states Crossword Puzzles

PUZZLE #1 2023-06-06

PUZZLE #1 crossword puzzle
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  1. Canyon - A massive natural wonder located in Arizona, known for its breathtaking views.
  2. - A famous statue in New York Harbor, representing freedom and a symbol of the United States.
  3. Gate - A famous suspension bridge in San Francisco, California.
  4. - The largest state in the United States, known for its stunning natural landscapes.
  5. - The iconic neighborhood in Los Angeles known for the American film industry.
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  1. - A group of islands in the Pacific Ocean, known for their beautiful beaches and tropical landscapes.
  2. - The capital city of Massachusetts, known for its rich history and prestigious universities.
  3. - The first national park in the United States, located primarily in Wyoming.
  4. - A genre of music that originated in the United States, particularly in New Orleans.
  5. 66 - A historic highway stretching across several states, often associated with classic road trips.

10 Clues: Gate - A famous suspension bridge in San Francisco, California. • - The first national park in the United States, located primarily in Wyoming. • - The iconic neighborhood in Los Angeles known for the American film industry. • - The largest state in the United States, known for its stunning natural landscapes. • ...

Events Leading to the Civil War Crossword Puzzle 2021-11-11

Events Leading to the Civil War Crossword Puzzle crossword puzzle
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  1. Important georgian politician who was U.S. senator, Georgia Govenor, and vice-president of the Confederate States of America (C.S.A).
  2. The party that nominated Abraham Lincoln
  3. The 16th president of the United States
  4. In 1820, this compromise was made to please both sides.
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  1. act that required runaway slaves to be returned to their masters if caught anywhere in the United States.
  2. An act of making legally null and void
  3. The act of separating from a nation or state and becoming independent; the withdrawal of eleven southern states from the Union in 1860, leading to the Civil War.
  4. Supreme court ruling that declared slaves were not citizens of the United States.
  5. The belief that a state's sovereignty is more important than that or national Government.
  6. The candidate from Tennessee

10 Clues: The candidate from Tennessee • An act of making legally null and void • The 16th president of the United States • The party that nominated Abraham Lincoln • In 1820, this compromise was made to please both sides. • Supreme court ruling that declared slaves were not citizens of the United States. • ...

United States Constitutions and the Legal System 2013-02-14

United States Constitutions and the Legal System crossword puzzle
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  1. branch/responsible for carrying out laws.
  2. against the Constitution
  3. branch/ making sure justice us served.
  4. branch/ this is made up of the Senate and House of Representatives.
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  1. Fifths Compromise/The Three-Fifths compromise was a compromise between Southern and Northern states
  2. convention/ the convention of United States statesmen who drafted the United States Constitution in 1787.
  3. federal principle or system of government.
  4. supporters of the Constitution
  5. Great Compromise/ this gave states equal rights.

9 Clues: against the Constitution • supporters of the Constitution • branch/ making sure justice us served. • branch/responsible for carrying out laws. • federal principle or system of government. • Great Compromise/ this gave states equal rights. • branch/ this is made up of the Senate and House of Representatives. • ...

Puzzle 3 2020-02-27

Puzzle 3 crossword puzzle
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  1. The way in; entrance
  2. Someone to play with
  3. A certain time
  4. After a time
  5. People who skate
  6. There are 50 of these in the United States
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  1. Thankful
  2. Metal frame to hold wood in a fireplace
  3. Dish
  4. Not on time
  5. Opening in a fence
  6. Told

12 Clues: Dish • Told • Thankful • Not on time • After a time • A certain time • People who skate • Opening in a fence • The way in; entrance • Someone to play with • Metal frame to hold wood in a fireplace • There are 50 of these in the United States

Biodiversity 2023-05-17

Biodiversity crossword puzzle
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  1. U.S. Cold weather has limited spread
  2. spp. Southeastern U.S.
  3. spp. Southeastern U.S.
  4. U.S. Lionfish derbies[5
  5. Hunting season created
  6. Pest control
  7. tragus Throughout North America
  8. U.S. Insecticide treatment
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  1. polymorpha Great Lakes, U.S. waterways & lakes
  2. United States Hunting, trapping
  3. Throughout North America
  4. lobata Southern U.S.
  5. vulgaris Contiguous United States

13 Clues: Pest control • lobata Southern U.S. • spp. Southeastern U.S. • spp. Southeastern U.S. • Hunting season created • U.S. Lionfish derbies[5 • Throughout North America • U.S. Insecticide treatment • United States Hunting, trapping • tragus Throughout North America • vulgaris Contiguous United States • U.S. Cold weather has limited spread • polymorpha Great Lakes, U.S. waterways & lakes

Biodiversity 2023-05-17

Biodiversity crossword puzzle
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  1. U.S. Cold weather has limited spread
  2. spp. Southeastern U.S.
  3. spp. Southeastern U.S.
  4. U.S. Lionfish derbies[5
  5. Hunting season created
  6. Pest control
  7. tragus Throughout North America
  8. U.S. Insecticide treatment
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  1. polymorpha Great Lakes, U.S. waterways & lakes
  2. United States Hunting, trapping
  3. Throughout North America
  4. lobata Southern U.S.
  5. vulgaris Contiguous United States

13 Clues: Pest control • lobata Southern U.S. • spp. Southeastern U.S. • spp. Southeastern U.S. • Hunting season created • U.S. Lionfish derbies[5 • Throughout North America • U.S. Insecticide treatment • United States Hunting, trapping • tragus Throughout North America • vulgaris Contiguous United States • U.S. Cold weather has limited spread • polymorpha Great Lakes, U.S. waterways & lakes

Civil war crossword 2023-01-18

Civil war crossword crossword puzzle
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  1. was a landmark decision of the United States Supreme Court that held the U.S. Constitution did not extend American citizenship to people of black African descent, and thus they could not enjoy the rights and privileges the Constitution conferred upon American citizens.
  2. : the act of nullifying : the state of being nullified
  3. the largest Confederate victory in the Western theater.
  4. declared "that all persons held as slaves" within the rebellious states "are, and henceforward shall be free."
  5. The acts called for the admission of California as a "free state," provided for a territorial government for Utah and New Mexico, established a boundary between Texas and the United States, called for the abolition of slave trade in Washington, DC, and amended the Fugitive Slave Act.
  6. the state of being a slave.
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  1. the rights and powers held by individual US states rather than by the federal government.
  2. The largest and most famous of 150 military prisons of the Civil War,
  3. was a naval strategy by the United States to prevent the Confederacy from trading.
  4. was a military campaign of the American Civil War conducted through Georgia from November 15 until December 21, 1864,
  5. the document affirmed the acceptance of the Compromise as a final resolution of the sectional slavery issues while declaring that no further assaults on Southern rights by the North would be acceptable.
  6. he was able to force the surrender of Atlanta in September 1864,boosting Northern morale and greatly improving President Abraham Lincoln's re-election bid.
  7. demonstrated the divisions within the United States just before the Civil War.

13 Clues: the state of being a slave. • : the act of nullifying : the state of being nullified • the largest Confederate victory in the Western theater. • The largest and most famous of 150 military prisons of the Civil War, • demonstrated the divisions within the United States just before the Civil War. • ...

Unit 3 vocabulary 2017-11-14

Unit 3 vocabulary crossword puzzle
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  1. a British document signed in 1215 that contained two basic ideas: monarchs themselves have to obey the laws, and citizens have basic rights.
  2. to approve
  3. the first American constitution, passed in 1777, which created a loose alliance of 13 independent states
  4. to change.
  5. the plan at the Constitutional Convention, favored by smaller states, that called for three branches of government with a single-chamber legislature
  6. the first ten amendments to the United States Constitution.
  7. a law that set up a system for settling the Northwest Territory
  8. the plan at the Constitutional Convention that called for a strong national government with three branches and a two-chamber legislature
  9. a system of government in which citizens choose representatives to govern them.
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  1. a 1787 law that set up a government for the Northwest Territory
  2. a plan at the Constitutional Convention that settled the differences between large and small states.
  3. a document that sets out the laws, principles, organization, and processes of a government
  4. a principle by which the powers of government are divided among separate branches.
  5. an agreement at the Constitutional Convention that three fifths of the enslaved residents in any state be counted in its population.
  6. an opponent of a strong federal government.
  7. a supporter of a strong federal government.
  8. the right not to be held in prison without first being charged with a specific crime.

17 Clues: to approve • to change. • an opponent of a strong federal government. • a supporter of a strong federal government. • the first ten amendments to the United States Constitution. • a 1787 law that set up a government for the Northwest Territory • a law that set up a system for settling the Northwest Territory • ...

Unit 3 Vocabulary Def. 2017-11-03

Unit 3 Vocabulary Def. crossword puzzle
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  1. A system of government in which citizens choose representatives to govern them.
  2. The right not to be held in prison without first being charged with specific crime.
  3. A 1787 law that set up a government for the Northwest Territory.
  4. A supporter of a strong federal government.
  5. The first American constitution, passed in 1777, which created a loose alliance of 13 independent states.
  6. A plan at the Constitutional Convention that settled the differences between large and small states.
  7. to approve.
  8. A British document signed in 1215 that contained two basic ideas: monarchs themselves have to obey the laws, and citizens have basic laws.
  9. The plan at the Constitutional Convention, favored by smaller states, that called for three branches of government with a single-chamber legislature.
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  1. A principle by which the powers of government are divided among separate branches.
  2. A law that set up a system for settling the Northwest Territory.
  3. The first ten amendments to the United States Constitution.
  4. An agreement at the Constitutional Convention that three fifths of the enslaved residents in any state can be counted in it's population.
  5. An opponent of a strong federal government
  6. A document that sets out the laws, principles, organization, and processes of government.
  7. The plan at the Constitutional Convention that called for a strong national government with three branches and a two-chamber legislature.
  8. to change.

17 Clues: to change. • to approve. • An opponent of a strong federal government • A supporter of a strong federal government. • The first ten amendments to the United States Constitution. • A law that set up a system for settling the Northwest Territory. • A 1787 law that set up a government for the Northwest Territory. • ...

Constitutional Compromise Crossword 2022-01-26

Constitutional Compromise Crossword crossword puzzle
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  1. List of things that cannot be violated or inhibited by the government, federal or state.
  2. The process in which the president is elected
  3. A document that outlines the powers and responsibilities of the federal and state governments.
  4. proposed a strong national government with three branches: legislative, executive, and judicial. The plan called for a legislature divided into two bodies with representation based on population.
  5. Consisting of one branch or chamber
  6. agreement that settled the issue/question of how states would be represented in our national government
  7. Having two branches or chambers of Congress
  8. proposed a unicameral (one-house) legislature with equal votes of states and an executive elected by a national legislature; supported by small states
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  1. "Lower House" of Congress; representation from each state is based on population; 435 total members
  2. Founding father, Federalist, and first secretary of the treasury. Also famous for a musical?
  3. agreement that settled the issue/question of how slaves would be counted when determining a state's population HINT: answer includes a "/"
  4. Income, state, social security are examples of just a couple that everyone contributes.
  5. Proposed the Bill of Rights be added to the Constitution.
  6. Believed in a strong central government
  7. The framers, the guys that drafted the constitution and bill of rights.
  8. Makes up the legislative branch of the United States.
  9. Forced service or labor.

17 Clues: Forced service or labor. • Consisting of one branch or chamber • Believed in a strong central government • Having two branches or chambers of Congress • The process in which the president is elected • Makes up the legislative branch of the United States. • Proposed the Bill of Rights be added to the Constitution. • ...

Unit 3 vocabulary 2017-11-01

Unit 3 vocabulary crossword puzzle
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  1. a system of government in which citizens choose representatives to govern them
  2. the plan at the Constitutional Convention, favored by smaller states, that called for three branches of government with a single-chamber legislature
  3. the right not to be held in prison without first being charged with a specific crime
  4. to approve
  5. a 1787 law that set up a government for the Northwest Territory
  6. a supporter of a strong federal government
  7. the first ten amendments to the United States Constitution
  8. a plan at the Constitutional Convention that settled the differences between large and small states
  9. a document that sets out the laws, principles, organization, and processes of a government
  10. an agreement at the Constitutional Convention that three fifths of the enslaved residents in any state be counted in its population
  11. a British document signed in 1215 that contained two basic ideas: monarchs themselves have to obey the laws, and citizens have basic rights
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  1. a principle by which the powers of government are divided among separate branches
  2. the first American constitution, passed in 1777, which created a loose alliance of 13 independent states
  3. an opponent of a strong federal government
  4. a law that set up a system for settling the Northwest Territory
  5. to change
  6. the plan at the Constitutional Convention that called for a strong national government with three branches and a two-chamber legislature

17 Clues: to change • to approve • an opponent of a strong federal government • a supporter of a strong federal government • the first ten amendments to the United States Constitution • a 1787 law that set up a government for the Northwest Territory • a law that set up a system for settling the Northwest Territory • ...

Vocabulary Brandon 2017-11-14

Vocabulary Brandon crossword puzzle
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  1. the plan at the Constitutional Convention, favored by smaller states, that called for three branches of government with a single-chamber legislature
  2. a principle by which the powers of government are divided among separate branches
  3. the first American constitution, created a very loose alliance of the 13 independent states
  4. a plan at the Constitutional Convention that settled the differences between large and small states
  5. a written plan of government
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  1. an agreement at the Constitutional Convention that three fifths of the enslaved residents in any state be counted in its population
  2. set up a government for the Northwest Territory, guaranteed basic rights to settlers, and outlawed slavery
  3. the right not to be held in prison without first being charged with a specific crime
  4. a system of government in which citizens choose representatives to govern them
  5. set up a system for settling the Northwest Territory, it created the townships that we have today
  6. a British document signed in 1215 that contained two basic ideas: monarchs themselves have to obey the laws, and citizens have basic right
  7. an opponent of a strong federal government
  8. list of freedoms that the government promises to protest, the first ten amendments to the U.S. Constitution
  9. a supporter of a strong federal government
  10. proposed by James Madison, it called for a strong national government with representation being based on a states population
  11. to approve
  12. to change

17 Clues: to change • to approve • a written plan of government • an opponent of a strong federal government • a supporter of a strong federal government • a system of government in which citizens choose representatives to govern them • a principle by which the powers of government are divided among separate branches • ...

Perfect 10 2023-05-04

Perfect 10 crossword puzzle
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  1. Trail from independence Missouri to Santa Fe New Mexico in the mid-1800s
  2. Sturdy vehicle topped with white canvas and used by pioneers to move west
  3. Trail from independence Missouri to Oregon used by many pioneers during the 1840s
  4. A period from 1848 to 1856 when thousands of people came to California in order to search for gold.
  5. An expedition sent by Thomas Jefferson to explore the northwestern territories of the United States
  6. This allowed a settler to acquire 160 acres by living on it for five years, improving it and paying about $30
  7. A notion held by a nineteenth-century Americans that the United States was destined to rule the continent, from the Atlantic the Pacific.
  8. A policy of extending a country's power and influence through diplomacy or military force.
  9. To add or attach
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  1. A Shoshone woman whose language skills and knowledge of geography helped Lewis and Clark
  2. Wrote the Declaration of Independence
  3. Across a continent
  4. The Cherokee Indians were forced to leave their lands
  5. The war between the United States and Mexico in which the United States acquired one half of the Mexican territory.
  6. Land from the Mississippi River to the Rocky Mountains purchased from France for 15 million dollars. It doubled the size of the US at the time, getting more land than the US wanted.
  7. Form of relocation
  8. A period of economic growth

17 Clues: To add or attach • Across a continent • Form of relocation • A period of economic growth • Wrote the Declaration of Independence • The Cherokee Indians were forced to leave their lands • Trail from independence Missouri to Santa Fe New Mexico in the mid-1800s • Sturdy vehicle topped with white canvas and used by pioneers to move west • ...

government crossword 2021-01-06

government crossword crossword puzzle
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  1. explains the purposes of the Constitution, and defines the powers of the new government as originating from the people of the United States
  2. type of democracy based on the protection of individual rights from the tyranny of the majority and on the consent of the governed to establish political authority
  3. compromise reached in writing the Constitution to satisfy both small and large states by having one house of Congress with an equal number of representatives for each state and the other house’s membership determined by a state’s population
  4. power is held at the national level, with very little power being held in political subdivisions, such as provinces, states, counties, parishes, or tow
  5. government is defined by law and serves the people; the law is above everyone and it applies to everyone, whether ruler or the ruled
  6. French writer who introduced the idea of separation of powers and checks and balances to prevent one part of government from becoming too powerful
  7. believed in natural rights- life, liberty and property; strongest influence on Thomas Jefferson, who wrote natural rights into the Declaration of Independence
  8. each branch of government is subject to a number of constitutional restraints, or checks, by the other branches so no single branch becomes too powerful
  9. considered intelligent and decisive, he was a leading supporter of the Constitution and helped write the Federalist Papers
  10. belief that monarchs were chosen by God; gave the monarch unlimited authority
  11. first ten amendments to the Constitution, added by the first Congress in 1791; protects the
  12. government attempts to control all facets of the lives of its citizens
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  1. division of the powers in our government among the legislative, executive, and judicial branches; no one branch has too much power
  2. the government is not all powerful; its powers are limited, and the acts of the government are those willed by the people Constitution were written
  3. king/queen controls all aspect of life: social, economic, and political – often times tied to divine right of kings (authority from God)
  4. Article I, Section 8, Clause 18 of the Constitution that gives Congress the right to pass all laws “necessary and proper” to carry out the other powers listed in Article I
  5. English political philosopher whose Social Contract Theory believed that in order to live together, individuals in a society give up their natural rights to a higher authority for the sake of protection
  6. group of people who feared the new government created by Constitution; gave too much power to the national government at the expense of individual rights
  7. compromise between slave states and free states to count three-fifths of the slave population in a state when allocating how many representatives a state was entitled to in the House of Representatives
  8. the distribution of power between the national government and the states within a union
  9. “Father of the Constitution” and fourth president of the United States; essential to the writing and ratification of the Constitution; he also wrote the first 10 amendments to the Constitution that were ratified as the Bill of Rights
  10. rights and liberties of the people

22 Clues: rights and liberties of the people • government attempts to control all facets of the lives of its citizens • belief that monarchs were chosen by God; gave the monarch unlimited authority • the distribution of power between the national government and the states within a union • ...

Government Vocab 2021-01-07

Government Vocab crossword puzzle
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  1. explains the purposes of the Constitution, and defines the powers of the new government as originating from the people of the United States
  2. French writer who introduced the idea of separation of powers and checks and balances to prevent one part of government from becoming too powerful
  3. compromise reached in writing the Constitution to satisfy both small and large states by having one house of Congress with an equal number of representatives for each state and the other house’s membership determined by a state’s population
  4. chosen to preside at the Constitutional Convention; he later became the first president of the United States; he set precedent by stepping down after two terms and initiating a peaceful transition of power
  5. belief that monarchs were chosen by God; gave the monarch unlimited authority
  6. first plan of government adopted in the United States after the revolution; it was a loose association of states with no authority to tax, no national army, and no chief executive
  7. rights and liberties of the people
  8. the people are the only source of power for any and all government actions; government can only govern with the consent of the governed
  9. “Father of the Constitution” and fourth president of the United States; essential to the writing and ratification of the Constitution; he also wrote the first 10 amendments to the Constitution that were ratified as the Bill of Rights
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  1. the distribution of power between the national government and the states within a union
  2. believed in natural rights- life, liberty and property; strongest influence on Thomas Jefferson, who wrote natural rights into the Declaration of Independence
  3. group of people who feared the new government created by Constitution; gave too much power to the national government at the expense of individual rights
  4. king/queen controls all aspect of life: social, economic, and political – often times tied to divine right of kings (authority from God)
  5. the government is not all powerful; its powers are limited, and the acts of the government are those willed by the people Constitution were written
  6. considered intelligent and decisive, he was a leading supporter of the Constitution and helped write the Federalist Papers
  7. and checks and balances
  8. type of democracy based on the protection of individual rights from the tyranny of the majority and on the consent of the governed to establish political authority
  9. of a few.
  10. each branch of government is subject to a number of constitutional restraints, or checks, by the other branches so no single branch becomes too powerful
  11. a representative democracy in which a small group of leaders, elected by the citizens, represents the concerns of the people; the interests of the majority take precedence over the
  12. Article I, Section 8, Clause 18 of the Constitution that gives Congress the right to pass all laws “necessary and proper” to carry out the other powers listed in Article I
  13. supporters of the new Constitution who believed in a strong central government with limited
  14. first ten amendments to the Constitution, added by the first Congress in 1791; protects the

23 Clues: of a few. • and checks and balances • rights and liberties of the people • belief that monarchs were chosen by God; gave the monarch unlimited authority • the distribution of power between the national government and the states within a union • supporters of the new Constitution who believed in a strong central government with limited • ...

government coming to terms 2021-01-10

government coming to terms crossword puzzle
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  1. the government is not all powerful; its powers are limited, and the acts of the government are those willed by the people constitution were written
  2. believed in natural rights- life, liberty and property; strongest influence on Thomas Jefferson, who wrote natural rights into
  3. first plan of government adopted in the United States after the revolution; it was a loose association of states with no authority to tax, no national army, and no chief executive
  4. the distribution of power between the national government and the states within a union
  5. Article I, Section 8, Clause 18 of the Constitution that gives Congress the right to pass all laws “necessary and proper” to
  6. God)
  7. French writer who introduced the idea of separation of powers and checks and balances to prevent one part of government from becoming too powerful
  8. by stepping down after two terms and initiating a peaceful transition of power
  9. type of democracy based on the protection of individual rights from the tyranny of the majority and on the consent of the governed to establish political authority
  10. belief that monarchs were chosen by God; gave the monarch unlimited authority
  11. explains the purposes of the Constitution, and defines the powers of the new government as
  12. and checks and balances
  13. supporters of the new Constitution who believed in a strong central government with limited
  14. from the people of the United States
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  1. group of people who feared the new government created by Constitution; gave too much power to the national government at the expense of individual rights
  2. chosen to preside at the Constitutional Convention; he later became the first president of the United States; he set
  3. compromise reached in writing the Constitution to satisfy both small and large states by having one house of Congress
  4. an equal number of representatives for each state and the other house’s membership determined by a state’s population
  5. “Father of the Constitution” and fourth president of the United States; essential to the writing and ratification of the Constitution; he also wrote the first 10 amendments to the Constitution that were ratified as the Bill of Rights
  6. out the other powers listed in Article I
  7. rights and liberties of the people
  8. a representative democracy in which a small group of leaders, elected by the citizens, represents the concerns of the people; the interests of the majority take precedence over the interests of a few.
  9. Declaration of Independence
  10. considered intelligent and decisive, he was a leading supporter of the Constitution and helped write the Federalist Papers
  11. king/queen controls all aspect of life: social, economic, and political – often times tied to divine right of kings (authority
  12. each branch of government is subject to a number of constitutional restraints, or checks, by the other branches so no single branch becomes too powerful
  13. ten amendments to the Constitution, added by the first Congress in 1791; protects the
  14. the people are the only source of power for any and all government actions; government can only govern with the consent of the governed

28 Clues: God) • and checks and balances • Declaration of Independence • rights and liberties of the people • from the people of the United States • out the other powers listed in Article I • belief that monarchs were chosen by God; gave the monarch unlimited authority • by stepping down after two terms and initiating a peaceful transition of power • ...

Review - Judiciary & The Bill Of Rights 2021-11-30

Review - Judiciary & The Bill Of Rights crossword puzzle
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  1. In Tinker v. Des Moines, the Supreme Court ruled that students protesting against the Vietnam War by wearing black armbands were protected by the __________ amendment.
  2. One reason the United States Constitution is considered a flexible document is that it includes the __________ clause.
  3. The __________ amendment to the U.S. Constitution protects the people from having to house and feed soldiers.
  4. Many hunters and gun enthusiasts claim that gun control laws such as requirements for background checks and waiting periods before acquiring a weapon violate their right to bear arms protected by the __________ amendment.
  5. Thurgood __________ was the first African American to serve on the United States Supreme Court.
  6. __________ amendment states that powers that are not given to the U.S. government by the Constitution are reserved to the states, or people?
  7. The __________ Amendment to the U.S. Constitution protects the right of the accused to have a speedy trial by jury and to be assisted by an attorney.
  8. The__________ amendment to the U.S. Constitution expanded the right to vote by granting suffrage to all men regardless of race.
  9. The twenty sixth amendment to the U.S. Constitution expanded the right to vote by lowering the voting age to __________.
  10. Supreme Court Justices may serve on the court until you chose to resign or __________?
  11. Judicial review is the power to decide whether or not a law or government action is __________.
  12. The __________ amendment to the U.S. Constitution expanded the right to vote by granting suffrage to women.
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  1. The supreme Court gained the power of __________ as a result of 1803 case called Marbury v. Madison.
  2. Originally, the Bill of Rights protected individual liberties from the United States government [not the state governments.] The __________ amendment to the U.S. Constitution extended Bill of Rights protections to the state level.
  3. Sandra Day O'Connor was the first woman to serve as a Supreme Court __________.
  4. Government is not permitted to promote religious beliefs because of the __________ clause of the first amendment.
  5. In New Jersey v. T.L.O., the Supreme Court restricted student’s __________ amendment protections against unreasonable searches and seizures on school grounds.
  6. In Engel v. Vitale, the Supreme Court decided that organized __________ in public schools violates the first amendment prohibition against the establishment of religion.
  7. The __________ Amendment to the U.S. Constitution guarantees freedom from having to testify against yourself.
  8. Many opponents of death penalty claim that it should be ruled unconstitutional because the ___________ amendment does not allow “cruel and unusual” punishments.
  9. How many Justices currently serve on the U.S. Supreme Court.
  10. United States Courts of Appeals [sometimes referred to as circuit courts] form the intermediate level of the federal court system. Each of these courts is responsible for a geographic area called a "circuit." How many judicial circuits are there in the United States.
  11. Justices of the U.S. Supreme Court must be nominated by the President and confirmed by the __________.
  12. To argue a case in court, a person or a group must show that he, she, or they have suffered a damage, loss, or injury of some sort. Otherwise, the case will be dismissed because the plaintiff doesn't have __________.

24 Clues: How many Justices currently serve on the U.S. Supreme Court. • Sandra Day O'Connor was the first woman to serve as a Supreme Court __________. • Supreme Court Justices may serve on the court until you chose to resign or __________? • Thurgood __________ was the first African American to serve on the United States Supreme Court. • ...

Chem vocab 2022-01-26

Chem vocab crossword puzzle
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  1. a change in properties such as texture,shape,state
  2. substance with definite volume but no structure
  3. law stating that chemical compounds always contains components in a fixed ratio
  4. substance formed as a result of a chemical reaction
  5. states that the volume of gases undergoing a reaction at a constant pressure and temp are in a simple ration to each other and to that of the product
  6. separation of a mixture by passing it in solution of suspension as a vapor
  7. property that depends on amount of matter
  8. a way to separate water other components in the water
  9. states that when two gases react, the volumes of the reactants and products are in whole number rations if they are gases
  10. states that volume occupied by a fixed amount of gas is directly proportional to its absolute temperature
  11. substance formed from 2 or more elements chemically united in fixed proportions
  12. massof a component divided by the total mass of a mixture multiplied by 100
  13. physical blend of 2+ components
  14. gases that exert great stability and extremely low reaction rates
  15. a tabular display of the chemical elements
  16. change in which new substance is formed
  17. states that the ratio of the product of pressure and volume and the absolute temperature of a gas is equal to a constant
  18. measure of the amount of matter
  19. firm and stable in shape
  20. columns of elements in the periodic table
  21. state of matter with no fixed shape or volume
  22. states that the product of the pressure and the volume of one gram molecule of an ideal gas is equal to the product of the absolute temperature of the gas and the universal gas constant
  23. element that readily forms positive ions and has metallic bonds
  24. a mixture with uniform composition throughout
  25. property that does not depend on amount of matter
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  1. states that matter cannot be created or destroyed
  2. process that separates solids and liquids in heterogeneous mixtures
  3. matter that has constant composition and properties
  4. rows of elements in the periodic table
  5. physical transformation of a liquid, solid, or gas to a crystal
  6. PV=nRT
  7. super ionized gas
  8. distinct forms in which matter can exist
  9. states that when 2 elements form more than one compound, the weights of one element that combine with a fixed weight of the other are in a ratio of small whole numbers
  10. elements without metallic bonds
  11. mixture without a uniform composition throughout
  12. change of a substance directly from the solid state to gas state
  13. moisture particles in the air that create a foggy appearance
  14. anything that has mass and occupies space
  15. any property that is measurable or describable
  16. substance that enters and is altered in the course of chemical reaction
  17. occurs whenever matter changes from one state to another
  18. any substance that cannot be decomposed into simpler substances by ordinary chemicals
  19. states that the pressure of a given quantity of gas varies inversely with its volume at a constant temperature
  20. occurs when a substance combines with another to form a new substance
  21. smallest unit of matter

46 Clues: PV=nRT • super ionized gas • smallest unit of matter • firm and stable in shape • elements without metallic bonds • physical blend of 2+ components • measure of the amount of matter • rows of elements in the periodic table • change in which new substance is formed • distinct forms in which matter can exist • property that depends on amount of matter • ...

Unit 2 Keywords - U.S. History A 2022-04-20

Unit 2 Keywords - U.S. History A crossword puzzle
Across
  1. Act requires colonial people to provide food, drink, quarters, etc. to British soldiers.
  2. The American purchase of the massive territory of Louisiana from the French for 15 million dollars.
  3. A diplomatic incident between the United States and France that resulted in the Quasi-war.
  4. An American political activist who wrote the essay “Common Sense”.
  5. An agreement between the 13 states and the framework of the government.
  6. A form of government that wanted the Bill of Rights and less power to the government fearing it was too powerful.
  7. The peace treaty that ended the war of 1812 between the United States and Great Britain.
  8. A coordinated organization in the American colonies to oppose the British parliament.
  9. An American protest against the tea act by dumping tea into the harbor.
  10. Conflict between the United States and Great Britain over British North America.
  11. Act requires taxation on all papers and official documents in colonies.
  12. An appeal to King George III to prevent the conflict between the colonies and Britain.
  13. Act that makes laws and binds American colonies in all cases.
  14. A phrase that refers to the opening shot at the battles of LexingtonandConcord at the beginning of revolutionary war.
  15. Act to reduce smuggling that taxed sugar.
  16. Meetings from the 13 colonies and their delegates to discuss things like independence and resistance against Great Britain.
  17. Acts that took away the colonies self governance.
  18. Founding father who helped the American financial system by creating the first national bank.
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  1. An uprising in Massachusets in response to taxation and debt crisis.
  2. A written document of the United States established national government and fundamental laws along with certain rights for citizens.
  3. The treaty signed between the American colonies and Great Britain ending the war.
  4. Contains the first 10 amendments to the United States constitution.
  5. Acts that raised the requirements of residency and arrest/imprison people who talk against or badly of the government.
  6. A court case that resulted in a turning point for the judicial branch and gave it more power in government.
  7. The pronouncement of liberty from Great Britian claiming independence from its mother country.
  8. A violent tax protest that began in 1791 and ended in 1794 protesting the power of the government.
  9. The avoidance of strict law enforcement by the British to the colonies.
  10. A loosely organized group of people from the thirteen colonies to advance the rights of the colonies.
  11. The last major battle of the revolutionary war occured here.
  12. The army of the colonies led by George Washington.
  13. Multiple acts on taxation of imported goods like glass, lead, paint, paper, and tea.
  14. A period of peace and unity in the United States after the war of 1812.
  15. A form of government that wanted a strong government and strong executive branch.
  16. A deadly riot that resulted in the death and bloodshed of colonials.

34 Clues: Act to reduce smuggling that taxed sugar. • Acts that took away the colonies self governance. • The army of the colonies led by George Washington. • The last major battle of the revolutionary war occured here. • Act that makes laws and binds American colonies in all cases. • An American political activist who wrote the essay “Common Sense”. • ...

American Government 2016-10-03

American Government crossword puzzle
Across
  1. having a single legislative chamber.
  2. was a proposal by Virginia delegates for a bicameral legislative branch.
  3. a major English constitutional document that sets out specific liberties of the subject that the king is prohibited from infringing.
  4. raid on three British ships in Boston Harbor (December 16, 1773) in which Boston colonists, disguised as Indians, threw the contents of several hundred chests of tea into the harbor as a protest against British taxes on tea and against the monopoly granted the East India Company
  5. a European intellectual movement of the late 17th and 18th centuries emphasizing reason and individualism rather than tradition. It was heavily influenced by 17th-century philosophers such as Descartes, Locke, and Newton, and its prominent exponents include Kant, Goethe, Voltaire, Rousseau, and Adam Smith.
  6. A series of military engagements between Britain and France in North America between 1754 and 1763.
  7. the formal statement written by Thomas Jefferson declaring the freedom of the thirteen American colonies from Great Britain.
  8. American Patriots' term for a series of punitive laws passed by the British Parliament in 1774 after the Boston Tea party.
  9. having two branches or chambers.
  10. an act of the British Parliament in 1756 that exacted revenue from the American colonies by imposing a stamp duty on newspapers and legal and commercial documents
  11. person who opposed the ratification of the Constitution
  12. compromise reached between delegates from southern states and those from northern states during the 1787 United States Constitutional Convention, counts slaves as people
  13. an ideology of being a citizen in a state as a republic under which the people hold popular sovereignty
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  1. the first ten amendments to the US Constitution, ratified in 1791 and guaranteeing such rights as the freedoms of speech, assembly, and worship.
  2. the original constitution of the US, ratified in 1781, which was replaced by the US Constitution in 1789.
  3. a riot in Boston (March 5, 1770) arising from the resentment of Boston colonists toward British troops quartered in the city, in which the troops fired on the mob and killed several persons.
  4. was an agreement that large and small states reached during the Constitutional Convention of 1787 that in part defined the legislative structure and representation that each state would have under the United States ...
  5. The Compromise of 1877 was a purported informal, unwritten deal that settled the intensely disputed 1876 U.S. presidential election.
  6. was a proposal for the structure of the United States Government presented by William Paterson at the Constitutional Convention ; favored small states
  7. an advocate or supporter of federalism.
  8. statute of 1689 confirming, with minor changes, the Declaration of Rights, declaring the rights and liberties of the subjects and settling the succession in William III and Mary II. British Dictionary definitions for Bill of Rights Expand.
  9. French political philosopher who advocated the separation of executive and legislative and judicial powers
  10. good sense and sound judgment in practical matters.
  11. a document constituting a fundamental guarantee of rights and privileges.
  12. Rights that people supposedly have under natural law

25 Clues: having two branches or chambers. • having a single legislative chamber. • an advocate or supporter of federalism. • good sense and sound judgment in practical matters. • Rights that people supposedly have under natural law • person who opposed the ratification of the Constitution • was a proposal by Virginia delegates for a bicameral legislative branch. • ...

Civil War and Reconstruction Vocabulary 2025-02-09

Civil War and Reconstruction Vocabulary crossword puzzle
Across
  1. Buildings where goods are made using machines and workers, often producing items like clothing, tools, or weapons.
  2. A system of trains and tracks used to transport people and goods quickly across long distances.
  3. The last battle of the Civil War, fought in Texas in 1865, even though the war had officially ended.
  4. The group of Northern states that fought to keep the United States together during the Civil War and opposed slavery.
  5. A system where farmers rented land to grow crops and paid the landowner with money or part of their harvest.
  6. A type of farming where large farms grow crops like cotton or tobacco, often using enslaved labor.
  7. Laws passed in the South after the Civil War to limit the rights and freedoms of African Americans.
  8. An organization created after the Civil War to help formerly enslaved people and poor Southerners with food, housing, and education.
  9. A celebration marking June 19, 1865, when enslaved people in Texas learned they were free, two years after the Emancipation Proclamation.
  10. Split into different groups with opposing opinions, beliefs, or goals.
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  1. An order by President Abraham Lincoln in 1863 that declared enslaved people in Confederate states free.
  2. A law added to the U.S. Constitution in 1865 that ended slavery in the United States.
  3. A law added to the U.S. Constitution in 1870 that gave African American men the right to vote.
  4. The way people and businesses make, buy, and sell goods and services in a country or region.
  5. Rules in the South that enforced racial segregation and treated African Americans unfairly, keeping them separate from white people in schools, restaurants, and more.
  6. A law passed after the Civil War that divided the South into military districts and required Southern states to follow new rules before rejoining the Union, including protecting the rights of freed African Americans.
  7. The place in Virginia where Confederate General Robert E. Lee surrendered to Union General Ulysses S. Grant in 1865, ending the Civil War.
  8. A law added to the U.S. Constitution in 1868 that made all people born in the U.S. citizens and promised them equal protection under the law.
  9. People who wanted to end slavery in the United States.
  10. A system where farmers, often formerly enslaved people, worked land owned by someone else and gave part of their crops as rent.
  11. The first ten amendments to the U.S. Constitution that protect important freedoms like speech, religion, and the right to a fair trial.
  12. A major Civil War battle in 1863 where the Union gained control of the Mississippi River, cutting off supplies to the Confederacy.
  13. A plant used to make fabric and one of the most important crops in the Southern United States before and after the Civil War.
  14. The set of rules that created the government of Texas after Reconstruction and is still in use today.
  15. Loyalty to your region or state instead of the whole country, often causing conflict.

25 Clues: People who wanted to end slavery in the United States. • Split into different groups with opposing opinions, beliefs, or goals. • A law added to the U.S. Constitution in 1865 that ended slavery in the United States. • Loyalty to your region or state instead of the whole country, often causing conflict. • ...

Civil War Vocabulary 2023-02-16

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

10 Clues: Block • Medicine • take away • Self rule • United states • Home made fabric • divided one intrest • Draft without choice • Self appointed police • rights 10th amendment

Civil War Vocabulary 2023-02-16

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

10 Clues: Block • Medicine • take away • Self rule • United states • Home made fabric • divided one intrest • Draft without choice • Self appointed police • rights 10th amendment

Government Puzzle 2024-04-12

Government Puzzle crossword puzzle
Across
  1. The head of the executive branch and the Commander-in-Chief of the United States Armed Forces. The President is responsible for implementing and enforcing laws passed by Congress.
  2. Individuals appointed to serve on federal courts, including Supreme Court Justices, Circuit Court Judges, and District Court Judges.
  3. The highest court in the United States, responsible for interpreting the Constitution and federal laws and resolving disputes between states and the federal government.
  4. The power of the President to reject a bill passed by Congress, preventing it from becoming law unless Congress overrides the veto with a two-thirds majority vote.
  5. The branch of government responsible for making laws. It includes the Congress, which is divided into two chambers: the Senate and the House of Representatives.
  6. The legislative branch of the United States government, consisting of the Senate and the House of Representatives.
  7. The branch of government responsible for interpreting laws and administering justice. It includes the Supreme Court and other federal courts.
  8. One of the two chambers of Congress, each state has two Senators regardless of population size. Senators serve six-year terms.
  9. The other chamber of Congress, the number of representatives for each state is based on its population. Representatives serve two-year terms.
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  1. The process by which government officials, including the President, can be charged with and removed from office for "high crimes and misdemeanors" through a series of legal proceedings.
  2. The branch of government responsible for enforcing laws. It is headed by the President of the United States and includes various departments and agencies.
  3. A group of advisors appointed by the President to head executive departments and assist in decision-making.
  4. Fundamental entitlements or freedoms guaranteed to individuals. The Bill of Rights outlines specific rights that are protected from government infringement.
  5. The division of governmental responsibilities into distinct branches to prevent the concentration of power in any single branch.
  6. The system in which each branch of government has some measure of influence over the other branches, preventing any one branch from becoming too powerful.
  7. A change or addition to the Constitution. The Bill of Rights is the first ten amendments to the United States Constitution.

16 Clues: A group of advisors appointed by the President to head executive departments and assist in decision-making. • The legislative branch of the United States government, consisting of the Senate and the House of Representatives. • A change or addition to the Constitution. The Bill of Rights is the first ten amendments to the United States Constitution. • ...

United States Constitutions and the Legal System 2013-02-14

United States Constitutions and the Legal System crossword puzzle
Across
  1. Fifths Compromise/The Three-Fifths compromise was a compromise between Southern and Northern states
  2. branch/ this is made up of the Senate and House of Representatives.
  3. convention/ the convention of United States statesmen who drafted the United States Constitution in 1787.
  4. Great Compromise/ this gave states equal rights.
  5. branch/responsible for carrying out laws.
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  1. against the Constitution
  2. supporters of the Constitution
  3. federal principle or system of government.
  4. branch/ making sure justice us served.

9 Clues: against the Constitution • supporters of the Constitution • branch/ making sure justice us served. • branch/responsible for carrying out laws. • federal principle or system of government. • Great Compromise/ this gave states equal rights. • branch/ this is made up of the Senate and House of Representatives. • ...

United States Constitutions and the Legal System 2013-02-14

United States Constitutions and the Legal System crossword puzzle
Across
  1. Fifths Compromise/The Three-Fifths compromise was a compromise between Southern and Northern states
  2. branch/ making sure justice us served.
  3. against the Constitution
  4. supporters of the Constitution
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  1. branch/ this is made up of the Senate and House of Representatives.
  2. convention/ the convention of United States statesmen who drafted the United States Constitution in 1787.
  3. branch/responsible for carrying out laws.
  4. federal principle or system of government.
  5. Great Compromise/ this gave states equal rights.

9 Clues: against the Constitution • supporters of the Constitution • branch/ making sure justice us served. • branch/responsible for carrying out laws. • federal principle or system of government. • Great Compromise/ this gave states equal rights. • branch/ this is made up of the Senate and House of Representatives. • ...

Section Four 2021-09-16

Section Four crossword puzzle
Across
  1. satisfied both large and small states
  2. agreement on how the states west of Appalachian mountains were split
  3. house of congress where amount of delegates is dependent on state population
  4. favored a national government instead of state
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  1. satisfied both north and southern states
  2. 10 amendments to protect the people from gov.
  3. first constitution of the united states
  4. farmers revolt due to high taxes
  5. house of congress with 2 members per state

9 Clues: farmers revolt due to high taxes • satisfied both large and small states • first constitution of the united states • satisfied both north and southern states • house of congress with 2 members per state • 10 amendments to protect the people from gov. • favored a national government instead of state • agreement on how the states west of Appalachian mountains were split • ...

Unit 15: Reconstruciotn 2019-04-22

Unit 15: Reconstruciotn crossword puzzle
Across
  1. The first African American to serve in the U.S. Congress.
  2. amendment that freed all slaves, abolished slavery in US
  3. amendment that granted full rights of citizenship to all people born or naturalized in the United States, except for American Indians.
  4. Lincoln's VP who became POTUS #17 after Lincoln was assassinated; clashed with Radical Republicans over Reconstruction; was impeached by the House of Representatives for violating the Tenure in Office Act but survived Senate removal by only one vote
  5. The period after the Civil War (1865-1877) in the United States when the southern states were reorganized and reintegrated into the Union; included extending civil rights to African Americans
  6. an American stage actor who assassinated Abraham Lincoln at Ford's Theatre in Washington, D.C. on April 14, 1865.
  7. created by Congress to aid former slaves through education, health care, and employment
  8. Southern whites who supported Republican policy through Reconstruction including equal rights for African Americans
  9. Sherman wanted to grant to each freedmen family 40 of these (and a mule)to help them become economically self-sufficient; never became a law
  10. used violence and intimidation to scare African-Americans away from voting; targeted white Republicans in the South who supported African American rights; wanted to restore Democratic Party control to the South
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  1. last name of POTUS # 18; Republican elected to two terms; supported by new African American voters in the south; second term marred by scandals in his administration and economic panic
  2. Northern whites who moved to the South & served as Republican leaders during reconstruction; wanted equal rights for African Americans
  3. After the Civil War former landowners "rented" plots of land to blacks and poor whites in such a way that the renters were always in debt and therefore tied to the land, creating a cycle off debt
  4. laws that enforced racial segregation in the South
  5. Political party that favored harsh punishment of Southern states after Civil War and promoted equal rights for African Americans
  6. last name of 19th president of the US; Republican named as POTUS after Democrats agreed to the Compromise of 1877
  7. amendment stating 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.
  8. Separation of people based on racial, ethnic, or other differences
  9. laws that restricted freedmen's rights with provisions such as: curfews, labor contracts, and land restrictions.

19 Clues: laws that enforced racial segregation in the South • amendment that freed all slaves, abolished slavery in US • The first African American to serve in the U.S. Congress. • Separation of people based on racial, ethnic, or other differences • created by Congress to aid former slaves through education, health care, and employment • ...

Government 2021-05-10

Government crossword puzzle
Across
  1. Citizenship Rights, Equal Protection, Apportionment, Civil War Debt
  2. Women's Rights to Vote
  3. Abolition of Slavery
  4. Grand Jury, Double Jeopardy, Self Incrimination, Due Process, Talkings
  5. Rights Reserved to States or People
  6. Right to Speedy Trial by Jury, Witnesses, Counsel
  7. Popular Election of Senators
  8. Suits Against States
  9. Excessive Fines, Cruel and Unusual Punishment
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  1. Right to Bear Arms
  2. Income Tax
  3. Prohibition of Liquor
  4. Quartering of Soldiers
  5. Jury Trial in Civil Lawsuits
  6. Non-Enumerated Rights Retained by People
  7. Election of President and Vice President
  8. Search and Seizure
  9. Rights to Vote Not Denied by Race
  10. Freedom of Religion, Speech, Press, Assembly, and Petition

19 Clues: Income Tax • Right to Bear Arms • Search and Seizure • Abolition of Slavery • Suits Against States • Prohibition of Liquor • Women's Rights to Vote • Quartering of Soldiers • Jury Trial in Civil Lawsuits • Popular Election of Senators • Rights to Vote Not Denied by Race • Rights Reserved to States or People • Non-Enumerated Rights Retained by People • ...

U1M6 Vocabulary Crossword 2024-10-02

U1M6 Vocabulary Crossword crossword puzzle
Across
  1. conquering and acquiring land
  2. person or company involved in trade
  3. person, place, thing, idea
  4. map type showing landforms and water ways
  5. one entity owns a market
  6. sentence type with 2 independent clauses
  7. sentence type with 2 independent clauses
  8. owing
  9. source that witnessed news/ info
  10. human property
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  1. another word for indigenous
  2. the study of physical features
  3. act of settling into foreign land
  4. natural features on the Earth
  5. sentence type with one clause
  6. source that reports info not witnessed
  7. contains a verb and states subject status
  8. noun(s) that sentence is discussing
  9. to move from another place
  10. map types that shows nation states

20 Clues: owing • human property • one entity owns a market • person, place, thing, idea • to move from another place • another word for indigenous • conquering and acquiring land • natural features on the Earth • sentence type with one clause • the study of physical features • source that witnessed news/ info • act of settling into foreign land • map types that shows nation states • ...

USA Culture 2024-01-26

USA Culture crossword puzzle
Across
  1. House The official residence and workplace of the President of the United States.
  2. A famous mountain carving in South Dakota featuring four U.S. presidents.
  3. A bird of prey and a symbol of the United States.
  4. The head of a country, often elected to lead and make important decisions. In the United States, this person resides in the White House.
  5. An annual holiday celebrated with a feast, expressing gratitude for blessings and traditionally associated with a harvest meal.
  6. A unit of currency in the United States, featuring symbols such as George Washington or Abraham Lincoln, often found in bills and coins.
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  1. A gift from France to the United States, this iconic neoclassical sculpture stands tall on Liberty Island, symbolizing freedom and democracy.
  2. A national symbol often portrayed as a tall man with a top hat.
  3. Famous landmark in New York known for its distinctive shape.
  4. A suspension bridge in San Francisco, California
  5. A breathtaking natural wonder in Arizona, known for its vast and colorful rock formations carved by the Colorado River.

11 Clues: A suspension bridge in San Francisco, California • A bird of prey and a symbol of the United States. • Famous landmark in New York known for its distinctive shape. • A national symbol often portrayed as a tall man with a top hat. • A famous mountain carving in South Dakota featuring four U.S. presidents. • ...

The weather, the seasons, and the months 2023-03-07

The weather, the seasons, and the months crossword puzzle
Across
  1. Primavera
  2. Terremoto
  3. When we can't see the sun
  4. Month before June
  5. Month after August
  6. Month before February
  7. When it's cold in the United States
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  1. windy snowstorm
  2. Christmas month
  3. When we can see the sun
  4. When it's hot in the United States
  5. loud noise when it is raining

12 Clues: Primavera • Terremoto • windy snowstorm • Christmas month • Month before June • Month after August • Month before February • When we can see the sun • When we can't see the sun • loud noise when it is raining • When it's hot in the United States • When it's cold in the United States

French Nationalities Crossword 2025-09-19

French Nationalities Crossword crossword puzzle
Across
  1. From Africa (feminine)
  2. From Haiti (masculine)
  3. From the United States (masculine)
  4. From Jamaica (masculine)
  5. From Guyana (feminine)
  6. From the United States (feminine)
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  1. From Haiti (feminine)
  2. From Puerto Rico (masculine)
  3. From the Dominican Republic (feminine)
  4. From Afghanistan (masculine)
  5. From Jamaica (feminine)
  6. From Yemen (same for masculine & feminine)

12 Clues: From Haiti (feminine) • From Africa (feminine) • From Haiti (masculine) • From Guyana (feminine) • From Jamaica (feminine) • From Jamaica (masculine) • From Puerto Rico (masculine) • From Afghanistan (masculine) • From the United States (feminine) • From the United States (masculine) • From the Dominican Republic (feminine) • From Yemen (same for masculine & feminine)

Unit#3 Division Notes 2025-12-08

Unit#3 Division Notes crossword puzzle
Across
  1. This port city at the mouth of the Hudson river benefited socially, politically and economically from the Eerie Canal.
  2. Allowed voters in Kansas to decide through a popular vote if they would enter the union as a free or slave state.
  3. ________ were primarily employed to work in the early textile factories in the Northeastern United States in the 1800s. Many would join labor causes and other social reform efforts, instrumental to changes taking place in the 1800s in the U.S.
  4. This supreme court decision answered the question of freedom and state lines for slaves. It declared that a former slave ________could not be free regardless of where he lived as it would deny his slave holders right to his property. Also, declared the Missouri Compromise of 1820 unconstitutional. Politically, it meant there was no point or room for further compromise between free state and slave states in Congress.
  5. This man was the 1860 nominee from the newly created Republican party. His candidacy was so opposed in the south, that his name was not even on the ballot in numerous states.
  6. With increased demand and profitability of cotton production and westward migration did tension between free states and slave states increased or decreased? Pick one.
  7. He became a prominent leader in the abolitionist movement: Meeting with elected officials, writing and publishing an abolitionist newspaper, making speeches and organizing supporters.
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  1. Prior to the Civil War, there were this many slaves in the United States of America
  2. Many states in the South did this after Lincoln wins the election of 1860. Slave holding border states of: Delaware, Maryland, West Virginia, Kentucky, Missouri all stay in the union.
  3. He led a raid on the federal weapons depot at Harper’s Ferry that ultimately failed. He was eventually put on trial and executed. Opinion of his actions further divide the nation.
  4. an extremely unpopular part of the Compromise of 1850 in the North, that saw California join the union as a free state. Allowed Southern slave holders to hire bounty hunters to find and imprison African Americans in the North.
  5. Due to increased demand and increased efficiency cotton became the United State’s most valuable_______________. (when you send good for sale to another country).
  6. In the 1800s, the most widely used form of lamp oil and machinery oil was __________.
  7. Gin This machine was invented by Eli Whitney and mechanized the process of sorting the seeds out of cotton. Efficiency in cotton harvesting was greatly increased, thereby increasing its profitability
  8. This public construction project link the Hudson river by water with Lake Eerie.

15 Clues: This public construction project link the Hudson river by water with Lake Eerie. • Prior to the Civil War, there were this many slaves in the United States of America • In the 1800s, the most widely used form of lamp oil and machinery oil was __________. • ...

Government - Coming to ‘Terms’ by Shane Kirby 2021-03-06

Government - Coming to ‘Terms’ by Shane Kirby crossword puzzle
Across
  1. king/queen controls all aspect of life: social, economic, and political – often times tied to divine right of kings (authority from God)
  2. explains the purposes of the Constitution, and defines the powers of the new government as originating from the people of the United States
  3. power is held at the national level, with very little power being held in political subdivisions, such as provinces, states, counties, parishes, or tow
  4. supporters of the new Constitution who believed in a strong central government with limited government and checks and balances
  5. he government is not all powerful; its powers are limited, and the acts of the government are those willed by the people Constitution were written
  6. chosen to preside at the Constitutional Convention; he later became the first president of the United States; he set precedent by stepping down after two terms and initiating a peaceful transition of power
  7. first ten amendments to the Constitution, added by the first Congress in 1791; protects the civil rights and liberties of the people
  8. each branch of government is subject to a number of constitutional restraints, or checks, by the other branches so no single branch becomes too powerful
  9. compromise between slave states and free states to count three-fifths of the slave population in a state when allocating how many representatives a state was entitled to in the House of Representatives
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  1. 3rd president of the United States and author of the Declaration of Independence; he did not take part in writing the Constitution because he was in France at the time. He was a strong advocate for the addition of a Bill of Rights
  2. considered intelligent and decisive, he was a leading supporter of the Constitution and helped write the Federalist Papers
  3. government attempts to control all facets of the lives of its citizens
  4. “Father of the Constitution” and fourth president of the United States; essential to the writing and ratification of the Constitution; he also wrote the first 10 amendments to the Constitution that were ratified as the Bill of Rights
  5. type of democracy based on the protection of individual rights from the tyranny of the majority and on the consent of the governed to establish political authority
  6. the citizens have political authority and are bound by social contract to obey laws with their rights guaranteed by a constitution; citizens willingly subordinate their private, selfish interests to the common good
  7. french writer who introduced the idea of separation of powers and checks and balances to prevent one part of government from becoming too powerful

16 Clues: government attempts to control all facets of the lives of its citizens • considered intelligent and decisive, he was a leading supporter of the Constitution and helped write the Federalist Papers • supporters of the new Constitution who believed in a strong central government with limited government and checks and balances • ...

Manifest Destiny 2022-03-04

Manifest Destiny crossword puzzle
Across
  1. Treaty that ended the Mexican American War
  2. Took part in the California Gold Rush
  3. War between Mexico and the United States
  4. Loyalty to local interests
  5. Person who wanted to enlarge the territory of the United States
  6. Force journey of Cherokee Indians from their homes in Georgia to lands in the West
  7. Nation's destiny to expand across the continent to the Pacific Ocean
Down
  1. Agreement in 1820, two states admitted and 36 30 line in place
  2. To give up
  3. Uprising in 1846, claifornia rebelled against Mexican rule
  4. Withdraw from the Union
  5. Add to an existing country or area
  6. Person who worked in the movement to do away with slavery
  7. 1830 law that authorized the President to move Indians to new homelands west of the Mississippi
  8. Pathway to the Pacific Northwest, beginning in Missouri and ending in Oregon
  9. Person migrating from one place to another

16 Clues: To give up • Withdraw from the Union • Loyalty to local interests • Add to an existing country or area • Took part in the California Gold Rush • War between Mexico and the United States • Treaty that ended the Mexican American War • Person migrating from one place to another • Person who worked in the movement to do away with slavery • ...

1980-Present Military 2021-10-27

1980-Present Military crossword puzzle
Across
  1. The United States boasting power in the seas near Asia
  2. the aftermath of the Arab Spring, led to the government stopping democratic protests
  3. Instigator and de-stabilizer of Syria
  4. 43rd President of the United States, delivered "Axis of Evil Speech"
  5. Dictator of Iraq; found in hole in the ground
  6. First invasion of the Gulf War to remove Iraq from Kuwait
Down
  1. Has the most advanced military in the world
  2. Minesweeper used in the desert by the US
  3. Known for harboring Shia terrorist groups in the Middle East
  4. Palestine
  5. Former secretary of state under Bush, supervised joint chiefs
  6. Terrorist attack on the United States that spurred the invasion of Iraq and Afghanistan
  7. Missile used by Iraq
  8. Invaded Kuwait in pursuit of oil
  9. Surface to air missile mounted on the back of a vehicle
  10. Technology that allowed missiles to accurately hit their targets

16 Clues: Palestine • Missile used by Iraq • Invaded Kuwait in pursuit of oil • Instigator and de-stabilizer of Syria • Minesweeper used in the desert by the US • Has the most advanced military in the world • Dictator of Iraq; found in hole in the ground • The United States boasting power in the seas near Asia • Surface to air missile mounted on the back of a vehicle • ...

Rivers 2026-03-02

Rivers crossword puzzle
Across
  1. the river in North Argentina that drains into Uruguay
  2. a long river in Europe connecting many Eastern European countries.
  3. the longest river in Africa, drains in northern Egypt
  4. longest river in Europe, running through Moscow in Russia
  5. the river running through northern France and Paris
  6. western India and Pakistan, home to early hindi civilizations
  7. the longest river in the world running through northern Brazil
  8. the second longest river in Africa running through the African rainforest
  9. the southern twin of the two rivers in Mesopotamia
Down
  1. the river border between the United States and Mexico
  2. the river running through southern England and London
  3. the northern twin of the two rivers in Mesopotamia
  4. a long river in the western United States that drains into Mexico
  5. the longest river in the United States with it's delta in New Orleans
  6. river that runs through northeastern India and Bangladesh
  7. the river connecting Thailand, Cambodia, Laos, and Vietnam

16 Clues: the northern twin of the two rivers in Mesopotamia • the southern twin of the two rivers in Mesopotamia • the river running through northern France and Paris • the river border between the United States and Mexico • the river in North Argentina that drains into Uruguay • the river running through southern England and London • ...

American History 2015-02-11

American History crossword puzzle
Across
  1. Refers to reform- minded journalists who wrote largely for all popular magazines and continued a tradition of investigative journalism reporting
  2. The first U.S. Navy ship to be named after the state of Maine and was commissioned in 1895.
  3. Has a trunk
  4. A policy of extending a country's power and influence through diplomacy or military force.
  5. Addition to the Monroe Doctrine articulated by President Theodore Roosevelt in his State of the Union address in 1904
  6. Journalism that is based upon sensationalism and crude exaggeration.
  7. Reliance on the integrity, strength, ability, and surety.
  8. One of the peace treaties at the end of World War I.
  9. Information, especially of a biased or misleading nature, used to promote or publicize a particular political cause or point of view.
  10. Is characterized by an absence of competition, which often results in high prices and inferior products.
  11. A United States Congress Act that works to prevent adulterated or misbranded meat and meat products from being sold as food and to ensure that meat and the products are slaughtered and processed under sanitary conditions.
  12. An international organization, headquartered in Geneva, Switzerland, created after the First World War to provide a forum for resolving international disputes.
  13. A belief, creed or political ideology that involves an individual identifying with, or becoming attached to, one's nation.
  14. A policy of remaining apart from the affairs or interests of other groups, especially the political affairs of other countries.
  15. The system in which support is given only to countries whose moral beliefs are analogous to that of the nation.
  16. The effort of the United States particularly over President William Howard Taft, to further its aims in Latin America and East Asia through use of its economic power by guaranteeing loans made to foreign countries.
Down
  1. Secret telegram saying that in the event of war with the United States, Mexico should be asked to enter the war as a German ally.
  2. British ocean liner, holder of the Blue Riband, and briefly the largest passenger ship.
  3. Large marsupial
  4. The state of not supporting or helping either side in a conflict, disagreement.
  5. A term for the attitude prevalent during the 19th century period of American expansion that the United States not only could, but was destined to, stretch from coast to coast.
  6. The central banking system of the United States.
  7. A German Submarine.
  8. A formal agreement or treaty between two or more nations to cooperate for specific purposes.
  9. The right to vote in political elections.
  10. The United States Constitution prohibits any United States citizen from being denied the right to vote on the basis of gender.
  11. A 1906 novel written by the American journalist and novelist Upton Sinclair
  12. A plan made by Woodrow Wilson's in a speech Wilson gave to the American Congress in January 1918.
  13. Refers to the pursuit of foreign policy objectives with the aid of conspicuous displays of naval power.

29 Clues: Has a trunk • Large marsupial • A German Submarine. • The right to vote in political elections. • The central banking system of the United States. • One of the peace treaties at the end of World War I. • Reliance on the integrity, strength, ability, and surety. • Journalism that is based upon sensationalism and crude exaggeration. • ...

Government- Coming To 'Terms' 2021-01-07

Government- Coming To 'Terms' crossword puzzle
Across
  1. a representative democracy in which a small group of leaders, elected by the citizens, represents the concerns of the people; the interests of the majority take precedence over the
  2. first ten amendments to the Constitution, added by the first Congress in 1791; protects the civil rights and liberties of the people
  3. compromise reached in writing the Constitution to satisfy both small and large states by having one house of Congress with an equal number of representatives for each state and the other house’s membership determined by a state’s population
  4. French writer who introduced the idea of separation of powers and checks and balances to prevent one part of government from becoming too powerful
  5. explains the purposes of the Constitution, and defines the powers of the new government as
  6. Article I, Section 8, Clause 18 of the Constitution that gives Congress the right to pass all laws “necessary and proper” to carry out the other powers listed in Article I
  7. chosen to preside at the Constitutional Convention; he later became the first president of the United States; he set precedent by stepping down after two terms and initiating a peaceful transition of power
  8. group of people who feared the new government created by Constitution; gave too much power to the national government at the expense of individual rights
  9. considered intelligent and decisive, he was a leading supporter of the Constitution and helped write the Federalist Papers
  10. the people are the only source of power for any and all government actions; government can only govern with the consent of the governed
  11. and checks and balances
  12. from the people of the United States
  13. “Father of the Constitution” and fourth president of the United States; essential to the writing and ratification of the Constitution; he also wrote the first 10 amendments to the Constitution that were ratified as the Bill of Rights
Down
  1. king/queen controls all aspect of life: social, economic, and political - often times tied to divine right of kings (authority from God)
  2. supporters of the new Constitution who believed in a strong central government with limited
  3. each branch of government is subject to a number of constitutional restraints, or checks, by the other branches so no single branch becomes too powerful
  4. type of democracy based on the protection of individual rights from the tyranny of the majority and on the consent of the governed to establish political authority
  5. of a few
  6. first plan of government adopted in the United States after the revolution; it was a loose association of states with no authority to tax, no national army, and no chief executive
  7. the distribution of power between the national government and the states within a union
  8. the government is not all powerful; its powers are limited, and the acts of the government are those willed by the people Constitution were written
  9. belief that monarchs were chosen by God; gave the monarch unlimited authority
  10. believed in natural rights- life, liberty and property; strongest influence on Thomas Jefferson, who wrote natural rights into the Declaration of Independence

23 Clues: of a few • and checks and balances • from the people of the United States • belief that monarchs were chosen by God; gave the monarch unlimited authority • the distribution of power between the national government and the states within a union • explains the purposes of the Constitution, and defines the powers of the new government as • ...

Chem vocab 2022-01-26

Chem vocab crossword puzzle
Across
  1. a change in properties such as texture,shape,state
  2. substance with definite volume but no structure
  3. law stating that chemical compounds always contains components in a fixed ratio
  4. substance formed as a result of a chemical reaction
  5. states that the volume of gases undergoing a reaction at a constant pressure and temp are in a simple ration to each other and to that of the product
  6. separation of a mixture by passing it in solution of suspension as a vapor
  7. property that depends on amount of matter
  8. a way to separate water other components in the water
  9. states that when two gases react, the volumes of the reactants and products are in whole number rations if they are gases
  10. states that volume occupied by a fixed amount of gas is directly proportional to its absolute temperature
  11. substance formed from 2 or more elements chemically united in fixed proportions
  12. massof a component divided by the total mass of a mixture multiplied by 100
  13. physical blend of 2+ components
  14. gases that exert great stability and extremely low reaction rates
  15. a tabular display of the chemical elements
  16. change in which new substance is formed
  17. states that the ratio of the product of pressure and volume and the absolute temperature of a gas is equal to a constant
  18. measure of the amount of matter
  19. firm and stable in shape
  20. columns of elements in the periodic table
  21. state of matter with no fixed shape or volume
  22. states that the product of the pressure and the volume of one gram molecule of an ideal gas is equal to the product of the absolute temperature of the gas and the universal gas constant
  23. element that readily forms positive ions and has metallic bonds
  24. a mixture with uniform composition throughout
  25. property that does not depend on amount of matter
Down
  1. states that matter cannot be created or destroyed
  2. process that separates solids and liquids in heterogeneous mixtures
  3. matter that has constant composition and properties
  4. rows of elements in the periodic table
  5. physical transformation of a liquid, solid, or gas to a crystal
  6. PV=nRT
  7. super ionized gas
  8. distinct forms in which matter can exist
  9. states that when 2 elements form more than one compound, the weights of one element that combine with a fixed weight of the other are in a ratio of small whole numbers
  10. elements without metallic bonds
  11. mixture without a uniform composition throughout
  12. change of a substance directly from the solid state to gas state
  13. moisture particles in the air that create a foggy appearance
  14. anything that has mass and occupies space
  15. any property that is measurable or describable
  16. substance that enters and is altered in the course of chemical reaction
  17. occurs whenever matter changes from one state to another
  18. any substance that cannot be decomposed into simpler substances by ordinary chemicals
  19. states that the pressure of a given quantity of gas varies inversely with its volume at a constant temperature
  20. occurs when a substance combines with another to form a new substance
  21. smallest unit of matter

46 Clues: PV=nRT • super ionized gas • smallest unit of matter • firm and stable in shape • elements without metallic bonds • physical blend of 2+ components • measure of the amount of matter • rows of elements in the periodic table • change in which new substance is formed • distinct forms in which matter can exist • property that depends on amount of matter • ...

TEST 3 - REVIEW [PERIOD 3] 2020-11-30

TEST 3 - REVIEW [PERIOD 3] crossword puzzle
Across
  1. The Preamble to the U.S. Constitution illustrates the principle that __________ are the true source of political power
  2. The term __________ is best defined as the division of power between the states and the national government
  3. During the Constitutional Convention of 1787, the plans for Congress proposed by delegates from New Jersey and Virginia differed mainly over the issue of equal state __________ or proportionate state __________ in congress
  4. During the Constitutional Convention, the framers of the Constitution were able to __________ on important issues such as state representation in congress
  5. The judicial branch of government can check the legislative branch of government by declaring laws __________
  6. To prevent tyranny, the authors of the Constitution drew on Montesquieu’s concept of __________ of powers
  7. A principal reason for calling the Constitutional Convention of 1787 was to __________ the central government
  8. In writing the Declaration of Independence, Thomas Jefferson was influenced most by __________’s idea of natural rights
  9. The main argument the British used to justify __________ the thirteen colonies after the French and Indian War was that Colonies should contribute to the expenses involved in providing for their defense
  10. A __________ form of government is described as one in which representatives are elected by the people
  11. Ordering American troops into a foreign country illustrates the __________ ’s power as commander in chief
  12. In 1790, the first census of the United States was taken in order to determine each state’s representation in Congress and the number of __________ assigned to each state
  13. In the 1780s, the national government under the Articles of Confederation established its authority in the Northwest Territory by providing a system for the formation of new __________
Down
  1. According to the United States Constitution, the __________ is used to determine the apportionment of members in the House of Representatives
  2. Impeachment of the U.S. President by the House of Representatives is an example of the use of __________
  3. The United States Constitution corrected a weakness of the Articles of Confederation by creating three __________ of government
  4. By agreeing to the __________ Compromise the framers of the U.S. Constitution agreed that the national congress should consist of two houses: one in which representation is based on population, and one in which states are equally represented.
  5. The thirteen colonies had few, but important advantages in the war with England. One of these advantages was aid of foreign nations such as __________
  6. Federalism, separation of powers, and checks and balances are constitutional principles that directly reduce the __________ of governmental power
  7. The main criticism of the Articles of Confederation was that they failed to provide adequate powers for the __________ government
  8. Many of the fundamental principles found in the United States Constitution (1787) were based on the writings of __________ philosophers
  9. A presidential veto of a bill can be overridden by a __________vote of both houses of Congress
  10. Delegates to the Constitutional Convention of 1787 agreed to the Three-Fifths Compromise as a solution to the problem of whether or not to count __________ in the national census

23 Clues: A presidential veto of a bill can be overridden by a __________vote of both houses of Congress • A __________ form of government is described as one in which representatives are elected by the people • Impeachment of the U.S. President by the House of Representatives is an example of the use of __________ • ...

Famous People of the Civil War Era 2020-12-02

Famous People of the Civil War Era crossword puzzle
Across
  1. served as the sixth President of the United States
  2. American Author, Wrote the Liberator
  3. He led Union forces in crushing campaigns through the South, marching through Georgia and the Carolinas
  4. known for his command of Fort Sumter at the start of the war.
  5. his division was decimated during a massive frontal assault that became known as “Pickett's Charge.” After Gettysburg, Pickett commanded troops in North Carolina and later participated in the defense of Petersburg.
  6. He had a brief stint in the Western Theater, but he is best known for his defeat at the Second Battle of Bull Run
  7. was a United States Army officer, notable for his leadership in the Mexican–American War and American Civil War.
  8. was a Confederate general who led the South's attempt at secession during the Civil War
  9. inspired hundreds of thousands more African Americans to enlist for the Union helping to turn the tide of the war to its ultimate victory
  10. won the lottery and bought his freedom for $600
  11. U.S. politician, leader of the Democratic Party, and orator who espoused the cause of popular sovereignty
  12. enslaved black man who tried to sue for his freedom against Sandford
  13. helped distribute needed supplies to the Union Army during the Civil War and later founded the disaster relief organization, the American Red Cross.
  14. entered the war in 1861 and was promoted to full general after General Albert Sidney Johnston's death at the Battle of Shiloh in 1862.
  15. was a war hero and one of the South's most successful generals during the American Civil War (1861-65). After a difficult childhood, he graduated from the U.S. Military Academy at West Point, New York, in time to fight in the Mexican War
Down
  1. the wife of the 16th President of the United States, Abraham Lincoln
  2. he believed that states had an unquestionable right to leave the Union.
  3. radical abolitionist whose fervent hatred of slavery led him to seize the United States arsenal at Harpers Ferry
  4. Wrote Uncle Tom's Cabin
  5. helped ease border tensions with Britain through negotiations of the Webster-Ashburton Treaty in 1842.
  6. started a slave rebellion in Southampton County
  7. Former slave who petitioned for slave and womens rights
  8. led the Union Armies to victory over the Confederacy in the American Civil War
  9. Secretary of John Quincy Adams; "Great Pacificator"
  10. become an agent for the American Anti-Slavery Society, recruiting and training people to work for the cause
  11. an escaped slave who became a prominent activist, author and public speaker. He became a leader in the abolitionist movement.
  12. shot President Abraham Lincoln in the head and killed him
  13. Her efforts on behalf of the mentally ill and prisoners helped create dozens of new institutions across the United States
  14. escaped slavery and led hundreds of slaves to freedom using the underground railroad
  15. was the 16th president of the United States and is regarded as one of America's greatest heroes due to his role as savior of the Union and emancipator of enslaved people.

30 Clues: Wrote Uncle Tom's Cabin • American Author, Wrote the Liberator • started a slave rebellion in Southampton County • won the lottery and bought his freedom for $600 • served as the sixth President of the United States • Secretary of John Quincy Adams; "Great Pacificator" • Former slave who petitioned for slave and womens rights • ...

Government coming to terms 2021-01-12

Government coming to terms crossword puzzle
Across
  1. the people are the only source of power for any and all government actions; government can only govern with the consent of the governed
  2. explains the purposes of the Constitution, and defines the powers of the new government as
  3. considered intelligent and decisive, he was a leading supporter of the Constitution and helped write the Federalist Papers
  4. a representative democracy in which a small group of leaders, elected by the citizens, represents the concerns of the people; the interests of the majority take precedence over interest of a few.
  5. each branch of government is subject to a number of constitutional restraints, or checks, by the other branches so no single branch becomes too powerful
  6. chosen to preside at the Constitutional Convention; he later became the first president of the United States; he set precedent by stepping down after two terms and initiating a peaceful transition of power
  7. compromise between slave states and free states to count three-fifths of the slave population in a state when allocating how many representatives a state was entitled to in the House of Representatives
  8. the distribution of power between the national government and the states within a union
  9. first ten amendments to the Constitution,added by the first Congress in 1791;protects thecivil rights and liberties of the people
Down
  1. Article I, Section 8, Clause 18 of the Constitution that gives Congress the right to pass all laws “necessary and proper” to carry out the other powers listed in Article I
  2. the government is not all powerful; its powers are limited, and the acts of the government are those willed by the people Constitution were written
  3. from the people of the United States
  4. compromise reached in writing the Constitution to satisfy both small and large states by having one house of Congress with an equal number of representatives for each state and the other house’s membership determined by a state’s population
  5. supporters of the new Constitution who believed in a strong central government with limited government and checks and balances
  6. type of democracy based on the protection of individual rights from the tyranny of the majority and on the consent of the governed to establish political authority
  7. power is held at the national level, with very little power being held in political subdivisions, such as provinces, states, counties, parishes, or tow
  8. in order for man to live in groups, he must give up some of his freedom to the government in exchange for protection of his natural rights
  9. group of people who feared the new government created by Constitution; gave too much power to the national government at the expense of individual rights
  10. English political philosopher whose Social Contract Theory believed that in order to live together, individuals in a society give up their natural rights to a higher authority for the sake of protection
  11. government is defined by law and serves the people; the law is above everyone and it applies to everyone, whether ruler or the ruled

20 Clues: from the people of the United States • the distribution of power between the national government and the states within a union • explains the purposes of the Constitution, and defines the powers of the new government as • considered intelligent and decisive, he was a leading supporter of the Constitution and helped write the Federalist Papers • ...

Government-Coming to Terms 2021-01-06

Government-Coming to Terms crossword puzzle
Across
  1. the distribution of power between the national government and the states within a union
  2. supporters of the new Constitution who believed in a strong central government with limited government and checks and balances
  3. each branch of government is subject to a number of constitutional restraints, or checks, by the other branches so no single branch becomes too powerful
  4. Article I, Section 8, Clause 18 of the Constitution that gives Congress the right to pass all laws “necessary and proper” to carry out the other powers listed in Article I
  5. the government is not all powerful; its powers are limited, and the acts of the government are those willed by the people Constitution were written
  6. French writer who introduced the idea of separation of powers and checks and balances to prevent one part of the government from becoming too powerful
  7. king/queen controls all aspect of life: social, economic, and political – often times tied to divine right of kings (authority from God)
  8. compromise reached in writing the Constitution to satisfy both small and large states by having one house of Congress with an equal number of representatives for each state and the other house’s membership determined by a state’s population
  9. type of democracy based on the protection of individual rights from the tyranny of the majority and on the consent of the governed to establish political authority
Down
  1. first plan of government adopted in the United States after the revolution; it was a loose association of states with no authority to tax, no national army, and no chief executive
  2. the citizens have political authority and are bound by social contract to obey laws with their rights guaranteed by a constitution; citizens willingly subordinate their private, selfish interests to the common good
  3. “Father of the Constitution” and fourth president of the United States; essential to the writing and ratification of the Constitution; he also wrote the first 10 amendments to the Constitution that were ratified as the Bill of Rights
  4. belief that monarchs were chosen by God; gave the monarch unlimited authority
  5. chosen to preside at the Constitutional Convention; he later became the first president of the United States; he set precedent by stepping down after two terms and initiating a peaceful transition of power
  6. believed in natural rights- life, liberty and property; strongest influence on Thomas Jefferson, who wrote natural rights into the Declaration of Independence
  7. a representative democracy in which a small group of leaders, elected by the citizens, represents the concerns of the people; the interests of the majority take precedence over the interests of a few.
  8. group of people who feared the new government created by Constitution; gave too much power to the national government at the expense of individual rights
  9. considered intelligent and decisive, he was a leading supporter of the Constitution and helped write the Federalist Papers
  10. first ten amendments to the Constitution, added by the first Congress in 1791; protects the civil rights and liberties of the people
  11. powers saved for the states in our system of federalism, guaranteed in the 9 thAmendment to the Constitution

20 Clues: belief that monarchs were chosen by God; gave the monarch unlimited authority • the distribution of power between the national government and the states within a union • powers saved for the states in our system of federalism, guaranteed in the 9 thAmendment to the Constitution • ...

AP GOV 3.7-3.9 2023-05-22

AP GOV 3.7-3.9 crossword puzzle
Across
  1. prevents law enforcement from conducting unreasonable search and seizures
  2. Court case that ruled that the Second Amendment must be protected by states based on the due process clause of the Fourteenth Amendment.
  3. the concept of fundamental fairness that ensures legitimate government in a democracy
  4. The court case that ruled that an arrested individual is entitled to rights against self-incrimination and to an attorney under the 5th and 6th Amendments of the United States Constitution.
  5. Moines historic Supreme Court ruling from 1969 that cemented students' rights to free speech in public schools.
  6. provisions of the bill of rights applicable to the states rather than all of them at once
  7. became the selective incorporation case for the Fourth Amendment. Since that ruling state laws must abide by the Fourth Amendment.
  8. This Court case held that the Fourth Amendment's prohibition on unreasonable searches and seizures is not limited solely to the actions of law enforcement personnel.
  9. Clause that means that the owner of the property shall receive at a minimum the fair market value of the property in its best alternative use, independent of the government taking.
  10. No state shall make or enforce any law which shall abridge the privileges or immunities of citizens of the United States
Down
  1. states that evidence from the government finds or takes in violation of the 4th amendment can be excluded from trial
  2. the right of a person to be free from intrusion into or publicity concerning matters of a personal nature.
  3. The court case that effectively defined the range of medically necessary abortions covered by Medicaid by carving out particular abortion services that states are not obligated to cover.
  4. Court case that ruled that states must provide an attorney for defendants that can't afford one to guarantee a fair trial.
  5. This puts the protection of people before procedural protections for suspects
  6. The new law does not completely eliminate the collection and storage of this metadata by cell phone operators, but it does prevent the government easy access to it.
  7. The Supreme Court invalidated a Connecticut law that made it a crime to use birth control devices or to advise anyone about their use.
  8. places substantive limits on what the government can take away or deprive a citizen of.
  9. type of due process that addresses the manner in which the law is carried out.
  10. establishes that no one shall be “deprived of life, liberty, or property without due process of law; nor shall private property be taken for public use, without just compensation.”
  11. The court case that decided that the right to privacy implied in the 14th Amendment protected abortion as a fundamental right. The government retained the power to regulate or restrict abortion access depending on the stage of pregnancy.
  12. The right to counsel has been in place since the bill of rights, this amendment is the

22 Clues: prevents law enforcement from conducting unreasonable search and seizures • This puts the protection of people before procedural protections for suspects • type of due process that addresses the manner in which the law is carried out. • the concept of fundamental fairness that ensures legitimate government in a democracy • ...

Chem vocab 2022-01-26

Chem vocab crossword puzzle
Across
  1. a change in properties such as texture,shape,state
  2. substance with definite volume but no structure
  3. law stating that chemical compounds always contains components in a fixed ratio
  4. substance formed as a result of a chemical reaction
  5. states that the volume of gases undergoing a reaction at a constant pressure and temp are in a simple ration to each other and to that of the product
  6. separation of a mixture by passing it in solution of suspension as a vapor
  7. property that depends on amount of matter
  8. a way to separate water other components in the water
  9. states that when two gases react, the volumes of the reactants and products are in whole number rations if they are gases
  10. states that volume occupied by a fixed amount of gas is directly proportional to its absolute temperature
  11. substance formed from 2 or more elements chemically united in fixed proportions
  12. massof a component divided by the total mass of a mixture multiplied by 100
  13. physical blend of 2+ components
  14. gases that exert great stability and extremely low reaction rates
  15. a tabular display of the chemical elements
  16. change in which new substance is formed
  17. states that the ratio of the product of pressure and volume and the absolute temperature of a gas is equal to a constant
  18. measure of the amount of matter
  19. firm and stable in shape
  20. columns of elements in the periodic table
  21. state of matter with no fixed shape or volume
  22. states that the product of the pressure and the volume of one gram molecule of an ideal gas is equal to the product of the absolute temperature of the gas and the universal gas constant
  23. element that readily forms positive ions and has metallic bonds
  24. a mixture with uniform composition throughout
  25. property that does not depend on amount of matter
Down
  1. states that matter cannot be created or destroyed
  2. process that separates solids and liquids in heterogeneous mixtures
  3. matter that has constant composition and properties
  4. rows of elements in the periodic table
  5. physical transformation of a liquid, solid, or gas to a crystal
  6. PV=nRT
  7. super ionized gas
  8. distinct forms in which matter can exist
  9. states that when 2 elements form more than one compound, the weights of one element that combine with a fixed weight of the other are in a ratio of small whole numbers
  10. elements without metallic bonds
  11. mixture without a uniform composition throughout
  12. change of a substance directly from the solid state to gas state
  13. moisture particles in the air that create a foggy appearance
  14. anything that has mass and occupies space
  15. any property that is measurable or describable
  16. substance that enters and is altered in the course of chemical reaction
  17. occurs whenever matter changes from one state to another
  18. any substance that cannot be decomposed into simpler substances by ordinary chemicals
  19. states that the pressure of a given quantity of gas varies inversely with its volume at a constant temperature
  20. occurs when a substance combines with another to form a new substance
  21. smallest unit of matter

46 Clues: PV=nRT • super ionized gas • smallest unit of matter • firm and stable in shape • elements without metallic bonds • physical blend of 2+ components • measure of the amount of matter • rows of elements in the periodic table • change in which new substance is formed • distinct forms in which matter can exist • property that depends on amount of matter • ...

Unit 6 Review 2022-03-31

Unit 6 Review crossword puzzle
Across
  1. _____ Crisis: South Carolina trys to declare federal tariffs null and void, then threatens to secede; Andrew Jackson doesn't let them get away with it
  2. ____ Destiny: the idea that it was America's divine purpose to spread west to the Pacific Ocean
  3. ____ Removal Act of 1830: resulted in the forced removal of Native Americans from their homelands to reservations west of the Mississippi River
  4. Frederick Douglass and Sojourner ____: former slaves who spoke out against slavery and published autobiographies
  5. Henry Clay's ____ System consisted of protective tariffs, a 2nd Bank of the United States, and funding for internal improvements
  6. Slave state added as a result of the Missouri Compromise
  7. last name of the president during the Mexican-American War
  8. The word describing the differences in various sections of the U.S.: agriculture and slavery in the South, factories and banks in the North, etc.
  9. Texas's annexation by the United States was delayed because Congress did not want to upset the balance between ____ and free states
  10. ___ Doctrine: named after our 5th president, this states that Europe needs to stay out of the affairs of the Americas
  11. South Carolina and other Southern states did not like these protective taxes because they felt they benefitted manufacturers in the North, not farmers in the South
  12. The Treaty of _____ Hidalgo: ended the Mexican-American War, added California, New Mexico, and more to the U.S.
  13. "John Marshall has made his decision, now let him ____ it." - Andrew Jackson after Worcester v. Georgia was decided in favor of the Cherokee
  14. McCullough v. Maryland: Congress has the _____ power to create a national bank
  15. name of both a trail and a territory added peacefully in negotiations with Great Britain
  16. "Remember the ____!" Battle cry at San Jacinto, the fight for Texan independence from Mexico
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  1. Eli Whitney's invention that made it easier to harvest a certain cash crop; made America, especially the South, rich; unintended consequence: drastic increase in slavery
  2. Andrew Jackson was part of which political party?
  3. Free state added as a result of the Missouri Compromise
  4. The ____ Road connected Maryland to Illinois
  5. The tribe that forcefully lost their lands in Georgia and walked the Trail of Tears
  6. Seneca ____ Convention: Women's rights convention in New York that among other things advocated for a woman's right to vote
  7. Gadsden Purchase: U.S. spent $10 million to buy land from Mexico for a southern transcontinental _____
  8. Henry David _____: this Transcendentalist's "Civil Disobedience" inspired Gandhi and MLK
  9. The Second Great ______: religious movement at the heart of many of the reform movements of the mid-1800s
  10. As a result of the Missouri Compromise, new states north of 36'30 would be ____ states
  11. Nat ______: led a slave rebellion where over 60 whites were killed; this led to harsher laws for slaves in the South
  12. ___-Onis Treaty: US gains Florida from Spain
  13. this was discovered in California and led to a rush of people trying to get rich quick
  14. The Erie ____ linked the economies of the the Midwest and the East because it made it easier to ship goods and resources to market

30 Clues: The ____ Road connected Maryland to Illinois • ___-Onis Treaty: US gains Florida from Spain • Andrew Jackson was part of which political party? • Free state added as a result of the Missouri Compromise • Slave state added as a result of the Missouri Compromise • last name of the president during the Mexican-American War • ...

American History 2023-11-04

American History crossword puzzle
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  1. Republican politician that held the roles of both president and vice president despite never having been elected to either office (4)
  2. Alternative Democratic candidate in the 1960 presidential election who won 15 electoral votes in the Deep South (4)
  3. Chief justice of the supreme court 1953-1969 and running mate of Thomas E. Dewey in the 1948 presidential election (6)
  4. Only president to serve as chief justice of the supreme court after becoming president; appointed by Warren G. Harding (4)
  5. Independent candidate who carried no states in the 1980 presidential election despite gaining over 10% of the popular vote (8)
  6. Anti-slavery party that former president Martin Van Buren joined and ran for president with in 1848 (8)
  7. Latin American nation in which 19th president Rutherford B. Hayes has many streets and buildings named after him as a result of his actions benefitting the country (8)
  8. The third-largest party in the United States by members as of 2023, founded in late 1971 (11)
  9. Official name of the third-parties created by Theodore Roosevelt, Robert La Follette and Henry Wallace for their left-wing campaigns in 1912, 1924 and 1948 respectively (11)
  10. Abraham Lincoln's running mate in the 1860 presidential election (6)
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  1. Presidential candidate of the newly-founded 'Dixiecrat' party in 1948, also president pro tempore of the senate in the early years of George W. Bush's presidency (8)
  2. The maiden name of the First Lady of the United States from 1961 to 1963 (7)
  3. Vice president of the United States 1974-1977 and namesake of the progressive wing of the Republican party throughout much of the mid-20th century (11)
  4. President nicknamed 'Old Hickory' (7)
  5. Billionaire third-party candidate from Texas in the 1992 and 1996 presidential elections (5)
  6. The surname of the only grandfather-grandson duo to have served as president (8)
  7. Vice president of the United States under Franklin D. Roosevelt from 1941 to 1945 (7)
  8. Initials of the running mate of the Democratic party's candidate in the 1920 presidential election who would go on to become president at a later date (3)
  9. Third-party candidate in the 1880 and 1892 presidential elections, received 8.5% of the popular vote as the candidate for the People's Party or Populist Party in the latter (6)
  10. One of two presidents to have never held any political or judiciary office before becoming president, the other one is Donald Trump (6)
  11. Commanding general of the United States army from 1861 to 1862 and Abraham Lincoln's main opponent in the 1864 presidential election (9)
  12. The author of 'Poor Richard's Almanack' from 1732 to 1758 (8)
  13. Left-wing politician who ran for president on five occasions in 1900, 1904, 1908, 1912 and 1920, performing best in the 1912 election in which they won 6% of the popular vote and 901,551 total votes (4)
  14. President of the United States with a cameo role in the 1992 film 'Home Alone 2' (5)

24 Clues: President nicknamed 'Old Hickory' (7) • The author of 'Poor Richard's Almanack' from 1732 to 1758 (8) • Abraham Lincoln's running mate in the 1860 presidential election (6) • The maiden name of the First Lady of the United States from 1961 to 1963 (7) • The surname of the only grandfather-grandson duo to have served as president (8) • ...

Unit 3 2024-12-17

Unit 3 crossword puzzle
Across
  1. conflict between the United States and Tripoli (now in Libya), incited by American refusal to continue payment of tribute to the piratical rulers of the North African Barbary States of Algiers, Tunis, Morocco, and Tripoli
  2. thwarted a British effort to gain control of a critical American port and elevated Maj. Gen. Andrew Jackson to national fame
  3. It laid the foundations for the emergence of Canada as an independent nation and induced the British to seek peaceful relations with the United States for the remainder of the 19th century and beyond. It also helped forge the United States into a nation.
  4. Americans looked to strengthen their nation through government spending on infrastructure, or what were then called internal improvements. In his seventh annual address to congress, Madison called for public investment to create national roads, canals, and even a national seminary.
  5. The convention declared the tariffs of 1828 and 1832 unconstitutional and unenforceable within the state of South Carolina after February 1, 1833. It was asserted that attempts to use force to collect the taxes would lead to the state's secession
  6. an act establishing an ''independent Treasury System", where the Treasury Department, not commercial banks, was to manage the Government's funds
  7. In the first election following the end of the War of 1812, Democratic-Republican candidate James Monroe defeated Federalist Rufus King in an almost unanimous decision
  8. signed into law by President Andrew Jackson on May 28, 1830, authorizing the president to grant lands west of the Mississippi in exchange for Indian lands within existing state borders. A few tribes went peacefully, but many resisted the relocation policy
  9. Meeting in Hartford, Connecticut, in December 1814, party delegates secretly debated—and rejected—secession; instead, they drafted constitutional amendments strengthening state controls over commerce and militias
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  1. Controversy arose within Congress over the issue of slavery. Congress adopted this legislation and admitted Missouri as a slave state and Maine as a non-slave state at the same time, so that the balance between slave and free states in the nation would remain equal
  2. John Quincy Adams defeated Andrew Jackson in 1824 by garnering more electoral votes through the House of Representatives, even though Jackson originally received more popular and electoral votes, ended the era of good feelings
  3. The biggest American casualty of the war was the Federalist Party, the first political party that had arisen in the United States. A party of bankers and businessmen, the Federalists' steady opposition to the war doomed them in the eyes of the American public
  4. slashed army and navy expenditures, cut the budget, eliminated taxes on whiskey, houses, and slaves, and fired all federal tax collectors
  5. the United States prohibited trade with both Britain and France; then in May, 1810, Congress authorized trade with both, directing the President, if either would accept America's view of neutral rights, to forbid trade with the other nation.
  6. Jackson decisively won the election, carrying 55.5% of the popular vote and 178 electoral votes, to Adams' 83. The election marked the rise of Jacksonian Democracy and the transition from the First Party System to the Second Party System, allowed for all white men to vote
  7. Americans attributed the cause of the panic principally to domestic political conflicts. Democrats typically blamed the bankers, and Whigs blamed Jackson for refusing to renew the Bank of the United States charter and for the withdrawal of government funds from the bank
  8. With the end of the war the party all but ceased to exist, and many of its former members rallied to new party banners, namely Republican and Whig, where they formed the political base for centralization, protectionism, and, eventually, abolitionism, in the latter half of the 19th century
  9. Though the war had no clear winner, the treaty restored pre-war territorial boundaries, returned prisoners, and strengthened the United States as a nation

18 Clues: thwarted a British effort to gain control of a critical American port and elevated Maj. Gen. Andrew Jackson to national fame • slashed army and navy expenditures, cut the budget, eliminated taxes on whiskey, houses, and slaves, and fired all federal tax collectors • ...

Gov 2022-03-29

Gov crossword puzzle
Across
  1. an individual, company, or institution sued or accused in a court of law.
  2. the right to make a complaint to, or seek the assistance of, one's government, without fear of punishment or reprisals.
  3. the exercise of the power of judicial review to set aside government acts
  4. American lawyer and civil rights activist who served as Associate Justice of the Supreme Court of the United States from October 1967 until October 1991
  5. is a principle or rule established in a previous legal case that is either binding on or persuasive without going to courts for a court or other tribunal when deciding subsequent cases with similar issues or facts.
  6. government granted and nontransferable recognition to an individual who meets personal qualifications related to a lawful occupation.
  7. Latin meaning that means "to be more certain"
  8. a written legal argument that is presented to a court to aid it in reaching a conclusion on the legal issues involved in the case.
  9. party who initiates a lawsuit before a court
  10. is a court operating as a part of the judicial branch, entirely separate from the military establishment.
  11. is the separate judicial opinion of an appellate judge who disagreed with the majority's decision explaining the disagreement.
  12. the official power to make legal decisions and judgments.
  13. American lawyer and jurist who served as an associate justice of the Supreme Court of the United States from 1993 until her death in 2020
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  1. under Article One of the United States Constitution and the District of Columbia Home Rule Act, which devolves certain powers of the United States Congress to the Mayor and thirteen-member Council.
  2. associate justice of the Supreme Court of the United States. She was nominated by President Barack Obama on May 10, 2010, and has served since August 7, 2010.
  3. American retired attorney and politician who served as the first female associate justice of the Supreme Court of the United States from 1981 to 2006.
  4. an opinion that agrees with the majority opinion but does not agree with the rationale behind it
  5. limited jurisdiction over smaller, summary matters with a lower monetary threshold than the intermediate courts of each state and territory.
  6. military court for hearing charges brought against members of the armed forces or others within its jurisdiction; also, the legal proceeding of such a military court.
  7. a judicial opinion that is joined by more than half the judges deciding a case
  8. includes all books, papers, maps, photographs, machine-readable materials, or other documentary materials, regardless of physical form or characteristics, made or received by an agency of the United States Government under Federal law or in connection with the transaction of public business and preserved
  9. a legal dispute between two or more parties
  10. enforcing public codes of behavior as embodied in the laws, with the government prosecuting individuals or institutions.
  11. the official summary of proceedings in a court of law

24 Clues: a legal dispute between two or more parties • party who initiates a lawsuit before a court • Latin meaning that means "to be more certain" • the official summary of proceedings in a court of law • the official power to make legal decisions and judgments. • an individual, company, or institution sued or accused in a court of law. • ...

TEST 3 - REVIEW [PERIOD 4] 2020-11-30

TEST 3 - REVIEW [PERIOD 4] crossword puzzle
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  1. Ordering American troops into a foreign country illustrates the __________ ’s power as commander in chief
  2. The main criticism of the Articles of Confederation was that they failed to provide adequate powers for the __________ government
  3. The main argument the British used to justify __________ the thirteen colonies after the French and Indian War was that Colonies should contribute to the expenses involved in providing for their defense
  4. A __________ form of government is described as one in which representatives are elected by the people
  5. Federalism, separation of powers, and checks and balances are constitutional principles that directly reduce the __________ of governmental power
  6. During the Constitutional Convention of 1787, the plans for Congress proposed by delegates from New Jersey and Virginia differed mainly over the issue of equal state __________ or proportionate state __________ in congress
  7. A principal reason for calling the Constitutional Convention of 1787 was to __________ the central government
  8. During the Constitutional Convention, the framers of the Constitution were able to __________ on important issues such as state representation in congress
  9. By agreeing to the __________ Compromise the framers of the U.S. Constitution agreed that the national congress should consist of two houses: one in which representation is based on population, and one in which states are equally represented.
  10. The term __________ is best defined as the division of power between the states and the national government
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  1. In the 1780s, the national government under the Articles of Confederation established its authority in the Northwest Territory by providing a system for the formation of new __________
  2. In 1790, the first census of the United States was taken in order to determine each state’s representation in Congress and the number of __________ assigned to each state
  3. Delegates to the Constitutional Convention of 1787 agreed to the Three-Fifths Compromise as a solution to the problem of whether or not to count __________ in the national census
  4. To prevent tyranny, the authors of the Constitution drew on Montesquieu’s concept of __________ of powers
  5. The judicial branch of government can check the legislative branch of government by declaring laws __________
  6. A presidential veto of a bill can be overridden by a __________vote of both houses of Congress
  7. Many of the fundamental principles found in the United States Constitution (1787) were based on the writings of __________ philosophers
  8. The thirteen colonies had few, but important advantages in the war with England. One of these advantages was aid of foreign nations such as __________
  9. Impeachment of the U.S. President by the House of Representatives is an example of the use of __________
  10. The Preamble to the U.S. Constitution illustrates the principle that __________ are the true source of political power
  11. The United States Constitution corrected a weakness of the Articles of Confederation by creating three __________ of government
  12. According to the United States Constitution, the __________ is used to determine the apportionment of members in the House of Representatives
  13. In writing the Declaration of Independence, Thomas Jefferson was influenced most by __________’s idea of natural rights

23 Clues: A presidential veto of a bill can be overridden by a __________vote of both houses of Congress • A __________ form of government is described as one in which representatives are elected by the people • Impeachment of the U.S. President by the House of Representatives is an example of the use of __________ • ...

TEST 3 - REVIEW [PERIOD 6] 2020-11-30

TEST 3 - REVIEW [PERIOD 6] crossword puzzle
Across
  1. Ordering American troops into a foreign country illustrates the __________ ’s power as commander in chief
  2. The main criticism of the Articles of Confederation was that they failed to provide adequate powers for the __________ government
  3. The main argument the British used to justify __________ the thirteen colonies after the French and Indian War was that Colonies should contribute to the expenses involved in providing for their defense
  4. A __________ form of government is described as one in which representatives are elected by the people
  5. Federalism, separation of powers, and checks and balances are constitutional principles that directly reduce the __________ of governmental power
  6. During the Constitutional Convention of 1787, the plans for Congress proposed by delegates from New Jersey and Virginia differed mainly over the issue of equal state __________ or proportionate state __________ in congress
  7. A principal reason for calling the Constitutional Convention of 1787 was to __________ the central government
  8. During the Constitutional Convention, the framers of the Constitution were able to __________ on important issues such as state representation in congress
  9. By agreeing to the __________ Compromise the framers of the U.S. Constitution agreed that the national congress should consist of two houses: one in which representation is based on population, and one in which states are equally represented.
  10. The term __________ is best defined as the division of power between the states and the national government
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  1. In the 1780s, the national government under the Articles of Confederation established its authority in the Northwest Territory by providing a system for the formation of new __________
  2. In 1790, the first census of the United States was taken in order to determine each state’s representation in Congress and the number of __________ assigned to each state
  3. Delegates to the Constitutional Convention of 1787 agreed to the Three-Fifths Compromise as a solution to the problem of whether or not to count __________ in the national census
  4. To prevent tyranny, the authors of the Constitution drew on Montesquieu’s concept of __________ of powers
  5. The judicial branch of government can check the legislative branch of government by declaring laws __________
  6. A presidential veto of a bill can be overridden by a __________vote of both houses of Congress
  7. Many of the fundamental principles found in the United States Constitution (1787) were based on the writings of __________ philosophers
  8. The thirteen colonies had few, but important advantages in the war with England. One of these advantages was aid of foreign nations such as __________
  9. Impeachment of the U.S. President by the House of Representatives is an example of the use of __________
  10. The Preamble to the U.S. Constitution illustrates the principle that __________ are the true source of political power
  11. The United States Constitution corrected a weakness of the Articles of Confederation by creating three __________ of government
  12. According to the United States Constitution, the __________ is used to determine the apportionment of members in the House of Representatives
  13. In writing the Declaration of Independence, Thomas Jefferson was influenced most by __________’s idea of natural rights

23 Clues: A presidential veto of a bill can be overridden by a __________vote of both houses of Congress • A __________ form of government is described as one in which representatives are elected by the people • Impeachment of the U.S. President by the House of Representatives is an example of the use of __________ • ...

Great Depression and New Deal Vocabulary 2017-12-13

Great Depression and New Deal Vocabulary crossword puzzle
Across
  1. a legislative initiative proposed by U.S. President Franklin D. Roosevelt to add more justices to the U.S. Supreme Court.
  2. President of the United States; elected four times; instituted New Deal to counter the Great Depression and led country during World War II
  3. of a series of radio broadcasts made by President Franklin Delano Roosevelt to the nation, beginning in 1933.
  4. a federally owned corporation in the United States created by congressional charter on May 18, 1933 to provide navigation, flood control, electricity generation, fertilizer manufacturing, and economic development to the Tennessee Valley
  5. political leader of the twentieth century, who was president from 1929 to 1933.
  6. Flying mammal
  7. shantytown built by unemployed and destitute people during the Depression of the early 1930s.
  8. United States law which sets out various labor regulations regarding interstate commerce employment, including minimum wages, requirements for overtime pay and limitations on child labor.
  9. paper money made legal tender by a government decree.
  10. Man's best friend
  11. an act passed by the United States Congress in March 1933 in an attempt to stabilize the banking system.
  12. the U.S. corporation insuring deposits in the United States against bank failure. The FDIC was created in 1933 to maintain public confidence and encourage stability in the financial system through the promotion of sound banking practices.
  13. on Washington, in full March on Washington for Jobs and Freedom, political demonstration held in Washington, D.C., in 1963 by civil rights leaders to protest racial discrimination and to show support for major civil rights legislation that was pending in Congress.
  14. a public work relief program that operated from 1933 to 1942 in the United States for unemployed, unmarried, men from relief families as part of the New Deal
  15. is a U.S. government agency that oversees securities transactions, activities of financial professionals and mutual fund trading to prevent fraud and intentional deception.
  16. law enacted by President Franklin D. Roosevelt in 1935 to create a system of transfer payments in which younger, working people support older, retired people.
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  1. the largest and most ambitious American New Deal agency, employing millions of people (mostly unskilled men) to carry out public works projects, including the construction of public buildings and roads.
  2. a United States federal law of the New Deal era designed to boost agricultural prices by reducing surpluses.
  3. Large marsupial
  4. Flying mammal
  5. company that directly or indirectly owns, controls, or holds, with power to vote, 10 percent or more of the outstanding voting securities of a public-utility company or of a holding company of any public-utility company
  6. Man's best friend
  7. Likes to chase mice
  8. amendment to the U.S. Constitution, ratified in 1951, limiting presidential terms to two for any one person, or to one elected term if the person has completed more than two years of another's term.
  9. Has a trunk
  10. system by which the value of a currency was defined in terms of gold, for which the currency could be exchanged. The gold standard was generally abandoned in the Depression of the 1930s.
  11. Likes to chase mice

27 Clues: Has a trunk • Flying mammal • Flying mammal • Large marsupial • Man's best friend • Man's best friend • Likes to chase mice • Likes to chase mice • paper money made legal tender by a government decree. • political leader of the twentieth century, who was president from 1929 to 1933. • shantytown built by unemployed and destitute people during the Depression of the early 1930s. • ...

Cold War Crossword 2021-03-04

Cold War Crossword crossword puzzle
Across
  1. President of the United States (1953-1961)
  2. Leader of the Soviet Union (1922-1953)
  3. President of the United States (1945-1953)
  4. a conflict of ideas between the Soviet Union and the United States that led to a build-up of military strength, but never led to actual fighting.
  5. something that prevents someone from doing something through fear or doubt.
  6. the alliance between the Soviet Union and Eastern European communist countries.
  7. Secretary of State for Dwight Eisenhower (1953-1959)
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  1. The European Recovery Act; a U.S. program to help European countries rebuild after World War II.
  2. The transport of fuel and supplies by plane to West Berlin when it was blockaded by the Soviet Union.
  3. Prime Minister of Great Britain; Coined the term “Iron Curtain” (1940-1945, 1951-1955)
  4. the efforts of the United States and the Soviet Union to produce more powerful nuclear weapons.
  5. President Harry Truman’s policy of financially and militarily helping governments that opposed communism.
  6. North Atlantic Treaty Organization; the alliance between the U.S. and countries in Western Europe.

13 Clues: Leader of the Soviet Union (1922-1953) • President of the United States (1953-1961) • President of the United States (1945-1953) • Secretary of State for Dwight Eisenhower (1953-1959) • something that prevents someone from doing something through fear or doubt. • the alliance between the Soviet Union and Eastern European communist countries. • ...

5.1 Vocabulary 2023-10-19

5.1 Vocabulary crossword puzzle
Across
  1. items (objects or numbers) that are arranged in rows and columns
  2. states the product of any number and zero, is zero
  3. states when you multiply a number by 1, the product is that number
  4. states multiplying a number by a group of numbers added together (sum), is the same as doing the multiplication with each number and then adding the products
  5. a single symbol used to make numerals; the digits are: 0,1,2,3,4,5,6,7,8,9
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  1. numbers that have groups of ten, the product of any natural number multiplied by 10
  2. adding equal groups together, also known as multiplication
  3. symbols: ( ), used to group numbers or operations to tell us what goes together in the expression
  4. states changing the order of the numbers when multiplying does not change the answer
  5. the result, or answer, when multiplying
  6. the numbers that are multiplied in a multiplication problem
  7. to split up or divide a number into smaller parts
  8. to add the same number to itself several times; repeated addition

13 Clues: the result, or answer, when multiplying • to split up or divide a number into smaller parts • states the product of any number and zero, is zero • adding equal groups together, also known as multiplication • the numbers that are multiplied in a multiplication problem • items (objects or numbers) that are arranged in rows and columns • ...

Unit 1-4 Crossword Puzzle 2024-02-13

Unit 1-4 Crossword Puzzle crossword puzzle
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  1. Event where pro and anti slavery groups attempted to establish a voting majority; ended violently
  2. The first Democratic President.
  3. When South Carolina threatened to secede because they felt a law was unconstitutional.
  4. Added to the Compromise of 1850; appeased the south by requiring escaped slaves to be returned
  5. Invention that expanded the use of slavery in the South
  6. 1831 rebellion in Virginia led by a slave preacher
  7. Supreme Court Case that decided that enslaved people did not have citizenship and therefore could not sue
  8. Decision made about handling slavery in the Mexican Cession; included Fugitive Slave Act and abolished the slave trade in D.C.
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  1. Act that relocated Native Americans in the South East.
  2. Term for the growing tension between the North and South
  3. The winner of the 1860 election; first Republican president
  4. states below the 36-30 line would be slave states, states above would be free states
  5. 1859 rebellion in Virginia with the goal of acquiring weapons from a federal arsenal

13 Clues: The first Democratic President. • 1831 rebellion in Virginia led by a slave preacher • Act that relocated Native Americans in the South East. • Term for the growing tension between the North and South • Invention that expanded the use of slavery in the South • The winner of the 1860 election; first Republican president • ...

Cold War/America in the 50's study guide 2022-10-11

Cold War/America in the 50's study guide crossword puzzle
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  1. Housing that is located outside of major cities
  2. This event took place at the end of WWII and involved the United States and the Soviet Union
  3. Economic system used by the Soviet Union during the Cold War
  4. When manufacturers started making products that would not last as long as they used to
  5. Limited television programming influenced Americans to act and dress a specific way
  6. Political system used by the Soviet Union during the Cold War
  7. Method of production used by Mcdonald's to get food made faster
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  1. The United states and this country were involved in the Cold War
  2. Method of containment involving Turkey and Greece
  3. This was white Americans were moving from the inner cities to suburbs
  4. Americans started using this to purchase things instead of using cash
  5. Strategy used by the United States to stop the spread of communism without getting militarily involved.
  6. Economic system used by the United States

13 Clues: Economic system used by the United States • Housing that is located outside of major cities • Method of containment involving Turkey and Greece • Economic system used by the Soviet Union during the Cold War • Political system used by the Soviet Union during the Cold War • Method of production used by Mcdonald's to get food made faster • ...

Cold War/America in the 50's study guide 2022-10-11

Cold War/America in the 50's study guide crossword puzzle
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  1. Strategy used by the United States to stop the spread of communism without getting militarily involved.
  2. Economic system used by the Soviet Union during the Cold War
  3. Method of containment involving Turkey and Greece
  4. Method of production used by Mcdonald's to get food made faster
  5. Housing that is located outside of major cities
  6. This was white Americans were moving from the inner cities to suburbs
  7. Americans started using this to purchase things instead of using cash
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  1. The United states and this country were involved in the Cold War
  2. When manufacturers started making products that would not last as long as they used to
  3. Economic system used by the United States
  4. Political system used by the Soviet Union during the Cold War
  5. Limited television programming influenced Americans to act and dress a specific way
  6. This event took place at the end of WWII and involved the United States and the Soviet Union

13 Clues: Economic system used by the United States • Housing that is located outside of major cities • Method of containment involving Turkey and Greece • Economic system used by the Soviet Union during the Cold War • Political system used by the Soviet Union during the Cold War • Method of production used by Mcdonald's to get food made faster • ...

Reconstruction 2025-01-09

Reconstruction crossword puzzle
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  1. Were white Southerners who joined the Republican Party.
  2. Landowners divided their land and gave each worker-either freed African American or poor whites-a few acres.
  3. Which states that no one can be kept from voting.
  4. All persons born or naturalized in the United States.
  5. Congress passed the Civil Rights Act of 1866, which gave African Americans citizenship and forbade states from passing discriminatory laws.
  6. who succeeded Abraham Lincoln as president.
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  1. Proposed that Congress, not the President, be responsible for Reconstruction.
  2. Were Northerners who moved to the South after the War.
  3. The Radical Republicans were Senators who wanted to punish the South after the Civil War.
  4. The first African-American senator.
  5. Was the period during which the United States began to rebuild after the Civil War.
  6. Was established by Congress and it assisted former slaves and poor whites in the South by giving clothing and food.
  7. The president-that is,to formally charge him with misconduct in office.

13 Clues: The first African-American senator. • who succeeded Abraham Lincoln as president. • Which states that no one can be kept from voting. • All persons born or naturalized in the United States. • Were Northerners who moved to the South after the War. • Were white Southerners who joined the Republican Party. • ...

Ivan Van - Period 2-5 Review Crossword Puzzle 3 2021-05-08

Ivan Van - Period 2-5 Review Crossword Puzzle 3 crossword puzzle
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  1. This party was largely focused on the single issue of opposing the expansion of slavery into the western territories of the United States. It later merged into the Republican Party.
  2. This clause only allowed a man to vote if his grandfather or father had voted prior to January 1, 1867; at that time, most African Americans had been slaves, therefore causing most African Americans to be ineligible to vote while excluding whites from poll taxes and literacy tests.
  3. A phrase commonly used to restrict the increasing hire of Irish Immigrants. People were complaining that they were taking the "white mans" jobs.
  4. This treaty ended the war between the United States and Mexico. By its terms, Mexico had to ceded 55 percent of its territory, including parts of present-day Arizona, California, New Mexico, Texas, Colorado, Nevada, and Utah, to the United States; expanding the US by 1/3 and opening debates over slavery.
  5. An unwritten deal, informally arranged among U.S. Congressmen, that settled the intensely disputed 1876 presidential election. It resulted in the United States federal government pulling the last troops out of the South, and ending the Reconstruction Era
  6. This bill required that 50 percent of a confederate state's white males to take a loyalty oath to be readmitted to the Union. In addition, states were required to give blacks the right to vote. However, this was pocket vetoed by Lincoln and never went into effect.
  7. A legal arrangement with regard to agricultural land in which a landowner allows a tenant to use the land in return for a share of the crops produced on that land. Usually the tenant were overcharged and left in debt, basically making them slaves against but in a legal sense.
  8. This act repealed the Missouri Compromise, created two new territories of Kansas and Nebraska, and allowed for popular sovereignty. producing a violent uprising known as “Bleeding Kansas,” as proslavery and antislavery activists flooded into the territories to sway the vote.
  9. Occurring or existing before a particular war, especially the American Civil War.
  10. The result of Andrew Jackson's Indian removal policy, 16,000 Native Americans were marched over 1,200 miles of rugged land. Over 4,000 of these Indians died of disease, famine, and warfare.
  11. A tax of a fixed amount per person and payable as a requirement for the right to vote, usually used in order to prevent blacks from voting (due to most of them being poor).
  12. A war between northern states loyal to the Union and southern states that had seceded to form the Confederate States of America. The principal cause of the war was the status of slavery in the United States, especially in the territories.
  13. A Supreme Court Decision which states that slaves are not citizens and could not sue and that slaves were property and therefore could not be taken away without due process (congress could not abolish slavery), and finally stated that the Missouri Compromise was unconstitutional, this opened the north to slavery.
  14. amendment that abolished slavery
  15. A package of separate bills passed by the United States Congress in September 1850 that defused a political confrontation between slave and free states on the status of territories acquired in the Mexican–American War. Included: California is a free state, slave trade is abolished in DC, popular sovereignty determines whether Kansas and Nebraska are free or slave states, and North has to enforce the Fugitive Slave Act.
  16. A test administered as a precondition for voting, often used to prevent African Americans from exercising their right to vote as most blacks were illiterate.
  17. Also known as Custer’s Last Stand, was a war culminated in June 1876, when Colonel George A. Custer and all his men invaded and were killed by Sioux Indians at this battle in southern Montana, after gold was found on the reservation.
  18. A group that was organized after the Civil war to initiate white supremacy. The Southern establishment of white men took charge by passing discriminatory laws known as the black codes. These codes gave whites almost unlimited power over freed blacks. The KKK masked themselves and burned black churches, schools, and terrorized black people.
  19. Amendment that granted citizenship and equal protection of the law (due process) for African Americans, overturned the Dred Scott Decision. No Ex-Confederates could hold US office.
  20. An important agency of early Reconstruction established in 1865 by Congress to help millions of former black slaves and poor whites in the South in the aftermath of the Civil War.
  21. Provided suffrage for African American males.
  22. The political policy of promoting the interests of native inhabitants against those of immigrants, including the support of immigration-restriction measures. Usually come in the form of hate towards immigrants.
  23. The period after the American Civil War, during which the United States grappled with the challenges of reintegrating into the Union the states that had seceded and determining the legal status of African Americans.
  24. A movement largely based in the United States which sought to gain equal rights and opportunities and greater personal freedom for women such as suffrage.
  25. The principle that the authority of a state and its government are created and sustained by the consent of its people, through their elected representatives, who are the source of all political power.
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  1. An unsuccessful 1846 proposal in the United States Congress to ban slavery in territory acquired from Mexico in the Mexican–American War. Was one of the major events leading to the American Civil War.
  2. Issued on January 1, 1863, as the nation approached its third year of bloody civil war. This proclamation declared "that all persons held as slaves" within the rebellious states "are, and henceforward shall be free."
  3. An act that was part of the Compromise of 1850. The act required that slaves be returned to their owners, even if they were in a free state. The act also made the federal government responsible for finding, returning, and trying escaped slaves.
  4. A series of acts of Congress that promoted the construction of a "transcontinental railroad" in the United States through authorizing the issuance of government bonds and the grants of land to railroad companies.
  5. An invention by Samuel Morse that used a system of dots and dashes to send messages across long distances electronically through a wire. It connected the differnet hemispheres of the world, allowing for more communication between people.
  6. One of two major political parties in the United States. Founded as a coalition opposing the extension of slavery into Western territories, this party fought to protect the rights of African Americans after the Civil War.
  7. Laws created by white southerners to enforce racial segregation across the South. Restricted actions of freed blacks in the South.
  8. a conflict between the United States and Mexico, stemmed from the annexation of the Republic of Texas by the U.S. and from a dispute over whether Texas ended at the Nueces River (the Mexican claim) or the Rio Grande (the U.S. claim). This war ended through the Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo.
  9. An abolitionist society whos goals were to convince both white Southerners and Northerners of slavery's inhumanity. The organization sent lecturers across the North to convince people of slavery's brutality. The speakers hoped to convince people that slavery was immoral and ungodly and thus should be outlawed.
  10. Enacted during the Civil War, this act provided that any adult citizen, or intended citizen, who had never borne arms against the U.S. government could claim 160 acres of surveyed government land. Claimants were required to “improve” the plot by building a dwelling and cultivating the land.
  11. One of the most infamous political machines in American history, this Democratic Party machine played a major role in controlling New York City and New York politics and helping immigrants, most notably the Irish, rise up in American politics from the 1790s to the 1960s.
  12. The election in which Union's victory and election of Republican candidate Abraham Lincoln was guaranteed, due to high voter counts in the North and split democratic candidates. This started the civil war as the South threatened to secede if Abraham Lincoln was elected, which inevitably happened.
  13. Militant American abolitionist John Brown led a raid on the federal arsenal at Harpers Ferry, Virginia in hopes that it would spark a slave rebellion, ultimately failed and were caught and hanged soon after.
  14. A federal Law in which Prohibited the President from removing a member of his cabinet without seeking approval of Senate. President Johnson was impeached for violating this act.
  15. The group European immigrants who came mainly from Northern and Central Europe (Germany and England), they were mostly protestant and they came in groups of families they were highly skilled, older in age, and had moderate amount of money in addition, they were quick to assimilate with the American citizens.
  16. A violent beating from Representative Preston Brooks on Senator Charles Sumner after Sumner two days earlier in which he fiercely criticized slaveholders, including a relative of Brooks, Andrew Butler. Contributed significantly to the country's polarization over the issue of slavery and has been considered symbolic of the "breakdown of reasoned discourse" and the use of violence that eventually led to the Civil War.
  17. On November 29, 1864, roughly 700 federal troops attacked a village of 500 Cheyenne and Arapaho. An unprovoked attack on men, women, and children, the massacre marked a turning point in the relationship between American Indian tribes and the Federal Government.
  18. A group of younger mostly male dominant immigrants, coming from Eastern and Southern Europe from countries like Italy, Poland, Greece, Russia in search of Economic opportunities, but most of them never intended to become American citizen, they were either catholic, orthodox, or Jewish they came impoverished, unskilled, and illiterate also most of these immigrants came separately as a form of smaller groups or individuals like a father and son or single men who were looking for jobs.
  19. An unrecognized breakaway state in existence, that fought against the United States of America during the American Civil War. An explicitly white-supremacist, pro-slavery, and antidemocratic nation-state, dedicated to the principle that all men are not created equal.
  20. A nativist group that was created to combat foreign influences and to uphold and promote traditional American ways. They wanted to ban Catholics from holding offices and called for tougher immigration and naturalization laws.
  21. A mini civil war between pro- and anti-slavery forces that occurred in Kansas from 1856 to 1865. Following the passage of the Kansas-Nebraska Act in 1854, thousands of Northerners and Southerners came to the newly created Kansas Territory, resulting in extreme tensions and violent civil confrontations.
  22. The remaining Americans (Northerners) that stayed within the United States after the secession of the Southern States. They opposed slavery, but originally was fighting the Civil War simply to keep the nation intact.

47 Clues: amendment that abolished slavery • Provided suffrage for African American males. • Occurring or existing before a particular war, especially the American Civil War. • Laws created by white southerners to enforce racial segregation across the South. Restricted actions of freed blacks in the South. • ...

War of 1812 Crossword 2025-03-17

War of 1812 Crossword crossword puzzle
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  1. U.S. General who became a national hero for his leadership in the Battle of New Orleans during the War of 1812 and later became the 7th President of the United States.
  2. French Emperor whose wars in Europe created global conflicts, indirectly leading to the War of 1812.
  3. The U.S. acquisition of French territory in 1803 that significantly increased the nation's size, setting the stage for territorial conflicts during the War of 1812.
  4. A member of Congress during the War of 1812 who advocated for war against Britain. Called War ____, after the predatory bird.
  5. The peace treaty that ended the War of 1812, restoring pre-war boundaries but not addressing the underlying issues that led to the conflict.
  6. The 19th-century movement of Americans into Western territories, called ________ expansion.
  7. _____ ______ Banner, The U.S. national anthem written by Francis Scott Key, inspired by the sight of the American flag after a battle in 1814.
  8. ________ Wars, Conflicts between the United States and Barbary States (North African pirates) that contributed to tensions between the U.S. and Britain, leading to impressment.
  9. The 1803 acquisition of French territory by the United States, doubling the size of the country and fueling expansion.
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  1. A government-imposed ban on trade with foreign countries, notably enacted by President Jefferson, which led to tensions with Britain and France.
  2. The British colony to the north, Americans attempted to capture it in the War of 1812.
  3. The King of Great Britain during the War of 1812, whose policies, such as impressment, led to tensions with the United States.
  4. A Shawnee leader who fought alongside the British during the War of 1812 in an effort to stop American expansion into Native American lands.
  5. Wife of president Madison, saved the portrait of George Washington from the burning of the White House.
  6. Madison The 4th President of the United States, serving during the War of 1812.
  7. The British practice of forcibly enlisting American sailors into the British navy, one of the primary grievances that led to the War of 1812.
  8. A decisive battle in January 1815, where General Andrew Jackson's forces defeated the British, even though the war had officially ended by then.
  9. A critical region for naval battles during the War of 1812, where American forces sought control over British and Canadian territories.
  10. Fort in Baltimore Harbor, Maryland, where the successful defense against a British attack inspired the writing of the "Star-Spangled Banner."
  11. War between the United States and Great Britain after the Revolutionary and Barbary Wars.

20 Clues: Madison The 4th President of the United States, serving during the War of 1812. • The British colony to the north, Americans attempted to capture it in the War of 1812. • War between the United States and Great Britain after the Revolutionary and Barbary Wars. • The 19th-century movement of Americans into Western territories, called ________ expansion. • ...

Agriculture in the US 2022-09-12

Agriculture in the US crossword puzzle
Across
  1. Deals with money.
  2. Top Agriculture State.
  3. Name for Cows.
  4. The industry that produces our food.
  5. Crop used to make bread.
  6. Red fruit produced in New York.
  7. Area of ag that raises animals.
  8. Sweet substance from Maple Trees
  9. Name for Pigs.
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  1. Can turn this product into sugar.
  2. Produces Citrus and many other fruits.
  3. Most productive agriculture region.
  4. Breed of Beef Cattle famous in Texas
  5. United States Department of Agriculture
  6. Department of Environmental Conservation
  7. Future Farmers of America
  8. Machine used on farms to pull equipment.
  9. Place where our food is produced.
  10. Produced in all 50 States

19 Clues: Name for Cows. • Name for Pigs. • Deals with money. • Top Agriculture State. • Crop used to make bread. • Future Farmers of America • Produced in all 50 States • Red fruit produced in New York. • Area of ag that raises animals. • Sweet substance from Maple Trees • Can turn this product into sugar. • Place where our food is produced. • Most productive agriculture region. • ...

Topic #4 American History 2022-11-04

Topic #4 American History crossword puzzle
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  1. Secretary of Treasury
  2. Checks the 3 branches of government
  3. Plan favored by large states
  4. First President
  5. Gave the president the power to deport
  6. Cheif Justice
  7. Vice President
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  1. One house
  2. French asked for an apology, money, and a bribe
  3. Secretary of State
  4. Action taken as an example, rule, or tradition
  5. Married a governors daughter
  6. Two houses
  7. Votes the President
  8. You pay a fine and jail time if you criticize the government
  9. Plan favored by small states
  10. Washington sent 12,000 troops to show the government's new power
  11. Speaker of the house
  12. Count of America's population

19 Clues: One house • Two houses • Cheif Justice • Vice President • First President • Secretary of State • Votes the President • Speaker of the house • Secretary of Treasury • Married a governors daughter • Plan favored by small states • Plan favored by large states • Count of America's population • Checks the 3 branches of government • Gave the president the power to deport • ...

U.S. Government 2024-11-01

U.S. Government crossword puzzle
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  1. The Nation's Capital
  2. Our national animal
  3. Our national anthem
  4. Chamber with 435 Congressmen
  5. The place the President lives
  6. The system we use to determine the President
  7. Current Speaker of the House
  8. The Leader of the Executive Branch
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  1. Type of Government the United States is
  2. Our Founding Document
  3. Lawton Oklahoma's Congressional Representative
  4. How a Bill becomes Law
  5. A pledge we take to the flag
  6. First President of the United States
  7. Oklahoma's Junior Senator
  8. A Bill that was signed by the President
  9. Capital of the Oklahoma
  10. The Veteran Senator from Oklahoma
  11. Chamber with only 100 Congressmen

19 Clues: Our national animal • Our national anthem • The Nation's Capital • Our Founding Document • How a Bill becomes Law • Capital of the Oklahoma • Oklahoma's Junior Senator • A pledge we take to the flag • Chamber with 435 Congressmen • Current Speaker of the House • The place the President lives • The Veteran Senator from Oklahoma • Chamber with only 100 Congressmen • ...

Unit 1 8th Grade Assignment 2 2021-08-19

Unit 1 8th Grade Assignment 2 crossword puzzle
Across
  1. Ended in 1877
  2. Military rule of a region
  3. Union plan to squeeze the South
  4. Surround and starve out enemy
  5. Set of cultural traits by region
  6. President of the Confederacy
  7. States could not deny civil rights
  8. Became president w/o any votes in South
  9. Formed by Southern states
  10. Assassinated Lincoln
  11. Section's economy based on industry & fishing
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  1. Wanted to punish South
  2. Anyone born in US is a citizen
  3. Members of this party generally pro slavery
  4. Officially freed slaves everywhere
  5. Process of getting President out of office
  6. President after Lincoln was shot
  7. Commander of Army of N Virginia (Confederate)
  8. Missouri, Kentucky, Maryland

19 Clues: Ended in 1877 • Assassinated Lincoln • Wanted to punish South • Military rule of a region • Formed by Southern states • President of the Confederacy • Missouri, Kentucky, Maryland • Surround and starve out enemy • Anyone born in US is a citizen • Union plan to squeeze the South • Set of cultural traits by region • President after Lincoln was shot • Officially freed slaves everywhere • ...

Constitutional Convertion 2012-09-24

Constitutional Convertion crossword puzzle
Across
  1. Time studying the different forms of goverment
  2. Presented the Virginia plan
  3. Did not attend the Convention
  4. Wrote the Federalist Papers
  5. Did not favor original constitution without Bill of Rights
  6. Quartering of soldiers
  7. The Great Compromise(Bicameral)
  8. Presented the Connecticut Plan
  9. flagged Sunday, September 23, 2012 4:15 PM ThomasJefferson leader of Antifederalist
  10. Time frame for the constitution
  11. Favored large states (Population)
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  1. Leader of the federalist
  2. Presented the New Jersey Plan
  3. Favored original constitution
  4. Counting slaves as population
  5. Allowed delegates to speak freely
  6. the Articles The purpose of the convention
  7. Father of the constitution
  8. Favored small states (Equal representation)

19 Clues: Quartering of soldiers • Leader of the federalist • Father of the constitution • Presented the Virginia plan • Wrote the Federalist Papers • Presented the New Jersey Plan • Favored original constitution • Did not attend the Convention • Counting slaves as population • Presented the Connecticut Plan • The Great Compromise(Bicameral) • Time frame for the constitution • ...

Civil War 2022-05-17

Civil War crossword puzzle
Across
  1. Massacre location involving John Brown
  2. Announcement freeing slaves
  3. Slave sued for freedom at the Supreme Court
  4. 16th President
  5. Southern States during the Civil War
  6. Union General
  7. American Nurse and Hero
  8. Plantation and Farm workers of the south
  9. Author of Uncle Tom's Cabin
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  1. Act of withdrawing from an organization
  2. Bloodiest battle location of the Civil War
  3. Confederate General
  4. Northern states during the Civil War
  5. New political party in America in 1860
  6. Act to end a system or practice
  7. A Northern abolitionist party
  8. Cash crop of the south
  9. President of the Confederacy
  10. Plan to suppress the Confederacy

19 Clues: Union General • 16th President • Confederate General • Cash crop of the south • American Nurse and Hero • Announcement freeing slaves • Author of Uncle Tom's Cabin • President of the Confederacy • A Northern abolitionist party • Act to end a system or practice • Plan to suppress the Confederacy • Northern states during the Civil War • Southern States during the Civil War • ...

Unit 15: Reconstruction 2019-04-22

Unit 15: Reconstruction crossword puzzle
Across
  1. amendment that freed all slaves, abolished slavery in US
  2. used violence and intimidation to scare African-Americans away from voting; targeted white Republicans in the South who supported African American rights; wanted to restore Democratic Party control to the South
  3. an American stage actor who assassinated Abraham Lincoln at Ford's Theatre in Washington, D.C. on April 14, 1865.
  4. amendment that granted full rights of citizenship to all people born or naturalized in the United States, except for American Indians.
  5. created by Congress to aid former slaves through education, health care, and employment
  6. last name of 19th president of the US; Republican named as POTUS after Democrats agreed to the Compromise of 1877
  7. laws that restricted freedmen's rights with provisions such as: curfews, labor contracts, and land restrictions.
  8. laws that enforced racial segregation in the South
  9. last name of POTUS # 18; Republican elected to two terms; supported by new African American voters in the south; second term marred by scandals in his administration and economic panic
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  1. After the Civil War former landowners "rented" plots of land to blacks and poor whites in such a way that the renters were always in debt and therefore tied to the land, creating a cycle off debt
  2. Separation of people based on racial, ethnic, or other differences
  3. The first African American to serve in the U.S. Congress.
  4. Northern whites who moved to the South & served as Republican leaders during reconstruction; wanted equal rights for African Americans
  5. Political party that favored harsh punishment of Southern states after Civil War and promoted equal rights for African Americans
  6. amendment stating 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.
  7. The period after the Civil War (1865-1877) in the United States when the southern states were reorganized and reintegrated into the Union; included extending civil rights to African Americans
  8. Lincoln's VP who became POTUS #17 after Lincoln was assassinated; clashed with Radical Republicans over Reconstruction; was impeached by the House of Representatives for violating the Tenure in Office Act but survived Senate removal by only one vote
  9. Southern whites who supported Republican policy through Reconstruction including equal rights for African Americans
  10. Sherman wanted to grant to each freedmen family 40 of these (and a mule)to help them become economically self-sufficient; never became a law

19 Clues: laws that enforced racial segregation in the South • amendment that freed all slaves, abolished slavery in US • The first African American to serve in the U.S. Congress. • Separation of people based on racial, ethnic, or other differences • created by Congress to aid former slaves through education, health care, and employment • ...

Agriculture in the US 2022-09-12

Agriculture in the US crossword puzzle
Across
  1. Deals with money.
  2. Top Agriculture State.
  3. Name for Cows.
  4. The industry that produces our food.
  5. Crop used to make bread.
  6. Red fruit produced in New York.
  7. Area of ag that raises animals.
  8. Sweet substance from Maple Trees
  9. Name for Pigs.
Down
  1. Can turn this product into sugar.
  2. Produces Citrus and many other fruits.
  3. Most productive agriculture region.
  4. Breed of Beef Cattle famous in Texas
  5. United States Department of Agriculture
  6. Department of Environmental Conservation
  7. Future Farmers of America
  8. Machine used on farms to pull equipment.
  9. Place where our food is produced.
  10. Produced in all 50 States

19 Clues: Name for Cows. • Name for Pigs. • Deals with money. • Top Agriculture State. • Crop used to make bread. • Future Farmers of America • Produced in all 50 States • Red fruit produced in New York. • Area of ag that raises animals. • Sweet substance from Maple Trees • Can turn this product into sugar. • Place where our food is produced. • Most productive agriculture region. • ...

Spanish Crossword 2022-12-02

Spanish Crossword crossword puzzle
Across
  1. the first month of the year
  2. Hello in Spanish
  3. Spanish for good bye
  4. the last month of the year
  5. A form of entertainment/competition
  6. a Mexican food
  7. the word for a man
  8. the number three in Spanish
  9. a Spanish speaking country that starts with A
  10. a celebration of some sort
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  1. the first day of a school week
  2. library in Spanish
  3. a word for friend
  4. the number of years in a decade
  5. number of states in the United States
  6. gusto, it means with much pleasure in Spanish
  7. the number of days in a week
  8. A dozen
  9. One hundred in Spanish

19 Clues: A dozen • a Mexican food • Hello in Spanish • a word for friend • library in Spanish • the word for a man • Spanish for good bye • One hundred in Spanish • the last month of the year • a celebration of some sort • the first month of the year • the number three in Spanish • the number of days in a week • the first day of a school week • the number of years in a decade • ...

Postwar United States Era 2024-05-16

Postwar United States Era crossword puzzle
Across
  1. Fear of communism
  2. Significant increase in births following World War II
  3. USA vs. USSR tension
  4. Policy of the United States to provide aid to Middle Eastern countries threatened by communist aggression
  5. Standoff between the United States and the Soviet Union over nuclear missiles in Cuba
  6. Conflict in Korea
  7. Civil rights protests against segregated interstate transportation
  8. Failed attempt to overthrow Fidel Castro's government in Cuba
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  1. Campaign against alleged communists in the United States, led by Senator Joseph McCarthy
  2. Fight for equal rights
  3. Landmark Supreme Court case that ended racial segregation in public schools
  4. Literary movement of the post-World War II era
  5. Blacklist List of entertainment industry professionals suspected of communist ties
  6. Conflict in Vietnam

14 Clues: Fear of communism • Conflict in Korea • Conflict in Vietnam • USA vs. USSR tension • Fight for equal rights • Literary movement of the post-World War II era • Significant increase in births following World War II • Failed attempt to overthrow Fidel Castro's government in Cuba • Civil rights protests against segregated interstate transportation • ...

Civil War Review 2024-10-22

Civil War Review crossword puzzle
Across
  1. Who gave the Gettysburg address?
  2. The first shots fired in the Civil War happened here
  3. This amendment is what actually ended slavery
  4. Abraham Lincoln was elected president in 18__
  5. This claimed to free slaves in the south, but couldn't actually free them
  6. "Four _____ and seven years ago our fathers..."
  7. To withdraw from, or remove
  8. The period after the civil war that tried to reshape the south
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  1. a person who wanted to end slavery
  2. The _________ states were the Southern States that fought to keep slavery
  3. This compromise established the
  4. This was the first state to secede from the United States
  5. This was the deadliest battle of the civil war
  6. Robert E. _____ was the general of the Confederate Army

14 Clues: To withdraw from, or remove • This compromise established the • Who gave the Gettysburg address? • a person who wanted to end slavery • This amendment is what actually ended slavery • Abraham Lincoln was elected president in 18__ • This was the deadliest battle of the civil war • "Four _____ and seven years ago our fathers..." • ...

Confederation to Constitution Unit review 2022-03-08

Confederation to Constitution Unit review crossword puzzle
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  1. held the most power in the Articles of Confederation
  2. number of branches in the U.S. government
  3. slaves would only count as 3/5 of a person
  4. government that replaced the AOC
  5. sharing power between federal and state government
  6. branch of government that makes laws
  7. plan to fix the AOC that said representation should depend on a states population
  8. plan to fix the AOC that said representation should be equal between states
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  1. first 10 amendments to the Constitution
  2. Americans first attempt at a government
  3. splits power between branches in government
  4. A government in which citizens rule through elected representatives
  5. took ideas from Virginia and New Jersey Plan
  6. Americans were afraid of getting another one of these after gaining independence from Britain

14 Clues: government that replaced the AOC • branch of government that makes laws • first 10 amendments to the Constitution • Americans first attempt at a government • number of branches in the U.S. government • slaves would only count as 3/5 of a person • splits power between branches in government • took ideas from Virginia and New Jersey Plan • ...

Lesson #2 2025-11-18

Lesson #2 crossword puzzle
Across
  1. Why does each state have two senators?
  2. Who is Commander in Chief of the U.S. military?
  3. What is one part of the judicial branch?
  4. What are TWO Cabinet-level positions?
  5. Who elects U.S. senators?
  6. What is the name of the Speaker of the House of Representatives now?
  7. How many senators does each state have?
  8. How long is a term for a member of the House of Representatives?
Down
  1. Who appoints federal judges?
  2. The President of the United States is elected for how many years?
  3. What is the name of the Vice President of the United States now?
  4. If the president can no longer serve, who becomes president?
  5. What are a Cabinet-level positions?
  6. What is the name of the President of the United States now?
  7. Name one power of the president

15 Clues: Who elects U.S. senators? • Who appoints federal judges? • Name one power of the president • What are a Cabinet-level positions? • What are TWO Cabinet-level positions? • Why does each state have two senators? • How many senators does each state have? • What is one part of the judicial branch? • Who is Commander in Chief of the U.S. military? • ...

before 2023-11-13

before crossword puzzle
Across
  1. states
  2. lincoln
  3. of 1860
  4. compromise
  5. states
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  1. platform
  2. scot case
  3. rights
  4. stephens
  5. of 1850

10 Clues: states • rights • states • lincoln • of 1850 • of 1860 • platform • stephens • scot case • compromise

Early Cold War 2021-03-17

Early Cold War crossword puzzle
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  1. was an American initiative passed in 1948 for foreign aid to Western Europe
  2. The invasion is considered part of the Cold War because the United States was trying to prevent communism from taking hold
  3. President Harry S. Truman established that the United States would provide political, military and economic assistance to all democratic nations under threat from external or internal authoritarian forces.
  4. was the colloquial term for what was in actuality a broader entertainment industry
  5. he served under various generals and was promoted to the rank of brigadier general in 1941.
  6. the boundary that separated the
  7. is an independent agency and volunteer program run by the United States Government providing international social and economic development assistance.
  8. was a war between North Korea and South Korea.
  9. aimed to establish economic cooperation between the U.S. and Latin America.
  10. 33rd president of the United States, who led his country through the final stages of World War II and through the early years of the Cold War, vigorously opposing Soviet expansionism in Europe
  11. from 1949 to 1990, a republic consisting of the western two-thirds of what is now Germany.
  12. was the last of the World War II meetings held by the “Big Three” heads of state.
  13. put in effect in the mid-20th century in the United States
  14. the state of political hostility that existed between the Soviet bloc countries and the US-led Western powers from 1945 to 1990.
  15. is the practice of making accusations of subversion or treason, especially when related to communism.
  16. A military operation in the late 1940s that brought food and other needed goods into West Berlin by air after the government of East Germany, which at that time surrounded West Berlin, had cut off its supply routes.
  17. it had to fend off enemies both directly on its borders and over the distant horizon.
  18. The amendment prohibits anyone who has been elected president twice from being elected again.
  19. was a Cold War-era mutual defense treaty signed on May 14, 1955
  20. a state that cannot be ignored on the world stage and without whose cooperation no world problem can be solved
  21. was the World War II meeting of the heads of government of the United States
  22. was a Soviet politician who led the Soviet Union as the first secretary of the ruling Communist Party from 1953 to 1964 and as chairman of the country's Council of Ministers from 1958 to 1964.
  23. was a United States policy using numerous strategies to prevent the spread of communism abroad.
  24. was a Chinese communist revolutionary who was the founder of the People's Republic of China.
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  1. was an international conference at which proposals for the establishment of a "general international organization", which was to become the United Nations, were formulated and negotiated.
  2. was one of the first major international crises of the Cold War.
  3. was an American five-star general and Field Marshal of the Philippine Army.
  4. used as the pre-Korean War boundary between North Korea and South Korea.
  5. the spread of nuclear weapons, fissionable material, and weapons-applicable nuclear technology
  6. Kennedy, was an American politician who served as the 35th president of the United States from 1961 until his assassination in 1963.
  7. was built by the communist government of East Berlin in 1961.
  8. was a village just north of the de facto border between North and South Korea
  9. are those Eastern European nations that were allied with and under the control of the Soviet Union during the Cold War
  10. fair deal recommended that all Americans have health insurance, that the minimum wage
  11. countries from the NATO countries from about 1945 until the end of the Cold War in 1991.
  12. was a Cuban revolutionary and politician who served as Prime Minister of Cuba from 1959 to 1976 and President from 1976 to 2008.
  13. was a country that existed from 1949 to 1990, the period when the eastern portion of Germany was part of the Eastern Bloc during the Cold War.
  14. crisis, A confrontation between the United States and the Soviet Union in 1962 over the presence of missile sites in Cuba
  15. was a Georgian revolutionary and Soviet politician who ruled the Soviet Union from 1927 until 1953.
  16. also called the North Atlantic Alliance, is an intergovernmental military alliance between 30 European and North American countries.
  17. was an American socialite, writer, and photographer who became First Lady of the United States as the wife of President John F. Kennedy.
  18. occurs when two or more countries increase the size and quality of military resources to gain military and political superiority over one another.

42 Clues: the boundary that separated the • was a war between North Korea and South Korea. • put in effect in the mid-20th century in the United States • was built by the communist government of East Berlin in 1961. • was a Cold War-era mutual defense treaty signed on May 14, 1955 • was one of the first major international crises of the Cold War. • ...

Unit 3 - Vocab 2023-03-16

Unit 3 - Vocab crossword puzzle
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  1. One of the key founders of the National Grange of the Order of Patrons of Husbandry.
  2. An American socialist, political activist, trade unionist, one of the founding members of the Industrial Workers of the World, and five times the candidate of the Socialist Party of America for President of the United States.
  3. A broad expanse of flatland in North America.
  4. supported legislation for an eight-hour work day, the abolition of child labor and government regulation of business monopolies.
  5. the combination in one company of two or more stages of production normally operated by separate companies.
  6. founded in 1867 to advance methods of agriculture, as well as to promote the social and economic needs of farmers in the United States.
  7. Worldwide recognition in the first third of the twentieth century as a pioneer social worker in America, as a feminist, and as an internationalist.
  8. a business strategy in which one company grows its operations at the same level in an industry.
  9. fought for better wages, reasonable hours and safer working conditions
  10. An American lawyer, orator, and politician. Beginning in 1896, he emerged as a dominant force in the Democratic Party, running three times as the party's nominee for President of the United States in the 1896, 1900, and the 1908 elections.
  11. A large-scale black migration from the South to Kansas came to be known as the "Great Exodus," and those participating in it were called "exodusters." The large-scale black migration from the South to Kansas came to be known as the "Great Exodus," and those participating in it were called "exodusters."
  12. created an Interstate Commerce Commission to oversee the conduct of the railroad industry.
  13. A British-born American cigar maker, labor union leader and a key figure in American labor history.
  14. Very large farms established in the western United States during the late nineteenth century. They conducted large-scale operations, mostly cultivating and harvesting wheat.
  15. are United States statutes that allowed for the creation of land-grant colleges in U.S. states using the proceeds from sales of federally-owned land, often obtained from indigenous tribes through treaty, cession, or seizure.
  16. an informal arrangement between the United States and Japan to ease growing tensions between the two countries, particularly pertaining to immigration.
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  1. an American agrarian movement during the 1870s and '80s that sought to improve the economic conditions for farmers through the creation of cooperatives and political advocacy
  2. a "comprehensive charter of economic liberty aimed at preserving free and unfettered competition as the rule of trade."
  3. known as Mother Jones from 1897 onwards, was an Irish-born American labor organizer, former schoolteacher and dressmaker who became a prominent union organizer, community organizer, and activist.
  4. Provided that federal government jobs be awarded on the basis of merit and that government employees be selected through competitive exams.
  5. from 1910 to 1940, it processed about half a million immigrants from 80 countries, people coming to and leaving from the U.S., before it closed when a fire broke out.
  6. a party organization that recruits its members by the use of tangible incentives—money, political jobs—and that is characterized by a high degree of leadership control over member activity.
  7. a form of late 19th-century and early 20th-century U.S. popular fiction issued in series of inexpensive paperbound editions.
  8. was the 25th president of the United States, serving from 1897 until his assassination in 1901.
  9. was the first inexpensive industrial process for the mass production of steel from molten pig iron before the development of the open hearth furnace.
  10. A Hunkpapa Lakota leader who led his people during years of resistance against United States government policies.
  11. an appointed member of a number of boards and commissions, his control over political patronage in New York City through Tammany, and his ability to ensure the loyalty of voters through jobs he could create and dispense on city-related projects.
  12. Also known as the General Allotment Act, the law authorized the President to break up reservation land, which was held in common by the members of a tribe, into small allotments to be parceled out to individuals.
  13. an American engineer and industrialist. He designed and manufactured the Pullman sleeping car and founded a company town, Pullman, for the workers who manufactured it.
  14. was a United States Supreme Court case in which the Court upheld the power of state governments to regulate private industries that affect "the common good."

30 Clues: A broad expanse of flatland in North America. • fought for better wages, reasonable hours and safer working conditions • One of the key founders of the National Grange of the Order of Patrons of Husbandry. • created an Interstate Commerce Commission to oversee the conduct of the railroad industry. • ...

Chicano/a Studies Review Crossword 2023-03-16

Chicano/a Studies Review Crossword crossword puzzle
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  1. This is another term used to describe people of Mexican descent in the United States, but many Mexican-Americans do not like it because it also includes people from this country, who brutally colonized Mexico in the 1500s.
  2. Two word name for the period of violence that people of Mexican descent underwent throughout the American Southwest in the early 1900s.
  3. This is a term used to describe people of Mexican descent who were born in or live in the United States. It is unique because it focuses on empowerment and pride.
  4. The name of the town in Texas that was home to a deadly massacre in 1918. 15 innocent people of Mexican descent were murdered by White law enforcement agents.
  5. During the Great Depression in the 1930s, people of Mexican descent were blamed for the bad economy by being accused of taking these away from "real" Americans.
  6. White Americans began a revolution in this Mexican-owned territory in 1835. Although White Americans claimed they were oppressed by the Mexican government, the truth is that they wanted to expand slavery into this territory.
  7. Over 60% of people of Mexican descent who were removed from the United States during the Great Depression were American __________.
  8. One of the ways the United States tried to justify treating Mexican immigrants so cruelly at the border in the early 1900s was by spreading the belief that people of Mexican descent carried this with them into the United States.
  9. Two word name for the 17 year old girl who led a riot at the U.S. - Mexico border in 1917 over the cruel treatment Mexican immigrants faced.
  10. Two word name of the law enforcement group that was responsible for much of the violence against people of Mexican descent in the early 1900s. Many of the people of Mexican descent who were murdered by this group were innocent.
  11. Despite being legally viewed as "White" under the Treaty of Guadalupe-Hidalgo, Mexican-Americans quickly learned that they were socially viewed and treated as __________ by White Americans.
  12. The Treaty of Guadalupe-Hidalgo granted Mexican people now living in the United States the opportunity to gain American __________, which would grant them rights and privileges (in theory).
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  1. The United States experienced a big increase in this in the early 1900s. Unfortunately, many White Americans were not big fans of this and worked to try and stop it.
  2. The term for the act of unlawfully settling on a piece of land that is not yours. White Americans began doing this to land owned by Mexican-Americans shortly following the end of the Mexican-American War.
  3. Three word name for the resistance group that fought back against White Americans stealing land away from Mexican-Americans in the late 1800s.
  4. Nearly 2 million people of Mexican descent were forcibly removed from the United States during the Great Depression, in what has become known as Mexican __________.
  5. Two word name for the style of clothing that was popular among Mexican American youth during World War II. Mexican American youth wearing these clothes were stereotyped as criminals and eventually the victims of racial violence in the Zoot Suit Riots.
  6. Las Gorras Blancas and the 1917 Bath Riots are two early examples of Mexican ___________ to oppression.
  7. Political cartoons in the late 1800s and early 1900s portrayed people of Mexican descent as lazy, stupid, and criminals. All of these were examples of this, an assumption that is made about an entire group of people.
  8. A two word belief spread among White Americans in the mid-1800s that they were a racially superior people who had been chosen by God to conquer all parts of North America.
  9. The name of the indigenous Mexican group who are traditionally known for their practice of human sacrifice, but in this class we looked at the ingenuity and advancements of the group!
  10. Two word name of the city in Texas that was home to a mass shooting against people of Mexican descent in 2019. The mass shooting shared similarities with the period of violence against people of Mexican descent in the early 1900s.
  11. As a result of being negatively stereotyped and dehumanized in the early 1900s, Mexican immigrants were forced to take baths in this when entering the United States.
  12. A two word type of class that focuses on the histories, experiences, and cultures of racial and ethnic groups in the United States. It is the type of class that we are in right now!

24 Clues: Las Gorras Blancas and the 1917 Bath Riots are two early examples of Mexican ___________ to oppression. • Over 60% of people of Mexican descent who were removed from the United States during the Great Depression were American __________. • ...

AP US History Crossword 2023-05-15

AP US History Crossword crossword puzzle
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  1. a system where Spanish adventurers and settlers were granted the legal right to extract forced labor from indigenous tribal chiefs in the Americas colonies of the Spanish Empire
  2. an armed uprising in colonial Virginia in 1676 against the perceived corruption and unjust policies of the colonial government, particularly regarding Native American relations
  3. investigative journalists and writers during the Progressive Era who exposed corruption, social injustices, and industrial abuses in order to bring about societal and political reforms.
  4. the tenth President of the United States, who assumed office after the death of President William Henry Harrison, and was known for his strict interpretation of the Constitution and his support for states' rights
  5. a philosophy or approach that advocates minimal government intervention in economic affairs, allowing free markets to operate with minimal regulation and relying on the principles of supply and demand to determine prices and economic activity
  6. a man-made waterway in New York, completed in 1825, connecting the Great Lakes to the Atlantic Ocean, significantly facilitating trade, transportation, and economic development throughout the region
  7. a series of meetings from December 15, 1814, to January 5, 1815, in Connecticut, in which the New England Federalist Party met to discuss their grievances concerning the ongoing War of 1812 and the political problems arising from the federal government's increasing power
  8. a legislative agreement passed in 1820 that sought to maintain the balance between free and slave states by admitting Missouri as a slave state, Maine as a free state, and prohibiting slavery in the rest of the Louisiana Territory north of the 36°30' parallel
  9. a prominent African-American civil rights leader and advocate for black empowerment, known for his powerful speeches, advocacy of self-defense, and his transformation from a Nation of Islam member to a more inclusive perspective in his later years
  10. a political party in the United States that existed from the early 1830s to the 1850s, characterized by its opposition to the policies of President Andrew Jackson, support for a strong federal government, and promotion of industrialization, infrastructure development, and protective tariffs
  11. U.S. general who commanded the Southwest Pacific Theatre in World War II, administered postwar Japan during the Allied occupation that followed, and led United Nations forces during the first nine months of the Korean War
  12. a trilateral trade agreement between the United States, Canada, and Mexico, aimed at promoting economic integration by eliminating barriers to trade and investment among the participating countries
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  1. a religious revival movement that took place in the United States during the late 18th and early 19th centuries, emphasizing personal piety, individual salvation, and social reform, and leading to the expansion of evangelical Protestantism and the establishment of new religious denominations
  2. a U.S. law passed in 1933 as part of President Franklin D. Roosevelt's New Deal, aimed at promoting economic recovery during the Great Depression through industry regulation, fair labor practices, and the establishment of industrial codes
  3. a comprehensive healthcare reform law enacted in 2010 with the aim of increasing access to healthcare, improving quality of care, and reducing healthcare costs in the United States
  4. a series of laws enacted in the post-Civil War era by Southern states to restrict the rights and freedoms of African Americans, perpetuating racial segregation and ensuring the continuation of white supremacy
  5. a period of intense anti-communist hysteria and fear of communist infiltration in the United States during the early to mid-20th century, particularly in the aftermath of World War I and during the Cold War
  6. a foreign policy principle stating that any European colonization or intervention in the Americas would be seen as an act of aggression against the United States, promoting non-interference and independence of the American nations
  7. the 1925 prosecution of a criminal action brought by the state of Tennessee against a high school teacher for violating the state's Butler Act, which prohibited the teaching of evolution in public schools
  8. a federal fort located in Charleston, South Carolina, which became the site of the first shots fired in the American Civil War, marking the beginning of the conflict
  9. a U.S. federal law enacted in 1917 that criminalizes certain activities related to espionage, sabotage, and the disclosure of classified information, with the aim of protecting national security during times of war or potential threats to the country

21 Clues: a federal fort located in Charleston, South Carolina, which became the site of the first shots fired in the American Civil War, marking the beginning of the conflict • an armed uprising in colonial Virginia in 1676 against the perceived corruption and unjust policies of the colonial government, particularly regarding Native American relations • ...

Unit 5 Keywords 2022-11-29

Unit 5 Keywords crossword puzzle
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  1. The battle, which resulted in the defeat of U.S. forces, was the most significant action of the Great Sioux War of 1876.
  2. U.S.-Japanese understanding in which Japan agreed not to issue passports to emigrants to the United States.
  3. This legislation passed in 1862 during the Civil War, allowed any adult citizen or intended citizen who had never engaged in armed conflict with the American government to claim 160 acres of surveyed public land.
  4. Was a commodore of the United States Navy who commanded ships in several wars. He played a leading role in the opening of Japan to the West with the Convention of Kanagawa in 1854
  5. Is a massive engineering marvel that connects the Pacific Ocean with the Atlantic Ocean in Central America.
  6. First and only reigning Hawaiian queen and the last Hawaiian sovereign to govern the islands, which were annexed by the United States in 1898.
  7. The United States diplomatic policy established in the late 19th and early 20th century that called for a system of equal trade and investment and to guarantee the territorial integrity of Qing China.
  8. An interracial American organization created to work for the abolition of segregation and discrimination in housing, education, employment, voting, and transportation; to oppose racism; and to ensure African Americans their constitutional rights.
  9. The policy of carefully mediated negotiation supported by the unspoken threat of a powerful military.
  10. Was a form of American foreign policy to minimize the use or threat of military force and instead further its aims in Latin America and East Asia through the use of its economic power by guaranteeing loans made to foreign countries.
  11. Was a massacre of nearly three hundred Lakota people by soldiers of the United States Army.
  12. Was a business tycoon and industrialist from the United States who founded the Ford Motor Company and is credited with inventing the assembly line method of mass production.
  13. A United States Navy ship that sank in Havana Harbor on February 15, 1898, contributing to the outbreak of the Spanish–American War in April.
  14. Acquisition by the United States from Russia of 1,518,800 square km of land at the northwestern tip of the North American continent, comprising the current U.S. state of Alaska.
  15. American term for journalism and associated newspapers that present little or no legitimate, well-researched news while instead using eye-catching headlines for increased sales.
  16. Was an anti-foreign, anti-colonial, and anti-Christian uprising in China between 1899 and 1901
  17. Was an American sociologist, socialist, historian, and Pan-Africanist civil rights activist.
  18. Was an American settlement activist, reformer, social worker, sociologist, public administrator, and author. She was an important leader in the history of social work and women's suffrage in the United States and advocated for world peace.
  19. Federal law that was the first and only major federal legislation to explicitly suspend immigration for a specific nationality.
  20. Nickname given to the 1st United States Volunteer Cavalry, one of three such regiments raised in 1898 for the Spanish–American War and the only one to see combat.
  21. An American industrialist of Scottish descent who oversaw the massive growth of the country's steel industry in the late 19th century. Additionally, he was among the most significant philanthropists of his time.
  22. Was the terminus of the transcontinental railroad (the junction point for Central Pacific and Union Pacific Railroads).
  23. Is a type of economic system wherein private groups of people's transactions are free from any type of economic interventionism (like subsidies originating from special interest groups).
  24. Was a significant ruling by the U.S. Supreme Court that established the "separate but equal" principle, which holds that racial segregation laws are legal as long as they provide equal quality of facilities.
  25. American scientist and inventor of Scottish descent best credited with inventing the telephone (1876) and optimizing the phonograph (1886).
  26. Was a left-wing agrarian populist political party in the United States in the late 19th century.
  27. Theories and social norms that claim to apply the biological concepts of natural selection and the survival of the fittest to sociology, economics, and politics were largely developed in the 1870s by academics in Western Europe and North America.
  28. Farmhouse or country house with its various outbuildings.
  29. Was a national federation of labor unions in the United States.
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  1. Federal income tax signed into law, direct election of senators by the populace, banned use and sale of alcoholic beverages, women's suffrage.
  2. Nationalism in the form of aggressive and proactive foreign policy, such as a country's advocacy for the use of threats or actual force, as opposed to peaceful relations.
  3. Was an addition to the Monroe Doctrine articulated by President Theodore Roosevelt in his State of the Union address in 1904 after the Venezuelan crisis of 1902–1903.
  4. U.S. law providing for the distribution of Indian reservation land among individual Native Americans, with the aim of creating responsible farmers in the white man’s image.
  5. A supplier of a good or service for which there is no good alternative having exclusive control over a market. In this case, the supplier is free to set the price of the good without worrying about competition from outside sources or from competing goods.
  6. Were African American soldiers who mainly served on the Western frontier following the American Civil War.
  7. Reform-minded journalists, writers, and photographers in the Progressive Era in the United States who claimed to expose corruption and wrongdoing in established institutions, often through sensationalist publications.
  8. Was an American businessman and inventor. He created numerous innovations in the production of electric power, mass communication, sound recording, and motion pictures.
  9. From the 1790s to the 1960s, it served as the Democratic Party's primary local political machine, heavily influencing politics in New York City and New York State as well as assisting immigrants—most notably the Irish—in ascending to political power.
  10. A fatal fire that broke out on March 25, 1911, in a sweatshop in New York City that ignited a national movement for safer working conditions in the country.
  11. Throughout the Gilded Age, he was the dominant figure in corporate finance on Wall Street. He was an American financier and investment banker. He was the driving force behind the wave of industry consolidation in the United States in the late 19th and early 20th centuries as the head of the banking company that eventually became known as J.P. Morgan and Co.
  12. U.S. dissident political faction that nominated former president Theodore Roosevelt as its candidate in the presidential election of 1912.
  13. An island in Upper New York Bay, formerly the United States’ principal immigration reception centre.
  14. The state policy, practice, or advocacy of extending power and dominion, especially by direct territorial acquisition or by gaining political and economic control of other areas, often through employing hard power, but also soft power
  15. Designated Puerto Rico as an “unorganized territory” of the United States and gave it limited self-government.
  16. An American cartoonist, best known for his attack on the political machine of William M. Tweed in New York City in the 1870s.
  17. An American socialist who served as a presidential candidate for the Socialist Party of America five times. He was also a political activist, trade unionist, and one of the founding Industrial Workers of the World members.
  18. American industrialist and philanthropist, founder of the Standard Oil Company, the first significant business trust in the United States and a leader in the oil sector.
  19. A federal statute that prohibits activities that restrict interstate commerce and competition in the marketplace.
  20. Was an American educator, author, orator, and adviser to several presidents of the United States.
  21. The first method discovered for mass-producing steel.
  22. Treaty concluding the Spanish-American War.
  23. A United States federal law that was designed to regulate the railroad industry, particularly its monopolistic practices.
  24. One of the most well-known American authors of the final 30 years of the 19th century, possibly the most socially significant writer of his generation, whose works encouraged readers to work hard and persevere in the face of adversity.
  25. Nez Percé chief who, faced with settlement by whites of tribal lands in Oregon, led his followers in a dramatic effort to escape to Canada.
  26. It occurred between 1871 and 1876. It was an American scandal that was exposed in May 1875 and involved the theft of tax money through a plot hatched by politicians, government officials, whiskey distillers, and distributors. Whiskey producers bought off Treasury employees to boost profits and avoid paying taxes.
  27. A well-known American novelist who argued for various causes, including socialism, health, temperance, free speech, and worker rights. His landmark naturalistic proletarian work, The Jungle (1906), described by fellow socialist Jack London as "the Uncle Tom's Cabin of wage slavery," is a landmark among muckraking novels.
  28. The political policy of promoting or protecting the interests of native or indigenous inhabitants over those of immigrants, including the support of immigration-restriction measures.

57 Clues: Treaty concluding the Spanish-American War. • The first method discovered for mass-producing steel. • Farmhouse or country house with its various outbuildings. • Was a national federation of labor unions in the United States. • Was a massacre of nearly three hundred Lakota people by soldiers of the United States Army. • ...

The Reconstruction Era 2023-11-10

The Reconstruction Era crossword puzzle
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  1. to come back together
  2. declared that "all persons held as slaves" within the rebellious states "are, and henceforward shall be free"
  3. the process of readmitting the former Confederate states to the Union in the years 1865 to 1877
  4. a southerner who opposed Lincoln's policies; assassinated President Lincoln at Ford's Theater in Washington DC
  5. This offered the Southerners amnesty, or official pardon, for all illegal acts supporting rebellion
  6. The south
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  1. President Lincoln's Vice President who was sworn into office upon Lincoln's death
  2. the 16th President of the United States; responsible for leading the Union to victory in the Civil War and abolishing slavery
  3. this made slavery illegal in the United States
  4. The North
  5. to formally put an end to

11 Clues: The North • The south • to come back together • to formally put an end to • this made slavery illegal in the United States • President Lincoln's Vice President who was sworn into office upon Lincoln's death • the process of readmitting the former Confederate states to the Union in the years 1865 to 1877 • ...

Slavery 2015-02-13

Slavery crossword puzzle
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  1. underground-railroad
  2. states-rights
  3. Missouri-compromise
  4. secession
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  1. fugitive-slave-law
  2. abolitionist
  3. political-parties
  4. bleeding-Kansas
  5. popular-sovereignty
  6. Dred-Scott-decision
  7. john-brown-raid

11 Clues: secession • abolitionist • states-rights • bleeding-Kansas • john-brown-raid • political-parties • fugitive-slave-law • popular-sovereignty • Dred-Scott-decision • Missouri-compromise • underground-railroad

US History Crossword Puzzle 2022-04-20

US History Crossword Puzzle crossword puzzle
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  1. This was created to ensure freedom and security to all members through military and political means
  2. Was the 35th President of the United States.
  3. a dangerous confrontation between The United States and Cuba.
  4. What program was created by the United States to help Western Europe after WW11?
  5. Was a lawyer and created what was called the McCarthyism.
  6. Race about nuclear bombs between the United States and Soviet Union.
  7. A wall that divided Berlin into east and west.
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  1. A strategy when opposite military forces are powerful enough to sestroy each other.
  2. Was an attempt to remove a leader in Cuba
  3. This was a war between North Korea and South Korea.
  4. What was a policy that would attempt to stop the spread of communism after WW11?

11 Clues: Was an attempt to remove a leader in Cuba • Was the 35th President of the United States. • A wall that divided Berlin into east and west. • This was a war between North Korea and South Korea. • Was a lawyer and created what was called the McCarthyism. • a dangerous confrontation between The United States and Cuba. • ...

Section 3 Vocab 2022-09-23

Section 3 Vocab crossword puzzle
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  1. decition in which the court ruled racial segregation laws did not violate the united states, "seperate but equal"
  2. goal of organized movement to break barriers of discrimination and segregation
  3. hate organizations teh employed terror in pursuit of white supremacist agenda
  4. abolished slavery in united states
  5. helped freed people by providing shelter, food, schools, and legal protection
  6. guaranteed African American men the right to vote
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  1. state and local laws enforcing racial segregation in southern united states
  2. settling someone or something apart form others
  3. an effort to reunify the divided nation and integrate African Americans into society
  4. granted citizenship to all people born or naturalized in the united states
  5. member of the republican party commited to emancipation of slaves, later equal treatment, enfranchisement of freed blacks

11 Clues: abolished slavery in united states • settling someone or something apart form others • guaranteed African American men the right to vote • granted citizenship to all people born or naturalized in the united states • state and local laws enforcing racial segregation in southern united states • ...

end of the civil war (baylee michelle kimich) 2014-05-08

end of the civil war (baylee michelle kimich) crossword puzzle
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  1. 62,000 men marched to savannah and cut a path 60 miles wide and 300 miles long and burned down the town
  2. about 40,000 men were killed whent missing or were wounded
  3. took control of the mississippi river
  4. the presidents,and congress plan for reconstruction,from when they lost all of their men
  5. grant seige to the city
  6. a day to remember those who died in the civil war
  7. states that no citecen shall be denied to vote because of race,or color
  8. lincon spoke a speech that was one of the most insperational speeches ever given by a united states president
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  1. lee and his army defeated a union army at chanceellersville
  2. all people born in the united states excpet native americans protects the rights of all citecens
  3. ended slavery in united states and in this territores
  4. plan to march to richmond,the confedarcy capital
  5. offerd command to be in the union army but he didnt believe that force should be used to hold the union over

13 Clues: grant seige to the city • took control of the mississippi river • plan to march to richmond,the confedarcy capital • a day to remember those who died in the civil war • ended slavery in united states and in this territores • about 40,000 men were killed whent missing or were wounded • lee and his army defeated a union army at chanceellersville • ...

Texas History Crossword 2024-06-04

Texas History Crossword crossword puzzle
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  1. The country from which Texas gained its independence in 1836
  2. Mexican general who reported on the growing Anglo-American influence in Texas
  3. A major change in government or political system, like the Texas Revolution
  4. The battle where Texas won its independence from Mexico
  5. Historic mission in San Antonio that was the site of a pivotal battle in 1836
  6. Spanish explorer who was Galveston near galveston island in 1528
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  1. The conflict between the Northern and Southern states of the United States of America
  2. The principle that states have certain rights and political powers separate from the federal government, a key issue leading to the civil war
  3. Indigenous people known for their complex societies in East Texas
  4. The site of the first major oil gusher in Texas in 1901
  5. Second president of the Republic of Texas, known for his opposition to Sam Houston's policies
  6. The second largest state in the United States
  7. First president of the Republic of Texas and a key leader in the Texas Revolution

13 Clues: The second largest state in the United States • The site of the first major oil gusher in Texas in 1901 • The battle where Texas won its independence from Mexico • The country from which Texas gained its independence in 1836 • Spanish explorer who was Galveston near galveston island in 1528 • Indigenous people known for their complex societies in East Texas • ...

Gas Law's 2023-04-19

Gas Law's crossword puzzle
Across
  1. what is the unit for volume?
  2. a law that states that the number of atoms of a ideal gas and its volume are directly related when its temperature and pressure are constant
  3. a law states that as the temperature of a gas increases the volume also increases
  4. the measurement for temperature for ideal gases
  5. What is created by collisions of atoms of gas
  6. what kind of relationship does temperature and volume have?
  7. According to Charles' law volume and pressure have a _______ relationship.
  8. if the temperature is increases, the volume of the gas will ______________
  9. What is the space occupied by the gas called?
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  1. the average amount of kinetic energy (energy of movement) of a gas is called?
  2. a law that states that pressure and temperature are directly related (two words)
  3. a law that states that as the pressure of a gas increases the volume decreases
  4. if the temperature is decreased, the pressure of the gas will?

13 Clues: what is the unit for volume? • What is created by collisions of atoms of gas • What is the space occupied by the gas called? • the measurement for temperature for ideal gases • what kind of relationship does temperature and volume have? • if the temperature is decreased, the pressure of the gas will? • ...

Cold War/America in the 50's study guide 2022-10-11

Cold War/America in the 50's study guide crossword puzzle
Across
  1. Housing that is located outside of major cities
  2. This event took place at the end of WWII and involved the United States and the Soviet Union
  3. Economic system used by the Soviet Union during the Cold War
  4. When manufacturers started making products that would not last as long as they used to
  5. Limited television programming influenced Americans to act and dress a specific way
  6. Political system used by the Soviet Union during the Cold War
  7. Method of production used by Mcdonald's to get food made faster
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  1. The United states and this country were involved in the Cold War
  2. Method of containment involving Turkey and Greece
  3. This was white Americans were moving from the inner cities to suburbs
  4. Americans started using this to purchase things instead of using cash
  5. Strategy used by the United States to stop the spread of communism without getting militarily involved.
  6. Economic system used by the United States

13 Clues: Economic system used by the United States • Housing that is located outside of major cities • Method of containment involving Turkey and Greece • Economic system used by the Soviet Union during the Cold War • Political system used by the Soviet Union during the Cold War • Method of production used by Mcdonald's to get food made faster • ...

Chapter 8 vocab 2024-04-02

Chapter 8 vocab crossword puzzle
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  1. withdraws formally from membership of a federal union.
  2. a state that doesn't allow slaves.
  3. the rights and powers held by individual US states rather than by the federal government.
  4. not helping or supporting either side in a conflict
  5. a tax or duty to be paid on a particular class of imports or exports.
  6. abolitionist
  7. the resistance to enslavement through escape and flight, through the end of the Civil War
  8. a state that does allow slaves.
  9. admitted California to the United States as a “free” (no slavery) state but allowed some newly acquired territories to decide on slavery for themselves.
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  1. a collection of 11 states that seceded from the United States in 1860 following the election of President Abraham Lincoln.
  2. the idea that the government is authorized by citizens and influenced by what they want.
  3. the position of protecting or defending something.
  4. a member of a small independent group taking part in irregular fighting, typically against larger regular forces.

13 Clues: abolitionist • a state that does allow slaves. • a state that doesn't allow slaves. • the position of protecting or defending something. • not helping or supporting either side in a conflict • withdraws formally from membership of a federal union. • a tax or duty to be paid on a particular class of imports or exports. • ...

Week 30 2024-04-30

Week 30 crossword puzzle
Across
  1. The United States of __________
  2. strange or not normal
  3. showing how something should look
  4. your Chromebook
  5. being creative with your mind
  6. you are having fun
  7. we do this in science
  8. talking about why you have a certain answer
  9. when your brain knows what is happening
  10. talking with people
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  1. we do this in math
  2. you have a secret identity
  3. you like something the most
  4. you are a resident of the united states
  5. it can be hot or cold outside
  6. a sound you hear
  7. we breathe this in everyday
  8. if someone can't see you

18 Clues: your Chromebook • a sound you hear • we do this in math • you are having fun • talking with people • strange or not normal • we do this in science • if someone can't see you • you have a secret identity • you like something the most • we breathe this in everyday • being creative with your mind • it can be hot or cold outside • The United States of __________ • ...

The Peloponnesian War 2024-05-01

The Peloponnesian War crossword puzzle
Across
  1. battle from 415-413 BCE
  2. to put a pause on a war
  3. slaves in Sparta
  4. surrendered to Spartan 404 BCE
  5. Wars 431 BCE - 404BCE
  6. navy-based force
  7. shared religion,language,other customs
  8. Phillip conquered most of the Greek peninsula
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  1. broughtAthenianstosafety
  2. important source of grain for the Spartans
  3. built a massive wall
  4. isolated Greek city states
  5. League a military alliance
  6. done away with after the war
  7. the Great created the most powerful empire at that time
  8. land-based military force
  9. 50,000 peoplemayhavedied
  10. Wars Greek society flourished after this
  11. mountainous land north of Greece

19 Clues: slaves in Sparta • navy-based force • built a massive wall • Wars 431 BCE - 404BCE • battle from 415-413 BCE • to put a pause on a war • broughtAthenianstosafety • 50,000 peoplemayhavedied • land-based military force • isolated Greek city states • done away with after the war • surrendered to Spartan 404 BCE • League a military alliance • mountainous land north of Greece • ...

FFF 2023-07-25

FFF crossword puzzle
Across
  1. What ancient Celtic festival
  2. Halloween month
  3. medieval practice like trick-or-treating
  4. Jack-o'-lanterns are made from __
  5. country that grew the largest pumpkin
  6. largest Halloween parade in the United States; place
  7. a symbol of bad luck
  8. tricolored candy
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  1. All Hallows' Eve
  2. Roman festival
  3. kids wear this on halloween
  4. burned to light Jack’s way
  5. Jack-O-Lanterns inspiration
  6. brought traditions to the United States
  7. kids bob for this
  8. origins of jack-o'-lanterns
  9. Country that coined Trick-or-Treat
  10. __ were believed to roam freely among the living

18 Clues: Roman festival • Halloween month • All Hallows' Eve • tricolored candy • kids bob for this • a symbol of bad luck • burned to light Jack’s way • kids wear this on halloween • Jack-O-Lanterns inspiration • origins of jack-o'-lanterns • What ancient Celtic festival • Jack-o'-lanterns are made from __ • Country that coined Trick-or-Treat • country that grew the largest pumpkin • ...

Vocabulary Unit 1.1 2025-08-23

Vocabulary Unit 1.1 crossword puzzle
Across
  1. Rule by a king or queen.
  2. One central government rules all.
  3. One ruler with total control.
  4. Rule by religion.
  5. Citizens elect representatives.
  6. King or queen limited by laws.
  7. Everyone must follow the law.
  8. One person holds all power.
  9. Power divided between central and local.
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  1. People govern through voting.
  2. Supreme power to govern.
  3. Government controls every part of life.
  4. Leaders’ powers are restricted.
  5. Elected leaders bound by a constitution.
  6. Power shared between states and nation.
  7. Government split into branches.
  8. Government run by a few.
  9. States join together loosely.

18 Clues: Rule by religion. • Supreme power to govern. • Rule by a king or queen. • Government run by a few. • One person holds all power. • People govern through voting. • One ruler with total control. • States join together loosely. • Everyone must follow the law. • King or queen limited by laws. • Leaders’ powers are restricted. • Government split into branches. • ...

Nicole L.'s Crossword 2016-12-05

Nicole L.'s Crossword crossword puzzle
Across
  1. The United States and China, is an example of this.
  2. A place where industries are being made and creating new things.
  3. the students had an assignment and it was due by this date. This minimum of flash cards they need is 6, this is _______.
  4. This item was produced here, now it will be sent here.This is an example of ________.
  5. Something that can be used a number of times.
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  1. The United States had sold something from China. This is ___________.
  2. Something that can NOT be used more an once.
  3. the two countries could now trade with each other because the restriction was taken away.
  4. United states, Japan, and France is an example of _________.
  5. They have limited things, and their economic system is low. This is _________.
  6. An object that has been here from the beginning.
  7. The China had bought something from the United States. This is ___________.
  8. A country had bought something from some other place. Although there was a tax, this is _________.

13 Clues: Something that can NOT be used more an once. • Something that can be used a number of times. • An object that has been here from the beginning. • The United States and China, is an example of this. • United states, Japan, and France is an example of _________. • A place where industries are being made and creating new things. • ...

Reconstruction 2024-04-11

Reconstruction crossword puzzle
Across
  1. laws which governed the conduct of African Americans.
  2. prohibits the federal government and each state from denying or abridging a citizen's right to vote
  3. American politician who served as the 17th president of the United States from 1865 to 1869.
  4. a faction within the Republican Party originating from the party's founding in 1854
  5. referred to white Southerners who supported Reconstruction policies
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  1. one of the Reconstruction Amendments
  2. a person from the northern states who went to the South after the Civil War to profit from the Reconstruction.
  3. a period in United States history following the American Civil War
  4. a U.S. government agency of early post American Civil War Reconstruction
  5. a process by which a legislative body or other legally constituted tribunal initiates charges against a public official for misconduct
  6. system where the landlord/planter allows a tenant to use the land in exchange for a share of the crop
  7. first black senator
  8. a bill "to guarantee to certain States whose governments have been usurped or overthrown a republican form of government,"

13 Clues: first black senator • one of the Reconstruction Amendments • laws which governed the conduct of African Americans. • a period in United States history following the American Civil War • referred to white Southerners who supported Reconstruction policies • a U.S. government agency of early post American Civil War Reconstruction • ...

American revolution 2023-11-15

American revolution crossword puzzle
Across
  1. Soldiers that helped British in the war
  2. king of England
  3. helped Americans in the war against England
  4. they are from England and wanted control of the United States but ended up losing in the war
  5. created the Declaration of Independence
  6. were the nicknames for British soldiers
  7. The battle that was the turning point in the war
  8. was the first battle that started the war
  9. was a document made by Thomas Jefferson
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  1. were the people who created our country
  2. helped the Americans in many battles and was America's first president
  3. people that made America what it is today
  4. this battle was fought I the most populated city in the world today
  5. was everything that happened between the Americans and the British For the United States.
  6. rode to all the states to tell them about the British
  7. this is the river that George Washington crossed on the night of Christmas
  8. war that Americans proved they could win the war
  9. served in the Second Continental Congress and helped draft the Declaration of Independence
  10. dumped all the tea in the harbor

19 Clues: king of England • dumped all the tea in the harbor • were the people who created our country • Soldiers that helped British in the war • created the Declaration of Independence • were the nicknames for British soldiers • was a document made by Thomas Jefferson • people that made America what it is today • was the first battle that started the war • ...

Ximena Lozano 2022-02-24

Ximena Lozano crossword puzzle
Across
  1. Opposed civil rights,especially surffrage for African Americans.
  2. ____ stages that has an impeachment
  3. Laws that required segregation.
  4. ____ votes against Johnson.
  5. "TREASON,_____, OR OTHER HIGH CRIMES AND MISDEMEANORS"
  6. Process and period of Reconstruction during which the Radical Republicans in the U.S. Congress seized control of Reconstruction from Pres.
  7. A charge of misconduct made against the holder of a public office.
  8. The____ amendment gave African American men throughout the U.S the right to vote.
  9. It refers to the period of time following the Civil War of rebuilding the United States.
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  1. Senate aproved add and remove
  2. A special tax that people had to pay before they could vote.
  3. The ____ amendment made slavery ilegal throught tge United States.
  4. Two charged Johnson with ____ Congress.
  5. The ____ amendment granted citizenship to all people born and nationalized in the United States.
  6. Forced separation of whites and African American in public places.
  7. In 1867,Congress passed the _____.
  8. An important Congressmen during Civil War.
  9. Even though slavery was ilegal _____ slaves still were not treated equally.
  10. 17th U.S President and first president to be impeached.

19 Clues: ____ votes against Johnson. • Senate aproved add and remove • Laws that required segregation. • In 1867,Congress passed the _____. • ____ stages that has an impeachment • Two charged Johnson with ____ Congress. • An important Congressmen during Civil War. • "TREASON,_____, OR OTHER HIGH CRIMES AND MISDEMEANORS" • 17th U.S President and first president to be impeached. • ...

Pregnancy Hypertension 2025-04-20

Pregnancy Hypertension crossword puzzle
Across
  1. Patient presents with hypertension proteinuria headache and epigastric pain
  2. Patient states they hurt in the right upper quadrant
  3. Noted that the patient has four pulses with foot
  4. The nurses reports lung sounds to be clear
  5. Findings of swollen extremities reported
  6. One of the main assessments done on musculoskeletal system with magnesium delivery
  7. Used to prevent seizures in preeclampsia patients
  8. Patient stops breathing adequately and body starts moving in rhythmic patterns
  9. Patient states they can now see two of everything
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  1. A lab value that is elevated in the HELLP acronym
  2. The patient gave birth to a preterm baby
  3. The drug used to treat a patient with magnesium toxicity
  4. Patient states that their head hurts
  5. This test was ordered to evaluate the patients urine
  6. Lab report state protein in urine
  7. A lab value that is low in the HELLP acronym
  8. Patient receives this beta blocker with treatment for hypertension
  9. Activity that is ordered for a patient with preeclampsia
  10. When recorded systolic blood pressure is >140 and diastolic >90

19 Clues: Lab report state protein in urine • Patient states that their head hurts • The patient gave birth to a preterm baby • Findings of swollen extremities reported • The nurses reports lung sounds to be clear • A lab value that is low in the HELLP acronym • Noted that the patient has four pulses with foot • A lab value that is elevated in the HELLP acronym • ...

Hudson DeLaTorre 2025-04-16

Hudson DeLaTorre crossword puzzle
Across
  1. who runs the government
  2. what state do we live in
  3. A person who gets paid to help plead someones case
  4. a large body that is together like a state or country (United States)
  5. A branch of president vice president and the cabinet
  6. A branch containing the supreme court
  7. govorment run by the whole population
  8. the first 10 amendments
  9. Someone who judges cases to decide the fate of the cliants
  10. a land that is not a state that is owned by the us that we have full power over
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  1. A branch that has the house of representatives and senators
  2. who runs the states
  3. the number two ranked to the president if they were to die this human would take over
  4. one of the two major US political parties
  5. one of the two major US political parties
  6. It contains 15 leaders such as Defense, Justice, and Education
  7. a erea in the USA
  8. having several states form a unity
  9. to belong to a neighborhood or city
  10. A leader who is elected for a four year term

20 Clues: a erea in the USA • who runs the states • who runs the government • the first 10 amendments • what state do we live in • having several states form a unity • to belong to a neighborhood or city • A branch containing the supreme court • govorment run by the whole population • one of the two major US political parties • one of the two major US political parties • ...