states Crossword Puzzles
Alana Riddell: Our Puzzling Government #2 | Federalism 2022-11-18
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- Powers directly stated in the Constitution by the founders
- act An act that allows a territory wishing to become a state to prepare a constitution
- country which is unincorporated but still part of the US
- One of the last two states admitted to the USA
- court case which ruled that between a state and national government, the national one is superior
- a type of compact made between two different states
- a position taken on how federalism should run which leans toward national action
- Powers given to the states if not given specifically to the government
- laws relating to disputes between people, groups, or the state itself (not criminal)
- powers which are refused to all forms of government
- powers held by both the national and state governments
- refers to documents such as mortgages, birth certificates, leases, and deeds
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- Clause which states that the constitution is the supreme law of the land
- Powers the Constitution grants to the national government
- an organization of government administrators
- organization made up of all of the USA's governors
- state and local governments making their own policies
- Powers are not directly stated but can be inferred from other expressed powers
- law which prohibits public officials from holding closed/secret meetings
- to return criminals from other states to their state of origin after committing a crime
- a law that requires checking government agencies from time to time to see if they are still needed
- a type of tax that is put on the money that you make
- Clause which allows the powers of Congress to stretch if need be
- a government system that divides power between the state and national governments
- court case that declared Congress overstepped boundaries by banning guns in or near schools
25 Clues: an organization of government administrators • One of the last two states admitted to the USA • organization made up of all of the USA's governors • a type of compact made between two different states • powers which are refused to all forms of government • a type of tax that is put on the money that you make • state and local governments making their own policies • ...
Chapter 4 Our puzzling gov 2022-11-18
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- that is return to a state criminals and fugitives who flee across state lines to escape justice.
- the Court often supported states rights against powers of the national government.
- tax imposed on individuals or entities in respect of the income or profits earned by them.
- or laws relating to disputes between individuals, groups, or with the state.
- favors state and local
- The main way the national government provides money to the states is through
- is a requirement set by Congress that prohibits a local or state government from exercising a certain power
- shall be given in each state to the public acts, records, and judicial proceeding of every other state
- are those powers that both the national government and the states have
- of the Constitution makes the acts and treaties of the United States supreme.For this reason it is called the
- require periodic checks of government agencies to see if they are still needed.
- Those powers that the national government requires to carry out the powers that are expressly defined in the Constitution are called
- is a federal order requiring states to provide a service
- powers the Constitution grants or delegates to the national government.
- prohibiting public officials from holding closed meetings
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- forbidding racial discrimination in public accommodations such as hotels and restaurants.
- or organization of government administrators to carry out legislation
- Those powers that the national government may exercise simply because it is a government are its
- the Supreme Court ruled on a conflict between a state government and the national
- favors national action in dealing with these matters.
- The course of action a government takes in response to some issue or problem is called
- in dealing with problems
- The basis for the implied powers is the necessary and proper clause
- or the power to assume responsibility for a state government function
- are those powers directly expressed or stated in the Constitution by the Founders.
25 Clues: favors state and local • in dealing with problems • favors national action in dealing with these matters. • is a federal order requiring states to provide a service • prohibiting public officials from holding closed meetings • The basis for the implied powers is the necessary and proper clause • or organization of government administrators to carry out legislation • ...
US History Exam Review 2023-05-17
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- The period post-civil war where the focus was on rebuilding the nation
- Union soldiers were called this
- Southern General Thomas Jackson became known as this after the First Bull Run battle
- How the enslaved avoided work
- This battle ended the confederacy's hope of gaining British and French allies
- These southern congressmen were led by Henry Clay and they were one of the causes of the war of 1812
- These laws required people in the confederacy to serve in the army for at least 3 years
- This type of resistance is not secretly done such as running away
- Lincoln's famous speech honoring soldiers that died in battle and giving his vision for the country
- This land purchase under President Jefferson doubled the size of the United States
- This controversial book about slavery motivated abolitionists
- Ended slavery in the United States even though it did not happen immediately
- States choose for themselves
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- This is where the women's rights convention was held.
- This act made the Missouri compromise invalid
- This compromise helped keep the balance between free and slave states.
- Confederate soldiers were called this
- These states remained in the the Union and still supported slavery
- The official ending of slavery in Galveston Texas more than 2 years after the Emancipation Proclomation
- The Unions plan to end the war
- This president was known as the people's president.
- This was a result of the Indian Removal Act and many Natives died during it.
- This small Virginia town his where the Civil War officially ended
- This type of resistance is secretly done such as pretending to be sick
- This Union General marched his troops south across Georgia burning cities and crops
- This Massachusetts army was a brave African American group that served during the Civil War
26 Clues: States choose for themselves • How the enslaved avoided work • The Unions plan to end the war • Union soldiers were called this • Confederate soldiers were called this • This act made the Missouri compromise invalid • This president was known as the people's president. • This is where the women's rights convention was held. • ...
Civil War Crossword 2023-10-23
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- - The side of an army or military unit.
- - A cap worn by Civil War soldiers.
- - A nickname for United States paper money that was first used in 1862. It got its name from the green ink used in printing.
- theater - The fighting during the Civil War that took place west of the Appalachian Mountains. It eventually included the fighting in Georgia and the Carolinas as well.
- - A soldier that is wounded or killed during battle.
- - A warship that is fully covered and protected by iron cladding.
- - An ankle high shoe worn by soldiers during the Civil War
- - A nickname for northerners who were against the Civil War.
- - A person who wanted to eliminate or "abolish" slavery
- - An attempt to stop people and supplies from going in or out of a port.
- - Putting the local interests and customs ahead of the entire country.
- - A northerner who moved to the South during the reconstruction in order to become rich.
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- - A commutation was when a person could pay a fee rather than be drafted into the army. This angered poorer people who could not pay the fee and had no choice but to fight.
- - A canvas bag that many Civil War soldiers used to carry their food.
- - Large caliber firearms like cannons and mortars.
- Line - A boundary or border that split the free states from the slave states. It went between Pennsylvania to the north and Virginia, Maryland, and Delaware to the south.
- - The rebuilding of war torn southern states so they could be readmitted into the Union after the Civil War.
- - A nickname for southern whites who supported the Republican Party.
- - A term meaning "before war". It was often used to describe the United States before the Civil War.
- - A nickname for people from the North as well as Union soldiers.
20 Clues: - A cap worn by Civil War soldiers. • - The side of an army or military unit. • - Large caliber firearms like cannons and mortars. • - A soldier that is wounded or killed during battle. • - A person who wanted to eliminate or "abolish" slavery • - An ankle high shoe worn by soldiers during the Civil War • - A nickname for northerners who were against the Civil War. • ...
Civil War 2024-04-24
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- The first shots of the Civil War were fired here; Charleston, SC.
- The compulsory enlistment or drafting of individuals into military service.
- Related to the production, distribution, and consumption of goods and services in a society.
- adding a territory or region into the country, often by force or agreement.
- A bloody battle in Tennessee that marked a turning point in the war
- This battle's first major conflict ended with a Confederate victory; Virginia
- A system of government where power is shared between a central authority (federal government) and individual states.
- The act of declaring a law or action of the government invalid and unconstitutional.
- A decisive battle in Pennsylvania often referred to as the turning point of the Civil War
- A strong sense of loyalty, pride, or devotion to one's own nation or country.
- The act of setting someone free from slavery
- The site where Confederate General Robert E. Lee surrendered, effectively ending the Civil War.
- This Confederate stronghold surrendered after a long siege, giving the Union control of the Mississippi River.
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- The loyalty or support for one's own region or section of a country; North vs. South.
- A situation where a single company or entity has exclusive control or ownership over a particular product, service, or industry.
- The principle that the federal government has ultimate power and authority over the states in the United States.
- This refers to the period of time before a war, specifically in the context of the United States, the period before the Civil War.
- A group or alliance of states that have joined together for a common purpose or goal.
- The bloodiest single-day battle in American history; Maryland
- March: A devastating military campaign through Georgia and the Carolinas led by Union General William Tecumseh Sherman.
- The act of using naval forces to prevent goods or people from entering or leaving a specific area
- The movement to end or abolish the institution of slavery.
22 Clues: The act of setting someone free from slavery • The movement to end or abolish the institution of slavery. • The bloodiest single-day battle in American history; Maryland • The first shots of the Civil War were fired here; Charleston, SC. • A bloody battle in Tennessee that marked a turning point in the war • ...
module 8 topic 4 2025-12-09
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- The trade agreement between the United States, Mexico, and Canada.
- A ______ economy is the economic system that where the government controls production and distribution.
- Most economists believe that ______ (increasing/decreasing) international trade is in the better interest of the United States.
- An agreement that eliminates trading barriers, signed by two or more nations that agree to increase investment and promote fair competition between them.
- The action of exchanging goods or services between two entities.
- Many manufacturing jobs have been moved to other countries in the hopes that they can find cheaper ______.
- Trade within the United States is ______ trade.
- Adam ______ was an economist that believed the free market system was the best way to govern, and wrote a book on how important it is for people to have economic freedom.
- Economic system that the United States uses, one which blends free market and command economy elements.
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- A nation chooses its system based on how it answers three basic ______ questions.
- Economic ______ is defined by an individual’s right to answer the three basic economic questions without interference from the government.
- Economic system based on customs and history, focusing on family and community and typically keeping the same economy for generations.
- Economic system that is controlled by supply and demand
- The Fed adjusts these rates to influence the economy, loans become cheaper or more expensive when these move.
- Karl ______ was an economist that supported equality and a strong central government.
- Trade between the United States and another nation.
- The Federal ______ serves as the nation’s central bank.
- ______ is used as a tool by the government to raise revenue.
- ______ goods and services funded by taxpayers and provided by the government for the people.
- ______ on free trade set in place by some governments because it could potentially harm workers in the nation.
20 Clues: Trade within the United States is ______ trade. • Trade between the United States and another nation. • Economic system that is controlled by supply and demand • The Federal ______ serves as the nation’s central bank. • ______ is used as a tool by the government to raise revenue. • The action of exchanging goods or services between two entities. • ...
Texas History Crossword 2022-04-22
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- Southern states during the Civil War
- First ten amendments to the constitution: The Bill of ______
- The ______ amendment gave all African Americans equal rights and citizenship
- Country that Pineda is from
- First battle of the Texas Revolution: Battle of ______
- The side the US was on during WW2
- What someone who brought people to settle in Texas was called
- Country that Texas fought against in the Texas Revolution
- Northern states during the Civil War
- 16th president of the United States
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- A tax on imported goods
- Father of Texas
- The ______ amendment abolished slavery
- The process of cities growing and the number of people living in a city increasing
- To leave or withdraw from a place
- Leader of the Executive branch of the Texas government
- First president of The Republic of Texas
17 Clues: Father of Texas • A tax on imported goods • Country that Pineda is from • To leave or withdraw from a place • The side the US was on during WW2 • 16th president of the United States • Southern states during the Civil War • Northern states during the Civil War • The ______ amendment abolished slavery • First president of The Republic of Texas • ...
Ashrita Gandhari 2019-10-18
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- used to give the rocket thrust
- where all the weight in an object is
- built world's first liquid fueled rocket
- a flow in a not so smooth path
- thrust*duration
- how high something is or goes
- Newton's ______ law of motion states that F=ma
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- a flow in a smooth path
- device used for launching
- leading figure in development of rocket technology
- where all the pressure is, this causes force to act at this point
- Newton's ______ law of motion states that an object in motion will stay in motion unless acted upon by another force
- a substance that propels something
- a force or push
- air resistance
- Newton's ______ law of motion states that an object at rest will stay at rest unless acted on by another force
- an upright takeoff
17 Clues: air resistance • a force or push • thrust*duration • an upright takeoff • a flow in a smooth path • device used for launching • how high something is or goes • used to give the rocket thrust • a flow in a not so smooth path • a substance that propels something • where all the weight in an object is • built world's first liquid fueled rocket • ...
american west crossword 2022-11-01
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- a ceremony incorporated into numerous Native American belief systems
- several laws in the United States by which an applicant could acquire ownership of government land or the public domain
- a trail used in the post-Civil War era to drive cattle overland from ranches in Texas to Kansas railheads
- originally were members of the 10th Cavalry Regiment of the United States Army
- A historical event in which previously restricted land of the United States was opened for homesteading on a first-come-first-served basis.
- the process of moving a herd of cattle from one place to another, usually moved and herded by cowboys on horses
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- American express mail service that used relays of horse-mounted riders
- created to keep Native Americans off of lands that European Americans wished to settle
- regulated land rights on tribal territories within the United States
- an animal herder who tends cattle on ranches in North America, traditionally on horseback, and often performs a multitude of other ranch-related tasks
- a series of forced displacements of approximately 60,000 American Indians of the "Five Civilized Tribes" between 1830 and 1850
- the process in which a minority group or culture comes to resemble a society's majority group or assume the values, behaviors, and beliefs of another group whether fully or partially
- a convoy or train of covered horse-drawn wagons, as used by pioneers or settlers in North America.
- a private security guard and detective agency established around 1850 in the United States by Scottish-born cooper Allan Pinkerton and Chicago attorney Edward Rucker as the North-Western Police Agency
- the given name of many cemeteries, chiefly in the Western United States. During the 19th and early 20th century it was a common name for the burial grounds of gunfighters'
15 Clues: regulated land rights on tribal territories within the United States • a ceremony incorporated into numerous Native American belief systems • American express mail service that used relays of horse-mounted riders • originally were members of the 10th Cavalry Regiment of the United States Army • ...
Jackson Era 2025-03-13
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- In 1840 the Whigs united against the weakened Van Buren to stand behind one candidate, ___, an army general
- Shortly after Van Buren took office, the country experienced the ___, a severe economic depression
- this period of expanding democracy, its ideas, and influence, in the 1820s and 1830s later became known as ___
- In the landmark case ___, the Court decision was that the national bank was constitutional
- Calhoun used the Protest to advance the states’ rights doctrine, which said that since the states had formed the national government, state power should be greater than federal power
- the practice of giving government jobs to political backers—comes from the saying “to the victor belong the spoils [valued goods] of the enemy”
- Where party members choose the party’s candidates instead of the party leaders
- Jackson chose ___ as his vice presidential running mate
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- Calhoun’s theory was controversial, and it drew some fierce challengers. Many of them were from the northern states that had benefited from increased tariffs. These opponents believed that the American people, not the individual states, made up the Union. Conflict between the supporters and the opponents of nullification deepened. The dispute became known as the nullification crisis
- The ___ favored the idea of a weak president and a strong Congress
- ___ of Massachusetts argued that the United States was one nation, not a pact among independent states
- They formed the ___ to support Jackson’s candidacy
- Congress placed a high tariff on imports. Angry southerners called it
- an informal group of trusted advisers who some-times met in the White House kitchen.
- Secretary of State ___ was one of Jackson’s strongest allies in his official cabinet
15 Clues: They formed the ___ to support Jackson’s candidacy • Jackson chose ___ as his vice presidential running mate • The ___ favored the idea of a weak president and a strong Congress • Congress placed a high tariff on imports. Angry southerners called it • Where party members choose the party’s candidates instead of the party leaders • ...
The Declaration Of Independence 2024-01-22
10 Clues: Their creator • Truth about men • Natural rights are • Without our consent • All parts of the world • Free independent States • United states of America • Complete power to levy war • People choose to make laws • It is there responsibility, to get rid of such government
Nations, States & Nation States 2022-10-25
civil war 2021-09-28
10 Clues: northern states • southern states • first major battle • was the turning point • won the 1860 election • people owned as property • union states still in slavery • where the civil war was started • shut down all southern trade routes • major economic product in the south
Lewis and Clark Expedition 2016-01-23
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- Mandan winter home of the Lewis and Clark expedition
- of Discovery official name of the Lewis and Clark Expedition
- Native American who traveled with Lewis and Clark on their expedition
- Purchase an agreement that roughly doubled the size of the United States
- farming
- boat large flat-bottom boat used for hauling cargo
- person who is not in the army
- Louis a city in Missouri
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- Jefferson third president of the united states
- Lewis explored the Louisiana territory with William Clark
- a person who makes and shapes things from iron
- River largest river in the United States
- journey
- Clark explored the Louisiana territory with Meriwether Lewis
- Newfoundland dog that belonged to Meriwether Lewis
15 Clues: farming • journey • Louis a city in Missouri • person who is not in the army • River largest river in the United States • Jefferson third president of the united states • a person who makes and shapes things from iron • boat large flat-bottom boat used for hauling cargo • Newfoundland dog that belonged to Meriwether Lewis • ...
4.1 American History Crossword Puzzle 2019-11-22
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- first written plan for the government of the united states
- land that became the northwestern states
- a major slowdown in economy
- another name for money
- good relationship between two countries or people
- organization of several groups joined together
- a tax thats placed on imported goods
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- collection of weapons or a place to store weapons
- one of several federal laws that addressed the northwest territory
- written document that describes the laws and powers of the united states
- taking posession of a property
- can refer to any geographical region
- written list of peoples rights
- the leader of the rebellion against the articles of confederation
- related to laws and legal issues
15 Clues: another name for money • a major slowdown in economy • taking posession of a property • written list of peoples rights • related to laws and legal issues • can refer to any geographical region • a tax thats placed on imported goods • land that became the northwestern states • organization of several groups joined together • collection of weapons or a place to store weapons • ...
Constitutional Amendments Puzzle 2024-05-08
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- freedom of speech,religion,press,assemble
- granted citizenship to all persons "born or naturalized in the United States"
- power not given to the federal government is reserved to the states
- abolished slavery
- granted African American men the right to vote
- right to a fair and speed trial
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- protects rights that are not listed in the constitution
- protects from cruel and unusual punishment
- prohibits the federal courts from hearing certain lawsuits against states
- specifies the separate election of the president and vice president by the electothirteenthge
- innocent until proven guilty
- right to a trial by jury
- no quartering of troops
- freedom from unreasonable search and seizure
- right to bear arms
15 Clues: abolished slavery • right to bear arms • no quartering of troops • right to a trial by jury • innocent until proven guilty • right to a fair and speed trial • freedom of speech,religion,press,assemble • protects from cruel and unusual punishment • freedom from unreasonable search and seizure • granted African American men the right to vote • ...
Texas History Crossword puzzle 2021-05-03
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- A war between countries that lasted 6 years from 1939 to 1945
- Depression Economic depression in 1929
- First European to map the coast of Texas
- The first battle of Civil War
- Moving from Small farm to urban city
- People aligning themselves more with the region of the country they live in rather than the nation as a whole
- Northern states during the Civil War
- The leader of Mexico
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- Comanche chief
- Farming technology that helped Texas farmers by providing water for their farms.
- The commander of the Texas army
- The state we learned about this year
- Period of economic loss
- Southern states that left the United States in 1861
- Period of great prosperity
15 Clues: Comanche chief • The leader of Mexico • Period of economic loss • Period of great prosperity • The first battle of Civil War • The commander of the Texas army • The state we learned about this year • Moving from Small farm to urban city • Northern states during the Civil War • Depression Economic depression in 1929 • First European to map the coast of Texas • ...
North America 2024-09-23
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- D.C, The capital of the United states
- known as meridians
- city, The capital of the Mexico
- A territory of Denmark
- By far the most populated country in central America
- line that divides Earth into Northern & Southern hemispheres
- meridian, vertical line that runs from the North Pole to South Pole
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- The capital city of the Canada
- America, 3rd largest continent
- states of America, Largest country by population in north America
- known as parallels
- Bahamas, A group of islands southeast of the tip of Florida.
- A country located south the United States
- Largest Country by area in north America
- location, position of a place in relation to another place
15 Clues: known as meridians • known as parallels • A territory of Denmark • The capital city of the Canada • America, 3rd largest continent • city, The capital of the Mexico • D.C, The capital of the United states • Largest Country by area in north America • A country located south the United States • By far the most populated country in central America • ...
Reconstruction 2022-11-07
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- a league or alliance, especially of confederate states.
- President of the confederate states
- Northerner who came to the south to make money
- Where Abraham Lincoln was shot
- Racist organization targeting black people.
- Tax put on taxing booths to stop black men from voting
- the freeing of someone from slavery.
- 16th president of the united states
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- test forced on black people from stopping them from voting
- first battle of the civil war
- Southerner who supports the union
- Republicans who wanted harder punishments for the confederacy
- first state to secede from the union
- goods that have been imported or exported illegally.
- the state of being a slave.
15 Clues: the state of being a slave. • first battle of the civil war • Where Abraham Lincoln was shot • Southerner who supports the union • President of the confederate states • 16th president of the united states • first state to secede from the union • the freeing of someone from slavery. • Racist organization targeting black people. • Northerner who came to the south to make money • ...
Three Branches of Government - Test your Knowledge! 2020-12-26
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- What is the website where you can look up your Representative?
- The _____ is in the judicial branch
- How many Senators are there in the Senate (total number)?
- Who was the first President of the United States?
- The legislative branch is also called _____
- How many Senators are there for each state?
- We vote for Senator for every _____ years
- The _____ branch explains the laws.
- The President is in charge of the _____ branch
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- Where is the capital of the United States?
- In what month do we vote for President?
- The _____ branch makes the laws
- One of the New York Senators is from Brooklyn! What is his last name?
- The House of _____ is part of the legislative branch
- We vote for President every _____ years
- Where does the President work?
- The _____ is a count of all the people living in the United States
- How many people are in the Supreme Court?
18 Clues: Where does the President work? • The _____ branch makes the laws • The _____ is in the judicial branch • The _____ branch explains the laws. • In what month do we vote for President? • We vote for President every _____ years • We vote for Senator for every _____ years • How many people are in the Supreme Court? • Where is the capital of the United States? • ...
ss civil war 2023-02-15
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- Who argued that secession away was the only answer, with or without other states?
- How many women served incognito during the Civil War?
- What did the Union use to cut off the confederate's imports and exports?
- What states did the Union want to gain support of?
- What color was the Union Soldiers uniforms?
- Who had more railroads?
- who argued that secession was too dangerous?
- What support did the Confederates need?
- Who was the most famous Civil War Nurse?
- Who had more disadvantages?
- Who was anti-slavery?
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- Who argued that the need to secede only if other slaveholding states cooperated?
- What rank were most soldiers considered?
- How did the Confederates get past the Union's blockade?
- Who assassinated President Lincoln?
- Where was the battel that was considered to be the "turning point in the war"?
- Who liked slavery?
- What type of war was the south fighting?
- What plan did the Union use?
- What was Grant's punishment towards Lee's army?
20 Clues: Who liked slavery? • Who was anti-slavery? • Who had more railroads? • Who had more disadvantages? • What plan did the Union use? • Who assassinated President Lincoln? • What support did the Confederates need? • What rank were most soldiers considered? • What type of war was the south fighting? • Who was the most famous Civil War Nurse? • ...
American Civil War 2025-02-25
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- gotten rid of
- a crop grown for sale to others
- having to do with farming
- the owning of a person by another person
- northern states that stayed under a single government
- simple, or not developed
- truth
- to affect directly
- having to do with the southern states that separated from the United States, or Union
- material that is created by someone who did not witness an event in history but learned information about the event
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- to break away
- to do hard work
- having to do with farming
- having to do with the activities of people who are members of a country
- the process of getting someone to join a group
- to join; to sign up to serve in the military
- material that is created by someone who witnessed an event in history
- one's general manner of viewing things; their attitude towards something
- the system of making money and producing items
19 Clues: truth • to break away • gotten rid of • to do hard work • to affect directly • simple, or not developed • having to do with farming • having to do with farming • a crop grown for sale to others • the owning of a person by another person • to join; to sign up to serve in the military • the process of getting someone to join a group • the system of making money and producing items • ...
Civil War 2025-09-08
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- The states have the ability to make their own laws
- What was Lincoln's main goal as President
- President of the Confederacy
- What was the first state to secede from the Union
- What was the main crop grown in the south before the Civil War
- Did slaves have any rights
- What did the Southern States call themselves
- A person that wanted slavery to end
- Who won the first battle of the Civil War
- What state did the battle of Bull Run take place in
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- What was the first battle of the Civil War
- What was the economy of the North based on
- Was Lincoln for or against slavery
- What did the Confederacy create
- Who won the election of 1860
- What were large farms in the south called
- What book influenced the election of 1860
- How many states broke away from the Union
18 Clues: Did slaves have any rights • President of the Confederacy • Who won the election of 1860 • What did the Confederacy create • Was Lincoln for or against slavery • A person that wanted slavery to end • What was Lincoln's main goal as President • What were large farms in the south called • What book influenced the election of 1860 • How many states broke away from the Union • ...
I/s Crossword 2023-01-18
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- Prison camp
- project anaconda
- slave sues for freedom
- slaves are free
- second bloodiest battle
- States trying to ignore laws
- states ignoring taxes
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- sherman burns everything
- sherman burns ATL
- Georgia secedes?
- Used in plantations
- conditions to accept comp of 1850
- California a free state declared
- Abraham lincoln elected
14 Clues: Prison camp • slaves are free • Georgia secedes? • project anaconda • sherman burns ATL • Used in plantations • states ignoring taxes • slave sues for freedom • second bloodiest battle • Abraham lincoln elected • sherman burns everything • States trying to ignore laws • California a free state declared • conditions to accept comp of 1850
Bill of Rigths 2025-11-12
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- Rights retained by the People
- Search and arrest
- Abolition of slavery
- Rights in criminal cases
- Freedoms, Petitions, Assembly
- Right to a fair trial
- Black suffrage
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- Bail, fines, punishment
- Rights in civil cases
- States' rightsAmendment 11 Lawsuits against states
- Right to bear arms
- Presidential elections
- Civil rights
- Quartering of soldiers
14 Clues: Civil rights • Black suffrage • Search and arrest • Right to bear arms • Abolition of slavery • Rights in civil cases • Right to a fair trial • Presidential elections • Quartering of soldiers • Bail, fines, punishment • Rights in criminal cases • Rights retained by the People • Freedoms, Petitions, Assembly • States' rightsAmendment 11 Lawsuits against states
States of Matter 2020-08-22
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- use a ruler to find this physical property
- properties things about an object that describe it
- the ability for something to bend
- the stuff that everything is made of
- how rough or smooth something is
- has a set shape and doesn't change
- fills the whole container it takes up
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- shape can change, can flow and drip
- how hot or cold something is
- This causes a change from state to state
- greyhounds do what
11 Clues: greyhounds do what • how hot or cold something is • how rough or smooth something is • the ability for something to bend • has a set shape and doesn't change • shape can change, can flow and drip • the stuff that everything is made of • fills the whole container it takes up • This causes a change from state to state • use a ruler to find this physical property • ...
States of India 2020-06-19
States Crossword Puzzle 2021-11-14
11 Clues: The golden state. • Sweet home _______. • The sunshine state. • _____ fried chicken. • Obama was born here. • Capital is Little Rock. • The least populated state. • The (physically) largest state. • Has Rocky Mountain National Park. • The only state that begins with "D." • Stephen King novels take place here.
States of Matter 2022-03-31
Across
- Matter that has no definite shape or volume
- A phase of matter that has no definite shape
- To Increase volume as a result of heating
- Measure of average kinetic energy
- Phase of matter that has definite volume and shape
- Decrease of volume due to decreased energy
Down
- Current phase of a substance
- Smallest piece of a substance still a substance
- Decrease of gas volume resulting from force
- Increase of volume as a result of force/energy
- Energy of motion
11 Clues: Energy of motion • Current phase of a substance • Measure of average kinetic energy • To Increase volume as a result of heating • Decrease of volume due to decreased energy • Matter that has no definite shape or volume • Decrease of gas volume resulting from force • A phase of matter that has no definite shape • Increase of volume as a result of force/energy • ...
States of Matter 2014-10-19
Across
- Hard to compress as the particles are close together
- Gas to liquid
- Solid to gas or gas to solid
Down
- Amount of matter in an object
- Liquid to gas
- Liquid to solid
- The particles slide past each other, hard to compress
- Solid to liquid
- Takes up space and has a mass
- The 4th state of matter
- The particles move fast, and is easy to compress
11 Clues: Liquid to gas • Gas to liquid • Liquid to solid • Solid to liquid • The 4th state of matter • Solid to gas or gas to solid • Amount of matter in an object • Takes up space and has a mass • The particles move fast, and is easy to compress • Hard to compress as the particles are close together • The particles slide past each other, hard to compress
West states Plus 2023-03-13
11 Clues: Capital is Boise • Capital is Salem • Capital is Helena • Capital is Denver • Capital is Juneau • Capital is Olympia • Capital is Cheyenne • Capital is Honolulu • Capital is Sacramento • Capital is Carson City • Capital is Salt Lake City
States of Matter 2022-09-18
Across
- particles are made up from a combination of these
- solid water
- a process that turns liquid (water) into a gas
- a process that turns solid (ice) into a liquid (water)
- takes the shape of its container
- using heat to turn a liquid into a gas
Down
- all things are made of this
- a process that turns a gas into a liquid
- matter that has shape and volume
- a process that turns liquid into a solid
- atoms are much more spread out than other states of matter
11 Clues: solid water • all things are made of this • matter that has shape and volume • takes the shape of its container • using heat to turn a liquid into a gas • a process that turns a gas into a liquid • a process that turns liquid into a solid • a process that turns liquid (water) into a gas • particles are made up from a combination of these • ...
NE States & Capitals 2021-03-07
States of matter 2021-10-08
Across
- that which has mass and occupies space
- the transition of a substance directly from a solid-state to a gas state
- process of changing from a gas to a liquid or solid state
- the process of becoming a suspension of particles in the air
- a phase transition where a liquid turns into a solid
Down
- turn from liquid into vapor.
- change or cause to change from a gas or vapor to a liquid.
- fluid matter having no fixed shape but a fixed volume
- dioxide an acidic colorless gas with a density about 53% higher than that of dry air.
- not soft or yielding to pressure
- state of matter distinguished from solid and liquid states
11 Clues: turn from liquid into vapor. • not soft or yielding to pressure • that which has mass and occupies space • a phase transition where a liquid turns into a solid • fluid matter having no fixed shape but a fixed volume • process of changing from a gas to a liquid or solid state • change or cause to change from a gas or vapor to a liquid. • ...
States of USA 2022-05-17
11 Clues: capital albany • sunshine state • the lone star state • capital is charlotte • the largest land area • richmond is the capital • newark is the major city • peanuts are the main crop • tourism is the primary industry • the largest state in population • state bird is the california gull
states of matter 2022-11-01
Across
- liquid does not define shape but a defined volume
- A change directly from the solid to the gaseous state without becoming liquid
- no define the shape or volume
- gas to a liquid
- define shape and volume
- is the change of a liquid to a gas
Down
- small piece of mater
- high temperature of a star
- solid turn into a liquid how
- object or event
- the temperature for a liquid into a gas
11 Clues: object or event • gas to a liquid • small piece of mater • define shape and volume • high temperature of a star • solid turn into a liquid how • no define the shape or volume • is the change of a liquid to a gas • the temperature for a liquid into a gas • liquid does not define shape but a defined volume • ...
States Of Matter 2022-11-01
Across
- A change directly from the solid to the gaseous state without becoming liquid
- a very small piece of matter
- The change of state from a liquid to a gas
- A state of matter that has no definite shape but has a definite volume.
- A state of matter with no definite shape or volume.
- The temperature at which a liquid changes to a gas
Down
- A representation of an object or event
- At the very high temperatures of stars (and lightning), atoms lose their electrons
- The change of state from a gas to a liquid
- The change in state from a solid to a liquid
- A state of matter that has a definite shape and a definite volume.
11 Clues: a very small piece of matter • A representation of an object or event • The change of state from a gas to a liquid • The change of state from a liquid to a gas • The change in state from a solid to a liquid • The temperature at which a liquid changes to a gas • A state of matter with no definite shape or volume. • ...
United states crossword 2023-05-16
Across
- Antifederalists believed what was needed to create a new constitution?
- The way the state maintains social order, enacts laws, provides public services is called what?
- What did the framers believe about voters rights?
- what caused the end of the Articles of Confederation? Hint:what about the government
- Without a strong national government the federalists were concerned that this would happen
Down
- Congress is made up of two houses, which is called a what?
- The purpose of the bill of rights is to protect rights of individual liberty and......
- The first 10 amendments are called what?
- What is the document that suggested the Legislative branch have a House of Representatives and a senate?
- type of democracy do we have in the United States?
- type of government divides power between state, national and local.....
11 Clues: The first 10 amendments are called what? • What did the framers believe about voters rights? • type of democracy do we have in the United States? • Congress is made up of two houses, which is called a what? • Antifederalists believed what was needed to create a new constitution? • type of government divides power between state, national and local..... • ...
States Of Matter 2023-10-30
Across
- Some examples are lightning, plasma balls, or the aroura
- How much space an object takes up
- ...Makes up everything
- Squeezed or pressed together
- the theory that all matter is in constant motion
Down
- Some examples are helium, nitrogen, or oxygen
- The energy of motion
- Some examples are blood, water, or mercury
- Some examples are wood, stone, or rocks
- The lowest temperature possible
- the systematic study of the structure and behavior of the physical and natural world through observation, experimentation, and the testing of theories against the evidence obtained.
11 Clues: The energy of motion • ...Makes up everything • Squeezed or pressed together • The lowest temperature possible • How much space an object takes up • Some examples are wood, stone, or rocks • Some examples are blood, water, or mercury • Some examples are helium, nitrogen, or oxygen • the theory that all matter is in constant motion • ...
States of Matter 2023-11-30
11 Clues: solid to gas • gas to solid • gas to liquid • liquid to gas • liquid to solid • solid to liquid • These things vibrate • held tightly together • made up of tiny particles • these particles are far a part • these particles are slightly together
States and Countries 2024-05-09
11 Clues: Area51 • Blue Holes • Black hills • full of snow • Grand Canyon • full of rides • full of Snakes • DC White House • Statue of Liberty • Golden gate bridge • The largest underground cave in the world
States and Countries 2024-05-09
11 Clues: Area51 • Blue Holes • Black hills • full of snow • Grand Canyon • full of rides • full of Snakes • DC White House • Statue of Liberty • Golden gate bridge • The largest underground cave in the world
States of Matter 2024-03-27
Across
- Going from a solid to a liquid.
- It is something that has mass/takes up space.
- Going from a liquid to a solid.
- Particles in a solid that transfer some of their heat to other particles.
Down
- Something you heat test tubes with.
- The first part of the word means colour in Greek and the second part of the word means words or pictures.
- It is a particle but it is not a liquid or solid.
- Used to separate mixtures.
- A test to find out what happens.
- No fixed shape but has a fixed volume.
- Particles cannot move only vibrate.
11 Clues: Used to separate mixtures. • Going from a solid to a liquid. • Going from a liquid to a solid. • A test to find out what happens. • Something you heat test tubes with. • Particles cannot move only vibrate. • No fixed shape but has a fixed volume. • It is something that has mass/takes up space. • It is a particle but it is not a liquid or solid. • ...
Northeast Region States 2024-09-20
Across
- State whose capital is Dover
- State whose capital is Montpelier
- State whose capital is Boston
- State whose capital is Annapolis
- State whose capital is Albany
Down
- State whose capital is Providence
- State whose capital is Harrisburg
- State whose capital is Trenton
- State whose capital is Hartford
- State whose capital is Concord
- State whose capital is Augusta
11 Clues: State whose capital is Dover • State whose capital is Boston • State whose capital is Albany • State whose capital is Trenton • State whose capital is Concord • State whose capital is Augusta • State whose capital is Hartford • State whose capital is Annapolis • State whose capital is Providence • State whose capital is Harrisburg • State whose capital is Montpelier
STATES AND CAPITALS 2025-03-12
Across
- Capital of Karnataka is ____
- Capital of Gujarat is ____
- Jaipur is the capital of ______
- Hyderabad is the capital of ____
- Capital of Uttarakhand is ____
Down
- Capital of Punjab is ______
- Capital of Jharkhand is _____
- Capital of Odisha is ____
- Imphal is the capital of ___
- Agartala is the capital of ____
- Capital of West Bengal is ____
11 Clues: Capital of Odisha is ____ • Capital of Gujarat is ____ • Capital of Punjab is ______ • Capital of Karnataka is ____ • Capital of Jharkhand is _____ • Imphal is the capital of ___ • Capital of West Bengal is ____ • Capital of Uttarakhand is ____ • Agartala is the capital of ____ • Jaipur is the capital of ______ • Hyderabad is the capital of ____
States and Capitals 2025-08-27
States and Capitals 2025-12-15
11 Clues: Dover is the capital • Boston is the capital • Albany is the capital • Concord is the capital • Augusta is the capital • Trenton is the capital • Hartford is the capital • Annapolis is the capital • Providence is the capital • Harrisburg is the capital • Montpelier is the capital
States of matter 2026-03-12
Across
- Give me an example of a solid
- Give me an example of a liquid
- what is it called when a solid turns into a liquid
- what is the fifth state of matter that most people don't know about
- Give me an example of gas
Down
- What is the change of state called from liquid into gas
- what are all state of matters made out of
- Give me an example of plasma
- what is the forth state of matter
- what state of matter are the particles tightly close together
- What state of matter is water
11 Clues: Give me an example of gas • Give me an example of plasma • Give me an example of a solid • What state of matter is water • Give me an example of a liquid • what is the forth state of matter • what are all state of matters made out of • what is it called when a solid turns into a liquid • What is the change of state called from liquid into gas • ...
unit 8 - lydia 2024-05-15
Across
- the freeing of slaves
- battle in Maryland that resulted in Lee’s retreat to Virginia
- the northern states who fought against slavery
- the southern states who fought for slavery
- three-day key battle that confederates lost
- battle in which Union troops gained greater control of the Mississippi River valley
Down
- states four slave states—Delaware, Kentucky, Maryland, and Missouri—that bordered the North and did not join the Confederacy
- freed slaves
- ships that were heavily armored with iron
- war strategy in which both civilian and military supplies are stored
- run battle near Manassas Junction, Virginia, in 1861
11 Clues: freed slaves • the freeing of slaves • ships that were heavily armored with iron • the southern states who fought for slavery • three-day key battle that confederates lost • the northern states who fought against slavery • run battle near Manassas Junction, Virginia, in 1861 • battle in Maryland that resulted in Lee’s retreat to Virginia • ...
Constitution Crossword 2021-11-20
Across
- Article of the Supreme Law of the Land
- States the purpose of the Constitution
- How many amendments are there
- Article about amending the constitution
- of rights The first 10 amendments are called
- How many article are there
- Which branch does article 3 deal with
Down
- Article about ratifying the Constitution
- Which branch does article 1 deal with
- Article states how senators are elected
- Which branch does article 2 deal with
- Article about relationships between states
12 Clues: How many article are there • How many amendments are there • Which branch does article 1 deal with • Which branch does article 2 deal with • Which branch does article 3 deal with • Article of the Supreme Law of the Land • States the purpose of the Constitution • Article states how senators are elected • Article about amending the constitution • ...
Constitution Crossword 2021-11-20
Across
- Article about relationships between states
- Article states how senators are elected
- States the purpose of the Constitution
- How many amendments are there
- Article about amending the constitution
Down
- Which branch does article 3 deal with
- Article of the Supreme Law of the Land
- Which branch does article 1 deal with
- Article about ratifying the Constitution
- How many article are there
- The first 10 amendments are called
- Which branch does article 2 deal with
12 Clues: How many article are there • How many amendments are there • The first 10 amendments are called • Which branch does article 3 deal with • Which branch does article 1 deal with • Which branch does article 2 deal with • Article of the Supreme Law of the Land • States the purpose of the Constitution • Article states how senators are elected • ...
Hunt for Lincoln 2024-02-12
Across
- targets and kills people
- something you know
- to own someone and make them work for you
- hunt for criminal
- Plan to do
- protective
- give up
- it will make a strong memory
- to agree with someone and help them
Down
- struggle
- ruler who is mean to their people
- War between the North and South
- revenge
- try
- 11 southern states trying to make their own country
- to do something that is hard
- to be okay with something
- the Northern states
- deep sadness
19 Clues: try • revenge • give up • struggle • Plan to do • protective • deep sadness • hunt for criminal • something you know • the Northern states • targets and kills people • to be okay with something • to do something that is hard • it will make a strong memory • War between the North and South • ruler who is mean to their people • to agree with someone and help them • ...
THE ANTEBELLUM PERIOD By: Olivia Tonpea 2017-02-02
Across
- Stated territories had the right of popular sovereignty
- North supported the Fugitive Slave Act and didn't ban slavery in new states; state succeeded from Union
- state interest overruled national government interest
- Instituted the Fugitive Slave Act and made California a free state
Down
- Supreme Court ruled that slaves were property of master and couldn't sue
- stated that all new northern states would be free and all southern states would be slave states
- forced labor most common in the South
- States had right to not follow any law they believed unconstitutional
- word means before the war
- Abraham Lincoln became the first president; republican party formed
10 Clues: word means before the war • forced labor most common in the South • state interest overruled national government interest • Stated territories had the right of popular sovereignty • Instituted the Fugitive Slave Act and made California a free state • Abraham Lincoln became the first president; republican party formed • ...
The Renaissance Crossword 2024-04-13
Across
- The city of Rome was located in the ______ states.
- King __________ established the Holy Roman Empire
- The Renaissance started in Italy then spread off to the rest of _____.
- Power during the Renaissance began in ______.
Down
- Florence, Venice and Milan all grew in power due to ______ and banking.
- The territories in central Italy were all driven by the ____.
- The _____ river was used for transportation for Wittenberg.
- Italy wasn't a unified country, but rather a lot of city-_____.
- The power of the ______ and the Papal states started to weaken in the 1500's.
- The Holy Roman Empire is _____ to the Papal states and the Italian city states.
10 Clues: Power during the Renaissance began in ______. • King __________ established the Holy Roman Empire • The city of Rome was located in the ______ states. • The _____ river was used for transportation for Wittenberg. • The territories in central Italy were all driven by the ____. • Italy wasn't a unified country, but rather a lot of city-_____. • ...
Causes of the Civil War 2023-11-08
Across
- Created a bigger divide between the northern and the southern states because some states believed they had the right to withgo federal laws they didn’t agree with.
- Repealed the Missouri Compromise and gave the permission to use popular sovereignty. Caused more bitterness between the states.
- Said the Missouri Compromise wasn’t constitutional and denied African American slaves citizenship and upheld slavery.
- Settled which states were allowed slavery and weren’t, causing multiple disagreements between bordering states.
- A book published during a very controversial time that talked about the horrible treatment of black slaves. Written and published by Harriet Stowe, Stowe quickly became an improtant symbol for the anti-slavery movement.
- Admitted California as a free state while still trying to please both sides, causing the southern states to rebel even more.
Down
- President Lincoln was elected, who was publicly against slavery.
- An attempt at a slave revolt in the Southern states to show that slaves would not be harmed anymore. Made the North look like the bad guys.
- Georgia's acceptance of the Compromise of 1850.
- The South wanted to overrule federal law that banned the expansion of slavery into states that didn’t agree with slavery.
10 Clues: Georgia's acceptance of the Compromise of 1850. • President Lincoln was elected, who was publicly against slavery. • Settled which states were allowed slavery and weren’t, causing multiple disagreements between bordering states. • Said the Missouri Compromise wasn’t constitutional and denied African American slaves citizenship and upheld slavery. • ...
Bill of rights 2023-01-31
s8 crossword puzzle SS 2023-05-01
Across
- the idea that political authority belongs to the people
- the forced separation of people of different races in public places
- the constitutional protection against unlawful imprisonment
- slave states that didn't join any side during the war and were in between the 2 opposing halves of the US
- a political party formed to stop the spread of slavery in the west
- a special tax that a person had to pay in order to vote
- an escaped slave who joined the union army in the civil war
- a law that enforced segregation in southern states
Down
- a law that allowed voters in kansas and nebraska to choose whether or not to allow slavery
- the period following the civil war where the us attempted to reunite the states and rebuild the southern states
- to formally withdraw from the union
- the process used by a legislative body to bring charges against the wrongdoing of a public official
- a system used after the civil war in which farmers worked on land owned by someone else in return for a small portion of the crops
- a type of war which an army destroys its opponents ability to fight by targeting civilian, economic, and military resources
- a federal outpost in charleston, california that was attacked by the confederates in 1861 which sparked the civil war
- law passed in the southern states during reconstruction that greatly limited the freedom and rights of African Americans
16 Clues: to formally withdraw from the union • a law that enforced segregation in southern states • the idea that political authority belongs to the people • a special tax that a person had to pay in order to vote • the constitutional protection against unlawful imprisonment • an escaped slave who joined the union army in the civil war • ...
Unit II Crossword 2021-10-02
Across
- Federalist; founding son of the new government. Fought in Revolutionary War as Washington's 'right hand man'. Secretary of the Treasury who advocated a National Bank.
- The most important Chief Justice of the Supreme Court and Federalist office holder.
- Treaty between the US and Spain in 1819 that ceded Florida to the United States and defined the boundary between the United States and Spanish Mexico.
- Federalist Justice; only Supreme to ever be impeached; showed too much bias.
- Constitution proposed at the Philadelphia convention that favored big states and created a strong central government.
- New Capital to the US; relocated to the south, from NYC in order to appease the adoption of the bank of the US which was not written explicitly in the Constitution.
- Father of Constitution; wrote it down and helped mediate issues between Federalists and Anti-Federalists. Bill of Rights was needed to order to put a check on the government when dealing with its citizens. This was needed to appease the Anti-Federalists who wanted a strict interpretation of the Constitution.
- Compromise made by Constitutional Convention in which states would have equal representation in one house of the legislature and representation based on population in the other house.
- Sets a precedent for future Presidents; warned of entangling alliances and staying neutral in European wars of issues.
- A system defined by private property, competition, profit motive, and voluntary exchange.
- The first Secretory of State & creator of the Democratic-Republican Party.
- Pro-constitution propaganda written by Hamilton, Madison, and Jay.
Down
- Federalists attempt to curb opposition to their policies by the Democratic Republicans.
- President James Monroe's declaration to Congress that the American continents would be thenceforth closed to European colonization, and that the United States would not interfere in European affairs.
- Farmers harvested many crops; most valued crop was tobacco which was heavily produced in the South.
- Corps of Discovery: First Americans to explore past the Mississippi River into the newly acquired Louisiana Purchase.
- Most power held in the states; 1 branch of government (legislative branch had few powers); no checks and balances; money problems (inflation, printing too much money); foreign power with Britain and Spain with importing (closed borders, high tariffs).
- Skilled manual workers, craftspeople, organized outwork manufacturing system with merchants.
- Attempt by Massachusetts farmer Daniel Shays and 1,200 compatriots, seeking debt relief through issurance of paper currency and lower taxes, to prevent counts from seizing property from indebted farmers.
- Another tool to get the point across about different political views; especially prevalent during Adams/Jefferson. administration.
- 9 out of 13 states approval; 2/3rds of Congress must approve proposing an amendment to the Constitution; 3/4ths of states voting in either special elections or state conventions must vote to approve an amendment to the Constitution.
- First frame of government for the United States; in effect from 1781 to 1788, it provided for a weak central authority and was soon replaced by the Constitution.
- Ended the War of 1812, did not address grievances that led to the war (stalemate for both sides).
- Defeat of Little Turtle's forces; leads to Treaty of Greenville which gives most of Ohio and Indiana to the new nation.
- Settlement made at the constitutional convention to resolve the problem of how to count slaves for taxation and representational purposes.
- Hated the bank, thought it was against the Constitution and that only the wealthy would have money, not small farmers.
- Andrew Jackson major victory that actually occurred after the treaty ending the War of 1812 had already been signed.
- Meeting of New England Federalists to protest the War of 1812; proposed seven constitutional amendments, but the war ended before Congress could respond.
- Between United States and Great Britian; did not stop impressment; leads to the War of 1812; greaty angered Thomas Jefferson
- A period in the political history that reflected a sense of national purpose and a desire for unity among Americans in the aftermath of the War of 1812.
- US attempt to disrupt English and French trade by not allowing US products to be sold there.
31 Clues: Pro-constitution propaganda written by Hamilton, Madison, and Jay. • The first Secretory of State & creator of the Democratic-Republican Party. • Federalist Justice; only Supreme to ever be impeached; showed too much bias. • The most important Chief Justice of the Supreme Court and Federalist office holder. • ...
Unit 4 Week 1 2021-02-11
Across
- there are 24 months in two________.
- people have favorite super________
- two identical people.
- not states but a little smaller.
- a group of something.
- creatures as small as fleas
- orange and white animals.
- a type of flower.
- we eat these at 1:00 PM.
- sparks that come out of a fire.
Down
- bowling_________
- not a fork or knife.
- there are countries, cities, and_______.
- kind of like a plate.
- not donkeys or horses
- shake but in the past.
- small red foods.
- there are 12________ in a foot.
- not one library but two.
- hints.
20 Clues: hints. • bowling_________ • small red foods. • a type of flower. • not a fork or knife. • two identical people. • kind of like a plate. • not donkeys or horses • a group of something. • shake but in the past. • we eat these at 1:00 PM. • not one library but two. • orange and white animals. • creatures as small as fleas • there are 12________ in a foot. • sparks that come out of a fire. • ...
puzzle 2023-12-15
Across
- last name of paul
- joined togrther
- place in massachusetts
- a tax on many items
- a turning point in the Revolutionary War
- belonged to the land at first
- leader of a nation
- one of the most important people in revolutionary war
- declaring our own country
- a country in north america
- like states
Down
- overthrow of the government
- he wrote decleration of independence
- representing someone/something
- places in a country
- armed conflict between multiple nations
- written by Thomas Paine
- a paid fee whenever you buy something
- the opposing nation
- party
20 Clues: party • like states • joined togrther • last name of paul • leader of a nation • places in a country • a tax on many items • the opposing nation • place in massachusetts • written by Thomas Paine • declaring our own country • a country in north america • overthrow of the government • belonged to the land at first • representing someone/something • he wrote decleration of independence • ...
Civil War Crossword 2020-12-07
Across
- The southern states that seceded from the United States in 1861
- Development of industries in a country or region on a wide scale.
- Proclamation Freeing of someone from slavery.
- Unfriendly or enemy to a person
- System of laws and principles.
Down
- Movement that believed slavery should be abolished.
- Put an end to a system, practice, or institution.
- Adapting something to modern needs and habits.
- Land meant for farming cash crops, also a large estate.
- The northern states of the United States during the Civil War.
- The system or practice of owning a slave or slaves.
11 Clues: System of laws and principles. • Unfriendly or enemy to a person • Proclamation Freeing of someone from slavery. • Adapting something to modern needs and habits. • Put an end to a system, practice, or institution. • Movement that believed slavery should be abolished. • The system or practice of owning a slave or slaves. • ...
Antebellum Crossword 2022-05-16
Across
- tension due to pro slavery and anti slavery discussions
- This allowed slave owners to capture slaves who went into the free states
- Author of Uncle Toms Cabin
- Destiny the idea that the U.S is destined by God to expand west
- book credited to starting the war
- abe lincoln was elected during this time
Down
- states choose whether to be free or slave
- winner of the 1860 election
- this section of states did this when lincoln was elected, forming the confederate states
- the route that slaves took to get to freedom
- event that set off a massacre of 200+ slaves
11 Clues: Author of Uncle Toms Cabin • winner of the 1860 election • book credited to starting the war • abe lincoln was elected during this time • states choose whether to be free or slave • the route that slaves took to get to freedom • event that set off a massacre of 200+ slaves • tension due to pro slavery and anti slavery discussions • ...
11.4 vocab crossword puzzle 2023-02-15
Across
- an area set aside by the federal government for people to visit
- the protection of natural resources
- a group of progressive republicans who supported theodore roosevelt during the 1912 election
- president wilson's program to break up trusts and restore economic competition
- an American politician and academic who served as the 28th president of the United States from 1913 to 1921
Down
- theodore roosevelt's campaign promise that all groups would have an equal opportunity to succeed
- often referred to as Teddy or by his initials, T. R., was an American politician, statesman, soldier, conservationist, naturalist, historian, and writer who served as the 26th president of the United States from 1901 to 1909
- a person who wanted to destroy all trusts
- an independent agency of the United States government whose principal mission is the enforcement of civil antitrust law and the promotion of consumer protection
- the 27th president of the United States and the tenth chief justice of the United States, the only person to have held both offices
- a 1906 law that required and drug makers to begin listing ingredients on packages
- legislation in the United States that created the Federal Reserve System
12 Clues: the protection of natural resources • a person who wanted to destroy all trusts • an area set aside by the federal government for people to visit • legislation in the United States that created the Federal Reserve System • president wilson's program to break up trusts and restore economic competition • ...
herstory puzzle 2021-12-07
Across
- an area set aside by the federal government for people to visit
- the protection of natural resources
- a former political party in the United States; founded by Theodore Roosevelt during the presidential campaign of 1912; its emblem was a picture of a bull moose
- presidential campaign, pledging to restore unfettered opportunity for individual action and to employ the power of government in behalf of social justice for all
- was an American politician and academic who served as the 28th president of the United States
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- Theodore Roosevelt's campain promise that all groups would have an equal opportunity
- American politician, statesman, conservationist, naturalist, historian, and writer who served as the 26th president of the United States from 1901 to 1909.
- a person who wanted to destroy all trusts
- a federal agency, established in 1914 that administers antitrust and consumer protection legislation in pursuit of free and fair competition in the marketplace
- elected the 27th President of the United States (1909-1913) and later became the tenth Chief Justice of the United States
- a 1906 law that required food and drug makers to begin listing ingredients on packages
- The law created the Federal Reserve System and the central banking system of the United States.
12 Clues: the protection of natural resources • a person who wanted to destroy all trusts • an area set aside by the federal government for people to visit • Theodore Roosevelt's campain promise that all groups would have an equal opportunity • a 1906 law that required food and drug makers to begin listing ingredients on packages • ...
3 2021-12-09
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- America’s first published black poet
- self educated scientist
- leave the union
- Illinois lawyer
- Illinois senator
- senator from Kentucky
- Northern states
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- published The Liberator
- hanged as a traitor
- About 55 people died
- published Uncle Tom’s Cabin
- led the only effective slave rebellion
- The first African-American to graduate from an American university
- southern states
- Great Compromiser
- the north and south disagreed about
16 Clues: leave the union • Illinois lawyer • southern states • Northern states • Illinois senator • Great Compromiser • hanged as a traitor • About 55 people died • senator from Kentucky • published The Liberator • self educated scientist • published Uncle Tom’s Cabin • the north and south disagreed about • America’s first published black poet • led the only effective slave rebellion • ...
WIll Klaassen 2026-03-11
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- Killed slave owners
- Repealed Missouri compromise
- Worst court decision in history
- Author of Uncle Tom's Cabin
- Dominant slave state
- Thought states should vote for slavery
- Tax on other countries imports
- Freed Slaves
- Agreed with slavery
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- To leave a state
- Evened slave and free states
- Wants to stop slavery
- Industry,Factories,No Slaves
- Disagreed with slavery
- Friction
- Plantations,Farms,Slaves
16 Clues: Friction • Freed Slaves • To leave a state • Killed slave owners • Agreed with slavery • Dominant slave state • Wants to stop slavery • Disagreed with slavery • Plantations,Farms,Slaves • Author of Uncle Tom's Cabin • Evened slave and free states • Industry,Factories,No Slaves • Repealed Missouri compromise • Tax on other countries imports • Worst court decision in history • ...
Test your knowledges ! 2020-12-01
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- The states which often change their political mind
- The person who run with the future president during the race
- The states which always vote for the same political party
- The group of people who vote for the president and the vice president
- The thing you cast at the polling station
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- The place where the president lives
- People who represent the vote of the population by state
- The American political system
- The political party of Joe Biden
- station The place where you go to vote
- The political party of Donald Trump
11 Clues: The American political system • The political party of Joe Biden • The place where the president lives • The political party of Donald Trump • station The place where you go to vote • The thing you cast at the polling station • The states which often change their political mind • People who represent the vote of the population by state • ...
Constitution Crossword 2021-11-19
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- Article of the Supreme Law of the Land
- States the purpose of the Constitution
- How many amendments are there
- Article about amending the constitution
- of Rights The first 10 amendments are called
- How many article are there
- Which branch does article 3 deal with
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- Article about ratifying the Constitution
- Which branch does article 1 deal with
- Article states how senators are elected
- Which branch does article 2 deal with
- Article about relationships between states
12 Clues: How many article are there • How many amendments are there • Which branch does article 1 deal with • Which branch does article 2 deal with • Which branch does article 3 deal with • Article of the Supreme Law of the Land • States the purpose of the Constitution • Article states how senators are elected • Article about amending the constitution • ...
Constitution 2021-11-19
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- Article of the Supreme Law of the Land
- States the purpose of the Constitution
- How many amendments are there
- Article about amending the constitution
- of Rights The first 10 amendments are called
- How many article are there
- Which branch does article 3 deal with
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- Article about ratifying the Constitution
- Which branch does article 1 deal with
- Article states how senators are elected
- Which branch does article 2 deal with
- Article about relationships between states
12 Clues: How many article are there • How many amendments are there • Which branch does article 1 deal with • Which branch does article 2 deal with • Which branch does article 3 deal with • Article of the Supreme Law of the Land • States the purpose of the Constitution • Article states how senators are elected • Article about amending the constitution • ...
Constitution Crossword 2021-11-20
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- Article of the Supreme Law of the Land
- States the purpose of the Constitution
- How many amendments are there
- Article about amending the constitution
- of rights The first 10 amendments are called
- How many article are there
- Which branch does article 3 deal with
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- Article about ratifying the Constitution
- Which branch does article 1 deal with
- Article states how senators are elected
- Which branch does article 2 deal with
- Article about relationships between states
12 Clues: How many article are there • How many amendments are there • Which branch does article 1 deal with • Which branch does article 2 deal with • Which branch does article 3 deal with • Article of the Supreme Law of the Land • States the purpose of the Constitution • Article states how senators are elected • Article about amending the constitution • ...
Civil War 2024-05-02
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- Side with greater state populations (N/S)
- Bloodiest one-day battle of the war
- State of the last Civil War battle
- Side with most advantages (N/S)
- Riots by women fighting for higher wages
- Slave states bordering free states (--- States)
- Side of victory
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- Prison camp holding most Confederate soldiers (two words)
- Turning point battle of the war
- President that released the Emancipation Proclamation
- Prison camp holding most Union soldiers
- (Blank)'s March to the Sea
12 Clues: Side of victory • (Blank)'s March to the Sea • Turning point battle of the war • Side with most advantages (N/S) • State of the last Civil War battle • Bloodiest one-day battle of the war • Prison camp holding most Union soldiers • Riots by women fighting for higher wages • Side with greater state populations (N/S) • Slave states bordering free states (--- States) • ...
Compromise of 1850 & Fugitive Slave Act 2023-09-22
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- Used to help slaves escape in the 1850s
- Allowed officials to arrest slaves in free states
- Senator ___ of Kentucky helped the armed slave trade
- ___ African Americans were not always runaway slaves, some were free people
- The four states the Compromise of 1850 involved were New Mexico, Utah, Texas, and ___
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- The power to govern resides with the people
- Divided into 2 territories (Utah & New Mexico)
- The Compromise of 1850 broke down within ___ years
- Northern states were considered ___ states
- The slave act was used to catch ___ slaves
- Free slave who, according to Congress, had no right to bring his case to court
11 Clues: Used to help slaves escape in the 1850s • Northern states were considered ___ states • The slave act was used to catch ___ slaves • The power to govern resides with the people • Divided into 2 territories (Utah & New Mexico) • Allowed officials to arrest slaves in free states • The Compromise of 1850 broke down within ___ years • ...
Constitution Crossword 2021-11-20
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- Article about relationships between states
- Article states how senators are elected
- States the purpose of the Constitution
- How many amendments are there
- Article about amending the constitution
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- Which branch does article 3 deal with
- Article of the Supreme Law of the Land
- Which branch does article 1 deal with
- Article about ratifying the Constitution
- How many article are there
- The first ten amendments are called
- Which branch does article 2 deal with
12 Clues: How many article are there • How many amendments are there • The first ten amendments are called • Which branch does article 3 deal with • Which branch does article 1 deal with • Which branch does article 2 deal with • Article of the Supreme Law of the Land • States the purpose of the Constitution • Article states how senators are elected • ...
Constitution Crossword 2021-11-20
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- Article about relationships between states
- Article states how senators are elected
- States the purpose of the Constitution
- How many amendments are there
- Article about amending the constitution
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- Which branch does article 3 deal with
- Article of the Supreme Law of the Land
- Which branch does article 1 deal with
- Article about ratifying the Constitution
- How many article are there
- The first ten amendments are called
- Which branch does article 2 deal with
12 Clues: How many article are there • How many amendments are there • The first ten amendments are called • Which branch does article 3 deal with • Which branch does article 1 deal with • Which branch does article 2 deal with • Article of the Supreme Law of the Land • States the purpose of the Constitution • Article states how senators are elected • ...
Constitution Crossword 2021-11-19
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- Article of the Supreme Law of the Land
- Which branch does article 3 deal with
- Article about relationships between states
- How many article are there
- States the purpose of the Constitution
- How many amendments are there
Down
- Which branch does article 1 deal with
- Which branch does article 2 deal with
- Article about ratifying the Constitution
- Article about amending the constitution
- Article states how senators are elected
- of Rights, The first 10 amendments are called
12 Clues: How many article are there • How many amendments are there • Which branch does article 1 deal with • Which branch does article 2 deal with • Which branch does article 3 deal with • Article of the Supreme Law of the Land • States the purpose of the Constitution • Article about amending the constitution • Article states how senators are elected • ...
Constitution Crossword 2021-11-19
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- Article of the Supreme Law of the Land
- States the purpose of the Constitution
- How many amendments are there
- Article about amending the constitution
- of Rights, The first 10 amendments are called
- How many article are there
- Which branch does article 3 deal with
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- Article about ratifying the Constitution
- Which branch does article 1 deal with
- Article states how senators are elected
- Which branch does article 2 deal with
- Article about relationships between states
12 Clues: How many article are there • How many amendments are there • Which branch does article 1 deal with • Which branch does article 2 deal with • Which branch does article 3 deal with • Article of the Supreme Law of the Land • States the purpose of the Constitution • Article states how senators are elected • Article about amending the constitution • ...
Constitution Crossword 2021-11-19
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- Article of the Supreme Law of the Land
- States the purpose of the Constitution
- How many amendments are there
- Article about amending the constitution
- of Rights The first 10 amendments are called
- How many article are there
- Which branch does article 3 deal with
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- Article about ratifying the Constitution
- Which branch does article 1 deal with
- Article states how senators are elected
- Which branch does article 2 deal with
- Article about relationships between states
12 Clues: How many article are there • How many amendments are there • Which branch does article 1 deal with • Which branch does article 2 deal with • Which branch does article 3 deal with • Article of the Supreme Law of the Land • States the purpose of the Constitution • Article states how senators are elected • Article about amending the constitution • ...
Constitution Crossword 2021-11-19
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- Article of the Supreme Law of the Land
- States the purpose of the Constitution
- How many amendments are there
- Article about amending the constitution
- of Rights The first 10 amendments are called
- How many article are there
- Which branch does article 3 deal with
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- Article about ratifying the Constitution
- Which branch does article 1 deal with
- Article states how senators are elected
- Which branch does article 2 deal with
- Article about relationships between states
12 Clues: How many article are there • How many amendments are there • Which branch does article 1 deal with • Which branch does article 2 deal with • Which branch does article 3 deal with • Article of the Supreme Law of the Land • States the purpose of the Constitution • Article states how senators are elected • Article about amending the constitution • ...
Causes of the Civil War 2022-01-24
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- the movement to end slavery
- Rights belonging to the national government
- to officially separate from a country
- Taxes placed by the government on imported goods from other countries
- All powers not given to the federal government, belong to the states
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- showing loyalty to part of a country instead of the whole country.
- the name the southern states gave themselves after they seceded from the United States in 1861
- President of the U.S. during the Civil War.
- The nickname for the remaining states in the United States of America during the Civil War
- A Political party primarily in the north, believing in strong government influence
10 Clues: the movement to end slavery • to officially separate from a country • President of the U.S. during the Civil War. • Rights belonging to the national government • showing loyalty to part of a country instead of the whole country. • All powers not given to the federal government, belong to the states • ...
Early America 2023-02-16
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- The leader of a country.
- of Confederation The first plan for how the United States would be run.
- A document that is a set of rules that guides how a government works.
- A kind of government where the people vote for their leaders.
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- of Independence A paper that said the United States wanted to be its own country.
- Convention A meeting where people made the Constitution.
- Washington The first president of the United States.
- A group of people who make laws for the United States (2 per state).
- Money that people pay to the government.
- A big group of people who make laws for the United States.
10 Clues: The leader of a country. • Money that people pay to the government. • Washington The first president of the United States. • Convention A meeting where people made the Constitution. • A big group of people who make laws for the United States. • A kind of government where the people vote for their leaders. • ...
Civil War 2017-12-18
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- Proclamation / President of the Northern states issued a preliminary which declared that as of January 1, 1863 all slaves in rebellious states “shall be then, thenceforward, and forever free” called
- / Final battle where the Union takes the clear win
- / deadliest one day battle in American military history.
- in a draw but the Union considered it a victory.
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- States / Believed in the rights to own slaves
- / States started to secede from where
- Sumter / Start of the civil war
- / The battle where the Union took control over the Mississippi river
- Lincoln / President of Northern States during the civil war
- / Main cause of the war
10 Clues: / Main cause of the war • Sumter / Start of the civil war • / States started to secede from where • States / Believed in the rights to own slaves • in a draw but the Union considered it a victory. • / Final battle where the Union takes the clear win • / deadliest one day battle in American military history. • ...
8.2 Creating the Constitution By: Jesse and Noel. p 9 2019-04-11
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- to satisfied the the smaller states, so each state had the same amount of votes as the larger states
- from Pennsylvania and nominated Washington to be president
- Delaware delegate voiced the concern of the small states being ruled by larger states
- he refuse to attend because he "smelt a rat"
- meeting plays for the founding fathers
- led to weeks of debate because of lager populions lager states supported the plan
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- he read more than one hundred books to prepare for the constitutional convention
- every delegate voted for him he became president
- 55 delegates met in Philadelphia, independence hall
- was the plan for the state to only have one vote
10 Clues: meeting plays for the founding fathers • he refuse to attend because he "smelt a rat" • every delegate voted for him he became president • was the plan for the state to only have one vote • 55 delegates met in Philadelphia, independence hall • from Pennsylvania and nominated Washington to be president • ...
8.2 Creating the Constitution By: Jesse and Noel. p 9 2019-04-11
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- he read more than one hundred books to prepare for the constitutional convention
- was the plan for the state to only have one vote
- every delegate voted for him he became president
- 55 delegates met in Philadelphia, independence hall
- he refuse to attend because he "smelt a rat"
- led to weeks of debate because of lager populions lager states supported the plan
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- Delaware delegate voiced the concern of the small states being ruled by larger states
- to satisfied the the smaller states, so each state had the same amount of votes as the larger states
- meeting plays for the founding fathers
- from Pennsylvania and nominated Washington to be president
10 Clues: meeting plays for the founding fathers • he refuse to attend because he "smelt a rat" • was the plan for the state to only have one vote • every delegate voted for him he became president • 55 delegates met in Philadelphia, independence hall • from Pennsylvania and nominated Washington to be president • ...
Civil War Terms Crossword Puzzle 2022-02-16
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- repealed the missouri compromise, two new territories were created and it allowed popular sovereignty.
- maine as a free state, missouri as a slave state. any new states above missouri were free.
- Pre-war
- Wanted to get rid of slavery
- Idea that any powers not given to the government via the constitution belong to the states.
- States without slavery
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- the government had a right to keep slavery from spreading to new territories.
- accepted the missouri compromise, but would refuse to follow if the north did not do what they were asked or if it hindered slavery.
- free and slave states that were next to each other.
- States with slavery
10 Clues: Pre-war • States with slavery • States without slavery • Wanted to get rid of slavery • free and slave states that were next to each other. • the government had a right to keep slavery from spreading to new territories. • maine as a free state, missouri as a slave state. any new states above missouri were free. • ...
4th of July 2024-06-29
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- The _________ Fathers were the Revolutionary men who won America's Independence from Britain
- Benjamin __________ was a founding father of the United States
- The Colors of the American Flag are Red White and ________
- The 1st President of the United States
- Many people get together to grill and eat this celebrated kind of food on the 4th of July
- Betsy ______ is famous for sewing one of the first U.S. flags
- The 13 ____________ were the first states of the United States
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- The _____________ of Independence was the document signed on July 4th 1776 that won independence from British rule
- The Star-Spangled ____________ is the anthem of the United States of America
- The holiday also known as the 4th of July is called _______________ Day
- These colorful explosives are seen and heard on the 4th of July
11 Clues: The 1st President of the United States • The Colors of the American Flag are Red White and ________ • Betsy ______ is famous for sewing one of the first U.S. flags • Benjamin __________ was a founding father of the United States • The 13 ____________ were the first states of the United States • These colorful explosives are seen and heard on the 4th of July • ...
ihefwihbyfwbhiwefbih 2024-04-29
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- American liberty had survived the challenges of WHAT? (ant p.30)
- George Wanringon reminded governors that it wasn't divided whether the Revolution was a blessing or a WHAT? (ant p.31)
- under article 3, the states enter into a firm league of WHAT with each other? (rev p.244)
- an argument against WHAT was that the colonies needed a central authority to maintain peace and arbitrate disputes? (rev p.243)
- the Second Continental Congress began considering WHAT on June 7th, 1776? (rev p.243)
- under article 5, each state shall maintain its own WHATS in a meeting of the states? (rev p.245)
- the new central government created by the Articles of Confederation were called "the United States of WHAT"? (rev p.243)
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- the WHAT of 1787 provided different population figures and shapes for the emerging states? (ant p.32)
- the United States of Congress assembled shall never engage in a WHAT?? (rev p.250)
- under article 5, each state will have how many votes in determining questions in the United States in Congress assembled? (rev p.245)
- Daniel Shays was unable to raise HOW many dollars to pay a debt? (p.35)
- the government in London supplied central authority under WHO? (rev p.243)
- liberty was creating serious proiblems in the shaky american WHAT while it was expanding private lives? (ant p.34)
- another example of liberty's ferment was the enthusiasm for education WHO? (ant. 33)
- Thomas Jefferson was a returning delegate from WHERE? (ant p.32)
15 Clues: American liberty had survived the challenges of WHAT? (ant p.30) • Thomas Jefferson was a returning delegate from WHERE? (ant p.32) • Daniel Shays was unable to raise HOW many dollars to pay a debt? (p.35) • the government in London supplied central authority under WHO? (rev p.243) • ...
The Great Depression 2021-01-29
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- An american physician.
- An american author.
- Investment in stocks, property, or other ventures in the hope of gain but with the risk of loss.
- A shanty town built during the Great Depression by the homeless in the United States.
- A government corporation administered by the United States Federal Government between 1932 and 1957.
- A period of severe dust storms that greatly damaged the ecology and agriculture of American and Canadian prairies during the 1930s.
- The act of borrowing money to buy securities.
- Amendment Repealed the Eighteenth Amendment to the United States Constitution, which had mandated nationwide prohibition on alcohol.
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- An American documentary photographer and photojournalist.
- Tariff A law that implemented protectionist trade policies in the United States.
- A collective action taken during the auction of a foreclosed property to force the sale of the property at a low price, with the intent of then returning the property to its previous owner.
- A 1928 international agreement in which signatory states promised not to use war to resolve “ Dispute or Conflicts of whatever nature or of whatever origin they may be”.
- A bank or other financial institution.
- An American Politician.
- A form of far-right, authoritarian ultranationalism characterized by dictatorial power, forcible suppression of opposition and strong regimentation of society and of the economy which came to prominence in early 20th- century Europe.
- A group of 43,000 demonstrators made up of 17,000 U.S World War I veterans.
16 Clues: An american author. • An american physician. • An American Politician. • A bank or other financial institution. • The act of borrowing money to buy securities. • An American documentary photographer and photojournalist. • A group of 43,000 demonstrators made up of 17,000 U.S World War I veterans. • ...
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 • ...
The Great Depression 2021-01-29
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- An american physician.
- An american author.
- Investment in stocks, property, or other ventures in the hope of gain but with the risk of loss.
- A shanty town built during the Great Depression by the homeless in the United States.
- A government corporation administered by the United States Federal Government between 1932 and 1957.
- A period of severe dust storms that greatly damaged the ecology and agriculture of American and Canadian prairies during the 1930s.
- The act of borrowing money to buy securities.
- Amendment Repealed the Eighteenth Amendment to the United States Constitution, which had mandated nationwide prohibition on alcohol.
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- An American documentary photographer and photojournalist.
- Tariff A law that implemented protectionist trade policies in the United States.
- A collective action taken during the auction of a foreclosed property to force the sale of the property at a low price, with the intent of then returning the property to its previous owner.
- A 1928 international agreement in which signatory states promised not to use war to resolve “ Dispute or Conflicts of whatever nature or of whatever origin they may be”.
- A bank or other financial institution.
- An American Politician.
- A form of far-right, authoritarian ultranationalism characterized by dictatorial power, forcible suppression of opposition and strong regimentation of society and of the economy which came to prominence in early 20th- century Europe.
- A group of 43,000 demonstrators made up of 17,000 U.S World War I veterans.
16 Clues: An american author. • An american physician. • An American Politician. • A bank or other financial institution. • The act of borrowing money to buy securities. • An American documentary photographer and photojournalist. • A group of 43,000 demonstrators made up of 17,000 U.S World War I veterans. • ...
Lesson 4.1 The Articles of Confederation: A Weak Foundation 2025-12-09
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- The action of transferring something from public to private ownership (a vocabulary term).
- Congress could set up a system for this, but states often printed their own, causing economic chaos.
- The power of Congress to send and receive ambassadors and manage international relations.
- The total number of states that had to agree unanimously to change (amend) the Articles of Confederation.
- A major success of the first government that established an orderly process for territories to become new states.
- OF RIGHTS The first ten amendments added to the later Constitution to protect individual freedoms.
- A formal written plan or set of rules for a government.
- The massive financial obligation from the Revolutionary War that the government could not pay off.
- To give up or transfer land, often to the national government to settle western land claims.
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- The national court system that was missing, preventing the government from settling disputes between states.
- The armed uprising of Massachusetts farmers that proved the central government was too weak.
- The United States' first official form of government, created to avoid tyranny but resulted in a "League of Friendship."
- The governmental branch (like a President) that was completely absent, meaning no one could enforce national laws.
- A simple adjective summarizing the foundation of the first government established by the Articles.
- Agreements with foreign nations that Congress had the authority to negotiate.
- The power Congress lacked under the Articles, leading to financial instability and an inability to pay war debts.
16 Clues: A formal written plan or set of rules for a government. • Agreements with foreign nations that Congress had the authority to negotiate. • The power of Congress to send and receive ambassadors and manage international relations. • The action of transferring something from public to private ownership (a vocabulary term). • ...
8.2 creating the constitution(Dylan Weigel 2022-04-14
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- delegate from Virginia;refused to attend
- 1 house, 1 vote, small states
- new jersey delegate; presented an alternative;new jersey plan
- fifths this compromise made 3/5 of slaves counted for taxes for states
- Virginia's Governor
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- 3 branches, 2 houses, large states
- robert morris nominated ___ as president of the convention
- read 100 government books
- 55 delegates, meeting in Philadelphia
- this compromise was a solution where both big and small states finally agreed
10 Clues: Virginia's Governor • read 100 government books • 1 house, 1 vote, small states • 3 branches, 2 houses, large states • 55 delegates, meeting in Philadelphia • delegate from Virginia;refused to attend • robert morris nominated ___ as president of the convention • new jersey delegate; presented an alternative;new jersey plan • ...
Dred Scott v. Sandford 2022-02-01
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- Codes laws that specifically targeted African Americans
- an addition to the constitution
- States states that banned slavery
- those who disagreed with the concept of slavery
- States the opposite of #5 down
- Amendments Amendments that were used to combat the impacts of the Dred Scott decision
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- the 14th Amendment granted _______ to all men born in the United States
- Dred Scott's place of birth
- the 13th Amendment abolished...
- Emerson, Dred Scott's deceased owner
10 Clues: Dred Scott's place of birth • States the opposite of #5 down • an addition to the constitution • the 13th Amendment abolished... • States states that banned slavery • Emerson, Dred Scott's deceased owner • those who disagreed with the concept of slavery • Codes laws that specifically targeted African Americans • ...
Trailblazing Women in Healthcare 2022-03-02
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- The first woman and the first Hispanic to serve as surgeon general of the United States
- The first female U.S. Army surgeon
- Developed the system used to assess the health of newborns, which is still used in hospitals today
- The first Black woman in the United States to earn a medical degree
- Known for her work in advocating for safe and effective birth control beginning in 1916
- The first female chair of the World Medical Association
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- Referred to as “the lady with the lamp,” for her nighttime rounds to wounded soldiers during the Crimean War
- The first woman to be elected president of the American Medical Association (AMA)
- The first Native American woman in the United States to earn a medical degree
- The first woman in the United States to earn a medical degree
- The first African American surgeon general of the United States and the second woman to hold that position.
- The first woman to be elected president of the New York Cancer Society
- Known for her humanitarian work and for founding the American Red Cross
13 Clues: The first female U.S. Army surgeon • The first female chair of the World Medical Association • The first woman in the United States to earn a medical degree • The first Black woman in the United States to earn a medical degree • The first woman to be elected president of the New York Cancer Society • ...
Le Vocabulaire De La Martinique 2022-02-12
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- river that leads to the sea/ocean
- inhabitant
- beach
- colonist
- department(like states in the U.S.)
- city
- region
- cactus
- Australia
- North America
- enslaved person
- Asia
- capital
- mountain
- South America
- partridge
- country
- language
- Africa
- Caribbean Sea
- rain forest
- Europe
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- thrush
- lake
- ocean
- river that leads to another river
- volcano
- north
- sea
- island
- departmentoverseas(like overseas states in the U.S.)
- east
- iguana
- west
- countryside
- continent
- south
- flower
- tree
39 Clues: sea • lake • city • east • west • Asia • tree • ocean • north • beach • south • thrush • island • region • cactus • iguana • flower • Africa • Europe • volcano • capital • country • colonist • mountain • language • Australia • continent • partridge • inhabitant • countryside • rain forest • North America • South America • Caribbean Sea • enslaved person • river that leads to the sea/ocean • river that leads to another river • ...
C4L2 CROSSWORD PUZZLE IAN BLAKE 2023-03-09
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- responsiable for the louisiana purchase
- anti slavery states
- war over slavery between the south and north
- person who wants to abolish something
- borders the USA to the north
- unpaid laborer
- person living on others property illegally
- famous abolitionist
- where most slaves worked
- the only thing slaves wanted
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- borders USA to the south
- route to help slaves escape
- resistance agianst something
- person killed for their belifes
- 16th president
- working against your country
- what most slaves farmed
- pro slavery states
- what the south considered slaves
- 34th state
20 Clues: 34th state • 16th president • unpaid laborer • pro slavery states • anti slavery states • famous abolitionist • what most slaves farmed • borders USA to the south • where most slaves worked • route to help slaves escape • resistance agianst something • working against your country • borders the USA to the north • the only thing slaves wanted • person killed for their belifes • ...
The Great Depression 2021-01-29
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- An american physician.
- An american author.
- Investment in stocks, property, or other ventures in the hope of gain but with the risk of loss.
- A shanty town built during the Great Depression by the homeless in the United States.
- A government corporation administered by the United States Federal Government between 1932 and 1957.
- A period of severe dust storms that greatly damaged the ecology and agriculture of American and Canadian prairies during the 1930s.
- The act of borrowing money to buy securities.
- Amendment Repealed the Eighteenth Amendment to the United States Constitution, which had mandated nationwide prohibition on alcohol.
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- An American documentary photographer and photojournalist.
- Tariff A law that implemented protectionist trade policies in the United States.
- A collective action taken during the auction of a foreclosed property to force the sale of the property at a low price, with the intent of then returning the property to its previous owner.
- A 1928 international agreement in which signatory states promised not to use war to resolve “ Dispute or Conflicts of whatever nature or of whatever origin they may be”.
- A bank or other financial institution.
- An American Politician.
- A form of far-right, authoritarian ultranationalism characterized by dictatorial power, forcible suppression of opposition and strong regimentation of society and of the economy which came to prominence in early 20th- century Europe.
- A group of 43,000 demonstrators made up of 17,000 U.S World War I veterans.
16 Clues: An american author. • An american physician. • An American Politician. • A bank or other financial institution. • The act of borrowing money to buy securities. • An American documentary photographer and photojournalist. • A group of 43,000 demonstrators made up of 17,000 U.S World War I veterans. • ...
Judiciary Crossword 2021-11-03
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- president waits 10 days
- four justices have to be placed on docket
- decision without an explanation
- injury/offense where a law hasn't been broken
- make laws
- interprets laws
- executive article
- legislative article
- enforce laws
- advises the president
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- power divided between state and national
- power to the people
- college electors who vote on president
- states rights article
- judicial article
- ratification of constitution article
- amendments article
- Someone who brings a case to a court
- supremacy article
- When a law has been broken
- supreme court of the united states
21 Clues: make laws • enforce laws • interprets laws • judicial article • supremacy article • executive article • amendments article • power to the people • legislative article • states rights article • advises the president • president waits 10 days • When a law has been broken • decision without an explanation • supreme court of the united states • ratification of constitution article • ...
Crossword Puzzle 100 pts. 2013-01-29
Across
- my parents go to walmart for ______
- Hits the slopes.
- you put letters in them
- A low area of land between hills or mountains
- a firmly held opinion or idea
- The head or ruler of a tribe.
- Some literary pieces
- Negotiations between two or more states or countries.
- Another word for suitcases.
- Some are super
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- States or nations
- People in a novel
- A courteous or honorable man
- It has lots of "keys"
- Where kings and queens live
- Police IDs
- metal bars with catches and levers
- Military men
- Journals
- Lots of bread
20 Clues: Journals • Police IDs • Military men • Lots of bread • Some are super • Hits the slopes. • States or nations • People in a novel • Some literary pieces • It has lots of "keys" • you put letters in them • Where kings and queens live • Another word for suitcases. • A courteous or honorable man • a firmly held opinion or idea • The head or ruler of a tribe. • metal bars with catches and levers • ...
Revolutionary War 2023-12-20
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- one of the most important people in revolutionary war
- joined togrther
- a paid fee whenever you buy something
- representing someone/something
- armed conflict between multiple nations
- last name of paul
- like states
- written by Thomas Paine
- party
- belonged to the land at first
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- overthrow of the government
- places in a country
- declaring our own country
- a tax on many items
- the opposing nation
- leader of a nation
- a country in north america
- a turning point in the Revolutionary War
- place in massachusetts
- he wrote decleration of independence
20 Clues: party • like states • joined togrther • last name of paul • leader of a nation • places in a country • a tax on many items • the opposing nation • place in massachusetts • written by Thomas Paine • declaring our own country • a country in north america • overthrow of the government • belonged to the land at first • representing someone/something • he wrote decleration of independence • ...
Revolutionary War 2023-12-20
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- last name of paul
- joined togrther
- place in massachusetts
- a tax on many items
- a turning point in the Revolutionary War
- belonged to the land at first
- leader of a nation
- one of the most important people in revolutionary war
- declaring our own country
- a country in north america
- like states
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- overthrow of the government
- he wrote decleration of independence
- representing someone/something
- places in a country
- armed conflict between multiple nations
- written by Thomas Paine
- a paid fee whenever you buy something
- the opposing nation
- party
20 Clues: party • like states • joined togrther • last name of paul • leader of a nation • places in a country • a tax on many items • the opposing nation • place in massachusetts • written by Thomas Paine • declaring our own country • a country in north america • overthrow of the government • belonged to the land at first • representing someone/something • he wrote decleration of independence • ...
