states Crossword Puzzles

Government Terms 2023-05-16

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

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

United State Government and Civics 2023-05-22

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

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

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

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

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

Crossword Crazy 2015-11-30

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

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

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

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

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

U.S. History Crossword 2024-01-25

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

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

Civil War Crossword 2023-09-17

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

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

The American Revolution 2024-12-04

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

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

U.S. History 2026-04-28

U.S. History crossword puzzle
Across
  1. Agreement signed aboard the Mayflower establishing self-government
  2. Compromise that counted enslaved people as 3/5 of a person for representation
  3. Economic system where colonies exist to benefit the mother country
  4. Belief that the U.S. was destined to expand across the continent
  5. First plan of government for the United States
  6. Pamphlet, by Thomas Paine that encouraged independence
  7. Group that sailed on the Mayflower seeking religious freedom
  8. Reform movement to end slavery
  9. Event where colonists dumped tea into Boston Harbor in protest
  10. Order issued by Abraham Lincoln freeing enslaved people in Confederate states
  11. Forced relocation of Native Americans in the 1830s
  12. Case that established judicial review
  13. Period of rebuilding the South after the Civil War
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  1. First ten amendments to the Constitution
  2. The first permanent English settlement in North America (1607)
  3. Purchase in 1803 that doubled the size of the United States
  4. System that divides power between national and state governments
  5. War fought between Britain and France in North America (1754–1763)
  6. Document declaring independence from Britain (1776)
  7. Law requiring citizens to return escaped enslaved people
  8. Compromise that admitted California as a free state and strengthened the Fugitive Slave Act
  9. Tax on printed materials that angered colonists in 1765
  10. War between the North and South (1861–1865)
  11. Amendment that abolished slavery in the United States

24 Clues: Reform movement to end slavery • Case that established judicial review • First ten amendments to the Constitution • War between the North and South (1861–1865) • First plan of government for the United States • Forced relocation of Native Americans in the 1830s • Period of rebuilding the South after the Civil War • Document declaring independence from Britain (1776) • ...

Geometry Vocabulary 2021-02-13

Geometry Vocabulary crossword puzzle
Across
  1. angles that are across from one another and are congruent
  2. line that intersects 2 parallel lines
  3. property that states if A=B then B=A
  4. parallelogram w/4 congruent sides & angles
  5. divides an angle into two congruent angles
  6. quadrilateral w/ 1 pair of parallel sides
  7. theorem stating leg^2+leg^2=hypotenuse^2
  8. parallelogram with 4 congruent sides
  9. angles inside parallel lines
  10. triangle with all 3 sides congruent
  11. theorem that states for a triangle to be made, the sum of any 2 sides must be greater than the third side
  12. lines that never intersect
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  1. proven statement
  2. property that states A=A
  3. angles are opposite sides of the transversal line
  4. equal lengths or equal measures
  5. divides segment into 2 congruent segments
  6. two angles that sum to 90 degrees
  7. angle that equals 90 degrees
  8. congruent angles created by parallel lines
  9. Property that states if A=B and B=C then A=C
  10. polygon with all sides & angles congruent
  11. two angles that sum to 180 degrees
  12. two lines that intersect at right angles
  13. in the same plane
  14. angles outside parallel lines
  15. Triangle with 2 congruent sides
  16. observations assumed to be true without proof
  17. parallelogram with 4 right angles
  18. quadrilateral w/ 2 pairs of parallel sides

30 Clues: proven statement • in the same plane • property that states A=A • lines that never intersect • angle that equals 90 degrees • angles inside parallel lines • angles outside parallel lines • equal lengths or equal measures • Triangle with 2 congruent sides • two angles that sum to 90 degrees • parallelogram with 4 right angles • two angles that sum to 180 degrees • ...

Geometry Vocabulary 2021-02-13

Geometry Vocabulary crossword puzzle
Across
  1. Angles that are across from one another and are congruent
  2. Line that intersects 2 parallel lines
  3. Property that states if A=B then B=A
  4. Parallelogram w/4 congruent sides & angles
  5. Divides an angle into two congruent angles
  6. Quadrilateral w/ 1 pair of parallel sides
  7. Theorem stating leg^2+leg^2=hypotenuse^2
  8. Parallelogram with 4 congruent sides
  9. Angles inside parallel lines
  10. Triangle with all 3 sides congruent
  11. Theorem that states for a triangle to be made, the sum of any 2 sides must be greater than the third side
  12. Lines that never intersect
Down
  1. Proven statement
  2. Property that states A=A
  3. Angles are opposite sides of the transversal line
  4. Equal lengths or equal measures
  5. Divides segment into 2 congruent segments
  6. Two angles that sum to 90 degrees
  7. Angle that equals 90 degrees
  8. Congruent angles created by parallel lines
  9. Property that states if A=B and B=C then A=C
  10. Polygon with all sides & angles congruent
  11. Two angles that sum to 180 degrees
  12. Two lines that intersect at right angles
  13. In the same plane
  14. Angles outside parallel lines
  15. Triangle with 2 congruent sides
  16. Observations assumed to be true without proof
  17. Parallelogram with 4 right angles
  18. Quadrilateral w/ 2 pairs of parallel sides

30 Clues: Proven statement • In the same plane • Property that states A=A • Lines that never intersect • Angle that equals 90 degrees • Angles inside parallel lines • Angles outside parallel lines • Equal lengths or equal measures • Triangle with 2 congruent sides • Two angles that sum to 90 degrees • Parallelogram with 4 right angles • Two angles that sum to 180 degrees • ...

World War II 2022-05-12

World War II crossword puzzle
Across
  1. Only president to be elected for three terms.
  2. Victory ___ were planted to help stop a shortage of food
  3. A very well-known concentration camp
  4. June 6, 1944, a fleet of Allied ships invaded France
  5. ____ Camps were where Hitler kept the people he intended to kill
  6. ____ Einstein helped create the atomic bomb along with other United States scientist
  7. An alliance between Great Britain, France, Soviet Union,the United States, and China.
  8. The Nuremberg ____ were held to prosecute people who helped Hitler of War Crimes
  9. The people mostly attacked by Hitler
  10. German Soldiers known for killing Jews and Saluting Hitler
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  1. The Japanese attack on United States Naval base in Pearl ___.
  2. ____ Airmen were African American fighter pilots that trained in Tuskegee, Alabama
  3. Battle of ____ where the United States Navy won a stunning victory
  4. The country most known for the Holocaust and the Nazis
  5. A dictator that killed Jews because he didn't like them
  6. ____ Bombs were used at the end of World War II to end the war
  7. One of the last countries to join the War.
  8. An alliance between Germany, Japan, Italy.
  9. ___ camps that were another type of concentration camps. Known for systematically killing people
  10. Battle of the ___ is where Germany stated a counter attack on the Allied soldiers
  11. A form of combat used during World War II.

21 Clues: A very well-known concentration camp • The people mostly attacked by Hitler • One of the last countries to join the War. • An alliance between Germany, Japan, Italy. • A form of combat used during World War II. • Only president to be elected for three terms. • June 6, 1944, a fleet of Allied ships invaded France • The country most known for the Holocaust and the Nazis • ...

History Crossword 4 2022-02-11

History Crossword 4 crossword puzzle
Across
  1. An artificial 82 kilometer waterway that connects the Atlantic and Pacific Ocean.
  2. an organization striving for world peace after WWI.
  3. warns Europe that they won’t tolerate more colonies
  4. The act of expanding a countries power using diplomacy or military.
  5. A ship carrying 173 tons of war supplies sunk by Germany.
  6. A ship that unknowingly exploded.
  7. the 28th president.
  8. (WWI meaning) the group consisting of Germany, the Ottoman Empire, and Bulgaria.
  9. States that the U.S. is allowed to intervene in Latin-American affairs if they do anything wrong.
  10. An American new publication found in 1970.
  11. The act of building up your military.
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  1. A secret letter to Mexico to fight the United States.
  2. The 36th regiment which is believed to spend the most time in combat.
  3. Doesn’t participate in the conflict or doesn’t join one side or the other.
  4. Something to do with “Speak softly and carry a big stick”.
  5. (WWI meaning) the group consisting of the United States, Great Britain, France, etc.
  6. Multiple groups (or countries) working to defeat a common enemy.
  7. The support for your own country.
  8. A country with a lot of power in the international rule.
  9. the 26th president of the United States.
  10. a speech given by Woodrow Wilson highlighting the reconstruction after WWI.
  11. News that exaggerate or deprive of the truth.

22 Clues: the 28th president. • A ship that unknowingly exploded. • The support for your own country. • The act of building up your military. • the 26th president of the United States. • An American new publication found in 1970. • News that exaggerate or deprive of the truth. • an organization striving for world peace after WWI. • ...

Chp. 16/17 Word Study Crossword 2024-01-25

Chp. 16/17 Word Study Crossword crossword puzzle
Across
  1. - a river or stream that flows into a larger river
  2. War - war strategy of destroying the enemy’s means of survival
  3. - to firmly fix or establish
  4. - to give a good reason for something; to show something is right or reasonable
  5. - a force that opposes or slows motion
  6. rights - concept that laws should be made by each state and not by the federal government
  7. - to formally withdraw from membership in organization or group
  8. - promissory notes issued during the Civil War, with green ink giving them their nickname
  9. Proclamation- an order issued by President Lincoln in 1863 that freed all the slaves in the Confederate states
  10. a person who is running from something, usually legal authorities
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  1. - a careful plan for solving a problem or achieving a goal
  2. - to strengthen or support
  3. - a place where weapons are kept
  4. - the act of formally separating from or leaving an organization or government
  5. - a person who suffers or dies because of his or her beliefs or actions
  6. a person injured, killed, or missing during a war accident, or distaster
  7. States - slave-owning states that stayed in the U.S.
  8. - a payment made (often by authorities) as a reward
  9. - to enroll in a group such as the military
  10. War- a war in which groups of people from the same country fight against each other

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

Ch 2 assignment 2020-10-14

Ch 2 assignment crossword puzzle
Across
  1. The treacherous journey made by Native Americans after being forced off their lands and into reservations
  2. Perfected the telegraph during the industrial revolution
  3. The immediate dismantling of slavery
  4. In 1823, president James Monroe delivered the Monroe ______, staging that Europe was to stay out of American affairs.
  5. A new political party that arose from the fall of National Republicans
  6. Freeing of enslaved people
  7. The ______ of 1837 was a devastating economic depression caused by the dismantling of the National Bank
  8. Taxes on imports/exports
  9. Creator of the cotton gin
  10. Elizabeth _____ _______ was a leader in womens suffrage movement
  11. Followers of the Church of Jesus of Latter-day Saints
  12. To withdraw
  13. To invalidate a law
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  1. The moderation of the consumption of alcohol
  2. Thomas Jefferson bought land from France, doubling the size of the U.S.
  3. The American Colonization Society
  4. the first ten amendments to the U.S. constitution
  5. The _______ of Columbia is the capital of the United States
  6. Believed in strong central government, mostly Manufacturers, merchants, and bankers
  7. The desire to protect the interests of native-born people’s interests
  8. John ______ was a very influential Cheif Justice around 1816-1824
  9. The first Secretary of Treasury
  10. Fourth President of the United States
  11. The _______ compromise laid out how states will be admitted as free or slave states
  12. The 8th U.S. president

25 Clues: To withdraw • To invalidate a law • The 8th U.S. president • Taxes on imports/exports • Creator of the cotton gin • Freeing of enslaved people • The first Secretary of Treasury • The American Colonization Society • The immediate dismantling of slavery • Fourth President of the United States • The moderation of the consumption of alcohol • ...

Exploration, Colonial, and Constitution 2024-04-21

Exploration, Colonial, and Constitution crossword puzzle
Across
  1. the last major battle of American Revolution resulting in British defeat, Britain then signed Treaty of Paris & recognized U.S. independence
  2. law establishing a way for admitting new states to the U.S., territories govern themselves
  3. turning point of American Revolution, France joined with Patriots
  4. Claimed Florida, Texas & California & built missions
  5. against the Constitution, believed it needed a Bill of Rights, Patrick Henry & George Mason
  6. Federal Government & States sharing power
  7. agreement that decided how many representatives large & small states would send to Congress
  8. a place for Catholics to live peacefully
  9. No unreasonable searches or seizures
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  1. each branch of government has some power over the other 2 branches, helps to prevent any one branch from becoming too powerful
  2. Freedom from cruel and unusual punishment
  3. First government, Congress can negotiate treaties & declare war, no executive branch
  4. Right to a speedy trial
  5. supported Constitution, believed it created a more stable Union, Alexander Hamilton & James Madison
  6. Rights not given to the federal government are rights of the states
  7. British controlled colonial trade, angered colonists
  8. Claimed land in New World to profit from fur trading
  9. Freedom of religion(church or mosque), freedom of speech (criticize), freedom of press(media), freedom of assembly(peaceful protest), freedom to petition
  10. Right to trial by jury
  11. 1st anti-slavery group, lived in Pennsylvania

20 Clues: Right to trial by jury • Right to a speedy trial • No unreasonable searches or seizures • a place for Catholics to live peacefully • Freedom from cruel and unusual punishment • Federal Government & States sharing power • 1st anti-slavery group, lived in Pennsylvania • British controlled colonial trade, angered colonists • ...

war of 1812 2023-02-03

war of 1812 crossword puzzle
Across
  1. people believed US was destined to control North America
  2. / walked for many miles helping the british to warn about the americans attacks
  3. Leopard kidnapped 4 sailors on the ship
  4. Madison / fourth president of the united states that declare war on Britain
  5. / a battle at Tenskwatawa's village between Tecumseh and Harrison
  6. Hull / surrendered detroit in the upper canada
  7. Scott Key / american lawyer that wrote the star spangled banner and wrote a poem to celebrate the American victory
  8. Heights / a battle that in the upper canada close to the niagara river where the british won
  9. Ghent / tried to make a agreement between the british and the united states
  10. Brock / was called “the hero of Upper Canada”
  11. / in upper canada now known as toronto, ontario
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  1. fought between americans and british also known as battle of niagara
  2. native american and was a chief and warrior
  3. president of the united states and general who defeated the british at new orleans
  4. / force someone to serve in the navy or army
  5. Henry Harrison / ninth president of the united states for only 32 days and was a military officer
  6. Hawks / a group of politicians wanting expansion
  7. / french military commander and emperor
  8. an order to not allow ships from entering and leaving a countries ports
  9. Perry / was a American naval commander and helped win the battle of Lake Erie

20 Clues: Leopard kidnapped 4 sailors on the ship • / french military commander and emperor • native american and was a chief and warrior • / force someone to serve in the navy or army • Hull / surrendered detroit in the upper canada • Brock / was called “the hero of Upper Canada” • / in upper canada now known as toronto, ontario • ...

Andrew Jackson 2023-02-13

Andrew Jackson crossword puzzle
Across
  1. Tariff sought to protect northern and western agricultural products from competition with foreign imports.
  2. One of the two major political parties in the U.S that was behind Andrew Jackson.
  3. An American political party formed in the 1830s to oppose President Andrew Jackson and the Democrats.
  4. A movement for more democracy in American government in the 1830s.
  5. Individuals who represent their state at national party conventions.
  6. Theory that a state has the choice to not follow a federal law or judicial decision they dislike.
  7. The withdrawal of states.
  8. The right to vote or the right to be heard.
  9. A financial crisis in the U.S. that left a major depression, which lasted until the mid-1840s
  10. Wife of Andrew Jackson.
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  1. Financier who was president of the Second Bank of the U.S.made it the first effective central bank in U.S.
  2. Political parties each select a nominee to unite behind.
  3. One of the most influential figures in Cherokee history.
  4. The fourth chief justice of the United States.
  5. The Senate's most prominent states' rights advocate
  6. The second federally authorized national bank in the United States.
  7. People of different speech
  8. A piece of land set aside by Americans for the relocation of the Native Americans.
  9. Forced westward migration of American Indian tribes from the South and Southeast
  10. The U.S. Department of Treasury to receive leftover Treasury funds in 1833.

20 Clues: Wife of Andrew Jackson. • The withdrawal of states. • People of different speech • The right to vote or the right to be heard. • The fourth chief justice of the United States. • The Senate's most prominent states' rights advocate • Political parties each select a nominee to unite behind. • One of the most influential figures in Cherokee history. • ...

Reconstruction (Luke Dirksen, Eli Potts) 2023-05-30

Reconstruction (Luke Dirksen, Eli Potts) crossword puzzle
Across
  1. Born in NC and went to college in Illinois
  2. Northern-Born Republicans that moved south after the war
  3. Once 10% of people oath of loyalty accept a ban on slaver they could form a new government
  4. Its purpose was to provide relief to all the poor people does not matter about their race
  5. Wanted south states to change because of Black Codes
  6. Leader of Radical Republican
  7. Laws that required segregation
  8. A state had to meet two conditions before they could rejoin the nation.
  9. Gave african american men the right to vote
  10. Southern Republicans “Mean Fellows”
  11. Was sworn into office after Lincoln died
  12. Proved African Americans have same rights as whites
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  1. Slavery illegal throughout the United States of America
  2. Equal protection under the law
  3. Laws limited freedom of African Americans
  4. a serious economic downturn that put millions of people out of work.
  5. raised in slavery in Virginia. Became a republican in Mississippi.
  6. After the 13th Amendment happened William Lloyd Garrison told the American Anti Slavery Society to shut down
  7. Separation of African Americans and Americans
  8. Divided the southern states into five different districts
  9. The Election Ulysses S Grant Won
  10. Snuck into the theater to kill Abraham Lincoln
  11. a tax people had to pay before they could vote
  12. Reconstruction was a process of reuniting the nation and rebuilding southern states without slavery

24 Clues: Leader of Radical Republican • Equal protection under the law • Laws that required segregation • The Election Ulysses S Grant Won • Southern Republicans “Mean Fellows” • Was sworn into office after Lincoln died • Laws limited freedom of African Americans • Born in NC and went to college in Illinois • Gave african american men the right to vote • ...

20th Century China 2023-05-27

20th Century China crossword puzzle
Across
  1. Mao favored this group of people.
  2. Fear of communism in the United States
  3. Larger farms that combined resources
  4. Target of the cultural revolution
  5. Great _____ Forward planned to industrialize China.
  6. Led Nationalist Party of China
  7. Infamous leader of Cambodia
  8. Attacked mainland China in 1937
  9. Another word for farming
  10. Last dynasty to fall
  11. Chinese _____ War began in 1945.
  12. Shape of Tiananmen
  13. Author who wrote about communism
  14. United States president who tried to smooth over relations with Mao.
  15. Little ____ Book had quotes and sayings of Mao
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  1. The United States wanted to protect this place.
  2. Woodwind instrument (not in DE)
  3. Site of a famous one-sided battle in Texas (not in DE)
  4. _______ Revolution hoped to bring back Power to Mao.
  5. Having consumed food (not in DE)
  6. _____ of personality was about idolizing Mao.
  7. Major leader of Chinese Communist Party
  8. Jungle Book bear (not in DE)
  9. Result of the Great Leap Forward
  10. Conflict between United States and Soviet Union
  11. System where government owns means of production
  12. Type of law that calls for military action
  13. A region or part of the world (not in DE)
  14. Brave mlb team location (not in DE)
  15. Young students who used violence to promote the Cultural Revolution
  16. First name of leader after Mao.

31 Clues: Shape of Tiananmen • Last dynasty to fall • Another word for farming • Infamous leader of Cambodia • Jungle Book bear (not in DE) • Led Nationalist Party of China • Woodwind instrument (not in DE) • Attacked mainland China in 1937 • First name of leader after Mao. • Having consumed food (not in DE) • Result of the Great Leap Forward • Chinese _____ War began in 1945. • ...

jim crow laws 2024-11-12

jim crow laws crossword puzzle
Across
  1. one who is playfully mischievous
  2. who was the white enterainer that created the character Jim crow
  3. why could whites physically beat blacks without punishment
  4. declares the all persons born in the U.S. are citizens and are guaranteed equal protection of the laws
  5. segregation system in the southern united states
  6. political party that favored harsh punishment of southern states after civil war
  7. a device used in some southern states to prevent African Americans from voting
  8. states where did most violence against African Ameircans violence occur in ?
  9. former slaves
  10. the separation or isolation of a race class or group
  11. 1964 act that ended segregation in public places
  12. civil rights leader who gave the "I have a dream " speech
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  1. abolished slavery
  2. Required reading or civics test in order to vote
  3. a clause that allowed individuals who did not pass the literacy test to vote if their fathers or grandfathers had voted before reconstruction began
  4. Famous African American woman who refused to give up her bus seat in 1955
  5. job discrimination where black people were often restricted to lower paying jobs
  6. Lankmark 1954 case that declared segregation in public schools unconstitutional
  7. someone from the north comes down to the south to help out
  8. southern laws designed to restrict the rights of the newly freed black slaves

20 Clues: former slaves • abolished slavery • one who is playfully mischievous • Required reading or civics test in order to vote • segregation system in the southern united states • 1964 act that ended segregation in public places • the separation or isolation of a race class or group • civil rights leader who gave the "I have a dream " speech • ...

History Test Review 2 2025-10-16

History Test Review 2 crossword puzzle
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  1. The home designed by Thomas Jefferson was...
  2. George Washington was the commander-in-chief of the ... army
  3. author of the Declaration of Independence
  4. A written document that told the world why America wanted to be free from England.
  5. Plan of government for United States today
  6. The French and Indian War was fought between the French and the...
  7. The meeting to write a new plan of government and choose the first president was called the ... Convention
  8. American patriot who said, "Give me liberty or give me death."
  9. A person who draws plans to build a building
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  1. George Washington's work as a ... prepared him to be a soldier in the French and Indian War.
  2. First ten amendments to the Constitution of the United States
  3. America's first written plan of government
  4. The name of the home in Virginia that belonged to George Washington
  5. Patrick Henry was the governor of...
  6. Patrick Henry was a lawyer who spoke out against the unfair rule of ...
  7. America's first president
  8. One who ... land draws maps is a surveyor.
  9. Patrick Henry demanded that the ... be added to the Constitution to guarantee the freedoms Americans had fought for.
  10. Thomas Jefferson was the ... president of the United States
  11. First African-American double spy
  12. A person who collects information secretly from an enemy country
  13. The Declaration of Independence states that men have a right to "..., Liberty, and the pursuit of Happiness."
  14. A trip taken by a group of people to explore a new place

23 Clues: America's first president • First African-American double spy • Patrick Henry was the governor of... • author of the Declaration of Independence • America's first written plan of government • One who ... land draws maps is a surveyor. • Plan of government for United States today • The home designed by Thomas Jefferson was... • A person who draws plans to build a building • ...

Lead up to the Civil War Terms 2025-10-29

Lead up to the Civil War Terms crossword puzzle
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  1. Politician known for major compromises.
  2. Machine that boosted cotton production and slavery.
  3. Balanced free and slave states banned slavery north of 36°30.
  4. Allowed territories to vote on slavery. popular sovereignty.
  5. Movement to end slavery.
  6. U.S. gained land reignited slavery debate.
  7. Required return of escaped slaves; penalized helpers.
  8. Legal freeing of enslaved people.
  9. Abolitionist who led violent anti-slavery raids
  10. Secret routes helping slaves escape to freedom.
  11. Anti-slavery novel by Harriet Beecher Stowe.
  12. Enslaved people treated as property
  13. Public sales of enslaved people.
  14. Violent conflict over slavery in Kansas.
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  1. Former slave, writer, and abolitionist leader.
  2. People in a territory decide if slavery is allowed.
  3. Effort to keep equal numbers of slave and free states.
  4. Escaped slave who led others to freedom.
  5. Denied citizenship to African Americans; Congress can't ban slavery in territories.
  6. Hunted and returned escaped slaves.
  7. Campaign to reduce alcohol use.
  8. States claim power to reject federal laws
  9. Abolitionist and women’s rights activist.
  10. Reformer for mental health and prison conditions.
  11. Admitted California free strengthened Fugitive Slave Act.
  12. Religious revival inspiring social reforms.
  13. Southern states leaving the Union before the Civil War.
  14. Southern economy’s reliance on cotton and slavery.
  15. Publisher of anti-slavery newspaper The Liberator.
  16. U.S. opposed European interference in the Americas.

30 Clues: Movement to end slavery. • Campaign to reduce alcohol use. • Public sales of enslaved people. • Legal freeing of enslaved people. • Hunted and returned escaped slaves. • Enslaved people treated as property • Politician known for major compromises. • Escaped slave who led others to freedom. • Violent conflict over slavery in Kansas. • States claim power to reject federal laws • ...

Cultural Geography - Chpater 17 - Middle East 2026-03-25

Cultural Geography - Chpater 17 - Middle East crossword puzzle
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  1. IRAN'S GOVERNMENT
  2. PILLAR OF ISLAM THAT STATES MULSIMS MUST GIVE ALMS TO THE POOR TO INDICATE ALLAH OWNS EVERYTHING
  3. ISLAM'S HOLY BOOK
  4. THE CITY IN WHICH MUHAMMAD WAS BORN
  5. RELIGION OF THE JEWS
  6. PILLAR OF ISLAM THAT DECLARES "THERE IS NO OTHER GOD BUT ALLAH, AND MUHAMMAD IS THE FINAL PROPHET OF ALLAH"; FAITH
  7. DRY STREAMBED THAT FILLS WITH WATER AFTER A RAINSTORM
  8. 5TH PILLAR OF ISLAM THAT STATES A MUSLIM MUST MAKE A PILGRAMAGE TO MECCA AT LEAST ONCE IN A LIFETIME
  9. GOVERNMENT OF UNITED ARAB EMIRATES
  10. TOWERS FROM WHICH MUSLIMS ARE CALLED TO THEIR DAILY PRAYERS
  11. RUB AL KHALI
  12. RIVER BETWEEN ISRAEL AND JORDAN
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  1. ISLAMIC WORSHIP BUILDING
  2. TWO RIVERS THAT ARE CENTRAL TO THE MIDDLE EASTERN
  3. MAJORITY OF IRANIAN MUSLIMS
  4. PILLAR OF ISLAM THAT STATES MUSLIMS MUST FAST FROM DURING DAYLIGHT HOURS IN THE MONTH OF RAMADAN
  5. THE MONTH IN WHICH MUSLIMS ARE REQUIRED TO FAST
  6. ETHNIC MINORITY GROUP THAT DISPERSED FROM IRAN TO TURKEY, IRAQ, AND SYRIA
  7. THE HOLY BOOK OF JEWS
  8. PILLAR OF ISLAM THAT STATES MUSLIMS MUST PRAY FIEV TIMES A DAY FACING MECCA
  9. THE PROCESS WHERE SALT IS REMOVED FROM SALTWATER
  10. THE COUNTRY IN WHICH MECCA, THE CITY OF ISLAM, IS LOCATED
  11. A COLLECTIVE COMMUNITY IN ISRAEL WHERE LABOR, HOUSING, AND RESOURCES ARE SHARED
  12. ALSO KNOWN AS ISLAMIC LAW
  13. HOLY WAR

25 Clues: HOLY WAR • RUB AL KHALI • IRAN'S GOVERNMENT • ISLAM'S HOLY BOOK • RELIGION OF THE JEWS • THE HOLY BOOK OF JEWS • ISLAMIC WORSHIP BUILDING • ALSO KNOWN AS ISLAMIC LAW • MAJORITY OF IRANIAN MUSLIMS • RIVER BETWEEN ISRAEL AND JORDAN • GOVERNMENT OF UNITED ARAB EMIRATES • THE CITY IN WHICH MUHAMMAD WAS BORN • THE MONTH IN WHICH MUSLIMS ARE REQUIRED TO FAST • ...

Logan Morella Constitution Crossword 2026-03-19

Logan Morella Constitution Crossword crossword puzzle
Across
  1. Articles of Confederation gave us too much ____.
  2. What does the _______ Amendment say about power.
  3. What problems did the ______ have with each other?
  4. What does it mean that the Constitution is a living _________?
  5. Our first constitution was called the ______ of _________.
  6. What is the ________ of _______?
  7. What does the _________ ___________ of the United States do if it finds a law unconstitutional?
  8. What are the three branches of the U.S. government, and what is the _________ ________ of each? job
  9. What are the main _______ of The Articles of Confederation?
  10. Why was the artices of confederation a thing?
  11. What did the Three-Fifths ________ decide?
  12. Who came up with the Bill of Rights?
  13. What does the _______ Amendment protect people from?
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  1. who created the constitutional convention?
  2. What is _________?
  3. What are the three ________ of government?
  4. Why was the Bill of Rights added to the __________ ?
  5. Why did the _________ want a stronger government?
  6. Who created the new jersey plan?
  7. What powers does the President have in the _________ branch?
  8. What was the first ___________ of The United States called?
  9. Why was the national government under the Articles of Confederation considered _____?
  10. What are ______ and balances, and why are they important?
  11. How is the United States ________ divided, and how many members are in each part?
  12. Where did the ____________ Convention take place?
  13. _______ Madison created the 3 branches of government.

26 Clues: What is _________? • Who created the new jersey plan? • What is the ________ of _______? • Who came up with the Bill of Rights? • who created the constitutional convention? • What are the three ________ of government? • What did the Three-Fifths ________ decide? • Why was the artices of confederation a thing? • Articles of Confederation gave us too much ____. • ...

Mexican-American War (1) 2016-04-21

Mexican-American War (1) crossword puzzle
Across
  1. the 12th President of the United States & a general during the Mexican American War.
  2. the American advantage
  3. the 11th President of the United States & known as the first “dark horse” candidate
  4. What river did Mexico claim to be the border?
  5. The region that approved of war.
  6. How much money was offered for Texas, California, and New Mexico (In Millions)
  7. Why did the annexation of Texas cause a lot of disagreements in Congress?
  8. His resolution was read before the House of Representatives but was never acted upon.
  9. Land sold to the United States by Mexico for 10 million dollars.
  10. the region with the larger, more prepared army.
  11. Texas and Mexico had disagreements between ________
  12. What were the name of people living in Texas who were not American citizens and called Texas their home?
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  1. What the abolitionists called the Mexican-American War
  2. The government wanted the piece of land in south Arizona and New Mexico so they could build the Southern _________________
  3. What Henry Clay compared annexation to in his Raleigh letter to the editors of National Intelligence.
  4. Congress admitted Texas as a __________
  5. Polk sent whom to fight and defend America's claim?
  6. What river did Texas claim as theirs during the border dispute?
  7. the belief that the United States was destined to stretch across the continent from the Atlantic to the Pacific.
  8. President of the Republic of Texas

20 Clues: the American advantage • The region that approved of war. • President of the Republic of Texas • Congress admitted Texas as a __________ • What river did Mexico claim to be the border? • the region with the larger, more prepared army. • Polk sent whom to fight and defend America's claim? • Texas and Mexico had disagreements between ________ • ...

Unit 2: Key Vocab Crossword 2023-01-31

Unit 2: Key Vocab Crossword crossword puzzle
Across
  1. political activist, philosopher, political theorist, and revolutionary
  2. established “a firm league of friendship” among the States
  3. impose a tax
  4. founding father and appears on $100 bill
  5. formal approval
  6. established the critical idea that the monarchy’s power was not absolute
  7. oppose ratification
  8. a joining of several groups for a common purpose
  9. prohibited a standing army in peace-time, except with the consent of Parliament and required that all parliamentary election be free
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  1. a government that exists only with the consent of the governed, limited government, civil rights and liberties, separation of powers, and checks and balances
  2. the creation of an annual congress of delegates from each of the 13 colonies
  3. the supreme law of the United States of America
  4. a ceremonial induction into office
  5. a majority
  6. favored ratification
  7. first British parliamentary attempt to raise revenue through direct taxation to the colonies
  8. a refusal to buy or sell certain goods
  9. American statesman, attorney, diplomat, writer, and Founding Father who served as the second president of the United States from 1797 to 1801
  10. many outstanding delegates
  11. idea that the government should serve the will of the people
  12. to cancel
  13. representative
  14. a written grant of authority from the king
  15. Founding Father who served as the third president of the United States from 1801 to 1809

24 Clues: to cancel • a majority • impose a tax • representative • formal approval • oppose ratification • favored ratification • many outstanding delegates • a ceremonial induction into office • a refusal to buy or sell certain goods • founding father and appears on $100 bill • a written grant of authority from the king • the supreme law of the United States of America • ...

Je'zi Lewis-James Amendment crossword puzzle 2023-02-15

Je'zi Lewis-James Amendment crossword puzzle crossword puzzle
Across
  1. Established a prohibition of blank in the united states.
  2. It is the name given to the first 10 amendments.
  3. This prevents members of congress from receiving and icrease in blank until after the next election has been held.
  4. Established that every person born or naturalized in the united states was a blank.
  5. They clarifies the succession produre if the blank is removed from office, dies, or resigns.
  6. Prohibits the federal government from imposing excessive bail,fines,and cruel and blank punishments.
  7. it puts the limits on the the blank of soldiers in private homes
  8. Protects individuals from having to testify against blank in a criminal court case
  9. This Authorized a tax on blank.
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  1. Established the direct election of united States blank by the people.
  2. Prohibits denying the right to vote to any citizen based on their blank.
  3. It guarantees the right to a public and speedy blank.
  4. This guarantees the right to a trial by blank.
  5. This protects against unreasonable blank and blank.
  6. Known as the lame blank amendment.
  7. Protects Freedom of speech,the press, assembly,and what else?
  8. The 13th,14th,and the 15th amendment is known as the blank amendment.
  9. It abolished throughout the United States.
  10. the right of the people to keep and bear blank.
  11. It Established presidential limits.

20 Clues: This Authorized a tax on blank. • Known as the lame blank amendment. • It Established presidential limits. • It abolished throughout the United States. • This guarantees the right to a trial by blank. • the right of the people to keep and bear blank. • It is the name given to the first 10 amendments. • This protects against unreasonable blank and blank. • ...

Articles of Confederation & Constitution 2021-10-20

Articles of Confederation & Constitution crossword puzzle
Across
  1. Powers that are written down in the Constitution for the federal government
  2. Minimum age for senators
  3. Number of votes needed in each house to override the President's veto
  4. Powers that aren't written in Constitution but necessary to carry out the expressed powers
  5. The right for a judge to tell charges against you
  6. Sharing power with multiple levels of government
  7. This clause ensures Congress doesn't create an established church
  8. Branch that enforces the law
  9. President can reject a Congressional bill
  10. Punishment without a jury trial
  11. Powers that are kept for the states
  12. Another name for Necessary & Proper Clause
  13. This plan for govt. favored big states with unicameral proportional representation
  14. Introduction to the Constitution
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  1. This colony refused to send a representative to the Continental Congress
  2. All these bills involving money must begin in the House of Representatives
  3. _______ of powers means each branch has their own responsibilities & jobs
  4. Congress promised not to interfere with this institution in the south for 20 years
  5. Powers that are held by multiple levels of govt.
  6. Minimum age for the President
  7. Branch that commands the armed forces
  8. This plan for govt. favored small states with both equal & proportional representation
  9. Minimum age for a representative in the House
  10. Fraction of states that are needed to ratify an amendment to the Constitution
  11. Branch that interprets the law
  12. State representatives that cast the final votes for President

26 Clues: Minimum age for senators • Branch that enforces the law • Minimum age for the President • Branch that interprets the law • Punishment without a jury trial • Introduction to the Constitution • Powers that are kept for the states • Branch that commands the armed forces • President can reject a Congressional bill • Another name for Necessary & Proper Clause • ...

The Cold War Era 2022-04-21

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

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

The 27 Amendments 2022-10-12

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

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

Civil War 2019-10-16

Civil War crossword puzzle
Across
  1. What had a population was 1,733 at the 2010 census?
  2. What War fought April 6–7, 1862, in southwestern Tennessee?
  3. Who escaped from slavery in Maryland?
  4. What also known as the First Battle of Manassas?
  5. Who is best known for her novel Uncle Tom's Cabin?
  6. Who was a Union General for the Civil War?
  7. Who advocated the use of armed insurrection to overthrow the institution of slavery in the United States?
  8. What was also known as the Battle of Sharpsburg?
  9. Infantry what was Robert Gould Shaw the leader of?
  10. What was located in Tahlequah, Oklahoma?
  11. who served as the 16th president of the United States?
  12. What was Carol Szathmari part of inventing?
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  1. Town in MAssachusetts.
  2. Who escaped slavery with her infant daughter to freedom in 1826?
  3. Who was the 18th president of the United States?
  4. What flattened out and/or splintered whin contact is made?
  5. Who was nicknamed Young Napoleon in the Civil War?
  6. What is protected by iron or steel armor plates?
  7. who served as the only President of the Confederate States of America?
  8. What is also called field surgery?
  9. Who died of pneumonia?
  10. Who was born January 19,1807?
  11. Who was first called Manasses by the South in 1861?
  12. Who made some 13 missions to rescue approximately 70 enslaved people?
  13. What is a city in western Mississippi?

25 Clues: Town in MAssachusetts. • Who died of pneumonia? • Who was born January 19,1807? • What is also called field surgery? • Who escaped from slavery in Maryland? • What is a city in western Mississippi? • What was located in Tahlequah, Oklahoma? • Who was a Union General for the Civil War? • What was Carol Szathmari part of inventing? • ...

Civil War 2023-09-17

Civil War crossword puzzle
Across
  1. An attempt to stop people and supplies from going in or out of a port.
  2. A soldier that is wounded or killed during battle.
  3. Putting the local interests and customs ahead of the entire country.
  4. Loyal to the Confederate States. Also Southern or Confederate.
  5. A state of bondage in which African Americans (and some Native Americans) were owned by other people, usually white, and forced to labor on their behalf.
  6. A warship that is fully covered and protected by iron cladding.
  7. Resisting or protecting against attack from someone.
  8. Soldiers that fight and travel by foot.
  9. A long blade or knife attached to the end of a musket. Soldiers would use it like a spear in close combat.
  10. Pro-slave states were in the...
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  1. The cruel killing of a number of helpless or unresisting people.
  2. A long gun with a smooth bore that soldiers shot from the shoulder.
  3. A person who wanted to eliminate or "abolish" slavery.
  4. A minor fight.
  5. Large caliber firearms like cannons and mortars.
  6. Crackers eaten by Civil War soldiers made from flour, water, and salt.
  7. A Northerner; someone loyal to the Federal government of the United States. Also, Union, Federal, or Northern.
  8. An army of citizens used during emergencies.
  9. The term used to describe new soldiers.
  10. Anti-slave states were in the...

20 Clues: A minor fight. • Pro-slave states were in the... • Anti-slave states were in the... • The term used to describe new soldiers. • Soldiers that fight and travel by foot. • An army of citizens used during emergencies. • Large caliber firearms like cannons and mortars. • A soldier that is wounded or killed during battle. • Resisting or protecting against attack from someone. • ...

Histroy 2024-03-06

Histroy crossword puzzle
Across
  1. closed U.S. ports to all exports and restricted imports from Britain
  2. type of tobacco
  3. serve as a spokesperson or mediators for God
  4. The incumbent is the current holder of an office or position. In an election, the incumbent is the person holding or acting in the position that is up for election, regardless of whether they are seeking re-election
  5. A document or order that directs any form of action from a court
  6. Former Governor-General of Saint-Domingue
  7. City in Virginia
  8. any of the expansionists primarily composed of young Southerners and Westerners elected to the U.S. Congress in 1810
  9. American statesman, lawyer, and Founding Father who served as the fourth chief justice of the United States
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  1. American explorer
  2. expanded federal jurisdiction, eliminated Supreme Court justices' circuit court duties, and created 16 federal circuit court judgeships
  3. a very rare cause of illness in U.S. travelers
  4. the home from 1770 until his death in 1826, of Thomas Jefferson
  5. 3rd president
  6. a pattern of behavior that is followed by members of a particular culture
  7. a state in the southern United States
  8. Capital of the United States of America
  9. City in Louisiana
  10. Former Emperor of the French
  11. encompassed 530,000,000 acres of territory in North America that the United States purchased from France in 1803 for $15 million.

20 Clues: 3rd president • type of tobacco • City in Virginia • American explorer • City in Louisiana • Former Emperor of the French • a state in the southern United States • Capital of the United States of America • Former Governor-General of Saint-Domingue • serve as a spokesperson or mediators for God • a very rare cause of illness in U.S. travelers • ...

The Cold War 2023-10-11

The Cold War crossword puzzle
Across
  1. Prime Minister of the United Kingdom twice in 20th century
  2. spreading ideologies
  3. sword and shield of the Communist Party
  4. spys
  5. control by one power over a dependent area or people
  6. economic system in which private actors own and control property in accord with their interests
  7. Truman show
  8. fought between groups of smaller countries that each represent the interests of other larger powers
  9. intergovernmental organization whose stated purposes are to maintain international peace and security
  10. eastern hemisphere country in the cold war
  11. conflict in Vietnam, Laos, and Cambodia
  12. United States provide economic assistance to restore the economy postwar Europe
  13. fought between North Korea and South Korea
  14. Communist country, Mao Ze Dong
  15. National Security Council policy paper
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  1. cutting off all land and river transit between West Berlin and West Germany
  2. defence treaty established by the Soviet Union and seven other Soviet satellite states in Central and Eastern Europe
  3. Far-left wing and lack of free will
  4. came to power in 1975 through the Cambodian Civil War
  5. political metaphor for the divided Europe into two areas
  6. Containment was a geopolitical strategic foreign policy pursued by the United States
  7. Second Arab–Israeli war
  8. intergovernmental military alliance between 31 member states – 29 European and two North American

23 Clues: spys • Truman show • spreading ideologies • Second Arab–Israeli war • Communist country, Mao Ze Dong • Far-left wing and lack of free will • National Security Council policy paper • sword and shield of the Communist Party • conflict in Vietnam, Laos, and Cambodia • eastern hemisphere country in the cold war • fought between North Korea and South Korea • ...

Biography Crossword 2026-04-13

Biography Crossword crossword puzzle
Across
  1. Walt ___, creator of Mickey Mouse.
  2. __ Revere, famous for his "midnight ride" that told American troops the British were coming.
  3. Frida ___, famous Mexican painter known for her self-portraits.
  4. Isaac ___, the developer of the laws of motion and gravity.
  5. George Washington ____, scientist who encoruaged farmers to grow crops like peanuts and sweet potatoes.
  6. ____ Kinney, author of Diary of a Wimpy Kid Series.
  7. __ Lee, Hong Kong and American actor, filmmaker, and martial artist.
  8. Abraham ___, the 16th president of the United States, helped stop slavery.
  9. Harry ___, famous escape artist, magician, and stunt performer.
  10. ___ Bazalgette, civil engineer known as the founder of modern sewage systems.
  11. Ulysses S. ______, American Civil War general and 18th president of the United States.
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  1. Neil ____, first man on the moon.
  2. ____ Yousafzai, stood up for women's rights to educati StoodEarhart Amelia ___ the first woman to fly a plane by herself.
  3. ____ Graham Bell, the inventor of the Telephone.
  4. George ___, the first president of the United States.
  5. ___ Ride, the first woman in space.
  6. Last name of the brothers, Orville and Wilbur, the first people to fly a plane.
  7. Helen ___, the first deaf-blind person to earn a Bachelor of Arts degree, and helped people with disabilities.
  8. Anne ___, writer of a famous diary about life during the Holocaust.
  9. ____ Sotomayor, lawyer and judge who became a justice on the United States Supreme Court.

20 Clues: Neil ____, first man on the moon. • Walt ___, creator of Mickey Mouse. • ___ Ride, the first woman in space. • ____ Graham Bell, the inventor of the Telephone. • ____ Kinney, author of Diary of a Wimpy Kid Series. • George ___, the first president of the United States. • Isaac ___, the developer of the laws of motion and gravity. • ...

Social Studies Vocab 2025-03-28

Social Studies Vocab crossword puzzle
Across
  1. A leader of the Lakota Sioux
  2. Leaders of the expedition to explore the Native Americans and Louisiana Purchase
  3. Founded the earliest precursor of the famous law enforcement organization
  4. Seven-term U.S. Congressman, Speaker of the House, Governor of Tennessee, and the 11th President of the United States
  5. American Politician, Militia Officer, and Frontiersman
  6. United States Army Officer and cavalry commander
  7. Head of the Mormon Church
  8. One of the most famous long hunters ever
  9. Rapid increases in mining activity driven by the discovery of valuable resources
  10. Rapid influx of fortune seekers to the site of newly discovered gold deposits
  11. Dissolution of state legislatures, disarmament of state militias, and abolition of the Constitution of 1824
  12. Document that got signed for the United States to purchase 828,000 square miles of land west of the Mississippi River for $15 million
  13. Mexican army officer and statesman
Down
  1. Provided the land necessary for a southern transcontinental railroad and attempted to resolve conflicts that lingered after the Mexican-American War
  2. An Oglala Sioux chief
  3. Was president when he began to worry that a foreign power might shut down access to New Orleans
  4. A Shoshone (Native American) from the Rocky Moutains
  5. All of the present day states of Oregon, Washington, Idaho, and parts of Montana and Wyoming
  6. Explorers who lived in the wilderness
  7. Gave government-owned land to small farmers

20 Clues: An Oglala Sioux chief • Head of the Mormon Church • A leader of the Lakota Sioux • Mexican army officer and statesman • Explorers who lived in the wilderness • One of the most famous long hunters ever • Gave government-owned land to small farmers • United States Army Officer and cavalry commander • A Shoshone (Native American) from the Rocky Moutains • ...

The Civil War 2025-05-10

The Civil War crossword puzzle
Across
  1. The deadliest battle of the Civil War.
  2. Thomas Jackson’s nickname.
  3. The number of slave states.
  4. The North had an advantage over the South because they had the most_______________.
  5. The Civil War lasted this many years.
  6. The number of free states
  7. True or False- Most battles were fought in the North.
  8. The South's main weaknesses were its ___________ and its transportation systems.
  9. The painting,___ _________(1865) celebrates the conclusion of the Civil War and the preservation of the Union.
  10. One of the two greatest risks to African Americans who fought in the war
  11. The North’s greatest weakness.
  12. ________ was the first state to organize black regiments.
  13. Abraham __________ was president of the United States during the Civil War.
Down
  1. The Confederates represented the _______ side.
  2. The estimated death toll from the Civil War(in thousands)
  3. This battle is considered the start of the Civil War.
  4. A famous address given by Abraham Lincoln during the Civil War.
  5. The Union represented the _______ side.
  6. Did the Confederacy or the Union win the Civil War?
  7. The South’s greatest strength.
  8. Who was the president of the Confederate States of America during the Civil War?
  9. A Union general.
  10. True or False- The North was called the Union.
  11. The state in which the battle of Fort Sumter took place
  12. Clara Barton founded the _____ _________ after the Civil War.

25 Clues: A Union general. • The number of free states • Thomas Jackson’s nickname. • The number of slave states. • The South’s greatest strength. • The North’s greatest weakness. • The Civil War lasted this many years. • The deadliest battle of the Civil War. • The Union represented the _______ side. • The Confederates represented the _______ side. • ...

8th Grade Final Exam Practice 2025-05-20

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

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

Waves and Sea states 2021-12-02

Waves and Sea states crossword puzzle
Across
  1. Water level when the surface is flat
  2. The number of wave crests that pass a fixed point per unit of time
  3. The highest point of a wave
  4. The lowest point of a wave
  5. The vertical distance from crest to trough
  6. small wavelets averaging about 8 cm high. Continuous energy is needed to form ripples and push them to the next stage of wave formation
  7. Length of time wind has been blowing
Down
  1. The vertical distance from crest to average surface level or still water level
  2. Unit of marine speed equal to 1 nautical mile per hour
  3. Includes ripples, chops, storm waves and swells Waves that no longer need wind to push them forward
  4. The horizontal distance from crest to crest
  5. Distance the wind is blowing
  6. Next stage of a wave after a ripllet pushing the wave to about 1 meter high
  7. Wave conditions of the sea
  8. The time it take for one complete wave from crest to crest to pass a fixed point
  9. The speed of the wave in a certain direction, measured in distance vs. time
  10. when gale-force intensity winds of 70 km/h or more

17 Clues: Wave conditions of the sea • The lowest point of a wave • The highest point of a wave • Distance the wind is blowing • Water level when the surface is flat • Length of time wind has been blowing • The vertical distance from crest to trough • The horizontal distance from crest to crest • when gale-force intensity winds of 70 km/h or more • ...

Medical Spanish: Disease States 2015-01-23

Medical Spanish: Disease States crossword puzzle
Across
  1. el paciente tiene fiebre, esto puede indicar
  2. Que puedo tomar para inflamacion?
  3. Significado de hemoglobina menos del diez
  4. El resultado de la presion 160/110 indica
  5. Tos productiva, fiebre, flema, pleuresia, taquicardia, crepitaciones
  6. Dos o mas convulsions es diagnostico de
  7. Antibiotico para el sifilis
  8. Problema de leucocitos
  9. Causado por una infeccion viral
  10. Robitussin es para la
Down
  1. Alka-Seltzer es para
  2. El sidnificado de H1Ac >9%
  3. Riesgo trabajando el las minas
  4. Dolor en las manos
  5. Carafate es para las
  6. En Abril pueden inducer una allergia
  7. Mucho acetaminofeno puede causar

17 Clues: Dolor en las manos • Alka-Seltzer es para • Carafate es para las • Robitussin es para la • Problema de leucocitos • El sidnificado de H1Ac >9% • Antibiotico para el sifilis • Riesgo trabajando el las minas • Causado por una infeccion viral • Mucho acetaminofeno puede causar • Que puedo tomar para inflamacion? • En Abril pueden inducer una allergia • ...

Organization of American States 2023-11-17

Organization of American States crossword puzzle
Across
  1. An island excluded from the OAS
  2. The hemisphere the OAS speaks for
  3. The number of uncontested member states
  4. Something the OAS needs an Evite to observe
  5. The type of systems theorist to agree with Fidel Castro
  6. A president elected when the US invited OAS observers
  7. Another word for the Global North
  8. The head honcho of the OAS
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  1. Birthplace of the OAS
  2. The type of ministry Castro condemned the OAS as
  3. The status of every OAS member state
  4. An OAS-approved political regime
  5. A practice Nicaragua accused the United States of
  6. An IGO that observes this IGO
  7. An agency that might squint at human rights abuses
  8. An observer that got the boot
  9. A country that might not be invited to the OAS Alternative Party

17 Clues: Birthplace of the OAS • The head honcho of the OAS • An IGO that observes this IGO • An observer that got the boot • An island excluded from the OAS • An OAS-approved political regime • The hemisphere the OAS speaks for • Another word for the Global North • The status of every OAS member state • The number of uncontested member states • ...

States of matter Vocab 2025-09-15

States of matter Vocab crossword puzzle
Across
  1. fix shape fixed the volume particles tightly packed
  2. when a solid becomes a liquid
  3. the matter that dissolves into a liquid (usually a solid) example a hard candy
  4. the temperature at which liquid becomes a solid
  5. when a liquid becomes a solid
  6. mass divided by volume
  7. Lonized gas
  8. the change from gas to liquid as droplets
  9. no fixed shape, fixed volume and particles are further apart and takes up a shape of a container
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  1. when a liquid bubbles and becomes vapors/gas
  2. the temperature at which the liquid becomes vapor/gas
  3. the temperature at which a solid becomes a liquid
  4. the liquid that dissolves the salute example seltzer
  5. anything that has mass and takes up space
  6. particles that break free into a gasesous stay without boiling
  7. to be incorporated into a liquid to form a new solution (when a solute into a solvent)
  8. no fix shape no fix volume and takes up space of container or beyond

17 Clues: Lonized gas • mass divided by volume • when a solid becomes a liquid • when a liquid becomes a solid • anything that has mass and takes up space • the change from gas to liquid as droplets • when a liquid bubbles and becomes vapors/gas • the temperature at which liquid becomes a solid • the temperature at which a solid becomes a liquid • ...

States of matter vocabulary 2025-09-15

States of matter vocabulary crossword puzzle
Across
  1. The change from gas to liquid as droplets
  2. Particles that break free into a gaseous state without boiling
  3. The matter that dissolves into a liquid Ex.hard candy
  4. No fixed shape, fixed volume,partials further apart,takes up shape of container
  5. When a liquid bubbles and becomes a vapor/gas
  6. point The temperature at which a solid becomes a liquid
  7. Anything that has mass and takes up space .
  8. lionized gas
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  1. When a liquid becomes solid.
  2. No fixed shape, no fixed volume, takes up space of container or beyond
  3. The liquid that dissolves the solute Ex. seltzer
  4. point The temperature at which a liquid becomes a solid
  5. Fixed shaped, fixed volume, partials tightly packed.
  6. To be incorporated into a liquid to form a new solution (when a solute disperses into a solvent.
  7. point The temperature at which the liquid becomes a vapor gas
  8. Mass divided by volume
  9. When a solid becomes a liquid.

17 Clues: lionized gas • Mass divided by volume • When a liquid becomes solid. • When a solid becomes a liquid. • The change from gas to liquid as droplets • Anything that has mass and takes up space . • When a liquid bubbles and becomes a vapor/gas • The liquid that dissolves the solute Ex. seltzer • Fixed shaped, fixed volume, partials tightly packed. • ...

Malaysia Day Crossword Puzzle 2024-09-19

Malaysia Day Crossword Puzzle crossword puzzle
Across
  1. The federation of Malaya was granted independence from whom?
  2. How many points does the star on the Stripes of Glory flag?
  3. How many federal states does Malaysia have right now?
  4. One of the three states that joined Malaysia on the 16th September 1983
  5. The country that was formed from the merging of the federation of Malaya, Singapore, and Borneo peninsular.
  6. One of the three states that joined Malaysia on the 16th September 1983
  7. One of the three states that joined Malaysia on the 16th September 1983
Down
  1. How many states does Malaysia have right now?
  2. Which Prime Minister delivered the Proclamation of Malaysia?
  3. The proclamation ceremony of our independence was held at which stadium?
  4. One of the 11 states in the federation of Malaya
  5. One of the states designated as federal territories.
  6. North Borneo was also known as what before 16th September of 1983

13 Clues: How many states does Malaysia have right now? • One of the 11 states in the federation of Malaya • One of the states designated as federal territories. • How many federal states does Malaysia have right now? • How many points does the star on the Stripes of Glory flag? • The federation of Malaya was granted independence from whom? • ...

A New Government 2025-11-12

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

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

Federalism Bar Exam 2026-03-19

Federalism Bar Exam crossword puzzle
Across
  1. Powers that both the Feds and States use (like taxing)
  2. A federal gift of money for a very specific, narrow purpose.
  3. The "I Win" button; Federal law overrules State law.
  4. A federal order to states that comes with no money to pay for it.
Down
  1. Rule that says you can't treat "out-of-staters" like foreigners.
  2. The Amendment that acts as a "No Trespassing" sign for the Feds.
  3. A formal agreement between states to solve a shared problem (like a bridge).
  4. A federal gift of money that lets the State choose how to spend it.
  5. Rule that states must respect Nevada marriage licenses or CA IDs.
  6. Returning a fleeing criminal to the state where the crime happened.
  7. The clause used to regulate a festival because people cross state lines.
  8. Powers not given to the Feds that belong to the states (e.g., schools)

12 Clues: The "I Win" button; Federal law overrules State law. • Powers that both the Feds and States use (like taxing) • A federal gift of money for a very specific, narrow purpose. • Rule that says you can't treat "out-of-staters" like foreigners. • The Amendment that acts as a "No Trespassing" sign for the Feds. • ...

Western Expansion 2015-12-01

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

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

Chapter 3&4 Vocab 2015-10-26

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

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

AP Gov 2024-02-06

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

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

Cold War Review 2024-05-06

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

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

United States Geography 2022-11-04

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

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

Manifest Destiny 2016-11-13

Manifest Destiny crossword puzzle
Across
  1. only United States state that was once an independent nation
  2. land territory acquired by the United States that Great Britain, Spain, Russia, and the United States all had land claims too
  3. treaty between the United States and Mexico where the United States agreed to pay for massive amounts of Mexican land
  4. Treaty that ended war between Mexico and America
  5. expansionist president
  6. Parallel that Polk settled on despite the "54 40 or Fight" campaign
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  1. Mexican president whom the Texans largely disagreed with, led the attack on The Alamo
  2. proposed law to make all land acquired from Mexico slave free
  3. belief that the United States had the right to spread sea to shining sea
  4. Mexican attack on a Texan leadership meeting place , pivotal battle

10 Clues: expansionist president • Treaty that ended war between Mexico and America • only United States state that was once an independent nation • proposed law to make all land acquired from Mexico slave free • Mexican attack on a Texan leadership meeting place , pivotal battle • Parallel that Polk settled on despite the "54 40 or Fight" campaign • ...

Civil War Crossword 2026-02-18

Civil War Crossword crossword puzzle
Across
  1. a term meaning "before war" often used to describe the US before the Civil War
  2. a nickname given to people in the South supporting the Confederate States
  3. a soldier that is wounded or killed in battle
  4. a nickname given for people from the North as well as Union solders
  5. when a person is murdered for political reasons
  6. a large farm in the southern US. Before the Civil War many of the workers on plantations were enslaved.
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  1. slave states that did not leave the Union, but mostly supported the Confederates
  2. a northener who moved to the South during the reconstruction in order to become rich
  3. a person who wanted to eliminate or "abolish" slavery
  4. a boundary that split free states from slave states
  5. when the southern states chose to leave the US and no longer be a part of the country
  6. an attempt to stop people and supplies from going in or out of port

12 Clues: a soldier that is wounded or killed in battle • when a person is murdered for political reasons • a boundary that split free states from slave states • a person who wanted to eliminate or "abolish" slavery • a nickname given for people from the North as well as Union solders • an attempt to stop people and supplies from going in or out of port • ...

S.S. Crossword 2012-11-05

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

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

Constitution 1 2023-05-03

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

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

Abraham Lincoln 2021-05-10

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

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

Abraham Lincoln 2021-05-10

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

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

Civil War 2022-04-27

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

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

The Constitutional Convention 2025-09-30

The Constitutional Convention crossword puzzle
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  1. ___ of Rights
  2. Alexander _________
  3. Number of Federalist Papers written
  4. Plan for the representation of states in congress
  5. _____Rebellion
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  1. the group that opposed anti federalists
  2. Two sceptical states
  3. George____
  4. number of states needed to ratify the Constitution
  5. Constitution_____ Papers

10 Clues: George____ • ___ of Rights • _____Rebellion • Alexander _________ • Two sceptical states • Constitution_____ Papers • Number of Federalist Papers written • the group that opposed anti federalists • Plan for the representation of states in congress • number of states needed to ratify the Constitution

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

Unit 7 | Civil War | Vocab | Vol. II | Crossword Puzzle crossword puzzle
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  1. a Republican who believed that Congress should direct Reconstruction
  2. The right of citizens of the United States to vote shall not be denied or abridged by the United States or by any State on account of race, color, or previous condition of servitude
  3. ended slavery, except as a punishment for a crime.
  4. to cancel a law or ordinance
  5. was the first United States federal law to define citizenship and affirm that all citizens are equally protected by the law
  6. is a formal or official change made to a law, contract, constitution, or another legal document.
  7. The 13th, 14th, and 15th Amendments
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  1. a white Southerner who supported Reconstruction
  2. an official release from punishment for a crime
  3. June 19, the date celebrated as the anniversary of Emancipation Day for enslaved people in Texas
  4. granted citizenship and equal civil and legal rights to African Americans and enslaved people
  5. Issued by Abraham Lincoln on September 22, 1862 it declared that all slaves in the confederate states would be free.
  6. the effort, after the Civil War, to reorganzie the seceded states and bring them back into the Union
  7. a Northerner in the South working for a Reconstruction government
  8. a formally enslaved person

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

Civil War 2026-01-20

Civil War crossword puzzle
Across
  1. What the Ku Klux Klan, Black Codes, and Jim Crow Laws were ;(bad)
  2. A closing off of an area to keep people or supplies from going in or out
  3. The leader of the South
  4. President of the South
  5. Laws enforcing segregation of blacks and whites in the south after the Civil War
  6. The period of time after the Civil War in which Southern states were rebuilt and brought back into the Union
  7. Issued by Lincoln in 1863 to honor and remember the soldiers that fought at Gettysburg. He refers back to the year 1776 and the Declaration of Independence
  8. President of the North
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  1. Issued by Lincoln and it freed all slaves in the Confederacy (States in rebellion), Issued after the Battle of Antietam.
  2. The rights guaranteed by the Constitution to all people as citizens, especially equal treatment under the law
  3. Bloodiest day of war and the Emancipation Proclamation
  4. Laws passed in 1865 and 1866 in the former Confederate states to limit the rights and freedoms of African Americans
  5. An agency established by congress at the end of the Civil War to help and protect newly freed black Americans
  6. Another name for the Confederate States of America, made up of 11 states that seceded from the Union
  7. Lincoln's Goal of the war before the Emancipation Proclamation

15 Clues: President of the South • President of the North • The leader of the South • Bloodiest day of war and the Emancipation Proclamation • Lincoln's Goal of the war before the Emancipation Proclamation • What the Ku Klux Klan, Black Codes, and Jim Crow Laws were ;(bad) • A closing off of an area to keep people or supplies from going in or out • ...

Algebra Crossword 2023-05-10

Algebra Crossword crossword puzzle
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  1. This property states that one side of an equation is equal to the other side (x=y is same as y=x)
  2. A type of expression with a relationship between two values, which means they are different, instead of equal.
  3. Numbers that can not be expressed as fractions (ex. Pi)
  4. The counting numbers and zero.
  5. This property means that if a number times a number equals zero, then one number has to equal 0. (xy=0)
  6. This property states that if x=y and y=z , then x=z.
  7. The counting numbers.
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  1. This property means that a number is equal to itself (x=x)
  2. This property states that the order in which numbers are added or multiplied doesn’t change the product ( (x+2) + y = y + (2+x) )
  3. ___ Value. The distance from zero on a number line which is always positive.
  4. The rule that tells us what sequence we should solve an expression in (abbr.)
  5. Numbers that can be expressed as fractions.
  6. The counting numbers including 0 and negative numbers
  7. This property states that any number can be multiplied by one and still equal itself (Yx1=Y)
  8. This property states that if you multiply a number by its reciprocal, it will always equal one. (x/y y/x = 1)

15 Clues: The counting numbers. • The counting numbers and zero. • Numbers that can be expressed as fractions. • This property states that if x=y and y=z , then x=z. • The counting numbers including 0 and negative numbers • Numbers that can not be expressed as fractions (ex. Pi) • This property means that a number is equal to itself (x=x) • ...

US Elections 2024-10-17

US Elections crossword puzzle
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  1. States that are unpredictable during elections.
  2. An organized group of people with similar political beliefs who work together to win elections and influence government policy.
  3. A formal discussion where candidates present their views and answer questions, usually before an election.
  4. Elections held to determine a political party's nominee for the general election.
  5. The official residence and workplace of the President of the United States, located in Washington, D.C. (___ House)
  6. A member of a party, which generally advocates for limited government and individual liberties.
  7. The elected head of state and government in the United States, responsible for enforcing laws and leading the country.
  8. A person who is running for a political office or position.
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  1. The fundamental law of the United States that outlines the structure of government and the rights of citizens.
  2. A formal address or discourse delivered to an audience.
  3. An organized effort to influence voters in an election, including rallies, advertisements, and speeches.
  4. A member of a party, which generally supports social equality and government intervention in the economy.
  5. To express a choice or opinion in an election
  6. States that are consistently won by one political party in elections.
  7. A paper or electronic form used to cast a vote in an election.

15 Clues: To express a choice or opinion in an election • States that are unpredictable during elections. • A formal address or discourse delivered to an audience. • A person who is running for a political office or position. • A paper or electronic form used to cast a vote in an election. • States that are consistently won by one political party in elections. • ...

Haunted Civil War Vocab 2018-01-10

Haunted Civil War Vocab crossword puzzle
Across
  1. To leave or withdraw.
  2. Condition of being owned by, and forced to work for someone else.
  3. Any of the slave states that bordered the northern free states during the US Civil War.
  4. Civil War battle in which 25,000 men were killed or wounded(It is considered the bloodiest day of the Civil War).
  5. A league or alliance, especially of confederate states.
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  1. people that are wounded or killed
  2. the United States (especially the northern states during the American Civil War)
  3. President of the United States of America during the Civil War
  4. Turning point of the Civil War that made it clear the North would win.(It stopped the South's advance in the North)
  5. War between the North and South.

10 Clues: To leave or withdraw. • War between the North and South. • people that are wounded or killed • A league or alliance, especially of confederate states. • President of the United States of America during the Civil War • Condition of being owned by, and forced to work for someone else. • the United States (especially the northern states during the American Civil War) • ...

Civil War Crossword 2018-01-15

Civil War Crossword crossword puzzle
Across
  1. Any of the slave states that bordered the northern free states during the US Civil War.
  2. people that are wounded or killed
  3. Civil War battle in which 25,000 men were killed or wounded(It is considered the bloodiest day of the Civil War).
  4. Condition of being owned by, and forced to work for someone else.
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  1. To leave or withdraw.
  2. the United States (especially the northern states during the American Civil War)
  3. Turning point of the Civil War that made it clear the North would win.(It stopped the South's advance in the North)
  4. War between the North and South.
  5. President of the United States of America during the Civil War
  6. A league or alliance, especially of confederate states.

10 Clues: To leave or withdraw. • War between the North and South. • people that are wounded or killed • A league or alliance, especially of confederate states. • President of the United States of America during the Civil War • Condition of being owned by, and forced to work for someone else. • the United States (especially the northern states during the American Civil War) • ...

Events leading to Civil War: Crossword Puzzle 2026-03-12

Events leading to Civil War: Crossword Puzzle crossword puzzle
Across
  1. Abraham was against slavery spread which alarmed Southern states
  2. Federal armory where the raid occurred
  3. Enslaved man who sued for his freedom
  4. Wanted freedom for slavery
  5. Residents that vote on whether slavery is allowed
  6. Resulted because Kansas-Nebraska Act
  7. Split slave and free states equally with a line
  8. Douglas favored popular sovereignty, Lincoln didn't like slavery
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  1. Wrote Uncle Tom's Cabin
  2. Required enslaved people to be returned
  3. When a state leaves a country
  4. Helped slave states and got rid of Missouri Compromise
  5. A tax placed on imported goods
  6. A war fought between groups within the same country

14 Clues: Wrote Uncle Tom's Cabin • Wanted freedom for slavery • When a state leaves a country • A tax placed on imported goods • Resulted because Kansas-Nebraska Act • Enslaved man who sued for his freedom • Federal armory where the raid occurred • Required enslaved people to be returned • Split slave and free states equally with a line • ...

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

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

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

Articles of Confederation & Constitutional Convention 2024-11-04

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

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

Tic Tac Toe 2015-10-03

Tic Tac Toe crossword puzzle
Across
  1. the first ten amendments to the US Constitution, ratified in 1791 and guaranteeing such rights as the freedoms of speech, assembly, and worship.
  2. Powers denied to the national and/or state governments by the Constitution
  3. the branch of federal and state government that is broadly responsible for implementing, supporting, and enforcing the laws made by the legislative branch and interpreted by the judicial branch
  4. includes criminal and civil courts and helps interpret the United States Constitution
  5. a body of people representing the states of the US, who formally cast votes for the election of the president and vice president
  6. a grant from a central government that a local authority can allocate to a wide range of services
  7. a landmark United States Supreme Court case in which the Court formed the basis for the exercise of judicial review in the United States under Article III of the Constitution
  8. part of the United States government that creates laws
  9. A law that makes illegal an act that was legal when committed, increases the penalties for an infraction after it has been committed, or changes the rules of evidence to make conviction easier
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  1. a statement in the U.S. Constitution (Article I, Section 8) granting Congress the power to pass all laws necessary and proper for carrying out the enumerated list of powers
  2. review by the US Supreme Court of the constitutional validity of a legislative act.
  3. the clause in United States Constitution's Article VI, stating that all laws made furthering the Constitution and all treaties made under the authority of the United States are the “supreme law of the land.”
  4. the right of a government or its agent to expropriate private property for public use, with payment of compensation
  5. enjoyed by both the federal and state governments are: the power to tax, build roads, establish bankruptcy laws, and to create lower courts
  6. counterbalancing influences by which an organization or system is regulated, typically those ensuring that political power is not concentrated in the hands of individuals or groups
  7. the federal principle or system of government

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

Geography Vocab 2022-02-09

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

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

American Government Key Terms 2019-08-30

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

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

Unit 7 2021-01-22

Unit 7 crossword puzzle
Across
  1. Jungle - novel by the American journalist and novelist Upton Sinclair
  2. Crow Laws - state and local laws that enforced racial segregation in the Southern United States
  3. - a general vote by the electorate on a single political question which has been referred to them for a direct decision
  4. - a person favoring a policy of remaining apart from the affairs or interests of other groups, especially the political affairs of other countries.
  5. Vs. Ferguson - the constitutionality of racial segregation laws for public facilities as long as the segregated facilities were equal in quality, a doctrine that came to be known as "separate but equal"
  6. - reform-minded journalists in the Progressive Era in the United States (1890s–1920s) who exposed established institutions and leaders as corrupt.
  7. canal - a canal extending SE from the Atlantic to the Pacific across the Isthmus of Panama
  8. - the ability to assess and initiate things independently
  9. american war - an armed conflict between Spain and the United States in 1898.
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  1. a political philosophy in support of social reform
  2. of Paris 1898 - a peace agreement between Spain and the United States that ended the Spanish-American War.
  3. - a request from a manufacturer to return a product after the discovery of safety issues or product defects that might endanger the consumer
  4. Corollary -an addition to the Monroe Doctrine articulated by President Theodore Roosevelt in his State of the Union address in 1904 after the Venezuela Crisis of 1902–1903.
  5. - a policy of extending a country's power and influence through diplomacy or military force.
  6. House - a settlement house in Chicago, Illinois, United States that was co-founded in 1889 by Jane Addams and Ellen Gates Starr.
  7. - a civil rights organization in the United States, formed in 1909 as an interracial endeavor to advance justice for African Americans
  8. Tarbell - best known for her classic The History of the Standard Oil Company

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

Abolition, Emancipation, Reconstruction 2025-11-11

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

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

unit 4 crossword 2024-11-12

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

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

The Civil War 2021-05-19

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

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

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

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

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

Federalism 2021-11-19

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

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

Izaiah Towle B3 2021-11-03

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

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

Fall Final Trivia 2023-12-18

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

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

Law case cross word 2023-10-06

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

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

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

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

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

Post civil war 2021-09-29

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

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

AM1 2026-03-13

AM1 crossword puzzle
Across
  1. Right to bear arms
  2. Powers not given to federal government belong to states
  3. No quartering of soldiers in homes
  4. Abolished slavery
  5. Protection against unreasonable searches and seizures
  6. Right to a trial by jury in civil cases
  7. Rights in criminal cases, due process
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  1. No cruel or unusual punishment
  2. Equal protection and citizenship for all born in U.S.
  3. Freedom of speech, religion, press, assembly, petition
  4. Right to a fair and speedy trial
  5. Electoral College procedure for president and vice president
  6. Rights not listed are retained by the people
  7. Limits lawsuits against states by citizens of other states

14 Clues: Abolished slavery • Right to bear arms • No cruel or unusual punishment • Right to a fair and speedy trial • No quartering of soldiers in homes • Rights in criminal cases, due process • Right to a trial by jury in civil cases • Rights not listed are retained by the people • Equal protection and citizenship for all born in U.S. • ...

Civil war crossword 2026-04-08

Civil war crossword crossword puzzle
Across
  1. Lincoln 16th president of the United States
  2. the northern states
  3. of Gettysburg the battle that was the turning point in the east
  4. plan the unions military strategy for blockade
  5. Sherman the union general know for his march to the sea
  6. the forced enlistment of soldiers
  7. lee th confederate general
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  1. the southern states that seceded
  2. the proclamation that freed slaves in confederate territory
  3. the confederate capital
  4. the union general who accepted lee’s surrender
  5. unions naval ship that fought th merrimac
  6. of manassas the first major battle of the civil war
  7. war fought between the union and confederacy
  8. courthouse the sight of lee’s surrender

15 Clues: the northern states • the confederate capital • lee th confederate general • the southern states that seceded • the forced enlistment of soldiers • courthouse the sight of lee’s surrender • unions naval ship that fought th merrimac • Lincoln 16th president of the United States • war fought between the union and confederacy • the union general who accepted lee’s surrender • ...

The Civil War 2015-09-14

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

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

Social Studies 2023-01-25

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

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

civil war reconstruction crossword 2016-05-16

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

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

Friday Activity Suzuki 2019-08-26

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

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

American Revolution 2020-04-18

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

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

Unit 4 Vocab 2021-09-22

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

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

Vocab for mod 10 2025-02-13

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

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

Isaiah Llanas 2021-01-13

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

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

UNIT VI 2022-05-27

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

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

unit 4 vocab 2020-12-01

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

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

U.S. Civil War: Key Terms 2025-03-03

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

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

American Government Unit 1 Review 2024-01-16

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

The Constitution 2024-03-25

The Constitution crossword puzzle
Across
  1. a basic set of ideas used to develop a larger plan
  2. a written plan that provides the basic framework of a government
  3. of Confederation the first written plan of government for the United States. A confederation is an association of states that cooperate for a common purpose.
  4. supporting ideas of freedom, change, and progress
  5. to formally approve a plan or an agreement. The process of approval is called ratification.
  6. the group established by the Constitution to elect the president and vice president. Voters in each state choose their electors.
  7. a strong disagreement
  8. a country governed by elected representatives
  9. a meeting held in Philadelphia in 1787 at which delegates from the states wrote the U.S. Constitution
  10. a region of the United States bounded by the Ohio and Mississippi rivers and the Great Lakes. The region was given to the United States by the Treaty of Paris in 1783.
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  1. contradictiona difference between two statements or situations that means they cannot both be true
  2. a series of essays written by James Madison, Alexander Hamilton, and John Jay in support of the ratification of the Constitution by the states
  3. the plan of government adopted at the Constitutional Convention that established a two-house Congress. In the House of Representatives, representation from each state is based on state population. In the Senate, each state is represented by two senators.
  4. Three-Fifths Compromisean agreement made at the Constitutional Convention stating that enslaved persons would be counted as three-fifths of a person when determining a state’s population for representation in the House of Representatives
  5. a law passed by Congress in 1787 that specified how western lands would be governed
  6. to agree or pledge to support someone or something
  7. the “Age of Reason” in 17th- and 18th-century Europe. Enlightenment thinkers emphasized using rational thought to discover truths about nature and society.

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