states Crossword Puzzles

Name the state 2024-11-12

Name the state crossword puzzle
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  1. Famous sports teams from this state include the Dallas Mavericks and the Houston Astros
  2. You probably sang about this state in "Gold Dust or Bust"
  3. Hartford is its capital
  4. Lake Huron of the Great Lakes only borders this state
  5. This state is split into five boroughs: Brooklyn, Staten Island, Queens, the Bronx, and Manhattan (2 words)
  6. Midwest state that borders Illinois, Michigan, and Ohio
  7. First state to be founded. It borders Pennsylvania, Maryland, and New Jersey
  8. Southern state right below Georgia and Alabama
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  1. The closest state to California that has "New" in its name (2 words)
  2. One of the few states that isn't geographically connected with the rest of the states
  3. The United States Capitol building and the Lincoln Memorial are both located in this state named after a president
  4. Northern state that only borders New Hampshire
  5. Because of hip hop duo Outkast, people from this state's capital are sometimes called "ATLiens" (hint: ATL are capitalized for a reason)
  6. It was the last state to join the United States. It's not connected geographically to the other states.
  7. Las Vegas is perhaps what this state is most well known for

15 Clues: Hartford is its capital • Northern state that only borders New Hampshire • Southern state right below Georgia and Alabama • Lake Huron of the Great Lakes only borders this state • Midwest state that borders Illinois, Michigan, and Ohio • You probably sang about this state in "Gold Dust or Bust" • Las Vegas is perhaps what this state is most well known for • ...

Civil War and Reconstruction 2022-02-09

Civil War and Reconstruction crossword puzzle
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  1. make legally invalid
  2. rebuild after destroyed
  3. leave or withdraw
  4. tax on foreign goods
  5. to divide in sections
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  1. people/citizens have the power in government
  2. finances in a country
  3. citizens
  4. southern states during civil war
  5. to block people or goods from coming or going
  6. United States or Northern states during civil war
  7. to end or being set free

12 Clues: citizens • leave or withdraw • make legally invalid • tax on foreign goods • finances in a country • to divide in sections • rebuild after destroyed • to end or being set free • southern states during civil war • people/citizens have the power in government • to block people or goods from coming or going • United States or Northern states during civil war

Civil war crossword puzzle 2022-03-06

Civil war crossword puzzle crossword puzzle
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  1. what did most soldiers die from
  2. laws governing the conduct of African Americans
  3. the attack on _______
  4. crackers civil war soldiers would eat
  5. a formally enslaved person
  6. confederate states of the United States
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  1. confederate troops did what during the civil war
  2. The idea that states have the right to limit the power of the federal government
  3. a person who supported the Union cause during the civil war
  4. when states leave the u.s

10 Clues: the attack on _______ • when states leave the u.s • a formally enslaved person • what did most soldiers die from • crackers civil war soldiers would eat • confederate states of the United States • laws governing the conduct of African Americans • confederate troops did what during the civil war • a person who supported the Union cause during the civil war • ...

Unit 2 Keywords 2022-10-12

Unit 2 Keywords crossword puzzle
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  1. The national mood of the United States from 1815 to 1825, as first described by the Boston Columbian Centinel on July 12, 1817. The period of time is commonly associated with President James Monroe's two presidential terms (1817-25), but it actually began in 1815, when, for the first time since the Napoleonic Wars ended, American citizens could afford to pay less attention to European political and military concerns.
  2. New York delegate to the Constitutional Convention (1787), a key author of the Federalist papers, and first secretary of the United States Treasury (1789-95), who was the leading advocate of a strong central government for the new United States.
  3. Four punitive measures enacted by the British Parliament in retaliation for acts of colonial defiance.
  4. A diplomatic incident that, when made public in 1798, nearly led to war between the United States and France.
  5. The decisive engagement of the American Revolution that took place in the colono. The British surrender forecast the end of British rule in the colonies and the birth of a new nation—the United States of America.
  6. An uprising that provided the young United States government with its first opportunity to establish federal control through military measures within state borders, as officials traveled into western Pennsylvania to crush a settlers' revolt over the liquor tax.
  7. American patriots disguised as Mohawk Indians threw 342 boxes of tea belonging to the British East India Company from ships into Boston Harbor.
  8. The Second Continental Congress's final attempt to convince King George III of England to respond to the concerns of the American colonists and settle their issues peacefully.
  9. English-American writer and political pamphleteer whose work Common Sense and Crisis papers had a significant impact on the American Revolution.
  10. In preparation for a war with France, the United States Congress approved four internal security laws restricting aliens and limiting the excesses of an unfettered press.
  11. The set of doctrines and practices that serve as the basic organizing principle of a political state.
  12. An event that occurred during a conflict after which the eventual outcome was inevitable.
  13. Groups appointed by the legislatures in the 13 British American colonies to provide colonial leadership and aid intercolonial cooperation.
  14. A loose political coalition of popular politicians, such as Patrick Henry, who unsuccessfully opposed the strong central government envisioned in the U.S. Constitution of 1787 and whose agitations led to the addition of a Bill of Rights.
  15. Organization formed in the American colonies in the summer of 1765 to oppose the Stamp Act.
  16. The British government's policy toward its North American colonies from the early to mid-18th century, wherein trade regulations for the colonies were laxly enforced and imperial supervision of internal colonial affairs was permissive as long as the colonies remained loyal to the British government and contributed to Britain's economic profitability.
  17. First U.S. constitution (1781–89), which served as a bridge between the initial government by the Continental Congress of the Revolutionary period and the federal government provided under the U.S. Constitution of 1787.
  18. The first ten amendments to the United States Constitution, which were ratified as a single unit on December 15, 1791, and comprise a collection of mutually reinforcing guarantees of individual rights and limitations on federal and state governments.
  19. The opening shot of the battles of Lexington and Concord on April 19, 1775, which began the American Revolutionary War.
  20. Two or more acts conducted by the British Parliament requiring local governments of the American colonies to provide the British soldiers with housing and food.
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  1. (August 1786–February 1787) It was an uprising in western Massachusetts in opposition to high taxes and stringent economic conditions.
  2. It was the army of the Thirteen Colonies and the Revolutionary-era United States. It was formed by the Second Continental Congress after the outbreak of the American Revolutionary War.
  3. A conflict fought between the United States and Great Britain over British violations of U.S. maritime rights (1812-1814).
  4. The first internal tax levied directly on American colonists by the British Parliament. The act imposed a tax on all paper documents in the colonies.
  5. British legislation aimed at putting an end to the smuggling of sugar and molasses from the French and Dutch West Indies.
  6. The United States purchased the western half of the Mississippi River basin from France in 1803; for less than three cents per acre for 828,000 square miles (2,144,520 square kilometers), it was the greatest land purchase in American history.
  7. The final effort of the Second Continental Congress to persuade King George III of England to respond to the concerns of the American Colonists and to settle their differences amicably.
  8. Declaration by the British Parliament that accompanied the repeal of the Stamp Act. It stated that the British Parliament’s taxing authority was the same in America as in Great Britain.
  9. On February 24, 1803, the United States Supreme Court for the first time proclaimed an act of Congress unconstitutional, thereby establishing the notion of judicial review.
  10. A early U.S. national political party that advocated a strong central government and held power from 1789 to 1801, during the rise of the country’s political party system.
  11. Series of four acts passed by the British Parliament (1767) in an attempt to assert what it considered to be its historic right to exert authority over the colonies.
  12. The body of delegates who spoke and acted collectively for the people of the colony-states that later became the United States of America.
  13. An agreement in Belgium between Great Britain and the United States to end the War of 1812 on the general basis of the status quo antebellum (maintaining the prewar conditions).
  14. A skirmish between British forces and a crowd that took place in Boston, Massachusetts. It was widely publicized, and it contributed to the British regime's unpopularity in much of colonial North America in the years leading up to the American Revolution.
  15. Collection of treaties concluding the American Revolution and signed by representatives of Great Britain on one side and the United States, France, and Spain on the other.

35 Clues: An event that occurred during a conflict after which the eventual outcome was inevitable. • Organization formed in the American colonies in the summer of 1765 to oppose the Stamp Act. • The set of doctrines and practices that serve as the basic organizing principle of a political state. • ...

Founding Fathers of America 2023-11-01

Founding Fathers of America crossword puzzle
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  1. College The body responsible for electing the President and Vice President of the United States.
  2. Revolution The war fought by the American colonies against British rule, which resulted in the establishment of the United States.
  3. Fathers Refers to the individuals who played a key role in establishing and contributing to the foundation of the United States of America.
  4. Colonies The original British colonies in North America that later became the United States.
  5. of Paris The agreement that officially ended the American Revolution and recognized the United States as an independent nation.
  6. The state of being free from external control or influence.
  7. of Independence The document that formally announced the colonies' break from British rule and asserted their independence.
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  1. The formal approval or acceptance of a document, such as the Constitution.
  2. The highest-ranking military officer, in this case, referring to George Washington's role as the leader of the Continental Army.
  3. The supreme law of the United States that outlines the structure of the government and guarantees certain rights to its citizens.
  4. The second-highest position in the executive branch of the government.
  5. Federalist Papers A collection of essays written by Hamilton, Madison, and Jay to advocate for the ratification of the Constitution.
  6. A yearly publication containing various information, such as weather forecasts and astronomical data.
  7. of the Treasury The head of the government department responsible for managing the country's finances and economy.
  8. Justice The highest-ranking judge in the Supreme Court.

15 Clues: Justice The highest-ranking judge in the Supreme Court. • The state of being free from external control or influence. • The second-highest position in the executive branch of the government. • The formal approval or acceptance of a document, such as the Constitution. • Colonies The original British colonies in North America that later became the United States. • ...

EXAM Study Guide - Jordan May 2023-12-18

EXAM Study Guide - Jordan May crossword puzzle
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  1. - allowing voters to cast direct votes for U.S. senators.
  2. - A room or a set of rooms forming a separate residence within a house or block of apartments.
  3. - The process of using agricultural machinery to mechanize the work of agriculture,
  4. - A group of employees in a certain trade, industry, or corporation that organize to improve their salary, benefits, and working conditions.
  5. - The movement of some six million African Americans from rural areas of the Southern states of the United States to urban areas in the Northern states between 1916 and 1970.
  6. - An area within a city containing members of the same ethnic background
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  1. - A metaphor for a society where many different types of people blend together as one.
  2. - Someone who starts and runs a business
  3. - prohibited the “manufacture, sale, or transportation of Alcohol in the United States.
  4. - The population shift from rural to urban areas
  5. - grants Congress the authority to issue an income tax without having to determine it based on population.
  6. - Widespread railroad strike and boycott that severely disrupted rail traffic in the Midwest of the United States in June–July 1894.
  7. - A form of violence in which a mob, under the pretext of administering justice without trial, executes a presumed offender, often after inflicting torture and corporal mutilation
  8. - State and local laws introduced in the Southern United States in the late 19th and early 20th centuries that enforced racial segregation
  9. - A single seller or producer that excludes competition from providing the same product

15 Clues: - Someone who starts and runs a business • - The population shift from rural to urban areas • - allowing voters to cast direct votes for U.S. senators. • - An area within a city containing members of the same ethnic background • - The process of using agricultural machinery to mechanize the work of agriculture, • ...

Geometry terms- Mila D 2026-01-19

Geometry terms- Mila D crossword puzzle
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  1. A quadrilateral with 4 congruent sides
  2. A quadrilateral with 4 right angles
  3. Theorem that says if 2 angles are complementary to congruent angles, then they are congruent
  4. Theorem that says if a segment that joins the midpoints of two sides of a triangle, then it's parallel to the third side and half as long
  5. A quadrilateral with at least one pair of parallel sides
  6. corresponding parts of congruent triangles are congruent
  7. Bisector A line or ray through the vertex of an angle that divides an angle into two equal angles
  8. Same shape and size
  9. A segment from a vertex to the midpoint of the opposite side
  10. Property that states the order of operants does not change the result in add. and mult. operations
  11. Theorem that says if 2 angles are supplementary to congruent angles, then they are congruent
  12. Property that states when you replace an unknown value with a known value
  13. Lines in the same plane that do not intersect
  14. Lines not in the same plane that do not intersect
  15. Property that states if the product of 2 numbers =___ one of the numbers must be ___
  16. A quadrliateral with two distinct pairs of congruent adjacent sides
  17. Two angles whose measures have the sum of 90 degrees
  18. A segment that joins two nonconsecutive vertices of a polygon
  19. Property that states if a numberplus its opposite=0, and a number plus its reciprocal=1
  20. Property that states all the numbers are the same and there is a string of equality, all of them equal to each other
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  1. Theorem that says if two sides of a triangle are congruent then the angles opposite those sides are congruent
  2. Lines, rays, or segments that intsersect to form a 90 degree angle
  3. When a shape fits inside a circle and every vertex of the polygon is on the circle
  4. Postulate that states the points on a line can be paired with real numbers such in a way that any two points each have the coordinates 0 and 1. The distance between those two points equal the absolute value of the diiference
  5. Theorem that says if a point M is the ______ of a line segment AB, then AM=1/2AB and BM=1/2AB
  6. Theorem that says if the hypotenuse and a leg of one right triangle are congruent to the corresponding parts of another rright triangle, then the triangles are congruent
  7. A geometric figure which extends in two directions without ending
  8. A rigid transformation in which all points of the pre-image slide thee same distance in the same direction
  9. A transformation such that all points of the pre-image move through x degrees about a point
  10. With radius r and center O is the set of all coplanar points that are a distance r units from O.
  11. Property that states anything is equal to itself
  12. The basic of all geometric figures. It is represented by a dot
  13. Two angles whose measures have the sum of 180 degrees
  14. Theorem that states if two angles and a non-included side of one triangle are congruent to the corresponding parts of another triangle, then the triangles are congruent
  15. A quadrilateral with both pairs of opposite sides parallel
  16. Postulate that states if three sides of one triangle are congruent to three sides of another triangle, then the triangles are congruent
  17. Postulate that states if two sides and the included angle of one triangle are congruent to two sides and the included angle of another triangle, then the triangles are congruent
  18. The perpendicular segment from a vertex to the line that contains the opposite side
  19. A portion of a line which contains endpoints and all points between them
  20. Postulate that states if two angles and the included side of one triangle are congruent to two angles and the included side of another triangle, then the triangles are congruent
  21. A set of points that suggests a flat surface. It extends without ending and has no thickness
  22. Polygon Both equilateral and equiangular

42 Clues: Same shape and size • A quadrilateral with 4 right angles • A quadrilateral with 4 congruent sides • Polygon Both equilateral and equiangular • Lines in the same plane that do not intersect • Property that states anything is equal to itself • Lines not in the same plane that do not intersect • Two angles whose measures have the sum of 90 degrees • ...

S23 USH Semester Final Review 2023-05-12

S23 USH Semester Final Review crossword puzzle
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  1. a party organized in the late 1960s as a means of getting Mexican Americans to unite politically and to identify ethnically as one people after trying to protest separately was ineffective
  2. Betty Friedan and Phyllis Schafly were on opposite sides of the ______, which nearly became an amendment to the United States Constitution as it was lacking the required amount of states' ratification
  3. world alliance organization created after WWII; the United States is a permanent member of the Security Council
  4. 1972; the first time that the United States and the Soviet Union agreed to limit the number of nuclear missiles produced
  5. ensures that all students have equal opportunity to enjoy the benefits of team sports participation for both girls and boys
  6. incident that was a "dark hour for President Kennedy" due to the failed invasion of Cuba by CIA-trained La Brigada
  7. practicing containment by economically aiding and therefore encouraging countries away from communist influence and relations
  8. President Reagan's economic policy that included a 25% tax cut and curb in government spending
  9. the _____ Scandal was the break-in at the Democratic National Committee offices in the Watergate complex in Washington was carried out under the direction of White House employees; led to Nixon's resignation
  10. United States lining the border of Saudi Arabia to prevent a potential Iraqi invasion during the Gulf War
  11. policy enacted by President Nixon and Henry Kissinger; United States troops would slowly withdraw from Vietnam
  12. the misappropriating of funds to counterrevolutionaries in Nicaragua through a hostage/arms deal with Iran; the problem was that Congress had forbade aiding the Contras prior
  13. the largest trading block in the world; free trade between Canada, Mexico and the United States established during Clinton's Presidency
  14. ultimately, the Korean War ended at a _____ at the 38th parallel (very close to where it had begun)
  15. a war crime committed by the United States on 16 March 1968, involving the mass murder of unarmed South Vietnamese civilians by the United States Army in 1968 that was leaked a year later
  16. fascist leader who rose to power in the Soviet Union; continued the Purge and enacted the Berlin Blockade
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  1. when Egypt became the first Arab country to recognize Israel's independence after leaders had been invited to President Carter's retreat
  2. massive surprise attack by the Viet Cong in which over 100 towns and cities were bombed simulataneously; considered to be a major turning point in the Vietnam War
  3. one of the leaders of the United Farm Workers in 1962, a movement that consisted of marches, boycotts and fasts promoting safer and fair working conditions for Hispanic/Latino Americans working in the southwest
  4. peacefully breaking the law and accepting the consequences, usually to protest an unfair law or policy
  5. satellite nations' and communists' countries counter to the creation of NATO
  6. provided for college or vocational training for returning WWII veterans as well as one year of unemployment compensation
  7. encouraged Native Americans to buy land and leave the tribe to counter reservation poverty and conditions, but in many cases made things worse as land allotted was not farmable
  8. communist revolutionary leader, first of the Viet Minh, then of the Viet Cong
  9. temporarily divided Vietnam along the 17th parallel in hopes that free elections would be held to unify the country; also recognized Cambodia's independence
  10. President Eisenhower was angry at Great Britain for "making a muck of things" when they escalated tensions with Egypt over the _____, thus encouraging Egypt to seek Soviet aid and relations.
  11. the name of the United States air strikes and bombing of Iraqi forces in Kuwait during the Persian Gulf War
  12. classified documents that were leaked to the press in 1971 that alleged that former Presidents had purposely kept the public, press and even the Congress in the dark about what had really been going on with United States' involvement in Vietnam
  13. civil rights leader who promoted self defense, economic prosperity and nationalism amongst black Americans

29 Clues: satellite nations' and communists' countries counter to the creation of NATO • communist revolutionary leader, first of the Viet Minh, then of the Viet Cong • President Reagan's economic policy that included a 25% tax cut and curb in government spending • ultimately, the Korean War ended at a _____ at the 38th parallel (very close to where it had begun) • ...

Chapter 7 Vocabulary Test: The Federalist Era (1789-1800) 2025-01-17

Chapter 7 Vocabulary Test: The Federalist Era (1789-1800) crossword puzzle
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  1. Drafted by James Madison, the resolution argued that the Alien and Sedition Acts were unconstitutional because they infringed upon individual rights and states' rights. Madison also asserted that states could nullify federal laws they deemed unconstitutional.
  2. Signed in 1795, an agreement between the US and numerous Native American tribes, which settled territorial disputes in the Northwest Territory following the Northwest Indian War.
  3. July 1794! Farmers in western Pennsylvania protested against a federal tax on whiskey highlighting tensions between rural communities and the federal government.
  4. This became a significant issue with the Virginia and Kentucky Resolutions of 1798 and 1799. In their resolutions, Jefferson and Madison argued that if the federal government passed a law that was unconstitutional, the states had the right to nullify (or refuse to enforce) that law within their own borders. They believed that the states, as parties to the Constitution, had the power to determine whether a federal law was in line with the Constitution.
  5. Laws passed in 1798. Allowed the federal government to deport foreign nationals and criminalize speech that was critical of the government. Federalists and John Adams loved these acts.
  6. Responsible for the administration of military affairs and the management of the Army during times of war from its establishment in 1789 until it was recognized into the Department of Defense in 1947.
  7. Signed in 1795 between the United States and Spain granted America navigation rights on the Mississippi River and defined the boundary between the U.S and Spanish territories.
  8. Colloquially "the press" or the "press gang", is a type of conscription of people into a military force. The Royal Navy impressed many US merchant sailors. People liable to _________ were "eligible men of seafaring habits between the ages of 18 and 55 years".
  9. A governmental agency responsible for managing a country’s finances including the collection of taxes (revenue), issuance of currency, and the management (ideally payback) of public debt with a historical role dating back to its formation in the United States in 1789.
  10. Senior government officials responsible for managing specific departments and advising the president.
  11. A diplomatic incident between the United States and France that occurred during the Federalist Era. Short story: American envoys (diplomats) negotiated a peace agreement to stop French attacks on American ships. But first, France was asking for money (a bribe) just to talk, which led to a breakdown in relations between. This affair contributed to rising tensions, eventually leading to the Quasi-War, an undeclared naval conflict between us and France.
  12. A time period in American history from the late 1780s to the early 1800s defined by: Washington’s presidency, an economic plan for the US (Hamilton’s), political parties, and foreign affairs challenges.
  13. A geographical region of the United States established after the American Revolution encompassing land that would later become the states of Ohio, Indiana, Michigan, Wisconsin, and part of Minnesota.
  14. Debt securities issued by a government to finance public projects and expenditures to raise cash while providing investors with a secure and steady return on investment. Hamilton loved them.
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  1. An agreement signed in 1794 between the US and Great Britain that aimed to resolve issues that remained after the American Revolutionary War. Ex: GB agreed to vacate the NW Territory (today’s Midwest).
  2. Jefferson argued that the federal government had no authority to enact the Alien and Sedition Acts because they violated the First Amendment's protections for free speech and press. Simultaneously, Jefferson articulated the concept of nullification.
  3. U.S. government agency that is responsible for handling the country’s foreign affairs and international relations.
  4. A law in U.S history that established the process for granting citizenship to immigrants, initially allowing only free white immigrants to become citizens after a period of residency.
  5. A meeting of members of each US political party who choose candidates for upcoming national elections.
  6. Head of the Judicial Branch of the United States (Article 3 USC), responsible for presiding over Supreme Court proceedings, and leading the Supreme Court in interpreting the Constitution and constitutionality of federal laws. States have their own such court.

20 Clues: Senior government officials responsible for managing specific departments and advising the president. • A meeting of members of each US political party who choose candidates for upcoming national elections. • U.S. government agency that is responsible for handling the country’s foreign affairs and international relations. • ...

Building a New Nation 2020-04-10

Building a New Nation crossword puzzle
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  1. A path that starts in Cumberland,Maryland and ends in Vandalia,Illinois.
  2. British soldiers kidnapped American’s and forced Americans to serve in Britain’s army.
  3. Known for writing judicial review.
  4. Wrote the lyrics to the National Anthem.
  5. The United States National Anthem.
  6. The third President of the early United States.
  7. A tax used the used to pay for exports or imports.
  8. Spanish America the land in 1845.
  9. A treaty that ended the war of 1812 between the Britain and America.
  10. Charged America troops into the western part of Florida that the Spanish had invaded.
  11. A purchased that doubled the size of the United States.
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  1. A part of a Louisiana that was at the mouth of the Mississippi River.
  2. Father of the Constitution and was the fourth president.
  3. A water route from the Northwest to New York and the Great Lakes.
  4. Saved George Washington’s portrait when the White House was set on fire.
  5. A Native American woman who helped Louis and Clark around the northern west United States.

16 Clues: Spanish America the land in 1845. • Known for writing judicial review. • The United States National Anthem. • Wrote the lyrics to the National Anthem. • The third President of the early United States. • A tax used the used to pay for exports or imports. • A purchased that doubled the size of the United States. • Father of the Constitution and was the fourth president. • ...

Civil War Crossword 2014-11-23

Civil War Crossword crossword puzzle
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  1. Writer of Uncle Tom's Cabin
  2. An act that forced citizens to apprehend slaves and return them to their "owners"
  3. a case that argued for the freedom of slaves
  4. A series of safe houses for runaway slaves to to get to Canada.
  5. President of the Confederate States of America
  6. President who took office in 1849 (Southern slave holder)
  7. The doctrine giving states the ability to decide if the were free or slave states
  8. Escaped slave who guided more than three hundred slaves to freedom
  9. Lincoln's official political party
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  1. Number of presidential candidates in the 1860 election
  2. Name of the 11 southern states that seceded from the Union in 1860 and 1861
  3. Commonly used name for the American Party
  4. The judge who pushed for republicans relied on heavily in the Dred Scott decision
  5. Name given to northern men that were malleable enough to champion southern causes
  6. Abraham Lincoln's profession prior to his presidency
  7. Lincoln's primary southern rival in the 1860 election

16 Clues: Writer of Uncle Tom's Cabin • Lincoln's official political party • Commonly used name for the American Party • a case that argued for the freedom of slaves • President of the Confederate States of America • Abraham Lincoln's profession prior to his presidency • Lincoln's primary southern rival in the 1860 election • ...

Global Diversity Awareness Month 2024-01-11

Global Diversity Awareness Month crossword puzzle
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  1. The people born from 1981 to 1996.
  2. The state with the largest Asian population in the U.S.
  3. The second largest religious affiliation in the U.S.
  4. The first country to recognize the United States as an independent state.
  5. The third spoken language in the United States.
  6. The Country who's gifted The Statue of Liberty to the U.S.
  7. Christopher Columbus birthplace.
  8. First name of the first African-American president in U.S. history.
  9. An Island was America's largest and most active immigration station From 1892 to 1924, where over 12 million immigrants were processed.
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  1. The most spoken language in the United States.
  2. 6.1% of USA population.
  3. Became The 23rd State on March 15, 1820.
  4. The largest group of U.S. immigrants, comprising 24 percent of the total immigrant population.
  5. A state has the highest Black population in the United States.
  6. Designated as Global Diversity Awareness Month.
  7. First name of the first woman to serve as Speaker of the House.

16 Clues: 6.1% of USA population. • Christopher Columbus birthplace. • The people born from 1981 to 1996. • Became The 23rd State on March 15, 1820. • The most spoken language in the United States. • Designated as Global Diversity Awareness Month. • The third spoken language in the United States. • The second largest religious affiliation in the U.S. • ...

Unit 2 Vocab 2020-09-08

Unit 2 Vocab crossword puzzle
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  1. locke, among the most famous philosophers and political theorists of the 17th century. He is often regarded as the founder of a school of thought known as British Empiricism, and he made foundational contributions to modern theories of limited, liberal government.
  2. of rights, the first ten amendments to the US Constitution, ratified in 1791 and guaranteeing such rights as the freedoms of speech, assembly, and worship.
  3. Branch, executed and enforced laws.
  4. Ordinance of 1787, adopted July 13, 1787, by the Confederation Congress, chartered a government for the Northwest Territory, provided a method for admitting new states to the Union from the territory, and listed a bill of rights guaranteed in the territory.
  5. Plan, a plan to place the British North American colonies under a more centralized government
  6. government in which the power is divided between the national government and other governmental units. It contrasts with a unitary government, in which a central authority holds the power, and a confederation, in which states, for example, are clearly dominant.
  7. Battle of Saratoga, occurred in September and October, 1777, during the second year of the American Revolution. It included two crucial battles, fought eighteen days apart, and was a decisive victory for the Continental Army and a crucial turning point in the Revolutionary War.
  8. Paine, English-born American political activist, philosopher, political theorist, and revolutionary.
  9. and Balances, counterbalancing influences by which an organization or system is regulated, typically those ensuring that political power is not concentrated in the hands of individuals or groups.
  10. a person who advocates or supports a system of government in which several states unite under a central authority.
  11. Branch, makes the meanings of the laws
  12. Rebellion, rebellion in Springfield, Massachusetts to protest what he perceived as the unjust economic policies and political corruption of the Massachusetts state legislature.
  13. a state in which supreme power is held by the people and their elected representatives, and which has an elected or nominated president rather than a monarch.
  14. branch, makes laws.
  15. of 1763, prohibited American colonists from settling west of Appalachian
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  1. a diverse coalition of people who opposed ratification of the Constitution. They believed that the greatest threat to the future of the United States lay in the government's potential to become corrupt and seize more and more power until its tyrannical rule completely dominated the people.
  2. Compromise, also known as the Connecticut Compromise, or the Sherman Compromise, was an agreement made between large and small states which partly defined the representation each state would have under the United States Constitution, as well as in legislature.
  3. compromise, agreement between delegates from the Northern and the Southern states at the United States Constitutional Convention (1787) that three-fifths of the slave population would be counted for determining direct taxation and representation in the House of Representatives.
  4. College, (in the US) a body of people representing the states of the US, who formally cast votes for the election of the president and vice president.
  5. Ordinance of 1785, established the creation of townships of any size, set aside land for public schools. Under the Articles of Confederation, Congress had the ability to tax. Crated the Wilderness Road.
  6. the action of signing or giving formal consent to a treaty, contract, or agreement, making it officially valid.
  7. of confederation - the original constitution of the US, ratified in 1781, which was replaced by the US Constitution in 1789.
  8. Madison, America's fourth President (1809-1817), made a major contribution to the ratification of the Constitution by writing The Federalist Papers, along with Alexander Hamilton and John Jay. In later years, he was referred to as the “Father of the Constitution.”
  9. of independence, adopted by the Continental Congress on July 4, 1776, the 13 American colonies severed their political connections to Great Britain. The Declaration summarized the colonists' motivations for seeking independence.
  10. Plan, proposal to the United States Constitutional Convention for the creation of a supreme national government with three branches and a bicameral legislature. The plan was drafted by James Madison while he waited for a quorum to assemble at the Constitutional Convention of 1787.
  11. Jersey plan, a proposal for the structure of the U.S. federal government put forward by William Paterson at the Constitutional Convention in 1787. The proposal was a response to the Virginia Plan, which Paterson believed would put too much power in large states to the disadvantage of smaller states

26 Clues: branch, makes laws. • Branch, executed and enforced laws. • Branch, makes the meanings of the laws • of 1763, prohibited American colonists from settling west of Appalachian • Plan, a plan to place the British North American colonies under a more centralized government • ...

Unit 2 Vocab 2023-02-16

Unit 2 Vocab crossword puzzle
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  1. an agreement between the United States and Mexico, finalized in 1854, in which the United States agreed to pay Mexico $10 million for a 29,670 square mile portion of Mexico that later became part of Arizona and New Mexico.
  2. an enslaved man who led a rebellion of enslaved people on August 21, 1831. His action set off a massacre of up to 200 Black people and a new wave of oppressive legislation prohibiting the education, movement, and assembly of enslaved people
  3. American politician and lawyer from Illinois, serving on the Committee of 13 and introducing his own compromise into Congress.
  4. Neither slavery nor involuntary servitude, except as a punishment for crime whereof the party shall have been duly convicted
  5. No State shall make or enforce any law which shall abridge the privileges or immunities of citizens of the United States
  6. a person from the northern states who went to the South after the Civil War to profit from the Reconstruction.
  7. the first women's rights convention in the United States.
  8. the site of the second Lincoln-Douglas debate, during which Stephen A. Douglas formulated the “Freeport Doctrine,” in which he argued that a territory had the right to exclude slavery despite contrary U.S. Supreme Court decisions.
  9. an informal, unwritten deal that settled the disputed 1876 U.S. Presidential election; through it Republican Rutherford B. Hayes was awarded the White House on the understanding that he would remove the federal troops from South Carolina, Florida and Louisiana. Ended reconstruction era
  10. congressional proposal in the 1840s to prohibit the extension of slavery into the territories
  11. restricted black people's right to own property, conduct business, buy and lease land, and move freely through public spaces
  12. requires a person under arrest to be brought before a judge or into court, especially to secure the person's release unless lawful grounds are shown for their detention
  13. 1,300-mile long route from Illinois to Utah that members left Nauvoo, Illinois because of religious persecution and traveled across Iowa, ending in Winter Quarters, Nebraska.
  14. The acts called for the admission of California as a "free state," provided for a territorial government for Utah and New Mexico, established a boundary between Texas and the United States, called for the abolition of slave trade in Washington, DC, and amended the Fugitive Slave Act.
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  1. Elected to serve as the first secretary of the board and successful effort to establish the first teacher training institute in 1839
  2. The right of citizens of the United States to vote shall not be denied or abridged by the United States or by any State on account of race, color, or previous condition of servitude
  3. American politician who served as the first and only president of the Confederate States from 1861 to 1865.
  4. a formal act whereby a state proclaims its sovereignty over territory
  5. a system where the landlord/planter allows a tenant to use the land in exchange for a share of the crop.
  6. strangle the southern states by cutting off any imported supplies and halting cotton exports.
  7. transforming American business and global trade. Factories and mass production increasingly displaced independent artisans. Farms grew and produced goods for distant, not local, markets, shipping them via inexpensive transportation like the Erie Canal.
  8. The Confederate states would be required to uphold the 13th Amendment, which abolished slavery; swear loyalty to the Union; and pay off their war debt. Then they could re-write their state constitutions, hold elections, and begin sending representatives to Washington
  9. a farmer who works land owned by another and pays rent either in cash or in shares of produce
  10. a system of cultural beliefs governing gender roles of upper- and middle-class Americans in the 19th century
  11. promoter, with its state and local auxiliaries, of the cause of immediate abolition of slavery in the United States
  12. a person from the northern states who went to the South after the Civil War to profit from the Reconstruction.
  13. faction of Democrats in the Union who opposed the American Civil War and wanted an immediate peace settlement with the Confederates.
  14. white Southerners who supported the policies of Reconstruction.
  15. founded Salt Lake City and served as the first governor of the Utah Territory.
  16. the deadliest one-day battle in American military history, showed that the Union could stand against the Confederate army in the Eastern theater. It also gave President Abraham Lincoln the confidence to issue the preliminary Emancipation Proclamation at a moment of strength rather than desperation.

30 Clues: the first women's rights convention in the United States. • white Southerners who supported the policies of Reconstruction. • a formal act whereby a state proclaims its sovereignty over territory • founded Salt Lake City and served as the first governor of the Utah Territory. • ...

USA 2021-05-13

USA crossword puzzle
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  1. The national capital
  2. a northern district of Los Angeles, California, is one of the leaders in motion picture production
  3. The United States has the world's largest population
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  1. the de facto national language of the United States
  2. the United States is the third most nation in the world , after China and India
  3. the largest Christian religious grouping in the United States
  4. the second most commonly used language in the United States
  5. what American education is operated by state and local governments and regulated by the United States Department of Education
  6. the most popular city
  7. languages spoken at home by almost 3 million people

10 Clues: The national capital • the most popular city • the de facto national language of the United States • languages spoken at home by almost 3 million people • The United States has the world's largest population • the second most commonly used language in the United States • the largest Christian religious grouping in the United States • ...

IMPERIALISM CROSSWORD 2015-06-03

IMPERIALISM CROSSWORD crossword puzzle
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  1. A narrow strip of land connecting two larger land areas, usually with water on either side.
  2. The popular nickname for the United States Navy battle fleet that completed a circumnavigation of the globe from December 16, 1907, to February 22, 1909, by order of U.S. President Theodore Roosevelt. It consisted of 16 battleships divided into two squadrons, along with various escorts.
  3. A modern name given to various theories of society that emerged in the United Kingdom, North America, and Western Europe in the 1870s, and which are claimed to have applied biological concepts of natural selection and survival of the fittest to sociology and politics.
  4. A person forced to work for another with no payment or freedom to seek work elsewhere.
  5. In the political sense, this usually means freedom.
  6. Political ruler of a country of nation
  7. Ended the 1904-05 Russo-Japanese War.
  8. The effort of the United States—particularly over President William Howard Taft—to further its aims in Latin America and East Asia through use of its economic power by guaranteeing loans made to foreign countries.
  9. A canal that crosses the isthmus of Panama connecting the Atlantic and Pacific Oceans. Built by the United States between 1904 and 1914.
  10. Append or add as an extra or subordinate part, especially to a document.
  11. General Weyler of Spain sent thousands of Cubans into concentration camps.
  12. The result of various political activities within both the United States and Puerto Rican governments.
  13. Free Cuba.
  14. International negotiations backed by the threat of force. The phrase comes from a proverb quoted by Theodore Roosevelt, who said that the United States should “ Speak softly and carry a big stick.”
  15. The supreme law of the land in the United States.
  16. The transaction in 1867 in which the United States Secretary of State William Henry Seward purchased Alaska from Russia.
  17. Who we fought in Spanish American war.
  18. An economy based on free trade and supply and demand.
  19. A series of opinions by the U.S. Supreme Court in 1901 about the status of U.S. territories acquired in the Spanish–American War. The Supreme Court held that full constitutional rights do not automatically extend to all places under American control.
  20. A policy of remaining apart from the affairs or interests of other groups, especially the political affairs of other countries.
  21. A policy of extending a country's power and influence through diplomacy or military force.
  22. Members of a volunteer regiment of cavalry organized by Theodore Roosevelt and Leonard Wood for service in the Spanish-American War.
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  1. An extremely wicked or cruel act, typically one involving physical violence or injury.
  2. Destiny A term for the attitude prevalent during the 19th century period of American expansion that the United States not only could, but was destined to, stretch from coast to coast. This attitude helped fuel western settlement, Native American removal and war with Mexico.
  3. Was an organized incorporated territory of the United States that existed from July 7, 1898, until August 21, 1959, when its territory was admitted to the Union as the fiftieth U.S. state, the State of Hawaii.
  4. An addition to the Monroe Doctrine articulated by President Theodore Roosevelt in his State of the Union address in 1904 after the Venezuela Crisis of 1902–03.
  5. A term was coined in the mid-1890s to characterize the sensational journalism that used some yellow ink in the circulation war between Joseph Pulitzer's New York World and William Randolph Hearst's New York Journal.
  6. A country or area in which another country has power to affect developments although it has no formal authority.
  7. A United States federal statute that provides for the promotion and maintenance of the American merchant marine.
  8. Dutch descended colonist living in South Africa. Also called Afrikaners.
  9. A slogan of the The United States battleship Maine mysteriously exploded and sank in the harbor of Havana, Cuba in 1898.
  10. Various materials found in nature used in manufacturing such as wood, coal, and oil.
  11. Widespread hunger caused by the near complete lack of food.
  12. Belief in the benefits of profitable trading
  13. An agreement made in 1898 that resulted in the Spanish Empire's surrendering control of Cuba and ceding Puerto Rico, parts of the Spanish West Indies, the island of Guam, and the Philippines to the United States.
  14. A term in foreign affairs initially used to refer to the United States policy established in the late 19th century and the early 20th century, as enunciated in Secretary of State John Hay's Open Door Note, dated September 6, 1899 and dispatched to the major European powers.
  15. The conditions for U.S. intervention in Cuban affairs and permitted the United States to lease or buy lands for the purpose of the establishing naval bases (the main one was Guantánamo Bay) and coaling stations in Cuba.
  16. A Chinese secret organization called the Society of the Righteous and Harmonious Fists led an uprising in northern China against the spread of Western and Japanese influence there.
  17. A history of naval warfare published in 1890 by Alfred Thayer Mahan.
  18. A state that is controlled and protected by another.
  19. The entry of forces into a territory through hostile means.

41 Clues: Free Cuba. • Ended the 1904-05 Russo-Japanese War. • Political ruler of a country of nation • Who we fought in Spanish American war. • Belief in the benefits of profitable trading • The supreme law of the land in the United States. • In the political sense, this usually means freedom. • A state that is controlled and protected by another. • ...

Industrial Revolution 2012-12-15

Industrial Revolution crossword puzzle
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  1. Invented the cotton gin.
  2. This transportation became the easiest and cheapest way to move goods as well as people.
  3. This was a change in the way goods were produced.
  4. Inventor who helped develop the Morse code, which was used to send messages by telegraph.
  5. In the 1700s this is where the Industrial Revolution occured.
  6. Increased the growth of the United States and were brought in to work in the factories.
  7. Invented the first telephone in 1876.
  8. Industrialist who made steel a major industry in the united states.
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  1. Act In 1924 Congress passed this law to restrict the number of immigrants allowed in the United States.
  2. Inventor whose many creations included the light bulb, the phonograph, and the microphone.
  3. Built the first successful airplane in 1903 called the Flyer.
  4. Belief that the United States should expand west to the Pacific Ocean.
  5. Entrepreneur and inventor who introduced the idea of the assembly line who built the Model T which was a faster and cheaper than previous methods.
  6. Industrialist who founded the Standard Oil Company, in the United States by 1881.
  7. In 1790 he built the first cotton cotton-spinning factory in the country.
  8. Very often had horrible working conditions with no windows to allow for ventilation, or heating systems to help the workers stay warm during the winter.
  9. Engineer in 1830 who built a steam powered locomotive.
  10. Island in New York Harbor, which was the entry point for immigrants from Europe.
  11. Were used to run spinning machines because they could be hired for a cheaper wage.

19 Clues: Invented the cotton gin. • Invented the first telephone in 1876. • This was a change in the way goods were produced. • Engineer in 1830 who built a steam powered locomotive. • Built the first successful airplane in 1903 called the Flyer. • In the 1700s this is where the Industrial Revolution occured. • ...

Civil War 2024-03-26

Civil War crossword puzzle
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  1. Began following the election of Abraham Lincoln in November 1860, southern states being outraged at the election
  2. a Confederate general during the American Civil War
  3. Known as the Battle of Pittsburg Landing, it took place in southwest Tennessee on April 6-7, 1862
  4. The first battle of the Civil War with zero Casualties
  5. he conducted a successful campaign along the Carolina coast His triumphs there were the earliest significant Union victory.
  6. a person killed or injured by an event or situation.
  7. the action of murdering by a sudden or secret attack often for political reasons.
  8. an act or means of sealing off a place to prevent goods or people from entering or leaving.
  9. the action or process of resisting authority, control, or convention.
  10. large-caliber guns used in warfare on land.
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  1. a person who favors the abolition of a practice or institution, especially capital punishment or slavery.
  2. a three-day battle in the American Civil War fought between Union and Confederate forces between July 1-3, 1863, in Pennsylvania.
  3. an American military officer, politician, and the 18th president of the United States.
  4. a league or alliance, especially of confederate states.
  5. a general officer in the Confederate States Army during the American Civil War.
  6. took place on September 17, 1862, and remains the bloodiest single day in American military history with 23,000 casualties.
  7. slave states that did not secede from the Union
  8. a large artificial bank of soil, especially one used as a fortification.
  9. the ownership of a person as property.

19 Clues: the ownership of a person as property. • large-caliber guns used in warfare on land. • slave states that did not secede from the Union • a Confederate general during the American Civil War • a person killed or injured by an event or situation. • The first battle of the Civil War with zero Casualties • a league or alliance, especially of confederate states. • ...

Civil War Crossword 2022-05-19

Civil War Crossword crossword puzzle
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  1. Assasinator of Abraham Lincoln
  2. Most common way to die during civil war
  3. Path used by conductors to lead runaway slaves
  4. Confederate States Capitol
  5. President of United States during Civil War
  6. Union General that made Lincoln mad
  7. Abolitionist and Suffragist that had sons fight in the civil war
  8. Most important and deadly battle of Civil War
  9. the main focus of the Southern economy
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  1. new bullet invented during civil war which was much more deadly than the musket ball
  2. Deadliest Day of Civil War
  3. United States Capitol
  4. Best Social Studies teacher for 8th grade
  5. most famous underground railroad conductor
  6. weapon used Civil War
  7. First battle of Civil War
  8. main issue that caused the civil war
  9. invention that helped cotton production invented by Eli Whitney
  10. the main focus of the Northern economy

19 Clues: United States Capitol • weapon used Civil War • First battle of Civil War • Deadliest Day of Civil War • Confederate States Capitol • Assasinator of Abraham Lincoln • Union General that made Lincoln mad • main issue that caused the civil war • the main focus of the Northern economy • the main focus of the Southern economy • Most common way to die during civil war • ...

Physics 2022-03-07

Physics crossword puzzle
Across
  1. plane simple machine similar to a ramp
  2. mass X acceleration
  3. speeding up, slowing down or turning
  4. Newton's law that states actions have equal opposite reactions
  5. distance/time
  6. a wedge wrapped around an inclined plane
  7. Newton's law that states force depends on mass and acceleration
  8. Newton's law that states objects in motion stay in motion
  9. speed + direction
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  1. the type of machine that is a combination of multiple simple machines
  2. heat transfer through liquids and gases
  3. a rigid bar that rests on a fulcrum. Used to lift objects
  4. inclined plane with one edge thinner than the other. An axe is an example of this
  5. work/time
  6. the type of machine that makes work easier
  7. heat transfer through electromagnetic waves
  8. heat transfer through solids
  9. force X distance
  10. simple machine using a rope to lift objects

19 Clues: work/time • distance/time • force X distance • speed + direction • mass X acceleration • heat transfer through solids • speeding up, slowing down or turning • plane simple machine similar to a ramp • heat transfer through liquids and gases • a wedge wrapped around an inclined plane • the type of machine that makes work easier • heat transfer through electromagnetic waves • ...

CH 7 Federalist Era Vocabulary test 2025-01-15

CH 7 Federalist Era Vocabulary test crossword puzzle
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  1. An agreement signed in 1794 between the US and Great Britain that aimed to resolve issues that remained after the American Revolutionary War. Ex: GB agreed to vacate the NW Territory (today’s Midwest)
  2. A government agency responsible for managing a country’s finances including the collection of taxes (revenue), issuance of currency, and the management (ideally payback) of public debt with a historical role dating back to its formation in the United States in 1789.
  3. Drafted by James Madison, the resolution argued that the Alien and Sedition Acts were unconstitutional because they infringed upon individual rights and states’ rights. Madison also asserted that states could nullify federal laws they deemed unconstitutional.
  4. A time period in American history from the late 1780s to the early 1800s defined by: Washington’s presidency, an economic plan for the US (Hamilton’s), political parties, and foreign affairs challenges.
  5. Jefferson argued that the federal government had no authority to enact the Alien and Sedition Acts because they violated the First Amendment’s protections for free speech and press. Simultaneously, Jefferson articulated the concept of nullification.
  6. Activities aimed at weakening an established government by inciting resistance or rebellion to authority. Is this legal in the US?
  7. The total amount of money a government borrows to cover expenses that exceed its revenue.
  8. Members of a major political party in the United States that typically advocates for conservative policies and principles.
  9. A diplomatic incident between the United States and France that occurred during the Federalists Era. Short story: American envoys (diplomats) negotiated a peace agreement to stop French attacks on American ships. But first, France was asking for money (a bribe) just to talk, which led to a breakdown in relations between. This affair contributed to rising tensions, eventually leading to the Quasi-War, an undeclared naval conflict between us and France.
  10. Something done or said that becomes an example for others to follow. Washington led the way on many of these (ex: cabinet secretaries).
  11. Title for the head of the United States Postal Service historically responsible for overseeing mail delivery, postal services, and mail security. Benjamin Franklin was our first official PMG.
  12. Senior government officials responsible for managing specific departments and advising the president.
  13. Signed in 1795 between the United States and Spain granted America navigation rights on the Mississippi River and defined the boundary between the U.S and Spanish territories.
  14. Laws passed in 1798. Allowed the federal government to deport foreign nationals and criminalize speech that was critical of the government. Federalists and John Adams loved these acts.
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  1. A person living (residing) in a country who is not a citizen of that country.
  2. July 1794! Farmers in western Pennsylvania protested against a federal tax on whiskey highlighting tension between rural communities and the federal government.
  3. Head of the Judicial Branch of the United States (Article 3 USC), responsible for presiding over Supreme Court proceeding, and leading the Supreme Court in interpreting the Constitution and constitutionality of federal laws. States have their own such court.
  4. U.S government agency that is responsible for handling the country’s foreign affairs and international relations.
  5. A group of top executive advisors to a president picked by the president!
  6. Colloquially "the press" or the "press gang", is a type of conscription of people into a military force. The Royal Navy impressed many US merchant sailors. People liable to ___________ were "eligible men of seafaring habits between the ages of 18 and 55 years".
  7. Signed in 1795,an agreement between the US and numerous Native American tribes, which settled territorial disputes in the Northwest Territory following the Northwest Indian War.
  8. A geographical region of the United States established after the American Revolution encompassing land that would later become the states of Ohio, Indiana, Michigan, Wisconsin, and part of Minnesota.
  9. A form of tax applied on imports from other countries. Hamilton had in mind protectionism, which has a lot to do with tariffs.
  10. Responsible for the administration of military affairs and the management of the Army during times of war from its establishment in 1789 until it was recognized into the Department of Defense in 1974.
  11. Supporters of a strong national government in the early United States, who believed in the ratification of the Constitution.
  12. The chief legal officer of a state or country responsible for overseeing legal affairs and representing the government in legal matters. Leads the Department of Justice these days.
  13. The highest federal court in the United States established in 1789 that has the authority to interpret the Constitution and review laws ensuring they are applied to every citizen while upholding the rule of law.
  14. Debt securities issued by a government to finance public projects and expenditures to raise cash while providing investors with a secure and steady return on investment. Hamilton loved them.
  15. A law in U.S history that established the process for granting citizenship to immigrants, initially allowing only free white immigrants should become citizens after a period of residency.
  16. A government strategy and dealing with other nations, focusing on diplomacy, trade, military actions, and alliances to achieve its national interests.
  17. A meeting of members of each US political party who choose candidates for upcoming national elections.
  18. this became a significant issue with the Virginia and Kentucky Resolutions of 1798 and 1799. In their resolutions, Jefferson and Madison are you that if the federal government passed the law that was unconstitutional, the states had the right to nullify (or refuse to enforce) that law within their own borders. They believed that the states, as parties to the Constitution, had the power to determine whether a federal law was in line with the Constitution.
  19. When a government’s expenditures exceed its revenues over a specific period leading to an accumulation of debt.

33 Clues: A group of top executive advisors to a president picked by the president! • A person living (residing) in a country who is not a citizen of that country. • The total amount of money a government borrows to cover expenses that exceed its revenue. • Senior government officials responsible for managing specific departments and advising the president. • ...

Unit 4 Keywords 2022-10-13

Unit 4 Keywords crossword puzzle
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  1. A derogatory term for an individual from the North who relocated to the South during the Reconstruction period (1865–77), following the American Civil War.
  2. Was a small civil war in the United States, fought between proslavery and antislavery advocates for control of the new territory of Kansas under the doctrine of popular sovereignty.
  3. It was an informal, unwritten deal that settled the disputed 1876 U.S. Presidential election, through it Republican Rutherford B. Hayes was awarded the presidency, in return he would remove the remaining federal troops from the South.
  4. A pejorative term for a white Southerner who supported the federal plan of Reconstruction or who joined with black freedmen and the "carpetbaggers" in support of Republican Party policies.
  5. Was an important national change in policy over the expansion of slavery into the territories, affirming popular sovereignty over congressional authority.
  6. The general officers who served in the Confederate Army during the Civil War.
  7. A individual who resides on a landlord's property. They participate in an agricultural system in which landowners provide their land as well as a portion of the operational capital and management, while tenants contribute their labor as well as differing amounts of capital and management.
  8. A terroristic white-supremacy hate group that was founded immediately after the Civil War and lasted until the 1870s. It employed terror in pursuit of a white supremacist agenda.
  9. In U.S. history, the period (1865–77) that followed the American Civil War and during which attempts were made to rectify the injustices of slavery and its political, social, and economic legacy and to solve the problems arising from the readmission to the Union of the 11 states that had seceded from the Union years prior.
  10. Was a member of one of the United States’ most distinguished acting families of the 19th century and the assassin who killed U.S. President Abraham Lincoln.
  11. During and after the American Civil War, a member of the Republican Party committed to emancipation of the slaves and later to the equal treatment and enfranchisement of the freed blacks.
  12. One of the two major political parties in the US, the other being the Democratic Party. During the 19th century it stood against the extension of slavery to the country’s new territories and, ultimately, for slavery’s complete abolition.
  13. Was a series of seven debates between the Democratic senator Stephen A. Douglas and Republican challenger Abraham Lincoln during the 1858 Illinois senatorial campaign, largely concerning the issue of slavery extension into the territories.
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  1. Order issued by U.S. Pres. Abraham Lincoln on January 1, 1863, that freed the slaves of the Confederate states in rebellion against the Union.
  2. Numerous laws enacted in the states of the former Confederacy after the American Civil War intended to assure the continuance of white supremacy.
  3. Was the president of the Confederate States of America throughout its existence during the American Civil War (1861–65).
  4. A form of tenant farming in which the landowner provided all of the capital and most of the other inputs while the tenants contributed labor.
  5. Was a law issued by Congress in 1850 (which was repealed in 1864) requiring the seizure and return of runaway slaves who escaped from one state into another or into a federal territory.
  6. U.S. legislation, and the last of the major Reconstruction decrees, which guaranteed African Americans equal treatment in public transportation and public accommodations and service on juries.
  7. Was a controversial political doctrine according to which the people of federal territories should decide for themselves whether their territories would enter the Union as free or slave states.
  8. Was 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, regardless of whether they were enslaved or free, and so the rights and privileges that the Constitution bestows upon American citizens could not apply to them.
  9. A military strategy proposed by Union General Winfield Scott early in the American Civil War. The plan called for a naval blockade of Confederate ports to prevent the southern states from conducting trade with foreign nations.
  10. In U.S. history, the withdrawal of 11 slave states from the Union during 1860–61 following the election of Abraham Lincoln as president.
  11. Fought in Appomattox County, Virginia, it was one of the final battles of the American Civil War.
  12. Massachusetts infantry unit made up of African Americans that was active during the American Civil War (1861–65). It became famous for its fighting prowess and courage of its members.
  13. A charge of misconduct made against President Andrew Johnson, whom was the first president of the United States to be charged with misconduct to a certain degree, after which he underwent trial.
  14. An abolitionist novel, it achieved wide popularity, particularly among white readers in the North, by vividly depicting the experience of slavery.
  15. During the Reconstruction period, a popular name for the U.S. Bureau of Refugees, Freedmen, and Abandoned Lands, established by Congress to provide practical aid to 4,000,000 newly freed African Americans in their transition from slavery to freedom.
  16. Was an effort by abolitionist John Brown to initiate a slave revolt in Southern states by taking over the United States arsenal at Harpers Ferry, Virginia.
  17. Was a series of measures proposed by Kentucky Senator Henry Clay and passed by the United States Congress in an attempt to address many unresolved slavery issues and avert the possibility of Union dissolution.
  18. The general officers who served in the Union Army during the Civil War.

31 Clues: The general officers who served in the Union Army during the Civil War. • The general officers who served in the Confederate Army during the Civil War. • Fought in Appomattox County, Virginia, it was one of the final battles of the American Civil War. • ...

Chapter 6 2023-11-15

Chapter 6 crossword puzzle
Across
  1. process of identifying different levels of information
  2. mnemonic with each letter in these three words representing one of the twelve principle of memory
  3. sentences made by using the first letter of key words in a list of items to remember
  4. states that new information and old information can interfere with clear and accurate recall
  5. states that stimuli decay or fade from memory because they are too weak to be processed
  6. states that too much information entering the memory system too quickly forces some stimuli to be shoved aside or displaced
  7. memory techniques or memory tools that serve as bridges to help you recall information from long-term memory
  8. process of allocating sufficient time and using spaced practice effectively to learn rehearse, and retrieve information
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  1. states that stress, intrusive thoughts, emotions, or anxiety can hinder the ability to access information stared in long-term memory
  2. the process of creating a purpose or goal to act or perform in a specific way
  3. states that incomplete encoding during the rehearsal process in working memory causes inability to recall information accurately
  4. states that several variables may result in failure to locate information memory
  5. words or phrases made by using the first letter or key words in a list of items to remember
  6. mnemonic technique that involves associating items or topics with specific rooms in a familiar building
  7. involves using associations or information linked together to locate information stored in long-term memory

15 Clues: process of identifying different levels of information • the process of creating a purpose or goal to act or perform in a specific way • states that several variables may result in failure to locate information memory • sentences made by using the first letter of key words in a list of items to remember • ...

Government 2024-01-17

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

15 Clues: Consisting of two houses • the People” all the citizens of the United States of America • of Representatives Representatives makes and passes federal laws • A congressional act or bill that sets aside funds for a specific purpose • The distribution of seats in the house of representatives among the states • ...

Currency 2023-09-18

Currency crossword puzzle
Across
  1. A coin worth ten cents in the United States, often smaller and thinner than a nickel.
  2. A small, flat, typically round piece of metal or alloy used as money.
  3. A small, often flat, container used to carry and store money, cards, and identification.
  4. A paper or polymer bill issued by a government as a form of currency.
  5. A coin worth five cents in the United States, often made of nickel and copper.
  6. A coin worth one cent in the United States, often referred to as a "penny."
  7. A coin worth twenty-five cents in the United States, often larger than a dime or nickel.
Down
  1. Bank A small container, often shaped like a pig, used to save and store coins or money.
  2. Rate The value of one country's currency compared to another country's currency, often used when converting money from one type to another.
  3. The type of money used in a particular country, such as the currency of the United States is the dollar.
  4. A paper or polymer form of currency, such as a five-dollar bill or a ten-dollar bill.
  5. A unit of currency used in several countries, including the United States, often symbolized as "$."
  6. An automated teller machine, a device that allows you to withdraw or deposit money from your bank account.
  7. A smaller unit of currency, equal to 1/100th of a dollar, often represented as ¢.
  8. The money returned to you after making a purchase when you give more money than needed.

15 Clues: A small, flat, typically round piece of metal or alloy used as money. • A paper or polymer bill issued by a government as a form of currency. • A coin worth one cent in the United States, often referred to as a "penny." • A coin worth five cents in the United States, often made of nickel and copper. • ...

CIVIL WAR 2023-02-06

CIVIL WAR crossword puzzle
Across
  1. A northerner who moved to the South during the reconstruction in order to become rich.
  2. A term meaning "before war". It was often used to describe the United States before the Civil War.
  3. Large caliber firearms like cannons and mortars.
  4. A nickname for the South.
  5. When a person is murdered for political reasons.
  6. A nickname for northerners who were against the Civil War.
  7. A commutation was when a person could pay a fee rather than be drafted into the army. This angered poorer people who could not pay the fee and had no choice but to fight.
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  1. Another name for the Confederate States of America or the South. The Confederacy was a group of states that left the United States to form their own country.
  2. An attempt to stop people and supplies from going in or out of a port.
  3. A person who wanted to eliminate or "abolish" slavery.
  4. These states were slave states that did not leave the Union, but largely supported the cause of the Confederates. They included Missouri, Kentucky, Maryland, and Delaware.
  5. A soldier that is wounded or killed during battle.
  6. A decision made by the Supreme Court that said Congress could not outlaw slavery and that people of African descent were not necessarily U.S. citizens.
  7. An ankle high shoe worn by soldiers during the Civil War.
  8. A long blade or knife attached to the end of a musket. Soldiers would use it like a spear in close combat.

15 Clues: A nickname for the South. • Large caliber firearms like cannons and mortars. • When a person is murdered for political reasons. • A soldier that is wounded or killed during battle. • A person who wanted to eliminate or "abolish" slavery. • An ankle high shoe worn by soldiers during the Civil War. • A nickname for northerners who were against the Civil War. • ...

5.01 TGA 2025-04-23

5.01 TGA crossword puzzle
Across
  1. A group of advisors that aided the President, John F. Kennedy, during the crisis.
  2. The month and year which the Cuban Missile Crisis occurred in.
  3. A military alert during the crisis that was of the highest level which meant that the United States was almost at war.
  4. Leader of Cuba who allowed the Soviet Union to put missiles in Cuba.
  5. A plane that found out that missiles from the Soviet Union were in Cuba.
  6. A secret agreement that made it so the United States would remove their missiles from Turkey.
  7. The 35th President of the United States, who was the President during the Cuban Missile Crisis.
  8. The missiles that were placed in Cuba by the Soviet Union.
  9. A council that received evidence of missiles being in Cuba.
Down
  1. A disagreement between the Soviet Union and the United States over missiles that were placed in Cuba by the Soviet Union.
  2. A political disagreement between the United States and the Soviet Union after World War II.
  3. When the United States called their blockade a quarantine to prevent further confrontation about a war, when they blocked ships from the Soviet Union from entering Cuba.
  4. An agreement that was made that there would always be communication between Washington and Moscow to ensure that a crisis like that wouldn’t occur again due to miscommunication.
  5. The leader of the Soviet Union during the Cuban Crisis.
  6. Missiles that were long-ranged that could carry things across continents.

15 Clues: The leader of the Soviet Union during the Cuban Crisis. • The missiles that were placed in Cuba by the Soviet Union. • A council that received evidence of missiles being in Cuba. • The month and year which the Cuban Missile Crisis occurred in. • Leader of Cuba who allowed the Soviet Union to put missiles in Cuba. • ...

The Cold War 2024-04-26

The Cold War crossword puzzle
Across
  1. period of intense anti-communism in the United States during the early 1950s.
  2. A plan devised by President Harry S Truman and Secretary of State George C.
  3. the title of Truman's domestic programs, included ideas for a federal health insurance program and increased funding for schools
  4. Massive military build-up, especially of nuclear weapons, by both the Soviet Union and the United States in an effort to gain military superiority.
  5. was the 33rd president of the United States, serving from 1945 to 1953.
  6. A term used by Winston Churchill in a speech to describe the growing divide between western democracies and Soviet-influenced states.
  7. During World War II it investigated pro-fascist groups.
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  1. The dropping of thousands of tons of food and medical supplies to starving West Berliners
  2. Purposely escalating a dangerous situation to the limit ( brink), while giving the impression that you are willing to go to war,
  3. a dramatic rise in the birthrate.
  4. Fundamental US foreign policy during the Cold War in which the US tried to contain Communism by preventing it from spreading to other countries.
  5. were two periods of anti-communist hysteria in the United States.
  6. formal alliance between the territories of North American and Europe.
  7. The belief that if the United States allowed one country to fall to Communism, then many more would follow suit, like a row of dominoes.
  8. United Nations, Satellite nation, containment, iron curtain,

15 Clues: a dramatic rise in the birthrate. • During World War II it investigated pro-fascist groups. • United Nations, Satellite nation, containment, iron curtain, • were two periods of anti-communist hysteria in the United States. • formal alliance between the territories of North American and Europe. • ...

civil war 2023-04-25

civil war crossword puzzle
Across
  1. blodiest battle of civil war
  2. the northern states wanted:
  3. northern states called southern states this
  4. one of the most famous speeches that was made in the us(hint: this speech was made by president licolin)
  5. what did some slaves use to run away to the north?
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  1. northern states tried to abolish this
  2. what slaves were mainly used to make
  3. weapon used to fight in wars
  4. men who fought in civil war
  5. also known as the northern states in the civil war

10 Clues: the northern states wanted: • men who fought in civil war • blodiest battle of civil war • weapon used to fight in wars • what slaves were mainly used to make • northern states tried to abolish this • northern states called southern states this • also known as the northern states in the civil war • what did some slaves use to run away to the north? • ...

Reconstruction 2024-11-21

Reconstruction crossword puzzle
Across
  1. returning people's property if they pledged to be loyal to the United States
  2. gave pardons to most Confederate States
  3. legislation that divided the South into military districts
  4. United States 16th president
  5. 10% of the Confederate states had to take an oath of loyalty to be readmitted
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  1. allowed emancipation without voting rights
  2. appointed temporary governors in Confederate states
  3. sought to punish the South for the war
  4. called for military compliance
  5. Tennessee, ArkLouisia and Lousiana were allowed back into the Union under this plan

10 Clues: United States 16th president • called for military compliance • sought to punish the South for the war • gave pardons to most Confederate States • allowed emancipation without voting rights • appointed temporary governors in Confederate states • legislation that divided the South into military districts • ...

Articles of Confederation 2026-01-21

Articles of Confederation crossword puzzle
Across
  1. the joining together of the states as one country
  2. having little power not strong
  3. the written agreement that created the first government of the united states.
  4. an agreement between countries
  5. coins or paper used to buy things
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  1. a grouyp of states that joined together with a weak government
  2. the governments that made up the united states under the articles
  3. congress did not have this power
  4. fighting between countries
  5. the single house lawmaking body under the articles of confederation

10 Clues: fighting between countries • having little power not strong • an agreement between countries • congress did not have this power • coins or paper used to buy things • the joining together of the states as one country • a grouyp of states that joined together with a weak government • the governments that made up the united states under the articles • ...

Government 2023-12-13

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

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

Articles of Confederation 2025-04-23

Articles of Confederation crossword puzzle
Across
  1. This had to be outlawed for a territory to become a state
  2. Shays' Rebellion was a rebellion of this type of people.
  3. Last name of the President of the Constitutional Convention
  4. This ordinance created a way for territories to become states
  5. The federal government's inability to collect these kept the country in debt
  6. _____ Needed approval from 9 out of 13 states to pass
  7. The only branch included in the AoC.
  8. The AoC created a weak federal government because they didn't want another ______.
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  1. Last name of the "Father of the Constitution."
  2. The federal government couldn't settle disputes b/w states because there was no federal ______ system.
  3. This was created in 1787.
  4. The federal government couldn't stop Shays' rebellion because they couldn't do what?
  5. 60,000 of these were required for a territory to become a state
  6. Civil liberties like freedom of this was required to become a state
  7. Shays' rebellion showed the federal government was too ______ under the AoC.
  8. Amendments needed approval from ___ states to pass.

16 Clues: This was created in 1787. • The only branch included in the AoC. • Last name of the "Father of the Constitution." • Amendments needed approval from ___ states to pass. • _____ Needed approval from 9 out of 13 states to pass • Shays' Rebellion was a rebellion of this type of people. • This had to be outlawed for a territory to become a state • ...

Creating a New Nation 2022-12-07

Creating a New Nation crossword puzzle
Across
  1. System where states are granted a certain number of votes based on the combined number of representatives and senators it has
  2. People who were in favor of ratification of the Constitution
  3. What branch of government does Congress fall under
  4. These allow all of the branches to make sure the other branches are doing their jobs
  5. Compromise for Congress that gave us the Congress that we have today
  6. The official plan of the United States; lays out the power of the Federal government
  7. People who were against ratification of the Constitution
  8. Plan for Congress that favored the large states
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  1. What branch of government do the courts fall under
  2. The highest court in America; deals with federal court cases
  3. Compromise that counted slaves as three-fifths a person and two-fifths property
  4. What branch of government does the president fall under
  5. A change to the Constitution
  6. Plan for Congress that favored the small states
  7. Taxes on imports and exports to a country
  8. The first 10 amendments to the Constitution
  9. The official plan of the United States; lays out the power of the Federal government

17 Clues: A change to the Constitution • Taxes on imports and exports to a country • The first 10 amendments to the Constitution • Plan for Congress that favored the small states • Plan for Congress that favored the large states • What branch of government do the courts fall under • What branch of government does Congress fall under • ...

World War II 2017-05-18

World War II crossword puzzle
Across
  1. City where the first atomic Bomb was dropped
  2. Japanese attack on the United States which led to the entry of the U.S. intro the war
  3. Forced relocation of Japanese-Americans to detention centers
  4. Day that the war came to an end in Europe
  5. Alliance between Great Britain, the United States, and Russia
  6. The murder of 6 million jews, and 3 million others by the Nazis
  7. Turning point in the war, invasion of France
  8. Country whose invasion started World War II in Europe
  9. Alliance between Germany, Japan, and Italy
Down
  1. a walled off part of the city where the Jewish populations were forced to live
  2. City where the Russians stopped the German advance
  3. President of the United States for most of World War II
  4. Famous girl whose diary is read in schools around the world
  5. Plane that dropped the first atomic bomb
  6. City where the second atomic bomb was dropped
  7. President of the United States for the end of World War II

16 Clues: Plane that dropped the first atomic bomb • Day that the war came to an end in Europe • Alliance between Germany, Japan, and Italy • City where the first atomic Bomb was dropped • Turning point in the war, invasion of France • City where the second atomic bomb was dropped • City where the Russians stopped the German advance • ...

Building a New Nation 2020-04-10

Building a New Nation crossword puzzle
Across
  1. A path that starts in Cumberland,Maryland and ends in Vandalia,Illinois.
  2. British soldiers kidnapped American’s and forced Americans to serve in Britain’s army.
  3. Known for writing judicial review.
  4. Wrote the lyrics to the National Anthem.
  5. The United States National Anthem.
  6. The third President of the early United States.
  7. A tax used the used to pay for exports or imports.
  8. Spanish America the land in 1845.
  9. A treaty that ended the war of 1812 between the Britain and America.
  10. Charged America troops into the western part of Florida that the Spanish had invaded.
  11. A purchased that doubled the size of the United States.
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  1. A part of a Louisiana that was at the mouth of the Mississippi River.
  2. Father of the Constitution and was the fourth president.
  3. A water route from the Northwest to New York and the Great Lakes.
  4. Saved George Washington’s portrait when the White House was set on fire.
  5. A Native American woman who helped Louis and Clark around the northern west United States.

16 Clues: Spanish America the land in 1845. • Known for writing judicial review. • The United States National Anthem. • Wrote the lyrics to the National Anthem. • The third President of the early United States. • A tax used the used to pay for exports or imports. • A purchased that doubled the size of the United States. • Father of the Constitution and was the fourth president. • ...

aj crossword 2023-10-18

aj crossword crossword puzzle
Across
  1. A Native American tribe from the Southeastern United States.
  2. The eighth President of the United States (1837-1841).
  3. Rewarding political supporters with government positions and favors.
  4. A severe economic depression in the United States that began in 1837. It was characterized by bank failures, high unemployment, and a general economic downturn. The panic was partly attributed to the collapse of the cotton and land markets.
  5. Fourth Chief Justice of the United States, known for influential decisions on constitutional law.
  6. Forced relocation of Native American tribes, resulting in many deaths.
  7. State banks chosen by President Andrew Jackson to receive federal government deposits after he vetoed the rechartering of the Second Bank of the United States. These banks weseen as supportive of Jackson's policies.
  8. A political party in the early 19th century supporting a strong federal government.
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  1. Individuals representing a group at a conference or meeting.
  2. The second central bank in the US (1816-1836).
  3. The ninth President of the United States, serving the shortest term in U.S. presidential history (March 4, 1841 – April 4, 1841). He died of pneumonia after only one month in office.
  4. Designated area in present-day Oklahoma for relocated Native American tribes.
  5. The right to vote in political elections.
  6. A political party in the mid-19th century that opposed President Andrew Jackson and his Democratic Party. The Whigs favored a strong federal government, protective tariffs, and internal improvements.
  7. Law authorizing the relocation of Native American tribes to lands west of the Mississippi River.

15 Clues: The right to vote in political elections. • The second central bank in the US (1816-1836). • The eighth President of the United States (1837-1841). • Individuals representing a group at a conference or meeting. • A Native American tribe from the Southeastern United States. • Rewarding political supporters with government positions and favors. • ...

midterm review 2020-09-30

midterm review crossword puzzle
Across
  1. the original constitution of the US, ratified in 1781, which was replaced by the US Constitution in 1789.
  2. a late-18th century movement that opposed the creation of a stronger U.S. federal government and which later opposed the ratification of the 1787 Constitution.
  3. effort by the United States to transform Native American culture to European–American culture between the years of 1790 and 1920.
  4. an armed uprising in Western Massachusetts in response to a debt crisis
  5. The United States Bill of Rights comprises the first ten amendments to the United States Constitution.
  6. named after Christopher Columbus, was the widespread transfer of plants, animals, culture, human populations, technology, diseases, and ideas between the Americas, West Africa, and the Old World in the 15th and 16th centuries
  7. prohibits the federal government and each state from denying a citizen the right to vote based on that citizen's "race, color, or previous condition of servitude."
  8. the withdrawal of eleven southern states from the Union in 1860, leading to the Civil War.
  9. The law authorized the president to negotiate with southern Native American tribes for their removal to federal territory west of the Mississippi River in exchange for white settlement of their ancestral lands.
  10. This treaty, signed on February 2, 1848, ended the war between the United States and Mexico. ... By its terms, Mexico ceded 55 percent of its territory, including parts of present-day Arizona, California, New Mexico, Texas, Colorado, Nevada, and Utah, to the United States.
  11. loyalty to one's own region or section of the country, rather than to the country as a whole.
  12. an economic policy that is designed to maximize the exports and minimize the imports for an economy.
  13. an armed conflict between the United States and Mexico from 1846 to 1848.
  14. information, especially of a biased or misleading nature, used to promote or publicize a particular political cause or point of view.
  15. a series of laws passed by the British Parliament that imposed restrictions on colonial trade.
  16. colonists of the Thirteen Colonies who rejected British rule during the American Revolution
  17. The proclamation declared "that all persons held as slaves" within the rebellious states "are, and henceforward shall be free."
  18. a steel-making process, now largely superseded, in which carbon, silicon, and other impurities are removed from molten pig iron by oxidation in a blast of air in a special tilting retort.
  19. authorized the President of the United States to subdivide Native American tribal communal landholdings into allotments for Native American heads of families and individuals.
  20. a revolt of Native Americans led by Pontiac, an Ottawa chief, King George III declared all lands west of the Appalachian Divide off-limits to colonial settlers.
  21. the principle that the authority of a state and its government are created and sustained by the consent of its people, through their elected representatives, who are the source of all political power.
  22. the flagship Indian boarding school in the United States from 1879 through 1918.
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  1. an area of land managed by a Native American tribe under the U.S. Bureau of Indian Affairs.
  2. an agricultural crop which is grown to sell for profit. It is typically purchased by parties separate from a farm.
  3. the pronouncement adopted by the Second Continental Congress meeting in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, on July 4, 1776
  4. the acquisition of the territory of Louisiana by the United States from France in 1803.
  5. state and local laws that enforced racial segregation in the Southern United States.
  6. a colonist of the American revolutionary period who supported the British cause.
  7. Historic Jamestowne is home to the ruins of the first permanent English settlement in North America.
  8. a mixed or compound mode of government that combines a general government with regional governments in a single political system.
  9. the 19th-century doctrine or belief that the expansion of the US throughout the American continents was both justified and inevitable
  10. a 1,912-mile continuous railroad line constructed between 1863 and 1869 that connected the existing eastern U.S. rail network at Council Bluffs, Iowa with the Pacific coast at the Oakland Long Wharf on San Francisco Bay.
  11. counterbalancing influences by which an organization or system is regulated, typically those ensuring that political power is not concentrated in the hands of individuals or groups.
  12. a secret hate group in the southern U.S., active for several years after the Civil War, which aimed to suppress the newly acquired rights of Black people and to oppose carpetbaggers from the North, and which was responsible for many lawless and violent proceedings.
  13. an employee within a system of unfree labor who is bound by a signed or forced contract to work without pay for the owner of the indenture for a period of time.
  14. a prolonged war or period of conflict during which each side seeks to gradually wear out the other by a series of small-scale actions.
  15. was an organic act of the Congress of the Confederation of the United States.
  16. the period 1865–77 following the Civil War, during which the states of the Confederacy were controlled by the federal government and social legislation, including the granting of new rights to African-Americans, was introduced.
  17. a military operation in which enemy forces surround a town or building, cutting off essential supplies, with the aim of compelling the surrender of those inside.
  18. a faction of the Republican Party during the American Civil War. They were distinguished by their fierce advocacy for the abolition of slavery, enfranchisement of black citizens, and holding the Southern states financially and morally culpable for the war.
  19. This War pitted the colonies of British America against those of New France, each side supported by military units from the parent country and by Native American allies.
  20. the best known U.S. policy toward the Western Hemisphere.
  21. abolished slavery and involuntary servitude, except as punishment for a crime.
  22. granted citizenship to all persons born or naturalized in the United States—including former slaves—and guaranteed all citizens “equal protection of the laws.”
  23. a conflict fought between the United States and its allies, and the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland and its allies.
  24. a war that is unrestricted in terms of the weapons used, the territory or combatants involved, or the objectives pursued, especially one in which the laws of war are disregarded.
  25. a large-scale estate meant for farming that specializes in cash crops. The crops that are grown include cotton, coffee, tea, cocoa, sugar cane, opium, sisal, oil seeds, oil palms, fruits, rubber trees and forest trees
  26. the movement to end slavery.

48 Clues: the movement to end slavery. • the best known U.S. policy toward the Western Hemisphere. • an armed uprising in Western Massachusetts in response to a debt crisis • an armed conflict between the United States and Mexico from 1846 to 1848. • was an organic act of the Congress of the Confederation of the United States. • ...

The great big Texas 2015-05-26

The great big Texas crossword puzzle
Across
  1. the first United States settlers practiced this
  2. _______ provided shelter from the wind and dust
  3. a leader with complete control over the government
  4. a formal meeting held for a special purpose
  5. The _______________ doubled the size of the United States
Down
  1. traveled to Stephen F. Austin's colony from her home in Arkansas
  2. The _______________ stretched from the Mississippi west to the Rocky mountains
  3. people who can speak two languages
  4. farmers would sell_______________
  5. Stephen F Austin's Father
  6. the president that bought a huge area of land from France for the United States for $15 million
  7. a person who is chosen to speak for a group
  8. money people have to pay to a government
  9. one of the pioneers who was continuing a plan begun by his father to bring pioneers from the United States to Texas
  10. to trade things for things without using money
  11. a person who is the first among many people to settle in a new region

16 Clues: Stephen F Austin's Father • farmers would sell_______________ • people who can speak two languages • money people have to pay to a government • a person who is chosen to speak for a group • a formal meeting held for a special purpose • to trade things for things without using money • the first United States settlers practiced this • ...

Reconstruction Plan 2024-11-07

Reconstruction Plan crossword puzzle
Across
  1. Laws passed in the South to restrict freedoms of African Americans
  2. Oath that Southern states had to take to rejoin the Union
  3. President who proposed a lenient plan for Reconstruction
  4. Freedmen sought these for equal protection and opportunity
  5. Percent The percentage of loyalty required by Lincoln’s plan for states to rejoin
  6. The right to vote, extended to Black men by the 15th Amendment
  7. Legal change to the Constitution, like the 13th, 14th, and 15th
  8. Region that needed rebuilding after the Civil War
  9. Abolished slavery in the United States
  10. The Northern states that won the Civil War
Down
  1. The movement that sought to end slavery before and during the Civil War
  2. Goal of Reconstruction to ensure all citizens had the same protections
  3. Legislative body that opposed Lincoln’s lenient Reconstruction plan
  4. President who succeeded Lincoln and continued Reconstruction
  5. Former slaves who gained freedom after the Civil War
  6. Agency established to aid freedmen and poor whites

16 Clues: Abolished slavery in the United States • The Northern states that won the Civil War • Region that needed rebuilding after the Civil War • Agency established to aid freedmen and poor whites • Former slaves who gained freedom after the Civil War • President who proposed a lenient plan for Reconstruction • Oath that Southern states had to take to rejoin the Union • ...

attack on pearl harbor 2025-12-08

attack on pearl harbor crossword puzzle
Across
  1. what location did Japan invade first
  2. Japan thought that this was better than their army
  3. The united States had made one of these on oil towards Japan
  4. a big reason why Japan wanted to expand due to their small size
  5. the other resource Japan needed to expand
  6. who did Japan have a 3 year long war with
  7. after a long war with china Japan decided to switch and attack the...
  8. Japan had hoped that they would have a _____ war with the US
  9. The United States split up its navy in the Pacific and_______ Ocean
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  1. the United States supplied these to China
  2. Pearl harbor was located on this island
  3. this US president wanted to wage war against Japan and Germany
  4. this country had demanded Japan to get out of china but did nothing
  5. what was the main resource Japan was after
  6. Most deals during the bombing was from the destruction of the USS _______
  7. Pear harbor had pulled the United States into what they wanted to avoid most ___

16 Clues: what location did Japan invade first • Pearl harbor was located on this island • the United States supplied these to China • the other resource Japan needed to expand • who did Japan have a 3 year long war with • what was the main resource Japan was after • Japan thought that this was better than their army • The united States had made one of these on oil towards Japan • ...

Constitution 2019-10-14

Constitution crossword puzzle
Across
  1. On Independence Day we celebrate independence from _____.
  2. lll King of England during the American Revolution.
  3. Colonist who remained loyal to the King of England during the American Revolution
  4. One of the 13 original colonies
  5. The first president of the United States was George _____.
  6. How many colonies are there?
  7. The date of Independence Day is July _____.
  8. How many states are there?
Down
  1. The Senate and the House of Representatives is what we call _____.
  2. How many Supreme Court justices are there?
  3. What is the head executive of a city government called?
  4. Pilgrim agreement before landing at Plymouth to pass and obey laws for the good of the colony.
  5. The Declaration of _____was a proclamation of the former American colonies that they were now and henceforth free states.
  6. What is the head executive of a state government called?
  7. One of the 13 colonies
  8. This British act levied an internal tax on various documents and articles in the American colonies.
  9. It is the duty of Congress to make _____.
  10. The color of the stars on the flag
  11. The destruction of a cargo of tea by colonists who were opposed to the tea tax is known as the _____ Tea Party
  12. Article _____ states that the Constitution should be the supreme law of the land.

20 Clues: One of the 13 colonies • How many states are there? • How many colonies are there? • One of the 13 original colonies • The color of the stars on the flag • It is the duty of Congress to make _____. • How many Supreme Court justices are there? • The date of Independence Day is July _____. • lll King of England during the American Revolution. • ...

8th Grade Civics Crossword 2024-04-30

8th Grade Civics Crossword crossword puzzle
Across
  1. Month we vote for the president in
  2. Number of States Currently
  3. the act of cancelling a law by the president
  4. length of a senator's term in years
  5. The Branch that makes laws
  6. Number of Representatives in the House of Representatives (4 words)
  7. Current presidents name
  8. length of a representative's term in years
  9. Name of the first US president
  10. The only US government position you must be born in the US to become
  11. How many amendments does the constitution currently have (2 words)
  12. Number of US Senators
  13. Prevents any one Branch of government from becoming too powerful (3 words)
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  1. the document that outlines the government
  2. This movement fought to end racial discrimination (2 words)
  3. an addition to the constitution
  4. The most powerful court in the United States
  5. Number of States when the country was founded
  6. The Branch that interprets laws
  7. This document declared our freedom from Great Britain (3 words)
  8. the ____ of rights is the first 10 amendments to the constitution
  9. which amendment grants us the right to freedom of speech, assembly, protest, religion, and petition?
  10. Initials of the United States' Capitol
  11. Number of parts of congress
  12. Rule of ___ means everyone must follow the law, even the president
  13. The Branch that enforces laws

26 Clues: Number of US Senators • Current presidents name • Number of States Currently • The Branch that makes laws • Number of parts of congress • The Branch that enforces laws • Name of the first US president • an addition to the constitution • The Branch that interprets laws • Month we vote for the president in • length of a senator's term in years • ...

Unit 7 Vocabulary Review 2023-11-30

Unit 7 Vocabulary Review crossword puzzle
Across
  1. the basic support structures that serve a geographic area, such as transportation, communication, and power systems
  2. process that allows citizens to draft laws they would like to see adopted
  3. how states pay to maintain infrastructure
  4. process that lets citizens vote on a law already passed by the state legislature
  5. consisting of two houses, as in a law-making body
  6. powers that both states and the federal government share
  7. people represented by members of a lawmaking body
  8. the chief executive of a state government
  9. sums of money designated for a certain purpose such as improving an airport or providing health care to low-income households
  10. The number of branches in state government
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  1. powers kept to the states
  2. the official who succeeds the governor if the governor dies, resigns, or is removed from office
  3. Consisting of one house
  4. State that has a unicameral government
  5. the division of power between states and a central government
  6. powers not expressly stated in the Constitution that are granted to Congress through the “Necessary and Proper” clause
  7. a method of selecting state judges in which a state committee prepares a list of qualified candidates, and the governor appoints a judge from this list
  8. who legislators represent
  9. lawmaking body
  10. Highest court in most state judicial branches

20 Clues: lawmaking body • Consisting of one house • powers kept to the states • who legislators represent • State that has a unicameral government • how states pay to maintain infrastructure • the chief executive of a state government • The number of branches in state government • Highest court in most state judicial branches • consisting of two houses, as in a law-making body • ...

Forces and Motion 2023-11-27

Forces and Motion crossword puzzle
Across
  1. A force/static that occurs between two moving objects
  2. A force that is the attraction between two objects with mass
  3. A force that is not equal
  4. A force that is applied directly to the object
  5. Which law states that every action has an equal but opposite reaction
  6. Sum of forces acting upon an object
  7. A force that is felt but does not touch
  8. A force in equal size and in opposite direction
  9. Force is a … quality
  10. A force/static that keeps an object at rest
  11. Which law states an object at rest tends to stay at rest and an object in motion tends to stay in motion unless acted upon by an unbalanced force
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  1. The tendency of an object to maintain its states of motion unless acted upon by a nonzero force
  2. Who invented the three laws of motion
  3. A force that makes direct contact with the object
  4. Which law states that the acceleration of an object is proportional to the external force acting on the object and is proportional to the mass
  5. A push or pull
  6. A static that occurs between air molecules and a moving object
  7. A force that opposes gravity
  8. Force is measured in
  9. A force that acts along a rope or cable

20 Clues: A push or pull • Force is measured in • Force is a … quality • A force that is not equal • A force that opposes gravity • Sum of forces acting upon an object • Who invented the three laws of motion • A force that is felt but does not touch • A force that acts along a rope or cable • A force/static that keeps an object at rest • A force that is applied directly to the object • ...

Bisma Younas 2024-02-13

Bisma Younas crossword puzzle
Across
  1. The first vote of the convetion is to keep their proceeding absolutely ___________.
  2. At least ____________ states need to agree to the Constitution for it to become official
  3. laws The biggest obstacle facing the Continental Congress was
  4. THe states had different ____________.
  5. Nine-thirteenths of the delegates to agree To pass a new law in the Confederation Congress
  6. Alexander Hamilton hated congress, the world, and __________
  7. The __________ decide to scrap the Articles of Confederation
  8. Who graphs the Bill Of Rights? (James __________)
  9. Some people were afraid of losing ________- to the national government
  10. America is founded on _________ pieces of paper.
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  1. depression The states were falling into a ___________ ______________
  2. People did not want to pay _________ because they claimed that the Americans government was acting like the Brititsh government
  3. of Prussia Nathaniel Gorham asked who to come to the United States and become the king
  4. Those who opposed the Constitution were called ________.
  5. Those who were in favor of the Consitution were called ___________.
  6. One of the reasons that Alexander Hamiliton thought that U.S. would be a future power was because? (natural ____________)
  7. In the end the Consitution is ____________. (approved)
  8. Who was a popular federalist? (Noah ___________)
  9. what did the loyalists feel like after moving to Canada or England
  10. The antifeleralists feared that the government way too ________________.

20 Clues: THe states had different ____________. • Who was a popular federalist? (Noah ___________) • America is founded on _________ pieces of paper. • Who graphs the Bill Of Rights? (James __________) • In the end the Consitution is ____________. (approved) • Those who opposed the Constitution were called ________. • ...

Chapter 12 Transformations Around the Globe 2023-04-16

Chapter 12 Transformations Around the Globe crossword puzzle
Across
  1. policy controlled by the United States giving all nations equal opportunity to trade in China
  2. period of rule by Emperor Mutsuhito from 1867-1912
  3. leader of La Reforma
  4. than those of the host country
  5. war between Great Britain and China over
  6. leader in Mexico's fight for independence
  7. man-made waterway connecting the Atlantic and Pacific Oceans
  8. rebellion against the Qing Dynasty
  9. area in which a foreign nation controls trade and investment
  10. war between Russia and Japan fought in 1904
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  1. war fought between the United States and Spain in 1898
  2. statement that the United States had the right to exercise "police power" in the Western Hemisphere
  3. adding of territory
  4. leader of a powerful revolutionary army
  5. dictator who came to power after Juarez
  6. rebellion aimed at ending foreign influence in China
  7. treaty between the United States and Japan opening trade between the two nations
  8. Cuban writer who fought for Cuban independence
  9. enemy of Diaz who believed in democracy
  10. popular leader of the Mexican Revolution
  11. US statement of opposition to European influence in the Americas
  12. rights of foreign residents to follow laws of their own government
  13. military dictator
  14. movement in Mexico aimed at achieving land reform, better education and other goals

24 Clues: military dictator • adding of territory • leader of La Reforma • than those of the host country • rebellion against the Qing Dynasty • leader of a powerful revolutionary army • dictator who came to power after Juarez • enemy of Diaz who believed in democracy • war between Great Britain and China over • popular leader of the Mexican Revolution • ...

Module 3 - Logic and Proof 2024-09-12

Module 3 - Logic and Proof crossword puzzle
Across
  1. compound statement with or
  2. a line that intersects two or more lines at different points
  3. any sentence that is either true or false
  4. statement with hypothesis and conclusion
  5. compound statement with and
  6. used to disprove a conjecture
  7. law that states if a implies b and b implies c, then a implies c
  8. the opposite meaning of a statement
  9. the truth or falsity of a statement
  10. formed by exchanging the hypothesis and conclusion
  11. formed by exchanging and negating the hypothesis and conclusion
  12. law that says is the hypothesis is true then the conclusion must be true
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  1. in a conditional it follows if
  2. if and only if statement
  3. property that states if A = B and B = C, then A = C
  4. property that states that A = A
  5. when you replace a statement with something it is equal to
  6. in a conditional it follows then
  7. educated guess
  8. reasoning based on rules or definitions
  9. reasoning based on observed pattern
  10. two or more statements joined by "and" or "or"
  11. property that states if A = B, the B = A
  12. formed by negating hypothesis and conclusion
  13. a logical argument in which each statement is supported by a true statement

25 Clues: educated guess • if and only if statement • compound statement with or • compound statement with and • used to disprove a conjecture • in a conditional it follows if • property that states that A = A • in a conditional it follows then • reasoning based on observed pattern • the opposite meaning of a statement • the truth or falsity of a statement • ...

Government 2023-12-13

Government crossword puzzle
Across
  1. the amount of years per term for a president
  2. the legislature of the federal government of the United States
  3. consists of the President, his or her advisors and various departments and agencies
  4. a charge of misconduct made against the holder of a public office.
  5. approved by two political parties
  6. the supreme law of land
  7. the amount of terms a president can serve
  8. elected leader of the United States
  9. the upper chamber of the United States Congress
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  1. the act of lawfully attempting to influence the actions, policies, or decisions of government officials
  2. the system that prevents any one branch from becoming too powerful.
  3. the lower body of congress
  4. interprets the meaning of a law
  5. A group of people that work for and advise the president
  6. a legislative body composed of two chambers
  7. A change or addition to the Constitution
  8. the first 10 amendments of the constitution
  9. a set of electors who are selected to elect a candidate to particular offices
  10. a political procedure in which one or more members of a legislative body prolong debate on proposed legislation
  11. a proposal for a new law, or a proposal to significantly change an existing law
  12. constitutional arrangement in which power is distributed between a central government and states

21 Clues: the supreme law of land • the lower body of congress • interprets the meaning of a law • approved by two political parties • elected leader of the United States • A change or addition to the Constitution • the amount of terms a president can serve • a legislative body composed of two chambers • the first 10 amendments of the constitution • ...

CAUSES OF THE CIVIL WAR 2024-04-09

CAUSES OF THE CIVIL WAR crossword puzzle
Across
  1. What was California trying to protect by being a free state?
  2. The states were more powerful than what?
  3. What was the thing that allowed people to vote on slavery?
  4. Where was slave-trade outlawed during the compromise of 1850
  5. Nullification and succession were disproven by what?
  6. What did the court rule that Dred Scott was?
  7. What was lowered as a solution to the nullification crisis?
  8. What party was for Lincon?
  9. Who was the colored man that wanted to sue for rights?
  10. What did the outcome of the election of 1860 cause SC and other states to do?
  11. What was being prohibited in new states or territories by the Missouri compromise?
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  1. What crisis was caused by tariffs on taxed goods?
  2. Who won the election of 1860? (last name)
  3. What did Missouri apply for in 1820 to decide if slavery would expand?
  4. Who did the raised prices on goods benefit during the nullification crisis?
  5. What state was allowed to be a free state from the compromise of 1850?
  6. What did they want to nullify?
  7. What was the republican a mix of liberty and what?
  8. Whose rights were being violated?
  9. What was the new party formed during the Kansas-nebraska act?

20 Clues: What party was for Lincon? • What did they want to nullify? • Whose rights were being violated? • The states were more powerful than what? • Who won the election of 1860? (last name) • What did the court rule that Dred Scott was? • What crisis was caused by tariffs on taxed goods? • What was the republican a mix of liberty and what? • ...

House Divided Speech 2026-01-12

House Divided Speech crossword puzzle
Across
  1. an unstable, dangerous situation
  2. the compromise that named Missouri as a slave state
  3. 1861 battle in Charlston Harbor, SC- confederate victory
  4. won the 1860 Election
  5. states who relied on industrialization
  6. the powers with control cannot agree
  7. to open/strech something over a larger area
  8. norther states
  9. a defined area of land that is controlled by a government
  10. repealed the Missouri Compromise
  11. amendment that granted citizenship to all people born in the US
  12. 1863 battle in Warren County, MS- union victory
  13. 1863 battle in Adams County, PA- union victory
  14. movements that promoted the abolishment of slavery
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  1. to formally end or eliminate
  2. protected the right to vote for all US citizens
  3. president during the civil war
  4. war fought in the US because of slavery
  5. amendment that abolished slavery
  6. 1862 battle in Washington County, MD- union victory
  7. the dying out or disappearance of a thing or movement
  8. a large, established organization
  9. allowed settlers of a state to decide on the slavery laws
  10. states who relied on slavery for farming
  11. 1862 battle in Washington County, MD- union victory
  12. a system in which people are "owned" and forced to work by others
  13. southern states
  14. 1861 battle in Fairfax County, VA- confederate victory
  15. living through hardship
  16. final and most extreme of its kind

30 Clues: norther states • southern states • won the 1860 Election • living through hardship • to formally end or eliminate • president during the civil war • an unstable, dangerous situation • amendment that abolished slavery • repealed the Missouri Compromise • a large, established organization • final and most extreme of its kind • the powers with control cannot agree • ...

House Divided Speech 2026-01-12

House Divided Speech crossword puzzle
Across
  1. an unstable, dangerous situation
  2. the compromise that named Missouri as a slave state
  3. 1861 battle in Charlston Harbor, SC- confederate victory
  4. won the 1860 Election
  5. states who relied on industrialization
  6. the powers with control cannot agree
  7. to open/strech something over a larger area
  8. norther states
  9. a defined area of land that is controlled by a government
  10. repealed the Missouri Compromise
  11. amendment that granted citizenship to all people born in the US
  12. 1863 battle in Warren County, MS- union victory
  13. 1863 battle in Adams County, PA- union victory
  14. movements that promoted the abolishment of slavery
Down
  1. to formally end or eliminate
  2. protected the right to vote for all US citizens
  3. president during the civil war
  4. war fought in the US because of slavery
  5. amendment that abolished slavery
  6. 1862 battle in Washington County, MD- union victory
  7. the dying out or disappearance of a thing or movement
  8. a large, established organization
  9. allowed settlers of a state to decide on the slavery laws
  10. states who relied on slavery for farming
  11. 1862 battle in Washington County, MD- union victory
  12. a system in which people are "owned" and forced to work by others
  13. southern states
  14. 1861 battle in Fairfax County, VA- confederate victory
  15. living through hardship
  16. final and most extreme of its kind

30 Clues: norther states • southern states • won the 1860 Election • living through hardship • to formally end or eliminate • president during the civil war • an unstable, dangerous situation • amendment that abolished slavery • repealed the Missouri Compromise • a large, established organization • final and most extreme of its kind • the powers with control cannot agree • ...

Foundations of American Government 2025-10-09

Foundations of American Government crossword puzzle
Across
  1. Proposal favoring equal representation for all states.
  2. Idea that governments exist by the consent of the governed.
  3. Essays written to persuade states to ratify the Constitution
  4. Supported the Constitution and a strong central government
  5. 1776 document declaring American independence from Britain
  6. First plan of government for the U.S., weak central authority.
  7. First ten amendments to the Constitution guaranteeing personal freedoms
  8. A lawmaking body with only one house
  9. Combined Virginia and New Jersey plans; created two-house Congress
  10. Division of government into legislative, executive, and judicial branches
  11. Makes the Constitution the highest law of the land
  12. Counted enslaved people as partial population for representation and taxes
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  1. A lawmaking body made up of two chambers or houses
  2. System ensuring no branch of government becomes too powerful
  3. Alliance of independent states with a weak central government
  4. Powers specifically given to the federal government by the Constitution
  5. Power of the president to reject a bill passed by Congress
  6. Basic rights all humans are born with: life, liberty, property
  7. Powers kept by the states under the Constitution
  8. Opposed the Constitution and wanted a Bill of Rights added.
  9. Government structure dividing power between national and state levels
  10. Proposal favoring representation based on state population

22 Clues: A lawmaking body with only one house • Powers kept by the states under the Constitution • A lawmaking body made up of two chambers or houses • Makes the Constitution the highest law of the land • Proposal favoring equal representation for all states. • Supported the Constitution and a strong central government • ...

Puerto Rico History 2026-02-10

Puerto Rico History crossword puzzle
Across
  1. the Treaty of Paris gave Puerto Rico, the Phillipines, and _____ to the United States
  2. Columbus claimed the island for which country?
  3. the people to arrive in 1200 CE were called
  4. John R. ______ was the first US military governor of Puerto Rico
  5. Spanish landowners forced Taino people to work on _______ and in gold mines
  6. in 1948 Puerto Ricans were finally able to _____ their own governor, but the US president is still in charge
  7. in November 2020 52% of Puerto Ricans voted in support of becoming a US ________
  8. Puerto Rico is part of ______ America
  9. the first people to this area by ______
  10. the United States started a war with Spain when they helped _______ fight for independence
Down
  1. The first group of Europeans to arrive were led by Christopher ________
  2. ______ Ponce de Leon became the first governor
  3. Puerto Ricans do not get to _____ for the US President
  4. It is in the ______ Ocean
  5. to end something
  6. Spanish diseases like _____ and measles killed the Taino people
  7. The _____ Party did not want to join the United States
  8. Slavery ______ in Puerto Rico in March 1873
  9. a piece of land surrounded by water on all sides
  10. Spain started to bring enslaved _______ over in 1513, over a hundred years before slavery started in the United States

20 Clues: to end something • It is in the ______ Ocean • Puerto Rico is part of ______ America • the first people to this area by ______ • the people to arrive in 1200 CE were called • Slavery ______ in Puerto Rico in March 1873 • ______ Ponce de Leon became the first governor • Columbus claimed the island for which country? • a piece of land surrounded by water on all sides • ...

Phases of Matter and Gas Laws 2024-04-30

Phases of Matter and Gas Laws crossword puzzle
Across
  1. Gas to liquid
  2. Particles vibrate in place
  3. Liquid to solid
  4. A gas law that states that a gas's volume is directly proportional to its temperature
  5. Gas to solid
  6. Particles flow past each other
  7. A gas law that states that a gas's pressure and volume are inversely proportional
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  1. Solid to liquid
  2. A gas law that states that a gas's pressure in proportional to it temperature
  3. 212°F, 100°C
  4. Liquid to gas
  5. 32°F, 0°C
  6. Particles are quick and have no definite shape.
  7. Electrons wander with nuclei in an atom
  8. Gas to plasma

15 Clues: 32°F, 0°C • 212°F, 100°C • Gas to solid • Liquid to gas • Gas to liquid • Gas to plasma • Solid to liquid • Liquid to solid • Particles vibrate in place • Particles flow past each other • Electrons wander with nuclei in an atom • Particles are quick and have no definite shape. • A gas law that states that a gas's pressure in proportional to it temperature • ...

Phases of Matter and Gas Laws 2024-04-30

Phases of Matter and Gas Laws crossword puzzle
Across
  1. Gas to liquid
  2. Particles vibrate in place
  3. Liquid to solid
  4. A gas law that states that a gas's volume is directly proportional to its temperature
  5. Gas to solid
  6. Particles flow past each other
  7. A gas law that states that a gas's pressure in proportional to it temperature
Down
  1. Solid to liquid
  2. A gas law that states that a gas's pressure and volume are inversely proportional
  3. 212°F, 100°C
  4. Liquid to gas
  5. 32°F, 0°C
  6. Particles are quick and have no definite shape.
  7. Electrons wander with nuclei in an atom
  8. Gas to plasma

15 Clues: 32°F, 0°C • 212°F, 100°C • Gas to solid • Liquid to gas • Gas to liquid • Gas to plasma • Solid to liquid • Liquid to solid • Particles vibrate in place • Particles flow past each other • Electrons wander with nuclei in an atom • Particles are quick and have no definite shape. • A gas law that states that a gas's pressure in proportional to it temperature • ...

Civil War 2022-03-04

Civil War crossword puzzle
Across
  1. free from outside rule
  2. the bloodiest battle in the north
  3. the northern states
  4. the southern states
  5. States using their constitutional powers
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  1. a governer that stepped down because of his views
  2. laws limiting the rights of African Americans
  3. had a unit called hood's texas brigade
  4. A battle where a city was forced to surrender
  5. to focus on one's own region or section
  6. a battle where confederates shot at union ship
  7. someone who supported the Union in the Civil War
  8. a free formerly enslaved person
  9. the general for the confederate army
  10. former judge in brownsville

15 Clues: the northern states • the southern states • free from outside rule • former judge in brownsville • a free formerly enslaved person • the bloodiest battle in the north • the general for the confederate army • had a unit called hood's texas brigade • to focus on one's own region or section • States using their constitutional powers • laws limiting the rights of African Americans • ...

U.S. Landscapes 2024-11-11

U.S. Landscapes crossword puzzle
Across
  1. East mountain range in United States
  2. West and highest mountain range in the United States
  3. A large unsettled area unaffected by human activity
  4. Pattern of weather over time in a particular place
  5. All the features of the Earth that you can see in one area
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  1. Height of land in relation to sea level
  2. Lowest Point in the United States
  3. Natural features of the earth
  4. Not made by humans
  5. National Capital
  6. Highest point in the United States

11 Clues: National Capital • Not made by humans • Natural features of the earth • Lowest Point in the United States • Highest point in the United States • East mountain range in United States • Height of land in relation to sea level • Pattern of weather over time in a particular place • A large unsettled area unaffected by human activity • ...

Lesson 10 Vocabulary 2024-02-12

Lesson 10 Vocabulary crossword puzzle
Across
  1. the group established by the Constitution to elect the president and vice president. Voters in each state choose their electors when they vote for president.
  2. opponents of ratifying the U.S. Constitution. They favored the loose association of states established under the Articles of Confederation.
  3. a law passed by Congress in 1787 that specified how western lands would be governed
  4. a written plan that provides the basic framework of a government
  5. the plan of government adopted at the Constitutional Convention that established a two-house Congress. In the House of Representatives, representation from each state is based on state population. In the Senate, each state is represented by two senators.
  6. the first written plan of government for the United States. A confederation is an association of states that cooperate for a common purpose.
  7. the “Age of Reason” in 17th- and 18th-century Europe. Enlightenment thinkers emphasized using rational thought to discover truths about nature and society.
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  1. supporters of ratifying the U.S. Constitution. They favored the creation of a strong federal government that shared power with the states.
  2. a meeting held in Philadelphia in 1787 at which delegates from the states wrote the U.S. Constitution
  3. an 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
  4. a region of the United States bounded by the Ohio and Mississippi rivers and the Great Lakes. The region was given to the United States by the Treaty of Paris in 1783.
  5. to formally approve a plan or an agreement. The process of approval is called ratification.
  6. a country governed by elected representatives
  7. a series of essays written by James Madison, Alexander Hamilton, and John Jay in support of the ratification of the Constitution by the states

14 Clues: a country governed by elected representatives • a written plan that provides the basic framework of a government • a law passed by Congress in 1787 that specified how western lands would be governed • to formally approve a plan or an agreement. The process of approval is called ratification. • ...

War of 1812 2021-03-12

War of 1812 crossword puzzle
Across
  1. -was the peace treaty that ended the War of 1812 between the United States and the United Kingdom.
  2. - is a historical American coastal pentagonal bastion fort on Locust Point, now a neighborhood of Baltimore, Maryland. It is best known for its role in the War of 1812, when it successfully defended Baltimore Harbor from an attack by the British navy from the Chesapeake Bay on September 13–14, 1814.
  3. - for someone who favors war or continuing to escalate an existing conflict as opposed to other solutions.
  4. - a member of any of the indigenous peoples of North, Central, and South America, especially those indigenous to what is now the continental US.
  5. - is a Louisiana city on the Mississippi River, near the Gulf of Mexico.
  6. - refusal to take part in a war between other powers
  7. - known alternatively in parts as the River Isis, is a river that flows through southern England including London.
  8. - was an American statesman, diplomat, lawyer, architect, philosopher, and Founding Father who served as the third president of the United States from 1801 to 1809.
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  1. - is the national anthem of the United States. The lyrics come from the "Defence of Fort M'Henry".
  2. - was a general trade embargo on all foreign nations that was enacted by the United States Congress.
  3. - is the official residence and workplace of the president of the United States. It is located at 1600 Pennsylvania Avenue NW in Washington, D.C., and has been the residence of every U.S. president since John Adams in 1800.
  4. - is the taking of men into a military or naval force by compulsion, with or without notice.
  5. - is a 981-mile long river in the United States. It is located in the Midwestern and Southern United States, flowing southwesterly from western Pennsylvania south of Lake Erie to its mouth on the Mississippi River at the southern tip of Illinois.
  6. - is a wooden-hulled, three-masted heavy frigate of the United States Navy.
  7. - is the second-longest river and chief river of the second-largest drainage system on the North American continent, second only to the Hudson Bay drainage system.

15 Clues: - refusal to take part in a war between other powers • - is a Louisiana city on the Mississippi River, near the Gulf of Mexico. • - is a wooden-hulled, three-masted heavy frigate of the United States Navy. • - is the taking of men into a military or naval force by compulsion, with or without notice. • ...

Rocky Mountain States 2021-12-09

Rocky Mountain States crossword puzzle
Across
  1. has a capital of Salt Lake City
  2. capital is Denver
  3. capital of Colorado
  4. capital of Utah
  5. capital of Nevada
Down
  1. capital is Carson City
  2. has a capital of Cheyenne
  3. capital of Montana
  4. capital of Idaho
  5. has a capital of Helena
  6. has a capital of Boise
  7. is the capital of Wyoming

12 Clues: capital of Utah • capital of Idaho • capital is Denver • capital of Nevada • capital of Montana • capital of Colorado • capital is Carson City • has a capital of Boise • has a capital of Helena • has a capital of Cheyenne • is the capital of Wyoming • has a capital of Salt Lake City

Rocky Mountain States 2021-12-09

Rocky Mountain States crossword puzzle
Across
  1. has a capital of Salt Lake City
  2. capital is Denver
  3. capital of Colorado
  4. capital of Utah
  5. capital of Nevada
Down
  1. capital is Carson City
  2. has a capital of Cheyenne
  3. capital of Montana
  4. capital of Idaho
  5. has a capital of Helena
  6. has a capital of Boise
  7. is the capital of Wyoming

12 Clues: capital of Utah • capital of Idaho • capital is Denver • capital of Nevada • capital of Montana • capital of Colorado • capital is Carson City • has a capital of Boise • has a capital of Helena • has a capital of Cheyenne • is the capital of Wyoming • has a capital of Salt Lake City

States of matter 2022-02-10

States of matter crossword puzzle
Across
  1. still particles
  2. liquid ice
  3. Quickly moving particles
  4. particles moving slowly
  5. states of matter changing
  6. solid to liquid
  7. liquid to gas
Down
  1. gas to liquid
  2. liquid to solid
  3. gas,liquid,solid
  4. cold solid
  5. gas in ballons

12 Clues: liquid ice • cold solid • gas to liquid • liquid to gas • gas in ballons • still particles • liquid to solid • solid to liquid • gas,liquid,solid • particles moving slowly • Quickly moving particles • states of matter changing

States of Matter 2014-11-10

States of Matter crossword puzzle
Across
  1. This state of matter has a definite shape and volume.
  2. The state of matter with particles packed in so tight that all they can do is vibrate.
  3. Another way of saying 'state', or change of 'state.'
  4. A more scientific way of saying heat. The measure of the motion of particles.
  5. The change of state that occurs when thermal energy is removed from a gas.
  6. The change of state when a liquid changes into a solid.
  7. The change of state that occurs when thermal energy is added to a solid.
  8. The state of matter with particles spread out the most. Particles move with the greatest speed.
Down
  1. The change of state when a gas changes to a liquid.
  2. The change of state when a liquid changes to a gas.
  3. The change of state that occurs when thermal energy is added to a liquid.
  4. The state of matter with particles spread out a little bit. Particles move fast.
  5. The change of state that occurs when thermal energy is removed from a liquid.
  6. This state of matter has no definite shape or volume.
  7. This state of matter has a definite volume, but no definite shape.

15 Clues: The change of state when a gas changes to a liquid. • The change of state when a liquid changes to a gas. • Another way of saying 'state', or change of 'state.' • This state of matter has a definite shape and volume. • This state of matter has no definite shape or volume. • The change of state when a liquid changes into a solid. • ...

STATES OF MATTER 2017-08-06

STATES OF MATTER crossword puzzle
Across
  1. The energy of motion.
  2. Change from gas to solid.
  3. Change from solid to liquid.
  4. Change from gas to liquid.
  5. This force holds atoms together in a solid.
  6. Change from solid to gas.
Down
  1. Change from liquid to solid.
  2. Atoms are always in motion.
  3. Change from liquid to gas.
  4. Has its own shape and definite volume.
  5. Takes the shape and volume of its container.
  6. Has a definite volume, but takes the shape of its container.

12 Clues: The energy of motion. • Change from gas to solid. • Change from solid to gas. • Change from liquid to gas. • Change from gas to liquid. • Atoms are always in motion. • Change from liquid to solid. • Change from solid to liquid. • Has its own shape and definite volume. • This force holds atoms together in a solid. • Takes the shape and volume of its container. • ...

STATES OF MATTER 2017-08-06

STATES OF MATTER crossword puzzle
Across
  1. The energy of motion.
  2. Change from liquid to gas.
  3. Change from liquid to solid.
  4. Change from gas to liquid.
  5. Has its own shape and definite volume.
  6. Change from solid to liquid.
  7. Change from gas to solid.
Down
  1. Atoms are always in motion.
  2. This force holds atoms together in a solid.
  3. Change from solid to gas.
  4. Takes the shape and volume of its container.
  5. Has a definite volume, but takes the shape of its container.

12 Clues: The energy of motion. • Change from solid to gas. • Change from gas to solid. • Change from liquid to gas. • Change from gas to liquid. • Atoms are always in motion. • Change from liquid to solid. • Change from solid to liquid. • Has its own shape and definite volume. • This force holds atoms together in a solid. • Takes the shape and volume of its container. • ...

STATES OF MATTER 2017-08-06

STATES OF MATTER crossword puzzle
Across
  1. Change from solid to gas.
  2. Atoms are always in motion.
  3. Change from liquid to gas.
  4. Change from gas to solid.
  5. Takes the shape and volume of its container.
Down
  1. Has a definite volume, but takes the shape of its container.
  2. Change from gas to liquid.
  3. The energy of motion.
  4. Change from liquid to solid.
  5. This force holds atoms together in a solid.
  6. Change from solid to liquid.
  7. Has its own shape and definite volume.

12 Clues: The energy of motion. • Change from solid to gas. • Change from gas to solid. • Change from gas to liquid. • Change from liquid to gas. • Atoms are always in motion. • Change from liquid to solid. • Change from solid to liquid. • Has its own shape and definite volume. • This force holds atoms together in a solid. • Takes the shape and volume of its container. • ...

States and Capitals 2020-12-22

States and Capitals crossword puzzle
Across
  1. Nebraska
  2. Ohio
  3. Kentucky
  4. Florida
  5. Louisiana
  6. Illinois
  7. Colorado
Down
  1. Idaho
  2. Arkansas
  3. Wisconsin
  4. Michigan
  5. South Dakota

12 Clues: Ohio • Idaho • Florida • Nebraska • Arkansas • Kentucky • Michigan • Illinois • Colorado • Wisconsin • Louisiana • South Dakota

States and Capitals 2020-12-22

States and Capitals crossword puzzle
Across
  1. Ohio
  2. Arkansas
  3. Kentucky
  4. Wisconsin
  5. Michigan
  6. South Dakota
Down
  1. Florida
  2. Idaho
  3. Illinois
  4. Nebraska
  5. Louisiana
  6. Colorado

12 Clues: Ohio • Idaho • Florida • Illinois • Arkansas • Nebraska • Kentucky • Colorado • Michigan • Louisiana • Wisconsin • South Dakota

States of matter 2020-12-14

States of matter crossword puzzle
Across
  1. when molecules are compact
  2. What are the molecules different positions called
  3. where the temperature melt
  4. when a thing is about to boil
  5. The fourth state of matter
Down
  1. a small piece of a thing
  2. when molecules can move but still together
  3. water turns to gas
  4. when molecules are away from each other
  5. when solid turn to liquid
  6. when liquid turn to solid
  7. when gas turns to liquid

12 Clues: water turns to gas • a small piece of a thing • when gas turns to liquid • when solid turn to liquid • when liquid turn to solid • when molecules are compact • where the temperature melt • The fourth state of matter • when a thing is about to boil • when molecules are away from each other • when molecules can move but still together • ...

United States Soccer 2022-05-31

United States Soccer crossword puzzle
Across
  1. American Champions League Winner with Chelsea
  2. Farthest round USMNT has made in a World Cup (Hint: 1930)
  3. Current USWNT star who is married to former MLS player Servando Carrasco
  4. Scored an iconic 2010 World Cup goal against Algeria to send the US to the knockout stages
  5. The USMNT's greatest rivals in CONCACAF
Down
  1. The all-time top goalscorer for the USWNT with 184 goals
  2. German manager who coached USMNT from 2011 to 2016
  3. The largest youth soccer organization in the US
  4. Current USSF President
  5. Tied for most goals in USMNT history with Landon Donovan
  6. The most capped player (male or female) in international soccer history
  7. How many Women's World Cups have the USWNT won?

12 Clues: Current USSF President • The USMNT's greatest rivals in CONCACAF • American Champions League Winner with Chelsea • The largest youth soccer organization in the US • How many Women's World Cups have the USWNT won? • German manager who coached USMNT from 2011 to 2016 • The all-time top goalscorer for the USWNT with 184 goals • ...

Crossing the states 2022-11-01

Crossing the states crossword puzzle
Across
  1. State east of Arizona.
  2. State south of Georgia
  3. State west of New Hampshire.
  4. State west of Utah.
  5. State north of South Dakota
  6. state west of North Dakota.
Down
  1. small state south of Massachusetts.
  2. Larger state south of New York.
  3. state east of Indiana.
  4. State south of Arkansas
  5. State south of Washington.
  6. State north of Missouri

12 Clues: State west of Utah. • state east of Indiana. • State east of Arizona. • State south of Georgia • State south of Arkansas • State north of Missouri • State south of Washington. • State north of South Dakota • state west of North Dakota. • State west of New Hampshire. • Larger state south of New York. • small state south of Massachusetts.

States of matter 2022-11-01

States of matter crossword puzzle
Across
  1. The temperature at which a solid becomes a liquid
  2. a substance that dissolves another substance
  3. the amount of matter in an object
  4. the state or process that occurs when no more of something can be absorbed, combined with, or added.
  5. A homogeneous mixture of two or more substances
  6. the maximum amount of solute that can dissolve in a given amount of solvent at a given temperature and pressure
Down
  1. The ability of an object to transfer heat
  2. The force of attraction or repulsion of magnetic materials
  3. Anything that has mass and takes up space
  4. A measure of the force of gravity on an object
  5. The amount of space an object takes up
  6. the substance that is dissolved

12 Clues: the substance that is dissolved • the amount of matter in an object • The amount of space an object takes up • The ability of an object to transfer heat • Anything that has mass and takes up space • a substance that dissolves another substance • A measure of the force of gravity on an object • A homogeneous mixture of two or more substances • ...

Midwestern States- Nicknames 2016-11-08

Midwestern States- Nicknames crossword puzzle
Across
  1. The Sunflower State
  2. The Badger State
  3. The Buckeye State
  4. Mount Rushmore State
  5. The Cornhusker State
Down
  1. The Hawkeye State
  2. The North Star State
  3. The Show Me State
  4. The Prairie State
  5. The Flickertail State
  6. The Hoosier State
  7. The Wolverine State

12 Clues: The Badger State • The Hawkeye State • The Show Me State • The Prairie State • The Hoosier State • The Buckeye State • The Sunflower State • The Wolverine State • The North Star State • Mount Rushmore State • The Cornhusker State • The Flickertail State

Southwestern States Practice 2019-10-28

Southwestern States Practice crossword puzzle
Across
  1. This is the city where the Braves baseball team resides
  2. Birth place of NBA star Derek Fisher
  3. Commonly known as "Music City"
  4. This is where the first brick road in the world was ever laid
  5. Home city of William Peace University
  6. Birth place of famous jazz singer Nat King Cole
Down
  1. The resting place of Daniel Boone
  2. The birth place of rapper, T-Pain
  3. Birth city of actor Aziz Ansari
  4. Birthplace of Odell Beckham Jr.
  5. The capital city of the confederacy in the Civil War
  6. City mentioned in Uptown Funk, by Mark Ronson and Bruno Mars

12 Clues: Commonly known as "Music City" • Birth city of actor Aziz Ansari • Birthplace of Odell Beckham Jr. • The resting place of Daniel Boone • The birth place of rapper, T-Pain • Birth place of NBA star Derek Fisher • Home city of William Peace University • Birth place of famous jazz singer Nat King Cole • The capital city of the confederacy in the Civil War • ...

United States Places 2023-06-27

United States Places crossword puzzle
Across
  1. located in Michigan's Upper Peninsula, this National Lakeshore on Lake Superior features brightly colored stones and rocks that you can see by hiking or by boat
  2. formed by Colorado River erosion, this huge landmark is located in Arizona and can be seen from space!
  3. this three-word National Lakeshore in Michigan features beautiful, enormous hills of sand in the northwest part of the state and is named for a snoozing mammal
  4. this three-word name refers to the red landmark with two large towers that helps cars, bikes, and people cross over the ocean between San Francisco and Marin County
  5. located in Seattle, this unusual-looking building was built for the 1962 World's Fair
  6. this National Park in Maine is located entirely on an island and is the first place in the United States you can see the sunrise!
Down
  1. this National Park in Florida is very swampy and has LOTS of alligators in it!
  2. located in South Dakota, this has the faces of four US presidents carved into it!
  3. this National Park located mostly in Wyoming features the famous geyser referred to as "Old Faithful"
  4. this famous landmark was given to the US by France and is a giant lady made of copper holding a torch and a book!
  5. this iconic St. Louis, Missouri landmark is made of stainless steel and is the world's tallest of its kind
  6. on the border between New York and Canada, this beautiful landmark features three different waterfalls

12 Clues: this National Park in Florida is very swampy and has LOTS of alligators in it! • located in South Dakota, this has the faces of four US presidents carved into it! • located in Seattle, this unusual-looking building was built for the 1962 World's Fair • this National Park located mostly in Wyoming features the famous geyser referred to as "Old Faithful" • ...

states of matter 2023-11-17

states of matter crossword puzzle
Across
  1. observing a change where a new product is created and reactants are used up
  2. has a definite volume and can flow
  3. change of state from liquid to gas
  4. the sun is an example
  5. a solid turning into a gas with NO liquid state
  6. particles are close together
  7. ice changing to water
Down
  1. observing a change which is reversible
  2. change of state from gas to liquid
  3. state of matter with no fixed volume
  4. anything that has mass and takes up space
  5. quick process where bubbles are formed

12 Clues: the sun is an example • ice changing to water • particles are close together • change of state from gas to liquid • has a definite volume and can flow • change of state from liquid to gas • state of matter with no fixed volume • observing a change which is reversible • quick process where bubbles are formed • anything that has mass and takes up space • ...

Nation States Review 2024-01-25

Nation States Review crossword puzzle
Across
  1. The sick man of Europe
  2. Was created after the Battle of Solferino
  3. became the Kaiser of Germany
  4. Cultural center of the world
Down
  1. Kingdom that fought against Austria to lead Germany
  2. Leader of France
  3. The grandmother of Europe
  4. nickname of Bismarck
  5. first country to leave the Ottoman Empire
  6. nickname of the Balkan Peninsula
  7. Leader of the Red Shirts
  8. Center of world trade

12 Clues: Leader of France • nickname of Bismarck • Center of world trade • The sick man of Europe • Leader of the Red Shirts • The grandmother of Europe • became the Kaiser of Germany • Cultural center of the world • nickname of the Balkan Peninsula • first country to leave the Ottoman Empire • Was created after the Battle of Solferino • Kingdom that fought against Austria to lead Germany

States Of Matter 2024-05-15

States Of Matter crossword puzzle
Across
  1. the process of a solid becoming a liquid
  2. the transition of substances
  3. the process of a liquid becoming a solid
  4. cannot be compressed
  5. fixed shape and volume
  6. the process of gas turning into a liquid
  7. no fixed shape or volume
Down
  1. a liquid into a gas
  2. a small piece of matter
  3. the laying down of sediment
  4. an example of a solid
  5. made of various particles

12 Clues: a liquid into a gas • cannot be compressed • an example of a solid • fixed shape and volume • a small piece of matter • no fixed shape or volume • made of various particles • the laying down of sediment • the transition of substances • the process of a solid becoming a liquid • the process of a liquid becoming a solid • the process of gas turning into a liquid

STATES OF MATTER 2024-05-15

STATES OF MATTER crossword puzzle
Across
  1. used on cars from time to time a light solid
  2. something everything has
  3. an example of a solid water
  4. the process of gas turning into liquid
  5. what happens when perfume is sprayed into the air
  6. a liquid that we need to survive
Down
  1. measures the temperature of something or someone
  2. what happens when a liquid turns into a gas
  3. a gas that we need to live
  4. they are made when multiple atoms are joined together
  5. a state of matter where the particles are close together and they vibrate
  6. a solid made up of particles an animal

12 Clues: something everything has • a gas that we need to live • an example of a solid water • a liquid that we need to survive • the process of gas turning into liquid • a solid made up of particles an animal • what happens when a liquid turns into a gas • used on cars from time to time a light solid • measures the temperature of something or someone • ...

STATES OF MATTER 2024-05-15

STATES OF MATTER crossword puzzle
Across
  1. used on cars from time to time a light solid
  2. something everything has
  3. an example of a solid water
  4. the process of gas turning into liquid
  5. what happens when perfume is sprayed into the air
  6. a liquid that we need to survive
Down
  1. measures the temperature of something or someone
  2. what happens when a liquid turns into a gas
  3. a gas that we need to live
  4. they are made when multiple atoms are joined together
  5. a state of matter where the particles are close together and they vibrate
  6. a solid made up of particles an animal

12 Clues: something everything has • a gas that we need to live • an example of a solid water • a liquid that we need to survive • the process of gas turning into liquid • a solid made up of particles an animal • what happens when a liquid turns into a gas • used on cars from time to time a light solid • measures the temperature of something or someone • ...

STATES OF MATTER 2024-05-15

STATES OF MATTER crossword puzzle
Across
  1. used on cars from time to time a light solid
  2. something everything has
  3. an example of a solid water
  4. the process of gas turning into liquid
  5. what happens when perfume is sprayed into the air
  6. a liquid that we need to survive
Down
  1. measures the temperature of something or someone
  2. what happens when a liquid turns into a gas
  3. a gas that we need to live
  4. they are made when multiple atoms are joined together
  5. a state of matter where the particles are close together and they vibrate
  6. a solid made up of particles an animal

12 Clues: something everything has • a gas that we need to live • an example of a solid water • a liquid that we need to survive • the process of gas turning into liquid • a solid made up of particles an animal • what happens when a liquid turns into a gas • used on cars from time to time a light solid • measures the temperature of something or someone • ...

STATES OF MATTER 2024-05-15

STATES OF MATTER crossword puzzle
Across
  1. used on cars from time to time a light solid
  2. something everything has
  3. an example of a solid water
  4. the process of gas turning into liquid
  5. what happens when perfume is sprayed into the air
  6. a liquid that we need to survive
Down
  1. measures the temperature of something or someone
  2. what happens when a liquid turns into a gas
  3. a gas that we need to live
  4. they are made when multiple atoms are joined together
  5. a state of matter where the particles are close together and they vibrate
  6. a solid made up of particles an animal

12 Clues: something everything has • a gas that we need to live • an example of a solid water • a liquid that we need to survive • the process of gas turning into liquid • a solid made up of particles an animal • what happens when a liquid turns into a gas • used on cars from time to time a light solid • measures the temperature of something or someone • ...

STATES OF MATTER 2024-05-15

STATES OF MATTER crossword puzzle
Across
  1. What is it called when a gas turns into a liquid.
  2. What state of matter is carbon dioxide.
  3. What state of matter is a table.
  4. Can liquids change shape.
  5. What is it called when a solid turns into a liquid.
  6. What is it called when a solid turns straight into a gas.
Down
  1. What is it called when a liquid turns into a solid.
  2. What is it called when a gas turns straight into a liquid.
  3. What is it called when a liquid turns into a gas.
  4. what do you use to measure temperature.
  5. What state of matter is lemonade.
  6. Do gases have a fixed volume.

12 Clues: Can liquids change shape. • Do gases have a fixed volume. • What state of matter is a table. • What state of matter is lemonade. • What state of matter is carbon dioxide. • what do you use to measure temperature. • What is it called when a gas turns into a liquid. • What is it called when a liquid turns into a gas. • What is it called when a liquid turns into a solid. • ...

States of matter 2023-10-25

States of matter crossword puzzle
Across
  1. below 32°F (0°C).
  2. the amount of space that a substance or object occupies, or that is enclosed within a container, especially when great.
  3. firm and stable in shape; not liquid or fluid.
  4. the conversion of a vapor or gas to a liquid.
  5. a substance or matter in a state in which it will expand freely to fill the whole of a container, having no fixed shape (unlike a solid) and no fixed volume (unlike a liquid).
  6. the process of turning from liquid into vapor.
Down
  1. the energy an object has because of the movement of its molecules, and heat can be transferred from one object to another object.
  2. a substance that flows freely but is of constant volume, having a consistency like that of water or oil.
  3. is an ionized gas consisting of positive ions and free electrons in proportions resulting in more or less no overall electric charge, typically at low pressures (as in the upper atmosphere and in fluorescent lamps) or at very high temperatures (as in stars and nuclear fusion reactors).
  4. the action or process of liquefying due to heat.
  5. the action of bringing a liquid to the temperature at which it bubbles and turns to vapor.
  6. a coherent, typically large body of matter with no definite shape.

12 Clues: below 32°F (0°C). • the conversion of a vapor or gas to a liquid. • firm and stable in shape; not liquid or fluid. • the process of turning from liquid into vapor. • the action or process of liquefying due to heat. • a coherent, typically large body of matter with no definite shape. • ...

Indian States & Capitals 2024-08-30

Indian States & Capitals crossword puzzle
Across
  1. The capital of Himachal Pradesh (6 letters)
  2. The capital of Gujarat (8 letters)
  3. The capital of Telangana (8 letters)
  4. The capital of West Bengal (6 letters)
Down
  1. The capital of Uttarakhand (7 letters)
  2. The capital of Maharashtra (6 letters)
  3. The capital of Tripura (8 letters)
  4. The capital of Nagaland (6 letters)
  5. The capital of Rajasthan (9 letters)
  6. The capital of Sikkim (8 letters)
  7. The capital of Tamil Nadu (6 letters)
  8. The capital of Karnataka (9 letters)

12 Clues: The capital of Sikkim (8 letters) • The capital of Tripura (8 letters) • The capital of Gujarat (8 letters) • The capital of Nagaland (6 letters) • The capital of Rajasthan (9 letters) • The capital of Telangana (8 letters) • The capital of Karnataka (9 letters) • The capital of Tamil Nadu (6 letters) • The capital of Uttarakhand (7 letters) • ...

states of matter 2024-09-09

states of matter crossword puzzle
Across
  1. hot, highly ionized, electrically conducting gas
  2. regular geometric pattern of particles in most solids, giving a solid a definite shape and volume
  3. substances with densely packed particles
  4. change of state from a liquid to a gas, involving thermal energy
  5. substances with particles that slide past each other
  6. process by which a cooling gas changes into a liquid and releases thermal energy
  7. process by which a gas changes to a solid without first entering a liquid state
Down
  1. process by which a cooling liquid changes into a solid and releases thermal energy
  2. substances with particles that are separated by large distances that travel at high speeds
  3. change of state from a solid to a liquid, involving thermal energy
  4. process by which a solid slowly changes to a gas without first entering a liquid state
  5. solid that consists of densely packed particles arranged randomly

12 Clues: substances with densely packed particles • hot, highly ionized, electrically conducting gas • substances with particles that slide past each other • change of state from a liquid to a gas, involving thermal energy • solid that consists of densely packed particles arranged randomly • change of state from a solid to a liquid, involving thermal energy • ...

States of Matter 2024-09-10

States of Matter crossword puzzle
Across
  1. – A state of matter with a definite shape and volume
  2. – A state of matter that flows and takes the shape of its container
  3. All matter is made from tiny ___________
  4. Changing from a solid to a liquid
  5. – What is required to change the state of matter, like heat
  6. – The process where a solid changes directly into a gas without becoming a liquid
Down
  1. Changing from a gas to a liquid
  2. Particles of a solid can ________ but not move position
  3. Particles of a gas have lots of _______ between them
  4. Solids and liquids cannot be ___________
  5. – A state of matter with no definite shape or volume, where particles move freely
  6. Liquids and gases can ________ but solids cannot

12 Clues: Changing from a gas to a liquid • Changing from a solid to a liquid • All matter is made from tiny ___________ • Solids and liquids cannot be ___________ • Liquids and gases can ________ but solids cannot • – A state of matter with a definite shape and volume • Particles of a gas have lots of _______ between them • ...

States of matter 2024-11-04

States of matter crossword puzzle
Across
  1. 0 degrees is the melting point of _________
  2. results why you repeat an investigation
  3. point the temperature at which a sold starts to melts
  4. what happens to particles when they lose energy
  5. variable the variable you change
  6. the process that happens to ice cream on a sunny day
Down
  1. another name for the property of substances
  2. what happens to water when it is frozen
  3. 0 degrees is the freezing point of ________
  4. point the temperature at which a liquid start to boil
  5. variable what you measure or observe
  6. 100 degrees is the boiling point of _______
  7. variable the variable you keep the same
  8. test when you keep all variables the same except one

14 Clues: variable the variable you change • variable what you measure or observe • what happens to water when it is frozen • results why you repeat an investigation • variable the variable you keep the same • another name for the property of substances • 0 degrees is the melting point of _________ • 0 degrees is the freezing point of ________ • ...

the United States 2024-11-06

the United States crossword puzzle
Across
  1. Taylor Swift was born in tha state.
  2. the capital city of the country
  3. the sunshine state
  4. a city in Texas.
  5. the city where you can play and gamble 24h a day
  6. the city that never sleeps
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  1. San Francisco is the 2nd city of that state.
  2. Montpelier is the capital city of that state.
  3. NBA team. The ........Bulls.
  4. a state north of Canada/
  5. A state named after Louis XIV
  6. the biggest city of the country

12 Clues: a city in Texas. • the sunshine state • a state north of Canada/ • the city that never sleeps • NBA team. The ........Bulls. • A state named after Louis XIV • the capital city of the country • the biggest city of the country • Taylor Swift was born in tha state. • San Francisco is the 2nd city of that state. • Montpelier is the capital city of that state. • ...

States of Matter 2025-01-04

States of Matter crossword puzzle
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  1. state of matter containing closely-packed particles
  2. famous scientist who discovered the fifth state of matter along with Satyendra Bose
  3. a property of matter that can be observed or measured without changing the identity of the substance
  4. a property of matter that describes the ability of a substance to undergo a specific chemical change
  5. considered as the smallest particle of matter
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  1. a particle (such as a photon or meson) whose spin quantum number is zero or an integral number
  2. it measures how compact the mass in a substance or object is
  3. according to kinetic _____ theory, the average kinetic energy of a gas particle depends only on the temperature of the gas.
  4. state of matter that has definite volume but indefinite size
  5. state of matter characterized by the presence of charged particles
  6. abbreviated term for the state of matter in which separate atoms are cooled to near absolute zero
  7. state of matter that has both indefinite shape and size

12 Clues: considered as the smallest particle of matter • state of matter containing closely-packed particles • state of matter that has both indefinite shape and size • it measures how compact the mass in a substance or object is • state of matter that has definite volume but indefinite size • state of matter characterized by the presence of charged particles • ...

SPECIALITIES OF STATES 2025-06-19

SPECIALITIES OF STATES crossword puzzle
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  1. Best for Ayurveda.
  2. It's known as India's Niagara.
  3. Birthplace of our honorable Prime Minister.
  4. Origin point of dhabas.
  5. Famous for forts , desserts.
  6. First choice for vacation.
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  1. Bollywood Hub.
  2. Hearty place for all politicians of India.
  3. Favourite spot for chai lovers.
  4. Nizam's Islamic heritage .
  5. Famous for temples.
  6. Greatest dynasties began from here.

12 Clues: Bollywood Hub. • Best for Ayurveda. • Famous for temples. • Origin point of dhabas. • Nizam's Islamic heritage . • First choice for vacation. • Famous for forts , desserts. • It's known as India's Niagara. • Favourite spot for chai lovers. • Greatest dynasties began from here. • Hearty place for all politicians of India. • Birthplace of our honorable Prime Minister.

States of Matter 2025-09-07

States of Matter crossword puzzle
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  1. Gas formed from a liquid below its boiling point
  2. Process of gas turning directly into solid
  3. Process of gas turning into liquid
  4. Has a definite volume but takes the shape of its container
  5. Process of liquid turning into gas
  6. Ionized gas found in stars
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  1. Has a definite shape and volume
  2. Process of solid turning directly into gas
  3. Has no fixed shape or volume
  4. Process of liquid turning into solid
  5. Process of solid turning into liquid
  6. Solid with a repeating pattern of particles

12 Clues: Ionized gas found in stars • Has no fixed shape or volume • Has a definite shape and volume • Process of gas turning into liquid • Process of liquid turning into gas • Process of liquid turning into solid • Process of solid turning into liquid • Process of solid turning directly into gas • Process of gas turning directly into solid • ...

Civil War Vocab 2026-01-08

Civil War Vocab crossword puzzle
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  1. Using ships to stop supplies from entering or leaving
  2. Belief that states should make their own laws
  3. Loyalty to one region over the whole country
  4. The Southern states that broke away
  5. Related to farming
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  1. People vote to decide an issue
  2. People hurt or killed in a war
  3. Large weapons like cannons
  4. Roads, railroads, and buildings a country needs
  5. To break away from a group
  6. The Northern states that stayed together during the Civil War

11 Clues: Related to farming • Large weapons like cannons • To break away from a group • People vote to decide an issue • People hurt or killed in a war • The Southern states that broke away • Loyalty to one region over the whole country • Belief that states should make their own laws • Roads, railroads, and buildings a country needs • ...

American Revolution 2013-12-08

American Revolution crossword puzzle
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  1. military
  2. Giving consent to a bill to make it valid
  3. supported the king
  4. Conventional ________ in 1787
  5. rights:the rights conceded to the states by the United States constitution
  6. and Indian War: a war between the french and Indians
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  1. patriots ______ tea of the British ships
  2. tax
  3. having two branches
  4. of independence: declared independence
  5. didn't support the king
  6. to not use a certain product
  7. Transfer a case to a higher court

13 Clues: tax • military • supported the king • having two branches • didn't support the king • to not use a certain product • Conventional ________ in 1787 • Transfer a case to a higher court • of independence: declared independence • patriots ______ tea of the British ships • Giving consent to a bill to make it valid • and Indian War: a war between the french and Indians • ...

Regions of the US- Use Regions Notes 2024-11-12

Regions of the US- Use Regions Notes crossword puzzle
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  1. Super volcano in New Mexico
  2. A natural resoruce found in the Midwest
  3. Came to America in search for gold
  4. # of states in the Southwest
  5. A major industry in the West
  6. Another word for connected
  7. # of states in the Southeast
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  1. # of states in the Midwest
  2. Live on land before Europeans
  3. 1st shots of the Revolution fired here
  4. Nickname of Detroit
  5. A major industry in the Northeast
  6. # of states in the Northeast
  7. # of states in the West
  8. Spanish explorers & conquerors

15 Clues: Nickname of Detroit • # of states in the West • # of states in the Midwest • Another word for connected • Super volcano in New Mexico • # of states in the Northeast • # of states in the Southwest • A major industry in the West • # of states in the Southeast • Live on land before Europeans • Spanish explorers & conquerors • A major industry in the Northeast • ...

US History Chapter 12 Cross Word 2023-04-19

US History Chapter 12 Cross Word crossword puzzle
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  1. President Elected after Lincoln
  2. The amendment that states, "All persons born or naturalized in the United States, and subject to the jurisdiction thereof, are citizens of the United States and of the State wherein they reside."
  3. created a framework for Reconstruction and the re-admittance of the Confederate states to the Union
  4. provided food, shelter, clothing, medical services, and land to displaced Southerners, including newly freed African Americans.
  5. Northerners who came to the Southern states after the American Civil War
  6. a member of the Republican Party committed to emancipation of the slaves and later to the equal treatment and enfranchisement of the freed blacks
  7. a system where the landlord/planter allows a tenant to use the land in exchange for a share of the crop
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  1. The Amendment that granted African American men the right to vote
  2. the first African American to be seated in the United States Senate
  3. white Southerners who supported Reconstruction policies
  4. To formally charge the president for misconduct within the office
  5. restricted black people's right to own property, conduct business, buy and lease land, and move freely through public spaces
  6. a period in American history following the American Civil War Lasting until 1877

13 Clues: President Elected after Lincoln • white Southerners who supported Reconstruction policies • To formally charge the president for misconduct within the office • The Amendment that granted African American men the right to vote • the first African American to be seated in the United States Senate • ...

The South Secedes 2022-05-06

The South Secedes crossword puzzle
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  1. The states that seceded from the Union formed the _______ States of America.
  2. The Confederate capital moved from Alabama to here (state).
  3. This state seceded from the Union first on December 20, 1860.
  4. After South Carolina _______ more states seceded.
  5. The southern states thought Lincoln would make slavery _____.
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  1. More Americans were killed during the ______ than all other wars.
  2. He was president of the Confederate States of America.
  3. Lincoln became president by winning the _____ college.
  4. Lincoln did not win the ________ vote.
  5. Conflict officially started at _____, South Carolina.

10 Clues: Lincoln did not win the ________ vote. • After South Carolina _______ more states seceded. • Conflict officially started at _____, South Carolina. • He was president of the Confederate States of America. • Lincoln became president by winning the _____ college. • The Confederate capital moved from Alabama to here (state). • ...

Cold War Crossword Puzzle: Tina and Jordyn 2024-03-26

Cold War Crossword Puzzle: Tina and Jordyn crossword puzzle
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  1. Pact that Soviet Union allied with Eastern European countries
  2. Type of government in the United States
  3. Type of economy in the United States
  4. Treaty where United States allied with Western Europe
  5. Leader of Soviet Union in the Cold War
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  1. Popular speech that referenced Cold War
  2. Type of government in the Soviet Union
  3. First nuclear project in the United States
  4. Type of power when someone loses control and everyone rushes to power
  5. Doctrine that stated the United States will side with any non-communist countries

10 Clues: Type of economy in the United States • Type of government in the Soviet Union • Leader of Soviet Union in the Cold War • Popular speech that referenced Cold War • Type of government in the United States • First nuclear project in the United States • Treaty where United States allied with Western Europe • Pact that Soviet Union allied with Eastern European countries • ...

Articles of Confederation 2026-01-21

Articles of Confederation crossword puzzle
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  1. the joining together of the states as one country
  2. having little power not strong
  3. the written agreement that created the first government of the united states.
  4. an agreement between countries
  5. coins or paper used to buy things
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  1. a grouyp of states that joined together with a weak government
  2. the governments that made up the united states under the articles
  3. congress did not have this power
  4. fighting between countries
  5. the single house lawmaking body under the articles of confederation

10 Clues: fighting between countries • having little power not strong • an agreement between countries • congress did not have this power • coins or paper used to buy things • the joining together of the states as one country • a grouyp of states that joined together with a weak government • the governments that made up the united states under the articles • ...