states Crossword Puzzles

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 • ...

Gilded Age Crossword Puzzle 2022-01-17

Gilded Age Crossword Puzzle crossword puzzle
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  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".
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  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. • ...

Government Vocab 2020-12-03

Government Vocab crossword puzzle
Across
  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
Across
  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
Across
  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
Across
  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
Across
  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
Across
  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
Across
  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
Across
  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.
Down
  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
Across
  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
Across
  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.
Down
  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
Across
  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
Down
  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
Across
  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
Across
  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
Down
  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) • ...

11th: Ch 9 - The Jeffersonian Era - PEOPLE 2023-10-06

11th: Ch 9 - The Jeffersonian Era - PEOPLE crossword puzzle
Across
  1. United States lawyer and poet who wrote a poem after witnessing the British attack on Baltimore during the War of 1812. The poem later became the Star Spangled Banner.
  2. the brother of Tecumseh
  3. Secretary of State, He served as sixth president under Monroe. In 1819, he drew up the Adams-Onis Treaty in which Spain gave the United States Florida in exchange for the United States dropping its claims to Texas. The Monroe Doctrine was mostly Adams' work.
  4. United States commodore who led the fleet that defeated the British on Lake Erie during the War of 1812
  5. French Dictator who sold America the Louisiana Purchase
  6. American soldier and explorer whom Pikes Peak in Colorado is named. Mapped much of the southern portion of the Louisiana Purchase
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  1. A skilled mapmaker and outdoorsman appointed by President Jefferson to explore the Louisiana Territory and lands west to the Pacific Ocean
  2. Army captain appointed by President Jefferson to explore the Louisiana Territory and lands west to the Pacific Ocean
  3. was an American military leader, politician, the ninth President of the United States, and the first President to die in office. His death created a brief constitutional crisis, but ultimately resolved many questions about presidential succession left unanswered by the Constitution until passage of the 25th Amendment. Led US forces in the Battle of Tippecanoe.
  4. The leader of the army that crushed the Indians of the Northwest Territory in 1794.
  5. (1817-1821) and (1821-1825) The Missouri Compromise in 1821., the fifth President of the United States (1817-1825).His administration was marked by the acquisition of Florida (1819); the Missouri Compromise (1820), in which Missouri was declared a slave state; and the profession of the Monroe Doctrine (1823), declaring U.S. opposition to European interference in the Americas
  6. Distinguished senator from Kentucky, who ran for president five times until his death in 1852. He was a strong supporter of the American System, a war hawk for the War of 1812, Speaker of the House of Representatives, and known as "The Great Compromiser." Outlined the Compromise of 1850 with five main points. Died before it was passed however.
  7. South Carolina Senator - advocate for state's rights, limited government, and nullification; In 1828, he lead the fight against protective tariffs which hurt the south economically. Created the doctrine of nullification which said that a state could decide if a law was constitutional. This situation became known as the Nullification Crisis.
  8. 3rd President of the United States. Responsible for the Louisiana Purchase
  9. "Father of the Constitution," Federalist leader, and fourth President of the United States
  10. American jurist and politician who served as the chief justice of the U.S. Supreme Court (1801-1835) and helped establish the practice of judicial review
  11. The seventh President of the United States (1829-1837), who as a general in the War of 1812 defeated the British at New Orleans (1815). As president he opposed the Bank of America, objected to the right of individual states to nullify disagreeable federal laws, and increased the presidential powers.
  12. A Shawnee chief who, along with his brother, Tenskwatawa, a religious leader known as The Prophet, worked to unite the Northwestern Indian tribes. The league of tribes was defeated by an American army led by William Henry Harrison at the Battle of Tippecanoe in 1811. Tecumseh was killed fighting for the British during the War of 1812 at the Battle of the Thames in 1813.

18 Clues: the brother of Tecumseh • French Dictator who sold America the Louisiana Purchase • 3rd President of the United States. Responsible for the Louisiana Purchase • The leader of the army that crushed the Indians of the Northwest Territory in 1794. • "Father of the Constitution," Federalist leader, and fourth President of the United States • ...

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 • ...

System of Government 2014-06-19

System of Government crossword puzzle
Across
  1. What is the name of the Vice President of the United States now?
  2. What does the judicial branch do?
  3. We elect a president for how many years?
  4. Who vetoes bills?
  5. What is the name of the President of the United States now?
  6. Who is the Chief Justice of the United States?
  7. If the President can no longer serve, who becomes President?
Down
  1. What is the capital of your state?
  2. What is the highest court in the United States?
  3. In what month do we vote for President?
  4. What is the name of the Speaker of the House of Representatives now?
  5. How many justices are on the Supreme Court?
  6. Who is the Governor of your state?
  7. What is the political party of the President now?

14 Clues: Who vetoes bills? • What does the judicial branch do? • What is the capital of your state? • Who is the Governor of your state? • In what month do we vote for President? • We elect a president for how many years? • How many justices are on the Supreme Court? • Who is the Chief Justice of the United States? • What is the highest court in the United States? • ...

Warring States Period States and more 2023-05-05

Warring States Period States and more crossword puzzle
Across
  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 • ...

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_________
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  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 • ...

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.
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  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. • ...

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
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  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 • ...

Geography of Me 2021-08-18

Geography of Me crossword puzzle
Across
  1. southern border state
  2. black and ________
  3. school building initials
  4. number of counties in Arkansas
  5. northern border state
  6. continent
  7. western border state
  8. school is named after ______ Nettleton
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  1. school mascot
  2. river that borders Arkansas to the East
  3. number of states in the US
  4. city name
  5. state
  6. school district
  7. United States of America
  8. name of the county
  9. National Park located in Arkansas

17 Clues: state • city name • continent • school mascot • school district • black and ________ • name of the county • western border state • southern border state • northern border state • school building initials • United States of America • number of states in the US • number of counties in Arkansas • National Park located in Arkansas • school is named after ______ Nettleton • ...

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 • ...

Domain 9: The U.S. Civil War 2025-03-06

Domain 9: The U.S. Civil War crossword puzzle
Across
  1. the nickname given to the Confederate Soldiers
  2. the forcing of people to work without pay as enslaved people, denying them freedom to live their lives
  3. the way in which something is useful or important
  4. large farms where crops are grown
  5. War a war between different groups of people within one country
  6. the northern states that did not secede from the United States
  7. the government formed by the states in the south after they withdrew from the United States
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  1. Proclamation a document that said slavery would be abolished in the confederate states
  2. a point or something in question or being talked about
  3. failure to win
  4. people who want to abolish or end slavery
  5. the system in which people make, buy, sell, and trade items or their services

12 Clues: failure to win • large farms where crops are grown • people who want to abolish or end slavery • the nickname given to the Confederate Soldiers • the way in which something is useful or important • a point or something in question or being talked about • the northern states that did not secede from the United States • ...

Civil war 2023-04-05

Civil war crossword puzzle
Across
  1. E Lee Confederate General
  2. Bad guys
  3. Lincoln President of the USA
  4. Davis President Of CAS
  5. To Leave or withdraw
  6. Worst Country
  7. Best Country
  8. Deaths
  9. Good Guys
  10. War Camera Really Old camera
  11. States Cant Decide
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  1. War War on All aspects of Life
  2. S. Grant American General
  3. To be Freed
  4. Armoured Boat
  5. Barton Important Nurse
  6. USA Love VS Hater
  7. Rights Rights and powers for states

18 Clues: Deaths • Bad guys • Good Guys • To be Freed • Best Country • Armoured Boat • Worst Country • USA Love VS Hater • To Leave or withdraw • States Cant Decide • Davis President Of CAS • S. Grant American General • Barton Important Nurse • War Camera Really Old camera • E Lee Confederate General • Lincoln President of the USA • War War on All aspects of Life • ...

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

Topic 5 lesson 4-5 Crossword crossword puzzle
Across
  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
Across
  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
Across
  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
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 • ...

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. • ...

International Women's day 2021-03-12

International Women's day crossword puzzle
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  1. An American poet, memoirist, and civil rights, activist.
  2. An American lawyer and jurist who served as an associate justice of the Supreme Court of the United States.
  3. An American politician and attorney serving as the 49th vice president of the United States.
  4. An American aviation pioneer and author. Earhart was the first female aviator to fly solo across the Atlantic Ocean.
  5. A retired Swedish professional golfer.
  6. An American professional tennis player and former world No. 1 in women's singles tennis. She has won 23 Grand Slam singles titles.
  7. An American politician serving as Speaker of the United States House of Representatives since 2019.
  8. An associate justice of the Supreme Court of the United States. She is the fifth woman to serve on the Supreme Court of the United States.
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  1. A retired attorney, politician, and the first woman associate justice of the Supreme Court of the United States.
  2. An American novelist, essayist, book editor, and college professor. Her first novel, The Bluest Eye, was published in 1970.
  3. An American businesswoman who is the first female CEO of a major automaker, General Motors.
  4. An American abolitionist and author.
  5. An American athlete who excelled in golf, basketball, baseball, and track and field. S
  6. A South African anti-apartheid activist and politician, and the second wife of Nelson Mandela.
  7. A German Marxist theorist, communist activist, and advocate for women's rights.
  8. A pioneering American nurse who founded the American Red Cross. She was a hospital nurse in the American Civil War, a teacher, and a patent clerk.
  9. An American activist in the civil rights movement best known for her pivotal role in the Montgomery bus boycott.
  10. A Pakistani activist for female education and the youngest Nobel Prize laureate.
  11. An American labor leader and civil rights activist who is a co-founder of the National Farmworkers Association, which later became the United Farm Workers.
  12. An Israeli stateswoman, politician, teacher, and kibbutznik who served as the fourth Prime Minister of Israel

20 Clues: An American abolitionist and author. • A retired Swedish professional golfer. • An American poet, memoirist, and civil rights, activist. • A German Marxist theorist, communist activist, and advocate for women's rights. • A Pakistani activist for female education and the youngest Nobel Prize laureate. • ...

Government Mid-Term Review 2022-01-03

Government Mid-Term Review crossword puzzle
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  1. The first 10 Amendments in the Constitution
  2. Law that is derived from Judicial decisions
  3. The privilege of the President that allows him to withhold information from the public
  4. A change to the Constitution
  5. A type of power that isn't stated in the Constitution that allows the Government to control Immigration policies, acquiring territory, and ending labor strikes
  6. A congressional resolution designed to limit what the President can do to initiate or escalate military actions abroad
  7. A person who supports the idea of a strong central Government
  8. "We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all men are created equal, that they are endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable Rights, that among these are Life, Liberty and the pursuit of Happiness"
  9. A hypothetical contract between the ruled and their rulers that define the rights and duties of each citizen
  10. A contractual agreement made between two or more states
  11. A law of which all persons, institutions, and entities are accountable for public laws
  12. The power of extrading a person accused or convicted of a crime
  13. A clause the prohibits states from interfering with the federal government's exercise of it's constitutional powers
  14. A type of power given to the United States Government that isn't specifically stated in the Constitution
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  1. A government whose legalized force and power is limited by delegated and enumerated authorities
  2. A good sense in judgement
  3. A type of power given to the government that are specifically stated in the Constitution
  4. A person who supports several states uniting under one power
  5. The real or hypothetical condition of human beings before or without political association
  6. An agreement between the United States Government and a Foreign Government
  7. A separation of the Judicial Branch, the Legislative Branch, and the Executive Branch.
  8. A time where there is difficulty passing laws that please the public
  9. A pot of money given to the states by the Federal Government
  10. A form of Government in which supreme power is held by the people and their elected representatives
  11. A form of Government where people have the authority to deliberate and decide legislation

25 Clues: A good sense in judgement • A change to the Constitution • The first 10 Amendments in the Constitution • Law that is derived from Judicial decisions • A contractual agreement made between two or more states • A person who supports several states uniting under one power • A pot of money given to the states by the Federal Government • ...

Civil War 2022-05-24

Civil War crossword puzzle
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  1. word meaning "place of peace" in hebrew
  2. the confederacy had an abundance of this natural resource
  3. people who came from other countries to hopefully settle down and start a better life in America
  4. the general of the union in the battle of Chancellorsville
  5. the bloodiest single day of war in history
  6. nickname for the general who helped robert e. lee through several battles of the war
  7. America's 16th president who fought to stop the spread of slavery
  8. the strategy used by the confederacy to fight the war against the union
  9. the government of the southern states in America
  10. the confederacy had less of these people to help them fight in the war due to smaller population
  11. the youngest general in the union army
  12. place of battle where the union had 3 times as many casualties as the confederacy
  13. the action of withdrawing formally from membership of a federation or body, especially a political state.
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  1. the government of the northern states in America
  2. the place of battle where there were 0 American casualties
  3. the south had a limited amount of these due to lack of factories and access to manufacturing
  4. general during the battle of Fredericksburg and the creator of sideburns
  5. the most significant commander of the United States Confederacy
  6. states that were not part of the union or the confederacy (neutral states including Missouri, Kentucky, Maryland, and Delaware)
  7. the amount of years the civil war lasted
  8. the battle that took place in tennessee led by U.S. Grant for the Union and Albert Sidney Johnston for the Confederacy. (bloodiest battle in american history)
  9. the amount of hours the battle of Antietam lasted
  10. the south was known for having these people work on farms and in households. President Lincoln wanted them to be free after the civil war.
  11. the nickname for the body of water known for being the disposal of dead and injured bodies after the battle of shiloh
  12. region that had the advantage of manufacturing and railroads during the war
  13. a group of individuals who were against the spread of slavery in the states

26 Clues: the youngest general in the union army • word meaning "place of peace" in hebrew • the amount of years the civil war lasted • the bloodiest single day of war in history • the government of the northern states in America • the government of the southern states in America • the amount of hours the battle of Antietam lasted • ...

"We the People" Lessons 8-12 2022-11-03

"We the People" Lessons 8-12 crossword puzzle
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  1. Parts of the government
  2. The introduction to the Constitution. It states that the people establish the government and lists the purposes of the government
  3. Convention The meeting held in Philadelphia in 1787 at which the U.S Constitution was written
  4. Compromise The plan accepted at the Philadelphia Convention that called for Congress to have two houses. The Senate would have two senators from each state. The House of Representatives would have representatives from each state based on the population.
  5. Powers The authority to carry out and enforce the laws
  6. fairness; rightfulness
  7. Tranquility As used in the preamble to the constitution, this phrase means a peaceful situation without or within our country.
  8. To put an end to
  9. Powers Balancing the powers of government mean that no one Branch is given so much power that it can completely control thterm-17e other branches
  10. Fifths Clause The farmer's compromise about slavery that became part of the Constitution. It counted each slave as three-fifths of a person to determine how many representatives a state should have in Congress.
  11. Give official approval
  12. One house of Congress. Each state has two members in the Senate
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  1. Accept of the Constitution
  2. Welfare The good of all the people
  3. Defense Protection of the people from enemies
  4. The delegates to the Philadelphia Convention were called farmers because they "framed" the Constitution.
  5. States Supreme Court Highest court in the United States
  6. Trade The business of taking people from their homes in Africa and selling them in the colonies.
  7. Powers Limiting power
  8. War The was between the Northern and Southern States. It took place from 1861 to 1865 and ended slavery in the United States.
  9. of Powers The division of powers among the different branches of government. In the United States powers are divided among the legislative, executive and judicial branches.
  10. Of Liberty The gift of being free
  11. Power The authority to make laws and rules
  12. Powers The authority to settle disagreements about laws. This applies the laws and settles disputes.
  13. of Representatives One of two houses of Congress. The number of representatives from each state is based on its population.

25 Clues: To put an end to • Powers Limiting power • fairness; rightfulness • Give official approval • Parts of the government • Accept of the Constitution • Of Liberty The gift of being free • Welfare The good of all the people • Power The authority to make laws and rules • Defense Protection of the people from enemies • Powers The authority to carry out and enforce the laws • ...

Reconstruction Crossword 2023-11-28

Reconstruction Crossword crossword puzzle
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  1. When a president is fired.
  2. The Northern and western states that stayed loyal to the federal government.
  3. An agricultural production system in which landowners contribute their land and often a measure of operating capital and management.
  4. White Southerners who supported the Republican party
  5. Recent arrivals in the region for North, and freedom were freed slaves.
  6. The basic physical and organizational structures and facilities needed for the operation of a society or enterprise.
  7. The right of Citizens of the United States to vote shall not be denied or abridged by the United States or by nay State on account of race, color, or previous condition of servitude.
  8. This was to provide food, shelter, clothing, medical service, and land to displaced Southerners, including newly freed African American
  9. The group formed by White Supremacist.
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  1. The outlined the conditions under which the Southern States would be readmitted to the union following the American Civil War Ku Klux Klan (1865-1871)
  2. The president of the Union that served during the civil war.
  3. and a Mule The promise was the first systematic attempt to provide a form of reparations to newly freed slaves
  4. The Southern States that were not apart of the federal government.
  5. The war that started the reconstruction plan.
  6. Restricted black people’s right to own property, conduct business, buy and lease land, and move freely through public spaces.
  7. Lincoln’s plan which specified that a southern state could be readmitted into the Union once 10% of its voters swore an oath of allegiance to the Union.
  8. A school made to targets African Americans giving them a free and safe place to learn without discrimination.
  9. This offered full pardon to those people that took oath of loyalty and accepted the abolition of slavery.
  10. No state shall make or enforce any law which shall abridge the privileges or immunities of citizens of the United States
  11. A system where the landlord allows a tenant to use the land in exchange for a share of the crop.

20 Clues: When a president is fired. • The group formed by White Supremacist. • The war that started the reconstruction plan. • White Southerners who supported the Republican party • The president of the Union that served during the civil war. • The Southern States that were not apart of the federal government. • ...

Vocab: Constitution 2024-02-20

Vocab: Constitution crossword puzzle
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  1. The process of formally approving a document, such as a treaty or constitution, usually through a vote.
  2. The leaders and statesmen who played key roles in the American Revolutionary War and the drafting of the Constitution.
  3. The principle that the authority of a state and its government is created and sustained by the consent of its people, through their elected representatives.
  4. The branch of government responsible for enforcing laws, headed by the President.
  5. The branch of government responsible for making laws, consisting of Congress (the Senate and the House of Representatives).
  6. Rights guaranteed to individuals by law, especially those relating to equal treatment and freedom from discrimination.
  7. A system within the government where each branch has some measure of influence over the other branches to prevent any one branch from becoming too powerful.
  8. A system of government in which power is divided between a central authority and constituent political units, such as states.
  9. The first ten amendments to the United States Constitution, which outline fundamental rights and liberties.
  10. A system of government in which power is vested in the people, who rule either directly or through elected representatives.
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  1. Active participation in community and public affairs to contribute to the common good.
  2. The branch of government responsible for interpreting laws and administering justice, headed by the Supreme Court.
  3. The introductory statement to the United States Constitution, outlining the purpose and goals of the document.
  4. Changes or additions made to the Constitution.
  5. A gathering of delegates in 1787 to draft the United States Constitution.
  6. Involvement of citizens in the democratic process, including voting, community service, and advocacy.
  7. Rights and freedoms guaranteed to individuals, including freedom of speech, religion, and assembly.
  8. The individuals who participated in drafting and framing the United States Constitution.
  9. The supreme law of the United States, outlining the framework of government and the rights of citizens.
  10. of powers The division of governmental responsibilities among distinct branches to prevent any one branch from gaining too much power.

20 Clues: Changes or additions made to the Constitution. • A gathering of delegates in 1787 to draft the United States Constitution. • The branch of government responsible for enforcing laws, headed by the President. • Active participation in community and public affairs to contribute to the common good. • ...

Cold War 2023-04-23

Cold War crossword puzzle
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  1. American politician who served as the 35th president of the United States from 1961 until his assassination in 1963.
  2. War that was fought between North Korea and South Korea from 1950 to 1953.
  3. failed military landing operation on the southwestern coast of Cuba in 1961
  4. pitted communist North Vietnam and the Viet Cong against South Vietnam and the United States
  5. Acronym for the North Atlantic Treaty Organization.
  6. Union of Soviet Socialist Republics
  7. A geopolitical strategic foreign policy pursued by the United States during the Cold War to prevent the spread of communism after the end of World War II.
  8. In October 1962, an American U-2 spy plane secretly photographed nuclear missile sites being built by the Soviet Union on the island of Cuba.
  9. First Secretary of the Communist Party of the Soviet Union from 1953 to 1964.
  10. The capital and largest city of Germany by both area and population.
  11. Country of the West Indies, the largest single island of the archipelago, and one of the more-influential states of the Caribbean region.
  12. created in 1949 when the United States, Great Britain, and France consolidated those zones, or portions, of Germany that they had occupied at the end of World War II.
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  1. Guarded concrete barrier that encircled West Berlin of the Federal Republic of Germany from 1961 to 1989.
  2. Treaty of Friendship, Cooperation and Mutual Assistance, was a collective defense treaty signed in Warsaw.
  3. Military aircraft designed or adapted to perform aerial reconnaissance.
  4. This country was commonly viewed as a communist state, and it described itself as a socialist "workers' and peasants' state".
  5. Soviet politician, political theorist and revolutionary who led the Soviet Union from 1924 until his death in 1953.
  6. American politician who served as the 36th president of the United States from 1963 to 1969.
  7. “A complete disarmament and demilitarization of Germany”
  8. Political boundary dividing Europe into two separate areas from the end of World War II in 1945 until the end of the Cold War in 1991.

20 Clues: Union of Soviet Socialist Republics • Acronym for the North Atlantic Treaty Organization. • “A complete disarmament and demilitarization of Germany” • The capital and largest city of Germany by both area and population. • Military aircraft designed or adapted to perform aerial reconnaissance. • ...

Unit 9: Reconstruction 2025-04-29

Unit 9: Reconstruction crossword puzzle
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  1. defined U.S. citizen, which receives due process and equal protection under the law
  2. agreement between southern democrats and the Republicans to settle the results of the 1876 presidential election and marked the end of the Reconstruction era
  3. laws that enforced racial segregation in the United States from the post-civil war to profit from the reconstruction
  4. males could vote regardless of color (gave suffrage to African Americas)
  5. a white southern who collaborated with northern republicans during reconstruction, often for personal profit
  6. the right of a citizen to be treated fairly by the government when laws are made and enforced
  7. the rights of all people to social, economic, and political freedom equality
  8. a system that keeps different groups separate from each other, normally through social pressures and/or laws
  9. murder usually under secret attack for political reasons
  10. 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
  11. laws passed in the southern united states after the civil war to limit the rights of formerly enslaved people
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  1. 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
  2. a law passed in 1867 that limited the power of the president to remove certain federal officials
  3. a person from the northern states who went to the South after the civil war to profit from the reconstruction
  4. abolished slavery
  5. a fixed sum tax levied on all persons
  6. rising to an important position
  7. to reject; to refuse a law made by legislature
  8. the right to vote
  9. the period of rebuilding social, economic, and political systems after the Civil War
  10. a republican favoring drastic and usually repressive measures against the southern states in the period following the Civil War
  11. a term in the 14th amendment requiring that states guarantee the same rights, privileges, and protections to all people
  12. the status of being a legal citizen of a country and entitled to certain rights

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 Americas) • ...

Unit 9 Vocabulary Test 2025-05-21

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

23 Clues: the right to vote • abolished slavery • rising to an importation 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) • ...

Final Project 2021-01-12

Final Project crossword puzzle
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  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 • ...

Unit 6 Vocabulary Definitions 2018-02-12

Unit 6 Vocabulary Definitions crossword puzzle
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  1. Canal the artificial waterway opened in 1825, linking Lake Erie to the Hudson River
  2. Road the first federally funded national road project, begun in 1811
  3. Henry Harrison was the ninth President of the United States. In 1841, he died of pneumonia after only a month in office
  4. Trail the route to the Oregon Country used by wagon trains in the 1800s
  5. an old Spanish mission building in Texas where Mexican forces under Santa Anna besieged Texans in 1836
  6. the right of states to limit the power of the federal government
  7. Tyler was the tenth President of the United States, serving from 1841-1845. He accomplished little during his presidency due to quarrels between Whigs and Democrats.
  8. Clay 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.
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  1. Removal Act a law passed by Congress in 1830 setting up territories west of the Mississippi River where Native Americans living in existing states could be relocated
  2. of Tears the forced migration by the Cherokee and other Native American groups from their southeastern homelands to territories west of the Mississippi River
  3. Act an act passed by South Carolina that declared that the Tariff of 1832 unconstitutional
  4. of San Jacinto an 1836 battle between Texans and Mexicans during the Texas war for independence from Mexico
  5. the right to vote
  6. to add on or take over
  7. Party andrew jackson and his supporters called themselves the democratic party
  8. system they practice of giving supporters government jobs
  9. men a trapper who explored and hunted in the American West in the early 1800s
  10. Party a political party of national republicans
  11. Van Buren was the eighth President of the United States, serving from 1837 to 1841. He was blamed for the Panic of 1837 and the widespread unemployment and poverty that it brought and was not reelected for a second term.
  12. Houston a soldier, lawyer, and politician, was instrumental in Texan independence and its subsequent annexation by the United States.

20 Clues: the right to vote • to add on or take over • Party a political party of national republicans • the right of states to limit the power of the federal government • system they practice of giving supporters government jobs • Road the first federally funded national road project, begun in 1811 • ...

Vocab #5 2022-02-10

Vocab #5 crossword puzzle
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  1. ​​an African-American infantry unit in WWI.
  2. North and South America were no longer open to colonization.
  3. not helping or supporting either side in a conflict, disagreement, etc.
  4. a constructed waterway that connects the Atlantic and Pacific oceans across the Isthmus of Panama.
  5. World War I coalition that consisted primarily of the German Empire and Austria-Hungary.
  6. An agreement between 2 or more countries to help each other out in war.
  7. a British passenger ship that was owned by the Cunard Line.
  8. A United States battleship which exploded in Havana harbor due to unknown causes in 1898.
  9. loyalty and devotion to a nation.
  10. a style of newspaper reporting that emphasized sensationalism over facts.
  11. policy of extending a country's power and influence through diplomacy or military force.
  12. a political unit (such as a nation or state) powerful enough to affect the entire world by its influence or actions.
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  1. Germany proposed a Mexican-German alliance in the case of war between the United States and Germany.
  2. Theodore Roosevelt's policy symbolizes his power and readiness to use military force if necessary.
  3. general objectives that guide the activities and relationships of one state in its interactions with other states.
  4. a statement of principles for peace that was to be used for peace negotiations in order to end World War I.
  5. served as the 26th president of the United States from 1901 to 1909.
  6. 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 philosophy or system that emphasizes the importance of military power.
  8. an international diplomatic group developed after World War I as a way to solve disputes between countries before they erupted into open warfare.
  9. The victorious allied nations of World War I include Britain, France, Italy, Russia, and the United States.
  10. American politician and academic who served as the 28th president of the United States from 1913 to 1921.

22 Clues: loyalty and devotion to a nation. • ​​an African-American infantry unit in WWI. • a British passenger ship that was owned by the Cunard Line. • North and South America were no longer open to colonization. • served as the 26th president of the United States from 1901 to 1909. • not helping or supporting either side in a conflict, disagreement, etc. • ...

Unit Test Review Ch.21-23 2016-04-07

Unit Test Review Ch.21-23 crossword puzzle
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  1. rubbing force; always slows an object down
  2. amount of force applied per unit area on a object’s surface; the units are Pa
  3. caused by the microscopic roughness of two surfaces moving past each other
  4. a push or pull
  5. the law that states: total momentum of objects that collide with each other is the same before and after a collision
  6. Newton’s ______ law states that objects at rest will remain at rest; object in motion will remain at a constant velocity unless a force is applied
  7. gravitational force between an object and the Earth
  8. when force of gravity is balanced by air resistance
  9. a measure of how difficult it is to stop a moving object; mass x velocity
  10. speed and direction of a moving object
  11. occurs between the ground and the part of a tire touching the ground while moving
  12. Newton’s _______ law states that an object acted upon by a net force will accelerate in the direction of the force
  13. amount of matter in an object
Down
  1. states that when the speed of a fluid increases, the pressure exerted by the fluid decreases
  2. states that the pressure applied at any point to a confined fluid is transmitted equally throughout the fluid
  3. combination of all forces acting on an object
  4. caused by the attraction between the atoms on two surfaces that are in contact
  5. how far something has moved
  6. upward force exerted by a fluid on any object placed in the fluid
  7. uses a fluid to increase an applied force
  8. the buoyant force on an object equals the weight of the fluid displaced by the object
  9. rate of change of position; distance traveled divided by time
  10. units for force
  11. the force that attracts all objects to each other
  12. liquid or gas; flows
  13. rate of change of velocity; change in speed divided by time
  14. tendency of an object to resist change in its motion
  15. Newton’s ______ law states that forces always act in equal but opposite pairs
  16. mass divided by volume

29 Clues: a push or pull • units for force • liquid or gas; flows • mass divided by volume • how far something has moved • amount of matter in an object • speed and direction of a moving object • uses a fluid to increase an applied force • rubbing force; always slows an object down • combination of all forces acting on an object • the force that attracts all objects to each other • ...

Post War America 2023-01-31

Post War America crossword puzzle
Across
  1. an American military officer and statesman who served as the 34th president of the United States from 1953 to 1961.
  2. an outlying district of a city, especially a residential one.
  3. a set of proposals put forward by U.S. President Harry S. Truman to Congress in 1945
  4. In economics and industrial design, planned obsolescence is a policy of planning or designing a product with an artificially limited useful life
  5. was the 37th president of the United States
  6. the protection or promotion of the interests of consumers.
  7. name of several large suburban housing developments created in the United States by William J. Levitt
  8. an American philosopher, psychologist, and educational reformer whose ideas have been influential in education and social reform.
  9. An enthusiasm for motor vehicles and motoring.
  10. is a bestselling book by William H. Whyte, originally published by Simon & Schuster in 1956
  11. a society in which the material benefits of prosperity are widely available.
  12. American pediatrician and left-wing political activist whose book Baby and Child Care is one of the best-selling books of the twentieth century
Down
  1. use a numbering scheme in which primary Interstates are assigned one- or two-digit numbers
  2. informs the development of national civil rights policy and enhances enforcement of federal civil rights laws.
  3. The States' Rights Democratic Party was a short-lived segregationist political party in the United States, active primarily in the South.
  4. 1946 – 1964
  5. governmental economy and decentralization of Federal projects through cooperation with State and local governments as well as private enterprise.
  6. method of distributing products or services involving a franchisor
  7. American virologist and medical researcher who developed one of the first successful polio vaccines
  8. a landmark decision by the U.S. Supreme Court, which ruled that U.S. state laws establishing racial segregation in public schools
  9. compliance with standards, rules, or laws.
  10. the national ethos of the United States, a set of ideals including representative democracy, rights, liberty, and equality
  11. multi-industry company – i.e., a combination of multiple business entities operating in entirely different industries under one corporate group,
  12. provides educational assistance to servicemembers, veterans, and their dependents.

24 Clues: 1946 – 1964 • compliance with standards, rules, or laws. • was the 37th president of the United States • An enthusiasm for motor vehicles and motoring. • the protection or promotion of the interests of consumers. • an outlying district of a city, especially a residential one. • method of distributing products or services involving a franchisor • ...

Term 2 - Democracy, Progress, and Imperialism 2023-11-30

Term 2 - Democracy, Progress, and Imperialism crossword puzzle
Across
  1. Country in the continent Oceania, the land of the Aborigine people, colonized by the British as a penal colony
  2. A movement to develop and protect a Jewish nation in what is now Israel.
  3. Movement in England that required expansion of voting rights to all men, annual election, and secret ballot.
  4. Belief that one group or race is superior to other nations, races, or groups
  5. Country in the continent Oceania, the land of the Maori people, colonized by the British
  6. Proclamation of _________. Order by U.S. President Abraham Lincoln to release all slaves.
  7. Country dominated by England that suffered the Great Potato Famine.
  8. Country colonized by the United States after defeating Spain in the Spanish-American War in 1898.
  9. The _______*______ in the United States was a conflict between the North and the South areas.
  10. English and American female groups demanded _________ using different activist tactics.
  11. Cars, airplanes, steam-powered engines, and electricity are examples of ________ developed in the 19th and 20th centuries.
  12. Country located North of the United States, formed after the union of French and British colonies
Down
  1. Bill from 1832 that expanded voting rights in England to middle-class men.
  2. Belief that a country should invest in military and technologies to overpower others
  3. hostility to or prejudice against Jewish people.
  4. Type of activism, including riots, attacking properties, confronting the police, and hunger strikes
  5. Synonym of franchise: the right to vote in public elections
  6. The Monroe Doctrine states that the United States should protect _________ from European influence.
  7. Conference where European countries agreed to divide Africa and avoid wars
  8. Discriminatory laws approved in the South of the United States to exclude African Americans from society.
  9. Action of one country to conquest, influence, dominate, or interfere with another.
  10. During the Trail of Tears, ________*________ were removed from their lands, attacked, and had their culture damaged during the American expansion to the West.
  11. Condition when one human is owned by another and, usually, forced to work in bad conditions
  12. Political system in which state power is given by its citizens, usually through election.

24 Clues: hostility to or prejudice against Jewish people. • Synonym of franchise: the right to vote in public elections • Country dominated by England that suffered the Great Potato Famine. • A movement to develop and protect a Jewish nation in what is now Israel. • Bill from 1832 that expanded voting rights in England to middle-class men. • ...

Chapter 5 Vocabulary 2024-01-03

Chapter 5 Vocabulary crossword puzzle
Across
  1. The point where concurrent lines meet.
  2. Three or more lines that meet at a common point.
  3. A point on the bisector of an angle is ____________________ from the sides of the angle.
  4. Another name for an indirect proof is proof by _________________.
  5. The Angle-Side Inequality states that the Shortest Side is across from the ______________ ____________ in a triangle.
  6. A segment from the vertex of a triangle perpendicular to the opposite side.
  7. The Incenter Theorem tells us that the incenter is equidistant from the _________ of a triangle.
  8. The point where the angle bisectors of a triangle meet.
  9. The Angle-Side Inequality states that the largest angle is opposite the _________________ __________ in a triangle.
  10. This states that if the angle between two sides of one triangle is larger than the angle between two sides of the same lengths of a second triangle, then the third side of the first triangle is longer than the third side of the second triangle.
  11. The point where the three perpendicular bisectors of a triangle meet.
Down
  1. A bisector that is also perpendicular to a segment.
  2. This is a prefix meaning about or around
  3. The point where the medians of a triangle meet.
  4. The Circumcenter theorem says that the circumcenter is equidistant from the _____________ of the triangle.
  5. The _____________ ____________ Inequality states that the measure of an exterior angle is greater than the measure of each remote interior angle.
  6. This theorem states the sum of the lengths of any two sides of a triangle must be greater than the length of the third side.
  7. Uses a rectangular array in which you record what you have learned from clues to solve a logic or reasoning problem.
  8. The point where the altitudes of a triangle meet.
  9. A type of reasoning in which you assume a conclusion is false, then show that this leads to a contradiction.
  10. The centroid theorem states that the centroid is ______ _________ the distance from each vertex to the midpoint of the opposite side.
  11. A segment, ray, or line that divides an angle into two congruent angles.
  12. A line segment that connects the vertex of a triangle to the midpoint of the opposite side.

23 Clues: The point where concurrent lines meet. • This is a prefix meaning about or around • The point where the medians of a triangle meet. • Three or more lines that meet at a common point. • The point where the altitudes of a triangle meet. • A bisector that is also perpendicular to a segment. • The point where the angle bisectors of a triangle meet. • ...

Unit 3 2024-03-26

Unit 3 crossword puzzle
Across
  1. a difference between two statements or situations that means they cannot both be true
  2. 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.
  3. a country governed by elected representatives
  4. the “Age of Reason” in 17th- and 18th-century Europe. Enlightenment thinkers emphasized using rational thought to discover truths about nature and society.
  5. a strong disagreement
  6. to formally approve a plan or an agreement. The process of approval is called ratification.
  7. to agree or pledge to support someone or something
  8. the system that allows each branch of government to limit the powers of the other two branches
  9. the group established by the Constitution to elect the president and vice president. Voters in each state choose their electors.
  10. a law passed by Congress in 1787 that specified how western lands would be governed
  11. the first written plan of government for the United States. A confederation is an association of states that cooperate for a common purpose.
Down
  1. 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.
  2. supporting ideas of freedom, change, and progress
  3. a meeting held in Philadelphia in 1787 at which delegates from the states wrote the U.S. Constitution
  4. a written plan that provides the basic framework of a government
  5. Three-Fifths Compromisean agreement made at the Constitutional Convention stating that enslaved persons would be counted as three-fifths of a person when determining a state’s population for representation in the House of Representatives
  6. a series of essays written by James Madison, Alexander Hamilton, and John Jay in support of the ratification of the Constitution by the states
  7. to treat a person or group unfairly
  8. a basic set of ideas used to develop a larger plan
  9. a group of people or things with obvious differences among them

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 • to agree or pledge to support someone or something • a basic set of ideas used to develop a larger plan • a group of people or things with obvious differences among them • ...

B1 (E) 2023-09-12

B1 (E) crossword puzzle
Across
  1. I live in a _.
  2. Every _, I enjoy a cup of coffee to start my day.
  3. I need to go to the store to buy some _. (a basic food)
  4. I’m _. I need water.
  5. You're always _ in our home; please make yourself comfortable.
  6. The _ greeted me warmly as I entered the store. (person)
  7. It’s important to be able to speak _ in the United States.
  8. I’m thirsty. I need to drink some _.
  9. Most people speak English in the United _.
  10. Most people speak English in the _ States.
  11. _ is the most populous state in the United States.
  12. I have a _. I’m confused.
  13. The _ played with his toy car.
  14. I go to school to _.
  15. I can _ fluently in both Spanish and French.
  16. Mr. Leuschel likes to drink _ in the morning.
  17. I’m thirsty. I need a _.
  18. I go to the _ to buy bread.
  19. Can you pass me the salt, _?
  20. I was _ by the complex directions.
  21. I say “_” to my family before going to sleep.
  22. I’m thirsty. I need some _.
  23. I’m sorry for arriving _.
Down
  1. She is a talented _. (not man)
  2. I’m so _! I need to eat.
  3. Do you live in a house or an _?
  4. She waved and said _ as she left.
  5. It’s important to say “_” if someone helps you.
  6. “_.” See you later.
  7. In Mexico, most people speak _.
  8. I use my _ to to type and use Google.
  9. I use my _ phone to talk to my family.
  10. I'm _ for arriving late.
  11. I have a question. I’m _.
  12. The country to the south of the United States is called _.
  13. An _ is a delicious fruit. It is normally red, green, or yellow.
  14. What color are apples?
  15. Right now, we are in _. (where you learn)
  16. An apple is a _.
  17. The country to the north of the United States is _.
  18. The _ likes to play soccer.
  19. Can you _ me please? I need help.
  20. Please _ here for a moment while I check on your reservation.
  21. I put _ in my cereal.

44 Clues: I live in a _. • An apple is a _. • “_.” See you later. • I’m _. I need water. • I go to school to _. • I put _ in my cereal. • What color are apples? • I’m so _! I need to eat. • I'm _ for arriving late. • I’m thirsty. I need a _. • I have a question. I’m _. • I have a _. I’m confused. • I’m sorry for arriving _. • I go to the _ to buy bread. • The _ likes to play soccer. • ...

The Cold War 2024-04-25

The Cold War crossword puzzle
Across
  1. Major Cold War confrontation in 1962 --> Soviets building missile bases on Cuba, atomic missiles could reach US within minutes.
  2. Treaty between the United States and the Soviet Union to limit the number of nuclear warheads and missiles.
  3. An alliance formed in 1949 by the United States and Western European nations to fight Soviet aggression.
  4. President Truman's policy of giving American aid to nations threatened by communist expansion.
  5. The dividing line between South and North Korea.
  6. Citizens of the United States who were sentenced to death because they passed atomic bomb secrets to the Soviets.
  7. A system of supply routes from the North, which ran through southern North Vietnam, through Cambodia, and into southern South Vietnam.
  8. Military alliance established in 1955 of the Soviet Union and other communist states in Europe.
  9. The person who led a revolution that set up a communist state in Cuba.
Down
  1. A general who Truman chose to command a force that was sent to Korea to attack after North Korea attacked Southern Korea.
  2. The senator of Wisconsin; he charged 205 State Department employees, and accused them of being communist party members, but they were never proven. Eventually he came across as a bully, and his popularity plunged.
  3. A competition for supremacy in nuclear weapons (between United States and Soviet Union)
  4. Vietnamese guerillas who opposed the noncommunist government of South Vietnam.
  5. After World War II, the long period of intense rivalry between the Soviet Union and the United States.
  6. President who had to decide whether to commit more forces to the struggle in Vietnam. He didn't think it was worth fighting for, and he didn't think they could get out. However, he sent more and more people into Vietnam causing the longest, most unpopular war in American history.
  7. Soviet Union leader in 1959 who had gained power a few years after Stalin died in 1953.
  8. Fighters who used hit and run attacks.
  9. A wall built by the communist East German government in 1961 to seal off East Berlin from West Berlin.
  10. Government agency that directs the American space program.
  11. The world's first artificial satellite launched by the Soviet Union.

20 Clues: Fighters who used hit and run attacks. • The dividing line between South and North Korea. • Government agency that directs the American space program. • The world's first artificial satellite launched by the Soviet Union. • The person who led a revolution that set up a communist state in Cuba. • ...

unit 9: reconstruction 2025-04-24

unit 9: reconstruction crossword puzzle
Across
  1. murder usually under secret attack for politcal reasons
  2. the period of rebuilding social economic, and political systems after the civil war
  3. males could vote regardless of color( gave suffrage to African Americans
  4. 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
  5. Republican a republican favoring drastic and usually repressive measures against the southern states in the period following the civil war
  6. a person from the northern states who went to the south after the Civil war to profit from the reconstruction
  7. the right of a citizen to be treated fairly by the government when laws are made and enforced
  8. the status of being a legal citizen of a country and entitled to certain rights
Down
  1. the rights of all people to social, economic and political freedom and equality
  2. defined us citizen which receives due process and equal protection under the law
  3. a law passed in 1867 that limited the power of the president to remove certain federal officials
  4. agreement between southern democrats and the republicans to settle the result of the 1876 presidential election and marked the end of the reconstruction era
  5. abolished slavery
  6. the right to vote
  7. a system that keeps different groups seperate from each other, normally through social pressures and/or laws
  8. 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
  9. a white southerner who collaborated with northern republicans during reconstruction, often for personal profit
  10. to reject; to refuse a law made by legislature
  11. a term in the 14th amendment requiring that states guarantee the same rights, privileges, and protections to all people
  12. laws passed in the southern states that enforce racial segregation on the United States after the civil war to limit the rights of former
  13. rising to an important position
  14. a fixed sum tax levied on all persons
  15. laws that enforced racial segregation in the US from the post civil war era until the 1960's

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 politcal reasons • males could vote regardless of color( gave suffrage to African Americans • ...

Unit 9 2025-04-24

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

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) • ...

Unit 9:Reconstruction 2025-04-24

Unit 9:Reconstruction crossword puzzle
Across
  1. laws that enforced racial segregation in the untied states from the post-civil war era until the 1960s.
  2. a white southerner who collaborated with the northern Republicans during reconstruction,often for personal profit.
  3. a person from the northern states who went to the south after the civil war to profit from the reconstruction.
  4. the rights of a citizen to be treated fairly by the government when laws are made and enforced.
  5. a law passed in 1867 that limited the power of the president to remove certain federal officials.
  6. laws passed in the southern united states after the civil war to limit the rights of formerly enslaved people.
  7. Males could vote regardless of color(gave Suffrage to African Americans).
  8. to reject;to refuse a law made by the legislature.
  9. the rights of all people to social,economic,and political freedom and equality.
  10. a Republican favoring drastic and usually repressive measures against the southern states in the period following the civil war.
  11. the right to vote.
Down
  1. a fixed sum levied on all persons.
  2. 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.
  3. a system that keeps different groups separate from each other,normally through social pressures and/or laws.
  4. a proposal by president Abraham lincoln to readmit confedrate 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.
  5. agreement between southern Democrats and the reppublicans to settle the result of the 1876 presidential election and marked the end of the reconstruction era.
  6. rising to an important position.
  7. murder usually under secret attack for political reasons.
  8. abolished slavery.
  9. a term in the 14th amendment requiring that states guarantee the same rights,privileges, and protections to all people.
  10. the period of rebuilding social, economic, and political systems after the civil war.
  11. the status of being a legal citizen of a country and entitled to certain rights.
  12. defined U.S.citizen,which receives due process and equal protection under the law.

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

Unit 9: Reconstruction 2025-05-02

Unit 9: Reconstruction crossword puzzle
Across
  1. Males could vote regardless of color (gave suffrage to African Americans)
  2. To reject; to refuse a law made by legislature
  3. The rights of all people to social, economic , and political freedom and equality
  4. A system of beliefs and practices in which white people are considered to be superior to people of other racial backgrounds that is maintained through discrimination
  5. codes laws passed in the southern united states after the civil war to limit the rights of formerly enslaved people
  6. The right to vote
  7. The status of being a legal citizen of a country and entitled to certain rights
  8. The right of a citizen to be treated fairly by the government when laws are made and enforced
  9. Agreement between southern democrats and the republicans to settle the result of the 1876 presidential election and marked the end of the Reconstruction era
  10. a republican favoring drastic and usually repressive measures against the southern states in the period following the civil war
  11. murder usually under secret attack for political reasons
  12. defined U.S citizen, which receives due process and equal protection under the law
Down
  1. a fixed sum tax levied on all persons
  2. abolished slavery
  3. rising to an important position
  4. A person from the northern states who went to the south after the civil war to profit from the Reconstruction
  5. A white southerner who collaborated with northern republicans during reconstruction, often for personal profit
  6. A term in the 14th amendment requiring that states guarantee the same rights, privileges, and protections to all people
  7. a law passed in 1867 that limited the power of the president to remove certain federal officials
  8. A system that keeps different groups separate from each other, normally through social pressures and/or laws
  9. the period of rebuilding social, economic, and political systems after the civil war
  10. laws that enforced racial segregation in the united states from the post-civil war era until the 1960s
  11. 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

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) • ...

An early nation vocabulary 2026-02-17

An early nation vocabulary crossword puzzle
Across
  1. convention The 1787 meeting in Philadelphia where delegates created the United States Constitution.
  2. federalists People who opposed the Constitution because they feared a strong national government and wanted stronger state governments and a Bill of Rights.
  3. A system of government where power is shared between the national government and state governments.
  4. powers Powers shared by both the federal and state governments, such as collecting taxes.
  5. ammendment Prevents the government from forcing citizens to house soldiers in their homes during peacetime.
  6. ammendment States that powers not given to the federal government belong to the states or the people.
  7. powers Powers not specifically written in the Constitution but suggested by the “Necessary and Proper Clause.”
  8. ammendment Guarantees the right to a fair and speedy trial, a jury, a lawyer, and the right to know the charges and witnesses.
Down
  1. purchase The 1803 land deal in which the United States bought a large territory from France, doubling the country’s size.
  2. ammendment Protects the rights of people accused of crimes, including the right to remain silent, protection from double jeopardy, and the right to due process.
  3. ammendment Protects citizens from unreasonable searches and seizures; police must have a warrant and probable cause.
  4. ammendment Guarantees the right to a jury trial in civil (non-criminal) cases, when the amount exceeds $20.
  5. of rights The list of the First 10 Amendments originally written to increase support for the Constitution
  6. ammendment Protects the right of citizens to keep and bear arms (own weapons).
  7. republicans A political party led by Thomas Jefferson that supported strong state governments and weaker federal power.
  8. vs madison The 1803 Supreme Court case that established judicial review, giving courts the power to declare laws unconstitutional.
  9. ammendment States that citizens have rights beyond those specifically listed in the Constitution.
  10. powers Powers given specifically to the states, such as running schools and holding elections.
  11. People who supported the Constitution and wanted a strong national (federal) government.
  12. ammendment Protects against excessive bail, excessive fines, and cruel and unusual punishment.
  13. ammendment Protects the freedoms of religion, speech, press, assembly, and petition.

21 Clues: ammendment Protects the right of citizens to keep and bear arms (own weapons). • ammendment Protects the freedoms of religion, speech, press, assembly, and petition. • People who supported the Constitution and wanted a strong national (federal) government. • powers Powers shared by both the federal and state governments, such as collecting taxes. • ...

Unit 4 Assessment Project 2020-12-07

Unit 4 Assessment Project crossword puzzle
Across
  1. the ability of one group to manipulate and control the actions of another group by withholding funding, or putting stipulations on the use of funds
  2. The Congress shall have Power To lay and collect Taxes, Duties, Imposts and Excises, to pay the Debts and provide for the common Defence and general Welfare of the United States; but all Duties, Imposts and Excises shall be uniform throughout the United States
  3. have the power to impeach a government official
  4. powers that are specifically stated
  5. a government with two legislative houses or chambers
  6. regulate commerce with foreign nations, and among the several states, and with the Indian
  7. a legislative sub-organization in the United States Congress that handles a specific duty
  8. a formal act by which one country goes to war against another
  9. Under the Constitution, presidential nominations for executive and judicial posts take effect only when confirmed by the Senate, and international treaties become effective only when the Senate approves them by a two-thirds vote
  10. ensures that the House passes legislation supported by the majority party
  11. powers that aren't specifically stated
  12. members of the House are elected every two years, whereas senators are elected for six-year terms
Down
  1. When the vice president is absent, the president presides over the Senate
  2. process by which a legislative body addresses charges against a government official
  3. To make all Laws which shall be necessary and proper for carrying into Execution the foregoing Powers, and all other Powers vested by this Constitution in the Government of the United States, or in any Department or Officer thereof
  4. a constitutional right to reject a decision or proposal made by a law-making body
  5. to use one's authority to reject or cancel
  6. a legislative committee responsible for expediting the passage of bills
  7. representative for virginia's 3rd congressional district
  8. thirty,citizen,resident of state
  9. senators of VA
  10. a joint committee of the United States Congress appointed by the House of Representatives and Senate to resolve disagreements on a particular bill
  11. has the power to conduct impeachment trials
  12. a member of a constituency

24 Clues: senators of VA • a member of a constituency • thirty,citizen,resident of state • powers that are specifically stated • powers that aren't specifically stated • to use one's authority to reject or cancel • has the power to conduct impeachment trials • have the power to impeach a government official • a government with two legislative houses or chambers • ...

We the People lessons 8-12 2022-11-15

We the People lessons 8-12 crossword puzzle
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  1. Parts of the government
  2. The introduction to the Constitution. It states that the people establish the government and lists the purposes of the government
  3. Convention The meeting held in Philadelphia in 1787 at which the U.S Constitution was written
  4. Compromise The plan accepted at the Philadelphia Convention that called for Congress to have two houses. The Senate would have two senators from each state. The House of Representatives would have representatives from each state based on the population.
  5. Powers The authority to carry out and enforce the laws
  6. fairness; rightfulness
  7. Tranquility As used in the preamble to the constitution, this phrase means a peaceful situation without or within our country.
  8. To put an end to
  9. Powers Balancing the powers of government mean that no one Branch is given so much power that it can completely control thterm-17e other branches
  10. Fifths Clause The farmer's compromise about slavery that became part of the Constitution. It counted each slave as three-fifths of a person to determine how many representatives a state should have in Congress.
  11. Give official approval
  12. One house of Congress. Each state has two members in the Senate
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  1. Accept of the Constitution
  2. Welfare The good of all the people
  3. Defense Protection of the people from enemies
  4. The delegates to the Philadelphia Convention were called farmers because they "framed" the Constitution.
  5. States Supreme Court Highest court in the United States
  6. Trade The business of taking people from their homes in Africa and selling them in the colonies.
  7. Powers Limiting power
  8. War The was between the Northern and Southern States. It took place from 1861 to 1865 and ended slavery in the United States.
  9. of Powers The division of powers among the different branches of government. In the United States powers are divided among the legislative, executive and judicial branches.
  10. Of Liberty The gift of being free
  11. Power The authority to make laws and rules
  12. Powers The authority to settle disagreements about laws. This applies the laws and settles disputes.
  13. of Representatives One of two houses of Congress. The number of representatives from each state is based on its population.

25 Clues: To put an end to • Powers Limiting power • fairness; rightfulness • Give official approval • Parts of the government • Accept of the Constitution • Of Liberty The gift of being free • Welfare The good of all the people • Power The authority to make laws and rules • Defense Protection of the people from enemies • Powers The authority to carry out and enforce the laws • ...

PNW History 2020-06-05

PNW History crossword puzzle
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  1. a United States statute that permitted the entrance of Montana and Washington into the United States of America.
  2. A tunnel made by James T. Kingsbury in August 1882
  3. The native american guide of the Lewis and Clark expeditions
  4. A confrontation in 1859 between the United States and United Kingdom over the British–U.S. border in the San Juan Islands.
  5. A Greek Maritime pilot who discovered the straits that were named after him in Northwest Washington.
  6. Otherwise known as Harvey's Depot, this fort existed from 1859-1882
  7. A slogan by Polk used to advertise the expansion of Texas, California, and Oregon Territory
  8. Did missionary work with Native American peoples
  9. A conflict between the United States and the Sahaptian-speaking people of the Northwest Plateau
  10. British Officer of the Royal Navy. Famously explored the Pacific Northwest coast regions.
  11. The belief that Settlers were destined to come to Western America
  12. A conflict between the Spanish Empire, the Kingdom of Great Britain, and the United States of America
  13. An estimated 1,000 emigrants leave for Oregon Territory with John Gantt as their leader
  14. The encampment of the Lewis and Clark Expedition in the Oregon Country near the mouth of the Columbia River.
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  1. Has a town on the border of Idaho named after him. The town is right next to Lewiston.
  2. Has a town in Idaho on the border of Washington named after him. The town is right next to Clarkston.
  3. The city of Seattle is named after him
  4. A Spanish Basque explorer of the Pacific Northwest
  5. Major investor in the PNW Fur Trade
  6. The first non-native woman to climb Mt. Rainer
  7. Rivaled with the Northwest Company in the fur trade which caused the Pemmican War in 1816
  8. The term for the fur of an Otter
  9. A United States policy that opposed European colonialism in the Americas.
  10. An entrepreneur and politician regarded as the founder of Seattle
  11. Governor of the Territory of Washington from 1853 to 1857. First governor of Washington Territory.

25 Clues: The term for the fur of an Otter • Major investor in the PNW Fur Trade • The city of Seattle is named after him • The first non-native woman to climb Mt. Rainer • Did missionary work with Native American peoples • A Spanish Basque explorer of the Pacific Northwest • A tunnel made by James T. Kingsbury in August 1882 • ...

CHAPTER 2 AND 3 2019-08-29

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

30 Clues: rule by the people • those who opposed the new constitution • first ten amendments to the constitution • to formally withdraw from a nation-state • 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 • ...

Constitution Review 2021-09-14

Constitution Review crossword puzzle
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  1. The state-named plan that called for every state to have a single vote (protected the small states)
  2. The anti-federalists feared that the president would have too much power and become like a what?
  3. Clause in the Constitution that declares the Constitution as the "Supreme Law of the Land"
  4. Portion of the Constitution where six goals are listed; one goal being to form a more perfect union
  5. Group that supported the ratification of the Constitution, published papers supporting this idea
  6. What document was ratified and signed in 1787?
  7. The Constitution created _____ branches of government.
  8. One of the five freedoms listed in the first amendment to the Constitution that guarantees people the ability to say things that they want
  9. Branch that interprets laws
  10. Branch that creates laws
  11. The Articles of Confederation was weak, because they allowed the states to coin their own ________.
  12. A word that means to sign, approve or give formal consent to
  13. Alexander _____________ was one of the three men who composed the federalist papers in support of the Constitution.
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  1. James __________ was known as the "Father of the Constitution"
  2. America's first "constitution", signed in 1777
  3. The state-named plan that called for larger states to have more votes
  4. Each state is given 2 of these members of this house of Congress
  5. The number of representatives that a state receives in the House of Representatives is based on the states' what?
  6. Anti-federalists insisted that the Constitution include a Bill of _______ to protect the freedoms of citizens.
  7. Checks and _________ is a system in government where each branch has power over the other branches.
  8. Branch that enforces laws
  9. Word that means the division of power between the federal government and the states
  10. Last name of the president of the Constitutional Convention and first president of the United States
  11. A form of government where citizens rule themselves through elected officials
  12. The second amendment gives people the right to bear _______.
  13. Both the state and federal governments can collect these
  14. Congress is split into how many houses?

27 Clues: Branch that creates laws • Branch that enforces laws • Branch that interprets laws • Congress is split into how many houses? • America's first "constitution", signed in 1777 • What document was ratified and signed in 1787? • The Constitution created _____ branches of government. • Both the state and federal governments can collect these • ...

Social Studies Crossword 2023-05-18

Social Studies Crossword crossword puzzle
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  1. The ______ Purchase was in 1803 and doubled the size of the United States.
  2. This person would have wanted to rebel from Britain during the American Revolution.
  3. Lewis & Clark traded with the Shoshone to get these. They rode them across the Rocky Mountains.
  4. ______ doctrine said that the US would no longer tolerate further European colonization.
  5. This person wrote the Declaration of Independence.
  6. The Hogwarts house Mrs. Toney is in.
  7. The highest most powerful federal court in the United States.
  8. This side won the Civil War.
  9. Changes to the Constitution.
  10. ______ affair was when three French agents attempted to obtain a bribe from American representatives in Paris.
  11. Early factories ran on this.
  12. Plan to rebuild after the Civil War.
  13. This amendment made slavery illegal across the entire United States.
  14. Tax on imported foreign goods.
  15. This person would have wanted to remain loyal to the British during the American Revolution.
  16. The college Mrs. Toney attended.
  17. Alexander Hamilton belonged to this political party.
  18. ______destiny is the belief that the United States would expand across the continent.
  19. Washington created the Presidential ______ to advise him and help make important decisions.
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  1. The ______ Gin was invented by Eli Whitney.
  2. The Boston _______ is where five people died and sparked the American Revolution.
  3. The trail many waggoneers took to expand West.
  4. King ______ III was the leader of Britain when we were the British colonies.
  5. In order to hold this title in Congress you must be at least 25.
  6. Not taking sides in a conflict.
  7. The growth of Northeastern textile mills increased demand for this.
  8. The Articles of ______ was the United States' first attempt at a self government.
  9. This is the power of the President to deny a bill being turned into a law.
  10. Jefferson ______ was the President of the Confederate States of America.
  11. Mrs. Toney's last name before she got married.
  12. The amount of children Mrs. Toney has.
  13. What battle ended the American Revolution?
  14. This is how many branches of government there are.
  15. Mrs. Toney's husband's name.

34 Clues: This side won the Civil War. • Changes to the Constitution. • Early factories ran on this. • Mrs. Toney's husband's name. • Tax on imported foreign goods. • Not taking sides in a conflict. • The college Mrs. Toney attended. • The Hogwarts house Mrs. Toney is in. • Plan to rebuild after the Civil War. • The amount of children Mrs. Toney has. • ...

US history Crossword Puzzle 2015-02-25

US history Crossword Puzzle crossword puzzle
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  1. war with the union and confederate
  2. armed white abolitionist that rebelled against slavery
  3. Forcing African Americans to work hard labor for free
  4. The bloodiest one day battle of the civil war
  5. Decision of supreme court that slave were property not u.s. citizens
  6. To break away
  7. A turning point of the war, a three day battle
  8. made Indians move to Oklahoma, was a law
  9. vice president and president argued about states rights
  10. period where people moved to cities to work in factories
  11. land west of the Mississippi river is now u.s. land doubled the size of the u.s.
  12. assassinated Abraham Lincoln
  13. network of safe houses slaves used to travel to freedom
  14. Federal law that allowed people of state determine if the state would be free or not
  15. those opposed to slavery
  16. Half of the states slave and the other free
  17. 3rd president of the united states
  18. Warned European nations to not intervene in the politics of north and south america
  19. machine cleaning seeds from cotton
  20. belief that America was destined to expand all the way westward
  21. runaway salves must be returned to their owners
  22. Abraham Lincolns speech
  23. moderation or abstinence from alcohol
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  1. war between u.s. and great Britain, second time
  2. was vice president did not like Andrew Jackson
  3. The states have free will or per say rights
  4. 16th vice president, 17th president of the u.s.
  5. Are separated into sections
  6. Invented the cotton gin and interchange parts
  7. 16th president, was for the union
  8. freed the slaves in confederate states
  9. he made sure the president didn't fight with the vice president
  10. south, was for slavery
  11. Great union general
  12. The north, was against slavery
  13. was a slave that rebelled happened in Virgina, killed people
  14. Exploration of Lewis and Clark west to the pacific ocean
  15. law that allowed people of Kansas to be free or slave
  16. right to vote
  17. war broke out with Mexico and the united states

40 Clues: To break away • right to vote • Great union general • south, was for slavery • Abraham Lincolns speech • those opposed to slavery • Are separated into sections • assassinated Abraham Lincoln • The north, was against slavery • 16th president, was for the union • war with the union and confederate • 3rd president of the united states • machine cleaning seeds from cotton • ...

Civil war crossword 2024-04-04

Civil war crossword crossword puzzle
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  1. The thing that the Civil War was fought to end
  2. President that made Texas a slave state and part of the union.
  3. Texas was a state that broke off from Mexico and was added to the union as a slave state by James K Polk
  4. A leader in the Bleeding Kansas act
  5. Wrote the Liberator article.
  6. This man lived on free land so he sued his slave owner for his freedom. The congress told this man that he was not free and had to right to sue.
  7. Made the Missouri Compromise and the Compromise of 1850
  8. Domestic slave trade was taken away from this place in the Compromise of 1850
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  1. People came to Kansas to vote on whether it should be a slave states or free state. It was voted a slave state, but anti-slavery activists did not follow these laws and rebelled killing 5 pro-slavery people.
  2. Two territories that were open to slavery in the Compromise of 1850
  3. This woman talked about her experience with slavery.
  4. UT territories and NM territories were open to slavery. California is a free state, Wasington D.C is no longer part of the domestic slave trade, and new fugitive slave laws were put in place.
  5. A person who is against slavery and wants it to be gone.
  6. Changed her name to Sojourner Truth and delivered speeches about slavery.
  7. Law that made enslaved people be returned back to their owners if they escaped.
  8. Was a free state as of the Compromise of 1850
  9. Their family had a lot of slaves and made money from them. These people freed their families slaves using their money.
  10. Led the underground railroad where slaves could escape
  11. Kansas and Nebraska were new territories in the United States, Stephen Douglass wanted the people to vote if it should be a free state or a slave state.
  12. A line was created below Missouri and any states under the line were free states and any states above were slave states

20 Clues: Wrote the Liberator article. • A leader in the Bleeding Kansas act • Was a free state as of the Compromise of 1850 • The thing that the Civil War was fought to end • This woman talked about her experience with slavery. • Led the underground railroad where slaves could escape • Made the Missouri Compromise and the Compromise of 1850 • ...

Constitution Vocab 2024-11-18

Constitution Vocab crossword puzzle
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  1. The Constitution distributes power among the 3 branches
  2. Grants Congress the power to make laws to carry out the enumerated powers in a reasonable way
  3. the first ten amendments to the Constitution, which guarantee basic individual rights to all persons in the United States
  4. Favors a more expansive reading of the Constitution to give more power to the Federal government. If it doesn't say you can't do it then you might be able to do it's"
  5. Power is divided between national, state, and local governments
  6. Makes the Constitution the supreme law of the land as supremacy clause
  7. Favor a literal reading of the constitution in order to limit the power of the Federal government. If it doesn't say you can't do it,
  8. The Constitution and the Bill of Rights have protections against intrusions on people's rights
  9. All persons born or naturalized in the US and subject to its jurisdiction
  10. Powers given to the branches of government directly by the Constitution
  11. Having to do with commerce inside of a single state
  12. Power resides only in the national government (most other countries use this system)
  13. Power shared by national and state government (ex. taxes)
  14. The Constitution is the supreme law of the land and can't be overridden by local or state laws"
  15. Having to do with commerce between different states
  16. grants Congress the power to regulate trade with other nations and among the states
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  1. The people have the ultimate power through voting
  2. The official power to make legal decisions and judgments
  3. Sending someone accused of a crime back to the state or country in which the crime was committed
  4. The Constitution set up a system in which each branch has the power over another so that one branch does not get too much power
  5. Gives the states the Reserved powers
  6. Powers not given to the national government are retained by the states
  7. A court ruling that establishes a legal example that can be followed in the future
  8. Government and people have to follow the law
  9. Part of the Constitution that deals with the relationships among the states

25 Clues: Gives the states the Reserved powers • Government and people have to follow the law • The people have the ultimate power through voting • Having to do with commerce inside of a single state • Having to do with commerce between different states • The Constitution distributes power among the 3 branches • The official power to make legal decisions and judgments • ...

Taxes 2025-04-24

Taxes crossword puzzle
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  1. an exemption that lowers the amount of income tax your employer must deduct from your paycheck.
  2. a U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) form used to verify that a new hire is authorized to work in the United States.
  3. a tax in which the tax rate increases as the taxable amount increases.
  4. a qualifying child or relative who relies on you for financial support.
  5. a tax imposed so that the tax rate is fixed, with no change as the taxable base amount increases or decreases.
  6. a tax imposed on individuals or entities in respect of the income or profits earned by them.
  7. a tax levied by the United States government on the annual earnings of individuals, corporations, trusts, and other legal entities.
  8. a tax form used in the United States to prepare and file an information return to report various types of income other than wages, salaries, and tips.
  9. a percentage of gross wages that most employees, employers and self-employed workers must pay to fund the federal program.
  10. a tax on the value of a property.
  11. an indirect tax on specific goods, services and activities.
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  1. an amount deducted from taxable income.
  2. a type of direct tax levied on the income or capital of corporations and other similar legal entities.
  3. taxes imposed on goods brought into one country from another.
  4. a tax form used in the United States to report wages paid to employees and the taxes withheld from them.
  5. a tax on sales or on the receipts from sales.
  6. a direct tax levied by a state on income earned in or from the state.
  7. a tax form used for personal federal income tax returns filed by United States residents.
  8. a tax charged to individuals in order to fund the Medicare system.
  9. a tax system where the tax burden is higher for lower-income individuals than for higher-income individuals.
  10. a tax form completed by an employee in the United States to indicate his or her tax situation to the employer.
  11. the ratio at which a business or person is taxed.

22 Clues: a tax on the value of a property. • an amount deducted from taxable income. • a tax on sales or on the receipts from sales. • the ratio at which a business or person is taxed. • an indirect tax on specific goods, services and activities. • taxes imposed on goods brought into one country from another. • ...

capstone1 2024-09-04

capstone1 crossword puzzle
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  1. number of chapters for capstone 2
  2. manuscript title should be ____ pyramid
  3. discusses some important concepts/theories/history about the capstone project
  4. website for patent search
  5. ______________ of the capstone project states the gap
  6. _________flowchart states the steps in doing something
  7. ____________ of the capstone project states the importance
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  1. ____________ of materials which gives the estimated amount
  2. conceptual __________ shows the overall interconnections of systems/sub-systems
  3. summarizes all the past studies
  4. number of chapters for proposal
  5. spaces between title and the capstone project proposal
  6. _______ lines represents a table in the manuscript
  7. manuscript formating was based
  8. number of objectives
  9. manuscript top margin is 1 inch and a ________.
  10. page numbers used for the chapter 1 to five is ______ numerals
  11. page numbers used for the preliminary pages is ____ numerals
  12. spaces between the bambang campus and partial fulfilment
  13. manuscript left margin is 1._____

20 Clues: number of objectives • website for patent search • manuscript formating was based • summarizes all the past studies • number of chapters for proposal • number of chapters for capstone 2 • manuscript left margin is 1._____ • manuscript title should be ____ pyramid • manuscript top margin is 1 inch and a ________. • _______ lines represents a table in the manuscript • ...

Unit 2 Review 2022-12-05

Unit 2 Review crossword puzzle
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  1. powers given to the states.
  2. level of gov't that sets rules for marriage.
  3. article that supports the supremacy clause.
  4. powers prohibited by all levels of gov't.
  5. law that requires states to take action.
  6. level of gov't that collects trash.
  7. powers not stated directly in the Constitution.
  8. the fed's ability to take over a state function.
  9. typically, support stronger state gov'ts.
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  1. powers shared by multiple levels of gov't.
  2. clause that states federal law supersedes state law.
  3. powers specifically written in the Constitution.
  4. laws that prohibit meetings closed to the public.
  5. typically, support stronger federal gov't.
  6. powers given to the fed.
  7. level of gov't that has the power to tax.
  8. level of gov't that prints/coins money.
  9. laws with end dates.

18 Clues: laws with end dates. • powers given to the fed. • powers given to the states. • level of gov't that collects trash. • level of gov't that prints/coins money. • law that requires states to take action. • powers prohibited by all levels of gov't. • level of gov't that has the power to tax. • typically, support stronger state gov'ts. • powers shared by multiple levels of gov't. • ...

Matter Test Review 2025-09-18

Matter Test Review crossword puzzle
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  1. something that is the same formula with each sample
  2. the amount of space an object takes up
  3. ______ are good conductors
  4. instead of using the name of elements one can use the _______
  5. anything that takes up space
  6. another name for atoms
  7. a state of matter that exists on stars
  8. 2 or more types of atoms
  9. the atomic number is the same as the number of __________.
  10. ability to be drawn into wire
  11. trail mix is an example of this type of mixture
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  1. a mixture that is uniform in each sample
  2. way to organize matter
  3. how much matter something has
  4. particles that define states of matter
  5. solid, liquid and gases are _______ of matter
  6. matter that is made of different things
  7. a change in ___________ changes states of matter

18 Clues: way to organize matter • another name for atoms • 2 or more types of atoms • ______ are good conductors • anything that takes up space • how much matter something has • ability to be drawn into wire • the amount of space an object takes up • particles that define states of matter • a state of matter that exists on stars • matter that is made of different things • ...

Declaration of Independence #2 2019-02-12

Declaration of Independence #2 crossword puzzle
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  1. / establish _______,
  2. / contract ______,
  3. / Assembled, appealing to the Supreme ________ of the world for the rectitude of our intentions, do,
  4. / we mutually pledge to each other our Lives, our Fortunes, and our sacred ____.
  5. / We, therefore, the ________ of the united States of America
  6. / That these united Colonies are, and of _______ ought to be Free and Independent States,
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  1. / conclude Peace,
  2. / solemnly publish and _______,
  3. / in General ___________,
  4. / and that all political connection between them and the State of Great Britain, is and ought to be totally ________;
  5. / —And for the support of this _______, with a firm reliance on the protection of Divine Providence,
  6. / and that as Free and ____________ States, they have full Power to levy War,
  7. / in the Name, and by Authority of the good People of these __________,
  8. / that they are Absolved from all _________ to the British Crown,
  9. / and to do all other Acts and _____ which Independent States may of right do.

15 Clues: / conclude Peace, • / contract ______, • / establish _______, • / in General ___________, • / solemnly publish and _______, • / We, therefore, the ________ of the united States of America • / that they are Absolved from all _________ to the British Crown, • / in the Name, and by Authority of the good People of these __________, • ...

Unit 7 Review 2013-06-16

Unit 7 Review crossword puzzle
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  1. the southern states' army led by Lee
  2. African Americans can fight for the Union
  3. the northern states' army led by Grant
  4. first battle on Union soil, was the single bloodiest day of the civil war
  5. an order issued by lincoln that freed slaves in states of rebellion
  6. the two European countries the confederates wanted to win recognition for in the civil war
  7. military leader for the union army
  8. the final battle before Lee surrendered to Grant
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  1. battle that provided a decisive victory for the union, and ended Lee's motivation to enter the North
  2. military general for the confederate army
  3. Missouri, Delaware, Kentucky, and Maryland
  4. speech made by Lincoln after the battle of Gettysburg
  5. military strategy for the union to win the war
  6. man who assassinated Abraham Lincoln
  7. when Lincoln states that he cannot interfere with slavery where it already exists

15 Clues: military leader for the union army • the southern states' army led by Lee • man who assassinated Abraham Lincoln • the northern states' army led by Grant • military general for the confederate army • African Americans can fight for the Union • Missouri, Delaware, Kentucky, and Maryland • military strategy for the union to win the war • ...

Become a Citizen 2023-01-02

Become a Citizen crossword puzzle
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  1. One part of executive branch
  2. One of the tribes that lived in America before the Europeans arrived
  3. this is one way Americans can serve their country
  4. who wrote the declaration of independence.
  5. One way to become a United States citizen
  6. This is one example of civic participation in the United States
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  1. This is the capital of the United States
  2. The President of the United States is in charge of which branch of government?
  3. The Commander in Chief of the U.S. military
  4. one of the reason that the colonists came to America
  5. This U.S. war ended slavery
  6. One writer the Federalist Papers That supported the passage of the U.S. Constitution
  7. This is the way changes are made to the U.S. Constitution
  8. Something we show loyalty to when we say the Pledge of Allegiance
  9. line One example of an American innovation that changed car making in 1913

15 Clues: This U.S. war ended slavery • One part of executive branch • This is the capital of the United States • One way to become a United States citizen • who wrote the declaration of independence. • The Commander in Chief of the U.S. military • this is one way Americans can serve their country • one of the reason that the colonists came to America • ...

2.3 Application 2021-10-05

2.3 Application crossword puzzle
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  1. the sun never set on what empire
  2. commander of the continental army
  3. colonist that were loyal to the Untied States
  4. A war between the new England colonies for independence from Britain
  5. a strength of this army was that they were familiar with their surroundings
  6. the war that the british surrendered at
  7. a british general that made the britsh lose support for the war
  8. helped the United States beat the british
  9. colonist that stayed loyal to britain
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  1. how many colonies mad the continental army
  2. a strength of this army is that they had a strong and trained army
  3. name of the new england inhabitants
  4. a document signed by french and the united states stating that the french will help them with the war
  5. the bloodiest battle of the war
  6. representatives from the nations of Great Britain, France, Spain, and the United States met in Paris to discuss terms of peace

15 Clues: the bloodiest battle of the war • the sun never set on what empire • commander of the continental army • name of the new england inhabitants • colonist that stayed loyal to britain • the war that the british surrendered at • helped the United States beat the british • how many colonies mad the continental army • colonist that were loyal to the Untied States • ...

Government 2023-12-13

Government crossword puzzle
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  1. A group of people that work for and advise the president
  2. the amount of terms a president can serve
  3. the act of lawfully attempting to influence the actions, policies, or decisions of government officials
  4. constitutional arrangement in which power is distributed between a central government and states
  5. the legislature of the federal government of the United States
  6. a charge of misconduct made against the holder of a public office.
  7. approved by two political parties
  8. a political procedure in which one or more members of a legislative body prolong debate on proposed legislation
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  1. the supreme law of land
  2. a proposal for a new law, or a proposal to significantly change an existing law
  3. a legislative body composed of two chambers
  4. A change or addition to the Constitution
  5. the upper chamber of the United States Congress
  6. the amount of years per term for a president
  7. elected leader of the United States

15 Clues: the supreme law of land • approved by two political parties • elected leader of the United States • A change or addition to the Constitution • the amount of terms a president can serve • a legislative body composed of two chambers • the amount of years per term for a president • the upper chamber of the United States Congress • ...

KCIS puzzle 2024-04-22

KCIS puzzle crossword puzzle
Across
  1. 哇死可认证
  2. The most populous state in the South Central region of the United States.
  3. The principal of KCISEC
  4. Abbreviation for the T in LGBTQ
  5. old deng
  6. Abbreviation for the L in LGBTQ
  7. miHOYO game
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  1. a state in the Upper Midwestern region of the United States that borders Minnesota to the west.
  2. Certified drugs used by KCIS students
  3. a landlocked state in the Mountain West subregion of the Western United States that borders Wyoming to the north.
  4. Abbreviation for the B in LGBTQ
  5. DAA Vice Principal
  6. Island a state in the New England region of the Northeastern United States. It borders Connecticut to its west; Massachusetts to its north.
  7. Well, I mean...
  8. A country in East Asia. It is located at the junction of the East and South China Seas in the northwestern Pacific Ocean, with. the People's Republic of China to the northwest

15 Clues: 哇死可认证 • old deng • miHOYO game • Well, I mean... • DAA Vice Principal • The principal of KCISEC • Abbreviation for the B in LGBTQ • Abbreviation for the T in LGBTQ • Abbreviation for the L in LGBTQ • Certified drugs used by KCIS students • The most populous state in the South Central region of the United States. • ...

Civil War 2024-05-21

Civil War crossword puzzle
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  1. to stop or end
  2. famous for helping slaves escape using the underground railroad
  3. people who hid escaped slaves and helped them escape to the norther states
  4. states that were slave states by never seceded from the Union
  5. a formal speech given to a large group of people
  6. to establish something for a specific purpose
  7. a group of southern states that formed its own country
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  1. people who were in favor of stopping or ending slavery
  2. a large farm on which crops, such as sugar, cotton, or tobacco, are raised
  3. The writer of the Gettysburg Address
  4. soldiers who ride, scout, and fight on horseback
  5. The battle of ___ was the bloodiest battle of the Civil War
  6. the practice of owning people and forcing them to work for no pay
  7. a long fight or conflict between citizens of the same country
  8. to withdraw or break away

15 Clues: to stop or end • to withdraw or break away • The writer of the Gettysburg Address • to establish something for a specific purpose • soldiers who ride, scout, and fight on horseback • a formal speech given to a large group of people • people who were in favor of stopping or ending slavery • a group of southern states that formed its own country • ...

Unit 3 Crossword Puzzle 2024-10-18

Unit 3 Crossword Puzzle crossword puzzle
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  1. this branch existed under the Articles of Confederation
  2. amendment that says states have powers too
  3. document that outlines the U.S. government
  4. cannot be taken away
  5. right that lets you communicate your beliefs to the government
  6. the amount of states that had to ratify the Constitution before it could take effect
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  1. explained the goals of the Constitution
  2. to create this you need 2/3 of Congress or state conventions to propose the idea and then 3/4 of states to agree
  3. Father of the Constitution (last name only)
  4. this idea was found in the Mayflower Compact
  5. clause that explains national laws are above state laws
  6. right that lets peacefully gather
  7. amendment that protects you from double jeopardy
  8. right that states people can inform the public
  9. this document granted colonists' the rights of Englishmen (you only right the first word of the document)

15 Clues: cannot be taken away • right that lets peacefully gather • explained the goals of the Constitution • amendment that says states have powers too • document that outlines the U.S. government • Father of the Constitution (last name only) • this idea was found in the Mayflower Compact • right that states people can inform the public • ...

Civil War Crossword Puzzle 2025-04-14

Civil War Crossword Puzzle crossword puzzle
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  1. The capital city of the Confederacy
  2. The General-in-Chief of the Confederate Armies
  3. The leader of the Union Chattanooga campaign and the March to the Sea
  4. The deadliest battle of the war, turned the tide against the Confederacy
  5. The name of the court house where Lee surrendered to Grant
  6. The Confederate sympathizer who assassinated Lincoln at Ford's theatre.
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  1. The president of the United States of America during the Civil War
  2. The name of the fort that was attacked in South Carolina, beginning the war
  3. The Southern states, proslavery
  4. The Confederate stronghold captured by Grant that was the last along the Mississippi River
  5. The designer of the Anaconda Plan
  6. The famed Confederate leader of the First Battle of Bull Run, given the nickname "Stonewall"
  7. The Northern states, abolitionists
  8. The General-in-Chief of the Union Armies
  9. The president of the Confederate States of America during the Civil War

15 Clues: The Southern states, proslavery • The designer of the Anaconda Plan • The Northern states, abolitionists • The capital city of the Confederacy • The General-in-Chief of the Union Armies • The General-in-Chief of the Confederate Armies • The name of the court house where Lee surrendered to Grant • The president of the United States of America during the Civil War • ...

The government and state structure of USA. 2025-12-09

The government and state structure of USA. crossword puzzle
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  1. / Who has the power to declare war in the United States?
  2. of Representatives / What is the lower house of Congress?
  3. / What do we call the leader of a state government?
  4. / What is the system called in which power is divided between national and state governments?
  5. / What do we call changes or additions to the Constitution?
  6. Constitution / What is the highest law of the United States?
  7. / Which branch of government interprets the laws?
  8. / What is the upper house of Congress?
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  1. / Who is the head of the executive branch?
  2. / How many branches of government does the United States have?
  3. / What is the introduction to the U.S. Constitution called?
  4. Court / What is the highest court in the United States called?
  5. / Which branch of government makes the laws?
  6. of Rights / What is the name of the first ten amendments to the U.S. Constitution?
  7. President / Who signs bills into law?

15 Clues: President / Who signs bills into law? • / What is the upper house of Congress? • / Who is the head of the executive branch? • / Which branch of government makes the laws? • / Which branch of government interprets the laws? • / What do we call the leader of a state government? • / Who has the power to declare war in the United States? • ...

Unit 6 Review 2018-01-25

Unit 6 Review crossword puzzle
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  1. One problem with travelling by ______ was that most naturally flowed in north or south, instead of east and west like many Americans wanted to travel
  2. The main voice of the South was this politician (last name)
  3. The demand for cotton in the North and Europe unfortunately also resulted in a greater demand for in the South
  4. At the “______ of 1818”, the imaginary line at 49-degrees North was established as the border between the United States and British territory to the north.
  5. The ________ (temporarily) resolved the arguing over the number of slave states and free states in 1820 (2)
  6. The _______ passed through the state of New York and connected the Great Lakes and Atlantic Ocean (2)
  7. As the result of a compromise in 1820, this state joined the Union as a slave state
  8. This guy received a patent for his Cotton Gin in 1794 (last name)
  9. North, west, or south - which part of the country did the Industrial Revolution primarily take hold?
  10. After the Industrial Revolution, many of the things that used to be made by hand were now being made with the help of ______
  11. The Industrial Revolution also led to the rapid growth of ______, especially in the North, where it was easy to find a job
  12. The main voice of the North was this politician (last name)
  13. As the result of a compromise in 1820, this state joined the Union as a free state
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  1. In the _________ Treaty, Spain ceded (gave up) Florida to the United States and defined the border between the United States and Spain out west (2)
  2. The cotton gin removes the ______ from the cotton.
  3. One problem with river travel was the travelling ______ was slow and difficult.
  4. He brought the secrets of the Industrial Revolution from Britain and started America’s first textile mill in Rhode Island (last name)
  5. The time when partisanism (briefly) ended and there was much less political arguing was known as the “_______” (4)
  6. The idea of identifying yourself based on the region of the country you live is known as _______
  7. In the ___________, the United States announced a warning to the countries of Europe to not attempt to re-establish colonies in North or South America (2)
  8. By 1820, the population of the United States was about ____-million people.
  9. Robert Fulton’s big contribution to American travel was the development of the _____
  10. The main voice of the West was this politician (last name)
  11. A series of ______ are used to help boats change elevation along a canal
  12. He essentially started the modern factory system in the U.S. by bringing all the steps of textile manufacturing to one location (last name)
  13. He became the 5th president of the United States and winning the elections of 1816 and 1820 (last name)
  14. A ______ is a man-made, artificial waterway.

27 Clues: A ______ is a man-made, artificial waterway. • The cotton gin removes the ______ from the cotton. • The main voice of the West was this politician (last name) • The main voice of the South was this politician (last name) • The main voice of the North was this politician (last name) • This guy received a patent for his Cotton Gin in 1794 (last name) • ...

Unit 2 Vocabulary 2017-09-11

Unit 2 Vocabulary crossword puzzle
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  1. Was a plan to create a unified government for the Thirteen Colonies
  2. The Judicial branch interprets the laws.
  3. The executive branch of our Government is in charge of making sure that the laws of the United States are obeyed.
  4. The federal principle or system of government.
  5. The statement adopted by the Second Continental Congress meeting at the Pennsylvania State House in Philadelphia
  6. The first constitution of the United states that was soon replaced for being too weak.
  7. The first 10 amendments to the Constitution make up the Bill of Rights.
  8. An uprising in Massachusetts during 1786 and 1787. Revolutionary War veteran Daniel Shay led four thousand rebels in an uprising against economic and civil rights injustices.
  9. Marked the climax of the Saratoga campaign giving a decisive victory to the Americans over the British in the American Revolutionary War.
  10. A person who advocates or supports a system of government in which several states unite under a central authority.
  11. A system in which it keeps any branch of the government from having too much power.
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  1. The action of signing or giving formal consent to a treaty, contract, or agreement, making it officially valid.
  2. A form of government in which power is vested in the people, who in turn exercise their power through elected representatives.
  3. Provided a method for admitting new states to the Union from the territory
  4. It set up a standardized system whereby settlers could purchase title to farmland in the undeveloped west.
  5. Thomas Paine was an English-American political activist, philosopher, political theorist, and revolutionary.
  6. Was issued October 7, 1763, by King George III, which forbade all settlement past a line drawn along the Appalachian Mountains.
  7. The population of slaves would be counted as three-fifths in total when apportioning Representatives
  8. Refers to a movement that opposed the creation of a stronger U.S. federal government and which later opposed the ratification of the 1787 Constitution.
  9. Was a proposal for the structure of the United States Government
  10. Was an agreement that large and small states reached during the Constitutional Convention of 1787 that each state would have under the United States Constitution.
  11. The Electoral College is a process between election of the President by a vote in Congress and election of the President by a popular vote of qualified citizens.
  12. It is one of the branches of the government that is in charge of making laws.
  13. Was a proposal by Virginia delegates for a bicameral legislative branch.
  14. James Madison Jr. was an American statesman and Founding Father who served as the fourth President of the United States
  15. John Locke was an English philosopher and physician, was one of the most influential of Enlightenment thinkers and commonly known as the "Father of Liberalism”

26 Clues: The Judicial branch interprets the laws. • The federal principle or system of government. • Was a proposal for the structure of the United States Government • Was a plan to create a unified government for the Thirteen Colonies • The first 10 amendments to the Constitution make up the Bill of Rights. • ...

7th Grade Social Studies Interim #4 Study Guide 2026-02-26

7th Grade Social Studies Interim #4 Study Guide crossword puzzle
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  1. The belief that God wanted the United States to conquer ALL lands from the Atlantic to the Pacific Oceans was called ____ (2 words)
  2. The Battle of the _____ was a huge and unexpected victory for Native American forces against the United States army in the Ohio Territory in 1791
  3. _____ was the name of the Shawnee Native American leader who led an alliance of Native tribes against US expansion west
  4. An early road where people paid a toll every few miles was known as a ____
  5. The promise made by the incoming President of the United States to protect the Constitution, obey the laws, and do their job fully is called the _____ (3 words)
  6. The _____ is used in United States politics to elect the President of the United States (2 words)
  7. The _____ connected the Great Lakes to the Atlantic Ocean in 1825 (2 words)
  8. A man made river dug between two bodies of water is called a _____
  9. This US Army officer helped to locate the area of the headwaters of the Mississippi River, and also mapped parts of the Spanish held American Southwest and portions of the Rocky Mountains (First AND Last name)
  10. This Native American played a crucial role as a guide and interpreter for the Lewis and Clark expedition
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  1. A railroad engine powered by steam is called a _____
  2. The _____ stated that the United States would view any European intervention in the Western Hemisphere as a "hostile act." (2 words)
  3. The Indian Removal Act of 1830 said all Native Americans living east of the _____ River needed to move to its western side
  4. The Presidential _____ is made of different secretaries of different areas of importance to the US and advises the President on specific matters
  5. The process of being removed from the usual place or land is called _____
  6. The _____ Divide is the high line in the Rocky Mountains where the water flows east on one side and west on the other
  7. The nickname given to the Cherokee journey to Indian Territory was called "The _____" (3 words)
  8. The _____ Territory was purchased by the US from France for 15 million dollars in 1803
  9. A _____ is an example that is used to help determine future actions and decisions in government
  10. The _____ Gap was a pass found by Daniel Boone through the Appalachian Mountains in 1769
  11. Form of river transportation that was meant to go against the currents of strong rivers
  12. The ____ is where newly settled areas meet unsettled, but not always uninhabited areas
  13. The young congressmen with no war experiences who pushed for the United States to go to war with Great Britain before the War of 1812 began were nicknamed the "_____" (2 words)
  14. The United States bought _____ from Spain for 5 million dollars in 1821
  15. An _____ is a special journey taken by a group with a clear purpose or goal

25 Clues: A railroad engine powered by steam is called a _____ • A man made river dug between two bodies of water is called a _____ • The United States bought _____ from Spain for 5 million dollars in 1821 • The process of being removed from the usual place or land is called _____ • An early road where people paid a toll every few miles was known as a ____ • ...

apush 2024-05-14

apush crossword puzzle
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  1. The first ten amendments to the U.S. Constitution
  2. A person who wanted to end slavery
  3. all people are equal and deserve equal rights
  4. The leader of the civil rights movement in the 1960s
  5. purchase that doubled the size of the united states
  6. the 16th president of the united states who led the country during the civil war
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  1. the author of the declaration of independence
  2. the first president of the united states
  3. the site of the first shots of the American Revolution
  4. The right to vote
  5. The war fought by American colonies to gain independence from Britian
  6. The act of officially ending slavery
  7. The U.S. policy to prevent the spread of communism during the Cold WAr
  8. event that triggered U.S. entry into WWII
  9. The war between the North and the South in the United States from 1861 to 1865

15 Clues: The right to vote • A person who wanted to end slavery • The act of officially ending slavery • the first president of the united states • event that triggered U.S. entry into WWII • the author of the declaration of independence • all people are equal and deserve equal rights • The first ten amendments to the U.S. Constitution • ...