states Crossword Puzzles

George Washington's Presidency 2014-03-13

George Washington's Presidency crossword puzzle
Across
  1. The Secretary of War advises the President on __________ affairs.
  2. This Act, passed in 1789, created the Federal Court System.
  3. The Secretary of the __________ enforces tax laws.
  4. Thomas Jefferson believed the National Bank was __________.
  5. Hamilton wanted to pay off all of the __________ debts along with the National debt.
  6. Head of the Supreme Court is called the _________ Justice.
  7. Pinckney's treaty allowed the US to trade through this port. (No space)
  8. Act or decision that sets an example for others to follow.
  9. Cabinet members give the President __________.
  10. 1st President of the United States. (last name)
  11. Pinckney's Treaty was made between the US and __________.
  12. Debt owed to private citizens and American businesses.
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  1. The biggest economic problem faced by the United States is the __________ debt.
  2. Pinckney's Treaty gave the US free navigation of this major river.
  3. The Secretary of state advises the President on _________ affairs.
  4. Southern states would support Hamilton's plan if Northern States supported a plan to locate the nations __________ in the south.
  5. The __________ General serves as the chief lawyer of the United States.
  6. Another word for money.
  7. Blue Jacket was defeated at this battle by Major General Anthony Wayne. (no space)
  8. Native American tribes joined together and formed the Western __________.
  9. Tax on a good brought into the country.
  10. The US signed Jay's treaty with what country?
  11. The farmers of western Pennsylvania were angry about a government tax on __________.
  12. A settlement in which each side gives up some of its demands to reach an agreement.
  13. Alexander Hamilton wanted to create a national _________.

25 Clues: Another word for money. • Tax on a good brought into the country. • The US signed Jay's treaty with what country? • Cabinet members give the President __________. • 1st President of the United States. (last name) • The Secretary of the __________ enforces tax laws. • Debt owed to private citizens and American businesses. • ...

Civil War Crossword 2023-02-22

Civil War Crossword crossword puzzle
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  1. The idea that the South had the authority to nullify tariffs placed on goods.
  2. The south had to fight a _________ war to win.
  3. Who won the election of 1860?
  4. Mainly the northern states, fighting to keep the Union together and to make slavery illegal.
  5. Strategy used by the Union to try and take over the South; take control of mississippi river and split the South in two.
  6. Abraham Lincoln said that he would stop the ______ of slavery.
  7. The speach preformed by Abraham Lincoln stating that in order to end the war, slavery must be abolished.
  8. Used to blockade and stop union ships from entering or leaving.
  9. A person who flees or tries to escape.
  10. The __________ __________ states that all slaves would be free as of January 1, 1863.
  11. The man who created a march that burned and demolished many southern towns and cities.
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  1. The compromise that banned slavery north of the 36° 30' line.
  2. When starting the war the Union already had an ____ and a ____.
  3. The act that allowed Kansas and Nebraska to choose if they wanted to be a free or slave state.
  4. The decision to consider slaves as "property" and they would not be free, even in states that didn't allow slavery.
  5. Most people died because of ________ during the Civil War.
  6. The bloodiest battle in American history.
  7. To formally break away in a political state.
  8. Mainly the southern states, fighting for the right to keep slavery legal.
  9. The states that allowed slavery but refused to leave the Union.

20 Clues: Who won the election of 1860? • A person who flees or tries to escape. • The bloodiest battle in American history. • To formally break away in a political state. • The south had to fight a _________ war to win. • Most people died because of ________ during the Civil War. • The compromise that banned slavery north of the 36° 30' line. • ...

Crossword For Paris Peace Conference 2017-03-13

Crossword For Paris Peace Conference crossword puzzle
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  1. The country whose response forced the Conference to modify the terms of Treaty
  2. The kind of person who is practical(like Lloyd George)
  3. one of the new states established because of the broken-up of Austria-Hungary(starts with a C)
  4. One of the states that became independent because of the Treaty of Versailles(starts with Li)
  5. One of the states that became independent because of the Treaty of Versailles(starts with an E)
  6. most obstinate one of the Big Three, who wanted us to suffer harshly!
  7. Where the archduke of Austria-Hungaria was assassinated
  8. It was 6600 million pounds for us! How could we pay such a bill!
  9. The country which gained land from Hungary
  10. What did we lose overseas?
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  1. The country Treaty of Neuilly dealt with
  2. An ancient country which gained land from Bulgaria
  3. One of the states that became independent because of the Treaty of Versailles(starts with La)
  4. The country that once had a genocide
  5. one of the new states established because of the broken-up of Austria-Hungary(starts with a Y)
  6. The organization considering itself as an international police force, which did not involve us!
  7. Compulsory enrollment of persons
  8. It became demilitarized because of the Treaty of Versailles
  9. The kind of person who makes decision depending on his ideals(like the president of the US)
  10. The country that Treaty of Trianon dealt with
  11. The country that Treaty of St. Germain dealt with
  12. Land taken from this country was returned because of Treaty of Versailles

22 Clues: What did we lose overseas? • Compulsory enrollment of persons • The country that once had a genocide • The country Treaty of Neuilly dealt with • The country which gained land from Hungary • The country that Treaty of Trianon dealt with • The country that Treaty of St. Germain dealt with • An ancient country which gained land from Bulgaria • ...

chapter 2 History 2021-09-30

chapter 2 History crossword puzzle
Across
  1. groups of workers who press for better working conditions and member benefits
  2. most famous conductor
  3. taking their states out of the Union
  4. a decree freeing all enslaved persons in states
  5. withdraw, from the Union
  6. moderation in the consumption of alcohol
  7. jackson’s decision formed a new political party
  8. began following his troops seeking food and shelter
  9. the Confederate States of America
  10. the first 10 amendments to the Constitution
  11. On the journey, known to the Cherokee as the the
  12. was the idea that the nation was meant to spread to the Pacific
  13. the wearing down of one side by the other through exhaustion of soldiers and resources
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  1. one of the best senior officers in the United States Army
  2. banning slavery in the United States
  3. a Missouri slave who had been taken north to work in free territory for several years
  4. A key to many African Americans’ escape from the South was the
  5. the practice of appointing people to government jobs based on party loyalty and support
  6. became one of the best-known orations in American history
  7. clear sign from the voters, to end slavery permanently by amending the Constitution
  8. utting off its food and supplies and bombarding the city until its defenders gave up
  9. powers not explicitly listed in the Constitution but necessary for the government to do its job
  10. system to select presidential candidates
  11. who had escaped from slavery in Maryland
  12. the individuals who would head Thomas Jefferson and others favored less government interference in the economy

25 Clues: most famous conductor • withdraw, from the Union • the Confederate States of America • banning slavery in the United States • taking their states out of the Union • system to select presidential candidates • who had escaped from slavery in Maryland • moderation in the consumption of alcohol • the first 10 amendments to the Constitution • ...

Ch. 3 What is Your watershed Address 2019-11-12

Ch. 3 What is Your watershed Address crossword puzzle
Across
  1. the area of land drained by a river and its branches.
  2. lasting for a very short time.
  3. pollution resulting from many diffuse sources.
  4. the 11th-longest river in the United States at 1,280 miles.
  5. one of the principal rivers in the southwest United States and northern Mexico.
  6. This is the high ground where precipitation first collects or it can be a spring from which a stream originates.
  7. a stream that flows to a larger stream or other body of water.
  8. single identifiable source of air, water, thermal, noise or light pollution.
  9. the 18th longest river in the United States and the longest river with both its source and its mouth within Texas.
  10. Forms the border between Texas and neighboring states to the North.
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  1. the process of settling or being deposited as a sediment.
  2. River that runs from Lake Houston in Harris County, Texas, to Galveston Bay.
  3. the upper tributaries of a river.
  4. begins in Van Zandt County west of Rhine Lake and flows for 416 miles through east Texas to its mouth on Sabine Lake near the Rainbow Bridge.
  5. stream or river that has continuous flow in parts of its stream bed all year round during years of normal rainfall.
  6. occurring at irregular intervals; not continuous or steady.
  7. a power plant cooling reservoir in Brazos County.
  8. a river in east Texas, United States. It is about 125 miles long.
  9. an area or ridge of land that separates waters flowing to different rivers, basins, or seas.
  10. the process of eroding or being eroded by wind, water, or other natural agents.

20 Clues: lasting for a very short time. • the upper tributaries of a river. • pollution resulting from many diffuse sources. • a power plant cooling reservoir in Brazos County. • the area of land drained by a river and its branches. • the process of settling or being deposited as a sediment. • occurring at irregular intervals; not continuous or steady. • ...

KINE P215 Assignment 3 2024-04-02

KINE P215 Assignment 3 crossword puzzle
Across
  1. A set of attributes or characteristics that people have or achieve that relates to the ability to perform physical activity.
  2. A type of stretching when the muscle is slowly and gently stretched and then held in the stretched position.
  3. A self-rated scale to rate exercise intensity.
  4. This resistance training adaptation primarily occurs at 85% or more of 1 rep max.
  5. A type of stretching that uses reflexes initiated by both muscle and joint nerves to achieve greater training effects​.
  6. This principle states, "in order to see improvements, the stimulus must be increased over time."
  7. The one foot stand test is an example of a _____ test.
  8. This principle states, "everybody is different and responds differently to the same training."
  9. Instrument used to measure an angle at a joint​.
  10. The _____ model describes behavior change across 5 stages.
  11. A type of exercise involving motor skills, proprioceptive exercise training and multifaceted activities to improve physical function.
Down
  1. _____ interviewing is a client-centered approach for facilitating behavior change.
  2. This principle states, "training effects are specific to exercise being performed."
  3. The time required to initiate a response to a given stimulus.
  4. The functional capacity of the joints to move through a full range of motion.
  5. one’s belief in their ability to execute behavior.
  6. The _____ theory states, an individual will be more likely to engage in a behavior if it satisfies their basic psychological needs.
  7. This principle states, "if you don’t use it, you lose it."
  8. The vertical jump test measures _____.
  9. The 6-12 rep range (strength training) primarily targets this training adaptation.

20 Clues: The vertical jump test measures _____. • A self-rated scale to rate exercise intensity. • Instrument used to measure an angle at a joint​. • one’s belief in their ability to execute behavior. • The one foot stand test is an example of a _____ test. • This principle states, "if you don’t use it, you lose it." • ...

1.7 - Comparing State Formation in Era 1 2025-09-15

1.7 - Comparing State Formation in Era 1 crossword puzzle
Across
  1. – Persistence of long-standing practices, such as patriarchy or religious authority in governance.
  2. – Pastoral peoples like the Mongols whose conquests reshaped political structures.
  3. – Administrative system that centralized states used to govern large territories.
  4. – Rise of political units in regions once controlled by earlier empires, like the Delhi Sultanate.
  5. – Reestablishment of earlier political traditions, such as the Byzantine Empire’s continuity with Rome.
  6. – Growth of states into larger territories or influence, often through conquest or trade.
  7. – Form of political authority where power is concentrated under one ruler or government.
  8. – Male-dominated authority system that persisted in political and social structures.
  9. – Organized political structure with authority over a defined territory.
  10. – Islamic form of state leadership that continued under successors to Muhammad.
  11. – Economic activity that supported state wealth and growth, especially along the Silk Roads or Indian Ocean.
  12. – Breakup of larger states into smaller competing polities, as in post-classical Europe.
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  1. – Blending of cultural or religious practices in governance, like Neo-Confucianism.
  2. – Political power based on sea trade networks, such as Srivijaya or Venice.
  3. – Process of weakening or collapse experienced by empires such as the Abbasids or Byzantines.
  4. – Diplomatic arrangement where surrounding states recognized Chinese authority in exchange for trade benefits.
  5. – Source of political legitimacy, as seen with Christian monarchs or Muslim rulers.
  6. – Political system with power distributed among local rulers, such as in feudal Europe.
  7. – New political or military practices that helped rulers strengthen their states.
  8. – Independent political unit, common in places like the Swahili Coast or Italian peninsula.

20 Clues: – Organized political structure with authority over a defined territory. • – Political power based on sea trade networks, such as Srivijaya or Venice. • – Islamic form of state leadership that continued under successors to Muhammad. • – Administrative system that centralized states used to govern large territories. • ...

Load up to the civil war 2025-10-20

Load up to the civil war crossword puzzle
Across
  1. the movement to end slavery
  2. system where enslaved people are treated as personal property
  3. a law that created the Kansas and Nebraska territories
  4. a simple machine that separates seeds from cotton fiber,
  5. an American statesman and a key figure in creating compromises
  6. the theory that a state has the right to declare a federal law unconstitutional
  7. a series of laws passed in the United States to settle disputes over slavery between free and slave states
  8. A war in the United States from 1861 to 1865 between the Union and the Confederacy, fought over the issue of slavery and states' rights.
  9. an escaped slave, abolitionist, and reformer who became a powerful voice against slavery
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  1. a secret network of abolitionists, both Black and white, who helped enslaved people escape to freedom
  2. a conflict between the United States and Mexico from 1846 to 1848
  3. a series of laws that required the return of escaped slaves
  4. a period of violent conflict between pro-slavery and anti-slavery settlers in the Kansas Territory
  5. the idea that the government's authority comes from its people
  6. 1857 Supreme Court ruling that denied citizenship to Black people
  7. a radical abolitionist who believed in using violence to end slavery
  8. the act of being freed from another's control or authority
  9. the formal act of a state withdrawing from a larger political union
  10. the belief that the Southern economy and political power were so dependent on cotton
  11. admitted Missouri as a slave state and Maine as a free state

20 Clues: the movement to end slavery • a law that created the Kansas and Nebraska territories • a simple machine that separates seeds from cotton fiber, • the act of being freed from another's control or authority • a series of laws that required the return of escaped slaves • admitted Missouri as a slave state and Maine as a free state • ...

Immigration Shaping America 2012-05-09

Immigration Shaping America crossword puzzle
Across
  1. 1776 The Declaration of Independence charges the king of England with obstructing migration to British North America, thereby indirectly indicating that the colonies were greatly interested in recruiting new settlers. In fact, most colonies are in active competition with other colonies for these prospective settlers.
  2. Mexican residents of the newly acquired territory are allowed to remain. They are subjected to serious discrimination but become the heart of labor for the American Southwest.
  3. The first arrive in California as political refugees. Racial tensions grow between Asians and other Californians.
  4. considered by Congess to restrict the flow of immigrants and potential terrorists into the U.S.
  5. 1565 First permanent European settlement in the United States is established at St. Augustine, Florida, by the Spanish.1598 Spanish immigrants settle in what is now Texas and New Mexico.1619 First shipment of African slaves arrives in Virginia.
  6. interrupts mass immigration to the United States
  7. President Eisenhower's border control program. Cut illegal immigration at the cost of anti-Latino discrimination.
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  1. The treaty pledges to China the right of unrestricted immigration of Chinese citizens to the United States.
  2. Significant Chinese migration to the United States begins to ares such as San Francisco
  3. The first serious prohibition of free immigration in all of American history, this legislation bans Chinese migration to the United States for ten years
  4. many Americans panic, believing that the nation is threatened by a communist menace.
  5. limiting American citizenship to "white persons and persons of African descent," thereby discriminating against Asian immigrants.
  6. 1910 sends thousands of Mexicans to the United States. Over the next twenty years, nearly a million enter the United States, seeking work.
  7. A literacy test for incoming immigrants finally becomes law
  8. applies to the period of time during the 1630's when Massachusetts's population sky rocketed with the migration of approximately 21,000 immigrants to New EnglandEraofRegulation beginning the long history of immigrant pioneers in the fertile field of the mass culture in the United States.
  9. brings immigration to a complete halt as hostilities prevent transport across the ocean.

16 Clues: interrupts mass immigration to the United States • A literacy test for incoming immigrants finally becomes law • many Americans panic, believing that the nation is threatened by a communist menace. • Significant Chinese migration to the United States begins to ares such as San Francisco • ...

Immigration Shaping America 2012-05-09

Immigration Shaping America crossword puzzle
Across
  1. The first serious prohibition of free immigration in all of American history, this legislation bans Chinese migration to the United States for ten years
  2. Significant Chinese migration to the United States begins to ares such as San Francisco
  3. applies to the period of time during the 1630's when Massachusetts's population sky rocketed with the migration of approximately 21,000 immigrants to New EnglandEraofRegulation beginning the long history of immigrant pioneers in the fertile field of the mass culture in the United States.
  4. 1910 sends thousands of Mexicans to the United States. Over the next twenty years, nearly a million enter the United States, seeking work.
  5. brings immigration to a complete halt as hostilities prevent transport across the ocean.
  6. The first arrive in California as political refugees. Racial tensions grow between Asians and other Californians.
  7. interrupts mass immigration to the United States
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  1. Mexican residents of the newly acquired territory are allowed to remain. They are subjected to serious discrimination but become the heart of labor for the American Southwest.
  2. 1565 First permanent European settlement in the United States is established at St. Augustine, Florida, by the Spanish.1598 Spanish immigrants settle in what is now Texas and New Mexico.1619 First shipment of African slaves arrives in Virginia.
  3. limiting American citizenship to "white persons and persons of African descent," thereby discriminating against Asian immigrants.
  4. many Americans panic, believing that the nation is threatened by a communist menace.
  5. 1776 The Declaration of Independence charges the king of England with obstructing migration to British North America, thereby indirectly indicating that the colonies were greatly interested in recruiting new settlers. In fact, most colonies are in active competition with other colonies for these prospective settlers.
  6. The treaty pledges to China the right of unrestricted immigration of Chinese citizens to the United States.
  7. considered by Congess to restrict the flow of immigrants and potential terrorists into the U.S.
  8. A literacy test for incoming immigrants finally becomes law
  9. President Eisenhower's border control program. Cut illegal immigration at the cost of anti-Latino discrimination.

16 Clues: interrupts mass immigration to the United States • A literacy test for incoming immigrants finally becomes law • many Americans panic, believing that the nation is threatened by a communist menace. • Significant Chinese migration to the United States begins to ares such as San Francisco • ...

Immigration Shaping America 2012-05-09

Immigration Shaping America crossword puzzle
Across
  1. many Americans panic, believing that the nation is threatened by a communist menace.
  2. limiting American citizenship to "white persons and persons of African descent," thereby discriminating against Asian immigrants.
  3. President Eisenhower's border control program. Cut illegal immigration at the cost of anti-Latino discrimination.
  4. considered by Congess to restrict the flow of immigrants and potential terrorists into the U.S.
  5. brings immigration to a complete halt as hostilities prevent transport across the ocean.
  6. 1910 sends thousands of Mexicans to the United States. Over the next twenty years, nearly a million enter the United States, seeking work.
  7. The first serious prohibition of free immigration in all of American history, this legislation bans Chinese migration to the United States for ten years
  8. The first arrive in California as political refugees. Racial tensions grow between Asians and other Californians.
  9. Significant Chinese migration to the United States begins to ares such as San Francisco
Down
  1. Mexican residents of the newly acquired territory are allowed to remain. They are subjected to serious discrimination but become the heart of labor for the American Southwest.
  2. The treaty pledges to China the right of unrestricted immigration of Chinese citizens to the United States.
  3. interrupts mass immigration to the United States
  4. applies to the period of time during the 1630's when Massachusetts's population sky rocketed with the migration of approximately 21,000 immigrants to New EnglandEraofRegulation beginning the long history of immigrant pioneers in the fertile field of the mass culture in the United States.
  5. 1776 The Declaration of Independence charges the king of England with obstructing migration to British North America, thereby indirectly indicating that the colonies were greatly interested in recruiting new settlers. In fact, most colonies are in active competition with other colonies for these prospective settlers.
  6. 1565 First permanent European settlement in the United States is established at St. Augustine, Florida, by the Spanish.1598 Spanish immigrants settle in what is now Texas and New Mexico.1619 First shipment of African slaves arrives in Virginia.
  7. A literacy test for incoming immigrants finally becomes law

16 Clues: interrupts mass immigration to the United States • A literacy test for incoming immigrants finally becomes law • many Americans panic, believing that the nation is threatened by a communist menace. • Significant Chinese migration to the United States begins to ares such as San Francisco • ...

Metaphysics of Mind 2021-01-13

Metaphysics of Mind crossword puzzle
Across
  1. Relating to or deriving from experience
  2. Cannot be reduced
  3. Properties a thing has in and of itself
  4. intrinsic/non-Intentional phenomenal properties
  5. The science of the brain
  6. The "aboutness" property of mental states
  7. A mapping from each of the possible inputs to some state to its output
  8. Country in thought experiment by Block
  9. Theory that the only substance is matter
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  1. A modern form of materialism
  2. A difference or contrast between things
  3. An either/or claim
  4. The study of what exists or being
  5. Mental states are functional states
  6. Capable of being imagined
  7. The reducing of one thing to another
  8. To do with being or real existence
  9. A test to see if a computer can think
  10. The theory that only one kind of substance exists
  11. A proposition asserted to be true

20 Clues: Cannot be reduced • An either/or claim • The science of the brain • Capable of being imagined • A modern form of materialism • The study of what exists or being • A proposition asserted to be true • To do with being or real existence • Mental states are functional states • The reducing of one thing to another • A test to see if a computer can think • ...

crossword creation 2021-05-26

crossword creation crossword puzzle
Across
  1. the 38th president
  2. a sport that requires you to pounch others with gloves
  3. the chiefs are a _____ team
  4. the 35th president
  5. the 34th president of the united states
  6. belfast is the capital.
  7. you play this sport with a bat and a ball
  8. Edinburgh is the capital city.
  9. hitler led them
  10. he was the leader of the nazis
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  1. made up of england scotland wales and Northern Ireland.
  2. the plane that dropped the atomic bomb
  3. the 33rd president of the united states.
  4. the mass murder of the jewish people
  5. was an American five-star general and Field Marshal of the Philippine Army.
  6. cardiff is the capital city.
  7. the leader of france in ww2
  8. London is in what.
  9. led the soviet union through post war reconstruction
  10. the 32nd president of the united states

20 Clues: hitler led them • the 38th president • the 35th president • London is in what. • belfast is the capital. • the chiefs are a _____ team • the leader of france in ww2 • cardiff is the capital city. • Edinburgh is the capital city. • he was the leader of the nazis • the mass murder of the jewish people • the plane that dropped the atomic bomb • the 34th president of the united states • ...

Verbs 2025-04-11

Verbs crossword puzzle
Across
  1. Combination of Main Verb and Preposition or Adverb
  2. Expresses an action.
  3. States a Command
  4. Subject performs the action.
  5. Form of Be and Present Participle of Main Verb
  6. Action Passes from Doer to Reciever
  7. Modifies the Noun.
  8. Expresses a state of being.
  9. States a Fact or Question
  10. Renames the Subject.
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  1. Two or more verbs that work together as a unit.
  2. Present, Past, and Future Tense
  3. Verbs that often cause usage problems.
  4. Receives the Direct Object
  5. Action has a Doer and no Reciever.
  6. States an action or stater of being.
  7. What the Action Happens to.
  8. Used in forming tenses, moods, and voices of other verbs.
  9. Uses Form of Do to give Special Force to the Main Verb.
  10. Subject receives the action.
  11. Form of Have and the Past Participle of Main Verb

21 Clues: States a Command • Modifies the Noun. • Expresses an action. • Renames the Subject. • States a Fact or Question • Receives the Direct Object • What the Action Happens to. • Expresses a state of being. • Subject performs the action. • Subject receives the action. • Present, Past, and Future Tense • Action has a Doer and no Reciever. • Action Passes from Doer to Reciever • ...

Civil War 2022-04-01

Civil War crossword puzzle
Across
  1. president of the Union
  2. do away with something
  3. Battle ended the civil war
  4. when you are forced to come into the military at a specific age
  5. first battle of the civil war
  6. General of the confederate army
  7. Freedom of the states to make their own rules
  8. A tax on imported or exported goods
  9. The north, all free states
  10. president of the Confederacy
  11. putting loyalty to one section of the area you are in
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  1. The period of rebuilding after the Civil war
  2. Kept free and slave states balanced
  3. No exporting or transporting things in or out
  4. someone running or in hiding from something
  5. A slave state that is still apart of the Union
  6. Someone fighting against slavery
  7. Freedom from slavery
  8. To separate
  9. General of the Union army

20 Clues: To separate • Freedom from slavery • president of the Union • do away with something • General of the Union army • Battle ended the civil war • The north, all free states • president of the Confederacy • first battle of the civil war • General of the confederate army • Someone fighting against slavery • Kept free and slave states balanced • A tax on imported or exported goods • ...

Unit 5 vocab 2023-12-04

Unit 5 vocab crossword puzzle
Across
  1. wanting a strong central government
  2. agreed on
  3. passes laws
  4. enforces laws
  5. voting for people to represent us
  6. equal representation
  7. the power to govern yourself
  8. the first U.S. constitution it was weak
  9. judges laws
  10. compromise for every 5 slaves 3 votes count
  11. no one branch would become too powerful
  12. porpotional representation where larger states have more votes
  13. rule book for what the government can and can’t do
Down
  1. want a weak central government
  2. each state should have one vote
  3. larger states should get more votes
  4. changes on the constitution
  5. the first ten amendments
  6. Representatives from each state that meet in Philadelphia
  7. a loose friendship of states
  8. make sure that one branch is not two powerful
  9. both groups pass laws
  10. a ruler with total power

23 Clues: agreed on • passes laws • judges laws • enforces laws • equal representation • both groups pass laws • the first ten amendments • a ruler with total power • changes on the constitution • a loose friendship of states • the power to govern yourself • want a weak central government • each state should have one vote • voting for people to represent us • wanting a strong central government • ...

Civil War Crossword 2024-05-15

Civil War Crossword crossword puzzle
Across
  1. States like Maryland and Kentucky, slave states that remained in the Union during the Civil War
  2. Technological innovation in naval warfare.
  3. Abolitionist's failed rebellion, attempted slave uprising at Harpers Ferry.
  4. Law enforcing the return of escaped slaves to their owners.
  5. Volunteer soldiers, often called upon during times of war.
  6. Pennsylvania battlefield.
  7. Naval tactic to cut off Southern ports.
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  1. Lincoln's proclamation to end slavery.
  2. Lincoln's speech at a cemetery.
  3. Union's military strategy.
  4. Where soldiers fought.
  5. Northern Democrats who opposed the Civil War, anti-war faction.
  6. Southern states' action before the Civil War.
  7. Courthouse where the Civil War ended.
  8. Maryland battle, bloodiest single-day battle of the Civil War.
  9. Opposing side to the Union.
  10. South Carolina fort.
  11. Opposite of Confederate.
  12. Virginia battle, the first major battle of the Civil War.
  13. Opponent of slavery.

20 Clues: South Carolina fort. • Opponent of slavery. • Where soldiers fought. • Opposite of Confederate. • Pennsylvania battlefield. • Union's military strategy. • Opposing side to the Union. • Lincoln's speech at a cemetery. • Courthouse where the Civil War ended. • Lincoln's proclamation to end slavery. • Naval tactic to cut off Southern ports. • ...

Unit #5 Physical + Chemical Changes 2024-03-12

Unit #5 Physical + Chemical Changes crossword puzzle
Across
  1. a gas law that states when volume increases pressure decreases
  2. a change in appearance
  3. liquid to gas (fast)
  4. a change at a molucular level
  5. liquid to gas (with bubbles)
  6. solid to gas
  7. solid to liquid
  8. liquid to gas (slowly)
  9. liquid to solid
  10. gas to solid
  11. a gas law that states when temperature increases pressure increases
  12. opposite of strong
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  1. total energy of all molecules
  2. group of bonded atoms
  3. bonds between molecules
  4. a state of matter that can be compressed
  5. a state of matter that flows
  6. transfer of energy
  7. energy of motion
  8. gas to liquid
  9. a state of matter that has a fixed volume
  10. changing from one state of matter to another
  11. a gas law that states when temperature increases volume increases
  12. average thermal energy of molecules

24 Clues: solid to gas • gas to solid • gas to liquid • solid to liquid • liquid to solid • energy of motion • transfer of energy • opposite of strong • liquid to gas (fast) • group of bonded atoms • a change in appearance • liquid to gas (slowly) • bonds between molecules • a state of matter that flows • liquid to gas (with bubbles) • total energy of all molecules • a change at a molucular level • ...

Current Event crossword puzzle 2026-01-07

Current Event crossword puzzle crossword puzzle
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  1. Capital of Ukraine
  2. The major world superpower in Asia
  3. Capital of Russia
  4. The red party of the United States
  5. Fixing problems through peace talk
  6. The region where Hamas and Israel are fighting
  7. Another word for dictator
  8. Taking over a country
  9. Act of violence against people
  10. Military Force fighting Israel
  11. President of Russia
  12. The country fighting Russia
  13. Supplies for country
  14. President of Venezuela
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  1. Stopping war temporarily
  2. Blue party in the United States
  3. The authority to rule in a country
  4. Economic system where ownership is owned privately
  5. Political ideology that promotes government control
  6. Natural resource
  7. Economic Punishment
  8. Blocking a country with ships
  9. Organization of countries for global defense
  10. The country who is at war with Gaza
  11. The country who invaded Ukraine
  12. President of United States

26 Clues: Natural resource • Capital of Russia • Capital of Ukraine • Economic Punishment • President of Russia • Supplies for country • Taking over a country • President of Venezuela • Stopping war temporarily • Another word for dictator • President of United States • The country fighting Russia • Blocking a country with ships • Act of violence against people • Military Force fighting Israel • ...

Government Crossword 2021-11-09

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

18 Clues: The first ten amendments to the Constitution • A change in, or addition to a constitution or law • congressional act admitting a new State to the Union • a formal agreement between two or more sovereign states • those powers which can be exercised by the National Government alone • those powers that both the National Government and the States possess and exercise • ...

War of 1812 Crossword 2021-04-12

War of 1812 Crossword crossword puzzle
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  1. This is a Louisiana city on the Mississippi River near the Gulf of Mexico
  2. This man was a Founding Father who served as the third president of the United States
  3. The official residence and workplace of the president of the United States
  4. An attempt by Thomas Jefferson to prohibit American ships from trading in foreign ports
  5. These are the indigenous peoples of the United States
  6. The national anthem of the United States
  7. This ship destroyed or captured seven more British ships
  8. A battle took place here during the War of 1812 that led to the americans being able to consolidate its control over the Northwest.
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  1. Someone who favors war
  2. This was the peace treaty that ended the War of 1812 between the United States and the United Kingdom
  3. The tendency not to side in a conflict
  4. This fort is best known for successfully defending Baltimore Harbor from an attack by the British navy
  5. The British gained control of this after the Treaty of Paris in 1763
  6. During February 7th, 1812 this river ran backwards for about several hours
  7. Recruitment by force

15 Clues: Recruitment by force • Someone who favors war • The tendency not to side in a conflict • The national anthem of the United States • These are the indigenous peoples of the United States • This ship destroyed or captured seven more British ships • The British gained control of this after the Treaty of Paris in 1763 • ...

Civil War Crossword 2023-05-03

Civil War Crossword crossword puzzle
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  1. The location where General Robert E. Lee surrendered to General Ulysses S. Grant, effectively ending the Civil War.
  2. The act of states disassociating themselves from the United States, which was a major cause of the Civil War.
  3. A type of heavily armored ship that played a significant role in naval battles during the Civil War.
  4. ____ War
  5. The period following the Civil War during which the South was rebuilt and integrated back into the United States.
  6. Battle of ________ (took place in Maryland)
  7. Robert E ___
  8. Fort ______. The location where the first shots of the Civil War were fired in April 1861.
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  1. Where Grant's attack on Lee happened
  2. _________ Proclamation
  3. Abraham ______
  4. The side that fought for the rights of states to secede from the United States during the Civil War.
  5. Capital of Virginia
  6. of Antietam - A major battle that took place in Maryland and is known for being the bloodiest single day of the Civil War.
  7. A significant battle that took place in Pennsylvania and is often considered a turning point in the Civil War.

15 Clues: ____ War • Robert E ___ • Abraham ______ • Capital of Virginia • _________ Proclamation • Where Grant's attack on Lee happened • Battle of ________ (took place in Maryland) • Fort ______. The location where the first shots of the Civil War were fired in April 1861. • The side that fought for the rights of states to secede from the United States during the Civil War. • ...

EU Crossword 2016-01-27

EU Crossword crossword puzzle
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  1. The monetary union of the EU member states who have adopted the euro as their currency
  2. The number of official languages in the EU
  3. According to 2014 data produced by the International Monetary Fund, this country had the lowest GDP per capita of all EU member states.
  4. The city in which the EU headquarters can be found
  5. The EU contains 7.3% of the world's ----------
  6. The UK joined the union in 197_
  7. Within the --------- Area, all passport controls have been abolished
  8. The number of EU states using the Euro
  9. The number of member states that signed the Treaty of Rome, and thus formed the European Economic Community
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  1. In economic terms, the EU is described as a single ------
  2. Administers monetary policy for all member states using the Euro
  3. Non-EU countries are required to pay this to trade within the EU
  4. The colour of the stars on the EU flag
  5. 'United in ----------' is the EU motto
  6. These rates currently stand at 0.05% for all countries using the Euro as their currency.

15 Clues: The UK joined the union in 197_ • The colour of the stars on the EU flag • 'United in ----------' is the EU motto • The number of EU states using the Euro • The number of official languages in the EU • The EU contains 7.3% of the world's ---------- • The city in which the EU headquarters can be found • In economic terms, the EU is described as a single ------ • ...

The Progressive Era 2017-02-15

The Progressive Era crossword puzzle
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  1. ida _______,one of the leading female muckrakers
  2. ______ diplomacy
  3. The Amendment to prohibit alcohol in the United States
  4. holding that limits to working time violated the Fourteenth Amendment
  5. federal law that gave the Interstate Commerce Commission the power to set maximum railroad rates and extend its jurisdiction
  6. served as the first Chief of the United States Forest Service
  7. The first name to a women named willard, who was an American educator, temperance reformer, and women's suffragist
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  1. the ability to assess and initiate things independently
  2. The Amendment that allowed senators to be elected by the general public
  3. ____ Guard
  4. the man who opened public lands in Wyoming, Montana, and Alaska against Roosevelt's conservation policies
  5. The Act authorized the Interstate Commerce Commission to impose heavy fines on railroads that offered rebates, and upon the shippers that accepted these rebates
  6. a United States federal law that funded irrigation projects for the arid lands of 20 states in the American West
  7. the US journalists who exposed corruption in business and politics
  8. The 27th President of the United States

15 Clues: ____ Guard • ______ diplomacy • The 27th President of the United States • ida _______,one of the leading female muckrakers • The Amendment to prohibit alcohol in the United States • the ability to assess and initiate things independently • served as the first Chief of the United States Forest Service • the US journalists who exposed corruption in business and politics • ...

WK25Crossword 2024-02-22

WK25Crossword crossword puzzle
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  1. The collection of the Southern States the left the Union
  2. a system used in the United States for electing the President and Vice President.
  3. Amendments are proposed by _____/thirds of the vote of both houses
  4. One goal of Reconstruction was the ________of the northern and southern states.
  5. one goal of Reconstruction
  6. total number of Amendments
  7. _______ Amendment mandates that electors designate their choice for president and vice president separately.
  8. one goal of Reconstruction
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  1. _______ Amendment prohibits federal courts from hearing cases in which a state is sued by an individual from another state or another country
  2. Amendments are passed with a _____ quarters of the vote from both houses
  3. The process in which a proposed amendment ispassed and added to the constitution
  4. a period in American history following the Civil War that aimed to rebuild the nation, particularly the South, and address the social, economic, and political aftermath of the war.
  5. Freeing of the American Slaves
  6. An add-on to the Consitution
  7. one major cause of the Civil War
  8. a major armed conflict in the United States fought between 1861 and 1865,between the Northern and Southern states.

16 Clues: one goal of Reconstruction • total number of Amendments • one goal of Reconstruction • An add-on to the Consitution • Freeing of the American Slaves • one major cause of the Civil War • The collection of the Southern States the left the Union • Amendments are proposed by _____/thirds of the vote of both houses • ...

SS Unit 5, Ch. 1 2026-03-06

SS Unit 5, Ch. 1 crossword puzzle
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  1. The seizure of this important place in New Orleans was significant because it gave Louisiana control over thousands worth of coins and silver
  2. The Republican Party stood behind one candidate and remained what?
  3. The issue of this is what caused great tension in the US at this time
  4. Lincoln believed that slavery was states what?
  5. According to Lincoln, he says that many Southerners are feeling this at this time
  6. A place where money is coined under governmental authority
  7. By 1861, eleven states had seceded from the Union and formed the _______ States of America
  8. Won the Presidential election of 1860
  9. One of the first states to secede from the Union
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  1. A person who worked to end slavery during the 1700s and 1800s
  2. This was one of the states that John Bell won in the election of 1860
  3. The Party that was founded with the mission of opposing slavery
  4. Southern Democrats wanted to spread this out West
  5. Lincoln's presidential platform was described as this vocabulary word
  6. This was not popular in Louisiana at first but changed after Lincoln was elected
  7. This word means to formally withdraw

16 Clues: This word means to formally withdraw • Won the Presidential election of 1860 • Lincoln believed that slavery was states what? • One of the first states to secede from the Union • Southern Democrats wanted to spread this out West • A place where money is coined under governmental authority • A person who worked to end slavery during the 1700s and 1800s • ...

American Civil War Crossword 2022-05-04

American Civil War Crossword crossword puzzle
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  1. What the Southern states were called
  2. Most deadly battle of the Civil War
  3. Site of the first battle in the Civil War
  4. Name of the Union's battle strategy
  5. The President of the Confederacy
  6. New Warships
  7. What the Northern states were called
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  1. Rifles that shot more than once
  2. President of the Union during the war
  3. The name of a cowardly Union general
  4. The Capital of the Union
  5. Famous Union General
  6. States that connected the Union and the Confederacy
  7. Famous Confederate General
  8. The Capital of the Confederacy

15 Clues: New Warships • Famous Union General • The Capital of the Union • Famous Confederate General • The Capital of the Confederacy • Rifles that shot more than once • The President of the Confederacy • Most deadly battle of the Civil War • Name of the Union's battle strategy • What the Southern states were called • The name of a cowardly Union general • ...

Chapter 5 2024-11-14

Chapter 5 crossword puzzle
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  1. official approval
  2. trade between states
  3. a set of basic laws and principles
  4. branch that are the lawmakers
  5. sharing of powers between a central government and states
  6. stops any one branch from becoming too powerful
  7. area the was turned into five states
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  1. goods prices rise but money worth falls
  2. political power belongs with the people
  3. additions or changes
  4. branch that judges the laws
  5. rise in unemployment and low economic activity
  6. the right to vote
  7. branch that enforces the laws
  8. taxes on imports and exports

15 Clues: official approval • the right to vote • additions or changes • trade between states • branch that judges the laws • taxes on imports and exports • branch that are the lawmakers • branch that enforces the laws • a set of basic laws and principles • area the was turned into five states • goods prices rise but money worth falls • political power belongs with the people • ...

CIvil War 2025-11-03

CIvil War crossword puzzle
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  1. Proclamation by Lincoln to free the slaves
  2. War started and ended in which month
  3. Union President during the civil War
  4. first battle of the war
  5. Confederate General
  6. Period of rebuilding after the Civil War
  7. states that allowed slavery but remained in the union
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  1. assassinated Abraham Lincoln
  2. site of surrender
  3. pivotal battle in Pennsylvania during the Civil War
  4. Confederate President
  5. Number of Confederate States
  6. network that helped slaves escape to free states
  7. Union General "March to the Sea"
  8. fired the first shot

15 Clues: site of surrender • Confederate General • fired the first shot • Confederate President • first battle of the war • assassinated Abraham Lincoln • Number of Confederate States • Union General "March to the Sea" • War started and ended in which month • Union President during the civil War • Period of rebuilding after the Civil War • Proclamation by Lincoln to free the slaves • ...

American Independence Day 2022-06-09

American Independence Day crossword puzzle
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  1. Which King were the British Colonies under the rule of?
  2. Island Where does the oldest Independence Day celebration in the United States take place?
  3. What do the stripes represent?
  4. How many stars are there on the American flag?
  5. Who became the first president of the United States of America?
  6. What do the stars on the American flag represent?
  7. How many years did the war last for?
  8. What was the name of the peace treaty?
  9. York Where is the Statue of Liberty?
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  1. Where did the 'tea party' take place?
  2. Who was the Commander-in-Chief of the army?
  3. In which month was the Declaration of Independence approved?
  4. Which Act did Congress pass on 14th June 1777?
  5. The name of one of the colonies.
  6. Which country gave the Statue of Liberty to the United States of America as a gift?
  7. This country that joined the United States in the war against​ Britain​?
  8. How many stripes are there on the American flag?
  9. What was the name of the Act that levied heavy taxes on the colonists?

18 Clues: What do the stripes represent? • The name of one of the colonies. • How many years did the war last for? • York Where is the Statue of Liberty? • Where did the 'tea party' take place? • What was the name of the peace treaty? • Who was the Commander-in-Chief of the army? • How many stars are there on the American flag? • Which Act did Congress pass on 14th June 1777? • ...

Constitution CB 2025-12-18

Constitution CB crossword puzzle
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  1. "The Enforcing Branch"
  2. To Approve
  3. Put on trial
  4. Opposed the Constitution
  5. Article 6
  6. There are 7 of them
  7. A Law
  8. "The Interpreting Branch"
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  1. "The Lawmaking Branch"
  2. Federal
  3. Supreme Law
  4. Sharing Power
  5. Article 4
  6. Supported the Constitution
  7. States

15 Clues: A Law • States • Federal • Article 4 • Article 6 • To Approve • Supreme Law • Put on trial • Sharing Power • There are 7 of them • "The Lawmaking Branch" • "The Enforcing Branch" • Opposed the Constitution • "The Interpreting Branch" • Supported the Constitution

Social Studies Enrichment 2016-02-07

Social Studies Enrichment crossword puzzle
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  1. an established precedents according to which a state or other organization is acknowledged to be governed
  2. a French military and political leader
  3. the first ten amendments to the US Constitution
  4. small national government
  5. chief staff aide to General George Washington, one of the most influential interpreters and promoters of the U.S. Constitution
  6. the formal statement written by Thomas Jefferson declaring the freedom of the thirteen American colonies from Great Britain
  7. two people that explored the American Northwest
  8. young Native American woman who guided Lewis and Clark on their expedition
  9. the acquisition of the Louisiana territory by the United States from France in 1803
  10. the third Vice President of the United States
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  1. served as the second President of the United States, the first Vice President
  2. a tax protest in the United States beginning in 1791
  3. a body of advisers to the president, composed of the heads of the executive departments of the government
  4. a convention of delegates called together from the Thirteen Colonies
  5. the United States Constitution provides the procedure for electing the President and Vice President

15 Clues: small national government • a French military and political leader • the third Vice President of the United States • the first ten amendments to the US Constitution • two people that explored the American Northwest • a tax protest in the United States beginning in 1791 • a convention of delegates called together from the Thirteen Colonies • ...

Constitutional Crossword 2022-04-18

Constitutional Crossword crossword puzzle
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  1. this branch was made to carry out the laws
  2. The first president of the united states was _______
  3. This man was the fourth president of the united states
  4. Because the Founding Fathers did not want any branch to be able to abuse its powers they created a system of _________________
  5. as a result they prevented one branch from gaining to much power finally they included a_________
  6. he was the second president of the united states
  7. There are this many amendments to the constitution today
  8. the federal government had no power to _____
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  1. the judicial branch. Its job was to determine if the laws passed by Congress were constitutional. The main part of this branch was the __________
  2. he was the third president of the united states
  3. formal plan of government
  4. There are 3 ________ to keep the government in order
  5. the chief executive for the united states would be called the _____
  6. this branch allows laws to be made
  7. because of the ____ of the government under the Articles of Confederation the Founding Fathers met in Philadelphia in 1787 to write a new plan of government

15 Clues: formal plan of government • this branch allows laws to be made • this branch was made to carry out the laws • the federal government had no power to _____ • he was the third president of the united states • he was the second president of the united states • The first president of the united states was _______ • There are 3 ________ to keep the government in order • ...

Unit 1 Federalism 2022-04-19

Unit 1 Federalism crossword puzzle
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  1. distinguished the two governing spheres, delegated powers, reserved powers, and concurrent powers
  2. one who believes the Constitution should be interpreted literally
  3. powers the Constitution delegates to the federal government
  4. Jefferson's belief that 13 sovereign states could judge its overstepping its jurisdiction
  5. powers given to states to create and enforce laws on health, safety, and morals
  6. burdened distillers protest against a federal whiskey tax
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  1. giving some of the federal responsibilities assumed by the federal government back to the states
  2. made public sector buildings an transportation systems accessible for disabled individuals
  3. a state's right to declare null and void any federal law that is thought to violate the Constitution
  4. expands Congress's reach of regulation
  5. powers held by authorities at state and federal levels
  6. a doctrine asserting that only Congress may regulate when the commodity requires a national uniform rule
  7. type of government with a single governing authority in the central capital with uniform law throughout the land
  8. require states to comply with a federal directive
  9. Congress collects federal tax revenue to distribute the funds to states

15 Clues: expands Congress's reach of regulation • require states to comply with a federal directive • powers held by authorities at state and federal levels • burdened distillers protest against a federal whiskey tax • powers the Constitution delegates to the federal government • one who believes the Constitution should be interpreted literally • ...

Studies Weekly Week 12 Vocabulary 2023-11-01

Studies Weekly Week 12 Vocabulary crossword puzzle
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  1. In the ____________, each of state would have two senators, giving both large states and small states equal power.
  2. this plan gave Congress more power over the states.
  3. established the money system that we still use today
  4. known as the "Father of Our Country"
  5. In the House of ________________, the number of representatives would be determined by population.
  6. known as the "Father of the Constitution"
  7. people who wanted a strong central government with more power than the people or states
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  1. three out of every five, or three-fifths, of the enslaved people would be counted in the population
  2. mighty
  3. a series of essays that supported the new government
  4. those who favored a weaker federal government that gave more power to the states and people
  5. Wrote the Virginia Declaration of Rights which influenced the content of the Declaration of Independence.
  6. friendship
  7. this plan said that each state, no matter the size, would have the same number of representatives in Congress
  8. during his presidency, the US more than doubled in size through the Louisiana Purchase

15 Clues: mighty • friendship • known as the "Father of Our Country" • known as the "Father of the Constitution" • this plan gave Congress more power over the states. • a series of essays that supported the new government • established the money system that we still use today • during his presidency, the US more than doubled in size through the Louisiana Purchase • ...

Crossword 2020-02-04

Crossword crossword puzzle
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  1. is feelings of pride and loyalty to a nation
  2. was the first road built by the federal government
  3. In 1819 the two countries signed the ... which settled all border disputes between Spain and the United States
  4. set the border between the United States and Canada at 49°N latitude as far west as the Rocky Mountains
  5. from 1815 to 1825 the United States enjoyed the... an era of peace, pride, and progress
  6. which settled the conflict that had arisen from Missouri's application for statehood
  7. president
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  1. a series of measures intended to make the United States economically self-sufficient
  2. was an exclusive statement of American policy warning European powers not to interfere with the Americas
  3. a strong supporter in U.S. Representative from Kentucky
  4. which naval power on the Great Lakes for both the United States and British Canada
  5. disagreements between the different region
  6. elected in 1816, had sent U.S. troops to secure the U.S.Florida border
  7. which ran from Albany to Buffalo, New York
  8. called the Liberator, led many of these struggles for independence.

15 Clues: president • disagreements between the different region • which ran from Albany to Buffalo, New York • is feelings of pride and loyalty to a nation • was the first road built by the federal government • a strong supporter in U.S. Representative from Kentucky • called the Liberator, led many of these struggles for independence. • ...

Final Exam Review - 7th 2024-05-14

Final Exam Review - 7th crossword puzzle
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  1. The constitutional amendment which gave suffrage to African American men.
  2. Texas settlers of Spanish descent.
  3. New, mostly white settlers from the United States
  4. The final battle of the Texas Revolution which gave Texas its independence.
  5. People living in New Spain that were born in Spain.
  6. The constitutional amendment which ensured that African Americans were citizens and had equal rights.
  7. The process of reuniting the nation and rebuilding the southern states.
  8. What was the last battle of the Civil War?
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  1. Elected to the governorship in 1853, he paid off the state’s debt.
  2. One of two men chosen by the delegates of the Convention of 1832 to present resolutions to state and federal governments. President of the Convention of 1833.
  3. The constitutional amendment which abolished slavery in the United States.
  4. Who led the main Mexican force into Texas?
  5. Man who followed up on his father’s colony and started four of his own; known as the “Father of Texas.”
  6. Businesspeople who promoted settlement in Mexican states.
  7. The belief that the United States was meant to expand all the way across North American to the Pacific.

15 Clues: Texas settlers of Spanish descent. • Who led the main Mexican force into Texas? • What was the last battle of the Civil War? • New, mostly white settlers from the United States • People living in New Spain that were born in Spain. • Businesspeople who promoted settlement in Mexican states. • Elected to the governorship in 1853, he paid off the state’s debt. • ...

Lesson 4.1-4.2 Vocabulary 2025-02-21

Lesson 4.1-4.2 Vocabulary crossword puzzle
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  1. The first ten amendments of the United States constitution
  2. A solution to which each side gives up some of its demands to reach an agreement
  3. A plan that called for a strong national government with three branches and two houses
  4. The first American constitution, passes in 1777, which created a loose alliance of 13 independent states
  5. A 1787 law that set up a government for the Northwest territory
  6. An agreement that three fifths of the enslaved people would count in a states population
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  1. A document that sets out the laws, principles, organization, and process of government
  2. A 1786 revolt in Massachusetts led by farmers in reaction to high taxes
  3. A plan at the Constitutional Convention that settled the differences between large and small states.
  4. To put private individuals or companies charge of something
  5. A meeting of representatives from all states (Except Rhode Island) to revise the Articles of Confederation
  6. A period when business activity is slow, prices and wages fall, and unemployment rises.
  7. Money
  8. A plan that called for a strong national government with three branches and one house
  9. To give up.

15 Clues: Money • To give up. • The first ten amendments of the United States constitution • To put private individuals or companies charge of something • A 1787 law that set up a government for the Northwest territory • A 1786 revolt in Massachusetts led by farmers in reaction to high taxes • A solution to which each side gives up some of its demands to reach an agreement • ...

America and the Law: Trying to Abolish Slavery 2026-01-20

America and the Law: Trying to Abolish Slavery crossword puzzle
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  1. The Northern states that stayed together and fought to keep the United States united.
  2. The branch of government that makes the laws, known as Congress.
  3. ______of Independence, the 1776 document that announced America’s independence from Britain.
  4. A system where people are owned, controlled, and forced to work without pay.
  5. To completely end or get rid of something, such as slavery.
  6. A situation where neither side can win, and nothing moves forward.
  7. The branch of government that leads the country and enforces laws, including the President.
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  1. _____ Fathers, the group of leaders who helped create the United States and wrote important early documents like the Constitution.
  2. The national government that makes laws for the whole country.
  3. Describes an economy based on farming and growing crops.
  4. The Southern states that broke away from the United States.
  5. A gap or weakness in a law that allows people to avoid following it fully.
  6. The branch of government that interprets laws and runs the court system.
  7. Describes an economy based on factories, machines, and manufacturing.
  8. A level of government that controls individual territories, such as Texas or New York.

15 Clues: Describes an economy based on farming and growing crops. • The Southern states that broke away from the United States. • To completely end or get rid of something, such as slavery. • The national government that makes laws for the whole country. • The branch of government that makes the laws, known as Congress. • ...

Civil War 2021-12-06

Civil War crossword puzzle
Across
  1. missouri slave who sued for his freedom
  2. cause of atlanta being destroyed
  3. states interest priority over national govern
  4. south rebuilt
  5. georgias conditional acceptance of 1850 compr.
  6. destructive path of war start from atl.
  7. abraham lincoln elected as president
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  1. largest defeat in western theater of civil war
  2. california as free state
  3. all slaves in rebel states are freed
  4. southern states to leave the union
  5. strategy in civil war
  6. federal reconstruction agency; provided food
  7. state has right to cancel unconstitutional law
  8. notorios prisoner of war camp during civil war

15 Clues: south rebuilt • strategy in civil war • california as free state • cause of atlanta being destroyed • southern states to leave the union • all slaves in rebel states are freed • abraham lincoln elected as president • missouri slave who sued for his freedom • destructive path of war start from atl. • federal reconstruction agency; provided food • ...

Spelling list 2014-05-06

Spelling list crossword puzzle
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  1. not special
  2. stuff you can use
  3. means temperature
  4. mild temperatures
  5. states The place with 50 states
  6. a either funny or not name that is not the real name
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  1. the _______ on the Texas flag is a star
  2. people who tour
  3. something that describes something
  4. how many people there are
  5. weather over several years,days,etc
  6. places they might show on a website of the town,country or state
  7. what states are in the US
  8. has grass,trees,flowers
  9. Austin is the _________ of texas

15 Clues: not special • people who tour • stuff you can use • means temperature • mild temperatures • has grass,trees,flowers • how many people there are • what states are in the US • states The place with 50 states • Austin is the _________ of texas • something that describes something • weather over several years,days,etc • the _______ on the Texas flag is a star • ...

Revolutionary War - Patti Burns 2022-04-25

Revolutionary War - Patti Burns crossword puzzle
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  1. goes into a gun to get shot out
  2. the American's rivals
  3. the home of George Washington
  4. the number of colonies there were
  5. didn't join at first
  6. goes with Concord
  7. war on a hill
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  1. another way to say a win
  2. the leader of the Continental Army
  3. the term for continuos fighting between groups
  4. poured into Boston Harbor
  5. the united states of...
  6. a disliked man who lead a country
  7. what states were called before they were called states
  8. a distinct outfit a group wears

15 Clues: war on a hill • goes with Concord • didn't join at first • the American's rivals • the united states of... • another way to say a win • poured into Boston Harbor • the home of George Washington • goes into a gun to get shot out • a distinct outfit a group wears • a disliked man who lead a country • the number of colonies there were • the leader of the Continental Army • ...

Civil War Crossword Puzzle 2023-05-11

Civil War Crossword Puzzle crossword puzzle
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  1. Bloodiest battle of the war
  2. To withdraw or leave
  3. Union uniform color
  4. Battle that gave the Union control of the Mississippi River
  5. Location of Confederate surrender to the Union
  6. President of the United States during the war
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  1. Commanding general of the Union army
  2. New type of bullet introduced
  3. Proclamation that declared all slaves in Confederate states to be free
  4. Commanding general of the Confederate army
  5. Seal off to prevent goods or people from entering or exiting
  6. Confederate capital
  7. Confederate president
  8. Capital of the United States
  9. Confederate uniform color

15 Clues: Confederate capital • Union uniform color • To withdraw or leave • Confederate president • Confederate uniform color • Bloodiest battle of the war • Capital of the United States • New type of bullet introduced • Commanding general of the Union army • Commanding general of the Confederate army • President of the United States during the war • ...

American Cit Crossword Puzzle 2024-01-07

American Cit Crossword Puzzle crossword puzzle
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  1. basic support structures that serve a geographic area
  2. Court trial level court
  3. states law makers
  4. legislature is made up of two chambers
  5. "Their own units"
  6. lets citizens vote on a law already passed
  7. money designated for giving health care to low income households
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  1. states lawmaking body
  2. A type of local government
  3. "President of a state"
  4. allows citizens to draft laws they'd like to see
  5. Constitution "law of the land"
  6. A states judicial branch is made up of these
  7. contains same number of citizens
  8. making rules

15 Clues: making rules • states law makers • "Their own units" • states lawmaking body • "President of a state" • Court trial level court • A type of local government • Constitution "law of the land" • contains same number of citizens • legislature is made up of two chambers • lets citizens vote on a law already passed • A states judicial branch is made up of these • ...

Ch. 8 Vocab Project 2023-03-31

Ch. 8 Vocab Project crossword puzzle
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  1. To withdraw from an organization or country
  2. Someone who wants to end slavery
  3. A geographic area with boundaries, residents, and a government with a constitution and laws. The United States has 50 states, and they share some governing power with the federal government
  4. The United States of America often in reference to the northern states during the civil war
  5. Proclamation An order issued by the U.S. President Abraham Lincoln on January 1, 1863. It announced that the enslaved people in the rebelling confederate states were free
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  1. A system of government in which power is divided between a federal, or national, government and its various state governments
  2. A person who comes into a country to live there
  3. The head of the executive branch in a state or territory
  4. Somebody who encourages others to join a group or take action
  5. A written document outlining how the government of a state or country is organized
  6. The eleven southern states that seceded from the union during the civil war. Also called the Confederate States of America
  7. Congress The group of people that makes laws for our country. It has representatives from all territories and states. It is divided into two groups, the Senate and the House of Representatives
  8. A change to a government process or document steamboat: a boat powered by a steam engine. Steamboats were the main mode of travel for immigrants moving to Minnesota during the territorial period

13 Clues: Someone who wants to end slavery • To withdraw from an organization or country • A person who comes into a country to live there • The head of the executive branch in a state or territory • Somebody who encourages others to join a group or take action • A written document outlining how the government of a state or country is organized • ...

Civil War Crossword Puzzle 2021-10-27

Civil War Crossword Puzzle crossword puzzle
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  1. attack that started the civil war
  2. helped slaves escape
  3. made up of slave states who stayed in the union
  4. turning point of the civil war
  5. underground structure that helped slaves escape
  6. former slave who became a writer
  7. 16th president of U.S
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  1. made up of slave states who left the union
  2. made up of free countries
  3. american politician and american leader
  4. confederate general
  5. bloodiest battle that ended in a tie
  6. first battle of civil war
  7. 17th president of the united states
  8. people who are not free

15 Clues: confederate general • helped slaves escape • 16th president of U.S • people who are not free • made up of free countries • first battle of civil war • turning point of the civil war • former slave who became a writer • attack that started the civil war • 17th president of the united states • bloodiest battle that ended in a tie • american politician and american leader • ...

The Bill of Rights 2024-05-19

The Bill of Rights crossword puzzle
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  1. Quartering of
  2. Due process, double jeopardy, self-
  3. Number of amendments in the Bill of Rights
  4. Common law
  5. Search and
  6. Rights not
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  1. To protect individual rights and limit the powers of the federal
  2. Freedom of religion, speech, press, assembly
  3. The United States Bill of Rights comprises the first ten amendments to the United States
  4. Wrote the Bill of Rights
  5. Demanded addition of Bill of Rights to the Constitution
  6. Excess bail or fines, cruel and unusual
  7. Jury trial, right to
  8. Right to bear
  9. Powers reserved to

15 Clues: Common law • Search and • Rights not • Quartering of • Right to bear • Powers reserved to • Jury trial, right to • Wrote the Bill of Rights • Due process, double jeopardy, self- • Excess bail or fines, cruel and unusual • Number of amendments in the Bill of Rights • Freedom of religion, speech, press, assembly • Demanded addition of Bill of Rights to the Constitution • ...

Government Review 2017-02-03

Government Review crossword puzzle
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  1. Missouri has _____ United States Representatives.
  2. A ______ starts out as a bill.
  3. Eric ________ is the governor of Missouri.
  4. The Vice President of the United States is ___________.
  5. The __________ can vet laws, make treaties and is head of the armed forces.
  6. The ________ is head of the executive branch for the state government.
  7. The senate is one of the two houses that make up congress. The other is called ____.
  8. The _______ Branch interprets or evaluates the laws.
  9. ______ means to remove from office.
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  1. This court is the highest court in the United States.
  2. Congress can override the President's veto by a _______ vote.
  3. The _______ is part of the executive branch and includes 15 secretaries.
  4. The ____ Branch carries out or enforces the laws.
  5. The _______ Branch creates or makes the laws.
  6. Missouri has ____ United States Senators in Washington DC.
  7. The house of Representatives and the Senate make up ________ and work in the legislative branch.
  8. A _____ is an idea that may become a law.

17 Clues: A ______ starts out as a bill. • ______ means to remove from office. • A _____ is an idea that may become a law. • Eric ________ is the governor of Missouri. • The _______ Branch creates or makes the laws. • Missouri has _____ United States Representatives. • The ____ Branch carries out or enforces the laws. • The _______ Branch interprets or evaluates the laws. • ...

The Start of the Civil War 2022-04-25

The Start of the Civil War crossword puzzle
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  1. The capital of the Confederacy based in Virginia.
  2. It's not talking about a New York baseball team.
  3. One of the countrys that relied on Southern Cotton
  4. One of the four border states and had the Union Capital located in it.
  5. To free someone from slavery.
  6. one of the Generals of the Confederacy Army.
  7. one of the four border states and controlled parts of the Ohio River.
  8. The Bloodiest single-day of fighting in the civil war.
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  1. A type of ship that was coated in iron.
  2. One of the four border states and controlled parts of the Mississippi River.
  3. The first official battle of the Civil War.
  4. One of the Generals of the Union Army, with an interesting first name.
  5. One of the countrys that relied on Southern Cotton
  6. President of the Union.
  7. President of the Confederacy.
  8. The attack plan of the Union and named after a snake.
  9. It's not talking about the group that fought against the Empire in Star Wars.
  10. One of the four border states and close to the Union city Philadelphia.

18 Clues: President of the Union. • President of the Confederacy. • To free someone from slavery. • A type of ship that was coated in iron. • The first official battle of the Civil War. • one of the Generals of the Confederacy Army. • It's not talking about a New York baseball team. • The capital of the Confederacy based in Virginia. • ...

U.S. Wars 2022-02-04

U.S. Wars crossword puzzle
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  1. This was the main type of warfare during World War One
  2. the North was called The ______
  3. This word means freedom
  4. This world war was fought from 1914-1918
  5. The United States fought against the _____ Powers during World War Two
  6. Event in which over 6 million Jews were killed
  7. President of the U.S. for the majority of World War Two
  8. Leader of Germany during World War Two
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  1. The United States fought against the ______ Powers during World War One
  2. The South was known as the ______States of America
  3. This event caused the U.S. to join World War Two
  4. President during the Civil War
  5. The United States dropped an ______ bomb on two Japanese cities to force an end to World War Two
  6. War fought from 1861-1865
  7. Main issue fought over during the Civil War
  8. The United States fought with this group during World War One and World War Two
  9. This world war was fought from 1939-1945

17 Clues: This word means freedom • War fought from 1861-1865 • President during the Civil War • the North was called The ______ • Leader of Germany during World War Two • This world war was fought from 1914-1918 • This world war was fought from 1939-1945 • Main issue fought over during the Civil War • Event in which over 6 million Jews were killed • ...

Articles Of Confederation 2021-12-02

Articles Of Confederation crossword puzzle
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  1. A good government doesn't give anyone too ________ power
  2. A good government protects individual ____________
  3. Under the Articles of confederation there was no ___________
  4. Under the Articles of confederation Congress had no way to ____________ their laws
  5. Under the Articles of confederation Congress could not collect ___________
  6. The Articles could only be ______________ if ALL the states agreed
  7. Congress had the power to create a __________ to protect all the states
  8. A good government lets people have a _____________
  9. Under the Articles of confederation each state had their own _____________
  10. A good government has enough _________ to do its job
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  1. ______________ was the only central government
  2. Under the Articles of confederation each state was ____________
  3. Under the Articles of the confederation each state would send ________________ to the "congress of the confederation"
  4. A ______________ is a group of individuals united together for a purpose
  5. Under the Articles of confederation each state got ___________ vote in Congress
  6. Under the Articles of Confederation Congress did not have the __________ to tell the states what to do
  7. A good government considers the needs of all ____________

17 Clues: ______________ was the only central government • A good government protects individual ____________ • A good government lets people have a _____________ • A good government has enough _________ to do its job • A good government doesn't give anyone too ________ power • A good government considers the needs of all ____________ • ...

Social Studies Vocabulary Review 2026-04-21

Social Studies Vocabulary Review crossword puzzle
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  1. citizen soldiers who could be ready to fight at a minutes notice
  2. a person who wanted to end slavery
  3. a person who supported the British during the American Revolution
  4. a tax on imported goods
  5. the freeing of slaves
  6. the forced removal of Cherokees and their transportation to Oklahoma
  7. treaty that ended the Spanish American War
  8. the channeling of a nation's entire resources in a war effor
  9. document that declared the United States a free country
  10. territory in western United States purchased from France in 1803
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  1. 1800s belief that Americans had the right to spread across the continent
  2. balanced free and slave states to keep peace in America
  3. the first constitution of the United States
  4. a law that allowed voters in Kansas and Nebraska to choose whether to allow slavery or not
  5. law that taxed printed goods like playing cards, documents, and newspapers
  6. to leave or withdraw from a country
  7. act passed by the British that allowed British troops to live in the homes of colonists

17 Clues: the freeing of slaves • a tax on imported goods • a person who wanted to end slavery • to leave or withdraw from a country • treaty that ended the Spanish American War • the first constitution of the United States • balanced free and slave states to keep peace in America • document that declared the United States a free country • ...

1920's And The Great Depression 2012-11-17

1920's And The Great Depression crossword puzzle
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  1. People who oppose all forms of government
  2. American writer of fiction who won the Nobel prize for literature in 1954
  3. Writer of "The Great Gatsby"
  4. 30th president of the United States
  5. Places where alcoholic drinks were sold and consumed illegally during Prohibition
  6. A fashionable young woman intent on enjoying herself and flouting conventional standards of behavior
  7. A period of general fear of communists
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  1. United States pioneering jazz trumpeter and bandleader
  2. Pilot who helped to promote commercial airlines
  3. 29th President of the United States
  4. A literary movement in the 1920s that centered on Harlem
  5. Henry Ford's invention
  6. People who smuggled alcohol into the United States during prohibition
  7. A system that sets limits on how many immigrants from various countries a nation will admit each year
  8. New York Yankee slugger
  9. economic and political system based on one-party government and state ownership of property

16 Clues: Henry Ford's invention • New York Yankee slugger • Writer of "The Great Gatsby" • 29th President of the United States • 30th president of the United States • A period of general fear of communists • People who oppose all forms of government • Pilot who helped to promote commercial airlines • United States pioneering jazz trumpeter and bandleader • ...

Geometry 4-1 and 4-2 Vocabulary 2013-11-11

Geometry 4-1 and 4-2 Vocabulary crossword puzzle
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  1. All the points outside a figure
  2. The theorem 4-2-4 states that an exterior angle is equal to the sum of the __________.
  3. A triangle with no congruent sides
  4. A triangle with three acute angles
  5. A theorem that states that the sum of the angles in a triangle is 180 degrees
  6. All the points inside a figure
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  1. An angle formed by a side of a triangle and an extended adjacent side
  2. The theorem 4-2-3 states that the __________ of each angle in an equiangular triangle is 60 degrees
  3. An angle inside a triangle
  4. An interior angle that is not adjacent to the exterior angle
  5. A triangle with one obtuse angle
  6. A triangle with three congruent sides
  7. A triangle with three congruent angles
  8. A triangle with two congruent sides
  9. The theorem 4-2-2 states that the acute angles of a right triangle are __________.
  10. A triangle with one right angle

16 Clues: An angle inside a triangle • All the points inside a figure • All the points outside a figure • A triangle with one right angle • A triangle with one obtuse angle • A triangle with no congruent sides • A triangle with three acute angles • A triangle with two congruent sides • A triangle with three congruent sides • A triangle with three congruent angles • ...

Geometry 4-1 and 4-2 Vocabulary 2013-11-11

Geometry 4-1 and 4-2 Vocabulary crossword puzzle
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  1. The theorem 4-2-2 states that the acute angles of a right triangle are __________.
  2. A triangle with three acute angles
  3. The theorem 4-2-4 states that an exterior angle is equal to the sum of the __________.
  4. All the points inside a figure
  5. A triangle with one right angle
  6. The theorem 4-2-3 states that the __________ of each angle in an equiangular triangle is 60 degrees
  7. A triangle with two congruent sides
  8. All the points outside a figure
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  1. A theorem that states that the sum of the angles in a triangle is 180 degrees
  2. A triangle with no congruent sides
  3. An angle formed by a side of a triangle and an extended adjacent side
  4. An interior angle that is not adjacent to the exterior angle
  5. An angle inside a triangle
  6. A triangle with three congruent sides
  7. A triangle with one obtuse angle
  8. A triangle with three congruent angles

16 Clues: An angle inside a triangle • All the points inside a figure • A triangle with one right angle • All the points outside a figure • A triangle with one obtuse angle • A triangle with no congruent sides • A triangle with three acute angles • A triangle with two congruent sides • A triangle with three congruent sides • A triangle with three congruent angles • ...

Module 9 Review 2017-10-17

Module 9 Review crossword puzzle
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  1. U.S. abolitionist/terrorist
  2. “The Black Moses”
  3. Theory that states have the right to nullify acts of the federal government
  4. law requiring all runaway slaves to be returned
  5. removing one's state from the union
  6. Network of Men and Women, called “conductors” who helped runaway slaves north
  7. Ran against Lincoln in the Election of 1860
  8. President of the Confederacy
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  1. __________ States of America was the government set up by the southern states
  2. Beaten nearly to death on the Senate floor for his anti-slavery views; "Bleeding _______"
  3. Author of "Uncle Tom's Cabin"
  4. 16th US President, won the Election of 1860
  5. book that discussed slavery
  6. Lincoln's main goal as President was to keep the _______ together
  7. Lincoln received _________ percent of the vote in the lower Southern states
  8. In the Dred Scott case, Chief Justice Taney of the Supreme Court ruled that slavery was protected under the Constitution under the _______ amendment.

16 Clues: “The Black Moses” • U.S. abolitionist/terrorist • book that discussed slavery • President of the Confederacy • Author of "Uncle Tom's Cabin" • removing one's state from the union • 16th US President, won the Election of 1860 • Ran against Lincoln in the Election of 1860 • law requiring all runaway slaves to be returned • ...

Reconstruction Crossword 2022-05-20

Reconstruction Crossword crossword puzzle
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  1. The General that led the destructive march to the Atlantic Sea
  2. _______ Reconstruction
  3. The party that favored Radical Reconstruction
  4. The president who opposed Radical Reconstruction during his term from 1865 to 1869
  5. ______________ conventions
  6. The second Reconstruction act empowered the army to register more of these
  7. The states that seceded from the Union and fought against them in the Civil War formed this
  8. The first Reconstruction Act split up the 10 defiant former Confederate states into this
  9. against slavery, industry based
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  1. What the House of Representatives tried to do to President Johnson
  2. 10 of the former Confederate states would not ratify the 14th of this
  3. favored slavery, agriculture based
  4. The period of time after the Civil War
  5. The Secretary of War that President Johnson fired
  6. The war about slavery, Union vs Confederacy
  7. The states that stayed in the U.S. and fought against the Confederacy in the Civil War

16 Clues: _______ Reconstruction • ______________ conventions • against slavery, industry based • favored slavery, agriculture based • The period of time after the Civil War • The war about slavery, Union vs Confederacy • The party that favored Radical Reconstruction • The Secretary of War that President Johnson fired • The General that led the destructive march to the Atlantic Sea • ...

A Just Right Government 2021-02-03

A Just Right Government crossword puzzle
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  1. states must treat their own citizens and other states’ citizens this way
  2. Fraction of states that must agree to change the Constitution
  3. the branch that makes laws
  4. the branch that interprets the laws
  5. the document that replaced the Articles of Confederation
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  1. the branch that carries out the laws
  2. under the New Jersey plan, these states would have more power
  3. one of the two things people were afraid states might lose
  4. Under the Virginia Plan, these states would have more
  5. early Americans had something in common with this fictional character

10 Clues: the branch that makes laws • the branch that interprets the laws • the branch that carries out the laws • Under the Virginia Plan, these states would have more • the document that replaced the Articles of Confederation • one of the two things people were afraid states might lose • under the New Jersey plan, these states would have more power • ...

Leadership and Navigation Terms (Competencies) 2023-11-16

Leadership and Navigation Terms (Competencies) crossword puzzle
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  1. approach in which the leader invites followers to collaborate and commits to acting by consensus.
  2. Leadership approach in which the leader creates strong relationships with and inside the team; team members are motivated by loyalty.
  3. Power that is created when the leader can punish those who do not follow.
  4. :Leadership approach in which the leader focuses on developing team members’ skills, believing that success comes from aligning the organization’s goals with employees’ personal and professional goals.
  5. theory: states that motivation is based on an employee’s sense of fairness.
  6. Theory: Motivation theory that states that individuals are motivated by a desire to satisfy certain needs and that understanding these needs allows leaders to offer the right incentives and create the most motivational external environments; includes self-determination and theories of Maslow, Herzberg, and McClelland.
  7. power: Power that is created when the leader can offer followers something they value in exchange for their commitment. (reward=exchange)
  8. Y: motivation is absolutely critical.
  9. theory ; states that the way a person interprets the causes for past success or failure is related to the present level of motivation; (Heider and Weiner.)
  10. Theory: Leadership theory that states that leaders are not appointed but emerge from the group, which chooses the leader based on interactions.
  11. Thery: Leadership theory that states that leaders possess certain innate characteristics that followers do not possess (and probably cannot acquire), such as physical characteristics and personality traits.
  12. Factors that initiate, direct, and sustain human behavior over time.
  13. theory: Theory that states that motivation can be increased by providing employees with goals against which they can assess their achievement.
  14. Leadership theory that emphasizes a leader’s preference for order and structure; focuses on control and short-term planning.
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  1. Leadership approach in which the leader imposes a vision or solution on the team and demands that the team follow this directive.
  2. theory: states that effort increases in relation to one’s confidence that the behavior will result in a positive outcome and reward.
  3. Power that is created by the force of the leader’s personality.
  4. X: motivation is absolutely irrelevant.
  5. approach in which the leader proposes a bold vision or solution and invites the team to join this challenge.
  6. power: Power that is created when a leader is recognized as possessing great intelligence, insight, or experience. (EXpert=EXperience)
  7. Power that is created formally, through a title or position in the hierarchy that is associated with the rights of leadership. (Think kings and queens- hierarchy).
  8. Theories: includes Hersey-Blanchard situational leadership, Fiedler’s contingency theory, and path-goal theory.
  9. Leadership approach in which the leader sets a model for high performance standards and challenges followers to meet these expectations.
  10. theories: Category of leadership theories that states that leaders influence group members through certain behaviors. (Blake-Mouton theory.)

24 Clues: Y: motivation is absolutely critical. • X: motivation is absolutely irrelevant. • Power that is created by the force of the leader’s personality. • Factors that initiate, direct, and sustain human behavior over time. • Power that is created when the leader can punish those who do not follow. • ...

AP US GOV Semester 1 Review Crossword 2024-12-05

AP US GOV Semester 1 Review Crossword crossword puzzle
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  1. an individual’s coherent set of beliefs about govern­ ment and politics.
  2. the idea that the government’s right to rule comes from the people.
  3. a governing document that created a union of thirteen sovereign states in which the states, not the union, were supreme
  4. people allow their governments to rule over them to ensure an orderly and functioning society
  5. the sharing of power between the national government and the states.
  6. a federal program that provides health care for the poo
  7. Outlines Executive branch & powers
  8. prohibits Congress and the states from imposing poll taxes as a condition for voting in federal elections.
  9. a federal program that provides health insurance to seniors and the disabled.
  10. a theory of democracy that emphasizes the role of groups in the policymaking process.
  11. Outlines balance of state & federal powers
  12. a design of government in which each branch has powers that can prevent the other branches from making policy.
  13. the theory that widespread political partici­pation is essential for democratic government
  14. the total value of goods and services produced by an economy.
  15. allows those eighteen years old and older to vote.
  16. Women's suffrage
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  1. the experiences and factors that shape our political values, attitudes, and behaviors.
  2. Outlines Legislative branch & powers
  3. Outlines Judicial branch & powers
  4. Outlines the amendment process
  5. an economic system in which govern­ ment intrudes as little as possible in the transactions among citizens and businesses.
  6. constitutional amendment asserting that persons born in the United States are citizens and prohibits states from denying persons due process or equal protection under the law
  7. theory of democracy that the elites have a disproportionate amount of influence in the policymaking process.
  8. Includes the supremacy clause
  9. an ideology favoring less government control over social behavior and greater regulation of the economy.
  10. economic policy in which government dictates much of a nation’s economic activity, including the amount of production and prices for goods.
  11. a two­house legislature.
  12. constitutional amendment that gave African Americans the right to vote.
  13. powers not given to the national government, which are retained by the states and the people.
  14. the increasing interconnectedness of people, businesses, and countries throughout the worl
  15. an ideology favoring very little government intervention beyond protecting private property and individual liberty.
  16. an ideology favoring more regulation of social behavior and less government interference in the economy
  17. rights the government cannot take away.
  18. powers granted to both states and the federal government in the Constitution.
  19. established Senate election via popular vote
  20. constitutional amendment that outlaws slavery.

36 Clues: Women's suffrage • a two­house legislature. • Includes the supremacy clause • Outlines the amendment process • Outlines Judicial branch & powers • Outlines Executive branch & powers • Outlines Legislative branch & powers • rights the government cannot take away. • Outlines balance of state & federal powers • established Senate election via popular vote • ...

Civil War 2025-10-24

Civil War crossword puzzle
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  1. States The four slave states (Delaware, Maryland, Kentucky, and Missouri) that remained in the Union during the Civil War.
  2. of 1850 Five separate bills that admitted California as a free state, created Utah and New Mexico territories with popular sovereignty, and included the Fugitive Slave Act.
  3. Proviso A proposal by Representative David Wilmot of Pennsylvania in 1846 to completely ban slavery in any new territories acquired from Mexico.
  4. Rights The political principle that individual states should have significant power and authority, often used to defend slavery.
  5. Turner’s Rebellion A violent uprising of slaves in Virginia being led by Nat Turner. This led to an increase in tensions and fear surrounding the issue of slavery.
  6. Slave Act A law requiring law enforcement throughout the US to arrest runaway slaves and return them to their owners, with harsh penalties for those who refused to help.
  7. Law The temporary rule by military authorities over civilian populations, used by Lincoln in Maryland to keep it in the Union.
  8. The growing division and loyalty to one's own region (North or South) rather than to the nation as a whole.
  9. Railroad An organized network of individuals who helped hide and move runaway slaves north to freedom in Canada.
  10. Debates (1858) A series of public debates between Abraham Lincoln and Stephen Douglas during the Illinois Senate race, focused on the slavery issue.
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  1. A person who advocated for the immediate end of slavery throughout the United States.
  2. Kansas" The period of violent conflict between pro-slavery and anti-slavery settlers in Kansas Territory during the 1850s.
  3. States of America The independent nation declared by the secessionist Southern states in February 1861, with Jefferson Davis as president.
  4. Soil Party A political party formed in 1848 by anti-slavery Whigs and Democrats who opposed expanding slavery to western territories.
  5. Act (1854) Legislation that created Kansas and Nebraska territories and repealed the Missouri Compromise, allowing popular sovereignty on slavery.
  6. The act of formally withdrawing from the Union, first done by South Carolina on December 20, 1860.
  7. Brown's Raid An 1859 attack on the federal armory at Harpers Ferry, Virginia, led by abolitionist John Brown in an attempt to start a slave rebellion.
  8. Compromise An agreement that admitted Missouri as a slave state and Maine as a free state, while banning slavery in future states north of Missouri's southern border.
  9. Sumter The federal fort in Charleston Harbor where the Civil War officially began when Confederate forces bombarded it in April 1861.
  10. Scott Decision (1857) A Supreme Court ruling that declared African Americans were not US citizens and could not sue in federal courts, and that Congress could not ban slavery in territories.

20 Clues: A person who advocated for the immediate end of slavery throughout the United States. • The act of formally withdrawing from the Union, first done by South Carolina on December 20, 1860. • The growing division and loyalty to one's own region (North or South) rather than to the nation as a whole. • ...

Civil War 2025-04-14

Civil War crossword puzzle
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  1. S. Grant- Commander of the Union Army.
  2. Sumter- The site of the first shots of the Civil War.
  3. E. Lee- Commander of the Confederate Army
  4. A military tactic used by the Union to restrict trade with the Confederacy.
  5. A major crop of the South that was essential to its economy.
  6. Lincoln- President of the United States during the Civil War
  7. Rights- A belief that states should have the power to make their own decisions, particularly concerning slavery.
  8. Railroad- A network of secret routes and safe houses used by enslaved people to escape to freedom.
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  1. The site of a major Union victory and a turning point in the war.
  2. The name for the Northern states during the Civil War
  3. The institution that was a primary cause of the Civil War.
  4. Proclamation- An order issued by President Lincoln that freed slaves in Confederate-controlled areas.
  5. Amendment- The constitutional amendment that abolished slavery throughout the United States.
  6. The name for the Southern states that seceded from the Union
  7. Davis- President of the Confederacy
  8. Court House- The site where Confederate General Robert E. Lee surrendered to Union General Ulysses S. Grant, effectively ending the Civil War.
  9. To withdraw from an organization, in this case, the Union.

17 Clues: Davis- President of the Confederacy • S. Grant- Commander of the Union Army. • E. Lee- Commander of the Confederate Army • The name for the Northern states during the Civil War • Sumter- The site of the first shots of the Civil War. • The institution that was a primary cause of the Civil War. • To withdraw from an organization, in this case, the Union. • ...

Fact Tracker Abe Lincoln Ch 6 Pages 79-87 2022-11-08

Fact Tracker Abe Lincoln Ch 6 Pages 79-87 crossword puzzle
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  1. The North had more cities and _________ than the South. P. 85
  2. Most people in the South were farmers who grew rice, tobacco, _________, and cotton. P. 85-86
  3. Tad and Willie often burst into cabinet meetings to tell their Dad “___________” things. P. 83 (Cabinet meetings are private, closed-door sessions with the president, vice president and every other executive officer in the line of presidential succession are found in the same room).
  4. Along the railroad tracks, people lined the tracks to wave and _______ the new president well. P. 80
  5. A ________ is a huge farm whose owners depended on slave labor. P. 86
  6. Southern states were called the ____________. P. 87
  7. Southern states began to vote to ________ from, or leave, the United States and become a separate nation. P. 87
  8. The Southerners felt that the government was too powerful and taxed them _________. P. 87
  9. Tad and Willie kept the White House in an _________, racing through the halls and up and down the stairs. P. 83
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  1. These seven southern states named their new nation the Confederate States of America and named ________ Davis as their president. P. 87
  2. The halls of the White House were filled with people there to ask the president for ________ jobs. P. 80-81
  3. Northern states were called the __________. P. 87
  4. The Washington ____________ was only half finished when President Lincoln lived in the White House. Built to honor George Washington, the United States' first president, the 555-foot marble obelisk towers over Washington, D.C. P. 82
  5. This river of the eastern U.S. rises in the Appalachian Mountains in West Virginia and flows about 285 miles through Washington, D.C. into Chesapeake Bay. P. 82
  6. This word means “full of constant or frantic activity.” P. 80
  7. Lincoln’s oldest son, __________, was with him, as he headed to Washington, D.C. P. 79
  8. After South Carolina seceded, Mississippi, Florida, Alabama, Georgia, ____________ and Texas seceded as well. P. 87
  9. This word means “ill-feelings, or friction; a feeling of fear or anger between two groups of people who do not trust each other.” P. 85

18 Clues: Northern states were called the __________. P. 87 • Southern states were called the ____________. P. 87 • The North had more cities and _________ than the South. P. 85 • This word means “full of constant or frantic activity.” P. 80 • A ________ is a huge farm whose owners depended on slave labor. P. 86 • ...

Fact Tracker Abe Lincoln Ch 6 Pages 79-87 2022-11-08

Fact Tracker Abe Lincoln Ch 6 Pages 79-87 crossword puzzle
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  1. Southern states began to vote to ________ from, or leave, the United States and become a separate nation. P. 87
  2. Tad and Willie often burst into cabinet meetings to tell their Dad “___________” things. P. 83 (Cabinet meetings are private, closed-door sessions with the president, vice president and every other executive officer in the line of presidential succession are found in the same room).
  3. Northern states were called the __________. P. 87
  4. This word means “ill-feelings, or friction; a feeling of fear or anger between two groups of people who do not trust each other.” P. 85
  5. The Washington ____________ was only half finished when President Lincoln lived in the White House. Built to honor George Washington, the United States' first president, the 555-foot marble obelisk towers over Washington, D.C. P. 82
  6. This word means “full of constant or frantic activity.” P. 80
  7. Tad and Willie kept the White House in an _________, racing through the halls and up and down the stairs. P. 83
  8. A ________ is a huge farm whose owners depended on slave labor. P. 86
  9. These seven southern states named their new nation the Confederate States of America and named ________ Davis as their president. P. 87
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  1. The halls of the White House were filled with people there to ask the president for ________ jobs. P. 80-81
  2. The North had more cities and _________ than the South. P. 85
  3. After South Carolina seceded, Mississippi, Florida, Alabama, Georgia, ____________ and Texas seceded as well. P. 87
  4. Southern states were called the ____________. P. 87
  5. This river of the eastern U.S. rises in the Appalachian Mountains in West Virginia and flows about 285 miles through Washington, D.C. into Chesapeake Bay. P. 82
  6. The Southerners felt that the government was too powerful and taxed them _________. P. 87
  7. Most people in the South were farmers who grew rice, tobacco, _________, and cotton. P. 85-86
  8. President Lincoln’s oldest son, __________, was with him, as he headed to Washington, D.C. P. 79
  9. Along the railroad tracks, people lined the tracks to wave and _______ the new president well. P. 80

18 Clues: Northern states were called the __________. P. 87 • Southern states were called the ____________. P. 87 • The North had more cities and _________ than the South. P. 85 • This word means “full of constant or frantic activity.” P. 80 • A ________ is a huge farm whose owners depended on slave labor. P. 86 • ...

USA 2024-06-04

USA crossword puzzle
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  1. A state in the Midwest.
  2. House The official residence and workplace of the U.S. President.
  3. Referring to George Washington, the first President of the United States.
  4. The 30th President of the United States.
  5. Eagle The national bird and symbol of the United States.
  6. Bell An iconic symbol of American independence located in Philadelphia.
  7. York A state and city on the East Coast.
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  1. A major city in Pennsylvania.
  2. Knox A U.S. Army post in Kentucky known for storing gold reserves.
  3. A prominent signer of the Declaration of Independence.
  4. Referring to the original thirteen colonies that formed the United States.
  5. A state on the East Coast of the United States.

12 Clues: A state in the Midwest. • A major city in Pennsylvania. • The 30th President of the United States. • York A state and city on the East Coast. • A state on the East Coast of the United States. • A prominent signer of the Declaration of Independence. • Eagle The national bird and symbol of the United States. • ...

Gov't crossword Tuesday and Wednesday 2021-11-11

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

18 Clues: the first ten amendments to the Constitution • a change in, or addition to a constitution or law • congressional act admitting a new State to the Union. • a formal agreement between two or more sovereign states • those powers which can be exercised by the National Government alone. • ...

Unit 6 2013-03-27

Unit 6 crossword puzzle
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  1. corps:volunteer program run by the United States government
  2. States health program for certain people and families with low incomes and resources
  3. of direct action that involves one or more people nonviolently occupying an area for a protest, often to promote political, social, or economic change
  4. frontier:used by liberal Democratic presidential candidate John F. Kennedy in his acceptance speech in the 1960 United States presidential election to the Democratic National Convention
  5. for progress:nitiated by U.S. President John F. Kennedy in 1961 aimed to establish economic cooperation between the U.S. and Latin America
  6. wall:was a barrier constructed by the German Democratic Republic, that completely cut off West Berlin from surrounding East Germany and from East Berlin
  7. baines johnson: 36th President of the United States
  8. act of 1965:abolished the National Origins Formula that had been in place in the United States since the Emergency Quota Act
  9. F Kennedy: 35th President of the United States
  10. test ban:prohibits nuclear weapons tests "or any other nuclear explosion" in the atmosphere, in outer space, and under water
  11. line: point-to-point communications link in which a call is automatically directed to the preselected destination without any additional action by the user when the end instrument goes off-hook
  12. commission: a group that investigated the assassination of United States President John F. Kennedy that had taken place on November 22, 1963
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  1. opportunity act:authorized the formation of local Community Action Agencies as part of the War on Poverty
  2. social insurance program, administered by the U.S. federal government since 1965, that guarantees access to health insurance for Americans ages 65 and older and younger people with disabilities as well as people with end stage renal disease
  3. castro:a Cuban communist revolutionary and politician who was Prime Minister of Cuba from 1959 to 1976, and President from 1976 to 2008.
  4. response:was realistic in that nuclear weapons couldn't be used
  5. society:speech and program by Lyndon B. Johnson
  6. authority act that an elected official receives from the voters who elected him or her

18 Clues: F Kennedy: 35th President of the United States • society:speech and program by Lyndon B. Johnson • baines johnson: 36th President of the United States • corps:volunteer program run by the United States government • response:was realistic in that nuclear weapons couldn't be used • States health program for certain people and families with low incomes and resources • ...

Valerie's Crossword 2021-08-27

Valerie's Crossword crossword puzzle
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  1. Used to describe the worth of something
  2. A place where sick and injured people get help
  3. a set of circumstances
  4. The day after Monday
  5. Head of states in the United States
  6. Another word for beautiful
  7. When you make a commitment to do something
  8. Another word for terrible
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  1. To move something illegally
  2. What you watch on a big screen
  3. Feature in a pool or pond
  4. Estelle is my sister but to my parents she is their?
  5. If you really need to do something it is ?
  6. Someone who helps everybody in the work place
  7. A danger or obstacle
  8. The first type of something
  9. When you need something
  10. Sydney and Melbourne are the ? of their states
  11. The opposite of innocent

19 Clues: The day after Monday • A danger or obstacle • a set of circumstances • When you need something • The opposite of innocent • Feature in a pool or pond • Another word for terrible • Another word for beautiful • To move something illegally • The first type of something • What you watch on a big screen • Head of states in the United States • Used to describe the worth of something • ...

Unit 4 Review (Extra Credit) 2025-01-16

Unit 4 Review (Extra Credit) crossword puzzle
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  1. Branch that interprets the laws
  2. wanted big government
  3. counted as 3/5 of a person
  4. Rebel farmers were granted this
  5. Votes on the next president
  6. Has final approval on a bill
  7. Amendment protecting you from Double Jeopardy
  8. everyone votes on every issue
  9. Farmer rebellion led by this man
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  1. Branch that makes the laws
  2. Term of a Supreme Court Justice
  3. Hold all power not given in Constitution
  4. 2 representatives for each state
  5. Branch that enforces the laws
  6. King/Queen is in charge
  7. # of states that had to approve a law under the Articles of Confederation
  8. New Jersey Plan favored these states
  9. Surname of current Supreme Court Chief Justice (not in notes)
  10. Articles of Confederation were a ____ form of government

19 Clues: wanted big government • King/Queen is in charge • Branch that makes the laws • counted as 3/5 of a person • Votes on the next president • Has final approval on a bill • Branch that enforces the laws • everyone votes on every issue • Branch that interprets the laws • Term of a Supreme Court Justice • Rebel farmers were granted this • 2 representatives for each state • ...

Webelos Citizen Crossword 2015-01-07

Webelos Citizen Crossword crossword puzzle
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  1. A symbol of our country
  2. President of the United States
  3. Stanley town Mayor
  4. Freedom
  5. Writer of our National Anthem
  6. Vice President of the United States
  7. A country that elects citizens to make laws for them
  8. The 13 stripes on U.S. flag represent the first 13
  9. Being able to say what you think is an example of your
  10. The shape of the flag when it folded properly
  11. We show respect to our flag by __________ it
  12. Virginia state governor
  13. Doing what you should do (ex. obeying laws)
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  1. Never let the U.S. flag touch the
  2. Fairness
  3. Means to promise
  4. When a U.S. flag is worn beyond repair you should
  5. The 50 stars on the American flag represent the
  6. The country cannot be split into parts
  7. You should try to be a _________ citizen

20 Clues: Freedom • Fairness • Means to promise • Stanley town Mayor • A symbol of our country • Virginia state governor • Writer of our National Anthem • President of the United States • Never let the U.S. flag touch the • Vice President of the United States • The country cannot be split into parts • You should try to be a _________ citizen • Doing what you should do (ex. obeying laws) • ...

Compromises of the Constitutional Convention 2022-10-28

Compromises of the Constitutional Convention crossword puzzle
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  1. Slave clause: escaped slaves would be sent to their slave owners
  2. Created New Jersey Plan
  3. one house/chamber congress
  4. Created the great compromise
  5. Plan that wanted congress seats based off population
  6. Plan that wanted congress seats equal among states
  7. two house/chamber congress
  8. College, how the president is elected
  9. a person who worked to get rid of slavery
  10. a tax on imported goods
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  1. House of __________ based on population
  2. An agreement
  3. States believed slaves shouldn't be counted
  4. a good or service brought from another country
  5. the buying and selling of goods on a large scale
  6. -fifths compromise, the solution to counting slaves
  7. to formally put an end to
  8. House in congress that is equal among states
  9. a good or service sent to another country

19 Clues: An agreement • Created New Jersey Plan • a tax on imported goods • to formally put an end to • one house/chamber congress • two house/chamber congress • Created the great compromise • College, how the president is elected • House of __________ based on population • a good or service sent to another country • a person who worked to get rid of slavery • ...

American History part 2 2024-06-27

American History part 2 crossword puzzle
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  1. In which city can you find the Empire State Building?
  2. Which United States of America Armed Force did John Fitzgerald Kennedy serve in?
  3. Who was the President of the United States during the American Civil War? 2 words
  4. Who was the first president to declare war?
  5. How many original British colonies existed in America?
  6. Which side won the American Civil War, the north or the south?
  7. What is the name of the oldest national park, which was founded in 1872?
  8. On a clear day, how many states can you see from the top of the Empire State Building?
  9. Which President was the first to live in the White House?
  10. What state produces about 95% of the bourbon in the world?
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  1. Which famous Founding Father was also a scientist who contributed to Physics with his studies in Electricity? 2 words
  2. The infamous Tea Party which protested Taxation without Representation happened on the harbour of which American city?
  3. Which state became the 50th state of the United States?
  4. In 2005, which online video streaming platform was launched?
  5. Who refused to give up her bus seat, sparking national civil rights protests?
  6. How many people are considered by many the Founding Fathers?
  7. How many stars does the American Flag have?
  8. What state’s name is derived from the Ojibwe word for “great or large lake”?
  9. From which country did the United States purchase the Louisiana Territory?

19 Clues: How many stars does the American Flag have? • Who was the first president to declare war? • In which city can you find the Empire State Building? • How many original British colonies existed in America? • Which state became the 50th state of the United States? • Which President was the first to live in the White House? • ...

Ancient Greece and Persia 2023-02-09

Ancient Greece and Persia crossword puzzle
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  1. Compromise of eighteentwenty over the issue of slavery in Missouri
  2. A novel published by Harriet Beecher Stowe in 1852 which portrayed slavery as brutal and immoral.
  3. Mexican general and dictator whose large army failed to defeat the Texans
  4. United States abolitionist born a slave on a plantation in Maryland and became a famous conductor on the Underground Railroad
  5. Land purchased from France doubling the size of U.S
  6. Treaty that ended the MexicanWar,granting the U.S.control of Texas, New Mexico, and California in exchange for $15 million
  7. An expedition sent by Thomas Jefferson to explore the northwestern territories of the US
  8. Agreement designed to ease tensions caused b the expansion of slavery into western territories
  9. People who rushed to California in 1849 for gold
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  1. The war between the United States and Mexico in which the United States acquired one half of the Mexican territory
  2. President of the Confederate States of America
  3. A belief that ultimate power resides in the people
  4. President who's election caused Southern states to secede from the union
  5. Wrote Uncle Toms Cabin
  6. Lincoln the Republican candidate won because the Democratic party was split over slavery
  7. A Political rival to Abraham Lincoln won election for the Senate, but lost the election for president.
  8. Escaped slave and great black abolitionist who fought to end slavery through political action.
  9. First president of the Republic of Texas
  10. A person who wanted to end slavery

19 Clues: Wrote Uncle Toms Cabin • A person who wanted to end slavery • First president of the Republic of Texas • President of the Confederate States of America • People who rushed to California in 1849 for gold • A belief that ultimate power resides in the people • Land purchased from France doubling the size of U.S • ...

States of Matter #1 2021-11-08

States of Matter #1 crossword puzzle
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  1. The way freely-moving particles move.
  2. The particle speed is the fastest and the attractive forces between particles is the weakest.
  3. It is different from temperature because it includes the total potential energy and kinetic energy an object.
  4. The particle speed is slowest and the attractive forces between particles is strongest.
  5. High-energy matter consisting of positively and negatively charged particles.
  6. This process is the opposite of the process of evaporation.
  7. It rained yesterday but the puddles are all gone today.
  8. Results in matter changing from a gas directly to a solid, without going through the liquid state.
  9. Evaporation and boiling result in this.
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  1. Type of motion in which atoms, ions, or molecules move.
  2. Temperature at which a solid state changes to a liquid state.
  3. The negatively charged parts of atoms.
  4. The opposite of deposition.
  5. The positively charged parts of atoms.
  6. The gaseous state of a given substance has more of this because the particles of the substance are moving more in the gaseous state than in the other states.
  7. Stored energy resulting from the interactions between particles or objects.
  8. The average kinetic energy of the particles in a substance.
  9. The amount of space that a sample of matter.
  10. Mass per unit volume.

19 Clues: Mass per unit volume. • The opposite of deposition. • The way freely-moving particles move. • The negatively charged parts of atoms. • The positively charged parts of atoms. • Evaporation and boiling result in this. • The amount of space that a sample of matter. • Type of motion in which atoms, ions, or molecules move. • ...

United States Crossword Puzzle 2020-05-07

United States Crossword Puzzle crossword puzzle
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  1. The place where traders buy and sell assets.
  2. Highways that give access to major intermodal facilities.
  3. A variety of any species which is coincident with a geographical region.
  4. It can be the head of state, head of government, or both. This figure (depending on the country) makes the decisions in name of the people of the country.
  5. A group of people that believe individuals should take responsibility for their own circumstances.
  6. A decision-making system that consists of voting for the decision the individual wants.
  7. Plants that are considered collectively.
  8. A type of climate that is warm and wet.
  9. The part of the road that is meant for vehicles.
  10. Areas with distinct climates.
  11. The wealth and resources of a country or region.
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  1. The benefits that an individual gets after retiring from the work environment.
  2. consists of atmosphere, hydrosphere, lithosphere and biosphere.
  3. Its when the value of a country's imports exceeds the value of its exports.
  4. The number of people per unit of area.
  5. an assembly or council that discusses the desicions for the country.
  6. Parts of a country.
  7. The state of the atmosphere in a place.
  8. An area that is under another country’s political control.

19 Clues: Parts of a country. • Areas with distinct climates. • The number of people per unit of area. • The state of the atmosphere in a place. • A type of climate that is warm and wet. • Plants that are considered collectively. • The place where traders buy and sell assets. • The part of the road that is meant for vehicles. • The wealth and resources of a country or region. • ...

United States Fun Facts 2021-07-18

United States Fun Facts crossword puzzle
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  1. the first magazine in America, The America Magazine, was published in Philadelphia _______________ for 3 months in 1741
  2. the first electric traffic light was invented and installed in Cleveland, ____________ in 1914
  3. Coca-Cola was first bottled in 1894 in Vicksburg, _________
  4. Dakota, the world's largest natural indoor warm water pool, Evan's Plunge is founded in Hot Springs, ____________
  5. the tallest building in the U.S., Sears Tower, is found in Chicago ________________
  6. the typewriter was invented in Milwaukee, ____________ in 1867
  7. has the longest coastline in the U.S. It measures 6,640 miles and is greater than that of all the other states combined
  8. the only roller skating museum in the world is found in Lincoln, _______________
  9. Carolina, the first tea farm in the U.S. was created in 1890 near Summerville, _____________________
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  1. the world's smallest park, totaling 452 inches, was created in Portland, _____________ on St. Patrick's Day for Leprechauns and snail races
  2. is home to the first log cabins in North America, build by Swedish Immigrants in 1683
  3. the only royal palace in the U.S. is found in ___________________
  4. the only active diamond mine in the U.S. is found in _______________
  5. 98% of the world's crayfish is found here
  6. Virginia, most of the country's glass marbles are made around Parkersburg, _________________
  7. the Girl Scouts were founded in Savannah ___________ by Juliette Gordon Low in 1912
  8. is home to the first World Series in 1903 The Boston Pilgrims vs. the Pittsburgh Pirates
  9. produces the most maple syrup in the U.S.
  10. is home to, Rainbow Bridge, the largest natural stone bridge in the world
  11. Hampshire, artificial rain was first used near Concord, ___________ in 1947 to fight a forest fire

20 Clues: 98% of the world's crayfish is found here • produces the most maple syrup in the U.S. • Coca-Cola was first bottled in 1894 in Vicksburg, _________ • the typewriter was invented in Milwaukee, ____________ in 1867 • the only royal palace in the U.S. is found in ___________________ • the only active diamond mine in the U.S. is found in _______________ • ...

The States Of Matter 2022-05-29

The States Of Matter crossword puzzle
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  1. The solid that dissolves in the liquid
  2. The temperature is constant during a change of state
  3. An alcohol that is more volatile than water
  4. The temperature at which liquid begins to turn to gas
  5. The temperature at which solid begins to become a liquid
  6. Does not flow
  7. A solid and liquid cannot be combined together
  8. The change of gas to solid or solid to gas
  9. This type of substance is made up of one substance
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  1. Liquid to solid
  2. Evaporates easily
  3. The liquid in which a solid dissolves in
  4. The process of turning a mixture to an insoluble
  5. Liquid to gas
  6. The end product of a mixture between the solute and solvent
  7. Gas to liquid
  8. Solid to liquid
  9. In which a solid and liquid can be dissolved
  10. A combination of two or more substances

19 Clues: Liquid to gas • Gas to liquid • Does not flow • Liquid to solid • Solid to liquid • Evaporates easily • The solid that dissolves in the liquid • A combination of two or more substances • The liquid in which a solid dissolves in • The change of gas to solid or solid to gas • An alcohol that is more volatile than water • In which a solid and liquid can be dissolved • ...

States of Consciousness Vocab 2017-11-27

States of Consciousness Vocab crossword puzzle
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  1. A frightening or unpleasant dream.
  2. Mental Stage where you are at peace.
  3. A person’s awareness of everything that is going on around them.
  4. Subject matter of a dream. (Freudian)
  5. Human sleep Pattern.
  6. Long Slow brainwaves that indicate the deepest stage of sleep.
  7. (Non-Rapid Eye Movement Stage of Sleep in which the eyes do not move rapidly.
  8. Therapy in which someone uses hypnosis to cure problems or habits.
  9. State where person is especially susceptible to suggestion.
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  1. Inability to fall asleep.
  2. Sleep Start or Sleep twitch.
  3. (Rapid Eye Movement) Stage of Sleep in which the eyes move rapidly under the eyelids.
  4. Theory that explains why we dream.
  5. Walking around or moving around half awake at night.
  6. Underlying meaning of symbols in dreams. (Freudian)
  7. A burst of oscillating brain activity that is visible on an EGG that occurs during Stage 2 of Sleep.
  8. A cycle of bodily rhythm that occurs over a 24 hour period.
  9. Feeling of great fear when waking during the night.
  10. Falling into REM Sleep during the day without warning.

19 Clues: Human sleep Pattern. • Inability to fall asleep. • Sleep Start or Sleep twitch. • A frightening or unpleasant dream. • Theory that explains why we dream. • Mental Stage where you are at peace. • Subject matter of a dream. (Freudian) • Feeling of great fear when waking during the night. • Walking around or moving around half awake at night. • ...

States and Countries - LH 2023-11-20

States and Countries - LH crossword puzzle
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  1. Disneyworld
  2. Acropolis Of Athens
  3. Leaning Tower of Pisa
  4. Honolulu
  5. St.Basil's Cathedral
  6. Space Needle
  7. Tokyo Tower
  8. The Great Pyramid Of Giza
  9. The White House
  10. Rock & Roll Hall of Fame
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  1. Amazon Theater
  2. Acadia National Park
  3. Paris
  4. Home of peaches
  5. Dallas Cowboys
  6. Niagara Falls
  7. Great Wall of China
  8. Statue of Liberty
  9. Golden Gate Bridge

19 Clues: Paris • Honolulu • Disneyworld • Tokyo Tower • Space Needle • Niagara Falls • Amazon Theater • Dallas Cowboys • Home of peaches • The White House • Statue of Liberty • Golden Gate Bridge • Acropolis Of Athens • Great Wall of China • Acadia National Park • St.Basil's Cathedral • Leaning Tower of Pisa • Rock & Roll Hall of Fame • The Great Pyramid Of Giza

States of Matter Vocabulary 2023-10-19

States of Matter Vocabulary crossword puzzle
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  1. A state of matter in which fluid that conforms to the shape of its container.
  2. A phase of matter with a fixed shape and volume.
  3. This is a measure of work.
  4. process by which an element or compound transitions from its liquid state to its gaseous state below its boiling temperature.
  5. Consisting of two or more existing parts or elements.
  6. Sublimation is the transition from the solid phase to the gas phase without passing through an intermediate liquid phase.
  7. A small portion of matter.
  8. the change of the state of matter from the gas phase into the liquid phase,
  9. Temperature in which a liquid turns into a vapor.
  10. The number in front of the formula. The coefficient tells us how many molecules of a given formula are present.
  11. A group of atoms bonded together that are the same type.
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  1. Each of more than one hundred substances that cannot be chemically interconverted or broken down into simpler substances and are primary constituents of matter.
  2. Subscripts are numbers that come after a symbol and below. Subscripts tell you the number of. atoms of that element.
  3. A Substance made by mixing other substances together.
  4. Temperature in which a solid turns into a liquid.
  5. The process in which molecules settle out of solution.
  6. The fourth state of matter. It has the highest amount of energy. We can see it during thunderstorms.
  7. Temperature in which a liquid turns into a solid.
  8. One of four states of matter (solid, liquid, gas, plasma).

19 Clues: This is a measure of work. • A small portion of matter. • A phase of matter with a fixed shape and volume. • Temperature in which a solid turns into a liquid. • Temperature in which a liquid turns into a solid. • Temperature in which a liquid turns into a vapor. • A Substance made by mixing other substances together. • ...

Due 10/03/2025 2025-09-25

Due 10/03/2025 crossword puzzle
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  1. Granted citizenship and equal civil and legal rights to anyone born in the United States.
  2. Fought for women's right to vote (suffrage). Gained attention by attempting to vote
  3. A seventy-two-year-long battle for woman's right to vote in the United States
  4. granted voting rights to all men regardless of the color of their skin
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  1. Officially abolished (ended) slavery in the United States.
  2. granted women the right to vote
  3. A holiday which celebrates the end of enslavement in the United States
  4. proclamation: President Abraham Lincoln declared that all enslaved Americans were free in the Southern states
  5. The federal government of the United States, did not support enslavement during the Civil War.
  6. an effort by 11 Southern States to leave the U.S. These states supported enslavement.

10 Clues: granted women the right to vote • Officially abolished (ended) slavery in the United States. • A holiday which celebrates the end of enslavement in the United States • granted voting rights to all men regardless of the color of their skin • A seventy-two-year-long battle for woman's right to vote in the United States • ...

Religion and Asian America: Immigration 2024-09-03

Religion and Asian America: Immigration crossword puzzle
Across
  1. Yoga has its roots in which religion?
  2. To which religion do most Asian Americans belong?
  3. How many preference categories are there for immigration into the United States?
  4. Asians came to the United States in different ways. As the assigned readings for this week show, some who came were called immigrants, others who came were classified more specifically as what?
  5. In which state is Angel Island, the infamous facility that often detained many Asians seeking entry into the United States in oppressive conditions for months, located?
  6. A comparison was made between the internment of Japanese Americans during the Second World War and a 2016 proposal to register immigrants who belonged to which particular religious tradition?
  7. Which state did the first Asians arrive in the United States?
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  1. It’s often been said that the United States of America is a nation of immigrants, but there are two groups who cannot possibly be understood as immigrants to this country, what is the first group?
  2. How many millions of Asian Americans are there according to the 2022 census?
  3. Which country has the largest number of Muslim population?
  4. What is the term being used to describe transnational shuttling of immigrant families between USA and their country of origin?
  5. A group of people in the United States who cannot be classified as immigrants despite the talk that we are "a nation of immigrants"?
  6. Which amendment guarantees freedom of religion to the people of the United States?
  7. Where was Buddhism’s land of origin?

14 Clues: Where was Buddhism’s land of origin? • Yoga has its roots in which religion? • To which religion do most Asian Americans belong? • Which country has the largest number of Muslim population? • Which state did the first Asians arrive in the United States? • How many millions of Asian Americans are there according to the 2022 census? • ...

Cold War 2024-04-22

Cold War crossword puzzle
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  1. The communist-led country that fought against the United States and its allies in the Korean War
  2. The ideological and geopolitical struggle between the United States and the Soviet Union that lasted from the late 1940s to the early 1990s
  3. The communist-led country that the Soviet Union was allied with
  4. The 1947 policy that provided economic and military aid to countries threatened by communism
  5. The 1948-1949 operation where the United States and its allies airlifted supplies to West Berlin after the Soviet Union blockaded the city
  6. The international organization founded in 1945 to promote peace and security
  7. The 1947 plan that provided economic aid to help rebuild Europe after World War II
  8. The belief that if one country fell to communism, neighboring countries would also fall
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  1. The policy of preventing the spread of communism to other countries
  2. The political and economic system where the government owns the means of production and distribution of goods
  3. The policy of expanding communist influence around the world
  4. The 1946 telegram written by George Kennan that outlined the policy of containment
  5. The communist-led country that fought against the United States and its allies in the Vietnam War
  6. The 1962 confrontation between the United States and the Soviet Union over the placement of Soviet missiles in Cuba
  7. The physical and ideological division between communist and democratic countries during the Cold War
  8. The communist-led country that the United States attempted to overthrow in the Bay of Pigs invasion

16 Clues: The policy of expanding communist influence around the world • The communist-led country that the Soviet Union was allied with • The policy of preventing the spread of communism to other countries • The international organization founded in 1945 to promote peace and security • The 1946 telegram written by George Kennan that outlined the policy of containment • ...

Unit 8 civil war 2024-05-14

Unit 8 civil war crossword puzzle
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  1. government of states that left U.S
  2. only being interested in stuff of your region
  3. the action of using ships to stop trade to south
  4. name of northern states government
  5. states leaving the United States
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  1. guns used by soldiers in war
  2. the act of killing someone in secret for politics
  3. the tactics used by Sherman
  4. a person against slavery
  5. states neutral during civil war

10 Clues: a person against slavery • the tactics used by Sherman • guns used by soldiers in war • states neutral during civil war • states leaving the United States • government of states that left U.S • name of northern states government • only being interested in stuff of your region • the action of using ships to stop trade to south • ...

Chapter 17.2- Early years of the Civil War 2021-04-27

Chapter 17.2- Early years of the Civil War crossword puzzle
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  1. all slaves in states that were in the Confederacy would become free…did NOT apply to border states
  2. States that fought with the union, but who owned slaves.
  3. replaced McClellan after the battle of Antietam
  4. fought as general-in-chief of the Union army until being who removed by Abraham Lincoln in 1862
  5. Thomas Jackson's nickname
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  1. Union victories at Shiloh, Corinth, & New Orleans enabled the North to control the___________.
  2. an American Confederate general best known as a commander of the Confederate States Army.
  3. Single bloodiest day in the Civil War.
  4. Southern states during the civil war.
  5. Northern states during the civil war.
  6. After this war, the north found out that the war might be tougher than they had planned

11 Clues: Thomas Jackson's nickname • Southern states during the civil war. • Northern states during the civil war. • Single bloodiest day in the Civil War. • replaced McClellan after the battle of Antietam • States that fought with the union, but who owned slaves. • After this war, the north found out that the war might be tougher than they had planned • ...

Foundations of Government 2024-02-12

Foundations of Government crossword puzzle
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  1. exectuive branch
  2. Laid out a plan for government, electing a governor
  3. judicial branch
  4. supported the constitution
  5. added to Britain's constitution after the glorious Revolution Enlightenment a constitution monarchy in england
  6. group of small states
  7. 9/13 states have to ratify the constitution
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  1. how to amend the constitution
  2. legislative branch
  3. established the ideas of representative democracy, limited government, and constitutional government
  4. opposed the constitution
  5. leader of the executive branch
  6. first legislative in the colonies
  7. Signed by the pilgrims
  8. relations between states
  9. the constitution the supreme law of the land
  10. British parliament forced King Charles 1 to sign this document and attempted to put some limit on his power
  11. Basic system of laws

18 Clues: judicial branch • exectuive branch • legislative branch • Basic system of laws • group of small states • Signed by the pilgrims • opposed the constitution • relations between states • supported the constitution • how to amend the constitution • leader of the executive branch • first legislative in the colonies • 9/13 states have to ratify the constitution • ...

foundations of government 2024-02-12

foundations of government crossword puzzle
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  1. Reasons for the Constitution
  2. Relations between states, and states and federal government
  3. Slaves counted as 3/5ths of a person
  4. Judicial branch
  5. People who did NOT believe in large central government
  6. Constitution is the law of the land
  7. First constitution for the U.S.
  8. Compromise between the New Jersey and Virginia plans
  9. Government officials have to pledge to follow the constitution
  10. Plan that provides rules for the government
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  1. First document published by the pilgrims to establish limited government
  2. Ideas that influenced American Independence
  3. Changes to the constitution
  4. Rights for citizens added in the constitution
  5. 9/13 states are required to ratify the constitution
  6. Legislative branch
  7. How to amend the constitution
  8. People who believed in large central government
  9. Government officials do NOT have to pledge to any religion
  10. Executive branch

20 Clues: Judicial branch • Executive branch • Legislative branch • Changes to the constitution • Reasons for the Constitution • How to amend the constitution • First constitution for the U.S. • Constitution is the law of the land • Slaves counted as 3/5ths of a person • Ideas that influenced American Independence • Plan that provides rules for the government • ...

American Culture Crossword 2025-10-08

American Culture Crossword crossword puzzle
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  1. The subject of the US National Anthem
  2. What the stars represent on the US flag
  3. The colors of the US flag
  4. What the stripes represent on the US flag
  5. "in God we trust"
  6. A country that borders the USA in the north
  7. The US president today
  8. She made the first US flag
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  1. The introduction to the US constitution
  2. The number of states or stars
  3. The number of colonies or stripes
  4. the capital of the America
  5. America's national flower
  6. It means "promise", Americans say it to the flag
  7. The National Anthem
  8. America's national bird
  9. The abbreviation of the "United States of America"
  10. A country that borders the USA in the south

18 Clues: "in God we trust" • The National Anthem • The US president today • America's national bird • America's national flower • The colors of the US flag • the capital of the America • She made the first US flag • The number of states or stars • The number of colonies or stripes • The subject of the US National Anthem • The introduction to the US constitution • ...

chapter 5 vocabulary 2024-02-12

chapter 5 vocabulary crossword puzzle
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  1. A congressional act or bill that sets aside funds for a specific purpose
  2. is a power of the United States Senate to be consulted on and approve treaties signed and appointments made by the president of the United States to public positions
  3. The power of congress to check up on the executive branch and to make sure it is following the laws congress has passed
  4. The process of charging officials in the executive and judicial branches with wrongdoing and bringing them to trail
  5. describes the design of the legislative branch of US Government -- the Congress.
  6. Consisting of two houses
  7. the smaller upper assembly in the US Congress, most US states, France, and other countries
  8. all the citizens of the United States of America
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  1. a vote taken to pass a bill again after it has been vetoed by the President
  2. The people of a particular geographic area who are represented by a lawmaking body
  3. Representatives makes and passes federal laws
  4. a group of people that seeks to influence public policy on the basis of a particular common interest or concern
  5. established the United States legislature as a bicameral, or two-house law-making body
  6. A system in which each branch of government is able to limit the power of the other branches
  7. The distribution of seats in the house of representatives among the states

15 Clues: Consisting of two houses • Representatives makes and passes federal laws • all the citizens of the United States of America • A congressional act or bill that sets aside funds for a specific purpose • The distribution of seats in the house of representatives among the states • a vote taken to pass a bill again after it has been vetoed by the President • ...

Unit 9 Vocabulary 2018-05-09

Unit 9 Vocabulary crossword puzzle
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  1. a person from the northern states who went to the South after the Civil War to profit from the Reconstruction
  2. laws passed by Southern states in 1865 and 1866 in the United States after the American Civil War with the intent and the effect of restricting African Americans' freedom, and of compelling them to work in a labor economy based on low wages or debt
  3. an agency of the War Department set up in 1865 to assist freed slaves in obtaining relief, land, jobs, fair treatment, and education
  4. a white Southerner who collaborated with northern Republicans during Reconstruction
  5. Neither slavery nor involuntary servitude, except as a punishment for crime whereof the party shall have been duly convicted, shall exist within the United States, or any place subject to their jurisdiction
  6. an informal, unwritten deal that settled the intensely disputed 1876 U.S. presidential election
  7. the enforced separation of different racial groups in a country, community, or establishment
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  1. the laws that enforced racial segregation in the South between the end of Reconstruction in 1877 and the beginning of the civil rights movement in the 1950s
  2. required that 50 percent of a state's white males take a loyalty oath to be readmitted to the Union
  3. a wing of the Republican Party organized around an uncompromising opposition to slavery before and during the Civil War and a vigorous campaign to secure rights for freed slaves during Reconstruction
  4. a southern state could be readmitted into the Union once 10 percent of its voters swore an oath of allegiance to the Union
  5. All persons born or naturalized in the United States and subject to the jurisdiction thereof, are citizens of the United States and of the State wherein they reside
  6. The right of citizens of the United States to vote shall not be denied or abridged by the United States or by any State on account of race, color, or previous condition of servitude
  7. a post-Civil War American secret society advocating white supremacy
  8. part of the voter registration process starting in the late 19th century, used to deny suffrage to African Americans
  9. a tax levied on every adult, without reference to income or resources
  10. a tenant farmer who gives a part of each crop as rent

17 Clues: a tenant farmer who gives a part of each crop as rent • a post-Civil War American secret society advocating white supremacy • a tax levied on every adult, without reference to income or resources • a white Southerner who collaborated with northern Republicans during Reconstruction • ...

Unit 10 Boom and Bust - Create a Crossword 2015-04-01

Unit 10 Boom and Bust - Create a Crossword crossword puzzle
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  1. A policy or attitude of letting things take their own course, without interfering.
  2. Jack Roosevelt "Jackie" Robinson was an American baseball player who became the first African-American to play in Major League Baseball in the modern era.
  3. This was the movement of 6 million African Americans out of the rural Southern United States to the urban Northeast, Midwest, and West that occurred between 1910 and 1970.
  4. A public work relief program that operated from 1933 to 1942 in the United States for unemployed, unmarried men from relief families as part of the New Deal.
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  1. This was a movement that spanned the 1920s, during the time, it was known as the "New Negro Movement", named after the 1925 anthology by Alain Locke.
  2. A part of the New Deal of 1933, this was a large-scale public works construction agency in the United States headed by Secretary of the Interior Harold L. Ickes.
  3. Borrowing money from a broker to purchase stock.
  4. Headed by Harry Hopkins, this organization provided jobs and income to the unemployed during the Great Depression in the United States.
  5. An independent agency of the United States (U.S.) federal government that preserves public confidence in the bank
  6. An area of land where vegetation has been lost and soil reduced to dust has eroded.
  7. An American statesman and political leader who served as the 32nd President of the United States
  8. The ability of a customer to obtain goods or services before payment, based on the trust that payment will be made in the future.
  9. This was the right of women to vote and to stand for electoral office. Limited voting rights were gained by women in Sweden, Finland and some western U.S. states in the late 19th century.
  10. This occurs in a fractional reserve banking system when a large number of customers withdraw their deposits from a financial institution at the same time and either demand cash or transfer those funds into government bonds, precious metals or stones, or a safer institution ...
  11. A series of domestic programs enacted in the United States between 1933 and 1938.
  12. The accumulation of unsalable inventories in the hands of businesses
  13. October 29, 1929; on this date, share prices on the New York Stock Exchange completely collapsed, becoming a pivotal factor in the emergence of the Great Depression.

17 Clues: Borrowing money from a broker to purchase stock. • The accumulation of unsalable inventories in the hands of businesses • A series of domestic programs enacted in the United States between 1933 and 1938. • A policy or attitude of letting things take their own course, without interfering. • ...

Civil War 2023-01-25

Civil War crossword puzzle
Across
  1. the president during the civil war
  2. a presidents ideas heard in a speech
  3. the leader of the southern states
  4. the states that believed in slavery
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  1. a holiday celebrating the freeing of slaves
  2. the americans that believed in slavery
  3. the states that did not believe in slavery
  4. what many states decided to recede from
  5. a war between the northern and southern states
  6. what caused the civil war to begin

10 Clues: the leader of the southern states • the president during the civil war • what caused the civil war to begin • the states that believed in slavery • a presidents ideas heard in a speech • the americans that believed in slavery • what many states decided to recede from • the states that did not believe in slavery • a holiday celebrating the freeing of slaves • ...

Government Vocab 2021-01-11

Government Vocab crossword puzzle
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  1. chosen to preside at the Constitutional Convention; he later became the first president of the United States; he set precedent by stepping down after two terms and initiating a peaceful transition of power
  2. in order for man to live in groups, he must give up some of his freedom to the government in exchange for protection of his natural rights
  3. a representative democracy in which a small group of leaders, elected by the citizens, represents the concerns of the people; the interests of the majority take precedence over the
  4. a compromise between slave states and free states to count three-fifths of the slave population in a state when allocating how many representatives a state was entitled to in the House of Representatives
  5. of a few.
  6. Article I, Section 8, Clause 18 of the Constitution that gives Congress the right to pass all laws “necessary and proper” to carry out the other powers listed in Article I
  7. the citizens have political authority and are bound by social contract to obey laws with their rights guaranteed by a constitution; citizens willingly subordinate their private, selfish interests to the common good
  8. believed in natural rights- life, liberty and property; strongest influence on Thomas Jefferson, who wrote natural rights into the Declaration of Independence
  9. French writer who introduced the idea of separation of powers and checks and balances to prevent one part of government from becoming too powerful
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  1. considered intelligent and decisive, he was a leading supporter of the Constitution and helped write the Federalist Papers
  2. “Father of the Constitution” and fourth president of the United States; essential to the writing and ratification of the Constitution; he also wrote the first 10 amendments to the Constitution that were ratified as the Bill of Rights
  3. the distribution of power between the national government and the states within a union
  4. each branch of government is subject to a number of constitutional restraints, or checks, by the other branches so no single branch becomes too powerful
  5. government attempts to control all facets of the lives of its citizens
  6. first plan of government adopted in the United States after the revolution; it was a loose association of states with no authority to tax, no national army, and no chief executive
  7. __explains the purposes of the Constitution, and defines the powers of the new government as originating from the people of the United States
  8. power is held at the national level, with very little power being held in political subdivisions, such as provinces, states, counties, parishes, or tow
  9. supporters of the new Constitution who believed in a strong central government with limited government and checks and balances
  10. first ten amendments to the Constitution, added by the first Congress in 1791; protects the civil rights and liberties of the people
  11. belief that monarchs were chosen by God; gave the monarch unlimited authority
  12. monarchy_king/queen controls all aspect of life: social, economic, and political – often times tied to divine right of kings (authority from God)

21 Clues: of a few. • government attempts to control all facets of the lives of its citizens • belief that monarchs were chosen by God; gave the monarch unlimited authority • the distribution of power between the national government and the states within a union • ...

Government vocab honors 9 2023-11-08

Government vocab honors 9 crossword puzzle
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  1. person who supported Constitution
  2. The division of political power between the state and federal governments under the U.S. Constitution (also known as the "division of powers").
  3. One house legislature
  4. Formal Approval
  5. fund used for closely defined purpose, conditions by national government
  6. Power helds by both National and State governments
  7. Led to Judicial Review
  8. Powers only held by National government
  9. fund used for broad purpose, state have freedom to choose where to use funds
  10. People who represent others at a convention/conference
  11. A system that allows each branch of government to limit the powers of the other branches in order to prevent abuse of power
  12. written plan of government
  13. Article term-13 VI of the Constitution, which makes the Constitution, national laws, and treaties supreme over state laws when the national government is acting within its constitutional limits.
  14. official documents, through which the President of the United States manages the operations of the Federal Government.”
  15. Part of Article IV of the Constitution that requires states to extradite, or return, criminals to states where they have been convicted or are to stand trial.
  16. A belief that ultimate power resides in the people; consent of the governed
  17. Person who opposed Constitution without BOR
  18. The proposal at the Constitutional Convention that called for equal representation of each state in Congress regardless of the state's population.
  19. Powers held by only the states' government
  20. The power of the courts to declare laws unconstitutional that was established through the Supreme Court case Marbury v Madison
  21. "Large state" proposal for the new constitution, calling for representation based on population in both houses of a bicameral Congress. The plan favored larger states and thus prompted smaller states to come back with their own plan for apportioning representation.
  22. Directly stated in the Constitution for National Government
  23. 1st Constitution of the U.S. 1777 (weaknesses-no executive, no judicial, no power to tax, no power to regulate trade)
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  1. Signed on July 4th 1776, promotes the ideas of consent of the governed, unalienable rights, and justification of independence by listing abuses of the king.
  2. Constitution's requirement that each state accept the public acts, records, and judicial proceedings of every other state
  3. Grants of federal money or other resources to the states and their cities, counties, and local units
  4. two house legislature
  5. an agreement or a settlement of a dispute that is reached by each side making concessions.
  6. a pact made by the president directly with the head of a foreign state
  7. Implied in Constitution and expressed powers, not explicitly stated
  8. A principle of constitutional government; a government whose powers are defined and limited by a constitution.
  9. Constitutional division of powers among the legislative, executive, and judicial branches, with the legislative branch making law, the executive applying and enforcing the law, and the judiciary interpreting the law.
  10. 1st Constitution of the U.S. 1777 (weaknesses-no executive, no judicial, no power to tax, no power to regulate trade)
  11. Powers that belong to the National government because it's the national government of a sovereign state in the world community
  12. used for individual project of states, states, localities, and private agencies compete for

35 Clues: Formal Approval • One house legislature • two house legislature • Led to Judicial Review • written plan of government • person who supported Constitution • Powers only held by National government • Powers held by only the states' government • Person who opposed Constitution without BOR • Power helds by both National and State governments • ...

chapter 5-6 vocabulary 2025-08-25

chapter 5-6 vocabulary crossword puzzle
Across
  1. precipitation carrying large amounts of dissolved acids which killed wildlife and damages buildings forests and crops is____?
  2. sand or sandstone naturally impregnated with petroleum is?
  3. Highest % population in the united states natives Americans are __%
  4. a large powerful windstorm that forms over warm ocean waters
  5. the tectonic forces ______ giant rock slabs upwards
  6. What river flows 760 miles from Lake Antonio pg146?
  7. A resource formed in the earth by plant and animal remains the to power something.
  8. overfishing can lead to something going?
  9. aquaculture is cultivation of what food?
  10. Toldel water withdrawal of this state was 20000-46000 Texas day per and stated with a T
  11. Page 129 Society and culture today. What does the United States have the most ____ population
  12. A loyalist is ____.
  13. Quebecois is what language.
  14. elevation above which it is too cold for trees to grow is?
  15. The industrial revolution brought people to_____.
  16. Smog is a second type of human made_____.
  17. The breaking away of one part of the country to create a _____, independent country.
  18. Domination is partially self ______ country with close ties to another country.
  19. the removal of all trees in a stand of timber is _____.
  20. Highest % population in the united states African Americans are ___%
  21. music developed in african american communities in 1900 throughout the united states was called
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  1. legal proceedings in which a borrower’s rights to a property are relinquished due to his or her inability to make payments on the loan.
  2. 750000 The Aqueducts brings 750000 gals of water to acres of what ? Pg138
  3. economy that emphasizes service and technology rather than industry and manufacturing is ___?
  4. Highest % population in the united states Hispanics are____%
  5. an area in which fish or sea animals are caught is a?
  6. a boundary in the eastern united states where the higher land of the piedmont drops to the lower Atlantic coastal plain
  7. what happened sep 11,2001 with some hijackers it is called _____
  8. Page 134. what was the united states major natural resource
  9. Underground railroads helped Enslaved people escape to what
  10. due to dry farming they invented steel plows and steam ____.
  11. what was the climate region in the southern and southern portions of the united states or the sunbelt?
  12. Bringes 25 million gals of water to Californians what is the name of the pipe system_____.
  13. _Dakota total water withdrawal 140-20000 daily in gallons starts with S pg135
  14. A high point or ridge that determines the direction rivers flow
  15. what is one of the reasons Alaska has longer winters (Pg 122)
  16. A process by which a body of water becomes too rich in dissolved nutrients leading to plant growth that displaces oxygen in the water is ____.
  17. Is seasonal warm wind that blows down the Rockies in late winter and early spring is?
  18. A small river or stream that feeds into a larger river
  19. The source of a stream or river
  20. Highest % population in the united states Asians are ----%

41 Clues: A loyalist is ____. • Quebecois is what language. • The source of a stream or river • overfishing can lead to something going? • aquaculture is cultivation of what food? • Smog is a second type of human made_____. • The industrial revolution brought people to_____. • the tectonic forces ______ giant rock slabs upwards • What river flows 760 miles from Lake Antonio pg146? • ...

Unit 4: AOC & The Constitution - Part I 2025-09-29

Unit 4: AOC & The Constitution - Part I crossword puzzle
Across
  1. The introduction to the U.S. Constitution, stating the goals and purposes of the government
  2. A proposal made at the Constitutional Convention that suggested a strong national government with three branches and representation in Congress based on state population
  3. A union of independent states where the central government has limited power, and the states keep most of the authority
  4. An agreement at the Constitutional Convention that allowed the importation of enslaved people to continue until 1808, after which Congress could ban it
  5. To formally approve or confirm a decision, such as the ratification of amendments or treaties
  6. The first ten amendments to the U.S. Constitution, added in 1791, which protect individual freedoms like speech, religion, and the right to a fair trial
  7. Supporters of the U.S. Constitution who believed in a strong central government and argued that the Constitution would provide stability and protect individual rights
  8. A law passed by Congress that set up a system for dividing and selling land in the western territories to raise money and organize new settlements
  9. Opponents of the U.S. Constitution who feared that a strong national government would take away individual and state rights, and demanded the addition of a Bill of Rights
  10. A law that organized the Northwest Territory and established a process for admitting new states. It also banned slavery in the region and protected civil liberties
  11. The agreement at the Constitutional Convention that created a two-house Congress: the Senate, with equal representation for each state, and the House of Representatives, based on population
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  1. The first written plan of government for the United States, created in 1777. It gave most powers to the states and had a weak national government, which caused problems like an inability to collect taxes
  2. The process of returning a person accused or convicted of a crime to the state where the crime was committed for trial or punishment
  3. A meeting in 1787 in Philadelphia where delegates from the states came together to write the U.S. Constitution, replacing the Articles of Confederation with a stronger federal government
  4. A 1786-1787 uprising by farmers in Massachusetts protesting high taxes and economic hardship. The rebellion highlighted the weaknesses of the Articles of Confederation and the need for a stronger national government
  5. An agreement at the Constitutional Convention that counted each enslaved person as three-fifths of a person when determining a state's population for representation and taxes
  6. A clause in the U.S. Constitution (Article VI, Clause 2) stating that federal law is the supreme law of the land and takes precedence over state laws
  7. Clause A clause in the U.S. Constitution (Article IV, Section 1) requiring each state to recognize and respect the laws, records, and judicial decisions of other states
  8. The crime of betraying one's country, defined in the U.S. Constitution as levying war against the United States or aiding its enemies
  9. A proposal made at the Constitutional Convention that suggested each state should have equal representation in Congress, regardless of population, to protect smaller states

20 Clues: The introduction to the U.S. Constitution, stating the goals and purposes of the government • To formally approve or confirm a decision, such as the ratification of amendments or treaties • A union of independent states where the central government has limited power, and the states keep most of the authority • ...

Haunted Civil War 2018-01-09

Haunted Civil War crossword puzzle
Across
  1. War War between the North and South.
  2. people that are wounded or killed
  3. To leave or withdraw.
  4. Lincoln President of the United States of America during the Civil War
  5. states Any of the slave states that bordered the northern free states during the US Civil War.
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  1. is considered the bloodiest day of the Civil War).
  2. A league or alliance, especially of confederate states.
  3. of Gettysburg Turning point of the Civil War that made it clear the North would win.(It stopped the South's advance in the North)
  4. Condition of being owned by, and forced to work for someone else.
  5. the United States (especially the northern states during the American Civil War)

10 Clues: To leave or withdraw. • people that are wounded or killed • War War between the North and South. • is considered the bloodiest day of the Civil War). • A league or alliance, especially of confederate states. • Condition of being owned by, and forced to work for someone else. • Lincoln President of the United States of America during the Civil War • ...

Chapter 13 2014-01-05

Chapter 13 crossword puzzle
Across
  1. / Any candidate who seeks the party's Presidential nomination wins at least 15 percent of the votes cast in a primary gets the number of that States democratic convention delegates.
  2. / Abolishes the electoral college system.
  3. / A proposal to bring the direct popular election of the President.
  4. / Ceremonial head of the government.
  5. / Leader of the political party that controls the executive branch.
  6. / Holds the Executive power.
  7. / When a Presidential absence is filled.
  8. / Presidential candidates recieve a share of each States electoral vote equal, to his or her share of that states popular vote.
  9. / Seperated the Presidential and Vice Presidential elections.
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  1. / A group of people chosen from each state to select the President and Vice President.
  2. / Have not made up their mind about their own political stance.
  3. / Where the delegates select their Presidential and Vice Presidential candidates.
  4. / States in which the outcome is too close to call, either candidate could win.
  5. / The Speaker of the House and then the President pro temore of the senate are next in line after a presidential succession
  6. / Presidential candidate chooses a running mate who can stregthen the chance of being elected.
  7. / A party's voters choose some of a States party organizations delegates.
  8. / The candidate who wins preference vote automatically wins support of the delegates chosen.
  9. / Glorifies the party, its history, its leaders, etc.
  10. / Every State chooses its electors as much as it chooses its members of Congress.
  11. / Formal statement of basic principles, stands on politcal matters, and objectives for the campaign.

20 Clues: / Holds the Executive power. • / Ceremonial head of the government. • / When a Presidential absence is filled. • / Abolishes the electoral college system. • / Glorifies the party, its history, its leaders, etc. • / Seperated the Presidential and Vice Presidential elections. • / Have not made up their mind about their own political stance. • ...

George Washington's Presidency 2014-03-13

George Washington's Presidency crossword puzzle
Across
  1. Tax on a good brought into the country.
  2. The farmers of western Pennsylvania were angry about a government tax on __________.
  3. The Secretary of the __________ enforces tax laws.
  4. A settlement in which each side gives up some of its demands to reach an agreement.
  5. 1st President of the United States. (last name)
  6. Blue Jacket was defeated at this battle by Major General Anthony Wayne. (no space)
  7. Act or decision that sets an example for others to follow.
  8. Debt owed to private citizens and American businesses.
  9. This Act, passed in 1789, created the Federal Court System.
  10. Native American tribes joined together and formed the Western __________.
  11. Pinckney's Treaty was made between the US and __________.
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  1. The US signed Jay's treaty with what country?
  2. The Secretary of state advises the President on _________ affairs.
  3. Pinckney's treaty allowed the US to trade through this port. (No space)
  4. The __________ General serves as the chief lawyer of the United States.
  5. The biggest economic problem faced by the United States is the __________ debt.
  6. Cabinet members give the President __________.
  7. Thomas Jefferson believed the National Bank was __________.
  8. The Secretary of War advises the President on __________ affairs.
  9. Hamilton wanted to pay off all of the __________ debts along with the National debt.
  10. Pinckney's Treaty gave the US free navigation of this major river.
  11. Another word for money.
  12. Alexander Hamilton wanted to create a national _________.
  13. Southern states would support Hamilton's plan if Northern States supported a plan to locate the nations __________ in the south.
  14. Head of the Supreme Court is called the _________ Justice.

25 Clues: Another word for money. • Tax on a good brought into the country. • The US signed Jay's treaty with what country? • Cabinet members give the President __________. • 1st President of the United States. (last name) • The Secretary of the __________ enforces tax laws. • Debt owed to private citizens and American businesses. • ...

Articles of confederation vs. constitution 2020-02-21

Articles of confederation vs. constitution crossword puzzle
Across
  1. 3rd president.
  2. Vice President and the heads of 15 executive departments
  3. decisions on how america was going to be governed.
  4. documents to ratify the constitution.
  5. democratic parties and republican parties
  6. creator of the banks system.
  7. the federalists paper helped ratify the constitution.
  8. government doesn't have all power
  9. the original constitution of the US
  10. against the constitution.
  11. Washington made the office of the presidency powerful by appointing a cabinet and proposing major legislation to Congress
  12. the plan suggested that states should be represented by the population.
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  1. was the process for admitting a new state to the Union and created states to be equal.
  2. responsible on enforcing laws
  3. first opposition political party in the United States.
  4. army of soliders, military.
  5. was a discussion between small and large states discussing the amount of power each one can have.
  6. the government collected taxes from people and their trades.
  7. 3 out of every 5 slaves could vote
  8. supported the constitution.
  9. is the supreme law of the United States.
  10. taxes on whiskey.
  11. two major political parties dominant the political landscape.
  12. It set up a standardized system whereby settlers could purchase title to farmland in the west.
  13. washington took office (april 30,1789)
  14. first 10 amendments of the constitution.
  15. His plan was to retire the old depreciated obligations by borrowing new money at a lower interest rate.
  16. writes up and votes on laws,
  17. made up of the supreme court.
  18. the plan to have one vote in congress instead of vote from the population.

30 Clues: 3rd president. • taxes on whiskey. • against the constitution. • army of soliders, military. • supported the constitution. • creator of the banks system. • writes up and votes on laws, • responsible on enforcing laws • made up of the supreme court. • government doesn't have all power • 3 out of every 5 slaves could vote • the original constitution of the US • ...