states Crossword Puzzles

Cold War Vocabulary 2016-03-22

Cold War Vocabulary crossword puzzle
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  1. the North Atlantic Treaty Organization, is a military alliance of European and North American democracies founded after World War II to strengthen international ties between member states, especially the United States and Europe, and to serve as a counter-balance to the Soviet Union and the Warsaw Pact
  2. a Chinese Communist revolutionary and the founding father of the People's Republic of China, which he governed as Chairman of the Communist Party of China from its establishment in 1949 until his death in 1976
  3. A military operation in the late 1940s that brought food and other needed goods into West Berlin by air after the government of East Germany, which at that time surrounded West Berlin had cut off its supply routes
  4. a war in which the weapons used, the nations or territory involved, or the objectives pursued are restricted in some way, in particular one in which the use of nuclear weapons is avoided
  5. the agency of the United States Federal Government responsible for the civilian space program as well as aeronautics and aerospace research
  6. A military alliance of communist nations in eastern Europe
  7. The House Un-American Activities Committee, an investigative committee of the United States House of Representatives
  8. a competition between nations for superiority in the development and accumulation of weapons, especially between the US and the former Soviet Union during the Cold War
  9. an independent agency of the United States government responsible for collecting and coordinating intelligence and counterintelligence activities abroad in the national interest; headed by the Director of Central Intelligence under the supervision of the President and National Security Council
  10. the basis of later prosecutions of members of the Communist and Socialist Workers parties
  11. a foreign policy pronouncement by President Dwight D. Eisenhower promising military or economic aid to any Middle Eastern country needing help in resisting communist aggression
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  1. a state of political and military tension after World War II between powers in the United States and the Soviet Union.
  2. a military doctrine and nuclear strategy in which a state commits itself to retaliate in much greater force in the event of an attack.
  3. a United States policy using numerous strategies to prevent the spread of communism abroad
  4. transfer from private to state ownership or control
  5. the promotion of fear of a potential rise of communism or radical leftism
  6. a politician who led the Soviet Union during part of the Cold War
  7. The principle that the US should give support to countries or peoples threatened by Soviet forces or communist insurrection
  8. A physical boundary separating west Europe from east Europe.
  9. the practice of making accusations of subversion or treason without proper regard for evidence

20 Clues: transfer from private to state ownership or control • A military alliance of communist nations in eastern Europe • A physical boundary separating west Europe from east Europe. • a politician who led the Soviet Union during part of the Cold War • the promotion of fear of a potential rise of communism or radical leftism • ...

CH 10 SHAY PATEL ARHAM 2022-04-11

CH 10 SHAY PATEL ARHAM crossword puzzle
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  1. Where did the Shawnee tribe live before the 1800s?
  2. One of the most famous explorers in American history
  3. One of the most famous explorers in American history
  4. Who wrote the Star Spangled Banner?
  5. When was the Battle of North Point?
  6. One of Tecumseh's allies.
  7. Was the Prophet seen as a good military strategist after the Battle of Tippecanoe?
  8. Did believers in Manifest Destiny think Native Americans got in the way?
  9. How many were killed on American lines during the Battle of New Orleans?
  10. The United States needed a _______ route for transportation and for shipping goods (one of the reasons US bought Louisiana)
  11. When was the siege of Baltimore lifted?
  12. Accidents, weather, disease are all what (dangers)
  13. Jefferson Feared that France’s ownership of the ________ Territory would interfere with trade.
  14. What was the most famous route pioneers followed?
  15. end of the Lewis and Clark expedition
  16. How did encounters with Native American tribes go with Lewis and Clark?
  17. Who burned down Washington D.C during the war of 1812?
  18. What would happen to you if you were a Native American tribe leader and didn't want to move from the land even though the soldiers said so?
  19. How many British soldiers died during the Battle of New Orleans?
  20. To whom did Spain give Louisiana to?
  21. What are they: United States Doubled in size for a bargain, United States realized the dream on Manifest Destiny, The New Territory Would Motivate Americans to go west for Land, Opportunity and Freedom.
  22. What was the most common way to travel on the Oregon Trail?
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  1. he United States wanted the port city of ______ _______ at the mouth of the Mississippi River?
  2. When did the United States buy Louisiana from France?
  3. Result of Prophetstown after the Battle of Tippecanoe.
  4. How many Americans were there existing by the 1850s?
  5. They traveled ______ miles, from the mouth of the Missouri River to the Pacific Ocean and back!
  6. How much money did the United States pay for Louisiana?
  7. When did Jackson die?
  8. What did William Clark mostly create during the exploration?
  9. Whom did the California Gold Rush of 1849 attract?
  10. Who was Tecumseh?
  11. What were the roles of Sacagawea and Charbonneau?
  12. How did the United States get the land which Lewis and Clark explored?
  13. Prophet's attitude regarding American settlers.
  14. When did the Battle of New Orleans take place?
  15. True or false, Tecumseh's reasoning regarding the treaties William Henry signed being meaningless is that the land belonged to all tribes not just one.
  16. How did presidents before Jackson differ when it comes to decision making?
  17. What is a word that describes Andrew Jackson's personality?
  18. Beginning of the Lewis and Clark expedition
  19. How did Andrew Jackson’s critics feel about him?
  20. What was Jackson's nickname during the War of 1812?

42 Clues: Who was Tecumseh? • When did Jackson die? • One of Tecumseh's allies. • Who wrote the Star Spangled Banner? • When was the Battle of North Point? • To whom did Spain give Louisiana to? • end of the Lewis and Clark expedition • When was the siege of Baltimore lifted? • Beginning of the Lewis and Clark expedition • When did the Battle of New Orleans take place? • ...

Social studies Tramaine 2024-03-01

Social studies Tramaine crossword puzzle
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  1. gathered an army of 900 to strike Santa Anna
  2. In 1818, both the united states and Great Britain could settle in this area because Adam worked out an agreement with Britain.
  3. There were about 3,000 of these people born in texas
  4. American settlers and Tajanos finally declared what on March 2, in 1836
  5. It was an idea for the American’s to spread the territory all the way to the Pacific
  6. James K Polk slogan
  7. Laws that offered new settlers large tracts of land for low prices
  8. Andrew Jackson didn’t want to add Texas to United states because of this?
  9. This is were Texans and Mexicans held a battle with there white flag
  10. It extended the boundaries of the United states to the pacific ocean.
  11. He was a priest in Texas
  12. “The leader of texas” recruited 300 americans families to settle along the Brazos River and the Colorado River of Texas.
  13. Sam houston ordered troops from this town to abandon their position to prevent oher forts from being overturned by the Mexicans.
  14. The main reason to move west to California.
  15. A president who played a big role in purchasing the louisiana territory
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  1. Santa anna army found a small texan force barricaded inside a nearby mission called?
  2. The United states insisted that this would form a border around mexico
  3. This lead settlers to the pacific northwest in 1840’s
  4. While people were searching for gold in california these men were violent and lonely.
  5. People that searched for gold in california in 1849
  6. When people went to search for gold they built new communities called?
  7. The latitude line that the United states wanted to use as a border but Britain refused
  8. Thomas jefferson purchased land/ territory from France
  9. People that gave the land to Americans because the Spanish wanted to promote the growth of Texas were called?
  10. When Houston became a president, he sent a delegation to Washington D.C, asking the United Stated to take control of Texas.
  11. The first attack against american troops
  12. A president for the United States that supported american claims from oregon
  13. The first 300 american families in Texas
  14. A boy president in mexico in 1833
  15. alamo Mexican troops tries to seize a cannon held by Texans at this town.
  16. A general that polk ordered soldiers to the borders and set up fort so they could report any problems and issues
  17. Many fur traders moved to oregon for economic opportunities
  18. The country that shared a peaceful joint occupation with the United states over oregon territory

33 Clues: James K Polk slogan • He was a priest in Texas • A boy president in mexico in 1833 • The first attack against american troops • The first 300 american families in Texas • The main reason to move west to California. • gathered an army of 900 to strike Santa Anna • People that searched for gold in california in 1849 • There were about 3,000 of these people born in texas • ...

Social studies Tramaine 2024-03-01

Social studies Tramaine crossword puzzle
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  1. gathered an army of 900 to strike Santa Anna
  2. In 1818, both the united states and Great Britain could settle in this area because Adam worked out an agreement with Britain.
  3. There were about 3,000 of these people born in texas
  4. American settlers and Tajanos finally declared what on March 2, in 1836
  5. It was an idea for the American’s to spread the territory all the way to the Pacific
  6. James K Polk slogan
  7. Laws that offered new settlers large tracts of land for low prices
  8. Andrew Jackson didn’t want to add Texas to United states because of this?
  9. This is were Texans and Mexicans held a battle with there white flag
  10. It extended the boundaries of the United states to the pacific ocean.
  11. He was a priest in Texas
  12. “The leader of texas” recruited 300 americans families to settle along the Brazos River and the Colorado River of Texas.
  13. Sam houston ordered troops from this town to abandon their position to prevent oher forts from being overturned by the Mexicans.
  14. The main reason to move west to California.
  15. A president who played a big role in purchasing the louisiana territory
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  1. Santa anna army found a small texan force barricaded inside a nearby mission called?
  2. The United states insisted that this would form a border around mexico
  3. This lead settlers to the pacific northwest in 1840’s
  4. While people were searching for gold in california these men were violent and lonely.
  5. People that searched for gold in california in 1849
  6. When people went to search for gold they built new communities called?
  7. The latitude line that the United states wanted to use as a border but Britain refused
  8. Thomas jefferson purchased land/ territory from France
  9. People that gave the land to Americans because the Spanish wanted to promote the growth of Texas were called?
  10. When Houston became a president, he sent a delegation to Washington D.C, asking the United Stated to take control of Texas.
  11. The first attack against american troops
  12. A president for the United States that supported american claims from oregon
  13. The first 300 american families in Texas
  14. A boy president in mexico in 1833
  15. alamo Mexican troops tries to seize a cannon held by Texans at this town.
  16. A general that polk ordered soldiers to the borders and set up fort so they could report any problems and issues
  17. Many fur traders moved to oregon for economic opportunities
  18. The country that shared a peaceful joint occupation with the United states over oregon territory

33 Clues: James K Polk slogan • He was a priest in Texas • A boy president in mexico in 1833 • The first attack against american troops • The first 300 american families in Texas • The main reason to move west to California. • gathered an army of 900 to strike Santa Anna • People that searched for gold in california in 1849 • There were about 3,000 of these people born in texas • ...

Civil War 2024-04-25

Civil War crossword puzzle
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  1. Bloodiest single-day battle of the Civil War
  2. Union general who later became the 18th President of the United States
  3. President of the Confederate States of America
  4. Site of the surrender of Confederate General to Union General
  5. Site of the bloodiest battle of the Civil War
  6. Amendment that abolished slavery in the United States
  7. President of the United States during most of the Civil War
  8. Union general known for his "march to the Sea" through Georgia
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  1. Cemetery in Virginia where many Civil War soldiers are buried
  2. Famous speech by Abraham Lincoln dedicated for Union soldiers
  3. Union's controlling plan to strangle the Southern economy by blockading Southern ports
  4. Famous abolitionist who led a raid on Harper's Ferry
  5. General who led the Confederate Army of Northern Virginia

13 Clues: Bloodiest single-day battle of the Civil War • Site of the bloodiest battle of the Civil War • President of the Confederate States of America • Famous abolitionist who led a raid on Harper's Ferry • Amendment that abolished slavery in the United States • General who led the Confederate Army of Northern Virginia • ...

Rising Powers and the Emerging of Global Orders 2024-09-17

Rising Powers and the Emerging of Global Orders crossword puzzle
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  1. single nation/entity that dominates international order.
  2. mortgages that caused the financial crisis in 2008
  3. a movement whereby states chose to not associate themselves with dominant powers to preserve peace.
  4. Brazil,Russia,India,China,South Africa
  5. a state whose economy emerged due to industrialization (and selling soybeans.)
  6. veto,diplomacy,democracy
  7. State whose objective is to change/alter current order/system.
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  1. more than two entities that have power distributed between them.
  2. to operate in a single manner, no cooperation from other states.
  3. a word to describe the emerging states in Europe post war.
  4. European states that use Euros as their currency.
  5. a series of anti-government protests that happen in majority of the arab world.
  6. an event/action when one of the EU members “exited” the EU.

13 Clues: veto,diplomacy,democracy • Brazil,Russia,India,China,South Africa • European states that use Euros as their currency. • mortgages that caused the financial crisis in 2008 • single nation/entity that dominates international order. • a word to describe the emerging states in Europe post war. • an event/action when one of the EU members “exited” the EU. • ...

Civil War Crossword 2024-04-16

Civil War Crossword crossword puzzle
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  1. - ________ was a general officer in the Confederate States Army during the American Civil War. He played a prominent role in nearly all military engagements in the Eastern theater of the war until his death.
  2. Run - ___ ____ was the first major battle of the American Civil War. It was also called the Battle of First Manassas by Confederate forces. The battle was fought in Prince William County, Virginia, just north of the city of Manassas and about thirty miles west-southwest of Washington, D.C
  3. - _______ was a major strategic city for the Confederacy that served as a railroad terminus, supply depot, and manufacturing hub.
  4. - ______ was an American general in the Union Army during the American Civil War and one of the principal commanders in the Western Theater.
  5. - _______ was a career United States Army officer who became a major general in the Confederate States Army during the American Civil War. He was also known for leading one of the worst war decisions in the Battle of Gettysburg.
  6. - ___________ was the largest and most famous of 150 military prisons of the Civil War, Camp Sumter, commonly known as Andersonville, was the deadliest landscape of the Civil War. Of the 45,000 Union soldiers imprisoned here, nearly 13,000 died.
  7. - _______ was an American Civil War general for the Union, chiefly remembered for his decisive defeat by Confederate General Robert E. Lee at the Battle of Chancellorsville in 1863.
  8. - ______ was an American military officer, politician, and the 18th president of the United States, who served from 1869 to 1877. He led the Union Army to victory in the American Civil War in 1865 and briefly served as U.S. Secretary of War
  9. - ________ was an American college professor from Maine who volunteered during the American Civil War to join the Union Army. He became a highly respected and decorated Union officer, reaching the rank of brigadier general.
  10. - __________ was one of the Confederate generals of the American Civil War and the principal subordinate to General Robert E. Lee, who called him his "Old War Horse".
  11. - _______ was a flag officer of the United States Navy during the American Civil War. He was the first rear admiral, vice admiral, and admiral in the United States Navy.
  12. Proclamation - The ________ _________ was issued by Abraham Lincoln on January 1, 1863, as the nation approached its third year of bloody civil war. The proclamation declared "that all persons held as slaves" within the rebellious states "are, and henceforward shall be free."
  13. - _______ was an American army officer and politician who became a senior Union general in the Civil War and three-time Governor of Rhode Island, as well as being a successful inventor and industrialist.
  14. - _______ or the Battle of Sharpsburg, took place during the American Civil War on September 17, 1862, between Confederate General Robert E. Lee's Army of Northern Virginia and Union Major General George B. McClellan's Army of the Potomac near Sharpsburg, Maryland, and Antietam Creek.
  15. - _______ was the final major military action in the Vicksburg campaign of the American Civil War.
  16. - _____ was a Cherokee chief who signed the treaty forcing tribal removal of the Cherokees from Georgia and who later served as brigadier general in the Confederate Army during the U.S. Civil War.
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  1. - ________ graduated from West Point and served in the Mexican War. He also led the Peninsular campaign during the Civil War. He served as govenor of New Jersery from 1878 to 1881
  2. Sumter - ____ ______ was bombarded near Charleston, South Carolina by the South Carolina militia. It ended with its surrender by the United States Army, beginning the American Civil War.
  3. - _____, also known as the Battle of Pittsburg Landing, was a major battle in the American Civil War. The fighting took place in southwestern Tennessee, which was part of the war's Western Theater
  4. - ________ was a three-day battle in the American Civil War fought between Union and Confederate forces, in and around Gettysburg, Pennsylvania.
  5. - _____ was an American politician, lawyer, and US Army officer. In his political career, he served in the U.S. House of Representatives from Illinois and later as a U.S. Senator from Oregon.
  6. - _________was one of the last battles of the American Civil War. It was the final engagement of Confederate General in Chief Robert E. Lee and his Army of Northern Virginia before they surrendered to the Union Army of the Potomac under the Commanding General Ulysses S. Grant.
  7. - ______ was a Confederate States Army general during the American Civil War. He was a cavalry commander known for his mastery of reconnaissance.
  8. - _________ was an American lawyer, politician, and statesman, who served as the 16th president of the United States, from 1861 until his assassination in 1865
  9. - _______ was an American soldier, businessman, educator, and author. He served as a general in the Union Army during the American Civil War, achieving recognition for his command of military strategy as well as criticism for the harshness against his troops.
  10. - ____ was a Confederate general during the American Civil War, toward the end of which he was appointed the overall commander of the Confederate States Army
  11. Plan - The ______ ____ was a military strategy proposed by Union General Winfield Scott early in the American Civil War. The plan was to cut off supplies to Confederate forces and divide and conquer their fighting force. Lastly, the end goal was to ambush and surround the Confederacy, leading to a Union victory.
  12. - The ________ was an ironclad warship built for the United States Navy during the American Civil War and completed in early 1862, the first such ship commissioned by the Navy.
  13. - ______ was the president of the Confederated States of America. He represented Mississippi in the United States Senate and the House of Representatives as a member of the Democratic Party before the American Civil War.
  14. - _______ was a career United States Army officer and a Union general in the American Civil War. He also has a poem written about him.
  15. - The _________ was a steam frigate, best known as the hull upon which the ironclad warship CSS Virginia was constructed during the American Civil War. The CSS Virginia then took part in the Battle of Hampton Roads in the first engagement between ironclad warships.

31 Clues: - _______ was the final major military action in the Vicksburg campaign of the American Civil War. • - _______ was a major strategic city for the Confederacy that served as a railroad terminus, supply depot, and manufacturing hub. • ...

Constitution 2020-12-13

Constitution crossword puzzle
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  1. Known as the "Great Compromise"
  2. Bill of ..... 1st ten amendments
  3. 9 out of 13 approved in 1788
  4. Made up of a House of Representatives and Senate
  5. First to sign Constitution
  6. First set of rules that governed the original 13 states "Articles of ....."
  7. meaning "approved"
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  1. 27 changes to the Constitution
  2. 39 ..... signed the Constitution
  3. Constitutional Convention held in ......, PA in 1787
  4. there are seven and states how to change or amend the constitution
  5. New ..... plan said each state gets one vote
  6. "Father of the Constitution
  7. begins "We the People of the United..."

14 Clues: meaning "approved" • First to sign Constitution • "Father of the Constitution • 9 out of 13 approved in 1788 • 27 changes to the Constitution • Known as the "Great Compromise" • 39 ..... signed the Constitution • Bill of ..... 1st ten amendments • begins "We the People of the United..." • New ..... plan said each state gets one vote • ...

1920s 2024-02-14

1920s crossword puzzle
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  1. amendment illegal alcohol cosumtion in united states
  2. Quota Act placed restrictions of immigrant
  3. Scare　　　　　　　　　　　　fear of communism spreading to the united states
  4. Trial creationism vrs evolutionism
  5. Renaissance a period of artistic and literary advancements for americans.
  6. The right to vote
  7. illegal smuggling of alcohol during prohibition era.
  8. amendment women's suffrage
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  1. isolation or neutrality
  2. Illegal bars
  3. A period of economic boom
  4. womens who wore short cut fringed dresses, bobber haircuts and bright lipstick.
  5. & Vanzetti 2 Italians killed for a crime they did not commit.
  6. amendment illegal selling and making alcohol in the United states.

14 Clues: Illegal bars • The right to vote • isolation or neutrality • A period of economic boom • amendment women's suffrage • Trial creationism vrs evolutionism • illegal smuggling of alcohol during prohibition era. • Quota Act placed restrictions of immigrant • Scare　　　　　　　　　　　　fear of communism spreading to the united states • ...

Unit 5 Review 2023-03-17

Unit 5 Review crossword puzzle
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  1. -273 degrees celcius
  2. force applied to a surface
  3. law that states relationship between temperature and volume
  4. as pressure increases, volume ____________
  5. definite volume, no definite shape. moves slowly through the container
  6. law that states relationship between pressure and volume
  7. as pressure increases, temperature ___________
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  1. pressure at sea level at standard temperature
  2. law that states relationship between temperature and pressure
  3. definite volume and definite shape. moves but not visibly
  4. gas moves from high concentration to low concentration
  5. 6.02x10^23
  6. amount of space something takes up
  7. particals moves quickly. Takes shape of container. Expands indefinitely.

14 Clues: 6.02x10^23 • -273 degrees celcius • force applied to a surface • amount of space something takes up • as pressure increases, volume ____________ • pressure at sea level at standard temperature • as pressure increases, temperature ___________ • gas moves from high concentration to low concentration • law that states relationship between pressure and volume • ...

Crossword- Gaby 5E 2022-10-27

Crossword- Gaby 5E crossword puzzle
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  1. smallest molecule in matter
  2. anything that takes up space
  3. charecteristic of matter
  4. ice cube melting
  5. how something reacts
  6. thick small thin
  7. mentos in coke
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  1. no fixed shape or size
  2. blue, red, orange
  3. in all the states of matter
  4. parts of matter,liquid,solid,gas
  5. something that takes weight of matter
  6. soft, bumpy
  7. definite size but not definite shape
  8. rosy, fresh, rotten
  9. cheesy salty sour sweet
  10. rectange, triangle
  11. matter that has a definite size

18 Clues: soft, bumpy • mentos in coke • ice cube melting • thick small thin • blue, red, orange • rectange, triangle • rosy, fresh, rotten • how something reacts • no fixed shape or size • cheesy salty sour sweet • charecteristic of matter • smallest molecule in matter • in all the states of matter • anything that takes up space • matter that has a definite size • parts of matter,liquid,solid,gas • ...

Unit One Escape Room (8th) 2022-09-21

Unit One Escape Room (8th) crossword puzzle
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  1. Wanted larger states to have more representation in government
  2. Made slaves 3/5th of a person towards taxation, votes, and population
  3. To approve or agree formally
  4. This was the original document of the United States government that eventually failed.
  5. The greatest teacher of all time. #GOAT
  6. Wanted every state to have equal representation to ensure one state doesn't become to powerful
  7. Wanted a strong central government and weak state governments
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  1. James Madison, Alexander Hamilton, and John Jay wrote these papers to convince states to ratify the Constitution.
  2. Wanted a weak central government and strong state governments
  3. Someone who helped write the Constitution
  4. This separate body of people decides who becomes President
  5. Combined the New Jersey and Virginia Plans to create Congress
  6. This person wrote the Virginia Plan, Bill of Rights, and Federalist Papers. He also took detailed notes and proposed many ideas.
  7. This had to be added to the Constitution in order for some states to approve it
  8. The city that the Constitutional Convention took place
  9. The best class everrrrrrr. Duhhhhhh!

16 Clues: To approve or agree formally • The best class everrrrrrr. Duhhhhhh! • The greatest teacher of all time. #GOAT • Someone who helped write the Constitution • The city that the Constitutional Convention took place • This separate body of people decides who becomes President • Wanted a weak central government and strong state governments • ...

TheGreat depression 2021-01-29

TheGreat depression crossword puzzle
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  1. known for her Depression-era work for the Farm Security Administration.
  2. The niece of Theodore Roosevelt.
  3. the purchase of an asset with the hope that it will become more valuable in the near future.
  4. a group of 43,000 demonstrators – made up of 17,000 U.S. World War I veterans, together with their families and affiliated groups.
  5. American physician who was best known for his revolving old-age pension proposal.
  6. The 32nd president of the united states.
  7. this guaranteed payment incase of loss of damage occurs.
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  1. Constitution of the United States of America 1789(rev 1992).
  2. Extremely dangerous storms caused by poor farming and weather.
  3. Was a government corporation administered by the U.S. federal government between 1932 and 1957.
  4. implemented protectionist trade policies in the United states.
  5. American author and the 1962 Nobel Prize in Literature winner.
  6. came to prominence in early 20th-century European states after WW1.
  7. many poor families and homeless people lived in these.
  8. the form of buying securities on borrowed money.
  9. An 1928 international agreements to not solve problems or disputes with war.

16 Clues: The niece of Theodore Roosevelt. • The 32nd president of the united states. • the form of buying securities on borrowed money. • many poor families and homeless people lived in these. • this guaranteed payment incase of loss of damage occurs. • Constitution of the United States of America 1789(rev 1992). • ...

crossword puzzle chapter 3 2012-09-20

crossword puzzle chapter 3 crossword puzzle
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  1. powers assigns certain powers to the national government and states
  2. made for health care, social services or welfare
  3. powers that the constitution does not grant to the natl. gov.
  4. system of government in which a written constitution divides the powers of government
  5. agreements among themselves & with foreign states
  6. belongs to the national government it's gov. of sovereign state in world community
  7. made for some specific closely defined purpose
  8. an act creating in the new state
  9. to make all laws into foregoing powers & all other powers vested by the constitution
  10. are delegated to it in the constitution & national gov.
  11. powers granted to the constitution
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  1. grants made to states, localities, and sometimes private agencies that apply for them
  2. not stated in constitution but are suggested implied
  3. grants of federal money or other resources to the states and/or their cities, countries, & other local units
  4. legal processes by which a fugitive from justice in one state can be returned to that state
  5. can be exercised by Natl. Gov. alone

16 Clues: an act creating in the new state • powers granted to the constitution • can be exercised by Natl. Gov. alone • made for some specific closely defined purpose • made for health care, social services or welfare • agreements among themselves & with foreign states • not stated in constitution but are suggested implied • ...

Amendments 2024-02-06

Amendments crossword puzzle
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  1. ____ Amendment protects against cruel and unusual punishment
  2. Amendments are passed with a _____ quarters of the vote from both houses
  3. _______ Amendment states that citizens have five freedoms: speech, religion, petition, assembly , press
  4. The process in which a proposed amendment is passed and added to the constitution
  5. Part of the house representatives from each state
  6. ________ Amendment states that citizens have the right to bear arms
  7. ________ Amendment states that the powers not listed to the federal government are reserved fFederalismtes
  8. The Fourth Amendment protects against unlawful
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  1. The government system in which powers are shared between the national and state govenrments
  2. The total number of Amendments Constitutionthe US Consituion
  3. _____ Amendment protects against forced housing of soldiers
  4. Amendments are also passed with three-quarters of the vote from _____ state conventions
  5. Amendments are proposed by _____/thirds of the vote of both houses
  6. ______ Amendment that states the rights not listed in the Bill of Rights are reserved for the people.
  7. The _______ created by the founding founders, is considered the backbone of the American Government
  8. The first ten amendments

16 Clues: The first ten amendments • The Fourth Amendment protects against unlawful • Part of the house representatives from each state • _____ Amendment protects against forced housing of soldiers • The total number of Amendments Constitutionthe US Consituion • ____ Amendment protects against cruel and unusual punishment • ...

Module 6 Lesson 1 Vocabulary Crossword 2024-02-02

Module 6 Lesson 1 Vocabulary Crossword crossword puzzle
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  1. Branch, The division of the federal government that includes the president and the administrative departments; enforces the national laws
  2. Papers, Series of essays that defended and explained the Constitution and tried to reassure Americans that the states would not be overpowered by the proposed national government
  3. Jersey Plan, A proposal to create a unicameral legislature with equal representation of states rather than representation by population
  4. Convention, A meeting in Philadelphia at which delegates from the States wrote the Constitution
  5. Madison, American statesman he was the fourth president of the United States, the author of some of the Federalist Papers, and is called the father of the Constitution for his proposals at the Constitutional Convention
  6. U.S. system of government in which power is distributed between a central government and individual states
  7. Branch, The division of the government that proposes bills and passes them into laws
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  1. Fifths Compromise, An agreement worked out at the Constitutional Convention stating that only three-fifths of the slaves in a state would count when determining its population for representation in the lower house of Congress
  2. of Rights, The first ten amendments to the Constitution
  3. Official change, correction, or addition to a law or constitution.
  4. Plan, The plan for government proposed at the Constitutional Convention in which the national government would have supreme power and a legislative branch would have 2 houses with representation determined by state population
  5. Sovereignty, The idea that political authority belongs to the people
  6. Compromise, Plan stating population would determine representation in the lower house of legislature, while each state would have equal representation in the upper house
  7. People who opposed ratification of the Constitution
  8. Branch, The division of the federal government that is made up of the national courts; interprets laws, punishes criminals, and settles disputes between states.
  9. and Balances, A system established by the Constitution that prevents any branch of government from becoming too powerful
  10. People who supported ratification of the Constitution

17 Clues: People who opposed ratification of the Constitution • People who supported ratification of the Constitution • of Rights, The first ten amendments to the Constitution • Official change, correction, or addition to a law or constitution. • Sovereignty, The idea that political authority belongs to the people • ...

The Constitution 2024-03-25

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

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

US Constitution 2025-02-12

US Constitution crossword puzzle
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  1. Shares power between the states and the national.
  2. First words of the Constitution.
  3. Can only interpret and evaluate the laws.
  4. Supreme law of the land.
  5. This means to rule.
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  1. Powers kept by the states.
  2. People vote for their leaders.
  3. Can only pass laws.
  4. Can only enforce the laws.
  5. A government which is as small as can be.
  6. Powers shared by the states and national gov.
  7. Powers given to the national government.

12 Clues: Can only pass laws. • This means to rule. • Supreme law of the land. • Powers kept by the states. • Can only enforce the laws. • People vote for their leaders. • First words of the Constitution. • Powers given to the national government. • A government which is as small as can be. • Can only interpret and evaluate the laws. • Powers shared by the states and national gov. • ...

Crossword Puzzle Review Chapter 1 2022-05-01

Crossword Puzzle Review Chapter 1 crossword puzzle
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  1. a speech delivered in 1863 by U.S. President Abraham Lincoln at the dedication of the National Cemetery at Gettysburg, Pennsylvania, the site of one of the most decisive battles of the American Civil War.
  2. a term used to describe the ongoing struggle over political power in the United States between the federal government and individual states as broadly outlined in the Tenth Amendment and whether the USA is a single entity or an amalgamation of independent nations.
  3. Stephen Douglas's doctrine that, in spite of the Dred Scott decision, slavery could be excluded from territories of the United States by local legislation.
  4. a village in central Virginia where the Confederate army under Robert E. Lee surrendered to Ulysses S. Grant's Union forces on April 9, 1865, effectively ending the American Civil War.
  5. site of one of the most decisive campaigns of the American Civil War, in which the Confederates were besieged for nearly seven weeks before capitulating.
  6. loyalty to one's own region or section of the country, rather than to the country as a whole.
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  1. a small town in S Pennsylvania, southwest of Harrisburg: scene of a crucial battle during the American Civil War, in which Meade's Union forces defeated Lee's Confederate army
  2. a package of five separate bills passed by the United States Congress that defused a political confrontation between slave and free states on the status of territories acquired in the Mexican–American War.
  3. a document written in 1854 that described the rationale for the United States to purchase Cuba from Spain while implying that the U.S. should declare war if Spain refused
  4. admitted Missouri to the Union as a slave state and Maine as a free state.
  5. American politician who served as the president of the Confederate States from 1861 to 1865.
  6. an American lawyer and statesman who served as the 16th president of the United States from 1861 until his assassination in 1865.
  7. the action of withdrawing formally from membership of a federation or body, especially a political state.
  8. a person who favors the abolition of a practice or institution, especially capital punishment or (formerly) slavery.
  9. repealed the Missouri Compromise, created two new territories, and allowed for popular sovereignty

15 Clues: admitted Missouri to the Union as a slave state and Maine as a free state. • American politician who served as the president of the Confederate States from 1861 to 1865. • loyalty to one's own region or section of the country, rather than to the country as a whole. • ...

The Civil War 2023-10-13

The Civil War crossword puzzle
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  1. - The formal withdrawal of 11 southern states from the United States in 1860-1861, leading to the formation of the Confederate States of America.
  2. Crisis - A conflict between South Carolina and the federal government in the 1830s over tariffs, which revealed the growing divide between northern and southern states.
  3. of 1860 - The presidential election in which Abraham Lincoln, a Republican and opponent of slavery, was elected, causing southern states to secede.
  4. Slave Act - A federal law passed in 1850 that mandated the return of escaped slaves to their owners, leading to increased tensions between the North and South.
  5. Scott Decision - A Supreme Court ruling in 1857 that said slaves were property and had no right to sue in federal court, ultimately inflaming tensions between the North and South.
  6. Railroad - A network of secret routes and safe houses used by enslaved African Americans to escape to free states and Canada.
  7. Ferry Raid - An unsuccessful attempt by abolitionist John Brown to raid the federal arsenal in Harpers Ferry, Virginia in 1859, with the goal of starting a slave rebellion.
  8. Act - A law passed in 1854 that allowed the territories of Kansas and Nebraska to determine whether they would allow slavery, sparking violence and political turmoil.
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  1. Debates - A series of debates in 1858 between Abraham Lincoln and Stephen Douglas during the Illinois Senate election, which famously highlighted their differing views on slavery.
  2. Brown's Raid - Another term for the Harpers Ferry raid, named after the abolitionist leader John Brown.
  3. Tom's Cabin - A novel written by Harriet Beecher Stowe in 1852 that depicted the harsh realities of slavery, helping to increase anti-slavery sentiments.
  4. Kansas - A violent conflict between pro-slavery and anti-slavery supporters in Kansas during the 1850s, resulting from the Kansas-Nebraska Act.
  5. of 1850 - A series of acts passed to address the issue of slavery in the territories acquired from Mexico, including the admission of California as a free state and the enforcement of the Fugitive Slave Act.
  6. Compromise - A law passed in 1820 to maintain the balance of power between slave and free states, admitting Missouri as a slave state and Maine as a free state.
  7. - The movement to end slavery, primarily in the United States, which gained momentum in the years leading up to the Civil War.

15 Clues: Brown's Raid - Another term for the Harpers Ferry raid, named after the abolitionist leader John Brown. • Railroad - A network of secret routes and safe houses used by enslaved African Americans to escape to free states and Canada. • ...

Impact of Civil War on Georgia 2018-11-12

Impact of Civil War on Georgia crossword puzzle
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  1. states where slavery was not legal.
  2. Supreme Court ruling that declared slaves were not citizens of the United States.
  3. the act of making legally null and void
  4. Union victory; this one day battle allowed Union forces to inch closer to the city in the Atlanta Campaign; was not the battle that allowed Union Troops to occupy the city.
  5. compromise that brought Missouri into the Union as a slave state and Maine as a free state; in addition, Congress banned slavery north of the 36˚20' line of latitude.
  6. position supported by several prominent Georgia politicians who supported the Compromise of 1850.
  7. act that required runaway slaves to be returned to their masters if caught anywhere in the United States.
  8. the act of separating from a nation or state and becoming independent; the withdrawal of eleven southern states from the Union in 1860, leading to the Civil War.
  9. Confederate victory; largest battle fought in Georgia; led to the battle of Chattanooga.
  10. infamous Civil War prisoner-of-war camp in Macon County, Georgia. Over 13,000 Union soldiers died in the camp.
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  1. involuntary servitude of African-Americans or Blacks in the United States from 1619-1865.
  2. all of the assets that are used or can be used by the enemy are targeted, such as food sources, transportation, communications, industrial resources, and even the people in the area; Sherman employed this policy during his March to the Sea campaign.
  3. election where Abraham Lincoln defeated three opponents to win the presidency; upon Lincoln's election Southern states seceded from the Union.
  4. Union strategy during the Civil War which incorporated a plan to blockade Southern ports and capture the Mississippi River. It was called the Anaconda Plan as the strategy resembled an anaconda squeezing its prey to death.
  5. a series of battles fought in the Western Theater of the American Civil War throughout northwest Georgia and the area around Atlanta during the summer of 1864; a Union military campaign led by William T. Sherman from May 1864-September 1864 with the Atlanta as the ultimate objective; Sherman's army marched from Chattanooga to Atlanta. Included the battles of Dalton (Union victory), Resaca (Union victory), and Kennesaw Mountain (Confederate victory; only Union loss during the campaign).
  6. compromise between the North and South that allowed California to enter the union in exchange for the passage of the Fugitive Slave Act.
  7. Union military campaign led by William T. Sherman from November 15-December 25, 1864 with Savannah being the ultimate objective; more importantly Sherman used a "scorched earth" policy to end the South's will to fight.
  8. The 16th president of the United States, Lincoln preserved the Union during the U.S. Civil War and brought about the emancipation of slaves.
  9. document that declared all slaves in the rebellious states would be freed if the South did not return to the Union by January 1, 1863.
  10. the belief that a state's sovereignty is more important than that of the national government.

20 Clues: states where slavery was not legal. • the act of making legally null and void • Supreme Court ruling that declared slaves were not citizens of the United States. • Confederate victory; largest battle fought in Georgia; led to the battle of Chattanooga. • involuntary servitude of African-Americans or Blacks in the United States from 1619-1865. • ...

The Civil War 2013-01-12

The Civil War crossword puzzle
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  1. number of the states which broke away was:
  2. president of the United States during that time
  3. group pf soldiers
  4. the attack of this place the war began
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  1. states which broke away called themselves the...
  2. Civil War took...years
  3. remaining states were called the...
  4. successful leader during the Civil War
  5. southern states feared that Lincoln would...slavery everywhere DOWN

9 Clues: group pf soldiers • Civil War took...years • remaining states were called the... • successful leader during the Civil War • the attack of this place the war began • number of the states which broke away was: • president of the United States during that time • states which broke away called themselves the... • ...

Toward Civil War 2025-08-15

Toward Civil War crossword puzzle
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  1. These states entered at the same time under the Missouri Compromise
  2. John Brown was one
  3. Who made the five part plan "__"
  4. The Compromise of 1850 involved "_"
  5. The Underground Railroad helped slaves get "_"
  6. A states right to make its own laws is
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  1. Bleeding "__"
  2. Were part of a Popular Sovereignty agreement"___"
  3. Harpers Ferry was raided by "___"
  4. Person forced to work for no pay"____"
  5. Was an escaped slave
  6. Most Union states were"____"

12 Clues: Bleeding "__" • John Brown was one • Was an escaped slave • Most Union states were"____" • Who made the five part plan "__" • Harpers Ferry was raided by "___" • The Compromise of 1850 involved "_" • Person forced to work for no pay"____" • A states right to make its own laws is • The Underground Railroad helped slaves get "_" • Were part of a Popular Sovereignty agreement"___" • ...

Riley Hannon - Articles X-word 2024-02-09

Riley Hannon - Articles X-word crossword puzzle
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  1. Congress offered ______ relief to the people who needed it.
  2. What Article said that the confederacy would be called The United States of America?
  3. The most important "underlying crisis" in the US was that we were ________.
  4. Who had the powers to have treaties with other countries and pay the army?
  5. Was the Articles passed/written before, during, or after the Revolution war?
  6. One of the things that Hamilton hated.
  7. True or False: The Massachusetts residents were excited knowing that there were colonists with weapons coming towards them.
  8. What year the did Constitutional Confederation meet to revise the plan of government?
  9. Where did people almost start a civil war?
  10. True or False: Was every state allowed to print their own money?
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  1. Alexander____ was a foreign born illegitimate who saw a future in the United States.
  2. Who had the write to have trade with other states and collect taxes?
  3. One of the things that Hamilton hated.
  4. How many people were there to represent their state in the Continental Congress?
  5. The Continental ___ was dismanded after the war ended.
  6. One of the things that Hamilton hated.
  7. How many states needed to agree with a law for it to pass?
  8. The revolutionary war left us in a lot of_____.
  9. True or False:The colonies could form their own armies.
  10. Articles are flawed because Congress couldn't ____

20 Clues: One of the things that Hamilton hated. • One of the things that Hamilton hated. • One of the things that Hamilton hated. • Where did people almost start a civil war? • The revolutionary war left us in a lot of_____. • Articles are flawed because Congress couldn't ____ • The Continental ___ was dismanded after the war ended. • ...

history 2022-10-17

history crossword puzzle
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  1. the states that were slave stats and did not leave the union
  2. a nickname for the south
  3. a name given to the states that stayed loyal to the united states
  4. putting the local intrest's an customs ahead of the entire country
  5. a term used to describe people who- supported the union
  6. Lincoln stating that the enslaved in the confederate were to be set free
  7. a soldier that is injured or hurt
  8. stack a canvas bag that many civil war soldiers use to carry there food
  9. a slave that was in a free state had to be returned to their owner
  10. a long gun with a bore that shoulders shot from there shoulder
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  1. Scott decision a decision made by the supreme court saying that slavery could not be outlawed
  2. A term meaning "before war" the people used to describe white d states
  3. a nickname for the north and also for the union soldier
  4. a nickname for the northerners who were against the civil war
  5. a long blade or knife attached to the end of a musket
  6. when a person is murdered or killed
  7. a cracker eaten by civil war soldiers made from 3 ingredients

17 Clues: a nickname for the south • a soldier that is injured or hurt • when a person is murdered or killed • a long blade or knife attached to the end of a musket • a nickname for the north and also for the union soldier • a term used to describe people who- supported the union • the states that were slave stats and did not leave the union • ...

D'asia 2023-04-12

D'asia crossword puzzle
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  1. The number of citizens a state has
  2. The concept that ethnicities have the right to govern themselves
  3. A states known and recognized boundaries
  4. A states right to govern itself
  5. A state that completely surrounds another
  6. A state whose territory corresponds to that occupied by a particular ethnicity
  7. A state that is simply divided or separated by a barrier
  8. A political entity characterized by a union of partially self-governing provinces, states, or other regions under a central federal government
  9. A state that has an extension that protrudes from the main territory
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  1. The boundaries between countries and territories
  2. Any state whose territorial boundaries do not touch an ocean, gulf, or bay
  3. A state that contains two or more ethnic groups with traditions of self-determination that agree to coexist peacefully
  4. A state that contains more than one ethnicity
  5. A states political organization and public policy
  6. A state governed as a single power in which the central government is ultimately supreme
  7. A state’s supreme and absolute power within its own territory and over its own people
  8. A state with a long, narrow extended territory

17 Clues: A states right to govern itself • The number of citizens a state has • A states known and recognized boundaries • A state that completely surrounds another • A state that contains more than one ethnicity • A state with a long, narrow extended territory • The boundaries between countries and territories • A states political organization and public policy • ...

Government 2022-09-08

Government crossword puzzle
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  1. An alteration of/or addition to a motion, bill, constitution, etc.
  2. Great Compromise- Was brokered as an agreement between the large and small states.
  3. Sovereignty- The doctrine that sovereign power is vested in the people and that those chosen to govern.
  4. of Powers- The principle or system of vesting in separate branches; the executive, legislative, and judicial powers of government.
  5. A member or supporter of the federalist party.
  6. Virginia Plan- A plan, providing for a legislature or two houses with proportional representation of each house.
  7. Government- confined with limits; restricted or circumscribed.
  8. General agreement or concord; harmony.
  9. of Rights- A formal statement of the fundamental rights of the people of the United States.
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  1. The federal principle of government.
  2. and Proper Clause- States the congress shall have power to make laws which shall be necessary.
  3. Clause- Supreme athority or power.
  4. An agreement reached by adjustment of conflicting or opposing claims.
  5. Mutual discussion and arrangement of the terms of transaction or agreement.
  6. The state or fact of being persuaded or convinced.
  7. and Balances- Limits imposed on all branches of a government by vesting in each branch the right to amend or void acts of another that fall with in its preview.
  8. of Confederation- The first constitution of the thirteen states.
  9. An opponent of federalism.
  10. New Jersey Plan- A plan, providing for a single legislative house with equal representation for each state.

19 Clues: An opponent of federalism. • Clause- Supreme athority or power. • The federal principle of government. • General agreement or concord; harmony. • A member or supporter of the federalist party. • The state or fact of being persuaded or convinced. • Government- confined with limits; restricted or circumscribed. • ...

constitutional convention 2025-01-21

constitutional convention crossword puzzle
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  1. — The legislative body of the new government, consisting of the Senate and the House of Representatives.
  2. of Powers — The principle that divides government powers to prevent any one group from becoming too powerful.
  3. — The number of states that attended the Constitutional Convention.
  4. — The document that was created at the Constitutional Convention.
  5. — The leader of the Virginia delegation at the Constitutional Convention.
  6. — A system in which power is divided between a national government and state governments.
  7. of Confederation — The document that governed the U.S. before the Constitution.
  8. Compromise — The compromise that combined the Virginia and New Jersey plans.
  9. Plan — A plan that favored large states with representation based on population.
  10. — The branch of government that interprets the law.
  11. Jersey Plan — A plan that favored small states with equal representation for each state.
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  1. — He was the president of the Constitutional Convention.
  2. Island — This state was the last to sign the Constitution.
  3. — The process of creating a new government structure.
  4. — A branch of government that enforces laws.
  5. and Balances — A system where each branch of government has some measure of influence over the other branches.
  6. Compromise — A compromise related to counting slaves for representation.
  7. — The state where the Constitutional Convention was held.
  8. — The proposed branch of government that would have had too much power under the Virginia Plan.
  9. Britain — The country that the United States separated from, leading to the need for a new constitution.

20 Clues: — A branch of government that enforces laws. • — The branch of government that interprets the law. • — The process of creating a new government structure. • — He was the president of the Constitutional Convention. • — The state where the Constitutional Convention was held. • Island — This state was the last to sign the Constitution. • ...

The Civil War 2023-10-13

The Civil War crossword puzzle
Across
  1. - The formal withdrawal of 11 southern states from the United States in 1860-1861, leading to the formation of the Confederate States of America.
  2. Crisis - A conflict between South Carolina and the federal government in the 1830s over tariffs, which revealed the growing divide between northern and southern states.
  3. of 1860 - The presidential election in which Abraham Lincoln, a Republican and opponent of slavery, was elected, causing southern states to secede.
  4. Slave Act - A federal law passed in 1850 that mandated the return of escaped slaves to their owners, leading to increased tensions between the North and South.
  5. Scott Decision - A Supreme Court ruling in 1857 that said slaves were property and had no right to sue in federal court, ultimately inflaming tensions between the North and South.
  6. Railroad - A network of secret routes and safe houses used by enslaved African Americans to escape to free states and Canada.
  7. Ferry Raid - An unsuccessful attempt by abolitionist John Brown to raid the federal arsenal in Harpers Ferry, Virginia in 1859, with the goal of starting a slave rebellion.
  8. Act - A law passed in 1854 that allowed the territories of Kansas and Nebraska to determine whether they would allow slavery, sparking violence and political turmoil.
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  1. Debates - A series of debates in 1858 between Abraham Lincoln and Stephen Douglas during the Illinois Senate election, which famously highlighted their differing views on slavery.
  2. Brown's Raid - Another term for the Harpers Ferry raid, named after the abolitionist leader John Brown.
  3. Tom's Cabin - A novel written by Harriet Beecher Stowe in 1852 that depicted the harsh realities of slavery, helping to increase anti-slavery sentiments.
  4. Kansas - A violent conflict between pro-slavery and anti-slavery supporters in Kansas during the 1850s, resulting from the Kansas-Nebraska Act.
  5. of 1850 - A series of acts passed to address the issue of slavery in the territories acquired from Mexico, including the admission of California as a free state and the enforcement of the Fugitive Slave Act.
  6. Compromise - A law passed in 1820 to maintain the balance of power between slave and free states, admitting Missouri as a slave state and Maine as a free state.
  7. - The movement to end slavery, primarily in the United States, which gained momentum in the years leading up to the Civil War.

15 Clues: Brown's Raid - Another term for the Harpers Ferry raid, named after the abolitionist leader John Brown. • Railroad - A network of secret routes and safe houses used by enslaved African Americans to escape to free states and Canada. • ...

Revolutionary War Trivia 2015-01-22

Revolutionary War Trivia crossword puzzle
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  1. He shouted “The British are coming! The British are coming!”
  2. He signed the Declaration of Independence with a bold signature
  3. Loyal to Britain
  4. Wrote the pamphlet “Common Sense”
  5. Founding father and George Washington's Secretary of Treasury
  6. founding father and 1st chief justice of supreme court
  7. The Boston _____ resulted with five Americans dead and a strong need for independence from Britain
  8. 3rd president of United States
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  1. Loyal to the colonies
  2. He said “Give me death, or give me liberty.”
  3. German soldiers hired to fight for the British
  4. 1st president of the United States
  5. Founding father and 2nd president of the United States
  6. The number of original colonies
  7. He wrote the Constitution
  8. famous inventor and publisher for the Pennsylvania Gazette

16 Clues: Loyal to Britain • Loyal to the colonies • He wrote the Constitution • 3rd president of United States • The number of original colonies • Wrote the pamphlet “Common Sense” • 1st president of the United States • He said “Give me death, or give me liberty.” • German soldiers hired to fight for the British • Founding father and 2nd president of the United States • ...

Service Learning U.S. History 2023-04-26

Service Learning U.S. History crossword puzzle
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  1. Part of House that has 435 members
  2. Fourth of July
  3. Last name of the 44th president
  4. President that came after Lincoln
  5. Last Name of current president(as of 2023)
  6. Both the House of Representatives and the Senate
  7. Part of Congress that consists of senators
  8. Last name of a president who's wife was the first first lady
  9. Last name of Current Speaker of house
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  1. Before the 50 States we had 13...
  2. The United States consist of 50 states and one....
  3. Last name of president who wrote the Emancipation Proclomation
  4. The era that followed the Civil War
  5. Gave the "I have a Dream speech"
  6. Department instated by president George W Bush
  7. Last name of the 45th President

16 Clues: Fourth of July • Last name of the 44th president • Last name of the 45th President • Gave the "I have a Dream speech" • Before the 50 States we had 13... • President that came after Lincoln • Part of House that has 435 members • The era that followed the Civil War • Last name of Current Speaker of house • Last Name of current president(as of 2023) • ...

civil war vocab 2022-02-26

civil war vocab crossword puzzle
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  1. Compromise 1820 - Allowed Missouri to enter the union as a slave state, Maine to enter the union as a free state, prohibited slavery north of latitude 36˚ 30' within the Louisiana Territory (1820).
  2. of Guadalupe Hidalgo ,Treaty that ended the Mexican War, granting the U.S. control of Texas, New Mexico, and California in exchange for $15 million.
  3. Rights - the belief that an individual state may restrict federal authority, belief that because the states created the United States, individual states have the power to nullify federal laws.
  4. K Polk The 11th U.S. President, he led the country during the Mexican War and sought to expand the United States.
  5. Kansas A sequence of violent events involving abolitionists and pro-Slavery elements that took place in Kansas-Nebraska Territory.
  6. The adding of a region to the territory of an existing political unit.
  7. Nebraska act This Act set up Kansas and Nebraska as states. Each state would use popular sovereignty to decide what to do about slavery. People who were proslavery and antislavery moved to Kansas, but some antislavery settlers were against the Act. This began guerrilla warfare.
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  1. Proviso Bill, that would ban slavery in the territories acquired after the War with Mexico
  2. American War - 1846 - 1848 - President Polk declared war on Mexico over the dispute of land in Texas. At the end, American ended up with 55% of Mexico's land
  3. Purchase Southwestern territory acquired by the Pierce administration to facilitate a southern transcontinental railroad and completed the lower 48 States
  4. Slave Act a law that made it a crime to help runaway slaves; allowed for the arrest of escaped slaves in areas where slavery was illegal and required their return to slaveholders
  5. - Loyalty to one's own region of the country, rather than to the nation as a whole
  6. of 1850 Includes California admitted as a free state, the Fugitive Slave Act, made popular sovereignty in most other states from Mexican- American War.

13 Clues: The adding of a region to the territory of an existing political unit. • - Loyalty to one's own region of the country, rather than to the nation as a whole • Proviso Bill, that would ban slavery in the territories acquired after the War with Mexico • ...

Crossword Puzzle 2020-09-06

Crossword Puzzle crossword puzzle
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  1. A ______ is the fundamental rules and norms of politics, embodying long-term goals regarding individual freedom and collective equality, where power should reside, and the use of that power.
  2. States ____________ are states that are able to fulfill basic tasks, like defending territory, making the rules, collecting taxes, and being able to manage the economy.
  3. Legitimacy _______________________ is the legitimacy that is based on a system of laws and procedures that are highly institutionalized!
  4. States _____________ are states in which most of the political power exists at the national level, with limited authority.
  5. __________ is a system in which significant state powers, like taxation, lawmaking, and security, are devolved to regional or local bodies.
  6. ___________ is the ability of a state to carry out actions or policies within a territory independently from external actors or interval rivals.
  7. ________ is the ability of the state to hold power to carry out basic tasks, like defending territories, making the rules, collecting taxes, and being able to manage the economy.
  8. _______ is a word used to refer to a state, government, regime, and the people who live in that political system.
  9. State A ___________ is a state that is so weak, t a point where its political structures fail, which leads to anarchy and violence.
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  1. legitimacy _____________________ is a legitimacy that accepts the aspects of politics because they have been institutionalized over a long period.
  2. legitimacy _____________________ is a legitimacy that is built on the force of the ideas that are embodied by one leader.
  3. A _____ is the organization that maintains a monopoly of force over a given territory; a set of political institutions to generate and execute policy regarding freedom and equality.
  4. __________ is a value whereby the public accepts an institution and proper, which gives it authority and power.
  5. __________ is the process in which political power is sent to lower levels of the state and the government!
  6. ________ is the ability of the state to hold its power independently of the public.
  7. A _________ is the leadership or elite in charge of running the whole state.
  8. States __________ are states that have a difficulty in fulfilling basic tasks like defending territory, making rules, collecting taxes, and managing the economy. It is the opposite of strong states!

17 Clues: A _________ is the leadership or elite in charge of running the whole state. • ________ is the ability of the state to hold its power independently of the public. • __________ is the process in which political power is sent to lower levels of the state and the government! • ...

MS Math 3 September Vocabulary Review 2023-09-27

MS Math 3 September Vocabulary Review crossword puzzle
Across
  1. The law that states an exponential expression with a negative exponent is equal to the reciprocal of the expression.
  2. Repeated multiplication of a number by itself.
  3. The number being multiplied in an exponential expression.
  4. A mathematic expression containing a base raised to an exponent.
  5. The law that states to add the exponents when multiplying exponential expressions with the same base.
  6. A precise way of writing very large and very small numbers as a product of a number between 1 and 10 and a power of 10.
Down
  1. The law that states to subtract the exponents when multiplying exponential expressions with the same base.
  2. The number of times the base is multiplied in an exponential expression.
  3. The law that states to multiply the exponents when raising an exponential expression to another power.
  4. The law that states any base with an exponent of 0 is equal to 1.
  5. The law that states when raising a product to a power, each factor must be raised to that power.

11 Clues: Repeated multiplication of a number by itself. • The number being multiplied in an exponential expression. • A mathematic expression containing a base raised to an exponent. • The law that states any base with an exponent of 0 is equal to 1. • The number of times the base is multiplied in an exponential expression. • ...

The Civil War (Edgardo Salalila.) 2017-02-13

The Civil War (Edgardo Salalila.) crossword puzzle
Across
  1. the location in Charleston, South Carolina where the first battle of the Civil War began on April 12, 1861.
  2. during the American Civil War which helped the US to win the war.
  3. A movement of the Union army troops of General William Tecumseh Sherman from Atlanta,
  4. was a Mexican War hero, U.S. senator from Mississippi, U.S.
  5. a league or alliance, especially of confederate states.
  6. the 18th President of the US
  7. The bloody and inconclusive Civil War Battle of
  8. was an executive order issued on January 1, 1863, by President Lincoln freeing slaves in all portions of the United States not then under Union control
  9. an establishment for traders carrying on business in a foreign country.
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  1. the action of leading a group of people or an organization.
  2. 16th President of the United States
  3. compulsory enlistment for state service, typically into the armed forces.
  4. A general of the nineteenth century; the commander of Confederate troops during the Civil War.
  5. an outline strategy for suppressing the Confederacy at the beginning of the American Civil War.
  6. eastern U.S. state in the tree-covered Appalachian Mountains.
  7. is a town in Appomattox County, Virginia, United States.
  8. a decisive battle in the American Civil War

17 Clues: the 18th President of the US • 16th President of the United States • a decisive battle in the American Civil War • The bloody and inconclusive Civil War Battle of • a league or alliance, especially of confederate states. • is a town in Appomattox County, Virginia, United States. • the action of leading a group of people or an organization. • ...

Land and Water 2023-10-11

Land and Water crossword puzzle
Across
  1. These are large farms mostly found in the Southeast region.
  2. The _________________ River is the second longest river in the United States.
  3. This is a shape of part of the Earth's surface.
  4. These are areas of land surrounded on all sides by water.
  5. These are high areas that have steep sides and flat tops.
  6. These are made up of ice and snow.
  7. The United States is divided into ____ regions.
  8. The largest land areas on Earth are the _________ continents.
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  1. These are areas of flat land that are located near water.
  2. These are connected to a mainland and usually have water on only three sides.
  3. The five oceans are the Pacific Ocean, the Atlantic Ocean, the Arctic Ocean, the Southern Ocean, and the ____________ Ocean.
  4. The Great ______ cover parts of the Midwest, Southwest, and West.
  5. This region is one of the flattest areas in the United States.
  6. Early settlers and American Indians in the Southwest used these to build shelters.
  7. The Great Lakes in the United States are the __________ freshwater lakes in the world.
  8. These are usually lower than mountains and have rounded tops.
  9. These are Earth's largest bodies of salt water.

17 Clues: These are made up of ice and snow. • This is a shape of part of the Earth's surface. • These are Earth's largest bodies of salt water. • The United States is divided into ____ regions. • These are areas of flat land that are located near water. • These are areas of land surrounded on all sides by water. • These are high areas that have steep sides and flat tops. • ...

The American Revolution and the U.S. Conostitution 2020-08-21

The American Revolution and the U.S. Conostitution crossword puzzle
Across
  1. 1787 & 1788 essays that supported state ratification of the Constitution
  2. a change attached to the end of the Constitution
  3. based on both the New Jersey Plan and the Virginia Plan; created a bicameral legislature
  4. the first ten amendments to the Constitution
  5. the house in Congress in which each state is represented equally
  6. outlawed slavery in the Ohio Territory
  7. the last name of the person who wrote most of the Constitution
  8. dividing responsibilities and powers among the branches of government
  9. 1783 agreement between the United States and Britain that ended the war and made the U.S. independent
Down
  1. the government that the United States used before it adopted the Constitution
  2. highest court in the United States
  3. limiting the powers of the national government to those specifically listed in the Constitution
  4. a system of government that splits powers and responsibilities between national and state government
  5. the Supreme Court's power to declare laws unconstitutional
  6. the last name of the first president of the United States
  7. the last name of the person who wrote the Declaration of Independence
  8. the 1765 British legislation that imposed a direct tax on the American colonists and provoked colonial resistance

17 Clues: highest court in the United States • outlawed slavery in the Ohio Territory • the first ten amendments to the Constitution • a change attached to the end of the Constitution • the last name of the first president of the United States • the Supreme Court's power to declare laws unconstitutional • the last name of the person who wrote most of the Constitution • ...

U.S History Vocab 2024-05-03

U.S History Vocab crossword puzzle
Across
  1. Slave states that bordered the northern free states during the U.S Civil War.
  2. The settlement of a dispute by concessions on both or all sides.
  3. A man-made river.
  4. A law requiring any slaves who escaped to a free state to be returned to their owner in a slave state.
  5. exhaustion Poorly managed soils are no longer able to support crops or other plant life.
  6. To give up to the enemy or opponent.
  7. A person who wants to get rid of the institution of slavery.
  8. A social change to improve the quality of life of many.
Down
  1. The planned murder of an important person for political reasons.
  2. To leave/the action of leaving the Union.
  3. A reason for doing something.
  4. The constitutional theory that individual states can invalidate federal laws or judicial decisions they deem unconstitutional.
  5. Storage for arms, weaponry, etc. for the military.
  6. Rights and powers held by individual U.S states rather than by the federal government.
  7. Compulsory recruitment for military service.
  8. A devotion to the interests of one region over the interests of the whole country.
  9. Machine used to pull seeds from cotton.

17 Clues: A man-made river. • A reason for doing something. • To give up to the enemy or opponent. • Machine used to pull seeds from cotton. • To leave/the action of leaving the Union. • Compulsory recruitment for military service. • Storage for arms, weaponry, etc. for the military. • A social change to improve the quality of life of many. • ...

Social Studies: Land and Water 2023-10-03

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

15 Clues: There are five _______ on Earth. • These are landforms made of ice and snow. • This is the study of Earth and its people. • The ______ Ocean is located north of Asia. • The _______ Ocean is located east of Africa. • The _________ Ocean is located west of Europe. • These are Earth's largest bodies of salt water. • ...

Civil War 2023-03-30

Civil War crossword puzzle
Across
  1. the states that made up the United States of America; during the Civil War the states that supported the U.S. government
  2. a continuous attack with bombs, missiles, or other types of ammunition
  3. a military strategy aimed at preventing peoplee and goods form entering and leaving an area
  4. a person who worked to end slavery during the 1700s and 1800s
  5. the part of the government responsible for making laws
  6. the act of setting someone or something free
  7. an area of land
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  1. allowed or legal under the terms of the U.S. Constitution
  2. a place where weapons and other military equipment are stored
  3. when each side in a dispute gives up some of their demands to reach an agreement
  4. a high-ranking military official
  5. bullets or shells
  6. the place where solders fight during a battle
  7. of or relating to the eleven states

14 Clues: an area of land • bullets or shells • a high-ranking military official • of or relating to the eleven states • the act of setting someone or something free • the place where solders fight during a battle • the part of the government responsible for making laws • allowed or legal under the terms of the U.S. Constitution • ...

vocab 2022-03-11

vocab crossword puzzle
Across
  1. and yellow press are American terms for journalism
  2. prejudice, discrimination, or antagonism directed against a person or people on the basis of their membership in a particular racial or ethnic group, typically one that is a minority or marginalized.
  3. is a political philosophy advocating a national foreign policy
  4. is a state that is controlled and protected by another sovereign state
  5. of influence is a spatial region or concept division
  6. is a policy or ideology of extending rule
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  1. originally were members of the 10th Cavalry Regiment of the United States Army
  2. in international law, is the forcible
  3. of the United States, particularly during the Presidency
  4. atrocities"
  5. is a form of diplomacy proposed by President Woodrow
  6. states expand their territory through military empire-building or colonialism.
  7. Riders was a nickname given to the 1st United States Volunteer
  8. wicked or cruel act, typically one atrocity,involving physical violence or injury.

14 Clues: atrocities" • in international law, is the forcible • is a policy or ideology of extending rule • and yellow press are American terms for journalism • is a form of diplomacy proposed by President Woodrow • of influence is a spatial region or concept division • of the United States, particularly during the Presidency • ...

Facts on Ohio by Milly 2021-05-18

Facts on Ohio by Milly crossword puzzle
Across
  1. Native bird
  2. state flower
  3. governor
  4. Capital
  5. state colors
Down
  1. region
  2. City next to capital
  3. The month it became a state
  4. states in oklahoma's region
  5. average summer degree
  6. state tree
  7. neighboring states

12 Clues: region • Capital • governor • state tree • Native bird • state flower • state colors • neighboring states • City next to capital • average summer degree • The month it became a state • states in oklahoma's region

Force,Mass,Acceleration Vocabulary 2018-02-20

Force,Mass,Acceleration Vocabulary crossword puzzle
Across
  1. a force created by gravity
  2. states that as long as interacting objects are not influenced by outside force
  3. a unit of force;the abbreviation is N
  4. In physics,occurs when the forces on an object are balanced
  5. the amount of force that overcomes an opposing force to cause motion
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  1. it does not equal zero
  2. the force that results from relative motion between objects
  3. the reluctance of a body to change it's state of motion
  4. states that whenever one object exerts a force on another the second object exerts an equal and opposite
  5. states any object at rest will remain at res unless acted upon unbalanced force
  6. the mass of an object multiplied by it's speed or velocity
  7. states that the acceleration of an object is directly proportional to the force acting on it
  8. the attractive force that exists between any two objects that have mass
  9. a measure of inertia of an object
  10. A push,a pull or any action that has the ability to change motion

15 Clues: it does not equal zero • a force created by gravity • a measure of inertia of an object • a unit of force;the abbreviation is N • the reluctance of a body to change it's state of motion • the mass of an object multiplied by it's speed or velocity • the force that results from relative motion between objects • In physics,occurs when the forces on an object are balanced • ...

Texas Revolution and Mexican American War 2020-04-13

Texas Revolution and Mexican American War crossword puzzle
Across
  1. In 1845, Texas joined the United States as the 28th
  2. Santa Anna was forced to agree to Texan what?
  3. News of the war reached California after about a..
  4. The United states then planned a huge attack on the port city of?
  5. After weeks of bitter fighting the city finally surrendered in September of?
  6. fighting broke out between the Mexican and American armies where?
  7. The two countries signed the what?
  8. In February of 1847, the armies of the United States and Mexico fought the Battle of Buena Vista which resulted in the defeat of the what?
Down
  1. In 1833, the Mexican government was taken over by who?
  2. Between 1820 and 1830, many Americans were invited to settle where?
  3. led an army that captured Mexican towns in New Mexico
  4. American settlers started the Bear Flag Revolt and overthrew the Mexican what
  5. President Polk urged Congress to declare war on who?
  6. the united states paid how much for the land?
  7. who angered Texans by executing the surrendered Texans?

15 Clues: The two countries signed the what? • Santa Anna was forced to agree to Texan what? • the united states paid how much for the land? • News of the war reached California after about a.. • In 1845, Texas joined the United States as the 28th • President Polk urged Congress to declare war on who? • led an army that captured Mexican towns in New Mexico • ...

Early Cold War 2024-01-11

Early Cold War crossword puzzle
Across
  1. stop the spread of communism
  2. government to the united states where the people rule
  3. plan to help rebuild Europe with the U.S. money
  4. military alliance between the united states and its allies
  5. first satellite in space launched by the soviet union in 1957
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  1. government of the soviet union where the government rules
  2. - military alliance of the Soviet Union and its satellite nations
  3. competed with united states during cold war
  4. a group of 10 film industry members that refused to testify to an anti-communist committee hearing during the Second Red Scare era
  5. one of the first two countries alongside Greece to receive U.S. money
  6. blockaded city that resulted in airplanes dropping supplies into the city
  7. - state of hostility between the Soviet Union and the United States but without military action
  8. a pattern of competitive acquisition of military capability between two or more countries
  9. to accuse people without evidence
  10. war between communist north and democratic south between 1950

15 Clues: stop the spread of communism • to accuse people without evidence • competed with united states during cold war • plan to help rebuild Europe with the U.S. money • government to the united states where the people rule • government of the soviet union where the government rules • military alliance between the united states and its allies • ...

Black Code 2022-03-14

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

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

Black Code 2022-03-14

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

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

Unit ll Crossword 2021-10-05

Unit ll Crossword crossword puzzle
Across
  1. the Great Compromise, the Three-Fifths Compromise, and the Electoral College: ettled matters of representation in the federal government, settled how the president would be elected
  2. stated that European powers did not belong in the Americas
  3. Federalist’s Justice, only supreme to ever be impeached
  4. father of the constitution; mediate issues between feds and anti-feds
  5. Corps of discovery, 1st Americans to explore past the Missippi
  6. ended the war of 1812 between Great Britain
  7. U.S. and Spain defined limits of the Louisiana Purchase and Spain surrendered its claims to the Pacific Northwest. The United States recognized Spanish sovereignty over Texas.
  8. kept peace between the U.S. and Great Britain
  9. Federalist, Washington’s right-hand man, founding son of the new government
  10. federalist chief justice
  11. essays urging the citizens of New York to ratify the new United States Constitution
  12. was a period where there was a sense of unity in the nation, during Monroe
  13. an anti-federalist and for democracy, was the third president
  14. trade embargo on all foreign nations that was enacted by the United States Congress
  15. created two legislative bodies in Congress
  16. series of federalists meetings
  17. most towns were shipping points for the export of agricultural products,
  18. thought banks were against the constitution. This leads to moving the capital to D.C.
  19. drove the political forces throughout America
  20. defeat of little turtle's forces; leads to the treaty of Grenville
  21. a worker in a skilled trade
Down
  1. Congress could not raise funds, regulate trade, or conduct foreign policy without the voluntary agreement of the states
  2. outlined a strong national government with three branches: legislative, executive, and judicial
  3. any amendment proposed by that convention must be ratified by three-fourths of the states through a vote of either the state legislature or a state convention convened for that purpose
  4. system where prices and decisions are determined by the countries citizens and businesses
  5. established a weak government that gave most power to the states, exposed by Shay’s rebellion
  6. called for strengthening the federal government in order to put down future uprisings
  7. federalists attempt to curb opposition to Democratic-Republicans policies
  8. precedent for future presidents; stay neutral no alliances
  9. was the capital of the US; from NYC
  10. led by Andrew Jackson defeated the British

31 Clues: federalist chief justice • a worker in a skilled trade • series of federalists meetings • was the capital of the US; from NYC • led by Andrew Jackson defeated the British • created two legislative bodies in Congress • ended the war of 1812 between Great Britain • kept peace between the U.S. and Great Britain • drove the political forces throughout America • ...

Entrée 2022-03-30

Entrée crossword puzzle
Across
  1. 75th governor of the U.S. state of Georgia from 1967 to 1971.
  2. the ending of a policy of racial segregation.
  3. 39th president of the United States from 1977 to 1981.
  4. American Baptist minister and activist who became the most visible spokesman and leader in the civil rights movement from 1955 until his assassination in 1968.
  5. Separating whites and African Americans
  6. 52 United States diplomats and citizens were held hostage after a group of militarized Iranian college students
  7. civil rights organization in the United States, formed in 1909 as an interracial endeavor to advance justice for African Americans by a group including W. E. B. Du Bois
  8. Jimmy Carters wife
  9. principal channel of student commitment in the United States to the civil rights movement during the 1960s.
  10. Court ruled that U.S. state laws establishing racial segregation in public schools are unconstitutional
  11. held in Washington, D.C., on Wednesday, August 28, 1963. The purpose of this was to advocate for the civil and economic rights of African Americans.
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  1. American lawyer and civil rights activist who served as Associate Justice of the Supreme Court of the United States from October 1967 until October 1991.
  2. American politician who served as governor of Georgia for a short period in 1947 and then again from 1948 until 1955 then as U.S. Senator from Georgia from 1957 to 1981.
  3. elections held in the Southern United States in which only white voters were permitted to participate
  4. they're guarantees of equal social opportunities and protection under the law, regardless of race, religion, or other characteristics.
  5. when whites and colored people come together
  6. Beginning his career as a pastor, an early leader in the civil rights movement, serving as executive director of the Southern Christian Leadership Conference and a close confidant to Martin Luther King Jr.
  7. a sports team that came to Georgia in 1968
  8. member of the Democratic Party, he was elected in 1973 at the age of 35 as the first black mayor of Atlanta, Georgia and of any major city in the South.
  9. desegregation and voters' rights coalition formed in Albany, Georgia, in November 1961.
  10. American rights leader who is credited with laying the intellectual foundations of the American civil rights movement.

21 Clues: Jimmy Carters wife • Separating whites and African Americans • a sports team that came to Georgia in 1968 • when whites and colored people come together • the ending of a policy of racial segregation. • 39th president of the United States from 1977 to 1981. • 75th governor of the U.S. state of Georgia from 1967 to 1971. • ...

Unit 1: Foundations of American Government 2021-12-09

Unit 1: Foundations of American Government crossword puzzle
Across
  1. The first 10 amendments to the Constitution that provide basic freedoms and protections
  2. The seven main sections of the Constitution
  3. Decisions made by judges over the centuries in England that helped form the basis of our laws
  4. The ____ Clause gives Congress the power to regulate interstate trade and transportation
  5. Constitutional Principle of Popular _____ states that government authority comes from the people.
  6. The father of the Constitution and the 4th President.
  7. The Constitution has been altered 27 times by the passage of ____
  8. The ___ Plan, or Great Compromise suggested bicameral Congress with equal representation in the Senate and proportional representation in the House
  9. Constitutional Principle of _____ states that everyone, including the government and its officials, must obey the law
  10. Constitutional Principle of _____ of the Governed states that the government is only legitimate when the people have agreed to giving it authority
  11. The _______ Plan was small-state suggestion for unicameral Congress with equal representation
  12. The ____ Plan had a bicameral Congress based on proportional representation
  13. Constitutional Principle of _____ Government means that the government does not have absolute power over the people
  14. We the people of the United States, in order to form a more perfect Union…
  15. British medieval document that provided the basis for representative government
  16. Constitutional Principle of Checks & _____ creates specific ways that the three branches keep each other in check
Down
  1. Several ____ were reached in order to get the Constitution passed and sent on to the states for ratification
  2. Also known as the Necessary and Proper Clause, the ____ Clause gives Congress the ability to create laws necessary for carrying out their enumerated powers
  3. Constitutional Principle of Separation of _____ splits responsibilities between the three branches to prevent any one from becoming too strong
  4. The document that provides the basis for our government
  5. A European movement that influenced America during the revolutionary period
  6. Group in favor of ratification of the Constitution, led by Hamilton, Madison, and Jay
  7. The _______ of Independence officially separated the colonies from Britain and serves as a mission statement for the United States
  8. America’s first national government was under the Articles of _______
  9. Constitutional Principle of _____ creates a strong national government while also ensuring the power and legitimacy of state governments
  10. Group opposed to ratification of the Constitution, led by Patrick Henry and George Mason

26 Clues: The seven main sections of the Constitution • The father of the Constitution and the 4th President. • The document that provides the basis for our government • The Constitution has been altered 27 times by the passage of ____ • America’s first national government was under the Articles of _______ • ...

Unit 2 Vocab 2022-01-31

Unit 2 Vocab crossword puzzle
Across
  1. Amendment- Any person born in the United States or considered a citizen of the united states will be loyal to their state and country.
  2. Rights Act of 1964- Prohibits the discrimination between those of different backgrounds such as race, gender, or religion.
  3. Being loyal to a specific country
  4. Prejudice against a certain ethnic group, race, religion, gender, etc.
  5. Those who were selected for DACA
  6. Amendment-The right to vote would not be obstructed by gender
  7. children to come to America and pursue education for better opportunities
  8. Pot Theory”- States the different backgrounds that create the American body will be forgotten as time progresses and mixes the cultures together.
  9. Adjustment Act 1966- Gave Cuban workers the ability to reside and work in the United States.
  10. Amendment-A citizen’s right to vote would not be taken away due to the inability to pay taxes.
  11. Amendment- Alcohol transportation or production would be prohibited but consuming it was allowed.
  12. but Equal- A doctrine that stated that racial discrimination did not legally violate the 14th amendment
  13. To be accepted into another country which you are not from.
  14. To take away the privileges of owning a business.
  15. To move from one country to another for better opportunities.
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  1. Amendment- All citizens of the United States, no matter the race, religion, or color have the right to vote.
  2. participation- events which citizens should participate
  3. Amendment- Put a stop to slavery and acts that would be done involuntarily unless it is a consequence of a crime.
  4. To focus more on a rural place to gain benefit.
  5. IX- A law that prohibits discrimination due to the gender of an individual.
  6. The separation between a group of people
  7. Exclusion Act- Prohibits workers of Chinese descent to work for 10 years.
  8. Refusal to serve customers from an area that was considered low income or consisted of predominantly minority groups.
  9. Amendments- Claimed that Amendment 18 would not be put into action.
  10. Foot, Dry Foot” Policy- States that any new immigrants from Cuba would be able to live in America, one year later.
  11. Amendment- Gave citizens aged 18 or older the right to vote.
  12. Housing Act- Prohibits discrimination among the location of where people live pertaining to race, religion, or ethnicity.

27 Clues: Those who were selected for DACA • Being loyal to a specific country • The separation between a group of people • To focus more on a rural place to gain benefit. • To take away the privileges of owning a business. • participation- events which citizens should participate • To be accepted into another country which you are not from. • ...

The Real Number System Crossword 2022-02-22

The Real Number System Crossword crossword puzzle
Across
  1. a decimal number with a certain number of digits
  2. the property that states that ifyou shift the parenthesis around in a multiplicaiton or addition problem, you'll get the same answer
  3. the property that states that you can change the order of numbers in a multiplication or addition problem and get the same answer
  4. the property that states that if you multiply any number by one, you'll get that same number
  5. the property that states that if you take any number and you multiply the reciprocal of itself by itself, you'll get 1
  6. the property that states that if you take any number and add the opposite of itself to itself, you'll get 0
  7. you can write a division problem as a ________
  8. a non terminating non repeating decimal that is used to find the curfumference and area of a circle
  9. a math statement that shows that one number/expression is not equal to another number/expression
  10. any number below 0
  11. any number that can be written as a fraction.
  12. best teacher
  13. a number with digits below the ones place (e.g. tenths, thousanths, etc)
  14. Whole numbers, negative numbers, and 0 are all ______
  15. the property where you distribute numbers in parenthesis to make a new problem.
  16. a math equation without an equal sign
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  1. a number in a multiplication problem that you multiply by another number to get the answer.
  2. a number that doesn't have a whole number for a square root
  3. a number with a whole number as a square root
  4. a number that cannot be represented as a fraction
  5. the property that states that if you add 0 to any number, you get that same number
  6. the opposite of a certain operation
  7. any number 0 and above
  8. any number 1 and above
  9. a decimal number that has one or multiple digits that endlessly repeat
  10. any number that isn't attached to or is not a variable
  11. a number attached to a variable. you multiply the variable by this.
  12. a letter used to represent an unknown value in a math problem
  13. a number that you multiply by itself to get another number
  14. the distance of a number from zero.

30 Clues: best teacher • any number below 0 • any number 0 and above • any number 1 and above • the opposite of a certain operation • the distance of a number from zero. • a math equation without an equal sign • a number with a whole number as a square root • any number that can be written as a fraction. • you can write a division problem as a ________ • ...

SS Vocab 2021-09-29

SS Vocab crossword puzzle
Across
  1. the supreme court ruled that congress had implied power to create the second bank of the united states
  2. a landmark court case that established the principle of judicial review
  3. basic principles/laws of a nation
  4. three fifths of the slave population would be counted for determining direct taxation and representation in the House of Representatives
  5. the elected head of a republic
  6. friend of the people
  7. highest judicial court in a country/state
  8. makes laws,declare war,controls taxing, regulates interstate commerce
  9. officially made
  10. a person who opposed the ratification of the Constitution
  11. a treaty between Spain and the united states
  12. a process by which executive or legislative actions are subject to review
  13. relating to the government
  14. agreement that stopped antagonisms between the US and Britain
  15. a confrontation between the United States and France that led to the Quasi-war
  16. principle that people receive what they deserve
  17. the lower house of the US Congress
  18. political statements in which the Kentucky and Virginia legislatures said the Alein and Sedition Acts were unconstitutional
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  1. in charge of deciding the meaning of laws and how to apply them in real situations
  2. first ten amendments in the constitution
  3. a formal meeting or series of meetings for discussion between delegates
  4. proportional representation in the lower house and equal representation in the upper house
  5. Americas first constitution
  6. introduction to the constitution
  7. a land deal between the United States and France
  8. a person who advocates/supports a system of government in which several states unite under a central authority
  9. four acts passed by the federalists dominated the 5th US Congress
  10. part of the government that enforces laws
  11. the smaller upper assembly in the US Congress and most US states
  12. papers to support the constitution
  13. a protest for foreclosures of farms for debt
  14. nickname was given to a group of judges that were appointed by John Adams the night before he left office
  15. establish the number of
  16. a violent tax protest
  17. a group with a certain equality between its members
  18. a act/statement/gift that is intended to show respect

36 Clues: officially made • friend of the people • a violent tax protest • establish the number of • relating to the government • Americas first constitution • the elected head of a republic • introduction to the constitution • basic principles/laws of a nation • papers to support the constitution • the lower house of the US Congress • first ten amendments in the constitution • ...

Constitution/Federalism Crossword 2019-08-29

Constitution/Federalism Crossword crossword puzzle
Across
  1. Separate branches are empowered to prevent actions by other branches and are induced to share power
  2. Plan proposed by William Patterson where the legislature is unicameral and operated through the states
  3. Doctrine holding that state governments and the federal government have almost completely separate functions
  4. Powers held by both the state and national governments in a federal system
  5. While not specifically mentioned in the constitution, it may be inferred
  6. First ten amendments of the Constitution
  7. Powers expressly granted to Congress by the Constitution
  8. Powers retained by the states under the Constitution
  9. To formally withdraw from a nation state
  10. View that states have strong independent authority to resist federal rules under Congress
  11. Gives Congress the power to pass all laws necessary and proper to the powers enumerated in the Constitution
  12. Required colonists to export only certain items to Britain
  13. Gives Congress the right to regulate commerce with foreign countries, Indian tribes, and various states
  14. Process for selecting state judges whereby the original nomination is the appointment, and subsequent retention is by a retention election
  15. Rights of states to invalidate acts of Congress they believe illegal
  16. Roosevelts proposal for adding new justices to the supreme court so that the Court would uphold his policies
  17. Branch of government that makes laws
  18. The authority of the president to reject a law that the legislative bra
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  1. Plan proposed by James Madison where there is a bicameral legislature and operated through the people
  2. Proposed the Virginia Plan
  3. Branch of government that enforces laws and contains the President
  4. Government structure in which authority is divided among branches, with each having its own powers and responsibility
  5. Branch of government that reviews laws and contains the Supreme Court
  6. Form of democracy in which political power is exercised by citizens
  7. Proposed the New Jersey Plan
  8. Form of government where power derives from its citizens, but public officials make policy and govern according to the law
  9. The presidential electors, selected to represent the votes of their respective states, who cast the votes for the president every four years
  10. Authority of courts to declare laws passed by Congress and acts of the executive Branch to be unconstitutional
  11. Final document that contains the amendments and provides the guidelines for our government to this day
  12. Formal process of changing the Constitution

30 Clues: Proposed the Virginia Plan • Proposed the New Jersey Plan • Branch of government that makes laws • First ten amendments of the Constitution • 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 • ...

US Geography Crossword 2013-05-23

US Geography Crossword crossword puzzle
Across
  1. Lake Michigan borders this many states.
  2. Two thirds of this state is open land.
  3. How many states are in the Northeastern region?
  4. How many states border Tennessee?
  5. Native Americans make up 8.3% of this state's population.
  6. Which Great Lake has the greatest volume of water?
  7. In what state is Cape Cod located in?
  8. This is the only state named after a president.
  9. What region is prone to hurricanes?
  10. Which state is the smallest?
  11. Kansas City is in both Kansas and this state.
  12. The outer banks are in this state.
  13. The capital of this state is Des Moines.
  14. During the 1980's, which state's population fell the most?
  15. Which state is the biggest?
  16. What is the most populated state?
  17. Lake Huron, Lake Erie, and Lake Michigan all border this state.
  18. This is the poorest state in the US.
  19. What state is Philadelphia located in?
  20. This is the fourth largest state.
  21. This state's nickname is the Bluegrass state.
  22. This state leads the country in carpet making.
  23. What state in el Paso located in?
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  1. The Gadsden purchase was in this region.
  2. How many great lakes are there?
  3. This state was the 32nd state.
  4. This purchase almost doubled the size of the US.
  5. This state has the smallest capital city.
  6. This state is home to the Portland Timbers.
  7. The Colorado River stretches from California and Arizona to this state.
  8. This state has the smallest population.
  9. The Mississippi river goes from Minnesota to this state.
  10. This states capital is Columbus.
  11. The tallest building in US is located in this state.
  12. What is the only state that touches Maine?
  13. This state's state flower is the Wild Prairie Rose.
  14. This state's nickname is the First State.
  15. This is the nation's second driest state.
  16. The Jamestown settlement was in what state?
  17. These four states' borders come together in one place; Utah, Colorado, Arizona, and this state.
  18. Which state consists of only islands?
  19. This states capital is Madison.
  20. In what region is Washington DC located in?
  21. A limestone monument in this state marks the geographic center of the USA.
  22. This state's motto is, "I direct."

45 Clues: Which state is the biggest? • Which state is the smallest? • This state was the 32nd state. • How many great lakes are there? • This states capital is Madison. • This states capital is Columbus. • How many states border Tennessee? • What is the most populated state? • This is the fourth largest state. • What state in el Paso located in? • The outer banks are in this state. • ...

Sea Power 2 2016-05-13

Sea Power 2 crossword puzzle
Across
  1. The modern-day Coast Guard duties are enforcement of maritime laws and _____, search and rescue operations, and enforcement of drug and contraband laws.
  2. During World War II, the U.S. built and _____ more than 6,000 merchant ships.
  3. The United States have _____ U.S. territories.
  4. The seas are our lifeline for survival because they are a barrier between nations, a broad _____ for ships, and a source for food, mineral and metals.
  5. The effects of _____, aircraft carriers, and radar began to emerge during World War II, which brought forth fewer battles between ships within sight of each other.
  6. National _____ is the use of naval forces to achieve naval objectives.
  7. In 1936, Congress enacted the _____ Marine Act.
  8. Sea control and power _____ are the Navy's mission in support of naval strategy.
  9. The United States acknowledges freedom of the seas under _____ law.
  10. National _____ are conditions that are to the advantage of our nation to pursue or protect.
  11. Strategic nuclear _____, strong naval presence, and security of the sea lines of communication allow the Navy to control the sea and project power.
  12. In _____, the Military Sealift Command ships nearly 25% of all military cargo on privately owned U.S. flagships and other merchant marine vessels.
  13. United States Naval Ships (USNS) are Military Sealift Command ships _____.
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  1. Immediately after the Civil War, the primary role of the U.S. Navy was to _____ the coast and as a commerce raider.
  2. In 1987 to 1989 was known as the "_____ wars" in the Persian Gulf.
  3. An _____ advantage for a nation is to produce goods and services and to exchange them with other nations. Those that have failed in commerce have also failed as world powers.
  4. Captain Alfred Thayer _____ coined the phrase "sea power".
  5. In peacetime, sea power encompasses commercial _____.
  6. Operation Desert Shield/Desert Storm was an example of Joint _____ operations exercise.
  7. In peacetime, the U.S. Coastguard is not _____ by the Department of Defense.
  8. Alaska and Hawaii are outside of the _____ United States.
  9. Sea power is a nation's ability to protect their Political, Economic and _____ interests.
  10. During wartime, the Coast Guard operates directly under the Chief of Naval _____.
  11. The United States produces _____ minerals.
  12. In 1790 the U.S. Coast Guard was established as the United States _____ Marine.

25 Clues: The United States produces _____ minerals. • The United States have _____ U.S. territories. • In 1936, Congress enacted the _____ Marine Act. • In peacetime, sea power encompasses commercial _____. • Alaska and Hawaii are outside of the _____ United States. • Captain Alfred Thayer _____ coined the phrase "sea power". • ...

History Chapter 6 2023-11-27

History Chapter 6 crossword puzzle
Across
  1. battle led by Sam Houston in which Santa Anna was defeated
  2. Mexico’s agreement to sell land to the United States made the Rio Grande part of the border between the two countries
  3. war between the United States and Mexico over western lands
  4. act of Congress which forced Native Americans to leave their tribal lands and move farther west
  5. mining towns that were abandoned when there was no more gold to be found
  6. 1849 event that brought thousands of people to California to search for gold
  7. leader of the Texas army that defeated Santa Anna in the battle of San Jacinto first president of the Republic of Texas
  8. eighth U.S. President helped the United States during its first economic depression
  9. created the Northwestern border between the United States and Canada
  10. 2,000 mile trail settlers used to travel from Missouri to Oregon Territory
  11. 9th president of the U. S. lived only for one month after becoming president
  12. political party founded by Andrew Jackson’s supporters
  13. people who traveled to California in 1849 to find gold
  14. old Spanish mission where Texans fought against the Mexico to be a free and independent state
  15. American Teacher who wrote The American Spelling Book for school children
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  1. dictator of Mexico who harshly ruled over American immigrants living in Mexico
  2. inventor of the cotton gin
  3. established a northeastern border between the United States and Canada
  4. Land purchased from Mexico so that a southern Railroad could be built
  5. 10th U.S. president became president when Harrison died
  6. inventor of the grain reaper
  7. location of the 1849 Gold Rush before becoming a state
  8. Name of the journey which relocated the Cherokee Nation to Oklahoma
  9. land shared by the United States and England as a result of the Oregon Treaty became the Oregon Territory in 1848
  10. Father of the American Factory System
  11. 11th president of the U.S. worked to set the final border between Oregon and Canada
  12. Wrote McGuffey Readers for American school Children
  13. improved the steam engine
  14. leader who has the power to take away individual freedoms from the people
  15. seventh U.S. president first president of the Democratic Party
  16. medical missionaries to the Native American tribes in Oregon
  17. inventor of the Steele plow

32 Clues: improved the steam engine • inventor of the cotton gin • inventor of the Steele plow • inventor of the grain reaper • Father of the American Factory System • Wrote McGuffey Readers for American school Children • location of the 1849 Gold Rush before becoming a state • political party founded by Andrew Jackson’s supporters • ...

Gilded Age 2024-01-22

Gilded Age crossword puzzle
Across
  1. the ability of _________ or individuals to move into a ________ social class.
  2. an _________ military officer and politician who served as the _____ president of the United States from ______ to 1881. During the American Civil War, _______ served in the ______ Army and earned a reputation for bravery in combat, rising up the ranks to serve as brevet major ________.
  3. a ____________ urban dwelling, usually ____________ and unsanitary.
  4. ____________ systems designed to move large numbers of _________ along fixed _______.
  5. an _________ politician who served as the 22nd and _____ president of the United States from 1885 to 1889 and from _____ to 1897. In the years before his presidency, he served as a mayor and _________ of New York state, winning fame as an anti-corruption ___________.
  6. _______ program designed to help __________ assimilate to American ________.
  7. law, enacted in ______, that established a bipartisan civil ________ commission to make appointments to ___________ jobs by means of the _______ system.
  8. an American __________ activist, reformer, social worker, __________, public administrator, philosopher, and author. She was an important _______ in the history of _______ work and women's __________ in the United States.
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  1. a _____ century reform movement based on the belief that ___________ have a responsibility to help _________ working conditions and alleviate ____________.
  2. an American ___________ who served as the _____ president of the United States from 1889 to 1893. He was a member of the _________ family of Virginia—a grandson of the ninth president, William Henry _________, and a great-grandson of Benjamin _________ V, a Founding Father.
  3. an American ____________ most notable for being the political boss of ___________ Hall, the Democratic Party's political machine that played a _______ role in the politics of 19th-century New York City and ______.
  4. a community _________ providing assistance to __________---particularly immigrants---in a ______ neighborhood.
  5. the ____________ of people into _______ classes by ________.
  6. an _______ holder’s power to appoint people---usually those who have ________ him or her get elected---to positions in _____________.
  7. the growth of ______.
  8. an American politician who served as the _____ president of the United States from _____ to 1885. He was a Republican lawyer from New York who previously served as the 20th vice president under President James A. _________.
  9. The __________ branches of government ______________.
  10. The _________ use of political influence for _________ gain.
  11. An _________ group that controls a political party in a city and offers _________ to voters and businesses in exchange for political and ___________ support.
  12. _____ president of the United States, serving from March 1881 until his _______ the following September after being shot by an __________ in July.

20 Clues: the growth of ______. • The __________ branches of government ______________. • the ____________ of people into _______ classes by ________. • The _________ use of political influence for _________ gain. • a ____________ urban dwelling, usually ____________ and unsanitary. • _______ program designed to help __________ assimilate to American ________. • ...

Plessy V Ferguson Vocabulary 2024-02-29

Plessy V Ferguson Vocabulary crossword puzzle
Across
  1. secretly allow (something considered immoral, illegal, wrong, or harmful) to occur
  2. related to the adjective candid, refers to straightforward honesty or frankness in speech or expression
  3. Neither slavery nor involuntary servitude, except as a punishment for crime whereof the party shall have been duly convicted, shall exist within the United States, or any place subject to their jurisdiction
  4. the party who brings a legal action or in whose name it is brought
  5. All persons born or naturalized in the United States, and subject to the jurisdiction thereof, are citizens of the United States and of the State wherein they reside. No State shall make or enforce any law which shall abridge the privileges or immunities of citizens of the United States; nor shall any State deprive any person of life, liberty, or property, without due process of law; nor deny to any person within its jurisdiction the equal protection of the laws.
  6. the official power to make legal decisions and judgments
  7. the ability to do something successfully or efficiently
  8. reduce in extent or quantity; impose a restriction on
  9. imply or hint
  10. ruled that a citizen's "privileges and immunities," as protected by the Constitution's Fourteenth Amendment against the states, were limited to those spelled out in the Constitution and did not include many rights given by the individual states
  11. an unskilled native laborer in India, China, and some other Asian countries
  12. shorten (a piece of writing) without losing the sense
  13. a catch-all category of property associated with movable goods
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  1. the quality of being in accordance with a political constitution
  2. an urgent need or demand
  3. a system where an employer compels a worker to pay off a debt with work
  4. a mistaken belief, especially one based on unsound argument
  5. mix; blend
  6. the ability to move from place to place, movement
  7. consign or dismiss to an inferior rank or position
  8. accept something reluctantly but without protest
  9. formal. praise, or an official statement that praises someone:
  10. a cruel and oppressive ruler.
  11. (of a task, duty, or responsibility) involving an amount of effort and difficulty that is oppressively burdensome
  12. destroy completely; put an end to.
  13. the condition of being lower in status or quality than another or others

26 Clues: mix; blend • imply or hint • an urgent need or demand • a cruel and oppressive ruler. • destroy completely; put an end to. • accept something reluctantly but without protest • the ability to move from place to place, movement • consign or dismiss to an inferior rank or position • reduce in extent or quantity; impose a restriction on • ...

Unit 8 Vocabulary Quiz 2025-02-24

Unit 8 Vocabulary Quiz crossword puzzle
Across
  1. a speech given by a president when they take office
  2. military historians consider it a stalemate; Even so, the Union kept Confederates confined and enabled Lincoln to release the Emancipation Proclamation on September 22, 1862
  3. the Union would use naval forces to strangle the South by blockading imports of military supplies and exporting cotton
  4. worked his way up the Union ranks during the Civil War; Lincoln elevated him to the rank of lieutenant general, and named him general-in-chief of the Armies of the United States; later served as President
  5. to keep something in its original state
  6. Confederate, earned "Stonewall" nickname because he refused to back down; he was shot by one of his soldiers accidentally and died several days later
  7. a strategy that included the systematic destruction of any property or supplies, including those belonging to civilians, that are essential to the enemy's ability to wage war (aka hard)
  8. a war fought exclusively between armies in which only enemy soldiers and military infrastructure are trageted
  9. the Confederate victory gave the South a surge of confidence and shocked many in the North, who realized the war would not be won as easily as they had hoped
  10. the battle was a defeat for the Confederacy and halted the Confederate invasion of the North; deadliest battle of the war, with over 50,000 casualties
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  1. a Union naval officer that led various naval blockades to victory; his biggest accomplishment was planning and executing a joint army-navy operation to take control of Mobile Bay, Alabama in August of 1864
  2. the United States
  3. issued on January 1, 1863, by President Lincoln that declared "that all persons held as enslaved people" within the rebellious states were free
  4. the state of lasting forever
  5. a collection of southern states that seceded from the United States during the American Civil War
  6. this Union victory ended any hopes the Confederates had of blocking the Union advance into Northern Mississippi
  7. President of the Confederate States of america
  8. President of the Union during the war
  9. led Virginia's confederate army upon its secession from the Union, became the commander of the entire Confederate Army
  10. lasting forever
  11. the Confederate surrender occurred just a day after the Gettysburg surrender and crushed Confederate hopes of receiving foreign recognition

21 Clues: lasting forever • the United States • the state of lasting forever • President of the Union during the war • to keep something in its original state • President of the Confederate States of america • a speech given by a president when they take office • a collection of southern states that seceded from the United States during the American Civil War • ...

Wars in American History 2025-12-01

Wars in American History crossword puzzle
Across
  1. The king of England during the Revolutionary War
  2. Following the September 11th, 2001 attacks, the United States engaged in war in two countries, this is one of them
  3. The final battle of the Revolutionary War and the site of British surrender
  4. The war that saw the U.S. White House burned down
  5. The _________ war ended slavery
  6. A war that began in 1939, but which the U.S. entered in 1941. The war would end in 1945.
  7. This was the United States' main rival during the Cold War
  8. The United States entered World War II because the ______________ attacked Pearl Harbor.
  9. This war is sometimes called the Second Gulf War and resulted in the overthrow of Saddam Hussein. The conflicted lasted from 2003-2011.
  10. The United States entered the Korean War (1950-1953) in an attempt to stop the ____________ of communism
  11. The treaty of this ended the Mexican-American war
  12. The U.S. president during the First Gulf War
  13. The United States entered World War I because _____________ attacked U.S. civilian ships.
  14. The Mexican-American war ended when?
  15. The site of the beginning of the Civil War.
  16. The opponent to the U.S. during the Spanish-American War.
  17. In this war the United States faced opponents like Germany, Austria Hungary, and the Ottoman Empire.
  18. The U.S. entered this war to force the Iraqi military from Kuwait
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  1. The U.S. president during the War of 1812
  2. The U.S. president for the bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki
  3. The U.S. president during the Civil War
  4. The U.S. policy following the September 11th, 2001 attacks that included the Iraq and Afghanistan wars.
  5. When was the Spanish-American war fought?
  6. During the Cold War, this was one of the main concerns of the United States
  7. Dwight Eisenhower was a general during WWII, but he was president at the end of the __________ war.
  8. This man was president during the Great Depression and World War II.
  9. The war Americans fight to win independence from Britain
  10. The U.S. war between the North and the South (1861-1865)
  11. The U.S. president during that September 11th, 2001 attacks
  12. All women gained the constitutional right to vote following which war?
  13. The U.S. participated in this war from 1955-1975 to try to stop the spread of communism
  14. A war fought by the US in the 1800s
  15. Who has the power to declare war?
  16. The U.S. president during WWI
  17. The first (and only!)war to use nuclear weapons

35 Clues: The U.S. president during WWI • The _________ war ended slavery • Who has the power to declare war? • A war fought by the US in the 1800s • The Mexican-American war ended when? • The U.S. president during the Civil War • The U.S. president during the War of 1812 • When was the Spanish-American war fought? • The site of the beginning of the Civil War. • ...

Great Depression 2021-01-28

Great Depression crossword puzzle
Across
  1. An American politician and served as the 32nd president of the United States.
  2. A pact that signed states promised not to use war to settle conflicts.
  3. Buying stock without paying the full price.
  4. Repealed the 18th Amendment.
  5. A American documentarian photographer and photojournalist
  6. A form of far-right authoritarian characterized by Dictatorial Power
  7. A group of 43,000 demonstrators that gathered in Washington DC demanding immediate bonus payment for wartime services
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  1. It was a government corporation administered by the United States Federal Government between 1932 and 1957 that provided financial support to state and local governments
  2. A American Physician.
  3. a period of severe dust storms.
  4. She was the first lady to Frankin Delano Roosevelt.
  5. It was a law that implemented protectionist trade policies in the United States.
  6. The Investment in stocks, property, or other ventures in the hope of gain but with the risk of loss.
  7. An American author
  8. A shanty town built during the Great Depression to house the homeless
  9. The pledge to buy the unsold shares.
  10. An action taken during the auction of a foreclosed property to force the sale of the property at a low price.

17 Clues: An American author • A American Physician. • Repealed the 18th Amendment. • a period of severe dust storms. • The pledge to buy the unsold shares. • Buying stock without paying the full price. • She was the first lady to Frankin Delano Roosevelt. • A American documentarian photographer and photojournalist • ...

Unit 6 Vocab 2018-02-07

Unit 6 Vocab crossword puzzle
Across
  1. Congressman who represented the wants of the western states
  2. Congressman who represented the wants of the southern states
  3. road built by the federal government in the early 1800s that extended from Maryland to Illinois
  4. Mexican territory surrendered to the United States at the end of the war with Mexico
  5. Spanish mission in San Antonio, Texas; the site of a famous battle of the Texas Revolution in 1836
  6. practice of rewarding political supporters with government jobs.
  7. Texans defeated the Mexicans, gaining their independence
  8. 1800s belief the America had the right to spread across the continent
  9. trappers who explored and hunted in Oregon Territory in the early 1800s
  10. Treaty ending Mexican War and granting vast territories to the United States
  11. to add or take over
  12. led the Mormon migration to Utah
  13. law passed in 1830 that forced many Native American nations to move west of the Mississippi River
  14. founder of Texas
  15. The right to vote.
  16. Trail from independence Missouri to Oregon used by many pioneers during the 1840s
  17. Served as a United States Senator.
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  1. the forced removal of Cherokees and their transportation to Oklahoma
  2. people who went to California during the gold rush of 1849
  3. canal completed in 1825 that connected Lake Erie to the Hudson River
  4. leader of the Texas Revolution and the first president of the Republic of Texas
  5. Political party formed in 1834 to oppose policies of Andrew Jackson.
  6. 9th President, he served the shortest term as president, only 31 days
  7. the right of states to limit the power of the federal government
  8. 8th President, during his presidency America went through an economic crisis called the Panic of 1837
  9. A political party formed by supporters of Andrew Jackson after the presidential election of 1824.
  10. purchase of land from mexico in 1853 that established the present U.S.-mexico boundary
  11. act passed by South Carolina that declared the 1832 tariff illegal
  12. an important trade trail west from Independence, Missouri, to Santa Fe, New Mexico
  13. to give up
  14. 11th President, during his presidency America gained Texas, and Mexican Cession, and the Gadsden Purchase
  15. 10th President, he took over for Harrison when he died

32 Clues: to give up • founder of Texas • The right to vote. • to add or take over • led the Mormon migration to Utah • Served as a United States Senator. • 10th President, he took over for Harrison when he died • Texans defeated the Mexicans, gaining their independence • people who went to California during the gold rush of 1849 • ...

Cold War 2013-04-18

Cold War crossword puzzle
Across
  1. the capital city of the German federal state of Brandenburg and part of the Berlin/Brandenburg Metropolitan Region.
  2. a political term for a country that is formally independent, but under heavy political and economic influence or control by another country.
  3. an international relations policy set forth by the U.S. President Harry Truman in a speech on March 12, 1947, which stated that the U.S. would support Greece and Turkey with economic and military aid to prevent them from falling into the Soviet sphere
  4. the countries that opposed the Axis powers during the Second World War
  5. a range of more than 5,500 kilometres (3,400 mi) typically designed for nuclear weapons delivery (delivering one or more nuclear warheads).
  6. is the capital city of Germany and one of the 16 states of Germany
  7. a United States policy using numerous strategies to prevent the spread of communism abroad.
  8. symbolized the ideological conflict and physical boundary dividing Europe into two separate areas from the end of World War II in 1945 until the end of the Cold War in 1991.
  9. southern Ukraine, on the north coast of the Black Sea.
  10. the de facto leader of the Soviet Union from the mid-1920s until his death in 1953
  11. the 33rd President of the United States (1945–1953).
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  1. commonly understood as inalienable fundamental rights to which a person is inherently entitled simply because she or he is a human being
  2. an intergovernmental military alliance based on the North Atlantic Treaty which was signed on 4 April 1949.
  3. a barrier constructed by the German Democratic Republic (GDR, East Germany) starting on 13 August 1961, that completely cut off (by land) West Berlin from surrounding East Germany and from East Berlin.
  4. Involving atomic energy
  5. a competition between two or more parties to have the best armed forces.
  6. the American program to aid Europe, in which the United States gave economic support to help rebuild European economies after the end of World War II in order to prevent the spread of Soviet Communism.
  7. a constitutionally communist state that existed between 1922 and 1991,
  8. a mutual defense treaty between eight communist states of Central and Eastern Europe in existence during the Cold War.
  9. the first artificial Earth satellite.
  10. Action taken by states or alliances of nations against equally powerful alliances to prevent hostile action

21 Clues: Involving atomic energy • the first artificial Earth satellite. • the 33rd President of the United States (1945–1953). • southern Ukraine, on the north coast of the Black Sea. • is the capital city of Germany and one of the 16 states of Germany • the countries that opposed the Axis powers during the Second World War • ...

ErinGrove 2013-01-25

ErinGrove crossword puzzle
Across
  1. power to reduce the length of a sentence
  2. (3 words no space) sworn by the president the day he takes office
  3. mercy or leniency
  4. political party's principals
  5. (2 words no space) Meetings at which delegates vote to pick their Presidential and vice-presidential candidates
  6. (2 words no space) Electors would be chosen in each state in the same way as members of Congress
  7. (2 words no space)Each presidential candidate would receive the same share of a states electoral vote as he of she received in the states popular vote
  8. (3 words no space) An unwelcome person
  9. (2 words no space) paints a picture of the president as a emperor
  10. (2 words no space)The scheme by which a presidential vacancy is filled
  11. (3 words no space) presidents cancellation of a specific dollar amount from congressional spending
  12. (2 words no space) directive, rule, or regulation that has an effect on the law
  13. (two words no space) forms of communication(TV and the Internet)
  14. people who can cast votes
  15. (2 words no space) The group of people chosen from each state and the District of Columbia to formally select the President and Vice President
  16. (3 words no space)Would keep much of the electoral college system intact, especially the winner-take-all feature
  17. (2 words no space) a pact between the president and the head of a foreign state
  18. (2 words no space) arises from two sources : the constitution and acts of congress
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  1. (3 words no space) candidate who wins preference automatically wins
  2. (3 words no space) Ceremonial Head of the government of the United States
  3. a formal agreement between two sovereign states
  4. (2words no space) election where a party's voters choose some or all of a state party organization's delegates to their party's organization's delegates
  5. (2 words no space) any candidate who wins at least 15% of the votes cast in a primary gets the # of that States Democratic convention delegates
  6. The exclusive power of a president to recognize foreign states
  7. (2words no space) Usually a "barn-burner"
  8. (2words no space) The Executive power
  9. postponement of execution of a sentence
  10. legal forgiveness of a crime
  11. (2 words no space) votes cast by electors in the electoral college
  12. blanket pardon

30 Clues: blanket pardon • mercy or leniency • people who can cast votes • political party's principals • legal forgiveness of a crime • (2words no space) The Executive power • (3 words no space) An unwelcome person • postponement of execution of a sentence • power to reduce the length of a sentence • (2words no space) Usually a "barn-burner" • ...

First Reciever 2021-12-13

First Reciever crossword puzzle
Across
  1. is an independent agency of the United States government tasked with protecting public health and safety related to nuclear energy.
  2. emergency management is the organization and management of the resources and responsibilities for dealing with all humanitarian aspects of emergencies.
  3. Employees at the hospital engaged in decontamination and treatment of patients who were contaminated by a hazardous substance(s) during an emergency incident.
  4. is a hazardous substance that is on the patient's skin, has been inhaled r ingested by he/her, or has been injected into that individual.
  5. is committed to achieving and maintaining a safe and healthy environment that advances Temple’s excellence in education, research, and health care
  6. "improving the health, safety, and well-being of America"
  7. the patient is subjected to a hazardous substance through any route of entry (inhalation, ingestion, absorption, and/ or injection)
  8. s the agency in the U.S. state of Pennsylvania responsible for protecting and preserving the land, air, water, and public health through enforcement of the state's environmental laws.
  9. is "the federal executive department responsible for public security, roughly comparable to the interior or home ministries of other countries"
  10. an executive branch department of the federal government charged with coordinating and supervising all agencies and functions of the government directly related to national security and the United States Armed Forces.
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  1. is the process of removing or neutralizing a hazardous substance(s) so that it can no longer pose a hazard to the patient.
  2. Personnel who initially respond to emergencies
  3. independent executive agency of the United States federal government tasked with environmental protection matters.
  4. the United States federal agency responsible for conducting research and making recommendations for the prevention of work-related injury and illness
  5. the national public health agency of the United States
  6. Chemical, Biological, Radiological, Nuclear, Explosives
  7. a large regulatory agency of the United States Department of Labor that originally had federal visitorial powers to inspect and examine workplaces.
  8. holds those responsibilities within a healthcare facility using ionizing radiation for medical procedures.
  9. focuses on minimizing human health risks associated with exposure to hazardous substances.
  10. the U.S. federal government, responsible for occupational safety and health, wage and hour standards, unemployment benefits, reemployment services, and occasionally, economic statistics.

20 Clues: Personnel who initially respond to emergencies • the national public health agency of the United States • Chemical, Biological, Radiological, Nuclear, Explosives • "improving the health, safety, and well-being of America" • focuses on minimizing human health risks associated with exposure to hazardous substances. • ...

Unit 2 Vocab 2022-01-31

Unit 2 Vocab crossword puzzle
Across
  1. Amendment- Any person born in the United States or considered a citizen of the united states will be loyal to their state and country.
  2. Rights Act of 1964- Prohibits the discrimination between those of different backgrounds such as race, gender, or religion.
  3. Being loyal to a specific country
  4. Prejudice against a certain ethnic group, race, religion, gender, etc.
  5. Those who were selected for DACA
  6. Amendment-The right to vote would not be obstructed by gender
  7. children to come to America and pursue education for better opportunities
  8. Pot Theory”- States the different backgrounds that create the American body will be forgotten as time progresses and mixes the cultures together.
  9. Adjustment Act 1966- Gave Cuban workers the ability to reside and work in the United States.
  10. Amendment-A citizen’s right to vote would not be taken away due to the inability to pay taxes.
  11. Amendment- Alcohol transportation or production would be prohibited but consuming it was allowed.
  12. but Equal- A doctrine that stated that racial discrimination did not legally violate the 14th amendment
  13. To be accepted into another country which you are not from.
  14. To take away the privileges of owning a business.
  15. To move from one country to another for better opportunities.
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  1. Amendment- All citizens of the United States, no matter the race, religion, or color have the right to vote.
  2. participation- events which citizens should participate
  3. Amendment- Put a stop to slavery and acts that would be done involuntarily unless it is a consequence of a crime.
  4. To focus more on a rural place to gain benefit.
  5. IX- A law that prohibits discrimination due to the gender of an individual.
  6. The separation between a group of people
  7. Exclusion Act- Prohibits workers of Chinese descent to work for 10 years.
  8. Refusal to serve customers from an area that was considered low income or consisted of predominantly minority groups.
  9. Amendments- Claimed that Amendment 18 would not be put into action.
  10. Foot, Dry Foot” Policy- States that any new immigrants from Cuba would be able to live in America, one year later.
  11. Amendment- Gave citizens aged 18 or older the right to vote.
  12. Housing Act- Prohibits discrimination among the location of where people live pertaining to race, religion, or ethnicity.

27 Clues: Those who were selected for DACA • Being loyal to a specific country • The separation between a group of people • To focus more on a rural place to gain benefit. • To take away the privileges of owning a business. • participation- events which citizens should participate • To be accepted into another country which you are not from. • ...

Sets 2021-08-04

Sets crossword puzzle
Across
  1. ___law states that (A ∪ B)’ = A’ ∩ B’
  2. ___intervals are denoted by []
  3. a set contains ______
  4. ____set has indefinite number of elements
  5. ____set has no elements
  6. _____on sets include union, intersection etc..
  7. ___diagram are used to represent relations between sets
  8. Two finite sets A and B are said to be _____ if the number of elements are equal
  9. set-___ form and roster form are used to represent sets
  10. A set can have closed and open _____
  11. ____ form is also known as tabular form
  12. A set A is said to be a ___set of a set B if every element of B is also an element of A
  13. ___law states that A intersection (B union C) is equal to (B union A) intersection (C union A)
  14. __law states that A union (B union C) is equal to (A union B) union C
  15. ____law states that Set A union to null set or set A intersection to Universal set is equal to set A
  16. The __ of A and B is the set that consists of all the elements of A and all the elements of B
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  1. ___set has definite number of elements
  2. _of a set A is denoted by A'
  3. ____difference is denoted by the delta sign
  4. the ___ of the sets A and B in this order is the set of elements which belong to A but not to B
  5. ___law states that A union B is equal to B union A
  6. _____law states that the union and intersect of the same set A is equal to set A
  7. __set contains all elements
  8. ____set is denoted by = sign
  9. ___set is also called empty set
  10. ___intervals are denoted by ()
  11. ___set is the collection of all subsets of a set
  12. The __ of sets A and B is the set of all elements which are common to both A and B
  13. ___set has only 1 element
  14. A set A is said to be a ___set of a set B if every element of A is also an element of B
  15. ____is a well-defined collection of objects
  16. Two sets A and B are said to be ___ sets if they have no elements in common

32 Clues: a set contains ______ • ____set has no elements • ___set has only 1 element • __set contains all elements • _of a set A is denoted by A' • ____set is denoted by = sign • ___intervals are denoted by [] • ___intervals are denoted by () • ___set is also called empty set • A set can have closed and open _____ • ___law states that (A ∪ B)’ = A’ ∩ B’ • ...

Progressive Era 2022-10-21

Progressive Era crossword puzzle
Across
  1. A policy of extending a country's power and influence through diplomacy or military force
  2. A period political reform across the United States of America
  3. Developed to help workers get better conditions, shorter hours and higher wages
  4. The 26th president of the United States; created the 'Big Stick Diplomacy'
  5. The last queen of Hawaii
  6. One of the main leaders and strategists of the campaign for the Nineteenth Amendment to the U.S. Constitution; Leader of the militant National Woman’s Party
  7. In the late 1800s the US acquired Puerto Rico, Philippines, Samoa, Guam, Wake Island, and________
  8. The 28th president of the United States; created the 'Missionary Diplomacy'
  9. The National Association for the Advancement of Colored People
  10. A novel that portrays the harsh conditions and exploited lives of immigrants in the US
  11. Substantially lowered tariff rates
  12. The gun used to push the Spanish forces off of the hills outside of Santiago
  13. A civil rights activist who led the Niagara Movement and later helped form the NAACP
  14. Established the Federal Reserve System as the central bank of the United States
  15. Journalists who exposed the horrible conditions of society in their writings
  16. A movement dedicated to promoting moderation and complete abstinence in the use of alcohol
  17. The 27th president of the United States; created the 'Dollar Diplomacy'
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  1. A movie made in 2004 about women suffrage
  2. An American writer, muckraker and political activist; Wrote The Jungle
  3. The leader of the National American Woman’s Association
  4. A lock-type canal made to allow boats to travel between Atlantic and Pacific easier
  5. The country the first battle of the Spanish American War was fought
  6. Refused the US the right to build the Panama Canal
  7. The country that wanted to be free from Spain
  8. An international conflict from 1914–1918; also know as the Great War
  9. U.S. marines played a key role in defending the legations during the siege
  10. The right to vote in political elections
  11. Tax charged by a government directly on income
  12. To make changes in something, typically social, political, or economic in order to improve it
  13. A United States Navy ship that sank in Havana Harbor due to a mysterious explosion

30 Clues: The last queen of Hawaii • Substantially lowered tariff rates • The right to vote in political elections • A movie made in 2004 about women suffrage • The country that wanted to be free from Spain • Tax charged by a government directly on income • Refused the US the right to build the Panama Canal • The leader of the National American Woman’s Association • ...

Constitution 2022-10-06

Constitution crossword puzzle
Across
  1. James Madison's plan proposed bicameral, or two-house, legislature with membership or representation based on population
  2. a change or addition to the constitution
  3. the branch of government that interprets the laws and the Constitution.
  4. the provisions in the U.S. Constitution that prevent any branch of the U.S. government from dominating the other two branches.
  5. establishes that the federal constitution, and federal law generally, take precedence over state laws, and even state constitutions.
  6. he lower chamber of the United States Congress, states' number of members is based off of population
  7. the Constitutional Convention's agreement to count three-fifths of a state's slaves as population for purposes of representation and taxation.
  8. the branch of government that makes laws.
  9. a group selected by the states to elect the president and the vice-president, in which each state's number of electors is equal to the number of its senators and representatives in Congress.
  10. the branch of government that administers and enforces the laws.
  11. a government that has a two-house legislative system, such as the House of Representatives and the Senate
  12. the first ten amendments to the U.S. Constitution, added in 1791 and consisting of a formal list of citizens' rightsand freedoms
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  1. to formally charge an official with misconduct in office. the process of accusing a public official of wrongdoing
  2. an opponent of a strong central government
  3. the official approval of the constitution, or of an amendment, by the states.
  4. the Supreme Court's power to declare an act of Congress unconstitutional
  5. the group of department heads who serve as the president's chief advisers.
  6. the upper chamber in a bicameral legislature each state has equal number of members
  7. The power of the President to refuse to approve a bill or joint resolution and thus prevent its enactment into law
  8. the Constitutional Convention's agreement to establish a two-house national legislature, with all states having equal representation in one house and each state having representation based on its population in the other house.
  9. William Patterson's Plan which proposed a single-house congress in which states had an equal vote
  10. a series of essays defending and explaining the Constitution, written by alexander Hamilton, James Madison, and john Jay.
  11. supporters of the Constitution and of a strong national government.

23 Clues: a change or addition to the constitution • the branch of government that makes laws. • an opponent of a strong central government • the branch of government that administers and enforces the laws. • supporters of the Constitution and of a strong national government. • the branch of government that interprets the laws and the Constitution. • ...

AP Government Chapter 3 2024-02-16

AP Government Chapter 3 crossword puzzle
Across
  1. transferring responsibility for policies from the federal government to state and local governments
  2. grants distributed according to a formula specified in legislation or in administrative regulations
  3. Article 1, Section 8 of the Constitution's final paragraph; authorizes Congress to pass all necessary law to carry out their "enumerated powers"
  4. legal process where a state surrenders a person who has committed a crime in another state to that state
  5. interactions between local, state, and national governments; includes regulations, sharing of information, and transfers of funds
  6. provision of the Constitution that gives citizens the rights of the state they are in
  7. 1819 Supreme Court decision that established the supremacy of the national government over state governments
  8. grants given for specific purposes and awarded on basis of the merits of application
  9. Article IV clause that requires every state to recognize the judicial proceedings of other states
  10. pattern of taxing, providing grants, and spending in the federal government
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  1. clause in Article VI of the Constitution that makes all national laws as well as the Constitution and relevant treaties supreme over state laws, so long as the national government is acting justly
  2. grants given more or less automatically to states or communities to support broad programs in areas such as community development and social services
  3. explicitly listed powers that the federal government has according to the Constitution
  4. powers of the federal government that go beyond those enumerated in the Constitution
  5. 1824 case in which the Supreme Court interpreted a clause in Article 1 Section 8 of the Constitution as defining Congress' power to regulate interstate commerce as encompassing every form of commercial activity
  6. grants that can only be used for certain categories of state and local spending
  7. system of government in which states and the national government share powers and policy assignments
  8. constitutional amendment saying that "The powers not delegated to the United States by the Constitution, nor prohibited by is to the states are reserved to the states respectively, or to the people"
  9. a central government that holds the power in a nation
  10. system of government where the national and state governments are supreme in their own areas with their own responsibilities and powers
  11. a way of organizing a nation so that authority is divided among government for the good of the people

21 Clues: a central government that holds the power in a nation • pattern of taxing, providing grants, and spending in the federal government • grants that can only be used for certain categories of state and local spending • powers of the federal government that go beyond those enumerated in the Constitution • ...

POLS 1101 Chp 2 & 3 2019-08-29

POLS 1101 Chp 2 & 3 crossword puzzle
Across
  1. View that states have strong independent authority to resist federal rules under the Constitution.
  2. sovereignty is constitutionally divided between national and state governments
  3. ultimate authority rests with the state (or regional) governments.
  4. – allows Congress to provide for the common defense and common good of the country.
  5. ultimate authority rests with the national government.
  6. initial governing authority of the United States
  7. Gives Congress the power to pass all laws necessary and proper to the powers enumerated in Article I, Section 8.
  8. not expressly granted to Congress but added through the necessary and proper clause.
  9. held by both the national and state governments in a federal system.
  10. gives Congress the power to regulate commerce with foreign nations, with Indian tribes, and the states.
  11. required states to return runaway slaves; negated by the Thirteenth Amendment
  12. authorizes each branch of government to share powers with the other branches, thereby holding some scrutiny of and control over the other branches.
  13. an agreement between the small and large states which defined the legislative structure and representation each state would have.
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  1. powers retained by the states under the Constitution.
  2. – rule by the people
  3. pres. Roosevelt's proposal in 1937 to "reform" the Supreme Court by appointing an additional justice for each justice older than 70.
  4. where state governments and the federal government basically have separate functions.
  5. – Federal law is superior to state laws.
  6. 1819 Supreme Court decision that gave Congress the right to create a bank.
  7. – court’s authority to declare laws passed by Congress and acts of the executive branch to be unconstitutional
  8. people who supported the Constitution during the ratification period
  9. – a set of Electors, elected by the people, who elect a candidate to (
  10. opposed to a strong central government
  11. authority is divided among branches, each holding separate and independent powers and areas of responsibility.
  12. explicitly granted to Congress by the Constitution.
  13. Initial governing authority of the United States
  14. Process for selecting state judges whereby the original nomination is by appointment, and subsequent retention is by a retention election.
  15. Form of democracy; political power is exercised directly by citizens.
  16. derives from citizens, but public officials make policy and govern according to existing law.
  17. the supreme law of the US.

30 Clues: – rule by the people • the supreme law of the US. • opposed to a strong central government • – Federal law is superior to state laws. • Initial governing authority of the United States • initial governing authority of the United States • explicitly granted to Congress by the Constitution. • powers retained by the states under the Constitution. • ...

Autumn's CH 18 Review 2023-03-15

Autumn's CH 18 Review crossword puzzle
Across
  1. Money, awarded to someone as a recompense for loss, injury, or suffering
  2. A person who advocated or supported the abolition of slavery in the U.S.
  3. One of the 3 states the grand compromise would deal with
  4. Taken against will/ being forced
  5. Southern and Northerners fought for slavery to be or to not be in this state
  6. Intense fear of something
  7. An agreement or a settlement of a dispute that is reached by each side making concessions
  8. Not turning out as planed or something going wrong
  9. The state of being a slave a volume containing several novels or other items previously published separately
  10. Due to popular sovereignty slavery was allowed to continue here
  11. An American attorney and statesman who represented Kentucky in both the U.S. Senate and House of Representatives.
  12. The wealth and resources of a country or region
  13. Is one of the two major contemporary political parties in the United States
  14. Government land/properties
  15. A territorial organic act that created the territories of Kansas and Nebraska
  16. relating to or involed with politics
  17. They were named rebels and where the people that made up the Confederacy
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  1. A State that we got as a result of the Mexican-American War
  2. Inflicting a penalty or sanction on someone for doing wrong
  3. An agreement between the United States and Mexico in which the United States agreed to pay Mexico $10 million for a 29,670 square mile portion of Mexico
  4. Government based on consent of the people
  5. An act that required that slaves be returned to their owners, even if they were in a free state
  6. A series of violent civil confrontations in Kansas Territory
  7. An American author and abolitionist,she became best known for her novel Uncle Tom's Cabin
  8. The function of senses
  9. A novel that had a profound effect on attitudes toward African Americans and slavery in the U.S.
  10. They were named Yankees and where the people that made up the union
  11. A package of five separate bills passed by the United States Congress in September 1850 that temporarily defused tensions between slave and free states
  12. Where bleeding Kansas took place
  13. People who live in a town or county

30 Clues: The function of senses • Intense fear of something • Government land/properties • Taken against will/ being forced • Where bleeding Kansas took place • People who live in a town or county • relating to or involed with politics • Government based on consent of the people • The wealth and resources of a country or region • Not turning out as planed or something going wrong • ...

Causes of the Civil War 2025-09-10

Causes of the Civil War crossword puzzle
Across
  1. General who caught John Brown, resulting in the latter's execution
  2. New political party founded on antislavery principles
  3. Act of leaving the United States
  4. Senator and 1844 presidential candidate who developed the American System and wrote the Missouri Compromise
  5. War between the United States and Mexico that started over a border dispute regarding Texas
  6. Territory in the southwestern United States that was part of the Mexican Cession and eventually became the name of a state
  7. Proposed (and failed) law that would ban slavery in the entire Mexican Cession
  8. War War between 1861-65 that was primarily fought over slavery
  9. Territory in the Pacific Northwest that was contested between the United States and Britain
  10. President who initiated the annexation of Texas
  11. Law that admitted Kansas and Nebraska as territories and officially repealed the Missouri Compromise
  12. Name of the treaty that ended the Mexican War
  13. President elected in 1844 who championed Manifest Destiny
  14. Belief that God wanted America to span from the Atlantic Ocean to the Pacific Ocean
  15. Mineral that was discovered in California that caused its population to rapidly increase
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  1. Location in (currently West) Virginia that was the site of John Brown's raid
  2. State that started out as part of Mexico, became an independent country, and then was annexed into the United States
  3. Slave who sued for his freedom and lost, resulting in the Supreme Court ruling Black people as noncitizens and slaves as property
  4. Concept of states being allowed to choose whether or not to allow slavery, regardless of their geographic location
  5. River that serves as Texas' current southern border
  6. Violence in Kansas between pro- and anti-slavery factions
  7. Type of law that required runaway slaves to be returned to their owners
  8. First state to secede in December 1860, causing others to follow
  9. Collective name for the territory gained from the Mexican War
  10. State that was admitted as a SLAVE state following the Missouri Compromise
  11. Act of absorbing one country into another
  12. Abolitionist who participated in Bleeding Kansas and led the Raid of Harpers Ferry
  13. 16th president and first republican president
  14. State drawn from the Mexican Cession that wanted to be admitted as a free state, causing the Compromise of 1850
  15. State that was admitted as a FREE state following the Missouri Compromise

30 Clues: Act of leaving the United States • Act of absorbing one country into another • 16th president and first republican president • Name of the treaty that ended the Mexican War • President who initiated the annexation of Texas • River that serves as Texas' current southern border • New political party founded on antislavery principles • ...

International Relations 2023-12-04

International Relations crossword puzzle
Across
  1. America signed a ___ with China concerning their
  2. bring (goods or services) into a country from abroad for sale.
  3. movement of a group of people or animals from one place to another
  4. Brazil, Russia, India, China and South Africa
  5. he mutual dependence of states upon each other
  6. A military alliance between America, Canada and 29 European states
  7. The unlawful use of violence or threat thereof, especially against civilians, in the pursuit of political aims
  8. Involving three or more states.
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  1. The process by which national economies become more connected and more closely integrated with each other.
  2. Aid A voluntary transfer of resources–economic for anti-poverty programmes or infrastructure projects
  3. send (goods or services) to another country for sale
  4. someone who has been forced to flee conflict or persecution and has crossed an international border to seek safety
  5. is intended to promote free trade among countries of the Pacific Rim, including especially East Asia. See also the Indo-Pacific
  6. ___is when one country forcibly asserts control and sovereignty over another country’s territory
  7. Involving two states
  8. the act of leaving one's own country to settle permanently in another; moving abroad.
  9. may include trade embargoes, travel bans and asset freezes

17 Clues: Involving two states • Involving three or more states. • Brazil, Russia, India, China and South Africa • he mutual dependence of states upon each other • America signed a ___ with China concerning their • send (goods or services) to another country for sale • may include trade embargoes, travel bans and asset freezes • ...

Spooky and Smart Gladiator Crossword 2025-10-03

Spooky and Smart Gladiator Crossword crossword puzzle
Across
  1. The new SS for Relative HHMs only states, when the driver is a nonrelated member of the HH, for any driver process other than FLV/PBV.
  2. The SS for all HHMs states for FLV/PBV
  3. The new SS we issue for all HHMs states for any driver process other than FLV/PBV
  4. Arachnophobia is the fear of _____
  5. We process a policy _____ when the customer advises the situation has changed, OR the person is no longer a HHM/VO.
  6. The typical color of pumpkins
  7. The largest fruit in the world
  8. A form we can accept even if it is not dated
  9. A spooky spirit
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  1. The word for the fear of Halloween (HINT: It is in the newsletter ;)
  2. The SS for Relative HHMs states for FLV/PBV
  3. The new SS for Relative HHMs only for any driver process other than FLV/PBV
  4. We process a policy _____ when the customer confirms the driver was never a HHM/VO.
  5. The three ____ ?s we use to verify drivers.
  6. Most famous vampire
  7. The full moon makes things get hairy for these!
  8. A state that has mandatory scripting in regard to questions about HHM reqs, POI reqs for exclusions, or adding a driver as nonrated.

17 Clues: A spooky spirit • Most famous vampire • The typical color of pumpkins • The largest fruit in the world • Arachnophobia is the fear of _____ • The SS for all HHMs states for FLV/PBV • The SS for Relative HHMs states for FLV/PBV • The three ____ ?s we use to verify drivers. • A form we can accept even if it is not dated • The full moon makes things get hairy for these! • ...

Growing Sectionalism in the Era of Good Feelings 2022-04-11

Growing Sectionalism in the Era of Good Feelings crossword puzzle
Across
  1. Southern Crop used for smoking
  2. These were large farms in the south
  3. Country which the United States fought in the War of 1812
  4. Westerners wanted cheap _______ from the government
  5. Western states wanted the government to build more of these
  6. Northern states saw the growth of a large number of these after the war of 1812.
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  1. Differences between different areas of a country
  2. This country controlled a lot of land in the Southwest region of North America
  3. Southern states wanted government support for this system on plantations
  4. Taxes on foreign goods
  5. Westerners supported the building of these man made waterways
  6. This political party was split on the issue of slavery

12 Clues: Taxes on foreign goods • Southern Crop used for smoking • These were large farms in the south • Differences between different areas of a country • Westerners wanted cheap _______ from the government • This political party was split on the issue of slavery • Country which the United States fought in the War of 1812 • ...

government 2021-01-14

government crossword puzzle
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  1. 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
  2. king/queen controls all aspects of life
  3. reached in writing the Constitution to satisfy both small and large states by having one house of Congress with an equal number of representatives for each state and the other house’s membership determined by a state’s population
  4. a 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
  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. 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
  7. belief that monarchs were chosen by God; gave the monarch unlimited authority
  8. “Father of the Constitution” and fourth president of the United States; essential to the writing and ratification of the Constitution; he also wrote the first 10 amendments to the Constitution that were ratified as the Bill of Rights
  9. considered intelligent and decisive, he was a leading supporter of the Constitution and helped write the Federalist Papers
  10. Article I, Section 8, Clause 18 of the Constitution that gives Congress the right to pass all laws “necessary and proper” to carry out the other powers listed in Article I
  11. the distribution of power between the national government and the states within a union
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  1. division of the powers in our government among the legislative, executive, and judicial branches; no one branch has too much power
  2. 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
  3. French writer who introduced the idea of separation of powers and checks and balances to prevent one part of government from becoming too powerful
  4. believed in natural rights- life, liberty and property; strongest influence on Thomas Jefferson, who wrote natural rights into the Declaration of Independence
  5. first ten amendments to the Constitution, added by the first Congress in 1791; protects the civil rights and liberties of the people

16 Clues: king/queen controls all aspects of life • 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 • considered intelligent and decisive, he was a leading supporter of the Constitution and helped write the Federalist Papers • ...

Constitution Unit Vocabulary Crossword Activity 2022-11-18

Constitution Unit Vocabulary Crossword Activity crossword puzzle
Across
  1. something that comes before
  2. Bigger states bigger power
  3. Covid-19
  4. equal between New Jersey and Virginia
  5. we the people
  6. begin burning
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  1. the president runs it
  2. makes laws
  3. The supreme court
  4. smaller states equal power
  5. To see if something is constitutional
  6. a moving force
  7. shining brightly
  8. appear from nothing

14 Clues: Covid-19 • makes laws • we the people • begin burning • a moving force • shining brightly • The supreme court • appear from nothing • the president runs it • Bigger states bigger power • smaller states equal power • something that comes before • To see if something is constitutional • equal between New Jersey and Virginia

Constitution Unit Vocabulary Crossword Activity 2022-11-18

Constitution Unit Vocabulary Crossword Activity crossword puzzle
Across
  1. something that comes before
  2. Bigger states bigger power
  3. Covid-19
  4. equal between New Jersey and Virginia
  5. we the people
  6. begin burning
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  1. the president runs it
  2. makes laws
  3. The supreme court
  4. smaller states equal power
  5. To see if something is constitutional
  6. a moving force
  7. shining brightly
  8. appear from nothing

14 Clues: Covid-19 • makes laws • we the people • begin burning • a moving force • shining brightly • The supreme court • appear from nothing • the president runs it • Bigger states bigger power • smaller states equal power • something that comes before • To see if something is constitutional • equal between New Jersey and Virginia

reconstruction 2013-05-20

reconstruction crossword puzzle
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  1. president during the civil war
  2. baggers north go south
  3. set free, liberate
  4. confederate general who surrendered to grant
  5. republicans political party opposed slavery
  6. union general
  7. former slaves freed after the civil war
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  1. terriorst group in the south
  2. the northern states during the civil war
  3. help freedmen
  4. say no
  5. money
  6. southern states
  7. amendment free slaves
  8. approve

15 Clues: money • say no • approve • help freedmen • union general • southern states • set free, liberate • baggers north go south • amendment free slaves • terriorst group in the south • president during the civil war • former slaves freed after the civil war • the northern states during the civil war • republicans political party opposed slavery • confederate general who surrendered to grant

Unit 3 Gabernater 2021-12-09

Unit 3 Gabernater crossword puzzle
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  1. Popular _________ means rule by the people
  2. To do away with
  3. a person who betrays
  4. to battle or fight
  5. someone who is running away or escaping
  6. to settle differences
  7. A place where weapons and ammunition are stored
  8. To leave or withdraw
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  1. An action by a state that cancels a federal law to which the states objects
  2. States’ _____ are the rights and power held by states
  3. Indentured ________ Colonists who received free passage if they work for several years
  4. A person who wanted to end slavery
  5. Loyalty to the region
  6. Fugitive ______ act is a law that made it a crime to help runaway slaves
  7. Slave ____ are laws controlling slaves

15 Clues: To do away with • to battle or fight • a person who betrays • To leave or withdraw • Loyalty to the region • to settle differences • A person who wanted to end slavery • Slave ____ are laws controlling slaves • someone who is running away or escaping • Popular _________ means rule by the people • A place where weapons and ammunition are stored • ...

Elizabeth Wilson Unit 5 2014-12-04

Elizabeth Wilson Unit 5 crossword puzzle
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  1. Became the meatpacking-manufacturing Industrial center in the United States
  2. Captain of the oil industry.
  3. Showing someone a product and trying to get them to buy it
  4. Something that was invented by Henry Ford to make production go faster
  5. Invented the telephone
  6. Became the automobile-manufacturing Industrial Center in the United States
  7. Something that has been made by someone that has never been made before
  8. Invented the assembly line.
  9. Invented the airplane
  10. Became the steel-manufacturing Industrial center in the United States
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  1. Captain of the steel industry
  2. Captain of shipping and railroad industry
  3. Recourse that are found in nature
  4. It reduced farm labor needs and increased production
  5. Invented the light bulb

15 Clues: Invented the airplane • Invented the telephone • Invented the light bulb • Invented the assembly line. • Captain of the oil industry. • Captain of the steel industry • Recourse that are found in nature • Captain of shipping and railroad industry • It reduced farm labor needs and increased production • Showing someone a product and trying to get them to buy it • ...

CIVIL 2025-05-09

CIVIL crossword puzzle
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  1. – The Northern states fighting to preserve the United States
  2. – The U.S. president during the Civil War
  3. – The Confederate general commanding the Southern forces
  4. – The bloodiest single-day battle of the war
  5. – The Union strategy to cut off Southern trade
  6. – The Union general who led the North to victory
  7. – The movement to end slavery
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  1. – Soldiers who fought on horseback
  2. – Cannons and heavy weaponry used in battle
  3. – The act of freeing enslaved people
  4. – The Southern states that seceded from the Union
  5. – A major battle and turning point in the war
  6. – The site where Lee surrendered to Grant
  7. – Foot soldiers in the war
  8. – The act of leaving the Union

15 Clues: – Foot soldiers in the war • – The movement to end slavery • – The act of leaving the Union • – Soldiers who fought on horseback • – The act of freeing enslaved people • – The U.S. president during the Civil War • – The site where Lee surrendered to Grant • – Cannons and heavy weaponry used in battle • – The bloodiest single-day battle of the war • ...

Confederation 2023-05-22

Confederation crossword puzzle
Across
  1. 1785
  2. the continental congress
  3. 13 states
  4. the articles
  5. federal government
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  1. the Americans fought
  2. 1787
  3. unicameral
  4. divisions new nation
  5. states had all the power
  6. in 1781
  7. the articles gave continental congress

12 Clues: 1785 • 1787 • in 1781 • 13 states • unicameral • the articles • federal government • the Americans fought • states had all the power • the continental congress • divisions new nation • the articles gave continental congress

Abraham Lincoln 2021-04-08

Abraham Lincoln crossword puzzle
Across
  1. Party, Which party formed to stop the spread of slavery?
  2. Who was the last to join the Confederacy?
  3. 20, South Carolina left or seceded from the Union
  4. Where did Lincoln and his family move to?
  5. years, How long did they live there?
  6. Where was his law office located?
  7. Where was Abraham Lincoln born?
  8. Lincoln, Who won the election?
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  1. Douglas, Who was Abraham Lincoln's opponent in the presidential campaign?
  2. How many southern states did Abraham Lincoln win in the election?
  3. When was Lincoln elected into the United States Congress?
  4. State of America, What did the six southern states call themselves that seceded from the union?
  5. To leave
  6. Stephens of Georgia, Who became the vice president of the south?
  7. What year was the presidential election?
  8. When was Abraham Lincoln born?
  9. Nancy, Abraham's parents names
  10. What did Abraham study?

18 Clues: To leave • What did Abraham study? • When was Abraham Lincoln born? • Nancy, Abraham's parents names • Lincoln, Who won the election? • Where was Abraham Lincoln born? • Where was his law office located? • years, How long did they live there? • What year was the presidential election? • Who was the last to join the Confederacy? • Where did Lincoln and his family move to? • ...

CrossWord Review 2023-05-05

CrossWord Review crossword puzzle
Across
  1. How slaves go to America
  2. Central / Main Government of United States
  3. Movement to end slavery
  4. part of the country that is mostly against slavery / not allowed.
  5. Popularity vote whether the state should allow slavery.
  6. System where people are forced to work in terrible conditions & without pay.
  7. Secret trail that helped people escape slavery
  8. Follows the Constitution
  9. Compromise where U.S tried balancing # of free & slave states.
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  1. Growing divisions between parts of the country.
  2. Belief that it was America's Destiny to travel west.
  3. Famous woman in the Underground Railroad
  4. Slave that started a rebellion in 1831 and was hanged.
  5. Fights between pro & anti-slavery groups
  6. Part of the country that is mostly against slavery / not allowed.
  7. Used violence to help free slaves
  8. Law that required escaped slaves to be captured even if hiding in free states
  9. State governments should have more power over federal government.
  10. U.S invaded Mexico & took much of their lands.

19 Clues: Movement to end slavery • How slaves go to America • Follows the Constitution • Used violence to help free slaves • Famous woman in the Underground Railroad • Fights between pro & anti-slavery groups • Central / Main Government of United States • U.S invaded Mexico & took much of their lands. • Secret trail that helped people escape slavery • ...

February Crossword 2025-02-14

February Crossword crossword puzzle
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  1. Song title performed by Kendrick Lamar and SZA at the Super Bowl; Martin ___ King Jr.
  2. The first African American to travel into space.
  3. American rapper who won Rap Album of the Year at the Grammy Awards
  4. Fifth President of the United States; Road intersecting North Sharon Amity Rd
  5. ___ are red, violets are blue…
  6. a card sent to someone anonymously to a person one loves
  7. The First President of the United States
  8. chocolate delicacy by Hershey’s
  9. A muscle the size of your first
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  1. Roman God of Love
  2. the first African American woman to publish poetry
  3. The First African American President of the United States
  4. Valentines but only with friends
  5. colorful explosives used to celebrate
  6. color symbolizing joy, celebration, and vitality in China.
  7. “Fat Tuesday” celebrated in New Orleans with beads and masks
  8. Used by Cupid with an arrow; decorative ribbon
  9. 2025 is the year of the ___

18 Clues: Roman God of Love • 2025 is the year of the ___ • ___ are red, violets are blue… • chocolate delicacy by Hershey’s • A muscle the size of your first • Valentines but only with friends • colorful explosives used to celebrate • The First President of the United States • Used by Cupid with an arrow; decorative ribbon • The first African American to travel into space. • ...

Constitution Part 2.2 2025-04-23

Constitution Part 2.2 crossword puzzle
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  1. The group of people brought to America and sold as slaves.
  2. The capital of the United States.
  3. Before becoming president, Eisenhower was a famous general in this war.
  4. This was NOT an orginal state.
  5. The _______ ______ was fought in the 1800s.
  6. Disagreements over ______ was a main cause of the Civil War.
  7. The colonists fought the British because of high _____.
  8. The _______ River is one of the longest rivers in the U.S.
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  1. This movement tried to end racial discrimination.
  2. The ocean on the West Coast of the U.S.
  3. The national anthem.
  4. The flag has 50 stars to represent the 50 _______.
  5. Where is the Statue of Liberty located?
  6. The Constitution was _______ at the Constitutional Convention.
  7. This states does NOT border Canada.
  8. The war between the north and the south.
  9. The 4th of July is when the U.S. celebrates its ________ ______.
  10. The Emancipation Proclamation stated that the _____ were freed.
  11. A U.S. territory.

19 Clues: A U.S. territory. • The national anthem. • This was NOT an orginal state. • The capital of the United States. • This states does NOT border Canada. • The ocean on the West Coast of the U.S. • Where is the Statue of Liberty located? • The war between the north and the south. • The _______ ______ was fought in the 1800s. • This movement tried to end racial discrimination. • ...

HGOV Unit 3 Review 2024-10-09

HGOV Unit 3 Review crossword puzzle
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  1. Concept that holds that the government and its officers are always subject to the law.
  2. Article I deals with provision and details regarding the ______ Branch.
  3. Amendment _____ abolished slavery.
  4. Powers that both the national government and states possess are called ______.
  5. _____ is a generic term referring to federal money or other resources given to State, cities, counties and other local units.
  6. Custom that the Senate will not approve a Presidential appointment opposed by a Senator from the state in which the appointee would serve.
  7. Amendment _____ gives Congress the power to levy an income tax.
  8. Group of persons chosen in each State every four years who make a formal selection of the President and Vice President.
  9. Amendment _____ is big–Congress can’t deny your right to due process, property, not incriminate yourself, tried for the same crime twice.
  10. Powers that can be exercised by the National Government alone.
  11. Amendment _____ protects the right to bear arms.
  12. Amendment _____ says that states can’t deny the right to vote because of race, color, or previous condition of servitude.
  13. A formal agreement between two or more sovereign states–according to Article II, it's a President’s role to negotiate these with Senate approval.
  14. Articles IV deals with the relations between the various ______.
  15. Those powers granted to the National Government by the Constitution.
  16. Type of Federal grant made for some specifically defined purpose.
  17. Basic principle that the government and those who govern must obey the constitution.
  18. Amendment _____ acknowledges that the people have rights in addition to those specifically listed in the Bill of Rights.
  19. Amendment _____ protects the freedom of religion, assembly, petition, press, and speech.
  20. He is known as the “Father of the Constitution”
  21. Change or addition that becomes part of the written language of the Constitution itself through one of the four methods set forth in the Constitution.
  22. Amendment _____ protects citizens from cruel and unusual punishment + excessive bail.
  23. Presidential advisory body, traditionally made up of the executive departments–good example of informal Constitutional amendment.
  24. Amendment _____ states that troops can’t be quartered in your home without the homeowner’s consent.
  25. Amendment _____ made any person born in the US a citizen plus told the states they can’t deny due process and equal protection of the law.
  26. _____ refers to powers that belong strictly to the states.
  27. Article V deals with how to make ______ to the USC.
  28. Constitution’s requirement that each state accept the public acts, records, and judicial proceedings of every other state.
  29. In Article VI, Section 2 you can find the “_______” indicating that the USC is the supreme law of the land.
  30. Powers that are specifically granted to the National Government in the Constitution; also known as an enumerated power.
  31. The introduction to the Constitution is known as the ______.
  32. Type of Federal grant for some particular, but broadly defined area of public policy.
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  1. Type of Federal grant made for specific projects to States, localities, and private agencies who apply for them.
  2. A congressional act admitting a new State to the Union.
  3. _____ refers to something contrary to the constitution and so illegal, null, and void.
  4. USC stipulation that no State can draw unreasonable distinctions between its own residents and those from other states.
  5. Amendment _____ protects citizens from government searches without a warrant based on probable cause.
  6. One of the seven main divisions of the body of the Constitution.
  7. Article II deals with provision and details regarding the ______ Branch.
  8. Amendment _____ says that states can’t deny the vote for those 18 years old and older.
  9. Amendment _____ states that the Vice President becomes the President if the President dies, resigns, or is removed from office.
  10. A system in which power is divided between the national and state governments
  11. Chief Executive’s power to reject a bill proposed by a legislature.
  12. The first step in the state admission procedure which enables the people of a territory to prepare a constitution.
  13. Those powers of the National government that are suggested by the expressed powers set out in the Constitution.
  14. The first 10 Amendments to the Constitution are known as the ____________.
  15. Also called the Necessary and Proper Clause, it grants Congress the authority to enact all laws that are necessary and proper to carrying out its job.
  16. The division of powers among the legislative, executive, and judicial branches of government.
  17. System where each branch of government exercises some control over the others
  18. Powers the Constitution is presumed to have delegated to the National Government because it is the government of a sovereign state.
  19. Amendment _____ says that states can’t deny the vote based on someone’s gender, thus allowing women to vote.
  20. Formal agreement entered into with the consent of Congress, between or among States.
  21. A pact made by the President directly with a head of a foreign state–good example of informal amendment to the USC.
  22. To return a criminal or fugitive who flees across state lines back to the original state.
  23. The power of the court to determine the constitutionality of a government action is called ______.
  24. _____ is a generic term that means to “formally approve”
  25. Article III deals with provision and details regarding the _______ Branch.
  26. Amendment _____ protects your rights in a criminal case–a speedy and public trial, impartial jury, hear the accusations, confront witnesses.

58 Clues: Amendment _____ abolished slavery. • He is known as the “Father of the Constitution” • Amendment _____ protects the right to bear arms. • Article V deals with how to make ______ to the USC. • A congressional act admitting a new State to the Union. • _____ is a generic term that means to “formally approve” • _____ refers to powers that belong strictly to the states. • ...

Expressions 2023-12-12

Expressions crossword puzzle
Across
  1. a property which states that changing the order of an addition or multiplication problem does not change the value
  2. a numerical value which tells how many times a base is used as a factor
  3. the type of expression containing no variables
  4. expressing a number as a product of prime factors
  5. a property which states multiplying a sum or difference is the same as multiplying each number in the sum or difference then adding or subtracting
  6. a type of expression that contains at least one variable
  7. a property which states that adding zero to a value or multiplying by one does not change the value of that number
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  1. the number attached to a variable that means multiply
  2. a property which states that changing the grouping of numbers in an addition or multiplication problem does not change the value
  3. a property which states that adding the opposite to a value or multiplying by a reciprocal gives a value of zero or one
  4. parts of an expression separated by addition and subtraction signs
  5. a specific number whose value does not change
  6. a letter that represents an unknown value
  7. to substitute a value for a variable to simplify

14 Clues: a letter that represents an unknown value • a specific number whose value does not change • the type of expression containing no variables • to substitute a value for a variable to simplify • expressing a number as a product of prime factors • the number attached to a variable that means multiply • a type of expression that contains at least one variable • ...

The Branches of Government 2013-07-25

The Branches of Government crossword puzzle
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  1. The President of the United States
  2. This word means "a proposed law".
  3. This is the legislative branch of government.
  4. This branch of government reviews and explains laws and decides if a law is constitutional.
  5. This one part of the Congress and begins with "S"
  6. This is the number of state senators from each state.
  7. There are this many justices on the Supreme Court now.
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  1. The name of the Chief Justice of the United States now.
  2. The Vice President of the United States
  3. This person is in charge of the Executive Branch.
  4. This federal court is the highest in the United States.
  5. Refuse to sign a bill into law

12 Clues: Refuse to sign a bill into law • This word means "a proposed law". • The President of the United States • The Vice President of the United States • This is the legislative branch of government. • This person is in charge of the Executive Branch. • This one part of the Congress and begins with "S" • This is the number of state senators from each state. • ...

Paddock AH U2b: Crossword Puzzle 2023-01-04

Paddock AH U2b: Crossword Puzzle crossword puzzle
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  1. Stephen Douglas' attempt to allow popular sovereignty to decide the slavery issue in the territories in exchange for the Trans-Continental Railroad linking California and Illinois.
  2. United States abolitionist who published an anti-slavery newspaper called The Liberator
  3. Lewis Cass' idea that locals should decide whether they wanted slavery or not.
  4. Abolitionist who was hanged after leading an unsuccessful raid at Harper's Ferry, Virginia (1800-1858)
  5. Required that northern states pay to arrest runaways, put them on a commissioner trial and return them to slavery.
  6. United States abolitionist who escaped from slavery and became an influential writer and lecturer in the North (1817-1895)
  7. Term that refers to guides on the Underground Railroad
  8. United States slave who sued for liberty after living in a non-slave state
  9. Former slave who helped slaves escape on the Underground Railroad
  10. First state to secede from the Union
  11. 1857 Supreme Court decision ruling that a slave who had escaped to a free state enjoyed no rights as a citizen and that Congress had no authority to ban slavery in the territories.
  12. Laws passed by Northern state governments to counteract the Fugitive Slave Acts and protect escaped slaves, by giving them the right to a jury trial.
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  1. Movement to end slavery
  2. Site of a federal arsenal where a militant abolitionist attempted to start a slave rebellion
  3. California = free state, popular sovereignty for Utah and New Mexico, slave trade abolished in DC, and Fugitive Slave Law
  4. Author of Uncle Tom's Cabin
  5. A network of Southern Abolitionists that helped slaves escape to freedom in the North
  6. An agreement in 1820 that new states would be introduced as pairs of pro and anti slavery in order to keep the Senate balanced.
  7. Novel which portrayed slavery as brutal and immoral and kept Great Britain from supporting the Confederacy (South) during the US Civil War.
  8. Lincoln, the Republican candidate, won because the Democratic party was split over slavery. As a result, the South no longer felt like it has a voice in politics and a number of states seceded from the Union.
  9. Leader of a slave rebellion in 1831 in Virginia. Revolt led to stricter restrictions on slaves and a "gag rule" in Congress that forbid discussion of slavery.

21 Clues: Movement to end slavery • Author of Uncle Tom's Cabin • First state to secede from the Union • Term that refers to guides on the Underground Railroad • Former slave who helped slaves escape on the Underground Railroad • United States slave who sued for liberty after living in a non-slave state • ...

History Vocab 2020-12-17

History Vocab crossword puzzle
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  1. An employee within a system of unfree labor who is bound by signal or Fareed contract
  2. president abraham lincoln issued it, on jan. 1, 1863
  3. Charge for stamps on sale for taxes
  4. In 1651, the British parliament, In the first of what became knew as Nav. Act.
  5. He was a strong federal government and played a key role in defending and ratifying our constitution
  6. Taxed there sugar and Fareed Britain to only trade
  7. Became one of the cornerstones of native American law in the united states
  8. He was the primary draftsman of the united states declaration of independence. he was alive from April 13, 1743- July 4, 1826
  9. His blueprint for reconstruction included the ten percent plan, which specified that southern states could be readmatted
  10. relating to American political party of the early 19th century
  11. A form of democracy in which people decide on policy initiations
  12. was an escaped slavery who became a leader
  13. A historic site. It Includes the remain of 18th century
  14. was the 16th president of the united states
  15. aqustion of the territory
  16. formally known as the bureau of refugees
  17. passed by congress on jan. 31, 1865
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  1. Pitted the colonies of British America against these of new France
  2. A planting of crops
  3. Outlined a strong national government with three branches I legislative, executive, and judical.
  4. A belief in the Definitions of profitable trading
  5. People dressed as Indians dropped it all in the water so they couldn't use it and lost money.
  6. 19th century citrine or belief
  7. ratified in 1868, graanted citizenship to all persons born or naturlized in the united states
  8. a conflit fought between the U.S.
  9. granted african american men the right to vote.
  10. A person who favors abollition
  11. It was in july 4, 1776, the 13 colonies servered their political connections to Great Britian
  12. it was a proposal for the structure of the united states government
  13. He was commander in chief of the continental army during the American revolutionary war
  14. action of withdrawing formally
  15. George III, ruled England for almost two centuries. Was the king of Britain during the American revolutionary war.
  16. was an American stage actor who assinated president Abraham Lincoln

33 Clues: A planting of crops • aqustion of the territory • 19th century citrine or belief • A person who favors abollition • action of withdrawing formally • a conflit fought between the U.S. • Charge for stamps on sale for taxes • passed by congress on jan. 31, 1865 • formally known as the bureau of refugees • was an escaped slavery who became a leader • ...

History Vocab 2020-12-17

History Vocab crossword puzzle
Across
  1. was an escaped slavery who became a leader
  2. A planting of crops
  3. a conflit fought between the U.S.
  4. In 1651, the British parliament, In the first of what became knew as Nav. Act.
  5. People dressed as Indians dropped it all in the water so they couldn't use it and lost money.
  6. was an American stage actor who assinated president Abraham Lincoln
  7. president abraham lincoln issued it, on jan. 1, 1863
  8. A person who favors abollition
  9. it was a proposal for the structure of the united states government
  10. 19th century citrine or belief
  11. A belief in the Definitions of profitable trading
  12. passed by congress on jan. 31, 1865
  13. Pitted the colonies of British America against these of new France
  14. aqustion of the territory
  15. It was in july 4, 1776, the 13 colonies servered their political connections to Great Britian
  16. formally known as the bureau of refugees
  17. Taxed there sugar and Fareed Britain to only trade
  18. He was the primary draftsman of the united states declaration of independence. he was alive from April 13, 1743- July 4, 1826
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  1. He was a strong federal government and played a key role in defending and ratifying our constitution
  2. He was commander in chief of the continental army during the American revolutionary war
  3. ratified in 1868, graanted citizenship to all persons born or naturlized in the united states
  4. A historic site. It Includes the remain of 18th century
  5. Became one of the cornerstones of native American law in the united states
  6. A form of democracy in which people decide on policy initiations
  7. An employee within a system of unfree labor who is bound by signal or Fareed contract
  8. granted african american men the right to vote.
  9. relating to American political party of the early 19th century
  10. His blueprint for reconstruction included the ten percent plan, which specified that southern states could be readmatted
  11. Outlined a strong national government with three branches I legislative, executive, and judical.
  12. Charge for stamps on sale for taxes
  13. action of withdrawing formally
  14. George III, ruled England for almost two centuries. Was the king of Britain during the American revolutionary war.
  15. was the 16th president of the united states

33 Clues: A planting of crops • aqustion of the territory • A person who favors abollition • 19th century citrine or belief • action of withdrawing formally • a conflit fought between the U.S. • Charge for stamps on sale for taxes • passed by congress on jan. 31, 1865 • formally known as the bureau of refugees • was an escaped slavery who became a leader • ...

FORMING A GOVERNMENT 2021-01-14

FORMING A GOVERNMENT crossword puzzle
Across
  1. Statute for Religious Freedom, This document declared that no person could be forced to attend a particular church or be required to pay for a church with tax money
  2. Branch, Includes the president and the departments that help run the government
  3. A set of basic principles and laws that states the powers and duties of the government.
  4. Ordinance of 1785, Land was split into townships which were 36 square miles divided into 36 lots of 640 acres
  5. commerce, Trade between two or more states
  6. Branch, Made up of all the national courts.
  7. Mason, Opposed the Constitution and believed the guaranteeing individual rights
  8. Occurs when there are increased prices for goods and services combined with the reduced value of money.
  9. Must be approved by two-thirds majority of both houses of Congress and then ratified by three-fourths of the states before taking effect
  10. Plan, New federal constitution that would give sovereignty or supreme power to the central government
  11. Carta, A document signed by King John in 1215, made the king subject to law.
  12. Papers, These essays supporting the Constitution were written by Alexander Hamilton James Madison and John Jay.
  13. of Confederation, The Articles of Confederation and Perpetual Union was an agreement among the 13 original states of the United States of America that served as its first constitution.
  14. Convention, Held in May 1787 in Philadelphia's Independence Hall to improve the Articles of Confederation
  15. A period of low economic activity combined with a rise in unemployment
  16. Rebellion, Protest high taxes and heavy debt
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  1. Compromise, The agreement to make two-house legislature
  2. of Rights, A living document for more than 200 years
  3. The right to vote by allowing any white man who paid taxes to vote
  4. People who opposed the Constitution and thought that the Constitutional Convention should not have created a new government
  5. Territory, Included areas that are now Illinois Indiana Michigan Ohio Minnesota and Wisconsin
  6. Supporters of the Constitution
  7. Taxes on imports or exports.
  8. and Balances, Keeps any branch from becoming too powerful
  9. Jersey Plan, The plan gave each state an equal number of votes and thus an equal voice in the federal government
  10. Madison, He co-wrote The Federalist Papers co-founded the Democratic-Republican Party and served as the fifth United States Secretary of State from 1801 to 1809.

26 Clues: Taxes on imports or exports. • Supporters of the Constitution • commerce, Trade between two or more states • Branch, Made up of all the national courts. • Rebellion, Protest high taxes and heavy debt • of Rights, A living document for more than 200 years • Compromise, The agreement to make two-house legislature • ...

Forming a Government 2021-01-16

Forming a Government crossword puzzle
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  1. ten of the proposed amendments intended to protect citizen's rights
  2. a meeting held in Independence Hall in Philadelphia where delegates from the states wrote the constitution (1787)
  3. the idea that political authority is in the hands of the people
  4. the uprising of farmers to protest high taxes and heavy debt
  5. a period of low economic activity combined with a rise of unemployment
  6. offical changes
  7. a system of government where power is distributed between a central government and individual states
  8. an agreement made at the constitutional convention establishing that the lower house would be represented by population while in the upper house each state has equal representation
  9. a proposed constitution that would give sovereignty to the central government
  10. trade between two or more states
  11. lands including present day Indiana, Michigan, Illinois,Ohio, and Wisconsion
  12. offical approval
  13. known as the "father of the Constitution" for his ideas about government and his ability to lead the delegates to agreement
  14. an anti-federalist who believed the constitution needed a section guarenteeing individual rights
  15. branch of government responsible for interpreting laws, punishing criminals, and settling disputes between states.
  16. a document that declared no person could be forced to attend a particular church or pay for a church with tax money
  17. a set of basic principles and laws that states the powers and duties of the government
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  1. taxes on imports or exports
  2. a document that created the first central government for the United States that was later replaced with the constitution
  3. the right to vote
  4. branch of government responsible for making sure laws are carried out
  5. supporters of the constitution
  6. to plead in favor of
  7. a document signed by King John which made the king subject to law
  8. branch of government responsible of propossing and passing laws
  9. an agreement where only three-fifths of a state's slave population counted when determining representation
  10. increased prices of goods and services combined with the reduced value of money
  11. people who opposed the constitution
  12. a system established by the constitution that prevents one branch of government from becoming too powerful
  13. a poor farmer and Revoluntionary War veteran who led hundreds of men in a forced shutdown of the Sumpreme Court

30 Clues: offical changes • offical approval • the right to vote • to plead in favor of • taxes on imports or exports • supporters of the constitution • trade between two or more states • people who opposed the constitution • the uprising of farmers to protest high taxes and heavy debt • the idea that political authority is in the hands of the people • ...

Unit 6 Vocab 2018-02-20

Unit 6 Vocab crossword puzzle
Across
  1. Mexican territory surrendered to the United States at the end of the war with Mexico
  2. practice of rewarding political supporters with government jobs
  3. Congressman who represented the wants of the southern states
  4. 8th President, during his presidency America went through an economic crisis called the Panic of 1837
  5. Spanish mission in San Antonio, Texas; the site of a famous battle of the Texas Revolution in 1836
  6. 11th President, during his presidency America gained Texas, and Mexican Cession, and the Gadsden Purchase
  7. the forced removal of Cherokees and their transportation to Oklahoma
  8. people who went to California during the gold rush of 1849
  9. Treaty ending Mexican War and granting vast territories to the United States
  10. act passed by South Carolina that declared the 1832 tariff illegal
  11. canal completed in 1825 that connected Lake Erie to the Hudson River
  12. purchase of land from mexico in 1853 that established the present U.S.-mexico boundary
  13. Political party formed in 1834 to oppose policies of Andrew Jackson
  14. led the Mormon migration to Utah
  15. to add or take over
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  1. the right to vote
  2. to give up
  3. law passed in 1830 that forced many Native American nations to move west of the Mississippi River
  4. A political party formed by supporters of Andrew Jackson after the presidential election of 1824.
  5. the right of states to limit the power of the federal government
  6. 1800s belief the America had the right to spread across the continent
  7. Texans defeated the Mexicans, gaining their independence
  8. founder of Texas
  9. road built by the federal government in the early 1800s that extended from Maryland to Illinois
  10. trappers who explored and hunted in Oregon Territory in the early 1800s
  11. Congressman who represented the wants of the western states
  12. 9th President, he served the shortest term as president, only 31 days
  13. was an American statesman who served as a diplomat, minister and ambassador to foreign nations, and treaty negotiator, United States Senator, U.S. Representative
  14. an important trade trail west from Independence, Missouri, to Santa Fe, New Mexico
  15. 10th President, he took over for Harrison when he died
  16. Trail from independence Missouri to Oregon used by many pioneers during the 1840s
  17. leader of the Texas Revolution and the first president of the Republic of Texas

32 Clues: to give up • founder of Texas • the right to vote • to add or take over • led the Mormon migration to Utah • 10th President, he took over for Harrison when he died • Texans defeated the Mexicans, gaining their independence • people who went to California during the gold rush of 1849 • Congressman who represented the wants of the western states • ...

Gov Week 2 Activity 2019-08-29

Gov Week 2 Activity crossword puzzle
Across
  1. Form of government where power derives from citizens, but public officials make policy and govern according to existing law
  2. Opposed the new Constitution during the ratification period
  3. Formal process of changing the Constitution
  4. Presidential electors who are selected to represent the votes of their respective states
  5. Required colonists to house British soldiers in their homes
  6. Where the Declaration of Independence was approved and George Washington was made head of Continental Army; second time colonists met
  7. Powers given to Congress by the Constitution
  8. Document that establishes the basic rules for how a society shall be governed
  9. Twelve states met to revise the Articles of Confederation, but they ended up creating an entirely new Constitution
  10. Compromise over slavery the said for every five slaves, three counted towards the states population; this granted slave states more representation
  11. Government authority is divided among three branches: Judicial, Executive, Legislative
  12. Five colonists were killed by British soldiers after a group of colonists were taunting them
  13. Supported the new Constitution during the ratification period
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  1. First 10 Amendments to the Constitution; provide basic rights
  2. Initial governing authority of United States; precursor to Constitution
  3. System of government where sovereignty is divided between national and state governments
  4. Gives Congress power to pass laws that are necessary and proper to ruling the nation
  5. Rejected reconciliation with Britain and sent grievances to King George III; first time colonists met
  6. Document declaring American independence from Great Britain
  7. Authority of courts to declare laws passed by Congress and actions of president as unconstitutional
  8. Placed a tax on almost all paper products
  9. Colonists dumped taxed tea into the Boston Harbor
  10. Government where ultimate authority lies with regional governments
  11. Compromise on legislative representation where the lower chamber is based on population and the upper chamber provides equal representation
  12. Powers not explicitly given to Congress through writing, however Congress assumed them because of the necessary and proper clause
  13. Authority of president to block legislation passed by Congress
  14. Rule by the people
  15. Powers given to states under the Constitution
  16. Broad coalitions of interests organized to win elections in order to enact a commonly supported set of public policies
  17. Government where ultimate authority lies with national government

30 Clues: Rule by the people • Placed a tax on almost all paper products • Formal process of changing the Constitution • Powers given to Congress by the Constitution • Powers given to states under the Constitution • Colonists dumped taxed tea into the Boston Harbor • Opposed the new Constitution during the ratification period • ...

4.2 "The President" Vocabulary 2024-02-07

4.2 "The President" Vocabulary crossword puzzle
Across
  1. A postponement of a punishment.
  2. This Executive Department is charged with coordinating and supervising all agencies and functions of the U.S. government directly related to national security and the United States Armed Forces.
  3. Within the last 10 days Congress is in session the President can choose to take no action on the bill and since Congress is not in session at the end of those 10 days the bill dies and does not become a law.
  4. Individuals in charge of the Executive Departments hold the title of Secretary but some have other titles
  5. A federal law intended to check the U.S. president's power to commit the United States to an armed conflict without the consent of the U.S. Congress
  6. Formal agreements between two or more nations which require Senate approval
  7. Presidential role that exercises supreme command and control over an armed force or a military branch.
  8. Reduce a sentence imposed by a federal court or the District of Columbia Superior Court.
  9. Executive department of the U.S. federal government responsible for the country's foreign policy and relations
  10. Responsible for the carrying out of government programs and that the laws of Congress are implemented
  11. The head of the US Department of Justice
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  1. Issued only at the time of the signing of a bill, these statements often specify a provision in the law they plan on modifying or ignoring.
  2. The process by which the United States elects the President
  3. The returning of a bill to the originating chamber of Congress unsigned
  4. Executive Department that oversees the Bureau of Engraving and Printing and the U.S. Mint.
  5. Executive department tasked with the enforcement of federal law and administration of justice in the United States
  6. Instructions for how members of the executive branch will carry out their jobs.
  7. Someone born in the United States or in territory controlled by the United States
  8. Presidential power to absolve someone from the consequences of a fault or crime
  9. A collection of top advisors to the president consisting of the leaders of the various executive departments
  10. An act of clemency by an authority (as a government) by which pardon is granted especially to a group of individuals.
  11. The right of the president and other higher ranking executive officers to refuse to testify before congress or a court

22 Clues: A postponement of a punishment. • The head of the US Department of Justice • The process by which the United States elects the President • The returning of a bill to the originating chamber of Congress unsigned • Formal agreements between two or more nations which require Senate approval • ...