states Crossword Puzzles

Ancient Greek Geography 2024-09-03

Ancient Greek Geography crossword puzzle

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An extensive group of islands.
A major city-state with a powerful Navy. Also the centre for the arts, learning, philosophy and democracy..
The term for a populated area with its own laws, ideas and government.
Ancient Greeks relied heavily on _______ goods with other city-states across mainland Greece and the islands.
The largest of the Greek Islands
Dry summers led to drought resistant crops such as barley, grapes and ______ making up the majority of Ancient Greece's produce.
A piece of land surrounded by water on most sides but still attached to the mainland.
A free male born in a city state eligible to vote.
Fierce _______ existed amongst many city-states.
A city-state that had a strong focus on militarism and produced elite warriors.

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Ancient Greeks considered this, home to the gods.
The Greek term for city-state.
A form of a common language which has differences, making it specific to a region or group.
The temple of Athena in Athens on the top of the Acropolis
Greeces ___________ landscape provided a natural barrier that isolated many city-states.
The main sea surrounding Ancient Greece.
A piece of land totally surrounded by water and separate from the mainland.
The home of the most famous oracle of Ancient Greece.
With limited farming opportunities, many city-states instead relied heavily on this?

19 Clues: An extensive group of islands. • The Greek term for city-state. • The largest of the Greek Islands • The main sea surrounding Ancient Greece. • Fierce _______ existed amongst many city-states. • Ancient Greeks considered this, home to the gods. • A free male born in a city state eligible to vote. • The home of the most famous oracle of Ancient Greece. • ...

Grade 8, Chapter 10 2021-04-26

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the automatic adjustment in focal length of the lens of the eye; the act of providing something (lodging or seat or food) to meet a need; living quarters provided for public convenience
a crucial stage or turning point in the course of something; an unstable situation of extreme danger or difficulty
someone who is sought by law officers; someone trying to elude justice; someone who flees from an uncongenial situation
information that is spread for the purpose of promoting some cause
American orator and politician who practiced prominently as a lawyer before the U.S. Supreme Court and served as a U.S. congressman, a U.S. senator, and U.S. secretary of state. He is best known as an enthusiastic nationalist and as an advocate of business interests during the period of the Jacksonian agrarianism.
withdraw from an organization or communion
a controversial political doctrine according to which the people of federal territories should decide for themselves whether their territories would enter the Union as free or slave states.
American writer and philanthropist, the author of the novel Uncle Tom’s Cabin, which contributed so much to popular feeling against slavery that it is cited among the causes of the American Civil War.
American politician, leader of the Democratic Party, and orator who espoused the cause of popular sovereignty in relation to the issue of slavery in the territories before the American Civil War (1861–65). He was reelected senator from Illinois in 1858 after a series of eloquent debates with the Republican candidate, Abraham Lincoln, who defeated him in the presidential race two years later.
American political leader who was a congressman, the secretary of war, the seventh vice president (1825–32), a senator, and the secretary of state of the United States. He championed states’ rights and slavery and was a symbol of the Old South.

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militant American abolitionist whose raid on the federal arsenal at Harpers Ferry, Virginia (now in West Virginia), in 1859 made him a martyr to the antislavery cause and was instrumental in heightening sectional animosities that led to the American Civil War.
also called War Between the States, four-year war (1861–65) between the United States and 11 Southern states that seceded from the Union and formed the Confederate States of America.
a close affectionate and protective acceptance; the act of clasping another person in the arms (as in greeting or affection); the state of taking in or encircling; verb squeeze (someone) tightly in your arms, usually with fondness; include in scope; include as part of something broader; have as one's sphere or territory; take up the cause, ideology, practice, method, of someone and use it as one's own
manifesting or characteristic of life; performing an essential function in the living body; full of spirit; urgently needed; absolutely necessary
take away; keep from having, keeping, or obtaining; take away possessions from someone
make clear by removing impurities or solids, as by heating; make clear and (more) comprehensible
fifth chief justice of the Supreme Court of the United States, remembered principally for the Dred Scott decision (1857). He was the first Roman Catholic to serve on the Supreme Court.
compel to behave in a certain way
place or set apart; obtain in pure form; separate (experiences) from the emotions relating to them; set apart from others
The Great Pacificator or The Great Compromiser, American statesman, U.S. congressman and U.S. senator who was noted for his American System and was a major promoter of the Missouri Compromise and the Compromise of 1850, both efforts to shield the American union from sectional discord over slavery. He was an unsuccessful candidate for president in three general elections.
African American slave at the centre of the U.S. Supreme Court’s pivotal decision of 1857. The ruling rejected his plea for emancipation—which he based on his temporary residence in a free state and territory, in which slavery was prohibited—and struck down the Missouri Compromise (1820), thereby making slavery legal in all U.S. territories.
16th president of the United States who preserved the Union during the American Civil War and brought about the emancipation of enslaved people in the United States.

22 Clues: compel to behave in a certain way • withdraw from an organization or communion • information that is spread for the purpose of promoting some cause • take away; keep from having, keeping, or obtaining; take away possessions from someone • make clear by removing impurities or solids, as by heating; make clear and (more) comprehensible • ...

Emotions 2023-09-20

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States that emotions occur when physical arousal is labeled or interpreted on the basis of experience and situational cues.
Authentic smiles
The ability to perceive, use, understand, and manage emotions.
A part of the limbic system (within the brain) that produces fear responses.
States that activity in the thalamus causes emotional feelings and bodily arousal to occur simultaneously.
Study of the meaning of body movements, posture, hand gestures, and facial expressions; commonly called body language.
States that emotional feelings follow bodily arousal and come from awareness of such arousal.
Anger adrenaline
Last name of the psychologist who was among the first to suggest that the face does, indeed, affect emotion.

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States that sensations from facial expressions help define what emotion a person feels.
Actions that aid attempts to survive and adapt to changing conditions.
Gestures that have widely understood meanings within a particular culture.
A hormone produced by the adrenal glands that tends to arouse the body.
unconsciously imitating the postures, mannerisms, and facial expressions of other people as we interact with them.
Fear adrenaline
A low-intensity, long-lasting emotional state.
The mental process of assigning causes to events.
a mixture of two or more basic expressions
A state characterized by physiological arousal, changes in facial expression, gestures, posture, and subjective feelings.

19 Clues: Fear adrenaline • Authentic smiles • Anger adrenaline • a mixture of two or more basic expressions • A low-intensity, long-lasting emotional state. • The mental process of assigning causes to events. • The ability to perceive, use, understand, and manage emotions. • Actions that aid attempts to survive and adapt to changing conditions. • ...

THESE TICKETS ARE CREATED FOR.... 2024-06-25

THESE TICKETS ARE CREATED FOR.... crossword puzzle

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...The meter reads on the account are showing a continuous drop, even though someone is there using power.
...An error in the deposit -NOT TO WAIVE IT.
...BP states that their location shows a different meter than the one shown on the bill.
...An inhouse Escalation.
...Escalated ticket for a closed account to send out a refund for a credit left on the account.
...Dead gas meter
...BP states that the trees are affecting the lines that go from pole to pole along the road.
...The BP states that they need to update the contact information for verification to contact them.
...An out of statute write off & we're transferring the balance or the payment to cancel it out.
...Streetlight is on during the day.

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...An overpayment refund request, payment investigation.
...An in statute write off & we're requesting to transfer the balance to the new account.
...BP states that the trees are affecting the lines that go to their home.
...BP request for credit history to take to another utility company.
...a BP has gone through a legal name change-such as Jack to Jill.
...BP stathes that they were billed commercially instead of residential.
...a BP is requesting another copy of their bill.
...Inverted meter reported at the location.
...escalated ticket to apply level bill credit immediately.

19 Clues: ...Dead gas meter • ...An inhouse Escalation. • ...Streetlight is on during the day. • ...Inverted meter reported at the location. • ...An error in the deposit -NOT TO WAIVE IT. • ...a BP is requesting another copy of their bill. • ...An overpayment refund request, payment investigation. • ...escalated ticket to apply level bill credit immediately. • ...

Gas laws 2021-05-05

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Real gases show what at low temperatures?
when area increases pressure does what?
Real bases behave ideally at high temperature and ____ pressure.
In the formula PV=nRT R is the gas ___.
how much is atm when it’s at STP?
760 mmHg is equal to 101.3___.
Who’s law states that the volume of a gas varies inversely with the pressure?

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273 kelvin should be added when temperature is in what?
Who’s law states that volume of a gas is directly proportional to its temperature?
Who’s law states that the volume of a gas is directly proportional to the amount of particles of the gas?
Who’s law states that the pressure of a gas varies directly with its temperature?
1 atm is equal to 760___.(not mmHg)
Celsius should be turned into what for calculations?

13 Clues: 760 mmHg is equal to 101.3___. • how much is atm when it’s at STP? • 1 atm is equal to 760___.(not mmHg) • when area increases pressure does what? • In the formula PV=nRT R is the gas ___. • Real gases show what at low temperatures? • Celsius should be turned into what for calculations? • 273 kelvin should be added when temperature is in what? • ...

civil war 2021-10-29

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action of preventing law enforcement
battle fought between confederacy and union which became a confederacy victory
action of leaving in which the south did leaving the united states
southern part of the united states that seceded from the united states and became a new country
place in georgia which william t. sherman said was to beautiful to burn down and gifted it to the president.

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to set free
act or means of sealing off. north did this to the south to stop trade with Europe
georgias 5th capitol that william t. sherman burned down in his campain
people against slaves
northern part when the south seceded from the united states
georgias only crop that did well
a prison camp for union soldiers which was crowded and unsanitary
transport system used to transport goods from one place to another

13 Clues: to set free • people against slaves • georgias only crop that did well • action of preventing law enforcement • northern part when the south seceded from the united states • a prison camp for union soldiers which was crowded and unsanitary • action of leaving in which the south did leaving the united states • ...

Federalism 2023-11-10

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Type of government where the central government has all the power
The country that ruled the colonies before the Revolutionary War
A word that describes the relationship of the states in the US
Division of power between a central government and state governments
Name for powers shared by the states and federal government
When the US was born, each state already had one of these ___________.
Type of government where states and central government share power

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The federal government gets all of it's power from the ______.
The necessary and proper clause is also known as the ______ clause.
Powers that are actually stated in the Constitution
Clause that says federal laws are superior to state laws
Type of government where the central government gets its powers from the states
Powers that are not actually stated in the Constitution

13 Clues: Powers that are actually stated in the Constitution • Powers that are not actually stated in the Constitution • Clause that says federal laws are superior to state laws • Name for powers shared by the states and federal government • The federal government gets all of it's power from the ______. • A word that describes the relationship of the states in the US • ...

The Federal in Federalism 2023-02-23

The Federal in Federalism crossword puzzle

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Type of government where the central government gets its power from the states
Type of government where states and a central government share power.
The federal government gets all of its power from this.
Type of government where the central government has all the power.
When America was born, each state already had one of these.
Powers that are actually stated in the Constitution.
Division of power between a central government and state governments
The country that ruled the American colonies before the Revolutionary War.

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Special name for powers that both the states and federal government share.
The necessary and proper clause is also known as the _______ clause.
Powers that are not actually stated in the Constitution.
A word that describes the relationship of the states in America
Clause that says federal laws are superior to state laws.

13 Clues: Powers that are actually stated in the Constitution. • The federal government gets all of its power from this. • Powers that are not actually stated in the Constitution. • Clause that says federal laws are superior to state laws. • When America was born, each state already had one of these. • A word that describes the relationship of the states in America • ...

The Confederation Era 2023-01-31

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City where the Constitution was written
The western border of the United States used to be the __________________ river.
Under the Articles of Confederation there was no national _______ system to judge the fairness of law
Congress had the power to make ____________ with England after the American Revolution ended
The Articles of Confederation set up the first _____________ in the United States
The name of the territory that included Ohio, Indiana, Illinois, Michigan, and Wisconsin
Congress had no power to ______ the states in order to pay military veterans
An act banned in the Northwest Territory

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Another word for executive
The ability to govern oneself
Congress wanted to create a government that was more powerful but also protected the ___________ of the citizens
Nearly all the power of government was granted to the thirteen _____________ under the Articles.
Country where the loyalists fled to

13 Clues: Another word for executive • The ability to govern oneself • Country where the loyalists fled to • City where the Constitution was written • An act banned in the Northwest Territory • Congress had no power to ______ the states in order to pay military veterans • The western border of the United States used to be the __________________ river. • ...

Unit 4 Vocabulary 2022-02-14

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a legal document that requires a person to testify in court
a bill that sets aside money for a specific purpose
powers reserved to the states
historically recognizes naturally belonging power
federal grants given for general purposes
when national government can influence state policies
powers not specifically listed in the constitution

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a law that punishes a person without a trial
returning power to the states
powers shared between national and state governments
people living within a certain area
distribution of house seats among states
powers granted to the naitonal government directly from the constitution
congress power to review executive branch

14 Clues: returning power to the states • powers reserved to the states • people living within a certain area • distribution of house seats among states • congress power to review executive branch • federal grants given for general purposes • a law that punishes a person without a trial • historically recognizes naturally belonging power • ...

English speaking countries 2024-02-03

English speaking countries crossword puzzle

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The currency used in the United Kingdom.
The famous canyon located in Arizona.
residence of the British monarch in London.
famous statue located in New York Harbor.
The second-largest country in the world by land area.
famous clock tower in London.

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The capital city of the United States.
The largest city in Australia.
The first President of the United States.
The iconic opera house is located in this Australian city.
The national bird of the United States.
The country that includes England, Scotland, Wales, and Northern Ireland.
The famous river that runs through London.
The official languages of Canada are English and ___.

14 Clues: famous clock tower in London. • The largest city in Australia. • The famous canyon located in Arizona. • The capital city of the United States. • The national bird of the United States. • The currency used in the United Kingdom. • The first President of the United States. • famous statue located in New York Harbor. • The famous river that runs through London. • ...

Thanksgiving 2025-12-04

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the day of Thanksgiving
when you collect plants or vegetables
a sport people watch on TV for Thanksgiving
people who arrived in the United States in 1620
brown sauce for meat
a traditional event on the streets for Thanksgiving

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the month of Thanksgiving
the first people who lived in the United States
the ship of the Pilgrims to go to the United States
adjective to describe somebody who says "thank you"
you share it when you eat with people
a bird people eat at Thanksgiving
something you celebrate every year
orange vegetable that is also used for Halloween

14 Clues: brown sauce for meat • the day of Thanksgiving • the month of Thanksgiving • a bird people eat at Thanksgiving • something you celebrate every year • you share it when you eat with people • when you collect plants or vegetables • a sport people watch on TV for Thanksgiving • the first people who lived in the United States • people who arrived in the United States in 1620 • ...

8.3 Aristocratic Republicanism and Slavery Crossword 2018-10-14

8.3 Aristocratic Republicanism and Slavery Crossword crossword puzzle

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Methodist Episcopal Church/Which church led by Allen condemned colonization and wanted to claim American citizenship?
is the called when owners voluntarily let their slaves be free?
did they mostly resettled freed slaves?
Convention/What event was the Missouri Compromise similar to (outcome)?
Colonization Society/Which society wanted to send free African Americans back to their homeland Africa (aka colonization)?
religious group encouraged slave emancipation and held a conference to discuss slavery?
Clay/Who was the Kentucky congressman who devised the Missouri Compromise?
is it called when slaves are set free by government action?
states/What were all the states south of the 36 30’ line?

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Tallmadge/Who proposed that he would only support Missouri statehood only if it banned slavery?
Compromise/What is the name of the series of political agreement that allowed Maine to join the Union as a free state in 1820 and Missouri as a slave state in 1821?
intellectual movement questioned the idea of slavery?
states/What were all the states north of the 36 30’ line (excluding Missouri)?
Dunmore/Whose proclamation encouraged slaves to join British troops during the Revolutionary War?
Leone/What was the settlement in West Africa formed by English antislavery organizations?
increased the demand for slaves in the South causing Mississippi, Louisiana, and Alabama to join the Union as slave states?
was the state that was allowed to enter the Union as a free state in 1820 from the Missouri Compromise?
republic/What was the new form of republicanism that restricted personal liberty and other republican rights to whites?

18 Clues: did they mostly resettled freed slaves? • intellectual movement questioned the idea of slavery? • states/What were all the states south of the 36 30’ line? • is it called when slaves are set free by government action? • is the called when owners voluntarily let their slaves be free? • Convention/What event was the Missouri Compromise similar to (outcome)? • ...

constitiounal convection 2025-01-16

constitiounal convection crossword puzzle

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In the United States, the Electoral College is the group of presidential electors that is formed every four years during the presidential election for the sole purpose of voting for the president and vice presiden
the first constitution of the United States, establishing the country's national government after it declared independence from Great Britain
type of legislature that is divided into two separate assemblies, chambers, or houses, known as a bicameral legislature
opposed the ratification of the 1787 U.S. Constitution
an agreement between Northern and Southern delegates at the 1787 Constitutional Convention
address the problems of the weak central government that existed under the Articles of Confederation.
1st U.S. President
ead a small army of farmers in Shays's Rebellion
first ten amendments to the Constitution in their original form.

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proposal for the structure of the United States government that was presented at the Constitutional Convention in 1787
American statesman, diplomat, and Founding Father who served as the fourth president of the United States from 1809 to 1817.
agreement between delegates at the Constitutional Convention in 1787 that established a bicameral legislature with proportional representation in the House of Representatives and equal representation in the Senate
It dominated the national government under Alexander Hamilton from 1789 to 1801.
a series of meetings of delegates from the Thirteen Colonies that took place in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania beginning in May 1775
(May 7, 1744 – July 29, 1798) was a merchant, lawyer and a New York delegate to the Continental Congress. Praised for his intelligence
a violent uprising in Massachusetts in 1786 and 1787
a proposal for the structure of the United States government that was presented at the Constitutional Convention in 1787
composed of the Preamble, seven articles, and 27 amendments
"first constitution of the United States" established a "league of friendship" for the 13 sovereign and independent states.
reedom of speech, press, and religion.

20 Clues: 1st U.S. President • reedom of speech, press, and religion. • ead a small army of farmers in Shays's Rebellion • a violent uprising in Massachusetts in 1786 and 1787 • opposed the ratification of the 1787 U.S. Constitution • composed of the Preamble, seven articles, and 27 amendments • first ten amendments to the Constitution in their original form. • ...

The "Federal" in Federalism 2017-06-20

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special name for powers that both the states and federal government share
when America was born, each state had one of these already
powers that are not actually stated in the Constitution
a word that describes the relationship of the states in America
type of government where he central government gets its power from the states
the necessary and proper clause is also known as the ____ clause

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powers that are actually stated in the Constitution
the federal government gets all of its power from this
the country that ruled the American colonies before the Revolutionary War
type of government where states and a central government share power
type of government where the central government has all the power
Division of power between a central government and state governments
clause that says federal laws are superior to state laws

13 Clues: powers that are actually stated in the Constitution • the federal government gets all of its power from this • powers that are not actually stated in the Constitution • clause that says federal laws are superior to state laws • when America was born, each state had one of these already • a word that describes the relationship of the states in America • ...

Civil War 2017-01-15

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Vice President to Andrew Jackson
The south needed slaves to work on their?
South Plantations mostly grew
Southerners that believed in an individual states rights
A short speech that people give at a bar is a
Harriet Beecher Stowe wrote this book
What did southerners call people living in the North?
The North didn’t need slaves because they had

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Someone who believes the states should be together
Our sixteenth President
A Confederate State
The north fought for
Slaves were brought to America from Africa aboard ships owned by the
Settlers from this country brought slavery to the United States

14 Clues: A Confederate State • The north fought for • Our sixteenth President • South Plantations mostly grew • Vice President to Andrew Jackson • Harriet Beecher Stowe wrote this book • The south needed slaves to work on their? • A short speech that people give at a bar is a • The North didn’t need slaves because they had • Someone who believes the states should be together • ...

America's First Government Review 2025-02-25

America's First Government Review crossword puzzle

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______ had all of the power under the Articles of Confederation
After the American Revolution, America was in a large amount of _____
Articles of
America's mother country when they were colonies (2 words)
All states selected their own ______ leaders
Due to a weak central government, Congress could not create ______
Under the Articles of Confederation

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Great Brtian's government
Shay's Rebellion took place in this state
Congress could not control or _______ trade
The _________ Act was passed to punish the rebels from Shays Rebellion
The Articles of Confederation were America's first
This man was from Massachusetts and led a rebellion
Another word for money, all states had their own

14 Clues: Articles of • Great Brtian's government • Under the Articles of Confederation • Shay's Rebellion took place in this state • Congress could not control or _______ trade • All states selected their own ______ leaders • Another word for money, all states had their own • The Articles of Confederation were America's first • This man was from Massachusetts and led a rebellion • ...

WORLD'S FAMOUS RIVERS - CROSSWORD PUZZLE 2023-01-07

WORLD'S FAMOUS RIVERS - CROSSWORD PUZZLE crossword puzzle

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Peru, Bolivia, Colombia, Ecuador, Venezuela, Guyana
Russia
Brazil, Argentina, Paraguay, Bolivia, Uruguay
Myanmar
Turkey, Iraq, Syria
Ethiopia, Eritrea, Sudan, Uganda, Tanzania, Kenya, Rwanda, Burundi, Egypt, Democratic Republic of the Congo, South Sudan
India, Bangladesh, Nepal, China
Romania, Hungary, Austria, Serbia, Germany, Slovakia, Bulgaria, Croatia
Russia, Mongolia

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Venezuela, Colombia, Guyana
Brazil
China, Myanmar, Thailand
Colombia
United States, Canada
China
United States, Mexico
China, Myanmar, Laos, Thailand, Cambodia, Vietnam

17 Clues: China • Brazil • Russia • Myanmar • Colombia • Russia, Mongolia • Turkey, Iraq, Syria • United States, Canada • United States, Mexico • China, Myanmar, Thailand • Venezuela, Colombia, Guyana • India, Bangladesh, Nepal, China • Brazil, Argentina, Paraguay, Bolivia, Uruguay • China, Myanmar, Laos, Thailand, Cambodia, Vietnam • Peru, Bolivia, Colombia, Ecuador, Venezuela, Guyana • ...

Civil War 2023-04-17

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southern states
free states
sharp rounded objects used in war
Sharp tools used in War
Northern states
war type of war that this was all caused in

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what was used after the civil war to make this world better
Hard workers
instrument used to play a tune at the end of the night
slave states

10 Clues: free states • Hard workers • slave states • southern states • Northern states • Sharp tools used in War • sharp rounded objects used in war • war type of war that this was all caused in • instrument used to play a tune at the end of the night • what was used after the civil war to make this world better

Civil War 2023-05-12

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The communication device which used Morse Code.
The south created the _________ States of America.
The _________________ Proclamation freed slaves in the Confederate States.
The _____________Revolution inspired the North to rely heavily on manufacturing.
Those wanting to end slavery in the United States.

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Types of squares used to communicate on the Underground Railroad.
The _____________ Slave Act made it legal for slave catchers to pursue runaways into the free states.
This land was referred to by runaway slaves as the "Promised land."
The plan used by Lincoln to cut off the supplies of the south.
John___________ and his five sons tried to stage a slave rebellion in Virginia.
The last name of Lincoln's assassin.
Conductors used the underground ___________ to guide fugitive slaves to freedom.
The name that referred to the North during the Civil War.

13 Clues: The last name of Lincoln's assassin. • The communication device which used Morse Code. • The south created the _________ States of America. • Those wanting to end slavery in the United States. • The name that referred to the North during the Civil War. • The plan used by Lincoln to cut off the supplies of the south. • ...

Emancipation Proclamation 2023-08-09

Emancipation Proclamation crossword puzzle

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President who issued the Emancipation Proclamation.
The side in the Civil War that ultimately won, supporting the Emancipation Proclamation.
The condition that the Emancipation Proclamation promised to slaves in Confederate states.
The official name of the document that declared slaves in Confederate states to be free.
The conflict during which the Emancipation Proclamation was issued.

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The action of setting slaves free, as declared in the Proclamation.
The amendment that eventually abolished slavery in the United States.
The month in which the Emancipation Proclamation was issued.
The institution that the Emancipation Proclamation aimed to end.
The type of war that was ongoing when the Emancipation Proclamation was issued.
The region where the Emancipation Proclamation had the most impact.
The states that the Emancipation Proclamation targeted.
Nickname of the president who issued the Emancipation Proclamation.

13 Clues: President who issued the Emancipation Proclamation. • The states that the Emancipation Proclamation targeted. • The month in which the Emancipation Proclamation was issued. • The institution that the Emancipation Proclamation aimed to end. • The action of setting slaves free, as declared in the Proclamation. • ...

Unit 4: Review! 2024-03-26

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Government type in United States
Voting in the United States is a...
We vote for President in this month.
This branch carries out the laws.
A tax paid to vote.
A political party other than democrat or republican
How old do you need to be to vote in the U.S.?
How many amendments are there?
A group of electors that formally casts their votes for the Pres.

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Our current President of the United States
If you leave North Korea you are labeled a...
Political ideology on the RIGHT side of the political spectrum.
Political ideology on the LEFT side of the political spectrum.
Voting in North Korea is a...
The symbol for this party is an elephant
The symbol for this party is a donkey
Old enough to _____, old enough to vote.

17 Clues: A tax paid to vote. • Voting in North Korea is a... • How many amendments are there? • Government type in United States • This branch carries out the laws. • Voting in the United States is a... • We vote for President in this month. • The symbol for this party is a donkey • The symbol for this party is an elephant • Old enough to _____, old enough to vote. • ...

Citizenship and Democracy in Government 2022-09-13

Citizenship and Democracy in Government crossword puzzle

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another large ethnic group in the united states
plan for making and spending money
americans one of the largest ethnic group in the united states
government highest level of government
Study of the rights and duties of citizens
a display of love for one's country
naturalization two ways to be a citizen
democracy government in which citizens choose a smaller group to govern on their behalf

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policy the course of government action to achieve community goals
order primary function of government
legal process to become a citizen
government low level of government
noncitizens living in a nation
government mid level of government
people who move permanently to a new country
to send an alien or immigrant back to his or her own country.
States Citizen Immigrant Services what does this stand for

17 Clues: noncitizens living in a nation • legal process to become a citizen • plan for making and spending money • a display of love for one's country • government low level of government • government mid level of government • order primary function of government • government highest level of government • naturalization two ways to be a citizen • ...

Civil War Vocabulary 2021-12-07

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one of the most important strategies during the Civil War; designed to prevent the South from shipping its cotton to England and France in return for weapons and other supplies
the action of southern states to leave the Union
the belief that a states' interests should take priority over the interests of the government
a legal idea that a state has the right to cancel any federal law which that state has considered unconstitutional
legislation passed by Congress in which California was admitted to the Union as a free state and a stronger Fugitive Slave Act was passed
proclamation that said all slaves in the rebellious states would be freed on January 1, 1863
federal reconstruction agency; provided food; helped build schools and hospitals; created the first public school program for either African Americans or whites in Georgia
a destructive path of total war from Atlanta to Savannah
battle that was the largest Union defeat in the western theater of the Civil War; failure to follow up on the victory lead to Sherman’s Atlanta campaign

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established Georgia's conditional acceptance of the Compromise of 1850; kept Georgia from succeeding from the Union
the period immediately after the Civil War when the South rebuilt and the southern states returned to the Union
most notorious prisoner of war camp during the Civil War; officially named “Fort Sumter”
battles in and around Atlanta that led to Atlanta being completely destroyed
Missouri slave who sued for his freedom because he had lived in free territory; was denied the right to sue by the United States Supreme Court
Abraham Lincoln elected President; outcome led to southern states to secede from the Union

15 Clues: the action of southern states to leave the Union • a destructive path of total war from Atlanta to Savannah • battles in and around Atlanta that led to Atlanta being completely destroyed • most notorious prisoner of war camp during the Civil War; officially named “Fort Sumter” • ...

American History 2023-12-13

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Canal. an artificial 82 km waterway in Panama that connects the Atlantic Ocean with the Pacific Ocean, cutting across the Isthmus of Panama, and is a conduit for maritime trade.
C. an American statesman and political theorist who served as the seventh vice president of the United States from 1825 to 1832.
was the 13th president of the United States, serving from 1850 to 1853
Alexander Graham. was a Scottish-born Canadian-American inventor, scientist and engineer who is credited with patenting the first practical telephone.
was an American statesman, political philosopher, and a Founding Father of the United States.
Bernard M. an American financier and statesman.
Corollary. an addition to the Monroe Doctrine articulated by President Theodore Roosevelt in his State of the Union address in 1904 after the Venezuelan crisis of 1902–1903.

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Susan B. an American social reformer and women's rights activist who played a pivotal role in the women's suffrage movement.
J. Pershing. senior United States Army officer. He served most famously as the commander of the American Expeditionary Forces during World War I from 1917 to 1920.
Clara an American nurse who founded the American Red Cross.
an American politician who served as the first and only president of the Confederate States of America from 1861 to 1865
Zapata. a Mexican revolutionary. He was a leading figure in the Mexican Revolution of 1910–1920
W.E.B. an American sociologist, socialist, historian, and Pan-Africanist civil rights activist.
diplomacy. a form of American foreign policy to minimize the use or threat of military force
Stokely. a prominent organizer in the civil rights movement in the United States and the global pan-African movement.

15 Clues: Bernard M. an American financier and statesman. • Clara an American nurse who founded the American Red Cross. • was the 13th president of the United States, serving from 1850 to 1853 • diplomacy. a form of American foreign policy to minimize the use or threat of military force • ...

Geography of cold war 2023-03-09

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oui
The longest word here.
has 50 states
The country above the U.S.

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fought against the united states
split into east and west.
was a country taken over by Mussolini
homeland of yogurt
Always a cold country.
country along the western front

10 Clues: oui • has 50 states • homeland of yogurt • The longest word here. • Always a cold country. • split into east and west. • The country above the U.S. • country along the western front • fought against the united states • was a country taken over by Mussolini

New Jersey 2016-05-04

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_____ D.C is the capital of the United States of America.
_____ is the capital of New Jersey.
______ is the country north of the United States.
There are _____ stars are on the American Flag.

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The ________ is New Jersey's nickname
The ____ ocean borders New Jersey.
Florida is a good example of a ___________.
The highest mountain in the United States, (not in Alaska) is in California, Mount ______
Most of New Jersey is ______ not urban.
The United States is _____ the equator.

10 Clues: The ____ ocean borders New Jersey. • _____ is the capital of New Jersey. • The ________ is New Jersey's nickname • Most of New Jersey is ______ not urban. • The United States is _____ the equator. • Florida is a good example of a ___________. • There are _____ stars are on the American Flag. • ______ is the country north of the United States. • ...

Compromise of 1850 2024-01-25

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Another one of the states voting on being a free or slave state
One of the states voting on being a free or slave state
Was made illegal in DC
Territory that became states
What happened to the amount of free and slave states

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People who benifited from the fugitive slave law
Was admitted as a free state
What this act was trying to prevent
Slave law that was created
The state's border that changed

10 Clues: Was made illegal in DC • Slave law that was created • Was admitted as a free state • Territory that became states • The state's border that changed • What this act was trying to prevent • People who benifited from the fugitive slave law • What happened to the amount of free and slave states • One of the states voting on being a free or slave state • ...

Client Services 2013-10-25

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Client services policy 2-A-14 Risk Assessment To address the best interests of a client at risk and his/her safety, all Program Staff will receive training to assist in identifying risk factors and ___________ of high-risk behaviour, as well as crisis intervention methods for dealing with clients who may be at risk.
Clients Services policy 5-A-20 Prevention states- Prevention can be universal or targeted. Universal prevention programs are applicable to “whole populations” (e.g. all of the children in an elementary school; any parent in a community). Targeted prevention are delivered to a specific at risk population at increased _________ of developing mental health problems (e.g. parenting groups for teen-aged mothers).
Client services policy 2-A-09 Multidisciplinary Process states Through a process of ____________ ____________, problem solving and decision-making, the multi-disciplinary process is used to design and direct assessments and to develop and review a unified service plan for each client in need of this process.
Client Services policy 1-A-09 Personal Health Information Protection states-Hands TheFamilyHelpNetwork.ca will use implied consent when sharing with the _________ __ _________ and will assume clients are consenting to services by voluntary participation in any assessment, treatment, or relationship.
Client services policy 1-A-03 Client Rights and Responsibilities states At the time of Intake, the Intake Worker reviews with prospective clients the following - The ____________ nature of services.

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Client Services policy 3-A-01 Acts of Aggression by clients states- An act of aggression is defined as behaviour this is disruptive and dangerous and that infringes upon, and _____________ the safety of others.
Client services policy 1-B-04-Summons of Clinical Records states-If it is learned that a file may potentially be requested pending a court procedure, managers must take immediate action to ensure the security and ___________ of the clinical record.
Client services policy 2-A-14 Risk Assessment states Hands TheFamilyHelpNetwork.ca recognizes the seriousness of those clients referred to, and/or receiving services from the agency, who are ______________ High Risk behaviours.
Client services policy 1-A-05 Client confidentiality states- All staff members must ensure that clinical records are stored securely (see File Location, Security and Retention Policy #1-B-03) and that notes containing client information are ___________ of in a manner that maintains confidentiality.
Client services policy 1-B-01-Documentation Standards states- All documentation in client files must ____________ and accurately reflect what has occurred.
Client Services policy 2-A-03 Admission & Referral Process states In the case of a _________-initiated referral, the child must be between 12 and 19 years of age.
Client services policy 3-A-06 Duty to Report Allegations of Abuse states-A person including a person who performs professional of official duties with respect to children, who has reasonable grounds to suspect that a child may be in need of protection must _____________ report the belief and the information upon which it is based to a Children’s Aid Society.
Client Services policy 4-A-22 Research states In planning a study, researchers will carefully evaluate ________ acceptability to ensure that risk is minimized and the rights and dignity of participants and collaborators are maintained.

13 Clues: Client services policy 1-B-01-Documentation Standards states- All documentation in client files must ____________ and accurately reflect what has occurred. • Client Services policy 2-A-03 Admission & Referral Process states In the case of a _________-initiated referral, the child must be between 12 and 19 years of age. • ...

Civil War Crossword 2025-06-03

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Political entities that make up a nation, often with their own governments.
Relating to the Confederacy, the group of southern states that seceded from the Union.
The direction associated with the movement towards the western United States, especially during the 19th century.
The term used to refer to the Northern states during the Civil War.

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Refers to Abraham Lincoln, the 16th President of the United States.
The region of the United States that seceded during the Civil War.
The act of withdrawing formally from membership in a federation or body, especially a political state.
The act of increasing territory or influence, often associated with westward movement in U.S. history.
Run The site of two significant battles during the American Civil War.
Hampshire One of the original thirteen colonies and a state in the northeastern U.S.

10 Clues: The region of the United States that seceded during the Civil War. • Refers to Abraham Lincoln, the 16th President of the United States. • The term used to refer to the Northern states during the Civil War. • Run The site of two significant battles during the American Civil War. • Political entities that make up a nation, often with their own governments. • ...

Civil War Crossword Puzzle 2022-03-04

Civil War Crossword Puzzle crossword puzzle

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Union fighting to take Sabine Pass from the south
Galveston was forced t surrender after union easily goes through their defenses.
Fought under general Robert E. Lee
Served as President of Republic of Texas 2 times.
Commander of Bayou City
a state of armed conflict between different states/countries

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The laws that restrict Africans from doing certain things.
Someone supporting the union.
a member of a volunteer committee organized to punish criminals
African American that was free from slavery
being forced to work for "masters"
Died in battle in 1861.
States that abolished slavery
States that allowed slavery

14 Clues: Died in battle in 1861. • Commander of Bayou City • States that allowed slavery • Someone supporting the union. • States that abolished slavery • being forced to work for "masters" • Fought under general Robert E. Lee • African American that was free from slavery • Union fighting to take Sabine Pass from the south • Served as President of Republic of Texas 2 times. • ...

by Kasay Nichols 2014-03-11

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A person, group, or nation that is associated with another or others for some common cause or purpose
Powers In World War I, Germany and Austria-Hungary, often with their allies Turkey and Bulgaria
Boat A German Submarine
Policy of extending the rule or authority of an empire or nation over foreign countries
Franz Ferdinand An archduke of Austro-Hungarian
Mans Land An area between opposing armies, over which no control has been established
Form of communicated aimed towards influencing the attitude of the community toward some cause or position
Exeditionary Force Were the United States Armed Forces sent to Europe in World War I
A strong military spirit or policy
of Versailles Peace treaty at the end of World War I, it ended the state of war between Germany and the Allied Powers

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v United States A United States Supreme Court decision concerning enforcement of the Espionage Act of 1917 during World War I
Wilson The 28th President of the United States
Maine Commissioned in 1895, was the first US Navy ship to be named after the state of Maine
Service Act Enacted May 18, 1917, authorized the federal government to raise a national army for the American entry into World War I through conscription
Note The Zimmerman telegram was a 1917 diplomatic proposal from the German Empire for Mexico to join Central Powers in the event of the United States entering World War I
A British luxury liner sunk by a German submarine in the North Atlantic on May 7, 1915
Spirit or aspirations common to the whole of a nation
Jackets Journalism that exploits, distorts, or exaggerates the news to create sensations and attract readers
Warfare Combat in which each side occupies a system of protective trenches
System A formal agreement or treaty between two or more nations to cooperate for specific purposes

20 Clues: Boat A German Submarine • A strong military spirit or policy • Wilson The 28th President of the United States • Franz Ferdinand An archduke of Austro-Hungarian • Spirit or aspirations common to the whole of a nation • Warfare Combat in which each side occupies a system of protective trenches • ...

Government Crossword 2014-09-29

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a clause in a document or agreement
creation of federal marriage laws are ______ to the Government
Division of power between federal government and the states
this branch of power decides the law
people are the only source of governmental power
grants made for specific purposes
loyalty to a particular political party
government must be conducted according to constitutional principles
The first 10 amendments
Agreements between the states and foreign powers are Interstate ______
Privileges and _______ Clause means that no state can draw unreasonable distinctions between its residents and those persons who happen to live in another state
V this gives us two ways to propose and two ways to ratify
this branch of power enforces the law
can only do things the people give it power to do
Everything they like is unconstitutional
The last "War" America fought
power to decide the constitutionality of a governmental action
reject
this branch of power makes the law

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to become law
Exclusive powers includes most of the ________ powers
this Amendment gives you protection from cruel punishments
a ban or denial
Powers held to the states
Legal agreements in one state are binding in another
sending criminals to another state to stand trial there
Privileges and Immunities Clause is reinforced in this Amendment
Powers given to the national government by the Constitution
grants of federal money or other resources to the states and their local units
to declare illegal
process for changing Constitution without changing the Government
powers held by both the states and the Government
this amendment abolish slavery
Tradition
Powers written by the Constitution
Changing the constitution happens in ___ ways
an advisory body to the president
Powers that can only be exercised by the Government
if Congress likes this it passes the _______ Act

39 Clues: reject • Tradition • to become law • a ban or denial • to declare illegal • The first 10 amendments • Powers held to the states • The last "War" America fought • this amendment abolish slavery • grants made for specific purposes • an advisory body to the president • Powers written by the Constitution • this branch of power makes the law • a clause in a document or agreement • ...

World History Crossword Puzzle 2016-03-15

World History Crossword Puzzle crossword puzzle

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President Roosevelt signed the _____ bill on March 11, 1941.
A code-named operation that meant the Allied forces invade northern France meaning beach landings in Normandy
He served as the 40th Governor of Louisiana from 1928 to 1932
A act that provides for general welfare by establishing a system of Federal old-age benefits,etc.
The term used by commentators at the time and historians ever since to characterize the New Deal programs of President Franklin D. Roosevelt
Basic rights of private sector employees
A laboratory in the United States where they work on the designs of nuclear weapons
On December 7, 1941, Japan launches a surprise attack on American soil
Federal owned corporation in the United States created in May 1933 to provide navigation, flood control, electricity, fertilizer ,etc
Having people and resources ready to move or act
Built by unemployed people during the Depression of the early 1930s
Adeolf Hitler's killed about six million Jews

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A sudden dramatic decline of stock prices across a stock market, resulting in losses of wealth
A crucial and decisive naval battle in the Pacific Theater of World War I
he United States dropped two _______ over the Japanese cities
Also known as the Dirty Thirties
The longest-serving First Lady of the United States
Also known as Judicial Procedures Reform Bill of 1937
A leader in the African-American Civil Rights Movement
Was the final major offensive of the European theatre of World War II
A project that produced the first atomic bombs during World War II
The deepest and longest-lasting economic downturn in the history of the Western industrialized world
The process of the govern. body controlling the issuance of goods and services to the public
Japanese Americans in the United States was the forced relocation and incarceration during World War II

24 Clues: Also known as the Dirty Thirties • Basic rights of private sector employees • Adeolf Hitler's killed about six million Jews • Having people and resources ready to move or act • The longest-serving First Lady of the United States • Also known as Judicial Procedures Reform Bill of 1937 • A leader in the African-American Civil Rights Movement • ...

Vietnam war 2021-01-19

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Chi Minh founds the Indochinese Communist Party (ICP)
gave a sppech that opposed the vietnam war and got heavy back lash
indo china war also known as the vietnam war
warfare is a form of irregular warfare in which small groups of combatants, such as paramilitary personnel, armed civilians, or irregulars, use military tactics including ambushes, sabotage
Capital of south vietnam
Dinh Diem president of South Vietnam (1955–63)
Chi Minh Trail was a military supply route running from North Vietnam through Laos and Cambodia to South Vietnam
cong south vietnamese communist sympathizers
of tonkin resoultion gave the president the power to declare war
seventy five the year the war ended
president at the start of the war
Nguyên Giáp was an army general in the Vietnam People's Army and a politician.
Văn Linh a political leader of the Vietcong during the Vietnam War
took over vietnam in WW2

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effect When one country in asia falls to communism all the other countries in that reigon fall too
ment policy sought to contain communist
colonial power that ruled vietnam
president who ended the vietnam war
McNamara united States Secretary of Defense during the vietnam war
of Tonkin incident: the US says North Vietnamese patrol boats fire on two US Navy destroyers.
Orange is a herbicide and defoliant chemical
B. Johnson , was an American politician who served as the 36th president of the United States from 1963 to 1969, and previously as 37th vice president from 1961 to 1963. He assumed the presidency following the assassination of President John F. Kennedy
Childs Westmoreland was a United States Army general, most notably commander of United States forces during the Vietnam War from 1964 to 1968expansion while easing tensions and avoiding direct
Dean Rusk was the United States Secretary of State from 1961 to 1969 under presidents John F. Kennedy and Lyndon B. Johnson.
a highly flammable sticky jelly used in incendiary bombs and flamethrowers

25 Clues: Capital of south vietnam • took over vietnam in WW2 • colonial power that ruled vietnam • president at the start of the war • president who ended the vietnam war • seventy five the year the war ended • ment policy sought to contain communist • indo china war also known as the vietnam war • Orange is a herbicide and defoliant chemical • ...

Constitutional Underpinnings and Federalism 2017-04-10

Constitutional Underpinnings and Federalism crossword puzzle

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State whose plan called representation based on population.
A formal change to the Constitution, which can be done 4 ways
Type of legislature with a Senate based on equal representation and a House based on population.
Restraints placed on the other two branches of governments so that no one branch becomes too powerful
Tool to direct states and local governments to comply with federal law under threat of penalties or as a condition of receipt of a grant
Grants that give states more discretion and cover a policy area
A writ requiring inmate to be brought before a judge
Grants of a specific purpose
Transferring of power to lower levels of government
A weak national government with most powers vested in the states.
Source of Congress' power to pass all laws necessary and proper to carrying out enumerated powers.
A group of citizens united around a common interest according to Madison

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Process to review constitutionality of laws
Original constitution of America which gave national government limited powers.
Type of commercial activity regulated by the states
Provision stating Constitution, laws of Congress and treaties are the highest law of the land
Landmark case that strengthened national government's power and broadened the definition of commerce
Individuals who supported the U.S. Constitution
Counted as three-fifths for the purposes of taxation
States must return a person charged with a crime in another state to that state for punishment
Landmark case dealing with guns that limited the definition commerce to economic activity.
Addition to the Constitution to convince Anti-Federalist to ratify
Type of powers that are shared by the state and national government
To bring charges against
Type of federalism involving spending, taxing and providing grants in the federal system
Amendment stating national government cannot usurp state powers

26 Clues: To bring charges against • Grants of a specific purpose • Process to review constitutionality of laws • Individuals who supported the U.S. Constitution • Type of commercial activity regulated by the states • Transferring of power to lower levels of government • Counted as three-fifths for the purposes of taxation • A writ requiring inmate to be brought before a judge • ...

civil war 2019-04-30

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/ Northern soldier, W.T Sherman, spread his army around the south and destroyed land and supplies.
/ a public or official announcement, especially one dealing with a matter of great importance
/ Belief on whether state's rights are more important than federal rights. The south was for this while the north was not.
/ a soft white fibrous substance that surrounds the seeds of a tropical and subtropical plant and is used as textile fiber and thread for sewing
/ a network of secret routes and safe houses used by 19th-century enslaved people of African descent in the United States in efforts to escape to free states and Canada
/ the action of annexing something, especially territory
/ where the slaves worked, big farm
/ The bloodiest battle of the Civil War.

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or political restrictions; liberation
/ Compromise set to make the north and south happy by making CA a free state, but other states would now be open to slavery. a very strict fugitive slave act was set. GA Platform was created because of this compromise
/ an act or means of sealing off a place to prevent goods or people from entering or leaving
/ the fact or process of being set free from legal,
/ a person who favors the abolition of a practice or institution, especially capital punishment or (formerly) slavery
/ Northern economic system during the Civil War
/ a sea fort in Charleston, South Carolina, notable for two battles of the American Civil War
/ was a confederation of secessionist American states existing from 1861 to 1865
/ northern states
/ survival of the Union or independence for the Confederacy
/ Largest southern jail that help Union soldiers.
of 1828 / The North put tariffs on imported goods, forcing the south to buy goods from the north. SC was the first state to nullify this.
/ Largest cause of the Civil War. Union believed the south should not enslave people, while the south thought otherwise.

21 Clues: / northern states • / where the slaves worked, big farm • or political restrictions; liberation • / The bloodiest battle of the Civil War. • / Northern economic system during the Civil War • / Largest southern jail that help Union soldiers. • / the fact or process of being set free from legal, • / the action of annexing something, especially territory • ...

Algebraic Terms 2024-06-10

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The property that states that when a number is being multiplied by two or more terms the outside number is multiplied by all the terms in the parentheses
The property that states that whenever a number is multiplied by zero the result is always zero
The property that states that changing the order of operations in multiplication or addition will not change the result
The steepness of a line
A letter that represents an unknown number in an expression
The point on a graph where the line crosses the y-axis
Ax + By = C
A set of inputs for a function
An equation that compares two expressions that aren’t equal
The property that states that any two or more numbers being multiplied or added will have the same result, no matter how they are grouped with parentheses
When you solve an equation and the result is a false statement
y = mx + b
When you solve an equation and the result is an infinite number of solutions

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The point on a graph where the line crosses the x-axis
The property that states that any number multiplied or divided by number will be the same number
Two or more equations to be solved together
Removing a part of an equation by multiplying it by it's opposite in order to solve an equation
Replacing a variable with a number in order to solve an equation
A set of outputs for a function
The constant in a function
A fixed reference line for the plotting of points
An algebraic drawing that uses lines to represent two or more algebraic equations, usually on an axis
A number placed in front of a variable to multiply by the variable in an expression
A mathematical statement that puts two expressions equal
A mathematical statement that consists of numbers and variables

25 Clues: y = mx + b • Ax + By = C • The steepness of a line • The constant in a function • A set of inputs for a function • A set of outputs for a function • Two or more equations to be solved together • A fixed reference line for the plotting of points • The point on a graph where the line crosses the x-axis • The point on a graph where the line crosses the y-axis • ...

Lakshya Venkatesan Articles X-Word 2024-02-09

Lakshya Venkatesan Articles X-Word crossword puzzle

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The refined Constitution could now enforce new ______.
The Articles of Confederation was America's first __________.
A serious financial issue called ________ affected the lives.
The refined Constitution could now manage the nation's ________ and minted coins.
Although America declared itself as the ________ States of America, the states never really followed that.
Alexander ______________ hated the Congress, the world, and himself.
The Articles of _________ was made by the Congress for their drive to create a national government.
The country's borders were so hard to protect, that even _________ had their forts still standing there.
In the Congress, each state got one vote meaning a total of _______ votes.
When each state was worried about the national government favoring other states, they decided to make the government ______.
The states tried to repay their debt __________, not unitedly.
The national government was losing the value of money from issuing it as ________ money.
A group of ________ rebelled against the government of Massachusetts for the taxes and other serious issues.
With the states so deeply divided, getting votes was so hard or _________.

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Each state was never the same. They had _______ flags, colors, and currency values.
Congress couldn't levy taxes to support George ________'s Army.
In 1787, the state representatives discussed for _________ in the Articles.
Broken ________ angered many people like farmers to rebell.
The Articles defined America as a "firm league of _________"
The "underlying crisis" for the US was ___________.
Many representatives argued to start a whole new document based on _________ when the Articles flawed.
After Shays' Rebellion, America realized that it needed a strong, central ________.
No matter the changes made, the problem of of federal powr versus state power was still there leading to the ________.
Articles are flawed because the Continental Congress couldn't _____________
The Congress couldn't do anything about Shay's ________, militia had to take action.

25 Clues: The "underlying crisis" for the US was ___________. • The refined Constitution could now enforce new ______. • Broken ________ angered many people like farmers to rebell. • The Articles defined America as a "firm league of _________" • The Articles of Confederation was America's first __________. • A serious financial issue called ________ affected the lives. • ...

Unit 2 Vocab. 2024-09-03

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Powers Powers that belong only to the states
Domain The power of government to take property for public use
Cause A reasonable basis to believe a person's premises is linked to a crime
Powers Powers the government needs in order to carry out its expressed constitutional powers
Powers Powers that both the national government and the states have
A list of items that give Congress authority found in Article 1 of the Constitution
Introductory statement of the Constitution, states the basis concepts of government
Powers Powers the constitution grants or delegated to the national government
and Balances Each branch of government has some control over the other two so no single branch becomes too powerful
Supremacy If an amendment to a state's constitution conflicts with the U.S. constitution it is not valid and must be removed

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A change to the Constitution
Doctrine Process by which the Bill of Rights was extended to the states and local governments
Powers Powers directly stated in the Constitution
Review Power of the Supreme Court to declare laws and actions of local, state, or national governments unconstitutional
To return a fugitive who flees across state lines back to the original state
Clause Gives Congress the right to make laws necessary to carry out the powers stated in Article 1
System of government in which two or more governments have poser over the same people and the same territory, example: state and federal governments
Clause In Article 6 of the constitution, states that the Constitution, Laws passed by congress, and treaties of the U.S. shall be the supreme Law of the Land
Limits or territory within which authority may be exercised
Rejection of a bill by the president
of Rights The first ten amendments to the Constitution

21 Clues: A change to the Constitution • Rejection of a bill by the president • Powers Powers that belong only to the states • Powers Powers directly stated in the Constitution • of Rights The first ten amendments to the Constitution • Limits or territory within which authority may be exercised • Domain The power of government to take property for public use • ...

Da Jackson Era 2023-02-13

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Who are the people elected by citizens to represent them in a legislative body such as the US Congress?
What was the idea of spreading political power to all the people called?
Who was Jackson's vice president?
What was the nickname of the seventh president of the United States?
What term is used to describe the withdrawal of a state from a larger political entity such as a country or federation?
What is the name of the person that tried to teach the Cherokees to talk on paper like the white man?
Who was the Chief Justice in 1832?
What was the harsh journey of the Cherokee from their homeland to Indian Territory known as?
What was the term used to describe state-chartered banks that received deposits of federal funds?
What concept holds that individual states have certain rights and powers that are not granted to the federal government by the Const.?
What is the area that Native Americans moved to called?

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What is the legal term for the cancellation of a contract due to a fundamental breach by one of the parties?
What is the name of Andrew Jackson´s wife?
Who did the Whigs chose to run for president?
What act did Congress pass to move Indians more West?
Who was the president of the Second Bank of the United States from 1823 to 1836?
What is the practice of giving government jobs to political backers known as?
What was the Southeastern tribe that adopted white customs?
What word is used to describe the right to vote in a democratic system?
What is the oldest political party in the United States?
What political party was formed in the United States in the early 19th century in opposition to the policies of Andrew Jackson?

21 Clues: Who was Jackson's vice president? • Who was the Chief Justice in 1832? • What is the name of Andrew Jackson´s wife? • Who did the Whigs chose to run for president? • What act did Congress pass to move Indians more West? • What is the area that Native Americans moved to called? • What is the oldest political party in the United States? • ...

Chapter 8 Vocab 2023-03-14

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The powers neither given to the federal government nor denied by the states.
To reject.
Separates cotton from the seed.
A system where companies compete for products.
the powers of the Federal government that are beyond those spelled in the constitution.
A heavy tax on imported manufactured goods.
Cities.
A change in the way the market functions.
A system where one worker performs just one part of an entire production.
A band of states from South Carolina to Texas.
A money a business spends in hope that it will become more.
Told the western hemisphere to stay out of all affairs in the western hemisphere.
A war between natives, led by Black Hawk, and the U.S. in Illinois.
Distinct region of the country.
Stoppage of work.
A license from the government allowing you invent something.
A slave uprising in 1831.
A single factory that carries out all tasks to make a product.
Where states could not interfere with Federal government's regulation of interstate commerce.

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Rewarding political backers with government jobs.
Where a winner of an election chooses who will fill in government jobs.
A 1830 law giving the President authority to move
A 1835 uprising of the Seminoles, led by Osceola against the United states.
Parts that are identical, and can be replaced.
Areas made up of farms.
An organization of workers formed to protect interests of its members.
A piece of paper a bank gives to their customers.
To withdraw
Mass production of machinery in the 1800's.
A plan to make America economically independent.
A rule from the Supreme Court that states cannot interfere with private contracts.
16 day forced march of the Cherokee people to the indian territory.
Development of the industry.
The use of machinery to make goods.
Crowded apartments with poor sanitation.

35 Clues: Cities. • To reject. • To withdraw • Stoppage of work. • Areas made up of farms. • A slave uprising in 1831. • Development of the industry. • Separates cotton from the seed. • Distinct region of the country. • The use of machinery to make goods. • Crowded apartments with poor sanitation. • A change in the way the market functions. • A heavy tax on imported manufactured goods. • ...

National Symbols/Holidays and Pennsylvania's Symbols 2023-03-31

National Symbols/Holidays and Pennsylvania's Symbols crossword puzzle

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Finish Pennsylvania’s state motto: Virtue, _____, Independence
The state insect of Pennsylvania is a ______.
What shape are the flowers that grow on Pennsylvania’s state flower, the mountain laurel?
The state amphibian of Pennsylvania is what kind of amphibian?
What is the capital of Pennsylvania?
Day What national holiday is in honor of the man who discovered America?
Red White and Blue are the national colors of what country?
How many stripes are on the flag of the United States?
Day This national holiday is celebrated on the first Monday of September.
Which national holiday is on December 25th?
Which national holiday is celebrated on the last Monday of May?
On Pennsylvania’s flag, the olive branch depicted on the flag is a symbol of _____.
The state fish of Pennsylvania is a _____ ______.
This type of bird is the national bird of the United States.
Pennsylvania is the birthplace of this popular toy.
4th What day of the year is Independence Day?
What does the Statue of Liberty represent?
What is the national animal of the United States?

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This type of animal is the state animal of Pennsylvania, and it is a popular game animal in PA.
This dog breed is the official state dog of Pennsylvania.
This national holiday celebrates the beginning of the year.
This national holiday is celebrated on November 11th and honors people who have served in the military.
The Ruffed Grouse is the state ____ of Pennsylvania.
This flower is the national flower of the United States.
This fossil is the state fossil of Pennsylvania.
How many horses are on Pennsylvania’s flag?
The Eastern Hemlock is the _____ ____ of Pennsylvania.
How many stars are on the flag of the United States?
What animal do you think of when you think of Thanksgiving?
What holiday is celebrated on October 31st and is an opportunity for everyone to dress up and get candy?

30 Clues: What is the capital of Pennsylvania? • What does the Statue of Liberty represent? • How many horses are on Pennsylvania’s flag? • Which national holiday is on December 25th? • The state insect of Pennsylvania is a ______. • 4th What day of the year is Independence Day? • This fossil is the state fossil of Pennsylvania. • ...

National Symbols/Holidays and Pennsylvania's Symbols 2023-03-31

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Red White and Blue are the national colors of what country?
On Pennsylvania’s flag, the olive branch depicted on the flag is a symbol of _____.
What is the capital of Pennsylvania?
The Ruffed Grouse is the state ____ of Pennsylvania.
Pennsylvania is the birthplace of this popular toy.
What shape are the flowers that grow on Pennsylvania’s state flower, the mountain laurel?
What does the Statue of Liberty represent?
What holiday is celebrated on October 31st and is an opportunity for everyone to dress up and get candy?
This type of animal is the state animal of Pennsylvania, and it is a popular game animal in PA.
What animal do you think of when you think of Thanksgiving?
How many horses are on Pennsylvania’s flag?
This national holiday is celebrated on the first Monday of September.
The Eastern Hemlock is the _____ ____ of Pennsylvania.
Finish Pennsylvania’s state motto: Virtue, _____, and Independence
What national holiday is in honor of the man who discovered America?

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The state amphibian of Pennsylvania is what kind of amphibian?
This type of bird is the national bird of the United States.
Year’sDay This national holiday celebrates the beginning of the year.
What is the national animal of the United States?
How many stripes are on the flag of the United States?
What day of the year is Independence Day?
This flower is the national flower of the United States.
This fossil is the state fossil of Pennsylvania.
This dog breed is the official state dog of Pennsylvania.
The state insect of Pennsylvania is a ______.
Which national holiday is on December 25th?
How many stars are on the flag of the United States?
The state fish of Pennsylvania is a _____ ______.
This national holiday is celebrated on November 11th and honors people who have served in the military.
Which national holiday is celebrated on the last Monday of May?

30 Clues: What is the capital of Pennsylvania? • What day of the year is Independence Day? • What does the Statue of Liberty represent? • Which national holiday is on December 25th? • How many horses are on Pennsylvania’s flag? • The state insect of Pennsylvania is a ______. • This fossil is the state fossil of Pennsylvania. • What is the national animal of the United States? • ...

Final Crosswords 2023-05-24

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a court of law responsible for the trial or legal supervision of children under a specified age
freedom of speech
an arrangement between a prosecutor and a defendant whereby the defendant pleads guilty to a lesser charge in the expectation of leniency.
African American Woman nominated for Mayor of Peekskill.
give or register a vote.
process by which the United States elects the President
support for lower taxes, small government conservatism, free market capitalism, free trade, deregulation of corporations, and restrictions on labor unions.
principle of government under which separate branches are empowered to prevent actions by other branches and are induced to share power.
United States Senator
divides land into districts where similar rules are in effect
2nd Amendment
involves a legal dispute between two or more parties

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believe we can and should make life better for families across our nation. fairness, justice, and equality for all by standing up for all middle-class Americans and those struggling to get there.
Westchester County Executive
made up of the House and Senate, known collectively as the Congress.
he process to become a U.S. citizen if you were born outside of the United States
the intentional or unintentional act of providing information that will suggest your involvement in a crime, or expose you to criminal prosecution
Bear Arms
Consist President and Vice president
a lawsuit brought by the state against a person who has broken a criminal law
income
the principles, often unwritten, on which social laws are based.
the process of receiving or giving systematic instruction, especially at a school or university.
United States Senator
Majority Leader of the United States Senate
Vice President of the United States
a system of government by the whole population or all the eligible members of a state, typically through elected representatives.

27 Clues: income • Bear Arms • 2nd Amendment • freedom of speech • United States Senator • United States Senator • give or register a vote. • Westchester County Executive • Vice President of the United States • Consist President and Vice president • Majority Leader of the United States Senate • involves a legal dispute between two or more parties • ...

Civil War Era 2023-05-16

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the first and only president of the Confederate States of America, was a Southern planter, Democratic politician and hero of the Mexican-American War who represented Mississippi in the U.S. House of Representatives and Senate
a Confederate general who led the South’s attempt at secession
60,000 soldiers on a 285-mile march from Atlanta to Savannah, Georgia,to frighten Georgia’s civilian population into abandoning the Confederate cause
Lincoln would be speaking not only as the new president but also as the leader of a nation in crisis.
the first battle of the civil war
a speech that U.S. President Abraham Lincoln delivered during the American Civil War at the dedication of the Soldiers' National Cemetery
a Union general,an American soldier,served as a general in the Union Army
a territorial organic act that created the territories of Kansas and Nebraska
one of two major political parties in the United States
an American abolitionist and social activist.
day lincoln was shot by John Wilkes Booth
a decade-long fight for freedom by a Black enslaved man
one of the South’s most successful generals
Union captured Mississippi River dividing the Confederacy in half
16th president of the United States

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the bloodiest battle ever fought on American soil
Confederacy surrenders to Union,ending civil war
the first major opposed river crossing,one of the largest and deadliest battle
an American lawyer, planter, general, and statesman who served as the seventh president of the United States
the man who assassinated President Abraham Lincoln
more factories = more weapons
Lincoln freed slaves in Confederacy
author of the Declaration of Independence and the 3rd U.S. president
the 18th president of the United States
the deadliest one-day battle in all of American military history.

25 Clues: more factories = more weapons • the first battle of the civil war • Lincoln freed slaves in Confederacy • 16th president of the United States • the 18th president of the United States • day lincoln was shot by John Wilkes Booth • one of the South’s most successful generals • an American abolitionist and social activist. • Confederacy surrenders to Union,ending civil war • ...

Civil War Era 2023-05-16

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the first and only president of the Confederate States of America, was a Southern planter, Democratic politician and hero of the Mexican-American War who represented Mississippi in the U.S. House of Representatives and Senate
a Confederate general who led the South’s attempt at secession
60,000 soldiers on a 285-mile march from Atlanta to Savannah, Georgia,to frighten Georgia’s civilian population into abandoning the Confederate cause
Lincoln would be speaking not only as the new president but also as the leader of a nation in crisis.
the first battle of the civil war
a speech that U.S. President Abraham Lincoln delivered during the American Civil War at the dedication of the Soldiers' National Cemetery
a Union general,an American soldier,served as a general in the Union Army
a territorial organic act that created the territories of Kansas and Nebraska
one of two major political parties in the United States
an American abolitionist and social activist.
day lincoln was shot by John Wilkes Booth
a decade-long fight for freedom by a Black enslaved man
one of the South’s most successful generals
Union captured Mississippi River dividing the Confederacy in half
16th president of the United States

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the bloodiest battle ever fought on American soil
Confederacy surrenders to Union,ending civil war
the first major opposed river crossing,one of the largest and deadliest battle
an American lawyer, planter, general, and statesman who served as the seventh president of the United States
the man who assassinated President Abraham Lincoln
more factories = more weapons
Lincoln freed slaves in Confederacy
author of the Declaration of Independence and the 3rd U.S. president
the 18th president of the United States
the deadliest one-day battle in all of American military history.

crossword 2021-11-03

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- a person who behaves badly but in an amusingly mischievous rather than harmful way.
- 18th U.S. president.
- 17th President of the United States; was elected vice president and succeeded Lincoln when Lincoln was assassinated; was impeached but acquitted by one vote (1808-1875)
- (1865-1877) The law that put the southern states under U.S. military control and required them to draft a new constitution upholding the Fourteenth Amendment.
- a clause exempting certain classes of people or things from the requirements of a piece of legislation affecting their previous rights, privileges, or practices.
- A secret society created by white southerners in 1866 that used terror and violence to keep African Ameiicans from obtaining their civil rights.
- an official pardon for people who have been convicted of political offenses.
- President Abraham Lincoln’s plan for Reconstruction.
- a tax levied on every adult, without reference to income or resources.

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- a political candidate who seeks election in an area where they have no local connections.
- United states representative.
- Members of Congress who felt that southerners needed to make great social changes before they could be readmitted to the Union.
- An agency established by Congress in 1865 to help poor people throughout the South.
- Congressional Reconstruction
- The process used by a legislative body to bring charges of wrongdoing against a public official.
- (1865 - 1877) The period following the Civil War during which the U.S government worked to reunite the nation and to rebuild the southern states.
- The forced separation of people of different races in public places.
- laws passed in the southern states during Reconstructing that greatly limited the freedom and rights of African Americans.
- A system used on southern farms after the Civil War in which farmers worked land owned by someone else in return for a small portion of the crops.
- their ability to read and write.

20 Clues: - 18th U.S. president. • - Congressional Reconstruction • - United states representative. • - their ability to read and write. • - President Abraham Lincoln’s plan for Reconstruction. • - The forced separation of people of different races in public places. • - a tax levied on every adult, without reference to income or resources. • ...

27 Amendments 2024-01-11

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The twenty seventh amendment says that congress cant _____ their wages.
The fourth amendment protects your property from unconstitutional searches and _____.
The fifteenth amendment states that ________ can vote.
The twenty sixth amendment lowered the voting age to __
The third amendment sates ______ cant be quartered in your home.
The eleventh amendment states that people cant sue _____ if its not in that ______ court. (both words are the same)
The first amendment gives you rights like, freedom of religion, press,and what?
The sixteenth amendment gives congress the ability to enforce and collect______.
The second amendment gives people the right to do what?
The thirteenth amendment had the ___________ proclamation, which banned slavery.
The eighth amendment protects you from excessive _______.
The seventeenth amendment gives every state _ senators
The seventh amendment gives people the right a ______ in a civil trial if the value exceeds $20.
The twentieth amendment said that presidents terms end on january ___

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The fourteenth amendment states that anyone born in the us has _________.
The Nineteenth amendment gave _____ the right to vote
The twenty first amendment repealed the ____ amendment
The ninth amendment gives the state the ability to make their own laws about what rights?
The eighteenth amendment made __________, or banning alcoholic beverages.
The twenty fourth amendment abolished _______ so everyone can vote no
The twenty second amendment limited each person the 2 _ year terms in offcie
The tenth amendment gives _____ power not stated in the constitution.
The twelfth amendment made it so the election is based on _________ votes.
The fifth amendment make is so a grand jury has to issue an ______ to prosecute anyone.
The twenty third amendment gave D.C a vote in the house.
how poor you are.
The twenty fifth amendment states if the president dies the vice president takes office, and have to _____ another vice president
The sixth amendment gives the people the right to know their criminal _______.

28 Clues: how poor you are. • The Nineteenth amendment gave _____ the right to vote • The fifteenth amendment states that ________ can vote. • The twenty first amendment repealed the ____ amendment • The seventeenth amendment gives every state _ senators • The twenty sixth amendment lowered the voting age to __ • The second amendment gives people the right to do what? • ...

Reconstruction Unit Crossword Puzzle 2024-01-25

Reconstruction Unit Crossword Puzzle crossword puzzle

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a government organization or agency
a test given that must be passed in order to vote in an election
members of the Republican Party who wanted racial equality in the United States during Reconstruction
the right to vote
to officially charge (accuse) a government leader with a crime or misbehavior
any person from the northern states who went to the South after the Civil War to profit from Reconstruction
a tax that must be paid in order to vote in an election
an official pardon (forgiveness) for people who have been convicted of crimes
a voting law in some states that made men eligible to vote if they or their ancestors (fathers and grandfathers) had been able to vote before 1867
a type of farming in which families rent small plots of land from a landowner and pay the owner a portion of their crop harvest as rent
the action of separating people or things

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the development of industries in a country or region
people who have been freed from slavery
an organization that resisted Reconstruction in the South and committed violence against African Americans
an 1867 federal law that announced southern states would be under U.S. military rule and would have to write new state constitutions, ratify the 14th amendment, and allow African American men to vote
a federal agency created to assist freedmen in obtaining medical care, land, jobs, fair treatment, and education after the Civil War
any white Southerner who collaborated with northern Republicans during Reconstruction, often for personal profit
laws designed to segregate white and black Americans in public places (schools, restaurants, theaters, trains, playgrounds, etc.)
laws that limited the rights of African Americans and enforced racial segregation
a banking crisis that caused an economic depression from 1873 to 1879
the period of time from 1865–77 when the U.S. government worked to rebuild the southern states

21 Clues: the right to vote • a government organization or agency • people who have been freed from slavery • the action of separating people or things • the development of industries in a country or region • a tax that must be paid in order to vote in an election • a test given that must be passed in order to vote in an election • ...

VA/US SOL 5 Crossword 2024-02-06

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This branch of government interprets the laws and consists of the court system:
This man was the leader of the Federalists:
Who wrote the Virginia Statute for Religious Freedom?
Which amendment prohibits quartering of soldiers in peace time?
Which amendment gives the right to bear arms?
Which level of law is the supreme law of the land?
Who wrote the Virginia Declaration of Rights?
Who wrote the Bill of Rights in the Constitution?
Which amendment guarantees a fair trial, a jury, and lawyer?
McCulloch v Maryland delt with this issue:
Which amendment states that rights not explicitly given to the federal government are given to the states and the poeple?
This was the first governing document of the United States:
The case of Marbury v Madison delt with this issue:
Who was elected as president of the constitutional convention?
Which amendment guarantees a jury trial?

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Gibbons v Ogden delt with this issue:
Who was the Chief Justice of the Supreme Court who oversaw the these early court cases?
Which amendment gives citizens the right to remain silent?
This political party was led by Thomas Jefferson:
Which amendment gives freedom of speech, religion, press, petition, and assembly?
Which amendment states that rights are not limited to those listed in the Constitution?
This group opposed a strong central government:
This group supported a strong central government:
Which part of congress is based on population?
Which amendment prohibits cruel and unusual punishment and excessive bail?
Which amendment protects from unreasonable search and seizure?
This branch of government makes the laws:
This branch of government enforces the laws and is made up of the police and president:
Which part of congress gives states two representatives regardless of size?

29 Clues: Gibbons v Ogden delt with this issue: • Which amendment guarantees a jury trial? • This branch of government makes the laws: • McCulloch v Maryland delt with this issue: • This man was the leader of the Federalists: • Which amendment gives the right to bear arms? • Who wrote the Virginia Declaration of Rights? • Which part of congress is based on population? • ...

US Civil War 2025-05-06

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Where the first shots were fired to start the civil war
A failed confederate attack on the last day of the battle of Gettysburg
President Lincoln issued this in 1863, declareing all slaves in Confederate territory indefinitly free
Elite Infantry units fighting on both sides of the war, modeled after the French
Two major battles were fought along this river
The location of the Union states
The battle that was considered the turning point during the war
The time after the war when the south was being rebuilt as a slave free area
Large submarines built during the war that changed warfare forever
A freed slave who helped other slaves escape through the underground railroad
President of the Confederate States of America
An abolitionist during the war who led the raid on Harpers ferry

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A union general who was later elected as the 18th president of the United States
Formal documents from the south that declare there seperation from the union
Describes what the south did when leaving the union
A law passed that said territories were allowed to choose wheather or not to allow slavery
What Southerners called Northerners
A union general who was known for his "scorced earth" or harsh war tactics
Movement to end slavery
This abolished slavery
A military officer responsible for supplying troops, and choosing battle tacktics
The fear or dislike of people from different cultures or people who are different than you
An improtant battle won by the Union that gave them control of the mississippi river
General Sherman's long march through Georgia to the sea to help defeat the Confederacy
The 11 southern states that left the union
16th president of the United states and led the country through the civil war, eventually ended slavery

26 Clues: This abolished slavery • Movement to end slavery • The location of the Union states • What Southerners called Northerners • The 11 southern states that left the union • Two major battles were fought along this river • President of the Confederate States of America • Describes what the south did when leaving the union • ...

Unit 9 Vocab 2025-04-24

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a system that keeps different groups separate from each other, normally through social pressures and/or laws
the period of rebuilding social, economic, and political systems after the Civil War
a white southerner who collaborated with northern republicans during reconstruction often for personal profit
a law passed in 1867 that limited the power of the president to remove certain federal officials
a term in the 14th amendment requiring that states guarantee the same rights privileges, and protections to all people
defined us citizen, which receives due process and equal protection under the law
the right to vote
abolished slavery

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rising to an important position
the rights of all people to social, economic and political freedom and equality
the right of a citizen to be treated fairly by the government when laws are made and enforced
a republican favoring drastic and usually repressive measures against the southern states in the period following the Civil War
a system of beliefs and practices in which white people are considered to be superior to people of other racial backgrounds that is maintained through discrimination
laws that enforced racial segregation in the untied states from the post civil war era until the 1960
a person from the northern states who went to the south after the civil war to profit from the reconstruction
to reject; to refuse a law made by legislature
agreement between southern democrats and the republicans to settle the result of the 1876 presidential election and marked the end of the reconstruction era
murder, usually a secret attack for political reasons
a fixed sum tax levied o all persons
the status of being a legal citizen of a country and entitled to certain rights
a proposal by president abraham lincoln to readmit confederate states to the union the plan was based on the idea that 10% of a 1860 voters must swear loyalty to the union
males could vote regardless of color

22 Clues: the right to vote • abolished slavery • rising to an important position • a fixed sum tax levied o all persons • males could vote regardless of color • to reject; to refuse a law made by legislature • murder, usually a secret attack for political reasons • the rights of all people to social, economic and political freedom and equality • ...

pg 60 2021-08-31

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part of a provision of the original Constitution
a concept of finding agreement through communication
the act or process of ratifying something
each state would be assigned a number of seats in proportion to its population.
the person who presides over the United States Senate and is charged with maintaining order and decorum
a colony granted to some individual or individuals with the fullest prerogatives of government
government based on consent of the people
a document guaranteeing English political liberties.
the written document
a diverse coalition of people who opposed ratification of the Constitution
a unicameral legislature with equal votes of states and an executive elected by a national legislature.
someone who writes a new law or plan
a person to represent political assembly
refusal to buy or sell product or services
a plan to place the British North American colonies under a more centralized government.
a strong national government with three branches: legislative, executive, and judicial

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created a constitutional monarchy in England
the minimum number of members of a deliberative assembly
the right to present requests to the government without punishment or reprisal
having, consisting of, or based on two legislative chambers
an agreement between Northern and Southern states of the United States of America.
a supporter of federal government
a type of democracy founded on the principle of elected persons representing a group of people
one whose legalized force and power is restricted through delegated and enumerated authorities.
a government with one legislative house or chamber
the rescission of an existing law by subsequent legislation or constitutional amendment.
a document granting certain specified rights, powers, privileges, or functions from the sovereign power
a union of sovereign states in which the stress is laid on the autonomy of each constituent body

28 Clues: the written document • a supporter of federal government • someone who writes a new law or plan • a person to represent political assembly • the act or process of ratifying something • government based on consent of the people • refusal to buy or sell product or services • created a constitutional monarchy in England • part of a provision of the original Constitution • ...

world war 1 2022-01-11

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an agency of the United States government established January 12, 1942 by executive order to mediate labor disputes during World War II.
a statement of principles for peace that was to be used for peace negotiations in order to end World War I.
adjective smuggle
archduke of Austria and heir apparent to Francis Joseph I
called war gardens or food gardens for defense
a group of vehicles
the belief or desire of a government or people that a country should maintain a strong military capability and be prepared to use it aggressively to defend or promote national interests.
a United States government agency established on July 28, 1917, during World War I, to coordinate the purchase of war supplies between the War Department
easternmost of Europe's three great southern peninsulas
an independent agency of the government of the United States under the Wilson administration created to influence public opinion to support the US in World War I, in particular, the US home front.
Telegram a secret diplomatic communication issued from the German Foreign Office in January 1917 that proposed a military alliance between Germany and Mexico if the United States entered World War I against Germany.
the compensation for war damage paid by a defeated state.
was a promise made by Germany to the United States in 1916,

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Creation of national governmental institutions by a group of people who view themselves as a distinct nation
an agreement made by opposing sides in a war to stop fighting for a certain time; a truce.
information
process of obtaining military, political, commercial, or other secret information by means of spies
an idea and movement that holds that the nation should be congruent with the state.
an area of unowned, unclaimed, or uninhabited land.
service in the armed forces under conscription.

20 Clues: information • adjective smuggle • a group of vehicles • called war gardens or food gardens for defense • service in the armed forces under conscription. • an area of unowned, unclaimed, or uninhabited land. • easternmost of Europe's three great southern peninsulas • archduke of Austria and heir apparent to Francis Joseph I • ...

Unit 4 Vocabulary Reconstruction 2022-10-16

Unit 4 Vocabulary Reconstruction crossword puzzle

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gave African Americans citizenship and forbade discrimination and Black Codes
the first African American Senator
guaranteed all citizens regardless of color, access to accommodations, theaters, public schools, churches and cemeteries
a political candidate who seeks election in an area where they have no local connection
wanted to reduce state debts
was a government program that assisted a former slaves and poor while in the south
a constitutional right to reject a decision or proposal made by a law-making body
a person who behaves badly but in and amusingly mischievous rather than harmful
granted African Americans men the right to vote
(KKK) hate organizations that employed terror in pursuit of their white supremacist agenda
a southern democrat, became President with the assassination of Lincoln under Johnson’s Plan

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the belief that white people constitute a dupe riot race and should therefore dominate society
abolished slavery in the U.S.
confederate states that could be readmitted to the union when 10 percent of its states voters swore allegiance to the union
proposed that Congress, not the president, be responsible for reconstruction and that the majority, not the 10 percent of a states voters had to swear allegiance to the union before rejoining the U.S.
oversaw the end of Reconstruction, began the efforts that led to civil service reform and attempted to reconcile the divisions left over from the civil war
granted citizenship to all persons born or naturalized in the U.S. including former enslaved people. “Equal protection of the laws”
the effort to reintegrate southern states from confederacy and 4 million newly-freed people into the United States
restricted black peoples rights to own property, conduct business, buy and lease land, and move freely through public spaces
gave the right to vote
unwritten deal that settled the disputed 1876 U.S. Presidential election

21 Clues: gave the right to vote • wanted to reduce state debts • abolished slavery in the U.S. • the first African American Senator • granted African Americans men the right to vote • unwritten deal that settled the disputed 1876 U.S. Presidential election • gave African Americans citizenship and forbade discrimination and Black Codes • ...

President Jefferson Crossword Worksheet 2025-12-10

President Jefferson Crossword Worksheet crossword puzzle

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The BLANK Purchase from the French
The name of the executive branch of the US
Leader of the opposing political party to Jefferson's party
Third President of the United States
The name of one of the explorers hired by Jefferson
Jefferson's Vice President
The name of the opposing political party to Jefferson's
Those who serve in the judicial branch of the US government

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Jefferson declared war on these people
First President of the United States
The name of one of the explorers hired by Jefferson
Jefferson believed in Westward BLANK
The leader of France that sold the BLANK Territory to the US
The conflict with the BLANK of North Africa/The first oversea's operation
Second President of the United States
Jefferson reduced the number of BLANK while in office
Jefferson reduced the National BLANK while in office

17 Clues: Jefferson's Vice President • The BLANK Purchase from the French • First President of the United States • Jefferson believed in Westward BLANK • Third President of the United States • Second President of the United States • Jefferson declared war on these people • The name of the executive branch of the US • The name of one of the explorers hired by Jefferson • ...

U.S. History - 1st Semester Crossword 2024-01-07

U.S. History - 1st Semester Crossword crossword puzzle

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The American victory at the Battle of _________ that ultimately guaranteed American independence from Britain.
The American victory at the Battle of _________ convinced France to join the war on the side of the Americans.
This was the first governing document of the United States; the Articles of _______________.
The number of colonies that eventually became the first group of states in the United States of America.
The war between the American colonies and the British Empire that led to the creation of the United States has been called the American War for ________________.
The first shot fired between Colonists and British Soldiers that occurred in Lexington, Massachusetts, has often been called the “Shot heard ‘round the ______.”

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This was the location of the peace treaty signed between the United States and Britain to end the American Revolutionary War in 1783.
He was the general of the Continental Army in the American revolutionary war for independence and later became our first president. His first name is George.
The location of the events of the Massacre and Tea Party that happened in this Northeastern U.S. city; were events that preceded the War with Britain.
This document replaced the Articles of Confederation and is the document that still governs the United States today; the _____________ of the United States.
This was the location of the first major battle in the American Revolution; the Battle of ______ Hill.
The settlements of Roanoke, Jamestown, and Plymouth were the first three ____________ settlements in North America.

12 Clues: This was the first governing document of the United States; the Articles of _______________. • This was the location of the first major battle in the American Revolution; the Battle of ______ Hill. • The number of colonies that eventually became the first group of states in the United States of America. • ...

Federalism 2023-06-16

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Type of government where the central government gets its power from the states
Division of power between a central government and state governments
When America was born, each state already had one of these
Powers that are not actually stated in the Constitution
Special name for powers that both the states and federal government share
The country that ruled the American colonies before the Revolutionary War

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Clause that says federal laws are superior to state laws
Type of government where states and a central government share power
The necessary and proper clause is also known as the _____ clause
Powers that are actually stated in the Constitution
The federal government gets all of its power from this
Type of government where the central government has all the power
A word that describes the relationship of the states in America

13 Clues: Powers that are actually stated in the Constitution • The federal government gets all of its power from this • Powers that are not actually stated in the Constitution • Clause that says federal laws are superior to state laws • When America was born, each state already had one of these • A word that describes the relationship of the states in America • ...

New Jersey 2016-05-04

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Florida is a good example of a ___________.
Most of New Jersey is ______ not urban.
_____ D.C is the capital of the United States of America.
There are _____ stars are on the American Flag.

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The United States is _____ the equator.
The highest mountain in the United States, (not in Alaska) is in California, Mount ______
The ________ is New Jersey's nickname
_____ is the capital of New Jersey.
The ____ ocean borders New Jersey.
______ is the country north of the United States.

10 Clues: The ____ ocean borders New Jersey. • _____ is the capital of New Jersey. • The ________ is New Jersey's nickname • The United States is _____ the equator. • Most of New Jersey is ______ not urban. • Florida is a good example of a ___________. • There are _____ stars are on the American Flag. • ______ is the country north of the United States. • ...

The Reconstruction 2025-01-09

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were a political faction within the Republican Party originating from the party's founding in 1854
a system where the landlord/planter allows a tenant to use the land in exchange for a share of the crop
Bill of 1864 (H.R. 244) was a bill "to guarantee to certain States whose governments have been usurped or overthrown a republican form of government," proposed for the Reconstruction of the South.
prohibits the federal government and each state from denying or abridging a citizen's right to vote "on account of race, color, or previous condition of servitude.
restricted black people's right to own property, conduct business, buy and lease land, and move freely through public spaces
17th President of the United States
provided assistance to tens of thousands of formerly enslaved people and impoverished whites in the Southern States and the District of Columbia in the years following the war

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a person from the northern states who went to the South after the Civil War to profit from the Reconstruction.
(1861-1900) the historic period in which the United States grappled with the question of how to integrate millions of newly freed African Americans into social, political, and labor systems, was a time of significant transformation within the United States.
an American Republican politician, minister in the African Methodist Episcopal Church, and college administrator. Born free in North Carolina, he later lived and worked in Ohio, where he voted before the Civil War
No State shall make or enforce any law which shall abridge the privileges or immunities of citizens of the United States
charge a holder of a public office with misconduct
a white Southerner who collaborated with northern Republicans during Reconstruction, often for personal profit. The term was used derisively by white Southern Democrats who opposed Reconstruction legislation.

13 Clues: 17th President of the United States • charge a holder of a public office with misconduct • were a political faction within the Republican Party originating from the party's founding in 1854 • a system where the landlord/planter allows a tenant to use the land in exchange for a share of the crop • ...

Civil War Choice Board 2021-11-15

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a speech that U.S. President Abraham Lincoln delivered during the American Civil War at the dedication of the Soldiers' National Cemetery in Gettysburg,
the period (1865–77) that followed the American Civil War and during which attempts were made to redress the inequities of slavery
were restrictive laws designed to limit the freedom of African Americans and ensure their availability as a cheap labor force
the Battle of First Manassas, was the first major battle of the American Civil War
commonly referred to as the Confederate States or the Confederacy, was an unrecognized breakaway state
Southern state legislatures employed literacy tests as part of the voter registration process
Confederate general best known for his service to the Confederate States of America
for a naval blockade of the Confederate littoral,
The Bureau of Refugees, Freedmen, and Abandoned Lands

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was a controversial federal law meant to restrict the ability of the U.S. president to remove certain officials that Congress had already approved.
supreme Court in which the Court ruled that racial segregation laws
American lawyer and statesman who served as the 16th president of the United States from 1861 until his assassination in 1865.
Era enforced racial segregation in the Southern United States.
Campaign fought during the American Civil War on July 22, 1864,
County, Virginia, United States. The population was 1,733 at the 2010

15 Clues: for a naval blockade of the Confederate littoral, • The Bureau of Refugees, Freedmen, and Abandoned Lands • Era enforced racial segregation in the Southern United States. • Campaign fought during the American Civil War on July 22, 1864, • supreme Court in which the Court ruled that racial segregation laws • ...

Civil War Crossword Puzzle 2022-03-04

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President of the confederate states.
A law that admitted Missouri to the Union as a slave state and Maine as a free state
The act that split Nebraska and Kansas into two by building a railroad in between the two states, making Nebraska a free state, and making Kansas a slave state.
The southern part of the United States that split away from the north (consisted of slave states).
An abolitionist that was fought in Bleeding Kansas, and was executed for a failed incitement of a slave rebellion at Harpers Ferry.
Former leader of the Texian army.

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A naval and land battle of the American Civil War, when Confederate forces under Major Gen. John B. Magruder expelled occupying Union troops from the city of Galveston, Texas on January 1, 1863.
The battle in which union forces hoped to gain access to Texas by capturing Sabine Pass, where the Sabine River flows into the Gulf of Mexico. A foothold there would allow Union troops to mount attacks into the interior of Texas.
Texas's first confederate governor.
The people who supported the south during the Civil War
16th U.S. president.
Laws that restricted the rights of freed people.
18th U.S. president
Someone who supported the north, and was against slavery.
The rights that states have that give them the ability to exercise their constitutional power, without the interference of the federal government.

15 Clues: 18th U.S. president • 16th U.S. president. • Former leader of the Texian army. • Texas's first confederate governor. • President of the confederate states. • Laws that restricted the rights of freed people. • The people who supported the south during the Civil War • Someone who supported the north, and was against slavery. • ...

AP GOVERNMENT 2024-02-02

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tax- tax levied by a government directly on income, especially an annual tax on personal income.
the action of calling into question the integrity or validity of something (almost happened to trump)
a draft of a proposed law presented to parliament for discussion
bill- type of legislation used in the United States to authorize the activities of the various agencies and programs that are part of the federal government of the United States
the amount by which something, especially a sum of money, is too small.
powers resolution-Act to fulfill the intent of the framers of the Constitution of the United States and insure that the collective judgment of both the Congress and the President will apply to the introduction of the Armed Forces of the United States in hostilities
government national health insurance program in the United States, begun in 1965

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how much someone could spend
fifth amendment-Constitution deals with presidential succession and disability (5 to the second power)
Talking forever and no reason
a cupboard with shelves or drawers for storing or displaying articles.
currently holding office
legislature- Congress has two houses: the House of Representative and the Senate
Veto- indirect veto of a legislative bill by the president or a governor by retaining the bill unsigned until it is too late for it to be dealt with during the legislative session
Barrel- 🐖🛢

15 Clues: Barrel- 🐖🛢 • currently holding office • how much someone could spend • Talking forever and no reason • a draft of a proposed law presented to parliament for discussion • a cupboard with shelves or drawers for storing or displaying articles. • the amount by which something, especially a sum of money, is too small. • ...

Spanish American War - Comaris 2024-04-22

Spanish American War - Comaris crossword puzzle

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Who was one of the two warring newspaper owners who contributed to exaggerated accounts and was the owner of the New York Journal?
Who was one of the two warring newspaper owners who contributed to exaggerated accounts and was the owner of the New York World?
What was the name of the ship that exploded, and prompted the United States to declare war against Spain?
Who won the medal of honor during the Spanish American War and would eventually become a U.S. President?
What style of newspaper reporting emphasized sensationalism over facts?
What volunteer unit was led by Theodore Roosevelt during the war?
What battle is considered one of the most decisive of the Spanish-American War?
What treaty ended the war between the United States and Spain?
Who led the American fleet to victory in Manila Bay?

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What did the United States gain control of in the Caribbean after the war with Spain that is now a territory of the United States?
What term describes a country with an empire extending across various territories?
What was the rallying cry that urged Americans to join the war?
What did the United States gain control of in the Pacific Ocean after the war with Spain?
Who was the American president during the Spanish-American War?
Which island was attempting to break free from Spanish control in the 1890s?

15 Clues: Who led the American fleet to victory in Manila Bay? • What treaty ended the war between the United States and Spain? • What was the rallying cry that urged Americans to join the war? • Who was the American president during the Spanish-American War? • What volunteer unit was led by Theodore Roosevelt during the war? • ...

Vocabulary for Westward Expansion 2024-09-19

Vocabulary for Westward Expansion crossword puzzle

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crop production without irrigation during a dry season
several laws in the United States by which an applicant could acquire ownership of government land or the public domain
a form of mining that uses high-pressure jets of water
a contract that requires regular payments for more than one full year to the person entitled to receive the payments
a Canadian miner after whom the Comstock Lode in Virginia City, Nevada, was named
a farmer or farm worker who plows the land
a house, especially a farmhouse, and outbuildings
take in (information, ideas, or culture) and understand fully

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a United States Army officer and cavalry commander in the American Civil War[1] and the American Indian Wars
a town undergoing rapid growth due to sudden prosperity
very large farms established in the western United States
a leader of the wal-lam-wat-kain (Wallowa) band of Nez Perce, a Native American tribe of the interior Pacific Northwest region of the United States
a high plateau of grasslands that is located in parts of the United States and Canada in North America
a member of a people having no permanent abode, and who travel from place to place to find fresh pasture for their livestock
the part of the North American Great Plains where wheat is the dominant crop

15 Clues: a farmer or farm worker who plows the land • a house, especially a farmhouse, and outbuildings • crop production without irrigation during a dry season • a form of mining that uses high-pressure jets of water • a town undergoing rapid growth due to sudden prosperity • very large farms established in the western United States • ...

Renaissance crossword puzzle 2021-10-28

Renaissance crossword puzzle crossword puzzle

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Re-birth
Humanism
Medieval
Patrons
City-states

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Renaissance
Commerce
Classical
Trade
Art

10 Clues: Art • Trade • Patrons • Re-birth • Humanism • Commerce • Medieval • Classical • Renaissance • City-states

New Jersey 2016-05-02

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What ocean borders New Jersey?
The United States is _____ the equator.
What is the capital of the United States of America?
Florida is a good example of a ___________.
The highest mountain in the United States, (not in Alaska) is in California, Mount ______

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Most of New Jersey is ______ not urban.
What country is north of the United States?
What is New Jersey known as?
What is the capital of New Jersey?
The American flag has _____ Stars.

10 Clues: What is New Jersey known as? • What ocean borders New Jersey? • What is the capital of New Jersey? • The American flag has _____ Stars. • Most of New Jersey is ______ not urban. • The United States is _____ the equator. • What country is north of the United States? • Florida is a good example of a ___________. • What is the capital of the United States of America? • ...

An inevitable Civil War 2025-04-01

An inevitable Civil War crossword puzzle

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Thomas ___________________ wrote the Declaration of Independence
This was the city where the Declaration of Independence was written
This state came in as a free state at the same time that Missouri came in as a slave state
This was the river that marked the boundary between American land and French Land
Eleven states made up the ____________________
This was the city that the United States wanted to buy from France but wound up purchasing 828,000 square miles instead.

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The Missouri ___________________ was an agreement between free states and slave states to allow Missouri to enter as a slave state
The Name of the army of the Northern states who fought against the South
The _____________________Purchase was the agreement between France and the United States to purchase all land that was owned by France
John ____________________ was the first signer of the Declaration of Independence

10 Clues: Eleven states made up the ____________________ • Thomas ___________________ wrote the Declaration of Independence • This was the city where the Declaration of Independence was written • The Name of the army of the Northern states who fought against the South • This was the river that marked the boundary between American land and French Land • ...

Chapter 4; The Union In Peril 2013-11-11

Chapter 4; The Union In Peril crossword puzzle

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a brave and decisive military commander, he was the head of general
one of the most famous conductors that was born a slave in Maryland.
she published her novel that is called "Uncle Tom's Cabin"
the first African-American senator
a system of routes along which runaway slaves were helped to escape to Canada or to safe areas in the free states
it states that no one can be kept from voting because of race, color, or previous condition of servitude
it was ratified at the end of 1865. It was about abolishing slavery
it prevented states from denying right and privileges to any U.S. citizen, now defined as “all persons born or naturalized in U.S.”
a union nurse who went on to found the American Red Cross after the war
a federal agency set up to help former slaves after the Civil war
northerners who moved to the South after the war
was granted as a commander of the military division of the Mississippi
a system in which the residents vote to decide an issue
town near Appomatox, Virginia where Lee surrendered to Grant on April 9, 1865
a secret organization that used terrorist tactics in an attempt to restore white supremacy in Southern states after the civil war
the confederate states of America, a confederation formed in 1861 by the Southern states after their secession from the Union
a tax on earnings
a 26-year old actor and Southern sympathizer that leaped down from the presidential box to the stage and escaped
a system in which landowners give farm workers land, seed, and tools in return for a part of the crops they raised

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United States politician who proposed that individual territories be allowed to decide whether they would have slavery; he engaged in a famous series of debates with Abraham Lincoln
a slave whose owner took him from the slave state of Missouri to free territory in Illinois and Wisconsin and back to Missouri
a town in southern Pennsylvania that the most decisive battle of the war was fought in
vice president of Lincoln who became president after Lincoln’s assassination
he was modest and willing to go beyond military beyond in his tactics
16th President of the United States; saved the Union during the American Civil War and emancipated the slaves; was assassinated by Booth
a former senator that was elected as the president of the Mississippi
McClellan ordered his men to pursue Lee, and the two sides fought near a creek
Lincoln’s reconstruction plan which were led by Senator Charles Sumner. The plan wanted to destroy the political power of former slave holder
the formal withdrawal of a state from the Union
an executive order issued by Abraham Lincoln on January 1, 1863 freeing the slaves in all regions behind the Confederate lines
a town that General Ulysses S. Grant fought to take and it was one of the two remaining Confederate strongholds on the Mississippi River
a famous speech delivered by Abraham Lincoln in November 1863, at the dedication of a national cemetery on the site of the battle of Gettysburg
the period of rebuilding that followed the Civil War, during which the defeated Confederates states were readmitted to the Union
the first bloodshed on the battlefield occurred about three months after Fort Sumter just 25 miles from Washington D.C
a nickname given to Thomas T. Jackson by another General
he was a democratic candidate that had victory when the Whig vote in the South fell dramatically
the drafting of citizens for military service
white southerners who joined the Republican Party

38 Clues: a tax on earnings • the first African-American senator • the drafting of citizens for military service • the formal withdrawal of a state from the Union • northerners who moved to the South after the war • white southerners who joined the Republican Party • a system in which the residents vote to decide an issue • ...

Module 6 & 7 Crossword 2023-11-01

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the U.S. policy of using the nation’s economic power to exert influence over other countries
a series of provisions that, in 1901, the United States insisted Cuba add to its new constitution, commanding Cuba to stay out of debt and giving the United States the right to intervene in the country and the right to buy or lease Cuban land for naval and fueling stations
the policy of extending a nation’s authority over other countries by economic, political, or military means
a volunteer cavalry regiment, commanded by Leonard Wood and Theodore Roosevelt, that served in the Spanish-American War
an association of nations established in 1920 to promote international cooperation and peace
a country whose affairs are partially controlled by a stronger power
a United States naval base built in Hawaii in 1887 that became a coaling station for refueling American ships
a promise by Germany in World War I not to sink merchant vessels “without warning and without saving human lives”
an extension of the Monroe Doctrine, announced by President Theodore Roosevelt in 1904, under which the United States claimed the right to protect its economic interests by means of military intervention in the affairs of Western Hemisphere nations.
an artificial waterway cut through the Isthmus of Panama to provide a shortcut between the Atlantic and Pacific oceans, opened in 1914
messages sent by Secretary of State John Hay in 1899 to Germany, Russia, Great Britain, France, Italy, and Japan, asking the countries not to interfere with U.S. trading rights in China
a kind of biased communication designed to influence people’s thoughts and actions
the policy of building up armed forces in aggressive preparedness for war and their use as a tool of diplomacy
an agency established during World War I to increase efficiency and discourage waste in war-related industries

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a devotion to the interests and culture of one’s nation
a message sent in 1917 by the German foreign minister to the German ambassador in Mexico, proposing a German- Mexican alliance and promising to help Mexico regain Texas, New Mexico, and Arizona if the United States entered World War I
Queen of the Hawaiian Islands; she opposed annexation by the United States but lost power in a U.S.-supported revolt, which led to the installation of a new government in Hawaii
American sugar tycoon; he helped overthrow Queen Liliuokalani and later served as president and governor of Hawaii
the principles making up President Woodrow Wilson’s plan for world peace following World War I
the 1919 peace treaty at the end of World War I which established new nations, borders, and war reparations
the site of a key victory by the American infantry during the 1898 conflict in Cuba with Spain.
a British passenger ship that was sunk by a German U-boat on May 7, 1915.
the use of sensationalized and exaggerated reporting by newspapers or magazines to attract readers
the right of people to choose their own political status
a U.S. warship that mysteriously exploded and sank in the harbor of Havana, Cuba, on February 15, 1898
two laws, enacted in 1917 and 1918, that imposed harsh penalties on anyone interfering with or speaking against U.S. participation in World War I
the treaty ending the Spanish-American War, in which Spain freed Cuba, turned over the islands of Guam and Puerto Rico to the United States, and sold the Philippines to the United States for $20 million
United States Secretary of State under presidents Abraham Lincoln and Andrew Johnson; he negotiated the purchase of Alaska from Russia
the large-scale movement of African Americans from the South to northern cities in the early 20th century

29 Clues: a devotion to the interests and culture of one’s nation • the right of people to choose their own political status • a country whose affairs are partially controlled by a stronger power • a British passenger ship that was sunk by a German U-boat on May 7, 1915. • a kind of biased communication designed to influence people’s thoughts and actions • ...

Chapter 16 crossword 2021-02-16

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a person owned like property and worked without pay or freedoms
political powers held for the state governments rather than the federal government according to the United States Constitution
an American statesman and lawyer who served as the 16th president of the United States from 1861 until his assassination in 1865.
the agreements made that created the fugitive slave law, admitted California to the country as a slave state, and created Utah and New Mexico territories which slavery determined by popular sovereignty
a statement executed by a Georgia Convention in Milledgeville, Georgia on December 10, 1850, in response to the Compromise of 1850
a law passed as part of the Compromise of 1850 that increased the punishment of runaway slaves and those who helped them.

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in the United States from 1861 to 1865, fought between northern states loyal to the Union and southern states that had seceded to form the Confederate States of America.
was the 19th quadrennial presidential election, held on November 6, 1860.
was United States federal legislation that admitted Missouri as a slave state
an enslaved African-American man in the United States who unsuccessfully sued for his freedom and that of his wife

10 Clues: a person owned like property and worked without pay or freedoms • was the 19th quadrennial presidential election, held on November 6, 1860. • was United States federal legislation that admitted Missouri as a slave state • an enslaved African-American man in the United States who unsuccessfully sued for his freedom and that of his wife • ...

Jefferson Era 2015-02-09

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Act -This law stopped all trade between America and any other country
chief who fought alongside his brother, the Shawnee Prophet, in trying to stop American settlement in the Old Northwest
of Fort mchenry-American fort built in Baltimore harbor in 1799. The British bombed the fort on September 13-14 (during the War of 1812).
of 1800- Considered a realigning election
Purchase -largest and most extraordinary land purchase in the history of the United States
spangled banner -•The lyrics come from “Defense of Fort McHenry”,
Madison -was the fourth president of the United States. He was also a chronicler of the Constitutional Convention and a writer of the Federalist Papers

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Burr-This law stopped all trade between America and any other country
Scott Key -Lawyer and amateur poet who wrote the Star-Spangled Banner,
Republicans -favoring a strict interpretation of the Constitution to restrict the powers of the federal government and emphasizing states' rights
member of a major political party in the early years of the U.S. that wanted a strong central government
& Clark expedition - Lewis and William Clark were the leaders of an expedition to explore the vast unknown territory west of the Mississippi River
Madison-the very first First Lady of the United States
-was a good general and had won battles against Britain and Austria.
Marshall -First important Chief Justice of the United States

15 Clues: of 1800- Considered a realigning election • Madison-the very first First Lady of the United States • Marshall -First important Chief Justice of the United States • spangled banner -•The lyrics come from “Defense of Fort McHenry”, • -was a good general and had won battles against Britain and Austria. • ...

Chapter 16, 17,18 Vocab Crossword Puzzle 2022-05-23

Chapter 16, 17,18 Vocab Crossword Puzzle crossword puzzle

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- covered or protected with iron
- the action of withdrawing formally from membership of a federation or body, especially a political state
- a collection of weapons and military equipment stored by a country, person, or group
- that all persons held as slaves" within the rebellious states "are, and henceforward shall be free."
- military conflict in which the contenders are willing to make any sacrifice in lives and other resources to obtain a complete victory

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- any of the slave states that bordered the northern free states during the US Civil War
- Laws, enacted in the former Confederate states after the American Civil War, that restricted the freedom of former slaves and were designed to assure white supremacy
- the practice of requiring separate housing, education and other services for people of color
- the remaking of the Southern United States, after it had lost its war of rebellion and slavery was ended
- an important instrument to safeguard individual freedom against arbitrary executive power.
- sovereign act of oblivion or forgetfulness (from Greek amnēsia) for past acts, granted by a government to persons who have been guilty of crimes
- a person who is killed because of their religious or other beliefs
- a person killed or injured in a war or accident
- compulsory enrollment for service in a country's armed forces
- a war between citizens of the same country

15 Clues: - covered or protected with iron • - a war between citizens of the same country • - a person killed or injured in a war or accident • - compulsory enrollment for service in a country's armed forces • - a person who is killed because of their religious or other beliefs • - a collection of weapons and military equipment stored by a country, person, or group • ...

1920's crossword puzzle 2023-11-03

1920's crossword puzzle crossword puzzle

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Thetransportationorimportationofalcaholisilligal
state and local laws introduced in the Southern United States in the late 19th and early 20th centuries that enforced racial segregation
young woman known for wearing short dresses and bobbed hair and for embracing freedom from traditional societal constraints.
parts (components) that are identical for practical purposes
began in the early 1800s as a movement to limit drinking in the United States.
a production process that breaks the manufacture of a good into steps that are completed in a pre-defined sequence
a policy of remaining apart from the affairs or interests of other groups, especially the political affairs of other countries.

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Technological unemployment is the loss of jobs caused by technological change.
either of two distinct U.S. hate organizations that employed terror in pursuit of their white supremacist agenda
The right of citizens of the United States to vote shall not be denied or abridged
The Immigration Act of 1924 limited the number of immigrants allowed entry into the United States
is the right to vote in public, political elections and referendums
was the development of the Harlem neighborhood in NYC as a Black cultural mecca in the early 20th century
also called a blind pig or blind tiger, was an illicit establishment that sold alcoholic beverages
one of the largest movements of people in United States history

15 Clues: Thetransportationorimportationofalcaholisilligal • parts (components) that are identical for practical purposes • one of the largest movements of people in United States history • is the right to vote in public, political elections and referendums • Technological unemployment is the loss of jobs caused by technological change. • ...

Declaration Of Independence 2024-04-19

Declaration Of Independence crossword puzzle

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The king had deprived them, in many cases, of the benefits of Trial by ______.
The king endeavored to prevent what by obstructing the Laws for Naturalization of Foreigners?
Judges were made dependent on the king's will alone for the payment of their ______.
The king had obstructed the Administration of_____ by refusing his Assent to Laws for establishing Judiciary powers.
To secure their rights, what are instituted among men?
The king had kept, in times of peace, standing armies without the consent of (our) what?
The DOI states that it is not only the right of the people but their_____ to throw off despotism.

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The king had protected British troops from punishment for any ________ which they committed on the inhabitants of the States.
How many states were in the United States of America at the time the DOI was written?
At the end of the DOI, it says that they mutually pledge their lives, fortunes, and their sacred ______.
The unalienable rights of men are life, liberty, and the pursuit of ______.
What had the King refused his assent to?
The king had imposed what on the states without their consent?
The DOI says that all men are created ____.
The DOI says that a Prince whose character is marked by acts which define a _______ is unfit to rule a free people.

15 Clues: What had the King refused his assent to? • The DOI says that all men are created ____. • To secure their rights, what are instituted among men? • The king had imposed what on the states without their consent? • The unalienable rights of men are life, liberty, and the pursuit of ______. • ...

Causes of the Civil War 2023-04-23

Causes of the Civil War crossword puzzle

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this happened because of a political and ideological debate over the legality of slavery in the proposed state of Kansas.
an act that required slaves to be returned to their owners, even if they were in a free state.
the idea that the United States is destined to expand its dominion across the entire North American continent
A network of people offering shelter and aid to escaped enslaved people from the South.
Being forced to work against your own will
the movement to end slavery.

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16th president of the United States. His victory in the election caused southern states to secede.
a conflict that began with a dispute over the annexation of Texas by the U.S. in 1845.
the transition from creating goods by hand to using machines.
The withdrawal of eleven southern states from the Union in 1860.
An enslaved black man who led a rebellion in Southampton County, Virginia in August 1831.
Scottv.Standford This court case ruled that having lived in a free state and territory did not entitle an enslaved person to his freedom.
the North and South would argue over how much ___ the states should have
A major election that took place in 1860. Abraham Lincoln won, and that divided the North and South completely.
loyalty to one's own region or section of the country, rather than to the country as a whole.

15 Clues: the movement to end slavery. • Being forced to work against your own will • the transition from creating goods by hand to using machines. • The withdrawal of eleven southern states from the Union in 1860. • the North and South would argue over how much ___ the states should have • ...

Chapter 2 Crossword 2021-10-24

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Branch that interprets laws
Division of political power between state and national governments
Branch that makes the laws
Article dealing with the Supremacy Clause
Assures the accused right to a speedy and public trial
Amendment preventing cruel and unusual punishment
Branch that carries out laws
States that the Constitution is the supreme law of the land

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Government is limited to the power given to them by the constitution
Amendment that gave Congress the power to levy income tax
How the Judicial branch checks other branches
States why the Constitution was written
The people hold all the power
Article dealing with the amendment process
Established seperate ballots for the president and vice president
Article about the relationships between states and government

16 Clues: Branch that makes the laws • Branch that interprets laws • Branch that carries out laws • The people hold all the power • States why the Constitution was written • Article dealing with the Supremacy Clause • Article dealing with the amendment process • How the Judicial branch checks other branches • Amendment preventing cruel and unusual punishment • ...

Great Depression and New Deal Vocab 2017-12-13

Great Depression and New Deal Vocab crossword puzzle

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Labor Standards Act establishes minimum wage, overtime pay, recordkeeping, and youth employment standards affecting employees in the private sector and in Federal, State, and local governments
was a shanty town built during the Great Depression by the homeless in the United States of America. They were named after Herbert Hoover, who was President of the United States of America during the onset of the Depression and was widely blamed for it.
Poultry VS U.S a decision by the Supreme Court of the United States that invalidated regulations of the poultry industry according to the nondelegation
system in which the standard economic unit of account is based on a fixed quantity of gold
amendment limits the number of times one can be elected to the office of President of the United States
and Exchange Commission an independent agency of the United States federal government
Money inconvertible paper money made legal tender by a government decree

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Adjustment Act was a federal law passed in 1933 as part of U.S. president Franklin D. Roosevelt's New Deal
D. Roosevelt commonly known as FDR, was an American statesman and political leader who served as the 32nd President of the United States from 1933 until his death in 1945
Charts term used to describe a series of 28 evening radio addresses given by U.S. President Franklin D. Roosevelt between 1933 and 1944
Packing Plan was a legislative initiative proposed by U.S. President Franklin D. Roosevelt to add more justices to the U.S. Supreme Court.
standard monetary system in which the standard economic unit of account is based on a fixed quantity of gold
Hoover was an American engineer, businessman, and politician who served as the 31st President of the United States from 1929 to 1933 during the Great Depression

13 Clues: Money inconvertible paper money made legal tender by a government decree • and Exchange Commission an independent agency of the United States federal government • system in which the standard economic unit of account is based on a fixed quantity of gold • amendment limits the number of times one can be elected to the office of President of the United States • ...

crossword 2022-09-13

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fought by the United States of America and its indigenous allies against the United Kingdom and its allies in British North America, with limited participation by Spain in Florida
early English-American industrialist known as the "Father of the American Industrial Revolution" and the "Father of the American Factory System"
a form of colonization where settlers would established a permanent or semi-permanent colonial settlements in a new region
a series of forced displacements of approximately 60,000 Indigenous people of the "Five Civilized Tribes" between 1830 and 1850 by the United States government
is a historic canal in upstate New York that runs east-west between the Hudson River and Lake Erie
an armed conflict between the United States and Mexico from 1846 to 1848. It followed the 1845 U.S. annexation of Texas, which Mexico considered Mexican territory
was the acquisition of the territory of Louisiana by the United States from the French First Republic in 1803

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American lawyer, planter, general, and statesman who served as the seventh president of the United States from 1829 to 1837
Protestant religious revival during the early 19th century in the United States
the United States expedition to cross the newly acquired western portion of the country after the Louisiana Purchase
American inventor, widely known for inventing the cotton gin, one of the key inventions of the Industrial Revolution that shaped the economy of the Antebellum South
Famous as the “Great Pacificator” for his contributions to domestic policy, he emphasized economic development in his diplomacy

12 Clues: Protestant religious revival during the early 19th century in the United States • is a historic canal in upstate New York that runs east-west between the Hudson River and Lake Erie • was the acquisition of the territory of Louisiana by the United States from the French First Republic in 1803 • ...

War and Expansion in the Americas Crossword 2024-04-29

War and Expansion in the Americas Crossword crossword puzzle

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The Treaty of ________ was signed by the United States and Britain ending the War of 1812
members of Congress who wanted to declare war against Britain after the Battle of Tippecanoe
the fifth president of the United States
__________ of 1818 was an agreement between the United States and Great Britain that settled fishing rights and established new North American borders
the practice of forcing people to serve in the army or navy; led to increased tensions between Great Britain and the United States in the early 1800s
Shawnee chief who attempted to form an Indian confederation to resist white settlement in the Northwest Territory.
This act was a law that replaced the Embargo Act and restored trade with all nations except Britain, France, and their colonies

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The Battle of ___________ was a U.S. victory over an Indian confederation that wanted to stop white settlement in the Northwest Territory; increased tensions between Great Britain and the United States
the banning of trade with a country
Fourth President of the U.S.;He led the United States through the War of 1812.
This treaty settled all border disputes between Spain and the U.S. Spain agreed to give Florida In return, the US gave up its claims to what is now Texas
As commander of the Tennessee militia, he defeated the Creek Indians, securing 23 million acres of land. His election as the seventh president of the United States marked an era of democracy called Jacksonian Democracy.

12 Clues: the banning of trade with a country • the fifth president of the United States • Fourth President of the U.S.;He led the United States through the War of 1812. • The Treaty of ________ was signed by the United States and Britain ending the War of 1812 • members of Congress who wanted to declare war against Britain after the Battle of Tippecanoe • ...

Civics Final:Wars 2024-05-03

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War Fought from 1861 to 1865; first application of Industrial Revolution to warfare; resulted in abolition of slavery in the United States and reunification of North and South.
I (1914 - 1918) European war in which an alliance including Great Britain, France, Russia, Italy, and the United States defeated the alliance of Germany, Austria-Hungary, Turkey, and Bulgaria.
A prolonged war (1954-1975) between the communist armies of North Vietnam who were supported by the Chinese and the non-communist armies of South Vietnam who were supported by the United States. Caused CULTURAL DIVIDE in the U.S.
Allied commander in WW2 in Europe; helped plan the D-Day invasion at Normandy; 34th President
(1846-1848) The war between the United States and Mexico in which the United States acquired one half of the Mexican territory.
President of the US during Great Depression and World War II
War fought from 1939 to 1945 between the Allies and the Axis, involving most countries in the world. The United States joined the Allies in 1941, helping them to victory.

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President during World War I
Who the U.S. fought in WWII Japan, Germany, and Italy
a system by which men ages 18 through 25 register with the U.S. government for military service
Conflict between the U.S. and the Soviet Union. U.S. goal to defeat COMMUNISM
In 1898, a conflict between the United States and Spain, in which the U.S. supported the Cubans' fight for independence

12 Clues: President during World War I • Who the U.S. fought in WWII Japan, Germany, and Italy • President of the US during Great Depression and World War II • Conflict between the U.S. and the Soviet Union. U.S. goal to defeat COMMUNISM • Allied commander in WW2 in Europe; helped plan the D-Day invasion at Normandy; 34th President • ...

Chapter 4; The Union In Peril 2013-11-11

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the first African-American senator
a town in southern Pennsylvania that the most decisive battle of the war was fought in
a former senator that was elected as the president of the Mississippi
McClellan ordered his men to pursue Lee, and the two sides fought near a creek
northerners who moved to the South after the war
a union nurse who went on to found the American Red Cross after the war
a slave whose owner took him from the slave state of Missouri to free territory in Illinois and Wisconsin and back to Missouri
a federal agency set up to help former slaves after the Civil war
the formal withdrawal of a state from the Union
the first bloodshed on the battlefield occurred about three months after Fort Sumter just 25 miles from Washington D.C
an executive order issued by Abraham Lincoln on January 1, 1863 freeing the slaves in all regions behind the Confederate lines
the period of rebuilding that followed the Civil War, during which the defeated Confederates states were readmitted to the Union
it was ratified at the end of 1865. It was about abolishing slavery
white southerners who joined the Republican Party
a tax on earnings

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a secret organization that used terrorist tactics in an attempt to restore white supremacy in Southern states after the civil war
vice president of Lincoln who became president after Lincoln’s assassination
a town that General Ulysses S. Grant fought to take and it was one of the two remaining Confederate strongholds on the Mississippi River
he was modest and willing to go beyond military beyond in his tactics
a 26-year old actor and Southern sympathizer that leaped down from the presidential box to the stage and escaped
he was a democratic candidate that had victory when the Whig vote in the South fell dramatically
a brave and decisive military commander, he was the head of general
town near Appomatox, Virginia where Lee surrendered to Grant on April 9, 1865
a system in which the residents vote to decide an issue
a famous speech delivered by Abraham Lincoln in November 1863, at the dedication of a national cemetery on the site of the battle of Gettysburg
was granted as a commander of the military division of the Mississippi
it prevented states from denying right and privileges to any U.S. citizen, now defined as “all persons born or naturalized in U.S.”
a system of routes along which runaway slaves were helped to escape to Canada or to safe areas in the free states
Lincoln’s reconstruction plan which were led by Senator Charles Sumner. The plan wanted to destroy the political power of former slave holder
the drafting of citizens for military service
16th President of the United States; saved the Union during the American Civil War and emancipated the slaves; was assassinated by Booth
United States politician who proposed that individual territories be allowed to decide whether they would have slavery; he engaged in a famous series of debates with Abraham Lincoln
a system in which landowners give farm workers land, seed, and tools in return for a part of the crops they raised
she published her novel that is called "Uncle Tom's Cabin"
it states that no one can be kept from voting because of race, color, or previous condition of servitude
the confederate states of America, a confederation formed in 1861 by the Southern states after their secession from the Union
a nickname given to Thomas T. Jackson by another General
one of the most famous conductors that was born a slave in Maryland.

8th Grade Social Studies Vocab 2021-10-01

8th Grade Social Studies Vocab crossword puzzle

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A land deal between the United States and France.
The Bill of Rights is the first 10 Amendments to the Constitution.
A treaty between Spain and the United States.
the elected head of a republic
A diplomatic incident between French and United States diplomats that resulted in a limited, undeclared war known as the Quasi-War
body of fundamental principles or established precedents according to which a state or other organization is acknowledged to be governed.
The executive branch carries out and enforces laws.
Shays's followers protested the foreclosures of farms for debt and briefly succeeded in shutting down the court system.
Quells an uprising of settlers rebelling against the liquor tax.
United States Constitutional Convention (1787) that three-fifths of the slave population would be counted for determining direct taxation and representation in the House of Representatives.
an introductory statement especially
the smaller upper assembly in the US Congress, most US states, France, and other countries.
the highest judicial court in a country or state.
the process or result of using laws to fairly judge and punish crimes and criminals
having or relating to a system of government in which several states form a unity but remain independent in internal affairs.
A landmark U.S. Supreme Court decision that established for the first time that federal courts had the power to overturn an act of Congress on the ground that it violated the U.S. Constitution
A person who opposed the adoption of the U.S. Constitution.
As a protest against the Federalist Alien and Sedition Acts.
The Great Compromise created two legislative bodies in Congress
Sign or give formal consent to (a treaty, contract, or agreement), making it officially valid.

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the legislative branch makes all laws, declares war, regulates interstate and foreign commerce, and controls taxing and spending policies.
The power of courts to decide the validity of acts of the legislative and executive branches of government
The judicial appointments made by President John Adams just before he was succeeded by President Thomas Jefferson
Authorized the President to deport aliens and permitted their arrest, imprisonment, and deportation during wartime.
Friend of the people
The judicial branch is in charge of deciding the meaning of laws, how to apply them to real situations, and whether a law breaks the rules of the Constitution
The agreement that assuaged antagonisms between the United States and Great Britain, established a base upon which America could build a sound national economy, and assured its commercial prosperity
The original constitution of the US, ratified in 1781, was replaced by the US Constitution in 1789.
The Supreme Court held that Congress has implied powers derived from those listed in Article I, Section 8
the lower house of a legislative body
a formal meeting or series of meetings for discussion between delegates, especially those from a political party or labor union
a state in which supreme power is held by the people and their elected representatives, and which has an elected or nominated president rather than a monarch
An act, statement, or gift that is intended to show gratitude, respect, or admiration.
Enumerated governmental powers, items of property, or articles in a tariff schedule.
Federalist papers, formally The Federalist, series of 85 essays on the proposed new Constitution of the United States and on the nature of republican government
A person who advocates or supports a system of government in which several states unite under a central authority.

36 Clues: Friend of the people • the elected head of a republic • an introductory statement especially • the lower house of a legislative body • A treaty between Spain and the United States. • A land deal between the United States and France. • the highest judicial court in a country or state. • The executive branch carries out and enforces laws. • ...

Unit 2 Keywords 2022-09-14

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Prior to the start of the American Revolutionary War, a group of American political people worked to coordinate opposition to the British Parliament and later, support for American independence.
an occurrence during a conflict following which the majority of contemporary experts concur that the outcome was unavoidable.
declaration by the British Parliament that accompanied the repeal of the Stamp Act.
The first ten amendments to the US Constitution are known as the..
Here Virginia marked the conclusion of the last major battle of the American Revolution and the start of a new nation's independence
an altercation that took place in Boston on March 5, 1770, during which nine British soldiers opened fire on five people.
a loosely structured, covert, occasionally violent political group active in the Thirteen American Colonies that was established to advance colonist rights and oppose British government taxation.
an American political and commercial protest, on December 16, 1773, in Boston, Massachusetts.
a supporter of a powerful central government who belonged to a significant political party in the early years of the United States.
an American revolutionary, statesman and Founding Father of the United States. He was an influential interpreter and promoter of the U.S. Constitution, and was the founder of the Federalist Party, the nation's financial system, the United States Coast Guard, and the New York Post newspaper.
The Second Continental Congress, which met in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, on July 4, 1776, signed this document.
American political activist, philosopher, political theorist, and was born in England.
The colonies were compelled to house British soldiers in barracks they provided under in 1765.
Duties, a group of British parliamentary acts that were passed in 1767 and 1768 that introduced a number of taxes and regulations to help pay for the upkeep of the British colonies in America.

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A political movement in the late 18th century known opposed the establishment of a more powerful federal government in the United States and later opposed the ratification of the 1787 Constitution.
a set of treaties that ended the American Revolutionary War.
The United States' army during the American Revolution
Following the Boston Tea Party in 1774, the British Parliament passed a number of harsh measures known as the..
Delegates from the thirteen colonies that met in Philadelphia in 1774 and 1775
This was signed on July 8 in a last-ditch effort to prevent war between Great Britain and the Thirteen Colonies in America.
an armed revolt in Western Massachusetts and Worcester. The majority of the fighting occurred in and around Springfield in the years 1786 and 1787.
the supreme law of the United States of America.
This practice was known as "blessing in neglect."
also known as the American Revenue Act 1764 or the American Duties Act, was a revenue-raising act passed by the Parliament of Great Britain on 5 April 1764.
of Confederation, an agreement among the 13 original states of the United States of America that served as its first frame of government.
a phrase that refers to the opening shot of the battles of Lexington and Concord on April 19, 1775, which began the American Revolutionary War and led to the creation of the United States of America.
a legislation passed by the British Parliament in 1765 that levied a stamp tax on newspapers and legal and business documents in order to extract money from the American colonies. The act was repealed in 1766 as a result of colonial opposition, which fueled the anti-Crown uprising.

27 Clues: the supreme law of the United States of America. • This practice was known as "blessing in neglect." • The United States' army during the American Revolution • a set of treaties that ended the American Revolutionary War. • The first ten amendments to the US Constitution are known as the.. • ...

POLS 1101: Week 2 Activity 2019-08-29

POLS 1101: Week 2 Activity crossword puzzle

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the action of signing or giving formal consent to a treaty, contract, or agreement, making it officially valid.
Supporters of the ratification of the new constitution; believed nation should be run by a strong, national government
political powers granted to the United States government that aren't explicitly stated in the Constitution.
president; carries out laws
A section of the United States Constitution that enables Congress to make the laws required for the exercise of its other powers established by the Constitution.
The formula for counting five slaves as three people for the purpose of representation that reconciled Northern and Southern factions at the constitutional congress
the original constitution of the US, ratified in 1781, gave too much power to individual states.
The Declaration of Independence is defined as the formal statement written by the founding fathers declaring the freedom of the thirteen American colonies from Great Britain.
First 10 amendments to the constitution; individual liberties, protection from government infringement; ratified 1791
4th President of the United States; member of the Continental Congress and rapporteur at the Constitutional Convention in 1776; helped frame the Bill of Rights
congressional powers specifically named in the Constitution (Article I, Section 8)
supreme court; evaluates laws

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a person sent or authorized to represent others, in particular an elected representative sent to a conference.
The Supreme Court declared unanimously that a certain law passed by Congress should not be enforced, because the law was opposed to the Constitution.
counterbalancing influences by which an organization or system is regulated, typically those ensuring that political power is not concentrated in the hands of individuals or groups.
an organized group of people who have the same ideology, or who otherwise have the same political positions, and who field candidates for elections, in an attempt to get them elected and thereby implement the party's agenda.
A document that embodies the fundamental laws and principles by which the United States is governed. It was drafted by the Constitutional Convention and later supplemented by the Bill of Rights and other amendments.
the assembly of fifty-five delegates in the summer of 1787 to recast the Articles of Confederation; the result was the U.S. Constitution
congress; makes laws
doctrine of constitutional law under which the three branches of government (executive, legislative, and judicial) are kept separate.
The first vice president (1789-1797) and second president (1797-1801) of the United States. He was a major figure during the American Revolution, the drafting of the Declaration of Independence, and the shaping of the Constitution.
A plan that called for each state to have one vote in Congress instead of the number of votes being based on the population
Proposed that states have equal representation in the Senate and proportional representation in the House of Representatives
a section that appeared in many constitutions, as well as in some charters and statutes, which provides that the governing body empowered by the document may enact laws to promote the general welfare of the people, sometimes worded as the public welfare.
review by the US Supreme Court of the constitutional validity of a legislative act.
Opposed the ratification of a new constitution; believed that the nation is best managed by individual states
a state in which supreme power is held by the people and their elected representatives, and which has an elected or nominated president rather than a monarch.
A proposal by Virginia delegates for a bicameral legislative branch; drafted by James Madison in 1787
(in the US) a body of people representing the states of the US, who formally cast votes for the election of the president and vice president.
a minor change or addition designed to improve a text, piece of legislation, etc.

30 Clues: congress; makes laws • president; carries out laws • supreme court; evaluates laws • a minor change or addition designed to improve a text, piece of legislation, etc. • congressional powers specifically named in the Constitution (Article I, Section 8) • review by the US Supreme Court of the constitutional validity of a legislative act. • ...

U.S History Crossword Puzzle 2017-04-12

U.S History Crossword Puzzle crossword puzzle

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Doctrine promising military or economic aid to any Middle Eastern country
American gov. official who was accused being a Soviet spy
civilian foreign intelligence service of the United States
Doctor who introduced a vaccine against poliomyelitis
increase in birth rate especially following World War II
President Dwight D. Eisenhower signed the bill into law
military alliance of European and North American democracies
in charge of U.S. science and technology

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threats propaganda and other measures short of open warfare
Republican Senator from Wisconsin
37th President of the United States
campaign against alleged communists
Soviet artificial satellites
was an American diplomat and historian
military alliance of communist nations in eastern Europe
program which United States gave large amounts of economic aid to European countries

16 Clues: Soviet artificial satellites • Republican Senator from Wisconsin • 37th President of the United States • campaign against alleged communists • was an American diplomat and historian • in charge of U.S. science and technology • Doctor who introduced a vaccine against poliomyelitis • President Dwight D. Eisenhower signed the bill into law • ...

The Civil War Vocab 2024-03-13

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To continuously attack with bombs and missiles
When one human is owned by another
The southern states who fought against the north to keep slavery
Officially prohibit someone from doing something
Put an end to
The southern part of the United States who focused on farming their land

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To become a member of the armed forces
The northern part of the United States who focused more on creating industries
The northern states who fought to abolish slavery
The first official shot that began the Civil War
The action of finding new people to join a cause or force

11 Clues: Put an end to • When one human is owned by another • To become a member of the armed forces • To continuously attack with bombs and missiles • The first official shot that began the Civil War • Officially prohibit someone from doing something • The northern states who fought to abolish slavery • The action of finding new people to join a cause or force • ...

Lousiana Purchase 2015-12-17

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a young officer that explored Louisiana
a purchase that doubled the United states
the area between the Mississippi river and Appalachian mountains
a Native American tribe
emperor of France
a slave that lead a revolt against the French

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the river that is the United states western border
a president of the United states
a native American that helped Clark and Lewis
a trading port
a old friend of Lewis
Clarks slave that went with him

12 Clues: a trading port • emperor of France • a old friend of Lewis • a Native American tribe • Clarks slave that went with him • a president of the United states • a young officer that explored Louisiana • a purchase that doubled the United states • a native American that helped Clark and Lewis • a slave that lead a revolt against the French • ...

unit 4 vocab 2017-11-17

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the first ten ammendments of the united states constitution
a group of people elected by citizens in every state
the right to vote
the power of a court to enforce a law
a group of electorals that advise the president
to overrule
the smaller of the 2 states in the congress

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to approve
the bigger of 2 states in the congress
to change
to reject
to bring charges to an official the wrong way

12 Clues: to change • to reject • to approve • to overrule • the right to vote • the power of a court to enforce a law • the bigger of 2 states in the congress • the smaller of the 2 states in the congress • to bring charges to an official the wrong way • a group of electorals that advise the president • a group of people elected by citizens in every state • ...

Causes of the Civil War Vocabulary 2022-03-06

Causes of the Civil War Vocabulary crossword puzzle

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a system in which the residents vote, they control the government through the representatives they elect.
a Supreme Court case where slave, Dred Scott, was sued for his freedom due to living in territories where slavery was illegal. The court ruled against Scott.
the process of growth in cities resulting in industrialization.
it was formed in 1861 by the Southern states after their secession from the Union.
living in the country, or relating to the countryside rather than the town.
the state of holding a person in bondage for labor.
to withdraw.
a novel published by Harriet Beecher Stowe, portraying slavery as brutal and immortal.

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John Brown led a slave revolt, taking over the U.S. arsenal at Harpers Ferry, Virginia.
a law passed in 1850 to help slaveholders recapture runaway slaves.
having greater loyalty of one’s own region rather than the nation as a whole.
a law stating that new states would vote if their state would be a free or slave state. Produced a violent uprising known as “Bleeding Kansas.”
a theory that stated that states had the right to judge when the federal government had passed on unconstitutional law.
a series of five Constitutional laws passed to help resolve disputes between free states and slave states.
the careful manage of available resources of a community, country, etc.; the expenditure or consumption of money, materials, etc.

15 Clues: to withdraw. • the state of holding a person in bondage for labor. • the process of growth in cities resulting in industrialization. • a law passed in 1850 to help slaveholders recapture runaway slaves. • living in the country, or relating to the countryside rather than the town. • having greater loyalty of one’s own region rather than the nation as a whole. • ...

Foundations of American Democracy 2024-05-19

Foundations of American Democracy crossword puzzle

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To add or change
a lawmaking body made up of two chambers or parts
Compromise made by Constitutional Convention in which states would have equal representation in one house of the legislature (Senate) and representation based on population in the other house (House of Representatives)
To approve
The Commerce Clause of the Constitution does not give Congress the power to prohibit mere possession of a gun near a school,

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Power of the court to determine the constitutionality of laws
Initial proposal at the Constitutional Convention made by the Virginia delegation for a strong central government with a bicameral legislature dominated by the big states.
Powers given specifically to the states
A system that allows each branch of government to limit the powers of the other branches in order to prevent abuse of power
A voluntary agreement among individuals to secure their rights and welfare by creating a government and abiding by its rules.
___ of opportunity
Federal money given to the states with few restrictions about how it should be spent
Chief executive's power to reject a bill passed by a legislature
A system in which power is divided between the national and state governments
the clause that states that the U.S. Constitution is the supreme law of the land, and that national laws are supreme over state laws

15 Clues: To approve • To add or change • ___ of opportunity • Powers given specifically to the states • a lawmaking body made up of two chambers or parts • Power of the court to determine the constitutionality of laws • Chief executive's power to reject a bill passed by a legislature • A system in which power is divided between the national and state governments • ...

Citizenship 2023-10-09

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Refers to the status or condition of being a citizen and the duties, rights, and privileges of that status.
American nationals owe _____________ to the United States, but al not full citizens.
Are citizens of other countries who are living in the United States. They are allowed entry into the US, under special rules set by congress.
Paperwork filled out when you are applying to become a U.S. citizen
The legal process of obtaining citizenship in a country where one is not born.
The ___th amendment was added to the constitution and states that "all persons born in the U.S, are citizens and are subject to U.S. laws, rules, and regulations".
How many questions (out of ten) do you need to pass in order to become a U.S. citizen?

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How many types of residents are there?
Are people who are represented and protected by the U.S. government, owe full allegiance to the United States, and share in the responsibilities of the government.
Is born in the United States.
Congress passes a law to naturalize a large group of people at one time
Are natives of American possessions (like Guam and PR).
Nationals have ________ rights, but not political rights.
Effective citizens contribute to their community and _________.
When people living in a section of land bought by the U.S., automatically became U.S. citizens.

15 Clues: Is born in the United States. • How many types of residents are there? • Are natives of American possessions (like Guam and PR). • Nationals have ________ rights, but not political rights. • Effective citizens contribute to their community and _________. • Paperwork filled out when you are applying to become a U.S. citizen • ...

Physics Review 2025-10-23

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________'s Law states that force is proportional to the displacement of a spring
a type of energy which is stored in an object at rest
a change in speed or direction
Newton's _________ Law of Motion states that for every action, there is an equal and opposite reaction
Newton's _________ Law of Motion states that the greater the mass of an object, the greater force is needed to cause it to accelerate
an object or material that is able to return to its normal state after being displaced or stretched

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Newton's __________ Law of Motion states that an object at rest will stay at rest...
a type of energy which is used in an object in motion
___________ constant is a measure of the stiffness of an elastic object
a push or a pull acting on an object, which causes a change in motion
The Law of Conservation of ________ states that _______ cannot be created or destroyed, only transformed
the amount of matter something is made of

12 Clues: a change in speed or direction • the amount of matter something is made of • a type of energy which is used in an object in motion • a type of energy which is stored in an object at rest • a push or a pull acting on an object, which causes a change in motion • ___________ constant is a measure of the stiffness of an elastic object • ...

Unit 3 Crossword Karly Harrell 2023-02-07

Unit 3 Crossword Karly Harrell crossword puzzle

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a fundamental truth or proposition that serves as the for a system of belief or behavior as for a chain of reasoning
a series of 85 essays urging the citizens of New York to ratify the new United States Constitution
talk about the duties of the 3 main parts of government
the first constitution of the 13 independent American colonies
the first ten amendments to the U.S. constitution, ratified in 1791 and guaranteeing such rights as the freedoms of speech, assembly and worship
United States diplomat and Jurist who negotiated peace treaties with Britain and served as the first Chief Justice of the United States Supreme court
on addition or alteration made to a constitution, statute, or legislative bill or resolution

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it clearly communicates the intentions of the framers and the purpose of the document
a formal meeting held in 1787 for the purpose of creating a constitution of the United States
a person who opposed the adoption of the U.S. Constitution
a body of fundamental principles or established precedents according to which a state of other organization is acknowledged to be governed
made a major contribution of the ratification of the constitution by writing the Federalist Papers
United States statesman and leader and the federalists
the federal principal or system of government
series of violent attacks on courthouses and other government properties in Massachusetts

15 Clues: the federal principal or system of government • United States statesman and leader and the federalists • talk about the duties of the 3 main parts of government • a person who opposed the adoption of the U.S. Constitution • the first constitution of the 13 independent American colonies • ...

Causes of the Civil War 2023-04-23

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This court case ruled that having lived in a free state and territory did not entitle an enslaved person to his freedom.
16th president of the United States. His victory in the election caused southern states to secede.
A network of people offering shelter and aid to escaped enslaved people from the South.
the North and South would argue over how much ___ the states should have
the idea that the United States is destined to expand its dominion across the entire North American continent
the transition from creating goods by hand to using machines.
a conflict that began with a dispute over the annexation of Texas by the U.S. in 1845.

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Being forced to work against your own will
an act that required slaves to be returned to their owners, even if they were in a free state.
The withdrawal of eleven southern states from the Union in 1860.
of 1860 A major election that took place in 1860. Abraham Lincoln won, and that divided the North and South completely.
this happened because of a political and ideological debate over the legality of slavery in the proposed state of Kansas.
An enslaved black man who led a rebellion in Southampton County, Virginia in August 1831.
the movement to end slavery.
loyalty to one's own region or section of the country, rather than to the country as a whole.

Iron Curtain 2022-03-14

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the official name for the country in North America that consists of 50 states
Who called it the Iron Curtain?
how many kilometers was the Iron Curtain?
A collective defense treaty among the Soviet Union and seven other Soviet satellite states in Central and Eastern Europe during the Cold War.
Who made the Iron Curtain?
a period of geopolitical tension between the United States and the Soviet Union
Where was the Iron Curtain located?
A term indicating the imaginary 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

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A theory or system of social organization in which all property is owned by the community and each person contributes and receives according to their ability and needs
a global war that lasted from 1939 to 1945.
What is the Iron Curtain?
How many years did the Iron Curtain last?
An intergovernmental military alliance signed on April 4, 1949 and including the five Treaty of Brussels states (Belgium, the Netherlands, Luxembourg, France, and the United Kingdom) plus the United States, Canada, Portugal, Italy, Norway, Denmark, and Iceland.
A system of government by the whole population or all the eligible members of a state, typically through elected representatives
a transcontinental country spanning Eastern Europe and Northern Asia.

15 Clues: What is the Iron Curtain? • Who made the Iron Curtain? • Who called it the Iron Curtain? • Where was the Iron Curtain located? • How many years did the Iron Curtain last? • how many kilometers was the Iron Curtain? • a global war that lasted from 1939 to 1945. • a transcontinental country spanning Eastern Europe and Northern Asia. • ...

Civil War Crossword Puzzle 2022-03-04

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The southern part of the United States that split away from the north (consisted of slave states).
The people who supported the south during the Civil War
The rights that states have that give them the ability to exercise their constitutional power, without the interference of the federal government.
An abolitionist that was fought in Bleeding Kansas, and was executed for a failed incitement of a slave rebellion at Harpers Ferry.
The battle in which union forces hoped to gain access to Texas by capturing Sabine Pass, where the Sabine River flows into the Gulf of Mexico. A foothold there would allow Union troops to mount attacks into the interior of Texas.
A naval and land battle of the American Civil War, when Confederate forces under Major Gen. John B. Magruder expelled occupying Union troops from the city of Galveston, Texas on January 1, 1863.
Texas's first confederate governor.

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A law that admitted Missouri to the Union as a slave state and Maine as a free state
The act that split Nebraska and Kansas into two by building a railroad in between the two states, making Nebraska a free state, and making Kansas a slave state.
President of the confederate states.
Former leader of the Texian army.
Laws that restricted the rights of freed people.
Someone who supported the north, and was against slavery.
16th U.S. president.
18th U.S. president

Civil War Crossword Puzzle 2022-03-04

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President of the confederate states.
A law that admitted Missouri to the Union as a slave state and Maine as a free state
The act that split Nebraska and Kansas into two by building a railroad in between the two states, making Nebraska a free state, and making Kansas a slave state.
The southern part of the United States that split away from the north (consisted of slave states).
An abolitionist that was fought in Bleeding Kansas, and was executed for a failed incitement of a slave rebellion at Harpers Ferry.
Former leader of the Texian army.

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A naval and land battle of the American Civil War, when Confederate forces under Major Gen. John B. Magruder expelled occupying Union troops from the city of Galveston, Texas on January 1, 1863.
The battle in which union forces hoped to gain access to Texas by capturing Sabine Pass, where the Sabine River flows into the Gulf of Mexico. A foothold there would allow Union troops to mount attacks into the interior of Texas.
Texas's first confederate governor.
The people who supported the south during the Civil War
16th U.S. president.
Laws that restricted the rights of freed people.
18th U.S. president
Someone who supported the north, and was against slavery.
The rights that states have that give them the ability to exercise their constitutional power, without the interference of the federal government.

The Cold War 2024-05-16

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North Atlantic Treaty Organization
Former president of the Soviet Union
Had tension against the US during the Cold War
Communist states of Central and Eastern Europe, Asia, Africa, and Latin America that were aligned with the Soviet Union
An American foreign policy that pledges American "support for democracies against authoritarian threats."
Major confrontation that brought the United States and the Soviet Union close to war.
An economic organization from 1949 to 1991 under the leadership of the Soviet Union that comprised the countries of the Eastern Bloc
a type of government as well as an economic system. A way of creating and sharing wealth

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An economic and political system in which a country's trade and industry are controlled by private owners for profit.
A collective defence treaty established by the Soviet Union and seven other Soviet satellite states in Central and Eastern Europe
A geopolitical strategic foreign policy pursued by the United States during the Cold War to prevent the spread of communism after the end of World War II.
A failed military landing operation on the southwestern coast of Cuba in 1961
A barrier that surrounded West Berlin and prevented access to it from East Berlin
The countries allied with the NATO against the Soviet Union and its allies.
A period of competition between the Soviet Union and the United States over who could conquer space exploration first.

15 Clues: North Atlantic Treaty Organization • Former president of the Soviet Union • Had tension against the US during the Cold War • The countries allied with the NATO against the Soviet Union and its allies. • A failed military landing operation on the southwestern coast of Cuba in 1961 • A barrier that surrounded West Berlin and prevented access to it from East Berlin • ...

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