When a solid turns to a liquid
Name of a hard object
Use a thermometer to measure it
Name for smoke and oxygen
Name for water, milk and oil
Winds convert air into

15 Clues: A small shake+ • Name of a hard object • The vibration of atoms • Winds convert air into • Liquid turning into gas • A different name for hot • Name for smoke and oxygen • When a liquid turns to a gas • Name for water, milk and oil • When a liquid turns to a solid • When a solid turns to a liquid • Use a thermometer to measure it • When hot water begins to bubble • ...

15 us states 2024-05-16

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home of the silicon valley
Home to Inupiats and Tlingits
technically, an archipelago
the peach state
Harvard university
The land of cactuses and spring training
What happens in vegas stay in vegas
Get your Ben & Jerry's here
Brigham Young's promised land

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Home to one of the early presidential primaries
"sweet home..."
Purchased by napoleon
famous potatoes,the license plates say
Yankees and mets
literally the "flowered" land

15 Clues: "sweet home..." • the peach state • Yankees and mets • Harvard university • Purchased by napoleon • home of the silicon valley • technically, an archipelago • Get your Ben & Jerry's here • Home to Inupiats and Tlingits • literally the "flowered" land • Brigham Young's promised land • What happens in vegas stay in vegas • famous potatoes,the license plates say • ...

States of Matter 2024-03-27

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an extremely small particle that all matter is made of
a continuous physical force exerted on or against an object by something in contact with it
the amount of matter present in an area
a tiny amount of matter
the condition in which something is in at any one time
the amount of space that a substance occupies
something that doesn't have a fixed shape but also cannot be compressed

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any substance that has a mass and a volume
the change of state from gas into liquid
the amount of matter in any physical shape
the change of state from gas into solid
the change of state from liquid into gas
the change of state from liquid into solid
the change of state from solid into gas
something that has a fixed shape and cannot be compressed

15 Clues: a tiny amount of matter • the change of state from gas into solid • the amount of matter present in an area • the change of state from solid into gas • the change of state from gas into liquid • the change of state from liquid into gas • any substance that has a mass and a volume • the amount of matter in any physical shape • the change of state from liquid into solid • ...

States of Matter 2024-04-03

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The amount of space an object takes up
When a solid skips the liquid phase and goes straight to a gas
Particles closely packed together
What a liquid does to turn into a solid
Has no fixed volume
Particles vibrate faster and push each other apart when thermal energy is added, causing solids, liquids, and gasses to expand (get bigger) when heated.
it forms after a solid has melted
when particles move from an area of high concentration to an area of low concentration
The stage when a liquid forms into a gas

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When an object collapses in on itself
What a solid does to turn into a liquid
When a salute is suspended in a solvent
When you mix a solid into a liquid and it disappears
A set of instructions telling you how to do something
The amount of force gravity has on an object

15 Clues: Has no fixed volume • Particles closely packed together • it forms after a solid has melted • When an object collapses in on itself • The amount of space an object takes up • What a solid does to turn into a liquid • When a salute is suspended in a solvent • What a liquid does to turn into a solid • The stage when a liquid forms into a gas • ...

States of Matter 2023-02-21

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a state of matter in which the substance expands to take both the shape and the volume of its container
a property that can be observed, measured, or changed without changing the matter itself
the amount of matter in something
a tool used to measure masses very precisely
a force of attraction that causes a magnetic material to move
a container with measured markings used to measure the volume of liquids

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the forms matter can take, such as solid, liquid, and gas
a way of measuring how hot or cold something is
the force over a unit of area caused by teh weight of the atmosphere pushing down on Earth
how much mass a substance has in relation to the amount of space it takes up
a state of matter with a constant shape and size
the amount of space that a substance or object takes up
a state of matter that has a constant size but does not have a constant shape
any substance that has mass and takes up space
the decimal measuring system based on the meter, liter, and gram as units of length, volume (capacity), and weight or mass

15 Clues: the amount of matter in something • a tool used to measure masses very precisely • any substance that has mass and takes up space • a way of measuring how hot or cold something is • a state of matter with a constant shape and size • the amount of space that a substance or object takes up • the forms matter can take, such as solid, liquid, and gas • ...

States of Matter 2023-03-06

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- a negatively charged subatomic particle that can be either bound to an atom or free
- The smallest particle of a substance that has all of the physical and chemical properties of that substance
- a complex arrangement of negatively charged electrons arranged in defined shells about a positively charged nucleus.
- a state of matter that retains its shape and density
Point - the temperature at which the substance changes from a solid to a liquid
- the sharing of electrons between two or more atoms
- subatomic particles found inside the nucleus of every atom

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Point - the temperature at which its vapor pressure is equal to the pressure of the gas above it
-The transition from the solid to the liquid phase
-The transition from the gas phase to the liquid phase
- a subatomic particle found in the nucleus of every atom
- mass of a unit volume of a material substance
-The transition from the liquid phase to the gas phase
-The transition from the liquid phase to the solid phase
- a type of matter with specific properties that make it less rigid than a solid but more rigid than a gas
- A state of matter with no definite shape or volume

16 Clues: - mass of a unit volume of a material substance • -The transition from the solid to the liquid phase • - A state of matter with no definite shape or volume • - the sharing of electrons between two or more atoms • -The transition from the gas phase to the liquid phase • -The transition from the liquid phase to the gas phase • ...

States Of Matter 2023-01-24

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This property of a substance does not change during a change of state.
Matter with a definite shape and volume.
The average kinetic energy of particles
Matter with no definite shape or volume
What is added or removed to change a substance's temperature.
The change of state from a solid to a gas.
Matter's mass does not change during phase changes according to the law of _________ of mass.

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Matter with a definite volume but not shape.
The change in state from a gas to a liquid.
If energy is added, particles move ______.
The point when a solid becomes liquid.
Matter with no definite shape or volume and with charged particles
The point at which a substance changes from a liquid to a gas.
Temperature goes _____ as energy is added.
For particles to speed up, energy must be _____.

15 Clues: The point when a solid becomes liquid. • The average kinetic energy of particles • Matter with no definite shape or volume • Matter with a definite shape and volume. • If energy is added, particles move ______. • The change of state from a solid to a gas. • Temperature goes _____ as energy is added. • The change in state from a gas to a liquid. • ...

States of Consciousness 2022-12-06

States of Consciousness crossword puzzle

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Irregular sleeping periods or excessive daytime sleepiness
Sleep disorder that causes individuals to temporarily stop breathing while asleep.
Defined as “paradoxical” sleep since the body is externally calm and the brain activity is highly active and aroused.
The most common altered form of consciousness.
These typically occur in REM sleep and are more closely related to dreams.
drugs that cause the user to feel increased alertness, have affected mood and can even boost athletic performance.
Best summarized as panic attacks from the deepest stage of sleep (stages 3-4).
Sleeping disorder where a patient may physically or verbally act out their dreams.

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Common sleep disorder that troubles those who wish to fall asleep or stay asleep for long.
Naturally altered state of consciousness with a heightened state of suggestibility.
Psychological “need” towards a drug. Patients who are dependent often think they need to use a drug.
____ dreaming is where the dreamer has almost or full complete “control” of what happens in a dream.
Patients with sleep Apnea may need this machine to prevent harm.
Painful physical or mental effects usually kick in after a prolonged period from usage of a drug.
Periods of temporary lost awareness that typically lasts a few seconds in most cases.

15 Clues: The most common altered form of consciousness. • Irregular sleeping periods or excessive daytime sleepiness • Patients with sleep Apnea may need this machine to prevent harm. • These typically occur in REM sleep and are more closely related to dreams. • Best summarized as panic attacks from the deepest stage of sleep (stages 3-4). • ...

States & Their Capitals 2026-02-10

States & Their Capitals crossword puzzle

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The capital city of Washington.
The capital city of Texas.
The capital city of Arizona.
The capital city of Florida.
The capital city of North Carolina.
The capital city of Massachusetts.
The capital city of Alaska.
The capital city of Colorado.
The capital city of Idaho.

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The capital city of Georgia.
The capital city of New York.
The capital city of California.
The capital city of Hawaii.
The capital city of Tennessee.
The capital city of Illinois.

15 Clues: The capital city of Texas. • The capital city of Idaho. • The capital city of Hawaii. • The capital city of Alaska. • The capital city of Georgia. • The capital city of Arizona. • The capital city of Florida. • The capital city of New York. • The capital city of Illinois. • The capital city of Colorado. • The capital city of Tennessee. • The capital city of Washington. • ...

States of Matter 2025-09-03

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State of matter that has a definite shape and definite volume.
Two or more aloms combined.
Always the same.
State of matter that does not have a definite volume or shape.
A phase change in which a solid turns into a liquid.
Anything that has mass and takes up space.
Basic unit of all matter.
Energy Energy of motion.

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A physical change in the state of matter from one state to another. (3 words)
A phase change in which a liquid turns into a gas.
A phase change in which a gas turns into a liquid.
State of matter that has a definite volume but does not have a definite shape.
A phase change in which a liquid turns into a solid
As this increases, the kinetic energy of particles also increases.
The energy that is transferred from warmer things to cooler things.

15 Clues: Always the same. • Energy Energy of motion. • Basic unit of all matter. • Two or more aloms combined. • Anything that has mass and takes up space. • A phase change in which a liquid turns into a gas. • A phase change in which a gas turns into a liquid. • A phase change in which a liquid turns into a solid • A phase change in which a solid turns into a liquid. • ...

Articles of Confederation Crossword 2017-09-20

Articles of Confederation Crossword crossword puzzle

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U.S. had a weak _________
Military base; England had them in the United States after Revolutionary War
The United States didn't have a common _____________
Name of one house legislature in Articles of Confederation
When money loses its value
Congress had no power to __________ trade
Congress had no power to _______ or collect taxes
Event that led to the Articles of Confederation being replaced
No national __________ system
The number of states needed to agree to pass a law

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Number of states needed to approve an amendment
Branch that makes laws
Replaced Articles of Confederation
Branch that interprets the laws
Number of Branches the Articles of Confederation had
Branch that enforces laws
Each state had their own __________
Congress had no power to __________ laws
Colonists did not want a _______________ central government

19 Clues: Branch that makes laws • U.S. had a weak _________ • Branch that enforces laws • When money loses its value • No national __________ system • Branch that interprets the laws • Replaced Articles of Confederation • Each state had their own __________ • Congress had no power to __________ laws • Congress had no power to __________ trade • ...

The Formative Years 2014-04-27

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document formally ending the American Revolutionary War
an armed uprising that took place in central and western Massachusetts in 1786 and 1787, caused by aggressive tax and debt collection
battle of the American Revolution, which ended the war
an agreement among the 13 founding states that established the United States of America as a confederation of sovereign states and served as its first constitution
Supreme Court ruling, declaring the Judiciary Act of 1789 unconstitutional
Eli Whitney invented this in 1793

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chief justice appointed by John Adams
invented the steamboat
a collection of articles, written in opposition to the ratification of the 1787 United States Constitution
prohibited slavery in the former Louisiana Territory north of the parallel 36°30′ north except within the boundaries of the proposed state of Missouri
the collective name for the first ten amendments to the United States Constitution
stated that further efforts by European nations to colonize land or interfere with states in North or South America would be viewed as acts of aggression, requiring U.S. intervention
Rebellion a tax protest in the United States beginning in 1791, during the presidency of George Washington
the acquisition by the United States of America in 1803 of 828,000 square miles of France's claim to the territory of Louisiana, more than doubling the current size of the United States

14 Clues: invented the steamboat • Eli Whitney invented this in 1793 • chief justice appointed by John Adams • battle of the American Revolution, which ended the war • document formally ending the American Revolutionary War • Supreme Court ruling, declaring the Judiciary Act of 1789 unconstitutional • ...

Social Studies - Ch. 12 Vocab Crossword Puzzle 2021-02-12

Social Studies - Ch. 12 Vocab Crossword Puzzle crossword puzzle

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Practice of rewarding one’s political supporters with government jobs.
Presidential statement that declared that North and South America were off-limits to future colonization by any foreign power.
Agency created by Congress to oversee federal policy toward American Indians.
Law passed by Congress that authorized the removal of American Indians who lived east of the Mississippi River.
Originally made up of people who supported Andrew Jackson in the presidential election of 1828.
Meeting whose purpose is to select a political party’s presidential and vice-presidential candidates.
Supreme Court case in which the Court ruled that the federal government, not the states, had authority over the Cherokee.

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First federal road project in the United States, which began construction in 1815.
Large canal project that ran from Albany to Buffalo, New York.
Treaty that limited naval power on the Great Lakes for both the United States and Great Britain.
President Andrew Jackson’s trusted advisors.
Treaty in which Spain ceded Florida to the United States.
Agreement between the United States and Canada that gave the United States fishing rights off parts of the Newfoundland and Labrador coasts and established the border between the United States and Canada at the 49th parallel, as far west as the Rocky Mountains.
Plan for using high tariffs to pay for internal improvements in the United States.
Financial crisis that led to severe economic depression.

15 Clues: President Andrew Jackson’s trusted advisors. • Financial crisis that led to severe economic depression. • Treaty in which Spain ceded Florida to the United States. • Large canal project that ran from Albany to Buffalo, New York. • Practice of rewarding one’s political supporters with government jobs. • ...

The Age Of Jackson!! 2018-01-31

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went all the way to the U.S. Suprem Court.
Calhoun warned that states had the right to rebel if their rights were violated.
"To the victor belong the valued goods of the enemy."
Many people who backed president Adams began calling themselves National Republicans.
these were a public meeting to select the party's presidential and vice presidential candidates.
an American statesman and political theorist from South Carolina, and the seventh Vice President of the United States from 1825 to 1832.
The members sometimes meet in the wight house kitchen.
an American politician who twice served in the United States House of Representatives, representing New Hampshire and Massachusetts, served as a U.S. Senator from Massachusetts.

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Not everyone gained greater political power, however.
Was one of Jacksons strongest allies in his official cabinet.
a protective tariff passed by the Congress of the United States on May 19, 1828, designed to protect industry in the northern United States.
a general from the battle of tippecanoe.
political powers reserved for the state governments rather than the federal government according to the United States Constitution, reflecting especially the enumerated powers of Congress and the Tenth Amendment.
this crisis led to a severe economic depression.
political party active in the middle of the 19th century in the United States. Four United States Presidents belonged to the party while in office.

15 Clues: a general from the battle of tippecanoe. • went all the way to the U.S. Suprem Court. • this crisis led to a severe economic depression. • Not everyone gained greater political power, however. • "To the victor belong the valued goods of the enemy." • The members sometimes meet in the wight house kitchen. • ...

Westward Expansion 2026-03-19

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The availability of cheap, fertile BLANK made many people want to move west.
One economic opportunity that the West could provide was possible BLANK for runaway slaves.
Territory that was divided by the United States and Great Britain (1846).
A war with Mexico resulted in this territory and the southwest territory becoming a part of the United States (1848).
The east was becoming BLANK as the population grew, making many want to move west.
They explored the Louisiana Purchase and the Oregon Territory from the Mississippi River to the Pacific Ocean.
Joined the United States as a state in 1845 after becoming an independent from Mexico in 1836 .

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Who was President when the Louisiana Territory was purchased?
Jefferson purchased this territory from France which doubled the size of the United States.
The Santa Fe Trail and BLANK were two overland trails many pioneers followed on their move westward?
Spain gave this land to the United States through a treaty (1819).
The land that doubled the size of the United States overnight was purchased from WHAT country?
Two industries that grew out West were farming and BLANK.
The idea that expansion was for the good of the United States and was the right of the United States.
Many people rushed west in the hopes of finding BLANK in California.

15 Clues: Two industries that grew out West were farming and BLANK. • Who was President when the Louisiana Territory was purchased? • Spain gave this land to the United States through a treaty (1819). • Many people rushed west in the hopes of finding BLANK in California. • Territory that was divided by the United States and Great Britain (1846). • ...

Civil War 2025-01-13

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This place was attacked by the Confederacy and this battle marked the start of the Civil War.
The president of the United States elected in 1860.
These states opposed slavery.
The first state to secede from the union.

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The president of the Confederacy.
Created by Eli Whitney. Increased slave labor.
The southern states biggest export in the 1800's.
To seperate. 11 states did this from the Union.
City area
The southern states seceded because they wanted to keep this
These states supported slavery.
Country area

12 Clues: City area • Country area • These states opposed slavery. • These states supported slavery. • The president of the Confederacy. • The first state to secede from the union. • Created by Eli Whitney. Increased slave labor. • To seperate. 11 states did this from the Union. • The southern states biggest export in the 1800's. • The president of the United States elected in 1860. • ...

The Development of Canada 2013-11-27

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The former name of Nova Scotia.
The treaty which transferred the lands of New France to Britain.
The British colonies that declared their independence in 1776 to become the original states of the United States of America.
The term used by settlers in the Thirteen Colonies to describe acts passed by the British Parliament prior to the American Revolution.
People loyal to Britain who migrated from the United States to Ontario and the Maritimes following American independence in 1776.
The name given to the territories granted to the Hudson Bay Company in 1670.
In New France, the administrator responsible for finance and justice.
Hostilities between Britain and France that broke out in 1756.
The unfavourable treatment of a person or group of people based on prejudice about race, age, or gender.
Independence in exercising power or authority.
A union of a group of people, states, or countries for a common purpose.

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To add territory, especially without permission.
This created two countries: by design it gave brith to the United States, and by circumstance it sowed the seeds for the future nation of Canada.
The difference between the birth rate and the death rate.
The British act of Parliament in 1867 that created the Dominion of Canada.
A person who is bound by contract to serve another person.
The constitutional rights of people to vote and have equal treatment and protection under the law.
A secret transportation network in Canada and the United States before the American Civil War set up to help slaves escape to freedom in the northern states and Canada.
The term used by Acadians in reference to their deportation from Nova Scotia by the British in 1755.

19 Clues: The former name of Nova Scotia. • Independence in exercising power or authority. • To add territory, especially without permission. • The difference between the birth rate and the death rate. • A person who is bound by contract to serve another person. • Hostilities between Britain and France that broke out in 1756. • ...

History Crossword 2026-04-27

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a person killed, wounded, captured, or missing in a war.
a warship covered with iron plates for extra protection.
the act of freeing someone from slavery or control.
the United States and the Northern states that stayed loyal to the federal government during the Civil War.
the period, after the Civil War when the South was rebuilt and the Southern states were brought back into the Union.
a military strategy of surrounding a place and cutting off supplies to force it to surrender.
a system that forces certain people to join the military.
a system in which people are treated as property and forced to work without pay or freedom.
strong loyalty to one region of a country (like North or South) rather than to the whole nation.

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a slave state that did not leave the Union (such as Kentucky or Maryland).
a style of war that targets the enemy’s army, suppliend sometimes civilian property to weaken their ability to fight.
a person who worked to end slavery.
the act of leaving or breaking away from a country or organization.
the idea that states have certain powers and rights that the federal government cannot control.
the group of Southern states that left the Union and formed their own government.
using ships or troops to stop people or supplies from entering or leaving a place.
to officially leave or withdraw from a country or union.
Address a short, famous speech by Abraham Lincoln in 1863 that honored fallen soldiers and explained the purpose of the war.
Proclamation – the 1863 order by President Lincoln that declared enslaved people in Confederate states to be free.
Amendment the change to the U.S. Constitution that officially ended slavery in the United States.

20 Clues: a person who worked to end slavery. • the act of freeing someone from slavery or control. • a person killed, wounded, captured, or missing in a war. • a warship covered with iron plates for extra protection. • to officially leave or withdraw from a country or union. • a system that forces certain people to join the military. • ...

U.S. Geography 2024-06-19

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One of the original 13 colonies/states and home to the Statue of Liberty
It's what the stars represent on the U.S. flag
Opened the original immigration to the Americas
The biggest mountain range in the U.S.
One of the original 13 colonies/states that also borders Canada
The longest river in the U.S.
State with the longest border with Canada
Ocean along the east coast of the U.S.

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Capital of the U.S.
State that borders with Mexico
The first of the original 13 colonies/states
How the original 13 colonies/states are represented on the U.S. flag
Capital of California
One of the 5 American territories
Ocean along the west coast of the U.S.

15 Clues: Capital of the U.S. • Capital of California • The longest river in the U.S. • State that borders with Mexico • One of the 5 American territories • The biggest mountain range in the U.S. • Ocean along the west coast of the U.S. • Ocean along the east coast of the U.S. • State with the longest border with Canada • The first of the original 13 colonies/states • ...

History Crossword 2020-09-30

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acquisition of the territory of Louisiana by the United States from France in 1803.
King of Great Britain and King of Ireland
was a 1,912-mile continuous railroad line constructed between 1863 and 1869 that connected the existing eastern U.S. rail network at Council Bluffs, Iowa with the Pacific coast at the Oakland Long Wharf on San Francisco Bay.
to the United States Constitution was adopted on July 9, 1868, as one of the Reconstruction Amendments.
This act, passed on July 1, 1862, provided Federal subsidies in land and loans for the construction of a transcontinental railroad across the United States.
a political and mercantile protest by the Sons of Liberty in Boston
American statesman, diplomat, lawyer, architect, philosopher, and Founding Father
a large-scale estate meant for farming that specializes in cash crops.
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.
was a conflict fought between the United States and its allies, and the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland and its allies
American statesman, politician, legal scholar, military commander, lawyer, banker, and economist.
comprises the first ten amendments to the United States Constitution.
granted African American men the right to vote by declaring that 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."
was a conflict between the United States and Mexico, fought from April 1846 to February 1848. ... It stemmed from the annexation of the Republic of Texas by the U.S. in 1845
Freedmen and Abandoned Lands, was established in 1865 by Congress to help millions of former black slaves and poor whites in the South in the aftermath of the Civil War.
a tax on the legal recognition of documents
authorized the federal government to break up tribal lands by partitioning them into individual plots.
series of laws passed by the British Parliament that imposed restrictions on colonial trade trade between the imperialist states and the colonial and dependent countries
the 19th-century doctrine or belief that the expansion of the US throughout the American continents was both justified and inevitable.
Proclamation 95, was a presidential proclamation and executive order issued by United States President Abraham Lincoln
was issued by King George III on October 7, 1763,

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began in 1754 and ended with the Treaty of Paris in 1763. The war provided Great Britain enormous territorial gains in North America
British legislation aimed at ending the smuggling trade in sugar and molasses
is a form of government operating on principles adopted from a republic and a democracy
known to the Lakota and other Plains Indians as the Battle of the Greasy Grass and also commonly referred to as Custer's Last Stand
fought in Appomattox County, Virginia, on the morning of April 9
United States Constitution abolished slavery and involuntary servitude, except as punishment for a crime.
American political leader, military general, statesman, and founding father
was a series of forced relocations of approximately 60,000 Native Americans between 1830 and 1850 by the United States government.
form of democracy in which people decide on policy initiatives directly.
was a small but pivotal battle during the American Revolutionary
The plan was created in response to the Virginia Plan, which called for two houses of Congress, both elected with apportionment according to population.
was a proposal to the United States Constitutional Convention for the creation of a supreme national government with three branches and a bicameral legislature.
belief in the benefits of profitable trading; commercialism.
was an American stage actor who assassinated President Abraham
was an American social reformer, abolitionist, orator, writer, and statesman. After escaping from slavery in Maryland, he became a national leader of the abolitionist movement
signed on February 2, 1848, ended the war between the United States and Mexico
a person who favors the abolition of a practice or institution, especially capital punishment or (formerly) slavery.
is the process in which a minority group or culture comes to resemble a dominant group or assume the values, behaviors, and beliefs of another group.
pronouncement adopted by the Second Continental Congress meeting in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, on July 4, 1776.
were state and local laws that enforced racial segregation in the Southern United States
massacre of Cheyenne and Arapaho people by the U.S. Army in the American Indian Wars that occurred on November 29,
the German Battle, ending on October 19, 1781
was a landmark decision in which the Supreme Court of the United States held that the US Constitution was not meant to include American citizenship for black people

44 Clues: King of Great Britain and King of Ireland • a tax on the legal recognition of documents • the German Battle, ending on October 19, 1781 • was issued by King George III on October 7, 1763, • belief in the benefits of profitable trading; commercialism. • was an American stage actor who assassinated President Abraham • ...

Westward Expansion 2026-03-19

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One economic opportunity that the West could provide was possible BLANK for runaway slaves.
Territory that was divided by the United States and Great Britain (1846).
Two industries that grew out West were farming and BLANK.
The east was becoming BLANK as the population grew, making many want to move west.
Spain gave this land to the United States through a treaty (1819).
The availability of cheap, fertile BLANK made many people want to move west.
A war with Mexico resulted in this territory and the southwest territory becoming a part of the United States (1848).

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Joined the United States as a state in 1845 after becoming an independent from Mexico in 1836 .
Jefferson bought this land from France which doubled the size of the United States.
Many people rushed west in the hopes of finding BLANK in California.
The Santa Fe Trail and BLANK were two overland trails many pioneers followed on their move westward?
Who was President when the Louisiana Territory was purchased?
They explored the Louisiana Purchase and the Oregon Territory from the Mississippi River to the Pacific Ocean.
The land that doubled the size of the United States overnight was purchased from WHAT country?
The idea that expansion was for the good of the United States and was the right of the United States.

Government 2023-10-20

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right to bear arms
political authority is with the people
to right to speak with no harm
made up of a prime minister and a member of a party
powers not delegated to national gov. or denied to the states ,but reserved to the states.
power divided between central government and local government
judicial branch
written by James Madison, Alexander Hamilton, John Jay
single and centralized government

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having to do with praising
government where power is held by a small group
legislative branch
alliance of independence states
executive branch
absolute and unchallengeable authority over people
government where single person holds unlimited political power

16 Clues: judicial branch • executive branch • legislative branch • right to bear arms • having to do with praising • to right to speak with no harm • alliance of independence states • single and centralized government • political authority is with the people • government where power is held by a small group • absolute and unchallengeable authority over people • ...

Government 2023-10-20

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right to bear arms
political authority is with the people
to right to speak with no harm
made up of a prime minister and a member of a party
powers not delegated to national gov. or denied to the states ,but reserved to the states.
power divided between central government and local government
judicial branch
written by James Madison, Alexander Hamilton, John Jay
single and centralized government

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having to do with praising
government where power is held by a small group
legislative branch
alliance of independence states
executive branch
absolute and unchallengeable authority over people
government where single person holds unlimited political power

NEW NATION VOCAB 2021-09-29

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Political statements drafted in 1798 through 1799 by the Virginia and Kentucky legislatures claiming that the Alien and Sedition acts were unconstitutional.
Violent tax protest in the United States which lasted between 1791 and 1794 during the presidency of George Washington, ultimately under the command of American Revolutionary War veteran Major James McFarlane.
Process in which executive or legislative actions are up for review by the judiciary.
Landmark U.S. Supreme Court case that established the principle of judicial review in the United States, meaning that American courts have the power to strike down laws and statutes that they find to violate the Constitution of the United States.
Comprises the first 10 amendments into the constitution
A government system in which multiple states are in a union but are independent when it comes to internal conflicts.
The executive branch carries out and enforces laws.
Counting the official number of a group or set, to get a whole total.
Compromise agreement between delegates from the Northern and the Southern states that three-fifths of the slave population would be counted for determining direct taxation and representation in the House of Representatives.
The document was an agreement between the 13 original colonies of the United States that then served as the constitution. It was approved by the Second Continental Congress after much argument on November 15, 1777.
People opposing of the ratification of 1787 US Constitution, in fear that the government would become too powerful and take away their individual liberties, seeing as there was no bill of rights.
Certain elected leader or head of a republic
A national legislative body, especially that of the US. The US Congress, which meets at the Capitol in Washington, D.C., was established by the Constitution of 1787 and is composed of the Senate and the House of Representatives.
The judiciary is the system of courts that adjudicates legal disputes/disagreements and interprets, defends, and applies the law in legal cases.
Judges appointed by the president himself who only take cases they themselves want to do.
The United States House of Representatives is the lower house of the United States Congress

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The Connecticut Compromise was an agreement reached during the Constitutional Convention of 1787 that in part defined the legislative structure and representation each state would have under the United States Constitution
an armed rebellion in Western Massachusetts and Worcester in retaliation debt crisis and against the increase in tax collections on individuals and trade.
Was pseudonym used by Alexander Hamilton, James Madison, and John Jay that was used to write the Federal papers.
Collection of 85 essays written by Alexander Hamilton, James Madison, and John Jay. The collection went by the name “Publius” and it prompted the approval of the constitution.
To sign something to make it official valid. For example a treaty, contract, or any other form of agreement.
Purchase of land that managed to double the size of the United States.
The legislative branch is made up of the House and Senate, known collectively as the Congress.
Four acts that were passed by a predominantly Federalist United states and were signed by President John Adams into law in 1798.
An action or statement with the purpose of showing gratitude, respect, or admiration towards someone or something.
A statement that serves as an introduction or a preliminary statement
a state in which supreme power is held by the people and their elected representatives, and which has an elected or nominated president rather than a monarch.
A landmark U.S. Supreme Court decision that defined the scope of the U.S. Congress's legislative power and how it relates to the powers of American state legislatures.
Agreement that assuaged antagonisms between the United States and Great Britain, established a base upon which America could build a sound national economy, and assured its commercial prosperity.
AKA the Treaty of Madrid, an agreement signed by the United States and Spain. It highlights the border between the United States and Spanish Florida, and guaranteed the United States navigation rights on the Mississippi River
A person who promotes the idea of one central government uniting several states
the highest federal court in the US, consisting of nine justices and taking judicial precedence over all other courts in the nation.
Represented an effort to solve an issue in the U.S. Supreme Court during the early 19th century. There was concern, beginning in 1789, about the system that required the Justices of the Supreme Court to "ride circuit" and reiterate decisions made in the appellate level courts.
a body of fundamental principles or established precedents according to which a state or other organization is acknowledged to be governed.
the smaller upper assembly in the US Congress, most US states, France, and other countries.
Diplomatic problem between John Adams and Republican France Quasi-War.

36 Clues: Certain elected leader or head of a republic • The executive branch carries out and enforces laws. • Comprises the first 10 amendments into the constitution • A statement that serves as an introduction or a preliminary statement • Counting the official number of a group or set, to get a whole total. • ...

Joel's aguinaga crossword puzzle 2023-01-13

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This legislation admitted Missouri as a slave state and Maine as a non-slave state at the same time, so as not to upset the balance between slave and free states in the nation. It also outlawed slavery above the 36º 30' latitude line in the remainder of the Louisiana Territory
The court decided that the Federal Government had the right and power to set up a Federal bank and that states did not have the power to tax the Federal Government. Marshall ruled in favor of the Federal Government and concluded, “the power to tax involves the power to destroy
best known U.S. policy toward the Western Hemisphere. Buried in a routine annual message delivered to Congress by President James Monroe in December 1823, the doctrine warns European nations that the United States would not tolerate further colonization or puppet monarchs
now commonly referred to as the first Bank of the United States, opened for business in Philadelphia on December 12, 1791, with a twenty-year charter.
a person who advocates or supports a system of government in which several states unite under a central authority.
“broad stripes and bright stars” inspired Francis Scott Key to write a song that eventually became the United States national anthem which was named....
This Supreme Court decision forbade states from enacting any legislation that would interfere with Congress's right to regulate commerce among the separate states
an act or means of sealing off a place to prevent goods or people from entering or leaving.
restriction of interest to a narrow sphere; undue concern with local interests or petty distinctions at the expense of general well-being.
rise of democracy, capitalism, and sectionalism"
The first president of the united states
This large piece of land was bought for 15 million dollars
seventh President of the United States from 1829 to 1837, seeking to act as the direct representative of the common man.
The best-known power of the Supreme Court is judicial review, or the ability of the Court to declare a Legislative or Executive act in violation of the Constitution, is not found within the text of the Constitution itself. The Court established this doctrine in the case of Marbury v. Madison (1803).
existing or occurring inside a particular country; not foreign or international.
made it harder to become a U.S. citizen
an American statesman, diplomat, lawyer, architect, philosopher, and Founding Father who served as the third president of the United States from 1801 to 1809
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. In later years, he was referred to as the “Father of the Constitution.”

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was a violent tax protest in the United States beginning in 1791 and ending in 1794 during the presidency of George Washington.
was a formal announcement issued by U.S. President George Washington on April 22, 1793, that declared the nation neutral in the conflict between France and Great Britain. It threatened legal proceedings against any American providing assistance to any country at war.
the name of george washingtons note he made when he resigned from president
was a diplomatic incident between French and United States diplomats that resulted in a limited, undeclared war known as the Quasi-War.
This state was was given by the british to the united states
Party originated as a faction in Congress that opposed the centralizing policies of Alexander Hamilton
strengthened the federal judiciary by establishing for it the power of judicial review, by which the federal courts could declare legislation, as well as executive and administrative actions, inconsistent with the U.S. Constitution (“unconstitutional”) and therefore null and void.
the fifth president of the united states
are tariffs that are enacted with the aim of protecting a domestic industry. They aim to make imported goods cost more than equivalent goods produced domestically, thereby causing sales of domestically produced goods to rise, supporting local industry.
no trading with foreign countries.
these two where sent to search through the lousiana purchase
of, from, in, or characteristic of a country or language other than one's own.
pitted the young United States in a war against Great Britain, from whom the American colonies had won their independence in 1783. The conflict was a byproduct of the broader conflict between Great Britain and France over who would dominate Europe and the wider world.
made it a crime for American citizens to "print, utter, or publish... any false, scandalous, and malicious writing" about the government. The laws were directed against Democratic-Republicans, the party typically favored by new citizens
a remarkable political philosopher, served as the second President of the United States (1797-1801), after serving as the first Vice President under President George Washington.

33 Clues: no trading with foreign countries. • made it harder to become a U.S. citizen • the fifth president of the united states • The first president of the united states • rise of democracy, capitalism, and sectionalism" • This large piece of land was bought for 15 million dollars • This state was was given by the british to the united states • ...

Crossword Unit 1 2024-01-30

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The longest river in the United States.
The state where we live; also, a state that borders Mexico.
A territory of the United States.
The ocean on the West Coast of the United States.
A country north of the United States.
The number of states in the U.S. and the number of stars on the flag.

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The second longest river in the United States.
The largest state in the U.S.; also, a state that borders Canada.
The ocean on the East Coast of the United States.
A country south of the United States.
The capital of California.

11 Clues: The capital of California. • A territory of the United States. • A country south of the United States. • A country north of the United States. • The longest river in the United States. • The second longest river in the United States. • The ocean on the East Coast of the United States. • The ocean on the West Coast of the United States. • ...

States of Matter 2022-08-30

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Anything that takes up space
conversion of substance from liquid to gas
matter composed of tiny particles
temperature which liquid goes to solid
vapor condenses to liquid,no change in substance temperature
closely packed particles contain least KE
liquid changes into a vapor

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temperature at which a sold melts
no fixed shape and no fixed volume
the degree of heat presented in substance
being turned into ice or another solid object
positive charged particles and negative charged
define shape but no fixed volume
becoming liquidfied
water vapor becomes liquid

15 Clues: becoming liquidfied • water vapor becomes liquid • liquid changes into a vapor • Anything that takes up space • define shape but no fixed volume • temperature at which a sold melts • matter composed of tiny particles • no fixed shape and no fixed volume • temperature which liquid goes to solid • the degree of heat presented in substance • ...

States of Matter 2022-08-30

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A sample of matter that takes the shape of a container
A state of matter that has neither indeenden shape nor volume
The temperature at which a liquid begins to vaporize
A degree measured on a definite scale
Change from a liquid state to a gaseous state
A theory based on the idea that matter is composed of tiny particles that are always in motion
Substance made up of various types of particles and has inertia

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The temperature at which a gas condenses
The temperature a which a solid melts
Change from a solid to a liquid
Change from a gaseous state to a liquid state
A charged particle
The temperature at which a liquid freezes
Change from a liquid state to a solid
A state of matter that retains its shape and density

15 Clues: A charged particle • Change from a solid to a liquid • The temperature a which a solid melts • Change from a liquid state to a solid • A degree measured on a definite scale • The temperature at which a gas condenses • The temperature at which a liquid freezes • Change from a gaseous state to a liquid state • Change from a liquid state to a gaseous state • ...

states of matter 2022-08-31

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boiling
firm and stable in shape
ice freezing
heat or cool
Point,the temperature at which the vapour pressure is equal.
point, the temperature at which a given solid will melt

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water turning into a solid
evaporation
process where water vapor becomes liquid
Point,the temperature at which a vapor condenses into a liquid without a change in the temperature of the substance.
an electric and magnetic feild
Molecular, Theory gasses are composed of a large number of particles that behave hard.
made up of mass
point,the temperature at which a liquid turns into a solid when cooled.
water and other things not made up of mass

states of matter 2022-08-31

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boiling
firm and stable in shape
ice freezing
heat or cool
Point,the temperature at which the vapour pressure is equal.
point, the temperature at which a given solid will melt

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water turning into a solid
evaporation
process where water vapor becomes liquid
Point,the temperature at which a vapor condenses into a liquid without a change in the temperature of the substance.
an electric and magnetic feild
Molecular, Theory gasses are composed of a large number of particles that behave hard.
made up of mass
point,the temperature at which a liquid turns into a solid when cooled.
water and other things not made up of mass

states of US 2022-05-30

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The biggest state.
Mexico number 2
Connects states up north
Has four "eyes" but cannot see
A big mountainous statue of presidents id here.
Home to N.W.A
Is a few islands.
The name says "mountain"

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Where KFC was invented
the northernmost state.
Has a west state
Home to Detroit pistons.
This state has 3 NBA teams.
Its capital is denver
the smallest U.S state

15 Clues: Home to N.W.A • Mexico number 2 • Has a west state • Is a few islands. • The biggest state. • Its capital is denver • Where KFC was invented • the smallest U.S state • the northernmost state. • Home to Detroit pistons. • Connects states up north • The name says "mountain" • This state has 3 NBA teams. • Has four "eyes" but cannot see • A big mountainous statue of presidents id here.

states of US 2022-05-30

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The biggest state.
Mexico number 2
Connects states up north
Has four "eyes" but cannot see
A big mountainous statue of presidents id here.
Home to N.W.A
Is a few islands.
The name says "mountain"

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Where KFC was invented
the northernmost state.
Has a west state
Home to Detroit pistons.
This state has 3 NBA teams.
Its capital is denver
the smallest U.S state

States of Matter 2022-11-22

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ransition of a substance directly from the solid to the gas state, without passing through the liquid state
water which collects as droplets on a cold surface when humid air is in contact with it
substance that flows freely
conversion of a substance from the liquid or solid phase into the gaseous phase
bringing a liquid to the temperature at which it turns to vapor
below 32°F (0°C)
highly defined arrangements of molecular chains

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any noncrystalline solid in which the atoms and molecules are not organized in a definite pattern
temperature at which it starts to change into steam or vapor
process of turning from liquid into vapor
the temperature at which a given solid will melt
substance that has no fixed shape
firm and stable shape
expands freely to fill the whole of a container
becoming liquefied by heat

15 Clues: below 32°F (0°C) • firm and stable shape • becoming liquefied by heat • substance that flows freely • substance that has no fixed shape • process of turning from liquid into vapor • expands freely to fill the whole of a container • highly defined arrangements of molecular chains • the temperature at which a given solid will melt • ...

United States Constitution 2022-11-17

United States Constitution crossword puzzle

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Which area of states did the 3/5 compromise benefit the most?
Who wanted a Bill of Rights in the constitution?
How many colonies were needed to sign the constitution at first?
Oldest attendee?
last state to sign the constitution?
What plan did the smaller states support?
What were the first ten amendments called?
Last name of the man who is considered the father of the constitution?
How many branches of goverment were proposed

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What was the meeting that created the constitution called?
What size government did antifederalists want?
What plan did big states support
How many years were the presidential terms proposed by the constitution?
People who attended the constitutional convention?
first word of the constitution?

15 Clues: Oldest attendee? • first word of the constitution? • What plan did big states support • last state to sign the constitution? • What plan did the smaller states support? • What were the first ten amendments called? • How many branches of goverment were proposed • What size government did antifederalists want? • Who wanted a Bill of Rights in the constitution? • ...

States of Matter 2019-03-07

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slicing vegetables is an example of a ____ change
The ability to combust is a _______________
particles collide with each other and the laws of their _____
related to the average kinetic energy of an object's atoms or molecules
Particles are in constant, _______, motion
explains how particles in matter behave
Matter that has an indefinite shape and an indefinite volume

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the particles are positively and negatively charged
The color of my dog is a ________
Matter has more space and slides past each other
increase in size of a substance when the temperature increases and contracts when cooled
anything that has mass and takes up space
Matter that has a definite shape and definite volume
all matter is _____ of particles
cooking vegetables is an example of a ______ change

15 Clues: all matter is _____ of particles • The color of my dog is a ________ • explains how particles in matter behave • anything that has mass and takes up space • Particles are in constant, _______, motion • The ability to combust is a _______________ • Matter has more space and slides past each other • slicing vegetables is an example of a ____ change • ...

States of Matter 2020-10-07

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A state of matter that fills its container.
A tool used to measure volume.
The measurement of how much matter an object has.
A tool used to measure mass.
Turning from a liquid to a gas.
A tool to measure temperature.
The measurement of how much heat an object has.
Turning from a gas to a liquid.

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Turning from a solid to a liquid.
A state of matter that takes the shape of its container.
A state of matter that has a defined shape.
The measurement of how much space an object takes up.
Water that is evaporated.
Has mass and takes up space.
Turning from a liquid to a solid.

15 Clues: Water that is evaporated. • Has mass and takes up space. • A tool used to measure mass. • A tool used to measure volume. • A tool to measure temperature. • Turning from a liquid to a gas. • Turning from a gas to a liquid. • Turning from a solid to a liquid. • Turning from a liquid to a solid. • A state of matter that fills its container. • ...

States of Matter 2023-03-08

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- a complex arrangement of negatively charged electrons arranged in defined shells about a positively charged nucleus.
- The smallest particle of a substance that has all of the physical and chemical properties of that substance
- a subatomic particle found in the nucleus of every atom
- Change of a substance from liquid phase to solid.
- subatomic particles found inside the nucleus of every atom
- Change from solid to a gas without becoming a liquid.
- Change from liquid to gaseous form.
Point - the temperature at which the substance changes from a solid to a liquid
- the sharing of electrons between two or more atoms

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- A state of matter with no definite shape or volume
- Change from gas to liquid form.
- a negatively charged subatomic particle that can be either bound to an atom or free
- a type of matter with specific properties that make it less rigid than a solid but more rigid than a gas
- a state of matter that retains its shape and density
- Change from solid phase to liquid.
Point - the temperature at which its vapor pressure is equal to the pressure of the gas above it

16 Clues: - Change from gas to liquid form. • - Change from solid phase to liquid. • - Change from liquid to gaseous form. • - Change of a substance from liquid phase to solid. • - A state of matter with no definite shape or volume • - the sharing of electrons between two or more atoms • - a state of matter that retains its shape and density • ...

States of Matter 2023-02-22

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this bench is very hard
solids, liquid, and gas
has melting and boiling points
seismic plates hit each other hard
this has lines to show how much is in a container
this is inside a balloon
takes the shape of its container
can be used to see how big and heavy a watermelon is
how we hang things on the refrigerator

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used to figure out the mass of an object
hot or cold
the measuring cup could only hold one cup of water
air, rocks, water, even people
the golf ball sinks in the water
needs a triple beam balance to measure this

15 Clues: hot or cold • this bench is very hard • solids, liquid, and gas • this is inside a balloon • air, rocks, water, even people • has melting and boiling points • the golf ball sinks in the water • takes the shape of its container • seismic plates hit each other hard • how we hang things on the refrigerator • used to figure out the mass of an object • ...

States of Matter 2012-11-24

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You can change the state of matter by either adding or subtracting _________ (4)
A solid always takes up the same amount of this (5)
Particles in a gas are _________ apart than the particles in a liquid (7)
Change from a solid to a gas (11)
Temperature at which a liquid changes to a gas is its _________point (7)
State where particles take the shape of the container and do not have a definite volume (3)
Gases_______to fill whatever space is available to them (6)

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Change from a liquid to a gas (11)
Anything that has mass and occupies space (6)
Ice floats on water because it is less _________ than the water (5)
Change from a liquid to a solid
Temperature at which a solid changes to a liquid is its________ point (7)
If you add heat to matter, the atoms that make up the matter will begin to move ________ (6)
state which has a definite shape and volume (5)
State where particles take the shape of the container (6)

15 Clues: Change from a liquid to a solid • Change from a solid to a gas (11) • Change from a liquid to a gas (11) • Anything that has mass and occupies space (6) • state which has a definite shape and volume (5) • A solid always takes up the same amount of this (5) • State where particles take the shape of the container (6) • ...

states of matter 2013-05-23

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makes the particles move faster
the scientific name for squashing
this matter can flow
a substance/matter easy to compress
how many states of matter
what does solid do when heated
a method of seperating salt and water
a gas needed by animals

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a combination of substances that can be seperated
a gas given off by yeast/ we breath out
this matter has no fixed shape
a method used to seperate a mixture of sand and water
this matter has a definite shape and volume
the only metal at room temperature
small pieces of matter

15 Clues: this matter can flow • small pieces of matter • a gas needed by animals • how many states of matter • this matter has no fixed shape • what does solid do when heated • makes the particles move faster • the scientific name for squashing • the only metal at room temperature • a substance/matter easy to compress • a method of seperating salt and water • ...

States of Matter 2014-04-21

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pressure exerted by a vapor.
is a type of chart used to show conditions at which thermodynamically distinct phases can occur at equilibrium
the temperature at which the vapor pressure of the liquid equals the pressure surrounding the liquid and the liquid changes into a vapor
gases describes a gas as a large number of small particles (atoms or molecules), all of which are in constant, random motion
non-crystalline solid is a solid that lacks the long-range order characteristic of a crystal.
a unique arrangement of atoms or molecules in a crystalline liquid or solid
is a scientific instrument used in meteorology to measure atmospheric pressure
is the transition of a substance directly from the solid to the gas phase without passing through an intermediate liquid phase
is the temperature at which it changes state from solid to liquid at atmospheric pressure

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of an element or compound is a phase transition from the liquid phase to gas phase
is any force that holds together the atoms making up a molecule or compound
is space that is devoid of matter
is the property of some chemical elements to exist in two or more different forms
the temperature and pressure at which the three phases (gas, liquid, and solid) of that substance coexist in thermodynamic equilibrium.
is a type of vaporization of a liquid that occurs from the surface of a liquid into a gaseous phase that is not saturated with the evaporating substance

15 Clues: pressure exerted by a vapor. • is space that is devoid of matter • is any force that holds together the atoms making up a molecule or compound • a unique arrangement of atoms or molecules in a crystalline liquid or solid • is a scientific instrument used in meteorology to measure atmospheric pressure • ...

United States History 2014-01-16

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opening statement of the constitution
amendment gives you the right to bear arms
bill of ____
branch that makes laws
number of terms a president can serve
amendments
current us president
Washington First US president

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articles in the constitution
executes or enforces laws
The states capital is in Washington _
the two parties are republican and ____
court judicial branch
branches of government
the president takes ___ of office

15 Clues: amendments • bill of ____ • current us president • court judicial branch • branch that makes laws • branches of government • executes or enforces laws • articles in the constitution • Washington First US president • the president takes ___ of office • opening statement of the constitution • The states capital is in Washington _ • number of terms a president can serve • ...

states of matter 2016-05-18

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temperature at which a solid changes to a liquid is its____
change from plasma to gas
change from solid to liquid
state where particles take the shape of the container and don't have a definite volume
state where particles have a definite shape and volume
change from solid to gas
change from gas to solid

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change from liquid to solid
change from gas to liquid
temperature at which a liquid changes to a gas is its____
change from liquid to gas
state where particles take the shape of the container and have a definite volume
change from gas to plasma
state similar to gas but capable to conduct electricity
anything that has mass and occupies space

15 Clues: change from solid to gas • change from gas to solid • change from gas to liquid • change from liquid to gas • change from plasma to gas • change from gas to plasma • change from liquid to solid • change from solid to liquid • anything that has mass and occupies space • state where particles have a definite shape and volume • ...

United States Constitution 2022-02-03

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people who supported a strong state government
a branch of government that votes on laws; includes the senate and house
the first government of the United States; weak
a group of people who vote on laws; votes based on population
unpaid workers who have no rights and are treated as property; count as 3/5's of a person for population
a document that states the basic principles of the United States

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a branch of government that judges laws; includes the court system
a branch of government that enforces laws; includes the president
people who want a strong central government
a meeting to discuss the constitution
the prosses of approving the constitution
a group of people that vote on laws; 2 votes per state
held by the people in the United States
the first government, under the articles of confederation, were ______
mandatory payment to the government to pay for things like military, schools, and government workers

15 Clues: a meeting to discuss the constitution • held by the people in the United States • the prosses of approving the constitution • people who want a strong central government • people who supported a strong state government • the first government of the United States; weak • a group of people that vote on laws; 2 votes per state • ...

States of Objects 2023-07-27

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Turned into ice due to extreme cold temperature.
Torn or split forcefully, causing damage to an object.
A substance with a consistent volume but no fixed shape, like water.
Extended or pulled to make longer or wider, often without breaking.
A state of matter without a fixed volume or shape, like air or helium.
Firm and stable in shape; not liquid or gas.
Broken with lines on the surface, but not completely separated.
Changed from a straight shape to a curved or angled shape.

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Changed from a gas to a liquid state, often due to cooling.
Filled with air or gas, becoming expanded and larger in size.
Changed from a solid to a liquid state due to heat.
When a liquid reaches its boiling point and turns into vapor (gas).
Reduced in size or volume, usually by releasing air or gas.
Mixed and fully incorporated into a liquid, usually referring to a solute in a solvent.
Changed from a liquid to a gas state, usually due to heat.

15 Clues: Firm and stable in shape; not liquid or gas. • Turned into ice due to extreme cold temperature. • Changed from a solid to a liquid state due to heat. • Torn or split forcefully, causing damage to an object. • Changed from a liquid to a gas state, usually due to heat. • Changed from a straight shape to a curved or angled shape. • ...

States of Matter 2023-12-07

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What particles are always doing.
The amount of measurable kinetic energy of a particle.
The state of matter with the least amount of kinetic energy.
The unit for measuring temperature.
The positive part of an atom is called what.
Do gas particles move more or less than a solid liquid.
The state of matter where particles cling together and slide past one another.
What is the name of the process when a liquid changes into a solid.

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The amount of energy of a particle due to its motion.
The process in which a solid changes directly from a solid to a gas.
When particles lose energy do they move more or less.
The temperature at which a solid becomes a liquid
The state of matter with the most amount of kinetic energy.
The name of the process when a liquid changes into a gas.
What all solids, liquids, and gases are made of.

15 Clues: What particles are always doing. • The unit for measuring temperature. • The positive part of an atom is called what. • What all solids, liquids, and gases are made of. • The temperature at which a solid becomes a liquid • The amount of energy of a particle due to its motion. • When particles lose energy do they move more or less. • ...

States and Capitals 2023-12-15

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Juneau
Denver
Indianapolis
Montgomery
Boise
Hartford
Des Moines
Atlanta

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Topeka
Sacramento
Tallahassee
Dover
Little Rock
Honolulu
Phoenix

15 Clues: Dover • Boise • Topeka • Juneau • Denver • Phoenix • Atlanta • Honolulu • Hartford • Sacramento • Montgomery • Des Moines • Tallahassee • Little Rock • Indianapolis

STATES OF MATTER 2024-01-02

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matter turning from a liquid to a gas, when heat is added
matter that is hardened and stable in shape
anything that takes up space and can be weighed
matter turning from a solid to a gas, without ever becoming a liquid
a state of matter that has no specific shape, and can expand to any size
how much space an object takes up, in regards to its mass
matter turning from a gas to a liquid, when heat is removed

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the type of energy that impacts temperature, which directly impacts the state of matter
the amount of matter that a substance is made from
a state of matter that flows freely, and holds the shape of its container
matter turning from a gas to a solid, without ever becoming a liquid
matter turning from a liquid to a solid, when heat is removed
tendency of an object to rise or float after being submerged in a fluid
matter turning from a solid to a liquid, when heat is added
what matter is made from

15 Clues: what matter is made from • matter that is hardened and stable in shape • anything that takes up space and can be weighed • the amount of matter that a substance is made from • matter turning from a liquid to a gas, when heat is added • how much space an object takes up, in regards to its mass • matter turning from a solid to a liquid, when heat is added • ...

13 Original States 2024-03-04

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home to Boston, also claimed part of Maine
the smallest state in the US
has a sister state south of it, virginia is north
northernmost state at the time
Which country did these colonies break off from
home to the largest city in the world
directly north of Georgia

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The southernmost state
How many original states were there
a small state next to Rhode Island
small state south of New Jersey
this land was named for Mary
we live here
home of Philadelphia, west of New Jersey
first colony to be founded, home of George Washington

15 Clues: we live here • The southernmost state • directly north of Georgia • the smallest state in the US • this land was named for Mary • northernmost state at the time • small state south of New Jersey • a small state next to Rhode Island • How many original states were there • home to the largest city in the world • home of Philadelphia, west of New Jersey • ...

states of matter 2024-03-27

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____ is something that is caught in the filter paper and it holds the stuff you want to filter out of the mixture.
what is something that can't be dissolved?
_______ happens when water hits 100°C.
When something like ink migrates on a bit of paper it is called?
______ Is when you separate two things by using something that separates it
_____ Is when two things are mixed together.

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when you add too much of something like a powder into water it becomes _____
What do you put the solute?
What do the particles do when you make them colder?
_____ Is when gravity has so much hold on something
_____ Is how much space something takes up
A ____ is when you try something you have never done before.
____ is when something gets bigger when heated
A liquid when frozen becomes a _____
What goes from a soiled to a _____ when melted?

15 Clues: What do you put the solute? • A liquid when frozen becomes a _____ • _______ happens when water hits 100°C. • _____ Is how much space something takes up • what is something that can't be dissolved? • _____ Is when two things are mixed together. • ____ is when something gets bigger when heated • What goes from a soiled to a _____ when melted? • ...

STATES OF MATTER 2026-02-26

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THE SPECIAL THING NEEDED TO CHANGE A SOLID TO A LIQUID.
A VERY SMALL PART OF SOMETHING.
THE NAME FOR SOLID BARS OF GOLD.
WHEN A LIQUID IS HEATED AND BUBBLES.
IT MAKES UP EVERYTHING AROUND US.
A GAS THAT CONTAINS NITROGEN AND OXYGEN.
THIS STATE'S PARTICLES CAN SLIDE PAST EACH OTHER.
WHEN A SOLID CHANGES TO A LIQUID.

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THE TEMPERATURE WHERE SOMETHING MELTS OR BOILS IS CALLED THE MELTING OR BOILING __________.
THE PROCESS WHERE 2 DIFFERENT SUBSTANCES ARE MIXED TOGETHER.
MATTER CEXISTS IN THESE 3 THINGS.
ANOTHER WORD FOR CELSIUS.
THIS STATE'S PARTICLES ARE VERY CLOSELY PACKED.
WHEN A LIQUID CHANGES TO A SOLID.
THIS STATE'S PARTICLES ARE SPACED FAR APART.

15 Clues: ANOTHER WORD FOR CELSIUS. • A VERY SMALL PART OF SOMETHING. • THE NAME FOR SOLID BARS OF GOLD. • MATTER CEXISTS IN THESE 3 THINGS. • WHEN A LIQUID CHANGES TO A SOLID. • IT MAKES UP EVERYTHING AROUND US. • WHEN A SOLID CHANGES TO A LIQUID. • WHEN A LIQUID IS HEATED AND BUBBLES. • A GAS THAT CONTAINS NITROGEN AND OXYGEN. • THIS STATE'S PARTICLES ARE SPACED FAR APART. • ...

States of Matter 2026-02-23

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measure of the average kinetic energy of particles in an object
the amount of energy needed to turn a liquid into a gas at its boiling point
changing from gas to solid
changing from solid to liquid
no fixed volume or shape
stored energy
changing from solid to gas
fixed volume and fixed shape

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changing from gas to liquid
a diagram that shows the state transitions a substance goes through as heat/energy is added to it
the energy of motion
changing from liquid to gas
changing from liquid to solid
the amount of energy needed to turn a solid into a liquid at its melting point
fixed volume but not fixed shape

15 Clues: stored energy • the energy of motion • no fixed volume or shape • changing from gas to solid • changing from solid to gas • changing from gas to liquid • changing from liquid to gas • fixed volume and fixed shape • changing from liquid to solid • changing from solid to liquid • fixed volume but not fixed shape • ...

States of Matter 2025-04-27

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the decimal measuring system based on the meter, liter, and gram as units of length, volume (capacity), and weight or mass
a tool used to measure masses very precisely
the amount of space that a substance or object takes up
a way of measuring how hot or cold something is; measured using either the Fahrenheit (F) or Celsius (C) scale
the amount of matter in something
A state of matter with a constant shape and size
how much mass a substance has in relation to the amount of space it takes up
a container with measured markings used to measure the volume of liquids

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a property that can be observed, measured, or changed without changing the matter itself
The forms matter can take, such as solid, liquid, and gas
a state of matter that has a constant size but does not have a constant shape
the force over a unit of area caused by the weight of the atmosphere pushing down on Earth
a force of attraction that causes a magnetic material to move
a state of matter in which the substance expands to take both the shape and the volume of its container
Any substance that has mass and takes up space

15 Clues: the amount of matter in something • a tool used to measure masses very precisely • Any substance that has mass and takes up space • A state of matter with a constant shape and size • the amount of space that a substance or object takes up • The forms matter can take, such as solid, liquid, and gas • a force of attraction that causes a magnetic material to move • ...

States of Matter 2025-01-20

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- A state of matter characterized by a fixed shape and volume.
- The phase change from a liquid to a solid when heat is removed, causing particles to lose energy and become more closely packed.
- A high-energy state of matter consisting of ionized particles (positive ions and free electrons). Occurs at extremely high temperatures, such as in stars or lightning.
- Anything that has mass and takes up space.
- The phase change in which a solid transforms directly into a gas without passing through the liquid phase. An example is dry ice
- A molecule composed of two atoms, which may be the same (e.g., O2O_2,
- A state of matter with neither a definite shape nor volume.
- A state of matter with a definite volume but no fixed shape

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- The phase change in which a gas transforms into a liquid as it loses heat. An example is water vapor forming dew.
- The phase change in which a gas transforms directly into a solid without passing through the liquid phase. An example is frost formation.
- The phase change from a solid to a liquid when heat is applied, as the particles gain energy.
- A molecule or ion composed of three or more atoms bonded together.
- The process by which a liquid changes into a gas at its surface, occurring below the boiling point, as particles gain enough energy to escape the liquid phase.
- A group of two or more atoms bonded together chemically, representing the smallest unit of a compound that retains its chemical properties.
- The smallest unit of an element that retains the chemical properties of that element..

15 Clues: - Anything that has mass and takes up space. • - A state of matter with neither a definite shape nor volume. • - A state of matter with a definite volume but no fixed shape • - A state of matter characterized by a fixed shape and volume. • - A molecule or ion composed of three or more atoms bonded together. • ...

States of Matter 2024-11-01

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Solid water is ____.
Water in the form of a gas is called _____. (no spaces)
Raindrops are this state of matter.
Best subject in school
When heat is applied to a substance it causes the volume to increase, Thermal ______
A measure of the average kinetic energy of the particles in a sample
The amount of matter something contains is its ______.
When a solid is heated up and turns into a liquid, it ____.
Solid matter does not change _____.

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The amount of space that matter takes up is its _____.
Liquid matter takes the shape of its ____.
When atoms are in this state of matter, they fly around freely.
When heat is lost from a substance, it causes the volume to decrease, thermal _______
At 32 degrees Fahrenheit, water _____.
Matter that has a definite shape and volume is in this state.

15 Clues: Solid water is ____. • Best subject in school • Raindrops are this state of matter. • Solid matter does not change _____. • At 32 degrees Fahrenheit, water _____. • Liquid matter takes the shape of its ____. • The amount of space that matter takes up is its _____. • The amount of matter something contains is its ______. • ...

New England States 2024-09-19

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Capital of Vermont
Capital of New York
state that the hamburger was created
home of Yale University in Connecticut
Home of the Original Chicken Wing
home of Major League Baseball's Red Sox
Sticky substance poured on pancakes/made in Vermont
Capital of Rhode Island

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crustacean mainly found in Maine
Capital of Massachusetts
Capital of Connecticut
smallest state in the US
Capital of Maine
Capital of New Hampshire
city that features Times Square and Broadway
town in Massachusetts when witches were burned at the stake

16 Clues: Capital of Maine • Capital of Vermont • Capital of New York • Capital of Connecticut • Capital of Rhode Island • Capital of Massachusetts • smallest state in the US • Capital of New Hampshire • crustacean mainly found in Maine • Home of the Original Chicken Wing • state that the hamburger was created • home of Yale University in Connecticut • home of Major League Baseball's Red Sox • ...

states of matter 2024-09-20

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liquid turns to gas
the temperature at which a solid turns into a liquid
gas turns to liquid
gas turns into solid
solid turns to liquid
molecules are tightly packed and vibrating
anything that takes up space and is a solid, liquid, or gas

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solid turns into gas
the temperature at which a liquid turns into a gas
molecules are moving around very fast and bouncing off the walls
molecules are moving more freely and bouncing into one another
liquid turns to solid
the temperature at which a liquid turns into a solid
the amount of space something takes up
causes molecules to speed up or slow down

15 Clues: liquid turns to gas • gas turns to liquid • solid turns into gas • gas turns into solid • liquid turns to solid • solid turns to liquid • the amount of space something takes up • causes molecules to speed up or slow down • molecules are tightly packed and vibrating • the temperature at which a liquid turns into a gas • the temperature at which a solid turns into a liquid • ...

The United States 2025-09-12

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The usual weather conditions in a place over a long period.
A large farm where crops are grown, often with many workers.
Describes a mild climate, not too hot or cold.
Area: A large city and its surrounding suburbs.
The belief that the U.S. was destined to expand across North America.
The practice of managing international relations and negotiations.

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The movement of people from one place to another.
Economy An economy where decisions are guided by supply and demand.
A person who disagrees with official or commonly held views.
Density The number of people living per unit of area.
Rights Movement Movement for equal rights for African Americans in the 1950s–60s.
Goods brought into a country from abroad.
Region An area defined by common economic activities.
Goods sent out to another country for sale.
Crop A crop grown mainly for sale rather than for the farmer’s use.

15 Clues: Goods brought into a country from abroad. • Goods sent out to another country for sale. • Describes a mild climate, not too hot or cold. • Area: A large city and its surrounding suburbs. • The movement of people from one place to another. • Density The number of people living per unit of area. • Region An area defined by common economic activities. • ...

States of Matter 2026-04-03

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A property that can be observed, measured, or changed without changing the matter itself
A state of matter in which the substance expands to take both the shape and the volume of its container
The forms matter can take, such as solid, liquid, and gas
A tool used to measure masses very precisely
A container with measured markings used to measure the volume of liquids
A force of attraction that causes a magnetic material to move

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A state of matter that has a constant size but does not have a constant shape
A state of matter with a constant shape and size
The decimal measuring system based on the meter liter and gram as units of length, volume (capacity), and weight or mass
A way of measuring how hot or cold something is; measured using either the Fahrenheit or Celsius scale
Any substance that has mass and takes up space
The amount of matter in something
The force over a unit of area caused by the weight of the atmosphere pushing down on Earth
The amount of space that a substance or object takes up
How much mass a substance has in relation to the amount of space it takes up

15 Clues: The amount of matter in something • A tool used to measure masses very precisely • Any substance that has mass and takes up space • A state of matter with a constant shape and size • The amount of space that a substance or object takes up • The forms matter can take, such as solid, liquid, and gas • A force of attraction that causes a magnetic material to move • ...

Wanted: A Just Right Government Puzzle 2024-09-13

Wanted: A Just Right Government Puzzle crossword puzzle

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The branch that carries out laws
In the House of Representatives, the number of votes a state gets depends on its
Under the New Jersey plan, these states would have more power
fraction of states that must agree to change the Constitution
The only state that did not attend the Constitutional Convention
Under the Virginia plan, these states would have more power
The document that replaced the Articles of Confederation

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The branch that interprets laws
The Articles of Confederation was the first plan for a US
The chamber of Congress where each state gets two votes
One of the two things people were afraid states might lose
The branch that makes laws
The Constitution says laws passed by Congress are to state laws
One problem was that states charged these on goods from other states

14 Clues: The branch that makes laws • The branch that interprets laws • The branch that carries out laws • The chamber of Congress where each state gets two votes • The document that replaced the Articles of Confederation • The Articles of Confederation was the first plan for a US • One of the two things people were afraid states might lose • ...

Early Statehood 2022-12-09

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Texas was allowed to be a _________ state in the compromise of 1850.
The treaty that ended the Mexican American war
the believe that the United States should expand from the Atlantic to the Pacific
Texas lost land to __________ in the compromise of 1850
The United States President when Texas was annexed
the river that the United States claimed as the border to Mexico

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agreement that dealt with slavery in 1850
Texas was not annexed the first time they asked because the United States was afraid of the ________ of slavery
the author of the Compromise of 1850
The land given to the United States by Mexico
The first governor of Texas
Texas was __________ to the United States in 1845.
The President of Texas when Texas was annexed
Texas received $10 ______ for their land in the Compromise of 1850.

14 Clues: The first governor of Texas • the author of the Compromise of 1850 • agreement that dealt with slavery in 1850 • The land given to the United States by Mexico • The President of Texas when Texas was annexed • The treaty that ended the Mexican American war • Texas was __________ to the United States in 1845. • The United States President when Texas was annexed • ...

Causes of and events leading to the Civil War 2023-10-12

Causes of and events leading to the Civil War crossword puzzle

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- A soldier that is wounded or killed during bInfantry - Soldiers that fight and travel by foot
- Large caliber firearms like cannons and mortars.
- A term meaning "before war". It was often used to describe the United States before the Civil War.
- A person who wanted to eliminate or "abolish" slavery.
- When a person is murdered for political reasons.
- An attempt to stop people and supplies from going in or out of a port.
- The side of an army or military unit.

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- A long blade or knife attached to the end of a musket. Soldiers would use it like a spear in close combat.
- A large farm in the southern United States. Before the Civil War many of the workers on plantations were enslaved.
- A nickname given to people in the South supporting the Confederate States.
- The rebuilding of war torn southern states so they could be readmitted into the Union after the Civil War.
- A nickname for southern whites who supported the Republican Party.
- A long gun with a smooth bore that soldiers shot from the shoulder.
Line - A boundary or border that split the free states from the slave states. It went between Pennsylvania to the north and Virginia, Maryland, and Delaware to the south.
- The northern states of the United States, also called the Union.

15 Clues: - The side of an army or military unit. • - Large caliber firearms like cannons and mortars. • - When a person is murdered for political reasons. • - A person who wanted to eliminate or "abolish" slavery. • - The northern states of the United States, also called the Union. • - A nickname for southern whites who supported the Republican Party. • ...

civil war 2023-01-30

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- A northerner who moved to the South during the reconstruction in order to become rich.
- A long blade or knife attached to the end of a musket. Soldiers would use it like a spear in close combat.
Ad
theater - The part of the war fought in the Eastern United States including Virginia, West Virginia, Maryland, and Pennsylvania.
- When a person is murdered for political reasons.
- 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.
- Large caliber firearms like cannons and mortars.
- A nickname for northerners who were against the Civil War.
- A term meaning "before war". It was often used to describe the United States before the Civil War.

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- A person who wanted to eliminate or "abolish" slavery.
- An attempt to stop people and supplies from going in or out of a port.
- A commutation was when a person could pay a fee rather than be drafted into the army. This angered poorer people who could not pay the fee and had no choice but to fight.
- An ankle high shoe worn by soldiers during the Civil War.
- A nickname for the South.
states - These states were slave states that did not leave the Union, but largely supported the cause of the Confederates. They included Missouri, Kentucky, Maryland, and Delaware.
Scott decision - A decision made by the Supreme Court that said Congress could not outlaw slavery and that people of African descent were not necessarily U.S. citizens.
- A soldier that is wounded or killed during battle.

17 Clues: Ad • - A nickname for the South. • - When a person is murdered for political reasons. • - Large caliber firearms like cannons and mortars. • - A soldier that is wounded or killed during battle. • - A person who wanted to eliminate or "abolish" slavery. • - An ankle high shoe worn by soldiers during the Civil War. • ...

SOCIAL STUDIES Review UNIT 4 2023-11-30

SOCIAL STUDIES Review UNIT 4 crossword puzzle

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Responsible for educating students, maintaining
US Constitution and government
First president of the United States
Guarantees freedom of speech and assembly
Ensures laws are constitutional Judicial Branch Interprets laws, declares war, and coins money
President Leader
One of the Founding Fathers with qualities related to
Refers to the individual states in the United States

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Document believed by George Mason to be needed
Protects people's rights and establishes the structure of the government
Governor Leader
Local Government Leader
and sewers, and funding local police and fire
Supports the actions of journalists
Commands the armed forces
protect the rights of the people

16 Clues: Governor Leader • President Leader • Local Government Leader • Commands the armed forces • US Constitution and government • protect the rights of the people • Supports the actions of journalists • First president of the United States • Guarantees freedom of speech and assembly • and sewers, and funding local police and fire • Document believed by George Mason to be needed • ...

Government 2023-10-20

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right to bear arms
political authority is with the people
to right to speak with no harm
made up of a prime minister and a member of a party
powers not delegated to national gov. or denied to the states ,but reserved to the states.
power divided between central government and local government
judicial branch
written by James Madison, Alexander Hamilton, John Jay
single and centralized government

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having to do with praising
government where power is held by a small group
legislative branch
alliance of independence states
executive branch
absolute and unchallengeable authority over people
government where single person holds unlimited political power

Unit 5 Vocabulary 2018-02-03

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review by the US Supreme Court of the constitutional validity of a legislative act.
The Whiskey Rebellion was a tax protest in the United States beginning in 1791 during the presidency of George Washington
a 1795 treaty between the United States and Great Britain that averted war, resolved issues remaining since the Treaty of Paris of 1783
a treaty between the United States and Spain in 1819 that ceded Florida to the U.S. and defined the boundary between the U.S. and New Spain
It ended the Northwest Indian War in the Ohio Country and limited strategic parcels of land to the north and west.
actions that a nation takes in relation to other nations
patriotic feeling, principles, or efforts.
group of officials who head government departments and advise the president
The Battle of New Orleans was a series of engagements fought between December 14, 1814 and January 18, 1815, constituting the last major battle of the War of 1812 American combatants
The XYZ Affair was a political/diplomatic episode in 1797 and 1798 involving a confrontation between the United States and Republican France that led to an undeclared war called the Quasi-War
political statements drafted in 1798 and 1799, in which the Kentucky and Virginia legislatures took the position that the federal Alien and Sedition Acts were unconstitutional
a landmark case by the United States Supreme Court which forms the basis for the exercise of judicial review in the United States
a stated sum or other valuable consideration paid by one sovereign or state to another in acknowledgment of subjugation or as the price of peace, security, protection, or the like.
a 1789 law that created the structure of the supreme court and set up a system of district courts and circuit courts for the nation
restriction of interest to a narrow sphere; undue concern with local interests or petty distinctions at the expense of general well-being
The Monroe Doctrine was a United States policy of opposing European colonialism in the Americas beginning in 1823
the peace treaty that ended the War of 1812 between the United States of America and the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland

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John Marshall was an American politician and the fourth Chief Justice of the United States
the act of taking men into a military or naval force by compulsion, with or without notice
a number of young and outspoken members who were foes of Great Britain and supporters of expansion by the United States
make legally null and void; invalidate.
The Battle of Tippecanoe was fought on November 7, 1811, in what is now Battle Ground, Indiana, between American forces led by Governor William Henry Harrison of the Indiana Territory and Native American warriors associated with the Shawnee leader Tecumseh
The Louisiana Purchase was the acquisition of the Louisiana territory by the United States from France in 1803
It prohibited American ships from trading in all foreign ports
The Democratic-Republican Party was an American political party formed by Thomas Jefferson and James Madison
They made it harder for an immigrant to become a citizen, allowed the president to imprison and deport non-citizens who were deemed unconstitutional
supporters of the constitution that wanted a stronger federal government`
the first American expedition to cross what is now the western portion of the United States
announcement that declared the nation neutral in the conflict between France and Great Britain
an earlier event or action that is regarded as an example or guide to be considered in subsequent similar circumstances
the rights and powers held by individual US states rather than by the federal government.

31 Clues: make legally null and void; invalidate. • patriotic feeling, principles, or efforts. • actions that a nation takes in relation to other nations • It prohibited American ships from trading in all foreign ports • supporters of the constitution that wanted a stronger federal government` • group of officials who head government departments and advise the president • ...

Federalism Vocab!! 2016-04-27

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The right of a state to be free from a lawsuit unless it gives permission to the suit. Under the Eleventh Amendment all states are considered sovereign.
Made senators directly elected by the people; removed their selection from state legislatures.
Type of government where the national government derives its powers from the states; a league of independent states.
Contracts between states that carry the force of law; generally now used as a tool to address multistate policy concerns.
System of government where the local and regional governments derive all authority from: strong national government.
The intertwined relationship between the national, state and local governments that began with the New Deal. (Marble Cake Federalism).
Portion of Article VI mandating that national law is supreme to all other laws passed by the states or any other subdivision of government.
Section of Article IV of the Constitution that ensures judicial decrees and contracts made in one state will be binding and enforceable in any other state.
The basic principle of of federalism stating: “The powers not delegated to the United States by Constitution, nor prohibited by it to the states , are reserved to the Stets, are reserved to the States respectively, or to the people.”
Law that makes an act punishable as a crime even if the action was legal at the time it was committed.
Broad grant with few strings attached; given to states by the federal government for general categories of activity, such as secondary education or health services.
Powers reserved to the states by the Tenth Amendment that lie at the foundation of a state’s right to legislate for the public health and welfare of its citizens.

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A concept derived from the Constitution’s supremacy clause that allows the national government to override or preempt state or local actions in certain areas.
Authorized Congress to enact a national income tax.
National laws that direct state or local governments to comply with federal rules or regulations (such as clean air or water standards) but contain little or no federal funding to defray the cost of meeting these requirements.
Specific powers granted to Congress under Article 1, section 8, of the Constitution; these powers include taxation, coinage of money, regulation of commerce, and the authority to provide for a national defense.
grants that allocated federal funds to states for a specific purpose.
The final paragraph of Article 1, section 8, of the Constitution, which gives Congress the authority to pass all laws necessary and proper” to carry out the enumerated powers specified in the Constitution; also called the elastic clause.
A law declaring an act illegal without a judicial trial.
Powers derived from enumerated powers and the necessary and proper clause. These powers are not stated specifically but are considered to be reasonably implied through the exercise of delegated powers.
Part of Article IV of the constitution that requires states to extradite, or return, criminals to states where they have been convicted or are to stand trial.
Federal-state relationship proposed by Reagan administration during the 1980s; hallmark is returning administrative powers to the state governments.
System of government where the national government and state governments share power, derive all authority from the people, and the powers of the government are specified in a constitution.
Authority possessed by both the state and national governments that may be exercised concurrently as long as that power is not exclusively within the scope of national power or in conflict with national law.
The belief that having separate and equally powerful levels of government is the best arrangement. (Layer Cake Federalism)

25 Clues: Authorized Congress to enact a national income tax. • A law declaring an act illegal without a judicial trial. • grants that allocated federal funds to states for a specific purpose. • Made senators directly elected by the people; removed their selection from state legislatures. • ...

Civil War Crossword Puzzle 2021-10-14

Civil War Crossword Puzzle crossword puzzle

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Commander of Confederate States Army
Known as “the North,” fought for reunification in the Civil War
16th president of United States, Issued Emancipation Proclamation
Commander of Union Army 18th president of United States
Confederate secret agent, assassinated Abraham Lincoln at Ford Theater on April 14, 1865
Site where Robert E. Lee surrendered to Ulysses S. Grant
Confederate strategy to withhold cotton from Europe to force European countries to support Confederacy
War in the United States caused by the differing views on slavery between the free states and slave states
Union victory that ended Robert E. Lee’s plan to invade the North
AKA Battle of Hampton Roads, at Hampton Roads, Virginia, first naval battle between ironclad warships

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Naval blockade of Confederate littoral, did not end the war but weakened the South
Issued by President Abraham Lincoln, that delcared all slaves rebelling against the Union were free, shifted focus of Civil War from preserving Union to ending slavery
Brutal Union general, employed scorched earth policy
Conscription act that called for males 20-45 years old to register for war
Capital of Confederate States, provided weapons and supplies

15 Clues: Commander of Confederate States Army • Brutal Union general, employed scorched earth policy • Commander of Union Army 18th president of United States • Site where Robert E. Lee surrendered to Ulysses S. Grant • Capital of Confederate States, provided weapons and supplies • Known as “the North,” fought for reunification in the Civil War • ...

Unit 12 Vocabulary 2019-04-23

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a document signed by a large number of people demanding or asking for some action from the government or another authority
order an order, having the same authority as a law, issued by the President of the United States
the specific physical features of an area of land, especially as considered with reference to its military advantages.
a person who is involved in a secret plan to do something harmful or illegal
obtaining of materials and supplies , especially with care or effort
generosity and helpfulness especially toward the needy or suffering
to give orders, or tell someone exactly what they must do, with total authority
the period 1865–77 following the Civil War, during which former Confederate states were controlled by federal government a
a tenant farmer, someone who works land that's rented from its owner (payment usially with part of the harvest)
when two-thirds of the House and Senate approve of an amendment proposal and send it to the states for a vote; 3/4 of the states must approve
a group within a larger group, especially one with slightly different ideas from the main group
so clear or obvious that no proof or explanation is needed
to start to include more different types or things
is a lying, no-good rascal; during Reconstruction -were white Southerners acting in support of the reconstruction governments
occurring or existing before a particular war, especially the American Civil War.
to cut off supplies, war material or communications by surrounding a port, harbor, or city with hostile ships or troops.
the crime of betraying one's country, especially by attempting to kill the sovereign or overthrow the government.
a state or country is independent and not under the authority of any other country
desire to inflict injury, harm, or suffering on another, either because of a hostile impulse or out of deep-seated meanness
make (something, typically an undesirable situation or an unfounded belief) continue indefinitely

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the states that did not separate from the United States, was operated by the US federal government
surround (a place) with armed forces in order to capture it or force its surrender
states slave holding states of the upper South, that chose not to secede from the Union. These states included Maryland, Delaware, West Virginia, Kentucky, and Missouri.
score is twenty so … four times twenty is eighty
separate from the country or larger group to which it belongs; stop being a member of
1. the act of freeing a person from another person's control; 2. the process of giving people social or political freedom and rights
a person who engages in armed resistance to a government or to the execution of its laws; rebel
a person from the northern states who went to the South after the Civil War to profit from the Reconstruction.
(military) – extra personnel sent to increase the strength of an army or similar force
A republic formed in 1861, and composed of the 11 Southern states that seceded from the United States in order to preserve slavery and states' rights
put (a decision, plan, agreement, etc.) into effect
take or seize (someone's property) with authority
formally put an end to (a system, practice, or institution)
an agreement between a group of countries, political parties, or people who want to work together because of shared interests or aims
an act of violent or open resistance to an established government or ruler
the process of coming into being, or of becoming important or prominent
an official ban on trade or other commercial activity

37 Clues: score is twenty so … four times twenty is eighty • take or seize (someone's property) with authority • to start to include more different types or things • put (a decision, plan, agreement, etc.) into effect • an official ban on trade or other commercial activity • so clear or obvious that no proof or explanation is needed • ...

American History Unit 2 Vocab 2026-02-10

American History Unit 2 Vocab crossword puzzle

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a historic town in West Virginia known for John Brown's raid in 1859, which aimed to incite a slave rebellion by seizing the federal armory.
19th-century route through central North America that connected Franklin, Missouri, with Santa Fe, New Mexico.
an agricultural production system in which landowners contribute their land and often a measure of operating capital and management.
an act of one country seizing land that belongs to another country.
used to refer to the antiwar/peace wing of the Democratic Party.
established that voters in a territory could decide whether to have slavery or not by passing laws favorable or unfavorable to it.
a legal arrangement in which a landowner allows a tenant to use the land in return for a share of the crops produced on that land.
an agreement between the United States and Mexico in which the United States agreed to pay Mexico $10 million for a 29,670 square mile portion of Mexico that later became part of Arizona and New Mexico.
a group of politicians who formed a faction within the Republican party that lasted from the Civil War into the era of Reconstruction.
voluntary withdrawal of one or more states from the Union that constitutes the United States.
the turbulent era following the Civil War, was the effort to reintegrate southern states from the Confederacy to the Union.
a writ requiring a person under arrest to be brought before a judge or into court, especially to secure the person's release unless lawful grounds are shown for their detention.
a collection of 11 states that seceded from the United States in 1860 following the election of President Abraham Lincoln.
ended the Confederate Army of Northern Virginia's first invasion into the North and led Abraham Lincoln to issue the preliminary Emancipation Proclamation.
granted by state constitution or state statute and allocates some autonomy to a local government, if the local government accepts certain conditions.
an informal agreement between southern Democrats and allies of the Republican Rutherford Hayes to settle the result of the 1876 presidential election and marked the end of the Reconstruction era.

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a lenient plan, based on Lincoln's earlier 10% plan, to allow the Southern states to begin holding elections and sending representatives back to Washington.
gave African American men in the South the right to vote three years before ratification of the 15th Amendment.
the first full-scale battle of the Civil War.
a person from the northern states who went to the South after the Civil War to profit from the Reconstruction.
a strategy implemented by President Abraham Lincoln aimed at reintegrating the Southern states back into the Union.
an edict issued by US President Abraham Lincoln that freed the slaves of the Confederate states.
a strategy outlined by the Union Army for suppressing the Confederacy at the beginning of the American Civil War.
restrictive laws designed to limit the freedom of African Americans and ensure their availability as a cheap labor force after slavery was abolished.
1,300-mile (2,100 km) route from Illinois to Utah on which Mormon pioneers traveled from 1846 to 1869.
a slur to insult white Southern Republicans whom they considered traitors to the South.
a US government agency of early post American Civil War Reconstruction, assisting freedmen (ie, former enslaved people) in the South.
five bills that attempted to resolve disputes over slavery in new territories added to the United States.
the first naval combat between ironclad warships, fought at Hampton Roads, Virginia, during the American Civil War.
describes how the United States became a modern market-based economy.

30 Clues: the first full-scale battle of the Civil War. • used to refer to the antiwar/peace wing of the Democratic Party. • an act of one country seizing land that belongs to another country. • describes how the United States became a modern market-based economy. • a slur to insult white Southern Republicans whom they considered traitors to the South. • ...

Optional & Other Health Insurance Provisions 2024-07-03

Optional & Other Health Insurance Provisions crossword puzzle

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This provisions states all amounts payable shall be adjusted to the amount the premium paid would have purchased at the correct age. The insurer will adjust benefits to increase of insured is younger than stated in the application or reduce benefits if the insured is older than stated in the application.
This provisions states if a premium is due at the time a claim is made under a policy, the amount of the premium will be deducted from the benefit payable under the claim.
Also know as Right to Examine, stating the insured has the right to look over the policy and decide wether or not to keep it. The most common health insurance time frame for this is 10days. However, long-term care insurance & Medicare supplements have 30 days.
This provisions states the insurer may cancel a policy at any time by giving the insured 5days written notice. Cancellation is effective when written notice is received by the insurer.Unearned premium will be returned to the insured on a pro rata basis.
The more favorable this provision is to the insured, the higher the premium.
This provisions states if an insured's total disability income benefits exceeds the greater of the insured's earnings at the time of disability or the insured's average monthly earnings for the past two years, the benefit payable is reduced and the premium paid for the excess coverage is refunded to the insured.
This provisions states each insurance company pays a proportionate share when providing benefits for the same loss and excess premiums are refunded to the policyowner.
This provisions states the insurer shall not be liable for any loss sustained by the insuredwhile under the influence of alchol or a narcotic unless it was taken under the advice of a physician.
This provisions states the insurer can cancel it at any time.
This provisions states the insurer cannot cancel coverage (except for non-payment of premium) or raise premiums.
This provisions states if an insured has more than one policy of a similar type with an insurance company, the insurer can limit the amount of benefits that will be paid under all contracts. Excess premiums are refunded over a specified amount.

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This provision automatically amends any policy provision to conform to the minimum requirements of the insured's state of residence.
Under this provision, coverage is temporarily suspended if the insured is serving in the military. Coverage is reactivated when the insured leaves military service.
The insurer's promise to pay under the conditions described in the policy. It also identifies the type of loss covered by the contract.
This provisions states the policy cannot be canceled except for non-payment of premium, and premiums may increase on a renewal date if the insurer has raised premiums for all insureds in that coverage classification.
This provisions states the insurer has the option to renew or not for any reason on a premium due or anniversary date.
This provisions states the insurer will not be liable for any loss that was caused by the insured's commission of or attempt to commit a felony. Also the insurer is not liable for a loss caused by the insured engaging in an illegal occupation.
An exchange of value & is a necessary element of a legal contract.
This provisions states the insurer may terminate coverage but only for reasons not based on the insured's health such as reaching a certain age.
The insurance company may make changes to the premiumrates or benefits, when the insured does this.

20 Clues: This provisions states the insurer can cancel it at any time. • An exchange of value & is a necessary element of a legal contract. • The more favorable this provision is to the insured, the higher the premium. • The insurance company may make changes to the premiumrates or benefits, when the insured does this. • ...

Building a New Nation 2020-04-02

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a republic in western Europe; the largest country wholly in Europe.
a state in southern United States on the Gulf of Mexico
the national flag of the United States of America
the act of coercing someone into government service
the capital of the United States
a kind of tax on goods a country imports or exports.

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3rd President of the United States; chief drafter of the Declaration of Independence
the belief that your own country is better than all others.
review by a court of law of actions of a government official or entity or of some other legally appointed person or body or the review by an appellate court of the decision of a trial court
4th President of the United States; helped frame the Bill of Rights (1751-1836)
the first major improved highway in the United States built by the federal government.
a state in southeastern United States between the Atlantic and the Gulf of Mexico
an order stopping the movement of trade ships into or out of a country.
the Shoshone guide and interpreter who guided the Lewis and Clark expedition part of the way
a monarchy in northwestern Europe occupying most of the British Isles

15 Clues: the capital of the United States • the national flag of the United States of America • the act of coercing someone into government service • a kind of tax on goods a country imports or exports. • a state in southern United States on the Gulf of Mexico • the belief that your own country is better than all others. • ...

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