states Crossword Puzzles
Issue of the Articles of confederation. 2024-01-23
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- This branch was not created yet and would normally stop states arguing.
- Congress and the national government had very little of this under the Articles of Confederation.
- It was very difficult to make these because all states had to agree.
- Congress could not summon this when they needed it.
- Congress could not force the people to give them this.
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- The states got into many of these and congress couldn't do anything to stop it.
- Congress needed 9 out of the 13 states to do this in order to make a new law.
- This was not a branch during the Articles.
- The States were at great risk of this because they had no army.
- This man lead a rebellion in Springfield Massachusetts with many aggressive protesters.
10 Clues: This was not a branch during the Articles. • Congress could not summon this when they needed it. • Congress could not force the people to give them this. • The States were at great risk of this because they had no army. • It was very difficult to make these because all states had to agree. • This branch was not created yet and would normally stop states arguing. • ...
USA 2023-11-14
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- Which branch of military did John F. Kennedy serve in?
- The 13 stripes on the flag represent the 13 _____.
- The 50 stars on the flag represent the 50 _____.
- What day do we honor our veterans?
- What do we call the first ten amendments to the Constitution?
- What city was the first capital of the United States?
- What president appeared on television first?
- The first man on the moon was ____.
- What is the capital of the United States
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- Who was the first president to be impeached?
- What war did the USA enter in 1917?
- What was signed on July 4th, 1776?
- Who is the Commander in Chief of the military?
- ______ did not give up her bus seat, which sparked the civil rights movement.
- In 1862, the first ____ was printed.
- One of the largest rivers in the USA is?
- What was written in 1787?
- Which president signed the 1954 bill declaring November 11th as Veterans Day?
18 Clues: What was written in 1787? • What was signed on July 4th, 1776? • What day do we honor our veterans? • What war did the USA enter in 1917? • The first man on the moon was ____. • In 1862, the first ____ was printed. • One of the largest rivers in the USA is? • What is the capital of the United States • Who was the first president to be impeached? • ...
Regional Concepts 2025-02-05
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- forest region in northern Russia
- League is an organization of the Arab nations of the world.
- North Atlantic Treaty Organization-organized by the Europe/United States
- Sea shrinking due to over irrigation and polluting of water
- largest desert in the world located in North Africa
- boundaries change as a result of treaties that end wars,
- Cutting down trees (rainforests) with replanting
- is an alliance between Canada, the United States and Mexico.
- the area between Boston, MA and Washington D.
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- within Russia east of the Ural Mountains known as the “Sleeping Land”
- World countries that continue to have a communist government-
- labels describe what the region is like.
- Plains United States. Farming area for wheat, corn and dairy
- a region of islands in the Caribbean Sea.
- super-cities that are made up of one continuous urban area.
- region/northern most parts of North America
- regions countries enter into political and economic alliances with other countries.
- European Union includes the European nations that are
18 Clues: forest region in northern Russia • a region of islands in the Caribbean Sea. • labels describe what the region is like. • region/northern most parts of North America • the area between Boston, MA and Washington D. • Cutting down trees (rainforests) with replanting • largest desert in the world located in North Africa • ...
Study Stratagies 2023-10-12
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- Basic idea behind the Declaration of Independence
- a battle between the patriots and the British in which the patriots won
- the first 10 amendments of the constitution
- a battle between the patriots and the British in which the British won
- Supported the British rule over America
- colonists that want independence from Britain
- the legislative branch of the United States
- the part of the declaration of independence where they list their complaints with the British
- The first governing document of the United States
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- made a rule that the colonists could not settle west of the Appalachian Mountains
- the section of the Declaration of Independence where America declares freedom form Britian
- a document declaring America to be independent of the british
- the colonists found the resources and the British manufactured them
- a tax on paper documents
- established the United States legislature as bicameral
- attempt to convert natives to Christianity
- main cause of the american revolution
- the first part of the declaration of independence
18 Clues: a tax on paper documents • main cause of the american revolution • Supported the British rule over America • attempt to convert natives to Christianity • the first 10 amendments of the constitution • the legislative branch of the United States • colonists that want independence from Britain • Basic idea behind the Declaration of Independence • ...
History & Maths 2024-11-11
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- The result of dividing 20 by 4
- The country that gifted the Statue of Liberty to the United States
- The number of hours in a day
- A shape with four equal sides
- The leader of India known for his peaceful protests for independence
- The result of adding 100 + 100
- The ocean crossed by the pilgrims on the Mayflower to reach America
- An ancient civilization known for building pyramids
- The name of the first president of the United States
- Wall, A famous ancient wall built in China to protect against invasions
- Explorer who is credited with discovering America in 1492
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- The result of 7 + 8
- The month in which Independence Day is celebrated in the United States
- The branch of math dealing with numbers and counting
- The result of 12 - 7
- The value of 9 × 5
- A polygon with three sides
- A king famous for his six wives, ruling England in the 1500s
- A famous ship that sank in 1912 after hitting an iceberg
19 Clues: The value of 9 × 5 • The result of 7 + 8 • The result of 12 - 7 • A polygon with three sides • The number of hours in a day • A shape with four equal sides • The result of dividing 20 by 4 • The result of adding 100 + 100 • An ancient civilization known for building pyramids • The branch of math dealing with numbers and counting • ...
Why government and Sovereign State 2021-09-29
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- group of people who are members of a state
- contract agreement between people and government.
- a body of people, living in a defined space
- the area in which a states rule applies
- populations have different ________.
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- rights life, liberty and property are ______.
- Boundaries can ________.
- the ability to rule absolutely
- States don't always ____ on their boundaries
- organization inside a state that is in control
- all states are considered _____ to each other.
11 Clues: Boundaries can ________. • the ability to rule absolutely • populations have different ________. • the area in which a states rule applies • group of people who are members of a state • a body of people, living in a defined space • States don't always ____ on their boundaries • rights life, liberty and property are ______. • organization inside a state that is in control • ...
Why government and Sovereign State 2021-09-29
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- group of people who are members of a state
- contract agreement between people and government.
- a body of people, living in a defined space
- the area in which a states rule applies
- populations have different ________.
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- rights life, liberty and property are ______.
- Boundaries can ________.
- the ability to rule absolutely
- States don't always ____ on their boundaries
- organization inside a state that is in control
- all states are considered _____ to each other.
11 Clues: Boundaries can ________. • the ability to rule absolutely • populations have different ________. • the area in which a states rule applies • group of people who are members of a state • a body of people, living in a defined space • States don't always ____ on their boundaries • rights life, liberty and property are ______. • organization inside a state that is in control • ...
Working Together 2022-10-10
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- The states needed to find a way to ______ together
- The states chose how much to ______ their people
- Who was the leader who gained the people's trust and put his country first?
- Many people believed that the _____ would solve the nation's problems.
- A person who represents a group of people is called a ____.
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- The delegates decided to write the United States ______.
- Some people wondered if the Articles of Confederation was ____ enough.
- Daniel _____ led a rebellion against the state.
- The _____ government was weak.
- The states gave the _____ lands to the national government.
10 Clues: The _____ government was weak. • Daniel _____ led a rebellion against the state. • The states chose how much to ______ their people • The states needed to find a way to ______ together • The delegates decided to write the United States ______. • The states gave the _____ lands to the national government. • A person who represents a group of people is called a ____. • ...
Crossword for You Who Knew 2023-09-11
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- Articles of ___; first set of laws written for the United States
- founding literary father of Federalism
- proposal to give more representative power to larger states
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- proposal to give better representative power to smaller states
- ‘father of the Constitution’ who promoted the Bill of Rights
- war fought by the United States for independence from Great Britain
- first ten amendments of the Constitution
- where the Constitutional Convention took place
- relationship of power between the federal government and the state government
- written doctrine regarding the powers of the federal government
10 Clues: founding literary father of Federalism • first ten amendments of the Constitution • where the Constitutional Convention took place • proposal to give more representative power to larger states • ‘father of the Constitution’ who promoted the Bill of Rights • proposal to give better representative power to smaller states • ...
The Space Race 2024-05-29
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- War between the United States and Soviet Union from 1947 to 1991
- How many years did the Space Race last?
- First space program in the United States
- U.S. government agency that prepared and landed the first man on the moon
- A competition of space exploration between the United States and Soviet Union
- Nation that competed against the United States in the Space Race
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- First person to walk on the moon
- First artificial Earth satellite
- The first human to journey into outer space
- Where did the Apollo 11 launch take place?
10 Clues: First person to walk on the moon • First artificial Earth satellite • How many years did the Space Race last? • First space program in the United States • Where did the Apollo 11 launch take place? • The first human to journey into outer space • War between the United States and Soviet Union from 1947 to 1991 • ...
Civil War 2022-03-29
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- also called draft, compulsory enrollment for service in a country's armed forces
- the name given to the states that stayed loyal to the United States government (North)
- a nickname for people from the North as well as Union soldiers
- unable to be divided or separated
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- An attempt to stop people and supplies from going somewhere important
- withdraw from an organization or country
- the states that seceded from the United States government (South)
- related operations aimed at achieving a particular goal
- to free from slavery
- a war between citizens of the same country
10 Clues: to free from slavery • unable to be divided or separated • withdraw from an organization or country • a war between citizens of the same country • related operations aimed at achieving a particular goal • a nickname for people from the North as well as Union soldiers • the states that seceded from the United States government (South) • ...
Articles of Confederation Review 2022-11-13
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- All states had different currencies making _________ difficult
- Added to the constitution
- The United States' first attempt at government
- The three ______ compromise said that a fraction of slaves would be counted in the population
- Believed some power should stay with the states but most should go to the national govenrment
- Five colonists were killed by British soldiers
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- The river that Spain closed
- The _______ compromise came up with a way to give all states equal representation
- What Great Britain passed on American goods
- What money became when too much of it was printed
10 Clues: Added to the constitution • The river that Spain closed • What Great Britain passed on American goods • The United States' first attempt at government • Five colonists were killed by British soldiers • What money became when too much of it was printed • All states had different currencies making _________ difficult • ...
Unit 14 Review US History 2023-02-28
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- direct involvement
- loyalty to ones state or section rather than the nation as a whole
- Gibbons v Ogden the supreme court uphel the power of federal government to regulate trade between ____
- spoke for the south...from South Carolina
- McCulloch v Maryland ___ ruled that states had no right to interfere with federal institutions within their borders
- Henry Clays program for promoting economic growth
- built the first successful steamboats
- spoke for west, pushed for war against Britain in 1812
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- the roots of american _____
- 1816 Democratic Republican candidate for President
- republic of great colombia included present day venezuela, colombia, ecuador, and ____
- new roads, bridges, and canals
- trade between different states
- united provinces of central america was formed after gaining independence from ____
- doctrine declared that the US would not interfere in the affairs of European nations...
- played pivotal role in independance movements across south america during early 1800s
- most skillful public speaker of his time
- state with longest operating capitol building
- in latin america the term ___ described people born to spanish parents there
19 Clues: direct involvement • the roots of american _____ • new roads, bridges, and canals • trade between different states • built the first successful steamboats • most skillful public speaker of his time • spoke for the south...from South Carolina • state with longest operating capitol building • Henry Clays program for promoting economic growth • ...
Civil War Voltaire Salvador 2017-02-14
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- to seperate from a state or country.
- The start of the civil war.
- where the 2nd part of the Anaconda plan took place. (Confederate army was divided)
- march was when William Tecumseh Sherman destroyed Georgia.
- Proclamation only freed slaves from the southern states.
- Plan A three-part strategy by which the union proposed to defeat the confederacy.
- The bloodiest single-day battle in American history.
- Corpus A court order requiring authorities to bring a prisoner before a court.
- Davis was the president of the Confederate.
- where Robert E Lee surrendered to the union.
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- was the turning point for the union army.
- building where products could be mass produced.
- Virginia didn't want to secede from the U.S.
- The draft.
- What every military leader should have...
- A confederation formed in 1861 by the southern states.
- Lincoln was the 16 president of the united states.
- E Lee was the commander of the Confederate Army.
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. • ...
Civil War Voltaire Salvador 2017-02-14
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- Corpus A court order requiring authorities to bring a prisoner before a court.
- Virginia didn't want to secede from the U.S.
- was the turning point for the union army.
- where the 2nd part of the Anaconda plan took place. (Confederate army was divided)
- A confederation formed in 1861 by the southern states.
- What every military leader should have...
- Proclamation only freed slaves from the southern states.
- where Robert E Lee surrendered to the union.
- Davis was the president of the Confederate.
- Lincoln was the 16 president of the united states.
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- building where products could be mass produced.
- The start of the civil war.
- to seperate from a state or country.
- The draft.
- march was when William Tecumseh Sherman destroyed Georgia.
- 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. • ...
Semester 2 Final 2022-05-16
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- The court case ____________vs Board did not allow students to separate students based on race.
- The branch of government which interprets the meaning of laws.
- The age limit to be a Senator
- The 5th Amendment allows citizens the right to remain _______________.
- The most important goal of the United States' Foreign Policy
- The age limit of a US Representive
- _____________ vs Arizona requires police to read a person their rights once arrested.
- The process the United States uses to elect the president.
- Rule by one person
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- The age limit to be a President
- The ability to become a citizen if not born in the United States
- The Amendment that gives the right to free speech and religion
- The branch of government which makes laws
- The branch of government which carries out the laws.
- The length of term of a US Representatives
- Rule by the people
- The length of one term of president
- The length of term of a US Senator
18 Clues: Rule by the people • Rule by one person • The age limit to be a Senator • The age limit to be a President • The age limit of a US Representive • The length of term of a US Senator • The length of one term of president • The branch of government which makes laws • The length of term of a US Representatives • The branch of government which carries out the laws. • ...
Age of Jackson - Bailey Mefford 2025-03-07
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- What laws did the Doctrine of Nullification allow states to declare a law unconstitiutional
- There was no __ vote so the House had to choose the president
- South Carolina was kept from leaving the union with what?
- Southerners oppossed what?
- What was caused why Sauk's attempt to go back home?
- which indians created a consititutuon in 1820?
- Jacksons what was caused by lower property requirements
- Demand for cotton endangered the lands of who?
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- What did Jackson have people exchange paper money for?
- The Indian what forced indians to move west of the Mississipi?
- What state removed the Indians?
- The Doctrine of what assured slave and free states were the same?
- what happened to banks that caused the Panic of 1837?
- what shut down because people lacked money?
- Where did materials and food get transported from the north?
- what system was created because states refused to obey federal laws
- What bank did jackson believe favored the wealthy?
- What party believed no american was better than another
18 Clues: Southerners oppossed what? • What state removed the Indians? • what shut down because people lacked money? • which indians created a consititutuon in 1820? • Demand for cotton endangered the lands of who? • What bank did jackson believe favored the wealthy? • What was caused why Sauk's attempt to go back home? • what happened to banks that caused the Panic of 1837? • ...
Principles of Training 2022-10-26
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- Variety ensures an athlete stays ______ to train.
- A principle of training that states the length of training time.
- A principle of training that states the magnitude of exertion (how hard an athlete trains).
- A principle of training that states the personal needs, goals, fitness levels, motivation and skills of an individual need to be considered when designing a training program.
- A principle of training that states the number of times training occurs in a given period.
- A principle of training that states a range of different activities need to be included in a training program.
- An increase (manipulation) of work and volume
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- A principle of training that states the type of exercise needs to be relevant to the sport/event.
- A principle of training that states that training needs to gradually increase in load to ensure physiological adaptation is appropriate for the sport/event.
9 Clues: An increase (manipulation) of work and volume • Variety ensures an athlete stays ______ to train. • A principle of training that states the length of training time. • A principle of training that states the number of times training occurs in a given period. • A principle of training that states the magnitude of exertion (how hard an athlete trains). • ...
Regions and the Midwest 2025-03-16
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- Characteristic that includes landforms, bodies of water, and climate
- Main crop in Nebraska
- Summer temperature in the Midwest
- Number of states in the Midwest
- Region that we live in that includes 12 states
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- Type of land in the Midwest
- Example of a physical Characteristic
- Example of a human characteristic
- Number of regions in the United States
- Winter temperature in the Midwest
- Characteristic as a result of ideas, choices and actions
11 Clues: Main crop in Nebraska • Type of land in the Midwest • Number of states in the Midwest • Example of a human characteristic • Winter temperature in the Midwest • Summer temperature in the Midwest • Example of a physical Characteristic • Number of regions in the United States • Region that we live in that includes 12 states • ...
Patriot Day 2025-09-08
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- another name for the United States
- symbol of freedom in New York
- Mrs. Ana's favorite color
- President's home
- number of stripes in the U.S flag
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- national bird of the United States
- number of stars on the U.S flag
- piece of cloth with a design hung from a pole
- President of the United States during 9/11
- Mrs. Michelle's favorite animal
- Americans come together in times of need to show
11 Clues: President's home • Mrs. Ana's favorite color • symbol of freedom in New York • number of stars on the U.S flag • Mrs. Michelle's favorite animal • number of stripes in the U.S flag • national bird of the United States • another name for the United States • President of the United States during 9/11 • piece of cloth with a design hung from a pole • ...
NJ and VA plan 2016-01-05
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- jersey plan/ William Paterson proposed a new structure for the united states government that had equal representation in the house and senate
- legislature/ Having two separate houses within the legislative branch
- veto/ the power the president has to override legislation passed by congress
- of confederation/ the first constitution for the united states that was made by the original thirteen states
- Party/ the first American political party, it called for strong national government and was led by Alexander Hamilton
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- the process of a government body making a law
- one of the two houses in the legislative branch
- Compromise/ an agreement reached between the large and small states during the constitutional convention and decided the structure of the legislative branch
- legislature/ having one house in the legislative branch
- Convention/ the meeting at which delegates from all the states gathered to discuss and propose ideas to revise the articles of confederation
- plan/ a new structure of government proposed by Edmund Randolph that included 15 proposals including a bicameral legislature
- and balances the system built into our constitution that guarantees that no one branch of our government could overpower the others.
12 Clues: the process of a government body making a law • one of the two houses in the legislative branch • legislature/ having one house in the legislative branch • legislature/ Having two separate houses within the legislative branch • veto/ the power the president has to override legislation passed by congress • ...
4b Vocabulary 2015-12-17
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- this property states that when both sides of an equation are divided by the same number, the remaining expressions are still equal_______________
- this property states that when both sides of an equation are multiplied by the same number, the remaining expressions are still equal______________
- a variable that depends on other factor; the output of a function(y)______________
- a mathematical sentence that contains an equal sign_____________
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- Property of Equality this property states that when both sides of an equation have the same number subtracted from them, the remaining expressions are still equal_______________
- an equation which states that two ratios are equal_______________
- the set of all values which, when substituted for unknowns, make an equation true_______________
- this property states that adding the same number to each side of an equation produces an equivalent expression________________
- the process of replacing a variable in an expression with its actual value________________
- a variable that stands alone and isn't changed by the other variables you are trying to measure; the input of a function(x)________________
- a mathematical sentence that contains the symbols >, <, ≥, or ≤_______________
- the operation that reverses the effect of another operation____________
12 Clues: a mathematical sentence that contains an equal sign_____________ • an equation which states that two ratios are equal_______________ • the operation that reverses the effect of another operation____________ • a mathematical sentence that contains the symbols >, <, ≥, or ≤_______________ • ...
Texas History Terms 2021-05-07
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- Worth $4 per head in Texas (in the past)
- Built in 1718
- Their purpose was to protect the missions.
- Wanted to abolish slavery
- When this ship sunk, 128 American passengers that were on it died.
- Northern States during the Civil War
- Provided water to Texas farmers
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- Name of the telegram that was sent to Mexico from Germany
- He gave the speech “Grito de Dolores.” In the speech, he tried to persuade Mexicans to fight for Mexican Independence.
- Led cattle on cattle drives
- Gained their independence from Spain in 1821
- Wanted annexation into the United States
- President of Texas form 1838-1840
- 16th president of the United States
- People who are owned by others and are forced to work for them with no pay
15 Clues: Built in 1718 • Wanted to abolish slavery • Led cattle on cattle drives • Provided water to Texas farmers • President of Texas form 1838-1840 • 16th president of the United States • Northern States during the Civil War • Worth $4 per head in Texas (in the past) • Wanted annexation into the United States • Their purpose was to protect the missions. • ...
Civics Test Prep 2 2021-11-16
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- What is the capital of the United States
- What level of government has the power to print money?
- One of the authors of the Federalist Papers was
- Who is the main author of the Declaration of Independence
- How many justices are on the Supreme Court?
- Who is the current Chief Justice of the United States?
- What is the political party of the current president?
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- Who is the current Speaker of the House?
- What is the highest court in the United States?
- What is the capital of Florida?
- One reason colonists came to America was
- Who has the power to declare war?
- What is the group that advises the President?
- Who is the Commander in Chief?
- What level of government has the power to issue licenses
15 Clues: Who is the Commander in Chief? • What is the capital of Florida? • Who has the power to declare war? • What is the capital of the United States • Who is the current Speaker of the House? • One reason colonists came to America was • How many justices are on the Supreme Court? • What is the group that advises the President? • What is the highest court in the United States? • ...
U.S. State Crossword Puzzle 2022-02-17
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- One of the only states to be independent.
- This state is famous for potatoes!
- Known For having Las Vegas within its borders.
- The most remote state in the union.
- this state is where the famous fried chicken resturant came from!
- the smallest state in the United states.
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- often called the "Cotton State"
- The state is ironically called "the sunshine state"
- this state is very well known for the city of detroit!
- You may hear somebody call this state the "nutmeg state"
- the first state in the united states.
- this cheesy state is the dairy capital of the U.S!
- The State where Abraham Lincoln Was Born.
- in this landlocked state it is illegal to hunt whales!
- The state famous for "the big apple"
15 Clues: often called the "Cotton State" • This state is famous for potatoes! • The most remote state in the union. • The state famous for "the big apple" • the first state in the united states. • the smallest state in the United states. • One of the only states to be independent. • The State where Abraham Lincoln Was Born. • Known For having Las Vegas within its borders. • ...
U.S. State Crossword Puzzle 2022-02-17
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- One of the only states to have been its own nation.
- This state is famous for potatoes!
- Known For having Las Vegas within its borders.
- The most remote state in the union.
- this state is where the famous fried chicken resturant came from!
- the smallest state in the United states.
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- often called the "Cotton State"
- The state is ironically called "the sunshine state"
- this state is very well known for the city of detroit!
- You may hear somebody call this state the "nutmeg state"
- the first state in the united states.
- this cheesy state is the dairy capital of the U.S!
- The State where Abraham Lincoln Was Born.
- even though this state is landlocked it is still illegal to hunt whales!
- The state famous for "the big apple"
15 Clues: often called the "Cotton State" • This state is famous for potatoes! • The most remote state in the union. • The state famous for "the big apple" • the first state in the united states. • the smallest state in the United states. • The State where Abraham Lincoln Was Born. • Known For having Las Vegas within its borders. • this cheesy state is the dairy capital of the U.S! • ...
Constitution Vocab 2015-10-16
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- The president has the ability to do this to a bill
- Branch of government that interprets laws
- government that is made up of representatives of the people
- Power that is shared by the states and the national government
- Branch of government responsible for making laws
- system of government in which power is split between states and national government
- Power granted to the federal government
- Head of the nation's court system
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- Powers that are kept by states and the citizens
- Branch of government responsible for carrying out laws
- Balance of power between the branches of government
- Prevents any branch of government from having to much power
- Rights and freedoms of the people
- Made up of the Senate and House of Representatives
- Vote to put on elected official on trail
15 Clues: Rights and freedoms of the people • Head of the nation's court system • Power granted to the federal government • Vote to put on elected official on trail • Branch of government that interprets laws • Powers that are kept by states and the citizens • Branch of government responsible for making laws • The president has the ability to do this to a bill • ...
World War 1 2024-05-02
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- Who did Austria-Hungary declare war on?
- What were Great Britain, France, Italy, and the United States called?
- What rapid fire guns was heavily used?
- Which side won World War 1?
- What country lost the most after World War 1.
- An allied country that is an island.
- Who was the greatest hero of World War 1.
- Who was the youngest soldier to die (15 years old).
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- Where was trench warfare used at?
- Where did the United States first land in World War 1.
- Which country surrendered first in World War 1.
- Who got all the blame for World War 1.
- What treaty was signed after World War 1?
- The battle of __ was the first battle the Untied States joined.
- Whos assasinating started World War 1(last name)?
15 Clues: Which side won World War 1? • Where was trench warfare used at? • An allied country that is an island. • What rapid fire guns was heavily used? • Who got all the blame for World War 1. • Who did Austria-Hungary declare war on? • What treaty was signed after World War 1? • Who was the greatest hero of World War 1. • What country lost the most after World War 1. • ...
Lexi's HASS Crossword 2023-02-06
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- coming to live in permanently in a foreign country
- a country under full political control of another country
- an independent country or community
- a colonial australian politican
- a policy that does not restrict imports or exports.
- only allowed white migrants from Britain
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- someone chosen to act or speak for others.
- a group of states with a central government but independence in internal affairs
- agreement between states covering particular matters
- a number of states formed into a single centralised unit
- a fundamental of principles or established precedents
- former prime minister of Australia
- Ballot a vote that has been kept secret
- tax or duty paid on a particular class of imports and exports.
- a direct vote by the electorate on a proposal, law or political issue
15 Clues: a colonial australian politican • former prime minister of Australia • an independent country or community • Ballot a vote that has been kept secret • only allowed white migrants from Britain • someone chosen to act or speak for others. • coming to live in permanently in a foreign country • a policy that does not restrict imports or exports. • ...
The government and stayed structure of the USA 2025-10-31
Across
- The supreme law of the United States
- A system of government by the whole population through elected representatives
- The branch of government responsible for interpreting laws
- The division of power between national and state governments
- The branch of government that makes laws
- The national legislative body of the United States
- The head of a state government in the U.S.
- A change or addition to the Constitution
- The head of the executive branch of the U.S. government
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- The lower house of the U.S. Congress
- The upper house of the U.S. Congress
- The highest court in the United States
- The group of advisors to the President
- The first ten amendments to the U.S. Constitution
- The process by which citizens choose their government leaders
15 Clues: The lower house of the U.S. Congress • The supreme law of the United States • The upper house of the U.S. Congress • The highest court in the United States • The group of advisors to the President • The branch of government that makes laws • A change or addition to the Constitution • The head of a state government in the U.S. • ...
Crossword Crisps 2025-11-17
Across
- an agreement between the north and south, for every 5 slaves, 3 of them will count for both representation and taxation
- created a bicameral legislature with 2 senets per state and a house of representatives based on population
- A change made to a legal document
- To approve
- Wanted a strong central government/ratification of the constitution
- favored high population states
- wanted slaves to count for representation
- main weakness of the AOC
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- wanted slaves to count for taxation
- both sides need to give a little to get a little
- favored low population states
- known as the father of the consitution
- led the rebellion against the AOC
- The state that did not attend the Consitutional convention
- Wanted the states to have power and their rights to be protected
15 Clues: To approve • main weakness of the AOC • favored low population states • favored high population states • A change made to a legal document • led the rebellion against the AOC • wanted slaves to count for taxation • known as the father of the consitution • wanted slaves to count for representation • both sides need to give a little to get a little • ...
History 2025-11-18
Across
- Rule or Law
- an assembly of delegates
- The father of the Constitution
- A set of basic principles that determines the power and duties of a government; usually written
- Relating to the central government, as opposed to smaller units of government, such as states, that join together in a federation
- benefited the Big states
- an uprising against an unfair rule or leader
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- the Articles of _____
- Leader of the Convention
- Part of a country that is not yet a state
- Alexander Hamilton, James Madison, John Jay, and Benjamen Franklin are all what?
- Creator of the New Jersey Plan
- Beneifited the small states
- Patrick Henry, George Mason, and Samuel Adams are all what?
- both sides give in a bit to reach an agreement
15 Clues: Rule or Law • the Articles of _____ • Leader of the Convention • an assembly of delegates • benefited the Big states • Beneifited the small states • The father of the Constitution • Creator of the New Jersey Plan • Part of a country that is not yet a state • an uprising against an unfair rule or leader • both sides give in a bit to reach an agreement • ...
The Civil War 2023-04-27
Across
- What states were pro slavery?
- Who was president of the Confederacy?
- Which battle in the Civil War allowed Union troops to penetrate the Confederate interior?
- What was the first southern state to secede from the United States?
- What were the northern states called?
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- What were the southern states called?
- Where was the bloodiest battle taken place in the Civil War?
- Who was the president during the Civil War?
- What is the word for a person killed or injured in a war?
- Where did the Civil War start?
10 Clues: What states were pro slavery? • Where did the Civil War start? • What were the southern states called? • Who was president of the Confederacy? • What were the northern states called? • Who was the president during the Civil War? • What is the word for a person killed or injured in a war? • Where was the bloodiest battle taken place in the Civil War? • ...
The United States of America 2016-04-05
Across
- Who was the first African American president?
- Who was the first women to run for president?
- What is the longest river in the United States?
- What president inspired the Civil War?
- Which state has the longest border with Canada?
- Who invented the lightbulb in 1879?
- What country is to the exact South of the United States?
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- What is the smallest state in the United States?
- What are the two states not connected to the main 48?
- Who was the African American leader who inspired the Civil Rights Movement?
10 Clues: Who invented the lightbulb in 1879? • What president inspired the Civil War? • Who was the first African American president? • Who was the first women to run for president? • What is the longest river in the United States? • Which state has the longest border with Canada? • What is the smallest state in the United States? • ...
Civil War 2024-05-14
Across
- The murder of an important person
- Equipped with or carrying weapons
- Meaning before war
- Confederate forces began the Civil War on April 12, 1861, when they attacked Fort Sumter.
- Another name for the Confederate states in the south
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- Another name for the Union states in the north
- Slave States that did not leave the union
- People who are trained as soldiers but aren't in the regular army
- A region where a battle is happening or has been fought
- Having to do with the northern states or people who supported the union
10 Clues: Meaning before war • The murder of an important person • Equipped with or carrying weapons • Slave States that did not leave the union • Another name for the Union states in the north • Another name for the Confederate states in the south • A region where a battle is happening or has been fought • People who are trained as soldiers but aren't in the regular army • ...
The geographical position demographic cases natural resources of USA 2025-12-11
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- – The U.S. region known for producing large amounts of corn.
- – The Great Lake that shares its name with a U.S. state.
- – The mountain range that stretches along the eastern U.S.
- – The U.S. state with the largest population.
- River – The longest river in the United States.
- – A major natural resource found in Texas and Alaska.
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- – The U.S. state with the largest population.
- D.C. – The capital city of the United States.
- – The term for the total number of people living in a country.
- – The desert located in the southwestern United States.
- – The ocean located to the east of the United States.
11 Clues: – The U.S. state with the largest population. • D.C. – The capital city of the United States. • – The U.S. state with the largest population. • River – The longest river in the United States. • – The ocean located to the east of the United States. • – A major natural resource found in Texas and Alaska. • – The desert located in the southwestern United States. • ...
Civil War Vocab 2024-01-22
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- Civil War is fought between people of the ___ country
- states that remained loyal to the US
- healing time period AFTER the Civil War
- Cardinal direction for states that allowed slavery (NESW)
- blocking off an area, no supplies in or out
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- word that proclaimed all slaves were freed
- Cardinal direction for states that did NOT allow slavery (NESW)
- to break away
- states that seceeded from the US
- Who won the Civil War?
10 Clues: to break away • Who won the Civil War? • states that seceeded from the US • states that remained loyal to the US • healing time period AFTER the Civil War • word that proclaimed all slaves were freed • blocking off an area, no supplies in or out • Civil War is fought between people of the ___ country • Cardinal direction for states that allowed slavery (NESW) • ...
Interactive Vocab 2014-05-12
Across
- helped Lewis and Clark on their expedition
- people in the united states that wanted war with Britain
- English economist
- involved Britain taking our ships and soldiers
- went on an expedition of the united states
- stoped the war of 1812
- a feud between Marbury and Madison on which type of judicial review they should have
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- Indians should not interact with the white man
- was the seventh president of the united states
- congress made it unable to trade with Britain and France
- to adjudicate the law
- can not trade with that country
12 Clues: English economist • to adjudicate the law • stoped the war of 1812 • can not trade with that country • helped Lewis and Clark on their expedition • went on an expedition of the united states • Indians should not interact with the white man • was the seventh president of the united states • involved Britain taking our ships and soldiers • ...
Varying Climates of Africa 2024-03-15
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- Climate of California and parts of Africa
- Varies in Africa
- What states suffer more from Climate change?
- Where is it cold in East-central Africa?
- What section of Africa is made up of all climates?
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- Temperature near the coast of Eastern-central Africa
- One thing that worsens the effect of climate change for people
- Another thing that fragile states suffer from
- Climate zone that makes up the most of Africa
- One thing that fragile states suffer more of
- Abbreviation of Intertropical Convergence Zone
- Number of climate zones in Africa
12 Clues: Varies in Africa • Number of climate zones in Africa • Where is it cold in East-central Africa? • Climate of California and parts of Africa • One thing that fragile states suffer more of • What states suffer more from Climate change? • Another thing that fragile states suffer from • Climate zone that makes up the most of Africa • ...
American Revolution Crossword 2026-02-10
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- First president of the United States (Last Name)
- What Americans fought for
- Americans dumped tea in a body of water
- Amount of colonies during the revolution
- One reason that caused the revolution
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- The body of water the British sailed on to get to America
- First government document for the United States
- Tax by the British on everything printed
- The document that marked the United States' Independence
- Country that helped the Americans during the revolution
- The people who colonized America
- The amendment written in 1789
12 Clues: What Americans fought for • The amendment written in 1789 • The people who colonized America • One reason that caused the revolution • Americans dumped tea in a body of water • Tax by the British on everything printed • Amount of colonies during the revolution • First government document for the United States • First president of the United States (Last Name) • ...
History Word Puzzle 2020-10-08
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- Abolitionist, human rights activist and one of the first leaders of the women's rights movement
- movement to get rid of slavery
- creator of the cotton gin
- Political party active in the middle of the 19th century in the United States
- landmark U.S. Supreme Court decision that defined the scope of the U.S. Congress's legislative power and how it relates to the powers of American state legislatures
- first ten amandments
- territory sold by France to the US in 1803, comprising the western part of the Mississippi valley and including the modern state of Louisiana
- Powers that the government assumes and enforces, despite the Constitution not mentioning these powers by name
- Act of being freed from restraint, control, or the power of another especially to free from bondage
- an organized association of workers, often in a trade or profession, formed to protect and further their rights and interests
- Forced relocation during the 1830s of Eastern Woodlands Indians of the Southeast region of the United States
- an executive and policy-making body of a country, consisting of all government ministers or just the senior ministers
- Escaped slave who became a prominent activist, author and public speaker
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- Statesman and spokesman for the slave-plantation system of the antebellum South
- Protestant religious revival during the early 19th century in the United States
- Dispute between slave and free states
- Withdraw formally from membership of a federal union, an alliance, or a political or religious organization
- policy of favoring native-born inhabitants over immigrants
- Organized effort during the nineteenth and early twentieth centuries to limit or outlaw the consumption and production of alcoholic beverages in the United States
- review by the US Supreme Court of the constitutional validity of a legislative act
- Make legally null and void
- Practice of a successful political party giving public office to its supporters
- principle of US policy, originated by President James Monroe in 1823, that any intervention by external powers in the politics of the Americas is a potentially hostile act against the US
- rapid development of industry that occurred in Britain in the late 18th and 19th centuries, brought about by the introduction of machinery
- powers specific powers granted to Congress by the United States Constitution
- Meeting at which local members of a political party register their preference among candidates running for office or select delegates to attend a convention
26 Clues: first ten amandments • creator of the cotton gin • Make legally null and void • movement to get rid of slavery • Dispute between slave and free states • policy of favoring native-born inhabitants over immigrants • Escaped slave who became a prominent activist, author and public speaker • powers specific powers granted to Congress by the United States Constitution • ...
The Causes and Course of the Civil War 2023-12-03
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- The 1857 ruling of the Supreme Court in the case Scott v. Sandford that legalized slavery in the territories and declared the Missouri Compromise unconstitutional.
- Resulted in Lee fighting a defensive war and not attack the North again.
- Those who supported the Constitution and a stronger national public.
- The Union laid siege on this city for 6 weeks until the city surrendered.
- Believed if national government is too strong, then states would lose power.
- The proclamation declared "that all persons held as slaves" within the rebellious states" are, and henceforward shall be free".
- Strong concern for local interests.
- In an inspirational speech at Gettysburg, Pennsylvania, President Abraham Lincoln praised Union soldiers who sacrificed their lives to uphold the ideal of freedom.
- Congress enacted measures to grant California freedom, divide Southwest into New Mexico and Utah territories, ban slavery in Washington, D.C., and strengthen fugitives laws.
- Described the rationale for the United States to purchase Cuba from Spain while implying the U.S. should declare war if Spain refused.
- Lincoln and Scott's Civil War strategy involved Union forces establishing a naval blockade of southern ports and controlling the Mississippi River to invade and defeat the South.
- The Underground Railroad's most renowned conductor, who risked her life to guide 70 enslaved people north to new freedoms before the Civil War.
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- Before the Civil War, the United States had a political practice where newly organized territories allowed residents to vote on slavery's acceptance.
- Southern States union.
- Provided for the admission of Maine to the United States as a free state along with Missouri's a slave state.
- Union General William Tecumseh Sherman led a devastating total war military campaign, marching 60,000 troops through Georgia from Atlanta to Savannah, destroying everything along the way.
- It determined that three out of every five slaves was counted when determining a state's total population for legislative representation and taxation.
- David Wilmot introduced an amendment banning slavery in U.S. territories, ending the Guadalupe Hidalgo war, but ceding 55% of Mexico's territory.
- Abraham Lincoln won the election with less than 40% of the votes. Caused the Southern to leave the Union.
- Texas was admitted to the Union as the 28th state on December 29, 1845.
- A law passed by Congress in 1854 to establish Kansas and Nebraska as territories with popular sovereignty.
- The Union war effort expanded to include not only reunification, but also the abolition of slavery.
22 Clues: Southern States union. • Strong concern for local interests. • Those who supported the Constitution and a stronger national public. • Texas was admitted to the Union as the 28th state on December 29, 1845. • Resulted in Lee fighting a defensive war and not attack the North again. • The Union laid siege on this city for 6 weeks until the city surrendered. • ...
USHG B - Exam Review Crossword 2023-05-30
Across
- Someone who favors war or continuing to escalate an existing conflict as opposed to other solutions.
- Interlocking political scandals of the administration of U.S. Pres. Richard M. Nixon that were revealed following the arrest of five burglars at Democratic National Committee (DNC) headquarters in the Watergate office-apartment-hotel complex in Washington, D.C., on June 17, 1972.
- A long, costly, and divisive conflict that pitted the communist government of North Vietnam against South Vietnam and its principal ally, the United States.
- The equal rights of all people and mixing of races in public places.
- Event of the Civil Rights Movement that saw people challenge segregation in the Southern bus stations.
- Those who supported U.S. intervention to stop the spread of communism, but who opposed military means, and to those who opposed U.S. intervention altogether.
- Civil Rights leader who promoted equality by any means necessary.
- Locations of the two atomic bombs the United States dropped on Japan to help end World War Two.
- Weapon with great explosive power that results from the sudden release of energy upon the splitting, or fission, of the nuclei of a heavy element such as plutonium or uranium
- Movement that tried to establish equal rights for African Americans under the law.
- The dissemination of information—facts, arguments, rumor's, half-truths, or lies—to influence public opinion.
- President of the United States that was removed from office for the Watergate Scandal
- Sought to end discrimination of any group in the United States by law.
- Political belief that was directly opposed to Democracy
- An attempt by the United States to stop the spread of Communism
- the promotion of a widespread fear of a potential rise of communism, anarchism or other leftist ideologies by a society or state.
- Even of the Civil Rights Movement that saw the African American Community of Birmingham Alabama boycott the city busses for segregation.
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- Civil Rights organization that promoted equal rights through non violence
- Civil Rights leader who promoted non violence.
- A type of protest that involved not comiting any violence or even defending ones self.
- The political practice of publicizing accusations of disloyalty or subversion with insufficient regard to evidence.
- Idea that if one nation fell to Communisms, the ones around it would likely fall as well.
- The location of Japans attack on the United States which brought America into World War Two.
23 Clues: Civil Rights leader who promoted non violence. • Political belief that was directly opposed to Democracy • An attempt by the United States to stop the spread of Communism • Civil Rights leader who promoted equality by any means necessary. • The equal rights of all people and mixing of races in public places. • ...
MSR I 2025-03-05
Across
- Two Thousand Five Hundred Dollars is the amount of what?
- The value which states, "We prioritize the safety of our work environment and the sensitive information we are all responsible for protecting.", is called what?
- What does BSA stand for?
- Which value states, "We treat each other with dignity and appreciation to create a respectful and supportive workplace, ensuring we all work together towards our shared goals?"
- When a share draft is signed over it is considered what type of endorsement?
- The party who is receiving funds on a check.
- The practice of having two people verify cash to ensure accuracy and security/safety.
- The party who issues the check to be drawn from an account.
- The depository institution which authorizes the payment of a check.
- Who is the BSA Officer for Palmetto Citizens?
- The type of endorsement which uses "For Deposit Only" is called what?
- Which value states, "We value open communication and active listening among our team to foster understanding and cooperation?"
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- Checking Accounts, Investments Services, Mortgage Loans, Vehicle Loans, and Visa Loans are called what by the credit union?
- What endorsement requires you to verify a condition has been met before negotiating?
- Which value states, "We uphold the highest ethical standards in our interactions, promoting honesty and transparency, to build trust among team members?"
- Cash in or out in the amount of $10,000.01 should be reported using what?
- What do we call checks more than 180 days old?
- Dollar amount of debit card fee for new card.
- What type of endorsement is "without recourse"?
- The $2.50 fee is charged for what?
- Provide quality financial services in a professional, efficient, and safe manner which promotes trust and goodwill.
- What does the "S" stand for in CLOCKWISE?
- How many Federal Reserve Districts are there?
- What is the most common endorsement in which the payee simply signs the check?
- The dollar amount charged for a bad address fee.
- What is the form you should fill out for suspicious activity?
- The "O" of CLOCKWISE stands for what?
- The value which states, "Collaboration is essential to our success. We leverage each associate's unique skills and viewpoints, fostering an environment where everyone feels valued and able to contribute.", is called what?
- The value which states, "We take initiative in addressing challenges and seeking opportunities for improvement, contributing solutions to enhance our teamwork and service to our members.", is called what?
- People Helping People Achieve Their Potential is known as our what?
30 Clues: What does BSA stand for? • The $2.50 fee is charged for what? • The "O" of CLOCKWISE stands for what? • What does the "S" stand for in CLOCKWISE? • The party who is receiving funds on a check. • Dollar amount of debit card fee for new card. • How many Federal Reserve Districts are there? • Who is the BSA Officer for Palmetto Citizens? • ...
history 2024-11-21
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- the Continental Army during the American Revolution
- Madison made a major contribution to the ratification of the Constitution by writing The Federalist Papers,
- Revolution transformed economies that had been based on agriculture
- Purchasethe United States purchased 828,000 square miles of land west of the Mississippi River for $15 million
- Marshall emerged as the Federalist Party leader in Virginia and gained election as a U.S. Representative in 1798
- Hawks initiated legislation designed to steer the United States towards war
- Clay leader of an anti-British group of Congressmen known as the War Hawks while a U.S. Representative and Speaker of the House from 1811 to 1814
- Financial Plan the federal assumption of state debts
- protection or revenue purposes
- Rebellion enforced the idea that the new government had the right to levy a particular tax that would impact citizens in all states
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- Virtue helps people understand their ties to the community and their responsibilities within it
- Monroe served as a member of the Congress of the Confederation from 1783 until 1786, a U.S. Senator from 1790 until 1794, Governor of Virginia from 1799 until 1802
- Hamilton organized the National Bank, the first U. S. monetary system, the tax system, the Customs Service, and established the national debt.
- Act closed U.S. ports to all exports and restricted imports from Britain
- Review ability of the Court to declare a Legislative or Executive act in violation of the Constitution
- the expression of loyalty or support for a particular region of one's country, rather than to the country as a whole
- Washington
- Canal transformed New York City into the nation's principal seaport and opened the interior of North America to settlement.
- Jefferson an American Founding Father, the principal author of the Declaration of Independence (1776), and the third President of the United States
- and Clark xploring land that the United States had recently acquire
- it presupposes the existence and tends to promote the interests of a particular nation, especially with the aim of gaining and maintaining its sovereignty (self-governance) over its perceived homeland to create a nation-state
- Jay one of the framers of the Constitution, author of five of The Federalist Papers, and the first Chief Justice of the United States
- Whitney famous invention was the cotton gin, which enabled the rapid separation of seeds from cotton fibres
- of New Orleans hwarted a British effort to gain control of a critical American port and elevated Maj. Gen. Andrew Jackson to national fame.
24 Clues: Washington • protection or revenue purposes • the Continental Army during the American Revolution • Financial Plan the federal assumption of state debts • Revolution transformed economies that had been based on agriculture • and Clark xploring land that the United States had recently acquire • Act closed U.S. ports to all exports and restricted imports from Britain • ...
UNIT 9 VOCAB 2025-03-31
Across
- (n.) to reject; to refuse a law made by legislature
- of Office Act (n.) a law passed in 1867 that limited the power of the president to remove certain federal officials
- process (n.) the right of a citizen to be treated fairly by the government when laws are made and enforced
- (n.) a white Southerner who collaborated with northern Republicans during Reconstruction, often for personal profit
- of 1877 (n.) agreement between southern Democrats and the Republicans to settle the result of the 1876 presidential election and marked the end of the Reconstruction era
- Codes (n.) laws passed in the Southern United States after the Civil War to limit the rights of formerly enslaved people
- tax (n.) a fixed sum tax levied on all persons
- Amendment (n.) defined U.S. citizen, which receives due process and equal protection under the law
- (n.) the period of rebuilding social, economic, and political systems after the Civil War
- (n.) rising to an important position
- (n.) the status of being a legal citizen of a country and entitled to certain rights
- Crow Laws (n.) laws that enforced racial segregation in the United States from the post-Civil War era until the 1960s
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- (n.) a person from the northern states who went to the South after the Civil War to profit from the Reconstruction.
- Republicans (n.) a Republican favoring drastic and usually repressive measures against the southern states in the period following the Civil War
- protection (n.) a term in the 14th amendment requiring that states guarantee the same rights, privileges, and protections to all people
- rights (n.) the rights of all people to social, economic, and political freedom and equality
- (n.) a system that keeps different groups separate from each other, normally through social pressures and/or laws
- Amendment (n.) Males could vote regardless of color (gave suffrage to African Americans)
- Percent Plan (n.) a proposal by President Abraham Lincoln to readmit Confederate states to the Union. The plan was based on the idea that 10% of a state's 1860 voters must swear loyalty to the Union
- (n.) the right to vote
- (n.) murder usually under secret attack for political reasons
- supremacy (n.) a system of beliefs and practices in which White people are considered to be superior to people of other racial backgrounds that is maintained through discrimination
- Amendment (n.) abolished slavery
23 Clues: (n.) the right to vote • Amendment (n.) abolished slavery • (n.) rising to an important position • tax (n.) a fixed sum tax levied on all persons • (n.) to reject; to refuse a law made by legislature • (n.) murder usually under secret attack for political reasons • (n.) the status of being a legal citizen of a country and entitled to certain rights • ...
UNIT 9 VOCAB 2025-03-31
Across
- (n.) to reject; to refuse a law made by legislature
- of Office Act (n.) a law passed in 1867 that limited the power of the president to remove certain federal officials
- process (n.) the right of a citizen to be treated fairly by the government when laws are made and enforced
- (n.) a white Southerner who collaborated with northern Republicans during Reconstruction, often for personal profit
- of 1877 (n.) agreement between southern Democrats and the Republicans to settle the result of the 1876 presidential election and marked the end of the Reconstruction era
- Codes (n.) laws passed in the Southern United States after the Civil War to limit the rights of formerly enslaved people
- tax (n.) a fixed sum tax levied on all persons
- Amendment (n.) defined U.S. citizen, which receives due process and equal protection under the law
- (n.) the period of rebuilding social, economic, and political systems after the Civil War
- (n.) rising to an important position
- (n.) the status of being a legal citizen of a country and entitled to certain rights
- Crow Laws (n.) laws that enforced racial segregation in the United States from the post-Civil War era until the 1960s
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- (n.) a person from the northern states who went to the South after the Civil War to profit from the Reconstruction.
- Republicans (n.) a Republican favoring drastic and usually repressive measures against the southern states in the period following the Civil War
- protection (n.) a term in the 14th amendment requiring that states guarantee the same rights, privileges, and protections to all people
- rights (n.) the rights of all people to social, economic, and political freedom and equality
- (n.) a system that keeps different groups separate from each other, normally through social pressures and/or laws
- Amendment (n.) Males could vote regardless of color (gave suffrage to African Americans)
- Percent Plan (n.) a proposal by President Abraham Lincoln to readmit Confederate states to the Union. The plan was based on the idea that 10% of a state's 1860 voters must swear loyalty to the Union
- (n.) the right to vote
- (n.) murder usually under secret attack for political reasons
- supremacy (n.) a system of beliefs and practices in which White people are considered to be superior to people of other racial backgrounds that is maintained through discrimination
- Amendment (n.) abolished slavery
23 Clues: (n.) the right to vote • Amendment (n.) abolished slavery • (n.) rising to an important position • tax (n.) a fixed sum tax levied on all persons • (n.) to reject; to refuse a law made by legislature • (n.) murder usually under secret attack for political reasons • (n.) the status of being a legal citizen of a country and entitled to certain rights • ...
Graces 2024-03-01
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- an increase in the size of a country's economy over a period of time.
- wrote the Declaration of Independence
- a general and national hero in the United States Army
- a man of the lower nobility in Spain
- a community undergoing rapid growth due to sudden economic shock
- England, Wales, and Scotland considered as a unit. The name is also often used loosely to refer to the United Kingdom.
- the 3rd longest river in the continental US
- Militaristic attitude scales
- gave Texas its independence from Mexico and opened the door for the continued westward expansion of the United States.
- the condition of being enslaved, held, or owned as human chattel or property; bondage
- Battle, war
- the first settlers
- from
- Argentina gained independence from Spain in 1816
- a rapid movement of people to a newly discovered goldfield. The first major gold rush, to California in 1848–49
- a person who was contracted by the Mexican. government to bring colonists to settle in Texas
- the region in the modern-day western United States that Mexico originally controlled
- empresario of the colony of Texas
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- the rights of both British subjects and American citizens to "occupy" and trade in the region were recognized
- the United States ought to claim all the territory up to __ degrees and __ minutes north parallel or fight Great Britain for the land
- 530,000,000 acres of territory in North America that the United States purchase
- flocked to California during the Gold Rush
- to take possession of an area of land or a country, usually by force or without permission
- moving west
- From 1833 to 1835, he served as Mexico's president four times before becoming a
- backed dictator.
- the site of the 1836 battle between Texas revolutionary forces and the Mexican army
- the idea that Americans were divinely ordained to settle the entire continent of North America
- the Medicine Line
- descendants of the Spaniards and Mestizos – Spanish, Native American, and other groups
- The San Francisco Committee of Vigilance was a vigilante group formed in 1851 and reorganized in 1856 in response to rampant crime and corruption in San Francisco, California.
- laws that offered new settlers a large tracts of land for a low price
- Spanish rule in 1810, but some suggest that the name may be derived from the biblical Goliath.
- Polk is known for extending the territory of the United States through the Mexican–American War during his presidency
- a rapid movement of people to a newly discovered goldfield. The first major gold rush, to
35 Clues: from • moving west • Battle, war • backed dictator. • the Medicine Line • the first settlers • Militaristic attitude scales • empresario of the colony of Texas • a man of the lower nobility in Spain • wrote the Declaration of Independence • flocked to California during the Gold Rush • the 3rd longest river in the continental US • Argentina gained independence from Spain in 1816 • ...
Daniel Kuder - U.S. Constitution 2023-01-17
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- federalists were against the constitution and for the bill of rights and thought the president had too much power like a king.
- the supreme court, interprets the law, judges can serve in court for life.
- president, carries out the law, one term is four years, and the President can serve up to two terms.
- laws Role of the legislative branch, and it can be a member of the house or the senate.
- Jersey The Great compromise to protect the smaller states against the bigger states, creates the 3 branches of government.
- Supreme court in the judicial branch has nine members that can have the job for life.
- on law Role of the Judicial branch, they can make changes to the amendments with five or more votes.
- of rights- The first ten amendments, and give the citizens basic rights and give the states power,
- George Washington 1st president of the united states federalist
- law Role of the executive branch
- compromise decided that slaves would be counted as 3-5 of a person in the house of representatives.
- James Madison a federalist writer creating federalist No. 10, and proposed the 3/5 compromise, “the father of the constitution”.
- Thomas Jefferson anti federalist
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- Congress makes the laws, made out of the house of representatives and the senate.
- the plan of Virginia was drafted by James Madison, called for a strong national government that gives roles to parts of our government and how it works.
- of representatives part of the congress, but votes are based on a state's population, a total of 435.
- compromise The compromise of whether a state's representation can be represented by the population.
- were in favor of the constitution and not the bill of rights
- makes the laws part of the legislative branch
- In the executive branch needs a majority of the votes to win the electoral college.
- Part of congress, but all states have 2 votes each, a total of 100.
- is counted every 10 years and the constitution calls for a census which is a count of population, Is used for giving representatives to states the the house of representatives.
- rebellion shut down the courthouse because they didn't want to lose their farms, but the rebellion was put down in 1887.
- and balances checks can cancel the actions of another branch, balances give the three branches power.
- Constitution Decides what rights the citizens in that state have and gives the people the ability to control the government.
25 Clues: law Role of the executive branch • Thomas Jefferson anti federalist • makes the laws part of the legislative branch • were in favor of the constitution and not the bill of rights • George Washington 1st president of the united states federalist • Part of congress, but all states have 2 votes each, a total of 100. • ...
U.S. History Crossword 2023-01-23
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- A labor organization that sought to organize workers along the lines of industrial unions rather than the specialized trade, or craft, unions of the American Federation of Labor.
- An Irish-born American labor organizer, former schoolteacher and dressmaker who became a prominent union organizer, community organizer, and activist.
- An American socialist, political activist, trade unionist, one of the founding members of the Industrial Workers of the World, and five times the candidate of the Socialist Party of America for President of the United States.
- An American inventor who invented the QWERTY keyboard.
- Was an American business magnate and philanthropist. He has been widely considered the wealthiest American of all time and the richest person in modern history.
- An American inventor and businessman.
- A train route across the United States that was finished in 1869. The route connected the east and west regions of the U.S. by rail for the first time.
- Refers to various theories and societal practices that purport to apply biological concepts of natural selection and survival of the fittest to sociology, economics and politics
- When a business grows by acquiring a similar company in their industry at the same point of the supply chain.
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- A Scottish-born inventor, scientist and engineer who is credited with patenting the first practical telephone.
- A United States Supreme Court case in which the Court upheld the power of state governments to regulate private industries that affect "the common good."
- A British-born American cigar maker, labor union leader and a key figure in American labor history.
- A sham construction company chartered to build the Union Pacific Railroad by financing it with unmarketable bonds.
- A national federation of labor unions in the United States that continues today as the AFL-CIO. It was founded in Columbus, Ohio, in 1886.
- An American engineer and industrialist. He designed and manufactured the sleeping car and founded a company town
- A United States federal law that was designed to regulate the railroad industry, particularly its monopolistic practices.
- When a business expands by acquiring another company that operates before or after them in the supply chain.
- A Scottish-American industrialist and philanthropist.
- A United States antitrust law which prescribes the rule of free competition among those engaged in commerce.
- An American businessman and the first American to successfully drill for oil.
- The first inexpensive industrial process for the mass production of steel from molten pig iron before the development of the open hearth furnace.
21 Clues: An American inventor and businessman. • A Scottish-American industrialist and philanthropist. • An American inventor who invented the QWERTY keyboard. • An American businessman and the first American to successfully drill for oil. • A British-born American cigar maker, labor union leader and a key figure in American labor history. • ...
Ch 15 Vocabulary 2026-05-06
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- Amendment granting African American men the right to vote.
- Laws dividing the South into military districts and requiring states to guarantee African American voting rights.
- Northerners who moved to the South during Reconstruction, often to seek political or economic opportunities.
- The Reconstruction plan led by Abraham Lincoln and later Andrew Johnson that offered lenient terms for Southern states to rejoin the Union.
- Southern Democrats who regained political control and sought to end Reconstruction.
- Southern whites who supported Reconstruction and the Republican Party.
- A government pardon for people who have committed political offenses, such as supporting the Confederacy.
- Secretary of State who arranged the purchase of Alaska.
- The period when Congress enforced stricter Reconstruction policies and military rule in the South.
- A secret society that used violence and intimidation to oppose African American rights.
- process by which a legislative body brings charges against a government official.
- Democratic candidate in the disputed election of 1876.
- Radical Republican senator who supported equal rights for African Americans.
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- Reconstruction Also called Congressional Reconstruction; a period when Congress took control of Reconstruction and imposed stricter requirements on Southern states.
- The period after the American Civil War during which the United States worked to rebuild the South and integrate formerly enslaved people into society.
- A community built around a factory, especially textile mills in the South.
- Amendment granting citizenship and equal protection under the law to all persons born or naturalized in the U.S.
- Secretary of War whose dismissal by Johnson led to impeachment.
- Laws in the South designed to restrict the rights and freedoms of African Americans.
- Republican who became president after the Compromise of 1877.
- Law limiting the president's power to remove certain officeholders without Senate approval.
- Lincoln's plan allowing a Southern state to reenter the Union once 10% of its voters swore loyalty to the United States.
- Formerly enslaved African Americans who gained freedom after the Civil War.
- The vision of a diversified Southern economy based on industry rather than agriculture.
- Farmers who rented land and paid rent with a share of their crops.
- Members of Congress who wanted stricter Reconstruction policies and full civil rights for African Americans.
- Leader of the Radical Republicans in the House who pushed for harsh Reconstruction policies.
- Constitutional amendment that abolished slavery in the United States.
- A federal agency that provided food, education, and assistance to freedmen after the Civil War.
- A stricter Reconstruction plan requiring a majority of white male citizens to swear loyalty before readmission.
30 Clues: Democratic candidate in the disputed election of 1876. • Secretary of State who arranged the purchase of Alaska. • Amendment granting African American men the right to vote. • Republican who became president after the Compromise of 1877. • Secretary of War whose dismissal by Johnson led to impeachment. • ...
civil war crosswword 2025-05-13
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- Union solders who fought in the north
- slave states, on the southern side
- free states, on the north
- the North was branded as
- what the north called southern solders
- the group of people fighting for the north
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- people on the northern side
- the color that the south was branded as
- people who secsedded from the united states
- the group of people fighting for South
- people on the Confederate side
11 Clues: the North was branded as • free states, on the north • people on the northern side • people on the Confederate side • slave states, on the southern side • Union solders who fought in the north • the group of people fighting for South • what the north called southern solders • the color that the south was branded as • the group of people fighting for the north • ...
Vocabulary Quiz 1 2021-05-18
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- To do hard work
- Having to do with producing
- Having to do with the southern states that separated from the United States, or Union
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- Gotten rid of
- To affect directly
- Having to do with farming
- The owning of a person by another person
- To break away from
- Northern states that stayed under a single government
- Against, opposite
10 Clues: Gotten rid of • To do hard work • Against, opposite • To affect directly • To break away from • Having to do with farming • Having to do with producing • The owning of a person by another person • Northern states that stayed under a single government • Having to do with the southern states that separated from the United States, or Union
Civil War 2025-05-12
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- Slave states
- A name giving to the north
- The new party introduced during this time
- Powers held by the states instead of the government
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- More than 165,620 deaths in this battle
- A name giving to the south
- Someone who wanted slavery to end
- The first battle in the civil war
- President during this time
- Free states
10 Clues: Free states • Slave states • A name giving to the south • A name giving to the north • President during this time • Someone who wanted slavery to end • The first battle in the civil war • More than 165,620 deaths in this battle • The new party introduced during this time • Powers held by the states instead of the government
The New Government 2025-01-03
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- chosen to speak for others
- law making body of the United States
- leader of the United States
- meeting held to discuss something
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- supreme law of the land
- when each party gives a little
- law added to the Constitution
- shared powers between states and national Gov.
- power of the people
- of Rights first 10 Amendments to the Constitution
10 Clues: power of the people • supreme law of the land • chosen to speak for others • leader of the United States • law added to the Constitution • when each party gives a little • meeting held to discuss something • law making body of the United States • shared powers between states and national Gov. • of Rights first 10 Amendments to the Constitution
Constitution Review 8th-9th 2022-02-03
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- An agreement to create a bicameral legislature, with one based on population and the other with equal representation
- Written to support the ratification of the new constitution
- A method for describing a legislature with two houses or groups of representatives
- Equal representation among states, with each getting two votes
- Did not support the idea of a strong central government, but rather let states have more power and decisions
- A branch of government dealing with the court system
- A Meeting in the summer of 1787 to discuss changes to the first US Constitution
- The national government could not get this money under the first US Constitution
- The first constitution of the United States
- Writer of Federalist Paper #10
- A branch of government that makes laws, also called Congress
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- Debaters agreed the federal government would control this, and only tax imports
- Describes how the first US Constitution was at keeping the 13 states working together
- One writer of the Federalist Papers
- The framework of government
- According to the Federalist Papers, it is better to allow differing _____________, than lose your liberty
- A branch of government lead by the president
- of Representatives, where each state receives votes based on population
- For every five of these people, it only counted as three; also, there would be no ban on more for at least 20 years
- Kept in control by the checks and balances in the Constitution, so no single branch can have control over everything
- A process of approving a formal document
- Supporters of a strong national 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 • ...
Reconstruction 2022-02-24
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- Confederate officials and owners of large taxable estates were forced to apply individually for what kind of pardon
- amendment that prohibited states from depriving any male citizen of equal protection under the law, regardless of race
- What animal were freed slaves taxed on
- 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
- Refers to the period following the Civil War of rebuilding the United States
- amendment that granted the right to vote to African-American males
- Lincoln's Vice President that took office when he was assassinated
- What happened to Union Troops in 1877 that brought renewed attempts to Strip African Americans of their rights
- Where would freed slaves go to work if they could not provide evidence of employment
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- Who approved the Fourteenth Amendment in 1867
- Johnson got what kind of power being a backer of a small farmer
- The number of military districts that divided the South
- The number of votes the Senate failed to convict Johnson by
- The kind of Republicans that impeached President Johnson
- The kind of Republicans that joined the Radicals to overturn Johnson's Civil Rights Veto
- Who Required written evidence of employment for the coming year from freed slaves
- Chose Andrew Johnson to be his Vice President
- What state had freed slaves pay a special tax f they weren't farmers or servants
- The number of presidential pardons given
20 Clues: What animal were freed slaves taxed on • The number of presidential pardons given • Who approved the Fourteenth Amendment in 1867 • Chose Andrew Johnson to be his Vice President • 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 • ...
U.S. Expansion Crossword 2018-02-16
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- In 1853, this purchase from Mexico brought the lower continental U.S. to its present boundaries.
- Period when union troops occupied the South and enforced constitutional protections.
- Industrialization occured very quickly due to this factor.
- Majority of the civil war occured in this area.
- Bought the Louisiana Territory from France.
- The year that the United States Annexed Texas.
- This amendment abolished slavery in the United States.
- The law that enabled the federal government force Native Americans living in the east to the west.
- When Mexico had gained its independence from Spain in 1821, their territory included Western lands of which area?
- Elected president in 1961.
- Another word that means to withdraw.
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- As white settlers moved west during the 19th century, the government continued to remove these people from their land.
- When the confederate forces fired on Fort Sumter , a federal fort in Charleston, South Carolina. This started what war?
- The idea that the United States had the right and duty to rule the North America from the Atlantic Ocean to the Pacific Ocean
- 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 separation of blacks and whites in the South.
- The people who searched West to see what was on the land and how it was.
- This was the South’s main cash crop that they grew.
- 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 occured in this area. • The separation of blacks and whites in the South. • This was the South’s main cash crop that they grew. • ...
American Government Crossword Puzzle 2019-08-29
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- everyone has the same rules
- The authority of the court to strike down any law passed by congress
- makes laws
- Those who supported the Constitution during the ratification period
- Imposed new taxes on imports
- Prohibits slavery
- Rules by the people
- Document or set of documents that establish the basic rules and procedure for how a society shall be governed
- power resides with electorate, who then designates
- Compromise over slavery at the Constitutional Convection that granted states extra representation
- led a protest movement of debt-ridden farmers facing foreclosures on their homes and farms
- Required colonist to export certain items only to Britain.
- government bound by a written document
- executes the laws
- Those who opposed the new proposed Constitution
- balance
- Imposed new taxes on almost all paper products
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- A social contract
- System of government in which ultimate authority rests with the national government
- Authority of the president to block legislation passed by Congress
- 12 states intended to revise the Articles of Confederation
- interprets the law
- Powers retained by the states under the constitution
- to share powers with other branches
- separation/sharing powers between national and state governments
- vice president under John Adams
- Powers not expressly granted to Congress but added through the necessary and proper clause
- forms a process of changing the constitution
- a listing of rights retained by the people that Congress did not have the authority to take away
- proposed a convection of states to consider granting the national government the power to tax and regulate trade
30 Clues: balance • makes laws • A social contract • Prohibits slavery • executes the laws • interprets the law • Rules by the people • everyone has the same rules • Imposed new taxes on imports • vice president under John Adams • to share powers with other branches • government bound by a written document • forms a process of changing the constitution • ...
American History 1400s to 2005 2013-12-18
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- these were built by the Haida people to memorialize who they were when they lived
- the disease that killed millions of indigenous peoples when the first Spaniards arrived
- name of the war American citizens fought to forge their independence from England
- caused war with Mexico, and the belief that the United States borders should expand
- a period in time when the nation had to "rebuild" after war
- to set apart, typically because of race or religion
- a chemical used in warfare that caused mass destruction by exposing chemicals to the land
- a person who uses violence and fear to achieve their goals
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- a period in time when the "arms race" between the Soviet Union took place
- because of the Indian Removal Act the Cherokee were forced to move and it was called this
- a person who believes slavery is immoral
- this doubled the size of the United States
- American citizens were angry they had to pay these on Tea and threw the boxes overboard
- this invention created the expansion of more cotton land, and the need for more slaves
- name of the Hurricane that destroyed parts of Louisiana in 2005
- when this president was elected, the south seceded shortly after
- the murder of 6 million Jewish people in Europe
- the name of the servants who signed a contact to come over to the New World
- war in which a country was divided by the United States into 2 at the 38th parallel
- an island that the United States acquired during the Spanish-American War
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 • ...
Cold war 2015-10-28
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- This is when two nations compete for development of weaponry.
- United States government agency responsible for spaceflight
- The founding father of the peoples republic of china.
- A campaing lead against alleged communist in the US.
- A Russian politician who lead the soviet union during the cold war.
- The treaty of communist controlled states founded in 1955
- The speech that Eisenhower did concerning the situation in the middle east
- Transfer from privately owned to publicly owned.
- investigative committee of the United States House of Representatives
- A intelligence gathering service by the united states of america. ("IF I TAKE OFF THAT MASK WOULD YOU DIE" "IT WOULD BE EXTREAMLY PAINFULL" "YOUR A BIG GUY" "FOR YOU")
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- The fear of communism or radical leftism
- the idea that the US should give help to anyone that is being influenced by the soviets or communism.
- The law that made it illegal to overthrow the government.
- The intergovernmental alliance act that was founded in 1949
- A type of war in which the belligerents do not use the full extent of their military hardware, for example, they may avoid the use of nukes.
- The prevention of a hostile nation or idea from expanding outward.
- A response in which a state responses to an attack in a much greater force.
- The operation that brought foods and other goods to Berlin in the late 1940s
- The state of which two opposing powers have high political tension, short of open war.
- The political barrier that separated the former soviet bloc from the west.
20 Clues: The fear of communism or radical leftism • Transfer from privately owned to publicly owned. • A campaing lead against alleged communist in the US. • The founding father of the peoples republic of china. • The law that made it illegal to overthrow the government. • The treaty of communist controlled states founded in 1955 • ...
Industrial Revolution 2015-10-21
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- Roads for which users had to pay a toll
- Groups of workers who unite to seek better pay and conditions
- a tariff(tax) on imports designed to protect American industry
- a shift from manual labor to mechanized work that began in Great Britain during the 1700's and spread to the united states in 1800
- Young, Single women recruited from farms to work in factories and housed in boardinghouses
- used his knowledge of textile machinery to build the nation's first water-powered textile mill
- ended Spanish claims to vast pacific coast territory of Oregon(treaty)
- these whigs campaigned for laws to discourage immigration or deny political rights to newcomers
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- Introduced interchangeable parts to the United States and invented the cotton gin
- this man invented the steam boat in 1807 named the clermont
- money needed to build factories or other productive assets
- Program started by Henry Clay to protect tariffs
- Stated the district North of Massachusetts would enter the union as free states and everything south of Massachusetts as slave states
- built the first mill in 1813
- Love for ones country; having pride in ones country
- invented the electric telegraph (morse code)
- This roadway extended west from Maryland to the Ohio river
- one of the leading advocates of this new economic nationalism
- This mode of transportation cut costs down from $100 to just $4 per ton on freights(sea)
- this machine reduced the amount of time and the cost of separating the cotton seeds from the cotton fibers
20 Clues: built the first mill in 1813 • Roads for which users had to pay a toll • invented the electric telegraph (morse code) • Program started by Henry Clay to protect tariffs • Love for ones country; having pride in ones country • money needed to build factories or other productive assets • This roadway extended west from Maryland to the Ohio river • ...
Westward Expansion in the United States 2023-12-19
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- Shoshone woman who accompanied Lewis and Clark as an interpreter and guide.
- Designated areas for Native American tribes following forced relocation.
- American politician and orator, known for his support of populism and free silver.
- Advocate for women's rights and philanthropist during the late 19th and early 20th centuries.
- Historic route taken by pioneers migrating to the western United States in the 19th century.
- The border area marking the edge of settled or developed territory.
- Tragic event in 1890 where U.S. troops killed many Lakota at Wounded Knee, South Dakota.
- Dakota leader known for his role in the Battle of the Little Bighorn.
- Leader of the Lewis and Clark Expedition, exploring the western portion of the United States.
- Timekeeping system standardized for a specific region to coordinate schedules.
- Region in the U.S. known for cattle ranching and the cattle industry.
- Law providing land to settlers willing to develop and cultivate it.
- American pioneer and frontiersman known for exploring and settling Kentucky.
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- Legislation aimed at assimilating Native Americans by dividing reservations into individual plots.
- Agreement between the U.S. government and Plains Indians in 1867.
- Railroad connecting the east and west coasts of the United States.
- Decrease in the general price level of goods and services in an economy.
- Mail delivery service using horseback riders, operating in the 1860s in the western U.S.
- The acquisition of the Louisiana Territory from France by the United States in 1803.
- African Americans who migrated to Kansas in the late 19th century.
20 Clues: Agreement between the U.S. government and Plains Indians in 1867. • Railroad connecting the east and west coasts of the United States. • African Americans who migrated to Kansas in the late 19th century. • The border area marking the edge of settled or developed territory. • Law providing land to settlers willing to develop and cultivate it. • ...
Chapter 11 Crossword 2024-01-16
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- The Cherokee Trail of Tears began in:
- Who believed the nation should shift from a farming-based economy to manufacturing one?
- President Van Buren's belief in the principle of laissez-faire prolonged the:
- To win the election of 1840, William Henry Harrison needed the support of:
- Sauk leader.
- Inaugurated in 1837.
- The Bank of the United States was chartered by:
- Defended "liberty and union."
- A government permit to operate the Bank of the United States was called a:
- In how many areas did the two political parties support the same policies?
- Which 1824 republican presidential nominee had poor health?
- The Practice of replacing government employees with the winning candidate's supporters became known as:
- Move to a new place.
- What sent the message that the federal government would not allow a state to go its own way without a fight?
- Who, along with federal troops, led the Cherokee west on the Trail of Tears?
- An overwhelming victory.
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- Relocated to Indian Territory.
- What act did Congress pass in order to relocate Native Americans?
- More than 80% of which group voted in the 1840 presidential election?
- Mistrusted strong central government.
- People who feared that local governments might pass unconstitutional laws were probably members of which party?
- Who was the Seminole leader who went to war against the United States in an effort to keep his nation's land?
- Which president's popularity with the "common man" changed politics?
- Wanted a strong central government.
- Some Southerners wanted to break away from the United States, or to:
25 Clues: Sauk leader. • Inaugurated in 1837. • Move to a new place. • An overwhelming victory. • Defended "liberty and union." • Relocated to Indian Territory. • Wanted a strong central government. • The Cherokee Trail of Tears began in: • Mistrusted strong central government. • The Bank of the United States was chartered by: • Which 1824 republican presidential nominee had poor health? • ...
Constitution Project 2024-06-16
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- Article four allows states to create laws, but they must ___ those of other states
- People get rights not listed in the ___
- Prohibition was ___ with the 21st amendment
- Freedom of ___, press, religion
- No unreasonable search or arrest without a
- Branch with the highest court
- Article seven states the ___ process for the constitution
- Who cannot accept a pay raise until the next term?
- The 23rd amendment allowed Washington D.C. to vote for the
- There is a ___ of alcohol
- No excessive ___ or cruel punishment
- There cannot be double ___
- You cannot prevent someone from ___ due to race
- Branch with two parts
- You always have a right to a ___ in a trial
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- Right to bear
- The president and vice president have separate ___
- Once you turn ___, you can vote
- Article five explains the ___ process
- The president takes office in ___ instead of March
- Branch with the president
- If you are born in the US then you are a ___ of the US
- The 24th amendment was anti-___ tax
- A president is limited to ___ terms
- Rights not given to the fed are given to the ___
- The 25th amendment lists the next president if the president ___ or resigns
- You cannot sue a state in ___ court
- Who got the right to vote in the 19th amendment?
- Amendment 17 allows for ___ election of US senators
- Amendment 16 created an ___ tax
- What do citizens not have to house?
- Federal law is always ___ state law
- There is a right to a speedy and ___ trial
- Abolished with the 13th amendment
34 Clues: Right to bear • Branch with two parts • Branch with the president • There is a ___ of alcohol • There cannot be double ___ • Branch with the highest court • Once you turn ___, you can vote • Freedom of ___, press, religion • Amendment 16 created an ___ tax • Abolished with the 13th amendment • The 24th amendment was anti-___ tax • A president is limited to ___ terms • ...
Reconstruction Crossword-Jonah and Chris 2023-05-30
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- This Amendment provided lots of things for the people, one thing being it guaranteed citizens the equal protection of law
- African American politician who came from slavery in Virginia
- This person was also a leader of the Radical Republicans
- These people wanted the southern states to change more before they could join back to the Union
- The president who was assassinated in Ford’s theater
- Laws restricting people of color
- To submit authority
- Laws that greatly limited the freedom of African Americans
- African american politician who came from free North Carolina
- Congress passed the first of several of these laws/acts
- Allowed former confederates to hold public office
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- These person was a leader of the Radical Republicans
- bill stated a state has to meet two conditions before it rejoins the union
- Provides relief to poor people
- This act provided African Americans with the same legal rights as white Americans
- A group of white southerners in tennessee
- Louisiana quickly elected a new state legislature under this plan
- The person who assassinated the president of 1865
- The agreement of Hayes victory-
- An official pardon
- This amendment made slavery illegal throughout the United States
- This Amendment gave African American men throughout the United States the right to vote
- Democrats that regained control of states governments in the south
23 Clues: An official pardon • To submit authority • Provides relief to poor people • The agreement of Hayes victory- • Laws restricting people of color • A group of white southerners in tennessee • The person who assassinated the president of 1865 • Allowed former confederates to hold public office • These person was a leader of the Radical Republicans • ...
Civics Unit 2 Vocab 2022-09-23
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- distributes power so one group can't abuse it
- congress that met to break free from Britain
- act made by England which limited the colonies trade
- liked by large states bc representation was based on population
- people vote on representatives
- act that taxed printed goods
- federal government has more power
- gave parliament more power than the monarchy
- legislature divided into 2 houses
- agreement for Congress to be bicameral
- signed by john Hancock
- people agree to follow laws
- everyone is entitled to certain rights
- document that governs
- act that punished colonists for the Boston Tea Party
- stated the king wasn't above the law
- everyone votes
- the Treaty of Paris ended this
- act that taxed goods like glass, lead, and paint
- the system in which the President is elected
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- liked by small states bc representation was equal among states
- created by the pilgrims
- representative meeting in Virginia
- power comes from the people
- limits government power
- the colonist's break up letter with Britain
- framework for the US government
- deciding if laws are constitutional
- 3 branches of government
- against the federalist party
- the first 10 amendments on the Constitution
- everyone has to follow the law
- articles that gave states more power
- act that taxed tea
- supporter of the federalist party
- convention discussing how America was going to be governed
- for every 5 slaves only 3 were represented
- uprising in MA that opposed high taxes
- the majority hold the power
39 Clues: everyone votes • act that taxed tea • document that governs • signed by john Hancock • created by the pilgrims • limits government power • 3 branches of government • power comes from the people • people agree to follow laws • the majority hold the power • against the federalist party • act that taxed printed goods • people vote on representatives • everyone has to follow the law • ...
Vocabulary Crossword Puzzle 2022-09-30
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- English philosopher from the Enlightenment period; developed the idea of natural rights
- the philosophical concept expressing the balance sought in the system of government
- a war between England and France between 1754 and 1763; also known as the
- American revolutionary leader; author of Common Sense
- sole control of the supply of a good or service
- the political theory that individuals have undeniable basic rights given to them by nature
- colonists who remained loyal to Great Britain, during the American Revolution. Also known as
- on April 19, 1775, between colonial minutemen and British soldiers.
- the colonies won their independence from British control
- Party
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- the war between Great Britain and its American colonies between 1775 and 1783, in
- American colonists who were ready to fight at a minute’s notice. These soldiers fought
- the social contract
- each country agreed to help the other defend itself against England
- Founding father from Virginia who was famous for saying “Give me liberty or give me
- signed by Great Britain and France in 1763, officially ending the French and Indian
- God
- opposed ratification of the United States Constitution
- the United States
- first military confrontation of the Revolutionary War; this battle occurred in
- author of the Declaration of Independence; third president of the United States of
- the British army at the Battle of Lexington and Concord
- a series of laws passed by the British in 1774 enacted to punish colonists for the Boston
- Commander in chief of the British army during the American Revolutionary War.
- agreement signed on February 6, 1778 between France and the United States, in
25 Clues: God • Party • the United States • the social contract • sole control of the supply of a good or service • American revolutionary leader; author of Common Sense • opposed ratification of the United States Constitution • the British army at the Battle of Lexington and Concord • the colonies won their independence from British control • ...
Civics and Supreme Court 2025-04-04
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- Name of the South during Civil War
- This Act gave benefits, overtime and limited work hours to the working class
- Marbury v. (Blank)
- Missouri and (blank) were admitted into the United States at the same time
- William Marbury demanded this court order after Madison refused to hand over his documents
- a fee one pays to vote
- The name of the time after the Civil War
- The right to vote
- Law that returned the right to vote to white southerners
- The 15th Amendment granted this right to black men
- Name of man in Supreme Court case fighting to end segregation
- The Law that were named after this person that segregated schools, playgrounds and restaurants
- Name of elastic clause
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- name of slave who fought for freedom after crossing over into the free states
- This branch determines whether something is unconstitutional
- Amendment that states all naturalized and native born citizens of American have equal rights
- Oil refineries began popping up in states like Louisiana and (Blank)
- Last name of President after the end of the Civil War
- James Madison served as this position under Thomas Jefferson
- Name of the North during the Civil War
- This amendment eliminated slavery
- To take away someone's right to vote
- Required voters to read and explain the Constitution
- "Lunch Atop a (Blank)"
- Industries that sprang up in the South after the civil war
- What was the topic of discussion in the Supreme Court Case, Engel v. Vitale
- President after John Adams
27 Clues: The right to vote • Marbury v. (Blank) • a fee one pays to vote • "Lunch Atop a (Blank)" • Name of elastic clause • President after John Adams • This amendment eliminated slavery • Name of the South during Civil War • To take away someone's right to vote • Name of the North during the Civil War • The name of the time after the Civil War • ...
Constitutional Convention 2025-11-11
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- Large states believed representation should be based on this
- The number of votes each state gets in the Senate
- Thepresident of the Constitutional Convention
- The compromise that counted enslaved people as 3/5 of a person
- The rebellion by farmers protesting unfair taxes that showed the government was too weak
- The number of months the delegates worked on the Constitution (May to September)
- The house of Congress where representation is based on population (House of _____)
- The building in Philadelphia where the convention took place (_____ Hall)
- The oldest delegate who encouraged compromise and cooperation
- The number of states represented at the convention
- The branch of government that includes Congress
- The branch of government that includes the Supreme Court
- The year the Constitutional Convention was held
- The city where the Constitutional Convention was held in 1787
- After the Revolutionary War, states fought over this and trade
- The first weak government that couldn't collect taxes or enforce laws
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- The document created by the delegates that still guides the U.S. today
- The number of delegates who attended the convention
- The state that did not send delegates to the convention
- The branch of government that includes the President
- The compromise that created two houses of Congress with different representation methods
- The duration of the Constitutional Convention in months
- Smaller states wanted every state to have this type of representation
- The month when delegates signed the Constitution (September 17, ____)
- The number of branches the framers divided government power into
- The fraction that enslaved people were counted as for representation
- The date the Constitution was signed (September ____, 1787)
- Known as the "Father of the Constitution," he wrote many key ideas
28 Clues: Thepresident of the Constitutional Convention • The branch of government that includes Congress • The year the Constitutional Convention was held • The number of votes each state gets in the Senate • The number of states represented at the convention • The number of delegates who attended the convention • The branch of government that includes the President • ...
Constitution 2 2025-04-14
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- Compromise made by Constitutional Convention in which states would have equal representation in Congress
- Agreement that each slave counted as three-fifths of a person in determining representation in Congress
- Executive, Legislative, Judicial
- A group of people who have the power to make laws (Congress)
- An action taken by Congress to reverse or overrule a presidential veto
- system used to keep the government from getting too powerful in one branch
- Written by William Paterson. It represented the smaller states andsaid that each state should have the same number of representatives no matter the population.
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- A meeting in Philadelphia in 1787 that produced a new constitution
- one of the chambers of Congress that comprises the Legislative Branch of the United States government. Currently 435 representatives
- the legislature of the United States government
- written by James Madison. It represented the desires of the larger states and said that the number of representatives to Congress should be based on the state's population.
- One of the chambers of Congress. There are exactly 100 Senators in the Senate. Each state elects two Senators
12 Clues: Executive, Legislative, Judicial • the legislature of the United States government • A group of people who have the power to make laws (Congress) • A meeting in Philadelphia in 1787 that produced a new constitution • An action taken by Congress to reverse or overrule a presidential veto • system used to keep the government from getting too powerful in one branch • ...
Mesopotamia civilizations and jobs 2013-02-26
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- Name for the Northern Part of Mesopotamia
- Growth of individual city-states are based on the development of __________
- Mesopotamia is located in this present Country
- Earliest cities of Mesopotamia were mainly ritual centers with a _______ function
- Agriculture lead to ______ which was used to invent
- The first capital of the state and empire
- Clay containers to transport and hold food and other foods\
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- Name for the Southern Part of Mesopotamia
- The number of city-states in Mesopotamia
- People who studied the stars and constellations
- Each city developed under the protection of a different Mesopotamian ______
- The capital of Sumer during early 2nd millennium to the 1st millennium B.C.E
- Worked to provide food for the city-states
- People who educate the children
- jobs were created as ______ advanced
15 Clues: People who educate the children • jobs were created as ______ advanced • The number of city-states in Mesopotamia • Name for the Southern Part of Mesopotamia • Name for the Northern Part of Mesopotamia • The first capital of the state and empire • Worked to provide food for the city-states • Mesopotamia is located in this present Country • ...
Mesopotamia civilizations and jobs 2013-02-26
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- Worked to provide food for the city-states
- People who educate the children
- People who studied the stars and constellations
- The capital of Sumer during early 2nd millennium to the 1st millennium B.C.E
- Each city developed under the protection of a different Mesopotamian ______
- Mesopotamia is located in this present Country
- The number of city-states in Mesopotamia
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- Name for the Southern Part of Mesopotamia
- jobs were created as ______ advanced
- Name for the Northern Part of Mesopotamia
- Agriculture lead to ______ which was used to invent
- Growth of individual city-states are based on the development of __________
- Earliest cities of Mesopotamia were mainly ritual centers with a _______ function
- Clay containers to transport and hold food and other foods\
- The first capital of the state and empire
15 Clues: People who educate the children • jobs were created as ______ advanced • The number of city-states in Mesopotamia • Name for the Southern Part of Mesopotamia • Name for the Northern Part of Mesopotamia • The first capital of the state and empire • Worked to provide food for the city-states • Mesopotamia is located in this present Country • ...
Exploring US Geography 2013-08-29
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- This state is directly south of Utah
- This state is in the northwestern corner of the United States.
- The Great Salt Lake is located in this state.
- This state is directly south of Minnesota.
- This state is directly north of South Dakota
- This state is in the northeastern corner of the United States.
- This state is directly north of Tennesse.
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- This state borders Nevada on one side and the ocean on the other side
- Is Missouri north or south of Arkansas?
- This state is in the southeastern corner of the United States.
- This state is directly south of Colorado.
- This BIG state borders Mexico on its southern side.
- This state is directly west of Georgia.
- This rectangular state is south of Montana.
- Kansas is _________ of Oklahoma.
15 Clues: Kansas is _________ of Oklahoma. • This state is directly south of Utah • Is Missouri north or south of Arkansas? • This state is directly west of Georgia. • This state is directly south of Colorado. • This state is directly north of Tennesse. • This state is directly south of Minnesota. • This rectangular state is south of Montana. • ...
The bill of rights 2023-10-18
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- the governemnt cannot give you cruel or unusual punishment in this amendment
- What does a police need in order to search your home ?
- this power protect the public's health and welfare ?
- these amendments were ___ in december
- extends the rights to a jury trial
- What amendment gives you the right to carry guns ?
- this amendment not denied to the states are reserved to the states
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- what power gives you the right to declare war ?
- this power levy taxes
- in this amendment you cannot be charged twice for the same crime
- What amendment states that you don't have to house anyone?
- you must be told of your charges in this amendment
- What amendment have 5 rights ?
- where are the bill of rights located
- not necessarily denied in other amendments
15 Clues: this power levy taxes • What amendment have 5 rights ? • extends the rights to a jury trial • where are the bill of rights located • these amendments were ___ in december • not necessarily denied in other amendments • what power gives you the right to declare war ? • you must be told of your charges in this amendment • What amendment gives you the right to carry guns ? • ...
North & South 2020-05-04
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- Both sides give up something to reach an agreement
- Made up of lots of cities; people live close together
- Made up of lots of farms; people live far apart
- States that stayed together; Union = North
- When a state chooses to ignore a national law
- To bring goods into the country to sell.
- Breaking away from a country
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- Growing crops to sell at market
- The people have the power to decide
- This region manufactured goods and favored tariffs.
- A tax on imports to protect U.S. businesses and factories
- making/creating lots of something in a factory
- Belief that states are more important than the nation and its laws
- States that broke away; Confederacy = South
- This region relied on agriculture and felt they could nullify laws.
15 Clues: Breaking away from a country • Growing crops to sell at market • The people have the power to decide • To bring goods into the country to sell. • States that stayed together; Union = North • States that broke away; Confederacy = South • When a state chooses to ignore a national law • making/creating lots of something in a factory • ...
WWII 2020-04-30
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- siege from Nazis in soviet city
- allied invasion of France north Africa.
- city in which was nuked by the united states.
- was the forcible transfer by the Imperial Japanese Army of 60,000–80,000 American and Filipino prisoners of war
- first major military campaign fought entirely by air forces
- naval battle in the pacific theater
- code name for battle of Normandy
- last major German offensive campaign in the western front
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- surprise military attack on united states soil
- name of island in which USA marines and navy captured.
- united states air raid on Tokyo
- battle of southern Russia between soviet union and Germany
- when French troops invaded Germanys Saar district
- a method of warfare where the attacker, spearheaded using force
- battle of France on western front
15 Clues: siege from Nazis in soviet city • united states air raid on Tokyo • code name for battle of Normandy • battle of France on western front • naval battle in the pacific theater • allied invasion of France north Africa. • city in which was nuked by the united states. • surprise military attack on united states soil • when French troops invaded Germanys Saar district • ...
World War 1 2023-05-30
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- Who got all the blame for World War 1.
- Which side won World War 1?
- What treaty was signed after World War 1?
- Where did the United States first land in World War 1.
- Who was the greatest hero of World War 1.
- An allied country that is an island.
- What country lost the most after World War 1.
- Which country surrendered first in World War 1.
- Who was the youngest soldier to die (15 years old).
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- Where was trench warfare used at?
- Who did Austria-Hungary declare war on?
- Whos assasinating started World War 1(last name)?
- What rapid fire guns was heavily used?
- The battle of __ was the first battle the Untied States joined.
- What were Great Britain, France, Italy, and the United States called?
15 Clues: Which side won World War 1? • Where was trench warfare used at? • An allied country that is an island. • Who got all the blame for World War 1. • What rapid fire guns was heavily used? • Who did Austria-Hungary declare war on? • What treaty was signed after World War 1? • Who was the greatest hero of World War 1. • What country lost the most after World War 1. • ...
Politics: Presidents, Global Conflicts, Environmental Concerns 2023-07-13
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- - Last name of the President of Russia.
- - Last name of the 45th President of the United States.
- - Last name of the 44th President of the United States.
- - Middle Eastern country involved in a conflict with the United States.
- - Political movement focused on environmental protection and sustainability.
- - The withdrawal of the United Kingdom from the European Union.
- - Middle Eastern country embroiled in a civil war.
- - Use of violence for political gain or to instill fear.
- - Exchange of goods and services between nations.
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- - Practice of conducting negotiations between nations.
- - Concerns related to the long-term state of the Earth's environment.
- - First name of a prominent environmental activist.
- - International alliance for collective defense.
- - System of government by the people, for the people.
- - Heads of state and government leaders.
15 Clues: - Last name of the President of Russia. • - Heads of state and government leaders. • - International alliance for collective defense. • - Exchange of goods and services between nations. • - Middle Eastern country embroiled in a civil war. • - First name of a prominent environmental activist. • - System of government by the people, for the people. • ...
Warm Up Monday June 9 Year in Review 2025-06-08
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- this proclamation freed slaves in the Confederacy
- the President leads the _________________ branch
- U.S. Congressmen who wanted to go to war with England in 1812
- the Trail of Tears was the result of the ___________ Removal Act
- the Kansas/Nebraska act allowed for popular _______________ to decide slave status
- After the election of Lincoln, the Southern states began to _________________
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- the American colonies demanded "no___________without representation!"
- the U.S. government is divided into 3
- the foundation for Southern plantation economy
- the British forcing sailors to join their Navy
- this President was considered the President of the Common Man
- the 13 territories that became the United States
- balancing power between states and federal government
- the government that controlled the 13 colonies
- the law making body of the U.S. government
15 Clues: the U.S. government is divided into 3 • the law making body of the U.S. government • the foundation for Southern plantation economy • the British forcing sailors to join their Navy • the government that controlled the 13 colonies • the President leads the _________________ branch • the 13 territories that became the United States • ...
Lesson 22 Vocabulary 2024-12-11
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- - State in the United States that has a large desert.
- - North American country south of U.S. border.
- - Successful completion of a task or goal.
- - Language that is spoken in the United States.
- - Type of workers that move from place to place to find work.
- - School with grades kindergarten through fifth grade.
- - Protesting or refusing to deal with a company.
- States - Star Spangled Banner is the National Anthem.
- - Giving up something valuable to gain something more valuable.
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- - State that has the World Series Champions.
- - Moving to another country and settling there.
- - A large grocery store.
- - People in our family that came before us.
- - Focusing on a task or something that is being said.
- - Using a method peacefully to get a point across.
15 Clues: - A large grocery store. • - Successful completion of a task or goal. • - People in our family that came before us. • - State that has the World Series Champions. • - North American country south of U.S. border. • - Moving to another country and settling there. • - Language that is spoken in the United States. • - Protesting or refusing to deal with a company. • ...
U.S. State Crossword Puzzle 2022-02-17
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- The most remote state in the union.
- this state is where the famous fried chicken resturant came from!
- You may hear somebody call this state the "nutmeg state"
- The State where Abraham Lincoln Was Born.
- One of the only states to be independent.
- often called the "Cotton State"
- the first state in the united states.
- Known For having Las Vegas within its borders.
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- this cheesy state is the dairy capital of the U.S!
- the smallest state in the United states.
- this state is very well known for the city of detroit!
- The state is ironically called "the sunshine state"
- This state is famous for potatoes!
- in this landlocked state it is illegal to hunt whales!
- The state famous for "the big apple"
15 Clues: often called the "Cotton State" • This state is famous for potatoes! • The most remote state in the union. • The state famous for "the big apple" • the first state in the united states. • the smallest state in the United states. • The State where Abraham Lincoln Was Born. • One of the only states to be independent. • Known For having Las Vegas within its borders. • ...
Congress 2013-10-06
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- interprets the law.
- the governing body of a nation, state, or community.
- the lower legislative house of the United States.
- a rule defining correct procedure or behavior in government.
- the distribution of power in an organization between a central authority and the constituent units.
- the smaller upper assembly in US Congress.
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- having two branches or chambers.
- the younger of two major parties in the United States.
- all three branches of government limit the powers of each other.
- having the power to make laws.
- the older of two major political parties in the United States.
- dividing the powers equally between the three branches.
- executes the law.
- a formal and organized process of electing or being elected.
- a draft of a proposed law presented to parliament for discussion.
15 Clues: executes the law. • interprets the law. • having the power to make laws. • having two branches or chambers. • the lower legislative house of the United States. • dividing the powers equally between the three branches. • the smaller upper assembly in US Congress. • the younger of two major parties in the United States. • ...
UNIT 5 2016-04-11
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- A party that wants to keep territories free of slaves
- The great pacificator; He came up with a compromise over slave and free states
- A New York Abolitionst that killed 5 proslavery settlers to prove his point of slavery being bad
- The federal government must support slavery
- Northern Abolitionists helped slaves escape by using these
- The place that John Brown first attacked
- Stood his ground against the Union
- A plan to starve the South
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- The first state to secede from the Union
- Popular sovereignty lets the states decide
- A vote that allows people to choose
- Federal government should support slavery and defend the union
- The states thet seceded from the Union
- Required private citizens to help apprehending slaves
- Slavery must not be allowed in the territories
15 Clues: A plan to starve the South • Stood his ground against the Union • A vote that allows people to choose • The states thet seceded from the Union • The first state to secede from the Union • The place that John Brown first attacked • Popular sovereignty lets the states decide • The federal government must support slavery • Slavery must not be allowed in the territories • ...
Code talker 2021-04-12
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- an Indian tribe that helped the United States with codes in ww2
- a nuclear bomb that destroyed Hiroshima in ww2
- a the Second World War that led to many deaths
- the president during the begging and middle of ww2 for America
- Germany,Japan,Italy
- one of the enemy of the United States in ww2
- the rank above corporal
- America,great Britain,Russia
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- a battle during ww2 that helped turn the tide for the Allie powers
- a nuclear bomb that destroyed Nagasaki in ww2
- a branch in the United States military
- an island used to fight in ww2
- a plane used by the Japanese
- a pilot who would run into ships with their planes
- a Navaho code talker
15 Clues: Germany,Japan,Italy • a Navaho code talker • the rank above corporal • a plane used by the Japanese • America,great Britain,Russia • an island used to fight in ww2 • a branch in the United States military • one of the enemy of the United States in ww2 • a nuclear bomb that destroyed Nagasaki in ww2 • a nuclear bomb that destroyed Hiroshima in ww2 • ...
Civil War 2022-11-02
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- A large farm in the southern United States.
- An attempt to stop people and supplies from going in or out of a port.
- a person killed or injured in a war or accident.
- attempting to prevent the operation and enforcement within its territory of a law.
- refers to a group of people whose practices, race, religion, ethnicity, or other characteristics are fewer in numbers than the main groups.
- southern states chose to leave.
- also called the "Union"
- a person against you
- a heated argument or disagreement.
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- a person who secretly collects and reports information.
- A person who wanted to eliminate slavery.
- A nickname given to people in the South supporting the Confederate States.
- cease resistance to an enemy.
- before war
- the aim of an attack.
15 Clues: before war • a person against you • the aim of an attack. • also called the "Union" • cease resistance to an enemy. • southern states chose to leave. • a heated argument or disagreement. • A person who wanted to eliminate slavery. • A large farm in the southern United States. • a person killed or injured in a war or accident. • ...
Forming a Government 2023-11-28
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- a set of basic principles that determines the powers and duties of a government
- trade between two or more states
- voting rights
- the new national constitution, which made a new Confederation Congress the national government
- delegate from Virginia known as the "Father of the Constitution"
- increased prices combined with the reduced value of money
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- constitutional amendments that protect the
- meeting held in Philadelphia to create a new constitution
- taxes on imports or exports
- the sharing of power between a central government and the states that make up a country
- official approval by the states
- A period of low economic activity and rising unemployment
- ____ Statue of Religious Freedom
- branch of the president and departments that help run the government
- a poor farmer and Revolutionary War veteran
15 Clues: voting rights • taxes on imports or exports • official approval by the states • trade between two or more states • ____ Statue of Religious Freedom • constitutional amendments that protect the • a poor farmer and Revolutionary War veteran • meeting held in Philadelphia to create a new constitution • A period of low economic activity and rising unemployment • ...
The bill of rights 2023-10-18
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- the governemnt cannot give you cruel or unusual punishment in this amendment
- What does a police need in order to search your home ?
- this power protect the public's health and welfare ?
- these amendments were ___ in december
- extends the rights to a jury trial
- What amendment gives you the right to carry guns ?
- this amendment not denied to the states are reserved to the states
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- what power gives you the right to declare war ?
- this power levy taxes
- in this amendment you cannot be charged twice for the same crime
- What amendment states that you don't have to house anyone?
- you must be told of your charges in this amendment
- What amendment have 5 rights ?
- where are the bill of rights located
- not necessarily denied in other amendments
15 Clues: this power levy taxes • What amendment have 5 rights ? • extends the rights to a jury trial • where are the bill of rights located • these amendments were ___ in december • not necessarily denied in other amendments • what power gives you the right to declare war ? • you must be told of your charges in this amendment • What amendment gives you the right to carry guns ? • ...
Crossword Crisps 2025-11-21
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- Rights all people have from birth: life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness.
- Main leader of the Anti-Federalists
- A compromise that set up a legislature based on both population and equality.
- Leader of the Federalists.
- To approve or make official.
- Against the Constitution - wanted the states to hold the most power.
- A document that protects individual liberties.
- Plan of government based on population - favored by large states.
- First government of the U.S. - was very weak.
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- Plan of government based on equality, favored by small states.
- Considered the "Father of the Constitution.
- Pattern for orderly growth in the U.S.
- To add or to make a change.
- Led a rebellion against Massachusetts' high taxes.
- Supports the Constitution - wanted a strong central government.
15 Clues: Leader of the Federalists. • To add or to make a change. • To approve or make official. • Main leader of the Anti-Federalists • Pattern for orderly growth in the U.S. • Considered the "Father of the Constitution. • First government of the U.S. - was very weak. • A document that protects individual liberties. • Led a rebellion against Massachusetts' high taxes. • ...
4th of July Crossword 2024-12-17
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- Sam, A tactic used by the United States military to increase enlistment
- Showing extreme support for ones country
- A date of significance that that reoccurs
- The act to be able to act without restraint
- A summer month that Independence Day is celebrated
- An overthrow of a previous institution
- A device containing gunpowder that causes a spectacular explosion
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- A cookout where food is roasted over an open fire sometimes basted in Barbecue Sauce
- Having free will to do what you want
- The year America got its independence from Great Britain
- An official statement or proclamation
- A handheld firework
- Being free in society
- white and blue, The colors of the United States
- Founders, The term we associate towards the people that created the United States
15 Clues: A handheld firework • Being free in society • Having free will to do what you want • An official statement or proclamation • An overthrow of a previous institution • Showing extreme support for ones country • A date of significance that that reoccurs • The act to be able to act without restraint • white and blue, The colors of the United States • ...
US East of Mississippi River Slides Crossword 2025-04-08
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- Common industry due to dense forest coverage of Appalachian Mountains.
- 2005, which killed 1,800 people.
- Given the nickname “The Nation’s Breadbasket”.
- Largest subregion in the Eastern Mississippi Region.
- Located on the northeast corner of the United States.
- Oldest and longest mountain range in the Eastern Mississippi region.
- Largest Body of Water East of the Mississippi River.
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- Choctaw phrase meaning “Great Water” or “Father of Waters”.
- Tributary of the Mississippi River.
- The nation’s capital, Washington D.C, is also located in this region.
- Where the Appalachian Mountains begin in the United States.
- Can naturally be found in this part of the United States.
- Covers about 600,000 Square Miles.
- Largest group of freshwater lakes in the world.
- Allows farming to flourish in the East pf the Mississippi region.
15 Clues: 2005, which killed 1,800 people. • Covers about 600,000 Square Miles. • Tributary of the Mississippi River. • Given the nickname “The Nation’s Breadbasket”. • Largest group of freshwater lakes in the world. • Largest subregion in the Eastern Mississippi Region. • Largest Body of Water East of the Mississippi River. • ...
The 2016 US elections 2016-10-10
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- Obligatory financial contributions
- American citizens can legally possess one
- Stand up against
- “Stronger …” is her slogan
- Self-assured
- Either political or military
- Colour of the US president's house
- They defend American conservatism
- Voters
- Name of the current US president
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- Republican presidential nominee in 2016
- They represent the 50 states on the American flag
- Discussion on the main issues, often televised
- Where the states choose the presidential candidates
- The authorities
- Symbol of the Democratic Party
- Come to a country of which one is not a native
- Democratic presidential nominee in 2016
- American currency
- Pink's open letter is addressed to him
20 Clues: Voters • Self-assured • The authorities • Stand up against • American currency • “Stronger …” is her slogan • Either political or military • Symbol of the Democratic Party • Name of the current US president • They defend American conservatism • Obligatory financial contributions • Colour of the US president's house • Pink's open letter is addressed to him • ...
Constitutional Amendments 2024-02-22
Across
- right to vote
- Income tax
- civil rights
- congressional pay
- direct election of senators
- Limit on presential terms
- speedy, public trial
- rights of accused persons
- slavery abolished
- right to bear arms
- "Lame duck" sessions
- quartering of troops
- trial by jury
Down
- abolition
- rights of the people
- woman suffrage
- lawsuits against states
- voting in the District of Columbia
- presidential disability / succession
- separation of church and state
- powers reserved to the states or the people
- repeal of prohibition
- Prohibition
- no unreasonable search and seizure
- election of executives
- 18 year old vote
- Limits of fines and punishments
27 Clues: abolition • Income tax • Prohibition • civil rights • right to vote • trial by jury • woman suffrage • 18 year old vote • congressional pay • slavery abolished • right to bear arms • rights of the people • speedy, public trial • "Lame duck" sessions • quartering of troops • repeal of prohibition • election of executives • lawsuits against states • Limit on presential terms • rights of accused persons • ...
Show what you know 2023-12-04
Across
- loose alliance of states
- votes based on population
- makes sure laws are fair
- first 10 amendments
- didn’t want a strong central government
- government split into 3 branches
- independent power
- 3/5 of slaves count towards votes
- vote on who represents us
- when the government splits into three so they don’t get too powerful
- votes based on population
Down
- makes sure everyone is equal
- first government where states had all power
- makes laws
- representatives vote on constitution
- one power
- changes to the constitution
- 1 vote per state
- enforces laws
- wanted strong central government
- law signed and agreed on
- one vote per state
22 Clues: one power • makes laws • enforces laws • 1 vote per state • independent power • one vote per state • first 10 amendments • loose alliance of states • makes sure laws are fair • law signed and agreed on • votes based on population • vote on who represents us • votes based on population • changes to the constitution • makes sure everyone is equal • government split into 3 branches • ...
Wedding 2025-08-06
Across
- First concert
- Their favorite restaurant
- Their favorite tv show
- # of states Groom lived in
- # of cousins they have combined
- Honeymoon Destination
- Groom's hometown
- Cuisine on first date
- Bride's favorite hobby
- Bride’s favorite takeout
- Their favorite sports team
Down
- Bride’s favorite holiday
- # of states Bride lived in
- Groom’s favorite takeout
- Girl dog's name
- Bride’s favorite childhood show
- Groom's favorite hobby
- Bride's hometown
- Where they got engaged
- Grooms favorite childhood show
- Boy dogs name (watch your spelling)
- Their favorite hobby
- Groom’s favorite holiday
- # of years together
- Their favorite board game
25 Clues: First concert • Girl dog's name • Bride's hometown • Groom's hometown • # of years together • Their favorite hobby • Honeymoon Destination • Cuisine on first date • Groom's favorite hobby • Where they got engaged • Their favorite tv show • Bride's favorite hobby • Bride’s favorite holiday • Groom’s favorite takeout • Groom’s favorite holiday • Bride’s favorite takeout • Their favorite restaurant • ...
Spelling list #6 2022-11-11
Across
- a fun activity
- Without any question
- Worthy of not
- to be able to be used again
- to be able to be accepted
- to ask for something
- Able to buy it
- Another religion that is not Cristian
- to be able to get questioned
- a particular stage, form, or kind of civilization
Down
- someone funny
- been exited
- to be able to do it by yourself
- to be able to give favors
- something new
- one of the states of The United States
- something that secret
- a place where it has a good beach
- to have a hurry
- to tell it clear
20 Clues: been exited • someone funny • Worthy of not • something new • a fun activity • Able to buy it • to have a hurry • to tell it clear • Without any question • to ask for something • something that secret • to be able to give favors • to be able to be accepted • to be able to be used again • to be able to get questioned • to be able to do it by yourself • a place where it has a good beach • ...
Spelling List Week 6 2022-05-02
Across
- to exist
- quite similar
- a preposition that states ownership
- to be given something to keep
- a medieval warrior
- time of day when it is dark
- as well or in addition to
- Jonathan loves to _____ his spelling homework!
- Homophone to the words: Their/There
- Ice _____
- "Out of the way!"
Down
- Doctors try their best to _____ their patients
- the action of handing something over
- Homophone for the word blue
- on top
- be sure of something
- Leave it _____ the pros
- a preposition that states location
- the color of the sky
- the number that comes after one
20 Clues: on top • to exist • Ice _____ • quite similar • "Out of the way!" • a medieval warrior • be sure of something • the color of the sky • Leave it _____ the pros • as well or in addition to • Homophone for the word blue • time of day when it is dark • to be given something to keep • the number that comes after one • a preposition that states location • a preposition that states ownership • ...
Battles 2025-11-14
Across
- 34th president
- who did north Vietnam capture
- United States war crime
- campaign of surprise attacks against military and civilian commands
- 36th president.
- first major battle between United States and Vietnam army.
- one of the most infamous what
- aerial bombardment campaign
- different what under each us president
- 16th 1968
- what was Dwight d Eisenhower supporting
Down
- 38th president
- final phase in evacuation of American civilians
- 37th president
- what did Gerald ford secure
- Dwight d isenhkwer provided aid for what
- battle in Khe sanh area
- what did John f Kennedy increase
- president tha surrendered
- warrant officer
20 Clues: 16th 1968 • 38th president • 34th president • 37th president • 36th president. • warrant officer • United States war crime • battle in Khe sanh area • president tha surrendered • what did Gerald ford secure • aerial bombardment campaign • who did north Vietnam capture • one of the most infamous what • what did John f Kennedy increase • different what under each us president • ...
The Cold War 2022-04-20
Across
- Two countries have the same potential to harm the other
- Ani-Communist who started another communist scare
- American attempt to assassinate the Cuban leader
- Divided Berin by the Soviet Union
- Making it easier to trade in North America
Down
- A plan to stop communism by President Truman
- Communist North versus democratic South Korea
- A relief plan by the United States for Europe
- Soviet Union and United States quickly gathering weapons
- 35th President of the United States
- Soviet missiles in Cuba that could hit USA
- Veterans receive benefits for college education
12 Clues: Divided Berin by the Soviet Union • 35th President of the United States • Soviet missiles in Cuba that could hit USA • Making it easier to trade in North America • A plan to stop communism by President Truman • Communist North versus democratic South Korea • A relief plan by the United States for Europe • Veterans receive benefits for college education • ...
Government 2022-10-18
Across
- a compromise that created a two part Congress
- created a process to add states
- another word for "stop" (7 Principles)
- part of Congress based on POPulation
- wanted to add individual rights to the Constitution of 1787
- did NOT want to approve the new US constitution of 1787
Down
- people who wanted to approve the new constitution of 1787
- a large state
- first constitution of the US
- part of Congress with equal representation for all states
- a small state
- which region of had more slaves
- a way states and the US government can get money from citizens
13 Clues: a large state • a small state • first constitution of the US • created a process to add states • which region of had more slaves • part of Congress based on POPulation • another word for "stop" (7 Principles) • a compromise that created a two part Congress • did NOT want to approve the new US constitution of 1787 • people who wanted to approve the new constitution of 1787 • ...
