states Crossword Puzzles

States + Capitals #5 2024-12-16

States + Capitals #5 crossword puzzle
Across
  1. The capital of this state is Annapolis.
  2. The capital of this state is Montpelier.
  3. The capital of this state is Seattle.
  4. The capital of this state is Jackson.
  5. The capital of this state is Juneau.
  6. The capital of this state is Hartford.
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  1. The capital of this state is Providence.
  2. The capital of this state is Oahu.
  3. The capital of this state is Charleston.
  4. The capital of this state is Boston.

10 Clues: The capital of this state is Oahu. • The capital of this state is Boston. • The capital of this state is Juneau. • The capital of this state is Seattle. • The capital of this state is Jackson. • The capital of this state is Hartford. • The capital of this state is Annapolis. • The capital of this state is Providence. • The capital of this state is Montpelier. • ...

States of Matter 2024-10-03

States of Matter crossword puzzle
Across
  1. Name the tiny particles that are made of matter.
  2. What do we call the change from a gas to a liquid?
  3. Which method would you use to separate sand from water in a mixture?
  4. Which methods would be most effective for separating a mixture of two liquids with different boiling points?
Down
  1. What is the most common state of water on Earth?
  2. How can you recover salt from a saltwater solution?
  3. When a gas is heated, its particles move _____.
  4. What process changes a solid into a liquid?
  5. Which state of matter has a definite shape and volume?
  6. If you wanted to dissolve more sugar in a cold glass of water, which would be the best method?

10 Clues: What process changes a solid into a liquid? • When a gas is heated, its particles move _____. • What is the most common state of water on Earth? • Name the tiny particles that are made of matter. • What do we call the change from a gas to a liquid? • How can you recover salt from a saltwater solution? • Which state of matter has a definite shape and volume? • ...

States of matter 2024-10-01

States of matter crossword puzzle
Across
  1. State of matter with the most energy
  2. When liquid particles turn to gas on the surface
  3. A material made from multiple types of particles
  4. Going from a gas to a liquid
Down
  1. A material only made of one type of particle
  2. Going from a liquid to a solid
  3. Going from a solid to a liquid
  4. Going from a liquid to a gas
  5. State of matter with the least energy
  6. State of matter that fills the bottom of the container

10 Clues: Going from a liquid to a gas • Going from a gas to a liquid • Going from a liquid to a solid • Going from a solid to a liquid • State of matter with the most energy • State of matter with the least energy • A material only made of one type of particle • When liquid particles turn to gas on the surface • A material made from multiple types of particles • ...

States of Matter 2024-09-10

States of Matter crossword puzzle
Across
  1. change in state of matter from a liquid to a solid
  2. anything that takes up space and has mass
  3. solid, liquid, and gas
  4. the changing from a solid to a liquid
  5. matter with a set volume and shape
  6. change in state of matter from a gas to a liquid
Down
  1. the change of a liquid to a gas
  2. can be poured and take on the shape of their container
  3. matter with no set volume and no set shape
  4. reaching the temperature at which liquid bubbles and turns to vapor

10 Clues: solid, liquid, and gas • the change of a liquid to a gas • matter with a set volume and shape • the changing from a solid to a liquid • anything that takes up space and has mass • matter with no set volume and no set shape • change in state of matter from a gas to a liquid • change in state of matter from a liquid to a solid • ...

States of Matter 2024-09-19

States of Matter crossword puzzle
Across
  1. Liquid to a solid
  2. Solid to a gas
  3. This state of matter has the least energy
  4. Gas to a liquid
Down
  1. Solid to a liquid
  2. Liquid to a gas
  3. It is made of carbon dioxide
  4. This state of matter is not the fastest or slowest
  5. In science, this term doesn't exist
  6. This state of matter has the most energy

10 Clues: Solid to a gas • Liquid to a gas • Gas to a liquid • Solid to a liquid • Liquid to a solid • It is made of carbon dioxide • In science, this term doesn't exist • This state of matter has the most energy • This state of matter has the least energy • This state of matter is not the fastest or slowest

States and Energy 2024-11-05

States and Energy crossword puzzle
Across
  1. to reduce in volume
  2. the smallest piece of a susbtance that is still that substance
  3. anything that has mass and takes up space
  4. a state of matter with definite volume and shape
  5. energy of movement or motion
Down
  1. heat energy that causes states of matter to change
  2. a state of matter with no definite volume or shape
  3. to increase in volume
  4. energy of position
  5. a state of matter with definite volume but no definite shape

10 Clues: energy of position • to reduce in volume • to increase in volume • energy of movement or motion • anything that has mass and takes up space • a state of matter with definite volume and shape • heat energy that causes states of matter to change • a state of matter with no definite volume or shape • a state of matter with definite volume but no definite shape • ...

States Of Matter 2024-11-13

States Of Matter crossword puzzle
Across
  1. What solids do when heated
  2. Smallest units of matter
  3. State of matter with a fixed shape
  4. Forces that hold particles together
Down
  1. Factor that can change states of matter
  2. Squashing something into a smaller space
  3. State of matter where particles move freely
  4. State of matter that flows but cannot be compressed
  5. The ability of liquids to move and change shape
  6. What particles in solids do

10 Clues: Smallest units of matter • What solids do when heated • What particles in solids do • State of matter with a fixed shape • Forces that hold particles together • Factor that can change states of matter • Squashing something into a smaller space • State of matter where particles move freely • The ability of liquids to move and change shape • ...

United States Crossword 2025-10-09

United States Crossword crossword puzzle
Across
  1. The United States flag has 50 _____.
  2. The capital city of the United States is __________, D.C.
  3. The U.S. paper money is called the ______.
  4. The U.S. holiday on July 4th is called ____________ Day.
  5. The big green statue in New York is the Statue of _______.
  6. The U.S. national anthem is called "The ___________ Banner."
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  1. The mountain range that runs along the east coast is the ___________ Mountains.
  2. The national bird of the United States is the bald _____.
  3. The tallest building in New York City is called One _____ Center.
  4. The president lives in the _____ House.

10 Clues: The United States flag has 50 _____. • The president lives in the _____ House. • The U.S. paper money is called the ______. • The U.S. holiday on July 4th is called ____________ Day. • The national bird of the United States is the bald _____. • The capital city of the United States is __________, D.C. • The big green statue in New York is the Statue of _______. • ...

States of matter 2025-09-20

States of matter crossword puzzle
Across
  1. when a solid turns into liquid
  2. that can take a shape of a container
  3. can not take a shape of a container
  4. when gas turns into liquid
  5. how much mass is packed
Down
  1. that can flow
  2. when liquid turns into gas
  3. when liquid turns into solid
  4. the amount of space matter takes up
  5. how much space something takes up

10 Clues: that can flow • how much mass is packed • when liquid turns into gas • when gas turns into liquid • when liquid turns into solid • when a solid turns into liquid • how much space something takes up • can not take a shape of a container • the amount of space matter takes up • that can take a shape of a container

States of Matter 2025-08-20

States of Matter crossword puzzle
Across
  1. State of matter with DEFINITE volume and shape.
  2. State of matter where particles have the MOST kinetic energy.
  3. Anything that has mass and takes up space.
  4. 2 or more atoms joined by chemical bonds.
  5. __________ of matter. Word that describes one of the forms matter can take.
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  1. The amount of SPACE an object takes up.
  2. Energy of motion.
  3. The most BASIC unit of matter.
  4. Word that means unchanging.
  5. State of matter with definite volume, but NO definite shape. Takes the shape of container.

10 Clues: Energy of motion. • Word that means unchanging. • The most BASIC unit of matter. • The amount of SPACE an object takes up. • 2 or more atoms joined by chemical bonds. • Anything that has mass and takes up space. • State of matter with DEFINITE volume and shape. • State of matter where particles have the MOST kinetic energy. • ...

States of Matter 2026-04-22

States of Matter crossword puzzle
Across
  1. The process where a gas changes state to a liquid
  2. The 'stuff' that is everywhere which is made up of atoms
  3. State of Matter that is rigid and keeps its shape
  4. A long, curved, yellow food that Minions like
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  1. The process where a liquid changes state to a solid
  2. State of matter that takes on the shape of its container and cannot be compressed
  3. The posh science word for squash
  4. The least dense state of matter
  5. What all matter is made from
  6. The process where a solid changes state to a liquid

10 Clues: What all matter is made from • The least dense state of matter • The posh science word for squash • A long, curved, yellow food that Minions like • The process where a gas changes state to a liquid • State of Matter that is rigid and keeps its shape • The process where a liquid changes state to a solid • The process where a solid changes state to a liquid • ...

States of matter 2026-05-31

States of matter crossword puzzle
Across
  1. The force that pulls particles towards each other.
  2. What happens to most materials when they are cooled and become smaller.
  3. The process where a liquid changes into a solid when cooled.
  4. The process in which a solid changes into a liquid when heated.
  5. What happens to most materials when they are heated and become larger.
Down
  1. The process by which a liquid changes into a gas at its surface.
  2. The movement of particles from an area of high concentration to an area of low concentration.
  3. The process where a gas changes into a liquid when cooled.
  4. The amount of mass in a given volume of a substance.
  5. The force exerted on a surface per unit area.

10 Clues: The force exerted on a surface per unit area. • The force that pulls particles towards each other. • The amount of mass in a given volume of a substance. • The process where a gas changes into a liquid when cooled. • The process where a liquid changes into a solid when cooled. • The process in which a solid changes into a liquid when heated. • ...

States and geography 2026-07-29

States and geography crossword puzzle
Across
  1. The planet we live on
  2. Our country
  3. A round model of the Earth
  4. Largest state in India by area
  5. Long and famous river of India
Down
  1. Water found along India's coast
  2. Highest mountain range in India
  3. Rajasthan has the Thar _____
  4. Smallest state in India by area
  5. We use this to find places

10 Clues: Our country • The planet we live on • A round model of the Earth • We use this to find places • Rajasthan has the Thar _____ • Largest state in India by area • Long and famous river of India • Water found along India's coast • Highest mountain range in India • Smallest state in India by area

States of matter 2026-09-04

States of matter crossword puzzle
Across
  1. Increase in kinetic energy of gas particles (in a sealed container of constant volume) is the same as increasing this
  2. They have a fixed shape and volume
  3. Melting a solid takes this in because bonds are breaking
  4. The particle model assumes that particles are this 3D shape
  5. They have a fixed volume but can flow and change shape
  6. turn from a gas into a liquid
Down
  1. The type of arrangement for particles in a liquid or gas
  2. the process of changing state from solid to gas or gas to solid.
  3. Force on a given area of a container wall, caused by gas particles hitting the wall)
  4. They have no fixed shape or volume

10 Clues: turn from a gas into a liquid • They have a fixed shape and volume • They have no fixed shape or volume • They have a fixed volume but can flow and change shape • The type of arrangement for particles in a liquid or gas • Melting a solid takes this in because bonds are breaking • The particle model assumes that particles are this 3D shape • ...

civil war crossword 2023-01-24

civil war crossword crossword puzzle
Across
  1. union fought for control of this river
  2. bloodiest battle in civil war
  3. fort taken by southerners from union
  4. nickname for union soldiers
  5. southern name for battle in virginia
  6. freed slaves from slavery
  7. president of the union
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  1. northern name for battle in virginia
  2. northern states
  3. capital of confederacy
  4. southern states
  5. capital state of confederacy
  6. capital of union
  7. lincoln made a famous address in this city
  8. tactic used by union to block trade from south
  9. nickname for confederates

16 Clues: northern states • southern states • capital of union • capital of confederacy • president of the union • nickname for confederates • freed slaves from slavery • nickname for union soldiers • capital state of confederacy • bloodiest battle in civil war • northern name for battle in virginia • fort taken by southerners from union • southern name for battle in virginia • ...

GimBMUN 2026 2026-01-13

GimBMUN 2026 crossword puzzle
Across
  1. More than half of votes cast
  2. Person who moderates debate
  3. Delegate supporting a resolution
  4. Penalties imposed on states
  5. Protection granted to a foreign national
  6. Ending the meeting
  7. Reduction or elimination of weapons
  8. Choosing not to vote yes or no
  9. Tool used to call order
Down
  1. Process of deciding on motions or resolutions
  2. Binding agreement between states
  3. Individual section of a resolution
  4. Author of a resolution
  5. UN operation in the field
  6. Related to aid and relief
  7. Proposal for committee action

16 Clues: Ending the meeting • Author of a resolution • Tool used to call order • UN operation in the field • Related to aid and relief • Person who moderates debate • Penalties imposed on states • More than half of votes cast • Proposal for committee action • Choosing not to vote yes or no • Binding agreement between states • Delegate supporting a resolution • ...

Week 12 2017-11-07

Week 12 crossword puzzle
Across
  1. ___ theorists tend to focus on the impact of ideas. They regard interests and identities of states as malleable products of specific historical processes.
  2. The international system is said to have no sovereign government to manage it. This condition of ___ forces states to worry about both relative and absolute gains sought by other states.
  3. BONUS QUESTION According to Wendt (the second reading), social structures have three elements: ____ knowledge, material resources, and practices.
  4. Steven Walt (the first reading) argued that, regarding ideas about international affairs, everyone uses t___ [include the initial ‘t’ – the word is plural] whether she knows it or not, and that disagreements about policy usually rest on more fundamental disagreements about the basic forces that shape international outcomes.
  5. Democratic ___ theory, liberal scholars argue, explains why democracies rarely fight each other, in part because of norms of compromise.
  6. According to Walt (the first reading), the main alternative to mainstream theories was ___ism (leave off the ism), which later spawned dependency theory.
  7. According to Wendt, both he and John Mearshimer agree that the logic behind explanations for why states engage in war or peace has two elements: structure and ___.
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  1. One of the strains of contemporary liberal theory suggests that ____ (plural) are important. Although nothing can compel states to cooperate, such ___ can facilitate cooperation between states when it is in their interests to do so.
  2. One article assigned this week argued that the defining question about global order for this generation is whether China and the United States can escape Thucydides’s ____.
  3. ___ was the dominant theoretical tradition between the 1940s and the late 1980s. It depicts international affairs as a struggle for power among self-interested states.
  4. Alexander Wendt (the second reading) argues that what makes the two theories he discusses really different is that his theory think structures are made of ____ relationships.

11 Clues: Democratic ___ theory, liberal scholars argue, explains why democracies rarely fight each other, in part because of norms of compromise. • BONUS QUESTION According to Wendt (the second reading), social structures have three elements: ____ knowledge, material resources, and practices. • ...

the civil war 2023-01-30

the civil war crossword puzzle
Across
  1. 16th US president
  2. republic in the Southern United States that existed from February 8, 1861, to May 9, 1865
  3. withdraw formally from membership of a federal union, an alliance, or a political or religious organization.
  4. principle that the authority of a state and its government are created and sustained by the consent of its people, who are the source of all political power
  5. A place where weapons and other military supplies are stored.
  6. a short-lived coalition political party in the United States active from 1848 to 1854, when it merged into the Republican Party. The party was largely focused on the single issue of opposing the expansion of slavery into the western territories of the United States.
Down
  1. was a military campaign of the American Civil War conducted through Georgia from November 15 until December 21, 1864, by William Tecumseh Sherman,
  2. is to move around and gain the side of an enemy position, avoiding a frontal assault.
  3. anti-slavery novel by American author Harriet
  4. a conservative political party that existed in the United States during the middle 19th century. Alongside the slightly larger Democratic Party, it was one of the two major parties in the United States between the late 1830s and the early 1850s as part of the Second Party System.
  5. Union slave states
  6. Cannon or other large caliber firearms; a branch of the army armed with cannon.

12 Clues: 16th US president • Union slave states • anti-slavery novel by American author Harriet • A place where weapons and other military supplies are stored. • Cannon or other large caliber firearms; a branch of the army armed with cannon. • is to move around and gain the side of an enemy position, avoiding a frontal assault. • ...

Citizenship- Chapter 9 2025-03-03

Citizenship- Chapter 9 crossword puzzle
Across
  1. conflict about Texas Annexation
  2. where the slaves worked
  3. Russia sold this state to America
  4. land bought from France
  5. Lincoln's speech
  6. Star Spangled Banner
  7. southern states during Civil War
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  1. signed the emancipation proclamation
  2. wrote the National Anthem
  3. holiday in February
  4. last state to join the USA
  5. northern states during Civil War
  6. conflict about slavery
  7. country that US controlled after Spanish-American war
  8. the 13th amendment ended this in America

15 Clues: Lincoln's speech • holiday in February • Star Spangled Banner • conflict about slavery • where the slaves worked • land bought from France • wrote the National Anthem • last state to join the USA • conflict about Texas Annexation • northern states during Civil War • southern states during Civil War • Russia sold this state to America • signed the emancipation proclamation • ...

Articles of Coferderation 2026-01-16

Articles of Coferderation crossword puzzle
Across
  1. Second began acting as the
  2. for how
  3. stronger
  4. Established the first government for the newly
  5. The document provided clearly written
  6. The new Constitution provided for a
  7. government for the United Colonies.
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  1. after and Alexander Hamilton
  2. The first state to ratify was
  3. was to be organized.
  4. executive
  5. As the government's weaknesses became apparent,
  6. the states' league of known as the
  7. states after the
  8. by establishing a

15 Clues: for how • stronger • executive • states after the • by establishing a • was to be organized. • Second began acting as the • The first state to ratify was • after and Alexander Hamilton • the states' league of known as the • The new Constitution provided for a • government for the United Colonies. • The document provided clearly written • Established the first government for the newly • ...

Accounting principles 2020-03-28

Accounting principles crossword puzzle
Across
  1. this principle prevents a business from changing depreciation methods over time.
  2. this principle insists that only transactions having a monetary value should be recorded in the financial statements.
  3. this principle is a reflection of the double-entry system.
Down
  1. this principle states that assets should be recorded at their cost value in the financial statements.
  2. this principle states that a business should prepare its financial statements on the ground that it will continue operating in the foreseeable future.
  3. this principle makes it clear that revenues and profits should not be overstated - rather, a provision for all possible losses and costs should be made.
  4. this principle states that the transactions of the owners and the business should be kept separate from each other.
  5. this principle states that revenues should be recorded only when they have effectively taken place in the business.
  6. this principle states that expenses and revenues should be recognised according to the period in which they occur.
  7. this principle states that transactions are recorded according to their material value.

10 Clues: this principle is a reflection of the double-entry system. • this principle prevents a business from changing depreciation methods over time. • this principle states that transactions are recorded according to their material value. • this principle states that assets should be recorded at their cost value in the financial statements. • ...

social studies 2023-11-28

social studies crossword puzzle
Across
  1. a political philosophy that emphasizes the rights of individual states to fight what proponents believe to be the encroaching power of the United States government
  2. upheld slavery in United States territories, denied the legality of black citizenship in America, and declared the Missouri Compromise to be unconstitutional
  3. repealed the Missouri Compromise, created two new territories, and allowed for popular sovereignty
  4. Abraham Lincoln the presidential election of 1860 in a four-way contest
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  1. the number of free and slaveholding states stayed the same, thus preserving the balance of power in the Congress
  2. admitted California to the United States as a “free” (no slavery) state but allowed some newly acquired territories to decide on slavery for themselves.
  3. ​a novel (1852) by the US writer Harriet Beecher Stowe which increased support for the movement to end slavery
  4. the constitutional theory that individual states can invalidate federal laws or judicial decisions they deem unconstitutional
  5. The act was instrumental in averting a national crisis.
  6. Brown and his men captured prominent citizens and seized the federal armory and arsenal

10 Clues: The act was instrumental in averting a national crisis. • Abraham Lincoln the presidential election of 1860 in a four-way contest • Brown and his men captured prominent citizens and seized the federal armory and arsenal • repealed the Missouri Compromise, created two new territories, and allowed for popular sovereignty • ...

Unit 9: The Civil War 2024-04-02

Unit 9: The Civil War crossword puzzle
Across
  1. a military operation in which enemy forces surround a town or building, cutting off essential supplies, with the aim of compelling the surrender of those inside.
  2. Lincoln's speech in 1863 after a battle about how humans were equal as stated in the Declaration of Independence.
  3. an act or means of sealing off a place to prevent goods or people from entering or leaving.
  4. any of the slave states that bordered the northern free states during the US Civil War.
  5. the states that remained in the United States for the Civil War - the north
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  1. a war between organized groups within the same state or country.
  2. the southern states that seceded from the United States in 1861
  3. military conflict in which the contenders are willing to make any sacrifice in lives and other resources to obtain a complete victory.
  4. A person killed or injured in a war or accident
  5. the fact or process of being set free from legal, social, or political restrictions; liberation.

10 Clues: A person killed or injured in a war or accident • the southern states that seceded from the United States in 1861 • a war between organized groups within the same state or country. • the states that remained in the United States for the Civil War - the north • any of the slave states that bordered the northern free states during the US Civil War. • ...

The War of 1812 (spaces not encluded) 2013-04-16

The War of 1812    (spaces not encluded) crossword puzzle
Across
  1. In the battle of the plains of Abraham the british where lead by troop comander james____.
  2. The major battle of the thames took place near witch modern day Canadian city?
  3. The largest invation by the nadives was lead by chife what?
  4. The____declaired the war of 1812.
  5. In 1813 the United-States took two major forts witch of the folowing is one of the forts a)Detroit b)Niagra c)Orleans
  6. where was the final battle of the war of 1812 fought?
  7. Who one the first battle of the war of 1812?
  8. In the war of 1812 ____ was the fist ever presidant to ask Congress to declare war.
  9. Witch war did tecumseh die in?
  10. The nadives were____with the british empire in the war of 1812.
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  1. The first invasion by the United-States war lead by general____.
  2. when the war of 1812 ended the United-States said they woud make a____for only nadives.
  3. Witch was battle was a battle in the war of 1812? a)uprisingofthewesters b)thewarofthegreatlakes c)sir.jamesMadisonswar
  4. In what modern day city did the Battle of the plaines of Abraham take place?
  5. In the war of 1812 the British had the bigest____.
  6. Witch treaty enden the war of 1812?
  7. The battle of the plaines of Abraham lasted for more then 2 day true of fauls.
  8. Who one the war of 1812?
  9. The French troops where lead by Louis-Joseph, Marquis de____.
  10. Tecumseh had a strong hatred for the United-States because they did what to his father and brother?

20 Clues: Who one the war of 1812? • Witch war did tecumseh die in? • The____declaired the war of 1812. • Witch treaty enden the war of 1812? • Who one the first battle of the war of 1812? • In the war of 1812 the British had the bigest____. • where was the final battle of the war of 1812 fought? • The largest invation by the nadives was lead by chife what? • ...

American History 1400s to 2005 2013-12-18

American History 1400s to 2005 crossword puzzle
Across
  1. the disease that killed millions of indigenous peoples when the first Spaniards arrived
  2. the name of the servants who signed a contact to come over to the New World
  3. caused war with Mexico, and the belief that the United States borders should expand
  4. a period in time when the nation had to "rebuild" after war
  5. name of the war American citizens fought to forge their independence from England
  6. the murder of 6 million Jewish people in Europe
  7. this invention created the expansion of more cotton land, and the need for more slaves
  8. to set apart, typically because of race or religion
  9. name of the Hurricane that destroyed parts of Louisiana in 2005
Down
  1. a person who believes slavery is immoral
  2. this doubled the size of the United States
  3. a period in time when the "arms race" between the Soviet Union took place
  4. a chemical used in warfare that caused mass destruction by exposing chemicals to the land
  5. because of the Indian Removal Act the Cherokee were forced to move and it was called this
  6. a person who uses violence and fear to achieve their goals
  7. these were built by the Haida people to memorialize who they were when they lived
  8. American citizens were angry they had to pay these on Tea and threw the boxes overboard
  9. when this president was elected, the south seceded shortly after
  10. an island that the United States acquired during the Spanish-American War
  11. war in which a country was divided by the United States into 2 at the 38th parallel

20 Clues: a person who believes slavery is immoral • this doubled the size of the United States • the murder of 6 million Jewish people in Europe • to set apart, typically because of race or religion • a person who uses violence and fear to achieve their goals • a period in time when the nation had to "rebuild" after war • ...

Carson Kaiser period 4 2014-05-27

Carson Kaiser period 4 crossword puzzle
Across
  1. a farmer or a plow that breaks sod
  2. The alternative to selling wholesale to distributors or retailers is to sell retail either through company owned stores or online.
  3. a corollary to the log cabin during frontier settlement of Canada and the United States
  4. working or acting together for a common purpose, in this case, building america
  5. an act that gave an applicant ownership of land
  6. someone who herded cattle across great distances
  7. black soldiers in the west
  8. a boom town that sprouted up because of railroads
  9. the US government backs up all currency with gold
  10. a farm with farmhouses
  11. unexplored land
  12. a Native American chief. He defeated General George Custer at the Battle at Little Bighorn.
  13. a sustained increase in the general price level of goods and service
  14. people who claimed land before they were supposed to
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  1. a name given to African Americans who migrated from states along the Mississippi River to Kansas
  2. was a short-lived political party in the United States established in 1891
  3. horsemen and cattle herders of Spanish Mexico
  4. authorized the President of the United States to survey American Indian tribal land and divide it into allotments for individual Indians
  5. n American soldier, bison hunter and showman
  6. People who claimed land in the west
  7. the drive in cattle cars from the east coast to the west
  8. a town that grew due to population and economic growth
  9. Drives/ a religious dance of Native North Americans
  10. criminals that were being hunted

24 Clues: unexplored land • a farm with farmhouses • black soldiers in the west • criminals that were being hunted • a farmer or a plow that breaks sod • People who claimed land in the west • n American soldier, bison hunter and showman • horsemen and cattle herders of Spanish Mexico • an act that gave an applicant ownership of land • someone who herded cattle across great distances • ...

6 Weeks Test 2017-10-08

6 Weeks Test crossword puzzle
Across
  1. A system of government where the rulers have total unchecked control of the nation.
  2. those delegated powers of the National government that are suggested.
  3. Those powers that both the national and State Governments can possess and exercise.
  4. The power of the ruler is limited by a constitution or parliament.
  5. Clause Under the constitution each state must recognize the public acts records, and judicial proceedings of every other state.
  6. People elect the government in order to have decisions made for them.
  7. Government based on religious law.
  8. Those powers that the constitution does not grant to the National Government and does not deny to the States
  9. The legal process by which a fugitive from justice in one State is returned to the state.
  10. The rulers have total authority of the government
  11. Rule by one person. Usually has military support.
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  1. The constitutional relationship between US states and the Federal government of the US.
  2. Sovereignty should be divided between the federal government and the states.
  3. A form where the people vote on all matters.
  4. A group of people rule and have power to serve their own interests.
  5. those powers, expressed, implied, or inherent, granted to the National Government by the Constitution.
  6. States cannot make distinctions between their own residents and residents of another state.
  7. Those powers that can be exercised by the National Government alone.
  8. Those delegated powers of the National Government that are expressly stated.
  9. a sharing of the taxes

20 Clues: a sharing of the taxes • Government based on religious law. • A form where the people vote on all matters. • The rulers have total authority of the government • Rule by one person. Usually has military support. • The power of the ruler is limited by a constitution or parliament. • A group of people rule and have power to serve their own interests. • ...

Review Crossword Project 2020-09-30

Review Crossword Project crossword puzzle
Across
  1. Belief that it is a god given right to expand from ocean to ocean
  2. Famous actor who murdered Abraham Lincoln
  3. French and American forces trapped the British in a siege in Yorktown and won the war
  4. Abolitionist, Social Reformer, and Writer
  5. U.S. bought 828,000 square miles for 15 million dollars
  6. Act that breaks up tribal lands authorized by the federal government
  7. People elect representatives
  8. A direct tax on the printed materials
  9. Tax on sugar, molasses, coffee, and indigo
  10. King of Britain during American Revolutionary War
  11. Primary Draftsmen of the Declaration of Independence
  12. Large farm
  13. Hessian army was crushed in Washington's raid across the Delaware river
  14. Railroad that connects the West and East of the United States
  15. Founding documents of United States
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  1. A person that favors the abolishment of slavery
  2. Rights meant to protect the people from the government
  3. Belief in profitable trading
  4. Grants all people the right to vote
  5. Withdrawal of a group from a larger entity
  6. Made to help millions of black slaves and poor white people in the south after the civil war
  7. Laws to restrict colonial trade
  8. Impassioned Champion of a strong federal government
  9. Constitution to build transcontinental railroad
  10. Laws in the south designed to restrict black people from their freedom
  11. It made all slaves in rebel states free
  12. First President of the United States
  13. People decide on policy initiatives directly
  14. Abolished Slavery
  15. Grants citizenship to all people born in the U.S.

30 Clues: Large farm • Abolished Slavery • Belief in profitable trading • People elect representatives • Laws to restrict colonial trade • Grants all people the right to vote • Founding documents of United States • First President of the United States • A direct tax on the printed materials • It made all slaves in rebel states free • Famous actor who murdered Abraham Lincoln • ...

Pennsylvania Facts 2023-09-16

Pennsylvania Facts crossword puzzle
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  1. located on the Allegheny mountains near Pennsylvania's southern border.
  2. This state shares Pennsylvania's eastern border.
  3. Pennsylvania is located in the _____________ part of the United States.
  4. the oldest mountain chain in the country. All of Pennsylvania's mountains are part of this.
  5. One of the Great Lakes of Pennsylvania.
  6. This is what half of Earth is called because Geographers divide the Earth into the Eastern and Western, Northern and Southern ____________s.
  7. How many states border Pennsylvania's southern border?
  8. This is what causes gorges to form.
  9. These ____________ in PA make our state a center of transportation and business.
  10. This state shares Pennsylvania's western border.
  11. ____________ is one of 50 states in the United States of America.
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  1. largest land areas on Earth.
  2. These mountains stretch across the middle of Pennsylvania, creating a 'spine'.
  3. this river flows through central PA.
  4. The overall shape on Pennsylvania.
  5. Pennsylvania's nickname. It comes from it's location.
  6. the continent in which the state of Pennsylvania is located.
  7. serves as a major shipping route.
  8. A natural feature on Earth's surface.
  9. These cover about 60% of Pennsylvania, totaling to about 17 million acres.
  10. This river is fed by its tributaries, the Allegheny and Monongahela Rivers.
  11. Rivers and lakes provide sources for _____________, such as fishing and boating.
  12. A smaller river or stream that flows into a larger river.
  13. This state lies on the northern border of Pennsylvania.
  14. The other thirteen colonies resembled this, and Pennsylvania lies in the middle, creating a 'keystone'.
  15. a deep, narrow valley with steep walls.

26 Clues: largest land areas on Earth. • serves as a major shipping route. • The overall shape on Pennsylvania. • This is what causes gorges to form. • this river flows through central PA. • A natural feature on Earth's surface. • One of the Great Lakes of Pennsylvania. • a deep, narrow valley with steep walls. • This state shares Pennsylvania's eastern border. • ...

Politics and Governance 2024-02-09

Politics and Governance crossword puzzle
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  1. Government in which a single ruler holds absolute power.
  2. The official count of the population conducted periodically.
  3. Basic principle of democratic governance; government by the people.
  4. The principle that all individuals are equal before the law.
  5. The process of selecting a candidate for office.
  6. A formal written agreement between two or more states or sovereigns.
  7. The right to vote.
  8. The highest court in the United States.
  9. The body of people who officially control and make decisions for a country or state.
  10. A system of government in which power is divided between a central authority and constituent units.
  11. Supreme law of the United States.
  12. The basic rights and freedoms guaranteed to individuals by law.
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  1. The group of people elected to make laws in a country.
  2. The act of influencing or attempting to influence the decisions, policies, or actions of government officials.
  3. The principle that government power should be distributed among various branches to prevent any one group from becoming too powerful.
  4. A system of government in which power is vested in a single individual.
  5. A political system where citizens elect representatives to make decisions on their behalf.
  6. The head of state in a parliamentary democracy.
  7. Chief executive officer of the United States.
  8. The system of government where power is held by a small group or elite individuals.
  9. The process of drawing electoral district boundaries to give one political party an electoral advantage.
  10. Method of voting where citizens vote directly on laws or policies.
  11. The branch of government responsible for interpreting laws.

23 Clues: The right to vote. • Supreme law of the United States. • The highest court in the United States. • Chief executive officer of the United States. • The head of state in a parliamentary democracy. • The process of selecting a candidate for office. • The group of people elected to make laws in a country. • Government in which a single ruler holds absolute power. • ...

AP U.S. Government and Politics: Foundations of Government 2024-07-30

AP U.S. Government and Politics: Foundations of Government crossword puzzle
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  1. when the state and federal governments work separately.
  2. the national government regulates interstate trade.
  3. protects citizens from illegal incarceration.
  4. when the national government allocates money to state and local government with very few oversights.
  5. created the bicameral system of the American legislature.
  6. the transfer of powers from the national to the states.
  7. powers used by both the state and federal governments.
  8. principle that greater number should exercise greater power.
  9. states are required to recognized each other's records and public acts.
  10. delegated powers to the federal government.
  11. theory of government that emphasizes the participation of citizens.
  12. unwritten powers used by the federal government.
  13. type of grant that gives states open freedom to apply as they see fit.
  14. belief that all people are born with these.
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  1. theory that too many groups competing lead to gridlock.
  2. theory that all groups have equal say and participation in government.
  3. disgruntled farmers who raise up arms against the local government.
  4. type of grant that has strict guidelines that must be followed.
  5. type of American democracy elects leaders.
  6. event where America's second form of government was created.
  7. separate groups of people who share common beliefs.
  8. system of government when state and national government share power.
  9. when the levels of government align closely together.
  10. laws created that are "implied" are support by this clause.
  11. theory of belief that the wealthy controls government.
  12. an official order to do something.
  13. principle that reviews the constitutionality of laws.
  14. powers for the states as supported by the Tenth Amendment.

28 Clues: an official order to do something. • type of American democracy elects leaders. • delegated powers to the federal government. • belief that all people are born with these. • protects citizens from illegal incarceration. • unwritten powers used by the federal government. • the national government regulates interstate trade. • ...

tiffany.lea.english@gmail.com 2023-03-22

tiffany.lea.english@gmail.com crossword puzzle
Across
  1. Established a procedure for adding new states to the Union.
  2. The Battle that was the turning point of the American Revolution
  3. lowered the cost of shipping goods which in turn facilitated a great westward migration of American settlers
  4. system in which a country attempts to increase their wealth by controlling all aspects of trade with other countries.
  5. Father of Public Education
  6. Rights given to you at birth that cannot be taken away.
  7. First Constitution of the United States
  8. First 10 Amendments to the Constitution
  9. idea that the United States should expand to include the territory from the Atlantic Ocean to the Pacific Ocean
  10. First permanent English settlement in North America
  11. Reaction to Kansas-Nebraska Act
  12. Concept that political power rests with the people
  13. legal process to become a U.S. citizen if born in another country
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  1. The belief that people have knowledge about themselves and the world that "transcends" the 5 senses
  2. Supreme Court case that established judicial review
  3. Prohibited colonists from living west of the Appalachian Mountains.
  4. Law that segregated public areas
  5. the turning point in the Civil War
  6. Favored a strong Central Government and ratification of the Constitution
  7. Compromise that resulted in a bicameral legislature (House of Representatives and Senate)
  8. set the precedents of neutrality, serving 2 term, the use of force to carry out laws, etc.
  9. Act prohibited Americans from trading with foreign nations
  10. Era during which the former Confederate states were rebuilt and readmitted to the Union
  11. "New South" had a change in economy by adding ________ which balanced their economy by 1900

24 Clues: Father of Public Education • Reaction to Kansas-Nebraska Act • Law that segregated public areas • the turning point in the Civil War • First Constitution of the United States • First 10 Amendments to the Constitution • Concept that political power rests with the people • Supreme Court case that established judicial review • ...

Reconstruction Crossword Puzzle 2023-05-30

Reconstruction Crossword Puzzle crossword puzzle
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  1. Who were the people who wanted the southern states to change even more than they did?
  2. What did Lincoln offer to the Southerners that is an official pardon?
  3. Who was the first African American to be in the Senate?
  4. What was the plan that Louisiana elected a new state legislature?
  5. Who was the President elected after Lncolns death?
  6. What was a special tax people had to pay before they could vote?
  7. What were southern Democrats called?
  8. What acts divided the south into 5 districts?
  9. What Bureau helped poor people in the south?
  10. What were the laws that required segregation?
  11. Under what bill did states have to meet two conditions to rejoin the Union?
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  1. What was the amendment that the republicans proposed in the summer of 1866
  2. Who was the person that assassinated Lincoln?
  3. What were northern-born Republicans that had moved to the south after the war called?
  4. What made slavery illegal throughout the United States?
  5. Where was Lincoln shot?
  6. What act did the republicans respond with in 1866
  7. Who was the first African American to serve a full term in the Senate?
  8. Who won the election of 1868?
  9. What was the case that came from a man getting arrested on a train?
  10. What type of laws/codes were passed by all southern states?
  11. Who was the leader of the radical republican for Pennsylvania?
  12. What was the name of the secret society group that opposed civil rights?
  13. What is the amendment that gave African American men across the U.S. the right to vote?

24 Clues: Where was Lincoln shot? • Who won the election of 1868? • What were southern Democrats called? • What Bureau helped poor people in the south? • Who was the person that assassinated Lincoln? • What acts divided the south into 5 districts? • What were the laws that required segregation? • What act did the republicans respond with in 1866 • ...

Reconstruction Crossword-Jonah and Chris 2023-05-30

Reconstruction Crossword-Jonah and Chris crossword puzzle
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  1. This Amendment provided lots of things for the people, one thing being it guaranteed citizens the equal protection of law
  2. African American politician who came from slavery in Virginia
  3. This person was also a leader of the Radical Republicans
  4. These people wanted the southern states to change more before they could join back to the Union
  5. The president who was assassinated in Ford’s theater
  6. Laws restricting people of color
  7. To submit authority
  8. Laws that greatly limited the freedom of African Americans
  9. African american politician who came from free North Carolina
  10. Congress passed the first of several of these laws/acts
  11. Allowed former confederates to hold public office
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  1. These person was a leader of the Radical Republicans
  2. bill stated a state has to meet two conditions before it rejoins the union
  3. Provides relief to poor people
  4. This act provided African Americans with the same legal rights as white Americans
  5. A group of white southerners in tennessee
  6. Louisiana quickly elected a new state legislature under this plan
  7. The person who assassinated the president of 1865
  8. The agreement of Hayes victory-
  9. An official pardon
  10. This amendment made slavery illegal throughout the United States
  11. This Amendment gave African American men throughout the United States the right to vote
  12. Democrats that regained control of states governments in the south

23 Clues: An official pardon • To submit authority • Provides relief to poor people • The agreement of Hayes victory- • Laws restricting people of color • A group of white southerners in tennessee • The person who assassinated the president of 1865 • Allowed former confederates to hold public office • These person was a leader of the Radical Republicans • ...

Romina crossword TX creation 2021-05-03

Romina crossword  TX creation crossword puzzle
Across
  1. southern states that left the united states in 1861
  2. 1800s belief that Americans had the right to spread across the continent
  3. nonviolent form of protest where people go to places and stay seated without doing or saying anything.
  4. Mexican catholic priest known because of his speech "Grito de dolores" and key figure of the mexican independence
  5. a tax on imported goods
  6. the first 10 Amendments to the Constitution
  7. took command of the Mexican army that invaded Texas in 1836
  8. served as the first and third president of the Republic of Texas, and was one of the first two individuals to represent Texas in the United States Senate.
  9. president of the United States (1861–65), who preserved the Union during the American Civil War
  10. To leave or withdraw from a place
  11. French explorer looking for the Mississippi river that was killed by his men.
  12. not obeying the laws
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  1. action or protest that it is not violent
  2. laws from the magna carta
  3. first european to map the coast of Texas
  4. location of an important battle for Texans fighting for independence from Mexico. ... After a lifetime of service to his country, the event for which he is most well known is his role in the independence of Texas.
  5. the mexican american civil rights movement of the 1960s with the stated goal of achieving mexican american empowerment.
  6. spanish explorer that was captured by the karankawa tribe.
  7. judicial,legislative,executive
  8. A major war that started with two countries and then more countries started to join.

20 Clues: not obeying the laws • a tax on imported goods • laws from the magna carta • judicial,legislative,executive • To leave or withdraw from a place • action or protest that it is not violent • first european to map the coast of Texas • the first 10 Amendments to the Constitution • southern states that left the united states in 1861 • ...

Chemistry crossword 2023-10-31

Chemistry crossword crossword puzzle
Across
  1. A measurement of liquid equal to 1cm cubed
  2. Changes that don't change the state of a substance, but the properties or outcome
  3. The thing made in a chemical reaction
  4. Changes that don't change a substance, but the state
  5. The smallest particle in an atom
  6. One of the 3 states of matter "S----"
  7. One of the bigger particles in an atom, doesn't have an electric
  8. The item(s) that react with each other in a chemical reaction
  9. There are 3 states of ____
  10. A type of liquid that is harmful when it comes into contact with any part of your body
  11. A safety item to protect the eyes
  12. Multiple elements in one molecule
  13. The temperature at which it melts
  14. A safety item to protect hands
  15. A measurement of temperature
  16. coat A safety item to protect the body
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  1. A measurement of weight
  2. How strong it is
  3. An instrument used to measure weight
  4. Elements being chemically joined together
  5. Two or more elements in a substance that aren't chemically bonded together
  6. An instrument used to measure heat
  7. The physical appearance of it
  8. How much it weighs per cm3
  9. One of the 3 states of matter "G--"
  10. One of the 3 states of matter "L-----"
  11. An instrument commonly used to measure liquid
  12. The things that make up everything (not atoms)
  13. How easy it is to hammer it into a sheet without it breaking or cracking
  14. One of the bigger particles in an atom, has an electric charge

30 Clues: How strong it is • A measurement of weight • How much it weighs per cm3 • There are 3 states of ____ • A measurement of temperature • The physical appearance of it • A safety item to protect hands • The smallest particle in an atom • A safety item to protect the eyes • Multiple elements in one molecule • The temperature at which it melts • An instrument used to measure heat • ...

Foundational Documents and Principles of the United States 2023-11-03

Foundational Documents and Principles of the United States crossword puzzle
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  1. This document by Thomas Jefferson became a model for part of the first Amendment
  2. We vote for representatives to make our laws
  3. The level of government at the top in charge of all states and citizens
  4. The first representative government in the colonies
  5. This colonial constitution expanded voting rights in its colony
  6. The first 10 amendments to the constitution established to protect the individual liberties of citizens
  7. Power of the People
  8. The level of government in charge of affairs within a single state
  9. The branch of government that enforces the laws
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  1. The principle that the government is bound by the constitution
  2. The first constitution of the United States
  3. Each branch of government can oversee and interact with the other branches to ensure no one branch can overstep its assigned powers
  4. This document gave justification for the colonies to leave England and become their own country
  5. The branch of government that makes the laws
  6. The government principle outlined in the 10th Amendment; 2 levels of gov.(federal & state)
  7. There are 3 separate branches of government (legislative, executive, & judicial) each with their own powers and responsibilities
  8. A social contract that became the model of self government in the British Colonies
  9. This principle is set up in the Bill of Rights
  10. The part of the AoC that set up a system for new states to join the United States
  11. The branch of government that interprets the laws
  12. The current set of principles that guide our country/highest law of the US

21 Clues: Power of the People • The first constitution of the United States • The branch of government that makes the laws • We vote for representatives to make our laws • This principle is set up in the Bill of Rights • The branch of government that enforces the laws • The branch of government that interprets the laws • The first representative government in the colonies • ...

Interpol Investigation Challenge 2023-10-07

Interpol Investigation Challenge crossword puzzle
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  1. The United States' primary counter-terrorism agency
  2. A country in East Asia known for its efforts in countering cyber threats and cyber terrorism
  3. The country that hosts the annual Munich Security Conference, discussing counter-terrorism strategies
  4. The country where INTERPOL's General Secretariat is located
  5. The organization responsible for implementing counter-terrorism sanctions at the United Nations
  6. A country in Southeast Asia that has faced threats from groups like Abu Sayyaf
  7. The United States' primary intelligence agency responsible for counter-terrorism analysis
  8. A term for the unlawful use of violence and intimidation, often for political purposes
  9. A global network of law enforcement agencies that share information and collaborate on international crime
  10. The United Nations agency responsible for providing counter-terrorism assistance to member states
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  1. The international organization that sets global standards for combating money laundering and terrorist financing
  2. A term for the process of gathering and analyzing information to prevent terrorist activities
  3. The international organization focused on aviation security and counter-terrorism
  4. A country known for its involvement in counter-terrorism efforts in the Middle East
  5. The international organization focused on nuclear security and counter-terrorism
  6. The branch of the military responsible for counter-terrorism operations in the United States
  7. The European Union's law enforcement agency that deals with cross-border crime and terrorism
  8. A term for the use of non-lethal tactics and strategies to counter terrorism
  9. The United Kingdom's primary domestic intelligence and security agency
  10. A country in East Africa that has faced challenges from terrorist groups like Al-Shabaab

20 Clues: The United States' primary counter-terrorism agency • The country where INTERPOL's General Secretariat is located • The United Kingdom's primary domestic intelligence and security agency • A term for the use of non-lethal tactics and strategies to counter terrorism • A country in Southeast Asia that has faced threats from groups like Abu Sayyaf • ...

US History Unit 2 Vocab Crossword 2024-03-06

US History Unit 2 Vocab Crossword crossword puzzle
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  1. Powers that both state & federal governments have
  2. Rights and laws that are set aside for the state governments to decide on.
  3. supporters of the Constitution; Wanted strong national govt
  4. Part of government that MAKES the laws
  5. Part of government that INTERPRETS the laws; they decide if the laws are constitutional
  6. Secret meeting of the framers/founding fathers to fix weaknesses in Articles of Confederation an alliance of different tribes or states
  7. Against Constitution: Wanted weak national government and Bill of Rights
  8. ‘Necessary and proper’ clause. A way to change or stretch the Constitution and allow for changes to be made. Congress can make all laws necessary and proper for carrying out the tasks listed in the Constitution.
  9. the ceremony for swearing in a new president
  10. Division of power between the national and state governments.
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  1. Powers given to the federal government by the states
  2. Formal approval to make a document into official law.
  3. Congressmen from the western and southern states who pushed for war with Britain in 1812
  4. a change that has been made to the constitution
  5. Amendments 1 - 10 in the Constitution that protects people's civil liberties (freedoms). Freedom of speech, no cruel or unusual punishment, trial by jury, life, liberty.
  6. legislature that has two houses
  7. the belief that the United States had the right to spread across all of North America
  8. Part of government that ENFORCES the laws
  9. a committee appointed by the president to help govern
  10. Government tax on imports or exports

20 Clues: legislature that has two houses • Government tax on imports or exports • Part of government that MAKES the laws • Part of government that ENFORCES the laws • the ceremony for swearing in a new president • a change that has been made to the constitution • Powers that both state & federal governments have • Powers given to the federal government by the states • ...

US HISTORY CROSSWORD PUZZLE 2024-11-22

US HISTORY CROSSWORD PUZZLE crossword puzzle
Across
  1. Turning point of the revolution
  2. amendment that states Congress make no law respecting an establishment of religion or prohibiting its free exercise.
  3. "give me liberty or give be death"
  4. President Thomas Jefferson placed an ______ act to limit American trade.
  5. What branch consists of the President, his or her advisors and various departments and agencies.
  6. someone who believes in the type of political system in which states or territories share control with a central government.
  7. opposed the ratification of the 1787 U.S. Constitution
  8. "father of the constitution"
  9. First president of the United states
  10. No territory was gained or lost and there was no clear winter, war between America and Britain
  11. Increased communication and trade, disrupted natural habits in the west
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  1. A state plan from 1874-1875 and was successful in undermining the republican led government
  2. overemphasized political, economic, and social loyalty to a region of a country rather than the country as a whole.
  3. Agreement that ended to the war of 1812 treaty of...
  4. economic system in which private actors own and control property in accord with their interests
  5. This acquisition from France in 1803 doubled the land holding of the U.S, a state plan
  6. Federalist,founding father of the United States, who fought in the American Revolutionary War, helped draft the Constitution
  7. a change or addition to the terms of a contract or document.
  8. President James Polk desired to expand the US via Manifest Destiny followed by the annexation of this republic in 1845
  9. Anti Federalist leader, beloved in a need to restrict governmental power

20 Clues: "father of the constitution" • Turning point of the revolution • "give me liberty or give be death" • First president of the United states • Agreement that ended to the war of 1812 treaty of... • opposed the ratification of the 1787 U.S. Constitution • a change or addition to the terms of a contract or document. • ...

APUSH Period 5 Terms 2022-11-11

APUSH Period 5 Terms crossword puzzle
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  1. nickname for a northerner who left the North to live in the South during Reconstruction
  2. nickname for people who sought out gold in California
  3. Northern Democrats who demanded a peace settlement with the Confederacy.
  4. a period of conflicts in Kansas over the issue of slavery
  5. an act by Abraham Lincoln that required at least 10% of voters to consent to an oath of loyality to the United States
  6. act allowing for the construction of a transcontinental railway across the US
  7. 17th president of the United States who oversaw the Reconstruction period.
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  1. this prohibited voting restrictions based on race, color, or servitude
  2. System where a freed slave is allowed to grow crops on a white man's land in exchange for the white man receiving a share of all crops grown.
  3. general of the Union president and the 18th president of the United States
  4. this granted all freed slaves citizenship in the US
  5. authorized the use of federal troops to enforce the 14th and 15th amendments
  6. the period where the South was being rebuilt in the aftermath of the Civil War
  7. it banned slavery and repealed the 3/5ths clause
  8. a series of rules that regulated the action of freed slaves in the South
  9. former slaves who left their homes to live in Kansas
  10. 19th president of the United States from 1877 to 1881
  11. general of the Confederate who fought in the Mexican American War
  12. site of the first battle in the Civil War
  13. The bloodiest single day Civil War battle fought on September 17, 1862

20 Clues: site of the first battle in the Civil War • it banned slavery and repealed the 3/5ths clause • this granted all freed slaves citizenship in the US • former slaves who left their homes to live in Kansas • nickname for people who sought out gold in California • 19th president of the United States from 1877 to 1881 • ...

chapter 4 ju 2022-11-18

chapter 4 ju crossword puzzle
Across
  1. approve and express assent, responsibility, or obligation
  2. a statement of fundamental freedoms and privileges
  3. part of the United States government administering justice
  4. is a theory favoring collectivism in a classless society
  5. a cruel and oppressive dictator
  6. a form of government whose head of state is not a monarch
  7. a vote that blocks a decision
  8. the part of the United States government that makes laws
  9. A nationalist Chief Justice; presided during McCulloch
  10. is the system or form by which a community is ruled
  11. the act of forming or establishing something
  12. a ruler who is unconstrained by law
  13. a form of government in which the ruler is unconstrained
  14. government divided between central and regional powers
  15. government in which the ruler is an absolute dictator
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  1. a written agreement ratified in 1781 by the thirteen original states; it provided a legal symbol of their union by giving the central government no coercive power over the states or their citizens
  2. the legislative assembly composed of delegates from the rebel colonies who met during and after the American Revolution; they issued the Declaration of Independence and framed Articles of Confederation
  3. the act of forming or establishing something
  4. the orientation of those who favor government by the people
  5. the royal charter of political rights given to rebellious English barons by King John in 1215
  6. a nation's ruler usually by hereditary right
  7. part of U.S. government responsible for carrying out laws
  8. a political system governed by a few people
  9. a statement that is added to a proposal or document
  10. a state of lawlessness and disorder

25 Clues: a vote that blocks a decision • a cruel and oppressive dictator • a ruler who is unconstrained by law • a state of lawlessness and disorder • a political system governed by a few people • the act of forming or establishing something • a nation's ruler usually by hereditary right • the act of forming or establishing something • ...

Citizenship Test: Je'da Kyles, 2nd 2023-01-09

Citizenship Test: Je'da Kyles, 2nd crossword puzzle
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  1. What prevents the government from passing laws that treat people unfairly
  2. Which house of congress is presided over by the vice president
  3. What is it called when the government spends more money than it has
  4. What is our nation's first form of government as an independent nation
  5. A formal agreement between two or more countries
  6. What do lawyers use to try to prove their client's side of the story
  7. Life liberty and property are your
  8. What is it called when all of the budget deficits are added up
  9. What is a group of judges called
  10. A plan for how the government brings in and spends revenue
  11. Which is the highest court of the government
  12. What is the interest group that surrounds the general public
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  1. The money collected by the government
  2. What amendment gave voting rights to women
  3. What is the interest group that advocates for professions
  4. What limit of government demonstrates protection in every group of society
  5. The relationship between other states
  6. What is the name of the House of Representatives and Senate
  7. The division of power among a national government and smaller state governments
  8. What do interest groups create to raise money
  9. The official document that states how the government runs
  10. The rule of law states that the justice system is available to everyone to enforce their rights
  11. The role of government that utilizes the military
  12. How old do you need to be to qualify for naturalization
  13. What court system deals with disputes about laws that apply to the entire United States

25 Clues: What is a group of judges called • Life liberty and property are your • The money collected by the government • The relationship between other states • What amendment gave voting rights to women • Which is the highest court of the government • What do interest groups create to raise money • A formal agreement between two or more countries • ...

CIVAL WAR LEAD UP 2025-10-20

CIVAL WAR LEAD UP crossword puzzle
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  1. Invasion of Mexico by the United States Army
  2. employed to track down and return escaped slaves to their enslavers.
  3. A slave is legally rendered the personal property of they're owner
  4. An agricultural product that increased slavery in the south
  5. To withdraw from a political entity
  6. American Abolitionist and Martyr
  7. American Lawyer, Stateman and Kentucky representive
  8. Protestant Religious Revival
  9. American social reformer, abolitionist, orator, writer, and statesman. He was the most important leader of the movement for African-American civil rights in the 19th century.
  10. American Abolitionist and founder of "The Libarator" newspaper
  11. The movement that sought the freeing of Slavery in America
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  1. egal theory that a state has the right to nullify, or invalidate, any federal laws that they deem unconstitutional with respect to the United States Constitution.
  2. foreign policy position that opposes European colonialism in the Western Hemisphere.
  3. American escape slave and Abolitionist
  4. organized network of secret routes and safe houses used by freedom seekers to escape to the abolitionist Northern United States and Eastern Canada.
  5. a tireless advocate for the mentally ill and a leader in 19th century medical reform.
  6. place where slaves are bought and sold.
  7. A machine that quickly and separates cotton fibers from theyre seeds
  8. Abolitionists entered Kansas and killed pro-slavers
  9. upheld slavery in United States territories, denied the legality of black citizenship in America, and declared the Missouri Compromise to be unconstitutional.
  10. American abolitionist and activist for African-American civil rights, women's rights, and alcohol temperance.

21 Clues: Protestant Religious Revival • American Abolitionist and Martyr • To withdraw from a political entity • American escape slave and Abolitionist • place where slaves are bought and sold. • Invasion of Mexico by the United States Army • American Lawyer, Stateman and Kentucky representive • Abolitionists entered Kansas and killed pro-slavers • ...

Civil War vocabulary 2018-09-30

Civil War vocabulary crossword puzzle
Across
  1. States that own slaves but are not the South
  2. The South
  3. Issued by Lincoln to free slaves in some states
  4. Strategy of the North
  5. Properties of white people before the civil war
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  1. Strategy of the South
  2. Separate from the original country
  3. Participate by all citizens
  4. The North
  5. period before the war

10 Clues: The South • The North • Strategy of the South • Strategy of the North • period before the war • Participate by all citizens • Separate from the original country • States that own slaves but are not the South • Issued by Lincoln to free slaves in some states • Properties of white people before the civil war

Patriotic Crossword Puzzle 2021-07-01

Patriotic Crossword Puzzle crossword puzzle
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  1. - the quality of being loyal
  2. - the United States ____ has 50 stars
  3. - the Declaration of ______ was adopted on July 4 1776
  4. - The United States of ______
  5. - the state of being equal
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  1. - the first name of the first president of the United States
  2. - Abraham Lincoln was the 16th ________
  3. - star spangeled ______
  4. - the state of being free without restrictions
  5. - the statue of ______

10 Clues: - the statue of ______ • - star spangeled ______ • - the state of being equal • - the quality of being loyal • - The United States of ______ • - the United States ____ has 50 stars • - Abraham Lincoln was the 16th ________ • - the state of being free without restrictions • - the Declaration of ______ was adopted on July 4 1776 • ...

Ancient Greece Review 2020-06-01

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

27 Clues: The Greek word for city states • Athen's economy was based on this. • The name given to Greek foot soldiers. • This was the type of government in Sparta • These 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. • ...

Ancient Greece Review 2020-06-01

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

27 Clues: The Greek word for city states • Athen's economy was based on this. • The name given to Greek foot soldiers. • This was the type of government in Sparta • These 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. • ...

Lesson 3 2020-08-09

Lesson 3 crossword puzzle
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  1. products that are made or grown in order to be sold; things for sale
  2. a cliff-dwelling built by the Ancestral Puebloans located in southwestern Colorado; the largest cliff-dwelling in North America
  3. suffering or death caused by having nothing to eat or not enough to eat
  4. a region once inhabited by the Ancestral Puebloans; the location of the Cliff Palace
  5. a house formed by using niches or caves in high cliffs
  6. country in North America south of the United States
  7. a multi-storied structure of the Ancestral Puebloans and Puebloans that could house up to 250 people
  8. to establish an institution often with terms of future maintenance
  9. a complex culture in which large numbers of people share basic elements, such as a social structure, religion, and art
  10. a large Puebloan structure that was build in Chaco Canyon
  11. group of blood relatives; important Indian social unit, especially in the western pueblos
  12. a canyon in northwest New Mexico containing a group of Ancestral Puebloan settlements, including Pueblo Bonito
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  1. a city with political and economic control over the surrounding countryside
  2. building material made from mixing water with clay and sand
  3. religious center for the Ancestral Puebloans and the Puebloans; very important to the cultures that centered their religious ceremonies in a kiva
  4. a method of building a house by using closely-placed poles tied together and filled out with mud, clay and grasses
  5. human activity that provides the goods or services in the economy
  6. state in the southwestern United States; ceded to the United States by Mexico in 1848
  7. way of life of a group of people who share similar beliefs and customs
  8. a group of interconnected people who exchange services
  9. an ancient Native American culture that spanned the present-day Four Corners region of the United States, comprising southeastern Utah, northeastern Arizona, northwestern New Mexico, and southwestern Colorado
  10. state in the western United States
  11. a period of little rainfall, in which growing crops becomes difficult

23 Clues: state in the western United States • country in North America south of the United States • a group of interconnected people who exchange services • a house formed by using niches or caves in high cliffs • a large Puebloan structure that was build in Chaco Canyon • building material made from mixing water with clay and sand • ...

History puzzle 2020-10-08

History puzzle crossword puzzle
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  1. 6.the action or an act of abolishing a system practice or institution.
  2. 22.belief in the benefits of profitable trading commercialism.
  3. 5.abstience from alcoholic drink.
  4. 4.a legal theory that a state has the right to nullify or invalidate.
  5. 8.an individual article or unit especially one that is part of a list collection or set.
  6. of tears 12.is a series of forced relocations of approximately 60000 native americans between 1830 and 1850 by the usa government.
  7. 7.the fact or process of being set free from legal social or political restrictions liberation.
  8. 21.a state in which supreme power is held by the people.
  9. 1.system the practice of a successful political party giving public office to it's supporters.
  10. great awakening 14.is a protestant religious revival during the early 19th century in the United States.
  11. Douglass 16.was an american social reformal abolitionist orator writer and statesman.
  12. candy stanton 15.was a leader of the women's rights movement in the us during the mid to late 1800s.
  13. code 20.were laws relating to slavery and enslaved people.
  14. 2.select delegates to attend a convention.
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  1. 23.the action of enlightenment or the state of being enlightenmened.
  2. compromise 10.is United States federal legislation that admitted maine to the United States as a free state.
  3. 25.were civilian colonists who independently organized to form militia companies self trained in weaponry.
  4. C Calhoun 11.is an american statesman and political theeist from South Carolina who served in many important positions including vice president of United States from 1825 to 1832.
  5. 13.a member of the british reforming and constitutional party that sought the supremacy of parliament.
  6. 9.relating to education and scholarship.
  7. 17.is a state in the midwestern United States with more than six million residents it is the 18th most populous state of the country.
  8. falls 18.is a hamlet in seneca county new York in the United States.
  9. act 24.altered preexisting regulations so that any good picked up in foreign prints had to be taken back to England.
  10. 3.a political or religious organization.
  11. 19.the stage of human social and cultural development.

25 Clues: 5.abstience from alcoholic drink. • 9.relating to education and scholarship. • 3.a political or religious organization. • 2.select delegates to attend a convention. • 19.the stage of human social and cultural development. • 21.a state in which supreme power is held by the people. • code 20.were laws relating to slavery and enslaved people. • ...

Reconstruction Crossword Connor Wolf 2021-10-25

Reconstruction Crossword Connor Wolf crossword puzzle
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  1. a clause exempting certain classes of people or things from the requirements of a piece of legislation affecting their previous rights, privileges, or practices.
  2. These laws divided the South into five districts.
  3. he act of an authority (such as a government) by which pardon is granted to a large group of individuals
  4. Thaddeus Stevens was a member of the United States House of Representatives from Pennsylvania. He was one of the leaders of the Radical Republican faction of the Republican Party during the 1860s.
  5. The Reconstruction era was a period in American history following the American Civil War.
  6. The Radical Republicans were a faction of American politicians within the Republican Party of the United States from around 1854 until the end of
  7. is the process used by a legislative body to bring charges of wrongdoing against a public official.
  8. or laws that greatly limited the freedom of African Americans.
  9. or sharing the crops. Land owners provided land tools and supplies and sharecroppers provided the labor.
  10. the forced separation of white and african americans in public places.
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  1. was a special tax people had to pay before they could vote.
  2. the process of readmitting the former Confederate states to the Union.
  3. Offered southerners amnesty or official pardon for all illegal acts supporting the relibans
  4. a person who behaves badly but in an amusingly mischievous rather than harmful way; a rascal.
  5. an agency providing relief for freedpeople and certain poor people in the south
  6. Andrew Johnson was the 17th president of the United States, serving from 1865 to
  7. A literacy test assesses a person's literacy skills: their ability to read and write. Literacy tests have been administered by various governments to immigrants.
  8. Radicals led efforts after the war to establish civil rights for former slaves and fully implement emancipation.
  9. Secret society opposed civil rights particularly suffrage, for African Americans.
  10. a political candidate who seeks election in an area where they have no local connections.
  11. Ulysses S. Grant was an American politician and military leader who served as the 18th president of the United States from 1869 to 1877.

21 Clues: These laws divided the South into five districts. • was a special tax people had to pay before they could vote. • or laws that greatly limited the freedom of African Americans. • the process of readmitting the former Confederate states to the Union. • the forced separation of white and african americans in public places. • ...

8th Grade American History Review 2021-12-13

8th Grade American History Review crossword puzzle
Across
  1. the reason for which Northern states at the Constitutional Convention favored the counting of slaves for the population
  2. the doctrine in political theory that the government is created by and subject to the will of the people
  3. name of the first institution of higher learning in the United States
  4. Africa, Europe, and the Americas were linked together by the trade route
  5. region of the United States where slavery was most common
  6. the compromise of the Constitutional Convention which determined that slaves would count "three-fifths" of a person for the purpose of determining population
  7. the period before the Civil War dating from 1820 to about 1850
  8. first all-male college in the United States to admit women
  9. the name by which colonial elementary schools were sometimes referred
  10. the route taken by slave ships as they left Africa for the Americas
  11. the British colony to which slaves first arrived in the New World
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  1. the political party that split as a result of the Kansas-Nebraska Act
  2. may have been the single most important event leading to the Civil War
  3. name to which Cambridge College was changed in 1638
  4. the invention that made the removal of cotton seeds from harvested cotton much easier
  5. the reason for which Southern states at the Constitutional Convention favored the counting of slaves for the population
  6. the man sometimes referred to as "the Father of Public Education"
  7. the length of time these people were required to work for their benefactors was five to seven years
  8. the amendment to the Constitution that outlawed slavery
  9. Illinois senator responsible for the Kansas-Nebraska Act
  10. the Northern school teacher who invented the cotton gin
  11. what women of the Antebellum Period were not allowed to own
  12. one of the two religious groups that fought for the abolition of slavery
  13. outlawed slavery north of 36 degrees north latitude
  14. the colony that George Washington allowed to create a regiment of free African Americans and slaves
  15. the culture trait to which education in colonial times was usually linked

26 Clues: name to which Cambridge College was changed in 1638 • outlawed slavery north of 36 degrees north latitude • the amendment to the Constitution that outlawed slavery • the Northern school teacher who invented the cotton gin • Illinois senator responsible for the Kansas-Nebraska Act • region of the United States where slavery was most common • ...

The Iron Curtain 2022-03-13

The Iron Curtain crossword puzzle
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  1. a state of tension between 2 or more nations with no actual fighting.
  2. the policy of not allowing communism to spread to any more nations.
  3. Aid program to assist European countries with post-war reconstruction.
  4. Launched by the Soviet Union - the first artificial satellite put into Earth's orbit.
  5. A collective defense treaty among the Soviet Union and seven other Soviet satellite states in Central and Eastern Europe during the Cold War.
  6. A wall built by the Soviet Union to separate East Berlin from West Berlin in 1961.
  7. The practice of of making accusations of disloyalty, treason, or subversion without regard to evidence.
  8. The theory that if one nation in Asia falls to communism, the rest will follow.
  9. A large system of limited-access (highway) roads in the United States that includes almost all major US cities.
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  1. a political system in which citizens vote for their representatives and their wishes.
  2. The method of fighting that includes ambushes, raids, and the element of surprise to overtake the enemy.
  3. an economic system based on private ownership of business
  4. A peace-keeping organization created at the end of WW2 in hopes of preventing future military conflict.
  5. a political system in which one leader or a small group of leaders holds absolute power.
  6. Provided college or vocational training and one year of unemployment assistance for veterans returning from WW2.
  7. a battle between two or more countries to create the most and best weaponry.
  8. A military alliance including the five Treaty of Brussels states (Belgium, the Netherlands, Luxembourg, France, and the United Kingdom) plus the United States, Canada, Portugal, Italy, Norway, Denmark, and Iceland.
  9. A term indicating the imaginary boundary dividing Europe into two separate areas.
  10. an economic system based on community or government ownership of business.
  11. A statement from President Truman promising aid to Greece and Turkey in order to prevent communist takeover in these nations.
  12. Southern Vietnamese that fought against the United States and the South Vietnamese Government.

21 Clues: an economic system based on private ownership of business • the policy of not allowing communism to spread to any more nations. • a state of tension between 2 or more nations with no actual fighting. • Aid program to assist European countries with post-war reconstruction. • an economic system based on community or government ownership of business. • ...

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
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  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 Happiness • the concept of a government limited in power • The powers each branch holds over the others • the first ten amendments of the constitution • The practice of spending more money then you receive • the right that the government can make any law at any time • measure that requires passing from each senate and the house • ...

Unit 3 Vocabulary 2018-01-21

Unit 3 Vocabulary crossword puzzle
Across
  1. a policy of remaining apart from the affairs or interests of other groups, especially the political affairs of other countries
  2. a union or association formed for mutual benefit, especially between countries or organizations
  3. an American statesman and academic who served as the 28th President of the United States from 1913 to 1921
  4. the movement of 6 million African-Americans out of the rural Southern United States to the urban Northeast, Midwest, and West
  5. a treaty between the U.S. and Cuba that attempted to protect Cuba's independence from foreign intervention
  6. patriotic feeling, principles, or efforts
  7. British ocean liner that was in operation during the early 20th century
  8. members of the 10th Cavalry Regiment of the United States Army, formed on September 21, 1866, at Fort Leavenworth, Kansas
  9. water passage across the isthmus of Panama to link the Atlantic and Pacific Oceans
  10. a war bond that was sold in the United States to support the allied cause in World War I
  11. a policy of extending a country's power and influence through diplomacy or military force
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  1. information, especially of a biased or misleading nature, used to promote or publicize a particular political cause or point of view
  2. a newspaper publisher of the St. Louis Post Dispatch and the New York World. Pulitzer introduced the techniques of yellow journalism to the newspapers he acquired in the 1880s
  3. the belief or desire of a government or people that a country should maintain a strong military capability and be prepared to use it aggressively to defend or promote national interests
  4. a vegetable garden, especially a home garden, planted to increase food production during a war
  5. a state that is controlled and protected by another
  6. the 25th President of the United States from March 4, 1897 until his assassination in September 1901, six months into his second term
  7. the use of a country's financial power to extend its international influence
  8. journalism that is based upon sensationalism and crude exaggeration
  9. people who inhabited Great Britain from the 5th century

20 Clues: patriotic feeling, principles, or efforts • a state that is controlled and protected by another • people who inhabited Great Britain from the 5th century • journalism that is based upon sensationalism and crude exaggeration • British ocean liner that was in operation during the early 20th century • ...

Slavery and Sectionalism 2018-11-14

Slavery and Sectionalism crossword puzzle
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  1. a package of five separate bills passed by the United States Congress in September 1850, which defused a four-year political confrontation between slave and free states on the status of territories acquired during the Mexican–American War
  2. Harriet Beecher Stowe is the author of this book
  3. a person who favors the abolition of a practice or institution, especially capital punishment or (formerly) slavery.
  4. an effort by Congress to defuse the sectional and political rivalries triggered by the request of Missouri late in 1819 for admission as a state in which slavery would be permitted
  5. a system where work was based on time
  6. was passed by the U.S. Congress on May 30, 1854. It allowed people in the territories of Kansas and Nebraska to decide for themselves whether or not to allow slavery within their borders.
  7. restriction of interest to a narrow sphere; undue concern with local interests or petty distinctions at the expense of general well-being.
  8. append or add as an extra or subordinate part, especially to a document.
  9. a network of secret routes and safe houses established in the United States during the early to mid-19th century, and used by African-American slaves to escape into free states and Canada with the aid of abolitionists and allies who were sympathetic to their cause.
  10. a system of labor under slavery characteristic in the Americas.
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  1. an idea that allows the people in a new territory to decide an issue, such as whether to allow slavery
  2. the idea of voiding and not following national laws within a state
  3. william lloyd garrison founded this newspaper
  4. setting a fire on purpose
  5. older slaves the plantation owner thought were loyal
  6. the rights and powers held by individual US states rather than by the federal government.
  7. those that allowed slavery
  8. an American abolitionist and political activist.
  9. those that no longer allowed slavery or were in the process of abolishing it
  10. occurring or existing before a particular war, especially the American Civil War.

20 Clues: setting a fire on purpose • those that allowed slavery • a system where work was based on time • william lloyd garrison founded this newspaper • Harriet Beecher Stowe is the author of this book • an American abolitionist and political activist. • older slaves the plantation owner thought were loyal • a system of labor under slavery characteristic in the Americas. • ...

Ch. 3: Federalism 2019-01-18

Ch. 3: Federalism crossword puzzle
Across
  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. requirement laid down by act of Congress prohibiting a state or local government from exercising a certain power.
  3. federalism view that national government may impose its policy preferences in the states through regulations in the form of mandates and restraints.
  4. federalism view that holds the Constitution is a compact among sovereign states, so that the powers of the national government are fixed and limited.
  5. grant grant-in-aid awarded for general purposes, allowing the recipient great discretion in spending the grant money.
  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. clause third clause in Section 8 of Article I of the Constitution, which gives Congress the power to regulate commerce among the states.
  8. money provided by one level of government to another, to be spent for a given purpose.
  9. governments government unit that administers a city or town.
  10. governments government unit that administers a county.
  11. rights idea that all rights not specifically conferred on the national government by the Constitution are reserved for the states.
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  1. clause last clause in Section 8 of Article I of the Constitution, which gives Congress the means to execute its enumerated powers.
  2. grant categorical grant awarded on the basis of competitive applications submitted by prospective recipients.
  3. powers powers that Congress requires in order to execute its enumerated 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. power of Congress to enacts laws by which the nationals government assumes total or partial responsibility for a state government function.
  7. quality of being supreme in power or authority.
  8. division of power between a central government and regional governments.
  9. requirement that a state undertake an activity or provide a service in keeping with minimum national standards.

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. • ...

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

Samantha Walker’s ch.2-3 crossword crossword puzzle
Across
  1. System of government in which sovereignty is constitutionally divided between national and state government
  2. writer whose teachings the Declaration of Independence was based on, like everyone having unalienable rights
  3. government is in total control
  4. gives congress the ability to pass laws that are necessary
  5. Form of government in which power derives from citizens, but public officials make policy and govern according to existing law
  6. list of powers that congress can employ, listed in Constitution
  7. Form of democracy in which political power is exercised directly by citizens
  8. Initial governing authority of the United States
  9. power given to the president to block legislation passed by congress, but it can be overridden by congress
  10. list of rights that congress can’t take away
  11. Powers retained by the states under the Constitution
  12. gives people the right to choose U.S. senators directly
  13. system of government in which ultimate authority rests with the regional governments
  14. Documents that establish the basic rules and procedures for how a society shall be governed
  15. gives each branch of government power over each other to prevent one branch from having full control
  16. at this meeting the new constitution was purposed
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  1. 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
  2. Gives Congress the power to regulate commerce with foreign nations, with Indian tribes, and among the various states
  3. Makes federal law supreme over state laws
  4. declared America’s independence from England
  5. Powers held by both the national and state governments in a federal system
  6. gives congress ability to tax to provide for the general welfare
  7. process of changing the constitution
  8. prohibits slavery
  9. Right of states to invalidate acts of Congress they believe to be illegal
  10. prevents citizens from one state from suing another state in federal court
  11. reserves the Powers not granted to the national government to the states or to the people
  12. rule by the people
  13. Powers not expressly granted to Congress but added through the necessary and proper clause.

29 Clues: prohibits slavery • rule by the people • government is in total control • process of changing the constitution • Makes federal law supreme over state laws • declared America’s independence from England • list of rights that congress can’t take away • Initial governing authority of the United States • at this meeting the new constitution was purposed • ...

APUSH VOCAB 2019-04-03

APUSH VOCAB crossword puzzle
Across
  1. Military leader at the English settlement known as Jamestown (1608) who helped save the Jamestown settlement from collapsing
  2. seventh president of the United States
  3. The harsh winter of 1609 to 1610
  4. War fought in the United States from 1861 to 1865, between the North and the South
  5. a member of the House of Burgesses, wrote the Declaration of Independence, was ambassador to France and was the third president of the United States of America
  6. Party that was against slavery in the new territories
  7. fear of new immigrants coming to America
  8. the first representative assembly in the New World
  9. Italian who explored the northeastern coast of North America for England in 1497
  10. An Englishman who became a colonist in the early settlement of Virginia and perfected the tobacco industry in North America
  11. Man who invented the Cotton Gin and developed interchangeable parts
  12. a group of religious reformists who wanted to purify the Anglican Church
  13. Shawnee Indian twin brother to the Prophet
  14. an Italian navigator who was hired by the Spanish to find the Northwest Passage to India
  15. Spanish explorers who invaded Central and South America for its riches in the 1500s
Down
  1. restrictive laws designed to limit the freedom of African Americans and ensure their availability as a cheap labor force after slavery was abolished
  2. the forcible enlistment of sailors or soldiers
  3. 16th President of the United States
  4. New England teacher, and author who spoke against the inhumane treatment of insane people and prisoners during the 1830s
  5. English Quaker who started the "Holy Experiment" of Pennsylvania
  6. freed slave who lived in America during the late 1800s who waged a constant battle for the abolition of slavery
  7. agreement in 1494 between Spain and Portugal that divided the world into two hemispheres
  8. Members of the Religious Society of Friends who believed in equality of all peoples and resisted the military
  9. An owner, and cultivator of a small farm
  10. Economic theory that simply states a nation’s power is determined by its wealth in gold

25 Clues: The harsh winter of 1609 to 1610 • 16th President of the United States • seventh president of the United States • An owner, and cultivator of a small farm • fear of new immigrants coming to America • Shawnee Indian twin brother to the Prophet • the forcible enlistment of sailors or soldiers • the first representative assembly in the New World • ...

Geometry Definitions 2014-04-03

Geometry Definitions crossword puzzle
Across
  1. A line that cuts across two or more (usually parallel) lines.
  2. The property that states that if you add the same number to both sides of an equation, the sides remain equal
  3. a point at or near the middle of, or equidistant from, both ends, as of a line
  4. the extent or amount of space between two things, points, lines, etc.
  5. a rectangle having all four sides of equal length.
  6. States that when both sides of an equation have the same number subtracted from them, the remaining expressions are still equal
  7. the pairs of angles on opposite sides of the transversal but outside the two lines
  8. states that for all real numbers x and y, if x = y, then y = x.
  9. the space within two lines or three or more planes diverging from a common point, or within two planes diverging from a common line.
  10. a quadrilateral plane figure having two parallel and two nonparallel sides.
  11. if you divide both sides of an equation by the same nonzero number, the sides remain equal.
  12. the angles that occupy the same relative position at each intersection where a straight line crosses two others
  13. states that for all real numbers x, y, and z,
  14. each of the pairs of opposite angles made by two intersecting lines.
Down
  1. a line of sight.
  2. states that for every real number x, x = x
  3. the line segment connecting the midpoints of two sides of a triangle.
  4. if you multiply both sides of an equation by the same number, the sides remain equal
  5. either of two angles whose sum is 90°.
  6. are the angle pairs that on the inside of the two lines
  7. a parallelogram having four right angles.
  8. If a = b, then a can be substituted for b in any equation or expression
  9. is a ratio of the lengths of two sides of a right triangle
  10. an oblique-angled equilateral parallelogram; any equilateral parallelogram except a square.
  11. he highest point of something; apex; summit; top

25 Clues: a line of sight. • either of two angles whose sum is 90°. • a parallelogram having four right angles. • states that for every real number x, x = x • states that for all real numbers x, y, and z, • he highest point of something; apex; summit; top • a rectangle having all four sides of equal length. • are the angle pairs that on the inside of the two lines • ...

THE COLD WAR (1945 - 1960) 2014-03-25

THE COLD WAR (1945 - 1960) crossword puzzle
Across
  1. this war began when troops from the North streamed across the 38th parallel to reunite the country
  2. the conference where Truman informed Stalin about the atomic bomb
  3. this pact was an alliance of the Soviet Union and their satellite nations in Eastern Europe
  4. the conference where Roosevelt, Stalin, and Churchill met to discuss the future of Germany and Poland
  5. was the leader of the Communist during the Chinese Civil War
  6. delivered a famous speech, in which he coined the phrase "Iron Curtain"
  7. the first artificial satellite to orbit Earth
  8. this scare led to the development of hysteria that Communism infiltrated society of the United States
  9. the policy of making the military power so strong that no enemy would dare attack for fear of retaliation
  10. were the first civilians to be convicted of espionage and executed
  11. was smear tactics utilized by a Senator from Wisconsin, which attempted to expose Communists in the government
  12. policy of the United States to control the expansion of Communism in the world
  13. he fulfilled a campaign promise to bring the Korean War to an end
  14. during this airlift, planes flew around the clock delivering supplies to individuals in West Berlin
  15. a race between the United States and Soviet Union to gain weapons superiority
Down
  1. wrote a long telegram to the State Department expressing concern about Communism in Europe, which led to the creation of the Truman Doctrine
  2. this type of security was based on the principle of mutual military assistance between the countries that formed NATO
  3. guided military forces of the United Nations in Korea
  4. nations that were subject to Soviet Union domination, created a buffer zone against attacks
  5. primarily investigated the suspicion of Communism in the movie industry
  6. were known as long-range rockets of the Soviet Union
  7. John Foster Dulles created this policy, in which he expressed that the United States was prepared to risk war to protect its national interests
  8. a plan developed by the United States that provided financial aid to rebuild countries in Europe
  9. was accused by Whitaker Chambers of being a Communist

24 Clues: the first artificial satellite to orbit Earth • were known as long-range rockets of the Soviet Union • guided military forces of the United Nations in Korea • was accused by Whitaker Chambers of being a Communist • was the leader of the Communist during the Chinese Civil War • the conference where Truman informed Stalin about the atomic bomb • ...

Practice Vocabulary Quiz V 2023-03-20

Practice Vocabulary Quiz V crossword puzzle
Across
  1. known for having done or participated in something bad
  2. looking down on someone or something with scorn
  3. the authority of a state to govern itself
  4. Nathan ____,Confederate general then chosen as the first leader, or "grand wizard," of the Ku Klux Klan
  5. Ulysses S. ____,18th president of the U.S. who first was a commanding general of the Union Army
  6. a battle or game that comes to a halt without anyone winning or able to continue
  7. something enormous in size and strength
  8. growing quickly and in a way that is difficult to control
  9. to cover or conceal
  10. unavoidable
  11. to slow or hamper
  12. ___ Proclamation declared that all enslaved people in the slave states "shall be free" and permitted African Americans to join the Union army
Down
  1. represented Mississippi in the U.S. congress then became the president of the Confederate States
  2. required by law to enlist into the armed forces
  3. inability or unwillingness to move or advance
  4. Robert ____,a sailor and later a Union naval captain, he was highly honored for his feats of bravery and heroism. He became a Congressman after the Civil War.
  5. an action or statement that insults or offends someone
  6. a choice or option for dealing with a difficult situation
  7. part of the United States that seceded from the US federal government and lost the Civil War
  8. an order from a person in a position of authority
  9. William ___ staged a successful one-man revolt after his ship was captured and gave Union 1st naval victory.
  10. part of the United States that stayed loyal to the US federal government and won the Civil War
  11. to reduce to a lower rank
  12. to call out or bring up emotions or feelings
  13. formal separation from an alliance or nation
  14. 16th president of the U.S. whose main goal was to restore the Union, be believed blacks should be freed but that they should be sent to Africa
  15. Robert E. ___,Commander of the Confederate States Army who surrendered to the Union on April 1865

27 Clues: unavoidable • to slow or hamper • to cover or conceal • to reduce to a lower rank • something enormous in size and strength • the authority of a state to govern itself • to call out or bring up emotions or feelings • formal separation from an alliance or nation • inability or unwillingness to move or advance • required by law to enlist into the armed forces • ...

Bill of Rights and Amendments 11-27 2024-02-20

Bill of Rights and Amendments 11-27 crossword puzzle
Across
  1. The Fourteenth Amendment gives all citizens equal protection and due_____
  2. The Twenty-sixth Amendment allows ______year-olds to vote
  3. The freedom of religion, speech and assembly are protected by the _____ Amendment
  4. The _________ vote is counting the number of people voting in an election
  5. The Eighteenth Amendment prohibited the sale of ______
  6. The tenth Amendment states that powers not directly delegated to the federal government are held by the ______
  7. The Twenty-first Amendment _________ the Eighteenth Amendment.
  8. The Eleventh Amendment says that citizens who live in a different state can't _____another state
  9. The _________ Amendment provides us with a speedy and public trial
  10. The Fourth Amendment protects us from unreasonable _____ and seizures
  11. The Twenty-fourth Amendment protects us from having to pay a poll ____to vote
  12. The fifteenth Amendment states that persons can not be denied the right to vote due to their _____
  13. The Twenty-third Amendment gave ________ D.C. three electors in the Electoral College.
  14. The Twelfth Amendment sets up two separate votes for President and ____ President
Down
  1. The Twenty-fifth Amendment determines the _____of the President should a vacancy occur during his term
  2. The ______ Amendment states that we have other rights not enumerated in the Constitution
  3. The ________ Amendment protects us from self-incrimination
  4. The Eighth Amendment protects us from cruel and ______ punishments
  5. The Sixteenth Amendment allows Congress to collect _____ tax
  6. The Twenty-second Amendment limits the President to two 4-year _____
  7. The ____ of Rights are the first 10 amendments of the Constitution
  8. The Thirteenth Amendment abolished ____
  9. The Twentieth Amendment states that the new President will take office on ______ 20th
  10. Voting rights.
  11. The Seventeenth Amendment determines that U.S. ______ are to be elected by popular vote
  12. The right to bear arms is protected by the ______ Amendment
  13. The _______ Amendment protects us from the quartering of soldiers during peace time
  14. The Seventh Amendment provides us with the right to a jury trial in ________ cases
  15. The twenty-seventh Amendment says ______ cannot have a pay raise until after the next election.
  16. ________suffrage was addressed by the Nineteenth Amendment

30 Clues: Voting rights. • The Thirteenth Amendment abolished ____ • The Eighteenth Amendment prohibited the sale of ______ • The Twenty-sixth Amendment allows ______year-olds to vote • The ________ Amendment protects us from self-incrimination • ________suffrage was addressed by the Nineteenth Amendment • The right to bear arms is protected by the ______ Amendment • ...

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
Down
  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 disagreement • to issues within a country • relating to issues within a country • to treat a person or group unfairly • a country governed by elected representatives • supporting ideas of freedom, change, and progress • a basic set of ideas used to develop a larger plan • to 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
Down
  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 disagreement • to issues within a country • relating to issues within a country • to treat a person or group unfairly • a country governed by elected representatives • supporting ideas of freedom, change, and progress • a basic set of ideas used to develop a larger plan • to 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
Down
  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 disagreement • to issues within a country • relating to issues within a country • to treat a person or group unfairly • a country governed by elected representatives • supporting ideas of freedom, change, and progress • a basic set of ideas used to develop a larger plan • to 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
Down
  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 disagreement • to issues within a country • relating to issues within a country • to treat a person or group unfairly • a country governed by elected representatives • supporting ideas of freedom, change, and progress • a basic set of ideas used to develop a larger plan • to 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
Down
  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 disagreement • to issues within a country • relating to issues within a country • to treat a person or group unfairly • a country governed by elected representatives • supporting ideas of freedom, change, and progress • a basic set of ideas used to develop a larger plan • to agree or pledge to support someone or something • ...

Unit 5 Civil War and Reconstruction 2024-05-08

Unit 5 Civil War and Reconstruction crossword puzzle
Across
  1. Fort ____ was a sea fort built near Charlestown, SC
  2. He was a famous Civil War general and later becomes president
  3. Surrounding an enemy town/fort to get them to surrender
  4. He was President of the Confederate States of America.
  5. This many southern states broke away from the Union
  6. In this South, this crop was a major export.
  7. This term refers to people being loyal to their region of the country
  8. ____'s March to the Sea was a destructive march from Atlanta to Savanna
  9. The Northern side of the Civil War is known as the ____.
  10. Fighting between pro and anti-slavery over Kansas is known as ____ Kansas
  11. This state was the first to secede from the Union.
  12. This battle occurred early in the Civil War in the state of Maryland
  13. Southern states wanted to ____ from the Union and be their own country
  14. Invention as a form of communication that transmits info by electrical signals sent by wire
  15. This was the first major battle of the Civil War (2 wds)
  16. This major conflict was between the North and South
  17. Soldiers that move on foot and carry muskets/rifles
  18. Uncle Tom's ___ was written by Harriet Beecher Stowe
Down
  1. In the Senate chamber, this man was beaten with a cane by Preston Brooks
  2. Division of soldiers that specialize in cannons and explosives
  3. Famous Confederate General that invaded Northern states
  4. Someone who wants to end slavery is known as this.
  5. The South argued for secession in order to protect state's ____
  6. Slang term used to describe Union soldiers
  7. Slaves were emancipated by Abraham _____.
  8. This was the official name of the southern states during the Civil War
  9. The surrender at ____ was the beginning of the end for the Confederacy
  10. In 1863, this battle took place in Adams County, PA
  11. Southerners referred to the Civil War as the War of Northern ______
  12. Series of military operations that form a distinct phase of the war.
  13. Group of soldiers that ride into battle on horseback
  14. Naval tactic where ships block off the coast from getting supplies

32 Clues: Slaves were emancipated by Abraham _____. • Slang term used to describe Union soldiers • In this South, this crop was a major export. • Someone who wants to end slavery is known as this. • This state was the first to secede from the Union. • Fort ____ was a sea fort built near Charlestown, SC • This many southern states broke away from the Union • ...

Our puzzling govt 2 2022-11-18

Our puzzling govt 2 crossword puzzle
Across
  1. powers the Constitution grants or delegates to the national government
  2. are rights to pass through or live in any state;
  3. Such compacts are written agreements between two or more states
  4. the power to assume responsibility for a state government function, in order to gain authority over a state.
  5. that is, return to a state criminals and fugitives who flee across state lines to escape justice
  6. laws relating to disputes between individuals, groups, or with the state.
  7. Article VI, Section 2, of the Constitution makes the acts and treaties of the United States supreme
  8. favors state and local action in dealing with problems
  9. A nationalist Chief Justice; presided during McCulloch
  10. Supreme Court has accepted this view. Under whos view
  11. shall be given in each state to the public acts, records, and judicial proceedings of every other stat
Down
  1. The Constitution also reserves certain powers strictly to the states
  2. These are sums of money given to state or local governments to be spent for a variety of specific purposes
  3. Those powers that the national government requires to carry out the powers that are expressly defined in the Constitution are?
  4. when signed by the president, enables the people of the territory interested in becoming a state to prepare a constitution
  5. the ability of state and local governments to make their own policies
  6. article1 section 8
  7. organization of government administrators, to carry out legislation
  8. those powers that both the national government and the states have.
  9. favors national action in dealing with these matters
  10. the national government must control immigration and establish diplomatic relations with other countries, even though these powers are not spelled out in the Constitution.
  11. levied on individual earnings has become the major source of money for the national government
  12. those powers directly expressed or stated in the Constitution by the Founders
  13. racial discrimination in public accommodations such as hotels and restaurants.
  14. is a federal order requiring states to provide a serviceor undertake an activity in a manner that meets minimum national standards set by Congress.

25 Clues: article1 section 8 • are rights to pass through or live in any state; • favors national action in dealing with these matters • Supreme Court has accepted this view. Under whos view • favors state and local action in dealing with problems • A nationalist Chief Justice; presided during McCulloch • Such compacts are written agreements between two or more states • ...

HIstory 2022-11-18

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

23 Clues: agreement among states • court never gives a complete listing • Constitution is a compact among the states. • Specific powers granted to Congress as outlined • shall be given in each state to the public acts • rights given to Congress to conduct governmental duties • refers to a type of tax that governments impose on income • ...

Japjot Singh Ch #14 Study Guide 2023-05-04

Japjot Singh Ch #14 Study Guide crossword puzzle
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  1. One of the States in the area where there is the most cotton plantations
  2. About how many slaves did the average southern owned
  3. Invention that made travel easier and spiked in the mid 1800s
  4. What were many workers in factories in the North
  5. What did these wealthy slave owners do in the South
  6. About how many immigrants came in the 1840s and 1850s
  7. What did slave owners view their slaves as
  8. One of the "skilled workers" that a slave could become
  9. What was the South's economy based on
  10. Machine that Elias Howe made, which then Isaac Singer improved
  11. What solved the economy about the crop that the South's economy was based on
  12. What crop was the South's economy based on
  13. What was difficult about the crop that the South's economy was based on
  14. Ships that were the fastest in the 1840s and 1850s
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  1. Who lead a rebellion that killed 57 whites and made plantation owners fear for a war
  2. About how many slaves were apart of the South's population
  3. One of the states in the largest area of cotton plantations
  4. One of the states in the largest range of cotton plantations
  5. One of the "skilled workers" that a slave could be
  6. What was the area called where there was the most cotton plantations
  7. What was the North's economy based on
  8. What was the second largest race that immigrated to the United States
  9. One of these machines could do the work of how many people
  10. The law passed that restricited slaves from running away or rebelling
  11. Who invented the machine that solved the problem in the South
  12. What did Denmark Vesey try to do but failed
  13. the percent of people that were wealthy slave owners
  14. What was the largest race that immigrated to the United States
  15. What were the small percent of wealthy slave owners known as
  16. Machine that Samuel Morse created; made communication easier

30 Clues: What was the North's economy based on • What was the South's economy based on • What did slave owners view their slaves as • What crop was the South's economy based on • What did Denmark Vesey try to do but failed • What were many workers in factories in the North • One of the "skilled workers" that a slave could be • Ships that were the fastest in the 1840s and 1850s • ...

ABC CIVIL WAR 2025-05-08

ABC CIVIL WAR crossword puzzle
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  1. was a US fort in South Carolina where the Civil War began
  2. states were slave states that stayed loyal to the Union during the Civil War.
  3. also called the Union was the part of the United States that fought to keep the country together during the Civil War.
  4. was the general for the North during the Civil War
  5. was the president of the Confederate States.
  6. means treating people unfairly and taking away their rights.
  7. were soldiers known for their bright colorful uniforms and fancy marching.
  8. was the time after the Civil War when the US tried to rebuild the South.
  9. were the foot soldiers in the Civil War the ones who fought most of the battles on the ground
  10. The movement to end slavery in the US. .
  11. was a big Union victory. It gave the North control of the Mississippi River and split the South
  12. a slaved who went to court to win his freedom
  13. lets people in Kansas and Nebraska decide if they wanted slavery.
  14. was a person in the army who made sure soldiers had supplies.
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  1. was one of the most important battles during the War.
  2. played a big role during the Civil War. They worked as nurses spies and even disguised themselves so they could fight.
  3. was the idea that people living in a new U.S. territory should get to vote on whether to allow slavery
  4. was an order by President Lincoln that said slaves should be free
  5. is when a state decides to leave the Union
  6. was a deal made to keep peace. It let Missouri join as a slave state and Maine as a free state.
  7. made up of Southern states that tried to get away because they wanted slavery and thought that the government was taking away their rights.
  8. were a series of debates between Abraham Lincoln and Stephen Douglas
  9. was born a slave and escaped risking her life for others to do the same
  10. ended slavery in the US

24 Clues: ended slavery in the US • is when a state decides to leave the Union • was the president of the Confederate States. • a slaved who went to court to win his freedom • was the general for the North during the Civil War • was one of the most important battles during the War. • The movement to end slavery in the US. . • ...

Chapter 9 Vocab 2025-01-08

Chapter 9 Vocab crossword puzzle
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  1. a coded message sent to Mexico, proposing a military alliance against the United States
  2. illicit goods
  3. stipulated that Germany would sink a merchant ship only if contraband materials were found on board
  4. the area of land between two enemy trench systems, not controlled by either side
  5. the opinions or actions of people who believe that a country should use military methods, forces, etc., to gain power and to achieve its goals
  6. information, especially of a biased or misleading nature, used to promote or publicize a particular political cause or point of view.
  7. a nation—a group of people with similar political ambitions—can seek to create its own independent government or state
  8. the belief that your country is superior, without question or doubt
  9. a levy on a defeated country forcing it to pay some of the war costs of the winning countries
  10. Turkish work for mountain
  11. the practice of spying or of using spies, typically by governments to obtain political and military information
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  1. an independent agency of the government of the United States under the Wilson administration created to influence public opinion to support the US in World War I
  2. an independent agency of the United States government that maintains a database of registered male U.S. citizens and other U.S. residents potentially subject to military conscription
  3. vegetable gardens planted during the world wars in order to ensure an adequate food supply for civilians and troops
  4. heir presumptive to the throne of Austria-Hungary
  5. an agreement made by opposing sides in a war to stop fighting for a certain time
  6. formally ending World War One
  7. a United States bureaucratic organization tasked with resolving labor disputes and maintaining economic production during World War I and World War II
  8. a government agency developed to assist in aiding the United States in the industrial production of materials for the American Army as they became involved in World War I
  9. a group of merchant ships sailing together under the protection of larger and/or more heavily armed ships

20 Clues: illicit goods • Turkish work for mountain • formally ending World War One • heir presumptive to the throne of Austria-Hungary • the belief that your country is superior, without question or doubt • the area of land between two enemy trench systems, not controlled by either side • an agreement made by opposing sides in a war to stop fighting for a certain time • ...

us history vocab 2025-11-25

us history vocab crossword puzzle
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  1. American steel industry, Carnegie Steel Company, controlled the U.S. steel market and related industries like mines and railroads.
  2. An amendment that granted citizenship to all persons born or naturalized in the United States, including former slaves, and guaranteed equal protection under the law.
  3. A railroad that connected the eastern United States to the western territories, facilitating transportation and trade.
  4. An amendment to the U.S. Constitution that abolished slavery and involuntary servitude.
  5. American businessman who built his wealth controlling the railroad industry.
  6. State and local laws that enforced racial segregation in the Southern United States, creating a system of institutionalized discrimination.
  7. A faction of the Republican Party that believed in harsh measures against the Southern states and advocated for equal rights for Black Americans.
  8. A legal provision that allowed individuals to bypass literacy tests or poll taxes if their grandfathers had been eligible to vote before the Civil War, effectively excluding Black voters.
  9. The person who killed Lincoln.
  10. American financier and banker who dominated corporate finance and founded JPMorgan Chase Bank
  11. Powerful American industrialist or financier from the late 19th century who became wealthy through unethical business practices
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  1. Founding and leading the Standard Oil Company
  2. An amendment that granted African American men the right to vote, prohibiting the federal and state governments from denying a citizen the right to vote based on race.
  3. A law that provided land to settlers in the West, encouraging westward expansion and settlement.
  4. A term describing the political alignment of Southern states with the Democratic Party following the Reconstruction era, often opposing civil rights for Black Americans.
  5. Fees that individuals had to pay in order to vote, which were often used to prevent poor and minority citizens from voting.
  6. Lincoln’s plan to help rebuild the south, the south was not to be punished too harshly
  7. Tests that were used to determine a person's reading and writing skills, often used to disenfranchise Black voters.
  8. His disagreement with the Radical Republicans in Congress about Reconstruction policies led to his removal from office.
  9. investigative journalism that exposes corruption, scandals, and social injustices, particularly those of powerful businesses and government officials

20 Clues: The person who killed Lincoln. • Founding and leading the Standard Oil Company • American businessman who built his wealth controlling the railroad industry. • Lincoln’s plan to help rebuild the south, the south was not to be punished too harshly • An amendment to the U.S. Constitution that abolished slavery and involuntary servitude. • ...

Unit 6 Constitution 2026-02-12

Unit 6 Constitution crossword puzzle
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  1. A compromise that created a two-chambered system of government, where one chamber has equal state representation and another represents states by population.
  2. America's first form of government, which was relatively weak.
  3. A representation plan that would have given states with large populations more representation.
  4. This branch enforces laws, is lead by the President, and is established by Article 2 of the Constitution.
  5. This amendment protects you from cruel or unusual punishments.
  6. A rebellion of unpaid veterans who exposed the weakness of the Articles of Confederation.
  7. This amendment gives you the right to a lawyer and the right to a speedy trial.
  8. Someone who supported a strong, central government.
  9. This amendment acknowledges that you have other rights besides those listed in the Constitution.
  10. This amendment protects you from unreasonable searches and seizures.
  11. A compromise in which slaveowning states could count 3/5ths of their slaves towards their total population.
  12. Chapters or sections of a document.
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  1. A system in which each branch of government has a little power over the others, so that no one branch gets too powerful.
  2. To reject or refuse to sign.
  3. Someone who supported a weak central government and strong state governments.
  4. To hold a trial to remove someone from office.
  5. This amendment gives you the right to a jury in a civil case.
  6. A group of pirates exposed the weakness of the Articles of Confederation.
  7. This branch interprets laws, is lead by the Supreme Court, and is established by Article 3 of the Consitution.
  8. A word meaning "two houses" or "two chambers."
  9. The law-making branch of government, lead by Congress and established by Article 1 of the Constitution.
  10. A representation plan that would have given all states equal representation.
  11. This amendment gives powers not listed in the Constitution to the States, and then the people.
  12. This amendment protects the right to bear arms.
  13. This amendment protects you from self-incrimination and Double Jeopardy, and gives you due process.
  14. This amendment protects you from being forced to quarter soldiers.
  15. This amendment protects freedom of speech.

27 Clues: To reject or refuse to sign. • Chapters or sections of a document. • This amendment protects freedom of speech. • To hold a trial to remove someone from office. • A word meaning "two houses" or "two chambers." • This amendment protects the right to bear arms. • Someone who supported a strong, central government. • ...

apush 2015-04-22

apush crossword puzzle
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  1. laws the first legislative implements the emerged the temperance movement. it banned the sale and manufacturing of alcohol.
  2. act of 1807 created by Thomas Jefferson it requested a banning on trade wit Europe to avoid American involvement in the Napoleonic Wars.
  3. Convention The counties of Maryland joined to gather in an assembly as a united whole during the revolutionary period to form a revolutionary war.
  4. of tears the relocation of native americans from their home to oklahoma. it occurred president andrew jackson and many native americans died or suffered from disease and starvation.
  5. doctrine policy of the United States that the United States would view Europe efforts to colonize the Americas as an act of aggression.
  6. territory an area of land north of the mexican cession and extending into canada. it was incorporated into the US by 1859.
  7. Convention During the war of 1812 the New England states joined in this convention to discuss New England's possible secession from the United States.
  8. deere founder of john deere and company the biggest manufacture of agricultural equipment in the world. he was an american blacksmith and invented the steel plow.
  9. Rebellion Began in 1791 in objection to a tax on whiskey to help pay off national debt under Hamilton's financial plan during Washington's administration.
  10. falls convention an early american convention for women's rights held in senca fall, new york. the declaration of sentiments was written there.
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  1. american war a war between the US and mexico that took place between 1846 and 1848. it was caused by the US annexation of texas and desire to purchase california.
  2. An Indian leader of a confederacy that conflicted against America during the war named after this leader, which took place in the Old Northwest.
  3. Prosser's Rebellion A literate black slave that lived in the Richmond area launched a large scale slave revolt. Governor Monroe quickly crushed the rebellion.
  4. purchase the French sold the territory of Louisiana in 1803 to the US for 15 million dollars. It doubled the size of the United States and gave them control of the Mississippi.
  5. proviso a seed of the civil war, it wanted to ban slavery in the territory of the mexican cession. it increased conflict over the issue if slavery.
  6. in Council In 1807 the British Privy Council specifically used this order to make a sanction during the Napoleonic Wars. It blockaded French ports until ships went to British port.
  7. dix an influential american reformer that worked for the mentally ill to help create mental asylums that helped work with the ill.
  8. c. calhoun vice president of the united states under adams and jackson, from south carolina who fought slavery, state's rights, and nullification.
  9. Treaty A treaty with the United States and Britain trying to avoid the start of a war. It resulted in opposition from the democratic-republicans. It tried to insure obedience to the Treaty of Paris.
  10. douglas a democrat from illinois who lost the presidency to republican abraham lincoln. he was called "the little gaint" because of his small stature but his gaint influence in politics.

20 Clues: territory an area of land north of the mexican cession and extending into canada. it was incorporated into the US by 1859. • laws the first legislative implements the emerged the temperance movement. it banned the sale and manufacturing of alcohol. • ...

Age of Reform Crossword. 2022-03-24

Age of Reform Crossword. crossword puzzle
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  1. Women's suffragist
  2. implying something
  3. A Christian abolitionist, suffragist, journalist, and social reformer.
  4. The movement to end slavery in the United States
  5. abstinence from alcoholic drink
  6. Prison reformist
  7. something abnormal
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  1. Author of Walden
  2. American poet who wrote Wild Nights
  3. Underground Railroad conductor
  4. Education Reformist
  5. American poet who wrote the Raven
  6. Anti Immigration citizens of the United States
  7. "Perfect Societies"

14 Clues: Author of Walden • Prison reformist • Women's suffragist • implying something • something abnormal • Education Reformist • "Perfect Societies" • Underground Railroad conductor • abstinence from alcoholic drink • American poet who wrote the Raven • American poet who wrote Wild Nights • Anti Immigration citizens of the United States • The movement to end slavery in the United States • ...

The Robinson Times Crossword Puzzle 2021-08-19

The Robinson Times Crossword Puzzle crossword puzzle
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  1. Native American tribe with a written language
  2. The journey taken by over 60,000 Native Americans as they were forced to move away from their homes.
  3. The fastest mode of transportation in 1880.
  4. Region of the United States that includes New York, Maine, and Pennsylvania
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  1. The name of your U.S. History Teacher
  2. The name of this school
  3. The subject of this class
  4. Region of the United States that includes California, Nevada, and Montana
  5. Region of the United States that includes Tennessee, Texas, and Florida
  6. Region of the United States that includes Ohio, Michigan, and Wisconsin
  7. Tribe of Native Americans that lived in teepees and travelled with buffalo tribes across the West.

11 Clues: The name of this school • The subject of this class • The name of your U.S. History Teacher • The fastest mode of transportation in 1880. • Native American tribe with a written language • Region of the United States that includes Tennessee, Texas, and Florida • Region of the United States that includes Ohio, Michigan, and Wisconsin • ...

American Govt 2024-05-07

American Govt crossword puzzle
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  1. The federal government can regulate this
  2. Speaker of the NYC
  3. Where federal government is located
  4. Mayor of NYC
  5. All branches of government hold these
  6. NYS Governor
  7. Comptroller
  8. Councilmembers Legislative Branch
  9. Public Advocate
  10. All branched of government has this
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  1. New York State govt can regulate this
  2. Where City government is located
  3. Vice President of the United States
  4. Where State government is located
  5. New York City can regulate this
  6. President of the United States

16 Clues: Comptroller • Mayor of NYC • NYS Governor • Public Advocate • Speaker of the NYC • President of the United States • New York City can regulate this • Where City government is located • Where State government is located • Councilmembers Legislative Branch • Vice President of the United States • Where federal government is located • All branched of government has this • ...

Liberty Video Guide Questions Crossword #6 "Are We To Be A Nation?" Constructed by Aaditya Pranesh 2025-02-21

Liberty Video Guide Questions Crossword #6 "Are We To Be A Nation?" Constructed by Aaditya Pranesh crossword puzzle
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  1. The first president, whose leadership influenced the role of the executive branch.
  2. The group that feared a strong central government and wanted a Bill of Rights.
  3. The compromise that counted enslaved individuals as a fraction of a person for representation.
  4. The compromise that created a bicameral legislature balancing large and small states.
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  1. The plan that favored small states by giving each state equal representation.
  2. The series of essays written to support the ratification of the Constitution.
  3. The first ten amendments to the U.S. Constitution.
  4. The agreement between Federalists and Anti-Federalists to secure ratification.
  5. The Virginian known as the "Father of the Constitution."
  6. The plan that favored larger states by basing representation on population.
  7. The convention where the U.S. Constitution was drafted.
  8. The economic and political system that was a major point of debate between Northern and Southern states.

12 Clues: The first ten amendments to the U.S. Constitution. • The convention where the U.S. Constitution was drafted. • The Virginian known as the "Father of the Constitution." • The plan that favored larger states by basing representation on population. • The plan that favored small states by giving each state equal representation. • ...

National Chain of Command 2023-10-04

National Chain of Command crossword puzzle
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  1. Your Senior Aerospace Science Instructor
  2. Chief of Staff of the Army
  3. Chief of Space Operations
  4. Chief of Staff of the Air Force
  5. Secretary of Defense
  6. Vice President of the United States
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  1. Chairman, Joint Chief of Staff
  2. Director, AFJROTC
  3. Secretary of State
  4. Secretary of the Air Force
  5. Governor of Ohio
  6. Commandant of the Coast Guard
  7. Chief Master Sergeant of the Air Force
  8. President of the United States (Commander-in Chief)
  9. Chief of Naval Operations
  10. Your Aerospace Science Instructor
  11. Commandant of the Marine Corps

17 Clues: Governor of Ohio • Director, AFJROTC • Secretary of State • Secretary of Defense • Chief of Space Operations • Chief of Naval Operations • Secretary of the Air Force • Chief of Staff of the Army • Commandant of the Coast Guard • Chairman, Joint Chief of Staff • Commandant of the Marine Corps • Chief of Staff of the Air Force • Your Aerospace Science Instructor • ...

Documents 2016-04-22

Documents crossword puzzle
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  1. of Confederation the original constitution of the US, ratified in 1781, which was replaced by the US Constitution in 1789.
  2. points was a statement of principles for world peace that was to be used for peace negotiations in order to end World War I.
  3. of Independence the formal statement written by Thomas Jefferson declaring the freedom of the thirteen American colonies from Great Britain.
  4. amendment bolished slavery in the United States.
  5. amendment Constitution granted African American men the right to vote.
  6. Constitution A document that embodies the fundamental laws and principles by which the United States is governed.
  7. amendment Provided direct election of senators.
  8. amendment ended poll taxes.
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  1. Carta a document constituting a fundamental guarantee of rights and privileges.
  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. 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 Versailles was one of the peace treaties at the end of World War I.
  5. 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.
  6. 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.
  7. amendment defining national citizenship and forbidding the states to restrict the basic rights of citizens or other persons.
  8. amendment gives Congress the power to collect taxes on income without apportioning it among the states.
  9. amendment gave women the right to vote.
  10. amendment the right of 18 years old 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. • ...

Geometry 2022-07-19

Geometry crossword puzzle
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  1. triangle a triangle that has one of its interior angles equal to 90 degrees or any one angle is a right angle.
  2. a polygon with 3 sides.
  3. angles nonadjacent angles formed by intersecting lines.
  4. a theorem that states that if two angles and the non-included side of one triangle are congruent to the corresponding two angles and side of a second triangle.
  5. exactly equal in size and shape.
  6. in the same location in two or more objects.
  7. a postulate that states that if two angles and the included side of one triangle are congruent to the corresponding two angles and included side of a second triangle.
  8. two rays that share a common endpoint, referred to as a vertex from an angle; the rays form the sides of the angle.
  9. in a right triangle the sides opposite the acute angles.
  10. a postulate that states that if three sides of one triangle are congruent to three sides of a second triangle.
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  1. a theorem that states that if the hypotenuse and leg of one right triangle are congruent to the hypotenuse and leg of a second triangle.
  2. a pair of non-overlapping angles that have a common vertex and a common ray
  3. a side between two angles or the angle between two sides.
  4. line segment that joins two vertices in a shape.
  5. statement two triangles are said to be congruent if one can be placed over the other so that they coincide.
  6. in a right triangle, the side opposite the right angle.
  7. a side or angle that isn't between two things.
  8. a postulate that states that if two sides and the included angle of one triangle are congruent to the corresponding two sides and included angle of a second triangle.

18 Clues: a polygon with 3 sides. • exactly equal in size and shape. • in the same location in two or more objects. • a side or angle that isn't between two things. • line segment that joins two vertices in a shape. • angles nonadjacent angles formed by intersecting lines. • in a right triangle, the side opposite the right angle. • ...

Civil War Crossword 2023-02-16

Civil War Crossword crossword puzzle
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  1. United States
  2. Draft Without Chose
  3. Take Away
  4. Medicine
  5. Rights Federal Government
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  1. Unarthorized Police Power
  2. Self Rule
  3. Block
  4. Homemade Fabric
  5. One´s Region

10 Clues: Block • Medicine • Self Rule • Take Away • One´s Region • United States • Homemade Fabric • Draft Without Chose • Unarthorized Police Power • Rights Federal Government

Civil War 2023-02-16

Civil War crossword puzzle
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  1. divided ones interest
  2. block
  3. self-rule
  4. medicine
  5. homemade fabric
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  1. united states
  2. Rights 10th amendment
  3. draft without choice
  4. self-appointed police
  5. take away

10 Clues: block • medicine • self-rule • take away • united states • homemade fabric • draft without choice • divided ones interest • Rights 10th amendment • self-appointed police

Reconstruction 2022-04-24

Reconstruction crossword puzzle
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  1. an American white supremacist terrorist and hate group
  2. the period after the American Civil War from 1865 to 1877
  3. The right of citizens of the United States to vote shall not be denied or abridged by the United States or by any State on account of race, color, or previous condition of servitude.
  4. laws that resiricted rights of african americans
  5. a political candidate who seeks election in an area where they have no local connections.
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  1. 17th president of the United States, serving from 1865 to 1869.
  2. All persons born or naturalized in the United States and subject to the jurisdiction thereof, are citizens of the United States and of the State wherein they reside. No State shall make or enforce any law which shall abridge the privileges or immunities of citizens of the United States; nor shall any State deprive any person of life, liberty, or property, without due process of law; nor deny to any person within its jurisdiction the equal protection of the laws.
  3. Neither slavery nor involuntary servitude, except as a punishment for crime whereof the party shall have been duly convicted, shall exist within the United States, or any place subject to their jurisdiction.
  4. a person who behaves badly but in an amusingly mischievous rather than harmful way; a rascal.
  5. a civil war in the United States between the Union and the Confederacy.

10 Clues: laws that resiricted rights of african americans • an American white supremacist terrorist and hate group • the period after the American Civil War from 1865 to 1877 • 17th president of the United States, serving from 1865 to 1869. • a civil war in the United States between the Union and the Confederacy. • ...

Modern World History Final 2021-05-17

Modern World History Final crossword puzzle
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  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.
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  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
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  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.
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  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 Confederacy • The name of the Union plan to win the war • This proclamation freed all slaves in the rebelling states. • The battle at this Fort was the first conflict of the Civil War • The battle where Lee was forced to surrender to Ulysses S Grant • the 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
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  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
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  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 Happiness • the concept of a government limited in power • The powers each branch holds over the others • the first ten amendments of the constitution • The practice of spending more money then you receive • the right that the government can make any law at any time • measure that requires passing from each senate and the house • ...

Emil's Puzzle 2022-06-07

Emil's Puzzle crossword puzzle
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  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 republic • person 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 area • The political party Andrew Jackson belonged to • One person part of Jackson's Kitchen Cabinet; wrote Jackson's speeches • last name of the president of the Second Bank who many politicans didn't like • the 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 drink • The first 10 amendments in the constitution • A role that advises the president on any subject • Powers that are granted to the federal government • the Senate's most prominent states' rights advocate • Contained 15 u.s. states and 2 Canadian providence’s • American 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: cities • To Reject • To withdraw • a work stoppage • parts that are alike • development of industry • separate cotton from seeds • Money that a business spends • distinct region of the country • A piece of paper the bank issues • A violent slave uprising in 1831 • increased production by machines • The use of machinery to make goods • areas 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: cities • To reject • To withdraw • work stoppage • made by Eli Whitney • violent slave uprising • development of industry • similar and easily replaces • license from the government • using machinery to make goods • distinct regions in a country • effort to decrease productions • paper issued to customers by bank • areas made of farms and countryside • ...

Ch. 3: Federalism 2019-01-18

Ch. 3: Federalism crossword puzzle
Across
  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
Across
  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 leader • a collective defense treaty signed in Warsaw • the first major international crises of the Cold War • American initiative passed in 1948 to aid Western Europe • a geopolitical strategy to stop the expansion of an enemy • a 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 slavery • rule by the people • government is in total control • process of changing the constitution • To formally withdraw from a nation-state • Makes federal law supreme over state laws • declared America’s independence from England • list of rights that congress can’t take away • Initial 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
Across
  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 company • people who are jobless • a tax on imports or exports between sovereign states • was an American poet, social activist, novelist, playwright • was the most popular female blues singer of the 1920s and 1930s • was 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 disagreement • to issues within a country • relating to issues within a country • to treat a person or group unfairly • a country governed by elected representatives • supporting ideas of freedom, change, and progress • a basic set of ideas used to develop a larger plan • to agree or pledge to support someone or something • ...