states Crossword Puzzles

Eight Grade History Berel Mangel 2020-09-29

Eight Grade History Berel Mangel crossword puzzle
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  1. An area of land including California, Texas, and Arizona
  2. The are of the united states where slavery was not allowed
  3. Allowed slave owners to reclaim slaves who escaped
  4. Something proposed in 1802 by Henry Clay
  5. this was what Southern States were called
  6. How slaves were bought and sold
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  1. Someone who actually works to get rid of skavery
  2. Someone who believes in getting rid of slavery
  3. This is what Northern States were called
  4. It doubled the size of America
  5. The person who proposed the Compromise of 1850
  6. This was granted to New Mexico
  7. An escaped slave
  8. Divided the Louisiana Purchase
  9. The area of the untied states where slavery was allowed

15 Clues: An escaped slave • It doubled the size of America • This was granted to New Mexico • Divided the Louisiana Purchase • How slaves were bought and sold • This is what Northern States were called • Something proposed in 1802 by Henry Clay • this was what Southern States were called • Someone who believes in getting rid of slavery • ...

Unit 1: Foundations of Government 2018-01-25

Unit 1: Foundations of Government crossword puzzle
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  1. Believed in separation of powers
  2. Believed men were inherently evil
  3. Contract Unwritten agreement between the ruler and the ruled
  4. Believed in separation of church and state
  5. Powers given to the national government alone
  6. Oppressive, one party rule
  7. Believed in life, liberty, and property
  8. Central power rules over the states
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  1. States direct the central government; creates a weak central authority
  2. Powers are shared between states and central government
  3. of Rights The first 10 Amendments; secure individual rights
  4. Rights that cannot be taken away or denied
  5. Powers given to the states via the 10th Amendment
  6. Powers shared by the federal and state governments
  7. Government by the people, both directly and indirectly

15 Clues: Oppressive, one party rule • Believed in separation of powers • Believed men were inherently evil • Central power rules over the states • Believed in life, liberty, and property • Rights that cannot be taken away or denied • Believed in separation of church and state • Powers given to the national government alone • Powers given to the states via the 10th Amendment • ...

Civil war cross word puzzle 2024-05-22

Civil war cross word puzzle crossword puzzle
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  1. general of confederated army
  2. affair when confederates on Mexican boats caught and prisoned by the union
  3. formed of states the seceded from the U.S.
  4. proclamation that set slaves free
  5. north placed these to stop south from trading with other countries
  6. killer of Abraham Lincoln
  7. the president during the civil war
  8. placed by the north on imported goods
  9. plan to stop confederates from going to foreign countries
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  1. 18 president of the U.S. after Lincoln
  2. states bordering slave and free states
  3. states that did not secede during the civil war
  4. president of the confederate army
  5. war fought between the union and the confederate
  6. called to serve in the army

15 Clues: killer of Abraham Lincoln • called to serve in the army • general of confederated army • president of the confederate army • proclamation that set slaves free • the president during the civil war • placed by the north on imported goods • 18 president of the U.S. after Lincoln • states bordering slave and free states • formed of states the seceded from the U.S. • ...

North America Physical Geography 2020-11-16

North America Physical Geography crossword puzzle
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  1. The 48 states that are on the lower part of North America.
  2. A large river found out west that drains into the Mississippi.
  3. The long term average weather for a place.
  4. The oldest mountain range in the U.S.
  5. The central United States.
  6. The flat low land along the Atlantic Ocean.
  7. The biggest mountain range in the United States.
  8. The western part of the Interior Lowlands.
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  1. Separates the continent in two.
  2. A region made up of similar physical features.
  3. The longest river in the United States.
  4. The physical surroundings on the Earth.
  5. The mountainous area along the Pacific coast.
  6. The largest freshwater system in North America.
  7. This large river is found in Pennsylvania.

15 Clues: The central United States. • Separates the continent in two. • The oldest mountain range in the U.S. • The longest river in the United States. • The physical surroundings on the Earth. • The long term average weather for a place. • This large river is found in Pennsylvania. • The western part of the Interior Lowlands. • The flat low land along the Atlantic Ocean. • ...

Cvil war Station 8 2023-04-26

Cvil war Station 8 crossword puzzle
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  1. A nickname for people from the North as well as soldiers
  2. A nickname for the south
  3. the northern states of the united states also called the union
  4. A soldier that is wounded or killed during battle.
  5. a short blade
  6. When southern states chose to leave
  7. a long gun
  8. A team used to descried people who supported the union
  9. The side of an army or military union
  10. it a person that report
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  1. An army of citizens used during emergencies
  2. Soldiers that fight and travel by foot
  3. A person who wanted to eliminate or abolish slavery\
  4. Another name for the Confederate States
  5. A cap worm by civil War soldiers

15 Clues: a long gun • a short blade • it a person that report • A nickname for the south • A cap worm by civil War soldiers • When southern states chose to leave • The side of an army or military union • Soldiers that fight and travel by foot • Another name for the Confederate States • An army of citizens used during emergencies • A soldier that is wounded or killed during battle. • ...

reconstruction 2024-04-11

reconstruction crossword puzzle
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  1. laws passed at different periods in the southern United States to enforce racial segregation and curtail the power of Black voters.
  2. 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.
  3. The 17th President of the united states
  4. led efforts to establish civil rights for old slaves and implement emancipation
  5. white Southerner who collaborated with northern Republicans during Reconstruction often for personal profit. The term was used derisively by white Southern Democrats who opposed Reconstruction legislation.
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  1. No State shall make or enforce any law which shall abridge the privileges or immunities of citizens of the United States
  2. (in the US) a person from the northern states who went to the South after the Civil War to profit from the Reconstruction.
  3. Era of the united states after the civil war
  4. provide food, shelter, clothing, medical services, and land to displaced Southerners, including newly freed African Americans.
  5. charge the holder of a public office with misconduct.
  6. a system where the landlord/planter allows a tenant to use the land in exchange for a share of the crop.
  7. The first Black Senator
  8. A framework for Reconstruction and the re-admittance of the Confederate states to the Union

13 Clues: The first Black Senator • The 17th President of the united states • Era of the united states after the civil war • charge the holder of a public office with misconduct. • led efforts to establish civil rights for old slaves and implement emancipation • A framework for Reconstruction and the re-admittance of the Confederate states to the Union • ...

US History 4 2026-04-23

US History 4 crossword puzzle
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  1. A farming system where workers farmed land owned by others in exchange for a share of the crops, often trapping them in debt
  2. An amendment that officially abolished slavery in the United States.
  3. A law that allowed settlers to decide if their territory would allow slavery, leading to violent conflict known as “Bleeding Kansas.”
  4. The Northern states during the Civil War that remained loyal to the United States.
  5. An amendment that gave African American men the right to vote.
  6. A secret network that helped enslaved people escape to freedom in the North or Canada.
  7. A set of laws that attempted to balance free and slave states and included a stricter Fugitive Slave Law.
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  1. An amendment that granted citizenship and equal protection under the law to all people born or naturalized in the U.S.
  2. Laws passed in the South after the Civil War to restrict the rights and freedoms of African Americans.
  3. A speech by Abraham Lincoln that emphasized equality and the importance of preserving the Union.
  4. The Southern states that seceded from the Union and formed their own government during the Civil War.
  5. The act of formally leaving the United States, done by Southern states before the Civil War.
  6. A person who worked to end slavery in the United States.

13 Clues: A person who worked to end slavery in the United States. • An amendment that gave African American men the right to vote. • An amendment that officially abolished slavery in the United States. • The Northern states during the Civil War that remained loyal to the United States. • ...

Causes of the Civil War 2022-03-07

Causes of the Civil War crossword puzzle
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  1. admitted missouri as a slave state and maine as a non-slave state, keeping the number of slave and free states equal. At 36-30 line, slavery was permitted below the line and would not be permitted above the line
  2. greater loyalty to your own section rather than the country as a whole.
  3. required all citizens to help catch runaway slaves.
  4. Kansas The first fighting over the slavery issue took place in Kansas. In 1854, the government passed the Kansas-Nebraska Act allowing the residents of Kansas to vote on whether they would be a slave state or a free state. The region was flooded with supporters from both sides. They fought over the issue for years. Several people were killed in small skirmishes giving the confrontation the name Bleeding Kansas. Eventually Kansas entered the Union as a free state in 1861.
  5. As the United States continued to expand westward, each new state added to the country shifted the power between the North and the South. Southern states began to fear they would lose so much power that they would lose all their rights. Each new state became a battleground between the two sides for power.
  6. willnot provise, suggested all lands from mexico cession had no slaves. California free state, fugitive slave law, texas border established, no slave trade in W.DC, Nm and UT could vote.
  7. northern abolitionist, launched a slave revolt in 1859 he seized weapons from harpers ferry, virginia. Uprising was quickly crushed, brown was tired and executed.
  8. When Lincoln was elected, many of the southern states decided they no longer wanted to be a part of the United States. They felt that they had every right to leave. Starting with South Carolina, eleven states would eventually leave the United States and form a new country called the Confederate States of America. Abraham Lincoln said they did not have the right to leave the United States and sent in troops to force the Southern states to rejoin the Union. The Civil War had begun.
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  1. The final straw for the South was election of Abraham Lincoln to President of the United States. Abraham Lincoln was a member of the new anti-slavery Republican Party. He managed to get elected without even being on the ballot in ten of the southern states. The southern states felt that Lincoln was against slavery and also against the South.
  2. he sued his master for his freedom. The supreme court ruled slaves were not legal citizens and could not bring court cases before the supreme court. They said the declaration of independence did not apply to slavery.
  3. Abraham Licoln became the 16th president campaigning on a platform opposing the spread of slavery.
  4. condition in which one human being was owned by another. A slave was considered by law as property, or chattel,and was deprived of most of the rights ordinarily held by free persons.
  5. The idea of states' rights was not new to the Civil War. Since the Constitution was first written there had been arguments about how much power the states should have versus how much power the federal government should have. The southern states felt that the federal government was taking away their rights and powers.
  6. In the mid-1800s, the economies of many northern states had moved away from farming to industry. A lot of people in the North worked and lived in large cities like New York, Philadelphia, and Boston. The southern states, however, had maintained a large farming economy and this economy was based on slave labor. While the North no longer needed slaves, the South relied heavily upon slaves for their way of life.

14 Clues: required all citizens to help catch runaway slaves. • greater loyalty to your own section rather than the country as a whole. • Abraham Licoln became the 16th president campaigning on a platform opposing the spread of slavery. • ...

US History Bush Administration September 11th 2022-06-09

US History Bush Administration September 11th crossword puzzle
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  1. what the government can track
  2. this has the Senate and House
  3. location of Iraq
  4. opposite of war
  5. home of the president
  6. government is watching you
  7. capital of Iraq
  8. what group attacked the United States
  9. the act that kept US safe
  10. Vice-President of US
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  1. the connection between Iraq and 9.11
  2. you have a "right" to this
  3. was the leader of Iraq
  4. needed resource
  5. what country did the US invade 2003
  6. the highest Court in US
  7. date of attack on the United States
  8. security on flights
  9. nuclear is a type
  10. rule by one person
  11. government building on September 11
  12. who attacked the United States
  13. rules we live by
  14. US President

24 Clues: US President • needed resource • opposite of war • capital of Iraq • location of Iraq • rules we live by • nuclear is a type • rule by one person • security on flights • Vice-President of US • home of the president • was the leader of Iraq • the highest Court in US • the act that kept US safe • you have a "right" to this • government is watching you • what the government can track • ...

The American Civil War 2022-10-06

The American Civil War crossword puzzle
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  1. What region were the Confederates from
  2. What color did the Union wear
  3. President of the Confederate Union
  4. number of confederate states during the civil war
  5. Woman that led slaves to freedom
  6. The month the war started and ended in
  7. What did the Confederates believe in
  8. Started the civil war
  9. What were the Northern States called
  10. youngest person to fight in the civil war
  11. name of the confederate flag
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  1. Who fired the first shot in the Civil War
  2. name of the union flag
  3. nickname for the Civil War
  4. number of union states during the civil war
  5. First battle
  6. What color did the confederates wear
  7. The president during the war
  8. Bloodiest battle
  9. Confederate nickname

20 Clues: First battle • Bloodiest battle • Confederate nickname • Started the civil war • name of the union flag • nickname for the Civil War • The president during the war • name of the confederate flag • What color did the Union wear • Woman that led slaves to freedom • President of the Confederate Union • What color did the confederates wear • What did the Confederates believe in • ...

Austin Skero 2021-01-06

Austin Skero crossword puzzle
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  1. first 10 Amendments to the Constitution
  2. central government is ultimately supreme
  3. Founding Father
  4. form of republicanism developed in the Renaissance
  5. military general
  6. creation of a stronger U.S. federal government
  7. English philosopher
  8. "Father of Liberalism
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  1. agreement that large and small states reached during the Constitutional Convention
  2. political ideology centered on citizenship
  3. principle that the authority of a state and its government are created
  4. introductory and expressionary statement in a document
  5. prohibits opposition parties
  6. agreement between delegates from the Northern and the Southern states
  7. agreement among the 13 original states
  8. mixed form of government
  9. monarch holds supreme autocratic authority,
  10. the restriction of the arbitrary exercise of power
  11. American statesman
  12. a statement in the U.S

20 Clues: Founding Father • military general • American statesman • English philosopher • "Father of Liberalism • a statement in the U.S • mixed form of government • prohibits opposition parties • agreement among the 13 original states • first 10 Amendments to the Constitution • central government is ultimately supreme • political ideology centered on citizenship • ...

Austin Skero 2021-01-06

Austin Skero crossword puzzle
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  1. principle that the authority of a state and its government are created
  2. monarch holds supreme autocratic authority,
  3. first 10 Amendments to the Constitution
  4. prohibits opposition parties
  5. agreement between delegates from the Northern and the Southern states
  6. "Father of Liberalism
  7. mixed form of government
  8. American statesman
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  1. military general
  2. form of republicanism developed in the Renaissance
  3. agreement among the 13 original states
  4. creation of a stronger U.S. federal government
  5. agreement that large and small states reached during the Constitutional Convention
  6. political ideology centered on citizenship
  7. a statement in the U.S
  8. English philosopher
  9. the restriction of the arbitrary exercise of power
  10. central government is ultimately supreme
  11. introductory and expressionary statement in a document
  12. Founding Father

20 Clues: Founding Father • military general • American statesman • English philosopher • "Father of Liberalism • a statement in the U.S • mixed form of government • prohibits opposition parties • agreement among the 13 original states • first 10 Amendments to the Constitution • central government is ultimately supreme • political ideology centered on citizenship • ...

Travel & Tourism 2021-03-24

Travel & Tourism crossword puzzle
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  1. Tasmania's Capital City
  2. The river that runs through Perth
  3. Sea between Australia and New Zealand
  4. Kangaroo Island is off what's states coast
  5. Tiwi Islands is off what's states coast
  6. Victoria's Capital City
  7. The river that runs through Adelaide
  8. Home of the Big Lobster
  9. Sea between Victoria and Tasmania
  10. NSW's Capital City
  11. Northern Territory's Capital City
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  1. Name of the train that runs from Melbourne to Sydney
  2. Home of the Big Banana
  3. South Australia's Capital City
  4. Australia's Capital City
  5. Name of the train that runs from Sydney to Perth
  6. Queensland's Capital City
  7. Western Australia's Capital City
  8. Name of the A1 Highway
  9. The river that runs through Melbourne
  10. Lord Howe Island is off what states coast

21 Clues: NSW's Capital City • Home of the Big Banana • Name of the A1 Highway • Tasmania's Capital City • Victoria's Capital City • Home of the Big Lobster • Australia's Capital City • Queensland's Capital City • South Australia's Capital City • Western Australia's Capital City • The river that runs through Perth • Sea between Victoria and Tasmania • Northern Territory's Capital City • ...

Civil War 2023-05-11

Civil War crossword puzzle
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  1. First major battle
  2. deadliest battle
  3. freed slaves in confederate states
  4. General in the confederate army
  5. Lincoln's speech that praised the bravery of Union soldiers and renewed his commitment to winning the Civil War.
  6. African American Soldier
  7. RobertELee surrender
  8. President of Confederate states
  9. Slave states that did not join the army
  10. Chilean immagrant
  11. Founder of the American Red Cross
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  1. Freeing of Slaves
  2. Ships armed with Iron
  3. Proclamation issued by Lincoln, freeing all slaves in areas still at war with the Union.
  4. name referring to the U.S
  5. North's plan to cut off supplies to the South through naval blockades
  6. Confederate people lost
  7. First shots beginning of the war
  8. Union General
  9. Famous person in the Civil War

20 Clues: Union General • deadliest battle • Freeing of Slaves • Chilean immagrant • First major battle • RobertELee surrender • Ships armed with Iron • Confederate people lost • African American Soldier • name referring to the U.S • Famous person in the Civil War • General in the confederate army • President of Confederate states • First shots beginning of the war • ...

South Carolina 2012-06-03

South Carolina crossword puzzle
Across
  1. state hospitality beverage
  2. South Carolina is known for what fish
  3. How many counties compromise South Carolina
  4. One of the major industries
  5. What is the state amphibian
  6. state beverage
  7. favorite vacation spot in South Carolina
  8. South Carolina is known for this stone
  9. Bordering body of water
  10. the states nickname is
  11. state gemstone
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  1. State song
  2. What is the state flower
  3. Hightest point in South Carolina
  4. one of states bordering South Carolina is north Carolina and what other state
  5. What is the capital of South Carolina
  6. what is the state bird
  7. State abbreviation
  8. South Carolinas quarter was what number released in the United States mint
  9. What bridge was built in 1929
  10. What is South Carolina's state fruit

21 Clues: State song • state beverage • state gemstone • State abbreviation • what is the state bird • the states nickname is • Bordering body of water • What is the state flower • state hospitality beverage • One of the major industries • What is the state amphibian • What bridge was built in 1929 • Hightest point in South Carolina • What is South Carolina's state fruit • ...

vocab crossword 2022-01-06

vocab crossword crossword puzzle
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  1. government controls all facets of life
  2. first 10 amendments
  3. believed in natural rights
  4. people are the only source of power
  5. believed in strong central government
  6. article 1 section 8
  7. first president of the united states
  8. the citizens have political authority
  9. give freedom of governments
  10. third president of the united states
  11. distribution of power between gov.
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  1. leading supporter of the constitution
  2. the 4th president of the united states
  3. a small group of leaders are by the people
  4. governments powers are limited
  5. introduced separation of powers
  6. explains the purpose of the constitution
  7. protection of individual rights
  8. government has a number of restraints
  9. beleif monarchs were chosen by god
  10. english political professor

21 Clues: first 10 amendments • article 1 section 8 • believed in natural rights • english political professor • give freedom of governments • governments powers are limited • introduced separation of powers • protection of individual rights • beleif monarchs were chosen by god • distribution of power between gov. • people are the only source of power • first president of the united states • ...

Mesopotamia crossword 2021-12-17

Mesopotamia crossword crossword puzzle
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  1. something in the middle of a city state
  2. something they made during those times
  3. one of the rivers
  4. to trade
  5. Hammurabi ruled over this
  6. lots of city states
  7. land between two rivers
  8. not an emporor, a _____
  9. a way to bring water into city states
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  1. The epic of _________
  2. worth nothing
  3. someone who owns many city states
  4. someones customs or beiliefs
  5. artsy-fartsy
  6. current day Mesopotamia
  7. a form of writing they used
  8. city with its own goverment and leaders
  9. Hammurabi ruled over these people
  10. someone who writes or reads writing
  11. _______ made the first written laws
  12. people who bartered with stuff
  13. the first emperor
  14. people who kept the gods happy
  15. became besties with gilgamesh

24 Clues: to trade • artsy-fartsy • worth nothing • one of the rivers • the first emperor • lots of city states • The epic of _________ • current day Mesopotamia • land between two rivers • not an emporor, a _____ • Hammurabi ruled over this • a form of writing they used • someones customs or beiliefs • became besties with gilgamesh • people who bartered with stuff • people who kept the gods happy • ...

vocab crossword 2022-01-06

vocab crossword crossword puzzle
Across
  1. government controls all facets of life
  2. first 10 amendments
  3. believed in natural rights
  4. people are the only source of power
  5. believed in strong central government
  6. article 1 section 8
  7. first president of the united states
  8. the citizens have political authority
  9. give freedom of governments
  10. third president of the united states
  11. distribution of power between gov.
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  1. leading supporter of the constitution
  2. the 4th president of the united states
  3. a small group of leaders are by the people
  4. governments powers are limited
  5. introduced separation of powers
  6. explains the purpose of the constitution
  7. protection of individual rights
  8. government has a number of restraints
  9. beleif monarchs were chosen by god
  10. english political professor

21 Clues: first 10 amendments • article 1 section 8 • believed in natural rights • english political professor • give freedom of governments • governments powers are limited • introduced separation of powers • protection of individual rights • beleif monarchs were chosen by god • distribution of power between gov. • people are the only source of power • first president of the united states • ...

S.S. Crossword 2014-06-11

S.S. Crossword crossword puzzle
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  1. This tribe is located closest to us
  2. 1st U.S. permanent settlement
  3. One of the border states during the Civil War
  4. The Indian tribe located in the Southwest
  5. This battle was the turning point of the Civil War
  6. 1st U.S. president
  7. 2nd U.S. president
  8. This is what the South fought for during the Civil War
  9. George Washington's house was located at
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  1. This tribe lived in tipis
  2. The region of Virginia that we live in
  3. Capital of Confederacy
  4. Located in the Pacific Northwest
  5. President of the Confederacy
  6. Were rude to Indians and enslaved them
  7. Confederate States were in the
  8. We live in the
  9. Fransisco Coronado discovered the
  10. President during the Civil War
  11. Free states were in the

20 Clues: We live in the • 1st U.S. president • 2nd U.S. president • Capital of Confederacy • Free states were in the • This tribe lived in tipis • President of the Confederacy • 1st U.S. permanent settlement • Confederate States were in the • President during the Civil War • Located in the Pacific Northwest • Fransisco Coronado discovered the • This tribe is located closest to us • ...

Wrigley 1st Hour 2023-03-06

Wrigley 1st Hour crossword puzzle
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  1. person killed because of their beliefs
  2. Person who wants to stop slavery
  3. 1st State Governor of Kansas
  4. crop produced for commercial value
  5. made missouri a slave state
  6. first skirmish between slave and free states
  7. states with slavery
  8. repealed missouri compromise
  9. sixteenth president
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  1. going against the laws of your country
  2. Hung for treason
  3. Gave the name Bleeding Kansas
  4. war between the north and the south
  5. territorial and economic expansion
  6. First territorial governor
  7. remove a congregational act or law
  8. Taking towns or buildings from your enemy
  9. to commit a crime against your country
  10. person who has escaped or is hiding
  11. name gave to all of the wars happening in kansas
  12. states without slavery

21 Clues: Hung for treason • states with slavery • sixteenth president • states without slavery • First territorial governor • made missouri a slave state • 1st State Governor of Kansas • repealed missouri compromise • Gave the name Bleeding Kansas • Person who wants to stop slavery • territorial and economic expansion • crop produced for commercial value • remove a congregational act or law • ...

South Carolina History 2023-03-14

South Carolina History crossword puzzle
Across
  1. what is the state bird
  2. What is the state flower
  3. What bridge was built in 1929
  4. the states nickname is
  5. state hospitality beverage
  6. How many counties compromise South Carolina
  7. state beverage
  8. State song
  9. South Carolinas quarter was what number released in the United States mint
  10. What is the state amphibian
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  1. South Carolina is known for what fish
  2. One of the major industries
  3. South Carolina is known for this stone
  4. favorite vacation spot in South Carolina
  5. Hightest point in South Carolina
  6. Bordering body of water
  7. What is the capital of South Carolina
  8. one of states bordering South Carolina is north Carolina and what other state
  9. What is South Carolina's state fruit
  10. state gemstone
  11. State abbreviation

21 Clues: State song • state beverage • state gemstone • State abbreviation • what is the state bird • the states nickname is • Bordering body of water • What is the state flower • state hospitality beverage • One of the major industries • What is the state amphibian • What bridge was built in 1929 • Hightest point in South Carolina • What is South Carolina's state fruit • ...

CIVICS REVIEW: Barry 2023-04-12

CIVICS REVIEW: Barry crossword puzzle
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  1. The second president of the united states
  2. Leader of executive branch
  3. What the president does when he doesn't pass a law
  4. Branch that enforces laws
  5. Where the president lives
  6. Someone who breaks a law
  7. The first ten amendments of the constitution
  8. If the president dies the ______ becomes the new president
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  1. A written plan of government
  2. The amount of Representatives per states depends on the _____
  3. Branch that makes laws
  4. Executive-Judicial-Legislative
  5. The basic rights to an American
  6. _____ for (Political Person)
  7. The amount of amendment in the U.S. constitution
  8. The amount of senators per state
  9. Current Minnesota Governor
  10. The name of a civics teacher MAHS
  11. 46th president of the United States
  12. Branch That interprets laws

20 Clues: Branch that makes laws • Someone who breaks a law • Branch that enforces laws • Where the president lives • Leader of executive branch • Current Minnesota Governor • Branch That interprets laws • A written plan of government • _____ for (Political Person) • Executive-Judicial-Legislative • The basic rights to an American • The amount of senators per state • ...

History 2022-10-11

History crossword puzzle
Across
  1. ancient language
  2. a woodland of tall trees
  3. a stone wall enclosed kingdom
  4. earliest know christans
  5. people who formed many kingdoms
  6. African Language
  7. oral historians
  8. raising herds
  9. first ruler of songhai
  10. ruler of songhai to 1493-1528
  11. an oval wall
  12. Desert
  13. earliest african society
  14. west african state in charge of gold
  15. best know for sculptures
  16. people who lived in city states
  17. kingdom along the red se
  18. social class
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  1. conquered mali
  2. south africa
  3. richest man
  4. Bantu language
  5. a grassy plain
  6. Christan ethiopian king
  7. wind patterns
  8. states along the coast
  9. between desert and wet lands
  10. the second kingdom after ghana
  11. founder of mali

29 Clues: Desert • richest man • south africa • an oval wall • social class • raising herds • wind patterns • conquered mali • Bantu language • a grassy plain • oral historians • founder of mali • ancient language • African Language • first ruler of songhai • states along the coast • earliest know christans • Christan ethiopian king • a woodland of tall trees • earliest african society • best know for sculptures • ...

Review Crossword Puzzle 2023-11-28

Review Crossword Puzzle crossword puzzle
Across
  1. voting to agree
  2. first constitution
  3. Cadastral Survey and a plan to add states to the union
  4. declared war against great britain over impressment
  5. Battle of january 8, 1815
  6. violent uprising in Massachusetts
  7. right to job but the job was void.
  8. Bicameral, Upper house, lower house
  9. How to decide if it was constitutional
  10. disagreed with the constitution
  11. national anthem of the United States
  12. meeting about the articles of confederation
Down
  1. Land deal with United states and France
  2. Napoleon is trying to conquer everything
  3. an action to begin a riot
  4. to urge new yorks to approve the us constitution
  5. failed bombardment
  6. force american sailors to fight
  7. helped lewis and clark
  8. 1st 10 amendments

20 Clues: voting to agree • 1st 10 amendments • first constitution • failed bombardment • helped lewis and clark • an action to begin a riot • Battle of january 8, 1815 • force american sailors to fight • disagreed with the constitution • violent uprising in Massachusetts • right to job but the job was void. • Bicameral, Upper house, lower house • national anthem of the United States • ...

Crossword Review 2023-11-30

Crossword Review crossword puzzle
Across
  1. to urge new yorks to approve the us constitution
  2. Napoleon is trying to conquer everything
  3. Battle of january 8, 1815
  4. Bicameral, Upper house, lower house
  5. How to decide if it was constitutional
  6. voting to agree
  7. disagreed with the constitution
  8. Cadastral Survey and a plan to add states to the union
  9. violent uprising in massachusetts
  10. about the articles of confederation
Down
  1. an action to begin a riot
  2. first constitution
  3. helped lewis and clark
  4. national anthem of the United States
  5. failed bombardment
  6. 1st 10 amendments
  7. force american sailors to fight
  8. Land deal with United states and France
  9. right to job but the job was void.
  10. declared war against great britain over impressment

20 Clues: voting to agree • 1st 10 amendments • first constitution • failed bombardment • helped lewis and clark • an action to begin a riot • Battle of january 8, 1815 • disagreed with the constitution • force american sailors to fight • violent uprising in massachusetts • right to job but the job was void. • Bicameral, Upper house, lower house • about the articles of confederation • ...

famous peoples in 70s 2024-02-22

famous peoples in 70s crossword puzzle
Across
  1. Actress and Hollywood icon.
  2. Lead vocalist of The Rolling Stones.
  3. Former First Lady of the United States.
  4. Guitarist and rock icon.
  5. Lead vocalist of Queen.
  6. Boxer and cultural figure.
  7. Musician and member of The Beatles.
  8. King of Rock and Roll.
Down
  1. Director known for films like "Jaws" and "Close Encounters of the Third Kind."
  2. 37th President of the United States.
  3. 39th President of the United States.
  4. Singer-songwriter and musician.
  5. Singer and actress.
  6. Artist and leading figure in the pop art movement.
  7. Iconic Swedish pop group.
  8. Actress and model, known for "Charlie's Angels."
  9. Godfather of Soul.
  10. Musician and actor.
  11. Actor known for "Saturday Night Fever" and "Grease."
  12. Martial artist and actor.

20 Clues: Godfather of Soul. • Singer and actress. • Musician and actor. • King of Rock and Roll. • Lead vocalist of Queen. • Guitarist and rock icon. • Iconic Swedish pop group. • Martial artist and actor. • Boxer and cultural figure. • Actress and Hollywood icon. • Singer-songwriter and musician. • Musician and member of The Beatles. • 37th President of the United States. • ...

Civil War 2025-04-16

Civil War crossword puzzle
Across
  1. soldiers trained to fight
  2. confederate States capitol
  3. decisive engagement in civil war
  4. quarter inch thick-square
  5. weapon used in civil war
  6. soldier that is wounded or killed during battle
  7. large caliber firearms
  8. people who supported the union
  9. number of similar items grouped as a unit
  10. name given for states
  11. violent uprising against government
  12. focus of the Northern economy
  13. leave or withdraw something
  14. common way to die during civil war
  15. easiest way to die
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  1. issue that caused the civil war
  2. attempt to stop people
  3. another name for confederate States
  4. first battle of civil war
  5. largest organization
  6. someone who wanted slavery to end
  7. deadliest day for civil war

22 Clues: easiest way to die • largest organization • name given for states • attempt to stop people • large caliber firearms • weapon used in civil war • soldiers trained to fight • quarter inch thick-square • first battle of civil war • confederate States capitol • deadliest day for civil war • leave or withdraw something • focus of the Northern economy • people who supported the union • ...

Federal and State court system crossword puzzle 2024-03-20

Federal and State court system crossword puzzle crossword puzzle
Across
  1. Someone who brings the case against someone in court
  2. Shared power
  3. Can be heard in the states
  4. Can be appealed to U.S court of appeals
  5. Civil officer
  6. Court's of limited jurisdiction
  7. Court of general jurisdiction
  8. Highest court in the judicial system
  9. Is appointed by the state's governor
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  1. Can be heard in the federal system
  2. General trial
  3. Hears matters involving juvenile activity
  4. Making laws and regulation for states
  5. Can interpret laws
  6. Power to create legal decisions
  7. District court, Circuit court, and Supreme court
  8. Review of the decisions made in court to make sure it is fair
  9. Is appointed by the president
  10. Makes and enforces laws for states
  11. A justice and decides cases in court

20 Clues: Shared power • General trial • Civil officer • Can interpret laws • Can be heard in the states • Is appointed by the president • Court of general jurisdiction • Power to create legal decisions • Court's of limited jurisdiction • Can be heard in the federal system • Makes and enforces laws for states • A justice and decides cases in court • Highest court in the judicial system • ...

Braxton Miller Unit one crossword 2024-09-19

Braxton Miller Unit one crossword crossword puzzle
Across
  1. freedom
  2. State that refused to send delegates
  3. two chamber legislature
  4. Seeds of democracy take root
  5. 55 what attended the constitutional convention
  6. enjoyed the most independence from the crown
  7. A formal of institions and process
  8. an example of a royal colony
  9. Liberty, and the pursuit of happiness
  10. something in its perfect form
  11. Father of the constitution
  12. avaliable for everyone and cant be taken away
Down
  1. Framers refused to sign the contitution because
  2. 1215 was the year signed of what
  3. United states first constitution
  4. must have people
  5. French and Indian war decided to tax them
  6. Formally approved by all the states
  7. the number of states sent representatives
  8. Became King of England in 1760

20 Clues: freedom • must have people • two chamber legislature • Father of the constitution • Seeds of democracy take root • an example of a royal colony • something in its perfect form • Became King of England in 1760 • United states first constitution • 1215 was the year signed of what • A formal of institions and process • Formally approved by all the states • ...

#Con Constitution 2023-02-06

#Con Constitution crossword puzzle
Across
  1. Against constitution (states' power)
  2. Amendments 4-8
  3. 3rd amendment
  4. 1st amendment S
  5. House of Representatives & Senate
  6. 1st amendment R
  7. Strong central government will provide stability
  8. One branch of government cannot have all the power
  9. Increased in political influence using slaves
  10. Three branches of government Judicial, Legislative, Executive
Down
  1. Branch of government that makes laws
  2. 1st Constitution
  3. First 10 amendments
  4. 1st Amendment
  5. 1st amendment P
  6. 2nd amendment; right to --
  7. 1st amendment P
  8. States' rights (10th Amendment)
  9. Process to admit new states
  10. (9th amendment) power to the people to hold authority in government
  11. Right to trial by ____
  12. rebellion, Proved we had a strong, powerful government
  13. People elect representatives (voting)
  14. 1st amendment A

24 Clues: 3rd amendment • 1st Amendment • Amendments 4-8 • 1st amendment S • 1st amendment P • 1st amendment P • 1st amendment R • 1st amendment A • 1st Constitution • First 10 amendments • Right to trial by ____ • 2nd amendment; right to -- • Process to admit new states • States' rights (10th Amendment) • House of Representatives & Senate • Against constitution (states' power) • ...

Secession & The Start of the Civil War 2024-11-18

Secession & The Start of the Civil War crossword puzzle
Across
  1. "The ________ Established"
  2. Confederates demand what of the fort?
  3. Virginian concerned about the future
  4. withdraw from the Union
  5. used to justify secession
  6. Captain who witnessed the attack
  7. state that separated from Virginia in 1861
  8. what was attacked to start the Civil War
  9. "No human power can save the _____"
Down
  1. harbor location of attack on the fort
  2. "The Union of these states is _______"
  3. first state to secede from the Union
  4. Lincoln contacts what Governor after attack
  5. what states talked of secession
  6. issue that split the Democratic party 445
  7. Confederate guns open fire "___ 12, 1861
  8. Most northerners believed the Union should be ______
  9. President of the Confederate states?
  10. Northern democrats supported what?
  11. "______ Lincoln"

20 Clues: "______ Lincoln" • withdraw from the Union • used to justify secession • "The ________ Established" • what states talked of secession • Captain who witnessed the attack • Northern democrats supported what? • "No human power can save the _____" • first state to secede from the Union • President of the Confederate states? • Virginian concerned about the future • ...

Civil War 2025-04-15

Civil War crossword puzzle
Across
  1. Union general who later became president
  2. General Robert E. ___
  3. Ended slavery in the U.S.
  4. The North was also called the ___
  5. Lincoln’s most famous speech
  6. Union naval strategy: the ___ Plan
  7. Law requiring citizens to return runaway slaves(No spaces)
  8. President of the Confederacy
Down
  1. President of the United States during the Civil War
  2. First battle of the Civil War
  3. Underground ___ helped slaves escape
  4. Turning point battle fought in Pennsylvania
  5. Freed the slaves in Confederate states
  6. Capital of the Confederacy
  7. Slavery-supporting Southern states were called the ___
  8. Where Lee surrendered to Grant
  9. Bloodiest single-day battle
  10. Confederate general nicknamed "Stonewall"
  11. Nickname for Confederate soldiers
  12. Famous African American abolitionist and speaker
  13. Wrote Uncle Tom’s Cabin

21 Clues: General Robert E. ___ • Wrote Uncle Tom’s Cabin • Ended slavery in the U.S. • Capital of the Confederacy • Bloodiest single-day battle • Lincoln’s most famous speech • President of the Confederacy • First battle of the Civil War • Where Lee surrendered to Grant • The North was also called the ___ • Nickname for Confederate soldiers • Union naval strategy: the ___ Plan • ...

federalism 2019-10-24

federalism crossword puzzle
Across
  1. returning power from the national government to states
  2. says that one state must recognize and honor the official acts of other states, like marriages or criminal convictions
  3. what the constitution explicitly says Congress can do
  4. a system of taxing and spending within the federal system (usually it’s the national government providing money to states with some instructions on how to spend it)
  5. a state separating itself from the USA
  6. the old idea that the national and state governments were equal authorities
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  1. gives Congress the authority to make laws about economic activity that crosses state lines, or that may affect the interstate economy. Source of authority for many modern laws.
  2. both the national government and state governments may do these
  3. the national government has these under the Necessary and Proper Clause because they’re logical extensions of expressed powers
  4. not mentioned specifically in the constitution, these may be done by states because the constitution neither assigns them to the national government nor prohibits them to states
  5. demands on states to carry out specific policies (usually, but not always, with money provided by the national government)
  6. money and other resources given to states to spend on state and local activities, like when the national government gave states land which states sold to fund public universities
  7. greatly expanded the role of the national government, trying to improve people’s social and economic welfare during the Great Depression of the 1930s

13 Clues: a state separating itself from the USA • what the constitution explicitly says Congress can do • returning power from the national government to states • both the national government and state governments may do these • the old idea that the national and state governments were equal authorities • ...

Major Wars of the United States 2024-08-06

Major Wars of the United States crossword puzzle
Across
  1. This chilly war pitted the United States and Russia against each other to see who would be top dog of the world
  2. Many consider this war to be the first major lost that the United States faced
  3. This war started because the United States wanted to find and destroy weapons of mass destruction
  4. This war was a direct response to the September 11th attacks on the United States
  5. This war allowed Americans to win their independence from England
  6. Allied Powers Vs. Central Powers
  7. This war ended with the United States gaining 1/3 of the entire country from Mexico
Down
  1. Allied Powers Vs. Axis Powers
  2. The war ended with a DMZ placed between two countries that still exist today
  3. This war led to the inclusion of Guam, Puerto Rico, and the Philippines as U.S. territories
  4. The United States got involved in this war to protect its rights to Middle Eastern Oil
  5. This war ended with no gains from England or the United States
  6. This war had brothers fighting against each other for the sake of whether Americans should owning slaves

13 Clues: Allied Powers Vs. Axis Powers • Allied Powers Vs. Central Powers • This war ended with no gains from England or the United States • This war allowed Americans to win their independence from England • The war ended with a DMZ placed between two countries that still exist today • Many consider this war to be the first major lost that the United States faced • ...

American History Crossword Puzzle 2023-04-19

American History Crossword Puzzle crossword puzzle
Across
  1. The Indian tribe in the landmark case in which the United States Supreme Court vacated the conviction of Samuel Worcester and held that the Georgia criminal statute that prohibited non-Native Americans from being present on Native American lands without a license from the state was unconstitutional.
  2. Eli Whitneys invention that caused southern states to increase their need for slaves instead of the original plan of trying to decrease it.
  3. The land in which the United States acquired and claimed when Spain seceded from it.
  4. The event in which angry colonists in Boston Harbor protested.
  5. The 18th president and the commanding general of the Union Army.
  6. A person who strived for no slavery(Someone who was anti-slave).
Down
  1. 1st battle of the civil war.
  2. "Father of American Education.
  3. The side of states in the civil war fighting for slavery to stay.
  4. Bloodiest battle of the Civil War.
  5. The way in which England made unfair trade guidelines for the colonies.
  6. President of the United States who is famous for giving the emancipation proclamation
  7. The turning point of the Civil War.
  8. The president of the Confederacy.
  9. A later named state in which people from all over came there in hopes of finding gold
  10. The side of states in the civil war fighting for the abolishment of slavery.

16 Clues: 1st battle of the civil war. • "Father of American Education. • The president of the Confederacy. • Bloodiest battle of the Civil War. • The turning point of the Civil War. • The event in which angry colonists in Boston Harbor protested. • The 18th president and the commanding general of the Union Army. • A person who strived for no slavery(Someone who was anti-slave). • ...

Causes of the Civil War 2023-03-14

Causes of the Civil War crossword puzzle
Across
  1. This state was admitted to the U.S. under the Compromise of 1850.
  2. The states that seceded and left the US during the Civil War were these States. They had a partnership and worked together.
  3. people who were against slavery and tried to put an end to it or help slaves escape.
  4. States that legalized or permitted slavery. (the South)
  5. By June of 1860 this was the total number of states that had seceded.
  6. In 1857 the Supreme Court ruled on a case involving this African American.
  7. In 1859 this abolitionist led a slave revolt in Harpers Ferry, VA.
Down
  1. The name given to the states that stayed united and did not secede(break away) during the Civil War.
  2. The Congressman who proposed the Missouri Compromise.
  3. This man was elected president in 1860.
  4. people who did not want slavery to expand into the western states.
  5. A state that outlawed or banned slavery (the North)
  6. South Carolina was the first state to do this in 1860.
  7. The author of the book "Uncle Tom's Cabin."
  8. Citizens were allowed to do this to decide if their territory would have slaves under the Kansas-Nebraska Act of 1854
  9. This event started in 1861 and was where the Union fought against the Confederacy.

16 Clues: This man was elected president in 1860. • The author of the book "Uncle Tom's Cabin." • A state that outlawed or banned slavery (the North) • The Congressman who proposed the Missouri Compromise. • South Carolina was the first state to do this in 1860. • States that legalized or permitted slavery. (the South) • ...

reconstruction 2024-04-11

reconstruction crossword puzzle
Across
  1. laws passed at different periods in the southern United States to enforce racial segregation and curtail the power of Black voters.
  2. 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.
  3. The 17th President of the united states
  4. led efforts to establish civil rights for old slaves and implement emancipation
  5. white Southerner who collaborated with northern Republicans during Reconstruction often for personal profit. The term was used derisively by white Southern Democrats who opposed Reconstruction legislation.
Down
  1. No State shall make or enforce any law which shall abridge the privileges or immunities of citizens of the United States
  2. (in the US) a person from the northern states who went to the South after the Civil War to profit from the Reconstruction.
  3. Era of the united states after the civil war
  4. provide food, shelter, clothing, medical services, and land to displaced Southerners, including newly freed African Americans.
  5. charge the holder of a public office with misconduct.
  6. a system where the landlord/planter allows a tenant to use the land in exchange for a share of the crop.
  7. The first Black Senator
  8. A framework for Reconstruction and the re-admittance of the Confederate states to the Union

13 Clues: The first Black Senator • The 17th President of the united states • Era of the united states after the civil war • charge the holder of a public office with misconduct. • led efforts to establish civil rights for old slaves and implement emancipation • A framework for Reconstruction and the re-admittance of the Confederate states to the Union • ...

reconstruction 2024-04-11

reconstruction crossword puzzle
Across
  1. laws passed at different periods in the southern United States to enforce racial segregation and curtail the power of Black voters.
  2. 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.
  3. The 17th President of the united states
  4. led efforts to establish civil rights for old slaves and implement emancipation
  5. white Southerner who collaborated with northern Republicans during Reconstruction often for personal profit. The term was used derisively by white Southern Democrats who opposed Reconstruction legislation.
Down
  1. No State shall make or enforce any law which shall abridge the privileges or immunities of citizens of the United States
  2. (in the US) a person from the northern states who went to the South after the Civil War to profit from the Reconstruction.
  3. Era of the united states after the civil war
  4. provide food, shelter, clothing, medical services, and land to displaced Southerners, including newly freed African Americans.
  5. charge the holder of a public office with misconduct.
  6. a system where the landlord/planter allows a tenant to use the land in exchange for a share of the crop.
  7. The first Black Senator
  8. A framework for Reconstruction and the re-admittance of the Confederate states to the Union

13 Clues: The first Black Senator • The 17th President of the united states • Era of the united states after the civil war • charge the holder of a public office with misconduct. • led efforts to establish civil rights for old slaves and implement emancipation • A framework for Reconstruction and the re-admittance of the Confederate states to the Union • ...

reconstruction 2024-04-11

reconstruction crossword puzzle
Across
  1. laws passed at different periods in the southern United States to enforce racial segregation and curtail the power of Black voters.
  2. 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.
  3. The 17th President of the united states
  4. led efforts to establish civil rights for old slaves and implement emancipation
  5. white Southerner who collaborated with northern Republicans during Reconstruction often for personal profit. The term was used derisively by white Southern Democrats who opposed Reconstruction legislation.
Down
  1. No State shall make or enforce any law which shall abridge the privileges or immunities of citizens of the United States
  2. (in the US) a person from the northern states who went to the South after the Civil War to profit from the Reconstruction.
  3. Era of the united states after the civil war
  4. provide food, shelter, clothing, medical services, and land to displaced Southerners, including newly freed African Americans.
  5. charge the holder of a public office with misconduct.
  6. a system where the landlord/planter allows a tenant to use the land in exchange for a share of the crop.
  7. The first Black Senator
  8. A framework for Reconstruction and the re-admittance of the Confederate states to the Union

13 Clues: The first Black Senator • The 17th President of the united states • Era of the united states after the civil war • charge the holder of a public office with misconduct. • led efforts to establish civil rights for old slaves and implement emancipation • A framework for Reconstruction and the re-admittance of the Confederate states to the Union • ...

reconstruction 2024-04-11

reconstruction crossword puzzle
Across
  1. laws passed at different periods in the southern United States to enforce racial segregation and curtail the power of Black voters.
  2. 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.
  3. The 17th President of the united states
  4. led efforts to establish civil rights for old slaves and implement emancipation
  5. white Southerner who collaborated with northern Republicans during Reconstruction often for personal profit. The term was used derisively by white Southern Democrats who opposed Reconstruction legislation.
Down
  1. No State shall make or enforce any law which shall abridge the privileges or immunities of citizens of the United States
  2. (in the US) a person from the northern states who went to the South after the Civil War to profit from the Reconstruction.
  3. Era of the united states after the civil war
  4. provide food, shelter, clothing, medical services, and land to displaced Southerners, including newly freed African Americans.
  5. charge the holder of a public office with misconduct.
  6. a system where the landlord/planter allows a tenant to use the land in exchange for a share of the crop.
  7. The first Black Senator
  8. A framework for Reconstruction and the re-admittance of the Confederate states to the Union

13 Clues: The first Black Senator • The 17th President of the united states • Era of the united states after the civil war • charge the holder of a public office with misconduct. • led efforts to establish civil rights for old slaves and implement emancipation • A framework for Reconstruction and the re-admittance of the Confederate states to the Union • ...

'Merica 2024-07-03

'Merica crossword puzzle
Across
  1. Hub of technology and innovation in California
  2. Core American value, associated with the 4th of July
  3. First President of the United States
  4. Iconic statue in New York Harbor
  5. Americas pastime
  6. Massive natural wonder in Arizona
  7. Personification of the U.S. government
Down
  1. Monument with four presidential faces
  2. Center of the American film industry
  3. Supreme law of the United States
  4. Music genre that originated in New Orleans
  5. Iconic figures of the American West
  6. Declaration signed in 1776
  7. Holiday celebrated in November
  8. National bird of the United States
  9. Classic American dessert
  10. U.S. space agency
  11. Famous theater district in New York City
  12. Famous highway from Chicago to Los Angeles

19 Clues: Americas pastime • U.S. space agency • Classic American dessert • Declaration signed in 1776 • Holiday celebrated in November • Supreme law of the United States • Iconic statue in New York Harbor • Massive natural wonder in Arizona • National bird of the United States • Iconic figures of the American West • Center of the American film industry • ...

Women of US History Crossword Puzzle 2026-04-20

Women of US History Crossword Puzzle crossword puzzle
Across
  1. First woman to earn a medical degree in the United States
  2. Immigrant Suffragist
  3. Reduced pollution in the 19th century
  4. Associate justice of the Supreme Court of the United States from 1981 to 2006
  5. First woman elected to congress
  6. Slave who filed a lawsuit for freedom
  7. First female lawyer
  8. One of the first female American soldiers
  9. Founded American Red Cross
  10. Associate justice of the Supreme Court of the United States 1993-2020
Down
  1. First lady of 32nd president
  2. President of Wisconsin’s Woman Suffrage Association
  3. Suffragette Leader
  4. NYC suffrage parade horserider
  5. Famous Sharp shooter
  6. Lewis and Clark guide
  7. Rescued 70+ enslaved people
  8. Abolitionist and Women rights activist
  9. Journalist who investigated lynching
  10. Chinese buisness woman

20 Clues: Suffragette Leader • First female lawyer • Immigrant Suffragist • Famous Sharp shooter • Lewis and Clark guide • Chinese buisness woman • Founded American Red Cross • Rescued 70+ enslaved people • First lady of 32nd president • NYC suffrage parade horserider • First woman elected to congress • Journalist who investigated lynching • Reduced pollution in the 19th century • ...

reconstruction 2024-04-11

reconstruction crossword puzzle
Across
  1. laws passed at different periods in the southern United States to enforce racial segregation and curtail the power of Black voters.
  2. 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.
  3. The 17th President of the united states
  4. led efforts to establish civil rights for old slaves and implement emancipation
  5. white Southerner who collaborated with northern Republicans during Reconstruction often for personal profit. The term was used derisively by white Southern Democrats who opposed Reconstruction legislation.
Down
  1. No State shall make or enforce any law which shall abridge the privileges or immunities of citizens of the United States
  2. (in the US) a person from the northern states who went to the South after the Civil War to profit from the Reconstruction.
  3. Era of the united states after the civil war
  4. provide food, shelter, clothing, medical services, and land to displaced Southerners, including newly freed African Americans.
  5. charge the holder of a public office with misconduct.
  6. a system where the landlord/planter allows a tenant to use the land in exchange for a share of the crop.
  7. The first Black Senator
  8. A framework for Reconstruction and the re-admittance of the Confederate states to the Union

13 Clues: The first Black Senator • The 17th President of the united states • Era of the united states after the civil war • charge the holder of a public office with misconduct. • led efforts to establish civil rights for old slaves and implement emancipation • A framework for Reconstruction and the re-admittance of the Confederate states to the Union • ...

Unit 4 2020-12-07

Unit 4 crossword puzzle
Across
  1. when the president is forced to leave the white house
  2. these people formally elect the president and vice pres
  3. serving as the senior United States Senator from Virginia
  4. law that defines crimes against public order
  5. consisting two parts or houses
  6. declare war is an example of this law
  7. a person who is represented politically by a designated government official
  8. authority to reject or cancel
  9. postponement of legal punishment
  10. the ability to tax and spend public money for the national government
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  1. political powers granted to the United States government
  2. regulate state commerce is an example of this law
  3. upper chamber of the United States Congress
  4. appointed to vote in presidential elections
  5. speaker of house
  6. serving as the junior United States senator from Virginia
  7. responsible for the rules in House of Representatives
  8. collecting taxes is an example of this power
  9. order given by higher authority
  10. a coming together
  11. power to reject a bill
  12. a release from legal punishment
  13. something you do on election day

23 Clues: speaker of house • a coming together • power to reject a bill • authority to reject or cancel • consisting two parts or houses • order given by higher authority • a release from legal punishment • something you do on election day • postponement of legal punishment • declare war is an example of this law • upper chamber of the United States Congress • ...

US History: Creating a New Nation 2014-10-23

US History: Creating a New Nation crossword puzzle
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  1. official approval
  2. group of electors chosen by states
  3. political leader from Connecticut proposed the Great Compromise
  4. makes laws
  5. set of laws of the new government where two levels of government shared fundamental powers
  6. system where one branch is unable to dominate the other
  7. Ordinanceof1785 congresses plan for surveying land
  8. a Two house congress to satisfy both big and small states
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  1. representative of Virginia known as the "Father of the Constitution
  2. supporters of the constitution
  3. states slaves counted as 3/5 of a person in states population
  4. a series of 85 essays defending the Constitution
  5. interpret laws
  6. ten amendments made to the constitution
  7. new government form that divides power between national power and state power
  8. idea that government should be based off of the consent of the people
  9. opposed strong government and were against the Constitution
  10. carry's out laws
  11. an alliance
  12. Ordinanceof1787 congress plan for dividing the land into territories
  13. farmers protest that caused panic through the nation
  14. a government where citizens rule through representatives

22 Clues: makes laws • an alliance • interpret laws • carry's out laws • official approval • supporters of the constitution • group of electors chosen by states • ten amendments made to the constitution • a series of 85 essays defending the Constitution • Ordinanceof1785 congresses plan for surveying land • farmers protest that caused panic through the nation • ...

Liliana's Government 2023-10-18

Liliana's Government crossword puzzle
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  1. takes over the presidents job if the president is not able to perform their task
  2. guarantees rights of individuals
  3. made up by house of representatives and the senate
  4. believed the government should be weak compared to the states different governments
  5. making sure one of the branches isn't more powerful than another
  6. highest court in federal judiciary for the U.S.
  7. interprets the meaning of laws
  8. bringing charges against a government official for wrongdoing
  9. states should be represented in congress based on size of their population
  10. father of the constitution and proposed Virginia Plan
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  1. branch responsible for making laws
  2. first form of government for the U.S.
  3. believed the government should be powerful to lead the country
  4. a plan that gives small states power
  5. document that displays the fundamental laws and principles that the U.S. is governed by
  6. legislative body having two branches or chambers
  7. states could count 3/5 of their slave population towards their state population
  8. an agreement between two opposing sides
  9. the president during the Constitutional Convention
  10. leader of the country who is responsible for passing laws

20 Clues: interprets the meaning of laws • guarantees rights of individuals • branch responsible for making laws • a plan that gives small states power • first form of government for the U.S. • an agreement between two opposing sides • highest court in federal judiciary for the U.S. • legislative body having two branches or chambers • ...

Andrew Jackson-Avery,Marlie 2024-01-29

Andrew Jackson-Avery,Marlie crossword puzzle
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  1. the president appoints civil servents to goverment jobs
  2. the largest native american group in the US
  3. the forced westward migration of american indians tribes from the south and sout east
  4. a private financial institution that operated from 1816 until 1836.
  5. the senates most prominent states rights advocate
  6. people with conservitive views toward social issues
  7. a person who is chosen to vote or make decisions on behalf of a group of other people
  8. state banks that were selected to recive surplus fedreal tresury funds in 1833
  9. the party joe biden leads
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  1. the cherokee nation opposed this act
  2. a consertitive political party that existed in the united states in the mid 19th centruy
  3. case decided by the U.S. Supreme Court in 1819
  4. President of the United States from 1837-1841
  5. the act of cancelling soemthing
  6. Cherokee, Chickasaw, Choctaw, Creek, and Seminole Indian Tribes
  7. when states try to leave the country
  8. a strong supporter of the us constitution
  9. andrew jacksons nickname
  10. territory in oklahoma where indians were forced to settle
  11. 7th president of the US

20 Clues: 7th president of the US • andrew jacksons nickname • the party joe biden leads • the act of cancelling soemthing • the cherokee nation opposed this act • when states try to leave the country • a strong supporter of the us constitution • the largest native american group in the US • President of the United States from 1837-1841 • case decided by the U.S. Supreme Court in 1819 • ...

The Constitution 2023-02-14

The Constitution crossword puzzle
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  1. protects freedom of speech,the press,assembly,and what else?
  2. name given to the first ten amendments to the constitution
  3. Abolished throughout the united states
  4. Lowered the voting age
  5. That person born or naturalized in the united states was a
  6. Prohibits denying the rights to vote based on their
  7. Clarifies the succession procedure if removed from office,dies,or resigns
  8. Prohibits the federal government from imposing excessive bail,fines, and cruel punishment
  9. Established presidential
  10. Protects the rights of the people to keep and bear
  11. Guarantees the right to speedy and public
  12. Guarantees the right to trial by
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  1. Protects individuals from having to testify against in a criminal court case
  2. Authorized a tax on
  3. Gave three electoral votes to the citizens of
  4. Protects against unreasonable
  5. Established the direct election of united states by the people
  6. Prohibits federal and state governments from placing any type of tax on the rights to the
  7. power not given to the federal government are reserved to states or the
  8. prevents members of congress from receiving an increase in

20 Clues: Authorized a tax on • Lowered the voting age • Established presidential • Protects against unreasonable • Guarantees the right to trial by • Abolished throughout the united states • Guarantees the right to speedy and public • Gave three electoral votes to the citizens of • Protects the rights of the people to keep and bear • ...

Civil War Crossword 2024-12-10

Civil War Crossword crossword puzzle
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  1. Nickname of Confederate General Thomas J. Jackson
  2. Leading General of the Confederate army
  3. ______ Court House; Site where Robert E Lee surrendered to Ulysses S. Grant
  4. Essential for transporting troops in the Civil War
  5. ____'s Theater; Site of President Lincoln assassination
  6. The South Army
  7. City captured by Sherman during his "March to the Sea"
  8. The Northern States during the Civil War
  9. Communication tool Lincoln called "lightning messages"
  10. Political party of Lincoln
  11. Presedient during the Civil War
  12. John Wilkes _____; Assassin of President Lincoln
  13. The first major battle of the Civil War, also known as Manassas
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  1. Commanding general of the Union Army
  2. ______ Douglass;Former enslaved and leading abolitionist
  3. _____ States; Maryland, Missouri, West Virginia, Deleware,Kentucky
  4. The act of states leaving the Union
  5. Capital of the Confederacy
  6. Bloodiest single day battle in American History
  7. City that the "March to the Sea" started at
  8. The primary cause of the Civil War
  9. Document that declared slaves freedom in Confederate States
  10. Turning Point of the Battle in Pennsylvania
  11. _________ Van Lew; A union women spy during the civil war

24 Clues: The South Army • Capital of the Confederacy • Political party of Lincoln • Presedient during the Civil War • The primary cause of the Civil War • The act of states leaving the Union • Commanding general of the Union Army • Leading General of the Confederate army • The Northern States during the Civil War • City that the "March to the Sea" started at • ...

Notebook Test BIM 2019-03-27

Notebook Test BIM crossword puzzle
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  1. A function that allows users to "ask the database a question" in order to find certain information in a database
  2. A single set of information in a database
  3. A database integrity concept that states the foreign key of a table has two states 1)the primary key of another table or 2)null
  4. The relationship type that states each record in both tables can relate to any number of records (or no records) in the other table
  5. A way to sort the database by bringing up specific records that match a term
  6. The relationship type that states that the only one record in table related to none,one, or may records in another table
  7. A way to sort the database by changing which records are displayed on screen
  8. A way to sort the database by changing the order in which records are displayed
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  1. The key that is a unique identifier for the information in a table
  2. The relationship type that states that each primary key values related to only one (or no)records in the related table
  3. A collection of organized data
  4. The database model that uses rows, columns, and tables to organize the information in a database
  5. The key that identifies the relationship between tables
  6. The pieces of information in a record
  7. The data integrity concept that states that each table must have a primary key that unique and not null
  8. The data integrity concept that states all entries in a column are of the same type or constrained to a certain format

16 Clues: A collection of organized data • The pieces of information in a record • A single set of information in a database • The key that identifies the relationship between tables • The key that is a unique identifier for the information in a table • A way to sort the database by bringing up specific records that match a term • ...

federalism 2019-10-24

federalism crossword puzzle
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  1. gives Congress the authority to make laws about economic activity that crosses state lines, or that may affect the interstate economy. Source of authority for many modern laws.
  2. a system of taxing and spending within the federal system (usually it’s the national government providing money to states with some instructions on how to spend it)
  3. both the national government and state governments may do these
  4. the old idea that the national and state governments were equal authorities
  5. what the constitution explicitly says Congress can do
  6. money and other resources given to states to spend on state and local activities, like when the national government gave states land which states sold to fund public universities
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  1. says that one state must recognize and honor the official acts of other states, like marriages or criminal convictions
  2. greatly expanded the role of the national government, trying to improve people’s social and economic welfare during the Great Depression of the 1930s
  3. a state separating itself from the USA
  4. demands on states to carry out specific policies (usually, but not always, with money provided by the national government)
  5. not mentioned specifically in the constitution, these may be done by states because the constitution neither assigns them to the national government nor prohibits them to states
  6. the national government has these under the Necessary and Proper Clause because they’re logical extensions of expressed powers
  7. returning power from the national government to states

13 Clues: a state separating itself from the USA • what the constitution explicitly says Congress can do • returning power from the national government to states • both the national government and state governments may do these • the old idea that the national and state governments were equal authorities • ...

Reconstruction crossword 2024-04-11

Reconstruction crossword crossword puzzle
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  1. laws passed at different periods in the southern United States to enforce racial segregation and strip the power of Black voters.
  2. this gives The right of citizens of the United States to vote and shall not be denied or abridged by the United States or by any state on account of race, color, or previous condition of servitude.
  3. The 17th President of the United States
  4. The people who led efforts to establish civil rights for former slaves and implement emancipation
  5. a white Southerner who collaborated with northern Republicans during Reconstruction, often for personal profit. The term was used derisively by white Southern Democrats who opposed Reconstruction legislation.
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  1. This states that no State shall make or enforce any law which shall abridge the privileges or immunities of citizens of the United States
  2. (in the US) a person from the northern states who went to the South after the Civil War to profit from the Reconstruction.
  3. Era of the United States after the civil war
  4. What group provided food, shelter, clothing, medical services, and land to poor white Southerners and newly freed African Americans.
  5. (especially in the US) charge (the holder of a public office) with misconduct.
  6. this is a system where the landlord/planter allows a tenant to use the land in exchange for a share of the crop.
  7. This person was the The first Black Senator
  8. This bill was the framework for Reconstruction and gave a chance for the Confederate states to get back into the Union

13 Clues: The 17th President of the United States • This person was the The first Black Senator • Era of the United States after the civil war • (especially in the US) charge (the holder of a public office) with misconduct. • The people who led efforts to establish civil rights for former slaves and implement emancipation • ...

The Civil War (English Version) 2022-01-14

The Civil War (English Version) crossword puzzle
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  1. The rebuilding of war torn southern states so they could be readmitted into the Union after the Civil War.
  2. An anti-slavery novel. The novel had a profound effect on attitudes toward African Americans and slavery in the U.S., and is said to have "helped lay the groundwork for the Civil War.
  3. 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.
  4. A plant such as tobacco or cotton which was grown to be sold for money – not grown for food, like corn or wheat
  5. The southern states that seceded from the United States in 1861
  6. The Southern economy depended on this
  7. A branch of the military using ships to conduct warfare
  8. The color of the military uniforms worn by Union soldiers
  9. Any of the southern states in which slavery was legal prior to the American Civil War
  10. Manufacturing goods from raw materials, such as cloth from cotton or machine parts from iron
  11. The leader of the of the Union (northern) troops during the American Civil War, and the 18th president of the United States who served from 1869 to 1877
  12. A planned slave revolt by abolitionist John Brown in Virginia in 1859; the event was unsuccessful and led to the execution of John Brown. Brown became a martyr for the abolitionists' cause. His story became famous throughout the United States. Although many in the North didn't agree with his violent actions, they did agree with his belief that slavery should be abolished. The Civil War began less than a year later.
  13. Freedom from slavery
  14. A decision made in 1857 by the Supreme Court that said Congress could not outlaw slavery and that people of African descent were not necessarily U.S. citizens.
  15. A new way of conducting war appeared during the Civil War. Instead of focusing only on military targets, armies destroyed homes and crops to demoralize and undermine the civilian base of the enemy’s war effort. (Examples: Sherman in Georgia or Sheridan in the Shenandoah Valley)
  16. Cultural movement in which Southern states attempted to cope - mentally and emotionally - with devastating defeat and Northern military occupation after the Civil War. The movement idealized life in the pre-war South, loudly protested against Reconstruction policies, and exalted Confederate figures such as “Stonewall” Jackson and Robert E. Lee.
  17. The leader of the Confederate military during the Civil War
  18. A state of bondage in which African Americans (and some Native Americans) were owned by other people, usually white, and forced to labor on their behalf.
  19. A nickname for people from the North, as well as Union soldiers
  20. Something that makes a defensive position stronger, like high mounds of earth to protect cannon or spiky breastworks to slow an enemy charge.
  21. An American abolitionist and political activist. Born into slavery, she escaped and made some 13 missions to rescue approximately 70 enslaved people through the Underground Railroad
  22. When a person could pay a fee rather than be drafted into the army. This angered poorer people who could not pay the fee and had no choice but to fight.
  23. The President of the Union / USA during the Civil War, first elected in 1860
  24. A large farm in the southern United States. Before the Civil War many of the workers on these large farms were enslaved people.
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  1. Impossible to split into parts
  2. Paper currency which began to circulate in the North after February 1862 with the passage of the Legal Tender Act. The bills were called “greenbacks” because of their color.
  3. Long cuts dug out of the earth with the dirt piled up into a mound in front; used for defense
  4. An attempt to stop people and supplies from going in or out of a port
  5. The name given to the states that stayed loyal to the United States government; also called the North
  6. To formally approve or sanction
  7. 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.
  8. A network of people, homes, and hideouts that slaves in the southern United States used to escape to freedom in the Northern United States and Canada
  9. This idea was common during the debate over slavery in the territories. The idea that people of each territory should be able to decide for themselves if slavery should be allowed in their territory when it became a state.
  10. The basic equipment and structures (such as roads and bridges) that are needed for a country, region, or organization to function properly
  11. When the southern states chose to leave the United States and to no longer be a part of the country
  12. An American author and abolitionist who wrote the novel Uncle Tom's Cabin, which depicts the harsh conditions experienced by enslaved African Americans
  13. An executive order from President Abraham Lincoln stating that slaves in the Confederate states were to be set free.
  14. A person who is drafted into the military. The military draft became a necessity on both sides of the Civil War.
  15. A person who dies for a cause they believe in
  16. A law passed by Congress in 1850 that said escaped slaves in free states had to be returned to their owners.
  17. The color of the military uniforms worn by Confederate soldiers
  18. A political group created in the 1850s to prevent the spread of slavery to the territories. Eventually, members of this political group came to oppose the entire existence of slavery. Abraham Lincoln was the first president who was a member of this group, and very few Southerners were members of this political group.
  19. An escaped slave who became a prominent activist, author and public speaker. He became a leader in the abolitionist movement, which sought to end the practice of slavery, before and during the Civil War. After that conflict and the Emancipation Proclamation of 1862, he continued to push for equality and human rights until his death in 1895.
  20. This set of beliefs argued that the powers of the individual states were greater than the powers of the Federal government, and that the Federal government held its power only through the consent of the states and that any powers not specifically given to the Federal government remained in control of the states.
  21. The President of the Confederacy during the Civil War
  22. Putting the local or regional interests and customs ahead of the entire country
  23. Soldiers that fight and travel by foot
  24. Someone who wants to end or get rid of slavery
  25. An abolitionist who tried to lead an armed slave uprising in Virginia in 1859
  26. A long gun with a smooth bore that soldiers shot from the shoulder
  27. This word means "before war". It was often used to describe the United States before the Civil War
  28. Soldiers trained to fight on horseback

52 Clues: Freedom from slavery • Impossible to split into parts • To formally approve or sanction • The Southern economy depended on this • Soldiers that fight and travel by foot • Soldiers trained to fight on horseback • A person who dies for a cause they believe in • Someone who wants to end or get rid of slavery • The President of the Confederacy during the Civil War • ...

Chapter 12 Vocab 2024-03-20

Chapter 12 Vocab crossword puzzle
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  1. governors from 43 states have the power to veto specific parts of a bill
  2. two house legislature
  3. judge in a small town
  4. unequal representation
  5. powers shared by both the state and federal government
  6. one house legislature
  7. reduce
  8. less serious crimes
  9. awards of money
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  1. courts that handle minor cases such as traffic violations or disturbing the peace
  2. early release from prison
  3. people being sued
  4. constitution established an arrangement that gives the national government certain powers and reserves others for the states
  5. powers reserved to the states
  6. population count
  7. cases involving small sums of money
  8. people filing lawsuits
  9. divided into districts

18 Clues: reduce • awards of money • population count • people being sued • less serious crimes • two house legislature • judge in a small town • one house legislature • unequal representation • people filing lawsuits • divided into districts • early release from prison • powers reserved to the states • cases involving small sums of money • powers shared by both the state and federal government • ...

Puzzle 2014-04-22

Puzzle crossword puzzle
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  1. book; Uncle Tom's
  2. railroad series of secret hideouts
  3. purchase dream of transcontinental railroad
  4. Slave Act law for kidnappers
  5. northern men with southerner ideals
  6. Slave sued for his freedom
  7. individuals you were anti-immigrant
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  1. Southern States withdrawn from US
  2. loyalty to one's own regioin
  3. "Pathfinder of the West"8
  4. Union States
  5. party opposed to expansion of slavery
  6. President elected in 1860
  7. metal transformed California's economy
  8. Confederate States

15 Clues: Union States • book; Uncle Tom's • Confederate States • "Pathfinder of the West"8 • President elected in 1860 • Slave sued for his freedom • loyalty to one's own regioin • Slave Act law for kidnappers • Southern States withdrawn from US • railroad series of secret hideouts • northern men with southerner ideals • individuals you were anti-immigrant • ...

Constitution / Bill of Rights crossword 2024-11-11

Constitution / Bill of Rights crossword crossword puzzle
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  1. who wrote the Virginia plan
  2. high crime described in Article 111
  3. people can _____ peacefully
  4. carries out laws
  5. signed the Constitution
  6. Addition or change in the constitution
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  1. _____ of Representatives
  2. A written plan of government
  3. evaluates laws
  4. in charge of the United States
  5. makes laws
  6. "We the ____ of the United States "
  7. Most powerful court in the judicial department
  8. ______ of religion
  9. Crimes are tried in the _____ they are committed

15 Clues: makes laws • evaluates laws • carries out laws • ______ of religion • signed the Constitution • _____ of Representatives • who wrote the Virginia plan • people can _____ peacefully • A written plan of government • in charge of the United States • "We the ____ of the United States " • high crime described in Article 111 • Addition or change in the constitution • ...

Antebellum America, the Civil War, and Reconstruction Vocabulary 2013-05-16

Antebellum America, the Civil War, and Reconstruction Vocabulary crossword puzzle
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  1. klux klan Often abbreviated KKK and informally known as The Klan, is the name of three distinct past and present far-right,
  2. amendment Extended the right to vote for all males
  3. of 1850 Legislation passed by congress by which California entered the union as a free state
  4. Confedarate prison for union soliders
  5. compromise Legislation passed by congress in 1820
  6. The ability to buy something now and pay for it later or over a period of time
  7. The act of pulling out of the union
  8. The right to vote
  9. Unfair treatment of a person or group because of prejudice
  10. sovereignity The ability of the residents of an area to decide upon issue such as whether they would allow slavery
  11. right's The belief that a states interest should preceedence over the interest of the Nation government
  12. bureau A federal government organization established in 1865 that helped the newly freed slavery after the Civil War
  13. The action or an act of abolishing a system, practice, or institution
  14. codes A set of laws passed by Georgia, and most Southern states, after the Civil War to restrict the rights of freedom
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  1. amendment A granted citizenship to the former slaves and forbade the states from denying anyone the equal protection of the law
  2. amendment An amendment to the U.S constitution ratified in 1865, that made slavery illegal
  3. To declare invalid
  4. The period immediatley after the Civil war when the South rebuilt and the southern states returned to the Union
  5. gin Used to seperate the seeds from the cotton fiber
  6. lincoln Elected in 1860
  7. proclamation A document issued by the president Abraham Lincoln in 1862 that freed the slaves in the confedaracy
  8. states A state that allowed slavery
  9. Landowners provided land, a house, farming tools, and fertilizer
  10. of chickamauga Union general led his troopa seven miles South of Chattanooga at Chickamauga Creek
  11. The period before the civilwar
  12. states A state that didn't allow slavery
  13. farming Owned some agriculture equipment
  14. runners Mostly private ships that slipped around the blockade

28 Clues: The right to vote • To declare invalid • lincoln Elected in 1860 • The period before the civilwar • states A state that allowed slavery • The act of pulling out of the union • Confedarate prison for union soliders • states A state that didn't allow slavery • farming Owned some agriculture equipment • compromise Legislation passed by congress in 1820 • ...

Civil War 2017-03-02

Civil War crossword puzzle
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  1. Born 1808. Instructed the confederate generals on decisions during the Civil War.
  2. New soldiers that have never fought in a battle or war before.
  3. Used during the Civil War to transport soldiers to different areas for battle. Used mostly by the North.
  4. Someone who believes slavery is wrong and wants to get rid of it.
  5. A battle that occurred July 1, 1863—lasting for 3 days-- that was marked as one of the bloodiest battles
  6. Joined the Union Army and became general during the Civil War. Elected president of the United States in 1869.
  7. (July 11, 1861) First battle over land in the Civil War.
  8. Vice president to Abraham Lincoln, Became president (1865-1869) after Lincolns assassination and tried to reconstruct America.
  9. States that all slaves be freed from the Confederate states. Issued by Abraham Lincoln.
  10. A term used to refer to the stomach.
  11. A term used to describe a person that is bad or good for nothing.
  12. States that had outlawed slavery.
  13. 16th president of the United States. Wished to end slavery. Issued the Emancipation Proclamation, setting many slaves free.
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  1. Governor of Ohio 1868-1972. 19th president of the United States .
  2. War that lasted from April 12, 1861-May 9, 1865 between the North and South in America.
  3. States that had allowed slavery.
  4. (June 10, 1861) First battle of the American Civil War.
  5. 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.
  6. Speech given on November 19, 1863 by president Abraham Lincoln that commemorated the soldiers that died in the battles.
  7. A term used when you have been through a lot or have "seen it all".
  8. A uncivilized killing of a large number of innocent, helpless people. One term used to describe the civil war.
  9. Surrendered to General Grant at the Appomattox Courthouse on April 19, 1865.
  10. An acronym used when a soldier would leave his post or place in the army without leave.

23 Clues: States that had allowed slavery. • States that had outlawed slavery. • A term used to refer to the stomach. • (June 10, 1861) First battle of the American Civil War. • (July 11, 1861) First battle over land in the Civil War. • New soldiers that have never fought in a battle or war before. • Governor of Ohio 1868-1972. 19th president of the United States . • ...

unit 9 Reconstruction 2025-04-24

unit 9 Reconstruction crossword puzzle
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  1. the right of a citizen to be treated fairly by the government when laws are made and enforced.
  2. laws passed in the southern united states after the civil war to limit the rights of formerly enslaved people.
  3. the period of rebuilding social,economic,and political systems after the civil war.
  4. a system of beliefs and practices in which white people are considered to be superior to people of other racial backgrounds that is maintained through discrimination.
  5. a proposal by president Abraham Lincoln to readmit confederate states to the union.the plan was based on the idea that 10% of a states 1860 voters must swear loyalty to the union.
  6. to reject;to refuse a law made by legislature.
  7. murder usually under secret attack for political reasons.
  8. a fixed sum tax levied on all people.
  9. the right to vote.
  10. the rights of all people to social,economic, and political freedom and equality.
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  1. a system that keeps different groups separate from each other,normally through social pressures and/or laws.
  2. defined u.s. citizen,which receives due process and equal protection under the law.
  3. the status of being a legal citizen of a county and entitled to certain rights.
  4. a term in the 14th amendment requiring that states guarantee the same rights,privileges,and protections to all people.
  5. a person from the northern states who went to the south after the civil war to profit from the reconstruction.
  6. a law passed in 1867 that limited the power of the president to remove certain federal officials.
  7. abolished slavery.
  8. a republican favoring drastic and usually repressive measures against the southern states in the period following the civil war.
  9. males could vote regardless of color (gave suffrage to African Americans.)
  10. rising to an important position.
  11. agreement between southern democrats and the republicans to settle the results of the 1876 presidential election and marked the end of the reconstruction era.
  12. a white southern who collaborated with northern republicans during reconstruction,often for personal profit.
  13. laws that enforced racial segregation in the united states from the post-civil war era until the 1960s.

23 Clues: abolished slavery. • the right to vote. • rising to an important position. • a fixed sum tax levied on all people. • to reject;to refuse a law made by legislature. • murder usually under secret attack for political reasons. • males could vote regardless of color (gave suffrage to African Americans.) • ...

Constitutional Convention 2026-01-29

Constitutional Convention crossword puzzle
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  1. The buying and selling of goods between states or countries, which the national government gained power to regulate.
  2. The part of government that makes laws; includes the House of Representatives and the Senate
  3. Leaders who helped create the U.S. Constitution.
  4. To officially approve the Constitution.
  5. The number of people living in a state.
  6. Upper house of Congress with equal representation for each state.
  7. A government where people elect representatives to make decisions.
  8. Goods brought into a country from another country.
  9. Lower house of Congress based on state population.
  10. A tax placed on imported goods coming into a country.
  11. People forced into slavery with no legal rights.
  12. Proposal that favored large states with representation based on population.
  13. States that generally opposed counting enslaved people for representation.
  14. Goods sent out of a country to another country.
  15. Proposal that favored small states with equal representation.
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  1. Agreement counting three out of five enslaved people for representation and taxes.
  2. A list of rights and freedoms for citizens that was not included in the original Constitution but added later.
  3. How states or people are represented in government.
  4. Agreement creating a two-house Congress.
  5. The city in Pennsylvania where the Constitutional Convention was held in 1787.
  6. A meeting in 1787 where delegates met in Philadelphia to fix the government.
  7. America’s first government, which was too weak to solve problems.
  8. An agreement where both sides give up something.
  9. A loose union of states with a weak central government, like under the Articles of Confederation.
  10. A legislature with two houses.
  11. Delegate who proposed the Virgina Plan and helped design the new government.
  12. Delegate who proposed the New Jersey Plan and helped design the new government.
  13. Elected president of the Constitutional Convention.
  14. A legislature with one house.
  15. To change or improve something.
  16. A representative chosen by a state to attend the Convention.
  17. Each state has the same number of votes.
  18. States that wanted enslaved people counted to gain more power.
  19. Money paid to the government to support it.

34 Clues: A legislature with one house. • A legislature with two houses. • To change or improve something. • To officially approve the Constitution. • The number of people living in a state. • Agreement creating a two-house Congress. • Each state has the same number of votes. • Money paid to the government to support it. • Goods sent out of a country to another country. • ...

AP Government & Politics Vocabulary 2025-09-25

AP Government & Politics Vocabulary crossword puzzle
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  1. of Rights First 10 amendments protecting individual liberties; added to satisfy Anti-Federalists.
  2. Rights Inalienable rights that all people have; featured in the Declaration of Independence.
  3. of Confederation First governing document where states held most of the power.
  4. Congress A legislature with two houses: Senate and House of Representatives.
  5. Democracy A government where elected representatives reflect the will of the majority.
  6. Contract An agreement among people to give up some freedoms to maintain order.
  7. of Powers Each branch of government has specific and separate powers.
  8. Legal approval of the Constitution.
  9. Powers Powers shared by both federal and state governments (like taxing).
  10. Government A government’s power is restricted by law; the Constitution limits what it can and cannot do.
  11. Clause National laws are above state laws.
  12. Amendment Says powers not delegated to the federal government go to the states.
  13. A group with shared interests trying to influence policy.
  14. No. 1 Essay opposing the Constitution; favored local state governments.
  15. Grants Federal money given to states with specific spending requirements.
  16. Supported the Constitution and a strong national government.
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  1. of Independence Document drafted by Jefferson that outlines natural rights and supports popular sovereignty.
  2. A government type ruled by representatives and a constitution.
  3. to the Constitution States the goals of the Constitution like justice and liberty.
  4. Opposed the Constitution; favored stronger state governments.
  5. Sharing of power between national and state governments.
  6. The process of changing or adding to the Constitution.
  7. No. 10 Essay by Madison supporting a large republic to control factions.
  8. Powers Powers given specifically to the federal government in the Constitution.
  9. and Proper Clause Gives Congress flexibility to pass laws needed to carry out its powers.
  10. Federal requirements that states must follow.
  11. Created a stronger federal government and established new institutions.
  12. Sovereignty Government power comes from the people; they can change the government if needed.
  13. and Balances Each branch can limit the powers of the others.
  14. No. 51 Essay explaining separation of powers and checks and balances.
  15. Grants Federal money given to states with few restrictions.
  16. Powers Powers kept by the states (like education and driver’s licenses).

32 Clues: Legal approval of the Constitution. • Clause National laws are above state laws. • Federal requirements that states must follow. • The process of changing or adding to the Constitution. • Sharing of power between national and state governments. • A group with shared interests trying to influence policy. • Grants Federal money given to states with few restrictions. • ...

1960's 2025-05-06

1960's crossword puzzle
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  1. the 35th president of the United States
  2. a government program in the United States that provides health insurance for adults and children with limited income and resources
  3. promote the school readiness of infants, toddlers, and preschool-aged children from families with low income
  4. country in asia
  5. a federal health insurance program in the United States for people age 65 or older and younger people with disabilities
  6. a nightclub owner and Dallas figure with ties to organized crime
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  1. a U.S. Marine veteran who assassinated John F. Kennedy
  2. a failed 1961 military invasion of Cuba by a CIA-backed group of Cuban exiles, aimed at overthrowing Fidel Castro
  3. a series of domestic programs initiated by President Lyndon B. Johnson in the 1960s, aimed at addressing poverty, inequality, and other social issues in the United States
  4. the 64th United States attorney general
  5. city in texas
  6. a fortified complex in Moscow, Russia
  7. Executive Committee of the National Security Council
  8. a program administered by the United States Department of Labor that offers free education and vocational training to young people ages 16 to 24
  9. an act or means of sealing off a place to prevent goods or people from entering or leaving

15 Clues: city in texas • country in asia • a fortified complex in Moscow, Russia • the 64th United States attorney general • the 35th president of the United States • Executive Committee of the National Security Council • a U.S. Marine veteran who assassinated John F. Kennedy • a nightclub owner and Dallas figure with ties to organized crime • ...

Music Genres 2020-07-04

Music Genres crossword puzzle
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  1. /evolved during the 20th-century folk revival. Some types may be called world music.
  2. /genre of rock music that developed in the late 1960s and early 1970s, largely in the United Kingdom and the United States.
  3. /combines songs, spoken dialogue, acting and dance.
  4. /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.
  5. /usually abbreviated, is a genre of popular music that originated in African American communities in the 1940s.
  6. /originated in its modern form during the mid-1950s in the United States and the United Kingdom.
  7. /originated as "rock and roll" in the United States in the late 1940s and early 1950s.
  8. /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.
  9. /a genre of Christian music.
  10. /emerged in the mid-1970s. Rooted in 1960s garage rock.
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  1. /a large instrumental ensemble typical of classical music, which combines instruments from different families.
  2. /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.
  3. /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.
  4. /originated in Jamaica in the late 1960s. The term also denotes the modern popular music of Jamaica and its diaspora.
  5. /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.
  6. /developed in the United States by inner-city African Americans and Latino Americans in the Bronx borough of New York City in the 1970s.
  7. /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.
  8. /a form of jazz that developed in the United States in the 1930s and 1940s.
  9. /rt music produced or rooted in the traditions of Western culture, including both liturgical and secular music.

19 Clues: /a genre of Christian music. • /combines songs, spoken dialogue, acting and dance. • /emerged in the mid-1970s. Rooted in 1960s garage rock. • /a form of jazz that developed in the United States in the 1930s and 1940s. • /evolved during the 20th-century folk revival. Some types may be called world music. • ...

Discover Ed 9.3 9.4 Crossword Puzzle 2023-05-04

Discover Ed 9.3 9.4 Crossword Puzzle crossword puzzle
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  1. With 10 down
  2. President elected in 1860
  3. Massachusetts senator
  4. The first state to secede from the US
  5. The southern nickname for the tariff of 1828
  6. What most northerners consider3ed succession to be
  7. What 11 states did in 1860-1861
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  1. What book did Harriet Beecher Stowe write
  2. The last state to secede from the US
  3. Kentucky senator
  4. A term for people who wanted there own country which allowed slavery
  5. A term to describe the northern and western states
  6. With 2 across, These 11 states became the…
  7. What fort was surrendered on April 14th

14 Clues: With 10 down • Kentucky senator • Massachusetts senator • President elected in 1860 • What 11 states did in 1860-1861 • The last state to secede from the US • The first state to secede from the US • What fort was surrendered on April 14th • What book did Harriet Beecher Stowe write • With 2 across, These 11 states became the… • The southern nickname for the tariff of 1828 • ...

Unit 9: Sectionalism and Civil War 2021-04-08

Unit 9: Sectionalism and Civil War crossword puzzle
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  1. The Northern states during the Civil War
  2. 1861 - 1865, North vs. South, slavery was a major issue
  3. The Southern states during the Civil War
  4. Loyalty to one's own region of the country, rather than to the nation as a whole
  5. This law required that northern states forcibly returned escaped slaves to their owners.
  6. The rights and powers held by individual US states rather than by the federal government.
  7. (1863) a speech given by Abraham Lincoln; praised the bravery of Union soldiers and renewed his commitment to winning the Civil War
  8. Famous as the site of the surrender of the Confederate Army under Robert E. Lee to Union commander Ulysses S. Grant
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  1. A system of secret routes used by escaping slaves to reach freedom in the North or in Canada
  2. 1863. Declared all slaves in rebelling states to be free but did not affect slavery in non-rebelling Border States.
  3. A system of enforced servitude in which some people are owned by other people
  4. 1861; First battle of the Civil War
  5. Constitutional protection against unlawful imprisonment
  6. Laws that controlled the lives of enslaved African Americans and denied them basic rights.
  7. The formal withdrawal of a state from the Union

15 Clues: 1861; First battle of the Civil War • The Northern states during the Civil War • The Southern states during the Civil War • The formal withdrawal of a state from the Union • 1861 - 1865, North vs. South, slavery was a major issue • Constitutional protection against unlawful imprisonment • A system of enforced servitude in which some people are owned by other people • ...

Civil War Battle 2021-05-19

Civil War Battle crossword puzzle
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  1. How many soldiers were killed,wounded in the summer of 1864?
  2. What is the american battle flag?
  3. Who was an American Confederate general?
  4. What was the warships they used to battle against their enemies?
  5. What was a very bloody war?
  6. There are alot of __ Happening in the Civil War.
  7. What was Stonewall´s real name?
  8. What another name for Cedar Creek?
  9. Who was the most honored women in American history?
  10. Who won the battle of Shiloh?
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  1. Whats the another name for the Battle of First Manassas?
  2. who was a career United States Army officer who became a major general in the Confederate States Army?
  3. The Battle of Gaines'Mill.
  4. Who was the 16th president of the united states?
  5. What battle was happening during September 17, 1862 and was going on in the Southern United States?
  6. Who was a hero against slavery?
  7. what battle lasted from june 25 to july 1st?
  8. Who helped supply soldiers in battle, they worked as spys,and medical care?
  9. What is the other flag americans didnt use in war?
  10. Who was "an instrument of God¨?
  11. What did soldiers build to keep warm?

21 Clues: The Battle of Gaines'Mill. • What was a very bloody war? • Who won the battle of Shiloh? • Who was a hero against slavery? • Who was "an instrument of God¨? • What was Stonewall´s real name? • What is the american battle flag? • What another name for Cedar Creek? • What did soldiers build to keep warm? • Who was an American Confederate general? • ...

U.S. Constitution Review 2022-05-26

U.S. Constitution Review crossword puzzle
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  1. Beginning paragraph of the Constitution
  2. Number of years in a Presidential term
  3. Number of years in a Senators term
  4. Articles of ___________________
  5. Article 1, Section 8
  6. __________ College in charge of electing Pres.
  7. Term for someone serving on the Supreme Court
  8. President of the Constitutional Convention
  9. Law making something illegal
  10. Dividing of power among states and federal gov.
  11. Type of government the United States has
  12. Man who wrote the Declaration of Independence
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  1. Branch in charge of creating laws
  2. Man who said "Give me liberty, or give me death"
  3. Person who presents annual budget to Congress
  4. Checks and _______________
  5. Branch in charge of finding laws unconstitutional
  6. Part of procession a flag should be placed
  7. __________ of the House
  8. Branch in charge of enforcing the laws
  9. Number of representatives guaranteed to each state
  10. When the president rejects a congressional bill
  11. Number of years in a Representatives term
  12. Vice President is the head
  13. Plan that favored large states over small states
  14. Case that established judicial review

26 Clues: Article 1, Section 8 • __________ of the House • Checks and _______________ • Vice President is the head • Law making something illegal • Articles of ___________________ • Branch in charge of creating laws • Number of years in a Senators term • Case that established judicial review • Number of years in a Presidential term • Branch in charge of enforcing the laws • ...

US history quiz 2022-12-12

US history quiz crossword puzzle
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  1. The harbor that was bombed in 1941
  2. The tool that built America
  3. A nickname for the British troops
  4. Rode at midnight to warn people the British were coming
  5. Defines the fundamental law of the U.S. federal government
  6. Represented the United States in France during the American Revolution
  7. George Washingtons right hand man
  8. The belief that the United States should extend its borders to the pacific ocean.
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  1. The main part of the judicial branch of the U.S government
  2. a body of people sworn to give a verdict in a legal case on the basis of evidence submitted to them in court.
  3. The home of the president
  4. The first US President
  5. Leader of the united States
  6. The river that runs through Washington D.C
  7. A government where citizens rule through elected representatives
  8. Land east of the Appalachian Mountains
  9. Author of the deceleration of independence
  10. The legislature of the United States
  11. Soldiers who said they could be ready to fight in one minute
  12. Specially trained German mercenaries hired by the British

20 Clues: The first US President • The home of the president • The tool that built America • Leader of the united States • A nickname for the British troops • George Washingtons right hand man • The harbor that was bombed in 1941 • The legislature of the United States • Land east of the Appalachian Mountains • The river that runs through Washington D.C • ...

Government 2021-05-17

Government crossword puzzle
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  1. who is the president pro temporee?
  2. What can the senate do against other countries?
  3. What is the presidents branch of government?
  4. part of the house that comes after the reps
  5. What is one of the worst government crimes?
  6. What are on the constitution?
  7. Servey of how many people live in the U.S.
  8. Who is The V.P. of the united states?
  9. Where does the president have to be born?
  10. who is president of the U.S.
  11. What is John roberts?
  12. Who is the chief justice?
  13. It has 435 members
  14. The law branch of the government
  15. who is the speaker of the house
  16. who has the most power in the U.S.
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  1. What plan favored large states?
  2. what are all states forms of government
  3. What plan favored small states?
  4. What is the speech the president gives once a year
  5. Who is the secritary of the U.S.
  6. What other roles does the president have?
  7. Who is the associate justice?
  8. What is it called when the president declines the bill?
  9. second in power in the U.S.

25 Clues: It has 435 members • What is John roberts? • Who is the chief justice? • second in power in the U.S. • who is president of the U.S. • What are on the constitution? • Who is the associate justice? • What plan favored large states? • What plan favored small states? • who is the speaker of the house • Who is the secritary of the U.S. • The law branch of the government • ...

civil war and reconstruction 2017-05-22

civil war and reconstruction crossword puzzle
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  1. bloodiest battle in the civil war
  2. president of the US during the civl war
  3. amendment that gave black suffrage
  4. Thomas Jackson’s nickname
  5. speech by abraham lincoln that inspired the north to keep fighting
  6. document ending slavery in union controlled states
  7. final battle in the civil war
  8. novel written by harriet beecher stowe that sparked the war
  9. Commander of the confederate army
  10. capital of the confederacy
  11. amendment that gave freed slaves citizenship
  12. month and day the civil war ended
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  1. first battle of the civil war
  2. commander of the union army and 18th president of the US
  3. president of the confederate states of america
  4. Where the civil war ended
  5. union general who lead Sherman's march
  6. number one reason of the civil war
  7. assassinated abraham lincoln
  8. amendment that ended slavery
  9. the united states during the civil war
  10. secret route slaves used to escape to the north
  11. number two reason for the civil war
  12. the southern states that seceded from the US
  13. to leave or withdraw

25 Clues: to leave or withdraw • Where the civil war ended • Thomas Jackson’s nickname • capital of the confederacy • assassinated abraham lincoln • amendment that ended slavery • first battle of the civil war • final battle in the civil war • bloodiest battle in the civil war • Commander of the confederate army • month and day the civil war ended • amendment that gave black suffrage • ...

civil war 2017-05-22

civil war crossword puzzle
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  1. speech by abraham lincoln that inspired the north to keep fighting
  2. commander of the union army and 18th president of the US
  3. document ending slavery in union controlled states
  4. to leave or withdraw
  5. president of the US during the civl war
  6. Commander of the confederate army
  7. the united states during the civil war
  8. union general who lead Sherman's march
  9. amendment that ended slavery
  10. bloodiest battle in the civil war
  11. first battle of the civil war
  12. Thomas Jackson’s nickname
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  1. amendment that gave black suffrage
  2. final battle in the civil war
  3. president of the confederate states of america
  4. novel written by harriet beecher stowe that sparked the war
  5. secret route slaves used to escape to the north
  6. Where the civil war ended
  7. the southern states that seceded from the US
  8. capital of the confederacy
  9. assassinated abraham lincoln
  10. number two reason for the civil war
  11. amendment that gave freed slaves citizenship
  12. number one reason of the civil war
  13. month and day the civil war ended

25 Clues: to leave or withdraw • Where the civil war ended • Thomas Jackson’s nickname • capital of the confederacy • assassinated abraham lincoln • amendment that ended slavery • final battle in the civil war • first battle of the civil war • Commander of the confederate army • bloodiest battle in the civil war • month and day the civil war ended • amendment that gave black suffrage • ...

Chapter 8-11 Review 2022-03-27

Chapter 8-11 Review crossword puzzle
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  1. putting an end to slavery
  2. Oklahoma, Kansas and Nebraska
  3. allowed the government to rid immigrants
  4. devotion/pride to one's nation
  5. principle of the job of Supreme Court
  6. territory that doubled the U.S.
  7. decided future slave/free states
  8. period of slow economic activity
  9. made it illegal to speak bad about gov't
  10. warned foreign nations in U.S. land
  11. industry that produced cloth from cotton
  12. engine that made cotton production quicker
  13. state's withdrawal from the country
  14. large numbers of crew in one building
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  1. highest court in the United States
  2. removing Natives from s. east U.S.
  3. tax on imported goods
  4. long march west by Native Americans
  5. U.S. foreign policy after the Revolution
  6. loyalty to a part of the country
  7. pre-Civil War period
  8. first president of the United States
  9. states' right to reject federal law
  10. actions not with the constitution
  11. divided ideas and groups in government
  12. non-violent refusal by slaves
  13. identical parts to mass produce
  14. Revolution of production by machines

28 Clues: pre-Civil War period • tax on imported goods • putting an end to slavery • Oklahoma, Kansas and Nebraska • non-violent refusal by slaves • devotion/pride to one's nation • territory that doubled the U.S. • identical parts to mass produce • loyalty to a part of the country • decided future slave/free states • period of slow economic activity • actions not with the constitution • ...

Vocab 2022-01-06

Vocab crossword puzzle
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  1. government attempts to control all facets of the lives of its citizens
  2. power is held at the national level
  3. first ten amendments of the Constitution
  4. First president of the US
  5. giving congress the right pass all laws "necessary & proper"
  6. guaranteed in the 9th amendment in the Constitution
  7. explains the purposes of the Constitution
  8. compromise reached in writing the Constitution to satisfy both small and large states
  9. the people are the only source of power for any and all government actions
  10. type of democracy based on the protection of individual rights
  11. citizens have political authority
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  1. He was a leading supporter of the Constitution and helped write the Federalist papers
  2. king/queen controls all aspects of life
  3. 4th president of the US
  4. Third president of the US
  5. believed in natural rights
  6. government is defined by law and serves the people
  7. the distribution of power between the national government and the states within a union
  8. belief that monarchs were chosen by god
  9. compromise between slave states and and free states

20 Clues: 4th president of the US • Third president of the US • First president of the US • believed in natural rights • citizens have political authority • power is held at the national level • king/queen controls all aspects of life • belief that monarchs were chosen by god • first ten amendments of the Constitution • explains the purposes of the Constitution • ...

Government Vocabulary Crossword 2022-01-06

Government Vocabulary Crossword crossword puzzle
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  1. the government is not all powerful.
  2. belief that monarchs are chosen by God.
  3. article 1, section 8, clause 18 of the constitution.
  4. powers saved for the states.
  5. the distribution of power between the national government and the states with the union.
  6. first ten amendments to the constitution.
  7. in order for man to live in groups, he must give up some of his freedom.
  8. king/queen controls all aspects of life.
  9. division of the powers among the three branches.
  10. writing in the constitution that satisfies both small and large states
  11. the first U.S. president.
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  1. leading supporter of the constitution.
  2. third president of the united states.
  3. democracy based on the protection of individual rights.
  4. supporters who believed in a strong central government.
  5. power is held at the national level.
  6. group who feared the new government.
  7. explains the purpose of the constitution.
  8. the citizens have political authority.
  9. believed in natural rights
  10. father of the constitution and 4th president of the U.S.
  11. government is defined by law and serves the people.

22 Clues: the first U.S. president. • believed in natural rights • powers saved for the states. • the government is not all powerful. • power is held at the national level. • group who feared the new government. • third president of the united states. • leading supporter of the constitution. • the citizens have political authority. • belief that monarchs are chosen by God. • ...

Andrew Jackson- Timber Johnson 2024-01-30

Andrew Jackson- Timber Johnson crossword puzzle
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  1. of 1837:was a financial crisis in the United States that began a major depression.
  2. of Tears:Many people died on this Trail.
  3. Van Buren: 8th U.S president.
  4. right to vote in political elections.
  5. v. Maryland:one of the first and most important Supreme Court cases on federal power.
  6. Bargain:Three events in American political history
  7. banks:a derogatory term for state banks selected by the U.S. Department of Treasury.
  8. of the Indian Tribes.
  9. USA second attempt at creating a central bank in 1816
  10. bank of the Nominating conventions:Political convention held every 4 years.
  11. Democracy:19th Century Philosophy
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  1. Territory:Oklahoma was the state known for this.
  2. of Abominations: enhanced the interests of the Northern manufacturing industry at their expense.
  3. elected representative sent to a conference.
  4. Party:a conservative political party that existed in the United States during the mid-19th century.
  5. theory that individual states can invalidate federal laws
  6. Marshall:fourth chief justice of the United States
  7. Hickory:Nickname of Andrew Jackson.
  8. Republicans:Also known as Anti-Jacksonian Party.
  9. System:the practice of a successful political party giving public office to its supporters.

20 Clues: of the Indian Tribes. • Van Buren: 8th U.S president. • Democracy:19th Century Philosophy • Hickory:Nickname of Andrew Jackson. • right to vote in political elections. • of Tears:Many people died on this Trail. • elected representative sent to a conference. • Territory:Oklahoma was the state known for this. • Republicans:Also known as Anti-Jacksonian Party. • ...

Newtons Laws Crossword 2023-12-14

Newtons Laws Crossword crossword puzzle
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  1. States that there is an equal opposite reaction for every reaction
  2. Change in distance over a period of time
  3. The relative weight of an object
  4. opposing force between two surfaces that are touching
  5. The book that Isaac Newton published that states the 3 laws of motion
  6. A law that states that no mass can be lost of gained
  7. The amount of matter in an object
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  1. At least one force is greater than the other
  2. Creator of the 3 laws of motion
  3. A push or pull on an object
  4. Speed with a direction
  5. Force of attraction between two objects
  6. Change in position relative to a reference point
  7. Unit of measurement for force named after Isaac Newton
  8. Also known as the law of inertia
  9. States that F=MxA
  10. Chance in velocity over a period of time
  11. An object's tendency to remain doing what it was doing
  12. All forces are equal
  13. The quantity of motion of a moving body, measured as a product of its mass and velocity

20 Clues: States that F=MxA • All forces are equal • Speed with a direction • A push or pull on an object • Creator of the 3 laws of motion • The relative weight of an object • Also known as the law of inertia • The amount of matter in an object • Force of attraction between two objects • Change in distance over a period of time • Chance in velocity over a period of time • ...

module 22 2025-05-16

module 22 crossword puzzle
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  1. The British monarch who ruled from 1837 to 1901
  2. 16th President of the United States
  3. A major political scandal in late 19th-century France
  4. A theory by Charles Darwin, about natural selection
  5. A system for giving messages over long distances
  6. In Australia the term for the indigenous people
  7. Belief that the United States had a right to expand
  8. The movement that allows the establishment of a Jewish state
  9. A rule issued by President Abraham Lincoln
  10. To withdraw from a political union
Down
  1. A settlement used to house convicts
  2. Republic The French republic established in 1870
  3. Group that fought for Irish independence.
  4. United States vs Confederate States of America
  5. The right of a region to govern itself
  6. A working-class movement in Britain in the 19th century.
  7. A production system where parts are moved along a continuous conveyor belt
  8. self-governing nation within the empire, with own parliament
  9. The right or privilege to vote, especially in elections.
  10. Prejudice against or discrimination toward Jews.
  11. The indigenous people of New Zealand.
  12. A naturalist who made the theory of evolution

22 Clues: To withdraw from a political union • A settlement used to house convicts • 16th President of the United States • The indigenous people of New Zealand. • The right of a region to govern itself • Group that fought for Irish independence. • A rule issued by President Abraham Lincoln • A naturalist who made the theory of evolution • ...

Civil War 2025-05-15

Civil War crossword puzzle
Across
  1. Party - A party that is usually against slavery and the expansion to other territories
  2. - An officer responsible for supplying food, clothes, and supplies
  3. - Loyal to the government of the United States also known as the Union
  4. - A mounted sentry station in advance of a picket line
  5. - Also known as the North of the United States
  6. - African Americans being owned by white people
  7. - Container that is used to carry water
  8. - Attacking someone
  9. - A ship protected by iron armor
  10. - The cruel killing of a number of people
  11. - Someone who wishes to end slavery
Down
  1. - Hard crackers soldiers used to eat
  2. - Group of soldiers stationed at the Military post
  3. - Loyal to the southern states
  4. - Freedom from slavery
  5. - A disease causing symptoms like fevers, headaches, and physical exhaustion
  6. - A group of military using ships to conduct warfare
  7. party - A political party that was more sympathetic to states rights
  8. Institution" - Term for slavery in the south
  9. - The act of the North trying to keep ships from entering or leaving Southern parts

20 Clues: - Attacking someone • - Freedom from slavery • - Loyal to the southern states • - A ship protected by iron armor • - Someone who wishes to end slavery • - Hard crackers soldiers used to eat • - Container that is used to carry water • - The cruel killing of a number of people • Institution" - Term for slavery in the south • - Also known as the North of the United States • ...

Civil War 2026-04-28

Civil War crossword puzzle
Across
  1. - where was the bloodiest battle of the war fought
  2. - the Confederacy decided to ____
  3. Ferry - What John Brown's massacre was called
  4. - where were prisoners of war held during the war
  5. - what was the better weapon that civil war soldiers used
  6. - The northern states
  7. - what was the first state to break away from the Union
  8. - what forced men to join the army
  9. - who was the human that built asylums
Down
  1. - four-year conflict between the Northern states (Union) and 11 Southern states (Confederacy)
  2. - what was an important city that General Grant took in the South, splitting the South
  3. - who was the person who led the union during the war
  4. - who was the main Union general in the later parts of the war (abbreviate middle name)
  5. - The 11 southern states
  6. - abolitionist who led massacre in Virgina
  7. - what was the Unions plan called (include the word plan)
  8. - who did the South elect as their president
  9. - what was the civil war fought to free
  10. - who was the main confederate general (abbreviate middle name)
  11. - which type of people in the north opposed the war

20 Clues: - The northern states • - The 11 southern states • - the Confederacy decided to ____ • - what forced men to join the army • - who was the human that built asylums • - what was the civil war fought to free • - abolitionist who led massacre in Virgina • - who did the South elect as their president • Ferry - What John Brown's massacre was called • ...

1800-1848 2024-01-01

1800-1848 crossword puzzle
Across
  1. The United States and what other country were having a women’s rights movement in this time period
  2. Name of tribe that refused to move
  3. Who did the United States make a big land purchase from in 1803
  4. What did Jackson open for increased trade with Britain
  5. How much money did the US government pay for the Louisiana Purchase
  6. What group of people made most of the transcontinental railroad system
  7. The United States in this time period abolished this in 1808
  8. What was the Act called that forced Native Americans to move: Indian ____ Act
Down
  1. At the end of the Mexican-American war how much did the United States pay to Mexico
  2. What was the movement that forced Native Americans to leave their homes
  3. What was the territory that was the cause of the Mexican-American war
  4. What was what the British Navy were doing to the United States Sailors called
  5. Name of purchase that allowed the southern transcontinental railroad to form
  6. What President declared war on the British in 1812
  7. The United States acquired New Mexico, Utah, Nevada, Arizona, _______, Texas, and western Colorado from the Mexican-American war
  8. The acquisition of Florida was from the Adam-Onis treaty. What country gave Florida to the US in exchange for 5 million dollars.

16 Clues: Name of tribe that refused to move • What President declared war on the British in 1812 • What did Jackson open for increased trade with Britain • The United States in this time period abolished this in 1808 • Who did the United States make a big land purchase from in 1803 • How much money did the US government pay for the Louisiana Purchase • ...

Reconstruction Crossword Puzzle 2024-02-09

Reconstruction Crossword Puzzle crossword puzzle
Across
  1. People who controlled Congress and wanted more changes in the former confederate states.
  2. A general pardon of a large group of people.
  3. A terrorist group found in former confederate states that fought against change.
  4. Georgia was required to required to repeal their _______________________.
  5. This abolished slavery in the United States
  6. The president is in charge of the __________________ branch at the national level.
  7. This provides equal citizenship to all born in the United States.
Down
  1. President at the end of the Civil War.
  2. A person who only rented land from a land owner in exchange for a share of the crops.
  3. A person who owned very little and needed to borrow tools, land, and shelter to work in exchange for a share of the crops.
  4. Government agency that worked to provide education, shelter, and other basic needs to newly freed slaves.
  5. Congress is the _____________________ branch at the national level.
  6. This states that the right to vote cannot be denied based on race.
  7. Term referring to the time after the Civil War where changes were forced on former Confederate states.
  8. Democratic President who declared that Reconstruction was over after very few changes.

15 Clues: President at the end of the Civil War. • This abolished slavery in the United States • A general pardon of a large group of people. • This provides equal citizenship to all born in the United States. • This states that the right to vote cannot be denied based on race. • Congress is the _____________________ branch at the national level. • ...

Crossword Puzzle 2024-05-07

Crossword Puzzle crossword puzzle
Across
  1. Political scandal involving the Nixon administration's attempted cover-up of illegal activities, leading to President Nixon's resignation.
  2. President known for his economic policies and impeachment trial in the Modern Era.
  3. Competition between the United States and the Soviet Union to achieve advancements in space exploration during the Cold War.
  4. 37th President of the United States, resigned from office due to the Watergate scandal.
  5. Event that triggered the Great Depression, leading to widespread unemployment and economic hardship.
  6. Right to vote, a major focus of the Progressive Era and women's suffrage movements.
  7. 40th President of the United States, known for his conservative policies and role in ending the Cold War.
  8. Allied invasion of Normandy, France, marking a turning point in WWII.
Down
  1. First African American President of the United States, served from 2009 to 2017.
  2. Period of improved relations between the United States and the Soviet Union during the Cold War.
  3. Period of geopolitical tension between the United States and the Soviet Union.
  4. Economic policies implemented by President Ronald Reagan, emphasizing tax cuts, deregulation, and free market principles.
  5. Legislation passed in 1965 to protect the voting rights of minorities, a major achievement of the Civil Rights Movement.
  6. U.S. foreign policy strategy during the Cold War aimed at preventing the spread of communism.
  7. Cold War-era conflict between North Vietnam, supported by communist allies, and South Vietnam, supported by the United States and other anti-communist countries.
  8. Barrier constructed by East Germany to separate East Berlin from West Berlin during the Cold War.

16 Clues: Allied invasion of Normandy, France, marking a turning point in WWII. • Period of geopolitical tension between the United States and the Soviet Union. • First African American President of the United States, served from 2009 to 2017. • President known for his economic policies and impeachment trial in the Modern Era. • ...

States & Capitals 2022-03-22

States & Capitals crossword puzzle
Across
  1. Tennessee
  2. Madison
  3. Washington
  4. Salt Lake City
  5. Richmond
Down
  1. Cheyenne
  2. West Virginia
  3. Vermont
  4. Texas

9 Clues: Texas • Madison • Vermont • Cheyenne • Richmond • Tennessee • Washington • West Virginia • Salt Lake City

SE STATES 2023-02-03

SE STATES crossword puzzle
Across
  1. arkansas’s Nickname
  2. florida’s Nickname
  3. mississippi’s Nickname
  4. georgia’s Nickname
  5. South Carolina’s Nickname
  6. louisiana’s Nickname
Down
  1. kentucky's Nickname
  2. north Carolina’s Nickname
  3. alabama’s Nickname

9 Clues: florida’s Nickname • georgia’s Nickname • alabama’s Nickname • kentucky's Nickname • arkansas’s Nickname • louisiana’s Nickname • mississippi’s Nickname • north Carolina’s Nickname • South Carolina’s Nickname

U.S States 2023-04-28

U.S States crossword puzzle
Across
  1. The capital is Denver
  2. The capital is Nashville
  3. The capital is Boston
  4. The capital is Sacramento
Down
  1. The capital is Tallahassee
  2. The capital is Juneau
  3. The capital is Oklahoma City
  4. The capital is Albany
  5. The capital is Honolulu

9 Clues: The capital is Juneau • The capital is Denver • The capital is Albany • The capital is Boston • The capital is Honolulu • The capital is Nashville • The capital is Sacramento • The capital is Tallahassee • The capital is Oklahoma City

States/Colonies 2021-02-24

States/Colonies crossword puzzle
Across
  1. held the first continental congress
  2. The smallest of them all
  3. highest populated state
  4. largest of them all
Down
  1. The first US state
  2. The Hoosiers
  3. the state with most golf courses
  4. The state where George Washington died
  5. was a colony

9 Clues: The Hoosiers • was a colony • The first US state • 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

Northeast States 2021-03-01

Northeast States crossword puzzle
Across
  1. PA
  2. NH
  3. ME
  4. VT
  5. NJ
Down
  1. MA
  2. CT
  3. RI
  4. NY

9 Clues: MA • CT • PA • RI • NY • NH • ME • VT • NJ

Southern states 2025-03-18

Southern states crossword puzzle
Across
  1. River
  2. Atlanta
  3. notsouth
Down
  1. NewOrleans
  2. Houston
  3. womensname
  4. Dolphins
  5. small
  6. Chicken

9 Clues: River • small • Houston • Chicken • Atlanta • Dolphins • notsouth • NewOrleans • womensname

Jack Kwartowitz 2nd Hour Gov. Final Project 2022-01-07

Jack Kwartowitz 2nd Hour Gov. Final Project crossword puzzle
Across
  1. gov. power limited by the constitution
  2. Countrys actions towards other countries
  3. agreements between countries
  4. to promote or support
  5. The U.S. document that holds the concept of federalism
  6. tally of all the votes cast
  7. things inside the United States
  8. Troops lead by the commander in chief
  9. Ruled by 1
  10. Broad powers kept by states
  11. principles, rules, or laws influenced by parties
Down
  1. "to assign"
  2. Powers denied by states
  3. states send these to congress
  4. the branch that makes laws
  5. a juvenile found guilty of a crime
  6. favoring one view or the other
  7. two chambers
  8. the person that is chosen to run as a candidate in the national convention
  9. No jury during trial so the judge gives the verdict
  10. less serious crimes that can be less than a year in jail or just a fine
  11. the branch that interprets laws
  12. makes the money and collects taxes
  13. serious crimes that are a punishment for more than a year in jail
  14. Rule by a few
  15. A singed agreement

26 Clues: Ruled by 1 • "to assign" • two chambers • Rule by a few • A singed agreement • to promote or support • Powers denied by states • the branch that makes laws • tally of all the votes cast • Broad powers kept by states • agreements between countries • states send these to congress • favoring one view or the other • the branch that interprets laws • things inside the United States • ...

great depression 2015-03-18

great depression crossword puzzle
Across
  1. make changes in a social, political, or economic institution or practice to in prove it
  2. a group of experts appointed to advise a government or politician
  3. a shareholder
  4. 32nd President of the United States
  5. borrowing the balance from a bank or broker
  6. a political and economic theory of social organization
Down
  1. the rounding up and deportation of several hundred immigrants
  2. a shortage of water
  3. a shantytown built by unemployed and destitute people during the depression
  4. government system that provides monetary assistance to people with an inadequate or no income
  5. vegetation has been lost and soil reduced to dust
  6. stock market crash that precipitated the great depression
  7. a day on which banks are officially closed
  8. american author of twenty-seven books
  9. rapid settlement of the continental united states
  10. longest-serving first lady of the united states
  11. overwhelming majority of votes for one party in an election
  12. a series of radio broadcasts made by president franklin delano roosevelt
  13. a series of domestic programs enacted in the united states
  14. federal government agencies created as part of the new deal

20 Clues: a shareholder • a shortage of water • 32nd President of the United States • american author of twenty-seven books • a day on which banks are officially closed • borrowing the balance from a bank or broker • longest-serving first lady of the united states • vegetation has been lost and soil reduced to dust • rapid settlement of the continental united states • ...

Culminating assignment 2023-01-10

Culminating assignment crossword puzzle
Across
  1. The U.S.’s first attempt at a government was the Articles of ________
  2. a group of people united together for a purpose
  3. what amendment is no unreasonable searches and seizures
  4. the process that allows immigrants to become citizens.
  5. highest court in the land
  6. Minority rights are needed in order to treat everyone this way.
  7. the United States is a ________ democracy
  8. The articles let congress create this but not pay for it
  9. expressed, inherent, implied and reserved are all types of these
  10. life, liberty, property
  11. rule by a few
  12. Means giving permission.
  13. How many years does a president serve
  14. One way to become a citizen more quickly is to serve in the ______ for one year
Down
  1. the_______ deals with disputes about laws that apply to the entire 8.United States
  2. Woman were given the right to vote by which amendment
  3. rule by many
  4. what were the ten amendments added to the constitution in 1791
  5. the court that must take all cases, usually has three judge panels.
  6. rural,cultural, wealthy, education, language
  7. what kind of powers are given to the states
  8. written document a lawyer files with the to explain their arguments
  9. States send these to Congress
  10. monarchy, dictatorship

24 Clues: rule by many • rule by a few • monarchy, dictatorship • life, liberty, property • Means giving permission. • highest court in the land • States send these to Congress • How many years does a president serve • the United States is a ________ democracy • what kind of powers are given to the states • rural,cultural, wealthy, education, language • ...

Civil war crossword 2017-04-24

Civil war crossword crossword puzzle
Across
  1. Withdrawal from the Federal government of the United States
  2. Someone who wishes to abolish or get rid of slavery
  3. To leave or withdraw
  4. President of the United States of America during the Civil War
  5. A ship protected by iron armor
  6. withdrawal from enemy forces and territory
  7. Law the provided for harsh treatment for escaped slaves and for those who helped them
  8. killed most of solders during the holocaust
  9. Place where Civil War ended on April 9, 1865, when Lee surrendered to Grant
  10. Troops sent to strengthen a fighting force by adding an additional number of fresh soldiers
  11. Slave states that remained in the Union (Missouri, Kentucky, Maryland, and Delaware)
Down
  1. Paper currency which began to circulate in the North
  2. soldiers who ride horses
  3. freeing slaves in Union-controlled Confederate states
  4. Loyal to the Confederacy ,Also Southern or Rebel
  5. The effort by the North to keep ships from entering or leaving Southern ports
  6. Union general who believed in total war
  7. Place in Virginia where John Brown led a raid on a federal arsenal
  8. confederate general
  9. laws passed to restrict African Americans

20 Clues: confederate general • To leave or withdraw • soldiers who ride horses • A ship protected by iron armor • Union general who believed in total war • laws passed to restrict African Americans • withdrawal from enemy forces and territory • killed most of solders during the holocaust • Loyal to the Confederacy ,Also Southern or Rebel • ...

Warfare Benchmark 2 2021-05-05

Warfare Benchmark 2 crossword puzzle
Across
  1. What is the first texture named?
  2. What are you reading about?
  3. Helmet, What gives protection to your head?
  4. BCE, When did the Warring states period begin?
  5. How many battle tactics are mentioned?
  6. armor, What gives protection to your shoulder?
  7. Which kingdom has 2 letters?
  8. of War, What did Sun Tzu name his book?
  9. What is the first color a blade/Sword can be?
  10. Drone Sword, What is the sharpest sword they use?
Down
  1. Which dynasty conquered the Warring states period?
  2. Bronze daggers can sometimes have ____________
  3. How many kingdom's are there?
  4. What was the first armor mentioned?
  5. Which kingdom has three letters?
  6. Which dynasty was with the Warring states period?
  7. BCE, When did the Warring states period end?
  8. What was the first weapon made?
  9. Tzu, Who made the book Art of War?
  10. What is a blade like a knife?
  11. Bronze Dagger, What weapon's appearance can be misleading?
  12. HAN, What is the one kingdom with six letters?

22 Clues: What are you reading about? • Which kingdom has 2 letters? • How many kingdom's are there? • What is a blade like a knife? • What was the first weapon made? • What is the first texture named? • Which kingdom has three letters? • Tzu, Who made the book Art of War? • What was the first armor mentioned? • How many battle tactics are mentioned? • ...

Gralin's crossword puzzle 2017-02-08

Gralin's crossword puzzle crossword puzzle
Across
  1. some one from another country that comes into yours
  2. an example to be followed by other in the near future
  3. this person was the first president of the united states
  4. this is an organized political group
  5. the taking of ships and sailors
  6. this person was George Washington vice president
  7. states wanted to ________ the alien sedition acts
  8. contrary to what the constitution states
  9. a certificate issued by the government for a certain amount of money
  10. and activity to overthrow your government
  11. he was sent to remove the native Americans from the Northwest territory
Down
  1. a ceremony were the precedent takes the oath of office
  2. this person was the leader of the Federalist party
  3. this person was the Secretary of state for George Washington
  4. people who invest in a risky adventure for a large profit
  5. this person wrote the u.s. constitution, and was against factions
  6. tax on goods coming from other country's
  7. not favoring ether side of an dispute
  8. this person was sent to London to sole problems with Britain
  9. its an agreement by states to overthrow federal law

20 Clues: the taking of ships and sailors • this is an organized political group • not favoring ether side of an dispute • tax on goods coming from other country's • contrary to what the constitution states • and activity to overthrow your government • this person was George Washington vice president • states wanted to ________ the alien sedition acts • ...

Constitution Review 2024 SS Mikey 2024-01-03

Constitution Review 2024 SS Mikey crossword puzzle
Across
  1. The plan created by smaller states to have equal representation
  2. The plan created by bigger states to have representation based off of population
  3. A change to the Constitution
  4. The branch that has a Supreme Cout
  5. The first 10 amendments
  6. Settled the debate on how enslaved people should be represented
  7. The statement in which Congress can "stretch" an amendment
  8. Group that votes for the President and VP
  9. Pre-Constiution that created multiple issues
  10. The group that favored the constitution without a bill of rights
  11. The meeting that revised the Articles of Confederation
Down
  1. When the branches are being checked for their powers
  2. Split powers between the states and federal government
  3. An agreement to continue this trade for 20 years
  4. "The Father of The Constitution"
  5. The branch that contains the President
  6. Agreement that decided that there would be equal representation and population used in voting
  7. The branch that has Congress
  8. The statement that states that federal is always above state
  9. When powers are divided to different branches

20 Clues: The first 10 amendments • A change to the Constitution • The branch that has Congress • "The Father of The Constitution" • The branch that has a Supreme Cout • The branch that contains the President • Group that votes for the President and VP • Pre-Constiution that created multiple issues • When powers are divided to different branches • ...

Constitution Era 2024-01-25

Constitution Era crossword puzzle
Across
  1. Freedom of Speech
  2. Lower house of the legislature
  3. Searches and Seizures
  4. Rebellion that showed Articles were too weak
  5. Right to Bear Arms
  6. Group that thought the Constitution was good as is.
  7. The 3/5 Compromise decided how _________ would be counted towards votes
  8. Branch that includes Congress
  9. Branch that includes the president
  10. Right to a lawyer
  11. The solution to the debate of how to assign votes in legislature
  12. The current document that outlines U.S. government
  13. Branch that includes judges
  14. Listing of Rights
  15. Upper house of the legislature
  16. To approve of something
  17. Plan that smaller states approved
Down
  1. Trial by Jury
  2. Double Jeopardy
  3. List of freedoms in the Constitution
  4. What the Judicial Branch does
  5. Group that wanted a Bill of Rights in the Constitution.
  6. The Articles of ________________ was the first form of government in the United States
  7. What the legislative Branch does
  8. Plan that larger states supported
  9. Cruel and Unusual Punishments
  10. No Quartering of Soldiers
  11. Father of the Constitution
  12. States Rights
  13. What the Executive Branch does

30 Clues: Trial by Jury • States Rights • Double Jeopardy • Freedom of Speech • Right to a lawyer • Listing of Rights • Right to Bear Arms • Searches and Seizures • To approve of something • No Quartering of Soldiers • Father of the Constitution • Branch that includes judges • What the Judicial Branch does • Branch that includes Congress • Cruel and Unusual Punishments • Lower house of the legislature • ...

Civil War events 2023-10-16

Civil War events crossword puzzle
Across
  1. and antislavery folks went to Kansas territory in 1854-1856.
  2. does the South seriously begin to think about if these states joined the Union as free states?
  3. slave act
  4. representative Preston Brooks entered the senate chamber and started beating sumner w/a cane
  5. Brown's Raid
  6. and 18 men seized arsenal w/o a fight; fell apart when no slaves rose up to assist the rebellion
  7. Toms Cabin
  8. Scott case.
  9. compromise
  10. not following the law would be charged w/a felony and fined
  11. allowed to choose states if they allowed slavery or not.
  12. U.S. Supreme Court stated that enslaved people were not citizens of the United States
  13. Railroad
  14. missouri applied for statehood
Down
  1. of 1850
  2. Carolina voted to secede from the Union on DEC 20, 1860. Between JAN 9-FEB 1, more states voted to secede from the union
  3. Slave Act Passed
  4. proposed the Missouri Compromise?
  5. in Congress
  6. Clay
  7. of 1860
  8. Kansas
  9. was popular w/northern abolitionists; southerners hated him- didn't even appear on most southern ballots
  10. act
  11. opponents squared off in the race for a senate seat to represent Illinois
  12. both the antislavery movement and the womans right movement

26 Clues: act • Clay • Kansas • of 1850 • of 1860 • Railroad • slave act • Toms Cabin • compromise • in Congress • Scott case. • Brown's Raid • Slave Act Passed • missouri applied for statehood • proposed the Missouri Compromise? • allowed to choose states if they allowed slavery or not. • not following the law would be charged w/a felony and fined • ...

Jackson fives Government Vocab 2023-10-19

Jackson fives Government Vocab crossword puzzle
Across
  1. Papers made before the constitution
  2. first president of the Nation
  3. provides each branch of government with individual powers to check the other branches
  4. designed to protect the security and power of smaller states
  5. the upper chamber of the United States Congress
  6. the principle that the leaders of a state and its government are created and sustained by the consent of its people
  7. responsible for implementing and enforcing the laws written by Congress
  8. The branch that makes the decisions about the laws and those who break them
  9. electors who are selected to elect a candidate to particular offices
  10. established the United States would be allowed two representatives; in the House of Representatives
Down
  1. strong national government with three branches: legislative, executive, and judicial
  2. known as the Founding Father of the constitution
  3. people who support a strong government
  4. James Madison wrote this
  5. officer next in rank to a president
  6. Branch that holds the President
  7. people who are against a strong government
  8. Branch that makes laws for North Carolina
  9. the plan that allows black Slaves to vote
  10. United States highest court

20 Clues: James Madison wrote this • United States highest court • first president of the Nation • Branch that holds the President • Papers made before the constitution • officer next in rank to a president • people who support a strong government • Branch that makes laws for North Carolina • the plan that allows black Slaves to vote • people who are against a strong government • ...

Causes of the Civil War 2024-04-10

Causes of the Civil War crossword puzzle
Across
  1. Geographical differences between the North and South
  2. created two new territories and was called "bleeding kansas"
  3. The meeting that South Carolina signed the Articles of Secession
  4. Lowered the protective tariff to avoid nullification
  5. The first major battle of the Civil War
  6. The fort that was attacked to start the civil war
  7. Prohibited slavery beyond the 36/30 line
  8. The total amount of Confederate states during the Civil war
  9. The total amount of free states during the Civil war
Down
  1. Dred Scott was deemed property by the supreme court
  2. The practice or system of owning slaves
  3. The election that Lincoln was elected
  4. allowed states to secede from the United States
  5. The capitol of the union
  6. The last name of the president of the confederacy during the civil war
  7. California was added as a free state and the fugitive slave law was amended
  8. The last name of the president of the union during the civil war
  9. The capitol of the confederacy
  10. The last name of the leader of the confederate army
  11. The last name of the leader of the union army

20 Clues: The capitol of the union • The capitol of the confederacy • The election that Lincoln was elected • The practice or system of owning slaves • The first major battle of the Civil War • Prohibited slavery beyond the 36/30 line • The last name of the leader of the union army • allowed states to secede from the United States • The fort that was attacked to start the civil war • ...

Lead up to the Civil War 2025-10-21

Lead up to the Civil War crossword puzzle
Across
  1. Movement to end slavery
  2. 5 laws passed to difuse tensions between free and slave states
  3. Ruled that African Americans were not American Citizens
  4. The act of being freed from control
  5. Period of violence between pro-slavery and Anti-slavery settlers
  6. All political power originates from the people
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  1. states may reject, or nullify, federal laws
  2. allowed settlers to decide whether to allow slavery through popular sovereignty
  3. Formerly enslaved man who became an activist/public speaker
  4. popular abolitionist
  5. Allowed to capture and return enslaved people who tried to flee.
  6. An enslaved woman who escaped/conducted the underground railroads
  7. 1820 law that admitted missouri as a slave state and maine as a free state
  8. Formal withdrawal of all 11 slave states
  9. Separated cotton fibers from their seeds, increasing cotton production
  10. American Lawyer and Statesman who represented Kentucky
  11. A system where slaves were bought, sold, traded, or inherited.
  12. Abolitionist novel about realities of slavery
  13. Network of secret routes and safe houses used by enslaved people to escape to free states
  14. Massive economic power of cotton production

20 Clues: popular abolitionist • Movement to end slavery • The act of being freed from control • Formal withdrawal of all 11 slave states • states may reject, or nullify, federal laws • Massive economic power of cotton production • Abolitionist novel about realities of slavery • All political power originates from the people • American Lawyer and Statesman who represented Kentucky • ...