states Crossword Puzzles

reconstruction vocab 2025-11-24

reconstruction vocab crossword puzzle
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  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
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  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 • ...

Ch. 2 Fourth Grade Vocab 2025-10-08

Ch. 2 Fourth Grade Vocab crossword puzzle
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  1. a person who moves to one country from another
  2. someone who hunts animals and collects wild plants for food
  3. a custom or belief that is passed on from one generation to the next
  4. to approve officially
  5. a change to the constitution of the United States.
  6. a settlement ruled by another country
  7. an object made by people, such as pottery
  8. freedom from rule by others
  9. The planting and growing of crops for food
  10. a person who works to end or get rid of something, especially slavery
  11. a system under which people of different races are kept separate
  12. the period of rebuilding after the Civil War during which Southern states rejoined the Union
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  1. a scientist who studies the culture of people who lived long ago
  2. a way of life for a group of people
  3. the part of the economy in which machines are used to do the work
  4. someone who represents a group of people
  5. an area of land set aside for American Indians to live on
  6. to work without pay or freedom
  7. a union of states that agree to cooperate
  8. a group of people responsible for making a country's laws
  9. a plan of government
  10. to officially separate from an organization
  11. a large area of land that is under the control of an outside government. In the United States, a territory does not have the same rights that a state does

23 Clues: a plan of government • to approve officially • freedom from rule by others • to work without pay or freedom • a way of life for a group of people • a settlement ruled by another country • someone who represents a group of people • a union of states that agree to cooperate • an object made by people, such as pottery • The planting and growing of crops for food • ...

History exam crossword game by Amauri Williams 2025-05-19

History exam crossword game by Amauri Williams crossword puzzle
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  1. He is the 40th president of the United States
  2. A powerful pesticide that was used during the 1940s-1960s
  3. A economic policy that was made from President Reagan
  4. A event where populating grew in the western portions of the United States
  5. A event where population lowered in the Midwest portions of the United States
  6. A operation that helped African Americans business and education opportunities
  7. Where houses were built on top of a toxic waste land
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  1. One of the most dangerous storms to ever hit the United States
  2. A deadly disease during the 80s
  3. NASA's partially reusable space vehicle to put satellites and objects into orbit
  4. A word which implies that everyone is equal no matter their race
  5. A heavier and darker fog from smoke
  6. A program that stop underage people from drinking

13 Clues: A deadly disease during the 80s • A heavier and darker fog from smoke • He is the 40th president of the United States • A program that stop underage people from drinking • A economic policy that was made from President Reagan • Where houses were built on top of a toxic waste land • A powerful pesticide that was used during the 1940s-1960s • ...

civil war 2025-01-16

civil war crossword puzzle
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  1. sovereignty voting
  2. horse
  3. death
  4. military
  5. northerner
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  1. firearms
  2. states southern states
  3. killing
  4. crop tobacco
  5. war armies

10 Clues: horse • death • killing • firearms • military • war armies • northerner • crop tobacco • sovereignty voting • states southern states

Civil War Battle 2021-05-19

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

20 Clues: The Battle of Gaines'Mill. • What was a very bloody war? • Who won the battle of Shiloh? • Who was "an instrument of God¨? • Who was a hero against slavery? • What was Stonewall´s real name? • 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? • ...

Civil War Crossword 2022-05-03

Civil War Crossword crossword puzzle
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  1. Number of border states
  2. Head Union general (full name)
  3. The freeing of someone from slavery
  4. The number of the amendment that banned slavery in the U.S.
  5. The name of the plan that the Union used to win the war
  6. The main cause of the war
  7. The name for the southern states
  8. Head Confederate general (full name)
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  1. River the Union wanted to capture to divide the Confederacy
  2. The name for the northern states
  3. When a part of the country breaks away from the mainland to form their own country
  4. The capital of the Confederacy
  5. Civil War started at this fort
  6. African American woman who helped slaves escape on the Underground Railroad (last name)
  7. Three day battle that started when Confederate soldiers were looking for shoes
  8. They handled businesses, became nurses, and were spies during the Civil War
  9. President of the Union during the Civil War (last name)
  10. Treaty to end the war was signed at this courthouse
  11. President of the Confederacy

19 Clues: Number of border states • The main cause of the war • President of the Confederacy • The capital of the Confederacy • Head Union general (full name) • Civil War started at this fort • The name for the northern states • The name for the southern states • The freeing of someone from slavery • Head Confederate general (full name) • ...

Evelyn Lloyd's Articles X-Word 2024-02-09

Evelyn Lloyd's Articles X-Word crossword puzzle
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  1. The Articles are flawed because congress couldn't ___.
  2. The loyalist felt like ____ after the war
  3. A new _____ was almost formed
  4. The articles were not allowed to ______ laws.
  5. One of the advantages Hamilton saw in the US was ______ resources.
  6. Over _____ milita men were hired
  7. The war left all the states in ________.
  8. When did the constitutional confederation meet to revise the plan of government?
  9. A place where loyalist went after the war.
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  1. ________ Hamilton hated congress because they didn't share his visons.
  2. A former member of the continental army.
  3. Did the FIRST US constitutail Fail or succeed?
  4. Money became less valuable because the government kept printing it.
  5. Did the LAST US constitution Fail or succeed?
  6. The Articals of Confederation was the first U.S _______.
  7. How many states were allowed to print money.
  8. The compassed congress was passed ________ the war.
  9. There was only one ____ that could make decisions.
  10. ____ out of thirteen states had to approve a bill just to pass it.
  11. Enforcing ____ was one of the largest issues of the continental congress

20 Clues: A new _____ was almost formed • Over _____ milita men were hired • A former member of the continental army. • The war left all the states in ________. • The loyalist felt like ____ after the war • A place where loyalist went after the war. • How many states were allowed to print money. • The articles were not allowed to ______ laws. • ...

Review Part I: Political Developments in the New Nation 2013-11-14

Review Part I: Political Developments in the New Nation crossword puzzle
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  1. This was the first challenge to the U.S. government’s ability to enforce the law when a rebellion took place following an excise tax being placed on luxury goods.
  2. Republicans Jefferson and Madison wrote resolutions that said states had a duty to ____________, or refuse to recognize the Alien and Sedition Acts.
  3. The _________________________ , which stated the Alien and Sedition Acts were unconstitutional, supported the idea that state governments could challenge the federal government.
  4. A group of people with similar political ideas who get together to gain power.
  5. The ____________is a body of delegates from each state that represents the people’s vote in choosing the president.
  6. He believed that the United States’ government should be used to help create a strong economy based on manufacturing, business, and trade.
  7. He personally led the army against the participants in the Whiskey Rebellion because he felt people needed to understand the constitutional right of Congress to create and enforce tax laws.
  8. The rights kept by the states under the Constitution; supporters of this believed states did not have to recognize federal laws that were unconstitutional.
  9. He believed that informed citizens were generally good and capable of making good decisions for their country.
  10. Hamilton believed the reason the United States needed to found a ___________________was to stabilize the national economy.
  11. Led by John Adams and Alexander Hamilton, this political party believed in a strong central government and a loose construction of the Constitution.
  12. Led by Thomas Jefferson, this political party believed that government should be small and insisted on a strict construction of the Constitution.
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  1. Americans wanted him to be president because he was seen as an honest leader.
  2. Adopted after the election of 1800, this amendment to the Constitution created a separate ballot for president and vice president.
  3. The rivalry between these two political parties dominated the elections of 1796 and 1800.
  4. The _____________________ can best be defined as the amount of money owed by the United States.

16 Clues: Americans wanted him to be president because he was seen as an honest leader. • A group of people with similar political ideas who get together to gain power. • The rivalry between these two political parties dominated the elections of 1796 and 1800. • The _____________________ can best be defined as the amount of money owed by the United States. • ...

Review Part I: Political Developments in the New Nation 2013-11-14

Review Part I: Political Developments in the New Nation crossword puzzle
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  1. He personally led the army against the participants in the Whiskey Rebellion because he felt people needed to understand the constitutional right of Congress to create and enforce tax laws.
  2. Led by Thomas Jefferson, this political party believed that government should be small and insisted on a strict construction of the Constitution.
  3. The _________________________ , which stated the Alien and Sedition Acts were unconstitutional, supported the idea that state governments could challenge the federal government.
  4. He believed that informed citizens were generally good and capable of making good decisions for their country.
  5. Hamilton believed the reason the United States needed to found a ___________________was to stabilize the national economy.
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  1. This was the first challenge to the U.S. government’s ability to enforce the law when a rebellion took place following an excise tax being placed on luxury goods.
  2. He believed that the United States’ government should be used to help create a strong economy based on manufacturing, business, and trade.
  3. Led by John Adams and Alexander Hamilton, this political party believed in a strong central government and a loose construction of the Constitution.
  4. The rivalry between these two political parties dominated the elections of 1796 and 1800.
  5. A group of people with similar political ideas who get together to gain power.
  6. The ____________is a body of delegates from each state that represents the people’s vote in choosing the president.
  7. Americans wanted him to be president because he was seen as an honest leader.
  8. The _____________________ can best be defined as the amount of money owed by the United States.
  9. The rights kept by the states under the Constitution; supporters of this believed states did not have to recognize federal laws that were unconstitutional.
  10. Adopted after the election of 1800, this amendment to the Constitution created a separate ballot for president and vice president.
  11. Republicans Jefferson and Madison wrote resolutions that said states had a duty to ____________, or refuse to recognize the Alien and Sedition Acts.

16 Clues: Americans wanted him to be president because he was seen as an honest leader. • A group of people with similar political ideas who get together to gain power. • The rivalry between these two political parties dominated the elections of 1796 and 1800. • The _____________________ can best be defined as the amount of money owed by the United States. • ...

Cold War 2022-05-17

Cold War crossword puzzle
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  1. Massive military build-up, especially of nuclear weapons, by both the Soviet Union and the United States in an effort to gain military superiority.
  2. The struggle for power between the Soviet Union and the United States that lasted from the end of World War II until the collapse of the Soviet Union.
  3. Strategic Arms Limitation Talks (SALT) were negotiations between the Soviet Union and the United States to limit the number of newly created nuclear weapons.
  4. An economic theory in which collective ownership of property leads to a classless society.
  5. The Union of Soviet Socialist Republics (U.S.S.R.), also commonly called the Soviet Union
  6. President Ronald Reagan's plan to research, develop, and build a space-based system that could destroy incoming nuclear missiles.
  7. A country that dominates in political and military power.
  8. A crossing point between West Berlin and East Berlin when the Berlin Wall divided the city.
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  1. A term used by Winston Churchill in a speech to describe the growing divide between western democracies and Soviet-influenced states
  2. MAD was the guarantee that if one superpower launched a massive nuclear attack, the other would reciprocate by also launching a massive nuclear attack, and both countries would be destroyed.
  3. Fundamental U.S. foreign policy during the Cold War in which the U.S. tried to contain Communism by preventing it from spreading to other countries.
  4. residual radioactive material propelled into the upper atmosphere following a nuclear blast
  5. United states of america
  6. A competition between the Soviet Union and the United States to prove their superiority in technology through increasingly impressive accomplishments in space
  7. The concern within the U.S. that the Soviet Union had greatly surpassed the U.S. in its stockpile of nuclear missiles.
  8. A direct line of communication between the White House and the Kremlin established in 1963. Often called the "red telephone."

16 Clues: United states of america • A country that dominates in political and military power. • The Union of Soviet Socialist Republics (U.S.S.R.), also commonly called the Soviet Union • An economic theory in which collective ownership of property leads to a classless society. • ...

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

Frosted Franklins 2021-11-01

Frosted Franklins crossword puzzle
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  1. Levy taxes: Articles
  2. Federal Courts: The Constitution
  3. Representation of States: Articles
  4. Disputes between States: Articles and The Constitution
  5. Passing Laws: Articles
  6. Interstate Commerce: Articles
  7. Regulation of Trade: Articles and The Constitution
  8. Sovereignty: Constitution
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  1. Executive: Articles and The Constitution
  2. Raising an Army: Constitution
  3. Federal Courts: Articles
  4. Passing Laws: Constitution
  5. Interstate Commerce: Constitution
  6. Levy taxes: Constitution
  7. Raisng an Army: Articles
  8. Sovereignty: Artices
  9. Representation of States: Constitution

17 Clues: Levy taxes: Articles • Sovereignty: Artices • Passing Laws: Articles • Federal Courts: Articles • Levy taxes: Constitution • Raisng an Army: Articles • Sovereignty: Constitution • Passing Laws: Constitution • Raising an Army: Constitution • Interstate Commerce: Articles • Federal Courts: The Constitution • Interstate Commerce: Constitution • Representation of States: Articles • ...

Geography of Me 2021-08-18

Geography of Me crossword puzzle
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  1. school _____ black and gold
  2. school is named after ______ Nettleton
  3. number of counties in Arkansas
  4. school district
  5. state
  6. number of states in the US
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  1. National Park located in Arkansas
  2. school mascot
  3. United States of America
  4. continent
  5. name of the county
  6. city name
  7. river that borders Arkansas to the East
  8. school building initials

14 Clues: state • continent • city name • school mascot • school district • name of the county • United States of America • school building initials • number of states in the US • school _____ black and gold • number of counties in Arkansas • National Park located in Arkansas • school is named after ______ Nettleton • river that borders Arkansas to the East

Texas History 2021-05-03

Texas History crossword puzzle
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  1. The height of land above sea level
  2. World War between Axis and Allied powers
  3. To move from one place to another
  4. Falling rain droplets
  5. Southern states that left the united states Secede To leave or withdraw
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  1. Plants that grow naturally in a region
  2. People aligning themselves more with the region of country they live in
  3. First explorer to step in Texas
  4. The northern states during the civil war
  5. Number one cash crop
  6. First explorer to make a map of Texas
  7. A tax on imported goods
  8. Famous battle during Texas Revolution
  9. Friends who support each other in a war

14 Clues: Number one cash crop • Falling rain droplets • A tax on imported goods • First explorer to step in Texas • To move from one place to another • The height of land above sea level • First explorer to make a map of Texas • Famous battle during Texas Revolution • Plants that grow naturally in a region • Friends who support each other in a war • ...

Unit 4 Civil War & Reconstruction Vocabulary Crossword 2022-09-27

Unit 4 Civil War & Reconstruction Vocabulary Crossword crossword puzzle
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  1. act of 1854 granting Kansas the right to vote on whether or not to be slave or free state
  2. severe restrictions imposed on African Americans
  3. six men who secretly finance John Brown's raid on Harper's Ferry
  4. proclamation issued in 1861 declaring all slaves in the south free
  5. amendment guaranteeing the rights of citizenship
  6. states located in the north who fought in Civil War
  7. rebuilding of the US after the Civil War
  8. war fought in US between North and South
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  1. slave states who left the union in 1861
  2. man who launched slave revolt
  3. amendment outlawing slavery
  4. derogatory term for a black person
  5. arrangement where landowners supplied seed in return for the majority of the profit
  6. agency setup to help newly freed slaves
  7. historically black colleges and universities
  8. withdrawal from the United States
  9. prohibit slavery in land captured by Mexico
  10. land grant act which provided funds for colleges for blacks
  11. amendment right to vote regardless of race

19 Clues: amendment outlawing slavery • man who launched slave revolt • withdrawal from the United States • derogatory term for a black person • slave states who left the union in 1861 • agency setup to help newly freed slaves • rebuilding of the US after the Civil War • war fought in US between North and South • amendment right to vote regardless of race • ...

Allie Fay, Texas History #1 2021-05-03

Allie Fay, Texas History #1 crossword puzzle
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  1. served a purpose as a church
  2. statistical data relating to the population and particular groups within it
  3. to stop segregating groups of people based on their race, color, religion, or ethnicity
  4. 2nd generation of women speaking for their right to vote
  5. a form of protest in which demonstrators occupy a place, refusing to leave until their demands are met
  6. to move from one place to another
  7. southern states that left the united states in 1851
  8. to make a change in beliefs
  9. a tax imported on goods
  10. the northern states during the civil war
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  1. government ruled by one person with unlimited power
  2. state of being under its own control
  3. led cattle on cattle drives to railroads in the north
  4. an agreement between two nations
  5. prejudice, discrimination, or antagonism directed against someone
  6. government ruled by people
  7. to give up; to acknowledge defeat
  8. to leave or withdraw from a place
  9. number one cash crop in the south during 1800

19 Clues: a tax imported on goods • government ruled by people • to make a change in beliefs • served a purpose as a church • an agreement between two nations • to give up; to acknowledge defeat • to leave or withdraw from a place • to move from one place to another • state of being under its own control • the northern states during the civil war • ...

Vocabulary 2023-03-22

Vocabulary crossword puzzle
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  1. can’t be taken away
  2. to take by force
  3. those who favored a weaker federal government that gave more power to the states and people
  4. a written order
  5. when each side tries to persuade people to their views and beliefs in a respectful and open manner
  6. a written permit from a judge giving permission to search
  7. a lawyer
  8. The government cannot take any private property without paying for it.
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  1. agreement that three out of every five, or three-fifths, of the enslaved people would be counted in the population
  2. punished
  3. mighty
  4. kidnapping and forced enrollment of American sailors in the Royal Navy
  5. people who wanted a strong central government with more power than the people or states
  6. major crime
  7. aid and comfort to enemies or waging war against the United States
  8. how aligned a law is to the Constitution
  9. Not Good
  10. friendship
  11. Policy the government’s guideline for business with other countries

19 Clues: mighty • punished • Not Good • a lawyer • friendship • major crime • a written order • to take by force • can’t be taken away • how aligned a law is to the Constitution • a written permit from a judge giving permission to search • aid and comfort to enemies or waging war against the United States • Policy the government’s guideline for business with other countries • ...

Respiratory 2023-04-05

Respiratory crossword puzzle
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  1. Increase in Co2
  2. Normal quiet breathing
  3. Movement of oxygen and carbon dioxide between the lungs and tissues
  4. As acidity increases, O2 affinity for Hb ___________.
  5. Acts as a switching mechanism to route air and food into the proper channels
  6. Hyperbaric oxygenation is a clinical application of this law
  7. Elastic cartilage that covers the laryngeal inlet during swallowing
  8. Detergent like lipid and protein complex produced by Type II alveolar cells
  9. Hypoxia due to cyanide poisoning
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  1. Decrease in Co2
  2. Law that states each gas in a mixture of gases exerts its own pressure
  3. Cartilage where trachea divides into 2 bronchi
  4. Carbon monoxide binds to this
  5. The only externally visible part of the respiratory system
  6. Law that states if temperature states the same, pressure and volume are inversely related
  7. Dead space of 150 ml
  8. Indentation that contains pulmonary and systemic blood vessels
  9. The major non-elastic source of resistance to gas flow
  10. Pleura on the thoracic wall and superior face of diaphragm

19 Clues: Decrease in Co2 • Increase in Co2 • Dead space of 150 ml • Normal quiet breathing • Carbon monoxide binds to this • Hypoxia due to cyanide poisoning • Cartilage where trachea divides into 2 bronchi • As acidity increases, O2 affinity for Hb ___________. • The major non-elastic source of resistance to gas flow • The only externally visible part of the respiratory system • ...

The Fifth & Tenth Amendment 2014-11-26

The Fifth & Tenth Amendment crossword puzzle
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  1. Land or naval forces, or ______(5th)
  2. A person can not sit in ______ without going to court(5th)
  3. A person needs a ______ to be in police custody.(5th)
  4. Jeopardy of life or ______(5th)
  5. The ______(title) Amendment
  6. Are ______ to the states respectively(10th)
  7. No person shall be ______ to answer for an infamous crime(5th)
  8. Nor shall be compelled in any criminal case to be a ______ against himself(5th)
  9. The ______(title) Amendment
  10. Presentment or indictment of a Grand ______(5th)
  11. The ______ not delegated to the United States by the constitution(10th)
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  1. Nor prohibited by it to the ______,(10th)
  2. The 5th & 10th amendments are part of the ______
  3. Right to remain ______(5th)
  4. Nor be deprived of life, ______, or property(5th)
  5. ______ property can't be taken without just compensation(5th)
  6. How many parts are there to Amendment 5?
  7. Government cannot take away your life, ______, or property(5th)
  8. ______ or public danger(5th)
  9. Can a person be trial for the same crime again?(5th)

20 Clues: Right to remain ______(5th) • The ______(title) Amendment • The ______(title) Amendment • ______ or public danger(5th) • Jeopardy of life or ______(5th) • Land or naval forces, or ______(5th) • How many parts are there to Amendment 5? • Nor prohibited by it to the ______,(10th) • Are ______ to the states respectively(10th) • The 5th & 10th amendments are part of the ______ • ...

Chapter 8 Section 1 "Conflicts and Compromises" 2024-04-25

Chapter 8 Section 1 "Conflicts and Compromises" crossword puzzle
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  1. African Americans who had fled slavery
  2. The number of votes based on State reprsentatives
  3. Law to ban slavery in any territory won from Mexico
  4. Goal was to keep slavery out of the western territories
  5. War between people of the same country
  6. To suggest something for people to consider
  7. States that wanted to remove themselves from the United States
  8. The number of votes based on the people
  9. He believed Federal laws were supreme
  10. This group was tasked with trying to resolve the issue on slavery
  11. Law that allowed all citizens to help catch African Americans trying to escape slavery
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  1. Kept the number of slave and free slave states equal
  2. The right for people to create their own government
  3. To break something apart and analyze it
  4. One of the most important books in America about slavery
  5. To find an answer to something
  6. Money given for capturing a fugitive
  7. She wrote the book Uncle Tom's Cabin in 1852
  8. This is a tool used to show data

19 Clues: To find an answer to something • This is a tool used to show data • Money given for capturing a fugitive • He believed Federal laws were supreme • African Americans who had fled slavery • War between people of the same country • To break something apart and analyze it • The number of votes based on the people • To suggest something for people to consider • ...

Stamped 2025-01-14

Stamped crossword puzzle
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  1. The National Association for the Advancement of Colored People
  2. He declared that enslaved people in Confederate areas would be free
  3. Country that became a symbol of freedom in 1791
  4. Amendment that ended slavery throughout the U.S.
  5. Gabriel Prosser planned one of these
  6. The Southern states in the Civil War
  7. Last name of primary writer of the Declaration of Independence
  8. People who like you if you're like them
  9. Haters
  10. What the Northern and Southern states each wanted in government
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  1. People who love you just as you are
  2. The Northern states in the Civil War
  3. Organization started by Marcus Garvey
  4. Law that required enslaved people to be returned to the South if they escaped
  5. Public figure who had different goals thank DuBois
  6. Movement to celebrate Black creativity and culture through the arts
  7. Black man who wanted Black people to be educated
  8. "Classic" film with racist messages
  9. Older type of performances where some entertainers dressed in blackface

19 Clues: Haters • People who love you just as you are • "Classic" film with racist messages • The Northern states in the Civil War • Gabriel Prosser planned one of these • The Southern states in the Civil War • Organization started by Marcus Garvey • People who like you if you're like them • Country that became a symbol of freedom in 1791 • ...

Coachella! 2025-03-13

Coachella! crossword puzzle
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  1. stage name is slang in the Bay Area, for spending a day doing nothing but smoking marijuana
  2. Stefani Germanotta
  3. desert located in Southwestern United States
  4. Beyonce performed here
  5. This band headlined in 1999
  6. desert in northern China and southern Mongolia
  7. This headliner was kicked out of Coachella in 2011 after cussing out a security guard and spraying him with a water gun.
  8. This headliner's special guest was Grupo Frontera
  9. arts and crafts tent that we love
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  1. a smaller outdoor stage
  2. desert spanning across North Africa
  3. first all girl group to headline
  4. stage name is after his favorite uncle and childhood idol, Kid Cudi
  5. a galaxy's core that contains a supermassive black hole that's feeding on gas and dust
  6. named in the early 1980's by Gary Tovar, after a strain of marijuana
  7. your current location
  8. desert that covers northwestern Mexican states, as well as southwest United States
  9. lower elevation of the Sonoran Desert
  10. born on July 4, 1995

19 Clues: Stefani Germanotta • born on July 4, 1995 • your current location • Beyonce performed here • a smaller outdoor stage • This band headlined in 1999 • first all girl group to headline • arts and crafts tent that we love • desert spanning across North Africa • lower elevation of the Sonoran Desert • desert located in Southwestern United States • ...

War of 1812 2015-12-17

War of 1812 crossword puzzle
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  1. / The War was a Military conflict between ________ and the United States.
  2. /Tecumseh was a __________ leader of Shawnee.
  3. / The results of the War of 1812 were two centuries of __________ between the United States and Britain.
  4. / She was known walking 20 miles out of the American occupied territory in 1812.
  5. / How long was the War?
  6. / The first major battle of the War of 1812 ends in ________ for the United States.
  7. / when did the War of 1812 start?
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  1. / Canadians associate her with the Laura Secord ¬¬¬¬¬¬¬___________ company, named after her on the centennial for her walk.
  2. / General Isaac Brock was promoted _____________.
  3. / What was signed on December 24, 1814?
  4. States / Who stated the War of 1812?
  5. / General William Hull ¬¬¬¬¬¬¬ __________ to British forces at Detroit.

12 Clues: / How long was the War? • / when did the War of 1812 start? • States / Who stated the War of 1812? • / What was signed on December 24, 1814? • /Tecumseh was a __________ leader of Shawnee. • / General Isaac Brock was promoted _____________. • / General William Hull ¬¬¬¬¬¬¬ __________ to British forces at Detroit. • ...

Crossword puzzle 2023-02-14

Crossword puzzle crossword puzzle
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  1. people actively working to end slavery
  2. northerners against the war
  3. withdrawl of southern state from the union
  4. the states that stayed loyal to the United States government
  5. A long blade attached to the end of a musket.
  6. primarily african american, workers for no pay
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  1. 16th president of U.S.
  2. before the war
  3. An army of citizens used during emergencies
  4. pro-slavery
  5. free states

11 Clues: pro-slavery • free states • before the war • 16th president of U.S. • northerners against the war • people actively working to end slavery • withdrawl of southern state from the union • An army of citizens used during emergencies • A long blade attached to the end of a musket. • primarily african american, workers for no pay • ...

The Oregon Daily 2016-01-18

The Oregon Daily crossword puzzle
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  1. God's Book.
  2. An ocean on the Western side of the United States
  3. An ocean on the Eastern side of the United States
  4. The trail that starts from INDEPENDENCE, MISSOURI to PORTLAND, OREGON.
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  1. The country that held the 13 colonies under their rule.
  2. also known as the Corps of Discovery
  3. First president of the United States
  4. An evil tribal leader that warred with the United States
  5. Black gold that helped our ancestors
  6. A republic owned by Mexico

10 Clues: God's Book. • A republic owned by Mexico • also known as the Corps of Discovery • First president of the United States • Black gold that helped our ancestors • An ocean on the Western side of the United States • An ocean on the Eastern side of the United States • The country that held the 13 colonies under their rule. • ...

New Jersey 2016-05-03

New Jersey crossword puzzle
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  1. The highest mountain in the United States, (not in Alaska) is in California, Mount ______
  2. _____ is the capital of New Jersey.
  3. _____ D.C is the capital of the United States of America.
  4. The ____ ocean borders New Jersey.
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  1. The ________ is New Jersey's nickname
  2. Florida is a good example of a ___________.
  3. Most of New Jersey is ______ not urban.
  4. There are _____ stars are on the American Flag.
  5. The United States is _____ the equator.
  6. ______ is the country north of the United States.

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

SS Chapter 7 Vocabulary Review 2024-04-17

SS Chapter 7 Vocabulary Review crossword puzzle
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  1. A system of secret routes used by free people in the North to help enslaved people escape to freedom.
  2. This law made it illegal to help enslaved people escape
  3. This is a war among people who live in the same country.
  4. The right to vote
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  1. This stated that all enslaved people living in Confederate states were free.
  2. A change or addition to a constitution.
  3. The eleven states that seceded from the United States
  4. These are people who worked to end slavery.
  5. Someone who is born in a country or who has earned the right to become a member of that country by law.
  6. The use of skills or ideas or tools to meet people's needs.
  7. The name for the government of the Northern States that remained part of the United States.ecede, After Lincoln's election, eleven states decided to do this.

11 Clues: The right to vote • A change or addition to a constitution. • These are people who worked to end slavery. • The eleven states that seceded from the United States • This law made it illegal to help enslaved people escape • This is a war among people who live in the same country. • The use of skills or ideas or tools to meet people's needs. • ...

Civil War Vocabulary 2022-11-17

Civil War Vocabulary crossword puzzle
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  1. Proclamation, 1862. Abraham issued it and said that on Janurary 1st, 1863 all enslaved people in the Confederate states currently engaged in rebellion against the Union were now free from slavery. This changes the reason from war from being united as one country to fighting for the end of slavery
  2. a formal and organized choice by vote of a person for political office or other position.
  3. Confederacy, the name of the South who supported slavery
  4. Consisted of Alabama, North Carolina, Arkansas, South Carolina, Florida, Tennessee, Georgia, Texas, Louisiana, Virginia, Mississippi.
  5. State, a state that did not allow enslaved people.
  6. condition in which one human being is owned by another.
  7. Union, the name of the North who opposed slavery.
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  1. Rights, political rights and powers that are granted to the states of the United States by the Constitution.
  2. the action or act of abolishing a system, practice, or institution
  3. Consisted of Delaware, Maryland, Kentucky, Missouri, California, New Hampshire, Connecticut, New Jersey, Illinois, New York, Indiana, Ohio, Iowa, Oregon, Kansas, Pennsylvania, Maine, Rhode Island, Massachusetts, Vermont, Michigan, Minnesota, Wisconsin
  4. the action of withdrawing formally from membership of a federation or body.
  5. a large section of land that had a house for the white family to live in and lots of farmland that the enslaved people were forced to work and take care of and small huts for the enslaved people to live in.
  6. a disagreement or problem amongst people, states, countries, etc.
  7. Railroad, a network of routes and safe houses throughout the states that helped enslaved people escape slavery.
  8. State, a state that allowed enslaved people.

15 Clues: State, a state that allowed enslaved people. • Union, the name of the North who opposed slavery. • State, a state that did not allow enslaved people. • condition in which one human being is owned by another. • Confederacy, the name of the South who supported slavery • a disagreement or problem amongst people, states, countries, etc. • ...

U.S. History 2021-01-03

U.S. History crossword puzzle
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  1. compromise, an agreement passed by the U.S. Congress in 1820
  2. American War, an armed conflict between the United States and Mexico
  3. Hidalgo, a peace treaty that ended the war between the United States and Mexico
  4. annexation
  5. Canal, a waterway that was built to create a navigable water route from New York City and the Atlantic Ocean to the Great Lakes
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  1. Purchase, a land deal that was made between the United States and France in the year 1803
  2. a state in the southeastern region in the U.S.
  3. states, the 13 states that permitted slavery between 1820 and 1860
  4. York City, the most populous city in the United States

9 Clues: annexation • a state in the southeastern region in the U.S. • York City, the most populous city in the United States • compromise, an agreement passed by the U.S. Congress in 1820 • states, the 13 states that permitted slavery between 1820 and 1860 • American War, an armed conflict between the United States and Mexico • ...

Words and People To Know: 2021-02-08

Words and People To Know: crossword puzzle
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  1. Founder of the Standard Oil Company, which dominated the oil industry and was the first great U.S. business trust.
  2. The news of gold brought approximately 300,000 people to California from the rest of the United States and abroad.
  3. An ideological and political revolution which occurred in colonial North America between 1765 and 1783. The Americans in the Thirteen Colonies defeated the British in the American Revolutionary War, gaining independence from the British Crown and establishing the United States of America, the first modern constitutional liberal democracy.
  4. An organized massacre of a particular ethnic group, in particular that of Jewish people in Russia or eastern Europe.
  5. The political process by which a legally constituted tribunal, or legislative body, challenges or discredits the honesty or validity of a public official whose conduct may endanger the common good.
  6. Followed the American Civil War and during which attempts were made to redress the inequities of slavery and its political, social, and economic legacy.
  7. An isolated or segregated group or area.
  8. A package of five separate bills passed by the United States Congress in September 1850 that defused a political confrontation between slave and free states on the status of territories acquired in the Mexican–American War. It also set Texas's western and northern borders and included provisions addressing fugitive slaves and the slave trade.
  9. A series of workers and machines in a factory by which a succession of identical items is progressively assembled.
  10. A person who is blamed for the wrongdoings, mistakes, or faults of others, especially for reasons of expediency.
  11. A legal entity that is separate and distinct from its owners.
  12. An outlying district of a city, especially a residential one.
  13. A combination of corporations managed by a single group of people.
  14. US manufacturer known for manufacturing steel plows.
  15. Cars a wheeled vehicle that runs on rails and is propelled by electricity.
  16. The systematic separation of people into racial or other ethnic groups in daily life.
  17. A person who favors the abolition of a practice or institution, especially capital punishment or slavery.
  18. United States federal legislation that admitted Missouri as a slave state.
  19. A tenant farmer who gives a part of each crop as rent.
  20. Another name for the locomotive.
  21. Set free from slavery or oppression.
  22. Plantation owners.
  23. A method of sifting for gold.
  24. Describe or draw attention to (a product, service, or event) in a public medium in order to promote sales or attendance.
  25. A presidential proclamation and executive order issued by United States President Abraham Lincoln.
  26. Set free.
  27. A tax or duty to be paid on a particular class of imports or exports.
  28. To provide a reason or explanation for something.
  29. A single seller that has significant market power.
  30. A speech delivered at an inaugural ceremony.
  31. A war in the United States from 1861 to 1865, fought between northern states loyal to the Union and southern states that had seceded to form the Confederate States of America.
  32. Slaves who were set free.
  33. A pioneering American nurse who founded the American Red Cross. She was a hospital nurse in the American Civil War.
  34. Any person, company, or institution that owns at least one share of a company's stock.
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  1. Something or someone that is lower in position, rank, quality, or importance.
  2. A widespread occurrence of an infectious disease in a community at a particular time.
  3. Groups of people sent to spread a religion.
  4. An organized association of workers, often in a trade or profession, formed to protect and further their rights and interests.
  5. An American Confederate general best known as a commander of the Confederate States Army during the American Civil War.
  6. After escaping from slavery in Maryland, he became a national leader of the abolitionist movement in Massachusetts and New York, becoming famous for his oratory and incisive antislavery writings.
  7. An underground electric railroad.
  8. Inventor of the cotton gin.
  9. A speech that U.S. President Abraham Lincoln delivered during the American Civil War at the dedication of the Soldiers' National Cemetery in Gettysburg, Pennsylvania.
  10. Fur trappers in the wilderness beyond the Rocky Mountains.
  11. Laws that regulated the lives of African American slaves.
  12. The change that took place in the late 1700s and early 1800s from making goods in small workshops to making goods with machines and factories.
  13. A method of filtering gold from sand.
  14. A faction of the Republican Party during the American Civil War. They were distinguished by their fierce advocacy for the abolition of slavery, enfranchisement of black citizens, and holding the Southern states financially and morally culpable for the war.
  15. The process of making an area more urban.
  16. A room or a set of rooms forming a separate residence within a house or block of apartments.
  17. The 17th president of the United States, serving from 1865 to 1869. He assumed the presidency as he was vice president at the time of the assassination of Abraham Lincoln.
  18. Several laws in the United States by which an applicant could acquire ownership of government land or the public domain.
  19. He led the expansion of the American steel industry in the late 19th century.
  20. A person who runs away or tries to escape from the law.
  21. Buildings used for grinding grain into flour or for manufacturing.
  22. The production of large quantities of a standardized article by an automated mechanical process.
  23. The Border War was a series of violent civil confrontations in Kansas Territory, and to a lesser extent in western Missouri, between 1854 and 1859.
  24. To withdraw.
  25. Railroad A network of homes, barns, cellars, caves, and secret rooms where Runaway slaves could hide and rest while escaping north to freedom.
  26. An actor who assassinated Preisdent Abraham Lincoln at Ford's Theatre in Washington, D.C., on April 14, 1865.
  27. of Bull Run The first major battle of the American Civil War.
  28. Dishonest or fraudulent conduct by those in power, typically involving bribery.
  29. An American statesman and lawyer who served as the 16th president of the United States from 1861 until his assassination in 1865.
  30. A league or alliance, especially of confederate states.
  31. The route through central North America which served as a vital commercial highway until 1880.
  32. A person who looks for gold or other minerals.
  33. An American inventor and businessman who has been described as America's greatest inventor. He developed many devices in fields such as electric power generation, mass communication, sound recording, and motion pictures.
  34. 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.
  35. A symbol, word, or words legally registered or established by use as representing a company or product.
  36. Restrictive laws designed to limit the freedom of African Americans and ensure their availability as a cheap labor force after slavery was abolished during the Civil War.
  37. A wealthy powerful person in business or industry.

71 Clues: Set free. • To withdraw. • Plantation owners. • Slaves who were set free. • Inventor of the cotton gin. • A method of sifting for gold. • Another name for the locomotive. • An underground electric railroad. • Set free from slavery or oppression. • A method of filtering gold from sand. • An isolated or segregated group or area. • The process of making an area more urban. • ...

Chapter 9 Crash Course History Crossword Puzzle 2024-11-14

Chapter 9 Crash Course History Crossword Puzzle crossword puzzle
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  1. Who brokered the Compromise of 1850?
  2. A lot of people died from _____ on the Oregon Trail.
  3. Texas and ____ were the United States largest states.
  4. Expansion had a lot to do with ____.
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  1. Man who wrote "Slavery in the United States".
  2. Cotton is grown in the hot and ____ climate.
  3. Machine that increased the cotton production.
  4. Cotton was harvested by ____.
  5. ____ was forced to recognize Texas's independence.
  6. Santa Ana defeated the American defenders of the ___.
  7. ____ became the "Lone Star Republic".
  8. First mass consumer commodity.

12 Clues: Cotton was harvested by ____. • First mass consumer commodity. • Who brokered the Compromise of 1850? • Expansion had a lot to do with ____. • ____ became the "Lone Star Republic". • Cotton is grown in the hot and ____ climate. • Man who wrote "Slavery in the United States". • Machine that increased the cotton production. • ...

Unit 1 American History Review 2025-09-16

Unit 1 American History Review crossword puzzle
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  1. Declaration of _______________ was created to formally break away from Britain.
  2. To fix this debt, the British passed the excise ______
  3. Controlled much of present day Canada
  4. The French Indian War caused a lot of _____ for Britain
  5. political group that believed strong national government and authority.
  6. _______Rebellion showed that the Articles of Confederation was a weak government.
  7. Discovered North America in 1492
  8. Main reason for early settlement was freedom of ____
  9. The Virginia plan favored _______ states.
  10. These taxes made the colonists unite under _________
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  1. current government that was drafted following the Articles weakness.
  2. The Articles of ______________ was our first government.
  3. Counter protest led by the Sons of Liberty. __________ Tea Party
  4. The New Jersey plan favored _______ states.
  5. First president of the United States.
  6. Winner of the French Indian War

16 Clues: Winner of the French Indian War • Discovered North America in 1492 • Controlled much of present day Canada • First president of the United States. • The Virginia plan favored _______ states. • The New Jersey plan favored _______ states. • Main reason for early settlement was freedom of ____ • These taxes made the colonists unite under _________ • ...

chapter 12 2024-04-12

chapter 12 crossword puzzle
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  1. laws passed at different periods in the southern United States to enforce racial segregation and curtail the power of Black voters.
  2. The right of citizens of the United States to vote shall not be denied or abridged by the United States or by any state on account of race, color, or previous condition of servitude.
  3. an American politician who served as the 17th president of the United States from 1865 to 1869. He assumed the presidency following the assassination of Abraham Lincoln, as he was vice president at that time.
  4. Radicals led efforts after the war to establish civil rights for former slaves and fully implement emancipation. After unsuccessful measures in 1866 resulted in violence against former slaves in the rebel states, Radicals pushed the Fourteenth Amendment for statutory protections through Congress
  5. a white Southerner who collaborated with northern Republicans during Reconstruction, often for personal profit. The term was used derisively by white Southern Democrats who opposed Reconstruction legislation.
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  1. No State shall make or enforce any law which shall abridge the privileges or immunities of citizens of the United States;
  2. (in the US) a person from the northern states who went to the South after the Civil War to profit from the Reconstruction.
  3. the historic period in which the United States grappled with the question of how to integrate millions of newly freed African Americans into social, political, and labor systems,
  4. provide food, shelter, clothing, medical services, and land to displaced Southerners, including newly freed African Americans.
  5. Impeachment is a process by which a legislative body or other legally constituted tribunal initiates charges against a public official for misconduct. It may be understood as a unique process involving both political and legal elements.
  6. a system where the landlord/planter allows a tenant to use the land in exchange for a share of the crop
  7. Hiram Rhodes Revels was an American Republican politician, minister in the African Methodist Episcopal Church, and a college administrator. Born free in North Carolina, he later lived and worked in Ohio, where he voted before the Civil War.
  8. The Wade–Davis Bill of 1864 was a bill "to guarantee to certain States whose governments have been usurped or overthrown a republican form of government," proposed for the Reconstruction of the South.

13 Clues: a system where the landlord/planter allows a tenant to use the land in exchange for a share of the crop • No State shall make or enforce any law which shall abridge the privileges or immunities of citizens of the United States; • (in the US) a person from the northern states who went to the South after the Civil War to profit from the Reconstruction. • ...

Civil War 2021-10-20

Civil War crossword puzzle
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  1. third state to secede
  2. end of war date(month word then numbers)
  3. fourth state to secede
  4. second state to secede
  5. northern states
  6. southern states
  7. sixth state to secede
  8. eleventh state to secede
  9. fifth state to secede
  10. ninth state to secede
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  1. eighth state to secede
  2. first state to secede
  3. president during Civil War
  4. seventh state to secede
  5. first battle of the war
  6. tenth state to secede

16 Clues: northern states • southern states • first state to secede • third state to secede • sixth state to secede • tenth state to secede • fifth state to secede • ninth state to secede • eighth state to secede • fourth state to secede • second state to secede • seventh state to secede • first battle of the war • eleventh state to secede • president during Civil War • ...

Test Review - Civil War & Reconstruction 2021-03-02

Test Review - Civil War & Reconstruction crossword puzzle
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  1. The principle of popular sovereignty was an important part of the __________-Nebraska Act.
  2. The practice of slavery was officially ended in the United States with passage of the __________ Amendment.
  3. One way in which Frederick Douglass, William Lloyd Garrison, and Sojourner Truth are similar is that they all supported the __________ movement.
  4. Throughout the Civil War, an important advantage the North had over the South was that the North had greater __________ capabilities.
  5. After the Civil War, many owners of large plantations in the South responded to the loss of enslaved labor by creating tenant farms and __________.
  6. Slave owners benefited most directly from the Supreme Court decision in __________ v. Sanford?
  7. Implementation of the __________ Codes was an attempt by southern state governments after the Civil War to limit the rights of African Americans?
  8. When President __________ was inaugurated several southern states had already seceded from the Union.
  9. After the Civil War, the most common occupations for freedmen were sharecroppers and __________ farmers.
  10. After the Civil War, a significant cause of the conflict between President Andrew __________ and the Radical Republicans in Congress was disagreement over the plans for restoring Southern states to the Union.
  11. One major result of the __________’s victory in the Civil War was that the supremacy of the national government was upheld?
  12. … In your hands, my dissatisfied fellow countrymen, and not in mine, is the momentous issue of civil war. The government will not assail you. You can have no conflict without being yourselves the aggressors. You have no oath registered in Heaven to destroy the government, while I shall have the most solemn one to “preserve, protect, and defend it.” … President Lincoln made this statement in an effort to urge Congress to convince __________ that he posed no threat to their way of life.
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  1. The common goal of the 13th, 14th, and 15th amendments to the United States Constitution was to grant basic ___________ to formerly enslaved persons.
  2. … The whole military force of the State is at the service of a Mr. Suttle, a slaveholder from Virginia, to enable him to catch a man whom he calls his property; but not a soldier is offered to save a citizen of Massachusetts from being kidnapped! The author of this statement is expressing dissatisfaction with the __________ -slave law, a provision included in the Compromise of 1850.
  3. election of Abraham Lincoln as president led directly to the ___________ of several Southern states from the Union?
  4. President Abraham Lincoln believed that secession is unlawful and treasonous. Everything possible must be done to preserve the ___________.
  5. The __________ formed during Reconstruction with the purpose of keeping African-Americans from exercising rights.
  6. Abraham Lincoln’s 1858 warning that “a house divided against itself cannot stand” referred to sectional differences over the issue of __________.
  7. Poll taxes, literacy tests, and grandfather clauses were used in the South after 1890 to deny __________ rights to African Americans.
  8. As a result of the Missouri Compromise (1820) the ___________ of power between free and slave states was maintained.
  9. Missouri Compromise, Compromise of 1850, and Kansas-Nebraska Act all contributed to the rise of __________ in the United States.
  10. The Compromise of 1877 brought an end to Radical Reconstruction by providing for the removal of federal __________ from Southern states.
  11. At the start of the Civil War, President Abraham Lincoln stated that the major reason for fighting the war was to uphold the Constitution by preserving the __________.
  12. During the late 1800s, most __________ voters in the South solidly supported the Democratic Party primarily because Democrats disliked the Reconstruction programs of the Republicans.

24 Clues: The principle of popular sovereignty was an important part of the __________-Nebraska Act. • Slave owners benefited most directly from the Supreme Court decision in __________ v. Sanford? • When President __________ was inaugurated several southern states had already seceded from the Union. • ...

US History Ch5 Vocabulary 2017-01-09

US History Ch5 Vocabulary crossword puzzle
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  1. people who supported ratification of the Constitution
  2. official change, correction,or addition to a law or constitution
  3. the plan for government proposed at the Constitutional Convention in which the national government would have supreme power and a legislative branch would have two houses with representation determined by state population
  4. an agreement worked out at the Constitutional Convention establishing that a state’s population would determine representation in the lower house of the legislature, while each state would have equal representation in the upper house of the legislature
  5. the division of the government that proposes bills and passes them into laws
  6. led hundreds of men to shut down the Supreme Court in an event that became known as Shays’s Rebellion
  7. the division of the federal government that is made up of the national courts; interprets laws, punishes criminals, and settles disputes between states
  8. an anti-federalist who opposed the constitution and believed the Constitution needed a section guaranteeing individual rights
  9. a meeting held in Philadelphia at which delegates from the states wrote the Constitution
  10. to plead in favor of
  11. an agreement worked out at the constitutional convention stating that only three-fifths of the slaves in a state would count when determining a state’s population for representation in the lower house of Congress
  12. the idea that political authority belongs to the people
  13. trade between two or more states
  14. a series of essays that defended and explained the constitution and tried to reassure Americans that the states would not be overpowered by the proposed national government
  15. an uprising of Massachusetts’ farmers, led by Daniels Shays, to protest high taxes, heavy debt, and farm foreclosures
  16. an official approval
  17. a charter of liberties agreed to by King John of England, it made the king obey the same laws as citizens
  18. a set of basic principles that determines the powers and duties of a government
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  1. a tax on imports or exports
  2. the division of the federal government that includes the president and the administrative departments; enforces the nation’s laws
  3. The fourth president, delegate of the Constitutional Convention, and author of the Bill of Rights.
  4. the document that created the first central government of the United States; was replaced by the Constitution in 1789
  5. a proposal to create a unicameral legislature with equal representation of states rather than representation by population; rejected at the Constitutional Convention
  6. a document that gave people in Virginia freed of worship and prohibited tax money from being used to fund churches
  7. legislation passed by Congress authorizing surveys and the division of public lands in the western region of the country
  8. legislation passed by Congress to establish a political structure for the Northwest Territory and create a system for the admission of new states
  9. a steep drop in economic activity combined with rising unemployment
  10. U.S. system of government in which power is distributed between a central government and individual states
  11. a system established by the Constitution that prevents any branch of government from becoming too powerful
  12. people who opposed ratification of the Constitution
  13. lands including present-day Illinois, INdiana, Michigan, Ohio, and Wisconsin; organized by the Northwest Ordinance of 1787
  14. voting rights
  15. the first 10 amendments to the US Constitution, ratified in 1791
  16. increased prices for goods and services combined with the reduced value of money

34 Clues: voting rights • to plead in favor of • an official approval • a tax on imports or exports • trade between two or more states • people who opposed ratification of the Constitution • people who supported ratification of the Constitution • the idea that political authority belongs to the people • official change, correction,or addition to a law or constitution • ...

Review Part I: Political Developments in the New Nation 2013-11-14

Review Part I: Political Developments in the New Nation crossword puzzle
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  1. Led by Thomas Jefferson, this political party believed that government should be small and insisted on a strict construction of the Constitution.
  2. The ____________is a body of delegates from each state that represents the people’s vote in choosing the president.
  3. The rivalry between these two political parties dominated the elections of 1796 and 1800.
  4. This was the first challenge to the U.S. government’s ability to enforce the law when a rebellion took place following an excise tax being placed on luxury goods.
  5. A group of people with similar political ideas who get together to gain power.
  6. The _____________________ can best be defined as the amount of money owed by the United States.
  7. He believed that the United States’ government should be used to help create a strong economy based on manufacturing, business, and trade.
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  1. The _________________________ , which stated the Alien and Sedition Acts were unconstitutional, supported the idea that state governments could challenge the federal government.
  2. Hamilton believed the reason the United States needed to found a ___________________was to stabilize the national economy.
  3. Adopted after the election of 1800, this amendment to the Constitution created a separate ballot for president and vice president.
  4. Americans wanted him to be president because he was seen as an honest leader.
  5. He believed that informed citizens were generally good and capable of making good decisions for their country.
  6. Led by John Adams and Alexander Hamilton, this political party believed in a strong central government and a loose construction of the Constitution.
  7. He personally led the army against the participants in the Whiskey Rebellion because he felt people needed to understand the constitutional right of Congress to create and enforce tax laws.
  8. The rights kept by the states under the Constitution; supporters of this believed states did not have to recognize federal laws that were unconstitutional.
  9. Republicans Jefferson and Madison wrote resolutions that said states had a duty to ____________, or refuse to recognize the Alien and Sedition Acts.

16 Clues: Americans wanted him to be president because he was seen as an honest leader. • A group of people with similar political ideas who get together to gain power. • The rivalry between these two political parties dominated the elections of 1796 and 1800. • The _____________________ can best be defined as the amount of money owed by the United States. • ...

Words and People To Know: 2021-02-08

Words and People To Know: crossword puzzle
Across
  1. The news of gold brought approximately 300,000 people to California from the rest of the United States and abroad.
  2. The change that took place in the late 1700s and early 1800s from making goods in small workshops to making goods with machines and factories.
  3. An American statesman and lawyer who served as the 16th president of the United States from 1861 until his assassination in 1865.
  4. A war in the United States from 1861 to 1865, fought between northern states loyal to the Union and southern states that had seceded to form the Confederate States of America.
  5. Railroad A network of homes, barns, cellars, caves, and secret rooms where Runaway slaves could hide and rest while escaping north to freedom.
  6. A speech delivered at an inaugural ceremony.
  7. A package of five separate bills passed by the United States Congress in September 1850 that defused a political confrontation between slave and free states on the status of territories acquired in the Mexican–American War. It also set Texas's western and northern borders and included provisions addressing fugitive slaves and the slave trade.
  8. Something or someone that is lower in position, rank, quality, or importance.
  9. A room or a set of rooms forming a separate residence within a house or block of apartments.
  10. Cars a wheeled vehicle that runs on rails and is propelled by electricity.
  11. To withdraw.
  12. To provide a reason or explanation for something.
  13. A person who is blamed for the wrongdoings, mistakes, or faults of others, especially for reasons of expediency.
  14. A method of filtering gold from sand.
  15. Any person, company, or institution that owns at least one share of a company's stock.
  16. 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.
  17. US manufacturer known for manufacturing steel plows.
  18. Several laws in the United States by which an applicant could acquire ownership of government land or the public domain.
  19. An American Confederate general best known as a commander of the Confederate States Army during the American Civil War.
  20. A person who looks for gold or other minerals.
  21. Groups of people sent to spread a religion.
  22. Restrictive laws designed to limit the freedom of African Americans and ensure their availability as a cheap labor force after slavery was abolished during the Civil War.
  23. An outlying district of a city, especially a residential one.
  24. Founder of the Standard Oil Company, which dominated the oil industry and was the first great U.S. business trust.
  25. An American inventor and businessman who has been described as America's greatest inventor. He developed many devices in fields such as electric power generation, mass communication, sound recording, and motion pictures.
  26. An actor who assassinated Preisdent Abraham Lincoln at Ford's Theatre in Washington, D.C., on April 14, 1865.
  27. A method of sifting for gold.
  28. Slaves who were set free.
  29. Describe or draw attention to (a product, service, or event) in a public medium in order to promote sales or attendance.
  30. Followed the American Civil War and during which attempts were made to redress the inequities of slavery and its political, social, and economic legacy.
  31. Dishonest or fraudulent conduct by those in power, typically involving bribery.
  32. Fur trappers in the wilderness beyond the Rocky Mountains.
  33. The political process by which a legally constituted tribunal, or legislative body, challenges or discredits the honesty or validity of a public official whose conduct may endanger the common good.
  34. An ideological and political revolution which occurred in colonial North America between 1765 and 1783. The Americans in the Thirteen Colonies defeated the British in the American Revolutionary War, gaining independence from the British Crown and establishing the United States of America, the first modern constitutional liberal democracy.
  35. An isolated or segregated group or area.
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  1. Plantation owners.
  2. The route through central North America which served as a vital commercial highway until 1880.
  3. The systematic separation of people into racial or other ethnic groups in daily life.
  4. A widespread occurrence of an infectious disease in a community at a particular time.
  5. A tax or duty to be paid on a particular class of imports or exports.
  6. The Border War was a series of violent civil confrontations in Kansas Territory, and to a lesser extent in western Missouri, between 1854 and 1859.
  7. A person who runs away or tries to escape from the law.
  8. An organized massacre of a particular ethnic group, in particular that of Jewish people in Russia or eastern Europe.
  9. Set free from slavery or oppression.
  10. A speech that U.S. President Abraham Lincoln delivered during the American Civil War at the dedication of the Soldiers' National Cemetery in Gettysburg, Pennsylvania.
  11. The 17th president of the United States, serving from 1865 to 1869. He assumed the presidency as he was vice president at the time of the assassination of Abraham Lincoln.
  12. A pioneering American nurse who founded the American Red Cross. She was a hospital nurse in the American Civil War.
  13. Buildings used for grinding grain into flour or for manufacturing.
  14. A single seller that has significant market power.
  15. The production of large quantities of a standardized article by an automated mechanical process.
  16. of Bull Run The first major battle of the American Civil War.
  17. A wealthy powerful person in business or industry.
  18. Set free.
  19. Laws that regulated the lives of African American slaves.
  20. A legal entity that is separate and distinct from its owners.
  21. An organized association of workers, often in a trade or profession, formed to protect and further their rights and interests.
  22. A presidential proclamation and executive order issued by United States President Abraham Lincoln.
  23. A league or alliance, especially of confederate states.
  24. An underground electric railroad.
  25. After escaping from slavery in Maryland, he became a national leader of the abolitionist movement in Massachusetts and New York, becoming famous for his oratory and incisive antislavery writings.
  26. A faction of the Republican Party during the American Civil War. They were distinguished by their fierce advocacy for the abolition of slavery, enfranchisement of black citizens, and holding the Southern states financially and morally culpable for the war.
  27. A combination of corporations managed by a single group of people.
  28. The process of making an area more urban.
  29. A person who favors the abolition of a practice or institution, especially capital punishment or slavery.
  30. A symbol, word, or words legally registered or established by use as representing a company or product.
  31. A series of workers and machines in a factory by which a succession of identical items is progressively assembled.
  32. United States federal legislation that admitted Missouri as a slave state.
  33. Inventor of the cotton gin.
  34. Another name for the locomotive.
  35. A tenant farmer who gives a part of each crop as rent.
  36. He led the expansion of the American steel industry in the late 19th century.

71 Clues: Set free. • To withdraw. • Plantation owners. • Slaves who were set free. • Inventor of the cotton gin. • A method of sifting for gold. • Another name for the locomotive. • An underground electric railroad. • Set free from slavery or oppression. • A method of filtering gold from sand. • An isolated or segregated group or area. • The process of making an area more urban. • ...

unit 5 volcabulaay 2018-01-25

unit 5 volcabulaay crossword puzzle
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  1. an 1807 law that imposed a total ban on foreign trade
  2. a payment by a weaker party to a stronger party in return for protection
  3. members of Congress from the South and the West who called for war with Britain prior to the War of 1812
  4. loyalty to a state or section rather than to the whole country
  5. a devotion to one's nation and its interests
  6. an 1821 treaty between Spain and the United States in which Spain agreed to sell Florida to the United States
  7. Lewis and Clark, during the presidency to explore the American Northwest, newly purchased from France.
  8. in 1811, a battle over white settlement in the Indiana Territory
  9. at the end of the War of 1812, a battle between British and U.S. forces, led by Andrew Jackson, that ended in a victory for the United States
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  1. the practice of forcing people into military service
  2. the vast territory extending from the Mississippi River to the Rocky Mountains, purchased from France in 1803
  3. the treaty signed by some Native Americans in 1795, giving up land that would later become part of Ohio
  4. President Monroe's foreign policy statement warning European nations not to interfere in Latin America
  5. was the Chief Justice of the United States Supreme Court from 1801 to 1835.
  6. a peace treaty signed by Britain and the United States in 1814 to end the War of 1812

15 Clues: a devotion to one's nation and its interests • the practice of forcing people into military service • an 1807 law that imposed a total ban on foreign trade • loyalty to a state or section rather than to the whole country • in 1811, a battle over white settlement in the Indiana Territory • a payment by a weaker party to a stronger party in return for protection • ...

Unit 3 Vocab 2023-02-06

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

15 Clues: the federal principle or system of government • United States statesman and leader of 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 • ...

8th Grade U.S. History Quarter #4 Vocabulary 2025-05-13

8th Grade U.S. History Quarter #4 Vocabulary crossword puzzle
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  1. _______ Compromise: law that admitted Maine as a free state and Missouri as a slave state
  2. the period after the American Civil War from 1865 to 1877, during which the United States grappled with the challenges of reintegrating into the Union the states that had seceded and determining the legal status of African Americans
  3. 2000-mile trail that started in Independence, Missouri and stretched to Oregon Country
  4. the Confederacy's last attempt to invade northern soil, which resulted in a Union victory and was seen as the turning point of the Civil War
  5. discriminatory government policies in the South that made it illegal for African Americans to use the same public buildings and services as white Americans
  6. popular, controversial anti-slavery novel that raised awareness about the evils of slavery throughout the country, but is also criticized in modern times due to spreading stereotypes about African Americans
  7. federal government agency that supported African Americans' efforts to get food, obtain medical care, reunite with loved ones, enter labor contracts, and establish schools after the Civil War
  8. lawyer and leader in the Republican Party who gained national attention during the US Senate race in Illinois and later became the 16th President of the United States
  9. California ____ the migration of 300,000 people to California in search of gold, which caused the area to quickly gain statehood
  10. abolitionist and author of Uncle Tom's Cabin who intended to show the horrors of slavery through a novel
  11. ________ War: conflict from 1846-1848 that led to the US gaining new territories in the Mexican Cession
  12. government policy of separating people based on their race and ethnicity
  13. Democratic Senator who supported popular sovereignty, introduced the Kansas-Nebraska Act, and also opposed Abraham Lincoln in elections for US Senator of Illinois and US President
  14. President of the Confederate States who was the Commander-in-Chief of the Confederate Army during the Civil War
  15. controversial Supreme Court decision that declared African Americans were never meant to be citizens and could not obtain citizenship benefits outlined in the US Constitution, while also declaring the Missouri Compromise unconstitutional
  16. a war between different groups of people from the same country
  17. 17th President of the United States who prioritized white Southern interests, opposed civil rights, and was impeached for intentionally violating a law passed by the Radical Republicans
  18. unfair mistreatment of a group of people based on race, gender, or other characteristics
  19. the location where Robert E Lee surrendered to Ulysses S Grant
  20. abolitionist, women's rights advocate, and preacher who traveled the country to speak out against the ideas of gender or racial inferiority
  21. town in Virginia where John Brown and a small group of followers seized a federal arsenal with the intention of arming enslaved African Americans for a slave revolt
  22. _____ Act: law that established the Kansas and Nebraska Territories out of the Louisiana Purchase and allowed popular sovereignty to decide if slavery was legal
  23. Amendment that guaranteed citizenship and equal protection under the law to all people born in the United States and all people who complete the application process for citizenship
  24. 11th President of the US who was a believer of Manifest Destiny, and gained many of the modern-day western states through annexation and war
  25. Democratic Senator who supported popular sovereignty, introduced the Kansas-Nebraska Act, and also opposed Abraham Lincoln in elections for US Senator of Illinois and US President
  26. proposal in Congress that banned slavery in all land acquired in the Mexican-American War
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  1. loyalty to the interests and needs of one region over the entire country
  2. Amendment that abolished slavery in the United States
  3. abolitionist who was a famous speaker at anti-slavery rallies, wrote a national bestseller autobiography about his experiences as an enslaved person, and published the anti-slavery newspaper called the North Star
  4. first battle of the Civil War and a Confederate victory, which revealed that the Civil War would be more serious and difficult than people originally thought
  5. famous speech given by Abraham Lincoln in which he honored the Union soldiers who had died fighting for the ideals of freedom and that all men are created equal
  6. enslaved person who sued for his family's freedom because they had lived in Illinois and Wisconsin Territory where slavery was illegal, but lost his case
  7. Senator who spoke out harshly against pro-slavery people in his speech, "The Crime Against Kansas," and was nearly beaten to death by Congressman Preston Brooks in the Senate chamber
  8. Compromise of 18__:unwritten agreement in which the Republicans pulled federal troops out of the South and abandoned Reconstruction, so southern Democrats would recognize Rutherford B Hayes as the winner of a controversial presidential election
  9. ______ Act: law that required all US citizens to cooperate in capturing and returning African Americans who escaped from slavery, and penalized anyone that helped enslaved people
  10. Lincoln-Douglas _______: a series of seven meetings between Abraham Lincoln and Stephen Douglas for a US Senate seat from Illinois, which largely centered on discussions regarding the westward expansion of slavery and the Dred Scott decision
  11. volunteer nurse who collected supplies and supported wounded soldiers in the Union Army, and later founded the American Red Cross
  12. of laws that admitted California to the Union as a free state, allowed the newly established Utah and New Mexico Territories to vote on slavery through popular sovereignty, banned the slave trade in Washington, DC, and created the Fugitive Slave Act
  13. formal order issued by Abraham Lincoln that declared all enslaved people livin in the Confederate States were free (although Confederate states did not follow the order as they were no longer part of the US)
  14. another name for the Confederate States of America (CSA) during the Civil War, which consisted of 11 southern states that seceded from the Union and formed their own country
  15. to charge a public official with misconduct or a crime
  16. another name for the United States of America during the Civil War, which consisted of 24 northern states that remained loyal to the federal government
  17. _____ Republicans: faction of Republican congressmen who wanted to guarantee voting rights to African Americans and prevent ex-Confederates from regaining power in the South
  18. the belief that it was America's responsibility and right to expand its territory across the continent of North America
  19. Compromise of 18__:
  20. general who became the commander of all Union forces after winning key victories at the Battle of Shiloh and the Siege of Vicksburg
  21. Election of 18__: presidential election with four candidates that resulted in Abraham Lincoln's victory, despite not being on the ballot in ten Southern states, which led seven of these states to secede from the Union
  22. Amendment that prevents any state from denying adult men the right to vote due to their race, skin color, or previous servitude including slavery
  23. the bloodiest single-day battle of the Civil War that resulted in the highest number of deaths, in which Confederate forces invaded Union soil in Maryland but were ultimately forced to retreat
  24. general who was the commander of all Confederate forces and was known for taking risks in battle, although they often did not pay off for him during the Civil War
  25. Supreme Court decision that stated segregation was legal as long as African Americans and white Americans had access to equal facilities
  26. reconstruction plan of the Radical Republicans that allowed Southern states to reenter the Union if a majority of their voters swore loyalty to the US, and also denied political participation to Confederacy supporters
  27. a reformer who wanted to end slavery

53 Clues: Compromise of 18__: • a reformer who wanted to end slavery • Amendment that abolished slavery in the United States • to charge a public official with misconduct or a crime • a war between different groups of people from the same country • the location where Robert E Lee surrendered to Ulysses S Grant • ...

Reconstruction Era 2021-06-15

Reconstruction Era crossword puzzle
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  1. was a derogatory term applied by Southerners to opportunistic Northerners who came to the Southern states after the American Civil War, who were perceived to be exploiting the local populace for their own financial, political, and/or social gain.
  2. an American politician and attorney who served as the 19th president of the United States from 1877 to 1881, after serving in the U.S. House of Representatives and as governor of Ohio.
  3. U.S. hate organizations that employed terror in pursuit of their white supremacist agenda.
  4. government of a colony, dependent country, or region by its own citizens.
  5. a legal arrangement with regard to agricultural land in which a landowner allows a tenant to use the land in return for a share of the crops produced on that land.
  6. an unwritten deal, informally arranged among United States Congressmen, that settled the intensely disputed 1876 presidential election.
  7. a bill "to guarantee to certain States whose governments have been usurped or overthrown a republican form of government," proposed for the Reconstruction of the South.
  8. agricultural system in which landowners contribute their land and a measure of operating capital and management while tenants contribute their labour with various amounts of capital and management, the returns being shared in a variety of ways.
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  1. an important agency of early Reconstruction, assisting freedmen in the South.
  2. a financial crisis that triggered an economic depression in Europe and North America that lasted from 1873 to 1877 or 1879 in France and in Britain
  3. granted citizenship to all persons born or naturalized in the United States—including former enslaved people—and guaranteed all citizens “equal protection of the laws.”
  4. referred to white Southerners who supported Reconstruction policies and efforts after the conclusion of the American Civil War.
  5. The right of citizens of the United States to vote shall not be denied or abridged by the United States or by any State on account of race, color, or previous condition of servitude.
  6. a faction of American politicians from around 1854 until the end of Reconstruction in 1877. Had a goal of immediate, complete, permanent eradication of slavery, without compromise.
  7. codes were laws governing the conduct of African Americans.

15 Clues: codes were laws governing the conduct of African Americans. • government of a colony, dependent country, or region by its own citizens. • an important agency of early Reconstruction, assisting freedmen in the South. • U.S. hate organizations that employed terror in pursuit of their white supremacist agenda. • ...

End of Civil War 2022-06-07

End of Civil War crossword puzzle
Across
  1. southerners called their new country the _____ States of America
  2. Confederate General who surrendered his Army to Grant
  3. _____ Proclamation freed slaves in rebel states during Civil War
  4. President during almost all of Civil War
  5. Lincoln was the ____ President of U.S.
  6. Amendment to Constitution that abolished slavery throughout U.S.
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  1. city in Virginia that was Confederate capital
  2. How many states seceded from the Union?
  3. succeeded Lincoln as President
  4. cause of Civil War according to Lincoln's second Inaugural Address
  5. assassinated Abraham Lincoln
  6. number of U.S. Presidents assassinated

12 Clues: assassinated Abraham Lincoln • succeeded Lincoln as President • number of U.S. Presidents assassinated • Lincoln was the ____ President of U.S. • President during almost all of Civil War • city in Virginia that was Confederate capital • How many states seceded from the Union? • Confederate General who surrendered his Army to Grant • ...

"Hamilton" Vocabulary 2023-03-16

"Hamilton" Vocabulary crossword puzzle
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  1. the act of taking over the debts of another entity
  2. the act of withdrawing from a political union or federation
  3. relating to the political and economic theories of Thomas Jefferson, particularly his belief in states' rights and agrarianism
  4. freedom from the control, influence, support, aid, or the like, of others
  5. the legislative branch of the United States government, consisting of the Senate and the House of Representatives
  6. a financial institution that manages a country's currency, monetary policy, and interest rates
  7. the branch of government responsible for enforcing the law, headed by the President
  8. the system of courts that interpret and apply the law
  9. a system designed to prevent any one branch of government from becoming too powerful by providing each branch with the means to check the power of the others
  10. a supporter of a strong central government and a national bank, particularly during the early years of the United States
  11. the branch of government responsible for making laws, consisting of Congress
  12. a system of government in which power is divided between a central authority and constituent political units
  13. relating to the political and economic theories of Alexander Hamilton, particularly his belief in a strong central government and a national bank
  14. a group of electors who are appointed to elect the President and Vice President of the United States
  15. a form of government in which a single person, the monarch, has supreme authority over the state
  16. an organization that consists of a number of parties or groups united in an alliance or league
  17. The practice of conducting negotiations between nations
  18. the right
  19. the total amount of money owed by the federal government
  20. the first ten amendments to the Constitution, which protect the basic rights and freedoms of American citizens
  21. A territory controlled by a distant country
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  1. the movement to end slavery in the United States
  2. the lower house of Congress, consisting of representatives elected by the people of each state
  3. the gathering that drafted the Constitution of the United States in 1787
  4. a tax on imported goods
  5. the act of invalidating a federal law within a state
  6. a group of advisors to the President or other leader, typically consisting of heads of executive departments
  7. Groups of people who share similar beliefs and goals about how the government should be run
  8. the upper house of Congress, consisting of two senators from each state
  9. the branch of government responsible for interpreting the law, consisting of the federal court system
  10. a person who opposed a strong central government and a national bank, particularly during the early years of the United States
  11. To approve or confirm a law or agreement
  12. a document that outlines the basic principles, laws, and structures of a government or organization
  13. the act of freeing slaves from slavery
  14. a sudden and dramatic change in political power or government structure
  15. an act of open resistance or defiance to an established authority
  16. a tax protest in the United States in 1791, during the presidency of George Washington
  17. A settlement in which both sides give up something in order to reach an agreement
  18. a form of government in which the power is held by the people or their elected representatives
  19. a form of government in which the people have the power to elect their leaders and participate in decision-making

40 Clues: the right • a tax on imported goods • the act of freeing slaves from slavery • To approve or confirm a law or agreement • A territory controlled by a distant country • the movement to end slavery in the United States • the act of taking over the debts of another entity • the act of invalidating a federal law within a state • ...

U.S. History Cold War/Civil Rights Movement 2023-04-11

U.S. History Cold War/Civil Rights Movement crossword puzzle
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  1. Three word term for the inequality that grew following World War II due to Black Americans being denied college and housing benefits under the G.I. Bill.
  2. Dr. King made the decision to use this group in the Birmingham Campaign protesting racial segregation. The violence they ended up facing made many people criticize Dr. King.
  3. Two word name for the discriminatory practice that was eliminated by the Voting Rights Act of 1965, allowing thousands of Black Americans to finally exercise their right to vote.
  4. Communist supporters in the Soviet Union criticized capitalism by saying it did this to workers, meaning to take advantage of them.
  5. Civil rights activists launched this in Montgomery after Rosa Parks was arrested for refusing to give up her seat to a White person on a city bus.
  6. Two word name for the type of funeral that Mamie Till decided to have following the murder of her son, Emmett Till. This served as a big spark for the Civil Rights Movement.
  7. Brown v. Board of Education was a major win for civil rights activists because it ruled that this could no longer be practiced in public schools.
  8. Repeated nuclear bomb tests on the Marshall Islands by the United States has led to a higher rate of this disease among the Marshallese compared to the rest of the world.
  9. One of the causes of the Cold War was the belief among Soviets that they had made a larger this in WWII than the United States, both in lives and property.
  10. During the Cold War, the U.S. government was so determined to stop communism from spreading that they were willing to send in this to other countries.
  11. In addition to causing many health effects, nuclear bomb testing on the Marshall Islands has permanently destroyed parts of this.
  12. Capitalist supports in the United States criticized communism by saying it gave too much power to the government, threatening people's this.
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  1. First and last name of the individual who spread fear about communist spies in America. He is famous for accusing government workers of being spies, but never having evidence to prove it.
  2. In order to get around the blockade the Soviet Union set up around West Berlin, the United States used these to deliver supplies.
  3. Two word name for the strategy that many civil rights activists used to try and end racial inequality in the United States. Examples included protests, boycotts, demonstrations, sit-ins, etc.
  4. Three word name given to the group of Black teenagers who successfully integrated an all-white high school in Arkansas, despite facing intense harassment.
  5. In his "Letter from Birmingham Jail," Dr. King explained that this was neutral, and could be used positively or negatively. Dr. King argued that it had been used negatively too long in the United States.
  6. This was the U.S. policy during the Cold War on how to deal with communism. The policy revolved around preventing communism from spreading throughout the world.
  7. Southern states launched massive this after the Brown v. Board of Education ruling, preventing public schools from being integrated for years.
  8. Two word name for the weapon that the Soviet Union and United States began competing with each other to acquire as many as possible of during the Cold War.
  9. Two word name for the period of mass paranoia in the United States over the fear of communist spies infiltrating America.
  10. Isaac Woodard became this after being severely beaten by a sheriff just hours after returning from WWII. This showed that racial injustice was still widespread in America even after winning WWII.
  11. This campaign was launched by Black Americans during World War II as an attempt to achieve victory against tyranny abroad and victory against racism at home.

23 Clues: Two word name for the period of mass paranoia in the United States over the fear of communist spies infiltrating America. • In order to get around the blockade the Soviet Union set up around West Berlin, the United States used these to deliver supplies. • ...

Vocabulary #5: Hispanic Heritage Month 2023-09-26

Vocabulary #5: Hispanic Heritage Month crossword puzzle
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  1. The United States is a ___.
  2. The ____ of the United States is English.
  3. Hispanic Americans make many ____ to the United States.
  4. The past.
  5. We celebrate Hispanic ___ Month.
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  1. People who are from Spanish-speaking countries are ___.
  2. Mom, Dad, Brother, Sister, Grandma, Grandpa, Aunt, Uncle, Cousins
  3. A custom passed down through generations.
  4. Mrs. Sullivan is my ____ teacher.
  5. A practice that is common in a specific group of people
  6. Food, music, and celebrations
  7. Most of the students in this class speak ___.

12 Clues: The past. • The United States is a ___. • Food, music, and celebrations • We celebrate Hispanic ___ Month. • Mrs. Sullivan is my ____ teacher. • A custom passed down through generations. • The ____ of the United States is English. • Most of the students in this class speak ___. • People who are from Spanish-speaking countries are ___. • ...

WW2 2022-03-10

WW2 crossword puzzle
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  1. was Chief of Staff of the United States Army during the 1930s Douglas MacArthur
  2. president of the United States Harry S truman
  3. Joseph stalin
  4. a British statesman who served as Prime Minister of the United Kingdom from 1940 to 1945 Winston churchhill
  5. president of the United States Dwight D Eisenhower
  6. a senior British Army officer
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  1. the Seventh United States Army George S Patton
  2. Adolf hitler
  3. emperor of Japan Hirohito
  4. who founded and led the National Fascist Party Benito Mussolini
  5. served in the First World War Benard Montgomery

11 Clues: Adolf hitler • Joseph stalin • emperor of Japan Hirohito • a senior British Army officer • president of the United States Harry S truman • the Seventh United States Army George S Patton • served in the First World War Benard Montgomery • president of the United States Dwight D Eisenhower • who founded and led the National Fascist Party Benito Mussolini • ...

Civil War Crossword puzzle 2023-03-07

Civil War Crossword puzzle crossword puzzle
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  1. taxation and southern didn't like it
  2. military leader for the north
  3. added factories to the north.
  4. increased trade
  5. Didn't like slavery
  6. Lincoln election in 1860
  7. blockage of goods
  8. president of the union
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  1. government said slaves are properties
  2. leader for he south
  3. military leader for the south
  4. people separate states
  5. rights for all states
  6. a worker for life
  7. A woman wrote a book about slavery
  8. begin to replace hand goods
  9. farms, planting, and animals

17 Clues: increased trade • a worker for life • blockage of goods • leader for he south • Didn't like slavery • rights for all states • people separate states • president of the union • Lincoln election in 1860 • begin to replace hand goods • farms, planting, and animals • military leader for the south • military leader for the north • added factories to the north. • ...

towards Civil War 2025-08-14

towards Civil War crossword puzzle
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  1. a states right to make its own law
  2. was a senator responsible for the part five dealing with slavery
  3. the two states at the same time under the Missouri compromise
  4. famous abolitionist
  5. this helped slave get to a free country
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  1. was a part of a popular sovereignty aggrement
  2. raided by John Brown
  3. was an escaped slave
  4. is a person who is forced to work.
  5. involved in California
  6. was a violent skirmish involving voting against slavery
  7. most were free states in the

12 Clues: famous abolitionist • raided by John Brown • was an escaped slave • involved in California • most were free states in the • a states right to make its own law • is a person who is forced to work. • this helped slave get to a free country • was a part of a popular sovereignty aggrement • was a violent skirmish involving voting against slavery • ...

Trip Down Memory Lane 2024-03-13

Trip Down Memory Lane crossword puzzle
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  1. and Nagasaki The cities in Japan where the United States dropped atomic bombs in August 1945, leading to the end of World War II.
  2. War A prolonged conflict from 1955 to 1975 between North Vietnam (supported by communist allies) and South Vietnam (supported by anti-communist allies, primarily the United States).
  3. Revolution The period of rapid industrialization, technological advancement, and urbanization that occurred primarily in Britain during the late 18th and early 19th centuries, laying the foundation for modern industrial society.
  4. War I A global conflict fought from 1914 to 1918.
  5. Missile Crisis A 13-day confrontation in 1962 between the United States and the Soviet Union over Soviet ballistic missiles deployed in Cuba.
  6. War A conflict from 1950 to 1953 between North Korea (supported by China and the Soviet Union) and South Korea (supported by the United Nations, primarily the United States).
  7. Depression A severe worldwide economic depression that lasted throughout the 1930s.
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  1. Revolution The series of revolutions in Russia in 1917 that led to the overthrow of the Tsarist autocracy and the establishment of the Soviet Union.
  2. Rights Movement A social movement in the United States aimed at ending racial segregation and discrimination against African Americans and securing their equal rights under the law.
  3. The period in the United States from 1920 to 1933 when the production, sale, and transportation of alcoholic beverages were banned.
  4. Wall A barrier that divided Berlin from 1961 to 1989, constructed by the German Democratic Republic (East Germany) to prevent East Berliners from fleeing to West Berlin.
  5. War II Another global conflict fought from 1939 to 1945.
  6. Landing The historic event in 1969 when humans first set foot on the moon as part of NASA's Apollo 11 mission.
  7. War A period of geopolitical tension between the Soviet Union and the United States and their respective allies, roughly from the end of World War II in 1945 to the dissolution of the Soviet Union in 1991.
  8. Movement The fight for women's right to vote, which gained significant traction in the early 20th century.

15 Clues: War I A global conflict fought from 1914 to 1918. • War II Another global conflict fought from 1939 to 1945. • Depression A severe worldwide economic depression that lasted throughout the 1930s. • Movement The fight for women's right to vote, which gained significant traction in the early 20th century. • ...

Test Review - Civil War & Reconstruction 2021-03-02

Test Review - Civil War & Reconstruction crossword puzzle
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  1. The principle of popular sovereignty was an important part of the __________-Nebraska Act.
  2. The practice of slavery was officially ended in the United States with passage of the __________ Amendment.
  3. One way in which Frederick Douglass, William Lloyd Garrison, and Sojourner Truth are similar is that they all supported the __________ movement.
  4. Throughout the Civil War, an important advantage the North had over the South was that the North had greater __________ capabilities.
  5. After the Civil War, many owners of large plantations in the South responded to the loss of enslaved labor by creating tenant farms and __________.
  6. Slave owners benefited most directly from the Supreme Court decision in __________ v. Sanford?
  7. Implementation of the __________ Codes was an attempt by southern state governments after the Civil War to limit the rights of African Americans?
  8. When President __________ was inaugurated several southern states had already seceded from the Union.
  9. After the Civil War, the most common occupations for freedmen were sharecroppers and __________ farmers.
  10. After the Civil War, a significant cause of the conflict between President Andrew __________ and the Radical Republicans in Congress was disagreement over the plans for restoring Southern states to the Union.
  11. One major result of the __________’s victory in the Civil War was that the supremacy of the national government was upheld?
  12. … In your hands, my dissatisfied fellow countrymen, and not in mine, is the momentous issue of civil war. The government will not assail you. You can have no conflict without being yourselves the aggressors. You have no oath registered in Heaven to destroy the government, while I shall have the most solemn one to “preserve, protect, and defend it.” … President Lincoln made this statement in an effort to urge Congress to convince __________ that he posed no threat to their way of life.
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  1. The common goal of the 13th, 14th, and 15th amendments to the United States Constitution was to grant basic ___________ to formerly enslaved persons.
  2. … The whole military force of the State is at the service of a Mr. Suttle, a slaveholder from Virginia, to enable him to catch a man whom he calls his property; but not a soldier is offered to save a citizen of Massachusetts from being kidnapped! The author of this statement is expressing dissatisfaction with the __________ -slave law, a provision included in the Compromise of 1850.
  3. election of Abraham Lincoln as president led directly to the ___________ of several Southern states from the Union?
  4. President Abraham Lincoln believed that secession is unlawful and treasonous. Everything possible must be done to preserve the ___________.
  5. The __________ formed during Reconstruction with the purpose of keeping African-Americans from exercising rights.
  6. Abraham Lincoln’s 1858 warning that “a house divided against itself cannot stand” referred to sectional differences over the issue of __________.
  7. Poll taxes, literacy tests, and grandfather clauses were used in the South after 1890 to deny __________ rights to African Americans.
  8. As a result of the Missouri Compromise (1820) the ___________ of power between free and slave states was maintained.
  9. Missouri Compromise, Compromise of 1850, and Kansas-Nebraska Act all contributed to the rise of __________ in the United States.
  10. The Compromise of 1877 brought an end to Radical Reconstruction by providing for the removal of federal __________ from Southern states.
  11. At the start of the Civil War, President Abraham Lincoln stated that the major reason for fighting the war was to uphold the Constitution by preserving the __________.
  12. During the late 1800s, most __________ voters in the South solidly supported the Democratic Party primarily because Democrats disliked the Reconstruction programs of the Republicans.

24 Clues: The principle of popular sovereignty was an important part of the __________-Nebraska Act. • Slave owners benefited most directly from the Supreme Court decision in __________ v. Sanford? • When President __________ was inaugurated several southern states had already seceded from the Union. • ...

Outer 2022-08-02

Outer crossword puzzle
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  1. Baptist minister and activist who became the most visible spokesman and leader in the civil rights movement from 1955 until his assassination in 1968
  2. It was a revolutionary organization with an ideology of Black nationalism socialism and armed self-defense particularly against police brutality
  3. the Supreme Court ruled that separating children in public schools on the basis of race was unconstitutional
  4. Its members waged an underground campaign of intimidation and violence directed at white and Black Republican leaders
  5. March 7th 1965 around 600 people crossed the Edmund Pettus Bridge in an attempt to begin the Selma to Montgomery march
  6. of violent confrontations between Los Angeles police and residents of Watts and other predominantly African American neighborhoods of South Central Los Angeles
  7. the separation or isolation of a race class or ethnic group by enforced or voluntary residence in a restricted area, by barriers to social intercourse by separate educational facilities or by other discriminatory means
  8. civil rights organization in the United States formed in 1909 as an interracial endeavor to advance justice for African Americans by a group including W. E. B. Du Bois Mary White Ovington Moorfield Storey and Ida B. Well
  9. the Supreme Court ruled that separating children in public schools on the basis of race was unconstitutional
  10. the mother of the civil rights movement" Rosa Parks invigorated the struggle for racial equality when she refused to give up her bus seat to a white man in Montgomery Alabama
  11. political and social protest campaign against the policy of racial segregation on the public transit system of MontgomeryAlabama
  12. a movement in support of rights and political power for black people especially prominent in the US in the 1960s and 1970s
  13. a series of violent clashes during which mobs of U.S. servicemen off-duty police officers and civilians brawled with young Latinos and other minorities in Los Angeles
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  1. he first African American students to enter Little Rock's Central High School
  2. chosen identity for many Mexican Americans in the United States
  3. labor leader and civil rights activist
  4. American politician and academic who served as the 28th president of the United States from 1913 to 1921. A member of the Democratic Party Wilson served as the president of Princeton University and as the governor of New Jersey before winning the 1912 presidential election
  5. a landmark 1896 U.S. Supreme Court decision that upheld the constitutionality of racial segregation under the “separate but equal” doctrine
  6. a social and political movement in the United States inspired by prior acts of resistance among people of Mexican descent
  7. a religious and political organization founded in the United States by Wallace Fard Muhammad in 1930
  8. 14-year-old African American boy who was abducted tortured and lynched in Mississippi in 1955, after being accused of offending a white woman Carolyn Bryant in her family's grocery store
  9. political movement and campaign from 1954 to 1968 in the United States to abolish institutional racial segregation discrimination and disenfranchisement throughout the United States
  10. civil rights protest that started in 1960 when young African American students staged a sit in at a segregated Woolworth's lunch counter in Greensboro North Carolina and refused to leave after being denied service
  11. state and local laws enforcing racial segregation in the Southern United States
  12. the ancestral home of the Aztec peoples
  13. African American Muslim minister and human rights activist who was a prominent figure during the civil rights movement

26 Clues: labor leader and civil rights activist • the ancestral home of the Aztec peoples • chosen identity for many Mexican Americans in the United States • he first African American students to enter Little Rock's Central High School • state and local laws enforcing racial segregation in the Southern United States • ...

Unit 2 Vocab 2024-02-21

Unit 2 Vocab crossword puzzle
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  1. American prophet and founder of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints
  2. An unsuccessful 1846 proposal in the United States Congress to ban slavery in territory acquired from Mexico in the Mexican–American War
  3. The idea that white Americans were divinely ordained to settle the entire continent of North America
  4. A wagon road stretching 2170 miles from Missouri to Oregon's Willamette Valley
  5. The voluntary withdrawal of one or more states from the Union that constitutes the United States
  6. A formerly enslaved man who became a prominent activist, author and public speaker
  7. A commercial highway connecting Missouri and Santa Fe, New Mexico
  8. "Before the war"
  9. To acquire new land and make it part of another country
  10. An escaped enslaved woman who became a “conductor” on the Underground Railroad
  11. Was an American politician and lawyer from Illinois. A senator, he was one of two nominees of the badly split Democratic Party for president in the 1860 presidential election
  12. American religious leader, second president of the Mormon church, and colonizer who significantly influenced the development of the American West
  13. A pair of federal laws that allowed for the capture and return of runaway enslaved people within the territory of the United States
  14. Played an instrumental role in the founding or expansion of more than 30 hospitals for the treatment of the mentally ill.
  15. A rebellion of enslaved Virginians that took place in Southampton County, Virginia, in August 1831
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  1. Rapid influx of fortune seekers to the site of newly discovered gold deposits
  2. An invasion of Mexico by the United States Army from 1846 to 1848
  3. Government based on consent of the people
  4. Five laws passed in September of 1850 that dealt with the issue of slavery and territorial expansion
  5. System of cultural beliefs or ideals in the 19th century that governed gender roles in upper- and middle-class society
  6. A printer, newspaper publisher, radical abolitionist, suffragist, civil rights activist
  7. War fought from October 1835 to April 1836 between Mexico and Texas colonists that resulted in Texas's independence from Mexico and the founding of the Republic of Texas
  8. The first women's rights convention in the United States
  9. Was an agreement between the United States and Mexico, finalized in 1854, in which the United States agreed to pay Mexico $10 million for a 29,670 square mile portion of Mexico that later became part of Arizona and New Mexico
  10. American writer and philanthropist, the author of the novel Uncle Tom's Cabin, which contributed so much to popular feeling against slavery that it is cited among the causes of the American Civil War
  11. Movement dedicated to promoting moderation and, more often, complete abstinence in the use of intoxicating liquor
  12. The route taken by Mormons from Nauvoo, Illinois, to the Great Salt Lake in what would become the state of Utah
  13. The movement that sought to end slavery in the country
  14. A period in the 1820s-1830s in which the economy and society shifted from moral economies to a capitalist system
  15. A school reformer during the Reform Era. Also became the first secretary of education in Massachusetts

30 Clues: "Before the war" • Government based on consent of the people • The movement that sought to end slavery in the country • To acquire new land and make it part of another country • The first women's rights convention in the United States • An invasion of Mexico by the United States Army from 1846 to 1848 • ...

A More Perfect Union: Chapter 5 Vocabulary Quiz! 2024-10-24

A More Perfect Union: Chapter 5 Vocabulary Quiz! crossword puzzle
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  1. Article III deals with the _____ _____ or count system
  2. The Constitution contains a system of _______ ______ ______ which means each branch of government has ways to check and or limit the power of other branches
  3. having two branches, chambers, or houses, as a legislative body
  4. supreme and independent power or authority in government as possessed or claimed by a state or community
  5. a member or supporter of the Federalist Party
  6. a Connecticut politician and Superior Court judge
  7. a plan, unsuccessfully proposed at the Constitutional Convention, providing for a legislature of two houses with proportional representation in each house and executive and judicial branches to be chosen by the legislature
  8. the freeing of individual enslaved people
  9. someone who opposed the ratification of the United States Constitution in 1787 and the establishment of a strong central government
  10. a city in east Massachusetts on the Massachusetts bay near Boston
  11. gained America's independence, created a government for the new country, and helped free enslaved people
  12. _______ is a key feature in the United States to which federal and state governments share power
  13. Many American settlers moved to the Northwest Territory by sailing on _________ along the Ohio River. A _______ was capable of carrying large amounts of cargo from place to place
  14. a special group of people named by each state legislator to select the president and vice president
  15. a government in which citizens rule through elected representatives
  16. In 1785 the Confederation Congress passed a law that set up a process to survey and sell the lands north of the Ohio River
  17. Article II of the Constitution sets up the ______ ______ to carry out the nation’s laws and policies
  18. the first constitution of the 13 American states, adopted in 1781 and replaced in 1789 by the Constitution of the United States
  19. Article I of the constitution declares congress to be the lawmaking branch of the government
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  1. a union of sovereign states in which the stress is laid on the autonomy of each constituent body
  2. the ability or one group to control the actions of another group by withholding funding, or putting stipulations on the use of funds
  3. The Northwest Ordinance was passed in 1787 which created a single _______ _______ from lands north of the Ohio River and east of the Mississippi River
  4. a law that reduced the minimum amount of land that could be purchased from 640 acres to 320 acres and introduced a credit feature for buyers
  5. a tax imposed by the government on goods imported into a country
  6. a change, correction, or improvement added to a document
  7. liberties that are not dependent on government, while legal rights, also known as positive rights, are defined by government action or inaction
  8. a plan, unsuccessfully proposed at the Constitutional Convention, providing for a single legislative house with equal representation for each state
  9. an improved state or way of functioning that results from the correction of abuses and bad habits or practices
  10. In September 1786, Hamilton had called for an authorized meeting in Philadelphia to discuss trade issues
  11. In September 25 1789, the United States _____ ___ _____ comprises the first ten amendments to the United States Constitution
  12. a tax, or duty, levied on imported goods
  13. created a government with 3 branches and became the 4th president of the United States
  14. proposed the Virginia plan
  15. a Connecticut politician and Superior Court judge

34 Clues: proposed the Virginia plan • a tax, or duty, levied on imported goods • the freeing of individual enslaved people • a member or supporter of the Federalist Party • a Connecticut politician and Superior Court judge • a Connecticut politician and Superior Court judge • Article III deals with the _____ _____ or count system • ...

Sociology 201 Chapter 14 (Healthcare) 2016-11-12

Sociology 201 Chapter 14 (Healthcare) crossword puzzle
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  1. This means assisting in the death of a person suffering from an incurable disease.
  2. ____ medicine is a medical care system in which the government owns and operates medical facilities and employs physicians.
  3. This type of medicine emphasizes the prevention of illness and takes into account a person's entire physical and social environment.
  4. ____ among African-Americans is almost three times the rate for whites, which explains why African-Americans have a shorter life expectancy.
  5. According to Social-Conflict Theory, social ____ is seen as a direct link to patterns of health and illness.
  6. This is the greatest preventable cause of death in the United States.
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  1. ____ insurance plans are the most common programs used to pay for medical care in the United States today.
  2. According to Talcott Parsons, this is a pattern of behavior defined as appropriate for people who are ill.
  3. This chronic illness is the second most common cause of death today in the United States.
  4. Eating disorders have a lot to do with how our society defines ____.
  5. Social ____ is the study of how health and disease are distributed throughout a society's population.
  6. Currently in the United States, there is a nursing ____.
  7. The medical establishment in the United States is oriented toward ____ medicine.
  8. ____ is defined as having a body mass index of 30 or higher.

14 Clues: Currently in the United States, there is a nursing ____. • ____ is defined as having a body mass index of 30 or higher. • Eating disorders have a lot to do with how our society defines ____. • This is the greatest preventable cause of death in the United States. • The medical establishment in the United States is oriented toward ____ medicine. • ...

Government 2020-12-07

Government crossword puzzle
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  1. And if a state adopts a disastrous new policy, at least it would not be a ... for everyone. On the other hand, if a state's new programs work well, other states can adopt their ideas and adjust them to their own needs.
  2. But even though ... other countries practice it today, federalism has provided the balance that the United States has needed since 1787.
  3. The British government was — and remains — a ... system, or one in which power is concentrated in a central government.
  4. The Articles of Confederation represented an opposite form of government, a ... , which has a weak central government and strong state governments.
  5. system Power is shared by the national and state governments.
  6. Is a compromise meant to eliminate the disadvantages of both systems.
  7. national ... and general election is the second step to becoming president
  8. the legal process in which an accused criminal is returned to the state where the crime was committed, is also required by Article IV.
  9. In a federal system, power is ... by the national and state governments.
  10. For the first time in many years federal aid to states declined, and Reagan pushed to consolidate categorical grants into ... Grants, which had few strings and much broader categories, such as "education" or "highways."
  11. Powers are specifically granted to the federal government in Article I, Section 8 of the Constitution
  12. you have to be a natural born citizen of the U.S. to be the president.
  13. Often states must contribute money to ... federal funds, but categorical grants almost always come with a great many strings that demonstrate the "supremacy" of the national government.
  14. Although the federal system seems to strike a perfect balance of power between national and local needs, federations still have internal ... . Conflicts between national and state governments are common.
  15. ... and caucuses are the first step to becoming president
  16. each state must give full ... and credit to the public acts, records, and civil judicial proceedings of every other state
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  1. Some powers of federal and state governments...
  2. Electing both state and national ... also increases the input of citizens into their government.
  3. For example, the national government cannot exercise its powers in such a way as to ... with the states' abilities to perform their responsibilities.
  4. President Reagan (1981-89) coined the movement ... Federalism — an attempt to return power to the states.
  5. powers, which are set aside for the states. Unlike delegated powers, they are not listed specifically, but are guaranteed by the tenth amendment:
  6. the ... college is the third step to becoming president
  7. POWERS are not specifically stated in the Constitution, but may be inferred from the elastic (or "necessary and proper") clause (Article I, Section 8). Since these powers are not explicit, the courts are often left to decide what constitutes an implied power.
  8. So federalism prevents a person that takes control of a state from easily ... control of the federal governments as well.
  9. POWERS are not specifically listed in the Constitution, but they grew out of the very existence of the national government. For example, the United States has the power to acquire territory by exploration and/or occupancy, primarily because most governments in general claim that right.
  10. Most confederations have allowed the local government to ... a federal law within its own borders.

26 Clues: Some powers of federal and state governments... • the ... college is the third step to becoming president • ... and caucuses are the first step to becoming president • system Power is shared by the national and state governments. • Is a compromise meant to eliminate the disadvantages of both systems. • ...

Test Review - Civil War & Reconstruction 2021-03-02

Test Review - Civil War & Reconstruction crossword puzzle
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  1. The principle of popular sovereignty was an important part of the __________-Nebraska Act.
  2. The practice of slavery was officially ended in the United States with passage of the __________ Amendment.
  3. One way in which Frederick Douglass, William Lloyd Garrison, and Sojourner Truth are similar is that they all supported the __________ movement.
  4. Throughout the Civil War, an important advantage the North had over the South was that the North had greater __________ capabilities.
  5. After the Civil War, many owners of large plantations in the South responded to the loss of enslaved labor by creating tenant farms and __________.
  6. Slave owners benefited most directly from the Supreme Court decision in __________ v. Sanford?
  7. Implementation of the __________ Codes was an attempt by southern state governments after the Civil War to limit the rights of African Americans?
  8. When President __________ was inaugurated several southern states had already seceded from the Union.
  9. After the Civil War, the most common occupations for freedmen were sharecroppers and __________ farmers.
  10. After the Civil War, a significant cause of the conflict between President Andrew __________ and the Radical Republicans in Congress was disagreement over the plans for restoring Southern states to the Union.
  11. One major result of the __________’s victory in the Civil War was that the supremacy of the national government was upheld?
  12. … In your hands, my dissatisfied fellow countrymen, and not in mine, is the momentous issue of civil war. The government will not assail you. You can have no conflict without being yourselves the aggressors. You have no oath registered in Heaven to destroy the government, while I shall have the most solemn one to “preserve, protect, and defend it.” … President Lincoln made this statement in an effort to urge Congress to convince __________ that he posed no threat to their way of life.
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  1. The common goal of the 13th, 14th, and 15th amendments to the United States Constitution was to grant basic ___________ to formerly enslaved persons.
  2. … The whole military force of the State is at the service of a Mr. Suttle, a slaveholder from Virginia, to enable him to catch a man whom he calls his property; but not a soldier is offered to save a citizen of Massachusetts from being kidnapped! The author of this statement is expressing dissatisfaction with the __________ -slave law, a provision included in the Compromise of 1850.
  3. election of Abraham Lincoln as president led directly to the ___________ of several Southern states from the Union?
  4. President Abraham Lincoln believed that secession is unlawful and treasonous. Everything possible must be done to preserve the ___________.
  5. The __________ formed during Reconstruction with the purpose of keeping African-Americans from exercising rights.
  6. Abraham Lincoln’s 1858 warning that “a house divided against itself cannot stand” referred to sectional differences over the issue of __________.
  7. Poll taxes, literacy tests, and grandfather clauses were used in the South after 1890 to deny __________ rights to African Americans.
  8. As a result of the Missouri Compromise (1820) the ___________ of power between free and slave states was maintained.
  9. Missouri Compromise, Compromise of 1850, and Kansas-Nebraska Act all contributed to the rise of __________ in the United States.
  10. The Compromise of 1877 brought an end to Radical Reconstruction by providing for the removal of federal __________ from Southern states.
  11. At the start of the Civil War, President Abraham Lincoln stated that the major reason for fighting the war was to uphold the Constitution by preserving the __________.
  12. During the late 1800s, most __________ voters in the South solidly supported the Democratic Party primarily because Democrats disliked the Reconstruction programs of the Republicans.

24 Clues: The principle of popular sovereignty was an important part of the __________-Nebraska Act. • Slave owners benefited most directly from the Supreme Court decision in __________ v. Sanford? • When President __________ was inaugurated several southern states had already seceded from the Union. • ...

Topic 8 History Project 3rd Hour 2023-05-04

Topic 8 History Project 3rd Hour crossword puzzle
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  1. the right to be charged or have a hearing before being sent to jail
  2. African Americans that fled slavery
  3. Americans that opposed using force to keep the South in the Union
  4. law that freed slaves from slave states that weren't the four states that allied with the Union or already conquered slave states
  5. states that stayed slave states in the union like Kentucky, Missouri, Maryland, and Delaware
  6. requirement of all able-bodied men to serve military time
  7. the three-day battle that was one of the most significant battles of the Civil War
  8. remove themselves
  9. battle that showed how badly both Union and Confederate soldiers needed training
  10. general rise in prices and decrease in value of money
  11. not eager
  12. making it easy for something to happen
  13. Union warship
  14. weapons and ammunition warehouse
  15. fort near Charleston that nearly all of the 54th regiment's people were killed in
  16. willingness to accept laws whether or not a person agreed with those laws
  17. tax on people's earnings
  18. something that comes before or is introductory
  19. to suggest without saying directly or plainly
  20. case where a slave argued that he should be free since his owner died but was ruled against because he was not a citizen and the Supreme Court ruled that slaves were property
  21. warfare in which small, informal military groups use surprise attacks and hit and run tactics
  22. antislavery members of both Democrats and Whigs parties
  23. to be made up of
  24. act that separated Kansas and Nebraska and let popular sovereignty decide if they would be free or slave states
  25. to keep in an existing state
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  1. battle where the Union was beaten in just three days
  2. Lincoln's speech that showed his leadership in a time of grief and crisis where he dedicated a cemetery to the fallen soldiers in the Battle of Gettysburg
  3. the right of the people to create their government
  4. military regiment that accepted African Americans
  5. someone willing to give up their life for their beliefs
  6. battle where neither Union or Confederates were the clear winners but Lee withdrew and the Union won
  7. one of the Union's worst defeats
  8. one of the bloodiest encounters in the civil war
  9. actions against one's country
  10. compromise for free states and slave states to both get what they want
  11. very important
  12. amendment that could not be changed
  13. the town where Confederate soldiers retreated to then be trapped by the Union army and surrendered
  14. proslavery bands that battled the antislavery forces in Kansas
  15. to prove something by being an example of it
  16. General George Pickett's attack with 15,000 men in the center of Union lines
  17. abandoned Union warship that was taken by Confederates
  18. a group of antislavery people from different parties in Michigan in 1854 that opposed slavery and wanted to stop it from spreading west
  19. where a military force encircles an enemy position and blockades and bombards it in order to force it to surrender
  20. agreement for Missouri to be a slave state and Maine to be a free state
  21. war between people of the same country
  22. to publicly say that someone or something is wrong or bad
  23. basically, fundamentally, in essence

48 Clues: not eager • Union warship • very important • to be made up of • remove themselves • tax on people's earnings • to keep in an existing state • actions against one's country • one of the Union's worst defeats • weapons and ammunition warehouse • African Americans that fled slavery • amendment that could not be changed • basically, fundamentally, in essence • ...

AP Gov't Unit 1 chapter 4-6 2023-05-18

AP Gov't Unit 1 chapter 4-6 crossword puzzle
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  1. Congress is the legislative branch of the federal government that represents the American people and makes the nation's laws. It shares power with the executive branch, led by the president, and the judicial branch, whose highest body is the Supreme Court of the United States.
  2. Who is the father of the constitution?
  3. Civil liberties are freedoms guaranteed to us by the Constitution to protect us from tyranny (think: our freedom of speech)
  4. Part of the First Amendment stating that "Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion."
  5. A formal discussion on a particular topic in a public meeting or legislative assembly, in which opposing arguments are put forward.
  6. Composed of three distinct branches: legislative, executive, and judicial
  7. The need for checks and balances in government
  8. The people direct their own affairs, free from external authority. The colonies had to create their own governments because of the distance of the English government.
  9. 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.
  10. Stating that amendments to the Constitution may be ratified by the Legislatures of three fourths of the several States, or by Conventions in three fourths thereof, as the one or the other Mode of Ratification may be proposed by the Congress
  11. the legal rights that protect individuals from discrimination (think: employment discrimination).
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  1. A compromise where every 5 enslaved people counted as 3 in the states population.
  2. An agreement or a settlement of a dispute that is reached by each side making concessions.
  3. An act of vesting the legislative, executive, and judicial powers of government in separate bodies.
  4. 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.
  5. Impeachment is the process by which a legislative body or other legally constituted tribunal initiates charges against a public official for misconduct.
  6. Institutional units exercising functions of government at a level below that of the federal government.
  7. The first version of the constitution, it was a weaker version which let the states have more power then the central gov't which later would backfire.
  8. In charge of making sure that the laws of the United States are obeyed.
  9. The Connecticut Compromise (also known as the Great Compromise of 1787 or Sherman Compromise) was an agreement reached during the Constitutional Convention of 1787 that in part defined the legislative structure and representation each state would have under the United States Constitution.
  10. A first amendment provision that prohibits government from interfering with the practice of religion
  11. A level of government that has extensive political and territorial authority over an entire nation or territory.
  12. Having the power to make laws.
  13. The formal body which elects the President and Vice President of the United States.
  14. The supreme law of the United States of America.
  15. Shays' Rebellion was an armed uprising in Western Massachusetts and Worcester in response to a debt crisis among the citizenry and in opposition to the state government's increased efforts to collect taxes both on individuals and their trades. The uprising was due to a lack of central government.

26 Clues: Having the power to make laws. • Who is the father of the constitution? • The need for checks and balances in government • The supreme law of the United States of America. • In charge of making sure that the laws of the United States are obeyed. • Composed of three distinct branches: legislative, executive, and judicial • ...

The Constitution 2024-09-16

The Constitution crossword puzzle
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  1. Rebellion led by Daniel Shays of farmers in western Massachusetts in 1786-1787, protesting mortgage foreclosures. It highlighted the need for a strong national government just as the call for the Constitutional Convention went out.
  2. Compromise agreement by states at the Constitutional Convention for a bicameral legislature with a lower house in which representation would be based on population and an upper house in which each state would have two senators.
  3. The set of arrangements, including checks and balances, federalism,
  4. The principle of a two-house legislature.
  5. Congress appropriates funds for a specific purpose, such as school lunches or for building airports and highways.
  6. Constitutional grant of powers that enables each of the three branches of government to check some acts of the others and therefore ensure that no branch can dominate.
  7. Congress appropriates a certain sum, which is allocated to state and local units and sometimes to nongovernmental agencies, based on applications from those who wish to participate.
  8. Opponents of ratification of the Constitution and of a strong central government, generally
  9. Government in which citizens vote on laws and select officials directly.
  10. A government that enforces recognized limits on those who govern and allows the voice of the people to be heard through free, fair, and relatively frequent
  11. rule of law due process, and a bill of rights, that requires our leaders to listen, think, bargain, and explain before they act or make laws. We then hold them politically and legally accountable for how they exercise their powers.
  12. Compromise between northern and southern states at the Constitutional Convention that three-fifths of the slave population would be counted for determining direct taxation and representation in the House of Representatives.
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  1. Supporters of ratification of the Constitution and of a strong central government.
  2. Constitutional division of powers among the legislative, executive, and judicial branches, with the legislative branch making law, the executive applying and enforcing the law, and the judiciary interpreting the law.
  3. Governance according to the expressed preferences of the majority.
  4. Proposal at the Constitutional Convention made by William Paterson of New Jersey for a central government with a single-house legislature in which each state would berepresented equally.
  5. Government by the people, both directly or indirectly, with free and frequent
  6. 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.
  7. Procedure whereby a certain number of voters may, by petition, propose a law or constitutional amendment and have it submitted to the voters.
  8. Procedure for submitting to popular vote measures passed by the legislature or proposed amendments to a state constitution
  9. Clause in the Constitution (Article 4, Section 1) requiring each state to recognize the civil judgments rendered by the courts of the other states and to accept their public records and acts as valid.
  10. Legal process whereby an alleged criminal offender is surrendered by the officials of one states to officials of the state in which the cri
  11. These are broad state grants to states for whatever it wants
  12. Government in which the people elect those who govern and pass laws; also called a republic.
  13. The first governing document of the confederated states drafted in1777, ratified in 1781, and replaced by the present Constitution in 1789.
  14. Views the Constitution as giving a limited list of powers—primarily foreign policy and national defense—to the national government, leaving the rest to the sovereign states.

26 Clues: The principle of a two-house legislature. • These are broad state grants to states for whatever it wants • Governance according to the expressed preferences of the majority. • The set of arrangements, including checks and balances, federalism, • Government in which citizens vote on laws and select officials directly. • ...

"A More Perfect Union" Vocabulary 2024-10-21

"A More Perfect Union" Vocabulary crossword puzzle
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  1. A system where the number of representatives in a legislative body is based on the population of each state or region. (2 words, no spaces)
  2. “__________ Plan” A proposal made during the Constitutional Convention that called for each state to have one vote in Congress, regardless of its population, favoring smaller states. (2 words, no spaces)
  3. Another name for the Constitutional Convention of 1787, where the US Constitution was written. (2 words, no spaces)
  4. A group of states or nations that come together for a common purpose, while retaining their independence. The US was initially a confederation under the Articles of Confederation.
  5. The official approval of a document, like the Constitution, by the states or other governing bodies.
  6. “__________ Process” The method by which changes or additions can be made to the Constitution. It requires approval from a large majority of Congress and the states.
  7. A system of government where power is divided between a central (national) government and regional (state) governments.
  8. “__________ Compromise” An agreement made during the Constitutional Convention that created a two-house legislature, with the Senate giving equal representation to each state and the House of Representatives based on population.
  9. A series of essays written by Alexander Hamilton, James Madison, and John Jay to promote the ratification of the US Constitution. (2 words, no spaces)
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  1. The branch of government responsible for making laws. In the US, Congress is the national legislature, consisting of the Senate and the House of Representatives.
  2. A small group within a larger group, often with different ideas or interests. During the Constitutional period, factions debated the best ways to govern.
  3. “__________ Government” A type of government where the people elect representatives to make decisions on their behalf, rather than having a monarch or dictator.
  4. A proposed framework or example of a constitution that can be used as a guide for creating or amending a country's constitution. (2 words, no spaces)
  5. The first ten amendments to the US Constitution, which guarantee fundamental rights and freedoms to individuals, such as freedom of speech and religion. (3 words, no spaces)
  6. An agreement where each side gives up something to reach a mutual decision. In the context of the Constitution, it often refers to key agreements made during the Constitutional Convention.
  7. “__________ of the United States The head of the Executive Branch and the leader of the country, responsible for enforcing laws and representing the nation.
  8. The branch of government responsible for enforcing laws, led by the President in the United States.
  9. The lower house of the US Congress, where the number of representatives each state has is based on its population. (3 words, no spaces)
  10. “__________ Convention” A meeting held in 1786 where delegates from five states gathered to discuss and address problems with the Articles of Confederation, which eventually led to the Constitutional Convention.
  11. The branch of government that interprets laws and decides if they are constitutional. It includes the court system, with the Supreme Court at the top.
  12. “__________ Law Fundamental laws or principles that form the foundation of a government, like the Constitution.
  13. The upper house of the US Congress, where each state has two senators, regardless of its population.
  14. “__________ Constitutions” Documents that outline the laws and principles by which individual states are governed, similar to the national Constitution but specific to each state.

23 Clues: The branch of government responsible for enforcing laws, led by the President in the United States. • The official approval of a document, like the Constitution, by the states or other governing bodies. • The upper house of the US Congress, where each state has two senators, regardless of its population. • ...

Reconstruction 2025-05-08

Reconstruction crossword puzzle
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  1. How many votes are needed by the Senate to be able to stay in office as president if accused of a crime.
  2. The rebuilding of the United States was called this
  3. The process of removing a president from office
  4. Law created to abolish slavery and make slavery seen as a crime and something that can be punished.
  5. A process where a farmer rents out some land to someone and they pay for use of the land usually in cash or some of the crop harvested.
  6. The 17th President of the United States
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  1. Law made that prohibits not letting someone vote because of their race
  2. Discrimination or dislike to someone of a different race.
  3. He quit before the United States could impeach him of his crimes
  4. If you were born in the United States you were automatically confirmed as this
  5. The smaller upper assembly of the US Congress
  6. He was the first black man to serve in the United States senate

12 Clues: The 17th President of the United States • The smaller upper assembly of the US Congress • The process of removing a president from office • The rebuilding of the United States was called this • Discrimination or dislike to someone of a different race. • He was the first black man to serve in the United States senate • ...

Causes of the Cilvil War 2022-03-02

Causes of the Cilvil War crossword puzzle
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  1. new states would vote to see if there state is a free or slave state
  2. 11 southern states leave the union
  3. campaigning on a platform opposing the spread of slavery
  4. seized weapons from Harper's Ferry, Virginia
  5. launched a slave revolt in 1859
  6. required all citizens to help catch runaway slaves
  7. Abraham Lincoln became the 16th president
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  1. the supreme court ruled slaves were not legal citizens
  2. below the 36° 30' line
  3. Wilmot Proviso
  4. states thought they could leave the union if they didn't like the law that was passed by the federal government
  5. Abraham Lincoln wanted to remove____
  6. 36° 30' line
  7. U.S expanded west
  8. loyalty to your section rather than the country as a whole

15 Clues: 36° 30' line • Wilmot Proviso • U.S expanded west • below the 36° 30' line • launched a slave revolt in 1859 • 11 southern states leave the union • Abraham Lincoln wanted to remove____ • Abraham Lincoln became the 16th president • seized weapons from Harper's Ferry, Virginia • required all citizens to help catch runaway slaves • ...

AJ 2023-10-18

AJ crossword puzzle
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  1. Forced removal of indians
  2. The Dawes Act
  3. authorizing the president to grant unsettled lands west of the Mississippi in exchange for Indian lands within existing state borders
  4. Crisis which affected the global economy
  5. the practice of a successful political party giving public office to its supporters.
  6. A a war against Great Britain
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  1. to receive surplus Federal Treasury funds
  2. the core concepts underlying Jacksonian Democracy"
  3. North American Indians
  4. The Senate's most prominent states' rights advocate,
  5. seventh president of the United States.
  6. Republicans who favored a national bank
  7. was land in the United States reserved for the forced resettlement of North American Indians
  8. big role in the "bank wars,
  9. As opposed to that of the king

15 Clues: The Dawes Act • North American Indians • Forced removal of indians • big role in the "bank wars, • A a war against Great Britain • As opposed to that of the king • seventh president of the United States. • Republicans who favored a national bank • Crisis which affected the global economy • to receive surplus Federal Treasury funds • ...

Teen Driving Vocab 2024-02-23

Teen Driving Vocab crossword puzzle
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  1. An ___________ driver is safer than a recent one.
  2. Talking while driving is a ___________.
  3. The person driving should be ______ enough to follow the rules.
  4. Some states have ___________ on phones while driving.
  5. Some states are going to ___ texting while driving.
  6. A lot of young drivers are ________ in car crashes.
  7. You should not be _______ while driving.
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  1. Young drivers should have ___________.
  2. As an ___________ instead of driving unsafe you can bike.
  3. It is _________ to check your phone while driving.
  4. Some states don't ______ the same laws on driving as others.
  5. You should not be driving without a _______.
  6. You can get in a lot of _______ for driving without a license.
  7. He took the ____ to go to the party.
  8. Arguing with someone while driving can be an _____________.

15 Clues: He took the ____ to go to the party. • Young drivers should have ___________. • Talking while driving is a ___________. • You should not be _______ while driving. • You should not be driving without a _______. • An ___________ driver is safer than a recent one. • It is _________ to check your phone while driving. • Some states are going to ___ texting while driving. • ...

Teen Driving Vocab 2024-02-23

Teen Driving Vocab crossword puzzle
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  1. you can get in a lot of ____ for driving without a license.
  2. the person driving should be _____ enough to follow the rules
  3. a lot of young drivers are ____ in a car crashes
  4. you should not be driving without a ________
  5. talking while driving is a __________
  6. as an ________ instead of driving unsafe you can bike.
  7. young drivers should have _______.
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  1. some states have ______ on phones while driving
  2. you should not be _____ while driving.
  3. some states have _______ the same laws on driving as others.
  4. arguing with someone while driving can be an _______.
  5. some states are going to ___ texting while driving
  6. He took the ____to go to the party
  7. an ______ driver is safer than a recent one
  8. it is _____ to check your phone while driving

15 Clues: He took the ____to go to the party • young drivers should have _______. • talking while driving is a __________ • you should not be _____ while driving. • you should not be driving without a ________ • an ______ driver is safer than a recent one • it is _____ to check your phone while driving • some states have ______ on phones while driving • ...

Statehood In Washington - David Njogu 2023-06-01

Statehood In Washington - David Njogu crossword puzzle
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  1. What is the portrait on the Washington state flag called?
  2. Washington took how many years to become approved for a state?
  3. A group of white Americans that were trying to settle into Washington.
  4. Being a state in America.
  5. The capital city of Washington state
  6. Territory was made on August 14 1848.
  7. Descendants of the earliest known inhabitants of an area
  8. Washington State name before Washington
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  1. The first president of the United States of America
  2. What country did Washington state become included in?
  3. The 42 state in the united states
  4. Something that is achieved successfully.
  5. The 23 president of the united states
  6. Two explorers who discovered Washington in 1805
  7. A body of fundamental principles for a state or organization.

15 Clues: Being a state in America. • The 42 state in the united states • The capital city of Washington state • The 23 president of the united states • Territory was made on August 14 1848. • Washington State name before Washington • Something that is achieved successfully. • Two explorers who discovered Washington in 1805 • The first president of the United States of America • ...

Statehood In Washington - David Njogu 2023-06-01

Statehood In Washington - David Njogu crossword puzzle
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  1. The first president of the United States of America
  2. Territory was made on August 14 1848.
  3. The 23 president of the united states
  4. Washington took how many years to become approved for a state?
  5. A group of white Americans that were trying to settle into Washington.
  6. Something that is achieved successfully.
  7. The capital city of Washington state
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  1. What is the portrait on the Washington state flag called?
  2. Washington State name before Washington
  3. Descendants of the earliest known inhabitants of an area
  4. The 42 state in the united states
  5. What country did Washington state become included in?
  6. Two explorers who discovered Washington in 1805
  7. A body of fundamental principles for a state or organization.
  8. Being a state in America.

15 Clues: Being a state in America. • The 42 state in the united states • The capital city of Washington state • Territory was made on August 14 1848. • The 23 president of the united states • Washington State name before Washington • Something that is achieved successfully. • Two explorers who discovered Washington in 1805 • The first president of the United States of America • ...

Chapter 7 2025-01-31

Chapter 7 crossword puzzle
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  1. bloodiest single day battle of Civil War
  2. capital of VA
  3. Union general
  4. Northern Civil War strategy to starve the South by blockading seaports and controlling the Mississippi River
  5. first battle of Civil War
  6. to leave or withdraw
  7. A person who wanted to end slavery
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  1. Southern states during the Civil War
  2. Confederate general
  3. Party Political party that believed in the non-expansion of slavery
  4. The Northern States during the Civil War
  5. the condition of being owned by another person and being made to work without wages
  6. United States slave who sued for liberty after living in a non-slave state
  7. saved the Union during the Civil War and emancipated the slaves;
  8. what side benefited from slavery

15 Clues: capital of VA • Union general • Confederate general • to leave or withdraw • first battle of Civil War • what side benefited from slavery • A person who wanted to end slavery • Southern states during the Civil War • bloodiest single day battle of Civil War • The Northern States during the Civil War • saved the Union during the Civil War and emancipated the slaves; • ...

US Politics (Election) 2025-03-24

US Politics (Election) crossword puzzle
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  1. The individuals who elect the electors for presidential elections
  2. The process by which a new president is officially sworn into office
  3. States that typically vote for the Republican Party
  4. The upper chamber of the US Congress
  5. States that often swing between parties in elections
  6. The city that is the capital of the USA
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  1. The lower chamber of the US Congress
  2. The process by which a new president is officially sworn into office
  3. symbol of the democrates
  4. The building where Congress meets
  5. symbol of the republicans
  6. Political meetings where delegates are chosen
  7. title of the head of state of the USA
  8. States that typically vote for the Democratic Party
  9. A significant holiday celebrating the independence of the USA
  10. What does D.C. in Washington D. C. stand for?

16 Clues: symbol of the democrates • symbol of the republicans • The lower chamber of the US Congress • What does D.C. in Washington D. C. stand for? • The building where Congress meets • title of the head of state of the USA • The city that is the capital of the USA • The upper chamber of the US Congress • ...

American Revolution 2021-09-08

American Revolution crossword puzzle
Across
  1. the event where 5 people were shot
  2. is the first president in the United States
  3. What people did not want to pay tax for
  4. another name for england
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  1. the 3rd united states President
  2. the founder of the United States
  3. is a group of people who pushed back against the Britsh Law
  4. are people who settled in the Americas
  5. the event where people dressed as native Americans dumped all the tea out of the British boats
  6. The 2nd President of the United States

10 Clues: another name for england • the 3rd united states President • the founder of the United States • the event where 5 people were shot • are people who settled in the Americas • The 2nd President of the United States • What people did not want to pay tax for • is the first president in the United States • is a group of people who pushed back against the Britsh Law • ...

The Road to War 2022-03-24

The Road to War crossword puzzle
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  1. the line used to distinguish between the North and South in the Continental Congress and the Constitutional Convention
  2. debated Lincoln over legalized slavery and states' rights
  3. leaving the Union of the United States
  4. president of the Confederate States of America
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  1. wife of Abraham Lincoln
  2. the president of the United States during the Civil War
  3. a supporter
  4. a house divided cannot ______
  5. led an anti-slavery group in a raid against a pro-slavery community
  6. this state seceded from the Union on February 2, 1861

10 Clues: a supporter • wife of Abraham Lincoln • a house divided cannot ______ • leaving the Union of the United States • president of the Confederate States of America • this state seceded from the Union on February 2, 1861 • the president of the United States during the Civil War • debated Lincoln over legalized slavery and states' rights • ...

Bill of rights/7 principles of Gov. crossword 2022-02-12

Bill of rights/7 principles of Gov. crossword crossword puzzle
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  1. certain power separated into different states
  2. Limit on punishment, and bail
  3. Cannot be taken away
  4. Carry & Bear arms
  5. Rights to be informed, jury, lawyer
  6. More rights not on Constitution
  7. People have the power
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  1. Balances between branches
  2. No quartering
  3. 3 different branches
  4. Representative for you
  5. Everyone under Law
  6. Jury trials 4 civil cases
  7. Rights for someone accused
  8. Ability for speech and religion
  9. Powers to States and people not federal government
  10. No unusual searches or Arrests

17 Clues: No quartering • Carry & Bear arms • Everyone under Law • 3 different branches • Cannot be taken away • People have the power • Representative for you • Balances between branches • Jury trials 4 civil cases • Rights for someone accused • Limit on punishment, and bail • No unusual searches or Arrests • Ability for speech and religion • More rights not on Constitution • ...

Civil War Crossword puzzle 2023-03-07

Civil War Crossword puzzle crossword puzzle
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  1. taxation and southern didn't like it
  2. military leader for the north
  3. added factories to the north.
  4. increased trade
  5. Didn't like slavery
  6. Lincoln election in 1860
  7. blockage of goods
  8. president of the union
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  1. government said slaves are properties
  2. leader for he south
  3. military leader for the south
  4. people separate states
  5. rights for all states
  6. a worker for life
  7. A woman wrote a book about slavery
  8. begin to replace hand goods
  9. farms, planting, and animals

17 Clues: increased trade • a worker for life • blockage of goods • leader for he south • Didn't like slavery • rights for all states • people separate states • president of the union • Lincoln election in 1860 • begin to replace hand goods • farms, planting, and animals • military leader for the south • military leader for the north • added factories to the north. • ...

Antebellum America Project magazine 2023-01-19

Antebellum America Project magazine crossword puzzle
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  1. 1845 annexation of the Republic of Texas into the United States
  2. admission of California as a "free state,"
  3. The idea that the United States is destined-by God
  4. an unsuccessful 1846 proposal in the United States Congress to ban slavery in territory acquired from Mexico
  5. territorial organic act
  6. despute on where Texas ended
  7. economic and political importance of cotton production.
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  1. used by enslaved African Americans to escape into free states
  2. short lived coliation political party (1848-1854)
  3. 16 president

10 Clues: 16 president • territorial organic act • despute on where Texas ended • admission of California as a "free state," • short lived coliation political party (1848-1854) • The idea that the United States is destined-by God • economic and political importance of cotton production. • used by enslaved African Americans to escape into free states • ...

Crossword Activity! 2021-05-07

Crossword Activity! crossword puzzle
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  1. The Northern States name as a whole
  2. A communication device used during the Civil War
  3. the president of the southern states that seceded
  4. The U.S. president during the Civil War
  5. A war between the Northern and Southern states in America
  6. Another word for “division” between two places
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  1. a document made to abolish slavery that freed all slaves
  2. a commonly used weapon during the Civil War
  3. A famous place where the deadliest battle of the Civil War took place
  4. The Southern States name as a whole

10 Clues: The Northern States name as a whole • The Southern States name as a whole • The U.S. president during the Civil War • a commonly used weapon during the Civil War • Another word for “division” between two places • A communication device used during the Civil War • the president of the southern states that seceded • ...

Amendments 2023-02-14

Amendments crossword puzzle
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  1. 8th deals with excessive this
  2. The ___________ rights Act of 1965
  3. 24th made this illegal
  4. quartering act
  5. Freedom of religion
  6. asking the government for something
  7. deals with religion
  8. gave black men the right to vote
  9. 26th made this legal for 18 year olds
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  1. 23rd was good for people who lived here
  2. held up bill of rights in states
  3. Civil ________ Act of 1964
  4. left power to the states
  5. search and seizure
  6. right to bear arms
  7. 18th amendment
  8. due process
  9. freed the slaves

18 Clues: due process • quartering act • 18th amendment • freed the slaves • search and seizure • right to bear arms • Freedom of religion • deals with religion • 24th made this illegal • left power to the states • Civil ________ Act of 1964 • 8th deals with excessive this • held up bill of rights in states • gave black men the right to vote • The ___________ rights Act of 1965 • ...

Unit 2 Exam Review 2022-10-19

Unit 2 Exam Review crossword puzzle
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  1. immigration-emigration
  2. red states Republican blue states Democrat
  3. Thomas Malthus' fear
  4. people moved to cities
  5. migrate over short distances
  6. stopped at the border
  7. new job in a border town
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  1. point of crisis
  2. US, Western Europe, Japan, Australia
  3. increases with education
  4. stage 5 countries
  5. lower number means more mechanization
  6. #people/unit of arable land
  7. landforms, climate, natural resources, longitude & latitude
  8. connections
  9. our grandchildren will enjoy a high standard of living, too
  10. raw materials

17 Clues: connections • raw materials • point of crisis • stage 5 countries • Thomas Malthus' fear • stopped at the border • immigration-emigration • people moved to cities • increases with education • new job in a border town • #people/unit of arable land • migrate over short distances • US, Western Europe, Japan, Australia • lower number means more mechanization • ...

COC Puzzle 2025 2025-07-29

COC Puzzle 2025 crossword puzzle
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  1. MCMHS Principal
  2. Commander, Naval Service Training Command
  3. Senior Naval Science Instructor
  4. Cadet Chief of Staff
  5. President of the United States
  6. Area 16 Manager
  7. Vice President of the United States
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  1. Secretary of Defense
  2. Cadet Commanding Officer
  3. Naval Science Instructor
  4. Secretary of the Navy
  5. Director, Naval Service Training Command
  6. Cadet Command Master Chief
  7. Master Chief Petty Officer of the Navy
  8. Cadet Executive Officer
  9. Commander, Naval Education and Training Command
  10. Naval Science Instructor
  11. Chief of Naval Operations

18 Clues: MCMHS Principal • Area 16 Manager • Secretary of Defense • Cadet Chief of Staff • Secretary of the Navy • Cadet Executive Officer • Cadet Commanding Officer • Naval Science Instructor • Naval Science Instructor • Chief of Naval Operations • Cadet Command Master Chief • President of the United States • Senior Naval Science Instructor • Vice President of the United States • ...

Civil War Word Finding 2024-01-22

Civil War Word Finding crossword puzzle
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  1. the fact or process of being set free from legal
  2. free (someone) from slavery
  3. the rate of increase in prices over a given period of time
  4. A boundary between two states
  5. preliminary version of a piece of writing
  6. involving the suspension of ordinary law
  7. A state that sounded similar to "vinegar"
  8. Davis first and only President of the Confederate States of America
  9. a clear declaration of something
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  1. common pit viper
  2. from membership of a federal union
  3. awarded the Medal of Honor, the highest military decoration of the United States for valor in combat
  4. tax charged on the annual income of an individual or business earned in a financial year
  5. Union Victory
  6. a device used for observing

15 Clues: Union Victory • common pit viper • free (someone) from slavery • a device used for observing • A boundary between two states • a clear declaration of something • from membership of a federal union • involving the suspension of ordinary law • preliminary version of a piece of writing • A state that sounded similar to "vinegar" • the fact or process of being set free from legal • ...

Teen Drive Vocab 2024-02-23

Teen Drive Vocab crossword puzzle
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  1. You can get in a lot of _______ for driving without a license.
  2. The person driving should be ______ enough to follow the rules.
  3. A lot of young drivers are ________ in car crashes.
  4. You should not be driving without a _______
  5. Talking while driving is a ___________.
  6. As an ___________ instead of driving unsafe you can bike.
  7. Young drivers should have ___________.
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  1. Some states have ___________ on phones while driving.
  2. You should not be _______ while driving.
  3. Some states don't ______ the same laws on driving as others.
  4. Arguing with someone while driving can be an _____________.
  5. Some states are going to ___ texting while driving.
  6. He took the ____ to go to the party.
  7. An ___________ driver is safer than a recent one.
  8. It is _________ to check your phone while driving.

15 Clues: He took the ____ to go to the party. • Young drivers should have ___________. • Talking while driving is a ___________. • You should not be _______ while driving. • You should not be driving without a _______ • An ___________ driver is safer than a recent one. • It is _________ to check your phone while driving. • A lot of young drivers are ________ in car crashes. • ...

American Constitutional Government 2023-04-27

American Constitutional Government crossword puzzle
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  1. Englishmenrights are guaranteed to colonists
  2. Establishes the structure of the United States Government
  3. The first time the principle that everyone including the king was subject to the law was established
  4. Served as a model for the Bill of rights
  5. The government and those who govern are bound by the law
  6. Freedom of religious belief and opinions
  7. Limits the powers of the other three branches of government
  8. Rights that cannot be taken away
  9. People are the source of any and all governmental power
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  1. Established the first form of national government for the independent states
  2. Government is not all-powerful
  3. Introduction to the Constitution
  4. Promotes public health
  5. Power given to the states
  6. Conducts foreign policy, regulates commerce

15 Clues: Promotes public health • Power given to the states • Government is not all-powerful • Introduction to the Constitution • Rights that cannot be taken away • Served as a model for the Bill of rights • Freedom of religious belief and opinions • Conducts foreign policy, regulates commerce • Englishmenrights are guaranteed to colonists • ...

World History 2023-05-11

World History crossword puzzle
Across
  1. First President of U.S.A
  2. Who was the President of the United States during the trial of the Chicago 7?
  3. What country is not on historic maps?
  4. Who was president during the Cuban Missile Crisis?
  5. President of Russia after USSR
  6. Founded the Missionaries of Charity.
  7. This country isn't Uruguay, but its name is very similar.
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  1. Sea What is the sea that surrounds Mallorca?
  2. War Major war that the United States participated in during The Cold War
  3. II Who was the last Tsar of Russia?
  4. Abbie Hoffman founding member of?
  5. What is the strait below Spain?
  6. Where is Soju originally from?
  7. What is the capital of the country north of Moldova?
  8. Harbor The United States joined World War Two because...

15 Clues: First President of U.S.A • Where is Soju originally from? • President of Russia after USSR • What is the strait below Spain? • Abbie Hoffman founding member of? • II Who was the last Tsar of Russia? • Founded the Missionaries of Charity. • What country is not on historic maps? • Sea What is the sea that surrounds Mallorca? • Who was president during the Cuban Missile Crisis? • ...

AP Gov Clauses 2023-04-18

AP Gov Clauses crossword puzzle
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  1. States are required to recognize the laws and legal documents of other states
  2. Guarantee under the fifth and fourteenth amendments that all levels of government must operate within the law and provide fair procedures of law
  3. Gives Congress the power to pass all laws necessary to carry out their constitutional duties, also known as the Elastic Clause
  4. Gives the national government the power to regulate trade with foreign nations between the states (interstate commerce) and with the Indian tribes; often used by the courts to expand the powers of Congress
  5. An accused person who flees to another state must be returned to the state in which he/she allegedly committed the crime.
  6. Allows Congress to pass laws to carry out its powers, also known as the Necessary and Proper Clause
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  1. Constitutional guarantee that everyone be treated equally
  2. Congress may not make laws restricting or prohibiting a person's religious practices
  3. Prohibits the establishment of a national religion
  4. National law supersedes all other laws passed by states; found in Article VI of the Constitution
  5. States are prohibited from unreasonably discriminating against residents of other states

11 Clues: Prohibits the establishment of a national religion • Constitutional guarantee that everyone be treated equally • States are required to recognize the laws and legal documents of other states • Congress may not make laws restricting or prohibiting a person's religious practices • ...

Amendment 13th,14th,19th,22nd,26th 2022-11-28

Amendment 13th,14th,19th,22nd,26th crossword puzzle
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  1. The law that banned any form of slavery in any place under the influence of the United States
  2. Protection the idea that a governmental body may not deny people equal protection of its governing laws​
  3. action or an act of abolishing a system, practice, or institution​
  4. All persons born or naturalized in the United States, and subject to the jurisdiction thereof, are citizens of the United States and of the State wherein they reside
  5. granted women the right to vote
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  1. limiting to two the number of terms a president of the United States may serve.
  2. the right to vote, esp. in a political election​
  3. Term the tenure of a president; a term lasts 4 years and a president can have up to 2 terms​
  4. The right of citizens of the United States, who are eighteen years of age or older, to vote shall not be denied or abridged by the United States or by any State on account of age.
  5. of Majority the age at which an individual will be legally considered an adult​
  6. Process fair treatment through the normal judicial system, especially as a citizen's entitlement.​

11 Clues: granted women the right to vote • the right to vote, esp. in a political election​ • action or an act of abolishing a system, practice, or institution​ • limiting to two the number of terms a president of the United States may serve. • of Majority the age at which an individual will be legally considered an adult​ • ...

American Civil War 2021-10-13

American Civil War crossword puzzle
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  1. a compromise that stabilized free and slave states
  2. The election of Abraham Lincoln formed the states of ___________.
  3. this expansion led to the civil war because it causes an outbreak of slavery
  4. John Brown led movement to initiate a slave rebellion
  5. the location where it ended the Civil War
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  1. a document where it freed slaves from confederate states
  2. officially initiated the Civil War
  3. an act where it allowed voters to decide to permit slavery or not
  4. the general of the Confederacy states
  5. forced labor

10 Clues: forced labor • officially initiated the Civil War • the general of the Confederacy states • the location where it ended the Civil War • a compromise that stabilized free and slave states • John Brown led movement to initiate a slave rebellion • a document where it freed slaves from confederate states • an act where it allowed voters to decide to permit slavery or not • ...

New Jersey 2016-05-03

New Jersey crossword puzzle
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  1. The ________ is what New Jersey is known as.
  2. ______ is the country is north of the United States.
  3. The highest mountain in the United States, (not in Alaska) is in California, Mount ______
  4. There are _____ stars are on the American Flag.
  5. The United States is _____ the equator.
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  1. _____ is the capital of New Jersey.
  2. _____ D.C is the capital of the United States of America.
  3. Florida is a good example of a ___________.
  4. Most of New Jersey is ______ not urban.
  5. The ____ ocean borders New Jersey.

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

Civil War 2025-11-11

Civil War crossword puzzle
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  1. The 16th president of the United States Of America
  2. The first shots fired of the Civil war
  3. The period after the civil war when the U.S. was being rebuilt
  4. Name of the U.S. states
  5. The name of the southern succeeded states
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  1. The leader of the Confederate army
  2. President of the confederate states of america
  3. A bullet used in civil war era rifles.
  4. A government Department to protect the rights of African Americans
  5. The leader of the union army

10 Clues: Name of the U.S. states • The leader of the union army • The leader of the Confederate army • A bullet used in civil war era rifles. • The first shots fired of the Civil war • The name of the southern succeeded states • President of the confederate states of america • The 16th president of the United States Of America • ...

Civil War Crossword puzzle 2023-03-07

Civil War Crossword puzzle crossword puzzle
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  1. taxation and southern didn't like it
  2. military leader for the north
  3. added factories to the north.
  4. increased trade
  5. Didn't like slavery
  6. Lincoln election in 1860
  7. blockage of goods
  8. president of the union
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  1. government said slaves are properties
  2. leader for he south
  3. military leader for the south
  4. people separate states
  5. rights for all states
  6. a worker for life
  7. A woman wrote a book about slavery
  8. begin to replace hand goods
  9. farms, planting, and animals

17 Clues: increased trade • a worker for life • blockage of goods • leader for he south • Didn't like slavery • rights for all states • people separate states • president of the union • Lincoln election in 1860 • begin to replace hand goods • farms, planting, and animals • military leader for the south • military leader for the north • added factories to the north. • ...

Civil War Crossword puzzle 2023-03-07

Civil War Crossword puzzle crossword puzzle
Across
  1. taxation and southern didn't like it
  2. military leader for the north
  3. added factories to the north.
  4. increased trade
  5. Didn't like slavery
  6. Lincoln election in 1860
  7. blockage of goods
  8. president of the union
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  1. government said slaves are properties
  2. leader for he south
  3. military leader for the south
  4. people separate states
  5. rights for all states
  6. a worker for life
  7. A woman wrote a book about slavery
  8. begin to replace hand goods
  9. farms, planting, and animals

17 Clues: increased trade • a worker for life • blockage of goods • leader for he south • Didn't like slavery • rights for all states • people separate states • president of the union • Lincoln election in 1860 • begin to replace hand goods • farms, planting, and animals • military leader for the south • military leader for the north • added factories to the north. • ...

Government 2012-09-18

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

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 • Government expanded into 3 branches • Can impeach or remove the President • How many senators are there per state? • Who is in charge of the Executive branch? • How many Branches of government are there? • ...

APHG Crossword Puzzle #1 2017-04-22

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

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. • a person who speaks more than two languages • the name given to a specific place on earth • ...

War/Reconstruction Era 2017-05-22

War/Reconstruction Era crossword puzzle
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  1. A slave that runs away from their master.
  2. Crops grown for money rather than food.
  3. President of the Confederacy during the Civil War.
  4. Withdrawal from the federal government.
  5. Discriminatory laws passed by states to restrict black's rights.
  6. A law that ended slavery in all the American colonies.
  7. A term used to describe the the time after the Civil War when the south needed to be "rebuilt".
  8. Document that freed all slaves within the United States.
  9. The man who murdered Abraham Lincoln.
  10. Large farm where cash crops are grown.
  11. The location that Lincoln was assassinated at.
  12. Discrimination directed at someone due to their race.
  13. A state of armed conflict between two nations or within one nation.
  14. State of bondage where minorities are owned by other people and forced to work.
  15. Reform movement that strived to obtain slave's rights.
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  1. The law that states that the government cannot restrict citizens of their natural rights.
  2. Separation of a group from the dominant majority.
  3. A network of secret routes used by slaves.
  4. American general that commanded the confederate army in the Civil War.
  5. 16th president of the U.S,led through Civil War.
  6. Internal conflict fought on American soil.
  7. Many states in the south seceded to make this country.
  8. The first black senator voted into office.
  9. Political party that was created to prevent the spread of slavery.
  10. The part of the country that stayed loyal to the Federal government during the Civil War.

25 Clues: The man who murdered Abraham Lincoln. • Large farm where cash crops are grown. • Crops grown for money rather than food. • Withdrawal from the federal government. • A slave that runs away from their master. • A network of secret routes used by slaves. • Internal conflict fought on American soil. • The first black senator voted into office. • ...

Julia Slackta - Chapter 2.2 Puzzle 2020-10-08

Julia Slackta - Chapter 2.2 Puzzle crossword puzzle
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  1. theory that the states have the right to declare a federal law unconstitutional
  2. the first woman's rights convention to discuss women voting rights.
  3. principle that states the authority of state governments is from the people.
  4. the action of occupying a territory
  5. Maine being admitted into the union as a free state, and Missouri as a slave state.
  6. The forced travel of Cherokee indians into Oklahoma for Manifest Destiny
  7. the act of freeing enslaved peoples
  8. religious movement where American religious leaders revived Americans' commitment to God.
  9. a meeting where members of a political party choose their party's candidate for president.
  10. Political party for those who criticized Jackson's views.
  11. a law
  12. an escape to the north for enslaved peoples.
  13. an escaped slave from Maryland
  14. the seventh president who used the spoils system and believed in Manifest Destiny
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  1. Andrew Jackson's Vice President from South Carolina
  2. sixth president of the United States who fought the expansion of slavery.
  3. the withdrawal of the eleven southern states from the Union in 1860, leading to the Civil War.
  4. Women's activist who formed the Seneca Falls convention
  5. moderation or abstinence from alcohol
  6. to withdraw
  7. associated with a higher learning institution
  8. the american belief that they had the right to spread west by God.
  9. an American Attorney who ran for president, and was part of the Whig Party.
  10. the immediate ending of slavery
  11. Andrew Jackson created the ___________ to get more people jobs in

25 Clues: a law • to withdraw • an escaped slave from Maryland • the immediate ending of slavery • the action of occupying a territory • the act of freeing enslaved peoples • moderation or abstinence from alcohol • an escape to the north for enslaved peoples. • associated with a higher learning institution • Andrew Jackson's Vice President from South Carolina • ...

Review project part 2 2020-09-28

Review project part 2 crossword puzzle
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  1. Citizens of the US can vote (no matter what race or color you are)
  2. an armed conflict between Mexico and the United States from 1846-1848
  3. the amendment that states any person born in the United States is a US citizen
  4. Native American boarding school
  5. An agreement among the 13 colonies this was America's first constitution
  6. when a military force surrounds their enemy and cuts off their access to supplies
  7. the Amendment that ended slavery
  8. A person who favors the abolition of a practice
  9. a system where settlers could buy farmland in the west
  10. The 1,912 mile long railroad that CONNECTED THE EAST-WEST coast of the United States
  11. the process of understanding information
  12. Authorized the Federal Government to break up tribal land
  13. laws that encouraged segregation in the South
  14. Lincolns proclamation to set slaves free
  15. Advocates for the abolition of slavery and they wanted to hold the south accountable for the Civil War
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  1. Laws made by Britain that restricted the colonists trading
  2. A steel making process
  3. the era in American history that followed the Civil War
  4. A peace treaty between Mexico and America
  5. hate group from the south who targeted black people with very harsh violence
  6. loyalty to your region of the country
  7. when the people vote
  8. a designated area of land for Native Americans
  9. when a military force can use any and all resources to win in a war

24 Clues: when the people vote • A steel making process • Native American boarding school • the Amendment that ended slavery • loyalty to your region of the country • the process of understanding information • Lincolns proclamation to set slaves free • A peace treaty between Mexico and America • laws that encouraged segregation in the South • ...

4/30 Puzzle PTuesday 2024-04-30

4/30 Puzzle PTuesday crossword puzzle
Across
  1. Which river forms much of the border between Texas and Mexico?
  2. Which type of pasta is shaped like small rice grains and is commonly used in soups?
  3. Which country is credited with the invention of pizza?
  4. What is the primary ingredient in the Italian dish "risotto"?
  5. What type of cheese is traditionally used in the Greek dish "spanakopita"?
  6. What type of pastry is used to make a classic French croissant?
  7. What is the main ingredient in the dish "ratatouille"?
  8. Which national park is home to the famous geothermal features like Old Faithful?
  9. What is the longest river in the United States?
  10. What is the primary ingredient in traditional Japanese miso soup?
  11. What is the largest island of Hawaii?
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  1. What is the main ingredient in the traditional Mexican dish "guacamole"?
  2. What is the largest lake by surface area in the United States?
  3. What is the highest peak in the contiguous United States?
  4. What is the name of the large desert in southeastern California that extends into Nevada, Arizona, and Mexico?
  5. What is the only state that lies entirely above the Arctic Circle?
  6. Which state is known as the "Sunshine State"?
  7. Which fruit is known as the "king of fruits" in many Southeast Asian countries due to its distinctive smell?
  8. Which city in the United States is known as "The Mile High City" due to its elevation?
  9. Which spice is derived from the dried stigma of the Crocus sativus flower?

20 Clues: What is the largest island of Hawaii? • Which state is known as the "Sunshine State"? • What is the longest river in the United States? • Which country is credited with the invention of pizza? • What is the main ingredient in the dish "ratatouille"? • What is the highest peak in the contiguous United States? • ...

Politics, Philosophy & History 2024-02-24

Politics, Philosophy & History crossword puzzle
Across
  1. Co-founder and member of The Rolling Stones who drowned in July 1969
  2. Longest-serving British prime minister
  3. Author of the United States Declaration of Independence
  4. Third-most populous city in the United States
  5. Most recently established sovereign state recognised by the UN, became independent in 2011
  6. Political party of which incumbent French president Emmanuel Macron is a member
  7. Political ideology constituted by a lack of hierarchy
  8. Colloquial term used to refer to natives of New Zealand
  9. Moral philosophy prescribing actions that maximise pleasure and minimise pain
  10. Royal house which ruled England from 1154 to 1485
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  1. Caribbean country that broke away from the Commonwealth in November 2021
  2. Longest-serving King in British history
  3. Capital city of the People's Democratic Republic of Korea
  4. City in which Karl Marx and Friedrich Engels wrote 'The Communist Manifesto'
  5. President of the United States dubbed 'The Great Communicator'
  6. Scottish island on which George Orwell lived out the final months of his life and wrote the novel 1984
  7. Inaugural president of the French Fifth Republic upon its proclamation in 1958
  8. Only permanent member of the United Nations Security Council to be entirely located in Asia
  9. First name of the First Lady of the United States from 1969 to 1974
  10. Economic system whereby the means of production are owned collectively
  11. British liberal political party that dissolved after merging into the Liberal Party in 1859

21 Clues: Longest-serving British prime minister • Longest-serving King in British history • Third-most populous city in the United States • Royal house which ruled England from 1154 to 1485 • Political ideology constituted by a lack of hierarchy • Author of the United States Declaration of Independence • Colloquial term used to refer to natives of New Zealand • ...

American History - Vocab Choice Board 2021-09-08

American History - Vocab Choice Board crossword puzzle
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  1. interpretation of a document
  2. an act that allowed the president to deport aliens
  3. a compromise admitting Missouri as a slave state and Maine as a free state
  4. the party that promotes strong central government
  5. the florida purchase treaty also known as the
  6. an economic plan that played an important role in American policy during the first half of the 19th century
  7. a political incident between France and the United States
  8. a conflict started due to violations of U.S. maritime rights
  9. the 1824 United States presidential election was known as the first
  10. a doctrine that warns European nations that the United States would not tolerate further colonization or puppet monarchs.
  11. A case that decided the Second Bank of the United States could not be taxed by Maryland
  12. someone who favors war or continuing to escalate an existing conflict
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  1. a rebellion that started from a .07 cent tax
  2. review by the U.S. supreme court
  3. an era that unified americans after 1812
  4. a 15 million deal for land
  5. a certain figures economic plan that has multiple parts
  6. the word means cotton engine
  7. The division of the land into smaller units under private ownership
  8. the party that believes in a strict constitution
  9. a legal case in which the U.S. Supreme Court first declared an act of Congress unconstitutional
  10. a method of manufacturing using machinery and division of labour.

22 Clues: a 15 million deal for land • interpretation of a document • the word means cotton engine • review by the U.S. supreme court • an era that unified americans after 1812 • a rebellion that started from a .07 cent tax • the florida purchase treaty also known as the • the party that believes in a strict constitution • the party that promotes strong central government • ...

Chapter 8 Crossword Study Guide 2021-11-29

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

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 1 Review 2024-09-18

Chapter 1 Review crossword puzzle
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  1. The right to know why you are being held by authorities
  2. Enlightenment thinker who developed the idea of a government with three branches
  3. Plan of the small states who wanted to maintain the Articles of Confederation
  4. Pseudonym used by the authors of the federalist papers
  5. Type of representative democracy where interest groups compete to influence government
  6. Body that casts the official ballots for president
  7. Nickname for the necessary and proper clause
  8. Used in the text as an example of legislation that put national security and individual rights in conflict
  9. Last name of the 19th century president who was impeached
  10. Last name of the landowner who led the revolt against the Massachusetts government
  11. Primary power of the Supreme Court
  12. Begins with "We the people.."
  13. Federalist 10 explains that these would not be a threat to the new government
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  1. Brutus 1 was primarily concerned with the "necessary and proper clause" and this
  2. Two-house legislature
  3. Power to submit articles of impeachment
  4. Asked by Jefferson to edit the Declaration of Independence
  5. Current number of Supreme Court justices
  6. Compromise intended to balance the population between Northern and Southern states in the House
  7. states were to return fugitives to states where the crime was committed
  8. Appoints ambassadors
  9. Theory developed by Rousseau
  10. Powers listed in Article 1, Section 8
  11. Father of the Constitution
  12. Given the power to ratify treaties

25 Clues: Appoints ambassadors • Two-house legislature • Father of the Constitution • Theory developed by Rousseau • Begins with "We the people.." • Given the power to ratify treaties • Primary power of the Supreme Court • Powers listed in Article 1, Section 8 • Power to submit articles of impeachment • Current number of Supreme Court justices • ...