states Crossword Puzzles

Citizenship/Civics 2024-05-30

Citizenship/Civics crossword puzzle
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  1. Why do some states have more Representatives than other states?
  2. What is one reason colonists came to America?
  3. The third President of the United States
  4. Washington D.C. was formed from land belonging to Virginia and _____
  5. The second President of the United States
  6. The ___________ sets up the government, defines the government, protects basic rights of Americans
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  1. Name one problem that led to the Civil War.
  2. Capital of Massachusetts
  3. What is one responsibility that is only for United States citizens?
  4. What month is Independence Day?
  5. Who makes federal laws?
  6. Who is the “Father of Our Country”?
  7. a change (to the Constitution), an addition (to the Constitution)
  8. We elect a President for how many years?
  9. Susan B. __________ fought for civil rights and the women's right to vote.
  10. A system of _______ and balances exits to make sure no branch has too much power.

16 Clues: Who makes federal laws? • Capital of Massachusetts • What month is Independence Day? • Who is the “Father of Our Country”? • The third President of the United States • We elect a President for how many years? • The second President of the United States • Name one problem that led to the Civil War. • What is one reason colonists came to America? • ...

Discovery ed history crossword 2023-05-04

Discovery ed history crossword crossword puzzle
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  1. (tool that increased productivity of. Cotton production)
  2. (The side of the war that was against the southern states during the civil war)
  3. (political power should be from the states and the peoples consent)
  4. (congressman who helped sign the Missouri compromise)
  5. (group of pro-slavery southerners)
  6. (Trade between Africa and america for slaves used for labor)
  7. (war between north and the south about slavery)
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  1. (signed the emancipation proclamation and was the 16th president)
  2. (a law that made states either free states or slave states
  3. (war between the US and Mexico fought by the border of Texas and Mexico)
  4. (the end of slavery after the 13th amendment)
  5. (and act signed to counteract the Missouri compromise, western states)
  6. (people who were against slavery, and mostly originated in the north)
  7. (a tax on imported goods)

14 Clues: (a tax on imported goods) • (group of pro-slavery southerners) • (the end of slavery after the 13th amendment) • (war between north and the south about slavery) • (congressman who helped sign the Missouri compromise) • (tool that increased productivity of. Cotton production) • (a law that made states either free states or slave states • ...

Government Unit 2012-10-22

Government Unit crossword puzzle
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  1. An assembly to conduct judicial business
  2. Bill passed to a house of congress; bill gets majority of votes in both houses; president can then pass bill into law or veto it. If vetoed, bill must attain 2/3 majority in both houses to become law.
  3. The central government the unties the states today.
  4. The power to execute, enforce, and administer law.
  5. The upper house of the Untied States Congress
  6. Vote against
  7. of the Untied States Head of state
  8. The way in which changes are added to the constitution
  9. A member of the democratic Party
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  1. Law determining the fundamental political principles of a government
  2. The lower Legislative house of the Untied States Congress
  3. Representatives
  4. The government of a local area
  5. The branch of Untied States Government that has power over legislating
  6. The act of officially naming a candidate
  7. Election in which voters choose the candidates from each party who will run in the General Election
  8. Not dependent on or conditions by or relative to anything else

17 Clues: Vote against • Representatives • The government of a local area • A member of the democratic Party • of the Untied States Head of state • An assembly to conduct judicial business • The act of officially naming a candidate • The upper house of the Untied States Congress • The power to execute, enforce, and administer law. • The central government the unties the states today. • ...

Federalism 2014-09-25

Federalism crossword puzzle
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  1. Federal categorical grants given for specific purposes and awarded on the basis of mats of application
  2. System of government were both the state and national government remained supreme within on spheres each responsible for some policies
  3. A system of government in which powers and responsibilities are divided into national levels to address national and regional needs
  4. 1819 Supreme Court case that established the supremacy of national government over state government
  5. Federal grants that can be used only for specific purposes or categories of state and local spending
  6. clause in article 4 section 8 of Constitution requires each state to recognize official document and civil judgments rendered by the courts of other states
  7. legal process whereby an alleged criminal offender is surrendered by officials and state in which crime is alleged to have been committed
  8. case in 1824 Supreme Court interpreted broadly the clause in article 1 section 8 giving Congress Power to regulate interstate commerce encompassing virtually every form of commercial activity
  9. pattern of spending taxing and providing grants in federal system
  10. Final paragraph in article 1 section 8 which authorizes Congress to pass all laws necessary and proper for carrying into execution
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  1. Federal grants given more or less automatically to states or communities to support broad projects in areas like community development and social service
  2. A clause in article 4 section 2 states citizens of each State most of the privileges of citizens of other states
  3. entire set of interactions among national state and local government
  4. System of government where powers and policy assignments are shared between states and national government
  5. The powers not delegated to the United States by the Constitution nor prohibited by it to the states reserve two states or people
  6. article six of Constitution makes concentration national law and treaties supreme overstate laws when the national government is acting within constitutional limits
  7. Way of organizing nation so all powers your size in central government
  8. an alliance of Independent states creates a central government available to power
  9. Powers of the federal government address specifically in Constitution for Congress powers in article 1 section 8
  10. Power of federal government that go beyond enumerated in the Constitution
  11. Organizes nation so two or more levels of government have more authority over same land and people
  12. Federal categorical grants distributed according to a formula specified in legislation or administrative regulation

22 Clues: pattern of spending taxing and providing grants in federal system • entire set of interactions among national state and local government • Way of organizing nation so all powers your size in central government • Power of federal government that go beyond enumerated in the Constitution • ...

key terms, people, and concepts 2015-10-28

key terms, people, and concepts crossword puzzle
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  1. an act of the British Parliament in 1756 that exacted revenue from the American colonies by imposing a stamp duty on newspapers and legal and commercial documents
  2. This document served as the United States' first constitution, and was in force from March 1, 1781, until 1789 when the present day Constitution went into effect
  3. a principle of classical liberalism, free market libertarianism, and some tendencies of liberalism and conservatism in the United States
  4. a name given to a minimum of two Acts of British Parliament in the local governments of the American colonies to provide the British soldiers with any needed accommodations or housing
  5. a compromise reached between delegates from southern states and those from northern states during the 1787 United States Constitutional Convention
  6. rights that which cannot be given away or taken away
  7. the highest legislature, consisting of the sovereign, the House of Lords, and the House of Commons
  8. the part of English law this derived from custom and judicial precedent rather than statutes
  9. diverse coalition of people who opposed ratification of the Constitution
  10. a trend of thought that favors equality for all people
  11. a system of government in which all the people of a state or polity
  12. a state in which supreme power is held by the people and their elected representatives
  13. an advocate or supporter of federalism
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  1. a political protest by the Sons of Liberty in Boston, on December 16, 1773
  2. a collection of 85 articles and essays written by Alexander Hamilton, James Madison, and John Jay
  3. the statement adopted by the Continental Congress meeting at Philadelphia, Pennsylvania on July 4, 1776, which announced that the thirteen American colonies
  4. an agreement or a settlement of a dispute that is reached by each side making concessions
  5. a form of government in which sovereignty is actually or nominally embodied in one or several individuals reigning until death or abdication
  6. a proposal by Virginia delegates for a bicameral legislative branch
  7. an agreement that large and small states reached during the Constitutional Convention of 1787 that in part defined the legislative structure and representation that each state would have under the United States
  8. Rights that people supposedly have under natural law
  9. the collective name for the first ten amendments to the United States Constitution
  10. a proposal for the structure of the United States Government presented by William Paterson at the Constitutional Convention on June 15, 1787
  11. supreme power or authority
  12. belief in the benefits of profitable trading; commercialism

25 Clues: supreme power or authority • an advocate or supporter of federalism • Rights that people supposedly have under natural law • rights that which cannot be given away or taken away • a trend of thought that favors equality for all people • belief in the benefits of profitable trading; commercialism • a proposal by Virginia delegates for a bicameral legislative branch • ...

Logan Green Articles X-Word 2024-02-09

Logan Green Articles X-Word crossword puzzle
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  1. _________ sent home their soldiers, disbanding the army because _________ could not pay them for their service.
  2. Because the Articles of Confederation gave all trading power and regulation to each individual states, there were economic winners and _______.
  3. Represantatives of Congress tried to fix their debt/money problem with two _________s that made states pay taxes to the government but both failed since not all of the states agreed. (All states had to approve an amendment which is different than a bill being passed.
  4. Noah Webster wrote an American _______ book.
  5. Alexander Hamilton hated congress, the world and the fools in it, and most surprisingly, h_______.
  6. Alexander Hamilton saw the U.S. as a future ______ ______.
  7. Congress fixed many issues written in the Articles of Confederation such as only allowing Congress to ____ money because States previously ____(ed) too much money which caused the money to become less valuable.
  8. Where did the delegates meet to revise the Articles of Confederation in May of 1787? P_________
  9. The land west of the Appalachian Mountains was turned into states by a law called the Northwest _______ of 1787
  10. How many states had to approve the bill for it to be passed? (_____ out of 13)
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  1. The Articles of Confederation created a national government centered on the (legislative branch), which was comprised of a ______ house.
  2. Congress wrote a new constitution at ______ ______ because the Articles of Confederation were flawed.
  3. What rebellion almost caused a civil war in Massachusetts?
  4. The Articles of Confederation made it so that only _______ could levy/impose taxes while the government had no power to impose taxes and had to request money from the states because they were bankrupt. (Underlying Crisis)
  5. Mostly _______ inhabited the boundaries of the “Western Land” which was won in the Treaty of Paris from England.
  6. Passed during the Revolutionary War, the Articles of Confederation was the first U.S. __________.
  7. Shays' rebellion was made up of angry _______s because many of them could not pay their debts and were thrown in jail for this or the government took their land.
  8. Who realized that they were powerless because the continental army had been disbanded and the federal government had no money for new recruits. (A person who makes laws)
  9. Natural resources, __________, and isoltation from wars, were the advantages that the U.S. had that made this foreign born illegitimate, Alexander Hamilon see us as a future......
  10. After the war was over, some loyalists went to England while others went to _______. However, they felt like they did not really fit in.

20 Clues: Noah Webster wrote an American _______ book. • What rebellion almost caused a civil war in Massachusetts? • Alexander Hamilton saw the U.S. as a future ______ ______. • How many states had to approve the bill for it to be passed? (_____ out of 13) • Where did the delegates meet to revise the Articles of Confederation in May of 1787? P_________ • ...

History II - Wars & Politics 2025-01-30

History II - Wars & Politics crossword puzzle
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  1. to withdraw from a union
  2. plot of land given to settlers under the Homestead Act, allowing them to claim land in the West if they lived on it and improved it
  3. United States paid Mexico after the war; amends for wrongs done by providing payment
  4. Promoting the interests of a section or region (such as the North or the South) instead of the entire country
  5. 1836 nationalists, supported internal improvements and moral reforms, and desired gradual westward expansion in congruence with economic growth and modernization
  6. the union of the Southern states that had seceded
  7. The process of a minority group adopting the customs and culture of the dominant group, often referring to the forced assimilation of Native Americans.
  8. president that signed Emancipation Proclamation in 1863
  9. belief that the United States was destined to expand its territory across the continent, sea to shining sea
  10. 1854 act of law that organized a new territory, debate about whether slavery would be legal in newly organized territory
  11. secret network of routes & safe houses that supported escaped slaves
  12. 1850 strong law authorizing return of a runaway slaves to their master with five years imprisonment to anyone who aided
  13. those states remaining loyal to the United States of America
  14. practice of positioning naval ships in front of an enemy's harbors and river openings to prevent commerce
  15. law which order men to military service; the draft
  16. 1820 law creating a division of free vs. slave states,banned slavery from the remaining Louisiana Purchase lands located north of the 36º 30’ parallel
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  1. founder of Democratic-Republicans, direct opposition to the Federalist Party and backed a decentralized government with power to the states, favored a strict interpretation of the Constitution and believed that a strong national government was a threat to individual freedoms and state sovereignty
  2. founded by Hamilton, backing a strong centralized federal government which limited the power of state governments; favored the development of manufacturing and industry over agriculture
  3. Freedom from slavery
  4. acute infectious disease that leads to skin lesions, leaves the face and limbs covered with cratered pockmarks, decimated the Indigenous Americans
  5. the separation of groups of people based on race
  6. The purchase of a large territory from France by the United States in 1803, significantly expanding westward territory
  7. a written agreement between two states or sovereigns
  8. spanning one of the large landmasses of the earth
  9. large farm raising one main crop
  10. person opposed to slavery and in favor of ending it

26 Clues: Freedom from slavery • to withdraw from a union • large farm raising one main crop • the separation of groups of people based on race • the union of the Southern states that had seceded • spanning one of the large landmasses of the earth • law which order men to military service; the draft • person opposed to slavery and in favor of ending it • ...

Ap gov vocabulary 2025-01-16

Ap gov vocabulary crossword puzzle
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  1. System in which power is held by a loose union of independent states. The central government is weak in relation to the power of the states.
  2. Procedure that allows voters to reject a measure passed by the state legislature.
  3. that permits voters to put state legislative measures directly on the ballot.
  4. Federal grants given to states for specific purposes, often with strings attached, such as building an airport or a highway.
  5. The distribution of a percentage of federal tax income to state and local governments.
  6. Powers given to the federal government that have been reasonably inferred from the Constitution.
  7. This constitutional provision provides a guarantee of citizenship, as well as equal protection and due process, which have been the sources of incorporation for key protections in the Bill of Rights.
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  1. Federal grants given to states for broader purposes, such as healthcare or education.
  2. Ruling that declared the national government’s power under the commerce clause does not permit it to regulate matters not directly related to interstate commerce; in this case, banning firearms in a school zone.
  3. Section of the Constitution allowing Congress to pass all laws essential to carrying out its expressed duties. This provision allows the national government to carry out implied powers.
  4. System in which power is divided between national and state or local governments.
  5. The doctrine that a state can void a federal law that, in the state’s opinion, violates the Constitution.
  6. Provision that states all powers not given to the federal government in the Constitution, nor prohibited to the states, are reserved for the states.
  7. Powers given to the state governments alone.
  8. Powers written into the Constitution that have been given to the national government.
  9. Powers shared by both the national and state governments.
  10. Constitutional provision that gives the federal government the power to regulate interstate and foreign trade.
  11. Strings attached by the national government that states must meet if they are to receive certain federal funds.
  12. Ruling that declared the federal government had the power to establish a national bank under the “necessary and proper” clause.
  13. Procedure whereby voters can remove an elected official from office.
  14. Terms set by the national government that states are required to meet whether or not they accept federal grants.
  15. System in which power is centralized in one body. State or regional governments derive authority from the central government.

22 Clues: Powers given to the state governments alone. • Powers shared by both the national and state governments. • Procedure whereby voters can remove an elected official from office. • that permits voters to put state legislative measures directly on the ballot. • System in which power is divided between national and state or local governments. • ...

THE UNITED STATES CONSTITUTION 2024-12-08

THE UNITED STATES CONSTITUTION crossword puzzle
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  1. a law in 1787 that established a procedure for the admission of new states to the Union
  2. supporters of the Constitution and of a strong national government
  3. the branch of government that administers and enforces the laws
  4. a document, adopted by the Second Continental Congress in 1777 and finally approved by the states in 1781, that outlined the form of government of the new United States
  5. a government in which the citizens rule through elected representatives
  6. a group selected by the states to elect the president and the vice-president, in which each state's number of electors is equal to the number of its senators and representatives in Congress
  7. an opponent of a strong central government
  8. the branch of government that interprets the laws and the Constitution
  9. a key figure in the Great Compromise, which established the structure of the United States Congress, the plan ultimately resolved a deadlock between large and small states over how legislative voting should work
  10. a political system in which a national government and constituent units, such as state governments, share power
  11. the first ten amendments to the U.S. Constitution, added in 1791 and consisting of a formal list of citizens' rights and freedoms
  12. the Constitutional Convention's agreement to establish a two-house national legislature, with all states having equal representation in one house and each state having representation based on its population in the other house
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  1. the branch of government that makes laws
  2. an alliance permitting states or nations to act together on matters of mutual concern
  3. a series of essays defending and explaining the Constitution, written by Alexander Hamilton, James Madison, and John Jay
  4. the provisions in the U.S. Constitution that prevent any branch of the U.S. government from dominating the other two branches
  5. believed the Articles of Confederation had several weaknesses, including a weak central government, an inability to conduct foreign policy, and a lack of structure to serve the new democracy
  6. the belief that government should be based on the consent of the people
  7. an uprising of debt-ridden Massachusetts farmers protesting increased state taxes in 1787
  8. the official approval of the Constitution, or of an amendment, by the states
  9. the Constitutional Convention's agreement to count three-fifths of a state's slaves as population for purposes of representation and taxation
  10. a law in 1785 that established a plan for surveying and selling the federally owned lands west of the Appalachian Mountains

22 Clues: the branch of government that makes laws • an opponent of a strong central government • the branch of government that administers and enforces the laws • supporters of the Constitution and of a strong national government • the branch of government that interprets the laws and the Constitution • ...

Nic W 4 2023-03-06

Nic W 4 crossword puzzle
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  1. what slaves wanted
  2. people in the CSA
  3. baldwin city's county was named after whom
  4. first state governor of Kansas
  5. not in accordance with the constitution
  6. person who was killed for beliefs
  7. escaped slaves
  8. conflict between 2 sides
  9. Invests in stocks
  10. region where slave states were
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  1. follower of westward expansion
  2. authority of others while voting
  3. top general of the south
  4. person opposed to slavery
  5. act that added two more states
  6. soldiers of the south
  7. sixteenth president of the US
  8. set free
  9. region where free states were
  10. betraying one's country
  11. sealing off a place

21 Clues: set free • escaped slaves • people in the CSA • Invests in stocks • what slaves wanted • sealing off a place • soldiers of the south • betraying one's country • top general of the south • conflict between 2 sides • person opposed to slavery • sixteenth president of the US • region where free states were • follower of westward expansion • act that added two more states • ...

The Civil War 2015-04-12

The Civil War crossword puzzle
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  1. to withdraw from enemy forces
  2. war between the states (1861-1865)
  3. proclamation issued by Pres. Lincoln
  4. Union soldier in Civil War
  5. Commander of the Union Armies
  6. practice of owning slaves
  7. to enlist in armed forces
  8. 16th President of United States
  9. to give assistance
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  1. light gun with long barrel
  2. item designed to inflict bodily harm
  3. Lincoln granted all slaves
  4. southern states that seceded from the Union
  5. conflict
  6. highest officer in armed forces
  7. General that led the Confederate Army
  8. successful ending of a war
  9. garment worn by soldiers
  10. strategy to achieve a specific end
  11. feeling of hostility

20 Clues: conflict • to give assistance • feeling of hostility • garment worn by soldiers • practice of owning slaves • to enlist in armed forces • light gun with long barrel • Lincoln granted all slaves • Union soldier in Civil War • successful ending of a war • to withdraw from enemy forces • Commander of the Union Armies • highest officer in armed forces • 16th President of United States • ...

Government 2023-10-20

Government crossword puzzle
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  1. right to bear arms
  2. political authority is with the people
  3. to right to speak with no harm
  4. made up of a prime minister and a member of a party
  5. powers not delegated to national gov. or denied to the states ,but reserved to the states.
  6. power divided between central government and local government
  7. judicial branch
  8. written by James Madison, Alexander Hamilton, John Jay
  9. single and centralized government
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  1. having to do with praising
  2. government where power is held by a small group
  3. legislative branch
  4. alliance of independence states
  5. executive branch
  6. absolute and unchallengeable authority over people
  7. 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 • ...

Jacob 2023-11-30

Jacob crossword puzzle
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  1. a prominent leader in the American abolitionist movement
  2. group founded by seven slave states
  3. president of the confederate states of America
  4. Historical period after the civil war
  5. military commander for the confederate states of America
  6. Place of the first White House for the confederate states of America
  7. Confederate States of Americas general during the civil war
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  1. people who standup against slavery
  2. the side that wanted slavery during the civil war
  3. One of the confederates iron clads or ships
  4. machine used to pull cotton fibers from the seed
  5. the act of becoming an independent country
  6. a custom duty or tax levied on imports of merchandise goods
  7. one human being is owned by the other
  8. enslaved black man who sued his masters for freedom

15 Clues: people who standup against slavery • group founded by seven slave states • Historical period after the civil war • one human being is owned by the other • the act of becoming an independent country • One of the confederates iron clads or ships • president of the confederate states of America • machine used to pull cotton fibers from the seed • ...

Jacob 2023-11-30

Jacob crossword puzzle
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  1. One of the confederates iron clads or ships
  2. Place of the first White House for the confederate states of America
  3. a custom duty or tax levied on imports of merchandise goods
  4. president of the confederate states of America
  5. the side that wanted slavery during the civil war
  6. enslaved black man who sued his masters for freedom
  7. group founded by seven slave states
  8. military commander for the confederate states of America
  9. people who standup against slavery
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  1. Confederate States of Americas general during the civil war
  2. machine used to pull cotton fibers from the seed
  3. the act of becoming an independent country
  4. a prominent leader in the American abolitionist movement
  5. Historical period after the civil war
  6. one human being is owned by the other

15 Clues: people who standup against slavery • group founded by seven slave states • Historical period after the civil war • one human being is owned by the other • the act of becoming an independent country • One of the confederates iron clads or ships • president of the confederate states of America • machine used to pull cotton fibers from the seed • ...

Civil War 2025-01-02

Civil War crossword puzzle
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  1. – Conductor of the Underground Railroad and Union spy.
  2. – Site where the Confederate Army surrendered to the Union Army.
  3. – General of the Confederate Army.
  4. – Constitutional amendment that abolished slavery in the United States.
  5. – Nurse during the Civil War and founder of the American Red Cross.
  6. – Assassinated President Abraham Lincoln.
  7. – Location where the first shots of the Civil War were fired.
  8. – General of the Union Army who later became President.
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  1. – Executive order by Lincoln freeing slaves in Confederate states.
  2. – The 11 southern states that seceded from the Union.
  3. – The northern states that opposed the Confederacy.
  4. – President of the Union during the Civil War.
  5. – Famous 1863 battle and site of Lincoln’s address.
  6. – President of the Confederate States of America.
  7. – Bloodiest single-day battle in American history.

15 Clues: – General of the Confederate Army. • – Assassinated President Abraham Lincoln. • – President of the Union during the Civil War. • – President of the Confederate States of America. • – Bloodiest single-day battle in American history. • – The northern states that opposed the Confederacy. • – Famous 1863 battle and site of Lincoln’s address. • ...

Ms Bolivar Social Studies Project 2025-01-07

Ms Bolivar Social Studies Project crossword puzzle
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  1. – Conductor of the Underground Railroad and Union spy.
  2. – Site where the Confederate Army surrendered to the Union Army.
  3. – General of the Confederate Army.
  4. – Constitutional amendment that abolished slavery in the United States.
  5. – Nurse during the Civil War and founder of the American Red Cross.
  6. – Assassinated President Abraham Lincoln.
  7. – Location where the first shots of the Civil War were fired.
  8. – General of the Union Army who later became President.
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  1. – Executive order by Lincoln freeing slaves in Confederate states.
  2. – The 11 southern states that seceded from the Union.
  3. – The northern states that opposed the Confederacy.
  4. – President of the Union during the Civil War.
  5. – Famous 1863 battle and site of Lincoln’s address.
  6. – President of the Confederate States of America.
  7. – Bloodiest single-day battle in American history.

15 Clues: – General of the Confederate Army. • – Assassinated President Abraham Lincoln. • – President of the Union during the Civil War. • – President of the Confederate States of America. • – Bloodiest single-day battle in American history. • – The northern states that opposed the Confederacy. • – Famous 1863 battle and site of Lincoln’s address. • ...

Civil War & Reconstruction Crossword 2023-05-09

Civil War & Reconstruction Crossword crossword puzzle
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  1. The southern states that seceded from the United States during the Civil War
  2. The laws that were passed after the Civil War to help rebuild the United States
  3. A large farm that usually grows a cash crop
  4. The right of each state to make its own laws
  5. The separation of a state from a nation
  6. The separation of people by race
  7. A conflict between the North & South
  8. To murder someone powerful for political reasons
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  1. A person working to end slavery
  2. The right to vote
  3. The freeing of a group from slavery
  4. Bringing charges of wrongdoing against a government official
  5. Concern for regional needs and interests
  6. The northern states of the United States during the Civil War
  7. A set of laws that kept African Americans from voting, owning guns, or taking certain jobs
  8. An area of land granted to an American Indian tribe

16 Clues: The right to vote • A person working to end slavery • The separation of people by race • The freeing of a group from slavery • A conflict between the North & South • The separation of a state from a nation • Concern for regional needs and interests • A large farm that usually grows a cash crop • The right of each state to make its own laws • ...

amy crossword puzzle 2017-10-20

amy crossword puzzle crossword puzzle
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  1. - the right of trial by _____ shall be preserved.
  2. - The right of citizens of the United States to ____ shall not be denied.
  3. - All persons born or naturalized in the United States and subject to the jurisdiction thereof, are _______ of the United States.
  4. - Excessive ____ shall not be required
  5. - certain ______, shall not be construed to deny or disparage.
  6. - The Tenth Amendment reinforces the principles of _________ __ ________.
  7. - the accused shall enjoy the right to a _____ and public trial
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  1. - The senate of the United States shall be composed of ___ _______ from each State,
  2. - The ________ _______ of the United States shall not be construed to extend to any suit in law.
  3. - no fact tried by a jury, shall be otherwise ________ in any court of the United States, than according to the rules of the common law.
  4. - all territory subject to the jurisdiction thereof for beverage purposes is hereby _______.
  5. - the right of the people to keep and _______ ____, shall not be infringed.
  6. - Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion, or prohibiting the free exercise thereof; or abridging the freedom of____?
  7. - The Congress shall have power to lay and collect _______ on incomes.
  8. - The _______ shall meet in their respective states and vote by ballot for President and Vice-President.

15 Clues: - Excessive ____ shall not be required • - the right of trial by _____ shall be preserved. • - certain ______, shall not be construed to deny or disparage. • - the accused shall enjoy the right to a _____ and public trial • - The Congress shall have power to lay and collect _______ on incomes. • ...

Early Republic Crossword 2025-03-27

Early Republic Crossword crossword puzzle
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  1. Protects against unreasonable searches and seizures
  2. Political party founded by Thomas Jefferson and James Madison, favoring states' rights and limited government
  3. Political party led by Alexander Hamilton and John Adams, advocating for a strong central government and a loose interpretation of the Constitution
  4. Protects against self-incrimination and guarantees due process
  5. First president of the United States and commander-in-chief during the American Revolution
  6. Guarantees the right to a speedy and public trial by an impartial jury
  7. The British practice of forcing American sailors into the Royal Navy
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  1. Period of U.S. history from 1789 to 1824, marked by the formation of political institutions
  2. Fourth president of the United States and "Father of the Constitution"
  3. Second president of the United States and a key figure in the American Revolution
  4. European ally during the American Revolution and later a challenge during the Napoleonic Wars
  5. Guarantees freedom of speech, religion, press, assembly, and petition
  6. European power involved in conflicts with the United States during the Early Republic Era
  7. Conflict between the United States and Britain, partly over impressment
  8. Author of the Declaration of Independence and third president of the United States

15 Clues: Protects against unreasonable searches and seizures • Protects against self-incrimination and guarantees due process • The British practice of forcing American sailors into the Royal Navy • Guarantees freedom of speech, religion, press, assembly, and petition • Fourth president of the United States and "Father of the Constitution" • ...

Quarter II Vocabulary 2017-01-23

Quarter II Vocabulary crossword puzzle
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  1. an adjective describing a legislative body composed of two chambers
  2. basic principle of federalism
  3. 4th Chief Justice of the United States Supreme Court
  4. system of overlapping the powers of the legislative, executive, and judicial branches to permit each to check the actions of others
  5. grants of federal money or other resources to states, cities, counties, and other local units
  6. one type of federal grants-in-aid for some particular but broadly define area of public policy
  7. a provision of the US constitution that states that the Constitution, federal law, and treaties of the United States are the "Supreme Law of the Land"
  8. Constitution's requirements that each state accept the public acts, records, and judicial proceedings of every other state
  9. the legal process by which a fugitive from justice in one state is returned to that state
  10. Those powers that the constitution does not grant to the National Government and does not deny to the states
  11. A system of government in which a written constitution divides power between a central, or national, government and several regional government like states
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  1. formal approval or final consent to the effectiveness of a constitution, constitutional amendment, or treaty
  2. those persons who opposed the ratification of the constitution in 1787-1788
  3. the first ten amendments to the constitution
  4. Those persons who supported the ratification of the constitution in 1787-1788
  5. those delegated powers of the National Government that are suggested by the expressed powers set out in the constitution
  6. Plan of government adopted by the continental congress after the American Revolution
  7. basic principle of American government, which states that government is restricted in what it may do and each individual has rights that government cannot take away
  8. A formal agreement
  9. a change in, or addition to a constitution

20 Clues: A formal agreement • basic principle of federalism • a change in, or addition to a constitution • the first ten amendments to the constitution • 4th Chief Justice of the United States Supreme Court • an adjective describing a legislative body composed of two chambers • those persons who opposed the ratification of the constitution in 1787-1788 • ...

Chapter 3 Terms 2018-10-14

Chapter 3 Terms crossword puzzle
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  1. Process that permits voters to put legislative measures directly on the ballot
  2. Section of the constitution allowing Congress to pass all laws needed to benefit the greater good, and that has permitted Congress to exercise powers not specifically give to it by the Constitution
  3. A system in which the states are sovereign and the national government is allowed to do only that which the states permit
  4. Supreme or ultimate political power
  5. Terms set by the national government that states must meet whether or not they accept federal grants
  6. Idea that the federal and state governments share power in many policy areas
  7. Government authority shared by national and local governments
  8. Doctrine holding that the national government is supreme in its sphere, the states are supreme in theirs, and the two spheres should be kept separate
  9. Procedure enabling voters to reject a measure passed by the legislature
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  1. Terms set by the national government that states must meet if they are to receive certain federal funds
  2. The transfer of power from the national government to state and local governments
  3. Idea that different states can implement different policies, and the successful ones will spread
  4. A decision by an administrative agency granting some other part permission to violate a law or rule that would otherwise apply to it
  5. Federal grants for specific purposes, such as building an airport
  6. A system in which sovereignty is shared
  7. A system in which sovereignty is wholly in the hands of the national government
  8. Money given by the national government to the states
  9. Local units of government have a specially protected existence and can make some final decisions over some governmental activities
  10. The doctrine that a state can declare null and void a federal law that, in the state's opinion, violates the Constitution
  11. Procedure whereby voters can remove an elected official from office

20 Clues: Supreme or ultimate political power • A system in which sovereignty is shared • Money given by the national government to the states • Government authority shared by national and local governments • Federal grants for specific purposes, such as building an airport • Procedure whereby voters can remove an elected official from office • ...

International Relations vocabulary 2024-03-18

International Relations vocabulary crossword puzzle
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  1. The neighboring country to America’s north that is generally considered to be a Core country
  2. The world systems theory borrows critical ideas about Capitalism from this German economist
  3. If an area has territory, sovereignty, a government, and a population, then it is considered a __________
  4. We haven't studied ______ Theory yet, but it argues states 'do what they do' because they want to "win"
  5. Examples of this include the strength of a state's army, the stability of its currency, and/or its ability to feed its citizens
  6. The action a state takes under Constructivism, such as landing people on the Moon or invading another country
  7. The literal translation of "Cosmopolitan" is ___________ of the World
  8. This is a key element of states: they are able to govern themselves
  9. a theory that argues states 'do what they do' because they are exercising their power
  10. These states under World Systems Theory are the least developed, poorest countries
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  1. These states under World Systems Theory are the most developed, richest countries
  2. Constructivism uses this term to describe all of the types of communication
  3. These types of decisions under Liberalism are considered "the right thing to do"
  4. This critical theory argues that states typically act to enforce historical patriarchy
  5. This neighboring state of the U.S. is a semi-peripheral country according to World Systems Theory
  6. Liberalism is a theory that argues states 'do what they do' because they are trying to create __________ for their people
  7. A social ________ is an idea that a society has come to believe is real, such as paper money, pink is a color for baby girls, or beauty
  8. Constructivism highlights ____________, which is a feeling of belonging that citizens have for their countries
  9. Intersubjectivity is any mass, _________ experience among people (such as watching or attending the Super Bowl)
  10. These types of decisions under Liberalism are considered logical and smart

20 Clues: This is a key element of states: they are able to govern themselves • The literal translation of "Cosmopolitan" is ___________ of the World • These types of decisions under Liberalism are considered logical and smart • Constructivism uses this term to describe all of the types of communication • ...

History A L4 2023-04-29

History A L4 crossword puzzle
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  1. also known as enumerated powers, these are the ones granted by the Constitution to the national government.
  2. a proposal to have a one-house legislature with each state being equally represented.
  3. the concept that each branch of government is able to limit the power of the other two, and thus keep one branch from becoming too powerful.
  4. the political party favoring a strong central government.
  5. the law that established the lower courts, set the number of justices on the Supreme Court, and affirmed the jurisdiction of the Supreme Court.
  6. a proposal to have a one-house legislature with representation based on population.
  7. Washington’s Secretary of the Treasury, and the leader of the Federalist Party.
  8. a proposal in which enslaved Africans would be counted as three-fifths of a person for representation and apportionment of taxes.
  9. also known as concurrent powers, these are the ones that can be exercised by the national and state governments.
  10. also known as the Connecticut Plan, it was a proposal to have a two-house legislature, with one based on population, and the other based on equal representation from each state.
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  1. laws requiring the non-slave-owning states to assist in the return of runaway slaves.
  2. the first President of the United States.
  3. these are the powers not forbidden to states or granted only to the national government. They are not specifically named, but are based on the language of the Tenth Amendment.
  4. the political party favoring greater power for the states.
  5. the beginning of the Constitution, which states the purpose of the document.
  6. Washington’s Secretary of State, and the leader of the Democratic-Republican Party.
  7. created by Hamilton to stabilize the finances of the new nation.
  8. the concept that power is divided (separated) among the three branches of government.
  9. the first ten amendments to the Constitution.George Washington--the first President of the United States.
  10. Vice-President under Washington, and the second President of the United States.

20 Clues: the first President of the United States. • the political party favoring a strong central government. • the political party favoring greater power for the states. • created by Hamilton to stabilize the finances of the new nation. • the beginning of the Constitution, which states the purpose of the document. • ...

extra credit #4 test 2022-11-04

extra credit #4 test crossword puzzle
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  1. In the House of Representatives each state would be assigned a number of seats in proportion to its population
  2. three-fifths of the slave population would be counted for determining direct taxation and representation in the House of Representatives
  3. These laws raised the residency requirements for citizenship from 5 to 14 years
  4. chartered a government for the Northwest Territory
  5. an earlier event or action that is regarded as an example or guide to be considered in subsequent similar circumstances
  6. having two branches or chambers
  7. condemned the Alien and Sedition Acts as unconstitutional and claimed that because these acts overstepped federal authority under the Constitution
  8. Secretary of State Thomas Jefferson, Secretary of Treasury Alexander Hamilton, Secretary of War Henry Knox, and Attorney General Edmund Randolph
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  1. was the French envoy to the United States appointed
  2. a diplomatic incident between French and United States diplomats that resulted in a limited, undeclared war
  3. outlined a strong national government with three branches: legislative, executive, and judicial
  4. Founding Father of the United States
  5. a meeting incipiently aimed at constructing uniform parameters to regulate trade between states
  6. Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion, or prohibiting the free exercise thereof; or abridging the freedom of speech
  7. a violent tax protest
  8. granting Congress the power to pass all laws necessary and proper for carrying out the enumerated list of powers
  9. designed to protect the security and power of the small states by limiting each state to one vote in Congress as under the Articles of Confederation
  10. set the first uniform rules for the granting of United States citizenship by naturalization
  11. person who advocates or supports a system of government in which several states unite under a central authority
  12. was a series of violent attacks on courthouses and other government properties
  13. an official count or survey of a population, typically recording various details of individuals.

21 Clues: a violent tax protest • having two branches or chambers • Founding Father of the United States • chartered a government for the Northwest Territory • was the French envoy to the United States appointed • was a series of violent attacks on courthouses and other government properties • These laws raised the residency requirements for citizenship from 5 to 14 years • ...

3.7 2025-10-10

3.7 crossword puzzle
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  1. a landmark decision of the United States Supreme Court holding that the Fourteenth Amendment to the United States Constitution had extended the First Amendment's provisions protecting freedom of speech and freedom of the press to apply to the governments of U.S. states
  2. defined obscenity limits
  3. landmark 2008 Supreme Court case that ruled the Second Amendment protects an individual's right to possess a firearm for self-defense
  4. landmark 1833 Supreme Court case that established that the Bill of Rights does not apply to state governments
  5. freedom of speech, religion, press, and assembly
  6. fundamental liberty protected by the first amendment
  7. states cannot tax federal institutions
  8. constitutional principle found in the Fifth and Fourteenth Amendments
  9. describes the movement opposing a powerful national government and favoring decentralized power during the US Constitution's ratification debates
  10. by case process of applying most protections in the bill of rights
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  1. protecting an individual's right to practice any religion they choose, or to have no religion at all, without government interference
  2. known as the Father of the Constitution
  3. struck down child labor law
  4. a landmark decision of the US Supreme Court under which prior restraint on publication was found to violate freedom of the press as protected under the First Amendment
  5. only congress regulates interstate commerce
  6. a system of government where power is divided between a central national government and smaller regional governments, such as states or provinces
  7. U.S. Supreme Court case that ruled the Second Amendment right to bear arms applies to state and local governments through the Fourteenth Amendment's Due Process Clause
  8. non profit civil rights organization
  9. granted citizenship to all people who naturalize in United States and guaranteed all citizens "equal protection of the laws" and "due process of law" from the states
  10. requiring the government to pay the "fair market value" of private property when it takes that property for public use through the power of eminent domain.

20 Clues: defined obscenity limits • struck down child labor law • non profit civil rights organization • states cannot tax federal institutions • known as the Father of the Constitution • only congress regulates interstate commerce • freedom of speech, religion, press, and assembly • fundamental liberty protected by the first amendment • ...

Geography, Science, and Civics Crossword Challenge 2026-06-02

Geography, Science, and Civics Crossword Challenge crossword puzzle
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  1. What is the capital city of Brazil?
  2. What is the largest planet in our solar system?
  3. What is the main language spoken in Brazil?
  4. What is the supreme law of the land?
  5. What is the largest country in the world by land area?
  6. What ship brought the Pilgrims to America in 1620?
  7. What is the largest U.S. state by area?
  8. What country is Hawaii part of?
  9. What is the largest ocean on Earth?
  10. Who appoints federal judges?
  11. What is the capital of Canada?
  12. What is the longest river in the world?
  13. What is the hardest natural substance on Earth?
  14. What is the freezing point of water in degrees Celsius?
  15. What country gifted the Statue of Liberty to the United States?
  16. What is the smallest continent?
  17. What is the only U.S. state that starts with the letter L?
  18. What is the capital of France?
  19. What is the largest mammal on Earth?
  20. What continent do we live in?
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  1. What process do plants use to make food from sunlight?
  2. What gas do plants absorb from the air?
  3. What is the tallest mountain in the world?
  4. What is another word for 1,000 years?
  5. What country is south of the United States?
  6. What continent is Japan in?
  7. What continent is Egypt in?
  8. What ocean is on the east coast of the United States?
  9. What is the capital of the United States?
  10. How many states are in the United States?
  11. What is the only U.S. state that ends with the letter K?
  12. What is the largest continent?
  13. What is the capital of Japan?
  14. What desert covers much of northern Africa?
  15. What planet do we live on?
  16. Which branch of government makes laws?
  17. What is the currency used in the United States?
  18. What line divides Earth into the Northern and Southern Hemispheres?
  19. What are the first ten amendments to the Constitution called?

39 Clues: What planet do we live on? • What continent is Japan in? • What continent is Egypt in? • Who appoints federal judges? • What is the capital of Japan? • What continent do we live in? • What is the largest continent? • What is the capital of Canada? • What is the capital of France? • What country is Hawaii part of? • What is the smallest continent? • ...

The Civil War Chapters 1-2 2020-03-25

The Civil War Chapters 1-2 crossword puzzle
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  1. an unsettled area, or an area where people do not live
  2. another name for the United States
  3. a way to get from one place to another
  4. the practice of owning people and forcing them to work, often without pay
  5. areas of land
  6. people who were against slavery
  7. the states in the southeastern and south-central part of the United States
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  1. all people born around the same time
  2. person or animal in a story
  3. to stay alive
  4. to be forced to work without being paid or having any freedom
  5. the states in the northeastern and north-central part of the United States
  6. things that are wrong and make people suffer
  7. having the power to make your own decisions and to do what you want
  8. ran away from owners

15 Clues: to stay alive • areas of land • ran away from owners • person or animal in a story • people who were against slavery • another name for the United States • all people born around the same time • a way to get from one place to another • things that are wrong and make people suffer • an unsettled area, or an area where people do not live • ...

Aubrey McCarthy 2025-05-16

Aubrey McCarthy crossword puzzle
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  1. The fort where the 1st battle of the Civil War took place
  2. The 16th president of the United States
  3. Iron warships
  4. A law that allowed Kansas and Nebraska to choose whether to be slave states or not
  5. The General of the Union
  6. The Confederate General
  7. A small village where the Confederacy surrendered to the Union
  8. The 7th president of the United States
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  1. A march through the South where Union soldiers destroyed everything
  2. A person who wants to stop slavery
  3. A law that decided if new US states would be slaves states or not
  4. Declared that all enslaved people in the Confederacy are free
  5. Laws that limited free African American's rights
  6. The government's power comes from the people
  7. Separate from a group or country

15 Clues: Iron warships • The Confederate General • The General of the Union • Separate from a group or country • A person who wants to stop slavery • The 7th president of the United States • The 16th president of the United States • The government's power comes from the people • Laws that limited free African American's rights • ...

Building a new nation 2020-05-12

Building a new nation crossword puzzle
Across
  1. Who wrote the Star Spangled Banner?
  2. Who was the fourth Chief Justice of the United States?
  3. Who was the ninth president of the United States?
  4. What is the oldest continuously occupied military post in America?
  5. Who was the third president of the United States?
  6. where is our nations capital located?
  7. Who was the seventh president of the United States?
  8. What state became a state in 1803 buy a purchase?
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  1. What is America’s National anthem?
  2. Who was the fourth president of the United States?
  3. What state became a US territory in 1821?
  4. This is a city in Louisiana.
  5. What is a word that means to impose a tax?
  6. Who defined the role of the First Lady?
  7. This is the waterway that connects to the Hudson River.

15 Clues: This is a city in Louisiana. • What is America’s National anthem? • Who wrote the Star Spangled Banner? • where is our nations capital located? • Who defined the role of the First Lady? • What state became a US territory in 1821? • What is a word that means to impose a tax? • Who was the ninth president of the United States? • ...

Federalism Vocab!! 2016-04-26

Federalism Vocab!! crossword puzzle
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  1. System of government where the local and regional governments derive all authority from strong national government.
  2. Law that makes an act punishable as a crime even if the action was legal at the time it was committed.
  3. Portion of Article VI mandating that national law is supreme to all other laws passed by the states or any other subdivision of government.
  4. proper clause 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.
  5. Contracts between states that carry the force of law; generally now used as a tool to address multistate policy concerns.
  6. The intertwined relationship between the national, state and local governments that began with the New Deal. (Marble Cake Federalism).
  7. 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.”
  8. Authorized Congress to enact a national income tax.
  9. 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.
  10. Made senators directly elected by the people; removed their selection from state legislatures.
  11. 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.
  12. 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.
  13. 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.
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  1. 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.
  2. 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.
  3. The belief that having separate and equally powerful levels of government is the best arrangement. (Layer Cake Federalism)
  4. 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.
  5. 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.
  6. 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.
  7. Type of government where the national government derives its powers from the states; a league of independent states.
  8. 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.
  9. 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.
  10. grants that allocated federal funds to states for a specific purpose.
  11. A law declaring an act illegal without a judicial trial.
  12. Federal-state relationship proposed by Reagan administration during the 1980s; hallmark is returning administrative powers to the state governments.

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. • ...

Constitution Era 2023-02-22

Constitution Era crossword puzzle
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  1. Form of money for each country
  2. Changes to a Constitution
  3. National laws are the ______ law of the land.
  4. Congress couldn't pay off it's this without taxing.
  5. Place where the Constitutional Convention was held
  6. Branch that creates the laws
  7. Delegate from New York that wanted a strong national government
  8. Plan that larger states supported
  9. This solved the debate between large and small states
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  1. Branch that enforces the laws
  2. These articles were passed as the first form of government for the United States
  3. President of the Convention
  4. Branch that interprets the laws
  5. Father of the Constitution
  6. Leader of the rebellion against Massachusetts
  7. Plan that smaller states supported
  8. The 3/5ths Compromise dealt with this issue

17 Clues: Changes to a Constitution • Father of the Constitution • President of the Convention • Branch that creates the laws • Branch that enforces the laws • Form of money for each country • Branch that interprets the laws • Plan that larger states supported • Plan that smaller states supported • The 3/5ths Compromise dealt with this issue • ...

Causes of the Civil War 2022-03-08

Causes of the Civil War crossword puzzle
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  1. the 16th president
  2. an act that required all citizens to help runaway slaves
  3. someone who is against slavery
  4. a _______ of 1850
  5. a man who sued his owner
  6. A group of states that seceded from the union
  7. a group of states for slavery
  8. the group of states against slavery
  9. what the north sates called themselves
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  1. someone who has more loyalty to a group than there country
  2. the ______ which resulted in Abraham Lincoln as the 16th president
  3. states that got to chose if they were slave or free
  4. in state of owning a slave
  5. Uncle ___ Cabin
  6. part of the ____ compromise
  7. the practice of leaving a group
  8. the last name of a man who raided Harper's ferry Virginia

17 Clues: Uncle ___ Cabin • a _______ of 1850 • the 16th president • a man who sued his owner • in state of owning a slave • part of the ____ compromise • a group of states for slavery • someone who is against slavery • the practice of leaving a group • the group of states against slavery • what the north sates called themselves • A group of states that seceded from the union • ...

Causes of the Civil War 2022-03-08

Causes of the Civil War crossword puzzle
Across
  1. the 16th president
  2. an act that required all citizens to help runaway slaves
  3. someone who is against slavery
  4. a _______ of 1850
  5. a man who sued his owner
  6. A group of states that seceded from the union
  7. a group of states for slavery
  8. the group of states against slavery
  9. what the north sates called themselves
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  1. someone who has more loyalty to a group than there country
  2. the ______ which resulted in Abraham Lincoln as the 16th president
  3. states that got to chose if they were slave or free
  4. in state of owning a slave
  5. Uncle ___ Cabin
  6. part of the ____ compromise
  7. the practice of leaving a group
  8. the last name of a man who raided Harper's ferry Virginia

17 Clues: Uncle ___ Cabin • a _______ of 1850 • the 16th president • a man who sued his owner • in state of owning a slave • part of the ____ compromise • a group of states for slavery • someone who is against slavery • the practice of leaving a group • the group of states against slavery • what the north sates called themselves • A group of states that seceded from the union • ...

Civil War 2016-03-11

Civil War crossword puzzle
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  1. the condition of a slave; bondage
  2. the state of being allied
  3. States States between the North and the South -
  4. unloyal to government
  5. be composed of
  6. Holding allowing slavery
  7. region of the United States lying to the south of the Mason-Dixon line
  8. the region of the United States lying to the north of the Mason-Dixon line
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  1. Kentucky, and Maryland
  2. War a war between regions within the same country.
  3. Lincoln 16th president
  4. Proclamation Document freeing slaves
  5. Soldier a member of the Union Army during the American Civil War
  6. to withdraw formally from an alliance
  7. to get rid of
  8. Wilkes Booth killed Abraham Lincoln
  9. sumter Fort in South Carolina where the war began

17 Clues: to get rid of • be composed of • unloyal to government • Kentucky, and Maryland • Lincoln 16th president • Holding allowing slavery • the state of being allied • the condition of a slave; bondage • Wilkes Booth killed Abraham Lincoln • Proclamation Document freeing slaves • to withdraw formally from an alliance • States States between the North and the South - • ...

THE CIVIL WAR 2017-02-12

THE CIVIL WAR crossword puzzle
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  1. STRENGTHS SOMEONE ELSE DOESN'T HAVE
  2. SAID FIRMLY;CALLED FOR
  3. SAID NO TO.LINCOLN REFUSED TO LET THE SOUTH SPLIT OFF.
  4. MISSOURI.
  5. MONEY TO BUY THINGS NEEDED
  6. RELATING TO THE ARMED FORCES
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  1. IN GOVERNMENT
  2. THE IDEA THAT STATES HAD JOINED TOGETHER FREELY AND HAD
  3. KNOWN
  4. THE STATES THAT LEFT THE UNION.SEE THE CHART ON THE LEFT.
  5. THE STATES,OR CONDITION,OF BUSINESS ACTIVITIES.WHEN PEOPLE
  6. STATES UNION STATES THAT ON THE BORDER WITH THE CONFEDERACY:
  7. PEOPLE WHO FIND OUT OR CARRY SECRET INFORMATION IN WARTIME

13 Clues: KNOWN • MISSOURI. • IN GOVERNMENT • SAID FIRMLY;CALLED FOR • MONEY TO BUY THINGS NEEDED • RELATING TO THE ARMED FORCES • STRENGTHS SOMEONE ELSE DOESN'T HAVE • SAID NO TO.LINCOLN REFUSED TO LET THE SOUTH SPLIT OFF. • THE IDEA THAT STATES HAD JOINED TOGETHER FREELY AND HAD • THE STATES THAT LEFT THE UNION.SEE THE CHART ON THE LEFT. • ...

The Progressive Era 2016-02-21

The Progressive Era crossword puzzle
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  1. Name given to US journalists and other writers who exposed corruption in politics and business in the early 20th century.
  2. Ring an American politician most notable for being the "boss" of Tammany Hall
  3. The National Association for the Advancement of Colored People
  4. is an important amendment that allows the federal (United States) government to levy (collect) an income tax from all Americans.
  5. was an American author who wrote nearly 100 books and other works across a number of genres.
  6. was an American statesman, author, explorer, soldier, naturalist, and reformer
  7. a period of widespread social activism and political reform across the United States
  8. was a New York City political organization founded in 1786
  9. he ability to assess and initiate things independently.
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  1. the action of conserving something, in particular.
  2. a law passed in 1906 to remove harmful and misrepresented foods and drugs from the market and regulate the manufacture
  3. to the United States Constitution established the popular election of United States Senators by the people of the states
  4. is an independent agency of the United States government
  5. is defined as the time between the Civil War and World War I during which the U.S. population and economy grew quickly
  6. is a United States Congress Act that works to prevent adulterated or misbranded meat and meat products from being sold as food
  7. One that seeks to prosecute or dissolve business trusts.
  8. the power to control appointments to office or the right to privileges.
  9. a political organization in which an authoritative boss or small group commands the support of a corps of supporters and businesses
  10. a general vote by the electorate on a single political question that has been referred to them for a direct decision.
  11. A supporter of the rights and power of the people.

20 Clues: the action of conserving something, in particular. • A supporter of the rights and power of the people. • he ability to assess and initiate things independently. • is an independent agency of the United States government • One that seeks to prosecute or dissolve business trusts. • was a New York City political organization founded in 1786 • ...

Causes of Civil War 2023-10-13

Causes of Civil War crossword puzzle
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  1. Proclamation Proclamation issued by Lincoln, freeing all slaves in areas still at war with the Union.
  2. War channeling of a nation's entire resources into a war effort
  3. unfair treatment of particular groups
  4. Plan a Union military plan for defeating the South by dividing the Confederacy in two
  5. murder of a public figure by surprise attack
  6. Northern states
  7. The ideas that states, not federal government, should make final decisions that affect them.
  8. Tom's Cabin
  9. War A war between people of the same country.
  10. A system of required military service
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  1. Compromise "Compromise of 1820" over the issue of slavery in Missouri. It was decided Missouri entered as a slave state and Maine entered as a free state and all states North of the 36th parallel were free states and all South were slave states.
  2. Brown's raid on Harper's Ferry was an attempt by the white abolitionist John Brown to start an armed slave revolt in 1859 by seizing a United States arsenal at Harpers Ferry, Virginia.
  3. Compromise of 1850 (The Great Compromise) California enters as a a free state
  4. someone who joined the movement to abolish, or end slavery
  5. A closing off of an area to keep people or supplies from going in or out
  6. Cotton cotton and cotton-growing considered, in the pre-Civil War South, as a vital commodity, the major factor not only in the economy but also in politics.
  7. by harriet beecher stowe in 1853 that highly influenced england's view on the American Deep South and slavery. a novel promoting abolition. intensified sectional conflict.
  8. tax on imported goods
  9. loyalty to one part of the country
  10. overeignty the right of people to make political decisions for themselves
  11. series of escape routes and hiding places to bring slaves out of the South
  12. Slave Law this law required that northern states forcibly returned escaped slaves to their owners.
  13. To leave or withdraw

23 Clues: Tom's Cabin • Northern states • To leave or withdraw • tax on imported goods • loyalty to one part of the country • unfair treatment of particular groups • A system of required military service • murder of a public figure by surprise attack • War A war between people of the same country. • someone who joined the movement to abolish, or end slavery • ...

Unraveling the Causes of the American Civil War: Crossword Puzzles 2024-08-09

Unraveling the Causes of the American Civil War: Crossword Puzzles crossword puzzle
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  1. What was the name of the agreement that tried to resolve the issue of slavery in the new territories?
  2. What was the result of the Dred Scott decision?
  3. What was the central issue of the Lincoln-Douglas debates?
  4. Which act allowed settlers in Kansas and Nebraska to decide on the legality of slavery?
  5. What was the purpose of the Fugitive Slave Act?
  6. Which state was the first to secede from the Union?
  7. Which state’s admission to the Union as a free state was a key issue in the Missouri Compromise?
  8. What was the title of the influential anti-slavery book by Harriet Beecher Stowe?
  9. Who wrote “The Impending Crisis of the South”?
  10. What was the primary economic system in the Southern states before the Civil War?
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  1. What did the term “states’ rights” refer to in the pre-Civil War era?
  2. Who was the President of the United States when the Southern states began to secede?
  3. What was the main political party opposing the expansion of slavery in the 1850s?
  4. Which Supreme Court decision declared that African Americans could not be citizens?
  5. What was the main focus of the abolitionist movement?
  6. What was the primary source of tension between the North and South regarding state powers?
  7. What did the Kansas-Nebraska Act allow settlers to decide?
  8. What was the main reason for the Southern states' secession from the Union?
  9. Who was the president of the Confederate States during the Civil War?
  10. What issue did the Compromise of 1850 address?
  11. What was the name of the Southern states’ political alliance before the Civil War?
  12. What economic factor contributed to the South’s desire to maintain slavery?
  13. What was the primary goal of the movement to end slavery?
  14. What did the term “Bleeding Kansas” refer to?

24 Clues: What did the term “Bleeding Kansas” refer to? • What issue did the Compromise of 1850 address? • Who wrote “The Impending Crisis of the South”? • What was the result of the Dred Scott decision? • What was the purpose of the Fugitive Slave Act? • Which state was the first to secede from the Union? • What was the main focus of the abolitionist movement? • ...

Civil War Review 2025-03-21

Civil War Review crossword puzzle
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  1. A federal fort in South Carolina where the first shots of the Civil War were fired.
  2. Confederate General during the Civil War.
  3. Definite Union victory during the Civil War that divided the Confederacy in half.
  4. The Courthouse where the Confederacy surrendered, officially ending the Civil War.
  5. Supreme Court case in 1857 that ruled slaved were not considered U.S citizens, and therefore could not sue in federal court.
  6. This political party advocated for States' Rights.
  7. Presidential order, made my President Lincoln, declaring all slaves free in the rebelling states.
  8. Important speech given by President Lincoln to encourage the Union to continue fighting to preserve the Union.
  9. Law passed as part of the Compromise of 1850 that helped slave holders recapture runaway slaves, and forcing free northern states to return escaped slaves to their southern owners.
  10. The winner of the Election of 1860.
  11. A period of violence and political turmoil in the Kansas Territory caused by disagreements over the Kansas-Nebraska Act of 1854.
  12. The ______ States of America was formed on February 4, 1861.
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  1. 20 years.
  2. Union General during the Civil War.
  3. Gettysburg Address : ______ 19, 1863.
  4. Surrender at Appomattox Courthouse : ______ 2, 1865.
  5. ______ Compromise : Law passed in 1820 that admitted Missouri as a slave state and Maine as a free state.
  6. The First state to secede from the Union.
  7. President of the Confederate States of American during the Civil War.
  8. The Battle of ______ : The first battle in Union territory, resulting in the single bloodiest day of the Civil War.
  9. ______ Act of 1854 : Law that established the territories of Kansas and Nebraska and gave their residents the right to choose whether to allow slavery.
  10. Major victory for the Union and a turning point of the war : Battle of ______.
  11. This political party advocated for abolition.
  12. This officially started the Civil War.
  13. The ______ : The most deadly war in United States history.
  14. President of the United States of America during the Civil War.

26 Clues: 20 years. • Union General during the Civil War. • The winner of the Election of 1860. • Gettysburg Address : ______ 19, 1863. • This officially started the Civil War. • Confederate General during the Civil War. • The First state to secede from the Union. • This political party advocated for abolition. • This political party advocated for States' Rights. • ...

American Government: Chp. 10 - American Federalism 2022-11-28

American Government: Chp. 10 - American Federalism crossword puzzle
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  1. Mandates that are required, but do not provide adequate monies for their costs.
  2. General purpose grants that allow states to have more jurisdiction in how to use the funds.
  3. Monies that the national government gives to states or local governments for some designated purpose.
  4. Belief that a state could ignore a law if they deemed it unconstitutional.
  5. Powers not expressly stated in the Constitution.
  6. Case which banned Congress from policing local school zones.
  7. Amendment to the Constitution that instituted the income tax.
  8. System where the local units possesses all political power & delegates select powers.
  9. Federalism where Congress issues more penalties than incentives.
  10. political arrangement in which power is divided between the federal and state governments
  11. Surrendering of an accused or convicted felon to the state from which he fled.
  12. System that divides political power between the national government and the state government.
  13. Orders that have become increasingly burdensome to the states.
  14. Conflict between Southern states and the federal government (1861-1865).
  15. When a federal law supersedes or overrides a similar state law.
  16. Rules that govern the use of money given to states through federal grants.
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  1. Powers which are reserved by the Constitution for the states or the people.
  2. Type of republic that America is.
  3. Powers given by the Constitution to both the national and the state governments.
  4. Federalism that central government began to work with states.
  5. Conditions of aid given or provided.
  6. Special rights and protections guaranteed to the citizens of a state.
  7. System where the central government possesses all of the power.
  8. Laws that seek punish someone retroactively.
  9. Grants that are for a more specific purpose.
  10. Has to do with the division of power among the governments within a nation.
  11. Powers stated in the Constitution.
  12. Powers given to the national government by the Constitution.
  13. Federalism that attempted to return more decision-making power to the states.
  14. Tax mandated by the 16th amendment.

30 Clues: Type of republic that America is. • Powers stated in the Constitution. • Tax mandated by the 16th amendment. • Conditions of aid given or provided. • Laws that seek punish someone retroactively. • Grants that are for a more specific purpose. • Powers not expressly stated in the Constitution. • Case which banned Congress from policing local school zones. • ...

Building a new nation 2020-05-12

Building a new nation crossword puzzle
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  1. Who wrote the Star Spangled Banner?
  2. Who was the fourth Chief Justice of the United States?
  3. Who was the ninth president of the United States?
  4. What is the oldest continuously occupied military post in America?
  5. Who was the third president of the United States?
  6. where is our nations capital located?
  7. Who was the seventh president of the United States?
  8. What state became a state in 1803 buy a purchase?
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  1. What is America’s National anthem?
  2. Who was the fourth president of the United States?
  3. What state became a US territory in 1821?
  4. This is a city in Louisiana.
  5. What is a word that means to impose a tax?
  6. Who defined the role of the First Lady?
  7. This is the waterway that connects to the Hudson River.

15 Clues: This is a city in Louisiana. • What is America’s National anthem? • Who wrote the Star Spangled Banner? • where is our nations capital located? • Who defined the role of the First Lady? • What state became a US territory in 1821? • What is a word that means to impose a tax? • Who was the ninth president of the United States? • ...

Civil war crossword puzzle 2021-03-29

Civil war crossword puzzle crossword puzzle
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  1. This color represents the union states.
  2. Union war strategy that consisted of a naval blockade.
  3. The first shots were fired here and civil war began at this location.
  4. Capital of the confederate states of America.
  5. slave states that did not secede from the union.
  6. This color represented the confederates.
  7. served as a nurse during the civil war.
  8. the blue States that were united and no slavery.
  9. President of the confederate states of America.
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  1. Capital of the union.
  2. Voted to secede from the Union in 1860.
  3. Issued the Emancipation proclamation
  4. ships that were used by the confederates to break through the union's blockade.
  5. Led troops to victory in Tennessee and Mississippi.
  6. A war between two groups from the same country or state.

15 Clues: Capital of the union. • Issued the Emancipation proclamation • Voted to secede from the Union in 1860. • This color represents the union states. • served as a nurse during the civil war. • This color represented the confederates. • Capital of the confederate states of America. • President of the confederate states of America. • ...

Slightly Less Early America Vocab 2025-12-18

Slightly Less Early America Vocab crossword puzzle
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  1. a plan to blockade the south
  2. the only successful slave rebellion
  3. a belief shared among most Americans in the 19th century
  4. the states that ended up bordering the states that left the union
  5. the election the made lincoln the president
  6. a radical American abolitionist
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  1. the 6th president of the United States
  2. the 18th president of the United States
  3. Which Amendment gave women the right to vote
  4. a slave rebellion that killed 55 white people
  5. Riots caused by the unfairness of the draft
  6. the forcible removal of Native Americans from their homes
  7. the 16th President of the United States
  8. a tribe of Native Americans from the Great Lakes region
  9. the Territory's people get to decide if they would be a slave state or a free state

15 Clues: a plan to blockade the south • a radical American abolitionist • the only successful slave rebellion • the 6th president of the United States • the 18th president of the United States • the 16th President of the United States • Riots caused by the unfairness of the draft • the election the made lincoln the president • Which Amendment gave women the right to vote • ...

American history crossword. 2022-01-04

American history crossword. crossword puzzle
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  1. an artificial 82 km (51 mi) waterway in Panama
  2. a person who works despite an ongoing strike
  3. a financial crisis that triggered an economic depression in Europe and North America
  4. the tactic of withholding employment
  5. an organization of employees
  6. flagrant and chronic wrongdoing by a Latin American country, the United States could intervene in that country's internal affairs.
  7. Mexican revolutionary and president of Mexico
  8. Navy ship that sank in Havana Harbor on February 15, 1898
  9. a peace activist and a leader of the settlement house movement in America.
  10. an American military officer and politician who served as the 18th president of the United States from 1869 to 1877.
  11. an educator and reformer,
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  1. was the 20th president of the United States,
  2. Act to establish a Bureau for the Relief of Freedmen and Refugee
  3. dictatorial president of Mexico
  4. an American industrialist who amassed a fortune in the steel industry then became a major philanthropist
  5. protection of equal privileges for all countries trading with China
  6. applying the Darwinian theory of evolution to philosophical and historical studies
  7. American South who embraced progressive ideas
  8. House of Representatives is the lower house of the United States Congress
  9. stipulated seven conditions for the withdrawal of United States troops remaining in Cuba at the end of the Spanish–American War, and an eighth condition that Cuba sign a treaty accepting these seven conditions.
  10. list of persons whose opinions or associations were deemed politically inconvenient or commercially troublesome
  11. the economic, military, and cultural influence of the United States on other countries.
  12. the idea or advocacy of a political alliance or union
  13. restrictive laws designed to limit the freedom of African Americans
  14. commodore of the United States Navy who commanded ships in several wars, including the War of 1812
  15. American white supremacist terrorist hate group

26 Clues: an educator and reformer, • an organization of employees • dictatorial president of Mexico • the tactic of withholding employment • was the 20th president of the United States, • a person who works despite an ongoing strike • American South who embraced progressive ideas • Mexican revolutionary and president of Mexico • an artificial 82 km (51 mi) waterway in Panama • ...

Our Puzzling Gov.|Chapter 4 2022-11-18

Our Puzzling Gov.|Chapter 4 crossword puzzle
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  1. A nationalist Chief Justice; presided during McCulloch
  2. federal order requiring states to provide a service or undertake an activity in a manner that meets minimum national standards set by Congress
  3. This Constitution, and the Laws of the United States which shall be made in Pursuance thereof, and all treaties made . . . under the Authority of the United States, shall be the supreme Law of the Land; and the Judges in every State shall be bound thereby.
  4. The Constitution also reserves certain powers strictly to the states.
  5. powers that both the national government and the states have
  6. return to a state
  7. powers that are expressly defined in the Constitution
  8. laws relating to disputes between individuals, groups, or with the state.
  9. written agreements between two or more states.
  10. the power to assume responsibility for a state government function, in order to gain authority over a state
  11. allows the powers of Congress to stretch
  12. requirement set by Congress that prohibits a local or state government from exercising a certain power
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  1. levied on individual earnings has become the major source of money for the national government
  2. Supreme Court ruled on a conflict between a state government and the national government.
  3. Those powers that the national government may exercise simply because it is a government
  4. favors national action in dealing with these matters
  5. are those powers directly expressed or stated in the Constitution by the Founders
  6. The course of action a government takes in response to some issue or problem
  7. forbiding segregation in public places
  8. The main way the national government provides money to the states is
  9. favors state and local action in dealing with problems.
  10. imposing mandates that take away
  11. powers the Constitution grants or delegates to the national government.
  12. require periodic checks of government agencies to see if they are still needed

24 Clues: return to a state • forbiding segregation in public places • imposing mandates that take away • allows the powers of Congress to stretch • written agreements between two or more states. • favors national action in dealing with these matters • powers that are expressly defined in the Constitution • A nationalist Chief Justice; presided during McCulloch • ...

Clone of 2-3 Articles of Confederation 2023-10-17

Clone of 2-3 Articles of Confederation crossword puzzle
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  1. Congress could do little if a state refused to pay, because it had no ____
  2. 1786, Daniel Shays closed the ____ in Massachusetts, so farmer kept their property
  3. Articles of Confederation awarded each state one ____ , regardless of population
  4. Articles of Confederation did NOT use a ____ legislature, or two-chambers
  5. Group of equally-sovereign states united for a common cause
  6. Articles of Confederation allowed for no ____
  7. If farmers didn’t pay tax, they lost property or they went to debtor’s _____
  8. Articles of Confederation issued paper money that was worthless and created ____
  9. This man led the rebellion that changed in the Articles of Confederation
  10. 1787, Northwest Ordinance established a population level for ____
  11. Some states charged merchants in rival states a ____ , which is reserved for countries
  12. States created different ____ , which made trade among them difficult
  13. Articles of Confederation used a weak national government & a strong ____ government
  14. After the Revolutionary War, American ____ who were still unpaid
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  1. This led to changes to the Articles of Confederation
  2. American leaders thought a weak government might lead to ____
  3. Articles of Confederation used a ____ legislature, or single-chamber
  4. Congress passed very few laws, because each law required ____ of thirteen states
  5. ____ was the main author of the Articles of Confederation
  6. Each state decided whether to ____ its citizens & give the money to the national treasury
  7. _____ Ordinance of 1785 allowed the government to divide territory into townships
  8. Shays Rebellion began when Massachusetts increased taxes & disregarded a bad ____
  9. 1787, Articles of Confederation banned ____ in lands west of the Appalachian Mountains
  10. Articles of Confederation allowed for no national ____ system
  11. After the Revolutionary War, America owed $40 million to ____ & Spain
  12. Signing of the Treaty of ____ ended war with Britain and enlarging the nation
  13. Some states created conflict by creating independent ____ agreements with other countries
  14. Virginia paid off its war ____ , but many states did not

28 Clues: Articles of Confederation allowed for no ____ • This led to changes to the Articles of Confederation • Virginia paid off its war ____ , but many states did not • ____ was the main author of the Articles of Confederation • Group of equally-sovereign states united for a common cause • American leaders thought a weak government might lead to ____ • ...

2-3 Articles of Confederation 2023-10-17

2-3 Articles of Confederation crossword puzzle
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  1. Congress could do little if a state refused to pay, because it had no ____
  2. 1786, Daniel Shays closed the ____ in Massachusetts, so farmer kept their property
  3. Articles of Confederation awarded each state one ____ , regardless of population
  4. Articles of Confederation did NOT use a ____ legislature, or two-chambers
  5. Group of equally-sovereign states united for a common cause
  6. Articles of Confederation allowed for no ____
  7. If farmers didn’t pay tax, they lost property or they went to debtor’s _____
  8. Articles of Confederation issued paper money that was worthless and created ____
  9. This man led the rebellion that changed in the Articles of Confederation
  10. 1787, Northwest Ordinance established a population level for ____
  11. Some states charged merchants in rival states a ____ , which is reserved for countries
  12. States created different ____ , which made trade among them difficult
  13. Articles of Confederation used a weak national government & a strong ____ government
  14. After the Revolutionary War, American ____ who were still unpaid
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  1. This led to changes to the Articles of Confederation
  2. American leaders thought a weak government might lead to ____
  3. Articles of Confederation used a ____ legislature, or single-chamber
  4. Congress passed very few laws, because each law required ____ of thirteen states
  5. ____ was the main author of the Articles of Confederation
  6. Each state decided whether to ____ its citizens & give the money to the national treasury
  7. _____ Ordinance of 1785 allowed the government to divide territory into townships
  8. Shays Rebellion began when Massachusetts increased taxes & disregarded a bad ____
  9. 1787, Articles of Confederation banned ____ in lands west of the Appalachian Mountains
  10. Articles of Confederation allowed for no national ____ system
  11. After the Revolutionary War, America owed $40 million to ____ & Spain
  12. Signing of the Treaty of ____ ended war with Britain and enlarging the nation
  13. Some states created conflict by creating independent ____ agreements with other countries
  14. Virginia paid off its war ____ , but many states did not

28 Clues: Articles of Confederation allowed for no ____ • This led to changes to the Articles of Confederation • Virginia paid off its war ____ , but many states did not • ____ was the main author of the Articles of Confederation • Group of equally-sovereign states united for a common cause • American leaders thought a weak government might lead to ____ • ...

Civil War and Reconstruction Crossword 2026-05-05

Civil War and Reconstruction Crossword crossword puzzle
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  1. Confederate prison camp known for harsh conditions and high death rates
  2. set of laws that attempted to balance free and slave states and ease tensions
  3. belief that states can declare federal laws unconstitutional and ignore them
  4. Plan to reunite the nation quickly with lenient terms
  5. Supreme Court case that ruled enslaved people were not citizens and Congress could not ban slavery in territories
  6. Group that used violence to oppose rights for African-Americans/Blacks
  7. Georgia’s statement supporting the Compromise of 1850 while warning against limiting slavery further
  8. agency that helped formerly enslaved people with education and jobs
  9. Farming system where farmers rented land and paid with cash or crops
  10. system where farmers worked land for a share of the crops
  11. Amendment granting citizenship and equal protection under the law
  12. idea that states have the power to make their own decisions over the federal government
  13. Plan that caused conflict with Congress
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  1. Union effort to capture Atlanta and weaken the Confederacy
  2. Campaign destroying resources from Atlanta to Savannah
  3. Proclamation order that freed enslaved people in Confederate states
  4. Northern strategy to block Southern ports and cut off supplies
  5. major Civil War battle in Georgia with a Confederate victory
  6. conflict between the North and South from 1861 to 1865
  7. Amendment that abolished slavery in the United States
  8. Amendment giving African-American men the right to vote
  9. period of rebuilding the South after the Civil War
  10. election where Lincoln won, leading Southern states to begin seceding
  11. 16th U.S. president who led the Union during the Civil War
  12. act of Southern states leaving the Union
  13. Reconstruction Plan plan placing the South under military control with stronger protections for freedmen
  14. system where people were treated as property and forced to work without pay

27 Clues: Plan that caused conflict with Congress • act of Southern states leaving the Union • period of rebuilding the South after the Civil War • Plan to reunite the nation quickly with lenient terms • Amendment that abolished slavery in the United States • Campaign destroying resources from Atlanta to Savannah • conflict between the North and South from 1861 to 1865 • ...

Articles of Confederation P. 2016-09-26

Articles of Confederation P. crossword puzzle
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  1. Massachusetts farmer who led a rebellion due to economic depression
  2. number of states out of 13 needed to pass a law under the Articles
  3. political disorder
  4. an agreement prohibiting trade
  5. ________ government, a system in which the power of the government is not absolute
  6. Under the Articles there was no ______ branch
  7. single chambered congress
  8. Colonists wanted a _____ government
  9. an agreement with another country
  10. consent of all 13 states were needed to amend the Articles
  11. money a government collects from taxes or fees
  12. According to the Articles, the main purpose of Congress was foreign affairs and ____.
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  1. to approve
  2. Trade among states is known as interstate ________.
  3. to yield territory claims
  4. said governments should be divided into 3 branches
  5. not sanctioned by law
  6. Northwest _________, procedure written in the Articles to add new states
  7. 1st elected lawmaking body in the English colonies

19 Clues: to approve • political disorder • not sanctioned by law • to yield territory claims • single chambered congress • an agreement prohibiting trade • an agreement with another country • Colonists wanted a _____ government • Under the Articles there was no ______ branch • money a government collects from taxes or fees • said governments should be divided into 3 branches • ...

Ava Wyatt's TX history CWP 2021-05-03

Ava Wyatt's TX history CWP crossword puzzle
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  1. Power is divided between national and state government
  2. A historical building where there was a battle between Mexico and Texas
  3. An agreement between two nations
  4. The separation between the north south and wet states
  5. To fight or what someone believes in, in a non-violent way
  6. Government ruled by one person with unlimited power
  7. Abolishes and prohibits slavery
  8. Texas is split up into 4 different sections based off of climate
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  1. Small towns moving to big cities
  2. Southern states that let the united states in 1861
  3. The action of adding territory or land to a country
  4. State of being under its own control
  5. The idea to stop segregation
  6. Number one cash crop in the south during the 1800’s
  7. The idea of moving west
  8. The northern states during the civil war
  9. Texas is split up into 4 different sections based off of climate
  10. To leave or withdraw from a place
  11. Mexico gained their independence in...
  12. A tax on imported goods

20 Clues: The idea of moving west • A tax on imported goods • The idea to stop segregation • Abolishes and prohibits slavery • Small towns moving to big cities • An agreement between two nations • To leave or withdraw from a place • State of being under its own control • Mexico gained their independence in... • The northern states during the civil war • ...

civil war 2024-04-12

civil war crossword puzzle
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  1. Confederate general during the American Civil War
  2. where was the confederate capital
  3. secede from something
  4. wanted too stop slavery
  5. side that did not slavery
  6. tried to prevent any goods, troops, and weapons from entering the southern states
  7. did not support slavery
  8. required that slaves be returned to their owners even if they were in a free state
  9. slave states that border with the free states during the civil war
  10. first republican too become president
  11. supported slavery
  12. side that supported slavery
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  1. all slaves in rebel states be free
  2. who won the civil war
  3. this is how slaves would escape
  4. the act of using a person as a workforce without consent
  5. an escaped slave who became a prominent activist, author and public speaker
  6. he burned down nearly all of atlanta
  7. first battle in the civil war
  8. soldiers whom were killed

20 Clues: supported slavery • secede from something • who won the civil war • wanted too stop slavery • did not support slavery • side that did not slavery • soldiers whom were killed • side that supported slavery • first battle in the civil war • this is how slaves would escape • where was the confederate capital • all slaves in rebel states be free • he burned down nearly all of atlanta • ...

Citizenship Puzzle1 2024-01-09

Citizenship Puzzle1 crossword puzzle
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  1. Chief Justice of the United States.
  2. One of the reasons the colonists fought against the British.
  3. Who can veto bills?
  4. One of the Texas Senators.
  5. War between the states.
  6. This office represents only the people of his or her district.
  7. Fear of the United States after World War II.
  8. The Father of Our Country.
  9. One of the reasons some states have more than others.
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  1. One of the original 13 colonies.
  2. Month when we vote for President.
  3. Served as President during the Civil War and freed the slaves.
  4. State that borders Canada.
  5. This is a U.S. territory.
  6. New Speaker of the House.
  7. State that borders Mexico.
  8. How many years does a senator serve?

17 Clues: Who can veto bills? • War between the states. • This is a U.S. territory. • New Speaker of the House. • State that borders Canada. • One of the Texas Senators. • State that borders Mexico. • The Father of Our Country. • One of the original 13 colonies. • Month when we vote for President. • Chief Justice of the United States. • How many years does a senator serve? • ...

Performance_Assessment 2023-12-04

Performance_Assessment crossword puzzle
Across
  1. Reconstruction (1866-1867
  2. Legislators
  3. Abraham (1809 – 1865
  4. Compromise
  5. of 1850
  6. Amendment (1870)
  7. Slave Act (1850)
  8. Platform
  9. of Chickamauga (September 18-20, 1863
  10. scot case
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  1. Convention
  2. gin
  3. Rights
  4. Codes
  5. of 1860
  6. Reconstruction
  7. of Chickamauga (September 18-20, 1863
  8. Compromise
  9. States
  10. Amendment (1868
  11. Klux Klan

21 Clues: gin • Codes • Rights • States • of 1860 • of 1850 • Platform • Klux Klan • scot case • Convention • Compromise • Compromise • Legislators • Reconstruction • Amendment (1868 • Amendment (1870) • Slave Act (1850) • Abraham (1809 – 1865 • Reconstruction (1866-1867 • of Chickamauga (September 18-20, 1863 • of Chickamauga (September 18-20, 1863

TEST PREP [Types of Government & Major Constitutional Principles] 2021-09-30

TEST PREP [Types of Government & Major Constitutional Principles] crossword puzzle
Across
  1. In a __________ such as Iran religious leaders are in charge.
  2. The social contract theory as applied to the Declaration of Independence most directly reflects the ideas of __________.
  3. The term __________ is best defined as the division of power between the states and the national government.
  4. In an absolute __________, such as Saudi Arabia, a king or queen has all the power, but in a Constitutional __________, such as Great Britain, the power of king or queen is limited.
  5. In 1790, the first census of the United States was taken in order to determine each state’s __________ in Congress.
  6. Federalism, separation of powers, and checks and balances are constitutional principles that reduce the __________ of governmental power.
  7. According to the United States Constitution, the federal __________ is used to determine the apportionment of members in the House of Representatives.
  8. A form of government where one person has all the power.
  9. To prevent tyranny, the authors of the Constitution drew on Montesquieu’s concept of separation of __________.
  10. The United States Constitution corrected a weakness of the Articles of Confederation by creating three __________ of government.
  11. One way in which the Declaration of Independence and the original United States Constitution are similar is that both promote the idea of the __________ of the governed.
  12. The authors of the United States Constitution established a __________ legislature primarily because they reached a compromise between the large states and the small states over representation.
  13. In a __________ dictatorship the government has almost total control over people’s lives.
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  1. The __________ powers belong to the United States Government.
  2. Senate Rejects Supreme Court Nominee; Supreme Court Declares National Recovery Act (NRA) Unconstitutional; Congress Overrides Truman Veto of Taft Hartley Act Each of these headlines illustrates the use of __________.
  3. __________ of President Donald Trump by the US House of Representatives is an example of the use of checks and balances.
  4. “Congress shall have power . . . to make all laws which shall be necessary and proper for carrying into execution the foregoing powers. . . . ” This statement from the United States Constitution is referred to as the __________ clause.
  5. During the Constitutional Convention of 1787, the plans for __________ proposed by delegates from New Jersey and Virginia differed mainly over the issue of equal state representation or proportionate state representation.
  6. I The structure of the legislative branch of government is set out in __________ of the Constitution.
  7. A fundamental principle of a republican form of government is that legislation must be passed by the __________ representatives of the people.
  8. European __________ thinkers and writers of the 17th and 18th centuries such as John Locke influenced America’s colonial development by providing ideas about self-government and political Rights.
  9. The Preamble to the United States Constitution illustrates the principle that __________ are the true source of political power.
  10. A form of government where a small group has most of the power.
  11. A __________form of government is described as one in which representatives are elected by the people.
  12. The main criticism of the Articles of Confederation was that they failed to provide adequate powers for the __________ government.

25 Clues: A form of government where one person has all the power. • The __________ powers belong to the United States Government. • In a __________ such as Iran religious leaders are in charge. • A form of government where a small group has most of the power. • In a __________ dictatorship the government has almost total control over people’s lives. • ...

2-3 Articles of Confederation 2022-11-24

2-3 Articles of Confederation crossword puzzle
Across
  1. Congress could do little if a state refused to pay, because it had no ____
  2. 1786, Daniel Shays closed the ____ in Massachusetts, so farmer kept their property
  3. Articles of Confederation awarded each state one ____ , regardless of population
  4. Articles of Confederation did NOT use a ____ legislature, or two-chambers
  5. Group of equally-sovereign states united for a common cause
  6. Articles of Confederation allowed for no ____
  7. If farmers didn’t pay tax, they lost property or they went to debtor’s _____
  8. Articles of Confederation issued paper money that was worthless and created ____
  9. This man led the rebellion that changed in the Articles of Confederation
  10. 1787, Northwest Ordinance established a population level for ____
  11. Some states charged merchants in rival states a ____ , which is reserved for countries
  12. States created different ____ , which made trade among them difficult
  13. Articles of Confederation used a weak national government & a strong ____ government
  14. After the Revolutionary War, American ____ who were still unpaid
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  1. This led to changes to the Articles of Confederation
  2. American leaders thought a weak government might lead to ____
  3. Articles of Confederation used a ____ legislature, or single-chamber
  4. Congress passed very few laws, because each law required ____ of thirteen states
  5. ____ was the main author of the Articles of Confederation
  6. Each state decided whether to ____ its citizens & give the money to the national treasury
  7. _____ Ordinance of 1785 allowed the government to divide territory into townships
  8. Shays Rebellion began when Massachusetts increased taxes & disregarded a bad ____
  9. 1787, Articles of Confederation banned ____ in lands west of the Appalachian Mountains
  10. Articles of Confederation allowed for no national ____ system
  11. After the Revolutionary War, America owed $40 million to ____ & Spain
  12. Signing of the Treaty of ____ ended war with Britain and enlarging the nation
  13. Some states created conflict by creating independent ____ agreements with other countries
  14. Virginia paid off its war ____ , but many states did not

28 Clues: Articles of Confederation allowed for no ____ • This led to changes to the Articles of Confederation • Virginia paid off its war ____ , but many states did not • ____ was the main author of the Articles of Confederation • Group of equally-sovereign states united for a common cause • American leaders thought a weak government might lead to ____ • ...

Reconstruction 2022-10-12

Reconstruction crossword puzzle
Across
  1. Confederate states could be readmitted to the Union when 10 percent of its state's voters swore allegiance to the union.
  2. the first African American to serve in the U.S. Congress.
  3. an agency of the War Department set up in 1865 to assist formerly enslaved people, freed from slavery by emancipation, in obtaining relief, land, jobs, fair treatment, and education.
  4. granted citizenship to all persons born or naturalized in the United States.
  5. Hayes was an American lawyer and politician who served as the 19th president of the United States from 1877 to 1881.
  6. a political coalition in the Southern United States during the Reconstruction Era that followed the Civil War.
  7. 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.
  8. a constitutional right to reject a decision or proposal made by a law-making body.
  9. The action of reconstructing
  10. the right to vote in public, political elections, and referendums.
  11. white Southerners who supported Reconstruction policies and efforts after the conclusion of the American Civil War.
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  1. abolished slavery.
  2. guaranteed African-American men the right to vote.
  3. a violent terrorist organization to restore white supremacy.
  4. restricted black people's right to own property, conduct business, buy and lease land, and move freely through public spaces
  5. a Southern Democrat, became president with the assassination of Lincoln.
  6. affirmed the equality of all men before the law and prohibited racial discrimination in public places and facilities such as restaurants and public transportation.
  7. an informal, unwritten deal that settled the disputed 1876 U.S.
  8. is a sizeable historic term used by Southerners to describe opportunistic Northerners who came to the Southern states after the American Civil War.
  9. election.
  10. a bill "to guarantee to certain States whose governments have been usurped or overthrown a republican form of government proposed for the Reconstruction of the South.

21 Clues: election. • abolished slavery. • The action of reconstructing • guaranteed African-American men the right to vote. • the first African American to serve in the U.S. Congress. • a violent terrorist organization to restore white supremacy. • an informal, unwritten deal that settled the disputed 1876 U.S. • ...

civil war 2019-06-03

civil war crossword puzzle
Across
  1. the United States
  2. the orientation of those who favor government by the people
  3. a region where a battle is being (or has been) fought
  4. any of the southern states in which slavery was legal prior to the American Civil War
  5. Sumter Union military post in South Carolina which was taken over by the Confederacy in 1861.
  6. General for the South
  7. Civil War battle in which 25,000 men were killed or wounded
  8. Document freeing slaves in Union
  9. President of the Confederacy
  10. formal separation from an alliance or federation
  11. a member of the Union Army during the American Civil War
  12. Rapid-fire gun capable of shooting 600 rounds per minute.
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  1. Union general who believed in TOTAL WAR
  2. General of the Confederacy considered to be one of the greatest generals of all time
  3. Successful Union general who attended West Point Military Academy
  4. the region of the United States lying to the north of the Mason-Dixon line
  5. A series of agreements passed by Congress in 1820-1821 to maintain the balance of power
  6. Turning point of the Civil War that made it clear the North would win
  7. A law that allowed voters in Kansas and Nebraska to choose whether to allow slavery or not.
  8. President of the United States of America during the Civil War
  9. The fall of Vicksburg, Mississippi, to General Ulysses S. Grant's army
  10. Device that allowed messages to be sent by wires over long distances
  11. The march of an army of 62,000 men from Atlanta toward Savannah, Georgia
  12. of or having to do with the southern Confederacy during the American Civil War
  13. the southern states that seceded from the United States in 1861
  14. the region of the United States lying to the south of the Mason-Dixon line

26 Clues: the United States • General for the South • President of the Confederacy • Document freeing slaves in Union • Union general who believed in TOTAL WAR • formal separation from an alliance or federation • a region where a battle is being (or has been) fought • a member of the Union Army during the American Civil War • ...

civil war project 2019-04-30

civil war project crossword puzzle
Across
  1. The long metal tube on a gun through which a projectile is fired.
  2. To rush towards the enemy.
  3. Land within the mainland boundaries of the country that had not yet become a state by 1861.
  4. A region or area where fighting takes place
  5. Today called mines, Civil War torpedoes were mostly used by the Confederates.
  6. A crop such as tobacco or cotton which was grown to be sold for cash
  7. Also called the Confederacy, the Confederate States of America, or (by Northerners) the Rebel states, the South incorporated the states that seceded from the United States of America to form their own nation.
  8. A branch of the military using ships to conduct warfare.
  9. A state of bondage in which African Americans (and some Native Americans) were owned by other people, usually white, and forced to labor on their behalf
  10. An overwhelming, advancing force that crushes or seems to crush everything in its path.
  11. Also called the Union or the United States the North was the part of the country that remained loyal to the Federal government during the Civil War.
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  1. Essential to firing a percussion rifle-musket, a cap is a tiny brass shell that holds fulminate of mercury.
  2. The largest organizational group of soldiers, made up of one or more corps.
  3. The effort by the North to keep ships from entering or leaving Southern ports.
  4. A new way of conducting war appeared during the Civil War.
  5. Someone who does something because they want to, not because they need to.
  6. This doctrine held the powers of the individual states as greater than the powers of the Federal government.
  7. Blanket or other bedding rolled up and carried over the shoulder by a soldier.
  8. A branch of the military mounted on horseback.
  9. Also called the North or the United States, the Union was the portion of the country that remained loyal to the Federal government during the Civil War.

20 Clues: To rush towards the enemy. • A region or area where fighting takes place • A branch of the military mounted on horseback. • A branch of the military using ships to conduct warfare. • A new way of conducting war appeared during the Civil War. • The long metal tube on a gun through which a projectile is fired. • ...

unit 3 2018-12-17

unit 3 crossword puzzle
Across
  1. the freedom of speech/religion/assembly/publication
  2. nine out of _______ states were needed to ratify the Constitution
  3. ____________ Hamiltion and James Madison were leading federalist
  4. prevents govt. from forcing homeowners to allow soldiers to use their homes
  5. any new territory that became a new state had to be treated ______ to the original 13 states
  6. where they met to rivise the AOC
  7. compromise that made regards to slave trade
  8. created towns that founded education
  9. state that ratified the constitutiongiving nine states the need to become the law of the land
  10. each state had ______ vote
  11. can't be searched without warrant
  12. had the majority of the powers under the AOC
  13. states with large populations wanted the legislative branch to be based on the population count
  14. who could tax the citizens under the AOC
  15. right to a speedy trail
  16. the original intent of the Constitution Convention was to ______ the articles.
  17. what was banned from the North West territory
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  1. after the delagates signed the Constitution, it was sent to the ________ for ratification
  2. extends the right to a jury trail in federal civil cases
  3. the sale of every 16th section of land in each __________ would be reserved for education
  4. ________ would be proportional to each states representation
  5. name of the first US Constitution
  6. unfair procedures and trail
  7. bars excessive bails and fines and cruel and unusual punishment
  8. the right to bear arms
  9. any power that is not given to the federal govt. is given to the people of the states
  10. the federalist wrote to persuade citizens to support ratification of Constitution
  11. person that presided over the Constitutional Convention
  12. listing specific rights in the Constitution does not mean people do not have rights that have not been spelled out
  13. 85 ________ were written

30 Clues: the right to bear arms • right to a speedy trail • 85 ________ were written • each state had ______ vote • unfair procedures and trail • where they met to rivise the AOC • name of the first US Constitution • can't be searched without warrant • created towns that founded education • who could tax the citizens under the AOC • compromise that made regards to slave trade • ...

Unit 1 Vocab 2022-04-22

Unit 1 Vocab crossword puzzle
Across
  1. A field of political science concerned with examining the definition and meaning of the concept of democracy
  2. system in which both federal government and state governments cooperate in solving problems
  3. requirements imposed on the national government upon the states. Some are unfunded
  4. principle in which ultimate political authority rests with the people
  5. Powers held by the states through the 10th amendment.
  6. Group of 85 essays written by Madison, Hamilton, and Jay for the purpose of persuading the people to adopt the Constitution
  7. principle in which the powers of a government are divided among the branches
  8. Money granted by the federal government to the states for a narrow purpose
  9. 1789 revolt by Massachusetts farmers seeking relief from debt and foreclosure which was a factor in the Constitutional Convention.
  10. powers of the courts to rule on the constitutionality of laws and government actions. Established by Marbury v. Madison
  11. Formal approval and adoption of a document or amendment
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  1. Those held by both Congress and the states
  2. Money granted by the federal government to the states for a broad purpose
  3. emphasizes broad and active citizen participation in politics and civil society.
  4. Gives Congress the power to regulate commerce among the states, with foreign nations, and among Indian tribe
  5. those that are specifically granted by the Constitution to the government branches. Also known as expressed power.
  6. A change in the meaning or application, not the wording, of the Constitution
  7. Constitutional system in which power is wielded by both a central government and state government
  8. states the Congress can exercise those powers that are "necessary and proper" for carrying out the enumerated powers
  9. those that are "necessary and proper" to carry out Congress' enumerated powers, and are granted to Congress through the elastic clause
  10. a majority grater than 50+1
  11. Rights that accrue to an individual simply by virtue of existing. The concept comes from John Locke.

22 Clues: a majority grater than 50+1 • Those held by both Congress and the states • Powers held by the states through the 10th amendment. • Formal approval and adoption of a document or amendment • principle in which ultimate political authority rests with the people • Money granted by the federal government to the states for a broad purpose • ...

Cities (Passive Verb Forms) 2025-07-15

Cities (Passive Verb Forms) crossword puzzle
Across
  1. The Freedom Trail is walked by history enthusiasts in this city. (United States)
  2. The annual Cali Fair's _____ performances are attended in Cali. (Colombia)
  3. Mount Isabel de Torres' Christ the Redeemer statue is ascended by _____ car in Puerto Plata. (Dominican Republic)
  4. The Shibuya Crossing's organized chaos is experienced in this city. (Japan)
  5. Hollywood's iconic sign is viewed in this city. (United States)
  6. The modern art collection of the _________ is housed in New York City. (United States)
  7. Adana _____, a spicy ground meat skewer, is savored in Adana. (Turkey)
  8. The Feria de Manizales' _____ and coffee pageant are celebrated in Manizales. (Colombia)
  9. The observation deck of the Space ______ is visited in Seattle. (United States)
  10. Art _____ architecture is prominently displayed in Miami Beach. (United States)
  11. The walled city's vibrant colonial architecture is explored in _____. (Colombia)
  12. _____ Gras parades are celebrated with fervor in New Orleans. (United States)
  13. The _____ Garden's traditional landscape design is appreciated in Kanazawa. (Japan)
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  1. The Liberty _____ is exhibited in Philadelphia. (United States)
  2. The Basilica Cathedral of Santa María la Menor, the oldest in the Americas, is visited in this capital. (Dominican Republic)
  3. The Battle of _____ parade is a highlight of Barranquilla's Carnival. (Colombia)
  4. The Swing at the End of the World, overlooking a _____, is experienced near Baños de Agua Santa. (Ecuador)
  5. The Hagia Sophia's Byzantine and Ottoman architectural marvels are admired in this city. (Turkey)
  6. The fairy chimneys and unique rock formations are seen from hot air _____ in Cappadocia. (Turkey)
  7. Humpback _____ are observed during migration season off the coast of Samaná. (Dominican Republic)
  8. The Sapporo _____ Festival's intricate ice sculptures are admired in Sapporo. (Japan)
  9. The "broken _____" and its artisan shops are frequented in Cuenca. (Ecuador)
  10. The wild sika _____ freely roaming the park are fed in Nara. (Japan)
  11. The Fushimi Inari-taisha shrine's thousands of torii gates are walked through in this city. (Japan)

24 Clues: The Liberty _____ is exhibited in Philadelphia. (United States) • Hollywood's iconic sign is viewed in this city. (United States) • The wild sika _____ freely roaming the park are fed in Nara. (Japan) • Adana _____, a spicy ground meat skewer, is savored in Adana. (Turkey) • The annual Cali Fair's _____ performances are attended in Cali. (Colombia) • ...

US History 2026-05-21

US History crossword puzzle
Across
  1. laws enacted to limit rights of African Americas
  2. law that forbid Chinese from immigrating to United States.
  3. US annexed this state to make a military base
  4. document in which colonists declared their independence from Britain
  5. warned Europe not to colonize the western hemisphere
  6. the name of Southern States during the Civil War
  7. economic system in which there is free market
  8. gave cheap land to Americans to settle in the Great Plains
  9. in which war did Germany sink Lusitania?
  10. law gave Native Americans had to assimilate and in return they received citizenship and
  11. the political system implemented in Soviet Union
  12. strengthened Monroe Doctrine with military force
  13. time period in which the South had to be rebuilt and repaired after the Civil War
  14. war between Mexico and United States because US annexed Mexico
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  1. Canal made by US in South America
  2. law passed by Andrew Jackson in which Natives were kicked off their land and placed in reservations.
  3. economic system in which government owns everything
  4. FDR implemented programs to help the economy
  5. the name of the Northern States during the Civil War
  6. this pamphlet was created to encourage colonists to seek independence from Britain
  7. the political system implemented in United States
  8. under the New Deal,gave jobs to 250,000 young men to build bridges, canals, roads, plant trees, etc
  9. war between Spain and United States because
  10. his ideas made entails democracy
  11. economic crisis that disrupted the entire world
  12. telegram that was intercepted by Britain n which Germany tried to recruit Mexico on their side
  13. this clause is used to amend/change the constitution
  14. war between the South and North over slavery
  15. Spain sank this ship
  16. Act limited the percentage of Immigrant to enter United States to only 3%.

30 Clues: Spain sank this ship • his ideas made entails democracy • Canal made by US in South America • in which war did Germany sink Lusitania? • war between Spain and United States because • FDR implemented programs to help the economy • war between the South and North over slavery • US annexed this state to make a military base • economic system in which there is free market • ...

Civil War Crossword 2026-06-18

Civil War Crossword crossword puzzle
Across
  1. Given by Lincoln to reassure Americans why they were fighting
  2. Democrates that advocated peace with the south
  3. Name for Northern States during the Civil Wa
  4. Turning point of the Civil War
  5. one of only two Confderate holdouts preventing the Union from taking complete control of the Mississippi River
  6. Confederate General
  7. the bloodiest single day in American military history, resulting in approximately 23,000 casualties
  8. A soldier who was wounded, killed, or missing in action.
  9. Loyal to the Confederate States
  10. Republic formed by 11 Southern states that seceded from the United States between 1860 & 1861
  11. President during the Civil War
  12. Person who shot & killed President Lincoln
  13. Last name of Union nurse who cared for the sick
  14. Someone who wishes to abolish or get rid of slavery
  15. Recieving foreign aid - recognition of southern independence
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  1. Term often used to describe the United States of America before the outbreak of the Civil War.
  2. The favoring of Native-born Americans over immigrants
  3. a secret network of people and safe houses that helped enslaved Black people escape the American South to free states and Canada before and during the Civil War.
  4. Sunk off the Coast of Virginia in 1861
  5. Wrote Uncle Tom's Cabin
  6. Church where Grant gathered his troops
  7. Two major clashes fought in Virginia
  8. All slaves living in areas under Conderfate control are now free
  9. Lee surrenced to Grant here on April 9, 1865
  10. A series of laws passed by Congress to settle disputes over slavery in new western territories. I
  11. Formal withdrawal of a State from the Union
  12. A court order that requires authorieis to bring a person held in jail before the court to determine why he (or she) is being jailed
  13. A Northerner; someone loyal to the Federal government of the United States
  14. Organized in 1834, pro-business, divided on slavery
  15. Union General

30 Clues: Union General • Confederate General • Wrote Uncle Tom's Cabin • Turning point of the Civil War • President during the Civil War • Loyal to the Confederate States • Two major clashes fought in Virginia • Sunk off the Coast of Virginia in 1861 • Church where Grant gathered his troops • Person who shot & killed President Lincoln • Formal withdrawal of a State from the Union • ...

Civics Practice 2021-05-25

Civics Practice crossword puzzle
Across
  1. Name of the current Vice-President
  2. Commander in Chief of the U.S. Military
  3. Form of government of the United States where the citizens choose representatives to represent them.
  4. A system in which power is divided between the national and state governments
  5. The governor of Pennsylvania now
  6. Branch that evaluates laws
  7. The Supreme law of the land
  8. In charge of the Executive Branch of Government
  9. What words does the U.S. Constitution start with?
  10. It decides who is elected president
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  1. Capital of Pennsylvania
  2. Includes Secretaries to Federal departments and Agencies, advises the President
  3. Branch that enforces laws
  4. Branch that makes laws
  5. Name of the President of the United States now
  6. Protects the basic rights of people living in the United States
  7. Changes made to the U.S. Constitution.
  8. The economic system of the United States
  9. The words "Life, Liberty, and the pursuit of Happiness" are in what founding document?
  10. Chief Justice of Supreme Court

20 Clues: Branch that makes laws • Capital of Pennsylvania • Branch that enforces laws • Branch that evaluates laws • The Supreme law of the land • Chief Justice of Supreme Court • The governor of Pennsylvania now • Name of the current Vice-President • It decides who is elected president • Changes made to the U.S. Constitution. • Commander in Chief of the U.S. Military • ...

third hour vocab review 2020-09-29

third hour vocab review crossword puzzle
Across
  1. War pitted the colonies of British America against those of New France, each side supported by military units from the parent country and by Native American allies.
  2. belief in the benefits of profitable trading; commercialism.
  3. on January 1, 1863, as the nation approached its third year of bloody civil war. The proclamation declared "that all persons held as slaves" within the rebellious states "are, and henceforward shall be free
  4. 1st us president
  5. a series of forced relocations of approximately 60,000 Native Americans between 1830 and 1850 by the United States government.
  6. acquisition of the territory of Louisiana by the United States from France in 1803. In return for fifteen million dollars, or approximately eighteen dollars per square mile, the United States nominally acquired a total of 828,000 sq mi.
  7. armed conflict between the United States and Mexico from 1846 to 1848
  8. a small but pivotal battle during the American Revolutionary War, which took place on the morning of December 26, 1776, in Trenton, New Jersey
  9. The United States Bill of Rights comprises the first ten amendments to the United States Constitution.
  10. King of Great Britain and King of Ireland from 25 October 1760 until the union of the two countries on 1 January 1801, after which he was King of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland until his death in 1820
  11. an American statesman, politician, legal scholar, military commander, lawyer, banker, and economist. He was one of the Founding Fathers of the United States
  12. a political and mercantile protest by the Sons of Liberty in Boston, Massachusetts
  13. 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. The eastern part of the Oregon Trail spanned part of what is now the state of Kansas and nearly all of what are now the states of Nebraska and Wyoming.
  14. an act regulating stamp duty (a tax on the legal recognition of documents).
  15. In response to Pontiac's Rebellion, a revolt of Native Americans led by Pontiac, an Ottawa chief, King George III declared all lands west of the Appalachian Divide off-limits to colonial settlers.
  16. a conflict fought between the United States and its allies, and the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland and its allies.
  17. pure democracy is a form of democracy in which people decide on policy initiatives directly. This differs from the majority of currently established democracies, which are representative democracies
  18. the pronouncement adopted by the Second Continental Congress meeting in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
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  1. also called Plantation Act or Revenue Act
  2. This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it.
  3. series of laws passed by the British Parliament that imposed restrictions on colonial trade. British economic policy was based on mercantilism, which aimed to use the American colonies to bolster British state power and finances.
  4. the 19th-century doctrine or belief that the expansion of the US throughout the American continents was both justified and inevitable.
  5. this treaty, signed on February 2, 1848, ended the war between the United States and Mexico
  6. a person who favors the abolition of a practice or institution, especially capital punishment or (formerly) slavery.
  7. the surrender at Yorktown, or the German Battle, ending on October 19, 1781, at Yorktown, Virginia, was a decisive victory by a combined force of American Continental Army troops led by General George Washington and French Army
  8. a proposal to the United States Constitutional Convention for the creation of a supreme national government with three branches and a bicameral legislature.
  9. an estate on which crops such as coffee, sugar, and tobacco are cultivated by resident labor.
  10. Rather than being a cross between two entirely separate systems, democratic republics may function on principles shared by both republics and democracies.
  11. 3rd U.S. President
  12. a proposal for the structure of the United States Government presented by William Paterson at the Constitutional Convention on June 15, 1787.
  13. action of withdrawing formally from membership of a federation or body, especially a political state.

31 Clues: 1st us president • 3rd U.S. President • also called Plantation Act or Revenue Act • belief in the benefits of profitable trading; commercialism. • armed conflict between the United States and Mexico from 1846 to 1848 • an act regulating stamp duty (a tax on the legal recognition of documents). • ...

Causes of The Civil War 2022-03-10

Causes of The Civil War crossword puzzle
Across
  1. was an effort by abolitionist John Brown, from October 16 to 18, 1859, to initiate a slave revolt in Southern states by taking over the United States arsenal at Harpers Ferry, Virginia.
  2. the withdrawal of eleven southern states from the Union in 1860
  3. small war between pro slavery and anti slavery states fought in 1854-1859
  4. something that involves ownership of someone else
  5. where you pick a side between the south and the north
  6. state that is against slavery
  7. factories vs agriculture
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  1. state that supports slavery
  2. the action or an act of abolishing a system, practice, or institution.
  3. repealed the Missouri Compromise, created two new territories, and allowed for popular sovereignty
  4. states arguing about how much power the federal government should have
  5. moving west is known as...
  6. upheld slavery in United States territories, denied the legality of black citizenship in America, and declared the Missouri Compromise to be unconstitutional.
  7. the 16th president
  8. best cash crop the south grew

15 Clues: the 16th president • factories vs agriculture • moving west is known as... • state that supports slavery • best cash crop the south grew • state that is against slavery • something that involves ownership of someone else • where you pick a side between the south and the north • the withdrawal of eleven southern states from the Union in 1860 • ...

Ch. 9 Vocabulary 2025-10-31

Ch. 9 Vocabulary crossword puzzle
Across
  1. Washington knew that his actions would set important _______ for future presidents.
  2. Some leaders wanted a ______ legal system for the entire nation so it'd be the same.
  3. The Kentucky Resolution said that states could ______ federal laws they believed were unconstitutional.
  4. The cabinet members often disagreed on important national ________.
  5. Washington sent troops to _______ order during the Whiskey Rebellion.
  6. Hamilton and Southern leaders reached a ________ about the nation’s capital.
  7. The president met with his ______ to discuss national issues.
Down
  1. Even Washington became ________, usually supporting Hamilton’s views.
  2. Each political party held a _______ to choose its presidential candidates.
  3. Southern states had _______ much less debt than the Northern states.
  4. Many Americans became suspicious of ______ living in the United States.
  5. The government passed the ______ Act to stop activities that weakened it.
  6. The British angered Americans by using ________ to force sailors into their navy.
  7. The idea of states’ rights argued that individual states could limit the power of the federal government.
  8. The government issued _____ during the Revolution to borrow money from citizens.

15 Clues: The president met with his ______ to discuss national issues. • The cabinet members often disagreed on important national ________. • Southern states had _______ much less debt than the Northern states. • Even Washington became ________, usually supporting Hamilton’s views. • Washington sent troops to _______ order during the Whiskey Rebellion. • ...

Reconstruction (Andrew & Ben) 2023-05-30

Reconstruction (Andrew & Ben) crossword puzzle
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  1. An official pardon, for all illegal acts supporting the rebellion
  2. Marked the beginning of a severe economic downturn that soon put and estimated 2 million people out of work
  3. Who in Pennsylvania was the leader of the Radical Republicans
  4. Who was sworn into office after lincoln died
  5. this society opposed Civil rights
  6. Forced separation of whites and african americans in public places
  7. Who did the Republicans select for the election of 1868
  8. Reconstruction was now his responsibility since lincoln died
  9. Process of reuniting the nation and rebuilding the southern states without slavery
  10. Laws that greatly limited freedom of African Americans
  11. Who was the first African American to serve a full term as senator
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  1. What laws divided the south into five districts
  2. Under what bill did states have to meet two conditions before rejoining the union
  3. It defined all people born or naturalized within the UNited States
  4. Who shot Abraham Lincoln
  5. Who wanted southern states to change much more than they already had
  6. Laws that required segregation- were common in southern states in the 1880
  7. What gave African American men the right to vote
  8. This made slavery illegal throughout all the united states
  9. This act provide african Americans with the same legal right as white Americans
  10. Democrats that regained control of state governments in the south
  11. what did Democrats call Republicans that they didn’t care about
  12. Its purpose was to provide relief for all poor people- black and white- in the south
  13. Which guaranteed African Americans equal right in public places such as theaters and public transportation

24 Clues: Who shot Abraham Lincoln • this society opposed Civil rights • Who was sworn into office after lincoln died • What laws divided the south into five districts • What gave African American men the right to vote • Laws that greatly limited freedom of African Americans • Who did the Republicans select for the election of 1868 • ...

Reconstruction (Selene & Addy) 2023-05-30

Reconstruction (Selene & Addy) crossword puzzle
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  1. Gave African Americans the right to vote
  2. People that wanted southern states to change even more before returning to the Union
  3. Defined people born or naturalized within the United States except American Indians, as U.S citizens
  4. Admitting Southerners back into the Union to form a new government by doing pledges
  5. Born free slave that served as a Chaplain for the Union and became the first African American in the U.S. Senate
  6. Democrats that became control again of the states governments
  7. Person that shot and killed Abraham Lincoln
  8. Grew up in slavery in Virginia
  9. Act that allowed African Americans the same legal rights as everyone else
  10. An official pardon
  11. Black americans with ancestry from Africa
  12. Allowed former Confederates, except those who had held high ranks, to hold public office
  13. One leader of the Radical Republicans from Pennsylvania
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  1. Created by a group of white southerners in Tennessee
  2. Made slavery illegal in the United States
  3. Northern-born Republicans that moved to the south after the war
  4. Laws that limited freedom rights for African Americans
  5. Process of reuniting the nation and adding back the southern states without having slavery
  6. Gave the poor people (Black or White) of the south food and assistance
  7. Economic downturn that made 2 million people lose their jobs
  8. The bill that the people of the congress that wanted the access to allowing states back into the union
  9. Acts that divided the South in 5 districts until they rejoined the Union
  10. Southern Democrats that cared even less for white southern Republicans
  11. Vice President of president Lincoln

24 Clues: An official pardon • Grew up in slavery in Virginia • Vice President of president Lincoln • Gave African Americans the right to vote • Made slavery illegal in the United States • Black americans with ancestry from Africa • Person that shot and killed Abraham Lincoln • Created by a group of white southerners in Tennessee • ...

Colorado Trip 2022-10-19

Colorado Trip crossword puzzle
Across
  1. / state bird
  2. / president born in this state
  3. / State colors
  4. / State fish
  5. / State flower
  6. / State nickname
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  1. / States Tree
  2. / states animal
  3. / a store with 2 x's
  4. / State motto
  5. / a state in the United States
  6. / A store with a bullseye on the front of the building
  7. / star before the name of the store
  8. / Capital of Colorado
  9. / Mountain in Colorado

15 Clues: / state bird • / State fish • / States Tree • / State motto • / State colors • / State flower • / states animal • / State nickname • / a store with 2 x's • / Capital of Colorado • / Mountain in Colorado • / a state in the United States • / president born in this state • / star before the name of the store • / A store with a bullseye on the front of the building

7th Grade Social Studies 2025-09-02

7th Grade Social Studies crossword puzzle
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  1. The first activity of class each day
  2. Who was the first group of people to live in the United States
  3. The capital of New York State
  4. What you will use to take notes and stay organized
  5. The final step of Social Studies class each day
  6. The number of class periods this year
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  1. The Mountain Range in the Western half of the United States
  2. The subject you are learning in this class
  3. The largest State in the US (by size)
  4. What ocean is bordering the Eastern United States?
  5. The color of the walls in 205
  6. Your Social Studies Teacher
  7. The number of states in the United States
  8. Where the White House is
  9. Your Social Studies teacher

15 Clues: Where the White House is • Your Social Studies Teacher • Your Social Studies teacher • The color of the walls in 205 • The capital of New York State • The first activity of class each day • The largest State in the US (by size) • The number of class periods this year • The number of states in the United States • The subject you are learning in this class • ...

chapter 20 crossword 2022-05-30

chapter 20 crossword crossword puzzle
Across
  1. Someone who wanted to get rid of slavery.
  2. He had hookers brought to his soldiers to keep them happy.
  3. A very popular rifle during the war
  4. The 18th president of the United States.
  5. a nickname for someone in the south
  6. a very commonly found pistol that a lot of people owned
  7. The place where the first civil war battle was fought.
  8. The South section that fought under Robert E Lee in the Civil War.
  9. The act of being a slave
  10. A United States Army officer from Virginia who became a Confederate States Army general during the American Civil War with a cool nickname from his real name.
  11. there were two kinds of states a slave states and a _____ state
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  1. general was he
  2. The leader who took a bullet into the dome and took it out with his bare hands
  3. Capital of the Union
  4. An American soldier, Civil War Union general, civil engineer, and railroad executive.
  5. the general who ordered the first shot during the battle of fort sumter
  6. there were two kinds of states a free state and a _____ state
  7. The North section that fought under Abe Lincoln in the Civil War.
  8. A war fought between the north and south parts of America.
  9. known for the creation of sideburns and also helping by organizing a regiment of Rhode Island militiamen at the start of the Civil War what
  10. a state of being free in society
  11. Capital of the confederacy
  12. A nickname given to people in the South supporting the Confederate States.
  13. A nickname for a northerner
  14. The land army that the union owned during the civil war

25 Clues: general was he • Capital of the Union • The act of being a slave • Capital of the confederacy • A nickname for a northerner • a state of being free in society • A very popular rifle during the war • a nickname for someone in the south • The 18th president of the United States. • Someone who wanted to get rid of slavery. • The place where the first civil war battle was fought. • ...

1.2 Issues with the Articles & Constitutional Convention - EXTENSION 2026-02-10

1.2 Issues with the Articles & Constitutional Convention - EXTENSION crossword puzzle
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  1. In this chamber of Congress, representation is based on population.
  2. The branch of government responsible for interpreting laws, which was missing under the Articles.
  3. The federal government couldn't collect ________ making it difficult to provide services or pay military.
  4. The type of government the American colonists fought to break away from
  5. Under the Articles, each state had ______ vote in Congress regardless of size.
  6. Under the Articles, there was no __________________ to lead the nation.
  7. The compromise established to choose the President and Vice President
  8. A 1786 uprising of farmers in Massachusetts that proved the central government was too weak to maintain order.
  9. In this chamber of Congress, every state has equal representation with two members.
  10. Under the Articles there were no ______ to manage conflict between citizens.
  11. The national government could not control ________ between states or with foreign countries.
  12. Under the Articles the federal government couldn't have an ______, leaving the new nation unable to defend itself.
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  1. The gathering of founding fathers to address the weaknesses of the Articles.
  2. The weak first social contract of the United States
  3. The great compromise established a ________ legislature to satisfy big and small states.
  4. The southern states wanted to include their enslaved population for political __________.
  5. The controversial compromise that determined how enslaved people would be counted for representation and taxation.
  6. The number of states (out of 13) required to pass a new law under the Articles of Confederation.
  7. To change the Articles of Confederation, all 13 states had to give ____________ approval
  8. There was economic confusion because every state had their own form of _________.

20 Clues: The weak first social contract of the United States • In this chamber of Congress, representation is based on population. • The compromise established to choose the President and Vice President • The type of government the American colonists fought to break away from • Under the Articles, there was no __________________ to lead the nation. • ...

Roberson Chapter 9 2013-06-09

Roberson Chapter 9 crossword puzzle
Across
  1. Defendant has a right to pretrial _________.
  2. ________ conference
  3. ______ v. United States discussed plea bargaining.
  4. People v. ______ stated that purpose of trial was to determine the truth of what happened.
  5. Motion to determine __________
  6. Discussed in the Williams case
  7. ________ v. Florida concerned the alibi defense.
  8. Motion to _________ evidence
  9. ____ v. United States concerned joiner of offenses.
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  1. Motion for __________ of offenses
  2. ________ v. Adamson
  3. United States v. ________ involved mail fraud.
  4. _________ self-incrimination is unconstitutional.
  5. ____ v. Ohio
  6. Motion to _______ charges
  7. ____ v. Lockhart
  8. ____ negotiations

17 Clues: ____ v. Ohio • ____ v. Lockhart • ____ negotiations • ________ conference • ________ v. Adamson • Motion to _______ charges • Motion to _________ evidence • Motion to determine __________ • Discussed in the Williams case • Motion for __________ of offenses • Defendant has a right to pretrial _________. • United States v. ________ involved mail fraud. • ...

Civil War Test 2022-05-06

Civil War Test crossword puzzle
Across
  1. President of the CSA
  2. President of the USA
  3. Famous Speech
  4. Had motivation, experience, better generals
  5. winning the first half of war
  6. first battle
  7. freed the slaves in the south
  8. Had more $$$, weapons, factories, soldiers
  9. first major battle
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  1. Where did lee surrender at johnwilesbooth assassinated lincoln
  2. turning point of war
  3. General of USA
  4. who won the war
  5. General of CSA
  6. Number of Confederate States
  7. Number of border states
  8. What kind of war did Gen Sherman unleash
  9. Number of Union States.
  10. bloodiest battle of the war

19 Clues: first battle • Famous Speech • General of USA • General of CSA • who won the war • first major battle • President of the CSA • turning point of war • President of the USA • Number of border states • Number of Union States. • bloodiest battle of the war • Number of Confederate States • winning the first half of war • freed the slaves in the south • What kind of war did Gen Sherman unleash • ...

Chapter 20 and 21 2021-12-06

Chapter 20 and 21 crossword puzzle
Across
  1. Person who assassinated lincoln
  2. First major battle of the civil war
  3. a major defeat for the union army
  4. amendment to abolish slavery
  5. creates a national currency backed by governmental securities
  6. where the first shots of the civil war were taken.
  7. first woman inducted into the army
  8. 6th chief justice of the u.s
  9. president of the confederate states from 1861 to 1865
  10. first woman to receive a medical degree
  11. Two warships that were designed to help the Confederate ports.
  12. Son of pres John Quincy Adams
  13. import tariff in the united states during the administration of pres James Buchanan
  14. speech Abraham Lincoln gave at the national cemetery in Gettysburg
  15. created to handle issues surrounding the civil war.
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  1. diplomatic incident in 1861 during the civil war that threatened a war between the united states and the United kingdom.
  2. Nurse who founded the american red cross
  3. order by u.s pres abe lincoln to free slaves in 10 states
  4. commander of the confederate states army
  5. got defeated at the second battle of bull run
  6. peace democrats
  7. relief agency to support sick and wounded soldiers
  8. military campaign by a general of the union army
  9. gave people public land if they cared for it and paid a small registration fee
  10. emergency paper currency
  11. gave the union the control of the Mississippi
  12. killed any chance of Europe intervening
  13. Riots because of the anger of a federal draft law during the civil war.
  14. 18th pres of the united states
  15. Delaware, Kentucky, Maryland, Missouri, and West Virginia

30 Clues: peace democrats • emergency paper currency • amendment to abolish slavery • 6th chief justice of the u.s • Son of pres John Quincy Adams • 18th pres of the united states • Person who assassinated lincoln • a major defeat for the union army • first woman inducted into the army • First major battle of the civil war • killed any chance of Europe intervening • ...

US History 30 terms 2020-10-26

US History 30 terms crossword puzzle
Across
  1. Responsible for the Missouri Compromise
  2. Helped protect Tariff and developed a federal government
  3. Mostly served to raise income for the national government
  4. Emerged in 1830 in opposition to President Andrew Jackson
  5. Eight President of the United States
  6. Served as the ninth president of the United States
  7. Warn European nations that the U.S. will not tolerate colonization or monarchy
  8. Elected seventh President
  9. Machin that separates cotton fiber from seed
  10. Political party gives government civil service jobs to its supporters
  11. Financial crises in the United States that created a major depression
  12. Establish in 1791 to serve as a repository for federal funds
  13. Political party's
  14. U.S. into war with Great Britain and established second bank of the U.S.
  15. Allowed Missouria to become a slave state and Maine to become a free state in 1854
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  1. Substitutes one for another
  2. Gave Congress power to establish a national bank
  3. Known for his inventing the cotton gin
  4. Sixth president of the United States
  5. Made to protect industry in northern U.S.
  6. Treaty Between the United States and Spain in 1819
  7. Longest artificial waterway
  8. Large making of products
  9. Granted unsettled land west of Mississippi in exchange for Indian lands
  10. Indian nation forced to give up lands
  11. transition to new manufacturing processes in U.S.
  12. Helped define the constitutional power of the federal government
  13. Road made by Federal government
  14. Was the tenth president of the United States in 1841
  15. Idea that promotes the interest of a national group

30 Clues: Political party's • Large making of products • Elected seventh President • Substitutes one for another • Longest artificial waterway • Road made by Federal government • Eight President of the United States • Sixth president of the United States • Indian nation forced to give up lands • Known for his inventing the cotton gin • Responsible for the Missouri Compromise • ...

Intirim Review 2023-11-27

Intirim Review crossword puzzle
Across
  1. - Was a court case in where it gave power to the federal courts to declare legislative and executive acts unconstitutional
  2. - The official confirmation/agreement of something
  3. - 85 essays wroten to promote and persuade the ratification of the United states constitution.
  4. - The process that the U.S.A had to take in order to add states
  5. - Fights between The first french emperor and opposing European nations
  6. - She was the native american women on the Lewis and Clark expedition
  7. - A process that consits of the supreme court checks on the legislative branch
  8. - The battle in which the USA made it clear to Britain that the Louisiana territories was american property.
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  1. - The war where the United states fought Great Britain, Britain was harassing USA sailors.
  2. - This is when someone is recruited by using force and not on their own free will
  3. - The document that states the agreement between the 13 colonies, was the first constitution
  4. - Was a meeting between the states where they discussed the weakness of the articles of confideration.
  5. - The united states of america bought this huge amount of land from the french
  6. - An agreement that the U.S.A would have two houses in congress.
  7. - Were a group of people that opposed the ratification of the constitution.
  8. - Rebellion attacks on courthouses and government properties against the debt crisis
  9. - The battle where the national anthem was made
  10. - The U.S.A national anthem
  11. - Are the first 10 amendments of the U.S.A constitution
  12. - Conspiring and using language that disrupts legal operation of the government

20 Clues: - The U.S.A national anthem • - The battle where the national anthem was made • - The official confirmation/agreement of something • - Are the first 10 amendments of the U.S.A constitution • - The process that the U.S.A had to take in order to add states • - An agreement that the U.S.A would have two houses in congress. • ...

Causes of the Civil War 2024-03-04

Causes of the Civil War crossword puzzle
Across
  1. Tariff of 1828 was also known as the Tariff of ___
  2. War between the states
  3. First state to secede from the United States
  4. Fort the Confederate troops fired upon to begin the Civil War
  5. Leaving the Union
  6. Best-selling novel of the 19th Century
  7. Became president after Taylor's death
  8. Slave who argued to the Supreme Court he should be free, as his owner took him to a free state
  9. 1850 law that required people to return escaped slaves to slavery
  10. Franklin Pierce's political party
  11. Led a raid on Harper's Ferry
  12. Fighting as a direct results of voting for slavery in Kansas
  13. Act introduced by Stephen Douglas
  14. Voting would be used to allow slavery or not
  15. Beaten with a cane for insulting pro-slavery Senator Butler
  16. Zachary Taylor's political party
  17. Compromise of 1850 admitted this as a free state
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  1. Abraham Lincoln's political party
  2. Created a line dividing free/slave states
  3. Members of this party, Whig and some Democrats joined to create the Republican Party
  4. Southern states felt politically ___, as a president could be elected without their support
  5. Won the election of 1856
  6. The act of declaring a law invalid, or refusing to follow it
  7. Name the southern states gave their new country
  8. Slave that led a revolt in Virginia in 1831
  9. President of the Confederate States
  10. Debated with Abraham Lincoln 7 times
  11. Settlers wanted this in Kansas and Nebraska despite the Missouri Compromise
  12. Constitution written by people from Missouri to govern Kansas

29 Clues: Leaving the Union • War between the states • Won the election of 1856 • Led a raid on Harper's Ferry • Zachary Taylor's political party • Abraham Lincoln's political party • Franklin Pierce's political party • Act introduced by Stephen Douglas • President of the Confederate States • Debated with Abraham Lincoln 7 times • Became president after Taylor's death • ...

Western United States Review 2025-11-03

Western United States Review crossword puzzle
Across
  1. The capital of Wyoming
  2. This ocean is to the West of the United States
  3. The ____ Nevada Mountains separate California from California
  4. Which lake is missing; Erie, Huron, Michigan, Ontario, and ____.
  5. The country directly to the north of the United States
  6. This river is the longest in the U.S. and is a tributary to the Mississippi
  7. The Great ____ Lake is in Utah
  8. The Great ____ lie between the Rocky Mountains and the Mississippi River
  9. This gulf is southeast of Texas; the Mississippi and Rio Grande empty into it
  10. This river flows south and creates a natural border between the U.S. and Mexico
  11. The capital of Alaska
  12. The capital of Kansas
Down
  1. The capital of South Dakota
  2. This is the highest mountain in North America; Also called Mt. McKinley
  3. The United States is in the northern and ___ hemispheres
  4. This means connecting; sharing a common border with others (We have 48 of these states)
  5. This great lake is located entirely in the United States borders
  6. This river divides the Eastern and Western States
  7. A small river that empties into a larger river
  8. The Great ____ is an area between the Rockies and the Sierra Nevada Mountains
  9. A portion of the river runs through the Grand Canyon
  10. ____ D.C. is our country's capital city
  11. The capital of North Dakota
  12. This mountain range is in northern California, Oregon, and Washington
  13. The capital of Oregon
  14. These mountains run from Canada done to New Mexico (About 3,000 miles long)

26 Clues: The capital of Oregon • The capital of Alaska • The capital of Kansas • The capital of Wyoming • The capital of South Dakota • The capital of North Dakota • The Great ____ Lake is in Utah • ____ D.C. is our country's capital city • A small river that empties into a larger river • This ocean is to the West of the United States • This river divides the Eastern and Western States • ...

Week 27: The Founders 2026-03-25

Week 27: The Founders crossword puzzle
Across
  1. People who wanted a strong central government that had more power over the people and states.
  2. The amendments that were added to the Constitution in 1791, are known as the ______ __ ______.
  3. Strength and _______ were what the members of Congress wanted in a government for the new nation
  4. People who favored a weaker federal government and gave more power to the states and the people.
  5. Each state had ______ voting in Congress.
  6. Hamilton is on the ____ dollar bill.
  7. In 1789, George Washington became the first _________ of the United States.
  8. The Federalist ________ were a series of essays that supported the new government.
  9. Washington hoped that the United States would expand its territory west of the _____________ during his presidency.
  10. William _________ was a delegate from New Jersey.
  11. The new government was fearful of a ____________.
Down
  1. Alexander ___________ was Washington’s secretary of the treasury.
  2. Over the next few years the operation of government under the Articles of Confederation proved to be ___________.
  3. _________ __________ is known as the “Father of the Constitution.”
  4. ______ of the 13 states had to agree to pass any laws.
  5. Congress created the Articles of ________ to provide the written rules for how the states would be organized.
  6. George Washington is often called the _______ of our country.
  7. Some delegates wanted to add a bill of ________ to the Constitution to protect important individual rights.
  8. Washington appointed Henry _____ as his secretary of war.
  9. Each state would set their own ______.
  10. Congress is made of two parts, called ________.
  11. James ________ was a delegate from Virginia and presented the Virginia Plan.
  12. Sherman Who proposed the Great Compromise?

23 Clues: Hamilton is on the ____ dollar bill. • Each state would set their own ______. • Each state had ______ voting in Congress. • Sherman Who proposed the Great Compromise? • Congress is made of two parts, called ________. • William _________ was a delegate from New Jersey. • The new government was fearful of a ____________. • ...

Federalism 2014-09-25

Federalism crossword puzzle
Across
  1. 1819 Supreme Court case that established the supremacy of national government over state government
  2. pattern of spending taxing and providing grants in federal system
  3. Federal categorical grants distributed according to a formula specified in legislation or administrative regulation
  4. entire set of interactions among national state and local government
  5. A system of government in which powers and responsibilities are divided into national levels to address national and regional needs
  6. The powers not delegated to the United States by the Constitution nor prohibited by it to the states reserve two states or people
  7. Final paragraph in article 1 section 8 which authorizes Congress to pass all laws necessary and proper for carrying into execution
  8. an alliance of Independent states creates a central government available to power
  9. case in 1824 Supreme Court interpreted broadly the clause in article 1 section 8 giving Congress Power to regulate interstate commerce encompassing virtually every form of commercial activity
  10. Federal grants that can be used only for specific purposes or categories of state and local spending
  11. Way of organizing nation so all powers your size in central government
  12. Federal categorical grants given for specific purposes and awarded on the basis of mats of application
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  1. legal process whereby an alleged criminal offender is surrendered by officials and state in which crime is alleged to have been committed
  2. A clause in article 4 section 2 states citizens of each State most of the privileges of citizens of other states
  3. System of government were both the state and national government remained supreme within on spheres each responsible for some policies
  4. Powers of the federal government address specifically in Constitution for Congress powers in article 1 section 8
  5. clause in article 4 section 8 of Constitution requires each state to recognize official document and civil judgments rendered by the courts of other states
  6. Power of federal government that go beyond enumerated in the Constitution
  7. System of government where powers and policy assignments are shared between states and national government
  8. Federal grants given more or less automatically to states or communities to support broad projects in areas like community development and social service
  9. Organizes nation so two or more levels of government have more authority over same land and people
  10. article six of Constitution makes concentration national law and treaties supreme overstate laws when the national government is acting within constitutional limits

22 Clues: pattern of spending taxing and providing grants in federal system • entire set of interactions among national state and local government • Way of organizing nation so all powers your size in central government • Power of federal government that go beyond enumerated in the Constitution • ...

Transition from the Revolution to the Civil War 2024-10-14

Transition from the Revolution to the Civil War crossword puzzle
Across
  1. a law passed by Congress in 1787 specifying how western lands would be governed
  2. the compromise reached during the Constitutional Convention on representation in Congress, with each state represented equally in the Senate and with representation in the House based on state population
  3. the system by which each branch of the federal government can limit, or check, the power of the others
  4. Congress wanted to organize the land that stretched from the Appalachian Mountains west to the Ohio and Mississippi rivers and sell it to raise revenue
  5. proposed that representation in the two houses of Congress should be based on the population of each state, which would give the more populous states more delegates, and therefore more influence, than states with smaller populations.
  6. the nation's first constitution, which was drafted in 1777 and created a framework for a loose confederation of states
  7. a tax on imported goods
  8. the division of government power into executive, legislative, and judicial branches
  9. Those who preferred a loose association of states with a weaker central government
  10. the first 10 amendments incorporated into the Constitution
  11. He led hundreds of farmers to occupy the courthouse in Springfield, Massachusetts
  12. the plan of government of the United States, drafted by the Constitutional Convention in 1787 to replace the Articles of Confederation
Down
  1. a body made up of electors from each state who cast votes to elect the president and vice president
  2. proposed a series of amendments to the Articles of Confederation and called for a less powerful national government with a unicameral Congress in which all states had equal representation.
  3. In the summer of 1786, armed and angry farmers occupied a courthouse to prevent the court from doing business
  4. a lawmaking body made up of two houses
  5. the convention held in Philadelphia in 1787 to draft the Constitution of the United States
  6. They favored a federal government—a strong central government that shared power with the states.
  7. a drastic decline in the economy, marked by business failures and unemployment
  8. the approval of a plan of government or of a constitutional amendment
  9. A series of essays published over the course of several months and made a strong case for the new plan of government.
  10. another important compromise. For representation in the House, every five enslaved people would be counted as equal to three free people.
  11. trade between states

23 Clues: trade between states • a tax on imported goods • a lawmaking body made up of two houses • the first 10 amendments incorporated into the Constitution • the approval of a plan of government or of a constitutional amendment • a drastic decline in the economy, marked by business failures and unemployment • ...

Our Puzzling Government #2 | Federalism 2022-11-18

Our Puzzling Government #2 | Federalism crossword puzzle
Across
  1. the legal process by which a fugitive from justice in one state is returned to that state
  2. powers granted to the National government that are spelled out in the Constitution
  3. Constitution's stipulation that all citizens are entitles to certain privileges and immunities, regardless of their state of residence; no state can draw unreasonable distinctions between its own residents and those persons who happen to live in other states
  4. an act creating a new state
  5. grants made for some specific, closely defined purpose
  6. formal agreement entered into with the consent of Congress, between or among states, or between a state and a foreign state
  7. Constitution's requirement that each state accept the public acts, records, and judicial proceedings of every other state
  8. governor
  9. an act directing the people of the territory to frame a proposed state constitution
  10. powers the Constitution is presumed to have delegated to the National Government because it is the government of a sovereign state within the world community
  11. government that only has those powers granted to it in the Constitution
  12. grants of federal money or other resources to the states and/or their cities, counties, and other local units
  13. grants made to the states, localities, and sometimes private agencies that apply for them
Down
  1. those powers that the Constitution does not grant to the National Government and does not, at the same time, deny the states
  2. powers not expressly stated in the Constitution but are reasonably suggested by the expressed powers
  3. A nationalist Chief Justice; presided during McCulloch
  4. maureen o'connor
  5. the powers that the Constitution delegates to the National Government
  6. dividing the powers between the National and states
  7. lt. governor
  8. those powers that both the National government and the states possess and exercise
  9. Thought that Government should be free of parties, Established a Council Manager form of government, New charter created a nine-member council, Mandated nonpartisan municipal elections and proportional representation with preference ranked voting.
  10. a system of government in which a written constitution divides the powers of government on a territorial basis between a central, or national, government and several regional governments, usually called states or provinces
  11. a program in which Congress gave an annual share of the huge federal tax revenue to the states and their cities, counties, and townships
  12. a type of federal grant-in-aid for some particular but broadly defined area of public policy

25 Clues: governor • lt. governor • maureen o'connor • an act creating a new state • dividing the powers between the National and states • A nationalist Chief Justice; presided during McCulloch • grants made for some specific, closely defined purpose • the powers that the Constitution delegates to the National Government • ...

Chapter 8 crossword puzzle 2021-02-17

Chapter 8 crossword puzzle crossword puzzle
Across
  1. A state without a direct outlet to the sea. It depends on neighbors for imports and exports.
  2. what fits the definition "Manipulate the boundaries of an electoral constituency so as to favor one party or class"
  3. where are unitary states most common
  4. what is one participate in the security council
  5. A political boundary that separates different cultures
  6. A condition of roughly equal strength between opposing alliances
  7. independence from the control of its internal affairs by other states.
  8. what does England control of India give an example of?
  9. A territory that is legally tied to a sovereign state rather than being completely independent
  10. what has the purpose of being a military alliance for 16 democratic states
  11. what is one of the states that joined the "superpowers" based on economic success
Down
  1. A example of a landlocked state, starts with an A
  2. an example of a relic boundary
  3. what is one characteristic of a frontier
  4. control of a territory already occupied
  5. what type of boundary has a natural barrier like mountains or rivers
  6. what kind of state is the United States
  7. what is the acronomyn for the Organization on Security & Cooperation in Europe
  8. what state slipped from the "powers"

19 Clues: an example of a relic boundary • where are unitary states most common • what state slipped from the "powers" • control of a territory already occupied • what kind of state is the United States • what is one characteristic of a frontier • what is one participate in the security council • A example of a landlocked state, starts with an A • ...

Articles of Confederation 2024-02-15

Articles of Confederation crossword puzzle
Across
  1. what was the biggest obstacle facing the continental congress
  2. this treaty was signed in 1783 its called the ___________
  3. who was the primary writer of the articles of confederation
  4. who lacked power to tax the states
  5. what describes the federalist system of government
  6. what war concluded on September 3 1783
  7. there was _____ states involved in creating the articles of confederation
  8. the articles of confederation was ____ by the states in 1781
  9. best synonym for anarchy
Down
  1. what was seen as the first constitution of the united states
  2. what was the first state to sign the articles of confederation
  3. the amount of sections the articles was split up into was _____
  4. what treaty ended the war?
  5. lord Cornwallis brought his read coats to ____ in 1781
  6. who were the articles of confederation adopted by
  7. one of the american soldiers who led the fight with England was general ________
  8. the warticles of confederation failed because states refused to _____ the articles
  9. what was established by the signing of the decloration of independence
  10. how many years did it take for the ratification of the articles of confederation
  11. what was held exclusively by the national government under the articles of confederation
  12. the battle that ended October 19th 1781 was the surrender of _______

21 Clues: best synonym for anarchy • what treaty ended the war? • who lacked power to tax the states • what war concluded on September 3 1783 • who were the articles of confederation adopted by • what describes the federalist system of government • lord Cornwallis brought his read coats to ____ in 1781 • this treaty was signed in 1783 its called the ___________ • ...

Spanish Writing PA 2020-10-14

Spanish Writing PA crossword puzzle
Across
  1. Twelve
  2. To talk with friends
  3. "United States-ian" (of the United States)
  4. January
  5. To text
  6. Birthday
  7. To eat
  8. Eleven
Down
  1. To watch TV
  2. I like
  3. To play sports
  4. To draw
  5. English
  6. May
  7. At school
  8. I speak
  9. At home
  10. My name is
  11. October
  12. I am from

20 Clues: May • I like • Twelve • To eat • Eleven • To draw • English • I speak • January • At home • To text • October • Birthday • At school • I am from • My name is • To watch TV • To play sports • To talk with friends • "United States-ian" (of the United States)

Big 5 2025-03-13

Big 5 crossword puzzle
Across
  1. Fifth president of the United States
  2. Fourth president of the United States
  3. Activities aimed at weakening the established government by inciting resistance or rebellion to authority
  4. 1791 Congress passed a tax on the sale of a type of alcohol
  5. Plan to help Spain regain American holdings
  6. What pioneers would load all their household goods
  7. Second president of the United States
Down
  1. Forcing people against their will to serve in the military or public service
  2. Secure a border between Canada and US
  3. Third president of the United States
  4. Give up all control
  5. Something you would need while traveling Westward
  6. Adams used this to disguised French agents' name
  7. First president of United States

14 Clues: Give up all control • First president of United States • Fifth president of the United States • Third president of the United States • Secure a border between Canada and US • Fourth president of the United States • Second president of the United States • Plan to help Spain regain American holdings • Adams used this to disguised French agents' name • ...

Civil War 2 2024-06-05

Civil War 2 crossword puzzle
Across
  1. - Horse-mounted military unit.
  2. - Constitutional change abolishing slavery (Thirteenth).
  3. - Proclamation issued by Lincoln.
  4. - Site of John Brown's raid.
  5. - Confederate capital.
  6. - Post-war period of rebuilding.
  7. - Siege giving the Union control of the Mississippi River.
Down
  1. - Battle also known as Sharpsburg.
  2. - Southern secessionist states.
  3. - Where the first shots were fired.
  4. - Northern states collective.
  5. - Union naval strategy against the South.
  6. - Northern general with a famous tomb.
  7. - Act of Southern states breaking away.
  8. - Surrender site ending the war.
  9. - Pivotal 1863 battle location.
  10. - "Stonewall" Confederate general.
  11. - General who led the March to the Sea.
  12. - Confederate commander.
  13. - President during the Civil War.

20 Clues: - Confederate capital. • - Confederate commander. • - Site of John Brown's raid. • - Northern states collective. • - Horse-mounted military unit. • - Southern secessionist states. • - Pivotal 1863 battle location. • - Surrender site ending the war. • - Post-war period of rebuilding. • - Proclamation issued by Lincoln. • - President during the Civil War. • ...

Civil War 2021-09-03

Civil War crossword puzzle
Across
  1. the southern states
  2. southern states which slavery was legal
  3. where battle is fought
  4. war between citizens
  5. control by majority of members
  6. an offensive against an enemy
  7. operation aimed at achieving a goal
  8. person who wanted to eliminate slavery
  9. troops trained to fight on horseback
  10. region north of mason-dixon line
Down
  1. freedom of choice
  2. states of being allied
  3. submit to there authority
  4. statement that is emphatic
  5. government with central and regional authorities
  6. person who is in an army
  7. successful ending in a contest
  8. being/joined into a single entity
  9. authorities direction to do something
  10. entry into an area

20 Clues: freedom of choice • entry into an area • the southern states • war between citizens • states of being allied • where battle is fought • person who is in an army • submit to there authority • statement that is emphatic • an offensive against an enemy • control by majority of members • successful ending in a contest • region north of mason-dixon line • being/joined into a single entity • ...

Civil War Crossword 2023-04-12

Civil War Crossword crossword puzzle
Across
  1. the power to reduce a fine or the length of a sentence imposed by a court
  2. someone who wanted to end slavery in the US
  3. a knife that can be fixed to the end of a rifle and used as a weapon
  4. a loose union of independent states; name of government used by the southern states that seceded during the Civil War
  5. warship covered with protective iron plates
  6. cannons and large guns
  7. when the southern states chose to leave the United States and to no longer be a part of the countrybrogan an ankle-high shoe worn by soldiers during the Civil War
  8. a war measure that isolates some area of importance to the enemy
  9. putting the local interests and customs ahead of the entire country
  10. soldiers that travel by foot
  11. a term used to describe people who supported the Union
Down
  1. a group of civilians trained to fight in emergencies
  2. a soldier who is killed, wounded, captured, or missing in battle
  3. a muzzle-loading shoulder gun with a long barrel
  4. a nickname for United States paper money that was first used in 1862. It got its name from the green ink used in printing
  5. murder of a public figure, usually for political reasons
  6. belongs to a period before the American Civil War
  7. a northerner who opposed using force to keep the southern states in the Union
  8. a Northerner who moved to the South after the Civil War

19 Clues: cannons and large guns • soldiers that travel by foot • someone who wanted to end slavery in the US • warship covered with protective iron plates • a muzzle-loading shoulder gun with a long barrel • belongs to a period before the American Civil War • a group of civilians trained to fight in emergencies • a term used to describe people who supported the Union • ...

civil war 2022-03-08

civil war crossword puzzle
Across
  1. represented the southern army and wore grey.
  2. He planned a slave rebellion and was hanged for treason.
  3. In 1863 this declared all slaves in the rebelling states were free.
  4. The capital of the Confederate states of America during the Civil War was.
  5. Who was the president of the Confederate states of America?
  6. The capital of the United States of America during the Civil War was.
Down
  1. The commanding general of the Union army was.
  2. Who was the president of the United States during the Civil War?
  3. represented the northern states and wore blue.
  4. Who said, "A house divided against itself cannot stand"?
  5. The single bloodiest DAY in the Civil War took place here.
  6. of these was NOT a border state during the Civil War?
  7. The commanding general of the Confederate army was.
  8. Which state was not part of the Union?
  9. Which state was not part of the Confederacy?

15 Clues: Which state was not part of the Union? • represented the southern army and wore grey. • Which state was not part of the Confederacy? • The commanding general of the Union army was. • represented the northern states and wore blue. • The commanding general of the Confederate army was. • of these was NOT a border state during the Civil War? • ...

Unit 3 Government Review, 5th Grade 2023-12-04

Unit 3 Government Review, 5th Grade crossword puzzle
Across
  1. the branch that interprets the laws
  2. the person who works in the Executive branch for 4 years (limited to 2 elections)
  3. the first 10 amendments to the constitution that protect individual rights
  4. the person who works in the Legislative branch for 2 years (unlimited elections)
  5. the level of government that deals with problems inside the state, run by the governor
  6. the first group of laws made to run the United States that were too weak and needed to be changed
  7. these states are represented fairly by the Senate
  8. the branch that makes the laws
  9. the amendment that states people have the right to own a gun
  10. the level of government that deals with problems for the whole country, run by the president
  11. a document that lays out the laws on how to run a country
Down
  1. the person who works in the Judicial branch (picked by the president, for life)
  2. the person who works in the Legislative branch for 6 years (unlimited elections)
  3. the name of the compromise that split the Legislative branch into two parts to give equal representation to big and small states
  4. these states are represented fairly by the House of Representatives
  5. the branch that enforces the laws
  6. the amendment that states people have freedom of speech, press, petition, assembly, and religion
  7. another name for the Legislative branch, made up of the Senate and House of Representatives
  8. the name of the compromise that made enslaved people less than white people
  9. the level of government that deals with problems in cities, run by the mayor

20 Clues: the branch that makes the laws • the branch that enforces the laws • the branch that interprets the laws • these states are represented fairly by the Senate • a document that lays out the laws on how to run a country • the amendment that states people have the right to own a gun • these states are represented fairly by the House of Representatives • ...

Slavery Crossword 2025-04-04

Slavery Crossword crossword puzzle
Across
  1. Amendment that granted states power not given to the federal government
  2. Decided slavery in Kansas and Nebraska would be decided by popular sovereignity
  3. Aggregate of the 11 states that seceeded from the union
  4. The number of states that seceeded prior to Lincoln’s inauguration
  5. Act that required runaway slaves to be returned
  6. Collective name for the states
  7. Last Name of the person who debated against Lincoln for a seat in the senate
  8. Smuggled slaves from the South to the North, metaphorically
  9. Name of a compromise partially counting slaves for representation
  10. The number of states that seceeded after Lincoln’s inauguration
  11. Total number of states that seceeded from the union
  12. Manmade river that was the largest western construction at the time
  13. Position in one of the two halves of Congress
Down
  1. Last name of runner-up in the election of 1860
  2. To formally break away from
  3. Female conductor of the underground railroad
  4. Pratice where people were forced into labor
  5. Inventor of the sewing machine
  6. Inventor of the steamboat
  7. Official argument between two opponents
  8. Became a slave state as part of the Missouri Compromise
  9. Someone who seeks to end slavery
  10. Side of the Civil War that disliked slavery
  11. Escaped slave who became and abolitionist
  12. Slave whose court case decided slaves were property
  13. Inventor of the cotton gin
  14. Period of rapid growth in technology
  15. Violent abolitionist who attempted to rally slaves and fight back
  16. Last name of the 16th American President
  17. Conflict within a nation

30 Clues: Conflict within a nation • Inventor of the steamboat • Inventor of the cotton gin • To formally break away from • Inventor of the sewing machine • Collective name for the states • Someone who seeks to end slavery • Period of rapid growth in technology • Official argument between two opponents • Last name of the 16th American President • Escaped slave who became and abolitionist • ...

asdf 2021-02-19

asdf crossword puzzle
Across
  1. The United States has what regime type.
  2. 9/11 is an example of _________.
  3. A failed nation-state in Europe.
  4. The ______ Wall divided East Germany from West Germany.
  5. Sahara, The Sahrawi Arab Democratic Republic is also known as _____.
  6. European states established colonies to promote ____________.
  7. Union, Opposition against the United States during the Cold War.
Down
  1. A Welcome sign to Florida is an example of what type of boundary.
  2. The People's Republic of China, Taiwan, and Japan all claim these islands. In Japan, these islands are known as _______ islands.
  3. States, Burundi, Kenya, Rwanda, and Uganda are all _______ ______.
  4. The Three Caucasus states include Armenia, Azerbaijan, and _______.
  5. Which Gerrymandering dilutes minorities and wastes their votes.
  6. The boundary between U.S. and Canada is a _________ boundary.
  7. The ______ peninsula was divided after WWII.
  8. China claims ______ is not sovereign but a part of China.
  9. The Treaty on the ________________ of Nuclear Weapons.

16 Clues: 9/11 is an example of _________. • A failed nation-state in Europe. • The United States has what regime type. • The ______ peninsula was divided after WWII. • The Treaty on the ________________ of Nuclear Weapons. • The ______ Wall divided East Germany from West Germany. • China claims ______ is not sovereign but a part of China. • ...

Constitution Table of Contents 2021-12-15

Constitution Table of Contents crossword puzzle
Across
  1. The Bill of rights guaranteed this to its citizens
  2. A formal change or addition to the constitution
  3. Tells how many states have to ratify the constitution
  4. Tells whether state or federal laws are stronger
  5. Makes up the Judicial Branch of government
  6. The number of states that had to ratify the constitution before it became law
  7. States have the powers to create and enforce these under article four
  8. All federal laws are stronger than state laws
  9. The first part of the US Constitution
Down
  1. Law Making body described in the constitution were all states have two senators no matter their size
  2. Makes up the Executive branch of government
  3. Describes how the constitution can be changed
  4. The first ten amendments added to the constitution
  5. Makes up the Legislative branch of government
  6. High authority position within the Executive branch or government; a leader of the US
  7. Details how states should interact

16 Clues: Details how states should interact • The first part of the US Constitution • Makes up the Judicial Branch of government • Makes up the Executive branch of government • Describes how the constitution can be changed • Makes up the Legislative branch of government • All federal laws are stronger than state laws • A formal change or addition to the constitution • ...

Western Hemisphere 2025-08-31

Western Hemisphere crossword puzzle
Across
  1. The state separated by a country from the rest of the states in North America.
  2. A finger of Mexican land that is on its west coast.
  3. The largest ocean.
  4. The country between Canada and Mexico.
  5. All but one of the states of America are on this continent.
  6. America, The equator runs through this continent.
  7. The strip of land from the southern end of Mexico to South America.
  8. The country north of the United States.
Down
  1. The ocean that is east of North and South America.
  2. A short cut through Cape Horn.
  3. The southern tip of South America.
  4. A part of the Atlantic Ocean that is below the United States and east of Mexico.
  5. The country just south of the United States.
  6. A part of the Atlantic Ocean near the Panama Canal.
  7. A man-made waterway connecting the Atlantic and Pacific oceans.
  8. A southern land mass considered a continent mostly covered with ice.
  9. An imaginary line around the middle of the earth.

17 Clues: The largest ocean. • A short cut through Cape Horn. • The southern tip of South America. • The country between Canada and Mexico. • The country north of the United States. • The country just south of the United States. • An imaginary line around the middle of the earth. • America, The equator runs through this continent. • ...

Chapter 11 - State Government - Part 1 2016-03-30

Chapter 11 - State Government - Part 1 crossword puzzle
Across
  1. Concurrent power
  2. State power reference in the U.S. Constitution
  3. 49 states organize their legislatures this way
  4. Puerto Rico is one of these
  5. Part of the Constitution that requires states to respect each other
  6. Number of legislators in the PA General Assembly
  7. Federal government powers
Down
  1. One-part lawmaking body
  2. Lawmakers in PA are part of this group
  3. 37 territories became states because of this
  4. Level of government that protects states from foreign invasions with the military
  5. City that is the center of PA state government
  6. Term length for State Senators
  7. State powers
  8. Term length for State Representatives

15 Clues: State powers • Concurrent power • One-part lawmaking body • Federal government powers • Puerto Rico is one of these • Term length for State Senators • Term length for State Representatives • Lawmakers in PA are part of this group • 37 territories became states because of this • State power reference in the U.S. Constitution • City that is the center of PA state government • ...

History 2023-05-04

History crossword puzzle
Across
  1. this state decided in the civil war
  2. the devide between slave states and Free states
  3. these leaders sold their enemies for weaponry
  4. This shaped Americas economy
  5. These states wanted to abolish slavery
  6. this was a war that ended slavery
  7. this invention raised slavery rates
  8. These people wanted slavery
Down
  1. This book influenced the civil war
  2. these people wanted to abolish slavery
  3. Many Slaves Used The ______ to Escape
  4. these debates led towards the Lincoln stopping slavery
  5. slaves were mainly taken from this country
  6. this president abolished slavery
  7. These states wanted slavery

15 Clues: These states wanted slavery • These people wanted slavery • This shaped Americas economy • this president abolished slavery • this was a war that ended slavery • This book influenced the civil war • this state decided in the civil war • this invention raised slavery rates • Many Slaves Used The ______ to Escape • these people wanted to abolish slavery • ...

Standards Review 2026-04-17

Standards Review crossword puzzle
Across
  1. Leader of the Anti-Federalists
  2. Led a raid and briefly took over Harper's Ferry
  3. Author of Uncle Tom's Cabin
  4. Political party formed in 1854
  5. Battle of in Tennessee in 1862, Union victory
  6. First Capitol of the United States
  7. The Great Compromiser
  8. The right to vote
Down
  1. Era in the South after the Civil War
  2. Northern states that did not secede
  3. Leader of the Federalists
  4. Debated Lincoln in 1858 over states' rights and slavery
  5. Southern States that seceded in 1861
  6. Confederate general known as "Stonewall"
  7. Compromise in 1820 divided the nation further

15 Clues: The right to vote • The Great Compromiser • Leader of the Federalists • Author of Uncle Tom's Cabin • Leader of the Anti-Federalists • Political party formed in 1854 • First Capitol of the United States • Northern states that did not secede • Era in the South after the Civil War • Southern States that seceded in 1861 • Confederate general known as "Stonewall" • ...