states Crossword Puzzles
Interim Review Crossword Puzzle 2023-11-27
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- canada & U.S boundary
- purchase from France
- consent to treaty
- recognition of louisiana and florida
- rebellion against gov.
- Louis&Clark
- First judicial review
- farmers against foreclosure
- against strong gov.
- birthplace of National anthem
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- before constitution
- ratification of constitution
- federal or state power
- recruitment by force
- legislative & Rep structure of states
- New states/Rights
- Constitutional or not
- Napoleon leader
- National anthem
- 10 amendments
20 Clues: Louis&Clark • 10 amendments • Napoleon leader • National anthem • New states/Rights • consent to treaty • before constitution • against strong gov. • purchase from France • recruitment by force • canada & U.S boundary • Constitutional or not • First judicial review • federal or state power • rebellion against gov. • farmers against foreclosure • ratification of constitution • ...
Growing Sectionalism 2023-05-30
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- Southern states wanted government support for
- Northern states had many _____ which produced goods
- A tan on foreign goods
- The United States received Texas from
- Large farms in southern states
- Important southern crop for making clothing
- Westerners wanted the government to build more of these
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- Man-made waterways supported by westerners
- Westerners wanted cheap ______ from the government
- Political party that was split by slavery
- Important southern crop for smoking
- Differences between parts of a country
12 Clues: A tan on foreign goods • Large farms in southern states • Important southern crop for smoking • The United States received Texas from • Differences between parts of a country • Political party that was split by slavery • Man-made waterways supported by westerners • Important southern crop for making clothing • Southern states wanted government support for • ...
South Carolina 2012-06-03
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- State hospitality beverage
- South Carolinas quarter was what number released in the United States mint
- Hightest point in South Carolina
- South Carolina is known for this stone
- What is the state flower
- State abbreviation
- One of the major industries
- favorite vacation spot in South Carolina
- State beverage
- what is the state bird
- the states nickname is
- What is South Carolina's state fruit
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- State gemstone
- Bordering body of water
- What is the state amphibian
- How many counties compromise South Carolina
- South Carolina is known for what fish
- State song
- One of the states bordering South Carolina is North Carolina the other state is
- What bridge was built in 1929
- What is the capital of South Carolina
21 Clues: State song • State gemstone • State beverage • State abbreviation • what is the state bird • the states nickname is • Bordering body of water • What is the state flower • State hospitality beverage • What is the state amphibian • One of the major industries • What bridge was built in 1929 • Hightest point in South Carolina • What is South Carolina's state fruit • ...
North Carolina History 2015-05-06
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- Supreme court rules that blacks aren't citizens.
- Abolitionist who attacked Harpers Ferry, Virginia
- Declaration of rights for all people.
- Established a national government.
- Abolished slavery
- The 17th president of the United States.
- One of the most important industries in North Carolina.
- What happened on April 12, 1861?
- Where the Civil war began.
- Preserve the union and abolish slavery
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- Captured and killed John Brown, also surrendered in appomattox.
- Who chartered the cotton mills?
- Created the underground railroad
- Slaves may be free for working a number of years.
- First president of the United States.
- The 16th president of the United States.
- Ran a private mint near Rutherfordton
- Escaped slavery and brought out more than 300 slaves.
- Ran the Alamance Factory.
- Law of the land
20 Clues: Law of the land • Abolished slavery • Ran the Alamance Factory. • Where the Civil war began. • Who chartered the cotton mills? • Created the underground railroad • What happened on April 12, 1861? • Established a national government. • Declaration of rights for all people. • First president of the United States. • Ran a private mint near Rutherfordton • ...
AP Unit One Constitution Review 2021-09-27
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- Those opposing the Constitution
- Discusses the amendment process
- Amendment dealing with the Electoral College
- Required form of state government
- Father of the Constitution
- Originally proposed as the 2nd Amendment
- Body that chooses the President
- Direct election of Senators
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- Addresses the ratification process
- Addresses the Judicial Branch
- Addresses the Executive Branch
- Highlights relations between the states
- Contained in 5th and 14th Amendments
- Contains the Supremacy Clause
- Fraction common to override and proposal
- Repealed Prohibition
- Sets date for Inauguration
- Reserves powers to the states
- Essays in favor of the Constitution
- Number of states needed to ratify to be in force
- Addresses the Legislative Branch
- First described in the 14th Amendment
- Limits President to two terms
23 Clues: Repealed Prohibition • Sets date for Inauguration • Father of the Constitution • Direct election of Senators • Addresses the Judicial Branch • Contains the Supremacy Clause • Reserves powers to the states • Limits President to two terms • Addresses the Executive Branch • Those opposing the Constitution • Discusses the amendment process • Body that chooses the President • ...
Final Exam 2022-05-18
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- Life, Liberty, and Property
- Power from Marbury v Madison
- Promoted Separation of Powers
- Powers held by states and U.S.
- In line to be president after Speaker
- Social Contract power from here
- Overturned Plessy v Ferguson
- First governing document of U.S.
- Power divided state, federal
- Census determines membership here
- SCOTUS goes against previous case
- A tax collected by states
- Powers held by states
- Powers held by U.S.
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- Judicial Review can rule this
- Roles include Commander and State
- Right guaranteed by Gideon case
- Representation House plus Senate
- State that couldn't tax U.S. gov.
- Where Constitutional purposes are found
- Got right to vote in 19th Amendment
- Divine right power from here
- There are 100 members here
- Reduced power of English king (1215)
24 Clues: Powers held by U.S. • Powers held by states • A tax collected by states • There are 100 members here • Life, Liberty, and Property • Power from Marbury v Madison • Overturned Plessy v Ferguson • Power divided state, federal • Divine right power from here • Judicial Review can rule this • Promoted Separation of Powers • Powers held by states and U.S. • Right guaranteed by Gideon case • ...
Manifest Destiny and the Civil War 2025-02-19
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- idea that individual states have their own powers
- Comp. of 1850 free state
- slave states
- giving up land in a formal treaty
- person against slavery
- western trail to the Pacific Ocean
- Purchase that doubled the size of the U.S.
- to set something free
- immigrant group who built most of the railroads in the west
- land acquired in 1819
- side with more advantages in the Civil War
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- law forcing people to catch and return runaway slaves
- non-slave states
- the gold rush location
- people have the power of the government
- loyalty to one's region
- war involving one country
- Union president
- land piece acquired in 1848
- Purchase that completed Manifest Destiny
- only slave state above the 36,30 line
- allowed for Texas to join the U.S.
- topic of Uncle Tom's Cabin
23 Clues: slave states • Union president • non-slave states • to set something free • land acquired in 1819 • the gold rush location • person against slavery • loyalty to one's region • Comp. of 1850 free state • war involving one country • topic of Uncle Tom's Cabin • land piece acquired in 1848 • giving up land in a formal treaty • western trail to the Pacific Ocean • ...
Ozzy/Election 2024-10-30
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- the beginning of a policy
- the amount of people who voted
- leader of the United states
- the person running with the president for vice president
- voting ahead of other people
- supporter of democracy
- belonging to a republic
- backup president
- the proses of voting
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- states that do not have a vote that reoccurs
- the person going against another
- the paper you vote on
- The person who gets more votes
- A person running for office
- an organized course of action to achieve a goal
- another form of arguing
- similar to a stage
- when citizens vote for the president
- a meeting where local members vote
- the votes from the electors of each state
20 Clues: backup president • similar to a stage • the proses of voting • the paper you vote on • supporter of democracy • another form of arguing • belonging to a republic • the beginning of a policy • A person running for office • leader of the United states • voting ahead of other people • The person who gets more votes • the amount of people who voted • the person going against another • ...
Charles Marcus - WWI 2025-03-17
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- Underwater boats with guns
- Wilson's plan for peace
- nations want to have the best military
- trench warfare in the west part of Germany
- to choose the government and states
- contained Germany, Austria, and Hungary
- Positive advertisement for the war
- Cease-fire
- leader of france
- President of the United states
- When the people cut down on food usage
- treaty to officially end WWI
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- Germany's plan to win the war
- Russia, France, and Great Britain
- Trench warfare in the eastern part of Germany
- Dug trenches to protect themselves
- France, Great Britain, Russia, Italy, and the United States
- German Leader
- International association with a bunch of nations
- Germany,Austria, Ottomans, and Bulgaria
- All the resources go towards the war effort
21 Clues: Cease-fire • German Leader • leader of france • Wilson's plan for peace • Underwater boats with guns • treaty to officially end WWI • Germany's plan to win the war • President of the United states • Russia, France, and Great Britain • Dug trenches to protect themselves • Positive advertisement for the war • to choose the government and states • nations want to have the best military • ...
U.S History 2026-05-05
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- Political party formed by opponents of Andrew jackson
- trail native Americans were forced on
- people who were loyal to Britain during the Revolutioanry war
- To protest against a job
- Period after the civil war
- type of metal used a lot in the United states
- fighting between countries
- Americans moved west
- People who fought to free America
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- First president of the United states
- Thomas Jefferson was this
- In charge of keeping the country stable
- another name of British soldiers
- To formally leave
- Alexander Hamilton was this
- Second president of the United Sates
- There are 50 of these in the United states
- Citizens pay these
- crop heavily produced in the south during civil war
- keeping humans as property
20 Clues: To formally leave • Citizens pay these • Americans moved west • To protest against a job • Thomas Jefferson was this • Period after the civil war • fighting between countries • keeping humans as property • Alexander Hamilton was this • another name of British soldiers • People who fought to free America • First president of the United states • Second president of the United Sates • ...
Civil War 2023-04-27
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- escaping from slavery in Maryland
- We specialize in original Civil War Photography and Antiques, with an emphasi
- was a prominent Confederate Army general during the American Civil War and the first Grand Wizard
- served as a general in the Union Army during the American Civil War (1861–1865),
- Is the states that is down
- American nurse who founded the American Red Cross. She was a hospital nurse in the American Civil War, a teacher, and a patent clerk.
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- led the Union Armies to victory over the Confederacy in the American Civil War.
- deological and political revolution that occurred in British America between 1765 and 1791. The Americans in the Thirteen
- (June 3, 1808 – December 6, 1889) was an American politician who served as the first and only president of the Confederate States
- was an American lawyer, politician and military officer who served in the Confederate States Army
- was a general officer in the Confederate States Army during the American Civil War.
- was a civil war in the United States. It was fought between the Union ("the North") and the Confederacy ("the South")
- president during the civil war
- Confederate general during the American Civil War, towards the end
- Is the states that is up
15 Clues: Is the states that is up • Is the states that is down • president during the civil war • escaping from slavery in Maryland • Confederate general during the American Civil War, towards the end • We specialize in original Civil War Photography and Antiques, with an emphasi • led the Union Armies to victory over the Confederacy in the American Civil War. • ...
The Magna Carter, The English Bill of Rights and John Locke 2018-09-11
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- is where the english bill of rights came from
- the natural right that states that people want to live as they please and have to make their own decisions
- the barons can elect anyone to be this
- the rule of the law states that the government and the governed must obey this
- John Locke belived that to have this you will have to give something to get something
- only rich lords could be in this, ordinary people could not be part of this
- the english bill of right states that every man has a right to a fair and speedy
- John Locke was a french ______ that settled in New York
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- the natural right that states that people want a right to be safe and survive
- an agreement signed by king john in 1215, that would protect the nobles rights
- the separation of powers has three branches one of them has to do with judges and courts
- this states that nobody who is catholic can be a queen or king of England
- was an french colonist that came to New York in the 1700's
- the rights to life, liberty, and property
- the natural right that states that people want to have freedom to gain their economic belives
15 Clues: the barons can elect anyone to be this • the rights to life, liberty, and property • is where the english bill of rights came from • John Locke was a french ______ that settled in New York • was an french colonist that came to New York in the 1700's • this states that nobody who is catholic can be a queen or king of England • ...
Eras in Texas History 2024-01-08
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- This river serves as a border between the United States and Mexico
- The Spanish conquered land in Texas and converted Native Americans to Christianity using _________
- The first President of the Republic of Texas
- The southern states ___________ from the Union of the United States of America to form the Confederate States of America, which brought about issues leading to the Civil War
- The 14th amendment allowed all freed slaves to become ___________
- The Era in Texas history in which Texans rebelled against Mexico to fight for their own independence is known as the Texas ________________
- The 13th, 14th and 15th amendments were implemented into the US constitution after the Civil War to grant freedoms to freed slaves. They are commonly known as the _____________ amendments.
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- Mirabeau B. Lamar is known as the father of Texas _________
- The current Capital of Texas is _________
- The 13th amendment __________ all slaves
- During the Mexican National Era, Mexico used the ______________ system to promote the settlement of land in Texas by allowing Americans to inhabit the land as Mexican citizens.
- Texas was ________ into the United States in 1845
- The idea of expanding the United States territory from coast to coast is called __________ destiny
- The 15th amendment gave freed black males the right to ____________
- The ________ war began in 1861
15 Clues: The ________ war began in 1861 • The 13th amendment __________ all slaves • The current Capital of Texas is _________ • The first President of the Republic of Texas • Texas was ________ into the United States in 1845 • Mirabeau B. Lamar is known as the father of Texas _________ • The 14th amendment allowed all freed slaves to become ___________ • ...
MYOWS Former Soviet Nations and Colonies 2025-01-31
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- Ethnic group that had conflict with the Kyrgyz, despite both being Muslims who speak a Altaic language
- What conflict freed most African and Asian colonies?
- Non colony territories have no control over this aspect of government
- One of the three Baltic states that Russia broke up into whose citizens are mostly Lutheran and speak a Uralic language
- Country attacked by Russia in 2022 because President Valdimir Putin claims they have no ethnic distinction from Russia
- The largest of the seventeen non self-governing territories
- This non colony territory is owned by the kingdom of Denmark
- One of the five central Asian states that the USSR broke into which suffers from civil war between Tajiks and an alliance of Muslims and Western-oriented intellectuals
- Ethnically indistinguishable from Romanians; Their territory was part of Romania until seized by the USSR in 1940
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- The Soviet Union was what type of state
- One of the three Caucasus states that the USSR broke into
- Where European states started to colonize after losing most of their Western Hemisphere clonies
- One reason why European states established colonies around the globe
- Islands whose colonies residents make a living by selling stamps
- The number of states the USSR broke into
15 Clues: The Soviet Union was what type of state • The number of states the USSR broke into • What conflict freed most African and Asian colonies? • One of the three Caucasus states that the USSR broke into • The largest of the seventeen non self-governing territories • This non colony territory is owned by the kingdom of Denmark • ...
Citizenship Crossword Quiz!! 2023-01-10
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- We hold these truths to be self ______, that all men are created equal,
- The department of _________ works to protect the country against terrorism and make sure the borders are safe.
- _______ are groups of people who share similar beliefs on how the government should be run and how issues facing the country should be solved.
- The main job of the governor is to make sure ________ are being carried out.
- Executive agencies ______ the law when someone isn’t following it.
- ________ spending is spending that the Congress decides on each year.
- The United States government is ruled by___; which is called a Democracy.
- The local government is ___ mentioned in the U.S Constitution.
- The oath of ______ is one of the final steps of citizenship.
- The ___________ allows women to vote.
- The Citizens of the U.S give consent to the government this is called ____________.
- The main job of the legislative branch is to create _____ for the states.
- The department of _________ supports farmers, makes sure our food is safe, and gives recommendations about good nutrition.
- The process in which allows immigrants to become citizens of the United States _______.
- Expressed, Inherent, Implied, and Reserved are all types of these ____.
- States constitutions are very similar to the U.S Constitution because they have a similar _______.
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- The official plan the government uses for its budget is called the ______.
- The President’s _____ is a group of individuals who advise him with decisions.
- Another name for the president is called the_____.
- The United States has a ______ Democracy; meaning citizens elect these people to make decisions for them.
- The U.S celebrates 4th of July because that date is when the __________ was signed.
- In the party system the far right beliefs are called ______ beliefs.
- The highest court in the Judicial branch is the _______.
- These powers are given to the states _______.
- The Government has ___ roles.
25 Clues: The Government has ___ roles. • The ___________ allows women to vote. • These powers are given to the states _______. • Another name for the president is called the_____. • The highest court in the Judicial branch is the _______. • The oath of ______ is one of the final steps of citizenship. • The local government is ___ mentioned in the U.S Constitution. • ...
Westward Expansion Crossword Puzzle 2023-01-23
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- A 2,170-mile east–west, large-wheeled wagon route and emigrant trail in the United States that connected the Missouri River to valleys in Oregon.
- The invasion of tissues by
- Occurs when an organism gets too few or too many nutrients.
- Pushes boundaries to advance a cause or idea or break a record.
- The 1,300-mile long route from Illinois to Utah that members of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints traveled for 3 months.
- A historical trade route that connected the northern New Mexico settlements of Santa Fe, New Mexico with those of Los Angeles, California and southern California.
- An armed conflict between the United States and Mexico from 1846 to 1848.
- An emigrant trail of about 1,600 miles across the western half of the North American continent from Missouri River towns to what is now the state of California.
- Railroad that crosses a continental land mass.
- Encompasses the folklores that have evolved in the present-day United States since Europeans arrived in the 16th century.
- A state in the Midwestern region of the United States.
- A lack of total body water.
- A 19th-century route through central North America that connected Franklin, Missouri, with Santa Fe, New Mexico.
- A statute enacted by the United States Congress in late 1850.
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- A major land route for immigration into California from the eastern United States that followed the Santa Fe Trail to New Mexico during the California Gold Rush.
- A Kingdom of the Spanish Empire and New Spain.
- A significant push toward the west coast of North America
- A gold rush that began on January 24,
- A continent in the Northern Hemisphere and almost entirely within the Western Hemisphere.
- The advancing border that marked those lands that had been settled by Europeans.
- A country primarily located in North America.
- a broad expanse of flatland in North America.
22 Clues: The invasion of tissues by • A lack of total body water. • A gold rush that began on January 24, • A country primarily located in North America. • a broad expanse of flatland in North America. • A Kingdom of the Spanish Empire and New Spain. • Railroad that crosses a continental land mass. • A state in the Midwestern region of the United States. • ...
Emancipation Proclamation Crossword Puzzle 2016-05-14
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- Slaves could receive this in order to move from the United States. They could make the decision to move to countries such as Liberia.
- The number of black volunteers who fought with the Union in the Civil War.
- This branch of government enforces our laws.
- This was the president who was in office during the Civil War, on the Union side.
- This race of people were freed from slavery with the Emancipation Proclamation. Many of them helped fight in the Civil War with the Union.
- The month and year when the 13th Amendment was ratified.
- Lincoln passed this bill that proposed that all slaves in states or territories should be free.
- The name of the war that was started to keep all states in the Union and eventually abolished slavery.
- The month and year Lincoln abolished slavery in Washington DC.
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- Britain continued to buy this popular crop from the Confederate States of America while the Civil War was being fought.
- When this bureau was established, it allowed blacks to fight with the Union Army during the Civil War.
- The capital of the Union, where slavery was first prohibited.
- The month and year that Lincoln prohibited slavery in the Union states and territories.
- The month and year that Lincoln prohibited slavery in the rebellious states and territories.
- The group of people who were angry about the Emancipation Proclamation, because the Civil War was originally meant to keep the Union together, not to free slaves.
- The amendment that was passed that eventually gave slaves their freedom.
- An early device that used electric signals to send messages across long distances invented by Samuel Morse.
- The advisors of the President who help him make decisions.
- The Secretary of the Navy during the time of the Emancipation Proclamation (1862).
- The government institution that passed the Emancipation Proclamation that Lincoln proposed.
20 Clues: This branch of government enforces our laws. • The month and year when the 13th Amendment was ratified. • The advisors of the President who help him make decisions. • The capital of the Union, where slavery was first prohibited. • The month and year Lincoln abolished slavery in Washington DC. • ...
Nationalism/Unification 2018-02-26
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- an Italian statesman and leader in the movement towards Italian reunification
- between the United States and the Empire of Japan negotiated between United States Secretary of State Elihu Root and Japanese Ambassador to the United States Takahira Kogorō
- the first treaty between the United States and the Tokugawa shogunate
- fought between the Russian Empire and the Empire of Japan over rival imperial ambitions in Manchuria and Korea
- fought between the Qing Empire and the Empire of Japan, primarily over influence of Korea
- the period when Japan was ruled by the emperor Meiji Tenno, marked by the modernization and westernization of the country
- Italian general and politician who had a role in the hitsory of Italy (nickname: George Washington of Italy)
- A conflict between Austria and it's allies and Germany and its allies
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- The first German emperor
- name given to volunteers who followed Giuseppe Garibaldi
- opened the ports of Kanagawa and four other Japanese cities to trade and granted extraterritoriality to foreigners, among a number of trading stipulations
- King of Sardinia who later became King of Italy
- conflict between the Second French Empire of Napoleon III and the German states
- a conservative Prussian statesman who dominated German and European affairs
- a Commodore of the United States Navy (not to be confused with actor of "Friends" fame, Matthew Perry)
- the German emperor, the emperor of Austria, or the head of the Holy Roman Empire.
- a prominent German state
- The Italian politician responsible for the unification of Italy
- patriotic feeling, principles, or efforts.
- a senior state or legal official
- A speech given by Otto von Bismark when he was Minister President of Prussia about the unification of German territories
- politics or principles based on practical rather than moral or ideological considerations
22 Clues: The first German emperor • a prominent German state • a senior state or legal official • patriotic feeling, principles, or efforts. • King of Sardinia who later became King of Italy • name given to volunteers who followed Giuseppe Garibaldi • The Italian politician responsible for the unification of Italy • ...
Civil War 2022-02-11
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- a nickname given to northerners opposed to the Civil War
- a political party that composed of several parties such as the Whigs
- name of Robert E. Lee’s right hand man
- name of the President of the Confederacy
- a new type of warship developed that led to wooden ships becoming obsolete
- alliance of states that seceded from the United States
- a stronger version of this was agreed upon in the Compromise of 1850
- a major general for the South during the Civil War
- a 2 minute speech delivered by President Abraham Lincoln after a major battle
- the city where William T. Sherman nearly burned down in all its entirely
- a term used to describe someone against slavery
- major war general that led to decisive Union victory
- Also known as the First Battle of Manassas
- key river that would help the Union by splitting the Confederacy in half
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- the name given to the naval blockade directed by President Lincoln
- a political party that represented southern interests
- document that declared that states in all Confederate States were free
- the first conflict of the Civil War that led to the start of the Civil War
- major court decision for the south that added to tensions between North and South
- the state where Sherman’s March took place
- the battle where Union victory allowed President Lincoln to announce the Emancipation Proclamation
- comprised of Northern and border states
- the formal withdrawal of 11 states from the Union
- a march from Atlanta to Savannah, Georgia that ripped through the South’s infrastructure
- capital city of the Confederacy
- the bloodiest battle in the Civil War
- a northerner who moved to the South during Reconstruction to strike rich
- a major Union general known for his brutal burning of Georgia
- President during the Civil War
- units of manufacturing that the North had many more compared to the South
30 Clues: President during the Civil War • capital city of the Confederacy • the bloodiest battle in the Civil War • name of Robert E. Lee’s right hand man • comprised of Northern and border states • name of the President of the Confederacy • the state where Sherman’s March took place • Also known as the First Battle of Manassas • a term used to describe someone against slavery • ...
Civil War Crossword 2025-04-01
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- The act of leaving the Union, claimed as a right by Southern states.
- Lincoln issued this proclamation in 1863 to free enslaved people in Confederate states.
- Lincoln described this as “government of the people, by the people, for the people.”
- Term for formerly enslaved individuals who sought rights and opportunities after the war.
- The political party of Abraham Lincoln, which opposed the expansion of slavery.
- President of the United States who led the Union during the Civil War.
- The Northern government led by Abraham Lincoln during the Civil War.
- Commander of the Confederate Army of Northern Virginia.
- Abolitionist and former enslaved man who advised Lincoln and advocated for Black soldiers.
- Union general who later became the 18th President of the United States.
- Last name of the president of the Confederate States of America.
- The period after the Civil War focused on rebuilding the South and integrating freed slaves.
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- Turning point battle in Pennsylvania was fought in July 1863.
- Union victory in Mississippi that gave control of the Mississippi River.
- The government formed by Southern states that seceded from the Union.
- Nickname for Northerners who moved South after the war, often seen as opportunists.
- Lincoln warned that this “divided against itself cannot stand.”
- Crow – Laws that enforced racial segregation in the South after Reconstruction.
- Lincoln believed preserving this was the primary goal of the Civil War.
- The first major battle of the Civil War, also called Manassas.
- The 13th, 14th, and 15th of these granted rights to formerly enslaved people.
- A core belief of Lincoln, who stated, “Those who deny freedom to others deserve it not for themselves.”
- The bloodiest single-day battle of the Civil War, was fought in Maryland.
- A bloody battle in Tennessee that showed the war would be long and costly.
- Former enslaved woman who helped free others and served as a Union spy.
25 Clues: Commander of the Confederate Army of Northern Virginia. • Turning point battle in Pennsylvania was fought in July 1863. • The first major battle of the Civil War, also called Manassas. • Lincoln warned that this “divided against itself cannot stand.” • Last name of the president of the Confederate States of America. • ...
sum cross words 2026-04-28
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- Linked the east and west coast by train in 1869
- Gave settlers free land to encourage western expansion.
- law to limit monopolies and promote competition.
- The northern states fighting to preserve the United States during the Civil War.
- Divided Native American lands into private plots to promote assimilation.
- Violent conflicts between pro- and anti-slavery settlers in the mid-1850s.
- Era marked by wealth, industrial growth, and political corruption.
- Steel industry magnate and major philanthropist.
- Political movement supporting farmers and common people against big business.
- Klan Secret group that used violence to oppose Reconstruction reforms.
- Abolished slavery in the United States.
- Growth of factories and mass production in the late 1800s.
- Southern laws used to limit the rights of freed African Americans.
- 1896 Supreme Court case that upheld “separate but equal” segregation.
- Enslaved man who sued for freedom; case ruled African Americans weren’t citizens.
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- Gave African American men the right to vote.
- Abolitionist who led a raid on Harpers Ferry.
- Allowed territories to choose whether to allow slavery by popular vote.
- Group of southern states that formed a new nation during the Civil War.
- Act Required citizens to help capture escaped enslaved people.
- Granted citizenship to all people born in the U.S.
- Turning point Civil War battle fought in Pennsylvania in 1863.
- Lincoln’s 1863 order freeing enslaved people in Confederate states.
- Organization created to help former enslaved people adjust to freedom.
- Organization of workers seeking better pay and working conditions.
- Law package meant to ease tension over slavery in new territories.
- Founder of Standard Oil and symbol of big business power.
- System of laws enforcing segregation in the South.
- Period of rebuilding and reintegration of the South after the Civil War.
- The act of southern states leaving the Union before the Civil War.
30 Clues: Abolished slavery in the United States. • Gave African American men the right to vote. • Abolitionist who led a raid on Harpers Ferry. • Linked the east and west coast by train in 1869 • law to limit monopolies and promote competition. • Steel industry magnate and major philanthropist. • Granted citizenship to all people born in the U.S. • ...
American Government: Unit 4 Review 1 2026-05-12
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- Style of government where the national government has all the power.
- Powers stated in the Constitution.
- Rules that govern federal grants.
- What a county in Louisiana is called.
- The act of one state honoring the civil laws and court decisions of other states.
- Effort to return more decision making power to the states.
- The largest unit of local government.
- When someone receives the most votes in an election, but does not win more than half.
- Written plan which sets up a form of government.
- Federalism where the central government works with the states to alleviate economic woes or problems.
- To add an area or region to a state, a county, or a city.
- The belief that states could invalidate laws they considered unconstitutional.
- Federalism in which government is independent & exercises its power without assistance of other governments.
- When a federal law supersedes or overrides a similar state law.
- Where most of the original states' constitutions were ratified.
- Method of legislative voting that permanently records a legislator's vote.
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- Local or state government possesses all political power.
- Monies given to state/local governments for some purpose.
- National Guard is generally deployed by this executive.
- This state possesses the oldest written constitution in force.
- Surrendering of an accused or convicted felon to the state from which he/she fled.
- Type of federalism that issues more penalties than incentives to force implementation of federal programs.
- Style of government that divides political power between national and state governments.
- Courts where the overwhelming majority of court cases in a state are heard.
- Powers that both national and state governments exercise.
- Type of repbublic that the United States is.
- An officer in a court of law that helps the judge maintain order in the court room.
- Minor change to a state constitution.
- Short introductory statement telling why a constitution was written.
- Powers not expressly stated in the Constitution.
30 Clues: Rules that govern federal grants. • Powers stated in the Constitution. • What a county in Louisiana is called. • The largest unit of local government. • Minor change to a state constitution. • Type of repbublic that the United States is. • Written plan which sets up a form of government. • Powers not expressly stated in the Constitution. • ...
US History xword 2026-05-11
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- Change Environmental issue frequently debated in modern politics
- Political ideology favoring limited government and traditional values
- Increasing political division between parties and ideologies
- The use of violence to achieve political goals
- Media Modern communication platforms heavily influencing politics and elections
- Economic policy focused on tax cuts and reduced government spending during the Reagan administration
- The political scandal that caused President Nixon to resign
- Social media app frequently discussed in national security debates
- Court Judicial branch institution that decides major constitutional cases
- Political ideology generally supporting greater government involvement in social programs
- The movement of jobs or production to other countries
- False or misleading information spread online or through media
- Trade agreement between the United States, Canada, and Mexico
- War The long period of tension between the United States and Soviet Union that ended in 1991
- Reduction Act Recent federal law focused on energy, healthcare, and inflation
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- College System used to officially elect the president
- Constitutional process used to formally accuse government officials of misconduct
- The easing of tensions between the United States and the Soviet Union during the 1970s
- Act Law passed after 9/11 expanding government surveillance powers
- 11th The 2001 terrorist attacks on the United States
- Security Department created after 9/11 to protect the United States from threats
- The increasing connection of economies and cultures around the world
- Energy Energy sources such as solar and wind power
- Security Current political issue involving immigration and the southern border
- Learning Type of education widely used during the pandemic
- Care Act Major healthcare reform law passed during Barack Obama’s presidency
- Hostage Crisis Event in which Americans were held captive in Iran for 444 days
- A rise in prices that decreases purchasing power
- Intelligence Rapidly developing technology affecting jobs, education, and politics
- Global pandemic that significantly impacted the United States beginning in 2020
30 Clues: The use of violence to achieve political goals • A rise in prices that decreases purchasing power • Energy Energy sources such as solar and wind power • 11th The 2001 terrorist attacks on the United States • College System used to officially elect the president • The movement of jobs or production to other countries • ...
Constitution Era Vocabulary Crossword Puzzle 2019-03-28
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- RAPPS
- no unreasonable search and seizure
- freedom from cruel and unusual punishment
- First government before the Constitution, no Executive Branch
- rights not given to the federal government are rights of the states, federalism
- established a procedure for admitting new states to the United States
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- strong central government
- two thirds of both houses of Congressf and three fourths of States legislatures must approve the amendment
- against the Constitution without a Bill of Rights
- citizens must serve on juries to determine verdict
- agreement that decided how many representatives large and small states should send to Congress
- each branch of government has some power of the other two branches, helps prevent anyone branch from becoming too powerful
- - agreement over how slaves would count for representation and taxation purposes
13 Clues: RAPPS • strong central government • no unreasonable search and seizure • freedom from cruel and unusual punishment • against the Constitution without a Bill of Rights • citizens must serve on juries to determine verdict • First government before the Constitution, no Executive Branch • established a procedure for admitting new states to the United States • ...
States of Matter 2014-02-18
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- The states of matter are determined by the motion and ______ of particles
- A ______ device uses an enclosed liquid to transmit a force
- A liquid is a form of matter that has a definite ______
- both liquids and gases are examples of these
- characterized by particles that can slip past each other and move around
- A gas is form of matter that has no definite ____ or volume
- the physical form that matter takes
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- objects with lower densities ____ in fluids that have higher densities
- you can squeeze a pillow because of the ____ trapped inside it
- gases are very ______
- A solid is a form of matter that has a ____ shape and volume
- characterized by particles that are very spread out and bouncing off each other
- characterized by particles that are held together very closely
13 Clues: gases are very ______ • the physical form that matter takes • both liquids and gases are examples of these • A liquid is a form of matter that has a definite ______ • A ______ device uses an enclosed liquid to transmit a force • A gas is form of matter that has no definite ____ or volume • A solid is a form of matter that has a ____ shape and volume • ...
States of Matter 2015-02-26
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- the phase change in which a gas changes to a liquid
- the phase change in which a liquid changes to a gas
- the phase change in which a solid becomes a gas, bypassing the liquid phase
- the combined mass of protons and neutrons in an atom
- the temperature at which a substance begins to change phases from solid to liquid
- a combination of two or more types of matter in which the components retain their individual properties
- a chemical substance that is made up of two or more different kinds of atoms that are bonded together
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- how tightly the molecules are packed together in the solid object, liquid or gas
- the temperature at which a substance begins to change phases from liquid to gas
- the central portion of the atom containing protons and neutrons
- the number of protons in an atom's nucleus
- a negatively charged particle that moves in an orbit shell outside an atom's nucleus
- a positively charged particle in an atom's nucleus
13 Clues: the number of protons in an atom's nucleus • a positively charged particle in an atom's nucleus • the phase change in which a gas changes to a liquid • the phase change in which a liquid changes to a gas • the combined mass of protons and neutrons in an atom • the central portion of the atom containing protons and neutrons • ...
States of matter 2020-12-14
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- The fourth state of matter
- Solid to gas
- when solid turn to liquid
- water turns to gas
- when liquid turn to solid
- What are the molecules different positions called
- where the temperature melt
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- a small piece of a thing
- when molecules are away from each other
- when a thing is about to boil
- when gas turns to liquid
- when molecules are compact
- when molecules can move but still together
13 Clues: Solid to gas • water turns to gas • a small piece of a thing • when gas turns to liquid • when solid turn to liquid • when liquid turn to solid • The fourth state of matter • when molecules are compact • where the temperature melt • when a thing is about to boil • when molecules are away from each other • when molecules can move but still together • ...
STATES AND CAPITALS 2021-07-15
14 Clues: Capital of Bihar • Capital of Assam • Capital of Punjab • Capital of Haryana • Capital of Gujarat • Capital of Tripura • Capital of Rajasthan • Capital of Telangana • Capital of Tamil Nadu • Capital of West Bengal • Capital of Maharashtra • Capital of Uttar Pradesh • Capital of Madhya Pradesh • Capital of Himachal Pradesh
13 Original States 2023-09-11
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- the most southern state of the original 13 states
- the state that is South of Virginia
- the state that is shaped like Vermont but upside down
- the state that is shaped like a v.
- state that is right next to Rhode Island
- the smallest state
- a state the borders Maryland
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- the state that has Boston in it
- the state that is North to Salisbury/Fruitland
- the state state we live in
- where Mr. Lacouture is from
- the state that is North of Georgia
- has the largest city in America
13 Clues: the smallest state • the state state we live in • where Mr. Lacouture is from • a state the borders Maryland • the state that has Boston in it • has the largest city in America • the state that is North of Georgia • the state that is shaped like a v. • the state that is South of Virginia • state that is right next to Rhode Island • the state that is North to Salisbury/Fruitland • ...
The United States 2023-11-21
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- Mount Rushmore is found in this state
- Elvis Presley lived in Memphis in this state
- This state is shaped like a mitten
- This state's capital is Richmond
- This state is home to the Preakness Stakes horse race.
- Boston is the capital of this state
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- This state is surrounded by Colorado, Texas, Oklahoma, Utah and Arizona.
- This state is bordered by Utah, Colorado, Nevada, California, and New Mexico
- This is Ralph's home state
- Ralph and Rosemarie had a horse in this state's famous horse race
- All of Rosemarie and Ralph's children were born in this state
- Chicago is in this state
- This is Rosemarie's home state
13 Clues: Chicago is in this state • This is Ralph's home state • This is Rosemarie's home state • This state's capital is Richmond • This state is shaped like a mitten • Boston is the capital of this state • Mount Rushmore is found in this state • Elvis Presley lived in Memphis in this state • This state is home to the Preakness Stakes horse race. • ...
States of matter 2021-11-01
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- The change in state to a gas to a solid without passing through a liquid state
- The change in state from a liquid to a gas
- The change in state from a solid directly to a gas without passing through the liquid state
- hey state of matter that has no definite shape but has a definite volume
- A state of matter that has a definite shape and definite volume
- the temperature when the substance changes from solid to a liquid the same as the freezing point or temperature at which a liquid changes to solid
- I state of matter with no definite shape or volume
- A process by which molecules at the surface of a liquid observed enough energy to change to a gas
- A temperature at which a liquid freezes
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- The change in state from a gas to a liquid
- A liquid resistance to flowing
- The temperature at which a liquid boils
- tension The result of an inward poll among the molecules of a liquid that brings the molecules on the surface to act as it has a thin skin
13 Clues: A liquid resistance to flowing • The temperature at which a liquid boils • A temperature at which a liquid freezes • The change in state from a gas to a liquid • The change in state from a liquid to a gas • I state of matter with no definite shape or volume • A state of matter that has a definite shape and definite volume • ...
States of matter 2021-04-28
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- Which state of matter has molecules farther apart?
- What are the 3 states of matter?
- Able to be dissolved
- How many days of school are left (not Weds)
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- When different matter forms after adding heat or energy
- Two or more things that can be separated
- Which state of matter has molecules close together?
- Which state of matter has molecules way far apart?
- Groups of atoms are called _____.
- What Mrs. Peyton will buy for algae in fish tank
- What is the smallest particle of matter?
- Two or more things that cannot be separated
- Has mass and takes up space.
13 Clues: Able to be dissolved • Has mass and takes up space. • What are the 3 states of matter? • Groups of atoms are called _____. • Two or more things that can be separated • What is the smallest particle of matter? • Two or more things that cannot be separated • How many days of school are left (not Weds) • What Mrs. Peyton will buy for algae in fish tank • ...
States of Matter 2024-09-25
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- The amount of space that an object takes up
- The amount of matter in an object
- The state of matter with a definite shape and a definite volume
- There are ___ main states of matter
- The process where a gas becomes a liquid
- The process where a solid becomes a liquid
- Anything that has mass and takes up space
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- The process where a liquid becomes a gas
- The process where a liquid becomes a solid
- Solids, Liquids, and Gasses are __ __ __
- A state of matter that is found in the sun
- The state of matter with no definite shape but a definite volume
- The state of matter with no definite shape or volume
13 Clues: The amount of matter in an object • There are ___ main states of matter • The process where a liquid becomes a gas • Solids, Liquids, and Gasses are __ __ __ • The process where a gas becomes a liquid • Anything that has mass and takes up space • The process where a liquid becomes a solid • A state of matter that is found in the sun • ...
States of Matter 2024-09-11
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- There are 3 phases of
- When water freezes you get
- Has a defined shape
- Particle move freely and________one another
- Boiling water causes
- There are ______states matter
- Water can fit any size of
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- These are fun to blow
- Has tightly packed particle
- Does not have a defined shape
- A solid is
- This is also a state of matter
- When water is warmed
- These move fast in a gas
14 Clues: A solid is • Has a defined shape • When water is warmed • Boiling water causes • These are fun to blow • There are 3 phases of • These move fast in a gas • Water can fit any size of • When water freezes you get • Has tightly packed particle • Does not have a defined shape • There are ______states matter • This is also a state of matter • Particle move freely and________one another
States of matter 2024-03-27
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- removing heat
- how much solute there is in solution
- solid to gas
- heating something
- sperates colurs
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- makes water into gas
- gas to liquid
- making something less concentraded
- cooling until its frozen
- something that happens when something is cooled
- something expanding when heated
- heating liquid
- changing gas to liquid
13 Clues: solid to gas • gas to liquid • removing heat • heating liquid • sperates colurs • heating something • makes water into gas • changing gas to liquid • cooling until its frozen • something expanding when heated • making something less concentraded • how much solute there is in solution • something that happens when something is cooled
United States Government 2025-08-12
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- changes made to an official state or national document
- controls laws within each state
- all people are treated the same regardless of who they are
- people behave in a way that is fair equal and balanced for everyone
- lead towns cities and counties
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- the belief that government must listen to the will of the people or what the majority of the people want
- based on fairness equality and justice
- national government
- making sure that everyone has what they need to be successful
- formal process in which a group of people makes a choice
- republic a form of government in which people elect those who represent them in the government and in which all people are bound to the laws established by a constitution
- when people think about what is best for everyone
- another word for loyalty
13 Clues: national government • another word for loyalty • lead towns cities and counties • controls laws within each state • based on fairness equality and justice • when people think about what is best for everyone • changes made to an official state or national document • formal process in which a group of people makes a choice • ...
States and Capitals 2022-10-31
States and Capitals 2022-04-21
States of matter 2022-08-31
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- Able to flow and change shape
- A substance with a fixed shape and volume
- Any substance that takes up space and has mass
- A rapid change of state from liquid to gas, with vigorous bubbling
- A change of state from gas to liquid
- A substance with no fixed shape or volume
- Unable to bend, flow or change shape
- A change of state from liquid to solid
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- Water in its gas state
- A change of state from solid to gas
- A change of state from gas to solid
- A change of state from solid to liquid
- A change of state from liquid to gas at the surface of a liquid
13 Clues: Water in its gas state • Able to flow and change shape • A change of state from solid to gas • A change of state from gas to solid • A change of state from gas to liquid • Unable to bend, flow or change shape • A change of state from solid to liquid • A change of state from liquid to solid • A substance with a fixed shape and volume • ...
States Of Matter 2022-09-21
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- How much space an object or substance takes up
- Keeps particles together
- They make up everything
- When you feel hot there is a lot of this
- Forces of Attraction
- Fixed volume fixed shape
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- Happens when something is heated
- Happens when something is cooling down
- When you feel cold there is a lot of this
- Particles get a lot of this when they get heated
- Between gas particles
- No fixed volume no fixed shape
- Fixed Volume no fixed shape
13 Clues: Forces of Attraction • Between gas particles • They make up everything • Keeps particles together • Fixed volume fixed shape • Fixed Volume no fixed shape • No fixed volume no fixed shape • Happens when something is heated • Happens when something is cooling down • When you feel hot there is a lot of this • When you feel cold there is a lot of this • ...
States of Matter 2023-02-01
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- A liquid becoming a solid
- Solid matter becoming a gas
- Matter going from solid to liquid
- In this state, particles are only vibrating
- Particles in gases move _______ than particles in solids
- Solids, liquids, and gases are ______ of matter
- Water boils at ___ _______ degrees Celsius
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- The way that particles in solids move.
- Gas becoming a liquid
- The amount of space a sample of matter takes up
- In this state, particles can slide past each other
- Something that has mass and takes up space
- In this state, particles can freely move around their container
13 Clues: Gas becoming a liquid • A liquid becoming a solid • Solid matter becoming a gas • Matter going from solid to liquid • The way that particles in solids move. • Something that has mass and takes up space • Water boils at ___ _______ degrees Celsius • In this state, particles are only vibrating • The amount of space a sample of matter takes up • ...
States of Matter 2025-12-17
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- liquid H20
- solidified CO2 (add a "-" in between words as in "five-guys")
- when a liquid turns to solid
- when a gas changes to liquid
- the state of a rock
- the new-gen meme number (add a "-" in between words as in "five-guys")
- make up the states of matter
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- the state of air
- when a solid changes to liquid
- the state of water
- when a liquid changes to gas
- adds energy to a state of matter
- when a solid turns to gas
13 Clues: liquid H20 • the state of air • the state of water • the state of a rock • when a solid turns to gas • when a liquid changes to gas • when a liquid turns to solid • when a gas changes to liquid • make up the states of matter • when a solid changes to liquid • adds energy to a state of matter • solidified CO2 (add a "-" in between words as in "five-guys") • ...
States and Capitals 2025-09-03
States of consciousness 2025-12-09
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- Technique using feedback to control bodily functions.
- Sleep stage with vivid dreams and rapid eye movement.
- Awareness of yourself and your environment.
- Disorder causing sudden sleep attacks.
- Intense episodes of fear during deep sleep.
- Biological clock repeating every 24 hours.
- Difficulty falling or staying asleep.
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- Moving or performing actions while asleep.
- Focused practice to calm the mind.
- Focused, suggestible state.
- Suggestion made under hypnosis that is carried out later.
- When breathing repeatedly stops during sleep.
- Disturbing dreams during REM sleep.
13 Clues: Focused, suggestible state. • Focused practice to calm the mind. • Disturbing dreams during REM sleep. • Difficulty falling or staying asleep. • Disorder causing sudden sleep attacks. • Moving or performing actions while asleep. • Biological clock repeating every 24 hours. • Awareness of yourself and your environment. • Intense episodes of fear during deep sleep. • ...
U.S States Names 2025-09-15
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- Hawkeye State in the Midwest
- Peach State in the South
- Southern state famous for blues music and Magnolia
- Largest state by area in the West
- Western state famous for Las Vegas and deserts
- Midwest state known for the Great Lakes and Detroit
- Old Line State in the South
- Western state nicknamed the "Beehive State"
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- Cowboy State in the West
- Southern state with Austin as its capital
- Prairie State in the Midwest
- Hoosier State in the Midwest
- Northeastern state known for the Green Mountains
13 Clues: Cowboy State in the West • Peach State in the South • Old Line State in the South • Hawkeye State in the Midwest • Prairie State in the Midwest • Hoosier State in the Midwest • Largest state by area in the West • Southern state with Austin as its capital • Western state nicknamed the "Beehive State" • Western state famous for Las Vegas and deserts • ...
United States Festivals 2026-03-10
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- A person who competes in a competition.
- A person who sings or plays music for an audience.
- A large celebration with music, food, or traditions.
- The city famous for the largest Mardi Gras celebration.
- The U.S. state where the Hollerin’ Contest takes place.
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- A loud shout used in the National Hollerin’ Contest.
- The holiday when the hot dog eating contest happens.
- Food eaten in the famous July 4th eating contest.
- A place where musicians perform at a festival.
- Small necklaces thrown to crowds during Mardi Gras.
- A famous music festival in California in April.
- The dry area in California where Coachella takes place.
- A colorful festival in New Orleans with parades and costumes.
13 Clues: A person who competes in a competition. • A place where musicians perform at a festival. • A famous music festival in California in April. • Food eaten in the famous July 4th eating contest. • A person who sings or plays music for an audience. • Small necklaces thrown to crowds during Mardi Gras. • A loud shout used in the National Hollerin’ Contest. • ...
States of matter 2026-05-12
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- All matter is made up of __________
- State change from liquid to gas
- Particles are held together by forces of a_______
- Particles in a gas state can move _______
- Condensation and freezing occur when particles _____ heat energy
- Particles in a solid state are _______ in a fixed position
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- State change from solid to gas
- Melting and vaporisation occur when particles ____ heat energy
- State change from gas to liquid
- State change from liquid to solid
- State change from solid to liquid
- Particles in a gas state can ______ apart
- Particles in a liquid state can ____ past each other
13 Clues: State change from solid to gas • State change from gas to liquid • State change from liquid to gas • State change from liquid to solid • State change from solid to liquid • All matter is made up of __________ • Particles in a gas state can move _______ • Particles in a gas state can ______ apart • Particles are held together by forces of a_______ • ...
TEST 4 - REVIEW [PERIOD 3] 2021-01-05
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- One immediate result of Alexander Hamilton’s financial plan was the creation of a national __________________
- The __________________ expedition (1803–1806) was important because it increased understanding of the area included in the Louisiana Purchase
- President Thomas Jefferson decided to purchase the _______________ Territory in 1803 because it gave U.S. full control of the port of New Orleans and the Mississippi River
- ____________________ Convention supported the movement for women’s rights.
- Holding a cabinet meeting at the White House is an example of the use of the __________________ constitution
- Because the __________________ Ocean provided a buffer from European interference United States was able to maintain a foreign policy of neutrality throughout most of the 19th century
- A principle of government that is stated in the Preamble to the United States Constitution is that the power of government comes from the ___________________
- President George Washington’s leadership during the __________________ Rebellion (1794) was important because it showed the ability of the new government to enforce federal law
- The United States government is creating memorials along the ____________________ because it was the location of injustices against many Native American Indians.
- The system of __________________ was developed to prevent the accumulation of all powers, legislative, executive, and judiciary, in the same hands
- One reason President George Washington called for a policy of ______________ in the 1790s was to avoid United States participation in European wars
- At the Constitutional Convention of 1787, the ___________________ and the Three-fifths Compromise both involved the issue of how individual states would be represented in the national government
- The main reason the ___________________ wanted to replace the Articles of Confederation was that the national government was too weak to solve the nation’s problems
- the federal courts by establishing the principle of __________________
- During the presidency of George Washington, disagreements between Alexander Hamilton and Thomas Jefferson over the interpretation of the Constitution contributed to the formation of __________________
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- A major reason for the issuance of the ____________________ Doctrine (1823) was to limit European influence in the Western Hemisphere
- During the 1840s, supporters of ____________________ favored acquiring Texas and California.
- In the 1830s, President Andrew Jackson supported the Indian removal policy because white settlers desired the land on which ____________________ lived.
- Secretary of the Treasury __________________ supported the creation of the Bank of the United States because it would help ensure the economic stability of the new nation
- The Kentucky and Virginia Resolutions (1798) held that states could __________________ the Alien and Sedition Acts because these laws violated the Constitution
- A goal that was established at the Seneca Falls Convention of 1848 was achieved in 1920 by the adoption of national woman’s ___________________.
- On the issue of creating a national bank, Secretary of State Thomas Jefferson and Secretary of the Treasury Alexander Hamilton differed on whether to apply a strict or loose interpretation of the __________________
- The Supreme Court decision in Marbury v. Madison (1803) increased the power
- President Andrew Jackson used the ____________________ system to reward supporters with United States government jobs.
- The Supreme Court decision in __________________ (1803) strengthened the constitutional principle of separation of powers by establishing the Court’s right to review the constitutionality of federal laws
- Purchasing the Louisiana Territory from France was in conflict with Jefferson’s belief in a _________________ interpretation of the Constitution
- In his Farewell Address, President George Washington warned U.S. “to steer clear of permanent alliances with any portion of the foreign world” because alliances could draw the United States into __________________
- ___________________ is best defined as sharing of Power between the national government and the states
- The War of 1812 has been called the “Second War for American Independence” primarily because the __________________ had never fully respected the United States as a free nation
- ___________________ opposed ratification of the United States Constitution until they were assured that a bill of rights would be added to the original document
- In the 1840s, President James K. Polk’s belief in Manifest Destiny led to a war with ____________________.
- Lewis and Clark expedition used __________________ systems to help them on their journey
- President Washington creating the first __________________ illustrates the use of the unwritten constitution
33 Clues: the federal courts by establishing the principle of __________________ • ____________________ Convention supported the movement for women’s rights. • The Supreme Court decision in Marbury v. Madison (1803) increased the power • Lewis and Clark expedition used __________________ systems to help them on their journey • ...
The 50 States of The United States of America 2023-06-19
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- - Famous for its horse racing, bourbon distilleries, and the legendary Kentucky Derby.
- - Known for its beaches, boardwalks, and proximity to major cities like New York City and Philadelphia.
- - Famous for its southern charm, beautiful plantations, and historic city of Charleston.
- - Located in New England, known for its beautiful forests, covered bridges, and skiing.
- - Famous for its cheese production, beautiful lakes like Lake Michigan, and the Green Bay Packers.
- - Known for its beautiful lakes, outdoor recreation, and friendly "Minnesota Nice" culture.
- - Home to the Chesapeake Bay, historic sites like Annapolis, and delicious crab cakes.
- - Rich in American history, with landmarks like Colonial Williamsburg and the historic city of Richmond.
- - Home to scenic landscapes, including mountains, lakes, and the famous Sun Valley ski resort.
- - Known for its Appalachian Mountains, outdoor recreation, and friendly hospitality.
- - Famous for its beaches, movie industry, and iconic landmarks like the Golden Gate Bridge.
- - The smallest state in the country, known for its beautiful beaches and historic Newport mansions.
- - Famous for its cowboy culture, vast size, and attractions like the Alamo and NASA's Space Center.
- - Known for its stunning national parks, including Zion and Bryce Canyon, and outdoor adventure opportunities.
- - Home to historic sites like Philadelphia's Independence Hall, the Amish country, and the vibrant city of Pittsburgh.
- - Known for its natural beauty, including Hot Springs National Park and the Ozark Mountains.
- - Known for its Native American heritage, cowboy culture, and the Oklahoma City National Memorial.
- - Known for its vast cornfields, friendly people, and the Iowa State Fair.
- - Home to the bustling city of New York City, iconic landmarks, and diverse cultural experiences.
- - Famous for its Great Lakes, automobile industry, and the city of Detroit.
- - Known for its southern charm, historic sites like Savannah, and delicious peaches.
- - Known for its love of basketball, auto racing, and historic sites like the Indianapolis Motor Speedway.
- - Home to the iconic Mount Rushmore, Badlands National Park, and Native American culture.
- - Famous for its sunny weather, theme parks like Disney World, and beautiful coastline.
- - Known for its vibrant music, delicious cuisine like gumbo and jambalaya, and unique culture.
- - Located in New England, known for its picturesque lighthouses, lobster, and beautiful coastline.
- - Located in New England, known for its charming small towns, maple syrup, and fall foliage.
- - Known for its stunning national parks, including Glacier National Park, and outdoor adventure opportunities.
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- - Known for its vibrant music scene in Nashville, the Great Smoky Mountains, and delicious barbecue.
- - Known for its rich Native American culture, desert landscapes, and delicious cuisine like green chili stew.
- - Home to Chicago, known for its skyscrapers, deep-dish pizza, and vibrant cultural scene.
- - Located in New England, known for its charming coastal towns and rich colonial history.
- - A tropical paradise with stunning beaches, volcanoes, and unique Polynesian culture.
- - Known for its lush forests, the Space Needle in Seattle, and the beautiful Olympic National Park.
- - Known for its sports teams, including the Cleveland Cavaliers and the Pro Football Hall of Fame.
- - Located in the heart of America, known for its wide-open plains and rich agricultural heritage.
- - Known for its wide-open prairies, Badlands National Park, and strong Native American heritage.
- - Home to the Gateway Arch, historic sites like the Pony Express Museum, and the St. Louis Cardinals.
- - The first state to join the Union, known for its beautiful beaches and tax-free shopping.
- - The largest state known for its breathtaking landscapes, wildlife, and the Northern Lights.
- - Located along the Mississippi River, known for its blues music, southern hospitality, and delicious soul food.
- - Famous for Las Vegas, with its bright lights, entertainment, and desert landscapes.
- - Known for its majestic Rocky Mountains, outdoor recreation, and beautiful national parks.
- - Known for its rich history, including the Mayflower and the city of Boston.
- - Known for its beautiful coastline, Appalachian Mountains, and delicious southern cuisine.
- - Known for its vast farmlands, wide-open spaces, and the Great Plains.
- - Home to the Grand Canyon, stunning desert landscapes, and unique rock formations.
- - Known for its southern hospitality, historic landmarks, and delicious barbecue.
- - Home to Yellowstone National Park, Grand Teton National Park, and breathtaking natural landscape.
- - Famous for its stunning coastline, Crater Lake National Park, and outdoor recreational activities.
50 Clues: - Known for its vast farmlands, wide-open spaces, and the Great Plains. • - Known for its vast cornfields, friendly people, and the Iowa State Fair. • - Famous for its Great Lakes, automobile industry, and the city of Detroit. • - Known for its rich history, including the Mayflower and the city of Boston. • ...
The Constitution 2024-09-02
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- A political ideology centered on the belief that government should be based on the consent of the governed and that representatives should be elected to serve the people.
- The first ten amendments to the United States Constitution that guarantee individual liberties and rights, including freedom of expression (speech, religion, and the press), as well as property rights, due process protections, and rights of the accused.
- The first written constitution of the United States, which established a weak central government and was eventually replaced by the Constitution.
- The division of government responsibilities into distinct branches to prevent any one branch from exercising the core functions of another, typically into legislative (law-making), executive (law-enforcement), and judicial (law-interpretation) branches.
- A system that ensures that no one branch of government becomes too powerful by giving each branch some measure of influence over the other branches.
- A clause in the Constitution that grants Congress the power to pass all laws "necessary and proper" for carrying out its enumerated powers; also called the "elastic clause" and is used to justify giving the federal government more power than is directly stated in the Constitution.
- A constitutional agreement that counted three-fifths of the enslaved population for representation and taxation purposes, addressing the balance of power between slave and free states.
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- A series of 85 articles and essays written by Alexander Hamilton, James Madison, and John Jay promoting the ratification of the United States Constitution and explaining its principles.
- A political principle that restricts government powers to protect individual liberties and prevent governmental overreach.
- An armed uprising in 1786-1787 led by Daniel Shays and other farmers in Massachusetts protesting against economic injustices and the lack of government response to their debts and foreclosures.
- A gathering in Philadelphia in 1787 where delegates drafted the current United States Constitution, addressing the weaknesses of the Articles of Confederation. Created representative government influenced by Enlightenment ideas such as federalism, separation of powers, and checks and balances, and ratification was the result of many compromises.
- A system of government in which power is divided between a central authority and constituent political units, such as states. (i.e. national government and state governments).
- The legislative branch of the United States government, composed of two chambers: the House of Representatives and the Senate, responsible for making laws.
- An agreement during the Constitutional Convention that established a bicameral legislature, balancing the needs of states with large and small populations. Large states would have more law-makers in the House of Representatives, while small states would have equal representation in the Senate.
- A law passed in 1787 that established a method for admitting new states to the Union from the Northwest Territory and outlined the process of governance for these territories; Slavery was prohibited in the NW Territory, and the Ohio River became the boundary separating free and slave states
15 Clues: A political principle that restricts government powers to protect individual liberties and prevent governmental overreach. • The first written constitution of the United States, which established a weak central government and was eventually replaced by the Constitution. • ...
Sectionalism Vocabulary 2023-09-06
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- The placing of the interests of one’s own region ahead of the interests of the nation as whole
- A series of agreements passed by Congress in 1820-21 to maintain the balance of power between slave states and free states
- A series of Congressional measures intended to settle the major disagreements between free states and slave states
- A conflict between the United States and Mexico in an attempt for the United States to complete Manifest Destiny.
- 11th President of the United States; Expansionist
- a radical abolitionist, and 22 followers, decide to raid a federal general in Harper's Ferry, Virginia and use the guns to start a massive slave rebellion
- A system in which the residents vote to decide an issue
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- A law enacted in 1854, that established the territories of Kansas and Nebraska and gave their residents the right to decide whether to allow slavery
- Election where slavery was the central issue, Abraham Lincoln (Republican) won over John Breckinridge (Democrat), and John Bell (Constitutional Union Party). Lincoln won 40% of popular vote, but won a large majority of electoral votes. Lincoln's victory leads the south to secede.
- The U.S. Supreme Court stated that enslaved people were not citizens of the United States and, therefore, could not expect any protection from the federal government or the courts.
- The 1848 treaty ending the US war with Mexico, in which Mexico ceded California and New Mexico to the United States.
- The 19th Century belief that the United States would inevitably expand westward to the Pacific Ocean and into Mexican Territory.
12 Clues: 11th President of the United States; Expansionist • A system in which the residents vote to decide an issue • The placing of the interests of one’s own region ahead of the interests of the nation as whole • A conflict between the United States and Mexico in an attempt for the United States to complete Manifest Destiny. • ...
ONLY UNITED STATES PRESIDENT IMPEACHED TWICE 2021-01-18
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- When citizens use violence to try to overthrow a lawful government and do not peacefully seek redress to their grievances
- The indictment by the United States House of Representatives is presented as an ___________ of impeachment.
- _________ Presidents receive a pension, office allowance, travel allowance and Secret Service protection for the rest of their lives.
- Social media platform often used by this twice impeached US President til he was banned from posting
- Name of resort and Florida home of this twice impeached US President
- The ________ of Representatives indicts executive branch office holders.
- State that this twice impeached US President moved to while in office as President
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- This is when you use words and rhetoric to convince people to act violently
- If found guilty at an impeachment trial, the executive branch official may be __________ from holding a future federal office or position of trust.
- Members of the United States _________ serve as jurors at a trial of an executive branch officeholder after they have been impeached.
- The _________ of the United States House of Represenatives transmits the articles of impeachment to the United States Senate.
- State where this twice impeached US President was born and lived til he moved while in office
- Last name of only US President to be impeached so far
- _________ of United States Senators who serve as impeachment jurors must find an executive office official guilty by a _____________ margin for them to be removed from office.
- United States House of Representative members who present and argue the articles of impeachment before the United States Senate are called HOUSE _________.
- Additionally, if found guilty and removed from federal office at an impeachment trial, the executive branch official may be stripped of any federal ________ due that is to be used when out of office.
16 Clues: Last name of only US President to be impeached so far • Name of resort and Florida home of this twice impeached US President • The ________ of Representatives indicts executive branch office holders. • This is when you use words and rhetoric to convince people to act violently • State that this twice impeached US President moved to while in office as President • ...
Unit 8 Civil War 2026-04-09
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- A secret society that helped enslaved people escape the South and find freedom in the North and Canada.
- An event in which John Brown brutally killed 5 pro-slavery gang members.
- An enslaved man who lead an unsuccessful rebellion alongside 70 other enslaved people.
- Someone who helped with the Underground Railroad.
- Abraham Lincoln's plan to ban slavery in new states, but to allow it to continue in the South.
- A law that used geography to decide if new states would allow slavery or not. New states above the 36-30 parallel would not have slavery; states below that line would.
- A law that allowed new states to vote on whether or not they wanted slavery.
- A crisis in which pro- and anti-slavery gangs fought one another to win the vote on whether Kansas would be a free or slave state.
- A machine invented by Eli Whitney which removed seeds from cotton, and ended up increasing demand for slaves.
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- Abraham Lincoln's political party in the 1860 election, which was generally opposed to slavery.
- A law that made it mandatory for law enforcement to arrest escaped slaves and return them to their owners. The law also created punishments for Underground Railroad conductors.
- A failed attempt by John Brown to steal weapons and give them to enslaved people.
- A meeting in which six Southern states agreed to follow South Carolina and secede from the United States and form the Confederacy.
- An election in which Abraham Lincoln (Republican) beat Stephen Douglass (Democrat).
- A Supreme Court case in which the court ruled that African Americans could never be US citizens, and that the government could not legally end slavery.
- Someone who wanted to end slavery.
16 Clues: Someone who wanted to end slavery. • Someone who helped with the Underground Railroad. • An event in which John Brown brutally killed 5 pro-slavery gang members. • A law that allowed new states to vote on whether or not they wanted slavery. • A failed attempt by John Brown to steal weapons and give them to enslaved people. • ...
Civil War Vocabulary 2025-01-11
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- cannot be cut into parts
- a large farm in the South
- the union of southern states
- foot soldiers
- someone who wanted to abolish (get rid of) slavery
- troops trained to fight on horseback
- the southern states wanting to leave the Union
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- states that stayed loyal to the United States
- the period before the war
- to murder for political reasons
- nickname for northerners
- an attempt to block people or supplies from entering or leaving a port
12 Clues: foot soldiers • cannot be cut into parts • nickname for northerners • the period before the war • a large farm in the South • the union of southern states • to murder for political reasons • troops trained to fight on horseback • states that stayed loyal to the United States • the southern states wanting to leave the Union • someone who wanted to abolish (get rid of) slavery • ...
competency 2026-08-18
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- the lawyer against you
- "I didn't do it"
- the person the crime was against
- punish when found guilty
- the response to a charge
- things that can be used in court that looks like a crime was commited
- a plea that states "I did it"
- someone who saw a crime
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- lying in court
- I deliberate after hearing all the facts
- the place a case is resolved
- the person in charge of the courtroom
- the security in the courtroom
- the person accused of a crime
- the final decision in court
- freedoms the law states we have
- things the government states we need to follow
17 Clues: lying in court • "I didn't do it" • the lawyer against you • someone who saw a crime • punish when found guilty • the response to a charge • the final decision in court • the place a case is resolved • the security in the courtroom • the person accused of a crime • a plea that states "I did it" • freedoms the law states we have • the person the crime was against • ...
Canada 2023-04-17
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- City in Ontario
- North American Free Trade Agreement
- Indigenous people of Canada
- What the word "Canada" comes from
- The United States Mexico Canada Agreement
- Disagreement between Great Britain and France
- Trading without using money
- Rich in natural resources, including minerals, forests, and freshwater
- Gross Domestic Product
- In between pure market and pure command
- Percentage of the population that can read and write
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- A country above the United States
- Capable of being farmed
- Provides a source of drinking water for Canada and the United States
- People who wanted to leave Canada
- A state who voted to stay or leave Canada
- Canada's Service industry accounts for about... percent
- Speaks more than one language
- Main language of Quebec
19 Clues: City in Ontario • Gross Domestic Product • Capable of being farmed • Main language of Quebec • Indigenous people of Canada • Trading without using money • Speaks more than one language • A country above the United States • People who wanted to leave Canada • What the word "Canada" comes from • North American Free Trade Agreement • In between pure market and pure command • ...
Chapter 12 Vocab Crossword 2024-03-20
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- an early release from prison
- divided into districts based on population
- Courts this court handles minor cases
- two house legislature
- these courts always handle less serious crimes
- major crimes
- a local court judge is called
- people filing lawsuits
- people being sued
- governors in 43 states have the power to veto specific parts of the bill
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- unequal representation
- shared powers by the state and federal government
- powers reserved to the states
- one house legislature
- means to reduce a sentence
- population count
- constitution established an arrangement that gives the national government certain powers for the states
- occur when a person or group takes legal action against another person or group
- awards of money
19 Clues: major crimes • awards of money • population count • people being sued • one house legislature • two house legislature • unequal representation • people filing lawsuits • means to reduce a sentence • an early release from prison • powers reserved to the states • a local court judge is called • Courts this court handles minor cases • divided into districts based on population • ...
Constitution 2023-04-06
11 Clues: The 1st • Tyrants! • Freedom! • Big States • is it right? • Small States • The United... • Some Of the power • what everyone wants • the one with the ink • Power To The Representatives!
Constitution 2023-04-06
11 Clues: The 1st • Freedom! • Tyrants! • Big States • Small States • is it right? • The United... • Some Of the power • what everyone wants • the one with the ink • Power To The Representatives!
Civil War Crossword 2021-10-15
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- assassinated President Lincoln
- people forced to serve in war
- killed by John Wilkes Booth
- states that were in the middle of the Union and the Confederacy
- the battle where the confederacy gained major ground against the union
- capital for confederacy
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- the confederacy general
- the southern states who seceded from the U.S.
- most lives lost in a single war in U.S. history
- the northern states of the U.S.
- the union general
- the capital for union states
12 Clues: the union general • the confederacy general • capital for confederacy • killed by John Wilkes Booth • the capital for union states • people forced to serve in war • assassinated President Lincoln • the northern states of the U.S. • the southern states who seceded from the U.S. • most lives lost in a single war in U.S. history • ...
social studies test : chapter eleven the nation grows 2021-12-09
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- this type of transportation was used in railroads and steam engines helped it get power .
- this man was an army officer and had served in the northwest territory,and the other man was the brother of revolutionary war hero named george rogers clark and a good friend of the first man,these explorers were sent to explore some of the louisiana
- this was a war between britain and the united states of america and britain was burning down the white house during the war.
- he was an explorer exploring the southwestern of the louisiana purchase and there was a mountain named after him thats named pikes peak .
- she was the wife of james madison and she saved the famous george washington portrait from the white house because the white house was burning down because britain was in war with the united states of
- british colonies in america and his doctrine he acknowledged the english colonies in the western hemisphere , but the doctrine later shut down .
- president jackson made the indian removal act and told all the indians to go to the indian territory but some indians refused,so they fought but unfortunately they didn't win,this type of trail was when the indians had to go to the indiana territory and the trip to there was very sad most of the indians died because of sickness,diseases,cold,and lack of food.
- of the rush of gold but with a different name.
- and the pacific northwest because no one has been there.
- this was a trail that was more than 2,000 miles,this journey
- he wrote a poem that was later turned into the
- banner song and he wrote it while he was watching the war
- about 6 months to get to oregon .
- this was a spanish mission were texans took shelter at behind the walls during the war at the alamo .
- there was a rush of people trying to go to california and get gold because it was discovered and that's where it got its
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- this was a dream that the united states wanted to do and it was for making the united states from the atlantic ocean to the
- this was a doctrine about the spanish ,french,russian
- he was the fourth president of the united states of america,he helped out the constitution and he served from 1801-1809
- he worked in a factory of machines in britain,but britain didn't want any country to find out about their special machines,so he
- ocean .
- in 1837 he developed the first cast - steel plow in the united states of america and it also made tilling the soil much easier.
- this was a part of land that france owned and thomas jefferson the third president of the united states wasn't able to expand the united states more west because of france ,so the united states bought this part of land for $15 million dollars , and on april 30,1803 this part of land was owned by the united states of america .
- he was the seventh president of the united states of america,and he also served in the military and his nickname was¨old
- he started his political career in tennessee and he ran for office and he learned about government while being part of it .
- in 1793 he developed the cotton gin and it helped remove the seeds from the cotton fibers much faster than doing it by hand .
- this quickly became the main form of river traveling and they were used in other parts of the country and it was a type of boat .
- people started traveling on canals more than roads because they could carry larger things and this type of canal was located in new york
- them and gave the secrets to the united states of america.
- baltimore.
- it was special because it traveled longer distances.
30 Clues: ocean . • baltimore. • about 6 months to get to oregon . • of the rush of gold but with a different name. • he wrote a poem that was later turned into the • it was special because it traveled longer distances. • this was a doctrine about the spanish ,french,russian • and the pacific northwest because no one has been there. • ...
US crossword 2023-10-20
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- The Bureau of Indian Affairs' mission is to enhance the quality of life, to promote economic opportunity, and to carry out the responsibility to protect and improve the trust assets of American Indians, Indian tribes and Alaska Natives.
- The Treaty of Fort Laramie is an agreement between the United States and the Oglala, Miniconjou, and Brulé bands of Lakota people, Yanktonai Dakota, and Arapaho Nation, following the failure of the first Fort Laramie treaty, signed in 1851. The treaty is divided into 17 articles.
- The Ghost Dance is a ceremony incorporated into numerous Native American belief systems. According to the teachings of the Northern Paiute spiritual leader Wovoka, proper practice of the dance would
- Cultural assimilation is the process in which a minority group or culture comes to resemble a society's majority group or assimilate the values, behaviors, and beliefs of another group whether fully or partially.
- A cowboy is an animal herder who tends cattle on ranches in North America, traditionally on horseback, and often performs a multitude of other ranch-related tasks. The historic American cowboy of the late 19th century arose from the vaquero traditions of northern Mexico and became a figure of special significance and legend.[
- Thus, early peace treaties (often signed under conditions of duress or fraud), in which Native American nations surrendered large portions of their land to the United States, designated parcels which the nations
- American Plains Indians who fought against these soldiers referred to the black cavalry troops as "buffalo soldiers" because of their dark, curly hair, which resembled a buffalo's coat and because of their fierce nature of fighting.
- The Gadsden Purchase is a 29,640-square-mile region of present-day southern Arizona and southwestern New Mexico that the United States acquired from Mexico by the Treaty of Mesilla, which took effect on June 8, 1854.
- Boot Hill, or Boothill, is the given name of many cemeteries, chiefly in the Western United States. During the 19th and early 20th century it was a common name for the burial grounds of gunfighters, or those who "died with their boots on".
- The Homestead Acts were several laws in the United States by which an applicant could acquire ownership of government land or the public domain, typically called a homestead.
- A land run or land rush was an event in which previously restricted land of the United States was opened to homestead on a first-arrival basis. Lands were opened and sold first-come or by bid,
- Manifest destiny was a cultural belief in the 19th-century United States that American settlers were destined to expand across North America.
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- The Indian Removal Act was signed into law on May 28, 1830, by United States President Andrew Jackson. The law, as described by Congress, provided "for an exchange of lands with the Native Americans residing in any of the states or territories, and for their removal west of the river Mississippi
- Travel by wagon train occurred primarily between the 1840s–1880s, diminishing after completion of the first transcontinental railroad.
- The Chisholm Trail was a trail used in the post-Civil War era to drive cattle overland from ranches in Texas to Kansas railheads. The trail was established by Black Beaver, a Lenape guide and rancher, and his friend Jesse Chisholm,
- detectives were often hired as muscle for factory management during bitter labor strikes. It was the bloodshed during the srtike at Andrew Carnegie's Homestead Mill in 1892 that led to laws in 26 states that banned
- The Pony Express was an American express mail service that used relays of horse-mounted riders. It operated from April 3, 1860, to October 26, 1861, between Missouri and California. It was operated by the Central Overland California and Pikes Peak Express Company.
- The Dawes Act of 1887 regulated land rights on tribal territories within the United States. Named after Senator Henry L. Dawes of Massachusetts,
- A cattle drive is the process of moving a herd of cattle from one place to another, usually moved and herded by cowboys on horses
- The Trail of Tears was an ethnic cleansing and forced displacement of approximately 60,000 people of the "Five Civilized Tribes" between 1830 and 1850 by the United States government
20 Clues: A cattle drive is the process of moving a herd of cattle from one place to another, usually moved and herded by cowboys on horses • Travel by wagon train occurred primarily between the 1840s–1880s, diminishing after completion of the first transcontinental railroad. • ...
Civil War and Reconstruction 2022-02-08
12 Clues: citizens • to get rid of • leave/withdraw • being set free • southern states • make legally invalid • tax on foreign goods • to divide in sections • finances in a country • rebuild after destroyed • United States/ Northern states • to block people or goods from coming or going
unit 7 vocab 2023-04-05
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- between north and south that were divided
- rights and powers independent of the federal government
- they where hard to manage
- withdrawal from the union
- was the president of the Confederate states
- confederate general during civil war
- president of the USA during the time of the cival war
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- to free from slavery
- to leave or withdrawal
- 18th president and military officer
- political theory that the gov is subjected to the will of the people
- war on all aspects of the enemy's life
- united states of America
- confederate, soldiers,
- confederate states of America
- union soldiers
- armed naval vessel
17 Clues: union soldiers • armed naval vessel • to free from slavery • to leave or withdrawal • confederate, soldiers, • united states of America • they where hard to manage • withdrawal from the union • confederate states of America • 18th president and military officer • confederate general during civil war • war on all aspects of the enemy's life • between north and south that were divided • ...
Caden Croft Unit 4 Test 2022-11-14
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- famous court case
- the states
- president's group of advisors
- power of the Supreme Court to declare laws or actions unconstitutional
- power to change a lower court's decision
- choice made about a law
- parts of the counties
- states have independent authority
- most of the power is at the federal level
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- let the judicial branch rule a law unconstitutional
- the federal law is higher than state law
- the nation
- parts of the states
- division of power between national and state
- groups of people who join together to express their views on the govt
- personal choice
- if a law protects the rights in the constituion
17 Clues: the states • the nation • personal choice • famous court case • parts of the states • parts of the counties • choice made about a law • president's group of advisors • states have independent authority • the federal law is higher than state law • power to change a lower court's decision • most of the power is at the federal level • division of power between national and state • ...
World History Review Crossword 2022-10-13
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- only continent that is an island
- largest river in the United States
- Capital of North Carolina
- line that goes across the middle of the earth
- capital of the United States
- largest river in Africa
- Ocean between North America and Africa/Europe
- largest river in the world
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- continent with Germany, Finland, and England
- the largest continent
- Ocean between North America and Asia
- Ocean that sits between Africa, Asia and Australia
- continent to the south of us!
- coldest continent located at the south pole
- Ocean at the north pole
- continent we live on in the United States
- large continent that includes Egypt and Ethiopia
17 Clues: the largest continent • Ocean at the north pole • largest river in Africa • Capital of North Carolina • largest river in the world • capital of the United States • continent to the south of us! • only continent that is an island • largest river in the United States • Ocean between North America and Asia • continent we live on in the United States • ...
Forces Crossword Puzzle 2024-02-20
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- law that states an object at rest stays at rest
- number of degrees Newton received from college
- the unit of mass
- type of math supposedly invented by Newton
- century Newton was born in
- century Newton died in
- person who raised Newton
- law that states for every action there is a equal reaction
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- Newton studied his work on the planets
- mass times acceleration
- the unit of force
- first name of Newton
- another term for mass
- day Newton was born on
- law that states a force causes a mass to accelerate
- first school of Newton
- a title given by Queen Victoria to Newton
17 Clues: the unit of mass • the unit of force • first name of Newton • another term for mass • day Newton was born on • century Newton died in • first school of Newton • mass times acceleration • person who raised Newton • century Newton was born in • Newton studied his work on the planets • a title given by Queen Victoria to Newton • type of math supposedly invented by Newton • ...
Labeling Essays 2023-02-09
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- 'In Label the Meals', the second paragraph states eating nutritious ________ is another part of being a healthy person.
- In 'We Don't Need Labels', the third paragraph states the reason that some restaurant patrons want convenience, a break in the routine, or for a special ________________, not for a healthful eating experience.
- 'In Label the Meals', the second paragraph states that _____________ people are happier and more productive.
- In 'We Don't Need Labels', the fourth paragraph makes the point that labeling meals is a nuisance and a potential ______________ to restaurants' businesses.
- In 'We Don't Need Labels', the sixth paragraph restates the thesis that the actual impact of labeling will be minimal or ________________ at worst.
- In 'We Don't Need Labels', the fifth paragraph makes the point that food ____________________have learned that the overall packaging makes a far greater difference than nutritional labeling.
- In 'Label the Meals', the sixth paragraph ends with the author encouraging the reader to _______________ for labeling.
- 'In Label the Meals', the fifth paragraph states that consumers can address the risk of eating
- 'In Label the Meals', the fourth paragraph uses evidence that one-quarter of customers use nutrition information to _______________ what they decide to eat.
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- In 'We Don't Need Labels', the second paragraph makes the point that people who are already health _____________________ do not need posted nutritional information.
- 'In Label the Meals', the fourth paragraph uses evidence that the Affordable Care Act of 2010 requires _________________ menu items include information on nutrition.
- 'In Label the Meals', the first paragraph states the measure to post nutritional information must __________.
- options if they were armed with __________________ information about food options.
- 'In Label the Meals', the fourth paragraph uses evidence that customers consume an average of 400 fewer _________________ than they typically did before labeling.
- In 'We Don't Need Labels', the second paragraph uses the evidence that cash register _________________ showed no change the way the customers ordered with when provided with nutritional information about the meals.
- 'In Label the Meals', the fifth paragraph states that _______________ out is on the rise.
- 'In Label the Meals', the third paragraph uses evidence that the average American eats at ____________ about 2/3s of the time.
- 'In Label the Meals', the third paragraph states that it's the law to include nutrition information on all ___________________.
- In 'We Don't Need Labels', the first paragraph states that posting nutritional information for meals will not achieve any of the ___________________ it's supporters claim.
19 Clues: options if they were armed with __________________ information about food options. • 'In Label the Meals', the fifth paragraph states that _______________ out is on the rise. • 'In Label the Meals', the fifth paragraph states that consumers can address the risk of eating • ...
The Northeast Region 2017-09-30
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- Capital of Delaware
- Capital of New York
- Capital of New Jersey
- This state's cities include Philadelphia and Pittsburgh
- Island The smallest state in the nation
- Capital of Rhode Island
- The most northeastern state in the United States
- Capital of Connecticut
- Capital of Massachusetts
- This was the first state to ratify the constitution
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- Capital of Vermont
- This Green Mountain state produces the most maple syrup in the United States
- This state donated land to form the nations capital
- The Mayflower landed in this state
- Capital of Pennsylvania
- Capital of New Hampshire
- Hampshire This states motto is "Live Free or Die"
17 Clues: Capital of Vermont • Capital of Delaware • Capital of New York • Capital of New Jersey • Capital of Connecticut • Capital of Pennsylvania • Capital of Rhode Island • Capital of New Hampshire • Capital of Massachusetts • The Mayflower landed in this state • Island The smallest state in the nation • The most northeastern state in the United States • ...
Civil War 2025-05-12
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- The name of the group of states that stayed with the United States during the Civil War
- The location on the map where the confederacy was located
- The states that banned slavery in the Civil War, also called the Northern States
- The type of economy that the south had, focuses on growing and selling crops
- Leaving a group of people or things
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- When a country fights itself in a war
- The name of the group of states that left the United States during the Civil War
- The type of economy that the north had, focused on making things in factories
- The location on the map where the Union was located
- The states that allowed slavery in the Civil War, also called the Southern States
10 Clues: Leaving a group of people or things • When a country fights itself in a war • The location on the map where the Union was located • The location on the map where the confederacy was located • The type of economy that the south had, focuses on growing and selling crops • The type of economy that the north had, focused on making things in factories • ...
8th US Benchmark 2 Crossword Review 2021-03-17
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- This document guarantees protection of your rights, like the right of protection against excessive bail and cruel punishment.
- The purchase of ___________ provided the United States with access to the vast resources of western lands.
- Under the ___________ Slave Law both escaped slaves and freedmen were captured and sent to the South.
- The Whiskey Rebellion, Alien and Sedition Acts, and Marbury v. Madison are all examples of __________ issues faced by the leaders of the new republic.
- Irish and German _____________ came to the U.S. to escape starvation from crop failure and see economic opportunity.
- Slavery expanded into new acquired territories after this invention made processing cotton faster and growing cotton more profitable.
- Tunnels basted through mountains, bridges built across rivers, hills leveled and valley filled, these environmental modifications were made in order to construct the _____________ railroad.
- This amendment declares that individual states are given powers not granted to the federal government.
- The creation of Congress to carry out the will of the people represents this constitutional principle.
- Some immigrants settled in the ____________ to establish small farms.
- Wahsington stopped this rebellion and showed the country that under the Constitution military action could be used to enforce laws.
- One effect of the Fugitive Slave Act of 1850 was that ___________ among the populations of northern and southern states increased.
- One result of industrialization in the United States was that _________ differences increased.
- George Washigton wanted the United States to follow a policy of _________ in regards to foreign nations.
- This principle bestows the right to vote in a democracy and also the civic duty to do so.
- In this type of economic system there is limited government interference in business, and prices are determined by supply and demand.
- During the ______ Crisis southern states felt they had the right to overrule and act passed by Congress since the national government is supposed to share power with the states.
- The Supreme Court case Marbury v. Madison first stated the principle that the courts may declare a federal law ______________.
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- Thomas Jefferson and Alexander Hamilton were the leaders of America's first two _______________.
- This amendment protects against unreasonable searches and seizures.
- The President vetoing a law passed by congress, then the congress overriding a presidential veto is an example of which Constitutional Principle.
- One of the most significant contributions to the industrial development in the Northeast was the construction of the _____ canal.
- The formation of political parties in the U.S. can be traced back to a disagreement over whether congress should create a ______________ and raise tariffs.
- Iron ore, coal, timber, and rivers are examples of the abundant _________ that helped the United States become a major industrial power in the early 19th century.
- This was the main crop grown on plantations in the southern United States.
- ____________ became a widespread practice in the U.S. because of the need for agricultural labor increased as a result of expanded cotton production.
- The main reason for the __________ Doctrine was to prevent European intervention in countries near the United States.
- Job opportunities in cities increased, agriculture became more mechanized, and prices of consumer goods decreased all because the United States went through ____________.
- Northern manufacturers increased their production of textiles, which could not be imported from England during the _____________.
- Rights The first ten amendments of the U.S. Constitution are an example of this constitutional principle.
- This constitutional principle explains how powers are divided between the national government and the state government.
- This amendment was created to prevent soldiers from being housed in private homes without the owner’s consent.
- The __________ Ordinance outlined the process for admitting a new state into the Union and also protected civil liberties and outlawed slavery in new territories.
- This occurred when workers moved closer to manufacturing centers after the development of the factory system.
34 Clues: This amendment protects against unreasonable searches and seizures. • Some immigrants settled in the ____________ to establish small farms. • This was the main crop grown on plantations in the southern United States. • This principle bestows the right to vote in a democracy and also the civic duty to do so. • ...
PSIR Crossword 2024-01-17
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- The conduct of international relations and negotiations between countries.
- Interactions and relationships between two states.
- Measures taken to ensure the safety and protection of a state from external threats.
- Distribution of power and capabilities among states to prevent any one from dominating others.
- Entities formed by states to facilitate cooperation on global issues, such as the United Nations.
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- The process of interaction and integration among people, companies, and governments of different nations.
- Cooperation and coordination among multiple states to address common challenges or achieve common goals.
- Private organizations that operate independently of government control, often focused on humanitarian or environmental issues.
- Formal acknowledgment of the legal existence of a sovereign state.
- Formal agreements between states, often addressing issues of mutual interest or concern.
- The ability to influence others through attraction and persuasion, rather than through force or coercion.
- Legal principles governing the relationships between sovereign states and other international actors.
- The supreme authority of a state to govern itself without interference from external sources.
13 Clues: Interactions and relationships between two states. • Formal acknowledgment of the legal existence of a sovereign state. • The conduct of international relations and negotiations between countries. • Measures taken to ensure the safety and protection of a state from external threats. • ...
The Civil War 2023-03-13
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- fierce
- difficulty or problems
- injured or hurt
- people who found out secret information
- states that left the Union
- states between the Union and the Confederacy
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- strong places
- armed forces
- said firmly
- - what is left after buildings fall to pieces
- a war between part of the same country
- declare the enemy has won to stop the fighting
- strengths
- led an army into land to take it over
14 Clues: fierce • strengths • said firmly • armed forces • strong places • injured or hurt • difficulty or problems • states that left the Union • led an army into land to take it over • a war between part of the same country • people who found out secret information • states between the Union and the Confederacy • - what is left after buildings fall to pieces • ...
Native American Heritage Month 2022-11-03
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- Word meaning "the people" in the Inuktitut language
- What is the Lakota formation Tunkasila Sakpe Paha known as now?
- The 31st VP of the United States (longtime senator from Kansas and sports ancestry of the Kaw, Osage, and Potawatomi)
- The birth name of General Ely Parker, born to the Seneca tribe (he wrote the Union's conditions of surrender to the Confederates during the Civil War)
- Not all Native American nations have their own ____.
- The first _______ in a Native American language began publishing in 1828.
- Oldest Earthwork Mound complex in North America (dated about 5400 years ago, making it older than the pyramids and Stonehenge)
- What percentage of the US population identifies as Native Americans?
- Native American group who commonly served as code talkers during WW2 (the code they made was never cracked by the Japanese)
- The People of the South Wind are known as the ____ people.
- The _____ __ _____ was a series of forced displacements of approx 60,000 American Indians of the "Five Civilized Tribes" between 1830 and 1850 by the United States government
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- What year were Native Americans granted American Citizenship?
- In 1990, Congress and what President passed the law designating November as the first National American Indian Heritage month?
- Which Chief is known for uniting many Native American communities to stand against the United States government in the Battle of the Little Bighorn?
- First Native community to sign a treaty with the United States government.
- Which Native American Confederacy is considered one of the oldest living democracies in the world?
- The ____ _____ spans the greatest land area in the United States.
- What percentage of Native Americans living in the United States today live on reservations?
- What is the most commonly used Native American language?
19 Clues: Word meaning "the people" in the Inuktitut language • Not all Native American nations have their own ____. • What is the most commonly used Native American language? • The People of the South Wind are known as the ____ people. • What year were Native Americans granted American Citizenship? • What is the Lakota formation Tunkasila Sakpe Paha known as now? • ...
Erich Malek 2020-09-27
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- of Rights, The first Ten Amendments were known as the _____________ _____________ _____________.
- The Sixth Amendment guarantees the right to a speedy _____________.
- Since the Bill of Rights were written, _____________ more amendments have been added.
- Amendment, Guarantees the rights to a Grand Jury, and states that you can not be tried for the same crime again.
- The Fourteenth Amendment granted _____________ to all persons born or naturalized in the United States—including former slaves—and guaranteed all citizens “equal protection of the laws.”
- Amendment, The Government can not search your belongings without a warrant.
- Amendment, We have the freedom of speech, freedom to choose our own religion, peaceful protest, and the right to petition the Government.
- Amendment, States that you have rights that are not in the Constitution, but they exist.
- Amendment, We have the right to bear arms (to own a gun).
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- The Seventh Amendment guarantees the right for a trial by _____________.
- The Eighth Amendment guarantees the right that excessive _____________ shall not be required.
- The 27 amendments to the _____________ range from personal rights to procedural laws.
- Madison, Wrote the Bill of Rights.
- The Eighteenth Amendment established the _____________ of alcohol in the United States.
- Amendment, Provides the procedure for electing the president and vice president.
- Rights, The Bill of Rights were written for our _____________ _____________.
- Amendment, The powers not delegated to the United States by the Constitution, nor prohibited by it to the States, are reserved to the State respectively, or to the people.
- Amendment, No soldier shall, in time of peace be quartered in any house, without the consent of the owner, nor in time of war, but in a manner to be prescribed by law. (people should not have to give up their home to soldiers. It is their property.)
18 Clues: Madison, Wrote the Bill of Rights. • Amendment, We have the right to bear arms (to own a gun). • The Sixth Amendment guarantees the right to a speedy _____________. • The Seventh Amendment guarantees the right for a trial by _____________. • Amendment, The Government can not search your belongings without a warrant. • ...
Unit 6 Vocabulary Definitions 2018-02-16
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- to add on or take over
- a trapper who explored and hunted in the American West in the early 1800s
- Sam Houston (1793–1863), a soldier, lawyer, and politician, was instrumental in Texan independence and its subsequent annexation by the United States. He was born and grew up on a farm in Tennessee. In his teens, he ran away and lived with the Cherokee for three years. Ironically, he was involved in coordinating their removal from Tennessee in 1817. He was elected Tennessee’s governor in 1827, but only served a partial term. In 1833, he moved to Texas and became an active leader among its settlers. During the Texan war for independence, he was made commander in chief of the Texan army. After independence, he was elected president of the Republic of Texas and later served as a U.S. senator.
- the forced migration by the Cherokee and other Native American groups from their southeastern homelands to territories west of the Mississippi River
- the first federally funded national road project, begun in 1811
- Hidalgo-an 1848 treaty in which Mexico gave up California and New Mexico Territory to the United States for $15 million
- Stephen Fuller Austin was an American empresario. Known as the "Father of Texas", and the founder of Texas.
- the Mexican territories of California and New Mexico given to the United States in 1848
- James Polk (1795–1849) was the eleventh President of the United States, serving from 1845-1849. He led the expansion of the United States to the Pacific Coast through the acquisition of the Oregon Territory and the Mexican Cession.
- the right to vote
- Martin Van Buren (1782–1862) was the eighth President of the United States, serving from 1837 to 1841. He was blamed for the Panic of 1837 and the widespread unemployment and poverty that it brought and was not reelected for a second term.
- a U.S. political party active between 1832 and 1858 that backed government support for the economy.
- an 1836 battle between Texans and Mexicans during the Texas war for independence from Mexico
- Brigham Young (1801–1877) supervised the Mormon migration to Utah beginning in the 1840s. He was the first governor of Utah when it became a U.S. territory.
- John Tyler (1790–1862) was the tenth President of the United States, serving from 1841-1845. He accomplished little during his presidency due to quarrels between Whigs and Democrats.
- John Quincy Adams (1767–1848) was the sixth President of the United States who earlier served as a U.S. diplomat, senator, and Secretary of State.
- a strip of land in present-day Arizona and New Mexico for which the United States paid Mexico $10 million in 1853
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- the artificial waterway opened in 1825, linking Lake Erie to the Hudson River
- an old Spanish mission building in Texas where Mexican forces under Santa Anna besieged Texans in 1836
- Henry Clay (1777–1852) was a leading member of the House of Representatives for Kentucky under Presidents Madison and Monroe who spoke for the interests of the West, and who later served as a U.S. senator and Secretary of State.
- the route to Santa Fe, New Mexico, that was used by traders in the 1800s
- John Calhoun (1782–1850) was a statesman from South Carolina who held many offices in the federal government, including Vice President and U.S. senator. He became a strong supporter of states’ rights. In 1850, he foresaw future conflicts over slavery that would eventually lead to the American Civil War.
- a U.S. political party dating from the 1820s to the present that at first spoke out for small farmers and workers against moneyed businessmen and whose policies have changed over the years
- an act passed by South Carolina that declared that the Tariff of 1832 unconstitutional
- the 1800s belief that Americans had the right to spread across the continent
- William Henry Harrison (1773–1841) was the ninth President of the United States. In 1841, he died of pneumonia after only a month in office.
- the right of states to limit the power of the federal government
- to give up
- the practice of giving supporters government jobs
- niners-a term to describe one of more than 80,000 people who joined the California Gold Rush in 1849
- a law passed by Congress in 1830 setting up territories west of the Mississippi River where Native Americans living in existing states could be relocated
- the route to the Oregon Country used by wagon trains in the 1800s
32 Clues: to give up • the right to vote • to add on or take over • the practice of giving supporters government jobs • the first federally funded national road project, begun in 1811 • the right of states to limit the power of the federal government • the route to the Oregon Country used by wagon trains in the 1800s • ...
How was the issue of slavery addressed between 1820 and 1850 2021-09-08
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- highest court in the US-used for
- southern states left the Union
- political & economic power of south
- symbolic dividing line N & S
- people vote
- individual states retain power
- limitation imposed by another item
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- reps that vote for pres and vp
- someone who argued no slavery
- areas not states
- reject a decision or proposal
- annual value ofproducts&services
- geographical north and south
- system that appoints the Pres&VP
14 Clues: people vote • areas not states • symbolic dividing line N & S • geographical north and south • someone who argued no slavery • reject a decision or proposal • reps that vote for pres and vp • southern states left the Union • individual states retain power • highest court in the US-used for • annual value ofproducts&services • system that appoints the Pres&VP • ...
Our Firsts 2021-01-07
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- First Black President of the United States
- First Black Vice President of United States
- First black community in the United States
- First Black woman in the south to receive a college degree
- First Black millionaire
- First Black FedEx Pilot
- First Black-owned business in Memphis
- First Black students to attend Memphis State
- First black Olympian
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- First Black BRICK school in Memphis
- First Black FedEx VP
- First Black Restaurant in Memphis
- First Black Miss America contestant
- First Black CEO of Opco at FedEx
- First Black US Senator
- First Black Baseball team
- First Black-owned drug company
17 Clues: First Black FedEx VP • First black Olympian • First Black US Senator • First Black millionaire • First Black FedEx Pilot • First Black Baseball team • First Black-owned drug company • First Black CEO of Opco at FedEx • First Black Restaurant in Memphis • First Black BRICK school in Memphis • First Black Miss America contestant • First Black-owned business in Memphis • ...
The US Enters WWII 2015-03-18
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- what happened on December 7, 1941
- what peninsula did many New Mexicans fight to defend
- President Roosevelt and Winston Churchill secretly sign the
- what was the largest American air base
- France and Germany give Germany Czechoslovakia with the
- the month Germany signs a non-aggression pact with Soviet Union
- what month did The United States declare war on Germany, Italy, and Japan
- totalitarian leader of the soviet union
- what did President Roosevelt ask Congress to declare on Japan
- President Roosevelt asks for funds to build up the
- the month Germany invades Poland
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- the month when Britain and France declare war on Germany
- totalitarian leader of Italy
- who came to the United States to talk about peace
- The United States broke the ____ and knew an attack was coming
- this allows President Roosevelt to lend or lease arms and other supplies to “any country whose defense was vital to the United States”
- totalitarian leader of Germany
- Japan joins the
- In 1935 the US begins passing the
- the month Germany takes over Austria unopposed
20 Clues: Japan joins the • totalitarian leader of Italy • totalitarian leader of Germany • the month Germany invades Poland • what happened on December 7, 1941 • In 1935 the US begins passing the • what was the largest American air base • totalitarian leader of the soviet union • the month Germany takes over Austria unopposed • who came to the United States to talk about peace • ...
UNIT 3 REVIEW 2018-04-23
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- prevents 1 branch from becoming too powerful
- 3/5 of slaves count for population and the number of votes in House Of Rep.
- One of founding fathers of US negotiator and signatory of Treaty of Paris 1783
- People have power to govern themselves
- Executive, Legislative, Judical
- Collection of 85 articles and essays written by Alexander Hamilton, James Madison,and John Jay to promote ratification of US Constitution
- Elected officials must obey law and the government has limited power
- Farmers rebel over paying taxes
- 4th president during war of 1812
- Congress passes amendment when 2/3 vote and 3/4 pf states ratify amendment
- power is divided and shared between states and national government
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- 1st President
- government is divided between 3 branches
- People elect representatives to make laws
- Action of signing or giving formal consent to treaty , conduct , or agreement
- Bill of Rights protects individual rights
- Argued for National Bank and was washingtons secretary of treasury
- States get equal votes in congress
- States get votes in congress based on population
19 Clues: 1st President • Executive, Legislative, Judical • Farmers rebel over paying taxes • 4th president during war of 1812 • States get equal votes in congress • People have power to govern themselves • government is divided between 3 branches • People elect representatives to make laws • Bill of Rights protects individual rights • prevents 1 branch from becoming too powerful • ...
Civil War Crossword 2017-04-20
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- What was the name of the ship that was used in the War.
- Who was the general of the Confederate Army.
- What invention caused the most deaths in the war.
- What is the name of the charge that cost the Confederacy a loss.
- Who was the general of the Union Army.
- of independence What document was used in Gettysburg Adress.
- Who were usually spies in the Civil War.
- What party was Lincoln in.
- Who was the President of The United States of America.
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- What party was the Confederate states in.
- What battle started the Civil War.
- What was one of the reasons soldiers died in the war.
- What was the bloodiest battle in U.S. history.
- What plan did the Union use in the War.
- The capital of the Confederate States.
- What battle turned the war in favor of the Union.
- What was the plan that the Confederate States used.
- What was the name of the gun that used the Mini Ball.
- Who won the battle of Shiloh.
19 Clues: What party was Lincoln in. • Who won the battle of Shiloh. • What battle started the Civil War. • The capital of the Confederate States. • Who was the general of the Union Army. • What plan did the Union use in the War. • Who were usually spies in the Civil War. • What party was the Confederate states in. • Who was the general of the Confederate Army. • ...
8th Grade SS Final Exam 2022-05-20
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- During what month do citizens vote for president?
- Which branch of government is the President in charge of?
- The United States ___ is Washington, D.C.
- What is the supreme law of the land?
- Who is the Governor of Texas?
- What age must you be to vote?
- The Civil War is a war between the ____ and South.
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- Who wrote the Declaration of Independence?
- What is a change or addition to the Constitution?
- When a citizen says the Pledge of ____, they are showing loyalty to the United States.
- Who was the first president of the United States?
- The Star-Spangled Banner is the United States' national ____.
- The first ten amendments are called the ___ of Rights.
- How long is a presidential term?
- The _____ of Independence was signed in 1776.
- What power does the President use to reject a bill passed by Congress?
- Which branch of government reviews laws to determine if they are unconstitutional?
- What is the last name of the current President?
- The amendment protects your freedom of speech & religion.
19 Clues: Who is the Governor of Texas? • What age must you be to vote? • How long is a presidential term? • What is the supreme law of the land? • The United States ___ is Washington, D.C. • Who wrote the Declaration of Independence? • The _____ of Independence was signed in 1776. • What is the last name of the current President? • What is a change or addition to the Constitution? • ...
Carole Social 30-1 Crossword Puzzle 2025-10-30
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- financial group that offers a wide range of financial products and services
- government protects economic and social well being of citizens
- president serving during the great depression and Americas involvement in World War II
- Britain's first female prime minister, serving from 1979 to 1990
- 29th president of the United States
- unequal distribution of income
- one company provides a good or service with no competition
- created The General Theory of Employment, Interest and Money
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- premier and attorney general of Quebec 1936–39
- American politician and actor who served as the 40th president of the United States
- tax breaks and other incentives to the rich and corporations
- prices raising
- 44th president of the United States from 2009 to 2017
- 27th president and 10th chief justice of the united states
- believes that social responsibility rest on the shoulders of the shareholders, not the executives of the company
- Prime Minister of the United Kingdom from 1997 to 2007
- ever-increasing consumption
- government funded initiatives to support citizens well being
- 30th president, supported women's suffrage
19 Clues: prices raising • ever-increasing consumption • unequal distribution of income • 29th president of the United States • 30th president, supported women's suffrage • premier and attorney general of Quebec 1936–39 • 44th president of the United States from 2009 to 2017 • Prime Minister of the United Kingdom from 1997 to 2007 • ...
Creating a Government 2018-11-13
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- Location of Constitutional Convention
- How many freedoms do you get in the first amendment
- First American Government What was missing under the articles president
- law of the land
- Number of amendment that give you the right to remain silent
- Supported the proposed Constitution
- Leader of the Constitutional Convention
- Number of states who needed to ratify the Constitution
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- Which plan favored large states
- Concept of shared power between nation and states
- not given to the federal government
- Anti-Federalists wanted this
- AOC couldn’t do this
- Eighth amendment protects you against this type of punishment
- Father of the Constitution
- Number of senators per state
- Fancy word for change
- -Fifths Compromise
18 Clues: law of the land • -Fifths Compromise • AOC couldn’t do this • Fancy word for change • Father of the Constitution • Anti-Federalists wanted this • Number of senators per state • Which plan favored large states • not given to the federal government • Supported the proposed Constitution • Location of Constitutional Convention • Leader of the Constitutional Convention • ...
History Chapter 5 2022-10-05
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- sharing of power between a central government and states
- keeps any branch of government from being too powerful
- taxes on imports or exports
- made the king subject to law
- includes president and departments
- a period of low economic activity and a rise in unemployment
- gave each state an equal number of votes
- created a two-house legislature
- made up of all national courts
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- people who opposed the Constitution
- gave supreme power to the central government
- trade between 2 or more states
- official approval
- right to vote
- official changes
- supporters of the Constitution
- a set of basic principles and laws that states the powers and duties of government
- congress
18 Clues: congress • right to vote • official changes • official approval • taxes on imports or exports • made the king subject to law • trade between 2 or more states • supporters of the Constitution • made up of all national courts • created a two-house legislature • includes president and departments • people who opposed the Constitution • gave each state an equal number of votes • ...
Solids, Liquids, and Gases 2023-10-20
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- the change of states from a gas to a liquid; when gas particles collect
- made up of carbon dioxide; can give you frostbite in seconds
- thermal energy
- the change of states from a liquid to a gas; only happens on the surface of a liquid
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- the change of states from a solid to a liquid
- the change of states from a liquid to a solid
- the change of states from liquid to gas; happens throughout the entire liquid
- the change of states from a solid to a gas; only occurs in certain substances
- the change of states from a gas to a solid; only occurs in certain substances
- the change of states from liquid to gas; there are 2 types of these
10 Clues: thermal energy • the change of states from a solid to a liquid • the change of states from a liquid to a solid • made up of carbon dioxide; can give you frostbite in seconds • the change of states from liquid to gas; there are 2 types of these • the change of states from a gas to a liquid; when gas particles collect • ...
Connor Bean 2021-11-05
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- he ten percent plan, formally the Proclamation of Amnesty and Reconstruction, was a United States presidential proclamation issued on December 8,
- Andrew Johnson was the 17th president of the United States, serving from 1865 to 1869. He assumed the presidency as he was vice president at
- a tax levied on every adult, without reference to income or resources.
- A literacy test assesses a person's literacy skills: their ability to read and write. Literacy tests have been administered by various governments to immigrants.
- The Radical Republicans were a faction of American politicians within the Republican Party of the United States from around 1854 until the end of
- sometimes called Black Laws, were laws governing the conduct of African Americans. In 1832, James Kent wrote that "in most of the United States, there is a distinction in respect to
- an official pardon for people who have been convicted of political offenses.
- the era following the U.S. Civil War
- The Reconstruction Act of 1867 outlined the terms for readmission to representation of rebel states
- was a member of the United States House of Representatives from Pennsylvania.
- he Reconstruction Act of 1867 outlined the terms for readmission to representation of rebel states.
- 18th president
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- a legal arrangement with regard to agricultural land in which a landowner allows a tenant to use the land in return for a share of the crops produced on that land.
- a person who behaves badly but in an amusingly mischievous rather than harmful way; a rascal.
- is the systematic separation of people into racial or other ethnic groups in daily life.
- Republican policies proposed after the election of 1866, which granted greater opportunities to freedmen and sought to punish the South for its role in the Civil War
- was an important agency of early Reconstruction, assisting freedmen in the South.
- a charge of misconduct made against the holder of a public office.
- either of two distinct U.S. hate organizations that employed terror in pursuit of their
- a clause exempting certain classes of people or things from the requirements of a piece of legislation affecting their previous rights, privileges, or practices.
- a political candidate who seeks election in an area where they have no local connections.
21 Clues: 18th president • the era following the U.S. Civil War • a charge of misconduct made against the holder of a public office. • a tax levied on every adult, without reference to income or resources. • an official pardon for people who have been convicted of political offenses. • was a member of the United States House of Representatives from Pennsylvania. • ...
Constitutional Fun!!!!! 2021-12-06
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- Government type where people elect representatives to make laws
- supporters of constitution and strong national government, feared disorder without it
- Powers that belong only to the Federal Government
- Government with limited powers strictly defined by law, no person or group is above the law
- Supreme law of the land
- Right of trial by jury in civil cases.
- England's lawmaking body
- Amendment that states that citizens are not required to house soldiers
- Freedom from unreasonable searches and seizures.
- Against ratifying constitution, wanted bill of rights
- Movement that promoted the idea that knowledge, reason, and science could improve society.
- Powers not stated belong to the people.
- Government of the people
- Legislative, Executive, and Judicial
- Branch that enforces the laws.
- Based on John Locke, basic rights and freedoms all humans are entitled to at birth
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- the sharing of powers between the national and state governments
- Political theory that government is subject to the will of the people
- Powers reserved for the States.
- Amendment that gives the freedom of religion, speech, press, assembly, and petition.
- First 10 amendments to the Constitution stating fundemental rights of citizens
- Power of the Supreme Court to judge whether or not actions of other branches are unconstitutional
- Powers that were not specifically defined by the Constitution, shall be entrusted to Congress
- Delegates of the Constitutional Convention who shaped Constitution
- Right to due process of law, freedom from self-incrimination, double jeopardy.
- Branch that makes laws
- System in which each branch of government checks or limits other branches so no branch gets too powerful.
- Powers are divided among different branches of government to make sure no one branch gets too much power
- Powers shared by States and the Federal Government
- Freedom from excessive bail, cruel and unusual punishments.
- Powers that belong only to the states
- To approve
- Right to a speedy and public trial.
- A change or addition to the Constitution
- Powers not delegated to the United States by the Constitution, nor prohibited by it to the States, are reserved to the States respectively, or to the people.
- Amendment that states that citizens have the right to bear arms
- Branch that can declare laws unconstitutional
- Powers reserved for the federal government.
38 Clues: To approve • Branch that makes laws • Supreme law of the land • England's lawmaking body • Government of the people • Branch that enforces the laws. • Powers reserved for the States. • Right to a speedy and public trial. • Legislative, Executive, and Judicial • Powers that belong only to the states • Right of trial by jury in civil cases. • Powers not stated belong to the people. • ...
Federal system 2021-12-07
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- law allows for public meetings to be both audio and video recorded by attendees
- right position the national government is an agent of the states and its powers should be narrowly defined.
- and immunities The Privileges and Immunities Clause of Article IV, Section 2 of the Constitution states that "the citizens of each state shall be entitled to all privileges and immunities of citizens in the several states."
- powers powers which are shared by both the federal government and state governments
- act allowed the Reich government to issue laws without the consent of Germany's parliament
- powers powers directly stated in the Constitution
- tax a type of tax that governments impose on income generated by businesses and individuals within their jurisdiction.
- specific form of organization defined by complexity, division of labour, permanence, professional management, hierarchical coordination and control, strict chain of command, and legal authority.
- clause allows powers of congress to stretch
- compacts formal, legislatively enacted agreements between two or more states that bind them to the compacts' provisions.
- clause It prohibits states from interfering with the federal government's exercise of its constitutional powers
- powers powers the constitution grands
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- type of censorship in which speech or expression is reviewed and restricted before it occurs
- powers egulating immigration, acquiring territory, and ending labor strikes
- the idea that a higher authority of law will displace the law of a lower authority of law when the two authorities come into conflict.
- powers powers that are not specifically granted to the federal government by the Constitution
- laws agency will automatically be abolished on its Sunset date
- law A generic term for all non-criminal law
- position favors national government action in dealing with these matters.
- A nationalist Chief Justice; presided during McCulloch (John Marshall)
- the removal of a person from a requested state to a requesting state for criminal prosecution or punishment.
- grants a way the government funds your ideas and projects to provide public services and stimulate the economy.
- an authorization to act given to a representative accepted the mandate of the people.
- powers political powers granted to the United States government that aren't explicitly stated in the Constitution.
- a “higher” level of government
25 Clues: a “higher” level of government • powers powers the constitution grands • law A generic term for all non-criminal law • clause allows powers of congress to stretch • powers powers directly stated in the Constitution • laws agency will automatically be abolished on its Sunset date • A nationalist Chief Justice; presided during McCulloch (John Marshall) • ...
POLS 1101 Chapters 2 & 3 2019-08-29
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- Gives congress the power to regulate commerce with foreign nations, with Indian tribes, and among various states.
- Authority of the president to block legislation passed by Congress.
- Compromise on legislative representation whereby the lower chamber is based on population, and the upper chamber provides equal representation to the states.
- Process for selecting state judges whereby the original nomination is by appointment, and subsequent retention is by a retention election.
- System of government in which ultimate authority rests with the regional governments.
- Powers held by both the national and state governments in a federal system.
- Meeting in 1787 at which twelve states intended to revise the Articles of Confederation but ended up proposing an entirely new constitution.
- Gives Congress the power to pass all laws necessary and proper to the powers enumerated in Article 1, Section 8.
- System of government in which sovereignty is constitutionally divided between national and state governments.
- Initial governing authority of the United States
- Formal process of changing the Constitution.
- First ten amendments to the Constitution.
- Makes federal law supreme over state laws.
- Imposed taxes on almost all paper productions; boycotts and riots followed.
- Required colonists to export certain items only to Britain.
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- Five colonists killed by British soldiers; led Parliament to repeal all Townshend Act taxes except for tea tax.
- Powers retained by the states under the Constitution.
- The 1776 document declaring American independence from Great Britain.
- Powers not expressly granted to Congress but added through the necessary and proper clause.
- The presidential electors, selected to represent the votes of their respective states, who meet every four years to cast the electoral votes for president and vice president.
- Right of states to invalidate acts of Congress they believe to be illegal.
- Rule by the people.
- Colonists dump taxed tea into Boston Harbor.
- System of government in which ultimate authority rests with the national government.
- Form of government in which power derives from citizens, but public officials make policy and govern according to existing law.
- To formally withdraw from a nation-state.
- Powers expressly granted to Congress by the Constitution.
- Document that establishes the basic rules and procedures for how a society shall be governed.
- Form of democracy in which political power is exercised directly by the citizens.
29 Clues: Rule by the people. • To formally withdraw from a nation-state. • First ten amendments to the Constitution. • Makes federal law supreme over state laws. • Colonists dump taxed tea into Boston Harbor. • Formal process of changing the Constitution. • Initial governing authority of the United States • Powers retained by the states under the Constitution. • ...
chapter 8 history 2023-11-18
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- Affair Diplomatic incident between the U.S. and France that led to the Quasi War.
- Resolutions State resolutions asserting the right to nullify federal laws.
- A group of advisors to the President, including department heads.
- War Undeclared naval war between the U.S. and France in the late 18th century.
- Madison Fourth President of the United States and a key contributor to the U.S. Constitution.
- and Sedition Acts Laws passed during John Adams' presidency, restricting speech critical of the government.
- of Neutrality Washington's declaration to remain neutral in the conflict between France and Britain.
- Financial support for the government, often related to Hamilton's economic plan.
- Adams Second President of the United States.
- (Democratic-Republicans) Early political party led by Thomas Jefferson, advocating for states' rights.
- Constructionists Those who interpret the Constitution narrowly, limiting federal powers to what is explicitly stated.
- Supporters of a strong federal government and the Constitution.
- The practice of forcing American sailors into the British Navy, a cause of the War of 1812.
- Washington First President of the United States and a Founding Father.
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- Genêt French diplomat who sought American support during the French Revolution.
- Appointments Judges appointed by John Adams in the last hours of his presidency.
- Act of 1801 Legislation passed by the Federalist-controlled Congress to create new judgeships.
- The federal government taking on state debts from the Revolutionary War.
- Hamilton Founding Father, first Secretary of the Treasury, and advocate for a strong federal government.
- Revolution A period of radical social and political change in France.
- Treaty Agreement between the U.S. and Britain to address issues unresolved by the Treaty of Paris 1783.
- of Rights The first ten amendments to the United States Constitution, protecting individual liberties.
- Constructionists Those who interpret the Constitution broadly, allowing for implied powers.
- Rebellion Protest against taxes on whiskey in the early years of the United States.
- Farewell Address A farewell speech by George Washington, advising against permanent alliances.
- Boone Frontiersman and explorer of the American West.
- Act of 1789 Legislation that established the federal court system and the Supreme Court.
- Jefferson Third President of the United States and primary author of the Declaration of Independence.
- Bank Financial institution proposed by Alexander Hamilton to manage the country's finances.
- Resolutions State resolutions asserting the right to nullify federal laws.
30 Clues: Adams Second President of the United States. • Supporters of a strong federal government and the Constitution. • A group of advisors to the President, including department heads. • Boone Frontiersman and explorer of the American West. • The federal government taking on state debts from the Revolutionary War. • ...
US History Review 2023-03-06
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- The Great Plains is also known as America’s ***********
- This new technology allowed for messages to be sent long distances instantly
- The acronym for the reasons World War I started
- The sinking of a ship in Cuba and Yellow Journalism brought the United States into a war with this nation in 1898
- Andrew Carnegie and JD ********** are both examples of big business owners
- Trust Busters broke these up
- The main form of warfare in World War I
- The name of the investigative journalists who shed a light on the problems of the late 1800s in America
- Name of the Northern Army in the Civil War
- The name of the attempt to rebuild the South after the Civil War
- This proclamation stated that slavery was no longer legal in the Confederate States
- After 1890, most immigrants came to the United States from ******* Europe
- The name of the passenger liner sunk by Germany in WWI
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- The location of the canal that was dug by America and linked the Atlantic and Pacific Oceans
- The 19th Amendment gave women the right to
- This is what killed the most people in the Civil War and World War I
- The name of the telegram intercepted by the United States that got us into WWI
- Reason the Civil War was fought
- This railroad linked the East and West Coasts
- This amendment ended slavery in the United States
- Chicago and this town in Wisconsin both had fires on October 8, 1871
- The Plessy vs. ******** case ruled that segregation was legal.
- When people are divided based on the color of their skin
- The president behind the Square Deal
- These schools were where Native American children were taken to be assimilated into the United States.
- A form of farming where people rented farm and lived in perpetual poverty
- The name of the ships that the Germans used to sink ships in the ocean.
- The Battle of Little ******* is also known as Custer’s Last Stand
- The name of the ship that was sunk in 1898 and launched the United States into a war was the USS
- This invention brought light into homes and powers most of our appliances.
30 Clues: Trust Busters broke these up • Reason the Civil War was fought • The president behind the Square Deal • The main form of warfare in World War I • The 19th Amendment gave women the right to • Name of the Northern Army in the Civil War • This railroad linked the East and West Coasts • The acronym for the reasons World War I started • ...
George Washington 2023-02-28
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- Payed off foreign war debt immediately and in full, Buy back depreciated Revolutionary war bonds at face value, assume states war dept, create a bank of the United States
- The act of taking men into a military or naval force by compulsion, with or without notice.
- a formal meeting or series of meetings for discussion between delegates, especially those from a political party or labor union or from within a particular discipline.
- A statement in the US constitution granting congress the power to pass all laws necessary and proper for carrying out the enumerated list of powers
- Hamilton and Adams, trusted elite, promote manufacturing and commerce. Pro British, Strong central government, high tariff-internal improvement, Bank of the United states
- George Washington's announcement to retiring, giving advice for future presidents and citizens.
- Secretary of state- Thomas Jefferson, Secretary of war- Henry Knox, Secretary of Treasury- Alexander Hamilton
- The French people overthrow the French monarchy by executing King Louis XVI
- Taxes were paid when purchases were made on a specific good
- Officially titled "An act to establish the judicial courts of the United States"
- Congress payed excise tax on american made whiskey in 1791 to pay off national debt. Pennsylvania farmers who couldn't pay the tax rebelled
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- A repository for federal funds and the government's fiscal agent. Proposed by Alexander Hamilton.
- Jefferson and Madison, Trusted the common man, agricultural economy, pro-french, states rights, local rule, low tariff, low internal improvements, afraid of bank of US
- Ambassador Thomas Pinckney was sent to spain to negotiate a treaty, huge success, moved Florida border from mid Georgia to 31st parallel
- Did not want to take sides in regards to French Revolution, Washington pursued a friendly and impartial conduct between the two nations.
- A prior example to help in dealing with later similar circumstances, George Washington set many of these as the nation's first president.
- Pennsylvania farmers who couldn't pay a tax rebelled. Washington personally commanded troops to shut down the rebellion.
- A tax on imports or exports between sovereign states
- The elected head of the United States
- a committee of senior ministers responsible for controlling government policy
- Chief Justice Jay was sent to Britain to negotiate a treaty with Britain so they would stop impressing their sailors, didn't work but prevented war with Britain.
21 Clues: The elected head of the United States • A tax on imports or exports between sovereign states • Taxes were paid when purchases were made on a specific good • The French people overthrow the French monarchy by executing King Louis XVI • a committee of senior ministers responsible for controlling government policy • ...
Juhi Shah Section. #3&4 XW 2024-03-22
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- ____ Clay spoke for the West and was the leader of the War Hawks; he favored a more active role for the central government in establishing the country's growth.
- ___ Webster was the most skilled public speaker of his time and thought slavery was not fair and cruel.
- The _____ Doctrine was the policy that President James Monroe declared in 1823 that showed that the United States was determined to keep European power out of the West.
- ____ is loyalty to one's state or section rather than to the nation all together: Northern, Southern, and Western.
- ____twenty-one was when the treaty was secured and we gained Florida.
- A settlement on the Apalachicola River known as the ___ Fort which contained about 1,000 African Americans.
- Gibbons vs. ____ was another Supreme Court case that upheld the power of the federal government to regulate trade.
- The ____-Onis Treaty secured trade between the US and Spain for the land of Florida.
- The United States successfully challenged European ______, which is direct involvement, in Latin America.
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- We paid ___ million dollars to gain Florida from Spain.
- The policy also warned European nations not to attempt to regain control of the newly independent nations of ____ America.
- Spain did not retaliate when Andrew Jackson destroyed the fort because they were too busy fighting ____ in Latin America and could not risk war with the United States.
- ___ C. Calhoun spoke for the South,was a firm defender of slavery, and opposed policies that would strengthen the power of the federal government.
- ____ vs. Maryland was a Supreme Court case in which the court ruled that states have no right to interfere with federal institutions within their borders.
- The American ____ was Henry Clay's plan, which was aimed at promoting economic growth and called for high tariffs on imports, which would immensely benefit northern factories.
- Americans ___ as Latin American nations won independence.Yay!
- Tariffs remained high, and Congress spent a little on ____ improvements, which were for roads, bridges, and canals.
- The policy called for the United States to not ____ in the affairs of European nations or existing colonies of European nations.
- Only the federal government had the power to regulate ____ commerce, or trade between diverse states.
- Despite some tensions between different states, the nation enjoyed an "___ of good feelings" after the war.
20 Clues: We paid ___ million dollars to gain Florida from Spain. • Americans ___ as Latin American nations won independence.Yay! • ____twenty-one was when the treaty was secured and we gained Florida. • The ____-Onis Treaty secured trade between the US and Spain for the land of Florida. • ...
Principles, Laws, and Equations 2023-10-01
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- shows the relationship between blood flow, the indicator, and its blood concentration
- Law explains that Volume and Pressure are inversely related P1V1=P2V2
- proposed explanation for phenomenon
- Law that states wall tension is proportional to the vessel radius for a given blood pressure (LV and alveoli) and wall stress = P*r / (2*wall thickness)
- law of fluid flow which states blood flow is equal to the change in pressure divided by systemic resistance Q = ΔP/R
- equals Q x (CaO2-CvO2)
- SaO2 x Hgb x 1.34
- statement based on repeated experimental observations that shows proof that something happened & how it happens, but not why.
- pressure multiplied by volume is equal to moles times the universal gas constant times temperature PV = nRT
- Law that states pressure and temperature are directly related P1/T1=P2/T2
- PaO2 x 0.003
- Law that states that the solubility of gas (C) dissolved in liquid is directly proportional to the partial pressure (P) above the liquid in equation C = kP
- acid-base buffering... equation pH = pKₐ + log([A⁻]/[HA])
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- describe specific phenomena that require clarity & explanation
- Law that states light absorbance is directly proportional to concentration of solution and path length.
- explanation acquired through scientific method, repeatedly tested and confirmed
- equals Q xCaO2
- law that states stroke volume of the left ventricle will increase as the left ventricular volume increases due to the myocyte stretch causing a more forceful systolic contraction AKA if EDV increase then SV will increase to certain point
- law that says radius is the most important for laminar flow through tube Resistance = (8ηL)/(πR^4)
- equals O2 content + dissolved O2 content
- principle stating if system in a state of dynamic equilibrium is disturbed by change to its conditions (concentration, pressure, temp), then the position of equilibrium will shift to counteract the change.... AKA body will do anything for homeostasis
- Law that states temperature and volume are directly related (gas expands when heated) equation: V1/T1 = V2/T2
- Principle that says total uptake of oxygen by the peripheral tissues = product of the blood flow to the peripheral tissues and arterial-venous oxygen concentration difference CO = VO2/(CaO2-CvO2)
- Law that says total pressure is equal to the sum of individual gas partial pressures added up Ptotal= p1+p2+p3...
24 Clues: PaO2 x 0.003 • equals Q xCaO2 • SaO2 x Hgb x 1.34 • equals Q x (CaO2-CvO2) • proposed explanation for phenomenon • equals O2 content + dissolved O2 content • acid-base buffering... equation pH = pKₐ + log([A⁻]/[HA]) • describe specific phenomena that require clarity & explanation • Law explains that Volume and Pressure are inversely related P1V1=P2V2 • ...
Student Name:____________. No Spaces 2024-11-21
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- an agreement made during the drafting of the US Constitution where enslaved people were counted as three-fifths of a person when determining a state's population for representation in Congress
- The Declaration of Independence and the U.S. Constitution were both written in this state
- the belief in manifest destiny, federally issued Indian removal acts, and economic promise
- a diplomatic incident between the United States and France that occurred in 1797 and 1798 during the presidency of John Adams
- a conflict between the United States and Great Britain, primarily caused by British practices like "impressment"
- violent protest against a new tax on distilled spirits and the stills that produced them.
- foreign policy statement made by President James Monroe in 1823 that outlined the United States' role in the Western Hemisphere and its relationship with Europe:
- led the Continental Army to victory in the Revolutionary War, helped create the U.S. Constitution, and served as the first president of the United States.
- proposed a strong central government composed of three branches: legislative, executive, and judicial.
- someone who believes in the type of political system in which states or territories share control with a central government.
- the first constitution of the United States, establishing the country's national government after the American Revolution:
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- authority of the federal courts to declare that actions by the federal or state government violate the Constitution.
- The United States purchased the Louisiana Territory from France, doubling the size of the country.
- known as Revolutionaries, Continentals, Rebels, or Whigs, were colonists in the Thirteen Colonies who opposed the Kingdom of Great Britain's control
- signed on February 2, 1848, in the Mexican city of Guadalupe Hidalgo, ending the Mexican-American War:
- "Give me liberty or give me death'
- a violent uprising in Massachusetts in 1786 and 1787 against the state government's economic policies
- government of a country by its own people, especially after having been a colony
- a political group in the late 18th century who opposed the creation of a stronger federal government and the ratification of the 1787 Constitution
- a tax or fee imposed on imported goods to protect domestic industries from foreign competitio
- written in 1812 and limited the power of the king
21 Clues: "Give me liberty or give me death' • written in 1812 and limited the power of the king • government of a country by its own people, especially after having been a colony • The Declaration of Independence and the U.S. Constitution were both written in this state • violent protest against a new tax on distilled spirits and the stills that produced them. • ...
Founding Fathers 2023-09-14
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- founding father of the United states
- wrote a methodical assessment
- shaped the United States, Vision for new Nation
- organized one signed the one
- father of constitution
- not real
- signed all four documents
- ”that these United colonies are and ought to be free and independent states”
- author-Virginia
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- New Jersey Plan
- power and liberty
- ”Father of American Independence”
- ”give me liberty or give me death"
- first president
14 Clues: not real • New Jersey Plan • first president • author-Virginia • power and liberty • father of constitution • signed all four documents • organized one signed the one • wrote a methodical assessment • ”Father of American Independence” • ”give me liberty or give me death" • founding father of the United states • shaped the United States, Vision for new Nation • ...
Mid-1800s 2023-02-24
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- What does slavery mean?
- What is racism?
- Where did most slaves in the United States complete their forced labor?
- What is segregation?
- Why did the South allow slavery to be legal even though it is immoral?
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- Which amendment to the U.S. Constitution made slavery illegal?
- In 1860, how many states in the United States declared slavery illegal?
- Did slaves in the United States have rights?
- What is discrimination?
- In 1860, how many states in the United States declared slavery legal?
10 Clues: What is racism? • What is segregation? • What does slavery mean? • What is discrimination? • Did slaves in the United States have rights? • Which amendment to the U.S. Constitution made slavery illegal? • In 1860, how many states in the United States declared slavery legal? • Why did the South allow slavery to be legal even though it is immoral? • ...
Jacksonian Democracy 2018-01-31
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- Cashier of the bank's branch in Maryland that was against the second bank of the united states.
- was secretary of state and one of Jacksons strongest allies in his official cabinet
- the rights and powers held by individual US states rather than by the federal government.
- American military officer, a principal contributor in the War of 1812, and the ninth President of the United States.
- dispute between the state and federal government
- He vowed "liberty and union, now and forever, one and inseparable"
- Jackson's informal group of trusted advisers that would meet up in the white house kitchen.
- an American soldier and statesman who served as the seventh President of the United States from 1829 to 1837
- Group formed by Jackson's opponents
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- senator from South Carolina jackson chose to be his vice presidential running mate
- Public meetings to select the party's presidential and vice presidential candidates
- practice of a successful political party giving public office to its supporters.
- Group that gathered together to make sure Andrew jackson would win the presidential election
- Financial crisis that Jacksons plan had made but Van Burren got the blame for
- a protective tariff passed by the Congress of the United States on May 19, 1828, designed to protect industry in the northern United States.
15 Clues: Group formed by Jackson's opponents • dispute between the state and federal government • He vowed "liberty and union, now and forever, one and inseparable" • Financial crisis that Jacksons plan had made but Van Burren got the blame for • practice of a successful political party giving public office to its supporters. • ...
Causes of the Civil War 2023-04-24
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- A case where the U.S. Supreme Court denied a man that moved from a slave state to a free state his rightful freedom
- The act put in place that allowed territories that were joining to decide if they wanted to join as a free or slave state
- The 16th President of the United States that was disliked by people of the South
- Different Political Parties (Ex: Democrats and Republicans)
- Compromise that allowed Missouri to enter as a slave state and Maine enter as a free state, as well as a line that the free states from the slave states of the U.S.
- States that bordered the line between the North (Union) and South (Confederacy)
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- A proclamation that declared all people from the Confederates states that were enslaved now free people
- When a state withdraws from the Union
- The Compromise that allowed California to join the Union as a free state
- The ownership of a person as property
- Feud between the North (Union) and South (Confederacy)
- Attacks as the result of the Kansas-Nebraska Act of 1854
- Raid in West Virginia lead by John Brown
- An act put in place that forced people to turn in runaway slaves
- People that protested against slavery in the United States, especially the South
15 Clues: When a state withdraws from the Union • The ownership of a person as property • Raid in West Virginia lead by John Brown • Feud between the North (Union) and South (Confederacy) • Attacks as the result of the Kansas-Nebraska Act of 1854 • Different Political Parties (Ex: Democrats and Republicans) • An act put in place that forced people to turn in runaway slaves • ...
