states Crossword Puzzles
Creating The Constitution 2023-10-03
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- Power given to Congress to control trade
- Power given to Congress to collect taxes
- establish local governments, establish public schools, administer elections, establish licensing requirements
- "Large state" proposal for the new constitution, calling for proportional representation in both houses of a bicameral Congress. The plan favored larger states and thus prompted smaller states to come back with their own plan for apportioning representation.
- Branch of government responsible for enforcing laws
- Legislative Branch of the Constitution
- congress could tax imports but not exports
- the body of electors who formally elect the United States president and vice-president
- the lower house of Congress, consisting of a different number of representatives from each state, depending on population
- Declare war, regulate banks, negotiate treaties
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- Compromise made by Constitutional Convention in which states would have equal representation in one house of the legislature and representation based on population in the other house
- each slave would count for 3/5 of a person for taxation and representation purposes
- the upper house of Congress, consisting of two representatives from each state
- Branch of government responsible for making laws
- Executive Branch of the Constitution
- Principle that divides power between the state and national government
- Two house legislature
- Branch of government responsible for interpreting laws and settling disputes
- A constitutional proposal that would have given each state one vote in a new congress
- Legislative, Executive, and Judicial branches
- Requires majority vote of 50% plus one
- Judicial Branch of the Constitution
- Congress could not regulate or outlaw slavery or slave trade until 1808
- Power given to Congress to raise military forces
- Division of powers between state and national government
25 Clues: Two house legislature • Judicial Branch of the Constitution • Executive Branch of the Constitution • Requires majority vote of 50% plus one • Legislative Branch of the Constitution • Power given to Congress to control trade • Power given to Congress to collect taxes • congress could tax imports but not exports • Legislative, Executive, and Judicial branches • ...
Gas Laws 2025-04-25
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- the pressure exerted by a force of one newton acting on an area of one square meter
- exactly equivilant to 760 mm Hg
- the equation defining pressure
- the idea that particles of matter are always in motion
- the pressure of each gas in a mixture
- collisions between gas particles and between particles and container walls in which there is no net loss of total kinetic energy
- the scientist whose law states that the total pressure of a gas mixture is the sum of the partial pressures of the component gases
- the scientist whose law states that the volume of a fixed mass of gas varies inversely with the pressure at constant temperature.
- a process by which gas particles pass through a tiny opening
- the scientists whose law states that the pressure of a fixed mass of gas at a constant volume varies directly with the Kelvin temperature
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- the scientist whose law states that the volume of a fixed mass of gas at constant pressure varies directly with the Kelvin temperature
- the force per unit area on a surface
- STP
- a hypothetical gas that perfectly fits all the assumptions of the kinetic-molecular theory
- the force that will increase the speed of one-kilogram mass by one meter per second each second that the force is applied
- a device used to measure atmospheric pressure
- the common unit of pressure symbolized as mm Hg
- spontaneous mixing of two substances caused by their random motion
- expresses the relationship between pressure, volume and temperature of a fixed amount of gas
- a gas that does not behave completely according to the assumptions of the kinetic molecular theory
- the given value of zero in the Kelvin scale
21 Clues: STP • the equation defining pressure • exactly equivilant to 760 mm Hg • the force per unit area on a surface • the pressure of each gas in a mixture • the given value of zero in the Kelvin scale • a device used to measure atmospheric pressure • the common unit of pressure symbolized as mm Hg • the idea that particles of matter are always in motion • ...
1950's Crossword 2025-04-30
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- In the 1950s, this country was divided into two parts
- This musician was known as the "King of Rock and Roll" who rose to fame in the 1950s
- Was an American civil rights lawyer
- Known as the "Father of Rock and Roll", this man was an American singer and songwriter
- Was the 34th president of the United States and achieved a five-star rank as a general in WWII
- Is an independent agency responsible for the United States' civil space program
- The supreme court case that led to segregation in schools being banned
- Was an American attorney and politician who also served as the 30th governor of California
- This woman was an American activist for the civil rights movement
- These were a form of protests that were nonviolent and are used more for social and political reasons
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- A genre of music that originated and had its first nationwide hit in the 1950s
- Was part of the first successful spaceflight and became the first person to travel into outer space
- Was the first pilot in history confirmed to have exceeded the speed of sound
- Known as the Second Red Scare and was run by individuals who were trying to get rid of communists
- This was the first artificial Earth satellite launched by the soviets
- One of the most prominent leaders in the civil rights movement in the 1950s
- Rivalry between the United States and the Soviet Union
- Was the 33rd president of the United States
- This was a fun event that teenagers often went to if they wanted to dance
- During the 1950s, many Americans retreated to these parts
20 Clues: Was an American civil rights lawyer • Was the 33rd president of the United States • In the 1950s, this country was divided into two parts • Rivalry between the United States and the Soviet Union • During the 1950s, many Americans retreated to these parts • This woman was an American activist for the civil rights movement • ...
NATIONAL FFA WEEK 2025-02-25
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- The ____________ is a symbol of labor and tillage of the soil.
- E.M. ____________ is the author of the FFA creed.
- The FFA National convention is held each year in Indianapolis, _____________.
- In 1917, the Smith-___________ National Vocational Education Act, establishes vocational agriculture courses.
- In 1968, Presidential candidate Richard M. ____________ spoke at the National FFA Convention. He was elected U.S. president the following month.
- The ___________ is a symbol of knowledge and wisdom.
- Public Law 740 (federal charter): states that the FFA is an _______________ , not an extracurricular, part of agricultural education programs.
- The ____________ is a symbol of our national scope and patriotism.
- Henry _________________ is known as the Father of FFA.
- There are 9,235 _____________ across the United States, Puerto Rico, and the U.S. Virgin Islands.
- The FFA Convention from Kansas City, Missouri, to Louisville, _____________, in 1999.
- The FFA __________ is "Learning to Do, Doing to Learn, Earning to Live, Living to Serve."
- The rising ___________ symbolizes progress and the future of agriculture.
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- The FFA “code of Ethics” states that FFA members should be courteous in _______________ and generous in defeat.
- The ___________ Statement of the FFA is "FFA makes a positive difference in the lives of students by developing their potential for premiere leadership, personal growth and career success through agricultural education.
- The 1st National Convention & every national convention until 1998 were held in Kansas City, __________.
- The official FFA colors are National __________ and Corn Gold.
- The Future _____________ of America was founded in 1928.
- As of August 2024, the National FFA Organization had 1,027,273 _________.
- FFA's official jacket is made of blue __________.
- Leslie ______________ was the first National FFA president.
- In 1930, the FFA _______________ was adopted.
- The FFA emblem is made of up a cross section of _______________, which symbolizes the common agricultural link between all states.
23 Clues: In 1930, the FFA _______________ was adopted. • E.M. ____________ is the author of the FFA creed. • FFA's official jacket is made of blue __________. • The ___________ is a symbol of knowledge and wisdom. • Henry _________________ is known as the Father of FFA. • The Future _____________ of America was founded in 1928. • ...
Post Civil War 2024-09-03
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- 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.
- a government organization that provided assistance to formerly enslaved people and impoverished whites in the post-Civil War South.
- a thing that has been rebuilt after being damaged or destroyed.
- The Blue Party of the cabnet
- a charge of misconduct made against the holder of a public officeNorthern The Northen Part of The United States
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- The Souths President during the Civil War
- 16th president of the United States
- No State shall make or enforce any law which shall abridge the privileges or immunities of citizens of the United States
- The Red Party of the cabnet
- the act or action of coming together and meeting
10 Clues: The Red Party of the cabnet • The Blue Party of the cabnet • 16th president of the United States • The Souths President during the Civil War • the act or action of coming together and meeting • a thing that has been rebuilt after being damaged or destroyed. • ...
Expansionism Times 2022-02-26
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- Cuba revolted against Spain; United States took over. United States pulled out of Cuba and established a new government that lasted until 1959.
- a belief held by people such as Mark Twain who opposed expansionist ideals.
- Teddy Roosevelt's domestic program focusing on conservation, corporation control, and consumer protection.
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- name given to first volunteer cavalry under Teddy Roosevelt.
- artificial waterway connecting the Atlantic ocean to the pacific ocean.
- amendment stating the seven conditions for the United States to pull out of Cuba.
- Telegram between germany and mexico that established an alliance if the United States entered world war one.
- communist party in Russia responsible for the overthrow of the Romanov Family.
- 26th President of the United States; served from 1901-1909.
- A tariff that increased average tariff from 38 to 49.5 percent and protected American consumers.
10 Clues: 26th President of the United States; served from 1901-1909. • name given to first volunteer cavalry under Teddy Roosevelt. • artificial waterway connecting the Atlantic ocean to the pacific ocean. • a belief held by people such as Mark Twain who opposed expansionist ideals. • communist party in Russia responsible for the overthrow of the Romanov Family. • ...
Iron Curtain Crossword 2023-05-24
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- The term used to describe the period of tension and competition between the United States and the Soviet Union during the Cold War.
- The Hungarian uprising against Soviet influence in 1956 was brutally suppressed by Soviet forces in this capital city.
- The U.S. president who famously declared, "Mr. Gorbachev, tear down this wall!" in reference to the Berlin Wall.
- The Soviet leader who introduced the concept of the "Iron Curtain" in a speech in 1946.
- The German states of East Germany and West Germany were formally reunited in this year, marking the end of the Cold War.
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- The American program that provided economic aid to help rebuild Western Europe after World War II and prevent the spread of communism.
- The Soviet satellite state where a non-violent revolution led to the overthrow of communism in 1989.
- The dividing line that separated western europe from eastern europe during the cold war.
- The country where the communist regime under Enver Hoxha created a highly isolated and repressive state in Eastern Europe.
- The policy adopted by the United States to contain the spread of communism during the Cold War.
- The military alliance formed by the Soviet Union and its satellite states in response to NATO
- The intelligence agency of the Soviet Union during the Cold War.
- The capital city of Germany that was divided by the Berlin Wall during the Cold War.
- The U.S. senator known for his investigations into alleged communist infiltration in the United States during the Cold War.
14 Clues: The intelligence agency of the Soviet Union during the Cold War. • The capital city of Germany that was divided by the Berlin Wall during the Cold War. • The Soviet leader who introduced the concept of the "Iron Curtain" in a speech in 1946. • The dividing line that separated western europe from eastern europe during the cold war. • ...
US History Project 7 2024-05-29
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- A diplomatic standoff between Iran and the United States in 1979.
- a form of American conservatism that emphasizes an aggressive American foreign policy. It started in the United States during the 1960s.
- The site of a nuclear power plant in south central Pennsylvania.
- A political philosophy of devolution, or the transfer of certain powers from the United States federal government back to the states.
- President,which convened a peace summit between Palestinian President Yasser Arafat and Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Barak.
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- An armed conflict between Iraq and a 42-country coalition led by the United States.
- A series of talks between American and Soviet negotiators from 1972 to 1979 that sought to curtail the manufacture of strategic nuclear weapons.
- A policy of the Richard Nixon administration to end U.S. involvement in the Vietnam War.
- An Act to deter and punish terrorist acts in the United States and across the globe, to enhance law enforcement investigatory tools, and for other purposes.
- The simultaneous appearance in an economy of slow growth, high unemployment, and rising prices.
10 Clues: The site of a nuclear power plant in south central Pennsylvania. • A diplomatic standoff between Iran and the United States in 1979. • An armed conflict between Iraq and a 42-country coalition led by the United States. • A policy of the Richard Nixon administration to end U.S. involvement in the Vietnam War. • ...
paises y nacionalidades 2020-05-06
20 Clues: – French • – Polish • – Italian • – Spanish • – Turkish • – Russian • – Swedish • – Serbian • – Filipino • – Egyptian • – Filipino • – Peruvian • – Pakistani • – Norwegian • – Uruguayan • – Portuguese • – Paraguayan • – Ecuadorian • – Venezuelan • States – American
Chapter 1 2018-02-15
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- an official, periodic counting of a population.
- people who came here from other countries, entered the nation, and adopted american costumes
- the study of characteristics of human populations.
- In the 1800s the US ____ passed laws limiting immigration.
- You are born in the United States.
- the annual number of lives birth per 1000 members of a population.
- Are responsible family members.
- First president of the United States.
- a specific number of immigrants from certain countries or religions who were allowed to enter the country each year.
- Sparked the modern civil rights movement when she refused to give up her seat on a segregated bus in Montgomery, Alabama.
- Your rights and _____ have been handed down from one generations of americans to the next for more than 200 years.
- Are permanent residents of the united states who are still citizens of another country.
- In the mid 1800s, thousands of ____ arrived on the west coast.
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- the study of citizenship and government
- a legally recognized member of a country
- The legal process by which an alien may become a citizen.
- ideas that people hold dear and try to live.
- Immigrants and their _____ make up most of America's population.
- a movement of large numbers of people from region to region.
- The United States gained huge sections of territory from _____.
- People who speak two or more languages.
- the annual number of deaths per 1000 members of a countries populations.
- organizations, institutions, and individuals who exercise political authority over a group of people
- Europeans soon learned that the _____ possessed vast natural resources.
- People who are trying to escape dangers in their home countries.
25 Clues: Are responsible family members. • You are born in the United States. • First president of the United States. • the study of citizenship and government • People who speak two or more languages. • a legally recognized member of a country • ideas that people hold dear and try to live. • an official, periodic counting of a population. • ...
Nationalism/Unification 2018-02-26
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- Italian statesman and a leading figure in the movement toward Italian unification
- was a Commodore of the United States Navy and commanded a number of ships
- was an Italian politician, journalist, activist for the unification of Italy
- he period when Japan was ruled by the emperor Meiji Tenno,
- agreement between the United States and the Empire of Japan negotiated between United States Secretary of State Elihu Root and Japanese Ambassador
- troops advanced into France and decisively defeated the French at Sedan
- apan's first treaty with a Western nation
- war between Prussia on the one side and Austria, Bavaria, Saxony, Hanover, and certain minor German states on the other
- shirts name given to the volunteers who followed Giuseppe Garibaldi in southern Italy during his Mille expedition to southern Italy
- the strong belief that the interests of a particular nation-state are of primary importance
- is politics or diplomacy based primarily on considerations of given circumstances and factors
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- A war fought in 1904–1905 between Russia and Japan over rival territorial claims
- n grandson of Queen Victoria and Kaiser of Germany from 1888 to 1918
- first king of united Italy
- a former state in N Europe
- Treaty of Amity and Commerce 1858
- between China and Japan over the control of Korea
- conservative Prussian statesman who dominated German and European affairs from the 1860s until 1890 and was the first Chancellor of the German Empire
- is the name given to a speech made by Otto von Bismarck
- a senior state or legal official
- Italian general, politician and nationalist
- the German emperor
22 Clues: the German emperor • first king of united Italy • a former state in N Europe • a senior state or legal official • Treaty of Amity and Commerce 1858 • apan's first treaty with a Western nation • Italian general, politician and nationalist • between China and Japan over the control of Korea • is the name given to a speech made by Otto von Bismarck • ...
Chapter 14-15 Crossword Puzzle 2014-05-11
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- Hydrogen bomb
- Doctrine: An international policy that promised aid to Greece and Turkey struggling to resist threats to democratic freedom.
- War: A conflict between the United States and the Soviet Union.
- National Organization for Women, founded in 1966
- Summer: A program that brought Northern college students into Mississippi to work with SNCC organizers
- race: The US and Soviet Union were competing in developing weapons with more destructive power.
- An approach, for example when the United States would go to the brink of war to combat communism.
- Residential areas surrounding a city.
- Congress of American Indians: NCAI, founded in 1944 to promote common welfare of Native Americans
- Rights Act: An Act that banned literacy tests and other laws that kept blacks from registering to vote.
- North Atlantic Treaty Organization – including the United States, Canada, and ten Western Europe countries.
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- parallel: Where in 1945 Soviet troops occupied Korea north of line of latitude and became the dividing line of Korea.
- A United States Policy that would work to contain communism.
- Congress of Racial Equality, founded in 1961, planned freedom Rides to desegregate interstate buses.
- Deal: A new project to create jobs, build public housing, and end racial discrimination.
- Plan: A plan offering 13 billion dollars in aid to western and southern European nations.
- A protest in which people sit at a place and refuse to move until their demands are met.
- boom: A sharp increase of US birthrates following World War II
- Equal Rights Amendment, Congress passed in 1972
- Society: A series of programs help to disenfranchised, the poor, the elderly, and women.
- War: A conflict in June 1950, North Korean troops crossed the 38th parallel into South Korea.
21 Clues: Hydrogen bomb • Residential areas surrounding a city. • Equal Rights Amendment, Congress passed in 1972 • National Organization for Women, founded in 1966 • A United States Policy that would work to contain communism. • boom: A sharp increase of US birthrates following World War II • War: A conflict between the United States and the Soviet Union. • ...
Franklin D. Roosevelt 2015-02-12
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- In which fall did Roosevelt change his policy?
- How many days did the Japanese and Germany declare war after the bomb of Pearl Harbor?
- Who else was part of the big three other than Roosevelt and Churchill?
- Where did the United States and their allies invade in 1942?
- What act helped Roosevelt increase his support for Great Britain?
- How many months did Roosevelt not serve in the WWII?
- Where did Roosevelt report war events?
- force What part of the armed forced did Elliot Roosevelt have part in?
- How many children did Roosevelt have all together?
- How many months was the United States neutral?
- What part of the Armed forces did James Roosevelt have part in?
- What year was Pearl Harbor bombed?
- What death was similar to Roosevelt's that affected the United States?
- What age did Roosevelt die?
- Who advised Roosevelt of Germany invading Poland?
- How many years did Roosevelt serve for in total?
- What role did Roosevelt carry out?
- Who helped Roosevelt work out the main battle plans in WWII?
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- How many electoral votes did Roosevelt get in the reelection in 1940?
- Who did he defeat for reelections in 1940?
- What part of the armed force did Franklin Jr. and John Roosevelt have part in?
- What did Roosevelt stood up proudly for?
- Was Roosevelt a republican or democrat?
- What month did Roosevelt die?
- Where did Churchill-Roosevelt meeting frequently took place?
- What year did Roosevelt call on industry to produce war equipment?
- How were Theodore and Franklin Roosevelt related?
- What day in December did the United States declare war?
- How many sons did Roosevelt have?
- Who was the major allie to Roosevelt in WWII?
30 Clues: What age did Roosevelt die? • What month did Roosevelt die? • How many sons did Roosevelt have? • What year was Pearl Harbor bombed? • What role did Roosevelt carry out? • Where did Roosevelt report war events? • Was Roosevelt a republican or democrat? • What did Roosevelt stood up proudly for? • Who did he defeat for reelections in 1940? • ...
Review 2015-04-13
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- This was the primary reason Catholics immigrated to Maryland.
- Protects the accused with the right to remain silent, speedy trails, jury of peers, and protection from cruel and unusual punishment.
- Loosing a staple food crop, this prompted Irish immigrants to flee to the United States.
- Started over British impressment of our sailors and ended by the Treaty of Ghent.
- Young women in 1800’s New England became employed outside the home as.
- What Texas and California were both formerly a part of.
- Introduction of interchangeable parts led to this.
- Tenth amendment principle meaning that powers not granted to the United States by the constitution are reserved to the states and to the people.
- Gave access to markets for economic development in New York, Boston, and Charlestown
- Building roads and a transportation network helped promote this.
- Citizens reporting to jury duty are helping uphold a constitutional right through this amendment.
- What the south passed to limit the effects of the Civil War Amendments.
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- Democrats of 1844 called for no land to be ceded to England, making Manifest Destiny a what?
- The Virginia Plan and the New Jersey plans help lay out representation in congress with this solution.
- Hudson River School paintings share this theme with literary works by Ralph Waldo Emerson
- What era in history contained Common Sense, the 1st Continental Congress, and the Intolerable Acts
- One problem George Washington faced when he became president.
- States like South Carolina cannot void or overrule a federal law that they think is unconstitutional.
- Annexation of this state led to border disputes and the US-Mexican War.
- You get unalienable rights and are created equal because you are this.
20 Clues: Introduction of interchangeable parts led to this. • What Texas and California were both formerly a part of. • This was the primary reason Catholics immigrated to Maryland. • One problem George Washington faced when he became president. • Building roads and a transportation network helped promote this. • ...
Gov 2021-01-14
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- districts where the election is close
- the rule that debate could be cut off if ⅔ of the senators vote to a cloture motion
- two chamber legislature
- petition a means of bringing a bill out of committee and to the floor for consideration
- A one chamber legislature
- Allows some amendments but not all
- a call to find out if the necessary amount of members are present
- made up of 435 elected members, divided among the 50 states in proportion to their total population.
- a drawn out speech to delay action in congress
- of both houses needed to override a veto
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- a rule in the senate used to end or limit debates
- joint committee of the United States Congress appointed by the House of Representatives and Senate
- the upper house in congress
- the name of the committee where tax bills are
- rules under which bills will be presented to the House of Representatives, unlike other committees, which often deal with a specific area of policy.
- v carr U.S. Supreme Court case that forced the Tennessee legislature to reapportion itself on the basis of population.
- parliamentary procedure permitted by the Standing Rules of the United States Senate
- the minimum number of representatives used to conduct business
- the voters represented by someone
- process by which a U.S. congressional committee or state legislative session debates, amends, and rewrites proposed legislation.
- granted citizenship to “all persons born or naturalized in the United States,” which included former slaves recently freed.
- eliminates an opportunity to amend the bill on the floor
- what congress can pass besides bills
- an officail count of population
- how a bill is introduced into the house of representitiives
25 Clues: two chamber legislature • A one chamber legislature • the upper house in congress • an officail count of population • the voters represented by someone • Allows some amendments but not all • what congress can pass besides bills • districts where the election is close • of both houses needed to override a veto • the name of the committee where tax bills are • ...
Final Exam Crossword 2 2021-05-18
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- he wanted two presidents for the country
- this means to approve
- States have equal representation in this house
- Britain no longer bought this crop from SC
- U.S. wanted to build this across Gadsden Purchase
- Legislative Branch has this many houses
- scalawags were viewed as this
- branch of government that makes the laws
- Vesey spoke out against slavery here
- cotton grown along coast
- law and order kept by Military
- Preston Brooks was rewarded with these
- people who wanted to leave the Union
- Was Freedman Bureau biggest contribution
- Backcountry settlers wanted to become this
- this state upset the balance of free and slave states
- California became this type of state
- Mexico and U.S. went to war over this border
- idea U.S. should claim all land from coast to coast
- popular sovereignty allows who to decide and issue
- system where slaves worked in groups
- invention that increased need for slaves
- this connected Charleston to Columbia and NC
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- Political Party formed to fight slavery
- Planned a failed slave revolt
- wanted to secede if other states did also
- Compromise of 1877 ended this
- slaves received clothing this many times a year
- cotton that hard to grow for a profit
- Constitution Convention was held here
- Virginia Plan was favored by these states
- 1st soldiers to invade Mexico City
- Rights that make everyone equal
- this person farmed for a landowner
- type of farmer could grow what they wanted
- means before the war
- Lincoln wanted this % of southerners to take oath
- Americans came to Texas to grow
- facory that makes cloth into a product
- Northerners did not believe they should count in the population
40 Clues: means before the war • this means to approve • cotton grown along coast • Planned a failed slave revolt • Compromise of 1877 ended this • scalawags were viewed as this • law and order kept by Military • Rights that make everyone equal • Americans came to Texas to grow • 1st soldiers to invade Mexico City • this person farmed for a landowner • Vesey spoke out against slavery here • ...
test 2021-05-27
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- A simple long distance code, made up of short and long notes or lines.
- A compromise that restricted slavery in northern states but allowed it in southern territories
- The murder of a person by another person.
- An act signed by Senator James Mason that required escaped slaves to be returned to their masters, regardless of circumstance.
- A battle ending in a Union win and crushing confederate defeat they never recovered from, killing ⅓ of Confederate soldiers.
- One of the best Union commanders, to whom Robert E. Lee surrendered.
- The northern states of America, in support of the abolition of slavery.
- The president of the Confederacy (1861-1865)
- A member of the US federalist party who supports a system of government under a central authority.
- The presidential election that jump-started the secession of the Confederacy.
- A battle in which the North halted Confederate forces in Maryland. Known for the Confederate plans being found wrapped around three cigars.
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- An act passed to repeal the Missouri Compromise that created two new territories with popular sovereignty and a new rebublican party with a goal to prevent slavery’s spread to the west.
- A person in favor of the abolition of a system, especially slavery.
- an executive order approved by President Abraham Lincoln.
- The Union president during the Civil War (1861-1865)
- The states located in between the Union and Confederacy. Aligned with the Union but in support of slavery.
- One of the best Confederate generals who led during the battles of Antietam and Gettysburg, eventually surrendering to Ulysses S. Grant.
- The first battle in the Civil War and the first shots fired.
- The vice president of the Confederacy (1861-1865)
- The southern states of America, those in support of slavery who seceded from the US.
20 Clues: The murder of a person by another person. • The president of the Confederacy (1861-1865) • The vice president of the Confederacy (1861-1865) • The Union president during the Civil War (1861-1865) • an executive order approved by President Abraham Lincoln. • The first battle in the Civil War and the first shots fired. • ...
American Revolution 2021-11-13
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- a founding father, principal author of the Declaration of Independence, and third President of the United States.
- the killing of many people who are not able to defend themselves.
- commander of the British army during the American Revolution; surrendered at Yorktown in 1781.
- the statement from the Continental Congress declaring the Thirteen Colonies as sovereign, independent states from Great Britain.
- became famous for alerting the colonial militia the British were coming prior to the Battle of Lexington and Concord in 1775.
- the last major battle of the American Revolution in 1781.
- an order issued by a government.
- the slogan and primary grievance against Great Britain by the Thirteen Colonies.
- a founding father and accomplished writer, scientist and diplomat.
- one who remained loyal to Great Britain.
- the primary military force who fought for independence from Britain during the American Revolution.
- nickname given to British soldiers due to their distinctive red uniforms worn during the American Revolution.
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- the first President of the United States and Commander-in-Chief of the Continental Army during the American Revolution.
- author of Common Sense.
- a founding father and second President of the United States.
- the first battle of the American Revolution in 1775.
- the original colonies along the Atlantic coast of North America belonging to Great Britain.
- one who fought for the independence of the American colonies.
- to protest by refusing to buy a certain product or service.
- occurred in 1773 when the Sons of Liberty dumped chests of tea into Boston Harbor in protest of British taxation of the American colonies.
- to impose or collect a tax.
- a colonist trained to fight at a moment's notice during the American Revolution.
22 Clues: author of Common Sense. • to impose or collect a tax. • an order issued by a government. • one who remained loyal to Great Britain. • the first battle of the American Revolution in 1775. • the last major battle of the American Revolution in 1781. • to protest by refusing to buy a certain product or service. • a founding father and second President of the United States. • ...
CUBAN MISSILE CRISIS 2022-05-11
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- Use diplomatic pressure to get the Soviet Union to remove the missiles
- island country
- the forces that act between two or more nucleons.
- often referred to by his initials JFK, was an American politician who served as the 35th president of the United States from 1961 until his assassination near the end of his third year in office.
- was a socialist and communist state that spanned much of Eurasia from 1922 to 1991.
- was a Cuban revolutionary and politician who was the leader of Cuba from 1959 to 2008,
- Use the US Navy to block any missiles from arriving in Cuba.
- Offer Castro the choice of splitting with the Soviets or being invaded
- Full-force invasion of Cuba and overthrow of Castro
- projectile motion to deliver warheads on a target.
- the consequences or aftereffects of a significant unpleasant event
- the new residents of the White House were young, sophisticated, and attractive. Many Americans considered the Kennedys a breath of fresh
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- a state of political hostility between countries characterized by threats, propaganda, and other measures short of open warfare.
- missiles These weapons are guided only during relatively brief periods
- discussion aimed at reaching an agreement.
- was an American politician who served as United States Deputy Secretary of Defense
- was the First Secretary of the Communist Party of the Soviet Union from 1953 to 1964
- is the formal working space of the President of the United States
- Use the US Air Force to attack all known missile sites.
- ambassador to the Soviet Union
- confrontation between the United States and the Soviet Union in 1962 over the presence of missile sites in Cuba
21 Clues: island country • ambassador to the Soviet Union • discussion aimed at reaching an agreement. • the forces that act between two or more nucleons. • projectile motion to deliver warheads on a target. • Full-force invasion of Cuba and overthrow of Castro • Use the US Air Force to attack all known missile sites. • ...
Civil War and Reconstruction 2022-06-01
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- The Treaty with Russia was negotiated and signed by Secretary of State William Seward and Russian Minister to the United States Edouard de Stoeckl.
- Helped cut off supplies to Confederate troops and weakened the morale of the Confederates.
- Also known as the Battle of Sharpsburg
- Also known as the Battle of First Manassas
- Earned nickname at the First Battle of Manassas; charged his army toward Union
- We visited this battlefield;)
- restrictive laws designed to limit the freedom of Black people and ensure their availability as a cheap labour force.
- A type of farming where families rent small plots of land from a landowner in return for a portion of their crop
- Took place in Vicksburg, Mississippi
- Also known as the Battle of Pittsburg Landing
- an informal unwritten deal that settled the dispute of the 1876 U.S. Presidential election
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- the reconstruction plan stated that southern state could be readmitted into the Union once 10 percent of its voters swore an Oath Of Allegiance to the Union.
- Initially a colonel in the Union volunteer army.
- Declared that all persons held as slaves within the rebellious states are now free
- followed the Civil War
- Also known as “Invisible Empire of the South”
- required that 50 percent of a state's White males take a loyalty oath to the United States
- Confederate general in charge of the Southern army during the Civil War.
- passed under President Johnson and outline the terms for readmission to representation of rebel states.
- Confederates would open fire under general Beauregard against Union troops, led by Gen. Anderson on April 12, 1861.
20 Clues: followed the Civil War • We visited this battlefield;) • Took place in Vicksburg, Mississippi • Also known as the Battle of Sharpsburg • Also known as the Battle of First Manassas • Also known as “Invisible Empire of the South” • Also known as the Battle of Pittsburg Landing • Initially a colonel in the Union volunteer army. • ...
Civil Rights/ Vietnam War Vocabulary 2022-02-11
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- A major escalation and one of the largest military campaigns of the Vietnam War
- He became the most visible spokesman and leader in the civil rights movement
- groups compete in increases in military personnel and material
- investigative committee of the United States House of Representatives, created in 1938
- case that parents were allowed to educate their children outside of either the public school system or traditional private schools
- A case in which the Court held that state-mandated segregation laws did not violate the equal protection clause of the Fourteenth Amendment.
- collection of state and local statutes that legalized racial segregation
- Term coined by Richard Nixon
- decided that Mexican Americans and all other racial groups in the United States had equal protection under the 14th Amendment
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- it was pressuring American leaders to reconsider its commitments
- Supreme Court ruling that cemented students rights to free speech in public schools
- aimed to reduce American involvement in the Vietnam War by transferring all military responsibilities to South Vietnam.
- Was one of the co-founded the National Farm Workers Association
- granted the right to vote to American citizens aged eighteen or older
- case in which the justices ruled unanimously that racial segregation of children in public schools was unconstitutional
- Was one of the co-founded the National Farm Workers Association
- 20th-century competition between the Soviet Union and the United States
- describe public skepticism about the Lyndon B. Johnson administration's statements and policies on the Vietnam War
- Klux Klan born in 1865 in Pulaski, Tennessee, as a private club for Confederate veterans.
- a period of intense anti-Communist suspicion in the United States
- also known as the Liberation of Saigon by North Vietnamese
- She was known for her pivotal role in the Montgomery bus boycott
22 Clues: Term coined by Richard Nixon • also known as the Liberation of Saigon by North Vietnamese • groups compete in increases in military personnel and material • Was one of the co-founded the National Farm Workers Association • Was one of the co-founded the National Farm Workers Association • it was pressuring American leaders to reconsider its commitments • ...
puzzling government 2022-11-18
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- The courts have never given a complete listing of…
- favors national action dealing with matters
- The course of action a government takes in response to some issue or problem
- Article VI, Section 2, of the Constitution makes the acts and treaties of the United States supreme
- The Constitution also reserves certain powers strictly to the states
- Public acts refers to civil laws passed by state legislatures
- Those powers that the national government may exercise simply because it is a government
- has 3 articles including the preamble
- A nationalist Chief Justice; presided during McCulloch
- organization of government administrators, to carry out legislation
- laws relating to disputes between individuals, groups, or with the state
- powers directly expressed or stated in the Constitution by the Founders.
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- allows the powers of Congress to stretch,
- this branch has the courts
- require periodic checks of government agencies to see if they are still needed.
- enforces laws
- Those powers that the national government requires to carry out the powers that are expressly defined in the Constitution
- powers that both the national government and the states have
- prohibiting public officials from holding closed meetings
- favors state and local action in dealing with problems
- return to state criminals and fugitives who flee across state lines to escape justice.
- The principal way in which states may do this is to negotiate interstate compacts
- The Constitution grants three types of power to the national government: expressed, implied, and inherent powers
- levied on individual earnings has become the major source of money for the national government
- subject to presidential veto. The procedure for admission begins when Congress passes an
25 Clues: enforces laws • this branch has the courts • has 3 articles including the preamble • allows the powers of Congress to stretch, • favors national action dealing with matters • The courts have never given a complete listing of… • favors state and local action in dealing with problems • A nationalist Chief Justice; presided during McCulloch • ...
Civil War Crossword 2019-01-15
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- Big battle in Maryland, big win for Union
- In charge of female nurses for the Union
- “Four _______ and seven years ago…”
- Republican candidate 1860
- General put in charge of Union armies, 1864
- State with many battles and a Capital of the Confederacy
- Supervised slaves on plantation
- Lee courthouse surrender
- First major battle of the Civil War
- States that left the Union formed the ______ States of America
- South did this from the Union
- Someone who wants to end slavery
- states Slave states that didn’t leave the union
- A main cause of the civil war
- Executive order that freed slaves
- Home of Confederate soldiers
- Battle of _______, 1862 confederate victory
- Part of the compromise of 1850 was this ________ Slave Act
- 2,000 women in the civil war worked as these
- Lincoln’s opponent in Illinois Senate election
- Turner Slave who led violent revolt
- Pennsylvania site of major battle and famous address
- Important crop in the South
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- Believed that slavery should be outlawed
- _______ of factories changed the economy of the North
- Names of ironclad ships in famous battle
- Important new mode of transportation for the North
- Major military leader of the Confederacy
- Nickname for Northern currency
- Home of Union soldiers
- Jackson nickname after First Battle of Bull Run
- Sumter First battle of the American Civil War
- Confederates won the battle, Jackson lost his arm
- Confederate Capital from 1861-1865
- Battle in the woods won by Union
- Economy of the South was based on this
- President of the Confederacy
- Led a raid on Harper’s Ferry
- Siege of _______, 1863
- Woman who helped free hundreds of slaves
40 Clues: Home of Union soldiers • Siege of _______, 1863 • Lee courthouse surrender • Republican candidate 1860 • Important crop in the South • Home of Confederate soldiers • President of the Confederacy • Led a raid on Harper’s Ferry • South did this from the Union • A main cause of the civil war • Nickname for Northern currency • Supervised slaves on plantation • ...
The Progressive Era 2019-10-30
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- a muckraker who created a pictorial book called How the Other Half Lives which exposed how the poor lived in New York City tenements
- Supreme Court case that ruled "separate but equal"; legalized segregation
- a civil rights activists who believed that African Americans should demand political and social rights and founder of the NAACP (National Association for the Advancement of Colored People), a civil rights organization
- the right to vote
- granted African American males the right to vote
- abolished slavery
- - an 1882 law that prohibited Chinese from immigrating to the United States
- women were granted suffrage
- banned the manufacture, sale and transportation of alcohol, known as the "Noble Experiment" it was later repealed by the 21 amendment
- a novel by muckraker Upton Sinclair that exposed the horrors of the meat packing industry
- muckraker who wrote a book called The History of Standard Oil Company, to expose John D Rockefeller's Robber Baron ways
- the infamous leader of Tammany Hall, a political machine in New York City
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- African American educator who believed that equality for the races was best achieved through vocational education
- state and local laws that enforced racial segregation in the Southern United States
- granted African Americans citizenship
- an organization, headed by a single boss that commands enough votes to maintain political control of a city, county, or state
- known as the " trustbuster, " he was the president of the United States who regulated trusts and monopolies and promoted conservation (protecting nature)
- - movement dedicated to promoting moderation and complete abstinence in the use of alcohol
- a journalist during the Progressive Era that tried to bring about reform by exposing negative aspects of society
- founder of the settlement house movement in the United States, she operated the Hull House in Chicago, IL
20 Clues: the right to vote • abolished slavery • women were granted suffrage • granted African Americans citizenship • granted African American males the right to vote • Supreme Court case that ruled "separate but equal"; legalized segregation • the infamous leader of Tammany Hall, a political machine in New York City • ...
Civil War Review 2024-05-16
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- a term commonly used in the US military during the American Civil War to describe a new status for certain people who escaped slavery
- opening the Civil War
- is a town in Virginia, United States
- boosted morale in the North and insured the reelection of President Abraham Lincoln
- the first major battle of the American Civil War
- the United States grappled with the challenges of reintegrating into the Union the states
- final major military action in the American Civil War
- the deadliest one-day battle in American military history
- man holding and cultivating a small landed estate; a freeholder.
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- a presidential proclamation and executive order issued by United States President Abraham Lincoln
- a military campaign of the American Civil War conducted through Georgia from November 15 until December 21, 1864
- fought on June 27, 1864, during the Atlanta Campaign of the American Civil War.
- military strategy proposed by Union General Winfield Scott early in the American Civil War
- the resistance to enslavement through escape and flight
- Plunderers and militant abolitionists
- political policy of promoting or protecting the interests of "native-born"
- one of the largest and deadliest battles of the Civil War.
- restricted black people's right to own property, conduct business, buy and lease land, and move freely through public spaces
- also known as the Battle of Pittsburg Landing, allowed Union troops to penetrate the Confederate interior
- the British three men and the other ten were wounded while the Patriots lost eighty-three men and four hundred and eighty-three were captured.
- marked the turning point of the Civil War
- the largest auction of enslaved people in U.S. history
22 Clues: opening the Civil War • is a town in Virginia, United States • Plunderers and militant abolitionists • marked the turning point of the Civil War • the first major battle of the American Civil War • final major military action in the American Civil War • the largest auction of enslaved people in U.S. history • the resistance to enslavement through escape and flight • ...
Civil War 2024-05-27
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- a person advocating or supporting republican government.
- ending a practice
- covered in iron, difficult to penetrate
- codes laws that attempted to limit the rights of African Americans following emancipation
- the wealth and industry of a nation
- death as a result of war
- the forced separation of different groups
- to formally separate from
- an armed conflict between the Union and the Confederacy
- sovereignty the concept that a government is controlled by and gets its power from its people\\
- the period before the American Civil War
- relating to the southern states that had seceded from the Union
- someone held and forced to work against his or her will
- state slave states that did not secede from the Union
- law a government controlled by the military after the removal of the previous government
- War an armed conflict between the Union and the Confederacy
- relating to the northern states of the United States of America following the secession of the Confederacy
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- concern for one particular region over concern for the nation as a whole
- a person who runs for elected office in a place where he or she is not from
- to set free
- "a barricade designed to prevent people from receiving goods or from
- to give up
- the period of time following the Civil War in which the South rebuilt and rejoined the Union
- an official pardon, typically for actions against a government
- an unjust limitation of one’s rights
- an involuntary recruitment for the military\
- and leaving"
- the smaller group within a whole
- forbid
- a person who has escaped
- describing something that is extreme
31 Clues: forbid • to give up • to set free • and leaving" • ending a practice • death as a result of war • a person who has escaped • to formally separate from • the smaller group within a whole • the wealth and industry of a nation • an unjust limitation of one’s rights • describing something that is extreme • covered in iron, difficult to penetrate • the period before the American Civil War • ...
Standard 5 Vocabulary 2023-03-08
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- Counted 3 of every 5 slaves for population (representation in Congress) and taxes
- The Great Compromiser; author of the Great Compromise
- could declare war or make peace, could coin or make money
- Supported Articles, opposed strong national gov’t, supported state government; Patrick Henry
- Surveyed and organized the land in the western territory
- Philosopher attributed with the ideas of separation of powers, checks and balances and limited government
- Created bi-cameral Congress where representation in the House was based on population and representation in the Senate was equal among the states
- Opposed Articles and wanted a strong national gov’t, believed upper class should govern the people; James Madison, Alexander Hamilton
- Father of the Constitution and one of the writers of The Federalist papers
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- One branch of government has power over other branches and vice versa to balance out the power
- First government of the newly formed United States
- Power of the government is limited by laws and by the citizens
- Organized the newly acquired territory around the Great Lakes and established how states would enter the union; territories then states
- Series of 85 letters written to support ratification of the Constitution. Written by – John Jay, Alexander Hamilton and James Madison
- Rebellion following American Revo. War against tax and debt collectors; showed the weaknesses of Articles of Confederation
- Could not tax, could not enforce laws, could not form an army
- Creation of different branches of government with different powers
- First 10 amendments to the Constitution; protects the citizens; inspired by Voltaire
- Met in Philadelphia, PA to discuss changes to the AOC and instead annulled it and drew up a new government
- Influenced the writing of the Bill of Rights; Especially 1st amendment
20 Clues: First government of the newly formed United States • The Great Compromiser; author of the Great Compromise • Surveyed and organized the land in the western territory • could declare war or make peace, could coin or make money • Could not tax, could not enforce laws, could not form an army • Power of the government is limited by laws and by the citizens • ...
Andrew Jackson 2023-03-01
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- To reject a bill and prevent it from becoming law
- Cherokee chief who, after devoting his life to resisting U.S. seizure of his people's lands in Georgia
- A general and national hero in the United States Army from the time of the Mexican-American War and the War of 1812
- A financial crisis in the United States that touched off a major depression, which lasted until the mid-1840s
- A part of government in which specialized tasks are carried out by appointed officials rather than by elected ones
- all the land lying west of the Mississippi
- the action of a state impeding or attempting to prevent the operation and enforcement within its territory of a law of the U.S.
- President of united states 1829 to 1837
- Practice of handling out government jobs to supporters replacing government employees with the winning candidate's supporters
- A senator, Speaker of the House, and secretary of state
- a remarkable political philosopher
- A method in election campaigns that uses gossip and lies to make an opponent look bad
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- A meeting in which representative members of a political party choose candidates to run for important elected offices
- To move to another place
- A candidate for national office who has support mostly from his home state
- A word or object that stands for something else
- the United States government forcibly removed the southeastern Native Americans from their homelands and relocated them on lands in Indian Territory
- The largest number of something, but less than a majority
- Greater then half of a total number of something
- was the tenth president of the United
20 Clues: To move to another place • a remarkable political philosopher • was the tenth president of the United • President of united states 1829 to 1837 • all the land lying west of the Mississippi • A word or object that stands for something else • Greater then half of a total number of something • To reject a bill and prevent it from becoming law • ...
industrialization unit 2023-01-31
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- fiery orator and fearless organizer for the Mine Workers
- when a business grows by acquiring a similar company in their industry at the same point of the supply chain.
- United States federal law that was designed to regulate the railroad industry, particularly its monopolistic practices.
- the first process for the production of steel from molten pig iron before the development of the open hearth furnace.
- the idea that certain people become powerful in society because they are innately better
- helped build the formidable American steel industry
- invented the telephone
- designed and manufactured the Pullman sleeping car
- one of the founding members of the Industrial Workers of the World (IWW), and five times the candidate of the Socialist Party of America for President of the United States.
- a labor organization that sought to organize workers along the lines of industrial unions rather than the specialized trade, or craft, unions of the American Federation of Labor.
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- a United States antitrust law which prescribes the rule of free competition among those engaged in commerce.
- sham construction company chartered to build the Union Pacific Railroad by financing it with unmarketable bonds.
- invented the light bulb
- invented the first practical typewriter
- group that focused strengthening Social Security and private pensions, ensuring fair tax policies, and making high-quality, affordable health care available to all.
- case in which the U.S. Supreme Court upheld the power of government to regulate private industries.
- founder of the Standard Oil Company
- the first continuous railroad line across the United States.
- the first person to strike oil in America
- founder of the American Federation of Labor
20 Clues: invented the telephone • invented the light bulb • founder of the Standard Oil Company • invented the first practical typewriter • the first person to strike oil in America • founder of the American Federation of Labor • designed and manufactured the Pullman sleeping car • helped build the formidable American steel industry • ...
Important People Puzzle 2023-01-26
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- Known for writing Common Sense
- Known for his quote, “We fight, get beat, rise, and fight again.”
- Known for being the first signer of the Declaration of Independence, and for having the biggest hand writing signing it.
- Known for being the founder and leader of Sons of Liberty.
- Known for the first woman to serve as Second Lady of United States
- Known for helping write the Declaration of the Rights of Men, and helping launch the French Revolution.
- Known for “Give me Liberty or Give me death!”
- Most known for being the author of the Declaration of Independence and being one of the Founding Fathers
- Was famous for being a traitor to the Continental Army
- Known for saying the quote "I have not yet begun to fight"
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- Was famous for making countless trips to a nearby spring, and taking control of a cannon when her husband fainted.
- Known for the phrase in his writing, “We cannot act with too much caution in our disputes.
- Known for his defeat at the Battle of Saratoga, and being the general of the American Revolution.
- Was the founder and chief architect of the American financial system.
- Known for being executed by the British for being a spy, and saying, “I only regret that I have but one life to give for my country”
- Famous for his "midnight ride"
- Known for capturing Fort Ticonderoga during the Revolutionary War and being the founders of the state of Vermont.
- Most commonly known for being the first president of United States, and being the commander of the Continental Army.
- Known for being the fourth president of United States
- Known for being the second president of United States
20 Clues: Known for writing Common Sense • Famous for his "midnight ride" • Known for “Give me Liberty or Give me death!” • Known for being the fourth president of United States • Known for being the second president of United States • Was famous for being a traitor to the Continental Army • Known for being the founder and leader of Sons of Liberty. • ...
Aleck Sanchez Ch.#14 Study Guide 2023-05-04
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- What where the people that worked on the field with there 1-10 slaves
- what did slaves have to take out of cotton before the cotton gin
- What was the seccond most immigrated country to the US
- What part of the country was a hub for rail roads?
- What percent of the south where slaves
- Many of the workers in the north where _____
- Who made the cotton gin?
- what year did most immigrants arrive
- what did Elias Howe or Isaac Singer Make?
- About how many slaves where free around 1860
- Slaves where not allowed to own any _____ as it might harm the owner if they rebel
- what did Cyrus McCormick make?
- What was the area of most common plantations called
- How many slaves where allowed to gather at once after the slave code
- Why did many Irish people come to the US
- The south sold cotton not only the the northern states, but also to the rest of the ____
- From what country where most of the immigrants from
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- why did so many _____ Come to the US
- what machine was the string made on
- There where many slaves in the _____
- What did the northern states make the cotton into
- The plain folk also worked in the ____ with there slaves
- Did most southerners own slaves?
- Because slave owners thought that free slaves was a bad influence so they made the _______
- How many slaves could 10 cotton gins replace?
- What percent had slaves in the south
- How many slaves could the cotton gin replace
- what was the 1% known as in the southern states
- what did Samuel morse make?
- Some slave owners treet there slaves like _____
- What was the center economy of the southern states
- gin what machine was used to separate the seeds and thorns in the cotton
32 Clues: Who made the cotton gin? • what did Samuel morse make? • what did Cyrus McCormick make? • Did most southerners own slaves? • what machine was the string made on • why did so many _____ Come to the US • There where many slaves in the _____ • What percent had slaves in the south • what year did most immigrants arrive • What percent of the south where slaves • ...
US HISTORY CROSS WORD PUZZLE 2024-11-21
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- First president of the United States, only put last name
- The first state to separate church and state and guaranteed to right to practice religion free from government intrusion
- Wrote the declaration of independence
- A change or addition to the terms of a contract or document.
- The federal government attempted a variety of treaties with Indian tribes to reduce conflict along the frontier
- 1874–1875 was developed by white Southern Democrats as part of the white insurgency during the Reconstruction
- Though the war had no clear winner, the treaty restored pre-war territorial boundaries, returned prisoners, and strengthened the United States as a nation.1812
- ____system,a group or network of institutions that provide financial services
- Turning point of the revolution
- "father of the constitution"
- Argued for a stronger national government
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- After the US Mexican war, conflict arose over land claims in California between former Mexican citizens and new settlers
- Whitch amendment allowed you to have freedom of religion,speech,press,assembly,petition
- This war between America and Britain established the US as a country with an identity when the new country defended its first "invasion".
- 1755-1804) was a Founding Father of the United States, soldier, lawyer, scholar, economist, congressman, and first U.S.Secretary of the Treasury.
- A plan in 1803 and establishment of judicial review
- A treaty that ended the War of the American Revolution.
- Political system where trade and industry are controlled by private owners for profit. Its core principles are accumulation, ownership, and profiting from capital.
- Issued in 1215, the first document to put into writing the principle that the king and his government was not above the law
- Was an American Founding Father who served as the second president of the United States
20 Clues: "father of the constitution" • Turning point of the revolution • Wrote the declaration of independence • Argued for a stronger national government • A plan in 1803 and establishment of judicial review • A treaty that ended the War of the American Revolution. • First president of the United States, only put last name • ...
Cold War Crossword 2025-02-06
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- head of the House on Un-American Activities Committee (HUAC) in the US Senate
- the practice of teaching children in schools throughout the United States to protect themselves from a potential nuclear attack
- leader of the soviet union
- nations that were aligned with, but also under the influence and pressure of, the Soviet Union
- a policy which stated that the US would give aid to any country threatened by communism.
- The North Atlantic Treaty Organization
- imaginary boundary dividing europe into two sections
- the only major country that stood at the intersection of the two superpower camps
- earth's first artificial satellite
- a president that helped Stalin in the early cold war
- designed to protect people from radioactive dirt and debris that can fall out of the air following a nuclear detonation
- an internal border between North and South Korea based on a circle of latitude
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- North Korea's Soviet-supported invasion
- Tension between the USA and Russia
- the United States provide economic assistance to restore the economic infrastructure of postwar Europe
- a confrontation between the United States and the Soviet Union that began with the shooting down of a U.S. U-2 reconnaissance plane
- airlifting food and fuel to Berlin from Allied airbases in western Germany
- complete power and control over people
- a gov't that protects all the citizen human rights
- investigate alleged disloyalty and subversive activities on the part of private citizens
- Nation that believes in democracy and freedom
- ailed, isolated, rogue state
- stopping the spread of communism
- a collective defence treaty established by the Soviet Union and seven other Soviet satellite states
- a pro-communist nation in the cold war
25 Clues: leader of the soviet union • ailed, isolated, rogue state • stopping the spread of communism • Tension between the USA and Russia • earth's first artificial satellite • complete power and control over people • The North Atlantic Treaty Organization • a pro-communist nation in the cold war • North Korea's Soviet-supported invasion • ...
History Ch. 9 2025-01-31
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- Preachers who traveled from town to town preaching in areas that had no pastor.
- Man who wrote the first major American dictionary.
- Gold mines in the California gold rush
- Leader of the “haystack prayer meetings”
- “Father of Western African Missions”
- The most famous pioneer of colonial Time.
- The purchase that makes up the states of California, Nevada, Utah, and parts of Arizona
- The group that introduced the spirituals to the northern states and Europe
- Sacajawea acted as their guide and interpreter.
- A fiery black preacher who ministered in the Civil War hospitals.
- The most historic and best remembered battle in Texas struggle for independence.
- The treaty that officially ended the war of 1812
- Be Trailblazers by Daniel Boone for Pioneers headed west
- Gave freedom of religion and protection to those settling in the northwest territory
- The woman responsible for New York City’s first Sunday school program.
- Responsible for the victory at the battle of New Orleans
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- One of the beloved hymn writers of 1800s
- The purchase that makes up the southern part of the states of New Mexico and Arizona.
- The first Baptist missionary to Japan.
- We general Sam Houston captured Santa Ana and the Mexican army.
- More than double the size of the United States.
- One of the best known circuit writer preachers.
- America’s greatest contribution to the field of music
- The author of children’s reading series using in America in 1800s
- President responsible for the Louisiana purchase.
- Empty, deserted towns left after Goldminers have moved on.
- America’s first missionary to a foreign land.
- “ Father of American Missions”
- The country Commodore, Matthew Perry was responsible for opening for American trade.
29 Clues: “ Father of American Missions” • “Father of Western African Missions” • The first Baptist missionary to Japan. • Gold mines in the California gold rush • One of the beloved hymn writers of 1800s • Leader of the “haystack prayer meetings” • The most famous pioneer of colonial Time. • America’s first missionary to a foreign land. • ...
Final Exam Review #2 2025-05-12
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- colonies signed this document that expressed their frustration with England (2)
- passed in 1964 that prohibited discrimination based on race, creed, color, and religion
- organization that assisted ex slaves after the Civil War ex. set up schools, medical care, find lost loved ones (5)
- first legislative assembly and the first step towards democracy in the colonies-located in Virginia (1)
- wealthy businessmen that underpaid workers and provided goods and services
- wanted to punish the South for seceeding (5)
- compromise that allowed for slaves to count for representation (3)
- freed slaves in the rebelling states (4)
- tension between the federal government and South Carolina over tariffs, foreshadowed secession
- slave who sued for his freedom and lost, court ruled that limiting slavery to slave states was not legal (4)
- first battle of the revolution (2)
- The 19th amendment gave women this right
- Novel written by Upton Sinclair that led to food safety legislation
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- maintained the balance of free states and slave states in 1820 (4)
- violence between northern abolitionists and southern slave owners in Kansas
- people sold these on Black Tuesday and led to the stock market crash
- supported the Constitution as written-did not want to include a bill of rights
- mass movement from the South to North primarily looking for better job opportunities
- America's stance at the beginning of WWI
- people opposed to slavery, William Lloyd Garrison and Harriet Beecher Stowe are examples (4)
- granted all people citizenship and equal protection under the law (5)
- the creation of three branches of government and each branch can check the power of the other (3)
22 Clues: first battle of the revolution (2) • freed slaves in the rebelling states (4) • America's stance at the beginning of WWI • The 19th amendment gave women this right • wanted to punish the South for seceeding (5) • maintained the balance of free states and slave states in 1820 (4) • compromise that allowed for slaves to count for representation (3) • ...
Chapter 7 Vocab 2022-12-23
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- John C. Calhoun called the 1828 tariff a _________
- 6th president of the U.S.
- A case in which the Court decided that the Second Bank of the United States could not be taxed by the state of Maryland
- 620 mile road connecting md to il
- federal government provided funds to negotiate treaties that would force the Native Americans to move west
- promoted the american system
- inventor of muskets with interchangeable parts
- Congress managed to temporarily resolve the crisis with a series of agreements collective
- theDemocratic Party candidate Vanburen ran for reelection against was Whig Party candidate_________
- eli whitney's invention of 1793
- United States would not involve itself in European affairs
- democratic presidential canidate after Jackson announced he will not run again
- production of goods in large quantities
- the central bank of the United States
- connects the great lakes to the hudson river
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- parts that are exactly alike
- Jacksonians left the Republican Party to form the __________
- a new political party formed by Webster
- economic plan in the 19th century
- Massachusetts senator who rose and delivered one of the greatest speaches in american history
- bank closings and the collapse of the credit system
- incoming officials throw out former appointees
- 7th president of the U.S.
- Harrison’s vice-president and successor
- protects U.S. manufactured good from competition
- social and economic reorganization that took place as machines replaced-hand tools and large-scale factory production developed
- Jackson’s vice-president
- the belief that national interests should be placed ahead of regional concerns
- Spain ceded Florida to the United states with this
- The Cherokee buried more than a quarter of their people along what came to be known as the __________
30 Clues: Jackson’s vice-president • 6th president of the U.S. • 7th president of the U.S. • parts that are exactly alike • promoted the american system • eli whitney's invention of 1793 • 620 mile road connecting md to il • economic plan in the 19th century • the central bank of the United States • a new political party formed by Webster • Harrison’s vice-president and successor • ...
Kendal Reid - 3rd Gov 2023-01-09
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- Laws that citizens can vote on
- Fraction of Congress that needs to be in agreement to ratify Constitution
- Colonists first attempt at government structure (3 words)
- Politccial party that is more left leaning
- The vote that actually decided the president
- The amendment that lowered the voting age
- Powers that overlap between the Federal and State governments
- The document that limited the power of the king and protected the nobles (2 words)
- The idea that no one is above the law (3 words)
- Political party that is more right leaning
- Section of Congress that has representation based on size (3 words)
- The division of government power between different levels
- The document that was added to the Constitution as a compromise between the federalist and the anti federalist (3 words)
- There are 3 ways to become a citizen of the US, having citizen parents, being born in the US or being . . .
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- The biggest branch of government that also enforces that laws
- The type of government that the United States has (2 words)
- Section of Congress that has 2 representatives for all states no matter the size
- Type of party system in teh United States
- Group that infulance thw government to benefit their cause (2 words)
- The type of Legislature that the United States has
- Section of government where appointed people work there for life (2 words)
- Groups of advisors to the President
- The second highest level of government
- The place where a countries laws applies
- The division of government power between different levels
- Powers that overlap between the Federal and State governments
- Powers that are given to the federal government by the Constitution
27 Clues: Laws that citizens can vote on • Groups of advisors to the President • The second highest level of government • The place where a countries laws applies • Type of party system in teh United States • The amendment that lowered the voting age • Politccial party that is more left leaning • Political party that is more right leaning • ...
Preparing for the Final 2023-05-15
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- passionately committed to limited government
- is in charge of making sure that the laws of the United States are obeyed
- Westchester County Executive
- a process through which individuals indicate either approval/disapproval of a candidate for office
- a lifelong New Yorker dedicated to fighting for middle-class families in the United States Senate
- court that handles cases involving crimes committed by children, or cases involving the health or welfare of children.
- Vice President of the United States
- to carry firearms
- the process. of gathering information about the world and oneself
- guarantees Americans the fundamental right to keep and bear arms
- starts with the government charging the person it believes committed a crime.
- when the people choose leaders by voting
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- the intentional or unintentional act of providing information that will suggest your involvement in a crime
- a spending plan based on income and expenses
- process in which defendant and prosecutor negotiate mutually acceptable settlement of a case
- makes sure one branch isn't more powerful than the others
- when people who were born outside of the U.S. become citizens through a specific process
- by the people
- Majority Leader of the United States Senate
- Mayor of Peekskill
- makes all laws & controls taxing and spending policies
- provides that Congress make no law respecting an establishment of religion or prohibiting its free exercise
- a set of laws, guidelines, and actions decided and taken by governments in order to work in favor of the public
- a legal dispute between two or more parties
- organizes how land may be used
- decides who will be elected president and vice president of the U.S. and learns who is involved and how the process works.
26 Clues: by the people • to carry firearms • Mayor of Peekskill • Westchester County Executive • organizes how land may be used • Vice President of the United States • when the people choose leaders by voting • Majority Leader of the United States Senate • a legal dispute between two or more parties • a spending plan based on income and expenses • ...
History Final 2023-05-11
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- elected as a congressman and was later elected as president for the Republican Party
- a person who wanted to ban all slavery
- a proclamation Lincoln issued that freed slaves in Confederate-held areas
- an abolitionist who escaped and managed to come back and save other slaves
- a leading northern abolitionist and published newspapers to abolish slavery
- the 1% of the Southern States who left the Union
- was a group of white supremacist, domestic, terrorist organizations founded shortly after the United States Civil War ended.
- the slaves' crossing the Atlantic to America
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- a type of slave labor which slaves were split into groups for work
- all the inhabitants of a particular town area or country
- is the action of coming to live permanently in a foreign country
- a large bonus that most states paid to those who joined the Northern forces
- was usually a trusted slave that split the work among the slaves
- a type of slave labor where the overseer would give them a certain task
- the 25 states in the Union
- a man who declared slavery a moral evil elected by the Republican Party to be its standard-bearer
- songs where slaves would often reveal how they felt about their living conditions
- Douglass was a well-known abolitionist who escapes slavery in 1838. He had the talent of being a speaker who lectured against slavery. Making those lectures provided enough money for Douglass to help other's escape and even write his own autobiography.
- behavior involving physical force intended to hurt, damage, or kill someone or something
- a slave whose master, Emerson, died and underwent trials in courts to sue Emerson's heirs for his freedom
20 Clues: the 25 states in the Union • a person who wanted to ban all slavery • the slaves' crossing the Atlantic to America • the 1% of the Southern States who left the Union • all the inhabitants of a particular town area or country • is the action of coming to live permanently in a foreign country • was usually a trusted slave that split the work among the slaves • ...
history chapter 10, 11 2024-11-30
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- who said :give me liberty or give me death"
- led the constitutional convention
- who won the French and Indian War
- to give up or lose to an enemy
- the war in which the english won the right to the American western frontier land
- why was the French and Indian War fought
- man who United the thirteen colonies into one great nation
- last great battle in the war that became known as the American War for Independence
- what were the British soilders called
- elected the first president of the United States
- who taught george washington to hunt and camp and take care of himself in the wilderness
- a leader of the American Revolution who spoke out against the British
- one who could measure land and draw maps
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- a meeting of representatives who wrote the Constitution of the United States
- the first commander in chief of the american army; the first president of the United States
- set up a plan of government for our country
- commanded the American army against the English
- what did PAtrick Henry demand be added to the Constitution
- the first ten amendments to the United States Constitution
- the first written plan of government for the United States
- law passed by King George III that forced the people of Virginia to pay for a stamp to be put on important papers
- king of England from 1760-1820
- who thought they owned the western froniter land? the French or English
- person whose job is to give help to others with laws and speak for them in court
- the home of George Washington on the banks of the Potomac River in Virginia
- Washington Who did Patrick Henry help in the war with England
- the date the Declaration of Independence was approved
27 Clues: to give up or lose to an enemy • king of England from 1760-1820 • led the constitutional convention • who won the French and Indian War • what were the British soilders called • why was the French and Indian War fought • one who could measure land and draw maps • who said :give me liberty or give me death" • set up a plan of government for our country • ...
CH 8 VOCABULARY INTRO 2025-12-09
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- an agreement between the united states and spain that allowed americans to use the mississippi river for trade
- a strategy created to pay off national debt and establish a stable economic system
- the part of the government led by the president that is responsible for enforcing laws
- an act or decision that sets an example for others to follow
- a person who supported a strong national government and the policies of alexander hamilton
- the formal ceremony marking the start of a presidents term in office
- a certificate issued by the government which promises to pay back money with interest
- a tax placed on goods imported from other countries to protect local industries
- not permitted by the constitution of the united states
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- a person who supported strong state governments and the policies of thomas jefferson
- the actions and stands a nation takes in its relations with other nations
- a policy of not choosing sides in a dispute or war between other countries
- an agreement between the united states and great britain that helped avoid war and settled trade disputes
- a final speech given by washington advising the nation to avoid political parties and foreign alliances
- a law that established the site for the new capital city along the potomac river
- a protest by farmers in western pennsylvania against a federal tax on whiskey
- a group of advisors chosen by the president to help run the executive branch
- someone who invests in a risky venture in the hope of making a large profit
- an institution proposed by alexander hamilton to manage the governments money and debts
- the written document that created the system of government for the united states
20 Clues: not permitted by the constitution of the united states • an act or decision that sets an example for others to follow • the formal ceremony marking the start of a presidents term in office • the actions and stands a nation takes in its relations with other nations • a policy of not choosing sides in a dispute or war between other countries • ...
Ariana Parada Unit 3 Crossword Puzzle 2026-01-08
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- Order that declared enslaved people free in Confederate states.
- Religious revival emphasizing reform and moral responsibility.
- Invention that increased cotton production and expanded slavery.
- First ten amendments guaranteeing individual freedoms.
- Movement dedicated to ending slavery.
- Post–Civil War labor system that trapped farmers in debt.
- Activist known for her speech “Ain’t I a Woman?”
- War that resulted in major U.S. territorial expansion.
- Conflict between the U.S. and Britain over sovereignty and trade.
- President during the Civil War who issued the Emancipation Proclamation.
- Author of the Declaration of Independence and third president.
- Union general who later served as president during Reconstruction.
- President associated with expanded democracy and Indian removal.
- 1787 meeting where the U.S. Constitution was written.
- Land deal that doubled the size of the United States.
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- Founder who promoted a national bank and strong federal government.
- Period of rebuilding the nation after the Civil War.
- Agreement that balanced free and slave states.
- Belief that the U.S. was destined to expand westward.
- Conflict between the Union and Confederacy over slavery and secession.
- Forced removal of Native Americans to western lands.
- Shift from hand production to machines and factories.
- Known as the “Father of the Constitution.”
- First president who set many precedents for the new republic
- Loyalty to regional interests over national unity.
- Former enslaved person who became a leading abolitionist voice.
- Belief that states have authority over the federal government.
- Economic transformation involving industrialization and trade.
- Economic plan involving tariffs, banks, and internal improvements.
- Senator who proposed the American System and multiple compromises.
30 Clues: Movement dedicated to ending slavery. • Known as the “Father of the Constitution.” • Agreement that balanced free and slave states. • Activist known for her speech “Ain’t I a Woman?” • Loyalty to regional interests over national unity. • Period of rebuilding the nation after the Civil War. • Forced removal of Native Americans to western lands. • ...
Facts and Terms Crossword 2026-01-08
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- case banning arbitrary gender discrimination
- bans poll taxes in federal elections
- idea that jobs of equal value should receive equal pay
- first ten amendments guaranteeing basic freedoms
- advertising; protected but more regulated
- written false statements damaging a reputation
- fixed number or percentage reserved for a group
- protects speech, religion, press, assembly, petition
- proposed amendment guaranteeing gender equality
- government censorship before publication
- applying Bill of Rights to states via 14th amendment
- defines citizenship and guarantees equal protection
- implied constitutional protection of personal autonomy
- the right to vote
- Supreme Court case denying citizenship to enslaved people
- bars illegally obtained evidence in court
- prohibited excessive or barbaric penalties
- agreement where defendant pleads guilty for a lesser charge
- law protecting minority voting access
- law protecting rights of people with disabilities
- requires states to treat people equally under the law
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- case establishing “separate but equal”
- nonverbal expression protected by the First Amendment
- unwelcome conduct of a sexual nature in workplace or school
- protects individuals’ right to practice religion
- case applying free speech protections to states
- policies promoting opportunities for underrepresented groups
- grants women the right to vote
- abolished slavery in the United States
- prohibits government from establishing a religion
- case upholding Japanese American internment
- law banning discrimination in public accommodations and employment
- prohibits denying voting rights based on race
- constitutional guarantee of fair legal procedures
- freedoms protected from government interference
- fee required to vote, used to suppress voters
- unprotected speech lacking serious value and deemed offensive
- protections against discrimination and unequal treatment
- case ending school segregation
- protection against being forced to testify against oneself
40 Clues: the right to vote • grants women the right to vote • case ending school segregation • bans poll taxes in federal elections • law protecting minority voting access • case establishing “separate but equal” • abolished slavery in the United States • government censorship before publication • advertising; protected but more regulated • bars illegally obtained evidence in court • ...
Facts and Terms Crossword 2026-01-08
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- case banning arbitrary gender discrimination
- bans poll taxes in federal elections
- idea that jobs of equal value should receive equal pay
- first ten amendments guaranteeing basic freedoms
- advertising; protected but more regulated
- written false statements damaging a reputation
- fixed number or percentage reserved for a group
- protects speech, religion, press, assembly, petition
- proposed amendment guaranteeing gender equality
- government censorship before publication
- applying Bill of Rights to states via 14th amendment
- defines citizenship and guarantees equal protection
- implied constitutional protection of personal autonomy
- the right to vote
- Supreme Court case denying citizenship to enslaved people
- bars illegally obtained evidence in court
- prohibited excessive or barbaric penalties
- agreement where defendant pleads guilty for a lesser charge
- law protecting minority voting access
- law protecting rights of people with disabilities
- requires states to treat people equally under the law
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- case establishing “separate but equal”
- nonverbal expression protected by the First Amendment
- unwelcome conduct of a sexual nature in workplace or school
- protects individuals’ right to practice religion
- case applying free speech protections to states
- policies promoting opportunities for underrepresented groups
- grants women the right to vote
- abolished slavery in the United States
- prohibits government from establishing a religion
- case upholding Japanese American internment
- law banning discrimination in public accommodations and employment
- prohibits denying voting rights based on race
- constitutional guarantee of fair legal procedures
- freedoms protected from government interference
- fee required to vote, used to suppress voters
- unprotected speech lacking serious value and deemed offensive
- protections against discrimination and unequal treatment
- case ending school segregation
- protection against being forced to testify against oneself
40 Clues: the right to vote • grants women the right to vote • case ending school segregation • bans poll taxes in federal elections • law protecting minority voting access • case establishing “separate but equal” • abolished slavery in the United States • government censorship before publication • advertising; protected but more regulated • bars illegally obtained evidence in court • ...
CROSSWORD PUZZLE ON POLITICS AND GOVERNANCE 2026-01-13
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- – An established organization that governs behavior.
- – Thinker who popularized the modern concept of the state.
- Approach – Political study focusing on philosophy, ethics, and institutions.
- – Based on observation and evidence.
- Theory – Theory that the state arose through domination of the strong over the weak.
- Contract Theory – Belief that people voluntarily formed states for mutual benefit.
- – Institutions that make and enforce laws for society.
- Theory – View that humans are social beings who naturally form states.
- – Government body that makes laws.
- – The population living within a state.
- Theory – Belief that states formed to meet economic needs.
- Theory – Theory that the state evolved from family units.
- Approach – Scientific study of political behavior using empirical methods.
- – Process of testing political ideas using data.
- – Supreme authority of a state, free from external control.
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- – Branch of government that enforces laws.
- Theory – Idea that forming a state is a natural human instinct.
- – A group of people sharing common culture, language, or identity.
- Law – Rules governing relations between states.
- Science – The systematic study of politics, power, government, and the state.
- – Branch of government that interprets laws.
- Right Theory – Belief that the state and ruler are created and chosen by God.
- – A political organization with people, territory, government, and sovereignty.
- – Legitimate power exercised by a government or institution.
- – The art or science of governing and influencing government policies and power.
- – Concerned with values of what is good or bad in society.
- – The ability to influence or control the behavior of others.
- Behavior – Actions of individuals and groups in politics.
- – A Greek city-state; the root word of politics.
- – A defined geographical area under a state’s jurisdiction.
30 Clues: – Government body that makes laws. • – Based on observation and evidence. • – The population living within a state. • – Branch of government that enforces laws. • – Branch of government that interprets laws. • Law – Rules governing relations between states. • – A Greek city-state; the root word of politics. • – Process of testing political ideas using data. • ...
countries and nationalities 2021-10-04
World Capitals 2022-04-21
19 Clues: Cuba • Iraq • Malta • China • Italy • Egypt • Japan • France • Greece • Poland • Brazil • Russia • Canada • Germany • Algeria • portugal • Australia • United States • United Kingdom
Pays français 3 2025-09-27
19 Clues: - India • - Syria • - Latvia • - Cyprus • - Jordan • - Belarus • - Finland • - Ecuador • - Eritrea • - Romania • - Denmark • - Germany • - Georgia • - Namibia • - Slovakia • - Mongolia • - Netherlands • - Switzerland • - United States of America
Civil War 2021-03-27
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- President during the Civil War
- general of the confederacy
- She led 300 slaves to freedom, because of her bravery she is the symbol of the Underground Railroad
- change to the Constitution (1865) that abolished slavery in US (made it illegal)
- A person who fought to end slavery
- Another name for the Confederate States of America, made up of the 11 states that seceded from the Union
- the time in which colored people were treated like property
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- separate from union
- The period of time after the Civil War in which Southern states were rebuilt and brought back to the Union
- the rights belonging to various states, especially with reference to interpretation of Constitution
- A special order by President Lincoln on January 1st, 1863 declaring slaves in Confederate sates to be free
- July 1st-3rd (1863) Union leaders defeated General Lee. A turning point battle during the Civil War
12 Clues: separate from union • general of the confederacy • President during the Civil War • A person who fought to end slavery • the time in which colored people were treated like property • change to the Constitution (1865) that abolished slavery in US (made it illegal) • the rights belonging to various states, especially with reference to interpretation of Constitution • ...
Slavery Vocabulary Crossword 2023-10-04
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- Someone who has run away to avoid being captured
- To fight against a government or people in power
- A secret network of people and places that helped enslaved people escape from the South in the 1800s
- A system for making, buying, selling, and distributing products and services in a country
- Police, courts, and other groups that investigate crimes and work to arrest and punish criminals
- The section of the US Constitution that officially ended slavery in the US
- Another name for the Confederate States of America (11 Southern states during Civil War)
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- An order issued by President Abraham Lincoln in 1863 that declared free all enslaved people living in the states that had withdrawn from the US
- Member of a group that has settled in a new territory
- Relating to the national government
- The Northern states during the Civil War
- To end completely
12 Clues: To end completely • Relating to the national government • The Northern states during the Civil War • Someone who has run away to avoid being captured • To fight against a government or people in power • Member of a group that has settled in a new territory • The section of the US Constitution that officially ended slavery in the US • ...
reconstruction 2024-04-11
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- provide resources
- No State shall make or enforce any law which shall abridge the privileges or immunities of citizens of the United States
- enforce racial segregation
- 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.
- a derogatory term for white Southerners who joined the Republican Party
- Radical Republican answer to Lincoln's 10% Plan
- a political candidate who seeks election in an area where they have no local connections.
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- a system where the landlord/planter allows a tenant to use the land in exchange for a share of the crop
- 17th U.S president
- fixing america
- Senator Hiram Revels of Mississippi was the first African American member of the United States Senate.
- were a group of politicians who formed a faction within the Republican party
12 Clues: fixing america • provide resources • 17th U.S president • enforce racial segregation • Radical Republican answer to Lincoln's 10% Plan • a derogatory term for white Southerners who joined the Republican Party • were a group of politicians who formed a faction within the Republican party • ...
Module 27 Vocab (Political Power and Territoriality) 2025-09-29
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- a clear demarcated lie that marks the limits of a territory and divisions between territories. (Often called a border at the global scale)
- economic/political strategies wealthy and powerful countries use to extend their influence
- A region at the margins of state control and settlement
- A territory surrounded by a country but not ruled by it.
- Region of continuing and persistent fragmentation due to devolution and centrifugal forces.
- Part of a national territory separated from the main body of the country to which it belongs
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- A region straddling both sides, where a national cultures overlap and blend to varying degrees.
- A narrow body of water connecting two larger bodies of water
- Line principle an approach to dividing and creating boundaries at the midpoint between two places
- States states with little development
- states Very advanced states
- point a narrow passage that restricts traffic to another region
12 Clues: states Very advanced states • States states with little development • A region at the margins of state control and settlement • A territory surrounded by a country but not ruled by it. • A narrow body of water connecting two larger bodies of water • point a narrow passage that restricts traffic to another region • ...
First 20 States and Capitals 2021-10-15
20 Clues: iowa • utah • idaho • texas • kansas • Oregon • Nevada • Alaska • Montana • wyoming • Arizona • colorado • missouri • nebraska • Oklahoma • NewMexico • California • Washington • southdakota • northdakota
States/ Properties of Matter Unit 2021-10-11
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- temp substances change to a gas
- liquids become gases here
- amount of space an object takes up
- the basic unit of volume
- tool used to measure volume
- change from a gas to solid
- the world's temperature scale
- has mass and takes up space
- measure of seconds, hours, and minutes
- solids becaome liquids here
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- direct change solid to gas
- 2 variables that move systematically
- measure of kinetic energy
- has definite shape and volume
- physical science temperature scale
- temp substances change to solids
- basic unit of measure in length
- 2 variables don't move systematically
- tool used to measure density
- no definite shape or volume
- our temperature scale
- no definite shape & has definite volume
- measurement from end to end
23 Clues: our temperature scale • the basic unit of volume • liquids become gases here • measure of kinetic energy • direct change solid to gas • change from a gas to solid • no definite shape or volume • tool used to measure volume • has mass and takes up space • measurement from end to end • solids becaome liquids here • tool used to measure density • has definite shape and volume • ...
The United States of America 2021-08-22
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- - This is a popular sport in the USA
- ... is the biggest city.
- The US flag has got 50 ...
- ... is a National Park in Arizona.
- This river runs through the Grand Canyon.
- Washington DC is the ... of the USA.
- In Los Angeles you can see ...
- a famous sight in New York
- a fun park in Florida
- ... is the current president.
- the American word for chips
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- This kind of food is not very healthy.
- - the name of the most famous basketball league.
- People who are not free and must work very hard are ...
- The first people in the USA were the ...
- a state in the northwest of the USA
- Columbus ... discovered America in 1492.
- The president of the US lives in the ...
- This is a festival celebrated in October.
- There are ... states in the USA.
20 Clues: a fun park in Florida • ... is the biggest city. • The US flag has got 50 ... • a famous sight in New York • the American word for chips • ... is the current president. • In Los Angeles you can see ... • There are ... states in the USA. • ... is a National Park in Arizona. • a state in the northwest of the USA • - This is a popular sport in the USA • ...
Flags Of The Midwest States 2012-02-29
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- A phrase that expresses something
- A program for kids and a teacher that made tonight possible
- Has a shield with 13 red & white stripes to represent the colonies
- Features a pioneer who quit farming to watch an indian
- features a shield with 13 stars and 13 stripes
- Missouri's state instrument
- Belongs to the "Mount Rushmore State"
- a common bird to represent America
- A piece of cloth usually rectangular
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- the BESTEST beyond basics teacher ever
- The event you are at
- Flag has gone unchaged since its creation
- tonights expert on flags
- The state we live in
- Features this state's motto "Forward"
- Missouri's state tree
- Wheat and Corn represent ______'s agricultural enterprise
- Missouri's state flower
- Missouris state insect
- Flag features an eagle holding an olive branch and three branches
- flag was designed by Paul Hadley
- A long yellow fruit
- Flag became official in 1917
- Flag is in an odd Pennant shape
- Missouri's state animal
25 Clues: A long yellow fruit • The event you are at • The state we live in • Missouri's state tree • Missouris state insect • Missouri's state flower • Missouri's state animal • tonights expert on flags • Missouri's state instrument • Flag became official in 1917 • Flag is in an odd Pennant shape • flag was designed by Paul Hadley • A phrase that expresses something • ...
United States Crossword Mason Quan 2013-05-16
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- which state has the first kindergarten?
- Where is the Great Salt Lake located ?
- what state was ice cream was first served in ?
- What is the smallest state ?
- Where is Mount St. Helens located ?
- What states nickname is the "The Big Apple''?
- where is the liberty bell located ?
- which state has the capital of St. Paul?
- which state has a petrified wood forest ?
- Where is the Hoover Dam located ?
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- Where is crater lake located ?
- what state is old faithful located in?
- what state is the sunflower state ?
- which state has mt Rushmore in it?
- which state grows the most potatoes ?
- what state is the land of lincoln ?
- in what state is the golden gate bridge located ?
- What is the biggest state ?
- what state is the treasure state ?
- what state is called "The Blue Grass State" ?
- what state is the pine tree state ?
- which state is the flattest?
- what state has the nickname "The Aloha State" ?
- what state is the hawkeye state ?
- Where is the Alamo located ?
25 Clues: What is the biggest state ? • What is the smallest state ? • which state is the flattest? • Where is the Alamo located ? • Where is crater lake located ? • what state is the hawkeye state ? • Where is the Hoover Dam located ? • which state has mt Rushmore in it? • what state is the treasure state ? • what state is the sunflower state ? • what state is the land of lincoln ? • ...
States Crossword Puzzle (L-O) 2015-03-29
20 Clues: Yazoo • Sooner • Mitten • Liberty • Buckeye • Big Sky • Cape Cod • Carlsbad • Tar Heels • Cornhusker • Pine trees • Beaver State • Lakota Sioux • 10,000 lakes • Federal land • Show Me State • Chris Christie • Chesapeake Bay • White Mountains • Louisiana Purchase
Presidents of the United States 2015-02-19
States of Matters - Crossword Puzzle 2014-06-14
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- The pressure required to support 760 mm of mercury in a mercury barometer at 25 degrees Celsius
- The resistance to flow
- A kind of a Liquid crystal which resembles a twisted nematic phase
- The force exerted per unit area
- DO
- The convex on concave surface of a column of a liquid
- It is a phase of matter whose order is intermediate between that of a liquid and a crystalline solid
- The negligible attractive force existing between gas particles
- An example of Amorphous solids, used in dinnerware, vase, etc.
- A type of Solid Structure that has a well-defined shape
- A Gem that gives the pink to dark red color of ruby due to the impurities of their color
- 78% of the Earth's atmosphere
- The temperature wherein a liquid solidifies
- The forces between different substance
- More viscous than water
- HCO
- A reverse action of Sublimation
- An example of a Crystalline solid that are rarely found in nature
- Results from the competition between cohesive and adhesive forces
- An example of allotrope that can exist as diamond ans as graphite
- An Instrument to measure atmospheric pressure
- The SI unit of pressure
- The transformation of a liquid into gas
- A powdery soot formed from an incomplete combustion of natural gas
- It is the least ordered kind of Liquid crystal
- A Gem that gives the yellow color of sapphire due to the impurities of their color
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- A type of Solid Structure that the particles are in a disorganized arrangement
- It has no definite shape and volume, diffuses easily, flows, can be compressed and exerts pressure
- Are nearly incompressible, rigid and compact.
- This is formed when the hydrogen atom of one molecule of water forms a bond with oxygen atom of another water molecules
- The change where solid turns to gas without passing through the liquid state
- The force on the surface of a liquid that makes the surface area as small as possible
- It has no definite shape but has a definite volume and diffuses slowly
- CO
- Another name of Charcoal, produced by destructive distillation of wood
- The result of simultaneous collisions of gas molecules with one another
- Liquids are referred to
- This is formed when Carbon black is heated to 800-1000 degrees Celsius
- The temperature at which solid turns into a liquid
- The thin veil between us and the outer space
- A kind of Liquid crystal which is close to the solid phase
- 21% of the Earth's atmosphere
- The temperature at which the vapor pressure of the liquid is equal to the external pressure
- A group of two or more atoms held together by a chemical force
- The Crystalline solids that can exist in various forms
- Composed of Hydrogen and Oxygen atoms
- The Intermolecular forces within the liquid
- Motion
- The crystal form of silica
49 Clues: DO • CO • HCO • Motion • The resistance to flow • Liquids are referred to • More viscous than water • The SI unit of pressure • The crystal form of silica • 78% of the Earth's atmosphere • 21% of the Earth's atmosphere • The force exerted per unit area • A reverse action of Sublimation • Composed of Hydrogen and Oxygen atoms • The forces between different substance • ...
Education in the United States 2016-09-15
20 Clues: fald • vægt • pensum • gruppe • dumpet • valgfag • stigning • vurderet • ernæring • karakterer • opretholde • forskellige • udfordrende • gå i(skole) • kvalificeret • obligatorisk • almindeligvis • en gang i mellem • gå til afsluttende eksamen • førstehjælp(skriv det på engelsk i ét ord)
States and Capitals of India 2016-10-15
28 Clues: Goa • Assam • Bihar • Sikkim • Kerala • Punjab • Odisha • Gujarat • Tripura • Mizoram • Manipur • Megalaya • Nagaland • Telengana • Karnataka • Rajasthan • Jharkhand • Tamil Nadu • Uttarakand • Maharastra • West Bengal • Chhattisgarh • Madya Pradesh • Jammu Kashmir • Uttar Pradesh • Andhra Pradesh • Himachal Pradesh • Arunachal Pradesh
HERITAGE OF EAST INDIAN STATES 2023-10-24
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- one of the eight classical dance forms of India characterized by its tribhangi posture
- popular form of folk theatre in Bihar, dealing with social issues
- world's largest mangrove forest and home to the Royal Bengal Tiger
- group of 72 extant terracotta temples, known for their unique architectural style and intricate carvings
- songs written and composed by Rabindranath Tagore
- most important festival in Bihar, dedicated to the Sun God and his wife Usha
- Sonepur Mela,one of the largest cattle fairs in Asia, is held on the banks of this river
- the festival coincides with the pan-Indian Lakshmi Puja day of Diwali
- sun temple in Odisha
- the reigning deity of Odisha
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- the most important festival in Odisha celebrated with a chariot procession
- the largest coastal lagoon in India and the second largest in the world is located in this state
- tribal martial dance, performed wearing masks and based on Hindu epics
- major festival celebrated in honor of Goddess Durga
- this is where Gautama Buddha is said to have attained Enlightenment under the Bodhi Tree
- cantilever bridge over the Hooghly River
- the Darjeeling Himalayan Railway is also known as
- one of the first national parks in India to become a tiger reserve under Project Tiger is located in Jharkhand
- winter harvest festival of the Santhal tribals
- festival of the tribal population in Jharkhand, celebrated when the Saal trees get new flowers
20 Clues: sun temple in Odisha • the reigning deity of Odisha • cantilever bridge over the Hooghly River • winter harvest festival of the Santhal tribals • the Darjeeling Himalayan Railway is also known as • songs written and composed by Rabindranath Tagore • major festival celebrated in honor of Goddess Durga • popular form of folk theatre in Bihar, dealing with social issues • ...
Module 1 - States of matter 2022-06-12
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- the smallest particles. Cannot be broken into anything smaller
- The temperature at which a a particular substance changes from a solid to a liquid
- The process of changing from a liquid to a gas
- The shape and volume of a solid is ____
- You are able to do this to a gas but not a soilid or liquid
- Two or more atoms joined together
- Gases have the most and solids have the least
- The random motion of particles
- The shape of a liquid and gas ______ depending on the shape of the container
- the movement of fluid particles from an area of high concentration to an area of less
- What soilds do as you heat them
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- Charged particles that have lost or gained electrons
- the process of changing from a solid straight into a gas
- How particles in a solid are arranged
- The process of changing from a gas to a liquid
- The process of changing from a liquid to a solid
- In a liquid, this is fixed
- A graph top show how the temperature of a substance changes as you heat it
- The process of changing from a solid to a liquid
- All state changes are...
- The temperature at which a particular substance changes from a liquid to a gas
21 Clues: All state changes are... • In a liquid, this is fixed • The random motion of particles • What soilds do as you heat them • Two or more atoms joined together • How particles in a solid are arranged • The shape and volume of a solid is ____ • Gases have the most and solids have the least • The process of changing from a gas to a liquid • ...
United States History I - Sophomores 2022-10-11
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- Pilgrims' ship
- the proprietor of the Lost Colony at Roanoke
- governor of the Puritans
- the act implementing the first internal tax
- first to circumnavigate the globe
- Children memorized doctrine out of this book during Sunday School
- the acts that took the "power of the purse" away from colonial legislatures regarding the governor
- the first written constitution was adopted in this colony/state
- America's greatest theologian
- a nice term for a pirate
- the climax of the French and Indian War
- "Town" or "Village"
- the Spanish had the greatest navy before the English
- a captive's journey from Africa to the New World in the ship's hold
- led a retreat away from Duquesne when the British met with disaster
- an act that was an external tax
- separatists who fled England in 1620
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- Captain of the Sea Dogs
- preached to crowds of 20,000 or more
- wanted to reform the Anglican Church
- Only tribe that allied with the British in the French and Indian War
- an act in violation of colonial privacy
- the proprietor of Georgia
- proposed a three-point strategy for the French and Indian War in the New World
- attempted to create a national colonial government at the Albany Congress
- King George III called the American Revolution a "___________ Rebellion".
- the official church of England
- a paddle-shaped board with the alphabet and Lord's prayer
- wanted to build a road on his way marching to Fort Duquesne
- Banished from Massachusetts for his radical beliefs
- Married Pocahontas
- the man who organized the Sons of Liberty
- the Proprietor who wanted to establish a safe haven for Quakers and other religious dissenters
- believed in an inner light
- the Iroquois despised the _________ Indians
- the wealthy merchant who helped to promote boycotts
- realized that Columbus had actually stumbled upon a separate continent
- the "voice" of the revolution (speeches)
38 Clues: Pilgrims' ship • Married Pocahontas • "Town" or "Village" • Captain of the Sea Dogs • governor of the Puritans • a nice term for a pirate • the proprietor of Georgia • believed in an inner light • America's greatest theologian • the official church of England • an act that was an external tax • first to circumnavigate the globe • preached to crowds of 20,000 or more • ...
THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA 2023-03-03
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- Name of the document that established its birth
- Event that shocked America and the world on 09/11
- Name of the current president of the USA
- Name of the American president that was assassinated in 1963
- Name of the president who abolished slavery in the USA
- East or west? The first coast to be colonised was...
- The current number of states in the USA
- Name of a traditional religious group of people living in Pennsylvania
- The name of the first religious settlers of the USA
- Event occurred in 1776 in the USA
- Name of the other Japanese city hit by the atomic bombs dropped by the USA
- Name of the first American president
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- Name of the man who first fought for the right of black people in USA
- The number of the first colonies in the USA
- Name of the indigenous inhabitants of the USA
- Name of the economic crisis that hit the USA and the rest of the world in 1929
- Name of one of the two Japanese cities hit by the atomic bombs dropped by the USA
- Nickname for the flag of the United States
- Name of the famous harbor hit by the Japanese during WW2
- Name of the war fought in the USA in 1861-1865
20 Clues: Event occurred in 1776 in the USA • Name of the first American president • The current number of states in the USA • Name of the current president of the USA • Nickname for the flag of the United States • The number of the first colonies in the USA • Name of the indigenous inhabitants of the USA • Name of the war fought in the USA in 1861-1865 • ...
Matter and its 3 states 2023-04-08
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- When measuring the volumes of liquids, the apparatus used must be placed on a table and not carried around and the eye must be positioned at the same level as the m___________ or lowest curved part of the liquid in the apparatus used.
- Gases do not have a fixed volumes too. Thus they can spread and f________ from one location to another.
- In order to obtain r__________ data, the data should be collected at least three times and then its average calculated and taken down.
- When using different measuring cylinders, we need to study the apparatus carefully to find out how much volume is recorded by one gap or i_________ in the measuring cylinder. In some measuring apparatus, 1 gap or i_________,is equal to 1 ml or 1 cm3 of volume but in others it may be 10 ml or 100 ml etc.
- Solid matter has both fixed or d_________ shape and volume.
- Matter can exist in t______ states namely: a solid, a liquid or a gas.
- If we want to measure the volumes of solids we need to use the d___________ of water method. In this method, we use a fixed volume of liquid in a measuring cylinder and then we lower the solid completely into the measuring cylinder of the known volume of liquid. The water level of the liquid will then rise and we can substract the volume of the liquid alone from the new volume of solid with water. The difference in the two volumes will be the volume of the solid given.
- A solid is different from a liquid as solids have fixed s________ but liquids can always take the s_______ of the containers that it is put in.
- Gases are usually i______________ or cannot be seen unless it is purposely coloured or given a certain colour so that it can be easily seen as in the making of coloured smoke bombs.
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- Both solids and liquids cannot be squeezed into a smaller volume or they are not c_____________. However gases can be c__________ because it does not have a fixed volume.
- An a__________ data can be obtained by ensuring that the apparatus used has no zero error and we should use better and precise apparatus that could measure to more decimal places for example.
- To measure mass of matter, we can make use of the electronic or lever b____________.
- One of the changes of state that could happen is m__________ when solids can change to a liquid. Other changes of state include boiling, evaporation, condensation and freezing.
- Another word which means "occupies space" is having v_________.
- An example of something which can be considered as non-matter are s__________ as these have'nt got both mass and volume.
- The three states can change from one phase to another depending on whether h_______ is gained or removed/lost and this will cause the state of the matter to change from one state to another.
- The apparatus that can be used to directly measure the volumes of liquids is the m______________cylinders.
- The amount of matter in a substance or body is called its m______.
- In the electronic balance, to ensure that there is no error in the apparatus, the t_______ button should be pressed when the machine is switched on and before placing any objects on the balance before it was first used.
- For solids that do not s______ in water, we need to use another solid that does s_______ in water and tie them together before we can use the displacement of water method.
20 Clues: Solid matter has both fixed or d_________ shape and volume. • Another word which means "occupies space" is having v_________. • The amount of matter in a substance or body is called its m______. • Matter can exist in t______ states namely: a solid, a liquid or a gas. • To measure mass of matter, we can make use of the electronic or lever b____________. • ...
Week 27 States and Capitals 2024-03-04
27 Clues: Dover • Boise • Austin • Boston • Juneau • Denver • Agusta • Albany • Topeka • Helena • Madison • Concord • SantaFe • Lincoln • Hartfort • Columbus • SaintPaul • Nashville • Harrisburg • Montpelier • Providence • Montgomery • BatonRouge • Tallahassee • WashingtonDC • Indianapolis • Carolina Raleigh
Week 27 States and Capitals 2024-03-04
31 Clues: Boise • Dover • Denver • Albany • Topeka • Austin • Juneau • Pierre • Helena • Boston • Concord • Lincoln • Augusta • Raleigh • Madison • Trenton • SantaFe • Hartfort • Columbus • Richmond • Nashville • SaintPaul • Providence • BatonRouge • Montpelier • Montgomery • Harrisburg • Tallahassee • Indianapolis • WashingtonDC • JeffersonCity
Some of the 50 states 2024-03-06
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- Capital of the state where its Broncos country
- Capital of the state that has faces in rocks
- The capital of the state that has mini sodas
- The capital of the state that is the Virginia that is west of the Virginia
- The capital of the tip of the whale
- The capital of the are Kansas
- The capital of the state of Louis and Anna
- The capital of the dolphins state
- The capital of the Carolina that is south of the other Carolina
- The capital of the corn state
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- The capital of the state of the Superbowl champs
- Capital of the state that has pineapple on lots of foods
- The capital of the potato state
- The capital of the state that has a salty lake in a city
- The capital of the state where its Mary and has Land
- The capital of the state that has the runner up of the Superbowl
- capital of the state of the Sea hawks
- The capital of the state where people Gash their teeth in the village
- The capital of the meme state
- The capital of the state where people say why Ming
20 Clues: The capital of the are Kansas • The capital of the meme state • The capital of the corn state • The capital of the potato state • The capital of the dolphins state • The capital of the tip of the whale • capital of the state of the Sea hawks • The capital of the state of Louis and Anna • Capital of the state that has faces in rocks • ...
Unit 10 The United States 2024-04-02
23 Clues: münt • tuhat • kutse • kiilas • tähtis • muusik • kindel • rahvus • suurus • kesköö • teooria • insener • treener • kükitama • keskpäev • kergesti • hüüdnimi • ülemaailmne • eksisteerima • pilvelõhkuja • võdusõiduhobune • sõrmega toksima • valgepea-merikotkas
Unit 2: States of Matter 2024-08-20
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- The point at which a solid turns into a liquid.
- Solid to gas (Example: dry ice)
- A measure of hotness or coldness of something measured on a definite scale.
- A very hot gas with an electrical charge. Has a lot more energy than the other 3 states of matter.
- A device used to measure temperature.
- A state of matter with no definite volume and no definite shape; particles are far apart and move quickly.
- The temperature at which a liquid turns into a solid. (o degrees celsius / 32 degrees fahrenheit)
- To make or become solid, compact, or hard.
- Gas to liquid (Example: water on mirror, dew on grass, rain forming in clouds)
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- A condition that is changed in an experiment.
- Change in the state of matter. (solid - liquid - gas)
- The amount of space an object or substance takes up.
- The temperature at which a liquid turns into a gas. (100 degrees celsius / 212 degrees fahrenheit)
- The amount of matter in an object.
- Anything that takes up space, has mass, and makes up the observable universe.
- Liquid to gas (Example: puddle disappearing, steam from shower)
- A state of matter with a fixed shape and volume; particles tightly packed and vibrate.
- Gas to solid (Example: snow forming in clouds, frost)
- A state of matter with a definite volume but no definite shape; particles close but can slide past each other.
- The transfer of thermal energy; to heat something thermal energy is added.
20 Clues: Solid to gas (Example: dry ice) • The amount of matter in an object. • A device used to measure temperature. • To make or become solid, compact, or hard. • A condition that is changed in an experiment. • The point at which a solid turns into a liquid. • The amount of space an object or substance takes up. • Change in the state of matter. (solid - liquid - gas) • ...
Chapter 4: States of Consciousness 2024-10-17
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- opiate with relatively low potency- for pain
- state marked by relatively low levels of physical activity and reduced sensory awareness that is distinct from periods of rest that occur during wakefulness
- drug that tends to suppress the central nervous system
- one of a category of drugs that has strong analgesic properties
- drug that tends to increase overall levels of neural activity; includes caffeine, nicotine, amphetamines, and cocaine
- one of a class of drugs that results in profound alterations in sensory and perceptual experiences
- state of requiring increasing quantities of the drug to gain the desired effect
- tendency to maintain a balance within a biological system
- another word for somnambulism
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- sleep disorder in which the sufferer cannot resist falling to sleep at inopportune times
- state of extreme self-focus and attention in which minimal attention is given to external stimuli
- awareness of internal and external stimuli
- clearing the mind in order to achieve a state of relaxed awareness and focus
- hormone secreted by the endocrine gland that serves as an important regulator of the sleep-wake cycle
- synthetic opioid that is less euphorigenic than heron and similar drugs; used to manage withdrawal symptoms in opiate users
- characterized by high levels of sensory awareness, thought, and behavior
- a very nigh amplitude pattern of brain activity associated with stage 2 sleep that may occur in response to environmental stimuli
- consistent difficulty in falling or staying asleep for at least three nights a week over a month's time
- one of a group of sleep disorders characterized by unwanted,
- variety of negative symptoms experienced when drug use is discontinued
20 Clues: another word for somnambulism • awareness of internal and external stimuli • opiate with relatively low potency- for pain • drug that tends to suppress the central nervous system • tendency to maintain a balance within a biological system • one of a group of sleep disorders characterized by unwanted, • one of a category of drugs that has strong analgesic properties • ...
States and Capitals Part 2 2024-10-17
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- Capital of Kansas
- Capital of Arizona
- Capital of Hawaii
- Capital of Arkansas
- Capital of Illinois
- Capital of Indiana
- Capital of Iowa
- Capital of Utah
- Capital of Oregon
- Capital of New Mexico
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- Capital of California
- Capital of South Dakota
- Capital of Nevada
- Capital of Nebraska
- Capital of Alaska
- Capital of Wisconsin
- Capital of Washington
- Capital of Oklahoma
- Capital of Colorado
- Capital of Minnesota
- Capital of Mississippi
- Capital of Idaho
- Capital of Montana
- Capital of Texas
- Capital of Wyoming
25 Clues: Capital of Iowa • Capital of Utah • Capital of Idaho • Capital of Texas • Capital of Kansas • Capital of Nevada • Capital of Alaska • Capital of Hawaii • Capital of Oregon • Capital of Arizona • Capital of Indiana • Capital of Montana • Capital of Wyoming • Capital of Nebraska • Capital of Arkansas • Capital of Illinois • Capital of Oklahoma • Capital of Colorado • Capital of Wisconsin • ...
United States Cities Part 1 2023-04-23
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- the capital city of Texas
- a popular city in Florida marked by its distinctly Latin flair and influence
- Angeles referred to as "The City of Angels"
- one of the oldest cities in the U.S.; played a historically significant role in both the Revolutionary and Civil Wars; known for its old world southern charm
- the capital of Virginia
- a city in the Lonestar state known for its barbeque and cowboys
- York City The city with the largest population in the United States; home of The Statue of Liberty
- a rainy west coast city known for being the home of the first ever Starbucks and the Space Needle
- Fe a city known for its Spanish colonial heritage and close proximity to the Mexican border
- "Marathon Monday" takes place here
- Louis a city in the heartland of the United States known for its Gateway Arch
- the city at the center of the Civil Rights movement, notably the Bus Boycotts
- a southwestern city known for its desert landscape and cactuses
- Lake City known for a rich Mormon history and a pioneering past overlooking the largest inland lake in the western United States
- City a bustling hub on the southern Great Plains known as "The Big Friendly" and containing the National Cowboy and Western Heritage Museum
- Rock known for the "Little Rock Nine", a group of African American teenagers who made civil rights history in 1957
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- famous for its cheesesteaks
- known as the racing capital of the world because it hosts the Indy 500, the Brickyard 400, and the U.S. Grand Prix Formula One race
- of Columbia Home of the White House
- the hometown of country music and the birthplace of bluegrass
- a city in the Midwest region known for its contaminated water crisis
- a southern city known for its thriving hip hop scene; having the busiest airport in the world; and containing the World of Coca-Cola
- the treasure city of the Midwest containing the famous statue known as "The Bean"
- known for motors and Motown
- Francisco home of the Golden Gate Bridge
- called the Mile High City
- Rouge the fifth largest city on the Mississippi River, named by French explorers as "the Red Stick City"
- the city where Johnny Cash was born and Elvis began his music career
- Vegas known for its casinos
- Orleans the birthplace of Jazz music
- the capital of Maryland, sitting on the center of the Chesapeake Bay region
31 Clues: the capital of Virginia • the capital city of Texas • called the Mile High City • famous for its cheesesteaks • known for motors and Motown • Vegas known for its casinos • "Marathon Monday" takes place here • of Columbia Home of the White House • Orleans the birthplace of Jazz music • Francisco home of the Golden Gate Bridge • Angeles referred to as "The City of Angels" • ...
Mid West and Western States 2022-09-24
27 Clues: Boise • Salem • Helena • Austin • Juneau • Denver • Topeka • Olympia • Madison • Lincoln • Lansing • Phoenix • Honolulu • St. Paul • Santa Fe • Columbus • Cheyenne • Sacramento • Des Moines • Springfield • Carson City • Indianapolis • Oklahoma City • Dakota Pierre • Salt Lake City • Jefferson Ciry • Dakota Bismarck
Capitals of the United States 2022-09-27
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- Olympia
- Richmond
- Raleigh
- Indianapolis
- Santa Fe
- Bismarck
- Oklahoma City
- Albany
- Nashville
- Little Rock
- Helena
- Springfield
- Trenton
- Des Moines
- Lincoln
- Dover
- Madison
- Honolulu
- Providence
- Juneau
- Montgomery
- Columbia
- Baton Rouge
- Jefferson City
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- Jackson
- Annapolis
- Salt Lake City
- Columbus
- Saint Paul
- Pierre
- Concord
- Augusta
- Tallahassee
- Cheyenne
- Montpelier
- Salem
- Sacramento
- Charleston
- Hartford
- Austin
- Phoenix
- Boston
- Harrisburg
- Denver
- Boise
- Frankfort
- Atlanta
- Lansing
- Carson City
- Topeka
50 Clues: Salem • Dover • Boise • Pierre • Albany • Helena • Austin • Boston • Denver • Juneau • Topeka • Jackson • Olympia • Raleigh • Concord • Augusta • Trenton • Phoenix • Lincoln • Madison • Atlanta • Lansing • Columbus • Richmond • Santa Fe • Cheyenne • Bismarck • Hartford • Honolulu • Columbia • Annapolis • Nashville • Frankfort • Saint Paul • Montpelier • Sacramento • Charleston • Des Moines • Harrisburg • Providence • Montgomery • Tallahassee • Little Rock • Springfield • ...
ecosystems and states of matter 2023-05-16
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- conversion of liquid or solid into vapor
- laying down of sediment by wind or water
- cell where photosynthesis occurs
- heat energy being transferred between atoms
- living things that produce their own food
- energy that comes from a source and travels at speed of light
- the energy carrier of living things
- community of interacting organisms
- breaks down dead, organic material
- living things
- substance that can flow and has no fixed shape
- solid immediately going into gas
- how hot or cold something is
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- non-living things
- water vapor becoming liquid
- pigment in plants that is used to produce carbohydrates
- sugar that gives energy
- things in chloroplast that absorb light
- the process of plants making their energy
- the mass of a substance
- heat being transferred between something warm
- liquid being changed into gas
- liquid being changed into solid through cold
- feed on plants and other animals for energy
- state of matter that has no fixed shape
- solid being changed into a liquid through heat
26 Clues: living things • non-living things • sugar that gives energy • the mass of a substance • water vapor becoming liquid • how hot or cold something is • liquid being changed into gas • cell where photosynthesis occurs • solid immediately going into gas • community of interacting organisms • breaks down dead, organic material • the energy carrier of living things • ...
States and Capitals (Montana - Wyoming) 2023-06-05
25 Clues: Salem • Albany • Pierre • Helena • Austin • Raleigh • Madison • Olympia • Concord • SantaFe • Trenton • Lincoln • Columbia • Richmond • Cheyenne • Bismarck • Columbus • Nashville • Harrisburg • Montpelier • Charleston • Providence • Carson City • Oklahoma City • Salt Lake City
United States History Vocabulary Crossword 2024-09-23
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- A dance created by African Americans as a folk dance in the South and inspired B Jackson.
- The act placed security on men, women, and children and targeted the long-term problems of the aged and unemployed.
- Officials entered the building without any warrants and seized legal records without permission. During the raids, they searched for weapons, explosives, and other evidence of violent activities.
- A pact that had the goal to end warfare, it originated from the agreement between the US and France that outlawed war between their countries, 62 nations eventually signed the pact.
- A return to how life had been before the war in America.
- The post war fear of radicals. Red mean communist. This group was still feared though it was small in size.
- When women's groups were unsuccessful in other areas, Alice Paul, persuaded two congressmen to create this amendment. This amendment was meant to guarantee equal rights for all Americans regardless of gender.
- A grassroots organization of women who advocated for women's suffrage. These organizations employed direct operations. These members worked to educate themselves.
- System that limited the number of immigrants from each country.
- Two people were convicted of double murder and robbery. Italian immigrants during a period when there was a great nativist prejudice. This trial was investigated to see if it was fair or not. Both men fled the country of Mexico to avoid being drafted or fighting as soldiers.
- Had the goal to stop the defamation of the Jewish people. To secure justice and fair treatment for all citizens alike.
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- A group of pacifists and social activists formed to protect freedom of speech.
- Where a buyer would pay a small amount of money to a stock price and then borrow the rest from a broker.
- The note stated that Germany and Mexico should become allies if the US entered the war, where Germany would help Mexico regain its lost land.
- The outpouring of creativity among African American writers, artists, and musicians that gathered in Harlem. Where they shared their work and encouraged one another.
- An important work-relief program that gave young men jobs planting trees and working on other conservation projects.
- When stock prices plunged due to people trying to sell their shares but nobody would buy and thus stocks lost their value.
- This movement led by Garvey attracted two million followers. This movement was intended to transport his followers to Africa because he stated "And the nation can be nowhere else but in Africa".
- When Harding was persuaded to give the Secretary of the Interior fall control of oil reserves in Elk Hills, California, and Teapot Dome, Wyoming.
- A deadly German weapon, created in hopes that it would British defenses.
20 Clues: A return to how life had been before the war in America. • System that limited the number of immigrants from each country. • A deadly German weapon, created in hopes that it would British defenses. • A group of pacifists and social activists formed to protect freedom of speech. • ...
All 50 States & Their Abbreviations 2024-10-21
50 Clues: WA • LA • IL • AK • NV • SC • CA • NE • TX • OR • ID • WI • IA • FL • AR • CO • MS • PA • WV • NJ • SD • NM • MN • VA • DE • TN • MI • GA • MT • OK • KY • NC • AL • WY • RI • MA • HI • ND • NY • NH • VT • ME • MO • OH • MD • KS • CT • IN • AZ • UT
Feelings and states with adverbs 2025-04-15
33 Clues: seul • bien • seul • très • super • drôle • assez • ravie • assez • génial • triste • épuisé • un peu • affamé • furieux • anxieux • nerveux • fatigué • amusant • assoiffé • vraiment • ennuyeux • inquiète • pas très • en colère • fastidieux • intéressant • malheureuse • extrêmement • pas du tout • s'en ficher • sentiments mitigés • ça ne me dérrange pas
Presidents of the United States 2025-05-09
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- US foreign policy to stay out of world affairs before WWII
- Trade agreement signed in 1994
- The president between 1981-1989
- Big WWII invasion in 1944
- A global War the U.S participated in 1941
- The scientist behind the atomic bomb project
- A WWII general who became US president in the 1950's
- War protested heavily in the 1960's
- The first African American president
- President during the Civil War
- The president that was involved in the 9 11 attack
- The second city in Japan to get hit by an atomic bomb in WWII
- Leader of the Civil Rights Movement
- Military alliance the US helped start in 1949
- Colonists loyal to Britain during the Revolution
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- The terrorist group that hijacked four planes in 2001
- President assassinated in 1963
- Wrote the Declaration of Independence
- The great one began in 1929
- The first baby boomer president
- The first president of the U.S.
- President who ended WW!! with atomic bombs
- A harbor attacked by Japan in 1941
- The War that gave the U.S. its freedom
- US vs Soviet Union standoff
- The First city in Japan to get hit by an atomic bomb
- President during the Great Depression and WWII
- Explorer of Civil Rights leader assassinated in 1968
- US invaded this country in 2003
- The president that resigned after the Watergate scandal
30 Clues: Big WWII invasion in 1944 • The great one began in 1929 • US vs Soviet Union standoff • President assassinated in 1963 • Trade agreement signed in 1994 • President during the Civil War • The president between 1981-1989 • The first baby boomer president • The first president of the U.S. • US invaded this country in 2003 • A harbor attacked by Japan in 1941 • ...
States of matter (Sienna Charlotte) 2025-06-04
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- its everywhere
- Has a fixed shape
- can change back
- Can't see
- comes from water
- cant change back
- sun
- changes subsatnce
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- when different element combine
- flows in our blood
- weight
- Don't spill it
- we eat to get this
- keeps properties
- very small
- makes matter
- ice
- Happens over time
- always at a cold temperature
- can be hot or cold
- when something from change from the sun
21 Clues: ice • sun • weight • Can't see • very small • makes matter • Don't spill it • its everywhere • can change back • keeps properties • comes from water • cant change back • Has a fixed shape • Happens over time • changes subsatnce • flows in our blood • we eat to get this • can be hot or cold • always at a cold temperature • when different element combine • when something from change from the sun
States/Capitals Quiz 2 Practice 2025-01-16
30 Clues: Iowa • Idaho • Texas • Hawaii • Kansas • Oregon • Nevada • Alaska • Wyoming • Arizona • Alabama • Montana • Indiana • Arkansas • Colorado • Oklahoma • Kentucky • Michigan • Illinois • Nebraska • Missouri • Minnesota • Tennessee • Louisiana • Wisconsin • Washington • New Mexico • Mississippi • North Dakota • South Dakota
States of Matter pg. 29 2025-08-27
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- liquids have a _______________ Kinetic energy
- this is an example of a gas
- definite volume but indefinite shape
- liquids & gases take the ____________ of their container
- gases ________ their entire container
- liquids do this with their volume
- these are an example of plasma
- gas particles move randomly & ____________
- indefinite volume and indefinite shape
- particles of a liquid are able to ________ past each other
- solids have this kind of movement
- solids have a high ____________ to each other
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- anything with mass and occupies space
- gases are ____________ compressible
- take the shape of their container but keep their volume
- this is an example of a solid
- solids are not __________________
- this is the 4th state of matter
- definite shape and definite volume
- plasma is __________ on earth
- liquids are _____________ compressible
- solids have a _________ Kinetic energy
- this is an example of a liquid
- solids have a ____________ density
24 Clues: this is an example of a gas • this is an example of a solid • plasma is __________ on earth • these are an example of plasma • this is an example of a liquid • this is the 4th state of matter • solids are not __________________ • liquids do this with their volume • solids have this kind of movement • definite shape and definite volume • solids have a ____________ density • ...
U.S. States and Their Capitals 2025-10-24
25 Clues: Ohio • Maine • Idaho • Texas • Kansas • Alaska • Wyoming • Georgia • Vermont • Arizona • Indiana • Alabama • New York • Illinois • Michigan • Kentucky • Tennessee • Wisconsin • California • Washington • Connecticut • Mississippi • Pennsylvania • North Carolina • South Carolina
Eastern United States Review - Ruhl 2025-10-13
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- Ocean that touches the entire eastern U.S. coast line
- The appearance of the Appalachian Mountains
- The capital of Pennsylvania
- River that separates the U.S. into two regions
- This river flows into the Mississippi and forms a natural border for a few states
- New ___: subregion in the northeast area of the U.S.
- The capital of West Virginia
- The capital of New Jersey
- Mountain range that runs from Alabama to Canada
- This subregion can often be hot and rainy
- This type of gas, oil, and coal are energy sources from this region
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- Nickname given to the Midwest subregion
- Mid-___: subregion that contains our U.S. capital city
- Gulf that borders Florida, Alabama, and Mississippi
- ___ D.C., our U.S. capital city
- The capital of Delaware
- Soil is often described as this in this region do to plenty of water
- State where the Mississippi River originates
- The capital of Maryland
- The capital of Ohio
- A name give to five lakes on the U.S./Canada border
- The capital of New York
22 Clues: The capital of Ohio • The capital of Delaware • The capital of Maryland • The capital of New York • The capital of New Jersey • The capital of Pennsylvania • The capital of West Virginia • ___ D.C., our U.S. capital city • Nickname given to the Midwest subregion • This subregion can often be hot and rainy • The appearance of the Appalachian Mountains • ...
Materials and States of Matter 2025-12-04
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- – You can see clearly through it.
- – A tool used to measure mass.
- – When a liquid becomes a solid.
- – When a solid changes into a liquid.
- – A material that blocks heat or electricity from passing through.
- – matter is made up of this.
- – A material that lets heat or electricity pass through easily.
- – the amount of matter in an object.
- – You cannot see through it at all.
- – Anything that takes up space and has mass.
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- – A unit of measurement used to measure the volume of liquids.
- – How well something can stretch and return to its shape.
- – A tool used to measure liquid volume.
- – When a liquid slowly changes into a gas.
- – A unit of measurement used to measure mass.
- – Something that keeps its own shape and has definite volume.
- – the amount of space an object takes up.
- – You can see some light through it, but not clearly.
- – Something that spreads out to fill any space.
- – Something that can flow and takes the shape of its container.
20 Clues: – matter is made up of this. • – A tool used to measure mass. • – When a liquid becomes a solid. • – You can see clearly through it. • – You cannot see through it at all. • – the amount of matter in an object. • – When a solid changes into a liquid. • – A tool used to measure liquid volume. • – the amount of space an object takes up. • ...
STAAR Key Concepts 2022-05-24
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- - a place for Catholics to live peacefully.
- - law establishing a way for admitting new states to the United States, territories govern themselves.
- - First government, Congress can negotiate treaties and declare war, no executive branch.
- - the turning point of the American Revolution when France joined the Americans.
- - supported the Constitution, and believed that it created a more stable Union, Alexander Hamilton & James Madison
- - an agreement that decided how many representatives large and small states would send to Congress.
- - belief British should have the permission of colonists to pass taxes, which was the main reason for the American Revolution.
- - Transatlantic Slave Trade, plantations, cash crops, and fertile soil led to a different economy than the north.
- - rights all people have from birth; life, liberty, and pursuit of happiness; Declaration of Independence.
- - Roger Williams started religious tolerant Rhode Island.
- - the British response to the Boston Tea Party, which increased tension between the colonists and the British.
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- - 1st anti-slavery group that lived in Pennsylvania.
- - fishing, lumbering, shipbuilding, & harbors.
- - British controlled colonial trade and that angered the colonists.
- - agreement over how slaves would count for representation and taxation purposes.
- - claimed land in New World to profit from fur trading.
- - claimed Florida, Texas, and California & built missions.
- - a law forbidding colonists from moving west of the Appalachian Mountains, and this angered the colonists.
- - wealth, religion, expand empires, claim of territory.
- - against the Constitution, believed it needed a Bill of Rights, Patrick Henry & George Mason
- - last major battle resulting in a British defeat, Britain then signed the Treaty of Paris and recognized the United States' independence.
21 Clues: - a place for Catholics to live peacefully. • - fishing, lumbering, shipbuilding, & harbors. • - 1st anti-slavery group that lived in Pennsylvania. • - claimed land in New World to profit from fur trading. • - wealth, religion, expand empires, claim of territory. • - Roger Williams started religious tolerant Rhode Island. • ...
chapter 4 vocab 2 2022-11-18
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- The question of national versus state power arose early in our nation’s history. In 1819, in the landmark case
- Constitution makes the acts and treaties of the United States supreme
- forbidding racial discrimination in public areas
- are those powers that both the national government and the states have
- The main way the national government provides money to the state
- In 1967 Florida passed a ____ prohibiting public officials from holding closed meetings
- The second is by imposing mandates that take away
- or laws relating to disputes between individuals, groups, or with the state
- all Americans through the Twenty-sixth Amendment. In 1976 Colorado pioneered the use of
- The Constitution also reserves certain powers strictly to the states
- Since the mid 1960s, Congress has used
- powers that are expressly defined in the Constitution
- levied on individual earnings has become the major source of money for the national government.
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- The procedure for admission begins when Congress passes an
- The course of action a government takes in response to some issue or problem
- or organization of government administrators, to carry out legislation
- favors state and local action in dealing with problems.
- powers the Constitution grants or delegates to the national government.
- because it allows the powers of Congress to stretch,
- Those powers that the national government may exercise simply because it is a government are its
- that is, return to a state criminals and fugitives who flee across state lines to escape justice
- favors national action in dealing with these matters
- The principal way in which states may do this is to negotiate
- are those powers directly expressed or stated in the Constitution by the Founders
24 Clues: Since the mid 1960s, Congress has used • forbidding racial discrimination in public areas • The second is by imposing mandates that take away • because it allows the powers of Congress to stretch, • favors national action in dealing with these matters • powers that are expressly defined in the Constitution • favors state and local action in dealing with problems. • ...
Civil War Crossword 2019-01-15
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- 2,000 women in the civil war worked as these
- Big battle in Maryland, big win for Union
- “Four _______ and seven years ago…”
- Jackson nickname after First Battle of Bull Run
- State with many battles and a Capital of the Confederacy
- Part of the compromise of 1850 was this ________ Slave Act
- Executive order that freed slaves
- General put in charge of Union armies, 1864
- Pennsylvania site of major battle and famous address
- Battle of _______, 1862 confederate victory
- Important crop in the South
- Sumter First battle of the American Civil War
- Major military leader of the Confederacy
- President of the Confederacy
- Important new mode of transportation for the North
- Nickname for Northern currency
- Battle in the woods won by Union
- Led a raid on Harper’s Ferry
- Lincoln’s opponent in Illinois Senate election
- Woman who helped free hundreds of slaves
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- states Slave states that didn’t leave the union
- Supervised slaves on plantation
- _______ of factories changed the economy of the North
- A main cause of the civil war
- Names of ironclad ships in famous battle
- South did this from the Union
- Someone who wants to end slavery
- Economy of the South was based on this
- Lee courthouse surrender
- Confederates won the battle, Jackson lost his arm
- Believed that slavery should be outlawed
- In charge of female nurses for the Union
- Turner Slave who led violent revolt
- Siege of _______, 1863
- Home of Union soldiers
- States that left the Union formed the ______ States of America
- Home of Confederate soldiers
- Republican candidate 1860
- Confederate Capital from 1861-1865
- First major battle of the Civil War
40 Clues: Siege of _______, 1863 • Home of Union soldiers • Lee courthouse surrender • Republican candidate 1860 • Important crop in the South • President of the Confederacy • Home of Confederate soldiers • Led a raid on Harper’s Ferry • A main cause of the civil war • South did this from the Union • Nickname for Northern currency • Supervised slaves on plantation • ...
Civil War Crossword 2019-01-15
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- 2,000 women in the civil war worked as these
- Home of Confederate soldiers
- Important crop in the South
- Lincoln’s opponent in Illinois Senate election
- In charge of female nurses for the Union
- Republican candidate 1860
- Confederates won the battle, Jackson lost his arm
- Executive order that freed slaves
- Supervised slaves on plantation
- A main cause of the civil war
- _______ of factories changed the economy of the North
- Battle of _______, 1862 confederate victory
- Siege of _______, 1863
- States that left the Union formed the ______ States of America
- Sumter First battle of the American Civil War
- Confederate Capital from 1861-1865
- Pennsylvania site of major battle and famous address
- Battle in the woods won by Union
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- President of the Confederacy
- Jackson nickname after First Battle of Bull Run
- Names of ironclad ships in famous battle
- Part of the compromise of 1850 was this ________ Slave Act
- Big battle in Maryland, big win for Union
- Someone who wants to end slavery
- Lee courthouse surrender
- General put in charge of Union armies, 1864
- State with many battles and a Capital of the Confederacy
- Important new mode of transportation for the North
- First major battle of the Civil War
- Major military leader of the Confederacy
- “Four _______ and seven years ago…”
- Home of Union soldiers
- Economy of the South was based on this
- states Slave states that didn’t leave the union
- Nickname for Northern currency
- South did this from the Union
- Turner Slave who led violent revolt
- Woman who helped free hundreds of slaves
- Believed that slavery should be outlawed
- Led a raid on Harper’s Ferry
40 Clues: Home of Union soldiers • Siege of _______, 1863 • Lee courthouse surrender • Republican candidate 1860 • Important crop in the South • President of the Confederacy • Home of Confederate soldiers • Led a raid on Harper’s Ferry • A main cause of the civil war • South did this from the Union • Nickname for Northern currency • Supervised slaves on plantation • ...
Parts of the Constitution 2021-10-20
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- the United States Constitution replaced the Articles of ______________
- __________ of religion
- a written plan of government.
- public ______ by jury (Amendment 6)
- must be at least 30 and 9 years a citizen
- high crime described in Article III
- includes the Senate and House of Representatives
- a national ____ must be obeyed when in conflict with a state law
- department headed by the President
- what a person born or naturalized in the United States is
- 1, The Legislative Branch
- taken by government officials
- no state may deny a person __________ protection of the laws (Amendment 14)
- first Amendment freedom
- "We the _________ of the United States..."
- crimes are tried in the __________ where they are committed (Amendment 6)
- people can _________ peacefully (Amendment 1)
- Must be 35 or older, a natural-born citizen, and a U.S. resident for 14 years.
- Legislative or "____________" branch
- first Amendment freedom
- Article VI says the U.S. will pay its _________
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- addition or change in the Constitution.
- years in a representative's term
- has 100 members--2 per state
- an "arm," as in the Second Amendment
- the 15th Amendment enabled blacks to _________
- _________ III discusses the judicial branch
- most powerful court in the Judicial Department
- Congress has the power to do this
- "no ________ and unusual punishments" (Amendment 8)
- no "unreasonable ________" (Amendment 4)
- the 13th Amendment forbid owning one.
- people have the _________ to a speedy trial
- ________ of Representatives
- 8, Imposing excessive bail, excessive fines, or cruel and unusual punishments.
- a person does not have to be a witness against _________ (Amendment 5)
- Amendment 19 gave them the right to vote
- Amendment 21 _________ Amendment 18
- each year, the President delivers a State of the ________ Message (Article II, Section 3)
- population determines the number of representatives from each ___________
40 Clues: __________ of religion • first Amendment freedom • first Amendment freedom • 1, The Legislative Branch • ________ of Representatives • has 100 members--2 per state • a written plan of government. • taken by government officials • years in a representative's term • Congress has the power to do this • department headed by the President • public ______ by jury (Amendment 6) • ...
Andrew Jackson 2023-03-01
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- A part of government in which specialized tasks are carried out by appointed officials rather than by elected ones
- was the tenth president of the United
- A candidate for national office who has support mostly from his home state
- A financial crisis in the United States that touched off a major depression, which lasted until the mid-1840s
- To reject a bill and prevent it from becoming law
- A method in election campaigns that uses gossip and lies to make an opponent look bad
- A senator, Speaker of the House, and secretary of state
- To move to another place
- Greater then half of a total number of something
- Practice of handling out government jobs to supporters replacing government employees with the winning candidate's supporters
- all the land lying west of the Mississippi
- A general and national hero in the United States Army from the time of the Mexican-American War and the War of 1812
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- A meeting in which representative members of a political party choose candidates to run for important elected offices
- the United States government forcibly removed the southeastern Native Americans from their homelands and relocated them on lands in Indian Territory
- a remarkable political philosopher
- A word or object that stands for something else
- the action of a state impeding or attempting to prevent the operation and enforcement within its territory of a law of the U.S.
- President of united states 1829 to 1837
- Cherokee chief who, after devoting his life to resisting U.S. seizure of his people's lands in Georgia
- The largest number of something, but less than a majority
20 Clues: To move to another place • a remarkable political philosopher • was the tenth president of the United • President of united states 1829 to 1837 • all the land lying west of the Mississippi • A word or object that stands for something else • Greater then half of a total number of something • To reject a bill and prevent it from becoming law • ...
Civil War Cross word Zepps 2023-04-06
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- When a person is murdered for political reasons.
- A canvas bag that many Civil War soldiers used to carry their food.
- A nick for a person who had a stone face in the civil war.
- A nickname for the South.
- Commutation A commutation was when a person could pay a fee rather than be drafted into the army. This angered poorer people who could not pay the fee and had no choice but to fight. An ankle high shoe worn by soldiers during the Civil War.
- A soldier that is wounded or killed during battle.
- Crackers eaten by Civil War soldiers made from flour, water, and salt.
- A long blade or knife attached to the end of a musket. Soldiers would use it like a spear in close combat.
- Another name for the Confederate States of America or the South. The Confederacy was a group of states that left the United States to form their own country.
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- An attempt to stop people and supplies from going in or out of a port.
- Was One of the best generals in the civil war.
- Before the battle occurs.
- A person who wants to end slavery.
- One who kills for money.
- A warship that is fully covered and protected by iron cladding.
- A northerner who moved to the South during the reconstruction in order to become rich.
- Soldiers on foot.
- A nickname for United States paper money that was first used in 1862. It got its name from the green ink used in printing.
- The side of an army or military unit.
- Last name of the girl who started the red cross.
- A cap worn by Civil War soldiers(Bonus).
21 Clues: Soldiers on foot. • One who kills for money. • Before the battle occurs. • A nickname for the South. • A person who wants to end slavery. • The side of an army or military unit. • A cap worn by Civil War soldiers(Bonus). • Was One of the best generals in the civil war. • When a person is murdered for political reasons. • Last name of the girl who started the red cross. • ...
The War of 1812 pgs. 360-367 2023-04-25
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- (2 words) This man led an army that forced the British to retreat.
- A devotion to one's country.
- Tecumseh was killed during this battlem but American Indian nations continued his fight.
- (2 words) a Government's actions toward other nations.
- (3 words) This captain forced british ships on Lake Erie to surrender.
- A Shawnee chief who wanted to unite all American Indian nations west of the Appalachian Mountains.
- (2 words) This battle was an important victory for the United States in the War of 1812.
- This created the most interest in the national flag of the United States
- (2 words) This doctrine warned other countries that the United States might act to protect te Western Hemisphere.
- An official statement of policy.
- (3 words) This man thought Tecumseh and his followers were a threat.
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- A economic success and security.
- (2 words)This man was elected president in 1808.
- (3 words) This lawyer watched the battle in the Baltimore Harbor.
- (2 words) This man was trying to keep the United States neutral during the war between Britain and France.
- (2 words)This first lady collected important documents and took them to safety when the British Army were headed to the White House.
- (2 words) A painting of this famous president Dolley refused to leave with out.
- (2 words) This person published the first dictionary of English that was uniquely American.
- When British soldiers captured American sailors and forced them to serve in the British Navy.
- (2 words) During the Battle of Lake Champlain British and U.S. troops fired annons at each other across this river.
- On June 18, 1812 Congress decared war against this country.
21 Clues: A devotion to one's country. • A economic success and security. • An official statement of policy. • (2 words)This man was elected president in 1808. • (2 words) a Government's actions toward other nations. • On June 18, 1812 Congress decared war against this country. • (3 words) This lawyer watched the battle in the Baltimore Harbor. • ...
Civil Rights Movement Crossword 2023-05-10
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- A black woman that refused to give up her seat to a white man.
- The first black baseball player in the major leagues.
- 600 Black peaceful protesters were beaten in Selma, Alabama.
- A pastor and civil rights activist that led the March on Washington and gave the "I Have a Dream" speech.
- The first African American justice in the Supreme Court.
- Protests against buses in Montgomery, Alabama following Rosa Parks' arrest.
- A city in Alabama where multiple anti-Jim Crow Laws protests were held.
- The National Association for the Advancement of Colored People
- Support for African American people and their desire to maintain their national identity.
- Protests in the Baltic states that led to their independence from the Soviet Union.
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- An athletic event that takes place in the summer every four years.
- A law that outlaws discrimination based on race, gender, sexuality, or national origin.
- A peaceful protest held in Washington DC on August 28, 1963.
- Black Awareness at the Olympics
- Before the birth of Jesus Christ.
- A situation where segregation in schools continued despite legislation not overtly segregating students.
- Martin Luther King Jr's speech that took place after the March on Washington.
- Lower class Romanian people
- A civil rights activist that played a key role in the March on Washington.
- The first Black woman to be elected to the United States Congress
- Laws in the southern United States that enforced racial segregation.
- The right for women to vote.
- A country in the Baltic islands of Europe that is ruled by Communists.
- The 36th President of the United States. He took over after Kennedy was assassinated.
24 Clues: Lower class Romanian people • The right for women to vote. • Black Awareness at the Olympics • Before the birth of Jesus Christ. • The first black baseball player in the major leagues. • The first African American justice in the Supreme Court. • A peaceful protest held in Washington DC on August 28, 1963. • 600 Black peaceful protesters were beaten in Selma, Alabama. • ...
Think Spatially!!! 2011-09-16
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- Man's best friend
- flat land with few trees
- a low place between two mountains
- Lines of measure and navigation from East to West
- lines of measure and navigation from North to South
- thinking spatially
- regions boundaries drawn by other or sometimes more powerfuabl nations
- migration the movement of people from one place to another
- DC the capital of the United States
- the total of a nation's income and outgo...it's about the money
- Mixture of English and Dutch in Africa
- big cat found in the western United States
- America The United States is in this continent
- Has a trunkgr
- One of the largest continents. The South Pole is located herede
- Large marsupial
- follower of Islam in Africa and Asia that does not eat pork
- buffalo
- whate the largest mammal on earth
- big cat with stripes that lives in India
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- Current President of the United States
- An economic superpower in Asia
- location the informal way we tell someone where something is
- rate the amount of persons passing on in a ountry
- similarities about cause and effect
- France is located in this continent
- Arabic language
- location the exact place that can be verified by GIS or GPS
- dry area with little vegetation
- frozen or semi-frozen land in the Arctic biome
- The Great Barrier Reef is located here
- America Brazil is a country found on this continent
- Likes to chase mice
- a group's traditions, food, and clothing
- a safe place for ships to anchor and a place of trade
- rate the amount of successful live births in a country
- Flying mammal
- desnity a darker place on a map with a higher number in the legend
38 Clues: buffalo • Has a trunkgr • Flying mammal • Arabic language • Large marsupial • Man's best friend • thinking spatially • Likes to chase mice • flat land with few trees • An economic superpower in Asia • dry area with little vegetation • a low place between two mountains • whate the largest mammal on earth • similarities about cause and effect • France is located in this continent • ...
The Constitution and Bill of Rights 2014-09-29
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- Part of the Constitution that discusses the Executive Branch
- Article VI of the Constitution that says Federal laws have more power than state laws
- Compromise that added population to southern states and took away the humanity from an entire race
- document added to appease anti-federalists into passing the Constitution
- Laws not belonging to the Federal government belong to the states
- Why did the brand new USA need to tax?
- First documenting governing an independent America
- No cruel and unusual punishment and no excessive bail
- Freedom of religion, speech, the press and assembly
- Small state plan that was unicameral and all states had equal representation
- Agreement that produced a bicameral government based on both equal representation and population
- Large state plan that was bicameral and had a strong central government
- Who led the rebellion in Massachusetts that showed highlighted the weaknesses of the Articles?
- Speedy trial with an impartial jury and right to an attorney
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- Federalist Paper 10 was concerned with the threat posed by
- one of biggest weaknesses under the Articles of Confederation was that the federal government couldn't
- The right to bear arms
- essays written in support of the new constitution
- Part of the Constitution that discusses the Judicial Branch
- gathering where the Constitution was written
- Part of the Constitution that discusses the Legislative Branch
- group that supported the new constitution
- group with all the power in Articles of Confederation
- People have other rights than just those listed in the Constitution
- No illegal search and seizure and requirement of a warrant
- No double jeopardy, no self-incrimination, due process and eminent domain
- group that was against the new constitution
- No quartering of soldiers
28 Clues: The right to bear arms • No quartering of soldiers • Why did the brand new USA need to tax? • group that supported the new constitution • group that was against the new constitution • gathering where the Constitution was written • essays written in support of the new constitution • First documenting governing an independent America • ...
