states Crossword Puzzles

World Geography 2024-05-16

World Geography crossword puzzle
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  1. Country south of the United States
  2. Largest river in the world
  3. The movement of people from one area to another
  4. Second largest river in the world
  5. Largest continent on earth
  6. Country north of the United States
  7. Type of government that is ruled by a king or queen
  8. What country has the tallest pyramids in the world
  9. Tallest mountain the world
  10. Ocean that is to the west of the United States
  11. Type of government where the person in charge is in complete control and can do whatever they want
  12. Country shaped like a boot kicking a soccer ball
  13. Continent that is 4 letters
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  1. Continent that we live on
  2. Continent that is home to Great Britain and France
  3. Tallest Mountain range in the world
  4. Contient that is directly south of us, home of countries such as Brazil and Argentina
  5. Ocean that is to the east of the United States
  6. The only continent with zero countries and no people living there
  7. The only continent that is it's own country
  8. Type of government where the people vote for who they want to lead them
  9. Largest country in the world by land mass
  10. largest hot desert in the world

23 Clues: Continent that we live on • Largest river in the world • Largest continent on earth • Tallest mountain the world • Continent that is 4 letters • largest hot desert in the world • Second largest river in the world • Country south of the United States • Country north of the United States • Tallest Mountain range in the world • Largest country in the world by land mass • ...

Causes of the Civil War 2024-04-12

Causes of the Civil War crossword puzzle
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  1. A controversial election which caused southern states to secede.
  2. The first republican to become president.
  3. South Carolina nullified a federal tariff that favored Northern manufacturing over Southern agriculture.
  4. A state that didn't support slavery.
  5. Required all escaped slaves to be captured and returned to their owner.
  6. A slave revolts in Virginia in 1831, resulted in 55-65 deaths.
  7. Part of the U.S. that supported slavery.
  8. Someone who believes the act of slavery is unjust.
  9. A state that continued to use slaves.
  10. A set of five bills that temporarily calmed tensions between slave and non-slave states.
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  1. Considered a hero to many of the slaves she helped.
  2. Southern states wanted control of their own laws.
  3. Admitted Missouri as a slave state and Maine as a non-slave state.
  4. Fought between proslavery and antislavery advocates for control of the new territory Kansas.
  5. An escape route led by Harriet Tubman.
  6. Ruled that enslaved people were not citizens of the U.S. and the federal government cannot protect them.
  7. The act of using a person as a workforce without consent.
  8. States had the right to enforce and pass their own laws.
  9. Repealed the Missouri compromise and allowed for popular sovereignty.
  10. Part of the U.S. that did not support slavery.
  11. Taxes on imports.

21 Clues: Taxes on imports. • A state that didn't support slavery. • A state that continued to use slaves. • An escape route led by Harriet Tubman. • Part of the U.S. that supported slavery. • The first republican to become president. • Part of the U.S. that did not support slavery. • Southern states wanted control of their own laws. • ...

Washington - War of 1812 Crossword 2024-03-20

Washington - War of 1812 Crossword crossword puzzle
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  1. This rebellion occurred in western Pennsylvania after Congress passed a new tax on this product
  2. This was the final Act of a series of laws passed by John Adams that was unconstitutional
  3. led the Corps of Discovery
  4. Governor of the Indiana Territory and led troops in the Battle of Tippecanoe
  5. tried to form Native American Confederation to fight against American westward expansion
  6. This Act prohibited trade with only France and Britain and replaced the Embargo Act
  7. This party supported a strong federal gov. and were loose interpreters of the Constitution
  8. Fourth President of the United States
  9. This party favored a weak federal gov. and were strict interpreters of the Constitution
  10. Chief Justice who ruled on Marbury v Madison
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  1. A city in Belgium and also a treaty that ended the War of 1812
  2. Leader of France at the time of the Louisiana
  3. First Secretary of the Treasury and eventual leader of the Federalist Party
  4. First President of the United States
  5. Secretary of ________ oversees foreign relations
  6. Shot and killed Alexander Hamilton in a duel while serving as Vice President
  7. Affair of _____________ or another name for a duel
  8. Third President of the United States
  9. Second President of the United States
  10. Forcing someone to serve militarily for a country outside their own

20 Clues: led the Corps of Discovery • First President of the United States • Third President of the United States • Second President of the United States • Fourth President of the United States • Chief Justice who ruled on Marbury v Madison • Leader of France at the time of the Louisiana • Secretary of ________ oversees foreign relations • ...

Mira Trivedi Articles X-Word 2024-02-10

Mira Trivedi Articles X-Word crossword puzzle
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  1. How many votes were needed to pass a bill?
  2. What was one of the things Congress could do?
  3. The government didn't have the right to ____.
  4. "Better the ____ of one man than the ignorance and passions of the mob."
  5. We had a huge ___ that we owed to France.
  6. The only branch in the government was the _______ due to the Articles of Confederation.
  7. "The Articles of Confederation are _____."
  8. Who lead Shays' rebellion?
  9. When was the first constitution passed?
  10. Shays' rebellion "____ a weakness in the Articles of Confederation."
  11. The Articles of Confederation were a" ____ agreement amongst the states that was the basis of their union."
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  1. Where is the new constitution written?(What hall?)
  2. The ______ of Confederacy were America's first constitution.
  3. "Wealthy ____ in Boston agreed to raise an army of over 4,000 militia to fight Shays' men."
  4. Who was one of the people who could clearly see "the Articles of Confederation are flawed?"
  5. How much power did the Articles of Confederation give the government over the states?
  6. ______ rebellion almost caused a civil war in Massachusetts.
  7. Where was the new constitution written?
  8. "States are putting ____ on each other."
  9. The government only had _____ house.
  10. "Soon Debter ________ are breaking out in all 13 states."

21 Clues: Who lead Shays' rebellion? • The government only had _____ house. • Where was the new constitution written? • When was the first constitution passed? • "States are putting ____ on each other." • We had a huge ___ that we owed to France. • How many votes were needed to pass a bill? • "The Articles of Confederation are _____." • What was one of the things Congress could do? • ...

Kinetic 2024-05-21

Kinetic crossword puzzle
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  1. His law states that volume and temperature of a gas are directly proportional.
  2. Process by which gas particles pass through a tiny opening
  3. Amount of space a gas occupies
  4. Measure of the average kinetic energy of gas particles.
  5. Force exerted by gas particles on the walls of the container.
  6. Type of collision where no kinetic energy is lost
  7. Type of energy associated with the motion of gas particles.
  8. His law states that volume and amount (moles) of gas are directly proportional.
  9. Type of gas that deviates from ideal behavior at high pressures and low temperatures
  10. His law states that pressure and temperature of a gas are directly proportional.
  11. Pressure exerted by a single type of gas in a mixture of gases
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  1. Temperature scale used in gas law calculations
  2. Unit of pressure commonly used in gas calculations.
  3. Device used to measure the pressure of gas in a closed container
  4. Unit for amount of substance used in gas law calculations
  5. His law states that pressure and volume of a gas are inversely proportional.
  6. Instrument used to measure atmospheric pressure
  7. Standard conditions for measuring gases, 0°C and 1 atm.
  8. Process by which gas molecules spread from areas of high concentration to low concentration
  9. PV = nRT represents this law.

20 Clues: PV = nRT represents this law. • Amount of space a gas occupies • Temperature scale used in gas law calculations • Instrument used to measure atmospheric pressure • Type of collision where no kinetic energy is lost • Unit of pressure commonly used in gas calculations. • Standard conditions for measuring gases, 0°C and 1 atm. • ...

North America 2024-08-26

North America crossword puzzle
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  1. A partially self-governing country with close ties to Britain
  2. This is one of the most densely populated regions in the United States
  3. The American colonies set up a federal government that shared powers with the...
  4. This Civilization arose in Mexico in the 1300's A.D.
  5. A civil war was fought in the United States over the issue of...
  6. The tallest mountain in North America
  7. Led the Mexican independence movement
  8. Series of canals and other inland waterways that link the Great Lakes to the Atlantic Ocean
  9. Vas expanse of prairie land just east of the Rockies
  10. Sits along the western side of the rockies and is home to the Grant Canyon
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  1. What global event spurred the U.S. economy?
  2. A gold rush happened here in the late 1800's.
  3. Longest river in North America
  4. Was one of the European explorers who first discovered Canada during the age of Exploration
  5. Ocean storms hundreds of miles wide
  6. The oldest mountain range in North America
  7. Most Canadians live along the ____ with the United States
  8. Area of rolling hills just east of the Appalachians
  9. The British captured this important city in 1759 during the French and Indian War
  10. The first Americans crossed a land bridge into what is present day...

20 Clues: Longest river in North America • Ocean storms hundreds of miles wide • The tallest mountain in North America • Led the Mexican independence movement • The oldest mountain range in North America • What global event spurred the U.S. economy? • A gold rush happened here in the late 1800's. • Area of rolling hills just east of the Appalachians • ...

Week Five Crossword 2024-09-14

Week Five Crossword crossword puzzle
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  1. First ten amendments to the Constitution.
  2. Period of rebuilding and integrating the Southern states after the Civil War.
  3. Supporters of a strong central government.
  4. People who fought to end slavery.
  5. The state of being free from outside control.
  6. Thinker who advocated for the separation of powers.
  7. The Southern states that seceded from the Union.
  8. The supreme law of the United States.
  9. Opponents of a strong central government.
  10. Site of a major Civil War battle in 1863.
  11. System of forced labor that was a key issue leading to the Civil War.
  12. Changes or additions to the Constitution.
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  1. The act of withdrawing from the Union.
  2. Philosopher who wrote about the social contract.
  3. Conflict between the North and South from 1861 to 1865.
  4. President who led the U.S. during the Civil War.
  5. System of government where power is divided between national and state governments.
  6. Former slaves who were freed after the Civil War.
  7. Philosopher known for the idea of natural rights.
  8. The act of freeing enslaved people.
  9. The Northern states during the Civil War.
  10. Intellectual movement influencing democratic ideas.
  11. Explorer who reached the Americas in 1492.
  12. Document asserting American independence from Britain.
  13. President who never own slaves but did not fully support abolitionism.

25 Clues: People who fought to end slavery. • The act of freeing enslaved people. • The supreme law of the United States. • The act of withdrawing from the Union. • First ten amendments to the Constitution. • The Northern states during the Civil War. • Opponents of a strong central government. • Site of a major Civil War battle in 1863. • Changes or additions to the Constitution. • ...

Madison and the early republic 2024-10-31

Madison and the early republic crossword puzzle
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  1. __________ votes out of 13 would be needed to pass laws
  2. taxation without ___________________
  3. Hamilton felt that the nation needed a strong but limited....
  4. place where British surrendered to the the colonies
  5. where the first shots of the civil war took place
  6. Under the A of C, the _______________ would tax and pay money for debts
  7. Commander and Chief of the Continental Army
  8. James Madison was from what state?
  9. Would give Federal Government right to veto any states laws
  10. am really mortified beyond expression" Washington
  11. The rise of prices and devaluing of money
  12. Where the Constitutional Convention took place
  13. British used this against the colonies to pay off debt
  14. The A of C included only this one branch of government
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  1. Gives States independence
  2. were captured over the winter of 1776
  3. First attempt at a federal government
  4. placed taxes on all kinds of documents, from newspapers to licenses
  5. money used to finance the American Revolution
  6. Groups of people who have differing views, goals and passions from the greater society
  7. State that did not attend the Constitutional Congress
  8. Under the A of C, the ______________ controlled foreign and interstate trade
  9. 4th president of the United States
  10. _________ hear around the world
  11. under the A of C, each state delegation got ________ vote
  12. Native populations greatly decreased between 1650-1750 due to __________

26 Clues: Gives States independence • _________ hear around the world • 4th president of the United States • James Madison was from what state? • taxation without ___________________ • were captured over the winter of 1776 • First attempt at a federal government • The rise of prices and devaluing of money • Commander and Chief of the Continental Army • ...

Civics Questions 2026-01-07

Civics Questions crossword puzzle
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  1. How old do citizens have to be to vote for President?
  2. What is the political party of the President now?
  3. How many U.S. Senators are there?
  4. What territory did the United States buy from France in 1803?
  5. Who is the “Father of Our Country”?
  6. What are the 3 first words of the Constitution?
  7. What stops one branch of government from becoming too powerful?
  8. What is the name of the Speaker of the House of Representatives now?
  9. We elect a U.S. Representative for how many years?
  10. Name the U.S. war between the North and the South.
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  1. Who wrote the Declaration of Independence?
  2. Who is the Governor of your state now?
  3. Who is the Chief Justice of the United States now?
  4. We elect a President for how many years?
  5. What do we call the first ten amendments to the Constitution?
  6. We elect a U.S. Senator for how many years?
  7. How many justices are on the Supreme Court?
  8. What is the highest court in the United States?
  9. What is the capital of your state?
  10. What is the supreme law of the land?
  11. Who is in charge of the executive branch?
  12. What is the name of the Vice President of the United States now?

22 Clues: How many U.S. Senators are there? • What is the capital of your state? • Who is the “Father of Our Country”? • What is the supreme law of the land? • Who is the Governor of your state now? • We elect a President for how many years? • Who is in charge of the executive branch? • Who wrote the Declaration of Independence? • We elect a U.S. Senator for how many years? • ...

Warring States Period States and more 2023-05-05

Warring States Period States and more crossword puzzle
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  1. Very Common around the time of the Warring states Peroid
  2. The philosopher who created Confucianism
  3. On the far east side of China
  4. The state that won in the warring states period
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  1. Was the only state powerful enough to oppose the Qin
  2. Located in what is now the Shanxi providence
  3. One of the smallest states
  4. Northeast most Vassal State
  5. believes in ancestor worship
  6. A very Strong and big state and was the second to last on to lose.

10 Clues: One of the smallest states • Northeast most Vassal State • believes in ancestor worship • On the far east side of China • The philosopher who created Confucianism • Located in what is now the Shanxi providence • The state that won in the warring states period • Was the only state powerful enough to oppose the Qin • Very Common around the time of the Warring states Peroid • ...

Civil War and Reconstruction in Texas 2020-02-05

Civil War and Reconstruction in Texas crossword puzzle
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  1. Another name for the United States during the Civil War
  2. January 1, 1863; a naval and land battle during the Civil War in Texas; The Confederates expelled occupying Union troops from the city of Galveston
  3. The practice of owning a slave or the condition of a slave being in bondage
  4. gave citizenship to African Americans born in the US
  5. Believe that state’s interests are more important than the interests of the national government
  6. September 8, 1863; Confederate troops prevented the Union troops from invading/occupying part of Texas
  7. Focus/loyal on the interests of one's region
  8. A tax on imported goods
  9. 1860-1865; a war between the north and south over state’s rights and slavery
  10. When part of a country leaves or breaks off from the rest of the country
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  1. Declared that MALE’S right to vote could not be taken away based on race/color
  2. Someone who joined the movement to abolish, or end, slavery
  3. freed slaves everywhere in the United States making slavery illegal
  4. A collection of 11 states, in the south, that seceded from the United States after the election of President Abraham Lincoln
  5. 1865-1877; period in US history when the United States began to rebuild the South after the Civil War
  6. May 12, 1865; the final battle of the Civil War

16 Clues: A tax on imported goods • Focus/loyal on the interests of one's region • May 12, 1865; the final battle of the Civil War • gave citizenship to African Americans born in the US • Another name for the United States during the Civil War • Someone who joined the movement to abolish, or end, slavery • freed slaves everywhere in the United States making slavery illegal • ...

Reconstruction 2023-09-11

Reconstruction crossword puzzle
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  1. laws that put the southern states under U.S. military control and required them to draft new constitutions upholding the 14th Amendment
  2. President Lincoln’s plan for Reconstruction
  3. Supreme Court case that established the separate-but-equal doctrine for public facilities
  4. laws that gave African Americans legal rights equal to those of white Americans
  5. gave full rights of citizenship to all people born or naturalized in the United States, except for American Indians
  6. gave African American men the right to vote
  7. A system used on southern farms after the Civil War in which farmers worked the land owned by someone else in return for a small portion of the crops
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  1. agency established by Congress in 1865 to help poor people in the South
  2. Name the southern Democrats gave to white southern Republicans during Reconstruction
  3. Laws that enforced segregation in the southern states
  4. Laws passed in the southern states during Reconstruction that greatly limited the freedom and rights of African Americans
  5. An agreement to settle the disputed presidential election of 1876;
  6. A special tax that a person had to pay in order to vote
  7. What white Southerners called Republicans from the North who moved to the South during Reconstruction
  8. The process of readmitting the former Confederate States to the Union; lasted from 1865-1877
  9. outlawed slavery

16 Clues: outlawed slavery • President Lincoln’s plan for Reconstruction • gave African American men the right to vote • Laws that enforced segregation in the southern states • A special tax that a person had to pay in order to vote • An agreement to settle the disputed presidential election of 1876; • agency established by Congress in 1865 to help poor people in the South • ...

Government Vocab 2020-12-03

Government Vocab crossword puzzle
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  1. citizen participation level and awareness of government decisions.
  2. drive or effort put forth (single issue groups fall into this category).
  3. Labor unions, agricultural, Business, Professional.
  4. very expensive on TV, way to reach many voters, raising campaign costs.
  5. meets every 4 years, nominates President.
  6. and Immunities Clause no State can draw unreasonable distinctions its own residents and those persons who happen to live in other States.
  7. Institution links people and government, gives voice to people.
  8. powers are those powers that the Constitution does not grant to the National Government and does not, at the same time, deny to the States.
  9. powers are those found directly within the Constitution. (Most are in Article I Section
  10. powers are not expressly stated in the Constitution, but are reasonably suggested, or implied by, the expressed powers.
  11. Faith and Credit Clause of the Constitution ensures that States recognize the laws and, documents, and court proceedings of the other States.
  12. campaign committee supports party's candidates.
  13. effect Presidential popularity effecting congressional elections (or another popular candidate).
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  1. House Press Corp journalists whose sole job is to follow the President.
  2. is the legal process by which a fugitive from justice in one State is returned to that State (Article IV, Section 2, Clause 2 of the Constitution.
  3. public interest, environmental
  4. of federal money or other resources to the states and/or their cities, counties, or localities
  5. = an election system in which the candidate with the most votes wins.
  6. powers belong only because the U.S. is sovereign.
  7. Institution a structure within a society that connects the people to the government or other centralized authority.
  8. keep people in office who are sympathetic to group wants and needs.
  9. a system of gov't in which a written constitution divides the powers of government the national gov't (U.S.) and the State governments (50 States).
  10. and Justice racial issues, gender issues,minority issues.
  11. Groups A collection of people who share some common interest or attitude and seek to influence gov't for specific ends. They work w/in the framework of gov't and employ tactics such as lobbying to achieve their goals.

24 Clues: public interest, environmental • meets every 4 years, nominates President. • campaign committee supports party's candidates. • powers belong only because the U.S. is sovereign. • Labor unions, agricultural, Business, Professional. • and Justice racial issues, gender issues,minority issues. • Institution links people and government, gives voice to people. • ...

chapter 2 3 2019-08-28

chapter 2 3 crossword puzzle
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  1. system of government in which ultimate authority rests with the national government
  2. those who opposed the new constitution
  3. powers retained by the states under the constitution
  4. powers held by both the national and state governments in a federal system
  5. granted states extra representation in the house of reps based on ratio of slaves at the ratio of three fifths
  6. gives congress the power to regulate commerce with foreign nations
  7. presidential electors selected to represent the cotes of their respective states
  8. those who supported the constitution during ratification period
  9. required states to return runaway slaves
  10. government structure that authorizes each bank of government to share powers with the other branches
  11. makes federal law supreme over state laws
  12. authority of courts to declare laws passed by congress and acts of the executive branch to be unconstitutional
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  1. form of democracy in which political power is exercised directly by citizens
  2. view that states have strong independent authority to resist federal rules under the constitution
  3. to formally withdraw from a nation-state
  4. supreme court decision upholding the right of congress to create a bank
  5. system of government in which ultimate authority rests with the regional governments
  6. broad coalitions of interests organized to win elections
  7. gives congress power to provide for general welfare
  8. initial governing authority of the united states
  9. first ten amendments to the constitution
  10. set off documents that establish the basic rules for how a society is governed
  11. expressly granted to congress by the constitution
  12. powers not expressly stated in the constitution but added through the necessary and proper clause
  13. form of government in which power derives from citizens but public officials makes policy and govern based on existing law
  14. roosevelt's proposal to add new justices to the supreme court so that the court would uphold his policies
  15. rule by the people
  16. process for selecting site judges whereby the original nomination is by appointment
  17. formal process of changing the constitution
  18. system of government in which sovereignty is constitutionally divided between national and state governments
  19. authority of the president to block legislation passed by congress

31 Clues: rule by the people • those who opposed the new constitution • to formally withdraw from a nation-state • first ten amendments to the constitution • required states to return runaway slaves • makes federal law supreme over state laws • formal process of changing the constitution • initial governing authority of the united states • ...

The Civil War...North vs. South 2014-05-19

The Civil War...North vs. South crossword puzzle
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  1. First real battle of the Civil War
  2. To end
  3. Probably the most famous abolitionist, "Black Moses"
  4. He assassinated Abraham Lincoln
  5. Lee sent 12,500 men to march head on into the Union lines on the 3rd day of Gettysburg in this famous "charge"
  6. The Civil War began here on April 12, 1861
  7. Secret paths to help escaped slaves get to the north
  8. A famous book by Harriet Beecher Stowe telling of the cruelty of slavery
  9. Skedaddle Mass exodus of Union troops out of Manassas
  10. The first state to secede from the Union
  11. What type of economy did the Northern states have?
  12. The single bloodiest day battle of the Civil War
  13. Color of the Confederate uniforms
  14. Known for his stubbornness and unwillingness to give up in a fight, he was responsible for winning Bull Run
  15. Famous 3-day battle which was the costliest battle of human life of the war
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  1. To leave or break away from
  2. President of the southern states
  3. This proclamation from Lincoln freed the slaves
  4. "Four score and seven years ago..." What speech?
  5. Someone who wants to abolish slavery
  6. Where "Our American Cousin" was playing the night of Lincoln's death
  7. Color of the Union uniforms
  8. Broke into a gun warehouse to arm slaves to cause a slave rebellion
  9. Leader of the Confederate troops from Virginia
  10. This is the place where Confederate forces surrendered to the Union
  11. This African American earned his freedom only to have it taken from him when his "master" died while they were in the south.
  12. Another name for the United States during the Civil War
  13. The name of the new country of the south
  14. This imaginary line separated the Northern states from the Southern states
  15. When the needs of one area are more important that the needs of the whole country
  16. What type of economy did the Southern states have?
  17. Leader of the Union troops for the second half of the war
  18. He was elected president in 1860, causing great fear in the south
  19. He marched to the sea burning and destroying everything, punishing the south

34 Clues: To end • To leave or break away from • Color of the Union uniforms • He assassinated Abraham Lincoln • President of the southern states • Color of the Confederate uniforms • First real battle of the Civil War • Someone who wants to abolish slavery • The name of the new country of the south • The first state to secede from the Union • The Civil War began here on April 12, 1861 • ...

Chapter 6 2016-01-01

Chapter 6 crossword puzzle
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  1. the constitutional clause affirming that the Constitution and federal laws are the supreme law of the land
  2. the plan of government of the United States, drafted by the Constitutional Convention in 1787 to replace the Articles of Confederation
  3. the system by which each branch of the federal government can limit, or check, the power of the others
  4. the division of government power into executive, legislative, and judicial branches
  5. a power that the Constitution delegates, or grants, to Congress and therefore to the national government
  6. to charge a government official with an offense committed while in office
  7. the compromise reached during thsentation in Congress, with each state represented equally in the Senate and with representation in the House based on state population
  8. the constitutional clause that gives Congress authority to "make all laws which shall be necessary and proper" to carry out its powers
  9. the nation's first constitution
  10. a power that the Constitution delegates, or grants, to Congress but does not deny to the states
  11. the division of power between the federal and state governments
  12. the legislative branch of the federal government, consisting of the Senate and House of Representatives
  13. a lawmaking body made up of two houses
  14. the power of the Supreme Court to review an action of the legislative or executive branch and declare it unconstitutional
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  1. a body made up of electors from each state who cast votes to elect the president and vice president
  2. a power that the Constitution does not delegate to Congress or deny to the states and is therefore reserved to the states or the people
  3. convention held in Philadelphia in 1787 to draft the Constitution of the United States
  4. the president and the head of the executive branch
  5. a court decision used as a guideline in deciding similar cases
  6. the first part of the Constitution, which states the purposes of the new plan of government
  7. a tax on imported goods
  8. he federal court system, consisting of the Supreme Court and lower federal courts
  9. the approval of a plan of government or of a constitutional amendment

23 Clues: a tax on imported goods • the nation's first constitution • a lawmaking body made up of two houses • the president and the head of the executive branch • a court decision used as a guideline in deciding similar cases • the division of power between the federal and state governments • the approval of a plan of government or of a constitutional amendment • ...

Civics Midterm Review 2023-12-18

Civics Midterm Review crossword puzzle
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  1. Of Representives
  2. The powers granted to the federal government of the United States by the United States Constitution.
  3. The powers that are neither prohibited to be exercised by an organ of government
  4. A political process when one or more lawmakers continue to discuss new laws in an effort to postpone or obstruct decision-making.
  5. Social contract, people would give up unlimited freedom for the security provided by a government, but also that people of the state hold ultimate right to power
  6. A cabinet is a body of high-ranking state officials, typically consisting of the executive branch's top leaders. Members of a cabinet are usually called cabinet ministers or secretaries.
  7. An agreement reached during the Constitutional Convention of 1787 that in part defined the legislative structure and representation each state would have under the United States Constitution.
  8. The study of government
  9. Natural law, social contract, religious toleration, and the right to revolution
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  1. Although not directly stated in the Constitution, are implied to be available based on previously stated powers.
  2. Separation of powers and checks and balances
  3. Two chambers
  4. Concurrent powers are powers of a federal state that are shared by both the federal government and each constituent political unit, such as a state or province.
  5. The smaller upper assembly in the US Congress, most US states, France, and other countries.
  6. The elected head of a republic.
  7. A population census or official count that records different information about each person.
  8. Altering (an electoral constituencies) borders to favor one group or another.
  9. Someone who believes in the type of political system in which states or territories share control with a central government.
  10. A proposal to the United States Constitutional Convention for the creation of a supreme national government with three branches and a bicameral legislature.
  11. Powers expressed in the constition
  12. Federal laws made pursuant to it, and treaties made under its authority, constitute the "supreme Law of the Land", and thus take priority over any conflicting state laws.

21 Clues: Two chambers • Of Representives • The study of government • The elected head of a republic. • Powers expressed in the constition • Separation of powers and checks and balances • Altering (an electoral constituencies) borders to favor one group or another. • Natural law, social contract, religious toleration, and the right to revolution • ...

constitution 2023-02-16

constitution crossword puzzle
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  1. an agreement worked out at the Constitutional Convention stating that only three-fifths of the slaves in a state would count when determining a state’s population for representation in the lower house of Congress
  2. increased prices for goods and services combined with the reduced value of money
  3. people who opposed ratification of the Constitution
  4. a system established by the Constitution that prevents any branch of government from becoming too powerful
  5. the division of the federal government that includes the president and the administrative departments; enforces the nation’s laws
  6. the division of the government that proposes bills and passes them into laws
  7. American statesman, he was a delegate to the Constitutional Convention, the fourth president of the United States, the author of some of the Federalist Papers, and is called the "father of the Constitution" for his proposals at the Constitutional Convention. He led the United States through the War of 1812.
  8. U.S. system of government in which power is distributed between a central government and individual states
  9. a meeting held in Philadelphia at which delegates from the states wrote the Constitution
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  1. the first 10 amendments to the Constitution; ratified in 1791
  2. a set of basic principles that determines the powers and duties of a government
  3. a steep drop in economic activity combined with rising unemployment
  4. official change, correction, or addition to a law or constitution
  5. the division of the federal government that is made up of the national courts; interprets laws, punishes criminals, and settles disputes between states
  6. people who supported ratification of the Constitution
  7. a proposal to create a unicameral legislature with equal representation of states rather than representation by population; rejected at the Constitutional Convention
  8. voting rights
  9. an agreement worked out at the Constitutional Convention establishing that a state’s population would determine representation in the lower house of the legislature, while each state would have equal representation in the upper house of the legislature
  10. a tax on imports or exports
  11. the plan for government proposed at the Constitutional Convention in which the national government would have supreme power and a legislative branch would have two houses with representation determined by state population
  12. people who supported ratification of the Constitution
  13. official change, correction, or addition to a law or constitution

22 Clues: voting rights • a tax on imports or exports • people who opposed ratification of the Constitution • people who supported ratification of the Constitution • people who supported ratification of the Constitution • the first 10 amendments to the Constitution; ratified in 1791 • official change, correction, or addition to a law or constitution • ...

Unit 3 social studies 2024-03-27

Unit 3 social studies crossword puzzle
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  1. The first written plan of government for the United States. A confederation is an association of states that cooperate for a common purpose.
  2. The system that allows each branch of government to limit the powers of the other two branches.
  3. A law passed by Congress in 1787 that specified how western lands would be governed.
  4. A region of the United States bounded by the Ohio and Mississippi rivers and the Great Lakes. The region was given to the United States by the Treaty of Paris in 1783.
  5. To formally approve a plan or an agreement. The process of approval is called ratification.
  6. Payment given to someone to offset, or make up for, a loss or injury.
  7. The “Age of Reason” in 17th- and 18th-century Europe. Enlightenment thinkers emphasized using rational thought to discover truths about nature and society.
  8. To treat a person or group unfairly.
  9. A formal listing of the basic rights of people in the United States.
  10. Supporting ideas of freedom, change, and progress.
  11. A person who is required to defend himself or herself in a legal action. An example is an accused person who is put on trial for a crime.
  12. To agree or pledge to support someone or something.
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  1. A basic set of ideas used to develop a larger plan.
  2. A written plan that provides the basic framework of a government.
  3. A strong disagreement.
  4. A meeting held in Philadelphia in 1787 at which delegates from the states wrote the U.S. Constitution.
  5. The plan of government adopted at the Constitutional Convention that established a two-house Congress. In the House of Representatives, representation from each state is based on state population. In the Senate, each state is represented by two senators.
  6. The group established by the Constitution to elect the president and vice president. Voters in each state choose their electors.
  7. A difference between two statements or situations that means they cannot both be true.
  8. A country governed by elected representatives.

20 Clues: A strong disagreement. • To treat a person or group unfairly. • A country governed by elected representatives. • Supporting ideas of freedom, change, and progress. • A basic set of ideas used to develop a larger plan. • To agree or pledge to support someone or something. • A written plan that provides the basic framework of a government. • ...

Unit 3 social studies 2024-03-27

Unit 3 social studies crossword puzzle
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  1. The first written plan of government for the United States. A confederation is an association of states that cooperate for a common purpose.
  2. The system that allows each branch of government to limit the powers of the other two branches.
  3. A law passed by Congress in 1787 that specified how western lands would be governed.
  4. A region of the United States bounded by the Ohio and Mississippi rivers and the Great Lakes. The region was given to the United States by the Treaty of Paris in 1783.
  5. To formally approve a plan or an agreement. The process of approval is called ratification.
  6. Payment given to someone to offset, or make up for, a loss or injury.
  7. The “Age of Reason” in 17th- and 18th-century Europe. Enlightenment thinkers emphasized using rational thought to discover truths about nature and society.
  8. To treat a person or group unfairly.
  9. A formal listing of the basic rights of people in the United States.
  10. Supporting ideas of freedom, change, and progress.
  11. A person who is required to defend himself or herself in a legal action. An example is an accused person who is put on trial for a crime.
  12. To agree or pledge to support someone or something.
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  1. A basic set of ideas used to develop a larger plan.
  2. A written plan that provides the basic framework of a government.
  3. A strong disagreement.
  4. A meeting held in Philadelphia in 1787 at which delegates from the states wrote the U.S. Constitution.
  5. The plan of government adopted at the Constitutional Convention that established a two-house Congress. In the House of Representatives, representation from each state is based on state population. In the Senate, each state is represented by two senators.
  6. The group established by the Constitution to elect the president and vice president. Voters in each state choose their electors.
  7. A difference between two statements or situations that means they cannot both be true.
  8. A country governed by elected representatives.

20 Clues: A strong disagreement. • To treat a person or group unfairly. • A country governed by elected representatives. • Supporting ideas of freedom, change, and progress. • A basic set of ideas used to develop a larger plan. • To agree or pledge to support someone or something. • A written plan that provides the basic framework of a government. • ...

US History 2022-11-10

US History crossword puzzle
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  1. was the only queen regnant and the last sovereign monarch of the Hawaiian Kingdom.
  2. established a civilian government in Puerto Rico
  3. was a major battle of the Spanish–American War
  4. are American terms for journalism and associated newspapers
  5. American statesman and official whose career in government stretched over almost half a century
  6. United States naval officer and historian
  7. Admiral of the Navy
  8. extending a country’s power.
  9. was an uprising against foreigners that occurred in China about 1900, begun by peasants but eventually supported by the government
  10. is a state that is under protection by another state for defence against aggression and other violations of law
  11. treaty between the U.S. and Cuba that attempted to protect Cuba's independence from foreign intervention
  12. He was a key figure in the revolutionary movement that forced out President Porfirio Díaz and brought Francisco I
  13. American politician who served as United States Secretary of State from 1861 to 1869
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  1. was an addition to the Monroe Doctrine articulated by President Theodore Roosevelt
  2. nickname given to the 1st United States Volunteer Cavalry
  3. aimed to secure international agreement to the U.S. policy of promoting equal opportunity for international trade and commerce in China
  4. ended the American Revolution and formally recognized the United States as an independent nation
  5. nicknamed "Black Jack", was a senior United States Army officer
  6. considered a Cuban national hero because of his role in the liberation of his country from Spain
  7. was a United States Navy ship that sank in Havana Harbor on February 15, 1898
  8. he was given the Grand Cross of Maria Cristina for his command of troops in the Philippines
  9. the use of a country's financial power to extend its international influence.
  10. a U.S. naval base near Honolulu, Hawaii
  11. a massive engineering marvel that connects the Pacific Ocean with the Atlantic Ocean through a 50-mile
  12. lawyer and jurist from the Hawaiian Islands
  13. He was a leading figure in the Mexican Revolution of 1910–1920, the main leader of the people's revolution in the Mexican state of Morelos
  14. Filipino revolutionary, statesman, and military leader

27 Clues: Admiral of the Navy • extending a country’s power. • a U.S. naval base near Honolulu, Hawaii • United States naval officer and historian • lawyer and jurist from the Hawaiian Islands • was a major battle of the Spanish–American War • established a civilian government in Puerto Rico • Filipino revolutionary, statesman, and military leader • ...

unit 4 vocab. 2025-03-17

unit 4 vocab. crossword puzzle
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  1. A statement made by Roosevelt that stood up for Western civilization.
  2. The spreading of misleading information often during wartime to spread a specific agenda.
  3. Misleading news reports are often used to attract people's attention.
  4. A league created after WW1 to help maintain worldwide peace between countries
  5. A policy that extends a powers force through diplomacy
  6. An agreement between two warring countries to stop fighting temporarily.
  7. A decrypted note sent by Germany to Latin American country leaders that tried to spark a rebellion.
  8. An amendment created by the United States after the withdrawal from Cuba.
  9. An alliance created between Germany, Austria-Hungary, and Italy
  10. An act that authorized the raising of a national army in the United States.
  11. The nickname given to the cavalry in the Spanish-American War.
  12. The fourteen points discussed by President Wilson to create long-lasting peace.
  13. A diplomacy created by the United States to describe how we used financial investments instead of Military power.
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  1. A treaty between Germany and the allied powers to stop WW1
  2. An act passed by Congress which served as a prevention against spies and other forms of espionage
  3. A person who doesn't serve in the military, or support military actions due to personal opinions.
  4. a political ideology that emphasizes the nation's best interest, and puts the interest of native-born citizens above all.
  5. A violent anti-Christain uprising in China.
  6. A United States boat that was sunk by Spain.
  7. A clause created which placed blame on Germany for WW1
  8. A policy that opens trade policies in a certain country
  9. The Archduke of Austria-Hungary whose death is often attributed to WW1
  10. A military Force composed of Russia, Great Britain, and France
  11. A large-scale migration of newly freed African Americans from southern states to northern states.
  12. The treaty that ended the American Revolution in 1783
  13. The political policy that puts the right of the military over the right of the people.
  14. A passenger boat that was bombed by German Submarines was thought to be one of the reasons WW1 started.

27 Clues: A violent anti-Christain uprising in China. • A United States boat that was sunk by Spain. • The treaty that ended the American Revolution in 1783 • A policy that extends a powers force through diplomacy • A clause created which placed blame on Germany for WW1 • A policy that opens trade policies in a certain country • ...

Unit 9 Vocabulary 2025-03-31

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

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

Manifest Destiny 2024-11-11

Manifest Destiny crossword puzzle
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  1. The treaty that ended the Mexican-American War in 1848, ceding vast territories to the United States.
  2. A historic route used by pioneers traveling to Oregon, starting from Missouri and covering about 2,000 miles.
  3. The nickname for a high tariff passed in 1828 that angered the South because it raised the prices of imported goods. It was called the Tariff of ________.
  4. The practice of a political leader rewarding loyal supporters with government jobs.
  5. The final battle of the Texas Revolution where Texas forces, led by Sam Houston, defeated the Mexican army and captured General Santa Anna.
  6. The belief that the United States was destined to expand westward to the Pacific Ocean, spreading democracy and freedom.
  7. A group of unofficial advisers to President Andrew Jackson, separate from his formal cabinet.
  8. A financial crisis in the United States that led to a severe economic depression during Martin Van Buren's presidency.
  9. Gold seekers who traveled to California during the Gold Rush of 1849.
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  1. An agent who was given land grants by the Mexican government to bring settlers to Texas.
  2. The mass migration to California following the discovery of gold in 1848, leading to rapid population growth.
  3. Crisis: A conflict between Southern states, especially South Carolina, and the federal government over states' rights to nullify federal laws.
  4. A pivotal event in the Texas Revolution where a small group of Texans held off a much larger Mexican army before being defeated.
  5. The 1835-1836 rebellion of Texans against Mexican rule, resulting in Texas gaining independence.
  6. A revolt by American settlers in California against Mexican rule in 1846, leading to California's brief independence.
  7. A law passed in 1830 that authorized the forced relocation of Native Americans to lands west of the Mississippi River.
  8. An annual meeting of fur trappers and traders in the wilderness to exchange goods.
  9. The process of incorporating a territory into a country, as seen with Texas joining the United States in 1845.
  10. Fur traders and explorers who roamed the Rocky Mountains, often helping to map the West.
  11. The forced march of Cherokee Native Americans from their homeland to Indian Territory, resulting in the deaths of thousands.

20 Clues: Gold seekers who traveled to California during the Gold Rush of 1849. • An annual meeting of fur trappers and traders in the wilderness to exchange goods. • The practice of a political leader rewarding loyal supporters with government jobs. • An agent who was given land grants by the Mexican government to bring settlers to Texas. • ...

Unit 9: Reconstruction 2025-04-24

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

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

General Knowledge Crossword Puzzle 2017-08-31

General Knowledge Crossword Puzzle crossword puzzle
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  1. Limits the power of the federal government and guarantee citizens of the United States certain rights.
  2. Leads the Judaical Branch of the United States Federal Government.
  3. The leader of a state or province.
  4. The elected head of the republican state.
  5. Needs to be a US citizen for at least 9 years and over the age 30.
  6. Occupies a central position as the chief, policy-making, and representative organ of the United Nations.
  7. If you are born in the United States you automatically gain _______ of the country.
  8. The leader of the ________ Branch is the President of the United States.
  9. Someone who helps the president conduct his duties.
  10. A form of government with roles and powers given, limited by the law, written in the Constitution.
  11. Deals with disputes between people which can be compensated.
  12. A legal statement that suggests that no one is above the law and governmental decisions must be made only by applying legal knowledge.
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  1. When an ________ is proposed by the Congress, it takes two-and-a-half years for it to be ratified.
  2. A group of people who decide the verdict of a court case.
  3. The ______ __ ____________ is granted by the Constitution the power to impeach an elected official.
  4. It is also called the Legislative Branch and is made of two parts: House of Representatives and The Senate.
  5. Indicates a system of government in which the power is divided by constitutional right between national and local units of government.
  6. In elections we _____ for people who are going to represent us in the government.
  7. Voting used for electing representatives in the United States
  8. Protects certain values, such as life and property.

20 Clues: The leader of a state or province. • The elected head of the republican state. • Protects certain values, such as life and property. • Someone who helps the president conduct his duties. • A group of people who decide the verdict of a court case. • Deals with disputes between people which can be compensated. • ...

Constitutional Underpinnings and Federalism 2017-04-10

Constitutional Underpinnings and Federalism crossword puzzle
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  1. A league of friendship among states, typically with a weak national government
  2. Provision stating Constitution, laws of Congress and treaties are the highest law of the land
  3. Source of Congress' power to pass all laws necessary and proper to carrying out enumerated powers.
  4. States must return a person charged with a crime in another state to that state for punishment
  5. Type of powers that are shared by the state and national government
  6. Grants that give states more discretion and cover a policy area
  7. A group of citizens united around a common interest according to Madison
  8. Landmark case that strengthened national government's power and broadened the definition of commerce
  9. Type of commercial activity regulated by the states
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  1. Process to review constitutionality of laws
  2. A formal change to the Constitution, which can be done 4 ways
  3. Restraints placed on the other two branches of governments so that no one branch becomes too powerful
  4. Landmark case dealing with guns that limited the definition commerce to economic activity.
  5. Tool to direct states and local governments to comply with federal law under threat of penalties or as a condition of receipt of a grant
  6. Amendment stating national government cannot usurp state powers
  7. Transferring of power to lower levels of government
  8. Addition to the Constitution to convince Anti-Federalist to ratify
  9. Grants of a specific purpose
  10. Type of federalism involving spending, taxing and providing grants in the federal system
  11. Type of legislature with a Senate based on equal representation and a House based on population.
  12. State whose plan called representation based on population.
  13. Counted as three-fifths for the purposes of taxation

22 Clues: Grants of a specific purpose • Process to review constitutionality of laws • Transferring of power to lower levels of government • Type of commercial activity regulated by the states • Counted as three-fifths for the purposes of taxation • State whose plan called representation based on population. • A formal change to the Constitution, which can be done 4 ways • ...

Chapter 24 WW2 Estrada 2 2018-04-17

Chapter 24 WW2 Estrada 2 crossword puzzle
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  1. Strategy used to capturing some Japanese held islands
  2. Hostility or prejudice against war
  3. to give up without any concessions
  4. A treaty designed to expand world trade
  5. a measure that insured fair hiring practices
  6. savvy labor leader
  7. tank commander
  8. most concentration camps were designated as this
  9. Willful anhialation of a race or group
  10. mass murder of Jews
  11. FDR established this
  12. A form of economic control.
  13. American officer known as mike
  14. members of specific groups were confined here
  15. Turning point of the war
  16. All-nisei who faught in the Italian campaign
  17. named after the city that served as the spiritual center of Nazism
  18. These trials turned a glaring spotlight on the evils of the Third Reich.
  19. an international agreement governing the humane treatment of wounded soldiers
  20. Serious attack the occurred 9 November 1938
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  1. The United States had the charge for the establishment of the ___
  2. man who ran the scientific aspect of the project
  3. This was issued by the UN
  4. 33rd Presicent of the United States
  5. Big three agreed that certain countries would hold free elections
  6. Commander of the United States Navy
  7. this was considered a counterattack
  8. United States was Partnered with Mexico for this program
  9. Worlds most famous scientist
  10. African American squadron
  11. method used to inflict maximum damage.
  12. Temporary imprisonment of of members of a specific group
  13. closely with the media
  14. the goal of this campaign was to destroy Germany's capacity
  15. project that cost millions of dollars
  16. Event that occurred the Sixth of June 1944
  17. The united States and the Soviet Union were considered this
  18. Pilots who crashed their planes into American ships

38 Clues: tank commander • savvy labor leader • mass murder of Jews • FDR established this • closely with the media • Turning point of the war • This was issued by the UN • African American squadron • A form of economic control. • Worlds most famous scientist • American officer known as mike • Hostility or prejudice against war • to give up without any concessions • ...

Historical Documents 2014-11-10

Historical Documents crossword puzzle
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  1. everyone must follow the law even government officials.
  2. document formed the basis for both the Charters and the Declaration of Independence.
  3. document guaranteed the rights of Englishman to colonists.
  4. How many states are needed to approve a law under the Articles of Confederation?
  5. The major powers of government resided with whom under the Articles of Confederation?
  6. every citizen votes on issues.
  7. This document established the principle of the rule of law.
  8. part of the Intolerable Acts was the harshest in the eyes of the colonists.
  9. Thomas Hobbes introduced the idea that government was an agreement between people and leaders, which he called this.
  10. John Locke wrote that all people were equal and enjoyed these three natural rights.
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  1. served as a model for the Bill of Rights.
  2. The Articles of Confederation was the first form of _________ for independent states.
  3. event gave Britain a large debt, which was hoped to be paid off by taxing the colonists.
  4. freedom to practice the religion of your choice.
  5. By taxing colonists on things that they bought, the British used __________ to try and control the colonists.
  6. Thomas Paine based his pamphlet Common Sense off of the beliefs of this enlightened individual.
  7. The number of states needed to make an amendment to Articles of Confederation.
  8. Government is not all powerful and may only do those things people have given it the power to do.
  9. people are the source of any and all government power
  10. type of government used by the United States.
  11. event led to the beginning of the Revolutionary War with the “Shot Heard Around the World?”

21 Clues: every citizen votes on issues. • served as a model for the Bill of Rights. • type of government used by the United States. • freedom to practice the religion of your choice. • people are the source of any and all government power • everyone must follow the law even government officials. • document guaranteed the rights of Englishman to colonists. • ...

The Cold War 2015-02-19

The Cold War crossword puzzle
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  1. Willingness to go to the edge, or brink, of war
  2. The division of Europe between free and communist countries
  3. U.S. policy of sending aid to any nation trying to prevent a Communist takeover
  4. Soviet leader
  5. Military alliance of the Soviet Union and its satellite nations
  6. Republican Senator who claimed Communists were taking over the federal government
  7. Activists in the American Communist Party who were executed as spies
  8. Country dominated by the Soviet Union
  9. Effort to block Soviet influence by making alliances and supporting weaker nations
  10. Downing of a U.S.spy plane and the capture of its pilot by the Soviet Union in 1960
  11. Defensive military alliance of the United States, Canada, and ten European nations
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  1. Imaginary line that divides Korea at 38 degrees north latitude
  2. FormerStateDepartment official
  3. Resupply of West Berlin by U.S. and British planes during Soviet blockade of 1948
  4. Pilot of an American U-2 spy plane that was shot down
  5. List of people in the Hollywood film industry who were refused jobs because they did not cooperate with HUAC
  6. State of hostility between the Soviet Union and the United States but without military action
  7. Peacekeeping body of nations
  8. President of the United States
  9. House Committee on Un-American Activities
  10. Term used to refer to tactic of accusing people of disloyalty without producing evidence
  11. War begun when North Korea invaded South Korea in 1950
  12. Program under which the United States gave economic aid to rebuild postwar Western Europe
  13. People called to testify before HUAC who did not cooperate
  14. Leader of the Communist forces in China
  15. Hydrogenbomb
  16. Intelligence-gathering,or spy, agency of the United States government

27 Clues: Hydrogenbomb • Soviet leader • Peacekeeping body of nations • FormerStateDepartment official • President of the United States • Country dominated by the Soviet Union • Leader of the Communist forces in China • House Committee on Un-American Activities • Willingness to go to the edge, or brink, of war • Pilot of an American U-2 spy plane that was shot down • ...

Civil War 2022-02-08

Civil War crossword puzzle
Across
  1. A city in Georgia which was a major strategic city for the Confederacy
  2. 18th U.S. President; Union General
  3. "the first modern general" Known for command of military strategy
  4. A fort most famous for being the site of the first shots of the Civil War
  5. Battle of Pittsburg Landing; Fought in Western Tennessee
  6. A military strategy that proposed for a naval blockade of the Confederate states
  7. Nicknamed "Little mac" and "Young Napoleon"
  8. First major battle of Civil War
  9. Famous for participation in the Battle of gettysburg; _______'s charge is named after him
  10. Where Robert Lee surrendered to Ulysses Grant
  11. Killed by his own Confederate brethren
  12. Friends with Ulysses S. Grant, his cavarly pursued Robert Lee
  13. A steam frigate
  14. A defensive mastermind
  15. He was the first rear admiral, vice admiral and admiral in the United States Navy.
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  1. Known for his peculiar style of dress
  2. Most famous battle; town in Pennslyvania
  3. Brigadier General at Little Round Top who received Medal of Honor
  4. A Cherokee chief who signed the treaty forcing the removal of Cherokees from Georgia
  5. An executive order issued by the President that states, all slaves in rebellious states shall be free
  6. Union General, "the Rock of Chickamauga"
  7. A general for the Union known for his defeat at Chancellorsville by Robert Lee
  8. Ironclad Warship for the Union Navy
  9. Emancipation Proclamation; 16th President
  10. Battle of Sharpsburg
  11. City in Western Mississpi, "the siege of __________
  12. First and only President of Confederate States
  13. Overall commander of the Confederates; Most well-known general
  14. A Union General who led an expeditionary force in North Carolina
  15. Only sitting U.S. senator to be killed during a military engagement
  16. "Camp Sumter"

31 Clues: "Camp Sumter" • A steam frigate • Battle of Sharpsburg • A defensive mastermind • First major battle of Civil War • 18th U.S. President; Union General • Ironclad Warship for the Union Navy • Known for his peculiar style of dress • Killed by his own Confederate brethren • Most famous battle; town in Pennslyvania • Union General, "the Rock of Chickamauga" • ...

Civil war 2022-11-17

Civil war crossword puzzle
Across
  1. freedom of choice
  2. Civil War civil war in the United States between the North and the South; 1861-1865
  3. keep in safety and protect from harm, loss, or destruction
  4. the basic features of a system or organization
  5. the orientation of those who favor government by the people
  6. bringing death
  7. any entry into an area not previously occupied
  8. a binding commitment to do or give or refrain from something
  9. civilians trained as soldiers, not part of the regular army
  10. the southern states that seceded from the United States in 1861
  11. related operations aimed at achieving a particular goal
  12. impossible to split into parts
  13. troops trained to fight on horseback
  14. an offensive against an enemy
  15. the state of being allied
  16. the region of the United States lying to the south of the Mason-Dixon line
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  1. capable of dissolving
  2. break down, literally or metaphorically
  3. a region where a battle is being (or has been) fought
  4. serving as an essential component
  5. of or occurring between or among citizens of the state
  6. an authoritative direction or instruction to do something
  7. brought about or set up or accepted
  8. not producing an intended consequence
  9. run away quickly
  10. the state of being held in low esteem
  11. the region of the United States lying to the north of the Mason-Dixon line
  12. of a government with central and regional authorities
  13. a statement that is emphatic and explicit
  14. organized opposition to authority
  15. a war measure isolating an area of importance to the enemy
  16. oppose, as in hostility or a competition
  17. a fortified military post where troops are stationed

33 Clues: bringing death • run away quickly • freedom of choice • capable of dissolving • the state of being allied • an offensive against an enemy • impossible to split into parts • serving as an essential component • organized opposition to authority • brought about or set up or accepted • troops trained to fight on horseback • not producing an intended consequence • ...

Jackson and Sectionalism 2020-05-13

Jackson and Sectionalism crossword puzzle
Across
  1. In the 1828 election, there were more ______ because property requirements were eliminated
  2. Northern industrial states favored high ____ to protect manufacturers from foreign competition
  3. Anti-slavery newspaper published by William Lloyd Garrison
  4. Giving government jobs to loyal campaign supporters
  5. Compromises over slavery prior to the Civil War were meant to balance power between free and slave states in this branch of the national government
  6. This state opposed the Tariff of 1832 and threatened secession
  7. Southern states relied on this type of economy before and after the Civil War
  8. Nat Turner and Gabriel Prosser led slave revolts in this state
  9. The Know-Nothings and this political party were formed when the Federalist party died after the War of 1812—WHIGS
  10. Susan B. Anthony and Elizabeth Cady ______ were leaders of the women's suffrage movement
Down
  1. Event in which Native Americans were forced to march west; many died along the Way
  2. Modeled after the Declaration of Independence, the _______ Declaration outlined reasons to give women the right to vote
  3. America's victory in the Mexican War led to the U.S. acquisition of California,Nevada, Utah, New Mexico, and _____.
  4. Power given to the President to prevent passage of legislation
  5. When a new state joined the Union and if forbid slavery, it was called this
  6. This area entered the Union 9 years after fights for, and winning, independence from Mexico
  7. The Missouri Compromise's separation of free and slave state areas deals solely with this territory
  8. Westward expansion and admission of new states to the Union led to increased conflict over this issue
  9. This term means a state can invalidate (void) an act of Congress
  10. Battle where "Texans" were defeated by a superior Mexican army
  11. This person vetoed the re-chartering of the Bank of the United States

21 Clues: Giving government jobs to loyal campaign supporters • Anti-slavery newspaper published by William Lloyd Garrison • Power given to the President to prevent passage of legislation • This state opposed the Tariff of 1832 and threatened secession • Battle where "Texans" were defeated by a superior Mexican army • ...

Ronald Oldenburg Sec #3 X-Word 2024-03-21

Ronald Oldenburg Sec #3 X-Word crossword puzzle
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  1. In the case of _________ vs Ogden, the Supreme Court upheld the power of federal government to regulate trade between states.
  2. Henry Clay's program, known as the, "American System" called for high _________.
  3. When Monroe decided to act independently of Britian, he sent a message to Congress in 1823, this statement is known as the Monroe ________.
  4. The word ______ is to describe people born from Spanish parents.
  5. John _______ of The South, was a sectional leader, who supported slavery.
  6. Both Daniel Webster and Henry Clay opposed the war of _________, but John Calhoun supported the war.
  7. In the case of McCulloch vs ________, the court ruled that the states cant interfere with federal power.
  8. _________ __________ is trade between different states.
  9. Spain sold Florida to the United States for $___________.
Down
  1. Henry Clay was born in Virginia but when he was 20 years old he moved to _______.
  2. Unlike Webster and Clay, Calhoun supported _______.
  3. ____________ is loyalty to one's state or section rather than to the nation as a whole.
  4. John Calhoun, Daniel Webster, and Henry Clay were known as, "The Three _______ Leaders."
  5. John Calhoun's striking features earned him the nickname "__________."
  6. Daniel ______ wanted the federal government to take a bigger role in the economy.
  7. The _____-_____ Treaty took effect in 1821.
  8. The Black Seminoles made one settlement on the Apalachicola River called _____ _____, the fort got shot down by American Forces.
  9. _________ became the president of the independent Republic of Great Colombia.
  10. Around 1810, many people living in Spain's American colonies were eager for ___________.
  11. In the 1800s the United States was having compition from foreign countrys, ______ put up the most compition.
  12. Each Sectional leader represented a different section of the ________.
  13. Daniel Webster thought slavery was ____.

22 Clues: Daniel Webster thought slavery was ____. • The _____-_____ Treaty took effect in 1821. • Unlike Webster and Clay, Calhoun supported _______. • _________ __________ is trade between different states. • Spain sold Florida to the United States for $___________. • The word ______ is to describe people born from Spanish parents. • ...

Federalism 2024-04-08

Federalism crossword puzzle
Across
  1. Powers shared by both the Federal Government and the State Governments.
  2. System of government in which significant power is retained by local or regional governments and not given to the central authority or government.
  3. Chief Executive of State Government.
  4. Nation with a federal system.
  5. Clause in the US Constitution that provides that any conflict between a legitimate action of the national government and a state will be resolved in favor of the national government.
  6. Powers that both the national and state governments are not allowed to exercise.
  7. Amendment to the US Constitution that reserves powers to the states.
  8. Chief executive of city or town government.
  9. Type of Federalism in which the federal government and state governments each have clearly defined spheres of power.
  10. Highest Court in the State of Georgia.
  11. Powers of the national government recognized by all sovereign nations.
  12. Type of Federalism in which federal and state governments share power and collaborate on certain issues
  13. Synonym for "federal" government or "national" government.
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  1. State version of the United States Congress.
  2. System in which power is centralized in one central government.
  3. System that divides power between the national and lower level governments such as state and local governments.
  4. Powers specifically granted to the national government by the Constitution (aka "Express Powers").
  5. Powers belong to the states under the Constitution's 10th Amendment.
  6. Clause in the Constitution that grants Congress the power to pass all laws “necessary and proper” to carry out any of the specific “enumerated powers".
  7. Powers of the states to regulate behavior and enforce order within the state for the betterment of the health, safety, morals, and general welfare.
  8. Chief Executive of National Government.
  9. Powers granted to the United States government that aren't explicitly stated in the Constitution.

22 Clues: Nation with a federal system. • Chief Executive of State Government. • Highest Court in the State of Georgia. • Chief Executive of National Government. • Chief executive of city or town government. • State version of the United States Congress. • Synonym for "federal" government or "national" government. • System in which power is centralized in one central government. • ...

War of 1812 2023-02-03

War of 1812 crossword puzzle
Across
  1. Hawks Someone who favours war or continuing to escalate an existing conflict as opposed to other solutions.
  2. The first emperor of France. Known as one of the best commanders of all time.
  3. A battle fought between American soldiers and Native American warriors along the banks of the Keth-tip-pe-can-nunk.
  4. Also known as the battle of Niagara.
  5. A catalyst and victim of the political and military entanglements between Britain and the US.
  6. Most famous for his surrender to the British at Fort Detroit.
  7. This was the peace treaty that ended the War of 1812 between the United States and the United Kingdom.
  8. The author of the U.S. national anthem.
  9. A trade restriction, typically adopted by a government.
  10. The idea that the United States is destined—by God.
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  1. Ninth president of the United States.
  2. Fourth president of the United States. Best known for contribution to the ratification of the Constitution by writing The Federalist Papers.
  3. What Toronto is now.
  4. Enforcement of military or naval service on able-bodied but unwilling men through crude and violent methods.
  5. This person led his troops through enemy territory to victory in several tide-turning battles. He is well known for his stunning victory at New Orleans.
  6. Shawnee chief and warrior who promoted resistance to the expansion of the United States onto Native American lands.
  7. The first major battle in the War of 1812. Resulting in a British victory.
  8. Known throughout Canada as a heroine of the War of 1812 for her 20-mile journey to warn the British.
  9. Brock British Army officer and colonial administrator from Guernsey.
  10. This person helped the US end the War of 1812 by beating the Royal Navy in the Battle of Lake Erie.

20 Clues: What Toronto is now. • Also known as the battle of Niagara. • Ninth president of the United States. • The author of the U.S. national anthem. • The idea that the United States is destined—by God. • A trade restriction, typically adopted by a government. • Most famous for his surrender to the British at Fort Detroit. • ...

Chapter 15 Lessons 2 - 4 2023-05-30

Chapter 15 Lessons 2 - 4 crossword puzzle
Across
  1. The United States and this country both had stakes on Oregon Country before it became solely part of the United States
  2. Texas is this number state in the Union
  3. "________ the Alamo!" would become a famous phrase from this all
  4. In 1808 the United States tried to buy this piece of land from Spain
  5. Texas was once part of this country.
  6. the first people to pass through the South Pass were ______________.
  7. the occupation of the person who found the South Pass
  8. the amount of days Mexico sent cannonballs at the Alamo
  9. This future president was asked to end raids of
  10. This president was advised to tell Spain "govern or get out".
  11. The old mission that was taken over when Santa Anna came to San Antonio
  12. Texans of Mexican descent were known as this.
Down
  1. This group welcomed runaway enslaved people into their community, much to the anger of some Americans
  2. Texas would remain this for ten years before joining the United States
  3. by 1830, there were this mean thousand Americans in Texas
  4. "_________ or fight!" was a famous slogan attributed to President Polk
  5. those who left for Oregon were often known as ____________.
  6. this group led a small band of explorers to the Oregon Coast
  7. Because of the weather was always ________, the Oregon Country was known as a "pioneers' paradise".
  8. Stephen F. Austin created a colony in Mexico that would become this state
  9. this parallel divides modern day Canada from the United States
  10. _________ country was claimed by four different nations in 1819
  11. this flag means "expect no mercy"
  12. this Mexican general who arrested Stephen F. Austin
  13. Texas had land that well really good for growing ________.

25 Clues: this flag means "expect no mercy" • Texas was once part of this country. • Texas is this number state in the Union • Texans of Mexican descent were known as this. • This future president was asked to end raids of • this Mexican general who arrested Stephen F. Austin • the occupation of the person who found the South Pass • ...

Module 9 Vocabulary Crossword puzzle 2023-03-19

Module 9 Vocabulary Crossword puzzle crossword puzzle
Across
  1. Homeless Americans began to build their own camps on the edges of cities, where they lived in shacks and other crude shelters.
  2. the highest concrete arch dam in the United States.
  3. government assistance in maintaining the levels of market prices regardless of supply or demand.
  4. getting a loan from your brokerage and using the money from the loan to invest in more securities than you can buy with your available cash
  5. American politician who served four terms as Governor of New York
  6. United States stock market crashed
  7. a place where people who cannot afford, or do not have the means to feed themselves, can get a free or cheap meal.
  8. cash payments or “the dole”
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  1. a law that implemented protectionist trade policies in the United States.
  2. 31st president
  3. the action or process of deflating or being deflated.
  4. agency authorized by the U.S. government to loan money to assist the nation's ailing banks after the stock market crash of 1929 and during the Great Depression that followed.
  5. a stock market index of 30 prominent companies listed on stock exchanges in the United States.
  6. the drought-affected south central United States in the aftermath of horrific dust storms.
  7. the risky nineteenth-century investment practice or strategy of buying cheaply large quantities of land
  8. record of how a person handles money and debt, including credit card accounts and other loans.
  9. intended to lower the cost of home ownership by creating a network of government-sponsored banks and boards to provide mortgage credit.
  10. gathering of probably 10,000 to 25,000 World War I veterans
  11. a line of needy persons assembled to receive food given as charity,
  12. a long and severe recession in an economy or market.

20 Clues: 31st president • cash payments or “the dole” • United States stock market crashed • the highest concrete arch dam in the United States. • a long and severe recession in an economy or market. • the action or process of deflating or being deflated. • gathering of probably 10,000 to 25,000 World War I veterans • ...

1950's crossword 2025-04-30

1950's crossword crossword puzzle
Across
  1. An area on the outside of big cities and towns where people live.
  2. An American singer, songwriter, and guitarist who was one of the most influential Rock n roll performers.
  3. A U.S. government agency responsible for science and technology related to air & space.
  4. was a political rivalry between the United States and the Soviet Union.
  5. was an American singer and actor and is one of the best-selling artists in history.
  6. was a soviet pilot and cosmonaut who was the first to go to space.
  7. He was a visionary leader and advocate for equality.
  8. is A country in East Asia divided into 2 parts due to the war between the south and north.
  9. A dance originating in the 1950s where you take off your shoes and dance with your socks.
  10. was a style of popular music that originated in the United States in the mid-1950s.
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  1. to stop the buying or using of the goods or services of a certain company or country as a protest.
  2. was an Air Force officer and a record-setting test pilot.
  3. was an Attorney, former Chief Justice, and the 30th governor in California.
  4. was a decision that separated children in public schools based on unconstitutional race.
  5. The first artificial Earth Satellite.
  6. An established organizer and leader in the civil rights movement in Alabama.
  7. was the 33rd president of the United States. He also served as the 34th Vice President of the United States.
  8. was the political repression and persecution of individuals.
  9. was the 34th president of the United States. During World War 2, he was the Supreme Commander of the Allied Expeditionary Force.
  10. l was an influential leader of the civil rights movement.

20 Clues: The first artificial Earth Satellite. • He was a visionary leader and advocate for equality. • was an Air Force officer and a record-setting test pilot. • l was an influential leader of the civil rights movement. • was the political repression and persecution of individuals. • An area on the outside of big cities and towns where people live. • ...

times the charm 2024-02-12

times the charm crossword puzzle
Across
  1. How many parts in the Hitchhiker's Guide?
  2. The personification of destiny
  3. Law that states "A = A"
  4. Faith, hope, and love
  5. Combine the root, third, and fifth
  6. Law that states that something cannot be and not be at the same time
  7. Army of Darkness weapon
  8. Built houses out of straw, sticks, and bricks
  9. The unification of Heaven, Earth, and Humanity
  10. Derived the laws of planetary motion
  11. Nitrogen with three hydrogens
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  1. Moha, Raga, and Dvesha lead to its creation
  2. Narya, Nenya, Vilya
  3. Law that states that something has to be or not be
  4. Its angles add up to 180
  5. Goddess of ghosts and magic
  6. The personification of vengeance
  7. Red, blue, and yellow
  8. PVT - used to remember Murphy's _____
  9. Is the Japanese idea of something that not is being as important as the part that is

20 Clues: Narya, Nenya, Vilya • Faith, hope, and love • Red, blue, and yellow • Law that states "A = A" • Army of Darkness weapon • Its angles add up to 180 • Goddess of ghosts and magic • Nitrogen with three hydrogens • The personification of destiny • The personification of vengeance • Combine the root, third, and fifth • Derived the laws of planetary motion • ...

Civil War Crossword 2025-03-18

Civil War Crossword crossword puzzle
Across
  1. soldiers for the Confederacy
  2. United States of America's President
  3. Bloodiest battle of the Civil War with more than 50,000 casualties
  4. Confederate general that led to a Rebel victory at the First Battle of Bull Run
  5. General-in-Chief of the US Army and veteran of the 1812 and Mexican wars
  6. Sunk March 8, 1862 by the CSS Virginia and marked the end of wooden vessels use in the US Navy
  7. Britian nearly sided with the Confederacy.
Down
  1. commander of the South's eastern forces
  2. Confederate States of America's President
  3. Union strategy to cut blockade Southern ports using the US Navy
  4. The court house were the Civil War officially ended with Confederate surrender and reunification on April 9, 1865
  5. United States army during the civil war
  6. The Confederate strategy that hoped European nations dependent on American cotton would help aid the rebellion
  7. succeeded from the United States
  8. soldiers for the Union Union's

15 Clues: soldiers for the Confederacy • soldiers for the Union Union's • succeeded from the United States • United States of America's President • commander of the South's eastern forces • United States army during the civil war • Confederate States of America's President • Britian nearly sided with the Confederacy. • Union strategy to cut blockade Southern ports using the US Navy • ...

Ch 1 History- Reconstruction 2025-08-26

Ch 1 History- Reconstruction crossword puzzle
Across
  1. The ten percent plan created by...
  2. AA reformer who argued that AA's should get used to segregation and focus on economy and jobs.
  3. 13th amendment.
  4. Law that limited AA's rights and wasn't much better then slavery.
  5. Who was president during the compromise of 1877?
  6. Right to vote
  7. The compromise of 1877 did what?
  8. Presidency during most of civil war
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  1. The freedmen's bureau hoped to give every african american an...
  2. Northerners who came to the south to help with economy.Had advantage on jobs as they were educated.
  3. President who died 5 days after civil war
  4. This plan was owned by a group of people who wanted the southern states to have to have 50% of states having to sweat into the union to be readmitted.
  5. 14th amendment
  6. The civil rights act of 1866 was...
  7. This amendment forbid states from denying suffrage.
  8. Who's plan was focused more on the states and less on helping AA's with Reconstruction?

16 Clues: Right to vote • 14th amendment • 13th amendment. • The compromise of 1877 did what? • The ten percent plan created by... • The civil rights act of 1866 was... • Presidency during most of civil war • President who died 5 days after civil war • Who was president during the compromise of 1877? • This amendment forbid states from denying suffrage. • ...

Gilded Age Crossword Puzzle 2022-01-17

Gilded Age Crossword Puzzle crossword puzzle
Across
  1. a general vote by the electorate on a single political question which has been referred to them for a direct decision
  2. a power reserved to the voters to propose legislation, by petition, that would enact, amend or repeal a City Charter or Code provision
  3. state and local laws that enforced racial segregation in the Southern United States
  4. a power reserved to the voters that allows the voters, by petition, to demand the removal of an elected official.
  5. a settlement house in Chicago, Illinois, United States that was co-founded in 1889 by Jane Addams and Ellen Gates Starr. Located on the Near West Side of the city, Hull House opened to serve recently arrived European immigrants. By 1911, Hull House had expanded to 13 buildings.
  6. a United States foreign policy established by President Theodore Roosevelt in 1904. It stated that the U.S. would intervene in Latin American countries where European powers sought to collect debts or whose governments were thought to be unstable.
  7. a constructed waterway that connects the Atlantic and Pacific oceans across the Isthmus of Panama.
  8. a peace agreement between Spain and the United States that ended the Spanish-American War. Under the treaty, Cuba gained independence from Spain, and the United States gained possession of the Philippines, Puerto Rico, and Guam.
  9. a person favoring a policy of remaining apart from the affairs or interests of other groups, especially the political affairs of other countries.
  10. a landmark decision of the U.S. Supreme Court in which the Court ruled that racial segregation laws did not violate the U.S. Constitution as long as the facilities for each race were equal in quality, a doctrine that came to be known as "separate but equal".
Down
  1. any of a group of American writers identified with pre-World War I reform and exposé writing.
  2. an armed conflict between Spain and the United States. Hostilities began in the aftermath of the internal explosion of USS Maine in Havana Harbor in Cuba, leading to U.S. intervention in the Cuban War of Independence
  3. a policy of extending a country's power and influence through diplomacy or military force
  4. an American writer, investigative journalist, biographer and lecturer. She was one of the leading muckrakers of the Progressive Era of the late 19th and early 20th centuries and pioneered investigative journalism.
  5. an American politician, statesman, conservationist, naturalist, historian, and writer who served as the 26th president of the United States from 1901 to 1909
  6. a novel portrays the harsh conditions and exploited lives of immigrants in the United States in Chicago and similar industrialized cities
  7. a civil rights organization in the United States, formed in 1909 as an interracial endeavor to advance justice for African Americans by a group including W. E. B. Du Bois, Mary White Ovington, Moorfield Storey and Ida B. Wells.
  8. a political philosophy in support of social reform

18 Clues: a political philosophy in support of social reform • state and local laws that enforced racial segregation in the Southern United States • a policy of extending a country's power and influence through diplomacy or military force • any of a group of American writers identified with pre-World War I reform and exposé writing. • ...

Digital Electronics Q6 2023-02-11

Digital Electronics Q6 crossword puzzle
Across
  1. An e-NFA is __________ in representation
  2. Unused states are treated as Don’t care conditions during the
  3. In mealy machine the O/P depends upon?
  4. A decimal counter has_____ states
  5. For signals which are updated frequently ____ is used
  6. Ripple counters are also called_________
Down
  1. The major difference between mealy and Moore machine is about:
  2. The parallel outputs of a counter circuit represent the_____
  3. BCD counter is also known as________
  4. In Moore machine output is produced over the change of:
  5. The reduction of flip-flops in a sequential circuit is referred to as
  6. Mealy and Moore machine can be categorized as:
  7. A sequence of equally spaced timing pulses may be easily generated by which type of counter circuit?
  8. Two states are said to be equal if they have the same

14 Clues: A decimal counter has_____ states • BCD counter is also known as________ • In mealy machine the O/P depends upon? • An e-NFA is __________ in representation • Ripple counters are also called_________ • Mealy and Moore machine can be categorized as: • For signals which are updated frequently ____ is used • Two states are said to be equal if they have the same • ...

Final Project 2021-01-12

Final Project crossword puzzle
Across
  1. They are the 10 original laws made by our founding father
  2. What is something that the people can do
  3. They make the laws
  4. They are the people who control the states
  5. They Hold the power of the power of the states
  6. Can decide what is constituionanal and what is not
  7. They make up the united states of America
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  1. What is one way Of limiting Government
  2. He has to enforce the laws
  3. What is one of the responsibilities of being a citizen in the U.S
  4. They have the most power in the government
  5. What is the one of the rights of having citizenship
  6. being Born in a state mean's you have

13 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 • ...

INDIAN STATES 2022-03-12

INDIAN STATES crossword puzzle
Across
  1. VASCO DA GAMA
  2. DEVBHOOMI
  3. IS LARGEST CITY
  4. NEPALI LANGUAGE
Down
  1. BENGALURU LARGEST CITY
  2. BOMBAY
  3. SALT DESSERT
  4. UNION TERITORY

8 Clues: BOMBAY • DEVBHOOMI • SALT DESSERT • VASCO DA GAMA • UNION TERITORY • IS LARGEST CITY • NEPALI LANGUAGE • BENGALURU LARGEST CITY

American States 2019-10-19

American States crossword puzzle
Across
  1. mississippi
  2. florida
  3. kentucky
  4. indiana
Down
  1. georgia
  2. texas
  3. california
  4. utah

8 Clues: utah • texas • georgia • florida • indiana • kentucky • california • mississippi

US states 2023-10-10

US states crossword puzzle
Across
  1. It is not directly connected to the other states.
  2. It is on top of Oklahoma.
  3. It is the second largest state.
  4. It si the smallest state.
Down
  1. It rhymes with Missouri.
  2. It rhymes with North Dakota.
  3. It is next and it rhymes with Washington.
  4. It rhymes with Rhode Island.

8 Clues: It rhymes with Missouri. • It is on top of Oklahoma. • It si the smallest state. • It rhymes with North Dakota. • It rhymes with Rhode Island. • It is the second largest state. • It is next and it rhymes with Washington. • It is not directly connected to the other states.

USA States 2024-08-13

USA States crossword puzzle
Across
  1. This State is closer to Russia than any other State
  2. This State is the southern boarder of Missouri
  3. This State's abbreviation is AZ
  4. This State is West of Kansas, so Rocky!
Down
  1. This State is on the Gulf of Mexico, Roll Tide
  2. It was the first State of the USA
  3. You can find Hollywood in this State
  4. The State so nice they named it Twice

8 Clues: This State's abbreviation is AZ • It was the first State of the USA • You can find Hollywood in this State • The State so nice they named it Twice • This State is West of Kansas, so Rocky! • This State is on the Gulf of Mexico, Roll Tide • This State is the southern boarder of Missouri • This State is closer to Russia than any other State

United States. 2024-11-13

United States. crossword puzzle
Across
  1. People who share similar ideas about the government
  2. A committee that votes for the president on behalf of each state
  3. People in the electoral college
  4. the number of votes cast by the people for the president.
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  1. the votes cast by the electoral college
  2. A political party that doesn't fall into the main two.
  3. One of the two main political parties in the United States, conservatives usually fall into this one.
  4. One of the two main political parties in the United States, democrats usually fall into this one

8 Clues: People in the electoral college • the votes cast by the electoral college • People who share similar ideas about the government • A political party that doesn't fall into the main two. • the number of votes cast by the people for the president. • A committee that votes for the president on behalf of each state • ...

Abolitionism Crossword 2022-11-22

Abolitionism Crossword crossword puzzle
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  1. an American abolitionist leader. First reaching national prominence for his radical abolitionism and fighting in Bleeding Kansas
  2. is an anti-slavery novel by American author Harriet Beecher Stowe
  3. this act repealed the Missouri Compromise, created two
  4. an exaggerated devotion to the interests of a region over those of a country as a whole.
  5. Pro slavery raiders, that crossed from Missouri into Kansas to ensure it became a slave state.
  6. a prominent American Christian, abolitionist, journalist, suffragist, and social reformer.
  7. the fifth chief justice of the United States
  8. She was an American author and abolitionist
  9. an African American social activist that went on 13 missions to rescue approximately 70 slaves
  10. This act required that slaves he returned to their owners, even if they were in a free state
  11. a network of clandestine routes and safe houses for slaves to escape to free states
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  1. A series of violent civil confrontations in Kansas.
  2. This legislation admitted Missouri as a slave state and Maine as a non-slave State at the same time
  3. The fugitive slave act was amended and the slave trade In Washington D.C. was abolished
  4. an American lawyer and statesman who served as the 16th president of the United States
  5. is a short lived coalition political republican party that was absolved into the Republican Party and that was opposed to the expansion of slavery.
  6. Scottv.Sanford1857 a landmark decision of the United States Supreme Court that held that the United States Constitution was not meant to include American citizenship for people of black African descent
  7. territories, and allowed for popular sovereignty.
  8. is a movement to end slavery
  9. an anti-slavery newspaper
  10. an African American reformer, abolitionists, writer, and statesman that escaped slavery in Maryland

21 Clues: an anti-slavery newspaper • is a movement to end slavery • She was an American author and abolitionist • the fifth chief justice of the United States • territories, and allowed for popular sovereignty. • A series of violent civil confrontations in Kansas. • this act repealed the Missouri Compromise, created two • ...

Alana Riddell: Our Puzzling Government #2 | Federalism 2022-11-18

Alana Riddell: Our Puzzling Government #2 | Federalism crossword puzzle
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  1. an organization of government administrators
  2. Clause which states that the constitution is the supreme law of the land
  3. refers to documents such as mortgages, birth certificates, leases, and deeds
  4. Powers directly stated in the Constitution by the founders
  5. organization made up of all of the USA's govenors
  6. act An act that allows a territory wishing to become a state to prepare a constitution
  7. Powers given to the states if not given specifically to the government
  8. court case that declared Congress overstepped boundaries by banning guns in or near schools
  9. a type of compact made between two different states
  10. Clause which allows the powers of Congress to stretch if need be
  11. laws relating to disputes between people, groups or the state itself (not criminal)
  12. court case which ruled that between a state and national government, the national one is superior
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  1. a type of tax that is put on the money that you make
  2. powers held by both the national and state governments
  3. powers which are refused to all forms of government
  4. Powers the Constitution grants to the national government
  5. a position taken on how federalism should run which leans toward national action
  6. to return criminals from other states to their state of origin after committing a crime
  7. state and local governments making their own policies
  8. a government system which divides power between the state and national governments
  9. Powers are not directly stated but can be inferred from other expressed powers
  10. a law that requires checking government agencies from time to time to see if they are still needed
  11. law which prohibits public officials from holding closed/secret meetings
  12. One of the last two states admitted to the USA

24 Clues: an organization of government administrators • One of the last two states admitted to the USA • organization made up of all of the USA's govenors • powers which are refused to all forms of government • a type of compact made between two different states • a type of tax that is put on the money that you make • state and local governments making their own policies • ...

The Constitution 2022-11-30

The Constitution crossword puzzle
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  1. Amendments Six and Seven preserves the right to have this impartial group convene in a trial.
  2. Refused to sign the Constitution and demanded that a Bill of Rights be added.
  3. Article Four establishes the procedure for forming and admitting these to the union.
  4. To exercise this right one might "plead the fifth."
  5. Shall be issued to conduct reasonable search and seizure.
  6. First Amendment Right Jefferson corresponded regarding with Danbury Baptists.
  7. First Amendment Right securing religious and political verbal intercourse.
  8. First Amendment Freedom securing information to the public.
  9. First Amendment Right for a Redress of Grievances.
  10. Third Amendment.
  11. Both the States and Congress have the authority to do this regarding amendments to the Constitution.
  12. Any rights not enumerated in the constitution are secured by this amendment.
  13. The Legislative Branch.
  14. Fines and Bail shall not exceed the norm, otherwise, they are this.
  15. All executive powers are vested in him.
  16. The branch of government that maintains the court system.
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  1. Father of the Constitution
  2. While negotiated by the President, these need to be ratified by the U.S. Senate.
  3. America is not a democracy, it is this.
  4. First President of the United States under the U.S. Constitution.
  5. Last name of Elizabeth who Benjamin Franklin said, "A republic, ma'am, if you can keep it."
  6. Number of Senators per State.
  7. The Tenth Amendment, recognizing the States possess this, ensures that their rights are secured over all powers not granted to the federal government.
  8. Number of States who sent delegates to the Constitutional Convention.
  9. Number of years of a presidential term.
  10. First Amendment Right securing association in a peaceable manner.
  11. Second Amendment Right.
  12. City where the Constitutional Convention was held in 1787.

28 Clues: Third Amendment. • Second Amendment Right. • The Legislative Branch. • Father of the Constitution • Number of Senators per State. • America is not a democracy, it is this. • Number of years of a presidential term. • All executive powers are vested in him. • First Amendment Right for a Redress of Grievances. • To exercise this right one might "plead the fifth." • ...

Civil War 2019-01-31

Civil War crossword puzzle
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  1. Began career at 25 and began as a Illinois state legislature whig
  2. Fed fort in Charleston South Carolina where first shots were fired
  3. A political agreement that admitted California to the Union as a free state while permitting popular sovereignty in the territories and enacting a stricter fugitive slave law
  4. Union General also 18th president
  5. Abolitionist government of Massachusetts
  6. Civil War battle fought on Union Territory
  7. A military tactic in which a navy prevents vessels from entering or leaving its enemy's ports
  8. Judges son from Ohio renowned Union General during Civil War
  9. During the Civil War a state that allowed slavery but remained in the Union: Delaware, Kentucky, Maryland, Missouri
  10. Civil War killing 23,000 troops in one day
  11. 2 days of fighting killing nearly 25,000 soldiers
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  1. Law giving 160 acres to citizens willing to live on it for 5 years
  2. Formally withdraw from membership in group or organization
  3. Existed before civil war to help slaves escaped to safety
  4. A term used to describe the violence between proslavery and antislavery supporters in Kansas from 1854 to 1856
  5. Government of 11 states that seceded from United States and fought against Union
  6. Required all citizens to aid in apprehending runaway slaves
  7. Born into slavery in Maryland and escaped to Philadelphia
  8. Anti-slavery political party in mid-1800
  9. Declared free all enslaved people living in confederate states and territories
  10. Southern Planter and became President Confederate states
  11. Anti-slavery novel published by Harriet Beecher Stowe
  12. Principle in which people are a source of government power
  13. African American born to slavery and sued for freedom
  14. Party established on anti-slavery in 1854
  15. Divided the 2 states to let them choose to be a slave or free state

26 Clues: Union General also 18th president • Anti-slavery political party in mid-1800 • Abolitionist government of Massachusetts • Party established on anti-slavery in 1854 • Civil War battle fought on Union Territory • Civil War killing 23,000 troops in one day • 2 days of fighting killing nearly 25,000 soldiers • Anti-slavery novel published by Harriet Beecher Stowe • ...

Thomas Read POLS1011 2019-08-29

Thomas Read POLS1011 crossword puzzle
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  1. A _ system lets states have more power
  2. A _ system lets the central government have more power
  3. When people decide on things directly, it is a _ democracy
  4. The _ and Immunities Clause prohibits states from discriminating against non-state residents
  5. The _ Compromise introduced middle ground to the representation debate
  6. When a power is not explicitly stated, than it is _
  7. The 13th Amendment prohibits _
  8. Separation of _ helps keep
  9. The first try at a written US government. The Articles of _
  10. A power held by the President
  11. Believed in small, limited government
  12. The period after the Civil War that consisted of rebuilding and repairs
  13. The US Government is split into two _
  14. The Constitutional _ is where they meet to organize the Constitution
  15. The Full _ and Credit Clause says that legal decisions from one state are to be honored in other states
  16. The _ College chooses the next president
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  1. Paul _ "The British are coming!"
  2. The scope of government authority was called The Great _
  3. Believed in a strong, central government
  4. The _ clause says that federal laws override state ones
  5. The 10th _ strengthens states and weakens the federal government
  6. The document separating the US from Britain. The Declaration of _
  7. A _ power is a power that may be exercised by the head of state without approval
  8. The _ and Proper gives Congress the ability to do what is appropriate
  9. A government type with an elected president instead of a monarch
  10. When something is examined by the judiciary
  11. The first 10 amendments to the constitution
  12. The _ Slave Clause meant slave owners were entitled to captured escaped slaves
  13. States' _ is the issue of what a state can and can't do
  14. It is a _ when a state secedes

30 Clues: Separation of _ helps keep • A power held by the President • The 13th Amendment prohibits _ • It is a _ when a state secedes • Paul _ "The British are coming!" • Believed in small, limited government • The US Government is split into two _ • A _ system lets states have more power • Believed in a strong, central government • The _ College chooses the next president • ...

Government Crossword Review 2020-12-02

Government Crossword Review crossword puzzle
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  1. links people to government, gives voice to people.
  2. collection of people who share some common interest or attitude and seek to influence government for specific ends.
  3. who were dedicated to the concept of limited government.
  4. What is one of the three ways that makes interest groups powerful?
  5. this is of the Constitution ensures that States recognize the laws and, documents, and court proceedings of the other States.
  6. What is one of the three types of interest groups?
  7. the legal process by which a fugitive from justice in one State is returned to that State.
  8. a system of government in which a written constitution divides the powers of government between the national government and the State governments.
  9. a system where power is concentrated in a central government.
  10. agreements among states
  11. What powers levy and collect taxes?
  12. what branch proposes the laws?
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  1. 50% of people vote in this election.
  2. what branch writes the laws?
  3. keep people in office who are sympathetic to group wants and needs.
  4. the ___ and Immunities clause is when no State can draw unreasonable distinctions between its own residents and those persons who happen to live in other States.
  5. congressional elections take place every ___ years
  6. assigning certain powers to the National Government and certain powers to the States.
  7. what powers regulate trade and business within the state?
  8. what branch interprets the laws?
  9. the 4th branch of government.
  10. powers found directly within the constitution.
  11. What powers regulate foreign trade?
  12. an elector who does not vote for his state's popular vote would be considered a ___ elector
  13. has a weak central government and strong state governments

25 Clues: agreements among states • what branch writes the laws? • the 4th branch of government. • what branch proposes the laws? • what branch interprets the laws? • What powers regulate foreign trade? • What powers levy and collect taxes? • 50% of people vote in this election. • powers found directly within the constitution. • links people to government, gives voice to people. • ...

Crossword Puzzle 2021-10-26

Crossword Puzzle crossword puzzle
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  1. a political candidate who seeks election in an area where they have no local connections.
  2. if offered southerners amnesty, or official pardon, for all illegal acts supporting the rebellion.
  3. on the other hand took a harsher stance. They wanted the federal government to force change in the South
  4. These laws divide the South into five districts
  5. an agency providing relief for feed people and certain poor people in the south
  6. an examination to determine whether a person meets the literacy requirements for voting, serving in the armed forces, etc.; a test of one's ability to read and write.
  7. was a special tax people had to pay before they could vote
  8. or laws that greatly limited the freedom of the African Americans
  9. an official pardon for people who have been convicted of political offenses.
  10. United states representative
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  1. the process of remitting the former Confederate states to the union
  2. U.S. History. a clause in the constitutions of some Southern states after 1890 intended to permit white people to vote while disenfranchising Black people: it exempted from new literacy and property qualifications for voting those men entitled to vote before 1867 and their lineal descendants.
  3. 18 president of the United States of America
  4. 17th president of the United states
  5. is the process by a legislative body to bring charges of wrongdoing against a public official.
  6. a tenant farmer who gives a part of each crop as rent.
  7. the forced separation of whites and Africans Americans in public places.
  8. process and period of Reconstruction
  9. a white Southerner who collaborated with northern Republicans during Reconstruction, often for personal profit. The term was used derisively by white Southern Democrats who opposed Reconstruction legislation.
  10. This secret society opposed civil rights, particularly suffrage, for African Americans.

20 Clues: United states representative • 17th president of the United states • process and period of Reconstruction • 18 president of the United States of America • These laws divide the South into five districts • a tenant farmer who gives a part of each crop as rent. • was a special tax people had to pay before they could vote • ...

Crossword Puzzle in Context | 11 Famous Battles That Changed the World 2023-04-17

Crossword Puzzle in Context | 11 Famous Battles That Changed the World crossword puzzle
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  1. Referring to the United States during the American Civil War, where it represented the northern states.
  2. An alliance of different groups or countries working together towards a common goal.
  3. Referring to the ancient Carthaginian Empire, which was based in North Africa and dominated much of the western Mediterranean.
  4. Referring to the Axis Powers, a group of countries led by Germany, Italy, and Japan during World War II.
  5. Referring to the Confederate States of America, which was formed by southern states that seceded from the United States during the American Civil War.
  6. People from the ancient Persian Empire, which was located in modern-day Iran.
  7. Referring to the Kingdom of Prussia, a former kingdom located in modern-day Germany.
  8. A region in northern France where the Battle of Normandy was fought in 1944.
  9. A plain in Greece where the Battle of Marathon was fought in 490 BC.
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  1. An act of entering a country or territory by force with the intent of taking it over.
  2. Soldiers who fight on foot.
  3. Infantry soldiers in ancient Greece who fought in a phalanx formation.
  4. A small atoll in the Pacific Ocean where the Battle of Midway was fought in 1942.
  5. Referring to the Soviet Union, a former communist state that existed from 1922 to 1991.
  6. A town in Belgium where the Battle of Waterloo was fought in 1815.
  7. A city-state in ancient Greece known for its military prowess.
  8. A former kingdom located in modern-day Germany.
  9. Soldiers who fight using bows and arrows.
  10. Referring to the ancient Macedonian Empire, which was established by Alexander the Great.
  11. Soldiers who fight on horseback.

20 Clues: Soldiers who fight on foot. • Soldiers who fight on horseback. • Soldiers who fight using bows and arrows. • A former kingdom located in modern-day Germany. • A city-state in ancient Greece known for its military prowess. • A town in Belgium where the Battle of Waterloo was fought in 1815. • A plain in Greece where the Battle of Marathon was fought in 490 BC. • ...

Us history crossword puzzle 2023-05-16

Us history crossword puzzle crossword puzzle
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  1. Rights Movement Bill which prohibited discrimination based on race
  2. Line separating areas if settlement from less densely populated areas
  3. Type of factor that causes people to leave one place for another
  4. The enforced separation of different racial groups
  5. powers powers Alliance between germany, italy, and japan against the allied
  6. Town that sprang up overnight, often in a mining area
  7. The supply of food ans supplies to west berlin by Britan and American military air transport during the blockade
  8. The government act that granted free land to settlers after improving it for 6 months
  9. Lincoln's ____________ Proclamation declared that slaves in states in rebellion would be free in January 1863
  10. of confederation Initial constitution adopted by the second continental congress that established a loose leage of individual states and was later replced in 1787 by the united states constitution
  11. The 14th Amendment established everyone's right to Due _______
  12. Failed 1961 U.S. invasion of Cuba
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  1. Name of the railroad that was completed in 1869
  2. Just after the Civil War, _____ _____ were written by Southern states to prevent freedmen from having the same rights as whites
  3. Early skirmished between colonists and british troops, sparking
  4. Constitutional Amendment that prohibits slavery throughout the United States
  5. An emancipated slave
  6. Temporary stop in fighting; truce
  7. A person who agitated to end slavery
  8. Term for a freedman who enters into a farming deal with former owner to work the land and divide the harvest
  9. A person who beleives that all forms of goverment are oppressive and should be abolished
  10. a war that affects all countries
  11. Southern white who supported Reconstruction

23 Clues: An emancipated slave • a war that affects all countries • Temporary stop in fighting; truce • Failed 1961 U.S. invasion of Cuba • A person who agitated to end slavery • Southern white who supported Reconstruction • Name of the railroad that was completed in 1869 • The enforced separation of different racial groups • Town that sprang up overnight, often in a mining area • ...

The Civil War Vocabulary 2014-03-14

The Civil War Vocabulary crossword puzzle
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  1. the effort by the North to keep ships from entering or leaving Southern ports
  2. the term used to describe new soldiers
  3. something that makes a defensive position stronger, they can be man-made or natural
  4. a group of soldiers usually led my a brigadier general
  5. the new nation that the southern states made, it fought against the Union
  6. blanket or other bedding rolled up and carried over the shoulder by a soldier
  7. a soldier who was wounded, killed, or missing in action
  8. the states of Maryland, Delaware, Kentucky, and Missouri who didn't join the Confederacy, but supported the south
  9. troops who are only called out to defend the land in an emergency
  10. a boundary that became a symbolic division between the free and the slave states
  11. a branch of the military using ships to conduct warfare
  12. hard crackers often issued to the soldiers of both sides during the Civil War
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  1. a place where weapons and other military supplies are stored
  2. someone who wishes to abolish or get rid of slavery
  3. it said that people of each territory should decide for themselves if slaves should be allowed
  4. troops sent to strengthen a fighting force by adding a number of fresh soldiers
  5. withdrawal from the Federal government of the United States
  6. a branch of the military mounted on horseback
  7. the largest organized group of soldiers
  8. a state of bondage in which African Americans were owned by other people, usually white, and forced to labor on their behalf
  9. the cruel killing of a number of helpless or unresisting people
  10. to lie in wait for an attack

22 Clues: to lie in wait for an attack • the term used to describe new soldiers • the largest organized group of soldiers • a branch of the military mounted on horseback • someone who wishes to abolish or get rid of slavery • a group of soldiers usually led my a brigadier general • a soldier who was wounded, killed, or missing in action • ...

Civil War 2014-10-05

Civil War crossword puzzle
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  1. battle fought July 1-3 1863
  2. graduate of west point and a chief aide in the Mexican American war and assumed command of confederate army
  3. northern commander before Ulysses S. Grant
  4. confederate general
  5. first shots of the Civil War were fired here
  6. northern democrat who supported popular sovereignty
  7. People would vote on rather to allow slavery or not
  8. issued January 1, 1863 and freed the slaves in the states in the rebellion against the union
  9. Created the underground railroad
  10. Written by Harriet Beecher in 1852, motivated people in the north to support abolition
  11. Republican who became president in 1860 and was assassinated by John Wilkes Booth
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  1. 18th President of the United States; commander of the Union armies in the American Civil War
  2. opposed slavery in new territories
  3. union morale law after defeat at second battle of bull run
  4. African American Unit
  5. One of the two major political parties in the United States.
  6. sectional crisis during the presidency of Andrew Jackson created by South Carolina's 1832 Ordinance of Nullification
  7. slave owners could recover slaves who ran away to free states
  8. becomes the president of the confederate states of America
  9. US army general who took control of western front after Grant's appointment
  10. The leading southern politician of the early nineteenth century; he served as vice president under both John Quincy Adams and Andrew Jackson and then was elected senator from South Carolina.
  11. led by social reformers, William Lloyd Garrison, founder of the American Anti-Slavery Society; writers such as John Greenleaf Whittier and Harriet Beecher Stowe.
  12. Where Robert E. Lee and his troops surrendered
  13. destroyed southern cities and railways to trap
  14. non-supporters of the Civil War

25 Clues: confederate general • African American Unit • battle fought July 1-3 1863 • non-supporters of the Civil War • Created the underground railroad • opposed slavery in new territories • northern commander before Ulysses S. Grant • first shots of the Civil War were fired here • Where Robert E. Lee and his troops surrendered • destroyed southern cities and railways to trap • ...

Cuban Missile Crisis 2016-01-14

Cuban Missile Crisis crossword puzzle
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  1. ____ is a Soviet short-range artillery rocket system
  2. A ________ is an effort to cut off supplies, war material or communications from a particular area by force
  3. is a city located on the Atlantic coast in southeastern Florida
  4. the staged invasion from the CIA was called ___ __ ___
  5. to separate and restrict the movement of persons'state of enforced isolation is called __________
  6. Stevenson _____ _________ attempted to force an answer from Soviet Ambassador Valerian Zorin as to the existence of the weapons
  7. ______ was a body of United States government officials that convened to advise President John F. Kennedy during the Cuban Missile Crisis
  8. This was a neclear weapon created by USA and was placed on submarines are called ______
  9. This organizations is abbreviated to UN
  10. The Capital City of USSR is ______
  11. ______ was the place where USA placed missiles pointing towards USSR
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  1. The Capital city of Cuba is called ______
  2. _____ revolution was a plan to get rid of the dictator in Cuba
  3. _______ is a unit written into various nuclear weapon control treaties, and gives a sense of destructiveness
  4. is a state in the southeast United States, bordered to the west by the Gulf of Mexico
  5. __-__ was used for electronic sensor research, satellite calibration, and communications purposes.
  6. This continent is made up of Germany, USSR, France exc.
  7. a system that allows direct communication between the leaders of the United States and Russia
  8. A Surface-to-Air Missile was abbreviated to ___
  9. place of the President of the United States located in Washington, D.C.
  10. Rusk ____ ____ was the United States Secretary of State from 1961 to 1969

21 Clues: The Capital City of USSR is ______ • This organizations is abbreviated to UN • The Capital city of Cuba is called ______ • A Surface-to-Air Missile was abbreviated to ___ • ____ is a Soviet short-range artillery rocket system • the staged invasion from the CIA was called ___ __ ___ • This continent is made up of Germany, USSR, France exc. • ...

Chapter 18 Crossword 2017-02-15

Chapter 18 Crossword crossword puzzle
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  1. This restricted the rights of newly independent Cubans and effectively brought the island within the U.S. sphere.
  2. He was a U.S. Secretary of State who issued the first of a series of notes to foreign diplomats in 1899.
  3. of Paris Officially ended the war and was signed by Spain and the United States in December 1898
  4. 35.000 workers helped dig this in, often in very difficult conditions.
  5. A form of non-traditional warfare generally involving small bands of fighters to attack behind American lines.
  6. A commodore who steamed his squadron of vessels into Manila Bay.
  7. Established a civil government in Puerto Rico.
  8. The belief that life consists of competitive struggles in which only the fittest survive
  9. A Cuban patriot who launched a war for independence from Spain.
  10. Resented the increasing power of the white planters, who owned much of the Hawaiian island.
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  1. The policy by which strong nations extend their political, military, and economic control over weaker territories.
  2. Sixteen white battleships were sent by Roosevelt in a “good will cruise” around the world.
  3. Sailed a fleet of American warships into present day Tokyo Bay, Japan.
  4. A president of the United States who also became governor of Philippines.
  5. This pact states that the school board pledged to end its segregation policy.
  6. A military historian and an officer in the United States Navy, and he played a key role in transforming America into a naval power
  7. updated the Monroe Doctrine for an age of economic imperialism.
  8. This was used by the United States to show that we wanted to “preserve Chinese territorial and administrative entity.”
  9. Aggressive nationalism
  10. Rebellion

20 Clues: Rebellion • Aggressive nationalism • Established a civil government in Puerto Rico. • updated the Monroe Doctrine for an age of economic imperialism. • A Cuban patriot who launched a war for independence from Spain. • A commodore who steamed his squadron of vessels into Manila Bay. • Sailed a fleet of American warships into present day Tokyo Bay, Japan. • ...

General Knowledge Crossword Puzzle 2017-08-31

General Knowledge Crossword Puzzle crossword puzzle
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  1. It is also called the Legislative Branch and is made of two parts: House of Representatives and The Senate.
  2. A form of government with roles and powers given, limited by the law, written in the Constitution.
  3. Someone who helps the president conduct his duties.
  4. Protects certain values, such as life and property.
  5. The leader of the ________ Branch is the President of the United States.
  6. Voting used for electing representatives in the United States
  7. Indicates a system of government in which the power is divided by constitutional right between national and local units of government.
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  1. Limits the power of the federal government and guarantee citizens of the United States certain rights.
  2. The ______ __ ____________ is granted by the Constitution the power to impeach an elected official.
  3. The elected head of the republican state.
  4. Leads the Judaical Branch of the United States Federal Government.
  5. In elections we _____ for people who are going to represent us in the government.
  6. The leader of a state or province.
  7. Occupies a central position as the chief, policy-making, and representative organ of the United Nations.
  8. Needs to be a US citizen for at least 9 years and over the age 30.
  9. If you are born in the United States you automatically gain _______ of the country.
  10. A legal statement that suggests that no one is above the law and governmental decisions must be made only by applying legal knowledge.
  11. When an ________ is proposed by the Congress, it takes two-and-a-half years for it to be ratified.
  12. Deals with disputes between people which can be compensated.
  13. A group of people who decide the verdict of a court case.

20 Clues: The leader of a state or province. • The elected head of the republican state. • Someone who helps the president conduct his duties. • Protects certain values, such as life and property. • A group of people who decide the verdict of a court case. • Deals with disputes between people which can be compensated. • ...

Chapter 24 WW2 Estrada 2 2018-04-17

Chapter 24 WW2 Estrada 2 crossword puzzle
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  1. Serious attack the occurred 9 November 1938
  2. most concentration camps were designated as this
  3. Strategy used to capturing some Japanese held islands
  4. this was considered a counterattack
  5. man who ran the scientific aspect of the project
  6. The United States had the charge for the establishment of the ___
  7. Event that occurred the Sixth of June 1944
  8. This was issued by the UN
  9. Pilots who crashed their planes into American ships
  10. FDR established this
  11. named after the city that served as the spiritual center of Nazism
  12. method used to inflict maximum damage.
  13. African American squadron
  14. members of specific groups were confined here
  15. Willful anhialation of a race or group
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  1. tank commander
  2. mass murder of Jews
  3. United States was Partnered with Mexico for this program
  4. project that cost millions of dollars
  5. American officer known as mike
  6. Hostility or prejudice against war
  7. A treaty designed to expand world trade
  8. Big three agreed that certain countries would hold free elections
  9. The united States and the Soviet Union were considered this
  10. Temporary imprisonment of of members of a specific group
  11. All-nisei who faught in the Italian campaign
  12. the goal of this campaign was to destroy Germany's capacity
  13. These trials turned a glaring spotlight on the evils of the Third Reich.
  14. an international agreement governing the humane treatment of wounded soldiers
  15. a measure that insured fair hiring practices
  16. Turning point of the war
  17. savvy labor leader
  18. to give up without any concessions
  19. Worlds most famous scientist
  20. closely with the media
  21. 33rd Presicent of the United States
  22. Commander of the United States Navy
  23. A form of economic control.

38 Clues: tank commander • savvy labor leader • mass murder of Jews • FDR established this • closely with the media • Turning point of the war • This was issued by the UN • African American squadron • A form of economic control. • Worlds most famous scientist • American officer known as mike • Hostility or prejudice against war • to give up without any concessions • ...

Midterm Study Guide 2022-01-03

Midterm Study Guide crossword puzzle
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  1. States like these because they have more say in how the money is spent.
  2. God given rights to life, liberty, and property.
  3. Political stalemate is a situation when there is difficulty passing laws that satisfy the needs of the people.
  4. The first ten amendments.
  5. Feared the powered of the national government and believed state legislatures, which would better protect their freedoms, wanted the Bill of Rights.
  6. A form of government in which the people have the authority to deliberate and decide legislation.
  7. Agreements among States.
  8. An agreement between the people and their government.
  9. British political philosophers that differed how governments should be ran.
  10. An addition or alteration made to a constitution, statute, or legislative bill or resolution, there are 27.
  11. Letter to the British king that listed all the ways he abused his power, written by Thomas Jefferson.
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  1. Come with strings attached, used for specific purpose.
  2. Are not expressly stated in the Constitution, but are reasonably suggested, or implied by, the expressed powers.
  3. A clause in the Constitution ensures that States recognize the laws and, documents, and court proceedings of the other States.
  4. Supported the Constitution, believed a strong central government would be better for national security and economic prosperity.
  5. The legal process by which a fugitive from justice in one State is returned to that State.
  6. The principle that sovereignty should be divided between the federal government and the states especially as expressed by the Constitution of the U.S.
  7. A form of government in which "supreme power is held by the people and their elected representatives.
  8. Are those found directly within the Constitution.
  9. When the government doesn't protect its people, the people can revolt.
  10. Belong only because the U.S. is sovereign.

21 Clues: Agreements among States. • The first ten amendments. • Belong only because the U.S. is sovereign. • God given rights to life, liberty, and property. • Are those found directly within the Constitution. • An agreement between the people and their government. • Come with strings attached, used for specific purpose. • ...

Unit 7 Crossword 2022-01-22

Unit 7 Crossword crossword puzzle
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  1. was put in place to end The Black Codes enacted by southern states after the Civil War.
  2. Political system where both the national and state governments share power.
  3. What did Texas do in 1861?
  4. was one long-term consequence of the sharecropping system?
  5. Laws that were imposed on freedmen that limited the effects of the Reconstruction Amendments didn't allow them to vote, have weapons or testify against white men.
  6. allows governments to Grant pardons, override vetoes and declare laws as unconstitutional.
  7. The day the end of slavery was officially announced in Texas.
  8. Southern states were mainly _____, this was an economic influence on the causes of the Civil War.
  9. government in which representatives are chosen.
  10. African-Americans were viewed as ____ in the confederate states' Constitution.
  11. protected the voting rights of African American men.
  12. this led to shortages of food, medicine, weapons and ammunition.
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  1. German immigrants’ supported freeing slaves.
  2. ended the institution of slavery.
  3. Northern states were mainly _____, this was an economic influence on the causes of the Civil War.
  4. At the beginning of ____ southern states currency had little to no value, homes and land were destroyed, and food prices were high.
  5. This freedom allows people to publish their opinions and information without the government stopping them. This may be through any type of media including the newspaper, radio, and TV.
  6. One reason Texas joined the Confederacy was
  7. A Major Source of Revenue for state and Local Governments along with Sales tax, bonds and fees.
  8. The level of government that collect taxes oversee and administer law enforcement, oversee elections and provide services to rural populations.
  9. the Battle of Galveston led to the loss of a key ____ for supplies to come in and out.

21 Clues: What did Texas do in 1861? • ended the institution of slavery. • One reason Texas joined the Confederacy was • German immigrants’ supported freeing slaves. • government in which representatives are chosen. • protected the voting rights of African American men. • was one long-term consequence of the sharecropping system? • ...

Voc 2023-08-28

Voc crossword puzzle
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  1. Limited the power of the king
  2. Avoid tyranny; the majority can't be allowed to dictate or violate the rights of the minorities.
  3. Government that only has those powers delegated to it by law, often through a written constitution.
  4. Written in 1776, declared us independent of GB.
  5. The governing body that declared us independent of GB
  6. Wanted additional protections for people and states.
  7. States slaves were to be counted as ⅗ of a person
  8. Each branch has their individual roles and responsibilities
  9. Established direct democracy, first form of self government in the U.S
  10. Supported the constitution as is; no need for additional protections
  11. The supreme law of the United States of America
  12. Ensures one branch does not become too powerful.
  13. Met between May and September of 1787 to address the problems of the weak central government that existed under the Articles of Confederation.
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  1. Where we got some of our BOR from, gave us the idea of representative government
  2. Showed the weakness of the Articles; armed rebellion regarding taxes.
  3. Division of power among different levels of government
  4. States no one is above the law
  5. People directly vote for what they want
  6. Rule by the people, consent of the governed
  7. A compromise that stated the HOR= based off population and Senate= equal in proportion
  8. War between Britain and France over territory in the Ohio River Valley
  9. The nation’s first constitution; it failed due to giving the states too much power.
  10. The power of the judicial branch to declare laws unconstitutional.
  11. The first democratically elected legislative body in the U.S

24 Clues: Limited the power of the king • States no one is above the law • People directly vote for what they want • Rule by the people, consent of the governed • Written in 1776, declared us independent of GB. • The supreme law of the United States of America • Ensures one branch does not become too powerful. • States slaves were to be counted as ⅗ of a person • ...

MINNESOTA HISTORY - CHAPTER 8 - THE CIVIL WAR 2023-11-27

MINNESOTA HISTORY - CHAPTER 8 - THE CIVIL WAR crossword puzzle
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  1. THE THIRTEENTH ___________ ABOLISHED SLAVERY.
  2. CHARLEY GODDARD WAS FROM THIS TOWN IN MINNESOTA
  3. ELIZA WINSTON WAS IN A PERSONAL ___________ FOR FREEDOM.
  4. THE LAST SURVIVING SOLDIER TO FIGHT FOR THE NORTH WAS FROM THIS TOWN
  5. CHARLEY GODDARD WOULD WRITE ___________ TO HIS MOTHER.
  6. A CONTAINER FOR DRINKS
  7. THIS CONFLICT HAPPENED IN MINNESOTA AT THE SAME TIME AS THE CIVIL WAR
  8. THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, MADE UP OF NORTHERN STATES
  9. ELEVEN SOUTHERN STATES FORMED THE ___________.
  10. THIS MAN AND HIS WIFE WERE ENSLAVED PEOPLE WHO LIVED IN FORT SNELLING
  11. FROM 1861-1865, THE UNION AND THE CONFEDERACY WERE AT ___________.
  12. THE ___________ OUTLAWED SLAVERY IN THE NORTH
  13. CLOTHING WAS SOLD ON A ___________.
  14. ON JULY 4, 1858, MINNESOTA BECAME A ____________
  15. THE ___________ MADE SLAVERY LEGAL.
  16. IN 1849, MINNESOTA BECAME A ___________.
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  1. IN 1860, ONLY WHITE MEN COULD ___________.
  2. THIS DOCUMENT DECLARED THAT ALL PERSONS HELD AS SLAVES IN THE SOUTHERN STATES WERE FREE
  3. CHARLEY GODDARD WAS IN THE FIRST MINNESOTA ___________.
  4. CHARLEY GODDARD WAS SERIOUSLY WOUNDED AT ___________.
  5. THIS WAS A SORT OF BAG THAT MATHIAS SCHLINKER CARRIED.
  6. THESE WOMEN WOULD HELP SOLDIERS WRITE LETTERS TO THEIR FAMILIES.
  7. SOUTH CAROLINA WAS THE FIRST STATE TO ___________ FROM THE UNION
  8. HE WAS ASSASSINATED IN WASHINGTON D.C.
  9. A PERSON WHO WANTED TO END SLAVERY
  10. SOME OF CHARLEY'S FRIENDS DID NOT SURVIVE THE BATTLE OF ___________.
  11. THE DRED SCOTT DECISION SAID THAT ___________ PEOPLE HAD NO RIGHTS
  12. TO END SOMETHING
  13. THIS DISEASE KILLED DRED SCOTT.
  14. THIS CAUSED A MAJOR DIVISION IN THE UNITED STATES
  15. THIS WAS SOLD ON A RESOURCE MARKET.
  16. A PLANTATION IS A VERY LARGE ___________.

32 Clues: TO END SOMETHING • A CONTAINER FOR DRINKS • THIS DISEASE KILLED DRED SCOTT. • A PERSON WHO WANTED TO END SLAVERY • CLOTHING WAS SOLD ON A ___________. • THIS WAS SOLD ON A RESOURCE MARKET. • THE ___________ MADE SLAVERY LEGAL. • HE WAS ASSASSINATED IN WASHINGTON D.C. • IN 1849, MINNESOTA BECAME A ___________. • A PLANTATION IS A VERY LARGE ___________. • ...

Chapter 25: The United States: From Neutrality to War 2023-11-03

Chapter 25: The United States: From Neutrality to War crossword puzzle
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  1. Who declared war on December 8th
  2. Who was Germany's parter that declared war on the United States
  3. Mention one of the two opposing ideologies that created a confrontation between empires
  4. What did the United States stand on the verge of war with?
  5. What did President Roosevelt declare about Arsenal in December 1940?
  6. What is the name of the boat that the Japanese airmen bomb and sank?
  7. In what month did the congress pass the Lend-Lease act in 1941
  8. Which country's admiral said, "Awakened a sleeping giant and filled him with a terrible resolve."
  9. Who spoke of attempting a "quarantine" of nations engaged in acts of aggression in October 1937?
  10. Which government requested Japan to move into French Indochina?
  11. Which nationalist government led the United States in the Panay incident?
  12. What did the nationalist Chinese government announce in 1911 trade treaty?
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  1. Where did Japanese Embassy code the communiques that war was coming?
  2. What country did Italy invade in 1935?
  3. But the ______ in Italy, the Nazis in Germany, and the militarists in Japan interpreted these communqiues as confessions of weakness and cowardice.
  4. What policy in Japan did the United States refuse to comply with?
  5. What country declared war on the United States?
  6. What race did the Germans intend to establish for a new world order
  7. What passed the Neutrality Act of 1937?
  8. Where did Japanese airmen bombed and sank the American gunboat?
  9. What crisis happened in September 1938 that cabled Hitler?
  10. What did President Franklin Roosevelt send the shipment of an embargo to
  11. Whats rising after the passage of the Lend-Lease act

23 Clues: Who declared war on December 8th • What country did Italy invade in 1935? • What passed the Neutrality Act of 1937? • What country declared war on the United States? • Whats rising after the passage of the Lend-Lease act • What did the United States stand on the verge of war with? • What crisis happened in September 1938 that cabled Hitler? • ...

Lesson 09 Review - The First 3 (Washington, Adams, Jefferson) 2024-01-11

Lesson 09 Review - The First 3 (Washington, Adams, Jefferson) crossword puzzle
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  1. The political party that supported a strong federal government during John Adams's presidency.
  2. George Washington's plantation and home in Virginia.
  3. The ceremony where the President takes the oath of office.
  4. The political philosophy that supports a strong central government.
  5. The official residence of the President of the United States.
  6. Washington issued a statement of _____ in response to the French Revolution
  7. Washington's farewell address warned against the dangers of these in foreign affairs.
  8. These acts were a series of controversial laws passed during John Adams's presidency to limit immigration and restrict free speech.
  9. The official residence of the President of the United States.
  10. The _____ Address was a document in which George Washington gave advice to the nation before leaving office.
  11. The policy enacted by Thomas Jefferson to protest interference with U.S. trade.
  12. The first capital of the United States.
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  1. The uprising against a federal tax on distilled spirits that Washington put down by marching 13,000 troops into Philadelphia.
  2. Washington's Vice President, he would later become the second President of the United States.
  3. The political party founded by Thomas Jefferson.
  4. The Foreign diplomats responded to France’s request for a bribe by saying, "Millions for defense, but not one cent for _____."
  5. The practice of seizing American sailors and forcing them into the British Navy.
  6. Alexander _____ was the first Secretary of the Treasury under George Washington.
  7. In his farewell address, Washington warned against forming these because they would divide the American people.
  8. Drafted the Declaration of Independence; he would later become the third President of the United States.
  9. The first President of the United States.
  10. The diplomatic incident that strained relations between the U.S. and France when French ambassadors asked for a bribe.

22 Clues: The first capital of the United States. • The first President of the United States. • The political party founded by Thomas Jefferson. • George Washington's plantation and home in Virginia. • The ceremony where the President takes the oath of office. • The official residence of the President of the United States. • ...

CIVIC LITERACY 2023-08-30

CIVIC LITERACY crossword puzzle
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  1. People directly vote for what they want
  2. War between Britain and France over territory in the Ohio River Valley
  3. A compromise that stated the HOR= based off population and Senate= equal in proportion.
  4. Established direct democracy, first form of self government in the U.S
  5. Met between May and September of 1787 to address the problems of the weak central government that existed under the Articles of Confederation.
  6. Ensures one branch does not become too powerful.
  7. Wanted additional protections for people and states.
  8. Where we got some of our BOR from, gave us the idea of representative government
  9. Rule by the people, consent of the governed
  10. Division of power among different levels of government
  11. Supported the constitution as is; no need for additional protections
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  1. The supreme law of the United States of America.
  2. States slaves were to be counted as ⅗ of a person
  3. States no one is above the law
  4. Each branch has their individual roles and responsibilities
  5. The first democratically elected legislative body in the U.S
  6. Government that only has those powers delegated to it by law, often through a written constitution.
  7. Limited the power of the king
  8. The governing body that declared us independent of GB.
  9. Written in 1776, declared us independent of GB.
  10. The nation’s first constitution; it failed due to giving the states too much power.
  11. Avoid tyranny; the majority can't be allowed to dictate or violate the rights of the minorities
  12. Showed the weakness of the Articles; armed rebellion regarding taxes.
  13. The power of the judicial branch to declare laws unconstitutional.

24 Clues: Limited the power of the king • States no one is above the law • People directly vote for what they want • Rule by the people, consent of the governed • Written in 1776, declared us independent of GB. • The supreme law of the United States of America. • Ensures one branch does not become too powerful. • States slaves were to be counted as ⅗ of a person • ...

Chapter 21 The Civil War Chapter Review 2024-03-20

Chapter 21 The Civil War Chapter Review crossword puzzle
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  1. The idea that the north used to destroy the south and everything in their path.
  2. The famous black regiment that fought in the Civil War was from this state
  3. What we called the two ships that battled in the river when cannonballs bounced off them
  4. Rose Greenhow was a _____ who smuggled secrets in young girl's curls of the enemies plans
  5. The President of the confederacy
  6. The capital of the confederacy
  7. This battle was considered the turning point in the war
  8. This freed the slaves the slaves in the southern states only
  9. When you were forced to join the army cause they needed volunteers
  10. The union's plan to beat the confederacy had three parts and was called the _______plan
  11. The Southern states threatened to do this if the Union did not give them what they want
  12. The city on the Mississippi that the north won after the southern people inside the hill ran out of supplies
  13. The full name of the southern general that surrendered at the end of the Civil War
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  1. This is the last name of the person who ran against Lincoln for the presidency the second time
  2. The famous speech that Lincoln gave during the war
  3. When the northern states stopped items from being shipped out
  4. The confederate army surrendered at the city of ________Courthouse
  5. The name we call the southern states during the war
  6. President of the Union
  7. The bloodiest day in the Civil war
  8. The bloodiest battle in the Civil War
  9. The name we call the northern states during the war
  10. The City the battle of Bull Run took place in
  11. The south was fighting this type of war which meant they could stay home

24 Clues: President of the Union • The capital of the confederacy • The President of the confederacy • The bloodiest day in the Civil war • The bloodiest battle in the Civil War • The City the battle of Bull Run took place in • The famous speech that Lincoln gave during the war • The name we call the southern states during the war • ...

Bisma Younas Sec #3 X-word 2024-03-21

Bisma Younas Sec #3 X-word crossword puzzle
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  1. ________ Indians and runaway African Americans worked together, the Indians let the slaves to live in their villages, the slaves would give share their crops.
  2. John ___________, of The South, was a Sectional Leader, supported slavery.
  3. In the early 1800s, the United States was facing foreign competition, especially from _______.
  4. Cheif Justice John ________ helped strength the federal government.
  5. General Andrew _______ marched to Florida with more than 3,000 soldiers in 1818.
  6. American business owners like Francis _____ Lowell helped the American Industry grow quickly.
  7. Clay believed that a better __________ system would make it easier for farmers in The West and South to ship goods to cities.
  8. In order to help Spain regain its colonies, Prussia, France,Russia, and Austria formed an ________.
  9. Republicans supported a law to charter a _______ Bank of the United States, after the first one failed.
  10. Clay's plan aiming at promoting economic growth was called American ______.
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  1. _________ disliked Clay's plan because they did not want to pay for roads and canals that brought them no benefit.
  2. _________ and Madison opposed having a national bank.
  3. British ____________ planned to put out American businesses by selling cloth for cheaper in the United States.
  4. Daniel Webster, of New Hampshire, thought slavery was ____.
  5. Henry ____, of The West, favored a more active role for the central government.
  6. In 1816, James ______ became president, defeating Senator Rufus King of New York.
  7. After Spain agreed to peace talks, the _________ Treaty took place.
  8. _____ officials protected runaway slaves from Georgia and South Carolina.
  9. Sectionalism is loyalty to one's _____ or nation.
  10. The ______ was passed in 1816 because of angry New England business owners.
  11. In the end, the United States bought Florida from Spain for just ____ million dollars.
  12. In the Monroe ________, it stated that the United States wouldn't interfere with European affairs.

22 Clues: Sectionalism is loyalty to one's _____ or nation. • _________ and Madison opposed having a national bank. • Daniel Webster, of New Hampshire, thought slavery was ____. • Cheif Justice John ________ helped strength the federal government. • After Spain agreed to peace talks, the _________ Treaty took place. • ...

CW and Recon Vocab 2025-05-05

CW and Recon Vocab crossword puzzle
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  1. Battle where Union leaders cut off supplies to this Mississippi city
  2. Agency that provided relief to freed people and certain poor people in the South.
  3. This man sued a railroad company after being arrested for sitting in the “whites only” rail car.
  4. Slave states that did not join the Confederacy
  5. Location of Confederate surrender
  6. This Union victory was the last Confederate attack on northern soil.
  7. Lincoln orders the freeing of all those enslaved in the Confederacy
  8. The bloodiest single-day battle of the Civil War
  9. Laws that greatly limited the freedoms of African-Americans after slavery was outlawed.
  10. Destroying civilian and economic resources
  11. Landowners provide land, tools, and supplies, while sharecroppers harvested the land for little reward.
  12. Location of the first Civil War battle
  13. Process of readmitting the former Confederate states into the Union
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  1. Union commander who was eager to attack
  2. Amendment that gave African-American men the right to vote.
  3. first president to be impeached.
  4. The freeing of slaves
  5. Forced separation of whites and African-Americans in public places
  6. Terrorist group who targeted African-Americans, white Republican voters, and public officials.
  7. Lincoln’s Speech renewing his commitment to win the war.
  8. Civil War volunteer who founded the American Red Cross
  9. to bring charges against a president.
  10. This Amendment made slavery illegal in the United States
  11. Confederate General appointed in 1862
  12. Abe Lincoln’s plan to readmit the southern states
  13. This Amendment defined all people born or naturalized within the United States, except Native Americans, as citizens.
  14. Laws that enforced Segregation
  15. Location of the first Confederate attack

28 Clues: The freeing of slaves • Laws that enforced Segregation • first president to be impeached. • Location of Confederate surrender • to bring charges against a president. • Confederate General appointed in 1862 • Location of the first Civil War battle • Union commander who was eager to attack • Location of the first Confederate attack • Destroying civilian and economic resources • ...

Constitution Vocabulary 2024-10-10

Constitution Vocabulary crossword puzzle
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  1. group of electors that officially elect the president and vice president
  2. the state must respect all legal rights owed to a person
  3. system of government where power is divided between the central government and the states
  4. the process by which a government official is charged with a crime
  5. a change or addition to the Constitution
  6. introduction outlining the purpose of the Constitution
  7. system that ensures no one branch of the government becomes too powerful
  8. a legislative body having two houses or chambers
  9. powers that both the Fed and states have
  10. the highest court in the U.S.
  11. power of the President to reject a law passed by Congress
  12. power of the Supreme Court to determine Constitutionality of laws or actions of the government
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  1. the supreme law of the United States
  2. the principle that the federal government keeps its power by the consent of the governed
  3. powers explicitly given to the federal government by the Constitution
  4. having the power to make laws
  5. the first constitution of the United States
  6. gives Congress the power to do what is "necessary and proper" as needed
  7. Powers not explicitly given to the federal government but are reserved for the states or the people
  8. gives Congress the authority to trade with foreign nations
  9. type of indirect democracy where the people elect legislators to govern for them
  10. first amendments that protected personal liberties
  11. approval process
  12. division of government to prevent a concentration of power in one branch
  13. establishes that the Constitution and federal laws take precedence over state laws
  14. guarantee that no state can deny any person within their state equal protection of the law
  15. the minimum number of people needed to legally conduct business

27 Clues: approval process • having the power to make laws • the highest court in the U.S. • the supreme law of the United States • a change or addition to the Constitution • powers that both the Fed and states have • the first constitution of the United States • a legislative body having two houses or chambers • first amendments that protected personal liberties • ...

Geopolitics 2024-07-28

Geopolitics crossword puzzle
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  1. The process by which businesses develop international influence or operate on an international scale.
  2. Power: The ability to shape the preferences of others through appeal and attraction rather than coercion.
  3. The study of the effects of geography on international politics and relations.
  4. Extending a country's power and influence through diplomacy or military force.
  5. of Power: A situation in which nations of the world have roughly equal power.
  6. The authority of a state to govern itself or another state.
  7. Integrity: The principle that nation-states should not promote secessionist movements or border changes in other nation-states.
  8. d'état: A sudden, violent, and illegal seizure of power from a government.
  9. The deliberate killing of a large number of people from a particular nation or ethnic group.
  10. Relations: Political, economic, or cultural relations between two sovereign states.
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  1. Leadership or dominance by one country or social group over others.
  2. Intervention: Interventions by external actors to prevent or end widespread and grave violations of fundamental human rights.
  3. A political entity characterized by a defined territory, stable population, and recognized by other states.
  4. The practice of conducting negotiations between representatives of states or groups.
  5. Organization (NGO): A non-profit group that operates independently of any government.
  6. Protection granted by a state to someone who has left their home country as a political refugee.
  7. A system of politics based on practical rather than moral or ideological considerations.
  8. Penalties imposed by one or more countries against another country to persuade it to change its policies.
  9. War: A war instigated by a major power that does not itself become involved.
  10. The maintenance of a truce between nations or communities by an international military force.

20 Clues: The authority of a state to govern itself or another state. • Leadership or dominance by one country or social group over others. • d'état: A sudden, violent, and illegal seizure of power from a government. • War: A war instigated by a major power that does not itself become involved. • ...

USA 2025-11-12

USA crossword puzzle
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  1. = Holiday in November to give thanks
  2. = Ocean on the west side of the USA
  3. = It has 50 stars and 13 stripes
  4. = A big city near Lake Michigan
  5. = The system of government where people vote
  6. = The Grand _______ is in Arizona
  7. = The home of the U.S. President
  8. = The supreme law of the United States
  9. = The currency of the USA
  10. = The country also known as the USA
  11. = Holiday on October 31 with costumes and candy
  12. = The longest river in the USA
  13. = One of the most famous American universities
  14. = The wealth and business of a country
  15. = Ocean on the east side of the USA
  16. = Holiday on December 25
  17. = The capital city of the United States
  18. = Freedom from British rule in 1776
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  1. = Apple, Google, Microsoft belong to this field
  2. = The main language of the USA
  3. = The main city of a country
  4. = The only island state in the USA
  5. = The right to live and act freely
  6. = The system that rules the nation
  7. = The first national park in the world
  8. = The most populated state in the USA
  9. = A large southern state known for oil and cowboys
  10. = The largest city in the United States
  11. = The center of the American movie industry
  12. = There are 50 of them in the USA
  13. = Jazz, rock, and pop are popular here
  14. = Place for higher education
  15. = Denali is the highest _______ in the USA
  16. = A style of music born in the USA
  17. = The largest and coldest U.S. state
  18. = The leader of the United States
  19. = Another word for freedom; symbol of the USA
  20. = The law-making body of the USA
  21. = The tallest mountain in North America
  22. = The American space agency

40 Clues: = Holiday on December 25 • = The currency of the USA • = The American space agency • = The main city of a country • = Place for higher education • = The main language of the USA • = The longest river in the USA • = A big city near Lake Michigan • = It has 50 stars and 13 stripes • = The home of the U.S. President • = The law-making body of the USA • ...

Civil war Terms 2025-10-20

Civil war Terms crossword puzzle
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  1. a book about the brutal realities of slavery through the parallel stories of two enslaved people
  2. the withdraw of 11 southern states from the union, leading to the civil war
  3. made main and Missouri a free and slaves states
  4. u.s foreign policy that warned European powers against interfering in the affairs in the western hemisphere
  5. a movement to end slavery
  6. the act of freeing enslaved people
  7. the organization of the territories Kansas and Nebraska
  8. a movement to end slavery
  9. a machine that separated seeds from cotton fibers
  10. a war that was an invasion of Mexico by the united states
  11. the most wanted good that lead to the spread of slavery
  12. a conflict between the united states and america
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  1. an escaped slaved that became a abolitionist and a writer who campaigned against slavery
  2. declared that African Americans couldn't be u.s citizens and had no right to sue in federal court
  3. a American abolitionist that was know for leading the 1859 raid oh harpers ferry
  4. the decision declared enslaved or free peoplecompromiseof1850 5 laws that were passed to release the tensions between the north and south
  5. the most wanted good that lead to slavery
  6. a american aboultionist who was known for his anti-slavery newspaper
  7. this act allowed enslavers to pursue and capture fugitives in free states
  8. American abolitionist and activist for african-american rights, and womens rights
  9. a system where enslaved people were treated like property, sold, and traded
  10. organization the territories between kansas and Nebraska
  11. a organized event where enslaved people were bought and sold as property
  12. secret routes and safe houses that were used by enslaved people to escape from the south to the north
  13. a American abolitionist who was enslaved, but escaped and traveled back 13 times to rescue roughly 70 people from enslavement

25 Clues: a movement to end slavery • a movement to end slavery • the act of freeing enslaved people • the most wanted good that lead to slavery • made main and Missouri a free and slaves states • a conflict between the united states and america • a machine that separated seeds from cotton fibers • the organization of the territories Kansas and Nebraska • ...

Topic 5 lesson 4-5 Crossword 2021-01-26

Topic 5 lesson 4-5 Crossword crossword puzzle
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  1. was the fourth President of the United States and one of the main authors of the United States Constitution and the Federalist Papers.
  2. was the Chief Justice of the United States Supreme Court from 1801 to 1835.
  3. was a leading member of the House of Representatives for Kentucky under Presidents Madison and Monroe who spoke for the interests of the West, and who later served as a U.S. senator and Secretary of State.
  4. an 1807 law that imposed a total ban on foreign trade
  5. the practice of forcing people into military service
  6. the treaty signed by some Native Americans in 1795, giving up land that would later become part of Ohio
  7. a peace treaty signed by Britain and the United States in 1814 to end the War of 1812
  8. the idea that government should play as small a role as possible in economic affairs.
  9. was the sixth President of the United States who earlier served as a U.S. diplomat, senator, and Secretary of State.
  10. the power of the Supreme Court to declare a law unconstitutional.
  11. a devotion to one's nation and its interests
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  1. in 1811, a battle over white settlement in the Indiana Territory
  2. a 1795 agreement with Spain that let Americans ship their goods down the Mississippi River and store them in or ship them through New Orleans
  3. an economic system in which goods and services are exchanged on a free market with as little government interference as possible.
  4. an 1809 law that allowed Americans to carry on trade with all nations except Britain and France
  5. a gathering of New Englanders to protest the War of 1812 at which some threatened to secede from the Union
  6. the vast territory extending from the Mississippi River to the Rocky Mountains, purchased from France in 1803
  7. the members of Congress from the South and the West who called for war with Britain prior to the War of 1812
  8. Orleans at the end of the War of 1812, a battle between British and U.S. forces, led by Andrew Jackson, that ended in a victory for the United States
  9. was the seventh President of the United States who earlier served as a military officer during conflicts with Creek Indians during the War of 1812, and during conflicts with Spain over Florida.

20 Clues: a devotion to one's nation and its interests • the practice of forcing people into military service • an 1807 law that imposed a total ban on foreign trade • in 1811, a battle over white settlement in the Indiana Territory • the power of the Supreme Court to declare a law unconstitutional. • ...

Forming America 2019-08-26

Forming America crossword puzzle
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  1. Initially, those who supported the Constitution during the ratification period
  2. Rule by the people
  3. The fundamental law undergirding the structure of government
  4. Document declaring American independence from Great Britain
  5. Compromise on legislative representation whereby the lower chamber is based on population, and the upper chamber provides equal representation to the states
  6. Powers not expressly granted to Congress but added through the necessary and proper clause
  7. First ten amendments to the Constitution, which provide basic political rights
  8. Powers expressly granted to Congress by the Constitution
  9. Government structure that authorizes each branch of government to share powers with other branches, thereby holding some scrutiny of and control over the other branches
  10. Those who opposed the new proposed Constitution during the ratification period
  11. Makes the laws
  12. System of government in which ultimate authority rests with the regional governments
  13. System of government in which ultimate authority rests with the national government
  14. Form of government in which power derives from citizens, but public officials make policy and govern according to existing law
  15. Makes federal law supreme over state laws
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  1. Form of democracy in which political power is exercised directly by citizens
  2. Meeting in 1787 at which twelve states intended to revise the Articles of Confederation
  3. Initial governing authority of the United States
  4. Government structure in which authority is divided among branches, with each holding separate and independent powers and areas of responsibility
  5. Powers retained by the states under the Constitution
  6. Formal process of changing the Constitution
  7. Compromise over slavery at the Constitutional Convention that granted states extra representation in the House of Representatives based on their number of slaves at the ratio of 3/5th
  8. The presidential electors, selected to represent the votes of their respective states, who meet every four years to cast the electoral votes for president and vice president
  9. System of government in which sovereignty is constitutionally divided between national and state governments
  10. Holds the judicial authority of the United States in one Supreme Court and other inferior courts that Congress might choose to establish
  11. Powers held by both the national and state governments in a federal system
  12. Consists of a unitary president, chosen for a 4 year term by an Electoral College
  13. Authority of courts to declare laws passed by Congress and acts of the executive branch to be unconstitutional
  14. Authority of the president to block legislation passed by Congress can override a veto by a two-thirds majority in each chamber

29 Clues: Makes the laws • Rule by the people • Makes federal law supreme over state laws • Formal process of changing the Constitution • Initial governing authority of the United States • Powers retained by the states under the Constitution • Powers expressly granted to Congress by the Constitution • Document declaring American independence from Great Britain • ...

Definition 2012-05-31

Definition crossword puzzle
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  1. Groups of people claiming common bonds based on culture, language and history.
  2. Institutions, rules, norms and legal arrangements that seek to facilitate cooperation, and manage relations, between states.
  3. Rights that are afforded to all human beings universally on the basis of their common humanity.
  4. Power exercised through coercion, or threatened acts of coercion, to influence the actions of other global actors.
  5. Entire process in which states conduct their foreign relations with one another.
  6. School of thought in which foreign policy is infl uenced above all else by practical and pragmatic considerations, as opposed to moral principles.
  7. Form of communication aimed at influencing the attitude and perspective of the international community toward some cause or position by presenting a one-sided perspective.
  8. Acceleration and intensifi cation of exchanges of goods, services, labour and capital which promote global interdependence.
  9. System of coordinating relations between three or more states, usually in pursuit of objectives in particular areas.
  10. Notion of a ‘society of states’ in which law, order and cooperation are the basis of interaction, and that states work towards achieving common ideals and goals.
  11. Political social grouping in which people within territorial boundaries, with recognised sovereignty, have common bonds based on culture, language and history.
  12. The ability to shape the actions of other global actors most commonly exercised through diplomacy, culture, policies and history.
  13. Traditionally the central actor in international relations, states possess a permanent population, defi ned territory and recognised sovereignty.
  14. School of thought in which foreign policy is influenced above all else by moral principle, as opposed to practical and pragmatic considerations.
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  1. Legitimate or widely recognised ability to exercise effective control of a territory within recognised borders.
  2. interest Used as an all-embracing concept to justify policy preferences and actions, and includes the goals or objectives of foreign policy.
  3. Specialised organisations, agencies and groups committed to promoting particular interests or issues.
  4. corporation Company whose operations and investments extend beyond the boundaries of the state in which it is registered.
  5. Issues which affect a number of states at any one time and so require joint action to be resolved.
  6. Policy of acting alone, with little regard for the views or interests of other global actors, in pursuit of foreign policy objectives.
  7. The ability of one global actor to infl uence the actions of another global actor.
  8. Seeks to address questions of morality.

22 Clues: Seeks to address questions of morality. • Groups of people claiming common bonds based on culture, language and history. • Entire process in which states conduct their foreign relations with one another. • The ability of one global actor to infl uence the actions of another global actor. • ...

The Roaring Twenties 2024-02-19

The Roaring Twenties crossword puzzle
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  1. American aviation pioneers credited with making the first succesful airplane
  2. international conference called by the United States to limit the naval arms race in the 20ś
  3. an American attorney and politician who served as the 50th United States attorney general from 1919 to 1921
  4. American gangster and businessman who attained notoriety during the Prohibition
  5. the 29th president
  6. a policy of remaining apart from the affairs or interests of other groups
  7. an American attorney and politician who served as the 30th president of the United States from 1923 to 1929
  8. the movement of six million African Americans out of the rural Southern United States to the urban Northeast, Midwest, and West between 1910 and 1970
  9. deregulation, civic engagement, and isolationism
  10. moral panic provoked by fear of the rise of leftist ideologies
  11. an American novelist, essayist, and short story writer, he also wrote the Great Gatsby
  12. murder trial in Massachusetts
  13. a subculture of young Western women in the 1920s who wore short skirts, bobbed their hair, listened to jazz, and flaunted their disdain for what was then considered acceptable behavior
  14. a trial on weather or not evolution should be taught in schools
  15. an American professional baseball player whose career in Major League Baseball spanned 22 seasons, from 1914 through 1935
  16. a Jamaican political activist. He was the founder and first President-General of the Universal Negro Improvement Association and African Communities League
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  1. limited the number of immigrants allowed entry into the United States
  2. founder of the Ford Motor Company,and business magnate
  3. an American novelist, short-story writer, and journalist
  4. legal prevention of the manufacture, sale, and transportation of alcoholic beverages in the United States from 1920 to 1933
  5. outlawed war as an instrument of national policy and the second called upon signatories to settle their disputes by peaceful means
  6. manufacturing process in which parts are added as the semi-finished assembly moves from workstation to workstation
  7. an American poet, social activist, novelist, playwright, and columnist from Joplin, Missouri
  8. a period in the 1920s and 1930s in which jazz music and dance styles gained worldwide popularity
  9. the development of the Harlem neighborhood in New York City as a Black cultural mecca in the early 20th Century
  10. he made the first nonstop flight from New York City to Paris
  11. a bribery scandal involving the administration of United States President Warren G. Harding from 1921 to 1923

27 Clues: the 29th president • murder trial in Massachusetts • deregulation, civic engagement, and isolationism • founder of the Ford Motor Company,and business magnate • an American novelist, short-story writer, and journalist • he made the first nonstop flight from New York City to Paris • moral panic provoked by fear of the rise of leftist ideologies • ...

The Roaring Twenties 2024-02-19

The Roaring Twenties crossword puzzle
Across
  1. American aviation pioneers credited with making the first succesful airplane
  2. international conference called by the United States to limit the naval arms race in the 20ś
  3. an American attorney and politician who served as the 50th United States attorney general from 1919 to 1921
  4. American gangster and businessman who attained notoriety during the Prohibition
  5. the 29th president
  6. a policy of remaining apart from the affairs or interests of other groups
  7. an American attorney and politician who served as the 30th president of the United States from 1923 to 1929
  8. the movement of six million African Americans out of the rural Southern United States to the urban Northeast, Midwest, and West between 1910 and 1970
  9. deregulation, civic engagement, and isolationism
  10. moral panic provoked by fear of the rise of leftist ideologies
  11. an American novelist, essayist, and short story writer, he also wrote the Great Gatsby
  12. murder trial in Massachusetts
  13. a subculture of young Western women in the 1920s who wore short skirts, bobbed their hair, listened to jazz, and flaunted their disdain for what was then considered acceptable behavior
  14. a trial on weather or not evolution should be taught in schools
  15. an American professional baseball player whose career in Major League Baseball spanned 22 seasons, from 1914 through 1935
  16. a Jamaican political activist. He was the founder and first President-General of the Universal Negro Improvement Association and African Communities League
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  1. limited the number of immigrants allowed entry into the United States
  2. founder of the Ford Motor Company,and business magnate
  3. an American novelist, short-story writer, and journalist
  4. legal prevention of the manufacture, sale, and transportation of alcoholic beverages in the United States from 1920 to 1933
  5. outlawed war as an instrument of national policy and the second called upon signatories to settle their disputes by peaceful means
  6. manufacturing process in which parts are added as the semi-finished assembly moves from workstation to workstation
  7. an American poet, social activist, novelist, playwright, and columnist from Joplin, Missouri
  8. a period in the 1920s and 1930s in which jazz music and dance styles gained worldwide popularity
  9. the development of the Harlem neighborhood in New York City as a Black cultural mecca in the early 20th Century
  10. he made the first nonstop flight from New York City to Paris
  11. a bribery scandal involving the administration of United States President Warren G. Harding from 1921 to 1923

27 Clues: the 29th president • murder trial in Massachusetts • deregulation, civic engagement, and isolationism • founder of the Ford Motor Company,and business magnate • an American novelist, short-story writer, and journalist • he made the first nonstop flight from New York City to Paris • moral panic provoked by fear of the rise of leftist ideologies • ...

Declaration of Conscience 2023-08-18

Declaration of Conscience crossword puzzle
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  1. One of the two chambers of the United States Congress, responsible for representing states equally and providing a counterbalance to the House of Representatives.
  2. Relating to a congress, which is a formal meeting or assembly, especially a legislative body. In the context of the United States, it often refers to the activities or matters related to the United States Congress.
  3. Refers to the United States Constitution, the fundamental law of the country that outlines the structure of the government and the rights of its citizens.
  4. The inner sense of what is right or wrong in one's conduct or motives, leading to feelings of guilt or moral responsibility when one's actions do not align with their ethical beliefs.
  5. Taking advantage of circumstances for personal gain or advantage, often without concern for principles or ethics.
  6. A term used to refer to qualities, beliefs, or practices considered characteristic of the United States or its culture.
  7. A statement or claim that someone has done something wrong or committed a crime, often without direct evidence.
  8. Involving careful consideration, discussion, and debate, often used in the context of decision-making processes.
  9. Declared wrong, unacceptable, or deserving punishment or disapproval.
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  1. Reduced in quality, value, or moral standards.
  2. A term used to describe a political ideology or regime characterized by authoritarianism, extreme nationalism, suppression of dissent, and often led by a dictatorial leader.
  3. The state of being united or joined together as a whole, often referring to a group of people who work together or share common goals.
  4. Fluent, persuasive, and effective speaking or writing.
  5. A formal or explicit statement or announcement, often conveying intentions, opinions, or facts.
  6. A supporter or adherent of communism, a socio-economic ideology advocating for common ownership of the means of production and the absence of social classes.As a noun: A member of a communist party or someone who promotes communist principles.
  7. A place, physical or virtual, where ideas, opinions, and information can be exchanged or discussed.
  8. A member or supporter of the Republican Party, one of the two major political parties in the United States.
  9. Hidden, concealed, or made difficult to see or understand.
  10. The act of initiating and carrying out legal proceedings against someone, typically in a court of law, to accuse them of committing a crime and seek their punishment.
  11. Intense or strong negative emotions, often involving resentment, anger, or disappointment.

20 Clues: Reduced in quality, value, or moral standards. • Fluent, persuasive, and effective speaking or writing. • Hidden, concealed, or made difficult to see or understand. • Declared wrong, unacceptable, or deserving punishment or disapproval. • Intense or strong negative emotions, often involving resentment, anger, or disappointment. • ...

Chapter 24 WW2 Estrada 2 2018-04-17

Chapter 24 WW2 Estrada 2 crossword puzzle
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  1. named after the city that served as the spiritual center of Nazism
  2. savvy labor leader
  3. The United States had the charge for the establishment of the ___
  4. These trials turned a glaring spotlight on the evils of the Third Reich.
  5. an international agreement governing the humane treatment of wounded soldiers
  6. project that cost millions of dollars
  7. Serious attack the occurred 9 November 1938
  8. Turning point of the war
  9. African American squadron
  10. Temporary imprisonment of of members of a specific group
  11. American officer known as mike
  12. A treaty designed to expand world trade
  13. method used to inflict maximum damage.
  14. most concentration camps were designated as this
  15. All-nisei who faught in the Italian campaign
  16. to give up without any concessions
  17. Strategy used to capturing some Japanese held islands
  18. United States was Partnered with Mexico for this program
  19. A form of economic control.
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  1. Big three agreed that certain countries would hold free elections
  2. Hostility or prejudice against war
  3. This was issued by the UN
  4. man who ran the scientific aspect of the project
  5. Commander of the United States Navy
  6. mass murder of Jews
  7. FDR established this
  8. this was considered a counterattack
  9. Event that occurred the Sixth of June 1944
  10. Worlds most famous scientist
  11. The united States and the Soviet Union were considered this
  12. a measure that insured fair hiring practices
  13. closely with the media
  14. members of specific groups were confined here
  15. Pilots who crashed their planes into American ships
  16. the goal of this campaign was to destroy Germany's capacity
  17. Willful anhialation of a race or group
  18. 33rd Presicent of the United States
  19. tank commander

38 Clues: tank commander • savvy labor leader • mass murder of Jews • FDR established this • closely with the media • Turning point of the war • This was issued by the UN • African American squadron • A form of economic control. • Worlds most famous scientist • American officer known as mike • Hostility or prejudice against war • to give up without any concessions • ...

The Civil War Vocabulary 2014-03-14

The Civil War Vocabulary crossword puzzle
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  1. a branch of the military mounted on horseback
  2. it said that people of each territory should decide for themselves if slaves should be allowed
  3. something that makes a defensive position stronger, they can be man-made or natural
  4. a group of soldiers usually led my a brigadier general
  5. the effort by the North to keep ships from entering or leaving Southern ports
  6. withdrawal from the Federal government of the United States
  7. the cruel killing of a number of helpless or unresisting people
  8. troops who are only called out to defend the land in an emergency
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  1. a branch of the military using ships to conduct warfare
  2. a state of bondage in which African Americans were owned by other people, usually white, and forced to labor on their behalf
  3. a place where weapons and other military supplies are stored
  4. the new nation that the southern states made, it fought against the Union
  5. a boundary that became a symbolic division between the free and the slave states
  6. troops sent to strengthen a fighting force by adding a number of fresh soldiers
  7. the states of Maryland, Delaware, Kentucky, and Missouri who didn't join the Confederacy, but supported the south
  8. to lie in wait for an attack
  9. someone who wishes to abolish or get rid of slavery
  10. blanket or other bedding rolled up and carried over the shoulder by a soldier
  11. hard crackers often issued to the soldiers of both sides during the Civil War
  12. a soldier who was wounded, killed, or missing in action
  13. the term used to describe new soldiers
  14. the largest organized group of soldiers

22 Clues: to lie in wait for an attack • the term used to describe new soldiers • the largest organized group of soldiers • a branch of the military mounted on horseback • someone who wishes to abolish or get rid of slavery • a group of soldiers usually led my a brigadier general • a branch of the military using ships to conduct warfare • ...

The Underground Railroad Vocabulary Words 2014-09-17

The Underground Railroad Vocabulary Words crossword puzzle
Across
  1. religious songs sung by the slaves to lift their spirits and relay coded information
  2. escaped slave and one of the most famous conductors on the Underground Railroad; helped lead over 300 slaves to freedom
  3. a secret network of people and places that helped runaway slaves get to freedom
  4. a person who assisted in the planning and execution of an escape
  5. those who owned slaves
  6. a person running away to avoid being captured
  7. law passed in 1850 requiring that escaped slaves be returned to their owners no matter where in the United States they were found
  8. to make a difference in treatment or favor based on something other than individual merit
  9. people who guided escaped slaves on the Underground Railroad
  10. men who searched for escaped slaves
  11. used by slaves to find their way north and to freedom
  12. people who wanted to end slavery in the United States
  13. the power to do what you want to and not be controlled by another
  14. a person without freedom who is owned by another and is made to work for free
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  1. slave states that did not secede from the United States.
  2. people who allowed runaway slaves to hide in their homes
  3. issued by President Lincoln, this document declared that slaves in rebel states were free
  4. a person who made money by finding escaped slaves, capturing them, and returning to owners
  5. to be set free from slavery
  6. buying and selling of African American people for profit
  7. after the Fugitive Slave Act was passed, thousands of slaves escaped to Canada where this law was ineffective
  8. a free or enslaved person hired to assigned the job of labor-management of slaves on a particular farm
  9. a place where fleeing slaves could seek food and shelter

23 Clues: those who owned slaves • to be set free from slavery • men who searched for escaped slaves • a person running away to avoid being captured • used by slaves to find their way north and to freedom • people who wanted to end slavery in the United States • slave states that did not secede from the United States. • people who allowed runaway slaves to hide in their homes • ...

Cuban Missile Crisis 2016-01-14

Cuban Missile Crisis crossword puzzle
Across
  1. A ________ is an effort to cut off supplies, war material or communications from a particular area by force
  2. the staged invasion from the CIA was called ___ __ ___
  3. ____ is a Soviet short-range artillery rocket system
  4. Stevenson _____ _________ attempted to force an answer from Soviet Ambassador Valerian Zorin as to the existence of the weapons
  5. is a city located on the Atlantic coast in southeastern Florida
  6. place of the President of the United States located in Washington, D.C.
  7. This organizations is abbreviated to UN
  8. _______ is a unit written into various nuclear weapon control treaties, and gives a sense of destructiveness
  9. This continent is made up of Germany, USSR, France exc.
  10. A Surface-to-Air Missile was abbreviated to ___
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  1. Rusk ____ ____ was the United States Secretary of State from 1961 to 1969
  2. _____ revolution was a plan to get rid of the dictator in Cuba
  3. is a state in the southeast United States, bordered to the west by the Gulf of Mexico
  4. This was a neclear weapon created by USA and was placed on submarines are called ______
  5. ______ was the place where USA placed missiles pointing towards USSR
  6. to separate and restrict the movement of persons'state of enforced isolation is called __________
  7. The Capital city of Cuba is called ______
  8. a system that allows direct communication between the leaders of the United States and Russia
  9. ______ was a body of United States government officials that convened to advise President John F. Kennedy during the Cuban Missile Crisis
  10. The Capital City of USSR is ______
  11. __-__ was used for electronic sensor research, satellite calibration, and communications purposes.

21 Clues: The Capital City of USSR is ______ • This organizations is abbreviated to UN • The Capital city of Cuba is called ______ • A Surface-to-Air Missile was abbreviated to ___ • ____ is a Soviet short-range artillery rocket system • the staged invasion from the CIA was called ___ __ ___ • This continent is made up of Germany, USSR, France exc. • ...

Social Studies Week 1 Vocabulary Test 2016-03-25

Social Studies Week 1 Vocabulary Test crossword puzzle
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  1. The first national government framework; considered ineffective and was replaced by the U.S.Constitution
  2. American army defeated American Indians leading to the Treaty of Greenville
  3. Able to act or speak freely; freedom
  4. Receiving fair treatment under the law
  5. Original groups who lived in Ohio before written records. Include: Paleo, Archaic, Woodland, Fort Ancient
  6. issues Disagreements between regions of the United States, especially over whether or not to allow slavery in new territories
  7. Movement that worked to end slavery in the United States
  8. Conflict between the United States and Great Britain and its American Indian allies
  9. Person who comes to a country to live there
  10. Protection of rights included in the Northwest Ordinance including freedom of religion, right to trial by jury, education, ban on slavery
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  1. Law that made it illegal to help slaves escape to freedom
  2. Original groups who lived in Ohio after written records
  3. American colonies announced their decision to free themselves from Great Britain
  4. Person who moves from one place to another within a country
  5. Amount of money that a government requires people to pay on goods purchased
  6. Act by the British government that did not allow the colonists to settle west of the Appalachians
  7. Most American Indians gave up their land claims in much of Ohio after their defeat in the Battle of Fallen Timbers
  8. System of secret routes used by free people to help slaves escape to freedom
  9. Oliver Hazard Perry and American sailors defeated the British navy; ended Indian resistance to American settlement of Ohio
  10. Established a process for the creation of new states and identified democratic ideals to be included in the states of the Northwest Territory

20 Clues: Able to act or speak freely; freedom • Receiving fair treatment under the law • Person who comes to a country to live there • Original groups who lived in Ohio after written records • Movement that worked to end slavery in the United States • Law that made it illegal to help slaves escape to freedom • Person who moves from one place to another within a country • ...

Cold War Crossword 2023-04-24

Cold War Crossword crossword puzzle
Across
  1. succeeded Stalin in his rule
  2. a system of using spies to obtain political or militaristic information
  3. ruled Great Britain from 1940-1945
  4. main communist power in the Cold War
  5. European states under control of Soviets in cold war
  6. the legal separation of races
  7. The Pakistani rebel group
  8. wall separating east and west Germany from 1961-1989
  9. fighting in different regions sponsored by Soviets or United States.
  10. the United States crisis of Soviets putting missiles in Cuba
  11. a system for making citizens undergo involuntary military service
  12. the main power against the Soviet powers
  13. ruled communist China from 1949-1976
  14. the act of rebelling against government acts
  15. Vietnamese communist fighters
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  1. a weapon made to deter possible war with Russia.
  2. a way of ruling a region with absolute power
  3. political system of those in NATO
  4. the theory that if one state fell to communism, then they all would
  5. A competition between nations for superiority over creations of weapons
  6. ruler of Soviet Union from 1924-1953
  7. A system to organize society by spreading money evenly
  8. China's current form of government
  9. civil war with split between North Soviet and South NATO support.
  10. a conference with Russia, United States, Britain, to negotiate post war peace after WWII
  11. Soviets response to NATO
  12. A US policy that requires them to support those threatened by communist powers.
  13. the metaphorical barrier separating eastern and western European powers during the cold war.
  14. the fear of those from a differing state of origin
  15. largest oil company in the world

30 Clues: Soviets response to NATO • The Pakistani rebel group • succeeded Stalin in his rule • the legal separation of races • Vietnamese communist fighters • largest oil company in the world • political system of those in NATO • ruled Great Britain from 1940-1945 • China's current form of government • ruler of Soviet Union from 1924-1953 • main communist power in the Cold War • ...

Civil War Crossword 2023-02-22

Civil War Crossword crossword puzzle
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  1. The main Confederate Military leader who is famously known for leading the Confederate States into seceding.
  2. Said to be the bloodiest battle of the war, and was considered the turning point of the Civil War
  3. The act of which enslaved African Americans were forced to work for little to no pay, also said to be the main reason of the start to the American Civil War
  4. A series of underground and above ground tunnels, that helped African American Slaves escape to the North.
  5. an act of sealing off a place to prevent goods or people from entering of leaving
  6. The court case of Dred Scott when he brought his owner to the supreme court for making him work in slavery in a free state
  7. The first all black military regiment
  8. Considered the main Union Officer that went on to be the 18th president of the United States of America
  9. A small local army of civilians to be used in emergencies
  10. What General Sherman did when he surrounded Atlanta
  11. To formally withdraw from a membership in a political state
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  1. Sherman was a Union general that led the famous Sherman's March that destroyed anything they passed all the way to Atlanta
  2. The president of the Union States, was said to be the person who freed the slaves
  3. A document that ended slavery in Confederate States (Not Boarder States)
  4. a word meaning "before a war"
  5. A person who favors the abolition of slavery
  6. The South's name in the American Civil War
  7. Clothing for a soldier on either side of the war
  8. The main rifle used by both the North and the South in the American Civil War
  9. The North's name in the American Civil War

20 Clues: a word meaning "before a war" • The first all black military regiment • The South's name in the American Civil War • The North's name in the American Civil War • A person who favors the abolition of slavery • Clothing for a soldier on either side of the war • What General Sherman did when he surrounded Atlanta • A small local army of civilians to be used in emergencies • ...

Government Vocab 2021-01-06

Government Vocab crossword puzzle
Across
  1. government among the legislative, executive,and judicial branches
  2. the first president of the United States
  3. type of democracy based on the protection of individual rights from the tyranny of the majority and on the consent of the governed to establish political authority
  4. king/queen controls all aspect of life: social, economic, and political – often times tied to divine right of kings (authority from God)
  5. the citizens have political authority and are bound by social contract to obey laws with their rights guaranteed by a constitution citizens willingly subordinate their private,selfish interests to the common good
  6. Government is defined by law and serves the people the law is above everyone and it applies to everyone
  7. Belief that monarchs were chosen by God gave the monarch unlimited authority
  8. compromise reached in writing the Constitution to satisfy both small and large states by having one house of Congress
  9. distribution of power between the national government
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  1. First plan of government adopted in the United States after the revolution
  2. intelligent and decisive
  3. Compromise between slave states and free states to count three-fifths of the slave population in a state
  4. author of the Declaration of Independence
  5. Government defined by law and serves the people the law
  6. Article I, Section 8, Clause 18 of the Constitution that gives Congress the right to pass all laws “necessary and proper” to carry out the other powers listed in Article I
  7. First ten amendments to the Constitution
  8. government is subject to a number of constitutional restraints, or checks
  9. Explains the purposes of the Constitution
  10. "Father of the constitution"
  11. English political philosopher

20 Clues: intelligent and decisive • "Father of the constitution" • English political philosopher • the first president of the United States • First ten amendments to the Constitution • author of the Declaration of Independence • Explains the purposes of the Constitution • distribution of power between the national government • ...

Government Exam review 2020-12-02

Government Exam review crossword puzzle
Across
  1. ensures that States recognize the laws and, documents, and court proceedings of the other States
  2. Powers that can be exercised by the National Gov’t alone
  3. fractions are bad but a necessary evil.
  4. journalists whose sole job is to follow the President
  5. responsible for addressing the press daily and answer questions for the president
  6. are those powers that the Constitution does not grant to the National Government and does not, at the same time, deny to the States.
  7. supreme court interprets the Constitution and other laws, reviews lower-court decisions
  8. life, liberty, property
  9. grats that were given for a specific project
  10. Congress writes the laws, confirms presidential appointments, ratifies treaties grants money declares war
  11. links people and government and gives voice to people
  12. grants that come with ''strings'' attached
Down
  1. powers that both National and State Gov’t have.
  2. Kings get their right to rule by God
  3. controls the media
  4. no State can draw unreasonable distinctions between its own residents and those persons who happen to live in other States.
  5. are powers not expressly stated in the Constitution, but are reasonably suggested, or implied by, the expressed powers.
  6. first 10 Amendments
  7. is the legal process by which a fugitive from justice in one State is returned to that State
  8. a system of gov’t in which a written constitution divides the powers of government between the national government and the State governments
  9. keep people in office who are sympathetic to group wants and needs
  10. collection of people who share some common interest or attitude and seek to influence gov’t for specific ends.
  11. president proposes laws administers the laws commands armed forces appoints ambassadors and other officials conduct foreign policy negotiates treaties
  12. agreements among states
  13. ''the fourth branch of government

25 Clues: controls the media • first 10 Amendments • agreements among states • life, liberty, property • ''the fourth branch of government • Kings get their right to rule by God • fractions are bad but a necessary evil. • grants that come with ''strings'' attached • grats that were given for a specific project • powers that both National and State Gov’t have. • ...

Chapter 7 10th Gonzalez 2023-11-30

Chapter 7 10th Gonzalez crossword puzzle
Across
  1. warning to European nations not to interfere in the Americas
  2. Speaker of the House of Representatives and political leader from Kentucky
  3. a belief that national interests as a whole should be more important than what one region wants
  4. inventor of interchangeable parts and the cotton gin
  5. 8th president of the United States
  6. Eli Whitney's invention for cleaning cotton
  7. a Senate leader from Massachusetts
  8. treaty that secured the purchase of Florida from Spain
  9. Supreme Court case that denied Maryland the right to tax the Bank of the United States
  10. a change in the making of goods from small workshops to large factories that used machines
  11. the making of goods in large amounts
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  1. National bank established by Congress first in 1791 and then in 1816
  2. a federally funded road, stretching from Maryland to Illinois
  3. party started by Jackson's followers
  4. Clay's plan for economic development
  5. Vice-President and congressional leader from South Carolina
  6. Henry Clay's name for an 1828 tariff increase
  7. standardized parts that can be used in place of one another
  8. political party formed in 1834 to oppose policies of Andrew Jackson
  9. system in which incoming political parties throw out former government workers and replace them with their own friends
  10. 9th president of the United States
  11. agreement that temporarily settled the issue of slavery in the territories
  12. path the Cherokee were forced to travel from Georgia to Indian Territory
  13. 6th president of the United States
  14. a protective tariff designed to help American industries
  15. military hero and 7th president
  16. law that forced Native Americans to move west
  17. 10th president of the United States
  18. canal that connected the Great Lakes with the Atlantic Ocean
  19. a series of financial failures that led to an economic depression

30 Clues: military hero and 7th president • 9th president of the United States • 6th president of the United States • 8th president of the United States • a Senate leader from Massachusetts • 10th president of the United States • party started by Jackson's followers • Clay's plan for economic development • the making of goods in large amounts • ...

Voc 2023-08-28

Voc crossword puzzle
Across
  1. Limited the power of the king
  2. Avoid tyranny; the majority can't be allowed to dictate or violate the rights of the minorities.
  3. Government that only has those powers delegated to it by law, often through a written constitution.
  4. Written in 1776, declared us independent of GB.
  5. The governing body that declared us independent of GB
  6. Wanted additional protections for people and states.
  7. States slaves were to be counted as ⅗ of a person
  8. Each branch has their individual roles and responsibilities
  9. Established direct democracy, first form of self government in the U.S
  10. Supported the constitution as is; no need for additional protections
  11. The supreme law of the United States of America
  12. Ensures one branch does not become too powerful.
  13. Met between May and September of 1787 to address the problems of the weak central government that existed under the Articles of Confederation.
Down
  1. Where we got some of our BOR from, gave us the idea of representative government
  2. Showed the weakness of the Articles; armed rebellion regarding taxes.
  3. Division of power among different levels of government
  4. States no one is above the law
  5. People directly vote for what they want
  6. Rule by the people, consent of the governed
  7. A compromise that stated the HOR= based off population and Senate= equal in proportion
  8. War between Britain and France over territory in the Ohio River Valley
  9. The nation’s first constitution; it failed due to giving the states too much power.
  10. The power of the judicial branch to declare laws unconstitutional.
  11. The first democratically elected legislative body in the U.S

24 Clues: Limited the power of the king • States no one is above the law • People directly vote for what they want • Rule by the people, consent of the governed • Written in 1776, declared us independent of GB. • The supreme law of the United States of America • Ensures one branch does not become too powerful. • States slaves were to be counted as ⅗ of a person • ...

Building America 2024-04-10

Building America crossword puzzle
Across
  1. The principle that everyone, including government officials, must follow the law.
  2. Someone who supports a strong central government.
  3. The process of becoming a citizen of a country if you were not born there.
  4. A group of people chosen to elect the President and Vice President of the United States.
  5. The legal requirement that the government must respect all legal rights of an individual.
  6. The right to vote in political elections.
  7. A group of advisors to the President or another leader.
  8. To charge a government official with misconduct.
  9. The system where each branch of government has the power to limit the actions of the other branches.
  10. The branch of government that makes laws (Congress in the United States).
  11. The power of the President or another leader to reject a proposed law.
Down
  1. Fair treatment and adherence to the law.
  2. A group of states or nations that are united for a common purpose.
  3. The division of government into branches (legislative, executive, judicial) with different roles and responsibilities.
  4. A form of government where people elect representatives to make decisions for them.
  5. The branch of government that interprets laws and administers justice (courts and judges).
  6. system A system of government where power is divided between a central government and individual states or regions.
  7. The part of government that enforces laws (President in the United States).
  8. A place where weapons and military equipment are stored or made.
  9. To approve or confirm, especially regarding a treaty or agreement.
  10. An agreement where both sides give up something to reach a mutual solution.
  11. A change or addition to the Constitution or another legal document.
  12. A proposed law that is being discussed and voted on by a legislature.

23 Clues: Fair treatment and adherence to the law. • The right to vote in political elections. • To charge a government official with misconduct. • Someone who supports a strong central government. • A group of advisors to the President or another leader. • A place where weapons and military equipment are stored or made. • ...

Civil War Crossword Challenge 2025-01-07

Civil War Crossword Challenge crossword puzzle
Across
  1. common color of northern soldiers' uniforms
  2. the name of the slave who came to Minnesota and was not granted his freedom, even though he was in a free state
  3. to break away from or separate. Ex: Confederate states did this to the Union
  4. common color of southern soldiers' uniforms
  5. one who fights to end slavery; ex: Abe Lincoln
  6. The northern army; 23 states formed this
  7. the fort where Charley, and many other MN soldiers, trained in preparation for the Civil War
  8. the north had a ton of these, which allowed them to get to places faster, along with travel and transport goods faster
Down
  1. the fort which was bombed in 1861 that started the fighting of the Civil War
  2. Lincoln made this statement, which freed slaves in southern states during the Civil War
  3. one of the main reasons for the Civil War; divided the nation into two, even with some Union states that allowed this
  4. the name of the first battle of the Civil War that Charley gets involved in; hint: look at the title of Ch. 4
  5. Charley's last name in the book, "Soldier's Heart"
  6. nickname for the southern army during the Civil War
  7. the city where Charley was originally from in southern Minnesota
  8. change or modification to a document; ex: the Constitution was ___ after the Civil War with new laws
  9. the major cash crop of the south that brought tons of money for rich plantation owners
  10. 11 southern states formed this new nation
  11. nickname for the northern army during the Civil war
  12. the President during the Civil War; leader of the Union

20 Clues: The northern army; 23 states formed this • 11 southern states formed this new nation • common color of northern soldiers' uniforms • common color of southern soldiers' uniforms • one who fights to end slavery; ex: Abe Lincoln • Charley's last name in the book, "Soldier's Heart" • nickname for the southern army during the Civil War • ...

Unit 4 vocab 2025-10-09

Unit 4 vocab crossword puzzle
Across
  1. An uprising of farmers in Massachusetts that showed the weaknesses of the Articles of Confederation.
  2. People who supported the new U.S. Constitution and a strong central government.
  3. A system that allows each branch of government to limit the powers of the other branches.
  4. Part of the Bill of Rights that protects people against cruel and unusual punishment.
  5. Having two separate chambers or houses in the legislature, like the Senate and House of Representatives.
  6. Says that any power not given to the federal government belongs to the states or the people.
  7. Process: Fair treatment through the normal judicial system, especially as a citizen’s right.
  8. An agreement that counted each enslaved person as three-fifths of a person when figuring out representation.
  9. A group of people who make laws for a country or state.
  10. The written plan for the government of the United States.
Down
  1. The idea that the government has only the powers that the Constitution gives it.
  2. The first constitution of the United States, which created a weak national government.
  3. People who were against the new Constitution because they wanted more power for the states.
  4. The official approval of a document or law.
  5. An agreement where each side gives up something to reach a solution.
  6. A law that set rules for how new states could be admitted to the Union from the Northwest Territory.
  7. The idea that the government’s power comes from the people.
  8. The belief in a government where people elect representatives to make laws.
  9. A system where power is divided between the national and state governments.
  10. To change or improve something, like a law or document.

20 Clues: The official approval of a document or law. • To change or improve something, like a law or document. • A group of people who make laws for a country or state. • The written plan for the government of the United States. • The idea that the government’s power comes from the people. • An agreement where each side gives up something to reach a solution. • ...

Vocab Crosswords 2022-01-06

Vocab Crosswords crossword puzzle
Across
  1. fourth president of the united states
  2. the letter the colonies sent to declare that they were a free nation
  3. the second president of the united states
  4. the system in place to keep one legislative branch from getting too powerful
  5. the first president of the united states
  6. the first few articles in the constitution laying out the basic rights given to a US citizen
  7. third president of the united states
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  1. a person that agrees with republican/conservative ideals
  2. founding father, known for writing the federalist papers
  3. a person that agrees with democrat/liberal ideals
  4. a person who advocates or supports a system of government in which several states unite under a central authority.
  5. the clause in the constitution that allows for changes in the constitution if necessary

12 Clues: third president of the united states • fourth president of the united states • the first president of the united states • the second president of the united states • a person that agrees with democrat/liberal ideals • a person that agrees with republican/conservative ideals • founding father, known for writing the federalist papers • ...