states Crossword Puzzles

Civil War and Reconstruction in Texas 2020-02-05

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

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

Reconstruction 2023-09-11

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

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

times the charm 2024-02-12

times the charm crossword puzzle
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  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 • ...

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

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

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

Forming America 2019-08-26

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

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

Definition 2012-05-31

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

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

The Roaring Twenties 2024-02-19

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

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

The Roaring Twenties 2024-02-19

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

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

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. • ...

U.S. Constitution Study Guide 2026-04-16

U.S. Constitution Study Guide crossword puzzle
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  1. What document did each state write after gaining independence from Britain?
  2. Who wrote the Declaration of Independence?
  3. What was the Great Compromise? One house of Congress would base membership on state _________ while the other would grant the
  4. A federal system of government is a system in which power is ______ between different levels of government
  5. to bring formal charges against a government official
  6. number of members to each state.
  7. to think about and discuss issues before reaching a decision
  8. What did the Second Continental Congress do? Run the ______ and write the Articles of Confederation
  9. In 1787, what rights did the Congress guarantee to settlers of the Northwest Territory? The same _______ as people in the 13 states
  10. having the power to make laws
  11. a group of states joined together by a formal agreement
  12. Which objection did the Anti-Federalists NOT make? The Constitution provides for a ____, ineffective chief executive.
  13. Which statement most accurately describes the Constitution of 1787? It provides the _______ for government
  14. How many states had to ratify the Constitution for it to become law?
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  1. having the power to carry out and enforce laws
  2. unable to be taken away or denied
  3. having the power to decide questions of law
  4. What idea in the Virginia Plan caused the most disagreement? The central government should have ______ powers than the states in certain areas
  5. the ability of the people in a country to decide their own government
  6. when each side in a disagreement gives up some of what they want to reach an agreement
  7. Why didn’t Patrick Henry attend the Grand Convention of the States in 1787? He didn't want to ______ the central government
  8. Who led the fight for a bill of rights after the Constitution took effect?
  9. Religious freedom means that you have the right to _______ as you wish
  10. The Articles of Confederation gave the central government too _______ power to be effective
  11. What freedom did most state governments protect under law? ___ of the above
  12. A limited government depends on the ________ of the people.
  13. Which power DOES NOT belong to the federal government of the United States? The power to make _______ and divorce laws
  14. What was the stated purpose, according to the Congress, of the Grand Convention of the States in 1787? To recommend ________ to the Articles of Confederation
  15. a law or a government rule

29 Clues: a law or a government rule • having the power to make laws • number of members to each state. • unable to be taken away or denied • Who wrote the Declaration of Independence? • having the power to decide questions of law • having the power to carry out and enforce laws • to bring formal charges against a government official • ...

Abolitionism Crossword 2022-11-22

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

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

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

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

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

The Constitution 2022-11-30

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

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

Civil War 2019-01-31

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

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

Thomas Read POLS1011 2019-08-29

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

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

Government Crossword Review 2020-12-02

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

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

Crossword Puzzle 2021-10-26

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

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

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

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

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

Us history crossword puzzle 2023-05-16

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

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

The Civil War Vocabulary 2014-03-14

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

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

Civil War 2014-10-05

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

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

Cuban Missile Crisis 2016-01-14

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

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

Chapter 18 Crossword 2017-02-15

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

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

General Knowledge Crossword Puzzle 2017-08-31

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

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

Chapter 24 WW2 Estrada 2 2018-04-17

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

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

Midterm Study Guide 2022-01-03

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

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

Unit 7 Crossword 2022-01-22

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

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

Voc 2023-08-28

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

CIVIC LITERACY 2023-08-30

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

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

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

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

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

Bisma Younas Sec #3 X-word 2024-03-21

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

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

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 • ...

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 • ...

chapter 15 crossword puzzle 2026-06-07

chapter 15 crossword puzzle crossword puzzle
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  1. became America's leading export by the mid-1800s.
  2. helped many freedom seekers.
  3. helped over 300 slaves escape and went back to where she was enslaved 19 times
  4. was a major Southern port connected to slavery.
  5. frightened slaveholders and led to stricter laws.
  6. some enslaved people worked as skilled craftsmen, carpenters, and blank
  7. planned a large slave revolt in South Carolina.
  8. fought against slavery and later led a raid on Harpers Ferry
  9. was a center of abolitionist activity.
  10. published an anti-slavery newspaper called The Liberator
  11. Some enslaved people escaped by following this star
  12. was sometimes the only day with limited free time
  13. The United States banned the importation of enslaved people from this country in 1808
  14. these societies grew throughout the North during the 1830s and 1840s.
  15. were often separated in selling of slaves
  16. between enslaved people were often not legally recognized.
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  1. Act of 1850 required escaped enslaved people to be returned
  2. these states depended on immigrants for labor
  3. Safe houses on the Underground Railroad were called blank
  4. escaped slavery and became a famous speaker and writer
  5. conflicts of slavery eventually contributed to the outbreak of this war
  6. helped thousands of enslaved people escape.
  7. by 1860 around this number were enslaved in the United States.
  8. invented the cotton gin, increasing demand for enslaved labor.
  9. attempted to balance free and slave states.
  10. attempted to ease tensions over slavery.
  11. Many routes of the Underground Railroad led to freedom in this country
  12. these states depended heavily on enslaved labor for agriculture
  13. led a major slave rebellion in Virginia in 1831.
  14. this issue became the nation's biggest political conflict of the time.

30 Clues: helped many freedom seekers. • was a center of abolitionist activity. • attempted to ease tensions over slavery. • were often separated in selling of slaves • helped thousands of enslaved people escape. • attempted to balance free and slave states. • these states depended on immigrants for labor • was a major Southern port connected to slavery. • ...

Civil War 2026-06-02

Civil War crossword puzzle
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  1. Major issue dividing the nation.
  2. Southern states that seceded from the Union.
  3. Soldiers who fought on foot.
  4. Union General known for his March to the Sea.
  5. Caregiver to injured troops.
  6. Transportation system important to both sides.
  7. Military campaign through Georgia.
  8. Goal of preserving the nation.
  9. Union General Ulysses S. ___.
  10. Artillery weapon used during the war.
  11. Confederate General Robert E. ___.
  12. Period following the Civil War.
  13. First name of Grant.
  14. Pennsylvania battle considered a turning point.
  15. Facility treating wounded soldiers.
  16. Formal admission of defeat.
  17. Bloodiest single day battle in American history.
  18. State where many major battles occurred.
  19. Common firearm used by soldiers.
  20. Founder of the American Red Cross.
  21. Soldiers who fought on horseback.
  22. Military force operating at sea.
  23. Lasting impact of the conflict.
  24. End of slavery in Confederate territories.
  25. Goal sought by both sides.
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  1. Union effort to restrict Southern trade.
  2. Capital of the Confederacy.
  3. Conflict between the Union and Confederacy.
  4. Nickname of Confederate General Jackson.
  5. First name of Lee.
  6. Lincoln's order freeing enslaved people in rebel states.
  7. People who fought in the war.
  8. Last name of Stonewall Jackson.
  9. Strategic Union victory on the Mississippi River.
  10. River vital to Union strategy.
  11. Site where Lee surrendered to Grant.
  12. Withdrawal of states from the Union.
  13. Site where the Civil War began.
  14. Armed conflict between opposing forces.
  15. Subject in which the Civil War is studied.
  16. Capital of the Union.
  17. Early major battle of the Civil War.
  18. First name of Lincoln.
  19. Nation divided by war.
  20. President during the Civil War.
  21. Northern states that remained loyal to the United States.
  22. Result of emancipation for millions.

47 Clues: First name of Lee. • First name of Grant. • Capital of the Union. • First name of Lincoln. • Nation divided by war. • Goal sought by both sides. • Capital of the Confederacy. • Formal admission of defeat. • Soldiers who fought on foot. • Caregiver to injured troops. • People who fought in the war. • Union General Ulysses S. ___. • Goal of preserving the nation. • ...

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) • ...

Westward Expansion Review puzzle 2026-04-21

Westward Expansion Review puzzle crossword puzzle
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  1. a person who moves to a new area to live permanently
  2. camp a temporary settlement where miners lived during the Gold Rush
  3. a person who searches for valuable minerals like gold
  4. a mass migration of people to California after gold was discovered in 1848
  5. the edge of settled land that continued to move westward
  6. a famous rock formation used as a landmark on the Oregon Trail
  7. Laramie a key stopping point for pioneers traveling west
  8. a landmark used by pioneers traveling west on the Oregon Trail
  9. the act of increasing territory or size
  10. a major route used by settlers traveling west to Oregon
  11. land gained by the United States from Mexico after the Mexican-American War
  12. land bought from Mexico in 1853 to complete a southern railroad route
  13. the belief that the United States was destined to expand across the North American continent
  14. a major mountain range that settlers had to cross traveling west
  15. the act of adding land to a country
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  1. a town that grew very quickly due to economic opportunity
  2. the agreement that ended the Mexican-American War and gave land to the United States
  3. the 1803 land deal in which the United States bought a large territory from France
  4. a group of wagons traveling together for safety
  5. a key animal for Plains Indians used for food, clothing, and shelter
  6. a person who is among the first to explore or settle a new area
  7. traveling across land, often long distances by wagon
  8. a route used by settlers traveling west to California
  9. a trade route connecting Missouri to Santa Fe in present-day New Mexico
  10. a region of land governed by the United States but not yet a state
  11. a large region of flat land in the central United States
  12. people who rushed to California in 1849 for the Gold Rush
  13. a town that was abandoned after resources were gone
  14. land set aside by the government for Native Americans
  15. a piece of land where a miner could search for gold

30 Clues: the act of adding land to a country • the act of increasing territory or size • a group of wagons traveling together for safety • a town that was abandoned after resources were gone • a piece of land where a miner could search for gold • a person who moves to a new area to live permanently • traveling across land, often long distances by wagon • ...

USHC 2 - Early Republic 2026-04-22

USHC 2 - Early Republic crossword puzzle
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  1. Clause allowing Congress to make laws needed to carry out its powers, also called the elastic clause
  2. Division of government into three branches to prevent any one branch from gaining too much power
  3. States National bank created to stabilize the economy and manage government funds
  4. Acts Laws passed in 1798 that limited speech and targeted immigrants, increasing tensions over federal power
  5. Period when John Marshall was Chief Justice and strengthened federal power through Supreme Court decisions
  6. Process by which government officials are formally accused of wrongdoing and can be removed from office
  7. Economic activity focused on manufacturing and production, supported by Federalists
  8. Statements arguing that states could nullify unconstitutional federal laws
  9. Power of the president to reject a law passed by Congress
  10. Power of courts to declare laws unconstitutional, strengthening the judiciary
  11. Leader of the Federalists who supported a strong national government and economic growth through industry
  12. Leader of the Democratic-Republicans who supported states’ rights and an agricultural society
  13. 1803 case that established judicial review
  14. Farming-based economy favored by Jefferson and Democratic-Republicans
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  1. Speech warning against political parties and foreign alliances
  2. Political party that supported states’ rights and a strict interpretation of the Constitution
  3. Law of 1787 that set up a process for admitting new states and banned slavery in the Northwest Territory
  4. Political party that supported a strong central government and loose interpretation of the Constitution
  5. 1794 uprising of farmers protesting a federal tax on whiskey, showing federal authority under the Constitution
  6. Peaceful transfer of power from Federalists to Democratic-Republicans, demonstrating stability of the new government
  7. First ten amendments to the Constitution protecting individual freedoms such as speech and religion
  8. Official approval of the Constitution by the states
  9. British practice of forcing American sailors into the British navy
  10. Framework of government ratified in 1788 that established a stronger federal system and replaced the Articles of Confederation
  11. Conflict between the U.S. and Britain caused by trade issues and impressment, boosting American nationalism

25 Clues: 1803 case that established judicial review • Official approval of the Constitution by the states • Power of the president to reject a law passed by Congress • Speech warning against political parties and foreign alliances • British practice of forcing American sailors into the British navy • Farming-based economy favored by Jefferson and Democratic-Republicans • ...

Civil War 2026-05-06

Civil War crossword puzzle
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  1. The location where General Lee officially surrendered to General Grant in 1865.
  2. The nickname for paper money issued by the Union during the war.
  3. Proclamation: President Lincoln’s 1863 executive order that declared slaves in Confederate territory to be free.
  4. The bloodiest single-day battle in American history, fought in Maryland.
  5. was the state that had more significant battles than any other
  6. Abolitionist who led a famous raid on the federal arsenal at Harpers Ferry in 1859.
  7. The name of the 11 Southern states that seceded from the Union.
  8. Run: The first major land battle of the war, fought in Virginia in 1861.
  9. States: Pro-slavery states like Kentucky and Missouri that did not secede from the Union.
  10. The first and only president of the Confederate States of America. S. Grant The Union's top leader who later became the 18th U.S. President.
  11. Confederate general who earned his nickname at the First Battle of Bull Run.Tubman Famous "conductor" of the Underground Railroad who also served as a Union spy.
  12. to the Sea: General William T. Sherman’s destructive 1864 campaign through Georgia.
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  1. Considered the turning point of the war, this Pennsylvania battle was the bloodiest overall.
  2. Plan: The Union’s strategic plan to "strangle" the South by blockading ports and controlling the Mississippi.
  3. The formal act of withdrawing from the Union, first done by South Carolina.
  4. The name for the Northern states that remained loyal to the federal government.
  5. Amendment: The constitutional amendment that officially abolished slavery in the United States.
  6. Sumter: The site in South Carolina where the first shots of the Civil War were fired.
  7. Major Union victory that gave them control of the Mississippi River.
  8. The 16th U.S. President who led the Union during the war.
  9. The primary Confederate general who led the Army of Northern Virginia.
  10. Barton: Known as the "Angel of the Battlefield" for her nursing work, she later founded the American Red Cross.
  11. A type of steam-propelled warship protected by iron plates, such as the Monitor or Merrimack.

23 Clues: The 16th U.S. President who led the Union during the war. • was the state that had more significant battles than any other • The name of the 11 Southern states that seceded from the Union. • The nickname for paper money issued by the Union during the war. • Major Union victory that gave them control of the Mississippi River. • ...

Civil War Crossword 2025-03-18

Civil War Crossword crossword puzzle
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  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. • ...

Digital Electronics Q6 2023-02-11

Digital Electronics Q6 crossword puzzle
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  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 • ...

System of Government 2014-06-19

System of Government crossword puzzle
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  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?
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  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? • ...

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.
Down
  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
Across
  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.
Down
  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
Across
  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. • ...

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.
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  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 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
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  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) • ...

Forming a New Nation Review 2026-05-11

Forming a New Nation Review crossword puzzle
Across
  1. Only state who did not attend the Constitutional Convention
  2. Led a rebellion in western Massachusetts to avoid paying taxes, sparking a conversation over revision of the Articles of Confederation
  3. He was Washington's choice for Attorney General in his first Cabinet
  4. Proposed the Great Compromise, which created a bicameral legislature, aiming to please both the big and small states
  5. The first capital of the United States was in _______________, where George Washington was first inaugurated
  6. To handle the issue of counting slaves toward population, the Founding Fathers agreed to the _____________ Compromise
  7. In 1790, Congress passed a law to move the capital of the United States to _______________.
  8. Chamber of Congress that awards two votes to each state regardless of population
  9. Madison Known as the "Father of the Constitution," he was a Nationalist who authored the Bill of Rights
  10. Under the Articles of Confederation, power lied with the _______________
  11. A member of the Nationalists, he would later be Washington's choice as Secretary of Treasury
  12. This group, including Hamilton and Madison, supported ratification of the Constitution
  13. Proposed by William Patterson, it would have created a unicameral legislature with equal representation
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  1. This group, including George Mason and Patrick Henry, opposed ratification of the Constitution
  2. An opponent of Hamilton, he was Washington's choice for Secretary of State
  3. Proposed by Edmund Randolph, it would have created a bicameral legislature giving more representation to states with larger populations
  4. The original purpose of the Constitutional Convention was to __________, not replace the Articles of Confederation
  5. The first government of the United States, its weakness was how limited it was
  6. Chamber of Congress that allocates representation based on population
  7. Anti-Federalists wanted this compromise to ensure the protection of civil liberties
  8. A hero of the American Revolution, he was Washington's choice for Secretary of War
  9. Each state received ______ vote under the Articles of Confederation, regardless of population
  10. After the American Revolution, he resigned his commission, giving power back to the Congress
  11. The issue in counting representation was whether or not ___________ should count
  12. The Articles of Confederation had _______ branch of government, called the Congress
  13. State laws __________________ federal laws under the Articles of Confederation, meaning they were more important

26 Clues: Only state who did not attend the Constitutional Convention • He was Washington's choice for Attorney General in his first Cabinet • Chamber of Congress that allocates representation based on population • Under the Articles of Confederation, power lied with the _______________ • An opponent of Hamilton, he was Washington's choice for Secretary of State • ...

Unit 8-Chapter 17 Vocabulary 2026-04-23

Unit 8-Chapter 17 Vocabulary crossword puzzle
Across
  1. Republicans- members of Congress who felt that southern states needed to make great social changes before they could be readmitted to the Union.
  2. a constitutional amendment giving African American men the right to vote.
  3. Revels became the first African American in the U.S. Senate, taking over the seat previously held by Confederate president Jefferson Davis.
  4. laws that enforced segregation in the southern states.
  5. a special tax that a person had to pay to vote.
  6. the unfair treatment of individuals or groups based on race, ethnicity, or other characteristics
  7. Offered the South an official pardon for all illegal acts supporting the rebellion.
  8. a system used on southern farms after the Civil War in which farmers worked land owned by someone else in return for a small portion of the crops.
  9. the process of readmitting the former Confederate states to the Union (1865-1877)
  10. an agency providing relief for freedpeople and certain poor people in the South.
  11. money that someone owes because they borrowed more than they could pay back right away.
  12. a law that gave African Americans legal rights equal to those of white Americans.
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  1. became the president of the United States after the assassination of Abraham Lincoln
  2. a secret society created by white southerners in 1866 that used terror and violence to keep African Americans from obtaining their civil rights.
  3. made slavery illegal throughout the United States.
  4. laws that greatly limited the freedom of African Americans.
  5. a system that legally or socially separates people based on race in public spaces, schools, and housing
  6. were Northerners who believed Reconstruction was needed to rebuild and modernize the South, supported new governments, and provided education for freedmen.
  7. Southerners who believed Reconstruction would help the South rebuild and reunite with the Union, but did not support total social integration or equality between Black and white people.
  8. a constitutional amendment giving full rights of citizenship to all people born or naturalized in the United States, except for American Indians.

20 Clues: a special tax that a person had to pay to vote. • made slavery illegal throughout the United States. • laws that enforced segregation in the southern states. • laws that greatly limited the freedom of African Americans. • a constitutional amendment giving African American men the right to vote. • ...

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 • ...

Unit 6 Review 2018-01-25

Unit 6 Review crossword puzzle
Across
  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
Across
  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
Across
  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 ____ • ...

Unit 4 Crossword 2026-05-06

Unit 4 Crossword crossword puzzle
Across
  1. prohibiting European colonization or interference in the Western Hemisphere
  2. Madison's refusal to deliver the commission was illegal
  3. a conflict initiated by the United States against the United Kingdom and its allies
  4. fourth chief justice of the United States
  5. prohibiting all American ships from trading with foreign ports to avoid war and coerce Britain
  6. extended United States sovereignty across the Mississippi River
  7. an international treaty signed in 1818 between the United States and the United Kingdom
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  1. a landmark agreement where Spain ceded Florida to the U.S. and defined a firm boundary between the U.S. and New Spain (Mexico)
  2. the United States expedition to cross the newly acquired western portion
  3. 3rd US president
  4. Muslim privateers operating from North Africa's "Barbary Coast"
  5. "Revolution of 1800"

12 Clues: 3rd US president • "Revolution of 1800" • fourth chief justice of the United States • Madison's refusal to deliver the commission was illegal • Muslim privateers operating from North Africa's "Barbary Coast" • extended United States sovereignty across the Mississippi River • the United States expedition to cross the newly acquired western portion • ...

capstone1 2024-09-04

capstone1 crossword puzzle
Across
  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
Across
  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.
Down
  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
Across
  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 • ...

Final Project 2021-01-12

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

13 Clues: They make the laws • He has to enforce the laws • being Born in a state mean's you have • What is one way Of limiting Government • What is something that the people can do • They make up the united states of America • They are the people who control the states • They have the most power in the government • They Hold the power of the power of the states • ...

Civil War 2016-11-27

Civil War crossword puzzle
Across
  1. /from Union
  2. /who came to the south for economic reasons after the Civil War they took advantage of citizens of the south
  3. /july 1st-3rd (1863) Union leaders defeated General Lee. A turning point battle during the Civil War
  4. /designedto help former slaves with food, clothing, find jobs, medical care, created schools (established 1865)
  5. /the Civil War, the Union came to mean the government and armies of the North
  6. /person who worked to end slavery.
  7. /a change to the Constitution (1868) granting citizenship to anyone born in the United States and guaranteeing all citizens equal protection of the law
  8. /period of time after the Civil War in which Southern states were rebuilt and brought back to the Union
  9. /treatment of people as property. People who are denied freedom in this way are said to be enslaved
  10. /generalfor the Union, later became 18th President
  11. /the war that divides America in the 1860s. A war between citizens of the same country.
  12. /act passed in 1854 that created Kansas and Nebraska territories and abolished the Missouri Compromise by allowing states to determine whether slavery would be allowed in new territories
  13. /she led 300 slaves to freedom, because of her bravery she is the symbol of the Underground Railroad
  14. /a change to the Constitution (1865) that abolished slavery in US (made it illegal)
  15. /September 16-18, 1862, bloodiest single day in American military history, 23,000 died
  16. /way of settling disagreements in which each side gives away a little in its demands
  17. /generalfor the Confederacy
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  1. /south Carolina, April 12-14, 1861, start of the Civil War
  2. /former slave who sued for his freedom in the Supreme Court.
  3. /president during the Civil War
  4. /A special order by President Lincoln on January 1st, 1863 declaring slaves in Confederate sates to be free
  5. /virginia,July 1st, 1861, first major land battle of Civil War
  6. /presidentof the Confederacy
  7. /the rights belonging to various states, especially with reference to interpretation of Constitution
  8. /a change to the Constitution (1870) declaring that states cannot deny anyone the right to vote because of race or color, or because the person was a slave
  9. /name for the Confederate States of America, made up of the 11 states that seceded from the Union
  10. /Civil war was the most costly war in American History in terms of total devastation.

27 Clues: /from Union • /generalfor the Confederacy • /presidentof the Confederacy • /president during the Civil War • /person who worked to end slavery. • /generalfor the Union, later became 18th President • /south Carolina, April 12-14, 1861, start of the Civil War • /former slave who sued for his freedom in the Supreme Court. • ...

Adam and Chan: Chapter 4 2017-06-14

Adam and Chan: Chapter 4 crossword puzzle
Across
  1. Belt / The region of the United States in the south and southwest that has seen population growth relative to the rest of the country and which, because of its climate, has attracted retirees
  2. / Sparsely populated territory and small towns, often associated with farming
  3. Gap / The difference between the political opinions or political behavior of men and of women
  4. / Those who own or control the means of production
  5. / Conservative christians who, as a group, have become more active in politics in the last two decades and were especially influential in the 2000 and 2004 presidential elections
  6. Status / A division of population based on occupation, income, and education
  7. / A grouping of human beings with distinctive characteristics determined by genetic inheritance
  8. Exceptionalism / The view that due to circumstances of history, the constitution, and liberty, the United States is different from other nations
  9. / A social division based on national origin, religion, language, and often race
  10. Domestic Product / The total output of all economic activity in the nation, including goods and services
  11. Destiny / A notion held by the nineteenth-century Americans that the United States was destined to rule the continent, from the Atlantic to the Pacific
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  1. Bowl diversity / the integration of the many different cultures of United States residents combine like a salad
  2. / A densely settled territory that is often the central part of a city of metropolitan area
  3. / The movement of population from rural areas to central cities
  4. Effects / When a particular generation has had experiences that make it politically distinct
  5. / Those who sell their labor
  6. cleavages / Divisions within society that reinforce one another, making groups more homogenous or similar
  7. cleavages / Divisions within society that cut across demographic categories to produce groups that are more heterogenous or different
  8. Belt / States in the midwest once known for their industrial output, which have seen factories close and have experienced relatively high unemployment
  9. / Belief in the superiority of one's nation or ethnic group
  10. / The study of characteristics of populations
  11. Effects / The effect of aging and becoming more politically conservative, less mobile, and more likely to participate in politics
  12. / Fastest growing ethnic group
  13. / An area that typically surrounds the central city, is often residential, and is not as densely populated
  14. Belt / The region of the states in the south and states bordering the south with a large number of strongly committed protestants who see a public role for religion

25 Clues: / Those who sell their labor • / Fastest growing ethnic group • / The study of characteristics of populations • / Those who own or control the means of production • / Belief in the superiority of one's nation or ethnic group • / The movement of population from rural areas to central cities • ...

Spring Semester Review 2021-04-30

Spring Semester Review crossword puzzle
Across
  1. where Lee surrendered to Grant, ending the Civil War.
  2. Common Man President
  3. France wanted a bribe or they would continue to attack US ships during Napoleon’s Reign.
  4. Precedent created by Marbury vs. Madison Supreme Court case.
  5. Federalist convention that demanded that the War of 1812 end or the New England states would secede.
  6. The war that ended with the United States gaining the Mexican Cession Territory.
  7. turning point battle of the Civil War—South no longer had enough men to invade the North.
  8. President of the Confederate States of America
  9. Law that violated Freedom of Speech and Press passed in Adams presidency
  10. Northern General that waged total warfare on the South during the Civil War.
  11. Outlawed by the 13th Amendment
  12. 10 year time period after the Civil War.
  13. 1861-1865
  14. Secret network for slaves to use when escaping to freedom.
  15. treaty that ended the War of 1812.
  16. invention that made cotton the #1 crop in the South and spread slavery west.
  17. Forced march of Cherokee Tribe to reservations in Oklahoma
  18. 2nd president of the United States.
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  1. Presidential decree that told Europe that the Western Hemisphere was off limits (no new colonies)
  2. the president who accomplished manifest destiny.
  3. Law passed in South Carolina that allowed them to cancel any federal laws they felt were unconstitutional.
  4. Presidential decree that outlawed slavery in the rebelling states and changed the focus of the Civil War.
  5. created when Jim Crow Laws were passed
  6. 1st president of the United States.
  7. Thousands of pioneers traveled to California in 1849
  8. President during the War of 1812
  9. Commander of the Northern forces during the Civil War (won the war)
  10. president of the Union during the Civil War.
  11. Era when things went from being made be hand to being made faster and cheaper by machine.
  12. Political Party created by Jefferson that believed in a strict interpretation of the Constitution.
  13. tax on imports
  14. After North won this battle they controlled the entire Mississippi River.
  15. The belief that the United States should span from the Atlantic to the Pacific Ocean.
  16. Compromise that divided the Louisiana Territory at the 36’30 latitude line—everything North was free except Missouri and everything South would be slave.
  17. President when the Adams-Onis Treaty of signed and Missouri Compromise was created.
  18. territory purchased by Jefferson
  19. 1st Secretary of Treasury; created free market system in US

37 Clues: 1861-1865 • tax on imports • Common Man President • Outlawed by the 13th Amendment • President during the War of 1812 • territory purchased by Jefferson • treaty that ended the War of 1812. • 1st president of the United States. • 2nd president of the United States. • created when Jim Crow Laws were passed • 10 year time period after the Civil War. • ...

Review Crossword Puzzle 2020-09-30

Review Crossword Puzzle crossword puzzle
Across
  1. : A battle between the Germans and the americans in 1781 and was a decisive victory.
  2. Provided shelter for Newly freed African Americans.
  3. states.
  4. : A slave who sued for his freedom claiming that his four year stay in the northern portion of the louisiana Territory had made him a free man.
  5. : He was an author of the declaration of independence and was the third president of the united states.
  6. : Guaranteeing suh tights as the freedom of speech, assembly, and worship.
  7. : a Battle between the united states and Mexico from 1846 to 1848.
  8. : was a American social reformed, Abolitionist, orator, writer, and statesman.
  9. : facilitated the creation of the first transcontinental railroad, a huge railway line connected the east of the USA to the west.
  10. : was a railroad line constructed between 1863 and 1869 that connected the east to the council Buffs.
  11. : was a ruling that banned off land but the colonists rebelled and won.
  12. : Native Americans that were forced of their lands by the Americans.
  13. : declared the slaves in the rebellious confederate states would be free but not all slaves.
  14. : Gave voting right to every man citizen including African Americans.
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  1. : was abolishing slavery and if you had slaves it was a crime.
  2. the belief that American settlers were destined to expand across North America.
  3. : equal protection under law and African Americans became citizens.
  4. : the king of great britain
  5. : a American actor who assassinated president Abraham Lincoln.
  6. : he was a military general and the first president of the united states.
  7. : became a founding father and the impassioned champion of a strong federal government and played a defending role in the US constitution.
  8. : A withdrawal from the eleven
  9. : was a long and serious english law that developed, Promoted and regulated English ships, shipping ,Trade,commerce between countries.
  10. : a battle between the united states and Great Britain over britain violations.
  11. : a form of democracy in which people decide on policy initiatives directly.
  12. : This act was a law that was passed by the british to import sugar to the colonies.
  13. : a proposal for the structure if the united states Government
  14. : people who are in the anti-Slavery movement.
  15. : large-estate meant for farming that specializes in cotton, coffee, tea, cocoa, and sugarcane.
  16. : was a small battle in the American revolutionary war that had heavy loss and continental army.

30 Clues: states. • : the king of great britain • : A withdrawal from the eleven • : people who are in the anti-Slavery movement. • Provided shelter for Newly freed African Americans. • : was abolishing slavery and if you had slaves it was a crime. • : a American actor who assassinated president Abraham Lincoln. • : a proposal for the structure if the united states Government • ...

Modeling Polynomial Functions 2024-05-14

Modeling Polynomial Functions crossword puzzle
Across
  1. the values that makes the function equal to 0
  2. root theorem States if P(x)is a polynomial function with integer coefficients which has a rational root h/k in lowest terms
  3. of quotient rule The rule that states that the power can be applied to the numerator and the denominator
  4. Form The form in which a polynomial has been written both in descending order and with no like terms
  5. exponent rule The rule the states that any number other than zero to the zero power equals one
  6. A root that appears k times has a of k
  7. of products rule The rule that states that to raise a product to a power, you raise each factor to the power and multiply
  8. conjugates Two complex expressions that are identical except that the same complex term is added in one expression and subtracted in the other
  9. Another word for the root of a polynomial
  10. theorem for P(x), the value P(c)equals the remainder when p(x) is divided by x-c
  11. rule of signs A rule about polynomial equations with real coefficients that says that p(x) has a equal number of variations of signs of p(x)
  12. Exponent rule The rule that states that any number to a negative exponent is the same as having that number with a positive exponent in the denominator of a fraction
  13. of number of roots Says every polynomial function of degree n>1 with complex coefficient has n complex roots
  14. Theorem of Algebra A theorem that says every polynomial function with complex coefficients
  15. numbers The product of a constant(other than 0)
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  1. Division An efficient algorithm to divide polynomials
  2. rule for exponents The rule that states to divide x to one power by x to another
  3. A set of procedures
  4. regression Using a graphic calculator to determine a best-fit quadratic equation
  5. rule for exponents The rule that states to multiply x to one power by x to another power
  6. root theorem If a+bi is root of a polynomial with real coefficients, then a -bi is a root of that polynomial as well
  7. to power exponents The rule that states finding the value of a power to a power involves multiplying exponents
  8. Value theorem States that for a polynomial function with real coefficients
  9. Numbers A number of the form a+bi, where a and b are real numbers, and i equals the square root of -1
  10. line Test A test that says that if a vertical line can pass through two or more points, then the graph is not the graph
  11. Functions A function that can be defined by evaluating a polynomial
  12. Theorem The polynomial p(x) has x-r as a factor only if r is a root of the equation

27 Clues: A set of procedures • A root that appears k times has a of k • Another word for the root of a polynomial • the values that makes the function equal to 0 • numbers The product of a constant(other than 0) • Division An efficient algorithm to divide polynomials • Functions A function that can be defined by evaluating a polynomial • ...

AP Psych 3 (theories, laws, & effects) 2024-05-06

AP Psych 3 (theories, laws, & effects) crossword puzzle
Across
  1. theory that claims that prejudice offers an outlet for anger by providing someone to blame
  2. theory that proposes that forgetting occurs because memory traces fade over time, through the amount of time is not as crucial
  3. is the finding that repeated observation of a stimulus promotes greater liking of the stimulus
  4. theory of motivation that suggests a desirable level of activity needed to successfully complete a task
  5. theory of motivation that stems from a need to return to homeostasis - a state of physiological equilibrium or stability
  6. theory that the spinal cord blocks or allows pain signals to pass the brain
  7. the rule that we should pay back in kind what we receive from others
  8. theory of emotion that states the conscious experience of emotion results from one's perception of autonomic arousal
  9. ____ the tendency for distributed study/practice to yield better long-term retention
  10. _____ effect is when subjects feel change despite receiving empty, fake, or ineffectual treatments
  11. ____ effect is overestimating others' noticing and evaluating our appearance, performance, and blunders
  12. occurs when members of a cohesive group emphasize concurrence at the expense of critical thinking in arriving at a decision
  13. the theory that people forget information because of a competition from other material
  14. ____ effect explains why IQ tests are periodically re-normed so the mean score remains 100
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  1. effect when people are less likely ot provide needed help when they are in groups than when they are alone
  2. when there is a disagreement between what we do and what we believe, we change our attitudes to reduce feelings of discomfort
  3. states that the human eye holds specialized receptors associated with the absorbing the colors red, blue, and green
  4. illusion of movement created when two or more lights next to each other blink one and off
  5. social influence technique that suggests people who agree to a small request are more likely to agree to a larger one
  6. theory of hearing that states hair cells are triggered independently
  7. the theory of emotion that states the physical and psychological states happen simultaneously
  8. theory of hearling that states perception of pitch corresponds to the rate at which the whole basilar membrane vibrates
  9. theory that states that color perception depends on receptors that make opposite responses to three pairs of colors
  10. the improved performance of tasks when in the presence of others
  11. theory that neurons either send signals or they don't; there is no in between

25 Clues: the improved performance of tasks when in the presence of others • theory of hearing that states hair cells are triggered independently • the rule that we should pay back in kind what we receive from others • theory that the spinal cord blocks or allows pain signals to pass the brain • ...

Government 2024-03-14

Government crossword puzzle
Across
  1. - The department responsible for conducting foreign relations and diplomacy (8 letters)
  2. - The first Vice President to succeed to the presidency upon the death of a President (7 letters)
  3. - The current Vice President of the United States (7 letters)
  4. - The first Vice President of the United States (6 letters)
  5. - The President's power to reject a bill passed by Congress (9 letters)
  6. - The President's primary role as the head of the nation's armed forces (16 letters)
  7. - The President's power to reject a bill passed by Congress (4 letters)
  8. - The group of advisors appointed by the President to lead various government departments (7 letters)
  9. - The foundational legal document of the United States that outlines the powers of the President (11 letters)
  10. - Referring to the President's role as a symbol of the United States (10 letters)
  11. - The number of members in the President's Cabinet (6 letters)
  12. - Directives issued by the President that have the force of law (2 words, 15 letters)
  13. - The department responsible for overseeing the nation's monetary policy and financial institutions (4 letters)
  14. - The body that formally elects the President and Vice President of the United States (2 words, 15 letters)
  15. - The President's official residence in Washington, D.C. (9 letters)
  16. - The highest court in the United States, whose members are appointed by the President (2 words, 12 letters)
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  1. - The formal address given by the President to Congress each year (3 words, 14 letters)
  2. - A subdivision of the executive branch responsible for a specific area of governance (10 letters)
  3. - The type of government system the United States operates under (7 letters)
  4. - The first Vice President of the United States (6 letters)
  5. - The amendment that outlines the process for Presidential succession in case of vacancy (3 words, 5 letters)
  6. - The President's power to appoint judges, ambassadors, and other officials (11 letters)
  7. - The branch of government responsible for enforcing laws (9 letters)
  8. - The annual address given by the President to Congress (4 words, 15 letters)
  9. - The formal ceremony where the President takes the oath of office (12 letters)
  10. - The department responsible for managing U.S. foreign policy (5 letters)
  11. - The President's role as the symbolic representative of the entire country (10 letters)
  12. - The branch of government responsible for making laws (11 letters)
  13. - The process by which the President can be removed from office for "high crimes and misdemeanors" (10 letters)
  14. - The President's authority to grant reprieves and pardons for federal offenses (12 letters)
  15. - The number of executive departments in the U.S. Cabinet (7 letters)
  16. - The number of terms a President can serve according to the 22nd Amendment (2 words, 6 letters)

32 Clues: - The first Vice President of the United States (6 letters) • - The first Vice President of the United States (6 letters) • - The current Vice President of the United States (7 letters) • - The number of members in the President's Cabinet (6 letters) • - The branch of government responsible for making laws (11 letters) • ...

Constitutional Convention Crosword Puzzle 2025-03-03

Constitutional Convention Crosword Puzzle crossword puzzle
Across
  1. Rebellion, An uprising that highlighted the weaknesses of the Articles of Confederation.
  2. Vernon, The estate of George Washington where the Maryland and Virginia commissioners met in 1785.
  3. Sherman, Proposed the Great Compromise to settle representation debates.
  4. A Virginia politician who helped write the Virginia State Constitution and was a key figure at the Constitutional Convention.
  5. Franklin, Encouraged cooperation and diplomacy among delegates.
  6. Plan, A proposal by Madison for a new Constitution that favored larger states.
  7. Representatives from the states who attended the Constitutional Convention.
  8. The city where the Constitutional Convention was held in 1787 to revise the Articles of Confederation.
  9. Acts, British laws that restricted American trade, contributing to economic struggles.
  10. The process by which the Constitution had to be approved by at least nine states to become law.
  11. An agreement or settlement reached by each side making concessions.
  12. Compromise, An agreement to create a bicameral legislature with the Senate and the House of Representatives.
  13. Financial support given to industries to help them compete, advocated by Hamilton.
  14. Compromise, A decision to count each enslaved person as three-fifths of a person for representation.
  15. Hamilton, Argued for a strong central government.
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  1. First Secretary of the Treasury who supported a strong central government and protectionist tariffs.
  2. of Confederation, The original governing document of the United States, which had several weaknesses.
  3. Protection, Measures such as tariffs to shield domestic industries from foreign competition.
  4. People forced into servitude without rights, central to the Three-fifths Compromise.
  5. The city where representatives met in 1786 to address issues with the Articles of Confederation.
  6. Washington, Elected president of the convention, providing leadership.
  7. Government, A national government with authority over states, strengthened by the Constitution.
  8. Madison, "Father of the Constitution"; drafted the Virginia Plan and took detailed notes.
  9. Taxes imposed on imported goods to protect domestic industries.
  10. First President of the United States who owned land in the Ohio Valley after the French and Indian War.
  11. Individuals involved in producing goods, many of whom were delegates at the convention.
  12. College, A body of delegates who vote for the President of the United States.
  13. Landowners who cultivated crops, many of whom were also delegates.
  14. An economic policy that aims to maximize exports and minimize imports, practiced by Great Britain.
  15. Revolution, A period of rapid industrial growth, partly spurred by protective tariffs.

30 Clues: Hamilton, Argued for a strong central government. • Franklin, Encouraged cooperation and diplomacy among delegates. • Taxes imposed on imported goods to protect domestic industries. • Landowners who cultivated crops, many of whom were also delegates. • An agreement or settlement reached by each side making concessions. • ...

coming to terms 2022-01-07

coming to terms crossword puzzle
Across
  1. Powers refers to powers that are not specifically granted to the federal government by the Constitution.
  2. a system of government in which the same territory is controlled by two levels of government.
  3. an advocate of a federal union between the American colonies after the Revolution and of the adoption of the us constitution
  4. a person who opposed the adoption of the U.S. Constitution.
  5. Government a theory of governance in which the government only has those powers delegated to it by law, often through a written constitution.
  6. Locke an English philosopher and physician, widely regarded as one of the most influential of Enlightenment thinkers and commonly known as the "Father of liberalism”
  7. Washingtonan American soldier, statesman, and Founding Father who served as the first president of the United States from 1789 to 1797.
  8. American statesman, who was one of the Founding Fathers of the United States. He was an influential interpreter and promoter of the U.S. Constitution,
  9. a preliminary or preparatory statement; an introduction
  10. Clause A clause within the United States Constitution that grants Congress the power to pass whatever laws are deemed “necessary and proper”
  11. Jefferson an American statesman, diplomat, lawyer, architect, philosopher, and Founding Father who served as the third president of the United States from 1801 to 1809.
  12. System a state governed as a single entity in which the central government is ultimately supreme
  13. a political ideology centered on citizenship in a state organized as a republic.
  14. Compromise an agreement reached during the 1787 United States Constitutional Convention over the counting of slaves in determining a state's total population.
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  1. of Powers a model that divides the government into separate branches, each of which has separate and independent powers.
  2. Democracy A democratic system of government in which individual rights and freedoms are officially recognized and protected
  3. Republic The political philosophy that a government should be subject to the will of the people
  4. Compromise the Great Compromise solved the issue of the representation of states by creating two houses. This is called a bicameral legislature.
  5. of Law a principle of governance in which all persons, institutions and entities, public and private, including the state itself, are accountable to the law
  6. and Balances a system in U.S. government that ensures no one branch becomes too powerful.
  7. de Montesquieu a French judge, man of letters, historian, and political philosopher
  8. of Rights comprises the first ten amendments to the United States Constitution.
  9. of Confederationan agreement among the 13 original states of the United States of America that served as its first frame of government.
  10. Contract Theory is another descriptive theory about society and the relationship between rules and laws, and why society needs them.
  11. Hamilton
  12. Right of Kings a political doctrine in defense of monarchical absolutism, which asserted that kings derived their authority from God and could not therefore be held accountable for their actions by any earthly authority such as a parliament.
  13. Hobbes an English philosopher, considered to be one of the founders of modern political philosophy. Hobbes is best known for his 1651 book Leviathan
  14. Sovereignty a doctrine in political theory that government is created by and subject to the will of the people.
  15. form of government and a political system that prohibits all opposition parties, outlaws individual opposition to the state and its claims, and exercises an extremely high degree of control and regulation over public and private life
  16. Madisonan American statesman, diplomat, expansionist, philosopher, and Founding Father who served as the 4th president of the United States from 1809 to 1817.

30 Clues: Hamilton • a preliminary or preparatory statement; an introduction • a person who opposed the adoption of the U.S. Constitution. • of Rights comprises the first ten amendments to the United States Constitution. • a political ideology centered on citizenship in a state organized as a republic. • ...

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
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  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
Across
  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
Across
  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
Across
  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
Across
  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
Across
  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
Across
  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
Across
  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
Across
  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 • ...