states Crossword Puzzles
Federalism 2025-01-12
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- powers that are not actually stated in the Constitution
- the federal government gets all of its powers from the ___________
- division of power between a central government and state governments
- expressed powers are also called _________ powers
- most expressed powers are found in this within the Constitution
- powers not granted to the national government, but not denied to the States
- name for powers shared by the states and the federal government
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- clause that says federal laws are superior to state laws
- type of government that has the power to rule over the common interests of the States
- when the United States was born, each state already had one of these
- powers that are actually stated in the Constitution
- type of government that is typically responsible for the areas of daily life for U.S. citizens
- powers historically recognized as belonging to all national governments
- powers explicitly not given to a government within the Constitution
- the necessary and proper clause is also known as the _______ clause
15 Clues: expressed powers are also called _________ powers • powers that are actually stated in the Constitution • powers that are not actually stated in the Constitution • clause that says federal laws are superior to state laws • most expressed powers are found in this within the Constitution • name for powers shared by the states and the federal government • ...
Unit 3 Vocabulary 2012-10-04
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- man from Connecticut that brought the Great Compromise and helped write the Declaration of Independence
- makes laws and serves as a branch of government
- branch of government that enforces the law
- has been the law of the land for over 200 years
- the separation of these prevents one branch from becoming more powerful than another
- this was the branch of governement the Articles of Confederation didn't have
- this system is used to elect our presidents
- to revise a document
- man who is considered father of the constitution
- name of the national legislature in America
- under this compromise, the slave population was counted in states differently
- plan that called for states with larger populations to have more representatives
- a conflict that showed the weaknesses of the Articles of Confederation
- compromise that brought the New Jersey Plan and the Virginia Plan together
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- type of convention where delegates from 12 states went
- this system is used to stop other branches
- prohibit from becoming law
- approved in 1781 and lasted 7 years
- plan that called for small states to get same voting power as larger ones
- a government run by the people through their elected officials
- a government by the people
- convention held in Maryland but failed to rally interest
- 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
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- the encampment of the Lewis and Clark Expedition
- a body of water that is the Salish Sea's outlet to the Pacific Ocean
- first Washington governor
- clark's partner
- Polk called for expansion of the entire Oregon territory
- type of otters
- 16 year old Lemhi Shoshone woman who helped the Lewis and Clark Expedition
- a British explorer, navigator, cartographer, and captain in the British Royal Navy
- a meeting in the Pacific Northwest between the United States and sovereign tribal nations
- best known U.S. policy toward the Western Hemisphere
- a treaty between the United States and Britain that set the boundary between British North America and the US across the West
- English naval captain
- Spanish Basque explorer of the Pacific Northwest
- a tunnel that was very important in the history of the Northern Pacific Railway
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- governor of Washington from 1853 to 1857
- the idea that America is destined by god
- a Chinook word meaning by and by
- a Suquamish and Duwamish chief that one of Washington's biggest cities was named after
- lewis's partner
- the oldest incorporated joint-stock merchandising company in the English-speaking world
- a United States statute that permitted the entrance of Washington into the United States
- a Spanish Basque explorer of the Pacific Northwest
- dispute over the seizure of vessels at Nootka Sound
- a British fur trading post built in 1824
- 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
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- Aggression can be deterred by overwhelming power of the world states against one that is pursuing aggressive strategies.
- Foreign investment in developing nations is a means of dominating and extracting capital from weaker states.
- Use of trade restrictions to protect a domestic market from foreign influences.
- Decision to abstain from buying certain goods to try to force a nation to change its policies.
- Progress can only be achieved by international cooperation.
- The attitude of being accepting, focuses on national interests and power.
- Trades on imported goods.
- Nation-states are not all alike. If everyone says so, it must be true.
- Allows the president to commit troops without Congressional approval for 60 days.
- Nations act to prevent any one country from becoming too powerful.
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- The influence of geography and demographics on foreign policy.
- Supervises the operations of the U.S. military and advises the president
- Formal contacts between national governments.
- Politics of the real
- Evaluate the strength of other nations, and provide information to POTUS.
- Set the limits on the amount of goods that can be imported.
- Democracies do not go to war with each other.
- Promote human rights, power isn't the only thing that matters.
- The exploitation of territories or states by a more powerful state
- The top U.S. diplomat.
- Formalizing negotiations and in solutions in writing that handles international law.
- 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
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- The President's group of advisors is called his...
- The war fought between the United States and the North African nations of Tunisia, Algiers, and Morocco
- A federalist who had his judgeship revoked from the Supreme Court
- The act that made it illegal to criticize the President and Government
- The treaty the United States signed with the British that angered the French
- The Compromise of 1790 states that Washington D.C. would be the _________ of the United States
- The protest by Western Pennsylvanian Farmers over a tax on whiskey
- The party of Thomas Jefferson and James Madison
- In 1803, Thomas Jefferson purchased the __________ territory from the French
- Thomas Jefferson's Vice President from 1801-1805
- The ________ Act stated that anyone deemed a threat to the nation would be expelled to their country of origin.
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- Alexander Hamilton introduced his ___________________________ that would establish a national bank.
- Washington D.C. is home to the ___________.
- "That cursed Ograbme!"
- Father of the Constitution and Thomas Jefferson's Secretary of State
- Washington is known as the _________ President
- The name of the foreign issue where American diplomats were asked for a bribe from the French
- Marbury v. Madison established this judiciary power where the Judicial Branch can deem a law unconstitutional
- Washington's Vice President
- Washington warned Americans against political factions and alliances in his ___________ address
- 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
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- Political, Social, Religious & Economic
- principle where states and the federal government share power
- tax on paper products
- Anti-federalist fought for this
- George Washington, John Adams, Thomas Jefferson, James Madison...
- 3 Branches of government
- trial by jury, right to an attorney
- a change or addition to a legal document
- colonists who wanted to fight for independence
- agreement combining small states and large states plans to create a bicameral legislature based on representation and equality
- fishing, lumber, shipbuilding
- speech, press, assembly, petition, religion
- main author of the Declaration of Independence
- "golden weed" made Jamestown successful
- first representative assembly in the colonies
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- father of the Constitution
- those in favor of the constitution's ratification
- a written plan of government
- first form of self government in the colonies
- plan for adding new states to the Union
- 1620
- to rule
- plantations, cash crops, slave labor
- One of the authors of the Federalist Papers
- "bread basket"
- economic system where colonies existed to benefit the "mother country"
- law requiring colonists to house, feed, and care for British soldiers
- place where Continental army spent a harsh winter yet endured and came out stronger
- rebellion which showed the weakness of the AoC
- 1607
- 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
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- The highest rank accredited to a foreign gov
- To free someone who is guilty of a crime
- A body of high ranking state officials
- Bicameral plan for large populated states
- The highest court of law in the United States or in many of its states
- 1 more than half majority vote wins
- The crime of betraying one's country
- 46th pres of the us
- Complete count of a population as a state
- An advocate of a federal union between the American colonies
- Branch responsible for creating laws
- 435 members in what house
- Someone who is chosen to temporary fill the absence of the vice president
- Branch responsible for interpreting the laws
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- Head of state or officer in supreme command of a country's armed forces
- Single legislative house with equal representation for each state
- Congress has the power to ___ against other countries
- Gathering of a group for the purpose of either drafting a new constitution or editing an existing one
- Limits and controls limits imposed on all branches
- Approval of articles
- To establish the branches of the federal gov. and describe what powers they have
- Reject a decision or proposal
- One of the chambers of the Congress
- Democratic Connecticut congressman
- Branch responsible for carrying out and enforcing laws
- 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
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- The name for the German submarines that sunk Allied ships in the Atlantic.
- Soldiers being involuntarily selected for service
- The alliance containing Germany, Austria-Hungary, and the Ottoman Empire.
- At the beginning of WWI the United States declared _____________.
- After the war the United States retreated to a policy of ____________.
- This cause of WWI is the reason why so many countries felt the need to fight
- The practice of maintaining large empires and a main cause of tension between European countries.
- The fighting in WWI took place in these...
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- ___________ submarine warfare
- The ________ & Sedition Acts drew criticisms from Americans
- This cause of WWI had to do with the build up of strong armies and weapons.
- The name of the British ship, carrying 128 Americans, that sunk.
- Thinking that one's country is superior to all those around it
- The government would sell these to raise money for WWI
- The number of "points" Woodrow Wilson had during negotiations to prevent future wars.
- The alliance that the United States joined.
- Charles Schenck argued that the government was violating what amendment when he was arrested
- Harlem _______________
- The name of the telegram sent from Germany to Mexico asking them to join the Central Powers.
- The United States believed in Peace Without _______ following WWI
- 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
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- Secured the rights of freedmen, gave citizenship to african americans
- a system used on southern farms after the civil war
- Process for charging the president with a crime
- A terrorist group that operated in the south after the civil war
- Abolition of slavery without compensation for slave-owners
- passed by radicals in congress over Johnson's veto
- Radical Republicans' first reconstruction plan
- paid the landowner rent for farmland and a house, crops were often used to pay
- white southerner who supported the republicans during reconstruction
- Southern attempts to regulate and rescrict African Americans
- The _________ of 1887
- northern whites who moved to the south and served as republican leaders
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- States cannot deny any person the right to vote because of race
- the stronghold of the democratic party for one century
- declares that all persons born in the U.S. are citizens and are guaranteed equal protection of the laws
- idea of the south industrializing
- The 17th president of the united states, became president after Lincoln was assassinated
- 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
- 19th president of the United States
- provoded aid to black and white southerners uprooted by fighting
- Assassinated Lincoln
- 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
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- the official state fruit which Washington produces more that 50% of for the entire country
- to get to this 5 mile Washington State town, you have to travel out of Washington and through Canada first
- a beach in Seattle, a Native American word that means "bye and bye" or "into the future"
- Washington has the second largest auto carrying system of this king in the world and the largest fleet in the United States
- the only other state to have more glaciers than Washington state has. Washington state has more glaciers than all other 47 contiguous states combined.
- state flower
- the largest of around 200 of Washington's islands
- directly to the West of the state
- largest county in Washington State by population
- nickname for Washington the _____ state
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- largest river flowing into the Pacific Ocean from North America
- the largest city in Washington, also the 18th largest city in the United States!
- the 5th highest point in the contiguous United States
- one of 10 volcanos in Washington state, this one famously erupted in May of 1980
- state to the East
- located to the North of Washington State
- largest county in Washington State by land area
- State Capital of the State
- state directly to the South
- 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
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- the ending of a policy of racial segregation.
- a movement in the united states that abolished institutional racial segregation
- reward given returning soldiers.
- historical era where people where in constant fear of being nuked
- Shorten name for the communist state of now russia during 1922 to 1991.
- The president during 1952-1960
- parallel What divides both North and South Korea?
- U.S. foreign policy during the Cold War which tried to contain communism from spreading
- A movement made to find communist “hiding” in America
- democratic institutions installed in eastern European countries after WW2
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- “separate but equal”
- the United States' foreign policy with regard to communism.
- first satellite to orbit the earth
- defence treaty made by the USSR.
- a political theory derived from Karl Marx
- political tension between the United States and the Soviet Union and their allies during the 1940s and 1950s
- New homes built very fast and cheap
- The capital of Germany
- Americans fear that communist would take over the world
- the part of germany controlled by France,The united states,and Great Britain
- A senator who believed communist spies lived all over the US
- the part of germany controlled by the USSR
- the action or process of a state withdrawing from a former colony, leaving it independent.
- President during 1945-1952
- 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 • ...
Madi Schindler, Gov, 4 2023-01-09
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- The United States is a
- The first article of the Constitution is about the (2 words)
- Relationships and interactions between two or more countries (2 words)
- People who were against the Constitution (2 words)
- A plan that gave each state one vote from congress, helped the smaller states (2 words)
- The official document of the United States that contains the country’s beliefs and laws
- The largest source of tax income for the country (2 words)
- This branch makes up different levels of courts (2 words)
- First section of the Constitution stating its goals and intentions
- People who supported the Constitution
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- This branch has many departments (2 words)
- Federal court system and the State Court System is the (3 words)
- The vote of the electoral college (2 words)
- Rejecting a proposed bill
- When no one is above the law (3 words)
- When all political power comes from the people (2 words)
- House of Representative and Senate make up the
- A system so no one part of the government can become to powerful (2 words)
- This plan gave states with larger populations more power (2 words)
- The vote of the public (2 words)
- Decision of who won a court case
- When you pass the citizenship test
- A change in the Constitution
23 Clues: The United States is a • Rejecting a proposed bill • A change in the Constitution • The vote of the public (2 words) • Decision of who won a court case • When you pass the citizenship test • People who supported the Constitution • When no one is above the law (3 words) • This branch has many departments (2 words) • The vote of the electoral college (2 words) • ...
chapter 2 2022-06-13
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- allowed for admission of Missouri as the 24th state
- the 24th state
- Maryland’s attempt to tax the Baltimore branch
- a Protestant religious revival during the early 19th century in the United States
- DC
- walk nearly 1,000 miles to a new home
- U.S bought land for 11.25 million
- courts are vested with the authority to determine the legitimacy
- the constitutional theory that individual states can invalidate federal laws or judicial decisions they deem unconstitutional
- incorporated territory
- organization of workers formed for the purpose of advancing its members' interests
- the practice of a successful political party giving public office to its supporters
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- a conference of members of a legislative body who belong to a particular party or faction.
- withdraw formally from membership of a federal union
- transition to new manufacturing processes in Great Britain
- abstinence from alcoholic drink
- warns European nations that the United States would not tolerate further colonization
- political policy of promoting or protecting the interests of native or indigenous inhabitants over those of immigrants
- American inventor, widely known for inventing the cotton gin
- a political party that espoused traditionalist conservatism
- American statesman and political theorist from South Carolina
- the first 10 amendments
- political powers granted to the United States government that aren't explicitly stated in the Constitution
- holds food
- powers granted to the Federal government
25 Clues: DC • holds food • the 24th state • incorporated territory • the first 10 amendments • abstinence from alcoholic drink • U.S bought land for 11.25 million • walk nearly 1,000 miles to a new home • powers granted to the Federal government • Maryland’s attempt to tax the Baltimore branch • allowed for admission of Missouri as the 24th state • ...
The Federalist Era 2022-09-21
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- Things Washington did that became examples for other to follow.
- Miami Chief
- Attorney General
- Established three levels of federal courts and defined their powers.
- Favoring on faction over another.
- Where Anthony Wayne defeated Native Americans leading to the Treaty of Greenville.
- Popular treaty re-opened the Mississippi and settled the border with Spain.
- John Adams' Vice President
- Jefferson and Madison led this political party which liked limited government.
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- Washington warned people about political factions and foreign entanglements.
- Statements made by Virginia and Kentucky suggesting states could nullify rules they felt were unconstitutional.
- The concept that a state can repeal or overturn laws they feel are unconstitutional.
- Department heads who serve as advisors to the president.
- protested the tax on American-made whiskey.
- Adams and Hamilton led this political party which favored a strong federal government.
- Belief that states gave federal government its' power.
- Washington's policy to stay out of other countries conflicts or entanglements.
- Secretary of War
- Treaty with England that didn't end impressment and wasn't popular.
- Secretary of the Treasury with plan to repay debts.
- French diplomats demand a bribe just to talk.
- Taking Americans and making them serve in the Royal Navy.
- Second President of the United States
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. • ...
27 Amendments 2025-11-20
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- Allows Congress to collect income taxes.
- Powers not given to the federal government belong to states or the people.
- Gave Washington, D.C., residents the right to vote for president.
- Granted women the right to vote.
- Changed the procedure for electing the president and vice president.
- Ensures rights not listed are still protected.
- Outlines presidential succession and disability.
- Provides rights in court, including protection against double jeopardy.
- Lowered voting age to 18.
- Delays congressional pay raises until after the next election.
- Prevents soldiers from living in your home without permission.
- Protects against unreasonable searches and seizures.
- Abolished slavery in the United States.
- Changed start dates for president and Congress.
- Limits presidents to two terms.
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- Prohibits voting discrimination based on race or color.
- Protects the right to keep and bear arms.
- Started Prohibition by banning alcohol.
- Gives the right to a jury trial in civil cases.
- Limits lawsuits against states from other states or countries.
- Abolished poll taxes for voting.
- Repealed Prohibition (18th Amendment).
- Gives freedoms of speech, religion, press, assembly, and petition.
- Guarantees a speedy, public trial and the right to a lawyer.
- Prohibits cruel and unusual punishment and excessive fines.
- Provides for direct election of U.S. senators.
- Grants citizenship and equal protection under the law.
27 Clues: Lowered voting age to 18. • Limits presidents to two terms. • Abolished poll taxes for voting. • Granted women the right to vote. • Repealed Prohibition (18th Amendment). • Started Prohibition by banning alcohol. • Abolished slavery in the United States. • Allows Congress to collect income taxes. • Protects the right to keep and bear arms. • ...
4th of July 2025-12-24
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- Seat of government
- Division of power between states and national government
- Small explosive firework
- Individual members of the nation
- Symbol of freedom
- National holiday on July fourth
- Love of country
- Head of the executive branch
- Flag’s horizontal lines
- Core American value
- Revolutionary leader and first president
- Popular July Fourth food
- Foundational governing document
- Declaration announcing freedom from Britain
- Representative form of government
- Early American leader involved in independence
- Grilled picnic staple
- Public holiday procession
- Explosive holiday displays
- Outdoor holiday meal
- Person who signed the Declaration
- Author of the Declaration of Independence
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- Summer holiday dessert
- Leaders of the American Revolution
- Cookout tradition on the Fourth
- Fourth month day of independence celebration
- Legislative branch of government
- Freedoms protected by law
- War for American independence
- Governing body during the Revolution
- First ten amendments protecting freedoms
- Symbol on the American flag
- Government by the people
- National bird of the United States
- Civic duty in a democracy
- Change to the Constitution
- Pride in one’s country
- Former ruling country
- Original British settlements in America
- Material used for the Declaration document
- Freedom from foreign rule
- City where independence was declared
- Season of the holiday
- United states joined together
- Handheld firework
45 Clues: Love of country • Symbol of freedom • Handheld firework • Seat of government • Core American value • Outdoor holiday meal • Former ruling country • Season of the holiday • Grilled picnic staple • Summer holiday dessert • Pride in one’s country • Flag’s horizontal lines • Small explosive firework • Government by the people • Popular July Fourth food • Freedoms protected by law • ...
Civil War 2026-01-12
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- – A large weapon used in battles.
- – A person who cares for sick or injured soldiers.
- – A person who fights in an army.
- – The right to live without being owned or controlled.
- – A group of soldiers.
- – A time without war.
- – The side that fought to keep the United States united.
- – A fight between two armies.
- A war fought between people from the same country.
- – A fight between countries or groups.
- – A strong building used for protection in war.
- – To choose a leader or decision.Uniform – Special clothing worn by soldiers.
- – The act of setting enslaved people free.
- – A gun used by soldiers during the Civil War.
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- – The U.S. president during the Civil War.
- – A leader of an army.
- – The southern states that wanted to break away.
- – A system where people were owned and forced to work.
- – When soldiers walk together in lines.
- – A message sent to family from soldiers at war.
- – A person who wanted to end slavery.
- – The side that fought to form its own country.
- – The leader of the United States.
- – Small amounts of food given to soldiers.
- – A place where soldiers lived during the war.
- – The northern states that wanted the country to stay together.
- – A symbol used to represent a country or group.
27 Clues: – A time without war. • – A leader of an army. • – A group of soldiers. • – A fight between two armies. • – A large weapon used in battles. • – A person who fights in an army. • – The leader of the United States. • – A person who wanted to end slavery. • – A fight between countries or groups. • – When soldiers walk together in lines. • – The U.S. president during the Civil War. • ...
A New Nation Crossword Puzzle 2026-02-27
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- The Constitutional ____ was attended by delegates from 12 states, excluding Rhode Island.
- The ____ college is part of the U.S. voting system
- This branch was created by Article III in the U.S. Constitution.
- The amount of ____ in the house from each state is dependent on state population.
- This branch includes the House of Representatives and the Senate.
- The new, revised United States ____
- The newest department in the executive branch, the Department of ____
- The largest branch in the U.S. government, that enforces laws.
- The state that created the North's plan for the government
- The system of checks and ____ helps branches of the government keep each other in check.
- The leader of the American Revolution and first United States president
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- The state that created the South's plan for the government
- The United States is a ____ with democratic ideals
- The length of a president's term.
- The first 10 amendments
- The old, unsuccessful Articles of _____
- A tactic of persuasion used by candidates in elections in which many positive and/or negative things about a person/group are listed.
- Someone who is in the Senate would be called a ____
- The U.S. government has three of these.
- A tactic of persuasion used by candidates in elections in which the candidate is made out to look like an ordinary citizen.
20 Clues: The first 10 amendments • The length of a president's term. • The new, revised United States ____ • The old, unsuccessful Articles of _____ • The U.S. government has three of these. • The United States is a ____ with democratic ideals • The ____ college is part of the U.S. voting system • Someone who is in the Senate would be called a ____ • ...
Abraham Lincoln 2017-04-04
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- the path slaves took to freedom
- a conductor on the underground railroad
- someone who is chosen by a vote to do something or be in a certain position
- the government formed by the states in the south after they withdrew from the united states
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- withdrew membership from an established group
- someone who brought slaves into freedom from the underground railroad
- he was the 16th president of the United States
- the northern states that did not secede from the united states
- to end
- 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
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- this amendment protects additional individual rights
- this amendment protects freedom of religion, assembly, press, petition, and speech
- this amendment prohibits cruel or unusual punishment
- this amendment guarantees a fair, impartial, and speedy trial
- this amendment states that the government does not have the right to quarter soldiers
- this amendment states the right of people to carry weapons
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- this amendment states that power not given to the federal government are reserved to the states, states right
- this amendment guarantees the right to a trial by jury
- this amendment protects accused citizens
- 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 • ...
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Test of the New Government Test Review 2022-12-09
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- member of the Federalist party. He was also Washington’s secretary of treasury and created a national bank
- a woman who escaped slavery who was previously owned by Martha and George Washington
- second president of the United States
- third president of the United States
- Shawnee Warrior who organized a Native American Confederacy to defend against white settlement in the American Northwest and fought in the War of 1812
- first president of the United States
- a political party that favored strong state governments and a smaller national government. The party was led by Thomas Jefferson and James Madison
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- fourth president of the United States
- what two acts were people unhappy with when Adams was president?
- fifth president of the United States
- a woman who negotiated freedom for the children she had with Thomas Jefferson
- a political party that preferred a strong federal government, led by Alexander Hamilton, and favored a government ruled by the upper class
12 Clues: fifth president of the United States • third president of the United States • first president of the United States • fourth president of the United States • second president of the United States • what two acts were people unhappy with when Adams was president? • a woman who negotiated freedom for the children she had with Thomas Jefferson • ...
Civil War Crossword 2024-04-16
Across
- - ________ was a general officer in the Confederate States Army during the American Civil War. He played a prominent role in nearly all military engagements in the Eastern theater of the war until his death.
- Run - ___ ____ was the first major battle of the American Civil War. It was also called the Battle of First Manassas by Confederate forces. The battle was fought in Prince William County, Virginia, just north of the city of Manassas and about thirty miles west-southwest of Washington, D.C
- - _______ was a major strategic city for the Confederacy that served as a railroad terminus, supply depot, and manufacturing hub.
- - ______ was an American general in the Union Army during the American Civil War and one of the principal commanders in the Western Theater.
- - _______ was a career United States Army officer who became a major general in the Confederate States Army during the American Civil War. He was also known for leading one of the worst war decisions in the Battle of Gettysburg.
- - ___________ was the largest and most famous of 150 military prisons of the Civil War, Camp Sumter, commonly known as Andersonville, was the deadliest landscape of the Civil War. Of the 45,000 Union soldiers imprisoned here, nearly 13,000 died.
- - _______ was an American Civil War general for the Union, chiefly remembered for his decisive defeat by Confederate General Robert E. Lee at the Battle of Chancellorsville in 1863.
- - ______ was an American military officer, politician, and the 18th president of the United States, who served from 1869 to 1877. He led the Union Army to victory in the American Civil War in 1865 and briefly served as U.S. Secretary of War
- - ________ was an American college professor from Maine who volunteered during the American Civil War to join the Union Army. He became a highly respected and decorated Union officer, reaching the rank of brigadier general.
- - __________ was one of the Confederate generals of the American Civil War and the principal subordinate to General Robert E. Lee, who called him his "Old War Horse".
- - _______ was a flag officer of the United States Navy during the American Civil War. He was the first rear admiral, vice admiral, and admiral in the United States Navy.
- Proclamation - The ________ _________ was issued by Abraham Lincoln 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."
- - _______ was an American army officer and politician who became a senior Union general in the Civil War and three-time Governor of Rhode Island, as well as being a successful inventor and industrialist.
- - _______ or the Battle of Sharpsburg, took place during the American Civil War on September 17, 1862, between Confederate General Robert E. Lee's Army of Northern Virginia and Union Major General George B. McClellan's Army of the Potomac near Sharpsburg, Maryland, and Antietam Creek.
- - _______ was the final major military action in the Vicksburg campaign of the American Civil War.
- - _____ was a Cherokee chief who signed the treaty forcing tribal removal of the Cherokees from Georgia and who later served as brigadier general in the Confederate Army during the U.S. Civil War.
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- - ________ graduated from West Point and served in the Mexican War. He also led the Peninsular campaign during the Civil War. He served as govenor of New Jersery from 1878 to 1881
- Sumter - ____ ______ was bombarded near Charleston, South Carolina by the South Carolina militia. It ended with its surrender by the United States Army, beginning the American Civil War.
- - _____, also known as the Battle of Pittsburg Landing, was a major battle in the American Civil War. The fighting took place in southwestern Tennessee, which was part of the war's Western Theater
- - ________ was a three-day battle in the American Civil War fought between Union and Confederate forces, in and around Gettysburg, Pennsylvania.
- - _____ was an American politician, lawyer, and US Army officer. In his political career, he served in the U.S. House of Representatives from Illinois and later as a U.S. Senator from Oregon.
- - _________was one of the last battles of the American Civil War. It was the final engagement of Confederate General in Chief Robert E. Lee and his Army of Northern Virginia before they surrendered to the Union Army of the Potomac under the Commanding General Ulysses S. Grant.
- - ______ was a Confederate States Army general during the American Civil War. He was a cavalry commander known for his mastery of reconnaissance.
- - _________ was an American lawyer, politician, and statesman, who served as the 16th president of the United States, from 1861 until his assassination in 1865
- - _______ was an American soldier, businessman, educator, and author. He served as a general in the Union Army during the American Civil War, achieving recognition for his command of military strategy as well as criticism for the harshness against his troops.
- - ____ was a Confederate general during the American Civil War, toward the end of which he was appointed the overall commander of the Confederate States Army
- Plan - The ______ ____ was a military strategy proposed by Union General Winfield Scott early in the American Civil War. The plan was to cut off supplies to Confederate forces and divide and conquer their fighting force. Lastly, the end goal was to ambush and surround the Confederacy, leading to a Union victory.
- - The ________ was an ironclad warship built for the United States Navy during the American Civil War and completed in early 1862, the first such ship commissioned by the Navy.
- - ______ was the president of the Confederated States of America. He represented Mississippi in the United States Senate and the House of Representatives as a member of the Democratic Party before the American Civil War.
- - _______ was a career United States Army officer and a Union general in the American Civil War. He also has a poem written about him.
- - The _________ was a steam frigate, best known as the hull upon which the ironclad warship CSS Virginia was constructed during the American Civil War. The CSS Virginia then took part in the Battle of Hampton Roads in the first engagement between ironclad warships.
31 Clues: - _______ was the final major military action in the Vicksburg campaign of the American Civil War. • - _______ was a major strategic city for the Confederacy that served as a railroad terminus, supply depot, and manufacturing hub. • ...
Mackenzie's Module 5 Crossword 2021-01-12
Across
- Taxes on imported goods.
- The branch of government that makes the laws.
- The branch of government that interprets laws.
- The branch of government that makes the laws.
- A general and progressive increase in prices.
- The first ten amendments to the Constitution.
- A weak constitution that governed America during the Revolutionary War.
- A document constituting a fundamental guarantee of rights and privileges.
- A trade between two or more states.
- A system that allows each branch of government to limit the powers of the other branches in order to prevent abuse of power.
- A Federalist leader and fourth President of the United States.
- People who opposed the ratification of the Constitution and of a strong central government, generally.
- Official changes or additions to the Constitution.
- A rebellion led by Daniel Shays of farmers in western Massachusetts in 1786-1787 It highlighted the need for a strong national government just as the call for the Constitutional Convention went out.
- A belief that ultimate power resides in the people.
- A convention held in May 1787 in Philadelphia's Independence Hall to improve the Articles of Confederation.
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- The right to vote.
- A collection of essays by John Jay, Alexander Hamilton, and James Madison that explained the importance of a strong central government. It was published to convince New York to ratify the Constitution. Out of 85 essay Hamilton wrote 51 of them.
- An agreement that each slave counted as three-fifths of a person in determining representation in the House for representation and taxation purposes.
- The head of Shay's Rebellion, he and several other angry farmers violently protested against debtor's jail.
- A constitutional proposal that would have given each state one vote in a new congress.
- Virginia delegate James Madison's plan of government, in which states got a number of representatives in Congress based on their population.
- A compromise made by Constitutional Convention in which states would have equal representation in one house of the legislature and representation based on population in the other house.
- A document which spells out the principles the government runs on and the fundamental laws that govern a society.
- A system in which power is divided between the national and state governments.
- He was an Anti-Federalist who strongly opposed the ratification of the Constitution.
- 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.
- Official or formal approval of a document.
- Supporters of the U.S. Constitution at the time the states were contemplating its adoption.
- A long-term economic state characterized by unemployment and prices and low levels of trade and investment.
30 Clues: The right to vote. • Taxes on imported goods. • A trade between two or more states. • Official or formal approval of a document. • The branch of government that makes the laws. • The branch of government that makes the laws. • A general and progressive increase in prices. • The first ten amendments to the Constitution. • The branch of government that interprets laws. • ...
Ch 10 Arham Shah Shay Patel Crossword 7th Grade Blk 3 2022-04-10
Across
- Prophet's attitude regarding American settlers.
- When did the Battle of New Orleans take place?
- he United States wanted the port city of ______ _______ at the mouth of the Mississippi River?
- One of the most famous explorers in American history
- What was the most common way to travel on the Oregon Trail?
- end of the Lewis and Clark expedition
- What were the roles of Sacagawea and Charbonneau?
- Who burned down Washington D.C during the war of 1812?
- To whom did Spain give Louisiana to?
- True or false, Tecumseh's reasoning regarding the treaties William Henry signed being meaningless is that the land belonged to all tribes not just one.
- What was the most famous route pioneers followed?
- Accidents, weather, disease are all what (dangers)
- Was the Prophet seen as a good military strategist after the Battle of Tippecanoe?
- How many British soldiers died during the Battle of New Orleans?
- One of Tecumseh's allies.
- The United States needed a _______ route for transportation and for shipping goods (one of the reasons US bought Louisiana)
- Whom did the California Gold Rush of 1849 attract?
- Result of Prophetstown after the Battle of Tippecanoe.
- Beginning of the Lewis and Clark expedition
- What was Jackson's nickname during the War of 1812?
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- How did Andrew Jackson’s critics feel about him?
- How did encounters with Native American tribes go with Lewis and Clark?
- What would happen to you if you were a Native American tribe leader and didn't want to move from the land even though the soldiers said so?
- How did presidents before Jackson differ when it comes to decision making?
- Jefferson Feared that France’s ownership of the ________ Territory would interfere with trade.
- What are they: United States Doubled in size for a bargain, United States realized the dream on Manifest Destiny, The New Territory Would Motivate Americans to go west for Land, Opportunity and Freedom.
- What did William Clark mostly create during the exploration?
- When did the United States buy Louisiana from France?
- When was the siege of Baltimore lifted?
- Did believers in Manifest Destiny think Native Americans got in the way?
- One of the most famous explorers in American history
- How many Americans were there existing by the 1850s?
- How much money did the United States pay for Louisiana?
- Who was Tecumseh?
- They traveled ______ miles, from the mouth of the Missouri River to the Pacific Ocean and back!
- How did the United States get the land which Lewis and Clark explored?
- When was the Battle of North Point?
- When did Jackson die?
- What is a word that describes Andrew Jackson's personality?
- Who wrote the Star Spangled Banner?
- Where did the Shawnee tribe live before the 1800s?
- How many were killed on American lines during the Battle of New Orleans?
42 Clues: Who was Tecumseh? • When did Jackson die? • One of Tecumseh's allies. • When was the Battle of North Point? • Who wrote the Star Spangled Banner? • To whom did Spain give Louisiana to? • end of the Lewis and Clark expedition • When was the siege of Baltimore lifted? • Beginning of the Lewis and Clark expedition • When did the Battle of New Orleans take place? • ...
Ch 10 Arham Shah Shay Patel Crossword 7th Grade Blk 3 2022-04-10
Across
- Prophet's attitude regarding American settlers.
- When did the Battle of New Orleans take place?
- he United States wanted the port city of ______ _______ at the mouth of the Mississippi River?
- One of the most famous explorers in American history
- What was the most common way to travel on the Oregon Trail?
- end of the Lewis and Clark expedition
- What were the roles of Sacagawea and Charbonneau?
- Who burned down Washington D.C during the war of 1812?
- To whom did Spain give Louisiana to?
- True or false, Tecumseh's reasoning regarding the treaties William Henry signed being meaningless is that the land belonged to all tribes not just one.
- What was the most famous route pioneers followed?
- Accidents, weather, disease are all what (dangers)
- Was the Prophet seen as a good military strategist after the Battle of Tippecanoe?
- How many British soldiers died during the Battle of New Orleans?
- One of Tecumseh's allies.
- The United States needed a _______ route for transportation and for shipping goods (one of the reasons US bought Louisiana)
- Whom did the California Gold Rush of 1849 attract?
- Result of Prophetstown after the Battle of Tippecanoe.
- Beginning of the Lewis and Clark expedition
- What was Jackson's nickname during the War of 1812?
Down
- How did Andrew Jackson’s critics feel about him?
- How did encounters with Native American tribes go with Lewis and Clark?
- What would happen to you if you were a Native American tribe leader and didn't want to move from the land even though the soldiers said so?
- How did presidents before Jackson differ when it comes to decision making?
- Jefferson Feared that France’s ownership of the ________ Territory would interfere with trade.
- What are they: United States Doubled in size for a bargain, United States realized the dream on Manifest Destiny, The New Territory Would Motivate Americans to go west for Land, Opportunity and Freedom.
- What did William Clark mostly create during the exploration?
- When did the United States buy Louisiana from France?
- When was the siege of Baltimore lifted?
- Did believers in Manifest Destiny think Native Americans got in the way?
- One of the most famous explorers in American history
- How many Americans were there existing by the 1850s?
- How much money did the United States pay for Louisiana?
- Who was Tecumseh?
- They traveled ______ miles, from the mouth of the Missouri River to the Pacific Ocean and back!
- How did the United States get the land which Lewis and Clark explored?
- When was the Battle of North Point?
- When did Jackson die?
- What is a word that describes Andrew Jackson's personality?
- Who wrote the Star Spangled Banner?
- Where did the Shawnee tribe live before the 1800s?
- How many were killed on American lines during the Battle of New Orleans?
42 Clues: Who was Tecumseh? • When did Jackson die? • One of Tecumseh's allies. • When was the Battle of North Point? • Who wrote the Star Spangled Banner? • To whom did Spain give Louisiana to? • end of the Lewis and Clark expedition • When was the siege of Baltimore lifted? • Beginning of the Lewis and Clark expedition • When did the Battle of New Orleans take place? • ...
Unit 3 Review Crossword 2023-12-05
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- The ________ Mills in Massachusetts were the first factories in the United States, and mostly employed women
- _______Canal connected the Hudson River to the Great Lakes
- Gin 1794 invention that led to the expansion of slavery in the South
- The Treaty of ___________ formally ended the Mexican-American War, transferring 1/3 of Mexico to the United States
- Nationalists supported __________ improvements, including canals, roads, and railroads
- In the Battle of _________, the Texas army captured Mexican President Santa Anna, forcing him to recognize Texan independence
- US President _______ famously provoked the Mexican-American War by sending troops to a disputed area with Mexico, hoping Mexican forces would attack them
- Invented in 1807 by Robert Fulton, this invention led to much more efficient water transportation
- The passage of the Indian Removal Act of 1830 led to the forced removal of thousands of Native peoples on the _________
- This was the party created to support Andrew Jackson during the Second Party System
- Invented by Samuel Morse in 1844, making long-distance communication almost instantaneous for the first time
- This party was created to oppose Andrew Jackson and his policies
- The doctrine, opposed by Andrew Jackson, that said states could refuse to enforce federal laws they believed were unconstitutional
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- After Henry Clay was appointed secretary of state in 1825, Andrew Jackson alleged a ______ had taken place
- In his Second Reply to Hayne, Sen. Daniel ________ argued that the Union of the states should be preserved against efforts to dissolve it
- In ___________ v. Maryland, the Supreme Court ruled that the Bank of the United States was constitutional, and states could not tax the bank
- Though he came in second in the electoral vote, John ________ won the election of 1824 in the House vote
- The Battle of the _______ in the Texas Revolution ended with the deaths and captures of all Texas soldiers, but allowed the Texas army to regroup
- The Missouri Compromise ended the dispute over admitting Missouri to the union by admitting Maine as a _______
- The ___________ telegraph cable connected the United States and Canada to Europe
- Stephen ________ was the leader of the Texans who sought more independence from Mexico
- The support of the federal government's role in developing the economy
- First traveled in 1840, by 1849 over 20,000 people navigated the ________ on the promise of cheap land
- The invention of the mechanical ________ helped propel westward expansion by making it easier to harvest crops
- Though women began working wage labor jobs during this period, most Americans still believed their place was in the _______
- In Democracy in America, Alexis de ______________ argued that the system of free labor in America was superior to slave labor
26 Clues: _______Canal connected the Hudson River to the Great Lakes • This party was created to oppose Andrew Jackson and his policies • Gin 1794 invention that led to the expansion of slavery in the South • The support of the federal government's role in developing the economy • The ___________ telegraph cable connected the United States and Canada to Europe • ...
crossword 3 2024-04-17
Across
- the improved performance of tasks in the presence of others
- social influence technique that suggests people who agree to a small request are more likely to agree to a larger one
- is the finding that repeated observation of a stimulus leads to greater liking of the stimulus
- theory that states that the human eye holds specialized receptors for absorbing three wavelengths of light
- occurs when members of a cohesive group emphasize concurrence at the expense of critical thinking in arriving at a decision
- the theory that the spinal cord blocks or allows
- effect created when a rapid series of slightly varying images is perceived as moving
- theory of hearing that states perception of pitch is determined by the location of vibrations on the basilar membrane
- when people persist in strategies that have worked in the past
- when subjects feel change despite receiving empty, fake, or ineffectual treatment
- the tendency for distributedstudy/practice to yield better long-term retntion
- the tendency to forget information because of a competition from other material
- signals to pass to the brain
- theory stating that people are motivated to approach a desired level of arousal
- theory that neurons either send signals or they don't; there's no in-between.
- explains why IQ tests must be periodically re-normed so the mean score remains 100
- the sudden realization of a solution to a problem
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- the theory of emotion that states conscious experience of emotion results from one perception of autonomic arousal without cognitive assessment
- overestimating others tendency to notice and evaluate our appearance, performance, and blunders
- theory that proposes that forgetting occurs because memory traces fade over time
- people are less likely to provide help when they are in groups than when they are alone
- theory that states that color perception depends on receptors that make opposite responses to three pairs of colors
- the rule that we should pay back in kind what we from others
- theory that claims that prejudice offers an outlet for anger by providing someone to blame.
- illusion created when two or more lights next to each other blink on and off
- the theory of emotion that states that physical and psychological states happen simultaneously
- Festinger's theory stating that internal conflict propels people to change their beliefs.
- theory of hearing that states that the frequency of hair cell vibrations determines the pitch one perceives
- the theory that claims dreams are side effects of neural activation.
- theory of motivation that stems from a need to maintain homeostasis
30 Clues: signals to pass to the brain • the theory that the spinal cord blocks or allows • the sudden realization of a solution to a problem • the improved performance of tasks in the presence of others • the rule that we should pay back in kind what we from others • when people persist in strategies that have worked in the past • ...
Early Republic Review 2023-01-19
Across
- This is the state that was once the Indian Territory Cherokee were forced to move to on the Trail of Tears.
- This president’s foreign policy was not to become involved in political affairs of other countries
- The Democratic-Republican party included many farmers, and artisans because it favored states' rights and the rights of the ________ man.
- The purpose of the Monroe __________ was to prevent European intervention in countries near the United States.
- The Whiskey Rebellion, Creation of the National Bank and Creation of the Court System are all _________ issues.
- A decline in foreign trade damaged the commercial shipping industry in New England following the __________ Act.
- Thomas Jefferson and Alexander __________ contributed to the development of political parties in the United States.
- In Washington’s ________ Address, he warned that the country should be cautious in dividing into political parties.
- This President's doctrine instructed Europe to stay away from the Western Hemisphere.
- One reason Jefferson wanted to negotiate the Louisiana Purchase was to take control of the _______________ River.
- President Jackson _________ the Supreme Court ruling of Worcester v. Georgia and forced the Cherokee to leave their homeland on the Trail of Tears.
- This part of the country supported tariffs because they benefit industry and trade.
- The Federalists and the Democratic-Republicans became separate political parties because of disagreements over how the nation should develop _____________.
- After Jackson's election in 1828 voter participation ___________.
- He was the 2nd President of the United States and avoided war with France.
- Do states have the power to declare a federal unconstitutional? Was the issue that led to the ____________ Crisis.
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- This President implemented an embargo on foreign trade.
- Jackson opposed the National _________ because he believed it was inefficient and poorly managed.
- The regulation of interstate __________ by federal or state laws was the issue debated in the court case Gibbons v. Ogden.
- Under the principle of __________ Review the courts have the power to strike down any law they deem unconstitutional.
- One reason for building up the U.S. Military was because of British ______ of U.S. sailors.
- This President led the country during the War of 1812.
- This expanded in the United States following the Embargo Act and War of 1812.
- Hamilton’s plan to improve the economy included the establishment of a National Bank and that the federal government would assume state _________.
- One of the defining characteristics of the Era of Good Feelings was a renewed sense of ____________.
- The _________ Rebellion was one of the first domestic issues Washington faced that tested the federal authority of the United States.
- The election of Andrew Jackson is associated with the formation of the __________ Party.
- The court case of _____________ v. Madison established the principle of Judicial Review.
28 Clues: This President implemented an embargo on foreign trade. • This President led the country during the War of 1812. • After Jackson's election in 1828 voter participation ___________. • He was the 2nd President of the United States and avoided war with France. • This expanded in the United States following the Embargo Act and War of 1812. • ...
The United States of America 2016-04-05
Across
- largest river?
- the monument in Washington, D.C. With a statue of its president?
- Who was the first United States president?
- first dark skinned president?
- capitalize
Down
- longest river in United States?
- how many stars does the American flag have?
- Longest mountain range?
- largest mountain range?
- Largest Lake in the United States?
- State with longest coastline?
11 Clues: capitalize • largest river? • Longest mountain range? • largest mountain range? • first dark skinned president? • State with longest coastline? • longest river in United States? • Largest Lake in the United States? • Who was the first United States president? • how many stars does the American flag have? • the monument in Washington, D.C. With a statue of its president?
civil war crossword 2023-05-03
Across
- The war of northern ____
- Controversial ownership of another person
- Lincoln's vice president
- Famous abolitionist who freed some 300 slaves
- confederate to get north to stop fighting
Down
- States rights versus ______ rights
- United states failed plan for the war
- _____ jackson
- reason for war, involving money
- The president of the confederacy
- President of the united states
11 Clues: _____ jackson • The war of northern ____ • Lincoln's vice president • President of the united states • reason for war, involving money • The president of the confederacy • States rights versus ______ rights • United states failed plan for the war • Controversial ownership of another person • confederate to get north to stop fighting • ...
Unit 4 Menu 2021-03-04
Across
- Rule or order issued by the president to an executive branch of the government and having the force of law.
- One of two congressional houses.
- Two branches or chambers
- Release from punishment
- Formal meeting where people discuss issues or questions
- Branch of the United States government that has the power to legislate
- officer of the United States House of Representatives
- Specific form of organization
- Division of the legislative, executive, and judicial branches
- Court, Final court of appeals
- Decisions that relates to things that directly affect the people in its own country
- Tactic for delaying or obstructing legislation
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- One of the two houses of the Congress
- U.S. state legislature
- Head of a state government
- Policy,Objectives that guide the activities and relationships of different states.
- Proceeding to address a serious misconduct
- Killing of legislation by a chief executive through a failure to act
- are allowed to prevent other branches from becoming too powerful
- Authority to hear and determine laws
20 Clues: U.S. state legislature • Release from punishment • Two branches or chambers • Head of a state government • Specific form of organization • Court, Final court of appeals • One of two congressional houses. • Authority to hear and determine laws • One of the two houses of the Congress • Proceeding to address a serious misconduct • Tactic for delaying or obstructing legislation • ...
Hector's History Puzzle 2021-12-03
Across
- wanted to open trade with Japan
- yellow journalist
- Declared the United States at war against Spain
- Supported expanding the U.S. military strength
- economic and political domination of a strong nation over weaker nations
- saw the unknown value of Alaska
- A nation's purpose is to spread oversees
- Created an administration based on "moral diplomacy"
- Suggested the Open door policy
- the U.S. and Latin America should work together
- opposed the annexation of Hawaii
- was a rough rider
- Searched to resolve turmoil in China
Down
- keeps cuba tied to the U.S.
- powerful senator who pushed for the construction of a navy
- Created the policy named dollar diplomacy
- attitude of aggressive nationalism
- authors exaggerate the story to attracte attention
- declared philippine independent
- rebelled against the united states
- Surrenders the throne for the United States
- worked for Cuban independence
- overthrew the queen of Hawaii
- imperial power protects a country while the leader stays the same
24 Clues: yellow journalist • was a rough rider • keeps cuba tied to the U.S. • worked for Cuban independence • overthrew the queen of Hawaii • Suggested the Open door policy • wanted to open trade with Japan • declared philippine independent • saw the unknown value of Alaska • opposed the annexation of Hawaii • attitude of aggressive nationalism • rebelled against the united states • ...
Coming to Terms with Silence 2022-01-06
Across
- each branch of government is subject to a number of constitutional restraints
- government is defined by law and serves the people
- belief that monarchs were chosen by god
- king/queen controls all aspect of life
- supporters of the new constitution
- government attempts to control all facets of the lives of its citizens
- 1st president of the United states
- article I, section 8, clause 18
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- first plan of government adopted in the US after the revolution
- group who feared the new government
- first ten amendments
- compromise reached in writing the constitution
- considered intelligent and decisive
- explains the purpose of the constitution
- father of the constitution
- believed in natural rights
- in order for man to live in groups, he must give up some of his freedom
- french writer
- compromise between slave states and free states
- power is held at the national level, with very little power being held
- the people are the only source of power for any and all government actions
21 Clues: french writer • first ten amendments • father of the constitution • believed in natural rights • article I, section 8, clause 18 • supporters of the new constitution • 1st president of the United states • group who feared the new government • considered intelligent and decisive • king/queen controls all aspect of life • belief that monarchs were chosen by god • ...
Chapter 12 Review 2013-05-29
Across
- your favorite subject in school
- where delegates from all states chose the party's candidate for president
- a "deal" made between Clay and Adams on the Election of 1824
- eight president
- Speaker of the House in 1824
- Jackson's group of unofficial advisers
- use of insults to attack an opponents
- harsh journey that Native Americans took
- Jackson's nickname
- rewarding supporters with government jobs
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- the rights of states to limit the power of the federal government
- Jackson stood for this type of American
- Jackson's Vice President turned Senator
- Jackson's party
- the right to vote
- Sixth president of the United States
- dispute over the tariff
- forced 15,00 Cherokees west
- the power of the president to cancel a bill that Congress has approved
- a period when business declines and unemployment rises
- Toured the USA studying prisons and democracy
- head of the Bank of the USA
- Adam's party
- created a system of writing for Native Americans
24 Clues: Adam's party • Jackson's party • eight president • the right to vote • Jackson's nickname • dispute over the tariff • forced 15,00 Cherokees west • head of the Bank of the USA • Speaker of the House in 1824 • your favorite subject in school • Sixth president of the United States • use of insults to attack an opponents • Jackson's group of unofficial advisers • ...
Korematsu V U.S. 2015-05-19
Across
- a case that sets a precedent.
- The highest court in the united states.
- Causes certain groups to be separated from general population.
- a form of judicial review.
- Presidential orders that carry force of law.
- All citizens rights protected under law.
- Amendment that applied due process to the states.
- The opinion of the majority of the justices on the court.
- Chief justice in the case.
- an opinion that differs from the majority in a SCOTUS case.
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- Contains the due process clause.
- The japanese attack on american soil that involved the united states in world war two.
- how a case is sent to SCOTUS for review.
- The practice of treating others negatively based on racial background.
- If something is constitutional or not.
- A union that stands for protection of constitutional freedoms.
- executive order that ordered internment of the japanese.
- The president during the time of the case.
- The war in which japan fought the US.
- Forced imprisonment of suspected enemies during wartime.
20 Clues: a form of judicial review. • Chief justice in the case. • a case that sets a precedent. • Contains the due process clause. • The war in which japan fought the US. • If something is constitutional or not. • The highest court in the united states. • how a case is sent to SCOTUS for review. • All citizens rights protected under law. • The president during the time of the case. • ...
civil war 2023-10-26
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- part of a law that restricts something
- this state gave up land to pay war debt
- douglas debates these two men debated against each other in the 1858 election
- slavery be banned
- to keep new territores free of slavery
- slave that traveled with his owner and sued for freedom
- inaugural address lincoln delivered this speech called what
- relief from an injury
- any slaves that run away must be returned under this law
- the year zachary taylor was put in office
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- in 1860 virgina did this from the states
- sumner the term used to describe what happened to this senator
- ferry john brown led an attack to this place in virgina
- this state came into the union as a free state
- states these states included texas florida georgia
- a tough lawless person or a bully
- sovereignty the people make decisions under this term
- cailfornia applied to be a free state and this happened
- a theory of a issue
- to pillage or plunder
20 Clues: slavery be banned • a theory of a issue • relief from an injury • to pillage or plunder • a tough lawless person or a bully • part of a law that restricts something • to keep new territores free of slavery • this state gave up land to pay war debt • in 1860 virgina did this from the states • the year zachary taylor was put in office • ...
Respiratory system 2023-11-20
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- type of epithelial tissue that lines the trachea
- deep and rapid breathing
- end branches of bronchi
- Breathing that is too shallow or slow to meet the needs of the body
- law that states as the volume of a container lessens, the pressure within increases
- narrowing of the bronchial passage
- high levels of carbon dioxide do this to the blood pH
- law that states total pressure exerted is equal to the sum of the partial pressures of the individual gases
- red blood cell
- blood is too basic
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- middle branches of bronchi
- blood is too acidic
- lungs decrease in volume pushing air out
- law that deals with the solubility of gas in water
- widening of the bronchial passage
- effect that states Hemoglobin's oxygen binding affinity is inversely related both to acidity and to the concentration of carbon dioxide
- Lungs increase in volume drawing air in
- Connects nasal passage to bronchi
- part of hemoglobin that binds to oxygen
- initial branches of bronchi
20 Clues: red blood cell • blood is too basic • blood is too acidic • end branches of bronchi • deep and rapid breathing • middle branches of bronchi • initial branches of bronchi • widening of the bronchial passage • Connects nasal passage to bronchi • narrowing of the bronchial passage • Lungs increase in volume drawing air in • part of hemoglobin that binds to oxygen • ...
Java Crossword 2024-01-26
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- (_____) Have states and behaviors. Example: A dog has states — color, name breed. An (_____) is an instance of a class
- Java keyword “boolean”, logical values True or False
- Translates the program from Java to a language that the computer can understand
- A _____ can be defined as a template/blue print that describes the behaviors/states that object is its type of support
- Java keyword “char”, 1 character
- Makes the code restricted
- Hardwired memory
- Nicely organized lists of data
- Language of code starting with P
- A listing of instructions (code) for the computer to follow written in some programming language
- Arithmetic Log Unit stands for:
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- Java keyword “double”
- Object Oriented Programming stands for:
- Converts a program one line at a time into machine language
- The type of code we’ve been using this whole entire year
- Java keyword “int”, an integer
- Computer equipment
- Temporary memory
- Local Area Network stands for:
- Put at the end of every line of code
- Java keyword “byte”, an integer
21 Clues: Temporary memory • Hardwired memory • Computer equipment • Java keyword “double” • Makes the code restricted • Java keyword “int”, an integer • Local Area Network stands for: • Nicely organized lists of data • Java keyword “byte”, an integer • Arithmetic Log Unit stands for: • Java keyword “char”, 1 character • Language of code starting with P • Put at the end of every line of code • ...
U.S History 2023-11-28
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- A deal that made all states equal in congress.
- Process that makes something officially valid by confirmation.
- 1st court case that declared something unconstitutional.
- A collection of 85 articles.
- A girl who helped in the Lewis and Clark expedition.
- An agreement to add states to the union.
- A rebellion in Western Massachusetts.
- Where the Battle of Baltimore took place.
- Bunch of land the U.S bought from France.
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- Papers that established the governments functions.
- A meeting to address the problems of the government.
- People who did not agree with changing the US Constitution.
- Determines if something is constitutional.
- The national anthem of the United States.
- Convincing people with words to rebel against authority.
- Big fight that took place on January 8,1815.
- War that lasted 3 years between the U.S and Great Britain.
- Forcing someone to serve in the military.
- The ten amendments of the U.S.
- Wars fought between the French and other nations.
20 Clues: A collection of 85 articles. • The ten amendments of the U.S. • A rebellion in Western Massachusetts. • An agreement to add states to the union. • The national anthem of the United States. • Forcing someone to serve in the military. • Where the Battle of Baltimore took place. • Bunch of land the U.S bought from France. • Determines if something is constitutional. • ...
Ashmita Penkala's Articles X-Word 2024-02-09
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- The biggest ______ Congress faced was enforcing laws.
- To pass a new law in Congress you needed ___ thirteenths delegates to agree.
- A plan to govern the new country was written during the _______ war.
- Alexander ______ hated Congress because they didn't share his vision.
- Individual sates acted in their own _______.
- The amendament proposed in 17__ and 1783 failed.
- Articles are flawed because Congress couldn't _____
- Under the Articles each state could have a _____ number of representatives.
- Articles established a one-house ______.
- Congress could not ____ the states to pay taxes.
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- Noah _____ wrote a speller for a new language.
- Congress could not ____ trade between states.
- _____ taxes belonged to the state government.
- The underlying crisis in the US was that they were_____.
- Regulating ____ with other states belonged to the state governments.
- Appointing _____ officers belonged to Congress.
- Congress appointed a ______ from each colony.
- The Constitution went into effect in 17__.
- Signing _____ with other nations belonged to the state Congress.
- The Declaration of Independance established a new _____.
20 Clues: Articles established a one-house ______. • The Constitution went into effect in 17__. • Individual sates acted in their own _______. • Congress could not ____ trade between states. • _____ taxes belonged to the state government. • Congress appointed a ______ from each colony. • Noah _____ wrote a speller for a new language. • ...
qazwsxedc 2023-02-16
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- former general for the union, became president.
- destroyed everything in its path as it moved in the south.
- the biggest battle of the civil war.
- where general lee surrendered.
- nickname for people in the union
- location of the first battle of the civil war.
- a plan to block off the south.
- when many states left union.
- wrapping rail tracks around trees so they were unusable.
- the name for the new country ran by the confederacy(CSA).
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- helped free many enslaved people using the underground railroad.
- made to go through barriers quickly.
- the president during this this time.
- a state that had slavery but did not secede.
- first state to leave the union.
- argued that secession was too dangerous.
- argued the need to secede only if other slaveholding states cooperated.
- helped wounded soldiers during the civil war.
- the type of war that the south fought during the civil war.
- argued slavery away was the only answer, with or without other states.
20 Clues: when many states left union. • where general lee surrendered. • a plan to block off the south. • first state to leave the union. • nickname for people in the union • made to go through barriers quickly. • the president during this this time. • the biggest battle of the civil war. • argued that secession was too dangerous. • a state that had slavery but did not secede. • ...
Richard Nixon Crossword 2023-01-23
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- was shown to the world on NY times
- has also got the same charges as ellsburg
- first person to land on the moon
- Nixon visited this place
- nixons vice president
- ellsburg was charged for this
- imposed an embargo, or ban, on shipping oil to the United States
- nixon was the first president to do this
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- voted to impeach nixon
- spending more money in a year than the government receives in revenues
- states that were asked to assume greater responsibility
- listening devices
- froze the number of nuclear missile launchers
- the spacecraft to go to the moon
- A period of high inflation combined with economic stagnation, unemployment, or economic recession
- a list that nixon made for prominent people seen as unsympathetic
- a news website
- the white house and nixon that they were surrounded by them
- or a relaxation in tensions, between the United States and these Communist nations
- the democratic headquarters
- slowly remove the US from the war
21 Clues: a news website • listening devices • nixons vice president • voted to impeach nixon • Nixon visited this place • the democratic headquarters • ellsburg was charged for this • the spacecraft to go to the moon • first person to land on the moon • slowly remove the US from the war • was shown to the world on NY times • nixon was the first president to do this • ...
Traffic and Administrative Laws 2022-09-13
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- Every state has implied _____ laws.
- Each vehicle in Minnesota must be _____.
- Conditions like _____ can put driver at risk for reckless driving.
- _____ _____ shows who is responsible for operating the vehicle.
- States can take away your _____.
- Vehicle Registration must be renewed every ___ __ ___ years.
- ___ insurance is another responsibility of owning a car.
- _____ is a primary cause of most crashes.
- Minnesota requires _____ insurance on vehicles.
- States can _____ your license for a year or more.
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- ___ can be tested by breath, urine, or blood.
- Wilful and Wanton are _____ terms in a reckless driving case.
- Reckless driving is when a driver knowingly puts themselves and others at _____.
- _____ plays a role in nearly 50% of all crashes.
- _____ or drinking in the car can cause inattention.
- Driving is not a _____.
- _____ __ _____ proves you own the vehicle.
- Driving is a _____.
- States can _____ your license for less than a year.
- You should _____ your vehicle position if someone had road rage.
20 Clues: Driving is a _____. • Driving is not a _____. • States can take away your _____. • Every state has implied _____ laws. • Each vehicle in Minnesota must be _____. • _____ is a primary cause of most crashes. • _____ __ _____ proves you own the vehicle. • ___ can be tested by breath, urine, or blood. • Minnesota requires _____ insurance on vehicles. • ...
SS/Sci Crossword 2023-08-14
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- Animals that sleep during the day and are active at night.
- Type of light bulb that is very energy efficient.
- Branch of government that decides if laws are fair.
- The energy that powers light bulbs, computers, and other devices.
- Animals without a backbone.
- Rocks formed when extremely hot magma cools and solidifies.
- Type of government in charge of the state.
- Rocks formed by pressing sediments together
- Animals with a backbone.
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- Side in the Civil War in support of slavery.
- Highest law in the United States.
- Branch of government that makes the laws.
- The first president of the United States.
- Type of government in charge of the whole nation.
- Side in the Civil War against slavery.
- The first type of light bulb created.
- The third president of the United States.
- Animals that sleep at night and are active during the day.
- Branch of government that enforces the laws.
- Rocks formed by extreme pressure and heat.
20 Clues: Animals with a backbone. • Animals without a backbone. • Highest law in the United States. • The first type of light bulb created. • Side in the Civil War against slavery. • Branch of government that makes the laws. • The first president of the United States. • The third president of the United States. • Type of government in charge of the state. • ...
Layla Seyler 2023-09-21
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- Making extreme weather harder to predict.
- Region in Turkey that is famous for its rock formations, called fairy chimneys.
- Amount baseball contributes to the Dominican economy each year.
- Thirty percent of teens use this social media site
- Catered to be used by humans.
- Displaced over one million people.
- Measured in degrees north and south of the equator.
- Comes from a word that means "fish sauce"
- One of the world's most popular sports, and tens of millions of people play it.
- Number of Cuban players in major league baseball
- Waves here can sometimes top 100 feet.
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- Capital of the United States.
- One of the ten US states with a bottle deposit law.
- Capital of Mississippi
- Inducted to the National Baseball Hall of Fame 50 years ago.
- The first mass-produced affordable car in the US.
- Started out as stalks of wheat.
- After ___________ was brought to the United States it invented the hamburger.
- Protects freedom of speech.
- Federal Aviation Administration (what is it abbreviated?)
20 Clues: Capital of Mississippi • Protects freedom of speech. • Capital of the United States. • Catered to be used by humans. • Started out as stalks of wheat. • Displaced over one million people. • Waves here can sometimes top 100 feet. • Making extreme weather harder to predict. • Comes from a word that means "fish sauce" • Number of Cuban players in major league baseball • ...
chapter 16 and 17 2025-03-06
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- a formal meeting where people discuss political issues
- a region in the eastern states of the United States of America
- money that is paid by a government to help a business
- a general and overall agreement to a decision
- to follow and be obedient to rules and laws
- an unreasonable decision or choice
- a right to sell a company's products
- the amount of money one gets overtime- usually by a job
- a person who makes laws
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- one of the earliest mass-produced suburbs
- a normal or traditional way to do something
- anagram for Volunteers in Service to America
- where states creates political districts based on the population of that state
- an organization set up to complete a specific task or area of tasks
- something that has separate and independent existence
- to keep something within limits
- government service that gives eldery people over 65 medical treatment insurance
- a time after war where birth rates skyrocketed
- to take away from
- to leave something forever
20 Clues: to take away from • a person who makes laws • to leave something forever • to keep something within limits • an unreasonable decision or choice • a right to sell a company's products • one of the earliest mass-produced suburbs • a normal or traditional way to do something • to follow and be obedient to rules and laws • anagram for Volunteers in Service to America • ...
Adaline Bloomfield - Unit One Crossword 2024-09-19
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- Harsh laws passed in response to the Boston Tea Party.
- All paper goods and legal documents required a government stamp.
- Government under control of religious leaders.
- Formally approve.
- The United States' first constitution.
- Two chamber legislature.
- Locke English philosopher who proposed the natural rights of life, liberty, and property.
- Power to act within its territory and control external affairs.
- All people being treated fairly.
- What the Constitution lacked.
- Theory that states are founded by God or gods.
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- Commander of the continental army.
- How many states ratified the Constitution.
- Where the seeds of democracy took root.
- The system of government that is largely an American invention.
- Type of colony that had the most freedom from the crown.
- Services that cannot be denied to any particular group or person.
- First attempt to limit the English monarchy.
- The delegates at the Constitutional Convention.
- The state that refused to send delegates to the Constitutional Convention.
20 Clues: Formally approve. • Two chamber legislature. • What the Constitution lacked. • All people being treated fairly. • Commander of the continental army. • The United States' first constitution. • Where the seeds of democracy took root. • How many states ratified the Constitution. • First attempt to limit the English monarchy. • Government under control of religious leaders. • ...
American Symbols Crossword 2025-05-07
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- The city where the White House is. Washington what?
- The rules we have to follow are called what?
- Who was the first President? Last Name.
- Americas Bird
- The leader of the United States.
- People vote in a what to choose their leaders?
- The leader of a state is called what?
- What uncle needs you?
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- what document has the rules for the US?
- What are the people who make laws called?
- What is the name of the mountain that has four Presidents faces on it?
- Laws are made where?
- What shape is on the American Flag? There are 50 of them.
- United States is divided into 50 what?
- The National _____ is a song about the country.
- The plane the President flies on is called Airforce what?
- New York statue is named The Statue of what?
- What color is the house that the President stays in?
- Who is in charge of a city?
- The symbol of freedom and the US is what?
20 Clues: Americas Bird • Laws are made where? • What uncle needs you? • Who is in charge of a city? • The leader of the United States. • The leader of a state is called what? • United States is divided into 50 what? • what document has the rules for the US? • Who was the first President? Last Name. • What are the people who make laws called? • The symbol of freedom and the US is what? • ...
civil war A-Z 2025-05-08
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- Used to describe northeners
- Where the first civil war battle took place
- President of the Union
- Present day Oklahoma
- The union gained it
- Split Kansas and Nebraska
- Assassinated Abraham Lincoln
- Where a raid and a battle both happened
- Banned slavery in all southern states
- A soldier that uses french uniforms and tactics
- Banned slavery from north of a specific line
- Formed when southern states seceded from the union
- Citizens could decide on if they wanted slavery
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- When someone between the age of 20 and 45 was selected to fight
- A battle that was a major turning point for the war
- A crucial transportation route for both sides
- The main cause of the civil war
- Made up of northern and western states
- Delaware, Maryland, West Virginia, Kentucky, Missouri
- Were often spies,nurses, or soldiers
- Led the deadliest slave revolt in U.S. history
- Group that wanted to end slavery
- General of the Confederate army
- often used to describe confederates
24 Clues: The union gained it • Present day Oklahoma • President of the Union • Split Kansas and Nebraska • Used to describe northeners • Assassinated Abraham Lincoln • The main cause of the civil war • General of the Confederate army • Group that wanted to end slavery • often used to describe confederates • Were often spies,nurses, or soldiers • Banned slavery in all southern states • ...
Cit Crossword 2024-12-18
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- basic support structures that serve geographic area
- Appellate judges look for when they review a case
- people or business pay on land and buildings
- State Power with County Service
- Trial Court level
- Something that goes against the Constitution
- Reviews the trial court for errors
- Group of judges
- Next Smallest Unit of government below a state
- People or things that can prove someone's side
- Items sold inside the country
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- Form in which government gives states money
- states lawmaking body
- Number of court systems in the U.S.
- citizens vote on a law already passed by state legislatures
- “Law of the Land”
- Reviews the appeals court for errors
- Head of states executive branch
- Number of Supreme Justices
- Hears case for first time - decides who is right
- process that allows citizens to draft laws
- mandated but not funded demands
- Country Power with County Service
- Services within the country
- legislative is in two chambers
25 Clues: Group of judges • “Law of the Land” • Trial Court level • states lawmaking body • Number of Supreme Justices • Services within the country • Items sold inside the country • legislative is in two chambers • Head of states executive branch • State Power with County Service • mandated but not funded demands • Country Power with County Service • Reviews the trial court for errors • ...
War of 1812 2026-01-15
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- A French military general and statesman
- A Canadian heroine of the War of 1812
- A British Army officer and colonial administrator
- A law that banned American ships from trading with foreign ports
- The ninth president of the United States
- Was a famous American heavy frigate
- A renowned Shawnee warrior chief and influential leader
- Now known as Toronto
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- The Battle of Tippecanoe in 1811
- A historically significant battlefield in Niagra Falls
- American lawyer, politician, and military office
- Seventh president of the United States
- A heroic American naval officer, famous as the "Hero of Lake Erie"
- The first major engagement of the War of 1812,
- Peace treaty that formally ended the War of 1812 between the US and Great Britain
- The forced recruitment of men into a military
- 19th century belief that the United States was to expand it's territory across North America.
- An American lawyer, author, and poet
- An American statesman, diplomat, and Founding Father
- A group of young, nationalistic Congressmen
20 Clues: Now known as Toronto • The Battle of Tippecanoe in 1811 • Was a famous American heavy frigate • An American lawyer, author, and poet • A Canadian heroine of the War of 1812 • Seventh president of the United States • A French military general and statesman • The ninth president of the United States • A group of young, nationalistic Congressmen • ...
I&S crossword assignment 2023-01-18
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- political powers held for the state governments rather than the federal government
- was a military campaign of the American Civil War conducted through Georgia
- The proclamation declared "that all persons held as slaves" within the rebellious states "are, and henceforward shall be free."
- the Georgia General Assembly debated whether the state should join its fellow southern states in breaking away from the union
- was a naval strategy by the United States to prevent the Confederacy from trading.
- a Confederate prisoner-of-war camp
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- 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.
- called for the admission of California as a "free state," provided for a territorial government for Utah and New Mexico, established a boundary between Texas and the United States, called for the abolition of slave trade in Washington, DC, and amended the Fugitive Slave Act.
- marked the end of a Union offensive, the Chickamauga Campaign, in southeastern Tennessee and northwestern Georgia.
- affirmed the acceptance of the Compromise as a final resolution of the sectional slavery issues while declaring that no further assaults on Southern rights by the North would be acceptable
- was a series of battles fought in the Western Theater of the American Civil War throughout northwest Georgia and the area
- United States presidential election was the 19th quadrennial presidential election, held on Tuesday, November 6, 1860.
- the practice of owning slaves
13 Clues: the practice of owning slaves • a Confederate prisoner-of-war camp • was a military campaign of the American Civil War conducted through Georgia • political powers held for the state governments rather than the federal government • was a naval strategy by the United States to prevent the Confederacy from trading. • ...
civil war crossword 2023-05-03
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- The war of northern ____
- Controversial ownership of another person
- Lincoln's vice president
- Famous abolitionist who freed some 300 slaves
- confederate to get north to stop fighting
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- States rights versus ______ rights
- United states failed plan for the war
- _____ jackson
- reason for war, involving money
- The president of the confederacy
- President of the united states
11 Clues: _____ jackson • The war of northern ____ • Lincoln's vice president • President of the united states • reason for war, involving money • The president of the confederacy • States rights versus ______ rights • United states failed plan for the war • Controversial ownership of another person • confederate to get north to stop fighting • ...
New Immigrants (Topic 2.4) 2025-10-10
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- — The millions of people who came to the United States between 1870 and 1920, mostly from Southern and Eastern Europe.
- — Conditions such as jobs, freedom, and opportunity that attracted immigrants to America.
- — The location of Angel Island, the main processing center for Asian immigrants.
- — A major “push” factor driving many immigrants to leave their homelands.
- — Organization that pushed for literacy tests and restrictions on immigration from Southern and Eastern Europe.
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- — 1882 law that barred most Chinese immigration to the United States.
- — One of the main push factors that forced families to seek new opportunities in the United States.
- — Fear or hatred of foreigners and people from other countries.
- — The process of adopting the customs, language, and culture of a new country.
- — Neighborhoods where people from the same country lived together to preserve their culture and support one another.
- — Conditions such as war, famine, or persecution that forced people to leave their homeland.
- — The belief that America should favor people born in the United States over immigrants.
- — Immigration station in San Francisco Bay that processed Asian immigrants, often under harsh conditions.
- — Reading and writing exams used to limit immigration during the early 1900s.
- — Immigration station in New York Harbor where millions of European immigrants entered the United States.
15 Clues: — Fear or hatred of foreigners and people from other countries. • — 1882 law that barred most Chinese immigration to the United States. • — A major “push” factor driving many immigrants to leave their homelands. • — Reading and writing exams used to limit immigration during the early 1900s. • ...
american revolution 2021-04-12
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- The government depended on the states to
- there was no
- another weakness in the article_
- the national government had no power to__
- agreement made between 13 states
- each state had _ vote
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- the Articles established a ___and a “firm league of friendship” between 13 sovereign states.
- article of
- Because of their past problems with the British king and his__
- States began to compete and charge each other
10 Clues: article of • there was no • each state had _ vote • another weakness in the article_ • agreement made between 13 states • The government depended on the states to • the national government had no power to__ • States began to compete and charge each other • Because of their past problems with the British king and his__ • ...
Civil War Crossword Puzzle 2021-04-16
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- President of the United States during Civil War
- battle in which Gen. Lee's plan to end the war through Confederate victory failed, causing the most casualties of any battle during the civil war
- location of first battle during Civil War
- a person who has views against slavery
- states that supported slavery; opposite of northern states
- president of the Confederate States
- one of the main confederate generals who led attack on Fort Sumter
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- opposing belligerent to Union
- supporting slavery
- law stating that any state above- Missouri is a free state
- one of the main causes of civil war; the act of keeping people for labor with no pay under extremely poor and cruel conditions
- opposing belligerent to Confederacy
- main confederate general, who surrendered to Union Army to end Civil War
13 Clues: supporting slavery • opposing belligerent to Union • opposing belligerent to Confederacy • president of the Confederate States • a person who has views against slavery • location of first battle during Civil War • President of the United States during Civil War • law stating that any state above- Missouri is a free state • ...
vocabulary 2 2021-12-07
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- an American multinational financial services corporation.
- officially as a permanent resident card.
- Fidelity is the quality of faithfulness or loyalty.
- The Constitution of the United States is the supreme law of the United States of America.
- loyalty or commitment.
- amendment is a formal or official change made to a law.
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- he crime of betraying one's country, especially.
- those that drive people away from a place and draw people to a new location.
- the admittance of a foreigner to the citizenship of a country.
- A city charter or town.
- a piece of legislation enacted by a municipal authority.
- of Rights The United States Bill of Rights comprises the first ten amendments to the United States Constitution.
- v. responsibilities Rights are freedoms we have that are protected by our laws.
13 Clues: loyalty or commitment. • A city charter or town. • officially as a permanent resident card. • he crime of betraying one's country, especially. • Fidelity is the quality of faithfulness or loyalty. • amendment is a formal or official change made to a law. • a piece of legislation enacted by a municipal authority. • ...
Wild West Crossword 2017-06-06
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- Fight with deadly weapons by two people in order to settle a quarrel
- Large territory bought by the United States of America in 1803
- traditional small social group of people, before the creation of states
- Name given to the uninhabited and uncultivated western territory in North America
- Major mountain range in western North America, home to indigenous people
- Some Europeans emigrated to the United States of America in search of freedom of ...
- A man who works in a ranch and who goes about most of his work on horseback
- Wheeled vehicule that is pushed by a person
- Native American tribes are headed by a ...
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- Old fashioned name for a bar in the Old West
- Second longest river in the United States of America
- Person who migrated to a region and who wants to colonize it
- Native American women who helped Lewis and Clark during their expedition
- the act of travelling from one place to another for a long period
- A large farm for raising horses, beef cattle, or sheep
- Cone-shaped tent used by indigenous people to provide warmth
16 Clues: Native American tribes are headed by a ... • Wheeled vehicule that is pushed by a person • Old fashioned name for a bar in the Old West • Second longest river in the United States of America • A large farm for raising horses, beef cattle, or sheep • Person who migrated to a region and who wants to colonize it • ...
Truman Doctrine, Containment, NATO, Warsaw Pact 2021-03-11
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- This country supported communism and tried to spread it.
- Says that the United States would help any country oppose communism.
- The Soviet Union's reaction to NATO
- The United Sates did not approve of this form of government
- The country that received the most money from the United States through the Marshall Plan.
- The United States offered Western Europe money to rebuild.
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- Ten democratic Western _________ joined Canada and The United States to defend each other from communism.
- The United States tried using this policy to stop the expansion of communism.
- North Atlantic Treaty Organization
- The division between Western and Eastern Europe
10 Clues: North Atlantic Treaty Organization • The Soviet Union's reaction to NATO • The division between Western and Eastern Europe • This country supported communism and tried to spread it. • The United States offered Western Europe money to rebuild. • The United Sates did not approve of this form of government • ...
Causes of the civil war 2023-11-01
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- Maine is a free state and Missouri is a slave state
- many people did not like this president because he disagreed with slavery
- the Supreme Court decided slavery was a good thing
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- a book that told the bad things about slavery, this creates conflict
- allowed popular sovereignty, repealed the Missouri compromise
- made some states free states and other states slave states
- ten people were killed in a raid
- the southern states trying to change the laws they disagreed with
- a set of resolutions accepting the compromise of 1850
- a conflict between South Carolina and the federal government
10 Clues: ten people were killed in a raid • the Supreme Court decided slavery was a good thing • Maine is a free state and Missouri is a slave state • a set of resolutions accepting the compromise of 1850 • made some states free states and other states slave states • a conflict between South Carolina and the federal government • ...
Western Expansion & Civil War 2019-02-03
Across
- Abolished Slavery in United States
- Election in which Abraham Lincoln was declared President
- Occured as a result of the United States' annexation of Texas
- Debate over the legalization of slavery in Kansas; led to series of violent confrontations
- Followed the secession of the southern states; caused by conflict concerning slavery & western expansion
- Replaced Missouri Compromise
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- Executive order that declared the freedom of all slaves in the Confederate States
- Responsible for assassination of President Lincoln
- Provided United States with landed needed for southern transcontinental railroad
- Founder of the Red Cross; served as a nurse in Civil War
10 Clues: Replaced Missouri Compromise • Abolished Slavery in United States • Responsible for assassination of President Lincoln • Election in which Abraham Lincoln was declared President • Founder of the Red Cross; served as a nurse in Civil War • Occured as a result of the United States' annexation of Texas • ...
Civil War 2023-01-30
Across
- Type of shoe popular during the Civil War.
- First battle of the Civil War.
- 16th president of the United States. Made slavery illegal.
- The job that most boys enlisted as.
- What the Southern states considered themselves.
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- First state to secede the Union.
- What soldiers had to wear on a daily basis.
- Battle with the greatest amount of casualties.
- When Southern states left the Union.
- The Northern states formed the ___.
10 Clues: First battle of the Civil War. • First state to secede the Union. • The job that most boys enlisted as. • The Northern states formed the ___. • When Southern states left the Union. • Type of shoe popular during the Civil War. • What soldiers had to wear on a daily basis. • Battle with the greatest amount of casualties. • What the Southern states considered themselves. • ...
Early America 2023-02-16
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- A kind of government where the people vote for their leaders.
- Money that people pay to the government.
- The first plan for how the United States would be run.
- A document that is a set of rules that guides how a government works.
- The first president of the United States.
- A big group of people who make laws for the United States.
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- A paper that said the United States wanted to be its own country.
- The leader of a country.
- A meeting where people made the Constitution.
- A group of people who make laws for the United States (2 per state).
10 Clues: The leader of a country. • Money that people pay to the government. • The first president of the United States. • A meeting where people made the Constitution. • The first plan for how the United States would be run. • A big group of people who make laws for the United States. • A kind of government where the people vote for their leaders. • ...
Civil War 2023-05-09
Across
- A large farm on the southern side of the United States many workers on the plantation were enslaved
- Large firearms like cannons and mortars
- Name given to people who stayed loyal to the united states government aka the North
- Nickname for the confederate states
- The Northern side of the United States called the Union
- A name used to describe people who supported the union.
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- Someone who wanted to eliminate slavery
- A long gun that soldiers shoot from the shoulder
- Nickname for people from the north as well as union soldiers
- People in the south supporting the confederate states
10 Clues: Nickname for the confederate states • Someone who wanted to eliminate slavery • Large firearms like cannons and mortars • A long gun that soldiers shoot from the shoulder • People in the south supporting the confederate states • The Northern side of the United States called the Union • A name used to describe people who supported the union. • ...
State Power 2023-11-28
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- States are responsible for sending children to __________.
- States can regulate __________, where two people agree to live together “till death do us part.”
- Pennsylvania, Ohio, Florida, and California are all _________.
- The government in DC is called the ____________ government.
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- State and local governments fund the ________ to catch criminals.
- Only the federal government can sign _________ with other countries.
- If your tires blow out, you need the state to fix the ______.
- To raise an ______, you need tanks, guns, people, and the federal government.
- Both the states and the federal government raise money through ________.
- States are not allowed to declare ________.
10 Clues: States are not allowed to declare ________. • States are responsible for sending children to __________. • The government in DC is called the ____________ government. • If your tires blow out, you need the state to fix the ______. • Pennsylvania, Ohio, Florida, and California are all _________. • State and local governments fund the ________ to catch criminals. • ...
ELA/SS Final Project 2023-06-15
10 Clues: soaked • very cold • very thirsty • to break away • A set example • hesitant/doubtful • to kill a important person • Southern states leaving the union • States that stayed in the Union with slavery • Northern States that stayed with the country
Foc3 2020-07-09
Unit 10 Vocabulary Words (CE.13) 2024-03-26
Across
- Central bank of the United States.
- Amendment to the U.S. Constitution that gives the government the power to collect an income tax on individuals and businesses.
- Income received.
- (FEC)An independent agency of the United States federal government that regulates communications by radio, television, wire, satellite, and cable across the United States.
- (FTC)An independent agency of the United States government whose principal mission is the enforcement of civil U.S. antitrust law and the promotion of consumer protection.
- Tax base on individual or family income.
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- Paper money and coins used in a particular country.
- (SEC)An independent agency of the United States federal government, created in the aftermath of the Wall Street Crash of 1929. The primary purpose of the SEC is to enforce the law against market manipulation
- Goods and services provided by the government, including public schools, parks, police and fire service, 911, national defense, etc.
- The growing world-wide markets and trade in goods and services.
- Agencies of the government that make sure businesses are operating properly.
- Laws designed to prevent the formation of monopolies in business.
- General rise in price levels.
- A situation where one business controls all or almost all of the sales of a product.
14 Clues: Income received. • General rise in price levels. • Central bank of the United States. • Tax base on individual or family income. • Paper money and coins used in a particular country. • The growing world-wide markets and trade in goods and services. • Laws designed to prevent the formation of monopolies in business. • ...
Chemistry Chap. #10 vocab. words - Jenna Wallenbeck 2017-03-19
Across
- Gases and liquids that have the ability to flow and take the shape of their container
- States that the volume of a gas, maintained at a constant temperature and pressure, is directly proportional to the number of moles of the gas
- PV = nRT; a gas law that relates pressure, volume, temperature, and the amount for an ideal gas
- Another common name for millimeters of mercury, named after Evangelista Torricelli the inventor of the barometer
- States that when the pressure on a sample of a dry gas is held constant, the temperature in kelvins and the volume are directly related
- An apparatus that measures atmospheric pressure by allowing it to support a column of liquid
- Used when measuring gases, 0 degrees C
- The SI unit of pressure, named for Blaise Pascal
- Pressure is measured in force per unit of area, normal atmospheric pressure at seal level is 14.7...
- The ability of a gas to mingle with or pass through another porous substance
- The volume that a mole of gas occupies if it is at standard temperature and pressure
- The total pressure, which equals the atmospheric pressure, is made up of the partial pressures of the gas and water vapor
- States that under equivalent conditions, the volumes of reacting gases and their gaseous products are expressed in ratios of small whole numbers
- When gases experience lower pressure, they quickly expand to fill the available space
- The normal atmospheric pressure at sea level at 45 degrees latitude
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- A gas whose behavior is perfectly predicted by the kinetic-molecular theory
- Relates the units of pressure, volume, temperature, and quantity; R=PV/nT
- States that the rate of effusion for a gas is inversely proportional to the square root of its molar mass
- The average force exerted per unit of an area when molecules collide against a boundary
- States the volume of a dry gas in inversely related to the pressure if the temperature is held constant
- The pressure and the length of a column's unit
- A gas law that combines Boyle's law, Charles's law, and Gay-Lussac's law, where temperature, pressure, and volume are constant; P1V1/T1 = P2V2/T2
- States that the total pressure of a mixture of gases equals the sum of the partial pressures
- States that pressure is directly proportional to temperature in kelvins for a fixed mass of gas held in a constant volume
- When a gas enters a vacuum
- The ability to flow and take the shape of their container
- The process in which gas particles pass through a tiny opening into an evacuated chamber or space
27 Clues: When a gas enters a vacuum • Used when measuring gases, 0 degrees C • The pressure and the length of a column's unit • The SI unit of pressure, named for Blaise Pascal • The ability to flow and take the shape of their container • The normal atmospheric pressure at sea level at 45 degrees latitude • ...
Ch 10 Arham Shah Shay Patel Crossword 7th Grade Blk 3 2022-04-10
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- One of the most famous explorers in American history
- What is a word that describes Andrew Jackson's personality?
- Beginning of the Lewis and Clark expedition
- Accidents, weather, disease are all what (dangers)
- When did the United States buy Louisiana from France?
- How did encounters with Native American tribes go with Lewis and Clark?
- What was the most famous route pioneers followed?
- True or false, Tecumseh's reasoning regarding the treaties William Henry signed being meaningless is that the land belonged to all tribes not just one.
- Result of Prophetstown after the Battle of Tippecanoe.
- Who was Tecumseh?
- Prophet's attitude regarding American settlers.
- What did William Clark mostly create during the exploration?
- How many Americans were there existing by the 1850s?
- Where did the Shawnee tribe live before the 1800s?
- he United States wanted the port city of ______ _______ at the mouth of the Mississippi River?
- What are they: United States Doubled in size for a bargain, United States realized the dream on Manifest Destiny, The New Territory Would Motivate Americans to go west for Land, Opportunity and Freedom.
- How did the United States get the land which Lewis and Clark explored?
- end of the Lewis and Clark expedition
- How did Andrew Jackson’s critics feel about him?
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- When did the Battle of New Orleans take place?
- When was the Battle of North Point?
- They traveled ______ miles, from the mouth of the Missouri River to the Pacific Ocean and back!
- How did presidents before Jackson differ when it comes to decision making?
- The United States needed a _______ route for transportation and for shipping goods (one of the reasons US bought Louisiana)
- To whom did Spain give Louisiana to?
- How many were killed on American lines during the Battle of New Orleans?
- Was the Prophet seen as a good military strategist after the Battle of Tippecanoe?
- Jefferson Feared that France’s ownership of the ________ Territory would interfere with trade.
- What would happen to you if you were a Native American tribe leader and didn't want to move from the land even though the soldiers said so?
- When was the siege of Baltimore lifted?
- What was Jackson's nickname during the War of 1812?
- One of Tecumseh's allies.
- When did Jackson die?
- Did believers in Manifest Destiny think Native Americans got in the way?
- How many British soldiers died during the Battle of New Orleans?
- Who burned down Washington D.C during the war of 1812?
- One of the most famous explorers in American history
- Whom did the California Gold Rush of 1849 attract?
- Who wrote the Star Spangled Banner?
- What was the most common way to travel on the Oregon Trail?
- How much money did the United States pay for Louisiana?
- What were the roles of Sacagawea and Charbonneau?
42 Clues: Who was Tecumseh? • When did Jackson die? • One of Tecumseh's allies. • When was the Battle of North Point? • Who wrote the Star Spangled Banner? • To whom did Spain give Louisiana to? • end of the Lewis and Clark expedition • When was the siege of Baltimore lifted? • Beginning of the Lewis and Clark expedition • When did the Battle of New Orleans take place? • ...
Ch 10 Arham Shah Shay Patel Crossword 7th Grade Blk 3 2022-04-10
Across
- Prophet's attitude regarding American settlers.
- When did the Battle of New Orleans take place?
- he United States wanted the port city of ______ _______ at the mouth of the Mississippi River?
- One of the most famous explorers in American history
- What was the most common way to travel on the Oregon Trail?
- end of the Lewis and Clark expedition
- What were the roles of Sacagawea and Charbonneau?
- Who burned down Washington D.C during the war of 1812?
- To whom did Spain give Louisiana to?
- True or false, Tecumseh's reasoning regarding the treaties William Henry signed being meaningless is that the land belonged to all tribes not just one.
- What was the most famous route pioneers followed?
- Accidents, weather, disease are all what (dangers)
- Was the Prophet seen as a good military strategist after the Battle of Tippecanoe?
- How many British soldiers died during the Battle of New Orleans?
- One of Tecumseh's allies.
- The United States needed a _______ route for transportation and for shipping goods (one of the reasons US bought Louisiana)
- Whom did the California Gold Rush of 1849 attract?
- Result of Prophetstown after the Battle of Tippecanoe.
- Beginning of the Lewis and Clark expedition
- What was Jackson's nickname during the War of 1812?
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- How did Andrew Jackson’s critics feel about him?
- How did encounters with Native American tribes go with Lewis and Clark?
- What would happen to you if you were a Native American tribe leader and didn't want to move from the land even though the soldiers said so?
- How did presidents before Jackson differ when it comes to decision making?
- Jefferson Feared that France’s ownership of the ________ Territory would interfere with trade.
- What are they: United States Doubled in size for a bargain, United States realized the dream on Manifest Destiny, The New Territory Would Motivate Americans to go west for Land, Opportunity and Freedom.
- What did William Clark mostly create during the exploration?
- When did the United States buy Louisiana from France?
- When was the siege of Baltimore lifted?
- Did believers in Manifest Destiny think Native Americans got in the way?
- One of the most famous explorers in American history
- How many Americans were there existing by the 1850s?
- How much money did the United States pay for Louisiana?
- Who was Tecumseh?
- They traveled ______ miles, from the mouth of the Missouri River to the Pacific Ocean and back!
- How did the United States get the land which Lewis and Clark explored?
- When was the Battle of North Point?
- When did Jackson die?
- What is a word that describes Andrew Jackson's personality?
- Who wrote the Star Spangled Banner?
- Where did the Shawnee tribe live before the 1800s?
- How many were killed on American lines during the Battle of New Orleans?
42 Clues: Who was Tecumseh? • When did Jackson die? • One of Tecumseh's allies. • When was the Battle of North Point? • Who wrote the Star Spangled Banner? • To whom did Spain give Louisiana to? • end of the Lewis and Clark expedition • When was the siege of Baltimore lifted? • Beginning of the Lewis and Clark expedition • When did the Battle of New Orleans take place? • ...
CROSSWORD HISTORY 2025-02-07
Across
- take in (information, ideas, or culture) and understand fully.
- Andrew Jackson. The law, as described by Congress, provided "for an exchange of lands with the Indians residing in any of the states or territories, and for their removal east of the river Mississippi".
- all of that part of the United States west of the Mississippi, and not within the States of Missouri and Louisiana, or the Territory of Arkansas
- Principal chief of the Cherokee Indians for nearly forty years, John Ross served during one of the most tumultuous periods of the tribe's history. He is best remembered as the leader of the Cherokees during the time of great factional debates in the 1830s over the issue of relocating to Indian Territory
- tenth president of the United States
- relating to cultivated land or the cultivation of land. Or a person who advocates a redistribution of landed property, especially as part of a social movement.
- the crime of betraying one's country, especially by attempting to kill the sovereign or overthrow the government.
- a major US recession that began in spring 1837 and lasted until the mid-1840s
- Winfield Scott was a hero of the Mexican War (1846–1848), the last Whig Party candidate for U.S. president, and commanding general of the United States Army at the start of the American Civil War
- The rights people were denied at the beginning except for rich white men
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- a protective tariff passed by Congress to shield American manufacturing from British competition
- equal protection of the laws; an aversion to a moneyed aristocracy, exclusive privileges, and monopolies, and a predilection for the common man; majority rule; and the welfare of the community over the individual.
- a short and striking or memorable phrase used in advertising.
- maintained that the states have the right to overrule any unconstitutional laws, with the decision being unchallenged by any federal entity
- A depression is a dramatic and sustained downturn in economic activity, with symptoms including a sharp fall in economic growth, employment, and production
- The Whig Party was a mid-19th century political party in the United States. Alongside the Democratic Party, it was one of two major parties
- a general rise in prices
- the Trail of Tears was the forced westward migration of American Indian tribes from the South and Southeast
- an agreement between enemies or opponents to stop fighting or arguing for a certain time.
- a meeting of a deliberative or judicial body to conduct its business Or a period devoted to a particular activity.
- the practice of a successful political party giving public office to its supporters.
- exercise a veto against (a decision or proposal made by a law-making body).
22 Clues: a general rise in prices • tenth president of the United States • a short and striking or memorable phrase used in advertising. • take in (information, ideas, or culture) and understand fully. • The rights people were denied at the beginning except for rich white men • exercise a veto against (a decision or proposal made by a law-making body). • ...
On The Road 2025-11-29
Across
- individuals or groups employed to track down and return escaped enslaved people to their owners
- slaves be returned to their owners, even if they were in a free state.
- unsuccessfully ran for president in the 1824, 1832, and 1844 elections.
- laws passed by the U.S. Congress to settle disputes over slavery and territorial expansion
- 19th-century American social reformer and humanitarian
- S. foreign policy, articulated in 1823, that opposed European colonialism and interference in the Western Hemisphere
- five laws passed by the U.S. Congress to settle disputes over slavery and territorial expansion
- system where enslaved people are treated as the personal property of their owners,
- declared that African Americans were not citizens and had no rights that white Americans were bound to respect
- the theory that a state can declare a federal law unconstitutional and refuse to enforce it within its borders
- Slave auctions were a historical mechanism for the trade of enslaved people in various parts of the world, including the United States, Europe, and Central Asia
- a social, political, and religious movement that advocated for the reduction or elimination of alcohol consumption, culminating in the Prohibition era in the United States
- a machine that quickly separates cotton fibers from their seeds,
- abolitionist in the decades preceding the Civil War
- the political and legislative effort to maintain an equal number of states that allowed slavery and states that did not
- Life Among the Lowly is an anti-slavery novel by American author Harriet Beecher Stowe.
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- a religious revival during the late 18th to early 19th century in the United States.
- an American social reformer, abolitionist, orator, writer, and statesman.
- an American abolitionist, journalist, and social reformer
- entered as slave state, Maine enter as free state
- the dominant role of cotton in the pre-Civil War Southern economy, politics, and society
- the act of freeing someone from legal or social control
- movement to end slavery
- a period of violent guerrilla warfare in the Kansas Territory from 1854 to 1861,
- best known for his widely read anti-slavery newspaper The Liberato
- was an invasion of Mexico by the United States
- the principle that the government's authority comes from its people, who are the source of all political power
- the formal withdrawal of a group from a larger political entit
- a network of secret routes and safe houses used by enslaved African Americans to escape to free states and Canada
- After escaping slavery, Tubman made some 13 missions to rescue approximately 70 enslaved people, including her family and friends
30 Clues: movement to end slavery • was an invasion of Mexico by the United States • entered as slave state, Maine enter as free state • abolitionist in the decades preceding the Civil War • 19th-century American social reformer and humanitarian • the act of freeing someone from legal or social control • an American abolitionist, journalist, and social reformer • ...
Civil war 2025-11-25
Across
- individuals or groups employed to track down and return escaped enslaved people to their owners
- slaves be returned to their owners, even if they were in a free state.
- unsuccessfully ran for president in the 1824, 1832, and 1844 elections.
- laws passed by the U.S. Congress to settle disputes over slavery and territorial expansion
- 19th-century American social reformer and humanitarian
- S. foreign policy, articulated in 1823, that opposed European colonialism and interference in the Western Hemisphere
- five laws passed by the U.S. Congress to settle disputes over slavery and territorial expansion
- system where enslaved people are treated as the personal property of their owners,
- declared that African Americans were not citizens and had no rights that white Americans were bound to respect
- the theory that a state can declare a federal law unconstitutional and refuse to enforce it within its borders
- Slave auctions were a historical mechanism for the trade of enslaved people in various parts of the world, including the United States, Europe, and Central Asia
- a social, political, and religious movement that advocated for the reduction or elimination of alcohol consumption, culminating in the Prohibition era in the United States
- a machine that quickly separates cotton fibers from their seeds,
- abolitionist in the decades preceding the Civil War
- the political and legislative effort to maintain an equal number of states that allowed slavery and states that did not
- Life Among the Lowly is an anti-slavery novel by American author Harriet Beecher Stowe.
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- a religious revival during the late 18th to early 19th century in the United States.
- an American social reformer, abolitionist, orator, writer, and statesman.
- an American abolitionist, journalist, and social reformer
- entered as slave state, Maine enter as free state
- the dominant role of cotton in the pre-Civil War Southern economy, politics, and society
- the act of freeing someone from legal or social control
- movement to end slavery
- a period of violent guerrilla warfare in the Kansas Territory from 1854 to 1861,
- best known for his widely read anti-slavery newspaper The Liberato
- was an invasion of Mexico by the United States
- the principle that the government's authority comes from its people, who are the source of all political power
- the formal withdrawal of a group from a larger political entit
- a network of secret routes and safe houses used by enslaved African Americans to escape to free states and Canada
- After escaping slavery, Tubman made some 13 missions to rescue approximately 70 enslaved people, including her family and friends
30 Clues: movement to end slavery • was an invasion of Mexico by the United States • entered as slave state, Maine enter as free state • abolitionist in the decades preceding the Civil War • 19th-century American social reformer and humanitarian • the act of freeing someone from legal or social control • an American abolitionist, journalist, and social reformer • ...
on the way to civil war 2025-12-10
Across
- individuals or groups employed to track down and return escaped enslaved people to their owners
- slaves be returned to their owners, even if they were in a free state.
- unsuccessfully ran for president in the 1824, 1832, and 1844 elections.
- laws passed by the U.S. Congress to settle disputes over slavery and territorial expansion
- 19th-century American social reformer and humanitarian
- S. foreign policy, articulated in 1823, that opposed European colonialism and interference in the Western Hemisphere
- five laws passed by the U.S. Congress to settle disputes over slavery and territorial expansion
- system where enslaved people are treated as the personal property of their owners,
- declared that African Americans were not citizens and had no rights that white Americans were bound to respect
- the theory that a state can declare a federal law unconstitutional and refuse to enforce it within its borders
- Slave auctions were a historical mechanism for the trade of enslaved people in various parts of the world, including the United States, Europe, and Central Asia
- a social, political, and religious movement that advocated for the reduction or elimination of alcohol consumption, culminating in the Prohibition era in the United States
- a machine that quickly separates cotton fibers from their seeds,
- abolitionist in the decades preceding the Civil War
- the political and legislative effort to maintain an equal number of states that allowed slavery and states that did not
- Life Among the Lowly is an anti-slavery novel by American author Harriet Beecher Stowe.
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- a religious revival during the late 18th to early 19th century in the United States.
- an American social reformer, abolitionist, orator, writer, and statesman.
- an American abolitionist, journalist, and social reformer
- entered as slave state, Maine enter as free state
- the dominant role of cotton in the pre-Civil War Southern economy, politics, and society
- the act of freeing someone from legal or social control
- movement to end slavery
- a period of violent guerrilla warfare in the Kansas Territory from 1854 to 1861,
- best known for his widely read anti-slavery newspaper The Liberato
- was an invasion of Mexico by the United States
- the principle that the government's authority comes from its people, who are the source of all political power
- the formal withdrawal of a group from a larger political entit
- a network of secret routes and safe houses used by enslaved African Americans to escape to free states and Canada
- After escaping slavery, Tubman made some 13 missions to rescue approximately 70 enslaved people, including her family and friends
30 Clues: movement to end slavery • was an invasion of Mexico by the United States • entered as slave state, Maine enter as free state • abolitionist in the decades preceding the Civil War • 19th-century American social reformer and humanitarian • the act of freeing someone from legal or social control • an American abolitionist, journalist, and social reformer • ...
Citizenship vocabulary 2021-12-08
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- is the crime of betraying one's country, especially by attempting to kill the sovereign or overthrow the government.
- is the admittance of a foreigner to the citizenship of a country.
- allows a non-U.S. citizen to gain permanent residence in the United States.
- give up allegiance to any other nation or sovereign and renounce hereditary or noble titles
- an addition or alteration made to a constitution, statute, or legislative bill or resolution.
- loyalty or commitment of a subordinate to a superior or of an individual to a group or cause.
- The United States Bill of Rights comprises the first ten amendments to the United States Constitution.
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- Pull factors “pull” people to a new home and include things like better opportunities.
- The Constitution of the United States is the supreme law of the United States of America
- responsibilities are duties or things that we should do
- is the basic document that defines the organization, powers, functions, and essential procedures of the city government
- faithfulness to a person, cause, or belief, demonstrated by continuing loyalty and support.
- a piece of legislation enacted by a municipal authority
- an endorsement made on a passport by
14 Clues: an endorsement made on a passport by • responsibilities are duties or things that we should do • a piece of legislation enacted by a municipal authority • is the admittance of a foreigner to the citizenship of a country. • allows a non-U.S. citizen to gain permanent residence in the United States. • ...
Manifest Destiny 2021-11-17
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- the u.s. would acquire this territory after a treaty divided land between the u.s. and the british
- mexican aggression towards this state would initiate the u.s.-mexican war
- the treat of guadalupe-hidlago allowed the u.s. to acquire several territories in the mexican cession in 184____ (number)
- this territory was purchased from spain in 1819
- mountains that could be avoided by traveling through the gadsden purchase
- manifest destiny resulted in _____ expansion where settlers would look for a new way of life
- texas was annexed into the united states in the year 184___ (number)
- this territory was purhcased in 1853, giving settlers an easier path to california
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- another term for "added" ex. "texas was annexed into the united states"
- state that was known for the gold rush in 1849
- many people immigrated to the united states from this country with the hope of finding gold
- last name of the president who would represent the democratic party and continue manifest destiny policies
- in 1803, the louisiana purchase would _____ the size of the united states
- in 1783, the northwest ordinance would set the precedent on how to _____ new states that would be admitted into the union
14 Clues: state that was known for the gold rush in 1849 • this territory was purchased from spain in 1819 • texas was annexed into the united states in the year 184___ (number) • another term for "added" ex. "texas was annexed into the united states" • mexican aggression towards this state would initiate the u.s.-mexican war • ...
Reconstruction Unit Vocab. 2021-10-17
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- the unfair or prejudicial treatment of people and groups based on characteristics
- period in American history following the American Civil War
- the systematic separation of people into racial or other ethnic groups in daily life.
- former enslaved people—and guaranteed all citizens “equal protection of the laws.
- “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
- an American sociologist, socialist, historian, civil rights activist, Pan-Africanist, author, writer and editor.
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- declared all persons born in the United States to be citizens
- informal, unwritten deal that settled the disputed 1876 U.S. Presidential election
- an American social reformer, abolitionist, orator, writer, and statesman.
- protects the voting rights of all citizens regardless of race or the color of their skin.
- opportunistic Northerners who came to the Southern states after the American Civil War, who were perceived to be exploiting the local populace for their own financial, political, and/or social gain.
- The presidential election of 1876 led to the end of Reconstruction.
- local laws that enforced racial segregation in the Southern United States.
- an American educator, author, orator, and adviser to several presidents of the United States.
14 Clues: period in American history following the American Civil War • declared all persons born in the United States to be citizens • The presidential election of 1876 led to the end of Reconstruction. • an American social reformer, abolitionist, orator, writer, and statesman. • local laws that enforced racial segregation in the Southern United States. • ...
Unit #3 Vocab 2023-10-04
Across
- A legal doctrine that makes courts side with existing rulings if their case is deemed similar to past cases.
- Powers granted to the United States government that aren't explicitly stated in the constitution.
- The upper chamber of the United States Congress.
- The act of purposefully delaying the vote or decision on something.
- The spokesperson for their party in the Senate and the House.
- The separation of power which makes sure no branch is too powerful.
- The act of redistricting states to benefit one political party.
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- A trial conducted by the judge with no jury.
- The doctrine that states that The Supreme Court has the power to deem bills or laws unconstitutional.
- An earlier example of somethings that is happening in current times.
- The advisory body to the president of the United States.
- Courts used for civil, criminal, juevenile, and magistrate cases. They also have the ability of a trial by jury.
- The right of the president to reject a bill or law that is in the process of being passed.
- The case in which the Supreme Court ruled that the right to an abortion is a protected right.
14 Clues: A trial conducted by the judge with no jury. • The upper chamber of the United States Congress. • The advisory body to the president of the United States. • The spokesperson for their party in the Senate and the House. • The act of redistricting states to benefit one political party. • The act of purposefully delaying the vote or decision on something. • ...
The Civil War 2013-06-02
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- A large group of soldiers usually led by a brigadier general.
- New soldiers.
- Term for a Northerner who opposed the war effort.
- Freedom from slavery.
- Paper currency.
- States The states of Maryland, Delaware, Kentucky, and Missouri.
- African Americans were owned by whites and forced to do hard work.
- A soldier who was wounded, killed, or missing in action.
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- To rush towards the enemy.
- Cannon or other large firearms.
- The effort by the North to keep ships from entering or leaving Southern ports.
- Resisting or protecting against attack from someone.
- Loyal to the Confederacy.
- Someone who wishes to abolish or get rid of slavery.
- Also called the South.
- A place where weapons and other military supplies are manufactured.
- Round container used to carry water.
- A ship protected by iron armor.
- short sword, that could be attached to the end of a musket.
- Also called the North or the United States.
20 Clues: New soldiers. • Paper currency. • Freedom from slavery. • Also called the South. • Loyal to the Confederacy. • To rush towards the enemy. • Cannon or other large firearms. • A ship protected by iron armor. • Round container used to carry water. • Also called the North or the United States. • Term for a Northerner who opposed the war effort. • ...
CAP Project Political Crossword 2022-05-10
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- Powers given to both federal and state governments
- Theory of democracy where many groups work together in government
- Highest court in the United States
- Activities that aim to influence public officials and the policies they support
- System of gov. where states have more power than the federal gov.
- Legal right to vote
- Written defamation
- Clause of the first amendment where gov. cannot make laws establishing a religion
- Measures demographics of a population
- Persuades other people in Congress to vote a certain way
- Presidential check on the legislative
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- Governmental organizations where positions are appointed
- Someone already holding office
- Courts that review decisions of lower courts
- A type of grant where federal money is given to states for a specific purpose
- Written document explaining judicial decision
- Unconstitutional censorship of an unpublished document
- Supported the ratification of the Constitution
- Redrawing districts to benefit a certain party
- How to describe a two-house legislative body
20 Clues: Written defamation • Legal right to vote • Someone already holding office • Highest court in the United States • Measures demographics of a population • Presidential check on the legislative • Courts that review decisions of lower courts • How to describe a two-house legislative body • Written document explaining judicial decision • ...
Hector's History Puzzle 2021-12-03
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- wanted to open trade with Japan
- yellow journalist
- Declared the United States at war against Spain
- Supported expanding the U.S. military strength
- economic and political domination of a strong nation over weaker nations
- saw the unknown value of Alaska
- A nation's purpose is to spread oversees
- Created an administration based on "moral diplomacy"
- Suggested the Open door policy
- the U.S. and Latin America should work together
- opposed the annexation of Hawaii
- was a rough rider
- Searched to resolve turmoil in China
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- keeps cuba tied to the U.S.
- powerful senator who pushed for the construction of a navy
- Created the policy named dollar diplomacy
- attitude of aggressive nationalism
- authors exaggerate the story to attracte attention
- declared philippine independent
- rebelled against the united states
- Surrenders the throne for the United States
- worked for Cuban independence
- overthrew the queen of Hawaii
- imperial power protects a country while the leader stays the same
24 Clues: yellow journalist • was a rough rider • keeps cuba tied to the U.S. • worked for Cuban independence • overthrew the queen of Hawaii • Suggested the Open door policy • wanted to open trade with Japan • declared philippine independent • saw the unknown value of Alaska • opposed the annexation of Hawaii • attitude of aggressive nationalism • rebelled against the united states • ...
Texas History Vocab 2021-05-04
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- The Northern States during the Civil War.
- There are 4 regions in Texas.
- A time when people are making money and have jobs.
- Anna Mexican Dictator.
- Friends who support each other when there are wars.
- He made the first map of Texas.
- Tax on Imported Goods.
- Number one Cash Crop in the south during the 1800s.
- To leave a place.
- People moving from small towns to larger cities.
- People use their power by choosing representatives.
- Houston He was a President.
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- Rights Act Prohibits racial discrimination in voting.
- Right to vote.
- The Southern States that left the United States in 1861.
- Teach native Americans how to be Spanish citizens.
- Prejudice, discrimination, or antagonism directed against someone of a different race based on the belief that one’s own race is superior.
- Power is divided between national and state government.
- First Battle of the Texas Revolution.
- A time when people are not making money and don’t have as many jobs.
20 Clues: Right to vote. • To leave a place. • Anna Mexican Dictator. • Tax on Imported Goods. • Houston He was a President. • There are 4 regions in Texas. • He made the first map of Texas. • First Battle of the Texas Revolution. • The Northern States during the Civil War. • People moving from small towns to larger cities. • Teach native Americans how to be Spanish citizens. • ...
Chapter 2: Project 2024-01-02
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- Presidential power to reject law from congress
- Amendment that establishes right to bear arms.
- Wrote the first draft of the constitution.
- Collection of essays from citizens.
- The first ten amendments added to the constitution.
- Alliance of sovereign states held by weak govt.
- Amendment that states that powers belong to the state of the people.
- A wealthy member of society that approves of ratification.
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- Amendment that doesn't allow citizens from testifying themselves in court.
- Amendment that grants citizens right to trial by duty.
- Amendment that granted women the ability to vote.
- Amendment that outlawed slavery.
- Amendment that protects from cruel and unusual punishment.
- Established to separate branches with different responsibilities.
- Amendment that grants citizens rights not mentioned in the constitution.
- Amendment that grants fair and speedy trial.
- Amendment that protects from unreasonable searches.
- Fraction of states needed to ratify amendment.
- Amendment that enacts quartering of soldiers.
- Amendment that establishes freedom of speech.
20 Clues: Amendment that outlawed slavery. • Collection of essays from citizens. • Wrote the first draft of the constitution. • Amendment that grants fair and speedy trial. • Amendment that enacts quartering of soldiers. • Amendment that establishes freedom of speech. • Presidential power to reject law from congress • Amendment that establishes right to bear arms. • ...
reconstruction 2023-10-10
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- extreme
- single crop for big farm
- was the first African American Senator
- in which an angry mob killed a person by hanging
- northers who moved to the south
- the kkk
- this amendment abolished slavery
- was a new industry in the south
- the reorganization and rebuilding of the former confederate states after the Civil War
- killed Lincoln
- was impeached president
- this amendment granted full citizenship to people born in the United sates
- was a Radical Republican
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- southerns who moved to the north
- congress did this to president Johnson's veto
- was a black senator
- southern states were divided into ______districts under commanders
- this amendment gave all male citizens the right to vote
- was civil rights leader
- Ulysses S ______
- southern states passed this to control African Americans
- this act restricted the power of the president
- was the editor of the Atlanta Constitution
- was Secretary of War
- This act restored full rights to people of south and supported by Democrats
25 Clues: extreme • the kkk • killed Lincoln • Ulysses S ______ • was a black senator • was Secretary of War • was civil rights leader • was impeached president • single crop for big farm • was a Radical Republican • northers who moved to the south • was a new industry in the south • southerns who moved to the north • this amendment abolished slavery • was the first African American Senator • ...
Olivier Kisielewski Articles X-Word 2024-02-09
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- The malitia marched across western ______.
- What was the only branch
- The legislature realized it was ______
- _____ Shay's led the Rebelion.
- What did they write at the Independence Hall.
- In the ______ of 1786.
- People went to Springfield to seize _____
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- Wealthy Merchant in Boston agreed to raise an army of over ______ militia
- Congress cannot regulate _____
- The ____ Government had no money for new troops.
- Alexander _______ hated Congress because they didn't share his vision
- In Massachusetts The _____ Rebelion started
- Where did they meet?
- Massachusetts started to offer tax and debt _____
- The _______ that was passed in the revolution made the States to stong.
- To get something through you needed a _______ vote.
- The _____ became worse because the Articles are flawed.
- States started putting ______ on each other
- Articles are flawed because the Congress couldn't _____
- The people in the Rebelion/Protest used ____ to keep debtors out of prison.
- The revolutionary war put the United States in ____.
21 Clues: Where did they meet? • In the ______ of 1786. • What was the only branch • Congress cannot regulate _____ • _____ Shay's led the Rebelion. • The legislature realized it was ______ • People went to Springfield to seize _____ • The malitia marched across western ______. • In Massachusetts The _____ Rebelion started • States started putting ______ on each other • ...
Civil War - Makaila Merritt 2019-12-02
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- President of the Confederacy.
- creator of the 'Anaconda' plan
- Lincoln's killer
- president of the Union.
- slaves in enemy states were declared free
- Law that owners of 20 or more slaves were exempt from draft
- Withdrawal of states from the union
- River the Union tried to capture to establish a block-aid.
- Commanded the army of Northern Virginia
- bloodiest battle of the war
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- Notorious prisoner-of-War camp
- City that Sherman burned in his 'March to the Sea'
- conflict between the Union and Confederacy.
- Battle where "Stonewall" Jackson was killed
- Slave states that remained loyal to the Union
- Technical draw, but strategically a Northern victory
- Confederates launched the first attack of the war here.
- Sight of the treaty that ended the Civil War
- The goal of the Confederacy was to preserve this.
- Humiliating defeat of Union troops
- Region where most fighting of the Civil War occurred.
- Commander of Union forces that defeated Lee
22 Clues: Lincoln's killer • president of the Union. • bloodiest battle of the war • President of the Confederacy. • Notorious prisoner-of-War camp • creator of the 'Anaconda' plan • Humiliating defeat of Union troops • Withdrawal of states from the union • Commanded the army of Northern Virginia • slaves in enemy states were declared free • conflict between the Union and Confederacy. • ...
Civil War - Sophia Choudhri 2019-12-02
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- general that led the confederacy and was defeated by Grant
- had the advantage of size, population, and industry
- first battle of the Civil War
- eleven states seceded to form the
- bloodiest-single day of fighting in the war
- they enlisted in the Union Army after 1862
- conflict between the Union and the Confederacy
- general that led the March to the Sea
- created Army of the Potomac
- mistakenly killed at Chancellorsville May 1863
- bloodiest 3 day engagement of the Civil War
- medical care often involved
- the president of the Confederacy
- general that defeats Robert E. Lee and won the Civil War
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- cotton exports were an advantage to this area
- slave states that remained loyal to the Union
- men 20-45 were eligible for draft
- Lincoln was shot by
- freed slaves in states against the union
- Lee surrendered at this court house on April 9, 1865
- president of the Union
- after this war the Union controlled the Mississippi River
22 Clues: Lincoln was shot by • president of the Union • created Army of the Potomac • medical care often involved • first battle of the Civil War • the president of the Confederacy • men 20-45 were eligible for draft • eleven states seceded to form the • general that led the March to the Sea • freed slaves in states against the union • they enlisted in the Union Army after 1862 • ...
Jeffersonian era 2024-03-19
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- an agreement to balance free and slave states
- ended the war of 1812
- group that John C. Calhoun and Henry Clay were a part of
- stated America was for Americans
- the devotion to the culture and interest of ones own country
- invented by Eli Whitney
- made up of the presidents Jefferson, Monroe, and Madison
- allowed merchants to trade only with countries other than France and England
- explored the Louisiana purchase
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- standardized parts that could be used in place of one another
- the third president of the united states
- invented in 1807 by Robert Fulton
- famous Indian guide who helped Lewis and Clark
- the forcible seizure of sailors into the royal navy
- stretched from Georgia to Illinois
- doubled the size of the united states in 1803
- an agreement to cease fire
- a tax on incoming of goods
- was a supreme court justice for over 30 years
- the sinking of this boat lead to the battle of 1812
20 Clues: ended the war of 1812 • invented by Eli Whitney • an agreement to cease fire • a tax on incoming of goods • explored the Louisiana purchase • stated America was for Americans • invented in 1807 by Robert Fulton • stretched from Georgia to Illinois • the third president of the united states • an agreement to balance free and slave states • ...
Commonwealth Crossword Puzzle 2023-02-10
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- Queen and former Head of the Commonwealth
- Continent comprising 21 Commonwealth Member States
- Number of Commonwealth Values and Principles
- City hosted the 2022 Commonwealth Games
- Popular Sports discipline at the Commonwealth Games
- Countries where the monarch of the United Kingdom is Head of State
- Acronym for the Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting
- Place in the United Kingdom and Last name of the current Commonwealth Secretary General
- 60% of the Commonwealth's population, will be celebrated throughout 2023
- Number of Years between Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting
- Next host of the Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting
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- Country host of the 2023 Commonwealth Youth Games
- Commonwealth country in Africa, 52nd Country to join the Commonwealth
- Number of Years between Commonwealth Games
- Number of Commonwealth Member States
- King and Head of the Commonwealth
- First Day of the Week Commonwealth Day
- Commonwealth Document containing values and principles, signed in 2013
- Headquarters of the Commonwealth Secretariat
- Ambassadors, Appellation for Heads of Diplomatic Missions of Commonwealth States
20 Clues: King and Head of the Commonwealth • Number of Commonwealth Member States • First Day of the Week Commonwealth Day • City hosted the 2022 Commonwealth Games • Queen and former Head of the Commonwealth • Number of Years between Commonwealth Games • Number of Commonwealth Values and Principles • Headquarters of the Commonwealth Secretariat • ...
Articles of Confederation 2024-12-19
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- Congress could print ______ under the Articles.
- The ______ Ordinance of 1787 set rules for new states.
- The ______ branch was missing under the Articles.
- A rebellion by farmers in 1786.
- The Articles created a weak ______ government.
- The country that recognized U.S. independence in 1783.
- The ______ of Paris ended the Revolutionary War.
- The Articles created a "league of ______."
- Each state had ______ vote in Congress.
- The Articles were ________ in 1781.
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- The Articles were replaced by the U.S. ______.
- The Articles required ______ states to approve major decisions.
- Maryland delayed ratification due to disputes over ______ lands.
- The Articles were drafted by the ______ Continental Congress.
- The Articles were written during the ______ War.
- Under the Articles, the U.S. faced trouble with ______ over Mississippi River access.
- Congress had no power to collect ______.
- Congress had no power to regulate ______ trade.
- The United States lacked ______ with foreign nations under the Articles.
- Congress could declare ______ but had no power to raise an army.
20 Clues: A rebellion by farmers in 1786. • The Articles were ________ in 1781. • Each state had ______ vote in Congress. • Congress had no power to collect ______. • The Articles created a "league of ______." • The Articles were replaced by the U.S. ______. • The Articles created a weak ______ government. • Congress could print ______ under the Articles. • ...
US Government 2025-02-05
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- freedom of ______ that protects peoples rights to gather in public
- intro to the constitution
- document that lays out the laws of the United States
- the first president of the United States
- first ten amendments of the United States Constitution
- freedom of ______ that protects people from being punished for their words
- freedom of ______ that protects against discrimination of peoples faith
- the number of amendments in the Constitution
- House of __________
- the Supreme Court ______ the law, instead of declaring guilt or innocence
- process that ensures no branch of government is more powerful than the other
- branch of government that hears constitutional cases
- branch of government that makes laws
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- branch of government that can make agreements with other nations
- original government that was declared too weak
- the number of Justices on the Supreme Court
- the right to bear _______
- numbered powers listed by the constitution
- the second house in Congress
- process in which the Supreme Court interprets the law
- small number of privileged people use their power
21 Clues: House of __________ • intro to the constitution • the right to bear _______ • the second house in Congress • branch of government that makes laws • the first president of the United States • numbered powers listed by the constitution • the number of Justices on the Supreme Court • the number of amendments in the Constitution • original government that was declared too weak • ...
1950s 2025-03-07
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- an organization that sent Americans to provide humanitarian ser-vices in less-developed nations.
- Published on the road in 1957
- established a school breakfast program
- a new form of music
- programs for your health
- popular in homes in the 1950s
- a legislative agenda
- Known for his strong conservatism,
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- improved federal,state, and local coordination and created training stan-dards for emergency medical technicians.
- first satellite
- the States draw up political districts based on changes in population
- the law may not treat individuals unfairly
- was one of the earliest of the mass-producced suburbs \
- conspiracy to kill the president
- 65 million children were born in the United States
- governor of California
- stood as a visible symbol of Cold War divisions
- (Volunteers in Serviceto America),
- Claiming the United States lagged behind the soviets weapons
- became known as the king of rock'n'roll
20 Clues: first satellite • a new form of music • a legislative agenda • governor of California • programs for your health • Published on the road in 1957 • popular in homes in the 1950s • conspiracy to kill the president • (Volunteers in Serviceto America), • Known for his strong conservatism, • established a school breakfast program • became known as the king of rock'n'roll • ...
Ancient Greece CYOA 2023-03-29
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- Rule by the people
- Highly military-focused Greek city-state
- This form of government takes power through conquest
- This form of Government made harsh laws and severely punished those who disobeyed
- Spartan word for slaves
- This battle involved tricking the Persians into a trap
- Government ruled by a king or monarch
- Greece was at war with this large empire
- In this battle, Spartans fought bravely until their deathbed
- Athenian navy leader
- This battle saw the end of the Persian wars
- the city-states of Athens and Sparta are here
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- During this, the Ionian people protested Persian rule
- This battle started when Greeks refused to had over earth and water
- Persia was this
- Athens and sparta were called this
- King of Persia during the battle of Salamis
- This city-state founded Democracy
- the wars between Persia and the greek city-states
- The country where this all took place
20 Clues: Persia was this • Rule by the people • Athenian navy leader • Spartan word for slaves • This city-state founded Democracy • Athens and sparta were called this • Government ruled by a king or monarch • The country where this all took place • Highly military-focused Greek city-state • Greece was at war with this large empire • King of Persia during the battle of Salamis • ...
Foundations of Government 2024-10-22
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- Consent of the governed; Government gets its power from THE people
- Rule of Law; NO one is above the law
- Powers shared between the national and state governments
- The government is divided into three branches
- This branch makes laws; Congress
- This branch enforces laws; President
- National and state governments share power
- Would not ratify the U.S. Constitution without a Bill of Rights
- Powers of the state
- Supported by LARGE states
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- For every 5 slaves, 3 are counted as free people for taxation and representation
- Representation based on population
- Supported by small states
- Each branch has the power to check the other branches
- This group supported a strong government
- We get this legislature from the Great Compromise
- Based on equal representation
- Powers of the federal government
- Protects your individual rights
- THE people elect representatives to run the government
- This branch interprets laws; Supreme Court
- This compromise settles issued between large and small states
22 Clues: Powers of the state • Supported by small states • Supported by LARGE states • Based on equal representation • Protects your individual rights • Powers of the federal government • This branch makes laws; Congress • Representation based on population • Rule of Law; NO one is above the law • This branch enforces laws; President • This group supported a strong government • ...
Articles/Constitution 2025-09-16
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- The senate and the house make up our _________
- The method of resolving disagreements at the Convention
- The __________ Plan favored small states
- Alexander __________ argued for a strong central government
- James __________ is often called the “Father of the Constitution”
- First government in the USA
- System dividing power between state and national governments
- _________ rebellion proved that the Articles were too weak
- Branch that interprets laws
- The federalists called for a ________ federal government
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- To approve the Constitution was to __________ it
- The __________ Plan favored large states
- Group of people who needed a Bill of Rights to ratify the Constitution
- Because of the New Jersey plan, each state has two of these
- The __________ Compromise created a two-house legislature
- Branch that makes laws
- Branch that enforces laws
- The __________ Compromise counted enslaved people partially for representation
- The Articles were replaced by this
- What were the farmers involved in Shays Rebellion protesting?
- The Northwest __________ established rules for new states
21 Clues: Branch that makes laws • Branch that enforces laws • First government in the USA • Branch that interprets laws • The Articles were replaced by this • The __________ Plan favored large states • The __________ Plan favored small states • The senate and the house make up our _________ • To approve the Constitution was to __________ it • ...
Spelling Lesson 8 One Consonant or Two? 2025-10-26
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- (adj) coming at once
- (n)- a piece of glass that reflects images
- (n)- an open branching form of a cauliflower that bears young green flowering shoots used as a vegetable
- (n)- the place in which ones mail is directed
- (v)- succeed in completing
- (v)- give an order
- (adv)- in agreement with
- (n)- one of the south central states in the United States
- (n)- time during which work stops
- (v)- break in upon
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- (n) any barrier or obstruction
- (v)- to give public or formal notice
- (v)- manage to give spare or have
- (n) - large river in the United States, a state in the Deep South on the gulf of Mexico
- (n)- a sum of money given or set aside
- (n)- group of people appointed or elected
- (v)- bring or come together
- (n)- school of higher learning that gives degrees or diplomas
- (v) - join one thing to another
- (v) have as belonging to one
20 Clues: (v)- give an order • (v)- break in upon • (adj) coming at once • (adv)- in agreement with • (v)- succeed in completing • (v)- bring or come together • (v) have as belonging to one • (n) any barrier or obstruction • (v) - join one thing to another • (v)- manage to give spare or have • (n)- time during which work stops • (v)- to give public or formal notice • ...
Civil War Crossword 2024-04-16
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- - ________ was a general officer in the Confederate States Army during the American Civil War. He played a prominent role in nearly all military engagements in the Eastern theater of the war until his death.
- Run - ___ ____ was the first major battle of the American Civil War. It was also called the Battle of First Manassas by Confederate forces. The battle was fought in Prince William County, Virginia, just north of the city of Manassas and about thirty miles west-southwest of Washington, D.C
- - _______ was a major strategic city for the Confederacy that served as a railroad terminus, supply depot, and manufacturing hub.
- - ______ was an American general in the Union Army during the American Civil War and one of the principal commanders in the Western Theater.
- - _______ was a career United States Army officer who became a major general in the Confederate States Army during the American Civil War. He was also known for leading one of the worst war decisions in the Battle of Gettysburg.
- - ___________ was the largest and most famous of 150 military prisons of the Civil War, Camp Sumter, commonly known as Andersonville, was the deadliest landscape of the Civil War. Of the 45,000 Union soldiers imprisoned here, nearly 13,000 died.
- - _______ was an American Civil War general for the Union, chiefly remembered for his decisive defeat by Confederate General Robert E. Lee at the Battle of Chancellorsville in 1863.
- - ______ was an American military officer, politician, and the 18th president of the United States, who served from 1869 to 1877. He led the Union Army to victory in the American Civil War in 1865 and briefly served as U.S. Secretary of War
- - ________ was an American college professor from Maine who volunteered during the American Civil War to join the Union Army. He became a highly respected and decorated Union officer, reaching the rank of brigadier general.
- - __________ was one of the Confederate generals of the American Civil War and the principal subordinate to General Robert E. Lee, who called him his "Old War Horse".
- - _______ was a flag officer of the United States Navy during the American Civil War. He was the first rear admiral, vice admiral, and admiral in the United States Navy.
- Proclamation - The ________ _________ was issued by Abraham Lincoln 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."
- - _______ was an American army officer and politician who became a senior Union general in the Civil War and three-time Governor of Rhode Island, as well as being a successful inventor and industrialist.
- - _______ or the Battle of Sharpsburg, took place during the American Civil War on September 17, 1862, between Confederate General Robert E. Lee's Army of Northern Virginia and Union Major General George B. McClellan's Army of the Potomac near Sharpsburg, Maryland, and Antietam Creek.
- - _______ was the final major military action in the Vicksburg campaign of the American Civil War.
- - _____ was a Cherokee chief who signed the treaty forcing tribal removal of the Cherokees from Georgia and who later served as brigadier general in the Confederate Army during the U.S. Civil War.
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- - ________ graduated from West Point and served in the Mexican War. He also led the Peninsular campaign during the Civil War. He served as govenor of New Jersery from 1878 to 1881
- Sumter - ____ ______ was bombarded near Charleston, South Carolina by the South Carolina militia. It ended with its surrender by the United States Army, beginning the American Civil War.
- - _____, also known as the Battle of Pittsburg Landing, was a major battle in the American Civil War. The fighting took place in southwestern Tennessee, which was part of the war's Western Theater
- - ________ was a three-day battle in the American Civil War fought between Union and Confederate forces, in and around Gettysburg, Pennsylvania.
- - _____ was an American politician, lawyer, and US Army officer. In his political career, he served in the U.S. House of Representatives from Illinois and later as a U.S. Senator from Oregon.
- - _________was one of the last battles of the American Civil War. It was the final engagement of Confederate General in Chief Robert E. Lee and his Army of Northern Virginia before they surrendered to the Union Army of the Potomac under the Commanding General Ulysses S. Grant.
- - ______ was a Confederate States Army general during the American Civil War. He was a cavalry commander known for his mastery of reconnaissance.
- - _________ was an American lawyer, politician, and statesman, who served as the 16th president of the United States, from 1861 until his assassination in 1865
- - _______ was an American soldier, businessman, educator, and author. He served as a general in the Union Army during the American Civil War, achieving recognition for his command of military strategy as well as criticism for the harshness against his troops.
- - ____ was a Confederate general during the American Civil War, toward the end of which he was appointed the overall commander of the Confederate States Army
- Plan - The ______ ____ was a military strategy proposed by Union General Winfield Scott early in the American Civil War. The plan was to cut off supplies to Confederate forces and divide and conquer their fighting force. Lastly, the end goal was to ambush and surround the Confederacy, leading to a Union victory.
- - The ________ was an ironclad warship built for the United States Navy during the American Civil War and completed in early 1862, the first such ship commissioned by the Navy.
- - ______ was the president of the Confederated States of America. He represented Mississippi in the United States Senate and the House of Representatives as a member of the Democratic Party before the American Civil War.
- - _______ was a career United States Army officer and a Union general in the American Civil War. He also has a poem written about him.
- - The _________ was a steam frigate, best known as the hull upon which the ironclad warship CSS Virginia was constructed during the American Civil War. The CSS Virginia then took part in the Battle of Hampton Roads in the first engagement between ironclad warships.
31 Clues: - _______ was the final major military action in the Vicksburg campaign of the American Civil War. • - _______ was a major strategic city for the Confederacy that served as a railroad terminus, supply depot, and manufacturing hub. • ...
test 2020-08-05
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- Nuclear weapons are used as...
- one of the important criteria of legalization which means a country have to obey the law
- This type of realism was founded by Kenneth N. Waltz
- ______ clauses indicate institutional flexibility?
- armered combat within the boundaries of a recognized sovereign entity between parties (two words but NO space in-between due to the format)
- in anticipation of a negative power shift, the more powerful state attacks an adversary while it still has an advantage
- States take calculated risks to achieve regional hegemony
- principle of environmental law
- conditions of self-help, survival, problem of other minds.
- weak prospects for war, i.e. lower tension.
- the right to make a legal decision
- States would rather negotiate a settlement based on expected gains and losses than fight a war
- anarchy, absolute power, security, repeated prisoner's dilemma
- Explains outbreak of civil war, but not duration or recurrence
- Constructivist conception of power
- Studying a Congressional bill would be this level of analysis.
- states have this type of dilemma because they cannot distinguish between offensive and defensive capabilities.
- ideas about heroic masculinity are used to attract recruits and teach soldiers how to fight
- In Liberalism, states represent the demands of the ______________
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- Secured second strike capability is ... deterrence
- IOs act are intended to act as a _____ party in international conflict resolution.
- special prohibition against the first use of nuclear weapons
- security, self-interested, anarchy, cooperation
- The range of the mutually accepted negotiations
- motivation for civil war,(“the resource curse”, e.g. later years of Columbianconflict/FARC)
- Type of government with second strongest audience cost
- the Lockian level of anarchy believes that all states are...
- Self-help, survival, and problem of other minds are conditions of _______.
- _________ are better at signalling its intent and commitment to war
- Commitment problems explains what aspect of war besides duration
- In addition to "independence", what is one aspect of IOs that encourages states to act through IOs?
- An institution that is key in forming international advocacy networks, acronym
- Gender hierarchies consider war an example this an example of this gender characteristic.
- The logic of constructivism
- a school of thought that states send a signal that they want to comply with the international law
- kind of power when one country's increase in power means everyone else is worse off
- According to realists, IOs are functionally _____ to international affairs
- Risking war, but making it less likely is nuclear ...
- Willingness to use nuclear weapons is known as ... deterrence
- Concept that ideas are shared between people and become institutionalized
- "shallow cooperation"
41 Clues: "shallow cooperation" • The logic of constructivism • Nuclear weapons are used as... • principle of environmental law • the right to make a legal decision • Constructivist conception of power • weak prospects for war, i.e. lower tension. • security, self-interested, anarchy, cooperation • The range of the mutually accepted negotiations • ...
