states Crossword Puzzles

8th Grade Final Exam Practice 2025-05-20

8th Grade Final Exam Practice crossword puzzle
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  1. The Louisiana Territory was purchased from this country
  2. Destiny The belief that the United States had the right to go West
  3. This branch of government interprets the laws
  4. First battle of the Civil War
  5. Andrew Jackson created this system to reward his followers
  6. Number president of Andrew Jackson
  7. Address were Lincoln remembered the dead of the turning point
  8. Political party that wanted the Bill of Rights
  9. This branch of government makes the laws
  10. Native Americans walked this trail to reach the West
  11. List of freedoms in the Constitution (First 10 Amendments)
  12. Location of the surrender during Civil War
  13. Political party that wanted a strong central government
  14. Compromise that outlined how slaves would be counted
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  1. Battle that made Andrew Jackson famous
  2. Act that allowed voting for slavery in the territories
  3. Articles of first government that were too weak
  4. This document kept Europeans away from the Americas
  5. Compromise that created a line for slave states
  6. Plan proposed by the larger states to count votes
  7. Plan proposed by the smaller state to count votes
  8. These failed negotiations led to a naval war with the French
  9. Taxes on imported goods
  10. President of the U.S. during Civil War
  11. This branch of government enforces the laws
  12. Andrew Jackson's favorite tree
  13. Proclamation that freed slaves in rebelling states

27 Clues: Taxes on imported goods • First battle of the Civil War • Andrew Jackson's favorite tree • Number president of Andrew Jackson • Battle that made Andrew Jackson famous • President of the U.S. during Civil War • This branch of government makes the laws • Location of the surrender during Civil War • This branch of government enforces the laws • ...

A New Government 2025-11-12

A New Government crossword puzzle
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  1. A movement that emphasized reason, logic, and individual rights; influenced the Founding Fathers.
  2. The 1787 meeting in Philadelphia where delegates created a new U.S. Constitution.
  3. The agreement that counted enslaved people as partially for representation and taxation.
  4. The first government of the United States that gave most power to the states.
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  1. The 1787 law that set rules for governing new territories and creating new states.
  2. The agreement that created a two-house Congress to satisfy both large and small states.
  3. Essays written to persuade Americans to support the U.S. Constitution.
  4. A written plan of government that outlines laws and principles.
  5. To officially approve or confirm a law, treaty, or agreement.
  6. The system used to formally elect the President and Vice President.
  7. Land that included future states like Ohio, Indiana, Illinois, Michigan, and Wisconsin.
  8. A government in which citizens elect representatives to make decisions for them.

12 Clues: To officially approve or confirm a law, treaty, or agreement. • A written plan of government that outlines laws and principles. • The system used to formally elect the President and Vice President. • Essays written to persuade Americans to support the U.S. Constitution. • The first government of the United States that gave most power to the states. • ...

S.S. Crossword 2012-11-05

S.S. Crossword crossword puzzle
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  1. Plan that was favored by large states and South Carolina
  2. A document ratified after a compromise on who would get the western lands
  3. This is the written framework of a government
  4. Makes the laws
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  1. Power is balanced between the government and the states
  2. A system where each branch of government has its own jobs and duties
  3. Equal representation in senate/ population based in House of Representatives
  4. Group of people from each state based on population
  5. Standing for something
  6. A system of government that prevents one branch of government from becoming too powerful
  7. Equal representation of states/ favored by small states
  8. Man who wanted a stronger national government

12 Clues: Makes the laws • Standing for something • This is the written framework of a government • Man who wanted a stronger national government • Group of people from each state based on population • Power is balanced between the government and the states • Equal representation of states/ favored by small states • Plan that was favored by large states and South Carolina • ...

Constitution 1 2023-05-03

Constitution 1 crossword puzzle
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  1. length of a sentator's term.
  2. The part of the Constitution that lists the six goals, and states that the people of the United States are the authority for the Constitution
  3. How old someone needs to be to be a congressman in the House of representatives
  4. The Vice-President of the United States
  5. The President of the United States
  6. Branch of government with the power to make laws.
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  1. US Senators from California
  2. The first to ratify the Constitution.
  3. The vote required for Congress to override the President’s veto
  4. Number of Supreme Court Justices.
  5. The Speaker of the House of Representatives
  6. Gives women the right to vote.

12 Clues: US Senators from California • length of a sentator's term. • Gives women the right to vote. • Number of Supreme Court Justices. • The President of the United States • The first to ratify the Constitution. • The Vice-President of the United States • The Speaker of the House of Representatives • Branch of government with the power to make laws. • ...

Abraham Lincoln 2021-05-10

Abraham Lincoln crossword puzzle
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  1. Abraham Lincoln was President number _____.
  2. President Lincoln was prepared to use ______
  3. Abraham Lincoln was ________ slavery.
  4. Abraham Lincoln was the President of the ______ during the Civil War.
  5. President Lincoln came from which state?
  6. The address commemorating the fallen war dead of the Civil War was given at which battlefield?
  7. order to keep the country together.
  8. Lincoln said in the Gettysburg Address the war was to preserve a government of the _______.
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  1. ___________ Dais was the President of the
  2. True or false, Abraham Lincoln believed the United States was one nation not a collection of states.
  3. Abraham Lincoln created this proclamation that freed slaves in southern states.
  4. States of America

12 Clues: States of America • order to keep the country together. • Abraham Lincoln was ________ slavery. • President Lincoln came from which state? • ___________ Dais was the President of the • Abraham Lincoln was President number _____. • President Lincoln was prepared to use ______ • Abraham Lincoln was the President of the ______ during the Civil War. • ...

Abraham Lincoln 2021-05-10

Abraham Lincoln crossword puzzle
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  1. Abraham Lincoln was President number _____.
  2. President Lincoln was prepared to use ______
  3. Abraham Lincoln was ________ slavery.
  4. Abraham Lincoln was the President of the ______ during the Civil War.
  5. President Lincoln came from which state?
  6. The address commemorating the fallen war dead of the Civil War was given at which battlefield?
  7. order to keep the country together.
  8. Lincoln said in the Gettysburg Address the war was to preserve a government of the _______.
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  1. ___________ Davis was the President of the
  2. True or false, Abraham Lincoln believed the United States was one nation not a collection of states.
  3. Abraham Lincoln created this proclamation that freed slaves in southern states.
  4. States of America

12 Clues: States of America • order to keep the country together. • Abraham Lincoln was ________ slavery. • President Lincoln came from which state? • ___________ Davis was the President of the • Abraham Lincoln was President number _____. • President Lincoln was prepared to use ______ • Abraham Lincoln was the President of the ______ during the Civil War. • ...

Civil War 2022-04-27

Civil War crossword puzzle
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  1. When the southern states chose to leave the United States and to no longer be a part of the country.
  2. south
  3. A large farm in the southern United States.
  4. 1861
  5. A long blade or knife attached to the end of a musket
  6. North
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  1. Putting the local interests and customs ahead of the entire country
  2. A long gun with a smooth bore that soldiers shot from the shoulder.
  3. A law passed by Congress in 1850 that said escaped slaves in free states had to be returned to their owners.
  4. soldiers that fight and travel by foot
  5. A nickname for the South
  6. someone who wanted to end slavery

12 Clues: 1861 • south • North • A nickname for the South • someone who wanted to end slavery • soldiers that fight and travel by foot • A large farm in the southern United States. • A long blade or knife attached to the end of a musket • Putting the local interests and customs ahead of the entire country • A long gun with a smooth bore that soldiers shot from the shoulder. • ...

The Federalist Era 2022-09-21

The Federalist Era crossword puzzle
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  1. Things Washington did that became examples for other to follow.
  2. Belief that states gave federal government its' power.
  3. John Adams' Vice President
  4. Miami Chief
  5. Attorney General
  6. French diplomats demand a bribe just to talk.
  7. Washington's policy to stay out of other countries conflicts or entanglements.
  8. Popular treaty re-opened the Mississippi and settled the border with Spain.
  9. Jefferson and Madison led this political party which liked limited government.
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  1. Taking Americans and making them serve in the Royal Navy.
  2. Adams and Hamilton led this political party which favored a strong federal government.
  3. Where Anthony Wayne defeated Native Americans leading to the Treaty of Greenville.
  4. Established three levels of federal courts and defined their powers.
  5. The concept that a state can repeal or overturn laws they feel are unconstitutional.
  6. Secretary of War
  7. Washington warned people about political factions and foreign entanglements.
  8. Statements made by Virginia and Kentucky suggesting states could nullify rules they felt were unconstitutional.
  9. Treaty with England that didn't end impressment and wasn't popular.
  10. Favoring on faction over another.
  11. Second President of the United States
  12. protested the tax on American-made whiskey.
  13. Secretary of the Treasury with plan to repay debts.
  14. Department heads who serve as advisors to the president.

23 Clues: Miami Chief • Secretary of War • Attorney General • John Adams' Vice President • Favoring on faction over another. • Second President of the United States • protested the tax on American-made whiskey. • French diplomats demand a bribe just to talk. • Secretary of the Treasury with plan to repay debts. • Belief that states gave federal government its' power. • ...

The 27 Amendments 2022-10-12

The 27 Amendments crossword puzzle
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  1. The right to life, liberty, property, and no double jeopardy or self-incrimination.
  2. The right to not be searched or have something taken away within reason.
  3. The right to an jury trial in a civil case.
  4. Protection from excessive bail, and cruel and unusual punishments.
  5. The freedom of religion, speech, and to peacefully assemble together.
  6. Women's right to vote.
  7. The abolishment of slavery.
  8. Limits the terms Presidents can serve.
  9. Repeal of prohibition of alcohol.
  10. The right to own a gun.
  11. The succession for presidency shall something happen to the President.
  12. Congress cannot get a pay raise until the next term.
  13. Any rights not given to the federal government are given to the states.
  14. The right to a speedy trial, public trial, and with a jury of your peers.
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  1. No voting discrimination of race.
  2. Equal protection under the Constitution for all United States citizens.
  3. Popular vote for United States Senate.
  4. Prohibition of alcohol.
  5. Income tax is legal.
  6. The rights not listed in the Constitution.
  7. The right to not house a solider.
  8. The minimum voting age is 18.
  9. Washington D.C. have the right to vote for President.
  10. There are separate ballets for the President and Vice President.
  11. Moving of dates for terms of presidency.
  12. No poll taxes are allowed.
  13. Protects the states from law suits.

27 Clues: Income tax is legal. • Women's right to vote. • Prohibition of alcohol. • The right to own a gun. • No poll taxes are allowed. • The abolishment of slavery. • The minimum voting age is 18. • No voting discrimination of race. • The right to not house a solider. • Repeal of prohibition of alcohol. • Protects the states from law suits. • Popular vote for United States Senate. • ...

Civics Unit 1 to 3 Crossword - Kyle Tatur 2021-10-16

Civics Unit 1 to 3 Crossword - Kyle Tatur crossword puzzle
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  1. A constitutional principle where multiple levels of government share equal power.
  2. The introduction of the U.S. Constitution. This shows the layout of our government.
  3. These are powers that the government have, but aren’t necessarily stated in the Constitution.
  4. A line along the Appalachian Mountains that prevented the American Colonists from going out west.
  5. This is a military alliance between the United States and it’s allies.
  6. States that the President can have no more than two terms of presidency.
  7. This is when you verify or confirm something.
  8. The Vice President becomes president whenever the President dies.
  9. A law that is shared equally between everyone.
  10. Governmental powers are given to the states.
  11. These carry the force of law, and are orders that are created by the President.
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  1. These are governmental powers that are directly listed in the U.S. Constitution.
  2. This is when one branch of government limits the power of another branch. This prevents a branch from becoming too powerful.
  3. Power is shared between the federal government and the state government.
  4. In this constitutional principle, people have the power.
  5. These people write the President’s speeches.
  6. These people assemble votes.
  7. Leader of the House of Representatives.
  8. This allows a Senator to talk for how long they want, and whatever they want to talk about.
  9. Established free trade between the United States, Canada, and Mexico.

20 Clues: These people assemble votes. • Leader of the House of Representatives. • These people write the President’s speeches. • Governmental powers are given to the states. • This is when you verify or confirm something. • A law that is shared equally between everyone. • In this constitutional principle, people have the power. • ...

The Civil War Part 1 Vocabulary 2023-04-19

The Civil War Part 1 Vocabulary crossword puzzle
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  1. A person who worked to end slavery during the 1700s and 1800sUnionUnion
  2. A place where weapons and military equipment are stored
  3. To actively use or do something
  4. Unable to be taken away or denied
  5. Allowed or legal under the terms of the U.S. Constitution
  6. The highest court in the land
  7. The action of rescuing someone or setting them free
  8. When each side in a dispute gives up some of their demands to reach an agreement
  9. The states that made up the United States of America; during the Civil War, the states that supported the US government
  10. Obvious
  11. The qualities that make up the personality and behavior of a person or a country
  12. Allowed or legal under the terms of the U.S. ConstitutionNatural rights
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  1. A building or group of buildings where goods are produced
  2. The condition of being a state in the United States
  3. Rights that all people were born with and that cannot be taken away by the governmentSelf-evident
  4. The act of taking a stand against something by the way of words or actions
  5. To formally withdraw membership
  6. The part of the government responsible for making laws
  7. A secret organization that helped slaves escape to freedom
  8. A system in which people are legally owned by another and forced to work without pay

20 Clues: Obvious • The highest court in the land • To actively use or do something • To formally withdraw membership • Unable to be taken away or denied • The condition of being a state in the United States • The action of rescuing someone or setting them free • The part of the government responsible for making laws • A place where weapons and military equipment are stored • ...

Government Terms 2023-05-16

Government Terms crossword puzzle
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  1. a form of government whose head of state is not a monarch
  2. a form of government in which the ruler is unconstrained
  3. making something valid by formally confirming it
  4. government in which the ruler is an absolute dictator
  5. a written agreement ratified in 1781 by the thirteen original states; it provided a legal symbol of their union by giving the central government no coercive power over the states or their citizens
  6. the system or form by which a community is ruled
  7. the part of the United States government that makes laws
  8. a theory favoring collectivism in a classless society
  9. the orientation of those who favor government by the people
  10. approve and express assent, responsibility, or obligation
  11. a state of lawlessness and disorder
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  1. part of the United States government administering justice
  2. the legislative assembly composed of delegates from the rebel colonies who met during and after the American Revolution; they issued the Declaration of Independence and framed Articles of Confederation
  3. a political system governed by a few people
  4. of a government with central and regional authorities
  5. a statement that is added to a proposal or document
  6. a cruel and oppressive dictator
  7. the act of forming or establishing something
  8. part of U.S. government responsible for carrying out laws
  9. government divided between central and regional powers
  10. a nation's ruler usually by hereditary right

21 Clues: a cruel and oppressive dictator • a state of lawlessness and disorder • a political system governed by a few people • the act of forming or establishing something • a nation's ruler usually by hereditary right • making something valid by formally confirming it • the system or form by which a community is ruled • a statement that is added to a proposal or document • ...

United State Government and Civics 2023-05-22

United State Government and Civics crossword puzzle
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  1. How many years of a Presidential term
  2. One of the two parts of the US Congress (______ of Representatives)
  3. The month we vote for President
  4. How many US Senators are there
  5. Number of Branches in US government
  6. the amendment "right to bear arms"
  7. The amendment "abolish slavery"
  8. The branch of government that makes the laws
  9. What the Emancipation Proclamation ended
  10. The last name of the current Governor of Ohio
  11. One of the (2) major political parties in the United States
  12. the last name of the "Father of our Country"
  13. How many stars are on the U.S. flag?
  14. Supreme law of the land
  15. The act of betrayal to your country
  16. One of the (2) major political parties in the United States
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  1. Head of the Executive Branch and Commander in Chief
  2. The number of justices on the Supreme Court
  3. The branch of government that enforces the laws
  4. The branch of government that interprets the laws
  5. The highest court in the United States
  6. Type of Government of the United States
  7. How many stripes are on the U.S. flag?
  8. A responsibility that is only for United States citizens
  9. One of the two parts of the US Congress
  10. Number of amendments in the US Constitution
  11. the amendment "freedom of speech, religion"
  12. Being a member of a country and having full rights under law
  13. The capital of Ohio

29 Clues: The capital of Ohio • Supreme law of the land • How many US Senators are there • The month we vote for President • The amendment "abolish slavery" • the amendment "right to bear arms" • Number of Branches in US government • The act of betrayal to your country • How many stars are on the U.S. flag? • How many years of a Presidential term • The highest court in the United States • ...

Looking Glass - '60s Edition 2023-05-25

Looking Glass - '60s Edition crossword puzzle
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  1. Type of jeans commonly worn throughout the '60s
  2. Robert Beamon specialized in this type of movement ending with "ing"
  3. Job title of someone who is trained to fly in spacecraft (U.S.).
  4. City that won the most NBA finals in the '60s
  5. Name of the first man to walk on the moon
  6. George of the Jungle's pet animal type
  7. City where the 1964 Olympics was held
  8. Vegetable in Popeye the Sailor that causes him to gain immense strength
  9. A new fashion staple with a type of sunglasses, circular
  10. A movement seeking to end discrimination, "_____ Rights Movement"
  11. A nickname given to Pete Maravich that is appended to his first name
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  1. Name for the dolphin friend of Bud and Sandy
  2. Last name of player mentioned that played for Ohio State in the NCAA
  3. In the Space Race, it was the Soviet _____ v.s. the United States
  4. Name of the individual who gave the first Special Olympics speech, "______ Kennedy Shriver"
  5. A band that created the song "A Day in the Life", known as "The _______"
  6. Word for the day of July that the United States put men on the moon
  7. Last name of president assassinated in the '60s
  8. NFL's newest big yearly event, "Super ____"
  9. Asian country where United States sent troops. North area was controlled by Soviet Union, south area was controlled by the United States

20 Clues: City where the 1964 Olympics was held • George of the Jungle's pet animal type • Name of the first man to walk on the moon • NFL's newest big yearly event, "Super ____" • Name for the dolphin friend of Bud and Sandy • City that won the most NBA finals in the '60s • Type of jeans commonly worn throughout the '60s • Last name of president assassinated in the '60s • ...

Crossword Crazy 2015-11-30

Crossword Crazy crossword puzzle
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  1. a picture that shows a model of the problem you are solving
  2. products found by breaking the factor apart into two numbers and them adding them together to get your factor
  3. states that you can change the grouping of the factors and the product stays the same
  4. to get less
  5. it contains numbers and at least one operation
  6. the square footage inside a object
  7. a answer to a multiplication problem
  8. the answer to a subtraction problem
  9. when you round to get a close answer to any problem
  10. the numbers used to write a number
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  1. it states that the order of factors can be changed, but the product stays the same
  2. is a process that determines which multiple of 10, 100, 1000, and so on, a number is closest to
  3. a group of three digits separated by commas, starting form the right
  4. the answer to a division problem
  5. states that multiplying a sum or a difference by a number is the the same as multiplying each number in the sum or the difference by the number and adding or subtracting the products
  6. to get more
  7. states that when you multiply anything by zero your answer will be zero
  8. a number written as the sum of the values of its digits
  9. the length around the object
  10. the answer to a addition problem

20 Clues: to get more • to get less • the length around the object • the answer to a division problem • the answer to a addition problem • the square footage inside a object • the numbers used to write a number • the answer to a subtraction problem • a answer to a multiplication problem • it contains numbers and at least one operation • when you round to get a close answer to any problem • ...

William Hamilton's Crossword Puzzle Final Project 2022-01-10

William Hamilton's Crossword Puzzle Final Project crossword puzzle
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  1. The head of the executive branch.
  2. A specific group of congress that addresses certain bills.
  3. The part of congress that represents the people
  4. An edit or adition to the constitution.
  5. A group that hopes to achieve a goal in government.
  6. No person can disobey the law, not even the government.
  7. The second form of government of the united states.
  8. the highest court level.
  9. The branch of government that makes the laws
  10. The branch of government that interprets the laws.
  11. The head of the department of justice.
  12. The part of congress that represents the states.
  13. The amount of Supreme Court Justices.
  14. A government ruled by the people.
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  1. the court system for people in the military
  2. Powers the states do not have, as stated by the constitution.
  3. The heads of the executive branches' departments
  4. The branch of government that enforce the laws
  5. When other parts of a government keep each other in check, and makes sure they don't have too much power.
  6. The declaration that the united states are no longer part of great britain.
  7. Privileges everyone deserves.
  8. The group of people that decide criminal and civil cases.
  9. When the president rejects a bill.
  10. To accept an amendment and put into place.
  11. Duties and roles given to parts of government.

25 Clues: the highest court level. • Privileges everyone deserves. • The head of the executive branch. • A government ruled by the people. • When the president rejects a bill. • The amount of Supreme Court Justices. • The head of the department of justice. • An edit or adition to the constitution. • To accept an amendment and put into place. • ...

U.S. History Crossword 2024-01-25

U.S. History Crossword crossword puzzle
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  1. To enroll in a group such as the military
  2. A force that opposes or slows motion
  3. Proclamation An order issued by president Lincoln in 1863 that freed all the slaves in the confederate states
  4. War War strategy of destroying the enemy’s means of survival
  5. A payment made (often by authorities) as a reward
  6. To strengthen or support
  7. A person who suffers or dies because of his or her beliefs or actions
  8. A river or stream that flows into a larger river
  9. A person who is running from something, usually legal authorities
  10. To formally withdraw from membership in an organization or group
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  1. The act of formally separating from or leaving an organization or government
  2. A person injured, killed, or missing during a war, accident, or disaster
  3. Promissory notes issued during the Civil War, with green ink giving them their nickname
  4. Rights Concept that laws should be made by each state and not by the federal government
  5. To give a good reason for something; to show something is right or reasonable
  6. war A war in which groups of people from the same country fight against each other
  7. To firmly fix or establish
  8. States Slave-owning states that stayed in the U.S.
  9. A place where weapons are kept
  10. A careful plan for solving a problem or achieving a goal

20 Clues: To strengthen or support • To firmly fix or establish • A place where weapons are kept • A force that opposes or slows motion • To enroll in a group such as the military • A river or stream that flows into a larger river • A payment made (often by authorities) as a reward • States Slave-owning states that stayed in the U.S. • ...

Civil War Crossword 2023-09-17

Civil War Crossword crossword puzzle
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  1. The splitting of the U.S.A
  2. A proclamation which freed most slaves
  3. A key site in an 1859 abolitionist raid
  4. Lincoln The president during the civil war
  5. Began the civil war
  6. Created the territories Kansas and Nebraska
  7. The political party which feigned ignorance
  8. A movement to end slavery
  9. He made a famous compromise
  10. Generally southern states
  11. A famous compromise in order to lower tensions
  12. of the key turning points of the American Civil War
  13. Tried to argue in court that after being taken to the North they should have been freed
  14. An anti slave novel
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  1. A path which slaves used to get to freedom
  2. A courthouse where a major battle took place
  3. A combat over an important river which would disrupt the South
  4. The woman who freed her own parents
  5. A pillaging campaign In order to frighten civilians in Georgia to abandon the confederate cause
  6. A ranged weapon in the Civil War
  7. An act which the South enjoyed
  8. Anti slavery for the money
  9. Bad thing involving freedom
  10. A group in the north which participated in war
  11. A group in the south which participated in war
  12. Generally northern states

26 Clues: Began the civil war • An anti slave novel • A movement to end slavery • Generally southern states • Generally northern states • The splitting of the U.S.A • Anti slavery for the money • He made a famous compromise • Bad thing involving freedom • An act which the South enjoyed • A ranged weapon in the Civil War • The woman who freed her own parents • ...

The American Revolution 2024-12-04

The American Revolution crossword puzzle
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  1. John ______, the British general who lost at Bennington and Saratoga
  2. capital city of the new American states
  3. place in Pennsylvania where the Continental Army suffered and transformed
  4. country that wanted to keep the 13 Colonies
  5. people who lead and protect an organized community
  6. Marquis de _______, rich French army officer who helped the Americans
  7. production, distribution and consumption of goods and services
  8. biggest city in the American states
  9. Charles ______, the British general who invaded the South
  10. place in New Jersey where Washington surprised the Hessians in 1776
  11. group leading Britain and making laws
  12. someone who supported the King, also called Tories
  13. William _____, British general who chased Washington out of New York City
  14. place in Virginia where Cornwallis surrendered to Washington in 1780
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  1. Benjamin _______, represented America in France, worked to get support
  2. Congress did not have this power and could only ask the states for money
  3. George ______, American commander in chief
  4. Sybil ______, 16 year old who warned militia the British had attacked
  5. country that wanted to help free the 13 Colonies
  6. the Declaration of Independence said all men are created _____
  7. group leading America; did not have much power over the states
  8. Baron Von _______, German officer who transformed the Continental Army
  9. Articles of ____; plan for how America’s early government worked
  10. soldier training, such as moving as a group
  11. being free and making your own choices

25 Clues: biggest city in the American states • group leading Britain and making laws • being free and making your own choices • capital city of the new American states • George ______, American commander in chief • country that wanted to keep the 13 Colonies • soldier training, such as moving as a group • country that wanted to help free the 13 Colonies • ...

United States Geography 2022-11-04

United States Geography crossword puzzle
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  1. Alaska and ________ are not included in the lower 48 states
  2. The vast _________ Plains allow for harvesting of many types of crops
  3. This is the most common natural disaster in the United States
  4. This river is important because it is used to transport goods to port cities along the coast
  5. ____________ resources like water and wood make it worthwhile for people to live in the United States
  6. Weather in the United State is impacted by ______ _______
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  1. The average temperature and precipitation over a long period of time
  2. This state produces oil which is important to producing energy in the United States
  3. The United States is about half the size of this country
  4. Most of the United States is considered this type of climate

10 Clues: The United States is about half the size of this country • Weather in the United State is impacted by ______ _______ • Alaska and ________ are not included in the lower 48 states • Most of the United States is considered this type of climate • This is the most common natural disaster in the United States • ...

Unit 7 | Civil War | Vocab | Vol. II | Crossword Puzzle 2022-02-09

Unit 7 | Civil War | Vocab | Vol. II | Crossword Puzzle crossword puzzle
Across
  1. a Republican who believed that Congress should direct Reconstruction
  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. ended slavery, except as a punishment for a crime.
  4. to cancel a law or ordinance
  5. was the first United States federal law to define citizenship and affirm that all citizens are equally protected by the law
  6. is a formal or official change made to a law, contract, constitution, or another legal document.
  7. The 13th, 14th, and 15th Amendments
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  1. a white Southerner who supported Reconstruction
  2. an official release from punishment for a crime
  3. June 19, the date celebrated as the anniversary of Emancipation Day for enslaved people in Texas
  4. granted citizenship and equal civil and legal rights to African Americans and enslaved people
  5. Issued by Abraham Lincoln on September 22, 1862 it declared that all slaves in the confederate states would be free.
  6. the effort, after the Civil War, to reorganzie the seceded states and bring them back into the Union
  7. a Northerner in the South working for a Reconstruction government
  8. a formally enslaved person

15 Clues: a formally enslaved person • to cancel a law or ordinance • The 13th, 14th, and 15th Amendments • a white Southerner who supported Reconstruction • an official release from punishment for a crime • ended slavery, except as a punishment for a crime. • a Northerner in the South working for a Reconstruction government • ...

8.2 Creating the Constitution (Cam Moore) 2022-04-14

8.2 Creating the Constitution (Cam Moore) crossword puzzle
Across
  1. Some people also refered to this as the connecticut compromise. It made the virgina plan and the new jersey plan go together. We also still have this today and has been going on since july 16, 1787 (2 words)
  2. Helped the larger states, it was about representation and population (2 words)
  3. Nominated george washington the president of the constitutional convention
  4. Helped the smaller states out because they didn't have as big of a population and it was so only each state could have one vote (3 words)
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  1. states What kind of states did the virgina plan help
  2. this compromise under this so many slaves population would be counted when setting direct taxes on the states.
  3. the southerns wanted slaves for this reason
  4. Read more that 100 books of goverment for the preparational meeting.
  5. he presented an alternative on June 15 in the Great Compromise
  6. states What kind of states did the New Jersey Plan help

10 Clues: the southerns wanted slaves for this reason • states What kind of states did the virgina plan help • states What kind of states did the New Jersey Plan help • he presented an alternative on June 15 in the Great Compromise • Read more that 100 books of goverment for the preparational meeting. • ...

Western Expansion 2015-12-01

Western Expansion crossword puzzle
Across
  1. Cherokee Nation sought a federal injunction against laws passed by the state of Georgia
  2. It cost three men their lives and provided the legal basis for the Trail of Tears
  3. law authorized the president to negotiate with southern Indian tribes for their removal to federal territory
  4. was the second significant gold rush in the United States,
  5. Georgia by officials of the United States government and representatives of a minority Cherokee political faction
  6. was the Principal Chief of the Cherokee Nation from 1828–1866
  7. In 1838 and 1839, as part of Andrew Jackson's Indian removal policy, the Cherokee nation was forced to give up its lands east of the Mississippi River and to migrate to an area in present-day Oklahoma
  8. was the seventh President of the United States passed Indian removal Act
  9. On February 12, 1825,this Chief signed a treaty at Indian Springs
  10. was a treaty signed on December 29, 1835, in New Echota
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  1. a case in which the United States Supreme Court vacated the conviction of Samuel Worcester
  2. was the fourth Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of the United States.
  3. was a principal chief of the Upper Creek towns from 1782
  4. The first was signed January8,1821
  5. In 1821 he completed his independent creation of a Cherokee syllabary

15 Clues: The first was signed January8,1821 • was a treaty signed on December 29, 1835, in New Echota • was a principal chief of the Upper Creek towns from 1782 • was the second significant gold rush in the United States, • was the Principal Chief of the Cherokee Nation from 1828–1866 • On February 12, 1825,this Chief signed a treaty at Indian Springs • ...

Chapter 3&4 Vocab 2015-10-26

Chapter 3&4 Vocab crossword puzzle
Across
  1. Power that is shared by federal and state government
  2. Refusal to sign a bill
  3. Requires each state to honor the public acts, official records and judicial proceedings of every other state
  4. Government created for the by the people
  5. Powers assumed by the government that are not listed in the Constitution
  6. Idea that a state had the right to separate from the union
  7. Every member of a society must follow the law
  8. Federal grants given to states for welfare, community development, public health or education
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  1. A number of citizens, majority or minority, united by a common interest who might act in a way that will hurt the rights of other citizens
  2. Belief that states had the right to cancel federal laws they disagreed with
  3. Federal grants that can only be used for a specific purpose of state and local spending
  4. Powers that are not specifically granted to federal government nor denied to the states that are reserved for the states
  5. Period where national government channeled federal funds to local governments and citizens to address the problems that states were not addressing
  6. Power granted to Congress by the Constitution
  7. A form of political government where power is divided among central government and territorial subdivisions

15 Clues: Refusal to sign a bill • Government created for the by the people • Power granted to Congress by the Constitution • Every member of a society must follow the law • Power that is shared by federal and state government • Idea that a state had the right to separate from the union • Powers assumed by the government that are not listed in the Constitution • ...

AP Gov 2024-02-06

AP Gov crossword puzzle
Across
  1. the upper chamber of the United States Congress.
  2. Sources of money for the government
  3. the lower chamber of the United States Congress
  4. political procedure in which one or more members of a legislative body prolong debate on proposed legislation so as to delay or entirely prevent a decision.
  5. vested in the President of the United States, who also acts as head of state and Commander-in-Chief of the armed forces.
  6. A policy document allocating burdens (taxes) and benefits (expenditures)
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  1. identify issues that require review; gather and evaluate information; and make legislative recommendations to the full House or Senate.
  2. What the government spends money on
  3. Through this role, they are responsible for carrying out negotiations with foreign leaders and their governments.
  4. An Act to Prevent Pernicious Political Activities, is a United States federal law
  5. the legislature of the federal government of the United States.
  6. a constitutional right to reject a decision or proposal made by a law-making body.
  7. An excess of federal expenditures over federal revenues (in a given year)
  8. conspicuous position that provides an opportunity to speak out and be listened to.
  9. a declaration by the president or a governor which has the force of law

15 Clues: What the government spends money on • Sources of money for the government • the lower chamber of the United States Congress • the upper chamber of the United States Congress. • the legislature of the federal government of the United States. • a declaration by the president or a governor which has the force of law • ...

Cold War Review 2024-05-06

Cold War Review crossword puzzle
Across
  1. This war resulted in the north winning and the country became communist
  2. Confrontation between the United States and Soviet Union that came close to starting a nuclear war:
  3. What was the German capital city that was divided East/West?
  4. The Soviet Union invaded this country from 1979-1989 to support a communist government
  5. This revolutionary leader created a communist government in Cuba
  6. This war resulted in no change, the countries are still divided at the 38th parallell
  7. In 1949 this country became a communist state with Mao Zedong as the chairman:
  8. What European country was divided in the 20th century due to nationalism and religious conflict?
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  1. The United States financially supported the Contras when they battled for control of this country
  2. Military alliance created in response to NATO
  3. Who was responsible for the creation of large scale blood banks in the US?
  4. Military alliance between the United States and Western European countries
  5. This was a state of increased tensions and hostility between the United States and Soviet Union during the last half of the 20th century:
  6. In 1979 this country underwent a revolution and became an Islamic Republic:
  7. The Truman Doctrine stated that the United States would provide __________ to nations threatened by Communist expansion

15 Clues: Military alliance created in response to NATO • What was the German capital city that was divided East/West? • This revolutionary leader created a communist government in Cuba • This war resulted in the north winning and the country became communist • Who was responsible for the creation of large scale blood banks in the US? • ...

unit 4 crossword 2024-11-12

unit 4 crossword crossword puzzle
Across
  1. the idea that the United States was destined to expand westward across North America, spreading democracy and capitalism.
  2. restriction of interest to a narrow sphere; undue concern with local interests or petty distinctions at the expense of general well-being.
  3. the region of land in the modern-day Western United States that was ceded to the United States from Mexico after the Mexican-American War
  4. a legal theory that states can invalidate federal laws, treaties, or judicial decisions they believe are unconstitutional.
  5. a period in the 1820s–1850s when the United States transitioned from a moral economy to a capitalist system
  6. the seventh President of the United States from 1829 to 1837
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  1. a mid-19th century political party in the United States. Alongside the Democratic Party, it was one of two major parties between the late 1830s and the early 1850s and part of the Second Party System.
  2. foreign policy statement made by President James Monroe in 1823
  3. American social reformer, abolitionist, orator, writer, and statesman.
  4. a forced migration of Native Americans and their enslaved African Americans from the southeastern United States between 1830 and 1850

10 Clues: the seventh President of the United States from 1829 to 1837 • foreign policy statement made by President James Monroe in 1823 • American social reformer, abolitionist, orator, writer, and statesman. • a period in the 1820s–1850s when the United States transitioned from a moral economy to a capitalist system • ...

Articles of Confederation & Constitutional Convention 2024-11-04

Articles of Confederation & Constitutional Convention crossword puzzle
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  1. FOR the constitution; wanted a strong central government
  2. First 10 Amendments of the Constitution
  3. 1787; A meeting to discuss making changes to the Articles of Confederation - resulted in writing the US Constitution
  4. 1st constitution of the United States; Created a weak central government
  5. AGAINST the constitution; wanted a Bill of Rights and weak central government
  6. Father of the Constitution; Federalist Leader
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  1. A change or an addition to the constitution
  2. Approval of the states by a vote
  3. 3 out of 5 slaves would be counted toward state population and taxes
  4. 1787; A law to expand the United States; Organized western lands into equal states
  5. Solved issues on representation between large and small states; 2 Houses of Congress - Senate and House of Representatives

11 Clues: Approval of the states by a vote • First 10 Amendments of the Constitution • A change or an addition to the constitution • Father of the Constitution; Federalist Leader • FOR the constitution; wanted a strong central government • 3 out of 5 slaves would be counted toward state population and taxes • ...

Post civil war 2021-09-29

Post civil war crossword puzzle
Across
  1. protected by the law
  2. terrorist group
  3. no slvery
  4. helped African Americans adjust to life after slavery
  5. divided states into five mmilatary districts and banned confederate leaders from searving in new states government
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  1. radical republicans made it for the president
  2. equal protection of the laws
  3. white male adults had to pledge loyalty to the union
  4. Lincolns plan on bringing back the south
  5. passes the reconstruction acts
  6. congress can vote to remove the president
  7. the resident can deny a bill and bring it back to congress
  8. states cant deny a citizen from voting
  9. it empowered the freedmen's bureau

14 Clues: no slvery • terrorist group • protected by the law • equal protection of the laws • passes the reconstruction acts • it empowered the freedmen's bureau • states cant deny a citizen from voting • Lincolns plan on bringing back the south • congress can vote to remove the president • radical republicans made it for the president • ...

Unit 7 2021-01-22

Unit 7 crossword puzzle
Across
  1. Jungle - novel by the American journalist and novelist Upton Sinclair
  2. Crow Laws - state and local laws that enforced racial segregation in the Southern United States
  3. - a general vote by the electorate on a single political question which has been referred to them for a direct decision
  4. - a person favoring a policy of remaining apart from the affairs or interests of other groups, especially the political affairs of other countries.
  5. Vs. Ferguson - the constitutionality of racial segregation laws for public facilities as long as the segregated facilities were equal in quality, a doctrine that came to be known as "separate but equal"
  6. - reform-minded journalists in the Progressive Era in the United States (1890s–1920s) who exposed established institutions and leaders as corrupt.
  7. canal - a canal extending SE from the Atlantic to the Pacific across the Isthmus of Panama
  8. - the ability to assess and initiate things independently
  9. american war - an armed conflict between Spain and the United States in 1898.
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  1. a political philosophy in support of social reform
  2. of Paris 1898 - a peace agreement between Spain and the United States that ended the Spanish-American War.
  3. - a request from a manufacturer to return a product after the discovery of safety issues or product defects that might endanger the consumer
  4. Corollary -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 1902–1903.
  5. - a policy of extending a country's power and influence through diplomacy or military force.
  6. House - a settlement house in Chicago, Illinois, United States that was co-founded in 1889 by Jane Addams and Ellen Gates Starr.
  7. - a civil rights organization in the United States, formed in 1909 as an interracial endeavor to advance justice for African Americans
  8. Tarbell - best known for her classic The History of the Standard Oil Company

17 Clues: a political philosophy in support of social reform • - the ability to assess and initiate things independently • Jungle - novel by the American journalist and novelist Upton Sinclair • Tarbell - best known for her classic The History of the Standard Oil Company • american war - an armed conflict between Spain and the United States in 1898. • ...

Abolition, Emancipation, Reconstruction 2025-11-11

Abolition, Emancipation, Reconstruction crossword puzzle
Across
  1. Sets of oppressive laws that applied only to African Americans; laws that sought to create as little change as possible from enslavement to freedom after the 13th Amendment
  2. Also called “The Confederate States of America,” or “The South” during the Civil War, the 11 states that did secede from the Union and fought against the Union Army in the Civil War for independence
  3. A movement that sought to end the system of enslavement in America
  4. The quality of being clever, original, or inventive
  5. The act of formally withdrawing membership from a political body; the withdrawal of 11 states from the Union in 1860, leading to the Civil War
  6. A secret network of people who helped enslaved people escape bondage to Canada or northern states
  7. Persistence in doing something despite difficulty or delay in achieving success
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  1. The Constitutional Amendment that abolished “slavery and involuntary servitude” except as punishment for a crime
  2. A person who believes in ending enslavement
  3. Something that is done successfully as the result of effort, courage, or skill
  4. Gave citizenship (equal protection and rights) to Black Americans
  5. The period of time that followed the Civil War and Emancipation in which the country stove to reunify; this era was marked by racism, violence, and upheaval
  6. Prohibited denying Black Americans the right to vote
  7. People in a state/territory making decisions by popular vote (as opposed to having the government decide for them); majority rules
  8. A forced work camp that grew crops on a large scale and relied on enslavement for labor
  9. Also called “The United States of America,” or “The North” during the Civil War, these were the states and governments in America that did not secede
  10. The Constitutional Amendment that declared enslaved people in America free except as punishment for a crime (the 13th Amendment)

17 Clues: A person who believes in ending enslavement • The quality of being clever, original, or inventive • Prohibited denying Black Americans the right to vote • Gave citizenship (equal protection and rights) to Black Americans • A movement that sought to end the system of enslavement in America • ...

The Civil War 2015-09-14

The Civil War crossword puzzle
Across
  1. the southern states
  2. commander of the Union forces
  3. the grey uniforms that the Confederate soldiers wore
  4. the president of the Confederacy
  5. capital of the northern states
  6. the blue uniforms that the Union soldiers wore
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  1. the Confederate general that died from friendly fire
  2. the capital of the southern states
  3. the northern states
  4. the commander of the Confederate forces

10 Clues: the southern states • the northern states • commander of the Union forces • capital of the northern states • the president of the Confederacy • the capital of the southern states • the commander of the Confederate forces • the blue uniforms that the Union soldiers wore • the Confederate general that died from friendly fire • ...

Social Studies 2023-01-25

Social Studies crossword puzzle
Across
  1. Who raided harpers ferry
  2. First Compromise on slavery
  3. What are the free states called
  4. What are the slave states called
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  1. Who won the election of 1860
  2. WHo was the slave that went to court
  3. How was the man who raided Harpers ferry killed
  4. Where are the slave states located
  5. What is one of the main symbolofKansasNebraska
  6. Where are the free states located

10 Clues: Who raided harpers ferry • First Compromise on slavery • Who won the election of 1860 • What are the free states called • What are the slave states called • Where are the free states located • Where are the slave states located • WHo was the slave that went to court • What is one of the main symbolofKansasNebraska • How was the man who raided Harpers ferry killed

Geography Vocab 2022-02-09

Geography Vocab crossword puzzle
Across
  1. the removal of all trees in a stand of timber
  2. the communities outside of a city
  3. legal proceeding in which a borrower's rights to a property are relinquished due to his or her inability to make payments on the loan
  4. a farming method used in dry regions in which crops are grown that rely only on the natural precipitation
  5. a smaller river or stream that feeds into a larger river
  6. economy that emphasizes services and technology rather than industry and manufacturing
  7. the coming of the Europeans to the US
  8. the free, open land that had been available and suitable for settlement
  9. a region that covers about one-fourth of the land area of the US and contains more than one-third of its population
  10. a corporation that engages in business worldwide
  11. precipitation carrying large amounts of dissolved acids, which kills wildlife and damages buildings, forests, and crops
  12. where manufacturing no longer plays a dominant role
  13. a functional area including a city and its surrounding suburbs and exurbs, linked economically
  14. by which a body of water becomes too rich in dissolved nutrients, leading to plant growth that depletes oxygen in the water the water
  15. Railroad a network of safe houses in the United States that helped thousands of enslaved people escape to freedom
  16. North American region, consisting of 13 states, that stretches form the great plains to the pacific ocean and includes Alaska to the north and Hawaii in the Pacific
  17. the region that contains the 12 states of the north-central US
  18. where the people rule through elected representatives
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  1. territory bought in 1803 that double the size of the US
  2. a high point or ridge that determines the direction rivers flow
  3. a large powerful windstorm that forms over warm ocean waters
  4. any kind of economic activity that produces a service rather than a product
  5. a region in which several large cities and surrounding area grow together
  6. goods sold to another country
  7. a resource formed in the Earth by plant and animal remains
  8. a boundary in the eastern United States where the higher land of the Piedmont drops to the lower Atlantic Coastal Plain
  9. the source of a stream or river
  10. private individuals own most of the resources, technology, and businesses, and can operate them for profit with little control from the government
  11. a musical form that developed in the United States in the early 1900s, blending African rhythms and European harmonies
  12. movement
  13. the six northern states in the Northeast US-Maine, Vermont, New Hampshire, Massachusetts, Rhode Island, and Connecticut.
  14. a mild climate region in the southern and southwestern portions of the United States
  15. a channel or pipeline for carrying a large quantity of flowing water
  16. haze caused by the interaction of ultraviolet solar radiation with chemical fumes from automobile exhausts and other pollution sources
  17. Belt a concentrated region of manufacturing industries in the northeastern and Mideastern United States

35 Clues: movement • goods sold to another country • the source of a stream or river • the communities outside of a city • the coming of the Europeans to the US • the removal of all trees in a stand of timber • a corporation that engages in business worldwide • where manufacturing no longer plays a dominant role • where the people rule through elected representatives • ...

American Government Key Terms 2019-08-30

American Government Key Terms crossword puzzle
Across
  1. rights held to be inherent in natural law, not dependent on governments.
  2. A model of federalism in which the states and national government cooperate in solving problems.
  3. A group of people occupying a specific area and organized under one government.
  4. The transfer of powers from a national or central government to a state or local government.
  5. A system consisting of a league of independent states, in which the central government created by the league has only limited powers over the states.
  6. Group of persons, called electors, that officially elects the president and the vice president of the United States.
  7. A requirement in federal legislation that forces states and municipalities to comply with certain rules.
  8. A political system in which states or regional governments retain ultimate authority except for those powers expressly delegated to a central government.
  9. The compromise between the New Jersey and Virginia plans that created one big chamber of Congress.
  10. A legislature made up of two parts, called chambers. (The U.S.)
  11. A federal grant that provides funds to a state or local government for a general functional area, such as criminal justice or mental-health programs.
  12. Grants Congress the power to do whatever is necessary to execute its specifically delegated powers.
  13. an individual who was in favor of the adoption of the U.S. Constitution and the creation of a federal union with a strong central government.
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  1. Having to do with government revenues and expenditures.
  2. The authority to legislate for the protection of the health, morals, safety, and welfare of the people. In the United States.
  3. A major principle of the American system of government whereby each branch of the government can check the actions of the others.
  4. Principle of dividing governmental powers among different branches of government.
  5. A doctrine that asserts the priority of national law over state laws.
  6. an individual who opposed the ratification of the new constitution in 1787.
  7. A voluntary agreement among individuals to secure their rights and welfare by creating a government and abiding by its rules.
  8. A structure of government in which the powers of the government are separated into three branches.(Proposed by James Madison)
  9. A legislature composed of individuals who represent the population.
  10. Powers specifically granted to the national government by the constitution.
  11. A centralized governmental system in which ultimate governmental authority rests in the hands of the national, or central, government.
  12. A federal grant to a state or local government for a specific program or project.
  13. A model of federalism that looks on national and state governments as co-equal sovereign powers. Neither the state or national government should interfere in other's sphere.
  14. A process by which funds raised through taxation or borrowing by one level of government.
  15. The section of the constitution in which congress is given the power to regulate trade among the states and foreign countries.
  16. Only one legislative chamber, as opposed to a bicameral legislature.
  17. The power of the supreme court or any court to examine and possibly declare unconstitutional federal or state laws.

30 Clues: Having to do with government revenues and expenditures. • A legislature made up of two parts, called chambers. (The U.S.) • A legislature composed of individuals who represent the population. • Only one legislative chamber, as opposed to a bicameral legislature. • A doctrine that asserts the priority of national law over state laws. • ...

Tic Tac Toe 2015-10-03

Tic Tac Toe crossword puzzle
Across
  1. the first ten amendments to the US Constitution, ratified in 1791 and guaranteeing such rights as the freedoms of speech, assembly, and worship.
  2. Powers denied to the national and/or state governments by the Constitution
  3. the branch of federal and state government that is broadly responsible for implementing, supporting, and enforcing the laws made by the legislative branch and interpreted by the judicial branch
  4. includes criminal and civil courts and helps interpret the United States Constitution
  5. a body of people representing the states of the US, who formally cast votes for the election of the president and vice president
  6. a grant from a central government that a local authority can allocate to a wide range of services
  7. a landmark United States Supreme Court case in which the Court formed the basis for the exercise of judicial review in the United States under Article III of the Constitution
  8. part of the United States government that creates laws
  9. A law that makes illegal an act that was legal when committed, increases the penalties for an infraction after it has been committed, or changes the rules of evidence to make conviction easier
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  1. a statement in the U.S. Constitution (Article I, Section 8) granting Congress the power to pass all laws necessary and proper for carrying out the enumerated list of powers
  2. review by the US Supreme Court of the constitutional validity of a legislative act.
  3. the clause in United States Constitution's Article VI, stating that all laws made furthering the Constitution and all treaties made under the authority of the United States are the “supreme law of the land.”
  4. the right of a government or its agent to expropriate private property for public use, with payment of compensation
  5. enjoyed by both the federal and state governments are: the power to tax, build roads, establish bankruptcy laws, and to create lower courts
  6. 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
  7. the federal principle or system of government

16 Clues: the federal principle or system of government • part of the United States government that creates laws • Powers denied to the national and/or state governments by the Constitution • review by the US Supreme Court of the constitutional validity of a legislative act. • includes criminal and civil courts and helps interpret the United States Constitution • ...

Izaiah Towle B3 2021-11-03

Izaiah Towle B3 crossword puzzle
Across
  1. he was a president of usa
  2. is the capital of maine
  3. the town that has msad 53 district
  4. Hammond work at the school in usa
  5. england has 6 eastern states
  6. a very dry location with no water
  7. is the only state with only one border
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  1. is the capital of maine
  2. the 2ed president for the united states
  3. A school in pittsfield
  4. Ocean lies between the specific and indian ocean in the southern hemisphere
  5. the state that has the eiffel tower
  6. The coldest biome of all on earth
  7. the 16th president for the united states
  8. tower a tower located in paris

15 Clues: A school in pittsfield • is the capital of maine • is the capital of maine • he was a president of usa • england has 6 eastern states • tower a tower located in paris • The coldest biome of all on earth • Hammond work at the school in usa • a very dry location with no water • the town that has msad 53 district • the state that has the eiffel tower • ...

civil war reconstruction crossword 2016-05-16

civil war reconstruction crossword crossword puzzle
Across
  1. /drug used to treat malaria
  2. /withdraw unit
  3. /person who supports the north
  4. /prevent in and out port
  5. /southern supports north
  6. /northern coming to south
  7. /homemade fabric
  8. /holiday celebrate freed slaves
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  1. /release from punishment
  2. /enslaved person
  3. /the south states
  4. /the north states
  5. /believes congress direct reconstruction
  6. government /temporary government
  7. /civilian world in wartime

15 Clues: /withdraw unit • /enslaved person • /homemade fabric • /the north states • /the south states • /release from punishment • /prevent in and out port • /southern supports north • /northern coming to south • /civilian world in wartime • /drug used to treat malaria • /person who supports the north • /holiday celebrate freed slaves • government /temporary government • ...

Fall Final Trivia 2023-12-18

Fall Final Trivia crossword puzzle
Across
  1. The second R of th New Deal that refers to getting the economy back to where it was
  2. The ship that was blown in half during the attack on Pearl Harbor that now serves as a memorial site to honor those lost in the attack
  3. The process of developing industries in a country called
  4. What dance became popular during the 1920s, symbolizing the carefree and rebellious spirit of the era?
  5. Musical genre that emerged in the late 1920s, characterized by its improvisation and expression, often associated with African American communities
  6. This conflict, fought in the United States from 1861 to 1865, was primarily centered around issues of slavery, states' rights, and sectional tensions, ultimately resulting in the preservation of the Union
  7. The term for moving to a new country
  8. environmental disaster, exacerbated by poor farming practices and severe drought, affected the Great Plains of the United States in the 1930s?
  9. The belief in the 19th-century United States that American settlers were destined by God's will to expand across North America
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  1. The part of the United States Constitution can you find the introductory statement that begins with the words, "We the People of the United States, in Order to form a more perfect Union..."
  2. The country that launched a surprise attack against the US 1941
  3. What invention did Americans use to access "Fireside Chats"
  4. Which ideology advocated for government intervention to address economic issues during the Great Depression?
  5. The term used to describe tent cities and towns built out of cardboard boxes in the 1920s
  6. Franklin Delano Roosevelt

15 Clues: Franklin Delano Roosevelt • The term for moving to a new country • The process of developing industries in a country called • What invention did Americans use to access "Fireside Chats" • The country that launched a surprise attack against the US 1941 • The second R of th New Deal that refers to getting the economy back to where it was • ...

Law case cross word 2023-10-06

Law case cross word crossword puzzle
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  1. A case in which the Court decided that the federal
  2. segregation of public schools based solely on race was allowed by states if the facilities were “
  3. A case in which the Court ruled that the states were under the jurisdiction of the Supreme Court and the federal government
  4. Ohio police enforcement believed Dollree Mapp was hiding a suspected bomber in her home
  5. v. New York ... A case in which the Court held that the New York statute forbidding bakers from working more than 60 hours a week or 10 hours a day
  6. established the principle of justice review
  7. A case in which the Court held that the First Amendment right to free speech is applicable against the states via the Fourteenth Amendment, ..
  8. Scott decision, the Supreme Court ruled that Congress had exceeded its authority in the Missouri Compromise of 1820
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  1. This unanimous decision case helped end racial discrimination in states in the South and elsewhere as it declared states could not
  2. of Education case prove public schools validated the 14 amendment in Amendment
  3. A case in which the Court found that limiting the number of work hours for women did not violate the right
  4. States are entitled to greater leeway in the regulation of pornographic depictions of children
  5. In one of the Supreme Court's most intensely debated decisions, it ruled in 1973 that unduly restrictive state regulation of abortion is
  6. I believe this decision, which involved a Ku Klux Klan meeting in which a speaker seemed to call for violent action
  7. rights read to you upon arrest

15 Clues: rights read to you upon arrest • established the principle of justice review • A case in which the Court decided that the federal • of Education case prove public schools validated the 14 amendment in Amendment • Ohio police enforcement believed Dollree Mapp was hiding a suspected bomber in her home • ...

Cold War Vocabulary 25 (no spaces) 2025-05-30

Cold War Vocabulary 25 (no spaces) crossword puzzle
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  1. - An alliance between the Soviet Union and other Eastern European nations. This was in response to the NATO
  2. - idea that both sides would face certain destruction in a nuclear war
  3. - The conflict between Communist North Korea and Non-Communist South Korea. The United Nations (led by the United States) helped South Korea. The USSR and China aided North Korea.
  4. - The collapse of colonial empires. Between 1947 and 1962, practically all former colonies in Asia and Africa gained independence.
  5. - 1947, President Truman's policy of providing economic and military aid to any country threatened by communism or totalitarian ideology, mainly helped Greece and Turkey
  6. - A prolonged war between the communist armies of North Vietnam (supported by the USSR and the China) and the non-communist armies of South Vietnam (supported by the United States)
  7. - A competition of space exploration between the United States and Soviet Union.
  8. - Cold war competition between the U.S. and Soviet Union to build up their respective armed forces and weapons
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  1. - US policy to stop expansion of Soviet Union and Communism
  2. - A nation's overall plan for dealing with other nations
  3. - a "curtain" split between the democratic nations and communist nations
  4. - Military alliance created in 1949 made up of 12 non-Communist countries including the United States that support each other if attacked.
  5. - A political rivalry between the United States and the Soviet Union and their respective allies that developed after World War II.
  6. - an organization of the world's countries that promotes peace and security around the globe
  7. - A United States program of economic aid for the reconstruction of Europe (1948-1952)

15 Clues: - A nation's overall plan for dealing with other nations • - US policy to stop expansion of Soviet Union and Communism • - idea that both sides would face certain destruction in a nuclear war • - a "curtain" split between the democratic nations and communist nations • - A competition of space exploration between the United States and Soviet Union. • ...

The Civil War 2021-05-19

The Civil War crossword puzzle
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  1. The states that left the Union during the war
  2. The fort that was attacked that started the war
  3. The city Grant laid siege to,surrendered July 4
  4. The bloodiest single day battle of the Civil War
  5. Key Union victory in which 51,000 died
  6. President during the Civil War
  7. The states that stayed in the United States
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  1. Place wwhere Lee surrendered to Grant
  2. The top general of the Confederacy
  3. to leave a country
  4. destruction of civilian and economic resources
  5. freedom from enslavement
  6. The first major battle of the Civil War
  7. The top general of the Union

14 Clues: to leave a country • freedom from enslavement • The top general of the Union • President during the Civil War • The top general of the Confederacy • Place wwhere Lee surrendered to Grant • Key Union victory in which 51,000 died • The first major battle of the Civil War • The states that stayed in the United States • The states that left the Union during the war • ...

Topic 6 Lesson 2 Vocabulary and Concepts 2020-10-04

Topic 6 Lesson 2 Vocabulary and Concepts crossword puzzle
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  1. something wrong or evil
  2. produced raw materials for manufacturing
  3. a tax on foreign imported goods
  4. Clay diffused the problem through a ___.
  5. the right of states to have power independent of the federal government
  6. examples include North,South, and West
  7. he believed that states have the right to nullify laws
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  1. the idea that some powers belong to states and others to the federal government
  2. he believed that nullification would destroy the union
  3. to cancel
  4. produced food
  5. to withdraw from membership
  6. produced manufactured goods
  7. loyalty to a state or region versus a nation

14 Clues: to cancel • produced food • something wrong or evil • to withdraw from membership • produced manufactured goods • a tax on foreign imported goods • examples include North,South, and West • produced raw materials for manufacturing • Clay diffused the problem through a ___. • loyalty to a state or region versus a nation • he believed that nullification would destroy the union • ...

Federalism 2021-11-19

Federalism crossword puzzle
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  1. Not Written in the Constitution by belong to national governments
  2. Means that both States and National have these powers
  3. Spelled out in the Constitution and gives specific powers to Congress
  4. The Courts
  5. Cage, Main Actor in National Treasure
  6. Congress
  7. post facto, "after the fact" laws
  8. The President
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  1. division of power
  2. Supreme Law of the Land
  3. of Confederation, First Constitution of the United States
  4. Clause, "Necessary and Proper"/Type of power that is not written
  5. Not Written in Constitution but are "reasonably suggested"
  6. 10th Amendment powers not specifically granted to Federal and not denied to States

14 Clues: Congress • The Courts • The President • division of power • Supreme Law of the Land • post facto, "after the fact" laws • Cage, Main Actor in National Treasure • Means that both States and National have these powers • of Confederation, First Constitution of the United States • Not Written in Constitution but are "reasonably suggested" • ...

Isaiah Llanas 2021-01-13

Isaiah Llanas crossword puzzle
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  1. powers saved for the states in our system of federalism, guaranteed in the 9th Amendment to the Constitution
  2. supporters of the new Constitution who believed in a strong central government with limited government and checks and balances
  3. king/queen controls all aspect of life: social, economic, and political – often times tied to divine right of kings (authority from God)
  4. government attempts to control all facets of the lives of its citizens
  5. English political philosopher whose Social Contract Theory believed that in order to live together, individuals in a society give up their natural rights to a higher authority for the sake of protection
  6. government is defined by law and serves the people; the law is above everyone and it applies to everyone, whether ruler or the ruled
  7. group of people who feared the new government created by Constitution; gave too much power to the national government at the expense of individual rights
  8. 3rd president of the United States and author of the Declaration of Independence; he did not take part in writing the Constitution because he was in France at the time. He was a strong advocate for the addition of a Bill of Rights
  9. French writer who introduced the idea of separation of powers and checks and balances to prevent one part of government from becoming too powerful
  10. the distribution of power between the national government and the states within a union
  11. considered intelligent and decisive, he was a leading supporter of the Constitution and helped write the Federalist Papers
  12. in order for man to live in groups, he must give up some of his freedom to the government in exchange for protection of his natural rights
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  1. explains the purposes of the Constitution, and defines the powers of the new government as originating from the people of the United States
  2. division of the powers in our government among the legislative, executive, and judicial branches; no one branch has too much power
  3. chosen to preside at the Constitutional Convention; he later became the first president of the United States; he set precedent by stepping down after two terms and initiating a peaceful transition of power
  4. belief that monarchs were chosen by God; gave the monarch unlimited authority
  5. power is held at the national level, with very little power being held in political subdivisions, such as provinces, states, counties, parishes, or tow
  6. each branch of government is subject to a number of constitutional restraints, or checks, by the other branches so no single branch becomes too powerful
  7. English political philosopher whose Social Contract Theory believed that in order to live together, individuals in a society give up their natural rights to a higher authority for the sake of protection
  8. compromise between slave states and free states to count three-fifths of the slave population in a state when allocating how many representatives a state was entitled to in the House of Representatives
  9. believed in natural rights- life, liberty and property; strongest influence on Thomas Jefferson, who wrote natural rights into the Declaration of Independence
  10. type of democracy based on the protection of individual rights from the tyranny of the majority and on the consent of the governed to establish political authority

22 Clues: government attempts to control all facets of the lives of its citizens • belief that monarchs were chosen by God; gave the monarch unlimited authority • the distribution of power between the national government and the states within a union • powers saved for the states in our system of federalism, guaranteed in the 9th Amendment to the Constitution • ...

UNIT VI 2022-05-27

UNIT VI crossword puzzle
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  1. A U.S. hate organization that employed terror in pursuit of their white supremacist agenda.
  2. A system where the landlord/planter allows a tenant to use the land in exchange for a share of the crop.
  3. _____________ referred to as Republicans from the northern states who went to the South after the Civil War to profit from the Reconstruction.
  4. military conflict in which the contenders are willing to make any sacrifice in lives and other resources to obtain a complete victory
  5. An informal, unwritten deal that settled the disputed 1876 U.S. Presidential election; understanding the removal of federal troops from Confederate states
  6. The seventh president of the United States. He is known for founding the Democratic Party and for his support of individual liberty.
  7. intended to restrict the power of the president to remove certain office-holders without the approval of the Senate.
  8. a financial crisis that triggered an economic depression in Europe and North America that lasted from 1873 to 1877
  9. to formally accuse a public official of misconduct committed while in office. (EX. President or any government official.)
  10. The leader of the Free-Soil element among New York Democrats and supported the Union cause in the American Civil War
  11. An abolitionist who championed the rights of blacks for decades—up to, during, and after the Civil War and was also a part of the Radical Republicans
  12. The true abolition of slavery was achieved when the ______________ was ratified on December 6, 1865
  13. The first African American member of the United States Senate.
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  1. The ________________ guaranteed African-American men the right to vote.
  2. ruled that a citizen's "privileges and immunities," were limited to those spelled out in the Constitution and did not include many rights given by the individual states.
  3. The _____________ were a collection of state and local statutes that legalized racial segregation.
  4. The ____________ era was the period after the American Civil War from 1865 to 1877
  5. Restrictive laws designed to limit the freedom of African Americans and ensure their availability as a cheap labor force after slavery was abolished during the Civil War.
  6. Politicians who formed a faction within the Republican party that lasted from the Civil War into the era of Reconstruction were called __________________
  7. Fed millions of people, built hospitals and provided medical aid, negotiated labor contracts for ex-slaves and settled labor disputes.
  8. They owned the crops they planted and made their own decisions about them. After harvesting the crop, they sold it and received income from it.
  9. ____________ referred to southern-born radicals. Their purpose was to seek personal financial gain or power through political advancement.
  10. As the 19th President of the United States ____________ oversaw the end of Reconstruction, began the efforts that led to civil service reform
  11. Granted citizenship and equal civil and legal rights to African Americans and enslaved people who had been emancipated after the American Civil War
  12. A Bill that required that 50% of all voters in the Confederate states must pledge allegiance to the Union before reunification. This Bill would abolish slavery within the rebel states.

25 Clues: The first African American member of the United States Senate. • The ________________ guaranteed African-American men the right to vote. • The ____________ era was the period after the American Civil War from 1865 to 1877 • A U.S. hate organization that employed terror in pursuit of their white supremacist agenda. • ...

First Day 2021-08-13

First Day crossword puzzle
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  1. Name of your school
  2. 45th President of the United States
  3. Number of amendments to the US Constitution
  4. Current President of the United States
  5. Need to be 35 to be elected
  6. Best food in the world
  7. 2nd President of the United States
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  1. Need to be 25 to be elected
  2. IL Governor
  3. Need to be 30 to be elected
  4. President assassinated in 1963
  5. 44th US President

12 Clues: IL Governor • 44th US President • Name of your school • Best food in the world • Need to be 25 to be elected • Need to be 30 to be elected • Need to be 35 to be elected • President assassinated in 1963 • 2nd President of the United States • 45th President of the United States • Current President of the United States • Number of amendments to the US Constitution

Causes and Events of the Civil War 2023-10-05

Causes and Events of the Civil War crossword puzzle
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  1. On January 1, 1863, as the nation approached its third year of bloody civil war. The proclamation declared "that all persons held as slaves" within the rebellious states "are, and henceforward shall be free."
  2. The movement chiefly responsible for creating the emotional climate necessary for ending the transatlantic slave trade and chattel slavery
  3. Also known as the GOP, is one of the two major contemporary political parties in the United States. It emerged as the main political rival of the Democratic Party in the mid-1850s, and the two parties have dominated American politics since
  4. A law passed by the 31st United States Congress on September 18, 1850, as part of the Compromise of 1850 between Southern interests in slavery and Northern Free-Soilers.
  5. The Fugitive Slave Act was amended and the slave trade in Washington, D.C., was abolished.
  6. The party favors a mixed economy and generally supports a progressive tax system, higher minimum wages, Social Security, universal health care, public education, and subsidized housing. It also supports infrastructure development and clean energy investments to achieve economic development and job creation.
  7. The South, was an unrecognized breakaway republic in the Southern United States that existed from February 8, 1861, to May 9, 1865.
  8. In its 1857 decision that stunned the nation, the United States Supreme Court upheld slavery in United States territories, denied the legality of black citizenship in America, and declared the Missouri Compromise to be unconstitutional.
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  1. This focuses on the struggles of a slave, Tom, who has been sold numerous times and has to endure physical brutality by slave drivers and his masters
  2. A territorial organic act that created the territories of Kansas and Nebraska. It was drafted by Democratic Senator Stephen A. Douglas, passed by the 33rd United States Congress, and signed into law by President Franklin Pierce.
  3. A staunch abolitionist, and a group of his supporters left their farmhouse hide-out en route. Descending upon the town in the early hours of October 17th, the men captured prominent citizens and seized the federal armory and arsenal.
  4. A massacre occurred on the night of May 24–25, 1856, in the Kansas Territory, United States.
  5. The bombardment of Fort Sumter near Charleston, South Carolina by the South Carolina militia. It ended with the surrender by the United States Army, beginning the American Civil War.
  6. Abraham Lincoln won the presidential election of 1860 in a four-way contest. Although Lincoln received less than 40% of the popular vote, he easily won the Electoral College vote over Stephen Douglas, John Breckenridge, and John Bell.
  7. Neither slavery nor involuntary servitude, except as a punishment for crime whereof the party shall have been duly convicted, shall exist within the United States, or any place subject to their jurisdiction.

15 Clues: The Fugitive Slave Act was amended and the slave trade in Washington, D.C., was abolished. • A massacre occurred on the night of May 24–25, 1856, in the Kansas Territory, United States. • The South, was an unrecognized breakaway republic in the Southern United States that existed from February 8, 1861, to May 9, 1865. • ...

American Government Unit 1 Review 2024-01-16

American Government Unit 1 Review crossword puzzle
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  1. The type of democracy that the US uses
  2. The groups that had the most power under the AoC
  3. Has 6 goals; the beginning of the Constitution
  4. Another word for "rationale"
  5. A place where the gov't affects all of us
  6. Because of rep. democracy, we can ____ in the US
  7. The plan favoring large states; based on pop.
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  1. The country that the colonists wanted independence from
  2. The states that wanted slaves fully counted for representation in Congress
  3. The plan favoring small states; based on equality
  4. Type of government following a specific religion

11 Clues: Another word for "rationale" • The type of democracy that the US uses • A place where the gov't affects all of us • The plan favoring large states; based on pop. • Has 6 goals; the beginning of the Constitution • The groups that had the most power under the AoC • Type of government following a specific religion • Because of rep. democracy, we can ____ in the US • ...

President Crossword Puzzle 2022-04-23

President Crossword Puzzle crossword puzzle
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  1. 36th President of the United States, took over when JFK was assonated
  2. 33rd President of the United States, First and only President to drop a nuclear bomb
  3. 16th President of the United States, Responsible for ending slavery
  4. 2nd President of the United States, First Vice President
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  1. 1st President of the United States, Wooden teeth
  2. 3rd President of the United States, Wrote the Declaration of Independence
  3. 45th President of the United States
  4. 44th President of the United States, First Black President

8 Clues: 45th President of the United States • 1st President of the United States, Wooden teeth • 2nd President of the United States, First Vice President • 44th President of the United States, First Black President • 16th President of the United States, Responsible for ending slavery • 36th President of the United States, took over when JFK was assonated • ...

war 2023-10-16

war crossword puzzle
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  1. "to cancel"
  2. Iowa was a ____ state
  3. The nickname given to Confederate soldiers during the Civil War.
  4. A person who wanted to eliminate or "abolish" slavery.
  5. Texas became an independent nation called ____
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  1. North saw Brown as a ____
  2. Confederate submarine that sank the U.S.S. Housatonic. First submarine to sink an enemy ship.
  3. Texas was a ____ state
  4. ____ was admitted as Texas's partner in 1846
  5. Americans settled in ____
  6. To break away.
  7. The nickname given to Union soldiers during the Civil War.
  8. A nickname for the Confederate States of America or the Confederacy.
  9. South saw Brown as a ____
  10. The northern states of the United States, also called the Union.
  11. a condition in which one human being was owned by another.

16 Clues: "to cancel" • To break away. • Iowa was a ____ state • Texas was a ____ state • North saw Brown as a ____ • Americans settled in ____ • South saw Brown as a ____ • ____ was admitted as Texas's partner in 1846 • Texas became an independent nation called ____ • A person who wanted to eliminate or "abolish" slavery. • The nickname given to Union soldiers during the Civil War. • ...

TAG Teaser 104 - What A State! 2021-06-06

TAG Teaser 104 - What A State! crossword puzzle
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  1. ????? Island, this is the smallest of the 50 states (5)
  2. This state is in the midwest United States, and its capital is Des Moines (4)
  3. This state, known as the Lone Star State, was added to the Union in 1845, triggering a war with Mexico! (5)
  4. This state is the most populated in the United States, home to San Francisco, Los Angeles... and of course, Hollywood! (10)
  5. "Country roads... take me home... to the place I belong... West ????????!" (8)
  6. This state is on the west coast, north of 12-ACROSS and northwest of 10-DOWN and is nicknamed "The Beaver State" (6)
  7. This is the most northerly US state, the coldest, and like 2-DOWN, it's not connected to the other 48 states (6)
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  1. Aloha! These islands in the Pacific make up the only state not located on the North American continent (6)
  2. Is this the wife of Mr Ippy? This state is also the name of the second-longest river in the United States... and home to Tom Sawyer! (11)
  3. This word is the first word of four states that end in: York, Jersey, Hampshire and Mexico (3)
  4. Sweet home ???????... this state is part of the Deep South, and Montgomery, Mobile and Birmingham are among its busiest cities (7)
  5. This state, in the midwest, is called "The Buckeye State" and its capital is Columbus (4)
  6. This state is the home of the Grand Canyon, and its capital is Phoenix! (7)
  7. ??????? On My Mind? This state's capital is Atlanta, which hosted the 1996 Olympics... it's also a girl's name! (7)
  8. This desert state is home to the oasis that is Las Vegas! It's nickname is the "Silver State" (6)
  9. This state is home to Chicago, the Windy City... and its capital is Springfield (but not the Simpsons' one)! (8)
  10. This Sunshine State is home to Walt Disney World, the most-visited tourist resort in the world! (7)

17 Clues: ????? Island, this is the smallest of the 50 states (5) • This state is the home of the Grand Canyon, and its capital is Phoenix! (7) • This state is in the midwest United States, and its capital is Des Moines (4) • "Country roads... take me home... to the place I belong... West ????????!" (8) • ...

TAG Teaser 202: In A State! 2022-06-30

TAG Teaser 202: In A State! crossword puzzle
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  1. _____ Island, this is the smallest of the 50 states (5)
  2. This state is in the midwest United States, and its capital is Des Moines (4)
  3. This state, known as the Lone Star State, was added to the Union in 1845, triggering a war with Mexico! (5)
  4. This state is the most populated in the United States, home to San Francisco, Los Angeles... and of course, Hollywood! (10)
  5. "Country roads... take me home... to the place I belong... West ________!" (8)
  6. This state is on the west coast, north of 12-ACROSS and northwest of 10-DOWN and is nicknamed "The Beaver State" (6)
  7. This is the most northerly US state, the coldest, and like 2-DOWN, it's not connected to the other 48 states (6)
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  1. Aloha! These islands in the Pacific make up the only state not located on the North American continent (6)
  2. Is this the wife of Mr Ippy? This state is also the name of the second-longest river in the United States... and home to Tom Sawyer! (11)
  3. This word is the first word of four states that end in: York, Jersey, Hampshire and Mexico (3)
  4. Sweet home _______... this state is part of the Deep South, and Montgomery, Mobile and Birmingham are among its busiest cities (7)
  5. This state, in the midwest, is called "The Buckeye State" and its capital is Columbus (4)
  6. This state is the home of the Grand Canyon, and its capital is Phoenix! (7)
  7. _______ On My Mind? This state's capital is Atlanta, which hosted the 1996 Olympics... it's also a girl's name! (7)
  8. This desert state is home to the oasis that is Las Vegas! It's nickname is the "Silver State" (6)
  9. This state is home to Chicago, the Windy City... and its capital is Springfield (but not the Simpsons' one)! (8)
  10. This Sunshine State is home to Walt Disney World, the most-visited tourist resort in the world! (7)

17 Clues: _____ Island, this is the smallest of the 50 states (5) • This state is the home of the Grand Canyon, and its capital is Phoenix! (7) • This state is in the midwest United States, and its capital is Des Moines (4) • "Country roads... take me home... to the place I belong... West ________!" (8) • ...

The Constitution 2024-03-25

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

17 Clues: a strong disagreement • a country governed by elected representatives • supporting ideas of freedom, change, and progress • a basic set of ideas used to develop a larger plan • to agree or pledge to support someone or something • a written plan that provides the basic framework of a government • ...

The Reconstruction Era 2024-05-02

The Reconstruction Era crossword puzzle
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  1. In his 2nd Inaugural Address, President Lincoln said the former Confederate states should be treated with _________ and justice.
  2. With this enacted, taxes and tests did not apply to any man whose father or grandfather could vote on January 1, 1866.
  3. In the Election of 1868, former Union general Ulysses ___________ ran as a Republican who supported Reconstruction and extending rights to former slaves.
  4. ____________ _____________ were a political group who opposed Lincoln's 10% Plan and created a series of Acts.
  5. Congress created the ___________ ____________ to provide and protect many rights and services intended for formerly enslaved African Americans.
  6. One of the biggest impacts of Reconstruction was that African-Americans were now able to ________ and take part in the political process.
  7. The 14th Amendment was signed into law to protect the earlier legislation of the _________ _________ Act of 1866.
  8. Southern Democrats called White Southerners who voted Republican this word- which meant traitor.
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  1. The 15th _______________ was signed into law to protect the right to vote for all citizens regardless of race, color, or previous condition of servitude.
  2. The 13th Amendment abolished all forms of __________ in the United States, except as a punishment for a crime.
  3. People in the former Confederate states viewed Northerners who came South to build their wealth were unwelcomed and referred to them as what?
  4. One of the ways former Confederate states prevented African American men from voting was to introduce a ________ _________ and charge citizens a fee to vote.
  5. Radical Republicans created these to re-admit the South back into the Union.
  6. After the Civil War ended, former Confederate states had to be readmitted to the Union and were placed under _______________ control for several years.
  7. After trying to suppress Reconstruction plans, Radical Republicans _______________ Andrew Johnson to prevent him from interfering with any further plans.
  8. The Supreme Court ruled in __________ v. United States the "Grandfather Clause" used to suppress African-American voters as unconstitutional.
  9. The US Military remained in this Southern state until 1877.

17 Clues: The US Military remained in this Southern state until 1877. • Radical Republicans created these to re-admit the South back into the Union. • Southern Democrats called White Southerners who voted Republican this word- which meant traitor. • The 13th Amendment abolished all forms of __________ in the United States, except as a punishment for a crime. • ...

unit 4 vocab 2020-12-01

unit 4 vocab crossword puzzle
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  1. is a political situation, usually in the context of a two-party system, in which opposing political parties find common ground through compromise.
  2. is the process of recognition and acceptance of a newly created state by other states, based on a perceived historical relationship the new state has with a prior state
  3. privilege is the right of the president of the United States and other members of the executive branch to maintain confidential communications under certain circumstances within the executive branch
  4. Commutation is a form of clemency that reduces the punishment for a crime.
  5. an official pardon for people who have been convicted of political offenses.
  6. is a tax in which the tax rate increases as the taxable amount increases.
  7. The national debt of the United States is the total debt, or unpaid borrowed funds, carried by the federal government of the United States
  8. a government decision to allow a person to be relieved of some or all of the legal consequences resulting from a criminal conviction.
  9. is a tax imposed so that the tax rate is fixed, with no change as the taxable base amount increases or decreases.
  10. is government spending on certain programs that are required by law
  11. a government administration managed by departments staffed with non-elected officials.
  12. the body of government officials who are employed in civil occupations that are neither political nor judicial.
  13. its objectives and activities in relation to its interactions with other states, whether bilaterally or through multilateral platforms.
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  1. a practice in which a political party, after winning an election, gives government civil service jobs to its supporters
  2. tax imposed in such a manner that the tax rate decreases as the amount subject to taxation increases
  3. is the practice of conducting negotiations between representatives of states or groups, so as to influence the decisions and conduct of foreign governments through dialogue, negotiation, and other nonviolent means.
  4. is a means of issuing federal directives in the United States, used by the president of the United States, that manages operations of the federal government. The legal or constitutional basis for executive orders has multiple sources
  5. is policy adopted by the monetary authority of a nation to control either the interest rate payable for very short-term borrowing or the money supply
  6. government spending implemented through an appropriations bill.
  7. recognition unilateral political act whereby a state acknowledges an act or status of another state or government in control of a state.
  8. a tax imposed on individuals or entities that varies with respective income or profits
  9. is a body of high-ranking state officials, typically consisting of the top leaders of the executive branch.
  10. taxes imposed on employers or employees, and are usually calculated as a percentage of the salaries that employers pay their staff.
  11. is the use of government revenue collection and expenditure to influence a country's economy.
  12. leader of a complex organization such as the armed forces, institution, or body of persons and it also may identify a principal staff officer

25 Clues: government spending implemented through an appropriations bill. • is government spending on certain programs that are required by law • is a tax in which the tax rate increases as the taxable amount increases. • Commutation is a form of clemency that reduces the punishment for a crime. • ...

U.S. Civil War: Key Terms 2025-03-03

U.S. Civil War: Key Terms crossword puzzle
Across
  1. The Southern States that seceded from the Union to form the Confederate States of America.
  2. The amendment that granted voting rights to Black American men.
  3. A legal order requiring that a person be brought before a court; suspended by Lincoln during the war to suppress dissent.
  4. Northern Democrats who opposed the Civil War and sympathized with the South.
  5. A large-scale conflict between groups within the same country or state, often involving factions, regions, or communities with differing political, social, and/or ethnic interests.
  6. A military strategy aimed at not only defeating the enemy’s army but also destroying its economy and civilian resources.
  7. Labor system that evolved during & after the Reconstruction era whereby landowners furnished laborers with a house, farm animals, & tools and advanced credit in exchange for a share of the laborer’s crops.
  8. The nicknames for soldiers during the U.S. Civil War with Northern troops called Yankees or Yanks & Southern troops called Rebels or Johnny Rebs.
  9. The Northern states during the Civil War, also known as the "United States.”
  10. A federal agency created to assist freed slaves by providing food, education, and legal assistance lasting from 1865 - 1872.
  11. Small-scale farmers who owned & worked their own land, particularly in the context of the Southern U.S. during the 18th and 19th centuries.
  12. Union offensive led by Union General McClellan with the objective of capturing Richmond, Virginia.
  13. Referred to as the time period following the U.S. Civil War starting in 1867 that divided the South into five military districts subject to martial law while also rebuilding the Southern States and protecting newly freed Black Americans.
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  1. The act of the Southern States leaving the Union, starting with South Carolina in 1860.
  2. The draft system used by both the Union and Confederacy to compel citizens to serve in the military during the Civil War.
  3. Distinct geographical areas or regions where military operations take place during a conflict, primarily in large-scale wars.
  4. A naval strategy used by the Union to prevent the South from trading, particularly with Europe.
  5. The process by which a country develops and expands its industrial capacity to produce weapons, military equipment, and supplies on a large scale, often in preparation for or during a period of armed conflict.
  6. The amendment granting citizenship and equal protection under the law to all persons born or naturalized in the U.S.
  7. Person from the Southern states of the U.S. who remained loyal to the Union during the Civil War.
  8. Decree announced by President Abraham Lincoln in September 1862 & formally issued on January 1, 1863, freeing slaves in all Confederate States still in rebellion.
  9. Laws passed in the South after the Civil War that restricted the rights of freed Black Americans, also known as Jim Crow Laws.
  10. Provided full citizenship to Black Americans in the U.S.
  11. One of the most prominent of the vigilante groups that terrorized black people in the South during the Reconstruction era, founded by Confederate veterans in 1866.
  12. The amendment to the U.S. Constitution that abolished slavery in the U.S. in 1865.

25 Clues: Provided full citizenship to Black Americans in the U.S. • The amendment that granted voting rights to Black American men. • Northern Democrats who opposed the Civil War and sympathized with the South. • The Northern states during the Civil War, also known as the "United States.” • ...

Civil war puzzle 2023-05-05

Civil war puzzle crossword puzzle
Across
  1. clay lawyer in kentucky and member of Thomas Jefferson’s Republican Party
  2. states that did not allow slavery
  3. laws that forbid people from discussing or debating particular topics
  4. Douglas power United States senator who infused the nation debate about slavery
  5. violent confrontation in 1856 between proslavery and anti slavery
  6. northern and western states that fought against the confederacy
  7. sovereignty belief that the political power of nation or state comes from the consent of the people
  8. played an important role in the settlement of the west
  9. political theatre that some states rights advocates held in the late 1700s and early 1800s
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  1. state in which slaver was legal
  2. eaters group of southern proslavery extremist
  3. one of the two major political parties in the US
  4. Webster a lawyer and member of congress
  5. brown an abolitionist who believed that he needed to take extreme action to help slavery

14 Clues: state in which slaver was legal • states that did not allow slavery • Webster a lawyer and member of congress • eaters group of southern proslavery extremist • one of the two major political parties in the US • played an important role in the settlement of the west • northern and western states that fought against the confederacy • ...

Friday Activity Suzuki 2019-08-26

Friday Activity Suzuki crossword puzzle
Across
  1. Right of states to invalidate acts of Congress they believe to be illegal.
  2. Government structure that authorizes each branch of government (executive, legislative, and judicial) to share powers with the other branches, thereby holding some scrutiny of and control over the other branches.
  3. Authority of courts to declare laws passed by Congress and acts of the executive branch to be unconstitutional.
  4. Gives Congress the power to pass all laws necessary and proper to the powers enumerated in section 8.
  5. Broad coalitions of interests organized to win elections in order to enact a commonly supported set of public policies.
  6. Compromise over slavery at the Constitutional Convention that granted states extra representation in the House of Representatives based on their number of slaves at the ratio of three-fifths.
  7. System of government in which ultimate authority rests with the regional governments.
  8. Gives Congress the power to tax to provide for the general welfare.
  9. To formally withdraw from a nation-state.
  10. Required states to return runaway slaves; negated by the Thirteenth Amendment
  11. First ten amendments to the Constitution, which provide basic political rights.
  12. Meeting in 1787 at which twelve states intended to revise the Articles of Confederation but ended up proposing an entirely new Constitution.
  13. Initial governing authority of the United States, 1781-88
  14. Powers held by both the national and state government in a federal system.
  15. System of government in which sovereignty is constitutionally divided between national and state governments.
  16. System of government in which ultimate authority rests with the national government.
  17. Formal process of changing the Constitution
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  1. Form of government in which power derives from citizens, but public officials make policy and govern according to existing law.
  2. Government structure in which authority is divide among branches (executive, legislative, and judicial), with each holding separate and independent powers and areas of responsibility.
  3. Powers not expressly granted to Congress but added through the necessary and proper clause.
  4. Document or set of documents that establish the basic rules and procedures for how a society shall be governed.
  5. Those who opposed the new proposed Constitution during the ratification period.
  6. Powers expressly granted to Congress by the Constitution.
  7. The 1776 document declaring American independence from Great Britain and calling for equality, human rights, and citizen participation.
  8. Initially, those who supported the Constitution during the ratification period; later, the name of the political party established by supporters of Alexander Hamilton.
  9. Compromise on legislative representation whereby the lower chamber is base on population, and the upper chamber provides equal representation to the states.
  10. Powers retained by the states under the constitution.
  11. Authority of the president to block legislation passed by Congress. Congress can override a veto by two-thirds majority in each chamber.
  12. The presidential electors, selected to represent the votes of their respective states, who meet every four years to cast the electoral votes for president and vice president.
  13. Rule by the people.

30 Clues: Rule by the people. • To formally withdraw from a nation-state. • Formal process of changing the Constitution • Powers retained by the states under the constitution. • Powers expressly granted to Congress by the Constitution. • Initial governing authority of the United States, 1781-88 • Gives Congress the power to tax to provide for the general welfare. • ...

American Revolution 2020-04-18

American Revolution crossword puzzle
Across
  1. commodities bought from a foreign country
  2. Washington 1st President of the United States
  3. Convention the convention of United States statesmen who drafted the United States Constitution in 1787
  4. of Rights a statement of fundamental rights and privileges
  5. and Concord The first battle of the American Revolution (April 19, 1775)
  6. Tea Party demonstration (1773) by citizens of Boston who (disguised as Native Americans) raided three British ships in Boston harbor and dumped hundreds of chests of tea into the harbor; organized as a protest against taxes on tea
  7. Act an act passed by the British Parliament in 1756 that raised revenue from the American Colonies by a duty in the form of a stamp required on all newspapers and legal or commercial documents; opposition by the Colonies resulted in the repeal of the act in 1766 Tariff- a government tax on imports or exports
  8. a statement that is added to a proposal or document
  9. the legislature of the United States government
  10. of Confederation a written agreement ratified in 1781 by the thirteen original states; it provided a legal symbol of their union by giving the central government no coercive power over the states or their citizens
  11. a friendly nation
  12. charge against a citizen's person or property or activity
  13. Hamilton United States statesman and leader of the Federalists
  14. and Indian War a war in North America between France and Britain
  15. of Independence the document recording the proclamation of the second Continental Congress- (4 July 1776) asserting the independence of the Colonies from Great Britain
  16. provide housing for military personnel
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  1. Hill the first important battle of the American War of Independence (1775) which was fought at Breed's Hill; the British defeated the colonial forces
  2. one who settles or establishes a settlement in a new region
  3. British soldier; so-called because of his red coat Revolution the overthrow of a government by those who are governed
  4. III King of Great Britain and Ireland from 1760 to 1820
  5. Revere American silversmith remembered for his midnight ride (celebrated in a poem by Longfellow) to warn the colonists in Lexington and Concord that British troops were coming (1735-1818)
  6. a geographical area controlled by a distant country
  7. Congress the legislative assembly composed of delegates from the rebel colonies who met during and after the American Revolution; they issued the Declaration of Independence and framed Articles of Confederation
  8. of Saratoga a battle during the American Revolution
  9. Franklin printer whose success as an author led him to take up politics; he helped draw up the Declaration of Independence and the Constitution; he played a major role in the American Revolution and negotiated French support for the colonists; as a scientist he is remembered particularly for his research in electricity (1706-1790)
  10. a written agreement between two states or sovereigns
  11. one who loves and defends his or her country
  12. Adams American Revolutionary leader and patriot
  13. freedom from control or influence of another or others
  14. in 1781 the British under Cornwallis surrendered after a siege of three weeks by American and French troops; the surrender ended the American Revolution

30 Clues: a friendly nation • provide housing for military personnel • commodities bought from a foreign country • one who loves and defends his or her country • Washington 1st President of the United States • the legislature of the United States government • Adams American Revolutionary leader and patriot • a geographical area controlled by a distant country • ...

Unit 4 Vocab 2021-09-22

Unit 4 Vocab crossword puzzle
Across
  1. government assistance in maintaining the levels of market prices regardless of supply or demand
  2. One of the 3 R´s in the new deal
  3. the Agricultural Adjustment Act (AAA) was a United States federal law of the New Deal era designed to boost agricultural prices by reducing surpluses.
  4. Tennessee Valley Authority, was established in 1933 as one of President Roosevelt's Depression-era New Deal programs
  5. a law that implemented protectionist trade policies in the United States
  6. October 29, 1929, the stock market crashed and the start of the great depression
  7. effort to help the one-third of the population that was hardest hit by the depression. Relief was also aimed at providing temporary help to suffering and unemployed Americans
  8. the buyer pays as little as 10% of the purchase price of the stock and borrows the rest from a broker
  9. Roosevelt only increased the deficit by $3 billion a year to fight the Great Depression
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  1. He asked individuals to tighten their belts and work harder, and he asked the business community to voluntarily help sustain the economy by retaining workers and continuing production.
  2. suffered severe dust storms during a dry period in the 1930s. As high winds and choking dust swept the region from Texas to Nebraska, people and livestock were killed and crops failed across the entire region.
  3. recovery began in early 1933, but the U.S. did not return to 1929 GNP for over a decade and still had an unemployment rate of about 15% in 1940, albeit down from the high of 25% in 1933.
  4. Securities Exchange Act of 1934, which created the SEC, the legislation was designed to help investors feel more comfortable about putting their money back into the stock market
  5. President Franklin Roosevelt declared a "banking holiday," ordering all banks in the United States closed until government audits declared them solvent. During the Great Depression, banks throughout the United States faced a financial crisis
  6. a Canadian-American Roman Catholic priest who was based in the United States near Detroit. He was the founding priest of the National Shrine of the Little FlowerHuey Long, a governor and later United States Senator from Louisiana. To stimulate the economy, the Share Our Wealth program called for massive federal spending, a wealth tax, and wealth redistribution
  7. a series of the evening radio addresses given by Franklin D. Roosevelt, the 32nd President of the United States, between 1933 and 1944. ... On radio, he was able to quell rumors, counter conservative-dominated newspapers and explain his policies directly to the American people
  8. to buy stock with the assumption that it can always be sold at a profit
  9. people started to be able to buy things with payments over time and not have to pay a flat out fee
  10. went to those in immediate and desperate need; however, work relief.
  11. Public Works Administration (PWA), part of the New Deal of 1933, was a large-scale public works construction agency in the United States headed by Secretary of the Interior Harold L. Ickes

20 Clues: One of the 3 R´s in the new deal • went to those in immediate and desperate need; however, work relief. • to buy stock with the assumption that it can always be sold at a profit • a law that implemented protectionist trade policies in the United States • October 29, 1929, the stock market crashed and the start of the great depression • ...

Vocab for mod 10 2025-02-13

Vocab for mod 10 crossword puzzle
Across
  1. An informal group of advisors to President Andrew Jackson who met regularly to discuss political issues, often bypassing the official cabinet.
  2. A prominent American politician and theorist from South Carolina known for advocating states' rights and the doctrine of nullification.
  3. An influential American statesman and orator who argued for a strong federal government and against the states' rights doctrine.
  4. Meetings where political party members nominate candidates for office and establish party platforms.
  5. The forced relocation of Native American tribes, particularly the Cherokee, resulting in suffering and significant loss of life during their journey to Indian Territory.
  6. A political philosophy emphasizing greater democracy for the common man and increased participation in government during the era of Andrew Jackson.
  7. A Cherokee scholar who created a written syllabary for the Cherokee language, promoting literacy and cultural preservation.
  8. A leader of the Sauk tribe who resisted U.S. removal policies, leading his people in the 1832 Black Hawk War.
  9. A practice of appointing supporters to government positions by the political party in power, often regardless of their qualifications.
  10. A major political party in the United States that evolved from the Democratic-Republican Party and supports populist principles associated with Andrew Jackson.
  11. A political party that arose in the 1830s in opposition to Andrew Jackson's policies, advocating for a strong legislative branch and economic modernization.
  12. A political confrontation in the early 1830s centered on South Carolina's attempt to nullify federal tariffs, leading to tensions with the federal government.
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  1. The political theory claiming that individual states have the right to govern themselves and invalidate federal laws they consider unconstitutional.
  2. A law enacted in 1830 that authorized the forced relocation of Native American tribes from their homelands to designated Indian Territory.
  3. The 8th President of the United States and a key figure in the founding of the Democratic Party, known for his response to the Panic of 1837.
  4. The 9th President of the United States, known for dying just 31 days into his presidency, making it the shortest in U.S. history.
  5. Land set aside by the U.S. government in the 19th century for the relocation of Native American tribes, primarily located in present-day Oklahoma.
  6. A government agency established in 1824 to oversee relations with Native American tribes and administer Indian policies.
  7. The Tariff of 1828, which imposed high duties on imported goods and was opposed by Southern states for favoring Northern interests.
  8. A leader of the Seminole tribe during the Second Seminole War who fought against U.S. attempts to remove his people from Florida, symbolizing Native American resistance.
  9. A landmark Supreme Court case (1819) affirming the federal government’s implied powers and establishing federal supremacy over state laws.
  10. A financial crisis that triggered a severe economic depression in the United States due to bank failures, land speculation, and declining international trade.
  11. A Supreme Court case (1832) ruling that the state of Georgia could not impose its laws on Cherokee territory, affirming Native American sovereignty.

23 Clues: Meetings where political party members nominate candidates for office and establish party platforms. • A leader of the Sauk tribe who resisted U.S. removal policies, leading his people in the 1832 Black Hawk War. • A government agency established in 1824 to oversee relations with Native American tribes and administer Indian policies. • ...

Black Code 2022-03-14

Black Code crossword puzzle
Across
  1. a member of the United States House of Representatives from Pennsylvania.
  2. As a young man,who succeeded Abraham Lincoln as president entered politics in Tennessee.
  3. provided a constitutional basis for the Civil Rights Act.
  4. states that no one can be kept from voting because of “race, color, or previous condition of servitude.”
  5. In July 1864,the Radicals responded to the Ten-Percent Plan by passing the
  6. The Democrats used an equally unflattering name for the Northerners who moved to the South after the
  7. Congress passed the Civil
  8. Democrats, opposed to the
  9. plan for Reconstruction, called white Southerners who joined the Republican Party
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  1. lives.
  2. Republicans in Congress, known as
  3. In February 1866, Congress voted to continue and enlarge the
  4. period during which the United States began to rebuild after the Civil War, lasting from 1865 to 1877.
  5. to formally charge him with misconduct in office.
  6. Act of 1866, which gave African Americans citizenship and forbade states from passing discriminatory laws that severely restricted African

15 Clues: lives. • Congress passed the Civil • Democrats, opposed to the • Republicans in Congress, known as • to formally charge him with misconduct in office. • provided a constitutional basis for the Civil Rights Act. • In February 1866, Congress voted to continue and enlarge the • a member of the United States House of Representatives from Pennsylvania. • ...

Force, mass, and acceleration 2018-02-20

Force, mass, and acceleration crossword puzzle
Across
  1. states any object at rest will remain at rest unless acted on by an unbalanced force
  2. the force that results from relative motion between objects
  3. a force created by gravity
  4. a unit of force
  5. force not a net force at 0, not equilibrium
  6. states that as long as interacting objects are not influenced by outside forces
  7. the amount of force that over come an opposing force to cause motion
  8. the reluctance of a body to change its state of motion
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  1. states that acceleration of an object is directly proportional to the force acting on it
  2. states that when ever one object exerts a force paid on another
  3. a mass of the inertia of an object
  4. in physics occurs when forces on an object are balanced
  5. the mass of an object multiplied by its speed or velocity
  6. the attractive that exists between any two object that have mass
  7. a push, a pull, or any action that has

15 Clues: a unit of force • a force created by gravity • a mass of the inertia of an object • a push, a pull, or any action that has • force not a net force at 0, not equilibrium • the reluctance of a body to change its state of motion • in physics occurs when forces on an object are balanced • the mass of an object multiplied by its speed or velocity • ...

Unit 4 Project 2017-10-29

Unit 4 Project crossword puzzle
Across
  1. The first constitution; weak central government
  2. four bills passed by the Federalist-dominated 5th United States Congress and signed into law by John Adams
  3. A rebellion of poor farmers against high taxes
  4. A series of essays to persuade the voters of New York to adopt the Constitution.
  5. Supporters of the proposed Constitution
  6. An American politician, he was the fourth Chief Justice of the United States
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  1. A tax on imports, designed to protect domestic industries from foreign trade
  2. An Ordinance for the Government of the Territory of the United States, North-West of the River Ohio.
  3. Created by Ordinance of 1787, included all U.S. land west.
  4. An agreement that large and small states reached during the Constitutional Convention, partially defined the legislative structure
  5. A rebellion by farmers against taxes imposed on domestic products
  6. Led to the Quasi-War
  7. Slave votes could count as three-fifths of a vote
  8. The first ten amendments
  9. A bank operating under national charter and supervision

15 Clues: Led to the Quasi-War • The first ten amendments • Supporters of the proposed Constitution • A rebellion of poor farmers against high taxes • The first constitution; weak central government • Slave votes could count as three-fifths of a vote • A bank operating under national charter and supervision • Created by Ordinance of 1787, included all U.S. land west. • ...

Phases of Matter and Gas Laws 2024-05-05

Phases of Matter and Gas Laws crossword puzzle
Across
  1. What state of matter has the least amount of space between molecules?
  2. The amount of space an object takes up.
  3. What gas law states that when temperature is constant, volume and pressure have an inverse relationship?
  4. The average amount of energy of the particles in a substance.
  5. The phase change from solid to gas skipping the liquid stage.
  6. What states of matter have no definite shape or volume?
  7. The phase change of liquid to gas
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  1. Phase change of gas to a liquid.
  2. What gas law states that when volume is constant, temperature and pressure have a direct relationship?
  3. What gas law states that when pressure is constant, temperature and volume have a direct relationship?
  4. The pushing force of a gas against the walls of its container.
  5. The direct vaporization of a gas to a solid.
  6. What state of matter is partially ionized gas?
  7. What state of matter has no definite shape but a definite volume?
  8. The phase change of solid to liquid.

15 Clues: Phase change of gas to a liquid. • The phase change of liquid to gas • The phase change of solid to liquid. • The amount of space an object takes up. • The direct vaporization of a gas to a solid. • What state of matter is partially ionized gas? • What states of matter have no definite shape or volume? • The average amount of energy of the particles in a substance. • ...

ss 2022-11-30

ss crossword puzzle
Across
  1. begins with We The People
  2. a proposal for the structure of the United States Government
  3. the part of government that enforces law, and has responsibility for the governance of a state
  4. a proposal to the United States Constitutional Convention
  5. supreme law of the United States of America
  6. another meaning for bathroom
  7. compromises of the first ten amendments
  8. the legislature of the federal government of the United States
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  1. includes Congress and special agencies and offices that provide support services to Congress the part of government that enforces law, and has responsibility for the governance of a state
  2. the system of courts that adjudicates legal disputes/disagreements and interprets, defends, and applies the law in legal cases
  3. a ten-sided shape
  4. agreement reached during the Constitutional Convention of 1787
  5. to be sad and depressed; dispirited
  6. the induction of a state of consciousness in which a person apparently loses the power of voluntary action
  7. to cause or catch fire

15 Clues: a ten-sided shape • to cause or catch fire • begins with We The People • another meaning for bathroom • to be sad and depressed; dispirited • compromises of the first ten amendments • supreme law of the United States of America • a proposal to the United States Constitutional Convention • a proposal for the structure of the United States Government • ...

Plessy vs. Ferguson 2025-05-07

Plessy vs. Ferguson crossword puzzle
Across
  1. Were implemented because of this case
  2. Plessy bought a ticket for an all ____ passenger car
  3. This amendment states ended slavery in the United States
  4. Brown vs. Board of Education was a _______ decision
  5. Homer Plessy was from here
  6. The only African American in Homer Plessy's family
  7. Stated that you could be considered colored even if you only had a "drop" of African in your ancestry
  8. Overturned by Brown vs. Board of _______
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  1. The one person who did not side with the rest of the supreme court during Plessy vs. Ferguson
  2. It was passed on the 18th of this month
  3. The supreme court sided in favor of Judge John ______
  4. Passing Plessy vs. Ferguson had a devastating effect on ______
  5. Plessy vs. Board of Education was also known as ___________
  6. This amendment states that all people born or naturalized in the United States should not be deprived of life, liberty, or property
  7. The supreme court case was between ____ Plessy and Judge John Ferguson

15 Clues: Homer Plessy was from here • Were implemented because of this case • It was passed on the 18th of this month • Overturned by Brown vs. Board of _______ • The only African American in Homer Plessy's family • Brown vs. Board of Education was a _______ decision • Plessy bought a ticket for an all ____ passenger car • The supreme court sided in favor of Judge John ______ • ...

The Southeast By Emmy 2022-02-11

The Southeast By Emmy crossword puzzle
Across
  1. drink
  2. body of water
  3. celebration
  4. mineral
  5. type of stew
Down
  1. states number of states
  2. type of music
  3. sport with ball
  4. kind of ship
  5. kind of cake
  6. type of fruit
  7. Attraction in Georgia
  8. do it by water

13 Clues: drink • mineral • celebration • kind of ship • kind of cake • type of stew • type of music • type of fruit • body of water • do it by water • sport with ball • Attraction in Georgia • states number of states

Civil War Crossword Puzzle 2025-04-29

Civil War Crossword Puzzle crossword puzzle
Across
  1. Southern economy depended mainly on this
  2. A Union soldier
  3. Capital of the Confederacy
  4. Group made up of the secceded states
  5. President of the South
  6. President of the United States
Down
  1. Turning point battle for the Union
  2. Capital of the Union
  3. A confederate soldier
  4. Act of a state leaving the United States
  5. Armed naval vessel

11 Clues: A Union soldier • Armed naval vessel • Capital of the Union • A confederate soldier • President of the South • Capital of the Confederacy • President of the United States • Turning point battle for the Union • Group made up of the secceded states • Southern economy depended mainly on this • Act of a state leaving the United States

Unit 7 Vocab 2022-01-10

Unit 7 Vocab crossword puzzle
Across
  1. rights Governmental rights granted to individual states in a country by a federal constitution
  2. States of America the souther states that seceded
  3. tax
  4. a large farm that grows crops to sell (cash crops)
Down
  1. the state of being owned by another person
  2. to withdraw, including the withdrawal of states from the Union
  3. concern for regional needs and interests
  4. the United States or northern states during the Civlil War

8 Clues: tax • concern for regional needs and interests • the state of being owned by another person • States of America the souther states that seceded • a large farm that grows crops to sell (cash crops) • the United States or northern states during the Civlil War • to withdraw, including the withdrawal of states from the Union • ...

asvasvadvda 2024-03-25

asvasvadvda crossword puzzle
Across
  1. federated
  2. policies
  3. states
  4. constitution
  5. elections
  6. monarch
Down
  1. freedom
  2. legislature
  3. republic
  4. presidential

10 Clues: states • freedom • monarch • republic • policies • federated • elections • legislature • presidential • constitution

Thanksgiving 2016-11-23

Thanksgiving crossword puzzle
Across
  1. Did the US produce more than a million or more than a billion sweet potatoes last year?
  2. potato What is a popular side dish on thanksgiving?
  3. What is twice as big as it was in 1929?
  4. Name one of the states that produces the most cranberries.
  5. Franklin Who wanted the official bird of the United States to be the turkey?
  6. How long was the first thanksgiving?
  7. The United States produces 600 million pounds of cranberries last year.
Down
  1. How far away have Americans celebrated Thanksgiving?
  2. How many pounds does the average turkey weigh?
  3. Name a state that has a city named Turkey in it.
  4. Besides thanksgiving, what other holiday do we eat turkey on?
  5. What country exports the most turkeys to the United States?
  6. What percentage of people do not eat turkey on Thanksgiving?
  7. What kind of turkey meat has more fat on it?

14 Clues: How long was the first thanksgiving? • What is twice as big as it was in 1929? • What kind of turkey meat has more fat on it? • How many pounds does the average turkey weigh? • Name a state that has a city named Turkey in it. • potato What is a popular side dish on thanksgiving? • How far away have Americans celebrated Thanksgiving? • ...

Ancient China Revision 2022-10-25

Ancient China Revision crossword puzzle
Across
  1. Type of source that was created after the event or by someone who was not present.
  2. Top of the social hierarchy, could change and reject laws at any time.
  3. Metal used to make weapons stronger during the Warring States Period.
  4. Type of weapon used by the Qin armies to conquer the other states.
  5. Responsible for working the farmlands, ________ farmers.
  6. Dynasty that was responsible for unifying China.
  7. Highly educated social class who studied for most of their lives.
  8. Qin Shi Huang Di standardised this when he unified China.
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  1. One of the three major belief systems in Ancient China.
  2. One of the major rivers in China.
  3. Social class consisting of wealthy families and land owners.
  4. Philosopher whose teachings were rejected by Qin Shi Huang Di
  5. Type of source that was created at the time of the event, or by an eye witness.
  6. During the Warring States Period 200+ states were reduced to only _______.

14 Clues: One of the major rivers in China. • Dynasty that was responsible for unifying China. • One of the three major belief systems in Ancient China. • Responsible for working the farmlands, ________ farmers. • Qin Shi Huang Di standardised this when he unified China. • Social class consisting of wealthy families and land owners. • ...

Social Studies: Land and Water 2023-10-03

Social Studies: Land and Water crossword puzzle
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  1. There are five _______ on Earth.
  2. These are areas if land surrounded on all sides by water.
  3. These are high areas that have steep sides and flat tops.
  4. These are the largest land areas on Earth and there are seven of these on Earth.
  5. The Great ______ in the United States are the largest freshwater bodies of water in the world.
  6. The _________ Ocean is located west of the United States.
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  1. The _______ Ocean is located east of Africa.
  2. This is the study of Earth and its people.
  3. The _____________ River is the second largest river in the United States.
  4. These are landforms made of ice and snow.
  5. These are connected to a mainland and usually surrounded by water on three sides.
  6. The _________ Ocean is located west of Europe.
  7. The ______ Ocean is located north of Asia.
  8. The _____________ Mountains stretch across the Southeast and Northeast of the United States.

14 Clues: There are five _______ on Earth. • These are landforms made of ice and snow. • This is the study of Earth and its people. • The ______ Ocean is located north of Asia. • The _______ Ocean is located east of Africa. • The _________ Ocean is located west of Europe. • These are areas if land surrounded on all sides by water. • ...

Civil war puzzle 2023-05-05

Civil war puzzle crossword puzzle
Across
  1. one of the two major political parties in the US
  2. played an important role in the settlement of the west
  3. Webster a lawyer and member of congress
  4. Douglas power United States senator who infused the nation debate about slavery
  5. northern and western states that fought against the confederacy
  6. laws that forbid people from discussing or debating particular topics
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  1. violent confrontation in 1856 between proslavery and anti slavery
  2. clay lawyer in kentucky and member of Thomas Jefferson’s Republican Party
  3. states that did not allow slavery
  4. state in which slaver was legal
  5. political theatre that some states rights advocates held in the late 1700s and early 1800s
  6. brown an abolitionist who believed that he needed to take extreme action to help slavery
  7. sovereignty belief that the political power of nation or state comes from the consent of the people
  8. eaters group of southern proslavery extremist

14 Clues: state in which slaver was legal • states that did not allow slavery • Webster a lawyer and member of congress • eaters group of southern proslavery extremist • one of the two major political parties in the US • played an important role in the settlement of the west • northern and western states that fought against the confederacy • ...

Articles of Confederation 2024-11-22

Articles of Confederation crossword puzzle
Across
  1. The economy under the AoC was chaotic because there was no....
  2. The federal government could declare _________
  3. The federal government was allowed to run the...
  4. The Articles of Confederation were later replaced with the US ____________.
  5. The name of the branch of federal government under the AoC
  6. Under the AoC, there were no federal courts and no ____________
  7. The nation owed debt to ______________ France after their support in the Revolutionary War
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  1. number of states needed to approve in order for a law to be passed
  2. Congress could raise money only by asking states for it or...
  3. This state was the last to ratify (approve) the Articles of Confederation
  4. The man chosen to head the committee/draft the Articles of Confederation
  5. This level of government has the most power under the Articles of Confederation
  6. Under the AoC, each state had ____________ vote in Congress.
  7. number of states needed to approve in order to amend (change) the Articles

14 Clues: The federal government could declare _________ • The federal government was allowed to run the... • The name of the branch of federal government under the AoC • Under the AoC, each state had ____________ vote in Congress. • Congress could raise money only by asking states for it or... • The economy under the AoC was chaotic because there was no.... • ...

11.4 vocab 2021-12-07

11.4 vocab crossword puzzle
Across
  1. a scenic or historically important area of countryside protected by the federal government for the enjoyment of the general public or the preservation of wildlife.
  2. prevention of wasteful use of a resource.
  3. a former political party in the United States; founded by Theodore Roosevelt during the presidential campaign of 1912
  4. Woodrow Wilson's campaign platform in the 1912 presidential election
  5. an American politician and academic who served as the 28th president of the United States from 1913 to 1921.
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  1. a fair bargain or treatment.
  2. an American politician, statesman, conservationist, naturalist, historian, and writer who served as the 26th president of the United States from 1901 to 1909.
  3. a person or agency employed to enforce antitrust legislation.
  4. a federal agency, established in 1914, that administers antitrust and consumer protection legislation in pursuit of free and fair competition in the marketplace.
  5. 27th President of the United States and later chief justice of the United States Supreme Court (1857-1930)
  6. the first of a series of significant consumer protection laws which was enacted by Congress in the 20th century and led to the creation of the Food and Drug Administration.
  7. passed by the 63rd United States Congress and signed into law by President Woodrow Wilson on December 23, 1913. The law created the Federal Reserve System, the central banking system of the United States.

12 Clues: a fair bargain or treatment. • prevention of wasteful use of a resource. • a person or agency employed to enforce antitrust legislation. • Woodrow Wilson's campaign platform in the 1912 presidential election • 27th President of the United States and later chief justice of the United States Supreme Court (1857-1930) • ...

Civil war Crossword puzzle 2021-11-12

Civil war Crossword puzzle crossword puzzle
Across
  1. election where Abraham Lincoln defeated three opponents to win the presidency; upon Lincoln’s election Southern states seceded from the Union
  2. as a free state
  3. Supreme Court ruling that declared slaves were not citizens of the United States
  4. a naval strategy by the United States to prevent the Confederacy from trading. The Union wanted to try and choke off resupply to the South, and to prevent the shipment of arms,
  5. and material to the Southern States
  6. machine invented by Eli Whitney in 1793 that quickly removed seeds from the cotton
  7. - important Georgia politician who was a U.S. Senator, Georgia Governor, and Vice-President of the Confederate States of America
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  1. - compromise between the North and South that allowed California to enter the union in exchange for the passage of the Fugitive Slave Act - act that required runaway slaves to be returned to their masters if caught anywhere in the United States
  2. document that declared all slaves in the rebellious states would be freed if the South did not return to the Union by January 1, 1863
  3. compromise that brought Missouri into the Union as a slave state and
  4. Something regard the amount of power a state government has in relation to the amount of power held by the federal government in making decisions
  5. Georgia wanted something to expand and was distrustful of the abolitionist movement taking place in the North

12 Clues: as a free state • and material to the Southern States • compromise that brought Missouri into the Union as a slave state and • Supreme Court ruling that declared slaves were not citizens of the United States • machine invented by Eli Whitney in 1793 that quickly removed seeds from the cotton • ...

Abraham Lincoln 2017-04-04

Abraham Lincoln crossword puzzle
Across
  1. the path slaves took to freedom
  2. a conductor on the underground railroad
  3. someone who is chosen by a vote to do something or be in a certain position
  4. the government formed by the states in the south after they withdrew from the united states
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  1. withdrew membership from an established group
  2. someone who brought slaves into freedom from the underground railroad
  3. he was the 16th president of the United States
  4. the northern states that did not secede from the united states
  5. to end
  6. something that is inherited or passed down; traditions, or ways of doing things that haven't changed over time

10 Clues: to end • the path slaves took to freedom • a conductor on the underground railroad • withdrew membership from an established group • he was the 16th president of the United States • the northern states that did not secede from the united states • someone who brought slaves into freedom from the underground railroad • ...

The 10 Amendments 2024-03-22

The 10 Amendments crossword puzzle
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  1. this amendment protects additional individual rights
  2. this amendment protects freedom of religion, assembly, press, petition, and speech
  3. this amendment prohibits cruel or unusual punishment
  4. this amendment guarantees a fair, impartial, and speedy trial
  5. this amendment states that the government does not have the right to quarter soldiers
  6. this amendment states the right of people to carry weapons
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  1. this amendment states that power not given to the federal government are reserved to the states, states right
  2. this amendment guarantees the right to a trial by jury
  3. this amendment protects accused citizens
  4. this amendment protects individuals from unreasonable search and seizures

10 Clues: this amendment protects accused citizens • this amendment protects additional individual rights • this amendment prohibits cruel or unusual punishment • this amendment guarantees the right to a trial by jury • this amendment states the right of people to carry weapons • this amendment guarantees a fair, impartial, and speedy trial • ...

Causes civil war Dana and Emma 2013-11-08

Causes civil war Dana and Emma crossword puzzle
Across
  1. was the 16th president and ended slavery he was elected in 1860
  2. Dred Scott was a slave who sued for his freedom
  3. written by Harriet Beecher Stowe talking about the cruelties of slavery
  4. a territorial vote
  5. a nickname for Henry clay( a leader of a section of the country)
  6. ran for president and Illinois senator against Abe Lincoln he was for slavery
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  1. people went there to try to make them vote on their beliefs on slavery
  2. to get rid of or to not have
  3. Abraham Lincoln and Stephen Douglas were debating to see if slavery would extend in the other states
  4. states that want slavery in all of the states
  5. servants that worked but were free after 7years
  6. a paper that urged people to work for abolition
  7. a law that said slaveowners could get back slaves that escaped
  8. a document that Henry clay hoped would save the union
  9. they didn't want to extend slavery to other states and joined the government in 1854

15 Clues: a territorial vote • to get rid of or to not have • states that want slavery in all of the states • servants that worked but were free after 7years • a paper that urged people to work for abolition • Dred Scott was a slave who sued for his freedom • a document that Henry clay hoped would save the union • a law that said slaveowners could get back slaves that escaped • ...

AAC Civil War Crossword Puzzle 2022-03-07

AAC Civil War Crossword Puzzle crossword puzzle
Across
  1. was the general of the south when they surrendered
  2. more that __________ fought in the war
  3. ____________ was the president during the Civil War
  4. the southern states that seceded from the United States in 1861
  5. the ______ won the civil war
  6. The Union forces defending Galveston were beaten by a Confederate force led by Magruder.
  7. On October 2, 1827, in St. Augustine, Florida, a Union Army officer and Reconstruction governor of Texas was born.
  8. surrendered in the civil war
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  1. The Civil War was fought between the Northern and the _____________
  2. the Bombardment of Fort Sabine
  3. The Civil War's bloodiest battle was the ________________
  4. He served as the 11th Governor of Texas during Reconstruction and was a lawyer, state representative, and military governor of Texas.
  5. He was the Republic of Texas' first and third president, as well as one of the first two men to represent Texas in the United States.
  6. resign from a group or political system
  7. the United States

15 Clues: the United States • the ______ won the civil war • surrendered in the civil war • the Bombardment of Fort Sabine • more that __________ fought in the war • resign from a group or political system • was the general of the south when they surrendered • ____________ was the president during the Civil War • The Civil War's bloodiest battle was the ________________ • ...

Black Code 2022-03-14

Black Code crossword puzzle
Across
  1. a member of the United States House of Representatives from Pennsylvania.
  2. As a young man,who succeeded Abraham Lincoln as president entered politics in Tennessee.
  3. provided a constitutional basis for the Civil Rights Act.
  4. states that no one can be kept from voting because of “race, color, or previous condition of servitude.”
  5. In July 1864,the Radicals responded to the Ten-Percent Plan by passing the
  6. The Democrats used an equally unflattering name for the Northerners who moved to the South after the
  7. Congress passed the Civil
  8. Democrats, opposed to the
  9. plan for Reconstruction, called white Southerners who joined the Republican Party
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  1. lives.
  2. Republicans in Congress, known as
  3. In February 1866, Congress voted to continue and enlarge the
  4. period during which the United States began to rebuild after the Civil War, lasting from 1865 to 1877.
  5. to formally charge him with misconduct in office.
  6. Act of 1866, which gave African Americans citizenship and forbade states from passing discriminatory laws that severely restricted African

15 Clues: lives. • Congress passed the Civil • Democrats, opposed to the • Republicans in Congress, known as • to formally charge him with misconduct in office. • provided a constitutional basis for the Civil Rights Act. • In February 1866, Congress voted to continue and enlarge the • a member of the United States House of Representatives from Pennsylvania. • ...

Black Code 2022-03-14

Black Code crossword puzzle
Across
  1. a member of the United States House of Representatives from Pennsylvania.
  2. As a young man,who succeeded Abraham Lincoln as president entered politics in Tennessee.
  3. provided a constitutional basis for the Civil Rights Act.
  4. states that no one can be kept from voting because of “race, color, or previous condition of servitude.”
  5. In July 1864,the Radicals responded to the Ten-Percent Plan by passing the
  6. The Democrats used an equally unflattering name for the Northerners who moved to the South after the
  7. Congress passed the Civil
  8. Democrats, opposed to the
  9. plan for Reconstruction, called white Southerners who joined the Republican Party
Down
  1. lives.
  2. Republicans in Congress, known as
  3. In February 1866, Congress voted to continue and enlarge the
  4. period during which the United States began to rebuild after the Civil War, lasting from 1865 to 1877.
  5. to formally charge him with misconduct in office.
  6. Act of 1866, which gave African Americans citizenship and forbade states from passing discriminatory laws that severely restricted African

15 Clues: lives. • Congress passed the Civil • Democrats, opposed to the • Republicans in Congress, known as • to formally charge him with misconduct in office. • provided a constitutional basis for the Civil Rights Act. • In February 1866, Congress voted to continue and enlarge the • a member of the United States House of Representatives from Pennsylvania. • ...

Civil War Menu Mini-Project 2022-10-27

Civil War Menu Mini-Project crossword puzzle
Across
  1. what ended the war between the United States and Mexico?
  2. what created two new territories, and allowed for popular sovereignty?
  3. white Americans were divinely ordained to settle the entire continent of North America during?
  4. these sister promoted racial and gender equality.
  5. the balance between slave and free states in the nation is called?
  6. an agreement between Britain and the United States
  7. a decision that later was nullified by the Thirteenth and Fourteenth Amendments
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  1. what was the period of repeated outbreaks of violent guerrilla warfare between pro-slavery and anti-slavery?
  2. the slave trade in Washington, D.C., was abolished during what compromise?
  3. 11th president of the United States was?
  4. what meant before a war?
  5. He led the moral crusade for abolition.
  6. the main theme of this was the problem of slavery and the treatment of humans as property.
  7. what contributed to the coming of the Mexican-American War?
  8. was an enslaved man who led a rebellion, who was he?

15 Clues: what meant before a war? • He led the moral crusade for abolition. • 11th president of the United States was? • these sister promoted racial and gender equality. • an agreement between Britain and the United States • was an enslaved man who led a rebellion, who was he? • what ended the war between the United States and Mexico? • ...

DoI Crossword 2024-04-16

DoI Crossword crossword puzzle
Across
  1. The Founders declare the new states to have the authority to ____ war
  2. The king imposed ___ on the colonies without their consent
  3. The King would only call assemblies at ____ and uncomfortable places
  4. The Founders declare the new states to have the authority to ___ alliances
  5. The Founders declare the colonies ____ from British reign.
  6. The Founders declare the new states to have the authority to ____ commerce.
  7. The Colonists describe Britain's authority as "____"
  8. The Colonists say that they have repeatedly petitioned for ____ and nothing happened.
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  1. The king did these three things to the colonies.
  2. In the founder's eyes, King George was a ____
  3. The founders called King George ____ to lead the free people.
  4. One of King George's flaws was that he refused to allow governors to pass laws without his ___
  5. The Founders declare the new states to have the authority to ____ peace
  6. The King also kept ___ ___ among the colonies, even at times of peace.
  7. The King also cut off ____ for the colonies.

15 Clues: The King also cut off ____ for the colonies. • In the founder's eyes, King George was a ____ • The king did these three things to the colonies. • The Colonists describe Britain's authority as "____" • The king imposed ___ on the colonies without their consent • The Founders declare the colonies ____ from British reign. • ...

Civil War 2025-03-26

Civil War crossword puzzle
Across
  1. a person who worked to end slavery during the 1700s and 1800s
  2. to end something, such as an organization
  3. a person who runs away or hides to avoid capture
  4. relating to the 11 states that seceded from the Union to form a new and separate republic
  5. to return to a friendly relationship after a conflict
  6. a part of the government who is responsible for making laws
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  1. moral or virtuous
  2. Rights the rights that all citizens are supposed to have according to the Constitution’s amendments
  3. the states that made up the United States; during the Civil War, that states that supported the US government
  4. to make a statement or provide evidence
  5. to reject or refuse to approve a law
  6. the act of setting someone or something free
  7. Court the highest court in America
  8. a group of government officials who advise the president
  9. a system in which people are legally owned by another or forced to work without pay

15 Clues: moral or virtuous • to reject or refuse to approve a law • Court the highest court in America • to make a statement or provide evidence • to end something, such as an organization • the act of setting someone or something free • a person who runs away or hides to avoid capture • to return to a friendly relationship after a conflict • ...

Chapter 8: The Civil War 2021-12-21

Chapter 8: The Civil War crossword puzzle
Across
  1. enslaved woman who gained her freedom in MN
  2. the practice of owning slaves
  3. Civil War battle lasting from July 1-3
  4. an order freeing the slaves
  5. to withdraw from an organization or company
  6. an enslaved person who sued for his freedom
  7. the Northern states during the Civil War
  8. a change to a government process or document
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  1. one of the three main crops grown in the South
  2. Minnesotan boy who enlisted to fight
  3. someone who wants to end slavery
  4. the last Union Soldier
  5. the 11 Southern States that seceded from U.S.
  6. the 16th president of the United States
  7. the most important crop grown in the South
  8. a freed slave who led others to Minnesota

16 Clues: the last Union Soldier • an order freeing the slaves • the practice of owning slaves • someone who wants to end slavery • Minnesotan boy who enlisted to fight • Civil War battle lasting from July 1-3 • the 16th president of the United States • the Northern states during the Civil War • a freed slave who led others to Minnesota • the most important crop grown in the South • ...

Bomb: Days 1 – 4 2025-06-17

Bomb: Days 1 – 4 crossword puzzle
Across
  1. Lead scientist of the bomb-building project
  2. main element used in chain reactions
  3. Italian physicist who designed the first chain reaction
  4. the country that attacked the United States in 1941
  5. President of the United States during World War 2
  6. New Mexico location where the “gadget” was designed
  7. the country that started World War 2
  8. the top secret bomb “project”
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  1. wrote a warning letter to FDR
  2. United States army base that was attacked in 1941
  3. California University with the “Rad Lab”
  4. Illinois University where the first nuclear “pile” was tested
  5. Army General and head of the bomb project
  6. splitting an atom’s nucleus to release energy
  7. Prime Minister of England during World War 2
  8. German chemist that discovered atoms can split

16 Clues: wrote a warning letter to FDR • the top secret bomb “project” • main element used in chain reactions • the country that started World War 2 • California University with the “Rad Lab” • Army General and head of the bomb project • Lead scientist of the bomb-building project • Prime Minister of England during World War 2 • splitting an atom’s nucleus to release energy • ...

Unit 3 Vocabulary 2012-10-04

Unit 3 Vocabulary crossword puzzle
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  1. man from Connecticut that brought the Great Compromise and helped write the Declaration of Independence
  2. makes laws and serves as a branch of government
  3. branch of government that enforces the law
  4. has been the law of the land for over 200 years
  5. the separation of these prevents one branch from becoming more powerful than another
  6. this was the branch of governement the Articles of Confederation didn't have
  7. this system is used to elect our presidents
  8. to revise a document
  9. man who is considered father of the constitution
  10. name of the national legislature in America
  11. under this compromise, the slave population was counted in states differently
  12. plan that called for states with larger populations to have more representatives
  13. a conflict that showed the weaknesses of the Articles of Confederation
  14. compromise that brought the New Jersey Plan and the Virginia Plan together
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  1. type of convention where delegates from 12 states went
  2. this system is used to stop other branches
  3. prohibit from becoming law
  4. approved in 1781 and lasted 7 years
  5. plan that called for small states to get same voting power as larger ones
  6. a government run by the people through their elected officials
  7. a government by the people
  8. convention held in Maryland but failed to rally interest
  9. a plan of government that describes the different parts of the government and their powers

23 Clues: to revise a document • prohibit from becoming law • a government by the people • approved in 1781 and lasted 7 years • this system is used to stop other branches • branch of government that enforces the law • this system is used to elect our presidents • name of the national legislature in America • makes laws and serves as a branch of government • ...

History Final 2020-06-12

History Final crossword puzzle
Across
  1. the encampment of the Lewis and Clark Expedition
  2. a body of water that is the Salish Sea's outlet to the Pacific Ocean
  3. first Washington governor
  4. clark's partner
  5. Polk called for expansion of the entire Oregon territory
  6. type of otters
  7. 16 year old Lemhi Shoshone woman who helped the Lewis and Clark Expedition
  8. a British explorer, navigator, cartographer, and captain in the British Royal Navy
  9. a meeting in the Pacific Northwest between the United States and sovereign tribal nations
  10. best known U.S. policy toward the Western Hemisphere
  11. a treaty between the United States and Britain that set the boundary between British North America and the US across the West
  12. English naval captain
  13. Spanish Basque explorer of the Pacific Northwest
  14. a tunnel that was very important in the history of the Northern Pacific Railway
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  1. governor of Washington from 1853 to 1857
  2. the idea that America is destined by god
  3. a Chinook word meaning by and by
  4. a Suquamish and Duwamish chief that one of Washington's biggest cities was named after
  5. lewis's partner
  6. the oldest incorporated joint-stock merchandising company in the English-speaking world
  7. a United States statute that permitted the entrance of Washington into the United States
  8. a Spanish Basque explorer of the Pacific Northwest
  9. dispute over the seizure of vessels at Nootka Sound
  10. a British fur trading post built in 1824
  11. usa and uk war, 1959

25 Clues: type of otters • clark's partner • lewis's partner • usa and uk war, 1959 • English naval captain • first Washington governor • a Chinook word meaning by and by • governor of Washington from 1853 to 1857 • the idea that America is destined by god • a British fur trading post built in 1824 • the encampment of the Lewis and Clark Expedition • ...

Foreign Policy Crossword Puzzle 2020-09-18

Foreign Policy Crossword Puzzle crossword puzzle
Across
  1. Aggression can be deterred by overwhelming power of the world states against one that is pursuing aggressive strategies.
  2. Foreign investment in developing nations is a means of dominating and extracting capital from weaker states.
  3. Use of trade restrictions to protect a domestic market from foreign influences.
  4. Decision to abstain from buying certain goods to try to force a nation to change its policies.
  5. Progress can only be achieved by international cooperation.
  6. The attitude of being accepting, focuses on national interests and power.
  7. Trades on imported goods.
  8. Nation-states are not all alike. If everyone says so, it must be true.
  9. Allows the president to commit troops without Congressional approval for 60 days.
  10. Nations act to prevent any one country from becoming too powerful.
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  1. The influence of geography and demographics on foreign policy.
  2. Supervises the operations of the U.S. military and advises the president
  3. Formal contacts between national governments.
  4. Politics of the real
  5. Evaluate the strength of other nations, and provide information to POTUS.
  6. Set the limits on the amount of goods that can be imported.
  7. Democracies do not go to war with each other.
  8. Promote human rights, power isn't the only thing that matters.
  9. The exploitation of territories or states by a more powerful state
  10. The top U.S. diplomat.
  11. Formalizing negotiations and in solutions in writing that handles international law.
  12. Meetings between heads of state.

22 Clues: Politics of the real • The top U.S. diplomat. • Trades on imported goods. • Meetings between heads of state. • Formal contacts between national governments. • Democracies do not go to war with each other. • Set the limits on the amount of goods that can be imported. • Progress can only be achieved by international cooperation. • ...

Washington-Adams-Jefferson 2023-11-30

Washington-Adams-Jefferson crossword puzzle
Across
  1. The President's group of advisors is called his...
  2. The war fought between the United States and the North African nations of Tunisia, Algiers, and Morocco
  3. A federalist who had his judgeship revoked from the Supreme Court
  4. The act that made it illegal to criticize the President and Government
  5. The treaty the United States signed with the British that angered the French
  6. The Compromise of 1790 states that Washington D.C. would be the _________ of the United States
  7. The protest by Western Pennsylvanian Farmers over a tax on whiskey
  8. The party of Thomas Jefferson and James Madison
  9. In 1803, Thomas Jefferson purchased the __________ territory from the French
  10. Thomas Jefferson's Vice President from 1801-1805
  11. The ________ Act stated that anyone deemed a threat to the nation would be expelled to their country of origin.
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  1. Alexander Hamilton introduced his ___________________________ that would establish a national bank.
  2. Washington D.C. is home to the ___________.
  3. "That cursed Ograbme!"
  4. Father of the Constitution and Thomas Jefferson's Secretary of State
  5. Washington is known as the _________ President
  6. The name of the foreign issue where American diplomats were asked for a bribe from the French
  7. Marbury v. Madison established this judiciary power where the Judicial Branch can deem a law unconstitutional
  8. Washington's Vice President
  9. Washington warned Americans against political factions and alliances in his ___________ address
  10. The party of Alexander Hamilton and John Adams

21 Clues: "That cursed Ograbme!" • Washington's Vice President • Washington D.C. is home to the ___________. • Washington is known as the _________ President • The party of Alexander Hamilton and John Adams • The party of Thomas Jefferson and James Madison • Thomas Jefferson's Vice President from 1801-1805 • The President's group of advisors is called his... • ...

Exploration thru Constitution 2023-05-01

Exploration thru Constitution crossword puzzle
Across
  1. Political, Social, Religious & Economic
  2. principle where states and the federal government share power
  3. tax on paper products
  4. Anti-federalist fought for this
  5. George Washington, John Adams, Thomas Jefferson, James Madison...
  6. 3 Branches of government
  7. trial by jury, right to an attorney
  8. a change or addition to a legal document
  9. colonists who wanted to fight for independence
  10. agreement combining small states and large states plans to create a bicameral legislature based on representation and equality
  11. fishing, lumber, shipbuilding
  12. speech, press, assembly, petition, religion
  13. main author of the Declaration of Independence
  14. "golden weed" made Jamestown successful
  15. first representative assembly in the colonies
Down
  1. father of the Constitution
  2. those in favor of the constitution's ratification
  3. a written plan of government
  4. first form of self government in the colonies
  5. plan for adding new states to the Union
  6. 1620
  7. to rule
  8. plantations, cash crops, slave labor
  9. One of the authors of the Federalist Papers
  10. "bread basket"
  11. economic system where colonies existed to benefit the "mother country"
  12. law requiring colonists to house, feed, and care for British soldiers
  13. place where Continental army spent a harsh winter yet endured and came out stronger
  14. rebellion which showed the weakness of the AoC
  15. 1607
  16. Constitutional "meeting" in 1787 to revise the AoC but instead wrote the new US Constitution

31 Clues: 1620 • 1607 • to rule • "bread basket" • tax on paper products • 3 Branches of government • father of the Constitution • a written plan of government • fishing, lumber, shipbuilding • Anti-federalist fought for this • trial by jury, right to an attorney • plantations, cash crops, slave labor • Political, Social, Religious & Economic • plan for adding new states to the Union • ...

Constitutional Crossword 2021-11-08

Constitutional Crossword crossword puzzle
Across
  1. The highest rank accredited to a foreign gov
  2. To free someone who is guilty of a crime
  3. A body of high ranking state officials
  4. Bicameral plan for large populated states
  5. The highest court of law in the United States or in many of its states
  6. 1 more than half majority vote wins
  7. The crime of betraying one's country
  8. 46th pres of the us
  9. Complete count of a population as a state
  10. An advocate of a federal union between the American colonies
  11. Branch responsible for creating laws
  12. 435 members in what house
  13. Someone who is chosen to temporary fill the absence of the vice president
  14. Branch responsible for interpreting the laws
Down
  1. Head of state or officer in supreme command of a country's armed forces
  2. Single legislative house with equal representation for each state
  3. Congress has the power to ___ against other countries
  4. Gathering of a group for the purpose of either drafting a new constitution or editing an existing one
  5. Limits and controls limits imposed on all branches
  6. Approval of articles
  7. To establish the branches of the federal gov. and describe what powers they have
  8. Reject a decision or proposal
  9. One of the chambers of the Congress
  10. Democratic Connecticut congressman
  11. Branch responsible for carrying out and enforcing laws
  12. Female politician serving as speaker of the United States: House of Reps

26 Clues: 46th pres of the us • Approval of articles • 435 members in what house • Reject a decision or proposal • Democratic Connecticut congressman • One of the chambers of the Congress • 1 more than half majority vote wins • The crime of betraying one's country • Branch responsible for creating laws • A body of high ranking state officials • To free someone who is guilty of a crime • ...

WWI Crossword 2024-11-21

WWI Crossword crossword puzzle
Across
  1. The name for the German submarines that sunk Allied ships in the Atlantic.
  2. Soldiers being involuntarily selected for service
  3. The alliance containing Germany, Austria-Hungary, and the Ottoman Empire.
  4. At the beginning of WWI the United States declared _____________.
  5. After the war the United States retreated to a policy of ____________.
  6. This cause of WWI is the reason why so many countries felt the need to fight
  7. The practice of maintaining large empires and a main cause of tension between European countries.
  8. The fighting in WWI took place in these...
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  1. ___________ submarine warfare
  2. The ________ & Sedition Acts drew criticisms from Americans
  3. This cause of WWI had to do with the build up of strong armies and weapons.
  4. The name of the British ship, carrying 128 Americans, that sunk.
  5. Thinking that one's country is superior to all those around it
  6. The government would sell these to raise money for WWI
  7. The number of "points" Woodrow Wilson had during negotiations to prevent future wars.
  8. The alliance that the United States joined.
  9. Charles Schenck argued that the government was violating what amendment when he was arrested
  10. Harlem _______________
  11. The name of the telegram sent from Germany to Mexico asking them to join the Central Powers.
  12. The United States believed in Peace Without _______ following WWI
  13. The nickname for at-home plots where families would grow their own veggies to conserve food during the war

21 Clues: Harlem _______________ • ___________ submarine warfare • The fighting in WWI took place in these... • The alliance that the United States joined. • Soldiers being involuntarily selected for service • The government would sell these to raise money for WWI • The ________ & Sedition Acts drew criticisms from Americans • ...

Unit 2.3 Vocab 2022-03-16

Unit 2.3 Vocab crossword puzzle
Across
  1. Secured the rights of freedmen, gave citizenship to african americans
  2. a system used on southern farms after the civil war
  3. Process for charging the president with a crime
  4. A terrorist group that operated in the south after the civil war
  5. Abolition of slavery without compensation for slave-owners
  6. passed by radicals in congress over Johnson's veto
  7. Radical Republicans' first reconstruction plan
  8. paid the landowner rent for farmland and a house, crops were often used to pay
  9. white southerner who supported the republicans during reconstruction
  10. Southern attempts to regulate and rescrict African Americans
  11. The _________ of 1887
  12. northern whites who moved to the south and served as republican leaders
Down
  1. States cannot deny any person the right to vote because of race
  2. the stronghold of the democratic party for one century
  3. declares that all persons born in the U.S. are citizens and are guaranteed equal protection of the laws
  4. idea of the south industrializing
  5. The 17th president of the united states, became president after Lincoln was assassinated
  6. Lincoln's plan that allowed a southern state to form its own government if 10% of its voters swore an oath of loyalty to the United States
  7. 19th president of the United States
  8. provoded aid to black and white southerners uprooted by fighting
  9. Assassinated Lincoln
  10. a veto taking place when congress adjourns within 10 days of submitting a bill to the president

22 Clues: Assassinated Lincoln • The _________ of 1887 • idea of the south industrializing • 19th president of the United States • Radical Republicans' first reconstruction plan • Process for charging the president with a crime • passed by radicals in congress over Johnson's veto • a system used on southern farms after the civil war • ...

Washington State 2022-11-03

Washington State crossword puzzle
Across
  1. the official state fruit which Washington produces more that 50% of for the entire country
  2. to get to this 5 mile Washington State town, you have to travel out of Washington and through Canada first
  3. a beach in Seattle, a Native American word that means "bye and bye" or "into the future"
  4. Washington has the second largest auto carrying system of this king in the world and the largest fleet in the United States
  5. the only other state to have more glaciers than Washington state has. Washington state has more glaciers than all other 47 contiguous states combined.
  6. state flower
  7. the largest of around 200 of Washington's islands
  8. directly to the West of the state
  9. largest county in Washington State by population
  10. nickname for Washington the _____ state
Down
  1. largest river flowing into the Pacific Ocean from North America
  2. the largest city in Washington, also the 18th largest city in the United States!
  3. the 5th highest point in the contiguous United States
  4. one of 10 volcanos in Washington state, this one famously erupted in May of 1980
  5. state to the East
  6. located to the North of Washington State
  7. largest county in Washington State by land area
  8. State Capital of the State
  9. state directly to the South
  10. 80% of the state's population lives on this side of the state

20 Clues: state flower • state to the East • State Capital of the State • state directly to the South • directly to the West of the state • nickname for Washington the _____ state • located to the North of Washington State • largest county in Washington State by land area • largest county in Washington State by population • the largest of around 200 of Washington's islands • ...

The Cold War Era 2022-04-21

The Cold War Era crossword puzzle
Across
  1. the ending of a policy of racial segregation.
  2. a movement in the united states that abolished institutional racial segregation
  3. reward given returning soldiers.
  4. historical era where people where in constant fear of being nuked
  5. Shorten name for the communist state of now russia during 1922 to 1991.
  6. The president during 1952-1960
  7. parallel What divides both North and South Korea?
  8. U.S. foreign policy during the Cold War which tried to contain communism from spreading
  9. A movement made to find communist “hiding” in America
  10. democratic institutions installed in eastern European countries after WW2
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  1. “separate but equal”
  2. the United States' foreign policy with regard to communism.
  3. first satellite to orbit the earth
  4. defence treaty made by the USSR.
  5. a political theory derived from Karl Marx
  6. political tension between the United States and the Soviet Union and their allies during the 1940s and 1950s
  7. New homes built very fast and cheap
  8. The capital of Germany
  9. Americans fear that communist would take over the world
  10. the part of germany controlled by France,The united states,and Great Britain
  11. A senator who believed communist spies lived all over the US
  12. the part of germany controlled by the USSR
  13. the action or process of a state withdrawing from a former colony, leaving it independent.
  14. President during 1945-1952
  15. North Atlantic Treaty Organization

25 Clues: “separate but equal” • The capital of Germany • President during 1945-1952 • The president during 1952-1960 • defence treaty made by the USSR. • reward given returning soldiers. • first satellite to orbit the earth • North Atlantic Treaty Organization • New homes built very fast and cheap • a political theory derived from Karl Marx • the part of germany controlled by the USSR • ...