states Crossword Puzzles
Cold War to 2000 Vocabulary 2022-01-20
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- separated east Berlin from West Berlin
- joined the naval academy
- political tension between United States and Soviet Union after WWII
- leader of Cuba
- War 1950-1953 between north and south that fought over land, later became two countries
- war 1955-1975 between north and south and America had to pull out which allowed north to overcome the south
- was the first man mission to land on the moon
- leader of Iraq
- president of Korea
- american investment in scientific research and education important increased
- United States was determined to remove Castro from power
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- this economic and foreign policy planning on a global basis
- United States feared soviet unions would spread communism again
- invasion by president Kennedy that was a fail and lasted three days
- scientist left Germany WWII, came to United States warned leaders the dangers of nuclear weapons
- United States and other allies flew supplies into western Berlin
- evacuated Americans and loves ones from Saigon
- political theory and economic system all property is owned and each person works and is paid according to ability or needs
- ongoing research into scientific missions into space
- reduction or elimination of military force
- anti ballistic missile system
- the Soviet Union successfully launched the first man-made satellite into space
- became the general secretary or leader of the Soviet Union
- president of Vietnam
24 Clues: leader of Cuba • leader of Iraq • president of Korea • president of Vietnam • joined the naval academy • anti ballistic missile system • separated east Berlin from West Berlin • reduction or elimination of military force • was the first man mission to land on the moon • evacuated Americans and loves ones from Saigon • ongoing research into scientific missions into space • ...
Midterm Vocab Review 2020-09-28
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- a post-Civil War American secret society advocating white supremacy.
- was a long series of English laws that developed, promoted, and regulated English ships shipping, trade, and commerce between other countries and with its own colonies
- They were distinguished by their fierce advocacy for the abolition of slavery, enfranchisement of black citizens, and holding the Southern states financially and morally culpable for the war.
- was the period after the American Civil War from 1865 to 1877, during which the United States grappled with the challenges of reintegrating into the Union the states that had seceded and determining the legal status of African Americans.
- the process of taking in and fully understanding information or ideas.
- This amendment abolished slavery and involuntary servitude, except as punishment for a crime.
- first ten amendments to the United States Constitution.
- the action or an act of abolishing a system, practice, or institution.
- information, especially of a biased or misleading nature, used to promote or publicize a particular political cause or point of view
- was a conflict fought between the United States and its allies, and the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland and its allies
- the federal principle or system of government.
- the 19th-century doctrine or belief that the expansion of the US throughout the American continents was both justified and inevitable.
- a person who vigorously supports their country and is prepared to defend it against enemies or detractors.
- The law authorized the president to negotiate with southern Native American tribes for their removal to federal territory west of the Mississippi River in exchange for white settlement of their ancestral lands
- restriction of interest to a narrow sphere; undue concern with local interests or petty distinctions at the expense of general well-being.
- of confederation
- stemmed from the annexation of the Republic of Texas by the U.S. in 1845 and from a dispute over whether Texas ended at the Nueces River (the Mexican claim) or the Rio Grande (the U.S. claim).
- an estate on which crops such as coffee, sugar and tobacco are cultivated by resident labor.
- principle that the authority of a state and its government are created and sustained by the consent of its people, through their elected representatives, who are the source of all political power.
- The first permanent English settlement in NorthAmerica
- Was the widespread transfer of plants, animals, culture, human populations, technology, diseases, and ideas between the Americas, West Africa, and the Old World in the 15th and 16th centuries
- pronouncement adopted by the second Continental Congress meeting in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, on July 4, 1776.
- The proclamation declared "that all persons held as slaves" within the rebellious states "are, and henceforward shall be free."
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- was the flagship Indian boarding school in the United States from 1879 through 1918. All the school's property, known as the Carlisle Barracks, is now part of the U.S. Army War College. Horrible conditions
- indentured laborer is an employee within a system of unfree labor who is bound by a signed or forced contract to work without pay for the owner of theindenture for a period of time.
- belief in the benefits of profitable trading commercialism.
- the action of withdrawing formally from membership of a federation or body, especially a political state.
- a 1,912-mile continuous railroad line constructed between 1863 and 1869 that connected the existing eastern U.S. rail network at Council Bluffs, Iowa with the Pacific coast at the Oakland Long Wharf on San Francisco Bay.
- armed uprising in Western Massachusetts in response to a debt crisis among the citizenry and in opposition to the state government's increased efforts to collect taxes
- method for admitting new states to the Union from the territory, and listed a bill of rights guaranteed in the territory.
- late-18th century movement that opposed the creation of a stronger U.S. federal government
- This treaty, signed on February 2, 1848, ended the war between the United States and Mexico. ... By its terms, Mexico ceded 55 percent of its territory, including parts of present-day Arizona, California, New Mexico, Texas, Colorado, Nevada, and Utah, to the United States.
- 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.
- principle of government under which separate branches are empowered to prevent actions by other branches and are induced to share power.
- were state and local laws that enforced racial segregation in the Southern United States
- pitted the colonies of British America against those of New France, each side supported by military units from the parent country and by Native American allies.
- this amendment 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
- a person who remains loyal to the established ruler or government, especially in the face ofa revolt.
- warns European nations that the United States would not tolerate further colonization or puppet monarchs.
- A crop produced for its commercial value rather than for use by the grower.
- acquisition of the territory of Louisiana by the United States from France in 1803.
- a steel-making process, now largely superseded, in which carbon, silicon, and other impurities are removed from molten pig iron by oxidation in a blast of air in a special tilting retort a Bessemer converter.
- war a war that is unrestricted in terms of the weapons used, the territory or combatants involved, or the objectives pursued, especially one in which the laws of war are disregarded.
- This amendment states the right of citizens of the United States to vote shall not be denied or abridged by the United States or by any State on account of race, color, or previous condition of servitude.
- closed down colonial expansion westward beyond Appalachia
- a prolonged war or period of conflict during which each side seeks to gradually wearout the other by a series of small-scale actions.
- authorized the federal government to break up tribal lands by partitioning them into individual plots. Only those Native Americans who accepted the individual allotments were allowed to become US citizens
- legal designation for an area of land managed by a federally recognized Indian tribe under the U.S. Bureau of Indian Affairs rather than the state governments of the United States in which they are physically located.
48 Clues: of confederation • the federal principle or system of government. • The first permanent English settlement in NorthAmerica • first ten amendments to the United States Constitution. • closed down colonial expansion westward beyond Appalachia • belief in the benefits of profitable trading commercialism. • ...
Sophia Hackers crossword puzzle 2021-03-16
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- This states animal is a grizzly bear
- This states animal is a Rocky Mountain Bighorn Sheep
- This states animal is a ringtail cat
- This states animal is a Olympic Marmots
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- This states animal is a grizzly bear
- This states animal is a Desert bighorn sheep
- This states animal is a Appaloosa horse
- This states animal is a bison
- This states animal is a American Beaver
- Mexico This states animal is a black bear
10 Clues: This states animal is a bison • This states animal is a grizzly bear • This states animal is a grizzly bear • This states animal is a ringtail cat • This states animal is a Appaloosa horse • This states animal is a American Beaver • This states animal is a Olympic Marmots • Mexico This states animal is a black bear • This states animal is a Desert bighorn sheep • ...
Unit Three: Vocabulary Fun Study 2016-09-21
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- between the United States and British Canada; fought mostly in the Great Lakes region
- 1803 purchase by the United States of France's Louisiana Territory
- that the United States would not support either side in any international conflict
- Congressmen from the West and South who encouraged Congress to go to war against England
- consider void
- an armistice, but did not address major issues
- the number of federal judges by sixteen
- The Treaty of San Lorenzo, received official recognition of independence from Spain; own property to the Mississippi River and can trade on the river
- minister to Britain who went to negotiate with Spain
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- of New England Federalists to discuss the War of 1812 with possible secession of the New England states and their own peace agreement with Great Britain
- party known for its support of strong state governments; founded by Thomas Jefferson
- Justice of the Supreme Court who went to negotiate with ENgland
- of the Constitution and of a strong National Government
- Hamilton/first Secretary of the Treasury
- and Kentucky wrote resolutions saying they as states should have the right to nullify laws they do not agree with; written about the Alien and Sedition Acts
- who wanted to create a confederation to protect their homeland against intruding white settlers
- of advisers to the President
- between Thomas Jefferson and Aaron Burr; Alexander Hamilton helps sway some Federalists to switch their votes to Jefferson
- Affair incident in which French officials demanded a bribe from U.S. diplomats
- series of laws enacted in 1798 to reduce the political power of recent immigrants to the United States
- as an interpreter and guide on the Corps of Discovery
- Britain will remove itself from the Midwestern territories and for that will be permitted to continue hunting in the U.S. territories
- Bank/Bank of the United States; would issue money and handle tax receipts and other government funds
23 Clues: consider void • of advisers to the President • the number of federal judges by sixteen • Hamilton/first Secretary of the Treasury • an armistice, but did not address major issues • minister to Britain who went to negotiate with Spain • as an interpreter and guide on the Corps of Discovery • of the Constitution and of a strong National Government • ...
civil war 2016-11-30
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- /assassinator of Abraham Lincoln
- / This Act set up Kansas and Nebraska as states
- / a young black woman that secretly saved over 300 slaves
- /confederate president and us Representative
- /a book written by a slave to encourage the end of slavery
- /the surrender of the Confederate Army took place
- /river in which a battle takes place
- / A person who worked to end slavery.
- / the term for the greater producer of cotton
- / paragraph in the constitution
- / made to stop something or someone
- / Another name for the Confederate States of America, made up of the 11 states that seceded from the Union
- / the act of picking something based off of a group
- / withdraw from something
- /people hold the authority in government
- / the plan to "choke" the south out of resources
- / the rights that each state will receive
- / warship covered in iron
- /a battle and grave site
- /yet another battle
- /act to let owners beat slaves for trying to escape
- /deceleration that all slaves in the rebellious Confederate states would be free
- /outlaw to slavery
- / an agreement
- / a military draft
- / president and general
- / states that no one can create a law to restrict freedom
- / a state that borders the boundaries of america.
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- /common battle site/
- /fort of a battle
- /the general who destroyed the south with a march
- /case for slavery
- /infantry nicknamed swamp angels
- /city to surrender during the civil war
- /the states in which seceded from the us and continued slavery
- / northerners who took to the south
- /a house were trails are made
- / During the Civil War, the Union came to mean the government and armies of the North
- / tax paid to the state
- / constitutional law that lets slave men vote
- / the time america was rebuilding from the war
- /along with 17
- / the act of working people with no pay
- / president of the union
- /the Slave Act, Made popular in most other states
- / a week long bloody battle
- /the american war
- / confederate general
48 Clues: /along with 17 • / an agreement • /fort of a battle • /case for slavery • /the american war • /outlaw to slavery • / a military draft • /yet another battle • /common battle site/ • / confederate general • / tax paid to the state • / president and general • / president of the union • /a battle and grave site • / withdraw from something • / warship covered in iron • / a week long bloody battle • ...
Antelbellum America, the Civil War, and Recanstruction Vocabulary 2013-05-16
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- gin Used to seperate the seeds from the cotton fiber
- of chickamauga Union general led his troops seven miles south of chattanooga at chickamauga Creek
- bureau A federal government organization etsablished in 1865 that helped the newly freed slaves after the Civil War
- proclamation A document issueed by President Abraham Lincoln in 1862 that freed the slaves in the confedereacy
- Unfair treatment of a person or group because of prejudice
- Amendment An amendment to the U.S. Constitution ratified in 1865, that made slavery illegal
- of 1850 Legislation passed by Congress by which California entered the Union as a free state
- The ability to buy something now and pay for it later over a period of time
- farming Owned some agricultural equipment
- amendment Granted citizensship to the former slaves and forbade the states from denying anyone the "equal protection of the law"
- klux klan Worked to keep the freedmen from voting after the Civil War
- amendment Extended the right to vote to all males
- lincoln Elected in 1860
- states A state that allowed slavery
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- codes set of laws passed by Georgia , and most outhern states after the Civil War to restrict the rights of the freedman
- To declare invalid
- sovereighty The ability if the residnets of an area to decide upon an issue, such as whether they would allow slavery
- compromise Legislation passed by congress in 1820 by which Maine entered the Union as a free state, Missouri entered the Union as a slave state, slavery was prohibited north of the southern border of Missouri
- and antebellum The period before the Civil War
- runners Mostly private ships that slipped around the blockade
- The act of pulling out of the Union
- Landowners provided land, houses, farming tools, and fertilizer
- The period immediately after the Civil War when the south rebulit and the southern states returned to the Union
- Confederate prison for Union soldiers
- states A state that did not allow slavery
- to abolish slavery
- The right to vote
- rights The belief that states interest should precedence over the interest of the national government
28 Clues: The right to vote • To declare invalid • to abolish slavery • lincoln Elected in 1860 • The act of pulling out of the Union • states A state that allowed slavery • Confederate prison for Union soldiers • states A state that did not allow slavery • farming Owned some agricultural equipment • and antebellum The period before the Civil War • ...
apush crossword 2021-12-20
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- slave sues because of extended time in the north he should be free, judge rules that he's property and not a citizen, therefore he didn't have any rights
- self-sufficient American economy with increased manufacturing industry
- a period in the political history of the United States that reflected rising nationalism in America after between 1817-1825
- Women of all ages and even some men went to discuss the rights and conditions of women
- pro-slavery constitution written for Kansas' admission to the union
- California becomes a free state, NM and UT get to decide whether they want to be free or slave states, stricter Fugitive Slave Laws
- the authority of a state and its government are created and sustained by the consent of its people
- popular sovereignty settles the issue of slavery in these 2 territories
- period after the Civil War during which Northern political leaders created plans for the governance of the South and a procedure for former Southern states to rejoin the Union
- the notion that women should serve as educators of young men in order to teach them to become productive American citizens and embrace the Enlightenment ideas
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- freed all slaves in Confederate states
- God given right to expand coast to coast
- The "average" American citizen, whose concerns are represented in government
- provided food, clothing, education, and job training to freed slaves
- Maine joined as a free state and Missouri joined as a slave state. Congress also made a line across the southern border of Missouri saying except for the state of Missouri, all states north of that line must be free states or states without slavery
- first major financial crisis in the US, led to foreclosures, bank failures, and unemployment
- war between the U.S. and Great Britain caused by American outrage over the impressment of American sailors by the British, the British seizure of American ships, and British aid to the Indians attacking the Americans on the western frontier
- Lincoln praises the bravery of Union soldiers and renewed his commitment to winning the Civil War
- law that made it a crime to help runaway slaves
- first peaceful transfer of power
20 Clues: first peaceful transfer of power • freed all slaves in Confederate states • God given right to expand coast to coast • law that made it a crime to help runaway slaves • pro-slavery constitution written for Kansas' admission to the union • provided food, clothing, education, and job training to freed slaves • ...
vocab review project 2020-09-28
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- the belief that the united states is destined by god to expand
- integration of people being forced to blend in
- people have representatives to vote for them uses principles from both republics and democracies
- war between the united states and britain after britain violated americas shipping rights
- citizenship now includes african americans
- to ensure the federal government could not infringe on individual rights, greatest tool to protect ourselves from oppression of the government
- actor who assassinated lincoln
- an escaped slave who became a huge abolitionist leader
- a tax on sugar,molasses, coffee, and indigo
- series of forced relocations of native americans that was a long brutal journey where many died
- the united states acquired louisiana territory from france
- a slave sued for freedom but the supreme court ruled that there was no case because slaves are property and not people
- legal discrimination of african americans used by segregation
- granted freedom to the slaves held in confederate states
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- granted african american males the right to vote
- federal law intended to form native americans into farmers
- officially ended all slavery
- patriots dressed as natives to dump the kings tea shipment into the harbor
- a tax on all paper goods put on the colonists
- wagon route and emigrant trail that connected the missouri river to oregon
- battle where the british surrendered to washington marking the end of the war
- an estate on which crops are cultivated by resident labor
- a writer of the declaration of independence and a crucial colonist who fought for their freedom
- 3 branches, larger states had more power, government had power to tax
- a person who wanted to abolish slavery
- established by congress to help former slaves and poor whites in the south in the aftermath of the civil war
- 3 branches all states had equal say no matter population size, gave government power to tax
- people get to directly decide on policies instead of having someone represent them
- the withdrawal of eleven southern states from union in 1860 leading to the civil war
- belief that trading brings you wealth
30 Clues: officially ended all slavery • actor who assassinated lincoln • belief that trading brings you wealth • a person who wanted to abolish slavery • citizenship now includes african americans • a tax on sugar,molasses, coffee, and indigo • a tax on all paper goods put on the colonists • integration of people being forced to blend in • ...
Forming a Government 2025-01-04
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- The branch called Congress with two houses that proposes and passes laws.
- The Confederation Congress did not have the power to force Great Britain to pay ___________ which allowed the British to continue selling their cheaper goods in the U.S.
- A committee of 13 drafted this, it was the first U.S Constitution.
- The original goal of this group was to revise the Articles of Confederation, not to draft and whole new Constitution.
- These were wrote to help persuade Americans to ratify the Constitution.
- This plan for congress was supported by the large states and allowed states to be represented by population.
- This compromise was used when deciding a state's slave population in regards to representation in Congress.
- Political power belongs to the people.
- The compromise between the large states plan and the small states plan.
- Due to high taxes and heavy debt, _____________ and other farmers rebelled, leading to "Shay's Rebellion".
- The Articles of Confederation gave power to the national government to settle _________________________________.
- This determined how western lands would be divided into townships.
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- The branch with the President and other departments that run the government.
- This plan for congress was supported by the small states and allowed each state equal representation.
- Control of the western lands was an issue that needed to be negotiated before all states agreed to ___________ the Articles of Confederation.
- Wisconsin, Illinois, Indiana, Michigan and Ohio were all included in this territory.
- In an effort to hurt the economy of the newly developed and young United States, this country forced the U.S to pay high tariffs on goods and closed shipping ports in the West Indies to the U.S ships
- The first ten amendments are called _________________ and they protect individual rights.
- Antifederalist such as George Mason and ____________ opposed the Constitution because it gave too much power to the national government.
- The branch with the Supreme Court and all the national courts.
- This person was known as the "Father of the Constitution".
- The year that delegates decided that slavery could be banned.
22 Clues: Political power belongs to the people. • This person was known as the "Father of the Constitution". • The year that delegates decided that slavery could be banned. • The branch with the Supreme Court and all the national courts. • A committee of 13 drafted this, it was the first U.S Constitution. • ...
Government Review - Alaina Takacs 2020-12-03
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- no state can draw unreasonable distinctions between its own residents and those persons who happen to live in another state
- the supremacy clause in the constitution establishes the constitution and U.S. laws as the _________
- second long segments
- grants of federal money or other resources to the states and/or their cities, counties, or localities
- for a specific purpose,states must make contribution money,states must provide for an agency to administrator the grant, must obey guidlines
- powers that both the national and state government have
- a collection of people who share some common interest or attitude and seek to influence government for specific ends
- the legal process by which a fugitive from justice in one state is returned to that state
- powers that the constitution does not give the national government but at the same time does not deny to the states
- the fourth branch of government
- for a specific project
- the states have a say in how the money is used
- size, intensity, and _____ make interest groups powerful
- money that goes to a local government in areas where there are large federal land holding in lieu of property taxes that the local government can't get from the national government
- are not expressly stated in the constitution but are implied by the expressed powers (national)
- factions are bad but a necessary evil
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- a system of government in which a written constitution divides the powers between the national and state governments
- found directly within the constitution for the national government
- ensures that states recognize the laws, documents, and court proceedings of another state
- an act creating a new state
- belong only because the U.S. is sovereign Ex. Immigration (national)
- agreements among states
- the censoring of news before it is released
- helped to fund state universities with the sale of public land given to the state by the federal governments (1862)
- keep people in office who are sympathetic to group wants and needs
- powers that can be exercised by the national government alone
- an act directing people of the territory to frame a proposed constitution
27 Clues: second long segments • for a specific project • agreements among states • an act creating a new state • the fourth branch of government • factions are bad but a necessary evil • the censoring of news before it is released • the states have a say in how the money is used • powers that both the national and state government have • ...
Civil War Level 2 2021-04-08
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- A boundary or border that split the free states from the slave states. It went between Pennsylvania to the north and Virginia, Maryland, and Delaware to the south.
- The fighting during the Civil War that took place west of the Appalachian Mountains. It eventually included the fighting in Georgia and the Carolinas as well.
- These states were slave states that did not leave the Union, but largely supported the cause of the Confederates. They included Missouri, Kentucky, Maryland, and Delaware
- Part of a country leaves
- The south during the Civil War
- A nickname for people from the North as well as Union soldiers.
- Led a March to the sea, the last campaign of the war
- soldiers that travel on horseback
- A nickname for the South.
- A person who wanted to eliminate or "abolish" slavery
- Crackers eaten by Civil War soldiers made from flour, water, and salt.
- soldiers that travel by foot
- a death or loss at war
- The north during the Civil War
- an army of the people used during emergencies
- A nickname for northerners who were against the Civil War
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- A law passed by Congress in 1850 that said escaped slaves in free states had to be returned to their owners.
- Lincoln's War Plan
- Large caliber firearms like cannons and mortars
- knife on end of musket used in battle
- A term meaning "before war". ...
- A term used to describe people who supported the Union.
- Court house where surrender was signed
- A nickname for United States paper money that was first used in 1862. It got its name from the green ink used in printing.
- When a person is murdered for political reasons
- A cap worn by Civil War soldiers.
- The rebuilding of war torn southern states so they could be readmitted into the Union after the Civil War.
- a warship covered in iron
- When you get pooled to go to war
- The side of an army or military unit.
30 Clues: Lincoln's War Plan • a death or loss at war • Part of a country leaves • a warship covered in iron • A nickname for the South. • soldiers that travel by foot • The south during the Civil War • The north during the Civil War • A term meaning "before war". ... • When you get pooled to go to war • A cap worn by Civil War soldiers. • soldiers that travel on horseback • ...
1920s 2013-12-18
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- Pioneering trumpet player and bandleader
- Owner of GM in the 1920s
- An author in the 1920s
- An American folklorist, anthropologist, and author during the time of the Harlem Renaissance
- Prohibited the manufacture and sale of alcoholic beverages
- Flagpole sitting, marathon dances, crossword games, radio, jazz, and etc.
- Attorney General of the United States from 1919 to 1921
- The right for woment to vote
- Creater of assembly line
- Someone who makes, sells or smuggles liquor
- A policy of remaining apart from the affairs or interests of other groups, esp. the political affairs of other countries.
- A famous trial of a teacher who was accused of violating Tennessee's Butler Act
- Art and Literature in blacks community in 1920s
- Most impact of any household appliance
- An act to carry the 18th Amendment
- Jazz composer and Piano Player
- Industrial Workers of the World
- American Artist
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- Old fashion term for country music
- Repealed 18th amendment
- United States writer
- Famous baseball player and hero in 1920s
- The plan to make payments by Installment
- National Association for the Advancements of Colored People
- A bribery incident that took place from 1920-1923 when Harding was President
- The movement of African Americans from the southern portion of the United States to the Northern and Western parts
- The prevention by law of the manufacture and sale of alcohol, esp. in the US between 1920 and 1933.
- First Pilot who flew across the Atlantic Ocean with out stopping in 1927
- A fashionable young woman intent on enjoying herself and flouting conventional standards of behavior.
- Teacher in Tennessee who violated state law by teaching evolution
- United States gangster
- Communists that were living in the U.S.
- 29th President of the United States
- An illicit night club or liquor store
- Popular music including saxophones, trumpets, flutes, and etc.
- Executive for the NAACP
- United States Blues Singer
- The policy of protecting the interests of native-born or established inhabitants against those of immigrants.
- 30th President of the United States
- A racist group of people who attacked blacks
40 Clues: American Artist • United States writer • An author in the 1920s • United States gangster • Repealed 18th amendment • Executive for the NAACP • Owner of GM in the 1920s • Creater of assembly line • United States Blues Singer • The right for woment to vote • Jazz composer and Piano Player • Industrial Workers of the World • Old fashion term for country music • ...
Unit 3- American Government Rachel Hamrick 2017-09-26
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- Served as an interpreter and guide on the Corps of Discovery
- political party known for its support of strong state governments; founded by Thomas Jefferson
- Great Britain will remove itself from the Midwestern territories and for that will be permitted to continue hunting in the U.S. territories
- Bank of the United States; would issue money and handle tax receipts and other government funds
- meeting of New England Federalists to discuss the War of 1812 with possible secession of the New England states and their own peace agreement with Great Britain
- tie between Thomas Jefferson and Aaron Burr; Alexander Hamilton helps sway some Federalists to switch their votes to Jefferson
- Virginia and Kentucky wrote resolutions saying they as states should have the right to nullify laws they do not agree with; written about the Alien and Sedition Acts
- Declared an armistice, but did not address major issues
- supports of the Constitution and of a strong National Government
- a.k.a. The Treaty of San Lorenzo, received official recognition of independence from Spain; own property to the Mississippi River and can trade on the river
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- Increased the number of federal judges by sixteen
- first Secretary of the Treasury
- Statement that the United States would not support either side in any international conflict
- a series of laws enacted in 1798 to reduce the political power of recent immigrants to the United States
- group of advisers to the President
- U.S. minister to Britain who went to negotiate with Spain
- the 1803 purchase by the United States of France's Louisiana Territory
- Shawnee Chief who wanted to create a confederation to protect their homeland against intruding white settlers
- war between the United States and British Canada; fought mostly in the Great Lakes region
- Chief Justice of the Supreme Court who went to negotiate with ENgland
- incident in which French officials demanded a bribe from U.S. diplomats
- to consider void
- Young Congressmen from the West and South who encouraged Congress to go to war against England
23 Clues: to consider void • first Secretary of the Treasury • group of advisers to the President • Increased the number of federal judges by sixteen • Declared an armistice, but did not address major issues • U.S. minister to Britain who went to negotiate with Spain • Served as an interpreter and guide on the Corps of Discovery • ...
Chapter 4 2021-12-03
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- powers saved for the states
- no State can draw unreasonable distinctions between its own residents and those persons who happen to live in other States
- the surrender of an accused or convicted person by one state or country to another (usually under the provisions of a statute or treaty)
- the first step in the state admission procedure which enables the people of a territory to prepare a constitution
- powers that can be exercised by the National Government alone
- powers not specifically mentioned in the constitution reasonably suggested.
- Greg Hartman, Chris Monzel, Todd Portune
- Thought that Government should be free of parties, Established a Council-Manager form of government, New charter created a nine-member council, Mandated nonpartisan municipal elections and proportional representation with preference-ranked voting
- An agreement among two or more states. Congress must approve most such agreements.
- Maureen O'Connor
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- Giving money back to the state and local government with no strings attached
- power that belongs to the National Government because it is the government of the sovereign state within the world community
- an act creating a new state
- Grant for which Congress appropriates funds for a specific purpose
- powers that are shared by both the National and state governments
- a system in which power is divided between the national and state governments
- grants made to States, private agencies for projects
- powers that congress has that are specifically listed in the constitution spelled out expressly.
- faithandCreditClause Constitution's requirement that each state accept the public acts, records, and judicial proceedings of every other state
- Powers specifically given to the federal government by the US Constitution, for example, the authority to print money.
- John Kasich
- grants of federal money or other resources to the states or their cities, counties, and other local units.
- Mary Taylor
- one type of federal grants-in-aid for some particular but broadly defined area of public policy
- 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).
25 Clues: John Kasich • Mary Taylor • Maureen O'Connor • powers saved for the states • an act creating a new state • Greg Hartman, Chris Monzel, Todd Portune • grants made to States, private agencies for projects • powers that can be exercised by the National Government alone • powers that are shared by both the National and state governments • ...
Physical Chemistry Crossword 2024-05-02
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- This is often described as the disorder of a system
- This form of energy has the lowest number of states (partition function)
- This type of matter is the easiest to do calculations and models for
- This type of system holds pressure constant
- Dr. Poler's favorite candy that he can't stop dropping jars of
- this type of system holds temperature constant
- This partition function describes the number of accessible states of a system
- The resistance to flow
- This order of reaction is independent of reactant concentrations
- The probability distribution of molecular states
- This partition function describes the number of accessible states of one molecule
- This form of energy is associated with things in motion
- This branch of chemistry is known for causing mental pain for students
- This is the time it takes for 1/2 a given amount of substance to decay (also a very popular game series started in 1998)
- The energy needed to move against a force
- Students draw many of these types of structures horribly wrong
- The average distance traveled without collisions
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- This is held constant in the universe and isolated systems
- This form of energy has the highest number of states (partition function)
- This describes the rate based on the amount of substance used
- This type of system holds heat constant
- This theorem relates degrees of freedom to contributions of energy
- This describes the physical property of a substance needed to increase it by 1 ºC
- This program was used to build and calculate values for molecular properties
- This type of system holds volume constant
- The branch of physical sciences that deal with relations between heat and other forms of energy
- This form of energy has the third highest number of states (partition function)
- A type of process whose system is related to spontaneity
- This type of inhibitor races the substrate to reach the enzyme active site
- The total heat content of a system
- A fitting parameter that describes population distribution
- This form of energy has the second highest number of states (partition function)
32 Clues: The resistance to flow • The total heat content of a system • This type of system holds heat constant • This type of system holds volume constant • The energy needed to move against a force • This type of system holds pressure constant • this type of system holds temperature constant • The probability distribution of molecular states • ...
Student Name:____________. No Spaces 2024-11-21
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- written in 1812 and limited the power of the king
- a conflict between the United States and Great Britain, primarily caused by British practices like "impressment"
- the belief in manifest destiny, federally issued Indian removal acts, and economic promise
- violent protest against a new tax on distilled spirits and the stills that produced them.
- government of a country by its own people, especially after having been a colony
- proposed a strong central government composed of three branches: legislative, executive, and judicial.
- authority of the federal courts to declare that actions by the federal or state government violate the Constitution.
- The Declaration of Independence and the U.S. Constitution were both written in this state
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- an agreement made during the drafting of the US Constitution where enslaved people were counted as three-fifths of a person when determining a state's population for representation in Congress
- a tax or fee imposed on imported goods to protect domestic industries from foreign competitio
- foreign policy statement made by President James Monroe in 1823 that outlined the United States' role in the Western Hemisphere and its relationship with Europe:
- known as Revolutionaries, Continentals, Rebels, or Whigs, were colonists in the Thirteen Colonies who opposed the Kingdom of Great Britain's control
- led the Continental Army to victory in the Revolutionary War, helped create the U.S. Constitution, and served as the first president of the United States.
- The United States purchased the Louisiana Territory from France, doubling the size of the country.
- a diplomatic incident between the United States and France that occurred in 1797 and 1798 during the presidency of John Adams
- "Give me liberty or give me death'
- a political group in the late 18th century who opposed the creation of a stronger federal government and the ratification of the 1787 Constitution
- someone who believes in the type of political system in which states or territories share control with a central government.
- signed on February 2, 1848, in the Mexican city of Guadalupe Hidalgo, ending the Mexican-American War:
- the first constitution of the United States, establishing the country's national government after the American Revolution:
20 Clues: "Give me liberty or give me death' • written in 1812 and limited the power of the king • government of a country by its own people, especially after having been a colony • violent protest against a new tax on distilled spirits and the stills that produced them. • The Declaration of Independence and the U.S. Constitution were both written in this state • ...
Social Studies: Drafting the Constitution 2024-12-05
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- none could be charged on trade between the states
- Only George Washington granted most of his freedom
- states with larger ones receive more representatives
- wealthy, influential and well educated
- to argue an opinion
- national, state and local governments share power
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- kept free and open among states
- each had to use the same coinage or money
- all states get the same amount...two
- representatives
- a give and take situation
11 Clues: representatives • to argue an opinion • a give and take situation • kept free and open among states • all states get the same amount...two • wealthy, influential and well educated • each had to use the same coinage or money • none could be charged on trade between the states • national, state and local governments share power • ...
Sports Psychology - Arousal, Anxiety and Aggression 2022-06-09
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- This theory states that high cognitive arousal and high somatic arousal causes sudden dramatic drop in performance
- This theory states that any blocking of goals that an individual is trying to reach increases an individual’s drive, thus increasing aggression
- This theory states that as arousal increases so does quality of performance
- This theory states that aggression is learned by observation of others behaviour
- Forceful behaviour within the laws of an event
- The ‘energised state’ or the ‘readiness for action’ that motivates us to behave in a particular way
- This type of anxiety is the worry or apprehension experienced during a competition
- Relates to the changing psychological state of the body. E.g. increases in anxiety
- The negative aspect of experiencing stress and can be caused by worry, apprehension or fear of failure
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- The intent to harm or injure outside the rules of the game
- This theory states that as arousal increases so does the quality of performance. After the optimal point, the performer becomes over aroused and performance deteriorates
- This theory states that for aggression to occur, certain stimuli must be present
- Relates to the changing physiological state of the body. E.g. increased heart rate
- This type of anxiety relates to personality. A performer with this is likely to feel anxious in any stressful situation, such as exams or interviews
- This theory states that aggression a natural response, innate and instinctive
15 Clues: Forceful behaviour within the laws of an event • The intent to harm or injure outside the rules of the game • This theory states that as arousal increases so does quality of performance • This theory states that aggression a natural response, innate and instinctive • This theory states that for aggression to occur, certain stimuli must be present • ...
Baltic States and Ukraine 2022-04-11
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- Who is the leader of Latvia
- What is the poorest country in the Baltic states
- What state(country)is in the middle of the two countries
- What is the capital of Estonia
- In terms of the countries in the title, which country has the biggest amount of blue on their flag
- What was the first baltic state
- What is the capital of Ukraine
- are all baltic states nato?
- Who is the leader of Estonia
- What Baltic state has the most population
- What is the richest country in the baltic states
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- Which Baltic state has the most land mass
- Who is the leader of Lithuaina
- Who is the current president of Ukraine
- What Baltic state is the most southern
- What is the capital of Lithuania
- Where did the Baltic states get their name from
- What continent are the Baltic States located on
- What is the capital of Latvia
- Do each baltic state speak the same language
20 Clues: Who is the leader of Latvia • are all baltic states nato? • Who is the leader of Estonia • What is the capital of Latvia • Who is the leader of Lithuaina • What is the capital of Estonia • What is the capital of Ukraine • What was the first baltic state • What is the capital of Lithuania • What Baltic state is the most southern • Who is the current president of Ukraine • ...
Early US Crossword 2017-12-18
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- Enlightenment thinker who advocated for Natural Rights and the Social Contract
- Number of states necessary to pass a law under the Aoc
- One of the states that came out of the Northwest Ordinance
- America's first form of government
- Turning point in the war
- Forced Great Britain to accept American independence in 1783
- Who the national government had to ask for money from under the AoC
- Commander of the Continental Army
- Final major battle of the war
- American battle tactic
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- Breakup letter the Patriots sent KGIII
- Number of states necessary to alter the AoC
- Source of propaganda for the Patriots
- Shot(s) hear round the world
- Every conflict in North America results in this group somehow losing
- What Great Britain was left with after winning the French and Indian War
- Power the national government lacked under the AoC
- Author of the DoI
- European country that provided the most aid to the Americans during the war
19 Clues: Author of the DoI • American battle tactic • Turning point in the war • Shot(s) hear round the world • Final major battle of the war • Commander of the Continental Army • America's first form of government • Source of propaganda for the Patriots • Breakup letter the Patriots sent KGIII • Number of states necessary to alter the AoC • ...
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.
- /art 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. • ...
Eight Grade History Berel Mangel 2020-09-29
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- How slaves were bought and sold
- The person who proposed the Compromise of 1850
- Allowed slave owners to reclaim slaves who escaped
- This was granted to New Mexico
- The are of the united states where slavery was not allowed
- this was what Southern States were called
- This is what Northern States were called
- Something proposed in 1802 by Henry Clay
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- It doubled the size of America
- An escaped slave
- The area of the untied states where slavery was allowed
- Someone who believes in getting rid of slavery
- An area of land including California, Texas, and Arizona
- Divided the Louisiana Purchase
- Someone who actually works to get rid of skavery
15 Clues: An escaped slave • It doubled the size of America • Divided the Louisiana Purchase • This was granted to New Mexico • 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 • ...
Government mid-term crossword 2022-01-03
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- ensures that states recognize the laws and documents,and court proceedings of the other States.
- supported a weaker central government felt too much power was taken from the states and wanted a bill of rights
- no State can draw unreasonable distinctions between its own residents and those persons who happen to live in other States.
- God's given rights to life liberty and property
- dividing the national
- assigns certain powers to the National Government and certain powers to the States
- a type of government where the people hold the power and elected representatives to govern according to the rule of law.
- powers given to congress by the constitution itself
- a type of government where the power of the national has less power then the state government.
- the implicit agreement between people and their government. People sacrifice a piece of their freedom and consent to be ruled in exchange for the government's protection of their lives , liberty , and property.
- supported the constitution and a strong central government
- Congress has the power to restrict the use of American forces in combat in areas where a state of war does not exist.
- establishes the constitution and the supreme law of the land
- a letter to the king of England written by Thomas Jefferson
- states the expressed powers of congress.
- powers that aren't specifically in the constitution but are found though deduction.
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- the first 10 admendments added to the constitution.
- allows members of Congress to mail letters and other materials postage free by substituting their facsimile signature for the postage
- a type of grant that state has more control on what to use it for
- a type of grant that is used for a specific purpose
- into three separate branches and assigning separate responsibilities instead of one.
- agreements between states allowed by congress
- is the legal process by which a fugitive from one state is returned to that state
- powers granted viva the constitution's creation of an national government
- gives each of three branches of government the power to restrict the actions of others
25 Clues: dividing the national • states the expressed powers of congress. • agreements between states allowed by congress • God's given rights to life liberty and property • the first 10 admendments added to the constitution. • a type of grant that is used for a specific purpose • powers given to congress by the constitution itself • ...
Chapter 4 2021-12-03
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- powers saved for the states
- no State can draw unreasonable distinctions between its own residents and those persons who happen to live in other States
- the surrender of an accused or convicted person by one state or country to another (usually under the provisions of a statute or treaty)
- the first step in the state admission procedure which enables the people of a territory to prepare a constitution
- powers that can be exercised by the National Government alone
- powers not specifically mentioned in the constitution reasonably suggested.
- Greg Hartman, Chris Monzel, Todd Portune
- Thought that Government should be free of parties, Established a Council-Manager form of government, New charter created a nine-member council, Mandated nonpartisan municipal elections and proportional representation with preference-ranked voting
- An agreement among two or more states. Congress must approve most such agreements.
- Maureen O'Connor
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- Giving money back to the state and local government with no strings attached
- power that belongs to the National Government because it is the government of the sovereign state within the world community
- an act creating a new state
- Grant for which Congress appropriates funds for a specific purpose
- powers that are shared by both the National and state governments
- a system in which power is divided between the national and state governments
- grants made to States, private agencies for projects
- powers that congress has that are specifically listed in the constitution spelled out expressly.
- faithandCreditClause Constitution's requirement that each state accept the public acts, records, and judicial proceedings of every other state
- Powers specifically given to the federal government by the US Constitution, for example, the authority to print money.
- John Kasich
- grants of federal money or other resources to the states or their cities, counties, and other local units.
- Mary Taylor
- one type of federal grants-in-aid for some particular but broadly defined area of public policy
- 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).
25 Clues: John Kasich • Mary Taylor • Maureen O'Connor • powers saved for the states • an act creating a new state • Greg Hartman, Chris Monzel, Todd Portune • grants made to States, private agencies for projects • powers that can be exercised by the National Government alone • powers that are shared by both the National and state governments • ...
Chapter 4 2022-11-18
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- levied on individual earnings has become the major source of money for the national government
- hand over (a person accused or convicted of a crime) to the jurisdiction of the foreign state in which the crime was committed.
- Those powers that the national government may exercise simply because it is a government are its
- the basis for the implied powers is the necessary and proper clause (Article I, Section 8).
- one of the earliest federalists
- when signed by the president, enables the people of the territory interested in becoming a state to prepare a constitution
- Those powers that the national government requires to carry out the powers that are expressly defined in the Constitution are called
- One view the favors state and local action in dealing with problems.
- landmark case of 1819
- Since the mid 1960s, Congress has used ______, or the power to assume responsibility for a state government function, in order to gain authority over a state.
- another early federalist
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- those powers granted to the national government under the United States Constitution
- Article VI, Section 2, of the Constitution makes the acts and treaties of the United States supreme.
- The Constitution states that full faith and credit shall be given in each state to the public acts,records,and judicial proceedings of every other state
- The courts have never given a complete listing of
- forbidding racial discrimination in public accommodations such as hotels and restaurants
- government and the states have.
- are those powers directly expressed or stated in the Constitution by the Founders.
- The Constitution also reserves certain powers strictly to the states.
- A nationalist Chief Justice; presided during McCulloch
- The principal way in which states may do this is to negotiate
- Expressed powers are also called
- are those powers that both the
- A second view the favors national action in dealing with these matters.
- - This clause applies only to civil law, or laws relating to disputes between individuals, groups, or with the state
- The main way the national government provides money to the states is through
26 Clues: landmark case of 1819 • another early federalist • are those powers that both the • government and the states have. • one of the earliest federalists • Expressed powers are also called • The courts have never given a complete listing of • A nationalist Chief Justice; presided during McCulloch • The principal way in which states may do this is to negotiate • ...
Civil War 2023-05-12
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- Referred to as the Confederacy . Name of the unrecognized ¨country¨ temporarily created by the southern states which seceded from the union.
- Someone who wishes to abolish or get rid of slavery.
- Act Law allowed those territories to decide for themselves whether or not to allow slavery by utilizing popular voting.
- Slave states that stayed with the United States during the civil war.
- 16th president, he was president during the Civil War
- The action of formally withdrawing from a federation
- A war between citizens of the same country. The American civil war was a war between Americans over states rights. It was a 4 year war and over 600,000 Americans died.
- An enslaved African American man, he unsuccessfully sued for his freedom, and the case went to the supreme court.
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- The 13th amendment abolished slavery, and the 14th granted all citizenship to all persons born or naturalized in the U.S. . 15th prohibited the denial of the vote because of race, color, or previous servitude.
- Required all escaped slaves to be returned to their masters and that citizens of free states must cooperate.
- of 1850 California wanted to join the union as a free state which caused conflict between the North and the South
- To be set free. Lincoln's emancipation proclamation set free all slaves in the confederacy only.
- Numerous laws enacted in the former Confederate states after the civil war limited the rights and liberties of African Americans.
- A place where weapons and other military supplies are stored.
- Abolitionist, Led attacks in Kansas during ¨bleeding Kansas¨, planned to arm slaves in a revolt.
- The largest organizational group of soldiers, made up of one or more corps.
- The period of U.S. history immediately following the Civil War in which the conditions that would allow the rebellious Southern states back into the Union.
- To lie in wait for an unexpected attack.
- An anti-slavery novel by Harriet Beecher Stowe. It helped spread the abolitionist movement throughout the north.
- marked the official beginning of the American Civil Wa
20 Clues: To lie in wait for an unexpected attack. • Someone who wishes to abolish or get rid of slavery. • The action of formally withdrawing from a federation • 16th president, he was president during the Civil War • marked the official beginning of the American Civil Wa • A place where weapons and other military supplies are stored. • ...
Civil War 2024-05-09
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- The Southern states that seceded from the United States and formed their own government during the Civil War.
- Locations where military engagements or battles took place during the Civil War.
- The principle that states have the authority to govern themselves independently of the federal government, a contentious issue leading up to the Civil War.
- Large-caliber weapons used in warfare, such as cannons and mortars.
- The Northern states that remained loyal to the United States government during the Civil War, also referring to the preservation of the United States as a single nation.
- Foot soldiers who fought on the ground, armed with rifles and bayonets.
- A person who advocated for the complete abolition of slavery.
- The process of restoring friendly relations between opposing factions or parties.
- The period following the Civil War in which the United States sought to rebuild and reunify the nation, addressing the social, economic, and political aftermath of the conflict.
- Mounted soldiers trained for combat on horseback, often used for reconnaissance and skirmishing during the Civil War.
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- The act of withdrawing or breaking away from a larger political entity, such as a state seceding from the Union.
- The act of using naval forces to prevent ships from entering or leaving ports, often used as a military strategy during the Civil War.
- Military structures or defenses built to protect strategic locations, such as forts, trenches, and earthworks.
- The compulsory enlistment of people into military service, also known as the draft.
- Persons killed, wounded, or missing in action during a military conflict.
- A small-scale battle or clash between opposing forces.
- The act of setting free or liberating individuals from slavery.
- A type of warship protected by iron or steel armor, used during the Civil War to revolutionize naval warfare.
- The act of yielding to the authority or control of another, often referring to the capitulation of one side in a conflict to the other.
- warfare Irregular military tactics used by small, mobile groups to harass and disrupt enemy forces.
20 Clues: A small-scale battle or clash between opposing forces. • A person who advocated for the complete abolition of slavery. • The act of setting free or liberating individuals from slavery. • Large-caliber weapons used in warfare, such as cannons and mortars. • Foot soldiers who fought on the ground, armed with rifles and bayonets. • ...
Student Name:___________ 2024-11-21
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- a political group in the late 18th century who opposed the creation of a stronger federal government and the ratification of the 1787 Constitution
- a conflict between the United States and Great Britain, primarily caused by British practices like "impressment"
- violent protest against a new tax on distilled spirits and the stills that produced them.
- a diplomatic incident between the United States and France that occurred in 1797 and 1798 during the presidency of John Adams
- proposed a strong central government composed of three branches: legislative, executive, and judicial.
- an agreement made during the drafting of the US Constitution where enslaved people were counted as three-fifths of a person when determining a state's population for representation in Congress
- authority of the federal courts to declare that actions by the federal or state government violate the Constitution.
- "Give me liberty or give me death'
- foreign policy statement made by President James Monroe in 1823 that outlined the United States' role in the Western Hemisphere and its relationship with Europe:
- a tax or fee imposed on imported goods to protect domestic industries from foreign competitio
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- written in 1812 and limited the power of the king
- The Declaration of Independence and the U.S. Constitution were both written in this state
- the belief in manifest destiny, federally issued Indian removal acts, and economic promise
- signed on February 2, 1848, in the Mexican city of Guadalupe Hidalgo, ending the Mexican-American War:
- someone who believes in the type of political system in which states or territories share control with a central government.
- government of a country by its own people, especially after having been a colony
- The United States purchased the Louisiana Territory from France, doubling the size of the country.
- led the Continental Army to victory in the Revolutionary War, helped create the U.S. Constitution, and served as the first president of the United States.
- the first constitution of the United States, establishing the country's national government after the American Revolution:
- known as Revolutionaries, Continentals, Rebels, or Whigs, were colonists in the Thirteen Colonies who opposed the Kingdom of Great Britain's control
20 Clues: "Give me liberty or give me death' • written in 1812 and limited the power of the king • government of a country by its own people, especially after having been a colony • The Declaration of Independence and the U.S. Constitution were both written in this state • violent protest against a new tax on distilled spirits and the stills that produced them. • ...
Student Name:____________. No Spaces 2024-11-21
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- violent protest against a new tax on distilled spirits and the stills that produced them.
- a tax or fee imposed on imported goods to protect domestic industries from foreign competitio
- signed on February 2, 1848, in the Mexican city of Guadalupe Hidalgo, ending the Mexican-American War:
- known as Revolutionaries, Continentals, Rebels, or Whigs, were colonists in the Thirteen Colonies who opposed the Kingdom of Great Britain's control
- foreign policy statement made by President James Monroe in 1823 that outlined the United States' role in the Western Hemisphere and its relationship with Europe:
- written in 1812 and limited the power of the king
- an agreement made during the drafting of the US Constitution where enslaved people were counted as three-fifths of a person when determining a state's population for representation in Congress
- the belief in manifest destiny, federally issued Indian removal acts, and economic promise
- The United States purchased the Louisiana Territory from France, doubling the size of the country.
- proposed a strong central government composed of three branches: legislative, executive, and judicial.
- a political group in the late 18th century who opposed the creation of a stronger federal government and the ratification of the 1787 Constitution
- a diplomatic incident between the United States and France that occurred in 1797 and 1798 during the presidency of John Adams
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- authority of the federal courts to declare that actions by the federal or state government violate the Constitution.
- government of a country by its own people, especially after having been a colony
- someone who believes in the type of political system in which states or territories share control with a central government.
- the first constitution of the United States, establishing the country's national government after the American Revolution:
- a conflict between the United States and Great Britain, primarily caused by British practices like "impressment"
- led the Continental Army to victory in the Revolutionary War, helped create the U.S. Constitution, and served as the first president of the United States.
- The Declaration of Independence and the U.S. Constitution were both written in this state
- "Give me liberty or give me death'
20 Clues: "Give me liberty or give me death' • written in 1812 and limited the power of the king • government of a country by its own people, especially after having been a colony • violent protest against a new tax on distilled spirits and the stills that produced them. • The Declaration of Independence and the U.S. Constitution were both written in this state • ...
Civil War Crossword 2025-03-03
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- A place where weapons and other military supplies are stored.
- Law that requires people of a certain age to enlist in the military.
- A person who wanted to eliminate or "abolish" slavery.
- The largest organizational group of soldiers, made up of one or more corps
- The long metal tube on a gun through which a projectile is fired.
- A group of 50 to 100 soldiers led by a captain.
- An exectutive order issued by President Lincoln freeing all slaves in all portions of the United States not then under Union control.
- To withdraw formally from membership of a federal union, an alliance, or a political or religious organization.
- A term often used to describe the United States of America before the outbreak of the Civil War.
- Hardtack is a term used to describe the hard crackers often issued to soldiers of both sides during the Civil War
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- A term used to describe the time in American history directly after the Civil War during which the South was “reconstructed” by the North after its loss in the war.
- The murder of an important person.
- Excessive devotion to the interests of a particular region.
- An American politician and lawyer who served as the 16th President of the United States.
- Round container used to carry water; made of wood or tin and carried over the shoulder by a strap.
- These states were slave states that did not leave the Union, but largely supported the cause of the Confederates.
- Large-caliber guns used in warfare on land.
- Loyal to the government of the United States.
- The portion of the country that remained loyal to the Federal government during the Civil War.
- The ownership of a person as property, especially in regards to their labor.
- To lie in wait for an unexpected attack.
- The name for the group of states that left the U.S. to form their own country.
- A smoothbore firearm fired from the shoulder.
- A soldier that is wounded or killed during battle.
- An attempt to stop people and supplies from going in or out of a port.
25 Clues: The murder of an important person. • To lie in wait for an unexpected attack. • Large-caliber guns used in warfare on land. • Loyal to the government of the United States. • A smoothbore firearm fired from the shoulder. • A group of 50 to 100 soldiers led by a captain. • A soldier that is wounded or killed during battle. • ...
The Civil War 2022-10-06
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- for the civil war
- confederate general
- the act that set Kansas and Nebraska as states
- 18th president
- President during the War
- Fort attacked by South Carolina starting the Civil War
- the north that was led by Abraham Lincoln
- first major clash of the confederate and union armies.
- law that provided for harsh treatment for escaped slaves and those who helped
- june 25-july 1, 1862
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- the southern states that seceded from the United States in 1861
- presdient of the confederate states of america
- 1863, Union gains control of Mississippi
- battle that made it clear that the North would win
- the ammendment that was passed after the War
15 Clues: 18th president • for the civil war • confederate general • june 25-july 1, 1862 • President during the War • 1863, Union gains control of Mississippi • the north that was led by Abraham Lincoln • the ammendment that was passed after the War • presdient of the confederate states of america • the act that set Kansas and Nebraska as states • ...
Culture Review = 7th Social Studies 2023-11-15
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- teams, clubs, friends, etc....
- using hand gestures and facial expressions to communicate
- how a culture expresses itself
- capitalism in the United States is an example
- a belief system that explains the meaning of life
- three meals a day is an example
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- July 4, 1776 is ___________ day in the United States
- the 13 Colonies belonged to this empire
- the United States follows a Representative Democracy
- a group of people and their way of life
- type of religion that most people in the US follow
- type of government that has a King or Queen
- English, Spanish, French, etc....
- a record of the past
- type of currency used in the United States
15 Clues: a record of the past • teams, clubs, friends, etc.... • how a culture expresses itself • three meals a day is an example • English, Spanish, French, etc.... • the 13 Colonies belonged to this empire • a group of people and their way of life • type of currency used in the United States • type of government that has a King or Queen • ...
North America Physical Geography 2020-11-16
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- The 48 states that are on the lower part of North America.
- A large river found out west that drains into the Mississippi.
- The long term average weather for a place.
- The oldest mountain range in the U.S.
- The central United States.
- The flat low land along the Atlantic Ocean.
- The biggest mountain range in the United States.
- The western part of the Interior Lowlands.
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- Separates the continent in two.
- A region made up of similar physical features.
- The longest river in the United States.
- The physical surroundings on the Earth.
- The mountainous area along the Pacific coast.
- The largest freshwater system in North America.
- This large river is found in Pennsylvania.
15 Clues: The central United States. • Separates the continent in two. • The oldest mountain range in the U.S. • The longest river in the United States. • The physical surroundings on the Earth. • The long term average weather for a place. • This large river is found in Pennsylvania. • The western part of the Interior Lowlands. • The flat low land along the Atlantic Ocean. • ...
Cvil war Station 8 2023-04-26
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- A nickname for people from the North as well as soldiers
- A nickname for the south
- the northern states of the united states also called the union
- A soldier that is wounded or killed during battle.
- a short blade
- When southern states chose to leave
- a long gun
- A team used to descried people who supported the union
- The side of an army or military union
- it a person that report
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- An army of citizens used during emergencies
- Soldiers that fight and travel by foot
- A person who wanted to eliminate or abolish slavery\
- Another name for the Confederate States
- A cap worm by civil War soldiers
15 Clues: a long gun • a short blade • it a person that report • A nickname for the south • A cap worm by civil War soldiers • When southern states chose to leave • The side of an army or military union • Soldiers that fight and travel by foot • Another name for the Confederate States • An army of citizens used during emergencies • A soldier that is wounded or killed during battle. • ...
Vocabulary words 2021-12-03
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- an amendment to an 1846 military appropriations bill, proposing that none of the territory acquired in the war with Mexico would be open to slavery
- best known for John Brown's raid in 1859, in which he attempted to use the town and the weapons in its Federal Armory (munitions plant) as the base for a slave revolt, to expand south into the Blue Ridge Mountains of Virginia.
- American abolitionist leader. First reaching national prominence for his radical abolitionism and fighting in Bleeding Kansas, he was eventually captured and executed for a failed incitement of a slave rebellion at Harpers Ferry preceding the American Civil War
- enslaved African American man in the United States who unsuccessfully sued for his freedom and that of his wife, Harriet, and their two daughters in the Dred Scott v. Sandford case of 1857
- a law, enacted in 1854, that established the territories of Kansas and Nebraska and gave their residents the right to decide whether to allow slaver
- statutes, passed in nine Northern states in the 1850s, that forbade the imprisonment of runaway slaves and guaranteed jury trials for fugitive slaves
- explorer of the Western United States, military officer, and politician. He was a U.S. Senator from California, and in 1856 was the first Republican nominee for President of the United States and founder of the California Republican Party when he was nominated.
- the formal withdrawal of a state from the Union
- politician and lawyer from Illinois. A senator, he was one of two nominees of the badly split Democratic Party for president in the 1860 presidential election, which was won by Republican Abraham Lincoln
- favoring the interests of native-born people over foreign-born people
- American newspaper editor and publisher who was the founder and editor of the New-York Tribune
- a law enacted as part of the Compromise of 1850, designed to ensure that escaped slaves would be returned into bondage
- a name given to the American Party formed in the 1850s to curtail the political influence of immigrants
- a name applied to the Kansas Territory in the years before the Civil War, when the territory was a battleground between proslavery and antislavery forces
- the modern political party that was formed in1854 by opponents of slaver y in the territories
- 13th president of the United States, serving from 1850 to 1853, the last to be a member of the Whig Party while in the White House
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- a best-selling novel by Harriet Beecher Stowe, published in 1852, portrayed slaver y as a great moral evil.
- a series of legislative measures intended to settle the major disagreements between free states and slave states
- fifth chief justice of the United States, holding that office from 1836 until his death
- American politician who served as the president of the Confederate States from 1861 to 1865. As a member of the Democratic Party, he represented Mississippi in the United States Senate and the House of Representatives before the American Civil War
- a system in which the residents vote to decide an issue
- American abolitionist leader. First reaching national prominence for his radical abolitionism and fighting in Bleeding Kansas, he was eventually captured and executed for a failed incitement of a slave rebellion at Harpers Ferry preceding the American Civil War
- a political party formed in 1848 to oppose the extension of slaver y into U.S. territories.
- American author and abolitionist. She came from the Beecher family, a famous religious family, and became best known for her novel Uncle Tom's Cabin
- American lawyer and politician who served as the 15th president of the United States from 1857 to 1861. He previously served as secretary of state from 1845 to 1849 and represented Pennsylvania in both houses of the U.S. Congress
- famous for the Gettysburg Address, abolishing slavery and being one of the four presidents who have been assassinated
- a system of routes along which runaway slaves were helped to escape to Canada or to safe areas in the free states
- the idea, expressed by Stephen Douglas in 1858, that any territory could exclude slavery by simply refusing to pass laws supporting it
- the Confederate States of America, a confederation formed in 1861 by the Southern states after their secession from the Union
- American abolitionist and political activist. Born into slavery, Tubman escaped and subsequently made some 13 missions to rescue approximately 70 enslaved people, including family and friends, using the network of antislavery activists and safe houses known as the Underground Railroad
30 Clues: the formal withdrawal of a state from the Union • a system in which the residents vote to decide an issue • favoring the interests of native-born people over foreign-born people • fifth chief justice of the United States, holding that office from 1836 until his death • a political party formed in 1848 to oppose the extension of slaver y into U.S. territories. • ...
Vocab 3 2018-11-01
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- sets of laws during the colonial period and in individual states after the American Revolution which defined the status of slaves and the rights and responsibilities of slave owners
- an early English-American industrialist known as the "Father of the American Industrial Revolution" and the "Father of the American Factory System".
- a United States policy of opposing European colonialism in the Americas beginning in 1823.
- tariffs that are enacted with the aim of protecting a domestic industry.
- an American lawyer, planter, and statesman who represented Kentucky in both the United States Senate and House of Representatives.
- was a treaty between the United States and Spain in 1819 that ceded Florida to the U.S. and defined the boundary between the U.S. and New Spain.
- the transition to new manufacturing processes in the period from about 1760 to sometime between 1820 and 1840.
- loyalty to one's own region or section of the country, rather than to the country as a whole.
- consisted of three mutually reinforcing parts: a tariff to protect and promote American industry; a national bank to foster commerce; and federal subsidies for roads, canals, and other "internal improvements" to develop profitable markets for agriculture.
- the 11th quadrennial presidential election, held from Friday, October 31, to Tuesday, December 2, 1828. It featured a re-match of the 1824 election, as President John Quincy Adams of the National Republican Party faced Andrew Jackson of the nascent Democratic Party.
- are parts that are, for practical purposes, identical. They are made to specifications that ensure that they are so nearly identical that they will fit into any assembly of the same type.
- the cotton-producing region of the southern United States up until the Civil War.
- an American inventor and businessman who founded the McCormick Harvesting Machine Company, which later became part of the International Harvester Company in 1902.
- he first major improved highway in the United States built by the federal government.
- a canal in New York, United States that is part of the east–west, cross-state route of the New York State Canal System.
- a machine for separating cotton from its seeds.
- an American soldier and statesman who served as the seventh President of the United States from 1829 to 1837.
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- refers to the 19th-century mills that operated in the city of Lowell, Massachusetts.
- was formed in 1792, when supporters of Thomas Jefferson began using the name Republicans, or Jeffersonian Republicans, to emphasize its anti-aristocratic policies.
- an American painter and inventor. After having established his reputation as a portrait painter, in his middle age Morse contributed to the invention of a single-wire telegraph system based on European telegraphs.
- developed the first commercially successful, self-scouring steel plow, closely parallels the settlement and development of the midwestern United States.
- the period where steam power, railroads, canals, roads, and bridges
- an American engineer and inventor who is widely credited with developing a commercially successful steamboat; the first was called The North River Steamboat of Clermonts.
- a period in the political history of the United States that reflected a sense of national purpose and a desire for unity among Americans in the aftermath of the War of 1812
- an American politician who served as the fourth Chief Justice of the United States from 1801 to 1835.
- the legislation that provided for the admission to the United States of Maine as a free state along with Missouri as a slave state, thus maintaining the balance of power between North and South in the United States Senate.
- a mid-19th century American art movement embodied by a group of landscape painters whose aesthetic vision was influenced by Romanticism.
- a period in the history of the Southern United States, from the late 18th century until the start of the American Civil War in 1861, marked by the economic growth of the South.
- the tenth quadrennial presidential election, held from Tuesday, October 26, to Thursday, December 2, 1824.
- refers to three historic incidents in American history in which political agreement was determined by congressional or presidential actions that many viewed to be corrupt from different standpoints.
- the process of making an area more urban.
- formally organized in 1834, bringing together a loose coalition of groups united in their opposition to what party members viewed as the executive tyranny of “King Andrew” Jackson.
32 Clues: the process of making an area more urban. • a machine for separating cotton from its seeds. • the period where steam power, railroads, canals, roads, and bridges • tariffs that are enacted with the aim of protecting a domestic industry. • the cotton-producing region of the southern United States up until the Civil War. • ...
Unit Vocabulary 2024-01-04
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- farming, System in which a person rents land to farm from a planter
- state, State where slavery was legal
- Reconstruction, Period after the Civil War when the South was occupied by federal troops
- sovereignty, Principle that the authority of a state and its government is created and sustained by the consent of its people
- Period after the Civil War when the United States began to rebuild and readmit Southern states into the Union
- Nothing Party, Political party that opposed immigration and Catholic influence in the United States
- Person who supervises and directs the work of others, especially on a plantation
- System of agriculture in which a landowner allows a tenant to use the land in return for a share of the crops produced on the land
- To bring formal charges against a public official
- Brief, unplanned fight between small groups of soldiers
- of 1850, Series of laws intended to resolve the issue of slavery in the territories
- Place where weapons and military equipment are stored
- Compromise, Agreement that allowed Missouri to enter the Union as a slave state and Maine as a free state, while also prohibiting slavery in the Louisiana Purchase territory north of the 36°30' parallel
- Unfair treatment of a person or group based on race, religion, or other characteristics
- Proclamation, Presidential proclamation by Abraham Lincoln that declared all slaves in Confederate-held territory to be free
- rights, Rights and powers held by individual US states rather than by the federal government
- To declare invalid
- Plan of action designed to achieve a long-term or overall aim
- Slave Act, Law that required runaway slaves to be returned to their owners
- Former slaves who had been emancipated
- Right to vote in political elections
- Type of warship heavily armored with iron
- Codes, Laws passed in Southern states after the Civil War to restrict the rights of African Americans
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- Act, Legislation that allowed settlers in those territories to determine if they would allow slavery
- Excessive concern for the interests of a particular region over those of the country as a whole
- Law or regulation
- Plan, Union's strategy to defeat the Confederacy by surrounding it and cutting off its resources
- Farmer, Person who owns and cultivates a small farm
- Movement to end slavery in the United States
- States of America, Government formed by Southern states that seceded from the Union
- Bureau, Federal agency established to aid freedmen in the aftermath of the Civil War
- soiler, Person who opposed the extension of slavery into new territories
- Amendment, Prohibited the denial of the right to vote based on race, color, or previous condition of servitude
- Reconstruction, Period after the Civil War when Congress was in control of Reconstruction
- Railroad, Network of secret routes and safe houses used by enslaved people to escape to free states and Canada
- Northerner who moved to the South after the Civil War, especially for political or financial gain
- State, State that did not allow slavery
- Drafting of individuals into military service
- Period before the Civil War
- Amendment, Abolished slavery in the United States
- Fixed amount of a commodity officially allowed to each person during a time of shortage, as in wartime
- code, Laws that controlled the lives of enslaved African Americans and denied them basic rights
- Southern white who supported Reconstruction and the Republican Party after the Civil War
- Act of withdrawing from an organization, union, or political entity
- Use of naval forces to prevent movement and trade in and out of ports
- wagon, Wagon that follows an army to sell provisions to the soldiers
- To add a territory to one's own territory
- Klux Klan, Secret society in the Southern United States that focused on white supremacy and terrorized African Americans
- Cotton diplomacy, South's strategy during the Civil War to use its cotton as a bargaining tool with European nations
- Amendment, Granted citizenship to all persons born or naturalized in the United States, including former slaves
- Person who was in charge of a group of slaves on a plantation
- destiny, Belief that the United States was destined to expand across the continent
- Act, Legislation that allowed for the partition of the Cherokee Nation to make room for the state of Georgia
- Party, Political party founded in the 1850s to oppose the spread of slavery
- running, Practice of sneaking goods past a blockade
- Declared policy of a political party or group
56 Clues: Law or regulation • To declare invalid • Period before the Civil War • state, State where slavery was legal • Right to vote in political elections • Former slaves who had been emancipated • State, State that did not allow slavery • To add a territory to one's own territory • Type of warship heavily armored with iron • Movement to end slavery in the United States • ...
Civil War: Arianna Parrish 2019-12-02
Across
- States leave the nation
- slave states loyal to the union
- conflict between the Union and Confederacy
- Bloodiest single day battle
- Lee surrendered to Grant
- most fighting took place in the south
- made troops into disciplined army men
- Turning point of the wars
- union advantage
- First shots where fired
- was accidentally killed by fellow troops
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- Lee lost half of his army;bloodiest battle
- Freed slaves from southern states
- Union General who led the fall of Atlanta
- brought most wealth to the economy
- most notorious prison camp in south
- President of Confederacy
- Souths version of the enrollment act
- Commander of the Union Armies in 1864
- Assassinated Lincoln
- blockade southern ports
- President of the Union
22 Clues: union advantage • Assassinated Lincoln • President of the Union • States leave the nation • blockade southern ports • First shots where fired • President of Confederacy • Lee surrendered to Grant • Turning point of the wars • Bloodiest single day battle • slave states loyal to the union • Freed slaves from southern states • brought most wealth to the economy • ...
CONSTITUTION CROSSWORD 2012-12-04
Across
- legal writs to arrest or search private property.
- money gave to authorities to get someone out of jail.
- a fire or flame.
- shorten lesson
- a written or unwritten record
- The order, act, or right of SUCCEEDING to a property
- complaint.
- undo
- person that votes.
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- to change before an authorized tribunal.
- a letter asking for something
- the offence of attempting to over throw the government
- branch Carries out the laws
- Which amendment states freedom of speech.
- to custody by police
- qualified to participate to be chosen
- Amendment 16 states the _________ tax.
- right to vote
- correct and make up for
- Amendment 2 states that you have the right to bear _______.
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. • ...
South Carolina 2012-06-03
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- state hospitality beverage
- South Carolina is known for what fish
- How many counties compromise South Carolina
- One of the major industries
- What is the state amphibian
- state beverage
- favorite vacation spot in South Carolina
- South Carolina is known for this stone
- Bordering body of water
- the states nickname is
- state gemstone
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- State song
- What is the state flower
- Hightest point in South Carolina
- one of states bordering South Carolina is north Carolina and what other state
- What is the capital of South Carolina
- what is the state bird
- State abbreviation
- South Carolinas quarter was what number released in the United States mint
- What bridge was built in 1929
- What is South Carolina's state fruit
21 Clues: State song • state beverage • state gemstone • State abbreviation • what is the state bird • the states nickname is • Bordering body of water • What is the state flower • state hospitality beverage • One of the major industries • What is the state amphibian • What bridge was built in 1929 • Hightest point in South Carolina • What is South Carolina's state fruit • ...
South Carolina 2012-06-03
Across
- state hospitality beverage
- South Carolina is known for what fish
- How many counties compromise South Carolina
- One of the major industries
- What is the state amphibian
- state beverage
- favorite vacation spot in South Carolina
- South Carolina is known for this stone
- Bordering body of water
- the states nickname is
- state gemstone
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- State song
- What is the state flower
- Hightest point in South Carolina
- one of states bordering South Carolina is north Carolina and what other state
- What is the capital of South Carolina
- what is the state bird
- State abbreviation
- South Carolinas quarter was what number released in the United States mint
- What bridge was built in 1929
- What is South Carolina's state fruit
21 Clues: State song • state beverage • state gemstone • State abbreviation • what is the state bird • the states nickname is • Bordering body of water • What is the state flower • state hospitality beverage • One of the major industries • What is the state amphibian • What bridge was built in 1929 • Hightest point in South Carolina • What is South Carolina's state fruit • ...
Greek civilizations-Erika 2022-10-18
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- rowing ships
- city with major library
- ruled by
- a Greek
- brought city-states together(2-words)
- forcefully takes power
- military houses
- Greek for city-states
- one of the best known leaders
- what Greeks ate
- made Greek alphabet
- large story or poem
- story's
- known for poetry
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- sickness that appeared in Athens
- game that honors gods
- greek arcitecture
- war born place
- what did Greece follow
- philosopher taught alexander
- agreement to stop fighting
- machine that throws things
- athens high city
- ruler of Greek gods
- house of athena
- father of history
- who made the Greek civilization
- democracy stated in
- league of greek city-states
- philosopher, founded the academy
30 Clues: a Greek • story's • ruled by • rowing ships • war born place • house of athena • military houses • what Greeks ate • athens high city • known for poetry • greek arcitecture • father of history • ruler of Greek gods • democracy stated in • made Greek alphabet • large story or poem • game that honors gods • Greek for city-states • what did Greece follow • forcefully takes power • city with major library • ...
United States Canada Facts 2022-10-07
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- grocery store, furniture store,
- sharing of languages/common heritage
- 2nd largest country
- states made up of the fifty states
- something that someone believes in
- provides for peoples needs
- a responsibility of US citizens
- these are states but located in canada
- an area of land
- supreme court
- divides the world north and south
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- meridian divides the world east and west
- this is where merchandise is built
- things that cultures celebrate
- measured in degrees east and west
- businesses owned by individuals
- led by the president and vice president
- senate and house or representatives
- ranching, farming, livestock
- rocky/applachian mountains
- half of the earth
- measured in degrees north and south
22 Clues: supreme court • an area of land • half of the earth • 2nd largest country • provides for peoples needs • rocky/applachian mountains • ranching, farming, livestock • things that cultures celebrate • grocery store, furniture store, • businesses owned by individuals • a responsibility of US citizens • measured in degrees east and west • divides the world north and south • ...
Civil War Crossword 2023-01-27
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- system of secret routes
- a change in law,or bill
- growing crops and raising animals
- a deal to settle a conflict
- town in southern Pennsylvania
- a giant farm
- A person who tries to escape
- a group of states wanting to leave the union
- organization of the confederate states
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- The twenty third state to join the U.S
- The sixteenth president of the U.S
- to withdraw from an organization
- manufacturing goods
- a tax on imported goods
- to end slavery
- a person who want to end slavery
- when someone is enslaved for work
- the careful use of economic systems
- loyal to one part of a country
- the group of states loyal to the U.S
20 Clues: a giant farm • to end slavery • manufacturing goods • system of secret routes • a tax on imported goods • a change in law,or bill • a deal to settle a conflict • A person who tries to escape • town in southern Pennsylvania • loyal to one part of a country • to withdraw from an organization • a person who want to end slavery • growing crops and raising animals • ...
South Carolina 2024-12-14
Across
- state hospitality beverage
- South Carolina is known for what fish
- How many counties compromise South Carolina
- One of the major industries
- What is the state amphibian
- state beverage
- favorite vacation spot in South Carolina
- South Carolina is known for this stone
- Bordering body of water
- the states nickname is
- state gemstone
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- State song
- What is the state flower
- Hightest point in South Carolina
- one of states bordering South Carolina is north Carolina and what other state
- What is the capital of South Carolina
- what is the state bird
- State abbreviation
- South Carolinas quarter was what number released in the United States mint
- What bridge was built in 1929
- What is South Carolina's state fruit
21 Clues: State song • state beverage • state gemstone • State abbreviation • what is the state bird • the states nickname is • Bordering body of water • What is the state flower • state hospitality beverage • One of the major industries • What is the state amphibian • What bridge was built in 1929 • Hightest point in South Carolina • What is South Carolina's state fruit • ...
Major Wars of the United States 2024-08-06
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- This chilly war pitted the United States and Russia against each other to see who would be top dog of the world
- Many consider this war to be the first major lost that the United States faced
- This war started because the United States wanted to find and destroy weapons of mass destruction
- This war was a direct response to the September 11th attacks on the United States
- This war allowed Americans to win their independence from England
- Allied Powers Vs. Central Powers
- This war ended with the United States gaining 1/3 of the entire country from Mexico
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- Allied Powers Vs. Axis Powers
- The war ended with a DMZ placed between two countries that still exist today
- This war led to the inclusion of Guam, Puerto Rico, and the Philippines as U.S. territories
- The United States got involved in this war to protect its rights to Middle Eastern Oil
- This war ended with no gains from England or the United States
- This war had brothers fighting against each other for the sake of whether Americans should owning slaves
13 Clues: Allied Powers Vs. Axis Powers • Allied Powers Vs. Central Powers • This war ended with no gains from England or the United States • This war allowed Americans to win their independence from England • The war ended with a DMZ placed between two countries that still exist today • Many consider this war to be the first major lost that the United States faced • ...
Cvil war Station 8 2023-04-26
Across
- A nickname for people from the North as well as soldiers
- A nickname for the south
- the northern states of the united states also called the union
- A soldier that is wounded or killed during battle.
- a short blade
- When southern states chose to leave
- a long gun
- A team used to descried people who supported the union
- The side of an army or military union
- it a person that report
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- An army of citizens used during emergencies
- Soldiers that fight and travel by foot
- A person who wanted to eliminate or abolish slavery\
- Another name for the Confederate States
- A cap worm by civil War soldiers
15 Clues: a long gun • a short blade • it a person that report • A nickname for the south • A cap worm by civil War soldiers • When southern states chose to leave • The side of an army or military union • Soldiers that fight and travel by foot • Another name for the Confederate States • An army of citizens used during emergencies • A soldier that is wounded or killed during battle. • ...
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 • ...
Unit 1: Foundations of Government 2018-01-25
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- Believed in separation of powers
- Believed men were inherently evil
- Contract Unwritten agreement between the ruler and the ruled
- Believed in separation of church and state
- Powers given to the national government alone
- Oppressive, one party rule
- Believed in life, liberty, and property
- Central power rules over the states
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- States direct the central government; creates a weak central authority
- Powers are shared between states and central government
- of Rights The first 10 Amendments; secure individual rights
- Rights that cannot be taken away or denied
- Powers given to the states via the 10th Amendment
- Powers shared by the federal and state governments
- Government by the people, both directly and indirectly
15 Clues: Oppressive, one party rule • Believed in separation of powers • Believed men were inherently evil • Central power rules over the states • Believed in life, liberty, and property • Rights that cannot be taken away or denied • Believed in separation of church and state • Powers given to the national government alone • Powers given to the states via the 10th Amendment • ...
Civil war cross word puzzle 2024-05-22
Across
- general of confederated army
- affair when confederates on Mexican boats caught and prisoned by the union
- formed of states the seceded from the U.S.
- proclamation that set slaves free
- north placed these to stop south from trading with other countries
- killer of Abraham Lincoln
- the president during the civil war
- placed by the north on imported goods
- plan to stop confederates from going to foreign countries
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- 18 president of the U.S. after Lincoln
- states bordering slave and free states
- states that did not secede during the civil war
- president of the confederate army
- war fought between the union and the confederate
- called to serve in the army
15 Clues: killer of Abraham Lincoln • called to serve in the army • general of confederated army • president of the confederate army • proclamation that set slaves free • the president during the civil war • placed by the north on imported goods • 18 president of the U.S. after Lincoln • states bordering slave and free states • formed of states the seceded from the U.S. • ...
reconstruction 2024-04-11
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- laws passed at different periods in the southern United States to enforce racial segregation and curtail the power of Black voters.
- The right of citizens of the United States to vote shall not be denied or abridged by the United States or by any state on account of race, color, or previous condition of servitude.
- The 17th President of the united states
- led efforts to establish civil rights for old slaves and implement emancipation
- white Southerner who collaborated with northern Republicans during Reconstruction often for personal profit. The term was used derisively by white Southern Democrats who opposed Reconstruction legislation.
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- No State shall make or enforce any law which shall abridge the privileges or immunities of citizens of the United States
- (in the US) a person from the northern states who went to the South after the Civil War to profit from the Reconstruction.
- Era of the united states after the civil war
- provide food, shelter, clothing, medical services, and land to displaced Southerners, including newly freed African Americans.
- charge the holder of a public office with misconduct.
- a system where the landlord/planter allows a tenant to use the land in exchange for a share of the crop.
- The first Black Senator
- A framework for Reconstruction and the re-admittance of the Confederate states to the Union
13 Clues: The first Black Senator • The 17th President of the united states • Era of the united states after the civil war • charge the holder of a public office with misconduct. • led efforts to establish civil rights for old slaves and implement emancipation • A framework for Reconstruction and the re-admittance of the Confederate states to the Union • ...
CHAPTER 4 VOCABULARY 2013-11-12
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- A secret organization that used terrorist tactics in an attempt to restore white supremacy in the Southern after the Civil War
- American statesman; president of the Confederate States of America during the American Civil War
- A creek in northeastern Virginia where two battles were fought in the American Civil Wa
- A white Southerner who joined the Republican Party of the Civil War
- A system in which the residents vote to decide an issue
- U.S. clergyman, educator, and politician: first black senator 1870–71
- Scene of a crucial battle during the American Civil War, in which Meade's Union forces defeated Lee's Confederate army; site of the national cemetery dedicated by President Lincoln
- A system in which landowners give farm workers land, seed, and tools in return for a part of the crops they raise
- An amendment to the U.S Constitution, adopted in 1865, that has abolished slavery and involuntary servitude
- 14th President of the United States
- American general who led the Confederate Armies in the American Civil War
- The Confederate States of America, a confederation formed in 1861 by the Southern states after their secession from the Union
- An executive order issued by Abraham Lincoln on January 1, 1863, freeing the slaves in all regions behind the Confederate lines
- The period of rebuilding that followed the Civil War, during which the defeated Confederate states were readmitted to the Union
- A tax on earnings
- A system of routes along which runaway slaves were helped to escape to Canada or to safe areas in the free states
- A famous speech delivered by Abraham Lincoln in November 1863, at the dedication of a national cemetery on the site of the Battle of Gettysburg
- During the Civil War, this city was besieged from 1862 to 1863 and finally captured by troops led by Ulysses S. Grant
- An amendment to the U.S. constitution, ratified in 1870, prohibiting the restriction of voting rights “on account of race, color, or previous condition of servitude
- A faction of American politicians within the Republican Party from about 1854 (before the American Civil War) until the end of Reconstruction in 1877
- 17th President of the United States
- U.S abolitionist that became a famous conductor on the Underground Railroad leading other slaves to freedom in the North
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- United States actor and assassin of President Lincoln
- A fort in SE South Carolina, in the harbor of Charleston: its bombardment by the Confederates opened the Civil War on April 12, 1861
- 18th President of the United States; commander of the Union armies in the American Civil War
- United States writer of a novel about slavery that advanced the abolitionists' cause
- Town near Appomattox, Virginia, where Lee surrendered to Grant on April 9, 1865
- United States politician who proposed that individual territories be allowed to decide whether they would have slavery; he engaged in a famous series of debates with Abraham Lincoln
- An amendment to the U.S Constitution, adopted in 1868, that makes all persons born or naturalized in the U.S - including former slaves - citizens of the country and guarantees equal protection of the laws
- 16th President of the United States; saved the Union during the American Civil War and emancipated the slaves; was assassinated by Booth
- General in the Confederate Army during the American Civil War whose troops at the first Battle of Bull Run stood like a stone wall
- American administrator who did battlefield relief work during the Civil War and organized the American Red Cross
- United States slave who sued for liberty after living in a non-slave state; caused the Supreme Court to declare the Missouri Compromise unconstitutional
- United States general who was commander of all Union troops in the West; he captured Atlanta and led a destructive march to the sea that cut the Confederacy in two
- The drafting of citizens for military service
- A Northerner who moved to the South after the Civil War
- A federal agency set up help former slaves after the Civil War
- The formal withdrawal of a state from the union
- A creek in NW Maryland, flowing into the Potomac: scene of a Civil War battle, in which the Confederate forces of General Robert E. Lee were defeated
39 Clues: A tax on earnings • 14th President of the United States • 17th President of the United States • The drafting of citizens for military service • The formal withdrawal of a state from the union • United States actor and assassin of President Lincoln • A system in which the residents vote to decide an issue • A Northerner who moved to the South after the Civil War • ...
US History Bush Administration September 11th 2022-06-09
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- what the government can track
- this has the Senate and House
- location of Iraq
- opposite of war
- home of the president
- government is watching you
- capital of Iraq
- what group attacked the United States
- the act that kept US safe
- Vice-President of US
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- the connection between Iraq and 9.11
- you have a "right" to this
- was the leader of Iraq
- needed resource
- what country did the US invade 2003
- the highest Court in US
- date of attack on the United States
- security on flights
- nuclear is a type
- rule by one person
- government building on September 11
- who attacked the United States
- rules we live by
- US President
24 Clues: US President • needed resource • opposite of war • capital of Iraq • location of Iraq • rules we live by • nuclear is a type • rule by one person • security on flights • Vice-President of US • home of the president • was the leader of Iraq • the highest Court in US • the act that kept US safe • you have a "right" to this • government is watching you • what the government can track • ...
The American Civil War 2022-10-06
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- What region were the Confederates from
- What color did the Union wear
- President of the Confederate Union
- number of confederate states during the civil war
- Woman that led slaves to freedom
- The month the war started and ended in
- What did the Confederates believe in
- Started the civil war
- What were the Northern States called
- youngest person to fight in the civil war
- name of the confederate flag
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- Who fired the first shot in the Civil War
- name of the union flag
- nickname for the Civil War
- number of union states during the civil war
- First battle
- What color did the confederates wear
- The president during the war
- Bloodiest battle
- Confederate nickname
20 Clues: First battle • Bloodiest battle • Confederate nickname • Started the civil war • name of the union flag • nickname for the Civil War • The president during the war • name of the confederate flag • What color did the Union wear • Woman that led slaves to freedom • President of the Confederate Union • What color did the confederates wear • What did the Confederates believe in • ...
Austin Skero 2021-01-06
Across
- first 10 Amendments to the Constitution
- central government is ultimately supreme
- Founding Father
- form of republicanism developed in the Renaissance
- military general
- creation of a stronger U.S. federal government
- English philosopher
- "Father of Liberalism
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- agreement that large and small states reached during the Constitutional Convention
- political ideology centered on citizenship
- principle that the authority of a state and its government are created
- introductory and expressionary statement in a document
- prohibits opposition parties
- agreement between delegates from the Northern and the Southern states
- agreement among the 13 original states
- mixed form of government
- monarch holds supreme autocratic authority,
- the restriction of the arbitrary exercise of power
- American statesman
- a statement in the U.S
20 Clues: Founding Father • military general • American statesman • English philosopher • "Father of Liberalism • a statement in the U.S • mixed form of government • prohibits opposition parties • agreement among the 13 original states • first 10 Amendments to the Constitution • central government is ultimately supreme • political ideology centered on citizenship • ...
Austin Skero 2021-01-06
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- principle that the authority of a state and its government are created
- monarch holds supreme autocratic authority,
- first 10 Amendments to the Constitution
- prohibits opposition parties
- agreement between delegates from the Northern and the Southern states
- "Father of Liberalism
- mixed form of government
- American statesman
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- military general
- form of republicanism developed in the Renaissance
- agreement among the 13 original states
- creation of a stronger U.S. federal government
- agreement that large and small states reached during the Constitutional Convention
- political ideology centered on citizenship
- a statement in the U.S
- English philosopher
- the restriction of the arbitrary exercise of power
- central government is ultimately supreme
- introductory and expressionary statement in a document
- Founding Father
20 Clues: Founding Father • military general • American statesman • English philosopher • "Father of Liberalism • a statement in the U.S • mixed form of government • prohibits opposition parties • agreement among the 13 original states • first 10 Amendments to the Constitution • central government is ultimately supreme • political ideology centered on citizenship • ...
Travel & Tourism 2021-03-24
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- Tasmania's Capital City
- The river that runs through Perth
- Sea between Australia and New Zealand
- Kangaroo Island is off what's states coast
- Tiwi Islands is off what's states coast
- Victoria's Capital City
- The river that runs through Adelaide
- Home of the Big Lobster
- Sea between Victoria and Tasmania
- NSW's Capital City
- Northern Territory's Capital City
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- Name of the train that runs from Melbourne to Sydney
- Home of the Big Banana
- South Australia's Capital City
- Australia's Capital City
- Name of the train that runs from Sydney to Perth
- Queensland's Capital City
- Western Australia's Capital City
- Name of the A1 Highway
- The river that runs through Melbourne
- Lord Howe Island is off what states coast
21 Clues: NSW's Capital City • Home of the Big Banana • Name of the A1 Highway • Tasmania's Capital City • Victoria's Capital City • Home of the Big Lobster • Australia's Capital City • Queensland's Capital City • South Australia's Capital City • Western Australia's Capital City • The river that runs through Perth • Sea between Victoria and Tasmania • Northern Territory's Capital City • ...
Civil War 2023-05-11
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- First major battle
- deadliest battle
- freed slaves in confederate states
- General in the confederate army
- Lincoln's speech that praised the bravery of Union soldiers and renewed his commitment to winning the Civil War.
- African American Soldier
- RobertELee surrender
- President of Confederate states
- Slave states that did not join the army
- Chilean immagrant
- Founder of the American Red Cross
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- Freeing of Slaves
- Ships armed with Iron
- Proclamation issued by Lincoln, freeing all slaves in areas still at war with the Union.
- name referring to the U.S
- North's plan to cut off supplies to the South through naval blockades
- Confederate people lost
- First shots beginning of the war
- Union General
- Famous person in the Civil War
20 Clues: Union General • deadliest battle • Freeing of Slaves • Chilean immagrant • First major battle • RobertELee surrender • Ships armed with Iron • Confederate people lost • African American Soldier • name referring to the U.S • Famous person in the Civil War • General in the confederate army • President of Confederate states • First shots beginning of the war • ...
South Carolina 2012-06-03
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- state hospitality beverage
- South Carolina is known for what fish
- How many counties compromise South Carolina
- One of the major industries
- What is the state amphibian
- state beverage
- favorite vacation spot in South Carolina
- South Carolina is known for this stone
- Bordering body of water
- the states nickname is
- state gemstone
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- State song
- What is the state flower
- Hightest point in South Carolina
- one of states bordering South Carolina is north Carolina and what other state
- What is the capital of South Carolina
- what is the state bird
- State abbreviation
- South Carolinas quarter was what number released in the United States mint
- What bridge was built in 1929
- What is South Carolina's state fruit
21 Clues: State song • state beverage • state gemstone • State abbreviation • what is the state bird • the states nickname is • Bordering body of water • What is the state flower • state hospitality beverage • One of the major industries • What is the state amphibian • What bridge was built in 1929 • Hightest point in South Carolina • What is South Carolina's state fruit • ...
vocab crossword 2022-01-06
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- government controls all facets of life
- first 10 amendments
- believed in natural rights
- people are the only source of power
- believed in strong central government
- article 1 section 8
- first president of the united states
- the citizens have political authority
- give freedom of governments
- third president of the united states
- distribution of power between gov.
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- leading supporter of the constitution
- the 4th president of the united states
- a small group of leaders are by the people
- governments powers are limited
- introduced separation of powers
- explains the purpose of the constitution
- protection of individual rights
- government has a number of restraints
- beleif monarchs were chosen by god
- english political professor
21 Clues: first 10 amendments • article 1 section 8 • believed in natural rights • english political professor • give freedom of governments • governments powers are limited • introduced separation of powers • protection of individual rights • beleif monarchs were chosen by god • distribution of power between gov. • people are the only source of power • first president of the united states • ...
#Con Constitution 2023-02-06
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- Against constitution (states' power)
- Amendments 4-8
- 3rd amendment
- 1st amendment S
- House of Representatives & Senate
- 1st amendment R
- Strong central government will provide stability
- One branch of government cannot have all the power
- Increased in political influence using slaves
- Three branches of government Judicial, Legislative, Executive
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- Branch of government that makes laws
- 1st Constitution
- First 10 amendments
- 1st Amendment
- 1st amendment P
- 2nd amendment; right to --
- 1st amendment P
- States' rights (10th Amendment)
- Process to admit new states
- (9th amendment) power to the people to hold authority in government
- Right to trial by ____
- rebellion, Proved we had a strong, powerful government
- People elect representatives (voting)
- 1st amendment A
24 Clues: 3rd amendment • 1st Amendment • Amendments 4-8 • 1st amendment S • 1st amendment P • 1st amendment P • 1st amendment R • 1st amendment A • 1st Constitution • First 10 amendments • Right to trial by ____ • 2nd amendment; right to -- • Process to admit new states • States' rights (10th Amendment) • House of Representatives & Senate • Against constitution (states' power) • ...
Federal and State court system crossword puzzle 2024-03-20
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- Someone who brings the case against someone in court
- Shared power
- Can be heard in the states
- Can be appealed to U.S court of appeals
- Civil officer
- Court's of limited jurisdiction
- Court of general jurisdiction
- Highest court in the judicial system
- Is appointed by the state's governor
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- Can be heard in the federal system
- General trial
- Hears matters involving juvenile activity
- Making laws and regulation for states
- Can interpret laws
- Power to create legal decisions
- District court, Circuit court, and Supreme court
- Review of the decisions made in court to make sure it is fair
- Is appointed by the president
- Makes and enforces laws for states
- A justice and decides cases in court
20 Clues: Shared power • General trial • Civil officer • Can interpret laws • Can be heard in the states • Is appointed by the president • Court of general jurisdiction • Power to create legal decisions • Court's of limited jurisdiction • Can be heard in the federal system • Makes and enforces laws for states • A justice and decides cases in court • Highest court in the judicial system • ...
Braxton Miller Unit one crossword 2024-09-19
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- freedom
- State that refused to send delegates
- two chamber legislature
- Seeds of democracy take root
- 55 what attended the constitutional convention
- enjoyed the most independence from the crown
- A formal of institions and process
- an example of a royal colony
- Liberty, and the pursuit of happiness
- something in its perfect form
- Father of the constitution
- avaliable for everyone and cant be taken away
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- Framers refused to sign the contitution because
- 1215 was the year signed of what
- United states first constitution
- must have people
- French and Indian war decided to tax them
- Formally approved by all the states
- the number of states sent representatives
- Became King of England in 1760
20 Clues: freedom • must have people • two chamber legislature • Father of the constitution • Seeds of democracy take root • an example of a royal colony • something in its perfect form • Became King of England in 1760 • United states first constitution • 1215 was the year signed of what • A formal of institions and process • Formally approved by all the states • ...
Secession & The Start of the Civil War 2024-11-18
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- "The ________ Established"
- Confederates demand what of the fort?
- Virginian concerned about the future
- withdraw from the Union
- used to justify secession
- Captain who witnessed the attack
- state that separated from Virginia in 1861
- what was attacked to start the Civil War
- "No human power can save the _____"
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- harbor location of attack on the fort
- "The Union of these states is _______"
- first state to secede from the Union
- Lincoln contacts what Governor after attack
- what states talked of secession
- issue that split the Democratic party 445
- Confederate guns open fire "___ 12, 1861
- Most northerners believed the Union should be ______
- President of the Confederate states?
- Northern democrats supported what?
- "______ Lincoln"
20 Clues: "______ Lincoln" • withdraw from the Union • used to justify secession • "The ________ Established" • what states talked of secession • Captain who witnessed the attack • Northern democrats supported what? • "No human power can save the _____" • first state to secede from the Union • President of the Confederate states? • Virginian concerned about the future • ...
federalism 2019-10-24
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- returning power from the national government to states
- says that one state must recognize and honor the official acts of other states, like marriages or criminal convictions
- what the constitution explicitly says Congress can do
- a system of taxing and spending within the federal system (usually it’s the national government providing money to states with some instructions on how to spend it)
- a state separating itself from the USA
- the old idea that the national and state governments were equal authorities
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- gives Congress the authority to make laws about economic activity that crosses state lines, or that may affect the interstate economy. Source of authority for many modern laws.
- both the national government and state governments may do these
- the national government has these under the Necessary and Proper Clause because they’re logical extensions of expressed powers
- not mentioned specifically in the constitution, these may be done by states because the constitution neither assigns them to the national government nor prohibits them to states
- demands on states to carry out specific policies (usually, but not always, with money provided by the national government)
- money and other resources given to states to spend on state and local activities, like when the national government gave states land which states sold to fund public universities
- greatly expanded the role of the national government, trying to improve people’s social and economic welfare during the Great Depression of the 1930s
13 Clues: a state separating itself from the USA • what the constitution explicitly says Congress can do • returning power from the national government to states • both the national government and state governments may do these • the old idea that the national and state governments were equal authorities • ...
reconstruction 2024-04-11
Across
- laws passed at different periods in the southern United States to enforce racial segregation and curtail the power of Black voters.
- The right of citizens of the United States to vote shall not be denied or abridged by the United States or by any state on account of race, color, or previous condition of servitude.
- The 17th President of the united states
- led efforts to establish civil rights for old slaves and implement emancipation
- white Southerner who collaborated with northern Republicans during Reconstruction often for personal profit. The term was used derisively by white Southern Democrats who opposed Reconstruction legislation.
Down
- No State shall make or enforce any law which shall abridge the privileges or immunities of citizens of the United States
- (in the US) a person from the northern states who went to the South after the Civil War to profit from the Reconstruction.
- Era of the united states after the civil war
- provide food, shelter, clothing, medical services, and land to displaced Southerners, including newly freed African Americans.
- charge the holder of a public office with misconduct.
- a system where the landlord/planter allows a tenant to use the land in exchange for a share of the crop.
- The first Black Senator
- A framework for Reconstruction and the re-admittance of the Confederate states to the Union
13 Clues: The first Black Senator • The 17th President of the united states • Era of the united states after the civil war • charge the holder of a public office with misconduct. • led efforts to establish civil rights for old slaves and implement emancipation • A framework for Reconstruction and the re-admittance of the Confederate states to the Union • ...
Causes of the Civil War 2022-03-07
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- admitted missouri as a slave state and maine as a non-slave state, keeping the number of slave and free states equal. At 36-30 line, slavery was permitted below the line and would not be permitted above the line
- greater loyalty to your own section rather than the country as a whole.
- required all citizens to help catch runaway slaves.
- Kansas The first fighting over the slavery issue took place in Kansas. In 1854, the government passed the Kansas-Nebraska Act allowing the residents of Kansas to vote on whether they would be a slave state or a free state. The region was flooded with supporters from both sides. They fought over the issue for years. Several people were killed in small skirmishes giving the confrontation the name Bleeding Kansas. Eventually Kansas entered the Union as a free state in 1861.
- As the United States continued to expand westward, each new state added to the country shifted the power between the North and the South. Southern states began to fear they would lose so much power that they would lose all their rights. Each new state became a battleground between the two sides for power.
- willnot provise, suggested all lands from mexico cession had no slaves. California free state, fugitive slave law, texas border established, no slave trade in W.DC, Nm and UT could vote.
- northern abolitionist, launched a slave revolt in 1859 he seized weapons from harpers ferry, virginia. Uprising was quickly crushed, brown was tired and executed.
- When Lincoln was elected, many of the southern states decided they no longer wanted to be a part of the United States. They felt that they had every right to leave. Starting with South Carolina, eleven states would eventually leave the United States and form a new country called the Confederate States of America. Abraham Lincoln said they did not have the right to leave the United States and sent in troops to force the Southern states to rejoin the Union. The Civil War had begun.
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- The final straw for the South was election of Abraham Lincoln to President of the United States. Abraham Lincoln was a member of the new anti-slavery Republican Party. He managed to get elected without even being on the ballot in ten of the southern states. The southern states felt that Lincoln was against slavery and also against the South.
- he sued his master for his freedom. The supreme court ruled slaves were not legal citizens and could not bring court cases before the supreme court. They said the declaration of independence did not apply to slavery.
- Abraham Licoln became the 16th president campaigning on a platform opposing the spread of slavery.
- condition in which one human being was owned by another. A slave was considered by law as property, or chattel,and was deprived of most of the rights ordinarily held by free persons.
- The idea of states' rights was not new to the Civil War. Since the Constitution was first written there had been arguments about how much power the states should have versus how much power the federal government should have. The southern states felt that the federal government was taking away their rights and powers.
- In the mid-1800s, the economies of many northern states had moved away from farming to industry. A lot of people in the North worked and lived in large cities like New York, Philadelphia, and Boston. The southern states, however, had maintained a large farming economy and this economy was based on slave labor. While the North no longer needed slaves, the South relied heavily upon slaves for their way of life.
14 Clues: required all citizens to help catch runaway slaves. • greater loyalty to your own section rather than the country as a whole. • Abraham Licoln became the 16th president campaigning on a platform opposing the spread of slavery. • ...
American History Crossword Puzzle 2023-04-19
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- The Indian tribe in the landmark case in which the United States Supreme Court vacated the conviction of Samuel Worcester and held that the Georgia criminal statute that prohibited non-Native Americans from being present on Native American lands without a license from the state was unconstitutional.
- Eli Whitneys invention that caused southern states to increase their need for slaves instead of the original plan of trying to decrease it.
- The land in which the United States acquired and claimed when Spain seceded from it.
- The event in which angry colonists in Boston Harbor protested.
- The 18th president and the commanding general of the Union Army.
- A person who strived for no slavery(Someone who was anti-slave).
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- 1st battle of the civil war.
- "Father of American Education.
- The side of states in the civil war fighting for slavery to stay.
- Bloodiest battle of the Civil War.
- The way in which England made unfair trade guidelines for the colonies.
- President of the United States who is famous for giving the emancipation proclamation
- The turning point of the Civil War.
- The president of the Confederacy.
- A later named state in which people from all over came there in hopes of finding gold
- The side of states in the civil war fighting for the abolishment of slavery.
16 Clues: 1st battle of the civil war. • "Father of American Education. • The president of the Confederacy. • Bloodiest battle of the Civil War. • The turning point of the Civil War. • The event in which angry colonists in Boston Harbor protested. • The 18th president and the commanding general of the Union Army. • A person who strived for no slavery(Someone who was anti-slave). • ...
Causes of the Civil War 2023-03-14
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- This state was admitted to the U.S. under the Compromise of 1850.
- The states that seceded and left the US during the Civil War were these States. They had a partnership and worked together.
- people who were against slavery and tried to put an end to it or help slaves escape.
- States that legalized or permitted slavery. (the South)
- By June of 1860 this was the total number of states that had seceded.
- In 1857 the Supreme Court ruled on a case involving this African American.
- In 1859 this abolitionist led a slave revolt in Harpers Ferry, VA.
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- The name given to the states that stayed united and did not secede(break away) during the Civil War.
- The Congressman who proposed the Missouri Compromise.
- This man was elected president in 1860.
- people who did not want slavery to expand into the western states.
- A state that outlawed or banned slavery (the North)
- South Carolina was the first state to do this in 1860.
- The author of the book "Uncle Tom's Cabin."
- Citizens were allowed to do this to decide if their territory would have slaves under the Kansas-Nebraska Act of 1854
- This event started in 1861 and was where the Union fought against the Confederacy.
16 Clues: This man was elected president in 1860. • The author of the book "Uncle Tom's Cabin." • A state that outlawed or banned slavery (the North) • The Congressman who proposed the Missouri Compromise. • South Carolina was the first state to do this in 1860. • States that legalized or permitted slavery. (the South) • ...
reconstruction 2024-04-11
Across
- laws passed at different periods in the southern United States to enforce racial segregation and curtail the power of Black voters.
- The right of citizens of the United States to vote shall not be denied or abridged by the United States or by any state on account of race, color, or previous condition of servitude.
- The 17th President of the united states
- led efforts to establish civil rights for old slaves and implement emancipation
- white Southerner who collaborated with northern Republicans during Reconstruction often for personal profit. The term was used derisively by white Southern Democrats who opposed Reconstruction legislation.
Down
- No State shall make or enforce any law which shall abridge the privileges or immunities of citizens of the United States
- (in the US) a person from the northern states who went to the South after the Civil War to profit from the Reconstruction.
- Era of the united states after the civil war
- provide food, shelter, clothing, medical services, and land to displaced Southerners, including newly freed African Americans.
- charge the holder of a public office with misconduct.
- a system where the landlord/planter allows a tenant to use the land in exchange for a share of the crop.
- The first Black Senator
- A framework for Reconstruction and the re-admittance of the Confederate states to the Union
13 Clues: The first Black Senator • The 17th President of the united states • Era of the united states after the civil war • charge the holder of a public office with misconduct. • led efforts to establish civil rights for old slaves and implement emancipation • A framework for Reconstruction and the re-admittance of the Confederate states to the Union • ...
federalism 2019-10-24
Across
- gives Congress the authority to make laws about economic activity that crosses state lines, or that may affect the interstate economy. Source of authority for many modern laws.
- a system of taxing and spending within the federal system (usually it’s the national government providing money to states with some instructions on how to spend it)
- both the national government and state governments may do these
- the old idea that the national and state governments were equal authorities
- what the constitution explicitly says Congress can do
- money and other resources given to states to spend on state and local activities, like when the national government gave states land which states sold to fund public universities
Down
- says that one state must recognize and honor the official acts of other states, like marriages or criminal convictions
- greatly expanded the role of the national government, trying to improve people’s social and economic welfare during the Great Depression of the 1930s
- a state separating itself from the USA
- demands on states to carry out specific policies (usually, but not always, with money provided by the national government)
- not mentioned specifically in the constitution, these may be done by states because the constitution neither assigns them to the national government nor prohibits them to states
- the national government has these under the Necessary and Proper Clause because they’re logical extensions of expressed powers
- returning power from the national government to states
13 Clues: a state separating itself from the USA • what the constitution explicitly says Congress can do • returning power from the national government to states • both the national government and state governments may do these • the old idea that the national and state governments were equal authorities • ...
Mesopotamia crossword 2021-12-17
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- something in the middle of a city state
- something they made during those times
- one of the rivers
- to trade
- Hammurabi ruled over this
- lots of city states
- land between two rivers
- not an emporor, a _____
- a way to bring water into city states
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- The epic of _________
- worth nothing
- someone who owns many city states
- someones customs or beiliefs
- artsy-fartsy
- current day Mesopotamia
- a form of writing they used
- city with its own goverment and leaders
- Hammurabi ruled over these people
- someone who writes or reads writing
- _______ made the first written laws
- people who bartered with stuff
- the first emperor
- people who kept the gods happy
- became besties with gilgamesh
24 Clues: to trade • artsy-fartsy • worth nothing • one of the rivers • the first emperor • lots of city states • The epic of _________ • current day Mesopotamia • land between two rivers • not an emporor, a _____ • Hammurabi ruled over this • a form of writing they used • someones customs or beiliefs • became besties with gilgamesh • people who bartered with stuff • people who kept the gods happy • ...
vocab crossword 2022-01-06
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- government controls all facets of life
- first 10 amendments
- believed in natural rights
- people are the only source of power
- believed in strong central government
- article 1 section 8
- first president of the united states
- the citizens have political authority
- give freedom of governments
- third president of the united states
- distribution of power between gov.
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- leading supporter of the constitution
- the 4th president of the united states
- a small group of leaders are by the people
- governments powers are limited
- introduced separation of powers
- explains the purpose of the constitution
- protection of individual rights
- government has a number of restraints
- beleif monarchs were chosen by god
- english political professor
21 Clues: first 10 amendments • article 1 section 8 • believed in natural rights • english political professor • give freedom of governments • governments powers are limited • introduced separation of powers • protection of individual rights • beleif monarchs were chosen by god • distribution of power between gov. • people are the only source of power • first president of the united states • ...
S.S. Crossword 2014-06-11
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- This tribe is located closest to us
- 1st U.S. permanent settlement
- One of the border states during the Civil War
- The Indian tribe located in the Southwest
- This battle was the turning point of the Civil War
- 1st U.S. president
- 2nd U.S. president
- This is what the South fought for during the Civil War
- George Washington's house was located at
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- This tribe lived in tipis
- The region of Virginia that we live in
- Capital of Confederacy
- Located in the Pacific Northwest
- President of the Confederacy
- Were rude to Indians and enslaved them
- Confederate States were in the
- We live in the
- Fransisco Coronado discovered the
- President during the Civil War
- Free states were in the
20 Clues: We live in the • 1st U.S. president • 2nd U.S. president • Capital of Confederacy • Free states were in the • This tribe lived in tipis • President of the Confederacy • 1st U.S. permanent settlement • Confederate States were in the • President during the Civil War • Located in the Pacific Northwest • Fransisco Coronado discovered the • This tribe is located closest to us • ...
Wrigley 1st Hour 2023-03-06
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- person killed because of their beliefs
- Person who wants to stop slavery
- 1st State Governor of Kansas
- crop produced for commercial value
- made missouri a slave state
- first skirmish between slave and free states
- states with slavery
- repealed missouri compromise
- sixteenth president
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- going against the laws of your country
- Hung for treason
- Gave the name Bleeding Kansas
- war between the north and the south
- territorial and economic expansion
- First territorial governor
- remove a congregational act or law
- Taking towns or buildings from your enemy
- to commit a crime against your country
- person who has escaped or is hiding
- name gave to all of the wars happening in kansas
- states without slavery
21 Clues: Hung for treason • states with slavery • sixteenth president • states without slavery • First territorial governor • made missouri a slave state • 1st State Governor of Kansas • repealed missouri compromise • Gave the name Bleeding Kansas • Person who wants to stop slavery • territorial and economic expansion • crop produced for commercial value • remove a congregational act or law • ...
South Carolina History 2023-03-14
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- what is the state bird
- What is the state flower
- What bridge was built in 1929
- the states nickname is
- state hospitality beverage
- How many counties compromise South Carolina
- state beverage
- State song
- South Carolinas quarter was what number released in the United States mint
- What is the state amphibian
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- South Carolina is known for what fish
- One of the major industries
- South Carolina is known for this stone
- favorite vacation spot in South Carolina
- Hightest point in South Carolina
- Bordering body of water
- What is the capital of South Carolina
- one of states bordering South Carolina is north Carolina and what other state
- What is South Carolina's state fruit
- state gemstone
- State abbreviation
21 Clues: State song • state beverage • state gemstone • State abbreviation • what is the state bird • the states nickname is • Bordering body of water • What is the state flower • state hospitality beverage • One of the major industries • What is the state amphibian • What bridge was built in 1929 • Hightest point in South Carolina • What is South Carolina's state fruit • ...
CIVICS REVIEW: Barry 2023-04-12
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- The second president of the united states
- Leader of executive branch
- What the president does when he doesn't pass a law
- Branch that enforces laws
- Where the president lives
- Someone who breaks a law
- The first ten amendments of the constitution
- If the president dies the ______ becomes the new president
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- A written plan of government
- The amount of Representatives per states depends on the _____
- Branch that makes laws
- Executive-Judicial-Legislative
- The basic rights to an American
- _____ for (Political Person)
- The amount of amendment in the U.S. constitution
- The amount of senators per state
- Current Minnesota Governor
- The name of a civics teacher MAHS
- 46th president of the United States
- Branch That interprets laws
20 Clues: Branch that makes laws • Someone who breaks a law • Branch that enforces laws • Where the president lives • Leader of executive branch • Current Minnesota Governor • Branch That interprets laws • A written plan of government • _____ for (Political Person) • Executive-Judicial-Legislative • The basic rights to an American • The amount of senators per state • ...
History 2022-10-11
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- ancient language
- a woodland of tall trees
- a stone wall enclosed kingdom
- earliest know christans
- people who formed many kingdoms
- African Language
- oral historians
- raising herds
- first ruler of songhai
- ruler of songhai to 1493-1528
- an oval wall
- Desert
- earliest african society
- west african state in charge of gold
- best know for sculptures
- people who lived in city states
- kingdom along the red se
- social class
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- conquered mali
- south africa
- richest man
- Bantu language
- a grassy plain
- Christan ethiopian king
- wind patterns
- states along the coast
- between desert and wet lands
- the second kingdom after ghana
- founder of mali
29 Clues: Desert • richest man • south africa • an oval wall • social class • raising herds • wind patterns • conquered mali • Bantu language • a grassy plain • oral historians • founder of mali • ancient language • African Language • first ruler of songhai • states along the coast • earliest know christans • Christan ethiopian king • a woodland of tall trees • earliest african society • best know for sculptures • ...
Review Crossword Puzzle 2023-11-28
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- voting to agree
- first constitution
- Cadastral Survey and a plan to add states to the union
- declared war against great britain over impressment
- Battle of january 8, 1815
- violent uprising in Massachusetts
- right to job but the job was void.
- Bicameral, Upper house, lower house
- How to decide if it was constitutional
- disagreed with the constitution
- national anthem of the United States
- meeting about the articles of confederation
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- Land deal with United states and France
- Napoleon is trying to conquer everything
- an action to begin a riot
- to urge new yorks to approve the us constitution
- failed bombardment
- force american sailors to fight
- helped lewis and clark
- 1st 10 amendments
20 Clues: voting to agree • 1st 10 amendments • first constitution • failed bombardment • helped lewis and clark • an action to begin a riot • Battle of january 8, 1815 • force american sailors to fight • disagreed with the constitution • violent uprising in Massachusetts • right to job but the job was void. • Bicameral, Upper house, lower house • national anthem of the United States • ...
Crossword Review 2023-11-30
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- to urge new yorks to approve the us constitution
- Napoleon is trying to conquer everything
- Battle of january 8, 1815
- Bicameral, Upper house, lower house
- How to decide if it was constitutional
- voting to agree
- disagreed with the constitution
- Cadastral Survey and a plan to add states to the union
- violent uprising in massachusetts
- about the articles of confederation
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- an action to begin a riot
- first constitution
- helped lewis and clark
- national anthem of the United States
- failed bombardment
- 1st 10 amendments
- force american sailors to fight
- Land deal with United states and France
- right to job but the job was void.
- declared war against great britain over impressment
20 Clues: voting to agree • 1st 10 amendments • first constitution • failed bombardment • helped lewis and clark • an action to begin a riot • Battle of january 8, 1815 • disagreed with the constitution • force american sailors to fight • violent uprising in massachusetts • right to job but the job was void. • Bicameral, Upper house, lower house • about the articles of confederation • ...
famous peoples in 70s 2024-02-22
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- Actress and Hollywood icon.
- Lead vocalist of The Rolling Stones.
- Former First Lady of the United States.
- Guitarist and rock icon.
- Lead vocalist of Queen.
- Boxer and cultural figure.
- Musician and member of The Beatles.
- King of Rock and Roll.
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- Director known for films like "Jaws" and "Close Encounters of the Third Kind."
- 37th President of the United States.
- 39th President of the United States.
- Singer-songwriter and musician.
- Singer and actress.
- Artist and leading figure in the pop art movement.
- Iconic Swedish pop group.
- Actress and model, known for "Charlie's Angels."
- Godfather of Soul.
- Musician and actor.
- Actor known for "Saturday Night Fever" and "Grease."
- Martial artist and actor.
20 Clues: Godfather of Soul. • Singer and actress. • Musician and actor. • King of Rock and Roll. • Lead vocalist of Queen. • Guitarist and rock icon. • Iconic Swedish pop group. • Martial artist and actor. • Boxer and cultural figure. • Actress and Hollywood icon. • Singer-songwriter and musician. • Musician and member of The Beatles. • 37th President of the United States. • ...
reconstruction 2024-04-11
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- laws passed at different periods in the southern United States to enforce racial segregation and curtail the power of Black voters.
- The right of citizens of the United States to vote shall not be denied or abridged by the United States or by any state on account of race, color, or previous condition of servitude.
- The 17th President of the united states
- led efforts to establish civil rights for old slaves and implement emancipation
- white Southerner who collaborated with northern Republicans during Reconstruction often for personal profit. The term was used derisively by white Southern Democrats who opposed Reconstruction legislation.
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- No State shall make or enforce any law which shall abridge the privileges or immunities of citizens of the United States
- (in the US) a person from the northern states who went to the South after the Civil War to profit from the Reconstruction.
- Era of the united states after the civil war
- provide food, shelter, clothing, medical services, and land to displaced Southerners, including newly freed African Americans.
- charge the holder of a public office with misconduct.
- a system where the landlord/planter allows a tenant to use the land in exchange for a share of the crop.
- The first Black Senator
- A framework for Reconstruction and the re-admittance of the Confederate states to the Union
13 Clues: The first Black Senator • The 17th President of the united states • Era of the united states after the civil war • charge the holder of a public office with misconduct. • led efforts to establish civil rights for old slaves and implement emancipation • A framework for Reconstruction and the re-admittance of the Confederate states to the Union • ...
reconstruction 2024-04-11
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- laws passed at different periods in the southern United States to enforce racial segregation and curtail the power of Black voters.
- The right of citizens of the United States to vote shall not be denied or abridged by the United States or by any state on account of race, color, or previous condition of servitude.
- The 17th President of the united states
- led efforts to establish civil rights for old slaves and implement emancipation
- white Southerner who collaborated with northern Republicans during Reconstruction often for personal profit. The term was used derisively by white Southern Democrats who opposed Reconstruction legislation.
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- No State shall make or enforce any law which shall abridge the privileges or immunities of citizens of the United States
- (in the US) a person from the northern states who went to the South after the Civil War to profit from the Reconstruction.
- Era of the united states after the civil war
- provide food, shelter, clothing, medical services, and land to displaced Southerners, including newly freed African Americans.
- charge the holder of a public office with misconduct.
- a system where the landlord/planter allows a tenant to use the land in exchange for a share of the crop.
- The first Black Senator
- A framework for Reconstruction and the re-admittance of the Confederate states to the Union
13 Clues: The first Black Senator • The 17th President of the united states • Era of the united states after the civil war • charge the holder of a public office with misconduct. • led efforts to establish civil rights for old slaves and implement emancipation • A framework for Reconstruction and the re-admittance of the Confederate states to the Union • ...
reconstruction 2024-04-11
Across
- laws passed at different periods in the southern United States to enforce racial segregation and curtail the power of Black voters.
- The right of citizens of the United States to vote shall not be denied or abridged by the United States or by any state on account of race, color, or previous condition of servitude.
- The 17th President of the united states
- led efforts to establish civil rights for old slaves and implement emancipation
- white Southerner who collaborated with northern Republicans during Reconstruction often for personal profit. The term was used derisively by white Southern Democrats who opposed Reconstruction legislation.
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- No State shall make or enforce any law which shall abridge the privileges or immunities of citizens of the United States
- (in the US) a person from the northern states who went to the South after the Civil War to profit from the Reconstruction.
- Era of the united states after the civil war
- provide food, shelter, clothing, medical services, and land to displaced Southerners, including newly freed African Americans.
- charge the holder of a public office with misconduct.
- a system where the landlord/planter allows a tenant to use the land in exchange for a share of the crop.
- The first Black Senator
- A framework for Reconstruction and the re-admittance of the Confederate states to the Union
13 Clues: The first Black Senator • The 17th President of the united states • Era of the united states after the civil war • charge the holder of a public office with misconduct. • led efforts to establish civil rights for old slaves and implement emancipation • A framework for Reconstruction and the re-admittance of the Confederate states to the Union • ...
Puzzle 2014-04-22
Across
- book; Uncle Tom's
- railroad series of secret hideouts
- purchase dream of transcontinental railroad
- Slave Act law for kidnappers
- northern men with southerner ideals
- Slave sued for his freedom
- individuals you were anti-immigrant
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- Southern States withdrawn from US
- loyalty to one's own regioin
- "Pathfinder of the West"8
- Union States
- party opposed to expansion of slavery
- President elected in 1860
- metal transformed California's economy
- Confederate States
15 Clues: Union States • book; Uncle Tom's • Confederate States • "Pathfinder of the West"8 • President elected in 1860 • Slave sued for his freedom • loyalty to one's own regioin • Slave Act law for kidnappers • Southern States withdrawn from US • railroad series of secret hideouts • northern men with southerner ideals • individuals you were anti-immigrant • ...
Constitution / Bill of Rights crossword 2024-11-11
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- who wrote the Virginia plan
- high crime described in Article 111
- people can _____ peacefully
- carries out laws
- signed the Constitution
- Addition or change in the constitution
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- _____ of Representatives
- A written plan of government
- evaluates laws
- in charge of the United States
- makes laws
- "We the ____ of the United States "
- Most powerful court in the judicial department
- ______ of religion
- Crimes are tried in the _____ they are committed
15 Clues: makes laws • evaluates laws • carries out laws • ______ of religion • signed the Constitution • _____ of Representatives • who wrote the Virginia plan • people can _____ peacefully • A written plan of government • in charge of the United States • "We the ____ of the United States " • high crime described in Article 111 • Addition or change in the constitution • ...
Discover Ed 9.3 9.4 Crossword Puzzle 2023-05-04
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- With 10 down
- President elected in 1860
- Massachusetts senator
- The first state to secede from the US
- The southern nickname for the tariff of 1828
- What most northerners consider3ed succession to be
- What 11 states did in 1860-1861
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- What book did Harriet Beecher Stowe write
- The last state to secede from the US
- Kentucky senator
- A term for people who wanted there own country which allowed slavery
- A term to describe the northern and western states
- With 2 across, These 11 states became the…
- What fort was surrendered on April 14th
14 Clues: With 10 down • Kentucky senator • Massachusetts senator • President elected in 1860 • What 11 states did in 1860-1861 • The last state to secede from the US • The first state to secede from the US • What fort was surrendered on April 14th • What book did Harriet Beecher Stowe write • With 2 across, These 11 states became the… • The southern nickname for the tariff of 1828 • ...
Reconstruction crossword 2024-04-11
Across
- laws passed at different periods in the southern United States to enforce racial segregation and strip the power of Black voters.
- this gives The right of citizens of the United States to vote and shall not be denied or abridged by the United States or by any state on account of race, color, or previous condition of servitude.
- The 17th President of the United States
- The people who led efforts to establish civil rights for former slaves and implement emancipation
- a white Southerner who collaborated with northern Republicans during Reconstruction, often for personal profit. The term was used derisively by white Southern Democrats who opposed Reconstruction legislation.
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- This states that no State shall make or enforce any law which shall abridge the privileges or immunities of citizens of the United States
- (in the US) a person from the northern states who went to the South after the Civil War to profit from the Reconstruction.
- Era of the United States after the civil war
- What group provided food, shelter, clothing, medical services, and land to poor white Southerners and newly freed African Americans.
- (especially in the US) charge (the holder of a public office) with misconduct.
- this is a system where the landlord/planter allows a tenant to use the land in exchange for a share of the crop.
- This person was the The first Black Senator
- This bill was the framework for Reconstruction and gave a chance for the Confederate states to get back into the Union
13 Clues: The 17th President of the United States • This person was the The first Black Senator • Era of the United States after the civil war • (especially in the US) charge (the holder of a public office) with misconduct. • The people who led efforts to establish civil rights for former slaves and implement emancipation • ...
'Merica 2024-07-03
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- Hub of technology and innovation in California
- Core American value, associated with the 4th of July
- First President of the United States
- Iconic statue in New York Harbor
- Americas pastime
- Massive natural wonder in Arizona
- Personification of the U.S. government
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- Monument with four presidential faces
- Center of the American film industry
- Supreme law of the United States
- Music genre that originated in New Orleans
- Iconic figures of the American West
- Declaration signed in 1776
- Holiday celebrated in November
- National bird of the United States
- Classic American dessert
- U.S. space agency
- Famous theater district in New York City
- Famous highway from Chicago to Los Angeles
19 Clues: Americas pastime • U.S. space agency • Classic American dessert • Declaration signed in 1776 • Holiday celebrated in November • Supreme law of the United States • Iconic statue in New York Harbor • Massive natural wonder in Arizona • National bird of the United States • Iconic figures of the American West • Center of the American film industry • ...
Notebook Test BIM 2019-03-27
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- A function that allows users to "ask the database a question" in order to find certain information in a database
- A single set of information in a database
- A database integrity concept that states the foreign key of a table has two states 1)the primary key of another table or 2)null
- The relationship type that states each record in both tables can relate to any number of records (or no records) in the other table
- A way to sort the database by bringing up specific records that match a term
- The relationship type that states that the only one record in table related to none,one, or may records in another table
- A way to sort the database by changing which records are displayed on screen
- A way to sort the database by changing the order in which records are displayed
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- The key that is a unique identifier for the information in a table
- The relationship type that states that each primary key values related to only one (or no)records in the related table
- A collection of organized data
- The database model that uses rows, columns, and tables to organize the information in a database
- The key that identifies the relationship between tables
- The pieces of information in a record
- The data integrity concept that states that each table must have a primary key that unique and not null
- The data integrity concept that states all entries in a column are of the same type or constrained to a certain format
16 Clues: A collection of organized data • The pieces of information in a record • A single set of information in a database • The key that identifies the relationship between tables • The key that is a unique identifier for the information in a table • A way to sort the database by bringing up specific records that match a term • ...
1800-1848 2024-01-01
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- The United States and what other country were having a women’s rights movement in this time period
- Name of tribe that refused to move
- Who did the United States make a big land purchase from in 1803
- What did Jackson open for increased trade with Britain
- How much money did the US government pay for the Louisiana Purchase
- What group of people made most of the transcontinental railroad system
- The United States in this time period abolished this in 1808
- What was the Act called that forced Native Americans to move: Indian ____ Act
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- At the end of the Mexican-American war how much did the United States pay to Mexico
- What was the movement that forced Native Americans to leave their homes
- What was the territory that was the cause of the Mexican-American war
- What was what the British Navy were doing to the United States Sailors called
- Name of purchase that allowed the southern transcontinental railroad to form
- What President declared war on the British in 1812
- The United States acquired New Mexico, Utah, Nevada, Arizona, _______, Texas, and western Colorado from the Mexican-American war
- The acquisition of Florida was from the Adam-Onis treaty. What country gave Florida to the US in exchange for 5 million dollars.
16 Clues: Name of tribe that refused to move • What President declared war on the British in 1812 • What did Jackson open for increased trade with Britain • The United States in this time period abolished this in 1808 • Who did the United States make a big land purchase from in 1803 • How much money did the US government pay for the Louisiana Purchase • ...
Reconstruction Crossword Puzzle 2024-02-09
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- People who controlled Congress and wanted more changes in the former confederate states.
- A general pardon of a large group of people.
- A terrorist group found in former confederate states that fought against change.
- Georgia was required to required to repeal their _______________________.
- This abolished slavery in the United States
- The president is in charge of the __________________ branch at the national level.
- This provides equal citizenship to all born in the United States.
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- President at the end of the Civil War.
- A person who only rented land from a land owner in exchange for a share of the crops.
- A person who owned very little and needed to borrow tools, land, and shelter to work in exchange for a share of the crops.
- Government agency that worked to provide education, shelter, and other basic needs to newly freed slaves.
- Congress is the _____________________ branch at the national level.
- This states that the right to vote cannot be denied based on race.
- Term referring to the time after the Civil War where changes were forced on former Confederate states.
- Democratic President who declared that Reconstruction was over after very few changes.
15 Clues: President at the end of the Civil War. • This abolished slavery in the United States • A general pardon of a large group of people. • This provides equal citizenship to all born in the United States. • This states that the right to vote cannot be denied based on race. • Congress is the _____________________ branch at the national level. • ...
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
Across
- 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
Down
- 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
Across
- 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.
Down
- 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
Across
- 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
Down
- 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 • ...