states Crossword Puzzles
States of matter 2025-09-20
10 Clues: that can flow • how much mass is packed • when liquid turns into gas • when gas turns into liquid • when liquid turns into solid • when a solid turns into liquid • how much space something takes up • can not take a shape of a container • the amount of space matter takes up • that can take a shape of a container
States of Matter 2025-08-20
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- State of matter with DEFINITE volume and shape.
- State of matter where particles have the MOST kinetic energy.
- Anything that has mass and takes up space.
- 2 or more atoms joined by chemical bonds.
- __________ of matter. Word that describes one of the forms matter can take.
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- The amount of SPACE an object takes up.
- Energy of motion.
- The most BASIC unit of matter.
- Word that means unchanging.
- State of matter with definite volume, but NO definite shape. Takes the shape of container.
10 Clues: Energy of motion. • Word that means unchanging. • The most BASIC unit of matter. • The amount of SPACE an object takes up. • 2 or more atoms joined by chemical bonds. • Anything that has mass and takes up space. • State of matter with DEFINITE volume and shape. • State of matter where particles have the MOST kinetic energy. • ...
States of Matter 2025-06-05
10 Clues: Gas to liquid • Liquid to solid • Solid to liquid • Measure of heat/cold • Fixed shape and volume • No fixed shape or volume • Smallest unit of a substance • Fixed volume, no fixed shape • Anything with mass and volume • When a liquid turns into a gas
Unit 5 Early Republic Events, Acts, Treaties 2018-01-19
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- an 1803 court case in which the Supreme Court ruled that it had the power to decide whether laws passed by Congress were constitutional
- an 1807 law that imposed a total ban on foreign trade
- a peace treaty signed by Britain and the United States in 1814 to end the War of 1812
- the declarations passed in 1798 and 1799 that claimed that each state has the right to decide whether a federal law is constitutional
- in 1811, a battle over white settlement in the Indiana Territory
- President Monroe's foreign policy statement warning European nations not to interfere in Latin America
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- the vast territory extending from the Mississippi River to the Rocky Mountains, purchased from France in 1803
- a law that created the structure of the Supreme Court and set up a system of district courts and circuit courts for the nation
- a 1794 protest over a tax on all liquor made and sold in the United States
- laws created in 1798 that permitted the President to expel foreigners, made it harder for immigrants to become citizens, and allowed for citizens to be fined or jailed if they criticized the government or its officials
- a 1795 agreement between Britain and the United States that settled differences and put off a threat of military conflict between the two nations
- a 1797 French attempt to demand a bribe of money from the United States before discussing French seizure of neutral American ships
- the treaty signed by some Native Americans in 1795, giving up land that would later become part of Ohio
- an 1821 treaty between Spain and the United States in which Spain agreed to sell Florida to the United States
14 Clues: an 1807 law that imposed a total ban on foreign trade • in 1811, a battle over white settlement in the Indiana Territory • a 1794 protest over a tax on all liquor made and sold in the United States • a peace treaty signed by Britain and the United States in 1814 to end the War of 1812 • ...
American Revolution crossword puzzle 2023-03-28
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- was an American-born military officer who served during the Revolutionary War. He fought with distinction for the American Continental Army and rose to the rank of major general before defecting to the British side of the conflict in 1780.
- was a British-born American Founding Father who, as a representative of Georgia to the Continental Congress, was one of the signers of the United States Declaration of Independence.
- was King of Great Britain and of Ireland from 25 October 1760 until his death in 1820
- dutifully enforced the 1765 Stamp Act, which helped to spark the American Revolution.
- was a rebel heroine of the American Revolutionary War. Outsmarted Tory soldiers and killed some outright. Died in 1830.
- helped negotiate the treaty of peace. Was the second president of the united states.
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- was an American military officer, statesman, and Founding Father. Was the first president of the united states.
- was an American Founding Father, merchant, statesman, and prominent Patriot of the American Revolution. He served as president of the Second Continental Congress
- a Founding Father of the United States, signed the United States Declaration of Independence while representing Georgia in the Continental Congress.
- was among the few heroes of the Revolutionary War from Georgia. He was wounded several times.
- was an enslaved African American who fought against the British in the American Revolutionary War.
- entered politics in 1775, serving as a member of the Second Continental Congress, a position he held until 1780
- He died in a duel against Aaron burr. Died in 1804. served as the first United States secretary of the treasury from 1789 to 1795.
- was an American statesman, diplomat, lawyer, architect, philosopher, and Founding Father. Born in 1743. Died in 1826.
14 Clues: helped negotiate the treaty of peace. Was the second president of the united states. • was King of Great Britain and of Ireland from 25 October 1760 until his death in 1820 • dutifully enforced the 1765 Stamp Act, which helped to spark the American Revolution. • was among the few heroes of the Revolutionary War from Georgia. He was wounded several times. • ...
legislative 2025-02-18
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- The Seventeenth Amendment (Amendment XVII) to the United States Constitution established the direct election of United States senators in each state.
- (in a legislative assembly) a procedure for ending a debate and taking a vote.
- the lower chamber of the United States Congress
- manipulate the boundaries of (an electoral constituency) so as to favor one party or class.
- Apportionment is the process by which seats in a legislative body are distributed among administrative divisions, such as states or parties, entitled to representation.
- A filibuster is a political procedure in which one or more members of a legislative body prolong debate on proposed legislation so as to delay or entirely ...
- (of a legislative body) having two branches or chambers.
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- The idea behind this amendment is to reduce corruption in the legislative branch by requiring an election before a congressperson's salary increase takes effec
- The speaker is the political and parliamentary leader of the House and is simultaneously its presiding officer, de facto leader of the body's majority party A term limit is a legal restriction on the number of terms a person may serve in a particular elected office.
- A term limit is a legal restriction on the number of terms a person may serve in a particular elected office.
- The Necessary and Proper Clause refers to Clause 18 under Article I, Section 8 of the Constitution. It reads that Congress has the legislative power.
- The Supremacy Clause refers to the foundational principle that, in general, federal law takes precedence over any conflicting state law.
- The United States Senate is the upper chamber of the United States Congress
- the act or action of coming together and meeting
14 Clues: the lower chamber of the United States Congress • the act or action of coming together and meeting • (of a legislative body) having two branches or chambers. • The United States Senate is the upper chamber of the United States Congress • (in a legislative assembly) a procedure for ending a debate and taking a vote. • ...
Economic Imperialism in Latin America 2019-10-13
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- Who did the Creoles replace as the ruling class?
- People from the United States and others moved to ___________ to revolt.
- The era of reform was known as __________.
- Imperial nations included ____________ and _________________.
- ___________________ a liberal reformer of Zapotec Indian heritage, and other reformers gained power and opened the era of reform.
- The Treaty of ____________ ended the war between Mexico and the United States,but this embarrassing defeat caused a new violence: liberals and conservatives.
- Who hoped to bring the nations of Latin America together?
- ____________ and __________________ are still separated.
- Local strongmen, called ___________, assembled private armies to resist the central government. These people stole the treasury and ruled as dictators.
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- In 1863, Napoleon III sent troops to Mexico and set up Australian Archduke ___________ as emperor.
- When France withdrew its troops, the Australian Archduke was ________ and ___________.
- __________ is the only country that speaks Portuguese in Latin America, as the other countries speak Spanish.
- In 1845, the United States _____________ Texas and the Mexicans saw it as a declaration of war.
- The _________ discouraged European interference. It helped prevent further colonization of America by European powers.
- Benito Juarez and the others revised the Mexican constitution, which stripped the ___________ of power and ended the privileges of the _____________.
- _______________ and _____________ were controlled by the United States and still are.
- Who defended the traditional social order,favored press censorship,and strongly supported the Catholic Church?
- Latin America was taken over due to the tales of ___________.
- People of liberal views.
19 Clues: People of liberal views. • The era of reform was known as __________. • Who did the Creoles replace as the ruling class? • ____________ and __________________ are still separated. • Who hoped to bring the nations of Latin America together? • Imperial nations included ____________ and _________________. • Latin America was taken over due to the tales of ___________. • ...
Unit 2 Summative Assessment Crossword Puzzle 2021-10-15
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- A body of water that is bordered by the United States, Mexico, and Cuba.
- A former slave who had started the Haitian Revolution.
- To repay
- A country in Latin America that had to pay reparations to France for "stealing" their slaves.
- The highest social class in the Encomienda System.
- The time period where the European powers had control over Latin America.
- The feudal labor system that was used by the Peninsulares to exploit the indigenous people.
- A group of islands south of the United States and north of South America.
- A territory or the people in the territory.
- The prince son of the King of Portugal who brought Brazil to being independent.
- A famous French general turned ruler.
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- A mountain range that stretches throughout Mexico.
- The children of Peninsulares, who had fewer rights but more power then the indigenous people.
- When the people of a country wants a ruler that is born from their country.
- A canal that was funded by the United States and is located somewhere in Latin America.
- A Creole aristocrat who was a military general and led multiple Latin American nations to revolutions.
- When the people of a nation overthrows their government.
- A large region south of the United States.
- How a group of people see and think about themselves, think about people different from them, and think about what they want for the people that they consider a part of their country.
19 Clues: To repay • A famous French general turned ruler. • A large region south of the United States. • A territory or the people in the territory. • A mountain range that stretches throughout Mexico. • The highest social class in the Encomienda System. • A former slave who had started the Haitian Revolution. • When the people of a nation overthrows their government. • ...
US Constitution 2022-01-25
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- Highest Court in Federal Government.
- is when there is one strong main government for the entire United States that has a lot of power.
- A branch of the U.S. government is called Congress.
- of concern to or concerning the internal affairs of a nation.
- The legislature of the federal government of the United States
- A political ideology centered on citizenship in a state organized as a republic.
- The principle that the authority of a state and its government are created and sustained by the consent of its people.
- review by the US Supreme Court of the constitutional validity of a legislative act.
- Each branch of government with individual powers to check the other branches and prevent any one branch from becoming too powerful
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- the principle that the authority of a state and its government are created and sustained by the consent of its people.
- A branch carries out and enforces laws.
- A decision rule that selects alternatives which have a majority
- The division of government responsibilities into distinct branches to limit any one branch from exercising the core functions of another.
- The first ten amendments.
- A constitutional amendment is a modification of the constitution of a polity.
- A United States federal law that was designed to regulate the railroad industry
- is responsible for the execution and enforcement of the laws created by Congress.
- A branch that explain the laws.
- The supreme law of the United States of America.
- The process by which a legislative body or other legally constituted tribunal initiates charges against a public official for misconduct.
20 Clues: The first ten amendments. • A branch that explain the laws. • Highest Court in Federal Government. • A branch carries out and enforces laws. • The supreme law of the United States of America. • A branch of the U.S. government is called Congress. • of concern to or concerning the internal affairs of a nation. • ...
Chapter 3 Terms 2018-10-14
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- of aid Terms set by the national government that states must meet if they are to receive certain federal funds
- Terms set by the national government that states must meet whether or not they accept federal grants
- Procedure whereby voters can remove an elected official from office
- grants Federal grants for specific purposes, such as building an airport
- A decision by an administrative agency granting some other part permission to violate a law or rule that would otherwise apply to it
- The transfer of power from the national government to the state and local governments
- The doctrine that a state can declare null and void a federal law that, in the state's opinion, violates the Constitution
- federalism Idea that the federal and state governments share power in many policy areas
- Government authority shared by national and local governments
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- and proper clause Section of the Constitution allowing Congress to pass all laws "necessary and proper" to its duties, and that has permitted Congress to exercise powers not specifically given to it by the Constitution
- in aid Money given by the national government to the states
- Process that permits voters to put legislative measures directly on the ballot
- federalism Doctrine that the national government is supreme in its sphere, the states are supreme in theirs, and the two spheres should be kept separate
- Procedure enabling voters to reject a measure passed by the legislature
- of democracy Idea that different states can implement different policies, and the successful ones will spread
15 Clues: in aid Money given by the national government to the states • Government authority shared by national and local governments • Procedure whereby voters can remove an elected official from office • Procedure enabling voters to reject a measure passed by the legislature • grants Federal grants for specific purposes, such as building an airport • ...
Module 1 Lessons 5, 6, 7 2023-09-11
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- Ratified in 1865, the amendment stated “neither slavery nor involuntary servitude, except as a punishment for crime whereof the party shall have been duly convicted, shall exist within the United States”
- Supreme court case whose ruling stated that non-citizens (slaves) could not sue in federal court
- a system in which landowners divided their land and assigned each head of household a few acres of land along with seeds and tools
- General of Confederate army who drove McClellan away from the confederate capital of Richmond
- Prevented states from denying rights and privileges to any US citizen. This amendment overruled the Dred Scott decision.
- The most notorious and widespread southern vigilante group that used violence to intimidate African Americans
- General of the Union Army
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- Issued by President lincoln, it stated that all slaves in areas currently under rebellion would be freed immediately
- The period during which the United States began to rebuild after the Civil War, lasting from 1865 to 1877
- Bureau that assisted formers slaves and poor whites in the South by distributing clothing and food
- Ratified in 1870, this amendment stated that no one can be kept from voting because of “race, color, or previous condition of servitude”
- The Confederate States of America, formed from states that seceded from the Union
- A minority of Republicans in Congress who wanted to destroy the political power of former slaveholders
- The president who succeeded Abraham Lincoln and oversaw much of Reconstruction
- Laws that severely restricted African Americans’ lives
15 Clues: General of the Union Army • Laws that severely restricted African Americans’ lives • The president who succeeded Abraham Lincoln and oversaw much of Reconstruction • The Confederate States of America, formed from states that seceded from the Union • General of Confederate army who drove McClellan away from the confederate capital of Richmond • ...
Branches of Government Cross Word 2024-12-18
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- one where legalized force is restricted through delegated and enumerated authorities.
- a doctrine in political theory that government is created by and subject to the will of the people
- those specifically identified in the Constitution.
- an act of vesting the legislative, executive, and judicial powers of government in separate bodies.
- having the power to make laws.
- an assembly or council usually possessing high deliberative and legislative functions
- a governing body of a Nation, state, community
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- powers that are shared by both the federal government and state governments.
- gives the Supreme Court and federal courts the authority to interpret the constitition
- government actors must follow certain procedures before they may deprive a person of a protected life, liberty, or property interest.
- the process to become a U.S. citizen if you were born outside of the United States.
- political powers granted to the United States government that aren't explicitly stated in the Constitution.
- an organization which consists of a number of parties or groups united in an alliance or league.
- The powers not delegated to the United States by the Constitution, nor prohibited by it to the States, are reserved to the States respectively, or to the people
- a national legislative body, especially that of the US. The US Congress, which meets at the Capitol in Washington, D.C., was established by the Constitution of 1787 and is composed of the Senate and the House of Representatives.
15 Clues: having the power to make laws. • a governing body of a Nation, state, community • those specifically identified in the Constitution. • powers that are shared by both the federal government and state governments. • the process to become a U.S. citizen if you were born outside of the United States. • ...
Word Work List #12 - Relative & Absolute Dating 2022-11-17
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- - States that sedimentary layers are laid down originally in horizontal layers and so if they are titled something has disturbed them
- - States that an inclusion must be older than the rock it is enclosed in.
- - States that an igneous rock, fault, or other geologic feature must be younger than any rock across which it cuts; used to determine relative age.
- - Enables scientists to determine the numerical age of rocks and other objects
- - The study of rock layers (strata) and the sequence of events they reflect
- - A technique used to determine the absolute age of a fossil on the basis of the amount of a radioactive element it contains.
- - A break in the earth's crust; younger than the rocks it cuts across.
- - States that processes that occur on Earth today also occurred in the past in the same manner.
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- - Distinctive fossils used to establish and correlate the relative ages of rock layers and the fossils they contain.
- - Layers of rock, representing various periods of deposition.
- - Dating of earth's history using rocks and fossils
- - A way to describe the age of one object or event compared to another object or event; does not use numbers.
- - States that younger layers of rock are deposited on top of older layers; used to determine relative age.
- - The length of time required for half of the radioactive atoms in a sample to decay.
- - An igneous rock layer formed when magma hardens beneath Earth's surface; younger than the rocks it cuts across.
15 Clues: - Dating of earth's history using rocks and fossils • - Layers of rock, representing various periods of deposition. • - A break in the earth's crust; younger than the rocks it cuts across. • - States that an inclusion must be older than the rock it is enclosed in. • - The study of rock layers (strata) and the sequence of events they reflect • ...
American History 1400s to 2005 2013-12-18
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- to set apart, typically because of race or religion
- a person who uses violence and fear to achieve their goals
- name of the Hurricane that destroyed parts of Louisiana in 2005
- because of the Indian Removal Act the Cherokee were forced to move and it was called this
- caused war with Mexico, and the belief that the United States borders should expand
- a person who believes slavery is immoral
- the disease that killed millions of indigenous peoples when the first Spaniards arrived
- a period in time when the nation had to "rebuild" after war
- when this president was elected, the south seceded shortly after
- this invention created the expansion of more cotton land, and the need for more slaves
- an island that the United States acquired during the Spanish-American War
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- a chemical used in warfare that caused mass destruction by exposing chemicals to the land
- this doubled the size of the United States
- war in which a country was divided by the United States into 2 at the 38th parallel
- these were built by the Haida people to memorialize who they were when they lived
- American citizens were angry they had to pay these on Tea and threw the boxes overboard
- name of the war American citizens fought to forge their independence from England
- the name of the servants who signed a contact to come over to the New World
- the murder of 6 million Jewish people in Europe
- a period in time when the "arms race" between the Soviet Union took place
20 Clues: a person who believes slavery is immoral • this doubled the size of the United States • the murder of 6 million Jewish people in Europe • to set apart, typically because of race or religion • a person who uses violence and fear to achieve their goals • a period in time when the nation had to "rebuild" after war • ...
Chapter 17 - Reconstruction 2015-04-22
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- Republicans who wanted to force change in the South
- controlled Congress during Reconstruction
- plan created by Lincoln to admit states back into the Union as quickly as possible
- assassinated President Lincoln
- largest group of southern Republican voters
- this amendment made slavery illegal in the United States
- sharing the crop
- right to vote
- agency that provided relief for freed people and certain poor people
- harsh critic of President Johnson and his Reconstruction plans
- the process of readmitting the former Confederate states to the Union
- became president after Lincoln's death
- first African American Senator
- created to prevent people from voting in the South
- amendment that gave African Americans suffrage
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- group that used terror and violence against African Americans
- forced separation of whites and African Americans
- location of Lincoln's assassination
- white southern Republicans
- won the election of 1876 to become president
- laws that enforced segregation
- segregation is allowed if "separate but equal" facilities were provided
- amendment giving full rights of citizenship to all born or naturalized in the U.S.
- won the election of 1868 to become president
- Northern Republicans who moved South to hold public offices
- process used by the legislature to bring charges of wrongdoing against a public official
- Panic of 1873 was this type of crisis
- laws that greatly limited the freedom of African Americans
- alternative plan by Congress to admit states back into the Union
- the amount of electorl votes to decide winner of 1876 election
30 Clues: right to vote • sharing the crop • white southern Republicans • assassinated President Lincoln • laws that enforced segregation • first African American Senator • location of Lincoln's assassination • Panic of 1873 was this type of crisis • became president after Lincoln's death • controlled Congress during Reconstruction • largest group of southern Republican voters • ...
Constitution Crossword Puzzle 2021-02-05
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- the maximum number of times someone can be elected president
- the amendment that repealed prohibition (the 18th amendment)
- a group of people with a common cause
- a written change to the constitution
- to reject
- These people were afraid of a strong central government and felt that the new rights that citizens had been given would be threatened.
- the number of members in the senate
- to approve
- The eighteenth amendment abolished the sale of manufacturing of this item in the United States.
- The amendment that gives US citizens the right to bear arms
- The nineteenth amendment gave this group the right to vote
- division of power between the national gov and state gov
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- This settled the debate between the states by having one house based on population and another where the states are represented equally
- no one or nothing is above the law
- the senate requires you to be this many years of age before you can become a member
- The Supreme Court is made up of nine of these
- The eighteenth amendment allows any person this many years of age or over to vote
- Explains the goals and function of government
- the length of a supreme court member’s term
- betraying your country
- The fifteenth amendment gave this group the right to vote
- people in favor of the constitution
- plan of government
- James Madison, Alexander Hamilton, and this person wrote the Federalist Papers
- The thirteenth amendment abolished this in the entire United States
25 Clues: to reject • to approve • plan of government • betraying your country • no one or nothing is above the law • the number of members in the senate • people in favor of the constitution • a written change to the constitution • a group of people with a common cause • the length of a supreme court member’s term • The Supreme Court is made up of nine of these • ...
crossword puzzle 2021-11-08
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- one option as to how the United States would be governed (big states)
- branch of government that can create laws
- an introduction
- an agreement or a settlement of a dispute that is reached by each side making concessions
- decision to allow a person to be relieved of some or all of the legal consequences resulting from a criminal conviction
- current speaker of the house
- someone who is a us citizen by birth
- the action of signing or giving formal consent to a treaty, contract, or agreement, making it officially valid.
- generally the highest court in a country
- the smaller upper assembly in the US Congress
- a national legislative body
- current Associate Justice of the Supreme Court of the United States
- the political and parliamentary leader of the House of Representatives
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- one option as to how the United States would be governed (small state)
- group of the Presidents top advisors
- cancel or reject
- form of government in which "power" is held by the people and their elected reps
- formal or official change made to a law, contract, constitution, or other legal document
- a piece of writing included with others in a newspaper, magazine, or other publication
- crime of attacking a state authority to which one owes allegiance
- an opportunity for the president to set the legislative agenda by initiating proposals and directing public attention to the executive's goals
- current president pro tempore
- use one's authority to reject or cancel
- current president
24 Clues: an introduction • cancel or reject • current president • a national legislative body • current speaker of the house • current president pro tempore • group of the Presidents top advisors • someone who is a us citizen by birth • use one's authority to reject or cancel • generally the highest court in a country • branch of government that can create laws • ...
Constitution Review 8th-9th 2022-02-03
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- A process of approving a formal document
- A Meeting in the summer of 1787 to discuss changes to the first US Constitution
- Writer of Federalist Paper #10
- A branch of government dealing with the court system
- Equal representation among states, with each getting two votes
- The first constitution of the United States
- Written to support the ratification of the new constitution
- An agreement to create a bicameral legislature, with one based on population and the other with equal representation
- A method for describing a legislature with two houses or groups of representatives
- According to the Federalist Papers, it is better to allow differing _____________, than lose your liberty
- of Representatives, where each state receives votes based on population
- Debaters agreed the federal government would control this, and only tax imports
- A branch of government that makes laws, also called Congress
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- Did not support the idea of a strong central government, but rather let states have more power and decisions
- One writer of the Federalist Papers
- The national government could not get this money under the first US Constitution
- Supporters of a strong national government
- A branch of government lead by the president
- Kept in control by the checks and balances in the Constitution, so no single branch can have control over everything
- For every five of these people, it only counted as three; also, there would be no ban on more for at least 20 years
- Describes how the first US Constitution was at keeping the 13 states working together
- The framework of government
22 Clues: The framework of government • Writer of Federalist Paper #10 • One writer of the Federalist Papers • A process of approving a formal document • Supporters of a strong national government • The first constitution of the United States • A branch of government lead by the president • A branch of government dealing with the court system • ...
Chapter 4 - Your Puzzling History Gov't II - Haydn McDonnell 2022-11-18
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- the part of the United States government that makes laws
- part of the United States government administering justice
- of a government with central and regional authorities
- the royal charter of political rights given to rebellious English barons by King John in 1215
- the system or form by which a community is ruled
- approve and express assent, responsibility, or obligation
- a political system governed by a few people
- a form of government in which the ruler is unconstrained
- the legislative assembly composed of delegates from the rebel colonies who met during and after the American Revolution; they issued the Declaration of Independence and framed Articles of Confederation
- a form of government in which the ruler is unconstrained
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- a written agreement ratified in 1781 by the thirteen original states; it provided a legal symbol of their union by giving the central government no coercive power over the states or their citizens
- government divided between central and regional powers
- part of U.S. government responsible for carrying out laws
- the orientation of those who favor government by the people
- a theory favoring collectivism in a classless society
- a state of lawlessness and disorder
- making something valid by formally confirming it
- a form of government whose head of state is not a monarch
- a cruel and oppressive dictator
- the act of forming or establishing something
- a ruler who is unconstrained by law
- a statement that is added to a proposal or document
- government in which the ruler is an absolute dictator
- a statement of fundamental freedoms and privileges
- a nation's ruler usually by hereditary right
25 Clues: a cruel and oppressive dictator • a state of lawlessness and disorder • a ruler who is unconstrained by law • a political system governed by a few people • the act of forming or establishing something • a nation's ruler usually by hereditary right • making something valid by formally confirming it • the system or form by which a community is ruled • ...
Government word puzzle chapter 2 2022-10-07
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- the total amount of income generated by the sale of goods or services
- the division of a state's government into branches
- an authoritative order
- to have a single legislative chamber.
- to act beyond the authority of the law
- a series of violent attacks on courthouses and other government properties in Massachusetts
- a Founding Father of the United States
- an American Founding Father, merchant, statesman, and prominent Patriot
- The state or quality of being independent.
- the legislature of the federal government
- a royal charter of rights
- someone who supported the Constitution and a stronger national republic
- the concept of a government limited in power.
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- transacting or transportation of products, services, or money across state borders.
- a type of government comprised of politicians who represent certain individuals or groups.
- the supreme law of the United States of America
- an official ban on trade or other commercial activity with a particular country.
- 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
- a series of four laws passed by the British Parliament to punish the colony of Massachusetts Bay for the Boston Tea Party.
- a state of disorder due to absence or nonrecognition of authority.
- to give up
- an organic act of the Congress of the Confederation
- an agreement among the 13 original states of the United States of America
- sign or give formal consent to a treaty, contract, or agreement
- an American attorney, planter, politician and orator
25 Clues: to give up • an authoritative order • a royal charter of rights • to have a single legislative chamber. • to act beyond the authority of the law • a Founding Father of the United States • the legislature of the federal government • The state or quality of being independent. • the concept of a government limited in power. • the supreme law of the United States of America • ...
History Crossword 2022-09-30
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- the power to decide whether laws are constitutional and to strike down those that are not
- citizens of each new territory made when mexico went into Annexation should be allowed to decide for themselves if they wanted to permit slavery
- Led settlers in Northern California
- Maryland’s attempt to tax the Baltimore branch of the Second Bank of the United States
- taking their states out of the Union
- Gave the idea of Nullification
- the idea that “neither slavery nor involuntary servitude shall ever exist.” in any territory the United States gained from Mexico
- the practice of appointing people to government jobs based on party loyalty and support
- 2,000 Cherokee died of starvation, disease, and exposure while being forced out of their home
- the idea that the nation was meant to spread to the Pacific
- military rule
- the powers specifically mentioned in the Constitution
- taking their states out of the Union
- absorption by the United States
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- powers not explicitly listed in the Constitution but necessary for the government to do its job
- party led by former National Republicans against Andrew Jackson
- A form of national currency made in 1860
- the first 10 amendments to the Constitution
- forcing people through a draft into military service
- began a campaign to seize control of the Cumberland and Tennessee Rivers
- the individuals who would head the executive departments
- official order to do something
- the wearing down of one side by the other through exhaustion of soldiers and resources
- to choose the party’s nominee
- withdraw
25 Clues: withdraw • military rule • to choose the party’s nominee • Gave the idea of Nullification • official order to do something • absorption by the United States • Led settlers in Northern California • taking their states out of the Union • taking their states out of the Union • A form of national currency made in 1860 • the first 10 amendments to the Constitution • ...
Reconstruction Vocabulary 2022-10-11
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- white southerners who joined the republicans party
- the belief that white people constitute a superior race and should therefore dominate society
- abolished slavery in the U.S.
- southern democrat who became president after Lincoln’s assassination
- the 1st black senator
- the right to vote in political elections
- gave African Americans citizenship and forbade discrimination and black codes
- bill that proposed that Congress be responsible for reconstruction and majority of the states voters had to swear to the union
- constitutional right to reject a decision made by law-making body
- government program that assisted former slaves and poor whites in the south
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- granted citizenship to all persons born/naturalized in the U.S. (including former slaves) “equal protection of the laws”
- laws passed by southern states which restricted black peoples rights
- violent terrorist group with the goal of restoring white supremacy and preventing African Americans from using political rights
- compromise where Democrats agreeed to have a republican president and in return U.S. military government control would be removed from the south.
- guaranteed African Americans equal treatment in public accommodation, transportation, and prohibited exclusion form jury service.
- name for northerners who moved south after the civil war to make a profit
- name given to southern Democrats that reclaimed control of their state legislatures during reconstruction
- plan by Lincoln that confederate states could be readmitted to the union when 10% of the states voters swore allegiance to the union
- 19th president
- guaranteed African-American men the right to vote
20 Clues: 19th president • the 1st black senator • abolished slavery in the U.S. • the right to vote in political elections • guaranteed African-American men the right to vote • white southerners who joined the republicans party • constitutional right to reject a decision made by law-making body • laws passed by southern states which restricted black peoples rights • ...
8th Grade Test Review 2023-11-16
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- states added under the northwest ordinance were not allowed to have this
- the american revolution was won using these warfare tactics
- the federal government did not have the power to do this under the articles of confederation
- number of votes each state had under the articles of confederation
- this country provided military assistance to the colonist during the revolutionary war
- states under the articles of confederation were very
- This compromise involved how to count slaves as part of the south's population
- the first 10 amendments to the constitution
- this event lasted from 1775 until 1783
- part of the legislative branch where the number of members for each state is based on population
- this branch of government interprets the laws
- set up rules for adding new states in Ohio Valley/Midwest
- this branch of government makes laws
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- document that formally declared that the colonists were breaking away from Great Britain
- how many branches are part of the US government
- part of the legislative branch where each state gets 2 members
- the federal government struggled to pay this after the revolutionary war
- first government of the United States
- legislature with two parts
- a group of revolutionary war vets losing their farms led to this
- in total there have been 27 of these added to the constitution
- the federal government under the articles of confederation was very
- This person is the leader of the executive branch
- this group is considered the leaders of the judicial branch
- this branch of government enforces laws
25 Clues: legislature with two parts • this branch of government makes laws • first government of the United States • this event lasted from 1775 until 1783 • this branch of government enforces laws • the first 10 amendments to the constitution • this branch of government interprets the laws • how many branches are part of the US government • ...
8th Grade Test Review 2023-11-16
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- states added under the northwest ordinance were not allowed to have this
- the american revolution was won using these warfare tactics
- the federal government did not have the power to do this under the articles of confederation
- number of votes each state had under the articles of confederation
- this country provided military assistance to the colonist during the revolutionary war
- states under the articles of confederation were very
- This compromise involved how to count slaves as part of the south's population
- the first 10 amendments to the constitution
- this event lasted from 1775 until 1783
- part of the legislative branch where the number of members for each state is based on population
- this branch of government interprets the laws
- set up rules for adding new states in Ohio Valley/Midwest
- this branch of government makes laws
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- document that formally declared that the colonists were breaking away from Great Britain
- how many branches are part of the US government
- part of the legislative branch where each state gets 2 members
- the federal government struggled to pay this after the revolutionary war
- first government of the United States
- legislature with two parts
- a group of revolutionary war vets losing their farms led to this
- in total there have been 27 of these added to the constitution
- the federal government under the articles of confederation was very
- This person is the leader of the executive branch
- this group is considered the leaders of the judicial branch
- this branch of government enforces laws
25 Clues: legislature with two parts • this branch of government makes laws • first government of the United States • this event lasted from 1775 until 1783 • this branch of government enforces laws • the first 10 amendments to the constitution • this branch of government interprets the laws • how many branches are part of the US government • ...
Government review crossword 2020-12-02
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- those powers that the Constitution does not grant to the National Government and does not, at the same time, deny to the States.
- First step on becoming the president of the United States
- Final step on becoming president of the United States
- A collection of people who share some common interest or attitude and seek to influence gov’t for specific ends
- Relaxed limitations on media ownership
- how many steps are there to becoming the president
- Freedom to press
- party members vote for the best possibe canidate that will represent them in the general election
- must be a what to become president
- Federal Communications Commission
- ability of the media to draw public attention to certain issues and to ignore other issues
- people across the country vote for one president and one vice president
- an act directing people of the territory to frame a proposed constitution
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- known as congress
- the fourth branch of government
- one who tries to influence journalists with interpretations of events that are favorable to the candidate
- Intrest groups want to
- all three branches
- the legal process by which a fugitive from justice in one State is returned to that State
- A member of the electoral college
- an act creating a new state
- a system of gov’t in which a written constitution divides the powers of government between the national gov’t (U.S.) and the State governments (50 States)
- known as supreme court
- known as the president
- place to make announcements or advertise government
25 Clues: Freedom to press • known as congress • all three branches • Intrest groups want to • known as supreme court • known as the president • an act creating a new state • the fourth branch of government • A member of the electoral college • Federal Communications Commission • must be a what to become president • Relaxed limitations on media ownership • ...
Review Crossword Project 2020-09-30
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- Tax on sugar, molasses, coffee, and indigo
- Rights meant to protect the people from the government
- Abolished Slavery
- Constitution to build transcontinental railroad
- Founding documents of United States
- Large farm
- Impassioned Champion of a strong federal government
- First President of the United States
- A person that favors the abolishment of slavery
- A direct tax on the printed materials
- Withdrawal of a group from a larger entity
- Belief in profitable trading
- Hessian army was crushed in Washington's raid across the Delaware river
- Belief that it is a god given right to expand from ocean to ocean
- U.S. bought 828,000 square miles for 15 million dollars
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- Laws in the south designed to restrict black people from their freedom
- Grants all people the right to vote
- It made all slaves in rebel states free
- Grants citizenship to all people born in the U.S.
- People decide on policy initiatives directly
- Abolitionist, Social Reformer, and Writer
- People elect representatives
- King of Britain during American Revolutionary War
- French and American forces trapped the British in a siege in Yorktown and won the war
- Railroad that connects the West and East of the United States
- Made to help millions of black slaves and poor white people in the south after the civil war
- Laws to restrict colonial trade
- Famous actor who murdered Abraham Lincoln
- Primary Draftsmen of the Declaration of Independence
- Act that breaks up tribal lands authorized by the federal government
30 Clues: Large farm • Abolished Slavery • People elect representatives • Belief in profitable trading • Laws to restrict colonial trade • Grants all people the right to vote • Founding documents of United States • First President of the United States • A direct tax on the printed materials • It made all slaves in rebel states free • Abolitionist, Social Reformer, and Writer • ...
Gov Crossword 2020-12-04
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- Act of accusing a government official of crimes and getting them removed
- To reject a bill and prevent it from being a law
- System that gives each branch some control of the actions of the other
- 45th President
- A contribution to state revenue
- Freedom Of speach and press
- A system where the goverments powers are restricted
- Thought political party's would divide the nation
- Where the White House is Also Known As DC
- one of the two major contemporary politicalparties its Blue
- of the government that carries out Laws
- legislature of the federal government
- main means of mass communication
- the federal principle or system of government
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- one of the two major contemporary political parties Red
- A states Right to rule itself
- economic system with an open market based on private ownership
- Had extremely large handwriting on the Declaration Of Independence
- agreement among the 13 original states of the United States of America that served as its first constitution
- a political party in the United States that promotes civil liberties, non-interventionism
- Where the president lives
- a political party that plays a smaller role than a major party
- There are this many amendments
- use various forms of advocacy in order to influence public opinion
- Economic system that advocates for the goverment to own the means of products
- system of goverment that the goverment controls the means of production
- Intro to the US constitution
- The system of rules that we obey
28 Clues: 45th President • Where the president lives • Freedom Of speach and press • Intro to the US constitution • A states Right to rule itself • There are this many amendments • A contribution to state revenue • main means of mass communication • The system of rules that we obey • legislature of the federal government • of the government that carries out Laws • ...
APUSH CROSSWORD 2024-05-13
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- Want a strong central government; liked Constitution
- A Founding Father of the United States who advocated for a strong central government
- An intellectual movement that stressed the importance of science and reason in the pursuit of truth
- Organizations of workers that formed to promote their interests and protect their rights
- Increasing interconnectedness and interdependence of economies, cultures, and societies on a global scale
- Last name of the women who refused to give up her seat to a white passenger, causing the Montgomery Bus Boycott
- The first permanent English settlement in North America, found in East Virginia
- the period after the Civil War in the United States when the southern states were reorganized and reintegrated into the Union
- Party led by Jackson
- a Baptist minister and major leader of the Civil Rights Movement
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- Colonists who supported the British government during the American Revolution
- 16th President of the United States saved the Union during the Civil War and emancipated the slaves
- Programs created by Franklin D Roosevelt
- The amendment that gave women the right to vote
- English dissenters who broke from Church of England
- Laws designed to enforce segregation of blacks from whites
- Were essential to westward expansion because they made it easier to travel to and live in the west
- Political scandal that led to the resignation of President Richard Nixon in 1974
- Corporations that gain complete control of the production of a single good or service
- A system of enforced servitude in which some people are owned by other people
20 Clues: Party led by Jackson • Programs created by Franklin D Roosevelt • The amendment that gave women the right to vote • English dissenters who broke from Church of England • Want a strong central government; liked Constitution • Laws designed to enforce segregation of blacks from whites • a Baptist minister and major leader of the Civil Rights Movement • ...
Biographies: Abraham Lincoln & Jefferson Davis 2024-04-09
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- Assassinated Abraham Lincoln
- Jefferson Davis was the secretary of was under this president
- Lincoln ran for the U.S. _____ in 1858
- Lincoln's wife
- Position Jefferson Davis held in the Confederate States of America
- On November 6, 1860, Lincoln won the presidential election without the support of a single _____
- Number of Lincoln's children who lived to adulthood
- Number of years on Jefferson Davis's term of office as President
- Lincoln was the _____ President of the United States
- Freed slaves in Southern states where Lincoln’s forces had no control
- Political party Abraham Lincoln was a part of
- Lincoln described himself as a "_____ lawyer"
- Davis's father was a soldier in this war
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- In 1845, Davis was elected to the U.S. _____
- Jefferson Davis's book was "The _____ of the Confederate Government"
- State where Jefferson Davis was born
- The Civil War began with the Confederate bombardment of _____, South Carolina, on April 12, 1861
- Davis attended the U.S. Military Academy at _____ in 1824
- What was the Latin meaning of Jefferson Davis's middle name "Finis"
- City Jefferson Davis died in in 1889
- Davis fought in this war in 1846
- Shortly after the end of the war in 1865, Davis was captured by the North was imprisoned at _____
- Davis was a _____ candidate to lead the Confederacy chosen to appease both the moderate and radical factions in the Congress
- Lincoln felt it was his sacred duty as President of the United States to preserve the _____ at all costs
- In his second inauguration speech, Lincoln called for "_____ towards none"
25 Clues: Lincoln's wife • Assassinated Abraham Lincoln • Davis fought in this war in 1846 • State where Jefferson Davis was born • City Jefferson Davis died in in 1889 • Lincoln ran for the U.S. _____ in 1858 • Davis's father was a soldier in this war • In 1845, Davis was elected to the U.S. _____ • Political party Abraham Lincoln was a part of • ...
US Constitution Test Vocab 2024-03-26
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- Having to deal with disputes between two people and/or companies
- A person accused of a crime shall be tried before a court before getting punished
- To reject
- A piece of legislation that declares a person or group of people guilty without a trial. It is prohibited by 1:9:3
- Having to deal with people breaking the law
- The power given to a court to hear a case
- Not having to do with making laws
- A formal accusation against a government official
- The sharing of powers between the national and state governments
- Having the most power. This clause states that the federal government has more power than the states
- The people government officials have been elected to represent
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- A group of people selected to make decisions regarding a certain topic
- This clause (in 4:1) says that all states must acknowledge the laws and decisions of the other states
- Explicitly or clearly stated
- The approval of
- Dividing the government's responsibilities between three branches and giving each branch their own powers to prevent tyranny
- A system that allows each branch of government to keep the other branches from abusing their powers
- The Supreme Court's power of being able to decide if a law is unconstitutional
- To change
- Suggested without being clearly stated
- A law that prohibits something after it has already been done. It is prohibited by 1:9:3
- Looking at a case after the first decision has been made
- To revoke or rescind
- Less serious crime
- More serious crime
25 Clues: To reject • To change • The approval of • Less serious crime • More serious crime • To revoke or rescind • Explicitly or clearly stated • Not having to do with making laws • Suggested without being clearly stated • The power given to a court to hear a case • Having to deal with people breaking the law • A formal accusation against a government official • ...
Reconstruction Crossword Puzzle 2023-05-30
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- Who were the people who wanted the southern states to change even more than they did?
- What did Lincoln offer to the Southerners that is an official pardon?
- Who was the first African American to be in the Senate?
- What was the plan that Louisiana elected a new state legislature?
- Who was the President elected after Lncolns death?
- What was a special tax people had to pay before they could vote?
- What were southern Democrats called?
- What acts divided the south into 5 districts?
- What Bureau helped poor people in the south?
- What were the laws that required segregation?
- Under what bill did states have to meet two conditions to rejoin the Union?
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- What was the amendment that the republicans proposed in the summer of 1866
- Who was the person that assassinated Lincoln?
- What were northern-born Republicans that had moved to the south after the war called?
- What made slavery illegal throughout the United States?
- Where was Lincoln shot?
- What act did the republicans respond with in 1866
- Who was the first African American to serve a full term in the Senate?
- Who won the election of 1868?
- What was the case that came from a man getting arrested on a train?
- What type of laws/codes were passed by all southern states?
- Who was the leader of the radical republican for Pennsylvania?
- What was the name of the secret society group that opposed civil rights?
- What is the amendment that gave African American men across the U.S. the right to vote?
24 Clues: Where was Lincoln shot? • Who won the election of 1868? • What were southern Democrats called? • What Bureau helped poor people in the south? • Who was the person that assassinated Lincoln? • What acts divided the south into 5 districts? • What were the laws that required segregation? • What act did the republicans respond with in 1866 • ...
FQC Revision Sec D 2025-11-13
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- Black box transformation whose action encodes a Boolean function queried by an algorithm
- Principle stating that a vector sum of two physical states is itself a permissible state
- Descriptor for states of two qubits that cannot be written as simple tensor products
- Feature of a gate set capable of approximating any unitary transformation
- Surname associated with the vector space framework used to describe quantum states
- Irreversible reduction of superposition that occurs after measurement of algorithmic registers
- Hypothetical operation that would map an arbitrary qubit and an ancilla to two identical states
- Complex valued object whose modulus squared governs detection likelihood in interference
- Effect where a function value modifies the phase of a control qubit during oracle evaluation
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- Gate that flips a target if and only if the control is in the one state
- Class of operators equal to their own adjoint representing measurable observables
- One of the maximally entangled two qubit configurations used as a teleportation resource
- Phenomenon causing nonadditive intensity patterns when two amplitudes combine
- Category of transformations that preserve inner products under evolution
- Scalar returned when a state is left unchanged except for scale under measurement
- Operation that constructs composite state spaces from individual subsystems
- Gate that maps a computational basis vector to an equal superposition
- Name attached to the three two by two matrices generating rotations of spin one half
- Limitation arising from attempts to refine both position and momentum via optical resolution
- Gate whose matrix exchanges the tensor order of two qubits
20 Clues: Gate whose matrix exchanges the tensor order of two qubits • Gate that maps a computational basis vector to an equal superposition • Gate that flips a target if and only if the control is in the one state • Category of transformations that preserve inner products under evolution • Feature of a gate set capable of approximating any unitary transformation • ...
USA - Geography & History 2025-10-08
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- Music genre that originated in the US starting with J___
- Standardized test for college admission in the US
- One of the world’s largest companies, based in the US
- The first national park in the USA, famous for geysers and wildlife
- One of the two chambers of Congress
- Technology hub in California
- Colonial protest against British taxes that helped spark the American Revolution
- A massive canyon in Arizona carved by the Colorado River
- Female student social organization at universities
- The supreme law of the United States
- Popular US sport often called “America’s pastime”
- The building where Congress meets
- A desert valley in California, known for being one of the hottest places on Earth
- The legislative branch of the US government
- The president who abolished slavery in the USA
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- Male student social organization at universities
- A war between the northern and southern states in the 19th century
- Famous university for science, engineering, and technology
- The leader of a US state
- The largest state in the USA, located in the northwest corner of North America
- The first president of the United States
- Theater district in New York City
- One of the longest rivers in the USA, flowing from Minnesota to the Gulf of Mexico
- Famous US electric car company
- The currency of the United States
- Author of the Declaration of Independence
- One of the oldest and most famous US universities
- Famous US film industry center
- A major US holiday in November
- Famous financial district in New York City
30 Clues: The leader of a US state • Technology hub in California • Famous US electric car company • Famous US film industry center • A major US holiday in November • Theater district in New York City • The currency of the United States • The building where Congress meets • One of the two chambers of Congress • The supreme law of the United States • ...
Reconstruction era 2022-11-18
The United States History 2019-02-21
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- She was a guide and interpreter for Lewis and Clark.
- This was a fort built for settlers to rest at.
- This made Missouri a slave state.
- The battle of Fallen Timbers happened here.
- The battle at The Alamo happened during this.
- Agreement that roughly doubled the size of the United States.
- In this the Oregon Trail and the Santa Fe Trail were made.
- Young members in congress who declared war on Britain.
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- These are known as the Cumberland road and the Erie Canal.
- This occurred because of neutrality impressment and the Embargo Act.
- This made the population in California grow.
- President James Monroe declared an exclusive statement warning European powers not to interfere with Americans.
- The Treaty of Guadalupe happened because of this.
- He defeated U.S. forces under General John Harmar.
- The 49ers were men who went to California in search of this.
15 Clues: This made Missouri a slave state. • The battle of Fallen Timbers happened here. • This made the population in California grow. • The battle at The Alamo happened during this. • This was a fort built for settlers to rest at. • The Treaty of Guadalupe happened because of this. • He defeated U.S. forces under General John Harmar. • ...
south states of america 2017-11-05
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- It means land of tomorrow.
- Sisters They are the creator of the song Happy Birthday To You.
- Carolina It is the nation's leading peach producer and shipper east of the Mississippi River.
- City It is the winter strawberry capital of the world.
- The cotton capital of the world.
- The nation’s number one producer of three P’s – peanuts, pecan, and peaches.
- Mountain One of the largest single masses of exposed granite in the world.
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- It is Reputed as the Turtle Capital of the World.
- city It was once known as the Cigar Capital of the World with nearly 12,000 tabaqueros.
- It is the second smallest states.
- it means "tribal town" in the language of the local Creek Indians.
- Point It is known as the Furniture Capital of the World
- Carolina It is the largest producer of sweet potatoes in the nation.
- Okeechobee The largest lake in Florida, USA.
- S. Pemberton He was the one who invented the famous drink Coca- Cola
15 Clues: It means land of tomorrow. • The cotton capital of the world. • It is the second smallest states. • Okeechobee The largest lake in Florida, USA. • It is Reputed as the Turtle Capital of the World. • City It is the winter strawberry capital of the world. • Point It is known as the Furniture Capital of the World • ...
4 states of matter 2022-08-31
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- an example of a solid
- liquid to gas
- definite volume but no definite volume
- gas at constant pressure
- an example of a liquid
- a given solid will melt
- gas to a liquid
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- a liquid boils and turns to vapor
- definite volume and definite shape
- no definite volume and no definite shape
- electrically charged particles
- liquid to solid
- anything that takes up space
- solid to liquid
- an example of a gas
15 Clues: liquid to gas • liquid to solid • solid to liquid • gas to a liquid • an example of a gas • an example of a solid • an example of a liquid • a given solid will melt • gas at constant pressure • anything that takes up space • electrically charged particles • a liquid boils and turns to vapor • definite volume and definite shape • definite volume but no definite volume • ...
States of Matter Vocab 2023-01-31
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- change of a substance from solid to vapor without passing through the liquid state
- force exerted by a gas per unit surface area of an object via collisions
- conversion of a liquid to a gas or vapor
- an empty space with no particles and therefore no pressure
- conditions under which a substance exists in all 3 of the main phases of matter
- the energy an object has because of its motion
- measure of force exerted by a gas above a liquid
- device used to measure atmospheric pressure
- temperature at which a liquid turns into a solid
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- temperature at which the vapor pressure of the liquid is just equal to the external pressure
- change of a substance from liquid to gas at the surface of the liquid without boiling
- relationships between solid, liquid, and vapor states of a substance in a sealed container shown on a graph
- SI unit for pressure
- all matter consists of particles that are in constant random motion
- the temperature at which a solid turns into a liquid
15 Clues: SI unit for pressure • conversion of a liquid to a gas or vapor • device used to measure atmospheric pressure • the energy an object has because of its motion • measure of force exerted by a gas above a liquid • temperature at which a liquid turns into a solid • the temperature at which a solid turns into a liquid • ...
States of Matter Vocabulary 2023-04-17
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- anything that has mass and takes up space
- to change phase from solid to liquid
- to change phase from solid to gas
- the change of phase from liquid to gas
- the change of phase from gas to liquid
- energy of motion
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- radiant energy that heats
- when matter changes from one state to another
- a measure of the average kinetic energy of the particles in a substance
- vaporization that occurs throughout a liquid
- the change phase from liquid to solid
- a phase of matter that has definite volume but no definite shape; loosely bonded particles in liquid can flow over and around one another
- to change from a liquid to a gas
- a phase of matter that has definite volume and definite shape; the particles are tightly bonded and cannot move around
- a phase of matter that has no definite shape or volume; the particles fly independently through space
15 Clues: energy of motion • radiant energy that heats • to change from a liquid to a gas • to change phase from solid to gas • to change phase from solid to liquid • the change phase from liquid to solid • the change of phase from liquid to gas • the change of phase from gas to liquid • anything that has mass and takes up space • vaporization that occurs throughout a liquid • ...
Water and its states 2021-01-27
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- When the _______ of the surroundings is higher, the rate of evaporation is faster.
- Steam is water _____ at 100 degree Celcius.
- When the _____ surface area is bigger, the rate of evaporation is faster.
- This process happens when a gas becomes a liquid.
- Freezing, condensation involve heat _____.
- When ____ is present, the rate of evaporation is faster.
- Melting, evaporation, boiling involve heat ____.
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- This process happens when water becomes water vapour.
- This happens when a water becomes ice.
- Water vapour loses heat to condense into water _____.
- Melting point of ice is _____ degree Celcius.
- This process happens when ice becomes water.
- This process happens when water becomes steam at 100degree Celcius.
- Steam and water vapour are in the _____ state.
- Gases cannot be ______.
15 Clues: Gases cannot be ______. • This happens when a water becomes ice. • Freezing, condensation involve heat _____. • Steam is water _____ at 100 degree Celcius. • This process happens when ice becomes water. • Melting point of ice is _____ degree Celcius. • Steam and water vapour are in the _____ state. • Melting, evaporation, boiling involve heat ____. • ...
Altered States of Consciousness 2021-02-24
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- a condition in which increasing amounts of a physically addictive drug are needed to produce the original desired effect
- suggestion made during hypnosis that the person should carry out a specific instruction following the hypnotic session
- the inability to recall specific information because of a hypnotic suggestion
- type of sleep in which your heart rate rises, breathing becomes rapid and irregular, and your eyes move around behind your closed lids
- a recurring problem falling asleep/staying asleep; treated with medication; many people say they build a tolerance and meds are not as effective
- phenomenon in which a person is deprived of rem sleep, greatly increases the amount of time spent in rem sleep at the first opportunity to sleep uninterrupted
- the remembered storyline of the dream
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- dream content reflects dreamer’s cognitive development, meaning their knowledge and understanding
- drug that depresses and inhibits brain activity
- dreams are the mind’s effort to make sense of the unrelated visual bursts
- a condition in which a person has physically adapted to a drug so that he or she must take the drug regularly in order to avoid withdrawal symptoms
- when breathing stops throughout the night; typically middle age overweight male; CPAP Machine- blows a continuous stream of air to the nose and mouth
- drugs that increase brain activity, arouse behavior, and increase mental alertness
- the underlying true meaning of the dream
- characterized by excessive daytime sleepiness and brief lapses into sleep through the day; usually lapse directly into Rem sleep, 1 in 2,000 people
15 Clues: the remembered storyline of the dream • the underlying true meaning of the dream • drug that depresses and inhibits brain activity • dreams are the mind’s effort to make sense of the unrelated visual bursts • the inability to recall specific information because of a hypnotic suggestion • ...
American revolution & some states 2023-11-17
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- it's called Little Rhody and is the smallest state (___ island)
- if it avenues are named A, B, C & D, you are in _____ City
- Writer of the Declaration
- New York state capital
- river in New York
- a state with national parks (e.g. Acadia) and huge coastline
- Day of independence in July
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- where you go to see all the major attractions in New York
- City good for some tea time
- made and engraving and also said the redcoats were coming (Paul ...)
- Inventor, patriot, and ambassador, last name Franklin
- its capital is Hartford and we know this state as Constitution state
- Act that put a tax on all public documents
- big avenue with shops east of Central Park
- American patriots in Boston joined a group called the Sons of _____
15 Clues: river in New York • New York state capital • Writer of the Declaration • City good for some tea time • Day of independence in July • Act that put a tax on all public documents • big avenue with shops east of Central Park • Inventor, patriot, and ambassador, last name Franklin • where you go to see all the major attractions in New York • ...
States of the U.S. 2023-10-20
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- First letter is C, 5th letter is F, last letter is A
- First letter is A, Fourth is S, adn sixth is A
- First letter is M and the third letter is I
- First letter is U, second is T
- 5th letter is I, 7th letter is G, 8th letter is N
- First letter is H,and fifth letter is i
- Second letter is R, fifth letter is N, and the last letter is S
- First letter is A, second is R, and the last letter is A
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- First letter is G, and the fourth letter is R
- First letter is F, and third is O, last letter is A
- Fourth letter is Y, and the fifth letter is L
- First letter is M,sixth is C, and the last letter is s
- Second letter is H and the last letter is o
- Second letter is E, and last letter is S
- Second letter is E, the third letter is R, and the last letter is t
15 Clues: First letter is U, second is T • First letter is H,and fifth letter is i • Second letter is E, and last letter is S • First letter is M and the third letter is I • Second letter is H and the last letter is o • First letter is G, and the fourth letter is R • Fourth letter is Y, and the fifth letter is L • First letter is A, Fourth is S, adn sixth is A • ...
States of the USA! 2025-09-24
15 Clues: HONEY • HELIUM • DIAMOND • "SMOKEY" • GIRL SCOUTS • OLDEST TREE • OUTER SPACE • DEEPEST LAKE • TRIPLE DIVIDE • KOOL AID INVENTED • UNCLAIMED BAGGAGE • LONGEST COAST LINE • FOOTBALL EARTHQUAKE • NO CHICKEN SHORTAGE • MILES OF INTERSTATE
THREE STATES OF MATTER 2025-12-03
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- The amount of space that a substance occupies.
- A state of matter with a fixed shape and a fixed volume. Its particles are tightly packed and vibrate in place.
- A state of matter with a fixed volume but no fixed shape; it takes the shape of its container. Its particles are close but can flow past one another.
- The force exerted by gas particles when they collide with the walls of their container.
- The change of state from a solid to a liquid, caused by adding heat energy.
- The direct change of state from a solid to a gas without becoming a liquid first (e.g., dry ice).
- A state of matter with no fixed shape or volume; it expands to fill its container. Its particles are far apart and move quickly.
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- The tiny atoms or molecules that all matter is made from. Their arrangement and energy determine the state of matter.
- The change of state from a gas to a liquid, caused by cooling.
- The change of state from a liquid to a gas at the surface of the liquid, and at any temperature.
- The process where particles spread out from an area of high concentration to an area of low concentration. It happens fastest in gases.
- The fixed or changing form of a substance.
- The mass of a substance per unit volume (how much 'stuff' is packed into a space). Solids are typically most dense, gases least.
- The change of state from a liquid to a solid, caused by removing heat energy.
- (In this context, usually heat energy) Added or removed during changes of state. More energy makes particles move faster.
15 Clues: The fixed or changing form of a substance. • The amount of space that a substance occupies. • The change of state from a gas to a liquid, caused by cooling. • The change of state from a solid to a liquid, caused by adding heat energy. • The change of state from a liquid to a solid, caused by removing heat energy. • ...
Test II Extra Credit 2022-02-11
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- The process by which people move from rural to urban areas.
- Possessing supreme political authority within a geographic area.
- A militant farmers’ movement of the late nineteenth century that fought for improved conditions for farmers.
- The legal structure of a government, which establishes its power and authority as well as the limits on that power.
- A system of government in which power is divided between a central government and regional governments.
- A proposed law that has been sponsored by a member of the legislature and submitted to the clerk of the House or Senate.
- Occurring every two years.
- Possessing supreme political authority within a geographic area.
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- Powers to act in a particular area are exclusively granted by the Constitution to the national government and cannot be interfered with by the states.
- The Confederate States of America, those southern states that seceded from the United States in late 1860 and 1861 and argued that the power of the states was more important than the power of the central government.
- Under the Texas Constitution, the formal charge by the House of Representatives that leads to trial in the Senate and possible removal of a state official.
- Comprising one body or house, as in a one-house legislature.
- A person who is represented by an elected official.
- Having a legislative assembly composed of two chambers or houses.
- According to James Madison, the concentration of power in any one branch of government.
15 Clues: Occurring every two years. • A person who is represented by an elected official. • The process by which people move from rural to urban areas. • Comprising one body or house, as in a one-house legislature. • Possessing supreme political authority within a geographic area. • Possessing supreme political authority within a geographic area. • ...
Chapter 10 Section One 2015-08-14
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- number of levels for a typical city-state
- the high part of the polis
- city-states were isolated by these type of ranges
- what city-states often engaged in with each other
- the city-states we're learning about were located in ancient
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- another name for a city-state
- a word meaning separated or kept away from others
- because city-states were kept apart, they developed their own
- located on the acropolis, a place where people went to worship
- the level where the homes, shops & farms were located
10 Clues: the high part of the polis • another name for a city-state • number of levels for a typical city-state • a word meaning separated or kept away from others • city-states were isolated by these type of ranges • what city-states often engaged in with each other • the level where the homes, shops & farms were located • ...
The road of disunion 2024-05-15
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- what state is located in the center of the united states?
- what was a violent confrontation?
- who was a lawyer and a member of congress?
- who was bron in 1777 in and served in the congress?
- who was an african american?
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- who was born in 1800?
- what is the term used to describe the northern and western states that fought against the confederacy?
- what state is located in the west-central part of the united states?
- what sate is the most centrally located state in the united states?
- who was the 16th president?
10 Clues: who was born in 1800? • who was the 16th president? • who was an african american? • what was a violent confrontation? • who was a lawyer and a member of congress? • who was bron in 1777 in and served in the congress? • what state is located in the center of the united states? • what sate is the most centrally located state in the united states? • ...
Slavery Crossword 2025-02-25
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- items for sale or purchase
- states where slavery was illegal, north
- growing crops to make food and materials for people
- laws for slaves that restricted their freedoms and has strict punishments Agriculture
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- states where slavery was legal, south
- the name for the southern states that left the United States in order to keep slavery legal
- people who owned slaves
- to be separated by distance or time
- One person owns another person and can control every part of the enslaved person’s life.
- money earned by a person or company
10 Clues: people who owned slaves • items for sale or purchase • to be separated by distance or time • money earned by a person or company • states where slavery was legal, south • states where slavery was illegal, north • growing crops to make food and materials for people • laws for slaves that restricted their freedoms and has strict punishments Agriculture • ...
Our first government 2023-01-10
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- The first government of the United States
- Shays' rebellion was a group of...
- In order to pass laws, the government needed ________ of 13 states to agree
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- There was _______ ________ per state
- Congress would not settle disputes between states
- The government could not raise an...
- Amount of states needed to change the government
- This government had no one remotely close to that of a _______
8 Clues: Shays' rebellion was a group of... • There was _______ ________ per state • The government could not raise an... • The first government of the United States • Amount of states needed to change the government • Congress would not settle disputes between states • This government had no one remotely close to that of a _______ • ...
Coming to Terms with Silence 2022-01-06
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- Government attempts to control all facets of the lives of its citizens
- When citizens willingly subordinate their private, selfish interests to the common good
- Wrote natural rights in the Declaration of Independence
- Division of power between the legislative, executive, and judicial branches
- Supporter of the new Constitution who believed in a strong central government with limited government and check and balances
- In constitution to satisfy both small and large states with equal number of representatives
- Government in which it's powers' are limited
- Government in which is defined by law and serves the people; the law is above everyone and it applies to everyone
- King/Queen controls all aspect of life: social, economic, and political
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- First ten amendments to the Constitution
- Compromise between slave states and free stats to count slaves in an equivalence to a normal citizen
- explains the purpose of the Constitution
- The people are the only source of power for any and all government actions
- First president of the United States
- Essential to writing and ratification of the Constitution
- A representative democracy in which a small group of leaders, represent concerns of the people; the interests of the majority take precedence
- Gave rights to congress to pass all laws "necessary & proper" to carry out the other powers listed in Article I
- Third president of the United States
- First plan of government adopted in the U.S.
- English philosopher whose Social Contract Theory believed individuals in a society give up their natural rights to a higher authority for the sake of protection
20 Clues: First president of the United States • Third president of the United States • First ten amendments to the Constitution • explains the purpose of the Constitution • Government in which it's powers' are limited • First plan of government adopted in the U.S. • Wrote natural rights in the Declaration of Independence • ...
Progressive Puzzle 2014-02-16
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- submission of law, proposed or already in effect, to a direct vote of the electorate.
- allows Congress to levy an income tax without apportioning it among the states.
- French passenger steamer that was torpedoed by the Germans in March 1916.
- one of the deadliest industrial disasters in New York City history, killed 126 people.
- states that US senators shall be elected by popular vote
- Woodrow Wilson's political philosophy of reforming tariffs, bankers, and trusts.
- consisted of Germany and Austria-Hungary, Turkey, and Bulgaria.
- Theodore Roosevelt's political philosophy to increase the federal government's power to remedy economic and social abuse.
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- writers who specialized in exposing corruption of businesses, government, etc.
- doctrine developed by US Supreme Court in the case of Standard Oil Company of New Jersey vs. United States.
- a German submarine
- decreed that all meat shipped over state lines would be subject to federal inspection.
- British passenger liner that killed 1,198 people, including 128 Americans.
- designed to prevent adulteration and mislabeling of foods and pharmaceuticals.
- the Republicans who supported President Taft during the campaign of the 1912 elections.
- President Taft's efforts to further its aims in Latin America and Asia through use of economic power.
- British liner that killed two American lives in August 1915.
- consisted of France, Britain, and Russia, and later Japan and Italy.
- procedure where voters can present proposed legislation directly to the electorate.
- states the prohibition of selling and manufacturing liquor.
- procedure for removing an official from office through popular election.
21 Clues: a German submarine • states that US senators shall be elected by popular vote • states the prohibition of selling and manufacturing liquor. • British liner that killed two American lives in August 1915. • consisted of Germany and Austria-Hungary, Turkey, and Bulgaria. • consisted of France, Britain, and Russia, and later Japan and Italy. • ...
American History 1400s to 2005 2013-12-18
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- name of the Hurricane that destroyed parts of Louisiana in 2005
- because of the Indian Removal Act the Cherokee were forced to move and it was called this
- the disease that killed millions of indigenous peoples when the first Spaniards arrived
- caused war with Mexico, and the belief that the United States borders should expand
- an island that the United States acquired during the Spanish-American War
- a period in time when the "arms race" between the Soviet Union took place
- war in which a country was divided by the United States into 2 at the 38th parallel
- a person who believes slavery is immoral
- to set apart, typically because of race or religion
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- name of the war American citizens fought to forge their independence from England
- when this president was elected, the south seceded shortly after
- this doubled the size of the United States
- a period in time when the nation had to "rebuild" after war
- the name of the servants who signed a contact to come over to the New World
- a person who uses violence and fear to achieve their goals
- a chemical used in warfare that caused mass destruction by exposing chemicals to the land
- American citizens were angry they had to pay these on Tea and threw the boxes overboard
- the murder of 6 million Jewish people in Europe
- these were built by the Haida people to memorialize who they were when they lived
- this invention created the expansion of more cotton land, and the need for more slaves
20 Clues: a person who believes slavery is immoral • this doubled the size of the United States • the murder of 6 million Jewish people in Europe • to set apart, typically because of race or religion • a person who uses violence and fear to achieve their goals • a period in time when the nation had to "rebuild" after war • ...
The Civil War 2013-04-08
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- True or False, The Confederate States of America was viewed as their own country since they succeeded from the Union?
- Emancipation Proclamation What did Lincoln call his “greatest and most endearing contribution to the history of the war?”
- Davis Who was the President of the Confederacy?
- Sumter Where were the first shots of the war fired?
- When states succeeded from the Union, they would go on to create a Union of their own. What was the new Union's name?
- What was the most common disease among southern soldiers?
- Where was the battle of Olustee?
- Who won the American Civil War?
- Theatre Where was Lincoln assassinated?
- True or False, African-Americans were allowed to fight in the American Civil War?
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- What was the name of the play President Lincoln attended at Ford's Theater on April 14, 1865?
- How many days after Robert E. Lee's surrender was Abraham Lincoln shot and killed?
- What city was chosen as the Confederate capital in 1861?
- On May 4, 1865, Lincoln was buried in ____________, Illinois.
- Lincoln wrote the _________ Address.
- Wade Who was the only civilian killed at Gettysburg?
- How many states eventually ended up succeeding from the Union?
- What Northern state first called for the enlistment of Black troops in the Civil War?
- Which General led the March to the Sea?
- Lincoln Who was elected U.S. President in 1860?
- How many states had succeeded when Lincoln took office?
- Wilkes Booth Who assassinated Lincoln?
- Who wrote the Emancipation Proclamation?
- Which side was against high tariffs?
24 Clues: Who won the American Civil War? • Where was the battle of Olustee? • Lincoln wrote the _________ Address. • Which side was against high tariffs? • Wilkes Booth Who assassinated Lincoln? • Which General led the March to the Sea? • Theatre Where was Lincoln assassinated? • Who wrote the Emancipation Proclamation? • Davis Who was the President of the Confederacy? • ...
Joel Marlow- Forces And Motion.. 6th period 2015-02-20
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- a push or a pull
- states that the acceleration of an object increases with increased force and decreases with increased mass
- is a measure of how fast something moves or the distance it moves
- a location to which you compare other locations
- force the overall force acting on an object when all the forces are combined
- a force that resist the motion between two surfaces in contact
- differs from the friction between solid surfaces
- is a speed in a specific direction
- states that every time one object exerts a force on another object , the second object exerts a force that is equal in size and opposite in direction back on the first object
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- states that object at rest remain in rest, and object in motion stays in motion
- any force that keeps an object moving in a circle
- is the measure of mass in motion
- the measure of how quickly the velocity is changing
- states that the total momentum of a system of objects does not change as long as no outside forces are acting upon that system
- is a measure of how much force is acting on a certain area
- is a quantity that has both size and direction
- a situation in which two objects in close contact exchange energy and momentum
- is the change of position over time
- the resistance of an object to a change in a speed or the direction of its motion
- a place or an object is the location of that place or object
20 Clues: a push or a pull • is the measure of mass in motion • is a speed in a specific direction • is the change of position over time • is a quantity that has both size and direction • a location to which you compare other locations • differs from the friction between solid surfaces • any force that keeps an object moving in a circle • ...
Patterns of Interactions 2022-12-05
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- Was destroyed by terrorist on 9/11/2001
- a country in Western Asia. It is bordered by Turkey to the north, Iran to the east
- one of the nation's most important industrial centers for coal, steel and railroads
- a violent terrorist and founder of al Qaeda who killed thousands of innocent men, women, and children before his death in 2011
- the unlawful use of violence and intimidation, especially against civilians, in the pursuit of political aims
- an event causing great suffering, destruction, and distress, such as a serious accident, crime, or natural catastrophe.
- the headquarters building of the United States Department of Defense
- an Abrahamic monotheistic religion centred primarily around the Quran
- nations in the process of becoming industrialized
- the largest and one of the oldest municipal police departments in the United States
- term used to describe how trade and technology have made the world into a more connected and interdependent place
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- a space project involving 16 nations
- the copying of genes to reproduce an identical organism
- an American politician who served as the 43rd president of the United States from 2001 to 2009
- nations with advanced business infrastuctures
- the linkage of computer networks spanning the world
- a national effort to prevent terrorist attacks within the United States
- a landlocked country located at the crossroads of Central Asia and South Asia
- a multinational militant Sunni Islamic extremist network composed of Salafist jihadists
- a republic in SW Asia, between the Caspian Sea and the Persian Gulf
20 Clues: a space project involving 16 nations • Was destroyed by terrorist on 9/11/2001 • nations with advanced business infrastuctures • nations in the process of becoming industrialized • the linkage of computer networks spanning the world • the copying of genes to reproduce an identical organism • a republic in SW Asia, between the Caspian Sea and the Persian Gulf • ...
John F. Kennedy's Policies 2023-04-21
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- This act was the source of immigrants transferred in 1965 under the Kennedy administration.
- Kennedy ordered American educated Cubans to overthrow the communist government.
- Kennedy supported the rights of these peripheral groups.
- He ensures that the lessons learned from the space program have military value.
- United States policy that employs many strategies to prevent the spread of communism abroad.
- This confrontation lasted 13 days between the Soviet Union and Cuba on one side and the United States on the other.
- Kennedy signed an executive order to create this.
- This is an easing monetary policy to keep interest rates low.
- Military Assistance Command Vietnam.
- This would promised federal funding for education and health care for the elderly.
- Mutual Assured Destruction.
- Kennedy called for this in his inaugural address.
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- Kennedy proposed this to lower income tax rates.
- This is aimed at economic cooperation between the United States and Latin America.
- Agency for International Development.
- Kennedy's policy focused on tacit support.
- Kennedy strengthened US involvement in Vietnam with this act in 1962.
- This has led American volunteers to work in developing countries.
- A system that allows direct communication between the leaders of the U.S. and Russia.
- United States Agency for International Development.
- This expanded while inflation remained stable.
- This was when American ships headed to Cuba to prepare for war.
- This was a program Kennedy was known to have extended.
- In this policy, it was dominated by America's confrontation with the USSR.
- Inaugurated as the 35th President on January 20, 1961.
25 Clues: Mutual Assured Destruction. • Military Assistance Command Vietnam. • Agency for International Development. • Kennedy's policy focused on tacit support. • This expanded while inflation remained stable. • Kennedy proposed this to lower income tax rates. • Kennedy signed an executive order to create this. • Kennedy called for this in his inaugural address. • ...
The Early Republic 2017-12-11
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- Who was voting for Andrew Jackson in the election of 1828?
- Forced relocation of Indian tribes from their ancestral territories to lands west of the Mississippi River
- Waterway that connected Albany to Buffalo, connecting the east and west
- The long-distance transmission of textual or symbolic messages without the physical exchange of an object bearing the message
- A mechanism for removing the seeds from upland cotton
- These immigrants included a large number of learned, cultured professional people- doctors, lawyers, teachers, engineers
- John Adams belonged to this political party
- New technology that transformed inland water transportation
- The outcome of long hours, low pay, and bad working conditions
- This new ocean transportation doubled the speed of older merchant ships
- The Election of 1800 was between the Federalists and the...
- A violent protest against excise taxes on whiskey
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- United States policy of opposing European colonialism in the Americas
- When groups claimed to prove their patriotism by hating foreigners and Catholics
- When John Quincy Adams gained the presidency and then named Henry Clay his secretary of State
- John Adams signed these into law, making it more difficult for immigrants to become US citizens, and included a provision criminalizing false statements critical of the federal government
- New transportation technology that gained supremacy for its speed, carrying capacity, and reliability
- Doubled the size of the United States, reshaping the environmental and economic makeup of the country
- A lot of these people came to the United States because of the potato famine
- Jackson 7th President of the United States
20 Clues: Jackson 7th President of the United States • John Adams belonged to this political party • A violent protest against excise taxes on whiskey • A mechanism for removing the seeds from upland cotton • Who was voting for Andrew Jackson in the election of 1828? • New technology that transformed inland water transportation • ...
USH Unit 2 2023-10-12
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- Principe that government officials should be elected using an electoral process
- A midnight judge who did not get his appointment sent out my Jefferson, so he took matters to the Supreme Court.
- "____________ Compromise" created the House of Representatives and the Senate
- the 13th state to ratify the Constitution
- The leader of the Constitutional Convention
- Addition to the Constitution that was put in place to appease those who did not originally support the document.
- The number of states needed to ratify the Constitution
- the amendment passed after the Election of 1800
- Democratic-Republicanemocratic Republican party
- A group of people who opposed the US Constitution
- Person who Louisiana was purchased from
- Life, Liberty, and Property
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- ess Principle that government must follow fair procedures before taking away life, liberty, or property
- The meeting where the Constitution was written (The Constitutional________)
- "New _________ Plan" wanted representation to be equal for all states
- Power given to the Supreme Court after Marbury v. Madison that says they have the right to interpret the Constitution
- A pioneer of the Federalist Party
- The Articles of _______________
- "__________ Plan" wanted representation to be based on population
- "___________ Compromise" created the Electoral College
- A war between the United States and England over Native American land. "War of ________"
- "_________ Compromise" decided how to account for slaves for representation and taxation purposes
- became a murderer after he lost the election of 1800
- Group who supported the Constitution; also the name of one first-everst ever political parties
- Purchase which more than doubled the size of the United States
25 Clues: Life, Liberty, and Property • The Articles of _______________ • A pioneer of the Federalist Party • Person who Louisiana was purchased from • the 13th state to ratify the Constitution • The leader of the Constitutional Convention • the amendment passed after the Election of 1800 • Democratic-Republicanemocratic Republican party • ...
Use Unit 1, 2, & 3 Vocab words as your word bank to complete the crossword below 2025-11-06
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- the first 10 amendments
- the principle that gives each branch it's own responsibilities
- the system we use to elect the president
- to run for office
- label used to describe right leaning traditional ideology
- the clause that says the national government is the highest law in the land
- framework for government
- a political party's statement of beliefs
- principle which states that everyone is held equally accountable to the law
- the leader of a city
- someone a government official represents
- the principle that says people are the ultimate authority over the government (abbv.)
- the clause that is the source of implied powers
- powers that are explicitly listed in the Constitution
- label used to describe left leaning progressive ideology
- means two houses
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- held every 4 years by each political party to officially nominate their presidential candidate
- principle that allows each branch to limit the power of another
- people give up some rights to the gov't in return for protection
- someone already in office who is running again
- the leader of a state
- the leader of the national executive branch
- the kind of government we have in the united states
- an individuals beliefs about life, government, culture, society
- a change or addition to the constitution
- a potential law
- the powers left to the states based on the 10th amendment
- one of seven parts of the constitution
- lack of government
- institution through which leaders exercise power affecting people under their control
- the division of powers between the national government and states
31 Clues: a potential law • means two houses • to run for office • lack of government • the leader of a city • the leader of a state • the first 10 amendments • framework for government • one of seven parts of the constitution • the system we use to elect the president • a change or addition to the constitution • a political party's statement of beliefs • ...
Units 1-3 Vocab!! 2025-12-08
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- The president’s top advisors who head major executive departments
- A Senate tactic where a senator talks for a long time to block a vote
- Drawing voting district lines to help one political part
- Says any powers not given to the federal government go to the states or the people
- The president’s right to keep certain communications private
- President's advisory department heads
- Says that powers not given to the federal government are reserved for the states
- Federal money given to states for a specific, restricted purpose
- The president’s yearly speech explaining priorities and policy goals
- The branch of government that interprets laws and the Constitution
- A system where power is divided between the national government and the states
- Giving government jobs to political supporters instead of qualified workers
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- Government jobs earned through qualifications instead of political connections
- When the president ignores a bill for 10 days while Congress is not in session, killing the bill
- A deal the president makes with another country that doesn’t need Senate approval
- Courts that review decisions made by lower courts
- Powers shared by both the federal and state governments (like taxing)
- Official instructions from the president that act like law
- Government agencies and departments that carry out laws and policies
- Leader of the House of Representatives; controls debate and the legislative agenda
- Federal money given to states with broad guidelines on how it can be used
- A statement written by a justice who disagrees with the majority in a Supreme Court case
- Redrawing district boundaries based on population changes
- The federal trial courts where cases start
24 Clues: President's advisory department heads • The federal trial courts where cases start • Courts that review decisions made by lower courts • Drawing voting district lines to help one political part • Redrawing district boundaries based on population changes • Official instructions from the president that act like law • ...
The United States 2020-08-31
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- What type of government does the United States have?
- what state do you live in?
- Is the USA in the Northern or Southern Hemisphere?
- A large human settlement
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- In what month was the United States founded?
- a group of people living in the same space
- An organized political community
- How many states are in the United States of America?
- America/ What Continent is the USA on?
9 Clues: A large human settlement • what state do you live in? • An organized political community • America/ What Continent is the USA on? • a group of people living in the same space • In what month was the United States founded? • Is the USA in the Northern or Southern Hemisphere? • What type of government does the United States have? • ...
Romina crossword TX creation 2021-05-03
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- southern states that left the united states in 1861
- location of an important battle for Texans fighting for independence from Mexico. ... After a lifetime of service to his country, the event for which he is most well known is his role in the independence of Texas.
- the mexican american civil rights movement of the 1960s with the stated goal of achieving mexican american empowerment.
- first european to map the coast of Texas
- judicial,legislative,executive
- president of the United States (1861–65), who preserved the Union during the American Civil War
- nonviolent form of protest where people go to places and stay seated without doing or saying anything.
- the first 10 Amendments to the Constitution
- laws from the magna carta
- To leave or withdraw from a place
- 1800s belief that Americans had the right to spread across the continent
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- spanish explorer that was captured by the karankawa tribe.
- took command of the Mexican army that invaded Texas in 1836
- A major war that started with two countries and then more countries started to join.
- Mexican catholic priest known because of his speech "Grito de dolores" and key figure of the mexican independence
- action or protest that it is not violent
- not obeying the laws
- served as the first and third president of the Republic of Texas, and was one of the first two individuals to represent Texas in the United States Senate.
- a tax on imported goods
- French explorer looking for the Mississippi river that was killed by his men.
20 Clues: not obeying the laws • a tax on imported goods • laws from the magna carta • judicial,legislative,executive • To leave or withdraw from a place • action or protest that it is not violent • first european to map the coast of Texas • the first 10 Amendments to the Constitution • southern states that left the united states in 1861 • ...
Dr.Cash Period 5 Stuff 2022-11-28
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- He first became famous for leading a small band of fighters in Bleeding Kansas, killing several proslavery supporters
- President of texas, and advocated annexation by the United States
- A republic declared in 1836
- Sixteenth president whose 1860 election triggered the secession of several states, and deftly led the Union through the ensuing Civil War
- An unrecognized independent California led by John C. Fremont and annexed into the United States under the terms of the Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo
- Antislavery advocates from various political parties founded this to oppose the expansion of slavery into the new Western territories
- A package of several bills that alleviated some of the tension between the North and South
- Tenth President
- The nickname for a period of bloody conflict in what became Kansas
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- Advocates for ending slavery
- A Tennessee Whig nominated by the Constitutional Union Party in 1860
- God’s will for the United States to expand westward
- Nickname for an influx of immigrants to California in 1849 seeking riches in the gold rush
- The site of a famous battle in San Antonio, Texas
- A financial crisis that lasts from 1837 until the mid-1840s
- this novel expressed Northern abolitionist frustrations with the Fugitive Slave Act
- A statesman and orator from Kentucky, Clay was known as “The Great Compromiser”
- The population of California ballooned as prospectors flocked to the state to seek a fortune in mining gold
- Also known as the Grand Old Party
- Families traveled up to six months in caravans
20 Clues: Tenth President • A republic declared in 1836 • Advocates for ending slavery • Also known as the Grand Old Party • Families traveled up to six months in caravans • The site of a famous battle in San Antonio, Texas • God’s will for the United States to expand westward • A financial crisis that lasts from 1837 until the mid-1840s • ...
Reconstruction Era 2022-10-15
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- an informal, unwritten deal that settled the disputed 1876 U.S. Presidential election
- restrictive laws designed to limit the freedom of African Americans
- a violent secret fraternal society founded in 1915 in Georgia to maintain white Protestant cultural and political power
- the belief that white people constitute a superior race and should therefore dominate society
- granted African American men the right to vote
- someone who repays, recovers, saves, or exchanges something for something else
- was vice president before he became the 17th president
- abolished slavery in the United States
- An Act to establish a Bureau for the Relief of Freedmen and Refugees
- a white Southerner acting in support of the reconstruction governments after the American Civil War often for private gain
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- affirmed the “equality of all men before the law” and prohibited racial discrimination in public places and facilities such as restaurants and public transportation
- the era previous to the Civil War
- required that 50% of all voters in the Confederate states, must pledge allegiance to the Union before reunification
- to refuse to admit or approve
- the right to vote in political elections
- a Northerner in the South after the American Civil Wat usually seeking private gain under the Reconstruction governments
- declared all persons born in the United States to be citizens, "without distinction of race or color, or previous condition of slavery or involuntary servitude
- granted citizenship to all persons born or naturalized in the United States
- 19th U.S. president
- a plan for the South pit toward by Abraham Lincoln in 1863
- first African American senator in 1870
21 Clues: 19th U.S. president • to refuse to admit or approve • the era previous to the Civil War • first African American senator in 1870 • abolished slavery in the United States • the right to vote in political elections • granted African American men the right to vote • was vice president before he became the 17th president • ...
Citizenship Test: Je'da Kyles, 2nd 2023-01-09
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- What prevents the government from passing laws that treat people unfairly
- Which house of congress is presided over by the vice president
- What is it called when the government spends more money than it has
- What is our nation's first form of government as an independent nation
- A formal agreement between two or more countries
- What do lawyers use to try to prove their client's side of the story
- Life liberty and property are your
- What is it called when all of the budget deficits are added up
- What is a group of judges called
- A plan for how the government brings in and spends revenue
- Which is the highest court of the government
- What is the interest group that surrounds the general public
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- The money collected by the government
- What amendment gave voting rights to women
- What is the interest group that advocates for professions
- What limit of government demonstrates protection in every group of society
- The relationship between other states
- What is the name of the House of Representatives and Senate
- The division of power among a national government and smaller state governments
- What do interest groups create to raise money
- The official document that states how the government runs
- The rule of law states that the justice system is available to everyone to enforce their rights
- The role of government that utilizes the military
- How old do you need to be to qualify for naturalization
- What court system deals with disputes about laws that apply to the entire United States
25 Clues: What is a group of judges called • Life liberty and property are your • The money collected by the government • The relationship between other states • What amendment gave voting rights to women • Which is the highest court of the government • What do interest groups create to raise money • A formal agreement between two or more countries • ...
Citizenship Test: Je'da Kyles, 2nd 2023-01-09
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- Which is the highest court of the government
- A plan for how the government brings in and spends revenue
- What is the name of the House of Representatives and Senate
- What is a group of judges called
- What is the interest group that surrounds the general public
- What limit of government demonstrates protection in every group of society
- The relationship between other states
- What amendment gave voting rights to women
- What is the interest group that advocates for professions
- The rule of law states that the justice system is available to everyone to enforce their rights
- What is it called when the government spends more money than it has
- What prevents the government from passing laws that treat people unfairly
- Life liberty and property are your
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- What is our nation's first form of government as an independent nation
- What do interest groups create to raise money
- A formal agreement between two or more countries
- What is it called when all of the budget deficits are added up
- The money collected by the government
- What court system deals with disputes about laws that apply to the entire United States
- The official document that states how the government runs
- What do lawyers use to try to prove their client's side of the story
- How old do you need to be to qualify for naturalization
- Which house of congress is presided over by the vice president
- The role of government that utilizes the military
- The division of power among a national government and smaller state governments
25 Clues: What is a group of judges called • Life liberty and property are your • The money collected by the government • The relationship between other states • What amendment gave voting rights to women • Which is the highest court of the government • What do interest groups create to raise money • A formal agreement between two or more countries • ...
Richard Nixon 2023-02-06
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- a relaxation intensions, between the United States and these Communist nations
- Asked to be Attorney General after working with Nixon’s campaign in New York
- imposed an embargo, or ban, on shipping oil to the United States
- spacecraft
- became Nixon’s national security advisor and later his secretary of state
- where was the break in at
- spending more money in a year than the government receives in revenues
- states were asked to assume greater responsibility for the well-being of their citizens,
- first president to visit China
- officially titled Report of the Office of the Secretary of Defense Vietnam Task Force
- sworn in as the new president
- president Nixon felt ____ was threatened
- what were Woodward and Bernstein
- what month did Nixon visit China
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- the United States went through what during Nixon's first few years in office
- what month did they land on the moon
- a list of prominent people seen as unsympathetic to the administration
- what are listening devices called
- who was Nixon’s belligerent Vice-President
- what was Ellsberg's maximum sentence
- a strategy that aimed to reduce American involvement in the Vietnam War by transferring all military responsibilities to South Vietnam
- first man to walk on the moon
- Strategic Arms Limitation Treaty is known as _____
- A period of high inflation combined with economic stagnation, unemployment, or economic recession that occurred during the 1970's
- what was Ellsberg charged with 12 counts under
- how was Nixon involved in the Watergate incident
26 Clues: spacecraft • where was the break in at • first man to walk on the moon • sworn in as the new president • first president to visit China • what were Woodward and Bernstein • what month did Nixon visit China • what are listening devices called • what month did they land on the moon • what was Ellsberg's maximum sentence • president Nixon felt ____ was threatened • ...
American History 1400s to 2005 2013-12-18
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- this invention created the expansion of more cotton land, and the need for more slaves
- the name of the servants who signed a contact to come over to the New World
- a chemical used in warfare that caused mass destruction by exposing chemicals to the land
- a person who believes slavery is immoral
- name of the Hurricane that destroyed parts of Louisiana in 2005
- a period in time when the nation had to "rebuild" after war
- the murder of 6 million Jewish people in Europe
- caused war with Mexico, and the belief that the United States borders should expand
- American citizens were angry they had to pay these on Tea and threw the boxes overboard
- a period in time when the "arms race" between the Soviet Union took place
- to set apart, typically because of race or religion
- a person who uses violence and fear to achieve their goals
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- name of the war American citizens fought to forge their independence from England
- this doubled the size of the United States
- the disease that killed millions of indigenous peoples when the first Spaniards arrived
- because of the Indian Removal Act the Cherokee were forced to move and it was called this
- when this president was elected, the south seceded shortly after
- these were built by the Haida people to memorialize who they were when they lived
- an island that the United States acquired during the Spanish-American War
- war in which a country was divided by the United States into 2 at the 38th parallel
20 Clues: a person who believes slavery is immoral • this doubled the size of the United States • the murder of 6 million Jewish people in Europe • to set apart, typically because of race or religion • a person who uses violence and fear to achieve their goals • a period in time when the nation had to "rebuild" after war • ...
U.S. Expansion Crossword 2018-02-16
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- The separation of blacks and whites in the South.
- The year that the United States Annexed Texas.
- As white settlers moved west during the 19th century, the government continued to remove these people from their land.
- Another word that means to withdraw.
- This was the South’s main cash crop that they grew.
- In 1853, this purchase from Mexico brought the lower continental U.S. to its present boundaries.
- Between May of 1846 and February of 1848, war raged between these two countries.
- Abraham Lincoln made this document that declared all slaves in the Confederate states were free.
- The people who searched West to see what was on the land and how it was.
- The idea that the United States had the right and duty to rule the North America from the Atlantic Ocean to the Pacific Ocean
- When the confederate forces fired on Fort Sumter , a federal fort in Charleston, South Carolina. This started what war?
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- Industrialization occurred very quickly due to this factor.
- Period when union troops occupied the South and enforced constitutional protections.
- When Mexico had gained its independence from Spain in 1821, their territory included Western lands of which area?
- Bought the Louisiana Territory from France.
- This amendment abolished slavery in the United States.
- Majority of the civil war occurred in this area.
- Elected president in 1961.
- The law that enabled the federal government force Native Americans living in the east to the west.
- This system linked farm areas to city areas and boosted trade and industry.
20 Clues: Elected president in 1961. • Another word that means to withdraw. • Bought the Louisiana Territory from France. • The year that the United States Annexed Texas. • Majority of the civil war occurred in this area. • The separation of blacks and whites in the South. • This was the South’s main cash crop that they grew. • ...
Cladistic terms 2 2018-08-10
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- name for tree diagram on which branch lengths are shown in propotion to the inferred number of evolutionary changes [9]
- study group whose phylogeny is being assessed [7]
- two groups or terminal that together form a monophyletic group, i.e., form the two branches from a dichotomous node on a phylogenetic tree [6,6]
- criterion used in cladistic analyses for identifying preferred hypotheses of relationships [9]
- character with only two states [6]
- method of determining the polarity of character states in a dataset [8,10]
- group on a phylogenetic tree that shares a unique common ancestor [12]
- type of cladistic tree search that estimates the lengths of all possible trees for a set of taxa [10]
- group on a phylogentic tree including some but not all descendants of an inferred ancestor [12]
- character type with more than two states [10]
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- similarity due to independent evolutionary change; this can be through convergence/parallel evolution (= analogy), or reversal (= loss) [9]
- a monophyletic group [5]
- adjective describing primitive or ancestral character state [13]
- derived character state unique to one terminal taxon in a phylogenetic analysis [12]
- branch-point on a tree/cladogram [4]
- A measure of the parsimony fit of a character to a tree, or of the average fit of all characters to a tree [11,5]
- shared, derived character state [12]
- type of cladistic tree search typically used for larger datasets [9]
- character with multiple states, between which all transitions are given the same cost when calculating tree length [9]
- branch-point in a tree at which more than two branches are joined [8]
20 Clues: a monophyletic group [5] • character with only two states [6] • shared, derived character state [12] • branch-point on a tree/cladogram [4] • character type with more than two states [10] • study group whose phylogeny is being assessed [7] • adjective describing primitive or ancestral character state [13] • ...
Unit 5 Vocab 2022-03-22
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- An act to Establish the Judicial Courts of the United States.
- Was a violent tax protest in the United States.
- Was an American politician and lawyer who served as the fourth chief justice of the U.S.
- Made his reputation during the Revolutionary War and became one of America's most influential founding fathers.
- 4th president of the U.S.
- A period of major social upheaval in 1787 and ended in 1799.
- The principal author of the Declaration of independence.
- Were political statements drafted in 1798 and 1799.
- A system of government in which the same territory is controlled by two levels of government.
- U.S. victory against great Britain in a war of 1812 and the final major battle of that conflict.
- 6th president of the U.S.
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- A form of government operating on the principle adopted from a republic and democracy.
- An exaggerated devotion to the interests of a region over those of a country as a whole.
- John Adams signed it, which were later passed by the federalists dominated 5th United states congress.
- Was land between the United States and France.
- A Harvard-educated lawyer.
- A statement of U.S. foreign policy expressing opposition to the extension of Europian control or influence in the western hemisphere.
- Established for the first time that federal courts had the power to overturn an act of Congress on the ground that it violated the U.S. constitution.
- 7th president of the U.S.
- An ideology that emphasizes loyalty, devotion, or allegiance to a nation or nation-state.
20 Clues: 4th president of the U.S. • 7th president of the U.S. • 6th president of the U.S. • A Harvard-educated lawyer. • Was land between the United States and France. • Was a violent tax protest in the United States. • Were political statements drafted in 1798 and 1799. • The principal author of the Declaration of independence. • ...
Reconstruction 2022-02-24
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- The number of votes the Senate failed to convict Johnson by
- What happened to Union Troops in 1877 that brought renewed attempts to Strip African Americans of their rights
- Who Required written evidence of employment for the coming year from freed slaves
- The number of military districts that divided the South
- Who approved the Fourteenth Amendment in 1867
- Refers to the period following the Civil War of rebuilding the United States
- The kind of Republicans that impeached President Johnson
- The number of presidential pardons given
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- Where would freed slaves go to work if they could not provide evidence of employment
- Chose Andrew Johnson to be his Vice President
- Lincoln's Vice President that took office when he was assassinated
- Confederate officials and owners of large taxable estates were forced to apply individually for what kind of pardon
- The kind of Republicans that joined the Radicals to overturn Johnson's Civil Rights Veto
- What animal were freed slaves taxed on
- amendment that granted the right to vote to African-American males
- amendment that prohibited states from depriving any male citizen of equal protection under the law, regardless of race
- Johnson got what kind of power being a backer of a small farmer
- What state had freed slaves pay a special tax f they weren't farmers or servants
- A group that hurt Black people and the people that helped them, and was founded in the reconstruction era
- The amendment that abolished slavery in the United states and territories
20 Clues: What animal were freed slaves taxed on • The number of presidential pardons given • Chose Andrew Johnson to be his Vice President • Who approved the Fourteenth Amendment in 1867 • The number of military districts that divided the South • The kind of Republicans that impeached President Johnson • The number of votes the Senate failed to convict Johnson by • ...
Constitutional Vocab 2023-10-16
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- Plan proposed that every 5 enslaved people count for 3 votes.
- To give official approval to
- Loose joining of states to form a nation while being loyal to their own state
- Law that lays out how territories can apply for statehood (3 requirements)
- Special group of voters selected by their state voters to vote for the President and Vice President, Congress plus 3 people from Washington D.C.
- Corresponding or equal in size
- Plan proposed that representation in Congress should be equal across all states, regardless of population size.
- The right of the Supreme Court to determine if a law is unconstitutional, precedent set during Marbury v Madison 1803
- Government in which the people rule through elected representatives
- Powers belonging only to the federal government
- A person opposed to the Constitution, wanted a Bill of Rights added to protect individual rights
- Consisting of two houses, or chambers, especially in the legislature
- Plan proposed that representation in Congress should be based on population, larger the population the more votes a state has
- America’s first Constitution, provided a new central government, which the states had the most power.
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- Powers not specifically mentioned in the Constitution
- Compromised agreed upon at the Constitutional Convention, created a bicameral Congress (2 house)
- An addition to a formal document
- Powers shared by the state and federal government
- Introduction to a formal document
- Part of a document, such as the Constitution, the deals with a single subject
- Powers reserved by the states
- A person that supports the Constitution
- A written formal plan of government
23 Clues: To give official approval to • Powers reserved by the states • Corresponding or equal in size • An addition to a formal document • Introduction to a formal document • A written formal plan of government • A person that supports the Constitution • Powers belonging only to the federal government • Powers shared by the state and federal government • ...
Chapter 7: Section 2 and 3 Crossword 2023-08-31
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- Plan for the Constitution that favored large states
- Section of the U.S. government led by Congress, responsible for making the law
- Roger Sherman combined the best ideas of the New Jersey and Virginia plans to craft this
- A formal change to a law
- The first ten amendments to the Constitution
- Meeting to discuss changes to the Articles of Confederation
- A person chosen or elected to represent a group of people
- A person who opposed the stronger form of central government that is stated in the Constitution
- The system established by the U.S. Constitution that gives each branch of government the power to limit the power of the other two
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- Agreement that determined that three-fifths of the total population of enslaved persons will be counted towards population
- Founding father who co-wrote The Federalist with John Jay and James Madison
- The highest court in the U.S.
- Plan for the Constitution that favored small states
- The concept that states had certain powers the federal government cannot overrule
- The group that elects the U.S. President
- The division of governmental power among the three branches of U.S. government
- Delegates to the 1787 Constitutional Convention
- A group of countries/states that allow the members to trade freely among themselves
- Section of the U.S. government that includes the courts and legal system, responsible for interpreting the law
- A person in favor of the stronger form of central government that is stated in the Constitution
- Section of the U.S. government headed by the President, responsible for enforcing law
21 Clues: A formal change to a law • The highest court in the U.S. • The group that elects the U.S. President • The first ten amendments to the Constitution • Delegates to the 1787 Constitutional Convention • Plan for the Constitution that favored large states • Plan for the Constitution that favored small states • A person chosen or elected to represent a group of people • ...
Juliet Kelly Sec. #3 X-Word 2024-03-21
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- Henry Clays plan "American System" was to _______ economic growth.
- The United States wanted to buy Florida from who?
- Congress passed the ______ in 1816 which made imported goods more expensive.
- How many sections were there that Americans felt loyal to.
- Loyalty to a state or section, rather than the whole nation, is called...
- Monroe created the Monroe ________ which was a bold foreign policy statement.
- Who were the people who refuged to Florida which caused the US to want to buy Florida.
- Which section disliked Clays plan because many roads and streets weren't being built?
- Despite some of the tensions between the different sections, they all liked the "Era of ____ feelings."
- In 1816 the Republican candidate for president, James ______, easily got rid of the Federalist Rufus King.
- Who supported the statement to enforce the Monroe Doctrine?
- America "cheered" because Latin Americans won _________.
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- After the war of 1812,leaders like the Calhoun had to undergo plenty of economic ______.
- Daniel Websters thought that slavery was ____.
- Who was one of the sectional leaders who defended slavery?
- _______ VS Ogden upheld the power of the federal government.
- Which treaty took effect in 1821 after the US bought Florida?
- The federal government was the only one who could regulate what?
- McCulloch VS ________ ruled that states had to interfere with federal institution.
- The US ended up buying Florida for 5 _______ dollars.
- Gibbons VS Odgen gave the government power to regulate _____ between states.
- The United States wanted to buy Florida because Indians ______ Florida.
- Henry Clay spoke for the ____.
23 Clues: Henry Clay spoke for the ____. • Daniel Websters thought that slavery was ____. • The United States wanted to buy Florida from who? • The US ended up buying Florida for 5 _______ dollars. • America "cheered" because Latin Americans won _________. • Who was one of the sectional leaders who defended slavery? • How many sections were there that Americans felt loyal to. • ...
Chapter 10 10th The Union in Peril 2024-02-13
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- series of measures that were meant to settle the disagreements between free states and slave states
- location of federal arsenal that John Brown raided to get guns to arm slaves
- formed in 1861 by the Southern states that seceded from the Union
- 13th president
- law that split Nebraska into the territories of Nebraska and Kansas and allowed for popular sovereignty
- idea that any territory could ban slavery by simply refusing to pass laws supporting it
- president of the Confederacy
- antislavery novel
- formed to opposed extending slavery in the territories
- newspaper editor supporting the Republican party
- laws passed by Northern states forbidding the imprisonment of escaped slaves
- formed to stop the influence of immigrants
- senator who worked to pass the Compromise of 1850
- secret network of people who hid fugitive slaves who went north to freedom
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- bill that would ban slavery in the territories acquired after the War with Mexico
- idea that people living in a territory should make their own decisions to allow slavery
- nickname given to the Kansas Territory because of the bloody violence
- slave who was briefly taken by his owner into free territory
- famous "conductor" on the Underground Railroad
- Chief Justice who ruled in the Dred Scott case
- decision by a state to leave the Union
- formed to opposed extending slavery in the territories
- wrote Uncle Tom's Cabin
- president during the Civil War
- favoring native born people over immigrants
- law that provided for harsh treatment for escaped slaves and for those who helped them
- opponent of slavery who led a raid that killed five proslavery people
27 Clues: 13th president • antislavery novel • wrote Uncle Tom's Cabin • president of the Confederacy • president during the Civil War • decision by a state to leave the Union • formed to stop the influence of immigrants • favoring native born people over immigrants • famous "conductor" on the Underground Railroad • Chief Justice who ruled in the Dred Scott case • ...
us history crossword 2024-05-13
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- political group that formed as a result of the farmers alliance. sought to remove the united states from the gold standard
- trade of goods between the old and new worlds following columbus' arrival in the americas
- conflict between the north and south
- population surge caused by a valuable mineral found in California
- a very poor town during the great depression named after a US president at the time
- document in which the united states declared the western hemisphere closed of to colonization from the eastern hemisphere
- periods after each world war in which people were accused of being communists
- movement before the civil war against drinking alcohol
- city after which an african american cultural revival is named
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- metaphor for the extreme division between east and west europe during the cold war
- technological development that put the united states ahead during WWII
- foundational document of the united states government
- set of programs by FDR in order to pull the nation out of the great depression
- areas that became the epitome of a nationalist culture in the 1950s
- place in hawaii that was bombed on december 7 1941 by japan during WWII
- machine that made the process of picking seeds from cotton more efficient
- big failure during JFK's administration in which the USA tried to overthrow castro
- side that wants to fight for American independence during the revolutionary war
- convention in which women met up to advocate for women's rights.
- scandal in which richard nixon's committee for reelection was caught cheating. resulted in the president's resignation.
20 Clues: conflict between the north and south • foundational document of the united states government • movement before the civil war against drinking alcohol • city after which an african american cultural revival is named • convention in which women met up to advocate for women's rights. • population surge caused by a valuable mineral found in California • ...
JFK & LBJ Guided Reading 2025-02-19
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- Provides insurance and low-cost medical insurance for almost every American age 65 or older.
- Offered economic and technical assistance to Latin American countries between 1961 and 1969
- LBJs phrase of summing his vision for America
- The first of several decisions that established the principle of “one person, one vote.
- How states redraw election districts based on the changing number of people in them.
- The 36th president of the United States after JFK assassination
- Enabled the leaders of the two countries to communicate at once should another crisis arise.
- Barred nuclear testing in the atmosphere.
- Opened the door for many non-European immigrants to settle in the United States by ending quotas based on nationality.
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- A military strategy that can respond to threats and attacks
- Kennedy set out to transform his broad vision of progress into what he called…
- Cubas leader
- Became the 35th president of the United States in 1961
- A program of volunteer assistance to the developing nations of Asia, Africa, and Latin America.
- Health insurance for people with low incomes
- Investigated and concluded that Oswald had shot the president while acting on his own.
- A clear indication that voters approved of his plans.
- A concrete wall topped with barbed wire that severed the city in two.
- An act that approved nearly $1 billion for youth programs, antipoverty measures, small-business loans, and job training.
- Banned prayer in public schools and declared state-required loyalty oaths unconstitutional.
- The 30th governor of California created some acts
21 Clues: Cubas leader • Barred nuclear testing in the atmosphere. • Health insurance for people with low incomes • LBJs phrase of summing his vision for America • The 30th governor of California created some acts • A clear indication that voters approved of his plans. • Became the 35th president of the United States in 1961 • ...
Test II Extra Credit (Part 1) 2022-02-24
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- Comprising one body or house, as in a one-house legislature
- Powers to act in a particular area are exclusively granted by the Constitution to the national government and cannot be interfered with by the states
- According to James Madison, the concentration of power in any one branch of government
- A proposed law that has been sponsored by a member of the legislature and submitted to the clerk of the House or Senate
- A militant farmers’ movement of the late nineteenth century that fought for improved conditions for farmers
- Possessing supreme political authority within a geographic area
- Occurring every two years
- Under the Texas Constitution, the formal charge by the House of Representatives that leads to trial in the Senate and possible removal of a state official
- Possessing supreme political authority within a geographic area
- The Confederate States of America, those southern states that seceded from the United States in late 1860 and 1861 and argued that the power of the states was more important than the power of the central government
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- Having a legislative assembly composed of two chambers or houses
- The process by which people move from rural to urban areas
- A person who is represented by an elected official
- A system of government in which power is divided between a central government and regional governments
- The legal structure of a government, which establishes its power and authority as well as the limits on that power
15 Clues: Occurring every two years • A person who is represented by an elected official • The process by which people move from rural to urban areas • Comprising one body or house, as in a one-house legislature • Possessing supreme political authority within a geographic area • Possessing supreme political authority within a geographic area • ...
AP GOV PROJECT 2024-12-12
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- exercise, protects individuals right to practice their religion without government interference
- Clause, gives Congress the power to regulate commerce Supremacy Clause, constitution is law of the land.
- United v. Federal Election Commission, A case in which The Court held that corporate funding of independent political broadcasts in elections cannot be limited under the First Amendment.
- Incorporation, the legal doctrine where the Supreme Court applies individual rights from the Bill of Rights to state governments on a case-by-case-basis
- a previous court decision that is used as a guiding principle to decide similar cases in the future Nine, how many supreme court judges are there?
- PACs, committees that may receive unlimited contributions from individuals, corporations, labor unions and other PACs for the purpose of financing independent expenditures and other independent political activity.
- v. Yoder, dealt with the balance between state interests and individual religious freedoms.
- York Times Co. v. United States, dealt with the First Amendment and the freedom of press.
- v. Maryland, addressed the balance of power between the federal government and the states.
- v. Wade, addressed the issue of abortion rights in the United States.
- clause, prohibits the government from establishing a religion or favoring one religion over another
- powers, are powers of the United States government that are not explicitly stated in the Constitution, but are suggested to be applicable in some or all cases.
- opinion, a written opinion by a judge who agrees with the majority decision in a case, but provides different reasoning or justification for reaching that decision
- v. United States, dealt with limited speech.
- v. Vitale, This case addressed the issue of state-sponsored prayer in public schools.
- the political manipulation of electoral district boundaries to advantage a party, group, or socioeconomic class within the constituency.
- v. Carr, established the "one person, one vote doctrine, gave federal courts power to hear redistricting cases.
- clause, gives Congress the power to create laws that are not explicitly listed in the Constitution.
- States v. Lopez, dealt with the limits of Congress's power under the Commerce Clause.
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- Court, The pinnacle of the American judicial system. The Court ensures uniformity in interpreting national laws, resolves conflicts among states, and maintains national supremacy in law. it has both original jurisdiction and appellate jurisdiction.
- v. Chicago, addressed the issue of gun rights in the United States.
- opinion, a written statement by one or more judges that disagrees with the majority opinion in a legal case
- decisis, A Latin phrase meaning "let the decision stand." Most cases reaching appellate courts are settled on this principle.
- amendment, freedom of speech
- and proper clause, allows congress the ability to make laws or to act where the constitution doesn't give it authority to act. Sometimes thought of as implied powers.
- v. Madison, led to the creation of judicial review and reestablished check and balances among the branches of government.
- v. Board of Education, created integration for all public schools in America.
- laws, resolves conflicts among states, and maintains national supremacy in law. it has both original jurisdiction and appellate jurisdiction.
- speech, non-verbal actions that are intended to convey a particular message or statement, and are considered protected under the First Amendment as a form of speech
- review, review by the US Supreme Court of the constitutional validity of a legislative act.
- rights, the legal rights that law enforcement must inform a suspect of after arresting them Executive privilege, the authority of the President to withhold documents or information in his possession or in the possession of the Executive Branch from the Legislative or Judicial Branch of the government. .
- privilege, the authority of the President to withhold documents or information in his possession or in the possession of the Executive Branch from the Legislative or Judicial Branch of the government.
- the division of power between the national government and state governments.
- rights, legal protections that guarantee equal social opportunities and protection under the law for all people, regardless of their race, religion, or other characteristics.
- v. Des Moines, addressed the issue of free speech in public schools.
- how many supreme court judges are there?
- process, the idea that the government must follow fair procedures before taking away a person's life, liberty, or property.
- v. Wainwright, significantly impacted the rights of defendants in criminal cases.
- protection clause, part of the Fourteenth Amendment to the United States Constitution that requires the law to treat people in similar situations equally. It states that no state can deny any person within its jurisdiction equal protection under the law.
- v. Reno, unconstitutional to segregate voters based on race.
- restraint, a government action that prevenis the publication or distribution of speech or information before it is released to the public
- protection clause, part of the Fourteenth Amendment to the United States Constitution that requires the law to treat people in similar situations equally. It states that no state can deny any person within its jurisdiction equal protection under the law.
42 Clues: amendment, freedom of speech • how many supreme court judges are there? • v. United States, dealt with limited speech. • v. Reno, unconstitutional to segregate voters based on race. • v. Chicago, addressed the issue of gun rights in the United States. • v. Des Moines, addressed the issue of free speech in public schools. • ...
Loving v. Virginia 2022-05-03
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- the highest level of court in the United States
- to not allow something
- not in accordance with the U.S. Constitution
- between different races
- descendants of Africans who are from the United States
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- document that guarantees equal protection and citizenship for people born in the United States
- unjust treatment of different categories of people
- the belief that white people constitute a superior race
- applying to have your case seen by a higher court
- categorization of humans based on shared physical and social qualities
- the people involved in the case who were not allowed to be married
- union of two people
- the state that the case occurred in
13 Clues: union of two people • to not allow something • between different races • the state that the case occurred in • not in accordance with the U.S. Constitution • the highest level of court in the United States • applying to have your case seen by a higher court • unjust treatment of different categories of people • descendants of Africans who are from the United States • ...
Civil War Voltaire Salvador 2017-02-14
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- march was when William Tecumseh Sherman destroyed Georgia.
- Virginia didn't want to secede from the U.S.
- to seperate from a state or country.
- A confederation formed in 1861 by the southern states.
- The start of the civil war.
- Proclamation only freed slaves from the southern states.
- where Robert E Lee surrendered to the union.
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- Davis was the president of the Confederate.
- Corpus A court order requiring authorities to bring a prisoner before a court.
- Lincoln was the 16 president of the united states.
- where the 2nd part of the Anaconda plan took place. (Confederate army was divided)
- building where products could be mass produced.
- was the turning point for the union army.
- What every military leader should have...
- The draft.
- E Lee was the commander of the Confederate Army.
- Plan A three-part strategy by which the union proposed to defeat the confederacy.
- The bloodiest single-day battle in American history.
18 Clues: The draft. • The start of the civil war. • to seperate from a state or country. • was the turning point for the union army. • What every military leader should have... • Davis was the president of the Confederate. • Virginia didn't want to secede from the U.S. • where Robert E Lee surrendered to the union. • building where products could be mass produced. • ...
Manifest Destiny 2022-03-04
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- Treaty that ended the Mexican American War
- Agreement in 1820, two states admitted and 36 30 line in place
- War between Mexico and the United States
- Force journey of Cherokee Indians from their homes in Georgia to lands in the West
- Person migrating from one place to another
- Add to an existing country or area
- Loyalty to local interests
- 1830 law that authorized the President to move Indians to new homelands west of the Mississippi
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- Person migrating from one place to another
- Pathway to the Pacific Northwest, beginning in Missouri and ending in Oregon
- Person who wanted to enlarge the territory of the United States
- Town that grew rapidly in population as a result of sudden prosperity
- Took part in the California Gold Rush
- Person who worked in the movement to do away with slavery
- Uprising in 1846, claifornia rebelled against Mexican rule
- Withdraw from the Union
- To give up
- Nation's destiny to expand across the continent to the Pacific Ocean
- Migration to California following discovery of gold
19 Clues: To give up • Withdraw from the Union • Loyalty to local interests • Add to an existing country or area • Took part in the California Gold Rush • War between Mexico and the United States • Person migrating from one place to another • Treaty that ended the Mexican American War • Person migrating from one place to another • Migration to California following discovery of gold • ...
4.1(b) Crossword 2024-04-03
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- Sumter The American Civil War began when armed forces from South Carolina fired on ______ ________.
- Because residents in the western part of the state overwhelming voted to remain in the Union, they were granted statehood in 1863 and the state of _______ _________ was born.
- The main reason the Confederacy was hesitant to use slaves in their army was because they feared armed slave _______.
- __________ _________ was the first and only president of the Confederate States of America.
- The first state to secede from the United States was the State of ________ ____________.
- During his Inaugural Address, President Jefferson Davis said the south's focus should be to build the ____________ into a strong nation.
- The most important Confederate general from the Civil War was Robert E. _______.
- Union forces suffered heavy losses at the Battle of ________________ after the Confederate troops reinforced themselves behind a stone wall.
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- The bloodiest single day of fighting of the American Civil War was the Battle of ____________.
- President Lincoln knew the importance of __________ states, so he put incredible pressure on states such as Maryland, Kentucky, Delaware, and Missouri to stay in the Union.
- The naval battle between the Monitor and Merrimack (Virginia) was the first ever battle between _____________ ships. This battle would change the way navies built ships forever.
- The United States refers to their flag as the "Stars and Stripes" and the Confederacy referred to their flag as the "Stars and ______".
- Thomas Jackson, one of the Confederacy's most important generals, earned the nickname ____________ because of his calm demeanor and refusal to retreat.
- After South Carolina fired on Fort Sumter, President Lincoln called for 75,000 ____________ to join the military to defeat the rebellion in the South.
- The Northern strategy to blockade the South and prevent shipping in or out was called the ______________ Plan.
- During the Civil War, the Union moved in and occupied Florida because the state provided supplies to the Confederate armies, especially ________ and salt.
- Just days after the Civil War began, the states of Virginia, Arkansas, Tennessee, and North Carolina also chose to ________ from the Union and join the Confederacy.
- At the First Battle of _______ ________, Confederate reinforcements arrived and won the battle. Because of this victory, Union leaders realized the war would not be over in a few weeks.
18 Clues: The most important Confederate general from the Civil War was Robert E. _______. • The first state to secede from the United States was the State of ________ ____________. • __________ _________ was the first and only president of the Confederate States of America. • ...
Federalism 2021-12-17
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- this established the precedent that allows the supreme court to find state laws illegal if they violate the Constitution
- Name of federal aid that must be used for the specific stated purpose
- Name given to the practice of trying to return to the original intent of the federalism in the US Constitution
- the type of cake that reflects the original intent of federalism as stipulated by the Constitution
- Name of federal aid that can be used for a variety of purposes within a state
- As federal and state governments operate separately from each other it was possible for states to create laws that conflicted with federal laws; this principle addresses this conflict
- Stipulates that states must respect the legislation of other states
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- The division of power between the federal government and the state governments
- This make practice makes the state governments more dependent on the national government
- the SCOTUS case that made it unconstitutional for state laws to interfere with national law
- the type of federalism that was started during the Great Depression
- Gave states a lot of power within their own borders but also allowed the federal government to direct the nation as a whole
- the type of cake that reflects the type of federalism experienced with the passage of the legislation of the Great Society
- Name of president during the 1970s that pushed for states to have more rights
14 Clues: the type of federalism that was started during the Great Depression • Stipulates that states must respect the legislation of other states • Name of federal aid that must be used for the specific stated purpose • Name of federal aid that can be used for a variety of purposes within a state • ...
Week 12 2017-11-07
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- According to Wendt, both he and John Mearshimer agree that the logic behind explanations for why states engage in war or peace has two elements: structure and ___.
- One article assigned this week argued that the defining question about global order for this generation is whether China and the United States can escape Thucydides’s ____.
- ___ theorists tend to focus on the impact of ideas. They regard interests and identities of states as malleable products of specific historical processes.
- BONUS QUESTION According to Wendt (the second reading), social structures have three elements: ____ knowledge, material resources, and practices.
- ___ was the dominant theoretical tradition between the 1940s and the late 1980s. It depicts international affairs as a struggle for power among self-interested states.
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- One of the strains of contemporary liberal theory suggests that ____ (plural) are important. Although nothing can compel states to cooperate, such ___ can facilitate cooperation between states when it is in their interests to do so.
- Democratic ___ theory, liberal scholars argue, explains why democracies rarely fight each other, in part because of norms of compromise.
- Alexander Wendt (the second reading) argues that what makes the two theories he discusses really different is that his theory think structures are made of ____ relationships.
- The international system is said to have no sovereign government to manage it. This condition of ___ forces states to worry about both relative and absolute gains sought by other states.
- Steven Walt (the first reading) argued that, regarding ideas about international affairs, everyone uses t___ [include the initial ‘t’ – the word is plural] whether she knows it or not, and that disagreements about policy usually rest on more fundamental disagreements about the basic forces that shape international outcomes.
- According to Walt (the first reading), the main alternative to mainstream theories was ___ism (leave off the ism), which later spawned dependency theory.
11 Clues: Democratic ___ theory, liberal scholars argue, explains why democracies rarely fight each other, in part because of norms of compromise. • BONUS QUESTION According to Wendt (the second reading), social structures have three elements: ____ knowledge, material resources, and practices. • ...
Accounting Concepts Puzzle 2021-02-25
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- The business entity concept argues that when the owner deposits personal money into the business, this should be recorded in the ________________ account.
- The concept that states that doubtful debts should be accounted for.
- The opposite of objectivity and one of the main aims of accounting concepts is to diminish this.
- The concept that states that the financial statements are drawn on the assumption that the business is willing and able to operate for the foreseeable future.
- The concept of double-entry.
- The concept that argues that once the business makes use of an accounting policy, then it should be used in future accounting periods.
- The ________________ of accounting concepts is to provide a basic structure for financial reporting.
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- The concept that states that drawings should be charged to the owner, not the business.
- The concept that states that assets should be recorded at their acquisition/original price.
- The value that the business will record its assets if it is not a going concern.
- Another word for the accruals (concept).
- The business entity concept argues that when the owner withdraws goods or money from the business for personal use, this should be recorded in the ________________ account.
- The concept that states that profit is the difference between income earned and expenses incurred.
- The prudence and accruals concept aid accountants in the provision of __________________.
14 Clues: The concept of double-entry. • Another word for the accruals (concept). • The concept that states that doubtful debts should be accounted for. • The value that the business will record its assets if it is not a going concern. • The concept that states that drawings should be charged to the owner, not the business. • ...
Foreign Policymaking Crossword 2023-04-08
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- The foreign policy course the United States followed throughout most of its history.
- Also known as nongovernmental organizations, these are groups that are not connected with the government.
- Foreign policy that pledges America supports countries or people threatened by Soviet forces or Communist rebellion
- The practice of forcing a confrontation in order to achieve the desired outcome.
- A policy beginning in the early 1970s that attempted some kind of peace between the Soviet Union and the United States.
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- A competition between the United States and the Soviet Union for superiority in the development and accumulation of weapons.
- Union A transnational government composed of mostly European nations that coordinate things like trade, immigration, and labor policies
- Fees on imported goods into the United States
- Also known as North Atlantic Treaty Organization, it is a regional organization created in 1949. With 30 alliances from North America and Europe.
- Also known as World Health Organization, it is a specialized agency of the United Nation responsible for health internationally.
- Also known as multinational corporations, it is a large portion of the world's industrial output.
- One of the first major international crises of the Cold War. When the Soviet Union blocked Western railways, roads, and canals.
- A group created in 1945. Currently has 193 members. A group created to maintain world peace.
- Foreign policy position that opposes European colonialism in the United States.
14 Clues: Fees on imported goods into the United States • Foreign policy position that opposes European colonialism in the United States. • The practice of forcing a confrontation in order to achieve the desired outcome. • The foreign policy course the United States followed throughout most of its history. • ...
JFK and the Kennedy Era 2023-06-08
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- - __ Kennedy, JFK's wife and First Lady known for her elegance and promotion of the arts.
- - __, JFK advocated for civil rights legislation and supported the desegregation of schools and public spaces.
- - __ Corps, a volunteer program established by JFK to promote social and economic development in developing countries.
- - __ Pigs Invasion, a failed attempt by the United States to overthrow the Cuban government led by Fidel Castro.
- - __ Corps, a volunteer program established by JFK to promote social and economic development in developing countries.
- - __, JFK's vision for domestic policies focusing on civil rights, healthcare, education, and space exploration.
- - __, the term used to describe the Kennedy administration, associated with youth, vigor, and optimism.
- - __ Ban Treaty, an agreement signed by the United States and the Soviet Union to prohibit nuclear weapons testing.
- - __ Commission, the investigative commission established to examine the assassination of JFK in 1963.
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- - __ Speech, JFK's famous speech in 1962 declaring the goal of landing a man on the moon.
- - __ Progress, a program aimed at promoting economic and social progress in Latin American countries.
- - __ Crisis, a tense standoff between the United States and the Soviet Union over the placement of nuclear missiles in Cuba.
- - __ Race, the competition between the United States and the Soviet Union to achieve milestones in space exploration.
- - __, John F. Kennedy, the 35th President of the United States.
- - __ Wall, constructed in 1961 to separate East and West Berlin, symbolizing the division between communist and capitalist worlds.
15 Clues: - __, John F. Kennedy, the 35th President of the United States. • - __ Speech, JFK's famous speech in 1962 declaring the goal of landing a man on the moon. • - __ Kennedy, JFK's wife and First Lady known for her elegance and promotion of the arts. • - __ Progress, a program aimed at promoting economic and social progress in Latin American countries. • ...
APUSH Spooky Season Crossword 2023-10-31
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- Michael Jackson created the most expensive music video ever made... during its time (1982), totaling around $1 million.
- Your instructor's first name
- This party favored weaker state governments, and the indirect election of government officials.
- Treaty resolved territorial disputes between the two countries and granted American ships the right to free navigation of the Mississippi River (between Spain and the US)
- Arbitrary seizure of goods or individuals by a government or its agents for public services.
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- _______ Act prohibited United States vessels from trading with European nations during the Napoleonic War.
- He explored the vast territory west of the Mississippi River by the US, he was commissioned by Jefferson.
- ________ feed was the original name of candy corn.
- A Shawnee leader, who fought against the United States expansion into the Midwest & Canada.
- a diplomatic incident between French and United States diplomats that resulted in a limited, undeclared war known as the Quasi-War.
- What is the most commercially successful horror movie of all time?
- This treaty was an agreement between the United States and Great Britain, in Belgium, on December 24, 1814. This treaty ended the War of 1812.
- one of the "Midnight Judges" appointed by United States President John Adams the day before he left office,
- a Federal cashier at the Baltimore branch of the U.S. bank, refused to pay the taxes imposed by the state.
14 Clues: Your instructor's first name • ________ feed was the original name of candy corn. • What is the most commercially successful horror movie of all time? • A Shawnee leader, who fought against the United States expansion into the Midwest & Canada. • Arbitrary seizure of goods or individuals by a government or its agents for public services. • ...
Unit 2 Vocab 2024-02-22
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- Fe Trail: Historic trade route between Missouri and Santa Fe, New Mexico, used extensively in the 19th century.
- Barton: Founder of the American Red Cross and known as the "Angel of the Battlefield" for her work during the Civil War.
- Southern states that seceded from the Union and fought against the Union during the Civil War.
- of Bull Run: First major battle of the Civil War, fought in Virginia in 1861.
- Party: Political party in the United States during the mid-19th century, primarily focused on nativist and anti-immigrant sentiments.
- Formal withdrawal of a state from a union or federation.
- Smith: Founder of the Latter-day Saint movement (Mormonism).
- Doctrine: Position taken by Stephen A. Douglas during the Lincoln-Douglas debates, asserting that slavery could be excluded from territories of the United States by local legislation.
- War: Conflict between the United States and Mexico from 1846 to 1848, resulting in the annexation of vast territories by the U.S., including California and New Mexico.
- Douglass: African American abolitionist, writer, and orator who escaped from slavery and became a leading voice in the abolitionist movement.
- Revolution: Conflict between Texas settlers and the Mexican government resulting in Texas gaining independence from Mexico and becoming the Republic of Texas.
- Scott: African American slave who sued for his freedom in the famous Dred Scott v. Sandford case, which ultimately ruled against him and contributed to tensions leading up to the Civil War.
- Refers to the period before the American Civil War (1861-1865).
- Civil War battle fought in Maryland in 1862, the bloodiest single-day battle in American history.
- Mann: Education reformer known for his efforts to improve public education in America, including the establishment of teacher training schools and compulsory attendance laws.
- Policy of favoring native-born or established inhabitants over immigrants.
- A. Douglas: American politician known for his role in the Kansas-Nebraska Act and his debates with Abraham Lincoln.
- Proviso: Proposal to prohibit slavery in any territory acquired from Mexico during the Mexican-American War.
- The movement to end slavery, particularly in the United States during the 19th century.
- Republicans: Faction of the Republican Party during Reconstruction advocating for more aggressive policies toward the South and greater rights for freedmen.
- Brown: Abolitionist who led the raid on Harpers Ferry, an attempt to start a slave rebellion.
- Revolution: Economic transformation in the United States during the early 19th century, characterized by the emergence of a capitalist economy, increased industrialization, and improvements in transportation and communication.
- Farming: Agricultural system in which farmers rent land from landowners and pay rent either in cash or in shares of their crops.
- of Domesticity: Social and cultural belief system that idealized women as guardians of the home and family, emphasizing domesticity, piety, and submission to husbands.
- Slave Act: Law passed by the U.S. Congress in 1850 to allow for the capture and return of escaped slaves.
- Ferry: Location of John Brown's raid on a federal arsenal in Virginia, aimed at starting a slave rebellion.
- Plan: Union strategy during the Civil War to blockade Confederate ports and control the Mississippi River to split the Confederacy in two.
- Proclamation: Executive order issued by Abraham Lincoln in 1863, declaring slaves in Confederate-held territory to be free.
- Codes: Laws passed by Southern states during Reconstruction to restrict the rights and freedoms of African Americans.
- Act: Legislation that allowed settlers in the Kansas and Nebraska territories to decide for themselves whether to allow slavery, leading to violent conflicts.
- Davis: President of the Confederate States of America during the Civil War.
- To bring charges against a public official for misconduct in office.
- Dix: Activist who advocated for better treatment of the mentally ill and for the establishment of mental asylums in the United States.
- Turner’s Rebellion: Slave rebellion led by Nat Turner in Virginia in 1831, resulting in widespread fear and harsher slave laws.
- Northern Democrats who opposed the Civil War and advocated for peace with the Confederacy.
- Agricultural system in which landless farmers (often former slaves) worked on land owned by others in exchange for a share of the crops produced.
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- of 1877: Informal agreement that resolved the disputed 1876 presidential election, leading to the withdrawal of federal troops from the South and the end of Reconstruction.
- Falls Convention: The first women's rights convention held in the United States, which took place in Seneca Falls, New York, in 1848.
- Period following the Civil War aimed at rebuilding the South and integrating newly freed slaves into society.
- Movements of the 1800s: Social and political movements aimed at improving various aspects of society during the 19th century.
- Purchase: Acquisition of a strip of land (present-day southern Arizona and southwestern New Mexico) from Mexico by the United States in 1853.
- Amendment: Constitutional amendment ratified in 1865, abolishing slavery in the United States.
- Amendment: Constitutional amendment ratified in 1868, granting citizenship and equal protection under the law to all persons born or naturalized in the United States.
- Reconstruction Plan: Reconstruction plan implemented by Congress after the Civil War, which aimed to enforce civil rights for freedmen and place Southern states under military rule until they ratified the Fourteenth and Fifteenth Amendments.
- of 1850: Series of legislative measures aimed at resolving the territorial and slavery controversies arising from the Mexican-American War.
- and Merrimack: Ironclad warships that fought in the first battle between ironclad vessels during the Civil War.
- Reconstruction Plan: Andrew Johnson's plan for Reconstruction, which was lenient towards the South and lacked protections for freedmen.
- Northerner who moved to the South after the Civil War, often for political or economic gain.
- Truth: African American abolitionist and women's rights activist known for her speeches advocating for the abolition of slavery and women's rights.
- Corpus: Legal principle that protects individuals from arbitrary detention, suspended by Abraham Lincoln during the Civil War.
- Trail: Historic route used by American pioneers during the mid-19th century to migrate to the Pacific Northwest.
- Lloyd Garrison: Prominent abolitionist who founded the newspaper "The Liberator" and advocated for the immediate emancipation of slaves.
- Amendment: Constitutional amendment ratified in 1870, granting voting rights to African American men.
- (extremist organization): Ku Klux Klan, a white supremacist hate group founded in the United States after the Civil War, known for its violence and terrorism against African Americans, Jews, Catholics, and other minority groups.
- Sovereignty: Political doctrine that the people of a territory should decide for themselves whether or not to permit slavery.
- Movement: Social movement advocating for moderation or total abstinence from alcoholic beverages.
- Tubman: African American abolitionist and conductor of the Underground Railroad, leading slaves to freedom.
- Party: Political party founded in the 1850s, initially opposed to the expansion of slavery and later became the party of Abraham Lincoln and the Union during the Civil War.
- Revels: The first African American to serve in the United States Senate, representing Mississippi during the Reconstruction era.
- Destiny: Belief in the 19th-century American doctrine that the United States was destined to expand across the North American continent.
- Term used to describe Southern whites who supported the Republican Party and Reconstruction efforts during the post-Civil War era.
- To incorporate a territory into an existing political entity, such as a country.
- Lincoln: 16th President of the United States, known for his leadership during the Civil War and his efforts to abolish slavery.
- Party: Political party dedicated to preventing the expansion of slavery into the western territories.
- Beecher Stowe: Author of "Uncle Tom's Cabin," a novel that depicted the harsh realities of slavery and helped fuel the abolitionist cause.
- Bureau: Federal agency established during Reconstruction to provide assistance to former slaves and poor whites.
- Rush: Period of mass migration to California following the discovery of gold in 1848, leading to rapid population growth and economic development.
- Rule: The ability of a locality to govern itself within its own legislative framework.
- Reconstruction Plan: Abraham Lincoln's plan for Reconstruction, which offered amnesty to Southerners who took an oath of loyalty to the Union and supported
69 Clues: Formal withdrawal of a state from a union or federation. • Smith: Founder of the Latter-day Saint movement (Mormonism). • Refers to the period before the American Civil War (1861-1865). • To bring charges against a public official for misconduct in office. • Policy of favoring native-born or established inhabitants over immigrants. • ...
1.11 vocab 2021-09-10
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- a member of the Republican Party committed to emancipation of the slaves and later to the equal treatment and enfranchisement of the freed blacks.
- state and local laws that enforced racial segregation in the Southern United States
- a form of violence in which a mob
- a half-dozen states passed laws that made men eligible to vote if they had been able to vote before African-Americans were given the franchise
- abolished slavery in the United States
- The right of citizens of the United States to vote shall not be denied or abridged by the United States or by any State on account of race, color, or previous condition of servitude
- to provide food, shelter, clothing, medical services, and land to displaced Southerners, including newly freed African Americans.
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- either of two distinct U.S. hate organizations that employed terror in pursuit of their white supremacist agenda.
- restrictive laws designed to limit the freedom of African American
- landmark 1896 U.S. Supreme Court decision that upheld the constitutionality of racial segregation under the “separate but equal” doctrine
- granted citizenship to all persons "born or naturalized in the United States,"
11 Clues: a form of violence in which a mob • abolished slavery in the United States • restrictive laws designed to limit the freedom of African American • granted citizenship to all persons "born or naturalized in the United States," • state and local laws that enforced racial segregation in the Southern United States • ...
Civil War Cross word 2023-01-25
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- A person who wanted to eliminate or "abolish" slavery.
- A decision made by the Supreme Court that said Congress could not outlaw slavery and that people of African descent were not necessarily U.S. citizens.Fugitive Slave Law A law passed by Congress in 1850 that said escaped enslaved people in free states had to be returned to their owners.
- A term meaning "before war". It was often used to describe the United States before the Civil War.
- When a person is murdered for political reasons.
- An attempt to stop people and supplies from going in or out of a port.
- A long blade or knife attached to the end of a musket. Soldiers would use it like a spear in close combat.
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- A boundary or border that split the free states from the slave states. It went between Pennsylvania to the north and Virginia, Maryland, and Delaware to the south.
- These states were slave states that did not leave the Union, but largely supported the cause of the Confederates. They included Missouri, Kentucky, Maryland, and Delaware.
- An army of citizens used during emergencies.
- Large caliber firearms like cannons and mortars.
- A soldier that is wounded or killed during battle.
11 Clues: An army of citizens used during emergencies. • Large caliber firearms like cannons and mortars. • When a person is murdered for political reasons. • A soldier that is wounded or killed during battle. • A person who wanted to eliminate or "abolish" slavery. • An attempt to stop people and supplies from going in or out of a port. • ...
Leon,Sebastian 2023-05-10
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- Which country borders the United States to the north?
- what is the currency in the usa?
- Who is the President of the United States?
- In which city is the Golden Gate Bridge?
- how many people live in the usa
- What is the biggest city in USA?
- What is the name of Joe Biden's wife?
- What ist the capital of the United States?
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- what is the most popular food in the usa
- What does USA stand for?
- where is the statue of liberty
- what is the most spoken language in the usa?
- How many stars does the US flag have?
- what is the abbreviation of joe biden
14 Clues: What does USA stand for? • where is the statue of liberty • how many people live in the usa • what is the currency in the usa? • What is the biggest city in USA? • What is the name of Joe Biden's wife? • How many stars does the US flag have? • what is the abbreviation of joe biden • what is the most popular food in the usa • In which city is the Golden Gate Bridge? • ...
Civil War Crossword 2023-02-16
10 Clues: Block • Medicine • Self Rule • Take Away • One´s Region • United States • Homemade Fabric • Draft Without Chose • Unarthorized Police Power • Rights Federal Government
Civil War Crossword 2023-02-16
10 Clues: Block • Medicine • Self Rule • Take Away • One´s Region • United States • Homemade Fabric • Draft Without Chose • Unarthorized Police Power • Rights Federal Government
Cival War Vocabulary 2023-02-16
10 Clues: medicine • interfere • take away • self rule • United States • homemade fabric • draft without choice • self-appointed police • rights 10th amendment • divided ones interest
Constitution 2023-05-03
Week 12 2017-11-07
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- One article assigned this week argued that the defining question about global order for this generation is whether China and the United States can escape Thucydides’s ____.
- According to Walt (the first reading), the main alternative to mainstream theories was ___ism (leave off the ism), which later spawned dependency theory.
- ___ was the dominant theoretical tradition between the 1940s and the late 1980s. It depicts international affairs as a struggle for power among self-interested states.
- ___ theorists tend to focus on the impact of ideas. They regard interests and identities of states as malleable products of specific historical processes.
- BONUS QUESTION According to Wendt (the second reading), social structures have three elements: ____ knowledge, material resources, and practices.
- Alexander Wendt (the second reading) argues that what makes the two theories he discusses really different is that his theory think structures are made of ____ relationships.
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- Democratic ___ theory, liberal scholars argue, explains why democracies rarely fight each other, in part because of norms of compromise.
- According to Wendt, both he and John Mearshimer agree that the logic behind explanations for why states engage in war or peace has two elements: structure and ___.
- One of the strains of contemporary liberal theory suggests that ____ (plural) are important. Although nothing can compel states to cooperate, such ___ can facilitate cooperation between states when it is in their interests to do so.
- The international system is said to have no sovereign government to manage it. This condition of ___ forces states to worry about both relative and absolute gains sought by other states.
- Steven Walt (the first reading) argued that, regarding ideas about international affairs, everyone uses t___ [include the initial ‘t’ – the word is plural] whether she knows it or not, and that disagreements about policy usually rest on more fundamental disagreements about the basic forces that shape international outcomes.
11 Clues: Democratic ___ theory, liberal scholars argue, explains why democracies rarely fight each other, in part because of norms of compromise. • BONUS QUESTION According to Wendt (the second reading), social structures have three elements: ____ knowledge, material resources, and practices. • ...
