states Crossword Puzzles
Hanover Co-op Food Stores 2022-10-26
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- A business services cooperative for retail food co-ops located throughout the United States. They represent 151 food co-ops operating over 220 stores in 38 states. (3)
- Located on A street in Wilder, it provides many prepared foods to our stores and in turn to our Members and customers. (4, 7)
- Co-op discount program intended to make healthy food more accessible to everyone in our communities, regardless of income. (4,3,3)
- You must own this many shares to be a Member. (3)
- Residents formed the ________ Consumer’s Club in 1936. (7)
- One of three Food Access Partners that the Co-op Food Stores donate to on a monthly basis through Pennies for Change. (6, 6)
- We have donated over $1 million dollars with the _______ for Change program. (7)
- Year the Co-op moved to 45 South Park Street. (5,5)
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- Joined the Co-op family in 1999 as the Lyme Road Service Center. (9, 6)
- Principle that states Cooperatives are autonomous organizations controlled by their members. (4)
- Principle that states Cooperatives are democratic organizations controlled by their members, who actively participate in setting their policies and making decisions. (3)
- Principle that states Cooperatives are voluntary organizations, open to all persons without discrimination. (3)
- Co-op location that has been open for 25 years. (7)
- Principle that states members contribute equitably to, and democratically control, the capital of their co-operative. (5)
- Principle that states Cooperatives work for the sustainable development of their communities through policies approved by their members. (5)
- The third Co-op Food Store. Established in 2010. (5,5)
16 Clues: You must own this many shares to be a Member. (3) • Co-op location that has been open for 25 years. (7) • Year the Co-op moved to 45 South Park Street. (5,5) • The third Co-op Food Store. Established in 2010. (5,5) • Residents formed the ________ Consumer’s Club in 1936. (7) • Joined the Co-op family in 1999 as the Lyme Road Service Center. (9, 6) • ...
Music Genres 2020-07-04
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- /evolved during the 20th-century folk revival. Some types may be called world music.
- /genre of rock music that developed in the late 1960s and early 1970s, largely in the United Kingdom and the United States.
- /combines songs, spoken dialogue, acting and dance.
- /originated in the African American community throughout the United States in the 1950s and early 1960s. It combines elements of African-American gospel music, rhythm and blues and jazz.
- /usually abbreviated, is a genre of popular music that originated in African American communities in the 1940s.
- /originated in its modern form during the mid-1950s in the United States and the United Kingdom.
- /originated as "rock and roll" in the United States in the late 1940s and early 1950s.
- /originated in the African-American communities of New Orleans, United States, in the late 19th and early 20th centuries, with its roots in blues and ragtime.
- /a genre of Christian music.
- /emerged in the mid-1970s. Rooted in 1960s garage rock.
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- /a large instrumental ensemble typical of classical music, which combines instruments from different families.
- /also known as dance music, club music, or simply dance, is a broad range of percussive electronic music genres made largely for nightclubs, raves and festivals.
- /takes its roots from genres such as blues and old-time music, and various types of American folk music including Appalachian, Cajun, and the cowboy Western music styles of Red Dirt, New Mexico, Texas country, and Tejano.
- /originated in Jamaica in the late 1960s. The term also denotes the modern popular music of Jamaica and its diaspora.
- /originated in the Deep South of the United States around the 1870s by African-Americans from roots in African musical traditions, African-American work songs, and spirituals.
- /developed in the United States by inner-city African Americans and Latino Americans in the Bronx borough of New York City in the 1970s.
- /a musical form of vocal delivery that incorporates "rhyme, rhythmic speech, and street vernacular", which is performed or chanted in a variety of ways, usually over a backing beat or musical accompaniment.
- /a form of jazz that developed in the United States in the 1930s and 1940s.
- /rt music produced or rooted in the traditions of Western culture, including both liturgical and secular music.
19 Clues: /a genre of Christian music. • /combines songs, spoken dialogue, acting and dance. • /emerged in the mid-1970s. Rooted in 1960s garage rock. • /a form of jazz that developed in the United States in the 1930s and 1940s. • /evolved during the 20th-century folk revival. Some types may be called world music. • ...
Antebellum America, the Civil War, and Reconstruction Vocabulary 2013-05-16
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- klux klan Often abbreviated KKK and informally known as The Klan, is the name of three distinct past and present far-right,
- amendment Extended the right to vote for all males
- of 1850 Legislation passed by congress by which California entered the union as a free state
- Confedarate prison for union soliders
- compromise Legislation passed by congress in 1820
- The ability to buy something now and pay for it later or over a period of time
- The act of pulling out of the union
- The right to vote
- Unfair treatment of a person or group because of prejudice
- sovereignity The ability of the residents of an area to decide upon issue such as whether they would allow slavery
- right's The belief that a states interest should preceedence over the interest of the Nation government
- bureau A federal government organization established in 1865 that helped the newly freed slavery after the Civil War
- The action or an act of abolishing a system, practice, or institution
- codes A set of laws passed by Georgia, and most Southern states, after the Civil War to restrict the rights of freedom
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- amendment A granted citizenship to the former slaves and forbade the states from denying anyone the equal protection of the law
- amendment An amendment to the U.S constitution ratified in 1865, that made slavery illegal
- To declare invalid
- The period immediatley after the Civil war when the South rebuilt and the southern states returned to the Union
- gin Used to seperate the seeds from the cotton fiber
- lincoln Elected in 1860
- proclamation A document issued by the president Abraham Lincoln in 1862 that freed the slaves in the confedaracy
- states A state that allowed slavery
- Landowners provided land, a house, farming tools, and fertilizer
- of chickamauga Union general led his troopa seven miles South of Chattanooga at Chickamauga Creek
- The period before the civilwar
- states A state that didn't allow slavery
- farming Owned some agriculture equipment
- runners Mostly private ships that slipped around the blockade
28 Clues: The right to vote • To declare invalid • lincoln Elected in 1860 • The period before the civilwar • states A state that allowed slavery • The act of pulling out of the union • Confedarate prison for union soliders • states A state that didn't allow slavery • farming Owned some agriculture equipment • compromise Legislation passed by congress in 1820 • ...
Civil War 2017-03-02
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- Born 1808. Instructed the confederate generals on decisions during the Civil War.
- New soldiers that have never fought in a battle or war before.
- Used during the Civil War to transport soldiers to different areas for battle. Used mostly by the North.
- Someone who believes slavery is wrong and wants to get rid of it.
- A battle that occurred July 1, 1863—lasting for 3 days-- that was marked as one of the bloodiest battles
- Joined the Union Army and became general during the Civil War. Elected president of the United States in 1869.
- (July 11, 1861) First battle over land in the Civil War.
- Vice president to Abraham Lincoln, Became president (1865-1869) after Lincolns assassination and tried to reconstruct America.
- States that all slaves be freed from the Confederate states. Issued by Abraham Lincoln.
- A term used to refer to the stomach.
- A term used to describe a person that is bad or good for nothing.
- States that had outlawed slavery.
- 16th president of the United States. Wished to end slavery. Issued the Emancipation Proclamation, setting many slaves free.
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- Governor of Ohio 1868-1972. 19th president of the United States .
- War that lasted from April 12, 1861-May 9, 1865 between the North and South in America.
- States that had allowed slavery.
- (June 10, 1861) First battle of the American Civil War.
- A system invented in 1837 by Samuel Morse then sends messages along a wire. Used by the Northerners and Abraham Lincoln to communicate during the Civil War.
- Speech given on November 19, 1863 by president Abraham Lincoln that commemorated the soldiers that died in the battles.
- A term used when you have been through a lot or have "seen it all".
- A uncivilized killing of a large number of innocent, helpless people. One term used to describe the civil war.
- Surrendered to General Grant at the Appomattox Courthouse on April 19, 1865.
- An acronym used when a soldier would leave his post or place in the army without leave.
23 Clues: States that had allowed slavery. • States that had outlawed slavery. • A term used to refer to the stomach. • (June 10, 1861) First battle of the American Civil War. • (July 11, 1861) First battle over land in the Civil War. • New soldiers that have never fought in a battle or war before. • Governor of Ohio 1868-1972. 19th president of the United States . • ...
The Civil War 2021-05-19
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- Key Union victory, 51,000 died in 3 days there
- The attack on this fort started the Civil War
- Emancipation Proclamation granted to some slaves
- freeing of the enslaved
- The top general of the Union
- The president of the Union during the Civil War
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- Grant laid siege to city, surrendered July 4
- practiced by Sherman to destroy southern will
- The first major battle of the Civil War
- To formally withdraw from the Union
- The states that left the United States
- The bloodiest single day battle in the Civil War
- placed Lee surrendered to Grant ending the war
- The states that stayed in the United States
- war a war between two or more groups in a country
- The top general of the Confederacy
16 Clues: freeing of the enslaved • The top general of the Union • The top general of the Confederacy • To formally withdraw from the Union • The states that left the United States • The first major battle of the Civil War • The states that stayed in the United States • Grant laid siege to city, surrendered July 4 • practiced by Sherman to destroy southern will • ...
Civil War Crossword 2018-05-02
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- president during the civil war
- this invention increased the amount of deaths
- the bloodiest battle of the Civil War
- this ammendment protected the rights of citizens
- lincoln's brief speech in honor of the people who died in the war
- this amendment banned slavery
- this amendment gives every citizen the right to vote
- Black ____ were passed by the Southern States, which limit the African American's freedom
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- secret society of white Southerners in the United States to keep former slaves powerless
- laws that enforced racial segregation
- person who shot Lincoln
- where Lee surrendered to Grant
- Union's plan to victory
- period after the Civil War in the United States when the Southern States were reorganized and reintegrated into the Union
- Kentucky, Missouri, Maryland, and Delaware
- General of the South
16 Clues: General of the South • person who shot Lincoln • Union's plan to victory • this amendment banned slavery • president during the civil war • where Lee surrendered to Grant • laws that enforced racial segregation • the bloodiest battle of the Civil War • Kentucky, Missouri, Maryland, and Delaware • this invention increased the amount of deaths • ...
Jack Kwartowitz 2nd Hour Gov. Final Project 2022-01-07
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- gov. power limited by the constitution
- Countrys actions towards other countries
- agreements between countries
- to promote or support
- The U.S. document that holds the concept of federalism
- tally of all the votes cast
- things inside the United States
- Troops lead by the commander in chief
- Ruled by 1
- Broad powers kept by states
- principles, rules, or laws influenced by parties
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- "to assign"
- Powers denied by states
- states send these to congress
- the branch that makes laws
- a juvenile found guilty of a crime
- favoring one view or the other
- two chambers
- the person that is chosen to run as a candidate in the national convention
- No jury during trial so the judge gives the verdict
- less serious crimes that can be less than a year in jail or just a fine
- the branch that interprets laws
- makes the money and collects taxes
- serious crimes that are a punishment for more than a year in jail
- Rule by a few
- A singed agreement
26 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 • ...
great depression 2015-03-18
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- make changes in a social, political, or economic institution or practice to in prove it
- a group of experts appointed to advise a government or politician
- a shareholder
- 32nd President of the United States
- borrowing the balance from a bank or broker
- a political and economic theory of social organization
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- the rounding up and deportation of several hundred immigrants
- a shortage of water
- a shantytown built by unemployed and destitute people during the depression
- government system that provides monetary assistance to people with an inadequate or no income
- vegetation has been lost and soil reduced to dust
- stock market crash that precipitated the great depression
- a day on which banks are officially closed
- american author of twenty-seven books
- rapid settlement of the continental united states
- longest-serving first lady of the united states
- overwhelming majority of votes for one party in an election
- a series of radio broadcasts made by president franklin delano roosevelt
- a series of domestic programs enacted in the united states
- federal government agencies created as part of the new deal
20 Clues: a shareholder • a shortage of water • 32nd President of the United States • american author of twenty-seven books • a day on which banks are officially closed • borrowing the balance from a bank or broker • longest-serving first lady of the united states • vegetation has been lost and soil reduced to dust • rapid settlement of the continental united states • ...
Culminating assignment 2023-01-10
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- The U.S.’s first attempt at a government was the Articles of ________
- a group of people united together for a purpose
- what amendment is no unreasonable searches and seizures
- the process that allows immigrants to become citizens.
- highest court in the land
- Minority rights are needed in order to treat everyone this way.
- the United States is a ________ democracy
- The articles let congress create this but not pay for it
- expressed, inherent, implied and reserved are all types of these
- life, liberty, property
- rule by a few
- Means giving permission.
- How many years does a president serve
- One way to become a citizen more quickly is to serve in the ______ for one year
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- the_______ deals with disputes about laws that apply to the entire 8.United States
- Woman were given the right to vote by which amendment
- rule by many
- what were the ten amendments added to the constitution in 1791
- the court that must take all cases, usually has three judge panels.
- rural,cultural, wealthy, education, language
- what kind of powers are given to the states
- written document a lawyer files with the to explain their arguments
- States send these to Congress
- monarchy, dictatorship
24 Clues: rule by many • rule by a few • monarchy, dictatorship • life, liberty, property • Means giving permission. • highest court in the land • States send these to Congress • How many years does a president serve • the United States is a ________ democracy • what kind of powers are given to the states • rural,cultural, wealthy, education, language • ...
Civil war crossword 2017-04-24
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- Withdrawal from the Federal government of the United States
- Someone who wishes to abolish or get rid of slavery
- To leave or withdraw
- President of the United States of America during the Civil War
- A ship protected by iron armor
- withdrawal from enemy forces and territory
- Law the provided for harsh treatment for escaped slaves and for those who helped them
- killed most of solders during the holocaust
- Place where Civil War ended on April 9, 1865, when Lee surrendered to Grant
- Troops sent to strengthen a fighting force by adding an additional number of fresh soldiers
- Slave states that remained in the Union (Missouri, Kentucky, Maryland, and Delaware)
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- Paper currency which began to circulate in the North
- soldiers who ride horses
- freeing slaves in Union-controlled Confederate states
- Loyal to the Confederacy ,Also Southern or Rebel
- The effort by the North to keep ships from entering or leaving Southern ports
- Union general who believed in total war
- Place in Virginia where John Brown led a raid on a federal arsenal
- confederate general
- laws passed to restrict African Americans
20 Clues: confederate general • To leave or withdraw • soldiers who ride horses • A ship protected by iron armor • Union general who believed in total war • laws passed to restrict African Americans • withdrawal from enemy forces and territory • killed most of solders during the holocaust • Loyal to the Confederacy ,Also Southern or Rebel • ...
Warfare Benchmark 2 2021-05-05
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- What is the first texture named?
- What are you reading about?
- Helmet, What gives protection to your head?
- BCE, When did the Warring states period begin?
- How many battle tactics are mentioned?
- armor, What gives protection to your shoulder?
- Which kingdom has 2 letters?
- of War, What did Sun Tzu name his book?
- What is the first color a blade/Sword can be?
- Drone Sword, What is the sharpest sword they use?
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- Which dynasty conquered the Warring states period?
- Bronze daggers can sometimes have ____________
- How many kingdom's are there?
- What was the first armor mentioned?
- Which kingdom has three letters?
- Which dynasty was with the Warring states period?
- BCE, When did the Warring states period end?
- What was the first weapon made?
- Tzu, Who made the book Art of War?
- What is a blade like a knife?
- Bronze Dagger, What weapon's appearance can be misleading?
- HAN, What is the one kingdom with six letters?
22 Clues: What are you reading about? • Which kingdom has 2 letters? • How many kingdom's are there? • What is a blade like a knife? • What was the first weapon made? • What is the first texture named? • Which kingdom has three letters? • Tzu, Who made the book Art of War? • What was the first armor mentioned? • How many battle tactics are mentioned? • ...
Gralin's crossword puzzle 2017-02-08
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- some one from another country that comes into yours
- an example to be followed by other in the near future
- this person was the first president of the united states
- this is an organized political group
- the taking of ships and sailors
- this person was George Washington vice president
- states wanted to ________ the alien sedition acts
- contrary to what the constitution states
- a certificate issued by the government for a certain amount of money
- and activity to overthrow your government
- he was sent to remove the native Americans from the Northwest territory
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- a ceremony were the precedent takes the oath of office
- this person was the leader of the Federalist party
- this person was the Secretary of state for George Washington
- people who invest in a risky adventure for a large profit
- this person wrote the u.s. constitution, and was against factions
- tax on goods coming from other country's
- not favoring ether side of an dispute
- this person was sent to London to sole problems with Britain
- its an agreement by states to overthrow federal law
20 Clues: the taking of ships and sailors • this is an organized political group • not favoring ether side of an dispute • tax on goods coming from other country's • contrary to what the constitution states • and activity to overthrow your government • this person was George Washington vice president • states wanted to ________ the alien sedition acts • ...
Constitution Review 2024 SS Mikey 2024-01-03
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- The plan created by smaller states to have equal representation
- The plan created by bigger states to have representation based off of population
- A change to the Constitution
- The branch that has a Supreme Cout
- The first 10 amendments
- Settled the debate on how enslaved people should be represented
- The statement in which Congress can "stretch" an amendment
- Group that votes for the President and VP
- Pre-Constiution that created multiple issues
- The group that favored the constitution without a bill of rights
- The meeting that revised the Articles of Confederation
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- When the branches are being checked for their powers
- Split powers between the states and federal government
- An agreement to continue this trade for 20 years
- "The Father of The Constitution"
- The branch that contains the President
- Agreement that decided that there would be equal representation and population used in voting
- The branch that has Congress
- The statement that states that federal is always above state
- When powers are divided to different branches
20 Clues: The first 10 amendments • A change to the Constitution • The branch that has Congress • "The Father of The Constitution" • The branch that has a Supreme Cout • The branch that contains the President • Group that votes for the President and VP • Pre-Constiution that created multiple issues • When powers are divided to different branches • ...
Constitution Era 2024-01-25
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- Freedom of Speech
- Lower house of the legislature
- Searches and Seizures
- Rebellion that showed Articles were too weak
- Right to Bear Arms
- Group that thought the Constitution was good as is.
- The 3/5 Compromise decided how _________ would be counted towards votes
- Branch that includes Congress
- Branch that includes the president
- Right to a lawyer
- The solution to the debate of how to assign votes in legislature
- The current document that outlines U.S. government
- Branch that includes judges
- Listing of Rights
- Upper house of the legislature
- To approve of something
- Plan that smaller states approved
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- Trial by Jury
- Double Jeopardy
- List of freedoms in the Constitution
- What the Judicial Branch does
- Group that wanted a Bill of Rights in the Constitution.
- The Articles of ________________ was the first form of government in the United States
- What the legislative Branch does
- Plan that larger states supported
- Cruel and Unusual Punishments
- No Quartering of Soldiers
- Father of the Constitution
- States Rights
- What the Executive Branch does
30 Clues: Trial by Jury • States Rights • Double Jeopardy • Freedom of Speech • Right to a lawyer • Listing of Rights • Right to Bear Arms • Searches and Seizures • To approve of something • No Quartering of Soldiers • Father of the Constitution • Branch that includes judges • What the Judicial Branch does • Branch that includes Congress • Cruel and Unusual Punishments • Lower house of the legislature • ...
Civil War events 2023-10-16
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- and antislavery folks went to Kansas territory in 1854-1856.
- does the South seriously begin to think about if these states joined the Union as free states?
- slave act
- representative Preston Brooks entered the senate chamber and started beating sumner w/a cane
- Brown's Raid
- and 18 men seized arsenal w/o a fight; fell apart when no slaves rose up to assist the rebellion
- Toms Cabin
- Scott case.
- compromise
- not following the law would be charged w/a felony and fined
- allowed to choose states if they allowed slavery or not.
- U.S. Supreme Court stated that enslaved people were not citizens of the United States
- Railroad
- missouri applied for statehood
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- of 1850
- Carolina voted to secede from the Union on DEC 20, 1860. Between JAN 9-FEB 1, more states voted to secede from the union
- Slave Act Passed
- proposed the Missouri Compromise?
- in Congress
- Clay
- of 1860
- Kansas
- was popular w/northern abolitionists; southerners hated him- didn't even appear on most southern ballots
- act
- opponents squared off in the race for a senate seat to represent Illinois
- both the antislavery movement and the womans right movement
26 Clues: act • Clay • Kansas • of 1850 • of 1860 • Railroad • slave act • Toms Cabin • compromise • in Congress • Scott case. • Brown's Raid • Slave Act Passed • missouri applied for statehood • proposed the Missouri Compromise? • allowed to choose states if they allowed slavery or not. • not following the law would be charged w/a felony and fined • ...
Jackson fives Government Vocab 2023-10-19
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- Papers made before the constitution
- first president of the Nation
- provides each branch of government with individual powers to check the other branches
- designed to protect the security and power of smaller states
- the upper chamber of the United States Congress
- the principle that the leaders of a state and its government are created and sustained by the consent of its people
- responsible for implementing and enforcing the laws written by Congress
- The branch that makes the decisions about the laws and those who break them
- electors who are selected to elect a candidate to particular offices
- established the United States would be allowed two representatives; in the House of Representatives
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- strong national government with three branches: legislative, executive, and judicial
- known as the Founding Father of the constitution
- people who support a strong government
- James Madison wrote this
- officer next in rank to a president
- Branch that holds the President
- people who are against a strong government
- Branch that makes laws for North Carolina
- the plan that allows black Slaves to vote
- United States highest court
20 Clues: James Madison wrote this • United States highest court • first president of the Nation • Branch that holds the President • Papers made before the constitution • officer next in rank to a president • people who support a strong government • Branch that makes laws for North Carolina • the plan that allows black Slaves to vote • people who are against a strong government • ...
Causes of the Civil War 2024-04-10
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- Geographical differences between the North and South
- created two new territories and was called "bleeding kansas"
- The meeting that South Carolina signed the Articles of Secession
- Lowered the protective tariff to avoid nullification
- The first major battle of the Civil War
- The fort that was attacked to start the civil war
- Prohibited slavery beyond the 36/30 line
- The total amount of Confederate states during the Civil war
- The total amount of free states during the Civil war
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- Dred Scott was deemed property by the supreme court
- The practice or system of owning slaves
- The election that Lincoln was elected
- allowed states to secede from the United States
- The capitol of the union
- The last name of the president of the confederacy during the civil war
- California was added as a free state and the fugitive slave law was amended
- The last name of the president of the union during the civil war
- The capitol of the confederacy
- The last name of the leader of the confederate army
- The last name of the leader of the union army
20 Clues: The capitol of the union • The capitol of the confederacy • The election that Lincoln was elected • The practice or system of owning slaves • The first major battle of the Civil War • Prohibited slavery beyond the 36/30 line • The last name of the leader of the union army • allowed states to secede from the United States • The fort that was attacked to start the civil war • ...
States of America 2 2021-05-25
25 Clues: Utah • Ohio • Texas • Nevada • Oregon • Montana • Vermont • Wyoming • New York • Missouri • Nebraska • Oklahoma • Wisconsin • Tennessee • New Mexico • Washington • New Jersey • North Dakota • South Dakota • Pennsylvania • Rhode Island • New Hampshire • West Virginia • South Carolina • North Carolina
Indian States by Capital 2021-07-12
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- Aizawl
- Chandigarh
- Mumbai
- Shillong
- Visakhapatnam (2 words)
- Thiruvananthapuram
- Kohima
- Gairsain or Dehradun
- Chennai (2 words)
- Agartala
- Jaipur
- Gangtok
- Gandhinagar
- Shimla (2 words)
- Bhubaneswar
- Bhopal (2 words)
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- Dispur
- Kolkata (2 words)
- Itanagar (2 words)
- Chandigarh
- Hyderabad
- Panaji
- Imphal
- Lucknow (2 words)
- Bengaluru
- Naya Raipur
- Ranchi
- Patna
28 Clues: Patna • Dispur • Aizawl • Mumbai • Panaji • Kohima • Imphal • Ranchi • Jaipur • Gangtok • Shillong • Agartala • Hyderabad • Bengaluru • Chandigarh • Chandigarh • Naya Raipur • Gandhinagar • Bhubaneswar • Shimla (2 words) • Bhopal (2 words) • Kolkata (2 words) • Lucknow (2 words) • Chennai (2 words) • Itanagar (2 words) • Thiruvananthapuram • Gairsain or Dehradun • Visakhapatnam (2 words)
USA states and capitals 2022-08-08
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- Jefferson City
- Boise
- Jackson
- Tallahassee
- Columbus
- Trenton
- Boston
- Lincoln
- Lansing
- Des Moines
- Columbia
- Annapolis
- Montpelier
- Raleigh
- Honolulu
- Frankfort
- Little Rock
- Atlanta
- Salt Lake City
- Dakota
- Topeka
- Concord
- Santa Fe
- Carson City
- Cheyenne
- Oklahoma City
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- Indianapolis
- Madison
- Austin
- Albany
- Springfield
- Olympia
- Saint Paul
- Denver
- Sacramento
- Augusta
- Harrisburg
- Charleston
- Baton Rouge
- Hartford
- Bismarck
- Juneau
- Dover
- Phoenix
- Richmond
- Montgomery
- Helena
- Nashville
- Providence
- Salem
50 Clues: Boise • Dover • Salem • Austin • Albany • Denver • Boston • Juneau • Helena • Dakota • Topeka • Madison • Olympia • Jackson • Trenton • Augusta • Lincoln • Lansing • Raleigh • Phoenix • Atlanta • Concord • Columbus • Columbia • Hartford • Bismarck • Honolulu • Richmond • Santa Fe • Cheyenne • Annapolis • Frankfort • Nashville • Saint Paul • Sacramento • Harrisburg • Des Moines • Charleston • Montpelier • Montgomery • Providence • Springfield • Tallahassee • Baton Rouge • ...
States of Matter Review 2022-09-06
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- a state of matter with a fixed volume but not shape
- the way that gas particles move
- a state of matter that has a fixed shape and volume
- a description of the amount of mass within a substance
- a state of matter that has the highest energy and is charged or superheated
- a description of a fixed value that doesn't change
- the temperature where liquid changes to gas
- the state of matter changing from solid to liquid
- the state of matter changing from gas to solid
- the state of matter changing from liquid to solid
- a state of matter with indefinite shape and indefinite volume
- the way that solid particles move in their fixed shape
- a description of the form that a substance takes
- the state of matter changing from liquid to gas
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- the way that liquid particles move in their indefinite shape
- the temperature where solid changes to liquid
- the temperature where liquid changes to solid
- the temperature where gas changes to liquid
- the state of matter changing from gas to liquid
- the way that solid particles are arranged
- a description of a value that is not fixed and can change
- the state of matter changing from solid to gas
22 Clues: the way that gas particles move • the way that solid particles are arranged • the temperature where gas changes to liquid • the temperature where liquid changes to gas • the temperature where solid changes to liquid • the temperature where liquid changes to solid • the state of matter changing from gas to solid • the state of matter changing from solid to gas • ...
Matthew B5 US States 2022-05-23
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- sweet home_____
- the state with the most diners in the us
- the state with the Francis Scott Key Bridge
- the state that sounds like transylvania
- the state that has Nashville in it
- the state with Chicago
- the state that is called tornado ally
- the state that is south of South Dakota
- the state abbreviation is MO
- the state that's official name is (The First State)
- the opposite of North Dakota
- the state north of Illinois
- the state that was named after the word ohi-yo which means great river
- the state south of minnesota
- Dalles,_____
- the state with 300 golf courses
- the state that sounds like indian or India
- the state that has Los Angeles
- the state that has virginia in it's name
- the state with the grandfather mountain
- the state that is north of Texas
- the state west of rhode island,south of massachusetts, and south east of new york
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- the catfish state
- the state right next to maine
- the state that sounds like soda
- the state is known as the hoarse capital.
- the pine tree state
- the state to the south, east of Texas
- the state with little rock
- the capital is boston
- the opposite of South Dakota
- the state next to new hampshire
- the state that george washington was born in
- the state with the statue of liberty
- the state right above Florida
- the state that has Disney World
- the state with Lake Michigan
- the smallest state
38 Clues: Dalles,_____ • sweet home_____ • the catfish state • the smallest state • the pine tree state • the capital is boston • the state with Chicago • the state with little rock • the state north of Illinois • the opposite of South Dakota • the state abbreviation is MO • the opposite of North Dakota • the state south of minnesota • the state with Lake Michigan • the state right next to maine • ...
Western States and Capitals 2019-01-27
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- Capital of Hawaii
- Little Bighorn is located in this state
- Nickname is "The Beaver State"
- Idaho's capital is...
- This state grows more potatoes than any other
- Nickname is "The Golden State"
- Capital of Washington State
- Nevada's capital is...
- Idaho's nickname is "The ___ State"
- Nickname is "The Grand Canyon State"
- Nene is the state bird
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- Capital of Oregon
- Capital of Arizona is...
- Santa Fe is the Capital
- Capital of Alaska
- This state is home to the Grand Coulee Dam
- Capital of Utah is...
- Nickname is "The Silver State"
- Utah site of 1st continental railroad completion
- Home to Devil's Tower; US's first monument
- Capital is Denver
- Forget-Me-Not is the state flower
- Nicknamed "The Beehive State"
23 Clues: Capital of Oregon • Capital of Hawaii • Capital of Alaska • Capital is Denver • Capital of Utah is... • Idaho's capital is... • Nevada's capital is... • Nene is the state bird • Santa Fe is the Capital • Capital of Arizona is... • Capital of Washington State • Nicknamed "The Beehive State" • Nickname is "The Beaver State" • Nickname is "The Silver State" • Nickname is "The Golden State" • ...
STATES AND CAPITALS---ONE 2019-08-17
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- Frankfort is its capital.
- Lansing is its capital.
- Columbus is its capital.
- Juneau is its capital.
- Boston is its capital.
- Augusta is its capital.
- Sacramento is its capital.
- Jefferson City is its capital.
- Oklahoma City is its capital.
- Baton Rogue is its capital.
- Honolulu is its capital.
- Montgomery is its capital.
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- Harrisburg is its capital.
- Helena is its capital.
- Tallahassee is its capital.
- Dover is its capital.
- Jackson is its capital.
- Topeka is its capital.
- Springfield is its capital.
- Indianapolis is its capital.
- Phoenix is its capital.
- Atlanta is its capital.
- Des Moines is its capital.
- Annapolis is its capital.
- Boise is its capital.
25 Clues: Dover is its capital. • Boise is its capital. • Helena is its capital. • Juneau is its capital. • Topeka is its capital. • Boston is its capital. • Lansing is its capital. • Jackson is its capital. • Augusta is its capital. • Phoenix is its capital. • Atlanta is its capital. • Columbus is its capital. • Honolulu is its capital. • Frankfort is its capital. • Annapolis is its capital. • ...
50 STATES and Capitals 2020-08-25
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- Pierre
- Albany
- Lincoln
- Honolulu
- Annapolis
- Springfield
- Austin
- Sacramento
- Columbia
- Augusta
- Hartford
- Phoenix
- Lansing
- Tallahassee
- Montpelier
- CarsonCity
- SaltLakeCity
- JeffersonCity
- SantaFe
- StPaul
- LittleRock
- OklahomaCity
- Helena
- Trenton
- Raleigh
- Topeka
- Atlanta
- Jackson
- Richmond
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- Denver
- Charleston
- Olympia
- BatonRouge
- Indianapolis
- Boise
- Boston
- Frankfort
- Harrisburg
- Bismarck
- Providence
- Cheyenne
- Nashville
- Dover
- DesMoines
- Columbus
- Madison
- Juneau
- Salem
- Montgomery
- Concord
50 Clues: Boise • Dover • Salem • Denver • Pierre • Albany • Boston • Austin • Juneau • StPaul • Helena • Topeka • Olympia • Lincoln • Augusta • Phoenix • Lansing • SantaFe • Madison • Trenton • Raleigh • Concord • Atlanta • Jackson • Honolulu • Columbia • Bismarck • Hartford • Cheyenne • Columbus • Richmond • Annapolis • Frankfort • Nashville • DesMoines • Charleston • BatonRouge • Sacramento • Harrisburg • Providence • Montpelier • CarsonCity • LittleRock • Montgomery • Springfield • ...
United States Crossword Puzzle 2020-05-08
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- The science or practice of farming, including cultivating products.
- a formal and organized choice by a vote of a person for a political office or other position.
- a gate of a town or castle opening on to a lake, river, or sea.
- a country or area under the full or partial political control of another country.
- The weather conditions prevailing in an area in general or over a long period.
- a simple slow-growing plant that typically forms a low crusty, leaflike, or branching growth on rocks, walls, and trees.
- the belief in and worship of superhuman controlling power, especially a personal God or gods.
- careful management of available resources.
- of the action or process of reconstructing or being reconstructed.
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- the part of the land near the sea; the edge of the land.
- a small branch of an artery leading into capillaries.
- The action of coming to live permanently in a foreign country.
- rain, snow, sleet, or hail that falls to the ground.
- A river, canal, or other routes for travel by water.
- The angular distance of a place north or south of the earth's equator,
- A group of houses and associated buildings, larger than a hamlet and smaller than a town, situated in a rural area.
- .
- simple slow-growing plant that typically forms a low crusty, leaflike, or branching growth on rocks, walls, and trees.
- A state of the eastern United States in 1788.
- the part of the land adjoining or near the sea.
- Narrow strip of land with sea on either side, forming a link between two larger areas of land.
21 Clues: . • careful management of available resources. • A state of the eastern United States in 1788. • the part of the land adjoining or near the sea. • rain, snow, sleet, or hail that falls to the ground. • A river, canal, or other routes for travel by water. • a small branch of an artery leading into capillaries. • the part of the land near the sea; the edge of the land. • ...
US States and Territories 2020-12-21
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- 7th English letter, 21st English letter, 1st English letter, 13th English letter
- The blank purchase
- Boston, blank
- Home of Las Vegas
- Potato state
- Misery
- Fresh round chocolate with mint flavoring
- First state
- Not the country but the state
- The blank river
- Miss conman's son
- __ Samoa
- Home of a fried chicken restaurant
- Home of Chicago
- Named after a president
- Almost India
- Almost a state
- Snowy state that isn't Alaska
- Their capital is "blank City"
- Opposite of Southern, Marinara sauce, __lands
- North of the blank territory
- Hannah blank
- Where Linda from the animated Rio film by Blue Sky lives
- Yeehaw
- Jake and Logan Paul are from here
- Fresh country under contiguous states
- blankKansas
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- Home of Ben and Jerry's. Starts with a V
- Pencil vain ya
- South of the blank territory
- About the size of England
- Looks like a chunk was bitten off of it
- Sounds similar to Nevada
- __ (Virgin)ia __lands
- Home of Orlando and gators and/or crocs
- Blank republic. Almost always votes Democratic.
- Named after an American Indian tribe
- Apparently known for blue crabs? Female name ville synonym
- Not North Carolina
- Not actually an island despite the name
- Join a slice
- Country roads take me home
- Home of Salt Lake City
- Where most of the early presidents were running from
- Washington __
- North of California
- Not South Carolina
- Islands turned state
- Fresh sports team shirt
- I don't know anything about this state so here is a freebie. New Hampshire
- Least populated state. Has a lot of bison/buffalo
- Tennis ball
- Largest state in size
- Miss again
- Four corners are Utah, Colorado, New Mexico, and blank
- Known for seafood
56 Clues: Misery • Yeehaw • __ Samoa • Miss again • First state • Tennis ball • blankKansas • Potato state • Join a slice • Almost India • Hannah blank • Boston, blank • Washington __ • Pencil vain ya • Almost a state • The blank river • Home of Chicago • Home of Las Vegas • Miss conman's son • Known for seafood • The blank purchase • Not North Carolina • Not South Carolina • North of California • Islands turned state • ...
Countries States and Cities 2021-01-01
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- Tea Garden of India
- Steel City
- Also known as Banaras
- City of nawabs
- Land of Rising Sun
- Grape City
- Heart of India
- Valley of Flowers
- Pink City
- City of Taj
- Scotland of India
- Gateway of South India
- Land of 5 rivers
- IT capital of India
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- Capital of Maharashtra
- Golden city of India
- country known as Red Dragon
- Queen of Deccan
- Leather City
- Sangam City
- Orange City
- Spice garden of India
- City of Nizams
- Switzerland of India
24 Clues: Pink City • Steel City • Grape City • Sangam City • Orange City • City of Taj • Leather City • City of nawabs • Heart of India • City of Nizams • Queen of Deccan • Land of 5 rivers • Valley of Flowers • Scotland of India • Land of Rising Sun • Tea Garden of India • IT capital of India • Golden city of India • Switzerland of India • Also known as Banaras • Spice garden of India • Capital of Maharashtra • ...
Indian Dance Forms - States 2021-02-19
29 Clues: Lava • Rauf • Bihu • Garba • Alkap • Kathi • Buiya • Rangma • Odissi • Ghumar • Jhumar • Lavani • Jawara • Bhangra • Garhwali • Nautanki • Yakshagan • Kuchipudi • Kathakali • Hojagiri. • Tarangamel • Gaur Maria • Jata-Jatin • Dol Cholam • Cheraw Dance • Bharatanatyam • Pradesh Jhora • Chu Faat Dance • Ka Shad Suk Mynsiem
50 States of America 2021-04-11
50 Clues: (MS) • (CA) • (NC) • (RI) • (TX) • (AK) • (GA) • (KY) • (OK) • (NJ) • (NH) • (AL) • (WI) • (IN) • (WV) • (VA) • (MT) • (CO) • (SC) • (UT) • (MO) • (PA) • (NY) • (TN) • (KS) • (MI) • (WA) • (ME) • (AR) • (ND) • (VT) • (MD) • (CT) • (MA) • (SD) • (NE) • (NV) • (LA) • (MN) • (NM) • (IA) • (WY) • (HI) • (DE) • (AZ) • (OR) • (OH) • (FL) • (IL) • (ID)
50 States of America 2021-04-11
50 Clues: (NH) • (OR) • (NJ) • (CA) • (LA) • (IL) • (AR) • (IA) • (OK) • (HI) • (ME) • (CO) • (NC) • (NE) • (MI) • (FL) • (ID) • (VT) • (NV) • (SD) • (AL) • (CT) • (WI) • (MD) • (MA) • (SC) • (GA) • (RI) • (KY) • (MT) • (MO) • (KS) • (WA) • (WV) • (NM) • (AK) • (MS) • (OH) • (UT) • (VA) • (ND) • (IN) • (TX) • (AZ) • (WY) • (MN) • (PA) • (TN) • (NY) • (DE)
Crossword-States of Consciousness 2021-10-10
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- Sleep theory that dreams are the result of the brain organizing the day’s events
- Nighttime teeth grinding
- The result of stopping dependent drug use, frequently corresponding to shakes, headaches, and irritability
- Category of drugs that results in an altered state, almost disassociative
- Referred to as “paradoxical sleep”, where the sleeper’s brain is super active, but the body is very still
- Disorder resulting in a temporary stoppage of breathing
- Psychodynamic psychologist whose “Interpretation of Dreams” sought to explain why we dream
- 24 hour, daily biorhythm
- Seeing or hearing things that do not exist
- Part of the limbic system in the brain that initiates sleep
- Most popular, easily accessible stimulant
- Highly addictive stimulant that is typically smoked or vaped
- Stage of sleep that most sleepers spend most of their night in
- Disorder resulting in randomly falling asleep
- Freud’s explanation for dreaming that our dreams were an expression of repressed desires
- The symbolic storyline of dreams
- Category of drugs that accelerate neural activity, promoting a feeling of energy and euphoria
- Disorder resulting in an ability to get or maintain sleep
- Known as MDMA, a stimulant known for heightened sensitivity
- Our mental meeting space that allows us to gauge time, be aware of the world around us, and make a mental model of reality
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- Well known depressant that causes irritability when stopped, consumed by smoke, vape, or edible
- Part of the endocrine system that releases hormones that prepares our body for sleep
- Highly addictive stimulant that signals a release of dopamine
- Hormone that is released that prepares the body for sleep, can be taken as a supplement
- State of consciousness that theorists have tried to explain in various ways
- The literal storyline of dreams
- Most popular, easily accessible depressant
- State of heightened suggestibility, effective in getting someone to do something they are already willing to do
- Sleepwalking
- Dependent use of drugs
- Often referred to as pre-sleep, a stage that most sleepers only get to once a night
- The result of regular, frequently addictive, use of a drug, where more is required to feel the “euphoria” of the drug
- Disorder resulting from chronic loss of sleep
- Category of drugs that slows down neural activity
- Sleep spindles that are slow and deep, suggesting very deep sleep
- Hallucinogen that causes an altered state of consciousness
- Highly addictive stimulant that depletes the supply of dopamine and serotonin
37 Clues: Sleepwalking • Dependent use of drugs • Nighttime teeth grinding • 24 hour, daily biorhythm • The literal storyline of dreams • The symbolic storyline of dreams • Most popular, easily accessible stimulant • Most popular, easily accessible depressant • Seeing or hearing things that do not exist • Disorder resulting in randomly falling asleep • ...
United States Fun Facts 2021-07-18
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- the only roller skating museum in the world is found in Lincoln, _______________
- the world's largest natural indoor warm water pool, Evan's Plunge is founded in Hot Springs, ____________
- the first electric traffic light was invented and installed in Cleveland, ____________ in 1914
- 98% of the world's crayfish is found here
- is home to the first World Series in 1903 The Boston Pilgrims vs. the Pittsburgh Pirates
- is home to, Rainbow Bridge, the largest natural stone bridge in the world
- the world's smallest park, totaling 452 inches, was created in Portland, _____________ on St. Patrick's Day for Leprechauns and snail races
- most of the country's glass marbles are made around Parkersburg, _________________
- the tallest building in the U.S., Sears Tower, is found in Chicago ________________
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- produces the most maple syrup in the U.S.
- the Girl Scouts were founded in Savannah ___________ by Juliette Gordon Low in 1912
- the first tea farm in the U.S. was created in 1890 near Summerville, _____________________
- the only active diamond mine in the U.S. is found in _______________
- has the longest coastline in the U.S. It measures 6,640 miles and is greater than that of all the other states combined
- Coca-Cola was first bottled in 1894 in Vicksburg, _________
- artificial rain was first used near Concord, ___________ in 1947 to fight a forest fire
- is home to the first log cabins in North America, build by Swedish Immigrants in 1683
- the first magazine in America, The America Magazine, was published in Philadelphia _______________ for 3 months in 1741
- the typewriter was invented in Milwaukee, ____________ in 1867
- the only royal palace in the U.S. is found in ___________________
20 Clues: produces the most maple syrup in the U.S. • 98% of the world's crayfish is found here • Coca-Cola was first bottled in 1894 in Vicksburg, _________ • the typewriter was invented in Milwaukee, ____________ in 1867 • the only royal palace in the U.S. is found in ___________________ • the only active diamond mine in the U.S. is found in _______________ • ...
U.S States Crossword Puzzle 2021-11-04
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- Has the largest animal variety in the U.S
- The birthplace of Kool-Aid
- The _____ Yankees
- Location of the Salem witch trials
- Home of General Douglas Macarthur
- Where a famous race takes place annually
- The driest state in U.S, averaging only 7 inches of rain a year
- Home to the most famous U.F.O sightings.
- Where you can go to see the Grand Canyon and Hoover Dam
- Dakota Where Mount Rushmore is located
- It is illegal to sell fish from the back of mooses here.
- Has the highest literacy rate
- was named for England's “Virgin Queen,” Elizabeth I.
- Also the name of a famous 1943 musical
- Ranked 1st in college football as of 10/28/21
- Where the U.S National Anthem was written.
- Where many great inventions have come from, like the lightbulb and automobile.
- Where you can visit the birthplace of Elvis Presley, “The King of Rock”
- Became established as the first state by the U.S Constitution in 1704
- The first state to join the union after the first 13 colonies
- Named after one of our U.S presidents.
- Has a trail that is 2,000 miles long that people used to travel west in the 1800’s
- First state to ratify the 13th amendment ,which banned slavery.
- The home of Dorothy from “The Wizard of Oz”
- Home to a musician who permanently altered the landscape of jazz
- People love to say Y’all here
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- Known as the “Aloha State”
- Holds the “Halloween capital” of the world( Anoka)
- “Life free or die”
- Where you can find Hollywood
- Place with the largest metal sculpture
- Is the inspiration for “The Shining”
- Known as the “Old North State” and the “Tar Heel State”
- Carolina Was the first state to secede from the U.S in the civil war
- “Carry me back to Old ______”
- Where one of the most famous horse races take place
- Where the Gateway Arch is located
- Holds a symbol of American Independence
- Has a temperature of 95-110 degrees Fahrenheit in the summer
- Home to Yellowstone National Park
- Was the first state to acknowledge Christmas as an official holiday
- The smallest state in the U.S
- Known as the “Constituion state”
- Sometimes called the “Wolverine State¨
- The Energy Capital of the World
- The only state with a one-syllable name
- Boasts the most number of water parks in a single area in the whole world.
- Means beautiful
- The biggest state in the U.S
- Jersey Has the greatest population density of any state.
50 Clues: Means beautiful • The _____ Yankees • “Life free or die” • Known as the “Aloha State” • The birthplace of Kool-Aid • Where you can find Hollywood • The biggest state in the U.S • “Carry me back to Old ______” • Has the highest literacy rate • The smallest state in the U.S • People love to say Y’all here • The Energy Capital of the World • Known as the “Constituion state” • ...
States of Matter Crossword 2021-11-19
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- When atoms are in this state of matter, they fly around freely.
- You might pour this thick, brown (or white!) liquid on a mashed potatoes.
- The amount of space that matter takes up is its _____.
- This is liquid rock that pours out of a volcano.
- Solid white flakes of water that fall from the sky are known as ____.
- Raindrops are this state of matter.
- Liquid matter takes the shape of its ____.
- This is the type of gas that plants need to make food, we breathe this out.
- When a solid is heated up and turns into a liquid, it ____.
- At 32 degrees Fahrenheit, water _____.
- If you place a solid in a liquid, it will either sink or _____.
- At 212 degrees Fahrenheit, water _____.
- Solid matter does not change _____.
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- This liquid is needed by most cars and trucks to run.
- This is a solid. The traditional food on Thanksgiving.
- This is the type of gas that animals' bodies need to stay alive.
- Matter that has a definite shape and volume is in this state.
- On a warm day, the liquid water in a puddle will _____ and turn into a gas.
- This is a very light gas found in some balloons.
- 9. Water in the form of a gas is called _____.
- Water, in solid form is _____.
- The tiny particles that matter is made of are _____.
- The amount of matter something contains is its ______.
- This is a liquid that you might pour on pancakes or waffles.
24 Clues: Water, in solid form is _____. • Raindrops are this state of matter. • Solid matter does not change _____. • At 32 degrees Fahrenheit, water _____. • At 212 degrees Fahrenheit, water _____. • Liquid matter takes the shape of its ____. • 9. Water in the form of a gas is called _____. • This is liquid rock that pours out of a volcano. • ...
US states by abbreviation 2023-04-06
51 Clues: KS • KY • TN • NE • WA • MS • NC • NY • UT • NM • OK • AL • LA • WV • SD • WI • GA • CT • MA • ME • ND • HI • ID • AR • SC • VT • OR • IL • DE • WY • FL • RI • AZ • OH • MI • IN • MN • MO • DC • NJ • IA • CO • NH • VA • NV • CA • AK • MT • PA • MD • TX
US States and Capitals 2023-06-24
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- Michigan
- Vermont
- Wisconsin
- Texas
- Wyoming
- Maryland
- Connecticut
- Mississippi
- Washington
- Illinois
- Kentucky
- South Dakota
- South Carolina
- Montana
- Kansas
- Nebraska
- Oregon
- Missouri
- Louisiana
- North Carolina
- Pennsylvania
- Nevada
- Alabama
- Iowa
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- Massachusetts
- California
- Indiana
- Tennessee
- Delaware
- Maine
- Minnesota
- Florida
- Colorado
- West Virginia
- Utah
- New Hampshire
- Rock, Arkansas
- New York
- Hawaii
- Georgia
- Oklahoma
- Alaska
- New Mexico
- Virginia
- North Dakota
- Ohio
- New Jersey
- Idaho
- Rhode Island
49 Clues: Utah • Ohio • Iowa • Texas • Maine • Idaho • Hawaii • Kansas • Oregon • Alaska • Nevada • Indiana • Vermont • Wyoming • Florida • Georgia • Montana • Alabama • Michigan • Maryland • Delaware • Colorado • Illinois • Kentucky • New York • Oklahoma • Nebraska • Missouri • Virginia • Wisconsin • Tennessee • Minnesota • Louisiana • California • Washington • New Mexico • New Jersey • Connecticut • Mississippi • South Dakota • Pennsylvania • North Dakota • Rhode Island • ...
States and Postal Codes 2012-07-24
51 Clues: ID • MO • MI • HI • UT • WA • ND • NC • AL • TN • WI • IN • WV • SD • NH • MN • IA • DE • MA • OR • RI • NE • DC • AR • GA • CO • SC • OH • MS • AK • PA • LA • TX • CT • NM • KY • NJ • IL • MD • CA • MT • NV • WY • FL • KS • VA • VT • NY • AZ • OK • ME
Western States of America 2013-05-23
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- Many Asians came to Hawaii to work on plantations that produced this.
- What body of water borders the western states of America?
- Used to make electricity in the west.
- What brought people to the west originally?
- The use of tools and ideas to meet people's needs.
- Major river of the west.
- The state where the richest silver mining town can be found.
- The largest state in the United States.
- Today, Hawaii's main industry is this.
- Founded 150 years ago as a logging town.
- The state where geysers can be found.
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- Where a famous dog sled race starts in Alaska.
- A route across mountains.
- What major business is found in southern California that attracts thousands of tourists each day?
- Major product of Washington.
- The state where more than 150 fruits and vegetables are raised.
- What park is famous for its geysers?
- The state crossed by Lewis and Clark while exploring the lands west of the Mississippi?
- Mountain range of the west.
- A deep, narrow valley.
20 Clues: A deep, narrow valley. • Major river of the west. • A route across mountains. • Mountain range of the west. • Major product of Washington. • What park is famous for its geysers? • Used to make electricity in the west. • The state where geysers can be found. • Today, Hawaii's main industry is this. • The largest state in the United States. • ...
1.2 States of Matter 2014-07-11
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- Substance that is made of only one kind of matter
- Change of state from liquid to solid
- Change from gas directly to a solid
- State of matter that has definite volume, but its shape is determined by its surroundings
- Change in appearance but no new substances are formed
- Explains what happens to matter when the kinetic energy of particles changes
- A pure substance composed of at least two elements
- Temperature a solid turns to liquid
- State of matter that has definite shape and volume
- State of matter that has its volume and shape determined by its surroundings
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- A pure substance that cannot be broken down
- Amount of matter in a substance or object
- Change of state from solid to liquid
- Characteristics of matter that can be observed or measured
- Temperature a liquid turns to gas
- The amount of space taken up by a substance or object
- Change of state directly from solid to gas
- Change of state from gas to liquid
- Energy of motion
- Change that occurs when substances combine to form new substances
- Change from liquid to gas
- Change of state from liquid to gas
- Anything that has mass and volume
23 Clues: Energy of motion • Change from liquid to gas • Temperature a liquid turns to gas • Anything that has mass and volume • Change of state from gas to liquid • Change of state from liquid to gas • Change from gas directly to a solid • Temperature a solid turns to liquid • Change of state from solid to liquid • Change of state from liquid to solid • ...
Nigerian States slogans/mottos 2017-09-30
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- Gateway State
- Power State
- Food Basket of the Nation
- Land of Hope
- Seat of the Caliphate
- Home for All
- Pearl of Tourism
- Land of Beauty
- The Peoples Paradise
- Jewel of the Savanna
- State of Harmony
- Confluence State
- Promised Land
- Sunshine State
- Centre of Excellence
- Nature’s Gift to thenation
- Pacesetter State
- Centre of Unity
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- Coal City State
- The Young shall Grow
- The New World
- treasure Base of thenation
- Salt of the Nation
- Home of Peace
- Home of Peace and Tourism
- Farming is our Pride
- Centre of Commerce
- Home of Solid Minerals
- Fountain of Knowledge
- Home of Hospitality
- Land of Equity
- Pride of the Nation
- Big Heart of the Nation
- Heartbeat of the Nation
- Liberal State
- State of theliving spring
- God’s Own State
37 Clues: Power State • Land of Hope • Home for All • Gateway State • The New World • Home of Peace • Promised Land • Liberal State • Land of Beauty • Land of Equity • Sunshine State • Coal City State • Centre of Unity • God’s Own State • Pearl of Tourism • State of Harmony • Confluence State • Pacesetter State • Salt of the Nation • Centre of Commerce • Home of Hospitality • Pride of the Nation • The Young shall Grow • ...
NIGERIAN STATES AND CAPITALS 2017-06-25
36 Clues: OYO • IMO • EDO • KOGI • ABIA • OGUN • YOBE • OSUN • KANO • ONDO • ENUGU • BORNO • DELTA • KEBBI • GOMBE • KWARA • LAGOS • BENUE • EKITI • NIGER • BAUCHI • JIGAWA • EBONYI • RIVERS • TARABA • SOKOTO • KADUNA • BAYELSA • ZAMFARA • ADAMAWA • ANAMBRA • KATSINA • PLATEAU • AKWA IBOM • NASSARAWA • CROSS RIVER
US States and Capitals 2022-05-05
23 Clues: Dover • Boise • Juneau • Topeka • Boston • Denver • Atlanta • Augusta • Phoenix • Lansing • Illinois • St. Paul • Hartford • Honolulu • Annapolis • Frankfort • Montgomery • Des Moines • Sacramento • Tallahassee • Little Rock • Baton Rouge • Indianapolis
States and Their Nicknames 2022-05-06
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- The Ocean State
- The Gem State
- The Show Me State
- The Grand Canyon State
- The Cowboy State
- The Natural State
- The Buckeye State
- The Aloha State
- The Beehive State
- Prairie State
- The Lone Star State
- The Constitution State
- The Green Mountain State
- The North Star State
- The Last Frontier
- The Peace Garden State
- The Mountain State
- Yellowhammer State
- The Pine Tree State
- The Evergreen State
- The Golden State
- The Sunshine State
- The Peach State
- The Sunflower State
- The Granite State
- The Beaver State
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- The Palmetto State
- The Old Dominion State
- Mount Rushmore State
- The Empire State
- The Silver State
- The Magnolia State
- The Pelican State
- The Tar Heel State
- The Keystone State
- The Badger State
- The First State
- The Great Lakes State
- The Land of Enchantment
- The Hawkeye State
- The Old Line State
- The Centennial State
- The Cornhusker State
- The Bay State
- The Bluegrass State
- The Hoosier State
- The Treasure State
- The Garden State
- The Volunteer State
- The Sooner State
50 Clues: The Gem State • Prairie State • The Bay State • The Ocean State • The First State • The Aloha State • The Peach State • The Empire State • The Silver State • The Cowboy State • The Badger State • The Garden State • The Golden State • The Sooner State • The Beaver State • The Show Me State • The Pelican State • The Natural State • The Buckeye State • The Beehive State • The Hawkeye State • The Last Frontier • ...
States and Capitals Crossword 2022-04-27
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- Providence
- Boise
- Jefferson City
- Phoenix
- Cheyenne
- Little Rock
- Columbus
- Honolulu
- Salt Lake City
- Springfield
- Austin
- Hartford
- Montpelier
- Saint Paul
- Juneau
- Bismarck
- Charleston
- Montgomery
- Augusta
- Olympia
- Sacramento
- Tallahassee
- Atlanta
- Topeka
- Concord
- Salem
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- Columbia
- Richmond
- Pierre
- Albany
- Carson City
- Jackson
- Baton Rouge
- Raleigh
- Harrisburg
- Madison
- Dover
- Lansing
- Santa Fe
- Des Moines
- Annapolis
- Denver
- Lincoln
- Boston
- Frankfort
- Indianapolis
- Helena
- Trenton
- Nashville
- Oklahoma City
50 Clues: Boise • Dover • Salem • Pierre • Albany • Austin • Denver • Boston • Juneau • Helena • Topeka • Jackson • Phoenix • Raleigh • Madison • Lansing • Lincoln • Augusta • Olympia • Trenton • Atlanta • Concord • Columbia • Richmond • Cheyenne • Columbus • Honolulu • Santa Fe • Hartford • Bismarck • Annapolis • Frankfort • Nashville • Providence • Harrisburg • Des Moines • Montpelier • Saint Paul • Charleston • Montgomery • Sacramento • Carson City • Baton Rouge • Little Rock • ...
LAST 24 STATES Crossword 2023-10-08
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- This state has the city of St. Louis
- This state is West of Illinois
- This state is East of Arizona
- This state is North of California
- This state is south of South Dakota
- This state looks like a V at the bottom
- This is where Salt Lake City is
- This state is where Denver is
- This state is east of Montana
- This state looks like a pan
- This state has the capitol of Topeka
- This state is famous for its Potatoes
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- This state is west of Idaho
- This state is north of Iowa
- This state is the third largest state
- This state looks like a boot
- This state is where surfing is the most popular activity
- This state has Mount Rushmore
- This state is South of Colorado
- This state is south of Missouri
- This state was the second to last to join the Union
- the second largest state in America
- This state is where Yellowstone is
- This state is North of Wyoming
24 Clues: This state is west of Idaho • This state is north of Iowa • This state looks like a pan • This state looks like a boot • This state is East of Arizona • This state has Mount Rushmore • This state is where Denver is • This state is east of Montana • This state is West of Illinois • This state is North of Wyoming • This state is South of Colorado • This state is south of Missouri • ...
Christmas In the States 2023-11-30
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- Some residents of this state as a nod to their Russian Orthodox heritage celebrate a week or two after December 25th.
- Some Wilmington residents celebrate by attending services at Holy Trinity(Old Swedes)church. Children dress as “tomtar”, Swedish imps that live in barns and protect livestock, but get in trouble unless food is set out for them on Christmas Eve!
- Lutefisk dinners, along with Swedish meatballs are served across the state, in restaurants, churches, delis, and cafes.
- The Boone & Scenic Valley Railroad's Santa Express takes kids on a magical holiday train ride, where kids can enjoy cookies and cocoa, story time, Christmas carols and a visit from Santa himself.
- In this city with the same name as the state there is an annual event called “Tuba Christmas”. Tuba and euphonium players perform seasonal music for the public.
- On Christmas Eve, families living along the banks of the Mississippi River light bonfires to make sure “Papa Noel” doesn’t get lost.
- Where might you find crab trap Christmas trees around the shoreline?
- Essex kicks off the holiday season the Sunday following Thanksgiving with its “Trees in the Rigging” a community carol sing-along and boat parade.
- The world’s largest “Santa Ski” event takes place in Crested Buttle.
- In what state can you find the town of Christmas, where residents celebrate the holiday year round?
- In this state you will find the last intact steam engine factory in the entire country at the Meridian museum. Each December, the museum transforms into Santa’s Christmas Factory!
- In this state Atlanta residents wouldn’t miss a holiday visit to the Botanic Cardens.
- Active Bostonians get in the spirit by putting on their ugliest holiday sweaters and head out for a jog. It’s all part of the “Ugly Sweater Run.”
- Chicago’s Christkindlmarket, a holiday market based on traditional German markets. It is held on the famous Daly Plaza and runs from just before Thanksgiving through Christmas Eve.
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- It wouldn’t be Christmas in this state without a festive luau.
- Every year, the this famous zoo turns into a magical wonderland full of lights and exotic animals. This holiday-themed zoo trip is enchanting for both kids and adults, and it consistently ranks in the Top 10 Zoo Lights list in USA Today.
- At Newport on the Levee the holiday display “BRICKmas” features large scale LEGO displays, like a 32-foot long model of a local bridge.
- “The lights of the Ozarks” festivities showcase about 450,000 lights and start around Thanksgiving and continue through New Year’s Eve.
- Travel back in time at Greenfield Village in Dearborn for its “Holiday Nights” event, where visitors munch on roasted chestnuts, listen to carolers and enjoy presentations from actors dressed in period costumes.
- In this state the city of Chandler builds a towering Christmas tree out of tumbleweeds.
- Boat parades are the way most coastal towns in this state celebrate the holidays.
- In Boise’s Treasure Valley, the holiday season starts with the “Saint Alphonsus Festival of Trees”. This annual fundraiser collects millions of dollars to benefit community health care.
- A long-standing tradition is to attend “A Christmas Carol” at the historic Ford’s Theater.
- In Mobile, residents celebrate the season by donning elf costumes and strolling through town during an event called Elfapalooza.
- In this state you might find eels, smelt, cod, crab and even lobster on the menu for Christmas dinner.
- It what state can you celebrate a Victorian-style celebration in the boyhood home of Mark Twain?
26 Clues: It wouldn’t be Christmas in this state without a festive luau. • Where might you find crab trap Christmas trees around the shoreline? • The world’s largest “Santa Ski” event takes place in Crested Buttle. • Boat parades are the way most coastal towns in this state celebrate the holidays. • ...
States of the US 2023-11-24
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- ______ Eh!
- Good Whiskey there
- Mormon land
- Last state organized alphabetically
- Sunflower State
- Sweet Home
- NH
- remove polis
- Delta Air Lines headquarters
- Named after king Charles
- Starts with a V and ends with a T
- Land of Mary
- Des Moines state capital
- Good potatoes
- Tyler says where most killer come from
- Grand Canyon State
- Buckeye State
- Mile high City
- North of 16 down
- WV
- The letter s comes up 4 times
- Newest State
- Largest State
- Connecticuters lives there
- KFC
- Where people move after they retired
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- Where Britt wants to go
- Harvard University is there
- Phili is the largest city
- It is Vegas, baby!
- You and I, Lady Gaga
- America Explain!
- Means mountain in Spanish
- Kansas City is there
- The Big Apple
- The Mount Rushmore State
- North of 23 across
- 1st President of the US
- South ok Kansas
- Not quite an Island
- Home is DisneyLand
- East of West Virginia
- First State
- Katrina destroyed
- Atlantic city State
- Between two big lakes
- Newer Mexico
- Where racist people live
- Land of Lincoln
- Portland is here but not the one in Oregon
50 Clues: NH • WV • KFC • ______ Eh! • Sweet Home • Mormon land • First State • remove polis • Land of Mary • Newer Mexico • Newest State • The Big Apple • Good potatoes • Buckeye State • Largest State • Mile high City • Sunflower State • South ok Kansas • Land of Lincoln • America Explain! • North of 16 down • Katrina destroyed • Good Whiskey there • It is Vegas, baby! • North of 23 across • Home is DisneyLand • Grand Canyon State • ...
States/Countries Crossword Puzzle 2023-11-28
20 Clues: WW2 • Tea • Tacos • Memes • Anime • Chicago • Granite • LoveLand • A desert • Broadway • Flat State • Hurricanes • Pine trees • Immigrants • Pasta/Pizza • Origin Trail! • Greek Mythology • Crazy house prices • FIRE THE MAPLE SYRUP TURRETS!! • Does not have a very good leader
States and Countries E.R 2023-11-21
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- Home of the lobster roll
- Home of deep dish pizza
- Known for Carter Lake
- Known for olives
- Known as "The Treasure State"
- The great wall of China is here
- Known for Mississippi River
- Its flag has a big red dot
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- Has a leaf on its flag
- home of the grizzly bear
- Home of the lobster
- "Easter Land"
- Shaped like a mitten
- Its flag has a cross on it
- Known for bread
- Home of the rattlesnake
- Eiffel tower
- Has a nut named after it
- "The Pelican State"
- Belgium waffles are made here
20 Clues: Eiffel tower • "Easter Land" • Known for bread • Known for olives • Home of the lobster • "The Pelican State" • Shaped like a mitten • Known for Carter Lake • Has a leaf on its flag • Home of deep dish pizza • Home of the rattlesnake • Home of the lobster roll • home of the grizzly bear • Has a nut named after it • Its flag has a cross on it • Its flag has a big red dot • ...
Countries and states JB 2023-11-20
20 Clues: Beach • Bread • Paris • Hockey • koalas • Plywood • Forests • culture • Football • Military • Mountains • Fort Worth • Coastlines • Hot peppers • Rich Culture • Yale university • Known for ramen • Thinkers and artists • Civil Rights movement • Worlds oldest civilizations
Altered States of Consciousness 2024-03-11
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- This stage of sleep is the deepest
- REM sleep occurs every ___ minutes
- The # of types of meditation
- Another term used for opiate drugs
- The first step to fixing a drug problem is to admit that there is a ____.
- Rapid eye movement
- Opium, heroin, and morphine are examples of this
- These types of drugs interact with a person's mood, behavior, and perception
- This involves using monitor machines to control bodily states
- Hypnotic ___ reduces pain in the participant
- Alcohol is this: stimulant or depressant
- Perceptions with no direct external cause
- This type of meditation involves focus on the present
- This happens when a person suddenly falls asleep
- This is the illegal drug that is used the most
- This stage of sleep is the lightest
- Another word used to describe hallucinogens
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- A person spends 1/3 of their life doing this
- Theodore ___ believes hypnotic trance is the result of suggestibility
- This is the stage of sleep where sleepwalking and sleep talking occur
- This type of meditation involves the repeating of a mantra
- A prolonged inability to sleep
- Drugs that are designed to produce hallucinations
- This type of meditation involves focusing on inhaling and exhaling
- This is the clearing of the mind to produce relaxation
- The most potent type of hallucinogen
- Ernest ___ believes hypnosis occurs when the consciousness dissociates
- This is a condition where a person has trouble breathing while sleeping
- This is the most widely used and abused drug
- State of awareness
- An altered state of consciousness where a person is suggestible to changes in behavior/thought
- The active ingredient found in marijuana
32 Clues: Rapid eye movement • State of awareness • The # of types of meditation • A prolonged inability to sleep • This stage of sleep is the deepest • REM sleep occurs every ___ minutes • Another term used for opiate drugs • This stage of sleep is the lightest • The most potent type of hallucinogen • Alcohol is this: stimulant or depressant • The active ingredient found in marijuana • ...
Altered States of Consciousness 2024-03-11
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- Drugs that are designed to produce hallucinations
- This is the stage of sleep where sleepwalking and sleep talking occur
- REM sleep occurs every ___ minutes
- A person spends 1/3 of their life doing this
- This is the illegal drug that is used the most
- This is the clearing of the mind to produce relaxation
- Another word used to describe hallucinogens
- Alcohol is this: stimulant or depressant
- This happens when a person suddenly falls asleep
- This type of meditation involves the repeating of a mantra
- State of awareness
- Theodore ___ believes hypnotic trance is the result of suggestibility
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- An altered state of consciousness where a person is suggestible to changes in behavior/thought
- This type of meditation involves focus on the present
- These types of drugs interact with a person's mood, behavior, and perception
- Perceptions with no direct external cause
- This involves using monitor machines to control bodily states
- The active ingredient found in marijuana
- Rapid eye movement
- Hypnotic ___ reduces pain in the participant
- Another term used for opiate drugs
- This is a condition where a person has trouble breathing while sleeping
- This stage of sleep is the lightest
- Ernest ___ believes hypnosis occurs when the consciousness dissociates
- This stage of sleep is the deepest
- The most potent type of hallucinogen
- Opium, heroin, and morphine are examples of this
- This is the most widely used and abused drug
- The # of types of meditation
- This type of meditation involves focusing on inhaling and exhaling
- A prolonged inability to sleep
31 Clues: Rapid eye movement • State of awareness • The # of types of meditation • A prolonged inability to sleep • Another term used for opiate drugs • REM sleep occurs every ___ minutes • This stage of sleep is the deepest • This stage of sleep is the lightest • The most potent type of hallucinogen • The active ingredient found in marijuana • Alcohol is this: stimulant or depressant • ...
States and Countries mapping 2024-03-19
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- golden gate bridge
- northern lights
- the largest area of land that flows into the river
- Salt Lake largest salt water lake in the western hemisphere
- buckingham palace
- vibrant city
- eiffel tower
- cowboy like culture
- industrialization and opposition to slavery
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- lobster
- largest continent
- temple of heaven
- golfing tournaments
- the outback
- maple syrup
- It is the greatest river of South America
- rich agriculture
- Second largest in the world.
- disney
- distinctive culture, accents, and music
20 Clues: disney • lobster • the outback • maple syrup • vibrant city • eiffel tower • northern lights • temple of heaven • rich agriculture • largest continent • buckingham palace • golden gate bridge • golfing tournaments • cowboy like culture • Second largest in the world. • distinctive culture, accents, and music • It is the greatest river of South America • industrialization and opposition to slavery • ...
states of matter crossword 2024-05-13
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- point - The temperature and pressure at which the liquid and gas phases of a substance become indistinguishable.
- energy - The energy of motion possessed by particles of matter.
- point - The temperature at which a substance changes from a liquid to a gas at a constant pressure.
- - The measure of how much a substance can be squeezed or compressed without losing its shape or volume.
- - The process by which a liquid changes to a gas.
- - The phenomenon in which certain materials exhibit zero electrical resistance at very low temperatures.
- - The process by which a liquid changes to a solid.
- - A state of matter similar to a gas, but in which a significant portion of the particles are ionized, giving it unique properties.
- - A state of matter characterized by particles that are closely packed together and have a definite shape and volume.
- - A state of matter characterized by particles that are close together, but can move past one another, and have a definite volume but no definite shape.
- - The state in which opposing forces or influences are balanced, resulting in a stable system.
- point - The temperature at which a substance changes from a solid to a liquid at a constant pressure.
- - Anything that occupies space and has mass, including solids, liquids, and gases.
- - A substance that flows and takes the shape of its container, such as liquids and gases.
- - The process by which a solid changes to a liquid.
- condensate - A state of matter formed at temperatures close to absolute zero, in which a group of particles behaves as a single quantum entity.
- diagram - A graphical representation of the phases of matter as a function of temperature and pressure.
- - A state of matter that lacks a regular crystalline structure, such as glass.
- - The process by which a liquid changes to a gas at temperatures below its boiling point.
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- energy - The energy stored in the position or configuration of a system of particles.
- change - A transition from one phase of matter to another, such as melting, freezing, boiling, or condensation.
- tension - The inward force that causes the surface of a liquid to contract and acquire the least surface area possible.
- - A measure of the average kinetic energy of the particles in a substance.
- - The resistance of a liquid to flow.
- - The process by which a gas changes directly to a solid without passing through the liquid state.
- - The process by which a solid changes directly to a gas without passing through the liquid state.
- - A state of matter that exhibits properties of both crystalline and amorphous structures.
- - A distinct form of matter that is homogeneous throughout and has uniform physical and chemical properties.
- - The process by which a gas changes to a liquid.
- - A state of matter characterized by particles that are widely spaced apart and move freely, with no definite shape or volume.
30 Clues: - The resistance of a liquid to flow. • - The process by which a liquid changes to a gas. • - The process by which a gas changes to a liquid. • - The process by which a liquid changes to a solid. • - The process by which a solid changes to a liquid. • energy - The energy of motion possessed by particles of matter. • ...
States of the Union 2024-07-20
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- The Garden where James proposed
- Beloved member of Long/Ross household
- Their guilty pleasure TV show
- Poppy is its flower
- Jen’s first job: at a
- State of Jen’s alma mater
- Another hobby of James
- James’ birth country
- Yankee: A favorite bar
- Love thee,
- James’ favorite hobby
- James’ alma mater team
- James’ favorite cookie
- A favorite restaurant - and in James’ garden
- Jen and James’ second street
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- Their honeymoon state
- Jen’s favorite musical instrument
- Yet another hobby of James
- A favorite hill
- Their employer
- Jen and James’ first state
- Our wedding color - and in James’ garden
- James specialty swimming stroke
- James’ second state
- Their favorite dog breed, and a dome
- Jen’s first musical instrument
- James’ middle name
- Jen’s favorite cookie flavor
- Jen and James’ first street
- Jen’s middle name
30 Clues: Love thee, • Their employer • A favorite hill • Jen’s middle name • James’ middle name • Poppy is its flower • James’ second state • James’ birth country • Their honeymoon state • Jen’s first job: at a • James’ favorite hobby • Another hobby of James • Yankee: A favorite bar • James’ alma mater team • James’ favorite cookie • State of Jen’s alma mater • Yet another hobby of James • ...
US States, Capitals & Politics 2024-08-26
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- Known as the Mile High City
- State with a woman's name
- Dupont Principal
- Political party that believes in a larger government
- Least populated U.S. state
- Left on a map
- Colorado Governor
- Dupont 6th Social Studies Teacher
- Current U.S. President
- City, Capital of Nevada
- Capital of California
- New Hampshire capital city
- Harrisburg it to capital of this state
- Commerce City is located in this county
- Top on a map
- Largest U.S. state
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- Alabama capital city
- Famous car race & capital of Indiana
- Colorado county with same name as the President that freed the slaves
- Colorado county and 1st U.S. President
- Last state to me admitted into the United States
- Commerce City Mayor
- Most populated U.S. state
- 45th President of the United States
- Former U.S. President Trump's political party
- State due south of Georgia
- Current U.S. Vice President
- Adam City High School mascot
- Only state with "s" letters
- Furthest southeast Colorado county
- Bottom on a map
- Capital of Florida
- Right on a map
33 Clues: Top on a map • Left on a map • Right on a map • Bottom on a map • Dupont Principal • Colorado Governor • Capital of Florida • Largest U.S. state • Commerce City Mayor • Alabama capital city • Capital of California • Current U.S. President • City, Capital of Nevada • State with a woman's name • Most populated U.S. state • Least populated U.S. state • State due south of Georgia • ...
Week 6- U.S. States 2024-11-18
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- Where King's Island is, named after a large river
- The 1st State, named after Baron De La Warr
- Home of Mount Rushmore that shares a name with a northern neighbor
- Known for its mountains with the capital of Denver
- Most densely populated US State, on the east coast, one of the original 13 colonies
- The Midwestern state that is the "Land of 10,000 Lakes" and the capital is St. Paul
- The smallest state that actually is not a total island
- State on the Canadian border known for its maple syrup, capital of Montpelier
- "The Granite State" with a capital of Concord, named after a shire in England
- Home state of Dorothy Gale known for its flat fields
- State with two parts separated by lakes, home to Detroit
- Used to be part of Massachusetts, now northernmost East Coast State
- Named after the US' largest river, commonly used to count seconds
- State on the east coast that is the third-smallest and is next to the smallest state
- State where the Mayflower landed, where the Revolutionary War started
- "Sweet Home _______", Southern State
- A state named after the first US President
- Has lots of corn, capital is Des Moines
- State on the plains known as the "Cornhusker State", capital of Omaha
- the Sunshine State that is known for hurricanes
- Named after King "Carolus", has a northern neighbor with similar name
- Named after King "Carolus", has a southern neighbor with similar name
- The state with the lowest number of people, capital is Cheyenne
- A small state that broke off from Virginia, known for its coal
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- Home to Miley Cyrus, Johnny Cash, and Elvis Presley, capital of Nashville
- "The Golden State", filled with beaches and Redwoods
- The Potato State with the capital of Boise, landlocked
- On the West Coast, the only state with a two-sided flag
- A southern state named after King George II
- Largest of the contiguous US States and home of the Alamo
- Midwestern state bordering Canada that shares a name with a southern neighbor
- The state Chicago is in
- State that borders the country on the southern border and shares a name with it, capital of Santa Fe
- The 50th US State and only island state
- The home state of the current president whose name means "Penn's Woods"
- Midwestern state that is home to St. Louis
- Home to the largest US city for which the state is named
- Big Sky Country, home to Bozeman, Helena, and much of Yellowstone National Park
- The largest state and the northernmost state
- "The Bluegrass State", Midwestern birthplace of Abraham Lincoln
- The Hoosier State
- Four Corners State with the largest salt lake in the Western Hemisphere
- Midwestern state famous for its cheese and the Green Bay
- Southern state on the Mississippi river, similar name to Kansas
- The second-hottest US State and home to the Grand Canyon
- Home to Las Vegas, much of the state is mountain or desert
- State with a large bay settled by Lord Baltimore, named after Mary of France
- The state with the highest percentage of Native Americans, home to Tulsa
- East coast state that has produced more presidents than any other, capital is Richmond
- Home of New Orleans and lots of alligators
50 Clues: The Hoosier State • The state Chicago is in • "Sweet Home _______", Southern State • The 50th US State and only island state • Has lots of corn, capital is Des Moines • Midwestern state that is home to St. Louis • A state named after the first US President • Home of New Orleans and lots of alligators • The 1st State, named after Baron De La Warr • ...
CIVIL WAR 2024-01-10
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- - a person from the northern states who went to the South after the Civil War to profit from the Reconstruction.
- - a 19th-century warship with armor plating.
- Lincoln - The president during the civil war
- - the southern states that seceded from the union
- - a person who wanted to end slavery
- - a coarse stout leather shoe reaching to the ankle.
- - soldiers marching or fighting on foot
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- - a bag with a single shoulder strap.
- - large-caliber guns used in warfare on land.
- - Northern states
- - farms specializing in cash crops
- Proclamation - a document that declared "that all persons held as slaves" within the rebellious states "are, and henceforward shall be free.
- - a formal withdraw
- - something you use to pay
- - the confederates color
- - The union colors
16 Clues: - Northern states • - The union colors • - a formal withdraw • - the confederates color • - something you use to pay • - farms specializing in cash crops • - a person who wanted to end slavery • - a bag with a single shoulder strap. • - soldiers marching or fighting on foot • - a 19th-century warship with armor plating. • Lincoln - The president during the civil war • ...
Immigration/African American/Indian Crossword 2019-11-27
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- a United States federal law signed by President Chester A. Arthur on May 6, 1882, prohibiting all immigration of Chinese laborers
- authorized the President of the United States to subdivide Native American tribal landholdings into allotments for Native American heads of families and individuals
- also known as the Black Hills War, was a series of battles and negotiations between the Lakota Sioux, Northern Cheyenne, and the United States.
- African American soldiers who mainly served on the Western frontier following the American Civil War
- journalism that is based upon sensationalism and crude exaggeration.
- the policy of protecting the interests of native-born or established inhabitants against those of immigrants.
- a clause exempting certain classes of people or things from the requirements of a piece of legislation affecting their previous rights, privileges, or practices.
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- state and local laws that enforced racial segregation in the Southern United States.
- a North American Indian religious cult, based on the performance of a ritual dance that would drive away white people and restore the traditional lands and way of life.
- a settlement house in the United States that was co-founded in 1889 by Jane Addams and Ellen Gates Starr, on the Near West Side of Chicago, Illinois
- an American anti-Catholic secret society established in 1887 by Protestants.
- a landmark decision of the U.S. Supreme Court that upheld the constitutionality of racial segregation laws for public facilities as long as the segregated facilities were equal in quality
- the influx of Catholic and Jewish immigrants from southern and eastern Europe
- a 138-mile-long tributary of the Bighorn River in the United States in the states of Montana and Wyoming.
- A member of a Native American people inhabiting the southwest United States and northern Mexico.
15 Clues: journalism that is based upon sensationalism and crude exaggeration. • an American anti-Catholic secret society established in 1887 by Protestants. • the influx of Catholic and Jewish immigrants from southern and eastern Europe • state and local laws that enforced racial segregation in the Southern United States. • ...
Ch 6, sec 1 Vocab 2024-01-17
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- The upper chamber of the United States Congress.
- Affirm that the government of the United States exists to serve its citizens.
- Any association of individuals or organizations, usually formally organized, that, on the basis of one or more shared concerns, attempts to influence public policy in its favor.
- An agreement worked out at the Constitutional convention establishing that a state’s population would determine representation in the lower house of the legislature, while each state would have equal representation in the upper house.
- Consisting of two houses.
- Lower chamber of the United States Congress, with the Senate being the upper chamber.
- The people of a particular geographic area who are represented by a lawmaking body.
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- The power of Congress to check up on the executive branch and to make sure it is following the laws of Congress has passed.
- A congressional act or bill that sets aside funds for a specific purpose.
- The United States Constitution establishes the legislative branch of the federal government, the United States Congress.
- The distribution of seats in the House of Representatives among the states.
- A system in which each branch of government is able to limit the power of the other branches.
- A vote taken to pass a bill again after it has been vetoed by the President.
- The process of charging officials in the executive and judicial branches with wrongdoing and bringing them to trial.
- The authority of the United States Senate to approve or reject a resolution of ratification of any treaty to which the United States is a proposed signatory, as well as to evaluate and confirm Presidential nominees to positions in the federal government.
15 Clues: Consisting of two houses. • The upper chamber of the United States Congress. • A congressional act or bill that sets aside funds for a specific purpose. • The distribution of seats in the House of Representatives among the states. • A vote taken to pass a bill again after it has been vetoed by the President. • ...
Underground Railroad 2018-11-29
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- a person who directed runaway slaves where to go next.
- the northern states that wanted to abolish(end) slavery.
- she was a conductor on the underground railroad.
- Safe place to stop along the Underground Railroad.
- president Lincoln's written document that freed all slaves.
- the southern states who wanted to keep slavery.
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- to leave (southern states wanted to secede , leave the Union).
- System for helping slaves escape to freedom
- a person running away to avoid being captured.
- house a place where runaway slaves could find food and shelter.(station)
- believing that the practice of owning people as slaves is wrong.
- people who wanted to end slavery in the United States.
- a code word for slaves escaping on the Underground Railroad.
- the war between the northern and the southern states.
14 Clues: System for helping slaves escape to freedom • a person running away to avoid being captured. • the southern states who wanted to keep slavery. • she was a conductor on the underground railroad. • Safe place to stop along the Underground Railroad. • the war between the northern and the southern states. • a person who directed runaway slaves where to go next. • ...
Underground Railroad 2018-11-29
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- people who wanted to end slavery in the United States.
- she was a conductor on the underground railroad.
- Safe place to stop along the Underground Railroad.
- to leave (southern states wanted to secede , leave the Union).
- the war between the northern and the southern states.
- a code word for slaves escaping on the Underground Railroad.
- Railroad System for helping slaves escape to freedom
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- believing that the practice of owning people as slaves is wrong.
- a person who directed runaway slaves where to go next.
- president Lincoln's written document that freed all slaves.
- the southern states who wanted to keep slavery.
- a place where runaway slaves could find food and shelter.(station)
- the northern states that wanted to abolish(end) slavery.
- a person running away to avoid being captured.
14 Clues: a person running away to avoid being captured. • the southern states who wanted to keep slavery. • she was a conductor on the underground railroad. • Safe place to stop along the Underground Railroad. • the war between the northern and the southern states. • a person who directed runaway slaves where to go next. • ...
Andrew Jackson Crossword 2023-10-18
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- A member of a north american people originally of the southeastern us
- A political party
- Financial crisis in the united states that touched off a major depression, which lasted until the mid-1840s
- 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
- The second federally authorized hamiltonian national bank in the united States
- Signed into law on May 28, 1830, by united states president andrew Jackson.
- Was a 19th-century political philosophy in the united states that expanded suffrage to most white men over the age of 21 and restructured a number of federal institutions
- A person sent or authorized to represent others
- Land which the indians were forced to give up
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- A conservative political party that existed in the united states during the mid-19th century
- To state run banks that were given more power because they were loyal to president andrew jackson
- The practice of a successful political party giving public office to its supporters
- An american lawyer, diplomat, and statesman who served as the eighth president of the united states from 1837 to 1841
- Applied by european americans in the colonial and early federal period in the history of the united states to the five major native american nations in the southeast, the cherokee, chickasaw, choctaw, muscogee, and seminoles.
- Womens struggle to gain the right to vote
15 Clues: A political party • Womens struggle to gain the right to vote • Land which the indians were forced to give up • A person sent or authorized to represent others • A member of a north american people originally of the southeastern us • Signed into law on May 28, 1830, by united states president andrew Jackson. • ...
Civil War 2024-10-31
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- (1) California admitted as free state, (2) territorial status and popular sovereignty of Utah and New Mexico, (3) slave trade abolished in DC, and (4) new fugitive slave law; strengthened South's support advocated by Henry Clay and Stephen Douglas
- Separation of people based on racial, ethnic, or other differences
- Formal withdrawal of states or regions from a nation
- Created to keep the balance of power of free states and slave states. It was decided Missouri entered as a slave state and Maine entered as a free state and all states North of the 36th parallel were free states and all South were slave states.
- Movement of over 300,000 African American looking for jobs from the rural south into Northern cities between 1914 and 1920
- The name for the north during the Civil War
- 1854 A law that allowed voters in Kansas and Nebraska to choose whether to allow slavery
- Refused to give up her seat on a bus to a white man and inspired the Montgomery Alabama boycott.
- Area that relied on agriculture, plantations, cotton, crops. few factories, and had slaves.
- 1st state to secede from the Union
- A group tried to seize the federal arsenal and armory at Harpers Ferry, Virginia to give weapons to slaves who could use them to fight for freedom. The plan failed, and the leader was tried, convicted, and hanged for treason.
- A law that made it a crime to help runaway slaves; allowed for the arrest of escaped slaves in areas where slavery was illegal and required their return to slaveholders
- Principle upheld in Plessy v. Ferguson (1896) in which the Supreme Court ruled that segregation of public facilities was legal.
- Slave sued for his freedom after living in a free state for a short time. Supreme Court ruling that declared slaves were not viewed as citizens but as property.
- Loyalty to one's own region of the country, rather than to the nation as a whole
- 16th president of the United States; helped preserve the United States by leading the defeat of the secessionist Confederacy; an outspoken opponent of the expansion of slavery.
- A person who wanted to end slavery in the United States
- Abolished slavery
- A sequence of violent events involving abolitionists and pro-Slavery elements that took place in Kansas-Nebraska Territory. The dispute further strained the relations of the North and South, making civil war imminent.
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- Brooks (proslavery) attacked Sumner (anti slavery) on floor of the senate with his cane.
- Protect the right of African American Men to vote. Southern states added poll taxes, literacy tests, and used violence to prevent African American men from voting.
- A large political rally that took place in Washington, D.C. on August 28, 1963. Martin Luther King, Jr. delivered his historic "I Have a Dream" speech advocating racial harmony at the Lincoln Memorial during the march. Widely credited as helping lead to the Civil Rights Act (1964) and the National Voting Rights Act (1965).
- Declares that all persons born in the U.S. are citizens and are guaranteed equal protection of the laws. Gave former slaves same rights as other Americans.
- Confederate general who had opposed secession but did not believe the Union should be held together by force
- Compromise that enables Hayes to take office in return for the end of Reconstruction in the South
- The southern states that seceded from the United States in 1861
- This was the first high school to be integrated. 9 African Americans started going to the all white high school. President Eisenhower used federal troops to protect them.
- Power comes from the people who rule by majority and their own consent.
- Many factories, industrial, bigger cities, many immigrants, and didn't support slavery.
- American abolitionist. Born a slave on a Maryland plantation, she escaped to the North in 1849 and became the most renowned conductor on the Underground Railroad, leading more than 300 slaves to freedom.
- General of the Union Army
- A novel published by Harriet Beecher Stowe in 1852 which portrayed slavery as brutal and immoral and caused many northerns to oppose slavery.
- A system of secret routes used by escaping slaves to reach freedom in the North or in Canada
- The president was shot and killed by John Wilkes Booth at Ford's Theater in Washington, D.C., April 14, 1865
- Lincoln, the Republican candidate, won because the Democratic party was split over slavery. As a result, the South no longer felt like it has a voice in politics and a number of states seceded from the Union.
- Union fort attacked by Confederates in South Carolina 1861 sparking the start of the Civil War
- The period after the Civil War in the United States when the southern states were reorganized and reintegrated into the Union
- The idea to expand west and that the U.S. was destined to rule the continent, from the Atlantic the Pacific.
38 Clues: Abolished slavery • General of the Union Army • 1st state to secede from the Union • The name for the north during the Civil War • Formal withdrawal of states or regions from a nation • A person who wanted to end slavery in the United States • The southern states that seceded from the United States in 1861 • ...
The Civil War (English Version) 2022-01-14
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- The rebuilding of war torn southern states so they could be readmitted into the Union after the Civil War.
- An anti-slavery novel. The novel had a profound effect on attitudes toward African Americans and slavery in the U.S., and is said to have "helped lay the groundwork for the Civil War.
- A military operation in which enemy forces surround a town or building, cutting off essential supplies, with the aim of compelling the surrender of those inside.
- A plant such as tobacco or cotton which was grown to be sold for money – not grown for food, like corn or wheat
- The southern states that seceded from the United States in 1861
- The Southern economy depended on this
- A branch of the military using ships to conduct warfare
- The color of the military uniforms worn by Union soldiers
- Any of the southern states in which slavery was legal prior to the American Civil War
- Manufacturing goods from raw materials, such as cloth from cotton or machine parts from iron
- The leader of the of the Union (northern) troops during the American Civil War, and the 18th president of the United States who served from 1869 to 1877
- A planned slave revolt by abolitionist John Brown in Virginia in 1859; the event was unsuccessful and led to the execution of John Brown. Brown became a martyr for the abolitionists' cause. His story became famous throughout the United States. Although many in the North didn't agree with his violent actions, they did agree with his belief that slavery should be abolished. The Civil War began less than a year later.
- Freedom from slavery
- A decision made in 1857 by the Supreme Court that said Congress could not outlaw slavery and that people of African descent were not necessarily U.S. citizens.
- A new way of conducting war appeared during the Civil War. Instead of focusing only on military targets, armies destroyed homes and crops to demoralize and undermine the civilian base of the enemy’s war effort. (Examples: Sherman in Georgia or Sheridan in the Shenandoah Valley)
- Cultural movement in which Southern states attempted to cope - mentally and emotionally - with devastating defeat and Northern military occupation after the Civil War. The movement idealized life in the pre-war South, loudly protested against Reconstruction policies, and exalted Confederate figures such as “Stonewall” Jackson and Robert E. Lee.
- The leader of the Confederate military during the Civil War
- A state of bondage in which African Americans (and some Native Americans) were owned by other people, usually white, and forced to labor on their behalf.
- A nickname for people from the North, as well as Union soldiers
- Something that makes a defensive position stronger, like high mounds of earth to protect cannon or spiky breastworks to slow an enemy charge.
- An American abolitionist and political activist. Born into slavery, she escaped and made some 13 missions to rescue approximately 70 enslaved people through the Underground Railroad
- When a person could pay a fee rather than be drafted into the army. This angered poorer people who could not pay the fee and had no choice but to fight.
- The President of the Union / USA during the Civil War, first elected in 1860
- A large farm in the southern United States. Before the Civil War many of the workers on these large farms were enslaved people.
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- Impossible to split into parts
- Paper currency which began to circulate in the North after February 1862 with the passage of the Legal Tender Act. The bills were called “greenbacks” because of their color.
- Long cuts dug out of the earth with the dirt piled up into a mound in front; used for defense
- An attempt to stop people and supplies from going in or out of a port
- The name given to the states that stayed loyal to the United States government; also called the North
- To formally approve or sanction
- A boundary or border that split the free states from the slave states. It went between Pennsylvania to the north and Virginia, Maryland, and Delaware to the south.
- A network of people, homes, and hideouts that slaves in the southern United States used to escape to freedom in the Northern United States and Canada
- This idea was common during the debate over slavery in the territories. The idea that people of each territory should be able to decide for themselves if slavery should be allowed in their territory when it became a state.
- The basic equipment and structures (such as roads and bridges) that are needed for a country, region, or organization to function properly
- When the southern states chose to leave the United States and to no longer be a part of the country
- An American author and abolitionist who wrote the novel Uncle Tom's Cabin, which depicts the harsh conditions experienced by enslaved African Americans
- An executive order from President Abraham Lincoln stating that slaves in the Confederate states were to be set free.
- A person who is drafted into the military. The military draft became a necessity on both sides of the Civil War.
- A person who dies for a cause they believe in
- A law passed by Congress in 1850 that said escaped slaves in free states had to be returned to their owners.
- The color of the military uniforms worn by Confederate soldiers
- A political group created in the 1850s to prevent the spread of slavery to the territories. Eventually, members of this political group came to oppose the entire existence of slavery. Abraham Lincoln was the first president who was a member of this group, and very few Southerners were members of this political group.
- An escaped slave who became a prominent activist, author and public speaker. He became a leader in the abolitionist movement, which sought to end the practice of slavery, before and during the Civil War. After that conflict and the Emancipation Proclamation of 1862, he continued to push for equality and human rights until his death in 1895.
- This set of beliefs argued that the powers of the individual states were greater than the powers of the Federal government, and that the Federal government held its power only through the consent of the states and that any powers not specifically given to the Federal government remained in control of the states.
- The President of the Confederacy during the Civil War
- Putting the local or regional interests and customs ahead of the entire country
- Soldiers that fight and travel by foot
- Someone who wants to end or get rid of slavery
- An abolitionist who tried to lead an armed slave uprising in Virginia in 1859
- A long gun with a smooth bore that soldiers shot from the shoulder
- This word means "before war". It was often used to describe the United States before the Civil War
- Soldiers trained to fight on horseback
52 Clues: Freedom from slavery • Impossible to split into parts • To formally approve or sanction • The Southern economy depended on this • Soldiers that fight and travel by foot • Soldiers trained to fight on horseback • A person who dies for a cause they believe in • Someone who wants to end or get rid of slavery • The President of the Confederacy during the Civil War • ...
civil war crossword 2021-10-27
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- racism
- deadliest war in U.S history
- Southern states
- 1st battle of civil war
- to get rid of
- military leader in civil war
- Northern states
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- leader of confederate states
- how Harriet Tubman freed 100s of slaves
- 16th president of the U.S
- Fort was attacked on April 1861
- leading cause of civilwar
- slave who could read and right
- election of 1860
14 Clues: racism • to get rid of • Southern states • Northern states • election of 1860 • 1st battle of civil war • 16th president of the U.S • leading cause of civilwar • leader of confederate states • deadliest war in U.S history • military leader in civil war • slave who could read and right • Fort was attacked on April 1861 • how Harriet Tubman freed 100s of slaves
Eight Grade History Berel Mangel 2020-09-29
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- An area of land including California, Texas, and Arizona
- The are of the united states where slavery was not allowed
- Allowed slave owners to reclaim slaves who escaped
- Something proposed in 1802 by Henry Clay
- this was what Southern States were called
- How slaves were bought and sold
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- Someone who actually works to get rid of skavery
- Someone who believes in getting rid of slavery
- This is what Northern States were called
- It doubled the size of America
- The person who proposed the Compromise of 1850
- This was granted to New Mexico
- An escaped slave
- Divided the Louisiana Purchase
- The area of the untied states where slavery was allowed
15 Clues: An escaped slave • It doubled the size of America • This was granted to New Mexico • Divided the Louisiana Purchase • How slaves were bought and sold • This is what Northern States were called • Something proposed in 1802 by Henry Clay • this was what Southern States were called • Someone who believes in getting rid of slavery • ...
Social Studies is Fun! 2023-09-24
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- Ocean on the west coast of the United States
- Longest river in the United States
- Historic object made by people
- How power is used in society, including laws
- Continent which the United States is on
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- How someone views something
- Journal of Benjamin Franklin
- Grassy lands in the center of the United States
- Source Textbook
- Study of how people manage their resouces
- Ocean on the east coast of the United States
11 Clues: Source Textbook • How someone views something • Journal of Benjamin Franklin • Historic object made by people • Longest river in the United States • Continent which the United States is on • Study of how people manage their resouces • Ocean on the west coast of the United States • How power is used in society, including laws • Ocean on the east coast of the United States • ...
States and Capitals: Western States 2021-03-09
The civil war 2023-12-11
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- Organization that helped freed slaves
- Gift for Abraham
- Abolished Slavery
- Has a trunk
- dividing from the laws of other states
- The states not loyal to America
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- Man's best friend
- Place full of railroads
- Era after the Civil War
- Process of being free, with equal rights
- Large marsupial
- diving from a state
- The states loyal to America
- Transportation of resources and people
14 Clues: Has a trunk • Large marsupial • Gift for Abraham • Man's best friend • Abolished Slavery • diving from a state • Place full of railroads • Era after the Civil War • The states loyal to America • The states not loyal to America • Organization that helped freed slaves • Transportation of resources and people • dividing from the laws of other states • ...
Articles of Confederation 2016-10-13
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- Articles are considered the first ____________
- The states made it very clear that they were in charge and would not give up any __________________
- States often refused to help the new ____________________
- Power was in the hand of ___________, not the small central government
- Under the Articles, Congress only had one _____________ (section)
- The Articles had no executive branch, which means no ________________
- Authority is given mostly to the _______________ – not the governor.
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- Who drafted the Articles of Confederation?
- The Articles had no judicial branch, which means no _____________
- In the Articles the power of the national ____________ is limited
- what was the new union of states called
- Congress does not have the power to raise ____________
- The ____________ provided a temporary means for the states to work together during the Revolution
- Under the Articles, Congress could not raise an ___________ to fight
14 Clues: what was the new union of states called • Who drafted the Articles of Confederation? • Articles are considered the first ____________ • Congress does not have the power to raise ____________ • States often refused to help the new ____________________ • The Articles had no judicial branch, which means no _____________ • ...
idk 2017-11-16
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- of rights
- The United States Senate is the upper chamber of the United States Congress, which along with the United States House of Representatives—the lower chamber—composes the legislature of the United State
- 10 commandments of the constitution.
- body of advisers to the president, composed of the heads of the executive departments of the government.
- College
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- Review
- United States House of Representatives is the lower chamber of the United States Congress. The Senate is the upper chamber. Together they compose the legislature of the United States
- with misconduct.
- one's authority to reject or cancel
- approve
- of Representatives
- procedure by which a court can review an administrative action by a public body and secure a declaration, order, or award.
12 Clues: Review • approve • College • of rights • with misconduct. • of Representatives • one's authority to reject or cancel • 10 commandments of the constitution. • body of advisers to the president, composed of the heads of the executive departments of the government. • ...
Madison and Jackson Crossword Puzzle 2021-11-10
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- The greatest American victory led by future President
- President of the United States from 1825 to 1829,an American statesman, diplomat, lawyer
- one of the two major,political parties in the United States, founded around 1828 by supporters of Andrew Jackson
- a conflict fought between the United States and its Indigenous allies on one side and the United Kingdom
- 9th-century political philosophy in the United States that expanded suffrage to most white men
- a American attorney and statesman who represented Kentucky in both the U.S
- political history of the United States that reflected a sense of national purpose and a desire for unity
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- two political parties in United States
- To remove all native American tribesTrailofTears the forced relocation people were forced move on their way out west some of the suffered from exposer
- a political party active in the middle of the 19th century in the United States.
- the act of seizing for public use or of impressing into public service
- Somebody that became president in 1808
- a practice in which a political party, after winning an election, gives government jobs to its supporters
13 Clues: two political parties in United States • Somebody that became president in 1808 • The greatest American victory led by future President • the act of seizing for public use or of impressing into public service • a American attorney and statesman who represented Kentucky in both the U.S • ...
Unit 3 Keywords 2022-10-28
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- Was the second Hamiltonian national bank in the United States to receive federal authorization. It was located in Philadelphia, Pennsylannia, between February 1816 and January 1836.
- A particular affinity for a region's interests over those of a nation at large.
- A practice where the political party that wins an election rewards its campaign workers and other active supporters with appointments to government positions and other favors.
- Was the founder of the first principal English-speaking communities in Texas in the 1820s, when that region was still a part of Mexico.
- Was a political crisis that occurred in the United States in 1832–1833, under the administration of Andrew Jackson, and involved a confrontation between the state of South Carolina and the federal government.
- The Lowell mills were 19th-century textile mills that operated in the city of Lowell, Massachusetts.
- Was an unsuccessful proposal in the United States Congress to outlaw slavery in territorie that the country had taken from Mexico as a result of the Mexican-American War.
- Was a principle of US policy, enunciated by President James Monroe, that any intervention by external powers in the politics of the Americas was a potentially hostile act against the US.
- Was the sudden influx of fortune seekers in California that started as soon as gold was discovered at Sutter's Mill in early 1848 and peaked in 1852.
- Was the first women’s rights convention in the United States. Held in July 1848 in Seneca Falls, New York, the meeting launched the women’s suffrage movement
- A prominent supporter of the Missouri Compromise (1820) and the Compromise of 1850, both attempts to protect the American union from regional turmoil over slavery, this statesman and congressman from the United States was known for his American System, which included a national bank, the tariff, and internal improvements to promote economic stability and prosperity.
- Was an American inventor, mechanical engineer, and manufacturer, who is best remembered as the inventor of the cotton gin but also made significinat contributions to developing the concept of mass production of interchangeable parts.
- A derogatory term for state banks selected by the U.S. Department of Treasury to receive surplus Treasury funds in 1833.
- A deal that transpired after the US gained possession of most of northern Mexico in 1848.
- An overland route that connected Independence, Missouri, and Oregon City, which is now close to Portland, Oregon, in the valley of the Willamette River. In the 19th century, it was one of the two primary emigration routes to the American West.
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- Was a treaty that established the border between the United States and New Spain in 1819 and ceded Florida to the United States.
- A historic waterway of the United States, connecting the Great Lakes with New York City via the Hudson River at Albany.
- The national mood of the United States from 1815 to 1825, as first described by the Boston Columbian Centinel on July 12, 1817. The period of time is commonly associated with President James Monroe's two presidential terms (1817-25), but it actually began in 1815, when, for the first time since the Napoleonic Wars ended, American citizens could afford to pay less attention to European political and military concerns.
- Historians' term for what they believe to have been a dominant value system among the upper and middle classes in the United States during the 19th century.
- A negotiated settlement between the North and the South that was approved by the US Congress allowed Missouri to become the country's 24th state (1821).
- An ideology that prioritizes a person's loyalty to the nation-state over their own or other people's interests.
- The supposed inevitability of the continued territorial expansion of the boundaries of the United States westward to the Pacific and beyond.
- A system that existed in the Northern states before the American Civil War whereby sympathetic Northerners helped fugitive slaves from the South escape to safety in the North or in Canada in defiance of the Fugitive Slave Acts.
- American presidential election held in 1824, in which John Quincy Adams was elected by the House of Representatives after Andrew Jackson won the most popular and electoral votes but failed to receive a majority.
- A political party established in 1834 by the opponents of Jacksonian Democrats, and the leader of the party, President Andrew Jackson.
- The forced removal of Eastern Woodlands Indians from the Southeast of the United States during the 1830s to Indian Territory west of the Mississippi River, including tribes like the Cherokee, Creek, Chickasaw, Choctaw, and Seminoles.
- Treaty between the United States and Mexico that ended the Mexican War.
- Was a Protestant religious revival during the early 19th century in the United States.
- 18th-century Franciscan mission in San Antonio, Texas, U.S., that was the site of a historic resistance effort by a small group of determined fighters for Texan independence (1836) from Mexico.
29 Clues: Treaty between the United States and Mexico that ended the Mexican War. • A particular affinity for a region's interests over those of a nation at large. • Was a Protestant religious revival during the early 19th century in the United States. • A deal that transpired after the US gained possession of most of northern Mexico in 1848. • ...
Unit 4 Vocab 2024-04-11
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- - A series of conflicts between France and various European powers from 1803 to 1815.
- - A law passed in 1809 to replace the Embargo Act, allowing trade with all nations except Britain and France.
- - Someone who interprets the Constitution broadly and believes in the implied powers of the federal government.
- - Led an expedition to explore the newly acquired and the Pacific Northwest.
- - The political philosophy of Thomas Jefferson and his supporters, emphasizing agrarianism, states' rights, and limited government.
- - The 1814 peace treaty that ended the War of 1812, restoring prewar boundaries and resolving issues without significant territorial changes.
- - A US foreign policy statement in 1823 declaring that the Western Hemisphere was off-limits for further European colonization.
- - Pirates based in North Africa who demanded tribute from nations in exchange for safe passage through the Mediterranean Sea.
- - A Supreme Court case that affirmed the supremacy of federal law over state law and upheld the constitutionality of the national bank.
- - Seventh President of the United States and a military hero known for his leadership during the War of 1812.
- - A period of political harmony and one-party rule in the United States following the War of 1812, characterized by a sense of national unity.
- - A Supreme Court case that expanded the federal government's power to regulate interstate commerce.
- - An undeclared naval war fought between the United States and France.
- - A diplomatic incident in where French agents demanded bribes from American diplomats.
- - A law passed by Congress in 1807 under President Jefferson, prohibiting American ships from trading with foreign nations.
- - A military officer and politician who later became the ninth President of the United States and played a key role in the conflicts in the ORV.
- - The acquisition of the this territory from France, doubled the size of the United States.
- - A landmark Supreme Court case that established judicial review.
- - A Supreme Court case that established the Court's authority to review state court decisions involving federal law, and made the court the highest court of appeal.
- - A decisive American victory 1815, occurring after the War of 1812 had officially ended.
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- - A leading American statesman known as the "Great Compromiser" for his efforts to broker deals between conflicting interests in Congress.
- - A treaty between the United States and Spain in 1819 that ceded Florida to the US and defined the western boundary of the Louisiana Purchase.
- - A Shoshone woman who served as interpreter and guide.
- - Laws passed by the Federalist-controlled Congress to limit immigration and restrict freedom of speech.
- - The power of the Supreme Court to declare laws unconstitutional.
- - An economic plan proposed to promote industry, infrastructure development, and a national bank in the United States.
- - Resolutions asserting states' rights and challenging the Alien & Sedition Acts.
- - A political party that supported states' rights and agrarian interests.
- - Last-minute judicial appointments made by John Adams before Thomas Jefferson took office.
- - A naval confrontation where a British ship attacked an American ship.
- - A conflict between the United States and the Creek Nation in 1813-1814, culminating in the Creek defeat at the Battle of Horseshoe Bend.
- - An American explorer who led expeditions to the southwestern United States and the Rocky Mountains.
- - A constitutional provision granting Congress the power to regulate commerce with foreign nations, between states, and with Native American tribes.
- - A battle where American forces defeated a Native American confederacy and secured the ORV.
- - A treaty between the United States and Britain that limited naval armaments on the Great Lakes, promoting peaceful relations.
- - Chief Justice of the Supreme Court appointed by John Adams, known for his landmark decisions that strengthened federal power.
- - Legislation passed in 1810 that reopened trade with all nations, but promised to reimpose non-intercourse with Britain or France if they stopped violating American neutral rights.
- - A prominent Democratic-Republican politician who served as Vice President under Jefferson and famously dueled with Alexander Hamilton.
- - A meeting of New England Federalists in to discuss grievances related to the War of 1812 and propose amendments to the Constitution.
- - Members of Congress, primarily from the South and West, who advocated for war against Britain in the early 19th century.
- - A conflict between the United States and Britain from, marked by battles on land and sea, including the burning of Washington, D.C.
- - A landmark Supreme Court case that protected property rights and invalidated a state law for the first time.
- - A Shawnee leader who organized a Native American confederacy to resist American expansion in the early 19th century.
- - Series of conflicts in Florida in the early 19th century between the US government and the Seminole tribe.
- - A financial crisis that occurred in 1819, marked by bank failures, unemployment, and a sharp decline in economic activity.
45 Clues: - A Shoshone woman who served as interpreter and guide. • - The power of the Supreme Court to declare laws unconstitutional. • - A landmark Supreme Court case that established judicial review. • - An undeclared naval war fought between the United States and France. • - A naval confrontation where a British ship attacked an American ship. • ...
Medieval Europe 2021-10-15
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- those obligations that a person assumes for themselves - taking on responsibilities based on the choices we make in life. These are obligations we make to ourselves and our families.
- those duties that each person has to society
- people who have been lawfully admitted to the United States, are also granted certain legal rights and protections even if they are not citizens.
- a legal document showing a permanent resident has the right to live and work legally in the U.S.
- voluntarily give up their Interactive citizenship.
- putting aside their own personal interests to work toward the common good.
- good,
- in 1798. declared that noncitizens had to reside in the United States for at least fourteen years to qualify for naturalization and even authorized the President to deport noncitizens who were citizens of foreign countries with which the United States was at war
- e those rights that allow a person to choose to do what he or she wants as long as it does not infringe on the rights of others.
- those who do not have legal status to live or work in the United States
- a Latin term meaning “law of the soil” or “right of birthplace.” This idea means that any child born in the United States, no matter the citizenship status of his or her parents, is a citizen of the United States.
- the position or status of being a citizen of a particular country.
- society considered as a community of citizens linked by common interests and collective activity.
- someone may be a citizen of two or more countries. The following countries permit dual citizenship: Canada, France, Mexico, Australia and the United Kingdom to name a few. Japan requires that a Japanese national holding dual nationality to choose when they turn twenty years old. Germany and India do not permit dual citizenship.
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- those rights that guarantee our freedom to engage in the political process in the United States, are also important to our understanding of rights in the United States. Without these rights, we would not be allowed to participate in our representative democracy
- a legally recognized subject or national of a state or commonwealth, either native or naturalized.
- the ways in which people participate in the life of their communities or improve the conditions and quality of life for others using political and non-political processes.
- rights that expressly limit the power of government.
- rights that require government to do something - to take positive action to guarantee rights.
- Congress’s first rule for naturalization This rule simply stated that “free white persons” living in the United States for two years could be granted citizenship as long as they exhibited good moral character and swore allegiance to the Constitution.
- a sworn declaration that every citizenship applicant must recite during a formal ceremony in order to become a naturalized American citizen.
- the social ties that we develop throughout our lives.
- Scott v. Sandford an enslaved African American born in Virginia, was declared not to be a citizen and therefore could not sue for his freedom in federal court. Chief Justice Roger Taney argued that the Framers never meant to include slaves under the protections of the Constitution.
- how people from other countries become citizens of the United States
- revoke, a person’s citizenship if they commit certain actions.
- include the right of people to buy property and sell property, and use their private property as they see fit without unreasonable government interference. People also have the right to seek a job where they please and to change jobs if they want. Also, people have the right to join labor unions if they choose, and can enter into contracts with others.
- This law granted Native Americans citizenship to both the United States and to the states where they lived; however, most were still denied the right to vote by many state laws until 1957.
- Written by Senator Jacob M. Howard from Michigan, Section 1 states: “All persons born or naturalized in the United States, and subject to the jurisdiction thereof, are citizens of the United States and of the State wherein they reside.”
- “law of the blood” which means that a child inherits the citizenship of its parents.
- rights that you are inherently born with and cannot be given up or taken away.
- a deliberate, open, non-violent action which breaks the law. It involves the willingness to accept the punishment for the lawbreaking. It is not the same thing as rebellion or revolution, but rather an action that is based on a moral conscience and a recognition of a higher law.
31 Clues: good, • those duties that each person has to society • voluntarily give up their Interactive citizenship. • rights that expressly limit the power of government. • the social ties that we develop throughout our lives. • revoke, a person’s citizenship if they commit certain actions. • the position or status of being a citizen of a particular country. • ...
Citizenship 2021-10-15
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- those obligations that a person assumes for themselves - taking on responsibilities based on the choices we make in life. These are obligations we make to ourselves and our families.
- those duties that each person has to society
- people who have been lawfully admitted to the United States, are also granted certain legal rights and protections even if they are not citizens.
- a legal document showing a permanent resident has the right to live and work legally in the U.S.
- voluntarily give up their Interactive citizenship.
- putting aside their own personal interests to work toward the common good.
- good,
- in 1798. declared that noncitizens had to reside in the United States for at least fourteen years to qualify for naturalization and even authorized the President to deport noncitizens who were citizens of foreign countries with which the United States was at war
- e those rights that allow a person to choose to do what he or she wants as long as it does not infringe on the rights of others.
- those who do not have legal status to live or work in the United States
- a Latin term meaning “law of the soil” or “right of birthplace.” This idea means that any child born in the United States, no matter the citizenship status of his or her parents, is a citizen of the United States.
- the position or status of being a citizen of a particular country.
- society considered as a community of citizens linked by common interests and collective activity.
- someone may be a citizen of two or more countries. The following countries permit dual citizenship: Canada, France, Mexico, Australia and the United Kingdom to name a few. Japan requires that a Japanese national holding dual nationality to choose when they turn twenty years old. Germany and India do not permit dual citizenship.
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- those rights that guarantee our freedom to engage in the political process in the United States, are also important to our understanding of rights in the United States. Without these rights, we would not be allowed to participate in our representative democracy
- a legally recognized subject or national of a state or commonwealth, either native or naturalized.
- the ways in which people participate in the life of their communities or improve the conditions and quality of life for others using political and non-political processes.
- rights that expressly limit the power of government.
- rights that require government to do something - to take positive action to guarantee rights.
- Congress’s first rule for naturalization This rule simply stated that “free white persons” living in the United States for two years could be granted citizenship as long as they exhibited good moral character and swore allegiance to the Constitution.
- a sworn declaration that every citizenship applicant must recite during a formal ceremony in order to become a naturalized American citizen.
- the social ties that we develop throughout our lives.
- Scott v. Sandford an enslaved African American born in Virginia, was declared not to be a citizen and therefore could not sue for his freedom in federal court. Chief Justice Roger Taney argued that the Framers never meant to include slaves under the protections of the Constitution.
- how people from other countries become citizens of the United States
- revoke, a person’s citizenship if they commit certain actions.
- include the right of people to buy property and sell property, and use their private property as they see fit without unreasonable government interference. People also have the right to seek a job where they please and to change jobs if they want. Also, people have the right to join labor unions if they choose, and can enter into contracts with others.
- This law granted Native Americans citizenship to both the United States and to the states where they lived; however, most were still denied the right to vote by many state laws until 1957.
- Written by Senator Jacob M. Howard from Michigan, Section 1 states: “All persons born or naturalized in the United States, and subject to the jurisdiction thereof, are citizens of the United States and of the State wherein they reside.”
- “law of the blood” which means that a child inherits the citizenship of its parents.
- rights that you are inherently born with and cannot be given up or taken away.
- a deliberate, open, non-violent action which breaks the law. It involves the willingness to accept the punishment for the lawbreaking. It is not the same thing as rebellion or revolution, but rather an action that is based on a moral conscience and a recognition of a higher law.
31 Clues: good, • those duties that each person has to society • voluntarily give up their Interactive citizenship. • rights that expressly limit the power of government. • the social ties that we develop throughout our lives. • revoke, a person’s citizenship if they commit certain actions. • the position or status of being a citizen of a particular country. • ...
CONSTITUTION CROSSWORD 2012-12-04
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- Amendment 2 states that you have the right to bear _______.
- person that votes.
- to custody by police
- qualified to participate to be chosen
- branch Carries out the laws
- to change before an authorized tribunal.
- right to vote
- legal writs to arrest or search private property.
- undo
- a written or unwritten record
- Amendment 16 states the _________ tax.
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- The order, act, or right of SUCCEEDING to a property
- Which amendment states freedom of speech.
- complaint.
- a fire or flame.
- a letter asking for something
- money gave to authorities to get someone out of jail.
- shorten lesson
- correct and make up for
- the offence of attempting to over throw the government
20 Clues: undo • complaint. • right to vote • shorten lesson • a fire or flame. • person that votes. • to custody by police • correct and make up for • branch Carries out the laws • a letter asking for something • a written or unwritten record • qualified to participate to be chosen • Amendment 16 states the _________ tax. • to change before an authorized tribunal. • ...
CHAPTER 11-3 UNITY AND SECTIONALISM 2020-12-11
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- Spanish gives up Florida document
- Chief Justice John ______ 317
- elected in 1816 314
- proposed to abolish slavery in Missouri 317
- led rebellion in Mexico 321
- unity and ___________ 314
- transfer control of something 320
- second ____ of the United States 315
- trade between states 317
- sole control of an industry 317
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- Era of ______ _______ 314
- can't colonize here anymore document 321
- the Missouri _______ 318
- Henry _________ 315
- 3 sections of the U.S. 316
- stopped the Seminole raids in Florida 320
- gained its independence from Spain in 1821 321
- state created to balance free to slave states 318
- outgoing President 314
- passed in 1816 to protect manufacturers 316
- Spanish fort in Louisiana 319
21 Clues: Henry _________ 315 • elected in 1816 314 • outgoing President 314 • the Missouri _______ 318 • trade between states 317 • Era of ______ _______ 314 • unity and ___________ 314 • 3 sections of the U.S. 316 • led rebellion in Mexico 321 • Chief Justice John ______ 317 • Spanish fort in Louisiana 319 • sole control of an industry 317 • Spanish gives up Florida document • ...
Evaluation 2 theme 2 Power 2021-11-09
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- founder of this party was Thomas Jefferson
- interpretation strong national government
- new Chief Justice
- president can deport non citizens
- 1st president of United States
- no branch gets to much power
- pledge a certain area and change their promise they would do
- look back see if rules is constitutional or not
- fight for his job and sued for it
- found guilty of criticizing
- thomas Jefferson’s first cousin
- 3rd president of United States
- Secretary of State secretary of treasury, secretary of war, secretary of attorney
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- “necessary and proper”
- 2nd president of United States
- writer of the federalist papers
- move capital closer
- of people every 10 years
- last second judges
- unicameral 1 vote
20 Clues: new Chief Justice • unicameral 1 vote • last second judges • move capital closer • “necessary and proper” • of people every 10 years • found guilty of criticizing • no branch gets to much power • 2nd president of United States • 1st president of United States • 3rd president of United States • writer of the federalist papers • thomas Jefferson’s first cousin • ...
Chapter 2 Vocabulary 2022-09-07
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- Security through domination
- ability to wield power independently
- The fundamental rules and norms of politics
- weak states that breaks down
- The ability of a state to carry out actions
- Political power concentrated to authority
- Ability to wield power to make people work
- States that have strong sovereignty
- tendency toward decentralisation
- Federalism that is not uniform
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- Combined political entities of state, regime, gov
- Power that is distributed to regional bodies
- Something recognised as right and proper
- States that have weak sovereignty
- Appeals on the laws they offer
- Using customs and age to justify
- Organisation that maintains a monopoly of violence
- Appeals by power or ideas
- Security through cooperation
- The leadership that runs the state
20 Clues: Appeals by power or ideas • Security through domination • weak states that breaks down • Security through cooperation • Appeals on the laws they offer • Federalism that is not uniform • Using customs and age to justify • tendency toward decentralisation • States that have weak sovereignty • The leadership that runs the state • States that have strong sovereignty • ...
Gov Crossword 2021-11-09
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- powers the constitution is presumed to have delegated to the national government because it is the government of a sovereign state within the world community
- a formal agreement between two or more sovereign states
- formal approval or final consent to the effectiveness of a constitution, constitutional amendment, or treaty
- those powers which can be exercised by the national government alone
- the first ten amendments to the constitution
- a pact made by the president directly with the head of a foreign state; a binding international agreement with the force of law but which (unlike a treaty) does not require senate consent
- a change in, or addition to a constitution or law
- those delegated powers of the national government that are spelled out, expressly, in the constitution
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- those powers, expressed, implied, or inherent, granted to the national government by the constituion
- those delegated powers of the national government that are suggested by the expressed powers set out in the constitution
- a provision of the U.S. Constitution that states that the constitution, federal law, and treaties of the united states are the "supreme law of the land"
- those powers that both the national government and the states possess and exercise
- formal agreement entered into with the consent of congress, between or among states, or between a state and foreign state
- congressional act admitting a new state to the union
- the legal process by which a fugitive from justice in one state is returned to that state
- those powers that the constitution does not grant to the national government and does not deny tho the states
- group of persons chosen in each state and the district of Columbia every four years who make a formal selection of the president and vice president
- a congressional act direction the people of a united states territory to frame a proposed state constitution as a step toward admission to the union
18 Clues: the first ten amendments to the constitution • a change in, or addition to a constitution or law • congressional act admitting a new state to the union • a formal agreement between two or more sovereign states • those powers which can be exercised by the national government alone • those powers that both the national government and the states possess and exercise • ...
Reconstruction Era 2023-04-20
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- Most ___ voters joined the Republican Party—the party of Lincoln and emancipation.
- was elected with the help of half a million votes cast by Black men.
- President Johnson was accused by Congress of violating the ___ of Office Act.
- change to the Constitution, ratified in 1870, declaring that states cannot deny anyone the right to vote because of race, or because the person was once enslaved.
- In 1870 and 1871, Congress passed three laws to combat violence against Black Americans known as the _____ Acts.
- laws enforcing segregation of Black and White people in the South after the Civil War.
- the Freedman's Bureau built more than 1,000 _____.
- the right to ____ allowed formerly enslaved peoples to keep a family record.
- a change to the Constitution, ratified in 1865, abolishing slavery in the United States
- rented their land from plantation owners.
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- The conventions met and wrote new _____ for their states.
- The ____ Act allowed most former Confederates to vote once again.
- an agency established by Congress at the end of the Civil War to help and protect newly freed black Americans
- 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
- the rights guaranteed by the Constitution to all people, especially equal treatment under the law.
- About a ____ of the South’s new officeholders were Black men.
- Congress reorganized the South into five military _____.
- a change to the Constitution, ratified in 1868, granting citizenship to anyone born in the United States and guaranteeing all individuals equal protection of the law.
- laws passed in 1865 and 1866 in the former Confederate states to limit the rights and freedoms of Black Americans
19 Clues: rented their land from plantation owners. • the Freedman's Bureau built more than 1,000 _____. • Congress reorganized the South into five military _____. • The conventions met and wrote new _____ for their states. • About a ____ of the South’s new officeholders were Black men. • The ____ Act allowed most former Confederates to vote once again. • ...
GOVERNMENT CROSSWORD PUZZLE 2023-12-05
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- Committees that may receive unlimited contributions from individuals, corporations, labor unions and other PACs for the purpose of financing independent expenditures.
- An official count or survey of a population, typically recording various details of individuals.
- The process of dividing seats for the House among the 50 states following the decennial census.
- A strategy by which organized interests seek to influence the passage of legislation by exerting direct pressure on members of the legislature or bureaucracy.
- A body of people representing the states of the US, who formally cast votes for the election of the president and vice president.
- A legislative act referred for final approval to a popular vote by electorate.
- Direct group involvement in the electoral process.
- Mandated racial segregation in all public facilities in the states of the former Confederate States of America.
- A small organized dissenting group within a larger one, especially in politics.
- A published false statement that is damaging to a person's reputation; a written defamation.
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- A condition or system in which two or more states, groups, principles, sources of authority, etc., coexist.
- A meeting of local party members to choose party officials or candidates for public office and to decide the platform.
- A person sent or authorized to represent others, in particular an elected representative sent to a conference.
- Contributions made outside the limits and prohibitions of federal law.
- All the people in a country or area who are entitled to vote in an election.
- The right to vote in political elections.
- Granted women the right to vote.
- The power to control appointments to office or the right to privileges.
- A person who advocates or supports a system of government in which several states unite under a central authority.
19 Clues: Granted women the right to vote. • The right to vote in political elections. • Direct group involvement in the electoral process. • Contributions made outside the limits and prohibitions of federal law. • The power to control appointments to office or the right to privileges. • All the people in a country or area who are entitled to vote in an election. • ...
social studies 2022-11-18
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- army division
- will not fight
- case before another case
- usa government
- helps small states
- makes laws
- sentences criminals
- after articles of confederation
- congress
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- 10 rights
- includes president
- helps large states
- compromise between virginia& new jeresy
- follow, fall in sync
- constitutionality of laws
- come across, take
- declaration of independence
- take part in
- politics
19 Clues: politics • congress • 10 rights • makes laws • take part in • army division • will not fight • usa government • come across, take • includes president • helps large states • helps small states • sentences criminals • follow, fall in sync • case before another case • constitutionality of laws • declaration of independence • after articles of confederation • compromise between virginia& new jeresy
Civil War 2021-06-02
12 Clues: Hidden • Large farm • Armored ship • Against slavery • northern states • plantation manager • Farm based economy • Factory based economy • United States President • the freeing of the slaves • Confederate General (last name) • when a states withdraws from the Union
American Symbols 2023-07-22
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- The flag of the United States, consisting of thirteen horizontal stripes and fifty white stars on a blue field, representing the original thirteen colonies and the fifty states.
- The official residence and workplace of the President of the United States, representing the nation's executive branch.
- The supreme law of the United States, outlining the framework for the federal government and protecting individual rights.
- The vast, flat region in the central United States, symbolizing the country's agricultural heritage.
- A classic American food often associated with sporting events and outdoor gatherings.
- An iconic bell located in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, symbolizing American independence and freedom.
- A nickname for the American flag, symbolizing national pride and unity.
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- A sculpture carved into the Black Hills of South Dakota, featuring the faces of four U.S. Presidents: George Washington, Thomas Jefferson, Theodore Roosevelt, and Abraham Lincoln.
- A popular American dessert, often considered a symbol of traditional American culture.
- A symbol of freedom and democracy, located in New York Harbor, welcoming immigrants to the United States.
- The national bird and symbol of the United States, representing strength, freedom, and independence.
- Often referred to as "America's pastime," baseball is a beloved sport with deep roots in American history.
- A personification of the United States government, often depicted as a tall, bearded man wearing a top hat and red, white, and blue clothing.
- The world-famous center of the American film industry, representing American entertainment and culture globally.
14 Clues: A nickname for the American flag, symbolizing national pride and unity. • A classic American food often associated with sporting events and outdoor gatherings. • A popular American dessert, often considered a symbol of traditional American culture. • The national bird and symbol of the United States, representing strength, freedom, and independence. • ...
Our Puzzling Government #2 2022-11-18
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- Powers specifically given to the federal government by the US Constitution, for example, the authority to print money.
- Constitution's requirement that each state accept the public acts, records, and judicial proceedings of every other state
- Network of political, financial, and administrative relationships between units of the federal government and those of state and local governments.
- The surrender of an accused or convicted person by one state or country to another (usually under the provisions of a statute or treaty)
- powers that congress has that are specifically listed in the constitution spelled out expressly.
- An agreement among two or more states. Congress must approve most such agreements.
- The powers of the national government in foreign affairs that the Supreme Court has declared do not depend on constitutional grants but rather grow out of the very existence of the national government. (Power that belongs to the National Government because it is the government of the sovereign state within the world community)
- One type of federal grants-in-aid for some particular but broadly defined area of public policy
- An act creating a new state
- A system in which power is divided between the national and state governments
- Giving money back to the state and local government with no strings attached
- Powers that can be exercised by the National Government alone
- of powers Basic principle of federalism; the constitutional provisions by which governmental powers are divided on a geographic basis (in the United States, between the National Government and the States).
- Constitutional agreement by which the national government is created by and relies on subnational governments for its authority
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- Grants of federal money or other resources to the states or their cities, counties, and other local units.
- Thought that Government should be free of parties
- Grant for which Congress appropriates funds for a specific purpose
- Grants made to States, private agencies for projects
- No State can draw unreasonable distinctions between its own residents and those persons who happen to live in other States
- Powers not specifically mentioned in the constitution reasonably suggested.
- powers saved for the states
- Powers that are shared by both the Nationaly and state governments
- The first step in the state admission procedure which enables the people of a territory to prepare a constitution
- Passing down of responsibilities from the national government to the states.
24 Clues: powers saved for the states • An act creating a new state • Thought that Government should be free of parties • Grants made to States, private agencies for projects • Powers that can be exercised by the National Government alone • Grant for which Congress appropriates funds for a specific purpose • Powers that are shared by both the Nationaly and state governments • ...
Our Puzzling Government #2 2022-11-18
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- No State can draw unreasonable distinctions between its own residents and those persons who happen to live in other States
- Grants of federal money or other resources to the states or their cities, counties, and other local units.
- An act creating a new state
- Powers specifically given to the federal government by the US Constitution, for example, the authority to print money.
- The powers of the national government in foreign affairs that the Supreme Court has declared do not depend on constitutional grants but rather grow out of the very existence of the national government. (Power that belongs to the National Government because it is the government of the sovereign state within the world community)
- Powers not specifically mentioned in the constitution reasonably suggested.
- Passing down of responsibilities from the national government to the states.
- Giving money back to the state and local government with no strings attached
- Basic principle of federalism; the constitutional provisions by which governmental powers are divided on a geographic basis (in the United States, between the National Government and the States).
- Grants made to States, private agencies for projects
- An agreement among two or more states. Congress must approve most such agreements.
- Thought that Government should be free of parties
- Direct federal orders to state and local governments requiring them to perform a service or to obey federal laws in the performance of their functions.
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- Constitution's requirement that each state accept the public acts, records, and judicial proceedings of every other state
- A system in which power is divided between the national and state governments
- Powers that can be exercised by the National Government alone
- Network of political, financial, and administrative relationships between units of the federal government and those of state and local governments.
- The surrender of an accused or convicted person by one state or country to another (usually under the provisions of a statute or treaty)
- Constitutional agreement by which the national government is created by and relies on subnational governments for its authority
- Grant for which Congress appropriates funds for a specific purpose
- powers that congress has that are specifically listed in the constitution spelled out expressly.
- Powers that are shared by both the Nationaly and state governments
- One type of federal grants-in-aid for some particular but broadly defined area of public policy
- powers saved for the states
- The first step in the state admission procedure which enables the people of a territory to prepare a constitution
25 Clues: An act creating a new state • powers saved for the states • Thought that Government should be free of parties • Grants made to States, private agencies for projects • Powers that can be exercised by the National Government alone • Grant for which Congress appropriates funds for a specific purpose • Powers that are shared by both the Nationaly and state governments • ...
friday activity-chapter 2/3 2019-08-27
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- the process of selecting to judges where the nomination is by appointment and the subsequent retention is by a retention election
- first 10 amendments in the constitution, establish freedoms
- political party established by Thomas Jefferson and his followers. opposed the constitution, supported bill of rights.
- powers held by both the state and national government in the federal system
- required states to return runaway slaves
- act of formally withdrawing from the nation
- formal way to change the constitution
- doctrine holding state governments separate from federal government
- the authority of the president to place certain legislations that are passed by congress
- meeting in 1787 where the 12 states discussed the articles of confederation but decided to create the constitution
- a view that states should have independent authority to go against the federal government of the constitution
- systemsystem of government that authority rests with regional government
- authority of courts to rule laws unconstitutional
- powers that aren't explicitly given to congress but given with necessary clause.
- makes federal law more important than state laws
- system of goverment where authority lies with national government
- presidential electors selected to represent their selected states during the election.
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- authorities other branches to have certain control over the others used to make sure one branch doesn't have to much power.
- A document (or set of documents) that will establish the basic rules for how a society should be governed.
- give congress the power to pass certain laws outside of their normal powers in the constitution
- powers granted to the congress by the constitution
- FDR's plan to add new supreme court justices so they would uphold his ideas
- the right of the states to rule that acts of congress laws are invalid/illegal
- authority is spread amongst branches equally giving them each different responsibilities
- Compromise on legislative representation where the lower chamber is based on population and the states are represented equally by the upper chamber
- political party that was established by Alexander Hamilton and his followers. supported the constitution
- political powers is exercised directly by the citizens
- system of government where national and state powers are slipt equally
- compromise that granted states more representation in the house of representatives depending on how many slaves you have. counting them as 3/5 a person
- powers the states possess under the constitution
30 Clues: formal way to change the constitution • required states to return runaway slaves • act of formally withdrawing from the nation • powers the states possess under the constitution • makes federal law more important than state laws • authority of courts to rule laws unconstitutional • powers granted to the congress by the constitution • ...
Review crossword puzzle 2020-09-29
Across
- -a plan, unsuccessfully proposed at the Constitutional Convention, providing for a single legislative house with equal representation for each state.
- -contiguous railroad trackage that crosses a continental land mass
- -abolished slavery in the United States
- -a law passed in 1764
- -was an american abolitionist, emancipationist. a reformer who favors abolishing slavery.
- - an estate on wich crops such as coffee, sugar and tobacco are cultivated by resident labor.
- -a treaty signed with France in 1803
- - a person who favors the abolition of a practice or institution.
- - was a conflict between the united states and mexico.
- - a series of acts parliament
- -a small but pivotal battle during the American Revolutionary Wa
- - signed into law by President Abraham Lincoln on July 1, 1862.
- -1st President of the United States
- -was a political and mercantile protest by the Sons of Liberty in Boston
- -a law passed by the British gov. in 1765
- -The action of withdrawing formally from membership of a federation
- -was established in 1865 by Congress to help millions of former black slaves and poor whites in the South in the aftermath of the Civil War
- - granted citizenship to all persons born or naturalized in the United States
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- -was an American stage actor who assassinated President Abraham Lincoln at Ford's Theatre in Washington, D.C.,
- -a plan, unsuccessfully proposed at the Constitutional Convention, providing for a legislature of two houses with proportional representation in each house and executive and judicial branches to be chosen by the legislature.
- - were state and local laws that enforced racial segregation in the Southern United States
- -issued by King George III on October 7, 1763, following Great Britain's acquisition of French territory in North America after the end of the Seven Years' War.
- -was the U.S. Supreme Court's ruling on March 6, 1857, that having lived in a free state and territory did not entitle an slaved person
- - a list of the most important rights to the citizens of a country.
- - is the process of taking in and fully understanding information or ideas
- -3rd President of the United States
- - a conflict fought between the U.s and its allies against the united kingdom.
- - the U.S. Constitution granted African American men the right to vote by declaring that the "right of citizens of the United States to vote
- - was a series of forced relocations of approximately 60,000 Native Americans between 1830 and 1850 by the United States government.
29 Clues: -a law passed in 1764 • - a series of acts parliament • -3rd President of the United States • -1st President of the United States • -a treaty signed with France in 1803 • -abolished slavery in the United States • -a law passed by the British gov. in 1765 • - was a conflict between the united states and mexico. • ...
New Government 2023-01-23
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- Congress could tax imports but not exports.
- 1789-1795; First Secretary of the Treasury. He advocated creation of a national bank, assumption of state debts by the federal government, and a tariff system to pay off the national debt.
- A system of government in which citizens elect representatives, or leaders, to make decisions about the laws for all the people
- A 1797 incident in which French officials demanded a bribe from U.S. diplomats
- Formal approval
- A rebellion of French people against their king in 1789.
- Opponents of the American Constitution at the time when the states were contemplating its adoption
- Supporters of the U.S. Constitution at the time the states were contemplating its adoption.
- The proposal at the Constitutional Convention that called for equal representation of each state in Congress regardless of the state's population
- The first ten amendments to the Constitution
- 3rd president of the United States
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- Chief Justice of the Supreme Court appointed by John Adams.
- A belief that ultimate power resides in the people
- 1st President of the United States; commander-in-chief of the Continental Army during the American Revolution (1732-1799)
- Agreement that each slave counted as three-fifths of a person in determining representation in the House for representation and taxation purposes (negated by the 13th amendment)
- A meeting in Philadelphia in 1787 that produced a new constitution
- A document that embodies the fundamental laws and principles by which the United States is governed
- A system in which power is divided between the national and state governments
- America's first Vice-President and second President. Sponsor of the American Revolution in Massachusetts, and wrote the Massachusetts guarantee that freedom of the press "ought not to be restrained"
- Financial support from the government
- Led by Thomas Jefferson, believed people should have political power, favored strong STATE governments, emphasized agriculture, strict interpretation of the Constitution, pro-French, opposed National Bank
- A system that allows each branch of government to limit the powers of the other branches in order to prevent abuse of power
- Compromise made by Constitutional Convention in which states would have equal representation in one house of the legislature and representation based on population in the other house
- "Large state" proposal for the new constitution, calling for proportional representation in both houses of a bicameral Congress. The plan favored larger states and thus prompted smaller states to come back with their own plan for apportioning representation.
24 Clues: Formal approval • 3rd president of the United States • Financial support from the government • Congress could tax imports but not exports. • The first ten amendments to the Constitution • A belief that ultimate power resides in the people • A rebellion of French people against their king in 1789. • Chief Justice of the Supreme Court appointed by John Adams. • ...
SS Final Exam- People 2023-05-31
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- President of the United States during most of the Depression and most of World War II. He began the New Deal in order to help Americans and the economy grow.
- An abolitionist who attempted to lead a slave revolt by capturing Armories in southern territory and giving weapons to slaves, was hung in Harpers Ferry after capturing an Armory
- United States slave who sued for liberty after living in a non-slave state
- Confederate general who had opposed secession but did not believe the Union should be held together by force
- American General who began in North Africa and became the Commander of Allied forces in Europe. Later, he was elected the President of the United States.
- Prominent black American, born into slavery, who believed that racism would end once blacks acquired useful labor skills and proved their economic value to society, was head of the Tuskegee Institute in 1881.
- United States general and statesman who as Secretary of State organized the European Recovery Program following WWII
- an American general and the eighteenth President of the United States (1869-1877). He achieved international fame as the leading Union general in the American Civil War.
- American industrialist and philanthropist who founded the a steel company in 1892. By 1901, his company dominated the American steel industry.
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- leader of the Lakota Sioux who defeated U.S. troops in Montana
- Author of Uncle Tom's Cabin
- A Republican politician who helped pass an act intended to assimilate Native Americans into the US.
- Chief Leader of Sioux in clashes with U.S. Army in Black Hills in 1870s
- President of the US during the Bay of Pigs Invasion and the Cuban Missile Crisis
- United States abolitionist who escaped from slavery and became an influential writer and lecturer in the North (1817-1895)
- 16th President of the United States saved the Union during the Civil War and emancipated the slaves; was assassinated by Booth (1809-1865)
- Prime Minister of Great Britain during WWII. He predicted an iron curtain that would separate Communist Europe from the rest of the West.
- Was an American industrialist and philanthropist. Revolutionized the petroleum industry and defined the structure of modern philanthropy.
- A northern American politician. He developed the American System as well as negotiated numerous compromises.
- President of the Confederate States of America
- Chief Justice of the Supreme Court who wrote an opinion in the 1857 Dred Scott case that declared the Missouri Compromise unconstitutional
21 Clues: Author of Uncle Tom's Cabin • President of the Confederate States of America • leader of the Lakota Sioux who defeated U.S. troops in Montana • Chief Leader of Sioux in clashes with U.S. Army in Black Hills in 1870s • United States slave who sued for liberty after living in a non-slave state • ...
Allied Powers 2022-11-17
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- Entered the war when Germany invaded Belgium.
- Also known as the Allied Powers.
- The Western Front was in this country.
- Country that had their own revolution during WW1.
- British commander.
- Prime Minister of France.
- French commander.
- Tsar of Russia.
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- Became the leader of the Soviet Union after the revolution.
- Considered an Associated Power.
- President of the United States.
- What the United States and Belgium tried to stay.
- Prime Minister of Britain.
- Also known as the Entente Powers.
- United States commander.
- A Russian commander.
- Fighting forces of a country.
17 Clues: Tsar of Russia. • French commander. • British commander. • A Russian commander. • United States commander. • Prime Minister of France. • Prime Minister of Britain. • Fighting forces of a country. • Considered an Associated Power. • President of the United States. • Also known as the Allied Powers. • Also known as the Entente Powers. • The Western Front was in this country. • ...
Civil war 2022-05-17
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- last battle of the civil war
- civil war begins
- Bloodiest battle of the civil war
- first shots were fired at the war
- wanted to keep slavery
- date of the civil war finished
- General of the south
- amount of troops abraham Lincoln sent after the south shot the first shot
- how many states joined the Confederate
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- leader of the south
- Familiar with land that they were fighting one
- amount of border states
- wanted to abolish slavery
- First state to leave the Union
- time of civil war
- longest battle in the civil war
- president of United states
- General of the north
- owned 90 percent of weapon factories
- deadliest bullet used in civil war
20 Clues: civil war begins • time of civil war • leader of the south • General of the north • General of the south • wanted to keep slavery • amount of border states • wanted to abolish slavery • president of United states • last battle of the civil war • First state to leave the Union • date of the civil war finished • longest battle in the civil war • Bloodiest battle of the civil war • ...
History Extra Credit 2016-01-06
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- Negative nickname for a white southern Republican after the civil war.
- First major battle of the Civil War, won by the Confederates in July 1861
- Type of veto a chief executive may use after a legislature has adjourned; it is applied when the chief executive does not formally sign or reject a bill within the period of time allowed to do so
- War between the Union states of the North and the Confederate states of the South; fought from 1861 to 1865
- The first women's rights convention in the United States history, held in 1848
- the right to vote
- People who moved their homes regularly, usually in search of available source of food.
- Place where weapons are made or stored
- Program implemented by the federal government between 1865 and 1877 to repair the damage to the South caused by the Civil War and restore the southern states by the Union.
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- Process by which people of one culture merge into and become part of another culture.
- The United States as a unit; or, during the Civil War, the North
- Agreement designed to ease tensions caused by the expansion of slavery into western territories
- A railroad stretching from coast to coast
- To join or attach, as in the joining of a new territory to an existing country
- Regulation that prohibited certain activities people considered immoral such as drinking alcohol on Sundays.
- A [policy of favoring native-born Americans over immigrants
- In the Civil War, the states between the North and South: Delaware, Maryland, Kentucky, and Missouri
- An official forgiveness of the crime.
- Required military service
19 Clues: the right to vote • Required military service • An official forgiveness of the crime. • Place where weapons are made or stored • A railroad stretching from coast to coast • A [policy of favoring native-born Americans over immigrants • The United States as a unit; or, during the Civil War, the North • ...
10.6.1 - Cold War 2024-04-15
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- The state of hostility between the United States and the Soviet Union in the decades following World War II.
- The North Atlantic Treaty Organization was created in 1949 by the United States, Canada, and several ___ European nations.
- East Berlin, Cuba, the Soviet Union (USSR), and North Korea were all ____ countries.
- On June 27, 1950, the United States officially entered which War?
- After he led Vietnam to independence from France, Ho Chi Minh became the communist leader of ____.
- The main goal of the ___ ___ was to see who could land the first person on the moon.
- In 1955, the Soviet Union created the ___ ____ in response to the creation of NATO.
- Zedong’s Great Leap Forward was a failure and resulted in a widespread ____.
- The ___ Missile Crisis lead the Soviet Union in attempting to install missiles less than 100 miles off the coast of Florida.
- The ____ _____ facilitated political stability in western Europe, which led to economic rebuilding.
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- who led the first Chinese Communist Party?
- The imaginary line between the Communist East and Democratic West.
- In his popular speech given on June 12, 1987, which United States president ___ ____ said "Mr. Gorbachev, tear down this wall!"
- The ___ theory was a belief that if one country became communist, others would follow.
- Mikhail Gorbachev instituted the policies of glasnost and perestroika to reform the ___ ____ politically and economically.
- West Berlin and the United States were ____ countries.
- The Soviet Union launched which satellite on October 4, 1957?
- When the ____ won WWII, The United States and the Soviet Union emerged as superpowers and competitors.
- The Bay of Pigs operation was aimed to trigger an uprising against communist leader ____ ___.
19 Clues: who led the first Chinese Communist Party? • West Berlin and the United States were ____ countries. • The Soviet Union launched which satellite on October 4, 1957? • On June 27, 1950, the United States officially entered which War? • The imaginary line between the Communist East and Democratic West. • ...
preparing for the final (PIG) 2023-05-12
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- knowledge, skill, and development gained from study or practice
- Decides who will be elected president and Vice President of the U.S
- Unites States States Senator
- Settling outside of Court
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- Becoming a citizen of the Unites States
- Dispute between two people
- System of laws by the Government
- Expose yourself to criminal prosecution.
- Ages 0-17
- Freedom of speech
- Vice President of the Unites States
- Violation of the law
12 Clues: Ages 0-17 • Freedom of speech • Violation of the law • Settling outside of Court • Dispute between two people • Unites States States Senator • System of laws by the Government • Vice President of the Unites States • Becoming a citizen of the Unites States • Expose yourself to criminal prosecution. • knowledge, skill, and development gained from study or practice • ...
GOV'T CROSSWORD 2 2021-11-11
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- a provision of the U.S constitution that states that the constitution, federal law, and treaties of the United States are the "supreme Law of Land"
- group of people chosen in each state and district of Columbia every four years who make a formal selection of the president and vice president
- congressional act admitting a new state to the Union
- those powers, expressed, implied,or inherent granted to the national government by the constitution
- those powers that the Constitution does not grant to the National Government and does not deny to the States
- those delegated powers of the national government that are spelled out, expressly, in the constitution
- a change in or addition to the constitution or law
- those delegated powers of the national government that are suggested by the expressed powers set out in the constitution; those "necessary and proper" to carry out the expressed powers
- formal agreement entered into with the consent of congress, between or among states, or between a state and a foreign state
- the legal process by which a fugitive from justice in one state is returned to that state
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- a pact made by the president directly with the head of a foreign state;a binding international agreement with the force of law but which does not require senate consent
- first 10 amendments to the constitution
- those powers that both the national government and the states possess and exercise
- those powers which can be exercised by the National Government alone
- a formal agreement between two or more sovereign states
- powers the constitution is presumed to have delegated to the National Government because it is the government of a sovereign state within the world community
- a congressional act directing the people of a United States territory to frame a proposed State constitution as a step toward admission to the Union
- formal approval or final consent to the effectiveness of a constitution, constitutional amendment, or treaty
18 Clues: first 10 amendments to the constitution • a change in or addition to the constitution or law • congressional act admitting a new state to the Union • a formal agreement between two or more sovereign states • those powers which can be exercised by the National Government alone • those powers that both the national government and the states possess and exercise • ...