states Crossword Puzzles

Jade Winters 2020-02-06

Jade Winters crossword puzzle
Across
  1. The relaxing of tension between the superpowers
  2. A competition between the Soviet Union and the United States to prove their superiority in technology (2 words)
  3. a name given to the Soviet Union and its communist controlled states in Eastern Europe such as Poland, East Germany, and Bulgaria. (2 words)
  4. said that the United States would help countries that were threatened by armed minorities or outside pressures. (2 words)
  5. President during the cold war, 33rd President (2 words)
  6. an alliance between the Soviet Union and other Eastern European communist nations. (2 words)
  7. Name for the United States and the Soviet Union in the Cold War.
  8. designed to shoot down ballistic missiles before they reach their targets. (3 words)
  9. Called the red telephone in 1963
  10. An economic theory in which collective ownership of property leads to a classless society.
  11. A nuclear bomb that is either lost, stolen, or accidentally launched that causes a nuclear accident. (2 words)
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  1. The term translates to "restructuring" in Russian.
  2. A threat was intended to prevent, or deter, anyone from attacking. (2 words)
  3. Republican senator from Wisconsin who capitalized on Cold War fears of Communism in the early 1950s (2 words)
  4. a movement in Poland to create a trade union that was not controlled by the communist party.
  5. Describes the growing divide between western democracies and Soviet-influenced states. (2 words)
  6. A crossing point between West Berlin and East Berlin when the Berlin Wall divided the city (2 words)
  7. A policy that allowed for more openness in the Soviet government as well as some level of freedom of speech.
  8. Philosophy named after Karl Marx.
  9. when the United States and the Soviet Union agreed to limit the number of nuclear weapons they made.

20 Clues: Called the red telephone in 1963 • Philosophy named after Karl Marx. • The relaxing of tension between the superpowers • The term translates to "restructuring" in Russian. • President during the cold war, 33rd President (2 words) • Name for the United States and the Soviet Union in the Cold War. • ...

Unit IV Vocabulary Leandro Montarroyos 2020-11-29

Unit IV Vocabulary Leandro Montarroyos crossword puzzle
Across
  1. Black American slave who led the only effective, sustained slave rebellion
  2. 7th U.S. President
  3. 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
  4. series of forced relocations of approximately 60,000 Native Americans
  5. Transcontinental Treaty
  6. the 11th president of the United States
  7. from 1846 to 1848.
  8. also known as the Dallas Tariff
  9. Americans went to the polls in the fall of 1824.
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  1. region of present-day southern Arizona and southwestern New Mexico that the United States acquired from Mexico by the Treaty of Mesilla, which took effect on June 8, 1854
  2. used by hundreds of thousands of American pioneers in the mid 1800s to emigrate west.
  3. American statesman, diplomat, lawyer, and diarist who served as the sixth president of the United States
  4. "Father of Texas"
  5. Peace treaty Between USA and Mexico
  6. federal legislation that admitted Maine to the United States as a free state
  7. admitted to the Union as the 28th state on December 29, 1845
  8. machine that quickly and easily separates cotton fibers from their seeds, enabling much greater productivity than manual cotton separation
  9. known for inventing the cotton gin
  10. the 15th presidential election
  11. unsuccessful 1846 proposal in the United States Congress to ban slavery in territory acquired from Mexico in the Mexican–American War

20 Clues: "Father of Texas" • 7th U.S. President • from 1846 to 1848. • Transcontinental Treaty • the 15th presidential election • also known as the Dallas Tariff • known for inventing the cotton gin • Peace treaty Between USA and Mexico • the 11th president of the United States • Americans went to the polls in the fall of 1824. • ...

Westward Expansion 2025-04-08

Westward Expansion crossword puzzle
Across
  1. fear or hatred of immigrants
  2. mass migration of people seeking fortune, starting in 1848
  3. land the US acquired in 1848 through the Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo, including present-day California, Nevada, and parts of other western states
  4. land bought from Mexico in 1853 to complete the continental United States
  5. European country that controlled Florida before the U.S.
  6. nation that lost about half its territory to the United States in 1848
  7. 1787 law that organized the settlement of western territories and their path to statehood
  8. territory acquired from Spain in 1819
  9. group that faced discrimination while seeking gold in California
  10. a busy trade route and stagecoach line for travel to the west; used by military to haul materials
  11. conflict between 1846-1848 that began over boundary disputes
  12. country that jointly controlled Oregon Territory with the U.S. until 1846
  13. agreement that ended the U.S.-Mexican War
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  1. the belief that the United States had a divine right to expand across North America
  2. 1845 addition to the United States
  3. 1803 land purchase from France that doubled the size of the United States
  4. inexpensive farmland, discovery of gold, adventure
  5. location where gold was first discovered in California
  6. Mexico claimed this as Texas’ southern border
  7. system that connected the east and west coasts
  8. a historic route used by pioneers traveling westward to settle new territories, stretching approximately 2,000 miles from Missouri to Oregon
  9. route taken by religious settlers to Utah
  10. the official border between Texas and Mexico after the U.S.-Mexican War
  11. overcrowding of cities, economic depressions, religious persecution
  12. won the presidential election of 1844 by promising the American people he would achieve Manifest Destiny

25 Clues: fear or hatred of immigrants • 1845 addition to the United States • territory acquired from Spain in 1819 • route taken by religious settlers to Utah • agreement that ended the U.S.-Mexican War • Mexico claimed this as Texas’ southern border • system that connected the east and west coasts • inexpensive farmland, discovery of gold, adventure • ...

Unit 3: New Nation 1800-1877 2025-12-08

Unit 3: New Nation 1800-1877 crossword puzzle
Across
  1. President during the Civil War who issued the Emancipation Proclamation
  2. 1803 land deal that doubled the sized of the United States
  3. Lincoln ´ s order freeing enslaved people in rebel states
  4. When Southern states broke away from the Union to form the Confederacy
  5. Southern Laws that restricted the rights of freedmen
  6. The belief that states should have more power than the federal government
  7. New communication invention using electric signals
  8. One of the leaders of the expedition to explore the Louisiana Territory
  9. Conflict with Britain that boosted American nationalism
  10. Loyalty to a region rather than the whole nation
  11. ¨ Father of the constitution and president ¨ during the War of 1812
  12. Agreement that tried to balance free and slave states
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  1. Former president who fought strongly against slavery in Congress
  2. A major slave uprising in Virginia that increased Southern fear and stricter slave laws
  3. forced removal of Cherokee people from their land
  4. Wrote the Declaration of Independence
  5. Partner of Lewis on the western expedition
  6. Machine that increased cotton production and slavery
  7. Deal that included the Fugitive Slave Act
  8. War that led to the U.S. gaining the Southwest
  9. Major conflict between the Union and Confederacy from 1861-1865
  10. Improved river travel and trade
  11. Union general who later became president
  12. Belief that the U.S. was meant to expand west
  13. President known for the ¨common man¨
  14. Period of rebuilding the South after the Civil War
  15. President who created a doctrine warning Europe to stay out of the Americas
  16. Main Confederate general during the Civil War
  17. Movement to end slavery in the United States
  18. Major transportation system that expanded westward

30 Clues: Improved river travel and trade • President known for the ¨common man¨ • Wrote the Declaration of Independence • Union general who later became president • Deal that included the Fugitive Slave Act • Partner of Lewis on the western expedition • Movement to end slavery in the United States • Belief that the U.S. was meant to expand west • ...

Revolution and the Constitution 2014-03-11

Revolution and the Constitution crossword puzzle
Across
  1. the country that helped The United States in The Revolution
  2. where Washington and his men spent the winter of 1777 (308)
  3. the branch of government that is made up of the courts
  4. the place where the Constitutional Convention met. (343)
  5. another word for "representative" (345)
  6. wrote the constitution
  7. the rapid rise in prices(340)
  8. the branch of government that is known as Congress.
  9. a plan that gave all states equal representation (346)
  10. the treaty that ended The American Revolution (319)
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  1. the branch of government that includes the President
  2. a plan that benefited larger states (346)
  3. first plan of goverment after The Revolution (338)
  4. how many branches of government in the United States (338)
  5. when the President votes "no" on a bill
  6. when each side gives up something to reach an agreement
  7. the introduction to the constitution
  8. place where Cornwallis surrendered

18 Clues: wrote the constitution • the rapid rise in prices(340) • place where Cornwallis surrendered • the introduction to the constitution • another word for "representative" (345) • when the President votes "no" on a bill • a plan that benefited larger states (346) • first plan of goverment after The Revolution (338) • the branch of government that is known as Congress. • ...

States of matter/phase changes 2021-05-14

States of matter/phase changes crossword puzzle
Across
  1. States that as the pressure of a gas increases, its volume decreases by the same amount
  2. Liquid to gas
  3. States that the pressure of a given mass of gas varies directly with the absolute temperature of the gas when volume is kept constant.
  4. Like a gas,this state lacks a fixed volume and shape
  5. Energy of an object due to its motion
  6. States that as the temperature of a gas increases, its volume increases by the same amount
  7. The ability to dissolve into another substance
  8. The rate a temperature changes
  9. States that energy can neither be created nor destroyed
  10. Has no definite shape or volume
  11. Liquid to solid
  12. Solid to gas
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  1. Has a definite shape and volume
  2. Has no definite shape, definite volume
  3. Physical forms in which a substance can exist
  4. A liquid's resistance to flow
  5. Gas to liquid
  6. Solid to liquid

18 Clues: Solid to gas • Liquid to gas • Gas to liquid • Solid to liquid • Liquid to solid • A liquid's resistance to flow • The rate a temperature changes • Has a definite shape and volume • Has no definite shape or volume • Energy of an object due to its motion • Has no definite shape, definite volume • Physical forms in which a substance can exist • ...

Westward Expansion 2016-10-28

Westward Expansion crossword puzzle
Across
  1. The United States 11th President.
  2. Man Slogan that represents the Manifest Destiny
  3. 1836 battle between Mexico and Texas. With a real catchy slogan
  4. A war from 1835-1846 fought by Texas and Mexico for Texas's independence.
  5. Agreement between the United States and France for the west lands. This occurred in 1803, and the United States got 800,000 square miles of land for $15 million.
  6. A term often used to describe the spread of the United States going from the Atlantic to the Pacific ocean.
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  1. Peace treaty that ended the Mexican War. Which in turn gave the United States the Southwestern states.
  2. Events or conditions that lead people to move else where.
  3. When Mexico gave up what is now the southwestern states to avoid possible annexation of the country.
  4. Was a movement that brought settlers West to California in search for gold.
  5. Commonly known as the Mexican-American War.
  6. Purchase between the United States and Mexico back in 1853 for Southern Arizona and New Mexico for $10 million.

12 Clues: The United States 11th President. • Commonly known as the Mexican-American War. • Man Slogan that represents the Manifest Destiny • Events or conditions that lead people to move else where. • 1836 battle between Mexico and Texas. With a real catchy slogan • A war from 1835-1846 fought by Texas and Mexico for Texas's independence. • ...

History 2023-05-04

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

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

The Civil War/Free slaves 2024-04-08

The Civil War/Free slaves crossword puzzle
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  1. Someone who advertised something to get people to come
  2. Someone who wants to end Slavery
  3. A change a government
  4. A group of people who make laws for the united states
  5. What people used to get around
  6. Proclamation An order issued by Abraham Lincoln
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  1. A system of government in which power is divided
  2. Head of an executive branch
  3. Eleven southern states
  4. A written document of the United States
  5. To Break away from
  6. The United States of America
  7. A geographic area with boundaries and a secure government
  8. Someone from another county

14 Clues: To Break away from • A change a government • Eleven southern states • Head of an executive branch • Someone from another county • The United States of America • What people used to get around • Someone who wants to end Slavery • A written document of the United States • Proclamation An order issued by Abraham Lincoln • A system of government in which power is divided • ...

The Civil War/Free slaves 2024-04-08

The Civil War/Free slaves crossword puzzle
Across
  1. Someone who advertised something to get people to come
  2. Someone who wants to end Slavery
  3. A change a government
  4. A group of people who make laws for the united states
  5. What people used to get around
  6. Proclamation An order issued by Abraham Lincoln
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  1. A system of government in which power is divided
  2. Head of an executive branch
  3. Eleven southern states
  4. A written document of the United States
  5. To Break away from
  6. The United States of America
  7. A geographic area with boundaries and a secure government
  8. Someone from another county

14 Clues: To Break away from • A change a government • Eleven southern states • Head of an executive branch • Someone from another county • The United States of America • What people used to get around • Someone who wants to end Slavery • A written document of the United States • Proclamation An order issued by Abraham Lincoln • A system of government in which power is divided • ...

Revolutionary Characters 2019-06-27

Revolutionary Characters crossword puzzle
Across
  1. John Adam's career choice
  2. location that northern states wanted capital
  3. "The Indispensable Man"
  4. revolutionary, believed he was underrated, neglected
  5. father of the Bill of Rights
  6. Hamilton's way of gaining support
  7. type of government Paine supported
  8. America's first secretary of treasury
  9. cruel use of power
  10. Alexander Hamilton's wife (last name)
  11. pseudonym the authors of Federalist papers use
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  1. richest colony turned state 1776
  2. River on which southern states wanted capital
  3. Hamilton's rank in NY artillery
  4. war that Paine served in
  5. reserved, self-possessed, and incurably optimistic
  6. Connecticut Compromise allowed each state two ___________
  7. inherited property by eldest son
  8. location that middle states wanted capital
  9. Third Vice President of US

20 Clues: cruel use of power • "The Indispensable Man" • war that Paine served in • John Adam's career choice • Third Vice President of US • father of the Bill of Rights • Hamilton's rank in NY artillery • richest colony turned state 1776 • inherited property by eldest son • Hamilton's way of gaining support • type of government Paine supported • America's first secretary of treasury • ...

American History Vocab Unit 5 2021-02-22

American History Vocab Unit 5 crossword puzzle
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  1. The time period immediately after the War of 1812 - Won the battle of New Orleans, only one political party.
  2. 1829-1837 Hero of the Battle of New Orleans (War of 1812), took Florida from Spain, 7th President of the US, democrat, pushed for the removal of Indians off their netive land, killed the national bank, hired unqualified friend for gov’t jobs, vetoed most bills, threatened to kill his vice-president, ignored other branches of government, did what he wanted, expanded voting rights.
  3. tax on imported goods, made to protect American industry or to collect tax money off foreign goods sold in the states.
  4. 1820 - A deal made in Congress to allow Missouri to enter the Union as a slave state and it created Maine as a free state to keep an equal balance of free and slave states. It also established the line of latitude where anything above the line would be a free state and everything below, a slave state.
  5. A manager of the National Bank named Mcculloch sued the state of Maryland for being forced to pay taxes. Mcculloch won because a state cannot tax a federal bank.
  6. 1821-1825 a huge canal system that connected the Great Lakes to the Atlantic Ocean, 363 miles, cuts the price of shipping goods.
  7. 1838-1839 The forced removal ofabout 15,000 Cherokee, Choctaw, Creek, Chickasaw, and Seminole Indians west, a quarter of them dies along the way. They did not have time to prepare for the journey.
  8. “Great Compromiser” - developed the American System, Missouri Compromise, fixed the Nullification Crisis, predicted the annexation of Texas would cause war, and the Compromise of 1850.
  9. A rivalry based on the special interests of different areas (North vs South).
  10. 1830 Debate that started as an issue over land sales and uncovers a huge issue that shows th US is splitting apart -South (Robert Hayne): “states should have power to get rid of federal laws.” -North (Daniel Webster): “Constitution is the supreme law of the land and US should be one unified nation.”
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  1. 1823 - President Monroe issued the doctrine stating that Europe could no longer colonize North or South America, written by John Quincy Adams.
  2. 1825-1829 6th President of the United State; author to the Monroe Doctrine.
  3. In 1816, the Democratic-Republicans in Congress voted in another charter.
  4. Tariff passed in 1828 designed to protect industry in the northern states, the southern states called it this because they disliked them.
  5. 1832 John C Calhoun claimed that states should have the right to nullify or refuse to accept a federal law if it wasn’t in the states best interest.
  6. 1819 - treaty that gave control of Spanish Florida to the United States as well as claims to the Oregon Country. The US gives up parts of Spanish Texas.
  7. To withdraw of break away from a nation of organization: when southern leave the United States during the Civil War.
  8. 1817-1825 5th President of the United States, Democratic-Republican, wanted a strong federal government.
  9. 1830 Law that allowed the Federal gov’t to pay Native Americans to move west.
  10. Had support of Southern states, vice-president to Jackson, led South Carolina to threat secession during the Nullification Crisis, loved state rights over federal government rights

20 Clues: In 1816, the Democratic-Republicans in Congress voted in another charter. • 1825-1829 6th President of the United State; author to the Monroe Doctrine. • 1830 Law that allowed the Federal gov’t to pay Native Americans to move west. • A rivalry based on the special interests of different areas (North vs South). • ...

American History Unit 5 Vocab 2021-02-22

American History Unit 5 Vocab crossword puzzle
Across
  1. In 1816, the Democratic-Republicans in Congress voted in another charter.
  2. 1825-1829 6th President of the United State; author to the Monroe Doctrine.
  3. 1832 John C Calhoun claimed that states should have the right to nullify or refuse to accept a federal law if it wasn’t in the states best interest.
  4. 1838-1839 The forced removal ofabout 15,000 Cherokee, Choctaw, Creek, Chickasaw, and Seminole Indians west, a quarter of them dies along the way. They did not have time to prepare for the journey.
  5. 1823 - President Monroe issued the doctrine stating that Europe could no longer colonize North or South America, written by John Quincy Adams.
  6. A rivalry based on the special interests of different areas (North vs South).
  7. To withdraw of break away from a nation of organization: when southern leave the United States during the Civil War.
  8. 1817-1825 5th President of the United States, Democratic-Republican, wanted a strong federal government.
  9. A manager of the National Bank named Mcculloch sued the state of Maryland for being forced to pay taxes. Mcculloch won because a state cannot tax a federal bank.
  10. 1830 Law that allowed the Federal gov’t to pay Native Americans to move west.
  11. “Great Compromiser” - developed the American System, Missouri Compromise, fixed the Nullification Crisis, predicted the annexation of Texas would cause war, and the Compromise of 1850.
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  1. 1819 - treaty that gave control of Spanish Florida to the United States as well as claims to the Oregon Country. The US gives up parts of Spanish Texas.
  2. 1821-1825 a huge canal system that connected the Great Lakes to the Atlantic Ocean, 363 miles, cuts the price of shipping goods.
  3. The time period immediately after the War of 1812 - Won the battle of New Orleans, only one political party.
  4. 1820 - A deal made in Congress to allow Missouri to enter the Union as a slave state and it created Maine as a free state to keep an equal balance of free and slave states. It also established the line of latitude where anything above the line would be a free state and everything below, a slave state.
  5. Tariff passed in 1828 designed to protect industry in the northern states, the southern states called it this because they disliked them.
  6. Had support of Southern states, vice-president to Jackson, led South Carolina to threat secession during the Nullification Crisis, loved state rights over federal government rights
  7. tax on imported goods, made to protect American industry or to collect tax money off foreign goods sold in the states.
  8. 1829-1837 Hero of the Battle of New Orleans (War of 1812), took Florida from Spain, 7th President of the US, democrat, pushed for the removal of Indians off their netive land, killed the national bank, hired unqualified friend for gov’t jobs, vetoed most bills, threatened to kill his vice-president, ignored other branches of government, did what he wanted, expanded voting rights.
  9. 1830 Debate that started as an issue over land sales and uncovers a huge issue that shows th US is splitting apart -South (Robert Hayne): “states should have power to get rid of federal laws.” -North (Daniel Webster): “Constitution is the supreme law of the land and US should be one unified nation.”

20 Clues: In 1816, the Democratic-Republicans in Congress voted in another charter. • 1825-1829 6th President of the United State; author to the Monroe Doctrine. • A rivalry based on the special interests of different areas (North vs South). • 1830 Law that allowed the Federal gov’t to pay Native Americans to move west. • ...

Unit 5 Early Republic By:Fetume teklu 2018-01-17

Unit 5 Early Republic By:Fetume teklu crossword puzzle
Across
  1. -John Marshall (1755–1835) was the Chief Justice of the United States Supreme Court from 1801 to 1835.
  2. -to cancel
  3. -the vast territory extending from the Mississippi River to the Rocky Mountains, purchased from France in 1803
  4. -a 1794 protest over a tax on all liquor made and sold in the United States
  5. -an 1803 court case in which the Supreme Court ruled that it had the power to decide whether laws passed by Congress were constitutional
  6. -a peace treaty signed by Britain and the United States in 1814 to end the War of 1812
  7. -the declarations passed in 1798 and 1799 that claimed that each state has the right to decide whether a federal law is constitutional
  8. -a member of the political party founded by Thomas Jefferson
  9. -the power of the Supreme Court to declare a law unconstitutional
  10. -at the end of the War of 1812, a battle between British and U.S. forces, led by Andrew Jackson, that ended in a victory for the United States
  11. -a devotion to one's nation and its interests
  12. -a 1795 agreement between Britain and the United States that settled differences and put off a threat of military conflict between the two nations
  13. a payment by a weaker party to a stronger party in return for protection
  14. -the practice of forcing people into military servic
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  1. -the members of Congress from the South and the West who called for war with Britain prior to the War of 1812
  2. -The Lewis and Clark Expedition from May 1804 to September 1806, also known as the Corps of Discovery Expedition, was the first American expedition to cross what is now the western portion of the United States.
  3. -an 1807 law that imposed a total ban on foreign trade
  4. -a supporter of a strong federal government
  5. -loyalty to a state or section rather than to the whole country
  6. -a plan of action by a nation toward other nations
  7. -the group of officials who head government departments and advise the President
  8. -a law that created the structure of the Supreme Court and set up a system of district courts and circuit courts for the nation
  9. -President Monroe's foreign policy statement warning European nations not to interfere in Latin America
  10. -the treaty signed by some Native Americans in 1795, giving up land that would later become part of Ohio
  11. -a 1793 statement by President Washington that declared the United States would not support or aid either France or Britain in their European conflict
  12. -the Federalist-supported laws created in 1798 that permitted the President to expel foreigners, made it harder for immigrants to become citizens, and allowed for citizens to be fined or jailed if they criticized the government or its officials
  13. -in 1811, a battle over white settlement in the Indiana Territory
  14. -the right of states to limit the power of the federal government
  15. -a 1797 French attempt to demand a bribe of money from the United States before discussing French seizure of neutral American ships
  16. -Onis Treaty-an 1821 treaty between Spain and the United States in which Spain agreed to sell Florida to the United States
  17. -an act or decision that sets an example for others to follow

31 Clues: -to cancel • -a supporter of a strong federal government • -a devotion to one's nation and its interests • -a plan of action by a nation toward other nations • -the practice of forcing people into military servic • -an 1807 law that imposed a total ban on foreign trade • -a member of the political party founded by Thomas Jefferson • ...

AP Exam Review Gov 2023-04-24

AP Exam Review Gov crossword puzzle
Across
  1. trading votes to gain support for a bill
  2. Two-House legislature
  3. Essay, primarily concerned with factions, argues that in a large republic factions would need to compromise to achieve their goals
  4. Last name of the president who signed the Welfare Reform Act into law
  5. Legislative attempt to limit the power of the president during wartime
  6. Place in the Constitution that discusses the Judicial Branch
  7. primary concern of Federalist 51
  8. Term that means states are to return fugitives (or runaway slaves) to states were the crime was committed
  9. Right claimed by states who attempted to declare federal law null and void
  10. Defined as one who claims that the Constitution should be interpreted literally
  11. Before the Constitution could become the law of the land, states had to complete this process.
  12. Clause that is at the core of the US v. Lopez case
  13. Powers not specifically listed in the Constitution but deriving from the elastic clause
  14. Amendment III states that the government could not do this(hint: Housing Soldiers)
  15. the way House members can get a bill stalled in committee onto the floor for a vote
  16. Known as the "reserved powers Amendment"
  17. Opposed a strong central government
  18. Those on the Supreme Court who disagree with the Majority write one of these.
  19. non-germane amendments to a bill
  20. Distribution of representatives following a census
  21. Madison's work, which became the agenda at the Constitutional Convention
  22. The most powerful person in Congress
  23. Sharing power between states and a central authority
  24. Primary presidential concern of the 25th Amendment
  25. The strings attached to categorical grants
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  1. Decides the presidential election
  2. established a two-house legislature where one house would be based on population and the other would be based on equal representation
  3. The 17th Amendment allows us to directly elect these people
  4. The nickname of the Affordable Care Act
  5. One of the authors of the Federalist papers and first Supreme Court Chief Justice
  6. After 9/11 the president signed this bill into law that significantly hindered civil liberties
  7. If the president sets a bill aside and Congress adjourns before the bill is signed
  8. A federal directive that states must comply with
  9. Term used to describe the flow of money to interest groups, states, and local governments
  10. Also known as Rule 22, it can stop a filibuster
  11. Member in the House who is in charge of party discipline.
  12. Powers held by both states and federal government
  13. Balanced North/South population in the House of Representatives during the Constitutional Convention
  14. System of government prior to the Constitution that gave states all of the power
  15. The House can vote to start a trial of the president. This is called:
  16. Place in the Constitution that discusses the Legislative Branch
  17. giving more power to the states
  18. Joint committee where members resolve differences in a bill
  19. Acronym for the most costly of the unfunded mandates
  20. Last name of the president who interned Americans during WWII
  21. the 16th Amendment allowed the Federal government to collect this
  22. the name for stalling action on a bill in the Senate by talking
  23. Author of the Declaration of Independence
  24. Father of the Constitution
  25. Opening of the Constitution... starts with "We the people"

50 Clues: Two-House legislature • Father of the Constitution • giving more power to the states • primary concern of Federalist 51 • non-germane amendments to a bill • Decides the presidential election • Opposed a strong central government • The most powerful person in Congress • The nickname of the Affordable Care Act • trading votes to gain support for a bill • ...

Civil War Vocabulary 2022-09-26

Civil War Vocabulary crossword puzzle
Across
  1. of Guadalupe Hidalgo: Treaty that ended the Mexican War, granting the U.S. control of Texas, New Mexico, and California in exchange for $15 million
  2. Polk: The 11th U.S. President, he led the country during the Mexican War and sought to expand the United States
  3. Kansas: a sequence of violent events involving abolitionists and pro-Slavery elements that took place in Kansas-Nebraska Territory. The dispute further strained the relations of the North and South, making civil war imminent.
  4. Ferry: john Brown's scheme to invade the South with armed slaves, backed by sponsoring, northern abolitionists; seized the federal arsenal; Brown and remnants were caught by Robert E. Lee and the US Marines; Brown was hanged
  5. the adding of a region to the territory of an existing political unit.
  6. Slave Act: a law that made it a crime to help runaway slaves; allowed for the arrest of escaped slaves in areas where slavery was illegal and required their return to slaveholders
  7. territory acquired by the Pierce administration to facilitate a southern transcontinental railroad and completed the lower 48 States
  8. ruled that Dred Scott was the property of Sanford and, as a slave, was prohibited from suing in court. Chief Justice Taney gives his opinion that the Missouri Compromise was unconstitutional. Decision adds to sectionalism between North and South that will lead to the Civil War.
  9. political party- anti slavery roots
  10. expansion of slavery
  11. Election 1860:lincoln wins, southern states begin to secede
  12. States of America: the southern states that seceded from the United States in 1861.
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  1. Loyalty to one's own region of the country, rather than to the nation as a whole
  2. the belief that an individual state may restrict federal authority, belief that because the states created the United States, individual states have the power to nullify federal laws
  3. of 1850: includes California admitted as a free state, the Fugitive Slave Act, made popular sovereignty in most other states from Mexican- American War
  4. Party 1850's:
  5. Nebraska Act: this Act set up Kansas and Nebraska as states. Each state would use popular sovereignty to decide what to do about slavery. People who were proslavery and antislavery moved to Kansas, but some antislavery settlers were against the Act. This began guerrilla warfare.
  6. Compromise 1820: Allowed Missouri to enter the union as a slave state, Maine to enter the union as a free state, prohibited slavery north of latitude 36˚ 30' within the Louisiana Territory (1820)
  7. Scott v Sanford 1857:
  8. Purchase
  9. Douglas Debates: 1858 Senate Debate, Lincoln forced Douglas to debate issue of slavery, Douglas supported pop-sovereignty, Lincoln asserted that slavery should not spread to territories, Lincoln emerged as strong Republican candidate but lost senate election
  10. American War: 1846 - 1848 - President Polk declared war on Mexico over the dispute of land in Texas. At the end, American ended up with 55% of Mexico's land.
  11. Proviso: Bill that would ban slavery in the territories acquired after the War with Mexico
  12. Brown violent abolitionist who murdered slaveholders in Kansas and Missouri (1856-1858) before his raid at Harpers Ferry (1859), hoping to incite a slave rebellion; he failed and was executed, but his martyrdom by northern abolitionists frightened the South.
  13. party, unite regional political ideas

25 Clues: Purchase • Party 1850's: • expansion of slavery • Scott v Sanford 1857: • political party- anti slavery roots • party, unite regional political ideas • Election 1860:lincoln wins, southern states begin to secede • the adding of a region to the territory of an existing political unit. • Loyalty to one's own region of the country, rather than to the nation as a whole • ...

US Government: Intro and Vocabulary 2021-08-24

US Government: Intro and Vocabulary crossword puzzle
Across
  1. a theory favoring collectivism in a classless society
  2. a form of government where the ruler inherits power hereditarily
  3. the branch of the United States government that makes laws
  4. a written agreement ratified in 1781 by the thirteen original states; it provided a legal symbol of their union by giving the central government no coercive power over the states or their citizens
  5. The governing document of the United States
  6. a political system where the people elect representatives to speak for them
  7. a state of lawlessness and disorder
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  1. a form of government in which the ruler is unconstrained
  2. a political system that favors the will of the people
  3. the lower house of Congress in which representatives are chosen based on state population
  4. a presidential power that blocks a decision
  5. a statute in draft before it becomes law
  6. government divided between central and regional powers
  7. branch of the United States government administering justice
  8. the higher house of Congress in which every state elects 2 representatives
  9. a statement that is added to a proposal or document, specifically the Constitution
  10. part of U.S. government responsible for carrying out laws
  11. a political system governed by a few people

18 Clues: a state of lawlessness and disorder • a statute in draft before it becomes law • a presidential power that blocks a decision • The governing document of the United States • a political system governed by a few people • a theory favoring collectivism in a classless society • a political system that favors the will of the people • ...

Matter Rylie Satern 2015-03-10

Matter Rylie Satern crossword puzzle
Across
  1. part of the 5 states of matter has a lot of energy
  2. when something happens and you can't change it back
  3. a very small substance that you cannot see like air
  4. the states in which matter does exist
  5. A group of one thing that can't be human made
  6. cannot be separated easily mixture that is one or more substance dissolved
  7. part of the 5 states of matter stays in it's shape in a container
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  1. the point when a liquid turns into a soilid
  2. when something happens but you can change it back
  3. how much space something takes up
  4. anything that takes up space and that has mass and volume
  5. When two or more elements are combined
  6. easily separated and can be solid, liquid, or a gas
  7. a substance that you can't see and is part of the 5 states of matter
  8. the point when a solid turns into a liquid
  9. small two or more atoms make a molecule
  10. part of the 5 states of matter can take the shape of a container
  11. has volume and different from weight and the amount of matter

18 Clues: how much space something takes up • the states in which matter does exist • When two or more elements are combined • small two or more atoms make a molecule • the point when a solid turns into a liquid • the point when a liquid turns into a soilid • A group of one thing that can't be human made • when something happens but you can change it back • ...

Early 1800s History 2014-04-13

Early 1800s History crossword puzzle
Across
  1. Settlers of the west traveled on the _______ Trail
  2. The river that separates the eastern and western areas of the United States
  3. Pioneers traveled ________ of the Mississippi River to the plains and northwest
  4. The European nation from which the Louisiana Territory was purchased
  5. Lewis and Clark made _______ of the western USA after their expedition
  6. The third president of the USA
  7. The practice in which African Americans were forced to work against their will with no rights
  8. In a ________ state, slavery was acceptable
  9. Before the Louisiana Purchase, most Americans lived ______ of the Mississippi River
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  1. The name of Americans who traveled to settle the western United States
  2. The _____________ Purchase more than doubled the land area of the United States
  3. The Missouri ____________ was made to balance power between slave states and free states
  4. Lewis and Clark explored the west with the Corps of _____________
  5. The young Native American woman who helped Lewis and Clark on their expedition
  6. ____________ Americans were moved to other lands as Americans began to settle the west
  7. One of the first explorers of the Louisiana Purchase
  8. In a _______ state, slavery was not allowed

17 Clues: The third president of the USA • In a _______ state, slavery was not allowed • In a ________ state, slavery was acceptable • Settlers of the west traveled on the _______ Trail • One of the first explorers of the Louisiana Purchase • Lewis and Clark explored the west with the Corps of _____________ • ...

Civil War 2021-02-17

Civil War crossword puzzle
Across
  1. At the heart of the divide between the North and the South was?
  2. What was the south’s main source of income
  3. The United States was able to communicate by using the?
  4. What were the northern states called?
  5. What fort did Confederate General P.G.T Beauregard fire on to start the Civil War
  6. A long blade or knife attached to the end of a musket, Soldiers would use it like a spear in close combat.
  7. Soldiers that fight and travel by foot
  8. Who was a former slave who sued for his freedom in the supreme court?
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  1. Who was elected President of the United states in 1860?
  2. a long gun with a smooth bore that soldiers shot from the shoulder
  3. Who served as president of the confederate States of America?
  4. What was the major cause of death during the Civil War?
  5. Where did the Civil War begin
  6. What were the southern states called
  7. First major land battle of cCivil wWar on July 1st 1861
  8. What was used on both sides of the war to destroy enemy soldiers vehicles?
  9. Who was the general for the confederacy

17 Clues: Where did the Civil War begin • What were the southern states called • What were the northern states called? • Soldiers that fight and travel by foot • Who was the general for the confederacy • What was the south’s main source of income • Who was elected President of the United states in 1860? • What was the major cause of death during the Civil War? • ...

Civil War Crossword Puzzle 2021-10-14

Civil War Crossword Puzzle crossword puzzle
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  1. The turning point of the American Civil War where the Union took a victory.
  2. 16th President of the United States from 1861-1865
  3. the government of the 11 Southern states seceded from the Union.
  4. The executive order issued by Abraham Lincoln that stated all slaves shall be free.
  5. A naval battle during the American Civil War also known as the Battle of Hampton Roads
  6. the 18th president of the US who served from 1869-1877
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  1. The actor who assassinated Abraham Lincoln.
  2. the bloodiest one-day battle of the American Civil War
  3. the overall commander of the Confederate States Army
  4. July 21, 1861; first major land battle of the American Civil War
  5. One of the most famous US military leaders in US history who has a tree named after him.
  6. a military strategy to create a naval blockade around the Confederate States.
  7. The failed plan to cut off cotton supply to Britain and France during the American Civil War
  8. The location where the American Civil War ended.
  9. War a fight between states supporting the federal union and southern states.

15 Clues: The actor who assassinated Abraham Lincoln. • The location where the American Civil War ended. • 16th President of the United States from 1861-1865 • the overall commander of the Confederate States Army • the bloodiest one-day battle of the American Civil War • the 18th president of the US who served from 1869-1877 • ...

American History Key Terms & People (Midterm) by Samania Choudhury 2023-12-12

American History Key Terms & People (Midterm) by Samania Choudhury crossword puzzle
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  1. U.S. general who led troops to capture Villa
  2. A leading proponent of woman suffrage
  3. First African American to receive a doctorate degree from Harvard
  4. Policy of intervening in other countries to protect U.S. business interests
  5. Mexican rebel
  6. Roosevelt's 1904 extension of Monroe Doctrine, stating that United States has right to protect its economic interests in South Central America by using military force
  7. An American nurse who founded the American Red Cross.
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  1. A prosperous businessman who organised War Industries Board
  2. Inventor who unveiled dramatic invention of telephone in 1876
  3. Former President of the Confederate States of America from 1862 to 1865
  4. The 13th president of the United States, serving from 1850 to 1853
  5. A prominent organiser in the civil rights movement in the United States and the global pan-African movement
  6. An American statesman and political theorist who served as the seventh vice president of the United States from 1825 to 1832.
  7. An American statesma and a Founding Father of the United States.
  8. A channel across Central America between Atlantic and Pacific Oceans opened in 1914

15 Clues: Mexican rebel • A leading proponent of woman suffrage • U.S. general who led troops to capture Villa • An American nurse who founded the American Red Cross. • A prosperous businessman who organised War Industries Board • Inventor who unveiled dramatic invention of telephone in 1876 • An American statesma and a Founding Father of the United States. • ...

Jade Winters 2020-02-06

Jade Winters crossword puzzle
Across
  1. The relaxing of tension between the superpowers
  2. A competition between the Soviet Union and the United States to prove their superiority in technology (2 words)
  3. a name given to the Soviet Union and its communist controlled states in Eastern Europe such as Poland, East Germany, and Bulgaria. (2 words)
  4. said that the United States would help countries that were threatened by armed minorities or outside pressures. (2 words)
  5. President during the cold war, 33rd President (2 words)
  6. an alliance between the Soviet Union and other Eastern European communist nations. (2 words)
  7. Name for the United States and the Soviet Union in the Cold War.
  8. designed to shoot down ballistic missiles before they reach their targets. (3 words)
  9. Called the red telephone in 1963
  10. An economic theory in which collective ownership of property leads to a classless society.
  11. A nuclear bomb that is either lost, stolen, or accidentally launched that causes a nuclear accident. (2 words)
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  1. The term translates to "restructuring" in Russian.
  2. A threat was intended to prevent, or deter, anyone from attacking. (2 words)
  3. Republican senator from Wisconsin who capitalized on Cold War fears of Communism in the early 1950s (2 words)
  4. a movement in Poland to create a trade union that was not controlled by the communist party.
  5. Describes the growing divide between western democracies and Soviet-influenced states. (2 words)
  6. A crossing point between West Berlin and East Berlin when the Berlin Wall divided the city (2 words)
  7. A policy that allowed for more openness in the Soviet government as well as some level of freedom of speech.
  8. Philosophy named after Karl Marx.
  9. when the United States and the Soviet Union agreed to limit the number of nuclear weapons they made.

20 Clues: Called the red telephone in 1963 • Philosophy named after Karl Marx. • The relaxing of tension between the superpowers • The term translates to "restructuring" in Russian. • President during the cold war, 33rd President (2 words) • Name for the United States and the Soviet Union in the Cold War. • ...

POS124 2014-02-22

POS124 crossword puzzle
Across
  1. amendment: ratified in 1797 and reserving powers to the state.
  2. The ability of government to respond effectively to change, make decisions efficiently and responsively, and manage conflict.
  3. This conflict is particularly common in two policy areas very dear to state and local governments.
  4. reducing the size and cost of something, especially government.
  5. This is an unofficial region of the united states, generally compromising the South and the West.
  6. As a rule, state governments prefer to increase user charges, gasoline taxes, and so-called sin taxes on alcohol and tobacco and only reluctantly raises sales and income taxes.
  7. This is an unofficial region of the United States, generally consisting of the Northeast and the Midwest.
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  1. the first state sponsored program to help residents buy cheaper prescription drugs in Ireland and Canada
  2. This state gives the police broad power to detain anyone suspected of being in the country illegally.
  3. What is the United States a nation of?
  4. to citizenship: A federal proposal that sets up a procedure for becoming a legal resident.
  5. system in government in which powers are divided between a national government and state governments.
  6. An anticipatory condition, as opposed to a reactive one.
  7. Wars: These are political conflicts that emerge from deeply held moral values.
  8. A characteristic of a government that is open and understandable, one in which officials are accountable to the public.
  9. Territorial range of government authority.
  10. culture: The attitudes, values, and beliefs that people hold toward government.
  11. day funds: money set aside when a states finances are healthy, for use when state revenues decline.
  12. Mandates: the costly requirements that federal legislation imposes on states and localities.
  13. What is the most intractable problem for states and localities.
  14. Foundation: Each year they sponsor Innovations in American Government.

21 Clues: What is the United States a nation of? • Territorial range of government authority. • An anticipatory condition, as opposed to a reactive one. • amendment: ratified in 1797 and reserving powers to the state. • reducing the size and cost of something, especially government. • What is the most intractable problem for states and localities. • ...

Lillians crossword 2017-02-15

Lillians crossword crossword puzzle
Across
  1. A person who invests in stocks, property, or other ventures in the hope of making a profit.
  2. The act in which men were captured and forced into naval service.
  3. A legal decision or form of proceeding serving as an authoritative rule or pattern in future similar or analogous cases.
  4. A tax protest in the United States beginning in 1791 during the presidency of George Washington.
  5. An impartial or unbiased country or person.
  6. A small, organized, dissenting group within a larger one, especially in politics.
  7. Of or belonging to a military enemy.
  8. The science or practice of farming, including cultivation of the soil for the growing of crops and the rearing of animals to provide food, wool, and other products.
  9. Founding Fathers of the United States, signatory of the Treaty of Paris, and first Chief Justice of the United States.
  10. Treating all rivals or disputants equally; fair and just.
  11. He served as General in Chief of the Army and commanded the Legion of the United States.
  12. A person advocating or supporting republican government.
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  1. American Founding Father who was the principal author of the Declaration of Independence and later served as the third President of the United States from 1801 to 1809.
  2. Belonging to a foreign country or nation.
  3. A person who advocates or supports a system of government in which several states unite under a central authority.
  4. A tax or duty to be paid on a particular class of imports or exports.
  5. Make legally null and void; invalidate.
  6. An agreement with legal force, in particular.
  7. Was responsible for all military affairs, including naval affairs.
  8. Was a leader of the American Revolution, and served as the second U.S. president from 1797 to 1801.

20 Clues: Of or belonging to a military enemy. • Make legally null and void; invalidate. • Belonging to a foreign country or nation. • An impartial or unbiased country or person. • An agreement with legal force, in particular. • A person advocating or supporting republican government. • Treating all rivals or disputants equally; fair and just. • ...

Causes of the Civil War 2018-03-05

Causes of the Civil War crossword puzzle
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  1. Amendment that abolished slavery
  2. the system by which goods and services are produced, sold, and bought in a country or region
  3. term used to describe the period of violence during the settling of the Kansas territory
  4. The center of the north's economy
  5. drug used for fighting malaria and other fevers
  6. The U.S. had an equal number of slave states as free states so it wouldn't upset the balance in _______________
  7. a member of a volunteer committee organized to punish criminals
  8. the civilian world in wartime
  9. The kind of state found in the North
  10. focus on the interests on one's region
  11. Rights the position that the federal government should not interfere with the states exercising their Constitutional powers.
  12. The center of the south's economy
  13. President of the Union during the war, won the election of 1860 which resulted in succession of 11 states
  14. The south paid the about 80% of these
  15. a coarse, loosely woven, homemade fabric
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  1. to cause something to continue without changing
  2. using naval vessels to prevent shipment of food and supplies into or out of ports
  3. as a whole or in general
  4. Where John Brown hid during his Ferry Raid
  5. the forced enrollment of people into military service
  6. a local law or piece of legislation
  7. a person who supported the Union cause during the Civil War
  8. Carolina First state to secede from the union
  9. free from outside control; self-governing
  10. of central importance
  11. to make payment for something
  12. The group established by the states that seceded
  13. The type of state Texas was
  14. to break apart or fall down suddenly
  15. to withdraw from a larger unit one belongs to

30 Clues: of central importance • as a whole or in general • The type of state Texas was • to make payment for something • the civilian world in wartime • Amendment that abolished slavery • The center of the north's economy • The center of the south's economy • a local law or piece of legislation • The kind of state found in the North • to break apart or fall down suddenly • ...

American history crossword. 2022-01-04

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

24 Clues: an educator and reformer, • an organization of employees • dictatorial president of Mexico • a person who works despite an ongoing strike • American South who embraced progressive ideas • Mexican revolutionary and president of Mexico • an artificial 82 km (51 mi) waterway in Panama • American white supremacist terrorist hate group • ...

Chapter 7 Lessons 1-2 Review 2023-10-22

Chapter 7 Lessons 1-2 Review crossword puzzle
Across
  1. proposed the Virginia Plan
  2. "Small-state plan", proposing equal representation in the legislature by state, regardless of population.
  3. a period when economic activity slows and unemployment increases
  4. having the proper size in relation to other objects or items
  5. "Large state" proposal for the new constitution, calling for proportional representation in the legislature.
  6. _______ of Confederation; first government of U.S.
  7. Compromise between northern and southern states at the Constitutional Convention that three-fifths of the slave population would be counted for determining direct taxation and representation in the House of Representatives.
  8. Created in 1787
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  1. a settlement of a dispute by each party giving up some demands
  2. Father of the Constitution, primary author of Constitution
  3. Compromise made by Constitutional Convention in which states would have equal representation in one house of the legislature and representation based on population in the other house
  4. Chosen president of the Constitutional Convention
  5. Enacted in 1787, it is considered one of the most significant achievements of the Articles of Confederation. It established a system for setting up governments in the western territories so they could eventually join the Union on an equal footing with the original 13 states
  6. A government in which citizens rule through elected representatives
  7. A law that divided much of the United States into a system of townships to facilitate the sale of land to settlers.
  8. to fall in value
  9. having two separate lawmaking chambers
  10. law
  11. proposed the New Jersey Plan
  12. a region of the United States bounded by the Ohio and Mississippi rivers and the Great Lakes. The region was given to the United States by the Treaty of Paris in 1783.

20 Clues: law • Created in 1787 • to fall in value • proposed the Virginia Plan • proposed the New Jersey Plan • having two separate lawmaking chambers • Chosen president of the Constitutional Convention • _______ of Confederation; first government of U.S. • Father of the Constitution, primary author of Constitution • having the proper size in relation to other objects or items • ...

Quarter 4 Vocabulary Words 2025-03-23

Quarter 4 Vocabulary Words crossword puzzle
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  1. Document that outlined the first form of government for the new United States; Created a weak central government
  2. Official Approval or acceptance of a document; 9 out of 13 states were needed to ratify the Constitution
  3. Compromise made to determine how slaves would be counted in the population for representation; every 5 slaves would equal 3 people in the population count
  4. The government is limited to the powers given by the Constitution
  5. The first 10 amendments of the Constitution
  6. Solved the issue of representation between large and small states by creating a bicameral Congress
  7. Government is divided into three branches that all have oversight over each other
  8. Sharing power between the national and state governments
  9. proposal favored by large states; representation would be based on population
  10. 2 chambers/houses
  11. Interprets the laws; Judges and Court System
  12. proposal that was favored by small states; all states would have equal representation
  13. “Father of the Constitution”
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  1. Freedom of Religion, Assembly, Petition, Press, and Speech (RAPPS)
  2. People have the final say in the government
  3. For the Constitution; wanted a strong Central government
  4. A meeting in 1787 to consider changes to the Articles of Confederation; resulted in the writing of the Constitution instead
  5. This is the branch of government that makes the laws; Congress
  6. Enforces laws; President
  7. Against the constitution; feared a strong central government could be dangerous; Wanted a bill of Rights added to the Constitution
  8. People elect representatives to serve in government
  9. Introduction to the Constitution; Establishes the role of the government
  10. Personal freedoms protected by the Bill of Rights

23 Clues: 2 chambers/houses • Enforces laws; President • “Father of the Constitution” • People have the final say in the government • The first 10 amendments of the Constitution • Interprets the laws; Judges and Court System • Personal freedoms protected by the Bill of Rights • People elect representatives to serve in government • ...

Final Review 2 2025-03-26

Final Review 2 crossword puzzle
Across
  1. Our House of Representative member
  2. In what month do we vote for President?
  3. How many House of Rep members are there?
  4. We elect a U.S. Representative for how many years?
  5. Who does a U.S. Senator represent?
  6. What are two Cabinet-level positions?
  7. What does the President’s Cabinet do?
  8. Who is our current Vice President?
  9. What is the highest court in the United States?
  10. If both the President and the Vice President can no longer serve, who becomes President?
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  1. Why do some states have more Representatives than other states?
  2. What does the judicial branch do?
  3. Who vetoes bills?
  4. If the President can no longer serve, who becomes President?
  5. Who is the Commander in Chief of the military?
  6. We elect a President for how many years?
  7. How many justices are on the Supreme Court?
  8. Who is our current President?
  9. Who is the Chief Justice of the United States now?
  10. Who signs bills to become laws?

20 Clues: Who vetoes bills? • Who is our current President? • Who signs bills to become laws? • What does the judicial branch do? • Our House of Representative member • Who does a U.S. Senator represent? • Who is our current Vice President? • What are two Cabinet-level positions? • What does the President’s Cabinet do? • In what month do we vote for President? • ...

Westward Expansion 2016-10-28

Westward Expansion crossword puzzle
Across
  1. Commonly known as the Mexican-American War.
  2. A term often used to describe the spread of the United States going from the Atlantic to the Pacific ocean.
  3. Peace treaty that ended the Mexican War. Which in turn gave the United States the Southwestern states.
  4. Man Slogan that represents the Manifest Destiny
  5. Purchase between the United States and Mexico back in 1853 for Southern Arizona and New Mexico for $10 million.
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  1. Agreement between the United States and France for the west lands. This occurred in 1803, and the United States got 800,000 square miles of land for $15 million.
  2. Events or conditions that lead people to move else where.
  3. A war from 1835-1846 fought by Texas and Mexico for Texas's independence.
  4. 1836 battle between Mexico and Texas. With a real catchy slogan
  5. The United States 11th President.
  6. Was a movement that brought settlers West to California in search for gold.
  7. When Mexico gave up what is now the southwestern states to avoid possible annexation of the country.

12 Clues: The United States 11th President. • Commonly known as the Mexican-American War. • Man Slogan that represents the Manifest Destiny • Events or conditions that lead people to move else where. • 1836 battle between Mexico and Texas. With a real catchy slogan • A war from 1835-1846 fought by Texas and Mexico for Texas's independence. • ...

WW2 Battles Crossword 2018-01-12

WW2 Battles Crossword crossword puzzle
Across
  1. a major battle of the Pacific War fought on the island of Okinawa by United States Marine and Army forces against the Imperial Japanese Army.
  2. a military strategy employed by the Allies in the Pacific War against Japan and the Axis powers during World War II.
  3. the second wartime meeting of British Prime Minister Winston Churchill, Soviet Premier Joseph Stalin and U.S. President Franklin D. Roosevelt.
  4. the codename for the Battle of Normandy, the Allied operation that launched the successful invasion of German-occupied Western Europe during World War II.
  5. the British-United States invasion of French North Africa during the North African Campaign of the Second World War
  6. a major naval battle fought, about 500 miles northeast of Australia, between the Imperial Japanese Navy and the United States and Australia.
  7. the last of the World War II meetings held by the “Big Three” heads of state.
  8. a battle of the Italian Campaign of World War II that took place from January 22, 1944 to June 5, 1944.
  9. the first major offensive and a decisive victory for the Allies in the Pacific theater.
  10. an American initiative to aid Western Europe, in which the United States gave over $13,000,000,000 in economic assistance to help rebuild Western European
  11. an intergovernmental organization tasked to promote international cooperation and to create and maintain international order.
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  1. a collective defence treaty signed in Warsaw among the Soviet Union and seven Soviet satellite states of Central and Eastern Europe during the Cold War.
  2. the first major international crises of the Cold War.
  3. the basic United States strategy for fighting the cold war with the Soviet Union.
  4. created in 1949 by the United States, Canada, and several Western European nations to provide collective security against the Soviet Union.
  5. the last major German offensive campaign on the Western Front during World War II.
  6. the boundary dividing Europe into two separate areas from the end of World War II in 1945 until the end of the Cold War in 1991.
  7. a research and development undertaking during World War II that produced the first nuclear weapons.
  8. an American statesman who served as the 33rd President of the United States taking the office upon the death of Franklin D. Roosevelt.
  9. a decisive naval battle in the Pacific Theater of World War II which occurred between 4 and 7 June 1942, only six months after Japan's attack on Pearl Harbor
  10. These were nations that were aligned with, but also under the influence and pressure of, the Soviet Union.
  11. a major battle in which the United States Marine Corps landed on and eventually captured this island

22 Clues: the first major international crises of the Cold War. • the last of the World War II meetings held by the “Big Three” heads of state. • the basic United States strategy for fighting the cold war with the Soviet Union. • the last major German offensive campaign on the Western Front during World War II. • ...

Laws and Amendments 2024-06-04

Laws and Amendments crossword puzzle
Across
  1. Established the framework of one of the most controversial branches of government during the ratification of the constitution.
  2. The act authorized the construction of six frigates at a total cost of $688,888.82. These ships were the first ships of what eventually became the present-day United States Navy.
  3. notable as the first tariff passed by Congress with an explicit function of protecting U.S. manufactured items from overseas competition
  4. first national park created.
  5. An act to regulate the time and manner of administering certain ____.
  6. was in responds to the post office act of 1872 because of the illegal activity the post office was inversely supporting.
  7. Established and clarified that paper money was real.
  8. established land grant universities.
  9. passed to spite the Mormons in Utah.
  10. Act passed by the United States Congress during the American Civil War to provide fresh manpower for the Union Army
  11. An Act for the encouragement of learning, by securing the copies of maps, charts, and books, to the authors and proprietors of such copies, during the times therein mentioned.
  12. 28th US Congress passed "An act to establish a uniform time for holding elections for electors of President and Vice President in all the States of the Union." The act selected "the Tuesday after the first Monday in November" as the day on which all states must appoint electors.
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  1. An Act repealing, after the last day of June next, the duties heretofore laid upon Distilled Spirits imported from abroad, and laying others in their stead; and also upon Spirits distilled within the United States, and for appropriating the same.
  2. directed that a corps of engineers be established and "stationed at West Point in the state of New York, and shall constitute a Military Academy" whose primary function was to train expert engineers loyal to the United States and alleviate the need to employ them from foreign countries.
  3. Established for the first time who could be considered a citizen of the U.S.A beyond the state level.
  4. created the United States dollar as the country's standard unit of money, established the United States Mint, and regulated the coinage of the United States.
  5. Answered the question of what/how do people who break the law get punished.
  6. some argue this is the first Federal individual mandate levied on individuals for health insurance,[2] preceding the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act ("Obamacare"), passed in early 2010, by nearly 212 years; An Act for the relief of sick and disabled _____.
  7. An act to revise the judiciary of Utah and those entrusted to enforce U.S. laws in Utah.
  8. An Act to promote the progress of useful Arts.

20 Clues: first national park created. • established land grant universities. • passed to spite the Mormons in Utah. • An Act to promote the progress of useful Arts. • Established and clarified that paper money was real. • An act to regulate the time and manner of administering certain ____. • Answered the question of what/how do people who break the law get punished. • ...

Westward Expansion 2016-10-28

Westward Expansion crossword puzzle
Across
  1. Commonly known as the Mexican-American War.
  2. When Mexico gave up what is now the southwestern states to avoid possible annexation of the country.
  3. Was a movement that brought settlers West to California in search for gold.
  4. A war from 1835-1846 fought by Texas and Mexico for Texas's independence.
  5. Purchase between the United States and Mexico back in 1853 for Southern Arizona and New Mexico for $10 million.
Down
  1. Man Slogan that represents the Manifest Destiny
  2. The United States 11th President.
  3. Peace treaty that ended the Mexican War. Which in turn gave the United States the Southwestern states.
  4. A term often used to describe the spread of the United States going from the Atlantic to the Pacific ocean.
  5. Events or conditions that lead people to move else where.
  6. Agreement between the United States and France for the west lands. This occurred in 1803, and the United States got 800,000 square miles of land for $15 million.
  7. 1836 battle between Mexico and Texas. With a real catchy slogan

12 Clues: The United States 11th President. • Commonly known as the Mexican-American War. • Man Slogan that represents the Manifest Destiny • Events or conditions that lead people to move else where. • 1836 battle between Mexico and Texas. With a real catchy slogan • A war from 1835-1846 fought by Texas and Mexico for Texas's independence. • ...

Federalism 2014-10-28

Federalism crossword puzzle
Across
  1. demands on a state to carry out certain policies
  2. a grant that can only be used for a specific reason
  3. power granted to the national government by the Constitution
  4. power that historically have been recognized as naturally belonging
  5. both state and national were equal authorities in their sphere
  6. the idea that states had the right to separate themselves
  7. power held by the national and state at the same time
  8. federalism of spending, taxing, and providing aid
  9. federalism under President Lyndon Johnson
  10. a grant that is given for a general purpose
  11. power that are logical extensions of expressed powers
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  1. Article IV of the Constitution
  2. money and other resources that the national government provides
  3. the idea that states had the right to cancel national laws
  4. the idea of returning powers to the states
  5. federalism under the New Deal
  6. authority is returned to the state government
  7. power that belong to the states

18 Clues: federalism under the New Deal • Article IV of the Constitution • power that belong to the states • federalism under President Lyndon Johnson • the idea of returning powers to the states • a grant that is given for a general purpose • authority is returned to the state government • demands on a state to carry out certain policies • ...

chapter five vocab 2021-05-06

chapter five vocab crossword puzzle
Across
  1. a storage place for weapons
  2. war - a conflict between citiznes of the same countries
  3. soverighty- allowing people to decide issues for themselves.
  4. refers to a union soldier
  5. runner- refers to a confederate ship that sailed in and out of closed southern ports.
  6. describes when a military
  7. ruffians-proslavery supporters from Missouri who traveled in armed groups and crossed into Kansas to vote in the 1855 election.
  8. means withdrawal from the union
  9. to free enslaved people
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  1. rights- the theory that says states are independent powers with the right to make decisions
  2. exaggerated loyalty to a particular region of the country
  3. -a person who runs away from the law
  4. war- a war on all aspects of the enemeies life
  5. a ship covered with iron plates
  6. a person who called who dies for a great cause
  7. states- the four states that allowed slavery yet remained in the union
  8. leave the union
  9. to go on the attack
  10. to cast votes

19 Clues: to cast votes • leave the union • to go on the attack • to free enslaved people • refers to a union soldier • describes when a military • a storage place for weapons • a ship covered with iron plates • means withdrawal from the union • -a person who runs away from the law • war- a war on all aspects of the enemeies life • a person who called who dies for a great cause • ...

Unit 5 | Texas Republic and Early Statehood | Vocab | Crossword Puzzle | Vol. III 2022-01-20

Unit 5 | Texas Republic and Early Statehood | Vocab | Crossword Puzzle | Vol. III crossword puzzle
Across
  1. The river that México believed was the southern border of Texas.
  2. The city that the US military captured ended the Mexican-American War
  3. military hero of the Mexican War who became the Whigs' last presidential candidate in 1852
  4. Caused the United States to nearly double in size in the early 1800s.
  5. a general and national hero in the United States Army from the time of the Mexican-American War and the War of 1812, was elected the 12th U.S. President,
  6. a militia was originally formed by Stephen F. Austin in 1823 to protect the territory of Texas
  7. an armed conflict between the United States and Mexico from 1846 to 1848.
  8. addition of new territory to an existing country
  9. a disagreement, argument, or debate.
  10. The river that the United States believed was the southern border of Texas.
  11. A democratic president that ran on a platform of expanding the US to the Pacific Ocean.
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  1. Captain of the Texas Rangers in 1840 He fought Mexican troops during the Mexican-American War.
  2. September of 1842, Texas Victory forced the Mexicans to retreat out of Texas
  3. Treaty that ended the Mexican War, granting the U.S. control of Texas, New Mexico, California, Nevada, Arizona, Colorado, and Utah
  4. undeveloped land that lies beyond the border of settled territory
  5. an agreement designed to ease tensions caused by the expansion of slavery into western territories
  6. an area, region, or piece of land
  7. an agreement between two or more states or sovereigns a peace treaty.
  8. becoming a state in the United States
  9. a deal between different parties

20 Clues: a deal between different parties • an area, region, or piece of land • a disagreement, argument, or debate. • becoming a state in the United States • addition of new territory to an existing country • The river that México believed was the southern border of Texas. • undeveloped land that lies beyond the border of settled territory • ...

American history crossword. 2022-01-04

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

24 Clues: an educator and reformer, • an organization of employees • dictatorial president of Mexico • a person who works despite an ongoing strike • American South who embraced progressive ideas • Mexican revolutionary and president of Mexico • an artificial 82 km (51 mi) waterway in Panama • American white supremacist terrorist hate group • ...

American history crossword. 2022-01-04

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

24 Clues: an educator and reformer, • an organization of employees • dictatorial president of Mexico • a person who works despite an ongoing strike • American South who embraced progressive ideas • Mexican revolutionary and president of Mexico • an artificial 82 km (51 mi) waterway in Panama • American white supremacist terrorist hate group • ...

Crossword Puzzle 2021-11-01

Crossword Puzzle crossword puzzle
Across
  1. The forced separation of people of different races in public places
  2. A clause exempting certian classes of people or things from the requirements of a piece of legislation affection their previous rights, privileges, or practies
  3. A person from the Northern States who went to the South to profit from Reconstruction
  4. Farmers who worked land on other peoples farms in exchange for crops.
  5. The period following the Civil War when the U.S. government worked to reunite the nation and rebuild the Southern states
  6. Military officer who served as 18th President
  7. Laws passed in southern states during Reconstruction that greatly limited the freedom and rights of African Americans
  8. Became President after Abraham Lincoln was assinated
  9. A white Southner who collaborated with northern Republicans often for personal profit
  10. Member of United States House of Reps from Pennsylvania
Down
  1. Period of time where Radical Republicans toke control of Reconstruction
  2. Test that assesse a person's literacy skills given by the goverment.
  3. The process used by a legislative body to bring charges of wrongdoing against a public offical.
  4. Offical Pardon for people that have been convicted of political offences
  5. Agency established by congress in 1865 to help poor people throught the south
  6. The laws that put the Southern States under U.S. military command and required them to draft new constitutions upholding the 14th Amendment
  7. A special tax that a person had to pay in order to vote.
  8. Members of congress who felt that Southern States needed to make great social changes before they could be readmitted to the Union
  9. A secret society created by white southerners in 1866 that used terror and violence to keep African Americans from obtaining Civil rights
  10. Abraham Lincoln's plan for Reconstruction

20 Clues: Abraham Lincoln's plan for Reconstruction • Military officer who served as 18th President • Became President after Abraham Lincoln was assinated • Member of United States House of Reps from Pennsylvania • A special tax that a person had to pay in order to vote. • The forced separation of people of different races in public places • ...

Crossword Puzzle 2021-11-01

Crossword Puzzle crossword puzzle
Across
  1. Agency established by congress in 1865 to help poor people throught the south
  2. Farmers who worked land on other peoples farms in exchange for crops.
  3. Member of United States House of Reps from Pennsylvania
  4. A person from the Northern States who went to the South to profit from Reconstruction
  5. Offical Pardon for people that have been convicted of political offences
  6. The laws that put the Southern States under U.S. military command and required them to draft new constitutions upholding the 14th Amendment
  7. A clause exempting certian classes of people or things from the requirements of a piece of legislation affection their previous rights, privileges, or practies
  8. Members of congress who felt that Southern States needed to make great social changes before they could be readmitted to the Union
  9. Laws passed in southern states during Reconstruction that greatly limited the freedom and rights of African Americans
  10. Military officer who served as 18th President
Down
  1. The process used by a legislative body to bring charges of wrongdoing against a public offical.
  2. Test that assesse a person's literacy skills given by the goverment.
  3. A white Southner who collaborated with northern Republicans often for personal profit
  4. Period of time where Radical Republicans toke control of Reconstruction
  5. Became President after Abraham Lincoln was assinated
  6. A special tax that a person had to pay in order to vote.
  7. Abraham Lincoln's plan for Reconstruction
  8. The forced separation of people of different races in public places
  9. The period following the Civil War when the U.S. government worked to reunite the nation and rebuild the Southern states
  10. A secret society created by white southerners in 1866 that used terror and violence to keep African Americans from obtaining Civil rights

20 Clues: Abraham Lincoln's plan for Reconstruction • Military officer who served as 18th President • Became President after Abraham Lincoln was assinated • Member of United States House of Reps from Pennsylvania • A special tax that a person had to pay in order to vote. • The forced separation of people of different races in public places • ...

From Slavery to Civil War 2020-08-20

From Slavery to Civil War crossword puzzle
Across
  1. The nickname given to Harriet Tubman by many slaves and abolitionists
  2. The state Harriet Tubman was born in
  3. The states that were in the South, supported slavery, and seceded during the Civil War
  4. The economy in the North was based on ______.
  5. to break away from
  6. Large agricultural fields on which slave labor was used to grow cash crops in the South
  7. People who wanted to end slavery in the United States
  8. This novel, written by Harriet Beecher Stowe, vividly described the violence and cruelty of slavery. As a result, it inspired feelings of antislavery in the North and angered slave owners in the South
  9. This conductor of the Underground Railroad helped fugitive slaves traveling through Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. He interviewed the slaves he met and recorded their stories
  10. The states that were in the North, opposed slavery, and fought to preserve the United States during the Civil War
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  1. Treating someone differently or unfairly based on something other than individual merit, such as race or gender
  2. In 1850, this act forced citizens to return any runaway slaves, and anyone who helped a runaway slave could be punished with a $1,000 fine or six months in prison
  3. A loose network of routes, hiding places, and people who helped enslaved African Americans escape from southern states to freedom
  4. The border state located above Tennessee
  5. Slave states that did not secede from the Union
  6. the President who issued the Emancipation Proclamation on January 1, 1863
  7. People who made a living by tracking fugitives and returning runaway slaves to their owners
  8. a type of war fought between citizens of the same country
  9. People who guided or transported slaves to the next "station" of the Underground Railroad
  10. A cash crop grown on Southern plantations

20 Clues: to break away from • The state Harriet Tubman was born in • The border state located above Tennessee • A cash crop grown on Southern plantations • The economy in the North was based on ______. • Slave states that did not secede from the Union • People who wanted to end slavery in the United States • a type of war fought between citizens of the same country • ...

The Crisis of Cuba 2015-03-26

The Crisis of Cuba crossword puzzle
Across
  1. Leader of the Soviet Union during this crisis.
  2. What the U.S. Was trying to do to Cuba in order to stop missile carrying ships from entering it.
  3. The government organization responsible for conducting the Bay of Pigs operation.
  4. This doctrine made by a U.S. President was the reason the U.S. Stored its weapons in Turkey.
  5. The city in Florida where many Cubans tried to travel to to escape their country.
  6. The crisis between the United States against Cuba and the Soviet Union. This involved the placement of nuclear missiles.
  7. A small nation that was invaded by the U.S. and was used for missile storage by the U.S.S.R.
  8. This union was sending nuclear weapons to Cuba.
  9. This treaty between the United States and Soviet Union barred nuclear testing in the atmosphere.
  10. The United States president during the Cuban Missile Crisis.
  11. Recently self-appointed Cuban dictator during the crises.
  12. The United States was allowed stored nuclear missiles in this country near the Soviet Union.
Down
  1. Arming a nation for total war including military and nuclear. Kennedy was criticized for using this.
  2. These were stored in Turkey and Cuba and would cause major destruction.
  3. What Castro relied on when people of Cuba did not agree with him.
  4. What the U.S. tried to do in Cuba to topple the dictator.
  5. What the CIA failed at striking in Cuba and reported it sucessful.
  6. This date in 1962 was when photographs were first released of Cuban missile bases.
  7. A political group blamed for the loss of Cuba.
  8. Where the United States landed in Cuba while trying to topple the government.
  9. A phone line dedicated between the United States and Kremlin.

21 Clues: Leader of the Soviet Union during this crisis. • A political group blamed for the loss of Cuba. • This union was sending nuclear weapons to Cuba. • What the U.S. tried to do in Cuba to topple the dictator. • Recently self-appointed Cuban dictator during the crises. • The United States president during the Cuban Missile Crisis. • ...

Noah's Gov project 2023-01-10

Noah's Gov project crossword puzzle
Across
  1. a tax on certain goods that people buy like alcohol, cigarettes, jewelry, and gasoline (2 words)
  2. The department of blank tries to enforce federal laws, prevent crime, and punish those convicted of crimes
  3. The department of blank provides funding to public schools and help students pay for colleges
  4. A tax taken to provide retired people with income
  5. The Department includes all parts of the us military to protect the us citizens
  6. the Department of blank is responsible for federal highways, the railroads and driver safety
  7. Under the virginia plan these states would have more power
  8. the branch that interprets laws
  9. Agreement with other nations
  10. an election to try to remove an elected official from office before his term has ended
  11. under the new jersey plan these states would have more power
  12. States sends these to congress
Down
  1. The document that replaced the Article of confederation
  2. Fraction of states that must agree to change the constitution
  3. The actual document that voters cast their vote on
  4. The Department of blank the makes money, tries to help the economy and collects taxes
  5. one problem was that states charged these goods from other states
  6. a tax on the income of businesses make (2 words)
  7. Actions towards other countries
  8. president's title as head of the military (3 words)
  9. when the government raises more money than it spends
  10. The branch that carries out laws
  11. the government’s plan for taxing and spending for the year
  12. A percentage tax on the money you earn. The more money you earn the more money you pay
  13. vote if the citizens to approve or reject of a law of the legislature

25 Clues: Agreement with other nations • States sends these to congress • Actions towards other countries • the branch that interprets laws • The branch that carries out laws • A tax taken to provide retired people with income • The actual document that voters cast their vote on • a tax on the income of businesses make (2 words) • ...

Interactions Among Branches of Government 2023-01-24

Interactions Among Branches of Government crossword puzzle
Across
  1. When two or more levels of government share formal authority over the same area and people.
  2. The cornerstone of the national government's relations with state and local governments.
  3. Required each state to recognize the public acts, records, and judicial proceedings of all other states.
  4. The interactions among national, state, and local governments
  5. The national government and the states share powers and policy assignments.
  6. The Supreme Court held that school segregation was unconstitutional.
  7. The national government is weak, and most or all power is in the hands of the country's components
  8. A central government that holds supreme power in a nation.
  9. The transferring of responsibility for policies from the federal government to state and local governments.
  10. States,“The powers not delegated to the United States by the Constitution, nor prohibited by it to the states, are reserved to the states respectively, or to the people.”
  11. A legal process whereby a state surrenders a person charged with a crime to the state in which the crime is alleged to have been committed.
  12. Makes the Constitution, national laws, and treaties supreme over state laws
Down
  1. Powers of the federal government that go beyond those enumerated in the Constitution.
  2. Authorizes Congress to pass all laws “necessary and proper”.
  3. Established the supremacy of the national government over state governments.
  4. Support broad programs in areas such as community development and social services.
  5. Defined the power of Congress to regulate interstate commerce as encompassing virtually every form of commercial activity.
  6. Powers specifically listed in Article I of the Constitution.
  7. Required state and local law enforcement officials to conduct background checks on people attempting to purchase handguns.
  8. The main source of federal aid to state and local governments.

20 Clues: A central government that holds supreme power in a nation. • Authorizes Congress to pass all laws “necessary and proper”. • Powers specifically listed in Article I of the Constitution. • The interactions among national, state, and local governments • The main source of federal aid to state and local governments. • ...

Chapter 18 Reconstruction 2017-09-27

Chapter 18 Reconstruction crossword puzzle
Across
  1. African Americans rented a piece of land to farm from a land owner
  2. Laws that greatly limited the freedom of African Americans
  3. hid in his office after President Johnson attempted to fire him
  4. Office holders who were northern-born Republicans who had moved South after the War
  5. Agency that provided relief for freed-people and certain poor people in the South
  6. The process used by a legislative body to bring charges of wrongdoing against a public official
  7. made slavery illegal throughout the united states
  8. required states to swear an oath of loyalty to the united states and agree that slavery was illegal
  9. Limited the president's power to hire and fire officials
  10. southern states took advantage of this reconstruction plan as he was from the south
  11. Ulysees S. Grant is elected President, in part, to votes by African Americans in the South
Down
  1. Gave African Americans the right to vote
  2. Southern whites who became republicans
  3. Leader of the Radical Republicans
  4. Forced labor system that required former slaves to enter contracts with white planters to work off debts
  5. the process of readmitting the former confederate states to the union
  6. Requried potential voters to read and explain difficult concepts in order to vote
  7. poor African Americans worked a piece of land and gave land owner 1/3-1/2 of annual crop
  8. members of congress who felt that southern states needed to make great social changes before they could be readmitted to the Union
  9. Granted equal rights to african americans
  10. Social organization fromed in 1866 in Tennessee that intimidated African Americans and White Supporters with violent Tactics
  11. Fake railroad corporation created by Union Pacific stockholders and paid themselves with grants from the Federal Government

22 Clues: Leader of the Radical Republicans • Southern whites who became republicans • Gave African Americans the right to vote • Granted equal rights to african americans • made slavery illegal throughout the united states • Limited the president's power to hire and fire officials • Laws that greatly limited the freedom of African Americans • ...

Chapter 18 Reconstruction 2017-09-27

Chapter 18 Reconstruction crossword puzzle
Across
  1. Forced labor system that required former slaves to enter contracts with white planters to work off debts
  2. members of congress who felt that southern states needed to make great social changes before they could be readmitted to the Union
  3. Leader of the Radical Republicans
  4. Agency that provided relief for freed-people and certain poor people in the South
  5. Requried potential voters to read and explain difficult concepts in order to vote
  6. African Americans rented a piece of land to farm from a land owner
  7. Granted equal rights to african americans
  8. Fake railroad corporation created by Union Pacific stockholders and paid themselves with grants from the Federal Government
  9. required states to swear an oath of loyalty to the united states and agree that slavery was illegal
  10. Ulysees S. Grant is elected President, in part, to votes by African Americans in the South
  11. made slavery illegal throughout the united states
  12. Laws that greatly limited the freedom of African Americans
  13. hid in his office after President Johnson attempted to fire him
  14. Social organization fromed in 1866 in Tennessee that intimidated African Americans and White Supporters with violent Tactics
Down
  1. The process used by a legislative body to bring charges of wrongdoing against a public official
  2. Office holders who were northern-born Republicans who had moved South after the War
  3. Gave African Americans the right to vote
  4. Limited the president's power to hire and fire officials
  5. the process of readmitting the former confederate states to the union
  6. Southern whites who became republicans
  7. poor African Americans worked a piece of land and gave land owner 1/3-1/2 of annual crop
  8. southern states took advantage of this reconstruction plan as he was from the south

22 Clues: Leader of the Radical Republicans • Southern whites who became republicans • Gave African Americans the right to vote • Granted equal rights to african americans • made slavery illegal throughout the united states • Limited the president's power to hire and fire officials • Laws that greatly limited the freedom of African Americans • ...

Jeremy Sheppard Chapter 3 Crossword 2017-09-24

Jeremy Sheppard Chapter 3 Crossword crossword puzzle
Across
  1. of rights / the name of the first ten amendments
  2. amendment / amendment that states you have the right to a speedy trial
  3. sovereignty / the people are the only source for any and all governmental power
  4. / division of power among a central government and several regional governments
  5. amendment / amendment that sates the bail, fines, and jail time has to be fair
  6. / government must be conducted according to constitutional principles
  7. amendment / amendment that says yu have the right to remain silent
  8. amendment / amendment that states you have the right to bear arms
  9. / the president can react a law
  10. and balances / each branch is subject to a number of constitutional checks from the other branches
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  1. of law / government and its officers, in all they do, are always subject to - never above- the law.
  2. amendment / amendment that says that the enumeration in the Constitution, of certain rights, shall not be construed to deny or disparage others retained by the people.
  3. amendment / amendment that says you have freedom of speech
  4. of powers / when the power of the government is operated with three branches
  5. review / power of a court to determine the constitutionality of governmental action
  6. amendment / amendment that states that a trial has to be over twenty dollars
  7. government / no government is all powerful
  8. amendment / amendment that says you don't have to let a solider stay in your house
  9. amendment / amendment that says that the powers not delegated to the United States by the Constitution, nor prohibited by it to the States, are reserved to the States respectively, or to the people.
  10. amendment / amendment that says a police officer needs a warrant to search you or your house

20 Clues: / the president can react a law • government / no government is all powerful • of rights / the name of the first ten amendments • amendment / amendment that says you have freedom of speech • amendment / amendment that states you have the right to bear arms • amendment / amendment that says yu have the right to remain silent • ...

Jess Evans - Chapter 4 2020-12-01

Jess Evans - Chapter 4 crossword puzzle
Across
  1. a series of initiatives aimed at eliminating poverty and social inequality.
  2. were equal authorities operating within their own spheres of influence
  3. include money and other resources that the national government provides to pay for state and local activities.
  4. Constitution lists powers granted to the national government.
  5. governments that conduct the business of a sovereign nation.
  6. The contract was a
  7. nullify national laws that they believed contradicted or clashed with
  8. this trend by returning authority to state governments.
  9. to achieve specific goals within 100 days of taking office.Central to the Contract with America was the idea of returning power to states
  10. Today the power of the national government to influence state policies occurs
  11. or a power held by the national government and the state governments at the same time
  12. 1981, as part of a major revision of the federal budget, Congress combined many categorical grants into nine
  13. many political leaders worked to
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  1. interests.
  2. ensures that extradition can take place.
  3. These grants can only be used for a specific purpose, or category, of state and local spending, such as the building of a new airport or crime-fighting in a certain area.
  4. Since the national and state governments worked together to meet the crisis, federalism under the New Deal was known as
  5. or powers that historically have been recognized as naturally belonging to
  6. Politicians in some southern states believed that states had the right
  7. implied powers are not specifically listed in the Constitution, but they are logical extensions of
  8. the belong to the states because the Constitution neither delegates these powers to the national government nor prohibits them to the states.
  9. The idea that states had the right to separate themselves from the Union
  10. powers.
  11. both state and national

24 Clues: powers. • interests. • The contract was a • both state and national • many political leaders worked to • ensures that extradition can take place. • this trend by returning authority to state governments. • governments that conduct the business of a sovereign nation. • Constitution lists powers granted to the national government. • ...

13th, 14th, 15th Amendment Crossword Puzzle 2022-05-06

13th, 14th, 15th Amendment Crossword Puzzle crossword puzzle
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  1. / The man who was elected vice president and succeeded Lincoln as President after he got assassinated.
  2. / An organization set up by republicans to protect African Americans.
  3. / A clan that had goals of achieving racial segregation and white supremacy.
  4. / A war fought over Slavery between the North and the South.
  5. / The process by which the supreme court applied the bill of rights to the states, through the 14th amendment.
  6. / The first United States federal law to define equal U.S. citizenship
  7. / The enacting of laws.
  8. / To get rid of Slavery.
  9. / Northern people who traveled to the South during Reconstruction to make money
  10. / The Thirteenth, Fourteenth, and Fifteenth amendments to the United States Constitution.
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  1. / The person who introduced a bill that supported the abolishment of slavery.
  2. / A law issued by Abraham Lincoln that guaranteed the freedom of enslaved people from all States.
  3. / Programs that offer job training to those who've dealt with discrimination in the past.
  4. / Amendment to the U.S. Constitution that prohibits all states from denying any person within its jurisdiction the equal protection of the laws.
  5. / An act that allowed anyone willing to commit to a full-time job, to get employed.
  6. / Laws that kept African Americans from going about their daily lives in a normal manner.
  7. / A phrase that meant people of all races could vote.
  8. / The first ten amendments made to the constitution until it was ratified for others to be added.
  9. / A legislation that ended racial discrimination in voting.
  10. / A test of reading comprehension and writing skills that people were required to take to vote in southern states.

20 Clues: / The enacting of laws. • / To get rid of Slavery. • / A phrase that meant people of all races could vote. • / A legislation that ended racial discrimination in voting. • / A war fought over Slavery between the North and the South. • / An organization set up by republicans to protect African Americans. • ...

American Civil War 2019-10-16

American Civil War crossword puzzle
Across
  1. American abolitionist who advocated the use of armed insurrection to overthrow the institution of slavery in the United States
  2. 16th president of the United States from 1861 to 1865
  3. Made 13 missions to rescue around 70 enslaved people
  4. Only President of the Confederate States of America from 1861 to 1865
  5. Town in the U.S. state of Pennsylvania, is known for Gettysburg National Battlefield
  6. Type of muzzle-loading spin-stabilized bullet for rifled muskets
  7. An American soldier, civil engineer, railroad executive, and politician.
  8. One of the best-known Confederate commanders after General Robert E. Lee
  9. Side known as the North in the American Civil War
  10. the art or practice of communicating news by photographs, especially in magazines
  11. 18th president of the United States from 1869 to 1877
  12. Also known as the first battle of Manassas, was the first battle of the American Civil War
  13. Steam-propelled warship protected by iron or steel plates used in the early part of the second half of the 19th century
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  1. Also known as the Battle of Pittsburg Landing, was fought April 6-7 1862
  2. Author of of Uncle Tom's Cabin
  3. Largest of three Cherokee federally recognized tribes in the United States
  4. Also known as the Battle of Sharpsburg, was fought September 17, 1862
  5. Pioneering nurse who founded the American Red Cross
  6. African-American abolitionist and women's right activist
  7. General in the Union Army during the American Civil War
  8. Escaped slavery in Maryland and became a national leader of the abolitionist movement in Massachusetts and New York
  9. Commander of the Confederate States Army
  10. City in western Mississippi, known as the site of the key Civil War battle

23 Clues: Author of of Uncle Tom's Cabin • Commander of the Confederate States Army • Side known as the North in the American Civil War • Pioneering nurse who founded the American Red Cross • Made 13 missions to rescue around 70 enslaved people • 16th president of the United States from 1861 to 1865 • 18th president of the United States from 1869 to 1877 • ...

Civil War 2019-10-16

Civil War crossword puzzle
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  1. served as the 18th president of the United States from 1869 to 1877
  2. something formed by two or more things
  3. an American abolitionist and political activist
  4. also called field surgery and later combat casualty care
  5. is a steam-propelled warship protected by iron or steel armor plates
  6. American and Confederate soldier, best known as a commander of the Confederate States Army
  7. was an American soldier, businessman, educator, and author
  8. served as a Confederate general during the American Civil War
  9. the largest of three Cherokee federally recognized tribes in the United States
  10. was an American soldier, civil engineer, railroad executive, and politician
  11. is part of the Lynchburg Metropolitan Statistical Area
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  1. It’s known as the site of a key Civil War battle
  2. a borough and town in the U.S. state of Pennsylvania
  3. an African-American abolitionist and women's rights activist
  4. served as the 16th president of the United States from March 1861 until his assassination in April 1865
  5. he first major battle of the American Civil War and was a Confederate victory
  6. an American abolitionist and author
  7. an American social reformer, abolitionist, orator, writer, and statesman
  8. also known as the Battle of Sharpsburg, particularly in the southern United States
  9. a particular form of journalism that employs images in order to tell a news story
  10. a type of muzzle-loading spin-stabilized bullet for rifled muskets
  11. served as the only President of the Confederate States of America from 1861 to 1865
  12. also known as the Battle of Pittsburg Landing
  13. an American abolitionist
  14. pioneering American nurse who founded the American Red Cross

25 Clues: an American abolitionist • an American abolitionist and author • something formed by two or more things • also known as the Battle of Pittsburg Landing • an American abolitionist and political activist • It’s known as the site of a key Civil War battle • a borough and town in the U.S. state of Pennsylvania • is part of the Lynchburg Metropolitan Statistical Area • ...

The Fight to End Slavery 2024-04-03

The Fight to End Slavery crossword puzzle
Across
  1. someone who opposes the ending of slavery, a person who wishes slavery shall continue
  2. a person who has escaped from a place or is in hiding, normally fleeting from persecution.
  3. a war between the citizens of the same country
  4. states that made slavery illegal and were above the Missouri compromise line.
  5. a network of secret routes and paths that was established to help slaves escape to free states.
  6. an event where people who opposed slavery made a constitution to ban slavery, making anti-abolitionists fight against them in the state of Kansas
  7. a violent public disturbance usually created by a large group.
  8. he was an abolitionist who led bleeding Kansas and began killing anti abolitionists.
  9. states that allows slavery and that were below the Missouri compromise line
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  1. the line created during the Missouri compromise to decide which states were free states or slave states.
  2. a formal act of where a state proclaims its authority or power over territory
  3. to officially end or stop something such as a law.
  4. the refusal to accept or comply with something, in this unit context is to try and refuse slavery.
  5. obtaining, transporting, and selling human beings as slaves
  6. an engagement that is settled by each side making an adjustment or forfeit.
  7. rules set in place to define and enforce a procedure or show how one must act
  8. a body of fundamental principles that established the basis for an organization or polity
  9. a territory that is considered as an organized political community in one government
  10. a person needed for exhausting labor or has restricted freedom.
  11. a man who chose to sue his slave owner because he claimed he should be free because he had lived in areas where slavery was illegal.

20 Clues: a war between the citizens of the same country • to officially end or stop something such as a law. • obtaining, transporting, and selling human beings as slaves • a violent public disturbance usually created by a large group. • a person needed for exhausting labor or has restricted freedom. • ...

Juliet Kelly Articles X-Word 2024-02-09

Juliet Kelly Articles X-Word crossword puzzle
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  1. The states raised more cash by ______ eachothers goods
  2. The Articles of Confederation was the U.S. first ____________
  3. For the new constitution to be approved and accepted, it had to be accepted by the country as a "_____"
  4. The new constitution was a "________" because it wasn't accepted yet.
  5. The Article of Confederation was written over a ______ after America declared it's independence
  6. How many states are needed to ratify the constitution to be the law of the land?
  7. The people who were against the new constitution were called...
  8. Each state worried that the national government might favor other states, so they made a solution by making the government "too ____ to favorite anyone"
  9. State representatives met in 1787 to discus changing the articles of confederation, and wanted to make a new document based on __________
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  1. Due to a debt upcrisis, Shays _________ had happened-a fight
  2. The new constitution was ___ instead of being bad for a period of time. (Opposite of bad)
  3. The delegates planned to completely scrap the Articles of Confederation. They have written a blueprint for a "___ ______"
  4. The government couldn't ___ which led to them not having much money
  5. Some states started making their own type of _____, for people to use to buy stuff
  6. It seemed like the new nation would ________ because they had no money and were all fighting eachother
  7. After the war was won, the states started being ______, and not likking eachother
  8. Samuel Adams thought instead of voting they should continue their ______
  9. If not enough states ratify, what would happen?
  10. Because congress couldn't levy taxes, so in the winter the army _______ because they had no money
  11. One main reason the 13 colonies wanted to come to together was to deafeat the _______.

20 Clues: If not enough states ratify, what would happen? • The states raised more cash by ______ eachothers goods • Due to a debt upcrisis, Shays _________ had happened-a fight • The Articles of Confederation was the U.S. first ____________ • The people who were against the new constitution were called... • ...

Kaleb Fannin mini project 1st period 2024-08-28

Kaleb Fannin mini project 1st period crossword puzzle
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  1. three-day battle in the American Civil War between July 1 and July 3, 1863, in Pennsylvania.
  2. the first major battle of the American Civil War.
  3. American Stage actor who is widely known as the guy who killed the 16th president.
  4. The capture of __________ ultimately led to the Confederacy being split into two, cutting off some western Confederate states
  5. declares "that all persons held as slaves" within the rebellious states "are, and henceforward shall be free."
  6. The rifle-_____ was first manufactured in the United States in 1855 and quickly replaced earlier smoothbore guns.
  7. The place Where president Lincoln was shot and killed
  8. operations carried on by small independent forces, generally in the rear of the enemy, with the objective of harassing, delaying, and disrupting military operations of the enemy.
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  1. The Current U.S. capital
  2. Married to Harriet and was involved in a famous court case against stanford in 1857
  3. condition in which one human being was owned by another
  4. 16th President
  5. The battle between the Union and the Confederate states.
  6. Confederate General who surrendered his troops to Union General Ulysses S. Grant
  7. Made up of Maine, New York, New Hampshire, Vermont, Massachusetts, Connecticut, Rhode Island, Pennsylvania, New Jersey, Ohio, Indiana, Illinois, Kansas, Michigan, Wisconsin, Minnesota, Iowa, California, Nevada, and Oregon
  8. formed by the secession of South Carolina, Mississippi, Florida, Alabama, Georgia, Louisiana, and Texas
  9. the formal withdrawal of a group from a political entity
  10. also called the Battle of Sharpsburg, particularly in the Southern United States, took place on September 17, 1862,
  11. South Carolina militia It ended with its surrender by the United States Army
  12. beloved Confederate general and military officer who served during the American Civil War.

20 Clues: 16th President • The Current U.S. capital • the first major battle of the American Civil War. • The place Where president Lincoln was shot and killed • condition in which one human being was owned by another • The battle between the Union and the Confederate states. • the formal withdrawal of a group from a political entity • ...

Compromise Review 2024-12-11

Compromise Review crossword puzzle
Across
  1. the idea that a state didn't have to listen to federal rules (particularly tariffs)
  2. the government wanted to create a __________ of power between slave and free states
  3. the nickname given to the Kansas-Nebraska act when violence broke out
  4. the idea that a state could decide on big issues themselves, southern states feared this would be taken away
  5. depended on manufacturing/factories
  6. the slave who sued for his freedom just to be told that slaves were not citizen and slaves everywhere
  7. the direction cotton expanded
  8. the idea that a state could vote on if they would allow slavery or not
  9. 5 parts that included the fugitive slave act, california being free, and two states getting popular sovereignty
  10. state that did not allow slavery
  11. the _______________ purchase we got from the French
  12. state that allowed slavery
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  1. what happened to slavery after the invention of the cotton gin
  2. the big issue dividing the nation in the antebellum period
  3. the idea that the United States had the right to expand west
  4. the new cash crop in the South
  5. last name of the person who won the election of 1860
  6. before the war
  7. depended on slavery/agriculture
  8. the land that asked to be a part of the United States
  9. a tax on imports
  10. the compromise that created a line where above the line did not allow slavery and below the line did allow slavery, missouri a slave state, and maine a free state
  11. the controversial act that required people to return runaway slaves
  12. the division of the United States into regions based on economy and ideas

24 Clues: before the war • a tax on imports • state that allowed slavery • the direction cotton expanded • the new cash crop in the South • depended on slavery/agriculture • state that did not allow slavery • depended on manufacturing/factories • the _______________ purchase we got from the French • last name of the person who won the election of 1860 • ...

First 5 Presidents 2024-12-13

First 5 Presidents crossword puzzle
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  1. 3rd President of the United States
  2. Monroe's Presidency was known as the "Era of ..." (no spaces)
  3. Jefferson's Foreign Policy that cut off trade with European countries(no spaces)
  4. Number of terms John Adams served as President
  5. 1st President of the United States
  6. The Alien and Sedition Acts made it a ___ for Americans to speak or write against the government.
  7. Madison was the first president to ask ___ to declare war
  8. The policy of separating and not participating in international relationships.
  9. John Adams' Foreign Policy (no spaces)
  10. Adams' position after the Election of 1789 (no spaces)
  11. The act of forcing someone into service for an organization or government
  12. The system that allows for small/personal businesses without government interference (no spaces)
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  1. The cost of the Louisiana Purchase
  2. The Alien and Sedition Acts allowed the U.S government to imprison or deport French ___.
  3. A statement that recognized Latin American countries in the Western Hemisphere as free and independent nations (no spaces)
  4. A political system in which representatives are responsible for governing
  5. The Louisiana Purchase ___ the size of the United States
  6. This supreme court case led to the establishment of the principle of Judicial Review (no spaces)
  7. Inciting people to rebel against authority.
  8. Washington warned ___ political parties
  9. The precedent established by Washington
  10. 5th President of the United States
  11. 2nd President of the United States
  12. Thomas Jefferson, Aaron Burr, and Charles Pinckney all considered themselves to be ___.
  13. Groups of people sharing a common political philosophy and support for candidates with that philosophy (no spaces)
  14. 4th President of the United States
  15. The role of a cabinet member is to ___ the president

27 Clues: The cost of the Louisiana Purchase • 3rd President of the United States • 5th President of the United States • 1st President of the United States • 2nd President of the United States • 4th President of the United States • John Adams' Foreign Policy (no spaces) • Washington warned ___ political parties • The precedent established by Washington • ...

An Age of Democracy and Progress 2025-05-19

An Age of Democracy and Progress crossword puzzle
Across
  1. movement A popular movement arose among the workers and other groups who still could not vote to press for more rights
  2. The idea that the United States had the right and duty to rule North America from the Atlantic Ocean to the Pacific Ocean.
  3. as Europeans later called the native peoples.
  4. declaring that all slaves in the Confederate states were free.
  5. became a battleground for these opposing forces
  6. a line of workers who each put a single piece on unfinished cars as they passed on a moving belt.
  7. A machine that sent messages instantly over wires.
  8. an unofficial military force seeking independence for Ireland, staged a series of attacks against British officials in Ireland.
  9. a conflict between the United States (the "Union") and the Confederate States of America, formed by Southern states that seceded over issues like slavery and states' rights.
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  1. or prejudice against Jews, also played a role in this scandal.
  2. Darwin’s idea of change through natural selection
  3. a Polynesian people who had settled in New Zealand around AD 800.
  4. The figure who presided over all this historic change
  5. President who had promised to stop the spread of slavery.
  6. Canada was self-governing in domestic affairs but remained part of the British Empire.
  7. the right to vote
  8. A greater number of Irish
  9. was a place where convicts were sent to serve their sentences
  10. The long history of exile and persecution convinced them to work to reestablish their ancient homeland
  11. France remained divided
  12. withdraw, from the Union
  13. scientific idea of modern times aroused more controversy than the work of English naturalist

22 Clues: the right to vote • France remained divided • withdraw, from the Union • A greater number of Irish • as Europeans later called the native peoples. • became a battleground for these opposing forces • Darwin’s idea of change through natural selection • A machine that sent messages instantly over wires. • The figure who presided over all this historic change • ...

Foundations Crossword 2021-10-13

Foundations Crossword crossword puzzle
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  1. The number of states that agree with the amendment after the proposal.
  2. This foundation states that the government is not that powerful.
  3. Insuring ___ ___ is a goal of the preamble.
  4. This foundation states that the people rule.
  5. This foundation states that the people elect the representatives for the government.
  6. This foundation says that everyone including government officials has to follow the law.
  7. The document that models the Constitution
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  1. This foundation states says that the citizens give the government stuff in exchange for protection.
  2. The document that structures America.
  3. The document that gives the king of england limitations.
  4. The part of the Constitution that says the first ten amendments.
  5. The second step in the amendment process.
  6. The beginning of a document that introduces what the document will be about.
  7. The number of congress members in both chambers need to agree with the amendment.
  8. The first step in The amendment process.
  9. How many amendments t are there today.

16 Clues: The document that structures America. • How many amendments t are there today. • The first step in The amendment process. • The second step in the amendment process. • The document that models the Constitution • Insuring ___ ___ is a goal of the preamble. • This foundation states that the people rule. • The document that gives the king of england limitations. • ...

Civil War Crossword 2024-05-14

Civil War Crossword crossword puzzle
Across
  1. a skilled Confederate general from Virginia who dies after being accidentally shot by Confederate soldiers
  2. President of the Confederate States of America
  3. turning point of the Civil War, Union forces repel Lee's invasion of the North in this small town in southern Pennsylvania, after gaining control of the high ground of the battlefield
  4. Confederate commander of the Army of Northern Virginia, offered command of Union forces at the beginning of the war, but chose not to fight against Virginia, urged Southerners to accept defeat at the end of the war and reunite as Americans
  5. the first major battle of the Civil War
  6. general of the Union forces who defeated Robert E. Lee's confederate army
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  1. consisted of slave states that remained in the Union
  2. by taking this city in southern Mississippi, the Union gained control of the Mississippi River and divided the Confederacy
  3. The BLANK consisted of 11 states that supported states' rights and the practice of slavery and seceded from the United States
  4. The BLANK consisted of 23 states located mostly to the north and west that opposed secession from the United States
  5. new state formed from the western counties of Virginia that refused to secede from the Union
  6. Lee's surrender to Grant here in 1865, marking the end of the Civil War
  7. President of the United States who opposed the spread of slavery and was determined to preserve the Union, by force is necessary
  8. to withdraw or separate from a political state
  9. First shots fired to start the Civil War

15 Clues: the first major battle of the Civil War • First shots fired to start the Civil War • President of the Confederate States of America • to withdraw or separate from a political state • consisted of slave states that remained in the Union • Lee's surrender to Grant here in 1865, marking the end of the Civil War • ...

New Ryan Crossword 2023-04-20

New Ryan Crossword crossword puzzle
Across
  1. The state capital of Colorado
  2. Thanos broke his shield
  3. Denver's football team
  4. Thor's brother
  5. The capital of the United States
  6. Thor's evil older sister
  7. The third planet from the sun
  8. Dad's birthday month
  9. Scarlett's birthday month
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  1. Mom's birthday month
  2. Annikan's son's name
  3. The state where Mom was born and grew up
  4. Number of sides in a hexagon
  5. The state where Aunt Sarah (Dad's sister) lives
  6. The state where Dad was born and grew up
  7. Six times 2
  8. The number of states in the United States

17 Clues: Six times 2 • Thor's brother • Mom's birthday month • Annikan's son's name • Dad's birthday month • Denver's football team • Thanos broke his shield • Thor's evil older sister • Scarlett's birthday month • Number of sides in a hexagon • The state capital of Colorado • The third planet from the sun • The capital of the United States • The state where Mom was born and grew up • ...

CROSS WORD DONT MESS UP 2024-01-22

CROSS WORD DONT MESS UP crossword puzzle
Across
  1. My fav thing
  2. Fav holiday
  3. 16th president
  4. Someone that wanted to stop slavery
  5. fav place
  6. Fav game
  7. Slave states that did not secede from the union
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  1. The Confederate States of America, commonly referred to as the Confederate States
  2. formal withdrawal of a group
  3. least fav thing
  4. Ranged weapons
  5. My dogs name
  6. When black africans pick cotton
  7. My fav food
  8. preventing people from getting food

15 Clues: Fav game • fav place • Fav holiday • My fav food • My fav thing • My dogs name • Ranged weapons • 16th president • least fav thing • formal withdrawal of a group • When black africans pick cotton • preventing people from getting food • Someone that wanted to stop slavery • Slave states that did not secede from the union • ...

Civil war puzzle 2021-03-26

Civil war puzzle crossword puzzle
Across
  1. E. Lee Commander of Confederate Army
  2. Capital of Confederates
  3. Barton Female Nurse
  4. North
  5. South
  6. States Southern states that didn't secede
  7. Davis President of Confederate States
  8. Carolina seceded from U.S
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  1. Runners built ships to cross
  2. South wore this color
  3. D.C Capital of Union
  4. War War between North & South
  5. Plan Plan to Barricade the South
  6. Lincoln Won the election of 1860
  7. North wore this color

15 Clues: North • South • South wore this color • North wore this color • D.C Capital of Union • Capital of Confederates • Barton Female Nurse • Carolina seceded from U.S • Runners built ships to cross • Lincoln Won the election of 1860 • Plan Plan to Barricade the South • War War between North & South • Davis President of Confederate States • ...

Colonial cross word 2025-06-12

Colonial cross word crossword puzzle
Across
  1. Lexington, concord, and Quebec
  2. the king of England
  3. colonists
  4. of independence
  5. "star spangled ______"
  6. "all men are created ______"
  7. no representation
  8. massacre
  9. states
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  1. traitor
  2. new land
  3. Boston party
  4. 13
  5. New Hampshire, Virginia, new jersey
  6. making red coats live with us
  7. france
  8. founding father lightning + key
  9. continental
  10. commander-in-chief
  11. fourth of

20 Clues: 13 • france • states • traitor • new land • massacre • colonists • fourth of • continental • Boston party • of independence • no representation • commander-in-chief • the king of England • "star spangled ______" • "all men are created ______" • making red coats live with us • Lexington, concord, and Quebec • founding father lightning + key • New Hampshire, Virginia, new jersey

AoC Crossword 2021-12-09

AoC Crossword crossword puzzle
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  1. in the house of representatives the number of votes a state gets depends on this
  2. the branch that makes laws
  3. under the Virginia Plan, these states would have more power
  4. under the articles, America did not have one of these
  5. the branch that carries out laws
  6. under the articles of confederation congress could not raise this to protect the new nation
  7. the chamber of congress where each state gets two votes
  8. the document that replaced the articles of confederations
  9. states send these to congress
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  1. under the New Jersey plan these sates would have more power
  2. early Americans had a lot in common with this fictional character
  3. a group of individuals united together for a purpose
  4. the branch that interprets laws
  5. under the articles of confederation the government only had one of these. Under the constitution there are three.
  6. states must treat their own citizens and other states' citizens this way
  7. one of two things people were afraid states might lose
  8. the constitution says laws passed by congress are [blank] to state laws

17 Clues: the branch that makes laws • states send these to congress • the branch that interprets laws • the branch that carries out laws • a group of individuals united together for a purpose • under the articles, America did not have one of these • one of two things people were afraid states might lose • the chamber of congress where each state gets two votes • ...

Early 1800s History 2013-04-16

Early 1800s History crossword puzzle
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  1. Settlers of the west traveled on the _______ Trail
  2. The river that separates the eastern and western areas of the United States
  3. Pioneers traveled ________ of the Mississippi River to the plains and northwest
  4. The European nation from which the Louisiana Territory was purchased
  5. Lewis and Clark made _______ of the western USA after their expedition
  6. The third president of the USA
  7. The practice in which African Americans were forced to work against their will with no rights
  8. In a ________ state, slavery was acceptable
  9. Before the Louisiana Purchase, most Americans lived ______ of the Mississippi River
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  1. The name of Americans who traveled to settle the western United States
  2. The _____________ Purchase more than doubled the land area of the United States
  3. The Missouri ____________ was made to balance power between slave states and free states
  4. Lewis and Clark explored the west with the Corps of _____________
  5. The young Native American woman who helped Lewis and Clark on their expedition
  6. ____________ Americans were moved to other lands as Americans began to settle the west
  7. One of the first explorers of the Louisiana Purchase
  8. In a _______ state, slavery was not allowed

17 Clues: The third president of the USA • In a _______ state, slavery was not allowed • In a ________ state, slavery was acceptable • Settlers of the west traveled on the _______ Trail • One of the first explorers of the Louisiana Purchase • Lewis and Clark explored the west with the Corps of _____________ • ...

Seventh Grade History Review for Chapter 17 2025-01-20

Seventh Grade History Review for Chapter 17 crossword puzzle
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  1. the emptying of 340 chests of tea by American patriots disguised as Native Americans
  2. the great Christian statesman who led the movement in England to abolish slavery
  3. began after the USS Maine exploded in Cuba
  4. the king of England during the American War for Independence
  5. the preacher who started the Great Awakening
  6. began after eleven states attempted to secede from the Union
  7. helped colonial America prepare for independence
  8. one of the sites of the first battles of the War for Independence
  9. Which amendment outlawed slavery in the United States
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  1. the first basis for a national government of the United States
  2. a fight for the rights of the Unisted States as a free nation
  3. the treaty signed by Britain and America at the end of the American War for Independence
  4. the colony started by the Pilgrims
  5. What was the Scrooby congregation of Separatists called
  6. the commander-in-chief of the Continental Army and the first President of the United States
  7. wished to purify the Church of England
  8. document established a stable American government

17 Clues: the colony started by the Pilgrims • wished to purify the Church of England • began after the USS Maine exploded in Cuba • the preacher who started the Great Awakening • helped colonial America prepare for independence • document established a stable American government • Which amendment outlawed slavery in the United States • ...

USA 2022-11-22

USA crossword puzzle
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  1. The kings soldiers
  2. What A. Linkolen wanted to do with slavery
  3. Har rødder
  4. The rad coats' weapon
  5. Grundloven
  6. The resistance who threw tea in the harbor
  7. Brødreskab
  8. Undertrykkelse
  9. Besættelse
  10. Africans were taken into
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  1. The kings demands
  2. erklæring
  3. Skæv
  4. Retfærdighed
  5. Land
  6. Southern states
  7. Uafhængighed
  8. Northern states
  9. Folketinget i USA

19 Clues: Skæv • Land • erklæring • Har rødder • Grundloven • Brødreskab • Besættelse • Retfærdighed • Uafhængighed • Undertrykkelse • Southern states • Northern states • The kings demands • Folketinget i USA • The kings soldiers • The rad coats' weapon • Africans were taken into • What A. Linkolen wanted to do with slavery • The resistance who threw tea in the harbor

Civil War 2021-05-26

Civil War crossword puzzle
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  1. The Union's biggest advantage in the Civil War
  2. A new type of bullet that made the civil war much more bloody than ever before
  3. Twenty northern states in the United States
  4. General in the Union Army during the American Civil War
  5. A war between the Union and Confederacy of the United States
  6. People who lived in North U.S, who typically favored the abolition of slavery
  7. A system for transmitting messages created in 1830
  8. The city in Maryland where the bloodiest battle of the Civil War took place
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  1. The first battle of the Civil War
  2. President of the Confederate States of America
  3. Someone who believed in ridding of the slavery institution
  4. The country that the civil war took place in
  5. a Confederate ship that changed the course of the Civil War
  6. Eleven states that tried to disband from the Union
  7. People who lived in South U.S, who typically favored slavery
  8. The town in Pennsylvania where Abraham Lincoln gave an address

16 Clues: The first battle of the Civil War • Twenty northern states in the United States • The country that the civil war took place in • President of the Confederate States of America • The Union's biggest advantage in the Civil War • Eleven states that tried to disband from the Union • A system for transmitting messages created in 1830 • ...

The Great Depresion 2021-01-26

The Great Depresion crossword puzzle
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  1. An American author and the 1962 Nobel Prize in Literature winner.
  2. an American physician who was best known for his revolving old-age pension proposal.
  3. pledge to buy all unsold shares
  4. an American documentary photographer and photojournalist.
  5. The First Lady of the United States during her husband President Franklin D. Roosevelt's four terms in office.
  6. between 1930-1936 a drought and several dust storms in the southern plains.
  7. a government corporation administered by the United States Federal Government that provided financial support
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  1. The 32nd president of the United States.
  2. A law that implemented protectionist trade policies in the United States.
  3. the auction of foreclosed property.
  4. repealed prohibition of alcohol.
  5. Homeless towns within cities during the great depression.
  6. is stocks or property in hopes of gaining money
  7. A group of WWI veterans who gather in DC.
  8. When people borrow money to invest.
  9. Pact An agreement where states decide not to resolve disputes with war.

16 Clues: pledge to buy all unsold shares • repealed prohibition of alcohol. • the auction of foreclosed property. • When people borrow money to invest. • The 32nd president of the United States. • A group of WWI veterans who gather in DC. • is stocks or property in hopes of gaining money • Homeless towns within cities during the great depression. • ...

The Articles of Confederation and Constitution 2022-05-06

The Articles of Confederation and Constitution crossword puzzle
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  1. A proposed law
  2. Only state that didn't attend Convention
  3. The Articles of _______________.
  4. Plan that favored large states
  5. Branch that carries out the laws
  6. Part of Congress that favors large states
  7. President of the Constitutional Convention
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  1. Compromise that was agreed upon by all
  2. Branch that makes the laws
  3. City the delegates met in for the Convention
  4. Branch that declares laws unconstitutional
  5. Plan that favored small states
  6. Part of Congress that favors small states

13 Clues: A proposed law • Branch that makes the laws • Plan that favored large states • Plan that favored small states • The Articles of _______________. • Branch that carries out the laws • Compromise that was agreed upon by all • Only state that didn't attend Convention • Part of Congress that favors large states • Part of Congress that favors small states • ...

Anthony Rondinelli Articles X-Word 2024-02-09

Anthony Rondinelli Articles X-Word crossword puzzle
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  1. What did the article, This confederacy shall be The United Sates of America name what?
  2. Those who oppose the constitution are known as what?
  3. The western boundaries of the new land won after the Revolutionary War was the ____ river.
  4. Is balance of power a good phrase to describe a federalist system of government?
  5. Siging treaties with other nations is whos power?
  6. ____ helped established a new country.
  7. Shays' Rebellion to protest taxes imposed by ____.
  8. Deteriorating value of paper money changed what?
  9. On September 19th 1787 what is made public?
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  1. ______ allowed government to collect taxes.
  2. The biggest obstacle facing the Continental Congress was?
  3. United States declares ___ in 1776
  4. Because congress lacked the power to tax the states, it couldn't pay for the ___ that the army needed.
  5. Who was not a wealthy land owner he also had a rebellion named after him.
  6. During the Revolutionary war what article was founded?
  7. Under the Articles of Confederation, each state could have a different number of ______ and the same number of _____.
  8. A plan to govern the new county was written and adopted during what war?
  9. The individual states acted in their own ____ by taxing goods from other states.
  10. States could start their own war with Native American groups was a _____.
  11. American customers were economic ____.

20 Clues: United States declares ___ in 1776 • American customers were economic ____. • ____ helped established a new country. • ______ allowed government to collect taxes. • On September 19th 1787 what is made public? • Deteriorating value of paper money changed what? • Siging treaties with other nations is whos power? • Shays' Rebellion to protest taxes imposed by ____. • ...

WW2 Battles Crossword 2018-01-12

WW2 Battles Crossword crossword puzzle
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  1. a military strategy employed by the Allies in the Pacific War against Japan and the Axis powers during World War II.
  2. the basic United States strategy for fighting the cold war with the Soviet Union.
  3. the first major offensive and a decisive victory for the Allies in the Pacific theater.
  4. a major naval battle fought, about 500 miles northeast of Australia, between the Imperial Japanese Navy and the United States and Australia.
  5. the first major international crises of the Cold War.
  6. the boundary dividing Europe into two separate areas from the end of World War II in 1945 until the end of the Cold War in 1991.
  7. a research and development undertaking during World War II that produced the first nuclear weapons.
  8. the last major German offensive campaign on the Western Front during World War II.
  9. a major battle in which the United States Marine Corps landed on and eventually captured this island
  10. the codename for the Battle of Normandy, the Allied operation that launched the successful invasion of German-occupied Western Europe during World War II.
  11. an intergovernmental organization tasked to promote international cooperation and to create and maintain international order.
  12. a major battle of the Pacific War fought on the island of Okinawa by United States Marine and Army forces against the Imperial Japanese Army.
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  1. the last of the World War II meetings held by the “Big Three” heads of state.
  2. These were nations were aligned with, but also under the influence and pressure of, the Soviet Union.
  3. created in 1949 by the United States, Canada, and several Western European nations to provide collective security against the Soviet Union.
  4. an American initiative to aid Western Europe, in which the United States gave over $13,000,000,000 in economic assistance to help rebuild Western European
  5. a decisive naval battle in the Pacific Theater of World War II which occurred between 4 and 7 June 1942, only six months after Japan's attack on Pearl Harbor
  6. the British-United States invasion of French North Africa during the North African Campaign of the Second World War
  7. an American statesman who served as the 33rd President of the United States taking the office upon the death of Franklin D. Roosevelt.
  8. a collective defence treaty signed in Warsaw among the Soviet Union and seven Soviet satellite states of Central and Eastern Europe during the Cold War.
  9. the second wartime meeting of British Prime Minister Winston Churchill, Soviet Premier Joseph Stalin and U.S. President Franklin D. Roosevelt.
  10. a battle of the Italian Campaign of World War II that took place from January 22, 1944 to June 5, 1944.

22 Clues: the first major international crises of the Cold War. • the last of the World War II meetings held by the “Big Three” heads of state. • the basic United States strategy for fighting the cold war with the Soviet Union. • the last major German offensive campaign on the Western Front during World War II. • ...

U.S. History Review 2020-12-15

U.S. History Review crossword puzzle
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  1. he was the leader of the american polital.
  2. a series of force relocation's of approximately 60,000 native americans between the 1830 and 1850 by the U.S governments.
  3. designated the headwaters of rivers flowing into the atlantic from the appalachians as the temporary western boundary for colonial settlement.
  4. the constitution of the United States that granted citizenship and eqaul civil and legal rights to african americans and slaves.
  5. it was used by hundreds of of thousand of american of american pioneers in the mid-1800s to the emigrate west.
  6. the first tax on the American colonies imposed by the British Parliament.
  7. This treaty, signed on February 2, 1848, ended the war between the United States and Mexico.
  8. a formal statement of the fundamental rights of the people of the United States
  9. they had war with U.S. and Mexico lost to the U.S.
  10. The United States took the greatest naval power in the world, Great Britain, in a conflict that would have a impact in the future countries.
  11. it is the passed in 1887 under President Grover Cleveland, allowed the federal government to break up tribal lands.
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  1. is the guy that killed president Abraham Lincoln.
  2. the withdrawal of eleven southern states from union in 1860, leading of the civil war.
  3. a plan, unsuccessfully proposed at the constitutional convention providing for a single legislative house with equal representational for each state.
  4. a plan, unsuccessfully proposed at the constitutional convention.
  5. he was one of the founding fathers of the United States.
  6. the most decisive Native American victory and the worst U.S. Army defeat in the long Plains Indian War.
  7. 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.
  8. he was the third president in 1797-1801.
  9. during the reconstruction period after the american civil war.
  10. the 19th century doctrine.
  11. is abolished slavery in the United States.
  12. provide Federal subsidies in land and loons of the construction of transcontinental railroad across the U.S.
  13. people decide policy initiative directly on voting
  14. trading profitable item.
  15. he was the king of Ireland & Great Britain.
  16. the act of all paper goods like; playing cards, wills, marriage licenses, pamphlets and newspapers.
  17. the governor refused to let it sail, Adam and rebel sympathizes would not pay.
  18. he was an american statesman and lawyer who served as the 16th president of the U.S.
  19. the nation approached its third year of bloody civil war.
  20. a person who favors the abilition of a pratice or slavery.

31 Clues: trading profitable item. • the 19th century doctrine. • he was the third president in 1797-1801. • he was the leader of the american polital. • is abolished slavery in the United States. • he was the king of Ireland & Great Britain. • is the guy that killed president Abraham Lincoln. • people decide policy initiative directly on voting • ...

Washington State History Crossword 2020-06-03

Washington State History Crossword crossword puzzle
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  1. widely held cultural belief in the 19th-century United States that its settlers were destined to expand across North America.
  2. Belgian Catholic priest and member of the Society of Jesus
  3. a confrontation in 1859 between the United States and United Kingdom over the British–U.S. border in the San Juan Islands
  4. He was a British explorer, navigator, cartographer, and captain in the British Royal Navy.
  5. is a mountain pass in the northwest United States, through the Cascade Range in Washington.
  6. the encampment of the Lewis and Clark Expedition in the Oregon Country near the mouth of the Columbia River
  7. they will often float on kelp beds to open tough shells with the aid of a rock.
  8. was a United States policy that opposed European colonialism in the Americas
  9. was an international incident and political dispute between the Spanish Empire, the Kingdom of Great Britain, and the fledgling United States of America
  10. 19th-century fur trading post that was the headquarters of the Hudson's Bay Company's Columbia Department
  11. was an American explorer, soldier, politician, and public administrator, best known for his role as the leader of the Lewis and Clark Expedition
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  1. of 1843 In what was dubbed "The Great Migration of 1843" or the "Wagon Train of 1843", an estimated 700 to 1,000 emigrants left for Oregon
  2. was a territorial dispute over the political division of the Pacific Northwest of North America between several nations
  3. was a conflict between the United States and the Yakama, a Sahaptian-speaking people of the Northwest Plateau
  4. permitted the entrance of Montana and Washington into the United States of America
  5. a shortened version of North-Wester
  6. This explorer was sent to explore the area north of Alta California in response to information that there were colonial Russian settlements there.
  7. The first Governor of the U.S. State of Washington
  8. Council was a meeting in the Pacific Northwest between the United States and sovereign tribal nations of the Cayuse, Nez Perce, Umatilla, Walla Walla, and Yakama
  9. was a British officer of the Royal Navy best known for his 1791–95 expedition, which explored and charted North America's northwestern Pacific Coast regions
  10. Was a Suquamish and Duwamish chief. A leading figure among his people and has a city named after him
  11. is a Chinook word meaning by and by, the unofficial state motto of Washington
  12. was a Canadian retail business group and fur trading business
  13. was a U. S. Army post in the Washington Territory and was originally called Harney’s depot.
  14. are a multi ancestral indigenous group whose homeland is in Canada and parts of the United States between the Great Lakes region and the Rocky Mountains.

25 Clues: a shortened version of North-Wester • The first Governor of the U.S. State of Washington • Belgian Catholic priest and member of the Society of Jesus • was a Canadian retail business group and fur trading business • was a United States policy that opposed European colonialism in the Americas • ...

Chapter 2 and 3 Terms 2019-08-29

Chapter 2 and 3 Terms crossword puzzle
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  1. A political arrangement in which power is divided between the federal and state governments in clearly defined terms. This type of political system ended during FDR's presidency in the U.S.
  2. The powers of Congress stated in the Constitution.
  3. A clause that required the return of runaway slaves passed during the time of the Civil War.
  4. The powers of Congress deemed by the necessary and proper clause.
  5. Also known as the elastic clause.
  6. The institutional arrangement that assigns judicial, executive, and legislative powers.
  7. Famously known as the "Great Compromise" this agreement defined how to distribute state representatives in the Senate and the House of Representatives.
  8. A minor change or addition designed to improve a piece of legislation.
  9. The state is ruled by representatives elected by the citizens.
  10. Those in the __________ formally cast votes for a candidate in a presidential election.
  11. This is when a state or province breaks away from the national government.
  12. These are the first ten amendments.
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  1. Alexander Hamilton, John Adams, and George Washington all belonged to this party.
  2. A Federalist, he established the National Bank.
  3. The United States first constitution was called the _______________.
  4. The act of cancelling something.
  5. A political system in which states or regional governments retain ultimate authority except for those powers that they expressly delegate to a central government.
  6. This plan ensures that a non-partisan commission reviews candidates for a judicial vacancy.
  7. The Court determined that Congress had the power to create a National Bank in this case.
  8. States that the United States Congress shall have power "To regulate Commerce with foreign Nations, and among the several States, and with the Indian Tribes".
  9. States that all laws made furthering the Constitution and all treaties made under the authority of the United States are the “supreme law of the land.”
  10. A system of government in which states or provinces share power with a national government.
  11. A system of government in which the citizens rule themselves.
  12. A system in which the citizens of a state directly vote on laws voiding the election of representatives.
  13. The power shared by the federal and state governments.
  14. This party wanted a weak central government and strong state government.
  15. A state governed as a single entity without local governments. Government is only at the national level
  16. Andrew Jackson was known as the "____" king because of his numerous rejections of laws presented by Congress.
  17. A power that may be exercised by the head of state without the approval of another branch of the government.
  18. The document that established the way in which the United States would be governed.

30 Clues: The act of cancelling something. • Also known as the elastic clause. • These are the first ten amendments. • A Federalist, he established the National Bank. • The powers of Congress stated in the Constitution. • The power shared by the federal and state governments. • A system of government in which the citizens rule themselves. • ...

Top 25 Gov Vocab 2024-05-10

Top 25 Gov Vocab crossword puzzle
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  1. When the Supreme Court applies rights and freedoms to states as outlined in the Bill of Rights
  2. A governing document that created a union of 13 sovereign states in which the states, not the union, were supreme
  3. A theory that widespread participation is essential for Democratic government
  4. Authority specifically granted to a branch of the government in the Constitution
  5. Supreme Court case that made the national government stronger by supporting the Supremacy Clause and the Necessary and Proper Clause
  6. Federalist paper that advocated for a strong executive with its own branch of government
  7. The departments and agencies within the executive branch that carry out the laws of the nation
  8. Supreme Court case that ruled that Congress may not use the Commerce Clause to make posession of a gun in a school zone a federal crime
  9. The sharing of powers between the national government and the states
  10. Amendment that states that powers that are not specifically given to the federal government, nor withheld from the states, are reserved to those respective states
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  1. A popular uprising against the government of Massachusetts
  2. Clause of the Constitution that states that no state shall deny to any person within its jurisdiction the equal protection of the laws
  3. The experiences and factors that shape an individual's political values, attitudes, and behaviors
  4. A powerful committee that determines when a bill will be subject to debate and vote on the House floor, how long the debate will last, and whether amendments will be allowed on the floor
  5. A theory of governance in which the government only has those powers delegated to it by law, often through a written constitution
  6. The executive branch office that assists the president in setting national spending priorities
  7. The essential function through which legislators determine whether current laws and appropriations are achieving intended results
  8. Clause of the Constitution granting Congress the powers necessary to carry out its enumerated powers
  9. A constitutionally required process for selecting the president through states of electors chosen in each state, who are pledged to vote for a nominee in the presidential election
  10. The authority of the Supreme Court to strike down a law or executive action if it conflicts with the Constitution
  11. Federalist paper that advocated for separation of powers and checks and balances
  12. The intentional use of redistricting to benefit a specific interest or group of voters
  13. Clause of the Constitution that establishes the Constitution and the laws of the federal government passed under its authority as the highest laws of the land
  14. Supreme Court case that set the precedent that students still have constitutional rights while they're at school
  15. Comprises the 1st ten amendments to the U.S. Constitution

25 Clues: Comprises the 1st ten amendments to the U.S. Constitution • A popular uprising against the government of Massachusetts • The sharing of powers between the national government and the states • A theory that widespread participation is essential for Democratic government • Authority specifically granted to a branch of the government in the Constitution • ...

Civil War Crossword 2023-05-12

Civil War Crossword crossword puzzle
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  1. A nickname for northerners against the Civil War.
  2. A soldier that is wounded or killed in war.
  3. Slave states that did not leave the union.
  4. The states that stayed with the United States government also known as the North.
  5. When a person could pay a fee rather than being drafted into the army.
  6. A cap worm by Civil War Soldiers
  7. A nickname for the south.
  8. Large caliber firearms, like cannons and mortars
  9. Soldiers that fight and travel on foot.
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  1. An ankle high shoe worn by soldiers in civil war.
  2. Army of citizens used during emergencies
  3. A decision that said Congress could not outlaw slavery and people of African descent weren't U.S. citizens.
  4. A person who wants to end slavery.
  5. A long blade attached to the end of a musket.
  6. A group of states who left the US to form a country.

15 Clues: A nickname for the south. • A cap worm by Civil War Soldiers • A person who wants to end slavery. • Soldiers that fight and travel on foot. • Army of citizens used during emergencies • Slave states that did not leave the union. • A soldier that is wounded or killed in war. • A long blade attached to the end of a musket. • Large caliber firearms, like cannons and mortars • ...

Marlee Ramirez 2025-05-16

Marlee Ramirez crossword puzzle
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  1. confederate general
  2. a conflict fought between the united (the union) and the Confederate states of America
  3. a secret network of safe houses and routes used by enslaved people in the American South to escape to freedom in the Northern United States and Canada.
  4. American abolitionist and social activist
  5. a speech delivered by Abraham Lincoln
  6. to withdraw from an organization
  7. effectively ended in reconstruction era
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  1. made picking cotton easier
  2. seventh president of the United States from 1829 to 1837
  3. This era involved attempts to rebuild the South, grant freedmen citizenship and voting rights, and establish new state governments.
  4. addresses citizenship, equal protection
  5. the right of citizens of the United States to vote
  6. a period of profound change, roughly from the mid-18th century
  7. the untied States government policy of ethnic cleansing
  8. the site where the first shots of the American Civil War were fired on April 12, 1861.

15 Clues: confederate general • made picking cotton easier • to withdraw from an organization • a speech delivered by Abraham Lincoln • addresses citizenship, equal protection • effectively ended in reconstruction era • American abolitionist and social activist • the right of citizens of the United States to vote • the untied States government policy of ethnic cleansing • ...

Lesson 3 2025-11-25

Lesson 3 crossword puzzle
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  1. What are the ONE rights of everyone living in the United States?
  2. Who lived in America before the Europeans arrived?
  3. How many seats are on the Supreme Court?
  4. What is ONE way Americans can serve their country?
  5. What does the judicial branch do?
  6. How many Supreme Court justices are usually needed to decide a case?
  7. Who is the governor of your state now?
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  1. Who can vote in federal elections, run for federal office, and serve on a jury in the United States?
  2. What is the highest court in the United States?
  3. Who is the Chief Justice of the United States now?
  4. What group of people was taken and sold as slaves?
  5. The colonists came to America for many reasons. Name ONE.
  6. Name ONE power that is only for the states
  7. What do we show loyalty to when we say the Pledge of Allegiance?
  8. What is the capital of your state?

15 Clues: What does the judicial branch do? • What is the capital of your state? • Who is the governor of your state now? • How many seats are on the Supreme Court? • Name ONE power that is only for the states • What is the highest court in the United States? • Who is the Chief Justice of the United States now? • What group of people was taken and sold as slaves? • ...

Chapter 12 Key Terms Review Worksheet 2024-01-22

Chapter 12 Key Terms Review Worksheet crossword puzzle
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  1. the property of gases that states that a mole of a gas at standard temperature and pressure occupies a volume of 22.4L
  2. the law that states that under equivalent conditions, the volumes of reacting gases and their gaseous products can be expressed in ratios of small whole numbers
  3. the law that states that the Kelvin temperature and volume of a sample of gas at a constant pressure are directly related
  4. the law that states that the volume of a gas at a constant temperature and pressure is directly proportional to the number of moles of the gas
  5. the process by which particles pass through a tiny opening into an evacuated chamber
  6. the force per unit area cause by the collisions of fluid particles with their container
  7. the law that states that the total pressure of a mixture of gases equals the sum of the pressures of each individual gas
  8. the ability of a substance to spontaneously fill its available space
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  1. the law that relates the pressure, temperature, volume, and the number of moles in any sample of a gas
  2. the law that states that the Kelvin temperature and pressure of a sample of gas at a constant volume are directly related
  3. any substance that can flow
  4. the law that states that the pressure, volume, and Kelvin temperature of a sample of a gas vary jointly
  5. the ability of a substance to be squeezed into a smaller volume by applying pressure
  6. a gas whose behavior is perfectly predicted by the kinetic-molecular theory
  7. the law that states that the pressure and volume of a sample of gas at a constant temperature are inversely related
  8. the process by which fluid matter and energy spread from a region of higher concentration to a region of lower concentration
  9. a temperature and pressure agreed upon chemists for comparison of research

17 Clues: any substance that can flow • the ability of a substance to spontaneously fill its available space • a temperature and pressure agreed upon chemists for comparison of research • a gas whose behavior is perfectly predicted by the kinetic-molecular theory • the ability of a substance to be squeezed into a smaller volume by applying pressure • ...

Chapter 4 Key IDs Jesse James 2020-12-01

Chapter 4 Key IDs Jesse James crossword puzzle
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  1. system of spending, taxing, and providing aid in the federal system.
  2. grants can only be used for a specific purpose
  3. states can nullify national laws
  4. money and other resources that the national government provides to pay for state and local activities.
  5. powers that are not specifically listed in the Constitution
  6. power held by the national government and the state governments at the same time
  7. releasing national funds, in the form of grants to state and local communities, to achieve national goals.
  8. federalism under the New Deal
  9. Article IV of the Constitution,ensures that extradition can take place.
  10. demands on states to carry out certain policies as a condition of receiving grant money.
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  1. both state and national governments were equal authorities operating within their own spheres of influence,
  2. a grant from central government which can be used for many things
  3. powers that historically have been recognized as naturally belonging to all governments that conduct the business of a sovereign nation.
  4. returning authority to state governments.
  5. powers granted to the national
  6. not specifically mentioned in the Constitution, but they belong to the states
  7. states had the right to separate themselves from the Union
  8. idea of returning power to states

18 Clues: federalism under the New Deal • powers granted to the national • states can nullify national laws • idea of returning power to states • returning authority to state governments. • grants can only be used for a specific purpose • states had the right to separate themselves from the Union • powers that are not specifically listed in the Constitution • ...

Audrey holland b1 green 2022-05-25

Audrey holland b1 green crossword puzzle
Across
  1. This state's capital is the name of a mythical creature
  2. This states fruit is a peach
  3. This state is known for its farms
  4. This state is known for its quarries
  5. This state is part of the U.S.A but is connected to canada
  6. This state is known for mount hood
  7. This state is famous for its corn
  8. this state is right above texas
  9. This states fruit is an orange
  10. this state's flag has a c shape on it and is blue,white,yellow,and red
  11. this state is best known for the right brothers memorial
  12. this state's shape is almost a perfect rectangel
  13. This state is best known for there lakes and forest's
  14. This states flag has a moon and a pine tree on it
  15. This states nickname is the green mountain state
  16. This state has a song that goes "sweet home ---"
  17. This state is home to chicago
  18. this states nickname is heavan
  19. This state's shape looks like the blade of a box cutter
  20. This state is known for its gumbo
  21. This state is known for blue crabs
  22. This state is famous for the rock and roll hall of fame
  23. This states capital is charleston
  24. This state is home of sioux falls
  25. this state's bird is the american robin
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  1. This state is the 2nd smallest state in the U.S
  2. This state's name is kindoff hard to say
  3. This state is known for there catfish
  4. This state is where dorothy and toto are from
  5. This state is home to George Washington's Mount Vernon
  6. this state's name is in a chicken food place called kfc
  7. this state's capital has the same name as the state
  8. This state is home of the white house
  9. This state is home to houstin
  10. This state's flag has an eagle holding ribbons that say things
  11. This state is best known for its long beautiful coastline
  12. This state is sometimes remembered by a word that means struggling or not happy
  13. This is the smallest state in new england
  14. This state is known for its potatoes
  15. This state is one of the dairy product leading state's
  16. This state has the longest name of all the states
  17. This state is home to the golden gate bridge
  18. This state has a river that has this states name right next to it
  19. This state is the second driest state
  20. This states animal is a moose
  21. This state's shape is almost a square
  22. This state's nickname is the Natural State
  23. This state is home to yellowstone national park
  24. This state is a string of islands

49 Clues: This states fruit is a peach • This state is home to houstin • This state is home to chicago • This states animal is a moose • This states fruit is an orange • this states nickname is heavan • this state is right above texas • This state is known for its farms • This state is famous for its corn • This state is known for its gumbo • This state is a string of islands • ...

Chapter 2 and 3 Vocabulary 2019-08-30

Chapter 2 and 3 Vocabulary crossword puzzle
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  1. Powers not expressly granted to Congress but added through the necessary and proper clause.
  2. Gives Congress the power to regulate commerce with foreign nations, with Indian tribes, and among the various states (Article I, Section 8).
  3. The fundamental law undergirding the structure of government.
  4. System of government in which ultimate authority rests with the regional (for example, state) governments.
  5. The 1776 document declaring American independence from Great Britain and calling for equality, human rights, and citizen participation.
  6. Those who opposed the new proposed Constitution during the ratification period.
  7. To formally withdraw from a nation-state.
  8. Initial governing authority of the United States, 1781–88.
  9. Initially, those who supported the Constitution during the ratification period; later, the name of the political party established by supporters of Alexander Hamilton.
  10. System of government in which sovereignty is constitutionally divided between national and state governments.
  11. Right of states to invalidate acts of Congress they believe to be illegal.
  12. Authority of the president to block legislation passed by Congress.
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  1. System of government in which ultimate authority rests with the national government.
  2. Process for selecting state judges whereby the original nomination is by appointment, and subsequent retention is by a retention election.
  3. Form of government in which power derives from citizens, but public officials make policy and govern according to existing law.
  4. Formal process of changing the Constitution.
  5. Compromise over slavery at the Constitutional Convention that granted states extra representation in the House of Representatives based on their number of slaves at the ratio of three-fifths.
  6. 1819 Supreme Court decision upholding the right of Congress to create a bank.
  7. The presidential electors, selected to represent the votes of their respective states, who meet every four years to cast the electoral votes for president and vice president.
  8. Meeting in 1787 at which twelve states intended to revise the Articles of Confederation but ended up proposing an entirely new Constitution.
  9. Makes federal law supreme over state laws (Article VI).
  10. Powers held by both the national and state governments in a federal system.
  11. Powers expressly granted to Congress by the Constitution.
  12. President Franklin Roosevelt’s proposal to add new justices to the Supreme Court so that the Court would uphold his policies.
  13. Required states to return runaway slaves; negated by the Thirteenth Amendment (Article IV, Section 2).
  14. Doctrine holding that state governments and the federal government have almost completely separate functions.
  15. Form of democracy in which political power is exercised directly by citizens.
  16. Powers retained by the states under the Constitution.
  17. First ten amendments to the Constitution, which provide basic political rights.
  18. View that states have strong independent authority to resist federal rules under the Constitution.

30 Clues: To formally withdraw from a nation-state. • Formal process of changing the Constitution. • Powers retained by the states under the Constitution. • Makes federal law supreme over state laws (Article VI). • Powers expressly granted to Congress by the Constitution. • Initial governing authority of the United States, 1781–88. • ...

Causes of the Revolution 2022-03-07

Causes of the Revolution crossword puzzle
Across
  1. Wilmont Proviso suggested all lands from Mexican Cession had no slaves
  2. He sued his master for his freedom. The supreme court ruled slaves were no legal citizens
  3. African Americans worked on plantations in the South
  4. 11 southern states leave the union
  5. The 16th President of the United States
  6. What the north called themselves during the Civi War
  7. Northern abolitionist launched a slave revolt in 1859
  8. required all citizens to help catch runaway slaves
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  1. The war that started in 1861
  2. What the South called themselves once they secede from the main country
  3. Some states, like South Carolina, thought they could leave the union of they didn't like the laws being passed by the federal government
  4. The new states would vote if their states could be admitted as a free or slave state.
  5. Admitted Missouri as slave state and Maine as a non slave state, keeping the number of slave and free states equal
  6. Abraham Lincoln became the 16th president campaigning on a platform opposing the spread of slavery

14 Clues: The war that started in 1861 • 11 southern states leave the union • The 16th President of the United States • required all citizens to help catch runaway slaves • African Americans worked on plantations in the South • What the north called themselves during the Civi War • Northern abolitionist launched a slave revolt in 1859 • ...

The West Region 2020-09-09

The West Region crossword puzzle
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  1. Highest mount peak in North America
  2. Home of the biggest lake west of the Mississippi River and Zion National Park is located there.
  3. This state is named after the first president of the United States
  4. This state is famous for its potatoes
  5. A lot of people go to this state to ski and snowboard on the Rocky Mountains
  6. This state borders California and is the home of Hoover Dam
  7. The most populated state and location of Hollywood where they make a lot of movies
  8. It is the deepest lake in the United States located in Oregon
  9. One of Hawaii's top producing crops
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  1. This state borders the Pacific Ocean and is the home of nike headquarters
  2. What computer company is located in Washington?
  3. The biggest state in the United States
  4. Where four states meet at one point
  5. Only state made up of solely islands
  6. This state borders Canada and is home to Glacier National Park
  7. The least populated state and home to Yellowstone National Park and Devils Tower
  8. What is Wyoming number one in producing
  9. How many states are in the west region

18 Clues: Highest mount peak in North America • Where four states meet at one point • One of Hawaii's top producing crops • Only state made up of solely islands • This state is famous for its potatoes • The biggest state in the United States • How many states are in the west region • What is Wyoming number one in producing • What computer company is located in Washington? • ...

Causes of the Civil War 2024-03-07

Causes of the Civil War crossword puzzle
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  1. African American man who went to court and sued for his freedom
  2. Written by Harriet Beecher Stowe, abolitionist book
  3. Name of the remaining Northern and Western states and territories
  4. Someone to dies for their beliefs or for a cause
  5. Republican President, wins the election of 1860 because of the Southern split over slavery
  6. Admitted Kansas and Nebraska as official territories, started "Bleeding Kansas"
  7. A tax on imported goods
  8. To remove or repeal a law
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  1. Compromise that kept Congress balanced, banned slavery in the northern territories
  2. Political party is antislavery and supports the central government
  3. The rights of states, not the rights of the federal government
  4. Part of the Constitution, about catching runaway enslaved people, made worse by the Compromise of 1850
  5. To officially withdraw or leave a union or alliance
  6. Abolitionist, led a raid at Harper's Ferry, and wanted to start a slave rebellion
  7. Territories decide the legality of slavery, admits California, Fugitive Slave Act worsens
  8. Name of the Southern states that seceded
  9. Proslavery party that supports state's rights
  10. States focus on their own regional interests, states don't care about the nation

18 Clues: A tax on imported goods • To remove or repeal a law • Name of the Southern states that seceded • Proslavery party that supports state's rights • Someone to dies for their beliefs or for a cause • To officially withdraw or leave a union or alliance • Written by Harriet Beecher Stowe, abolitionist book • The rights of states, not the rights of the federal government • ...

Global Theories Crossword 2024-10-11

Global Theories Crossword crossword puzzle
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  1. Dividend Economic benefits that result when states reduce defense spending due to peace.
  2. Trade Organization International institution that liberalists believe promotes cooperation and economic stability.
  3. The principle of a state's authority and autonomy over its territory.
  4. of Power The theory that stability is achieved when power is distributed so that no one state dominates.
  5. Morgenthau Key realist thinker who argued that politics is governed by objective laws rooted in human nature.
  6. Theory that promotes international cooperation and institutions as means to avoid conflict.
  7. Process of increasing interconnectedness across the world, seen as promoting peace by liberals.
  8. Economic or political mutual reliance between states, reducing conflict likelihood according to liberals.
  9. Dilemma A situation where one state's actions to increase its security causes insecurity in others.
  10. The theory in international relations that suggests conflict is inevitable due to an anarchic global system.
  11. Fukuyama Political theorist who argued that liberal democracy represents the "end of history."
  12. The absence of a central authority governing states in the international system.
  13. Locke Philosopher who argued that political power should derive from the consent of the governed.
  14. Organisations Institutions like the UN that encourage cooperation among states.
  15. Rights Fundamental rights and freedoms that liberals argue should be protected globally.
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  1. Power Use of military or economic force to influence other states.
  2. Distribution of power in the international system, such as unipolarity, bipolarity, and multipolarity.
  3. Triangle Framework in liberal theory including democracy, economic interdependence, and international organizations.
  4. A system of world order where two major powers dominate global politics, such as during the Cold War.
  5. Security The idea that states work together to enhance mutual security and prevent conflict.
  6. Internationalism Ideology promoting global cooperation and democracy to achieve peace and prosperity.
  7. Principle of not interfering in the domestic affairs of other states.
  8. Kant Philosopher who proposed that democracy, trade, and institutions could bring about global peace.
  9. A central concept in realism, often maximized by states for survival.
  10. A sovereign entity represented by a cohesive national identity within a defined territory.
  11. System of government that liberals argue reduces conflict likelihood between states.
  12. Leadership or dominance, especially by one country or social group over others.
  13. Bull Theorist known for “The Anarchical Society,” which explores order within an international system lacking overarching authority.
  14. Assured Destruction Cold War concept where nuclear capability prevented conflict due to the threat of complete annihilation.
  15. Hobbes Philosopher who argued for the necessity of a strong sovereign due to the “state of nature.”
  16. Power The ability to influence others through cultural or ideological appeal rather than coercion.

31 Clues: Power Use of military or economic force to influence other states. • The principle of a state's authority and autonomy over its territory. • Principle of not interfering in the domestic affairs of other states. • A central concept in realism, often maximized by states for survival. • ...

Government Crossword Review 2024-11-26

Government Crossword Review crossword puzzle
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  1. “The Book” of the United States of America. It sets up the Gov’t
  2. Constitutional ____________ the meeting of state reps that created the constitution
  3. (Amendment) Made everyone born here a citizen
  4. Color of the republicans
  5. The early party of the United States that was in favor of the large government
  6. This was the kind of representation the smaller states wanted
  7. (Amendment) The one that forces the police to have a warrant
  8. The day of the week that the US holds its elections
  9. The state you live in
  10. Color we use to describe states that are half rep/dem
  11. Branch of the government that creates new laws
  12. (word) The number for the least number of representatives you can have
  13. (word) the number of colonies that created the USA
  14. (Amendment) The one that protects freedom of speech
  15. The word for something divided into two chambers
  16. This state plan was a favorite of the large states
  17. What the british people living in the colonies were called
  18. (word) the number of Senators every state gets
  19. (-ation) This was the #1 issue with the Articles of Confederation
  20. when two groups come together to agree on an issue
  21. Things that are guaranteed and protected by the Bill of Rights
  22. A word used to describe the powers of the big government in Washington DC
  23. (oneword) This was the ratio agreed upon to count slaves as population
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  1. (Amendment) The one that banned slavery
  2. (Amendment) The one that protects the rights to guns
  3. Official changes to the constitution
  4. Branch of the government that carries out the laws of the country
  5. The more conservative major party of the United States
  6. This was the kind of representation the larger states wanted
  7. Color of the democrats
  8. This state has the most representatives in 2024
  9. __________ college system we use to pick the president
  10. (oneword) This state plan was a favorite of the smaller states
  11. Branch of the government that decides if things follow the Constitution
  12. This state had the most representatives in 1789
  13. To officially vote, sign, and pass something
  14. Last name of the CURRENT president of the United States
  15. The _____ Compromise fixed the issue of representation in congress
  16. Last name of the president when you were born
  17. The more liberal and progressive of the US Parties
  18. Early political party that was concerned about the government being too powerful
  19. Last name of the first president
  20. (word) the number of states in the USA
  21. An opinion survey of people to see what they think
  22. Working elections with the “regular folk” in the small towns

45 Clues: The state you live in • Color of the democrats • Color of the republicans • Last name of the first president • Official changes to the constitution • (word) the number of states in the USA • (Amendment) The one that banned slavery • To officially vote, sign, and pass something • (Amendment) Made everyone born here a citizen • Last name of the president when you were born • ...

Civil War Project 2022-02-11

Civil War Project crossword puzzle
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  1. a period in American history following the American Civil War; it lasted from 1865 to 1877 and marked a significant chapter in the history of civil rights in the United States.
  2. United States purchased from France in 1803 for $15 million.
  3. A nickname for southern white who supported the republican party.
  4. an American politician who served as the president of the Confederate States from 1861 to 1865.
  5. The people that were against slavery.
  6. A term used to describe people who supported the union.
  7. The rights and powers held by individual US states rather than by the federal government.
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  1. An attempt to stop people from going in and out of a port.
  2. The portion of the country that remained loyal to the Federal government during the Civil War.
  3. an American lawyer and statesman who served as the 16th president of the United States from 1861 until his assassination in 1865.
  4. Gettysburg ended Confederate general Robert E. Lee's ambitious second quest to invade the North and bring the Civil War to a swift end.
  5. the military land force of the Confederate States of America during the American Civil War, fighting against the United States forces in order to uphold the institution of slavery in the Southern states.
  6. The state of being free of the control of some other person, country or entity.
  7. It was fought during the American Civil War near Mechanicsville, Virginia, from May 31 to June 12, 1864 resulting in the disastrous defeat for the Union Army during the American Civil War.
  8. the condition in which one human being was owned by another.

15 Clues: The people that were against slavery. • A term used to describe people who supported the union. • An attempt to stop people from going in and out of a port. • United States purchased from France in 1803 for $15 million. • the condition in which one human being was owned by another. • A nickname for southern white who supported the republican party. • ...

civil war terms 2022-03-07

civil war terms crossword puzzle
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  1. an attempt to stop people and supplies from going in or out of a port
  2. large caliber fire arms like cannons
  3. when a person is murdered for political reasons
  4. .
  5. .
  6. a term to describe the people who supported the union
  7. .
  8. the northern states also called the union
  9. a solider that is wounded or killed during battle
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  1. a large farm in the southern united states before the civil war many worker on plantation were slaves
  2. a person who wants to eliminate or abolish slavery
  3. another name for the confederate states of america or the south
  4. when the southern states chose to leave the united states chose to leave the united states and to no longer be apart of the country
  5. a term meaning before war it was often used to describe the united states

14 Clues: . • . • . • large caliber fire arms like cannons • the northern states also called the union • when a person is murdered for political reasons • a solider that is wounded or killed during battle • a person who wants to eliminate or abolish slavery • a term to describe the people who supported the union • another name for the confederate states of america or the south • ...

Civil War Vocab 2024-04-11

Civil War Vocab crossword puzzle
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  1. The process of building military defenses, such as forts or defensive structures, to protect an area from attack.
  2. A military operation in which enemy forces surround a fortified location, cutting off essential supplies and communications until the defenders surrender.
  3. The freeing of enslaved people, particularly referring to Abraham Lincoln's Emancipation Proclamation during the Civil War.
  4. The Southern states that seceded from the Union and formed their own government during the Civil War.
  5. A person who actively campaigned for the abolition or outlawing of slavery.
  6. The use of naval forces to prevent ships or goods from entering or leaving a port or region, often used as a strategy during wartime.
  7. Soldiers who fight on horseback, often used for reconnaissance, skirmishes, or rapid movement during battles.
  8. The withdrawal of a state from the Union, such as the secession of Southern states before the Civil War.
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  1. Large-caliber weapons, such as cannons or mortars, used in warfare to launch projectiles over long distances.
  2. Foot soldiers who fight on foot, typically armed with rifles or other small arms.
  3. The period following the Civil War during which the United States attempted to rebuild and reconcile the Southern states.
  4. The area or location where a battle or military engagement takes place.
  5. War: A war fought between the Northern and Southern states of the United States from 1861 to 1865.
  6. To yield to the power, control, or possession of another, often used to describe the act of capitulating in war.
  7. The Northern states that remained loyal to the United States government during the Civil War.

15 Clues: The area or location where a battle or military engagement takes place. • A person who actively campaigned for the abolition or outlawing of slavery. • Foot soldiers who fight on foot, typically armed with rifles or other small arms. • The Northern states that remained loyal to the United States government during the Civil War. • ...

The American Civil War 2023-06-12

The American Civil War crossword puzzle
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  1. Total number of states that seceded to form a new nation
  2. 1st state to secede from the Union
  3. 16th President of the United States
  4. General of the Union Army and 18th President of the United States
  5. Issue that became the primary reason for their being a civil war.
  6. The name of the plan devised by the Union to win the American Civil War
  7. Small Church and site of one of bloodiest battles of the Civil War
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  1. The name of the states of the South that formed their own country.
  2. Site of the first major battle of the Civil War
  3. The site of the first attack by the states that seceded from the Union
  4. President of the states that seceded from the Union
  5. Site of the single bloodiest day in American History
  6. Currency Issued by the Federal Government

13 Clues: 1st state to secede from the Union • 16th President of the United States • Currency Issued by the Federal Government • Site of the first major battle of the Civil War • President of the states that seceded from the Union • Site of the single bloodiest day in American History • Total number of states that seceded to form a new nation • ...

Constitutional Convention Review 2021-09-27

Constitutional Convention Review crossword puzzle
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  1. Served as President of the Constitutional Convention
  2. a legislature which has two parts, or bodies
  3. a person who is authorized to represent others, in this case to represent their state at the convention
  4. One glaring issue under the Articles government was the inability to collect _____________.
  5. a legislature which has one part or body
  6. The Articles gave more power to the ________ than the federal government
  7. Federalists convinced Anti-Federalists to approve of the Constitution by adding in a ____________.
  8. supported by the large states at the convention with voting based upon population
  9. a gathering of individuals for a common purpose or task
  10. the first official government of the United States
  11. The number of states which had to agree in order to amend the Articles of Confederation
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  1. Uprising in Massachusetts which proved that changes to the Articles were necessary
  2. Under the Articles government, there was no ________ to lead the country
  3. Faction of people who were opposed to the new Constitution
  4. With the agreement of the 3/5 Compromise just 60% of all ___________ would be counted towards population
  5. supported by the small states at the convention, representation based upon equality
  6. City in which the constitutional convention was held
  7. a written plan of government
  8. Faction of people who were in favor of the new Constitution

19 Clues: a written plan of government • a legislature which has one part or body • a legislature which has two parts, or bodies • the first official government of the United States • Served as President of the Constitutional Convention • City in which the constitutional convention was held • a gathering of individuals for a common purpose or task • ...

ACT 35 2024-05-07

ACT 35 crossword puzzle
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  1. Individuals from ____ were taken to America and sold as slaves.
  2. The idea of self-government is established in the first three words of the US Constitution. What are these three words?
  3. In what month is the President elected?
  4. The current President of the United States is (Last name)?
  5. In what month does the United States celebrate Independence Day?
  6. There were how many original colonies?
  7. Making laws is the main responsibility of which branch of government?
  8. The Declaration of Independence announced our separation from whom?
  9. The term of office for the President of the United States is how many years?
  10. How many amendments does the US Constitution have?
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  1. What do we call the first ten amendments to the US Constitution?
  2. The current Vice President of the United States is (First & Last name)?
  3. How many US Senators are there?
  4. Who is in charge of the Executive Branch?
  5. There are how many stars on the US flag, each representing a state?
  6. The President is inaugurated (takes office) during which month?
  7. A US Senator is elected for how many years?
  8. The number of Senators each state receives in the US Senate is...
  9. What is the supreme law of the United States?

19 Clues: How many US Senators are there? • There were how many original colonies? • In what month is the President elected? • Who is in charge of the Executive Branch? • A US Senator is elected for how many years? • What is the supreme law of the United States? • How many amendments does the US Constitution have? • The current President of the United States is (Last name)? • ...

Louisiana purchase and war of 1812 2022-03-31

Louisiana purchase and war of 1812 crossword puzzle
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  1. The number of states the Louisiana purchase added to the United States
  2. The amount of money the land was being sold for
  3. In 1932 we claimed this song to be our National anthem
  4. The Treaty the American and British signed at the end of the war
  5. Many states threatened to leave the United States because of this
  6. The month the War of 1812 started in
  7. Spain and France controlled the major body of water
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  1. This battle caused the Native Americans to leave their land
  2. The building the British troops burned down
  3. The transportation method people used to get through the Appalachian Mountains
  4. year the British attacked the White house
  5. After the war of 1812, the United States gained this
  6. General William Hull led the American Army from Detroit to here
  7. Wife of James Madison
  8. Native Americans were also known as this

15 Clues: Wife of James Madison • The month the War of 1812 started in • Native Americans were also known as this • year the British attacked the White house • The building the British troops burned down • The amount of money the land was being sold for • Spain and France controlled the major body of water • After the war of 1812, the United States gained this • ...

Savannah and Forest States 2023-03-06

Savannah and Forest States crossword puzzle
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  1. For this reason slaves were taken almost fully from the forest region.
  2. Small settlements were transformed into______ due to the trade to the North.
  3. Sold by merchants
  4. Number of regions Africa was divided into.
  5. Is a Forest state.
  6. Wide belt of grassland that lay between the forest in the South and the desert in the north.
  7. These were traded when the trade to the North expanded.
  8. One of the main ways of living among Africans from the Savannah states.
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  1. One of the Savannah states.
  2. These people were one of the most organized in the forest region.
  3. African Kings gain a lot of riches by doing this to merchants.
  4. A type of currency used in the Savannah states
  5. These were among the items traded to the North.
  6. Africans in the forest states planted this in order to gain food.
  7. One of the Forest states.

15 Clues: Sold by merchants • Is a Forest state. • One of the Forest states. • One of the Savannah states. • Number of regions Africa was divided into. • A type of currency used in the Savannah states • These were among the items traded to the North. • These were traded when the trade to the North expanded. • African Kings gain a lot of riches by doing this to merchants. • ...

federalism vocab puzzle 2018-11-29

federalism vocab puzzle crossword puzzle
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  1. 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
  2. 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)
  3. the old idea that the national and state governments were equal authorities
  4. returning power from the national government to states
  5. both the national government and state governments may do these
  6. gives Congress the authority to make laws about economic activity that crosses state lines, or that may affect other states. Source of authority for many modern laws.
  7. money and other resources given to states to spend on state and local activities, like when the national government gave state land which states sold to fund public universities
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  1. the national government has these under the Necessary and Proper Clause because they’re logical extensions of expressed powers
  2. demands on states to carry out specific policies (usually, but not always, with money provided by the national government)
  3. says that one state must recognize and honor the official acts of other states, like marriages or criminal convictions
  4. what the constitution explicitly says Congress can do
  5. money given to states to spend on general purposes, with relatively few restrictions

12 Clues: 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 • money given to states to spend on general purposes, with relatively few restrictions • ...

Causes of WWII 2023-10-31

Causes of WWII crossword puzzle
Across
  1. This is the president at the end of WWII
  2. The way the United States supported Great Britain
  3. The dictator of Italy
  4. This country is invaded to start WWII
  5. United States, Great Britain, Soviet Union
  6. The political philosophy marked by racism and extreme nationalism
  7. The event that lead to the United States joining WWII
  8. The Dictator of the Soviet Union
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  1. The Germany fighting style of all out bombardment
  2. Prices are increasing
  3. An agreement that two nations will not engage in combat
  4. The General who became prime minister of Japan
  5. The Prime Minister of Great Britain
  6. The president of the United States at the start of WWII
  7. The dictator of Germany
  8. Japan, Italy, and Germany

16 Clues: Prices are increasing • The dictator of Italy • The dictator of Germany • Japan, Italy, and Germany • The Dictator of the Soviet Union • The Prime Minister of Great Britain • This country is invaded to start WWII • This is the president at the end of WWII • United States, Great Britain, Soviet Union • The General who became prime minister of Japan • ...

Chapter Four Vocabulary 2024-02-01

Chapter Four Vocabulary crossword puzzle
Across
  1. Bill of Rights
  2. Supreme Court - The highest rank of judicial court
  3. Majority Rule
  4. Federalism
  5. Legislature - It’s the legal authority for the legislature to create laws for a political entity like a country, nation, or city. Legislation enacted by legislatures are mostly called primary legislation, and they are often contrasted with executive and judicial powers of government.
  6. James Wilson was a Scottish-born American Founding Father. He served as an associate justice of the United States Supreme Court from 1789 to 1798.
  7. This compromise gave southern states more representation. It counted each enslaved person as three-fifths of a person. The Three-Fifths Compromise made lasting impacts, which led to the Civil War.
  8. Free press
  9. The Constitutional Convention was held in Philadelphia between May and September of 1787. The convention was held to address the problems of weak central government that existed under the Articles of Confederation.
  10. The Preamble sets the stage for the Constitution. It communicates the intentions of the writers and the document.
  11. The 4th President of the United States of America. James Madison was also popularly acclaimed the “Father of the Constitution”, playing a major role in drafting and writing the Constitution and the Bill of Rights.
  12. An electoral college is a set of electors who are selected to elect a candidate to particular offices
  13. The United States Congress is the legislature of the federal government of the U.S. It is bicameral, made of a lower body, the House of Representatives, and upper body, the Senate. They meet in Washington D.C.
  14. Ratification
  15. Dual Sovereignty
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  1. Separation of church and state
  2. An early American statesman, lawyer, and Founding Father, Roger Sherman is the only person to sign all four great state papers of the United States.
  3. Anti-Federalists
  4. Freedom of Religion
  5. The lower half of the Congress; the House of Representatives.
  6. First Amendment
  7. The Great Compromise proposed a bicameral legislature with equal representation of the states in the upper and lower houses
  8. The Senate is the upper chamber of the United States Congress. They are part of the legislature of the United States.
  9. “We the People” are the beginning words of the Constitution, used as a brief introduction statement.
  10. Checks and Balances
  11. Alexander Hamilton was an American military officer, statesman, and Founding Father. He served as the first secretary of the treasury for 6 years, starting in 1789. He also helped to draft the constitution.
  12. Federalists
  13. Gouvernuer Morris, a Founding Father of the United States, wrote the Preamble to the United States Constitution and has been called the “Penman of the Constitution”. He also signed the Articles of Confederation and the Constitution.
  14. Executive Judiciary - Governors are responsible for the State's Supreme Executive Power. The Governor's authority includes appointing positions throughout the executive branch as well as appointing judges, subject to the approval of the Legislature. The legislative branch of government is the lawmaking branch of government.
  15. The Federalist Papers
  16. Separation of Powers - As a result of separation of powers, a state's government is divided into branches, and they all have their powers and work, which prevents fights.
  17. The President is elected head of a republic by the people.
  18. James Madison wrote the Virginia Plan, which called for states with larger populations to have more representation and control in the government.
  19. The New Jersey Plan was designed to protect the security and power of the small states. It limited each small state to one vote in congress, as under the Articles of Confederation.

34 Clues: Federalism • Free press • Federalists • Ratification • Majority Rule • Bill of Rights • First Amendment • Anti-Federalists • Dual Sovereignty • Freedom of Religion • Checks and Balances • The Federalist Papers • Separation of church and state • Supreme Court - The highest rank of judicial court • The President is elected head of a republic by the people. • ...