states Crossword Puzzles
Executive Branch 2024-11-19
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- The President's power to forgive a crime and eliminate punishment.
- The official who presides over the Senate and steps in if the President cannot serve.
- The Political Part of the current President
- The process by which a President can be charged with wrongdoing and removed from office.
- The amount of years a President serves in one term.
- The current Vice President of the United States
- The future President of the United States.
- Executive _________: Directive from the President.
- A group that advises the President and leads the Executive Departments
- The official residence and workplace of the President.
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- The head of the executive branch and Commander-in-Chief of the armed forces.
- The President's official workplace in the White House.
- When the President rejects a law passed by Congress.
- The group that formally elects the President and Vice President.
- The future Vice President of the United States
- The current President of the United States.
- The Political Party of the new President
- The title for the heads of Executive Departments.
18 Clues: The Political Party of the new President • The future President of the United States. • The Political Part of the current President • The current President of the United States. • The future Vice President of the United States • The current Vice President of the United States • The title for the heads of Executive Departments. • ...
matter 2024-05-07
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- seperation of a solution of a solid and liquid.
- seperation of a solution of two different liquids.
- a change that can change state
- this is one the states of matter. We use it to breath
- seperation of a mixture of solids with different sizes
- helps measure volume
- seperation of mixtures of solids and liquids.
- a type of mixture where you cannot see the different in matter.
- helps measure volume
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- a type of mixutre where you can see the difference in matter
- this is the type of change that changes shapes,temperatures, or states.
- when metal reacts with oxygen its called ____
- a change that cannot change state
- forms of matter with two or more types of particles
- this is one of the states of matter. We can tangibly touch it.
- this is the type of change that REACT. Such as burning or rusting.
- when wood burns its called ______
- forms of matter with one type of particle
- this is one of the states of matter.An exaple would be water, juice, or milk.
19 Clues: helps measure volume • helps measure volume • a change that can change state • a change that cannot change state • when wood burns its called ______ • forms of matter with one type of particle • when metal reacts with oxygen its called ____ • seperation of mixtures of solids and liquids. • seperation of a solution of a solid and liquid. • ...
Civil War Crossword 2022-05-04
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- a commanding general for the Union
- president of the United States during the Civil War
- court house where the surrender of the Army of Northern Virginia occurred
- the region where the Union stood
- citizen in the North who opposed the war policy
- played the central role during the Civil War
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- battle that was the turning point of the war, won by the Union as well
- proclamation that declared all slaves in the rebellious states free
- early battle of the Civil War in the Western Theater, won by the Union
- the government of 11 Southern states that seceded from the Union
- military plan proposed by the Union
- a commanding general for the Confederacy
- the site of the first shots of the Civil War
- the region where the Confederacy stood
- the United States opposed by the Confederacy
15 Clues: the region where the Union stood • a commanding general for the Union • military plan proposed by the Union • the region where the Confederacy stood • a commanding general for the Confederacy • the site of the first shots of the Civil War • the United States opposed by the Confederacy • played the central role during the Civil War • ...
Social Studies 2021-09-24
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- A Canadian city that is right next to one of the Great Lakes
- A major city in New York State
- The capital of the United States
- A Great Lake that stretches down into the United States
- Another Texan city, in the north part of the state
- A major river that runs from Louisiana up through the center of the United States
- A river that forms the border between Texas and Mexico
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- Mountains in the west part of the United States
- A Texan city on the Gulf of Mexico
- The capital of Canada
- One of the Great Lakes
- A large city in Pennsylvania
- A city in Illinois that is at the tip of Lake Michigan
- A major city in California
14 Clues: The capital of Canada • One of the Great Lakes • A major city in California • A large city in Pennsylvania • A major city in New York State • The capital of the United States • A Texan city on the Gulf of Mexico • Mountains in the west part of the United States • Another Texan city, in the north part of the state • A city in Illinois that is at the tip of Lake Michigan • ...
Reconstruction Vocabulary 2023-09-22
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- Allowed Confederate states to establish new state governments after 10 percent of their male population took loyalty oaths and the states recognized the permanent freedom of formerly enslaved people
- after the American Civil War, a pejorative (negative) term for a white Southerner who supported the federal plan of Reconstruction or who joined with black freedmen and the so-called carpetbaggers in support of Republican Party policies
- Change to the Constitution of the United States that granted citizenship and equal civil and legal rights to anyone born in the United States or who became a citizen of the country, including formerly enslaved people.
- 17th president of the United States, serving from 1865 to 1869. He assumed the presidency following the assassination of Abraham Lincoln, as he was vice president at that time.
- Enacted in 1867–68 this outlined the conditions under which the Southern states would be readmitted to the Union following the American Civil War
- A change to the U.S. Constitution that abolished slavery and involuntary servitude, except as punishment for a crime.
- formerly enslaved people who, in the south, after the Civil War, were often left without money, land, jobs, or education
- A person from the northern states who went to the South after the Civil War to profit from the Reconstruction by taking advantage of unsettled conditions and political corruption.
- a post-Civil War secret society favoring white supremacy, often carrying out organized terrorist attacks on formerly enslaved people
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- Change to the Constitution that gave the right of citizens of the United States to vote shall no matter what race, color, or previous condition of servitude
- the reorganization and reestablishment of the seceded states in the Union after the American Civil War
- Laws passed in 1865 - 67 that restricted black people's right to own property, conduct business, buy and lease land, and move freely through public spaces. A central element was vagrancy laws. States criminalized men who were out of work, or who were not working at a job whites recognized.
- a farmer who works land for a landlord in return for a share of the crop
- Agency set up to provide food, shelter, clothing, medical services, and land to displaced Southerners, especially newly freed African Americans.
14 Clues: a farmer who works land for a landlord in return for a share of the crop • the reorganization and reestablishment of the seceded states in the Union after the American Civil War • A change to the U.S. Constitution that abolished slavery and involuntary servitude, except as punishment for a crime. • ...
Final Project 2021-01-12
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- What is one way Of limiting Government
- being Born in a state mean's you have
- They are the people who control the states
- They Hold the power of the power of the states
- They have the most power in the government
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- They are the 10 original laws made by our founding father
- They make up the united states of America
- What is one of the responsibilities of being a citizen in the U.S
- Can decide what is constituionanal and what is not
- This is where people go when they break the law
- What is something that the people can do
- What is the one of the rights of having citizenship
- He has to enforce the laws
- They make the laws
14 Clues: They make the laws • He has to enforce the laws • being Born in a state mean's you have • What is one way Of limiting Government • What is something that the people can do • They make up the united states of America • They are the people who control the states • They have the most power in the government • They Hold the power of the power of the states • ...
Ch. 17 Reconstruction Vocabulary Crossword 2016-04-18
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- of 1877 After the disputed Presidential Election of 1876, Congress declared Republican Rutherford B. Hayes the winner, but Republicans promised to withdraw remaining troops from Southern states & no longer attempt to reshape Southern states; marked the end of Reconstruction as Democrats regained control of the South
- first African American senator
- A system used on southern farms after the Civil War in which farmers worked land owned by someone else in return for a small portion of the crops.
- Any code of law that defined and especially limited the rights of former slaves after the Civil War.
- Amendment Citizens cannot be denied the right to vote because of race, color , or previous condition of servitude
- officially made slavery illegal in all of the United States
- 17th president of the United States, came to office after Lincoln's assassination and opposed Radical Republicans; he was impeached
- War general who became president in 1869
- A secret society organized in the South after the Civil War to reassert white supremacy by means of violence.
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- Wilkes Booth 26 year old actor and Southern sympathizer, assassination of Abraham Lincoln
- Laws designed to enforce segregation of blacks from whites
- Federal agency set up in 1865 to provide food, schools, and medical care to freed slaves in the South
- granted citizenship and the same rights enjoyed by white citizens to all male persons in the United States
- Amendment declared that all persons born in the US were citizenship, that all citizens were entitled to equal rights and their rights were protected by due process
- the period after the Civil War in the United States when the southern states were reorganized and reintegrated into the Union
15 Clues: first African American senator • War general who became president in 1869 • Laws designed to enforce segregation of blacks from whites • officially made slavery illegal in all of the United States • Wilkes Booth 26 year old actor and Southern sympathizer, assassination of Abraham Lincoln • ...
Final Project 2021-01-12
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- What is one way Of limiting Government
- being Born in a state mean's you have
- They are the people who control the states
- They Hold the power of the power of the states
- They have the most power in the government
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- They are the 10 original laws made by our founding father
- They make up the united states of America
- What is one of the responsibilities of being a citizen in the U.S
- Can decide what is constituionanal and what is not
- This is where people go when they break the law
- What is something that the people can do
- What is the one of the rights of having citizenship
- He has to enforce the laws
- They make the laws
14 Clues: They make the laws • He has to enforce the laws • being Born in a state mean's you have • What is one way Of limiting Government • What is something that the people can do • They make up the united states of America • They are the people who control the states • They have the most power in the government • They Hold the power of the power of the states • ...
Civil War Vocab 2025-04-16
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- the states that seceded formed the ___________.
- elected President of the United States in 1860
- the Confederacy's ironclad ship
- Delaware, Maryland, Kentucky, and Missouri
- nickname given to Thomas J Jackson after Bull Run
- to join the military
- cannons and other large-caliber guns
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- the capital of the Confederacy
- the President of the Confederate States
- location of the first abttle of the Civil War
- where the first shots of the Civil War were fired
- a ship covered in iron armor
- the number of killed, wounded, or captured
- the first state to secede from the Union
- to leave the Union
- to find reasons to support
- the Union's ironclad ship
17 Clues: to leave the Union • to join the military • the Union's ironclad ship • to find reasons to support • a ship covered in iron armor • the capital of the Confederacy • the Confederacy's ironclad ship • cannons and other large-caliber guns • the President of the Confederate States • the first state to secede from the Union • the number of killed, wounded, or captured • ...
Age of Jackson 2023-01-25
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- The eighth president of the United States
- Cherokee were forced from Georgia to today's Oklahoma in what is known as the
- The seventh president of the United States
- andrew jackson's party
- formally withdrawal from a country
- andrew jackson claimed this happened in the election of 1824
- another name for the national republican party
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- The sixth president of the United States
- vice president who resigned over the tariff issue
- The ninth president of the United States whose election ended the Age of Jackson
- cancel a law
- tax on imported goods
- this is who decided the election of 1824 when nobody had a majority of electoral votes
13 Clues: cancel a law • tax on imported goods • andrew jackson's party • formally withdrawal from a country • The sixth president of the United States • The eighth president of the United States • The seventh president of the United States • another name for the national republican party • vice president who resigned over the tariff issue • ...
The United States of America 2016-04-04
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- Who was the leader of the Civil Rights Movement in 1964?
- Which state has the longest coastline in the United States?
- Which state has the longest border with the Atlantic Ocean?
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- Who was the first United States president?
- Which president was the leader of the Civil War?
- Who was the first African American president?
- What are the two states not connected to the other 48 states?
- What is the longest river in the United States?
- How many starts are on the United States Flag?
- Who invented the lightbulb in 1879?
10 Clues: Who invented the lightbulb in 1879? • Who was the first United States president? • Who was the first African American president? • How many starts are on the United States Flag? • What is the longest river in the United States? • Which president was the leader of the Civil War? • Who was the leader of the Civil Rights Movement in 1964? • ...
The 1970's 2022-04-28
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- President of the United States from 1977-81
- Iranian leader who was allowed treatment in the United States after being overthrown
- Vice President of Nixon, didn't become president
- Place where 4 students were killed by the National Guard
- Evidence against Nixon that exposed his bad Vietnam war decisions
- American citizens that wanted the war to end
- President of the United States in the early 70s
- Invasion of this country angered the public
- What party Jimmy Carter belonged to
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- How much the Vietnam War cost the U.S
- scandal involving President Nixon, ruining his career
- American citizens that wanted to keep fighting in Vietnam
- What party Nixon belonged to
- Reached an agreement secretly with North Vietnamese officials, ending the Vietnam War
- President of the United States after Nixon, was never voted in and did not win again
15 Clues: What party Nixon belonged to • What party Jimmy Carter belonged to • How much the Vietnam War cost the U.S • President of the United States from 1977-81 • Invasion of this country angered the public • American citizens that wanted the war to end • President of the United States in the early 70s • Vice President of Nixon, didn't become president • ...
The 1970's 2022-04-28
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- President of the United States from 1977-81
- Iranian leader who was allowed treatment in the United States after being overthrown
- Vice President of Nixon, didn't become president
- Place where 4 students were killed by the National Guard
- Evidence against Nixon that exposed his bad Vietnam war decisions
- American citizens that wanted the war to end
- President of the United States in the early 70s
- Invasion of this country angered the public
- What party Jimmy Carter belonged to
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- How much the Vietnam War cost the U.S
- scandal involving President Nixon, ruining his career
- American citizens that wanted to keep fighting in Vietnam
- What party Nixon belonged to
- Reached an agreement secretly with North Vietnamese officials, ending the Vietnam War
- President of the United States after Nixon, was never voted in and did not win again
15 Clues: What party Nixon belonged to • What party Jimmy Carter belonged to • How much the Vietnam War cost the U.S • President of the United States from 1977-81 • Invasion of this country angered the public • American citizens that wanted the war to end • President of the United States in the early 70s • Vice President of Nixon, didn't become president • ...
History Section 1 and 2 2020-03-19
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- There were 13 original states. Name 3. NY
- What is one reason colonists came to America?
- Why did the colonists fight the British? Army
- There were 13 original states. Name 3. SC
- There were 13 original states. Name 3. NC
- Why did the colonists fight the British? SG
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- Who lived in America before the Europeans arrived?
- What did the Declaration of Independence do?
- Who wrote the Declaration of Independence?
- What are two rights in the Declaration of Independence
- Why did the colonists fight the British? HT
- When was the Declaration of Independence adopted?
- Name one American Indian tribe in the United States.
13 Clues: There were 13 original states. Name 3. NY • There were 13 original states. Name 3. SC • There were 13 original states. Name 3. NC • Who wrote the Declaration of Independence? • Why did the colonists fight the British? HT • Why did the colonists fight the British? SG • What did the Declaration of Independence do? • What is one reason colonists came to America? • ...
Civil War Crossword 2025-11-13
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- The famous document freeing enslaved people
- The general who led Union forces to victory, later became president.
- The president of the United States during the Civil War.
- The first battle was fought at Fort __________.
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- The southern army’s uniform color.
- The Northern states were called the __________.
- Soldiers from the North were called __________.
- The last name of the Confederate general, Robert E. _____.
- The last name of the president of the Confederate States.
- The southern states that left the Union were called the __________.
- The Civil War was fought mainly over the issue of __________.
- The color of the Union army’s uniforms
- The famous battle fought in Pennsylvania in 1863.
13 Clues: The southern army’s uniform color. • The color of the Union army’s uniforms • The famous document freeing enslaved people • The Northern states were called the __________. • Soldiers from the North were called __________. • The first battle was fought at Fort __________. • The famous battle fought in Pennsylvania in 1863. • ...
Wanted: A Just Right Government 2026-05-05
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- America's first plan of government
- America's new plan of government
- the plan that small states liked
- the branch that makes the laws
- the plan that large states liked
- the branch that makes sure laws are followed
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- the part of Congress where states with more people get more votes
- the branch that decides what laws mean
- who has to follow the laws made by Congress
- the part of Congress where each state gets 2 votes
- Congress could not make this to keep people safe
- the only group to make decisions in the first U.S. government
- Congress could not get this from the states
13 Clues: the branch that makes the laws • America's new plan of government • the plan that small states liked • the plan that large states liked • America's first plan of government • the branch that decides what laws mean • who has to follow the laws made by Congress • Congress could not get this from the states • the branch that makes sure laws are followed • ...
The Articles of Confederation...America's First Governing Document p.49-53 2019-11-04
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- after debating how to fix the Articles of Confederation, lawmakers scrapped the document and started drafting the _______, to replace the Articles...and still governs today
- this "second" colonial American governing body, headed by John Dickinson, drafted the first plan to govern the US after Independence
- this civilian uprising of farmers led to the revising of the Articles to create a stronger Federal government that led to a convention of states in 1787
- term used to signify that a state has "approved" a government proposal
- each state could create their own money or ______, which made trade difficult in the Confederation period
- one of the only successes of the Confederation period was that it was able to sign a Treaty with _____ in 1783
- in the Articles of Confederation, "these" were more powerful than a central, federal government
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- this term means a "league of friendship" between the 13 States
- a one chamber law making body (legislature)
- the primary author of the Articles of Confederation
- this law signed in 1787 created the terms by which western territories became states after the Revolutionary War
- the Articles were weak in once sense because it provided for no standing ____ to defend itself
- the Articles provided for no _____ system, which meant that each state interpreted laws themselves, made it difficult for the government to settle disputes between states
- states taxed imported goods from other states in the Confederation period. This tax is called a _____.
14 Clues: a one chamber law making body (legislature) • the primary author of the Articles of Confederation • this term means a "league of friendship" between the 13 States • term used to signify that a state has "approved" a government proposal • the Articles were weak in once sense because it provided for no standing ____ to defend itself • ...
u11 2026-01-26
15 Clues: WWII president • 1960s president • Southern states • 1980s president • Cold War leader • Northern states • Declaration author • Forced labor system • Civil War president • First U.S. president • Early U.S. president • End slavery movement • Father of Constitution • Progressive-era president • North versus South conflict
History of Astronomy 2021-08-23
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- had the island observatory
- Sun at its center
- law states for every action there is an equal and opposite reaction
- law states that P2=A3
- Austrian mathematician
- supported heliocentric model
- law states F=ma
- proposed the heliocentric model
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- backwards motion
- accounted for unexplained planetary motion
- favored the geocentric model
- Earth at its center
- law states that a planet moves faster closer to the Sun
- law states object at rest stays at rest until acted upon by another force
- any object in space
- created law of universal gravitation
- law states that orbits are ellipses
17 Clues: law states F=ma • backwards motion • Sun at its center • Earth at its center • any object in space • law states that P2=A3 • Austrian mathematician • had the island observatory • favored the geocentric model • supported heliocentric model • proposed the heliocentric model • law states that orbits are ellipses • created law of universal gravitation • ...
Civil War 2012-11-27
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- leader of the Confederate Army
- the capital of the confederacy
- ____________ Compromise of 1820
- what had recently been discovered in California
- to kill someone important
- President of the Confederacy during the Civil War
- amendment which outlawed slavery
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- President of the Unites States during the Civil War
- one of the original seven states of the confederacy
- trans-continental __________, completed in 1869
- territory purchased from Russia in 1867
- proclamation which freed the slaves
- leader of the Union Army
- the main cause of the Civil War
- to leave or stop being a part of
- one of the states of the Northwest Territory
- main type of farm in the south
17 Clues: leader of the Union Army • to kill someone important • leader of the Confederate Army • the capital of the confederacy • main type of farm in the south • ____________ Compromise of 1820 • the main cause of the Civil War • to leave or stop being a part of • amendment which outlawed slavery • proclamation which freed the slaves • territory purchased from Russia in 1867 • ...
Civics Review (6/4) 2024-06-04
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- reject proposed laws
- Powers: shared by both state and federal governments.
- choose candidates to run for office in a general election.
- approval
- Powers: any power not delegated to the federal government belongs to the people and the states.
- law making branch
- act that betrays or endangers one’s country
- is a basic plan for a local government unit that defines its powers
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- Elections voters elect their leaders.
- Loose associations, rather than a firm union, of states
- not members of a political party
- born in the United States
- accuse an officeholder of misconduct
- study of citizenship and government
- Continually talking to delay a bill
- executes the law
- Interprets the law
17 Clues: approval • executes the law • law making branch • Interprets the law • reject proposed laws • born in the United States • not members of a political party • study of citizenship and government • Continually talking to delay a bill • accuse an officeholder of misconduct • Elections voters elect their leaders. • act that betrays or endangers one’s country • ...
Bob's Birthday 2025-01-11
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- - Study of math equations with unknowns
- - Ruler of ancient Egypt.
- - Thank you in French.
- Programming language for AP Computer Science
- A language spoken in Paris.
- A symbol of the United States.
- The NFL team from Baltimore.
- A genre of books involving made-up stories.
- A subject focusing on past events
- The study of numbers and equations.
- A device used to type and navigate on a computer.
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- - Hello in French.
- - Ancient civilization that built roads and aqueducts. We went there.
- - Deals with shapes, sizes, and positions of figures.
- - Declared on July 4th, 1776.
- The first president of the United States
- - Supreme law of the United States.
17 Clues: - Hello in French. • - Thank you in French. • - Ruler of ancient Egypt. • A language spoken in Paris. • The NFL team from Baltimore. • - Declared on July 4th, 1776. • A symbol of the United States. • A subject focusing on past events • - Supreme law of the United States. • The study of numbers and equations. • - Study of math equations with unknowns • ...
Civil War Causes 2021-12-09
15 Clues: A Hero • Peacefully • Standing Out • People choose • retreat/leave • great interest • annual calendar • Southern States • Illinois Lawyer • Northern States • Illinois Senator • Loyalty to 1 region • Punlished Uncle Toms Cabins • fluent in speaking or writing • Responsible for getting a thing out
Before the Constitution 2023-01-27
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- Shay's Rebellion showed the ___________ of the Articles of Confederation
- Under the Articles of Confederation, there was no _______________ to protect the states.
- a _____________ is a group of states who agree to work together.
- System for territories to become states in the northwest territory was called the Northwest ___________.
- The first document to rule the states after the American Revolution was the __________________ of Confederation.
- under the Articles of Confederation, there was no _______________.
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- Farmers rebelled against the government because they wanted lower taxes was called _________________.
- Under the Articles of Confederation, there was no power to _______________ laws.
- a system for dividing territories and making states
- Under the Articles of Confederation, they had no power to collect _______________.
- laws could not pass without ______ of the vote.
- each state had _____ vote.
12 Clues: each state had _____ vote. • laws could not pass without ______ of the vote. • a system for dividing territories and making states • a _____________ is a group of states who agree to work together. • under the Articles of Confederation, there was no _______________. • Shay's Rebellion showed the ___________ of the Articles of Confederation • ...
Civil War Vocabulary 2026-03-14
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- ending of slavery,
- effort to rebuild and reunite the United States following the Civil War,
- murder for political reasons,
- Railroad-A network of people who worked together to help African Americans escape from slavery,
- person who wants to end slavery,
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- a member of the constitutional union party,
- southern states that seceded from the Union to form the Confederate States of America,
- Proclamation- an 1863 document issued by Abraham Lincoln that freed all slaves living in Confederate territory,
- Address-an 1863 speech delivered by President Abraham Lincoln
- commemorate the loss of life at the Battle of Gettysburg,
- Ship-a ship armored with iron plates to protect it from cannon fire,
- States- state that bordered both the Union and Confederate states,
12 Clues: ending of slavery, • murder for political reasons, • person who wants to end slavery, • a member of the constitutional union party, • commemorate the loss of life at the Battle of Gettysburg, • Address-an 1863 speech delivered by President Abraham Lincoln • States- state that bordered both the Union and Confederate states, • ...
Legends and Legacy 2024-06-11
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- Italian explorer who discovered the Americas
- Last active ruler of the Ptolemaic Kingdom of Egypt
- 16th President of the United States
- French military leader and saint
- Physicist known for the theory of relativity
- British Prime Minister during World War II
- African-American civil rights leader and activist
- Leader of the Indian independence movement against British rule
- Last pharaoh of ancient Egypt
- Pioneer in the field of radioactivity
- Prophet and founder of Islam
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- Roman general and statesman
- French military leader and emperor
- Queen of England during the Renaissance
- First President of the United States
- Ancient Egyptian pharaoh of the 18th dynasty
- French heroine and military leader during the Hundred Years' War
- German monk and key figure in the Protestant Reformation
- Ancient Macedonian ruler known as "the Great"
- 35th President of the United States
20 Clues: Roman general and statesman • Prophet and founder of Islam • Last pharaoh of ancient Egypt • French military leader and saint • French military leader and emperor • 16th President of the United States • 35th President of the United States • First President of the United States • Pioneer in the field of radioactivity • Queen of England during the Renaissance • ...
Week 13: A Divided Nation 2024-03-06
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- Chief Justice of the Supreme Court during the Dred Scott decision
- ____________ states: slave states that bordered the North
- Democratic candidate and winner of the 1856 presidential election
- Doctrine that restated Douglas’ belief in popular sovereignty
- pro-slavery candidate nominated by southern Democrats for the 1860 presidential election
- Lincoln-________ Debates between senatorial candidates
- candidate nominated for the 1860 election by the Constitutional Union Party
- Kentucky senator who proposed a compromise to try to stop southern secession and a civil war
- slave who unsuccessfully sued for his freedom in 1846
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- political party founded to fight slavery and its spread to the West
- Abolitionist who led raid on Harpers Ferry
- __________ States: country formed by seceding southern states
- Republican candidate for the 1856 presidential election; against spread of slavery
- early leader of the Republican Party
- Confederacy’s first president
15 Clues: Confederacy’s first president • early leader of the Republican Party • Abolitionist who led raid on Harpers Ferry • slave who unsuccessfully sued for his freedom in 1846 • Lincoln-________ Debates between senatorial candidates • ____________ states: slave states that bordered the North • __________ States: country formed by seceding southern states • ...
New Nation and Constitution Review 1 2025-10-24
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- became law on September 17, 1791
- Last name of the Father of the Constitution
- In the Three-fifths Compromise _____ out of every five slaves were counted for representation
- The first British settlement in North America
- The colonies left Great Britain because the British were raising _____ without giving them representation
- the first state to ratify the Constitution
- established the name "United States of America"
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- Plan favored by large states
- Why the Pilgrims settled in North America
- The Articles of Confederation needed to be changed because they did not give _____ enough power
- were written by Hamilton, Jay, and Jefferson
- The number of states needed to ratify the Constitution
- Where the Constitutional Convention was held
- is the introduction to the Constitution and states its purposes
- is the legislative body with an equal number of representatives from each state
15 Clues: Plan favored by large states • became law on September 17, 1791 • Why the Pilgrims settled in North America • the first state to ratify the Constitution • Last name of the Father of the Constitution • were written by Hamilton, Jay, and Jefferson • Where the Constitutional Convention was held • The first British settlement in North America • ...
Ch. 17 Reconstruction Vocabulary Crossword 2016-04-18
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- A system used on southern farms after the Civil War in which farmers worked land owned by someone else in return for a small portion of the crops.
- granted citizenship and the same rights enjoyed by white citizens to all male persons in the United States
- Citizens cannot be denied the right to vote because of race, color , or previous condition of servitude
- Any code of law that defined and especially limited the rights of former slaves after the Civil War.
- After the disputed Presidential Election of 1876, Congress declared Republican Rutherford B. Hayes the winner, but Republicans promised to withdraw remaining troops from Southern states & no longer attempt to reshape Southern states; marked the end of Reconstruction as Democrats regained control of the South
- A secret society organized in the South after the Civil War to reassert white supremacy by means of violence.
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- first African American senator
- Laws designed to enforce segregation of blacks from whites
- the period after the Civil War in the United States when the southern states were reorganized and reintegrated into the Union
- Civil War general who became president in 1869
- 17th president of the United States, came to office after Lincoln's assassination and opposed Radical Republicans; he was impeached
- 26 year old actor and Southern sympathizer, assassination of Abraham Lincoln
- Federal agency set up in 1865 to provide food, schools, and medical care to freed slaves in the South
- declared that all persons born in the US were citizenship, that all citizens were entitled to equal rights and their rights were protected by due process
- officially made slavery illegal in all of the United States
15 Clues: first African American senator • Civil War general who became president in 1869 • Laws designed to enforce segregation of blacks from whites • officially made slavery illegal in all of the United States • 26 year old actor and Southern sympathizer, assassination of Abraham Lincoln • ...
Washington's Words 2022-11-28
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- the secretary of the treasury (great musical)
- These three staples of government check each other (another word for limbs of a tree)
- This branch puts laws into effect.
- The country we live in
- Joe Biden is the _________ of the U.S.
- The period of time where France battled for Indepenence
- This branch interprets laws.
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- The first president of the United States
- Virginia is on of the 50 ______ of
- a guide or example set by a leader
- The bank of America that Hamilton fought for
- This branch holds the power to make laws.
- The second president of the United States
13 Clues: The country we live in • This branch interprets laws. • Virginia is on of the 50 ______ of • a guide or example set by a leader • This branch puts laws into effect. • Joe Biden is the _________ of the U.S. • The first president of the United States • This branch holds the power to make laws. • The second president of the United States • ...
Famous Hispanic people 2022-09-20
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- United states representative
- Costa Rican- American Engineer
- Mexican American actor
- American civil rights activist
- American Guitarist
- Puerto Rican baseball player
- American Actor
- American Engineer
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- American labor leader
- Former united states senator
- Puerto Rican Actor
- member of the Los Angeles Board
- Cuban American singer
- American singer
- American Writer
- Soldier
- American novelist
17 Clues: Soldier • American Actor • American singer • American Writer • American novelist • American Engineer • Puerto Rican Actor • American Guitarist • American labor leader • Cuban American singer • Mexican American actor • United states representative • Former united states senator • Puerto Rican baseball player • Costa Rican- American Engineer • American civil rights activist • ...
The Great Depression Vocabulary 2021-01-29
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- Is the purchase of an asset with the hope that it will become more valuable in the near future.
- An American documentary photographer and photojournalist, best known for her Depression-era work for the Farm Security Administration.
- Is a form of far-right, authoritarian ultranationalism characterized by dictatorial power, forcible suppression of opposition and strong regimentation of society and of the economy which came to prominence in early 20th-century Europe.
- An American physician who was best known for his revolving old-age pension proposal during the Great Depression.
- Is the practice of buying stock without paying the full price.
- Was a shanty town built during the Great Depression by the homeless in the United States.
- Was a government corporation administered by the United States Federal Government between 1932 and 1957 that provided financial support to state and local governments and made loans to banks, railroads, mortgage associations, and other businesses.
- Is a 1928 international agreement in which signatory states promised not to use war to resolve.
- A group of 12,000 World War I veterans who massed in Washington, D.C the summer of 1932 to induce Congress to appropriate moneys for the payment of bonus certificates granted in 1924.
- Was an American politician who served as the 32nd president of the United States from 1933 until his death in 1945.
- Was a law that implemented protectionist trade policies in the United States.
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- The Twenty-first Amendment to the United States Constitution repealed the Eighteenth Amendment to the United States Constitution, which had mandated nationwide prohibition on alcohol.
- Was a period of severe dust storms that greatly damaged the ecology and agriculture of the American Canadian prairies during the 1930's.
- Is a collective action taken during the auction of a foreclosed property to force the sale of the property at a low price.
- In May 1930, US raised the tariff with the Hawley Smoot Tariff.
- Some large financial institutions, such as banks, insurance companies and investment houses, whereby they guarantee payment in case of damage or financial loss and accept the financial risk for liability arising from such guarantee.
- An American author and the 1962 Nobel Prize in Literature winner "for his realistic and imaginative writings, combining as they do sympathetic humour and keen social perception."
- An American political figure, diplomat and activist. She served as the First Lady of the United States from March 4, 1933, to April 12, 1945.
18 Clues: Is the practice of buying stock without paying the full price. • In May 1930, US raised the tariff with the Hawley Smoot Tariff. • Was a law that implemented protectionist trade policies in the United States. • Was a shanty town built during the Great Depression by the homeless in the United States. • ...
u6 2026-01-26
15 Clues: Voting paper • Lower chamber • Upper chamber • Judicial body • Court official • Lawmaking body • Choosing leaders • Ruling authority • Organized country • Seat of government • Member of a nation • Members of the union • Nation formed in 1776 • States joined together • Head of executive branch
FFF 2023-07-12
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- introduction of technological advancements in the Civil War
- Confederate capital during the Civil War
- _warships were significant in the naval battles
- declared the abolition of slavery
- crucial battle win for the Union
- # of seceded states in response to Lincoln's election
- Where General Robert E. Lee surrendered
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- U.S. President during the Civil War
- reintegrate the former Confederate states
- mode of transportation
- Sumter first shots of the Civil War
- U.S. General
- states that seceded from the Union
- May 26, 1865
14 Clues: U.S. General • May 26, 1865 • mode of transportation • crucial battle win for the Union • declared the abolition of slavery • states that seceded from the Union • U.S. President during the Civil War • Sumter first shots of the Civil War • Where General Robert E. Lee surrendered • Confederate capital during the Civil War • reintegrate the former Confederate states • ...
Civil War 2026-01-20
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- Site of a major turning-point battle
- President during most of the war
- Act of leaving the United States
- The northern states during the war
- Where the first shots were fired
- Bloodiest single-day battle
- Change to the Constitution after the war
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- Document that freed enslaved people
- The southern states that seceded
- Period after the war rebuilding the South
- Where the war officially ended
- On the $5 bill
- "Land of the Free!"
- Required military service during the war
14 Clues: On the $5 bill • "Land of the Free!" • Bloodiest single-day battle • Where the war officially ended • President during most of the war • Act of leaving the United States • The southern states that seceded • Where the first shots were fired • The northern states during the war • Document that freed enslaved people • Site of a major turning-point battle • ...
Chapter 15 Vocabulary 2017-01-05
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- Railroad Associated with Harriet Tubman
- An idea that the government can stop slavery from spreading
- The loyal, older slaves that watch the others
- A tax
- Created the territories of Kansas & Nebraska
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- The meeting that approved the Compromise of 1850
- An addition
- The states that abolished slavery
- Voiding and not following the national laws
- States Free states and slave states that shared borders
- Setting a Fire
11 Clues: A tax • An addition • Setting a Fire • The states that abolished slavery • Railroad Associated with Harriet Tubman • Voiding and not following the national laws • Created the territories of Kansas & Nebraska • The loyal, older slaves that watch the others • The meeting that approved the Compromise of 1850 • States Free states and slave states that shared borders • ...
The Constitution 2023-12-14
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- It is the duty of congress to make ____.
- The _____ of the U.S. elect Congress.
- There is one _____ for each state in the union on the United States flag.
- The constitution divides power between the ________ federal government and the states.
- The American colonists protested the "taxation without representation" by dumping chests of tea Into a harbor was known as the ____Tea Party.
- The constitution begins with "____ the People of the United States"
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- Referred to as the "Father of the Constitution"
- Article ____ states that the Constitution shall be the supreme law of the land.
- One of the 13 original colonies.
- The U.S.President is elected for how many years?
- The _____ on the U.S. flag represents the original 13 states.
- How many branches of government are there?
12 Clues: One of the 13 original colonies. • The _____ of the U.S. elect Congress. • It is the duty of congress to make ____. • How many branches of government are there? • Referred to as the "Father of the Constitution" • The U.S.President is elected for how many years? • The _____ on the U.S. flag represents the original 13 states. • ...
The American Civil War (Part 1) 2025-03-26
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- In a speech during 1858, Abraham Lincoln said, "a house _____ against itself cannot stand", calling for the country to either be all free or all slave.
- During the Lincoln-Douglas debates, Lincoln argued that all men, including enslaved men, were entitled to basic _____.
- What is a person who wants to get rid of slavery called?
- During the Election of 1860, there was increasing _____ in American politics.
- The first Republican President of the US. (Last name)
- Due to the rivalries between states over slavery, the United States found itself in a _____ war amongst itself.
- What law was replaced with the system of popular sovereignty?
- During his 1st Inaugural Address, Abraham Lincoln tried to appease Southerners by saying he would not try to abolish _____ in states where it already existed.
- Northern Democrats, Whigs, and Free Soil Westerners came together to form what political party?
- This Act would allow citizens of a territory to determine whether the state would be a free state or a slave state.
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- What Supreme Court case proved that African Americans are not citizens and might never be regarded equal to white men? (First & last name)
- At the beginning of the American Civil War, the states in the south relied on slave labor for _____ to drive their economy.
- The _____ _____ Act forced any runaway slaves caught in free states to be returned to their slave owners.
- What incident happened as a result of the Kansas-Nebraska Act?
- What did the states in the North rely mostly on for their economy?
- The Republican Party did not want slavery to _____ into the new territories.
- In 1859, John Brown and 21 other men led a raid on _____ _____ to incite a slave revolt.
- To break away from a country and form your own.
- Most Southerners were affiliated with this political party.
19 Clues: To break away from a country and form your own. • The first Republican President of the US. (Last name) • What is a person who wants to get rid of slavery called? • Most Southerners were affiliated with this political party. • What law was replaced with the system of popular sovereignty? • What incident happened as a result of the Kansas-Nebraska Act? • ...
American Revolution 2020-11-06
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- of Paris A treaty of 1763 signed by Britain , France , and Spain
- American colonists who remained loyal to Britain and opposed the war for independence
- of Savannah The failed attempt by American and French forces to retake the port city from its British occupiers
- Act Laws that taxed printed goods
- Governor A person appointed by a king or queen to act as governor of a colony
- Compromise An agreement that large and small states reached during the Constitutional Convention of 1787
- Congress A series of legislative bodies which met in the British American colonies that met before,during,and after the American Revolution
- American colonist who favored American independence
- of Kettle Creek Victory for Georgia as the militia was able to defeat and gain supplies from the British
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- Gwinnett One of Georgia's signer of the Declaration of Independence
- of Confederation An agreement among the 13 original states of the United States of America
- Hall Signer of the United States Declaration of Independence as a representative of Georgia
- of 1763 Document declared by the British crown at the end of the French and Indian War in North America
- and Indian War The war in America in which France and its Indian allies opposed England 1754–1760
- Fifths Compromise Agreement between delegates from the Northern and the Southern states at the United States
15 Clues: Act Laws that taxed printed goods • American colonist who favored American independence • of Paris A treaty of 1763 signed by Britain , France , and Spain • Gwinnett One of Georgia's signer of the Declaration of Independence • Governor A person appointed by a king or queen to act as governor of a colony • ...
civil war crossword puzzle 2021-03-26
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- ,the 18th president of the United States, serving from 1869 to 1877
- , was an unrecognized breakaway state in existence from February 8, 1861, to May 9, 1865, that fought against the United States of America during the American Civil War.
- , 16th president
- , slave states that did not secede from the Union.
- , war between the north and south
- , the capital of Virginia
- ,was an American Confederate general best known as a commander of the Confederate States Army during the American Civil War.
- , is a southeastern U.S. state known for its shoreline of subtropical beaches and marsh like sea islands.
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- ,a merchant vessel used for evading a naval blockade of a port or strait.
- , president of the Confederate States of America throughout its existence during the American Civil War
- , American Civil War general and a major architect of modern warfare.
- , an island fortification located in Charleston Harbor, South Carolina most famous for being the site of the first shots of the Civil War
- , the North, was composed of the U.S. states that were loyal to the U.S. federal government led by President Abraham Lincoln.
- , is the name applied to a strategy outlined by the Union Army for suppressing the Confederacy at the beginning of the American Civil War.
- ,was a pioneering American nurse who founded the American Red Cross.
15 Clues: , 16th president • , the capital of Virginia • , war between the north and south • , slave states that did not secede from the Union. • ,the 18th president of the United States, serving from 1869 to 1877 • ,was a pioneering American nurse who founded the American Red Cross. • , American Civil War general and a major architect of modern warfare. • ...
chapter 5 vocabulary 2024-02-12
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- all the citizens of the United States of America
- Consisting of two houses
- a vote taken to pass a bill again after it has been vetoed by the President
- established the United States legislature as a bicameral, or two-house law-making body
- A system in which each branch of government is able to limit the power of the other branches
- a group of people that seeks to influence public policy on the basis of a particular common interest or concern
- 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
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- A congressional act or bill that sets aside funds for a specific purpose
- Representatives makes and passes federal laws
- The process of charging officials in the executive and judicial branches with wrongdoing and bringing them to trail
- The power of congress to check up on the executive branch and to make sure it is following the laws congress has passed
- The distribution of seats in the house of representatives among the states
- the smaller upper assembly in the US Congress, most US states, France, and other countries
- The people of a particular geographic area who are represented by a lawmaking body
- describes the design of the legislative branch of US Government -- the Congress.
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 • ...
the civil was crossword By jessica 2021-11-23
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- platform, The Georgia Platform succeeded in helping the Union from collapse by Compromise of 1850.
- , landlord/planter allows a tenant to use the land in exchange for a share of the crop.
- rights, States' rights became not just a political argument, but a person on, too.
- codes, black laws were for the African Americans
- a state did not have to follow federal law and could, in effect nullify the law
- of 1850, it split the states equally and the south now had the fugitive slave act which now they could bring slaves back to the south
- Lincon, 16th president of the union during the civil war
- Mcneal Turner, was a minister, politician, and the 12th elected
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- reconstruction, the federal government e attempted to enforce equal suffrage on the ex-Confederate states.
- 50 military prisons of the Civil War, Camp Sumter
- reconstruction transformed the south with slavery-free for them
- Scott, A slave in the south which he was brought back from the more and then fought for his freedom but lost
- T Sherman, Commanding General of the United States Army
- Republicans, The Radical Republicans were a group of politicians who formed a faction within the Republican party
- The south left the united states of America to create the confederacy and South Carolina was the first to leave
15 Clues: 50 military prisons of the Civil War, Camp Sumter • codes, black laws were for the African Americans • T Sherman, Commanding General of the United States Army • Lincon, 16th president of the union during the civil war • reconstruction transformed the south with slavery-free for them • Mcneal Turner, was a minister, politician, and the 12th elected • ...
EL: why the AOC failed epicly 2014-04-09
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- This government official didn't exist at the time
- The number of states needed to vote to change America
- Written government plan
- The only race that could go to the meeting for the AOC
- The number of states that needed to vote to pass a law
- There were as many of these as there were states
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- Held responsible for winning revolutionary war
- Created new states, provided education, and didn't accept new slaves
- The number of national courts
- America didn't have the power to ___
- First attempt at national government
- The article was ____
12 Clues: The article was ____ • Written government plan • The number of national courts • America didn't have the power to ___ • First attempt at national government • Held responsible for winning revolutionary war • There were as many of these as there were states • This government official didn't exist at the time • The number of states needed to vote to change America • ...
Reconstruction Vocab Puzzle 2021-10-18
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- an American social reformer, abolitionist, orator, writer, and statesman
- a period in American history following the American Civil War
- state and local laws that enforced racial segregation in the Southern United States
- amendment that banned slavery
- makes all U.S born people citizens
- an American sociologist, socialist, historian, civil rights activist
- 23rd US quadrennial presidential election
- an American educator, author, orator, and adviser to several presidents of the United States
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- a largely historical term used by Southerners to describe opportunistic Northerners who came to the Southern states after the American Civil War
- declared all persons born in the United States to be citizens, "without distinction of race or color
- an unwritten deal, informally arranged among United States Congressmen, that settled the intensely disputed 1876 presidential election
- the systematic separation of people into racial or other ethnic groups in daily life
- Allows people to vote
- the unjust or prejudicial treatment of different categories of people or things, especially on the grounds of race and age
14 Clues: Allows people to vote • amendment that banned slavery • makes all U.S born people citizens • 23rd US quadrennial presidential election • a period in American history following the American Civil War • an American sociologist, socialist, historian, civil rights activist • an American social reformer, abolitionist, orator, writer, and statesman • ...
Civil War Review 2023-01-18
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- offically called fort sumpter
- the second costliest battle of the Civil War
- Lincoln a victory in both the popular vote and the electoral vote
- one human being was owned by another
- the constitutional theory that individual states can invalidate federal laws or judicial decisions they deem unconstitutional
- declaring that no further assaults on Southern rights by the North would be acceptable
- disagreed over whether secession was a constitutional right
- a decade-long fight for freedom by a Black enslaved man named Dred Scott
- was a series of battles fought in the Western Theater of the American Civil War
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- to frighten Georgia's civilian population into abandoning the Confederate cause
- admitted California to the United States as a “free” (no slavery) state
- the rights and powers held by individual US states rather than by the federal government
- a naval strategy by the United States to prevent the Confederacy from trading
- declared "that all persons held as slaves" within the rebellious states "are, and henceforward shall be free
14 Clues: offically called fort sumpter • one human being was owned by another • the second costliest battle of the Civil War • disagreed over whether secession was a constitutional right • Lincoln a victory in both the popular vote and the electoral vote • admitted California to the United States as a “free” (no slavery) state • ...
Civil War Timeline Test 2017-01-16
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- To rule by the people
- ____________ was an American abolitionist, humanitarian, and an armed scout and spy for the United States Army during the American Civil War.
- this was the second constitution drafted for Kansas Territory, was written by proslavery supporters.
- a historic town in Jefferson County, West Virginia, United States.
- This was designed to eliminate slavery within the land acquired as a result of the Mexican War (1846-48).
- The party leadership consisted of anti-slavery former members of the Whig Party and the Democratic Party.
- the 16th President of the United States
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- (also known as the Border War) a series of violent political confrontations in the United States involving anti-slavery "Free-Staters" and pro-slavery "Border Ruffian"
- A package of five separate bills passed by the United States Congress in September 1850
- A network of secret routes and safe houses established in the United States during the early-to-mid 19th century, and used by African American slaves to escape into free states
- an American abolitionist who believed armed insurrection was the only way to overthrow the institution of slavery in the United States.
11 Clues: To rule by the people • the 16th President of the United States • a historic town in Jefferson County, West Virginia, United States. • A package of five separate bills passed by the United States Congress in September 1850 • this was the second constitution drafted for Kansas Territory, was written by proslavery supporters. • ...
Causes of the Civil War 2022-03-01
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- When the people rule
- loyalty to one's own region or section
- Which states seceded from the U.S
- Moving to the city
- An act that makes every citizen to help capture runaway slaves
- Ended slavery & was assassinated
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- What do the states have
- NO slave trade in Washington and Cali a state now
- To withdraw from
- Farmland
- States that seceded
- Forced labor with no pay
- A Supreme court case about an African American
- A book about how slavery is bad
14 Clues: Farmland • To withdraw from • Moving to the city • States that seceded • When the people rule • What do the states have • Forced labor with no pay • A book about how slavery is bad • Ended slavery & was assassinated • Which states seceded from the U.S • loyalty to one's own region or section • A Supreme court case about an African American • ...
ACEZ PUZZEL 2023-12-01
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- side wheel steamer (ship)
- a supporter of the confederate states of america
- military commander and politician
- a tax on imports
- an american politician who served as the first and only president of the confederate states of america
- capital of alabama
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- a man of action wanted to abolish slavery
- an enslaved person who accompanied his owner
- owning another person
- someone who sought to abolish slavery
- confederate general
- the action of formally withdrawing
- machine
- confederate states of america
14 Clues: machine • a tax on imports • capital of alabama • confederate general • owning another person • side wheel steamer (ship) • confederate states of america • military commander and politician • the action of formally withdrawing • someone who sought to abolish slavery • a man of action wanted to abolish slavery • an enslaved person who accompanied his owner • ...
Civil War Vocabulary 2026-03-14
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- Address-an 1863 speech delivered by President Abraham Lincoln
- person who wants to end slavery,
- commemorate the loss of life at the Battle of Gettysburg,
- Railroad-A network of people who worked together to help African Americans escape from slavery,
- effort to rebuild and reunite the United States following the Civil War,
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- Proclamation- an 1863 document issued by Abraham Lincoln that freed all slaves living in Confederate territory,
- States- state that bordered both the Union and Confederate states,
- ending of slavery,
- a member of the constitutional union party,
- murder for political reasons,
- Ship-a ship armored with iron plates to protect it from cannon fire,
- southern states that seceded from the Union to form the Confederate States of America,
12 Clues: ending of slavery, • murder for political reasons, • person who wants to end slavery, • a member of the constitutional union party, • commemorate the loss of life at the Battle of Gettysburg, • Address-an 1863 speech delivered by President Abraham Lincoln • States- state that bordered both the Union and Confederate states, • ...
The Hunt for Lincoln's Killer 2023-03-07
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- Someone who murders a well-known person.
- to free someone from someone else’s power
- the group of northern states that fought the South
- someone who is trying to avoid being captured by the police
- a serious disagreement or argument
- The system that forced African Americans to work
- To hurt or get back at someone because they have offended you.
- to catch a person and keep him or her from getting away
- War a war during which two groups in the same country fight each other for control
- an owner and be treated as property.
- a ruler who uses power in a cruel and unfair way.
- to stop a conflict because you have been defeated.
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- a person who helps someone commit a crime
- Used to protect someone or something from harm.
- an organized search for a person
- the group of southern states that tried to separate themselves from the United States government
- of or about states or citizens that were part of the South during the Civil War
- the part of an army that works and fights on horseback
18 Clues: an organized search for a person • a serious disagreement or argument • an owner and be treated as property. • Someone who murders a well-known person. • a person who helps someone commit a crime • to free someone from someone else’s power • Used to protect someone or something from harm. • The system that forced African Americans to work • ...
Articles of Confederation 2025-01-31
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- In order to amend the Articles of Confederation it required a _________ or the consent of all 13 states
- Branch of government established under the Articles of Confederation
- The number of original states
- the number of states that we have today
- The Event that highlighted the weaknesses of the Articles of Confederation
- Branch of the court system that we have today
- One power NOT granted to Congress under the Articles of Confederation. Were he power to regulate _____
- Means two houses of government
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- known as the "father of the US Constitution"
- Name of the constitution that we have in place today
- ___________ Ordinance of 1787 Banned slavery in the US territory of the same name
- Our second president
- _________ of Confederaton was the first constitution of the United States
- Our first president
- Miss Ross the possible designer for our nations first major flag
- One weakness of the Articles of Confederation regarding the military Congress relied on state
- Means one house of government
- Branch of the president that we have today
18 Clues: Our first president • Our second president • The number of original states • Means one house of government • Means two houses of government • the number of states that we have today • Branch of the president that we have today • known as the "father of the US Constitution" • Branch of the court system that we have today • Name of the constitution that we have in place today • ...
Colton Shoemaker Unit 3 2022-11-01
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- the creators of the US government
- the type of representation in the Senate
- powers specifically stated in the Constitution
- sometimes referred to as the "common good"
- when a law breaks the ideals of the Constitution
- also known as the "elastic clause"
- how the legislative branch helps the executive branch appoint government officials
- the amount of a person slaves count towards in a states' population
- the event that led to the creation of the Senate and the House of Representatives
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- the type of representation in the House of Representatives
- wanted representation in Congress to be proportional to the states' population.
- was more popular in Southern states than in Northern states
- the official power to overhear court cases
- wanted equal representation in Congress, regardless of population
- to put the President to trial
- created the bicameral legislature with equal representation in the Senate and proportional representation in the House of Representatives
- used to elect the President by having representatives vote on behalf of their state
- when political actors act in the best interest of citizens
18 Clues: to put the President to trial • the creators of the US government • also known as the "elastic clause" • the type of representation in the Senate • the official power to overhear court cases • sometimes referred to as the "common good" • powers specifically stated in the Constitution • when a law breaks the ideals of the Constitution • ...
Chapter 3 Review 2026-03-06
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- States of matter are defined based on shape and ______.
- Gases have the ________ attraction among its particles compared to other states of matter.
- In a gas, particles move in straight lines, _____ around after each collision
- In a solid, particles _____ in place
- Solid CO2 turns directly to gas as an example of _____.
- This phase change is responsible for the formation of clouds.
- What phase change takes place when liquid water reaches 0 degrees Celsius?
- ________ does NOT change during a phase change.
- A Phase change is a reversible _____ change.
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- In a liquid, particles ______ freely around other particles
- Ice turning to water is an example of this phase change
- Solids have the ________ attraction among its particles compared to other states of matter.
- When water vapor (gas) turns directly to solid frost this is _____.
- Freezing, Condensation, Deposition are examples of _______ phase changes
- When you boil water on the stove, this phase change happens.
- _______ ______ says particles of matter are in constant motion
- Melting, Vaporization, Sublimation are examples of ______ phase changes
- Gases have the most kinetic _______ of all states of matter.
18 Clues: In a solid, particles _____ in place • A Phase change is a reversible _____ change. • ________ does NOT change during a phase change. • States of matter are defined based on shape and ______. • Ice turning to water is an example of this phase change • Solid CO2 turns directly to gas as an example of _____. • ...
Westward Expansion 2022-04-26
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- - Extension of states territory by encroaching on that of other nations, pursued as a political strategy.
- Act - Several laws in United States by which an applicant could acquire ownership of government.
- Territory - A organized incorporated territory of the United States.
- - Seasonal movement of animals from one region to another.
- and Mexican War - A war between the U.S and Mexico between stemming from the U.S.
- - A policy of extending a country's power and influence through diplomacy or a military force.
- Destiny - A widely held cultural belief in the 19th-century United States that American settlers were destined to expand across the U.S
- - A railroad or a train.
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- Trail - A large-wheeled wagon route and emigrant trail in the United States that connected the Missouri Rivers to the Valleys in OR
- Wagon - A large covered wagon used for long distance travel, typically carrying pioneers in the westward migration.
- and Clark Expedition - The Lewis and Clark expedition was the United States expedition to cross the newly acquired western portion of the country
- Jefferson - Thomas Jefferson was american statesman, lawyer, philosopher, and founding father who served as the third President.
- - A Lemhi Shoshone women who, at age 16 helped the Lewis and Clark Expedition in achieving there charted mission.
- Rush - A situation when a lot of people suddenly go to a place where gold has been discovered.
- of Tears - The forced relocation of approximately 100,000 Native Americans.
- - Append or add as an extra or subordinate part, especially to a document.
- Fe Trail - The Santa Fe Trail was a 19th-century route through central North America that connected Franklin, MI and Santa Fe NM.
17 Clues: - A railroad or a train. • - Seasonal movement of animals from one region to another. • Territory - A organized incorporated territory of the United States. • - Append or add as an extra or subordinate part, especially to a document. • of Tears - The forced relocation of approximately 100,000 Native Americans. • ...
CAUSES OF THE CIVIL WAR 2025-04-03
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- A machine for cleaning the seeds from cotton fibers, invented by Eli Whitney in 1793
- withdraw formally from membership in a federal union
- a person who wanted to end slavery
- An abolitionist who attempted to lead a slave revolt by capturing Armories in southern territory and giving weapons to slaves, was hung in Harpers Ferry after capturing an Armory
- 16th president of the US
- first state to secede from the Union
- abolitionist who wrote the book Uncle Tom's Cabin to convince people to join the abolitionist cause
- a law that allowed voters in Kansas and Nebraska to choose whether to allow slavery
- ______ States of America - a republic formed in February of 1861 composed of the 11 southern states that seceded from the US
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- ____ Compromise over the issue of slavery in Missouri. It was decided Missouri entered as a slave state and Maine entered as a free state and all states North of the 36th parallel were free states and all South were slave states
- a system of secret routes used by escaping slaves to reach freedom in the North or in Canada
- an enslaved African American man in the United States who unsuccessfully sued for his freedom
- John Brown's scheme to invade the South with armed slaves, backed by sponsoring, northern abolitionists; seized the federal arsenal
- A sequence of violent events involving abolitionists and pro-Slavery elements that took place in Kansas-Nebraska Territory. The dispute further strained the relations of the North and South, making civil war imminent.
- ex-slave, conductor of the Underground Railroad, which helped slaves escape and go north to freedom
- first battle of the Civil War
- the law that admitted California as a free state and popular sovereignty to Utah and New Mexico
17 Clues: 16th president of the US • first battle of the Civil War • a person who wanted to end slavery • first state to secede from the Union • withdraw formally from membership in a federal union • a law that allowed voters in Kansas and Nebraska to choose whether to allow slavery • A machine for cleaning the seeds from cotton fibers, invented by Eli Whitney in 1793 • ...
US Final 2026-05-29
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- – A military alliance formed in 1949 between the United States, Canada, and Western European nations for mutual defense.
- – A series of programs and reforms created by President Franklin Roosevelt to help Americans recover from the Great Depression.
- – The large increase in births in the United States following World War II.
- – A restriction on oil sales that caused fuel shortages and rising gas prices in the 1970s.
- – A powerful weapon using nuclear energy that the United States dropped on Japan during World War II.
- – __________ camps were where Japanese Americans were forcibly relocated and confined during World War II.
- – A political scandal involving President Richard Nixon and a break-in at the Democratic Party headquarters.
- This diplomacy used used _______________exchanges in the 1970s to improve relations between the United States and China.
- – The United States policy of stopping the spread of communism during the Cold War.
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- – Shantytowns built by homeless Americans during the Great Depression and named after President Herbert Hoover.
- – Crowded and poorly maintained apartment buildings that housed many low-income immigrants and workers in growing cities.
- – A period of political tension and competition between the United States and the Soviet Union after World War II.
- – A barrier built by East Germany to divide East and West Berlin during the Cold War.
- – Organized refusals to buy or use goods and services as a form of protest.
- – _____________ Schools were created to force Native American children to adopt American culture and abandon their traditional languages and customs.
- – The _________ theory was the belief that if one country became communist, nearby countries would soon follow.
- – The Great __________ was the movement of Black Americans from the rural South to northern and western cities
17 Clues: – Organized refusals to buy or use goods and services as a form of protest. • – The large increase in births in the United States following World War II. • – The United States policy of stopping the spread of communism during the Cold War. • – A barrier built by East Germany to divide East and West Berlin during the Cold War. • ...
Civil War & Reconstruction 2025-09-10
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- amendment (1865) to the Constitution of the United States that formally abolished slavery
- was an unwritten deal, informally arranged among U.S. Congressmen, that settled the intensely disputed 1876 presidential election. It resulted in the United States federal government pulling the last troops out of the South, and formally ending the Reconstruction Era
- removed voting restrictions and office-holding disqualification against most of the Southerners who participated in the Civil War
- Loyalty to the interests of your own region rather than the interests of the whole nation
- criminal codes that protected African-Americans’ right to vote, to hold office, to serve on juries, and receive equal protection of laws; the laws also allowed the federal government to intervene when states did not act to protect these rights.
- the process by which the states that had seceded were reorganized as part of the Union after the Civil War, which took place from 1865–77.
- restored the United States as a unified nation: by 1877, all of the former Confederate states had drafted new constitutions, acknowledged the Thirteenth, Fourteenth, and Fifteenth Amendments, and pledged their loyalty to the U.S. government.
- an agency of the War Department set up in 1865 to assist freed slaves in obtaining relief, land, jobs, fair treatment, and education
- restrictive laws designed to limit the freedom of African Americans and ensure their availability as a cheap labor force after slavery was abolished during the Civil War
- guaranteed that the right to vote could not be denied based on “race, color, or previous condition of servitude.”
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- Reconstruction plan by President Johnson that allowed former Confederates who pledged loyalty to the Union received amnesty and pardon; all of their property was restored, the highest officials in the Confederacy had to apply to Johnson in person for pardon States could be restored fully into the Union after they wrote new constitutions that accepted the abolition of slavery, repudiated secession, and canceled the Confederate debt.
- states that anyone born in the United States is a citizen and has the rights of a citizen, guarantees "due process" of law, and "equal protection” of the laws to all citizens.
- was an order by U.S. President Abraham Lincoln to free slaves in 10 states that were in rebellion against the Union in 1863 (it did not apply to the slaves in the border states)
13 Clues: amendment (1865) to the Constitution of the United States that formally abolished slavery • Loyalty to the interests of your own region rather than the interests of the whole nation • guaranteed that the right to vote could not be denied based on “race, color, or previous condition of servitude.” • ...
Simple Solutions Lessons 65-68 Review 2023-03-31
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- Of all the fresh water on Earth, most of it is stored in ________.
- Slavery lasted about 250 _____ in the United States.
- People who make goods are referred to as __________.
- A _____ graph is a circle divided into pieces; each piece gives some information.
- _______________ was once legal in all parts of the United States.
- A holding place is called a ___________.
- All the living and nonliving things that interact with each other in an area.
- Soldiers from the north were called _________.
- Large farms are called ___________.
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- The United States is located in the Northern and _______ Hemispheres.
- People who buy and use the goods are known as _________.
- Exact coordinates are used for _________ locations.
- Soldiers from the south were called _______.
- "The corner of Main Street and Lincoln Avenue" is an example of a __________ location.
- A group of men attacked a weapons supply building at _______ Ferry, Virginia.
- A _________ war is a battle between people of the same country.
- A word that means about the same as "respectful"
- The president of the United States during the Civil War was Abraham _______.
- Confederates attacked Unionists at Fort ________, North Carolina, beginning the Civil War.
19 Clues: Large farms are called ___________. • A holding place is called a ___________. • Soldiers from the south were called _______. • Soldiers from the north were called _________. • A word that means about the same as "respectful" • Exact coordinates are used for _________ locations. • Slavery lasted about 250 _____ in the United States. • ...
POLS 101 A Midterm Review Pt. 2 2025-11-05
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- a policy in which one group benefits at the expense of the many
- money given by the national government to the states
- power of state legislatures to regulate the health, safety, welfare, and morals
- idea that different states can experiment with different policies
- everybody pays and everybody benefits
- process that allows voters to get rid of an existing law
- governor’s powers of mercy, includes pardon, parole, commutation
- laws of lasting and foundational importance
- relied on the power of implied doctrine in support of a federal bank
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- theory that states can block unconstitutional federal laws from applying
- a small group benefits and a small group pays
- Constitutional clause that lays out the doctrine of implied powers
- laws created by a state legislature
- a policy in which almost everyone benefits at the expensive of the few
- got rid of the distinction between inter and intra state commerce for Congress
- process that permits voters to pass a law
- the Constitution is the ultimate authority in America
- process that allows voters to remove elected officials
- transferring of power from the federal government to the states
19 Clues: laws created by a state legislature • everybody pays and everybody benefits • process that permits voters to pass a law • laws of lasting and foundational importance • a small group benefits and a small group pays • money given by the national government to the states • the Constitution is the ultimate authority in America • ...
Chapter 4 Vocab 2021-05-26
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- States that when two triangles have 3 angles in common, they are congruent
- Angle with exactly 90 degrees
- States that when two triangle have a non-included side and 2 angles in common, they are congruent
- States that when two triangle have 2 sides and one angle in common, they are congruent
- When all three sides of a triangle are congruent, the triangle is:
- A triangle with no congruent sides is:
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- A transformation that preserves length, area, and angle measure
- States that when two triangle have 1 side and 2 angles in common, they are congruent
- A triangle with two congruent sides is:
- When two geometric figures have the same size and shape, they are:
- States that when two triangles have 3 sides in common, they are congruent
- Angle with a value of more than 90 degrees
- Angle with a value of less than 90 degrees
13 Clues: Angle with exactly 90 degrees • A triangle with no congruent sides is: • A triangle with two congruent sides is: • Angle with a value of more than 90 degrees • Angle with a value of less than 90 degrees • A transformation that preserves length, area, and angle measure • When two geometric figures have the same size and shape, they are: • ...
Civil War & Reconstruction Review 2021-01-27
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- receives portion of crops
- the Union's strategy to prevent the Confederacy from shipping or receiving supplies
- another word for the Southern states
- left or broke away from, states that left the union
- to rebuild
- celebration of June 19th, the day slaves were freed at the end of the war
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- the Confederate president, fought to preserve slavery and states rights
- the Union president, fought to end slavery
- to gain freedom
- another word for Northern states
- to give up
- laws created to restrict the rights of newly freed slaves
12 Clues: to give up • to rebuild • to gain freedom • receives portion of crops • another word for Northern states • another word for the Southern states • the Union president, fought to end slavery • left or broke away from, states that left the union • laws created to restrict the rights of newly freed slaves • the Confederate president, fought to preserve slavery and states rights • ...
cival war crosspuzzle 2023-03-29
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- he joined the confederate states
- served under general taylor
- captian of the confederate states
- the 16th president
- was part of the underground railroad
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- he was an active sopporter
- pesedint of the conferate states
- comander in the confederate army
- he was a cernal in the confederate states
- had goverment positions
10 Clues: the 16th president • had goverment positions • he was an active sopporter • served under general taylor • he joined the confederate states • pesedint of the conferate states • comander in the confederate army • captian of the confederate states • was part of the underground railroad • he was a cernal in the confederate states
Civil War Crossword 2022-05-18
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- The main cause of death during the civil war
- plan used by the Union to take down the Confederates
- Confederate States Capitol
- Most famous conductor of the Underground Railroad
- First Battle of Civil War
- 16th president of the United States
- main issue that caused civil war
- new bullet invented during the civil war that was much more deadly
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- Best 8th-grade social studies teacher
- main Confederate general
- United States Capitol
- Famous abolitionist/suffragist
- The deadliest and most important battle
- Deadliest day of Civil War
- time period before the war
- Weapon/Gun used during the civil war
16 Clues: United States Capitol • main Confederate general • First Battle of Civil War • Confederate States Capitol • Deadliest day of Civil War • time period before the war • Famous abolitionist/suffragist • main issue that caused civil war • 16th president of the United States • Weapon/Gun used during the civil war • Best 8th-grade social studies teacher • ...
Unit 1 Getting Acquainted Goals 1-4 2021-02-01
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- And you (formal)?
- Hello
- so-so
- How's it going?
- Me too
- I'm fine
- I am from
- Ma'am/Mrs.
- Good-bye
- The United States
- How are you (informal)?
- Sick
- See you later
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- Tired
- from the United States
- Nice to meet you
- See you soon
- My name is
- Where are you from?
- Miss
- Good morning
- What is your name (informal)?
- Likewwise
- Sir/Mr.
- Good afternoon
25 Clues: Miss • Sick • Tired • Hello • so-so • Me too • Sir/Mr. • I'm fine • Good-bye • I am from • Likewwise • My name is • Ma'am/Mrs. • See you soon • Good morning • See you later • Good afternoon • How's it going? • Nice to meet you • And you (formal)? • The United States • Where are you from? • from the United States • How are you (informal)? • What is your name (informal)?
Civil War 2017-05-27
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- McClellan a U.S. Army officer, railroad president and politician who served as a major general during the Civil War (1861-65)
- an American statesman and political theorist from South Carolina, and the seventh Vice President of the United States from 1825 to 1832.
- covered or protected with iron
- compulsory recruitment for military service.
- commanded the Union armies of the West in the decisive drive from Chattanooga to Atlanta and the famous “march to the sea” across Georgia.
- withdraw formally from membership in a federal union, an alliance, or a political or religious organization.
- set free, especially from legal, social, or political restrictions.
- a military operation in which enemy forces surround a town or building, cutting off essential supplies, with the aim of compelling the surrender of those inside.
- a war that is unrestricted in terms of the weapons used, the territory or combatants involved, or the objectives pursued, especially one in which the laws of war are disregarded.
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- law military government involving the suspension of ordinary law.
- a person killed or injured in a war or accident.
- an American politician who twice served in the United States House of Representatives, representing New Hampshire and Massachusetts
- states, any of the slave states that bordered the northern free states during the US Civil War.
- A Whig political leader of the early nineteenth century known for his efforts to keep the United States one nation despite sharp controversy among Americans over slavery.
- founder and editor of the New-York Tribune
- a writ requiring a person under arrest to be brought before a judge or into court, especially to secure the person's release unless lawful grounds are shown for their detention.
- a time of intense difficulty, trouble, or danger.
17 Clues: covered or protected with iron • founder and editor of the New-York Tribune • compulsory recruitment for military service. • a person killed or injured in a war or accident. • a time of intense difficulty, trouble, or danger. • law military government involving the suspension of ordinary law. • set free, especially from legal, social, or political restrictions. • ...
Civil War 2017-05-27
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- an American statesman and political theorist from South Carolina, and the seventh Vice President of the United States from 1825 to 1832.
- covered or protected with iron
- a military operation in which enemy forces surround a town or building, cutting off essential supplies, with the aim of compelling the surrender of those inside.
- a time of intense difficulty, trouble, or danger.
- founder and editor of the New-York Tribune
- a U.S. Army officer, railroad president and politician who served as a major general during the Civil War (1861-65)
- a war that is unrestricted in terms of the weapons used, the territory or combatants involved, or the objectives pursued, especially one in which the laws of war are disregarded.
- set free, especially from legal, social, or political restrictions.
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- an American politician who twice served in the United States House of Representatives, representing New Hampshire and Massachusetts
- law military government involving the suspension of ordinary law.
- commanded the Union armies of the West in the decisive drive from Chattanooga to Atlanta and the famous “march to the sea” across Georgia.
- withdraw formally from membership in a federal union, an alliance, or a political or religious organization.
- a writ requiring a person under arrest to be brought before a judge or into court, especially to secure the person's release unless lawful grounds are shown for their detention.
- states, any of the slave states that bordered the northern free states during the US Civil War.
- a person killed or injured in a war or accident.
- compulsory recruitment for military service.
- A Whig political leader of the early nineteenth century known for his efforts to keep the United States one nation despite sharp controversy among Americans over slavery.
17 Clues: covered or protected with iron • founder and editor of the New-York Tribune • compulsory recruitment for military service. • a person killed or injured in a war or accident. • a time of intense difficulty, trouble, or danger. • law military government involving the suspension of ordinary law. • set free, especially from legal, social, or political restrictions. • ...
Westward Expansion 2022-04-26
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- - Extension of states territory by encroaching on that of other nations, pursued as a political strategy.
- Act - Several laws in United States by which an applicant could acquire ownership of government.
- Territory - A organized incorporated territory of the United States.
- - Seasonal movement of animals from one region to another.
- and Mexican War - A war between the U.S and Mexico between stemming from the U.S.
- - A policy of extending a country's power and influence through diplomacy or a military force.
- Destiny - A widely held cultural belief in the 19th-century United States that American settlers were destined to expand across the U.S
- - A railroad or a train.
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- Trail - A large-wheeled wagon route and emigrant trail in the United States that connected the Missouri Rivers to the Valleys in OR
- Wagon - A large covered wagon used for long distance travel, typically carrying pioneers in the westward migration.
- and Clark Expedition - The Lewis and Clark expedition was the United States expedition to cross the newly acquired western portion of the country
- Jefferson - Thomas Jefferson was american statesman, lawyer, philosopher, and founding father who served as the third President.
- - A Lemhi Shoshone women who, at age 16 helped the Lewis and Clark Expedition in achieving there charted mission.
- Rush - A situation when a lot of people suddenly go to a place where gold has been discovered.
- of Tears - The forced relocation of approximately 100,000 Native Americans.
- - Append or add as an extra or subordinate part, especially to a document.
- Fe Trail - The Santa Fe Trail was a 19th-century route through central North America that connected Franklin, MI and Santa Fe NM.
17 Clues: - A railroad or a train. • - Seasonal movement of animals from one region to another. • Territory - A organized incorporated territory of the United States. • - Append or add as an extra or subordinate part, especially to a document. • of Tears - The forced relocation of approximately 100,000 Native Americans. • ...
vocab unit 3 2017-11-09
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- a proposal by Randolph for a bicameral legislative branch.
- outlined the process for states to count slaves as part of the population in order to determine representation and taxation for the federal government.
- an agreement that large and small states reached during the Constitutional Convention of 1787 that in part defined the legislative structure .
- a person who advocates or supports a system of government .
- The first 10 amendments to the Constitution make up the Bill of Rights
- resolution in operation by providing a mechanism for selling and settling the land, while the Northwest Ordinance of 1787 addressed political needs.
- A law passed in 1787 to regulate the settlement of the Northwest Territory, which eventually was divided into several states of the Middle West.
- sign or give formal consent to (a treaty, contract, or agreement), making it officially valid.
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- a state in which supreme power is held by the people and their elected representatives.
- a movement that opposed the creation of a stronger U.S. federal government .
- a writ requiring a person under arrest to be brought before a judge or into court.
- First american constitution passed in 1777 which created a loose alliance of 13 independent states.
- A fundamental principle of the United States government, whereby powers and responsibilities are divided among the legislative branch, executive branch, and judicial branch.
- A document that sets out laws, principles,organization, and process of a government
- a proposal for the structure of the United States Government
- make minor changes in (a text) in order to make it fairer.
- a charter of liberties to which the English barons forced King John to give his assent in June 1215 at Runnymede.
17 Clues: a proposal by Randolph for a bicameral legislative branch. • make minor changes in (a text) in order to make it fairer. • a person who advocates or supports a system of government . • a proposal for the structure of the United States Government • The first 10 amendments to the Constitution make up the Bill of Rights • ...
Building a new Nation 2020-04-02
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- was an American politician and lawyer who served as the fourth Chief Justice of the United States from 1801 to 1835.
- also known as the Transcontinental Treaty, the Florida Purchase Treaty, or the Florida Treaty, was a treaty between the United States and Spain in 1819 that ceded Florida to the U.S. and defined the boundary between the U.S. and New Spain.
- sometimes called Barbary corsairs or Ottoman corsairs, were Ottoman and Berber pirates and privateers who operated from North Africa, based primarily in the ports of Salé, Rabat, Algiers, Tunis, and Tripoli.
- America’s national anthem
- was an American lawyer, author, and amateur poet from Frederick, Maryland, who is best known for writing the lyrics for the American national anthem "The Star-Spangled Banner"
- was an American statesman, lawyer, diplomat, philosopher and Founding Father who served as the fourth president of the United States from 1809 to 1817.
- is a Louisiana city on the Mississippi River, near the Gulf of Mexico. Nicknamed the "Big Easy," it's known for its round-the-clock nightlife, vibrant live-music scene and spicy, singular cuisine reflecting its history as a melting pot of French, African and American cultures.
- is a process under which executive or legislative actions are subject to review by the judiciary.
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- was an American soldier and statesman who served as the seventh president of the United States from 1829 to 1837.
- is an ideology and movement that promotes the interests of a particular nation especially with the aim of gaining and maintaining the nation's sovereignty over its homeland
- was adopted by the United States Congress of the Confederation on May 20, 1785. It set up a standardized system whereby settlers could purchase title to farmland in the undeveloped west.
- was an American statesman, diplomat, lawyer, architect, philosopher, and Founding Father who served as the third president of the United States from 1801 to 1809.
- enacted July 13, 1787, was an organic act of the Congress of the Confederation of the United States.
- was the wife of James Madison, President of the United States from 1809 to 1817.
- is a canal in New York, United States that is part of the east–west, cross-state route of the New York State Canal System. Originally, it ran 363 miles from the Hudson River in Albany to Lake Erie in Buffalo.
15 Clues: America’s national anthem • was the wife of James Madison, President of the United States from 1809 to 1817. • is a process under which executive or legislative actions are subject to review by the judiciary. • enacted July 13, 1787, was an organic act of the Congress of the Confederation of the United States. • ...
8.2 Three Branches of Government 2018-01-09
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- What word means the introduction?
- The preamble explains the basic functions of what in the United States?
- What term stands for a court's judges?
- What word means to accuse the President of crimes?
- What group of people vote for the President?
- What part of the legislative branch is grouped by a state's population?
- What are changes to the Constitution called?
- The President of the United States serves as commander in chief of what?
- What part of the legislative branch gets the same number of representatives in each state?
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- What was created to keep a branch from controlling the government by itself?
- Who was chosen to write the final version of the new Constitution?
- What branch of U.S. government is the court system?
- What word means to reject something?
- What branch of U.S. government has the power to enforce laws?
- What term means that government must apply laws equally to every person?
- How many branches of government are there in the United States?
- What branch of U.S. government is the lawmaking branch?
- What is the highest court in the United States?
- How many Supreme Court justices are there today?
19 Clues: What word means the introduction? • What word means to reject something? • What term stands for a court's judges? • What group of people vote for the President? • What are changes to the Constitution called? • What is the highest court in the United States? • How many Supreme Court justices are there today? • What word means to accuse the President of crimes? • ...
Module 5 2020-05-05
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- roads that provide connection
- rocky plateau extending through most of Canada
- first permanent European. settlement in the USA.
- is an economic system based on supply and demand with little or no government control.
- is a system that combines aspects of both capitalism and socialism
- was a deputy-governor of the Virginia Colony in 1611
- the usa place where different people or different cultures all come together and begin to merge and mix.
- a major or main route
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- were a series of hearings and prosecutions of people accused of witchcraft in colonial of Massachusetts
- Highways between major military installations
- In the us an annual national holiday marked by religious observances and a traditional meal including turkey.
- narrow strip of land connecting two larger land masses
- cold, tree less region in Arctic and Antarctic climate.
- grassland region of North America
- he smaller upper assembly in the US Congress, most US states, France, and other countries.
- a system of expressways covering 48 contiguous states.
- public highways that deterrent in United States
- area classified according to the plant and animal life in it
- the lower legislative branch in many national and state bicameral governing bodies, as in the United States
19 Clues: a major or main route • roads that provide connection • grassland region of North America • Highways between major military installations • rocky plateau extending through most of Canada • public highways that deterrent in United States • first permanent European. settlement in the USA. • was a deputy-governor of the Virginia Colony in 1611 • ...
Alexander's Crossword Puzzle 2024-11-04
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- Desirable state that is completely involved in activity that matches skills.
- this incentive is more motivating.
- Contrast effects depends on ___, expectations, and value of effort.
- Temporal Motivation Theory states that incentive utility ___ with delay in time.
- This internal state creates more motivation and more utility.
- Combining extrinsic rewards and intrinsic motivation creates the ___ performance.
- influenced by reinforcers and punishers.
- A shift towards behavior that provides a greater rate of reinforcement.
- make behavior less likely to occur in future but based in the past.
- Extrinsic motivation increases ___ of work.
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- Delay in goal-directed work knowing it will be worse off later.
- Prospect Theory states that losses loom ___ than gains.
- A change in psychological value of incentive based on value of prior similar value.
- Intrinsic motivation increases ___ of work.
- The Law of Hedonic Contrast states that the ___ of a stimulus depends on what it is being compared to.
- The over-justification Theory states that extrinsic rewards can ___ intrinsic motivation.
- subjective value; usefulness of an incentive to produce satisfaction or pleasure.
- Motivation that comes from within, freely chosen.
- make behavior more likely to occur in future but based in the past.
19 Clues: this incentive is more motivating. • influenced by reinforcers and punishers. • Intrinsic motivation increases ___ of work. • Extrinsic motivation increases ___ of work. • Motivation that comes from within, freely chosen. • Prospect Theory states that losses loom ___ than gains. • This internal state creates more motivation and more utility. • ...
Civil War & Reconstruction Review 2021-01-27
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- receives portion of crops
- the Union's strategy to prevent the Confederacy from shipping or receiving supplies
- another word for the Southern states
- left or broke away from, states that left the union
- to rebuild
- celebration of June 19th, the day slaves were freed at the end of the war
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- the Confederate president, fought to preserve slavery and states rights
- the Union president, fought to end slavery
- to gain freedom
- another word for Northern states
- to give up
- laws created to restrict the rights of newly freed slaves
12 Clues: to give up • to rebuild • to gain freedom • receives portion of crops • another word for Northern states • another word for the Southern states • the Union president, fought to end slavery • left or broke away from, states that left the union • laws created to restrict the rights of newly freed slaves • the Confederate president, fought to preserve slavery and states rights • ...
Chapter 10 Section 2 2018-02-14
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- land in what is now Oklahoma- and planned to move Native Americans there.
- V. Marland, The court ruled that the____ was constitutional.
- was still very popular with voters in 1836?
- a leader of Fox and Sauk Indians in 1832
- called upon his people to resist with force and the Second Seminole War began.
- 1830, authorizing the removal of Native Americans who lived east of Mississipi River to lands in the West.
- manage Indian removal to west lands, congress approved the creation of a new goverment agency, the_____
- states, particulary in the south, had opposed the___.
- severe economic depression
- the idea of a weak president and a strong congress.
- Cherokee's 800 mile forced march became known as the ________.
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- argued that the United States was one nation, not pact among independent states.
- imported their manufactured ______.
- places a high tariff on imports.
- were _____ main U.S regions in the early 1800s.
- John Quincy Adams sighned the ____ legilation, though he did not fully support it.
- was the second region?
- document that said states powers should be greater then fedral power.
- between the supporters and the opponents of nullification deepened.
- Cherokee named _____ used 86 characters to represent Cherokee syllables to create a anwriting system
- presedent John C. Calhoun had supported the___.
21 Clues: was the second region? • severe economic depression • places a high tariff on imports. • imported their manufactured ______. • a leader of Fox and Sauk Indians in 1832 • was still very popular with voters in 1836? • were _____ main U.S regions in the early 1800s. • presedent John C. Calhoun had supported the___. • the idea of a weak president and a strong congress. • ...
Vocab crossword 2022-01-07
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- people of federal territories should decide for themselves whether their territories would enter the Union as free or slave states.
- Father of Liberalism
- formulation of social contract theory
- Both the national government and the smaller political subdivisions have the power to make laws
- an American statesman, who was one of the Founding Fathers
- chosen by god
- a person who advocates or supports a system of government in which several states unite under a central authority.
- exercises an extremely high degree of control and regulation over public and private life
- three-fifths of the slave population would be counted for determining direct taxation and representation in the House of Representatives
- king/queen
- most or all of the governing power resides in a centralized government
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- agreement among the 13 original states of the United States
- first president
- political power is not concentrated in the hands of individuals or groups.
- opposed the creation of a stronger U.S. federal government
- grants Congress the power to pass whatever laws are deemed “necessary and proper”
- 4th president
- first ten amendments
- an introductory and expressionary statement in a document that explains the document's purpose
19 Clues: king/queen • 4th president • chosen by god • first president • Father of Liberalism • first ten amendments • formulation of social contract theory • opposed the creation of a stronger U.S. federal government • an American statesman, who was one of the Founding Fathers • agreement among the 13 original states of the United States • ...
Forces and Motion Crossword Puzzle 2022-10-18
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- Newton's _____ law states that acceleration depends on the mass of an object.
- Mass in motion; the product of an object's mass and velocity.
- The standard unit of measure for force.
- The distance an object travels per unit of time.
- Force that pulls objects to the center of the earth.
- Forces acting on an object that do not change the object's motion.
- The tendency of an object to resist a change in motion.
- The resistance to motion of one object moving against another.
- The force acting in the opposite direction of an action force.
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- A push or a pull.
- Whenever there is a net force, this is the result.
- The law that states that the amount of momentum is the same before and after interaction.
- Continuous change in position of an object.
- A change in speed or direction, or both.
- Newton's ______ law states that an object at rest will remain at rest.
- A measure of how much matter is in an object.
- Speed in a given direction.
- Newton's _______ law states that for every action there is an equal and opposite reaction.
- The force that acts in one direction.
19 Clues: A push or a pull. • Speed in a given direction. • The force that acts in one direction. • The standard unit of measure for force. • A change in speed or direction, or both. • Continuous change in position of an object. • A measure of how much matter is in an object. • The distance an object travels per unit of time. • Whenever there is a net force, this is the result. • ...
Reconstruction 2024-05-22
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- Equal protection under all laws
- A mandated racial segregation in public facilities at states of the former Confederate States of America and in some others, beginning in the 1870s.
- To allow everyone to vote
- Rebuild or bring up again
- A plan that required former Confederates to take an oath pledging allegiance to the Union and the end of slavery
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- To hold someone or something apart
- The act that demolished slavery
- A plan that stated that when 10% of the 1860 voters from states had to take a oath of allegiance to the US.
- A plan that sets forth a congressional budget
- A law that passed in different periods in the southern United States to enforce racial segregation and power of Black voters.
- A gathering of states and armed forces
- a tax a person is made to pay before he or she is to vote.
- A test to see if someone is literate
13 Clues: To allow everyone to vote • Rebuild or bring up again • The act that demolished slavery • Equal protection under all laws • To hold someone or something apart • A test to see if someone is literate • A gathering of states and armed forces • A plan that sets forth a congressional budget • a tax a person is made to pay before he or she is to vote. • ...
New Nation II Crossword Puzzle 2024-05-10
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- Henry Clay's idea that included a series of measures intended to make the United States' economy self-sufficient.
- The law that banned trade with only Britain and France.
- The power to declare an act of Congress unconstitutional.
- The direction the United States expanded after the American Revolution.
- The peace treaty that ended the War of 1812.
- The president who purchased the Louisiana Territory.
- The act of forcing people into the army or navy.
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- The treaty in which Spain gave the United States eastern Florida.
- The Amendment that established the electoral college would vote for presidents on separate ballots (number).
- A large region in North America, previously owned by France and sold to the United States.
- Two explorers Thomas Jefferson sent to explore the Louisiana Territory in 1804 (last names).
- The law that banned United States trade with all foreign countries.
- Feelings of pride and loyalty towards a nation.
13 Clues: The peace treaty that ended the War of 1812. • Feelings of pride and loyalty towards a nation. • The act of forcing people into the army or navy. • The president who purchased the Louisiana Territory. • The law that banned trade with only Britain and France. • The power to declare an act of Congress unconstitutional. • ...
Southwestern States 2021-05-19
8 Clues: Slogan for NM • Capital of TX • Slogan for OK • Slogan for TX • State Abbreviated AZ • Capital of the Sooner State • Capital of Land of Enchantment • Capital of the Grand Canyon State
American States 2018-12-04
changing states 2025-12-04
8 Clues: (liquid to gas • (gas to liquid) • heating up liquid • turning a liquid into a solid • when a gas turns into a solid • heating up a solid until itturns into a liquid • anything that has mass and takes up space (volume) • a substance changes directly from a solid to a gas
U.S. States 2026-09-22
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- The signature tropical tree symbol found on South Carolina's flag and state seal
- The historic coastal domain known proudly as the very first state to enter the Union
- The vibrant, seed-bearing floral emblem that doubles as the official nickname of Kansas
- The cheerful, black-capped backyard singer honored as the official state bird of Maine
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- The stunning winter-blooming flower designated as Alabama's official state floral symbol
- The rare, endemic Hawaiian goose that serves as the official state bird
- The historic riverfront state capital of South Carolina
- The uniquely small, Missouri River-adjacent state capital of South Dakota
8 Clues: The historic riverfront state capital of South Carolina • The rare, endemic Hawaiian goose that serves as the official state bird • The uniquely small, Missouri River-adjacent state capital of South Dakota • The signature tropical tree symbol found on South Carolina's flag and state seal • ...
Rise of Abolition 2023-09-28
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- A person who was for slavery
- The division between the north and south
- former slave turned famous abolotionist
- radical abolitionist who lead slave revolts
- The ____ slave act brought many to the abolitionist cause
- A lawyer who spoke against slavery while running for senate
- founder of the New York Tribune
- The states rights to govern themselves by the peoples power
- The act of freeing slaves
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- Published Uncle Toms Cabin
- Fighting against the government
- States where slavery wasn't allowed
- The party that was anti-expansion of slavery
- Former slave who lead the underground railroad
- A person who was against slavery
- States that would allow slavery
- William Lloyd Garrison's publication
17 Clues: The act of freeing slaves • Published Uncle Toms Cabin • A person who was for slavery • Fighting against the government • States that would allow slavery • founder of the New York Tribune • A person who was against slavery • States where slavery wasn't allowed • William Lloyd Garrison's publication • former slave turned famous abolotionist • ...
Ancient china 2022-05-09
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- the dynasty that was after the shang dynasty
- the _______ states period
- typical weapons included a sword and a _____
- the amount of years that people served for in the ancient chinese army
- the religion ancient china followed
- people who ruled ancient Chinese dynasties
- the first dynasty
- ghengis _____
- the ideal place to attack from
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- the process of preserving the body after death
- emperor Wu of Han was buried with kilograms of this
- the main weapon of ancient china
- when somebody died they were buried in it
- and optional piece of Armor
- the number of states that the warring states period had.
- emporor wu of ___
- the country we are studying
17 Clues: ghengis _____ • the first dynasty • emporor wu of ___ • the _______ states period • and optional piece of Armor • the country we are studying • the ideal place to attack from • the main weapon of ancient china • the religion ancient china followed • when somebody died they were buried in it • people who ruled ancient Chinese dynasties • the dynasty that was after the shang dynasty • ...
Most Commonly-Missed Items from 12/8 Test 2020-12-15
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- The United States purchased $5 billion in products from Japan and sold $6 billion in products to Japan. This is known as a t________ s_________.
- Literacy rate is an example of an e__________ i__________.
- The p_______ is the part of the business cycle where GDP stops growing.
- When one country can produce a product much easier than another country, it's called a_________ a_________.
- N________ helped to make trade easier between the U.S., Canada and Mexico.
- I__________ causes the dollar to buy less.
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- The United States purchased $4 billion in products from Canada and sold $3 billion in products to Canada. This is an example of t________ d________.
- D_______ is a general decrease in prices.
- The U.S. is considered to be at full employment when our unemployment rate is at _______% (type letters, not numbers).
- G________ was originally signed in 1947 by 23 countries. It reduced tariffs which were causing the prices of some imports to double. It was updated and replaced with the World Trade Organization.
- The point where GDP stops going down is known as the t________.
- The key to trade is s___________.
- The United States bought $7 billion in products from Mexico. The United States sold $3.5 billion in products to Mexico. Was this trade deficit or surplus?
- E_________ is a period of recovery from a recession where the GDP starts to go up again.
- An employee getting laid off during a recession is an example of c___________ unemployment.
- The United States bought $3 billion in products from Canada. The United States sold 6.5 billion in products to Canada. Was this a trade deficit or surplus?
- This includes 142 countries as members. The purpose of the W_________ is to promote trade by reducing barriers and to increase international trade.
17 Clues: The key to trade is s___________. • D_______ is a general decrease in prices. • I__________ causes the dollar to buy less. • Literacy rate is an example of an e__________ i__________. • The point where GDP stops going down is known as the t________. • The p_______ is the part of the business cycle where GDP stops growing. • ...
Unit 2, Part 2 Review 2022-11-04
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- What Anti-Federalists wanted to have added to the new constitution to protect the rights of the people.
- The supporters of the new constitution & a strong national government.
- These states did not fully depend on the practice of slavery & were more open to ending it.
- Large farms that used enslaved labor, primarily in southern states.
- The type of states that supported the Virginia Plan where the # of members in Congress would be based on population.
- The number of branches of government the Virginia & New Jersey plan called for & was part of the Great Compromise.
- 70% of enslaved people lived in these states who used enslaved labor to work their land.
- Those against the new constitution because it gave too much power to the national government & did not mention the rights of the people.
- The part of the legislative branch created by the Great Compromise that based the # of members for each state at 2.
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- The name given to the legislative branch.
- The part of the legislative branch created by the Great Compromise that based the # of members for each state on population.
- 85 essays written to promote the new constitution & a strong national government.
- The type of states that supported the New Jersey Plan where the # of members in Congress would be equal for each state.
- A compromise on slavery counted ___ out 5 enslaved people towards a state's population.
- The # of parts for the legislative branch created by the Great Compromise.
- A compromise on slavery allowed the ___ to continue until 1808.
- This plan presented at the Constitutional Convention called for 1 part to the legislative branch where the # of members per state would be equal.
- This plan presented at the Constitutional Convention called 2 parts to the legislative branch & the # of members for states be based on population.
18 Clues: The name given to the legislative branch. • A compromise on slavery allowed the ___ to continue until 1808. • Large farms that used enslaved labor, primarily in southern states. • The supporters of the new constitution & a strong national government. • The # of parts for the legislative branch created by the Great Compromise. • ...
Unit 5 Vocab Crossword 2022-12-19
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- The head of the executive branch of a state government.
- Elected officials that make laws for local governments.
- The powers shared by the federal and state governments. Both can exercise these powers. (ex: tax, borrow money, courts)
- The level of government that handles the daily needs of residents including garbage collection.
- a written law passed by a legislative body
- The powers held back from the federal government and reserved for the state governments
- Laws made by county or local governments
- Other name for the Necessary and Proper Clause (This clause gives Congress the power “to make all laws which shall be necessary and proper for carrying out the enumerated powers”)
- The level of government that handles things like licenses and public education.
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- clause of the Constitution that states that whenever there is a conflict between federal and state law, the federal law is supreme
- Florida Declaration of _______ : Guarantees rights and freedoms to the citizens of Florida. (Similar to the U.S. Constitution’s Bill of Rights).
- The level of government that handles national issues like foreign policy and the economy.
- Powers not specifically listed in the Constitution but they have been determined to be strongly suggested or needed to fulfill the enumerated powers
- The powers granted to the federal government and listed in Article I, Section 8 of the Constitution (ex: declare war, coin money, sign treaties)
- Amendment that states: “The powers not delegated (given directly to) the United States by the Constitution, not prohibited by it to the States, are RESERVED to the States… or the people.”
- A city, town or village that has established its own local government
- system of dividing political power between the national government and the states
17 Clues: Laws made by county or local governments • a written law passed by a legislative body • The head of the executive branch of a state government. • Elected officials that make laws for local governments. • A city, town or village that has established its own local government • The level of government that handles things like licenses and public education. • ...
Westward Expansion 2022-04-26
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- - Extension of states territory by encroaching on that of other nations, pursued as a political strategy.
- Act - Several laws in United States by which an applicant could acquire ownership of government.
- Territory - A organized incorporated territory of the United States.
- - Seasonal movement of animals from one region to another.
- and Mexican War - A war between the U.S and Mexico between stemming from the U.S.
- - A policy of extending a country's power and influence through diplomacy or a military force.
- Destiny - A widely held cultural belief in the 19th-century United States that American settlers were destined to expand across the U.S
- - A railroad or a train.
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- Trail - A large-wheeled wagon route and emigrant trail in the United States that connected the Missouri Rivers to the Valleys in OR
- Wagon - A large covered wagon used for long distance travel, typically carrying pioneers in the westward migration.
- and Clark Expedition - The Lewis and Clark expedition was the United States expedition to cross the newly acquired western portion of the country
- Jefferson - Thomas Jefferson was american statesman, lawyer, philosopher, and founding father who served as the third President.
- - A Lemhi Shoshone women who, at age 16 helped the Lewis and Clark Expedition in achieving there charted mission.
- Rush - A situation when a lot of people suddenly go to a place where gold has been discovered.
- of Tears - The forced relocation of approximately 100,000 Native Americans.
- - Append or add as an extra or subordinate part, especially to a document.
- Fe Trail - The Santa Fe Trail was a 19th-century route through central North America that connected Franklin, MI and Santa Fe NM.
17 Clues: - A railroad or a train. • - Seasonal movement of animals from one region to another. • Territory - A organized incorporated territory of the United States. • - Append or add as an extra or subordinate part, especially to a document. • of Tears - The forced relocation of approximately 100,000 Native Americans. • ...
Xavier green 2021-05-21
Across
- The president at this time
- the United States Great Britain France Pakistan the Philippines Australia and New Zealand formed
- was elected president of a new republic in Hanoi
- made the decision to invade south korea
- Turkey, Iraq, Iran, Pakistan, Great Britain, and the United States,
- a war in which the powers in conflict use third parties as substitutes instead of fighting each other directly
- The peace trety
- to come into being through evolution
- korea divided into 2 parts
- lasting for a limited time not permanent
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- placed nuclear missles in cuba
- Allowed the united states to withdrawl there forces
- the idea that if one country falls to communism neighboring countries will also fall
- the person who launched and had control over the cuban missle
- the big war between united states and soviet
15 Clues: The peace trety • The president at this time • korea divided into 2 parts • placed nuclear missles in cuba • to come into being through evolution • made the decision to invade south korea • lasting for a limited time not permanent • the big war between united states and soviet • was elected president of a new republic in Hanoi • ...
Roaring 1920-1930 2017-04-25
Across
- whom in 1907 made the first working automobile ran off from gas
- putt young men to work in the woods and forest
- 2nd United States president in Republican Party from Massachusetts in 1923
- whom the first woman to fly a plane across the Atlantic alone in 1937
- growth when big sales productions are created like steel,rubber,gasoline
- whom invented the radio also called The father of radio
- whom invented the wireless telegraph in 1901
- when huge sums were spent to build schools and many inportant buildings
- the right for women to vote
- 3rd president of the United States in Republican Party during 1928
- whom In 1903 kept a motor powered plane in air for one minute
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- United States president in Republican Party from Ohio in 1923
- progress administrator- projects for wrighters painters and musicians
- whom flew a plane alone for 33.5 hours in 1927
- liqueur was not allowed
- going into a normal space or time
- the United States president how made everything well again
- security program- make sure retired or older age people have money to depend on after retirement
- agencies- business men that kept to them selves
19 Clues: liqueur was not allowed • the right for women to vote • going into a normal space or time • whom invented the wireless telegraph in 1901 • whom flew a plane alone for 33.5 hours in 1927 • putt young men to work in the woods and forest • agencies- business men that kept to them selves • whom invented the radio also called The father of radio • ...
Barbaro Cold War 2024-04-10
Across
- American policy designed to prevent Soviet influence from expanding
- tried to settle disputes between nations without war
- this was the closest that the United States and the Soviet Union to a nuclear war
- led an effort to search for communist spies within the American government
- an area with no military forces
- People against the war in Vietnam
- which hundreds of American and British planes carried tons of food and supplies to the people of West Berlin
- Line dividing North and South Korea
- an effort to reduce tensions between the superpowers
- the United States helped (Gave Money to) the countries of Western Europe rebuild from war damage.
- a political metaphor used to describe the political boundary dividing Europe into two separate areas
- Soviet leader who started economic and political reforms.
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- the United States helped nations threatened by communist expansion
- President Kennedy offered aid to Latin America
- if South Vietnam fell to the communists, neighboring countries in Southeast Asia would also fall
- a country dominated by a more powerful country.
- The Soviet Union formed a military alliance
- The United States joined with the Western European nations in a military allience
- massive Build up of nuclear weapons
19 Clues: an area with no military forces • People against the war in Vietnam • Line dividing North and South Korea • massive Build up of nuclear weapons • The Soviet Union formed a military alliance • President Kennedy offered aid to Latin America • a country dominated by a more powerful country. • tried to settle disputes between nations without war • ...
Becoming Tennessee 2025-10-09
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- document that outlines the laws and structure of a government
- Native American group who lived in Tennessee before and during settlement
- land owned and governed by the United States before becoming a state
- co-founder of Nashville who led settlers on a river journey to the area
- early settler who moved west to start a new life
- process of becoming an official state in the United States
- elected leader of a state or territory
- early Tennessee settlement that created its own compact for self-government
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- short-lived attempt to form a state before Tennessee officially joined the Union
- city that began as Fort Nashborough and grew into a major Tennessee settlement
- first capital city of the new state of Tennessee
- another word for an agreement or promise among settlers
- group of states that make up the United States of America
- river region where early settlements like Nashville were built
- edge of settled land where pioneers built homes and faced challenges
- founder of the Cumberland Settlement that became Nashville
- Tennessee’s first governor and Revolutionary War hero
- territorial governor who helped write Tennessee’s first constitution
- written agreement made by settlers at Watauga to create laws and order
- formal agreement made between different groups or nations
20 Clues: elected leader of a state or territory • first capital city of the new state of Tennessee • early settler who moved west to start a new life • Tennessee’s first governor and Revolutionary War hero • another word for an agreement or promise among settlers • group of states that make up the United States of America • ...
Famous Hispanic people 2022-09-20
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- United states representative
- Costa Rican- American Engineer
- Mexican American actor
- American civil rights activist
- American Guitarist
- Puerto Rican baseball player
- American Actor
- American Engineer
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- American labor leader
- Former united states senator
- Puerto Rican Actor
- member of the Los Angeles Board
- Cuban American singer
- American singer
- American Writer
- Soldier
- American novelist
17 Clues: Soldier • American Actor • American singer • American Writer • American novelist • American Engineer • Puerto Rican Actor • American Guitarist • American labor leader • Cuban American singer • Mexican American actor • United states representative • Former united states senator • Puerto Rican baseball player • Costa Rican- American Engineer • American civil rights activist • ...
Civics Review 2026-04-29
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- They want a strong central government
- States are strong, central gov is weak
- Separation of Powers/Checks & Balances
- Central Gov is strong, states are weak
- states & central gov together
- Rule by Many
- Home of the first democracy
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- Natural Rights/Social Contract
- Rule by a king
- Rule by a few
- Rule by one
- We the people
12 Clues: Rule by one • Rule by Many • Rule by a few • We the people • Rule by a king • Home of the first democracy • states & central gov together • Natural Rights/Social Contract • They want a strong central government • States are strong, central gov is weak • Separation of Powers/Checks & Balances • Central Gov is strong, states are weak
Reconstruction Vocab 2021-10-19
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- all persons born in the United States to be citizens, without distinction of race or color
- informal, unwritten deal that settled the disputed 1876 U.S. Presidential election
- ensuing leadership, of the Tuskegee Normal School for Coloured Youth
- The right of citizens of the United States to vote shall not be denied or abridged
- leader in the abolitionist movement
- granted citizenship to all persons born or naturalized in the United States—including formerly enslaved people—and guaranteed all citizens “equal protection of the laws.
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- is the systematic separation of people into racial or other ethnic groups in daily life
- American sociologist, socialist, historian, civil rights activist, Pan-Africanist, author, writer, and editor.
- United States grappled with the challenges of reintegrating into the Union
- The unfair treatment of and groups based on characteristics such as race, gender, age, or sexual orientation
- opportunistic Northerners who came to the Southern states after the American Civil War
- Abolished slavery in the United States
- were any of the laws that enforced racial segregation in the American South between the end of Reconstruction
- election between Rutherford B. Hayes and Samuel J. Tilden
14 Clues: leader in the abolitionist movement • Abolished slavery in the United States • election between Rutherford B. Hayes and Samuel J. Tilden • ensuing leadership, of the Tuskegee Normal School for Coloured Youth • United States grappled with the challenges of reintegrating into the Union • ...
Reconstruction Vocab 2021-10-19
Across
- all persons born in the United States to be citizens, without distinction of race or color
- informal, unwritten deal that settled the disputed 1876 U.S. Presidential election
- ensuing leadership, of the Tuskegee Normal School for Coloured Youth
- The right of citizens of the United States to vote shall not be denied or abridged
- leader in the abolitionist movement
- granted citizenship to all persons born or naturalized in the United States—including formerly enslaved people—and guaranteed all citizens “equal protection of the laws.
Down
- is the systematic separation of people into racial or other ethnic groups in daily life
- American sociologist, socialist, historian, civil rights activist, Pan-Africanist, author, writer, and editor.
- United States grappled with the challenges of reintegrating into the Union
- The unfair treatment of and groups based on characteristics such as race, gender, age, or sexual orientation
- opportunistic Northerners who came to the Southern states after the American Civil War
- Abolished slavery in the United States
- were any of the laws that enforced racial segregation in the American South between the end of Reconstruction
- election between Rutherford B. Hayes and Samuel J. Tilden
14 Clues: leader in the abolitionist movement • Abolished slavery in the United States • election between Rutherford B. Hayes and Samuel J. Tilden • ensuing leadership, of the Tuskegee Normal School for Coloured Youth • United States grappled with the challenges of reintegrating into the Union • ...
Politics Key Terms 2019-11-05
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- The theory that ephasises the link between people as citizens of the world, hence citizens should act with global intrests in mind
- Actions or decisions taken jointly by three or more states involved in an issue
- An organisation comprised primarily of states that is established by a treaty (1-1-1)
- A type of non state actor that influences global politics (1-1-1)
- Global actors conducting negotiations to manage crises (6-9)
- The effect of globalization that may empower citizens of poorer countries to greater aspiration and new possibilities (3-13-6)
- The idea that all individuals and states share rights and responsibilities in an interdependant world (6-9)
- An action, relation, or agreement involving two states
- A country characterized by high incidences or risk of violence/low or non-existant government service delivery (7-5)
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- Situations of political change in policies through violence and upheaval
- States working together to deal with global issues (6-11)
- The various entities that play a role in global politics including IGO's, States, NGO's, TNC's and more (6-6)
- Putting state objectives before global issues (8-8)
- A company thats operations extend beyond the boundries of the state in which it is registered (1-1-1)
14 Clues: Putting state objectives before global issues (8-8) • An action, relation, or agreement involving two states • States working together to deal with global issues (6-11) • Global actors conducting negotiations to manage crises (6-9) • A type of non state actor that influences global politics (1-1-1) • ...
Review 2015-12-17
Across
- First Constitution adopted by the United States after gaining independence from England (117)
- When self-governed people give their government leaders only certain specific powers (127)
- When the French demanded a bribe that upset the Americans. The_____ affair
- Process that allows changes and additions to the Constitution (129)
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- United States opposed any attempts by European powers to establish new colonies in the Western Hemisphere (189)
- The happy end to the War of 1812 led to this. A time when there was a lot of pride in the American nation (184)
- When powers of the government were divided into the Congress, President, and Supreme Court (128)
- When states compromised by agreeing to count every 5 slaves as 3 free persons for taxation and representation (122)
- Marbury v. Madison established the principle of _________review (180)
- This settled the dispute of larger states wanting representation by size while smaller states wanted each state to be equal (115)
- When people exercise their power by selecting representatives to Congress and electing a president (127)
- Jefferson pushed this act. Under it American ships were prohibited from trading with European nations (181)
- A democratic government chosen by the people (127)
- This doubled the size of the United States and made the U.S. expand westward (179)
14 Clues: A democratic government chosen by the people (127) • Process that allows changes and additions to the Constitution (129) • Marbury v. Madison established the principle of _________review (180) • When the French demanded a bribe that upset the Americans. The_____ affair • This doubled the size of the United States and made the U.S. expand westward (179) • ...
Tristans crosword 2023-11-09
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- the capital of Alabama
- southern states leaving the United States
- joe commander of army relived after defeat
- tax on imports
- joined by an agreement or treaty
- secure the enslaved of people of African
- a person who favors abolition of a practice or institution
- when white people owned darker people
- gin used to break down cotton
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- reunited the country during civil war
- scot an enslaved black man
- davis served as the first and only president of the confederate states
- brown a man who abolished slavery
- American ship
- an era where America was trying to rebuild
- a group of organisms
16 Clues: American ship • tax on imports • a group of organisms • the capital of Alabama • scot an enslaved black man • gin used to break down cotton • joined by an agreement or treaty • brown a man who abolished slavery • reunited the country during civil war • when white people owned darker people • secure the enslaved of people of African • southern states leaving the United States • ...
Module 3 Vocabulary Quiz 2026-03-03
Across
- Northern states that stayed under a single government.
- Simple, or not developed
- Those who live in a country who are not citizens of that country.
- A feature of the landscape that is easy to see and recognize.
- To join; sign up
- Having to do with the southern states that separated from the United States Union.
Down
- Help given during a time of need
- Lacking knowledge or experience.
- To destroy by cutting off a needed part.
- Headdress worn by creole women of Louisiana.
- Serious, solemn
- To cut off
- Swamp or marsh
- Not working; Not active
- Against
- To break away
16 Clues: Against • To cut off • To break away • Swamp or marsh • Serious, solemn • To join; sign up • Not working; Not active • Simple, or not developed • Help given during a time of need • Lacking knowledge or experience. • To destroy by cutting off a needed part. • Headdress worn by creole women of Louisiana. • Northern states that stayed under a single government. • ...
