states Crossword Puzzles
Science Crossword Puzzle 2023-04-11
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- one of the three states of matter that can change in shape and volume
- a group of combined atoms
- the amount of space something takes up
- a celestial body that of which is in orbit of the sun, and has enough mass for self-gravity
- the amount of heat in something or somewhere
- anything that takes up space
- something made from multiple different elements that are chemically combined
- one of the three states of matter,has a fixed shape and volume
- particle with a positive electric charge
- a common state of matter, an electrically charged gas
- an atom and or molecule containing a net charge
- the amount of mass in something
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- found in nature, it cannot be broken or changed
- the most basic unit of matter
- organelle that contains chromosomes
- particle with a negative charge
- a material that is able to be easily reformed
- particle with a neutral charge
- the force (invisible) that pulls/keeps things together
- one of the three states of matter that can change and adapt in shape but volumes stays the same
20 Clues: a group of combined atoms • anything that takes up space • the most basic unit of matter • particle with a neutral charge • particle with a negative charge • the amount of mass in something • organelle that contains chromosomes • the amount of space something takes up • particle with a positive electric charge • the amount of heat in something or somewhere • ...
Civil War crossword puzzle 2013-02-20
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- Northern general who took control of the Mississippi
- States leaving or breaking apart from the Union
- "Popular _____" States vote on slave laws
- Pivotal turning point in the war ( Battle of ...)
- The idea of problems becoming more regional
- The fort where the first shots of the war were fired
- Northern Democrats who want peace
- The courthouse where Robert E. Lee surrended
- The act of a state denying or disobeying a federal law
- The party started in 1854 to end the growth of slavery
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- The name given to the Norths war plan
- Southern Fortress that received a 40-day siege
- The act of getting someone else to serve for you
- Being selected to serve a military sentence
- The ___________ Proclamation -Lincoln
- Fiber that was grown on a large scale in South
- The Underground ________ was used to help escaped slaves
- The type of tax implemented by both sides to fund the war
- Name given to the succeeded South
- Name given to the Northern states during the war
- Surname of President elected in 1860
21 Clues: Northern Democrats who want peace • Name given to the succeeded South • Surname of President elected in 1860 • The name given to the Norths war plan • The ___________ Proclamation -Lincoln • "Popular _____" States vote on slave laws • Being selected to serve a military sentence • The idea of problems becoming more regional • The courthouse where Robert E. Lee surrended • ...
Civil War Crossword- Christian Phillips 2013-02-22
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- Northern general who took control of the Mississippi
- States leaving or breaking apart from the Union
- The party started in 1854 to end the growth of slavery
- The Underground ________ was used to help escaped slaves
- The act of getting someone else to serve for you
- Surname of President elected in 1860
- The fort where the first shots of the war were fired
- Name given to the succeeded South
- The ___________ Proclamation -Lincoln
- The type of tax implemented by both sides to fund the war
- The courthouse where Robert E. Lee surrended
- Being selected to serve a military sentence
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- Pivotal turning point in the war ( Battle of ...)
- "Popular _____" States vote on slave laws
- Name given to the Northern states during the war
- Southern Fortress that received a 40-day siege
- The act of a state denying or disobeying a federal law
- Northern Democrats who want peace
- The idea of problems becoming more regional
- Fiber that was grown on a large scale in South
- The name given to the Norths war plan
21 Clues: Northern Democrats who want peace • Name given to the succeeded South • Surname of President elected in 1860 • The ___________ Proclamation -Lincoln • The name given to the Norths war plan • "Popular _____" States vote on slave laws • The idea of problems becoming more regional • Being selected to serve a military sentence • The courthouse where Robert E. Lee surrended • ...
U.S. History Vocabulary Terms & Names 2017-04-01
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- an American sociologist, historian, and civil right activist
- an American Industrialist and a founder of standard oil
- "speak softly , and carry a ....."
- authorized the federal government to raise a national army
- movement of 6 million African American out of the rural
- a founder of Tuskegee in Alabama
- connects the Atlantic Ocean and the Pacific Ocean
- tropical viral disease affecting the liver and kidneys
- goals of the United States in the peace negotiations
- consists of debt securities issued by a government for the purpose of financing
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- a war between Spain and United States
- an addition to the Monroe Doctrine
- an act of the United States Congress
- sixteen battleship fleet that sailed on a world voyage
- policy or status of a nation
- policy of extending the rule or authority of an empire
- promise made by Germany to the US
- a formal agreement or treaty between two or more nations
- investigative journalists
- a group of ships sailing together for protection
- a belief or desire a government or people
- ship sunk by a German submarine
22 Clues: investigative journalists • policy or status of a nation • ship sunk by a German submarine • a founder of Tuskegee in Alabama • promise made by Germany to the US • an addition to the Monroe Doctrine • "speak softly , and carry a ....." • an act of the United States Congress • a war between Spain and United States • a belief or desire a government or people • ...
Pacific theater of WW2 2022-03-01
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- first country to make a nuclear bomb
- battle where the Japanese had position in the mountains
- important weapon of warfare
- a march where prisoners were forced to walk over 70 miles
- battle of midway set the Japanese into a ____
- japan was blocked from this
- a big part of pacific warfare and was used to carry fighter piolets
- popular vacation spot for Japanese
- Japanese attack on the u.s that had a goal of destroying their navy.
- Japanese suicide bombers
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- the united states had 3 of these
- Japanese were trying to build this
- ship that delivered atomic bomb materials
- left on FDR's desk warning about Pearl Harbor
- United States code-breakers who intercepted Japanese messages
- Japan wanted this place because it had natural resources
- The United States practice plan on pearl harbor
- was damaged at coral sea but came back to fight at midway
- japanese planes dropped these during pearl harbor
- beginning of the end for Japan
- did double duty during midway after the Yorktown was sunk
21 Clues: Japanese suicide bombers • important weapon of warfare • japan was blocked from this • beginning of the end for Japan • the united states had 3 of these • Japanese were trying to build this • popular vacation spot for Japanese • first country to make a nuclear bomb • ship that delivered atomic bomb materials • left on FDR's desk warning about Pearl Harbor • ...
the national judiciary 2022-03-29
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- jurisdiction -appeals from lower courts
- -side to be considered in subsequent similar circumstances.
- bader -american lawyer
- of columbia -washington d.c
- kagan -nominated by president of obama
- thomas -nominated by president george w bush
- -an individual, company, or institution sued or accused in a court of law
- -the official power to make legal decisions and judgments.
- jurisdiction - a original court hearing for the first time
- day -retired attorney
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- - grief
- brief -an official document attesting a certain fact
- activism -regardless of the law as it is written.
- restraint -the refusal to overview
- marshall-civil rights activists
- madison -ho served as the 4th president of the United States from 1809 to 1817.
- courts -limited
- review - is a process under which executive, legislative and administrative actions are subject to review by the judiciary.
- - jurisdiction -. National courts play a key role in the enforcement of European competition policy.
- marbury -highly successful American businessman and one of the "Midnight Judges"
- marshall - fourth chief justice of the United States from 1801 until his death in 1835
- sotomayor- justice of the supreme court
- jefferson -served as the third president of the United States from 1801 to 1809.
23 Clues: - grief • courts -limited • day -retired attorney • bader -american lawyer • of columbia -washington d.c • marshall-civil rights activists • restraint -the refusal to overview • kagan -nominated by president of obama • jurisdiction -appeals from lower courts • sotomayor- justice of the supreme court • thomas -nominated by president george w bush • ...
For father 2023-08-20
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- a bird and a fruit
- the capitol of greenland
- capitol of Ukraine
- Canada's least populated territory
- Japanese treat made from sweet rice dough
- the best selling video game of all time
- Italy's second largest island
- united states #1 crop
- extensively eroded sedimentary rock thats has multi colored layers
- half of Mongolian population lives in this city
- first fast food restaurant in the United States
- the lifeless body of a flat burrowing sea urchin
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- the tallest mountain in the continental unites states
- An ex soviet country now divided into 7 separate countries
- The primary home of nomadic herders tribes in Europe and asia
- longest mountain range in russia
- the country with the lowest population density
- the national cheese of france
- traditional Slavic soup
- Australia's national dish
- Swedish car manufacturer that closed in 2014
- norweigan archipelago covered by glaciers, known for having 24 hours of darkness during winter months
- a rare amphibian endemic to high altitude lakes around Mexico city, that is now a popular pet
- romanias most well known character
24 Clues: a bird and a fruit • capitol of Ukraine • united states #1 crop • traditional Slavic soup • the capitol of greenland • Australia's national dish • the national cheese of france • Italy's second largest island • longest mountain range in russia • Canada's least populated territory • romanias most well known character • the best selling video game of all time • ...
American Government Review 2023-12-05
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- highest elected official at the state level
- leader of the Supreme Court
- name given to the legislative branch of the United States
- the first 10 amendments to the Constitution
- this branch consists of the US Supreme Court and smaller federal courts
- the power to throw a law out
- second highest official in the United States and President of the Senate
- two house legislature
- considered the upper house and consists of 100 members (2 from each state)
- number of Supreme Court justices
- leader of the House of Representatives
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- this party is the more conservative party in American Politics
- this party is the more liberal party in American politics
- the written laws and rules a nation follows
- the ability of one branch to check the powers of another branch
- the number of articles found in the US Constitution
- leader of the Executive Branch and highest elected official in the US
- first President of the United States
- this branch consists of the President and his cabinet
- this branch consists of the Senate and House of Representatives
20 Clues: two house legislature • leader of the Supreme Court • the power to throw a law out • number of Supreme Court justices • first President of the United States • leader of the House of Representatives • highest elected official at the state level • the written laws and rules a nation follows • the first 10 amendments to the Constitution • ...
Civil war Puzzle 2023-09-06
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- number of north states
- this was the union's war strategy
- can cut off a limb in just ten minutes
- established a network of union spies made up of former slaves
- Known as union, federals, Yankees
- Sumter
- Large number of women signed up for this
- was dispatched to lead troops in the west against the native americans
- number of south states
- America's first tool of mass communication
- this caused gory images of the battle field to reach every home
- this general is where the term sideburns came from number of South states
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- Won the Election of 1860
- this became rare by the end of the war
- Lincolns hidden weapon in the war
- Known as confederacy or rebels
- this keeps body's free from any signs of decomposition
- War did not end between this group of people just because there was a war going on
- this nation sided with the confederates
- became military targets
- he was sent to the west to command Union forces in the 1862 dakota war
- If a bullet doesn't kill you this will
22 Clues: Sumter • number of north states • number of south states • became military targets • Won the Election of 1860 • Known as confederacy or rebels • this was the union's war strategy • Lincolns hidden weapon in the war • Known as union, federals, Yankees • this became rare by the end of the war • can cut off a limb in just ten minutes • If a bullet doesn't kill you this will • ...
civil war 2023-10-26
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- John brown led raid in what place on october 16 1859
- who crossed the border into Kansas from Missouri
- who two senators debated against each other in 1858
- what douglas argued during his debates against lincoln
- required northern citizens to return slaves
- republican party was formed
- enslaved man who sued for freedom but it was denied
- when south states threatened to leave
- People determine the issue of stuff
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- who took President Taylor's place after he died
- When Charles Sumner criticized people who were pro slavery
- the person who wrote Uncle Toms Cabin
- who won the lincoln douglas debates
- slavery be banned in any territory accquired through the mexican cessian
- Henry Clay came up with this compromise in 1850
- keep new territories free of slavery
- people marched into kansas to try and get it to be either a slave or non slave territory
- who had the campaign slogan of 'Free Soil. Free Men and Fremont'
- He was seen as a martyr in northern states
- became the 16th president of the united states
20 Clues: republican party was formed • who won the lincoln douglas debates • People determine the issue of stuff • keep new territories free of slavery • the person who wrote Uncle Toms Cabin • when south states threatened to leave • He was seen as a martyr in northern states • required northern citizens to return slaves • became the 16th president of the united states • ...
Executive branch 2023-10-31
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- What the constitution requires the president to execute
- the way the president should act and represent the people of the United States
- a formal qualification to be president
- Carrying out constitutional and statutory duties
- To conduct in a manner that is more than what the constitution states
- Besides having a primary this is another way for a state to choose a delegate
- The head of the branch
- A description of the president
- To charge a official of the federal government for treason, bribery, or other high crimes
- the 25th amendment
- formal agreement between two or more independent states or country
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- the vote after state votes among candidates running for office
- The speech opening a national convention
- Reagan The president the disability provision of 25th amendment came into play
- Help advise the president
- The act of acknowledging the legal existences of a country and its government
- to deny a bill
- someone who has not made up their mind during campaign
- a duty of this branch
- A partys formal statement of principles
20 Clues: to deny a bill • the 25th amendment • a duty of this branch • The head of the branch • Help advise the president • A description of the president • a formal qualification to be president • A partys formal statement of principles • The speech opening a national convention • Carrying out constitutional and statutory duties • someone who has not made up their mind during campaign • ...
Chapter 16&17 Ariana Paitich 2024-02-12
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- A _______ is someone who suffers greatly or even dies do to their beliefs/actions.
- They tried to _______ the government.
- If a person went missing during the war, they are shown as having a _______.
- A _______ is a bank note with green ink on it.
- The barrier held _______ to the attacks.
- A _______ flows into a river or stream.
- Abraham Linclon made the _______ which is marked as one of the greatest speech’s of all time.
- A _______ is a person that runs away from something. (Ex. Authorities)
- _______ Means that the state makes its own laws.
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- _______ are states that own slaves.
- They kept weapons in the _______ .
- She received a ______ for arresting the criminal.
- They had to _______ the barrier to protect their land.
- The North and South of America fought against each other in the _______.
- They tried to _______ themselves in court.
- The South had many _______ on the states.
- They had to form a _______ to
- _______ destories any chance of survival for the opposing side.
- They _______ed their ideas into society.
- He ______ed in the army.
20 Clues: He ______ed in the army. • They had to form a _______ to • They kept weapons in the _______ . • _______ are states that own slaves. • They tried to _______ the government. • A _______ flows into a river or stream. • The barrier held _______ to the attacks. • They _______ed their ideas into society. • The South had many _______ on the states. • ...
Causes of the Civil War 2024-04-11
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- what was the first battle of the Civil War?
- which side was mostly against slavery?
- how many total states left the union
- what party was Abraham Lincoln in?
- which slave was taken to a free state and tried to sue his enslaver
- Which event was disproven as a result of the Civil War
- what president won the election of 1860
- how many border states were there total?
- what year did the Civil War start?
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- what was another name for the anaconda plan
- Which state was allowed to be a free state, but outlawed slave trade in D.C
- which compromise had to do with the 36”30’ line
- what state left the union first
- what state is split in half to join the union
- what side was mostly for slavery?
- what was the nullification crisis mainly about?
- what fight did the Kansas Nebraska act lead to?
- what was the plan in which the union built a blockade?
- what event caused South Carolina to leave the union?
- How many states were there originally?
20 Clues: what state left the union first • what side was mostly for slavery? • what party was Abraham Lincoln in? • what year did the Civil War start? • how many total states left the union • which side was mostly against slavery? • How many states were there originally? • what president won the election of 1860 • how many border states were there total? • ...
Causes of the Civil War Crossword by Johny 2024-04-14
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- A strong love for your country or area of origin.
- The nation the south created as a way to secede from the north.
- Is the US a country or collection of random states with similar laws?.
- The President during the civil war.
- Caused the north to pass laws to protect fugitive slaves.
- What the south wanted after problems with the north.
- Lincoln won the...
- What the states did to leave the union.
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- Northern citizens had to help catch runaway slaves.
- Caused bleeding Kansas; allowed slavery based on vote, economic competition between north and south
- Where the first shots of the war were fired.
- tax on imports or exports.
- John C. Calhoun believed this was a state's right.
- Sued his owner to become free but failed.
- States above 36"30 line can't have slaves.
- Slavery made the south a lot of this...
- A dark time in Kansas similar to a real-life purge.
- Judging people based on the tone of their skin.
- Mainly used in the south; manual labor.
- The year the Civil War started.
20 Clues: Lincoln won the... • tax on imports or exports. • The year the Civil War started. • The President during the civil war. • Slavery made the south a lot of this... • Mainly used in the south; manual labor. • What the states did to leave the union. • Sued his owner to become free but failed. • States above 36"30 line can't have slaves. • ...
Reconstruction and The West 1860's-1890's 2024-05-17
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- Formal charge of wrongdoing against a public official
- Paths used by cowboys to drive cattle to market
- Rapidly growing towns often associated with mining
- People who herded cattle in the Old West
- Group that gained freedom and civil rights after the Civil War
- Famous silver ore deposit in Nevada
- State where the Gold Rush of 1849 occurred
- 19th President of the United States who ended Reconstruction
- 17th President of the United States who succeeded Lincoln
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- Precious metal that helped spur mining booms in the West
- Abandoned towns often after resources were depleted
- Process of rebuilding the South after the Civil War
- Nevada city known for its silver mines
- Direction associated with frontier expansion in the US
- Political party favoring states' rights and segregation after the Civil War
- Networks that connected the country, facilitating westward expansion
- Livestock commonly herded in the Old West
- State known for its cattle ranches and oil
- Political party that led the Reconstruction era
- Precious metal discovered in large quantities in the West
20 Clues: Famous silver ore deposit in Nevada • Nevada city known for its silver mines • People who herded cattle in the Old West • Livestock commonly herded in the Old West • State known for its cattle ranches and oil • State where the Gold Rush of 1849 occurred • Paths used by cowboys to drive cattle to market • Political party that led the Reconstruction era • ...
"First" Black Women 2025-02-10
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- Black female Vice-president of the United States (2021)
- Black woman to fly a plane (1922)
- "E" in stem
- African American woman to receive a doctorate in chemistry in the United States.
- first Black woman to serve as a federal judge
- "T" in stem
- Black woman to earn a Ph.D in economics (1921)
- "M" in stem
- one of the first African-American women to work as a NASA scientist. Prominent person in the "hidden figures" movie
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- black woman to be elected to the Supreme Court in 2021 (full name)
- Black female astronaut (1992)
- Black female millionaire (1910)(full name)
- Black woman to publish a book (1770)
- Crumpler Black woman to get a medical degree in the US and was the first Black female physician in the United States in 1864.
- Black woman to get a college degree (1862)
- Black woman to be elected to U.S. congress (1968)
- Black female billionaire
- opened the first Black hospital in Daytona Beach (full name)
- "S" in stem
- Black female nurse (1879)
20 Clues: "E" in stem • "S" in stem • "T" in stem • "M" in stem • Black female billionaire • Black female nurse (1879) • Black female astronaut (1992) • Black woman to fly a plane (1922) • Black woman to publish a book (1770) • Black female millionaire (1910)(full name) • Black woman to get a college degree (1862) • first Black woman to serve as a federal judge • ...
Westward Expansion and Evangelism 2025-01-08
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- Catherine __________ was the woman responsible for the 1st Sunday school in NY
- wrote the "Star Spangled Banner"
- guide of William of Clark
- mission where Texans fought the Mexican army to the last man
- the author of a children's reading series
- purchase that makes up the states of California, Nevada, Utah, and parts of other southwest states
- trail blazed by Daniel Boone through the Cumberland gap
- Adoniram ___________ "Father of American Missions"
- minuteman, preacher, and patriot
- English founder of the Methodist Church
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- purchase that more than doubled the size of the US
- purchase that makes up the southern parts of the states of New Mexico and Arizon
- President during the War of 1812
- "Father of Western African Missions"
- black preacher that ministered in Civil War hospitals
- America's greatest contribution to the field of music
- wrote the 1st American dictionary
- Daniel ____________ was the most famous pioneer of colonial times
- President responsible for the Louisiana Purchase
- America's 1st missionary to a foreign land
- empty,deserted towns left after gold miners had moved on were called _towns
21 Clues: guide of William of Clark • President during the War of 1812 • wrote the "Star Spangled Banner" • minuteman, preacher, and patriot • wrote the 1st American dictionary • "Father of Western African Missions" • English founder of the Methodist Church • the author of a children's reading series • America's 1st missionary to a foreign land • ...
J'Lynn Unit 1 Crossword 2024-09-19
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- Who wrote most of the representatives of Independence?
- agreement where the English king gave the colonists the right to establish a colony.
- Who is the father of the constitution?
- where did the seeds of democracy take root?
- three ideals of American democracy?
- Formally approved.
- John lockes natural rights?
- which type of colony enjoyed the most independence from the crown?
- example of a public good?
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- one of the English documents that limited the power of the English monarchy.
- after which document was signed did civil war in English break out?
- What does the date April 1775 become known as?
- The Boston Tea Party was the response to what event?
- most governments consist of what three parts?
- How many states sent represenitves to meet in Philadelphia?
- example of government theory?
- who became king of England in 1760?
- How many delConstitutionaled the Constitutinal Convention?
- To become the law of the land, how many states had to ratify the constitution?
- How many of the states ended up ratifying the constitution?
20 Clues: Formally approved. • example of a public good? • John lockes natural rights? • example of government theory? • who became king of England in 1760? • three ideals of American democracy? • Who is the father of the constitution? • where did the seeds of democracy take root? • most governments consist of what three parts? • What does the date April 1775 become known as? • ...
Anamika United States 2022-09-12
8 Clues: How many state • National flower • Movie industry called • Capital of United States • Language of United States • Currency of United States • Which is the Financial Capital of US • What is the continent of United States
ATOs 2022-01-20
8 Clues: Arrival location • States its an ATO • An individual leg • Departure location • States the task name • States the task number • Gives the start and end dates • States which Squadron is required to complete the task
Newton's Laws of Motion 2013-10-28
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- newton’s belief of three laws
- measure of how much matter in an object
- the force that occurs when two surfaces rub against the other
- a synonym for movement
- distance that something travels in time
- the law that states that an object with an unbalanced force acting on it will accelerate in the direction of that force
- force that a first object acts on a second
- equal forces acting on an object without causing any motion
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- the force that pulls objects downwards
- a unit of measure that calculates force
- the law that states forces always occur in equal and opposite pairs
- unequal forces that changes an object's motion or speed
- a tool used to measure force
- the product of an objects mass and velocity
- the force of gravity on an object
- the law that states an object in motion will stay in motion
- when something begins to move more quickly
- a tendency to remain unchanged
- all individual forces working together on an object
- push or pull on an object
20 Clues: a synonym for movement • push or pull on an object • a tool used to measure force • newton’s belief of three laws • a tendency to remain unchanged • the force of gravity on an object • the force that pulls objects downwards • a unit of measure that calculates force • measure of how much matter in an object • distance that something travels in time • ...
Women in Combat 2015-12-10
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- Study that deals with the normal functions of humans and their parts
- Fundamental reference for testing physical ability
- An elite military formation of the United States Army
- The 44th and current President of the U.S.
- Engaging an enemy on the ground while being exposed to enemy fire
- An organization working to promote equal opportunity and freedom to serve in the U.S. military
- Prejudice for/against another gender
- Also known as “Conscription” in the United States
- The military line closest to the enemy
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- The current Defense Secretary
- A retired individual who served in the military
- A large body of troops ready for battle, especially an infantry unit
- Executive branch concerned with maintaining national security
- The 1st Army Ranger class with graduating women
- Implemented procedure or protocol for the Federal Government
- The leader of the Department of Defense
- Branch of the U.S. Armed Forces, using the mobility of the U.S. Navy
- 1948 Act that excluded women from combat positions
- Building serving as the headquarters of the US Department of Defense
- The bicameral legislature of the federal government of the United States
20 Clues: The current Defense Secretary • Prejudice for/against another gender • The military line closest to the enemy • The leader of the Department of Defense • The 44th and current President of the U.S. • A retired individual who served in the military • The 1st Army Ranger class with graduating women • Also known as “Conscription” in the United States • ...
Civil War 2020-02-13
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- A military person lost through death, wounds, injury or sickness
- Where the United States Military Academy is located
- Major battle in Mississippi where the Union Army defeated the Confederates
- An artillery weapon that fires explosive shells
- Also known as the North
- The president during the Civil War
- What amendment ended slavery
- An American politician who served as vice president of the Confederate States
- To prevent any goods, troops, and weapons from entering Southern states
- The branch of military that conducts military operations at sea
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- Name used to describe new troops to the military
- Also known as the Confederacy
- Document that stated all slaves should be set free
- Steam propelled warship protected by iron and steel
- First vehicle used for transporting wounded soldiers
- Where the first battle of the Civil War was fought
- The person who assassinated Abraham Lincoln
- Military officer responsible for providing quarters
- A stretcher used to transport wounded soldiers
- Military cap with a flat circular top with a peak of leather or cloth
20 Clues: Also known as the North • What amendment ended slavery • Also known as the Confederacy • The president during the Civil War • The person who assassinated Abraham Lincoln • A stretcher used to transport wounded soldiers • An artillery weapon that fires explosive shells • Name used to describe new troops to the military • Document that stated all slaves should be set free • ...
Political Unit by Addy Greninger 2021-04-29
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- when a nation doesn't have a territory to call it's own
- government by a single person having unlimited power
- living in a defined space
- if overthrown by force, new ruling group is sometimes called this
- domination through threat and violence
- NO government
- a few people have power
- ruled by a single leader, not elected
- people who share a common culture
- a body of people
- united states, mexico and Canada agreement
- a territorial political extension of another state
- includes more nation within border
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- the supreme governing power of state
- elected by the people
- with the power to make and in force laws without having to check with higher authority
- a country that has no monarch, usually elected president
- people are forced to do what tells them may be prevented from leaving
- the organization that makes and enforce the laws
- member states surrender power to a higher organization
- a state with only one nation within its borders
- has a king, queen, emperor,empress
- a body of people, living in a defined space, with the power to make and enforce laws
- state completely surrounded by another state
24 Clues: NO government • a body of people • elected by the people • a few people have power • living in a defined space • people who share a common culture • has a king, queen, emperor,empress • includes more nation within border • the supreme governing power of state • ruled by a single leader, not elected • domination through threat and violence • ...
Civil War 2021-09-10
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- Someone wanted to get rid of slavery.
- the 16th president of the US.
- group of states that seceded from the US.
- Nickname of general Thomas Jonathan Jackson.
- The name of the battle, that was the turning point of the war.
- The political party who wanted the spread of slavery to territories.
- Name of the bloodiest battle of the war.
- Name of the confederate president.
- Slave states that remained in the union.
- A person who is loyal to the federal government.
- the act of a state leaving from its nation.
- A region or area where fighting takes place.
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- Group of states that remained part of the US.
- Commanding general of the Union armies.
- Freedom from slavery.
- an iron ship used during the War.
- The political party that wanted to prevent the spread of slavery to the territories.
- Confederate general, who commanded the army of Virginia.
- The gettysburg ___ was given by abraham lincoln, to inspire the north.
- A long gun that soldiers shot from the shoulder.
20 Clues: Freedom from slavery. • the 16th president of the US. • an iron ship used during the War. • Name of the confederate president. • Someone wanted to get rid of slavery. • Commanding general of the Union armies. • Name of the bloodiest battle of the war. • Slave states that remained in the union. • group of states that seceded from the US. • ...
Constitution Day Activity 2021-07-30
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- The 1st president was George _____.
- The head executive of a state government
- The president is the _____in-chief
- How many stripes are there on the US flag?
- How many stars are there on the US flag?
- How many branches are in the government?
- The Pilgrims came to America for _____ freedom.
- What was the 50th state added to the union?
- The United States President is elected for ____ years.
- The Bill of Rights is the first ___ amendments.
- A change to the United States constitution is called:
- It is the duty of Congress to make _____.
- There are 50 _____ in the Union.
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- Our national anthem: “The Star ___ Banner”
- There is one _____ for each state on the flag.
- Who has the power to declare war?
- What was our country's first constitution called? "Articles of _____________"
- The date of Independence Day is July
- Ship that brought the pilgrims to America
- The colors of the flag are red, white, and _____.
- The highest court in the US.
- Laws for the United States are made by:
- How many Supreme Court justices are there?
- Who was our first Vice President?
24 Clues: The highest court in the US. • There are 50 _____ in the Union. • Who has the power to declare war? • Who was our first Vice President? • The president is the _____in-chief • The 1st president was George _____. • The date of Independence Day is July • Laws for the United States are made by: • The head executive of a state government • How many stars are there on the US flag? • ...
Civil War Crossword 2022-05-11
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- this battle gave Lincoln the chance to abolish slavery
- assassinator of Lincoln
- The Union's strategy to win the war
- Where General Sherman stated “The scenes on this field would have cured anybody of war”
- ___War lasted four years and is Still the bloodiest war in history
- amendment that ended slavery
- Bullet with a hollow base that expands when fired
- Women____ were used by the North and South to spread and collect information
- most important battle of the Civil War
- South broke off from the rest of the Union and called themselves the _____ states of America
- 54th____ was an all-black regiment
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- speech dedicating a national cemetery for the soldiers on the ground where the Battle of Gettysburg had taken place
- Becomes the President of the Confederate States of America
- Becomes the President of the United States
- issued by Lincoln on January 1st
- General Sherman's war strategy
- First battle in the Civil War
- Leader of the Confederate troops
- Lincoln appreciated his leadership skills
- A fort created as extra protection for South Carolina
20 Clues: assassinator of Lincoln • amendment that ended slavery • First battle in the Civil War • General Sherman's war strategy • issued by Lincoln on January 1st • Leader of the Confederate troops • 54th____ was an all-black regiment • The Union's strategy to win the war • most important battle of the Civil War • Lincoln appreciated his leadership skills • ...
US history Bruce 2017-01-10
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- Relating to a city
- A numerical limit
- A market structure dominated by only a few large,profitable firms
- Federal land set aside for native Americans
- war between the union states of north and the confederate states of the south;fought from 1861 to 1865
- union that organizes workers from all crafts in a given industry
- term used to describe the 190s
- virginia legislature formed in 1619
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- The right to vote
- the federal government's plan for the makeup and quantity of the nation's money supply
- group of electors ,chosen by the voters ,who vote for president
- a japanese American whose parents were born in japan
- states of texas,louisiana ,mississippi ,alabama,florida,georgia,and south varolina
- group organized around a common interest and concerned only with furthering that interest
- the ability to read and write
- area in which one ethnic or racial group dominates
- to revise
- Laws that restricted freedmen's rights
- An official forgiveness of a crime
- official postponement,as in a postponement of compulsory military service
20 Clues: to revise • The right to vote • A numerical limit • Relating to a city • the ability to read and write • term used to describe the 190s • An official forgiveness of a crime • virginia legislature formed in 1619 • Laws that restricted freedmen's rights • Federal land set aside for native Americans • area in which one ethnic or racial group dominates • ...
Civil War Crossword 2023-05-10
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- key battle that turned the tides against the Confederacy
- States that did not join the Confederacy
- politically motivated murder
- Name given to the new country that was given to the 11 states that seceded
- General of the Union Army
- African American soldier who received a Medal of Honor for saving the American Flag
- First shots fired in Civil War
- freeing of slaves
- Navy Seaman who won a Medal of Honor for his actions during Fort Fisher
- President of the Confederate States during the war
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- Lincoln's speech that praised the bravery of the Union's soldiers
- small town where Lee surrendered to Grant
- North's plan to cut off supplies to the South through Naval blockades
- The US
- Proclamation issued by Lincoln that freed all the slaves in areas still at war in the union
- President of the US during the Civil War
- Commander of the Confederate Army
- Bloodiest single day battle of the Civil War
- Formally withdraw from the union
- Founder of the American Red Cross
20 Clues: The US • freeing of slaves • General of the Union Army • politically motivated murder • First shots fired in Civil War • Commander of the Confederate Army • Formally withdraw from the union • Founder of the American Red Cross • States that did not join the Confederacy • President of the US during the Civil War • small town where Lee surrendered to Grant • ...
Mears Chapter 3 Vocabulary 2023-11-03
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- of individuals or groups.
- a change or addition to the terms of a
- to revoke or withdraw formally or
- administration of justice or the
- an act of vesting the legislative,
- powers those powers granted to the national
- to refuse admit or approve.
- rule the principle that the greater number
- government a political system where government
- includes the supreme court and other federal
- powers shared by both states and the
- political power is not concentrated in the
- sovereignty Government based on consent of the
- a preliminary or preparatory.
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- to aid him in making decisions
- an advice giving group selected by the
- branch Power to make the law.
- or document.
- prohibited from certain activities.
- review of or relating to a judgement
- In charge of making sure that the laws
- powers businesses within a state.
- under the united states constitution.
- counter balancing influences by which organization
- is regulated typically those
- the united states are obeyed.
- exercise greater power.
- a change or addition to the terms of
- judicial powers of government in separate bodies.
29 Clues: or document. • exercise greater power. • of individuals or groups. • to refuse admit or approve. • is regulated typically those • branch Power to make the law. • the united states are obeyed. • a preliminary or preparatory. • to aid him in making decisions • administration of justice or the • powers businesses within a state. • to revoke or withdraw formally or • ...
The U.S. Constitution 2023-11-15
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- wants to go first
- grand or Graham (but no "C")
- how many dates are you supposed to have memorized by now...
- Embrie, Kendra, & Zoe
- broadway play or Federalist
- "Father of the U.S. Constitution"
- the 3/5 Compromise centered around ___
- always told to turn around
- last eighth grader by first name alphabetically
- U.S.' first constitution
- Hamilton, Madison, & ___
- essays to persuade for ratification
- Anti-federalists say they needed one to protect liberties
- total Amendments in the Bill of Rights
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- both sides get something they want...but not everything
- the Articles of Confederation created a ___ government
- under the Articles, the ___ held most of the power
- first president of the United States
- "best" compromise ever between large & small states
- famous Anti-federalists who wanted "liberty or death"
- year in which the Constitution was written
- rebellion that convinced Americas that the Articles was a no go
- two seats per state
- senators per state
- Corter, or Conner, or Caden
- where the Constitutional Convention was held (for short)
26 Clues: wants to go first • senators per state • two seats per state • Embrie, Kendra, & Zoe • U.S.' first constitution • Hamilton, Madison, & ___ • always told to turn around • broadway play or Federalist • Corter, or Conner, or Caden • grand or Graham (but no "C") • "Father of the U.S. Constitution" • essays to persuade for ratification • first president of the United States • ...
Social Studies Crossword 2023-12-04
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- Prohibition and ban of alcohol. 17.
- The southern states during the Civil War. 4.
- The US strategy of staying out of WW1. 8.
- The three New South "leaders". 19.
- The act of a mob attacking and killing somebody who was publicly found guilty. 6.
- In order to vote, you need to pay a tax. 13.
- Women's right to vote. 16.
- Also called the Seven Years War. 5.
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- The northern states during the Civil War. 3.
- Leader of the yamacraw. 1.
- Called Mr. New South. 18.
- The court case that sparked the KKK and anti-semitism. 15.
- The act of mass-building weapons. 9.
- The president of the US during WW1. 11.
- The ban of slavery in the United States. 20.
- The coded message sent from Germany to Mexico asking to help by attacking the US. 12.
- The mindset of your country being better than all others. 10.
- The outlawing of alcohol. 7.
- Young girl killed by Leo Frank. 2.
- These expositions were held in Atlanta to promote the "New South". 14.
20 Clues: Called Mr. New South. 18. • Leader of the yamacraw. 1. • Women's right to vote. 16. • The outlawing of alcohol. 7. • Young girl killed by Leo Frank. 2. • The three New South "leaders". 19. • Prohibition and ban of alcohol. 17. • Also called the Seven Years War. 5. • The act of mass-building weapons. 9. • The president of the US during WW1. 11. • ...
Unit 1 SCAPE Vocabulary 2023-08-31
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- the spread of cultural beliefs
- the Supreme Being for Hinduism
- religion practiced by Muslims
- supported the constitution
- how many branches of government are there in the U.S.
- people move from farm areas to cities to work in factories
- a right and responsibility citizens have in a representative government
- freedom of speech, religion, and petition
- America built factories to make money
- Money
- millions moved to the USA to find jobs
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- economy driven by profit and competition
- claimed the southern part of the United States
- branch that makes laws
- claimed land in New World for fur trading
- freedom from cruel punishment
- Americans are able to buy goods from other countries through?
- branch that interprets laws
- What does the S in SCAPE mean
- ended slavery in the United States
- branch that enforces laws
- against constitution, believed people needed more freedom
- United States desire to own land from the Atlantic Ocean to the Pacific Ocean
- What does the C in SCAPE mean
- the study of the past
- the holy book for Christianity
- Government
27 Clues: Money • Government • the study of the past • branch that makes laws • branch that enforces laws • supported the constitution • branch that interprets laws • freedom from cruel punishment • religion practiced by Muslims • What does the S in SCAPE mean • What does the C in SCAPE mean • the spread of cultural beliefs • the Supreme Being for Hinduism • the holy book for Christianity • ...
MODULE 1 TEST REVIEW 2023-09-01
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- The North was called what during the war?
- Lincoln's Assassin
- Time period of rebuilding & readmitting the Southern states to the Union.
- Forced military service.
- The date of President Lincoln's ___________________ was April 15, 1865
- Plan proposed by Lincoln that required a state to have 10% of all voters in 1860 take an oath of loyalty.
- 18th President of the United States Union general during the Civil War.
- The South was called what during the war?
- White Southerners who joined the Republican Party.
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- Issued by President Lincoln; freed all slaves under Confederate control.
- Amendment that provided all races the right to vote.
- 16th President of the United States; tried to reunite the nation after the Civil War.
- Amendment that provided equal protection under the law.
- Amendment that abolished slavery.
- First African American U.S. Senator
- President who was impeached; took office on the death of Lincoln.
- A system in the South that was another version of slavery.
- Gave clothes & food to former slaves; set up schools and hospitals.
- A minority of Republicans in Congress.
- Northerners who moved South after the Civil War.
20 Clues: Lincoln's Assassin • Forced military service. • Amendment that abolished slavery. • First African American U.S. Senator • A minority of Republicans in Congress. • The North was called what during the war? • The South was called what during the war? • Northerners who moved South after the Civil War. • White Southerners who joined the Republican Party. • ...
Constitution Crossword 2023-08-30
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- First ten amendments to the Constitution
- There are seven of these in the Constitution
- The three branches of the government was ___________, Executive, and Judicial
- There are ___________ Amendments
- Father of the Constitution
- How many states were there originally
- The Constitution is the _______ law of the land
- Power held by the people
- A pamphlet written by Thomas Paine that advises the 13 colonies to break away from England and gain independence
- Document that outlined the first form of government in the United States of America
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- The first president
- Supporters of the Constitution during ratification debates in state legislatures
- Life, _______, and the pursuit of happiness
- Freedom of Religion, Expression, Assembly, and the Right to Petition
- this branch of government includes the Supreme Court of the united states and decides whether laws are constitutional or not
- Amendment that granted women the right to vote
- First three words of the Constitution
- The branch of government established in the Constitution that includes the president
- A section in the constitution that ended slavery
- The document of government that serves as the foundation of our government
20 Clues: The first president • Power held by the people • Father of the Constitution • There are ___________ Amendments • First three words of the Constitution • How many states were there originally • First ten amendments to the Constitution • Life, _______, and the pursuit of happiness • There are seven of these in the Constitution • Amendment that granted women the right to vote • ...
US Amendments Crossword Puzzle - Mausham S 2023-09-22
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- no poll taxes are allowed
- forbids cruel and unusual punishments
- Congress cannot get a pay raise until the next term
- equal protection under the Constitution for all US citizens
- limits the terms Presidents can serve
- powers not specifically given to the national government are reserved to states
- right to remain silent
- Washington D.C. have the right to vote for President
- protects the states from lawsuits
- separate ballots for the President and Vice President
- right to a speedy and public trial
- people have other rights not listed in the Constitution
- soldiers may not move into private homes
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- women's right to vote
- popular vote for United States Senate
- no voting discrimination of race
- no unreasonable searches and seizures
- moving of dates for terms of presidency
- income tax is legal
- freedom of speech
- right to bear arms
- repeal of prohibition of alcohol
- the succession for presidency shall something happen to the President
- the minimum voting age is 18
- prohibition of alcohol
- the abolishment of slavery
- right to a jury trial
27 Clues: freedom of speech • right to bear arms • income tax is legal • women's right to vote • right to a jury trial • prohibition of alcohol • right to remain silent • no poll taxes are allowed • the abolishment of slavery • the minimum voting age is 18 • no voting discrimination of race • repeal of prohibition of alcohol • protects the states from lawsuits • right to a speedy and public trial • ...
history chapter 7 2024-04-08
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- What is it called when there is one legislature and equal representation for all states?
- What group led the fight to religious freedom?
- What state was under Puritan control for a short amount of time?
- Who wrote the Democracy in America?
- Who was the youngest delegate?
- What was the convention in Philadelphia called?
- Congress finally accepted what in November 1777?
- Who presented the New Jersey Plan?
- Congress passed many laws based upon what?
- What is it called when there are taxes on imported goods?
- What bill was added to the constitution in 1791?
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- Who is in the lower house?
- Who proposed the Virginia Plan?
- Which state submitted to the people for ratification
- Who was the first president of the United States?
- What were people called who did not support the new constitution?
- What were people called who supported the new constitution?
- Most states provided what kind of legislatures with broad powers?
- Who is in the upper house?
- Who eventually become known as Father of the Constitution
20 Clues: Who is in the lower house? • Who is in the upper house? • Who was the youngest delegate? • Who proposed the Virginia Plan? • Who presented the New Jersey Plan? • Who wrote the Democracy in America? • Congress passed many laws based upon what? • What group led the fight to religious freedom? • What was the convention in Philadelphia called? • ...
Articles of Confederation 2024-02-12
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- who were the articles of confederation adopted by?
- Best synonym for anarchy
- What treaty ended the war?
- What was held exclusively by the national government under the Articles of Confederation?
- What was the biggest obstacle facing the Continental Congress?
- Who lacked the power to tax the states?
- Why did the articles of confederation not last?
- How many sections was the articles of confederation divived up into?
- How many states were involved in creating the articles of confederation?
- Describes the federalist system of government?
- How many years did it take for the ratification of the articles of confederation?
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- What war ended September 3, 1783?
- what was the first state to sign the articles of confederation?
- What was known as the first constitution of the United States?
- Who was the primary writer of the article of confederation?
- What was established by the Declaration of Independence?
- One of the American Solder Leaders who led the fight with England was?
- What Battle ended on October 19, 1781
- Where did Lord Cornwallis bring his redcoats in 1781?
- The articles of confederation were _____ by the states in 1781?
- of paris This treaty was signed in 1783.
21 Clues: Best synonym for anarchy • What treaty ended the war? • What war ended September 3, 1783? • What Battle ended on October 19, 1781 • Who lacked the power to tax the states? • Describes the federalist system of government? • Why did the articles of confederation not last? • who were the articles of confederation adopted by? • ...
Rev War crossword puzzle 2024-06-14
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- The weapon used by the British
- The overthrow of a government to establish a new system.
- Of Independence – A document that announced that the thirteen colonies were an independent country separate from Great Britain
- A nickname for the British soldiers
- Congress – A gathering of delegates from the thirteen colonies which served as the first governing body for the United States of America
- The legislature, or law-making body, in the government of Great Britain
- The war that won us our country
- A person who is chosen to speak or act for others.
- What we fought for
- The other side of the war
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- The tip of the thirteen colonies
- What we where called before changing it to United states
- The original states
- The center of the thirteen colonies
- The end of the thirteen colonies
- The person in charge of the British
- Campaign – An organized series of military decisions intended to achieve a goal
- The ones rebelling against the king
- A formal agreement between countries
- A British soldier during the Revolutionary War
20 Clues: What we fought for • The original states • The other side of the war • The weapon used by the British • The war that won us our country • The tip of the thirteen colonies • The end of the thirteen colonies • The center of the thirteen colonies • A nickname for the British soldiers • The person in charge of the British • The ones rebelling against the king • ...
US Independence Day 2025-06-05
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- Feeling or expressing devotion to and vigorous support for one's country
- These represent states on the US flag
- To observe (a day or event) with ceremonies or festivities
- First US President
- Explosive devices used for celebratory displays
- The thirteen original ____
- The American ____ War
- The number of original colonies
- The day of the month Independence Day is celebrated
- Freedom from control by others
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- The power or right to act, speak, or think as one wants without hindrance
- A public procession, especially one celebrating a special day or event
- The supreme law of the United States
- The United States is often called the ____
- The US won its independence from this country
- The ____ of Independence
- Thirteen of these are on the US flag
- The Liberty ____ rings in Philadelphia
- The state of being free within society from oppressive restrictions
- The month Independence Day is celebrated
- A piece of cloth or similar material, typically rectangular, attached to a pole or rope and used as a symbol or emblem
21 Clues: First US President • The American ____ War • The ____ of Independence • The thirteen original ____ • Freedom from control by others • The number of original colonies • The supreme law of the United States • Thirteen of these are on the US flag • These represent states on the US flag • The Liberty ____ rings in Philadelphia • The month Independence Day is celebrated • ...
Civics MCAS Review: Vocabulary 2025-05-05
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- the first constitution of the United States
- the line in the Constitution that gives Congress a lot of flexibility in their powers
- national
- movement to end slavery
- the process of the Supreme Court interpreting the Constitution
- the right to vote
- the complex process for electing the US president
- the process of running for office
- "two house" or "two part"
- an uprising by Massachusetts farmers in 1786 that showed that the United States needed a stronger national government and economy
- the way power is divided between the three branches of government
- a system where each branch of government can amend or veto another branch
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- the way power divided between the three levels of government
- the place where the Constitution was written in 1787
- a change to the Constitution
- President Lincoln's executive order that said slavery was illegal in the United States
- agreements between countries
- a series of essays that encouraged people to accept the US Constitution
- money
- a yearly tax to the government based on how much money they earned that year
20 Clues: money • national • the right to vote • movement to end slavery • "two house" or "two part" • a change to the Constitution • agreements between countries • the process of running for office • the first constitution of the United States • the complex process for electing the US president • the place where the Constitution was written in 1787 • ...
Chapter 15: Civil War & Reconstruction 2012-03-29
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- the closing of an area to keep people or supplies from moving in or out
- to charge a government official with wrongdoing
- laws passed by Southern states after Reconstruction that established segregation
- announcement made by President Lincoln that led to the end of slavery in Confederate States
- a person who is not in the armed forces
- laws passed by Southern states after the Civil War that limited the rights of newly-freed African-Americans
- the period after the Civil War in which Congress passed laws designed to bring Southern states back into the Union
- officially established African-Americans as citizens with the same rights as whites
- the speech made by President Lincoln at the site of this battle
- a war in which both sides strike against each other's soldiers, civilians, and economy
- the process of selection of men for compulsory military service
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- the war between the Union and the Confederacy
- a system in which farmers rented land from the owner and paid with a share of their crops
- made it illegal to withhold voting rights "on account of race or color"
- it abolished slavery
- a government agency that provided food, schools, and medical care for freed slaves in the South
- the separation of people, usually based on race or religion
- the Union’s 3-step plan for defeating the Confederacy in the Civil War
18 Clues: it abolished slavery • a person who is not in the armed forces • the war between the Union and the Confederacy • to charge a government official with wrongdoing • the separation of people, usually based on race or religion • the speech made by President Lincoln at the site of this battle • the process of selection of men for compulsory military service • ...
The Congress 2013-10-20
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- a legislative chamber in the bicameral legislature of the United States of America
- a political concept in which a group of members are bound together by covenant with a governing representative head
- a formal assembly of representatives, as of various nations, to discuss problems.
- the supreme law of the United States of America
- a written agreement ratified in 1781 by the thirteen original states
- when they all in the same house
- a convention of delegates from twelve colonies
- a formal process in which an official is accused of unlawful activity, the outcome of which, depending on the country, may include the removal of that official from office as well as criminal or civil punishment.
- to make a deal between different parties where each party gives up part of their demand
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- is one of the two major contemporary political parties in the United States along with the younger Republican Party
- what our president is paying for
- the limits on political authority
- a person who is involved in influencing public policy and decision making
- a summation of all the organisms of the same group or species, who live in the same are
- an economic system characterized by private or corporate ownership of capital goods
- a system of society or group living in which there is no private property
- something that do every year to elect officials
- one of the founding fathers
18 Clues: one of the founding fathers • when they all in the same house • what our president is paying for • the limits on political authority • a convention of delegates from twelve colonies • the supreme law of the United States of America • something that do every year to elect officials • a written agreement ratified in 1781 by the thirteen original states • ...
History Crossword 2022-01-19
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- the 26th president
- exposed unfair practices of the Standard Oil Company
- a direct vote by the electorate on a particular proposal or issue
- book depicted the poverty of factory workers and the unsanitary and corrupt practices of the meat-packing industry.
- “separate but equal” doctrine
- waterway that connects the Atlantic and Pacific oceans across the Isthmus of Panama.
- a United States foreign policy established by President Theodore Roosevelt in 1904
- a petition signed by a certain number of registered voters can force a government to choose either to enact a law or hold a public vote
- armed conflict between Spain and the United States.
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- a group of writers who tried to expose the problems that existed in American society
- opposes involvement in the political affairs, and especially the wars, of other countries.
- rule by an emperor
- one of the first settlement houses in the United States providing for slum children, fighting for child labor laws, and helping immigrants become U.S. citizens.
- peace agreement between Spain and the United States that ended the Spanish-American War
- interracial American organization created to work for the abolition of segregation and discrimination in housing, etc
- a political philosophy in support of social reform
- a power reserved to the voters that allows the voters, by petition, to demand the removal of an elected official.
- state and local laws that enforced racial segregation
18 Clues: the 26th president • rule by an emperor • “separate but equal” doctrine • a political philosophy in support of social reform • armed conflict between Spain and the United States. • exposed unfair practices of the Standard Oil Company • state and local laws that enforced racial segregation • a direct vote by the electorate on a particular proposal or issue • ...
Mexican National Era 2024-10-15
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- priest from Dolores, Mexico who was a leader in the fight for Mexican independence
- white settlers from the United States
- a law that further opened Texas to settlement and immigration by giving land to new settlers
- this battle was by Gutierrez-Magee lost but encouraged others to revolt against the Spanish rule
- a deal in which France sold Louisiana to the United States for $15 million
- Texas settlers of Spanish descent
- a rebel from Mississippi who fought unsuccessfully for Texas
- a businessman who first got permission from Mexico to bring Anglo settlers to Texas
- agreement signed by Spain and the United States in 1819 which set the boundary between their territories
- a horse trader killed by Spanish soldiers after entering Texas illegally
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- Guiterrez and Magee's expedition was known as
- officials who represent countries in foreign affairs
- widow of filibuster James Long who held her own land grant in Austin’s colony
- the original 297 families and single men who received land grants in Stephen Austin’s first colony
- son of Moses Austin, he established a colony of settlers in Texas and was called the Father of Texas
- military adventurers who tried to stir up rebellion in other countries
- the territory between the Sabine River and the Arroyo Hondo declared by the Spanish and the United States to be neutral
- ended the Mexican war for Independence
18 Clues: Texas settlers of Spanish descent • white settlers from the United States • ended the Mexican war for Independence • Guiterrez and Magee's expedition was known as • officials who represent countries in foreign affairs • a rebel from Mississippi who fought unsuccessfully for Texas • military adventurers who tried to stir up rebellion in other countries • ...
US-QUARTERLY REVIEW - 2ND MP 2025-12-16
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- fear of communism in United States during 1920s
- Selective Service ran this during WW I. It involved the requirement that young men serve in the military
- caused by nationalism, militaarism plus imperialism
- popular female financial style during 1920s
- position of the United States in trying to stay out of World War One
- attempt by President Roosevelt to save financial institutions by temporarily closing them and stabilizing them
- Zimmmermann Telegram was an offer for this country to join the Central Powers against the United States
- Woodrow Wilson's plan for promoting peace
- ___________ Renaissance was significant AA achievement in the arts and writing during the 1920s
- legal trial of the 1920s involving arguments over the teaching of evolution
- event which provided the employment needed to pull the nation out of the Depression
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- theory that certain races were superior to others. Therefore, some groups should not be allowed to have children
- Great Migration was the movement of large numbers of this group away from Southern discrimination to Northern cities
- speakeasies were illegal versions of these during Prohibitions
- feelings of hatred foreigners during the 1920's
- American president who received blame for the Depression since American felt he didn't do enough to help Americans
- investments the United States sold to raise money for the WW I war effort
- buy now, pay later policy used for purchases in 1920s
18 Clues: Woodrow Wilson's plan for promoting peace • popular female financial style during 1920s • fear of communism in United States during 1920s • feelings of hatred foreigners during the 1920's • caused by nationalism, militaarism plus imperialism • buy now, pay later policy used for purchases in 1920s • speakeasies were illegal versions of these during Prohibitions • ...
Gas laws 2021-05-05
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- when area increases pressure does what?
- Real bases behave ideally at high temperature and ____ pressure.
- 760 mmHg is equal to 101.3___.
- 273 kelvin should be added when temperature is in what?
- Who’s law states that the volume of a gas is directly proportional to the amount of particles of the gas?
- Who’s law states that the volume of a gas varies inversely with the pressure?
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- 1 atm is equal to 760___.(not mmHg)
- Who’s law states that the pressure of a gas varies directly with its temperature?
- Real gases show what at low temperatures?
- how much is atm when it’s at STP?
- Who’s law states that volume of a gas is directly proportional to its temperature?
- Celsius should be turned into what for calculations?
12 Clues: 760 mmHg is equal to 101.3___. • how much is atm when it’s at STP? • 1 atm is equal to 760___.(not mmHg) • when area increases pressure does what? • Real gases show what at low temperatures? • Celsius should be turned into what for calculations? • 273 kelvin should be added when temperature is in what? • Real bases behave ideally at high temperature and ____ pressure. • ...
World War 2 Review 2018-01-25
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- The _________ Acts kept the United States out of war until 1941
- Event that brought the United States into WWII
- Allies crossed the English channel to liberate _______ on D-Day
- ___________ limited the amount of consumer goods that could be purchased on the homefront
- This strategy allowed the United States to move closer to Japan
- The ___________ laws persecuted and isolated Jewish citizens of Germany
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- President ________ ordered the bombing of Hiroshima and Nagasaki
- __________ __________ helped increase the food supply due to rationing
- US _________ decreased dramatically during the War, helping to end the Great Depression
- Korematsu v. United States ruled that the _____ rights of Japanese-Americans were not being violated during the War
- Commander of Allied troops in Europe
- Program established before the US entered the war to aid Allies
12 Clues: Commander of Allied troops in Europe • Event that brought the United States into WWII • Allies crossed the English channel to liberate _______ on D-Day • This strategy allowed the United States to move closer to Japan • Program established before the US entered the war to aid Allies • President ________ ordered the bombing of Hiroshima and Nagasaki • ...
Chapter 7 Crossword 2023-11-09
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- Gave the united states claim to most Indian lands in the Northwest Territory
- A rebellion of french people against their king in 1789
- Stated that the united states would not take sides with any european countries that were at war
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- Money owed by the united states
- People who buy items at low prices in the hope the value will rise and they can sell the items for a profit.
- The french demand for a bribe came to be called
- Settled the border and trade disputes with Spain
- Issued by governments when they want to make money
- Farmers lashed out against the tax on whiskey
- Countries first national bank
- Settled the disputes that had arisen between the United States and Great Britain
- Private ships hired by a country
12 Clues: Countries first national bank • Money owed by the united states • Private ships hired by a country • Farmers lashed out against the tax on whiskey • The french demand for a bribe came to be called • Settled the border and trade disputes with Spain • Issued by governments when they want to make money • A rebellion of french people against their king in 1789 • ...
Unit 1 SS Review 2025-10-14
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- & Longitude : One of the imaginary horizontal or vertical lines to help locate places (3 words, includes &)
- : The country north of the United States
- Rose : A symbol on a map that shows north, south, east, and west (2 words)
- : The country south of the United States
- : Large areas with similar features (climate, landforms, culture, etc.)
- : The two main mountain __________ in the United States
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- Directions : North, South, East, or West (2 words)
- : The two main __________ that border the United States
- Location : Where a place is compared to another (2 words)
- : Physical features such as mountains, valleys, and plains
- of Water : Large areas of water such as oceans, rivers, lakes (3 words)
- Scale : A drawing that shows the relationship between distances on a map and real life (2 words)
12 Clues: : The country north of the United States • : The country south of the United States • Directions : North, South, East, or West (2 words) • : The two main __________ that border the United States • : The two main mountain __________ in the United States • Location : Where a place is compared to another (2 words) • ...
Reconstruction 2022-06-03
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- crow Laws laws that required segregation were common in southern states in the 1800s
- Louisiana quickly elected a new legislature under this ten percent plan
- Hiram revels born free in North Carolina and went to college in Illinois
- sneaked into the president's theater box and shot Abe Lincoln
- The process of reuniting the nation and rebuilding the southern states without slavery
- The included the following provisions
- Under the a state had to meet two conditions before it could rejoin the union
- reconstruction acts divided the south into five districts with the us military commander in control of each district
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- The gave African American men throughout the United States the right to vote
- Vice president was sworn into presidency that morning
- wanted the southern states to change much more than they had before they could return to the union
- Redeemer governments also introduced legal this forced the whites to separate from african americans
- amendment congress proposed the to the constitution it made slavery illegal throughout the u.s
- Southern democrats referred to them as
- Many white southerners called these republicans
- in 1865 congress established its purpose was to provide relief for all the poor people
- Thought that the black codes were cruel and unjust
- passed the law that greatly limited the freedom of african americans to sign work contracts
18 Clues: Southern democrats referred to them as • The included the following provisions • Many white southerners called these republicans • Thought that the black codes were cruel and unjust • Vice president was sworn into presidency that morning • sneaked into the president's theater box and shot Abe Lincoln • ...
1815 Crossword puzzle 2018-11-15
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- one's own territory by appropriation.
- states that have slaves
- Life Among the Lowly, is an anti-slavery novel by American author Harriet Beecher Stowe.
- in the united states consitutional history is a legal theory that a state the right to nullify
- s a package of five separate bills passed by the United States Congress in September 1850
- is the principle that the authority of a state and its government are created and sustained by the consent of its people,
- was a network of secret routes and safe houses established in the United States during the early to mid-19th century
- led the slaves to the underground railroad
- existing before a war
- beleved that slavery was a sin
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- It allowed people in the territories of Kansas and Nebraska to decide for themselves whether or not to allow slavery within their borders.
- restriction of interst to a narrow sphere
- a person who oversees and urges on slaves at work
- a system of labor under slavery characteristics in the americans
- an effort by congress to defuse the sectional and political rivalries triggered by the request of Missourilate in 1819 for admission as a state in which slavery would be permitted
- an American abolitionist newspaper founded by William Lloyd Garrison and Isaac Knapp
- a state that has prohibited slaves
- the criminal act of deliberately setting fire to property
18 Clues: existing before a war • states that have slaves • beleved that slavery was a sin • a state that has prohibited slaves • one's own territory by appropriation. • restriction of interst to a narrow sphere • led the slaves to the underground railroad • a person who oversees and urges on slaves at work • the criminal act of deliberately setting fire to property • ...
Nationalism/Unification Assignment 2018-02-26
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- was an Italian statesman and a leading figure in the movement toward Italian unification
- a Polish theatre and film actor, notable for his roles in two of the most popular Polish television series
- was the King of Sardinia from 1849 until 17 March 1861. At that point, he assumed the title of King of Italy and became the first king of a united Italy since the 6th century, a title he held until his death in 1878
- a prominent historical German state originating out of the Duchy of Prussia and the Margraviate of Brandenburg
- agreement that secured commercial and diplomatic privileges for the United States in Japan and constituted the basis for Western economic penetration of Japan
- white supremacist paramilitary groups that were active in the late 19th century in the last years and after the end of the Reconstruction era of the United States
- the Japanese government, opening the ports of Shimoda and Hakodate to American trade and permitting the establishment of a U.S. consulate in Japan
- was fought between the Qing Empire and the Empire of Japan, primarily over influence of Korea
- The war of 1870–71 between France (under Napoleon III) and Prussia, in which Prussian troops advanced into France and decisively defeated the French at Sedan. The defeat marked the end of the French Second Empire.
- a conservative Prussian statesman who dominated German and European affairs from the 1860s until 1890
- war between Prussia on the one side and Austria, Bavaria, Saxony, Hanover, and certain minor German states on the other. It ended in a Prussian victory, which meant the exclusion of Austria from Germany
- a system of politics or principles based on practical rather than moral or ideological considerations
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- is the German word for "emperor"
- Commodore of the United States Navy and commanded a number of ships. He served in several wars, most notably in the Mexican-American War and the War of 1812
- the period when Japan was ruled by the emperor Meiji Tenno, marked by the modernization and westernization of the country
- Italian politician, journalist, activist for the unification of Italy and spearhead of the Italian revolutionary movement.
- a senior state or legal official
- was an agreement between the United States and the Empire of Japan negotiated between United States Secretary of State Elihu Root and Japanese Ambassador to the United States Takahira Kogorō
- fought between the Russian Empire and the Empire of Japan over rival imperial ambitions in Manchuria and Korea
- the name given to a speech made by Otto von Bismarck given on 30 September 1862, at the time when he was Minister President of Prussia, about the unification of the German territories
- Patriotic feeling, principles, or efforts
- Italian general, politician and nationalist who played a large role in the history of Italy
22 Clues: is the German word for "emperor" • a senior state or legal official • Patriotic feeling, principles, or efforts • was an Italian statesman and a leading figure in the movement toward Italian unification • Italian general, politician and nationalist who played a large role in the history of Italy • ...
Friday Activity Suzuki 2019-08-26
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- Authority of courts to declare laws passed by Congress and acts of the executive branch to be unconstitutional.
- System of government in which ultimate authority rests with the national government.
- Broad coalitions of interests organized to win elections in order to enact a commonly supported set of public policies.
- Gives Congress the power to tax to provide for the general welfare.
- Compromise over slavery at the Constitutional Convention that granted states extra representation in the House of Representatives based on their number of slaves at the ratio of three-fifths.
- Authority of the president to block legislation passed by Congress. Congress can override a veto by two-thirds majority in each chamber.
- Initially, those who supported the Constitution during the ratification period; later, the name of the political party established by supporters of Alexander Hamilton.
- Initial governing authority of the United States, 1781-88
- Meeting in 1787 at which twelve states intended to revise the Articles of Confederation but ended up proposing an entirely new Constitution.
- Gives Congress the power to pass all laws necessary and proper to the powers enumerated in section 8.
- Rule by the people.
- Formal process of changing the Constitution
- Powers retained by the states under the constitution.
- Right of states to invalidate acts of Congress they believe to be illegal.
- System of government in which sovereignty is constitutionally divided between national and state governments.
- Form of government in which power derives from citizens, but public officials make policy and govern according to existing law.
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- The presidential electors, selected to represent the votes of their respective states, who meet every four years to cast the electoral votes for president and vice president.
- Compromise on legislative representation whereby the lower chamber is base on population, and the upper chamber provides equal representation to the states.
- The 1776 document declaring American independence from Great Britain and calling for equality, human rights, and citizen participation.
- Those who opposed the new proposed Constitution during the ratification period.
- Government structure that authorizes each branch of government (executive, legislative, and judicial) to share powers with the other branches, thereby holding some scrutiny of and control over the other branches.
- Government structure in which authority is divide among branches (executive, legislative, and judicial), with each holding separate and independent powers and areas of responsibility.
- Document or set of documents that establish the basic rules and procedures for how a society shall be governed.
- Powers expressly granted to Congress by the Constitution.
- First ten amendments to the Constitution, which provide basic political rights.
- System of government in which ultimate authority rests with the regional governments.
- Powers held by both the national and state government in a federal system.
- Powers not expressly granted to Congress but added through the necessary and proper clause.
- To formally withdraw from a nation-state.
29 Clues: Rule by the people. • To formally withdraw from a nation-state. • Formal process of changing the Constitution • Powers retained by the states under the constitution. • Powers expressly granted to Congress by the Constitution. • Initial governing authority of the United States, 1781-88 • Gives Congress the power to tax to provide for the general welfare. • ...
Week 2 American Government Crossword 2019-08-28
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- System of government in which sovereignty is constitutionally divided between national and state governments.
- To formally withdraw from a nation-state.
- Governemnt structure that authorizes each branch of government (executive, legislative, and judicial) to share powers with other branches, thereby holding some scrutiny of and control over other branches.
- Formal process of changing the constitution.
- Power Powers retained by the states under the constitution.
- Form of government in which power derives from citizes, but public officials make policy and govern accordibg to existing law.
- First ten amendments to the constitution, which provide basic political rights.
- Compromise on legislative representation whereby the lower chamber is based on population, and the upper chamber provides equal representaion to the states.
- Authority of the presidet to block legislation passed by the Congress. Congress can override a veto by a two-thrids najorty in each chamber.
- Compromise over slavery at the constitutional convention that granted states extra representation in the house of representatives based on their number of slaves at the ration three-fifths.
- Powers grented by Congress by the constitution.
- Rule by the people.
- Authority of cours to declare laws passed by congres and acts of the executive branch to be unconstitutional.
- Meeting in 1787 at which twelve states intended to revice the Artiles of Conferderation but ended up proposing an entirely new Constitution.
- Required states to return runaway slaves; negated by the Thirtheenth Admendment (Article IV, Section 2).
- System of governemtn in which ultimate authority rest with the regional (for example, state) governments.
- Initially, those who supported the Constituion during the ratification period; later, the name of the political party established by supporters of Alexander Hamilton.
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- Makes federal law supreme over state law (Article VI).
- Form of democracy in which political power is exercised by citizens.
- Doctrine holding that state government have almost completely separate functions.
- The 1776 document declaring American independence from Great Britain and calling equality, human rights, and citizen participation.
- Powers held by both the national and state governemnts in a federal system.
- Gives congress the power to pass all laws necessary and propoer to the powers enumerated in Article 1, Section 8.
- Government structure in which authority is divided among branches executive, legislative, and judicial), with each holding separate and independent areas of responsibility.
- Those who opposed the new proposed Constitution durig the ratification period.
- System System of government in which ultimate authority rest with the national government.
- The presidential electors, selected to represent the votes of their respective states, who meet every four years to cast the electoral votes for the president ad vice president.
- Iitial governing authority of the United States, 1781-88.
- Document or set of documents that establish the basic rules and procedures for how a society shall be governed.
- Powers not expressly granted to congress but added through the necessary and proper clause.
30 Clues: Rule by the people. • To formally withdraw from a nation-state. • Formal process of changing the constitution. • Powers grented by Congress by the constitution. • Makes federal law supreme over state law (Article VI). • Iitial governing authority of the United States, 1781-88. • Power Powers retained by the states under the constitution. • ...
CH 15 RECONSTRUCTION (REBUILDING AFTER CIVIL WAR) 2025-05-15
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- Laws passed in the Southern states after the Civil War that limited the rights of African Americans
- To formally accuse a public official of wrongdoing, which could lead to their removal from office
- A white Southerner who supported Reconstruction and the Republican Party. They were often seen as traitors by other white Southerners
- The process of bringing different groups of people together, especially different races, so they have equal opportunities and are not separated
- The period after the Civil War (1865-1877) when the United States worked to rebuild the South and bring the Confederate states back into the Union
- Formerly enslaved people who were freed after the Civil War
- A system where a farmer rents land and pays the landowner with a share of the crops they grow. This often kept formerly enslaved people in poverty
- The right to vote
- Unfair treatment of a person or group based on things like race, religion, or gender
- The United States of America as one country. During the Civil War, it referred to the states that remained loyal to the federal government
- When the army controls an area, often used in the South during Reconstruction to enforce new laws
- A test of reading and writing skills that was sometimes required before people could vote. These tests were often unfairly used to prevent African Americans from voting
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- The act of bringing people or groups back together after a conflict
- A change or addition to the U.S. Constitution
- A Northerner who moved to the South after the Civil War, sometimes to help with Reconstruction but often seen as trying to profit from the situation
- A federal agency created to help formerly enslaved people with things like food, housing, education, and medical care after the Civil War
- A secret organization that used violence and intimidation to prevent African Americans from exercising their rights
- The act of separating people based on race or other differences
- The status of being a legal member of a country, with rights and responsibilities
- A group of Republicans in Congress who believed the South should be punished for the Civil War and that African Americans should have full equality
- The group of 11 Southern states that seceded (left) the United States and formed their own government during the Civil War
- An official pardon (forgiveness) for people who have committed a crime, often used for large groups of people
- The act of ending slavery
- The basic rights that all citizens have under the law, such as freedom of speech and the right to vote
- To officially approve or accept a document, like an amendment to the Constitution
- A fee that people had to pay in order to vote. This was used to prevent poor African Americans from voting
26 Clues: The right to vote • The act of ending slavery • A change or addition to the U.S. Constitution • Formerly enslaved people who were freed after the Civil War • The act of separating people based on race or other differences • The act of bringing people or groups back together after a conflict • ...
10 Based Crossword 2025-11-14
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- His tenth number 1 hit asked the question, “Are you Lonesome Tonight?”
- Whose portrait is featured on the U.S. $10 bill?
- This drilling rig exploded in 2010 creating the worst oil spill in U.S. history.
- Michael Jackson had 13 number one hits on the Billboard Chart, but this other Jackson wasn’t far behind with 10 number one hits.
- This country fought for its independence from Spain in the Ten Years War
- The tenth commandment in the Bible says you shall not do this regarding your neighbor’s wife, servants, ox, donkey or anything else.
- Who was the tenth Vice President of the United States?
- In 2013 Washington gained a tenth district of this kind.
- This organization for boys was founded in 1910.
- It is the tenth element in the Periodic Table
- In the tenth amendment to the U.S. Constitution, the powers not delegated to the United States by the Constitution, nor prohibited by it to the states, are reserved to the states or to _____ ______.
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- The Tenth Movie to star John Wayne was called “The Big ________”
- Another term for the Ten Commandments found in the book of Exodus.
- This star of 1979’s “10” also played the stepmother in 1995’s “Tommy Boy.”
- The title of one of her greatest mysteries was changed for U.S. audiences to “And Then There Were None” due to a racial slur in the original name.
- Apple released the first of these in 2010
- The tenth of 27 of these laid out in the Declaration of Independence condemned the king’s creation of a multitude of new offices.
- This world renown Brazilian soccer player wore jersey number 10
- In 1994, this hit sitcom began its ten-season run about 6 young people and their romantic lives, frequently set in their high-rise apartment with an intimate view of their neighbor.
- The tenth state to ratify the Constitution and join the United States.
- Ten track and field athletics events combined into one.
- The first ten amendments to the United States Constitution.
- Roland Hill Hartley served as mayor of Everett and the tenth governor of Washington. In what country was he born?
- Mark Twain’s tenth stand-alone novel (in chronological order) was titled “King Leopold’s _________”
- Ten years ago in 2015, Spokane was hit by a windstorm so powerful, two were killed, 200,000 were left without power and this company called it the “largest crisis” they’d faced in their 126-year history.
- The first law regulating this method of protecting intellectual property was issued in Great Britain in 1710
- Who was the tenth President of the United States?
- In his History of the World Part 1, he played Moses delivering the 15 Commandments… until he dropped a tablet.
- Since 1790, One of these has been conducted every ten years in the United States.
29 Clues: Apple released the first of these in 2010 • It is the tenth element in the Periodic Table • This organization for boys was founded in 1910. • Whose portrait is featured on the U.S. $10 bill? • Who was the tenth President of the United States? • Who was the tenth Vice President of the United States? • Ten track and field athletics events combined into one. • ...
Genetics Menu Crossword 2022-03-16
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- This law states that a heterozygous combination will have one allele that masks the appearance of another
- This law states that two alleles of a trait will split randomly
- Carries genetic information in the form of genes
- The scientist who formulated the laws of heredity
- The weaker of the two allele types
- (TT,tt)
- Allele combination for a particular gene
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- This law states that alleles form independently of one another
- The physical appearance of a particular combination of alleles
- Genetic coding, one from father and one from mother
- The more powerful of the two allele types
- (Tt)
- Hair color, eye color, height all fall under this category
- The study of heredity
14 Clues: (Tt) • (TT,tt) • The study of heredity • The weaker of the two allele types • Allele combination for a particular gene • The more powerful of the two allele types • Carries genetic information in the form of genes • The scientist who formulated the laws of heredity • Genetic coding, one from father and one from mother • ...
Reconstruction 1867 2024-04-02
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- The union won election to this side
- Pleasant Where Ulysses Grant was born
- 23, 1885 The year Ulysses Grant died
- Donelson where Ulysses earned his famous victories
- The job Ulysses Grant had
- Ulysses completed this before his death
- A new area that U.S. received
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- Congress Legislature of U.S.
- the period in United States history following the American Civil War,
- Klux Klan Shortly referred to as the KKK, white supremacy group
- the early United States was referred to as the Union
- The idea of being superior to others
- The area that the U.S. took Alaska from
- Codes laws passed at different periods in the southern United States to enforce racial segregation
14 Clues: The job Ulysses Grant had • A new area that U.S. received • Congress Legislature of U.S. • The union won election to this side • The idea of being superior to others • Pleasant Where Ulysses Grant was born • 23, 1885 The year Ulysses Grant died • Ulysses completed this before his death • The area that the U.S. took Alaska from • ...
Random countries 2022-06-16
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- Your country
- A state in the benelux
- A former sovet state
- Another Baltic state
- The free country of Europe
- informally called holland
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- A major country south of the UK.
- Defender of the war
- One of the baltic states
- My country
- The most northerly of the baltic states
- An Iberian state
- A nordic country
- Aggressor of the war
14 Clues: My country • Your country • An Iberian state • A nordic country • Defender of the war • A former sovet state • Another Baltic state • Aggressor of the war • A state in the benelux • One of the baltic states • informally called holland • The free country of Europe • A major country south of the UK. • The most northerly of the baltic states
History 2023-05-04
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- social reformer
- Keep people from discussing certain topics
- a form of government
- Senator
- "the great compromiser"
- Vice president
- Imported goods
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- Political theory
- Senator of Illinois
- A person owned by someone to work
- A place owned independently
- A person who wants to end slavery
- The states that fought against the southern states
- A former president
14 Clues: Senator • Vice president • Imported goods • social reformer • Political theory • A former president • Senator of Illinois • a form of government • "the great compromiser" • A place owned independently • A person owned by someone to work • A person who wants to end slavery • Keep people from discussing certain topics • The states that fought against the southern states
President Puzzle #8, 9, 10 2020-04-08
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- The 10th President of the United States
- The 8th President of the United States
- Harrison was the governor of ______ Territory.
- All three of these Presidents had served as the ______ of a state or territory.
- Van Buren's political party
- The 9th Presdent of the United States
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- From 1816-1819 Van Buren was the _______ _______ of New York
- From 1827-1836 Tyler served as a U.S. ________ from Virginia.
- Van Buren was governor of this state
- Office Tyler was elected to in 1841
- Where Harrison died
- Tyler and Harrison were members of the ________ party.
- New York city where Van Buren was born and died
- At the Battle of ________ Harrison defeated the Shawnee Indians
14 Clues: Where Harrison died • Van Buren's political party • Office Tyler was elected to in 1841 • Van Buren was governor of this state • The 9th Presdent of the United States • The 8th President of the United States • The 10th President of the United States • Harrison was the governor of ______ Territory. • New York city where Van Buren was born and died • ...
cross word 2023-10-12
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- a large farm or estate in a tropical zone
- declared "that all persons held as slaves" within the rebellious states "are, and henceforward shall be free."
- Sumter the battle of
- wished to take slavery into the western territories
- a lost battle
- to agree to stop fighting
- Compromise of 1850
- A nickname for the Confederate States of America or the Confederacy
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- the ____ of 1850
- south Caroline was the first to
- A state of bondage in which African Americans were owned by other people
- A person who wanted to eliminate or "abolish" slavery
- one of the five major events in the civil war
- used to describe people who supported the Union
- The name given to the states that stayed loyal to the United States government
15 Clues: a lost battle • the ____ of 1850 • Compromise of 1850 • Sumter the battle of • to agree to stop fighting • south Caroline was the first to • a large farm or estate in a tropical zone • one of the five major events in the civil war • used to describe people who supported the Union • wished to take slavery into the western territories • ...
Harriet Tubman: Soldier and Spy Article 2024-05-16
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- The mission was _____________.
- Was she paid for her service to the U.S. military?
- What did the Confederate states do in 1861?
- She was a solider and spy for the _______ Army.
- The goal of her mission was to rescue __________ people.
- The Union was made up of _________ states.
- Harriet Tubman could read and write. True or False?
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- The Confederacy was made up of _____________ states.
- The mission took place on the _____________ River.
- Harriet Tubman's role in the Underground Railroad
- In their mission they planned to destroy _______ plantations.
- She partnered with Colonel James ________ for her mission.
- The mission was a defeat for the ___________.
- Harriet Tubman became the first woman to lead a __________ mission in the U.S.
14 Clues: The mission was _____________. • The Union was made up of _________ states. • What did the Confederate states do in 1861? • The mission was a defeat for the ___________. • She was a solider and spy for the _______ Army. • Harriet Tubman's role in the Underground Railroad • The mission took place on the _____________ River. • ...
Shawn Madsen Application 6 2022-07-18
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- A rectangle has four of these
- ≅ means
- The angles that are formed when two parallel lines are intersected by the transversal are
- When a side is not between two angles it is
- Three sided shape
- A triangle congruence rule that states if two sides and the included angle of one triangle are equal to two sides and the included angle of another triangle, the triangles are congruent
- A triangle congruence rule where it states that if all three sides of one triangle are equal to all three corresponding sides of another triangle, the two triangles are considered to be congruent
- △WQE ≅ △RTY is an example of a
- The other two sides of a triangle that are not the hypotenuse
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- A triangle congruence rule where it states if two angles of one triangle, and the side contained between these two angles,are congruent to two angles of another triangle and the side contained between them,then the two triangles will be congruent
- When a side is between two angles it is
- The longest side of a triangle
- A triangle congruence rule that states when two right triangles are congruent if the hypotenuse and one leg of one right triangle are congruent to the other right triangle's hypotenuse and leg side
- A triangle congruence rule where it states that if two angles and the non included side of one triangle are congruent to two angles and the included side of another triangle, then the two triangles are congruent
- Type of triangle that has a right angle
- A triangle has three of these
16 Clues: ≅ means • Three sided shape • A rectangle has four of these • A triangle has three of these • The longest side of a triangle • △WQE ≅ △RTY is an example of a • When a side is between two angles it is • Type of triangle that has a right angle • When a side is not between two angles it is • The other two sides of a triangle that are not the hypotenuse • ...
Aidan Bonnycastle 2019-10-18
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- this is what happens when a rocket gas has a reaction resulting in going in the air
- This law states that every action has an equal reaction to that force.
- This law states that objects that are at rest stay at rest and objects at motion stay at motion unless unbalanced by an outside force
- this part of the rocket helps push out the thrust off the rocket
- this is used to make the thrust of the rocket have movement and make the rocket take liftoff
- this type of airflow states that air is uneven around the rocket causing more drag
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- a rate of change of speed of a time and distance.
- this factor makes the rocket stay in the air and push off from the launchpad
- this type of airflow states that all air is evenly around the rocket, making less drag
- this scientist made the first liquid fueled rocket and helped advance rocket science
- surrounding forces that apply to a moving object.
- This law states that force is defined by multiplying the mass and acceleration
- this determines how good a rocket engine is by measuring its acceleration over a certain amount of time
- this scientist was a leading push to make rocket science easier, he made the V2 rocket
- of pressure this is where all drag forces act upon a rocket, to control where this point is, you must put the fins in a certain place
- a device that can go in the air and can be used for many things.
16 Clues: a rate of change of speed of a time and distance. • surrounding forces that apply to a moving object. • this part of the rocket helps push out the thrust off the rocket • a device that can go in the air and can be used for many things. • This law states that every action has an equal reaction to that force. • ...
Economic Vocab Crossword for Choice board 2023-04-18
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- apolicy of remaining apart from the affairs or interests of other groups, especially the political affairs of other countries.
- one of the most transformative events of the 20th century.
- strategy of combing air, land, and sea forces to navigate the challenging geography and distances
- a mass political movement that emphasizes extreme nationalism, militarism, and the supremacy of both the nation and the single, powerful leader over the individual citizen.
- Rosie the Riveter is an allegorical cultural icon in the United States who represents the women who worked in factories and shipyards during World War II
- Passed on March 11, 1941, this act set up a system that would allow the United States to lend or lease war supplies to any nation
- Navajo Code Talkers, who created a code based on the complex, unwritten Navajo language
- an autrian born german, and he slaughtered jews until his suicide
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- a German submarine used in World War I or World War II.
- an American statesman and political leader who served as the 32nd president of the United States from 1933 until his death in 1945.
- also known as a atom bomb
- The Tuskegee Airmen were a group of African American military pilots and airmen who fought in World War II.
- someone not in the police or armed forces
- The attack on Pearl Harbor was a surprise military strike by the Imperial Japanese Navy Air Service upon the United States
- Harry S. Truman was the 33rd president of the United States, serving from 1945 to 1953
- the day of the invasion of Normandy, france
16 Clues: also known as a atom bomb • someone not in the police or armed forces • the day of the invasion of Normandy, france • a German submarine used in World War I or World War II. • one of the most transformative events of the 20th century. • an autrian born german, and he slaughtered jews until his suicide • ...
The Great Depression 2021-01-30
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- an American politician who served as the 32nd president of the United States
- guaranteeing payment in case loss or damage occurs.
- A collective action taken during the auction of a foreclosed property to force the sale of the property at a low price, then returning the property to its previous owner.
- Ratified, repealing the 18th Amendment and bringing an end to the era of national prohibition of alcohol in America.
- a shanty town built during the Great Depression by the homeless in the United States.
- an American author and the 1962 Nobel Prize in Literature winner
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- a government corporation administered by the United States Federal Government between 1932 and 1957 that provided financial support to state and local governments and made loans to banks and other businesses.
- the forming of a theory or conjecture without firm evidence.
- a law that implemented protectionist trade policies in the United States
- a 1928 international agreement in which signatory states promised not to use war to resolve conflicts
- an American documentary photographer and photojournalist
- an American physician who was best known for his revolving old-age pension proposal during the Great Depression
- World War I veterans, together with their families and affiliated groups who gathered in Washington, D.C. in mid-1932 to demand early cash redemption of their service certificates.
- A period of severe dust storms that damaged american and canadian prairies in the 1930’s.
- far-right, authoritarian ultranationalism characterized by dictatorial power
- borrowing money from a broker in order to purchase stock.
16 Clues: guaranteeing payment in case loss or damage occurs. • an American documentary photographer and photojournalist • borrowing money from a broker in order to purchase stock. • the forming of a theory or conjecture without firm evidence. • an American author and the 1962 Nobel Prize in Literature winner • ...
Articles of Confederation/Shays' Rebellion 2023-08-08
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- taxes on imports or exports imposed by Britain on American merchants
- This country was not turning over their forts with “all convenient speed”
- He led a rebellion of Massachusetts farmers in closing down the courthouse, the group was eventually stopped by state troops in January 1787
- Congress would become the single branch of the national government, but it would have limited powers in order to protect the liberties of the people
- the right to vote
- established the Northwest territory as well as a system for bringing new states into the union
- set up a system of dividing western lands into townships which were 36 square miles divided into 36 lots of 640 acres each
- A Constitutional Convention is planned here in May 1787 to edit and revise the Articles of Confederation
- trade two or more states--states had various trade laws which made it difficult for merchants to trade across state lines
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- After 1783, travel and trade stopped in the British_____
- a document signed by King John in 1215 that made the king subject to law
- closed off the lower Mississippi River
- when the value of goods goes down and the price of goods goes up, caused by overdue taxes, wartime debts, and printing large amounts of paper money without the gold/silver to back it
- official approval--AoC was ratified November 15, 1777
- Some examples in the AoC: most power held by states, one branch of government, legislative branch has very little power
- a set of basic principles and laws that states the powers and duties of the government
16 Clues: the right to vote • closed off the lower Mississippi River • official approval--AoC was ratified November 15, 1777 • After 1783, travel and trade stopped in the British_____ • taxes on imports or exports imposed by Britain on American merchants • a document signed by King John in 1215 that made the king subject to law • ...
North America 2021-10-28
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- a country in North America south of the United States
- The total dollar value of all goods and services produced in a country in a single year.
- the exchange of one thing for another
- an area where people who are similar in culture live
- a trade agreement between Mexico, the United States and Canada
- One nation depends on another nation for something
- countries wanted to expand their empire, get land, and find resources.
- many cultures are present
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- where everyone has t follow the rules
- Teens in the United States like BTS
- reasons people move to other countries
- many early settlements were located here
- getting your nails done at a spa
- The Mississippi River is a transportation-
- A physical feature of North America
- Mexico City and Los Angles are considered to be _______ areas
16 Clues: many cultures are present • getting your nails done at a spa • Teens in the United States like BTS • A physical feature of North America • where everyone has t follow the rules • the exchange of one thing for another • reasons people move to other countries • many early settlements were located here • The Mississippi River is a transportation- • ...
The Road to the Constitution 2025-01-24
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- This Amendment gave Black people their freedom
- This person is responsible for the military of the United States
- Finish this sentence, "Presidential Elections happen every ...... years"
- This keeps the Branches of Government balanced in power
- Advocated for a Strong National Government
- This Branch of Government Judges or Interprets the Law
- The President is over this Branch of Government
- You must be a ...... in order to run for President of the United States
- This Branch is where the Senate and House of Representatives get their power
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- This document declared war against Britain
- Finish this sentence, "The Articles of ..."
- Presided over the Constitutional Convention
- States couldn't do this with Articles of Confederation
- This Amendment allows people to own a gun
- Guarantees freedom of speech
- This Amendment gave Women the right to Vote
16 Clues: Guarantees freedom of speech • This Amendment allows people to own a gun • This document declared war against Britain • Advocated for a Strong National Government • Finish this sentence, "The Articles of ..." • Presided over the Constitutional Convention • This Amendment gave Women the right to Vote • This Amendment gave Black people their freedom • ...
Major Battles of the Civil War 2026-01-30
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- military strategy used by Grant to starve Vicksburg into surrender
- Confederate general who led invasions of the North
- Mississippi city whose capture gave the Union control of the Mississippi River
- people and supplies sent in to help an army
- to make a return attack against an enemy
- bloodiest single day in American military history
- to withdraw from a political agreement with a nation and become independent
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- group of states that seceded; the South
- Confederate soldiers
- location where Robert E. Lee surrendered
- fist major land battle of the Civil War
- Union general known for Total War tactics
- person lost, injured, captured, or killed in a war
- to attack with artillery fire
- group of states that remained in the United States of America; North
- an attack on military and civilian property and resources
16 Clues: Confederate soldiers • to attack with artillery fire • group of states that seceded; the South • fist major land battle of the Civil War • location where Robert E. Lee surrendered • to make a return attack against an enemy • Union general known for Total War tactics • people and supplies sent in to help an army • bloodiest single day in American military history • ...
Bill Of Rights 2025-11-12
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- Abolition of Slavery
- Presidential Elections
- Rights Retained by the people
- Bail,Fine, Punishment
- Search and Arrest
- Right to bear arms
- Rights in civil cases
- The first 10 amendments to the Constituion
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- Quartering of Soldiers
- Freedom, Petitions, Assembly
- Civil Rights
- Rights to Fair trial
- Rights in criminal cases
- Lawsuit against states
- Black Suffrage
- States Rights
16 Clues: Civil Rights • States Rights • Black Suffrage • Search and Arrest • Right to bear arms • Abolition of Slavery • Rights to Fair trial • Bail,Fine, Punishment • Rights in civil cases • Quartering of Soldiers • Presidential Elections • Lawsuit against states • Rights in criminal cases • Freedom, Petitions, Assembly • Rights Retained by the people • The first 10 amendments to the Constituion
recounstruction 2021-09-02
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- Allowed anyone born in the United States to automatically be considered a citizen and have equal rights as a citizen.
- A group of politicians in Congress who wanted to punish the South for the war.
- Allowed men of all races to vote, but not women.
- Local laws passed in the South that controlled freedmen's rights such as poll taxes or literacy tests.
- Banned slavery in the United States.
- Learning a skill or trade (working with your hands)
- A former slave, he supported banning slavery and voting rights for African Americans.
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- Lincoln's Reconstruction Plan which required 10 percent of Southern state voters to pledge loyalty to the Union.
- A test given to African Americans as they attempted to vote. Many times, the freed slaves had no education and the test was un-passable, which local law makers used to prohibit the freed slaves the right to vote.
- The 16th President of the United States who did not live to see the Reconstruction or Reunification of the Union.
- The President of the United States whose Reconstruction Plan was similar to Lincoln's but needed more requirements from Southern States.
- A period of time when the Government wanted to re-build the damage from the Civil War in the South.
- Local laws passed in the South that controlled freedmen's rights such as poll taxes or literacy tests.
- An secret organization in the South that used violence towards African Americans.
- Attitudes towards other races, opinions, and beliefs different than your own.
- A Northerner who moved to the South and try and benefit from the Southerners.
- State laws that forced segregation and discrimination of the African American race in public places.
17 Clues: Banned slavery in the United States. • Allowed men of all races to vote, but not women. • Learning a skill or trade (working with your hands) • Attitudes towards other races, opinions, and beliefs different than your own. • A Northerner who moved to the South and try and benefit from the Southerners. • ...
Shawn Madsen Application 6 2022-07-18
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- A rectangle has four of these
- ≅ means
- The angles that are formed when two parallel lines are intersected by the transversal are
- When a side is not between two angles it is
- Three sided shape
- A triangle congruence rule that states if two sides and the included angle of one triangle are equal to two sides and the included angle of another triangle, the triangles are congruent
- A triangle congruence rule where it states that if all three sides of one triangle are equal to all three corresponding sides of another triangle, the two triangles are considered to be congruent
- △WQE ≅ △RTY is an example of a
- The other two sides of a triangle that are not the hypotenuse
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- A triangle congruence rule where it states if two angles of one triangle, and the side contained between these two angles,are congruent to two angles of another triangle and the side contained between them,then the two triangles will be congruent
- When a side is between two angles it is
- The longest side of a triangle
- A triangle congruence rule that states when two right triangles are congruent if the hypotenuse and one leg of one right triangle are congruent to the other right triangle's hypotenuse and leg side
- A triangle congruence rule where it states that if two angles and the non included side of one triangle are congruent to two angles and the included side of another triangle, then the two triangles are congruent
- Type of triangle that has a right angle
- A triangle has three of these
16 Clues: ≅ means • Three sided shape • A rectangle has four of these • A triangle has three of these • The longest side of a triangle • △WQE ≅ △RTY is an example of a • When a side is between two angles it is • Type of triangle that has a right angle • When a side is not between two angles it is • The other two sides of a triangle that are not the hypotenuse • ...
Shawn Madsen Application 6.3 2022-07-18
Across
- A rectangle has four of these
- ≅ means
- The angles that are formed when two parallel lines are intersected by the transversal are
- When a side is not between two angles it is
- Three sided shape
- A triangle congruence rule that states if two sides and the included angle of one triangle are equal to two sides and the included angle of another triangle, the triangles are congruent
- A triangle congruence rule where it states that if all three sides of one triangle are equal to all three corresponding sides of another triangle, the two triangles are considered to be congruent
- △WQE ≅ △RTY is an example of a
- The other two sides of a triangle that are not the hypotenuse
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- A triangle congruence rule where it states if two angles of one triangle, and the side contained between these two angles,are congruent to two angles of another triangle and the side contained between them,then the two triangles will be congruent
- When a side is between two angles it is
- The longest side of a triangle
- A triangle congruence rule that states when two right triangles are congruent if the hypotenuse and one leg of one right triangle are congruent to the other right triangle's hypotenuse and leg side
- A triangle congruence rule where it states that if two angles and the non included side of one triangle are congruent to two angles and the included side of another triangle, then the two triangles are congruent
- Type of triangle that has a right angle
- A triangle has three of these
16 Clues: ≅ means • Three sided shape • A rectangle has four of these • A triangle has three of these • The longest side of a triangle • △WQE ≅ △RTY is an example of a • When a side is between two angles it is • Type of triangle that has a right angle • When a side is not between two angles it is • The other two sides of a triangle that are not the hypotenuse • ...
The Iron Curtain. 2024-05-08
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- An American foreign policy that pledges American "support for democracies against authoritarian threats."
- An American diplomat and historian, best known for his role in shaping U.S. foreign policy during the Cold War
- He held power as General Secretary of the Communist Party of the Soviet Union from 1922 to 1952
- A collective defense treaty among the Soviet Union and seven other Soviet satellite states in Central and Eastern Europe during the Cold War
- A U.S. government agency, established in 1949, responsible for regulating the development and use of nuclear energy
- Churchill used the speech to emphasize the necessity for the United States and Britain to act as the guardians of peace and stability against the menace of Soviet communism
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- A line that marks the limits of an area
- A U.S. foreign policy strategy aimed at preventing the spread of communism by isolating and restricting Soviet influence
- Was a guarded concrete barrier that encircled West Berlin from 1961 to 1989
- Was a period of political and social change in the Russian Empire, starting in 1917
- Was a dividing line in Europe during the Cold War
- A far-left faction of the Marxist Russian Social Democratic Labour Party
- Prime Minister of the United Kingdom twice, from 1940 to 1945 during the Second World War, and again from 1951 to 1955
- Most of the European states west of the Iron Curtain that allied together with Canada, the United states, and the United Nations
- Combine or unite for mutual benefit
- Geopolitical tension between the United States and the Soviet Union
16 Clues: Combine or unite for mutual benefit • A line that marks the limits of an area • Was a dividing line in Europe during the Cold War • Geopolitical tension between the United States and the Soviet Union • A far-left faction of the Marxist Russian Social Democratic Labour Party • Was a guarded concrete barrier that encircled West Berlin from 1961 to 1989 • ...
Seeds of Change Crossword 2026-03-09
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- Henry Ford perfected this to reduce the amount of time it took to build his cars.
- These were fees put in place to prevent African Americans from voting mostly in Southern states.
- Approximately this many people immigrated to the United States from Europe between 1900 and 1914.
- Many women in Great Britain and the U.S campaigned to give women this right. One woman in Great Britain threw herself in front of the king’s horse to bring awareness to this cause.
- This country emerged as the industrial power in Europe by the early 20th century
- President McKinley asked Congress to declare war against this nation.
- Following the Spanish American war, the Senate approved a treaty to annex this former Spanish colony.
- The United States led the world in this export in 1900
- He became president after William McKinley’s assassination.
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- This was one export the United States led the world in 1900
- Became a center of steel production and prosperity could measured with the amount of soot in the air.
- This was another method used by states and local governments to prevent people from being able to vote. If the person was unable to read the document and answer questions they were prevented from voting.
- The Spanish American war lasted this long.
- This was a short cut international shipping waterway constructed with the influence of Theodore Roosevelt.
- These were racist and discriminatory state and local laws passed after Reconstruction that violated African Americans civil rights
- His model T was a best seller.
16 Clues: His model T was a best seller. • The Spanish American war lasted this long. • The United States led the world in this export in 1900 • This was one export the United States led the world in 1900 • He became president after William McKinley’s assassination. • President McKinley asked Congress to declare war against this nation. • ...
We, The People 2012-07-16
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- What we can expect to have provided by the government.
- 50 states of America.
- President during the war between the North and South.
- Helped write the Declaration of Independence and third president.
- What we should as citizens to do our part.
- Father of our Country.
- Transportation, education, safety, recreation.
- Leader on the Mayflower.
- A person who is a member of a community.
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- Courageous woman who stood up against unfair laws.
- Oldest of the 55 people who wrote the United States Constitution.
- What is formed to give people safety, fair laws, and services.
- All children in the United States have a right to this.
- Police officers work for the city government to privide this.
- Type of government in which citizaens elect representatives to speak for them
- What we say to give allegiance.
16 Clues: 50 states of America. • Father of our Country. • Leader on the Mayflower. • What we say to give allegiance. • A person who is a member of a community. • What we should as citizens to do our part. • Transportation, education, safety, recreation. • Courageous woman who stood up against unfair laws. • President during the war between the North and South. • ...
The First 5 Presidents 2025-05-05
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- On what date did Jefferson and Adams both die?
- What country did the U.S. fight in the War of 1812?
- What state was James Madison from?
- Who was the first President of the United States?
- Who was the fifth President of the United States?
- Who led troops across the Delaware River?
- Who wrote the Declaration of Independence and was the third President?
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- What doctrine warned Europe to stay out of the Americas?
- Republican What party did Jefferson belong to?
- What document lists the first ten amendments?
- What party did John Adams belong to?
- Who was President during the War of 1812?
- What was the name of the first U.S. capital?
- What territory did Jefferson buy from France?
- Who was the second President of the United States?
- What political party did George Washington belong to?
16 Clues: What state was James Madison from? • What party did John Adams belong to? • Who was President during the War of 1812? • Who led troops across the Delaware River? • What was the name of the first U.S. capital? • What document lists the first ten amendments? • What territory did Jefferson buy from France? • On what date did Jefferson and Adams both die? • ...
2025 American Politics 2025-11-24
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- The mode of persuasion that uses the speaker's own credibility.
- The surname of the first Vice President of colour.
- The current and 47th president of the United States.
- The mode of persuasion that appeals to logic.
- The left-wing and liberal party in the US.
- The surname of the 1st American president.
- The surname of the first Afro-American president.
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- The number of states in USA.
- The founding document of American democracy.
- The right-wing and conservative party in the US.
- The mode of persuasion that appeals to emotions.
- The name of both the House of Representatives and the US Senate.
- The current Vice President
- The former and Democrat president of the United States.
- The chamber where each state has two senators.
- The movement that supports Donald Trump within the Republican Party.
16 Clues: The current Vice President • The number of states in USA. • The left-wing and liberal party in the US. • The surname of the 1st American president. • The founding document of American democracy. • The mode of persuasion that appeals to logic. • The chamber where each state has two senators. • The right-wing and conservative party in the US. • ...
Week 32 2024-04-29
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- in 1787 the meeting of all the United States was held in ___________. P145
- who was the first president in the United States of America? P146
- how many states had to accept the constitution before it could be a law? P146
- Washington's officers worked for him for how many years? P145
- in 1792 what state was finally received into the union as its own state? P148
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- what was the 14th state to join the union? P147
- in 1783 George Washington went back to his home in _______.p145
- George Washington was president for ____ years. P148
- what was the first state to sign the constitution? P146
- John Adam's was the ______ president of the United States of America. P149
- what tavern did Washington and his officers meet for the last time? P145
- who was Washington's vice president? P149
- in 1765 king GeorgeIII decided that the land of Vermont belonged to ___ ____. P147( two words)
13 Clues: who was Washington's vice president? P149 • what was the 14th state to join the union? P147 • George Washington was president for ____ years. P148 • what was the first state to sign the constitution? P146 • Washington's officers worked for him for how many years? P145 • in 1783 George Washington went back to his home in _______.p145 • ...
Chapter 12 2025-01-09
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- the first African American to serve in the U.S. Congress
- a person from the northern states who went to the South after the Civil War to profit from the Reconstruction
- assisted thousands of previous slaves
- outlawed slavery and encouraged a free labor market in the United States
- 17th President of the United States
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- No State shall make or enforce any law which shall abridge the privileges or immunities of citizens of the United States
- a white Southerner who collaborated with northern Republicans
- to charge with a crime or misdemeanor
- grants the right to vote for all male citizens regardless of their ethnicity or prior slave status
- a system where the landlord/planter allows a tenant to use the land in exchange for a share of the crop
- restricted black peoples rights
- was a time of significant change in the U.S
- to guarantee freedmen equal protection before the law.
13 Clues: restricted black peoples rights • 17th President of the United States • to charge with a crime or misdemeanor • assisted thousands of previous slaves • was a time of significant change in the U.S • to guarantee freedmen equal protection before the law. • the first African American to serve in the U.S. Congress • ...
The "Federal" in Federalism 2022-04-25
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- Powers that are actually stated in the constitution
- The country that ruled the American colonies before the Revolutionary War
- The federal government gets all of its power from this
- Division of power between a central government and state governments
- Special name for powers that both the states and federal government share
- Powers that are not actually stated in the Constitution
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- Clause that says federal laws are superior to state laws
- When America was born, each state already had one of these
- A word that describes the relationship of the states in America
- Type of government where the central government gets its power from the states
- Type of government where the central government has all the power
- Type of government where states and a central government share power
- The necessary and proper clause is also known as the[ BLANK] clause
13 Clues: Powers that are actually stated in the constitution • The federal government gets all of its power from this • Powers that are not actually stated in the Constitution • Clause that says federal laws are superior to state laws • When America was born, each state already had one of these • A word that describes the relationship of the states in America • ...
Chapter 7.1 and 7.2 2022-11-20
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- What was the compromise called between the south and the north about slaves representation?
- What did Shays´ rebellion show our nation our government was?
- What was the plan called that was a compromise between the New Jersey plan and the Virginia plan?
- What did the delegates agree the goveremnt should control?
- What plan did larger states like?
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- Why were the Articles of Confederation created?
- How many states did the Northwest Territory become?
- What is one thing our nation struggled with during this time?
- What did the Virginia plan what to seperate the government into?
- What plan did smaller states like?
- What did the states not want when it came to a new government?
- Because there was no chief executive what did the Articles of confederation lack?
12 Clues: What plan did larger states like? • What plan did smaller states like? • Why were the Articles of Confederation created? • How many states did the Northwest Territory become? • What did the delegates agree the goveremnt should control? • What is one thing our nation struggled with during this time? • What did Shays´ rebellion show our nation our government was? • ...
Founding Fathers Knard 2016-09-07
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- proposed the great compromise
- this delegate was overseas at a diplomatic post, but did write home to encourage the delegates (Not Thomas Jefferson)
- Presented the New Jersey Plan
- Spoke for the small states. He quoted “some of the members from the small states wish for two branches general legislative and are friends to a good national government.
- the first president of the United States of America
- was a famous scientist
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- nominated preside to be president
- He read more than a hundred books in preparation for the meeting
- this delegate was overseas at a diplomatic post (Not John Adams)
- he called for the states to send representatives to Philadelphia
- The governor of Virginia
- this founding father refused to attend because he “smelled a rat in Philadelphia, leaning towards monarchy”.
12 Clues: was a famous scientist • The governor of Virginia • proposed the great compromise • Presented the New Jersey Plan • nominated preside to be president • the first president of the United States of America • He read more than a hundred books in preparation for the meeting • this delegate was overseas at a diplomatic post (Not John Adams) • ...
Memorial Day 2024-04-30
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- What is a traditional activity on Memorial Day?
- _____ 500 is the famous car race on Memorial Day
- What is the traditional flower for Memorial Day?
- River that flows through 4 states
- Where was the birthplace of Memorial Day?
- In what year did the United States begin to recognize Memorial Day on the last Monday in May?
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- ______ National Cemetery is one of two cemeteries in the United States National Cemetery System that are maintained by the United States Army.
- Memorial Day was once called ______ Day
- A ceremony to honor the memory of someone or something
- Approximately 620,000 American soldiers died in the ______ war
- Approximately 116,000 American soldiers died in ______.
- After Federal law was passed officially acknowledging the name of the holiday as "Memorial Day" in what year?
12 Clues: River that flows through 4 states • Memorial Day was once called ______ Day • Where was the birthplace of Memorial Day? • What is a traditional activity on Memorial Day? • _____ 500 is the famous car race on Memorial Day • What is the traditional flower for Memorial Day? • A ceremony to honor the memory of someone or something • ...
The Constitution 2016-04-18
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- The only state not in attendance at the Constitutional Convention
- having two branches or chambers
- States are represented based on their population
- Powers of the federal government that are specifically addressed in the Constitution
- an agreement or a settlement of a dispute that is reached by each side making concessions
- state indicates its consent to be bound to a treaty if the parties intended to show their consent by such an act.
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- powers that are shared by both the federal and state governments
- a form of government in which power is divided between the federal, or national, government and the states
- powers saved for the states
- States are represented equally
- Having a single legislative chamber
- a change in, or addition to, a constitution or law
12 Clues: powers saved for the states • States are represented equally • having two branches or chambers • Having a single legislative chamber • States are represented based on their population • a change in, or addition to, a constitution or law • powers that are shared by both the federal and state governments • The only state not in attendance at the Constitutional Convention • ...
Imperialism Review 2016-11-28
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- powerful countries looking to gain control of weaker countries
- area of land purchased by the United States in 1867
- the policy that deals with expanding a nation's current borders
- a major natural resource that the United Stated did not originally have on their land
- The United States has made $26,500,000,000,000 on this resource from Alaska alone.
- believing that one race is superior to another
- Everyone thought that Alaska was not a good purchase because they thought the land was ________.
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- found in Alaska in the 1890's
- person who negotiated the purchase of Alaska for $7.2 million
- the Commodore that was able to get the Treaty of Kanagawa signed
- the country that signed the Treaty of Kanagawa with the United States
- one important reason for the United States to become imperialistic
12 Clues: found in Alaska in the 1890's • believing that one race is superior to another • area of land purchased by the United States in 1867 • person who negotiated the purchase of Alaska for $7.2 million • powerful countries looking to gain control of weaker countries • the policy that deals with expanding a nation's current borders • ...
A more perfect union 2024-02-21
Across
- How did the large states want to be represented in government
- The big states wanted to keep ______ but the small states did not
- What house of congress has equal representatives for each state
- This This presidential campaign technique uses a celebrity to promote their campaigns
- House of ______ has proportional (To population) representatives
- What amendment says that the government needs a warrant for a search
- What amendment says that you can refuse quartering from the army
- How did the small states want to be represented in government
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- The branch of government that interprets laws
- The branches of government use the system of checks and ________ to make sure a branch does not have too much power
- The branch of government that makes laws
- The branch of government that enforces laws
12 Clues: The branch of government that makes laws • The branch of government that enforces laws • The branch of government that interprets laws • How did the large states want to be represented in government • How did the small states want to be represented in government • What house of congress has equal representatives for each state • ...
Founding Fathers Knard 2016-09-07
Across
- nominated preside to be president
- this delegate was overseas at a diplomatic post (Not John Adams)
- this delegate was overseas at a diplomatic post, but did write home to encourage the delegates (Not Thomas Jefferson)
- Spoke for the small states. He quoted “some of the members from the small states wish for two branches general legislative and are friends to a good national government.
- Presented the New Jersey Plan
- he called for the states to send representatives to Philadelphia
- this founding father refused to attend because he “smelled a rat in Philadelphia, leaning towards monarchy”.
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- the first president of the United States of America
- The governor of Virginia
- He read more than a hundred books in preparation for the meeting
- was a famous scientist
- proposed the great compromise
12 Clues: was a famous scientist • The governor of Virginia • proposed the great compromise • Presented the New Jersey Plan • nominated preside to be president • the first president of the United States of America • He read more than a hundred books in preparation for the meeting • this delegate was overseas at a diplomatic post (Not John Adams) • ...
Creating Territories 2021-01-25
Across
- people who supported expanding the size of the United States
- a discussion between nations with the goal of reaching an agreement
- group of islands that the US and Britain "fought" over for 12 years (3 words)
- capital of Oregon Territory
- lasting from 1861-1865, this war between northern and southern states over slavery, states' rights, and westward expansion was the bloodiest conflict in American history (2 words)
- "war" that started in 1859 after an American farmer shot and killed a pig belonging to his British neighbor with the pig being the only casualty of the conflict (2 words)
- president of the United States during the Civil War
- capital of Washington Territory
- the belief that it was the divine mission of Americans to spread their political and religious values to others (2 words)
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- to step in and settle a dispute or a disagreement
- famed Union general who also served at Fort Vancouver before the Civil War and would later become the 18th US president (name with middle initial)
- name for the northern forces of the Civil War who fought to end slavery
- name Congress rejected when deciding what to call Washington Territory, claiming it would be confused with the nation's capital
- law that allowed for the creation of Washington Territory in 1853 (2 words)
- first governor of Washington Territory who was also named the Secretary of Indian Affairs and later died fighting for the Union in the Civil War (2 words)
- added more territory to the US than any other president, including Oregon Territory (2 words)
- 1946 document that determined the border between the US and Canada at the 49th parallel (2 words)
- people who live in these can vote for their elected representatives but those representatives are not allowed to vote in Congress
- name for the southern forces of the Civil War after southern states ceded (left) the US over slavery
19 Clues: capital of Oregon Territory • capital of Washington Territory • to step in and settle a dispute or a disagreement • president of the United States during the Civil War • people who supported expanding the size of the United States • a discussion between nations with the goal of reaching an agreement • ...
10 Imperialism 2026-01-27
Across
- The U.S. battleship whose explosion helped lead to war with Spain
- The treaty that opened Japan to trade with the United States
- The 1898 war that increased U.S. global power
- The area owned and controlled by the U.S. around the Panama Canal
- The belief that the United States was meant to expand and spread its influence
Down
- When a country increases its power by controlling land, people, or trade
- A policy calling for equal trade access in China
- Exaggerated news reporting used to influence public opinion
- A man-made waterway connecting the Atlantic and Pacific Oceans
- A U.S. territory gained after the Spanish-American War
- The territory the United States bought from Russia in 1867
- A Pacific island group annexed by the United States for trade and naval power
12 Clues: The 1898 war that increased U.S. global power • A policy calling for equal trade access in China • A U.S. territory gained after the Spanish-American War • The territory the United States bought from Russia in 1867 • Exaggerated news reporting used to influence public opinion • The treaty that opened Japan to trade with the United States • ...
Vocab crossword APUSH periods 2-5 2021-06-16
Across
- The law authorized the president to negotiate with southern Native American tribes for their removal to federal territory west of the Mississippi River in exchange for white settlement of their ancestral lands.
- uprising of farmers and distillers in western Pennsylvania in protest of a whiskey tax enacted by the federal government.
- objectives and activities in relation to its interactions with other states/countrys
- the exchange of diseases, ideas, food. crops, and populations between the New World and the Old World
- the indigenous peoples of the United States
- second vice president of the United States
- a meeting held in New York, New York, consisting of representatives from some of the British colonies in North America.
- prohibited Anglo-American colonists from settling on lands acquired from the French following the French and Indian War.
- extension of a state's territory
- a tax imposed by a government of a country
- Those who opposed the ratification of the Constitution in favor of small localized government
- a measurement of how much the government owes its creditors
- 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
- political revolution in Europe led millions to immagrate
- a machine that revolutionized the production of cotton by greatly speeding up the process of removing seeds from cotton fiber.
- In the spring, slaves would plant the rice seeds.
- came in multitudes during the Potato Famine
- requiring colonial authorities to provide food, drink, quarters, fuel, and transportation to British forces stationed in their towns or villages.
- the American War of Independence
- a nativist political party and movement in the United States in the mid-1850s.
- the religious tradition and theology of the Latter Day Saint movement of Restorationist Christianity started by Joseph Smith
- the battle of _____ gave a decisive victory to the Americans over the British in the American Revolutionary War
- an American political party founded by Thomas Jefferson and James Madison in the early 1790s
- Those who supported the Constitution and a stronger national republic
- announced the separation of 13 North American British colonies from Great Britain.
- , "a struggle for global primacy between Britain and France
- established a government for the Northwest Territory, outlined the process for admitting a new state to the Union, and guaranteed that newly created states would be equal to the original thirteen states.
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- an economic policy that is designed to maximize the exports and minimize the imports for an economy.
- The British Parliament enacted a series of taxes on the colonies for the purpose of raising revenue
- American colonists who remained loyal to the British Crown during the American Revolutionary War
- the first President of the United States
- first permanent English settlement in North America
- It stated that the British Parliament's taxing authority was the same in America as in Great Britain.
- officially ended the American Revolutionary War
- the relocation of more than 6 million African Americans from the rural South to the cities of the North, Midwest and West
- It set up a standardized system whereby settlers could purchase title to farmland in the undeveloped west
- 8 colony's administered by the Government of the United Kingdom within the British Empire.
- a central bank proposed by Alexander Hamilton
- designed to eliminate slavery within the land acquired as a result of the Mexican War
- an armed rebellion held by Virginia settlers
- movement of people from one place to another with intentions of settling
- European immigrants who “came mainly from Northern and Central Europe
- organization that coordinates candidates to compete in a country's elections
- the transportation of enslaved African people, mainly to the Americas
- _______ _________ being for the sake of their economy, religion and glory.
- the British Crown policy of avoiding strict enforcement of parliamentary laws, especially trade laws, as long as British colonies remained loyal to the government of, and contributed to the economic growth of their parent country
- A court system made up of federal and state. Jurisdiction. The authority to hear and decide a case. Executive Jurisdiction.
- three distinct branches: legislative, executive, and judicial, whose powers are vested by the U.S. Constitution
- someone forbidden to quit their service for another person
- a political and diplomatic episode in 1797 and 1798, early in the presidency of John Adams, involving a confrontation between the United States and Republican France that led to the Quasi-War
- An Indian uprising after the French and Indian War, led by an Ottowa chief named Pontiac
- stretches from the Chesapeake Bay to the Appalachian Mountains, It's one of the 13 original colonies
- a member of the British reforming and constitutional party that sought the supremacy of Parliament
- They rejected British rule during the American Revolution, and declared the United States of America an independent nation
- a series of laws passed by the British Parliament that imposed restrictions on colonial trade
- a war the United States fought between northern and Pacific states and southern states that voted to secede and form the Confederate States of America
- people elect representatives to deliberate and decide on legislation, such as in parliamentary or presidential democracy.
- America's fourth President
- an act of the British Parliament in 1765 that exacted revenue from the American colonies by imposing a stamp duty on newspapers and legal and commercial documents
59 Clues: America's fourth President • extension of a state's territory • the American War of Independence • the first President of the United States • second vice president of the United States • a tax imposed by a government of a country • the indigenous peoples of the United States • came in multitudes during the Potato Famine • an armed rebellion held by Virginia settlers • ...
ch 5 1st 11 words 2020-10-15
Across
- land ordinance 1785
- set requirements of the new states
- slaveholders in the south
- a two house congress
- the modern day political party meant different things different american
- new system of government
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- two levels of government shared fundamental powers
- he was a leader in 1786
- it is equal in the states
- government in which citizens rule
- they divided power between the national government and the states government
11 Clues: land ordinance 1785 • a two house congress • he was a leader in 1786 • new system of government • it is equal in the states • slaveholders in the south • government in which citizens rule • set requirements of the new states • two levels of government shared fundamental powers • the modern day political party meant different things different american • ...
Obtaining States 2014-01-15
7 Clues: What is the 50th State? • Blown up on December 7, 1941. • Guaranteed the safety of Spain. • Exported from Hawaii free of charge. • U.S. declared ___ against Spain in 1898. • On March 30, 1867 the 49th state was bought. What was it? • A Cuban patriot who led the movement for independence from Spain.
India states 2020-04-25
7 Clues: hear of India • State of river • IT hub of India • narendramodi birth state • most covid19 cases india • first planned city of India • city of temple and silver City
Indian States 2022-08-29
Across
- The state with the second-highest mountain peak in India
- Abhangs, a form of poetry, originated in this state
Down
- The dance form of Gotipua originated in this state
- And Kashmir, the state famous for shikaras or wooden boats
- The state that hosts the Hornbill Festival annually
- The state where the Gidda dance is performed by women
- Sangam literature was composed in the official language of this state
7 Clues: The dance form of Gotipua originated in this state • The state that hosts the Hornbill Festival annually • Abhangs, a form of poetry, originated in this state • The state where the Gidda dance is performed by women • The state with the second-highest mountain peak in India • And Kashmir, the state famous for shikaras or wooden boats • ...
American States 2019-11-17
American states 2024-11-03
7 Clues: Bought from Russia • Where is Grand Canyon • the northernmost state • Biggest dam in the USA • Named for a famous river • Support for women suffrage • Current president from this state
