states Crossword Puzzles

Chapter 4 | Our Puzzling Government 2022-11-18

Chapter 4 | Our Puzzling Government crossword puzzle
Across
  1. The principal way in which states may do this is to negotiate
  2. course of action a government takes in response to some issue or problem
  3. reserved powers strictly to the states
  4. laws relating to disputes between individuals, groups, or with the state
  5. every portion of every meeting of an agency shall be open to public observation
  6. powers directly expressed or stated in the Constitution by the Founders
  7. A government tax on peoples incomes
  8. return to a state
  9. the Constitution makes the acts and treaties of the United States supreme
  10. periodic checks of government agencies to see if they are still needed
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  1. organization of government administrators
  2. a requirement set by Congress that prohibits a local or state government from exercising a certain power
  3. the power to assume responsibility for a state government function, in order to gain authority over a state
  4. powers the Constitution grants or delegates to the national government
  5. mandates that take away the ability of state and local governments to make their own policies
  6. powers that the national government may exercise simply because it is a government
  7. favors state and local action in dealing with problems
  8. powers that both the national government and the states have
  9. favors national action
  10. forbidding racial discrimination in public accommodations such as hotels and restaurants
  11. a federal order requiring states to provide a service
  12. powers that are expressly defined in the Constitution
  13. sums of money given to state or local governments to be spent for a variety of specific purposes
  14. enables the people of the territory interested in becoming a state to prepare a constitution
  15. allows the powers of Congress to stretch

25 Clues: return to a state • favors national action • A government tax on peoples incomes • reserved powers strictly to the states • allows the powers of Congress to stretch • organization of government administrators • a federal order requiring states to provide a service • powers that are expressly defined in the Constitution • ...

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 • ...

American History 2026-05-21

American History crossword puzzle
Across
  1. this is the age you have to be to vote
  2. the number of states in the United States
  3. the French ruler that sold Louisiana to the United States
  4. this part of the government is made up of the president and his cabinet
  5. this is the ruler the colonists wanted to gain their freedom from
  6. these explorers went all over the southwest United States and Mexico
  7. this town is where most of the action happened leading up to the Revolutionary War
  8. when factories started mass producing products and employing many workers
  9. this is the city where Independence Hall is - where the Declaration of Independence was written
  10. the document that declared the United States was in independent country
  11. this future president was the main writer of the Declartion of Independence.
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  1. what the British soldiers were called by the colonists
  2. the main explorers of the Corps of Discovery
  3. the native American woman who helped explore the Louisiana Purchase
  4. this part of the legislative branch is based on population
  5. colonists dumped this into the Boston Harbor.
  6. the rive that flows into the port of New Orleans
  7. these two towns are the where the first shots of the Revolutionary War occurred
  8. this amendment protects you from having to incriminate yourself
  9. this amendment gives you the right to bear arms
  10. this part of the government writes the laws
  11. the Revolutionary General became the first president of the United States
  12. this is the document that is the basis for all our government
  13. this part of the legislative branch has two representative for each state
  14. this amendment protects your freedoms of speech, religion, and press

25 Clues: this is the age you have to be to vote • the number of states in the United States • this part of the government writes the laws • the main explorers of the Corps of Discovery • colonists dumped this into the Boston Harbor. • this amendment gives you the right to bear arms • the rive that flows into the port of New Orleans • ...

Mexican American War 2026-06-02

Mexican American War crossword puzzle
Across
  1. Region greatly expanded by the war.
  2. Site of a famous battle near Mexico City.
  3. Discovery in California soon after the war.
  4. People moving into western lands.
  5. Nation that expanded after the war.
  6. First name of Taylor.
  7. Mexican port captured by American forces.
  8. River claimed as the Texas border.
  9. Official agreement ending the war.
  10. Conflict between the United States and Mexico.
  11. Tools used to define new boundaries.
  12. Lasting impact of the war.
  13. President during the Mexican-American War.
  14. Territory gained after the war.
  15. Armed conflict between opposing armies.
  16. Major goal of many Americans during this era.
  17. People who rushed to California seeking gold.
  18. Branch that approved war measures.
  19. Territory gained after the war.
  20. Ocean reached through western expansion.
  21. Territory whose annexation helped spark the war.
  22. General Zachary ___ later became president.
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  1. Line separating two nations.
  2. Territory obtained through the peace treaty.
  3. People who fought in the war.
  4. Land governed by the United States.
  5. Subject in which the war is studied.
  6. Future state acquired from Mexico.
  7. Process by which territories become states.
  8. First name of Scott.
  9. Organized journey through new territories.
  10. Transfer of territory from one nation to another.
  11. General Winfield ___ led the march to Mexico City.
  12. Belief that the United States should span the continent.
  13. First name of Polk.
  14. Name of the treaty ending the conflict.
  15. Armed conflict fought from 1846 to 1848.
  16. Military force fighting on land.
  17. Successful military outcome.
  18. Capital captured by American troops.
  19. Nation that grew larger after the conflict.
  20. Edge of American settlement.
  21. Addition of Texas to the United States.
  22. Nation that fought against the United States.
  23. Word completing the treaty's name.
  24. Modern state partly acquired through the conflict.

46 Clues: First name of Polk. • First name of Scott. • First name of Taylor. • Lasting impact of the war. • Line separating two nations. • Successful military outcome. • Edge of American settlement. • People who fought in the war. • Territory gained after the war. • Territory gained after the war. • Military force fighting on land. • People moving into western lands. • ...

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.
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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 • ...

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
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  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
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  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
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  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
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  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
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  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
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  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
Across
  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
Across
  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
Across
  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
Across
  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 • ...

Westward Expansion 2026-04-01

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

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

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
Across
  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 • ...

American History Vocab Unit 5 2021-02-22

American History Vocab Unit 5 crossword puzzle
Across
  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.
Down
  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 • ...

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. • ...

Sec 4 crossword project 2023-09-25

Sec 4 crossword project crossword puzzle
Across
  1. law which benefited the Southern states to count 3/5s of every black slave
  2. An increased tax on import goods to raise the purchase of American products
  3. Three branches of the United States of america executive legislative and judicial in which they all monitor each other so no one has a higher power
  4. led a political group called the federalist who who favored a one national government
  5. divided the new land into five new state Wisconsin Illinois Michigan Indiana Ohio
  6. farmers who rebelled against the banks for taking the farms so they burned them down
  7. we’re not equal and only benefited big states with a large population like the south
  8. act put by John adams where he could deport immigrants who disliked or didn’t believe in the same views as him
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  1. The United States of America first set of laws which were weak and vague
  2. two states who disagreed with John adams alien and sedition act violating the 1st admendment
  3. General who fought in the revolution and was selected unanimously selected as the first president
  4. first 10 amendments to the new constitution which protected people from the government
  5. politicians who favored a strong national government and believed the wealthy were needed to rule
  6. A political party who believed in a strong state government common man
  7. third president of the United States of America in 1800 who was a dem/rep
  8. believed all states should be equal and have two representatives/Delegates represent them

16 Clues: A political party who believed in a strong state government common man • The United States of America first set of laws which were weak and vague • third president of the United States of America in 1800 who was a dem/rep • law which benefited the Southern states to count 3/5s of every black slave • ...

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 • ...

Girl Scouts Day at the Statehouse 2026-03-04

Girl Scouts Day at the Statehouse crossword puzzle
Across
  1. The ___ of Representatives is part of the legislative branch of government
  2. Leader of the executive branch of government
  3. Which branch of government enforces our laws?
  4. These exist to maintain peace, protect individual rights, uphold justice
  5. Washington D.C. is the ____ of the United States
  6. Which branch of government makes our laws?
  7. This document is the highest form of law in the United States
  8. Which branch of government interprets laws, primarily within the Supreme Court?
  9. What every citizen should do during elections
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  1. Another name for the legislative branch of the United States government
  2. United States of _____
  3. The legislative branch (aka Congress) is comprised of the House of Representative and the _____
  4. How many years does a Presidential term last?
  5. When people vote, it is called an _____
  6. Person who presides over the court
  7. A bill hopes to become this someday
  8. When the President won't sign in a law
  9. DOE is the Department of ____

18 Clues: United States of _____ • DOE is the Department of ____ • Person who presides over the court • A bill hopes to become this someday • When the President won't sign in a law • When people vote, it is called an _____ • Which branch of government makes our laws? • Leader of the executive branch of government • How many years does a Presidential term last? • ...

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
Down
  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 • ...

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
Down
  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 • ...

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
Down
  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
Down
  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 • ...

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)
Down
  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.
Down
  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.
Down
  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
Across
  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
Down
  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.
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 • ...

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
Down
  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
Across
  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”
Down
  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 • ...

Chapter 12.1 Crossword Puzzle 2026-03-26

Chapter 12.1 Crossword Puzzle crossword puzzle
Across
  1. The temporary capital of the United States while a new capital was constructed.
  2. The first Chief Justice of the Supreme Court.
  3. The President is chosen by members of the _____.
  4. George Washington's home and plantation in Virginia.
  5. Types of laws intended to protect and encourage the growth of domestic industry.
  6. Original number of executive departments.
  7. Hamilton believed the _____ clause of the Constitution allowed for the creation of a national bank.
  8. In the Presidential election, _____ are selected by voters to cast ballots for the President.
  9. This law created the federal court system.
  10. Number of executive departments that exist today.
  11. The first Attorney General.
  12. Alexander Hamilton wanted to establish a _____ where the government could conduct financial business.
  13. The first President of the United States.
  14. This Constitutional amendment changed the way in which the Vice-President was chosen.
  15. The various executive department secretaries make up the President's _____.
  16. Judges on the Supreme Court are known as _____.
Down
  1. The first Secretary of the Treasury.
  2. The first capital of the United States under the new Constitution.
  3. The first Secretary of War.
  4. The wife of the President is referred to as the _____.
  5. The most senior judge on the Supreme Court.
  6. Each executive department is headed by a _____.
  7. The first Vice-President of the United States.
  8. The first Secretary of State.
  9. Certificates issued by a government to repay borrowed money plus interest.
  10. The purpose-built capital of the United States.
  11. The ability to obtain loans based on the idea the money will be repaid later.
  12. The first First Lady of the United States.

28 Clues: The first Secretary of War. • The first Attorney General. • The first Secretary of State. • The first Secretary of the Treasury. • Original number of executive departments. • The first President of the United States. • This law created the federal court system. • The first First Lady of the United States. • The most senior judge on the Supreme Court. • ...

Civil War Unit Review 2025-05-12

Civil War Unit Review crossword puzzle
Across
  1. The number of human deaths in the first battle of the Civil War
  2. The main issue of the Civil War
  3. Tru or Fal: President Lincoln wanted to end slavery & was willing to go to war to make it happen
  4. Jefferson ___ was the leader of the Confederacy
  5. Robert E. Lee ended up fighting with the Confederates because his home state of ___ was on their side
  6. States that fought with the Union, but continued slavery
  7. Ya or No: Women were allowed to participate in the Civil War
  8. Name President Lincoln gave southern states
  9. To leave; South Carolina was the first southern states to do this
  10. After the battle at ___, President Lincoln gave a now famous speech to remind & rally Americans why they were fighting this deadly but important war
  11. Which side did Native Americans take
  12. The side in the Civil War that had less food supply to depend on since their main crops were cotton & tobacco
  13. African American soldiers did not have the same experience as white soldiers
Down
  1. The battle at ___ was & still is the bloodiest day in American history
  2. Control of this river was the importance of the battle at Vicksburg
  3. States that broke away from the U.S., were in the South
  4. The century the Civil War occurred in
  5. States that had ended slavery, were in the North
  6. The number of years the Civil War took
  7. The Confederates surrendered & ended the war at a ___
  8. The Emancipation Proclamation ended slavery only in these states
  9. The Confederates mainly played ___ since the Civil War was fought on their land
  10. The side in the Civil War that had more factories & railroads

23 Clues: The main issue of the Civil War • Which side did Native Americans take • The century the Civil War occurred in • The number of years the Civil War took • Name President Lincoln gave southern states • Jefferson ___ was the leader of the Confederacy • States that had ended slavery, were in the North • The Confederates surrendered & ended the war at a ___ • ...

US and Canada Geography 2023-09-25

US and Canada Geography crossword puzzle
Across
  1. feature on Earth's surface
  2. longest river in the United States
  3. ocean found on western border US and Canada
  4. most populated city in the US
  5. mountains. mountain range found on eastern United States
  6. largest collection of freshwater lakes
Down
  1. ocean found on eastern border US and Canada
  2. mountain range found on western United States and Canada
  3. most populated city in Canada
  4. wide open flat land in central United States and Canada
  5. capital of United States
  6. capital of Canada

12 Clues: capital of Canada • capital of United States • feature on Earth's surface • most populated city in Canada • most populated city in the US • longest river in the United States • largest collection of freshwater lakes • ocean found on eastern border US and Canada • ocean found on western border US and Canada • wide open flat land in central United States and Canada • ...

US and Canada Geography 2023-09-25

US and Canada Geography crossword puzzle
Across
  1. feature on Earth's surface
  2. longest river in the United States
  3. ocean found on western border US and Canada
  4. most populated city in the US
  5. mountains. mountain range found on eastern United States
  6. largest collection of freshwater lakes
Down
  1. ocean found on eastern border US and Canada
  2. mountain range found on western United States and Canada
  3. most populated city in Canada
  4. wide open flat land in central United States and Canada
  5. capital of United States
  6. capital of Canada

12 Clues: capital of Canada • capital of United States • feature on Earth's surface • most populated city in Canada • most populated city in the US • longest river in the United States • largest collection of freshwater lakes • ocean found on eastern border US and Canada • ocean found on western border US and Canada • wide open flat land in central United States and Canada • ...

CRM: Multiple States 2017-03-12

CRM: Multiple States crossword puzzle
Across
  1. City where Oliver Brown tried to enroll his child, but was denied access
  2. Thurgood _____________ was appointed the first black justice of the Supreme Court in 1967
  3. Supreme Court ruling that stated separating schools due to skin color was unconstitutional
  4. This president sent Army troops to gain control of the situation at Little Rock Central High School
  5. In the summer of 1960, a strict segregation policy at this amusement part was challenged by the Non-Violent Action group (NAG) with march protests
  6. A massacre that occurred on February 8, 1968, killing 3 people on the campus of a South Carolina State University
  7. "Separate but equal" became _____________ law
  8. Bridges The first black student to desegregate a school in New Orleans
  9. The first black students who attempted to attend Little Rock Central High School
Down
  1. Plessy vs. _____________ is the case that legalized segregation in Louisiana
  2. This president signed the Civil Rights Act of 1964
  3. The largest human rights political rally in U.S. history
  4. This tactic was to refuse bail and cause jails to be overcrowded
  5. This sit-in on February 1, 1960 was the beginning of many sit-ins through the south, starting in North Carolina

14 Clues: "Separate but equal" became _____________ law • This president signed the Civil Rights Act of 1964 • The largest human rights political rally in U.S. history • This tactic was to refuse bail and cause jails to be overcrowded • Bridges The first black student to desegregate a school in New Orleans • ...

CRM: Multiple States 2017-03-12

CRM: Multiple States crossword puzzle
Across
  1. A massacre that occurred on February 8, 1968, killing 3 people on the campus of a South Carolina State University
  2. This president sent Army troops to gain control of the situation at Little Rock Central High School
  3. Thurgood _____________ was appointed the first black justice of the Supreme Court in 1967
  4. "Separate but equal" became _____________ law
  5. The first black students who attempted to attend Little Rock Central High School
  6. The largest human rights political rally in U.S. history
Down
  1. This sit-in on February 1, 1960 was the beginning of many sit-ins through the south, starting in North Carolina
  2. Supreme Court ruling that stated separating schools due to skin color was unconstitutional
  3. Bridges The first black student to desegregate a school in New Orleans
  4. Plessy vs. _____________ is the case that legalized segregation in Louisiana
  5. This tactic was to refuse bail and cause jails to be overcrowded
  6. City where Oliver Brown tried to enroll his child, but was denied access
  7. This president signed the Civil Rights Act of 1964
  8. In the summer of 1960, a strict segregation policy at this amusement part was challenged by the Non-Violent Action group (NAG) with march protests

14 Clues: "Separate but equal" became _____________ law • This president signed the Civil Rights Act of 1964 • The largest human rights political rally in U.S. history • This tactic was to refuse bail and cause jails to be overcrowded • Bridges The first black student to desegregate a school in New Orleans • ...

United States Review 2017-12-04

United States Review crossword puzzle
Across
  1. One of the ways Nomads moved to North America
  2. This had the biggest effect on the New World; Columbian Exchange
  3. The most common nickname for the Northeastern US
  4. The leading producer of food in the World (continent)
  5. The region of the US known for it's shellfish (Crab and Lobster)
  6. The states of Michican, Ohio, Pennsylvania, and Indiana
Down
  1. One of the largest fishing industries is in this region
  2. The region of the United States that is America's Dairy Land
  3. The region with the most arid land
  4. The resource Texas was known for in the early 1900's
  5. Cultural blend of Anglo and Mexican
  6. North America has an abundant amount of these
  7. This is something that was mined a lot in the Northeast (still is)
  8. One of the largest industries in the Pacific Northwest

14 Clues: The region with the most arid land • Cultural blend of Anglo and Mexican • One of the ways Nomads moved to North America • North America has an abundant amount of these • The most common nickname for the Northeastern US • The resource Texas was known for in the early 1900's • The leading producer of food in the World (continent) • ...

States and Capitols 2015-02-24

States and Capitols crossword puzzle
Across
  1. New Jersey
  2. Maine
  3. Michigan
  4. Ohio
  5. Vermont
  6. New Hampshire
  7. Connecticut
Down
  1. Deleware
  2. Indiana
  3. New York
  4. Rhode Island
  5. Pennsylvania
  6. Wisconsin
  7. Massachusetts

14 Clues: Ohio • Maine • Indiana • Vermont • Deleware • New York • Michigan • Wisconsin • New Jersey • Connecticut • Rhode Island • Pennsylvania • Massachusetts • New Hampshire

States of matter 2021-03-08

States of matter crossword puzzle
Across
  1. When a liquid turns into a gas which is steam
  2. A solids turning from a solid to a liquid
  3. A combination of atoms.
  4. How much matter something takes up
  5. Heat energy.
  6. Vibrates in place
Down
  1. A Liquid turning from liquid to a solid.
  2. How much matter something takes up
  3. Fastest moving particle
  4. A Gas changing from a gas to a liquid.
  5. The measurable and observable states of matter
  6. Synonym to atom
  7. Anything that has mass and takes up space.
  8. One particle
  9. Slide past each other

15 Clues: One particle • Heat energy. • Synonym to atom • Vibrates in place • Slide past each other • Fastest moving particle • A combination of atoms. • How much matter something takes up • How much matter something takes up • A Gas changing from a gas to a liquid. • A Liquid turning from liquid to a solid. • A solids turning from a solid to a liquid • ...

States of Matter 2021-09-10

States of Matter crossword puzzle
Across
  1. gas particles collide with each other and the ________ of a container
  2. has an indefinite shape and an indefinite volume
  3. all matter is composed of __________
  4. the state of a sample of matter depends on __________
  5. liquid particles have more space and ________ past each other
  6. thermal __________ is the increase in size of a substance when the temperature increases, and contracts when cooled
  7. solid particles are closely packed in a _________ arrangement
Down
  1. particles are in _________, random motion
  2. the exception to the rule of thermal expansion
  3. anything that has mass and takes up space
  4. has a definite shape and definite volume
  5. related to the average kinetic energy of an object's atoms or molecules
  6. a high temperature gas
  7. has an indefinite shape and definite volume
  8. ________ theory that explains how particles in matter behave

15 Clues: a high temperature gas • all matter is composed of __________ • has a definite shape and definite volume • particles are in _________, random motion • anything that has mass and takes up space • has an indefinite shape and definite volume • the exception to the rule of thermal expansion • has an indefinite shape and an indefinite volume • ...

states of mater 2022-06-10

states of mater crossword puzzle
Across
  1. water in an ice tray
  2. it comes of of hot coffee
  3. you put it in a car
  4. Formation of snow.
  5. liquid
  6. Frost formation
  7. the ice disappearing from your drink
  8. brick
Down
  1. Kettle Whistle
  2. Morning Dew on the Grass
  3. water vapor changes directly to ice without first becoming a liquid.
  4. H2O (water)
  5. water
  6. Lightning

14 Clues: water • brick • liquid • Lightning • H2O (water) • Kettle Whistle • Frost formation • Formation of snow. • you put it in a car • water in an ice tray • Morning Dew on the Grass • it comes of of hot coffee • the ice disappearing from your drink • water vapor changes directly to ice without first becoming a liquid.

States and Capitals 2022-09-02

States and Capitals crossword puzzle
Across
  1. Oklahoma City
  2. Little Rock
  3. Richmond
  4. Jackson
  5. Austin
  6. Phoenix
Down
  1. Frankfort
  2. Columbia
  3. Baton Rouge
  4. Nashville
  5. Atlanta
  6. Santa Fe
  7. Tallahassee
  8. Montgomery

14 Clues: Austin • Atlanta • Jackson • Phoenix • Columbia • Richmond • Santa Fe • Frankfort • Nashville • Montgomery • Little Rock • Baton Rouge • Tallahassee • Oklahoma City

States of Matter 2022-08-23

States of Matter crossword puzzle
Across
  1. Dry Ice turning into CO2
  2. Water into Steam
  3. Frost forming on the ground
  4. Cooling Process
  5. Force that gives a ballon its shape
  6. Occurs inside stars
  7. oxygen in the atmosphere
Down
  1. The Force in the top of the water bottle on a hot day
  2. All three
  3. The water running down the side of a glass of cold water on a warm day
  4. Warming Process
  5. No liquid beyond
  6. Water turning into ice
  7. Molecules with rapid motion
  8. No motion of Particles

15 Clues: All three • Warming Process • Cooling Process • Water into Steam • No liquid beyond • Occurs inside stars • Water turning into ice • No motion of Particles • Dry Ice turning into CO2 • oxygen in the atmosphere • Frost forming on the ground • Molecules with rapid motion • Force that gives a ballon its shape • The Force in the top of the water bottle on a hot day • ...

States Of Matter 2023-12-13

States Of Matter crossword puzzle
Across
  1. - type of energy we use to heat up substances
  2. - between particles and holds states of matter together
  3. - state of matter, particles close, but can move
  4. - when a liquid turns to a solid
  5. - when a gas turns into a liquid
  6. - substance that dissolves in a solvent
  7. - when a solid turns into a liquid
Down
  1. - when a liquid turns into a gas
  2. - very small, what all states of matter are made up of
  3. - when a solvent and solute are mixed together
  4. - type of energy particles have
  5. - state of matter, particles cannot move.
  6. - liquid that mixes with a solute to form a solution
  7. - state of matter, particles very far apart and move quickly

14 Clues: - type of energy particles have • - when a liquid turns into a gas • - when a liquid turns to a solid • - when a gas turns into a liquid • - when a solid turns into a liquid • - substance that dissolves in a solvent • - state of matter, particles cannot move. • - type of energy we use to heat up substances • - when a solvent and solute are mixed together • ...

States Of Matter 2023-12-13

States Of Matter crossword puzzle
Across
  1. - type of energy we use to heat up substances
  2. - between particles and holds states of matter together
  3. - state of matter, particles close, but can move
  4. - when a liquid turns to a solid
  5. - when a gas turns into a liquid
  6. - substance that dissolves in a solvent
  7. - when a solid turns into a liquid
Down
  1. - when a liquid turns into a gas
  2. - very small, what all states of matter are made up of
  3. - when a solvent and solute are mixed together
  4. - type of energy particles have
  5. - state of matter, particles cannot move.
  6. - liquid that mixes with a solute to form a solution
  7. - state of matter, particles very far apart and move quickly

14 Clues: - type of energy particles have • - when a liquid turns into a gas • - when a liquid turns to a solid • - when a gas turns into a liquid • - when a solid turns into a liquid • - substance that dissolves in a solvent • - state of matter, particles cannot move. • - type of energy we use to heat up substances • - when a solvent and solute are mixed together • ...

states of matter 2023-10-25

states of matter crossword puzzle
Across
  1. the amount of space that a substance or object occupies, or that is enclosed within a container, especially when great.
  2. The states in which matter can exist
  3. a substance that flows freely but is of constant volume, having a consistency like that of water or oil. substance that flows freely but is of constant volume
  4. firm and stable in shape; not liquid or fluid.
  5. the process of turning from liquid into vapor.
Down
  1. water which collects as droplets on a cold surface when humid air is in contact with it.
  2. solid, liquid, gas, and plasma.
  3. below 32°F (0°C).
  4. the energy contained within a system that is responsible for its temperature
  5. a coherent, typically large body of matter with no definite shape.
  6. becoming liquefied by heat.
  7. the colorless fluid part of blood, lymph, or milk, in which corpuscles or fat globules are suspended.
  8. a substance or matter in a state in which it will expand freely to fill the whole of a container,
  9. at or near boiling point.

14 Clues: below 32°F (0°C). • at or near boiling point. • becoming liquefied by heat. • solid, liquid, gas, and plasma. • The states in which matter can exist • firm and stable in shape; not liquid or fluid. • the process of turning from liquid into vapor. • a coherent, typically large body of matter with no definite shape. • ...

States of Matter 2020-10-03

States of Matter crossword puzzle
Across
  1. Water in its gas state is called __________ or water vapour.
  2. Gases can be __________ but solids and liquids cannot.
  3. Solids have a definite shape and __________.
  4. __________ is when a liquid is heated and changes into a gas.
  5. Water in the sea is in its __________ state.
  6. Liquids do not have a definite __________.
Down
  1. _____________ is where cooling a gas causes it to change into a liquid.
  2. Liquids and gases can both ______ but solids cannot.
  3. Melting is the reverse of ___________.
  4. ___________ is where heating a solid causes it to change into a liquid.
  5. Freezing is where cooling a liquid causes it to turn into a _________.
  6. sublimation is when a solid is changed directly into a ______ without changing into a liquid.
  7. Water in its solid state is called ______.
  8. the fourth state of matter is called ________.

14 Clues: Melting is the reverse of ___________. • Water in its solid state is called ______. • Liquids do not have a definite __________. • Solids have a definite shape and __________. • Water in the sea is in its __________ state. • the fourth state of matter is called ________. • Liquids and gases can both ______ but solids cannot. • ...

States and Nations 2024-08-01

States and Nations crossword puzzle
Across
  1. Individuals are born without built–in mental content and that all knowledge comes from experience and perception
  2. An English philosopher, absolute government is necessary to maintain order and prevent the chaos of the state of nature.
  3. Ultimate authority and control a state or governing entity has over its territory and affairs
  4. A political entity with a defined territory
  5. English philosopher known for his influential ideas on natural rights
  6. Influence/control someone's behavior or events
  7. A group of people who share a common identity
  8. The authority a person or organization holds within a structured system
Down
  1. A group of people who share a common identity but do not have an independent
  2. A geographic area that is controlled or claimed by someone or something
  3. Describes a hypothetical human condition before government and laws
  4. A system responsible for enforcing laws, decisions, and protecting citizens’ rights and welfare.
  5. A total number of individuals living in a specific area
  6. Involves actions and policies to gain and maintain power in a government

14 Clues: A political entity with a defined territory • A group of people who share a common identity • Influence/control someone's behavior or events • A total number of individuals living in a specific area • Describes a hypothetical human condition before government and laws • English philosopher known for his influential ideas on natural rights • ...

States of Matter 2024-08-07

States of Matter crossword puzzle
Across
  1. When a solid is heated to the point where they no longer hold its shape
  2. Negatively charged
  3. Have a tendency to take the shape of whatever object they are contained in
  4. Smallest unit of matter
  5. Process of turning liquid into solid
  6. Its particles move the fastest
  7. No charge
Down
  1. When particles slow down to form a solid structure
  2. A group of atoms bonded together
  3. Responsible for rain
  4. Anything you can touch or feel
  5. Positively charged
  6. Point Point where substances melt at different temperatures
  7. Measure of how fast particles of a substance are moving
  8. Has the lowest resting temperature of all states of matter

15 Clues: No charge • Negatively charged • Positively charged • Responsible for rain • Smallest unit of matter • Anything you can touch or feel • Its particles move the fastest • A group of atoms bonded together • Process of turning liquid into solid • When particles slow down to form a solid structure • Measure of how fast particles of a substance are moving • ...

States in America 2024-08-11

States in America crossword puzzle
Across
  1. York Home to a bustling metropolis with iconic landmarks like Times Square.
  2. Known for its beaches, Hollywood, and technology industry.
  3. Known for its vibrant culture, jazz music, and cuisine.
  4. Famous for its vast wilderness, wildlife, and cold climate.
  5. Known for its major city with a famous skyline and deep-dish pizza.
  6. Known for its historical significance, including Independence Hall.
  7. Known for its large size, cowboy culture, and oil industry.
Down
  1. Famous for its peaches, historic sites, and southern hospitality.
  2. Known for its Rocky Mountain scenery and ski resorts.
  3. Known for its evergreen forests, coffee culture, and tech industry.
  4. An island state known for its tropical climate, volcanoes, and beaches.
  5. Renowned for its theme parks, beaches, and warm climate.
  6. Famous for its desert landscapes and vibrant nightlife in Las Vegas.
  7. Home to the Grand Canyon and desert landscapes.

14 Clues: Home to the Grand Canyon and desert landscapes. • Known for its Rocky Mountain scenery and ski resorts. • Known for its vibrant culture, jazz music, and cuisine. • Renowned for its theme parks, beaches, and warm climate. • Known for its beaches, Hollywood, and technology industry. • Famous for its vast wilderness, wildlife, and cold climate. • ...

States & Capitals MW 2024-09-15

States & Capitals MW crossword puzzle
Across
  1. Minnesota
  2. Kansas
  3. Missouri
  4. North Dakota
  5. Nebraska
  6. Georgia
  7. Indiana
  8. Wisconsin
Down
  1. Ohio
  2. Iowa
  3. Wyoming
  4. South Dakota
  5. Illinois
  6. Michgan

14 Clues: Ohio • Iowa • Kansas • Wyoming • Michgan • Georgia • Indiana • Missouri • Illinois • Nebraska • Minnesota • Wisconsin • South Dakota • North Dakota

States and Capitals 2023-01-31

States and Capitals crossword puzzle
Across
  1. is the Capital of Ranchi
  2. is the Capital of Maharasthra
  3. is the Capital of Goa
  4. is the Capital of Bihar
  5. is the Capital of West Bengal
  6. is the Capital of Telengana
  7. is the Capital of Sikkim
Down
  1. is the Capital of Tamil Nadu
  2. is the Capital of Assam
  3. is the Capital of Rajastan
  4. is the Capital of Karnataka
  5. is the Capital of Manipur
  6. is the Capital of Tripura
  7. is the Capital of Madhya Pradesh

14 Clues: is the Capital of Goa • is the Capital of Assam • is the Capital of Bihar • is the Capital of Ranchi • is the Capital of Sikkim • is the Capital of Manipur • is the Capital of Tripura • is the Capital of Rajastan • is the Capital of Karnataka • is the Capital of Telengana • is the Capital of Tamil Nadu • is the Capital of Maharasthra • is the Capital of West Bengal • ...

States Of America 2023-03-24

States Of America crossword puzzle
Across
  1. Square
  2. Deserted far away from the rest of USA
  3. Fried Chicken
  4. Mr Beast Lives Here
  5. Welcome to ____
  6. What has 4 Eyes But Can’t See
  7. Los Angeles is in
Down
  1. Pennies!
  2. White House!
  3. Very Big But Not the Biggest
  4. There’s No Ten I See
  5. Largest State
  6. It’s a country south of US but more Modern
  7. Weird Stuff Happen Here

14 Clues: Square • Pennies! • White House! • Fried Chicken • Largest State • Welcome to ____ • Los Angeles is in • Mr Beast Lives Here • There’s No Ten I See • Weird Stuff Happen Here • Very Big But Not the Biggest • What has 4 Eyes But Can’t See • Deserted far away from the rest of USA • It’s a country south of US but more Modern

States of matter 2023-05-12

States of matter crossword puzzle
Across
  1. PARTICLES MOVE FREELY AROUND EACH OTHER
  2. THIS IS A GAS IN THE AIR
  3. THE NUMBER OF STATES OF MATTER
  4. WHEN LIQUID TURNS INTO GAS, IT...
  5. PARTICLES OF SOLIDS DO THIS
  6. REMOVE HEAT
  7. THE PARTICLES HAVE LOTS OF ENERGY
Down
  1. THE PROCESS OF GAS TURNING INTO A LIQUID
  2. SMALL UNITS OF A SUBSTANCE
  3. THE PROCESS OF MAKING A SOLID FROM A LIQUID
  4. THIS SUBSTANCE CAN BE FOUND IN LIQUID, SOLID OR GAS PHASE IN YOUR HOME
  5. WHAT A SOLID DOES WHEN IT BECOMES A LIQUID
  6. PARTICLES ARE TIGHTLY PACKED IN A......
  7. TO CHANGE THE STATE OF MATTER WE ADD OR REMOVE .....

14 Clues: REMOVE HEAT • THIS IS A GAS IN THE AIR • SMALL UNITS OF A SUBSTANCE • PARTICLES OF SOLIDS DO THIS • THE NUMBER OF STATES OF MATTER • WHEN LIQUID TURNS INTO GAS, IT... • THE PARTICLES HAVE LOTS OF ENERGY • PARTICLES MOVE FREELY AROUND EACH OTHER • PARTICLES ARE TIGHTLY PACKED IN A...... • THE PROCESS OF GAS TURNING INTO A LIQUID • WHAT A SOLID DOES WHEN IT BECOMES A LIQUID • ...

Western United States 2025-10-06

Western United States crossword puzzle
Across
  1. Southwestern state that's part of the Four Corners and borders Mexico.
  2. Pacific Northwest state with the Puget Sound and Mount Rainier.
  3. U.S. state made up entirely of islands in the Pacific.
  4. U.S. state separated from the lower 48 by Canada.
  5. State that's part of the Four Corners region and the Rocky Mountains.
  6. Square-shaped state home to most of Yellowstone National Park.
  7. Big Sky Country, bordering Canada and home to part of Glacier National Park.
  8. State that's part of the Four Corners and contains the Great Salt Lake.
Down
  1. Second largest state, bordering Mexico and the Gulf of Mexico.
  2. State with a panhandle, located north of Texas and bordering Arkansas.
  3. Rocky Mountain state famous for its panhandle and bordering six states.
  4. Pacific-coast state with the highest and lowest points in the contiguous U.S.
  5. Pacific Northwest state bordered by the Columbia River and the ocean.
  6. Mostly desert state, home to most of the Great Basin.

14 Clues: U.S. state separated from the lower 48 by Canada. • Mostly desert state, home to most of the Great Basin. • U.S. state made up entirely of islands in the Pacific. • Second largest state, bordering Mexico and the Gulf of Mexico. • Square-shaped state home to most of Yellowstone National Park. • Pacific Northwest state with the Puget Sound and Mount Rainier. • ...

States and Nations 2025-08-12

States and Nations crossword puzzle
Across
  1. a group of people with common language, history, and culture
  2. the idea that people are shaped by learning experiences
  3. A man who believed we need government and we are born the way we are
  4. The right for a state to rule without
  5. A territory with a government
  6. A man who believed human behaviors are learned and we have natural rights
  7. The role to make others do something or make something happen
  8. power that people think is rightfully given
Down
  1. A group of people without its own country
  2. Restricted land by government
  3. a world where there is no law or government
  4. A group of people that enforce and make decisions for a country or
  5. The amount of people living in an area
  6. The way people control the decision making of countries and compete for power

14 Clues: Restricted land by government • A territory with a government • The right for a state to rule without • The amount of people living in an area • A group of people without its own country • a world where there is no law or government • power that people think is rightfully given • the idea that people are shaped by learning experiences • ...

States and Nations 2026-08-06

States and Nations crossword puzzle
Across
  1. , A Blank Slate
  2. , Philosopher believed the life of man is brutish and short
  3. , Full power within a territorial boundary.
  4. , a country with territory, population, government, and sovereignty
  5. , Philosopher believed in social contract and Tabula Rasa
  6. , ability to influence others
  7. , A group of people united by race, language, custom, and tradition
  8. , authority based on title
Down
  1. , A nation without its own territory
  2. , Established Boundaries
  3. , real or hypothetical condition of human beings before political association
  4. , maintains social order and provides public services
  5. , the people
  6. , how people make decisions and share power

14 Clues: , the people • , A Blank Slate • , Established Boundaries • , authority based on title • , ability to influence others • , A nation without its own territory • , Full power within a territorial boundary. • , how people make decisions and share power • , maintains social order and provides public services • , Philosopher believed in social contract and Tabula Rasa • ...

Gas Laws and Formulas 2026-09-03

Gas Laws and Formulas crossword puzzle
Across
  1. Gay-Lussac’s Law states that the pressure exerted by a gas is proportional to its absolute temperature when the ___ remains constant
  2. ___’s Principle states that when a gas moves faster through a tube, it pushes less on its surroundings, meaning it has lower pressure
  3. Dalton’s Law states that the total ___ of gases in a mixture is the sum of the partial pressures of all the gases
  4. (Content/capacity)*100=____ Humidity
  5. Reynold’s Number determines that ___ flow is <2000
  6. Avogadro’s Law states that under the same temperature and pressure, equal volumes of different gases contain an equal number of ____
Down
  1. Poiseuille’s Law is about how the ___ of fluid flowing through a tube is directly related to the length, flow pattern and viscosity and inversely related to the radius to the fourth power
  2. ___’s Law states that the volume of a gas will vary directly with changes in absolute temperature if the pressure remains constant
  3. Henry’s Law predicts how much of a ___ will dissolve in a liquid
  4. Boyle’s Law states that the pressure exerted by a gas is inversely proportional to its volume when the ___ of that gas remains constant
  5. ___ Principle allows entrainment of air
  6. Graham’s Law states that ___ of a gas is inversely proportional to the square root of its density
  7. LaPlace's Law states that pressure varies directly with the surface tension and inversely with its ___
  8. Pressure = ___ per unit area

14 Clues: Pressure = ___ per unit area • (Content/capacity)*100=____ Humidity • ___ Principle allows entrainment of air • Reynold’s Number determines that ___ flow is <2000 • Henry’s Law predicts how much of a ___ will dissolve in a liquid • Graham’s Law states that ___ of a gas is inversely proportional to the square root of its density • ...

AoC Crossword 2021-12-09

AoC Crossword crossword puzzle
Across
  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
Down
  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
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
Down
  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
Across
  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
Down
  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 • ...

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
Down
  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?
Down
  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
Across
  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. • ...

Final Review 2 2025-03-26

Final Review 2 crossword puzzle
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  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? • ...

History 2023-05-04

History crossword puzzle
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  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
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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 • ...

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 • ...

Westward Expansion 2016-10-28

Westward Expansion crossword puzzle
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  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.
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  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. • ...

Civil War Crossword 2024-05-14

Civil War Crossword crossword puzzle
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  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 • ...

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. • ...