states Crossword Puzzles

States 1 - 10 2024-01-24

States 1 - 10 crossword puzzle
Across
  1. Idaho
  2. City Nevada
  3. Washington
  4. Colorado
  5. Arizona
Down
  1. Wyoming
  2. Oregon
  3. California
  4. Lake City Utah
  5. Montana

10 Clues: IdahoOregonWyomingMontanaArizonaColoradoCaliforniaWashingtonCity NevadaLake City Utah

States and Countries 2024-01-24

States and Countries crossword puzzle
Across
  1. Foliage and Lighthouses.
  2. Lots of alligators
  3. Red Rock Wonders
Down
  1. Volcanoes and Surfing
  2. Peaches and Transit
  3. Giant Trees, Hollywood, and Death Valley
  4. Civil Rights and Football
  5. The Northern Lights and Fishing Bears
  6. The Rocky Mountains
  7. Home of lobsters

10 Clues: Home of lobstersRed Rock WondersLots of alligatorsPeaches and TransitThe Rocky MountainsVolcanoes and SurfingFoliage and Lighthouses.Civil Rights and FootballThe Northern Lights and Fishing BearsGiant Trees, Hollywood, and Death Valley

States Crossword Puzzle 2024-10-11

States Crossword Puzzle crossword puzzle
Across
  1. What is the capital of Connecticut?
  2. What state's capital is Jackson?
  3. What state's capital is Indianapolis?
  4. What is the capital of Florida?
  5. What is the capital of Alabama?
Down
  1. What state's capital is Honolulu
  2. What state's capital is Augusta?
  3. What is the capital of California?
  4. What state's capital is Springfield?
  5. What is the capital of Arkansas?

10 Clues: What is the capital of Florida?What is the capital of Alabama?What state's capital is HonoluluWhat state's capital is Jackson?What state's capital is Augusta?What is the capital of Arkansas?What is the capital of California?What is the capital of Connecticut?What state's capital is Springfield?What state's capital is Indianapolis?

States and Capitals 2025-04-30

States and Capitals crossword puzzle
Across
  1. Hartford
  2. Phoenix
  3. Montgomery
  4. Sacramento
Down
  1. Tallahassee
  2. Atlanta
  3. Juneau
  4. Little Rock
  5. Denver
  6. Dover

10 Clues: DoverJuneauDenverAtlantaPhoenixHartfordMontgomerySacramentoTallahasseeLittle Rock

States of Matter 2025-04-24

States of Matter crossword puzzle
Across
  1. / The change from liquid to gas.
  2. / A state of matter with a fixed volume but no fixed shape.
  3. / What causes matter to change from one state to another.
  4. / The change from liquid to solid.
  5. / A state of matter with no fixed shape or volume.
Down
  1. / A high-energy state of matter found in stars and lightning.
  2. / The change from solid to liquid.
  3. / A state of matter with a fixed shape and volume.
  4. / Anything that has mass and takes up space.
  5. / The change from gas to liquid.

10 Clues: / The change from gas to liquid./ The change from liquid to gas./ The change from solid to liquid./ The change from liquid to solid./ Anything that has mass and takes up space./ A state of matter with a fixed shape and volume./ A state of matter with no fixed shape or volume./ What causes matter to change from one state to another....

States and Countries 2024-03-13

States and Countries crossword puzzle
Across
  1. Disney World
  2. The Gold Rush
  3. Hockey
  4. Snakes
  5. Sushi
  6. Snow
  7. Big Ben
Down
  1. Beaches
  2. Eiffel Tower
  3. Hollywood

10 Clues: SnowSushiHockeySnakesBeachesBig BenHollywoodDisney WorldEiffel TowerThe Gold Rush

States and Countries 2024-03-13

States and Countries crossword puzzle
Across
  1. Disney World
  2. The Gold Rush
  3. Hockey
  4. Snakes
  5. Sushi
  6. Snow
  7. Big Ben
Down
  1. Beaches
  2. Eiffel Tower
  3. Hollywood

10 Clues: SnowSushiHockeySnakesBeachesBig BenHollywoodDisney WorldEiffel TowerThe Gold Rush

States of Matter 2021-08-22

States of Matter crossword puzzle
Across
  1. A type of liquid that humans need to drink. Molecules are able to move freely and take shape. (Ex: A person drinking a bottle when they are thirsty.)
  2. A type of solid found in forests. On the atomic level, they are orderly in a pattern and cannot move. (Ex: This solid is part of a type of plant.)
  3. A type of liquid humans like to drink. The atomic level has no structure and bounces all around. (Ex: Gives energy in the morning and has caffeine.)
  4. A type of gas in the air allowing humans to live. The atomic level has no structure and bounces all around. (Ex: A person can be playing a sport and have to catch their breath by breathing.)
  5. A type of solid. On the atomic level, they are orderly in a pattern and cannot move. (Ex: This can be used for spatulas.)
  6. A type of liquid to drink or eat with. The atomic level has no structure and bounces all around. (Ex: The liquid is used in cereal.)
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  1. A type of solid. On the atomic level, they are orderly in a pattern and cannot move. (Ex: Used in everyday objects such as toys, bottles, boxes, etc.)
  2. A type of gas. The atomic level has no structure and bounces all around. (Ex: This gas can be used to fuel things such as rocket ships.)
  3. A type of solid that is good building material. On the atomic level, they are orderly in a pattern and cannot move. (Ex: House)
  4. A type of gas. The atomic level has no structure and bounces all around. (Ex: This gas can be used for balloons.)

10 Clues: A type of gas. The atomic level has no structure and bounces all around. (Ex: This gas can be used for balloons.)A type of solid. On the atomic level, they are orderly in a pattern and cannot move. (Ex: This can be used for spatulas.)...

States of matter 2021-09-01

States of matter crossword puzzle
Across
  1. Solid skipping the liquid phase and turning into a gas
  2. If it is lost, something gets cold. If it is gain, something gets hotter
  3. the state of matter that is most common in space
  4. Turns the surface of water into gas
  5. Gas turns directly into a solid
Down
  1. Composed of carbon dioxide and is -109 degrees Fahrenheit
  2. When gas turns into liquid
  3. When the liquid turns into a gas
  4. When solid turns into a liquid
  5. When a liquid turns into a solid

10 Clues: When gas turns into liquidWhen solid turns into a liquidGas turns directly into a solidWhen the liquid turns into a gasWhen a liquid turns into a solidTurns the surface of water into gasthe state of matter that is most common in spaceSolid skipping the liquid phase and turning into a gasComposed of carbon dioxide and is -109 degrees Fahrenheit...

United States "USA" 2021-05-16

United States "USA" crossword puzzle
Across
  1. Is the capital city of the USA
  2. USA is located in
  3. Important celebration on July 4th.
  4. Famous for its beautiful beaches
  5. A really famous monument in New York city
Down
  1. The place where movies are made
  2. The Golden Gate Bridge is located in this city
  3. Indigenous tribes are usually known as:
  4. National Holiday in the USA
  5. If you are an adult you can play in famous casinos

10 Clues: USA is located inNational Holiday in the USAIs the capital city of the USAThe place where movies are madeFamous for its beautiful beachesImportant celebration on July 4th.Indigenous tribes are usually known as:A really famous monument in New York cityThe Golden Gate Bridge is located in this cityIf you are an adult you can play in famous casinos

States of Matter 2022-02-25

States of Matter crossword puzzle
Across
  1. when a liquid turns into a solid
  2. when a solid turns directly into a gas
  3. when a gas turns directly into a solid
  4. ___-Einstein condensate
  5. this type of energy affects a substance's state of matter
  6. the two types of vaporization are evaporation and ___
Down
  1. when a liquid turns into a gas
  2. when a gas turns into a liquid
  3. when a solid turns into a liquid
  4. this is the last natural state of matter

10 Clues: ___-Einstein condensatewhen a liquid turns into a gaswhen a gas turns into a liquidwhen a solid turns into a liquidwhen a liquid turns into a solidwhen a solid turns directly into a gaswhen a gas turns directly into a solidthis is the last natural state of matterthe two types of vaporization are evaporation and ___...

States of Matter 2022-03-15

States of Matter crossword puzzle
Across
  1. This state has a constant volume and shape.
  2. Any substance that has mass and takes up space by having volume.
  3. This state fills up its whole container.
  4. The state of matter as close to absolute zero as possible.
Down
  1. The amount of space that a substance or object occupies.
  2. The last name of the man who discovered plasma
  3. Water, juice, and milk are examples of this state of matter.
  4. An example of plasma appearing in storms.
  5. The amount of matter in an object.
  6. This state is like gases but is electrically charged.

10 Clues: The amount of matter in an object.This state fills up its whole container.An example of plasma appearing in storms.This state has a constant volume and shape.The last name of the man who discovered plasmaThis state is like gases but is electrically charged.The amount of space that a substance or object occupies....

states of matter 2022-10-20

states of matter crossword puzzle
Across
  1. take the shape of the container its in
  2. also known as heat
  3. also known as phases
  4. gas to liquid
Down
  1. solid to gas
  2. liquid to gas
  3. solid to a liquid
  4. liquid to solid
  5. have a definite shape and a definite volume
  6. has no definite shape and no definite volume

10 Clues: solid to gasliquid to gasgas to liquidliquid to solidsolid to a liquidalso known as heatalso known as phasestake the shape of the container its inhave a definite shape and a definite volumehas no definite shape and no definite volume

States of matter 2022-08-30

States of matter crossword puzzle
Across
  1. Gas particles moves r_ _ _ _ ly (high speed) and randomly.
  2. The physical state that particles positioned very far apart.
  3. The particles in solid state ______ about its fixed position.
  4. Liquid has __________ shape.
Down
  1. Solid are arranged very closely and ______ly manner.
  2. Gas can be ____________ because the particles there are big spaces in between the particles.
  3. The forces of ____________ in solid are very strong.
  4. Liquid has definite _________ like solid.
  5. Liquid particles s __ __ __ __ past one another.
  6. _________has definite shape and volume.

10 Clues: Liquid has __________ shape._________has definite shape and volume.Liquid has definite _________ like solid.Liquid particles s __ __ __ __ past one another.Solid are arranged very closely and ______ly manner.The forces of ____________ in solid are very strong.Gas particles moves r_ _ _ _ ly (high speed) and randomly....

US States unscramble 2022-11-12

US States unscramble crossword puzzle
Across
  1. MNORTVE
  2. DROILAF
  3. WEN ASMIRHHEP
  4. MEANI
Down
  1. AROGIGE
  2. WNE ORYK
  3. IFIALRAONC
  4. ETSAX
  5. IAAHWI
  6. USTSEACSMSTHA

10 Clues: ETSAXMEANIIAAHWIAROGIGEMNORTVEDROILAFWNE ORYKIFIALRAONCWEN ASMIRHHEPUSTSEACSMSTHA

States of Matter 2022-11-04

States of Matter crossword puzzle
Across
  1. no fixed shape
  2. expands freely
  3. process of turning from liquid into vapor
  4. at 212 degrees f
  5. flows freely and has constant volume
  6. firm and stable shape
Down
  1. point the temperature at which a given solid will melt
  2. below 32 degrees f
  3. conversion of a solid or liquid into a gas
  4. becoming liquefied by heat

10 Clues: no fixed shapeexpands freelyat 212 degrees fbelow 32 degrees ffirm and stable shapebecoming liquefied by heatflows freely and has constant volumeprocess of turning from liquid into vaporconversion of a solid or liquid into a gaspoint the temperature at which a given solid will melt

States of Matter 2022-11-17

States of Matter crossword puzzle
Across
  1. What the sun is made out of
  2. When a liquid becomes a gas
  3. Takes the form of its container
  4. When a liquid becomes a solid
  5. A occurrence when a solid turns into a gas
  6. When a solid becomes a liquid
Down
  1. A occurrence when a gas turns into a solid
  2. When a gas becomes a liquid
  3. far away molecules and they move incredibly fast
  4. A compact substance with close together molecules

10 Clues: When a gas becomes a liquidWhat the sun is made out ofWhen a liquid becomes a gasWhen a liquid becomes a solidWhen a solid becomes a liquidTakes the form of its containerA occurrence when a gas turns into a solidA occurrence when a solid turns into a gasfar away molecules and they move incredibly fast...

States Of Matter 2021-10-20

States Of  Matter crossword puzzle
Across
  1. mixture consists of two or more phases
  2. mixture in which the composition is uniform throughout the mixture
  3. how tightly the molecules are packed together.
  4. gold, silver, oxygen
  5. is the physical process that results in the phase transition of a substance from a solid to a liquid.
  6. The state of matter in which ba material has neither a definite shape nor a definite volume
Down
  1. a phase transition where a liquid turns into a solid when its temperature is lowered below its
  2. color, shape, texture
  3. state of matter in which materials have a definite shape and a definite volume
  4. The state of matter in which a material has a definite volume but not a definite shape

10 Clues: gold, silver, oxygencolor, shape, texturemixture consists of two or more phaseshow tightly the molecules are packed together.mixture in which the composition is uniform throughout the mixturestate of matter in which materials have a definite shape and a definite volume...

States of America 2023-01-09

States of America crossword puzzle
Across
  1. the capital city is Austin
  2. Hollywood sign
  3. the state on the island
  4. I which state is the biggest city?
  5. there is famous waterfall
Down
  1. the biggest state in the U.S.
  2. the borders of that state are Texas, Arkansas, and Mississippi
  3. the smallest state
  4. ... Fried Chicken
  5. the first state in the U.S.

10 Clues: Hollywood sign... Fried Chickenthe smallest statethe state on the islandthere is famous waterfallthe capital city is Austinthe first state in the U.S.the biggest state in the U.S.I which state is the biggest city?the borders of that state are Texas, Arkansas, and Mississippi

States Of Matter 2023-01-24

States Of Matter crossword puzzle
Across
  1. Surface of liquid goes from a liquid to a gas
  2. All 3 types of matter
  3. Gas to a liquid
  4. Solid into liquid
Down
  1. A colorless odorless gas that you breathe out
  2. When a state of matter turns into a different state of matter
  3. a solid that goes from a solid to a gas
  4. When a liquid becomes so cold it turns into a solid
  5. Solid to a gas
  6. When a liquid becomes so hot it turns into a vapor

10 Clues: Solid to a gasGas to a liquidSolid into liquidAll 3 types of mattera solid that goes from a solid to a gasA colorless odorless gas that you breathe outSurface of liquid goes from a liquid to a gasWhen a liquid becomes so hot it turns into a vaporWhen a liquid becomes so cold it turns into a solid...

States of Matter 2022-09-11

States of Matter crossword puzzle
Across
  1. Water __________ at one hundred degrees Celsius.
  2. solid state of matter
  3. When wet clothes dry on a washing line, the water from the clothes is _______________.
  4. The freezing point of ____________ is zero degrees Celsius.
Down
  1. When water vapour rises from oceans, lakes and rivers, it cools and condenses to form _____________.
  2. Evaporation is the process of a ___________ changing to a gas
  3. When a solid changes to a liquid, it has ________________.
  4. when a gas cools, it _______________ and changes into a liquid.
  5. Gas state of matter
  6. The particles in a ___________ are far apart and move quickly to spread out in the space they are in.

10 Clues: Gas state of mattersolid state of matterWater __________ at one hundred degrees Celsius.When a solid changes to a liquid, it has ________________.The freezing point of ____________ is zero degrees Celsius.Evaporation is the process of a ___________ changing to a gaswhen a gas cools, it _______________ and changes into a liquid....

states of matter 2022-09-14

states of matter crossword puzzle
Across
  1. ice
  2. water
  3. another way to say thermal energy
  4. gas turns to liquid
  5. liquid turns to solid
  6. liquid turns into gas
  7. vapor
Down
  1. solid turns strait into gas
  2. form of ice made out of CO2
  3. group of two or more atoms

10 Clues: icewatervaporgas turns to liquidliquid turns to solidliquid turns into gasgroup of two or more atomssolid turns strait into gasform of ice made out of CO2another way to say thermal energy

states of matter 2025-11-05

states of matter crossword puzzle
Across
  1. what do you use to measure the temperature of food
  2. what can you wear to protect your clothes
  3. what should you do before prepping food
  4. you need to do this with raw and cook meat
  5. what is the name for the date that tells you when food is no longer safe to eat
  6. where should you put food that smells or looks strange
  7. should you put hot food straight into the fridge
Down
  1. food should be stored in the fridge within
  2. what is the term for harmful germs that can make you sick?
  3. what type of food poisoning can you get from raw eggs or chicken

10 Clues: what should you do before prepping foodwhat can you wear to protect your clothesfood should be stored in the fridge withinyou need to do this with raw and cook meatshould you put hot food straight into the fridgewhat do you use to measure the temperature of foodwhere should you put food that smells or looks strange...

States of matter 2026-02-19

States of matter crossword puzzle
Across
  1. two or more atoms held together
  2. smoke
  3. The process of turning a liquid into a gas
  4. water
  5. hot
Down
  1. cold
  2. heat
  3. a solid melting into a liquid
  4. convert a gas into a liquid
  5. ice

10 Clues: icehotcoldheatsmokewaterconvert a gas into a liquida solid melting into a liquidtwo or more atoms held togetherThe process of turning a liquid into a gas

States of Consciousness 2026-02-17

States of Consciousness crossword puzzle
Across
  1. Dream theory that suggests dreams are the brain’s way of interpreting neural signals during REM sleep
  2. A group of sleep disorders characterized by disruptive and unwanted motor activity during sleep itself
  3. Sleep that is characterized by the rapid movement of our eyes under closed eyelids
  4. Class of drug that increases heart rate and blood pressure; causes mild to intense perceptual changes
  5. Dream theory that allows us to practice our responses to threats
Down
  1. Dream theory that suggests dreams allow us to process and regulate emotions linked to past experiences
  2. A biological rhythm that takes place over a 24 hour period
  3. Class of drug that increases alertness, heart rate, blood pressure, and body temperature
  4. Class of drug that decreases heart rate and blood pressure; increases relaxation with low doses
  5. Stage of sleep that is characterized by its three substages

10 Clues: A biological rhythm that takes place over a 24 hour periodStage of sleep that is characterized by its three substagesDream theory that allows us to practice our responses to threatsSleep that is characterized by the rapid movement of our eyes under closed eyelids...

U.S. States Crossword 2025-08-29

U.S. States Crossword crossword puzzle
Across
  1. Cheyenne is the capital of which state?
  2. Mount Rushmore is in which state?
  3. Which state is home to Indianapolis Speedway?
  4. What city in Pennsylvania is nicknamed, "The City of Bridges"?
Down
  1. State with lowest elevation?
  2. Cincinnati is a city in which state?
  3. Most populous Nevada city?
  4. Capital of Oregon?
  5. Echo is a city in which state?
  6. Which state has Harvard University?

10 Clues: Capital of Oregon?Most populous Nevada city?State with lowest elevation?Echo is a city in which state?Mount Rushmore is in which state?Which state has Harvard University?Cincinnati is a city in which state?Cheyenne is the capital of which state?Which state is home to Indianapolis Speedway?...

States of matter 2025-09-18

States of matter crossword puzzle
Across
  1. Liquid Gas
  2. atoms molecules
  3. deposition condensation
  4. definite indefinite Electrons
  5. temperature Neutrons
Down
  1. melting ground water
  2. Mass volume
  3. Celsius condensation
  4. collection
  5. point freezing point melting point

10 Clues: Liquid GascollectionMass volumeatoms moleculesmelting ground waterCelsius condensationtemperature Neutronsdeposition condensationdefinite indefinite Electronspoint freezing point melting point

Modern World History Final 2021-05-17

Modern World History Final crossword puzzle
Across
  1. In 1927, he became the first man to make a solo flight across the Atlantic Ocean.
  2. He said, “Wars are not won by evacuations.” after the Miracle at Dunkirk.
  3. A country or area under the political control of another country.
  4. Responsible for the mass production of automobiles that made the price for one as low as $300.
  5. Militarism, Alliances, Imperialism, Nationalism.
  6. The seizure of a country or territory by a stronger country.
  7. Invented dynamite.
  8. Leader of the Bolsheviks.
  9. Anti-apartheid activist that was sentenced to life in prison in South Africa in 1962. He later became its president.
  10. Where the Industrial Revolution began.
  11. Germany, Austro-Hungary, Turkey, and Bulgaria.
  12. Settings located on the outskirts of cities. First seen outside of Paris in the 1850s.
  13. Opened the world’s first school of nursing.
  14. Women gained this right after World War I in many European countries.
  15. Along with the United States, this was the only country that came out of World War I in better financial shape.
  16. Hitler signed a non-aggression pact with this country in the summer of 1939 so Germany would not have to fight a war on two fronts.
Down
  1. The U.S. boycotted these in Moscow in 1980 in retaliation to the Soviet Union invading Afghanistan.
  2. Soviet Union, France, China, Great Britain, and the United States are the original members of this United Nations group.
  3. Germany’s “unpopular” new government after World War I.
  4. Along with an unequal distribution of wealth and the fact that many Americans were buying less, this was another serious flaw within the U.S. economy.
  5. It is believed to have begun on October 29th of 1929.
  6. President Wilson’s idea that was supported in Europe, but not in the United States.
  7. Germany, Italy, and Japan.
  8. German city divided into “zones” after World War II.
  9. The United States initial “stance” at the beginning of World War I.
  10. Became the first human in space in 1961.
  11. The appeal of art, writing, music, and other forms of entertainment to a large audience.
  12. First structure in the United States built using the Bessemer Process.
  13. The modern version of these began in 1896.

29 Clues: Invented dynamite.Leader of the Bolsheviks.Germany, Italy, and Japan.Where the Industrial Revolution began.Became the first human in space in 1961.The modern version of these began in 1896.Opened the world’s first school of nursing.Germany, Austro-Hungary, Turkey, and Bulgaria.Militarism, Alliances, Imperialism, Nationalism....

Civil War Review 2022-04-11

Civil War Review crossword puzzle
Across
  1. the Union General who replaced McClellan and should have won best facial hair.
  2. The battle where Lee was forced to surrender to Ulysses S Grant
  3. The turning point of the Civil War and bloodiest battle. This will be the last battle where General Lee and the Confederate Army attacks on Union soil
  4. The main general for the Confederate Army. Will surrender to Grant at Appomattox Courthhouse.
  5. This proclamation freed all slaves in the rebelling states.
  6. South Carolina decided to do this after Lincoln became President of the United States. Other southern states will follow after the attack at Fort Sumter
  7. These states had slavery but did not secede with the Confederate states
  8. The Union General who was fired after defeating Lee at the battle of Antietam and defying Lincoln's order to pursue him
  9. Caused the prices of goods to go up, especially in the Confederacy.
  10. the name of the U.S. General who would win the war for the Union
  11. People from Washington D.C. show up to this battle with picnics to watch the first battle of the war. They initially believed the Confederacy would be run off the battlefield and the war would be over quickly. This battle proves them wrong.
Down
  1. This battle secured the Mississippi for the Union and cut the Confederacy in half
  2. The battle at this Fort was the first conflict of the Civil War
  3. President of the Confederacy
  4. Single bloodiest day of the Civil War. Lee's first attempt to attack the Union
  5. The name of the Union plan to win the war
  6. the type of ship used in the Battle of Hampton Roads. This battle will change navy warfare forever, because now wooden ships are seen as useless.
  7. The Union General who adopted a scorched earth policy as he Marched his men through Georgia to Savannah
  8. The nickname of the Confederate General who is fatally wounded by his own man at the Battle of Chancellorsville.
  9. this event happened in New York as working class men were angered that they were being forced to serve in the army.

20 Clues: President of the ConfederacyThe name of the Union plan to win the warThis proclamation freed all slaves in the rebelling states.The battle at this Fort was the first conflict of the Civil WarThe battle where Lee was forced to surrender to Ulysses S Grantthe name of the U.S. General who would win the war for the Union...

Government Puzzle review 2022-01-03

Government Puzzle review crossword puzzle
Across
  1. the privilege, claimed by the president for the executive branch of the US government, of withholding information in the public interest
  2. is the legal proceeding in which the personas assets are divided to those who were owed
  3. the right that the government can make any law at any time
  4. the action of extraditing a person accused or convicted of a crime
  5. The practice of spending more money then you receive
  6. the process of which citizens go from one country to the other
  7. a situation between two parties where no progress can be made
  8. is a person who opposed the adoption of the U.S. Constitution
  9. The powers each branch holds over the others
  10. formal, legislatively enacted agreements between two or more states that bind them to the compacts' provisions
  11. a state in which supreme power is held by the people and their elected representatives, and which has an elected or nominated president rather than a monarch
  12. powers over and beyond those explicitly spelled out in the Constitution
  13. measure that requires passing from each senate and the house
  14. a system of government by the whole population or all the eligible members of a state, typically through elected representatives
Down
  1. federal grants given to state and local governments to encourage their cooperation in implementing specific purposes and programs
  2. political powers granted to the United States government that are stated in the Constitution
  3. a person who advocates or supports a system of government in which several states unite under a central authority
  4. a grant from central government which a local authority can allocate to a wide range of services
  5. Life, Liberty and the pursuit of Happiness
  6. prohibits states from interfering with the federal government's exercise of its constitutional powers
  7. the agreement between the government and the people that the government must protects their rights
  8. the concept of a government limited in power
  9. the power of congress to regulate interstate and foreign trade
  10. political powers granted to the United States government that aren't explicitly stated in the Constitution
  11. the first ten amendments of the constitution

25 Clues: Life, Liberty and the pursuit of Happinessthe concept of a government limited in powerThe powers each branch holds over the othersthe first ten amendments of the constitutionThe practice of spending more money then you receivethe right that the government can make any law at any timemeasure that requires passing from each senate and the house...

Emil's Puzzle 2022-06-07

Emil's Puzzle crossword puzzle
Across
  1. male native or inhabitant of England, or a man of English descent.
  2. fact or state of being independent.
  3. to or characteristic of soldiers or armed forces.
  4. person holding a position of command or authority in the armed services, in the merchant marine, or on a passenger ship.
  5. person who serves in an army.
  6. type of tobacco grown and manufactured in Virginia.
  7. clinton:Sir Henry Clinton, (born April 16?, 1730?—died December 23, 1795, Cornwall, England), British commander in chief in America during the Revolutionary War.
  8. forcible overthrow of a government or social order, in favor of a new system.
  9. Jefferson:Thomas Jefferson (April 13, 1743 – July 4, 1826) was an American statesman, diplomat, lawyer, architect, philosopher, and Founding Father who served as the ...
  10. system of government by the whole population or all the eligible members of a state, typically through elected representatives.
  11. states:The meaning of UNITED STATES is a federation of states especially when forming a nation in a usually specified territory. How to use United States in a ...
  12. fathers:a person who starts or helps to start a movement or institution.
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  1. elected head of a republic
  2. franklin:was an American polymath who was active as a writer, scientist, inventor, statesman, diplomat, printer, publisher, and political philosopher.
  3. george III:The king of Britain during the American Revolutionary War. He was known for insisting on royal privilege. The stubbornness of George and of his government ...
  4. to a nation; common to or characteristic of a whole nation.
  5. adams:A political leader of the late eighteenth and early nineteenth centuries; one of the Founding Fathers. Adams was a signer of the Declaration of Independence ...
  6. revolution:American Revolution, also called United States War of Independence or American Revolutionary War, (1775–83), insurrection by which 13 of Great Britain's ...
  7. Act:allowed British troops to be housed in private homes and facilities.
  8. army:Continental army definition, the Revolutionary War Army, authorized by the Continental Congress in 1775 and led by George Washington. See more.
  9. washongton:George Washington was an American military officer, statesman, and Founding Father who served as the 1st president of the United States from 1789 to 1797.

21 Clues: elected head of a republicperson who serves in an army.fact or state of being independent.to or characteristic of soldiers or armed forces.type of tobacco grown and manufactured in Virginia.to a nation; common to or characteristic of a whole nation.male native or inhabitant of England, or a man of English descent....

jacksonian era 2022-11-21

jacksonian era crossword puzzle
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  1. the forced march of Cherokees from Georgia to Oklahoma; part of Jackson's Indian Removal Act
  2. Jackson's response to South Carolina nullifying the tariff; authorized the military to get South Carolina to comply
  3. these lands kept the Indians from voluntarilly moving west because they were important in their families
  4. Van Buren raised tariffs in hopes of gaining votes from farmers in New York, Ohio, and Kentucky for Jackson's election in 1828
  5. The political party Andrew Jackson belonged to
  6. Jackson was eager to destory this system adopted by John Quincy Adams when he was elected president in 1828
  7. The name of the era between the 1820s -1840s when Andrew Jackson was elected as president. It is also called the Age of Jackson
  8. Jackson vetoed these types of improvements because he thought they infringed on the rights reserved to the states
  9. Jackson is remembered as the first presidential _____ Man of the United States, although his role and decisions were controversial.
  10. One person part of Jackson's Kitchen Cabinet; wrote Jackson's speeches
  11. political ideology of limiting the government's role in the economy; principles of this included in states new constitutions in 1830-1860 inspired by Jackson and Taney
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  1. Jackson was the first president from this area
  2. last name of the president of the Second Bank who many politicans didn't like
  3. Crisis of 1832-1833. Most southern states opposed the import tax and South Carolina declared the tariff law null and void.
  4. Jackson vetoed the rechartering bill of this establishment that was intended to help regulate the economy
  5. last name of the man who Henry Clay elected as president with the power of speaker of the house instead of Jackson
  6. system where loyal friends and supporters were rewarded with jobs; Jackson used it to keep his friends in government positions
  7. last name of the attorney general, treasury secretary, and chief justice of the Supreme Court on Jackson's cabinet
  8. Indian ____ __ of 1830 - Jackson insisted that this act was to save the Indians and their culture by relocating eastern tribes west of the Mississippi River
  9. Southern states fought the government to lower rates and to prevent the government from abolishing ____.

20 Clues: Jackson was the first president from this areaThe political party Andrew Jackson belonged toOne person part of Jackson's Kitchen Cabinet; wrote Jackson's speecheslast name of the president of the Second Bank who many politicans didn't likethe forced march of Cherokees from Georgia to Oklahoma; part of Jackson's Indian Removal Act...

History 2022-10-02

History crossword puzzle
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  1. The first 10 amendments in the constitution
  2. American inventor, widely known for inventing the cotton gin
  3. 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
  4. Political powers that are granted to the government but aren’t really stated in the constitution
  5. Contained 15 u.s. states and 2 Canadian providence’s
  6. withdraw formally from membership of a federal union, an alliance, or a political or religious organization
  7. the constitutional theory that individual states can invalidate federal laws or judicial decisions they deem unconstitutional
  8. a law that tried to address growing sectional tensions over the issue of slavery
  9. the idea that the United States is destined—by God, its advocates believed—to expand its domin and spread democracy and capitalism across the entire North American continent
  10. Powers that are granted to the federal government
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  1. Protestant religious revival in the United States from about 1795 to 1835
  2. The purchase of imperial rights to the western half of the Mississippi River
  3. Political powers that are granted to the government but aren’t really stated in the constitution
  4. the process of change from an agrarian and handicraft economy to one dominated by industry and machine manufacturing.
  5. an organized association of workers, often in a trade or profession, formed to protect and further their rights and interests.
  6. abstinence from alcoholic drink
  7. member of the British reforming and constitutional party that sought the supremacy of Parliament and was eventually succeeded in the 19th century by the Liberal Party.
  8. A role that advises the president on any subject
  9. the difficult journeys that the Five Tribes took during their forced removal from the southeast during the 1830s and 1840s
  10. a meeting at which local members of a political party register their preference among candidates running for office or select delegates to attend a convention
  11. the practice of a successful political party giving public office to its supporters
  12. the Senate's most prominent states' rights advocate
  13. the policy of protecting the interests of native-born or established inhabitants against those of immigrants

23 Clues: abstinence from alcoholic drinkThe first 10 amendments in the constitutionA role that advises the president on any subjectPowers that are granted to the federal governmentthe Senate's most prominent states' rights advocateContained 15 u.s. states and 2 Canadian providence’sAmerican inventor, widely known for inventing the cotton gin...

Vocabulary 2022-10-12

Vocabulary crossword puzzle
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  1. A plan to make America economically independent
  2. cities
  3. A worker performs one part of a process
  4. Told the rest of the world to stay out of all affairs in the western hemisphere
  5. crowded apartments with poor standardsofsanitation
  6. A piece of paper the bank issues
  7. development of industry
  8. A 116 day forced march of the Cherokee people to the Indian territory. 1 out of every 4 Cherokees died
  9. The powers neither given to the federal government nor denied to the states
  10. A change in America's buying, selling,and trading goods
  11. A violent slave uprising in 1831
  12. areas made up of farms and countryside
  13. separate cotton from seeds
  14. A Supreme Court case where the court ruled that
  15. increased production by machines
  16. The use of machinery to make goods
  17. A single factory where products are made
  18. parts that are alike
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  1. An organization of workers formed to protect the interests of its members
  2. A band of states stretching from South Carolina to Texas
  3. A Supreme Court Case where the court ruled that states cannot interfere with private contracts
  4. An 1830 law giving the President authority to move Native tribes from the homeland to territories in the west
  5. To Reject
  6. Economic system where companies compete
  7. Money that a business spends
  8. The Supreme Court case where the court ruled that states could not interfere with the Federal government’s regulation of interstate commerce
  9. To withdraw
  10. An 1835 uprising of the Seminoles, led by Osceola against the United States. Won by the U.S
  11. a work stoppage
  12. distinct region of the country
  13. A war between natives, led by Black Hawk, and the U.S. in Illinois. Won by the U.S
  14. A heavy tax on imported manufactured goods, designed to strengthen American business
  15. The practice of rewarding political backers with government jobs
  16. License from government for an inventors rights
  17. A practice where the winner of an election chose who would fill government jobs, regardless of qualifications
  18. powers of the Federal government went beyond those spelled out in the Constitution. (Article I Section 8 Necessary and Proper clause) 5

36 Clues: citiesTo RejectTo withdrawa work stoppageparts that are alikedevelopment of industryseparate cotton from seedsMoney that a business spendsdistinct region of the countryA piece of paper the bank issuesA violent slave uprising in 1831increased production by machinesThe use of machinery to make goodsareas made up of farms and countryside...

crossword puzzle 2022-10-13

crossword puzzle crossword puzzle
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  1. A Supreme Court Case where the court ruled that states cannot interfere with private contracts
  2. effort to decrease productions
  3. Told the rest of the world to stay out of all affairs in the western hemisphere
  4. similar and easily replaces
  5. cities
  6. A practice where the winner of an election chose who would fill government jobs, regardless of qualifications.
  7. money spent by a business trying to gain
  8. An 1835 uprising of the Seminoles, led by Osceola against the United States. Won by the U.S.
  9. violent slave uprising
  10. crowded apartments with poor living conditions
  11. The practice of rewarding political backers with government jobs
  12. using machinery to make goods
  13. areas made of farms and countryside
  14. To reject
  15. To withdraw
  16. work stoppage
  17. license from the government
  18. each worker performs one part of a process
  19. made by Eli Whitney
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  1. A Supreme Court case where the court ruled that the powers of the Federal government went beyond those spelled out in the Constitution
  2. A band of states stretching from South Carolina to Texas
  3. a system that makes companies compete for profit
  4. A war between natives, led by Black Hawk, and the U.S. in Illinois
  5. change in the transportation and consumption of goods
  6. An organization of workers formed to protect the interests of its members
  7. paper issued to customers by bank
  8. An 1830 law giving the President authority to move Native tribes from the homeland to territories in the west.
  9. The powers neither given to the federal government nor denied to the states
  10. A 116 day forced march of the Cherokee people to the Indian territory. 1 out of every 4 Cherokees died
  11. The Supreme Court case where the court ruled that states could not interfere with the Federal government’s regulation of interstate commerce
  12. A plan to make America economically independent
  13. a factory where all tasks to make a product are carried out
  14. distinct regions in a country
  15. development of industry
  16. A heavy tax on imported manufactured goods, designed to strengthen American business

35 Clues: citiesTo rejectTo withdrawwork stoppagemade by Eli Whitneyviolent slave uprisingdevelopment of industrysimilar and easily replaceslicense from the governmentusing machinery to make goodsdistinct regions in a countryeffort to decrease productionspaper issued to customers by bankareas made of farms and countryside...

Ch. 3: Federalism 2019-01-18

Ch. 3: Federalism crossword puzzle
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  1. grant categorical grant distributed according to a particular formula that specifies who is eligible for the grant and how much they will receive.
  2. federalism view that national government may impose its policy preferences in the states through regulations in the form of mandates and restraints.
  3. federalism view that holds that the Constitution is an agreement among people who are citizens of both state and nation, so there is little distinction between state powers and national powers.
  4. districts government unit created to perform particular functions, especially when those functions are best performed across jurisdictional boundaries.
  5. grant grant-in-aid targeted for a specific purpose by formula or by project.
  6. governments government unit that administers a county.
  7. money provided by one level of government to another, to be spent for a given purpose.
  8. power of Congress to enacts laws by which the nationals government assumes total or partial responsibility for a state government function.
  9. federalism view that holds the Constitution is a compact among sovereign states, so that the powers of the national government are fixed and limited.
  10. grant categorical grant awarded on the basis of competitive applications submitted by prospective recipients.
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  1. rights idea that all rights not specifically conferred on the national government by the Constitution are reserved for the states.
  2. requirement that a state undertake an activity or provide a service in keeping with minimum national standards.
  3. grant grant-in-aid awarded for general purposes, allowing the recipient great discretion in spending the grant money.
  4. quality of being supreme in power or authority.
  5. division of power between a central government and regional governments.
  6. requirement laid down by act of Congress prohibiting a state or local government from exercising a certain power.
  7. governments government unit that administers a city or town.
  8. clause last clause in Section 8 of Article I of the Constitution, which gives Congress the means to execute its enumerated powers.
  9. powers powers that Congress requires in order to execute its enumerated powers.
  10. clause third clause in Section 8 of Article I of the Constitution, which gives Congress the power to regulate commerce among the states.

20 Clues: quality of being supreme in power or authority.governments government unit that administers a county.governments government unit that administers a city or town.division of power between a central government and regional governments.grant grant-in-aid targeted for a specific purpose by formula or by project....

Cold War 2019-01-22

Cold War crossword puzzle
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  1. shot down by the Soviet Air Defense Forces while performing photographic aerial reconnaissance deep into Soviet territory
  2. led communist forces in China through a long revolution beginning in 1927 and ruled the nation's communist government from its establishment in 1949
  3. a country that is formally independent in the world, but under heavy political, economic and military influence or control from another country
  4. The line was intended as a temporary division of the country, but the onset of the Cold War led to the establishment of a separate U.S.
  5. Cold War began to develop after World War II, fears concerning communist activity in the United States, particularly in the federal government, increased.
  6. a formal alliance between the territories of North American and Europe
  7. After the Soviet atomic bomb success, the idea of building a hydrogen bomb received new impetus in the United States
  8. a policy enunciated by Dwight D. Eisenhower on January 5, 1957
  9. the first major international crises of the Cold War
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  1. American initiative passed in 1948 to aid Western Europe
  2. American foreign policy whose stated purpose was to counter Soviet geopolitical expansion during the Cold War
  3. Chinese military and political leader
  4. American citizens who spied, with others, for the Soviet Union and were tried, convicted, and executed by the federal government of the United States
  5. a geopolitical strategy to stop the expansion of an enemy
  6. a collective defense treaty signed in Warsaw
  7. the physical boundary dividing Europe into two separate areas from the end of World War II in 1945 until the end of the Cold War in 1991
  8. appeared before the House Un-American Activities Committee in October 1947
  9. he verdict took center stage in broader debates about the Cold War, McCarthyism, and the extent of Soviet espionage in the United States
  10. a period of geopolitical tension between the Soviet Union with its satellite states
  11. held nine days of hearings that attempted to investigate alleged Communist propaganda and influence in the Hollywood Motion Picture Industry

20 Clues: Chinese military and political leadera collective defense treaty signed in Warsawthe first major international crises of the Cold WarAmerican initiative passed in 1948 to aid Western Europea geopolitical strategy to stop the expansion of an enemya policy enunciated by Dwight D. Eisenhower on January 5, 1957...

Samantha Walker’s ch.2-3 crossword 2019-08-28

Samantha Walker’s ch.2-3 crossword crossword puzzle
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  1. list of powers that congress can employ, listed in Constitution
  2. Gives Congress the power to regulate commerce with foreign nations, with Indian tribes, and among the various states
  3. To formally withdraw from a nation-state
  4. affirms the right to indictment by a grand jury and right to due process; protects against double jeopardy, self-incrimination, and taking of property without just compensation
  5. writer whose teachings the Declaration of Independence was based on, like everyone having unalienable rights
  6. declared America’s independence from England
  7. Makes federal law supreme over state laws
  8. government is in total control
  9. Form of democracy in which political power is exercised directly by citizens
  10. gives people the right to choose U.S. senators directly
  11. gives congress ability to tax to provide for the general welfare
  12. Form of government in which power derives from citizens, but public officials make policy and govern according to existing law
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  1. Powers retained by the states under the Constitution
  2. Right of states to invalidate acts of Congress they believe to be illegal
  3. prohibits slavery
  4. Documents that establish the basic rules and procedures for how a society shall be governed
  5. prevents citizens from one state from suing another state in federal court
  6. Initial governing authority of the United States
  7. reserves the Powers not granted to the national government to the states or to the people
  8. at this meeting the new constitution was purposed
  9. gives congress the ability to pass laws that are necessary
  10. gives each branch of government power over each other to prevent one branch from having full control
  11. system of government in which ultimate authority rests with the regional governments
  12. Powers not expressly granted to Congress but added through the necessary and proper clause.
  13. power given to the president to block legislation passed by congress, but it can be overridden by congress
  14. process of changing the constitution
  15. Powers held by both the national and state governments in a federal system
  16. list of rights that congress can’t take away
  17. rule by the people
  18. System of government in which sovereignty is constitutionally divided between national and state government

30 Clues: prohibits slaveryrule by the peoplegovernment is in total controlprocess of changing the constitutionTo formally withdraw from a nation-stateMakes federal law supreme over state lawsdeclared America’s independence from Englandlist of rights that congress can’t take awayInitial governing authority of the United States...

Vocab 4 - Between wars(no spaces just -'s) 2020-02-05

Vocab 4 - Between wars(no spaces just -'s) crossword puzzle
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  1. people who are jobless
  2. was an American composer, composition teacher, writer, and later a conductor of his own and other American music
  3. was best known for her paintings of enlarged flowers, New York skyscrapers, and New Mexico landscapes
  4. the movement of 6 million African Americans out of the rural Southern United States to the urban Northeast, Midwest, and West that occurred between 1916 and 1970
  5. was an American trumpeter, composer, vocalist, and actor who was among the most influential figures in jazz
  6. was a severe worldwide economic depression that took place mostly during the 1930s, beginning in the United States
  7. an intellectual, social, and artistic explosion centered in Harlem, Manhattan, New York City, spanning the 1920s
  8. was the most popular female blues singer of the 1920s and 1930s
  9. a tax on imports or exports between sovereign states
  10. the aggregation of buyers and sellers of stocks, which represent ownership claims on businesses
  11. was an American composer, pianist, and leader of a jazz orchestra
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  1. an American fiction writer, whose works helped to illustrate the flamboyance and excess of the Jazz Age.
  2. as a series of programs, public work projects, financial reforms, and regulations enacted by President Franklin D. Roosevelt
  3. an American author. He won the 1962 Nobel Prize in Literature "for his realistic and imaginative writings
  4. a peice of a company
  5. was an American poet, social activist, novelist, playwright
  6. an American politician who served as the 32nd president of the United States from 1933 until his death in 1945
  7. was an American composer and pianist whose compositions spanned both popular and classical genres
  8. rican-American painter known for his portrayal of African-American life
  9. the central banking system of the United States of America. It was created on December 23, 1913
  10. to assume an excessive amount of business risk in speculating on something (such as stocks)

21 Clues: a peice of a companypeople who are joblessa tax on imports or exports between sovereign stateswas an American poet, social activist, novelist, playwrightwas the most popular female blues singer of the 1920s and 1930swas an American composer, pianist, and leader of a jazz orchestra...

Unit 3: Forming a New Nation Crossword Puzzle 2024-03-22

Unit 3: Forming a New Nation Crossword Puzzle crossword puzzle
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  1. the system that allows each branch of government to limit the powers of the other two branches
  2. the “Age of Reason” in 17th- and 18th-century Europe. Enlightenment thinkers emphasized using rational thought to discover truths about nature and society.
  3. a basic set of ideas used to develop a larger plan
  4. a law passed by Congress in 1787 that specified how western lands would be governed
  5. to treat a person or group unfairly
  6. a country governed by elected representatives
  7. the plan of government adopted at the Constitutional Convention that established a two-house Congress. In the House of Representatives, representation from each state is based on state population. In the Senate, each state is represented by two senators.
  8. a region of the United States bounded by the Ohio and Mississippi rivers and the Great Lakes. The region was given to the United States by the Treaty of Paris in 1783.
  9. supporting ideas of freedom, change, and progress
  10. a difference between two statements or situations that means they cannot both be true
  11. to issues within a country
  12. the group established by the Constitution to elect the president and vice president. Voters in each state choose their electors.
  13. a written plan that provides the basic framework of a government
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  1. a meeting held in Philadelphia in 1787 at which delegates from the states wrote the U.S. Constitution
  2. relating to issues within a country
  3. the first written plan of government for the United States. A confederation is an association of states that cooperate for a common purpose.
  4. to formally approve a plan or an agreement. The process of approval is called ratification.
  5. an agreement made at the Constitutional Convention stating that enslaved persons would be counted as three-fifths of a person when determining a state’s population for representation in the House of Representatives
  6. a group of people or things with obvious differences among them
  7. to agree or pledge to support someone or something
  8. a strong disagreement

21 Clues: a strong disagreementto issues within a countryrelating to issues within a countryto treat a person or group unfairlya country governed by elected representativessupporting ideas of freedom, change, and progressa basic set of ideas used to develop a larger planto agree or pledge to support someone or something...

Unit 3: Forming a New Nation Crossword Puzzle 2024-03-22

Unit 3: Forming a New Nation Crossword Puzzle crossword puzzle
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  1. the system that allows each branch of government to limit the powers of the other two branches
  2. the “Age of Reason” in 17th- and 18th-century Europe. Enlightenment thinkers emphasized using rational thought to discover truths about nature and society.
  3. a basic set of ideas used to develop a larger plan
  4. a law passed by Congress in 1787 that specified how western lands would be governed
  5. to treat a person or group unfairly
  6. a country governed by elected representatives
  7. the plan of government adopted at the Constitutional Convention that established a two-house Congress. In the House of Representatives, representation from each state is based on state population. In the Senate, each state is represented by two senators.
  8. a region of the United States bounded by the Ohio and Mississippi rivers and the Great Lakes. The region was given to the United States by the Treaty of Paris in 1783.
  9. supporting ideas of freedom, change, and progress
  10. a difference between two statements or situations that means they cannot both be true
  11. to issues within a country
  12. the group established by the Constitution to elect the president and vice president. Voters in each state choose their electors.
  13. a written plan that provides the basic framework of a government
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  1. a meeting held in Philadelphia in 1787 at which delegates from the states wrote the U.S. Constitution
  2. relating to issues within a country
  3. the first written plan of government for the United States. A confederation is an association of states that cooperate for a common purpose.
  4. to formally approve a plan or an agreement. The process of approval is called ratification.
  5. an agreement made at the Constitutional Convention stating that enslaved persons would be counted as three-fifths of a person when determining a state’s population for representation in the House of Representatives
  6. a group of people or things with obvious differences among them
  7. to agree or pledge to support someone or something
  8. a strong disagreement

21 Clues: a strong disagreementto issues within a countryrelating to issues within a countryto treat a person or group unfairlya country governed by elected representativessupporting ideas of freedom, change, and progressa basic set of ideas used to develop a larger planto agree or pledge to support someone or something...

Sports Puzzle 2 2023-02-10

Sports Puzzle 2 crossword puzzle
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  1. Open) - What is the one of the four Grand Slam tournaments in tennis, held annually in the United States?
  2. - What is the Ultimate Fighting Championship, a mixed martial arts promotion company?
  3. - What is the term for a full-contact combat sport that incorporates techniques from multiple martial arts disciplines?
  4. - What is a combat sport where two opponents try to pin each other's shoulders to the mat?
  5. - What is the North American professional ice hockey league?
  6. de France) - What is an annual multiple stage bicycle race primarily held in France, considered the most famous road cycling race?
  7. - Who is a Portuguese professional soccer player and considered one of the greatest players of all time?
  8. World Cup) - What is a tournament held by the International Baseball Federation, featuring teams from countries around the world?
  9. Games) - What is a multi-sport event held every four years with athletes from around the world competing in various sports?
  10. - What is a sport where participants glide down snow-covered slopes using skis?
  11. - What is the National Basketball Association, the premier professional basketball league in the United States and Canada?
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  1. City) - What is an English Premier League soccer team that has won several league titles in recent years?
  2. Bowl) - What is the championship game of the National Football League, played annually in the United States?
  3. - What is a sport similar to American football, played with an oval-shaped ball?
  4. E) - What is a class of auto racing that uses only electric-powered cars?
  5. - What is Major League Baseball, the highest level of professional baseball in the United States and Canada?
  6. Messi) - Who is an Argentine professional soccer player widely regarded as one of the greatest players of all time?
  7. - What is a long-distance running race with a distance of 42.195 kilometers?
  8. Tour) - What is the main professional golf tour in the United States, organized by the PGA of America?
  9. World Cup) - What is an international cricket tournament held every four years, featuring teams from multiple countries?

20 Clues: - What is the North American professional ice hockey league?E) - What is a class of auto racing that uses only electric-powered cars?- What is a long-distance running race with a distance of 42.195 kilometers?- What is a sport where participants glide down snow-covered slopes using skis?...

Foreign Policy and The Cold War 2023-05-30

Foreign Policy and The Cold War crossword puzzle
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  1. What organization was created after World War II to prevent any further world wars?
  2. What is the name for the communist country that allowed the Soviet Union to build nuclear missile bases in it?
  3. What is the term used to refer to the tactic of accusing people of disloyalty without producing evidence?
  4. Name the type of government in which the government owns everything and people have few rights?
  5. What is the term for the "art" of spying on your enemy?
  6. What is the term for countries that depended on and were dominated by the Soviet Union?
  7. What is the name for the planned(and failed)invasion of Cuba with the goal of overthrowing Fidel Castro?
  8. Name of the time period after World War II in which the United States and the Soviet Union competed to be the strongest/most powerful country in the world?
  9. Name the type of government that depends on the will of the people?
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  1. What is the term for the metaphor that describes the extreme political and ideological division that separated western and eastern Europe?
  2. What is the term used to describe the U.S.'s attempt to prevent communism from spreading?
  3. What plan stated that the United States would give money and military help to stop the spread of communism?
  4. Under this plan, the United States gave money to western Europe and Japan in order to rebuild after World War II?
  5. What is the name for the standoff(almost war)between the United States and the Soviet Union over their nuclear missile bases in Cuba?
  6. What is the name for the first Soviet sent into space?
  7. What is the name for the rebel group that formed in South Vietnam and fought against Ngo Dihn Diem's rule?
  8. Name of the economic system in which a country's trade and industry are controlled by private owners, with the goal of making a profit?
  9. What latitudinal line divided Korea into North Korea and South Korea?
  10. What is the term for the competition between the United States and the Soviet Union over space flight technologies?
  11. Which country assisted the North Koreans in defending their land?

20 Clues: What is the name for the first Soviet sent into space?What is the term for the "art" of spying on your enemy?Which country assisted the North Koreans in defending their land?Name the type of government that depends on the will of the people?What latitudinal line divided Korea into North Korea and South Korea?...

WHAP vocab crossword puzzle 2023-04-23

WHAP vocab crossword puzzle crossword puzzle
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  1. a plan that was created to increase China's economy and industry
  2. owned over 40% of Guatemala's land
  3. Russia(soviet) and US
  4. cures bacterial infections, followed the discovery of penicillin
  5. provide military and financial aid to Turkey and Greece
  6. a collective defense treaty established by the Soviet Union and seven other Soviet satellite states in Central and Eastern Europe
  7. promotion of a widespread fear of a potential rise of communism
  8. eradicated diseases like polio and measies
  9. a direct and dangerous confrontation between the United States and the Soviet Union during the Cold War
  10. settles disputes of international law that countries bring
  11. banned discrimination on voting in 1965
  12. a period of technology transfer initiatives that saw greatly increased crop yields and agricultural production
  13. theory that a political event in one country will cause similar events in neighboring countries
  14. an organization of States that did not seek to formally align themselves with either the United States or the Soviet Union, but sought to remain independent or neutral
  15. Brazil promotion of industry, suppression, and dictatorship
  16. armed conflict between two states or non-state actors, one or both of which act at the instigation or on behalf of other parties that are not directly involved in the hostilities
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  1. production of wind, solar, tidal and geothermal power
  2. series of political reforms in the Soviet Union after the death of long-time leader Joseph Stalin in 1953
  3. caused by water containment by fecal matter
  4. require blacks to carry identity documents when entering areas for whites
  5. Chinese students and workers gathered to demand greater political openness in 1989
  6. between two nations that do not result in open warfare
  7. soviets invade socialist country when there is a need
  8. more soldiers died from this than battles in WWI
  9. ability to produce goods fast
  10. he played a key role in creation of Pakistan
  11. promise to stop direct interventions in latin america
  12. organization that promoted economic unity in Europe in 1957
  13. ideological barrier between soviet union and non-communist countries
  14. founded in 1906 as an alternative political group to the Indian National Congress

30 Clues: Russia(soviet) and USability to produce goods fastowned over 40% of Guatemala's landbanned discrimination on voting in 1965eradicated diseases like polio and measiescaused by water containment by fecal matterhe played a key role in creation of Pakistanmore soldiers died from this than battles in WWI...

History 8 Review 2025-03-05

History 8 Review crossword puzzle
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  1. One reason America declared war on England in ... was because the English were kidnapping American sailors.
  2. "Father of American Missions"
  3. The author of a children's reading series used in America in the 1800s
  4. The first major man-made canal in the United States.
  5. Cartwright One of the best-known circuit-riding preachers
  6. General Sam Houston captured Santa Anna and the Mexican army at the Battle of ...
  7. Sacagawea acted as their guide and interpreter
  8. The man who wrote the first major American dictionary
  9. The Whitmans were the most famous missionaries to...
  10. The ... Purchase of 1803 more than doubled the size of the United States.
  11. The group that introduced the spiritual to the northern states and Europe was called...
  12. Liele America's first missionary to a foreign land
  13. The treaty that officially ended the War of 1812 was the...
  14. America's greatest contribution to the field of music is the...
  15. Gold miners in the California Gold Rush were called...
  16. The purchase that makes up the states of California, Nevada, Utah, and parts of Arizona, New Mexico, Wyoming and Colorado
  17. The purchase that makes up the southern parts of the states of New Mexico
  18. Black preacher who ministered in Civil War hospitals
  19. First Baptist missionary to Japan.
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  1. The President responsible for obtaining the Louisiana Purchase
  2. "Father of Western African Missions"
  3. The American general responsible for the victory at the Battle of New Orleans was...
  4. Preachers who traveled from town to town preaching in areas that had no pastor were called...
  5. One of the beloved hymn writers of the 1800s.
  6. Commodore Matthew Perry was responsible for opening American trade with...
  7. Leader of the "haysack prayer meetings"
  8. The woman responsible for NYC's first Sunday school program.
  9. Freedom of religion and protection to those settling in the Northwest Territory was guaranteed by the...
  10. The trail blazed by Daniel Boone for pioneers headed West is called...
  11. The most famous pioneer of the colonial times.
  12. Empty, deserted towns left after gold miners had moved on were called...
  13. The most heroic and best-remembered battle in Texas's struggle for independence was at the...

32 Clues: "Father of American Missions"First Baptist missionary to Japan."Father of Western African Missions"Leader of the "haysack prayer meetings"One of the beloved hymn writers of the 1800s.Sacagawea acted as their guide and interpreterThe most famous pioneer of the colonial times.Liele America's first missionary to a foreign land...

The Civil War 2025-02-03

The Civil War crossword puzzle
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  1. debate over whether leaving the Union was constitutional.
  2. idea that each state can pass laws without federal involvement.
  3. movement of General William T. Sherman's Union forces from Atlanta to the port of Savannah
  4. A presidential election that focused on the issue of slavery.
  5. An amendment to the U.S. Constitution that guaranteed each individual’s to vote, regardless of race.
  6. An amendment to the U.S. Constitution that ended slavery in the states.
  7. A slave who sued for his freedom in federal court.
  8. name of war fought in US between Northern industrial states and Southern agricultural states
  9. A secretive violent organization of white supremacists that arose after the Civil War to restrict the rights of African Americans/Blacks.
  10. A system used by landowners allowed farmers to cultivate their land for a percentage of the profits
  11. The largest battle fought in the state of Georgia.
  12. The failure or refusal of a state to follow or enforce a federal law.
  13. An institution of labor in which laborers agree to exchange labor and a portion of their crops to a land owner in return for land to work.
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  1. A federal compromise between anti-slavery and pro-slavery forces.
  2. A series of battles fought in Georgia after Union General William T. Sherman invaded the state in an attempt to weaken the South.
  3. ownership and forced labor of one person by another.
  4. small town in southwest Georgia known for Confederate prisoner war camp
  5. A statement issued by the Georgia Convention in response to the Compromise of 1850 affirming state acceptance of the Compromise.
  6. A government agency established to help former slaves and poor whites in the South after the Civil War.
  7. An executive order issued by President Abraham Lincoln on January 1, 1863
  8. A strategy by the Union navy to prevent the South from trading its goods with
  9. An amendment to the U.S. Constitution that granted citizenship rights to all persons born in the United States.
  10. A period of rebuilding the country after the Civil War during which the former Confederate States were governed under strict regulations before being readmitted into the Union.

23 Clues: A slave who sued for his freedom in federal court.The largest battle fought in the state of Georgia.ownership and forced labor of one person by another.debate over whether leaving the Union was constitutional.A presidential election that focused on the issue of slavery.idea that each state can pass laws without federal involvement....

US Government Crossword Puzzle 2025-09-27

US Government Crossword Puzzle crossword puzzle
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  1. the power and legitimacy of a government is derived from the consent of its people
  2. To approve a law, document, etc, making it officially valid
  3. the branch of government that Enforces and carries out the laws, made up of the president and his cabinet
  4. The people vote on representatives to rule on their behalf
  5. an uprising that led to a wide spread belief that the US needed a stronger government
  6. the branch of government that Judges whether laws and cases are constitutional, interprets the laws
  7. an agreement about how to represent each state, big and small, in the legislative branch
  8. the United States' 1st written constitution, weak central government, prioritized state power
  9. Were concerned that the Constitution would make our federal government too strong. They insisted on a Bill of Rights.
  10. the branch of government that Congress (Senate and House of Representatives) makes laws, declares war, and taxes citizens
  11. Government power is shared between 3 branches, each having a specific role
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  1. established a framework for governing the land north and west of the Ohio River, allowing for orderly westward expansion and the admission of new states on an equal footing with existing ones
  2. an addition or change to the Constitution
  3. The legal process by which a foreign national voluntarily becomes a citizen of a country they were not born
  4. a compromise between slave states and free states. It determined that 3 of every 5 slaves would count in the population that determined representation in Congress
  5. the first Amendments made to the Constitution stating specific rights to American citizens
  6. The power to reject legislation, held by an executive power, like the president.
  7. Each branch has power to limit the actions of the other two branches, preventing any one branch from becoming too powerful
  8. The highest court in the United States. Judges are appointed for life.
  9. Supported the Constitution and a strong federal government
  10. a proposed law. It may be voted into law or may not.

21 Clues: an addition or change to the Constitutiona proposed law. It may be voted into law or may not.The people vote on representatives to rule on their behalfSupported the Constitution and a strong federal governmentTo approve a law, document, etc, making it officially validThe highest court in the United States. Judges are appointed for life....

AP Gov Crossword Puzzle 2026-02-13

AP Gov Crossword Puzzle crossword puzzle
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  1. Security Act , What law was passed during the presidency of Franklin D. Roosevelt to provide economic security for elderly and unemployed citizens?
  2. , What is a candidate currently holding the political office for which they are running for reelection?
  3. Amendment to the United States Constitution , What amendment allows the vice president to become acting president if the president is incapacitated?
  4. , Nixon, Trump, Johnson and Clinton were all nearly what?
  5. , Valuable tool of a Senator
  6. Act , Prohibits government employees from active participation in partisan politics while on duty
  7. , How do federal agencies create regulations to carry out legislation?
  8. spending , What occurs when the U.S. government’s annual expenditures exceed its revenues
  9. Orders , A way the president can bypass Congress?
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  1. committee , What is done to work out the kinks of a bill between different versions of the same bill
  2. , What tool can the President use to send a bill back to Congress
  3. Leader , The Chief spokesperson and legislative strategist for the party with the second-most seats in the U.S. House or Senate
  4. Amendment to the United States Constitution , Which amendment was passed after FDR served four terms in office?
  5. , The federal health insurance program that is designed to help Americans age 65 and older?
  6. , A system of government where important decisions are made by state officials rather than by elected representatives
  7. Tax , What is the primary source of revenue used to fund federal programs such as Social Security?
  8. Powers Resolution , What law limits the president’s ability to deploy U.S. troops without congressional approval?
  9. of the House , The highest-ranking member of the United States House of Representatives
  10. , Lifting of government restrictions on business, industry and professional activities
  11. , Jackson enacted the spoils system. This is an example of what?
  12. States House Rules Committee , The Committee everyone wants to be on
  13. Amendment to the United States Constitution , Empowers Congress to levy a federal income tax
  14. it — keeping the commas exactly as your format (Answer , Definition/Question):

23 Clues: , Valuable tool of a SenatorOrders , A way the president can bypass Congress?, Nixon, Trump, Johnson and Clinton were all nearly what?, Jackson enacted the spoils system. This is an example of what?, What tool can the President use to send a bill back to CongressStates House Rules Committee , The Committee everyone wants to be on...

Puzzle 2017-05-25

Puzzle crossword puzzle
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  1. The Fifteenth Amendment stated that the right to ____ cannot be denied on account of skin color.
  2. _____________ was a Southern tactic to acquire cheap labor from former slaves.
  3. ________ gave local governments the power to make their own laws within their own territory even if it defied laws set by the central government.
  4. A ______ Farmer is someone who farms on rented land
  5. The Wade-Davis Bill was pocket-____ed by Abraham Lincoln, so it never took effect.
  6. The Ku Klux Klan believed in _____ supremacy.
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  1. The __________ Amendment stated that anybody born in America is a citizen of the United States.
  2. _____ Codes were laws passed by Southern states to restrict the freedom of African-Americans.
  3. Rutherford B. Hayes became President at the end of the Reconstruction Era of the United States through a complex __________ of 1877.
  4. A carpetbagger was a person from the ________ states who went to the South after the Civil War to profit from the Reconstruction.
  5. Radical Republicans believed that the ___________ leaders should be punished for their roles in the Civil War.
  6. Freedmen's Bureau, was a U.S. federal government agency established in 1865 to aid former ______ in the South during the Reconstruction era.
  7. Scalawags were whites from the ________ states who supported Reconstruction and the Republican Party.
  8. The _____ of 1873 was a financial crisis that triggered a depression in Europe and North America that lasted from 1873 until 1879.

14 Clues: The Ku Klux Klan believed in _____ supremacy.A ______ Farmer is someone who farms on rented land_____________ was a Southern tactic to acquire cheap labor from former slaves.The Wade-Davis Bill was pocket-____ed by Abraham Lincoln, so it never took effect._____ Codes were laws passed by Southern states to restrict the freedom of African-Americans....

THE cold war 2025-08-29

THE cold war crossword puzzle
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  1. The Conference that had Potsdam
  2. The war that happened in Vietnam
  3. an American politician and actor who served as the 40th president of the United States from 1981 to 1989.
  4. a 1947 U.S.foreign policy initiative by President Harry S.
  5. Soviet politician and revolutionary who led the Soviet Union from 1924 until his death in 1953.
  6. the 33rd president of the United States, serving from 1945 to 1953.
  7. a period of global geopolitical rivalry between the United States and the Soviet Union and their respective allies, the capitalist Western Bloc and communist Eastern Bloc, which began in the aftermath of the Second World War and ended with the dissolution of the Soviet Union in 1991.
  8. the relaxation of strained relations, especially political ones, through verbal communication.
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  1. a 13-day confrontation in October 1962 between the United States and the Soviet Union that brought the world to the brink of nuclear war
  2. The war that happened in Korea
  3. Russia's Old name
  4. the 35th president of the United States, serving from 1961 until his assassination in 1963.
  5. a Soviet Union attempt from June 24, 1948, to May 12, 1949, to force the Western Allies out of Berlin by cutting off all land and water access to the city, which lay deep within Soviet-controlled East Germany.
  6. The North Atlantic Treaty Organization

14 Clues: Russia's Old nameThe war that happened in KoreaThe Conference that had PotsdamThe war that happened in VietnamThe North Atlantic Treaty Organizationa 1947 U.S.foreign policy initiative by President Harry S.the 33rd president of the United States, serving from 1945 to 1953....

Early Statehood Era 2023-02-06

Early Statehood Era crossword puzzle
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  1. Extending the nation beyond its existing borders; to make larger
  2. A form of government in which the people select representatives to govern them and make laws.
  3. (1848) peace treaty that ended the Mexican War, set the Rio Grande river as the national border, gave lands from Texas to the Pacific ocean to the United States and caused westward expansion conflicts over slavery in the U.S.
  4. (1846-1848) the war between the United States and Mexico that was the direct result of Texas annexation. The United States won the war gaining California, Arizona, New Mexico, Nevada, Utah, and Colorado from Mexico as a result of the war.
  5. something, typically money, that is owed or due
  6. to be made part of a political whole
  7. agreement in the Congress that decided how states were admitted to the Union; made California a free state and changed Texas boundaries (Texas sold western and northern lands above the Missouri Compromise line to the U.S. for $10 million).
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  1. An 1800s belief that Americans had the right to expand, or spread, across the continent.
  2. The process of learning or getting something
  3. when the Republic of Texas agreed to join the United States in 1845 as the 28th state in the Union. The annexation caused tension in Mexico because they feared the United States would take over all of Mexico.
  4. People wanting different things reach an agreement by both giving up something they originally wanted
  5. To give control of (something) to another person, group, government, etc.
  6. When people or countries fight over who owns an area of land.

13 Clues: to be made part of a political wholeThe process of learning or getting somethingsomething, typically money, that is owed or dueWhen people or countries fight over who owns an area of land.Extending the nation beyond its existing borders; to make largerTo give control of (something) to another person, group, government, etc....

"We the People" Lessons 8-12 2022-11-03

"We the People" Lessons 8-12 crossword puzzle
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  1. Accept of the Constitution
  2. The plan accepted at the Philadelphia Convention that called for Congress to have two houses. The Senate would have two senators from each state. The House of Representatives would have representatives from each state based on the population.
  3. Parts of the government
  4. As used in the preamble to the constitution, this phrase means a peaceful situation without or within our country.
  5. One of two houses of Congress. The number of representatives from each state is based on its population.
  6. The meeting held in Philadelphia in 1787 at which the U.S Constitution was written
  7. The delegates to the Philadelphia Convention were called farmers because they "framed" the Constitution.
  8. The gift of being free
  9. The good of all the people
  10. Highest court in the United States
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  1. The farmer's compromise about slavery that became part of the Constitution. It counted each slave as three-fifths of a person to determine how many representatives a state should have in Congress.
  2. The authority to settle disagreements about laws. This applies the laws and settles disputes.
  3. The authority to make laws and rules
  4. The division of powers among the different branches of government. In the United States powers are divided among the legislative, executive and judicial branches.
  5. The authority to carry out and enforce the laws
  6. fairness; rightfulness
  7. Balancing the powers of government mean that no one Branch is given so much power that it can completely control thterm-17e other branches
  8. The business of taking people from their homes in Africa and selling them in the colonies.
  9. The introduction to the Constitution. It states that the people establish the government and lists the purposes of the government
  10. One house of Congress. Each state has two members in the Senate
  11. To put an end to
  12. Limiting power
  13. Protection of the people from enemies
  14. The was between the Northern and Southern States. It took place from 1861 to 1865 and ended slavery in the United States.
  15. Give official approval

25 Clues: Limiting powerTo put an end tofairness; rightfulnessThe gift of being freeGive official approvalParts of the governmentAccept of the ConstitutionThe good of all the peopleHighest court in the United StatesThe authority to make laws and rulesProtection of the people from enemiesThe authority to carry out and enforce the laws...

Foundations of Government 2021-09-08

Foundations of Government crossword puzzle
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  1. In this system of government, the people elect office holders to make laws and conduct government on their behalf.
  2. This gave freedom of religious beliefs and opinions.
  3. one purpose of government is to secure the blessings of -
  4. Established rule of law and gave Englishmen basic rights and freedoms.
  5. to amend the US Constitution, proposal is by Congress or Convention of the states, ratification is by the -
  6. This established the first form of national government for the independent states. Gave major powers to the states, created a weak central government.
  7. The people rule in this system of government.
  8. This document stated grievances against the King of England, declared the colonies’ independence from England.
  9. These “rules” define and shape American constitutional government.
  10. Government is not all powerful and may do only those things the people have given it the power to do.
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  1. This served as a model for the Bill of Rights.
  2. Our Constitution is founded on ideas found in?
  3. Which principle states that citizens give authority to the government in exchange for the protection of rights?
  4. this document, including the Bill of Rights, established the structure of the US government, guaranteed equality under the law, affirmed individual worth of all people, protected freedoms of religion, speech, press, assembly, and petition.
  5. These guaranteed the rights of Englishmen to the colonists.
  6. to amend the Virginia Constitution, proposal is action by the General Assembly or constitutional Convention, ratification is by the who of Virginia?
  7. Everyone including government officials must follow the law.
  8. one purpose of the government is to provide for the common -
  9. one purpose of the government is to form a more -
  10. one purpose of the government is to establish -
  11. one purpose of the government is to ensure -
  12. welfare one purpose of government is to promote the -
  13. the preamble begins with these three words.
  14. how many amendments are there?
  15. this part of the Constitution sets forth the goals and purposes to be served by the government. (introduction)

25 Clues: how many amendments are there?the preamble begins with these three words.one purpose of the government is to ensure -The people rule in this system of government.This served as a model for the Bill of Rights.Our Constitution is founded on ideas found in?one purpose of the government is to establish -one purpose of the government is to form a more -...

Foundations of Government 2021-09-09

Foundations of Government crossword puzzle
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  1. to amend the US Constitution, proposal is by Congress or Convention of the states, ratification is by the -
  2. These guaranteed the rights of Englishmen to the colonists.
  3. This gave freedom of religious beliefs and opinions.
  4. This served as a model for the Bill of Rights.
  5. this document, including the Bill of Rights, established the structure of the US government, guaranteed equality under the law, affirmed individual worth of all people, protected freedoms of religion, speech, press, assembly, and petition.
  6. one purpose of the government is to establish -
  7. this part of the Constitution sets forth the goals and purposes to be served by the government. (introduction)
  8. This document stated grievances against the King of England, declared the colonies’ independence from England.
  9. one purpose of government is to secure the blessings of -
  10. The people rule in this system of government.
  11. how many amendments are there?
  12. the preamble begins with these three words.
  13. Which principle states that citizens give authority to the government in exchange for the protection of rights?
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  1. In this system of government, the people elect office holders to make laws and conduct government on their behalf.
  2. These “rules” define and shape American constitutional government.
  3. to amend the Virginia Constitution, proposal is action by the General Assembly or constitutional Convention, ratification is by the who of Virginia?
  4. This established the first form of national government for the independent states. Gave major powers to the states, created a weak central government.
  5. Government is not all powerful and may do only those things the people have given it the power to do.
  6. one purpose of the government is to form a more -
  7. Established rule of law and gave Englishmen basic rights and freedoms.
  8. Our Constitution is founded on ideas found in?
  9. one purpose of the government is to ensure -
  10. one purpose of the government is to provide for the common -
  11. one purpose of government is to promote the general -
  12. Everyone including government officials must follow the law.

25 Clues: how many amendments are there?the preamble begins with these three words.one purpose of the government is to ensure -The people rule in this system of government.This served as a model for the Bill of Rights.Our Constitution is founded on ideas found in?one purpose of the government is to establish -one purpose of the government is to form a more -...

WHAP vocab crossword puzzle 2023-04-23

WHAP vocab crossword puzzle crossword puzzle
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  1. a plan that was created to increase China's economy and industry
  2. owned over 40% of Guatemala's land
  3. Russia(soviet) and US
  4. cures bacterial infections, followed the discovery of penicillin
  5. provide military and financial aid to Turkey and Greece
  6. a collective defense treaty established by the Soviet Union and seven other Soviet satellite states in Central and Eastern Europe
  7. promotion of a widespread fear of a potential rise of communism
  8. eradicated diseases like polio and measies
  9. a direct and dangerous confrontation between the United States and the Soviet Union during the Cold War
  10. settles disputes of international law that countries bring
  11. banned discrimination on voting in 1965
  12. a period of technology transfer initiatives that saw greatly increased crop yields and agricultural production
  13. theory that a political event in one country will cause similar events in neighboring countries
  14. an organization of States that did not seek to formally align themselves with either the United States or the Soviet Union, but sought to remain independent or neutral
  15. Brazil promotion of industry, suppression, and dictatorship
  16. armed conflict between two states or non-state actors, one or both of which act at the instigation or on behalf of other parties that are not directly involved in the hostilities
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  1. production of wind, solar, tidal and geothermal power
  2. series of political reforms in the Soviet Union after the death of long-time leader Joseph Stalin in 1953
  3. caused by water containment by fecal matter
  4. require blacks to carry identity documents when entering areas for whites
  5. Chinese students and workers gathered to demand greater political openness in 1989
  6. between two nations that do not result in open warfare
  7. soviets invade socialist country when there is a need
  8. more soldiers died from this than battles in WWI
  9. ability to produce goods fast
  10. he played a key role in creation of Pakistan
  11. promise to stop direct interventions in latin america
  12. organization that promoted economic unity in Europe in 1957
  13. ideological barrier between soviet union and non-communist countries
  14. founded in 1906 as an alternative political group to the Indian National Congress

30 Clues: Russia(soviet) and USability to produce goods fastowned over 40% of Guatemala's landbanned discrimination on voting in 1965eradicated diseases like polio and measiescaused by water containment by fecal matterhe played a key role in creation of Pakistanmore soldiers died from this than battles in WWI...

Reconstruction (Caleb) 2023-06-01

Reconstruction (Caleb) crossword puzzle
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  1. If African Americans wanted to vote they had to pay a tax to vote.
  2. This person grew up in slavery in Virginia.
  3. This amendment made slavery illegal throughout the United States.
  4. Southern Democrats called the white southerners ___________.
  5. This person was the one who sneaked into the president's theater box and shot him.
  6. This group started in Tennessee with white southerners and this group opposed laws.
  7. Laws that greatly limited the freedom of African Americans.
  8. The forced separation of whites and African Americans in public places.
  9. One of the leaders of the Massachusetts Radical Republicans Group.
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  1. These are people who wanted the southern states to change much more than they already had before they could return to the Union.
  2. A system that was established by Andrew Johnson and it stated a system for setting up new southern state governments.
  3. He was the president who was sworn into office the day after Abraham Lincoln was shot.
  4. This Act guaranteed African Americans equal rights in public places such as theaters and public transportation.
  5. This act provided African Americans with the same legal rights as white people.
  6. This bill stated that a state had to meet two conditions before it could rejoin the Union.
  7. This Amendment gave African American men throughout the United States the right to vote.
  8. One of the things in the _______________ _______________ defined all people born or naturalized within the United States, except American Indians, as U.S. citizens.
  9. The process of reuniting the nation and rebuilding the southern states without slavery.
  10. It was an act that provided relief for all poor people-black and white- in the south.
  11. These laws divided the South into five districts, with a U.S. military commander in control of each district.
  12. This person was born free in North Carolina and went to college in Illinois.
  13. The Election where the Democratic Party nominated former governor Horatio Seymour as their presidential candidate.
  14. White southerners called Republicans __________.
  15. An official pardon

24 Clues: An official pardonThis person grew up in slavery in Virginia.White southerners called Republicans __________.Laws that greatly limited the freedom of African Americans.Southern Democrats called the white southerners ___________.This amendment made slavery illegal throughout the United States....

Chapter 7 Review 2017-03-07

Chapter 7 Review crossword puzzle
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  1. Two house legislature
  2. Who is known as the father of the Constition?
  3. Was the greatest triumph of the Articles Of Confederation, ended the War for Independence.
  4. Divided the land into orderly townships for sale and development, each town contained 36 sections or 640 acres, each lot was to be sold for $1. The money from the sale would go towards building and maintaining schools in the area.
  5. Supporter of the Constitution
  6. A close alliance of sovereign states
  7. A group of soldiers wanted to overthrow the government because they were not getting paid and establish a monarchy or a dictatorship with George Washington at the helm.
  8. The division of the government into 3 separate branches
  9. The beginning of the Constitution in which it states the people are the ultimate source of power.
  10. A collection of essays written by Alexander Hamilton, John Jay, James Madison that was about the support of the new Constitution
  11. Written by Thomas Jefferson, he wanted to create 10 new states out of the territory and would ban slavery in the region and would also give the land away rather than sell it.
  12. Division of power between national and state governments
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  1. Single House Legislature
  2. Changes to the Constitution
  3. Led by Daniel Shay, a farmers rebellion because he had no money and they were going to take his farm away, was the last straw in showing how weak the Articles Of Confederation were.
  4. Each branch of government has a job that when combined form the national government
  5. Divided into 3 but no more than 5 states. Each had to go through 3 stages to become a state.
  6. Indirect way of electing a President. Each state has a number of electors equal to the states representation in Congress
  7. Keeping the governments power in check so that it does not turn into unlimited government
  8. the only state to not attend the Constitutional Convention
  9. The ultimate source of governmental power lies with the people
  10. Would only ratify the Constitution with a Bill of Rights.

22 Clues: Two house legislatureSingle House LegislatureChanges to the ConstitutionSupporter of the ConstitutionA close alliance of sovereign statesWho is known as the father of the Constition?The division of the government into 3 separate branchesDivision of power between national and state governmentsWould only ratify the Constitution with a Bill of Rights....

aretxi angie unit 3 2018-04-24

aretxi angie unit 3 crossword puzzle
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  1. The powers not delegated to the United States by the Constitution, nor prohibited by it to the States, are reserved to the States respectively, or to the people.
  2. Proposal for the structure of the US government
  3. No person should be pressured to do things
  4. An act of putting the legislative, executive, and judicial powers
  5. The federal principle or system of government
  6. Legislative, Executive, Judicial branch
  7. Founding father, 4th president of US
  8. A delegate to the US constitutional convention of 1787
  9. Ratified bill of rights
  10. Outlined the process for state's to count slaves as part of the population
  11. A collection of 85 essays and articles
  12. Government is empowered by law from starting point of having no power
  13. Agreement that small and large states made
  14. The right of trial by jury shall be preserved
  15. Rights shall not be denied
  16. People must feel/be safe in their home
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  1. Liberties of each individual to pursue life and goals without influences from others
  2. Constitutional convection
  3. the right of the people to keep and bear arms
  4. American attorney, famous quote "give me liberty or give me death"
  5. Founding father, american statesman
  6. Anti wanted the opposite of federalist. Anti opposed to a strong federal government.
  7. Influences which regulates an organization or system
  8. An agreement among the 13 original states of US
  9. All criminal cases have a right to a trial
  10. Excessive bail shall not be required, nor excessive fines imposed, nor cruel and unusual punishments inflicted.
  11. Part of the seven principles, government is created and sustained by the people
  12. Action of signing or giving consent to a treaty/contract
  13. 1st us president, founding father
  14. Armed uprising in Massachusetts during 1786-1787
  15. No soldier should live in someone's house without consent
  16. There shall be no law prohibiting religion
  17. An amendment may be proposed either by the congress with 2/3 majority vote
  18. Citizenship in a state organized as a republic where people have popular sovereignty
  19. Proposal by Virginia delegates for a bicameral legislative branch
  20. Founding father

36 Clues: Founding fatherRatified bill of rightsConstitutional convectionRights shall not be denied1st us president, founding fatherFounding father, american statesmanFounding father, 4th president of USA collection of 85 essays and articlesPeople must feel/be safe in their homeLegislative, Executive, Judicial branchNo person should be pressured to do things...

Civil War and Reconstruction 2022-02-15

Civil War and Reconstruction crossword puzzle
Across
  1. large weapons used in land battles
  2. a tax levied on a person as a prerequisite for voting
  3. in U.S. history, the period immediately following the Civil War
  4. an unfair test some citizens would have to take before voting
  5. one who lacks a permanent home and wanders from place to place
  6. a rascal or troublemaker
  7. amendment, African-American men can now vote
  8. pertaining to the ownership, tenure, or cultivation of land
  9. amendment, granted citizenship to African Americans
  10. to withdraw from a group or a political union
  11. a U.S. bureau made to help African-Americans in society
  12. to murder for pay or for political reasons
  13. all the basic systems that have been created in a country, especially through technology and engineering
  14. a Northerner who went to the South to seek private gain in the aftermath of the American Civil War
  15. one who has been released from slavery
  16. the shutting off of traffic into and out of a place
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  1. people who were against slavery
  2. to work (farmland) as a sharecropper, giving a portion of the crop to the landowner
  3. an area of a country, city, or other place used for a particular purpose
  4. to accuse a person in public office of wrong or improper conduct
  5. a secret society founded in Georgia in 1915 that was inspired by the former and uses terrorist tactics to achieve segregation of African-Americans
  6. amendment, abolished slavery
  7. unfair laws made only against African-Americans during Reconstruction
  8. the doctrine that a state is subject to the will of the people who comprise that state
  9. an intense, sometimes excessive, regard for local interests or concerns
  10. having prisoners do manual labor
  11. to give evidence or testimony
  12. in the United States, all rights and powers not delegated to the federal government by the Constitution nor denied by it to the states
  13. the eleven southern states that seceded from the United States in 1860 and 186l
  14. a person who is hurt or killed in an accident
  15. a group of states or countries united under a single government

31 Clues: a rascal or troublemakeramendment, abolished slaveryto give evidence or testimonypeople who were against slaveryhaving prisoners do manual laborlarge weapons used in land battlesone who has been released from slaveryto murder for pay or for political reasonsamendment, African-American men can now voteto withdraw from a group or a political union...

AP Gov Unit 3 Review 2023-12-13

AP Gov Unit 3 Review crossword puzzle
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  1. States that Congress does not have the right to restrict the exercise of religion
  2. You cannot be punished without a fair trial
  3. A SCOTUS case where a man was protesting the WWI draft, but the supreme court ruled against his freedom of speech. Established that the government could only restrict political speech if it created a “clear and present” danger
  4. The Court has held on a case-by-case basis that many of the provisions of the Bill of Rights limit state government action
  5. First 10 amendments of the Constitution
  6. Government action that prohibits speech or other expression before the speech happens
  7. A SCOTUS case which banned government sponsored prayer in public schools
  8. A SCOTUS case that allowed the publishing of the Pentagon papers since they were not a threat to national security
  9. Reinforced rights of privacy; allowed for abortion and recently overturned
  10. A SCOTUS case that incorporated the second amendment so that states could not limit a person’s right to own a handgun for self defense
  11. Constitutionally established guarantees and freedoms that protect citizens, opinions, and property against arbitrary government interference
  12. States that the government cannot favor a religion or promote a national religion
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  1. Evidence that is seized and violates one’s 4th Amendment rights cannot be used in a court of law
  2. Nonverbal action that communicates an idea or belief
  3. A SCOTUS case where students protested the Vietnam War. Ruled in favor of the students and states school officials can only limit speech if it significantly interferes with education
  4. Putting a person on trial for a second time after being acquitted the first time
  5. A SCOTUS which established that states have to provide a lawyer to those who cannot provide one for themselves
  6. Suspects are to be read their rights before being questioned about a crime
  7. A SCOTUS case over Amish education which ruled that the state did not have enough of an interest to restrict someone’s religious freedom
  8. The who, when, and how long details of communication without the actual conversation
  9. A false spoken statement damaging to a person's reputation
  10. A published false statement that is damaging to a person's reputation

22 Clues: First 10 amendments of the ConstitutionYou cannot be punished without a fair trialNonverbal action that communicates an idea or beliefA false spoken statement damaging to a person's reputationA published false statement that is damaging to a person's reputationA SCOTUS case which banned government sponsored prayer in public schools...

Famous People of the Civil War Era 2024-01-26

Famous People of the Civil War Era crossword puzzle
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  1. Writer and speaker that helped make the American Abolitionist movement
  2. Writer of the popular novel "Uncle Tom's Cabin"
  3. Was an American nurse who founded the American Red Cross
  4. Was the most important leader in the movement for African-American civil rights
  5. American advocate who made the first generation of American asylums
  6. Representative for NH and MA in the US Congress
  7. General officer who served for the Confederate States Army during the Civil War
  8. Tried suing for freedom which resulted in a prominent case
  9. Wrote "The Liberator" anti-slavery newspaper
  10. Accused of planning a major slave revolt in 1822
  11. Commanding General of the Union and served as the 18th president
  12. First lady of the United States until her husbands assassination
  13. Union commander in the first battle at Fort Sumpter
  14. American Lawyer and Politician from Illinois
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  1. US army officer that was most notable for serving in the Civil War and the Mexican-American war
  2. Enslaved African American who led a four-day rebellion
  3. Founding Father who served as the second president
  4. Statesman, Lawyer, and politician who became the 16th president
  5. Gave land to fugitive slaves and was a leader in the American Abolitionist movement
  6. Author, businessman, and soldier who was a Union general
  7. Career United States Army officer who served as a general in the Confederate States Army
  8. Confederate general in the American Civil War, also served in the Second Seminole War and the Mexican-American War
  9. Activist for African American civil rights and women's rights
  10. Stage actor who assassinated Abraham Lincoln
  11. Accepted command of the first all-black regiment in the Northeast and served as a Union officer
  12. African American who organized multiple slave mission rescues after escaping enslavement
  13. Confederate General during the Civil War
  14. First president of the Confederate States from 1861-1865
  15. Appointed to Secretary of State by President John Adams
  16. Union general notable for defeat in the Second Battle at Bull Run

30 Clues: Confederate General during the Civil WarStage actor who assassinated Abraham LincolnWrote "The Liberator" anti-slavery newspaperAmerican Lawyer and Politician from IllinoisWriter of the popular novel "Uncle Tom's Cabin"Representative for NH and MA in the US CongressAccused of planning a major slave revolt in 1822...

Unit 3: Forming a New Nation Crossword Puzzle 2024-03-22

Unit 3: Forming a New Nation Crossword Puzzle crossword puzzle
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  1. the system that allows each branch of government to limit the powers of the other two branches
  2. the “Age of Reason” in 17th- and 18th-century Europe. Enlightenment thinkers emphasized using rational thought to discover truths about nature and society.
  3. a basic set of ideas used to develop a larger plan
  4. a law passed by Congress in 1787 that specified how western lands would be governed
  5. to treat a person or group unfairly
  6. a country governed by elected representatives
  7. the plan of government adopted at the Constitutional Convention that established a two-house Congress. In the House of Representatives, representation from each state is based on state population. In the Senate, each state is represented by two senators.
  8. a region of the United States bounded by the Ohio and Mississippi rivers and the Great Lakes. The region was given to the United States by the Treaty of Paris in 1783.
  9. supporting ideas of freedom, change, and progress
  10. a difference between two statements or situations that means they cannot both be true
  11. to issues within a country
  12. the group established by the Constitution to elect the president and vice president. Voters in each state choose their electors.
  13. a written plan that provides the basic framework of a government
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  1. a meeting held in Philadelphia in 1787 at which delegates from the states wrote the U.S. Constitution
  2. relating to issues within a country
  3. the first written plan of government for the United States. A confederation is an association of states that cooperate for a common purpose.
  4. to formally approve a plan or an agreement. The process of approval is called ratification.
  5. an agreement made at the Constitutional Convention stating that enslaved persons would be counted as three-fifths of a person when determining a state’s population for representation in the House of Representatives
  6. a group of people or things with obvious differences among them
  7. to agree or pledge to support someone or something
  8. a strong disagreement

21 Clues: a strong disagreementto issues within a countryrelating to issues within a countryto treat a person or group unfairlya country governed by elected representativessupporting ideas of freedom, change, and progressa basic set of ideas used to develop a larger planto agree or pledge to support someone or something...

Unit 3: Forming a New Nation Crossword Puzzle 2024-03-22

Unit 3: Forming a New Nation Crossword Puzzle crossword puzzle
Across
  1. the system that allows each branch of government to limit the powers of the other two branches
  2. the “Age of Reason” in 17th- and 18th-century Europe. Enlightenment thinkers emphasized using rational thought to discover truths about nature and society.
  3. a basic set of ideas used to develop a larger plan
  4. a law passed by Congress in 1787 that specified how western lands would be governed
  5. to treat a person or group unfairly
  6. a country governed by elected representatives
  7. the plan of government adopted at the Constitutional Convention that established a two-house Congress. In the House of Representatives, representation from each state is based on state population. In the Senate, each state is represented by two senators.
  8. a region of the United States bounded by the Ohio and Mississippi rivers and the Great Lakes. The region was given to the United States by the Treaty of Paris in 1783.
  9. supporting ideas of freedom, change, and progress
  10. a difference between two statements or situations that means they cannot both be true
  11. to issues within a country
  12. the group established by the Constitution to elect the president and vice president. Voters in each state choose their electors.
  13. a written plan that provides the basic framework of a government
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  1. a meeting held in Philadelphia in 1787 at which delegates from the states wrote the U.S. Constitution
  2. relating to issues within a country
  3. the first written plan of government for the United States. A confederation is an association of states that cooperate for a common purpose.
  4. to formally approve a plan or an agreement. The process of approval is called ratification.
  5. an agreement made at the Constitutional Convention stating that enslaved persons would be counted as three-fifths of a person when determining a state’s population for representation in the House of Representatives
  6. a group of people or things with obvious differences among them
  7. to agree or pledge to support someone or something
  8. a strong disagreement

21 Clues: a strong disagreementto issues within a countryrelating to issues within a countryto treat a person or group unfairlya country governed by elected representativessupporting ideas of freedom, change, and progressa basic set of ideas used to develop a larger planto agree or pledge to support someone or something...

Constitution 2023-09-18

Constitution crossword puzzle
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  1. Congressional representatives that Kansas currently has.
  2. Unified the states and made them agree to work together.
  3. Enforces the laws.
  4. Ohio, Indiana, Illinois, Michigan, and Wisconsin became states as a result of this 1787 ordinance.
  5. First 10 amendments to the Constitution.
  6. One of the two states that thrived on the economics of slavery and forbade it from being abolished by the Declaration of Independence.
  7. First state to ratify the Constitution.
  8. All government power comes from the people.
  9. Dividing power between state and national governments.
  10. Massachusetts and New York favored this type of legislature.
  11. Pennsylvania and Georgia favored this type of legislature.
  12. Essay number in The Federalist that supported a system of checks and balances among the three branches of government.
  13. Largely believed to deserve credit for the Bill of Rights.
  14. Compromise that counted slaves as this for the sake of population when determining representatives to Congress.
  15. States needed to declare war or make treaties.
  16. President of the Constitutional Convention.
  17. Interprets the laws.
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  1. Only state not present at the Constitutional Convention.
  2. Land north of Ohio and west of Pennsylvania to the Mississippi River.
  3. An agreement to use parts of both the Virginia Plan and New Jersey Plan in drafting the Constitution.
  4. Last state, of the original 13, to ratify the Constitution.
  5. Voter.
  6. When a bill is passed.
  7. Rebellion in 1787 in which farmers protested the courts who wanted to foreclose on their farms in order to pay off import debts.
  8. Government in which people elect their representatives.
  9. Makes the laws.
  10. A group of people chosen from each state to indirectly elect the President.
  11. Along with John Adams, he was also not at the Constitutional Convention.
  12. City where the Declaration of Independence was first read publicly.
  13. Chosen by state legislatures rather than voters. States could have as many as 7 of them.
  14. Even though he owned slaves, he claimed slavery was “the most oppressive dominion ever exercised by man over man.”
  15. Supported the Constitution.
  16. Essay number in The Federalist that supported a strong central government.
  17. Which of the two was a Federalist? John Hancock or Ben Franklin.

34 Clues: Voter.Makes the laws.Enforces the laws.Interprets the laws.When a bill is passed.Supported the Constitution.First state to ratify the Constitution.First 10 amendments to the Constitution.All government power comes from the people.President of the Constitutional Convention.States needed to declare war or make treaties....

Unit 9 Vocab 2024-04-30

Unit 9 Vocab crossword puzzle
Across
  1. the belief that the power of the states should be greater than the power of the federal government
  2. be on each or on one side of
  3. a collection of weapons and military equipment stored by a country, person, or group
  4. a system of required service in the armed forces
  5. the boundary between Maryland and Pennsylvania, taken as the northern limit of the slave-owning states before the abolition of slavery.
  6. Between roughly 1855 and 1859, Kansans engaged in a violent guerrilla war between pro-slavery and anti-slavery forces
  7. a person who is killed because of their beliefs.
  8. military strategy proposed by Union General Winfield Scott early in the American Civil War. The plan called for a naval blockade of the Confederate littoral, a thrust down the Mississippi, and the strangulation of the South by Union land and naval forces.
  9. the art and science of achieving a political objective through the military instrument of national power
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  1. a group of northern Democrats who opposed abolition and sympathized with the South during the Civil War
  2. States of America the nation formed by the southern states when they seceded from the Union; also known as the Confederacy
  3. enroll or be enrolled in the armed services.
  4. a law that made it a crime to help runaway slaves; allowed for the arrest of escaped slaves in areas where slavery was illegal, and required their return to slaveholders
  5. to formally withdraw from the Union
  6. an order issued by President Abraham Lincoln freeing the slaves in areas rebelling against the Union; took effect January 1, 1863
  7. sovereignty the idea that political authority belongs to the people
  8. pull away/withdraw -the withdrawal of eleven southern states from the Union in 1860, leading to the Civil War.
  9. a devotion to the interests of one geographic region over the interests of the country as a whole
  10. a law that allowed voters in Kansas and Nebraska to choose whether to allow slavery
  11. a war between citizens of the same country.

20 Clues: be on each or on one side ofto formally withdraw from the Uniona war between citizens of the same country.enroll or be enrolled in the armed services.a system of required service in the armed forcesa person who is killed because of their beliefs.sovereignty the idea that political authority belongs to the people...

Fourth Grade History Test #7 2026-01-18

Fourth Grade History Test #7 crossword puzzle
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  1. this of 1877 brought an end to Reconstruction
  2. occurred from 1914 to 1918
  3. lawyer who won Scopes Monkey Trial
  4. many Americans thought it was time for the United States to join the allies after the sinking of this ship
  5. WarIevents Archduke Franz Ferdinand is assassinated; Zimmerman Note is found; World War I begins; United States joins the Allies
  6. includes things like groceries
  7. a piece of land completely surrounded by water
  8. not part of the Allied powers during World War I
  9. American flying ace during World War I
  10. the purpose of the Spanish-American War was to free this country
  11. invented the phonograph
  12. the Great Plains are called this of America
  13. inventor of the steamboat
  14. this amendment gave women the right to vote
  15. invented the telegraph
  16. inventor of the gas mask
  17. died in the Battle of Little Bighorn
  18. when Russia became this it also became the world's first Communist state
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  1. during World War I, Germany was part of this alliance
  2. before becoming an evangelist, this person was a famous baseball player
  3. the line where the sky seems to meet the earth
  4. he led the Rough Riders in the Battle of San Juan Hill during the Spanish-American War
  5. this party was founded on the belief that slavery should not be allowed in the United States territories
  6. commander of the Confederate Army
  7. the quantity of an available item
  8. also called free enterprise
  9. brought steel industry to America
  10. an organization created to help encourage racial equity
  11. the first Republican president of the United States
  12. includes things like food
  13. abolitionist who wrote a book about his life as a slave
  14. during the decade between 1910-1920, more people died because of this in 1918 than any other cause
  15. was elected president of the Confederate States of America
  16. a dry land with little plant growth
  17. first shots of the Civil War were fired here
  18. a person who leaves his country to make his home in another country

36 Clues: invented the telegraphinvented the phonographinventor of the gas maskincludes things like foodinventor of the steamboatoccurred from 1914 to 1918also called free enterpriseincludes things like groceriescommander of the Confederate Armythe quantity of an available itembrought steel industry to Americalawyer who won Scopes Monkey Trial...

Staring A New Nation 2025-09-15

Staring A New Nation crossword puzzle
Across
  1. A person who advocates or supports a system of government in which several states unite under a central authority.
  2. A Founding Father of the United States, author of the Declaration of Independence, and the third President of the U.S.
  3. The number of votes or reps is determined by the population 3/5s compromise. Systems of checks and balances make sure no branch becomes too power full.
  4. The new land is divided into 5 new states also provided a frame work for this territory
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  1. He was the Commander-in-Chief of the Continental Army, securing American victory in the Revolutionary War and becoming the first President of the United States
  2. established the first government of the United States after its independence from Great Britain, creating a very weak central government
  3. Satisfies both large&small states government would have 3 branches or parts. (Executive, Judicial, and Legislative)
  4. The first amendments (additions) to the new constitution, protects people from government.
  5. power of the courts of a country to examine the actions of the legislative, executive, and administrative arms of the government and to determine whether such actions are consistent with the constitution.
  6. All states are given 2 votes this is also the national legistative body

10 Clues: All states are given 2 votes this is also the national legistative bodyThe new land is divided into 5 new states also provided a frame work for this territoryThe first amendments (additions) to the new constitution, protects people from government....

Ch. 3: Federalism 2019-01-18

Ch. 3: Federalism crossword puzzle
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  1. grant / categorical grant awarded on the basis of competitive applications submitted by prospective recipients.
  2. grant / grant-in-aid targeted for a specific purpose by formula or by project.
  3. / requirement laid down by act of Congress prohibiting a state or local government from exercising a certain power.
  4. grant / categorical grant distributed according to a particular formula that specifies who is eligible for the grant and how much they will receive.
  5. / quality of being supreme in power or authority.
  6. federalism / view that holds that the Constitution is an agreement among people who are citizens of both state and nation, so there is little distinction between state powers and national powers.
  7. governments / government unit that administers a city or town.
  8. grant / grant-in-aid awarded for general purposes, allowing the recipient great discretion in spending the grant money.
  9. / power of Congress to enacts laws by which the nationals government assumes total or partial responsibility for a state government function.
  10. / requirement that a state undertake an activity or provide a service in keeping with minimum national standards.
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  1. federalism / view that national government may impose its policy preferences in the states through regulations in the form of mandates and restraints.
  2. rights / idea that all rights not specifically conferred on the national government by the Constitution are reserved for the states.
  3. districts / government unit created to perform particular functions, especially when those functions are best performed across jurisdictional boundaries.
  4. / money provided by one level of government to another, to be spent for a given purpose.
  5. clause / last clause in Section 8 of Article I of the Constitution, which gives Congress the means to execute its enumerated powers.
  6. / division of power between a central government and regional governments.
  7. clause / third clause in Section 8 of Article I of the Constitution, which gives Congress the power to regulate commerce among the states.
  8. federalism / view that holds the Constitution is a compact among sovereign states, so that the powers of the national government are fixed and limited.
  9. powers / powers that Congress requires in order to execute its enumerated powers.
  10. governments / government unit that administers a county.

20 Clues: / quality of being supreme in power or authority.governments / government unit that administers a county.governments / government unit that administers a city or town./ division of power between a central government and regional governments.grant / grant-in-aid targeted for a specific purpose by formula or by project....

bertyhjnhbg 2021-12-13

bertyhjnhbg crossword puzzle
Across
  1. laws that enforced racial segregation in the South between the end of Reconstruction in 1877 and the beginning of the civil rights movement in the 1950s.
  2. became the first African American to serve in the U.S. Senate
  3. the period of US History during which the United States began to rebuild the South after the Civil War
  4. Former U.S. Representative
  5. 19th U.S. President
  6. military conflict in which the contenders are willing to make any sacrifice in lives and other resources to obtain a complete victory
  7. a person who farms rented land.
  8. established by Congress to provide practical aid to 4,000,000 newly freed African Americans in their transition from slavery to freedom.
  9. believed that African Americans deserved immediate freedom from bondage and should receive the same rights as whites.
  10. Former Governor of New York
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  1. limiting the protection of the privileges and immunities clause of the Fourteenth Amendment to the U.S. Constitution.
  2. a political candidate who seeks election in an area where they have no local connections
  3. required that 50 percent of a state's white males take a loyalty oath to be readmitted to the Union.
  4. racist, anti-Semitic committed to extreme violence to achieve its goals of racial segregation and white supremacy.
  5. Laws denying most legal rights to newly freed slaves; passed by southern states following the Civil War
  6. a system where the landlord/planter allows a tenant to use the land in exchange for a share of the crop
  7. was an informal, unwritten deal that settled the disputed 1876 U.S. Presidential election
  8. law forbidding the president to remove civil officers without senatorial consent.
  9. a financial crisis that triggered an economic depression in Europe and North America
  10. The right of citizens of the United States to vote shall not be denied or abridged by the United States
  11. It granted citizenship and equal civil and legal rights to African Americans and enslaved people who had been emancipated after the American Civil War.
  12. a person who behaves badly but in an amusingly mischievous rather than harmful way; a rascal.
  13. 17th U.S. President
  14. abolished slavery in the United States

24 Clues: 19th U.S. President17th U.S. PresidentFormer U.S. RepresentativeFormer Governor of New Yorka person who farms rented land.abolished slavery in the United Statesbecame the first African American to serve in the U.S. Senatelaw forbidding the president to remove civil officers without senatorial consent....

Ancient Greece Review 2020-06-01

Ancient Greece Review crossword puzzle
Across
  1. Athens used the league of city states to build its empire, entering into its _________ Age.
  2. The name given to Greek foot soldiers.
  3. Athen's economy was based on this.
  4. The Greek word for city states
  5. land forms isolated the city states allowing them to develop their own unique societies.
  6. This was the high point in a city state, built as a last line of defense.
  7. The class in Athens, right below the nobility whose discontent led a new, democratic government
  8. The Spartans believed in allegiance to Sparta above allegiance to __________________.
  9. The name given to the slaves who farmed the Spartan's land.
  10. The Greek city states united to fight this powerful civilization.
  11. The Greeks family of gods supposedly lived on this mountain.
  12. This philosopher encouraged people to examine their lives and was sentenced to death.
  13. This was the type of government in Sparta
  14. This group of Greek philosophers believed there are no, universal truths.
  15. The name given to the second generation false goddess of wisdom and war.
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  1. The 2nd group of prehistoric Greeks, most likely destroyed by the Dorians in the Trojan War.
  2. The first group of Greeks who settled on the Island of Crete during Greek's Prehistoric Era
  3. After the Persian Wars, many city states joined this league for defensive purposes.
  4. This philosopher did not believe that an ideal society had a democratic government.
  5. Because The Greek's gods shared the human form, sculpture was considered both secular and _____.
  6. The military formation that Greek soldiers used in battle, standing shoulder to shoulder.
  7. Of the 30,000 in Athens who were eligible only this percentage actually showed up to vote
  8. The Greek word for the marketplace where people gathered and exchanged information.
  9. These types of Greek plays were crude and full of mockery.
  10. The name given to the false god who was the king of the gods and also the god of the sky.
  11. The Spartans discouraged trade and, instead, relied on this method of gaining resources.
  12. The name given to the three tiered fighting ships the Greeks used as battering rams

27 Clues: The Greek word for city statesAthen's economy was based on this.The name given to Greek foot soldiers.This was the type of government in SpartaThese types of Greek plays were crude and full of mockery.The name given to the slaves who farmed the Spartan's land.The Greeks family of gods supposedly lived on this mountain....

Section 3 - Structure of the Constitution 2014-01-14

Section 3 - Structure of the Constitution crossword puzzle
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  1. Article that establishes the executive, or law-enforcing, branch headed by a president and vice president.
  2. Article that states that the Constitution would take effect when nine states ratify it.
  3. Opening section of the Constitution.
  4. Landmark Supreme Court case that established the “Necessary and Proper” clause, _______________ v. Maryland.
  5. The power of the courts to declare laws and actions of the local and state governments or the national government invalid if they are found to contradict the US Constitution.
  6. This court is the highest court in the land and is the final say in interpreting the Constitution.
  7. Once proposed, an amendment must be ratified by __________ of the states.
  8. The amendment process involves two steps: _________ and ratification.
  9. An amendment may be proposed by a vote of ___________ of both houses of Congress or State Legislature.
  10. These Seven parts of the Constitution explain how government is to work.
  11. Article that says that all states must respect one another’s laws and explains the process of creating new states.
  12. Article that specifies how the Constitution can be amended.
  13. Article that describes the legislative branch as two houses with lawmaking authority.
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  1. way to “Promote the general welfare.”
  2. Article that establishes the judicial branch to interpret and apply the laws.
  3. Branch that carries out the laws.
  4. Branch that interprets the laws.
  5. powers specifically listed in the constitution.
  6. means for future generations, “To ourselves and our ____________________.”
  7. the creation of these will help “Establish Justice.”
  8. Term for a change to the Constitution.
  9. This document is the highest authority in the nation.
  10. Number of amendments that have become law.
  11. The first 10 amendments of the Constitution.
  12. Landmark supreme court case that established “Judicial Review,” _______ v. Madison.
  13. type of powers not specifically listed in the constitution.
  14. A vote to approve.Legislative/Branch that makes the laws.
  15. Article that declares that the Constitution is “the supreme Law of the Land” and federal law prevails over state law; known as the Supremacy Clause.
  16. who “We the People” refers to.

29 Clues: who “We the People” refers to.Branch that interprets the laws.Branch that carries out the laws.Opening section of the Constitution.way to “Promote the general welfare.”Term for a change to the Constitution.Number of amendments that have become law.The first 10 amendments of the Constitution.powers specifically listed in the constitution....

Aging and Society Lingo 2016-04-27

Aging and Society Lingo crossword puzzle
Across
  1. Some kind of sickness of physical illness
  2. The medical specialty treating the diseases of old age
  3. This theory states that the more active people are, the more likely they are to be satisfied with life
  4. Discrimination and stereotypes about people based on chronological age
  5. This type of family is needed for reproducing one generation to another; this is, mother, father, and children
  6. This theory states that aging people are inclined to maintain the same habits, personalities, and styles of life the best that they can
  7. This theory states that the interaction in social groups is based on the reciprocal balancing of rewards depending on actions performed
  8. The idea that aging can be understood as gradually becoming more and more mechanical in response to the environment
  9. housing This is an alternative type of housing arrangement involving group residence with shared common areas or renting of unused rooms
  10. Joint federal and state program that helps low-income families or individuals pay for the costs of long term medical or custodial care
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  1. Leaving one's job or ceasing to work
  2. Long life or long existence
  3. This theory states that the idea of aging results from gradual decline in the body's autoimmune system
  4. This theory states that the ides of aging results from accumulation of cross-linked compounds that interfere with normal cell function
  5. The type of responsibility of adult children to provide and care for their aged parents
  6. care The type of care that combines insurance with health care providers and facilities in a unified network to control costs
  7. expectancy Predicted length of life
  8. Reimbursement of health care services on a per-head basis rather than a per-service basis
  9. jeopardy An older person who is a member of two or more disadvantaged groups
  10. Boomers Americans born between 1946-1964
  11. A fair return to beneficiaries depending on how much they contribute to the system
  12. loss The process of giving up or losing previous roles, such as the role of a spouse

22 Clues: Long life or long existenceexpectancy Predicted length of lifeLeaving one's job or ceasing to workBoomers Americans born between 1946-1964Some kind of sickness of physical illnessThe medical specialty treating the diseases of old ageDiscrimination and stereotypes about people based on chronological age...

United States in the caribbean 2016-04-25

United States in the caribbean crossword puzzle
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  1. Which American ship was blown up in Cuba?
  2. Which american president sent marines temporarily to the capital of the Dominican Republic to protect the customs house after the assasination of the republic's president Ramon Caceres in 1911?
  3. What prohibited the trading between the British west Indies and the Us, after the american independence in 1776?
  4. What act was passed in Puerto Rico establishing a Civil government?
  5. What were the driving force between the US influence in the Caribbean?
  6. Which policy ended the American control of Haiti in 1934
  7. What was pronounced to avoid possible European intervention in the Dominican Republic for the collection of debts?
  8. What was one of the companies that played a critical role in the development of the Caribbean?
  9. American Marine Rule came to an end in 1924 in Dominican Republic when which Us diplomat arranged the withdrawal?
  10. Which one of the Caribbean country is a commonwealth associated with the United States?
  11. Through which entity did the United states play a major part in the Bay of Pigs invasion of Cuba?
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  1. What was created as a link, that change the economic and demographic landscape of central America and the greater Caribbean?
  2. The Platt Amendment of 1902 was added to which Caribbean country constitution?
  3. What jurisdiction in 1901 did America get exclusive rights to build a naval base?
  4. Which world power invaded Grenada in 1983?
  5. The aggressive nature of the american policy towards the developing Caribbean republics where referred to as?
  6. In 1823 the american presence was strengthened by what?
  7. What kind of climate in the Caribbean made it suitable for the United States to set up military bases?
  8. What was the name of the plan Munoz Marin devise in Puerto Rico he hope on improving the sugar industry and economy?
  9. In Which war in 1898 was Puerto Rico taken by the United States?
  10. The Haitian Government was compelled to sign a Treaty on the 11 of November 1916 which placed control of the republics finances over into the hands of who?
  11. What has been one of the most important ways in which the caribbean has benefited from united States?

22 Clues: Which American ship was blown up in Cuba?Which world power invaded Grenada in 1983?In 1823 the american presence was strengthened by what?Which policy ended the American control of Haiti in 1934In Which war in 1898 was Puerto Rico taken by the United States?What act was passed in Puerto Rico establishing a Civil government?...

Great Depression 2023-03-30

Great Depression crossword puzzle
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  1. October 29, 1929. On this date, share prices on the New York Stock Exchange completely collapsed, becoming a pivotal factor in the emergence of the Great Depression.
  2. a period of economic depression that became evident after a major fall in stock prices in the United States
  3. concrete arch-gravity dam in the Black Canyon of the Colorado River, on the border between the U.S. states of Nevada and Arizona
  4. getting a loan from your brokerage and using the money from the loan to invest in more securities than you can buy with your available cash
  5. cash payments or “the dole”
  6. a line of people waiting to receive free food.
  7. created to protect U.S. farmers and other industries from foreign competitors
  8. provided the only meals some unemployed Americans had
  9. reduction of the general level of prices in an economy.
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  1. a deprived area on the outskirts of a town consisting of large numbers of crude dwellings.
  2. the maintenance of the price of a commodity, product, etc
  3. provided financial support to state and local governments and made loans to banks, railroads, mortgage associations, and other businesses
  4. American politician who served as the 31st president of the United States from 1929 to 1933
  5. stock market index of 30 prominent companies listed on stock exchanges in the United States.
  6. investment in stocks, property, or other ventures in the hope of gain but with the risk of loss.
  7. United States federal law passed under President Herbert Hoover in order to lower the cost of home ownership
  8. 43,000 demonstrators – 17,000 veterans of U.S. involvement in World War I, their families, and affiliated groups – who gathered in Washington, D.C., in mid-1932 to demand early cash redemption of their service bonus certificate
  9. the ability to borrow money or access goods or services with the understanding that you'll pay later
  10. American politician who served four terms as Governor of New York
  11. an area of land where vegetation has been lost and soil reduced to dust and eroded, especially as a consequence of drought or unsuitable farming practice.

20 Clues: cash payments or “the dole”a line of people waiting to receive free food.provided the only meals some unemployed Americans hadreduction of the general level of prices in an economy.the maintenance of the price of a commodity, product, etcAmerican politician who served four terms as Governor of New York...

Nationalism and Reform PPT Notes Review 2021-05-07

Nationalism and Reform PPT Notes Review crossword puzzle
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  1. when a country wants its own legislature to hand their affairs is known as _______ _______
  2. descendants of Portuguese or Spanish settlers born in the colonies
  3. promised to follow the "blood and iron" policy
  4. became a separate kingdom in 1867 after Austria was forced to divide its empire
  5. In 1804, this French colony was the first colony south of the US to announce its independence
  6. colonial leaders born in Spain and Portugal
  7. almost all of this continent had successfully won their independence by end of 1824
  8. In 1868, this person became the Prime Minister in Britain
  9. the desire of people with the same history, language, and customs for self rule
  10. demanded a democratic Parliament in Britain
  11. who went on hunger strikes for equal rights in Britain
  12. this person and Morelos led a revolution again Spain in 1810
  13. what country had a potato famine
  14. this person led a revolt in Haiti against France with slaves
  15. This country was way behind other European countries
  16. who used guerrilla warfare in the southern part of Italy
  17. nationalism started with Napoleon in ____________________
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  1. the idea that the United States should stretch from coast to coast
  2. had no voice in the British government
  3. was elected in France and declared war on Prussia
  4. this war begin in 1861between northern and southern states in the United States
  5. was credited for helping pass laws such as pensions, and health care in Britain
  6. was overthrown in France in 1848
  7. this person was elected president of the United States in 1828
  8. relied on enslaved African Americans to work in the cotton fields
  9. this person was elected president of the United States in 1860
  10. people who supported building a powerful German nation
  11. This territory sided with Britain and France in a war with Russia
  12. tired to keep Britain's traditions
  13. which state was annexed in 1845
  14. Confederate military leader
  15. In 1861, Italy became a __________________ monarchy
  16. In 1875, this country became a republic once again
  17. In 1823, this country declared itself a republic

34 Clues: Confederate military leaderwas overthrown in France in 1848which state was annexed in 1845what country had a potato faminetired to keep Britain's traditionshad no voice in the British governmentcolonial leaders born in Spain and Portugaldemanded a democratic Parliament in Britainpromised to follow the "blood and iron" policy...

Civil War 2022-06-02

Civil War crossword puzzle
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  1. a.k.a. "Battle of Sharpsburg";this was the deadliest one-day battle in American Military history
  2. repeated outbreaks of violence between proslavery and anit slavery
  3. A.K.A. "Fighting Joe";The defeat from the Battle of Chancellorsville led to his resignation
  4. ordered the first shots of the Civil War during the bombardment of Fort Sumter (April 12-14, 1861)
  5. this caused the border states to secede from the United States
  6. Delaware, Maryland, Kentucky, Missouri, West Virginia
  7. this group left the union because Licoln, who opposed the expansion of slavery, was elected president
  8. Northen army;they were fighting to get the states back that seceded
  9. He broke through confederate lines at the Battle of Spotsylvania court house;He lead his corps for Siege of Petersburg
  10. the people decide for themselves if they should be a free or slave state
  11. he was the general of the Manassas, Antietam, Fredricksburg and Chancellorsville Battles
  12. he screened Confederate positions and intercepted Union battle plans
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  1. he was elected as the 18th president;he led Union armies to victory
  2. it was issued by Abraham Licoln that all slaves should be let free
  3. the first shots of the Civil War were shot here
  4. a decade long, fight for freedom by a black enslaved man
  5. this was a victory for confederacy;in this battle Lee faced an army twice as big as his and still won
  6. He led the Union armies through the south (Georgia and the Carolina's);he produced revolutionary ideas of "total warfare"
  7. got the nickname "young Napoleon" and "Little Mac";He was a major general during the Civil War
  8. Licoln was elected and it caused 7 southern states to secede and make the confederate states
  9. known as the "deciding battle in the Civil War"
  10. he was the commander of the Northern Virginia army;he produced the most successful Southern army during the Civil War
  11. the first major land battle of the Civil War
  12. he organized an army of Rhode Island militiamen in 1861;he had one of the first units to arrive in Washington D.C.
  13. an act the replaced the Missouri Compromise and it allowed popular sovereignty

25 Clues: the first major land battle of the Civil Warthe first shots of the Civil War were shot hereknown as the "deciding battle in the Civil War"Delaware, Maryland, Kentucky, Missouri, West Virginiaa decade long, fight for freedom by a black enslaved manthis caused the border states to secede from the United States...

Vocabulary 2022-10-12

Vocabulary crossword puzzle
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  1. A plan to make America economically independent
  2. cities
  3. A worker performs one part of a process
  4. Told the rest of the world to stay out of all affairs in the western hemisphere
  5. crowded apartments with poor standardsofsanitation
  6. A piece of paper the bank issues
  7. development of industry
  8. A 116 day forced march of the Cherokee people to the Indian territory. 1 out of every 4 Cherokees died
  9. The powers neither given to the federal government nor denied to the states
  10. A change in America's buying, selling,and trading goods
  11. A violent slave uprising in 1831
  12. areas made up of farms and countryside
  13. separate cotton from seeds
  14. A Supreme Court case where the court ruled that
  15. increased production by machines
  16. The use of machinery to make goods
  17. A single factory where products are made
  18. parts that are alike
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  1. An organization of workers formed to protect the interests of its members
  2. A band of states stretching from South Carolina to Texas
  3. A Supreme Court Case where the court ruled that states cannot interfere with private contracts
  4. An 1830 law giving the President authority to move Native tribes from the homeland to territories in the west
  5. To Reject
  6. Economic system where companies compete
  7. Money that a business spends
  8. The Supreme Court case where the court ruled that states could not interfere with the Federal government’s regulation of interstate commerce
  9. To withdraw
  10. An 1835 uprising of the Seminoles, led by Osceola against the United States. Won by the U.S
  11. a work stoppage
  12. distinct region of the country
  13. A war between natives, led by Black Hawk, and the U.S. in Illinois. Won by the U.S
  14. A heavy tax on imported manufactured goods, designed to strengthen American business
  15. The practice of rewarding political backers with government jobs
  16. License from government for an inventors rights
  17. A practice where the winner of an election chose who would fill government jobs, regardless of qualifications
  18. powers of the Federal government went beyond those spelled out in the Constitution. (Article I Section 8 Necessary and Proper clause) 5

36 Clues: citiesTo RejectTo withdrawa work stoppageparts that are alikedevelopment of industryseparate cotton from seedsMoney that a business spendsdistinct region of the countryA piece of paper the bank issuesA violent slave uprising in 1831increased production by machinesThe use of machinery to make goodsareas made up of farms and countryside...

HIstory 2022-11-18

HIstory crossword puzzle
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  1. A comprehensive system of rules and principles usually arranged in codes and easily accessible to citizens and jurists
  2. establishes that the Constitution, federal laws made pursuant to it, and treaties made under its authority
  3. powers that are neither prohibited nor explicitly given by law to any organ of government
  4. the lack of party discipline produces and openness in the system
  5. In the felids of health housing urban renewal transporting
  6. Constitution is a compact among the states.
  7. powers of a federal state that are shared by both the federal government and each constituent political unit, such as a state or province
  8. rights given to Congress to conduct governmental duties
  9. is a law that automatically terminates an agency, a law, or a government program
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  1. a position that favors national action in dealing with problems
  2. The court often supported states right against power of the national government
  3. Specific powers granted to Congress as outlined
  4. court never gives a complete listing
  5. shall be given in each state to the public acts
  6. a statute empowering a person or body to take certain action, especially to make regulations, rules, or orders.
  7. hand over (a person accused or convicted of a crime) to the jurisdiction of the foreign state in which the crime was committed
  8. An authority possessed without its being derived from another
  9. power that Congress exercises despite not being expressly granted it by Article I, Section 8 of the U.S. Constitution
  10. clause within the United States Constitution that grants Congress the power to pass whatever laws
  11. refers to a type of tax that governments impose on income
  12. a system of government in which most of the important decisions are made by state officials rather than by elected representatives
  13. agreement among states
  14. are regulations requiring transparency and disclosure in government

23 Clues: agreement among statescourt never gives a complete listingConstitution is a compact among the states.Specific powers granted to Congress as outlinedshall be given in each state to the public actsrights given to Congress to conduct governmental dutiesrefers to a type of tax that governments impose on income...

Unit 6 Vocabulary 2018-02-09

Unit 6 Vocabulary crossword puzzle
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  1. Congressman who represented the wants of the southern states
  2. an important trade trail west from Independence, Missouri, to Santa Fe, New Mexico
  3. law passed in 1803 that forced many Native American nations to move west of the Mississippi River
  4. Treaty ending Mexican War and granting vast territories to the United States
  5. the right to vote
  6. the right of states to limit the power of the federal government
  7. the sixth president
  8. declaring the new tariff illegal
  9. led the Mormon migration to Utah
  10. founder of Texas
  11. 8th President during his presidency America went through an economic crisis called the Panic of 1837
  12. road built by the federal government in early 1800s that extended from Maryland to Illinois
  13. Congressman who represented the wants of the western states
  14. canal completed in 1825 that connected Lake Erie to the Hudson River
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  1. 10th President he took over for Harrison when he died
  2. A political party formed by supporters of Andrew Jackson after the presidential election of 1824
  3. Texans defeated Mexicans gaining their independence
  4. 9th President he served the shortest term as president, only 31 days
  5. leader of the Texas revolution and the first president of the republic of texas
  6. to add or take over
  7. purchase of land from mexico in 1853 that established the present U.S.-mexico boundary
  8. 11th President during his presidency America gained Texas, and Mexican Cession, and the Gadsden Purchase
  9. trail from independence Missouri to Oregon used by many pioneers during the 1840s
  10. Mexican territory surrendered to the United States at the end of the war with Mexico
  11. the practice of giving supporters government jobs
  12. Political party formed in 1834 to oppose policies of Andrew Jackson
  13. the forced removal of Cherokees and their transportation to Oklahoma
  14. people who went to California during the gold rush of 1849
  15. 1800s belief the America had the right to spread across the continent
  16. trappers who explored and hunted in Oregon territory
  17. spanish mission in san antonio, texas
  18. to give up

32 Clues: to give upfounder of Texasthe right to voteto add or take overthe sixth presidentdeclaring the new tariff illegalled the Mormon migration to Utahspanish mission in san antonio, texasthe practice of giving supporters government jobsTexans defeated Mexicans gaining their independencetrappers who explored and hunted in Oregon territory...

U.S. Gov. 2.1 Vocabulary 2023-11-14

U.S. Gov. 2.1 Vocabulary crossword puzzle
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  1. The power of the Supreme Court to declare laws and actions of local, state, and national governments unconstitutional
  2. A list of items found in Article 1 Section 8 of the Constitution that set forth the authoritative capacity of Congress
  3. Found in the 1st Amendment, prevents the establishment of a national religion.
  4. Rule by the people
  5. Explains why the constitution was written and spells out the purpose of the government
  6. a government of law, not men
  7. Each branch of government has specific duties and responsibilities
  8. Statement in Article VI of the Constitution establishing that the Constitution, laws passed by Congress, and treaties of the United States “shall be the supreme Law of the Land”
  9. a set of rules that guides how a country, state, or other political organization works
  10. First 10 amendments adopted after the creation of the Constitution
  11. Clause Found in the 1st Amendment, citizens of the US can practice the religion of their choice.
  12. Elect representatives to rule on their behalf
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  1. Each branch exercises some control over the other two
  2. Powers that strictly belong to the states
  3. Clause The Congress shall have Power... To make all Laws which shall be necessary and proper for carrying into Execution the foregoing Powers, and all other Powers vested by this Constitution in the Government of the United States, or in any Department or Officer thereof.
  4. Limits the power of the national government by specifying not only the powers of the government but also those things that the government is prohibited from doing.
  5. 1803 Supreme Court Case which created Judicial Review.
  6. 1819 Supreme Court case that addressed the Elastic Clause.
  7. Having two branches or chambers.
  8. Powers the government requires to carry out its expressed constitutional powers
  9. A convention of delegates from all the states except Rhode Island met in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, in May of 1787
  10. Clause found in the 5th and 14th Amendments
  11. The structure of our government, power is divided between the states and the central government
  12. A change to the Constitution
  13. The official way to confirm something, usually by vote.

25 Clues: Rule by the peoplea government of law, not menA change to the ConstitutionHaving two branches or chambers.Powers that strictly belong to the statesClause found in the 5th and 14th AmendmentsElect representatives to rule on their behalfEach branch exercises some control over the other two1803 Supreme Court Case which created Judicial Review....

Unit 3 District Test Review 2024-01-10

Unit 3 District Test Review crossword puzzle
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  1. Wanted a strong central/federal government
  2. This branch enforces the laws.
  3. Principle - part of the government's job is to protect basic freedoms of its people
  4. _____ Amendment - cannot deprive a citizen to a trial by jury
  5. the guidelines created to turn territories into 5 new states to the WEST. Must have a population of 60,000 people
  6. 1st ten amendments that came out at the same time as the Constitution
  7. This was the 1st Constitution in the US and was created when the colonies gained their Independence from Great Britain. It turned the colonies of America into new states and was ratified in 1781.
  8. _____ Amendment - the right to not have to testify against yourself (incriminate) in court
  9. ______ Amendment - the right to bear arms
  10. formal changes to a legal document
  11. _____ Amendment - Freedom of Speech, Religion, Press, Petition the government
  12. agreement between the people at the Constitutional Convention concerning the issue of representation in Congress
  13. "Life, Liberty, and the Pursuit of Happiness"
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  1. Principle - keeps one branch from becoming too powerful
  2. Article I describes the duties and responsibilities of this branch
  3. Principle - describes the process of selecting representatives
  4. Principle - some powers belong to the states, some belong to the Federal government, and some are shared (concurrent powers)
  5. a plan presented at the Constitutional Convention that would give states more/less representation based on their population
  6. _____ Amendment - all powers not given to the Federal government belong to the states
  7. This branch creates the laws
  8. Famous Federalist, $10 bill
  9. Principle - each branch has its own job
  10. _____ Amendment - prevents troops from being quartered in people's homes
  11. to formally approve a legal document
  12. These complaints came from the Declaration of Independence and were used to help create the Bill of Rights
  13. Wanted a weak central/federal government
  14. Principle - says everyone must follow the law
  15. Principle - the government's job is to represent the will of the people
  16. the power of a branch to check another branch
  17. ______ Amendment - protection from unreasonable searches and seizures

30 Clues: Famous Federalist, $10 billThis branch creates the lawsThis branch enforces the laws.formal changes to a legal documentto formally approve a legal documentPrinciple - each branch has its own jobWanted a weak central/federal government______ Amendment - the right to bear armsWanted a strong central/federal government...

RECONSTRUCTION 2024-04-29

RECONSTRUCTION crossword puzzle
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  1. name given to laws requiring segregation that were passed by southern states
  2. U.S. government agency that established schools in the South and provided food, clothing, and medical services to poor Blacks and Whites
  3. process established in the Constitution to remove a president from office
  4. a type of farming in which families rent small plots of land from a landowner in exchange for a portion of the crop
  5. laws passed by southern states to limit the freedom of freed men and women
  6. vice president who became president after Lincoln's death
  7. three-word phrase that helps remember the purpose of the 13th, 14th, and 15th Amendments
  8. Union general elected president in 1868
  9. allowed southern whitesto vote without passing a literacy test
  10. secret society of whites that used threats and violence to frighten southern blacks from voting
  11. President Johnson was impeached for attempting to fire this member of the cabinet
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  1. the amendment that abolished slavery in the United States
  2. place Lincoln was shot
  3. the amendment that extended the right to vote to African-American men
  4. a tax that had to be paid in order for a person to be able to vote
  5. name given to northern whites who supported Reconstruction and who moved to the south after the Civil War
  6. Lincoln's assassin
  7. the amendment that declared that, regardless of race, all persons born in the U.S. are U.S. citizens
  8. Supreme Court decision that allowed segregation by establishing the "separate but equal" doctrine
  9. separating people on the basis of their race
  10. name applied to Republicans in Congress who wanted to force greater changes on the South
  11. name given southern whites who cooperated with Republican Reconstruction
  12. white southern democrats who regained control of southern state governments after Reconstruction
  13. name given to Lincoln's plan to allow southern states to form a new government once 10% of the state's voters took an oath to be loyal to the United States
  14. requirements that voters first prove that they were able to read
  15. became president after agreeing to withdraw all federal troops from the south

26 Clues: Lincoln's assassinplace Lincoln was shotUnion general elected president in 1868separating people on the basis of their racethe amendment that abolished slavery in the United Statesvice president who became president after Lincoln's deathallowed southern whitesto vote without passing a literacy test...

Kansas Explorers+ Crossword Scramble 2024-03-05

Kansas Explorers+ Crossword Scramble crossword puzzle
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  1. The first European to explore Kansas was Spain's _______ (last name).
  2. The _______ Colonies, which would become the first 13 states of the United States, were located along the eastern coast of present-day United States.
  3. Christopher Columbus landed in Hispaniola (present-day _______ and Dominican Republic) in 1942.
  4. Present-day Kansas was coined the "_______" by Stephen H. Long--coupled with similar opinions from the likes Zebulon Pike, this had a significant impact on the perception of Kansas for years to come.
  5. Christopher Columbus's expedition was funded by the King and Queen of _______.
  6. Claude Charles Du Tisne's main reason for exploration was to build an alliance with the _______ tribe.
  7. Zebulon Pike was the first American to travel over _______.
  8. Francisco Vazquez de Coronado mainly explored the _______ part of Kansas, along the Arkansas City River.
  9. Claude Charles Du Tisne was an explorer from _______.
  10. The Spanish introduced _____ to the Americas in 1500.
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  1. Meriwether Lewis and William Clark traveled by _______.
  2. Zebulon Pike's reason for exploration was to establish native relations and find the headwaters of the Red and _______ Rivers.
  3. In 1803, France sold the _______ to the United States for $15 million.
  4. The largest European empire in the Americas in the 1500s was _______.
  5. Etienne Veniard de Bourgmont was sent by France to establish a relationship with the _______ and Plains Apache.
  6. The European empire that ran along the northeast rivers, great lakes, and down the Mississippi River was _______.
  7. The European colonists that had the BEST relationship with the natives was the ______, mostly due to the lucrative trade benefits.
  8. _______ [and] _______ (last names)were tasked to explore the Louisiana Territory and establish relations with the natives.
  9. When Coronado and his men got to Kansas, they encountered the ______ natives, who lives in grass lodges, raised crops and hunted buffalo.
  10. Francisco Vazquez de Coronado was searching for the famed "_______," known as Quivira, when he led an expedition through Kansas.
  11. _______ (last name) was send by President Madison to explorer the border between the United States and Spanish territories of the southwest.

21 Clues: Claude Charles Du Tisne was an explorer from _______.The Spanish introduced _____ to the Americas in 1500.Meriwether Lewis and William Clark traveled by _______.Zebulon Pike was the first American to travel over _______.The first European to explore Kansas was Spain's _______ (last name)....

Unit 3: Forming a New Nation Crossword Puzzle 2024-03-22

Unit 3: Forming a New Nation Crossword Puzzle crossword puzzle
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  1. the system that allows each branch of government to limit the powers of the other two branches
  2. the “Age of Reason” in 17th- and 18th-century Europe. Enlightenment thinkers emphasized using rational thought to discover truths about nature and society.
  3. a basic set of ideas used to develop a larger plan
  4. a law passed by Congress in 1787 that specified how western lands would be governed
  5. to treat a person or group unfairly
  6. a country governed by elected representatives
  7. the plan of government adopted at the Constitutional Convention that established a two-house Congress. In the House of Representatives, representation from each state is based on state population. In the Senate, each state is represented by two senators.
  8. a region of the United States bounded by the Ohio and Mississippi rivers and the Great Lakes. The region was given to the United States by the Treaty of Paris in 1783.
  9. supporting ideas of freedom, change, and progress
  10. a difference between two statements or situations that means they cannot both be true
  11. to issues within a country
  12. the group established by the Constitution to elect the president and vice president. Voters in each state choose their electors.
  13. a written plan that provides the basic framework of a government
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  1. a meeting held in Philadelphia in 1787 at which delegates from the states wrote the U.S. Constitution
  2. relating to issues within a country
  3. the first written plan of government for the United States. A confederation is an association of states that cooperate for a common purpose.
  4. to formally approve a plan or an agreement. The process of approval is called ratification.
  5. an agreement made at the Constitutional Convention stating that enslaved persons would be counted as three-fifths of a person when determining a state’s population for representation in the House of Representatives
  6. a group of people or things with obvious differences among them
  7. to agree or pledge to support someone or something
  8. a strong disagreement

21 Clues: a strong disagreementto issues within a countryrelating to issues within a countryto treat a person or group unfairlya country governed by elected representativessupporting ideas of freedom, change, and progressa basic set of ideas used to develop a larger planto agree or pledge to support someone or something...

Early America vocab 2025-10-23

Early America vocab crossword puzzle
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  1. an armed uprising in western Massachusetts from 1786 to 1787, led by farmer and former Continental Army captain Daniel Shays
  2. a series of arguments in the late 1780s between Federalists and Anti-Federalists over whether to approve the Constitution for the new nation
  3. political statements passed by the legislatures of Virginia and Kentucky, drafted to protest the federal government's Alien and Sedition Acts
  4. deadly clash between British soldiers and Boston colonists on March 5, 1770, when soldiers fired into a crowd, killing five and wounding others
  5. the King of Great Britain during the American Revolution
  6. a 1765 British law that imposed a direct tax on the American colonies, requiring that many printed materials—such
  7. A meeting between all the states that come together to change the constitution
  8. The United States first Constitution
  9. the separation of church and state outlined in the First Amendment
  10. Every slave counts as ⅗ of a person for representation and tax purpose
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  1. the fourth U.S. President
  2. The Boston Tea Party was a political protest where American colonists, disguised as Native Americans, dumped 342 chests of British tea into Boston Harbor
  3. a series of 85 essays made to persuade citizens to ratify the proposed United States Constitution
  4. an agreement between the United States and Great Britain that aimed to resolve disputes remaining since the Revolutionary War
  5. a violent uprising in western Pennsylvania against a federal excise tax on whiskey
  6. the formal document adopted by the Second Continental Congress on July 4, 1776, that announced the thirteen American colonies were separating from Great Britain and forming a new nation
  7. a diplomatic incident in between the United States and France that involved French agents demanding bribes from American diplomats as a prerequisite for negotiations
  8. The Townshend Acts were a series of British laws passed that imposed taxes on goods like tea, glass, paper, and paint imported into the American colonies
  9. a set of four laws passed by the U.S. Congress in 1798 that restricted the rights of immigrants and limited free speech
  10. the bank made by the US government
  11. the first ten amendments to the Constitution

21 Clues: the fourth U.S. Presidentthe bank made by the US governmentThe United States first Constitutionthe first ten amendments to the Constitutionthe King of Great Britain during the American Revolutionthe separation of church and state outlined in the First AmendmentEvery slave counts as ⅗ of a person for representation and tax purpose...

World History Vocab 7 2020-12-09

World History Vocab 7 crossword puzzle
Across
  1. wasthesixthMughalemperor
  2. adoctrine
  3. asthefifthMughalemperor
  4. wastheformalRomanCatholic
  5. wasthefounderoftheMughalEmpire
  6. astateinwhichagreatmajorityshares
  7. priestsrule
  8. wereareligiousgroupofFrenchProtestants
  9. amemberoftheSocietyofJesus
  10. isanybeliefortheory
  11. wasamajormovement
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  1. wasagroupofinstitutions
  2. wasthethirdMughalemperor
  3. whichtraces
  4. aChristianmovement
  5. declareinvalid
  6. belieforopinion
  7. amonotheisticreligion
  8. wasaFrenchtheologian
  9. wasaScottishminister

20 Clues: adoctrinewhichtracespriestsruledeclareinvalidbelieforopinionwasamajormovementaChristianmovementisanybeliefortheorywasaFrenchtheologianwasaScottishministeramonotheisticreligionwasagroupofinstitutionsasthefifthMughalemperorwasthesixthMughalemperorwasthethirdMughalemperorwastheformalRomanCatholicamemberoftheSocietyofJesuswasthefounderoftheMughalEmpire...

Currencies and Countries 2020-09-25

Currencies and Countries crossword puzzle
Across
  1. Mexico
  2. Sweden
  3. Bulgaria
  4. India
  5. Iran
  6. Japan
  7. Russia
  8. United States
  9. Kuwait
  10. Azerbaijan
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  1. Netherlands
  2. Israel
  3. Vanuatu
  4. Venezuela
  5. Britain
  6. Georgia
  7. Poland
  8. China
  9. Turkey
  10. Thailand

20 Clues: IranIndiaJapanChinaMexicoIsraelSwedenPolandRussiaTurkeyKuwaitVanuatuBritainGeorgiaBulgariaThailandVenezuelaAzerbaijanNetherlandsUnited States

Nationalities 2019-10-23

Nationalities crossword puzzle
Across
  1. France
  2. Germany
  3. Kenya
  4. Philippines
  5. Colombia
  6. Malaysia
  7. Vietnam
  8. Japan
  9. United States
  10. Switzerland
  11. India
  12. Thailand
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  1. Egypt
  2. Australia
  3. Canada
  4. Indonesia
  5. Nicaragua
  6. China
  7. Russia
  8. Mexico

20 Clues: EgyptKenyaChinaJapanIndiaFranceCanadaRussiaMexicoGermanyVietnamColombiaMalaysiaThailandAustraliaIndonesiaNicaraguaPhilippinesSwitzerlandUnited States

Guess the Countries in Spanish 2024-04-19

Guess the Countries in Spanish crossword puzzle
Across
  1. Japan
  2. Philipines
  3. Italy
  4. Germany
  5. Canada
  6. Netherlands
  7. Finland
  8. Denmark
  9. Indonesia
  10. Malaysia
Down
  1. Thailand
  2. Israel
  3. Portugal
  4. Sweden
  5. Spain
  6. United States
  7. Australia
  8. China
  9. Taiwan
  10. Korea

20 Clues: JapanSpainItalyChinaKoreaIsraelSwedenCanadaTaiwanGermanyFinlandDenmarkThailandPortugalMalaysiaAustraliaIndonesiaPhilipinesNetherlandsUnited States

Documents 2016-04-22

Documents crossword puzzle
Across
  1. amendment the right of 18 years old to vote.
  2. amendment gives Congress the power to collect taxes on income without apportioning it among the states.
  3. papers is a collection of 85 articles and essays written (under the pseudonym Publius) by Alexander Hamilton, James Madison, and John Jay promoting the ratification of the United States Constitution.
  4. of Rights the first ten amendments to the US Constitution, ratified in 1791 and guaranteeing such rights as the freedoms of speech, assembly, and worship.
  5. Bill of Rights a British Law, passed by the Parliament of Great Britain in 1689 that declared the rights and liberties of the people and settling the succession.
  6. of Versailles was one of the peace treaties at the end of World War I.
  7. amendment gave women the right to vote.
  8. Doctrine First expressed in 1947 by US President Truman in a speech to Congress seeking aid for Greece and Turkey, the doctrine was seen by the communists as an open declaration of the Cold War.
  9. amendment Provided direct election of senators.
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  1. points was a statement of principles for world peace that was to be used for peace negotiations in order to end World War I.
  2. amendment ended poll taxes.
  3. of Independence the formal statement written by Thomas Jefferson declaring the freedom of the thirteen American colonies from Great Britain.
  4. amendment defining national citizenship and forbidding the states to restrict the basic rights of citizens or other persons.
  5. of Confederation the original constitution of the US, ratified in 1781, which was replaced by the US Constitution in 1789.
  6. Carta a document constituting a fundamental guarantee of rights and privileges.
  7. amendment bolished slavery in the United States.
  8. amendment Constitution granted African American men the right to vote.
  9. Constitution A document that embodies the fundamental laws and principles by which the United States is governed.

18 Clues: amendment ended poll taxes.amendment gave women the right to vote.amendment the right of 18 years old to vote.amendment Provided direct election of senators.amendment bolished slavery in the United States.of Versailles was one of the peace treaties at the end of World War I.amendment Constitution granted African American men the right to vote....

Documents 2016-04-22

Documents crossword puzzle
Across
  1. of Confederation the original constitution of the US, ratified in 1781, which was replaced by the US Constitution in 1789.
  2. of Independence the formal statement written by Thomas Jefferson declaring the freedom of the thirteen American colonies from Great Britain.
  3. Doctrine First expressed in 1947 by US President Truman in a speech to Congress seeking aid for Greece and Turkey, the doctrine was seen by the communists as an open declaration of the Cold War.
  4. of Rights the first ten amendments to the US Constitution, ratified in 1791 and guaranteeing such rights as the freedoms of speech, assembly, and worship.
  5. Constitution A document that embodies the fundamental laws and principles by which the United States is governed.
  6. amendment Constitution granted African American men the right to vote.
  7. amendment bolished slavery in the United States.
  8. amendment the right of 18 years old to vote.
  9. amendment Provided direct election of senators.
  10. amendment ended poll taxes.
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  1. points was a statement of principles for world peace that was to be used for peace negotiations in order to end World War I.
  2. papers is a collection of 85 articles and essays written (under the pseudonym Publius) by Alexander Hamilton, James Madison, and John Jay promoting the ratification of the United States Constitution.
  3. Bill of Rights a British Law, passed by the Parliament of Great Britain in 1689 that declared the rights and liberties of the people and settling the succession.
  4. of Versailles was one of the peace treaties at the end of World War I.
  5. Carta a document constituting a fundamental guarantee of rights and privileges.
  6. amendment gives Congress the power to collect taxes on income without apportioning it among the states.
  7. amendment defining national citizenship and forbidding the states to restrict the basic rights of citizens or other persons.
  8. amendment gave women the right to vote.

18 Clues: amendment ended poll taxes.amendment gave women the right to vote.amendment the right of 18 years old to vote.amendment Provided direct election of senators.amendment bolished slavery in the United States.of Versailles was one of the peace treaties at the end of World War I.amendment Constitution granted African American men the right to vote....

The Reconstruction Era 2025-04-18

The Reconstruction Era crossword puzzle
Across
  1. With this enacted, taxes and tests did not apply to any man whose father or grandfather could vote on January 1, 1866.
  2. The Supreme Court ruled in _____ v. United States that the "Grandfather Clause" used to suppress African-American voters was unconstitutional.
  3. The US Military remained in this Southern state until 1877.
  4. Southern Democrats called White Southerners who voted Republican this word- which meant traitor.
  5. The 14th Amendment was signed into law to protect the earlier legislation of the _________ _________ Act of 1866.
  6. In the Election of 1868, former Union general Ulysses _______ ran as a Republican who supported Reconstruction and extending rights to former slaves.
  7. After the Civil War ended, former Confederate states had to be readmitted to the Union and were placed under _______ control for several years.
  8. Radical Republicans created these to re-admit the South back into the Union.
  9. Congress created this bureau to provide and protect rights and services intended for formerly enslaved African Americans.
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  1. In his 2nd Inaugural Address, President Lincoln said the former Confederate states should be treated with _________ and justice.
  2. What did Southerners call Northerners who came South to build their wealth?
  3. Radical Republicans ______ Andrew Johnson to prevent him from interfering with reconstruction plans.
  4. _______ _______ were a political group who opposed Lincoln's 10% Plan and created a series of Acts.
  5. The vocabulary word that means taking away someone's right to vote.
  6. The 13th Amendment abolished all forms of __________ in the United States, except as a punishment for a crime.
  7. The Fifteenth _______ was signed into law to protect the right to vote for all citizens regardless of race, color, or previous condition of servitude.
  8. One of the biggest impacts of Reconstruction was that African-Americans were now able to ______ and take part in the political process.
  9. One of the ways former Confederate states prevented African American men from voting was to introduce a ______ ______ and charge citizens a fee to vote.

18 Clues: The US Military remained in this Southern state until 1877.The vocabulary word that means taking away someone's right to vote.What did Southerners call Northerners who came South to build their wealth?Radical Republicans created these to re-admit the South back into the Union....

paises y nacionalidades 2020-05-06

paises y nacionalidades crossword puzzle
Across
  1. – Norwegian
  2. – Ecuadorian
  3. – Filipino
  4. – Venezuelan
  5. – Turkish
  6. – Russian
  7. – Egyptian
  8. States – American
  9. – Spanish
  10. – Paraguayan
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  1. – Polish
  2. – Portuguese
  3. – French
  4. – Peruvian
  5. – Uruguayan
  6. – Taiwanese
  7. – Swedish
  8. – Serbian
  9. – Italian
  10. – Pakistani

20 Clues: – Polish– French– Turkish– Russian– Swedish– Spanish– Serbian– Italian– Filipino– Peruvian– Egyptian– Norwegian– Uruguayan– Pakistani– Portuguese– Ecuadorian– Venezuelan– Paraguayan– TaiwaneseStates – American

NATIONALITIES 2023-02-19

NATIONALITIES crossword puzzle
Across
  1. BRAZIL
  2. CROATIA
  3. TURKEY
  4. SPAIN
  5. RUSSIA
  6. GREECE
  7. CANADA
  8. UNITED STATES
  9. PORTUGAL
  10. INDIA
  11. JAPAN
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  1. EGYPT
  2. ARGENTINA
  3. FRANCE
  4. CHINA
  5. ITALY
  6. AUSTRALIA
  7. GERMANY
  8. ENGLAND
  9. MEXICO

20 Clues: EGYPTCHINAITALYSPAININDIAJAPANFRANCEBRAZILTURKEYRUSSIAGREECECANADAMEXICOCROATIAGERMANYENGLANDPORTUGALARGENTINAAUSTRALIAUNITED STATES

Cold War Definitions Crossword 2021-03-01

Cold War Definitions Crossword crossword puzzle
Across
  1. The period of the easing Cold War tensions between the U.S. and the USSR (1967-1979)
  2. the imaginary line dividing Europe between Soviet influence and Western influence, and symbolizes efforts by the Soviet Union to block itself and its satellite states from open contact with the West and non-Soviet-controlled areas.
  3. a competition for supremacy in nuclear warfare between the United States, the Soviet Union, and their respective allies during the Cold War.
  4. A military alliance between many Western European and North American nations in order to safeguard the Allies' freedom and security by political and military means.
  5. a collective defense treaty signed between the Soviet Union and seven other Eastern Bloc socialist republics of Central and Eastern Europe in May 1955.
  6. strategic foreign policy pursued by the United States beginning in the late 1940s in order to check the expansionist policy of the Soviet Union.
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  1. This Strategic Defense Initiative was a proposed missile defense system intended to protect the United States from attack by ballistic strategic nuclear weapons
  2. The principle established by President Harry S. Truman that the United States would provide political, military and economic assistance to all democratic nations under threat from external or internal authoritarian forces.
  3. A U.S. sponsored initiative in which America would provide aid to European Nations destroyed in WWII in order to stop the spread of Communism.
  4. The U.S. idea that posited that if one country in a region came under the influence of communism, then the surrounding countries would follow
  5. an organization of States that did not seek to formally align themselves with either the United States or the Soviet Union, but sought to remain independent or neutral.
  6. the act of pushing a situation to the verge of war, in order to threaten and encourage one's opponent to back down.

12 Clues: The period of the easing Cold War tensions between the U.S. and the USSR (1967-1979)the act of pushing a situation to the verge of war, in order to threaten and encourage one's opponent to back down.a competition for supremacy in nuclear warfare between the United States, the Soviet Union, and their respective allies during the Cold War....

Unit 6 vocab 2025-02-11

Unit 6 vocab crossword puzzle
Across
  1. A republic formed in February of 1861 and composed of the eleven Southern states that seceded from the United States
  2. Economic activity to produce manufactured goods (these are products made in a factory)
  3. To officially withdraw from a government or country
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  1. The act of putting an end to a system or practice
  2. During the Civil War, the government and the armies of the states that chose to remain a part of the United States
  3. Forced labor of people considered property by the people in charge.
  4. A tax or duty to be paid on a particular import or export
  5. Violent or open resistance to an established government or ruler
  6. The production of cash crops such as cotton, tobacco and rice.
  7. rights The act of putting an end to a system or practice

10 Clues: The act of putting an end to a system or practiceTo officially withdraw from a government or countryrights The act of putting an end to a system or practiceA tax or duty to be paid on a particular import or exportThe production of cash crops such as cotton, tobacco and rice.Violent or open resistance to an established government or ruler...

Civil War Vocabulary 2023-02-16

Civil War Vocabulary crossword puzzle
Across
  1. Self rule
  2. Draft without choice
  3. divided one intrest
  4. United states
  5. Home made fabric
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  1. Block
  2. Medicine
  3. take away
  4. Self appointed police
  5. rights 10th amendment

10 Clues: BlockMedicinetake awaySelf ruleUnited statesHome made fabricdivided one intrestDraft without choiceSelf appointed policerights 10th amendment

Civil War Vocabulary 2024-04-03

Civil War Vocabulary crossword puzzle
Across
  1. Putting local interests ahead of national interests
  2. The name for the group of states that left the U.S. to form their own country; also called the South or the Confederate States of America
  3. An attitude towards something; a point of view
  4. To officially get rid of something
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  1. When a person owns another person as property
  2. When a part of a country breaks off from its own country
  3. The process of being set free
  4. A term used to describe something that belongs to the time period before the American Civil War
  5. A war between opposing groups of citizens in the same country
  6. The name given for the states that remained loyal to the United States during the Civil War; also called the North or the United States of America

10 Clues: The process of being set freeTo officially get rid of somethingWhen a person owns another person as propertyAn attitude towards something; a point of viewPutting local interests ahead of national interestsWhen a part of a country breaks off from its own countryA war between opposing groups of citizens in the same country...

The Electoral College 2024-12-13

The Electoral College crossword puzzle
Across
  1. Electors are commonly chosen at state party __
  2. Martin __ Buren, winner of 1836 election
  3. The overall __ vote
  4. Battleground states are historically __
  5. The Winner-Takes-___ Method
  6. Electors who vote contrary to the popular vote
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  1. The __ District Method
  2. The only president to ever win all 7 battleground states
  3. One of the two states that doesn't follow the common method
  4. Richard ___, the 1836 VP who did not receive a majority vote
  5. The Amendment that separated the president and VP votes

11 Clues: The overall __ voteThe __ District MethodThe Winner-Takes-___ MethodBattleground states are historically __Martin __ Buren, winner of 1836 electionElectors are commonly chosen at state party __Electors who vote contrary to the popular voteThe Amendment that separated the president and VP votesThe only president to ever win all 7 battleground states...

Mexican-American War 2024-04-30

Mexican-American War crossword puzzle
Across
  1. , the belief that the U.S. was destined to expand its territory across North America (15)
  2. The Mexican-American War was a major __________ between Mexico and the United States (8)
  3. The U.S. __________ during the Mexican-American War was James K. Polk (9)
  4. The United States gained this territory through the Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo (10)
  5. The nation that lost significant territories to the United States during the war (6)
  6. Region where the first battle of the war took place (10)
  7. State whose annexation sparked the conflict between Mexico and the U.S. (5)
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  1. The United States acquired this present-day state as a result of the war (10)
  2. The acquisition of new land by the United States during the war contributed to its __________ (9)
  3. Hildago, This agreement ended the Mexican-American War (6)
  4. , A key figure who initiated the annexation of Texas (9)
  5. The Lone Star Republic, which later became a U.S. state (5)

12 Clues: , A key figure who initiated the annexation of Texas (9)Region where the first battle of the war took place (10)Hildago, This agreement ended the Mexican-American War (6)The Lone Star Republic, which later became a U.S. state (5)The U.S. __________ during the Mexican-American War was James K. Polk (9)...