states Crossword Puzzles
Unit 10 2024-05-03
Across
- declares that all persons born in the U.S are citizens
- to leave or withdraw
- a northern who went to the south immediately after the civil war
- laws denying most legal rights to newly freed slaves
- the period after the civil war in the United States when the southern states were reorganized and reintegrated into the union
- abolished slavery
- a system used on southern farms after the civil war
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- after the civil war a group the believed the south should be harshly punished
- the southern states that seceded from the United States in 1861
- organization run by the army to care for and protect southern blacks after the civil war
- U.S Connor prevent a person from voting because of race, color, or creed
- the surrounding of a place in order to force it to surrender
- another word for the northern states that stayed in the United States
- southern whites who supported republican policy through reconstruction
14 Clues: abolished slavery • to leave or withdraw • a system used on southern farms after the civil war • laws denying most legal rights to newly freed slaves • declares that all persons born in the U.S are citizens • the surrounding of a place in order to force it to surrender • the southern states that seceded from the United States in 1861 • ...
Early US Crossword 2017-12-18
Across
- Number of states necessary to alter the AoC
- Turning point in the war
- Who the national government had to ask for money from under the AoC
- Shot(s) hear round the world
- Breakup letter the Patriots sent KGIII
- Author of the DoI
- Source of propaganda for the Patriots
- Every conflict in North America results in this group somehow losing
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- American battle tactic
- Number of states necessary to pass a law under the Aoc
- Enlightenment thinker who advocated for Natural Rights and the Social Contract
- Forced Great Britain to accept American independence in 1783
- America's first form of government
- Commander of the Continental Army
- Power the national government lacked under the AoC
- One of the states that came out of the Northwest Ordinance
- European country that provided the most aid to the Americans during the war
- Final major battle of the war
- What Great Britain was left with after winning the French and Indian War
19 Clues: Author of the DoI • American battle tactic • Turning point in the war • Shot(s) hear round the world • Final major battle of the war • Commander of the Continental Army • America's first form of government • Source of propaganda for the Patriots • Breakup letter the Patriots sent KGIII • Number of states necessary to alter the AoC • ...
Civil War 2023-05-15
Across
- Location of the first shots of the Civil War
- The Confederate states were states in the ___________
- The first part of the North's war plan was to _______ the Southern ports
- ____________ plan made by the North
- The deadliest battle of the war
- Capitol city of the Confederacy
- The first shots were fired in April of 186___
- Number of promises Lincoln made to the South when running for president
- Number of states in the confederacy
- Last name of the Confederate President
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- First state to secede from the Union
- Both sides wanted to control this river for trade
- The main way people in the south earned money
- The five _______________ states agreed with slavery, but not with seceding from the Union
- The line that separated the North from the South
- Last name of the President of the Union
- The interests of a particular region
- The south __________ from the Union after Lincoln's election
- The side fighting against the Confederacy
19 Clues: The deadliest battle of the war • Capitol city of the Confederacy • ____________ plan made by the North • Number of states in the confederacy • First state to secede from the Union • The interests of a particular region • Last name of the Confederate President • Last name of the President of the Union • The side fighting against the Confederacy • ...
History Chapter 8 test 5 2023-12-14
Across
- – person who farmed for a landowner to receive part of the crop profit
- southerners who supported the Union and joined with dishonest carpetbaggers to make a profit
- of 1866 – law declaring that all people born in the United States except for Native Americans still living as tribes were citizens of the United States with full and equal benefits of all laws
- – U.S. Army General who died at the Battle of Little Bighorn
- – former slaves who were freed by the Emancipation Proclamation and the 13th Amendment
- a railroad that crosses the United States from Coast to Coast
- – law that broke up tribal lands into separates plots and offered them to any U.S. citizen or Native American family that would take up farming or ranching
- – men hired by a rancher to care for cattle
- – 17th president of the United States became president after Abraham Lincoln’s death
- – first former enslaved Black American to serve in Congress
- 19th president of the United States appointed because of the Compromise of 1877
- institute founded in Tuskegee Alabama to educate Black men and women
- – agreement in Congress that brought an end to the Reconstruction
- government department created to ensure fair treatment to newly freed slaves
- – rebuilding of Southern states after the Civil War
- – trail for cattle drives from Texas to Abilene, Kansas
- – the practice of separating people by skin color
- – mail delivery using a relay system of horses and riders that delivered mail between Missouri and California in only 10 days
- – first black American to serve in Congress
- – 1890 incident in which over 200 Native American men, women and children from the Lakota tribe led nu Chief Big Foot were killed by the Us Army
- Bill allowing a settler to claim up to 160 acres of land for a low price if they would improve the land and live on it for at least 5 years
- – place where a Union Pacific train traveling west and a Central Pacific train traveling east met; marking the completion of the Transcontinental Railroad
- – areas of Oklahoma Territory that were not assigned to Native American Tribes
- – central prairie area of the United States called the “Breadbasket of America” because of all the grain produced there
- – organization formed by Congress after the end of the Civil War designed to help provide freed slaves and any poor southern family for one year
- – laws in the Southern States that only Blacks had to obey
- Act – law that made large areas of land available to Native Americans
- – declared that freedman were citizens of the United States
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- – town with a railroad to transport cattle
- group within the Republican Party that wanted the government to control the recovery of the Southern states from the Civil War
- – unjust treatment of another person because of a category such as race or skin color
- – inventor of the Telegraph
- – western territory that was ready to be settled but had not yet become a state
- group within the Republican Party that wanted the southern states to make decisions on their own about recovery
- Northern businessmen named for the suitcases they carried who traveled to the South to help rebuild the Southern economy
- large sections of land set aside by the U.S. government for Native American tribes
- – fights between western farmers and ranchers over grazing and water rights
- – battle led by Chief Crazy Horse in which an entire unit of U.S. Soldiers died also called Custer’s Last Stand
- 18th president of the United States
- – rush to claim pieces of the Unassigned lands in the Oklahoma Territory
- America’s first National Park
- – to bring criminal charges against a public official
- – congressional bill that divided the Southern states into 5 military districts to aid in recovery
- – declared that no man could be kept from voting because of race, color, or previous servitude
- – leader of Sioux nation during the Battle of Little Bighorn
- – company that operated banks carried mail and offered travel in the west by stagecoach
- – process of herding cattle to the nearest Cowtown
- – educator and founder of Tuskegee Institute
48 Clues: – inventor of the Telegraph • America’s first National Park • 18th president of the United States • – town with a railroad to transport cattle • – men hired by a rancher to care for cattle • – first black American to serve in Congress • – educator and founder of Tuskegee Institute • – the practice of separating people by skin color • ...
Matter: Properties and States 2014-02-26
Across
- _______ states of matter have their own shape (ie. madera, el hiero y la arena).
- dureza
- is the force which pulls objects down towards the Earth.
- Forma
- _____ states of matter have no specific shape, the just expand (no tienen forma especifica y se expanden)oxygen(oxigeno),carbon dioxide(dioxido de carbono).
- Fuerzas por contacto.
- color
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- is the amount of matter that an object contains.
- _______ states of matter have the shape of the container that holds it (tienen la forma del recipiente que los contiene).
- ______ of matter include solid, liquid and gas.
- imanes
- elasticidad
- Everything we can see, smell or touch.
- transparencia
- can be made of different types of matter for example wood, metal or glass.
- is an action which can make an object change its movement or shape
- is the space that an object occupies.
17 Clues: Forma • color • imanes • dureza • elasticidad • transparencia • Fuerzas por contacto. • is the space that an object occupies. • Everything we can see, smell or touch. • ______ of matter include solid, liquid and gas. • is the amount of matter that an object contains. • is the force which pulls objects down towards the Earth. • ...
government terms 2021-01-14
Across
- Believed in natural rights- life, liberty, and property; the strongest influence on Thomas Jefferson, who wrote natural rights into the Declaration of Independence
- Fupporters of the new Constitution who believed in a strong central government with limited
- Chose to preside at the Constitutional Convention; he later became the first president of the United States; he set precedent by stepping down after two terms and initiating a peaceful transition of power
- Government is defined by law and serves the people; the law is above everyone and it applies to everyone, whether ruler or the ruled
- Explains the purposes of the Constitution and defines the powers of the new government as
- The distribution of power between the national government and the states within a union
- Government attempts to control all facets of the lives of its citizens
- Compromise reached in writing the Constitution to satisfy both small and large states by having one house of Congress with an equal number of representatives for each state and the other house’s membership determined by a state’s population
- and checks and balances
- rights and liberties of the people
- First ten amendments to the Constitution, added by the first Congress in 1791; protects the
- King/queen controls all aspect of life: social, economic, and political – oftentimes tied to the divine right of kings (authority from God)
- Group of people who feared the new government created by the Constitution; gave too much power to the national government at the expense of individual rights
- Considered intelligent and decisive, he was a leading supporter of the Constitution and helped write the Federalist Papers
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- 3rd president of the United States and author of the Declaration of Independence; did not take part in writing the Constitution because he was in France at the time. He was a strong advocate for the addition of a Bill of Rights
- Type of democracy based on the protection of individual rights from the tyranny of the majority and on the consent of the governed to establish political authority
- Powers saved for the states in our system of federalism, guaranteed in the 9th Amendment to the Constitution
- from the people of the United States
- First plan of government adopted in the United States after the revolution; it was a loose association of states with no authority to tax, no national army, and no chief executive
- “Father of the Constitution” and fourth president of the United States; essential to the writing and ratification of the Constitution; he also wrote the first 10 amendments to the Constitution that were ratified as the Bill of Rights
- Power is held at the national level, with very little power being held in political subdivisions, such as provinces, states, counties, parishes, or tow
- The government is not all-powerful; its powers are limited, and the acts of the government are those willed by the people Constitution were written
- The citizens have political authority and are bound by social contract to obey laws with their rights guaranteed by a constitution; citizens willingly subordinate their private, selfish interests to the common good
23 Clues: and checks and balances • rights and liberties of the people • from the people of the United States • Government attempts to control all facets of the lives of its citizens • The distribution of power between the national government and the states within a union • Explains the purposes of the Constitution and defines the powers of the new government as • ...
Unit 3: The New Nation 8.21-8.28 2024-12-05
Across
- interpretation of the Constitution that seeks to adapt its meaning to the needs of the country at that moment
- a form of government in which the people rule, either directly or through elected representatives
- unsettled territory bordered by the Ohio River, the Appalachian Mountains, and the Mississippi River
- to give official approval
- Second president of the US, first vice president of the US
- deported anyone from a country with which the United States was at war
- opposed the constitution
- people chosen to speak or make decisions for another person or group of people
- representatives
- Trail carved out by Daniel Boone through the Cumberland Gap
- Washington offered advise on how the nation should move forward
- a group of advisors to the president who each head a department of the executive branch
- allowed three-fifths of a states slave population to count toward a state's total population
- freedoms that are protected by law
- allowed congress to divide the Northwest Territory into three to five separate territories
- Hamilton wanted to create it to stabilize the economy
- a person who buys and sells land for a profit
- 16th state of the union
- delegates meeting in Philadelphia to revise the Articles of Confederation
- led a rebellion in Massachusetts following the Revolution over monetary debt crisis at the end of the American Revolutionary War.
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- interpretation of the Constitution that maintains the federal government has authority to do ONLY what the Constitution specifically states it can do
- approval
- limits any one branch from gaining too much power
- violent protest against a tax on whiskey that took place in the United States from 1791 to 1794
- the idea that government authority comes from people who have agreed to be governed
- said the Alien and Sedition Acts were unconstitutional and that the states had the right to nullify them
- secretary of the treasury in Washington's Cabinet
- loosely unified the states by giving basic powers to a weaker central government and more power to the states; government established after the American Revolution in the Colonies
- banned any writings thought to be false, harmful, or directed against the government
- allows the three branches to keep the other two branches in check
- earlier events or actions used as examples for decisions or actions
- groups of men who traveled together looking for game; first European people to come to Tennessee
- grants Congress the power to pass all laws necessary and proper for carrying out the powers grated in the Constitution
- the first ten amendments; protects the people's basic rights and freedoms
- solved the representation issue in the Constitutional Convention
- 1st president; general of the Continental Army
- a diplomatic incident between the United States and France that occurred in 1797 and 1798
- supported the Constitution
- a fleet of small ships
- change to the Constitution
- division of power between the states and federal government
- import tax
- 1784 divided the Northwest Territory into states
43 Clues: approval • import tax • representatives • a fleet of small ships • 16th state of the union • opposed the constitution • to give official approval • supported the Constitution • change to the Constitution • freedoms that are protected by law • a person who buys and sells land for a profit • 1st president; general of the Continental Army • ...
Unit 1 Power, Sovereignty, Legitimacy & Interdependence 2025-09-11
Across
- This NGO investigates human rights abuse cases in more than 90 countries around the world. (3wds)
- A person or person who have been forced to flee their country due to persecution, war or violence.
- Latent power is based on a state’s wealth and size of this.
- The process of several countries working together on a given issue.
- This late professor used the term which offers a more persuasive approach to influencing other states. (2wds)
- Term applied to a state which has seen its laws, services and governance rendered ineffective and unstable due to conflict, corruption and poverty. (2wds)
- Any group or organisation which acts to influence decision makers at any level and is not a state. (2wds)
- Associated with the far right, this term suggests violent change and a return to the old ways.
- Realism states that this is the primary goal of all states.
- This state is a member of the 'nuclear weapons club' and has worked to make sure adversaries like Iran never possess such technology.
- Within the theory of realism, this particular group seeks total hegemony for states and believes states should maximise power.
- Established in 1945, this IGO's mission is the collective peace and security of its member nations. (2wds)
- This theory suggests that states can and should cooperate with one another.
- This state actor is a member of the UN Security Council.
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- This NGO operates in 55 countries globally and seeks to defend the natural world.
- The type of power whereby a state uses military and economic means to influence the behaviour or interests of other states.Can be seen as aggressive.
- The type of power which co-opts instead of coercing. Examples include cultural programs, sports, movies and music.
- One of Eric Liu's 6 sources of power.
- Univ of Chicago professor who believes nations strive to dominate each other and seek regional hegemony in an anarchic international system. (2wds)
- The process whereby a single state works alone on a given issue.
- The International Criminal Court is based out of this Dutch city. (2wds)
- Penalties imposed by one state or institution on another state, institution or individual to coerce a change in behaviour.
- This level of analysis would expand to involve issues like COVID and terrorism.
- Realists define this system as when there is no higher defined central authority above states.
- The notion that states and their fortunes are connected to each other.
- The type of power which suggests a strong military, but also the implementation of alliances, diplomacy and capacity building.
- Associated with the far left, this term suggests violent change to overthrow the status quo.
- Applies to the notion of maintaining an existing state of affairs in politics. (2wds)
- Power which utilises diplomatic and political manipulation by one country to undermine the political systems of its intended target.
- This theory suggests that power is the currency of states and these states must compete with each other to survive.
30 Clues: One of Eric Liu's 6 sources of power. • This state actor is a member of the UN Security Council. • Latent power is based on a state’s wealth and size of this. • Realism states that this is the primary goal of all states. • The process whereby a single state works alone on a given issue. • The process of several countries working together on a given issue. • ...
History of the Civil Right Movement 2021-02-26
Across
- vs reed A landmark decision of the US Supreme Court ruling that the administrators of estates cannot be named in a way that discriminates between sexes
- vs virginia The Court ruled that laws banning interracial marriage violate the Equal Protection and Due Process Clauses of the Fourteenth Amendment to the U.S. Constitution
- amendment Granted citizenship to all persons born or naturalized In the United States
- An African American Baptist minister and activist who became the most visible spokesperson and leader in the Civil Rights Movement
- vs boe A landmark 1954 Supreme Court case in which the justices ruled unanimously that racial segregation of children in public schools was unconstitutional
- vs browder A case heard before a three-judge panel of the United States District Court for the Middle District of Alabama on Montgomery and Alabama state bus segregation laws
- vs charlotte The Supreme Court of the United States unanimously upheld busing programs that aimed to speed up the racial integration of public schools in the United States
- amendment Abolished slavery
- vs sidoti A mother challenging a state court order divesting her of custody of her child contended that, contrary to the trial court's findings, it was not in her pre-school child's best interests to be removed from her custody, while the father alleged that the child would be damaged by being raised in a racially mixed household
- vs bakke The Court's decision to upheld affirmative action, allowing race to be one of several factors in college admission policy
- integration The practice of making only a perfunctory or symbolic effort to be inclusive to members of minority groups
- disobedience The refusal to comply with certain laws or to pay taxes and fines, as a peaceful form of political protest
- marshall An African American lawyer and civil rights activist who served as Associate Justice of the Supreme Court
- Protection Clause Requires states to practice equal protection
- robinson The first African American to play in Major League Baseball in the modern era
- parks An American activist in the civil rights movement best known for her pivotal role in the Montgomery bus boycott
- vs ferguson Legal case in which the U.S. Supreme Court, on May 18, 1896, by a seven-to-one majority (one justice did not participate), advanced the controversial “separate but equal” doctrine for assessing the constitutionality of racial segregation laws
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- vs baltimore A per curiam order by the Supreme Court of the United States affirming an order by the United States Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit that enjoined racial segregation in public beaches and bathhouses
- clause Gives Congress the power “to regulate commerce with foreign nations, and among the several states, and with the Indian
- ins A form of protest in which demonstrators occupy a place, refusing to leave until their demands are met
- vs orr United States Supreme Court case that held that a statutory scheme in Alabama that imposed alimony obligations on husbands but not on wives was an unconstitutional equal protection violation
- vs holmes A United States Supreme Court case in which the Court ordered immediate desegregation of public schools in the American South
- A civil rights organization in the United States, formed in 1909 as an interracial endeavor to advance justice for African Americans
- from birmingham jail A letter that Martin Luther King, Jr., addressed to his fellow clergymen while he was in jail in Birmingham, Alabama, in 1963, after a nonviolent protest against racial segregation
- amendment Everyone including African Americans can vote
- The principal channel of student commitment in the United States to the civil rights movement during the 1960s
- crow laws State and local laws that enforced racial segregation in the Southern United States
- bus boycott A political and a social protest campaign against the policy of racial segregation on the public transit system of Montgomery, Alabama
- x An African American Muslim minister and human rights activist who was a popular figure during the civil rights movement
- An African American civil rights organization that is closely associated with its first president, Martin Luther King Jr.
30 Clues: amendment Abolished slavery • amendment Everyone including African Americans can vote • Protection Clause Requires states to practice equal protection • amendment Granted citizenship to all persons born or naturalized In the United States • robinson The first African American to play in Major League Baseball in the modern era • ...
states of matter vocab 2024-08-30
Across
- Change When energy is released, and loses heat.
- Change When energy is taken in, and gains heat
- When matter changes states from a liquid to gas form
- The ability of a fluid, liquid, or gas to exact an upward force on an object immersed in it
- of State The change of a substance from one physical state to another
- Point The exact temperature that liquid matter changes states into a solid matter
- When matter changes states from a liquid to gas form.
- Matter that has enough energy to overcome not just the attractive forces between its particles, but also the attractive forces within its atoms
- When matter changes states from a liquid to solid form
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- When matter changes states from a solid to gas form
- The force exerted per unit area
- Change Object still has the same composition, and is just represented in a different form
- The resistance of a fluid to flowing
- When matter changes states from a gas to liquid form
- Expansion: An increase or decrease in the size of a substance when the temperature is changed.
- Change A change in chemical properties or composition of a substance, resulting in the formation of at least one new substance.
- Point The exact temperature that liquid matter changes states to a gas form
- When matter changes states from a solid to liquid form
18 Clues: The force exerted per unit area • The resistance of a fluid to flowing • Change When energy is taken in, and gains heat • Change When energy is released, and loses heat. • When matter changes states from a solid to gas form • When matter changes states from a gas to liquid form • When matter changes states from a liquid to gas form • ...
Civil War 2023-04-13
Across
- - When a person is murdered for political reasons.
- - Southern states that seceded from the union
- - A law passed by Congress in 1850 that said escaped enslaved people in free states had to be returned to their owners.
- - A large farm in the southern United States. Before the Civil War many of the workers on plantations were enslaved.
- - These states were slave states that did not leave the Union but largely supported the cause of the Confederates. They included Missouri, Kentucky, Maryland, and Delaware.
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- - An executive order from President Abraham Lincoln stating that the enslaved in the Confederate states were to be set free.
- - A person who wanted to eliminate or "abolish" slavery.
- - A decision made by the Supreme Court that said Congress could not outlaw slavery and that people of African descent were not necessarily U.S. citizens.
- - A soldier that is wounded or killed during battle.
- - When the southern states chose to leave the United States and to no longer be a part of the country.
- - The northern states of the United States.
11 Clues: - The northern states of the United States. • - Southern states that seceded from the union • - When a person is murdered for political reasons. • - A soldier that is wounded or killed during battle. • - A person who wanted to eliminate or "abolish" slavery. • - When the southern states chose to leave the United States and to no longer be a part of the country. • ...
70s-to now 2023-06-09
Across
- This scandal led to the resignation of President Nixon in 1974.
- The 37th President of the United States, who was involved in the Watergate scandal.
- He served as the 46th President of the United States, taking office in 2021.
- He succeeded President Ford in 1977 and served until 1981 as the 39th President of the United States.
- An American painter and art instructor known for his soothing demeanor and landscape paintings.
- A pandemic caused by the novel coronavirus, SARS-CoV-2, that emerged in late 2019 and spread globally in 2020.
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- He served as the 40th President of the United States, from 1981 to 1989.
- A space telescope launched by NASA in 1990, named after American astronomer Edwin Hubble.
- The terrible events that occurred September 11th led to the war on..
- The 45th President of the United States, who served from 2017 to 2021.
- A controversial conflict that took place in the 1960s and 1970s, pitting communist forces against American-backed South Vietnamese forces.
- Platforms such as Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram that allow users to create and share content.
- A catastrophic hurricane that struck the Gulf Coast of the United States in 2005, causing widespread devastation.
- A disease caused by the human immunodeficiency virus (HIV).
- A sustained increase in the general price level of goods and services in an economy over a period of time.
- A genre of music that originated in the Bronx in the late 1970s and has since become a global phenomenon.
- A period of geopolitical tension between the Soviet Union and the United States, which lasted from 1947 to 1991.
17 Clues: A disease caused by the human immunodeficiency virus (HIV). • This scandal led to the resignation of President Nixon in 1974. • The terrible events that occurred September 11th led to the war on.. • The 45th President of the United States, who served from 2017 to 2021. • He served as the 40th President of the United States, from 1981 to 1989. • ...
States of matter vocabulary assignment 2024-08-29
Across
- The resistance of a fluid to flowing
- A change in chemical properties or composition of a substance,resulting in the formation of at least one new substance
- The ability of a fluid liquid or gas to exact an upward force on an object immersed in it
- The force exerted per unit area
- The exact temperature that liquid matter changes states to a gas form
- The change of a substance from one physical state to another
- When energy is taken in and it gains heat
- When matter changes states from a liquid to gas form
- When matter changes states from a solid to a liquid
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- When matter changes states from a solid to gas form
- When energy is released and loses heat
- Object still has the same composition,and is just represented in a different form
- When matter changes states from a liquid to gas form
- An increase or decrease in the size of a substance when the temperature is changed
- Matter that has enough energy to overcome not just the attractive forces between its partials but also the attractive forces within its atoms
- When matter changes states from a liquid to solid form
- point The exact temperature that liquid matter changes states into a solid matter
- When matter changes states from a gas to liquid form
18 Clues: The force exerted per unit area • The resistance of a fluid to flowing • When energy is released and loses heat • When energy is taken in and it gains heat • When matter changes states from a solid to gas form • When matter changes states from a solid to a liquid • When matter changes states from a liquid to gas form • ...
american history 2025-07-28
Across
- State and local laws enforcing racial segregation and discrimination after Reconstruction.
- The war fought by the American colonies to gain independence from British rule (1775–1783).
- The first ten amendments to the U.S. Constitution guaranteeing individual freedoms and rights.
- Formerly enslaved people who were emancipated and recognized as free citizens.
- The movement to end the practice of slavery.
- The separation of people based on race, often enforced by laws like Jim Crow.
- The conflict between Northern and Southern states from 1861 to 1865 over slavery and states’ rights.
- The act of freeing enslaved people, notably symbolized by Lincoln’s Emancipation Proclamation.
- The period of rapid industrial growth that shifted society from agriculture to manufacturing.
- The right to vote in political elections.
- The post-Civil War era focused on rebuilding the South and integrating formerly enslaved people into society.
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- The early 19th-century exploration of the American West to map new territories and find a route to the Pacific.
- The movement of people from other countries to settle permanently in the United States.
- The 19th-century belief that the United States was destined to expand across North America.
- A system where power is shared between national government and individual states.
- The supreme law of the United States that outlines the structure and powers of government.
16 Clues: The right to vote in political elections. • The movement to end the practice of slavery. • The separation of people based on race, often enforced by laws like Jim Crow. • Formerly enslaved people who were emancipated and recognized as free citizens. • A system where power is shared between national government and individual states. • ...
paightons crossword 2021-12-20
Across
- lake named after Michigan
- the exact place of something
- found below the united states
- line above the equator
- 3rd planet from the sun
- found above the united states
- the way to move an object
- the earth is not flat but
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- biggest ocean in the world
- interactions between humans and a community
- line below the equator
- made up by 50 states
- study of the earth
- sunflower state
- an area or division of the earth
- found by using things around it
16 Clues: sunflower state • study of the earth • made up by 50 states • line below the equator • line above the equator • 3rd planet from the sun • lake named after Michigan • the way to move an object • the earth is not flat but • biggest ocean in the world • the exact place of something • found below the united states • found above the united states • found by using things around it • ...
Eli's Am. Gov. Crossword Puzzle 2k19 2019-08-30
Across
- A law that ordered people to return slaves that ran away to their owners and sparked debate in free states
- The Executive Branch (the President) has the power to _____ laws passed by Congress
- When a state decides to leave the union that is the United States, it participates in _____
- A political group that believed states should have more power than the national government
- An addition to the US Constitution to explicitly state rights not included in the Constitution
- The US's system of government is not a democracy; it's a _____
- The document that was sent to King George III on the 4th of July, 1776
- The written statement that states how Congress's rulings on Concurrent Powers are higher than any rulings decided by the states (i.e. minimum wage)
- Enumerated powers in the constitution that give each branch of government the right to correct others and protect the constituents from unfair rule
- A conflict between the national and southern entities, in which the south tried to succeed from the US
- A two party system
- Abilities of Congress that are not explicitly stated in a document, but can still be enacted without overreaching in power
- A national system of government
- A method for the selection of judges in this state and other states that adopted this method
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- Different groups of people with similar beliefs that agree to vote a certain way in most elections and affairs
- A political group that believed states should have less power than the national government
- A conclusion by the government that slaves would be counted as 3/5 of a person to determine population
- Government run by the people as a whole (i.e. voting on all issues and decisions)
- Different branches of government are used to achieve this and, as an intended result, have a more fair and separated system with checks and balances
- The decision agreed to by large and small states that set up the US Congress and the numbers of representatives for both the Senate and the House of Representatives
- A document written to outline a government's system and people's rights
- Abilities of Congress explicitly stated in the Constitution
- Unstated abilities that overlap when it comes to whether the states or Congress has the right to decide
- The first trial of a national document to outline the US's government; written before the constitution
- Our indirect system of voting uses people in the _____ to officially vote
- A national government that is not divided into a federal system and a state system
- The document that contains the first ten amendments added to the Constitution
- The Supreme Court's power to decide whether a law passed by congress is constitutional or not
- A totalitarian form of government in which one person is the sole decision maker of the country
- Abilities saved for the states to decide for themselves; sometimes overlapping with national implied powers
30 Clues: A two party system • A national system of government • Abilities of Congress explicitly stated in the Constitution • The US's system of government is not a democracy; it's a _____ • The document that was sent to King George III on the 4th of July, 1776 • A document written to outline a government's system and people's rights • ...
Unit 7 Crossword 2020-04-03
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- a speech by President Abraham Lincoln in 1863 at the site of the Battle of Gettysburg and memory of the Union Soldiers who had died trying to protect the ideals of freedom upon which the nation was founded.
- a person who flees or tries to escape ( for example, from slavery).
- laws passed in 1865 and 1866 in the former Confederate states to limit the rights and freedoms of African Americans.
- a war between opposing groups of citizens from the same country.
- a change to the Constitution, ratified in 1870, declaring that states cannot deny anyone the right to vote because of race or color, or because the person was once a slave.
- an agreement made by Congress in 1820 under which Missouri was admitted to the Union as a slave state and Maine was admitted as a free state.
- an order issued by President Lincoln on January 1, 1863, declaring slaves in the Confederate states are to be free.
- the right of an accused person to appear in court so a judge can determine whether he or she is being imprisoned lawfully.
- the United States as one nation United under a single government. During the Civil War “The Union” came to mean the government and armies of the North
- the period after the Civil War in which southern states were rebuilt and brought back into the Union.
- A proposal made in 1846 to prohibit slavery in the territory added to the United States as a result of the Mexican-American War.
- a series of political debates between Abraham Lincoln and Stephen Douglas who are candidates in the Illinois race for the U.S. senator, in which slavery was the main issue.
- another name for the Confederate States of America made up of the 11 states that seceded from the Union.
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- a change to the Constitution, ratified in 1868, granting citizenship to anyone born in the United States and guaranteeing all citizens equal protection of the law.
- a Supreme Court decision in 1857 that held that African-Americans could never be citizens of the United States and that the Missouri Compromise was unconstitutional.
- laws enforcing segregation of blacks and whites in the south after the Civil War.
- the rights guaranteed by the Constitution to all people as citizens especially. equal treatment under the law
- a village in Virginia that was the site of the Confederate surrender to the Union forces under the command of General Ulysses S. Grant.
- The agreements made in order to admit California into the Union as a free state. these agreements included allowing the New Mexico and Utah territories to decide whether to allow slavery, outlawing the slave trade in Washington,D.C., and creating a stronger fugitive slave law.
- an Act passed in 1854 that created the Kansas and Nebraska territories and abolished the Missouri Compromise by allowing settlers to determine whether slavery would be allowed in the new territories.
- Bureau an agency established by Congress at the end of the Civil War to help and protect newly freed black Americans.
21 Clues: a war between opposing groups of citizens from the same country. • a person who flees or tries to escape ( for example, from slavery). • laws enforcing segregation of blacks and whites in the south after the Civil War. • the period after the Civil War in which southern states were rebuilt and brought back into the Union. • ...
Founding documents vocabulary 2021-09-30
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- It was written to support the idea of forming a federal republic under a new constitution.
- It was an agreement and created two legislative bodies in congress.
- Members of this branch makes all of the laws.
- a diplomatic incident between French and United States diplomats.
- An uprising that tested the federal authority in the US.
- Payment that is paid periodically.
- Wanted the central government to be strong and the states government to be weak.
- The highest judicial court that decides where laws break the constitution or not.
- The leader of a country or nation.
- This branch decides the meaning of laws and whether laws break the constitution or not.
- Congress had implied powers under the Constitution to create the Second Bank of the United States and that the state of Maryland lacked the power to tax the Bank.
- Treaty between the United States and Great Britain/England.
- Political statements stating that the Alien and Sedition acts were unconstitutional.
- the legislative branch of the federal government that represents the American people and makes the laws.
- A written document ratified by the 13 states on 1781. The goal of this document was to give the central government very little power over the states or their citizens.
- The introductory part of a constitution or statute that states the reasons for the law or constitution.
- an assembly or council.
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- A written document limiting the power of the government, identifying the rights of the citizens, and defines a state.
- 3 laws that allowed the chief executive to deport any immigrant who they found dangerous, and 1 law that banned false or bad writings about the government.
- wanted states to have the power and the central government to be weak.
- Every 3 out of 5 slaves would be counted.
- a form of government in which a state is ruled by representatives of the citizen body.
- The pen name of Alexander Hamilton, John Jay, and James Madison.
- The lower legislative branch.
- To approve.
- Relating to a form of government where the states recognize the power of a central government but have certain state-level government powers.
- This branch carries out and enforces laws.
- List items individually.
- The purchase made by Thomas Jefferson that doubled the size of the US.
- Treaty between Spain and the United States, it also guaranteed the US navigation rights on the Mississippi River.
- It established the power of judicial review and the power to declare legislative and executive acts unconstitutional.
- The first 10 amendments in the US constitution.
- A uprising of farmers, that lead to protests, that lead to George Washington coming out of retirement to help suppress them.
- the power of the courts to examine the actions of the legislative, executive, and administrative arms of the government to determine whether such actions are consistent with the constitution or if they aren't.
- The term used to describe the judges appointed to the Federal Circuit courts by President Adams on his last day in office.
- A supreme court judge.
36 Clues: To approve. • A supreme court judge. • an assembly or council. • List items individually. • The lower legislative branch. • Payment that is paid periodically. • The leader of a country or nation. • Every 3 out of 5 slaves would be counted. • This branch carries out and enforces laws. • Members of this branch makes all of the laws. • ...
states of matter vocabulary. 2024-08-30
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- Change When energy is released, and loses heat.
- Change When energy is taken in, and gains heat
- Change A change in chemical properties or composition of a substance, resulting in the formation of at least one new substance.
- Point The exact temperature that liquid matter changes states to a gas form
- When matter changes states from a liquid to gas form.
- When matter changes states from a solid to liquid form
- The resistance of a fluid to flowing
- When matter changes states from a gas to liquid form
- Expansion An increase or decrease in the size of a substance when the temperature is changed.
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- Point The exact temperature that liquid matter changes states into a solid matter
- The ability of a fluid, liquid, or gas to exact an upward force on an object immersed in it
- The force exerted per unit area
- When matter changes states from a liquid to solid form
- When matter changes states from a liquid to gas form
- When matter changes states from a solid to gas form
- Change Object still has the same composition, and is just represented in a different form
- of State The change of a substance from one physical state to another
- Matter that has enough energy to overcome not just the attractive forces between its particles, but also the attractive forces within its atoms
18 Clues: The force exerted per unit area • The resistance of a fluid to flowing • Change When energy is taken in, and gains heat • Change When energy is released, and loses heat. • When matter changes states from a solid to gas form • When matter changes states from a liquid to gas form • When matter changes states from a gas to liquid form • ...
Indian states 2022-02-16
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- Egg Bowls of Asia
- Capital of the state called 'God's Own Country'
- Newest Indian State
- Capital of the Eastern-most state of India
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- Capital city also called the 'City of Joy'
- A union territory and the capital of 2 states
- Capital of the State where the third highest peak of the world, Mt. Kanchenjenga, is located
- the capital of the original Telugu
- State which has its capital named after the proponent of 'Satyagraha' and 'ahimsa'
9 Clues: Egg Bowls of Asia • Newest Indian State • the capital of the original Telugu • Capital city also called the 'City of Joy' • Capital of the Eastern-most state of India • A union territory and the capital of 2 states • Capital of the state called 'God's Own Country' • State which has its capital named after the proponent of 'Satyagraha' and 'ahimsa' • ...
Unit 5 - Layer B - Crossword 2022-03-21
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- A supporter of a strong federal government
- The declarations passed in 1798 and 1799 that claimed that each state has the right to decie whether a federal law is constitutional
- Author of the Federalist,secretary of the treasury under President George Washington,and founder of the Federalist Party
- The Federalist-supported laws created in 1798 that permitted the president to expel foreigners,make it harder for immigrants to become citizens, and allowed for citizens to be fined or jailed if they criticized the government or its officials
- Leader in the American Revolution. He went on to serve as the First Vice President and the second president of the United States
- An 1803 court case in which the supreme court ruled that it had the power to decide whether laws passed by congress were constitutional
- One of the authors of the Declaration independence and third president of the United States
- The sixth president of the United States who earlier served as a US diplomat, senator,and secretary of state.
- A rebellion in France beginning in 1789 that overthrew the French Monarchy
- The cast territory extending from the Mississippi river to the Rocky Mountains, purchased from France in 1803
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- At the end of the war of 1812, a battle between British & US forces, led by Andrew Jackson, that ended in a victory for the United States
- Loyalty to a state or section rather than the whole country
- President Monroe's foreign policy statement warning Europeans nations not to interfere in Latin America
- He earlier served as a military officer during conflict with Creek Indians during the war of 1812 and during conflicts with Spain over Florida
- A devotion to one's nation and its interests
- A 1794 protest over a tax on all liquor made and sold in the United States.
- A member of the political party founded by Thomas Jefferson
- The fourth president of the United States
- The chief justice of the United States Supreme Court from 1801 to 1835
- A law that created the structure of the Supreme Court and set up a system of district courts and circuit courts for the nation.
20 Clues: The fourth president of the United States • A supporter of a strong federal government • A devotion to one's nation and its interests • Loyalty to a state or section rather than the whole country • A member of the political party founded by Thomas Jefferson • The chief justice of the United States Supreme Court from 1801 to 1835 • ...
How our government - The US Constitution - was born 2021-11-22
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- Another question for revising the government was: Should the government's power to rule come from the states or the ___?(6).
- The delegates believed the basic ___ of government was to protect the rights to “life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness”(3).
- The first government called the Articles of Confederation could establish a post office, raise an army, declare war, and print money, but it could not levy ___(2).
- ___ system- a strong national government that shared power with the states(8).
- These were created when ratifying the Constitution was in question and a divide among Americans began.
- States had to make several agreements or ___ when creating the United State's Constitution(1).
- Some leaders from the American Revolution did not attend the convention because they feared that a ___ national government would hurt states’ rights(3).
- The U.S. Constitution is the ___ used written charter in the entire world(1).
- A written plan that provides the basic framework of a government - each state has their own of these(4).
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- state leaders present at the Constitutional Convention(2).
- A country governed by elected representatives(3).
- When revising the government, the hardest question was how ___ the government should be. Many wanted to preserve the rights of the states and feared too strong of a national government(5).
- A formal alliance, in this case among states(2).
- The Three-Fifths Compromise counted each slave as only ⅗ a person for representation in the government(7).
- after declaring independence, Congress tried to unite the states under one ___(1)
- This government, the Articles of Confederation was not what the country ___ because it could not raise funds to do anything effective(3).
- Representatives in government help gain a ___ on decision making for laws, taxes, and policies(7).
- If the central government is too ___, it could not protect liberty and property(5).
- to formally approve a plan or an agreement(8).
- An agreement was reached in which ___ the population and size of state applied to the amount of representation in government(6).
20 Clues: to formally approve a plan or an agreement(8). • A formal alliance, in this case among states(2). • A country governed by elected representatives(3). • state leaders present at the Constitutional Convention(2). • The U.S. Constitution is the ___ used written charter in the entire world(1). • ...
Our Solar System 2022-02-23
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- Soviet crewed spacecraft resulting Yuri Gagarin as the first man in space
- Third United States spaceflight program resulting in the first humans on Luna
- Russian space mission to Venus set to be launched in 2029
- Curie, Sojourner's flight spare
- Soviet artifical satelites and first launched into orbit in October 1957
- Failed space shuttle resulting in death of 7 crew members in 1986
- Airborne Observatory, Aka KAO jet used by NASA for infrared astronomy
- Lab, First United States space station launched in 1973
- NASA program beginning in 1992 to improve understanding of our solar system
- Mission resulting in successful keeping of humans on the ISS since 2000
- robotic lunar rovers made by the Soviets during the Moon race
- Communication using electromagnetic waves between 30 hertz and 300 gigahertz
- NASA mission that mapped entire surface of Venus
- retired space shuttle that was created after Challenger
- First successful Mars lander in 1976
- United States uncrewed space mission in the 1960s to take close photos of Luna
- Tool used to see faraway objects
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- First Mars rover and first wheeled vehicle on another planet that landed in 1997
- First United States spacecraft to achieve orbit
- Soviet program that sent spacecraft to our moon for study
- Global Surveyor, United States space probe launched in 1996 to globally map Mars
- Rover that landed on Mars in 2012
- Robotic interstellar probes launched in 1977 to collect data of Jupiter and Saturn
- Pathfinder, United States robotic spacecraft that landed on Mars in 1997
- United States space probe launched in 1972 passing Jupiter and first to leave our solar system
- Research mission between NASA and ISA to study Saturn
- United States robotic space probe launched 1989 to study Jupiter and its moons
- Shuttle, Comprising of two solid rocket boosters, one external tank and an orbiter (or space-plane)
- Mars rover active from 2004 to 2010
- Space probes launched to photograph and study interplanetary matter of Mars and Venus
- Space Station, Intergovernmental establishment in orbit of Earth comprised of modules
- Device that uses the reverberation of radio waves to sense objects
32 Clues: Curie, Sojourner's flight spare • Tool used to see faraway objects • Rover that landed on Mars in 2012 • Mars rover active from 2004 to 2010 • First successful Mars lander in 1976 • First United States spacecraft to achieve orbit • NASA mission that mapped entire surface of Venus • Research mission between NASA and ISA to study Saturn • ...
Civil War 2017-03-02
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- (June 10, 1861) First battle of the American Civil War.
- A term used to refer to the stomach.
- A battle that occurred July 1, 1863—lasting for 3 days-- that was marked as one of the bloodiest battles
- Joined the Union Army and became general during the Civil War. Elected president of the United States in 1869.
- Someone who believes slavery is wrong and wants to get rid of it.
- Surrendered to General Grant at the Appomattox Courthouse on April 19, 1865.
- States that all slaves be freed from the Confederate states. Issued by Abraham Lincoln.
- A term used to describe a person that is bad or good for nothing.
- A uncivilized killing of a large number of innocent, helpless people. One term used to describe the civil war.
- War that lasted from April 12, 1861-May 9, 1865 between the North and South in America.
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- New soldiers that have never fought in a battle or war before.
- States that had allowed slavery.
- A term used when you have been through a lot or have "seen it all".
- Speech given on November 19, 1863 by president Abraham Lincoln that commemorated the soldiers that died in the battles.
- An acronym used when a soldier would leave his post or place in the army without leave.
- Used during the Civil War to transport soldiers to different areas for battle. Used mostly by the North.
- Governor of Ohio 1868-1972. 19th president of the United States .
- States that had outlawed slavery.
- Born 1808. Instructed the confederate generals on decisions during the Civil War.
- A system invented in 1837 by Samuel Morse then sends messages along a wire. Used by the Northerners and Abraham Lincoln to communicate during the Civil War.
- 16th president of the United States. Wished to end slavery. Issued the Emancipation Proclamation, setting many slaves free.
- (July 11, 1861) First battle over land in the Civil War.
- Vice president to Abraham Lincoln, Became president (1865-1869) after Lincolns assassination and tried to reconstruct America.
23 Clues: States that had allowed slavery. • States that had outlawed slavery. • A term used to refer to the stomach. • (June 10, 1861) First battle of the American Civil War. • (July 11, 1861) First battle over land in the Civil War. • New soldiers that have never fought in a battle or war before. • Governor of Ohio 1868-1972. 19th president of the United States . • ...
Civil War 2017-04-05
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- Famous Confederate General who surrendered to General Grant
- First state to secede from the United States
- In the civil war the states between the north and the south: delaware, mayland, kentucky, and missouri
- The North
- Laws in a Southern state that controlled enslaved people
- Turning point of the War that made it clear the North would win. 50,000 people died, and the South lost its chance to invade the North.
- This act repealed the Missouri Compromise and called for popular sovereignty to decide whether slavery would be allowed within new states
- The main export of the Southern Economy
- President of the Union
- Address by Lincoln in which he "freed" the enslaved people of the South
- President of the Confederacy
- Armed forces prevent the transportation of goods or people into and out of an area
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- An unfair opinion not based on facts
- People who sought to end slavery in the United States in the early 1800s
- To break away from the rest of the states, form their own nation
- This act made assisting a fugitive slave to freedom in any way a crime punishable by fine or imprisonment
- The right of states to limit the power of the federal government
- Lead the raid of Harper's Ferry in 1858
- A system where residents vote to decide an issue
- A system of cooperation to aid and house enslaved people who had escaped
- Warships with very tough Oak walls with iron sheets on the sides
- These people believed that since the states voluntarily joined the Union, they can also choose to leave.
- The compromise that blocked slavery north of 36*30' N
- Established that Congress could not ban slavery and slaves could not sue for their freedom since they are not citizens
- Unfair treatment
- This compromise allowed California to be admitted as a free state, new territories in the west would be decided by popular sovereignty, and the Fugitive Slave Law
- The South
- Soldiers on horseback
28 Clues: The North • The South • Unfair treatment • Soldiers on horseback • President of the Union • President of the Confederacy • An unfair opinion not based on facts • Lead the raid of Harper's Ferry in 1858 • The main export of the Southern Economy • First state to secede from the United States • A system where residents vote to decide an issue • ...
Civil War: Significant People 2022-11-28
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- served as a Superintendent of Army Nurses; created the first generation of American mental asylums
- U.S. commanding officer of the Confederate Army of Tennessee at the Battle of Chickamauga and Chattanooga
- 18th U.S. President; lead the Union Army during the American Civil War
- Stage actor; assassinator of Abraham Lincoln
- U.S. Army officer; helped lead during Mexican-American War and Civil War
- Union army officer who was in command of a regiment of African American troops
- Nurse who becomes one of the most honored women in American History
- started a rebellion known as the Southampton Insurrection
- General of the Confederate States
- former U.S. Secretary of State during John Quincy Adam's Presidency
- slave who sued over being denied freedom
- President of the Confederate States from 1861 to 1865
- american journalist who helped organize both the New England and American Anti-Slavery Society
- U.S. Army officer who became a major general for the Confederate States Army
- American commander of the U.S. Army garrison of Fort Sumter
- 16th president of the United States
- 6th President of the United States
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- An architect of the American abolitionist movement; lectured for the American Anti-Slavery Society
- American abolitionist; rose to fame after publishing The Narrative of the Life of (himself)
- Served as an engineer during Mexican-American War and was transferred east by President Lincoln as a Union general
- strong hate for slavery; started
- helped many slaves escape to the North via the Underground Railroad
- an American abolisionist of New York Dutch heritage and a women's rights activist
- former U.S. Senator for the Democratic party; one who promoted the Kansas-Nebraska Act
- former U.S. Secretary of State during Millard Fillmore's Presidency
- was formerly enslaved and a Carpenter; accused of planning a major slave revolt in 1822
- author of the book Uncle Tom's Cabin
- Wife of Abraham Lincoln
- Famous military leader and Union general who played a crucial role in the victory over the Confederate States
- One of the best-known commanders of the Confederate States Army after Robert E. Lee
30 Clues: Wife of Abraham Lincoln • strong hate for slavery; started • General of the Confederate States • 6th President of the United States • 16th president of the United States • author of the book Uncle Tom's Cabin • slave who sued over being denied freedom • Stage actor; assassinator of Abraham Lincoln • President of the Confederate States from 1861 to 1865 • ...
Chapter 5 VTP 2023-10-09
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- a document, adopted by the Second Continental Congress in 1777 and finally approved by the states in 1781, that outlined the form of govt. of the new United States
- a political system in which a national govt. and constituent units, such as state govt.’s, share power
- helped write The Federalist Papers
- the branch of govt. that interprets the laws and the constitution
- the branch of govt. that makes the laws
- a 1787 law that established a procedure for the admission of new states to the union
- an opponent of the Constitution and a strong central government
- helped write The Federalist.
- a political leader from Connecticut who suggested the Great Compromise
- He is known as the “father of the Constitution”
- a veteran of the Revolutionary War who led an army of farmers to close the courts
- a 1785 law that established a plan for surveying and selling the federally owned lands west of the Appalachian Mountains
- the Constitutional Convention’s agreement to establish a two-house national legislature, compromising between the New Jersey and Virginia Plans
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- an alliance permitting states or nations to act together on matters of mutual concern
- a govt. in which the citizens rule through elected representatives
- supporters of the Constitution and of a strong national government
- the provisions in the U.S. Constitution that prevent any branch of govt. from dominating the other two branches
- an uprising of debt-ridden Massachusetts farmers, protesting increased state taxes in 1787
- the branch of govt. that administers and enforces the laws
- the first 10 amendments to the U.S. Constitution, added in 1791 and consisting of a formal list of citizens’ rights and freedoms
- a series of essays defending and explaining the Constitution, written by Alexander Hamilton, James Madison and John Jay
- a group selected by the states to elect the president and V.P. in which each states # of electors is equal to the # of its senators and representatives in Congress
- the official approval of the Constitution, or of an amendment, by the states
- Antifederalist who led the opposition in Virginia
24 Clues: helped write The Federalist. • helped write The Federalist Papers • the branch of govt. that makes the laws • He is known as the “father of the Constitution” • Antifederalist who led the opposition in Virginia • the branch of govt. that administers and enforces the laws • an opponent of the Constitution and a strong central government • ...
Student Name:____________ 2024-11-21
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- written in 1812 and limited the power of the king
- a conflict between the United States and Great Britain, primarily caused by British practices like "impressment"
- the belief in manifest destiny, federally issued Indian removal acts, and economic promise
- violent protest against a new tax on distilled spirits and the stills that produced them.
- government of a country by its own people, especially after having been a colony
- proposed a strong central government composed of three branches: legislative, executive, and judicial.
- authority of the federal courts to declare that actions by the federal or state government violate the Constitution.
- The Declaration of Independence and the U.S. Constitution were both written in this state
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- an agreement made during the drafting of the US Constitution where enslaved people were counted as three-fifths of a person when determining a state's population for representation in Congress
- a tax or fee imposed on imported goods to protect domestic industries from foreign competitio
- foreign policy statement made by President James Monroe in 1823 that outlined the United States' role in the Western Hemisphere and its relationship with Europe:
- known as Revolutionaries, Continentals, Rebels, or Whigs, were colonists in the Thirteen Colonies who opposed the Kingdom of Great Britain's control
- led the Continental Army to victory in the Revolutionary War, helped create the U.S. Constitution, and served as the first president of the United States.
- The United States purchased the Louisiana Territory from France, doubling the size of the country.
- a diplomatic incident between the United States and France that occurred in 1797 and 1798 during the presidency of John Adams
- "Give me liberty or give me death'
- a political group in the late 18th century who opposed the creation of a stronger federal government and the ratification of the 1787 Constitution
- someone who believes in the type of political system in which states or territories share control with a central government.
- signed on February 2, 1848, in the Mexican city of Guadalupe Hidalgo, ending the Mexican-American War:
- the first constitution of the United States, establishing the country's national government after the American Revolution:
20 Clues: "Give me liberty or give me death' • written in 1812 and limited the power of the king • government of a country by its own people, especially after having been a colony • violent protest against a new tax on distilled spirits and the stills that produced them. • The Declaration of Independence and the U.S. Constitution were both written in this state • ...
The Battle of First Bull Run 2023-11-29
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- States where capitol of the Confederacy was
- Name of the southern states
- Stream near first battle
- Fight between armed forces
- When a states tries to leave its prior nation
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- Having ownership of human beings
- States where capitol of the Union was
- Name of the northern states
- Violent conflict between nations or states
- Amount of people dead or injured
10 Clues: Stream near first battle • Fight between armed forces • Name of the northern states • Name of the southern states • Having ownership of human beings • Amount of people dead or injured • States where capitol of the Union was • Violent conflict between nations or states • States where capitol of the Confederacy was • When a states tries to leave its prior nation
Bill of Rights Crossword 2025-05-02
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- Amendment states people can own and carry weapons
- Amendment states your rights in criminal cases
- Amendment states that you have a right to be judged by a jury of your peers in civil cases
- Amendment states that powers not given to the government go to the states or people
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- Amendment outlines five basic freedoms
- Amendment states that you cannot be searched without good reason
- Amendment prohibits cruel and unusual punishment
- Amendment states that the government cannot force you to quarter soldiers
- Amendment states if you are accused of a crime you have the right to a fair trial
- Amendment states that even if a right is not listed it doesn't mean the people don't have it
10 Clues: Amendment outlines five basic freedoms • Amendment states your rights in criminal cases • Amendment prohibits cruel and unusual punishment • Amendment states people can own and carry weapons • Amendment states that you cannot be searched without good reason • Amendment states that the government cannot force you to quarter soldiers • ...
United States Government 2023-03-03
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- remove the president from office
- four-year time period of presidency
- the Senate and The House of Representatives
- branch of government that interprets law
- president must take this
- executes law
- to reject a bill or law
- thirty-five, the lowest age a president must be
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- two houses of Congress
- the president must be a natural-born one of these
- president is the Commander in Chief of this
- law of the land
- branch of government that makes law
- President is second in line to be president
14 Clues: executes law • law of the land • two houses of Congress • to reject a bill or law • president must take this • remove the president from office • four-year time period of presidency • branch of government that makes law • branch of government that interprets law • president is the Commander in Chief of this • the Senate and The House of Representatives • ...
United States Map 2022-09-23
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- Mexico This State is to the RIGHT of Arizona
- The Capital of Alabama
- This State is Right Above Texas
- York This State Has the Statue of Liberty
- This Large State is Right Next to the Pacific Ocean
- This State is to the LEFT of Ohio
- Largest State in the US
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- This State is BELOW Washington
- This State is to the LEFT of Alabama
- This State is Shaped Like a Glove
- Dakota Opposite of South Dakota
- The Capital of Michigan
- This State is Right Below Georgia
- This State is ABOVE Wyoming
- The Capital of Texas
15 Clues: The Capital of Texas • The Capital of Alabama • The Capital of Michigan • Largest State in the US • This State is ABOVE Wyoming • This State is BELOW Washington • Dakota Opposite of South Dakota • This State is Right Above Texas • This State is Shaped Like a Glove • This State is Right Below Georgia • This State is to the LEFT of Ohio • This State is to the LEFT of Alabama • ...
States of Matter 2022-09-09
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- A group of atoms bonded together
- Basic unit of matter
- gas to solid
- the degree of compactness of a substance.
- used to measure the volume of a liquid
- Gas to liquid
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- a lipped cylindrical glass container for laboratory use.
- states of matter
- negatively charged particle
- solid to gas
- Amount of space occupied by an object
- Liquid to gas
- A small particle in the nucleus of the atom, with no electrical charge
- positively charged particle
14 Clues: solid to gas • gas to solid • Liquid to gas • Gas to liquid • states of matter • Basic unit of matter • negatively charged particle • positively charged particle • A group of atoms bonded together • Amount of space occupied by an object • used to measure the volume of a liquid • the degree of compactness of a substance. • a lipped cylindrical glass container for laboratory use. • ...
States of Matter 2021-02-22
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- Matter that has a fixed volume and not a fixed shape
- The smallest component of an element
- that has fixed volume and a fixed shape
- The amount of matter within an object
- A change that forms new substances
- Matter with no fixed volume and no fixed shape
- A combination of substances not chemically combined
- Matter made up of one kind of atom
- Size or state of matter changes but not its composition
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- Elements and compounds
- This state of matter consists of electrically charged particles
- The amount of space an object takes up
- Two or more different elements chemically joined together
- A Homogeneous Mixture
- Anything that takes up space and has mass
15 Clues: A Homogeneous Mixture • Elements and compounds • A change that forms new substances • Matter made up of one kind of atom • The smallest component of an element • The amount of matter within an object • The amount of space an object takes up • that has fixed volume and a fixed shape • Anything that takes up space and has mass • Matter with no fixed volume and no fixed shape • ...
States of Matter 2021-03-05
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- This type of property can be observed without changing the chemical composition of the substance
- As heat energy increases, the distance between molecules _____.
- Anything that has mass and takes up space
- State of matter in which atoms or molecules are tightly packed and vibrate
- Phase change that occurs when a liquid gains heat energy and changes to gas form
- A homogeneous mixture comprised of a solute and solvent
- A change in a substance's chemical composition
- The mass of a substance divided by its volume
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- A state of matter with no definite volume or shape
- State of matter that consists of electrically charged particles
- Change from a gas to a liquid
- The process of a solid changing to a liquid
- Phase change in which a liquid changes into solid form
- State of matter that has a definite volume, but not definite shape
14 Clues: Change from a gas to a liquid • Anything that has mass and takes up space • The process of a solid changing to a liquid • The mass of a substance divided by its volume • A change in a substance's chemical composition • A state of matter with no definite volume or shape • Phase change in which a liquid changes into solid form • ...
states in USA 2022-05-24
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- home to the theodore roosevelt
- is now for the grand canyon
- is known for vast farm lands
- home to the empire state building
- home to mount rushmore
- home to the space needle
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- home to yellowstone national
- is known for the northern lights
- is known for the state of granite
- is known as lone star state
- home for deer isle and moosehead lake
- tea party
- home of the pro football hall of fame
- known for its national parks
14 Clues: tea party • home to mount rushmore • home to the space needle • is known as lone star state • is now for the grand canyon • home to yellowstone national • is known for vast farm lands • known for its national parks • home to the theodore roosevelt • is known for the northern lights • is known for the state of granite • home to the empire state building • ...
states in USA 2022-05-24
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- home to the theodore roosevelt
- is now for the grand canyon
- is known for vast farm lands
- home to the empire state building
- home to mount rushmore
- home to the space needle
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- home to yellowstone national
- is known for the northern lights
- is known for the state of granite
- is known as lone star state
- home for deer isle and moosehead lake
- tea party
- home of the pro football hall of fame
- known for its national parks
14 Clues: tea party • home to mount rushmore • home to the space needle • is known as lone star state • is now for the grand canyon • home to yellowstone national • is known for vast farm lands • known for its national parks • home to the theodore roosevelt • is known for the northern lights • is known for the state of granite • home to the empire state building • ...
States of matter 2022-09-05
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- When _______ is added, particles have more energy
- Particles in a solid _____________ on the spot
- The particles in a liquid _________ past each other
- Liquid particles move at a medium ______
- A state of matter that spreads out
- Particles in a gas move very ______
- The change of state from liquid to solid
- The change of state from gas to liquid
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- Solid particles move slowly and have low _______
- The change of state from a liquid to gas
- A state of matter that pours
- The change of state from a solid to liquid
- A state of matter that holds its shape
- When heat is ______, particles have less energy
14 Clues: A state of matter that pours • A state of matter that spreads out • Particles in a gas move very ______ • A state of matter that holds its shape • The change of state from gas to liquid • The change of state from a liquid to gas • Liquid particles move at a medium ______ • The change of state from liquid to solid • The change of state from a solid to liquid • ...
States of Matter 2019-12-11
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- definite volume and shape
- a liquid becomes a gas at the surface
- energy cannot be created or destroyed
- the movement of particles in a solid
- a solid becomes a gas
- a solid becomes a liquid
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- how the particles in a liquid move
- a liquid becomes a solid
- a gas becomes a solid
- a liquid becomes a gas throughout
- particles with the most kinetic energy
- a gas becomes a liquid
- definite volume but not a definite shape
- energy of movement
14 Clues: energy of movement • a gas becomes a solid • a solid becomes a gas • a gas becomes a liquid • a liquid becomes a solid • a solid becomes a liquid • definite volume and shape • a liquid becomes a gas throughout • how the particles in a liquid move • the movement of particles in a solid • a liquid becomes a gas at the surface • energy cannot be created or destroyed • ...
States of matter 2023-08-27
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- arranged regularly and packed closely vibrate
- change from liquid to gas and happened on the surface
- the liquid formed when solute disolves in a solvent
- change from gas to liquid
- some are touching some are not,move randomly
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- the substance that it dissolves
- change from solid to liquid
- move randomly at a high speed
- change from liquid to solid
- change from liquid to gas and happened on the surface and inner part
- something dissolves in
- change from solid to gas
- the maxium of solute dissolve in a 100g solvent at a particular temperature
- particles move from high concentration to lower concentration
14 Clues: something dissolves in • change from solid to gas • change from gas to liquid • change from solid to liquid • change from liquid to solid • move randomly at a high speed • the substance that it dissolves • some are touching some are not,move randomly • arranged regularly and packed closely vibrate • the liquid formed when solute disolves in a solvent • ...
States of Matter 2024-01-11
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- Gas to liquid
- Takes the shape of the container it is in. It has a fixed volume but no fixed shape.
- How much Matter there is.
- How much space matter takes up.
- Solid to liquid
- Liquid to solid
- The smallest unit of matter.
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- Liquid to gas
- Particles move very fast and are spaced far apart. It has no fixed shape or volume.
- A particle composed of a group of atoms
- Gas to solid
- Anything with mass and volume.
- A state of matter that retains its shape and volume.
- Solid to gas
14 Clues: Gas to solid • Solid to gas • Liquid to gas • Gas to liquid • Solid to liquid • Liquid to solid • How much Matter there is. • The smallest unit of matter. • Anything with mass and volume. • How much space matter takes up. • A particle composed of a group of atoms • A state of matter that retains its shape and volume. • ...
STATES OF MATER 2024-07-19
14 Clues: AIR • HARD • A GAS • LIQUID • HOT WATER • DISOLVING • WARMING UP • COLD OR HOT • CANGE SHAPES • OVER HEATING • GETTING COLD • LIQUID TO SOLID • DIFFERENT FORMS • THE STAGE BETWEEN WATER AND ICE
states and nations 2024-08-03
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- an ethnic group or nation that does not possess its own sovereign state
- a number of people that occupy a country or area
- the art of winning and holding control over a government
- dominate power
- possession authority
- the idea where everyone is born with a blank mind and experiences make up who they are
- power given by a position
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- a philosopher and political theorist in the 17th century
- a political organization of people defining a territory
- philosopher, scientist, and historian
- people who share the same culture, religion, language, and more
- a system that makes rules that for others to follow
- an area belonging to someone something or government authorities
- trying to understand what the world would be like without rules and government
14 Clues: dominate power • possession authority • power given by a position • philosopher, scientist, and historian • a number of people that occupy a country or area • a system that makes rules that for others to follow • a political organization of people defining a territory • a philosopher and political theorist in the 17th century • ...
United States Constitution 2025-02-28
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- and Balances The system that ensures one branch doesn’t become too powerful
- The leader of the Executive Branch
- The branch that interprets the laws
- The introduction to the Constitution
- The division of power between national and state governments
- of Confederation The first governing document of the U.S., replaced by the Constitution
- Court The highest court in the United States
- of Powers The division of government into three parts
- A change or addition to the Constitution
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- The group of advisors to the President
- The branch that enforces the laws
- The branch that makes the laws
- of Rights The first 10 amendments to the U.S. Constitution
- Sovereignty The principle that people have the power in government
14 Clues: The branch that makes the laws • The branch that enforces the laws • The leader of the Executive Branch • The branch that interprets the laws • The introduction to the Constitution • The group of advisors to the President • A change or addition to the Constitution • Court The highest court in the United States • of Powers The division of government into three parts • ...
States of Matter 2025-01-12
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- _________ energy is energy that's stored and not moving
- the process of a liquid becoming a solid
- state of matter where particle move and are close to each other, has some kinetic energy
- the process of a gas becoming a liquid
- _________ energy is energy of motion or movement
- the process of a solid becoming a liquid
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- the process of a liquid becoming a gas
- one of more atoms combined
- anything with mass that takes up space
- how much space matter takes up
- to change states of matter, you have to add or take away ________
- the smallest building block of an element (or all matter)
- state of matter where particle move fast and are far apart, has the most kinetic energy
- state of matter where particle barely move and are packed together, has very little kinetic energy
14 Clues: one of more atoms combined • how much space matter takes up • the process of a liquid becoming a gas • anything with mass that takes up space • the process of a gas becoming a liquid • the process of a liquid becoming a solid • the process of a solid becoming a liquid • _________ energy is energy of motion or movement • ...
United States Government 2025-08-14
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- The theory that people are born a blank slate
- A philosopher that believed that humans need strong authority to avoid chaos
- The supreme authority of a territory
- A political place that has a population, territory, sovereignty and government
- A philosopher that believed in natural rights
- The ability to control people
- A group that is united by similar beliefs
- Power given by the people
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- A cultural group without an independent state
- The land that is used by a state
- The way people were before society
- A system for making laws
- The amount of people
- A process to make decisions
14 Clues: The amount of people • A system for making laws • Power given by the people • A process to make decisions • The ability to control people • The land that is used by a state • The way people were before society • The supreme authority of a territory • A group that is united by similar beliefs • A cultural group without an independent state • ...
states of matter 2025-05-16
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- a special kind of mix where two liquids that don't normally mix together are forced to stay together
- like a tiny gatekeeper, allowing some things to pass through while keeping others back
- a very finely divided substance which is scattered throughout another substance
- little pieces of dirt, sand, pebbles, or even bits of dead plants or animals that fall to the bottom of a liquid or get carried by wind or water
- when you put two or more different things together, but they don't chemically change or get mixed into one new thing
- a special liquid that can break down or dissolve other stuff, forming a new mixture called a solution
- when something that's solid turns into a liquid, like ice turning into water when it warms up
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- a basic substance made of only one kind of atom, which is like a tiny, tiny piece
- something is clean and not mixed with anything else
- when a liquid, like water, gets so hot that it starts to turn into a gas (steam) and creates bubbles
- making something weaker or thinner, usually by adding water or another liquid to it
- when a liquid, like water, turns into a gas, called water vapor, and goes into the air
- a temporary punishment where they are not allowed to attend school or school-related activities for a set period, typically a few days
- describes how much matter (stuff) is packed into a certain amount of space (volume)
14 Clues: something is clean and not mixed with anything else • a very finely divided substance which is scattered throughout another substance • a basic substance made of only one kind of atom, which is like a tiny, tiny piece • making something weaker or thinner, usually by adding water or another liquid to it • ...
States and Nations 2025-08-12
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- a group of people that share similar beliefs, religion, race, and culture.
- being able to govern yourself and others with no interference from a larger government.
- was a philosopher who believed that in a state of nature humans will rebel without their natural rights Life, Liberty, and property.
- a population with sovereignty, government, and territory.
- A group of people who are a nation but don’t share a state.
- people who live in a specific area.
- the ability to have influence over others.
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- The parties and people who run for government and what they stand for and how they govern.
- was a philosopher that believed in a state of nature humans would turn into savages and do anything to survive without a social contract and that life would be nasty, brutish, and short.
- elected power that is accepted as “right”.
- A geographic area defined by boundaries that belongs to a government.
- An institution that is in charge of decisions, justice, law, protection, defense , and has authority above its citizens.
- Latin for “blank state” and was Locke's belief that experiences shape humans rather than how they are born.
- Philosophical idea about life without authority or government
14 Clues: people who live in a specific area. • elected power that is accepted as “right”. • the ability to have influence over others. • a population with sovereignty, government, and territory. • A group of people who are a nation but don’t share a state. • Philosophical idea about life without authority or government • ...
States/Colonies 2021-02-24
9 Clues: Was a colony • The Hoosiers • The first US state • The largest of them all • Highest populated state • The smallest of them all • the state with most golf courses • Held the first continental congress • The state where George Washington died
Islamic States 2023-09-14
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- Constantinople was controlled by them until the Ottomans.
- Political religious state
- Powerful empire that lasted 600 years
- Any country is that under Islamic control.
- A group of people with the idea that there was a path you could go to become the perfect human and achieve union with Allah
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- What motivated Muslims to fight in war?
- Constantinople is modern day...
- He finally conquered Constantinople for the Ottoman empire.
- Calpihate that lasted from 750 CE to 1258 CE
9 Clues: Political religious state • Constantinople is modern day... • Powerful empire that lasted 600 years • What motivated Muslims to fight in war? • Any country is that under Islamic control. • Calpihate that lasted from 750 CE to 1258 CE • Constantinople was controlled by them until the Ottomans. • He finally conquered Constantinople for the Ottoman empire. • ...
Islamic States 2023-09-14
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- Constantinople was controlled by them until the Ottomans.
- Political religious state
- Powerful empire that lasted 600 years
- Any country is that under Islamic control.
- A group of people with the idea that there was a path you could go to become the perfect human and achieve union with Allah
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- What motivated Muslims to fight in war?
- Constantinople is modern day...
- He finally conquered Constantinople for the Ottoman empire.
- Calpihate that lasted from 750 CE to 1258 CE
9 Clues: Political religious state • Constantinople is modern day... • Powerful empire that lasted 600 years • What motivated Muslims to fight in war? • Any country is that under Islamic control. • Calpihate that lasted from 750 CE to 1258 CE • Constantinople was controlled by them until the Ottomans. • He finally conquered Constantinople for the Ottoman empire. • ...
US States 2023-03-03
INDIAN STATES 2023-02-16
9 Clues: Thar • Hampi • Five rivers • Pashmina shawl • Satish Dhawan SC • Vikram Sarabhai SC • Chhatrapati Shivaji • Highest rainfall in the world • Dhoodh cola (Jigradhanda Dhoodh)
Southeast States 2024-01-11
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- The ocean that runs along the coastline of the Southeast States
- A dirt or concrete wall
- This mountain range occupies much of the land of the Southeast
- The river that passes through the Southeast on its way to the Gulf of Mexico
- Season The part of the year when the temperatures are warm enough for plants to grow
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- A powerful storm that forms in the water
- The number of Southeast States
- When people move to safety
- The number of states that the Mississippi River travels through in the Southeast
9 Clues: A dirt or concrete wall • When people move to safety • The number of Southeast States • A powerful storm that forms in the water • This mountain range occupies much of the land of the Southeast • The ocean that runs along the coastline of the Southeast States • The river that passes through the Southeast on its way to the Gulf of Mexico • ...
Unit Three: Vocabulary Fun Study 2016-09-21
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- between the United States and British Canada; fought mostly in the Great Lakes region
- 1803 purchase by the United States of France's Louisiana Territory
- that the United States would not support either side in any international conflict
- Congressmen from the West and South who encouraged Congress to go to war against England
- consider void
- an armistice, but did not address major issues
- the number of federal judges by sixteen
- The Treaty of San Lorenzo, received official recognition of independence from Spain; own property to the Mississippi River and can trade on the river
- minister to Britain who went to negotiate with Spain
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- of New England Federalists to discuss the War of 1812 with possible secession of the New England states and their own peace agreement with Great Britain
- party known for its support of strong state governments; founded by Thomas Jefferson
- Justice of the Supreme Court who went to negotiate with ENgland
- of the Constitution and of a strong National Government
- Hamilton/first Secretary of the Treasury
- and Kentucky wrote resolutions saying they as states should have the right to nullify laws they do not agree with; written about the Alien and Sedition Acts
- who wanted to create a confederation to protect their homeland against intruding white settlers
- of advisers to the President
- between Thomas Jefferson and Aaron Burr; Alexander Hamilton helps sway some Federalists to switch their votes to Jefferson
- Affair incident in which French officials demanded a bribe from U.S. diplomats
- series of laws enacted in 1798 to reduce the political power of recent immigrants to the United States
- as an interpreter and guide on the Corps of Discovery
- Britain will remove itself from the Midwestern territories and for that will be permitted to continue hunting in the U.S. territories
- Bank/Bank of the United States; would issue money and handle tax receipts and other government funds
23 Clues: consider void • of advisers to the President • the number of federal judges by sixteen • Hamilton/first Secretary of the Treasury • an armistice, but did not address major issues • minister to Britain who went to negotiate with Spain • as an interpreter and guide on the Corps of Discovery • of the Constitution and of a strong National Government • ...
civil war 2016-11-30
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- /assassinator of Abraham Lincoln
- / This Act set up Kansas and Nebraska as states
- / a young black woman that secretly saved over 300 slaves
- /confederate president and us Representative
- /a book written by a slave to encourage the end of slavery
- /the surrender of the Confederate Army took place
- /river in which a battle takes place
- / A person who worked to end slavery.
- / the term for the greater producer of cotton
- / paragraph in the constitution
- / made to stop something or someone
- / Another name for the Confederate States of America, made up of the 11 states that seceded from the Union
- / the act of picking something based off of a group
- / withdraw from something
- /people hold the authority in government
- / the plan to "choke" the south out of resources
- / the rights that each state will receive
- / warship covered in iron
- /a battle and grave site
- /yet another battle
- /act to let owners beat slaves for trying to escape
- /deceleration that all slaves in the rebellious Confederate states would be free
- /outlaw to slavery
- / an agreement
- / a military draft
- / president and general
- / states that no one can create a law to restrict freedom
- / a state that borders the boundaries of america.
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- /common battle site/
- /fort of a battle
- /the general who destroyed the south with a march
- /case for slavery
- /infantry nicknamed swamp angels
- /city to surrender during the civil war
- /the states in which seceded from the us and continued slavery
- / northerners who took to the south
- /a house were trails are made
- / During the Civil War, the Union came to mean the government and armies of the North
- / tax paid to the state
- / constitutional law that lets slave men vote
- / the time america was rebuilding from the war
- /along with 17
- / the act of working people with no pay
- / president of the union
- /the Slave Act, Made popular in most other states
- / a week long bloody battle
- /the american war
- / confederate general
48 Clues: /along with 17 • / an agreement • /fort of a battle • /case for slavery • /the american war • /outlaw to slavery • / a military draft • /yet another battle • /common battle site/ • / confederate general • / tax paid to the state • / president and general • / president of the union • /a battle and grave site • / withdraw from something • / warship covered in iron • / a week long bloody battle • ...
Antelbellum America, the Civil War, and Recanstruction Vocabulary 2013-05-16
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- gin Used to seperate the seeds from the cotton fiber
- of chickamauga Union general led his troops seven miles south of chattanooga at chickamauga Creek
- bureau A federal government organization etsablished in 1865 that helped the newly freed slaves after the Civil War
- proclamation A document issueed by President Abraham Lincoln in 1862 that freed the slaves in the confedereacy
- Unfair treatment of a person or group because of prejudice
- Amendment An amendment to the U.S. Constitution ratified in 1865, that made slavery illegal
- of 1850 Legislation passed by Congress by which California entered the Union as a free state
- The ability to buy something now and pay for it later over a period of time
- farming Owned some agricultural equipment
- amendment Granted citizensship to the former slaves and forbade the states from denying anyone the "equal protection of the law"
- klux klan Worked to keep the freedmen from voting after the Civil War
- amendment Extended the right to vote to all males
- lincoln Elected in 1860
- states A state that allowed slavery
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- codes set of laws passed by Georgia , and most outhern states after the Civil War to restrict the rights of the freedman
- To declare invalid
- sovereighty The ability if the residnets of an area to decide upon an issue, such as whether they would allow slavery
- compromise Legislation passed by congress in 1820 by which Maine entered the Union as a free state, Missouri entered the Union as a slave state, slavery was prohibited north of the southern border of Missouri
- and antebellum The period before the Civil War
- runners Mostly private ships that slipped around the blockade
- The act of pulling out of the Union
- Landowners provided land, houses, farming tools, and fertilizer
- The period immediately after the Civil War when the south rebulit and the southern states returned to the Union
- Confederate prison for Union soldiers
- states A state that did not allow slavery
- to abolish slavery
- The right to vote
- rights The belief that states interest should precedence over the interest of the national government
28 Clues: The right to vote • To declare invalid • to abolish slavery • lincoln Elected in 1860 • The act of pulling out of the Union • states A state that allowed slavery • Confederate prison for Union soldiers • states A state that did not allow slavery • farming Owned some agricultural equipment • and antebellum The period before the Civil War • ...
apush crossword 2021-12-20
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- slave sues because of extended time in the north he should be free, judge rules that he's property and not a citizen, therefore he didn't have any rights
- self-sufficient American economy with increased manufacturing industry
- a period in the political history of the United States that reflected rising nationalism in America after between 1817-1825
- Women of all ages and even some men went to discuss the rights and conditions of women
- pro-slavery constitution written for Kansas' admission to the union
- California becomes a free state, NM and UT get to decide whether they want to be free or slave states, stricter Fugitive Slave Laws
- the authority of a state and its government are created and sustained by the consent of its people
- popular sovereignty settles the issue of slavery in these 2 territories
- period after the Civil War during which Northern political leaders created plans for the governance of the South and a procedure for former Southern states to rejoin the Union
- the notion that women should serve as educators of young men in order to teach them to become productive American citizens and embrace the Enlightenment ideas
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- freed all slaves in Confederate states
- God given right to expand coast to coast
- The "average" American citizen, whose concerns are represented in government
- provided food, clothing, education, and job training to freed slaves
- Maine joined as a free state and Missouri joined as a slave state. Congress also made a line across the southern border of Missouri saying except for the state of Missouri, all states north of that line must be free states or states without slavery
- first major financial crisis in the US, led to foreclosures, bank failures, and unemployment
- war between the U.S. and Great Britain caused by American outrage over the impressment of American sailors by the British, the British seizure of American ships, and British aid to the Indians attacking the Americans on the western frontier
- Lincoln praises the bravery of Union soldiers and renewed his commitment to winning the Civil War
- law that made it a crime to help runaway slaves
- first peaceful transfer of power
20 Clues: first peaceful transfer of power • freed all slaves in Confederate states • God given right to expand coast to coast • law that made it a crime to help runaway slaves • pro-slavery constitution written for Kansas' admission to the union • provided food, clothing, education, and job training to freed slaves • ...
vocab review project 2020-09-28
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- the belief that the united states is destined by god to expand
- integration of people being forced to blend in
- people have representatives to vote for them uses principles from both republics and democracies
- war between the united states and britain after britain violated americas shipping rights
- citizenship now includes african americans
- to ensure the federal government could not infringe on individual rights, greatest tool to protect ourselves from oppression of the government
- actor who assassinated lincoln
- an escaped slave who became a huge abolitionist leader
- a tax on sugar,molasses, coffee, and indigo
- series of forced relocations of native americans that was a long brutal journey where many died
- the united states acquired louisiana territory from france
- a slave sued for freedom but the supreme court ruled that there was no case because slaves are property and not people
- legal discrimination of african americans used by segregation
- granted freedom to the slaves held in confederate states
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- granted african american males the right to vote
- federal law intended to form native americans into farmers
- officially ended all slavery
- patriots dressed as natives to dump the kings tea shipment into the harbor
- a tax on all paper goods put on the colonists
- wagon route and emigrant trail that connected the missouri river to oregon
- battle where the british surrendered to washington marking the end of the war
- an estate on which crops are cultivated by resident labor
- a writer of the declaration of independence and a crucial colonist who fought for their freedom
- 3 branches, larger states had more power, government had power to tax
- a person who wanted to abolish slavery
- established by congress to help former slaves and poor whites in the south in the aftermath of the civil war
- 3 branches all states had equal say no matter population size, gave government power to tax
- people get to directly decide on policies instead of having someone represent them
- the withdrawal of eleven southern states from union in 1860 leading to the civil war
- belief that trading brings you wealth
30 Clues: officially ended all slavery • actor who assassinated lincoln • belief that trading brings you wealth • a person who wanted to abolish slavery • citizenship now includes african americans • a tax on sugar,molasses, coffee, and indigo • a tax on all paper goods put on the colonists • integration of people being forced to blend in • ...
Forming a Government 2025-01-04
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- The branch called Congress with two houses that proposes and passes laws.
- The Confederation Congress did not have the power to force Great Britain to pay ___________ which allowed the British to continue selling their cheaper goods in the U.S.
- A committee of 13 drafted this, it was the first U.S Constitution.
- The original goal of this group was to revise the Articles of Confederation, not to draft and whole new Constitution.
- These were wrote to help persuade Americans to ratify the Constitution.
- This plan for congress was supported by the large states and allowed states to be represented by population.
- This compromise was used when deciding a state's slave population in regards to representation in Congress.
- Political power belongs to the people.
- The compromise between the large states plan and the small states plan.
- Due to high taxes and heavy debt, _____________ and other farmers rebelled, leading to "Shay's Rebellion".
- The Articles of Confederation gave power to the national government to settle _________________________________.
- This determined how western lands would be divided into townships.
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- The branch with the President and other departments that run the government.
- This plan for congress was supported by the small states and allowed each state equal representation.
- Control of the western lands was an issue that needed to be negotiated before all states agreed to ___________ the Articles of Confederation.
- Wisconsin, Illinois, Indiana, Michigan and Ohio were all included in this territory.
- In an effort to hurt the economy of the newly developed and young United States, this country forced the U.S to pay high tariffs on goods and closed shipping ports in the West Indies to the U.S ships
- The first ten amendments are called _________________ and they protect individual rights.
- Antifederalist such as George Mason and ____________ opposed the Constitution because it gave too much power to the national government.
- The branch with the Supreme Court and all the national courts.
- This person was known as the "Father of the Constitution".
- The year that delegates decided that slavery could be banned.
22 Clues: Political power belongs to the people. • This person was known as the "Father of the Constitution". • The year that delegates decided that slavery could be banned. • The branch with the Supreme Court and all the national courts. • A committee of 13 drafted this, it was the first U.S Constitution. • ...
While You're Waiting 2020-11-05
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- 1600 Pennsylvania Avenue NW, Washington, DC
- a series of actions advancing a principle or tending toward a particular end
- having power of situation
- people sometimes feel this way
- Government of all the people, by all the people, for all the people
- country of 50 states spanning North America
- leader of United States
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- lower house of the United States Congress
- combining efforts
- Life of Pablo
- A friend
- bicameral legislature of the federal government of the United States
- a choice that is made by counting the number of people in favor of each alternative
- roses are
14 Clues: A friend • roses are • Life of Pablo • combining efforts • leader of United States • having power of situation • people sometimes feel this way • lower house of the United States Congress • 1600 Pennsylvania Avenue NW, Washington, DC • country of 50 states spanning North America • Government of all the people, by all the people, for all the people • ...
North American Quiz/Review 2023-09-25
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- A government that can't get too powerful
- is part of the legislative branch
- Mountains found in the Western United States
- The"E" in ESPeN stands for__________
- Cultural ________ is the spreading of culture
- Is part of the executive branch
- form of government found in the United States
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- Free ________ is a type of economic system
- Ocean found along East coast of United States
- Canada has two official languages, English and...
- ________ are part of the judicial branch
- _________ colonized the United States
- A sub-arctic climate can be found more in ______
- GDP stands for Gross Domestic _____________
14 Clues: Is part of the executive branch • is part of the legislative branch • The"E" in ESPeN stands for__________ • _________ colonized the United States • A government that can't get too powerful • ________ are part of the judicial branch • Free ________ is a type of economic system • GDP stands for Gross Domestic _____________ • Mountains found in the Western United States • ...
civil war crossword 2021-10-27
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- Northern states
- 16th president of the U.S
- leader of confederate states
- deadliest war in U.S history
- to get rid of
- Fort was attacked on April 1861
- leading cause of civilwar
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- Southern states
- 1st battle of civil war
- how Harriet Tubman freed 100s of slaves
- military leader in civil war
- racism
- election of 1860
- slave who could read and right
- battle with more than 23,000 casualties
15 Clues: racism • to get rid of • Southern states • Northern states • election of 1860 • 1st battle of civil war • 16th president of the U.S • leading cause of civilwar • military leader in civil war • leader of confederate states • deadliest war in U.S history • slave who could read and right • Fort was attacked on April 1861 • how Harriet Tubman freed 100s of slaves • ...
Midterm Vocab Review 2020-09-28
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- a post-Civil War American secret society advocating white supremacy.
- was a long series of English laws that developed, promoted, and regulated English ships shipping, trade, and commerce between other countries and with its own colonies
- They were distinguished by their fierce advocacy for the abolition of slavery, enfranchisement of black citizens, and holding the Southern states financially and morally culpable for the war.
- was the period after the American Civil War from 1865 to 1877, during which the United States grappled with the challenges of reintegrating into the Union the states that had seceded and determining the legal status of African Americans.
- the process of taking in and fully understanding information or ideas.
- This amendment abolished slavery and involuntary servitude, except as punishment for a crime.
- first ten amendments to the United States Constitution.
- the action or an act of abolishing a system, practice, or institution.
- information, especially of a biased or misleading nature, used to promote or publicize a particular political cause or point of view
- was a conflict fought between the United States and its allies, and the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland and its allies
- the federal principle or system of government.
- the 19th-century doctrine or belief that the expansion of the US throughout the American continents was both justified and inevitable.
- a person who vigorously supports their country and is prepared to defend it against enemies or detractors.
- The law authorized the president to negotiate with southern Native American tribes for their removal to federal territory west of the Mississippi River in exchange for white settlement of their ancestral lands
- restriction of interest to a narrow sphere; undue concern with local interests or petty distinctions at the expense of general well-being.
- of confederation
- stemmed from the annexation of the Republic of Texas by the U.S. in 1845 and from a dispute over whether Texas ended at the Nueces River (the Mexican claim) or the Rio Grande (the U.S. claim).
- an estate on which crops such as coffee, sugar and tobacco are cultivated by resident labor.
- principle that the authority of a state and its government are created and sustained by the consent of its people, through their elected representatives, who are the source of all political power.
- The first permanent English settlement in NorthAmerica
- Was the widespread transfer of plants, animals, culture, human populations, technology, diseases, and ideas between the Americas, West Africa, and the Old World in the 15th and 16th centuries
- pronouncement adopted by the second Continental Congress meeting in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, on July 4, 1776.
- The proclamation declared "that all persons held as slaves" within the rebellious states "are, and henceforward shall be free."
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- was the flagship Indian boarding school in the United States from 1879 through 1918. All the school's property, known as the Carlisle Barracks, is now part of the U.S. Army War College. Horrible conditions
- indentured laborer is an employee within a system of unfree labor who is bound by a signed or forced contract to work without pay for the owner of theindenture for a period of time.
- belief in the benefits of profitable trading commercialism.
- the action of withdrawing formally from membership of a federation or body, especially a political state.
- a 1,912-mile continuous railroad line constructed between 1863 and 1869 that connected the existing eastern U.S. rail network at Council Bluffs, Iowa with the Pacific coast at the Oakland Long Wharf on San Francisco Bay.
- armed uprising in Western Massachusetts in response to a debt crisis among the citizenry and in opposition to the state government's increased efforts to collect taxes
- method for admitting new states to the Union from the territory, and listed a bill of rights guaranteed in the territory.
- late-18th century movement that opposed the creation of a stronger U.S. federal government
- This treaty, signed on February 2, 1848, ended the war between the United States and Mexico. ... By its terms, Mexico ceded 55 percent of its territory, including parts of present-day Arizona, California, New Mexico, Texas, Colorado, Nevada, and Utah, to the United States.
- a military operation in which enemy forces surround a town or building, cutting off essential supplies, with the aim of compelling the surrender of those inside.
- principle of government under which separate branches are empowered to prevent actions by other branches and are induced to share power.
- were state and local laws that enforced racial segregation in the Southern United States
- pitted the colonies of British America against those of New France, each side supported by military units from the parent country and by Native American allies.
- this amendment states All persons born or naturalized in the United States and subject to the jurisdiction thereof, are citizens of the United States and of the State wherein they reside
- a person who remains loyal to the established ruler or government, especially in the face ofa revolt.
- warns European nations that the United States would not tolerate further colonization or puppet monarchs.
- A crop produced for its commercial value rather than for use by the grower.
- acquisition of the territory of Louisiana by the United States from France in 1803.
- a steel-making process, now largely superseded, in which carbon, silicon, and other impurities are removed from molten pig iron by oxidation in a blast of air in a special tilting retort a Bessemer converter.
- war a war that is unrestricted in terms of the weapons used, the territory or combatants involved, or the objectives pursued, especially one in which the laws of war are disregarded.
- This amendment states the right of citizens of the United States to vote shall not be denied or abridged by the United States or by any State on account of race, color, or previous condition of servitude.
- closed down colonial expansion westward beyond Appalachia
- a prolonged war or period of conflict during which each side seeks to gradually wearout the other by a series of small-scale actions.
- authorized the federal government to break up tribal lands by partitioning them into individual plots. Only those Native Americans who accepted the individual allotments were allowed to become US citizens
- legal designation for an area of land managed by a federally recognized Indian tribe under the U.S. Bureau of Indian Affairs rather than the state governments of the United States in which they are physically located.
48 Clues: of confederation • the federal principle or system of government. • The first permanent English settlement in NorthAmerica • first ten amendments to the United States Constitution. • closed down colonial expansion westward beyond Appalachia • belief in the benefits of profitable trading commercialism. • ...
Constitution & the creation of the Constitution. 2022-02-18
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- any group of human beings collectively
- the act of forming or establishing something
- all future generations
- something that aids or promotes well-being
- relating to a lawmaking assembly
- the United States
- freedom of choice.
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- the lower legislative assembly of the United States Congress
- a statement that is added to a proposal or document
- the quality of being fair, reasonable, or impartial
- the legislature of the United States government
- the upper house of the United States Congress
- an untroubled state that is free from disturbances
- possession of the qualities required to do something
14 Clues: the United States • freedom of choice. • all future generations • relating to a lawmaking assembly • any group of human beings collectively • something that aids or promotes well-being • the act of forming or establishing something • the upper house of the United States Congress • the legislature of the United States government • ...
Gov. Review- Hyatt and Olivia 2017-05-17
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- the leader of a party in a legislative assembly.
- The Supreme Court of the United States is the highest federal court of the United States
- a political theory derived from Karl Marx, advocating class war and leading to a society in which all property is publicly owned and each person works and is paid according to their abilities and needs.
- an economic and political system in which a country's trade and industry are controlled by private owners for profit, rather than by the state.
- largest amount of voted
- the central banking system of the United States.
- The U.S. judiciary features a dual court systemcomprising a federal court system and the courts in each of the fifty states
- the practice of a successful political party giving public office to its supporters
- public life of the citizen
- money earned
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- leader of a political party
- a right to silence warning given by police in the United States to criminal suspects in police custody
- business cost is more than the profit
- personal life of a citizen
- the state of being subject only to laws established for the good of the community, especially with regard to freedom of action and speech
- two parties finding common ground
- compromised of adjoining precincts
- voting districts
- support of a party
- policy or practice based on the political and economic theory of socialism
20 Clues: money earned • voting districts • support of a party • largest amount of voted • personal life of a citizen • public life of the citizen • leader of a political party • two parties finding common ground • compromised of adjoining precincts • business cost is more than the profit • the leader of a party in a legislative assembly. • the central banking system of the United States. • ...
history 2022-11-22
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- - make full use of and derive benifent
- - Latin America and the united states came together
- corollary - prevent european nations from sending troops to the carrabian and central america
- of influence - an area where a foreign nation controlled economic development
- Roosevelt - 26th president
- - imperial powers allowed local rulers to stay in control
- - part of manifest destiny
- rebellion - a group that wiped out foreign devils
- Marti - writer/poet who committed to the cause of the Cuban independence
- diplomancy - countrys finacial power to extend its international influence
- c.perry - ordered the commodore to take a navel expedition to japan to negotiate a trade treaty
- white fleet - president Roosevelt sent 16 battle ships of the united states navy
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- - economic and political domination of a strong nation
- Pulitzer - the owner of a major newspaper in the world
- door policy - all countries should be allowed to trade with china
- - the attitude of aggressive nationalism
- t Mahon - an officer in the united states navy who naught of naval war college
- amendment - Cuba rules for the island with the united states
- treaty - gave united states the executive right to build and control any canal through central america
- journalism - exaggerated or made of the story to attract readers
- - emotional strain
- cross a person
- Randolph Hearst- the owner of a major newspaper the journal
23 Clues: cross a person • - emotional strain • Roosevelt - 26th president • - part of manifest destiny • - make full use of and derive benifent • - the attitude of aggressive nationalism • rebellion - a group that wiped out foreign devils • - Latin America and the united states came together • - economic and political domination of a strong nation • ...
2nd Hr Gov Petrous 2022-01-07
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- The practice where members of interest groups talk with Congresspersons about bills.
- spending more money than taking in
- The head of the House of Reps.
- Powers clearly listed by the constitution
- The 2nd in command and leader of the Senate.
- A group of people with similar beliefs who run in elections.
- The lower house of Congress, where different states elect representatives by population.
- The upper house of Congress, where each state gets 2 senators.
- The Head of State of the United States.
- The branch that interprets the Constitution and handles legal/criminal cases.
- A municipal/county government, such as a City.
- The legislature of the United States.
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- Powers that are not listed by the constitution, but are necessary for the government to
- Groups that support certain legislation
- The head of the Military, also the President.
- A president shooting down a bill passed by Congress.
- Laws passed by State legislatures that apply only to their respective states.
- A form of government where citizens elect representatives to pass laws.
- A form of government where States and the Central government have equal power.
- 2 legislative bodies make up the legislature.
- Laws that apply everywhere in the country.
- how countries deal with issues outside of their borders.
- Approve/pass a new amendment to the Constitution.
- The executive of a state.
24 Clues: The executive of a state. • The head of the House of Reps. • spending more money than taking in • The legislature of the United States. • Groups that support certain legislation • The Head of State of the United States. • Powers clearly listed by the constitution • Laws that apply everywhere in the country. • The 2nd in command and leader of the Senate. • ...
Cold War to 2000 Vocabulary 2022-01-20
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- separated east Berlin from West Berlin
- joined the naval academy
- political tension between United States and Soviet Union after WWII
- leader of Cuba
- War 1950-1953 between north and south that fought over land, later became two countries
- war 1955-1975 between north and south and America had to pull out which allowed north to overcome the south
- was the first man mission to land on the moon
- leader of Iraq
- president of Korea
- american investment in scientific research and education important increased
- United States was determined to remove Castro from power
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- this economic and foreign policy planning on a global basis
- United States feared soviet unions would spread communism again
- invasion by president Kennedy that was a fail and lasted three days
- scientist left Germany WWII, came to United States warned leaders the dangers of nuclear weapons
- United States and other allies flew supplies into western Berlin
- evacuated Americans and loves ones from Saigon
- political theory and economic system all property is owned and each person works and is paid according to ability or needs
- ongoing research into scientific missions into space
- reduction or elimination of military force
- anti ballistic missile system
- the Soviet Union successfully launched the first man-made satellite into space
- became the general secretary or leader of the Soviet Union
- president of Vietnam
24 Clues: leader of Cuba • leader of Iraq • president of Korea • president of Vietnam • joined the naval academy • anti ballistic missile system • separated east Berlin from West Berlin • reduction or elimination of military force • was the first man mission to land on the moon • evacuated Americans and loves ones from Saigon • ongoing research into scientific missions into space • ...
Government mid-term crossword 2022-01-03
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- ensures that states recognize the laws and documents,and court proceedings of the other States.
- supported a weaker central government felt too much power was taken from the states and wanted a bill of rights
- no State can draw unreasonable distinctions between its own residents and those persons who happen to live in other States.
- God's given rights to life liberty and property
- dividing the national
- assigns certain powers to the National Government and certain powers to the States
- a type of government where the people hold the power and elected representatives to govern according to the rule of law.
- powers given to congress by the constitution itself
- a type of government where the power of the national has less power then the state government.
- the implicit agreement between people and their government. People sacrifice a piece of their freedom and consent to be ruled in exchange for the government's protection of their lives , liberty , and property.
- supported the constitution and a strong central government
- Congress has the power to restrict the use of American forces in combat in areas where a state of war does not exist.
- establishes the constitution and the supreme law of the land
- a letter to the king of England written by Thomas Jefferson
- states the expressed powers of congress.
- powers that aren't specifically in the constitution but are found though deduction.
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- the first 10 admendments added to the constitution.
- allows members of Congress to mail letters and other materials postage free by substituting their facsimile signature for the postage
- a type of grant that state has more control on what to use it for
- a type of grant that is used for a specific purpose
- into three separate branches and assigning separate responsibilities instead of one.
- agreements between states allowed by congress
- is the legal process by which a fugitive from one state is returned to that state
- powers granted viva the constitution's creation of an national government
- gives each of three branches of government the power to restrict the actions of others
25 Clues: dividing the national • states the expressed powers of congress. • agreements between states allowed by congress • God's given rights to life liberty and property • the first 10 admendments added to the constitution. • a type of grant that is used for a specific purpose • powers given to congress by the constitution itself • ...
Chapter 4 2021-12-03
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- powers saved for the states
- no State can draw unreasonable distinctions between its own residents and those persons who happen to live in other States
- the surrender of an accused or convicted person by one state or country to another (usually under the provisions of a statute or treaty)
- the first step in the state admission procedure which enables the people of a territory to prepare a constitution
- powers that can be exercised by the National Government alone
- powers not specifically mentioned in the constitution reasonably suggested.
- Greg Hartman, Chris Monzel, Todd Portune
- Thought that Government should be free of parties, Established a Council-Manager form of government, New charter created a nine-member council, Mandated nonpartisan municipal elections and proportional representation with preference-ranked voting
- An agreement among two or more states. Congress must approve most such agreements.
- Maureen O'Connor
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- Giving money back to the state and local government with no strings attached
- power that belongs to the National Government because it is the government of the sovereign state within the world community
- an act creating a new state
- Grant for which Congress appropriates funds for a specific purpose
- powers that are shared by both the National and state governments
- a system in which power is divided between the national and state governments
- grants made to States, private agencies for projects
- powers that congress has that are specifically listed in the constitution spelled out expressly.
- faithandCreditClause Constitution's requirement that each state accept the public acts, records, and judicial proceedings of every other state
- Powers specifically given to the federal government by the US Constitution, for example, the authority to print money.
- John Kasich
- grants of federal money or other resources to the states or their cities, counties, and other local units.
- Mary Taylor
- one type of federal grants-in-aid for some particular but broadly defined area of public policy
- Basic principle of federalism; the constitutional provisions by which governmental powers are divided on a geographic basis (in the United States, between the National Government and the States).
25 Clues: John Kasich • Mary Taylor • Maureen O'Connor • powers saved for the states • an act creating a new state • Greg Hartman, Chris Monzel, Todd Portune • grants made to States, private agencies for projects • powers that can be exercised by the National Government alone • powers that are shared by both the National and state governments • ...
Chapter 4 2022-11-18
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- levied on individual earnings has become the major source of money for the national government
- hand over (a person accused or convicted of a crime) to the jurisdiction of the foreign state in which the crime was committed.
- Those powers that the national government may exercise simply because it is a government are its
- the basis for the implied powers is the necessary and proper clause (Article I, Section 8).
- one of the earliest federalists
- when signed by the president, enables the people of the territory interested in becoming a state to prepare a constitution
- Those powers that the national government requires to carry out the powers that are expressly defined in the Constitution are called
- One view the favors state and local action in dealing with problems.
- landmark case of 1819
- Since the mid 1960s, Congress has used ______, or the power to assume responsibility for a state government function, in order to gain authority over a state.
- another early federalist
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- those powers granted to the national government under the United States Constitution
- Article VI, Section 2, of the Constitution makes the acts and treaties of the United States supreme.
- The Constitution states that full faith and credit shall be given in each state to the public acts,records,and judicial proceedings of every other state
- The courts have never given a complete listing of
- forbidding racial discrimination in public accommodations such as hotels and restaurants
- government and the states have.
- are those powers directly expressed or stated in the Constitution by the Founders.
- The Constitution also reserves certain powers strictly to the states.
- A nationalist Chief Justice; presided during McCulloch
- The principal way in which states may do this is to negotiate
- Expressed powers are also called
- are those powers that both the
- A second view the favors national action in dealing with these matters.
- - This clause applies only to civil law, or laws relating to disputes between individuals, groups, or with the state
- The main way the national government provides money to the states is through
26 Clues: landmark case of 1819 • another early federalist • are those powers that both the • government and the states have. • one of the earliest federalists • Expressed powers are also called • The courts have never given a complete listing of • A nationalist Chief Justice; presided during McCulloch • The principal way in which states may do this is to negotiate • ...
Civil War 2023-05-12
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- Referred to as the Confederacy . Name of the unrecognized ¨country¨ temporarily created by the southern states which seceded from the union.
- Someone who wishes to abolish or get rid of slavery.
- Act Law allowed those territories to decide for themselves whether or not to allow slavery by utilizing popular voting.
- Slave states that stayed with the United States during the civil war.
- 16th president, he was president during the Civil War
- The action of formally withdrawing from a federation
- A war between citizens of the same country. The American civil war was a war between Americans over states rights. It was a 4 year war and over 600,000 Americans died.
- An enslaved African American man, he unsuccessfully sued for his freedom, and the case went to the supreme court.
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- The 13th amendment abolished slavery, and the 14th granted all citizenship to all persons born or naturalized in the U.S. . 15th prohibited the denial of the vote because of race, color, or previous servitude.
- Required all escaped slaves to be returned to their masters and that citizens of free states must cooperate.
- of 1850 California wanted to join the union as a free state which caused conflict between the North and the South
- To be set free. Lincoln's emancipation proclamation set free all slaves in the confederacy only.
- Numerous laws enacted in the former Confederate states after the civil war limited the rights and liberties of African Americans.
- A place where weapons and other military supplies are stored.
- Abolitionist, Led attacks in Kansas during ¨bleeding Kansas¨, planned to arm slaves in a revolt.
- The largest organizational group of soldiers, made up of one or more corps.
- The period of U.S. history immediately following the Civil War in which the conditions that would allow the rebellious Southern states back into the Union.
- To lie in wait for an unexpected attack.
- An anti-slavery novel by Harriet Beecher Stowe. It helped spread the abolitionist movement throughout the north.
- marked the official beginning of the American Civil Wa
20 Clues: To lie in wait for an unexpected attack. • Someone who wishes to abolish or get rid of slavery. • The action of formally withdrawing from a federation • 16th president, he was president during the Civil War • marked the official beginning of the American Civil Wa • A place where weapons and other military supplies are stored. • ...
Civil War 2024-05-09
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- The Southern states that seceded from the United States and formed their own government during the Civil War.
- Locations where military engagements or battles took place during the Civil War.
- The principle that states have the authority to govern themselves independently of the federal government, a contentious issue leading up to the Civil War.
- Large-caliber weapons used in warfare, such as cannons and mortars.
- The Northern states that remained loyal to the United States government during the Civil War, also referring to the preservation of the United States as a single nation.
- Foot soldiers who fought on the ground, armed with rifles and bayonets.
- A person who advocated for the complete abolition of slavery.
- The process of restoring friendly relations between opposing factions or parties.
- The period following the Civil War in which the United States sought to rebuild and reunify the nation, addressing the social, economic, and political aftermath of the conflict.
- Mounted soldiers trained for combat on horseback, often used for reconnaissance and skirmishing during the Civil War.
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- The act of withdrawing or breaking away from a larger political entity, such as a state seceding from the Union.
- The act of using naval forces to prevent ships from entering or leaving ports, often used as a military strategy during the Civil War.
- Military structures or defenses built to protect strategic locations, such as forts, trenches, and earthworks.
- The compulsory enlistment of people into military service, also known as the draft.
- Persons killed, wounded, or missing in action during a military conflict.
- A small-scale battle or clash between opposing forces.
- The act of setting free or liberating individuals from slavery.
- A type of warship protected by iron or steel armor, used during the Civil War to revolutionize naval warfare.
- The act of yielding to the authority or control of another, often referring to the capitulation of one side in a conflict to the other.
- warfare Irregular military tactics used by small, mobile groups to harass and disrupt enemy forces.
20 Clues: A small-scale battle or clash between opposing forces. • A person who advocated for the complete abolition of slavery. • The act of setting free or liberating individuals from slavery. • Large-caliber weapons used in warfare, such as cannons and mortars. • Foot soldiers who fought on the ground, armed with rifles and bayonets. • ...
Student Name:___________ 2024-11-21
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- a political group in the late 18th century who opposed the creation of a stronger federal government and the ratification of the 1787 Constitution
- a conflict between the United States and Great Britain, primarily caused by British practices like "impressment"
- violent protest against a new tax on distilled spirits and the stills that produced them.
- a diplomatic incident between the United States and France that occurred in 1797 and 1798 during the presidency of John Adams
- proposed a strong central government composed of three branches: legislative, executive, and judicial.
- an agreement made during the drafting of the US Constitution where enslaved people were counted as three-fifths of a person when determining a state's population for representation in Congress
- authority of the federal courts to declare that actions by the federal or state government violate the Constitution.
- "Give me liberty or give me death'
- foreign policy statement made by President James Monroe in 1823 that outlined the United States' role in the Western Hemisphere and its relationship with Europe:
- a tax or fee imposed on imported goods to protect domestic industries from foreign competitio
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- written in 1812 and limited the power of the king
- The Declaration of Independence and the U.S. Constitution were both written in this state
- the belief in manifest destiny, federally issued Indian removal acts, and economic promise
- signed on February 2, 1848, in the Mexican city of Guadalupe Hidalgo, ending the Mexican-American War:
- someone who believes in the type of political system in which states or territories share control with a central government.
- government of a country by its own people, especially after having been a colony
- The United States purchased the Louisiana Territory from France, doubling the size of the country.
- led the Continental Army to victory in the Revolutionary War, helped create the U.S. Constitution, and served as the first president of the United States.
- the first constitution of the United States, establishing the country's national government after the American Revolution:
- known as Revolutionaries, Continentals, Rebels, or Whigs, were colonists in the Thirteen Colonies who opposed the Kingdom of Great Britain's control
20 Clues: "Give me liberty or give me death' • written in 1812 and limited the power of the king • government of a country by its own people, especially after having been a colony • The Declaration of Independence and the U.S. Constitution were both written in this state • violent protest against a new tax on distilled spirits and the stills that produced them. • ...
Student Name:____________. No Spaces 2024-11-21
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- violent protest against a new tax on distilled spirits and the stills that produced them.
- a tax or fee imposed on imported goods to protect domestic industries from foreign competitio
- signed on February 2, 1848, in the Mexican city of Guadalupe Hidalgo, ending the Mexican-American War:
- known as Revolutionaries, Continentals, Rebels, or Whigs, were colonists in the Thirteen Colonies who opposed the Kingdom of Great Britain's control
- foreign policy statement made by President James Monroe in 1823 that outlined the United States' role in the Western Hemisphere and its relationship with Europe:
- written in 1812 and limited the power of the king
- an agreement made during the drafting of the US Constitution where enslaved people were counted as three-fifths of a person when determining a state's population for representation in Congress
- the belief in manifest destiny, federally issued Indian removal acts, and economic promise
- The United States purchased the Louisiana Territory from France, doubling the size of the country.
- proposed a strong central government composed of three branches: legislative, executive, and judicial.
- a political group in the late 18th century who opposed the creation of a stronger federal government and the ratification of the 1787 Constitution
- a diplomatic incident between the United States and France that occurred in 1797 and 1798 during the presidency of John Adams
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- authority of the federal courts to declare that actions by the federal or state government violate the Constitution.
- government of a country by its own people, especially after having been a colony
- someone who believes in the type of political system in which states or territories share control with a central government.
- the first constitution of the United States, establishing the country's national government after the American Revolution:
- a conflict between the United States and Great Britain, primarily caused by British practices like "impressment"
- led the Continental Army to victory in the Revolutionary War, helped create the U.S. Constitution, and served as the first president of the United States.
- The Declaration of Independence and the U.S. Constitution were both written in this state
- "Give me liberty or give me death'
20 Clues: "Give me liberty or give me death' • written in 1812 and limited the power of the king • government of a country by its own people, especially after having been a colony • violent protest against a new tax on distilled spirits and the stills that produced them. • The Declaration of Independence and the U.S. Constitution were both written in this state • ...
Civil War Crossword 2025-03-03
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- A place where weapons and other military supplies are stored.
- Law that requires people of a certain age to enlist in the military.
- A person who wanted to eliminate or "abolish" slavery.
- The largest organizational group of soldiers, made up of one or more corps
- The long metal tube on a gun through which a projectile is fired.
- A group of 50 to 100 soldiers led by a captain.
- An exectutive order issued by President Lincoln freeing all slaves in all portions of the United States not then under Union control.
- To withdraw formally from membership of a federal union, an alliance, or a political or religious organization.
- A term often used to describe the United States of America before the outbreak of the Civil War.
- Hardtack is a term used to describe the hard crackers often issued to soldiers of both sides during the Civil War
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- A term used to describe the time in American history directly after the Civil War during which the South was “reconstructed” by the North after its loss in the war.
- The murder of an important person.
- Excessive devotion to the interests of a particular region.
- An American politician and lawyer who served as the 16th President of the United States.
- Round container used to carry water; made of wood or tin and carried over the shoulder by a strap.
- These states were slave states that did not leave the Union, but largely supported the cause of the Confederates.
- Large-caliber guns used in warfare on land.
- Loyal to the government of the United States.
- The portion of the country that remained loyal to the Federal government during the Civil War.
- The ownership of a person as property, especially in regards to their labor.
- To lie in wait for an unexpected attack.
- The name for the group of states that left the U.S. to form their own country.
- A smoothbore firearm fired from the shoulder.
- A soldier that is wounded or killed during battle.
- An attempt to stop people and supplies from going in or out of a port.
25 Clues: The murder of an important person. • To lie in wait for an unexpected attack. • Large-caliber guns used in warfare on land. • Loyal to the government of the United States. • A smoothbore firearm fired from the shoulder. • A group of 50 to 100 soldiers led by a captain. • A soldier that is wounded or killed during battle. • ...
AP Gov Unit One Review 2024-04-15
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- This clause forces states to respect judicial judgements that were made in other states
- This clause makes the constitution supersede state courts and constitutions
- This clause prevents states from discriminating against citizens of other states
- This amendment abolished slavery except as punishment for a crime
- Gives congress the ability to make laws to execute the provisions of the constitution
- A grant given to states with conditions attached to how the money can be spent
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- This amendment established that every citizen must have equal protection under the law
- This amendment forbids denying the right to vote on the basis of race
- This amendment says that powers not given to the federal government are reserved for the states
- This clause gives congress to regulate interstate ______
- A government policy that lacks funding for implementation
- A grant that gives states total control over how it can be used
12 Clues: This clause gives congress to regulate interstate ______ • A government policy that lacks funding for implementation • A grant that gives states total control over how it can be used • This amendment abolished slavery except as punishment for a crime • This amendment forbids denying the right to vote on the basis of race • ...
Music Genres 2020-07-04
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- /evolved during the 20th-century folk revival. Some types may be called world music.
- /genre of rock music that developed in the late 1960s and early 1970s, largely in the United Kingdom and the United States.
- /combines songs, spoken dialogue, acting and dance.
- /originated in the African American community throughout the United States in the 1950s and early 1960s. It combines elements of African-American gospel music, rhythm and blues and jazz.
- /usually abbreviated, is a genre of popular music that originated in African American communities in the 1940s.
- /originated in its modern form during the mid-1950s in the United States and the United Kingdom.
- /originated as "rock and roll" in the United States in the late 1940s and early 1950s.
- /originated in the African-American communities of New Orleans, United States, in the late 19th and early 20th centuries, with its roots in blues and ragtime.
- /a genre of Christian music.
- /emerged in the mid-1970s. Rooted in 1960s garage rock.
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- /a large instrumental ensemble typical of classical music, which combines instruments from different families.
- /also known as dance music, club music, or simply dance, is a broad range of percussive electronic music genres made largely for nightclubs, raves and festivals.
- /takes its roots from genres such as blues and old-time music, and various types of American folk music including Appalachian, Cajun, and the cowboy Western music styles of Red Dirt, New Mexico, Texas country, and Tejano.
- /originated in Jamaica in the late 1960s. The term also denotes the modern popular music of Jamaica and its diaspora.
- /originated in the Deep South of the United States around the 1870s by African-Americans from roots in African musical traditions, African-American work songs, and spirituals.
- /developed in the United States by inner-city African Americans and Latino Americans in the Bronx borough of New York City in the 1970s.
- /a musical form of vocal delivery that incorporates "rhyme, rhythmic speech, and street vernacular", which is performed or chanted in a variety of ways, usually over a backing beat or musical accompaniment.
- /a form of jazz that developed in the United States in the 1930s and 1940s.
- /art music produced or rooted in the traditions of Western culture, including both liturgical and secular music.
19 Clues: /a genre of Christian music. • /combines songs, spoken dialogue, acting and dance. • /emerged in the mid-1970s. Rooted in 1960s garage rock. • /a form of jazz that developed in the United States in the 1930s and 1940s. • /evolved during the 20th-century folk revival. Some types may be called world music. • ...
Government Review - Alaina Takacs 2020-12-03
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- no state can draw unreasonable distinctions between its own residents and those persons who happen to live in another state
- the supremacy clause in the constitution establishes the constitution and U.S. laws as the _________
- second long segments
- grants of federal money or other resources to the states and/or their cities, counties, or localities
- for a specific purpose,states must make contribution money,states must provide for an agency to administrator the grant, must obey guidlines
- powers that both the national and state government have
- a collection of people who share some common interest or attitude and seek to influence government for specific ends
- the legal process by which a fugitive from justice in one state is returned to that state
- powers that the constitution does not give the national government but at the same time does not deny to the states
- the fourth branch of government
- for a specific project
- the states have a say in how the money is used
- size, intensity, and _____ make interest groups powerful
- money that goes to a local government in areas where there are large federal land holding in lieu of property taxes that the local government can't get from the national government
- are not expressly stated in the constitution but are implied by the expressed powers (national)
- factions are bad but a necessary evil
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- a system of government in which a written constitution divides the powers between the national and state governments
- found directly within the constitution for the national government
- ensures that states recognize the laws, documents, and court proceedings of another state
- an act creating a new state
- belong only because the U.S. is sovereign Ex. Immigration (national)
- agreements among states
- the censoring of news before it is released
- helped to fund state universities with the sale of public land given to the state by the federal governments (1862)
- keep people in office who are sympathetic to group wants and needs
- powers that can be exercised by the national government alone
- an act directing people of the territory to frame a proposed constitution
27 Clues: second long segments • for a specific project • agreements among states • an act creating a new state • the fourth branch of government • factions are bad but a necessary evil • the censoring of news before it is released • the states have a say in how the money is used • powers that both the national and state government have • ...
Civil War Level 2 2021-04-08
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- A boundary or border that split the free states from the slave states. It went between Pennsylvania to the north and Virginia, Maryland, and Delaware to the south.
- The fighting during the Civil War that took place west of the Appalachian Mountains. It eventually included the fighting in Georgia and the Carolinas as well.
- These states were slave states that did not leave the Union, but largely supported the cause of the Confederates. They included Missouri, Kentucky, Maryland, and Delaware
- Part of a country leaves
- The south during the Civil War
- A nickname for people from the North as well as Union soldiers.
- Led a March to the sea, the last campaign of the war
- soldiers that travel on horseback
- A nickname for the South.
- A person who wanted to eliminate or "abolish" slavery
- Crackers eaten by Civil War soldiers made from flour, water, and salt.
- soldiers that travel by foot
- a death or loss at war
- The north during the Civil War
- an army of the people used during emergencies
- A nickname for northerners who were against the Civil War
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- A law passed by Congress in 1850 that said escaped slaves in free states had to be returned to their owners.
- Lincoln's War Plan
- Large caliber firearms like cannons and mortars
- knife on end of musket used in battle
- A term meaning "before war". ...
- A term used to describe people who supported the Union.
- Court house where surrender was signed
- A nickname for United States paper money that was first used in 1862. It got its name from the green ink used in printing.
- When a person is murdered for political reasons
- A cap worn by Civil War soldiers.
- The rebuilding of war torn southern states so they could be readmitted into the Union after the Civil War.
- a warship covered in iron
- When you get pooled to go to war
- The side of an army or military unit.
30 Clues: Lincoln's War Plan • a death or loss at war • Part of a country leaves • a warship covered in iron • A nickname for the South. • soldiers that travel by foot • The south during the Civil War • The north during the Civil War • A term meaning "before war". ... • When you get pooled to go to war • A cap worn by Civil War soldiers. • soldiers that travel on horseback • ...
1920s 2013-12-18
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- Pioneering trumpet player and bandleader
- Owner of GM in the 1920s
- An author in the 1920s
- An American folklorist, anthropologist, and author during the time of the Harlem Renaissance
- Prohibited the manufacture and sale of alcoholic beverages
- Flagpole sitting, marathon dances, crossword games, radio, jazz, and etc.
- Attorney General of the United States from 1919 to 1921
- The right for woment to vote
- Creater of assembly line
- Someone who makes, sells or smuggles liquor
- A policy of remaining apart from the affairs or interests of other groups, esp. the political affairs of other countries.
- A famous trial of a teacher who was accused of violating Tennessee's Butler Act
- Art and Literature in blacks community in 1920s
- Most impact of any household appliance
- An act to carry the 18th Amendment
- Jazz composer and Piano Player
- Industrial Workers of the World
- American Artist
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- Old fashion term for country music
- Repealed 18th amendment
- United States writer
- Famous baseball player and hero in 1920s
- The plan to make payments by Installment
- National Association for the Advancements of Colored People
- A bribery incident that took place from 1920-1923 when Harding was President
- The movement of African Americans from the southern portion of the United States to the Northern and Western parts
- The prevention by law of the manufacture and sale of alcohol, esp. in the US between 1920 and 1933.
- First Pilot who flew across the Atlantic Ocean with out stopping in 1927
- A fashionable young woman intent on enjoying herself and flouting conventional standards of behavior.
- Teacher in Tennessee who violated state law by teaching evolution
- United States gangster
- Communists that were living in the U.S.
- 29th President of the United States
- An illicit night club or liquor store
- Popular music including saxophones, trumpets, flutes, and etc.
- Executive for the NAACP
- United States Blues Singer
- The policy of protecting the interests of native-born or established inhabitants against those of immigrants.
- 30th President of the United States
- A racist group of people who attacked blacks
40 Clues: American Artist • United States writer • An author in the 1920s • United States gangster • Repealed 18th amendment • Executive for the NAACP • Owner of GM in the 1920s • Creater of assembly line • United States Blues Singer • The right for woment to vote • Jazz composer and Piano Player • Industrial Workers of the World • Old fashion term for country music • ...
Unit 3- American Government Rachel Hamrick 2017-09-26
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- Served as an interpreter and guide on the Corps of Discovery
- political party known for its support of strong state governments; founded by Thomas Jefferson
- Great Britain will remove itself from the Midwestern territories and for that will be permitted to continue hunting in the U.S. territories
- Bank of the United States; would issue money and handle tax receipts and other government funds
- meeting of New England Federalists to discuss the War of 1812 with possible secession of the New England states and their own peace agreement with Great Britain
- tie between Thomas Jefferson and Aaron Burr; Alexander Hamilton helps sway some Federalists to switch their votes to Jefferson
- Virginia and Kentucky wrote resolutions saying they as states should have the right to nullify laws they do not agree with; written about the Alien and Sedition Acts
- Declared an armistice, but did not address major issues
- supports of the Constitution and of a strong National Government
- a.k.a. The Treaty of San Lorenzo, received official recognition of independence from Spain; own property to the Mississippi River and can trade on the river
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- Increased the number of federal judges by sixteen
- first Secretary of the Treasury
- Statement that the United States would not support either side in any international conflict
- a series of laws enacted in 1798 to reduce the political power of recent immigrants to the United States
- group of advisers to the President
- U.S. minister to Britain who went to negotiate with Spain
- the 1803 purchase by the United States of France's Louisiana Territory
- Shawnee Chief who wanted to create a confederation to protect their homeland against intruding white settlers
- war between the United States and British Canada; fought mostly in the Great Lakes region
- Chief Justice of the Supreme Court who went to negotiate with ENgland
- incident in which French officials demanded a bribe from U.S. diplomats
- to consider void
- Young Congressmen from the West and South who encouraged Congress to go to war against England
23 Clues: to consider void • first Secretary of the Treasury • group of advisers to the President • Increased the number of federal judges by sixteen • Declared an armistice, but did not address major issues • U.S. minister to Britain who went to negotiate with Spain • Served as an interpreter and guide on the Corps of Discovery • ...
Chapter 4 2021-12-03
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- powers saved for the states
- no State can draw unreasonable distinctions between its own residents and those persons who happen to live in other States
- the surrender of an accused or convicted person by one state or country to another (usually under the provisions of a statute or treaty)
- the first step in the state admission procedure which enables the people of a territory to prepare a constitution
- powers that can be exercised by the National Government alone
- powers not specifically mentioned in the constitution reasonably suggested.
- Greg Hartman, Chris Monzel, Todd Portune
- Thought that Government should be free of parties, Established a Council-Manager form of government, New charter created a nine-member council, Mandated nonpartisan municipal elections and proportional representation with preference-ranked voting
- An agreement among two or more states. Congress must approve most such agreements.
- Maureen O'Connor
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- Giving money back to the state and local government with no strings attached
- power that belongs to the National Government because it is the government of the sovereign state within the world community
- an act creating a new state
- Grant for which Congress appropriates funds for a specific purpose
- powers that are shared by both the National and state governments
- a system in which power is divided between the national and state governments
- grants made to States, private agencies for projects
- powers that congress has that are specifically listed in the constitution spelled out expressly.
- faithandCreditClause Constitution's requirement that each state accept the public acts, records, and judicial proceedings of every other state
- Powers specifically given to the federal government by the US Constitution, for example, the authority to print money.
- John Kasich
- grants of federal money or other resources to the states or their cities, counties, and other local units.
- Mary Taylor
- one type of federal grants-in-aid for some particular but broadly defined area of public policy
- Basic principle of federalism; the constitutional provisions by which governmental powers are divided on a geographic basis (in the United States, between the National Government and the States).
25 Clues: John Kasich • Mary Taylor • Maureen O'Connor • powers saved for the states • an act creating a new state • Greg Hartman, Chris Monzel, Todd Portune • grants made to States, private agencies for projects • powers that can be exercised by the National Government alone • powers that are shared by both the National and state governments • ...
Student Name:____________. No Spaces 2024-11-21
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- written in 1812 and limited the power of the king
- a conflict between the United States and Great Britain, primarily caused by British practices like "impressment"
- the belief in manifest destiny, federally issued Indian removal acts, and economic promise
- violent protest against a new tax on distilled spirits and the stills that produced them.
- government of a country by its own people, especially after having been a colony
- proposed a strong central government composed of three branches: legislative, executive, and judicial.
- authority of the federal courts to declare that actions by the federal or state government violate the Constitution.
- The Declaration of Independence and the U.S. Constitution were both written in this state
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- an agreement made during the drafting of the US Constitution where enslaved people were counted as three-fifths of a person when determining a state's population for representation in Congress
- a tax or fee imposed on imported goods to protect domestic industries from foreign competitio
- foreign policy statement made by President James Monroe in 1823 that outlined the United States' role in the Western Hemisphere and its relationship with Europe:
- known as Revolutionaries, Continentals, Rebels, or Whigs, were colonists in the Thirteen Colonies who opposed the Kingdom of Great Britain's control
- led the Continental Army to victory in the Revolutionary War, helped create the U.S. Constitution, and served as the first president of the United States.
- The United States purchased the Louisiana Territory from France, doubling the size of the country.
- a diplomatic incident between the United States and France that occurred in 1797 and 1798 during the presidency of John Adams
- "Give me liberty or give me death'
- a political group in the late 18th century who opposed the creation of a stronger federal government and the ratification of the 1787 Constitution
- someone who believes in the type of political system in which states or territories share control with a central government.
- signed on February 2, 1848, in the Mexican city of Guadalupe Hidalgo, ending the Mexican-American War:
- the first constitution of the United States, establishing the country's national government after the American Revolution:
20 Clues: "Give me liberty or give me death' • written in 1812 and limited the power of the king • government of a country by its own people, especially after having been a colony • violent protest against a new tax on distilled spirits and the stills that produced them. • The Declaration of Independence and the U.S. Constitution were both written in this state • ...
Physical Chemistry Crossword 2024-05-02
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- This is often described as the disorder of a system
- This form of energy has the lowest number of states (partition function)
- This type of matter is the easiest to do calculations and models for
- This type of system holds pressure constant
- Dr. Poler's favorite candy that he can't stop dropping jars of
- this type of system holds temperature constant
- This partition function describes the number of accessible states of a system
- The resistance to flow
- This order of reaction is independent of reactant concentrations
- The probability distribution of molecular states
- This partition function describes the number of accessible states of one molecule
- This form of energy is associated with things in motion
- This branch of chemistry is known for causing mental pain for students
- This is the time it takes for 1/2 a given amount of substance to decay (also a very popular game series started in 1998)
- The energy needed to move against a force
- Students draw many of these types of structures horribly wrong
- The average distance traveled without collisions
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- This is held constant in the universe and isolated systems
- This form of energy has the highest number of states (partition function)
- This describes the rate based on the amount of substance used
- This type of system holds heat constant
- This theorem relates degrees of freedom to contributions of energy
- This describes the physical property of a substance needed to increase it by 1 ºC
- This program was used to build and calculate values for molecular properties
- This type of system holds volume constant
- The branch of physical sciences that deal with relations between heat and other forms of energy
- This form of energy has the third highest number of states (partition function)
- A type of process whose system is related to spontaneity
- This type of inhibitor races the substrate to reach the enzyme active site
- The total heat content of a system
- A fitting parameter that describes population distribution
- This form of energy has the second highest number of states (partition function)
32 Clues: The resistance to flow • The total heat content of a system • This type of system holds heat constant • This type of system holds volume constant • The energy needed to move against a force • This type of system holds pressure constant • this type of system holds temperature constant • The probability distribution of molecular states • ...
Chapter 7 & 8 Vocab Crossword 2025-12-04
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- An action that becomes an example for others to follow.
- A meeting where leaders wrote the U.S. Constitution.
- A plan to count enslaved people as 3/5 of a person for representation.
- People who supported the Constitution and a strong national government.
- Forcing someone to serve in the military.
- A plan for bringing new states into the United States from western lands.
- The branch of government that enforces laws.
- The first government of the United States, where states had most of the power.
- Trouble with money, trade, and debt in the early United States.
- A group of people with shared political ideas.
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- The belief that states can limit the power of the federal government.
- A group that helps elect leaders and shape government ideas.
- Something that is not allowed by the Constitution.
- A person who buys something cheap, hoping to sell it later for profit.
- The written plan for how the U.S. government works.
- When each side gives up a little to reach an agreement.
- The branch of government that creates and votes on laws.
- Laws that made it harder for immigrants to become citizens and punished criticism of the government.
- A group of advisors who help the president make decisions.
- A farmer uprising against a tax on whiskey in the 1790s.
- A time when the economy is weak, businesses close, and many people lose jobs.
- People who argued for strong states and wanted a Bill of Rights.
- A farmers' protest that showed the Articles of Confederation were too weak.
- A paper that promises to repay borrowed money later, with interest.
- Not taking sides in a conflict.
- A plan that created two parts in Congress: Senate and House of Representatives.
- The branch of government that decides what laws mean and settles disputes.
- A scandal where French agents demanded a bribe from U.S. diplomats.
- A plan for government in each state that protects rights and lists rules.
- A tax on goods brought into the country from other places.
- A ceremony where the president officially takes office.
31 Clues: Not taking sides in a conflict. • Forcing someone to serve in the military. • The branch of government that enforces laws. • A group of people with shared political ideas. • Something that is not allowed by the Constitution. • The written plan for how the U.S. government works. • A meeting where leaders wrote the U.S. Constitution. • ...
The Battle of First Bull Run 2023-11-29
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- States where capitol of the Confederacy was
- Name of the southern states
- Stream near first battle
- Fight between armed forces
- When a states tries to leave its prior nation
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- Having ownership of human beings
- States where capitol of the Union was
- Name of the northern states
- Violent conflict between nations or states
- Amount of people dead or injured
10 Clues: Stream near first battle • Fight between armed forces • Name of the northern states • Name of the southern states • Having ownership of human beings • Amount of people dead or injured • States where capitol of the Union was • Violent conflict between nations or states • States where capitol of the Confederacy was • When a states tries to leave its prior nation
Eight Grade History Berel Mangel 2020-09-29
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- How slaves were bought and sold
- The person who proposed the Compromise of 1850
- Allowed slave owners to reclaim slaves who escaped
- This was granted to New Mexico
- The are of the united states where slavery was not allowed
- this was what Southern States were called
- This is what Northern States were called
- Something proposed in 1802 by Henry Clay
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- It doubled the size of America
- An escaped slave
- The area of the untied states where slavery was allowed
- Someone who believes in getting rid of slavery
- An area of land including California, Texas, and Arizona
- Divided the Louisiana Purchase
- Someone who actually works to get rid of skavery
15 Clues: An escaped slave • It doubled the size of America • Divided the Louisiana Purchase • This was granted to New Mexico • How slaves were bought and sold • This is what Northern States were called • Something proposed in 1802 by Henry Clay • this was what Southern States were called • Someone who believes in getting rid of slavery • ...
Social Studies: Drafting the Constitution 2024-12-05
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- none could be charged on trade between the states
- Only George Washington granted most of his freedom
- states with larger ones receive more representatives
- wealthy, influential and well educated
- to argue an opinion
- national, state and local governments share power
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- kept free and open among states
- each had to use the same coinage or money
- all states get the same amount...two
- representatives
- a give and take situation
11 Clues: representatives • to argue an opinion • a give and take situation • kept free and open among states • all states get the same amount...two • wealthy, influential and well educated • each had to use the same coinage or money • none could be charged on trade between the states • national, state and local governments share power • ...
Vocabulary words 2021-12-03
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- an amendment to an 1846 military appropriations bill, proposing that none of the territory acquired in the war with Mexico would be open to slavery
- best known for John Brown's raid in 1859, in which he attempted to use the town and the weapons in its Federal Armory (munitions plant) as the base for a slave revolt, to expand south into the Blue Ridge Mountains of Virginia.
- American abolitionist leader. First reaching national prominence for his radical abolitionism and fighting in Bleeding Kansas, he was eventually captured and executed for a failed incitement of a slave rebellion at Harpers Ferry preceding the American Civil War
- enslaved African American man in the United States who unsuccessfully sued for his freedom and that of his wife, Harriet, and their two daughters in the Dred Scott v. Sandford case of 1857
- a law, enacted in 1854, that established the territories of Kansas and Nebraska and gave their residents the right to decide whether to allow slaver
- statutes, passed in nine Northern states in the 1850s, that forbade the imprisonment of runaway slaves and guaranteed jury trials for fugitive slaves
- explorer of the Western United States, military officer, and politician. He was a U.S. Senator from California, and in 1856 was the first Republican nominee for President of the United States and founder of the California Republican Party when he was nominated.
- the formal withdrawal of a state from the Union
- politician and lawyer from Illinois. A senator, he was one of two nominees of the badly split Democratic Party for president in the 1860 presidential election, which was won by Republican Abraham Lincoln
- favoring the interests of native-born people over foreign-born people
- American newspaper editor and publisher who was the founder and editor of the New-York Tribune
- a law enacted as part of the Compromise of 1850, designed to ensure that escaped slaves would be returned into bondage
- a name given to the American Party formed in the 1850s to curtail the political influence of immigrants
- a name applied to the Kansas Territory in the years before the Civil War, when the territory was a battleground between proslavery and antislavery forces
- the modern political party that was formed in1854 by opponents of slaver y in the territories
- 13th president of the United States, serving from 1850 to 1853, the last to be a member of the Whig Party while in the White House
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- a best-selling novel by Harriet Beecher Stowe, published in 1852, portrayed slaver y as a great moral evil.
- a series of legislative measures intended to settle the major disagreements between free states and slave states
- fifth chief justice of the United States, holding that office from 1836 until his death
- American politician who served as the president of the Confederate States from 1861 to 1865. As a member of the Democratic Party, he represented Mississippi in the United States Senate and the House of Representatives before the American Civil War
- a system in which the residents vote to decide an issue
- American abolitionist leader. First reaching national prominence for his radical abolitionism and fighting in Bleeding Kansas, he was eventually captured and executed for a failed incitement of a slave rebellion at Harpers Ferry preceding the American Civil War
- a political party formed in 1848 to oppose the extension of slaver y into U.S. territories.
- American author and abolitionist. She came from the Beecher family, a famous religious family, and became best known for her novel Uncle Tom's Cabin
- American lawyer and politician who served as the 15th president of the United States from 1857 to 1861. He previously served as secretary of state from 1845 to 1849 and represented Pennsylvania in both houses of the U.S. Congress
- famous for the Gettysburg Address, abolishing slavery and being one of the four presidents who have been assassinated
- a system of routes along which runaway slaves were helped to escape to Canada or to safe areas in the free states
- the idea, expressed by Stephen Douglas in 1858, that any territory could exclude slavery by simply refusing to pass laws supporting it
- the Confederate States of America, a confederation formed in 1861 by the Southern states after their secession from the Union
- American abolitionist and political activist. Born into slavery, Tubman escaped and subsequently made some 13 missions to rescue approximately 70 enslaved people, including family and friends, using the network of antislavery activists and safe houses known as the Underground Railroad
30 Clues: the formal withdrawal of a state from the Union • a system in which the residents vote to decide an issue • favoring the interests of native-born people over foreign-born people • fifth chief justice of the United States, holding that office from 1836 until his death • a political party formed in 1848 to oppose the extension of slaver y into U.S. territories. • ...
Vocab 3 2018-11-01
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- sets of laws during the colonial period and in individual states after the American Revolution which defined the status of slaves and the rights and responsibilities of slave owners
- an early English-American industrialist known as the "Father of the American Industrial Revolution" and the "Father of the American Factory System".
- a United States policy of opposing European colonialism in the Americas beginning in 1823.
- tariffs that are enacted with the aim of protecting a domestic industry.
- an American lawyer, planter, and statesman who represented Kentucky in both the United States Senate and House of Representatives.
- was a treaty between the United States and Spain in 1819 that ceded Florida to the U.S. and defined the boundary between the U.S. and New Spain.
- the transition to new manufacturing processes in the period from about 1760 to sometime between 1820 and 1840.
- loyalty to one's own region or section of the country, rather than to the country as a whole.
- consisted of three mutually reinforcing parts: a tariff to protect and promote American industry; a national bank to foster commerce; and federal subsidies for roads, canals, and other "internal improvements" to develop profitable markets for agriculture.
- the 11th quadrennial presidential election, held from Friday, October 31, to Tuesday, December 2, 1828. It featured a re-match of the 1824 election, as President John Quincy Adams of the National Republican Party faced Andrew Jackson of the nascent Democratic Party.
- are parts that are, for practical purposes, identical. They are made to specifications that ensure that they are so nearly identical that they will fit into any assembly of the same type.
- the cotton-producing region of the southern United States up until the Civil War.
- an American inventor and businessman who founded the McCormick Harvesting Machine Company, which later became part of the International Harvester Company in 1902.
- he first major improved highway in the United States built by the federal government.
- a canal in New York, United States that is part of the east–west, cross-state route of the New York State Canal System.
- a machine for separating cotton from its seeds.
- an American soldier and statesman who served as the seventh President of the United States from 1829 to 1837.
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- refers to the 19th-century mills that operated in the city of Lowell, Massachusetts.
- was formed in 1792, when supporters of Thomas Jefferson began using the name Republicans, or Jeffersonian Republicans, to emphasize its anti-aristocratic policies.
- an American painter and inventor. After having established his reputation as a portrait painter, in his middle age Morse contributed to the invention of a single-wire telegraph system based on European telegraphs.
- developed the first commercially successful, self-scouring steel plow, closely parallels the settlement and development of the midwestern United States.
- the period where steam power, railroads, canals, roads, and bridges
- an American engineer and inventor who is widely credited with developing a commercially successful steamboat; the first was called The North River Steamboat of Clermonts.
- a period in the political history of the United States that reflected a sense of national purpose and a desire for unity among Americans in the aftermath of the War of 1812
- an American politician who served as the fourth Chief Justice of the United States from 1801 to 1835.
- the legislation that provided for the admission to the United States of Maine as a free state along with Missouri as a slave state, thus maintaining the balance of power between North and South in the United States Senate.
- a mid-19th century American art movement embodied by a group of landscape painters whose aesthetic vision was influenced by Romanticism.
- a period in the history of the Southern United States, from the late 18th century until the start of the American Civil War in 1861, marked by the economic growth of the South.
- the tenth quadrennial presidential election, held from Tuesday, October 26, to Thursday, December 2, 1824.
- refers to three historic incidents in American history in which political agreement was determined by congressional or presidential actions that many viewed to be corrupt from different standpoints.
- the process of making an area more urban.
- formally organized in 1834, bringing together a loose coalition of groups united in their opposition to what party members viewed as the executive tyranny of “King Andrew” Jackson.
32 Clues: the process of making an area more urban. • a machine for separating cotton from its seeds. • the period where steam power, railroads, canals, roads, and bridges • tariffs that are enacted with the aim of protecting a domestic industry. • the cotton-producing region of the southern United States up until the Civil War. • ...
Unit Vocabulary 2024-01-04
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- farming, System in which a person rents land to farm from a planter
- state, State where slavery was legal
- Reconstruction, Period after the Civil War when the South was occupied by federal troops
- sovereignty, Principle that the authority of a state and its government is created and sustained by the consent of its people
- Period after the Civil War when the United States began to rebuild and readmit Southern states into the Union
- Nothing Party, Political party that opposed immigration and Catholic influence in the United States
- Person who supervises and directs the work of others, especially on a plantation
- System of agriculture in which a landowner allows a tenant to use the land in return for a share of the crops produced on the land
- To bring formal charges against a public official
- Brief, unplanned fight between small groups of soldiers
- of 1850, Series of laws intended to resolve the issue of slavery in the territories
- Place where weapons and military equipment are stored
- Compromise, Agreement that allowed Missouri to enter the Union as a slave state and Maine as a free state, while also prohibiting slavery in the Louisiana Purchase territory north of the 36°30' parallel
- Unfair treatment of a person or group based on race, religion, or other characteristics
- Proclamation, Presidential proclamation by Abraham Lincoln that declared all slaves in Confederate-held territory to be free
- rights, Rights and powers held by individual US states rather than by the federal government
- To declare invalid
- Plan of action designed to achieve a long-term or overall aim
- Slave Act, Law that required runaway slaves to be returned to their owners
- Former slaves who had been emancipated
- Right to vote in political elections
- Type of warship heavily armored with iron
- Codes, Laws passed in Southern states after the Civil War to restrict the rights of African Americans
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- Act, Legislation that allowed settlers in those territories to determine if they would allow slavery
- Excessive concern for the interests of a particular region over those of the country as a whole
- Law or regulation
- Plan, Union's strategy to defeat the Confederacy by surrounding it and cutting off its resources
- Farmer, Person who owns and cultivates a small farm
- Movement to end slavery in the United States
- States of America, Government formed by Southern states that seceded from the Union
- Bureau, Federal agency established to aid freedmen in the aftermath of the Civil War
- soiler, Person who opposed the extension of slavery into new territories
- Amendment, Prohibited the denial of the right to vote based on race, color, or previous condition of servitude
- Reconstruction, Period after the Civil War when Congress was in control of Reconstruction
- Railroad, Network of secret routes and safe houses used by enslaved people to escape to free states and Canada
- Northerner who moved to the South after the Civil War, especially for political or financial gain
- State, State that did not allow slavery
- Drafting of individuals into military service
- Period before the Civil War
- Amendment, Abolished slavery in the United States
- Fixed amount of a commodity officially allowed to each person during a time of shortage, as in wartime
- code, Laws that controlled the lives of enslaved African Americans and denied them basic rights
- Southern white who supported Reconstruction and the Republican Party after the Civil War
- Act of withdrawing from an organization, union, or political entity
- Use of naval forces to prevent movement and trade in and out of ports
- wagon, Wagon that follows an army to sell provisions to the soldiers
- To add a territory to one's own territory
- Klux Klan, Secret society in the Southern United States that focused on white supremacy and terrorized African Americans
- Cotton diplomacy, South's strategy during the Civil War to use its cotton as a bargaining tool with European nations
- Amendment, Granted citizenship to all persons born or naturalized in the United States, including former slaves
- Person who was in charge of a group of slaves on a plantation
- destiny, Belief that the United States was destined to expand across the continent
- Act, Legislation that allowed for the partition of the Cherokee Nation to make room for the state of Georgia
- Party, Political party founded in the 1850s to oppose the spread of slavery
- running, Practice of sneaking goods past a blockade
- Declared policy of a political party or group
56 Clues: Law or regulation • To declare invalid • Period before the Civil War • state, State where slavery was legal • Right to vote in political elections • Former slaves who had been emancipated • State, State that did not allow slavery • To add a territory to one's own territory • Type of warship heavily armored with iron • Movement to end slavery in the United States • ...
Early US Crossword 2017-12-18
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- Enlightenment thinker who advocated for Natural Rights and the Social Contract
- Number of states necessary to pass a law under the Aoc
- One of the states that came out of the Northwest Ordinance
- America's first form of government
- Turning point in the war
- Forced Great Britain to accept American independence in 1783
- Who the national government had to ask for money from under the AoC
- Commander of the Continental Army
- Final major battle of the war
- American battle tactic
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- Breakup letter the Patriots sent KGIII
- Number of states necessary to alter the AoC
- Source of propaganda for the Patriots
- Shot(s) hear round the world
- Every conflict in North America results in this group somehow losing
- What Great Britain was left with after winning the French and Indian War
- Power the national government lacked under the AoC
- Author of the DoI
- European country that provided the most aid to the Americans during the war
19 Clues: Author of the DoI • American battle tactic • Turning point in the war • Shot(s) hear round the world • Final major battle of the war • Commander of the Continental Army • America's first form of government • Source of propaganda for the Patriots • Breakup letter the Patriots sent KGIII • Number of states necessary to alter the AoC • ...
Baltic States and Ukraine 2022-04-11
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- Who is the leader of Latvia
- What is the poorest country in the Baltic states
- What state(country)is in the middle of the two countries
- What is the capital of Estonia
- In terms of the countries in the title, which country has the biggest amount of blue on their flag
- What was the first baltic state
- What is the capital of Ukraine
- are all baltic states nato?
- Who is the leader of Estonia
- What Baltic state has the most population
- What is the richest country in the baltic states
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- Which Baltic state has the most land mass
- Who is the leader of Lithuaina
- Who is the current president of Ukraine
- What Baltic state is the most southern
- What is the capital of Lithuania
- Where did the Baltic states get their name from
- What continent are the Baltic States located on
- What is the capital of Latvia
- Do each baltic state speak the same language
20 Clues: Who is the leader of Latvia • are all baltic states nato? • Who is the leader of Estonia • What is the capital of Latvia • Who is the leader of Lithuaina • What is the capital of Estonia • What is the capital of Ukraine • What was the first baltic state • What is the capital of Lithuania • What Baltic state is the most southern • Who is the current president of Ukraine • ...
Sports Psychology - Arousal, Anxiety and Aggression 2022-06-09
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- This theory states that high cognitive arousal and high somatic arousal causes sudden dramatic drop in performance
- This theory states that any blocking of goals that an individual is trying to reach increases an individual’s drive, thus increasing aggression
- This theory states that as arousal increases so does quality of performance
- This theory states that aggression is learned by observation of others behaviour
- Forceful behaviour within the laws of an event
- The ‘energised state’ or the ‘readiness for action’ that motivates us to behave in a particular way
- This type of anxiety is the worry or apprehension experienced during a competition
- Relates to the changing psychological state of the body. E.g. increases in anxiety
- The negative aspect of experiencing stress and can be caused by worry, apprehension or fear of failure
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- The intent to harm or injure outside the rules of the game
- This theory states that as arousal increases so does the quality of performance. After the optimal point, the performer becomes over aroused and performance deteriorates
- This theory states that for aggression to occur, certain stimuli must be present
- Relates to the changing physiological state of the body. E.g. increased heart rate
- This type of anxiety relates to personality. A performer with this is likely to feel anxious in any stressful situation, such as exams or interviews
- This theory states that aggression a natural response, innate and instinctive
15 Clues: Forceful behaviour within the laws of an event • The intent to harm or injure outside the rules of the game • This theory states that as arousal increases so does quality of performance • This theory states that aggression a natural response, innate and instinctive • This theory states that for aggression to occur, certain stimuli must be present • ...
Civil War: Arianna Parrish 2019-12-02
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- States leave the nation
- slave states loyal to the union
- conflict between the Union and Confederacy
- Bloodiest single day battle
- Lee surrendered to Grant
- most fighting took place in the south
- made troops into disciplined army men
- Turning point of the wars
- union advantage
- First shots where fired
- was accidentally killed by fellow troops
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- Lee lost half of his army;bloodiest battle
- Freed slaves from southern states
- Union General who led the fall of Atlanta
- brought most wealth to the economy
- most notorious prison camp in south
- President of Confederacy
- Souths version of the enrollment act
- Commander of the Union Armies in 1864
- Assassinated Lincoln
- blockade southern ports
- President of the Union
22 Clues: union advantage • Assassinated Lincoln • President of the Union • States leave the nation • blockade southern ports • First shots where fired • President of Confederacy • Lee surrendered to Grant • Turning point of the wars • Bloodiest single day battle • slave states loyal to the union • Freed slaves from southern states • brought most wealth to the economy • ...
CONSTITUTION CROSSWORD 2012-12-04
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- legal writs to arrest or search private property.
- money gave to authorities to get someone out of jail.
- a fire or flame.
- shorten lesson
- a written or unwritten record
- The order, act, or right of SUCCEEDING to a property
- complaint.
- undo
- person that votes.
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- to change before an authorized tribunal.
- a letter asking for something
- the offence of attempting to over throw the government
- branch Carries out the laws
- Which amendment states freedom of speech.
- to custody by police
- qualified to participate to be chosen
- Amendment 16 states the _________ tax.
- right to vote
- correct and make up for
- Amendment 2 states that you have the right to bear _______.
20 Clues: undo • complaint. • right to vote • shorten lesson • a fire or flame. • person that votes. • to custody by police • correct and make up for • branch Carries out the laws • a letter asking for something • a written or unwritten record • qualified to participate to be chosen • Amendment 16 states the _________ tax. • to change before an authorized tribunal. • ...
South Carolina 2012-06-03
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- state hospitality beverage
- South Carolina is known for what fish
- How many counties compromise South Carolina
- One of the major industries
- What is the state amphibian
- state beverage
- favorite vacation spot in South Carolina
- South Carolina is known for this stone
- Bordering body of water
- the states nickname is
- state gemstone
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- State song
- What is the state flower
- Hightest point in South Carolina
- one of states bordering South Carolina is north Carolina and what other state
- What is the capital of South Carolina
- what is the state bird
- State abbreviation
- South Carolinas quarter was what number released in the United States mint
- What bridge was built in 1929
- What is South Carolina's state fruit
21 Clues: State song • state beverage • state gemstone • State abbreviation • what is the state bird • the states nickname is • Bordering body of water • What is the state flower • state hospitality beverage • One of the major industries • What is the state amphibian • What bridge was built in 1929 • Hightest point in South Carolina • What is South Carolina's state fruit • ...
South Carolina 2012-06-03
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- state hospitality beverage
- South Carolina is known for what fish
- How many counties compromise South Carolina
- One of the major industries
- What is the state amphibian
- state beverage
- favorite vacation spot in South Carolina
- South Carolina is known for this stone
- Bordering body of water
- the states nickname is
- state gemstone
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- State song
- What is the state flower
- Hightest point in South Carolina
- one of states bordering South Carolina is north Carolina and what other state
- What is the capital of South Carolina
- what is the state bird
- State abbreviation
- South Carolinas quarter was what number released in the United States mint
- What bridge was built in 1929
- What is South Carolina's state fruit
21 Clues: State song • state beverage • state gemstone • State abbreviation • what is the state bird • the states nickname is • Bordering body of water • What is the state flower • state hospitality beverage • One of the major industries • What is the state amphibian • What bridge was built in 1929 • Hightest point in South Carolina • What is South Carolina's state fruit • ...
