states Crossword Puzzles

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 • ...

Chapter 8 Section 1 2016-04-02

Chapter 8 Section 1 crossword puzzle
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  1. Jay/ Chief Justice of the Supreme Court
  2. Court/ States judicial power is held in the district court for civil and criminal cases
  3. constitution/ Constitution that sets up a system of federalism within a country
  4. not constitutional
  5. Washington/ our FIRST president
  6. Debt/ the amount the nation's government owed
  7. Jefferson/ secretary of state
  8. notes
  9. traditions
  10. Act/ was formed because 2 groups could not agree on how to set up the court system in the United States
  11. courts/Original intermediate level courts of the united states federal court system
  12. Court/ the U.S's judicial power
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  1. Madison/ (recorded everything that was said)
  2. final agreement
  3. commander of something
  4. people who risk money in order to make a larger profit
  5. War/the war involving the Americans and British for independence
  6. the U.S lives by (amendments)
  7. of Justice/ what John Jay was of the Supreme Court
  8. a tax on imports
  9. Government/ a group of nations or states
  10. Knox/ secretary of war
  11. Hamilton/ secretary of treasury
  12. branch/branch headed by the president

24 Clues: notes • traditions • final agreement • a tax on imports • not constitutional • commander of something • Knox/ secretary of war • the U.S lives by (amendments) • Jefferson/ secretary of state • Washington/ our FIRST president • Hamilton/ secretary of treasury • Court/ the U.S's judicial power • branch/branch headed by the president • Jay/ Chief Justice of the Supreme Court • ...

Civil war crossword 2017-04-24

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

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 • ...

civil war 2017-05-22

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

25 Clues: to leave or withdraw • Thomas Jackson’s nickname • Where the civil war ended • 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 • month and day the civil war ended • bloodiest battle in the civil war • amendment that gave black suffrage • ...

The Civil War 2021-11-18

The Civil War crossword puzzle
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  1. President of the Confederate states
  2. Nurse and caregiver for the Union army, founded the American Red Cross
  3. Largest battle in the Western Hemisphere
  4. General of the Union army at the beginning of the war, too cautious
  5. Union general who replaced McClellan
  6. Also known as the Battle of Pittsburg Landing
  7. Overall commander of the Confederacy
  8. Civilian group used to support the army in an emergency
  9. Firearm with a smooth bore and fired from the shoulder
  10. General of Confederate army, died after an incident of friendly fire
  11. Army of the Northern states, against slavery
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  1. Hard crackers made with water, flour, and salt
  2. Also known as the Battle of Manassas
  3. Announced by Lincoln that all slaves in the rebelling states would be free
  4. Army of the Southern states, for slavery
  5. Place where the war started
  6. Name of the court house where Lee surrendered
  7. A U.S. Naval officer, known for his service in the Union army during the war
  8. Cause of the Civil War
  9. President during the Civil War

20 Clues: Cause of the Civil War • Place where the war started • President during the Civil War • President of the Confederate states • Also known as the Battle of Manassas • Union general who replaced McClellan • Overall commander of the Confederacy • Army of the Southern states, for slavery • Largest battle in the Western Hemisphere • Army of the Northern states, against slavery • ...

The Anatomy of the Constitution 2021-12-13

The Anatomy of the Constitution crossword puzzle
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  1. an ________.
  2. New states can be admitted to the ______ with the
  3. what article is about federalism.
  4. Article III creates the ______ _____.
  5. Article III creates the ______ ________ and authorizes Congress to create federal courts below the ______ _______.
  6. Article _______ says the Constitution could not take effect until at least nine out of the thirteen states approved it.
  7. This article creates the legislative branch.
  8. The first paragraph is called the _______.
  9. the main topic of chapter 6
  10. of Congress and the president.
  11. The Constitution is not set in stone, and Article ____ describes how it can be changed!
  12. The ________ is in charge of executing the laws
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  1. all of the amendments.
  2. Article ____ of the Constitution describes how the states should interact with each other.
  3. Article Seven says the Constitution could not take effect until at least ____ out of the thirteen states approved it.
  4. A change or addition to the Constitution is
  5. ______ laws are more powerful then state laws
  6. Legislative branch creates _____
  7. This branch executes, or carries out, laws.
  8. The preambles job is to ____ the reader.

20 Clues: an ________. • all of the amendments. • the main topic of chapter 6 • of Congress and the president. • Legislative branch creates _____ • what article is about federalism. • Article III creates the ______ _____. • The preambles job is to ____ the reader. • The first paragraph is called the _______. • A change or addition to the Constitution is • ...

Foundational Documents Objective 1.2 2022-09-30

Foundational Documents Objective 1.2 crossword puzzle
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  1. NO foreign policy, no rule enforcment?
  2. Papers used to urge New Yorkers to ratify the proposed United States Constitution?
  3. Who was our leader before we elected presidents?
  4. What month is independence day in?
  5. The person that came up with the social contract?
  6. A massachusetts farmer and a war veteran comic incident?
  7. The first states of america were known as the?
  8. First attempt at a new government
  9. Increasing taxes on colonists
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  1. Organization that unites parties or groups?
  2. The person who had the idea of splitting power between the church and the states?
  3. One of the problems with the confederation, NO DEFENSE?
  4. The "breakup" letter to Britain?
  5. The person who came up with the separation of powers between the Executive, Judicial, and Legislative Branches?
  6. The beginning of the Declaration of Independence?
  7. One of the problems with confederation, NO MONEY?
  8. Did they plan for us to keep using those documents?
  9. The person that came up with the three natural right
  10. The first 10 amendments is a part of the?
  11. Which country did the United States break away from?

20 Clues: Increasing taxes on colonists • The "breakup" letter to Britain? • First attempt at a new government • What month is independence day in? • NO foreign policy, no rule enforcment? • The first 10 amendments is a part of the? • Organization that unites parties or groups? • The first states of america were known as the? • Who was our leader before we elected presidents? • ...

Kirsten Cathey Topic 1 2023-08-22

Kirsten Cathey Topic 1 crossword puzzle
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  1. the national government has power to regulate interstate commerce
  2. the government's power lies with the people
  3. congress has implicit power (not listed in constitution) to make laws
  4. the rights people are born with
  5. how citizens can influence government in the policymaking process
  6. the government has a written set of laws
  7. form of national funding that is preferred by the states
  8. uprising that caused concern over the government under the Articles of Confederation
  9. power is shared between national and state governments
  10. requirements of states by the national government
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  1. people elect representatives in government
  2. established bicameral legislature and determined representation
  3. people give up some of their power to keep order
  4. the most common form of national funding
  5. the federal government only has powers states in the constitution
  6. each branch of government has individual powers over the other branches
  7. states do not have to power to tax national banks
  8. essay that supported a large republic to control factions
  9. the government's power is restricted
  10. all people and institutions must obey laws

20 Clues: the rights people are born with • the government's power is restricted • the most common form of national funding • the government has a written set of laws • people elect representatives in government • all people and institutions must obey laws • the government's power lies with the people • people give up some of their power to keep order • ...

The Constitutional Crossword 2023-09-20

The Constitutional Crossword crossword puzzle
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  1. Introduction to the Constitution and states why it was written.
  2. Amendment that abolished slavery.
  3. Amendment that gives freedom from unreasonable searches and seizures.
  4. The clause that states the Constitution is the "Law of the Land".
  5. Major principle that allows US to be run "by the people and for the people".
  6. Article # ___ establishes the Executive Branch.
  7. prohibits excessive bail, fines, and cruel punishments.
  8. Article # ___ explains the Amendment process.
  9. Article # ___ explains the relationship of the states to the federal government. (Federalism)
  10. right to speedy and fair trial.
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  1. First ten Amendments in the Constitution.
  2. Article # ___ establishes the Legislative Branch.
  3. The Constitution was made to replace the Articles of ______.
  4. First three words that the Constitution begins with.
  5. Amendments 4,5,6, and 8 are all concerned with the rights of whom?
  6. Man known as the "Father of the Constitution".
  7. Article # ___ establishes the Judicial Branch.
  8. Clause that states legal matters be resolved according to established rules/principles and that individuals be treated fairly.
  9. The Founding Fathers wanted the Constitution to be _____ throughout time.
  10. Amendment stating accused people do not have to answer incriminating questions.

20 Clues: right to speedy and fair trial. • Amendment that abolished slavery. • First ten Amendments in the Constitution. • Article # ___ explains the Amendment process. • Man known as the "Father of the Constitution". • Article # ___ establishes the Judicial Branch. • Article # ___ establishes the Executive Branch. • Article # ___ establishes the Legislative Branch. • ...

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 • ...

Chapter 16/17 Hailey Anderson 2024-01-28

Chapter 16/17 Hailey Anderson crossword puzzle
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  1. In the civil war, both sides had to have well a thought out ——————————.
  2. South Carolina was the first state to —————— from the United States.
  3. He escaped from jail and became a —————————.
  4. Charlotte is a ————————— from Charlottes web.
  5. You didn’t ———————— your answer.
  6. He was forced to ———————— in the army.
  7. More men in a war —————————— that side of the war.
  8. ————————————— teams are a force that opposes or slows motion.
  9. There was no ———————— in the car accident.
  10. The United States of America had a —————— ——— from 1861-1865.
  11. —————————— were notes that were notes that were issued during the civil war.
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  1. The soldiers restocked their weapons in the ——————.
  2. Lincoln signed the ————————————— ————————————— and freed all the slaves in the rebelling states.
  3. A —————————— can flow into the Mississippi River.
  4. There was a 1,000 dollar —————————— if they returned a runaway slave.
  5. I ————————— my business’s goals in the realiy.
  6. The ambush of Fort Sumpter was a —————— ————.
  7. Kentucky was for —————— ———————.
  8. Kentucky was a ————————— ——————.
  9. After South Carolina seceded, the —————————— of other southern states was concerning.

20 Clues: You didn’t ———————— your answer. • Kentucky was for —————— ———————. • Kentucky was a ————————— ——————. • He was forced to ———————— in the army. • There was no ———————— in the car accident. • He escaped from jail and became a —————————. • Charlotte is a ————————— from Charlottes web. • The ambush of Fort Sumpter was a —————— ————. • ...

Civil War Crossword 2023-02-15

Civil War Crossword crossword puzzle
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  1. The States that seceded from the Confederate
  2. The turning point of the war
  3. Arranged for the present as a temporary measure.
  4. The most famous Civil War nurse
  5. Required enlistment for service, usually in the military.
  6. The belief one is different because of their identification of race and treated unfairly because of it.
  7. An act of sealing off a place to prevent goods or people from entering or leaving.
  8. Formerly enslaved people who have been emancipated.
  9. The name of the house the south surrendered in
  10. It allowed planters to export cotton, tobacco, and other cash crops.
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  1. The first battle of the Civil War
  2. The first state to secede
  3. The Northern States nickname
  4. The Southern States nickname
  5. An enslaved black person who either escaped or was transported across Union lines during the civil war.
  6. The President during the Civil War
  7. An opinion or judgement made before the facts are known, not based on actual experience or reason.
  8. The strategy used by the union
  9. How many years the war lasted
  10. The proclamation that freed all slaves in the southern states

20 Clues: The first state to secede • The turning point of the war • The Northern States nickname • The Southern States nickname • How many years the war lasted • The strategy used by the union • The most famous Civil War nurse • The first battle of the Civil War • The President during the Civil War • The States that seceded from the Confederate • ...

Slavery in the Colonies 2025-02-05

Slavery in the Colonies crossword puzzle
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  1. ________ Quincy Adams defended the Africans.
  2. The states that were for slavery are the _______states.
  3. In 1680 Virginia passed a law declaring that the status of a child was determined by the status of the _______.
  4. ___________ trade is a phrase that describes trade between three continents or ports.
  5. What country offered slaves freedom?
  6. They had to convert to the ___________ religion.
  7. The nation was deeply _________ over slavery
  8. They had to promise their _________ to Spain.
  9. The Atlantic crossing was known as the _________ passage.
  10. For _________ was the first settlement created for free Africans in America.
  11. Fighting over slavery led to the ______ War.
  12. La _______ was a small slave ship.
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  1. The first _____ were brought to the English Colonies of North American in 1619
  2. The states that were against slavery are the ________ states.
  3. In 1865 the 13th Amendment _______ slavery and indentured servitude in the United States.
  4. The ________ passage went from England to Africa.
  5. Anti-Slavery activists were called ________?
  6. In 1641 ________ Colony passed a law that made slavery legal.
  7. The people on the ship __________ & took over the ship.
  8. They also had to help build Castillo de San _____.

20 Clues: La _______ was a small slave ship. • What country offered slaves freedom? • ________ Quincy Adams defended the Africans. • Anti-Slavery activists were called ________? • The nation was deeply _________ over slavery • Fighting over slavery led to the ______ War. • They had to promise their _________ to Spain. • They had to convert to the ___________ religion. • ...

cciv 2025-04-30

cciv crossword puzzle
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  1. / Large Southern farms where many enslaved people worked.
  2. / Union general who became president.
  3. / A large organized group of soldiers.
  4. / Armed conflict between opposing sides.
  5. / When states break away from a country.
  6. / The uniform color of Confederate soldiers.
  7. / The act of freeing enslaved people.
  8. / The uniform color of Union soldiers.
  9. / Confederate general who led the Southern army.
  10. / The opposite of slavery.
  11. / Large artillery weapon used in battles.
  12. / Movement to end slavery.
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  1. / A person not in the military.
  2. / A high-ranking military officer.
  3. / A common type of rifle used by soldiers.
  4. / Political units that joined the Union or Confederacy.
  5. / The rebuilding period after the Civil War.
  6. / Another word for a serious disagreement or fight.
  7. / A person who serves in the military.
  8. / Central issue that led to the Civil War.
  9. / The southern states that seceded from the Union.
  10. / A major turning point battle in Pennsylvania.
  11. / U.S. president during the Civil War.
  12. / The northern states during the Civil War.
  13. / A large-scale conflict between groups or countries.

25 Clues: / The opposite of slavery. • / Movement to end slavery. • / A person not in the military. • / A high-ranking military officer. • / Union general who became president. • / The act of freeing enslaved people. • / A large organized group of soldiers. • / A person who serves in the military. • / The uniform color of Union soldiers. • / U.S. president during the Civil War. • ...

The Lead Up To The Civil War 2025-10-28

The Lead Up To The Civil War crossword puzzle
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  1. a slogan used to describe the power cotton had politically and economically
  2. did the "ain't I a woman?" speech
  3. a route that Harriet Tubman used to get slaves out of slavery
  4. was known as the great compromiser
  5. an invasion of Mexico by the US states following Texas annexation
  6. people who tracked down and caught slaves
  7. repealed the Missouri Compromise and created Kansas and Nebraska
  8. was an advisor for Abraham Lincoln
  9. made the Liberator newspaper
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  1. a law that required free states to send back slaves to slave states
  2. lead revolts and riots to help support the abolitionist movement
  3. advocated for the mentally ill
  4. admitted Missouri as a slave state
  5. a movement to end and liberate the enslaved
  6. an early machine that helped process cotton
  7. a series of laws passed by congress to settle disputes in Northern and Southern states
  8. enslaved individuals are treated as property
  9. events that were held for people to purchase slaves
  10. a book written by Harriet Beecher Stowe for the anti-slavery movement
  11. helped the abolitionist movement through the underground railway

20 Clues: made the Liberator newspaper • advocated for the mentally ill • did the "ain't I a woman?" speech • admitted Missouri as a slave state • was known as the great compromiser • was an advisor for Abraham Lincoln • people who tracked down and caught slaves • a movement to end and liberate the enslaved • an early machine that helped process cotton • ...

Civil war 2025-12-16

Civil war crossword puzzle
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  1. Machine that helped with the production of cotton
  2. Gave Lincoln a victory in both the popular vote and the electoral vote
  3. To leave
  4. where one person is owned by another, treated as property, and forced to work without pay
  5. the rights and powers held by individual US states rather than by the federal government
  6. the theory that states can void federal laws they deem unconstitutional
  7. Neither slavery, nor involuntary servitude, unless for the punishment of crimes
  8. track or set of tracks made of steel rails along which passenger and freight trains run
  9. To get rid of
  10. The Capital of Georgia
  11. Most valuable resource during the civil war
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  1. The south who sided with slavery
  2. The main Confederate General
  3. Soldier and former Commanding General of the United States Army
  4. Military strategy to surround an area
  5. The north who wanted to abolish slavery
  6. The Vice President of the Confederacy
  7. The president of the United States from (1861-1865)
  8. Crucial set of resolutions adopted in December 1850 by a Georgia state convention
  9. Rich city in the coastal plains of georgia

20 Clues: To leave • To get rid of • The Capital of Georgia • The main Confederate General • The south who sided with slavery • Military strategy to surround an area • The Vice President of the Confederacy • The north who wanted to abolish slavery • Rich city in the coastal plains of georgia • Most valuable resource during the civil war • Machine that helped with the production of cotton • ...

dual credit us history crossword, 1850-1900 2026-04-27

dual credit us history crossword, 1850-1900 crossword puzzle
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  1. Business controlling a market
  2. Government formed by Southern states
  3. Western edge of American settlement
  4. Agency that helped formerly enslaved people
  5. Large Southern farm using enslaved labor
  6. Person who worked to end slavery
  7. Change added to the Constitution
  8. Political party supporting farmers
  9. Legal membership in a country
  10. Famous speech by Abraham Lincoln
  11. Growth of cities
  12. System enforcing racial separation
  13. Worker refusal to work
  14. Northern states during the Civil War
  15. Withdrawal of Southern states from the Union
  16. Codes – Laws restricting African American rights
  17. Law that encouraged western settlemen
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  1. Period of rebuilding the South
  2. Process of charging a government official
  3. Union Organization protecting workers
  4. Legal separation of races
  5. Growth of factories and machines
  6. Unfair treatment of a group
  7. Overcrowded city housing
  8. Farming system based on debt and crop sharing
  9. Transportation system that fueled expansion
  10. Era of wealth alongside poverty
  11. Movement of people into a country
  12. Formal giving up at the end of the Civil War
  13. Order that freed enslaved people in rebel states

30 Clues: Growth of cities • Worker refusal to work • Overcrowded city housing • Legal separation of races • Unfair treatment of a group • Business controlling a market • Legal membership in a country • Period of rebuilding the South • Era of wealth alongside poverty • Growth of factories and machines • Person who worked to end slavery • Change added to the Constitution • ...

Civil War 2026-04-28

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

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 John Brown's massacre was called • - what was the civil war fought to free • - abolitionist who led massacre in Virgina • - who did the South elect as their president • ...

1800-1848 2024-01-01

1800-1848 crossword puzzle
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  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
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  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
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  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.
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  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. • ...

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. • ...

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 • ...

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. • ...

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 • ...

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 • ...

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

Jack Kwartowitz 2nd Hour Gov. Final Project crossword puzzle
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  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
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  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
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  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
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  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
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  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
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  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
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  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)
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  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
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  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?
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  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
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  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
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  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
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  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
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  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
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  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
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  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
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  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
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  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
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  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
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  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
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  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
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  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 • ...

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 • ...

Hanover Co-op Food Stores 2022-10-26

Hanover Co-op Food Stores crossword puzzle
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  1. A business services cooperative for retail food co-ops located throughout the United States. They represent 151 food co-ops operating over 220 stores in 38 states. (3)
  2. Located on A street in Wilder, it provides many prepared foods to our stores and in turn to our Members and customers. (4, 7)
  3. Co-op discount program intended to make healthy food more accessible to everyone in our communities, regardless of income. (4,3,3)
  4. You must own this many shares to be a Member. (3)
  5. Residents formed the ________ Consumer’s Club in 1936. (7)
  6. One of three Food Access Partners that the Co-op Food Stores donate to on a monthly basis through Pennies for Change. (6, 6)
  7. We have donated over $1 million dollars with the _______ for Change program. (7)
  8. Year the Co-op moved to 45 South Park Street. (5,5)
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  1. Joined the Co-op family in 1999 as the Lyme Road Service Center. (9, 6)
  2. Principle that states Cooperatives are autonomous organizations controlled by their members. (4)
  3. Principle that states Cooperatives are democratic organizations controlled by their members, who actively participate in setting their policies and making decisions. (3)
  4. Principle that states Cooperatives are voluntary organizations, open to all persons without discrimination. (3)
  5. Co-op location that has been open for 25 years. (7)
  6. Principle that states members contribute equitably to, and democratically control, the capital of their co-operative. (5)
  7. Principle that states Cooperatives work for the sustainable development of their communities through policies approved by their members. (5)
  8. The third Co-op Food Store. Established in 2010. (5,5)

16 Clues: You must own this many shares to be a Member. (3) • Co-op location that has been open for 25 years. (7) • Year the Co-op moved to 45 South Park Street. (5,5) • The third Co-op Food Store. Established in 2010. (5,5) • Residents formed the ________ Consumer’s Club in 1936. (7) • Joined the Co-op family in 1999 as the Lyme Road Service Center. (9, 6) • ...

Unit 3 Keywords 2022-10-28

Unit 3 Keywords crossword puzzle
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  1. Was the second Hamiltonian national bank in the United States to receive federal authorization. It was located in Philadelphia, Pennsylannia, between February 1816 and January 1836.
  2. A particular affinity for a region's interests over those of a nation at large.
  3. A practice where the political party that wins an election rewards its campaign workers and other active supporters with appointments to government positions and other favors.
  4. Was the founder of the first principal English-speaking communities in Texas in the 1820s, when that region was still a part of Mexico.
  5. Was a political crisis that occurred in the United States in 1832–1833, under the administration of Andrew Jackson, and involved a confrontation between the state of South Carolina and the federal government.
  6. The Lowell mills were 19th-century textile mills that operated in the city of Lowell, Massachusetts.
  7. Was an unsuccessful proposal in the United States Congress to outlaw slavery in territorie that the country had taken from Mexico as a result of the Mexican-American War.
  8. Was a principle of US policy, enunciated by President James Monroe, that any intervention by external powers in the politics of the Americas was a potentially hostile act against the US.
  9. Was the sudden influx of fortune seekers in California that started as soon as gold was discovered at Sutter's Mill in early 1848 and peaked in 1852.
  10. Was the first women’s rights convention in the United States. Held in July 1848 in Seneca Falls, New York, the meeting launched the women’s suffrage movement
  11. A prominent supporter of the Missouri Compromise (1820) and the Compromise of 1850, both attempts to protect the American union from regional turmoil over slavery, this statesman and congressman from the United States was known for his American System, which included a national bank, the tariff, and internal improvements to promote economic stability and prosperity.
  12. Was an American inventor, mechanical engineer, and manufacturer, who is best remembered as the inventor of the cotton gin but also made significinat contributions to developing the concept of mass production of interchangeable parts.
  13. A derogatory term for state banks selected by the U.S. Department of Treasury to receive surplus Treasury funds in 1833.
  14. A deal that transpired after the US gained possession of most of northern Mexico in 1848.
  15. An overland route that connected Independence, Missouri, and Oregon City, which is now close to Portland, Oregon, in the valley of the Willamette River. In the 19th century, it was one of the two primary emigration routes to the American West.
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  1. Was a treaty that established the border between the United States and New Spain in 1819 and ceded Florida to the United States.
  2. A historic waterway of the United States, connecting the Great Lakes with New York City via the Hudson River at Albany.
  3. The national mood of the United States from 1815 to 1825, as first described by the Boston Columbian Centinel on July 12, 1817. The period of time is commonly associated with President James Monroe's two presidential terms (1817-25), but it actually began in 1815, when, for the first time since the Napoleonic Wars ended, American citizens could afford to pay less attention to European political and military concerns.
  4. Historians' term for what they believe to have been a dominant value system among the upper and middle classes in the United States during the 19th century.
  5. A negotiated settlement between the North and the South that was approved by the US Congress allowed Missouri to become the country's 24th state (1821).
  6. An ideology that prioritizes a person's loyalty to the nation-state over their own or other people's interests.
  7. The supposed inevitability of the continued territorial expansion of the boundaries of the United States westward to the Pacific and beyond.
  8. A system that existed in the Northern states before the American Civil War whereby sympathetic Northerners helped fugitive slaves from the South escape to safety in the North or in Canada in defiance of the Fugitive Slave Acts.
  9. American presidential election held in 1824, in which John Quincy Adams was elected by the House of Representatives after Andrew Jackson won the most popular and electoral votes but failed to receive a majority.
  10. A political party established in 1834 by the opponents of Jacksonian Democrats, and the leader of the party, President Andrew Jackson.
  11. The forced removal of Eastern Woodlands Indians from the Southeast of the United States during the 1830s to Indian Territory west of the Mississippi River, including tribes like the Cherokee, Creek, Chickasaw, Choctaw, and Seminoles.
  12. Treaty between the United States and Mexico that ended the Mexican War.
  13. Was a Protestant religious revival during the early 19th century in the United States.
  14. 18th-century Franciscan mission in San Antonio, Texas, U.S., that was the site of a historic resistance effort by a small group of determined fighters for Texan independence (1836) from Mexico.

29 Clues: Treaty between the United States and Mexico that ended the Mexican War. • A particular affinity for a region's interests over those of a nation at large. • Was a Protestant religious revival during the early 19th century in the United States. • A deal that transpired after the US gained possession of most of northern Mexico in 1848. • ...

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 • ...

The Civil War 2021-05-19

The Civil War crossword puzzle
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  1. Key Union victory, 51,000 died in 3 days there
  2. The attack on this fort started the Civil War
  3. Emancipation Proclamation granted to some slaves
  4. freeing of the enslaved
  5. The top general of the Union
  6. The president of the Union during the Civil War
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  1. Grant laid siege to city, surrendered July 4
  2. practiced by Sherman to destroy southern will
  3. The first major battle of the Civil War
  4. To formally withdraw from the Union
  5. The states that left the United States
  6. The bloodiest single day battle in the Civil War
  7. placed Lee surrendered to Grant ending the war
  8. The states that stayed in the United States
  9. war a war between two or more groups in a country
  10. The top general of the Confederacy

16 Clues: freeing of the enslaved • The top general of the Union • The top general of the Confederacy • To formally withdraw from the Union • The states that left the United States • The first major battle of the Civil War • The states that stayed in the United States • Grant laid siege to city, surrendered July 4 • practiced by Sherman to destroy southern will • ...

Civil War Crossword 2018-05-02

Civil War Crossword crossword puzzle
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  1. president during the civil war
  2. this invention increased the amount of deaths
  3. the bloodiest battle of the Civil War
  4. this ammendment protected the rights of citizens
  5. lincoln's brief speech in honor of the people who died in the war
  6. this amendment banned slavery
  7. this amendment gives every citizen the right to vote
  8. Black ____ were passed by the Southern States, which limit the African American's freedom
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  1. secret society of white Southerners in the United States to keep former slaves powerless
  2. laws that enforced racial segregation
  3. person who shot Lincoln
  4. where Lee surrendered to Grant
  5. Union's plan to victory
  6. period after the Civil War in the United States when the Southern States were reorganized and reintegrated into the Union
  7. Kentucky, Missouri, Maryland, and Delaware
  8. General of the South

16 Clues: General of the South • person who shot Lincoln • Union's plan to victory • this amendment banned slavery • president during the civil war • where Lee surrendered to Grant • laws that enforced racial segregation • the bloodiest battle of the Civil War • Kentucky, Missouri, Maryland, and Delaware • this invention increased the amount of deaths • ...

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

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

1960's 2025-05-06

1960's crossword puzzle
Across
  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
Down
  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 • ...

Ch9-10 APUSH Crossword 2023-11-14

Ch9-10 APUSH Crossword crossword puzzle
Across
  1. Limiting the government's role in the economy
  2. "Ain't I a women?"
  3. 6th President of the United States
  4. Opposition to Democrats
  5. 7th President of the United States (last name)
  6. gold and silver to buy land
  7. Chief Justice under Jackson (last name)
Down
  1. "Tippecanoe and _____ Too!"
  2. Issued Ordinance of Nullification (last name)
  3. Important invention made by Eli Whitney
  4. Women reformer focused on mentally ill
  5. The Great Compromiser (last name)
  6. President of the BUS (last name)
  7. Movement against alcohol
  8. Winner-takes-all election format
  9. Prioritizing Americans over immigrants
  10. 8th President of the United States
  11. Movement dedicated against slavery

18 Clues: "Ain't I a women?" • Opposition to Democrats • Movement against alcohol • "Tippecanoe and _____ Too!" • gold and silver to buy land • President of the BUS (last name) • Winner-takes-all election format • The Great Compromiser (last name) • 6th President of the United States • 8th President of the United States • Movement dedicated against slavery • ...

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. • ...

The Constitution 2014-08-29

The Constitution crossword puzzle
Across
  1. construction A literal interpretation of a statute or document by a court.
  2. and balances Counterbalancing influences by which an organization or system is regulated, typically those ensuring that power in political institutions is not concentrated in the hands of particular individuals or groups.
  3. plan A proposal by Virginia delegates for a bicameral legislative branch.
  4. They feared a federal govt with unlimited King Like Powers and wouldn't agree to it until there was a Bill of Rights added to protect the people!
  5. of independence The formal statement written by Thomas Jefferson declaring the freedom of the thirteen American colonies from Great Britain.
  6. of rights The first ten amendments to the Constitution of the US, ratified in 1791.
  7. of powers The vesting of the legislative, executive, and judiciary powers of government in separate bodies.
  8. An article added to the US Constitution.
Down
  1. papers A series of 85 articles and essays written by Alexander Hamilton, James Madison, and John Jay promoting the ratification of the United States Constitution.
  2. compromise A compromise reached between delegates from southern states and those from northern states during the 1787 United States Constitutional Convention. The debate was over if, and if so, how, slaves would be counted when determining a state's total population for constitutional purposes.
  3. convention A gathering for the purpose of writing a new constitution or revising an existing constitution.
  4. jersey plan A proposal for the structure of the United States Government presented by William Paterson at the Constitutional Convention on June 15, 1787.
  5. Defined as a system of government where there is one strong, central controlling authority, or the principles of a political party called the Federalists.
  6. powers A list of items found in Article I, Section 8 of the U.S. Constitution that set forth the authoritative capacity of Congress.
  7. construction Allows the government to expand powers that are not specifically outlined in the Constitution as long as these powers are not specifically prohibited.
  8. compromise An agreement that large and small states reached during the Constitutional Convention of 1787 that in part defined the legislative structure and representation that each state would have under the United States Constitution.
  9. rebellion An armed uprising that took place in central and western Massachusetts in 1786 and 1787. The rebellion was named after Daniel Shays, a veteran of the American Revolutionary War and one of the rebel leaders.
  10. of confederation The first constitution of the 13 American states, adopted in 1781 and replaced in 1789 by the Constitution of the United States.

18 Clues: An article added to the US Constitution. • plan A proposal by Virginia delegates for a bicameral legislative branch. • construction A literal interpretation of a statute or document by a court. • of rights The first ten amendments to the Constitution of the US, ratified in 1791. • ...

Unit 2 test 2021-12-14

Unit 2 test crossword puzzle
Across
  1. Principle of government under which separate branches are empowered to prevent actions by other branches and are induced to share power.
  2. The 3rd President of the United States of America, widely regarded as "The Father of the Declaration of Independence".
  3. 1st United States Secretary of the Treasury, one of the Founding Fathers of the United States. He was an influential interpreter and promoter of the U.S. Constitution, as well as the founder of the nation's financial system.
  4. Deemed "The Father of the Bill of Rights".
  5. Credited as being the founder and leader of the Sons of Liberty.
  6. An armed uprising in Western Massachusetts and Worcester in response to a debt crisis among the citizenry and in opposition to the state government's increased efforts to collect taxes both on individuals and their trades.
  7. Prohibits unreasonable searches and seizures.
  8. An agreement among the 13 original states of the United States of America that served as its first constitution. It was approved, after much debate, by the Second Continental Congress on November 15, 1777, and sent to the states for ratification.
  9. The plan was created in response to the Virginia Plan, which called for 1 house of Congress with each state represented equally
  10. Protects the freedom of speech, religion and the press. It also protects the right to peaceful protest and to petition the government.
  11. Which branch of the government has the power to declare war under U.S. Constitution? *
Down
  1. The first ten amendments to the United States Constitution.
  2. how long is a term for a US senator
  3. An American political leader, military general, statesman, and Founding Father who served as the first president of the United States from 1789 to 1797. Previously, he led Patriot forces to victory in the nation's War for Independence.
  4. Patriot in the American Revolution, he is best known for his midnight ride to alert the colonial militia in April 1775 to the approach of British forces before the battles of Lexington and Concord.
  5. Addresses criminal procedure and other aspects of the Constitution.
  6. America's fourth President, made a major contribution to the ratification of the Constitution by writing The Federalist Papers. In later years, he was referred to as the “Father of the Constitution.”
  7. During his lifetime he was a Founding Father, Signer of the Treaty of Paris, Second Governor of New York, and First Chief Justice of the United States.

18 Clues: how long is a term for a US senator • Deemed "The Father of the Bill of Rights". • Prohibits unreasonable searches and seizures. • The first ten amendments to the United States Constitution. • Credited as being the founder and leader of the Sons of Liberty. • Addresses criminal procedure and other aspects of the Constitution. • ...

Immigration/African American/Indian Crossword 2019-11-27

Immigration/African American/Indian Crossword crossword puzzle
Across
  1. a United States federal law signed by President Chester A. Arthur on May 6, 1882, prohibiting all immigration of Chinese laborers
  2. authorized the President of the United States to subdivide Native American tribal landholdings into allotments for Native American heads of families and individuals
  3. also known as the Black Hills War, was a series of battles and negotiations between the Lakota Sioux, Northern Cheyenne, and the United States.
  4. African American soldiers who mainly served on the Western frontier following the American Civil War
  5. journalism that is based upon sensationalism and crude exaggeration.
  6. the policy of protecting the interests of native-born or established inhabitants against those of immigrants.
  7. a clause exempting certain classes of people or things from the requirements of a piece of legislation affecting their previous rights, privileges, or practices.
Down
  1. state and local laws that enforced racial segregation in the Southern United States.
  2. a North American Indian religious cult, based on the performance of a ritual dance that would drive away white people and restore the traditional lands and way of life.
  3. a settlement house in the United States that was co-founded in 1889 by Jane Addams and Ellen Gates Starr, on the Near West Side of Chicago, Illinois
  4. an American anti-Catholic secret society established in 1887 by Protestants.
  5. a landmark decision of the U.S. Supreme Court that upheld the constitutionality of racial segregation laws for public facilities as long as the segregated facilities were equal in quality
  6. the influx of Catholic and Jewish immigrants from southern and eastern Europe
  7. a 138-mile-long tributary of the Bighorn River in the United States in the states of Montana and Wyoming.
  8. A member of a Native American people inhabiting the southwest United States and northern Mexico.

15 Clues: journalism that is based upon sensationalism and crude exaggeration. • an American anti-Catholic secret society established in 1887 by Protestants. • the influx of Catholic and Jewish immigrants from southern and eastern Europe • state and local laws that enforced racial segregation in the Southern United States. • ...

Ch 6, sec 1 Vocab 2024-01-17

Ch 6, sec 1 Vocab crossword puzzle
Across
  1. The upper chamber of the United States Congress.
  2. Affirm that the government of the United States exists to serve its citizens.
  3. Any association of individuals or organizations, usually formally organized, that, on the basis of one or more shared concerns, attempts to influence public policy in its favor.
  4. An agreement worked out at the Constitutional convention establishing that a state’s population would determine representation in the lower house of the legislature, while each state would have equal representation in the upper house.
  5. Consisting of two houses.
  6. Lower chamber of the United States Congress, with the Senate being the upper chamber.
  7. The people of a particular geographic area who are represented by a lawmaking body.
Down
  1. The power of Congress to check up on the executive branch and to make sure it is following the laws of Congress has passed.
  2. A congressional act or bill that sets aside funds for a specific purpose.
  3. The United States Constitution establishes the legislative branch of the federal government, the United States Congress.
  4. The distribution of seats in the House of Representatives among the states.
  5. A system in which each branch of government is able to limit the power of the other branches.
  6. A vote taken to pass a bill again after it has been vetoed by the President.
  7. The process of charging officials in the executive and judicial branches with wrongdoing and bringing them to trial.
  8. The authority of the United States Senate to approve or reject a resolution of ratification of any treaty to which the United States is a proposed signatory, as well as to evaluate and confirm Presidential nominees to positions in the federal government.

15 Clues: Consisting of two houses. • The upper chamber of the United States Congress. • A congressional act or bill that sets aside funds for a specific purpose. • The distribution of seats in the House of Representatives among the states. • A vote taken to pass a bill again after it has been vetoed by the President. • ...

Medieval Europe 2021-10-15

Medieval Europe crossword puzzle
Across
  1. those obligations that a person assumes for themselves - taking on responsibilities based on the choices we make in life. These are obligations we make to ourselves and our families.
  2. those duties that each person has to society
  3. people who have been lawfully admitted to the United States, are also granted certain legal rights and protections even if they are not citizens.
  4. a legal document showing a permanent resident has the right to live and work legally in the U.S.
  5. voluntarily give up their Interactive citizenship.
  6. putting aside their own personal interests to work toward the common good.
  7. good,
  8. in 1798. declared that noncitizens had to reside in the United States for at least fourteen years to qualify for naturalization and even authorized the President to deport noncitizens who were citizens of foreign countries with which the United States was at war
  9. e those rights that allow a person to choose to do what he or she wants as long as it does not infringe on the rights of others.
  10. those who do not have legal status to live or work in the United States
  11. a Latin term meaning “law of the soil” or “right of birthplace.” This idea means that any child born in the United States, no matter the citizenship status of his or her parents, is a citizen of the United States.
  12. the position or status of being a citizen of a particular country.
  13. society considered as a community of citizens linked by common interests and collective activity.
  14. someone may be a citizen of two or more countries. The following countries permit dual citizenship: Canada, France, Mexico, Australia and the United Kingdom to name a few. Japan requires that a Japanese national holding dual nationality to choose when they turn twenty years old. Germany and India do not permit dual citizenship.
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  1. those rights that guarantee our freedom to engage in the political process in the United States, are also important to our understanding of rights in the United States. Without these rights, we would not be allowed to participate in our representative democracy
  2. a legally recognized subject or national of a state or commonwealth, either native or naturalized.
  3. the ways in which people participate in the life of their communities or improve the conditions and quality of life for others using political and non-political processes.
  4. rights that expressly limit the power of government.
  5. rights that require government to do something - to take positive action to guarantee rights.
  6. Congress’s first rule for naturalization This rule simply stated that “free white persons” living in the United States for two years could be granted citizenship as long as they exhibited good moral character and swore allegiance to the Constitution.
  7. a sworn declaration that every citizenship applicant must recite during a formal ceremony in order to become a naturalized American citizen.
  8. the social ties that we develop throughout our lives.
  9. Scott v. Sandford an enslaved African American born in Virginia, was declared not to be a citizen and therefore could not sue for his freedom in federal court. Chief Justice Roger Taney argued that the Framers never meant to include slaves under the protections of the Constitution.
  10. how people from other countries become citizens of the United States
  11. revoke, a person’s citizenship if they commit certain actions.
  12. include the right of people to buy property and sell property, and use their private property as they see fit without unreasonable government interference. People also have the right to seek a job where they please and to change jobs if they want. Also, people have the right to join labor unions if they choose, and can enter into contracts with others.
  13. This law granted Native Americans citizenship to both the United States and to the states where they lived; however, most were still denied the right to vote by many state laws until 1957.
  14. Written by Senator Jacob M. Howard from Michigan, Section 1 states: “All persons born or naturalized in the United States, and subject to the jurisdiction thereof, are citizens of the United States and of the State wherein they reside.”
  15. “law of the blood” which means that a child inherits the citizenship of its parents.
  16. rights that you are inherently born with and cannot be given up or taken away.
  17. a deliberate, open, non-violent action which breaks the law. It involves the willingness to accept the punishment for the lawbreaking. It is not the same thing as rebellion or revolution, but rather an action that is based on a moral conscience and a recognition of a higher law.

31 Clues: good, • those duties that each person has to society • voluntarily give up their Interactive citizenship. • rights that expressly limit the power of government. • the social ties that we develop throughout our lives. • revoke, a person’s citizenship if they commit certain actions. • the position or status of being a citizen of a particular country. • ...

Citizenship 2021-10-15

Citizenship crossword puzzle
Across
  1. those obligations that a person assumes for themselves - taking on responsibilities based on the choices we make in life. These are obligations we make to ourselves and our families.
  2. those duties that each person has to society
  3. people who have been lawfully admitted to the United States, are also granted certain legal rights and protections even if they are not citizens.
  4. a legal document showing a permanent resident has the right to live and work legally in the U.S.
  5. voluntarily give up their Interactive citizenship.
  6. putting aside their own personal interests to work toward the common good.
  7. good,
  8. in 1798. declared that noncitizens had to reside in the United States for at least fourteen years to qualify for naturalization and even authorized the President to deport noncitizens who were citizens of foreign countries with which the United States was at war
  9. e those rights that allow a person to choose to do what he or she wants as long as it does not infringe on the rights of others.
  10. those who do not have legal status to live or work in the United States
  11. a Latin term meaning “law of the soil” or “right of birthplace.” This idea means that any child born in the United States, no matter the citizenship status of his or her parents, is a citizen of the United States.
  12. the position or status of being a citizen of a particular country.
  13. society considered as a community of citizens linked by common interests and collective activity.
  14. someone may be a citizen of two or more countries. The following countries permit dual citizenship: Canada, France, Mexico, Australia and the United Kingdom to name a few. Japan requires that a Japanese national holding dual nationality to choose when they turn twenty years old. Germany and India do not permit dual citizenship.
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  1. those rights that guarantee our freedom to engage in the political process in the United States, are also important to our understanding of rights in the United States. Without these rights, we would not be allowed to participate in our representative democracy
  2. a legally recognized subject or national of a state or commonwealth, either native or naturalized.
  3. the ways in which people participate in the life of their communities or improve the conditions and quality of life for others using political and non-political processes.
  4. rights that expressly limit the power of government.
  5. rights that require government to do something - to take positive action to guarantee rights.
  6. Congress’s first rule for naturalization This rule simply stated that “free white persons” living in the United States for two years could be granted citizenship as long as they exhibited good moral character and swore allegiance to the Constitution.
  7. a sworn declaration that every citizenship applicant must recite during a formal ceremony in order to become a naturalized American citizen.
  8. the social ties that we develop throughout our lives.
  9. Scott v. Sandford an enslaved African American born in Virginia, was declared not to be a citizen and therefore could not sue for his freedom in federal court. Chief Justice Roger Taney argued that the Framers never meant to include slaves under the protections of the Constitution.
  10. how people from other countries become citizens of the United States
  11. revoke, a person’s citizenship if they commit certain actions.
  12. include the right of people to buy property and sell property, and use their private property as they see fit without unreasonable government interference. People also have the right to seek a job where they please and to change jobs if they want. Also, people have the right to join labor unions if they choose, and can enter into contracts with others.
  13. This law granted Native Americans citizenship to both the United States and to the states where they lived; however, most were still denied the right to vote by many state laws until 1957.
  14. Written by Senator Jacob M. Howard from Michigan, Section 1 states: “All persons born or naturalized in the United States, and subject to the jurisdiction thereof, are citizens of the United States and of the State wherein they reside.”
  15. “law of the blood” which means that a child inherits the citizenship of its parents.
  16. rights that you are inherently born with and cannot be given up or taken away.
  17. a deliberate, open, non-violent action which breaks the law. It involves the willingness to accept the punishment for the lawbreaking. It is not the same thing as rebellion or revolution, but rather an action that is based on a moral conscience and a recognition of a higher law.

31 Clues: good, • those duties that each person has to society • voluntarily give up their Interactive citizenship. • rights that expressly limit the power of government. • the social ties that we develop throughout our lives. • revoke, a person’s citizenship if they commit certain actions. • the position or status of being a citizen of a particular country. • ...

CIVIL WAR 2024-01-10

CIVIL WAR crossword puzzle
Across
  1. - a person from the northern states who went to the South after the Civil War to profit from the Reconstruction.
  2. - a 19th-century warship with armor plating.
  3. Lincoln - The president during the civil war
  4. - the southern states that seceded from the union
  5. - a person who wanted to end slavery
  6. - a coarse stout leather shoe reaching to the ankle.
  7. - soldiers marching or fighting on foot
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  1. - a bag with a single shoulder strap.
  2. - large-caliber guns used in warfare on land.
  3. - Northern states
  4. - farms specializing in cash crops
  5. Proclamation - a document that declared "that all persons held as slaves" within the rebellious states "are, and henceforward shall be free.
  6. - a formal withdraw
  7. - something you use to pay
  8. - the confederates color
  9. - The union colors

16 Clues: - Northern states • - The union colors • - a formal withdraw • - the confederates color • - something you use to pay • - farms specializing in cash crops • - a person who wanted to end slavery • - a bag with a single shoulder strap. • - soldiers marching or fighting on foot • - a 19th-century warship with armor plating. • Lincoln - The president during the civil war • ...

AMERICA - land of the free 2025-10-01

AMERICA - land of the free crossword puzzle
Across
  1. first successful British colony
  2. Plains Indian tribe
  3. the number of colonies established by the British
  4. discoverer of America (2 words)
  5. most immigrants to USA now are this ethnicity
  6. failed first colony of Britain
  7. what England called America (2 words)
  8. Sioux Indians lived in these structures
  9. harvest festival to celebrate blessings
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  1. protest against British taxes (3 words)
  2. USA fought Britain to gain this
  3. first president of USA (2 words)
  4. war between Northern and Southern states
  5. president that abolished slavery
  6. Southern states in civil war
  7. Northern states in civil war
  8. Africans working on Southern plantations
  9. statue gifted by France expressing this value

18 Clues: Plains Indian tribe • Southern states in civil war • Northern states in civil war • failed first colony of Britain • USA fought Britain to gain this • first successful British colony • discoverer of America (2 words) • first president of USA (2 words) • president that abolished slavery • what England called America (2 words) • protest against British taxes (3 words) • ...

social studies crossword puzzle 2024-05-10

social studies crossword puzzle crossword puzzle
Across
  1. allowed the Southern states to begin holding elections
  2. Made it so that the right to vote couldn’t be denied by race
  3. Legalized and enforced segregation
  4. A program that would allow Confederate states to establish new state governments
  5. districts The rebel states are separated
  6. The separation of people because of race
  7. An assessment that calculates someone's ability to read and write
  8. Made all people born in the U.S a U.S citizen
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  1. Laws that enforced racial segregation
  2. Abolished slavery in the United states
  3. What led people to establish civil rights for former slaves
  4. A payment that people would have to pay to vote
  5. Readmission to the representation of rebel states

13 Clues: Legalized and enforced segregation • Laws that enforced racial segregation • Abolished slavery in the United states • districts The rebel states are separated • The separation of people because of race • Made all people born in the U.S a U.S citizen • A payment that people would have to pay to vote • Readmission to the representation of rebel states • ...

Civil War 2024-10-31

Civil War crossword puzzle
Across
  1. (1) California admitted as free state, (2) territorial status and popular sovereignty of Utah and New Mexico, (3) slave trade abolished in DC, and (4) new fugitive slave law; strengthened South's support advocated by Henry Clay and Stephen Douglas
  2. Separation of people based on racial, ethnic, or other differences
  3. Formal withdrawal of states or regions from a nation
  4. Created to keep the balance of power of free states and slave states. It was decided Missouri entered as a slave state and Maine entered as a free state and all states North of the 36th parallel were free states and all South were slave states.
  5. Movement of over 300,000 African American looking for jobs from the rural south into Northern cities between 1914 and 1920
  6. The name for the north during the Civil War
  7. 1854 A law that allowed voters in Kansas and Nebraska to choose whether to allow slavery
  8. Refused to give up her seat on a bus to a white man and inspired the Montgomery Alabama boycott.
  9. Area that relied on agriculture, plantations, cotton, crops. few factories, and had slaves.
  10. 1st state to secede from the Union
  11. A group tried to seize the federal arsenal and armory at Harpers Ferry, Virginia to give weapons to slaves who could use them to fight for freedom. The plan failed, and the leader was tried, convicted, and hanged for treason.
  12. A law that made it a crime to help runaway slaves; allowed for the arrest of escaped slaves in areas where slavery was illegal and required their return to slaveholders
  13. Principle upheld in Plessy v. Ferguson (1896) in which the Supreme Court ruled that segregation of public facilities was legal.
  14. Slave sued for his freedom after living in a free state for a short time. Supreme Court ruling that declared slaves were not viewed as citizens but as property.
  15. Loyalty to one's own region of the country, rather than to the nation as a whole
  16. 16th president of the United States; helped preserve the United States by leading the defeat of the secessionist Confederacy; an outspoken opponent of the expansion of slavery.
  17. A person who wanted to end slavery in the United States
  18. Abolished slavery
  19. A sequence of violent events involving abolitionists and pro-Slavery elements that took place in Kansas-Nebraska Territory. The dispute further strained the relations of the North and South, making civil war imminent.
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  1. Brooks (proslavery) attacked Sumner (anti slavery) on floor of the senate with his cane.
  2. Protect the right of African American Men to vote. Southern states added poll taxes, literacy tests, and used violence to prevent African American men from voting.
  3. A large political rally that took place in Washington, D.C. on August 28, 1963. Martin Luther King, Jr. delivered his historic "I Have a Dream" speech advocating racial harmony at the Lincoln Memorial during the march. Widely credited as helping lead to the Civil Rights Act (1964) and the National Voting Rights Act (1965).
  4. Declares that all persons born in the U.S. are citizens and are guaranteed equal protection of the laws. Gave former slaves same rights as other Americans.
  5. Confederate general who had opposed secession but did not believe the Union should be held together by force
  6. Compromise that enables Hayes to take office in return for the end of Reconstruction in the South
  7. The southern states that seceded from the United States in 1861
  8. This was the first high school to be integrated. 9 African Americans started going to the all white high school. President Eisenhower used federal troops to protect them.
  9. Power comes from the people who rule by majority and their own consent.
  10. Many factories, industrial, bigger cities, many immigrants, and didn't support slavery.
  11. American abolitionist. Born a slave on a Maryland plantation, she escaped to the North in 1849 and became the most renowned conductor on the Underground Railroad, leading more than 300 slaves to freedom.
  12. General of the Union Army
  13. A novel published by Harriet Beecher Stowe in 1852 which portrayed slavery as brutal and immoral and caused many northerns to oppose slavery.
  14. A system of secret routes used by escaping slaves to reach freedom in the North or in Canada
  15. The president was shot and killed by John Wilkes Booth at Ford's Theater in Washington, D.C., April 14, 1865
  16. Lincoln, the Republican candidate, won because the Democratic party was split over slavery. As a result, the South no longer felt like it has a voice in politics and a number of states seceded from the Union.
  17. Union fort attacked by Confederates in South Carolina 1861 sparking the start of the Civil War
  18. The period after the Civil War in the United States when the southern states were reorganized and reintegrated into the Union
  19. The idea to expand west and that the U.S. was destined to rule the continent, from the Atlantic the Pacific.

38 Clues: Abolished slavery • General of the Union Army • 1st state to secede from the Union • The name for the north during the Civil War • Formal withdrawal of states or regions from a nation • A person who wanted to end slavery in the United States • The southern states that seceded from the United States in 1861 • ...

civil war 2024-01-11

civil war crossword puzzle
Across
  1. the act of separating from a nation
  2. the act of making legally null or void
  3. forced servitude of african americans from 1619-1865
  4. states that outlawed slavery
  5. election where Abraham Lincoln was brought into office.
  6. Machine that seperated cotton
  7. allowed CA to enter the union in exchange for the fugitive slave act being passed
  8. brought Missouri into the union as a slave state
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  1. 16th president
  2. Ruling that decided slaves weren't considered citizens
  3. the belief that a states sovereignty is more important the governments
  4. important GA politician who was vice president of the confederate states of america.
  5. act that required runaway slaves to be returned
  6. states with legal slavery
  7. influential political party in GA until the civil war
  8. position of GA politicians who supported the compromise of 1850

16 Clues: 16th president • states with legal slavery • states that outlawed slavery • Machine that seperated cotton • the act of separating from a nation • the act of making legally null or void • act that required runaway slaves to be returned • brought Missouri into the union as a slave state • forced servitude of african americans from 1619-1865 • ...

civil war 2024-01-11

civil war crossword puzzle
Across
  1. 16th president
  2. forced servitude of african americans from 1619-1865
  3. states that outlawed slavery
  4. position of GA politicians who supported the compromise of 1850
  5. act that required runaway slaves to be returned
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  1. the act of making legally null or void
  2. influential political party in GA until the civil war
  3. the act of separating from a nation
  4. allowed CA to enter the union in exchange for the fugitive slave act being passed
  5. important GA politician who was vice president of the confederate states of america.
  6. brought Missouri into the union as a slave state
  7. states with legal slavery
  8. Ruling that decided slaves weren't considered citizens
  9. the belief that a states sovereignty is more important the governments
  10. Machine that seperated cotton
  11. election where Abraham Lincoln was brought into office.

16 Clues: 16th president • states with legal slavery • states that outlawed slavery • Machine that seperated cotton • the act of separating from a nation • the act of making legally null or void • act that required runaway slaves to be returned • brought Missouri into the union as a slave state • forced servitude of african americans from 1619-1865 • ...

Second Grade Civil War 2025-02-19

Second Grade Civil War crossword puzzle
Across
  1. nickname for southern soldiers
  2. eleven southern states which broke away
  3. president of the Confederate States
  4. known as the Angel of the Battlefield
  5. conductor on the Underground Railroad
  6. president of the United States
  7. nickname for northern soldiers
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  1. general of the Confederacy
  2. general of the Union
  3. author of Uncle Tom's Cabin
  4. another name for the United States
  5. first battle of the Civil War

12 Clues: general of the Union • general of the Confederacy • author of Uncle Tom's Cabin • first battle of the Civil War • nickname for southern soldiers • president of the United States • nickname for northern soldiers • another name for the United States • president of the Confederate States • known as the Angel of the Battlefield • conductor on the Underground Railroad • ...

Second Grade Civil War 2025-02-19

Second Grade Civil War crossword puzzle
Across
  1. nickname for southern soldiers
  2. eleven southern states which broke away
  3. president of the Confederate States
  4. known as the Angel of the Battlefield
  5. conductor on the Underground Railroad
  6. president of the United States
  7. nickname for northern soldiers
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  1. general of the Confederacy
  2. general of the Union
  3. author of Uncle Tom's Cabin
  4. another name for the United States
  5. first battle of the Civil War

12 Clues: general of the Union • general of the Confederacy • author of Uncle Tom's Cabin • first battle of the Civil War • nickname for southern soldiers • president of the United States • nickname for northern soldiers • another name for the United States • president of the Confederate States • known as the Angel of the Battlefield • conductor on the Underground Railroad • ...

civil war crossword 2021-10-27

civil war crossword crossword puzzle
Across
  1. racism
  2. deadliest war in U.S history
  3. Southern states
  4. 1st battle of civil war
  5. to get rid of
  6. military leader in civil war
  7. Northern states
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  1. leader of confederate states
  2. how Harriet Tubman freed 100s of slaves
  3. 16th president of the U.S
  4. Fort was attacked on April 1861
  5. leading cause of civilwar
  6. slave who could read and right
  7. election of 1860

14 Clues: racism • to get rid of • Southern states • Northern states • election of 1860 • 1st battle of civil war • 16th president of the U.S • leading cause of civilwar • leader of confederate states • deadliest war in U.S history • military leader in civil war • slave who could read and right • Fort was attacked on April 1861 • how Harriet Tubman freed 100s of slaves

Constitution Crossword 2024-10-22

Constitution Crossword crossword puzzle
Across
  1. To officially approve something
  2. A deal where larger states received more votes due to population, while all states get an equal amount of Senators
  3. He wrote the "federalist papers" which helped get the Constitution passed by Cogress
  4. “lower” house of Congress in which the number of each state’s representatives is based on its population.
  5. “upper” house of Congress in which each state has two representatives, called Senators, regardless of its population.
  6. He was known as "The Great Compromiser" as he was able to convince Congress to accept both the New Jersey Plan, and Virginia Plan
  7. The first government created in the United States
  8. The part of a government that makes laws
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  1. A person who was against the adoption of the U.S. Constitution until the Bill of Rights were added
  2. The part of a government that interprets laws
  3. A person who supported Federalism and the adoption of the U.S. Constitution
  4. It proposed a Congress of two houses, both of which would be based on a states population (more people, more representation)
  5. When the government’s power comes from the consent of the people; if the government goes against the will of the people, then they have the right to change the government
  6. When power is shared by the national and state governments
  7. The part of a government that enforces laws
  8. The first ten amendments to the United States Constitution
  9. It proposed d for a one-house legislature with each state having equal representation in government (Equal representation in all states)
  10. Each branch of government can “check,” or limit, the power of the other branches
  11. He was known as the "father of the Constitution" for persuading others to ratify it

19 Clues: To officially approve something • The part of a government that makes laws • The part of a government that enforces laws • The part of a government that interprets laws • The first government created in the United States • When power is shared by the national and state governments • The first ten amendments to the United States Constitution • ...

Constitution 2021-11-15

Constitution crossword puzzle
Across
  1. Title of the chief executive of the US government
  2. Supporters of the new Constitution and its strong central government
  3. Name of the middle ground agreement in which there are two houses of Congress, one based on population size and one with an equal number of representatives for all states
  4. Term for a person sent to represent their state at the gathering to revise the Articles of Confederation
  5. Number of states needed to formally approve the Constitution
  6. Man who proposed finding a middle ground on the issue of how many representatives each state should get (last name)
  7. This practice was banned by Congress in the northern part of the territory gained from Britain
  8. Plan in which Congressional representation would be based on the population size of each state
  9. The name of the lawmaking body of the US Government
  10. Part of Congress in which the number of representatives for each state is based on population size (___________ of Representatives)
  11. The U.S. government's inability to impose __________ caused it to have major financial issues early in its existence
  12. Congress called a ________ to discuss revising the Articles of Confederation
  13. Branch of government which enforces laws
  14. President of the Constitutional Convention (last name)
  15. The city where the Founding Fathers met to revise the Articles of Confederation
  16. Name of the part of Congress in which each state gets two representatives
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  1. Plan in which Congressional representation would be equal for all states
  2. Branch of government which interprets the laws
  3. In order to satisfy southern states, Congress was forbidden from interfering with this for 20 years
  4. a written plan that provides the basic framework of government
  5. The framers decided to compromise by counting every 5 slaves living in a states a ____ people (spell out number)
  6. Term for people who did not support the Constitution because it created too strong of a central government
  7. A loose alliance of states with similar interests
  8. 1787 law which created guidelines for how new states would be admitted to the union
  9. System in which the president is chosen by a group of specially chosen voters from each state
  10. Last name of a Massachusetts farmer who led a rebellion against the local government
  11. The land between Canada, the Mississippi River, the Ohio River, and the original 13 states (___________ territory)
  12. Time period of rational and informed thinking in Europe which influenced the Founding Fathers ideas on government
  13. Branch of government which makes laws
  14. To formally approve a plan or agreement

30 Clues: Branch of government which makes laws • To formally approve a plan or agreement • Branch of government which enforces laws • Branch of government which interprets the laws • Title of the chief executive of the US government • A loose alliance of states with similar interests • The name of the lawmaking body of the US Government • ...

friday activity chapter 2/3 2019-08-28

friday activity chapter 2/3 crossword puzzle
Across
  1. the right of the states to rule that acts of congress laws are invalid/illegal
  2. the process of selecting to judges where the nomination is by appointment and the subsequent retention is by a retention election
  3. a view that states should have independent authority to go against the federal government of the constitution
  4. presidential electors selected to represent their selected states during the election.
  5. authority of courts to rule laws unconstitutional
  6. political party established by Thomas Jefferson and his followers. opposed the constitution, supported bill of rights.
  7. act of formally withdrawing from the nation
  8. give congress the power to pass certain laws outside of their normal powers in the constitution
  9. Compromise on legislative representation where the lower chamber is based on population and the states are represented equally by the upper chamber
  10. required states to return runaway slaves
  11. powers held by both the state and national government in the federal system
  12. powers the states possess under the constitution
  13. FDR's plan to add new supreme court justices so they would uphold his ideas
  14. system of government where national and state powers are slipt equally
  15. doctrine holding state governments separate from federal government
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  1. first 10 amendments in the constitution, establish freedoms
  2. the authority of the president to place certain legislations that are passed by congress
  3. system of government where authority lies with national government
  4. formal way to change the constitution
  5. powers granted to the congress by the constitution
  6. makes federal law more important than state laws
  7. political powers are exercised directly by the citizens
  8. compromise that granted states more representation in the house of representatives depending on how many slaves you have. counting them as 3/5 a person
  9. authority is spread amongst branches equally giving them each different responsibilities
  10. systemsystem of government that authority rests with regional government
  11. powers that aren't explicitly given to congress but given with necessary clause.
  12. meeting in 1787 where the 12 states discussed the articles of confederation but decided to create the constitution
  13. authorities other branches to have certain control over the others used to make sure one branch doesn't have to much power.
  14. A document (or set of documents) that will establish the basic rules for how a society should be governed.
  15. political party that was established by Alexander Hamilton and his followers. supported the constitution

30 Clues: formal way to change the constitution • required states to return runaway slaves • act of formally withdrawing from the nation • makes federal law more important than state laws • powers the states possess under the constitution • authority of courts to rule laws unconstitutional • powers granted to the congress by the constitution • ...

Our Puzzling Government #2 2022-11-18

Our Puzzling Government #2 crossword puzzle
Across
  1. No State can draw unreasonable distinctions between its own residents and those persons who happen to live in other States
  2. Grants of federal money or other resources to the states or their cities, counties, and other local units.
  3. An act creating a new state
  4. Powers specifically given to the federal government by the US Constitution, for example, the authority to print money.
  5. The powers of the national government in foreign affairs that the Supreme Court has declared do not depend on constitutional grants but rather grow out of the very existence of the national government. (Power that belongs to the National Government because it is the government of the sovereign state within the world community)
  6. Powers not specifically mentioned in the constitution reasonably suggested.
  7. Passing down of responsibilities from the national government to the states.
  8. Giving money back to the state and local government with no strings attached
  9. Basic principle of federalism; the constitutional provisions by which governmental powers are divided on a geographic basis (in the United States, between the National Government and the States).
  10. Grants made to States, private agencies for projects
  11. An agreement among two or more states. Congress must approve most such agreements.
  12. Thought that Government should be free of parties
  13. Direct federal orders to state and local governments requiring them to perform a service or to obey federal laws in the performance of their functions.
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  1. Constitution's requirement that each state accept the public acts, records, and judicial proceedings of every other state
  2. A system in which power is divided between the national and state governments
  3. Powers that can be exercised by the National Government alone
  4. Network of political, financial, and administrative relationships between units of the federal government and those of state and local governments.
  5. The surrender of an accused or convicted person by one state or country to another (usually under the provisions of a statute or treaty)
  6. Constitutional agreement by which the national government is created by and relies on subnational governments for its authority
  7. Grant for which Congress appropriates funds for a specific purpose
  8. powers that congress has that are specifically listed in the constitution spelled out expressly.
  9. Powers that are shared by both the Nationaly and state governments
  10. One type of federal grants-in-aid for some particular but broadly defined area of public policy
  11. powers saved for the states
  12. The first step in the state admission procedure which enables the people of a territory to prepare a constitution

25 Clues: An act creating a new state • powers saved for the states • Thought that Government should be free of parties • Grants made to States, private agencies for projects • Powers that can be exercised by the National Government alone • Grant for which Congress appropriates funds for a specific purpose • Powers that are shared by both the Nationaly and state governments • ...

Unit 1 Vocab 2025-10-01

Unit 1 Vocab crossword puzzle
Across
  1. Funding from the federal government that is restricted to specific categories of expenditures
  2. Governing document that created union of thirteen sovereign states states not fed gov was supreme
  3. Written to support the new constitution and justify why they were creating three branches
  4. Allows Congress to "make all laws" that appear"necessary and proper"to implement its delegated powers
  5. Process by which changes may be made to the constitution
  6. Drafted by Thomas Jefferson inspired by John Locke
  7. A person who supported the Constitution and favored stronger state government
  8. Clasue in the constitution that states all national laws and treaties are the supreme law of the land above state law
  9. Governing document that created a new government with stronger fed powers and established gov institutions
  10. An agreement between people in society to give up some freedoms to maintain social order
  11. Powers that are shared by the federal government and state governments
  12. Powers that are specifically given to federal government in the constitution
  13. There are two houses of Congress, the Senate and the House of representatives
  14. rules by representitives
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  1. The US constitution including Bill of Rights specifically designed and enumerated to protect individual liberties and rights
  2. Government power comes from the consent of the people
  3. Sharing powers between fed and state government
  4. powers Powers that are not specifically given to the federal government and are reserved for the states
  5. A governments power cannot be absolute
  6. Document written to support the new constitution and justify why federal government should have more power that state government
  7. Legal approvement of the Constitution
  8. Each branch of federal government is delegated equal and separate powers
  9. Establishes goals of the constitution
  10. Each branch can check and balance the power of the other branches, ensuring no one branch becomes to powerful
  11. States that when powers are not defined or delegated by the Constitution, the states have reserved power to make their own decisions
  12. A person who is opposed to the constitution and favored stronger federal government
  13. The rights you were born with
  14. Federal government mandates or requires the states to do something
  15. Funding from the federal government to the states with minimal restrictions on it's use
  16. A group of people who ashre the same interest and try to influence policy
  17. Written to criticize the new constitution and justify why it was bad and the state government should have more power than federal government

31 Clues: rules by representitives • The rights you were born with • Legal approvement of the Constitution • Establishes goals of the constitution • A governments power cannot be absolute • Sharing powers between fed and state government • Drafted by Thomas Jefferson inspired by John Locke • Government power comes from the consent of the people • ...

GOV'T CROSSWORD 2 2021-11-11

GOV'T CROSSWORD 2 crossword puzzle
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  1. a provision of the U.S constitution that states that the constitution, federal law, and treaties of the United States are the "supreme Law of Land"
  2. group of people chosen in each state and district of Columbia every four years who make a formal selection of the president and vice president
  3. congressional act admitting a new state to the Union
  4. those powers, expressed, implied,or inherent granted to the national government by the constitution
  5. those powers that the Constitution does not grant to the National Government and does not deny to the States
  6. those delegated powers of the national government that are spelled out, expressly, in the constitution
  7. a change in or addition to the constitution or law
  8. those delegated powers of the national government that are suggested by the expressed powers set out in the constitution; those "necessary and proper" to carry out the expressed powers
  9. formal agreement entered into with the consent of congress, between or among states, or between a state and a foreign state
  10. the legal process by which a fugitive from justice in one state is returned to that state
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  1. a pact made by the president directly with the head of a foreign state;a binding international agreement with the force of law but which does not require senate consent
  2. first 10 amendments to the constitution
  3. those powers that both the national government and the states possess and exercise
  4. those powers which can be exercised by the National Government alone
  5. a formal agreement between two or more sovereign states
  6. powers the constitution is presumed to have delegated to the National Government because it is the government of a sovereign state within the world community
  7. a congressional act directing the people of a United States territory to frame a proposed State constitution as a step toward admission to the Union
  8. formal approval or final consent to the effectiveness of a constitution, constitutional amendment, or treaty

18 Clues: first 10 amendments to the constitution • a change in or addition to the constitution or law • congressional act admitting a new state to the Union • a formal agreement between two or more sovereign states • those powers which can be exercised by the National Government alone • those powers that both the national government and the states possess and exercise • ...

Eight Grade History Berel Mangel 2020-09-29

Eight Grade History Berel Mangel crossword puzzle
Across
  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 • ...

Civil War 2025-03-28

Civil War crossword puzzle
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  1. the number of states that left the US to have their own
  2. a person that has escaped from a place
  3. a change made to a law
  4. the process of freeing someone from slavery
  5. a person that wanted slavery to end
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  1. the South side of the Civil War
  2. battle ending with Union won and 50,000 dead
  3. what amendment allowed past enslaved people to vote
  4. the withdrawal of states from the United States
  5. the first major land battle fought in Virginia
  6. machine used to seperate cotton from seeds
  7. people planning to do something illegal secretly
  8. led slaves to freedom
  9. president during the Civil War
  10. the United States during the Civil War

15 Clues: led slaves to freedom • a change made to a law • president during the Civil War • the South side of the Civil War • a person that wanted slavery to end • a person that has escaped from a place • the United States during the Civil War • machine used to seperate cotton from seeds • the process of freeing someone from slavery • battle ending with Union won and 50,000 dead • ...

CONSTITUTION CROSSWORD 2012-12-04

CONSTITUTION CROSSWORD crossword puzzle
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  1. Amendment 2 states that you have the right to bear _______.
  2. person that votes.
  3. to custody by police
  4. qualified to participate to be chosen
  5. branch Carries out the laws
  6. to change before an authorized tribunal.
  7. right to vote
  8. legal writs to arrest or search private property.
  9. undo
  10. a written or unwritten record
  11. Amendment 16 states the _________ tax.
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  1. The order, act, or right of SUCCEEDING to a property
  2. Which amendment states freedom of speech.
  3. complaint.
  4. a fire or flame.
  5. a letter asking for something
  6. money gave to authorities to get someone out of jail.
  7. shorten lesson
  8. correct and make up for
  9. the offence of attempting to over throw the government

20 Clues: undo • complaint. • right to vote • shorten lesson • a fire or flame. • person that votes. • to custody by police • correct and make up for • branch Carries out the laws • a letter asking for something • a written or unwritten record • qualified to participate to be chosen • Amendment 16 states the _________ tax. • to change before an authorized tribunal. • ...

CHAPTER 11-3 UNITY AND SECTIONALISM 2020-12-11

CHAPTER 11-3 UNITY AND SECTIONALISM crossword puzzle
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  1. Spanish gives up Florida document
  2. Chief Justice John ______ 317
  3. elected in 1816 314
  4. proposed to abolish slavery in Missouri 317
  5. led rebellion in Mexico 321
  6. unity and ___________ 314
  7. transfer control of something 320
  8. second ____ of the United States 315
  9. trade between states 317
  10. sole control of an industry 317
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  1. Era of ______ _______ 314
  2. can't colonize here anymore document 321
  3. the Missouri _______ 318
  4. Henry _________ 315
  5. 3 sections of the U.S. 316
  6. stopped the Seminole raids in Florida 320
  7. gained its independence from Spain in 1821 321
  8. state created to balance free to slave states 318
  9. outgoing President 314
  10. passed in 1816 to protect manufacturers 316
  11. Spanish fort in Louisiana 319

21 Clues: Henry _________ 315 • elected in 1816 314 • outgoing President 314 • the Missouri _______ 318 • trade between states 317 • Era of ______ _______ 314 • unity and ___________ 314 • 3 sections of the U.S. 316 • led rebellion in Mexico 321 • Chief Justice John ______ 317 • Spanish fort in Louisiana 319 • sole control of an industry 317 • Spanish gives up Florida document • ...

Evaluation 2 theme 2 Power 2021-11-09

Evaluation 2 theme 2 Power crossword puzzle
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  1. founder of this party was Thomas Jefferson
  2. interpretation strong national government
  3. new Chief Justice
  4. president can deport non citizens
  5. 1st president of United States
  6. no branch gets to much power
  7. pledge a certain area and change their promise they would do
  8. look back see if rules is constitutional or not
  9. fight for his job and sued for it
  10. found guilty of criticizing
  11. thomas Jefferson’s first cousin
  12. 3rd president of United States
  13. Secretary of State secretary of treasury, secretary of war, secretary of attorney
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  1. “necessary and proper”
  2. 2nd president of United States
  3. writer of the federalist papers
  4. move capital closer
  5. of people every 10 years
  6. last second judges
  7. unicameral 1 vote

20 Clues: new Chief Justice • unicameral 1 vote • last second judges • move capital closer • “necessary and proper” • of people every 10 years • found guilty of criticizing • no branch gets to much power • 2nd president of United States • 1st president of United States • 3rd president of United States • writer of the federalist papers • thomas Jefferson’s first cousin • ...

Chapter 2 Vocabulary 2022-09-07

Chapter 2 Vocabulary crossword puzzle
Across
  1. Security through domination
  2. ability to wield power independently
  3. The fundamental rules and norms of politics
  4. weak states that breaks down
  5. The ability of a state to carry out actions
  6. Political power concentrated to authority
  7. Ability to wield power to make people work
  8. States that have strong sovereignty
  9. tendency toward decentralisation
  10. Federalism that is not uniform
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  1. Combined political entities of state, regime, gov
  2. Power that is distributed to regional bodies
  3. Something recognised as right and proper
  4. States that have weak sovereignty
  5. Appeals on the laws they offer
  6. Using customs and age to justify
  7. Organisation that maintains a monopoly of violence
  8. Appeals by power or ideas
  9. Security through cooperation
  10. The leadership that runs the state

20 Clues: Appeals by power or ideas • Security through domination • weak states that breaks down • Security through cooperation • Appeals on the laws they offer • Federalism that is not uniform • Using customs and age to justify • tendency toward decentralisation • States that have weak sovereignty • The leadership that runs the state • States that have strong sovereignty • ...

Articles of Confederation 2016-10-13

Articles of Confederation crossword puzzle
Across
  1. Articles are considered the first ____________
  2. The states made it very clear that they were in charge and would not give up any __________________
  3. States often refused to help the new ____________________
  4. Power was in the hand of ___________, not the small central government
  5. Under the Articles, Congress only had one _____________ (section)
  6. The Articles had no executive branch, which means no ________________
  7. Authority is given mostly to the _______________ – not the governor.
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  1. Who drafted the Articles of Confederation?
  2. The Articles had no judicial branch, which means no _____________
  3. In the Articles the power of the national ____________ is limited
  4. what was the new union of states called
  5. Congress does not have the power to raise ____________
  6. The ____________ provided a temporary means for the states to work together during the Revolution
  7. Under the Articles, Congress could not raise an ___________ to fight

14 Clues: what was the new union of states called • Who drafted the Articles of Confederation? • Articles are considered the first ____________ • Congress does not have the power to raise ____________ • States often refused to help the new ____________________ • The Articles had no judicial branch, which means no _____________ • ...

History Extra Credit 2016-01-06

History Extra Credit crossword puzzle
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  1. Negative nickname for a white southern Republican after the civil war.
  2. First major battle of the Civil War, won by the Confederates in July 1861
  3. Type of veto a chief executive may use after a legislature has adjourned; it is applied when the chief executive does not formally sign or reject a bill within the period of time allowed to do so
  4. War between the Union states of the North and the Confederate states of the South; fought from 1861 to 1865
  5. The first women's rights convention in the United States history, held in 1848
  6. the right to vote
  7. People who moved their homes regularly, usually in search of available source of food.
  8. Place where weapons are made or stored
  9. Program implemented by the federal government between 1865 and 1877 to repair the damage to the South caused by the Civil War and restore the southern states by the Union.
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  1. Process by which people of one culture merge into and become part of another culture.
  2. The United States as a unit; or, during the Civil War, the North
  3. Agreement designed to ease tensions caused by the expansion of slavery into western territories
  4. A railroad stretching from coast to coast
  5. To join or attach, as in the joining of a new territory to an existing country
  6. Regulation that prohibited certain activities people considered immoral such as drinking alcohol on Sundays.
  7. A [policy of favoring native-born Americans over immigrants
  8. In the Civil War, the states between the North and South: Delaware, Maryland, Kentucky, and Missouri
  9. An official forgiveness of the crime.
  10. Required military service

19 Clues: the right to vote • Required military service • An official forgiveness of the crime. • Place where weapons are made or stored • A railroad stretching from coast to coast • A [policy of favoring native-born Americans over immigrants • The United States as a unit; or, during the Civil War, the North • ...