states Crossword Puzzles

8th Grade Social Studies Vocab 2021-10-01

8th Grade Social Studies Vocab crossword puzzle
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  1. A land deal between the United States and France.
  2. The Bill of Rights is the first 10 Amendments to the Constitution.
  3. A treaty between Spain and the United States.
  4. the elected head of a republic
  5. A diplomatic incident between French and United States diplomats that resulted in a limited, undeclared war known as the Quasi-War
  6. body of fundamental principles or established precedents according to which a state or other organization is acknowledged to be governed.
  7. The executive branch carries out and enforces laws.
  8. Shays's followers protested the foreclosures of farms for debt and briefly succeeded in shutting down the court system.
  9. Quells an uprising of settlers rebelling against the liquor tax.
  10. United States Constitutional Convention (1787) that three-fifths of the slave population would be counted for determining direct taxation and representation in the House of Representatives.
  11. an introductory statement especially
  12. the smaller upper assembly in the US Congress, most US states, France, and other countries.
  13. the highest judicial court in a country or state.
  14. the process or result of using laws to fairly judge and punish crimes and criminals
  15. having or relating to a system of government in which several states form a unity but remain independent in internal affairs.
  16. A landmark U.S. Supreme Court decision that established for the first time that federal courts had the power to overturn an act of Congress on the ground that it violated the U.S. Constitution
  17. A person who opposed the adoption of the U.S. Constitution.
  18. As a protest against the Federalist Alien and Sedition Acts.
  19. The Great Compromise created two legislative bodies in Congress
  20. Sign or give formal consent to (a treaty, contract, or agreement), making it officially valid.
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  1. the legislative branch makes all laws, declares war, regulates interstate and foreign commerce, and controls taxing and spending policies.
  2. The power of courts to decide the validity of acts of the legislative and executive branches of government
  3. The judicial appointments made by President John Adams just before he was succeeded by President Thomas Jefferson
  4. Authorized the President to deport aliens and permitted their arrest, imprisonment, and deportation during wartime.
  5. Friend of the people
  6. The judicial branch is in charge of deciding the meaning of laws, how to apply them to real situations, and whether a law breaks the rules of the Constitution
  7. The agreement that assuaged antagonisms between the United States and Great Britain, established a base upon which America could build a sound national economy, and assured its commercial prosperity
  8. The original constitution of the US, ratified in 1781, was replaced by the US Constitution in 1789.
  9. The Supreme Court held that Congress has implied powers derived from those listed in Article I, Section 8
  10. the lower house of a legislative body
  11. a formal meeting or series of meetings for discussion between delegates, especially those from a political party or labor union
  12. a state in which supreme power is held by the people and their elected representatives, and which has an elected or nominated president rather than a monarch
  13. An act, statement, or gift that is intended to show gratitude, respect, or admiration.
  14. Enumerated governmental powers, items of property, or articles in a tariff schedule.
  15. Federalist papers, formally The Federalist, series of 85 essays on the proposed new Constitution of the United States and on the nature of republican government
  16. A person who advocates or supports a system of government in which several states unite under a central authority.

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

Unit 2 Keywords 2022-09-14

Unit 2 Keywords crossword puzzle
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  1. Prior to the start of the American Revolutionary War, a group of American political people worked to coordinate opposition to the British Parliament and later, support for American independence.
  2. an occurrence during a conflict following which the majority of contemporary experts concur that the outcome was unavoidable.
  3. declaration by the British Parliament that accompanied the repeal of the Stamp Act.
  4. The first ten amendments to the US Constitution are known as the..
  5. Here Virginia marked the conclusion of the last major battle of the American Revolution and the start of a new nation's independence
  6. an altercation that took place in Boston on March 5, 1770, during which nine British soldiers opened fire on five people.
  7. a loosely structured, covert, occasionally violent political group active in the Thirteen American Colonies that was established to advance colonist rights and oppose British government taxation.
  8. an American political and commercial protest, on December 16, 1773, in Boston, Massachusetts.
  9. a supporter of a powerful central government who belonged to a significant political party in the early years of the United States.
  10. an American revolutionary, statesman and Founding Father of the United States. He was an influential interpreter and promoter of the U.S. Constitution, and was the founder of the Federalist Party, the nation's financial system, the United States Coast Guard, and the New York Post newspaper.
  11. The Second Continental Congress, which met in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, on July 4, 1776, signed this document.
  12. American political activist, philosopher, political theorist, and was born in England.
  13. The colonies were compelled to house British soldiers in barracks they provided under in 1765.
  14. Duties, a group of British parliamentary acts that were passed in 1767 and 1768 that introduced a number of taxes and regulations to help pay for the upkeep of the British colonies in America.
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  1. A political movement in the late 18th century known opposed the establishment of a more powerful federal government in the United States and later opposed the ratification of the 1787 Constitution.
  2. a set of treaties that ended the American Revolutionary War.
  3. The United States' army during the American Revolution
  4. Following the Boston Tea Party in 1774, the British Parliament passed a number of harsh measures known as the..
  5. Delegates from the thirteen colonies that met in Philadelphia in 1774 and 1775
  6. This was signed on July 8 in a last-ditch effort to prevent war between Great Britain and the Thirteen Colonies in America.
  7. an armed revolt in Western Massachusetts and Worcester. The majority of the fighting occurred in and around Springfield in the years 1786 and 1787.
  8. the supreme law of the United States of America.
  9. This practice was known as "blessing in neglect."
  10. also known as the American Revenue Act 1764 or the American Duties Act, was a revenue-raising act passed by the Parliament of Great Britain on 5 April 1764.
  11. of Confederation, an agreement among the 13 original states of the United States of America that served as its first frame of government.
  12. a phrase that refers to the opening shot of the battles of Lexington and Concord on April 19, 1775, which began the American Revolutionary War and led to the creation of the United States of America.
  13. a legislation passed by the British Parliament in 1765 that levied a stamp tax on newspapers and legal and business documents in order to extract money from the American colonies. The act was repealed in 1766 as a result of colonial opposition, which fueled the anti-Crown uprising.

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

POLS 1101: Week 2 Activity 2019-08-29

POLS 1101: Week 2 Activity crossword puzzle
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  1. the action of signing or giving formal consent to a treaty, contract, or agreement, making it officially valid.
  2. Supporters of the ratification of the new constitution; believed nation should be run by a strong, national government
  3. political powers granted to the United States government that aren't explicitly stated in the Constitution.
  4. president; carries out laws
  5. A section of the United States Constitution that enables Congress to make the laws required for the exercise of its other powers established by the Constitution.
  6. The formula for counting five slaves as three people for the purpose of representation that reconciled Northern and Southern factions at the constitutional congress
  7. the original constitution of the US, ratified in 1781, gave too much power to individual states.
  8. The Declaration of Independence is defined as the formal statement written by the founding fathers declaring the freedom of the thirteen American colonies from Great Britain.
  9. First 10 amendments to the constitution; individual liberties, protection from government infringement; ratified 1791
  10. 4th President of the United States; member of the Continental Congress and rapporteur at the Constitutional Convention in 1776; helped frame the Bill of Rights
  11. congressional powers specifically named in the Constitution (Article I, Section 8)
  12. supreme court; evaluates laws
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  1. a person sent or authorized to represent others, in particular an elected representative sent to a conference.
  2. The Supreme Court declared unanimously that a certain law passed by Congress should not be enforced, because the law was opposed to the Constitution.
  3. counterbalancing influences by which an organization or system is regulated, typically those ensuring that political power is not concentrated in the hands of individuals or groups.
  4. an organized group of people who have the same ideology, or who otherwise have the same political positions, and who field candidates for elections, in an attempt to get them elected and thereby implement the party's agenda.
  5. A document that embodies the fundamental laws and principles by which the United States is governed. It was drafted by the Constitutional Convention and later supplemented by the Bill of Rights and other amendments.
  6. the assembly of fifty-five delegates in the summer of 1787 to recast the Articles of Confederation; the result was the U.S. Constitution
  7. congress; makes laws
  8. doctrine of constitutional law under which the three branches of government (executive, legislative, and judicial) are kept separate.
  9. The first vice president (1789-1797) and second president (1797-1801) of the United States. He was a major figure during the American Revolution, the drafting of the Declaration of Independence, and the shaping of the Constitution.
  10. A plan that called for each state to have one vote in Congress instead of the number of votes being based on the population
  11. Proposed that states have equal representation in the Senate and proportional representation in the House of Representatives
  12. a section that appeared in many constitutions, as well as in some charters and statutes, which provides that the governing body empowered by the document may enact laws to promote the general welfare of the people, sometimes worded as the public welfare.
  13. review by the US Supreme Court of the constitutional validity of a legislative act.
  14. Opposed the ratification of a new constitution; believed that the nation is best managed by individual states
  15. a state in which supreme power is held by the people and their elected representatives, and which has an elected or nominated president rather than a monarch.
  16. A proposal by Virginia delegates for a bicameral legislative branch; drafted by James Madison in 1787
  17. (in the US) a body of people representing the states of the US, who formally cast votes for the election of the president and vice president.
  18. a minor change or addition designed to improve a text, piece of legislation, etc.

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

crossword 2022-09-13

crossword crossword puzzle
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  1. fought by the United States of America and its indigenous allies against the United Kingdom and its allies in British North America, with limited participation by Spain in Florida
  2. early English-American industrialist known as the "Father of the American Industrial Revolution" and the "Father of the American Factory System"
  3. a form of colonization where settlers would established a permanent or semi-permanent colonial settlements in a new region
  4. a series of forced displacements of approximately 60,000 Indigenous people of the "Five Civilized Tribes" between 1830 and 1850 by the United States government
  5. is a historic canal in upstate New York that runs east-west between the Hudson River and Lake Erie
  6. an armed conflict between the United States and Mexico from 1846 to 1848. It followed the 1845 U.S. annexation of Texas, which Mexico considered Mexican territory
  7. was the acquisition of the territory of Louisiana by the United States from the French First Republic in 1803
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  1. American lawyer, planter, general, and statesman who served as the seventh president of the United States from 1829 to 1837
  2. Protestant religious revival during the early 19th century in the United States
  3. the United States expedition to cross the newly acquired western portion of the country after the Louisiana Purchase
  4. American inventor, widely known for inventing the cotton gin, one of the key inventions of the Industrial Revolution that shaped the economy of the Antebellum South
  5. Famous as the “Great Pacificator” for his contributions to domestic policy, he emphasized economic development in his diplomacy

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

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

War and Expansion in the Americas Crossword crossword puzzle
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  1. The Treaty of ________ was signed by the United States and Britain ending the War of 1812
  2. members of Congress who wanted to declare war against Britain after the Battle of Tippecanoe
  3. the fifth president of the United States
  4. __________ of 1818 was an agreement between the United States and Great Britain that settled fishing rights and established new North American borders
  5. the practice of forcing people to serve in the army or navy; led to increased tensions between Great Britain and the United States in the early 1800s
  6. Shawnee chief who attempted to form an Indian confederation to resist white settlement in the Northwest Territory.
  7. This act was a law that replaced the Embargo Act and restored trade with all nations except Britain, France, and their colonies
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  1. The Battle of ___________ was a U.S. victory over an Indian confederation that wanted to stop white settlement in the Northwest Territory; increased tensions between Great Britain and the United States
  2. the banning of trade with a country
  3. Fourth President of the U.S.;He led the United States through the War of 1812.
  4. This treaty settled all border disputes between Spain and the U.S. Spain agreed to give Florida In return, the US gave up its claims to what is now Texas
  5. As commander of the Tennessee militia, he defeated the Creek Indians, securing 23 million acres of land. His election as the seventh president of the United States marked an era of democracy called Jacksonian Democracy.

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

Civics Final:Wars 2024-05-03

Civics Final:Wars crossword puzzle
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  1. War Fought from 1861 to 1865; first application of Industrial Revolution to warfare; resulted in abolition of slavery in the United States and reunification of North and South.
  2. I (1914 - 1918) European war in which an alliance including Great Britain, France, Russia, Italy, and the United States defeated the alliance of Germany, Austria-Hungary, Turkey, and Bulgaria.
  3. A prolonged war (1954-1975) between the communist armies of North Vietnam who were supported by the Chinese and the non-communist armies of South Vietnam who were supported by the United States. Caused CULTURAL DIVIDE in the U.S.
  4. Allied commander in WW2 in Europe; helped plan the D-Day invasion at Normandy; 34th President
  5. (1846-1848) The war between the United States and Mexico in which the United States acquired one half of the Mexican territory.
  6. President of the US during Great Depression and World War II
  7. War fought from 1939 to 1945 between the Allies and the Axis, involving most countries in the world. The United States joined the Allies in 1941, helping them to victory.
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  1. President during World War I
  2. Who the U.S. fought in WWII Japan, Germany, and Italy
  3. a system by which men ages 18 through 25 register with the U.S. government for military service
  4. Conflict between the U.S. and the Soviet Union. U.S. goal to defeat COMMUNISM
  5. In 1898, a conflict between the United States and Spain, in which the U.S. supported the Cubans' fight for independence

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

The Civil War Vocab 2024-03-13

The Civil War Vocab crossword puzzle
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  1. To continuously attack with bombs and missiles
  2. When one human is owned by another
  3. The southern states who fought against the north to keep slavery
  4. Officially prohibit someone from doing something
  5. Put an end to
  6. The southern part of the United States who focused on farming their land
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  1. To become a member of the armed forces
  2. The northern part of the United States who focused more on creating industries
  3. The northern states who fought to abolish slavery
  4. The first official shot that began the Civil War
  5. The action of finding new people to join a cause or force

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

Lousiana Purchase 2015-12-17

Lousiana Purchase crossword puzzle
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  1. a young officer that explored Louisiana
  2. a purchase that doubled the United states
  3. the area between the Mississippi river and Appalachian mountains
  4. a Native American tribe
  5. emperor of France
  6. a slave that lead a revolt against the French
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  1. the river that is the United states western border
  2. a president of the United states
  3. a native American that helped Clark and Lewis
  4. a trading port
  5. a old friend of Lewis
  6. Clarks slave that went with him

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

unit 4 vocab 2017-11-17

unit 4 vocab crossword puzzle
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  1. the first ten ammendments of the united states constitution
  2. a group of people elected by citizens in every state
  3. the right to vote
  4. the power of a court to enforce a law
  5. a group of electorals that advise the president
  6. to overrule
  7. the smaller of the 2 states in the congress
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  1. to approve
  2. the bigger of 2 states in the congress
  3. to change
  4. to reject
  5. to bring charges to an official the wrong way

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

Physics Review 2025-10-23

Physics Review crossword puzzle
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  1. ________'s Law states that force is proportional to the displacement of a spring
  2. a type of energy which is stored in an object at rest
  3. a change in speed or direction
  4. Newton's _________ Law of Motion states that for every action, there is an equal and opposite reaction
  5. Newton's _________ Law of Motion states that the greater the mass of an object, the greater force is needed to cause it to accelerate
  6. an object or material that is able to return to its normal state after being displaced or stretched
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  1. Newton's __________ Law of Motion states that an object at rest will stay at rest...
  2. a type of energy which is used in an object in motion
  3. ___________ constant is a measure of the stiffness of an elastic object
  4. a push or a pull acting on an object, which causes a change in motion
  5. The Law of Conservation of ________ states that _______ cannot be created or destroyed, only transformed
  6. the amount of matter something is made of

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

Causes of the Civil War Vocabulary 2022-03-06

Causes of the Civil War Vocabulary crossword puzzle
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  1. a system in which the residents vote, they control the government through the representatives they elect.
  2. a Supreme Court case where slave, Dred Scott, was sued for his freedom due to living in territories where slavery was illegal. The court ruled against Scott.
  3. the process of growth in cities resulting in industrialization.
  4. it was formed in 1861 by the Southern states after their secession from the Union.
  5. living in the country, or relating to the countryside rather than the town.
  6. the state of holding a person in bondage for labor.
  7. to withdraw.
  8. a novel published by Harriet Beecher Stowe, portraying slavery as brutal and immortal.
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  1. John Brown led a slave revolt, taking over the U.S. arsenal at Harpers Ferry, Virginia.
  2. a law passed in 1850 to help slaveholders recapture runaway slaves.
  3. having greater loyalty of one’s own region rather than the nation as a whole.
  4. a law stating that new states would vote if their state would be a free or slave state. Produced a violent uprising known as “Bleeding Kansas.”
  5. a theory that stated that states had the right to judge when the federal government had passed on unconstitutional law.
  6. a series of five Constitutional laws passed to help resolve disputes between free states and slave states.
  7. the careful manage of available resources of a community, country, etc.; the expenditure or consumption of money, materials, etc.

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

Foundations of American Democracy 2024-05-19

Foundations of American Democracy crossword puzzle
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  1. To add or change
  2. a lawmaking body made up of two chambers or parts
  3. Compromise made by Constitutional Convention in which states would have equal representation in one house of the legislature (Senate) and representation based on population in the other house (House of Representatives)
  4. To approve
  5. The Commerce Clause of the Constitution does not give Congress the power to prohibit mere possession of a gun near a school,
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  1. Power of the court to determine the constitutionality of laws
  2. Initial proposal at the Constitutional Convention made by the Virginia delegation for a strong central government with a bicameral legislature dominated by the big states.
  3. Powers given specifically to the states
  4. A system that allows each branch of government to limit the powers of the other branches in order to prevent abuse of power
  5. A voluntary agreement among individuals to secure their rights and welfare by creating a government and abiding by its rules.
  6. ___ of opportunity
  7. Federal money given to the states with few restrictions about how it should be spent
  8. Chief executive's power to reject a bill passed by a legislature
  9. A system in which power is divided between the national and state governments
  10. the clause that states that the U.S. Constitution is the supreme law of the land, and that national laws are supreme over state laws

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

Citizenship 2023-10-09

Citizenship crossword puzzle
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  1. Refers to the status or condition of being a citizen and the duties, rights, and privileges of that status.
  2. American nationals owe _____________ to the United States, but al not full citizens.
  3. Are citizens of other countries who are living in the United States. They are allowed entry into the US, under special rules set by congress.
  4. Paperwork filled out when you are applying to become a U.S. citizen
  5. The legal process of obtaining citizenship in a country where one is not born.
  6. The ___th amendment was added to the constitution and states that "all persons born in the U.S, are citizens and are subject to U.S. laws, rules, and regulations".
  7. How many questions (out of ten) do you need to pass in order to become a U.S. citizen?
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  1. How many types of residents are there?
  2. Are people who are represented and protected by the U.S. government, owe full allegiance to the United States, and share in the responsibilities of the government.
  3. Is born in the United States.
  4. Congress passes a law to naturalize a large group of people at one time
  5. Are natives of American possessions (like Guam and PR).
  6. Nationals have ________ rights, but not political rights.
  7. Effective citizens contribute to their community and _________.
  8. When people living in a section of land bought by the U.S., automatically became U.S. citizens.

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

Unit 3 Crossword Karly Harrell 2023-02-07

Unit 3 Crossword Karly Harrell crossword puzzle
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  1. a fundamental truth or proposition that serves as the for a system of belief or behavior as for a chain of reasoning
  2. a series of 85 essays urging the citizens of New York to ratify the new United States Constitution
  3. talk about the duties of the 3 main parts of government
  4. the first constitution of the 13 independent American colonies
  5. the first ten amendments to the U.S. constitution, ratified in 1791 and guaranteeing such rights as the freedoms of speech, assembly and worship
  6. United States diplomat and Jurist who negotiated peace treaties with Britain and served as the first Chief Justice of the United States Supreme court
  7. on addition or alteration made to a constitution, statute, or legislative bill or resolution
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  1. it clearly communicates the intentions of the framers and the purpose of the document
  2. a formal meeting held in 1787 for the purpose of creating a constitution of the United States
  3. a person who opposed the adoption of the U.S. Constitution
  4. a body of fundamental principles or established precedents according to which a state of other organization is acknowledged to be governed
  5. made a major contribution of the ratification of the constitution by writing the Federalist Papers
  6. United States statesman and leader and the federalists
  7. the federal principal or system of government
  8. series of violent attacks on courthouses and other government properties in Massachusetts

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

Causes of the Civil War 2023-04-23

Causes of the Civil War crossword puzzle
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  1. This court case ruled that having lived in a free state and territory did not entitle an enslaved person to his freedom.
  2. 16th president of the United States. His victory in the election caused southern states to secede.
  3. A network of people offering shelter and aid to escaped enslaved people from the South.
  4. the North and South would argue over how much ___ the states should have
  5. the idea that the United States is destined to expand its dominion across the entire North American continent
  6. the transition from creating goods by hand to using machines.
  7. a conflict that began with a dispute over the annexation of Texas by the U.S. in 1845.
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  1. Being forced to work against your own will
  2. an act that required slaves to be returned to their owners, even if they were in a free state.
  3. The withdrawal of eleven southern states from the Union in 1860.
  4. of 1860 A major election that took place in 1860. Abraham Lincoln won, and that divided the North and South completely.
  5. this happened because of a political and ideological debate over the legality of slavery in the proposed state of Kansas.
  6. An enslaved black man who led a rebellion in Southampton County, Virginia in August 1831.
  7. the movement to end slavery.
  8. loyalty to one's own region or section of the country, rather than to the country as a whole.

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

Iron Curtain 2022-03-14

Iron Curtain crossword puzzle
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  1. the official name for the country in North America that consists of 50 states
  2. Who called it the Iron Curtain?
  3. how many kilometers was the Iron Curtain?
  4. A collective defense treaty among the Soviet Union and seven other Soviet satellite states in Central and Eastern Europe during the Cold War.
  5. Who made the Iron Curtain?
  6. a period of geopolitical tension between the United States and the Soviet Union
  7. Where was the Iron Curtain located?
  8. A term indicating the imaginary boundary dividing Europe into two separate areas from the end of World War II in 1945 until the end of the Cold War in 1991
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  1. A theory or system of social organization in which all property is owned by the community and each person contributes and receives according to their ability and needs
  2. a global war that lasted from 1939 to 1945.
  3. What is the Iron Curtain?
  4. How many years did the Iron Curtain last?
  5. An intergovernmental military alliance signed on April 4, 1949 and including the five Treaty of Brussels states (Belgium, the Netherlands, Luxembourg, France, and the United Kingdom) plus the United States, Canada, Portugal, Italy, Norway, Denmark, and Iceland.
  6. A system of government by the whole population or all the eligible members of a state, typically through elected representatives
  7. a transcontinental country spanning Eastern Europe and Northern Asia.

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

Civil War Crossword Puzzle 2022-03-04

Civil War Crossword Puzzle crossword puzzle
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  1. The southern part of the United States that split away from the north (consisted of slave states).
  2. The people who supported the south during the Civil War
  3. The rights that states have that give them the ability to exercise their constitutional power, without the interference of the federal government.
  4. An abolitionist that was fought in Bleeding Kansas, and was executed for a failed incitement of a slave rebellion at Harpers Ferry.
  5. The battle in which union forces hoped to gain access to Texas by capturing Sabine Pass, where the Sabine River flows into the Gulf of Mexico. A foothold there would allow Union troops to mount attacks into the interior of Texas.
  6. A naval and land battle of the American Civil War, when Confederate forces under Major Gen. John B. Magruder expelled occupying Union troops from the city of Galveston, Texas on January 1, 1863.
  7. Texas's first confederate governor.
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  1. A law that admitted Missouri to the Union as a slave state and Maine as a free state
  2. The act that split Nebraska and Kansas into two by building a railroad in between the two states, making Nebraska a free state, and making Kansas a slave state.
  3. President of the confederate states.
  4. Former leader of the Texian army.
  5. Laws that restricted the rights of freed people.
  6. Someone who supported the north, and was against slavery.
  7. 16th U.S. president.
  8. 18th U.S. president

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

Civil War Crossword Puzzle 2022-03-04

Civil War Crossword Puzzle crossword puzzle
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  1. President of the confederate states.
  2. A law that admitted Missouri to the Union as a slave state and Maine as a free state
  3. The act that split Nebraska and Kansas into two by building a railroad in between the two states, making Nebraska a free state, and making Kansas a slave state.
  4. The southern part of the United States that split away from the north (consisted of slave states).
  5. An abolitionist that was fought in Bleeding Kansas, and was executed for a failed incitement of a slave rebellion at Harpers Ferry.
  6. Former leader of the Texian army.
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  1. A naval and land battle of the American Civil War, when Confederate forces under Major Gen. John B. Magruder expelled occupying Union troops from the city of Galveston, Texas on January 1, 1863.
  2. The battle in which union forces hoped to gain access to Texas by capturing Sabine Pass, where the Sabine River flows into the Gulf of Mexico. A foothold there would allow Union troops to mount attacks into the interior of Texas.
  3. Texas's first confederate governor.
  4. The people who supported the south during the Civil War
  5. 16th U.S. president.
  6. Laws that restricted the rights of freed people.
  7. 18th U.S. president
  8. Someone who supported the north, and was against slavery.
  9. The rights that states have that give them the ability to exercise their constitutional power, without the interference of the federal government.

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

The Cold War 2024-05-16

The Cold War crossword puzzle
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  1. North Atlantic Treaty Organization
  2. Former president of the Soviet Union
  3. Had tension against the US during the Cold War
  4. Communist states of Central and Eastern Europe, Asia, Africa, and Latin America that were aligned with the Soviet Union
  5. An American foreign policy that pledges American "support for democracies against authoritarian threats."
  6. Major confrontation that brought the United States and the Soviet Union close to war.
  7. An economic organization from 1949 to 1991 under the leadership of the Soviet Union that comprised the countries of the Eastern Bloc
  8. a type of government as well as an economic system. A way of creating and sharing wealth
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  1. An economic and political system in which a country's trade and industry are controlled by private owners for profit.
  2. A collective defence treaty established by the Soviet Union and seven other Soviet satellite states in Central and Eastern Europe
  3. A geopolitical strategic foreign policy pursued by the United States during the Cold War to prevent the spread of communism after the end of World War II.
  4. A failed military landing operation on the southwestern coast of Cuba in 1961
  5. A barrier that surrounded West Berlin and prevented access to it from East Berlin
  6. The countries allied with the NATO against the Soviet Union and its allies.
  7. A period of competition between the Soviet Union and the United States over who could conquer space exploration first.

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

Cold War 2025-04-11

Cold War crossword puzzle
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  1. The goal of the U.S. in the Cold War in relation to the spread of communism.
  2. The area of Eastern Europe under Soviet Control during the Cold War.
  3. A plan enacted by the U.S. in which billions of dollars in loans went to European states to help rebuild after WW2.
  4. Leader of the British during WW2
  5. A political ideology that seeks to make a society where property is owned by the government and no classes exist.
  6. An alliance between the Soviet Union and their Eastern Allies.
  7. Leader of the communist Soviet Union through the Cold War.
  8. A physical manifestation of the divide between the Soviets and the rest of the West; located in Germany.
  9. An economic policy where citizens own property and means of production, and government interference with the economy is minimal.
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  1. States heavily influenced and inadvertently controlled by the Soviet Union.
  2. An alliance formed to try and counter Soviet influence worldwide.
  3. The competition between the Soviet Union and U.S. to amass the superior military and nuclear power.
  4. A U.S. foreign policy that allowed them to provide financial support to states that resisted communism.
  5. A nuclear crisis encouraged by the separation of the Soviet Union and Western States.
  6. A war between the Soviet Union and the U.S. where no fighting occurred.

15 Clues: Leader of the British during WW2 • Leader of the communist Soviet Union through the Cold War. • An alliance between the Soviet Union and their Eastern Allies. • An alliance formed to try and counter Soviet influence worldwide. • The area of Eastern Europe under Soviet Control during the Cold War. • ...

Manifest Destiny 2025-03-11

Manifest Destiny crossword puzzle
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  1. Agreements made during the Constitutional Convention to appease different factions and ensure the Constitution's ratification.
  2. The 1803 acquisition of the Louisiana territory from France, which doubled the size of the United States.
  3. Territory that was the final destination of the Oregon Trail.
  4. Territory that was settled by Brigham Young and the Mormon pioneers.
  5. The meeting in 1787 where the United States Constitution was drafted.
  6. The political party founded by Thomas Jefferson and James Madison that opposed the Federalists.
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  1. The rebellion of colonists from the United States and Tejanos in putting up armed resistance to the centralist government of Mexico.
  2. The original constitution of the US, ratified in 1781, which was replaced by the US Constitution in 1789.
  3. The early 19th-century expedition commissioned by President Jefferson to explore the newly acquired western territory.
  4. The belief that the expansion of the US throughout the American continents was both justified and inevitable.
  5. The 1830 law that authorized the forced removal of Native American tribes from their ancestral lands.
  6. The political party that supported a strong central government and the ratification of the Constitution.
  7. Territory that had a population boom thanks to the Gold Rush in 1854.
  8. The first ten amendments to the United States Constitution.
  9. The war between the United States and Mexico from 1846 to 1848, leading to the Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo.

15 Clues: The first ten amendments to the United States Constitution. • Territory that was the final destination of the Oregon Trail. • Territory that was settled by Brigham Young and the Mormon pioneers. • Territory that had a population boom thanks to the Gold Rush in 1854. • The meeting in 1787 where the United States Constitution was drafted. • ...

United States of aMeRiCa 2016-09-12

United States of aMeRiCa crossword puzzle
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  1. the state almost named franklin
  2. the state you live in
  3. the state your pen pal is from
  4. where Los Angeles is located
  5. the state that Boston is in
  6. the state daddy was born in
  7. the state of thomas jefferson and george washington
  8. the state that is far away in the ocean
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  1. the state shown on liv and maddie
  2. the state where New York City is located
  3. this state is not "old" mexico
  4. The state Nana RJ is from
  5. the state Charleston is in
  6. the smallest state; we visited it this year
  7. The state with a "pp"
  8. The first state

16 Clues: The first state • the state you live in • The state with a "pp" • The state Nana RJ is from • the state Charleston is in • the state that Boston is in • the state daddy was born in • where Los Angeles is located • this state is not "old" mexico • the state your pen pal is from • the state almost named franklin • the state shown on liv and maddie • ...

United States Citizenship I 2024-02-14

United States Citizenship I crossword puzzle
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  1. Actions taken by citizens that contribute to the common good
  2. Admiration or esteem for people, ideas or objects
  3. The legislature of the United States
  4. What a registered citizen does to choose a person for elected office
  5. The legal process for a non-citizen to gain citizenship
  6. The study of the rights and duties of citizens
  7. Government the people whereby people vote and make laws
  8. A formal change to the Constitution
  9. The process where a person moves into a new nation to live
  10. What is required to do as a US citizen or face legal problems
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  1. A body of citizens sworn to render a decision in a court of law
  2. Loyalty to the country you are currently living in
  3. Something we should do as citizens. We do this voluntarily
  4. A person who owes loyalty to the government and is entitled to protection
  5. Benefits you have by being a citizen
  6. A system of fundamental principles according to which a nation is governed

16 Clues: A formal change to the Constitution • The legislature of the United States • Benefits you have by being a citizen • The study of the rights and duties of citizens • Admiration or esteem for people, ideas or objects • Loyalty to the country you are currently living in • The legal process for a non-citizen to gain citizenship • ...

The American Election 2020-10-26

The American Election crossword puzzle
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  1. When citizens cast their ballots for president in the popular vote, they elect a slate of electors.electors then cast the votes that decide who becomes president of the U.S.A
  2. A US state where the two major political parties have similar levels of support among voters.
  3. a political entity characterized by a union of partially self-governing provinces, states, or other regions under a central federal government.
  4. The framers of the Constitution created the United States Senate to protect the rights of individual states
  5. An aggregate of the basic principles and laws of a nation, state, or social group.
  6. ____-__-______ makes and passes federal laws.
  7. The Electoral College is a body of electors established by the United States Constitution, which forms every four years for the sole purpose of electing the president and vice president of the United States.
  8. a member or supporter of the democratic party
  9. A formal and organized choice by vote of a person for a political office or other position.
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  1. voting in an election where ballot papers are distributed to electors by post.
  2. Synonym: Plurality voting
  3. a member or supporter of the republican party
  4. the highest judicial court in a country or state.
  5. The group of people who officially control a country.
  6. a collection of opinions on a subject, taken from either a selected or a random group of people.
  7. Through legislative debate and compromise, the U.S. Congress makes laws that influence our daily lives.

16 Clues: Synonym: Plurality voting • a member or supporter of the republican party • ____-__-______ makes and passes federal laws. • a member or supporter of the democratic party • the highest judicial court in a country or state. • The group of people who officially control a country. • voting in an election where ballot papers are distributed to electors by post. • ...

Unit 4: The Fragile Union- Innovations, Sectionalism, and the Struggle for Reconciliation 2024-12-11

Unit 4: The Fragile Union- Innovations, Sectionalism, and the Struggle for Reconciliation crossword puzzle
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  1. Location where Lee surrendered to Grant in 1865.
  2. (De Jure/De Facto)Separation of races by law or social practice.
  3. All-Black Union regiment that fought bravely at Fort Wagner.
  4. Lincoln’s 1863 order declaring freedom for slaves in Confederate states.
  5. Equal” Doctrine established by Plessy v. Ferguson.
  6. Union victory that helped ensure Lincoln’s reelection in 1864.
  7. Process of charging a public official with misconduct; Andrew Johnson faced this.
  8. Amendment granting citizenship and equal protection under the law.
  9. v. Ferguson Supreme Court case that upheld “separate but equal” segregation laws.
  10. Murder of a prominent figure; Lincoln was killed this way.
  11. First major battle of the Civil War, also known as the Battle of Manassas.
  12. Bell Presidential candidate for the Constitutional Union Party in 1860 who sought to maintain the Union.
  13. African Americans who migrated west for better opportunities after the Civil War.
  14. Lincoln's speech dedicating a battlefield cemetery, stating the war tested democracy.
  15. Period after the Civil War focused on rebuilding the South and reintegrating states.
  16. Plan dividing the South into districts governed by Union generals.
  17. President who ended Reconstruction with the Compromise of 1877.
  18. Secret group that used violence to suppress African Americans and Reconstruction.
  19. Government formed by Southern states after seceding from the Union.
  20. Depriving someone of the right to vote, often through poll taxes or literacy tests.
  21. Union general known for his "March to the Sea."
  22. Speech Famous speech by Abraham Lincoln stating, “A house divided against itself cannot stand.”
  23. Legal requirement that the government respect all legal rights of individuals
  24. Turning point battle fought in Pennsylvania in 1863.
  25. Farming Farming system that often kept freedmen in debt and poverty.
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  1. Term for Southern states breaking away from the Union before the Civil War.
  2. (South v. North) Political party that split over slavery, with Northern and Southern factions nominating different candidates in 1860.
  3. Federal agency providing aid to former enslaved people and poor Southerners.
  4. Conflict between the Union and Confederacy from 1861–1865.
  5. Union general who accepted Robert E. Lee’s surrender.
  6. Southern whites who supported Reconstruction policies.
  7. Military strategy targeting not just armies but also resources and morale.
  8. Northerners who moved South during Reconstruction to seek opportunities.
  9. Amendment abolishing slavery in the United States.
  10. Union strategy to blockade Southern ports and divide the Confederacy.
  11. Laws enforcing racial segregation in the South after Reconstruction.
  12. Political party in 1860 focused on preserving the Union and avoiding secession.
  13. Actor who assassinated Abraham Lincoln.
  14. President before Lincoln, often criticized for failing to prevent the Civil War.
  15. Union siege that gave control of the Mississippi River to the North.
  16. Debates Series of seven debates in 1858 focusing on slavery and states' rights.
  17. Capital city of the Confederacy during the Civil War.
  18. Amendment Amendment granting African American men the right to vote.
  19. Location where Abraham Lincoln was assassinated in 1865.
  20. Codes Laws restricting the rights of African Americans in the South after the Civil War.
  21. Party Political party formed in the 1850s that opposed the expansion of slavery into new territories.
  22. Reconstruction plan requiring 10% of voters to pledge loyalty to the Union.
  23. Bloodiest single-day battle in American history.
  24. Sherman’s campaign of destruction through Georgia to weaken the South’s will to fight.
  25. Southern Democratic candidate in the 1860 presidential election who supported slavery.
  26. President of the Confederate States of America.
  27. 16th President of the United States who opposed the expansion of slavery.
  28. Illinois Senator known for debating Abraham Lincoln and supporting popular sovereignty.
  29. Leading general of the Confederate Army.

54 Clues: Actor who assassinated Abraham Lincoln. • Leading general of the Confederate Army. • Union general known for his "March to the Sea." • President of the Confederate States of America. • Location where Lee surrendered to Grant in 1865. • Bloodiest single-day battle in American history. • Equal” Doctrine established by Plessy v. Ferguson. • ...

Chapter 14 Vocab quiz 2024-04-22

Chapter 14 Vocab quiz crossword puzzle
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  1. An armed supporter of slavery who crossed the border from Missouri to vote in Kansas during the mid 1850’s
  2. This event happened 8/1858-10/1858 in Illinois to discuss slavery, popular sovereignty, and whether a territory could exclude slavery before becoming a state.
  3. The concern about reformism which led southerners to ensure a strong run away slave law.
  4. The system of cooperation to aid and house the enslaved people who had escaped their owners in the upper south may have received aid in a network of safe houses.
  5. 1854 an act was passed that repealed the Missouri compromise.
  6. This event marked the beginning of the civil war. It was located on an island guarding Charleston Harbor.
  7. The “African Americans and whites” had put together an interconnected system called the underground railroad.
  8. Harret Beecher Stowe moved to Cincinnati and saw enslaved people being taken to markets, her and her husband and children helped write a book exploiting the cruel system to slavery.
  9. Rights The ideology that the states should have all the power that the constitution does not impose on the federal government or forbid on the states, the theory that the individual states are independent and have the right to control their most important affairs.
  10. The decree Passed on September 18, 1850 by Congress which required that slaves be returned to their owners even if they were in a free state, this decree also made the federal government responsible for finding, returning escaped slaves.
  11. Conflict and division between regions of the United States, specifically regarding issues like slavery, economics, and political power. This was a significant factor that led up to the civil war.
  12. The idea which is central to the American system of government, this means that the people are the source to the government's power.
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  1. To provide the explanation of something and to find reasonings to support your claim.
  2. The settlement of 1820 which preserved the balance between slave and free states.
  3. An agreement reached during the 1787 United States Constitutional Convention over the inclusion of slaves in a state's total population for legislative representation and taxation, they determined that three out of every five slaves would be counted when determining the total state population .
  4. Southern leaders debated a withdrawal from the union while congress members tried to prevent it.
  5. 10/16/1859 abolitionists John Brown led a raid on Harper’s ferry Virginia his target was a federal storage site for weapons.
  6. Was a short lived political party that had taken place in the U.S. in 1848-1854 that turned into a Republican Party that opposed the expansion of slavery in western territories in the U.S.
  7. 5/1856 slave supporters attacked Laurence town which was an anti slavery stronghold, John Brown led an attack that killed 5 supporters of slavery, this was a civil war between citizens this event was called _______.
  8. Southerners protested wanting the new territory to remain open to slavery so John C. Calhoun offered that neither congress nor any other territorial government could ban slavery or ______.
  9. The original boundary between Maryland and Pennsylvania in the United States surveyed during 1763-1767
  10. James Silk Buckingham wrote a book in the 1840’s, this book had described and criticized the American south.
  11. During the civil war era states opposed the expansion of slavery into new territories, the northern part of the U.S. were slave free but the expansion of slavery into new territory's cause lots of tension leading up to the civil war.
  12. Anti slavery groups had wanted to ban slavery in Washington D.C. southerners talked about ______ the union.
  13. Internal conflict caused by disagreements between the citizens and the government of the same country.
  14. Federal troops declared a death sentence on Brown, his hanging shook antislavery northerners rejecting his violence while others saw it as a _______.

26 Clues: 1854 an act was passed that repealed the Missouri compromise. • The settlement of 1820 which preserved the balance between slave and free states. • To provide the explanation of something and to find reasonings to support your claim. • The concern about reformism which led southerners to ensure a strong run away slave law. • ...

Wedding 2024-08-10

Wedding crossword puzzle
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  1. Name of their new kitten
  2. Bride's middle name
  3. The couple's favorite movie
  4. Favorite hobby to do together
  5. Number of countries they've visited together
  6. Name of their black cat
  7. Anniversary month
  8. Months the couple have been engaged
  9. Month they got engaged
  10. Where he proposed
  11. Where they first met
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  1. Years the couple has dated
  2. Number of states they've visited together
  3. Number of states they'll visit on their honeymoon
  4. Groom's middle name
  5. Age they met
  6. Name of the street they live at
  7. First date
  8. Flavor of the wedding cake
  9. Where their honeymoon kicks off

20 Clues: First date • Age they met • Anniversary month • Where he proposed • Bride's middle name • Groom's middle name • Where they first met • Month they got engaged • Name of their black cat • Name of their new kitten • Years the couple has dated • Flavor of the wedding cake • The couple's favorite movie • Favorite hobby to do together • Name of the street they live at • ...

Bill of Rights 2024-11-20

Bill of Rights crossword puzzle
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  1. Tenth
  2. Right to keep and bear arms in order to maintain a well regulated militia.
  3. Fourth
  4. Eighth
  5. Ninth
  6. Freedom from excessive bail, cruel and unusual punishments.
  7. Right to due process of law, freedom from self-incrimination, double jeopardy.
  8. Rights of accused persons,right to a speedy and public trial
  9. Seventh
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  1. Third
  2. Second
  3. Right of trial by jury in civil cases.
  4. Powers reserved to the states.
  5. Freedom of religion, speech, press, assembly, and petition.
  6. Other rights of the people.
  7. Sixth
  8. First
  9. Fifth
  10. Freedom from unreasonable searches and seizures.
  11. No quartering of soldiers.

20 Clues: Third • Tenth • Sixth • First • Fifth • Ninth • Second • Fourth • Eighth • Seventh • No quartering of soldiers. • Other rights of the people. • Powers reserved to the states. • Right of trial by jury in civil cases. • Freedom from unreasonable searches and seizures. • Freedom of religion, speech, press, assembly, and petition. • Freedom from excessive bail, cruel and unusual punishments. • ...

federal system 2022-11-18

federal system crossword puzzle
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  1. united states supreme
  2. disputes from individuals
  3. dude in charge of country
  4. not specifically in the constitution
  5. state powers
  6. supreme court
  7. necessary and proper clause
  8. house and senate
  9. action government takes
  10. national and state government
  11. national and state powers
  12. tax on incomes
  13. periodic checks on government
  14. states negotiating
  15. stops public from closed meetings
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  1. criminals return to state
  2. president, white house
  3. favors national action
  4. organization to carry legislation
  5. powers constitution grants
  6. powers directly in constitution
  7. government powers
  8. state wanter make constitution
  9. plan for government

24 Clues: state powers • supreme court • tax on incomes • house and senate • government powers • states negotiating • plan for government • united states supreme • president, white house • favors national action • action government takes • criminals return to state • disputes from individuals • dude in charge of country • national and state powers • powers constitution grants • necessary and proper clause • ...

Marisa´s Crossword 2021-12-06

Marisa´s Crossword crossword puzzle
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  1. best known for his service to the Confederate States of America during the American Civil War, during which he was appointed the overall commander of the Confederate States Army.
  2. served as a Confederate general during the American Civil War and became one of the best-known Confederate commanders
  3. The First major battle of the civil war and a victory for the south.
  4. 18th president of the United States
  5. Uprising, Mostly of working-class Irish Americans, in protest of the draft.
  6. Paper currency issued by the union treasury during the civil war.
  7. Five slave states Missouri, Kentucky, Maryland, Delaware, and West Virginia- that did not secede during the civil war.
  8. Main leader of the copperhead faction of anti-war democrats
  9. Landmark battle in the civil war that essentially ended in a draw but demonstrated the prowess of the union army, forestalling foreign intervention and giving Lincoln the victory he needed to issue the emancipation proclamation.
  10. Mountainous region that broke away from Virginia in 1861 to from its own state after Virginia seceded from the union.
  11. Diplomatic row that threatened to bring the British into the civil war on the side of the Confederacy, after a union warship stoped a British steamer and arrested two Confederate diplomats on board
  12. Two well-armed Ironclad warships constructed for the Confederacy by a British firm. Seeking to avoid war with the United States, the British government purchased the two ships for the Royal Navy instead
  13. 6th chief justice of the United States and 23rd governor of Ohio
  14. Petition requiring law enforcement officers to present detained individuals before the court to examine the legality of the arrest. Protects individuals from arbitrary state action.
  15. South Carolina Location where confederate forces fired the first shots of the civil war in April of 1861
  16. Unified Canadian government created by Britain to bolster Canadians against potential attacks or overturns from the United States.
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  1. Union General George B. McClellan's failed effort to seize Richmond, the Confederate capital. Had McClellan taken Richmond and toppled the confederacy, slavery would have most likely survived in the south for some time.
  2. Best known for his participation in the battle of gettysburg
  3. Network of member banks that could issue currency against purchased government bonds.
  4. Remembered by his decisive defeat by general Robert E. Lee at the Battle of Chancellorsville
  5. Increased duties back up to 1846 levels to raise revenue for the civil war
  6. Said that all slaves in the rebelling states to be free but it didn't affect the slaves in the non rebelling/border states.
  7. Government agency founded with the help of Elizabeth Blackwell that trained nurses, collected medical supplies, and equipped hospitals in an effort to help the Union army.
  8. Napoleon III was the first President of France from 1848 to 1852 and the Emperor of the French from 1852 to 1870.
  9. Is best known for his defeat at the Second Battle of Bull Run in the East
  10. Civil war Battle that ended in a decisive victory for confederate general Robert E. Lee, who was emboldened to push further into the north
  11. A federal law that sold settlers 160 acres of land for about $30 if they lived on it for 5 years and improved it by, for instance, building a house on it.
  12. Best known for him being a major architect of modern warfare
  13. The Person who assassinated president Abraham Lincoln
  14. British built and manned Confederate worship that raided Union shipping during the Civil War.

30 Clues: 18th president of the United States • The Person who assassinated president Abraham Lincoln • Main leader of the copperhead faction of anti-war democrats • Best known for his participation in the battle of gettysburg • Best known for him being a major architect of modern warfare • 6th chief justice of the United States and 23rd governor of Ohio • ...

Unit 5 Vocab 2019-10-04

Unit 5 Vocab crossword puzzle
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  1. Political statements in which Virginia and Kentucky declared the Alien and Sedition Acts unconstitutional
  2. Party started by Thomas Jefferson and outlined republicanism, political equality, and expansionism
  3. group of Republican Congressmen who, at the end of the first decade of the 1800s, demanded that the United States declared war against Great Britain, invade British Canada, and expel the Spanish from Florida
  4. These laws included new powers to deport foreigners as well as making it harder for new immigrants to vote
  5. Set up a standardized system where settlers could purchase farmland in the undeveloped West
  6. Political attempt by the Federalists, led by John Adams, to pack the courts with federalists. The act itself reduced the number of Supreme Court Justices from 6 down to 5.
  7. The original Constitution of the US that failed and was replaced in 1789
  8. legal theory that a state has the right to nullify, or invalidate, any federal law which that state has deemed unconstitutional
  9. Prohibited American ships from trading in all foreign ports
  10. Committee of senior ministers responsible for controlling government policy
  11. The first national bank of the US
  12. George Washington declared the US was neutral in the conflict between Great Britain and France
  13. Rebellion formed out of a debt crisis in Massachussetes, but the central government had no army to put it down
  14. Compromise between the Virginia and New Jersey Plan in which one legislative house will be based on population, and one where each state was equal
  15. Government powers specifically outlined in the Constitution
  16. Slaves counted as 3/5ths of a person when counting a states population
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  1. First 10 amendments of the Constitution which guarantees many basic rights like freedom of speech and the right to bear arms
  2. Established the judicial courts of the United States
  3. taking of men into a military or naval force by compulsion, with or without notice
  4. Opposed the idea of a strong, centralized government and led to the creation of the Bill of Rights
  5. Provided a method for admitting new states to the Union
  6. Papers written in support of the new Constitution in order to convince New York to ratify it
  7. the first American expedition to cross the western portion of the United States
  8. Any powers not specifically given to the central government are given to the states
  9. A gathering for the purpose of writing a new constitution or revising an existing constitution
  10. peace treaty that ended the War of 1812 between the United States of America and the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland
  11. Averted war with Great Britain and resolved issues between America and Great Britain following the Treaty of Paris
  12. diplomatic incident between French and United States diplomats that resulted in a limited, undeclared war known as the Quasi-War
  13. fought on January 8, 1815 between British troops led by General Edward Pakenham and American forces led by General Andrew Jackson. Despite being outnumbered 2:1, the Americans, who had constructed sophisticated earthworks, won a decisive victory against the British assault
  14. process under which executive or legislative actions are subject to review by the judiciary
  15. Established intentions of friendship between the Americans and the Spanish
  16. land deal between the United States and France, in which the U.S. acquired approximately 827,000 square miles of land west of the Mississippi River for $15 million
  17. Plan called for each state to have one vote in congress rather than it being based on population
  18. Loyalty to one's own section or region of the country, rather than the whole country
  19. Plan proposed by Virginia delegates for a bicameral legislative branch, both have votes based on populations
  20. Supporters of the new Constitution and a centralized government

36 Clues: The first national bank of the US • Established the judicial courts of the United States • Provided a method for admitting new states to the Union • Prohibited American ships from trading in all foreign ports • Government powers specifically outlined in the Constitution • Supporters of the new Constitution and a centralized government • ...

Unit 2 Vocab Reconstruction 2024-02-21

Unit 2 Vocab Reconstruction crossword puzzle
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  1. an American religious leader and politician. He was the second president of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints
  2. 1,300-mile long route from Illinois to Utah on which Mormon pioneers traveled from 1846–47
  3. an unsuccessful 1846 proposal in the United States Congress to ban slavery in territory acquired from Mexico in the Mexican–American War
  4. append or add as an extra or subordinate part, especially to a document.
  5. an American politician who served as the first and only president of the C rate States of America from 1861 to 1865. He represented Mississippi in the United States Senate and the House of Representatives as a member of the Democratic Party before the American Civil War.
  6. (extemist organization) oldest and most infamous of American hate group
  7. a rebellion of colonists from the United States and Tejanos against the centralist government of Mexico
  8. the withdrawal of eleven southern states from the Union in 1860, leading to the Civil War.
  9. of Domesticity used by historians to describe what they consider to have been a prevailing value system among the upper and middle classes during the 19th century in the United States.
  10. the action or an act of abolishing a system, practice, or institution.
  11. Trail 19th-century route through central North America that connected Franklin, Missouri, with Santa Fe, New Mexico.
  12. a fundamental right in the Constitution that protects against unlawful and indefinite imprisonment.
  13. an escaped enslaved woman who became a “conductor” on the Underground Railroad, leading enslaved people to freedom before the Civil War
  14. American religious leader and the founder of Mormonism and the Latter Day Saint movement. Publishing the Book of Mormon at the age of 24
  15. tested the limits of Naval warfare with the Federal Blockade at risk at the Battle of Hampton Roads.
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  1. declared "that all persons held as slaves" within the rebellious states "are, and henceforward shall be free."
  2. a derogatory term for an individual from the North who relocated to the South during the Reconstruction period (1865–77), following the American Civil War.
  3. 16th President ofJefferson Davisates; saved the Union during the American Civil War and emancipated the slaves
  4. gave the white South a free hand in regulating the transition from slavery to freedom and offered no role to blacks in the politics of the South.
  5. occurring or existing before a particular war, especially the American Civil War.
  6. Hiram Rhodes Revels was an American Republican politician, minister in the African Methodist Episcopal Church
  7. provide food, shelter, clothing, medical services, and land to displaced Southerners, including newly freed African Americans.
  8. advocate on behalf of the indigent mentally ill who, through a vigorous and sustained program of lobbying state legislatures and the United States Congress
  9. American abolitionist, journalist, and social reformer. He is best known for his widely read anti-slavery newspaper The Liberator
  10. militant American abolitionist and veteran of Bleeding Kansas whose raid on the federal arsenal at Harpers Ferry, Virginia
  11. Revolution transformed American society in the 19th century. It introduced factory labor, shifted the economy from barter to wages, and connected the U.S. to global markets.
  12. a 2,170-mile east–west, large-wheeled wagon route and emigrant trail in the United States that connected the Missouri River to valleys in Oregon Territory.
  13. minor political party in the pre-Civil War period of American history that opposed the extension of slavery
  14. granted African American men the right to vote.
  15. Movement a social movement promoting temperance or complete abstinence from consumption of alcoholic beverages.

30 Clues: granted African American men the right to vote. • the action or an act of abolishing a system, practice, or institution. • append or add as an extra or subordinate part, especially to a document. • (extemist organization) oldest and most infamous of American hate group • occurring or existing before a particular war, especially the American Civil War. • ...

Reconstruction Vocab Crossword 2024-11-06

Reconstruction Vocab Crossword crossword puzzle
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  1. This was an agency of early Reconstruction which assisted freedmen in the South.
  2. This was a tactic used primarily in the South to exploit African Americans and poor white by legally using forced labor for those imprisoned for minor offenses and broad vagrancy laws. (__________ labor)
  3. This was a period in American history following the American Civil War (1861-1865); it lasted from 1865 to 1877 and marked a significant chapter in the history of civil rights in the United States.
  4. (______________ Stevens) An ardent abolitionist who championed the rights of blacks for decades—up to, during, and after the Civil War. With other Radical Republicans, he agitated for emancipation, black fighting units, and black suffrage.
  5. This was a faction of American politicians in the Republican Party of the US from around 1854 until 1877. Their primary goal was the immediate, complete, and permanent eradication of slavery, without compromise.
  6. This was the President of the US following the assassination of Lincoln that opposed many of the measures of the Radical Republican Congress.
  7. This was a racist white supremacist group that used fear tactics to scare, harm, and even kill Southern blacks and white sympathizers or politicians from roughly 1865-1872.
  8. the abilities of citizens to political and social freedom and equality.
  9. This was a landmark decision made by the US Supreme Court that codified the constitutional doctrine for racial segregation laws and found that as long as the segregated facilities were equal in quality, African-Americans could be served separately from Whites.
  10. A discriminatory practice that required paying a fee to vote; the measures effectively disenfranchised many poor whites and poor African Americans at the time.
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  1. This Reconstruction amendment abolished slavery and involuntary servitude, except as a punishment for a crime.
  2. This Reconstruction Era amendment addresses citizenship rights and equal protection of the laws and was proposed in response to issues related to the treatment of freedmen following the war.
  3. (Southern ____________) In the 19th century, they defended slavery in the United States and promoted its expansion into the Western United States against the Free Soil opposition in the Northern United States.
  4. This was the President of the United States from 1869-1877 and former U.S. General during the American Civil War. He supported the protection of freed blacks following the Civil War but differed on his views from some Radical Republicans.
  5. laws that criminalize wandering around without a clear means of financial support or employment. (____________ laws)
  6. This was a policy that took place mostly in the South and some other states in which public facilities and organizations were legally separated by race. It is best known by the phrase 'separate but equal'.
  7. This Reconstruction Era amendment prohibits the federal and state gov'ts from denying a citizen the right to vote based on that citizen's "race, color, or previous condition of servitude"
  8. the 16th president of the United States, serving from 1861 until his assassination in 1865. (Abraham ______________)
  9. These were laws governing the conduct of African Americans (free and freed blacks). The best known of them were passed in 1865 and 1866 by Southern states, after the American Civil War, in order to restrict African Americans' freedom, and to compel them to work for low wages.
  10. These were state and local laws that enforced racial segregation in the Southern United States and elsewhere within the US until the mid-1960s.
  11. A discriminatory practice that required evidence of the ability to read to vote; the measures effectively disenfranchised many poor whites and African Americans at the time. (__________ tests)

21 Clues: the abilities of citizens to political and social freedom and equality. • This was an agency of early Reconstruction which assisted freedmen in the South. • This Reconstruction amendment abolished slavery and involuntary servitude, except as a punishment for a crime. • ...

ACRONYMS 2017-05-02

ACRONYMS crossword puzzle
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  1. is a health care practitioner who sees people that have common medical problems
  2. a program that is intended to increase access to primary care services for Medicaid and Medicare patients in rural communities.
  3. are the percentage rates used to determine the matching funds rate allocated annually to certain medical and social service programs in the United States of America.
  4. program provides cash assistance to eligible low-income adults who are age 65 or older, blind
  5. is a program administered by the United States Department of Health and Human Services
  6. a system of managed care used by state Medicaid agencies
  7. populations that have limited access to primary care services
  8. is the total of your household's adjusted gross income plus any tax-exempt interest income you may have
  9. nicknamed Obamacare, is a United States federal statute enacted by the 111th United States Congress
  10. a network of individual medical care providers, or groups of medical care providers, who have entered into written agreements with an insurer to provide health insurance to subscribers. (if you don’t use preferred provider insurance will not help unless emergency)
  11. It an immigration benefits, including permission to reside and take employment in the United States (Green Card)
  12. is a method of reimbursement in which Medicare payment is made based on a predetermined, fixed amount
  13. is a widely used set of performance measures in the managed care industry, developed and maintained by the National Committee for Quality Assurance
  14. a reimbursement designation from the Bureau of Primary Health Care and the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services of the United States Department of Health and Human Services.
  15. are groups of doctors, hospitals, and other health care providers, who come together voluntarily to give coordinated high quality care to their Medicare patients
  16. a care delivery model whereby patient treatment is coordinated through their primary care physician to ensure they receive the necessary care when and where they need it
  17. is a United States government program that provides stipends to low-income people who are either aged 65 or older, blind, or disabled
  18. is a health care provider or a group or organization of medical service providers who offers managed care health plans
  19. children,adults, and seniors, who experience difficulty living independently and completing daily self-care activities as a result of cognitive disabilities, physical impairments, and/or disabling chronic conditions
  20. care home, rest home or intermediate care provides a type of residential care
  21. are used to determine your eligibility for certain programs and benefits, including savings on Marketplace health insurance, and Medicaid and CHIP coverage.
  22. collect and distribute data about the prescription and dispensation of federally controlled substances
  23. a federal agency within the United States Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) that administers the Medicare program and works in partnership with state governments to administer Medicaid,
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  1. is the percent of premium an insurer spends on claims and expenses that improve health care quality
  2. system that employs its own providers, can’t go outside of its network at all
  3. HospitalPayments payments to qualifying hospitals that serve a large number of Medicaid and uninsured individuals
  4. is a professional group that publishes research to advance public health and advocates for the interests of registered physician-members
  5. to see in network provider for lower cost; greater cost if not in network.
  6. that's certified by the Health Insurance Marketplace, provides essential health benefits, follows established limits on cost-sharing (like deductibles, copayments, and out-of-pocket maximum amounts), and meets other requirements under the Affordable Care Act
  7. is an agreement between a state and the Federal government describing how that state administers its Medicaid and CHIP programs
  8. groups of census tracts that have a population-to-provider ratio indicating a shortage
  9. HMO, PPO hybrid employs own providers but if you go outside of network you are still covered but just paid more
  10. is the conscientious, explicit, judicious and reasonable use of modern
  11. 1946 federal statute that permits private parties to sue the United States in a federal court for most torts committed by persons acting on behalf of the United States.

34 Clues: a system of managed care used by state Medicaid agencies • populations that have limited access to primary care services • is the conscientious, explicit, judicious and reasonable use of modern • to see in network provider for lower cost; greater cost if not in network. • system that employs its own providers, can’t go outside of its network at all • ...

Unit 6 Review 2017-02-06

Unit 6 Review crossword puzzle
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  1. A hollow projectile, shot from a cannon.
  2. Final Battle for Robert Shaw and many of the MA 54th.
  3. The largest organizational group of soldiers, made up of one or more corps.
  4. A leave from duty, granted by a superior officer.
  5. A place where weapons and other military supplies are stored.
  6. A draftee.
  7. Alabama, Arkansas, Florida, Georgia, Louisiana, Mississippi, North Carolina, South Carolina, Tennessee, Texas, and Virginia.
  8. Renown activist, author, abolitionist; fugitive slave
  9. A crop such as tobacco or cotton which was grown to be sold for cash --not grown for food like corn or wheat.
  10. Battle in 1862, bloodiest in the war
  11. Led his contraband army to “forage” for supplies in Darien, GA.
  12. Border-state guerrilla warriors who often clashed with abilitionists.
  13. The effort by the North to keep ships from entering or leaving Southern ports.
  14. A slang term for lice, or occasionally an offensive "Yankee" slang term for Confederate soldiers.
  15. Blocking the supply lines and escape routes of a city to force it to surrender.
  16. Proclamation issued by Lincoln to free the slaves in the Confederacy
  17. Also known as “Moses,” helped the Union Army free slaves at the Raid at Combahee Ferry
  18. A soldier who was wounded, killed, or missing in action.
  19. Also called the North or the United States.
  20. The states of Maryland, Delaware, Kentucky, and Missouri. Although these states did not officially join the Confederacy, many of their citizens supported the South.
  21. The type of insurrection that the Proclamation by the Confederate President, General Orders No. 111 warmed against
  22. A flag identifying a regiment or army. The "Color Bearer" was the soldier who carried the flag in battle, which was considered a great honor.
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  1. A very large group of soldiers led by (Union) a major general or (Confederate) a lieutenant general.
  2. Loyal to the government of the United States. Also known as Union, Yankee, or Northern.
  3. Nickname for the Confederate Flag.
  4. Term for a Northerner who opposed the war effort.
  5. The United States Military Academy at West Point, New York was the military school for more than 1,000 officers in both the Union and Confederate armies—including Robert E. Lee and Ulysses S. Grant.
  6. MA 54th
  7. Another term for slavery in the South: ___________ Institution.
  8. Cannon or other large caliber firearms; a branch of the army armed with cannon. See image»
  9. Confederate President
  10. A ship protected by iron armor.
  11. A new way of conducting war appeared during the Civil War. Instead of focusing only on military targets, armies conducting total war destroyed homes and crops to demoralize and undermine the civilian base of the enemy’s war effort. (Sherman in Georgia or Sheridan in the Shenandoah Valley, for example.)
  12. United States Colored Troops.
  13. A Northerner; someone loyal to the Federal government of the United States. Also, Union, Federal, or Northern.
  14. Southern, Rebel, “Reb,” or “Sesesh.”
  15. A disease caused by lack of ascorbic acid (found in fresh fruits and vegetables).
  16. also called a "wing".
  17. Someone who wishes to abolish or get rid of slavery.
  18. Slaves who ran away from their plantations to Union army camps.
  19. A group of 50 to 100 soldiers led by a captain.
  20. A high-pitched cry that Confederate soldiers would shout when attacking. First heard at First Manassas (First Bull Run) Union troops found the eerie noise unnerving.
  21. To formally approve or sanction.
  22. Also called the Confederacy, the Confederate States of America.
  23. A boundary surveyed in the 1760s that ran between Pennsylvania to the North and Delaware, Maryland and (West) Virginia to the South. It became a symbolic division between free states and slave states.
  24. A branch of the military mounted on horseback.
  25. Long, cylindrical metal rod used to push the cartridge down the barrel of a musket in preparation for firing.
  26. A place where weapons and other military supplies are manufactured.
  27. Appointed as Colonel of the MA 54th by Andrew.

49 Clues: MA 54th • A draftee. • Confederate President • also called a "wing". • United States Colored Troops. • A ship protected by iron armor. • To formally approve or sanction. • Nickname for the Confederate Flag. • Southern, Rebel, “Reb,” or “Sesesh.” • Battle in 1862, bloodiest in the war • A hollow projectile, shot from a cannon. • Also called the North or the United States. • ...

Age of Jackson Vocabulary 2024-12-03

Age of Jackson Vocabulary crossword puzzle
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  1. The powers not delegated to the United States by the Constitution, nor prohibited by it to the States, are reserved to the States respectively, or to the people.
  2. Maryland was trying to tax the national bank and Supreme Court ruled that federal law was stronger than the state law
  3. To reverse or cancel something previously decided or ordered
  4. the rights and powers held by individual US states rather than by the federal government.
  5. South Carolina Senator - advocate for state's rights, limited government, and nullification
  6. A sectional crisis during the presidency of Andrew Jackson created by the Ordinance of Nullification, an attempt by the state of South Carolina to nullify a federal law - the tariff of 1828 - passed by the United States Congress.
  7. A system of enforced servitude in which some people are owned by other people.
  8. result of an expanded electorate; also a result of a growing interest in politics and a strengthening of party organization and party loyalty
  9. Refers to the presidential election of 1824 in which Henry Clay, the Speaker of the House, convinced the House of Representatives to elect Adams rather than Jackson.
  10. 1838-1840, The marches in which the Cherokee people were forcibly removed from Georgia to the Indian Territory with thousands of Cherokee's dying on the way
  11. A group of people named by each state legislature to select the president and vice president
  12. Secretary of State, He served as sixth president under Monroe. In 1819, he drew up the Adams-Onis Treaty in which Spain gave the United States Florida in exchange for the United States dropping its claims to Texas. The Monroe Doctrine was mostly Adams' work.
  13. Supreme Court Decision - Cherokee Indians were entitled to federal protection from the actions of state governments which would infringe on the tribe's sovereignty - Jackson ignored it
  14. become aware or conscious of (something); come to realize or understand.
  15. senate approves presidents appointments by majority vote, Appointment of a cabinet officer or someone of high importance is rarely turned down
  16. Famous American politician and orator. he advocated renewal and opposed the financial policy of Jackson. Many of the principles of finance he spoke about were later incorporated in the Federal Reserve System. Would later push for a strong union.
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  1. (1830) a congressional act that authorized the removal of Native Americans who lived east of the Mississippi River
  2. dishonest or fraudulent conduct by those in power, typically involving bribery.
  3. A northern American politician. He developed the American System as well as negotiated numerous compromises.
  4. 1. not having the right knowledge, experience, or qualifications to do something 2. complete; not limited by any negative qualities
  5. Jackson defeats John Quincy Adams in this election, becoming our 7th President
  6. the right to vote
  7. Location where the Cherokee Nation were relocated from Georgia during the Traill of Tears as a result of Andrew Jackson ignoring the supreme court ruling in Worchester v. Georgia
  8. One of the most colorful periods in the history of American politics, this era was a time during which sectional differences (states' rights, protective tariffs, and national bank) disrupted America's spirit of unity.
  9. No one won a majority of electoral votes, so the House of Representatives had to decide among Adams, Jackson, and Clay. Clay dropped out and urged his supporters in the House to throw their votes behind Adams. Jackson and his followers were furious and accused Adams and Clay of a "corrupt bargain."
  10. The seventh President of the United States (1829-1837), who as a general in the War of 1812 defeated the British at New Orleans (1815). As president he opposed the Bank of America, objected to the right of individual states to nullify disagreeable federal laws, and increased the presidential powers.
  11. Contrary to what is permitted by the constitution
  12. to cancel
  13. the lower house of Congress, consisting of a different number of representatives from each state, depending on population

29 Clues: to cancel • the right to vote • Contrary to what is permitted by the constitution • To reverse or cancel something previously decided or ordered • become aware or conscious of (something); come to realize or understand. • Jackson defeats John Quincy Adams in this election, becoming our 7th President • ...

AP US Gov Chapter 3 2022-04-14

AP US Gov Chapter 3 crossword puzzle
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  1. Authority specifically granted to a branch of the government in the Constitution.
  2. federal requirements that states must follow without being provided with funding
  3. Constitutional provision declaring that the Constitution and all national laws and treaties are the supreme law of the land.
  4. Authority of the federal government that goes beyond the expressed powers.
  5. a system where the subnational governments have the most power over national governments
  6. powers granted to both states and the federal government in the Constitution
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  1. grants-in-aid provided to states with specific provisions on how they are used
  2. powers not given to the national government, which are retained by the states and the people
  3. Language in Article I, Section 8, granting congress the powers necessary to carry out the enumerated powers
  4. a type of grant-in-aid that gives state officials more authority in the disbursement of federal funds
  5. a system that divides power between the national and state governments
  6. a system where the national government has the most power over subnational governments or states

12 Clues: a system that divides power between the national and state governments • Authority of the federal government that goes beyond the expressed powers. • powers granted to both states and the federal government in the Constitution • grants-in-aid provided to states with specific provisions on how they are used • ...

Part 4 reconstruction 2024-04-11

Part 4 reconstruction crossword puzzle
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  1. a period in United States history following the American Civil War
  2. laws passed at different periods in the southern United States to enforce racial segregation and curtail the power of Black voters
  3. to charge someone with doing something wrong, specifically a high government official,
  4. a system where the landlord/planter allows a tenant to use the land in exchange for a share of the crop.
  5. was an American Republican politician, minister in the African Methodist Episcopal Church,
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  1. The right of citizens of the United States to vote shall not be denied or abridged by the United States
  2. believed blacks were entitled to the same political rights and opportunities as whites.
  3. No State shall make or enforce any law which shall abridge the privileges or immunities of citizens of the United States
  4. Radical Republican answer to Lincoln's 10% Plan
  5. a person who behaves badly but in an amusingly mischievous rather than harmful way
  6. 17th president
  7. provided assistance to tens of thousands of formerly enslaved people

12 Clues: 17th president • Radical Republican answer to Lincoln's 10% Plan • a period in United States history following the American Civil War • provided assistance to tens of thousands of formerly enslaved people • a person who behaves badly but in an amusingly mischievous rather than harmful way • ...

Definitions Galore 2015-11-17

Definitions Galore crossword puzzle
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  1. the square footage inside your object
  2. the answer to a addition promblem
  3. to get more
  4. the numerals used to write a number
  5. states that when you multiply any number by zero, the product is zero
  6. when you round to get close answer to your problem not the exact answer
  7. states that multiplying a sum or a difference by a number is the same as multiplying each number in the sum or the difference by the number and adding or subtracting the products
  8. it states that the order of factorscan be changed, but the product stays the same
  9. the answer to a division promblem
  10. is a process that determines wich multiple of ten, hundred, thousands, and so on, a number is closet to
  11. to get less
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  1. states that you can change the grouping of the factors and the product stays the same
  2. the answer to a division problem
  3. a group of three digits, separated by commas, starting from the right.
  4. the length around the object
  5. products found by breaking one factor in a multiplication promblem into ones, tens, hundreds, and so on. Then multiplying each of these by the factor
  6. contains numbers and at least one operation
  7. a number written as the sum of the values of its digits
  8. a picture that shows a model of the problem you are solving

19 Clues: to get more • to get less • the length around the object • the answer to a division problem • the answer to a addition promblem • the answer to a division promblem • the numerals used to write a number • the square footage inside your object • contains numbers and at least one operation • a number written as the sum of the values of its digits • ...

Interim Review Crossword Puzzle 2023-11-25

Interim Review Crossword Puzzle crossword puzzle
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  1. Where the U.S. Constitution was drafted in 1787
  2. The Uprising against economic injustices and foreclosures in post-Revolutionary Massachusetts
  3. The name of the National anthem of the United States
  4. The first constitution of the United States
  5. The war that the United States and Britain from 1812 to 1815
  6. Landmark Supreme Court case establishing the principle of judicial review
  7. that settled the debate over representation in the U.S. Congress
  8. Series of essays promoting the ratification of the U.S. Constitution
  9. were opponents of a strong central government during the Constitution's ratification
  10. Legislation providing for the orderly expansion of the United States into the Northwest
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  1. The Series of conflicts involving Napoleon Bonaparte's French Empire
  2. Power of the courts to review the constitutionality of government actions
  3. A Location in Maryland defended during the War of 1812, inspiring a national anthem
  4. The Acquisition of territory from France that doubled the size of the United StatesSacajawea Shoshone woman who played a key role as a guide and interpreter for Lewis and Clark
  5. The major battle of the War of 1812
  6. The first ten amendments to the U.S. Constitution
  7. The act of forcing individuals into military service, often associated with naval forces
  8. Formal approval or acceptance, especially of a constitution or amendment
  9. A Crime involving speech or actions that incite rebellion against the government

19 Clues: The major battle of the War of 1812 • The first constitution of the United States • Where the U.S. Constitution was drafted in 1787 • The first ten amendments to the U.S. Constitution • The name of the National anthem of the United States • The war that the United States and Britain from 1812 to 1815 • that settled the debate over representation in the U.S. Congress • ...

Cold War 2021-12-01

Cold War crossword puzzle
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  1. Zedong, Former President of the People's Republic of China
  2. Practice of pushing a dangerous situation or confrontation to the limit of safety
  3. Chi Minh, Former President of Vietnam
  4. Plan, U.S. program of economic aid to help Europe rebuild after WW2
  5. Easing of hostility or strained relations between countries
  6. Delano Roosevelt, 32nd U.S. President
  7. Nations, States that are not formally aligned with or against any major power bloc
  8. United States tried to stop the spread of communism in the late 1940s
  9. Missile Crisis, The moment when the two superpowers came closest to nuclear conflict
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  1. Pact, Treaty signed in Warsaw, Poland
  2. Theory, Political event in one country will cause similar events in neighboring countries
  3. Blockade, Soviet Union blocked the Western Allies railway, road, and canal access to the sectors of Berlin under Western control
  4. War, Geopolitical tension between the United States and the Soviet Union
  5. Doctrine, U.S. policy of giving economic and military aid to free nations getting threatened by the USSR
  6. Wars, A proposed missile defense system intended to protect the United States from attack by ballistic strategic nuclear weapons
  7. An intergovernmental military alliance signed on 4 April 1949
  8. Castro, Former President of Cuba
  9. Nations, An international peacekeeping organization founded in 1945
  10. Curtain, Boundary separating the Communist nations of Eastern Europe from the democratic nations of Western Europe

19 Clues: Castro, Former President of Cuba • Pact, Treaty signed in Warsaw, Poland • Chi Minh, Former President of Vietnam • Delano Roosevelt, 32nd U.S. President • Zedong, Former President of the People's Republic of China • Easing of hostility or strained relations between countries • An intergovernmental military alliance signed on 4 April 1949 • ...

Mexican National Era 2024-10-15

Mexican National Era crossword puzzle
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  1. ended the Mexican war for Independence
  2. son of Moses Austin, he established a colony of settlers in Texas and was called the Father of Texas
  3. a horse trader killed by Spanish soldiers after entering Texas illegally
  4. a law that further opened Texas to settlement and immigration by giving land to new settlers
  5. a rebel from Mississippi who fought unsuccessfully for Texas
  6. agreement signed by Spain and the United States in 1819 which set the boundary between their territories
  7. priest from Dolores, Mexico who was a leader in the fight for Mexican independence
  8. colony
  9. the territory between the Sabine River and the Arroyo Hondo declared by the Spanish and the United States to be neutral
  10. white settlers from the United States
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  1. Guiterrez and Magee's expedition was known as
  2. this battle was by Gutierrez-Magee lost but encouraged others to revolt against the Spanish rule
  3. officials who represent countries in foreign affairs
  4. Texas settlers of Spanish descent
  5. a businessman who first got permission from Mexico to bring Anglo settlers to Texas
  6. a deal in which France sold Louisiana to the United States for $15 million
  7. military adventurers who tried to stir up rebellion in other countries
  8. widow of filibuster James Long who held her own land grant in
  9. the original 297 families and single men who received land grants in Stephen Austin’s first colony

19 Clues: colony • Texas settlers of Spanish descent • white settlers from the United States • ended the Mexican war for Independence • Guiterrez and Magee's expedition was known as • officials who represent countries in foreign affairs • a rebel from Mississippi who fought unsuccessfully for Texas • widow of filibuster James Long who held her own land grant in • ...

chapter 6 emely Granados 2021-11-05

chapter 6 emely Granados crossword puzzle
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  1. the breaking away of one part of a country to create a separate, independent country
  2. movement of people from one country to another
  3. region that includes a central city and its surrounding suburbs
  4. a colonist who remained loyal to the British government during the American Revolution
  5. an informal network of safe houses in the United States that helped thousands of enslaved people to escape to freedom
  6. a member of the Arctic native peoples of North America
  7. farming method used in dry regions in which land is plowed and planted deeply to hold water in soil
  8. a French-speaking inhabitant of Quebec
  9. musical form that developed in the United States in the early 1900s blending African rhythms and European harmonies
  10. a partially self-governing country with close ties to another country
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  1. speaking or using two languages
  2. an administrative district or division of a country
  3. trade agreement made in 1994 by Canada, the United States, and Mexico
  4. mild climate region in the southern United States
  5. a ¨great city¨ that is made up of several large and small cities such as the area between Boston and Washington, D.C.
  6. the movement of people from rural areas into cities
  7. the percentage of people given a place who can read and write
  8. the spreading of urban developments on undeveloped land near a city
  9. outlying community around a city
  10. in Canada, national legislature made up of the Senate and the House of Commons

20 Clues: speaking or using two languages • outlying community around a city • a French-speaking inhabitant of Quebec • movement of people from one country to another • mild climate region in the southern United States • an administrative district or division of a country • the movement of people from rural areas into cities • ...

APHG Crossword Puzzle #2 2017-04-23

APHG Crossword Puzzle #2 crossword puzzle
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  1. rotation example: Harvesting carrots and replanting in a different field.
  2. diffusion The spread of an idea through physical movement of people from one place to another.
  3. example: In Georgia, there are 173 people per square mile.
  4. examples: United States, Canada, Great Britain. Opposite of LDC.
  5. Semi periphery, Core and ________.
  6. an enclosed territory with a foreign territory around it.
  7. example: outbreak of Ebola.
  8. the redrawing of legislative boundaries entirely for electoral purposes, thereby benefiting the party in power
  9. practiced in Hinduism and Shintoism.
  10. industry example: the toy industry and its lack of ties to its location
  11. can be connected to Relative Location
  12. a regional variety of a language
  13. Birth Rate An increase in modern medicine and a decrease in maternal mortality rate can increase the __________.
  14. a person who speaks more than two languages
  15. state most famous example: chile. Based on its shape.
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  1. nation example: The Kurds
  2. Drain example: A smart person emigrates from India in search of a job.
  3. the name given to a specific place on earth
  4. example: Cows move to high lands in the summer.
  5. states and nation-states MUST have this to be considered states.
  6. Malthus Geographer who stated "Population is growing faster than food production.
  7. force a force that brings the people of a state together
  8. The spreading of the Mcdonald's franchise is an example of ____________.
  9. cleansing relates to racism and genocide.
  10. the process of the decline of quality of living or effective power.

25 Clues: nation example: The Kurds • example: outbreak of Ebola. • a regional variety of a language • Semi periphery, Core and ________. • practiced in Hinduism and Shintoism. • can be connected to Relative Location • cleansing relates to racism and genocide. • the name given to a specific place on earth • a person who speaks more than two languages • ...

Midterm Review Crossword-[Youngju Jang] 2016-01-04

Midterm Review Crossword-[Youngju Jang] crossword puzzle
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  1. A philosophy that extended Darwin’s concept to human society.
  2. It became the nickname of the Progressive Party.
  3. Devices that exploded in the air or when they hit something.
  4. The amount of goods and services created in a given period of time.
  5. A method of industrial control which involves the bringing together of many firms in the same business.
  6. A special fee that must be paid before a person was permitted to vote.
  7. Agreements among homeowners not to sell real estate to certain groups of people.
  8. The war between the Union states of the North and the Confederate states of the South.
  9. The act that prohibited Chinese laborers from entering the country.
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  1. The first women’s rights convention in United States history.
  2. This act outlawed any combination of companies that restrained interstate trade or commerce.
  3. The murder of an accused person by a mob without a lawful trial.
  4. Final proclamation that Lincoln issued on New Year’s Day, 1863.
  5. This act regulated the prices that railroads charged to move freight between states, requiring the rates to be set in proportion to the distance traveled.
  6. People who give donations to worthy causes, established private women’s colleges with high academic standards.
  7. A ban on the manufacture and sale of alcoholic beverages.
  8. Noncitizen
  9. Required military service.
  10. A shop where employees worked long hours at low wages and under poor working conditions.
  11. The right to vote

20 Clues: Noncitizen • The right to vote • Required military service. • It became the nickname of the Progressive Party. • A ban on the manufacture and sale of alcoholic beverages. • Devices that exploded in the air or when they hit something. • The first women’s rights convention in United States history. • A philosophy that extended Darwin’s concept to human society. • ...

Citizenship Test Part 1 2023-12-06

Citizenship Test Part 1 crossword puzzle
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  1. What does the Constitution do?
  2. What do we call the first ten amendments to the Constitution?
  3. What are the two parts of the U.S. Congress?
  4. The House of Representatives has how many voting members?
  5. Name one branch or part of the government.
  6. What is the name of the President of the United States now?
  7. What are two rights in the Declaration of Independence?
  8. Who is one of your state’s U.S. Senators now?
  9. What is the supreme law of the land?
  10. Who does a U.S. Senator represent?
  11. What is an amendment?
  12. Why do some states have more Representatives than other states?
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  1. Who makes federal laws?
  2. What stops one branch of government from becoming too powerful?
  3. Who is in charge of the executive branch?
  4. What is the name of the Vice President of the United States now?
  5. What is one right or freedom from the First Amendment?
  6. What did the Declaration of Independence do?
  7. How many U.S. Senators are there?
  8. How many amendments does the Constitution have?
  9. We elect a President for how many years?
  10. In what month do we vote for President?
  11. If the President can no longer serve, who becomes President?
  12. The idea of self-government is in the first three words of the Constitution. What are these words?
  13. We elect a U.S. Senator for how many years?
  14. Name your U.S. Representative.
  15. We elect a U.S. Representative for how many years?

27 Clues: What is an amendment? • Who makes federal laws? • What does the Constitution do? • Name your U.S. Representative. • How many U.S. Senators are there? • Who does a U.S. Senator represent? • What is the supreme law of the land? • In what month do we vote for President? • We elect a President for how many years? • Who is in charge of the executive branch? • ...

Module 6 Vocabulary 2024-02-26

Module 6 Vocabulary crossword puzzle
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  1. a nuclear weapon that uses the energy from a primary nuclear
  2. an arms race competition for supremacy in nuclear warfare
  3. soviet statesman who foreign policy brought an end to the cold
  4. the rule that a stable nuclear world can be achieved
  5. the pilot of the apollo 11 lunar lander eagle
  6. a program first initiated on March 23, 1983 under
  7. a direct and dangerous confrontation between the United
  8. reaction to compress and ignite a secondary nuclear fusion reaction
  9. and the Soviet Union during the Cold War
  10. and means of production and makes all economic decisions
  11. american astronaut that became the first american to travel into
  12. two or more superpowers when each side is confident in deterrence
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  1. are controlled by private owners for profit rather than by state
  2. Race a competition of space exploration between the United States and
  3. the first american to ever walk on the moon
  4. a political system in which the government owns and controls all
  5. russian soviet pilot and cosmonaut
  6. Soviet Union
  7. the world's first artificial satellite that was the size of a basketball
  8. a cold war military conflict that occurred in Vietnam, Laos, and
  9. Wall a wall built by the Soviet Union to divide the city of Berlin into a east
  10. a conflict between north and south korea lasting 1950-1953
  11. an economic and political system in which a country’s trade and
  12. the United States, Soviet Union, and respective allies
  13. Ronald Reagan
  14. west side controlled by the Soviet Union and United States

26 Clues: Soviet Union • Ronald Reagan • russian soviet pilot and cosmonaut • and the Soviet Union during the Cold War • the first american to ever walk on the moon • the pilot of the apollo 11 lunar lander eagle • a program first initiated on March 23, 1983 under • the rule that a stable nuclear world can be achieved • the United States, Soviet Union, and respective allies • ...

Reconstruction Ava 2023-05-30

Reconstruction Ava crossword puzzle
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  1. White southern Republicans
  2. An official pardon, for all illegal acts supporting the rebellion
  3. This secret society opposed civil rights
  4. Was the first African American to serve a full term in the U.S. Senate.
  5. It made slavery illegal throughout the United States
  6. wanted the Southern States to change much more than they already had before they could return to the Union
  7. Once 10 percent of voters in a state made these pledges, they could form a new government.
  8. laws that greatly limited the freedom of African Americans
  9. to protect people from civil rights laws from hostile presidents, courts, or future legislators
  10. White southerners used violence to keep African Americans away from the polls during the presidential election
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  1. provided African Americans with the same legal rights as White Americans
  2. The process of reuniting the nation and rebuilding the southern states w/o slavery
  3. a leader of the Radical Republicans
  4. The amendment gave African American men throughout the U.S. the right to vote.
  5. These laws divided the south into five districts
  6. Made it much harder for southern states to rejoin the Union that did Lincoln’s plan
  7. Born free in North Carolina and went to college in Illinois
  8. A southerner who opposed Lincoln’s policies.
  9. Provide relief for all poor people—black and white—in the south.
  10. Some northern-born Republicans had moved south after the war
  11. Abraham Lincoln’s Vice president
  12. Put and estimated 2 million people out of work

22 Clues: White southern Republicans • Abraham Lincoln’s Vice president • a leader of the Radical Republicans • This secret society opposed civil rights • A southerner who opposed Lincoln’s policies. • Put and estimated 2 million people out of work • These laws divided the south into five districts • It made slavery illegal throughout the United States • ...

8th Grade Articles of Confederation and Constitution 2025-03-31

8th Grade Articles of Confederation and Constitution crossword puzzle
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  1. The Great __________ added that our government would have two legislative houses, one based on population, one equal.
  2. This states plan for the government was to have representatives based on population.
  3. The Articles of Confederation failed because the government was too __________.
  4. The __________ amendment gives you freedom of speech, religion, press, assembly, and petition.
  5. Legislative house in which every state is guaranteed two, and only two, representatives.
  6. "I refuse to testify against myself. I plead the _________.
  7. What branch of government enforces the law.
  8. This states plan for government was to have every state have equal representation.
  9. The 8th amendment protects you from what types of punishments.
  10. The second amendment gives you the right to bear ______.
  11. The legislative branch writes and creates ________.
  12. What branch of the government is in charge of judging or interpreting the law?
  13. These are powers each branch has to limit the power of other branches.
  14. Document outlining how our government functions.
  15. Highest ranking court system in the US.
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  1. The first ten amendments
  2. Splitting the governments power between the state and federal levels.
  3. What branch of government is the most powerful?
  4. Legislative house in which states representation is based on population.
  5. A change in the constitution.
  6. The United States first government.
  7. The 6th and 7th amendment outline your rights to a trial by _________.
  8. Leader of the Executive branch, commander in chief.
  9. _____________ Rebellion showed the U.S. founding fathers that the government needed more power, especially to collect taxes.

24 Clues: The first ten amendments • A change in the constitution. • The United States first government. • Highest ranking court system in the US. • What branch of government enforces the law. • What branch of government is the most powerful? • Document outlining how our government functions. • Leader of the Executive branch, commander in chief. • ...

Chapter 19 Crossword - Angelica Mazumder 2024-12-16

Chapter 19 Crossword - Angelica Mazumder crossword puzzle
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  1. A law requiring escaped slaves to be returned, even if found in free states.
  2. Site of John Brown's raid to incite a slave rebellion.
  3. A preacher who supported antislavery settlers by providing weapons.
  4. A principle allowing settlers to decide on slavery in their territory, leading to conflict.
  5. The act of formally withdrawing, as Southern states did before the Civil War.
  6. A package of laws balancing the interests of slave and free states.
  7. A political party formed in the 1850s to oppose the spread of slavery into territories.
  8. An 1857 Supreme Court ruling that African Americans were not U.S. citizens.
  9. A novel by Harriet Beecher Stowe that exposed slavery’s cruelties.
  10. Regions under U.S. government control where slavery debates were fierce.
  11. Something or someone that stirs up conflict or rebellion, often tied to slavery debates.
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  1. Rifles used by antislavery settlers in Kansas, named after Reverend Henry Ward Beecher.
  2. Violent confrontations between proslavery and antislavery factions in Kansas Territory.
  3. An abolitionist known for the Pottawatomie Massacre and the raid on Harpers Ferry.
  4. A rejected proslavery constitution proposed in Kansas.
  5. A person who advocated for the immediate end of slavery in the United States.
  6. People who opposed the expansion of slavery into western U.S. territories.
  7. A system of thought rejecting religious considerations in moral and social debates.
  8. A violent event where John Brown and his men killed proslavery settlers.
  9. An 1854 law allowing territories to decide on slavery via popular sovereignty.

20 Clues: Site of John Brown's raid to incite a slave rebellion. • A rejected proslavery constitution proposed in Kansas. • A novel by Harriet Beecher Stowe that exposed slavery’s cruelties. • A preacher who supported antislavery settlers by providing weapons. • A package of laws balancing the interests of slave and free states. • ...

Civil War/Westward Expansion 2025-11-17

Civil War/Westward Expansion crossword puzzle
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  1. Policy that gave 50 acres of land out west to settlers for free
  2. chief editor of the abolitionist paper, The Liberator
  3. Gave black men the right to vote
  4. Drew a line dividing free and enslaved states in the West
  5. When the Union placed the military in the South to oversee Reconstruction
  6. When cotton plantations controlled American society and economics
  7. Battle that was the turning point of the war
  8. disputed military basis that leads to the first conflict of the Civil War
  9. Leader of the Underground Railroad
  10. Made slavery illegal for the entire United States
  11. leading general of the Confederacy
  12. Policy to limit immigration from a particular country
  13. Gave new states the right to determine their own slavery laws
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  1. Activist movement that became the women's rights movement
  2. when Southern states left the Union following the Election of 1860
  3. End of the Civil War
  4. religious abolitionist leading the Raid on Harpers Ferry and Bleeding Kansas
  5. Leading Union general
  6. Loyalty to a region than the country as a whole
  7. Invention that led to an increase in slavery
  8. Suffragist who supported racial and gender equality
  9. freed enslaved people in the South
  10. group of people who stepped up while men were at war
  11. President of the Confederacy
  12. Provided citizenship to former enslaved people
  13. Gave America the southwest territory
  14. former enslaved man who was a prominent abolitionist

27 Clues: End of the Civil War • Leading Union general • President of the Confederacy • Gave black men the right to vote • Leader of the Underground Railroad • freed enslaved people in the South • leading general of the Confederacy • Gave America the southwest territory • Invention that led to an increase in slavery • Battle that was the turning point of the war • ...

Civics Unit 3 2023-02-06

Civics Unit 3 crossword puzzle
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  1. Agreement among 13 states
  2. Opposition due to high taxes
  3. 7 Articles written in order
  4. Author of federalist papers
  5. Military officer and states man
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  1. Law of the land
  2. A rule book
  3. 4th president
  4. 27 Amendments written in order
  5. Event to decide how america will be governed
  6. Opposed to the new government
  7. 85 essays
  8. system of government
  9. first 10 amendments
  10. Fundamental truth

15 Clues: 85 essays • A rule book • 4th president • Law of the land • Fundamental truth • first 10 amendments • system of government • Agreement among 13 states • 7 Articles written in order • Author of federalist papers • Opposition due to high taxes • Opposed to the new government • 27 Amendments written in order • Military officer and states man • Event to decide how america will be governed

Civil War Battle 2021-05-19

Civil War Battle crossword puzzle
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  1. There are alot of __ Happening in the Civil War.
  2. who was a career United States Army officer who became a major general in the Confederate States Army?
  3. Who was the most honored women in American history?
  4. Who was an American Confederate general?
  5. How many soldiers were killed,wounded in the summer of 1864?
  6. What did soldiers build to keep warm?
  7. Who was a hero against slavery?
  8. Who was the 16th president of the united states?
  9. What is the other flag americans didnt use in war?
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  1. What is the american battle flag?
  2. What was Stonewall´s real name?
  3. What was a very bloody war?
  4. Who helped supply soldiers in battle, they worked as spys,and medical care?
  5. Who was "an instrument of God¨?
  6. what battle lasted from june 25 to july 1st?
  7. The Battle of Gaines'Mill.
  8. Whats the another name for the Battle of First Manassas?
  9. What another name for Cedar Creek?
  10. What was the warships they used to battle against their enemies?
  11. Who won the battle of Shiloh?

20 Clues: The Battle of Gaines'Mill. • What was a very bloody war? • Who won the battle of Shiloh? • What was Stonewall´s real name? • Who was "an instrument of God¨? • Who was a hero against slavery? • What is the american battle flag? • What another name for Cedar Creek? • What did soldiers build to keep warm? • Who was an American Confederate general? • ...

beef 2021-10-14

beef crossword puzzle
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  1. _____type of cattle in the United States are classified as either British or European breeds.
  2. cattle came to the United States,
  3. cattle originated in France
  4. were hunted for food.
  5. is a certificate or diagram of an animal’s ancestry.
  6. describes an animal’s ability to gain weight quickly and efficiently,
  7. who is known as the first great improver of cattle
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  1. which cattle originated in northern England
  2. cattle originated in Hereford County England
  3. The second option is to sell cattle by ______ weight.
  4. cattle were developed in the southwestern part of the united States
  5. Angus cattle originated in
  6. sale barns are popular because of their convenience to sellers and buyers.
  7. another ______in marketing cattle is to sell them directly.
  8. Simmental breed originated in Switzerland,
  9. breeds are known for growing fast and being heavy muscled.
  10. There are how many main types of beef production operations
  11. animals do not absorb as much heat as black ones,
  12. Purebred ____ is one way of marketing your beef cattle.

19 Clues: were hunted for food. • Angus cattle originated in • cattle originated in France • cattle came to the United States, • Simmental breed originated in Switzerland, • which cattle originated in northern England • cattle originated in Hereford County England • animals do not absorb as much heat as black ones, • who is known as the first great improver of cattle • ...

Civil War 2016-12-19

Civil War crossword puzzle
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  1. States wedged between the North and the South
  2. The man who led the Union Navy
  3. The name for the South
  4. Union general who was hesitant to attack
  5. Union general that was bold and restless
  6. The location where the first major battle of the Civil War took place
  7. General that was rumored to be scared of nothing
  8. The river that the North wanted to control in the West
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  1. First Battle of the Civil War
  2. The location where citizens had to eat dogs, horses, and rats
  3. The name the Union gave to their war strategy
  4. Southern general that Lincoln wanted to lead the North
  5. The first state to secede the Union
  6. Bloodiest single day battle of the Civil War
  7. The president of the United States during the Civil War
  8. The president of the Confederate States during the Civil War
  9. The largest city of the Confederacy
  10. The name for the North
  11. Ships heavily armored with iron

19 Clues: The name for the South • The name for the North • First Battle of the Civil War • The man who led the Union Navy • Ships heavily armored with iron • The first state to secede the Union • The largest city of the Confederacy • Union general who was hesitant to attack • Union general that was bold and restless • Bloodiest single day battle of the Civil War • ...

k 2015-05-21

k crossword puzzle
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  1. war from 1950-1953
  2. war/threats between the soviets and U.S. would have ended the world
  3. united states tries to spread this
  4. soviets neighbor
  5. country
  6. blockade instead of war
  7. missile crises/a very tense confirmation between the soviets and the united states over the soviets deployment of a nuclear missile in Cuba
  8. tries to spread this
  9. soviets citizens freedom of speech and religion
  10. get along with Kennedy
  11. an Ussr were these
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  1. communist believe in
  2. wall/separated east and west Germany
  3. race/a time of getting weapons
  4. war/A war were total victory is not the goal
  5. policy to relax tension between the communist and the free world
  6. theory/the belief that in one land in a religion came under the influence of communist then more would follow
  7. city od Israel
  8. race/ the race between the soviets and the united states

19 Clues: country • city od Israel • soviets neighbor • war from 1950-1953 • an Ussr were these • communist believe in • tries to spread this • get along with Kennedy • blockade instead of war • race/a time of getting weapons • united states tries to spread this • wall/separated east and west Germany • war/A war were total victory is not the goal • soviets citizens freedom of speech and religion • ...

chapter 12 2024-04-11

chapter 12 crossword puzzle
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  1. Republicans merged with others to form the Republican
  2. Johnson became the 17th President of the United States
  3. white Southerners who supported Reconstruction policies Carpetbaggers * describe allegedly opportunistic or disruptive Northerners who came to the Southern states
  4. Revels minister in the African Methodist Episcopal Churc
  5. Amendment born or naturalized in the United States,
  6. system where the landlord/planter allows a tenant to use the land in exchange for a share of the crop.
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  1. Bureau the District of Columbia in the years following the war
  2. Codes restricted black people's right to own property
  3. the action of reconstructing
  4. Bill framework for Reconstruction
  5. charge of misconduct made against the holder of a public office
  6. Amendment The right of citizens of the United States to vote

12 Clues: the action of reconstructing • Bill framework for Reconstruction • Amendment born or naturalized in the United States, • Republicans merged with others to form the Republican • Codes restricted black people's right to own property • Johnson became the 17th President of the United States • Amendment The right of citizens of the United States to vote • ...

US CIVIL WAR - BY: RAMIRO G 2019-01-27

US CIVIL WAR - BY: RAMIRO G crossword puzzle
Across
  1. Grant captures it, Mississippi river was under union control.
  2. The first major battle of the war.
  3. This woman was know as the "Angel of the Battlefield" during the war and founded the American Red Cross after the war.
  4. Issued by President Lincoln in 1862. It was created to free all the slaves in slave states only.
  5. President of the Confederate States of America.
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  1. United States fort in Charleston harbor that was fired on by the Confederates.
  2. Speech given by Abraham Lincoln at a memorial for Union soldiers that died at the Battle of Gettysburg
  3. The commanding general of the Confederate forces.
  4. The battle in September of 1862 ended in a draw, but 23,000 men were dead or wounded-making it the single bloodiest day of the war.
  5. President of the United States who took office in 1861.
  6. Union Plan by Winfield Scott, strategy to blockade the Mississippi River and Atlantic Ocean.
  7. name of the new nation formed by the seceding southern states.

12 Clues: The first major battle of the war. • President of the Confederate States of America. • The commanding general of the Confederate forces. • President of the United States who took office in 1861. • Grant captures it, Mississippi river was under union control. • name of the new nation formed by the seceding southern states. • ...

The Road to War (Wk 28) Crossword 2021-05-10

The Road to War (Wk 28) Crossword crossword puzzle
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  1. The "line" that divided the North and South. Below the line slavery was legal, above the line slavery was illegal. (3 words)
  2. General of the Confederate forces that forced the Union troops to leave Fort Sumter.
  3. Last state to secede from the United States in 1861.
  4. What began with the lowering of the American flag and surrender of Union forces at Fort Sumter.
  5. Illinois senator who believed the US should "Let the people decide on legalizing slavery." (2 words)
  6. What did Abraham Lincoln study to be when he returned to Illinois?
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  1. Elected president in November, 1860.
  2. First state to secede from the United States in 1860.
  3. The states that seceded from the Union called themselves the _______ States of America.
  4. Fort built on an island in the center of the South Carolina harbor.
  5. When a state leaves the country it's part of, (Ex: When South Carolina left the Union of the US.)
  6. State that seceded from the United States in February 1861.

12 Clues: Elected president in November, 1860. • Last state to secede from the United States in 1861. • First state to secede from the United States in 1860. • State that seceded from the United States in February 1861. • What did Abraham Lincoln study to be when he returned to Illinois? • Fort built on an island in the center of the South Carolina harbor. • ...

Fredericksburg Crossword 2023-10-20

Fredericksburg Crossword crossword puzzle
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  1. Union General asked to leave
  2. ____ Warfare (uncommon in the Civil War)
  3. New Union General
  4. Capital of Confederate States of America
  5. Name of the river next to Fredericksburg
  6. The nickname of the infamously impenetrable war general.
  7. Name for the states that seceded
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  1. name for states that did seced
  2. Location of the battle
  3. A type of boat used to make bridges
  4. Famous Confederate General

11 Clues: New Union General • Location of the battle • Famous Confederate General • Union General asked to leave • name for states that did seced • Name for the states that seceded • A type of boat used to make bridges • ____ Warfare (uncommon in the Civil War) • Capital of Confederate States of America • Name of the river next to Fredericksburg • ...

US CIVIL WAR - BY: RAMIRO G 2019-01-27

US CIVIL WAR - BY: RAMIRO G crossword puzzle
Across
  1. name of the new nation formed by the seceding southern states.
  2. This woman was know as the "Angel of the Battlefield" during the war and founded the American Red Cross after the war.
  3. United States fort in Charleston harbor that was fired on by the Confederates.
  4. Issued by President Lincoln in 1862. It was created to free all the slaves in slave states only.
  5. The first major battle of the war.
  6. Grant captures it, Mississippi river was under union control.
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  1. Union Plan by Winfield Scott, strategy to blockade the Mississippi River and Atlantic Ocean.
  2. The battle in September of 1862 ended in a draw, but 23,000 men were dead or wounded-making it the single bloodiest day of the war.
  3. President of the United States who took office in 1861.
  4. President of the Confederate States of America.
  5. The commanding general of the Confederate forces.
  6. Speech given by Abraham Lincoln at a memorial for Union soldiers that died at the Battle of Gettysburg

12 Clues: The first major battle of the war. • President of the Confederate States of America. • The commanding general of the Confederate forces. • President of the United States who took office in 1861. • Grant captures it, Mississippi river was under union control. • name of the new nation formed by the seceding southern states. • ...

Coyle7 The Articles of Confederation 2016-01-24

Coyle7 The Articles of Confederation crossword puzzle
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  1. the state army, not the federal army, ended Shay's Rebellion
  2. person who owes money or has a debt
  3. colony that did not want to join the United States, think ice hockey and French
  4. the opposite of peace, the federal gov't could declare this
  5. 80% of the federal budget was spent fighting these people
  6. most of the rebels in MA did this for a living
  7. institution not allowed in the Northwest Ordinance
  8. _____________
  9. peson you owe money to
  10. city where they met to change the Articles
  11. money you pay the government, only the states could collect these
  12. he was the President during the Articles of Confederation
  13. to make money, both the federal and state gov'ts could do this
  14. the Northwest Ordinance allowed territories to become _____ when they had 60,000 people
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  1. and silver, farmers had to pay debts with this
  2. cite of Shay's rebellion
  3. in the 1780s, the Midwest was the ________ territory
  4. people who lend money
  5. country that kept forts on American soil after the war
  6. 100% support, 13/13 were needed to change the Articles
  7. fraction needed to pass a law under Articles
  8. a loose union of states, The Articles of ________
  9. to fight against your own government
  10. law
  11. money you owe to a bank or person
  12. his rebellion convinced Congress to make a new constitution
  13. to forgive a crime, the gov't did this to the Shay rebels

27 Clues: law • _____________ • people who lend money • peson you owe money to • cite of Shay's rebellion • money you owe to a bank or person • person who owes money or has a debt • to fight against your own government • city where they met to change the Articles • fraction needed to pass a law under Articles • and silver, farmers had to pay debts with this • ...

Momentum and Its Conservation 2018-02-04

Momentum and Its Conservation crossword puzzle
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  1. A system which does not gain or lose any mass
  2. A wheel or a disk that spins rapidly around one axis while being free to rotate around one or two other axes
  3. States that the momentum of any closed, isolated system does not change
  4. Velocity, momentum, force, and impulse are all ______ quantities
  5. Equation for Impulse
  6. During a _________ two or more objects exert a force on each other
  7. States that the angular impulse on an object is equal to the object’s final angular momentum minus the object’s initial angular momentum
  8. Is equal to the product of the average force on an object and the time interval over which it acts
  9. Equation for Momentum
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  1. States that if no net external torque acts on a system, then the angular momentum is conserved
  2. Equation for the Angular Impulse-Angular Momentum Theorem
  3. States that the impulse on an object is equal to the object’s final momentum minus the object’s initial momentum
  4. A closed system with a net external force of zero
  5. Is used to solve momentum-conservation problems in two dimensions
  6. Equation for Angular Momentum
  7. Equation for the Law of Conservation of Angular Momentum
  8. Equation for the Law of Conservation of Momentum
  9. Is equal to the product of a rotating object’s moment of inertia and angular velocity
  10. Equation for the Impulse-Momentum Theorem
  11. Is equal to the product of the object’s mass and the object’s velocity

20 Clues: Equation for Impulse • Equation for Momentum • Equation for Angular Momentum • Equation for the Impulse-Momentum Theorem • A system which does not gain or lose any mass • Equation for the Law of Conservation of Momentum • A closed system with a net external force of zero • Equation for the Law of Conservation of Angular Momentum • ...

Crossword 2015-03-11

Crossword crossword puzzle
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  1. Inslee / Governor of Washington
  2. Ocean / Lowest Point
  3. / State Fruit
  4. Treaty / is a treaty between the United Kingdom and the United States that was signed on June 15, 1846, in Washington, D.C. The treaty brought an end to the Oregon by settling competing American and British claims to the Oregon Country, which had been jointly occupied by both Britain and the U.S. since the Treaty of 1818.
  5. / State Capital
  6. State / State Nickname
  7. / is a state in the Pacific Northwest region of the United States located north of Oregon, west of Idaho, and south of the Canadian province of British on the coast of the Pacific Ocean (42nd).
  8. Dance / State Dance
  9. / Largest City
  10. Owen / Lieutenant Governor of Washington
  11. hemlock / State Tree
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  1. War / was a conflict between the United States and the Yakama, a Sahaptian-speaking people of the Northwest Plateau, then part of Washington, and the tribal allies of each.
  2. / Name of residents of Washington.
  3. / Bordering Country
  4. Trout / State Fish
  5. Wood / State Gem
  6. Washington / Washington was named after.
  7. Mammoth / State Fossil
  8. Rainier / Highest Point
  9. Walla Council / was a meeting in the Pacific Northwest between the United States and sovereign tribal bodies of the Cayuse, Nez Perce, Umatilla, Walla Walla, and Yakama. The treaties signed at this council were ratified by the U.S. Senate in 1859. These treaties codified the constitutional relationship between the people living on the Nez Perce, Umatilla, and Yakama reservations.

20 Clues: / State Fruit • / Largest City • / State Capital • Wood / State Gem • Trout / State Fish • / Bordering Country • Dance / State Dance • Ocean / Lowest Point • hemlock / State Tree • State / State Nickname • Mammoth / State Fossil • Rainier / Highest Point • Inslee / Governor of Washington • / Name of residents of Washington. • Washington / Washington was named after. • ...

chapter 28 2021-03-05

chapter 28 crossword puzzle
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  1. Juárez / leader of La Reforma
  2. / append or add as an extra or subordinate part, especially to a document.
  3. War / War fought between the US and Spain
  4. Doctrine / US statement of opposition to European influence in the Americas
  5. of influence / Area in which a foreign nation controls trade and investment
  6. Madero / Enemy of Díaz who believed in democracy
  7. of Kanagawa / Treaty between the United States and Japan opening trade between the two nations
  8. Rebellion / Rebellion against the Qing Dynasty
  9. Reforma / Movement in Mexico aimed at achieving land reform, better education, and other goals
  10. War / trading of opium resulted in a war between Britain and China
  11. Zapata / Leader of a powerful revolutionary army
  12. Martí / Cuban Writer who fought for Cuban Independence
  13. War / War between Russia and Japan fought in 1904
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  1. / controlled the new nations as military dictators
  2. Canal / canal that helps ships get between North and South America faster
  3. rights / foreigners were not subjects to Chinese laws
  4. Villa / -Popular leader of the Mexican revolution
  5. Door Policy / Policy proposed by the United States giving all nations equal opportunities to trade in China
  6. Rebellion / Policy proposed by the United States giving all nations equal opportunities to trade in China
  7. López de Santa Anna / Fought for Mexican independence from Spain
  8. Díaz / Dictator who came to power after Juárez
  9. era / Mutsuhito took control of the government for 45 years
  10. Corollary / gave the United States the right to be “an international police power” in the Western Hemisphere.

23 Clues: Juárez / leader of La Reforma • War / War fought between the US and Spain • Rebellion / Rebellion against the Qing Dynasty • Díaz / Dictator who came to power after Juárez • Zapata / Leader of a powerful revolutionary army • Villa / -Popular leader of the Mexican revolution • Madero / Enemy of Díaz who believed in democracy • ...

American History 2022-01-03

American History crossword puzzle
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  1. understanding practical knowledge
  2. difficulty passing laws for the people
  3. supported constitution and a strong central government
  4. an agreement between the united states and a foreign government
  5. system of law based on a close observation of human nature
  6. first 10 amendments to the US Constitution
  7. Granted to Congress explicitly in the constitution
  8. send mail for supporters
  9. annual sum of money that is awarded by the federal government to a state of local government body
  10. granted by reasonable deduction from expressed powers
  11. hypothetical life of humans
  12. form of government in which the people can decide legislation
  13. changes to law officially
  14. the action of extraditing a person accused or convicted a crime
  15. allows members of congress and staff
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  1. prohibits states from interfering with the federal governments exercise of its constitutional powers
  2. formal and legislatively enacted agreements between 2 or more states that bind them to compacts provisions
  3. granted through Constitutions creation of National Government
  4. life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness
  5. claimed by president for the executive branch for the government
  6. the right of a sovereign to rule as set
  7. an agreement among the member of a society to cooperate for social benefits
  8. concept of a government limited in power
  9. supported weaker central government, felt to much power was removed from states
  10. form of government with a supreme leader
  11. law deprived from judicial decisions instead of statutes

26 Clues: send mail for supporters • changes to law officially • hypothetical life of humans • understanding practical knowledge • allows members of congress and staff • difficulty passing laws for the people • the right of a sovereign to rule as set • concept of a government limited in power • form of government with a supreme leader • first 10 amendments to the US Constitution • ...

Vocabulary Crossword Puzzle 2022-09-30

Vocabulary Crossword Puzzle crossword puzzle
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  1. Party
  2. English philosopher from the Enlightenment period; developed the idea of natural rights
  3. the war between Great Britain and its American colonies between 1775 and 1783, in
  4. the British army at the Battle of Lexington and Concord
  5. the political theory that individuals have undeniable basic rights given to them by nature
  6. author of the Declaration of Independence; third president of the United States of
  7. the colonies won their independence from British control
  8. American revolutionary leader; author of Common Sense
  9. signed by Great Britain and France in 1763, officially ending the French and Indian
  10. who called for independence from Great Britain, during the American Revolution.
  11. the United States
  12. signed by the United States and Great Britain in 1783;
  13. the philosophical concept expressing the balance sought in the system of government
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  1. a war between England and France between 1754 and 1763; also known as the
  2. colonists who remained loyal to Great Britain, during the American Revolution. Also known as
  3. agreement signed on February 6, 1778 between France and the United States, in
  4. a series of laws passed by the British in 1774 enacted to punish colonists for the Boston
  5. opposed ratification of the United States Constitution
  6. the social contract
  7. each country agreed to help the other defend itself against England
  8. Founding father from Virginia who was famous for saying “Give me liberty or give me
  9. a person, or a group of people, who remain neutral in foreign affairs
  10. God
  11. American colonists who were ready to fight at a minute’s notice. These soldiers fought

24 Clues: God • Party • the United States • the social contract • American revolutionary leader; author of Common Sense • opposed ratification of the United States Constitution • signed by the United States and Great Britain in 1783; • the British army at the Battle of Lexington and Concord • the colonies won their independence from British control • ...

Final AP Gov / Econ Project 2023-06-01

Final AP Gov / Econ Project crossword puzzle
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  1. an opinion a judge has that agrees with the ruling but for a different reason
  2. article that argues for a strong executive branch
  3. a charge against a person in a public office
  4. powers reserved for the states
  5. protections for certain minority groups
  6. Congress keeping an eye on the executive branch
  7. the first frame of government for the United States
  8. a system created to make sure no branch gets too powerful
  9. attempt to federal and state government
  10. contributions to a political party but not to a specific candidate
  11. court cases that apply bill of rights to state
  12. protections the Constitution provides
  13. attempt to give power back to the states
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  1. not written down but taken from the necessary and proper clause
  2. established the power of judicial review
  3. no state shall deprive any person of life liberty and property without due process of the law.
  4. decide cases strictly on the language of the constitution
  5. no state shall deprive any person within its jurisdiction the equal protection of the laws
  6. think more modernly when deciding whether a case is unconsitutional or not
  7. court case that decided no prior restraint(unless during a crisis)
  8. a series of essays defending the United States constitution
  9. people directly vote on laws and policies
  10. written by a president when making a bill a law
  11. additions to the constitution
  12. government that balances state and federal governments

25 Clues: additions to the constitution • powers reserved for the states • protections the Constitution provides • protections for certain minority groups • attempt to federal and state government • established the power of judicial review • attempt to give power back to the states • people directly vote on laws and policies • a charge against a person in a public office • ...

Boston Tour, August 2023 2022-12-05

Boston Tour, August 2023 crossword puzzle
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  1. _____ _____ Library- The first large free municipal library in the United States
  2. _____ ________ Trail- a 1.6-mile walking tour that explores the history of Boston's 19th century African American community
  3. _______ Trail- A 2.5 mile trail through Boston’s historic neighborhoods that tells the story of the American Revolution
  4. MLB team that calls Boston home
  5. Salem _____ _______- A series of investigations in the 1600s that convicted 19 “witches”
  6. ______ Market- a festival marketplace filled with eateries and shops
  7. One of the most expensive streets in the world
  8. The airport in Boston
  9. The capital city of Massachusetts
  10. The oldest city park in the United States
  11. Harvard ______ - A shopping area near Harvard University
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  1. the oldest commissioned ship in the United States Navy
  2. A soup made with clams, onions and potatoes.
  3. ______ ____ Monument- the first public obelisk in the United States designed to commemorate the Battle of the same name
  4. ___ ______ Church- Boston’s oldest surviving church building, built in 1723.
  5. _________ and _______- The first battle of the Revolutionary War
  6. A word meaning really
  7. Boston ____ _______- A protest against “taxation without representation”
  8. House of the _____ ______- A house made famous by Nathaniel Hawthorne’s 1851 novel
  9. A tour on an amphibious bus
  10. __________ Memorial- this memorial is designed to inspire remembrance, reflection, and hope
  11. Green ________- The nickname for the left field wall at Fenway Park
  12. ______ Park- A baseball stadium located in Boston, Massachusetts
  13. A seaport in northeastern Massachusetts, known for its witch hunt in the 1600s

24 Clues: A word meaning really • The airport in Boston • A tour on an amphibious bus • MLB team that calls Boston home • The capital city of Massachusetts • The oldest city park in the United States • A soup made with clams, onions and potatoes. • One of the most expensive streets in the world • the oldest commissioned ship in the United States Navy • ...

reconstruction crossword 2023-05-10

reconstruction crossword crossword puzzle
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  1. Separation of people based on racial, ethnic, or other differences
  2. freed all slaves
  3. All male former slaves could vote
  4. Lincoln's plan that allowed a Southern state to form its own government after ten percent of its voters swore an oath of loyalty to the United States
  5. A derogatory term for white Southerners who supported Reconstruction following the Civil War
  6. allowed people to vote if their father or grandfather had voted before Reconstruction
  7. Bringing together people who were opposed to each other
  8. A tax of a fixed amount per person and payable as a requirement for the right to vote
  9. Northerners who migrated south during the Reconstruction to advance their own fortunes
  10. A secret society created by white southerners that used terror and violence to keep African Americans from obtaining their civil rights
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  1. someone who fought for slave's rights
  2. Law passed that split up Indian Reservation lands among individual Native Americans and promised them citizenship
  3. Agency set up to aid former slaves in adjusting themselves to freedom
  4. A test given to persons to prove they can read and write before being allowed to register to vote
  5. Made all former slaves citizens of the United States
  6. many immigrants lived in these buildings
  7. the era after the civil war
  8. the act of uniting or bringing together, especially people of different races
  9. Federal law that gave land to western states to encourage them to build colleges
  10. 17th President of the United States

20 Clues: freed all slaves • the era after the civil war • All male former slaves could vote • 17th President of the United States • someone who fought for slave's rights • many immigrants lived in these buildings • Made all former slaves citizens of the United States • Bringing together people who were opposed to each other • ...

Constitutional Convention 2025 2025-01-20

Constitutional Convention 2025 crossword puzzle
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  1. An event where farmers rebelled due to tax issues
  2. A group who opposed the creation of a stronger U.S. federal government
  3. Roger Sherman initiated this plan
  4. The city the constitutional convention was held in
  5. Diplomat and jurist who served as the first chief justice of the United States Supreme Court
  6. Was at the forefront of colonial agitation over British policy beginning with his fiery protests against the Stamp Act of 1765
  7. This plan outlined a strong national government with three branches: legislative, executive, and judicial
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  1. A person chosen or appointed to act or speak for another or others
  2. Also known as the small states plan
  3. Famous federalist who served as the first US secretary of the treasury from 1789 to 1795
  4. The person who wrote the constitution
  5. Written document that established the functions of the national government of the United States after it declared independence from Great Britain
  6. The only state to not send delegates to the constitutional convention
  7. This branch is responsible for enforcing the laws of the land
  8. This branch drafts possible laws
  9. This branch protects rights and liberties, upholds and interprets the law, and provides for the peaceful resolution of dispute
  10. Three out of every five slaves were counted towards population
  11. A group supporting the proposed Constitution of the United States
  12. The first US President (1789-97), who had led its army to success in the American Revolution
  13. Meaning two chambers

20 Clues: Meaning two chambers • This branch drafts possible laws • Roger Sherman initiated this plan • Also known as the small states plan • The person who wrote the constitution • An event where farmers rebelled due to tax issues • The city the constitutional convention was held in • This branch is responsible for enforcing the laws of the land • ...

American Revolution 2024-12-04

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

25 Clues: biggest city in the American states • group leading Britain and making laws • being free and making your own choices • capital city of the new American states • country that wanted to keep the 13 Colonies • soldier training, such as moving as a group • country that wanted to help free the 13 Colonies • people who lead and protect an organized community • ...

UNHRC 2025-08-24

UNHRC crossword puzzle
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  1. Executive arm of the United Nations led by the Secretary-General
  2. A formal decision or recommendation adopted by the Council
  3. Independent experts who monitor and report on human rights issues
  4. Power held by the five permanent members of the Security Council
  5. Basic rights and freedoms belonging to every person from birth until death
  6. Case study where the UNHRC investigated violence and killings in Sudan
  7. Process where the UNHRC reviews all UN member states’ human rights records
  8. Encouraging respect for human rights worldwide
  9. Court that UNHRC investigations sometimes support with evidence
  10. Non-binding human rights statement, such as the UDHR
  11. Main deliberative and representative organ of the United Nations
  12. One of the issues the UNHRC responds to when new violations emerge
  13. Length of term served by UNHRC member states
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  1. Number of member states in the UNHRC
  2. UN missions that deploy forces to help resolve and prevent conflicts
  3. Foundational treaty of the United Nations signed in San Francisco in 1945
  4. UN body responsible for maintaining international peace and security
  5. Former UN organ responsible for administering trust territories, now inactive
  6. Seventeen global goals adopted in 2015 as part of the 2030 Agenda
  7. International organization founded in 1945 to maintain peace and security
  8. UN body that coordinates economic, social, and environmental issues
  9. Holding states responsible for human rights violations
  10. City where the UN Human Rights Council is based
  11. Mechanism that addresses serious and consistent human rights violations

24 Clues: Number of member states in the UNHRC • Length of term served by UNHRC member states • Encouraging respect for human rights worldwide • City where the UN Human Rights Council is based • Non-binding human rights statement, such as the UDHR • Holding states responsible for human rights violations • A formal decision or recommendation adopted by the Council • ...

First four Presidents Vocab 2017-02-02

First four Presidents Vocab crossword puzzle
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  1. Second Capital of the United States
  2. The Illegal taking of people from ships. The British did this to american soldiers and made them serve in the army
  3. Groups of Congressmen who encouraged war with Britain.
  4. Believes that if it isn’t in the Constitution you CAN do it
  5. Made it illegal to speak out against the American Government
  6. Thomas Jefferson’s vice president
  7. A peaceful attempt to stop British impressment
  8. James Madison Vice President
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  1. President
  2. Fourth President
  3. John Adams Vice President
  4. Third (and Current) Capital of the United States
  5. Example for the Future
  6. Secretary of the Treasury
  7. Believes that if it isn’t in the Constitution you CAN’T do it
  8. American representatives went to France to organize a treaty but when they got their 3 people said that they had to pay in order to speak with the government Leader
  9. George Washington Vice President
  10. First President
  11. First Capital of the United States of America

19 Clues: President • First President • Fourth President • Example for the Future • John Adams Vice President • Secretary of the Treasury • James Madison Vice President • George Washington Vice President • Thomas Jefferson’s vice president • Second Capital of the United States • First Capital of the United States of America • A peaceful attempt to stop British impressment • ...

Korean/vietnam 2015-05-21

Korean/vietnam crossword puzzle
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  1. war/threats between the soviets and U.S. would have ended the world
  2. race/a time of getting weapons
  3. city od Israel
  4. soviets neighbor
  5. an Ussr were these
  6. tries to spread this
  7. policy to relax tension between the communist and the free world
  8. war/A war were total victory is not the goal
  9. wall/separated east and west Germany
  10. theory/the belief that in one land in a religion came under the influence of communist then more would follow
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  1. communist believe in
  2. united states tries to spread this
  3. get along with Kennedy
  4. missile crises/a very tense confirmation between the soviets and the united states over the soviets deployment of a nuclear missile in Cuba
  5. soviets citizens freedom of speech and religion
  6. war from 1950-1953
  7. blockade instead of war
  8. race/ the race between the soviets and the united states
  9. country

19 Clues: country • city od Israel • soviets neighbor • war from 1950-1953 • an Ussr were these • communist believe in • tries to spread this • get along with Kennedy • blockade instead of war • race/a time of getting weapons • united states tries to spread this • wall/separated east and west Germany • war/A war were total victory is not the goal • soviets citizens freedom of speech and religion • ...

Unit #1 mini project 1 2021-09-14

Unit #1 mini project 1 crossword puzzle
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  1. what month did the civil war begin
  2. What battle was the first win for the north
  3. Who made the Bill of Rights
  4. who ran against Abraham Lincoln in 160
  5. who was the American the patriot general during the revolutionary war
  6. Who was appointed the first President of the Confederate States of America at Montgomery, Alabama.
  7. what was the first land battle in the civil war
  8. What month did the civil war end
  9. Who was opposed to the ratification of the constitution
  10. who was not against slavery
  11. What are the 10 Amendments called
  12. who was against slavery
  13. What were the northern states called?
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  1. what was the first battle during the civil war
  2. who was the union general in the civil war
  3. What were the southern states called?
  4. Who was the vice president during the civil war
  5. Who did John Wilkes booth kill
  6. who was the president during the reconstruction era
  7. which battel was the first major batttel in Tennssee during the civil war
  8. who were the Americans up against during the revolution

21 Clues: who was against slavery • Who made the Bill of Rights • who was not against slavery • Who did John Wilkes booth kill • What month did the civil war end • What are the 10 Amendments called • what month did the civil war begin • What were the southern states called? • What were the northern states called? • who ran against Abraham Lincoln in 160 • ...

Barry's Secret Santa Puzzle 2021-01-08

Barry's Secret Santa Puzzle crossword puzzle
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  1. tattoos
  2. the month I was born
  3. birth order
  4. favorite pizza
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  1. one favorite country visited
  2. number of states lived in
  3. dogs or cats
  4. favorite fruit
  5. number of states visited
  6. favorite ice cream
  7. car
  8. eye color

12 Clues: car • tattoos • eye color • birth order • dogs or cats • favorite fruit • favorite pizza • favorite ice cream • the month I was born • number of states visited • number of states lived in • one favorite country visited

Civil War 2021-11-09

Civil War crossword puzzle
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  1. war between the united states and confederate states
  2. attempt to rebuild the south
  3. southern president
  4. union plan to take south
  5. owning another person
  6. slaves used the ____ to escape to the north
  7. ammendment that abolished slavery
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  1. last battle of the war
  2. north
  3. southern general
  4. union president
  5. assasinated lincoln
  6. northern general
  7. south

14 Clues: north • south • union president • southern general • northern general • southern president • assasinated lincoln • owning another person • last battle of the war • union plan to take south • attempt to rebuild the south • ammendment that abolished slavery • slaves used the ____ to escape to the north • war between the united states and confederate states

menu of performance tasks crossword puzzle 2023-06-01

menu of performance tasks crossword puzzle crossword puzzle
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  1. where the civil war ended
  2. the southern states that seceded
  3. the bloodiest battle in the civil war
  4. wrote the Compromise of 1850 and the Missouri Compromise
  5. a person who escapes slavery
  6. the northern states
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  1. president of the confederacy
  2. war strategy for the union
  3. 11 states did this and formed the Confederacy
  4. the civil war is considered the first ___ war
  5. president of the union

11 Clues: the northern states • president of the union • where the civil war ended • war strategy for the union • president of the confederacy • a person who escapes slavery • the southern states that seceded • the bloodiest battle in the civil war • 11 states did this and formed the Confederacy • the civil war is considered the first ___ war • ...

florida 2017-05-11

florida crossword puzzle
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  1. juice Floridas state beverage
  2. Who established St. Augustine
  3. Who was the first governor of Florida
  4. Floridas capital
  5. what drove the politics of Florida
  6. State Reptile
  7. Who named Florida
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  1. Floridas Most populous city
  2. Floridas state bird
  3. Which country founded Florida
  4. Who founded Jacksonville
  5. Flordia states freshwater fish
  6. Floridas state butterfly
  7. Flordia states tree
  8. who tried taking over Florida when Spain had control
  9. panther Floridas state animal

16 Clues: State Reptile • Floridas capital • Who named Florida • Floridas state bird • Flordia states tree • Who founded Jacksonville • Floridas state butterfly • Floridas Most populous city • juice Floridas state beverage • Which country founded Florida • Who established St. Augustine • panther Floridas state animal • Flordia states freshwater fish • what drove the politics of Florida • ...

Constitution crossword 2023-05-09

Constitution crossword crossword puzzle
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  1. Supreme Court, other federal courts
  2. "we the _______ of the United States"
  3. Senate and House of Representatives
  4. President,Vice President,Cabinet
  5. rights retained by the people
  6. a written plan of government
  7. freedoms, petitions, assembly
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  1. addition or change to the constitution
  2. rights in civil cases
  3. states rights
  4. rights in criminal cases
  5. rights to a fair trial
  6. rights to bear arms
  7. bails, fines, punishments
  8. search and arrest
  9. quartering of soldiers

16 Clues: states rights • search and arrest • rights to bear arms • rights in civil cases • rights to a fair trial • quartering of soldiers • rights in criminal cases • bails, fines, punishments • a written plan of government • rights retained by the people • freedoms, petitions, assembly • President,Vice President,Cabinet • Supreme Court, other federal courts • ...

Chapter 5- Citizenship 2025-02-05

Chapter 5- Citizenship crossword puzzle
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  1. market economy
  2. first three words
  3. power of the state
  4. provide safety in states
  5. of assembly meeting together
  6. form of government
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  1. power of the government
  2. first ten amendments
  3. provide protection in states
  4. a change to the constitution
  5. the capital of Kansas
  6. supreme law of the land
  7. President takes office
  8. everyone must follow this
  9. number of changes to the Constitution
  10. you can write as you want to

16 Clues: market economy • first three words • power of the state • form of government • first ten amendments • the capital of Kansas • President takes office • power of the government • supreme law of the land • provide safety in states • everyone must follow this • provide protection in states • a change to the constitution • you can write as you want to • of assembly meeting together • ...

M Stillwell, 3rd hour Gov 2023-01-10

M Stillwell, 3rd hour Gov crossword puzzle
Across
  1. The branch of government that creates laws.
  2. The first ten amendments. (3 words)
  3. The land that a state owns that can be changed through war, negotiation, or purchases.
  4. The branch of government that carries out laws.
  5. Powers the states are not allowed to have.
  6. The last step of becoming a citizen involves taking this. (3 words)
  7. Changes to the constitution.
  8. Things that all americans are free to due and are stated in the constitution.
  9. Powers listed clearly in the consitution.
  10. America’s first attempt at an independent government. (3 words)
  11. The process of becoming a US citizen.
  12. Not written, but things the government need to do.
Down
  1. The branch of government that interprets laws.
  2. The government can not run however it wants to because of this big idea (2 words)
  3. How the government collects money.
  4. The articles let congress create this but not pay for it.
  5. The house of congress where the states with more people get more members. (3 words)
  6. This is what the Legislative branch is called.
  7. A law that is in the process of being approved.
  8. Political party which values equality, cooperation, and genorosity.
  9. The document that provides rules on how the government should be run.
  10. Political party which values liberty, cost saving, and competition.
  11. Not written, but powers that are necessary to do what is written.
  12. Broad powers kept by the states.
  13. The house of congress where all states get 2 members.

25 Clues: Changes to the constitution. • Broad powers kept by the states. • How the government collects money. • The first ten amendments. (3 words) • The process of becoming a US citizen. • Powers listed clearly in the consitution. • Powers the states are not allowed to have. • The branch of government that creates laws. • The branch of government that interprets laws. • ...

Project 2020-09-30

Project crossword puzzle
Across
  1. a military operation in which enemy forces surround a town or building
  2. acts were a series of laws passed by british
  3. fought between the united states and its allies
  4. were those colonists of the thirteen colonies
  5. was a late 18th century movement
  6. colonies of british america
  7. the principle of US policy
  8. the unites states constitution
  9. amendment a U.S constitution ratified in 1868
  10. territory of louisiana by the united states
  11. was an armed upspring in western massachusetts
  12. is a historic site in east virgina
  13. U.S history that followed the american civil war
  14. war a war that is unrestricted in terms of the weapons
  15. a war that happened between 1846 and 1848
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  1. mainly irish immigrants and civil war
  2. American imperialist cultural belief in the 19th century
  3. was the widespread transfer of plants,animals, and culture
  4. Unites states constitution abolished slavery and involuntary
  5. act act of 1887 authorized the federal government to break up tribal lands
  6. the first ten amendments to the US constitution
  7. industrial school in carlisle pennsylvania
  8. information especially of a based or misleading nature
  9. signed into law on may 28,1830
  10. were american colonists who stayed loyal to british
  11. issued by king george on october 7,1763
  12. a territory group whose primary targets are african american
  13. own region or section of the country
  14. were state and local laws
  15. one of the most important and innovative concepts in the U.S

30 Clues: were state and local laws • the principle of US policy • colonies of british america • signed into law on may 28,1830 • the unites states constitution • was a late 18th century movement • is a historic site in east virgina • own region or section of the country • mainly irish immigrants and civil war • issued by king george on october 7,1763 • ...

Unit 1 Review Game- Krohn 2020-01-27

Unit 1 Review Game- Krohn crossword puzzle
Across
  1. One of Thomas' five ways that states that there must be an end to all things and the end of the world would be God.
  2. How we communicate ourselves with God
  3. interacts with humanity as a human and gives us his new law
  4. Goes from persecuting to evangelizing
  5. I believe
  6. The word of God entrusted in the apostles to carry on
  7. In scripture, when we read it carefully we get his message.
  8. Knowledge though testimony, just trusting in what someone else has told you.
  9. Through the human person or though natural God reveals himself to us
  10. He wrote the 5 Ways that proved God is real.
  11. A part of the Bible that shows interaction between God and humanity
  12. The primary way we communicate with God.
Down
  1. Drops his net and follows Jesus
  2. A faith that is beyond reason.
  3. What God wants with us, the only way we can get to know him
  4. The people who continue his message
  5. One of Thomas' five ways, and it states that there must be a "most perfect" being and that would be God
  6. God communicating himself to us.
  7. The teaching of the bishops and Pope
  8. The Eucharist and reconciliation
  9. The final revelation
  10. One of the five ways, it states that things are moved by other things that are in motion
  11. One way Jesus is present, in the community of his people
  12. Another one of the five ways that states that effects come from a cause

24 Clues: I believe • The final revelation • A faith that is beyond reason. • Drops his net and follows Jesus • God communicating himself to us. • The Eucharist and reconciliation • The people who continue his message • The teaching of the bishops and Pope • How we communicate ourselves with God • Goes from persecuting to evangelizing • The primary way we communicate with God. • ...

Hidden Figures Book Report 2021-11-19

Hidden Figures Book Report crossword puzzle
Across
  1. the first satellite
  2. a competition between the soviet union and the U.S
  3. researched supersonic flights and sonic booms
  4. National Aeronautics and Space Administration
  5. A civil rights activist who fought for equality in America
  6. was the first astronaut who orbited the earth
  7. the third spaceflight program in the united states
  8. someone who fights for equality
  9. a law that stopped segregation between race, color, gender, etc
  10. unfair treatment of one group or many
  11. a federal union of different countries
  12. the area that housed the Hampton Institute
  13. worked as a computer at NASA
  14. defended her analysis against world's top aerodynamicists
  15. a group of dominant african american pilots
  16. a period of political and astronomical tension between the U.S and the Soviet Union
Down
  1. described the orbital trajectory of john Glenn's flight to space
  2. wrote algebraic methods and wrote analysis down for her superiors
  3. first human spaceflight program in the United States
  4. women nasa workers
  5. someone who researches or corresponds with engines
  6. someone who gathers information in a specific area
  7. people who work in the mathematics department
  8. National Advisory Committee for Aeronautics
  9. the separation of different people
  10. the second spaceflight program in the united states
  11. being of an equal state as another
  12. National Association for the Advancement of Colored People
  13. laws that caused segregation in America
  14. a science that practices travel through the air
  15. the 35th president of the United States

31 Clues: women nasa workers • the first satellite • worked as a computer at NASA • someone who fights for equality • the separation of different people • being of an equal state as another • unfair treatment of one group or many • a federal union of different countries • laws that caused segregation in America • the 35th president of the United States • ...

Government 2012-09-18

Government crossword puzzle
Across
  1. Who is in charge of the Executive branch?
  2. Can declare acts of congress unconstitutional
  3. A series of 85 articles or essays promoting the ratification of the United States Constitution written by Alexander Hamilton, James Madison, and John Jay.
  4. Can impeach or remove the President
  5. Elects the president
  6. Highest court in the United States
  7. The people and interest that an elected official represents.
  8. The Division between central and federal government
  9. Government expanded into 3 branches
  10. How many Branches of government are there?
  11. An informal change to the government ex. presidents cabinet
Down
  1. A group of people in favor of ratifying the Constitution.
  2. People are the source of governmental power
  3. The power of the court to determine something unconstitutional
  4. The Government can not be to powerful and must obey the laws.
  5. An informal change ex. democrat/ republican
  6. The brief introduction that begins the constitution
  7. How many amendments have been proposed by 2/3rds vote in congress and ratified by a convention held in 3/4ths of the states
  8. Length of term of a senator
  9. First 10 Amendments
  10. Bicameral house under the Legislative Branch
  11. Can veto acts on congress
  12. How many amendments have been proposed by 2/3rds vote in congress and ratified by the state legislature in 3/4ths of the states?
  13. The amount of years a president is in office (one term)
  14. How many senators are there per state?

25 Clues: First 10 Amendments • Elects the president • Can veto acts on congress • Length of term of a senator • Highest court in the United States • Can impeach or remove the President • Government expanded into 3 branches • How many senators are there per state? • Who is in charge of the Executive branch? • How many Branches of government are there? • ...

Government 2012-09-18

Government crossword puzzle
Across
  1. People are the source of governmental power
  2. Length of term of a senator
  3. Can declare acts of congress unconstitutional
  4. An informal change to the government ex. presidents cabinet
  5. Elects the president
  6. A series of 85 articles or essays promoting the ratification of the United States Constitution written by Alexander Hamilton, James Madison, and John Jay.
  7. How many amendments have been proposed by 2/3rds vote in congress and ratified by a convention held in 3/4ths of the states
  8. How many Branches of government are there?
  9. The Division between central and federal government
Down
  1. The amount of years a president is in office (one term)
  2. How many senators are there per state?
  3. Who is in charge of the Executive branch?
  4. Can impeach or remove the President
  5. Government expanded into 3 branches
  6. Can veto acts on congress
  7. How many amendments have been proposed by 2/3rds vote in congress and ratified by the state legislature in 3/4ths of the states?
  8. An informal change ex. democrat/ republican
  9. First 10 Amendments
  10. The power of the court to determine something unconstitutional
  11. Bicameral house under the Legislative Branch
  12. A group of people in favor of ratifying the Constitution.
  13. Highest court in the United States
  14. The people and interest that an elected official represents.
  15. The Government can not be to powerful and must obey the laws.
  16. The brief introduction that begins the constitution

25 Clues: First 10 Amendments • Elects the president • Can veto acts on congress • Length of term of a senator • Highest court in the United States • Can impeach or remove the President • Government expanded into 3 branches • How many senators are there per state? • Who is in charge of the Executive branch? • How many Branches of government are there? • ...

Chapter 11 Vocabulary 2013-01-05

Chapter 11 Vocabulary crossword puzzle
Across
  1. Organization involved in the trade of goods, services, or both to consumers.
  2. The agreement signed by the governments of Canada, Mexico, and the United States.
  3. To bring into harmony, accord, or agreement.
  4. International governance of many nations.
  5. Radically new, or innovative, beyond established principles, procedures, etc.
  6. A type of organization that the government does not have charge of.
  7. The first organization to be based on the principles of supranationalism.
  8. Agreement for free trade.
  9. The co-operation among nations, for the promotion of their common good.
  10. An intergovernmental military alliance based on the North Atlantic Treaty.
  11. A person, group, or nation's act to make peace.
  12. Organization composed primarily of sovereign states that are referred to as member states.
  13. A leadership or predominant influence of one nation to another.
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  1. International governance of two nations.
  2. An economic and political union of 27 states located primarily in Europe.
  3. An organized political community.
  4. Organic compound that contains only carbon, chlorine, hydrogen, and fluorine.
  5. An international organization that was originally created as part of the Bretton Woods system exchange agreement in 1944.
  6. An organization that intends to supervise and liberalize international trade.
  7. Favourable to progress or reform.
  8. The antonym for multilateralism.
  9. Agreements and/or policies that favour the regionalization and/or co-operation between nations within a continent.
  10. Humanitarian principles and/or practices.
  11. The maintenance of international peace and security.
  12. Isolating one's country from the affairs of another by declining to enter into alliances.

25 Clues: Agreement for free trade. • The antonym for multilateralism. • An organized political community. • Favourable to progress or reform. • International governance of two nations. • International governance of many nations. • Humanitarian principles and/or practices. • To bring into harmony, accord, or agreement. • A person, group, or nation's act to make peace. • ...

Politics of The Roaring Twenties 2013-12-01

Politics of The Roaring Twenties crossword puzzle
Across
  1. Warren Harding's poker playing cronies.
  2. Unplanned and uncontrolled spreading of cities into surrounding cities.
  3. Was the ruler of the United Mine Workers of America in 1919.
  4. Established the maximum number of people that could enter the United States.
  5. An attempt following World War 1 for the U.S., Britain and France to collect war reparations debt from Germany.
  6. Protest started by workers who had not received a raise since the start of WW1.
  7. Secretary of State that urged for no more warships to be built for 10 years.
  8. Economic and political system based on a single party government ruled by a dictatorship.
  9. People who opposed any form of government.
  10. Inaugurated the first transatlantic passenger flights.
  11. Was the 30th president of the United States from Massachusetts.
Down
  1. Policy of pulling away from involvement in world affairs.
  2. Allowed people to buy goods over an extended period without putting down a lot of money at the time of purchase.
  3. Raised taxes on some U.S. imports to 60 percent.
  4. The 29th president of the United States from Ohio.
  5. This group pledged to avoid strikes.
  6. Men who were charged with the robbery and murder of a factory paymaster and his guard in Braintree.
  7. Albert B. Falls secret leasing of oil rich land to private companies in exchange for money.
  8. United States Navy Secretary of the Interior from 1921-1923.
  9. Prejudice against foreign born people.

20 Clues: This group pledged to avoid strikes. • Prejudice against foreign born people. • Warren Harding's poker playing cronies. • People who opposed any form of government. • Raised taxes on some U.S. imports to 60 percent. • The 29th president of the United States from Ohio. • Inaugurated the first transatlantic passenger flights. • ...

APHG Crossword Puzzle #1 2017-04-22

APHG Crossword Puzzle #1 crossword puzzle
Across
  1. the name given to a specific place on earth
  2. nation example: The Kurds
  3. diffusion The spread of an idea through physical movement of people from one place to another.
  4. Examples: United States, Canada, Great Britain. Opposite of LDC.
  5. a regional variety of a language
  6. Example: Cows move to high lands in the summer.
  7. Semi periphery, Core and ________.
  8. rotation Example: Harvesting carrots and replanting in a different field.
  9. The spreading of the Mcdonald's franchise is an example of ____________.
  10. force a force that brings the people of a state together
  11. cleansing relates to racism and genocide.
  12. An enclosed territory with a foreign territory around it.
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  1. Malthus Geographer who stated "Population is growing faster than food production.
  2. state most famous example: chile. Based on its shape.
  3. industry example: the toy industry and its lack of ties to its location
  4. can be connected to Relative Location
  5. states and nation-states MUST have this to be considered states.
  6. a person who speaks more than two languages
  7. Example: In Georgia, there are 173 people per square mile.
  8. Birth Rate An increase in modern medicine and a decrease in maternal mortality rate can increase the __________.
  9. the process of the decline of quality of living or effective power
  10. The redrawing of legislative boundaries entirely for electoral purposes, thereby benefiting the party in power
  11. practiced in Hinduism and Shintoism.
  12. Drain Example: A smart person emigrates from India in search of a job.
  13. Example: outbreak of Ebola.

25 Clues: nation example: The Kurds • Example: outbreak of Ebola. • a regional variety of a language • Semi periphery, Core and ________. • practiced in Hinduism and Shintoism. • can be connected to Relative Location • cleansing relates to racism and genocide. • the name given to a specific place on earth • a person who speaks more than two languages • ...

Meteorolgy 2022-03-17

Meteorolgy crossword puzzle
Across
  1. This is an air mass that brings very dry and hot weather to the united states
  2. cool and wet weather to the
  3. in this type of pressure system, you will experience warm and moist weather
  4. This is an air mass that generally brings cool, dry weather to the united states
  5. This is an air mass that brings
  6. lines that connect areas of similar air pressure on a weather map
  7. This type of front forms when a warm air mass is caught between two colder air masses.
  8. A short term state of the atmosphere.
  9. in this type of pressure system, you will experience sunny and clear skies with cool temperatures
  10. This type of front forms when cold air moves under warm air
  11. states
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  1. A severe storm that develops over a tropical ocean.
  2. The temperature in which a gas condenses into a liquid.
  3. The average weather conditions in an area over a long period of time.
  4. This type of front forms when a cold air mass meets a warm air mass and little to no movement occurs.
  5. A destructive, rotating column of air that touches the ground
  6. A boundary between air masses of different densities and usually different temperatures.
  7. A large body of air where the temperature and moisture are constant throughout
  8. This air mass develops over water and brings warm humid weather to the united states.
  9. This type of front forms when warm air moves over cold air

20 Clues: states • cool and wet weather to the • This is an air mass that brings • A short term state of the atmosphere. • A severe storm that develops over a tropical ocean. • The temperature in which a gas condenses into a liquid. • This type of front forms when warm air moves over cold air • This type of front forms when cold air moves under warm air • ...

Chapter 8 Crossword Study Guide 2021-11-29

Chapter 8 Crossword Study Guide crossword puzzle
Across
  1. rebellion is the uprising that occurred when the petitions of the Massachusetts farmers went unanswered.
  2. of Confederation uses the term “firm league of friendship”.
  3. rights of the people are what English philosopher John Locke believed.
  4. used slaves as a major source of labor.
  5. had one vote on all questions in the constitutional convention.
  6. of 1785 which law helped stop the spread of slavery to the West.
  7. Revolution, most states allowed only white men who were at least 21 years old to vote.
  8. years is how long the vice president holds office.
  9. states had approve The Articles of Confederation.
  10. Washington was the presiding officer at the Constitutional Convention.
  11. to fall in value.
  12. the freeing of individual enslaved persons.
Down
  1. makes the federal system of government the final authority.
  2. believed that because of the importance
  3. between people and the ruler.
  4. Sherman proposed the Great Compromise.
  5. did not included Native Americans.
  6. three articles of the Constitution describe the structure of the federal government.
  7. existed and was legal in every state.
  8. well-being says that a "firm league of friendship” implies the relationship of the states under the Articles of Confederation.
  9. the laws is the role of the executive branch.
  10. to the laws of the nation.
  11. government holds the power to create money.
  12. Federalists did not supported the Constitution.
  13. is the movement influenced that Constitution’s architects(writers).
  14. is having two separate lawmaking chambers.
  15. Locke wrote that government is based on a

27 Clues: to fall in value. • to the laws of the nation. • between people and the ruler. • did not included Native Americans. • existed and was legal in every state. • Sherman proposed the Great Compromise. • believed that because of the importance • used slaves as a major source of labor. • Locke wrote that government is based on a • is having two separate lawmaking chambers. • ...

Chapter 9 vocab 2021-12-09

Chapter 9 vocab crossword puzzle
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  1. economic system in which private individuals or businesses own capital goods
  2. former president of mexico
  3. recongnized the rio grande as the southern boundary with united states
  4. between mexico and texas colonists
  5. a group of pioneers from the eastern united states
  6. bring peace between whites and the sioux
  7. believe in jesus christ
  8. used morse code
  9. mechanical reaper
  10. soldier and politician who gained enduring fame as a leader of the texas revolution
  11. the divison and specialization of labor
  12. 18th century franciscan mission in san antonio
  13. economy that disoriented and coordinated all aspects of the market economy
  14. he oversaw the largest territorial expansion in american history
  15. translation of the book of mormon
  16. a sovereign state in north america
  17. a grant of public land
  18. former texas secretary of state
Down
  1. accept nothing less from the british than all of the oregon country
  2. transportation route through central north america
  3. 12th president
  4. electric connection signals allowing to communicate
  5. unrecognized breakaway state from mexico
  6. individual who starts and runs a business with limited resources and planning
  7. agreement between the united states and mexico
  8. rapid influx of fortune seekers to the site of newly discovered gold deposits
  9. U.S. forces to victory in the mexican war
  10. steel plow
  11. frontier officers of the united states army
  12. religious leader of the mormon church after the assassination
  13. append or add as an extra or subordinate part
  14. justified and inevitable

32 Clues: steel plow • 12th president • used morse code • mechanical reaper • a grant of public land • believe in jesus christ • justified and inevitable • former president of mexico • former texas secretary of state • translation of the book of mormon • between mexico and texas colonists • a sovereign state in north america • the divison and specialization of labor • ...

Science Crossword 2022-05-15

Science Crossword crossword puzzle
Across
  1. Able to dissolve other substances
  2. When an object attracts to magnetism
  3. The smallest particle of chemical that can exist, everything is made up of it
  4. A liquid or a other substance in which solid particles are mixed but not dissolved
  5. Firm and stable in shape, one of the three states of matter
  6. A substance that flows freely, one of the three states of matter
  7. A substance that can not be broken down in to simpler substances
  8. Able to dissolve
  9. A mixture that can be separated
  10. Cordial then put water in it
  11. Any characteristic that can be measured
  12. Pouring a liquid from one container to another typically to separate out sediment
  13. It has a famous scientist of the name of Einstein in the word
Down
  1. 'Oh No cleo the _____' famous phrase of H2o just add water
  2. The substance that dissolves to form a solution
  3. A mixture of two or more substances that stays evenly mixed
  4. Matter that settles at the bottom of a liquid
  5. To disappear
  6. Make a liquid thinner or weaker by adding water or another solvent
  7. One of the other states of matte from the sun
  8. When two or more substances are combined
  9. Expands feely in a container, one of the three states of matter
  10. Substance made up of different elements joined together by chemical bond
  11. To pass through unwanted material through a device

24 Clues: To disappear • Able to dissolve • Cordial then put water in it • A mixture that can be separated • Able to dissolve other substances • When an object attracts to magnetism • Any characteristic that can be measured • When two or more substances are combined • Matter that settles at the bottom of a liquid • One of the other states of matte from the sun • ...

Chapter 4- Federalism 2023-12-19

Chapter 4- Federalism crossword puzzle
Across
  1. an act that limits a state's ability to regulate an area
  2. to assign a portion of something
  3. determined as where one lives and is legally eligible to vote
  4. to return a fugitive who flees across state lines back to the original state
  5. a formal order given by a higher authority
  6. powers that both the national government and the states have
  7. give official permission to operate in a certain occupation
  8. powers directly stated in the Constitution
Down
  1. an act that allows the people of a territory interested in becoming a state to prepare a constitution
  2. a written agreement between two or more states
  3. to assert the contrary of, to imply the opposite of
  4. a system of government in which two or more governments exercise power over the same people and the same territory
  5. powers the government requires to carry out its expressed constitutional powers
  6. the federal government's ability to take over a state government function
  7. powers the Constitution grants or delegates to the national government
  8. the right to command or lead
  9. wholeness or unity
  10. to manage or supervise the execution, use, or conduct of
  11. statement in Article VI of the Constitution establishing that the Constitution, laws passed by Congress, and treaties of the United States "shall be the supreme Law of the Land"
  12. a sum of money given to a state or local government for a specific purpose
  13. powers that belong strictly to the states

21 Clues: wholeness or unity • the right to command or lead • to assign a portion of something • powers that belong strictly to the states • a formal order given by a higher authority • powers directly stated in the Constitution • a written agreement between two or more states • to assert the contrary of, to imply the opposite of • ...

Civil War 2024-05-15

Civil War crossword puzzle
Across
  1. Confederate general who held his position during the Battle of Bull Run
  2. The Union had a much more extensive network of these than the South
  3. freed slaves in Confederate controlled territories
  4. Lincoln suspended this right that gave citizens the right to seek release from unlawful jailing
  5. Distinguished Confederate general
  6. Stonewall Jackson was killed in this Confederate victory
  7. one of Lincoln's most famous speeches
  8. Grant surrounded Lee on his march to Richmond causing Lee to surrender here
  9. The 54th Massachusetts regiment of the Union was composed of these men
  10. The Southern states during the Civil War
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  1. slave states that remained loyal to the Union
  2. Distinguished Union general
  3. First major land battle and Confederate victory
  4. Confederates successfully defended their capital in Richmond
  5. Lee's forces were defeated, and Britian decided not to give aid to the South after this battle
  6. Grant's victory gave the Union control of the Mississippi River after this battle
  7. The Union's plan to keep the war in the South by constricting supplies and movement
  8. Confederate surprise attack that ended in Union victory Mississippi
  9. this Union general captured and destroyed Atlanta, Georgia
  10. deadliest single day of fighting that led was this battle
  11. The Virginian and Merrimack had these type of warships
  12. President of the Confederate states
  13. strategy of destroying opponent's land and infostructure used by Sherman
  14. The Northern states during the Civil War
  15. the first major battle on Union soil resulting in Confederate defeat

25 Clues: Distinguished Union general • Distinguished Confederate general • President of the Confederate states • one of Lincoln's most famous speeches • The Northern states during the Civil War • The Southern states during the Civil War • slave states that remained loyal to the Union • First major land battle and Confederate victory • ...

Chapter 2 Review 2025-02-17

Chapter 2 Review crossword puzzle
Across
  1. THE INTRODUCTION PORTION OF THE CONSTITUTION.
  2. THE BRANCH OF THE U.S. GOVERNMENT THAT MAKES LAWS.
  3. THE CONSTITUTION INCLUDES A SYSTEM OF ___________ AND BALANCES.
  4. THE POWERS THAT BOTH LEVELS OF THE GOVERNMENT CAN EXERCISE
  5. HOW MANY STATES HAD TO APPROVE THE CONSTITUTION BEFORE IT WOULD BE ACCEPTED?
  6. A GROUP OF STATE GOVERNMENTS THAT BAND TOGETHER FOR A COMMON PURPOSE.
  7. KNOWN AS THE "FATHER OF THE CONSTITUTION". (2 WORDS)
  8. SUPPORTERS OF THE CONSTITUTION.
  9. WORD THAT MEANS "APPROVED".
  10. THE STRONGEST CRITICISM OF THE CONSTITUTION WAS THAT IT LACKED A WHAT? (3 WORDS)
  11. THE BRANCH OF THE U.S. GOVERNMENT THAT INTERPRETS THE LAWS.
  12. WORD THAT MEANS "THE RIGHT TO RULE".
  13. THE LAST STATE TO RATIFY THE CONSTITUTION. (2 WORDS)
  14. THE POWERS GRANTED TO THE NATIONAL GOVERNMENT.
  15. THE MEETING WHERE DELEGATES WORKED ON CREATING A NEW GOVERNMENT. (2 WORDS)
Down
  1. A CHANGE IN THE CONSTITUTION.
  2. THE BRANCH OF THE U.S. GOVERNMENT THAT ENFORCES LAWS.
  3. A GROUP NAMED BY EACH STATE LEGISLATURE TO SELECT THE PRESIDENT & VICE-PRESIDENT. (2 WORDS)
  4. DIVIDED INTO TWO PARTS.
  5. A WRITTEN PLAN FOR GOVERNMENT.
  6. ____________ COMPROMISE WAS THE PART OF THE CONSTITUTION ABOUT COUNTING THE SLAVE POPULATION. (2 WORDS)
  7. THE NUMBER OF STATES IN THE UNITED STATES DURING THE CREATION OF THE CONSTITUTION.
  8. A FORM OF GOVERNMENT IN WHICH POWER IS DIVIDED BETWEEN THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT & THE STATES.
  9. CITY WHERE THE LIBERTY BELL IS DISPLAYED.
  10. THE CONGRESS HAS THE POWER TO DECLARE THIS.

25 Clues: DIVIDED INTO TWO PARTS. • WORD THAT MEANS "APPROVED". • A CHANGE IN THE CONSTITUTION. • A WRITTEN PLAN FOR GOVERNMENT. • SUPPORTERS OF THE CONSTITUTION. • WORD THAT MEANS "THE RIGHT TO RULE". • CITY WHERE THE LIBERTY BELL IS DISPLAYED. • THE CONGRESS HAS THE POWER TO DECLARE THIS. • THE INTRODUCTION PORTION OF THE CONSTITUTION. • ...

US Physical Map 2025-01-16

US Physical Map crossword puzzle
Across
  1. Volcano/mountain in Hawai'i that is technically taller than Mt. Everest
  2. One of the Great Lakes, shares a name with a region in Canada
  3. Large river running down the state of Califoria
  4. River that runs from Colorado to the Mississippi River
  5. Large plateau on the Eastern coast of the United States
  6. River that creates a border between Texas and Mexico
  7. Mountain range stretching from California to Washington
  8. Mountain range North of the Rockies
  9. River that creates the bottom border of Illinois, Indiana, and Ohio
  10. One of the Great Lakes, named after one of our state
  11. Ocean that borders the East Coast
  12. River that runs through Alaska
  13. River that runs from Montana to the Mississippi River
  14. Volcano/mountain peak named after a President
  15. Large mountain range running from Canada to Mexico
  16. River that begins in Southern Illinois down to Louisiana
Down
  1. One of the Great Lakes, largest of the 5
  2. Large plateau in the central United States
  3. Volcano/mountain peak in Washington State
  4. Ocean we'd face on the coast of our state
  5. Mountain range in Eastern California
  6. Desert in Arizona and North Mexico
  7. One of the Great Lakes, named after a Native American tribe
  8. Desert in Eastern Nevada
  9. Tallest mountain volcano/mountain peak in the continental United States
  10. One of the Great Lakes, name starts with an E
  11. Mountain range on the Eastern portion of the United States
  12. Body of water below Florida and above Mexico

28 Clues: Desert in Eastern Nevada • River that runs through Alaska • Ocean that borders the East Coast • Desert in Arizona and North Mexico • Mountain range North of the Rockies • Mountain range in Eastern California • One of the Great Lakes, largest of the 5 • Volcano/mountain peak in Washington State • Ocean we'd face on the coast of our state • ...

reconstruction vocab 2025-11-24

reconstruction vocab crossword puzzle
Across
  1. American businessman who built his wealth controlling the railroad industry.
  2. Tests that were used to determine a person's reading and writing skills
  3. Founding and leading the Standard Oil Company
  4. A faction of the Republican Party that believed in harsh measures against the Southern states
  5. legal provision that allowed individuals to bypass literacy tests or poll taxes if their grandfathers had been eligible to vote before the Civil War
  6. His disagreement with the Radical Republicans in Congress about Reconstruction policies led to his removal from office.
  7. An amendment that granted citizenship to all persons born in the us
  8. The person who killed Lincoln
  9. American financier and banker who dominated corporate finance and founded JPMorgan Chase Bank
  10. Amendment An amendment that granted African American men the right to vote
  11. Powerful American industrialist who became wealthy through unethical business practices
  12. A railroad that connected the eastern United States to the western territories
Down
  1. A law that provided land to settlers in the West
  2. State and local laws that enforced racial segregation in the Southern United States
  3. Lincoln’s plan to help rebuild the south
  4. Fees that individuals had to pay in order to vote
  5. A term describing the political alignment of Southern states
  6. investigative journalism that exposes corruption, scandals, and social injustices, particularly those of powerful businesses and government officials
  7. An amendment that abolished slavery
  8. American steel industry,controlled the U.S. steel market and related industries like mines and railroads.

20 Clues: The person who killed Lincoln • An amendment that abolished slavery • Lincoln’s plan to help rebuild the south • Founding and leading the Standard Oil Company • A law that provided land to settlers in the West • Fees that individuals had to pay in order to vote • A term describing the political alignment of Southern states • ...