states Crossword Puzzles

Reconstruction 2023-05-17

Reconstruction crossword puzzle
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  1. These people wanted a better approach to Reconstruction.
  2. Period of time after the Civil War where the states wanted to rebuild its society.
  3. General of the Confederate Army.
  4. This states that if you were born in the U.S. you were a citizen and have the same rights as a citizen.
  5. U.S. President at the time.
  6. People tortured African Americans by hanging them. This was called _______.
  7. This is when one human being was owned by another and was forced to work..
  8. This was 3 requirements a state had to make in order to rejoin the Union.
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  1. Laws that were passed to free newly freed African Americans.
  2. Northerners who traveled south to "help" with Reconstruction, but really wanted to scam them.
  3. This was created to assist African Americans adjust to their life after being a slave.
  4. These laws divided the former Confederate states into five military sections.
  5. Abolished slavery in the United States.
  6. The amendment that granted African American men the right to vote.
  7. 10% of the voters within the Confederate states swear allegiance to the Union.
  8. Dishonest or illegal actions.
  9. African Americans and white people were separated. This was called _________.
  10. General of the Union Army.
  11. Southerners who supported the north during the civil war.
  12. The forgiveness of any crime committed.

20 Clues: General of the Union Army. • U.S. President at the time. • Dishonest or illegal actions. • General of the Confederate Army. • Abolished slavery in the United States. • The forgiveness of any crime committed. • These people wanted a better approach to Reconstruction. • Southerners who supported the north during the civil war. • ...

civil war 2023-10-23

civil war crossword puzzle
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  1. Manufacturing goods from raw materials
  2. Withdrawal from the Federal government of the United States.
  3. To rush towards the enemy.
  4. An overwhelming, advancing force that crushes or seems to crush everything in its path.
  5. Escaped slaves who fled to the Union lines for protection.
  6. Also called the South or the Confederate States of America
  7. War A new way of conducting war appeared during the Civil War.
  8. States The states of Maryland, Delaware, Kentucky, and Missouri
  9. The largest organizational group of soldiers
  10. A smooth bore firearm fired from the shoulder. Thrust from exploding powder shoots the bullet forward like a chest pass in basketball.
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  1. The cruel killing of a number of helpless or unresisting people.
  2. The major political party in America most sympathetic to states rights and willing to tolerate the spread of slavery to the territories.
  3. The science of growing crops or raising livestock, farming.
  4. To admit defeat and give up in the face of overwhelming odds.
  5. Freedom from slavery.
  6. A branch of the military mounted on horseback.
  7. A flag identifying a regiment or army.
  8. Round container used to carry water made of wood or tin and carried over the shoulder by a strap.
  9. A place where weapons and other military supplies are manufactured.
  10. A hollow projectile shot from a cannon

20 Clues: Freedom from slavery. • To rush towards the enemy. • Manufacturing goods from raw materials • A flag identifying a regiment or army. • A hollow projectile shot from a cannon • The largest organizational group of soldiers • A branch of the military mounted on horseback. • Escaped slaves who fled to the Union lines for protection. • ...

Remy Johnson Articles X-word 2024-02-09

Remy Johnson Articles X-word crossword puzzle
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  1. States would print their own ___ even though they weren't supposed to
  2. The constitution made the government ___ so that they couldn't favor other states
  3. Shay's rebelleion convinced American leaders that little protected them from ___
  4. The federalist system of government created a balance of ___
  5. Because the U.S could not ___ they were in dept
  6. Who saw America as a future world power?
  7. Shay's rebellion protested taxes imposed on by ___
  8. After the revolutionary war ended, stats acted more like ___ then as part of the same nation
  9. What city did the delicates meet in?
  10. Because the governtment could not stop Shay's rebellion, a local ___ had to stop it.
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  1. The constitution was based on ___
  2. The continental congress could pass laws, but they weren't good at ___ them
  3. Shay was NOT a ___ landowner, and thats why he rebelled against the government of Massachuwsetts
  4. The western land was filled with ___ tribes
  5. What book did Noah Webster write
  6. What power was held only by the National Government?
  7. What river borders the western lands won by the Americans in the revelation?
  8. The U.S army nearly ___ because they couldn't tax the states.
  9. States ___ goods manufactured in other states
  10. Nine-thirteenths of congress had to agree to pass a new ___

20 Clues: What book did Noah Webster write • The constitution was based on ___ • What city did the delicates meet in? • Who saw America as a future world power? • The western land was filled with ___ tribes • States ___ goods manufactured in other states • Because the U.S could not ___ they were in dept • Shay's rebellion protested taxes imposed on by ___ • ...

Constitutional Crossword 2025-04-24

Constitutional Crossword crossword puzzle
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  1. A group who believed that the Constitution was a good idea.
  2. Elected official ranking just below the president.
  3. The Presiding Judge in the Supreme Court.
  4. Elected Head of USA
  5. How the USA begins fighting another country. Only the Legislative branch can do this. Specifically congress.
  6. 45th and 47th president.
  7. Chief Justice's name.
  8. Court The highest Judicial court in the state.
  9. Interprets and makes laws and solves legal disputes. Branch.
  10. A plan also from one of the states that benefited small states.
  11. A group who didn't think the constitution was a good idea.
  12. The President can give this out to a person in prison to clear their criminal charges.
  13. To prevail over.
  14. Responsible for making laws.
  15. A cities way to keep track of people and how many live in one house.
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  1. A plan from one of the states that benefited the big states.
  2. President and Vice Presidents branch. Carries out laws made by other branches.
  3. Betrayal of the USA
  4. Presidents way of Declining a bill.
  5. Secretary of Defense.
  6. 45th President of the United states
  7. Smaller upper assembly in congress.
  8. Female who ran for President in 2024
  9. Giving formal consent to a law.
  10. Vice Presidents name.

25 Clues: To prevail over. • Elected Head of USA • Betrayal of the USA • Secretary of Defense. • Chief Justice's name. • Vice Presidents name. • 45th and 47th president. • Responsible for making laws. • Giving formal consent to a law. • Presidents way of Declining a bill. • 45th President of the United states • Smaller upper assembly in congress. • Female who ran for President in 2024 • ...

A Just Right Government 2025-09-30

A Just Right Government crossword puzzle
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  1. The only branch of government under the Articles.
  2. The Articles joined the 13 states into this.
  3. Meeting where delegates debated and wrote the Constitution.
  4. Congress could pass these, but could not enforce them.
  5. Under the Articles, most power was held at this level.
  6. The only state that did not attend the Constitutional Convention.
  7. Large state that wanted more votes in Congress.
  8. Position that did not exist under the Articles.
  9. Congress could not control this between the states or with other nations.
  10. Last name of the farmer who led a rebellion showing the weakness of the Articles.
  11. A group of individuals united together for a purpose.
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  1. The new plan of government written in 1787.
  2. Power Congress lacked to make states follow laws.
  3. Representative sent by a state to the Congress of the Confederation.
  4. Type of agreement needed from all 13 states to change the Articles.
  5. Each state was this under the Articles.
  6. Another branch missing under the Articles.
  7. The first plan of government for the United States.
  8. Power Congress did not have under the Articles.
  9. City where the Constitutional Convention was held.
  10. Took four years to do this to the Articles.
  11. The main quality of the government created under the Articles.

22 Clues: Each state was this under the Articles. • Another branch missing under the Articles. • The new plan of government written in 1787. • Took four years to do this to the Articles. • The Articles joined the 13 states into this. • Power Congress did not have under the Articles. • Large state that wanted more votes in Congress. • ...

Global Cold War 2024-04-19

Global Cold War crossword puzzle
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  1. Waterway that was a source of a Cold War conflict in 1956
  2. Claimed by the Soviet Union at the end of World War II
  3. After _____ years, United States forces withdrew from the conflict in Vietnam
  4. The United States aided the _____ as they fought against communist rebels and communist North Vietnam
  5. North American country that is a member of NATO
  6. Number of military casualties in the Korean War
  7. The United States organized a group of rebels, who attacked from neighboring _____ and overthrew the popular president of Guatemala
  8. First Cold War victory by the United States in 1948-1949
  9. The Korean War ended in this
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  1. Revolted and demanded the withdrawal of all Soviet troops in 1956
  2. One of the most violent conflicts of the Cold War
  3. Jacobo Arbenz Guzman was the president of this country in 1952
  4. North Vietnam had the assistance of China and the _____
  5. When Egypt’s president Nasser recognized communist _____ and improved relations with the Soviet Union, the United States dropped its offer to fund an important energy project in Egypt
  6. Its aim was containing communist expansion became the fundamental Cold War foreign policy of the United States
  7. Workers in Poland rioted against Communist rule because of the suppression of the Poles' strong _____ faith
  8. Ground zero of the Cold War

17 Clues: Ground zero of the Cold War • The Korean War ended in this • North American country that is a member of NATO • Number of military casualties in the Korean War • One of the most violent conflicts of the Cold War • Claimed by the Soviet Union at the end of World War II • North Vietnam had the assistance of China and the _____ • ...

American West 2023-10-10

American West crossword puzzle
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  1. An event in which previously restricted land of the United States was opened to homestead on a first-arrival basis
  2. The act that regulated land rights on tribal territories within the United States
  3. A United States federal agency within the Department of the Interior
  4. An American express mail service that used relays of horse-mounted riders
  5. The given name of many cemeteries, chiefly in the Western United States
  6. Several laws in the United States by which an applicant could acquire ownership of government land or the public domain, typically called a homestead
  7. A group of wagons traveling together
  8. The trail that was used in the post-Civil War era to drive cattle overland from ranches in Texas to Kansas railheads
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  1. The cultural belief in the 19th-century United States that American settlers were destined to expand across North America
  2. A ceremony incorporated into numerous Native American belief systems proper practice of the dance would reunite the living with spirits of the dead, bring the spirits to fight on their behalf, end American Westward expansion, and bring peace, prosperity, and unity to Native American peoples throughout the region
  3. An area of land held and governed by a U.S. federal government-recognized Native American tribal nation, whose government is semi-sovereign
  4. An agreement between the United States and the Oglala, Miniconjou, and Brulé bands of Lakota people, Yanktonai Dakota, and Arapaho Nation, following the failure of the first Fort Laramie treaty
  5. The process of moving a herd of cattle from one place to another usually moved and herded by cowboys on horses
  6. A private security guard and detective agency established around 1850 in the United States
  7. An ethnic cleansing and forced displacement of approximately 60,000 people of the "Five Civilized Tribes" between 1830 and 1850 by the United States government
  8. Regiments formed during the 19th century to serve on the American frontier that primarily comprised African Americans

16 Clues: A group of wagons traveling together • A United States federal agency within the Department of the Interior • The given name of many cemeteries, chiefly in the Western United States • An American express mail service that used relays of horse-mounted riders • The act that regulated land rights on tribal territories within the United States • ...

Civil War Test 2022-05-06

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

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

Ani Sci 1 - Unit 3 2022-10-12

Ani Sci 1 - Unit 3 crossword puzzle
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  1. _______ production is one of the most important agricultural industries in the United States
  2. Farmland availability is ______
  3. this place consumes the largest amount of beef
  4. Since 1990, the number of hog farms in the U.S has declined by more than _____ percent
  5. NC ranks 5th in the nation, Iowa, Georgia, Ohio are the top 3 producing states of this animal
  6. The average age of primary farm operators is _______
  7. _____ precent of households own a pet (dog, cat, bird, fish, pocket pet, reptile,)
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  1. Approximately, the pet industry brings in roughly ______ million jobs
  2. This animal group accounts for the largest share of total cash receipts for all agricultural commodities
  3. NC ranks 12th in the nation and California, Wisconsin, Idaho are the top 3 producing states for this animal
  4. Government policies have consistently favored ______ farms
  5. This item is produced in all 50 states
  6. this is the companion animal most households have
  7. NC Ranks 10th in this animal production, Nebraska, Texas and Kansas are the top producing states of this animal
  8. NC ranks 1st in the nation, Georgia, Arkansas, NC are the top 3 producers of this animal
  9. NC ranks 3rd in the nation, NC, Minnesota, Indiana are the top 3 states that produce this animal
  10. NC ranks 2nd in the nation, Iowa, Minnesota and NC are the top 3 ranking states for this animal
  11. Companion animal industries generate more than _____ billion in salary wages and benefits

18 Clues: Farmland availability is ______ • This item is produced in all 50 states • this place consumes the largest amount of beef • this is the companion animal most households have • The average age of primary farm operators is _______ • Government policies have consistently favored ______ farms • Approximately, the pet industry brings in roughly ______ million jobs • ...

vocab 2019-11-07

vocab crossword puzzle
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  1. invaded and subsequently became a possession of the United States.
  2. policy of Dollar Diplomacy
  3. War A war between Spain and the United States, fought in 1898
  4. Moral diplomacy
  5. ceded to the United States under the treaty ending the Spanish-American War
  6. journalism that is based upon sensationalism and crude exaggeration
  7. 1898 treaty signed by Spain and the United States on December 10, 1898, that ended the Spanish American War
  8. President Theodore Roosevelt's foreign policy
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  1. a term in foreign affairs initially used to refer to the United States policy
  2. structure of their government and school system
  3. waterway in Panama that connects the Atlantic Ocean with the Pacific Ocean
  4. an anti-imperialist uprising of peasants in northern China between Autumn 1899
  5. big stick policy
  6. a principle of US policy, originated by President James Monroe in 1823
  7. a form of diplomacy proposed by US President Woodrow Wilson in his 1912 election
  8. a policy of extending a country's power and influence through diplomacy or military force
  9. shaping America's open-door policy toward the Far East
  10. It exploded in Havana Harbor in 1898 and precipitated U.S. entry into the Spanish American War.
  11. could not govern themselves

19 Clues: Moral diplomacy • big stick policy • policy of Dollar Diplomacy • could not govern themselves • President Theodore Roosevelt's foreign policy • structure of their government and school system • shaping America's open-door policy toward the Far East • War A war between Spain and the United States, fought in 1898 • ...

Giuseppe Tribuzio Articles x-word 2024-02-09

Giuseppe Tribuzio Articles x-word crossword puzzle
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  1. Alexander ______ hated Congress because they didn't share his vision.
  2. Shays' Rebellion to protest taxes imposed by___.
  3. what do you need to pass a new law in the Confederation Congress
  4. Articles are flawed because Congress couldn't _____
  5. what best describes a federalist system of government?
  6. Because ___lacked the power to tax the states, it couldn't pay for the supplies
  7. after the States meet to fix Articles of Confederation Constitution ____.
  8. what was the biggest obstical facing the Continental Congress
  9. what happend after United States declares independence.
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  1. What can you infer about Daniel Shays from the rebellion named after him?
  2. which power was held exclusively by the national government?
  3. What factor convinced the framers of the Articles of Confederation to create a weak central government?
  4. The Declaration of Independence was ___ to shays Rebellion,Articles of Confederation,and Revolutionary War ends.
  5. Shays' Rebellion convinced American leaders that little protected them from anarchy. What's the best synonym for "anarchy?"
  6. Constitution was based on.
  7. what factor prompted the states to consider changing the Articles of Confederation?
  8. why might one state tax goods manufactured in another state?
  9. Articles of Confederation Established one-house___.
  10. The individual states acted in their ownby taxing goods from other states.
  11. what was established by the Declaration of Independence?

20 Clues: Constitution was based on. • Shays' Rebellion to protest taxes imposed by___. • Articles are flawed because Congress couldn't _____ • Articles of Confederation Established one-house___. • what best describes a federalist system of government? • what happend after United States declares independence. • what was established by the Declaration of Independence? • ...

Constitution Crossword 2024-01-03

Constitution Crossword crossword puzzle
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  1. Protects people from unreasonable searches and seizures by the government.
  2. A guide on how to alter the constitution.
  3. Protects the right for citizens to have a jury trial in federal courts with civil cases where the claim exceeds a certain dollar value.
  4. Excessive bail shall not be required, nor excessive fines imposed, nor cruel and unusual punishments inflicted.
  5. Article which included the instructions to ratify the constitution into law.
  6. Right to bear arms.
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  1. Freedom of speech, press, religion, assembly, and petition.
  2. No Person shall be a Senator who shall not have attained to the Age of thirty Years, and been nine Years a Citizen of the United States, and who shall not, when elected, be an Inhabitant of that State for which he shall be chosen.
  3. The powers not delegated to the United States by the Constitution, nor prohibited by it to the States, are reserved to the States respectively, or to the people.
  4. Treason against the United States shall be punished. The criteria of this is discussed in which article.
  5. Restrictions on the quartering of soldiers in private homes without the owner's consent.
  6. The President shall be Commander in Chief of the Army and Navy of the United States.
  7. Guarantees criminal defendants nine different rights, including the right to a speedy and public trial by an impartial jury consisting of jurors from the state and district in which the crime was alleged to have been committed.
  8. Limiting governmental powers focusing on criminal procedures.
  9. The enumeration in the Constitution, of certain rights, shall not be construed to deny or disparage others retained by the people.
  10. We the People
  11. Relation between the states and the federal government.
  12. When state law is in conflict with federal law, federal law always wins.

18 Clues: We the People • Right to bear arms. • A guide on how to alter the constitution. • Relation between the states and the federal government. • Freedom of speech, press, religion, assembly, and petition. • Limiting governmental powers focusing on criminal procedures. • When state law is in conflict with federal law, federal law always wins. • ...

Constitution Crossword 2024-01-03

Constitution Crossword crossword puzzle
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  1. Protects people from unreasonable searches and seizures by the government.
  2. A guide on how to alter the constitution.
  3. Protects the right for citizens to have a jury trial in federal courts with civil cases where the claim exceeds a certain dollar value.
  4. Excessive bail shall not be required, nor excessive fines imposed, nor cruel and unusual punishments inflicted.
  5. Article which included the instructions to ratify the constitution into law.
  6. Right to bear arms.
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  1. Freedom of speech, press, religion, assembly, and petition.
  2. No Person shall be a Senator who shall not have attained to the Age of thirty Years, and been nine Years a Citizen of the United States, and who shall not, when elected, be an Inhabitant of that State for which he shall be chosen.
  3. The powers not delegated to the United States by the Constitution, nor prohibited by it to the States, are reserved to the States respectively, or to the people.
  4. Treason against the United States shall be punished. The criteria of this is discussed in which article.
  5. Restrictions on the quartering of soldiers in private homes without the owner's consent.
  6. The President shall be Commander in Chief of the Army and Navy of the United States.
  7. Guarantees criminal defendants nine different rights, including the right to a speedy and public trial by an impartial jury consisting of jurors from the state and district in which the crime was alleged to have been committed.
  8. Limiting governmental powers focusing on criminal procedures.
  9. The enumeration in the Constitution, of certain rights, shall not be construed to deny or disparage others retained by the people.
  10. We the People
  11. Relation between the states and the federal government.
  12. When state law is in conflict with federal law, federal law always wins.

18 Clues: We the People • Right to bear arms. • A guide on how to alter the constitution. • Relation between the states and the federal government. • Freedom of speech, press, religion, assembly, and petition. • Limiting governmental powers focusing on criminal procedures. • When state law is in conflict with federal law, federal law always wins. • ...

Constitution Crossword 2024-01-03

Constitution Crossword crossword puzzle
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  1. Protects people from unreasonable searches and seizures by the government.
  2. A guide on how to alter the constitution.
  3. Protects the right for citizens to have a jury trial in federal courts with civil cases where the claim exceeds a certain dollar value.
  4. Excessive bail shall not be required, nor excessive fines imposed, nor cruel and unusual punishments inflicted.
  5. Article which included the instructions to ratify the constitution into law.
  6. Right to bear arms.
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  1. Freedom of speech, press, religion, assembly, and petition.
  2. No Person shall be a Senator who shall not have attained to the Age of thirty Years, and been nine Years a Citizen of the United States, and who shall not, when elected, be an Inhabitant of that State for which he shall be chosen.
  3. The powers not delegated to the United States by the Constitution, nor prohibited by it to the States, are reserved to the States respectively, or to the people.
  4. Treason against the United States shall be punished. The criteria of this is discussed in which article.
  5. Restrictions on the quartering of soldiers in private homes without the owner's consent.
  6. The President shall be Commander in Chief of the Army and Navy of the United States.
  7. Guarantees criminal defendants nine different rights, including the right to a speedy and public trial by an impartial jury consisting of jurors from the state and district in which the crime was alleged to have been committed.
  8. Limiting governmental powers focusing on criminal procedures.
  9. The enumeration in the Constitution, of certain rights, shall not be construed to deny or disparage others retained by the people.
  10. We the People
  11. Relation between the states and the federal government.
  12. When state law is in conflict with federal law, federal law always wins.

18 Clues: We the People • Right to bear arms. • A guide on how to alter the constitution. • Relation between the states and the federal government. • Freedom of speech, press, religion, assembly, and petition. • Limiting governmental powers focusing on criminal procedures. • When state law is in conflict with federal law, federal law always wins. • ...

Constitution Crossword 2024-01-03

Constitution Crossword crossword puzzle
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  1. Protects people from unreasonable searches and seizures by the government.
  2. A guide on how to alter the constitution.
  3. Protects the right for citizens to have a jury trial in federal courts with civil cases where the claim exceeds a certain dollar value.
  4. Excessive bail shall not be required, nor excessive fines imposed, nor cruel and unusual punishments inflicted.
  5. Article which included the instructions to ratify the constitution into law.
  6. Right to bear arms.
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  1. Freedom of speech, press, religion, assembly, and petition.
  2. No Person shall be a Senator who shall not have attained to the Age of thirty Years, and been nine Years a Citizen of the United States, and who shall not, when elected, be an Inhabitant of that State for which he shall be chosen.
  3. The powers not delegated to the United States by the Constitution, nor prohibited by it to the States, are reserved to the States respectively, or to the people.
  4. Treason against the United States shall be punished. The criteria of this is discussed in which article.
  5. Restrictions on the quartering of soldiers in private homes without the owner's consent.
  6. The President shall be Commander in Chief of the Army and Navy of the United States.
  7. Guarantees criminal defendants nine different rights, including the right to a speedy and public trial by an impartial jury consisting of jurors from the state and district in which the crime was alleged to have been committed.
  8. Limiting governmental powers focusing on criminal procedures.
  9. The enumeration in the Constitution, of certain rights, shall not be construed to deny or disparage others retained by the people.
  10. We the People
  11. Relation between the states and the federal government.
  12. When state law is in conflict with federal law, federal law always wins.

18 Clues: We the People • Right to bear arms. • A guide on how to alter the constitution. • Relation between the states and the federal government. • Freedom of speech, press, religion, assembly, and petition. • Limiting governmental powers focusing on criminal procedures. • When state law is in conflict with federal law, federal law always wins. • ...

Civil War Crossword 2022-03-06

Civil War Crossword crossword puzzle
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  1. The first official battle of the Civil War.
  2. Event (Book about horrors of slavery) that caused/led to the Civil War.
  3. General of the Confederate Army during the Civil War.
  4. The economy in the ________ states grew quickly after the Civil War.
  5. William Sherman’s goal to take over the city of Atlanta.
  6. President of the Confederate States of America during the Civil War.
  7. Commander of the Union Army during the Civil War.
  8. President of the United States during the Civil War.
  9. The battle that ended the Civil War: Robert E. Lee surrendered to Ulysses S. Grant.
  10. A battle during the Civil War known as the turning point and the deadliest battle.
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  1. Cause of the Civil War: Northern and Southern states disagreed about.
  2. William Sherman and his troops marched from Atlanta to Savannah destroying everything in their path.
  3. General in the Confederate Army: Known for standing his ground in the First Battle of Bull Run.
  4. Event (An attempt to take over a federal armory and arm slaves) that caused/led to the Civil War.
  5. General in the Union Army: Known for the Atlanta Campaign & March to the Sea.
  6. Cause of the Civil War: Southern States were worried about the government becoming too powerful.
  7. The ________ states had to rebuild after the Civil War because of destruction.

17 Clues: The first official battle of the Civil War. • Commander of the Union Army during the Civil War. • President of the United States during the Civil War. • General of the Confederate Army during the Civil War. • William Sherman’s goal to take over the city of Atlanta. • The economy in the ________ states grew quickly after the Civil War. • ...

unit 5 vocabulary 2018-01-18

unit 5 vocabulary crossword puzzle
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  1. President Monroe's foreign policy statement warning European nations not to interfere in Latin America
  2. an 1807 law that imposed a total ban on foreign trade
  3. the heads of these departments made up the president’s cabinet
  4. Onis Treaty-an 1821 treaty between Spain and the United States in which Spain agreed to sell Florida to the United States
  5. a member of the political party founded by Thomas Jefferson, favored states' rights
  6. the declarations passed in 1798 and 1799 that claimed that each state has the right to decide whether a federal law is constitutional States’ rights
  7. the Chief Justice of the United States Supreme Court from 1801 to 1835.
  8. explorers that traveled through the Louisiana Purchase from 1804-1806
  9. the practice of forcing people into military service
  10. a payment by a weaker party to a stronger party in return for protection
  11. it called for the Supreme Court to consist of one chief justice and five associate justices
  12. a supporter of a strong federal government
  13. loyalty to a state or section rather than to the whole country
  14. to cancel
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  1. the power of Supreme Court to declare a law unconstitutional
  2. a nation’s plan of action toward other nations.
  3. of Greenville the treaty signed by some Native Americans in 1795, giving up land that would later become part of Ohio
  4. the members of Congress from the South and the West who called for war with Britain prior to the War of 1812
  5. in 1811, a battle over white settlement in the Indiana Territory
  6. the vast territory extending from the Mississippi River to the Rocky Mountains, purchased from France in 1803
  7. at the end of the War of 1812, a battle between British and U.S. forces, led by Andrew Jackson, that ended in a victory for the United States
  8. a 1795 agreement between Britain and the United States that settled differences and put off a threat of military conflict between the two nations
  9. thousands marched in protest through the streets of Pittsburgh, they sang Revolutionary songs and tarred and feathered the tax collectors
  10. laws created in 1798 that permitted the President to expel foreigners, made it harder for immigrants to become citizens, and allowed for citizens to be fined or jailed if they criticized the government or its officials
  11. it stated that the United States would not support either side in the war
  12. an 1803 court case in which the Supreme Court ruled that it had the power to decide whether laws passed by Congress were constitutional
  13. a devotion to one's nation and its interests
  14. a peace treaty signed by Britain and the United States in 1814 to end the War of 1812
  15. an act or a decision that sets an example for others to follow
  16. a 1797 French attempt to demand a bribe of money from the United States before discussing French seizure of neutral American ships

30 Clues: to cancel • a supporter of a strong federal government • a devotion to one's nation and its interests • a nation’s plan of action toward other nations. • the practice of forcing people into military service • an 1807 law that imposed a total ban on foreign trade • the power of Supreme Court to declare a law unconstitutional • ...

US History 30 terms 2020-10-26

US History 30 terms crossword puzzle
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  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 • ...

Sergio Cadena's Articles X-Words 2024-02-09

Sergio Cadena's Articles X-Words crossword puzzle
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  1. a ___ from each colony who was apart of the Continental Congress
  2. The states could have their own wars with Native Americans,since congress can't stop them from making their own ___.
  3. what did the aftermath of shay's rebellion create?
  4. how many houses of congress did America have?
  5. Alexander ___ hated Congress because they didn't share his vision.
  6. what was the name of the rebellion that started in 1785, which a group of farmers revolted in Massachusetts.
  7. Since congress was bankrupt, British troops where still on American soil, and the UNITED states are divided, what was most likely going to happen to the new nation.
  8. Another flaw in the articles that specifically almost destroyed economies with other states.
  9. who lead the protest that almost made Massachusetts go into a civil war?
  10. Congress is the only ones that can make money because the states made so much that it was usless.
  11. Since the continental army had been disbanded after the revolutionary war, what did the federal government need, but had no money to buy.
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  1. What came into effect in 1789?
  2. Because of shay's rebellion, the legislature (person to tax a state/country) relized that it was ___
  3. what was the first constitution in America
  4. A system in which states share power with a strong national government.
  5. how many years did the revolutionary war last?
  6. Delegates met in philidalphia because they wanted to help ___ the Articles.
  7. Articles are flawed because Congress can't____
  8. how did the states act with one another after the war
  9. Shay's rebellion showed the ____ of the articles of confedersation.

20 Clues: What came into effect in 1789? • what was the first constitution in America • how many houses of congress did America have? • how many years did the revolutionary war last? • Articles are flawed because Congress can't____ • what did the aftermath of shay's rebellion create? • how did the states act with one another after the war • ...

He is Worthy to Be Praised 2023-08-14

He is Worthy to Be Praised crossword puzzle
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  1. He has shown His people the what of His works? (Psalm 111:6)
  2. The song of the Lamb states, "... for your righteous acts have been what? (Revelation 15:4)
  3. The LORD is what? (Psalm 111:4) (3 words)
  4. He sent what to His people? (Psalm 111:9)
  5. James 5:11, states that the Lord is what and merciful?
  6. The fear of the LORD is the beginning of what? (Psalm 111:10)
  7. I will give thanks with my whole what? (Psalm 111:1)
  8. He has caused His wondrous works to be what? (Psalm 111:4)
  9. Those who delight in the works of the Lord have _______ them. (Psalm 111:2)
  10. The LORD provides food for those who what Him? (Psalm 111:5)
  11. The works of His what are faithful and just? (Psalm 111:7)
  12. The song of the Lamb states, "For you alone are what? (Revelation 15:4)
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  1. 1 Peter 2:9 states that we should proclaim the __________ of Him who called us out of darkness into His marvelous light.
  2. Great are the what of the Lord? (Psalm 111:2)
  3. His what endures forever? (Psalm 111:10)
  4. The song of the Lamb states, "great and amazing are your what?" (Revelation 15:3)
  5. What of the LORD's endures forever? (Psalm 111:3)
  6. The song of the Lamb states, "Just and true are your what?" (Revelation 15:3)
  7. What is holy and awesome? (Psalm 111:9) (2 words)
  8. The LORD's work is full of what? (Psalm 111:3)
  9. His precepts are what? (Psalm 111:7)

21 Clues: His precepts are what? (Psalm 111:7) • His what endures forever? (Psalm 111:10) • He sent what to His people? (Psalm 111:9) • The LORD is what? (Psalm 111:4) (3 words) • Great are the what of the Lord? (Psalm 111:2) • The LORD's work is full of what? (Psalm 111:3) • What of the LORD's endures forever? (Psalm 111:3) • What is holy and awesome? (Psalm 111:9) (2 words) • ...

Presidents Day Crossword Puzzle 2023-02-20

Presidents Day Crossword Puzzle crossword puzzle
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  1. The author of the Declaration of Independence and the third President of the United States
  2. The President who led the country during the Civil War
  3. The President who famously said, "The business of America is business"
  4. The only President to be elected to four terms
  5. The actor-turned-President who famously said, "Mr. Gorbachev, tear down this wall!"
  6. The first President of the United States
  7. The Union general who served as President from 1869-1877
  8. The President who was impeached twice, in 2019 and 2021
  9. The President who later served as Chief Justice of the Supreme Court
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  1. The President who won the Nobel Peace Prize in 2002
  2. The President who was impeached in 1998
  3. The fifth President of the United States and author of the Monroe Doctrine
  4. The fourth President of the United States and the "Father of the Constitution"
  5. The President who led the country through World War I and helped create the League of Nations
  6. The President who famously said, "Ask not what your country can do for you; ask what you can do for your country"
  7. The President who served as Supreme Commander of the Allied Forces in Europe during World War II
  8. The President whose grandfather, William Henry Harrison, served as President for only 31 days before dying in office
  9. The President who authorized the use of atomic bombs against Japan to end World War II
  10. The first African-American President of the United States
  11. The second President of the United States and one of the Founding Fathers

20 Clues: The President who was impeached in 1998 • The first President of the United States • The only President to be elected to four terms • The President who won the Nobel Peace Prize in 2002 • The President who led the country during the Civil War • The President who was impeached twice, in 2019 and 2021 • The Union general who served as President from 1869-1877 • ...

Civics Crossword 2 2021-11-16

Civics Crossword 2 crossword puzzle
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  1. Established in 1607, this colony became the first permanent English colony in America
  2. Article _____ of the Constitution tells how the Legislative Branch of government should work
  3. George ________ was the first president of the United States
  4. The name given to a clash between British soldiers and Bostonians was the "Boston ______" - several colonists were killed
  5. John _____ was Vice President under George Washington and the second President of the United States
  6. July 4th is celebrated as _________ Day
  7. The duty of the Supreme Court is to ____ laws
  8. The ______ Continental Congress called for peace, made preparations for war, and declared independence
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  1. The _____ court is the highest court in the United States
  2. On July 4th, we celebrate independence from _______ ________
  3. How many amendments are there to the Constitution?
  4. The colors of the United States flag are red, white, and ______
  5. The president is the _____-in-chief of the United States Army and Navy
  6. Also known as the _______ (or Connecticut) Compromise established that the House of Representatives would be based on population and the Senate would be based on equal representation
  7. The _______ is the supreme law of the land
  8. One of the two houses of Congress, historically known as the upper house
  9. The ______ becomes President of the United States if the current president should die.
  10. The ______ of the House becomes president if both the current President AND Vice President should die
  11. The pilgrims came to America for ______ freedom
  12. Patrick ______ was a Virginia patriot whose eloquent speeches helped to stir up resistance to Britain
  13. Article _____ of the Constitution tells how the Executive Branch of government should work

21 Clues: July 4th is celebrated as _________ Day • The _______ is the supreme law of the land • The duty of the Supreme Court is to ____ laws • The pilgrims came to America for ______ freedom • How many amendments are there to the Constitution? • The _____ court is the highest court in the United States • On July 4th, we celebrate independence from _______ ________ • ...

Unit 2- A New nation 2024-04-21

Unit 2- A New nation crossword puzzle
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  1. A compromise that stated the HOR= based off population and Senate= equal in proportion.
  2. favored large states, representation based on population
  3. Met between May and September of 1787 to address the problems of the weak central government that existed under the Articles of Confederation.
  4. The power of the judicial branch to declare laws unconstitutional.
  5. The supreme law of the United States of America.
  6. Government that only has those powers delegated to it by law, often through a written constitution.
  7. Document that limited the power of the king.
  8. Established direct democracy, first form of self government in the U.S
  9. Division of power among different levels of government
  10. Supported the constitution as is; no need for additional protections
  11. Each branch has their individual roles and responsibilities
  12. Ensures one branch does not become too powerful.
  13. favored the small states in equal representation
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  1. Rule by the people, consent of the governed
  2. Wanted additional protections for people and states.
  3. Written in 1776, declared us independent of Great Britain
  4. The nation's first constitution; it failed due to giving the states too much power.
  5. Where we got some ideas for our Bill Of Rights from.
  6. The governing body that declared us independent of Great Britain
  7. States no one is above the law
  8. People directly vote for what they want
  9. Slaves counted as 3/5 of a person
  10. The first democratically elected legislative body in the U.S
  11. Showed the weakness of the Articles; armed rebellion regarding taxes.

24 Clues: States no one is above the law • Slaves counted as 3/5 of a person • People directly vote for what they want • Rule by the people, consent of the governed • Document that limited the power of the king. • The supreme law of the United States of America. • Ensures one branch does not become too powerful. • favored the small states in equal representation • ...

Chapter 10 Vocab Terms 2025-10-20

Chapter 10 Vocab Terms crossword puzzle
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  1. the appeal of art, writing, music and other forms of entertainment to a larger audience
  2. the right to vote
  3. movement that fought for more rights to vote for workers and other groups/ presented demands in the People's Charter of 1838
  4. one of the most popular English Queens/ gave up some power voluntarily
  5. four year period in the United States where the Northern States fought the Southern states over slavery
  6. the movement of Jewish people to reestablish their homeland
  7. separation of blacks and whites in the South following the Civil War
  8. the idea that over generations, species change through the process of natural selection
  9. self-governing regions in domestic affairs but still a part of a larger empire (Canada)
  10. name given to new energy source by Marie Curie
  11. the idea that the United States had the right and duty to rule the entire North American continent
  12. the study of human mind and behavior
  13. a spy controversy involving a Jewish officer in the French Army
  14. president during the American Civil War
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  1. declared all slaves in the Southern states were free
  2. line of workers that would put a single piece onto unfinished cars
  3. colonies where prisoners from England went to serve their sentences
  4. unofficial military force seeking independence for Ireland
  5. man who came up with the theory of evolution
  6. native groups that were scattered throughout Australia
  7. republic setup in France that lasted over 60 years
  8. Polynesian group that was settled in New Zealand
  9. the term used for states leaving the Union during the Civil War

23 Clues: the right to vote • the study of human mind and behavior • president during the American Civil War • man who came up with the theory of evolution • name given to new energy source by Marie Curie • Polynesian group that was settled in New Zealand • republic setup in France that lasted over 60 years • declared all slaves in the Southern states were free • ...

History Chapter 9 and 10 Test 6 2024-01-23

History Chapter 9 and 10 Test 6 crossword puzzle
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  1. – created an income tax based on how much money a person makes each year
  2. – American evangelist who started a Sunday School movement in Chicago and founded the Moody Bible Institute
  3. a person who leaves his own country to make his home in another country
  4. – laws created to protect children from dangerous jobs and long working hours
  5. – manufacturing businesses that use factories to produce goods
  6. – largest passenger liner in the world at the time it sailed sank on its first voyage after hitting an iceberg
  7. moving platform on which workers add one specific part as a product moves to the next worker
  8. manmade waterway the United States built across the Isthmus of Panama
  9. – prohibited the manufacture, sale, or transportation of alcoholic beverages for several years
  10. North Carolina – location of the first successful airplane flight
  11. – the man who brought the steel industry to America
  12. – 22nd president and 24th President of the United States only president to be elected again after another president has served
  13. – location of a hurricane in the year 1900 deadliest natural disaster in the United States
  14. – narrow strip of land that connects North America and South America
  15. sent by the United States to set up a government for the Philippines 27th President of the United States
  16. – evangelist who had once been a famous baseball player
  17. – 20th president of the United States
  18. California- location of the 1906 earthquake that destroyed most of the city
  19. president of the United States
  20. – unproven theory that animals slowly turned into other animals over billions of years instead of being created by God
  21. – inventor of the gas mask and automatic traffic light made improvements to the sewing machine
  22. – first car built on Henry Ford’s assembly line
  23. – inventor of the steamboat
  24. organization that Clara Barton founded that helps in times of war and natural disaster
  25. – founded Standard Oil
  26. – public transportation carrying passengers either above or below ground on a track
  27. – built and flew the first successful airplane
  28. – war fought between Spain and the United States to set Cuba free from Spain
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  1. – allowed for the election of U.S. Senators instead of being appointed by the U.S. State Legislature
  2. – U.S. East Coast entry port for immigrants from 1892 – 1954
  3. – famous battle won by the rough riders
  4. – 25th president of the United States declared war against Spain to help free the nation of Cuba
  5. – U.S. West Coast entry port for immigrants from 1910 – 1940
  6. –meeting that established time zones around the world
  7. – 1889 Pennsylvania flood that took the lives of over 2,000 people
  8. – leader of the Rough Riders 26th President of the United States
  9. – the first center of skyscraper architecture
  10. – 23rd President of the United States; Expanded the U.S. Navy
  11. – license proving ownership of an invention
  12. – years between 1900 and 1920 when government focused on being more efficient and better meeting the desires of voters
  13. – inventor of the telephone
  14. – inventor of the phonograph
  15. – helped save the lives of the Panama Canal workers by controlling disease carrying mosquitos
  16. – leader of the U.S. Navy fleet that destroyed Spanish Pacific naval fleet of Ships during the Spanish American War
  17. – law passed to keep Chinese laborers out of the United States
  18. – U.S, Navy ship that sank in Cuba and sparked the beginning of the Spanish American War
  19. – group of Pacific Islands that the United States helped free from Spain in the Spanish American War
  20. – group of American soldiers led by Theodore Roosevelt during the Spanish American war
  21. time of great progress and growth in the way goods were made
  22. – island possessed by Spain until the end of the Spanish American War
  23. – 28th President of the United States president when the Panama Canal opened
  24. – built and launched the first successful liquid- fueled rocket
  25. – inventor who built the first gasoline powered car and developed the assembly line

53 Clues: – founded Standard Oil • – inventor of the telephone • – inventor of the steamboat • – inventor of the phonograph • president of the United States • – 20th president of the United States • – famous battle won by the rough riders • – license proving ownership of an invention • – the first center of skyscraper architecture • – built and flew the first successful airplane • ...

George Washington 2022-02-27

George Washington crossword puzzle
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  1. having liberty
  2. a normal condition, not in war
  3. leader of the Continental Army and first president of the United States of America
  4. a paper that is laws for the United States
  5. the leader of the United States of America
  6. war between America and Great Britain
  7. not easily done, hard
  8. a place where Washington and his soldiers stayed
  9. had confidence, had faith
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  1. paper saying the United States of America was a new, free country
  2. a free country in North America
  3. the countries of England, Scotland, and Wales
  4. colonists who wanted to be free from Great Britain
  5. became a member of an organization
  6. the American army in the American Revolution
  7. well-known

16 Clues: well-known • having liberty • not easily done, hard • had confidence, had faith • a normal condition, not in war • a free country in North America • became a member of an organization • war between America and Great Britain • a paper that is laws for the United States • the leader of the United States of America • the American army in the American Revolution • ...

Emotion as a WOK 2023-03-16

Emotion as a WOK crossword puzzle
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  1. A scenario where a train conductor is forced to choose between two bad outcomes, usually involving death
  2. States that most evil is done by those who don't necessarily decide to be evil
  3. States that rightness and wrongness are determined by morally relevant particularities of the situation
  4. States that an action is right if it is in-line with a good character
  5. States that an action is right if it pursues our own interest, emphasizes personal responsibility
  6. The preliminary assessment of patients in order to determine the urgency of their need for treatment
  7. States that an action is right if it shows selfless concern for the interest of others
  8. An idea that an action is right or wrong according to personal belief, there are no moral facts
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  1. An idea that an action is right or wrong independent of beliefs, suggests that there are universal moral principles
  2. States that actions are good or bad according to a clear set of rules
  3. Determines the ethical choice that produces the greatest amount of good for the most people
  4. Proposed by David Hume that an action is only right if it conforms to positive sentiments
  5. A psychologist at Stanford University, famous for organizing the Stanford Prison Experiment
  6. States that the morality of an action is to be judged solely by its consequences
  7. States that an action is good if it shows that we care about those we have a connection to

15 Clues: States that actions are good or bad according to a clear set of rules • States that an action is right if it is in-line with a good character • States that most evil is done by those who don't necessarily decide to be evil • States that the morality of an action is to be judged solely by its consequences • ...

Constitution Crossword 2024-01-03

Constitution Crossword crossword puzzle
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  1. Protects people from unreasonable searches and seizures by the government.
  2. A guide on how to alter the constitution.
  3. Protects the right for citizens to have a jury trial in federal courts with civil cases where the claim exceeds a certain dollar value.
  4. Excessive bail shall not be required, nor excessive fines imposed, nor cruel and unusual punishments inflicted.
  5. Article which included the instructions to ratify the constitution into law.
  6. Right to bear arms.
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  1. Freedom of speech, press, religion, assembly, and petition.
  2. No Person shall be a Senator who shall not have attained to the Age of thirty Years, and been nine Years a Citizen of the United States, and who shall not, when elected, be an Inhabitant of that State for which he shall be chosen.
  3. The powers not delegated to the United States by the Constitution, nor prohibited by it to the States, are reserved to the States respectively, or to the people.
  4. Treason against the United States shall be punished. The criteria of this is discussed in which article.
  5. Restrictions on the quartering of soldiers in private homes without the owner's consent.
  6. The President shall be Commander in Chief of the Army and Navy of the United States.
  7. Guarantees criminal defendants nine different rights, including the right to a speedy and public trial by an impartial jury consisting of jurors from the state and district in which the crime was alleged to have been committed.
  8. Limiting governmental powers focusing on criminal procedures.
  9. The enumeration in the Constitution, of certain rights, shall not be construed to deny or disparage others retained by the people.
  10. We the People
  11. Relation between the states and the federal government.
  12. When state law is in conflict with federal law, federal law always wins.

18 Clues: We the People • Right to bear arms. • A guide on how to alter the constitution. • Relation between the states and the federal government. • Freedom of speech, press, religion, assembly, and petition. • Limiting governmental powers focusing on criminal procedures. • When state law is in conflict with federal law, federal law always wins. • ...

Constitution Crossword 2024-01-03

Constitution Crossword crossword puzzle
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  1. Protects people from unreasonable searches and seizures by the government.
  2. A guide on how to alter the constitution.
  3. Protects the right for citizens to have a jury trial in federal courts with civil cases where the claim exceeds a certain dollar value.
  4. Excessive bail shall not be required, nor excessive fines imposed, nor cruel and unusual punishments inflicted.
  5. Article which included the instructions to ratify the constitution into law.
  6. Right to bear arms.
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  1. Freedom of speech, press, religion, assembly, and petition.
  2. No Person shall be a Senator who shall not have attained to the Age of thirty Years, and been nine Years a Citizen of the United States, and who shall not, when elected, be an Inhabitant of that State for which he shall be chosen.
  3. The powers not delegated to the United States by the Constitution, nor prohibited by it to the States, are reserved to the States respectively, or to the people.
  4. Treason against the United States shall be punished. The criteria of this is discussed in which article.
  5. Restrictions on the quartering of soldiers in private homes without the owner's consent.
  6. The President shall be Commander in Chief of the Army and Navy of the United States.
  7. Guarantees criminal defendants nine different rights, including the right to a speedy and public trial by an impartial jury consisting of jurors from the state and district in which the crime was alleged to have been committed.
  8. Limiting governmental powers focusing on criminal procedures.
  9. The enumeration in the Constitution, of certain rights, shall not be construed to deny or disparage others retained by the people.
  10. We the People
  11. Relation between the states and the federal government.
  12. When state law is in conflict with federal law, federal law always wins.

18 Clues: We the People • Right to bear arms. • A guide on how to alter the constitution. • Relation between the states and the federal government. • Freedom of speech, press, religion, assembly, and petition. • Limiting governmental powers focusing on criminal procedures. • When state law is in conflict with federal law, federal law always wins. • ...

Constitution Crossword 2024-01-03

Constitution Crossword crossword puzzle
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  1. Protects people from unreasonable searches and seizures by the government.
  2. A guide on how to alter the constitution.
  3. Protects the right for citizens to have a jury trial in federal courts with civil cases where the claim exceeds a certain dollar value.
  4. Excessive bail shall not be required, nor excessive fines imposed, nor cruel and unusual punishments inflicted.
  5. Article which included the instructions to ratify the constitution into law.
  6. Right to bear arms.
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  1. Freedom of speech, press, religion, assembly, and petition.
  2. No Person shall be a Senator who shall not have attained to the Age of thirty Years, and been nine Years a Citizen of the United States, and who shall not, when elected, be an Inhabitant of that State for which he shall be chosen.
  3. The powers not delegated to the United States by the Constitution, nor prohibited by it to the States, are reserved to the States respectively, or to the people.
  4. Treason against the United States shall be punished. The criteria of this is discussed in which article.
  5. Restrictions on the quartering of soldiers in private homes without the owner's consent.
  6. The President shall be Commander in Chief of the Army and Navy of the United States.
  7. Guarantees criminal defendants nine different rights, including the right to a speedy and public trial by an impartial jury consisting of jurors from the state and district in which the crime was alleged to have been committed.
  8. Limiting governmental powers focusing on criminal procedures.
  9. The enumeration in the Constitution, of certain rights, shall not be construed to deny or disparage others retained by the people.
  10. We the People
  11. Relation between the states and the federal government.
  12. When state law is in conflict with federal law, federal law always wins.

18 Clues: We the People • Right to bear arms. • A guide on how to alter the constitution. • Relation between the states and the federal government. • Freedom of speech, press, religion, assembly, and petition. • Limiting governmental powers focusing on criminal procedures. • When state law is in conflict with federal law, federal law always wins. • ...

US History Exam #2 Review 2024-01-17

US History Exam #2 Review crossword puzzle
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  1. Abraham Lincoln became President and the country broke up into Union and Confederacy.
  2. Conflict between North and South. More than 620,000 people died.
  3. Created a pathway for new states to join the USA. Took land from Louisiana. Slavery was banned here.
  4. the idea that God told Americans to move west and take over North America for themselves
  5. Part of the country that seceded from the United States over slavery. Mostly agricultural economy. Wore gray uniforms.
  6. Law signed by Jackson that forced Native Americans to move West of the Mississippi River
  7. Very important Civil War Battle where many soldiers died. Lincoln gave a big speech here.
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  1. First government document of the United States. Took the ideas of "life, liberty, and" equality from John Locke and the Enlightenment.
  2. Major body of water that the United States got from France. Helped the United States ship goods to Europe and the East Coast more easily.
  3. The Civil War begins
  4. What the North did to make money (economy) and what helped them win the war
  5. The Civil War ends
  6. Last battle of the Civil War. General Grant Offers General Lee the opportunity to surrender and not be bothered by the US government.
  7. Enslaved man that sued for his freedom and lost. The Supreme Court ruled that Black people were not citizens and could not become citizens.
  8. the Confederacy withdrew from the United States
  9. Thomas Jefferson got this from France in 1803. Doubled the size of the United States.
  10. Part of the country that had more resources and was better able to supply its soldiers with food, weapons, and materials. Wore dark blue uniforms.
  11. President that abused his power by acting like a king and sent Native Americans to the West

18 Clues: The Civil War ends • The Civil War begins • the Confederacy withdrew from the United States • Conflict between North and South. More than 620,000 people died. • What the North did to make money (economy) and what helped them win the war • Abraham Lincoln became President and the country broke up into Union and Confederacy. • ...

Unit 6 Vocabuluary Assignment - Crossword Puzzle 2025-04-23

Unit 6 Vocabuluary Assignment - Crossword Puzzle crossword puzzle
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  1. A Northerner who moved to the South after the war, often seen as exploiting the region.
  2. The period after the Civil War when the Southern states were reorganized and reintegrated into the Union.
  3. Abolished slavery, gave African-Americans citizenship, and gave African American men the right to vote.
  4. The Northern states during the Civil War that remained loyal to the U.S. government.
  5. A pardon for offenses, such as President Andrew Johnson’s offer of amnesty to many former Confederates
  6. A system where freedmen rented land from landowners and paid with a portion of their crops, often trapping them in poverty.
  7. Government agency that helped formerly enslaved people adjust to freedom by providing food, education, and medical care.
  8. The 1863 declaration by President Abraham Lincoln that freed slaves in Confederate states.
  9. The act of formally withdrawing from an organization or alliance, such as the Southern states leaving the Union.
  10. The system of forced labor where people were considered property.
  11. Laws passed in the South to limit the freedom of African Americans after the Civil War.
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  1. A short speech by Lincoln honoring fallen soldiers and emphasizing national unity.
  2. The rights of citizens to political and social freedom and equality.
  3. A person who wanted to end slavery in the United States.
  4. The group of Southern states that seceded and formed their own government.
  5. The belief that individual states have the right to govern themselves, often used to justify secession.
  6. Laws that enforced racial segregation in the South after Reconstruction.
  7. The Union’s military strategy to defeat the Confederacy by blockading Southern ports and controlling the Mississippi River to “squeeze” the South, like an anaconda snake.

18 Clues: A person who wanted to end slavery in the United States. • The system of forced labor where people were considered property. • The rights of citizens to political and social freedom and equality. • Laws that enforced racial segregation in the South after Reconstruction. • The group of Southern states that seceded and formed their own government. • ...

Creating the Constitution Vocab Crossword 2024-12-02

Creating the Constitution Vocab Crossword crossword puzzle
Across
  1. the idea that decisions approved by more than half of the people in a group or society will be accepted and observed by all of the people
  2. For purposes of representation and taxation, each person who was enslaved was to be counted as three-fifths of a person.
  3. Numerous protests led to stop tax collectors from seizing colonial properties. Proof the Articles were weak.
  4. A proposed that representation in both houses be based on the population of each state. This would give the more populous states more representatives, and thus more influence, than states with smaller populations.
  5. A series of 85 essays were published over the course of several months and made a strong case for the new plan of government. Some historians have called the publication of these papers one of the most powerful public relations campaigns in history.
  6. opponents of ratifying the U.S. Constitution. They favored the loose association of states established under the Articles of Confederation
  7. The second type of government the United States adopted and still current.
  8. the first written plan of government for the United States; ratified in 1781
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  1. A plan called for a two-house legislature with a different form of representation in each house. In the Senate, states would have equal representation. In the House of Representatives, states would have representation based on their populations.
  2. In that plan, each state, whether large or small, would have the same vote.
  3. A list of Rights promised to American citizens in the Constitution
  4. the belief that governments should operate according to an agreed set of principles, which are usually spelled out in a written constitution
  5. On May 25, 1787, a meeting between Delegates from all the states except Rhode Island came together at the Pennsylvania State House in Philadelphia, which would later be known as Independence Hall to change the Articles of Confederation.
  6. supporters of ratifying the U.S. Constitution. They favored the creation of a strong federal government that shared power with the states.
  7. a financial status in which a person, company, or government owes money to someone else
  8. formal approval of an agreement, treaty, or constitution
  9. the approval of every voting member

17 Clues: the approval of every voting member • formal approval of an agreement, treaty, or constitution • A list of Rights promised to American citizens in the Constitution • The second type of government the United States adopted and still current. • In that plan, each state, whether large or small, would have the same vote. • ...

Unit 4 Academic Vocab 2021-05-20

Unit 4 Academic Vocab crossword puzzle
Across
  1. Reporters are allowed to publish fair and accurate accounts of official proceedings, such as a school board meeting, city council meeting or court or judicial proceeding. Because privileges are matters of state law, the names of the privileges vary from state to state.
  2. printed false statements
  3. This First Amendment right states you can say things with limitations.
  4. This First Amendment right states you may peacefully protest.
  5. acronym for Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act
  6. This First Amendment right states you can question the government
  7. blank of privacy law protects individuals from people using their personal info.
  8. invasion of privacy category similar to trespassing
  9. Two examples of this are slander and libel
  10. This amendment states you have freedom of speech, religion, press, and to question the government.
  11. states that require only one person for consent to recording.
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  1. invasion of privacy category where the person is shown in a negative light
  2. This will always be a publication’s best defense, which means a legal defense begins at the front end, when gathering facts and information and writing, arranging, editing and checking the facts.
  3. This First Amendment right states you can practice your beliefs
  4. This First Amendment right is the only portion that talks directly to the media
  5. verbal false statements
  6. invasion of privacy category using someone's image without permission
  7. acronym for Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act
  8. a legal term of art which means it was published either with known falsity or reckless disregard for the truth.

19 Clues: verbal false statements • printed false statements • Two examples of this are slander and libel • invasion of privacy category similar to trespassing • acronym for Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act • This First Amendment right states you may peacefully protest. • states that require only one person for consent to recording. • ...

Jason Nguyen's Constitution Crossword 2021-12-13

Jason Nguyen's Constitution Crossword crossword puzzle
Across
  1. The part of the Constitution that describes the process of changing the Constitution
  2. The part of the Constitution that states that a majority of the thirteen states must approve in order for the Constitution to take effect
  3. The process of how the head of the executive branch is selected
  4. One of the two houses in Congress that has two senators for every state
  5. The part of the Constitution that interprets and deals with federal laws
  6. The introduction of the Constitution that explains the purpose of the new government
  7. The part of the Constitution that declares United States laws and treaties supreme
  8. The longest part of the Constitution that creates the legislative branch and Congress
  9. The part of the Constitution that creates a branch that carries out laws
  10. An idea that states that a national government shares power with state governments
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  1. Ten amendments that list specific rights that are not named in the Constitution to satisfy citizens
  2. One of the two houses in Congress that has the numbers of senators based on population of each state
  3. The number of ratified changes made to the Constitution
  4. A type of democracy that elects citizens as leaders
  5. This court and federal courts deal with national laws and appoint judges
  6. The number of states needed to ratify for the Constitution to become official
  7. The head of the executive branch
  8. A change or addition to the Constitution
  9. The part of the Constitution that describes interactions between states

19 Clues: The head of the executive branch • A change or addition to the Constitution • A type of democracy that elects citizens as leaders • The number of ratified changes made to the Constitution • The process of how the head of the executive branch is selected • One of the two houses in Congress that has two senators for every state • ...

Causes of the Civil War 2022-03-03

Causes of the Civil War crossword puzzle
Across
  1. abraham lincoln becomes 16th president opposing the spread of slavery
  2. admitted missouri as a slave state and maine as a non slave state
  3. 16th president of the united states
  4. he sued his master for freedom, court rules slaves are not legal citizens and cant bring court cases before the supreme court
  5. african americans who worked on plantations in the south with no pay
  6. wilmot proviso suggested all lands from mexican cession had no slaves
  7. an American Confederate general best known for his service to the Confederate States of America during the American Civil War, during which he was appointed the overall commander of the Confederate States Army.
  8. some states thought they could leave the union if they didnt like the laws being passed by federal government
  9. northern abolitionist launched a slave revolt in 1859, was crushed, tried, and executed
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  1. required all citizens to help catch runaway slaves
  2. 11 southern states leave the union and become the confederacy
  3. the new states would vote if their state would be admitted as a free or slave state.
  4. an anti-slavery book written by Harriet Beecher Stowe
  5. an American politician who served as the president of the Confederate States from 1861 to 1865.
  6. john brown and others overran the federal arsenal
  7. greater loyalty to your own section rather than country as a whole

16 Clues: 16th president of the united states • john brown and others overran the federal arsenal • required all citizens to help catch runaway slaves • an anti-slavery book written by Harriet Beecher Stowe • 11 southern states leave the union and become the confederacy • admitted missouri as a slave state and maine as a non slave state • ...

CH 4 Constitution 2025-09-17

CH 4 Constitution crossword puzzle
Across
  1. Refers to the interactions and relationships among the federal, state, and local governments. This includes informal and formal arrangements, such as compacts and cooperative agreements, and the effectiveness of federalism often depends on the quality of these relationships.
  2. An advantage of federalism that provides an additional safeguard against tyranny by dispersing governmental authority.
  3. Powers Powers shared by both the federal and state governments (e.g., taxation, building roads).
  4. Ensures that laws passed by both levels of government adhere to the Constitution.
  5. A disadvantage of federalism where overlapping jurisdictions can make it difficult for citizens to understand who is responsible for what.
  6. a crucial role in interpreting the division of powers between the federal and state governments. Landmark cases have shaped the balance of power, defining the limits of federal and state authority.
  7. A disadvantage of federalism that can lead to disparities in laws, services, and opportunities across states.
  8. Efforts to devolve power from the federal government back to the states, particularly since the 1970s.
  9. Powers not delegated to the federal government nor denied to the states, which are reserved for the states or the people (e.g., regulating intrastate commerce, establishing schools).
  10. An advantage of federalism where states can serve as "laboratories of democracy" by trying out new policies.
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  1. Federal funds given to states for specific purposes, often with strict conditions (e.g., Medicaid).
  2. (Layer Cake) Characterized by distinct spheres of authority for federal and state governments, with little overlap, prevalent from the late 18th century to the early 20th century.
  3. (Article VI) Establishes that federal laws are supreme when in conflict with state laws, provided they are constitutional.
  4. A contrasting system where power is centralized.
  5. An advantage of federalism that allows governments to be more responsive to the specific needs and preferences of their populations.
  6. Federal funds given to states for broader purposes, with more discretion for states in how they spend the money (e.g., Temporary Assistance for Needy Families). Grants are a major tool for the federal government to influence state policies.
  7. A contrasting system where power is decentralized among independent states.
  8. (Marble Cake) Characterized by greater collaboration and shared responsibilities between federal and state governments, emerging during the New Deal era.
  9. A system of government where power is divided between a national government and state or provincial governments. This division of power is typically outlined in a constitution.
  10. Primarily establishes federalism in the U.S. Constitution. It enumerates specific powers for the federal government while reserving others for the states.
  11. Both the national and state governments possess their own spheres of authority. Citizens are subject to the laws of both levels of government, and each level can act directly on the people.
  12. Powers specifically granted to the federal government (e.g., coining money, declaring war).

22 Clues: A contrasting system where power is centralized. • A contrasting system where power is decentralized among independent states. • Ensures that laws passed by both levels of government adhere to the Constitution. • Powers specifically granted to the federal government (e.g., coining money, declaring war). • ...

States of Matter/Changing States of Matter 2020-11-09

States of Matter/Changing States of Matter crossword puzzle
Across
  1. In a liquid, molecules are more ___ packed than in a solid.
  2. __ in solids are very close together.
  3. Gases have an ___ shape and volume.
  4. A liquid does not have a definite ___.
  5. Molecules in a a liquid move more than molecules in a ___.
  6. A liquid will take the shape of its ___.
  7. These atoms are the fastest.
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  1. The study of matter is called this.
  2. A liquid has definite ___.
  3. ___ change shape.
  4. When a liquid is poured from one container into another, it takes up the same about of ___.
  5. Gas atoms are so far apart that they're ___.
  6. An ___ is the smallest unit of matter.
  7. Solids have a ___ shape and a definite volume.
  8. This is another name for the states of matter.

15 Clues: ___ change shape. • A liquid has definite ___. • These atoms are the fastest. • The study of matter is called this. • Gases have an ___ shape and volume. • __ in solids are very close together. • A liquid does not have a definite ___. • An ___ is the smallest unit of matter. • A liquid will take the shape of its ___. • Gas atoms are so far apart that they're ___. • ...

States 2024-09-13

States crossword puzzle
Across
  1. U.S. state known as the "Sunshine State"
  2. U.S. state known for Hollywood
  3. U.S. state known for the Rocky Mountains
Down
  1. U.S. state with the Great Lakes coastline
  2. U.S. state known for Hollywood
  3. Largest state by area
  4. U.S. state famous for the Grand Canyon

7 Clues: Largest state by area • U.S. state known for Hollywood • U.S. state known for Hollywood • U.S. state famous for the Grand Canyon • U.S. state known as the "Sunshine State" • U.S. state known for the Rocky Mountains • U.S. state with the Great Lakes coastline

States 2023-05-31

States crossword puzzle
Across
  1. a state of matter
  2. the opposite of painted(starts with a "u")
  3. you probably hate this subject
Down
  1. a dense,ice-cold beverage that resembles the thickness of melting snow
  2. frozen water
  3. an action often related to liquids

6 Clues: frozen water • a state of matter • you probably hate this subject • an action often related to liquids • the opposite of painted(starts with a "u") • a dense,ice-cold beverage that resembles the thickness of melting snow

Constitution Crossword 2024-01-03

Constitution Crossword crossword puzzle
Across
  1. Protects people from unreasonable searches and seizures by the government.
  2. A guide on how to alter the constitution.
  3. Protects the right for citizens to have a jury trial in federal courts with civil cases where the claim exceeds a certain dollar value.
  4. Excessive bail shall not be required, nor excessive fines imposed, nor cruel and unusual punishments inflicted.
  5. Article which included the instructions to ratify the constitution into law.
  6. Right to bear arms.
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  1. Freedom of speech, press, religion, assembly, and petition.
  2. No Person shall be a Senator who shall not have attained to the Age of thirty Years, and been nine Years a Citizen of the United States, and who shall not, when elected, be an Inhabitant of that State for which he shall be chosen.
  3. The powers not delegated to the United States by the Constitution, nor prohibited by it to the States, are reserved to the States respectively, or to the people.
  4. Treason against the United States shall be punished. The criteria of this is discussed in which article.
  5. Restrictions on the quartering of soldiers in private homes without the owner's consent.
  6. The President shall be Commander in Chief of the Army and Navy of the United States.
  7. Guarantees criminal defendants nine different rights, including the right to a speedy and public trial by an impartial jury consisting of jurors from the state and district in which the crime was alleged to have been committed.
  8. Limiting governmental powers focusing on criminal procedures.
  9. The enumeration in the Constitution, of certain rights, shall not be construed to deny or disparage others retained by the people.
  10. We the People
  11. Relation between the states and the federal government.
  12. When state law is in conflict with federal law, federal law always wins.

18 Clues: We the People • Right to bear arms. • A guide on how to alter the constitution. • Relation between the states and the federal government. • Freedom of speech, press, religion, assembly, and petition. • Limiting governmental powers focusing on criminal procedures. • When state law is in conflict with federal law, federal law always wins. • ...

American History Before The Civil War 2023-11-17

American History Before The Civil War crossword puzzle
Across
  1. The location of a major Women's Rights Meeting in 1848.
  2. The law that created a line where North of the line would have no slaves and South would have slaves.
  3. The President who won the 1860 Election.
  4. The second President of the United States.
  5. The people who wanted to end slavery.
  6. The third President of the United States.
  7. The President who wanted to move Native Americans out of the country.
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  1. The name of a slave who tried to gain freedom through the court system.
  2. The law that allowed the new states to decide for themselves if they should have slavery.
  3. The first President of the United States.
  4. The country that the United States bought Louisiana from.
  5. The country that originally owned the United States.
  6. Where the final battle of the American Revolution happened.
  7. The idea that Women should be able to vote.

14 Clues: The people who wanted to end slavery. • The President who won the 1860 Election. • The first President of the United States. • The third President of the United States. • The second President of the United States. • The idea that Women should be able to vote. • The country that originally owned the United States. • ...

History Crossword 2022-04-04

History Crossword crossword puzzle
Across
  1. outlined a strong national government with three branches
  2. a body of people representing the states of the US
  3. the arrangement of and relations
  4. The branch that makes all laws, declares war, and regulates interstate.
  5. Three-fifths compromise, compromise agreement between delegates from the Northern and the Southern states at the United States
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  1. This branch interprets the law and determine the constitutionality of the law.
  2. counterbalancing influences by which an organization or system is regulated
  3. an agreement between the large and small states during the Constitutional Convention
  4. comprises the first ten amendments to the United States Constitution.
  5. the federal principle or system of government.
  6. a person who supports a system of government in which states unite under a central authority.
  7. a person who opposed the adoption of the U.S. Constitution.
  8. provided for a bicameral federal legislature that used a dual system of representation
  9. This branch carries out and enforces laws.

14 Clues: the arrangement of and relations • This branch carries out and enforces laws. • the federal principle or system of government. • a body of people representing the states of the US • outlined a strong national government with three branches • a person who opposed the adoption of the U.S. Constitution. • ...

Civil War puzzle 2022-03-05

Civil War puzzle crossword puzzle
Across
  1. a person who did not support slavery
  2. going in and out.
  3. states that are also called the union
  4. not law
  5. nickname was given to the people who lived in the south but supported the south.
  6. nickname for thee northerners who were against Civil War
  7. attempt to stop people money supplies
  8. nickname for the south
  9. people who supported the union
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  1. warship that is fully covered and protected but iron cladding.
  2. when states leave the U.S
  3. confederate states of the U.S
  4. crackers eaten by Civil War soldiers
  5. the states that stayed loyal to the U.S government
  6. person who is legal property of another person
  7. Scott this decision said that Congress

16 Clues: not law • going in and out. • nickname for the south • when states leave the U.S • confederate states of the U.S • people who supported the union • a person who did not support slavery • crackers eaten by Civil War soldiers • states that are also called the union • attempt to stop people money supplies • Scott this decision said that Congress • ...

Constitution Crossword 2024-01-03

Constitution Crossword crossword puzzle
Across
  1. Protects people from unreasonable searches and seizures by the government.
  2. A guide on how to alter the constitution.
  3. Protects the right for citizens to have a jury trial in federal courts with civil cases where the claim exceeds a certain dollar value.
  4. Excessive bail shall not be required, nor excessive fines imposed, nor cruel and unusual punishments inflicted.
  5. Article which included the instructions to ratify the constitution into law.
  6. Right to bear arms.
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  1. Freedom of speech, press, religion, assembly, and petition.
  2. No Person shall be a Senator who shall not have attained to the Age of thirty Years, and been nine Years a Citizen of the United States, and who shall not, when elected, be an Inhabitant of that State for which he shall be chosen.
  3. The powers not delegated to the United States by the Constitution, nor prohibited by it to the States, are reserved to the States respectively, or to the people.
  4. Treason against the United States shall be punished. The criteria of this is discussed in which article.
  5. Restrictions on the quartering of soldiers in private homes without the owner's consent.
  6. The President shall be Commander in Chief of the Army and Navy of the United States.
  7. Guarantees criminal defendants nine different rights, including the right to a speedy and public trial by an impartial jury consisting of jurors from the state and district in which the crime was alleged to have been committed.
  8. Limiting governmental powers focusing on criminal procedures.
  9. The enumeration in the Constitution, of certain rights, shall not be construed to deny or disparage others retained by the people.
  10. We the People
  11. Relation between the states and the federal government.
  12. When state law is in conflict with federal law, federal law always wins.

18 Clues: We the People • Right to bear arms. • A guide on how to alter the constitution. • Relation between the states and the federal government. • Freedom of speech, press, religion, assembly, and petition. • Limiting governmental powers focusing on criminal procedures. • When state law is in conflict with federal law, federal law always wins. • ...

Constitution Crossword 2024-01-03

Constitution Crossword crossword puzzle
Across
  1. Protects people from unreasonable searches and seizures by the government.
  2. A guide on how to alter the constitution.
  3. Protects the right for citizens to have a jury trial in federal courts with civil cases where the claim exceeds a certain dollar value.
  4. Excessive bail shall not be required, nor excessive fines imposed, nor cruel and unusual punishments inflicted.
  5. Article which included the instructions to ratify the constitution into law.
  6. Right to bear arms.
Down
  1. Freedom of speech, press, religion, assembly, and petition.
  2. No Person shall be a Senator who shall not have attained to the Age of thirty Years, and been nine Years a Citizen of the United States, and who shall not, when elected, be an Inhabitant of that State for which he shall be chosen.
  3. The powers not delegated to the United States by the Constitution, nor prohibited by it to the States, are reserved to the States respectively, or to the people.
  4. Treason against the United States shall be punished. The criteria of this is discussed in which article.
  5. Restrictions on the quartering of soldiers in private homes without the owner's consent.
  6. The President shall be Commander in Chief of the Army and Navy of the United States.
  7. Guarantees criminal defendants nine different rights, including the right to a speedy and public trial by an impartial jury consisting of jurors from the state and district in which the crime was alleged to have been committed.
  8. Limiting governmental powers focusing on criminal procedures.
  9. The enumeration in the Constitution, of certain rights, shall not be construed to deny or disparage others retained by the people.
  10. We the People
  11. Relation between the states and the federal government.
  12. When state law is in conflict with federal law, federal law always wins.

18 Clues: We the People • Right to bear arms. • A guide on how to alter the constitution. • Relation between the states and the federal government. • Freedom of speech, press, religion, assembly, and petition. • Limiting governmental powers focusing on criminal procedures. • When state law is in conflict with federal law, federal law always wins. • ...

Civil War 2021-10-08

Civil War crossword puzzle
Across
  1. Union military post in South Carolina which was taken over by the Confederacy in 1861.
  2. Place in Virginia where John Brown led a raid on a federal arsenal.
  3. A law that allowed voters in Kansas and Nebraska to choose whether to allow slavery or not.
  4. southern states that seceded from the United States in 1861.
  5. Courthouse
  6. War between the North and South.
  7. Speech given by Abraham Lincoln at the dedication of the Gettysburg National Cemetery*His three minute speech inspired the North to keep fighting for a united country and the end of slavery.
  8. A series of agreements passed by Congress in 1820-1821 to maintain the balance of power between slave states and free states. Missouri was admitted as a slave state and Maine was admitted as a free state to keep the balance of powe
  9. ship made of iron
  10. Union strategy for winning by "squeezing" on all sides* The Union blocked the South's coastline and Mississippi River to stop movement of people and supplies in the South.
  11. where Civil War ended on April 9, 1865, when Lee surrendered to Grant.
  12. President of the United States of America during the Civil War; born in Kentucky; helped preserve the United States by leading the country in the defeat of the Confederacy; against slavery; freed slaves; assassinated by John Wilkes Booth
  13. U.S. Supreme Court decision which determined that slaves (Dred Scott) could not sue in federal court because they did not have the rights of citizenship.
  14. Novel written by Harriet Beecher Stowe that showed the horrors of slavery to Northerners.
  15. Rapid-fire gun capable of shooting 600 rounds per minute.
  16. Turning point of the Civil War that made it clear the North would win.
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  1. of Antietam
  2. General of the Confederacy considered to be one of the greatest generals of all time*He was against slavery but didn't want to fight against his home state of Virginia. He also believed in states' rights.
  3. Proclamation
  4. The fall of Vicksburg, Mississippi, to General Ulysses S. Grant's army on July 4th, 1863, after 48 days of seige
  5. Condition of being owned by, and forced to work for someone else.
  6. Slave states that remained in the Union (Missouri, Kentucky, Maryland, and Delaware).*Lincoln did not call for abolition (free all slaves) at the beginning of the war because these states had slaves and would fight for the Union.
  7. for the South; got his nickname because he refused to retreat during battle - he held his position like a stone wall.
  8. To leave or withdraw
  9. War battle in which 25,000 men were killed or wounded
  10. freeing slaves in Union-controlled Confederate states
  11. The march of an army of 62,000 men from Atlanta toward Savannah, Georgia which left a path of almost total destruction. *It is often cited as the first example of total war.
  12. United States (especially the northern states during the American Civil War)

28 Clues: Courthouse • of Antietam • Proclamation • ship made of iron • To leave or withdraw • War between the North and South. • War battle in which 25,000 men were killed or wounded • freeing slaves in Union-controlled Confederate states • Rapid-fire gun capable of shooting 600 rounds per minute. • southern states that seceded from the United States in 1861. • ...

Civil War 2024-04-30

Civil War crossword puzzle
Across
  1. No State shall make or enforce any law which shall abridge the privileges or immunities of citizens of the United States.
  2. An agreement made by Congress in 1820 under which Missouri was admitted to the Union as a state that allowed enslavement and Maine was admitted as a state that banned enslavement.
  3. A Supreme Court decision in 1857 that held that African Americans could never be citizens of the United States and that the Missouri Compromise was unconstitutional.
  4. Confederacy another name for the Confederate States of America, made up of the 11 states that seceded from the Union.
  5. A war between opposing groups of citizens from the same country.
  6. An agency established by Congress at the end of the Civil War to help and protect newly freed Black Americans.
  7. An act passed in 1854 that created the Kansas and Nebraska territories and abolished the Missouri Compromise by allowing settlers to determine whether slavery would be allowed in the new territories.
  8. The period after the Civil War in which Southern states were rebuilt and brought back into the Union as the federal government addressed the impact of slavery.
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  1. A speech by President Abraham Lincoln in 1863 at the site of the Battle of Gettysburg in memory of the Union soldiers who had died trying to protect the ideals of freedom upon which the nation was founded.
  2. The rights guaranteed by the Constitution to all people, especially equal treatment under the law.
  3. An order issued by President Lincoln on January 1, 1863, declaring people enslaved in the Confederate states to be free.
  4. A series of political debates between Abraham Lincoln and Stephen Douglas, who were candidates in the Illinois race for U.S. senator, in which slavery was the main issue.
  5. The United States as one nation united under a single government. During the Civil War, “the Union” came to mean the government and armies of the North.
  6. The right of citizens of the United States to vote shall not be denied or abridged by the United States or by any State on account of race, color, or previous condition of servitude.
  7. The agreements made in order to admit California into the Union as a state in which slavery was illegal. These agreements included allowing the New Mexico and Utah territories to decide whether to allow slavery, outlawing the trade of enslaved people in Washington, D.C., and creating a stronger law targeting fugitives from slavery.
  8. Laws passed in 1865 and 1866 in the former Confederate states to limit the rights and freedoms of African Americans.
  9. The 13th Amendment to the United States Constitution provides that "Neither slavery nor involuntary servitude, except as a punishment for crime whereof the party shall have been duly convicted, shall exist within the United States, or any place subject to their jurisdiction."

17 Clues: A war between opposing groups of citizens from the same country. • The rights guaranteed by the Constitution to all people, especially equal treatment under the law. • An agency established by Congress at the end of the Civil War to help and protect newly freed Black Americans. • ...

Social Studies Review 2023-02-27

Social Studies Review crossword puzzle
Across
  1. General of the North
  2. Amendment that gave former slaves right to vote
  3. First shots of Civil War
  4. Who explored the Louisiana Purchase
  5. doubled the size of the United States
  6. Path the slaves used to escape slavery
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  1. Who we bought Louisiana from
  2. Amendment that ended slavery
  3. Location of the factories in the United States
  4. Which direction did the United States expand?
  5. Amendment that granted citizenship to former slaves
  6. 16th President of the United States
  7. Main cause of the Civil War
  8. Leader of the Underground Railroad
  9. Turning point of Civil War

15 Clues: General of the North • First shots of Civil War • Turning point of Civil War • Main cause of the Civil War • Who we bought Louisiana from • Amendment that ended slavery • Leader of the Underground Railroad • Who explored the Louisiana Purchase • 16th President of the United States • doubled the size of the United States • Path the slaves used to escape slavery • ...

23rd amendment 2022-12-15

23rd amendment crossword puzzle
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  1. piece of paper you vote on and submit
  2. person chosen to REPRESENT a state (435)
  3. country we live in (shortened)
  4. Capital of the United states (shortened)
  5. President when 23rd amendment was passed
  6. Land owned by the U.S (not state)
  7. Number of U.S states
  8. the act of submitting a ballot
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  1. Document of the United States
  2. Month that the 23rd amendment was ratified
  3. A U.S territory, subject of the landmark case.
  4. Parts of the constitution (27)
  5. Leader of the United states
  6. given to you by the constitution (freedoms/liberties)
  7. The right to vote

15 Clues: The right to vote • Number of U.S states • Leader of the United states • Document of the United States • Parts of the constitution (27) • country we live in (shortened) • the act of submitting a ballot • Land owned by the U.S (not state) • piece of paper you vote on and submit • Capital of the United states (shortened) • President when 23rd amendment was passed • ...

Jack Kwartowitz 2nd Hour Gov. Final Project 2022-01-07

Jack Kwartowitz 2nd Hour Gov. Final Project crossword puzzle
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  1. gov. power limited by the constitution
  2. Powers denied by states
  3. makes the money and collects taxes
  4. states send these to congress
  5. Troops lead by the commander in chief
  6. A singed agreement
  7. Ruled by 1
  8. Countrys actions towards other countries
  9. tally of all the votes cast
  10. Broad powers kept by states
  11. two chambers
  12. "to assign"
  13. The U.S. document that holds the concept of federalism
  14. principles, rules, or laws influenced by parties
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  1. the branch that makes laws
  2. to promote or support
  3. favoring one view or the other
  4. the branch that interprets laws
  5. things inside the United States
  6. the person that is chosen to run as a candidate in the national convention
  7. less serious crimes that can be less than a year in jail or just a fine
  8. Rule by a few
  9. agreements between countries
  10. serious crimes that are a punishment for more than a year in jail

24 Clues: Ruled by 1 • "to assign" • two chambers • Rule by a few • A singed agreement • to promote or support • Powers denied by states • the branch that makes laws • tally of all the votes cast • Broad powers kept by states • agreements between countries • states send these to congress • favoring one view or the other • the branch that interprets laws • things inside the United States • ...

Chapter 5 Vocab 2018-10-25

Chapter 5 Vocab crossword puzzle
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  1. These are 85 essays defending Constitution
  2. Supporters of the constitution
  3. Leader of Virginia, him and Alexander Hamilton called a meeting of state
  4. It's an alliance but also another form of government that delegates call
  5. Make laws
  6. Divided power between the national and states government
  7. Fifths Compromise, 3/5 of a state's slaves to be counted as population
  8. Prevents one state from dominating the other
  9. Plan for surveying the land
  10. Procedure for dividing the land is called the
  11. Farmers protested and it caused panic and dismay throughout the nation
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  1. The idea that governments should be based on the consent of the people, meant different things to different Americans
  2. Official approval, requires 9 states
  3. Group of electors chosen by states
  4. Set of laws
  5. Interpret the law
  6. Opponents, against Constitution
  7. 12 amendments submitted to the legislature
  8. Political Leader from Connecticut
  9. Carry out laws
  10. Offered a two-house congress to satisfy both small and big states
  11. A government in which citizens rule through the representatives

22 Clues: Make laws • Set of laws • Carry out laws • Interpret the law • Plan for surveying the land • Supporters of the constitution • Opponents, against Constitution • Political Leader from Connecticut • Group of electors chosen by states • Official approval, requires 9 states • These are 85 essays defending Constitution • 12 amendments submitted to the legislature • ...

The Constitution;Donna 2019-04-25

The Constitution;Donna crossword puzzle
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  1. the branch that interprets the laws and Constitution
  2. The idea that governments should be based on the consent of the people
  3. A loose alliance of states
  4. Delegate who developed the Great Compromise
  5. Power given to separate branches
  6. Official approval of the Constitution
  7. the branch that enforce the laws
  8. A law that sets up a plan for surveying land west of the Appalachian Mountains
  9. Agreement that allowed states by the Constitutional Convention
  10. The division between federal and state governments
  11. Law that organized the Northwest Territories
  12. Anti-tax protest by farmers
  13. set of amendments
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  1. people opposed to ratification
  2. Supporters
  3. Agreement that allowed states to count three-fifths of their slave population
  4. A group selected to elect the president
  5. the branch that makes laws
  6. One of the leaders of the Constitutional Conversation
  7. essay written by federalists
  8. the set of laws that established the first government of the United States
  9. A government in which the people elect representatives to govern

22 Clues: Supporters • set of amendments • A loose alliance of states • the branch that makes laws • Anti-tax protest by farmers • essay written by federalists • people opposed to ratification • Power given to separate branches • the branch that enforce the laws • Official approval of the Constitution • A group selected to elect the president • Delegate who developed the Great Compromise • ...

Civil War 2015-04-30

Civil War crossword puzzle
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  1. A solid, round projectile, shot from a cannon
  2. Land within the mainland boundaries
  3. Troops sent to strengthen a fighting force
  4. Troops like the national guard
  5. The south or Confederate States of America
  6. African Americans who were owned by other people
  7. Someone who does something because they want too
  8. The Confederate States of America
  9. Freedom from slavery
  10. Party A political party who were generally against slavery
  11. The cruel killing of a number of people
  12. To rush towards the army
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  1. The science of growing crops
  2. The term used to describe new soldiers
  3. Actively attacking someone
  4. Someone who wishes to get rid of slavery
  5. Resisting or protecting from an attack
  6. A branch of the Military
  7. Loyal to the government of the United States
  8. Loyal to the Confederacy
  9. Promoting the interests of a section or region
  10. The North or the United States
  11. To lie in wait for an unexpected attack
  12. The lowest rank in the army
  13. An organization of soldiers

25 Clues: Freedom from slavery • A branch of the Military • Loyal to the Confederacy • To rush towards the army • Actively attacking someone • The lowest rank in the army • An organization of soldiers • The science of growing crops • Troops like the national guard • The North or the United States • The Confederate States of America • Land within the mainland boundaries • ...

Civil War Crossword 2023-02-23

Civil War Crossword crossword puzzle
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  1. How many Union states were there?
  2. First battle of war with combat
  3. If they didn't die in the war then they died from
  4. Who was the first state to leave the Union?
  5. The first battle of the Civil War?
  6. To formally withdraw from membership in a political state
  7. States States that allowed slavery but were still in the Union
  8. What invention did Eli Whitney make?
  9. This means before war
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  1. This helped slaves escape to the North
  2. Battle of bull run is also known as
  3. President of the Confederacy during the Civil War
  4. The Union general who made Robert Lee surrender
  5. The first major battle of the Civil War
  6. Who was the president of the Union?
  7. What year did The Civil War start?
  8. What was the South's name in the war?
  9. What was the North's name in the war?
  10. What did they call Southern Soldiers
  11. How many confederate states were there?

20 Clues: This means before war • First battle of war with combat • How many Union states were there? • What year did The Civil War start? • The first battle of the Civil War? • Battle of bull run is also known as • Who was the president of the Union? • What did they call Southern Soldiers • What invention did Eli Whitney make? • What was the South's name in the war? • ...

Reconstruction Vocab 6 2022-11-18

Reconstruction Vocab 6 crossword puzzle
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  1. the violent abolitionist that gave slaves guns at harpers ferry
  2. slave who led a rebellion
  3. leader of the black legislators
  4. equal slave to free states
  5. the act of making legally null and void
  6. new general of the union army
  7. terrorist group that wanted to stop black men from voting
  8. states where slavery is legal
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  1. most deadlist battle
  2. 17th president
  3. position supported by several prominent georgia politicans who supported the Compromise of 1850
  4. wrote uncle toms cabin
  5. site where a general abused his soldiers by not feeding them
  6. largest battle fought in georgia
  7. compromise where california was brought in as a free state
  8. states where slavery is not legal
  9. 16th president
  10. machine invented by Eli Whitney in 1793 that quickly removed seeds from the cotton fibers
  11. the belief that a states sovereignity is more important than that of the national goverment
  12. general of the confederate army
  13. group that wants to punish the south

21 Clues: 17th president • 16th president • most deadlist battle • wrote uncle toms cabin • slave who led a rebellion • equal slave to free states • new general of the union army • states where slavery is legal • leader of the black legislators • general of the confederate army • largest battle fought in georgia • states where slavery is not legal • group that wants to punish the south • ...

Honors Gov. Anthony Valentine 2023-05-17

Honors Gov. Anthony Valentine crossword puzzle
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  1. disliked a strong federal government
  2. service a civic duty to be drafted
  3. Old Party The old name for Republicans
  4. This agreement helped southern states have greater representations in the house
  5. The first ten amendments of the Constitution
  6. Jeopardy Cannot be tried for the same crime twice
  7. You cannot do this under the 5th amendment
  8. obligations under citizenship of the United States
  9. the constitution rules over all
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  1. represents the states by population in congress
  2. The smallest geographical unit for voting
  3. a system of government in which the same territory is controlled by state and federal level
  4. An oath to be loyal and do right by the US govenrment
  5. Created the bicameral legislature in the US
  6. represents the states more equally with two from each state in congress
  7. Where the party announces their lead candidates for the general election
  8. Any means of casting a vote
  9. Powers not specified in the constitution
  10. Allows for commerse to regulate interstate trade
  11. A group of dictators

20 Clues: A group of dictators • Any means of casting a vote • the constitution rules over all • service a civic duty to be drafted • disliked a strong federal government • Old Party The old name for Republicans • Powers not specified in the constitution • The smallest geographical unit for voting • You cannot do this under the 5th amendment • ...

Early Republic 2024-11-21

Early Republic crossword puzzle
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  1. A from of tax applied on imports from other countries
  2. 7th president of the United States
  3. an economic system characterized by private ownership
  4. First President of the United States.
  5. prohibited U.S. from trading with foreign nations
  6. The overemphasized political, economic and social loyalty
  7. Invernted the cotton gin in 1783
  8. The character of a good participant in a system of government
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  1. was the person who started the United states military expidition
  2. commander and chief during the war of 1812
  3. Appointed secretary of State by John Qiuncy
  4. Avoided the war with france Lawyer and population
  5. The right to determine whether a law violates the constitution
  6. Propogandist and journalis; wrote the pamphlet of "Common Sense"
  7. was fought between the United states and England
  8. mostly young politicians from hailing the west and south
  9. the practice of forcing scamen to serve the British Royal Navy
  10. a form of civic, ethnic, culture, and econimic influence
  11. Author of Monroe Doctrine
  12. role to advise President

20 Clues: role to advise President • Author of Monroe Doctrine • Invernted the cotton gin in 1783 • 7th president of the United States • First President of the United States. • commander and chief during the war of 1812 • Appointed secretary of State by John Qiuncy • was fought between the United states and England • Avoided the war with france Lawyer and population • ...

The Civil War 2024-12-17

The Civil War crossword puzzle
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  1. Union leader who took chances and wore a rumpled uniform
  2. states that remained in the Union but had slavery
  3. Confederate victory but they lost Stonewall Jackson
  4. single bloodiest day of the war
  5. winner of the Civil War
  6. president of the Confederate States
  7. Grant took control of part of the Mississippi and a railroad hub
  8. final battle and surrender
  9. Union general who marched to the sea
  10. first major battle of the war
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  1. slaves were freed in _____ states through the Emancipation Proclamation
  2. food item commonly made and consumed by soldiers
  3. main Confederate leader
  4. strategic plan of the Union
  5. general who led the Union at the Battle of Gettysburg
  6. capital of the Confederate States
  7. first name of general who led the Union at the Battles of Shiloh and Vicksburg
  8. war between opposing citizens of the same country
  9. turning point in Northern territory
  10. first shots fired
  11. issued the Emancipation Proclamation
  12. cautious Union leader fired by President Lincoln

22 Clues: first shots fired • main Confederate leader • winner of the Civil War • final battle and surrender • strategic plan of the Union • first major battle of the war • single bloodiest day of the war • capital of the Confederate States • president of the Confederate States • turning point in Northern territory • issued the Emancipation Proclamation • ...

Civil War Puzzle by Camryn Stanley 2023-11-21

Civil War Puzzle by Camryn Stanley crossword puzzle
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  1. The seceded states formed this.
  2. People against slavery.
  3. This ship was sunk in June 1898.
  4. General of the Confederacy during the Civil War.
  5. A machine for separating cotton from its seeds.
  6. The process of rebuilding the south.
  7. Abolitionist leader
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  1. A slave who unsuccessfully sued for his freedom.
  2. Tax on imports.
  3. Coin money
  4. When people are forced to do work and are owned by someone else.
  5. Nickname for the commander of the Confederate States of America.
  6. President of the seceded states.
  7. People who seceded from the United State of America.
  8. General in the Confederate States Army or the capital of Alabama.
  9. When a state separates from a country.

16 Clues: Coin money • Tax on imports. • Abolitionist leader • People against slavery. • The seceded states formed this. • This ship was sunk in June 1898. • President of the seceded states. • The process of rebuilding the south. • When a state separates from a country. • A machine for separating cotton from its seeds. • A slave who unsuccessfully sued for his freedom. • ...

AP Government Chapter 2 2016-05-02

AP Government Chapter 2 crossword puzzle
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  1. person who opposed the ratification of the Constitution in 1789 and thereafter allied with Thomas Jefferson's Antifederal Party, which opposed extension of the powers of the federal government
  2. an act of vesting the legislative, executive, and judicial powers of government in separate bodies
  3. proposal for the structure of the United States Government presented by William Paterson at the Constitutional Convention on June 15, 1787. States with a large population, like Virginia, would thus have more representatives than smaller states.
  4. government gets all its power from the people
  5. court order to a person (prison warden) or agency (institution) holding someone in custody to deliver the imprisoned individual to the court issuing the order
  6. proposal by Virginia delegates for a bicameral legislative branch. The plan was drafted by James Madison while he waited for a quorum to assemble at the Constitutional Convention of 1787.
  7. agreement that large and small states reached during the Constitutional Convention of 1787 that in part defined the legislative structure and representation that each state would have under the United States Constitution
  8. formal statement written by Thomas Jefferson declaring the freedom of the thirteen American colonies from Great Britain
  9. proposed amendment to the United States Constitution designed to guarantee equal rights for women.
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  1. document that embodies the fundamental laws and principles by which the United States is governed. It was drafted by the Constitutional Convention and later supplemented by the Bill of Rights and other amendments.
  2. The 1803 case in which Chief Justice John Marshall and his associates first asserted the right of the Supreme Court to determine the meaning of the U.S. Constitution. The decision established the Court's power of judicial review over acts of Congress, in this case the Judiciary Act of 1789.
  3. used to keep the government from getting too powerful in one branch
  4. name given to a series of protests in 1786 and 1787 by American farmers against state and local enforcement of tax collections and judgments for debt
  5. a body of fundamental principles or established precedents according to which a state or other organization is acknowledged to be governed
  6. United States' first constitution, and was in force from March 1, 1781, until 1789 when the present day Constitution went into effect
  7. a small, organized, dissenting group within a larger one, especially in politics
  8. The power of the courts to determine whether acts of Congress, and by implication the executive, are in accord with the U.S. Constitution.
  9. state in which supreme power is held by the people and their elected representatives, and which has an elected or nominated president rather than a monarch
  10. first ten amendments to the United States Constitution
  11. collection of 85 articles and essays written (under the pseudonym Publius) by Alexander Hamilton, James Madison, and John Jay promoting the ratification of the United States Constitution

20 Clues: government gets all its power from the people • first ten amendments to the United States Constitution • used to keep the government from getting too powerful in one branch • a small, organized, dissenting group within a larger one, especially in politics • an act of vesting the legislative, executive, and judicial powers of government in separate bodies • ...

CIVIL WAR!!!!!! ella rigot 2023-01-25

CIVIL WAR!!!!!! ella rigot crossword puzzle
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  1. Slave Law A law passed by Congress in 1850 that said escaped enslaved people in free states had to be returned to their owners.
  2. a village in Virginia that was the site of the Confederate surrender to Union forces under the command of General Ulysses
  3. Scott decision A decision made by the Supreme Court that said Congress could not outlaw slavery and that people of African descent were not necessarily U.S. citizens.
  4. weakness for the south
  5. When a person is murdered for political reasons.
  6. pro for the North
  7. weaknesses for the North
  8. location pro for the south
  9. another name for the Confederate States of America, made up of the 11 states that seceded from the Union
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  1. The proclamation declared "that all persons held as slaves" within the rebellious states "are, and henceforward shall be free."
  2. pro for the south
  3. The northern states of the United States, also called the Union.
  4. A nickname for the Confederate States of America or the Confederacy
  5. pro for the North
  6. pro for the North
  7. a war between opposing groups of citizens from the same country
  8. pro for the North

17 Clues: pro for the south • pro for the North • pro for the North • pro for the North • pro for the North • weakness for the south • weaknesses for the North • location pro for the south • When a person is murdered for political reasons. • a war between opposing groups of citizens from the same country • The northern states of the United States, also called the Union. • ...

Cold War Crossword 2014-03-04

Cold War Crossword crossword puzzle
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  1. United States' political system
  2. United States' economic system
  3. Commander of UN forces in Korean War and oversaw Japanese occupation
  4. international peace organization created in Yalta Conference
  5. Plan that gave $13 billion in loans to Western European countries
  6. symbolic line between communist and democratic countries in Europe
  7. Money to veterans for scholarships, farms, houses, and businesses
  8. Alliance between Soviet Union and satellites
  9. The dividing line between North and South Korea is the 38th _________
  10. Doctrine that gave aid to Greece and Turkey to resist communism
  11. 1945 conference that divided Germany into four zones
  12. _________ Korea invaded South Korea in 1950
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  1. ideological war between Soviet Union and United States
  2. Event in which U.S. airlifted supplies after the Berlin Blockade
  3. Congressional act against labor unions
  4. Temporary loans to support war effort
  5. Truman gave labor unions higher minimum wage and expanded Social Security benefits
  6. Political system of North Korea
  7. Senator who led investigations on federal employees
  8. Alliance between United States, Iceland, Canada, and Western Europe

20 Clues: United States' economic system • United States' political system • Political system of North Korea • Temporary loans to support war effort • Congressional act against labor unions • _________ Korea invaded South Korea in 1950 • Alliance between Soviet Union and satellites • Senator who led investigations on federal employees • ...

Civil War 2021-11-08

Civil War crossword puzzle
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  1. believed slavery should be permitted in any US territory
  2. the northern states
  3. loyalty to one's own region or section of the country rather than the country as a whole
  4. a ship covered in iron armor
  5. northern democrats who opposed the abolition of slavery
  6. the withdrawal of states from the country
  7. states that supported slavery but did not leave the union
  8. bloodiest battle of the civil war; 22,700 casualties
  9. general of the union
  10. elected president in 1860; signed Emancipation Proclamation
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  1. the practice of forcing people to work without pay
  2. battle that officially started the civil war
  3. someone who wishes to get rid of slavery
  4. American war from 1861-1865
  5. a cracker eaten by soldiers made from flour and water
  6. served as the president of the confederacy from 1861-1865
  7. battle that turned the war around in the North's favor
  8. the southern states that seceded from the union
  9. general of the confederacy
  10. an escaped slave who joined the Union army

20 Clues: the northern states • general of the union • general of the confederacy • American war from 1861-1865 • a ship covered in iron armor • someone who wishes to get rid of slavery • the withdrawal of states from the country • an escaped slave who joined the Union army • battle that officially started the civil war • the southern states that seceded from the union • ...

6th Grade Social Studies Crossword Puzzle 2023-08-23

6th Grade Social Studies Crossword Puzzle crossword puzzle
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  1. The northern most ocean.
  2. This continent is south of North America.
  3. The Eiffel Tower is located in this European country.
  4. The ______________ ocean sits between Africa, Asia, & Australia
  5. There are ________ states in the United States.
  6. How many continents are there?
  7. The United States & Canada are apart of this continent.
  8. An imaginary line that separates the Earth in to equal halves.
  9. A popular country in Africa. (Hint: This place is known for their pyramids)
  10. ____________ is the largest continent.
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  1. _____ is north of Australia.
  2. The ____________ largest ocean in the world.
  3. _____________ is the southern most continent in the world.
  4. The Great Wall is located in this Asian country.
  5. A large land mass made up of many countries.
  6. The directions on a compass are North, East, South, & _________ .
  7. How many oceans are there?
  8. _______ is the largest country in South America.
  9. The ________ ocean is on the east coast of the Untied States.
  10. The continent of ___________ is connected to the continent of Asia.

20 Clues: The northern most ocean. • How many oceans are there? • _____ is north of Australia. • How many continents are there? • ____________ is the largest continent. • This continent is south of North America. • The ____________ largest ocean in the world. • A large land mass made up of many countries. • There are ________ states in the United States. • ...

Unit 2 - Government (US History) 2023-10-13

Unit 2 - Government (US History) crossword puzzle
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  1. first 10 Amendments to the Constitution
  2. head of the executive branch
  3. document that set up the first government for the United States
  4. part of Congress that is equal for every state
  5. Southern states wanted all of these individuals counted in their population
  6. soldiers from the American Revolution were upset when their farms were being taken away
  7. number of years in one term for the House of Representatives
  8. number of years in one term for president
  9. part of Congress that is based on population
  10. first president of the United States
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  1. branch that interprets laws
  2. location of the Continental Congress
  3. how long a Supreme Court Justice can serve for
  4. branch that makes laws
  5. number of years in one for for the Senate
  6. this deal helped create a bicameral legislature
  7. Congress had no power to collect these under the Articles of Confederation
  8. group that wanted to ratify the Constitution
  9. branch that enforces laws
  10. highest court in the United States
  11. a change to the Constitution

21 Clues: branch that makes laws • branch that enforces laws • branch that interprets laws • head of the executive branch • a change to the Constitution • highest court in the United States • location of the Continental Congress • first president of the United States • first 10 Amendments to the Constitution • number of years in one for for the Senate • ...

The Civil War 2024-03-07

The Civil War crossword puzzle
Across
  1. A gun used in the war
  2. Before the war
  3. The battle of ____ was the main turning point of the war.
  4. Large bore mounted firearms
  5. The Union's president during the war.
  6. The book that opened people's eyes about slavery.
  7. A cluster of cannon in action as a group
  8. The main issue that caused the civil war
  9. To end a war you have to _____ with the enemy.
  10. The Confederate's president during the war.
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  1. The deadliest weapon in the Civil War.
  2. The name of the Southern states that seceded from the Union
  3. Activities associated with the government
  4. Showing a desire to resist authority, control, or convention
  5. The name of a person against slavery.
  6. The side known as the Confederate States of America.
  7. The side known as the Union
  8. The way Lincoln died
  9. An organized military force equipped for fighting on land
  10. States The name of the slave owning states that stayed with the North.
  11. The south ____ from the Union.

21 Clues: Before the war • The way Lincoln died • A gun used in the war • Large bore mounted firearms • The side known as the Union • The south ____ from the Union. • The name of a person against slavery. • The Union's president during the war. • The deadliest weapon in the Civil War. • A cluster of cannon in action as a group • The main issue that caused the civil war • ...

Civil War 2024-04-12

Civil War crossword puzzle
Across
  1. Who took over the plantations and farms when the men went out to fight
  2. disagreed with northern states
  3. one of the jobs young boys could be given during the civil war
  4. the bloodiest battle of the civil war
  5. The emancipation proclamation impacted the lives of these people
  6. first state to secede from the union
  7. the northern side during the civil war
  8. southern side during the civil war
  9. weapon that every soldier had to fight
  10. the north did this to keep ships from entering/leaving the southern ports
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  1. number of confederate states
  2. wanted support from other southern states for SC to secede
  3. What women could be during the civil war to help
  4. confederate capital
  5. believed that the only option for SC was to break away from the union
  6. Someone who wishes to get rid of slavery
  7. unexpected attack
  8. number of union states
  9. large piece of artillery used in warfare
  10. how many years did the civil war last

20 Clues: unexpected attack • confederate capital • number of union states • number of confederate states • disagreed with northern states • southern side during the civil war • first state to secede from the union • the bloodiest battle of the civil war • how many years did the civil war last • the northern side during the civil war • weapon that every soldier had to fight • ...

4th of July 2024-07-02

4th of July crossword puzzle
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  1. Famous signer of the Declaration of Independence: John _____.
  2. Commonly consumed food on July 4th
  3. Nickname for the American flag, stars and ____
  4. Symbol of Freedom located in the New York Harbor: Statue of ____.
  5. American President who was born July 4th, Calvin____
  6. Patriotic song: Yankee ___.
  7. Founding father and third President of the United States.
  8. Cooking outdoors on a grill
  9. Public procession that might occur on the July Fourth.
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  1. Open air meal popular on July Fourth
  2. The day of the Month on which American declared its independence
  3. Fight for American independence : The ____ War.
  4. Number of original colonies that declared independence
  5. First President of the United States.
  6. Founding document of the United States: The Declaration of ____.
  7. Month in 1776 when the Declaration of Independence was signed.
  8. National Bird of the United States
  9. City in which the Declaration of Independence was signed.
  10. Light show often seen on the 4th of July
  11. Red, White and ____.
  12. National Anthem: The Star-Spangled ____.

21 Clues: Red, White and ____. • Patriotic song: Yankee ___. • Cooking outdoors on a grill • Commonly consumed food on July 4th • National Bird of the United States • Open air meal popular on July Fourth • First President of the United States. • Light show often seen on the 4th of July • National Anthem: The Star-Spangled ____. • Nickname for the American flag, stars and ____ • ...

Ellie Hamilton 2nd SS 2023-03-06

Ellie Hamilton 2nd SS crossword puzzle
Across
  1. battle that happened on May 24 1856
  2. Kansas first territorial governor
  3. how many free states were there in 1854
  4. John Brown's son that was killed on August 30 1856 in Osawatomie
  5. something blocking others from coming in
  6. were was the battle that happened on August 30 1856
  7. invisible line that divided proslavery and antislavery states\
  8. who led the group of pro slavery men in The Battle of Black Jack
  9. how many territories were there in 1854
  10. how many free-staters were kidnapped on May 19 1858 during the Marais Des Cyagnes Massacre
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  1. person who dies from what they believe in
  2. a safe route for escaped slaves
  3. biggest territory in 1854
  4. someone that wants to expand
  5. someone that escaped and is in hiding
  6. against slavery
  7. someone who wants the states to be free and have no slaves
  8. abolitionist that participated in The Battle of Black Jack
  9. how many slave states was there in 1854
  10. wanted slavery

20 Clues: wanted slavery • against slavery • biggest territory in 1854 • someone that wants to expand • a safe route for escaped slaves • Kansas first territorial governor • battle that happened on May 24 1856 • someone that escaped and is in hiding • how many free states were there in 1854 • how many slave states was there in 1854 • how many territories were there in 1854 • ...

Macy M 5th hour 2023-03-06

Macy M 5th hour crossword puzzle
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  1. 50 people died in this
  2. a person who worked to end slavery
  3. was the states against slavery
  4. fought against pro slavery groups for Kansas to become a free state
  5. someone who invests financially with the hopes in the future to sell it
  6. a state that was admitted free during the compromise of 1850
  7. aimed at balancing the numbers of free states and slave states
  8. a person who has escaped from a place
  9. lasted from 1861-1865
  10. first state governor of Kansas
  11. a group that founded the republican party
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  1. opened western territories to settlements by white american's
  2. the practice or policy of territorial or economic expansion
  3. free from someones control
  4. the act of betraying one's country
  5. signed the Kansas-Nebraska Act
  6. a person who dies for a cause
  7. allowing people to vote on issues
  8. the principles concerning something is right or wrong
  9. was the states that were with slavery

20 Clues: lasted from 1861-1865 • 50 people died in this • free from someones control • a person who dies for a cause • was the states against slavery • signed the Kansas-Nebraska Act • first state governor of Kansas • allowing people to vote on issues • a person who worked to end slavery • the act of betraying one's country • a person who has escaped from a place • ...

4th of July 2025-03-19

4th of July crossword puzzle
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  1. Famous signer of the Declaration of Independence: John _____.
  2. Commonly consumed food on July 4th
  3. Nickname for the American flag, stars and ____
  4. Symbol of Freedom located in the New York Harbor: Statue of ____.
  5. American President who was born July 4th, Calvin____
  6. Patriotic song: Yankee ___.
  7. Founding father and third President of the United States.
  8. Cooking outdoors on a grill
  9. Public procession that might occur on the July Fourth.
Down
  1. Open air meal popular on July Fourth
  2. The day of the Month on which American declared its independence
  3. Fight for American independence : The ____ War.
  4. Number of original colonies that declared independence
  5. First President of the United States.
  6. Founding document of the United States: The Declaration of ____.
  7. Month in 1776 when the Declaration of Independence was signed.
  8. National Bird of the United States
  9. City in which the Declaration of Independence was signed.
  10. Light show often seen on the 4th of July
  11. Red, White and ____.
  12. National Anthem: The Star-Spangled ____.

21 Clues: Red, White and ____. • Patriotic song: Yankee ___. • Cooking outdoors on a grill • Commonly consumed food on July 4th • National Bird of the United States • Open air meal popular on July Fourth • First President of the United States. • Light show often seen on the 4th of July • National Anthem: The Star-Spangled ____. • Nickname for the American flag, stars and ____ • ...

government 2025-04-23

government crossword puzzle
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  1. one government not becoming too powerfull
  2. ex:medicaid
  3. basically trading
  4. federal funds
  5. surrender
  6. grants Congress the power to make all laws deemed "necessary and proper"
  7. legally binding agreement between two or more U.S. states
  8. the division and sharing of power between the national and state governments constitution
  9. divided sovereignty
  10. responsible for making law of govt. at state level.
  11. state leader
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  1. prevents states from discriminating against citizens of the other states.
  2. mandates that each state must recognize and give effect to the public acts.
  3. executive, judicial, and legislative
  4. the purchase of goods or shares
  5. rules and constraints imposed by legislative, executive, or judicial actions
  6. allowing them to exercise certain duties without needing approval from other branches of government
  7. a flexible relationship between the federal and state governments
  8. powers shared by both federal and state govt.
  9. chamber and house
  10. rights reserved to the states and the people
  11. "supreme law of the land."
  12. the power to collect taxes, etc.
  13. power of the courts.

24 Clues: surrender • ex:medicaid • state leader • federal funds • basically trading • chamber and house • divided sovereignty • power of the courts. • "supreme law of the land." • the purchase of goods or shares • the power to collect taxes, etc. • executive, judicial, and legislative • one government not becoming too powerfull • rights reserved to the states and the people • ...

Unit 3 Crossword 2014-01-09

Unit 3 Crossword crossword puzzle
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  1. first engagement of the Civil War that took place on April 12 and 13, 1861.
  2. United States slave and insurrectionist who in 1831 led a rebellion of slaves in Virginia; he was captured and executed (1800-1831)
  3. a battle in which the Union gains control of Mississippi, meaning the confederacy was split in half
  4. American Stage actor who shot Lincoln at Ford's theater in Washington D.C. on April 14, 1865
  5. a hate group founded in Tennessee that mainly targeted blacks, their goal being to restore white supremacy
  6. farmers in the South who maintained their wealth through planting crops and slavery
  7. new states could take a vote to decide whether the state would join the Union as a free state or slave state
  8. Lincoln freed all slaves in the South with this document, but did not free slaves in the border states in which he actually had control over
  9. In 1859 John Brown seized this US arsenal, planning to end slavery by giving slaves weapons and massacring the slave owners
  10. the political group that wished to punish the South for its succession by pushing for measurements that would give political rights for freed blacks
  11. Republican: Abraham Lincoln, Democrat: Stephen A Douglas & John C. Breckenridge; Lincoln was elected as the president which was the final straw to Southerners, leading to the secession of Southern states
  12. strip of land purchased in 1853 from Mexico for 10 million dollars
  13. Southerner from Tennessee, was the V.P for Lincoln; he became the president when Lincoln was killed but was unpopular with both Republicans and Democrats, leading to Congress's attempt to impeach him
  14. Commander of the Confederate States Army, who proved himself to be a very effective military leader
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  1. an anti-slavery novel by American author Harriet Beecher Stowe; published in 1852, the novel helped lay the groundwork for the Civil War
  2. an escaped slave who became a leader of the abolitionist movement, known for being a writer and orator, and his several influential autobiographies
  3. in 1854, this act repealed the Missouri Compromise; people of Kansas and Nebraska would decide if they were slave or free state
  4. another name for slavery
  5. political party that formed in 1854 by anti-slavery Whigs, democrats and free soilers, they wanted exclude slavery from new territories
  6. Union general who lead the victory against the South and later became president of the United States
  7. admitted California as a free state and people from Utah and New Mexico would decide if they were slave or free state, settled the Texas-New Mexico border dispute, ended slave trade in Washington DC, and gave southern states a stronger Fugitive slave act
  8. Secretary of State William H. Sewards signed a treaty with Russia for the purchase of Alaska for $7 million, which was ridiculed in Congress
  9. secret network that helped slaves escape to North and Canada
  10. United States abolitionist who published an anti-slavery journal (1805-1879)
  11. a battle fought on July 1–3, 1863, in and around the town of Gettysburg, Pennsylvania; the battle involved the largest number of casualties and was a turning point of the Civil War
  12. Dred Scott sued for his freedom after his master died, but the Supreme Court ruled that he couldn’t sue because he was property not citizen
  13. the belief that Americans had a God-given right to spread across the continent to the Pacific Ocean
  14. a battle that took place in 1862; ended Lee’s efforts to invade the Northern states
  15. Delaware, Maryland, Kentucky and Missouri; these states were important because if the seceded to confederacy, Washington would’ve been surrounded by confederate states
  16. Mexican territory added to US after the Mexican War: California, Nevada, Colorado, New Mexico, Utah, most of Arizona
  17. passed by all Southern state legislatures, this set of regulations limited movement by blacks, prohibited interracial marriage, and insisted that blacks obtain special certificates to hold certain jobs
  18. in 1861, this man was elected as the president of the Confederate States
  19. a constitutional amendment that outlawed slavery and any other form of involuntary servitude in the Southern states
  20. the process by which Congress can vote a president out of office for a federal crime
  21. the amendment to the Constitution that stated that all people that reside in the United States can be United States citizens, and must have their rights upheld

35 Clues: another name for slavery • secret network that helped slaves escape to North and Canada • strip of land purchased in 1853 from Mexico for 10 million dollars • in 1861, this man was elected as the president of the Confederate States • first engagement of the Civil War that took place on April 12 and 13, 1861. • ...

Foundations of Government 2024-10-25

Foundations of Government crossword puzzle
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  1. This branch makes laws;Congress
  2. Rule of Law. NO one is above the law
  3. THE people elect representatives to run the government
  4. The government is divided into three branches
  5. We get this legislature from the Great Compromise; Means 2
  6. Based on equal representation
  7. This branch interprets laws;Supreme Court
  8. This compromise settles issues between LARGE states and small states
  9. National and state governments share power
  10. Representation based on population
  11. Powers shared between the state and federal governments
  12. Powers of the state
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  1. Supported by LARGE states
  2. Consent of the governed. The government gets power from THE people
  3. For every 5 slaves, 3 are counted as free people for representation and taxation
  4. Each branch has the ability to check the other branches
  5. This group would not ratify the U.S. Constitution without a Bill of Rights
  6. This branch enforces laws;President
  7. Supported by small states
  8. This group supported a STRONG central government
  9. This document protects your individual rights
  10. Powers of the federal government

22 Clues: Powers of the state • Supported by LARGE states • Supported by small states • Based on equal representation • This branch makes laws;Congress • Powers of the federal government • Representation based on population • This branch enforces laws;President • Rule of Law. NO one is above the law • This branch interprets laws;Supreme Court • National and state governments share power • ...

American History 2024-11-21

American History crossword puzzle
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  1. the first constitution of the united states
  2. supporters of the United states constitution
  3. the site of the first pilgrim settlement in 1620
  4. 2nd president of the United states
  5. a change or addition to a constitution or law
  6. a tax on imported goods
  7. first chief of justice of the supreme court
  8. the battle that won victory over general Lord Charles Cornwallis
  9. turning point of the revolutionary war
  10. a revitalization of religious piety that swept through the American colonies between the 1730s and the 1770s
  11. the adminisration of justice according to established rules
  12. "give me liberty or give me death"
  13. continental armys camp during the winter of 1777-1778
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  1. commander and chief of the continental army
  2. colonists who choose not to pick a side
  3. 3rd president of the United states
  4. "father of the constitution"
  5. financial obligation against citizens
  6. a belief that ultimate power resides in the people
  7. people who belong to the religious society of friends
  8. formal approval

21 Clues: formal approval • a tax on imported goods • "father of the constitution" • 3rd president of the United states • 2nd president of the United states • "give me liberty or give me death" • financial obligation against citizens • turning point of the revolutionary war • colonists who choose not to pick a side • commander and chief of the continental army • ...

Lower 6 - Douglas vs Lincoln Debate 2025-03-04

Lower 6 - Douglas vs Lincoln Debate crossword puzzle
Across
  1. Political party Lincoln represented
  2. Lincoln's famous speech stating that a nation cannot remain half slave and half free
  3. The political contest Lincoln and Douglas were competing in
  4. Political party Douglas represented
  5. Idea that states should decide on slavery
  6. Someone who wanted to end slavery
  7. Douglas' argument against the Dred Scott decision
  8. State where the Lincoln-Douglas debates took place
  9. 1854 act allowing states to decide on slavery
  10. The issue of states leaving the Union, which Lincoln opposed
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  1. Location of John Brown’s raid
  2. Secret network helping enslaved people escape
  3. Supreme Court case that ruled African Americans were not citizens
  4. The act of freeing enslaved people, a topic Lincoln later pursued
  5. 1820 agreement limiting slavery in new territories
  6. Series of laws attempting to balance slave and free states
  7. Opponent of Douglas in the 1858 debates
  8. Democratic senator who debated Lincoln
  9. Law requiring escaped slaves to be returned
  10. Conflict that followed the debates' tensions

20 Clues: Location of John Brown’s raid • Someone who wanted to end slavery • Political party Lincoln represented • Political party Douglas represented • Democratic senator who debated Lincoln • Opponent of Douglas in the 1858 debates • Idea that states should decide on slavery • Law requiring escaped slaves to be returned • Conflict that followed the debates' tensions • ...

Articles III-VII and some other stuff. 2025-11-17

Articles III-VII and some other stuff. crossword puzzle
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  1. Judicial________ is the idea of calling a law unconstitutional
  2. Term for a Supreme Court Justice.
  3. A case involving a crime by a minor would be in this court
  4. Number of Justices who must agree to hear a case.
  5. 3/? of states must agree to ratify amendments
  6. 2/? of both houses must agree to propose amendments
  7. States need to __________ each others laws
  8. A case involving a will would be in this court
  9. Each state must have a ________ form of gov.
  10. ______ of 13 states needed to ratify the Constitution
  11. Number of Supreme Court Justices.
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  1. ________ case is when a crime was committed.
  2. Mayor _______ won over %80 in this year's election
  3. Has the power to admit new states
  4. To approve
  5. Article 3 creates the Supreme ________.
  6. Article 6 says Constitution is the ______ law of the land
  7. Writ of _______ is a request for the Supreme Court to hear a case.
  8. There are 27 total _______ to the Constitution
  9. Type of door at the Cocoanut Grove
  10. ________ case is a lawsuit

21 Clues: To approve • ________ case is a lawsuit • Has the power to admit new states • Term for a Supreme Court Justice. • Number of Supreme Court Justices. • Type of door at the Cocoanut Grove • Article 3 creates the Supreme ________. • States need to __________ each others laws • ________ case is when a crime was committed. • Each state must have a ________ form of gov. • ...

War & Diplomacy 2022-12-11

War & Diplomacy crossword puzzle
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  1. The act of breaking away from the Union
  2. Critical ally in the American Revolution
  3. Major turning point of the Revolutionary War
  4. Major turning point of the Civil War
  5. Attempt by colonists to seek peace with Britain ________ Petition
  6. Major Native American massacre site in 1890
  7. ____ Proclamation addressed slavery in 1863
  8. gave states choice over slavery
  9. British capture of US sailors into their navy
  10. Land assignments forced upon Native Americans after broken treaties
  11. Ship destroyed in Cuba that triggered Spanish-American war was the USS ____
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  1. The Treaty of ___ ended the Revolutionary War
  2. Jefferson acquired from France for 15M
  3. One of Cuba's main exports and chief supply to the US
  4. Supreme Court overturned Missouri Compromise
  5. Type of war that targets whole area slowly
  6. Name of Civil War southern states' "nation"
  7. slave states that stayed within the Union
  8. One of the new and highly prosperous states gained in Mex-Amer War
  9. Adams Era laws - Alien & ________ Act

20 Clues: gave states choice over slavery • Major turning point of the Civil War • Adams Era laws - Alien & ________ Act • Jefferson acquired from France for 15M • The act of breaking away from the Union • Critical ally in the American Revolution • slave states that stayed within the Union • Type of war that targets whole area slowly • Name of Civil War southern states' "nation" • ...

Reconstruction Vocab 6 2022-11-18

Reconstruction Vocab 6 crossword puzzle
Across
  1. the violent abolitionist that gave slaves guns at harpers ferry
  2. slave who led a rebellion
  3. leader of the black legislators
  4. equal slave to free states
  5. the act of making legally null and void
  6. new general of the union army
  7. terrorist group that wanted to stop black men from voting
  8. states where slavery is legal
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  1. most deadlist battle
  2. 17th president
  3. position supported by several prominent georgia politicans who supported the Compromise of 1850
  4. wrote uncle toms cabin
  5. site where a general abused his soldiers by not feeding them
  6. largest battle fought in georgia
  7. compromise where california was brought in as a free state
  8. states where slavery is not legal
  9. 16th president
  10. machine invented by Eli Whitney in 1793 that quickly removed seeds from the cotton fibers
  11. the belief that a states sovereignity is more important than that of the national goverment
  12. general of the confederate army
  13. group that wants to punish the south

21 Clues: 17th president • 16th president • most deadlist battle • wrote uncle toms cabin • slave who led a rebellion • equal slave to free states • new general of the union army • states where slavery is legal • leader of the black legislators • general of the confederate army • largest battle fought in georgia • states where slavery is not legal • group that wants to punish the south • ...

The Civil War (FRANKLIN QUICHOCHO) 2017-02-13

The Civil War (FRANKLIN QUICHOCHO) crossword puzzle
Across
  1. union victory in mississippi.
  2. relief agency founded by clara barton in 1881.
  3. frighten Georgia's civilian population into abandoning the Confederate cause.
  4. Drafting of the civilians to serve in the army.
  5. Abolished slavery everywhere in the united states.
  6. Union victory.
  7. Court order that says that a person who is jailed has to appear before the court.
  8. president
  9. Three-part union strategy to win the civil war.
  10. American politician who was a U.S. Representative and Senator from Mississippi.
  11. confederate states of america,formed in 1861 by the southern states that seceded from the union.
Down
  1. Assassin of president lincoln.
  2. Union fort in charleston, south carolina.
  3. group of people or an organization.
  4. site of the confederate surrender.
  5. order issued by lincoln freeing slaves behind confederate lines.
  6. eastern U.S. state in the tree-covered Appalachian Mountains.
  7. Confederate general
  8. the 18th President of the United States.
  9. withdraw formally from membership in a federal union, an alliance, or a political or religious organization.
  10. Most decisive battle of the war.

21 Clues: president • Union victory. • Confederate general • union victory in mississippi. • Assassin of president lincoln. • Most decisive battle of the war. • site of the confederate surrender. • group of people or an organization. • the 18th President of the United States. • Union fort in charleston, south carolina. • relief agency founded by clara barton in 1881. • ...

Riley Kircher Articles X-WORD 2024-02-09

Riley Kircher Articles X-WORD crossword puzzle
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  1. There is only one _____, called The Legislative
  2. The ________ was a big embarrassment
  3. They wrote a new constitution at the _________ Hall
  4. The congress cant regulate ______
  5. Alexander Hamilton says that the Articles are flawed in ______
  6. The states are putting _____ on each other
  7. The Articles passed in the ______
  8. What did the Articles make too strong?
  9. The Articles had no strength to _____ the laws
  10. Alexander Hamilton meets in 1787 to discuss a better _____
  11. Justice is ________
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  1. Alexander Hamilton said "what good a dollar that nobody's ______"
  2. What could the Articles print that the other states could too
  3. The Shays' __________ was in Massachusetts
  4. To pass a bill you need ____ to 13 states to approve it
  5. The Articles was the country's first ______
  6. Alexander _______ congress because they didn't share his vision
  7. They could force people to join the ______
  8. The Articles are flawed with no new amendments because we need a ________ charge
  9. Articles are flawed because congress couldn't _____

20 Clues: Justice is ________ • The congress cant regulate ______ • The Articles passed in the ______ • The ________ was a big embarrassment • What did the Articles make too strong? • The Shays' __________ was in Massachusetts • The states are putting _____ on each other • They could force people to join the ______ • The Articles was the country's first ______ • ...

Civil War 2024-04-12

Civil War crossword puzzle
Across
  1. unexpected attack
  2. number of union states
  3. the emancipation proclamation impacted the lives of these people
  4. believed that the only optoion for SC was to break away from the union
  5. the bloodiest battle of the civil war
  6. how many years did the civil war last
  7. the north did this to keep ships from entering/leaving the southern ports
  8. what women could be during the civil war to help
  9. who took over the plantations and farms when the men went out to fight
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  1. someone who wishes to get rid of slavery
  2. southern side during the civil war
  3. weapon that every soldier had to fight
  4. wanted support from other southern states for SC to secede
  5. number of confederate states
  6. disagreed with the northern states
  7. one of the jobs young boys could be given during the civil war
  8. the northern side during the civil war
  9. confederate capital
  10. large piece of artillery used in warfare
  11. first state to secede from the union

20 Clues: unexpected attack • confederate capital • number of union states • number of confederate states • southern side during the civil war • disagreed with the northern states • first state to secede from the union • the bloodiest battle of the civil war • how many years did the civil war last • weapon that every soldier had to fight • the northern side during the civil war • ...

4th of July 2024-07-02

4th of July crossword puzzle
Across
  1. Public procession that might occur on the July Fourth.
  2. Month in 1776 when the Declaration of Independence was signed.
  3. National Bird of the United States
  4. City in which the Declaration of Independence was signed.
  5. Cooking outdoors on a grill
  6. American President who was born July 4th, Calvin____
  7. Nickname for the American flag, stars and ____
  8. Fight for American independence : The ____ War.
  9. Famous signer of the Declaration of Independence: John _____.
  10. Symbol of Freedom located in the New York Harbor: Statue of ____.
  11. Commonly consumed food on July 4th
  12. Founding document of the United States: The Declaration of ____.
Down
  1. Red, White and ____.
  2. Light show often seen on the 4th of July
  3. Patriotic song: Yankee ___.
  4. Founding father and third President of the United States.
  5. The day of the Month on which American declared its independence
  6. Open air meal popular on July Fourth
  7. First President of the United States.
  8. Number of original colonies that declared independence
  9. National Anthem: The Star-Spangled ____.

21 Clues: Red, White and ____. • Patriotic song: Yankee ___. • Cooking outdoors on a grill • National Bird of the United States • Commonly consumed food on July 4th • Open air meal popular on July Fourth • First President of the United States. • Light show often seen on the 4th of July • National Anthem: The Star-Spangled ____. • Nickname for the American flag, stars and ____ • ...

September 27 Assignment 2025-09-24

September 27 Assignment crossword puzzle
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  1. The river that runs through the Grand Canyon
  2. The state with the most active volcanoes.
  3. City known as the "Mile-High city"
  4. The mountain known as the highest peak in the continuous United States.
  5. The state where the Badlands National Park is located
  6. Only state to have a 1 syllable name
  7. The state known as the "Show Me State"
  8. The state with the nickname "The Keystone State"
  9. The state known for the city of Portland
  10. The largest state by area
  11. Longest river in the United States
  12. The "Pine Tree State"
  13. First state to ratify the U.S. Constitution
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  1. Desert located in southeastern California
  2. The state with the Great Salt Lake
  3. The "Cornhusker State"
  4. The largest city in the United States by population
  5. The "Hoosier State"
  6. The "Land of Enchantment"
  7. The "Pelican State"
  8. Where the geographic center of the contiguous United States is located
  9. The capital of Vermont
  10. The state known as the "Land of 10,000 Lakes"
  11. Capital of Nevada
  12. The "Volunteer State"
  13. The "Sunflower State"

26 Clues: Capital of Nevada • The "Hoosier State" • The "Pelican State" • The "Volunteer State" • The "Sunflower State" • The "Pine Tree State" • The "Cornhusker State" • The capital of Vermont • The "Land of Enchantment" • The largest state by area • The state with the Great Salt Lake • City known as the "Mile-High city" • Longest river in the United States • Only state to have a 1 syllable name • ...

John Adams 2016-06-03

John Adams crossword puzzle
Across
  1. is any of several types of warship
  2. soldiers of the British Army
  3. ended the American Revolutionary War
  4. King of Great Britain and Ireland from 25 October 1760 until the union of the two countries on 1 January 1801
  5. which announced that the thirteen American colonies regarded themselves as thirteen newly independent sovereign states
  6. Incident on King Street
  7. one of the two major contemporary political parties in the United States, the other being its historic rival, the Democratic Party
  8. series of laws passed after 1774
  9. solicitor and politician from Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
  10. was a 1795 treaty between the United States and Great Britain that is credited with averting war
Down
  1. bacterial infection due to Salmonella typhi that causes symptoms
  2. the first American political party. It existed from the early 1790s to 1816;
  3. period of far-reaching social and political upheaval in France that lasted from 1789 until 1799
  4. American War of Independence
  5. the third Vice President of the United States
  6. Franco-American victory at?
  7. military efforts of the Thirteen Colonies in their revolt against the rule of Great Britain
  8. son of President John Adams
  9. made it harder for an immigrant to become a citizen
  10. the first President of the United States

20 Clues: Incident on King Street • Franco-American victory at? • son of President John Adams • soldiers of the British Army • American War of Independence • series of laws passed after 1774 • is any of several types of warship • ended the American Revolutionary War • the first President of the United States • the third Vice President of the United States • ...

civil war crossword puzzle 2019-10-16

civil war crossword puzzle crossword puzzle
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  1. battle fought in May 1863 in Warren county, MS.
  2. commander of the confederate states army up until they surrendered in 1865.
  3. the south's most successful war general.
  4. 16th president of the united states.
  5. bill passed by president lincoln that all slaves held in southern states shall be free.
  6. worked as a railroad executive ultill the civil war.
  7. civil war general and major architect of modern warfare.
  8. known as the first battle of manassas in 1861.
  9. Battle fought in July 1863 in Gettysburg,PA.
  10. known for his raid on harpers ferry in 1859.
  11. escaped slavery and saved 70 african american slaves.
  12. pioneer nurse that founded the American Red Cross.
Down
  1. spinning stable bullet fired from a gun.
  2. famous for her speech "Ain't I A woman?".
  3. treatment of wounded soldiers.
  4. after he escaped from slavery he became a national leader of the abolitionist movement.
  5. steam propelled warship protected by iron.
  6. wrote the novel "uncle tom's cabin".
  7. guided confederate forces through indian territory.
  8. an alliance of people or groups formed for an illicit purpose.
  9. 18th president of the united states.
  10. served as the only president of the confederate states.
  11. Battle that took place in September 1862 near Sharpsburg,MD.
  12. war fought in April 1862 in southwestern tennessee.

24 Clues: treatment of wounded soldiers. • wrote the novel "uncle tom's cabin". • 16th president of the united states. • 18th president of the united states. • spinning stable bullet fired from a gun. • the south's most successful war general. • famous for her speech "Ain't I A woman?". • steam propelled warship protected by iron. • Battle fought in July 1863 in Gettysburg,PA. • ...

Khushi Patel Articles X-Word 2024-02-09

Khushi Patel Articles X-Word crossword puzzle
Across
  1. The continental army had been disbanded after the ____________ war.
  2. What was the biggest obstacle facing the Continental Congress?
  3. Farmers joined Shays' Rebellion to protest taxes imposed by ____________.
  4. The Articles of Confederation was US first _______.
  5. The individual states acted in their own __________ by taxing goods from other states and minting their own currency.
  6. What rebellion almost caused a civil war in Massachusetts?
  7. Which power was held by the national government?
Down
  1. Who are the people that oppose the constitution?
  2. The people in ________ put together a 4000 man army and marched across western Massachusetts.
  3. Shays and his _____________ were eventually pardoned and Massachusetts began to offer tax and debt relief.
  4. The _____________ government had no money for new troops.
  5. The land west of the Appalachian Mountains was turned into states by a law called the Northwest _______ of 1787
  6. Alexander ____________ hated Congress, the world, and himself.
  7. The Articles of Confederation can't ________.
  8. Who lacked the power to tax the states?
  9. The government only had _____ house.
  10. We had a huge ___ that we owed to France.
  11. Boston agreed to raise an army of over four thousand ___________ to fight shay's men.
  12. ________ out of 13 states had to approve the bill for it to be passed.
  13. A new _______ was established by the Declaration of Independence.

20 Clues: The government only had _____ house. • Who lacked the power to tax the states? • We had a huge ___ that we owed to France. • The Articles of Confederation can't ________. • Who are the people that oppose the constitution? • Which power was held by the national government? • The Articles of Confederation was US first _______. • ...

LaSalle 1.0 2024-09-03

LaSalle 1.0 crossword puzzle
Across
  1. The name of your school mascot
  2. The name of your high school
  3. The first professional baseball team in Chicago
  4. The ACTUAL name of "The Bean" sculpture
  5. There are this many states in the United States
  6. This Chicago neighborhood is home to Pritzker College Prep (it's also the Spanish word for "beautiful")
  7. You should complete this every night (if you have it assigned)
  8. This type of very tall building was first built in Chicago
  9. This country is south of the United States
  10. This country is north of the United States
Down
  1. This Great Lake borders Chicago
  2. The largest state in the US
  3. Michael Jordan won 6 NBA Championships with this team
  4. This amusement park ride was invented in Chicago
  5. In 1871, this destroyed one-third of Chicago
  6. This Chicago nickname is also the name of a famous improv theater
  7. The state capital of Illinois
  8. This state borders Illinois to the North
  9. Illinois is the largest producer of this orange squash plant (you see it a lot on Halloween!)
  10. On St Patrick's Day, Chicagoans dye the river this color
  11. The number of stars on the Flag of Chicago
  12. Pritzker's school colors are Blue and ________
  13. This city is the third largest city in the United States

23 Clues: The largest state in the US • The name of your high school • The state capital of Illinois • The name of your school mascot • This Great Lake borders Chicago • The ACTUAL name of "The Bean" sculpture • This state borders Illinois to the North • The number of stars on the Flag of Chicago • This country is south of the United States • This country is north of the United States • ...

Numeros 0-100 2023-05-12

Numeros 0-100 crossword puzzle
Across
  1. 50+35=
  2. How many days are in the month of june?
  3. How many original colonies were there before the US declared its independence?
  4. How many inches are in a yard?
  5. How many bathrooms are in the White House?
  6. 46+9=
  7. How many months are in a year?
  8. How many years are in a century?
  9. 65+13=
  10. How many states are part of the contiguous United States?
  11. How many days does February have during a leap year?
  12. 90+7=
  13. How many counties are in Oklahoma?
  14. How many seconds are in a minute?
  15. 39+4=
  16. 79+7=
  17. How old is a girl when she has her quinceanera?
  18. How many presidents have there been in the United States?
  19. How many world wars were there?
Down
  1. What is the legal age to drive a car in the US?
  2. 19+42=
  3. How many weeks in a year?
  4. How many states are in the United States?
  5. How many sides does an octagon have?
  6. 81+18=
  7. 80-10=
  8. How many Spanish-speaking countries are there in the world?
  9. 16+24=
  10. The name of the famous highway that goes almost across the country is route......
  11. How many letters are in the alphabet?

30 Clues: 46+9= • 90+7= • 39+4= • 79+7= • 50+35= • 19+42= • 81+18= • 65+13= • 80-10= • 16+24= • How many weeks in a year? • How many inches are in a yard? • How many months are in a year? • How many world wars were there? • How many years are in a century? • How many seconds are in a minute? • How many counties are in Oklahoma? • How many sides does an octagon have? • How many letters are in the alphabet? • ...

Bill of Rights and Founding Fathers 2024-12-12

Bill of Rights and Founding Fathers crossword puzzle
Across
  1. Second President of the United States
  2. 6th Amendment allows the right to an __________ jury
  3. Another name for the American Revolution
  4. Author of the Constitution
  5. The 22nd amendment places term ______ on the presidency
  6. 4th amendment protects from unreasonable ______________.
  7. The 19th Amendment to the Constitution
  8. Cannot be tried for the same crime twice
  9. Number of amendments to the Constitution
  10. People that wanted the Bill of Rights to agree to the Constitution
  11. Freedom of Speech, press, assembly, petition, and religion
  12. What is protected in the first amendments
  13. With the 19th amendment, _________ got the right to vote
Down
  1. The war between Great Britain and the US Colonies
  2. Author of the Declaration of Independence
  3. First Secretary of the Treasury
  4. Hamilton wanted the Federal Government to _________ state debts.
  5. The 2nd amendment protects the right to ________________.
  6. Group that advocated for the Constitution
  7. The right to a fair legal proceeding
  8. The 13th amendment abolished ____________.
  9. The 10th amendment states that all rights not listed in the ________ are reserved for the states
  10. Amendment that restricts Quartering in times of Peace
  11. First ten amendments of the constitution
  12. Eighth amendment states no "cruel and unusual ________"
  13. 5th Amendment protects against Self- _____________
  14. First President of the United States
  15. Any addition to the Constitution
  16. What is needed for search and seizure

29 Clues: Author of the Constitution • First Secretary of the Treasury • Any addition to the Constitution • The right to a fair legal proceeding • First President of the United States • Second President of the United States • What is needed for search and seizure • The 19th Amendment to the Constitution • Another name for the American Revolution • ...

The Civil War (Refer to historical figures by their last names) 2025-05-20

The Civil War (Refer to historical figures by their last names) crossword puzzle
Across
  1. President of the Confederate States of America
  2. Site of a major three-day battle in Pennsylvania, 1863
  3. Act of states withdrawing from the Union
  4. The southern states that seceded
  5. 16th U.S. President during the Civil War
  6. Famous conductor on the Underground Railroad
  7. Founder of the American Red Cross, Civil War nurse
  8. 2 words: slave states that remained in the Union
  9. "King" crop of the Southern economy
  10. What you do when you meet expectations at RMS
  11. Peculiar institution that was a root cause of the war
Down
  1. Union siege that gave control of the Mississippi River
  2. Bloodiest single-day battle in U.S. history
  3. Abolitionist and former slave who advised Lincoln
  4. State that you are in right now
  5. Armored warship, like the Monitor or Merrimack
  6. Union naval strategy to cut off Confederate trade
  7. Commander of the Confederate Army of Northern Virginia
  8. Union general famous for his "March to the Sea"
  9. Union general who became commander of all Union armies
  10. Proclamation freeing slaves in Confederate states
  11. He teaches you history
  12. Fort where the first shots of the Civil War were fired
  13. The real name of your favorite baby in this class
  14. Movement to end slavery
  15. The northern side during the Civil War
  16. Confederate general Thomas Jackson's famous nickname

27 Clues: He teaches you history • Movement to end slavery • State that you are in right now • The southern states that seceded • "King" crop of the Southern economy • The northern side during the Civil War • Act of states withdrawing from the Union • 16th U.S. President during the Civil War • Bloodiest single-day battle in U.S. history • Famous conductor on the Underground Railroad • ...

The division of powers in Australia 2021-07-24

The division of powers in Australia crossword puzzle
Across
  1. When the states and commonwealth both take and cooperate to run the country
  2. When states have more power than the commonwealth
  3. The house of parliament that is more diverse and mirrors Australia's society
  4. The upper house of parliament
  5. Power that interprets the law's independently
  6. Who is Western Australia's premier?
  7. The power that has public servants
Down
  1. The aim is to protect peoples rights, and ensure that the government doesn't interfere too much
  2. The queens representative in Australia
  3. Power that makes the law's
  4. The level of government that deals with problems such as immigration, defence and currency
  5. Power that carries out the law's
  6. The level of government that deals with problems such as school education, health, transport and local government
  7. written document + unwritten conventions
  8. When the commonwealth has more power than the states
  9. The number of states in Australia

16 Clues: Power that makes the law's • The upper house of parliament • Power that carries out the law's • The number of states in Australia • The power that has public servants • Who is Western Australia's premier? • The queens representative in Australia • written document + unwritten conventions • Power that interprets the law's independently • ...

New American Borders 2023-03-24

New American Borders crossword puzzle
Across
  1. the eigth president of the United States; the presidential nominee for Jackson's supporters
  2. the importance of regional and state identity
  3. the ninth president of the United States; died a month after his inauguration
  4. method of electing a candidate based on a majority of votes
  5. road built connecting Cumberland, Maryland to Vandalia, Illinois
  6. nicknamed "Old Hickory", the seventh president of the United States
Down
  1. a demilitarized border between the U.S. and Canada
  2. the right to vote
  3. the tenth president, took office after Harrison died
  4. American foreign policy established in 1823
  5. stated that all future applications for statehood, slavery would be illegal north of the southern border of Missouri
  6. the fifth president of the United States
  7. patriotism; a sense of national identity
  8. the sixth president of the United States
  9. another word for a line of latitude

15 Clues: the right to vote • another word for a line of latitude • the fifth president of the United States • patriotism; a sense of national identity • the sixth president of the United States • American foreign policy established in 1823 • the importance of regional and state identity • a demilitarized border between the U.S. and Canada • ...

The Great Depression 2021-01-28

The Great Depression crossword puzzle
Across
  1. a government corporation administered by the United States Federal Government between 1932 and 1957
  2. gathered in Washington, D.C. in mid-1932 to demand early cash redemption of their service certificates
  3. a law that implemented protectionist trade policies in the United States
  4. influenced the development of documentary photography and humanized the consequences of the Great Depression
  5. a period of severe dust storms in the 1930's
  6. an American author and the 1962 Nobel Prize in Literature winner "for his realistic and imaginative writings
  7. the purchase of an object in hopes the value grows
Down
  1. a 1928 international agreement
  2. the act of borrowing money to buy securities
  3. a shanty town built during the Great Depression by the homeless in the United States
  4. an American politician who served as the 32nd president of the United States
  5. repealed the Eighteenth Amendment to the United States Constitution
  6. served as the First Lady of the United States from March 4, 1933, to April 12, 1945
  7. to sign and accept liability under
  8. is extended each time a new bid is placed
  9. a form of far-right, authoritarian ultranationalism

16 Clues: a 1928 international agreement • to sign and accept liability under • is extended each time a new bid is placed • the act of borrowing money to buy securities • a period of severe dust storms in the 1930's • the purchase of an object in hopes the value grows • a form of far-right, authoritarian ultranationalism • ...

week 18 spelling words 2021-04-15

week 18 spelling words crossword puzzle
Across
  1. there states bird is willow ptarmigan
  2. jersey this states animal is a horse
  3. there state animal is american buffalo
  4. they are known for there beaches
  5. this states bird is California gull
Down
  1. this states nickname is sunflower state
  2. this states flower is carnation
  3. the capital is Austin
  4. Dakota this states capital is Pierre
  5. Dakota this states capital is Bismarck

10 Clues: the capital is Austin • this states flower is carnation • they are known for there beaches • this states bird is California gull • Dakota this states capital is Pierre • there states bird is willow ptarmigan • jersey this states animal is a horse • Dakota this states capital is Bismarck • there state animal is american buffalo • this states nickname is sunflower state

spelling words week 16 2021-03-24

spelling words week 16 crossword puzzle
Across
  1. this states flower is apple blossom
  2. this states tree is eastern cottonwood
  3. this states capital is saintpaul
  4. this state capital is madison
  5. this states bird is the american goldfinch
Down
  1. this states capital is frankfort
  2. this states flower is the blue violet
  3. this states tree is flowering dogwood
  4. this state was made in 1878-1888
  5. this state flower is irises

10 Clues: this state flower is irises • this state capital is madison • this states capital is frankfort • this state was made in 1878-1888 • this states capital is saintpaul • this states flower is apple blossom • this states flower is the blue violet • this states tree is flowering dogwood • this states tree is eastern cottonwood • this states bird is the american goldfinch

UNIT 7 2016-05-20

UNIT 7 crossword puzzle
Across
  1. Increase in prices and decrease in value of money
  2. Tax on earnings
  3. Military draft
  4. Slave states that bordered states in which slavery was illegal
  5. Paper money introduced in the Civil War
  6. Confederate ironclad ship, later renamed the Virginia
  7. Infantry regiment that saw extensive service in the Union Army during the American
Down
  1. An organized association of workers formed to protect and further their rights and interests
  2. Union strategy to defeat the Confederacy
  3. Confederation Formed in 1861 by the Southern states after their secession from the Union
  4. Nation formed by Southern States
  5. 1856 Supreme Court case in which a slave, sued for his freedom
  6. First president of the Confederate States of America
  7. Confederate General,Commander of the Army of Northern Virginia
  8. Federal arsenal in Virginia; captured in 1859 during an antislavery revolt

15 Clues: Military draft • Tax on earnings • Nation formed by Southern States • Paper money introduced in the Civil War • Union strategy to defeat the Confederacy • Increase in prices and decrease in value of money • First president of the Confederate States of America • Confederate ironclad ship, later renamed the Virginia • ...

UNIT 7 2016-05-20

UNIT 7 crossword puzzle
Across
  1. 1856 Supreme Court case in which a slave, sued for his freedom
  2. Union strategy to defeat the Confederacy
  3. Confederate ironclad ship, later renamed the Virginia
  4. Slave states that bordered states in which slavery was illegal
  5. Tax on earnings
  6. Infantry regiment that saw extensive service in the Union Army during the American
  7. Confederate General,Commander of the Army of Northern Virginia
  8. Military draft
Down
  1. First president of the Confederate States of America
  2. Confederation Formed in 1861 by the Southern states after their secession from the Union
  3. An organized association of workers formed to protect and further their rights and interests
  4. Paper money introduced in the Civil War
  5. Federal arsenal in Virginia; captured in 1859 during an antislavery revolt
  6. Increase in prices and decrease in value of money
  7. Nation formed by Southern States

15 Clues: Military draft • Tax on earnings • Nation formed by Southern States • Paper money introduced in the Civil War • Union strategy to defeat the Confederacy • Increase in prices and decrease in value of money • First president of the Confederate States of America • Confederate ironclad ship, later renamed the Virginia • ...

Civil War Crossword Puzzle 2024-04-23

Civil War Crossword Puzzle crossword puzzle
Across
  1. President of the Confederate States of America
  2. Where was the most deadliest battle of the Civil War?
  3. Union general who later became the 18th President of the United States?
  4. Who led the raid that was one of the main causes of the Civil War?
  5. Document issued by Lincoln that freed slaves in Confederate states?
  6. Who was the leader of the Confederate Army?
  7. First shots of the Civil War were fired at this fort:
Down
  1. What is the Amendment that abolished slavery?
  2. Which Union general is known for his "March to the Sea”?
  3. Union strategy/plan to cut off Confederate supplies:
  4. Bloodiest single-day battle of the Civil War?
  5. Northern states during the Civil War?
  6. Capital of the Confederacy?
  7. Who was the president during the civil war?
  8. Southern states during the Civil War?

15 Clues: Capital of the Confederacy? • Northern states during the Civil War? • Southern states during the Civil War? • Who was the president during the civil war? • Who was the leader of the Confederate Army? • What is the Amendment that abolished slavery? • Bloodiest single-day battle of the Civil War? • President of the Confederate States of America • ...