states Crossword Puzzles
Constitution Test - Amendments 1 through 27 2015-05-05
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- Amendment 18 is repealed and alcohol is now legal again.
- States cannot be sued by citizens in a federal court.
- Limits the president to 2 terms or a maximum of 10 years.
- Gives 18 year-olds and older the right to vote.
- Limits the power of Congress to increase his own salaries.
- Slavery is abolished throughout the United States.
- Shortens time between sitting of candidates/Inauguration day Jan. 20th.
- States cannot be discriminated against/no confederate officers in gov.
- No double jeopardy, self-incrimination. Right to life,liberty,happy.
- Right to be free from unreasonable search and seizure.
- Women gain the right to vote.
- Senators are chosen directly by the people.
- Guarantees freedom from excessive bail and cruel/unusual punishment.
- No quartering of soldiers in time of war.
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- Freedom of religion, of speech, of the press, to assembly, and petition.
- Basic Rights:Rights not listed in Constitution cannot be denied.
- The number of amendments in Bill Of Rights.
- The Vice-President will serve as President if current is unable to serve.
- You cannot be charged a fee to vote.
- Guarantees the right to be informed of charges. [Miranda Rights]
- Citizens of Washington D.C. are awarded 3 electoral college votes.
- The consumption and sale of alcoholic beverages is illegal.
- African-American MEN receive the right to vote.
- The president and vice-president are selected through electoral college.
- Allows the government to collect money from citizen's salaries.
- Guarantees the right to trial by jury in civil cases.
- Declares that powers not specifically given to gov go to states/people.
- Gives people the right to bear arms. (Not literally)
28 Clues: Women gain the right to vote. • You cannot be charged a fee to vote. • No quartering of soldiers in time of war. • The number of amendments in Bill Of Rights. • Senators are chosen directly by the people. • Gives 18 year-olds and older the right to vote. • African-American MEN receive the right to vote. • Slavery is abolished throughout the United States. • ...
Ch 2 vocabulary 2016-09-30
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- a one house congress
- the British solders open fired on the colonists "accidentally"
- the right to life liberty and the pursuit of happiness are examples of these
- tax on paper goods, required a stamp
- he talked about how the power was suppose to be divided out between legislative, executive and judicial branches
- the idea of a representative government that highly values its citizens
- a document that demonstrated the idea if limited government that the kings power was not absolute
- a two house congress
- the result of the Boston tea party; British close the Boston harbor and enforced the quartering of troops
- on June 5, 1776 congress appointed 5 members to write it
- didn't like bill of rights
- outlined the rights of the people
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- for every 5 slaves 3 of them count tawords the population
- to form a government to protect the people's freedom
- the colonist dressed up as Indians and dumped tea into the harbor
- was a document that wasn't that powerful among the states
- the electoral college votes on the president
- bicameral congress, representatives biased on population, national government with 3 branches
- a war fought by the British against the French for control of North America
- did like bill of rights
- one of the first documents granting rights
- suggested by Roger Sherman, two house congress, votes are baised on the states population in the senate
- written by Tomas Pain, made the case to break from England
- the principles of individual rights established by earlier documents
- one house congress, all states have a equal vote, states are thought of as independent
25 Clues: a one house congress • a two house congress • did like bill of rights • didn't like bill of rights • outlined the rights of the people • tax on paper goods, required a stamp • one of the first documents granting rights • the electoral college votes on the president • to form a government to protect the people's freedom • ...
SS Study Crossword 2016-04-21
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- McHenry Site of battle of Baltimore
- Scott Key Creator of National Anthem
- Interpretation of the Constitution Federalist Interpretation
- Speech Tradition set by Washington at the end of the presidency
- and Virginia Resolutions Political statements drafted in 1798 and 1799, in which the Kentucky and Virginia legislatures took the position that the federal Alien and Sedition Acts were unconstitutional.
- Interpretation of the Constitution Anti-Federalist Interpretation
- of Thomas Jefferson Made the embargo act
- Jackson General during the Battle of New Orleans
- Anti-Federalist party made up of mostly farmers
- Terms Length of standard presidency
- Act made any and all exports from the United States illegal
- DC burned Result of War of 1812
- of New Orleans Final Battle of war of 1812
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- Adams Second President of the US
- and Sedition Acts Restricted freedom of press
- Rebellion Whiskey tax protest in the United States
- Jefferson Third President of the United States
- Hamilton Established National Bank; Federalist
- of Ghent Treaty that ended the war of 1812
- The US's Stance on foreign affairs
- People in favor of the ratification of the Constitution and wanted a strong central government.
- the act of taking men into a navy by force and with or without notice
- vs. Madison Gave Supreme Court Power of Judicial Review
- of the Navy Established by John Adams
- Affair Bribery in France
- Purchase Added Territory to the US; Bought from france
- Madison Fourth President of the US
- of 1812 War against British Canada
- Board of advisers for the President
- of Political Parties Warned of by George Washington in his farewell speech
- of the United States Established By Alexander Hamilton
31 Clues: Affair Bribery in France • DC burned Result of War of 1812 • Adams Second President of the US • The US's Stance on foreign affairs • Madison Fourth President of the US • of 1812 War against British Canada • McHenry Site of battle of Baltimore • Board of advisers for the President • Terms Length of standard presidency • Scott Key Creator of National Anthem • ...
Constitutional Crossword Puzzle 2018-12-05
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- Amendment Powers that are not given to the national government in the Constitution belong to the states or the people
- Man's best friend
- Amendment Police must a search warrant
- Republic form of government in which the citizens have the right to vote
- court the highest court in the United States
- Equal treatment establish justice
- build a better country form a more perfect union
- Federalist Papers What did the federalists write to defend the constitution
- Right to a by jury in civil cases involving $20 or more
- branch to interpret laws
- Federal government power from the people
- senate and house of representatives two house
- branch to make laws
- Likes to chase mice
- Federal National,central, or United States
- Likes to chase mice
- 4 the rights and relations between the states
- No cruel and unusual punishment or excessive bail
- No housing soldiers
- Rights to a speedy trial an impartial jury
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- Large marsupial
- Religion,Assembly,Press,Petition,Speech
- Life,Liberty,Happiness promote the general welfare
- where does a bill spend its time
- of powers divided into three branches
- The right to bear arms
- build an army provide for common defense
- Amendment There are powers reserved for the people that are not listed in the Constitution
- branch to enforce or carry out laws
- Flying mammal
- 5 Amending the constitution
- Double Jeopardy
- Has a trunk
- 6 goals of the constitution Functions of preamble
- Hamilton, Jay Famous Federalists
- peace in our country domestic tranquility
36 Clues: Has a trunk • Flying mammal • Large marsupial • Double Jeopardy • Man's best friend • Likes to chase mice • Likes to chase mice • No housing soldiers • branch to make laws • The right to bear arms • branch to interpret laws • 5 Amending the constitution • where does a bill spend its time • Hamilton, Jay Famous Federalists • Equal treatment establish justice • ...
New Nation 2021-12-12
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- The act of negotiating alliances, treaties, and agreements between nations
- An artificial waterway
- Republicans: Member or supporter of the Democratic-Republican party
- Something done or said that becomes an example for other to follow
- Hawks: A term used in politics for someone who favors war or continuing to escalate an existing conflict as opposed to other solutions
- and Proper Clause: A section of the U.S. Constitution that enables Congress to make the laws
- Seizing people against their will and forcing them to serve in the military or other public service
- A strong sense of devotion to one’s country
- Dealing with or occuring inside a country
- Commerce: Economic activity taking place between two or more states
- Member or supporter of the Federalist party
- A group of people who are in charge of the executive departments and help the President make decisions and policy
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- A court’s power or right to hear and decide cases
- Clause: An article of the U.S. Constitution that establishes the supremacy of the Constitution itself over any other law established within the country
- A device that used electronic signals to send messages
- Dealing with or relating to other countries
- Firmly favoring one party or faction
- A prohibition or blocking of trade with a certain country (used as an economic punishment or sanction)
- Activities aimed at weakening the established government by inciting resistance or rebellion to authority
- To withdraw or break away from a nation or organization
- A person living in a country that is not a citizen of the country
- Rights: The idea that states should have all the powers that the Constitution does not give to the federal government or forbid the states
22 Clues: An artificial waterway • Firmly favoring one party or faction • Dealing with or occuring inside a country • Dealing with or relating to other countries • A strong sense of devotion to one’s country • Member or supporter of the Federalist party • A court’s power or right to hear and decide cases • A device that used electronic signals to send messages • ...
New Nation 2021-12-12
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- The act of negotiating alliances, treaties, and agreements between nations
- Clause: An article of the U.S. Constitution that establishes the supremacy of the Constitution itself over any other law established within the country
- An artificial waterway
- Dealing with or occuring inside a country
- Commerce: Economic activity taking place between two or more states
- A device that used electronic signals to send messages
- A person living in a country that is not a citizen of the country
- Seizing people against their will and forcing them to serve in the military or other public service
- Dealing with or relating to other countries
- A court’s power or right to hear and decide cases
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- Something done or said that becomes an example for other to follow
- and Proper Clause: A section of the U.S. Constitution that enables Congress to make the laws
- Activities aimed at weakening the established government by inciting resistance or rebellion to authority
- Rights: The idea that states should have all the powers that the Constitution does not give to the federal government or forbid the states
- A prohibition or blocking of trade with a certain country (used as an economic punishment or sanction)
- A strong sense of devotion to one’s country
- A group of people who are in charge of the executive departments and help the President make decisions and policy
- To withdraw or break away from a nation or organization
- Member or supporter of the Federalist party
- Firmly favoring one party or faction
- Republicans: Member or supporter of the Democratic-Republican party
- Hawks: A term used in politics for someone who favors war or continuing to escalate an existing conflict as opposed to other solutions
22 Clues: An artificial waterway • Firmly favoring one party or faction • Dealing with or occuring inside a country • A strong sense of devotion to one’s country • Member or supporter of the Federalist party • Dealing with or relating to other countries • A court’s power or right to hear and decide cases • A device that used electronic signals to send messages • ...
A Time of Change Ch 9&10 CrossWord Puzzle 2022-02-10
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- A person who is owned and forced to work by someone else.
- Agreement that kept an equal balance of slave states and free states in 1820.
- People who come to a new country to live.
- An escaped slave who returned to the south multiple times to help close to 300 slaves get out of the south.
- An escaped slave who became an important speaker and writer who persuaded many people to want to end slavery.
- An abolitionist who started a newspaper called The Liberator talking about the evils of slavery.
- A factory where cloth is made.
- Having a bad opinion of people because of the group they belonged to.
- A group of workers who join together to make a business owner change things.
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- A system of trails and houses that helped slaves escape the South and get to the North or Canada.
- Most of the new immigrants to the United States from 1830-1860 came from this part of the world.
- A person who works to improve life and get rid of things that cause people harm.
- The business of making and selling goods.
- The idea that the United States had the right to own and settle lands from The Atlantic Ocean to the Pacific Ocean.
- A person who works to get more people the right to vote, especially women during this time.
- The forced trip in which the Cherokee people were forced to go west. Many died on this trip.
- A person who worked to end slavery.
- Very Dirty.
- A tax on goods from other countries
- Ways of doing things, such as eating, following family traditions and worshipping God.
20 Clues: Very Dirty. • A factory where cloth is made. • A person who worked to end slavery. • A tax on goods from other countries • The business of making and selling goods. • People who come to a new country to live. • A person who is owned and forced to work by someone else. • Having a bad opinion of people because of the group they belonged to. • ...
vocab 2022-01-06
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- powers that are not specifically granted to the federal government by the Constitution.
- an English philosopher, considered to be one of the founders of modern political philosophy.
- a system of political organization in which most or all of the governing power resides in a centralized government,
- a form of republicanism developed in the Renaissance inspired by the governmental forms and writings of classical antiquity
- an English philosopher and physician
- also referred to as Western democracy
- statement in the U.S. Constitution (Article I, Section 8) granting Congress the power to pass all laws necessary and proper for carrying out the enumerated list of powers.
- third president of the U.S
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- a late-18th century political movement that opposed the creation of a stronger U.S. federal government
- also known as the Sherman Compromise
- a political ideology centered on citizenship in a state organized as a republic
- the monarch is the only one to decide and therefore rules on his own.
- was the fourth president of the U.S.
- a system of government in which the same territory is controlled by two levels of government
- the first president of the U.S.
- an agreement among the 13 original states of the United States of America that served as its first frame of government
- introductory and expressionary statement in a document that explains the document's purpose and underlying philosophy.
- an American statesman, who was one of the Founding Fathers of the United States.
- the first ten amendments to the United States Constitution.
- the restriction of the arbitrary exercise of power by subordinating it to well-defined and established laws.
20 Clues: third president of the U.S • the first president of the U.S. • also known as the Sherman Compromise • was the fourth president of the U.S. • an English philosopher and physician • also referred to as Western democracy • the first ten amendments to the United States Constitution. • the monarch is the only one to decide and therefore rules on his own. • ...
The Progressive Era 2023-07-21
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- a period from about 1890 to 1920 in which reformers sought to correct many social, economic, and political inequalities and injustices in the United States.
- or money paid to the government based on how much a person earns. Earlier in the year, the states had ratified, or approved
- or people seeking the franchise for women
- or women’s right to vote, and the regulation of tenements
- a program in which the government provides money to the elderly, disabled, and unemployed, Americans continued their fight for improved working conditions and higher pay.
- The right to vote
- or countries that are partly controlled by a stronger country
- The progressive movement coincided with and was strongly influenced by a religious movement known as
- someone who would fight to curb the power of big business by vigorously enforcing antitrust legislation
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- in which two or more companies combine as one
- a form of city government in which voters elect a small number of officials called commissioners, each of whom heads a city department
- a policy similar to imperialism
- Spain granted independence to Cuba, gave Puerto Rico and Guam to the United States, and allowed the United States to buy the Philippines for $20 million
- or group of criminals, trying to sell valuable coal lands for profit
- avoiding entanglements in foreign countries
- or the management and protection of natural resources
- using exaggeration, melodrama, and outright lies to attract readers, became known as
- a war fought by unconventional means, such as sabotage, ambushes, and unexpected raids
- the league pressured local and state governments to create laws restricting or prohibiting the production, sale, and consumption of alcohol.
- a policy of exerting economic, political, or military control over weaker nations
20 Clues: The right to vote • a policy similar to imperialism • or people seeking the franchise for women • avoiding entanglements in foreign countries • in which two or more companies combine as one • or the management and protection of natural resources • or women’s right to vote, and the regulation of tenements • or countries that are partly controlled by a stronger country • ...
The Executive Branch 2024-02-22
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- These turn the Sun's energy into electricity.
- This Department helps decide what sorts of energy Americans use.
- He became the youngest U.S. President at the age of forty-three.
- Of or relating to the branch of government that leads a nation and carries out the laws of the land.
- He met with the president of Egypt in 1978.
- The first woman on the Supreme Court.
- The branch of the government that watches over the U.S. justice system.
- To officially agree to.
- The Speaker of the House in 2007.
- An important part of the Constitution that helps keep one branch from having too much power.
- This president selected the first woman to serve on the Supreme Court.
- The set of written rules and ideas upon which United States laws are based.
- The branch of the government that makes the laws and is the voice of the American people.
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- The act of choosing a person for government office by voting.
- To refuse to approve a bill so it does not become a law.
- The only president to serve four terms.
- The number of departments included in the cabinet.
- This president signed a law to protect certain wild animals in 1972.
- The current president of the United States (2024).
- This president wrote an order that freed many slaves in 1863.
- The first president of the United States.
- The highest court of the Judicial Branch.
- He replaced Richard Nixon as President in 1974.
- The minimum age an individual must be to run for President of the United States.
- A group of advisers to a president or other leader of a country.
25 Clues: To officially agree to. • The Speaker of the House in 2007. • The first woman on the Supreme Court. • The only president to serve four terms. • The first president of the United States. • The highest court of the Judicial Branch. • He met with the president of Egypt in 1978. • These turn the Sun's energy into electricity. • He replaced Richard Nixon as President in 1974. • ...
American Revolution to Washington's Presidency 2024-02-15
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- The location where the Constitutional Convention took place in 1787.
- The turning point battle of the American Revolution (1777).
- The branch of government responsible for interpreting laws.
- The rebellion by American farmers against taxation and debt in 1786-1787.
- The agreement that established a system of government for the United States before the Constitution.
- The "Father of the American Navy" and a naval hero during the American Revolution.
- The first ten amendments to the U.S. Constitution.
- The decisive American victory led by Washington on Christmas night (1776).
- The system that allows each branch of government to limit the powers of the other branches.
- The winter encampment where Washington's troops faced harsh conditions (1777-1778).
- The battle where Washington's army faced harsh winter conditions in 1777-1778.
- The first battle of the American Revolution (1775)
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- The document declaring the thirteen American colonies independent from British rule.
- The first Secretary of the Treasury and architect of the financial system
- Washington's farewell address warned against the dangers of political parties and foreign alliances.
- The compromise that settled the dispute between slave and free states during the Constitutional Convention.
- The first Vice President of the United States.
- The compromise that determined how slaves would be counted for representation in the Constitution.
- The treaty that improved relations between the United States and Britain in 1795.
- The series of essays written to encourage ratification of the U.S. Constitution.
- The treaty that officially ended the American Revolution (1783).
- The rebellion against the newly formed federal government over taxes on whiskey (1794).
- The final battle of the American Revolution in 1781.
23 Clues: The first Vice President of the United States. • The first ten amendments to the U.S. Constitution. • The first battle of the American Revolution (1775) • The final battle of the American Revolution in 1781. • The turning point battle of the American Revolution (1777). • The branch of government responsible for interpreting laws. • ...
Unit three 2024-03-25
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- Convention a meeting held in Philadelphia in 1787 at which delegates from the states wrote the U.S. Constitution
- the constitutional system that shares power between the national and state governments
- a difference between two statements or situations that means they cannot both be true
- a strong disagreement
- and balances the system that allows each branch of government to limit the powers of the other two branches
- College the group established by the Constitution to elect the president and vice president. Voters in each state choose their electors.
- of Confederation the first written plan of government for the United States. A confederation is an association of states that cooperate for a common purpose.
- an especially original, intelligent, or clever idea
- a group of people or things with obvious differences among them
- branch the part of government, consisting of the Supreme Court and lower federal courts, that interprets the laws
- commerce trade and other business dealings between two or more states
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- a written plan that provides the basic framework of a government
- branch the part of government that carries out, or executes, the laws
- to treat a person or group unfairly
- the use or purpose of something
- branch the lawmaking part of government, called the legislature. To legislate is to make a law.
- rule basic principle of democracy that says laws are passed by majority vote and elections are decided by a majority of the voters
- to agree or pledge to support someone or something
- sovereignty the idea that the government’s authority comes from the people
- of powers a key constitutional principle that divides the functions of government among three branches—legislative, executive, and judicial—to prevent any one branch from gaining too much power
- relating to issues within a country
21 Clues: a strong disagreement • the use or purpose of something • to treat a person or group unfairly • relating to issues within a country • to agree or pledge to support someone or something • an especially original, intelligent, or clever idea • a group of people or things with obvious differences among them • a written plan that provides the basic framework of a government • ...
Cold War Crossword 2024-04-30
Across
- more than 40 countries of the UN sent troops, equipment, or other aid to South Korea during this war
- The secretary-general of the Communist Party of the Soviet Union
- A term used by Winston Churchill in a speech to describe the growing divide between western democracies and Soviet-influenced states
- Ongoing political rivalry between the United States and the Soviet Union
- When the cold war started (A year spelled out)
- First named the European Recovery Program, but better known as
- First Secretary of the Communist Party of the Soviet Union from 1953 to 1964
- Economic system where the government decides how wealth is distributed
- Proposed by Pres. Harry S. Truman to justify sending military aid to Greece and Turkey in the 1940s
- Event in 1948 that supplied food and fuel to citizens of west Berlin when the Russians closed off land access to Berlin
- Military alliance originally established in 1949 to create a counterweight to Soviet armies stationed in central and eastern Europe after World War II
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- Communist leader of China who was responsible for the deaths of 45 million Chinese people during his rule
- Prime Minister of the United Kingdom from 1940 to 1945
- What crisis occurred from October 16th 1962 to October 29th
- 33rd president of the United States
- A U.S. foreign policy aimed at checking the alleged expansionist intentions of the Soviet Union
- Created by the Communist government after the Bolshevik Revolution of 1917
- Described a period of intense anti-communism in the United States during the early 1950s
- Economic system based on private ownership, working hard, and rich getting richer
- Countries subject to Soviet domination located on the western border of U.S.S.R
20 Clues: 33rd president of the United States • When the cold war started (A year spelled out) • Prime Minister of the United Kingdom from 1940 to 1945 • What crisis occurred from October 16th 1962 to October 29th • First named the European Recovery Program, but better known as • The secretary-general of the Communist Party of the Soviet Union • ...
Gas Laws 2024-05-15
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- becoming bigger in size,degrees,or amount
- state of matter that doesn't have a definite volume or definite shape, consisting of particles that are far apart and move randomly to fill their container
- The contribution each gas in a mixture makes to the total pressure.
- law that states that the amount of a gas that dissolves in a certain type and volume of liquid is directly proportional to the partial pressure of that gas in equilibrium with that liquid at a specific temperature
- pressure of gas varies directly with the temperature at a constant volume
- The lowest possible pressure
- The relationship between pressure, volume, and temperature of a fixed amount of gas
- tendency of molecules to move from an area of greater to lower concentration.
- becoming smaller in size,degrees,or amount
- pressure of a gas varies inversely with volume at a constant temperature
- the amount of kinetic energy of molecules of a substance
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- law that states that the rate of effusion of a gas is inversely proportional to the square root of its mass
- Expressed as the equation:V1/T1=V2/T2
- volume occupies volume by 1 mole of a substance at any given pressure or temperature
- the law that states the mathematical relationship of pressure,volume,temperature,the gas constant, and the number of moles of a gas
- water freezes at 273K and boils at 373K
- process by which gases move through small openings in solids, one particle at a time
- The law that states that equal volumes of gases at the same temperature and pressure contain equal numbers of molecules.
- the amount of space a substance takes up
- gas particles that move and collide constantly
20 Clues: The lowest possible pressure • Expressed as the equation:V1/T1=V2/T2 • water freezes at 273K and boils at 373K • the amount of space a substance takes up • becoming bigger in size,degrees,or amount • becoming smaller in size,degrees,or amount • gas particles that move and collide constantly • the amount of kinetic energy of molecules of a substance • ...
Cold War 2024-04-26
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- a period of intense anti-communism in the United States during the early 1950s.
- An independent agency of the U.S.
- a guarded concrete wall, 28 miles long, across the city of Berlin
- The belief that if the United States allowed one country to fall to Communism, then many more would follow suit
- The dropping of thousands of tons of food and medical supplies to starving West Berliners
- A bomb that rapidly releases nuclear energy
- relies on a larger nation for political direction and economic support
- An organization formed in 1949 that bound the United States, Canada, most of Western Europe
- A US foreign policy doctrine that argued that the Soviet Union needed to be “contained”
- A world Organization that was formed to prevent war.
- an economic system based on the private ownership of capital (land, resources and other means of production)
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- a war started by a powerful country in which it does not fight in directly.
- An economic theory in which collective ownership of property leads to a classless society
- A list of suspected communist who were unable to get work in the movie industry.
- responsible for the civilian space program
- an acronym for a committee of the US Congress.
- The race where the U.S.A and USSR built rockets
- a foreign policy adopted by Jimmy Carter in 1980. It pledged to protect American allies
- the promotion of fear of a potential rise of communism or radical leftism, used by anti-leftist
- a period of competition or rivalry between two or more nations, focusing on the production of military technology and equipment
- A term used to describe the growing divide between western democracies and Soviet-influenced states
21 Clues: An independent agency of the U.S. • responsible for the civilian space program • A bomb that rapidly releases nuclear energy • an acronym for a committee of the US Congress. • The race where the U.S.A and USSR built rockets • A world Organization that was formed to prevent war. • a guarded concrete wall, 28 miles long, across the city of Berlin • ...
Cold War Fears at Home 2024-04-28
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- defense _____ posters warned Americans to remain on high alert for a nuclear attack
- Became a catchword for extreme, reckless charges
- President Truman's Attorney General who warned that the communists were "everywhere"
- Number of employees in the State Department that Joseph McCarthy claimed were communists
- Leader of the Manhattan Project who was denied access to classified information by the AEC because of his ties to people who belonged to the Communist Party
- Group of movie writers, directors, and producers who refused to answer HUAC questions about communist ties
- Congressional committee that investigated possible subversive activities within the United States
- Fear that communists were working to destroy the American way of life
- President who used an executive order to create a Federal Employee Loyalty Program
- Series of Cold War-era secret Soviet documents intercepted and later released by U.S. intelligence officials
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- The Rosenbergs, convicted for passing atomic secrets to the Soviet Union, claimed they were being persecuted for being _____
- 1956 film that expressed American's fears of invasion and infiltration during the Red Scare
- In 1954, Joseph McCarthy began to claim that the United States _____ was full of communists
- Scientist who was charged with sending atomic secrets to the Soviet Union
- State that Joseph McCarthy was a senator from
- Law that made it unlawful to teach or advocate the violent overthrow of the United States government
- List of persons who were not hired because of suspected communist ties
- Communist espionage agent who accused Alger Hiss of being one of his contacts in the government
- Alger Hiss was found guilty of this in his second trial
- _____ v. United States: Supreme Court decided that the witnesses before HUAC could not be forced to name radicals they knew
20 Clues: State that Joseph McCarthy was a senator from • Became a catchword for extreme, reckless charges • Alger Hiss was found guilty of this in his second trial • Fear that communists were working to destroy the American way of life • List of persons who were not hired because of suspected communist ties • ...
Civil War Reconstruction QHS 2me 2024-09-30
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- someone who is dedicated to eliminating slavery
- (unjust prejudice against other people, in this case by their ethnicity.) African Americans were treated lesser by the south, and were made as slaves to do their work for them.
- a nickname for the United States and what Northern states were referred to during the Civil War
- Accept or pass a document
- People have the right to be treated fairly by the government. the steps that the government must go through in order to punish someone
- Group in Congress that wanted the former slaves to be equal and have the right to vote.
- Gave all men the right to vote regardless of race or been a slave.
- outlawed slavery
- a solemn promise
- President who issued the Emancipation Proclamation
- President after the assassination of Lincoln
- how the law is enforced or violation of due process
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- nickname for Union troops
- what the law says goes against the constitution
- to get rid of something
- Southern states were ruled by generals and troops until they wrote new constitutions allowing african americans to vote and accepted the amendments
- Guaranteed citizenship to all people born in the U.S. It also gives all citizens the right to due process and equal protection under the law.
- restrictive laws designed to limit the freedom of African Americans and ensure their availability as a cheap labor force after slavery was abolished during the Civil War.
- The government must treat people equally.
- President of the Confederacy
- Separation or breaking away
- Southern states that seceded in order to preserve slavery
- nickname for Confederate troops
- Declares that all slaves in the South were free.
- rebuilding after the civil war
25 Clues: outlawed slavery • a solemn promise • to get rid of something • nickname for Union troops • Accept or pass a document • Separation or breaking away • President of the Confederacy • rebuilding after the civil war • nickname for Confederate troops • The government must treat people equally. • President after the assassination of Lincoln • ...
Civil War and Reconstruction 2024-11-06
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- Law part of the Compromise of 1850 that required runaway slaves to be sent back to their owners
- Executive Order issued by Abe Lincoln to free the slaves in rebelling states
- War strategy the union used to squeeze the south out of their resources
- The side fighting in the Civil War that left our country
- North or South? Which side had the better military leadership
- Book written by Harriet Beecher Stowe that showed a different perspective on Slavery to those living in the North
- The side fighting in the Civil War to preserve our country
- Idea that people will get to vote on a majority if they want to have slavery or not in their state/territory
- Amendment that granted citizenship to people born in the United States
- In the Missouri Compromise, which state was admitted as a slave state?
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- The first state to secede from the USA forming the Confederate States of America
- Word that means "the right to vote"
- Amendment that granted voting rights to black people
- The person involved in this landmark supreme court case was suing for his freedom but was denied freedom since the Supreme Court deemed slaves are property not people
- The southern states were in _____ which is why Emancipation applied to their region.
- In the Missouri Compromise, which state was admitted as a free state?
- North or South? Which side had more population and resources to fight in the Civil War?
- Amendment that abolished slavery
- Under the Compromise of 1850, which state would be admitted as a free state?
- Term used to legally limit the rights and freedoms granted to black people after the civil war
20 Clues: Amendment that abolished slavery • Word that means "the right to vote" • Amendment that granted voting rights to black people • The side fighting in the Civil War that left our country • The side fighting in the Civil War to preserve our country • North or South? Which side had the better military leadership • ...
Chemistry chapter 5 word puzzle 2025-10-14
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- the pattern of colored lines, it turned out to be unique for each element
- states that no two identical fermions can occupy the same quantum state simultaneously
- they are the outermost shell in the atom which are involved in chemical bonding
- are dots that represent the valence electrons involve only the outer s and p electrons
- a shorthand for writing an element's electron configuration where the symbol of the noble gas that comes immediately before the element is placed in brackets
- states that electrons must fill the lowest energy sublevel before any can be placed higher
- electrons with the lowest energy state, and can only go up to 7 energy levels.
- an atom or group of atoms with a nonzero charge is an ion
- is the fundamental property of all submicroscopic systems that cannot be avoided
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- that have absorbed energy and moved some of their electrons to higher energy levels.
- are the distance of an electron from the nucleus corresponding to a particular energy level
- identifies the principle or main energy level of an electron
- The arrangement of electrons in an atom of an element in its ground state
- Negative ion
- used to illustrate the electron configuration of an atom
- are mass less light particles
- it states that electrons are both particles and waves which is a dual nature
- states that as electrons fill a sublevel, all orbitals receive one electron with the same spin before electrons begin to pair up
- Positive ion
- it divides the orbits and tells how many electrons a orbit can have
20 Clues: Negative ion • Positive ion • are mass less light particles • used to illustrate the electron configuration of an atom • an atom or group of atoms with a nonzero charge is an ion • identifies the principle or main energy level of an electron • it divides the orbits and tells how many electrons a orbit can have • ...
Presidents Day 2025-12-24
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- FDR’s economic programs
- Change to the Constitution
- Process to charge a president with wrongdoing
- Love of country
- Only President never elected president or vice president
- Group that established the nation
- Second President of the United States
- Presidential power to reject legislation
- Washington’s home
- System limiting government power
- President impeached in the 1990s
- Former actor who became President
- President’s working office
- Annual presidential address to Congress
- Roosevelt known for trust-busting
- February holiday honoring U.S. presidents
- President who resigned from office
- Ceremony marking the start of a presidency
- Current President as of the 2020 election
- Author of the Declaration of Independence
- Length of time a president serves
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- First President of the United States
- Supreme Allied Commander turned President
- Lincoln’s historic proclamation
- Civil War general turned President
- System used to elect the President
- Second-in-command of the executive branch
- President who authorized atomic bomb use
- Official residence of the President
- Father of the Constitution
- Leader of the executive branch
- President during the Civil War
- President during the Great Depression and World War II
- President who signed the Civil Rights Act
- Directive issued by the President
- Seventh President of the United States
- President during the Cuban Missile Crisis
- President associated with a foreign policy doctrine
- Order of who becomes president next
- Study of past events
- President known for humanitarian work after office
- Maximum number of elected presidential terms
- Major focus of 1960s legislation
- Division of power between states and federal government
- First African American President
- President’s advisory group
- Site of Lincoln’s famous address
47 Clues: Love of country • Washington’s home • Study of past events • FDR’s economic programs • Change to the Constitution • Father of the Constitution • President’s working office • President’s advisory group • Leader of the executive branch • President during the Civil War • Lincoln’s historic proclamation • System limiting government power • President impeached in the 1990s • ...
Leaders in the Civil War 2021-05-02
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- Fort where the first fight took place
- Leader of the Confederate troops
- What the northern states called themselves
- warships covered with iron
- What the Southern States named themselves
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- General for the Union
- prevent transportations from getting through
- President of the United States
- President of the Confederacy
9 Clues: General for the Union • warships covered with iron • President of the Confederacy • President of the United States • Leader of the Confederate troops • Fort where the first fight took place • What the Southern States named themselves • What the northern states called themselves • prevent transportations from getting through
Davids derbi kan ik køre 2024-05-13
Causes of the civil war 2023-11-10
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- tenth amendment
- the best selling anti-slavery novel
- a straight line across the U.S. that divides slave states from free states
- void a law by the federal goverment
- a slave that made it to a free state but had a trial that determined if he went back to the slave state
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- One republican who faced against three democratic s and later won
- acceptance of the compromise of 1850
- when two states wanted to become independent states and had popular sovereignty
- A man faced with murder charges of enslaved people
- When California was in the middle of the line across the U.S that ended up making laws.
10 Clues: tenth amendment • the best selling anti-slavery novel • void a law by the federal goverment • acceptance of the compromise of 1850 • A man faced with murder charges of enslaved people • One republican who faced against three democratic s and later won • a straight line across the U.S. that divides slave states from free states • ...
Events leading up to the Civil War 2023-04-27
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- What war was It was fought between the Union and the Confederacy
- The southern states
- The northern states
- A part of the US that wanted slavery, and grew cotton, tobacco, corn, sugar, and rice
- This exposed the evil of slavery, and the cruel treatment of american slaves
- The legislature of the federal government of the United States
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- The 16th president of the united states.
- A person who is forced to work for and obey another and is considered to be their property
- A slave trader who bought Solomon Northup
- A free black man who was kidnapped and forced into slavery for 12 years
10 Clues: The southern states • The northern states • The 16th president of the united states. • A slave trader who bought Solomon Northup • The legislature of the federal government of the United States • What war was It was fought between the Union and the Confederacy • A free black man who was kidnapped and forced into slavery for 12 years • ...
Chapter 4 Section 1-3 2023-01-09
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- Federalism- States and national government have equal authority
- Powers- Not specifically written in the constitution
- Powers- Power held by national government and states at the same time
- Federalism-System of government in which the same territory
- Federalism- National and state government work together to deal with crisis
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- Grants-Federal aid is distributed to the states
- -Central of contract with America was the idea of returning power to states
- Federalism- A system of spending, taxing, and providing aid in the federal system
- Powers- Constitution lists powers granted to the national government (enumerated powers)
- Federalism- turning over some control of federal programs to state and local government
10 Clues: Grants-Federal aid is distributed to the states • Powers- Not specifically written in the constitution • Federalism-System of government in which the same territory • Federalism- States and national government have equal authority • Powers- Power held by national government and states at the same time • ...
Civil War Crossword 2019-01-15
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- Home of Confederate soldiers
- A main cause of the civil war
- Nickname for Northern currency
- President of the Confederacy
- Battle in the woods won by Union
- _______ of factories changed the economy of the North
- Part of the compromise of 1850 was this ________ Slave Act
- Lee courthouse surrender
- Names of ironclad ships in famous battle
- Home of Union soldiers
- Sumter First battle of the American Civil War
- Major military leader of the Confederacy
- Siege of _______, 1863
- General put in charge of Union armies, 1864
- Confederates won the battle, Jackson lost his arm
- Led a raid on Harper’s Ferry
- Turner Slave who led violent revolt
- Believed that slavery should be outlawed
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- Supervised slaves on plantation
- States that left the Union formed the ______ States of America
- Pennsylvania site of major battle and famous address
- 2,000 women in the civil war worked as these
- South did this from the Union
- Someone who wants to end slavery
- Battle of _______, 1862 confederate victory
- Confederate Capital from 1861-1865
- Important crop in the South
- Executive order that freed slaves
- First major battle of the Civil War
- Jackson nickname after First Battle of Bull Run
- In charge of female nurses for the Union
- Economy of the South was based on this
- Woman who helped free hundreds of slaves
- Big battle in Maryland, big win for Union
- Lincoln’s opponent in Illinois Senate election
- states Slave states that didn’t leave the union
- State with many battles and a Capital of the Confederacy
- Important new mode of transportation for the North
- “Four _______ and seven years ago…”
- Republican candidate 1860
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 • 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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- Part of the compromise of 1850 was this ________ Slave Act
- President of the Confederacy
- Lincoln’s opponent in Illinois Senate election
- Nickname for Northern currency
- “Four _______ and seven years ago…”
- Big battle in Maryland, big win for Union
- Names of ironclad ships in famous battle
- _______ of factories changed the economy of the North
- Confederates won the battle, Jackson lost his arm
- Important new mode of transportation for the North
- Lee courthouse surrender
- State with many battles and a Capital of the Confederacy
- South did this from the Union
- Led a raid on Harper’s Ferry
- Believed that slavery should be outlawed
- Economy of the South was based on this
- General put in charge of Union armies, 1864
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- Major military leader of the Confederacy
- Pennsylvania site of major battle and famous address
- Woman who helped free hundreds of slaves
- Battle in the woods won by Union
- Executive order that freed slaves
- First major battle of the Civil War
- 2,000 women in the civil war worked as these
- In charge of female nurses for the Union
- Confederate Capital from 1861-1865
- Jackson nickname after First Battle of Bull Run
- Supervised slaves on plantation
- A main cause of the civil war
- States that left the Union formed the ______ States of America
- Home of Union soldiers
- Battle of _______, 1862 confederate victory
- Turner Slave who led violent revolt
- Someone who wants to end slavery
- Sumter First battle of the American Civil War
- Important crop in the South
- Republican candidate 1860
- states Slave states that didn’t leave the union
- Siege of _______, 1863
- Home of Confederate soldiers
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 • ...
Constitution Crossword 2022-01-21
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- If the support within Congress is great enough, a presidential veto can be ________.
- Minimum age required to be elected into the House of Representatives.
- New Jersey’s 5th District Representative
- The House of Representatives is the only part of the government capable of doing _________ to the president.
- By 3/4s of either state legislatures OR states’ constitutional conventions.
- Speaker of the House
- There is an absence of ________ requirements for a position as a federal judge.
- Type of citizenship required in order to be eligible for presidency.
- By 2/3s of either the House & Senate OR the states.
- The Senate needs to ______ appointments made by the president.
- The president holds the ability to appoint federal _____, most notably to the Supreme Court
- A compound mode of government that combines a general government with regional governments in a single political system, dividing the powers between the two.
- The amendment responsible for abolishing slavery.
- The Supreme Court is the _________ ________ in law in the United States.
- The president can do ____ to bills in order to prevent them from passing into law.
- Protects the right not explicitly stated in the Bill of Rights.
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- One of New Jersey’s senators
- The 21st amendment ________ the 18th amendment.
- The Supreme Court may deem a law or executive act to be ________.
- State governments reserve the right to regulate marriage and divorce within their state.
- ____________ of the law is a power that both the federal and state governments share.
- The ability to _______ new states is a power held by the federal government.
- Established the role of senator as a position voted on by the people.
- The second amendment ensures the right to ________.
- Amendment associated with the phrase “right to remain silent.”
25 Clues: Speaker of the House • One of New Jersey’s senators • New Jersey’s 5th District Representative • The 21st amendment ________ the 18th amendment. • The amendment responsible for abolishing slavery. • By 2/3s of either the House & Senate OR the states. • The second amendment ensures the right to ________. • The Senate needs to ______ appointments made by the president. • ...
Lawrence Chapter 4 2021-12-03
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- the development over time of
- that called for a system of equal
- in the Anglo-Russian Convention of 1907
- In 1890, he published his lectures in a
- World
- not
- Hungarian-American newspaper publisher
- important figure in Latin American
- or in fact
- diplomacy form of American foreign
- the principle or advocacy of political
- T. R., was an American politician,
- to make a public announcement
- of North and South America.
- period of office of a Protector,
- sensationalism over facts.
- was the last sovereign of the Kalākaua
- who commanded ships in several wars
- in England of Oliver and Richard Cromwell.
- on
- Hearst American businessman, newspaper
- was a racial belief system developed by
- nation's largest newspaper
- 1810.
- advocacy of extending power and
- a style of newspaper reporting that
- breaking a rule or law
- 1893 to 1924 and is best known for his
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- for making and doing things
- movement that seeks to create,
- United States naval officer and
- often referred to as Teddy or his
- of the United States Congress
- which had ruled a unified Hawaiian
- was a commodore of the United States
- and the politician is known for
- and cultural cooperation among all the
- St. Louis Post-Dispatch and the New
- the British and Russians in Persia
- foreign policy,
- is an amendment made in 1901 to a
- a stock or supply of money, materials,
- nationalism in the form of aggressive
- the use or threat of military force
- being something in essence or effect,
- and American intellectuals,
- to
- 1660 –
- organize relationships,
- policy late 19th century and the early
- policy.
- Lodge He served in the United States
- The Influence of Sea Power Upon
- other assets that can be drawn on by a
54 Clues: on • to • not • World • 1810. • 1660 – • policy. • or in fact • foreign policy, • breaking a rule or law • organize relationships, • sensationalism over facts. • nation's largest newspaper • for making and doing things • of North and South America. • and American intellectuals, • the development over time of • of the United States Congress • to make a public announcement • movement that seeks to create, • ...
Chapter 14-15 Crossword Puzzle 2014-05-11
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- A series of programs help to disenfranchised, the poor, the elderly, and women.
- A plan offering 13 billion dollars in aid to western and southern European nations.
- Congress of Racial Equality, founded in 1961, planned freedom Rides to desegregate interstate buses.
- A protest in which people sit at a place and refuse to move until their demands are met.
- NCAI, founded in 1944 to promote common welfare of Native Americans
- North Atlantic Treaty Organization – including the United States, Canada, and ten Western Europe countries.
- Equal Rights Amendment, Congress passed in 1972
- A conflict in June 1950, North Korean troops crossed the 38th parallel into South Korea.
- National Organization for Women, founded in 1966
- Hydrogen bomb
- A new project to create jobs, build public housing, and end racial discrimination.
- A sharp increase of US birthrates following World War II
- The US and Soviet Union were competing in developing weapons with more destructive power.
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- An international policy that promised aid to Greece and Turkey struggling to resist threats to democratic freedom.
- Where in 1945 Soviet troops occupied Korea north of line of latitude and became the dividing line of Korea.
- An Act that banned literacy tests and other laws that kept blacks from registering to vote.
- An approach, for example when the United States would go to the brink of war to combat communism.
- A United States Policy that would work to contain communism.
- Residential areas surrounding a city.
- A program that brought Northern college students into Mississippi to work with SNCC organizers
- A conflict between the United States and the Soviet Union.
21 Clues: Hydrogen bomb • Residential areas surrounding a city. • Equal Rights Amendment, Congress passed in 1972 • National Organization for Women, founded in 1966 • A sharp increase of US birthrates following World War II • A conflict between the United States and the Soviet Union. • A United States Policy that would work to contain communism. • ...
American Imperialism 2012-10-09
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- type of sensational, biased and often false reporting for the sake of attracting readers
- section of a country where one foreign nation enjoys special rights and powers
- ascended the throne in 1891
- a Filipino revolutionary leader who had staged an unsuccessful uprising against the Spanish in 1896
- the 26th President of the United States
- member of an armed band that carries out surprise attacks and sabotage rather than open warfare
- country that is technically independent but is actually under the control of another country
- seized power in 1913
- the idea that the United States and Latin America should work together
- took the naval expedition to Japan to negotiate a trade treaty
- murdered thousands of foreigners, especially missionaries, in an attempt to rid China of all foreign influence
- extreme nationalism marked by aggressive foreign policy
- the actions used by one nation to exercise political or economic control over a smaller or weaker nation
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- this treaty gave the United States the exclusive right to build any proposed canal through Central America
- fiske's idea
- who owned “The World”
- who owned “The Journal’
- an officer in the U.S. Navy who taught at the Naval War College
- a policy of joining the business interests of a country with its diplomatic interests of abroad
- a policy that allowed each foreign nation in China to trade freely in the other nations’ spheres of influence
- this act established a civil government for the island in 1900
- the 1st United States Volunteer Cavalry
- submitted by Senator Orville Platt
- the quality or state of being self-governing
- one of the exiled leaders who was a writer and poet
25 Clues: fiske's idea • seized power in 1913 • who owned “The World” • who owned “The Journal’ • ascended the throne in 1891 • submitted by Senator Orville Platt • the 26th President of the United States • the 1st United States Volunteer Cavalry • the quality or state of being self-governing • one of the exiled leaders who was a writer and poet • ...
American Imperialism 2012-10-09
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- who owned “The World”
- submitted by Senator Orville Platt
- who owned “The Journal’
- country that is technically independent but is actually under the control of another country
- a policy that allowed each foreign nation in China to trade freely in the other nations’ spheres of influence
- extreme nationalism marked by aggressive foreign policy
- the quality or state of being self-governing
- ascended the throne in 1891
- the actions used by one nation to exercise political or economic control over a smaller or weaker nation
- member of an armed band that carries out surprise attacks and sabotage rather than open warfare
- this treaty gave the United States the exclusive right to build any proposed canal through Central America
- a policy of joining the business interests of a country with its diplomatic interests of abroad
- fiske's idea
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- the 26th President of the United States
- section of a country where one foreign nation enjoys special rights and powers
- the 1st United States Volunteer Cavalry
- the idea that the United States and Latin America should work together
- seized power in 1913
- an officer in the U.S. Navy who taught at the Naval War College
- type of sensational, biased and often false reporting for the sake of attracting readers
- took the naval expedition to Japan to negotiate a trade treaty
- murdered thousands of foreigners, especially missionaries, in an attempt to rid China of all foreign influence
- a Filipino revolutionary leader who had staged an unsuccessful uprising against the Spanish in 1896
- this act established a civil government for the island in 1900
- one of the exiled leaders who was a writer and poet
25 Clues: fiske's idea • seized power in 1913 • who owned “The World” • who owned “The Journal’ • ascended the throne in 1891 • submitted by Senator Orville Platt • the 26th President of the United States • the 1st United States Volunteer Cavalry • the quality or state of being self-governing • one of the exiled leaders who was a writer and poet • ...
Government Crossword 2012-09-18
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- implied, allowed but not directly expressed
- A system in which sovereignty is shared between the national and the state governments
- Can’t punish someone if it wasn’t illegal at the time it was committed
- A doctrine espoused by Calhoun that states could hold certain national policies invalid within their boundaries
- To have the right to know what you’re being charged with
- Powers Shared by a national and state government
- Congress, Executive Action, Court Decisions, Party Politics, Customs &Traditions
- This principle states that the source of governmental power lies with the people
- A procedure whereby voter can remove an elected official from office
- Since the people give government its power, government itself is limited to the power given to it by them
- Allows a violation of a law or a rule that would otherwise apply
- The clause that stipulates that powers not delegated to the United States are reserved to the states or to the people
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- Wealthy merchants, Professionals, Lawyers, those that wanted to get rid of the Articles of Confederation
- The first ten amendments
- Delegated specific powers, very detailed and spelled out
- Can suggest legislation and send messages to Congress
- People in their congressional district
- that is conducted entirely within one state
- Proposed by a two-thirds vote in both houses of Congress
- Can declare acts of Congress unconstitutional
- Those you serve if you’re an elected official
- Senate can refuse to confirm presidential appointments and to ratify treaties
- A body of electors chosen by a larger group
- Those who wanted to keep the Articles of Confederation
- A procedure that enables voters to reject a measure adopted by the legislature
25 Clues: The first ten amendments • People in their congressional district • implied, allowed but not directly expressed • that is conducted entirely within one state • A body of electors chosen by a larger group • Can declare acts of Congress unconstitutional • Those you serve if you’re an elected official • Powers Shared by a national and state government • ...
Christmas and Triangles 2014-12-14
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- A congruence postulate that states two triangles are congruent if two angles and the included side are congruent to the corresponding angles and side of another triangle
- What Santa rides to deliver presents
- Food left out for Santa
- Santa's helpers
- A triangle that has one right angle and two acute angles
- What people decorate their tree with
- A triangle that has one angle that is greater than 90 degrees
- Angle The common angle of two corresponding sides
- A triangle that's angles are congruent
- A triangle with two congruent sides
- A shape with three sides
- The month Christmas is in
- The person who brings presents to kids on Christmas
- A congruence postulate that states two triangles are congruent if two angles and a nonincluded side are congruent to the corresponding angles and side of another triangle
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- The two congruent sides of an isosceles triangle
- The non-congruent side of an isosceles triangle
- A triangle that's angles are all less than 90 degrees
- Side The common side of to consecutive angles
- Pole Where Santa lives
- A triangle that has no sides congruent
- What children hang from the chimney
- The animal that carries Santa's sleigh
- A triangle that has three congruent sides
- The red nosed reindeer
- Corresponding parts of congruent triangles are congruent
- Equal
- A congruence postulate that states two triangles are congruent if their three corresponding sides are congruent
- angle The angle formed by the two legs of an isosceles triangle
- angle The angles formed by the base and leg of an isosceles triangle
- A congruence postulate that states two triangles are congruent if two sides and the included angle are congruent to the corresponding sides and angle of another triangle
30 Clues: Equal • Santa's helpers • Pole Where Santa lives • The red nosed reindeer • Food left out for Santa • A shape with three sides • The month Christmas is in • What children hang from the chimney • A triangle with two congruent sides • What Santa rides to deliver presents • What people decorate their tree with • A triangle that has no sides congruent • ...
American Revolution 2014-12-01
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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. • ...
American Revolution 2014-12-01
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- occurred in 1773 when the Sons of Liberty dumped chests of tea into Boston Harbor in protest of British taxation of the American colonies.
- the primary military force who fought for independence from Britain during the American Revolution.
- the last major battle of the American Revolution in 1781.
- became famous for alerting the colonial militia the British were coming prior to the Battle of Lexington and Concord in 1775.
- to impose or collect a tax.
- the slogan and primary grievance against Great Britain by the Thirteen Colonies.
- commander of the British army during the American Revolution; surrendered at Yorktown in 1781.
- the first President of the United States and Commander-in-Chief of the Continental Army during the American Revolution.
- nickname given to British soldiers due to their distinctive red uniforms worn during the American Revolution.
- an order issued by a government.
- author of Common Sense.
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- one who fought for the independence of the American colonies.
- a founding father and second President of the United States.
- a founding father and accomplished writer, scientist and diplomat.
- the first battle of the American Revolution in 1775.
- a colonist trained to fight at a moment's notice during the American Revolution.
- to protest by refusing to buy a certain product or service.
- the statement from the Continental Congress declaring the Thirteen Colonies as sovereign, independent states from Great Britain.
- the original colonies along the Atlantic coast of North America belonging to Great Britain.
- one who remained loyal to Great Britain.
- 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.
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. • ...
Modules 8/9 Consciousness 2023-03-16
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- needing more and more of a drug to get the same effect
- an electroencephalograph(eeg) measures these
- drugs that excite neural activity
- dream theory that states dreams serve to the sort the days experience and commit them to memory
- drug that relaxes and produces mild euphoria
- sleep theory that states it was safer for our ancestors to sleep at night and hide from prey
- stage of sleep in which the sleeper has theta waves and sleep spindles
- monitors light levels in controlling sleep rhythm
- your awareness of yourself and your environment
- drugs that evoke sensory images and distort perceptions
- theory that states the purpose of sleep is to recuperate and repair
- stage of sleep when awakened one does not feel as if he/she was asleep
- sleep disorder in which one wakes up at night due to breathing cessations
- recurring problems falling or staying asleep
- drugs that reduce neural activity
- hallucinogan drug that can create terrifying panic
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- theory that states dreams are a result of the brain's attempt to make sense of random neural firing
- theorist who believed dreams were the release of our unconscious wishes and conflicts
- deepest stage of sleep
- stage of paradoxical sleep where one has vivid dreams
- physiological and psychological need to take more of a drug after continued use
- sleep disorder in which one suddenly falls into rem sleep
- feelings of physical distress when discontinuing the use of a drug
- pattern of biological functioning that occurs on a roughly 24 hour cycle
- hormone that regulates the sleep/wake cycle
- this happens after being deprived of rem sleep the next time we sleep
26 Clues: deepest stage of sleep • drugs that excite neural activity • drugs that reduce neural activity • hormone that regulates the sleep/wake cycle • an electroencephalograph(eeg) measures these • drug that relaxes and produces mild euphoria • recurring problems falling or staying asleep • your awareness of yourself and your environment • ...
Antebellum South Crossword 2023-01-12
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- cotton produced in the United States was eventually exported abroad
- How many of the first 11 presidents owned slaves
- shaped the culture and society of the South
- These bales, weighing about four hundred to five hundred pounds, were wrapped in burlap cloth and sent down the
- a slave who lived in virginia, NC, and GA before he escaped and moved to england
- another free black who amassed great wealth and power in the South, was born a slave in 1790 in South Carolina
- including ideas about the spiritual world and the importance of African healers, survived in the South as well
- helped fuel the 19th century industrial revolution in the US and Great Britain
- home to the greatest concentration of wealth in the United States
- those with one black and one white parent
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- The second rebellion, led by the slave
- Almost no cotton was grown in the United States in the year...
- occurred as many as seven times a season as the plant grew and continued to produce balls through the fall and early winter.
- many slaves embraced what religion?
- Part of the reason for the large number of free blacks living in slave states were the many instances of ...
- those with one black grandparent
- a crucial part of transportation
- confidently proclaimed that the North could never threaten the South because “cotton is king.”
- a maryland slave who escaped to the north in 1838
- those with one black great-grandparent
- revolutionized the production of cotton when he invented the cotton gin
- slaves could not marry
- Most free blacks in the South lived in...
- what happens to Texas in 1845
- began in January 1811 on Andry’s plantation
25 Clues: slaves could not marry • what happens to Texas in 1845 • those with one black grandparent • a crucial part of transportation • many slaves embraced what religion? • The second rebellion, led by the slave • those with one black great-grandparent • Most free blacks in the South lived in... • those with one black and one white parent • ...
Antebellum South Crossword 2023-01-12
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- including ideas about the spiritual world and the importance of African healers, survived in the South as well
- Most free blacks in the South lived in...
- began in January 1811 on Andry’s plantation
- slaves could not marry
- Part of the reason for the large number of free blacks living in slave states were the many instances of ...
- shaped the culture and society of the South
- a slave who lived in virginia, NC, and GA before he escaped and moved to england
- helped fuel the 19th century industrial revolution in the US and Great Britain
- confidently proclaimed that the North could never threaten the South because “cotton is king.”
- These bales, weighing about four hundred to five hundred pounds, were wrapped in burlap cloth and sent down the
- cotton produced in the United States was eventually exported abroad
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- revolutionized the production of cotton when he invented the cotton gin
- many slaves embraced what religion?
- those with one black grandparent
- those with one black and one white parent
- a maryland slave who escaped to the north in 1838
- home to the greatest concentration of wealth in the United States
- another free black who amassed great wealth and power in the South, was born a slave in 1790 in South Carolina
- a crucial part of transportation
- what happens to Texas in 1845
- occurred as many as seven times a season as the plant grew and continued to produce balls through the fall and early winter.
- The second rebellion, led by the slave
- those with one black great-grandparent
- How many of the first 11 presidents owned slaves
- Almost no cotton was grown in the United States in the year...
25 Clues: slaves could not marry • what happens to Texas in 1845 • those with one black grandparent • a crucial part of transportation • many slaves embraced what religion? • The second rebellion, led by the slave • those with one black great-grandparent • Most free blacks in the South lived in... • those with one black and one white parent • ...
Chapter 9 - The Federalist Era 2017-02-24
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- a meeting of members of a political party to
- candidates for upcoming elections
- Virginia and Kentucky passed these which said they had the right to nullify federal laws they deemed unconstitional
- Political party founded by Alexander Hamilton
- a person living in a country who is not a citizen of that country
- to legally overturn
- Political party founded by Thomas Jefferson
- Treaty in which the United States acquired most of the land in Ohio
- activities aimed at weakening the established government
- 1794 battle in which 1,000 Native Americans were killed
- tax on foreign goods
- Signed with Great Britain in which they agreed to leave the West
- certificate that promises to repay borrowed money in the future
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- something done or said that becomes an example for others to follow
- a single form of money
- seizing people against their will and forcing them to serve in the military or other public service
- the idea that states should have all powers that the Constitution does not give the federal government or forbid to the states
- a group of advisers to a president
- Treaty signed with Spain in which they gave the U.S. the right to trade at New Orleans
- Acts which aimed to protect the U.S. from people and activities aimed at weakening the government
- 1789 law that set up federal courts
- Incident in which French officials demanded a bribe and a loan from Americans
- What the United States tried to be in European Conflicts
- Rebellion with violent attacks on government officials and destruction of property
- firmly favoring one party or faction
25 Clues: to legally overturn • tax on foreign goods • a single form of money • candidates for upcoming elections • a group of advisers to a president • 1789 law that set up federal courts • firmly favoring one party or faction • Political party founded by Thomas Jefferson • a meeting of members of a political party to • Political party founded by Alexander Hamilton • ...
Americas Benchmark 2017-04-20
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- Temperatures in Caribbean South America remain warm year-round because of the regions location near the?
- Canada's capital,Ottawa, is located in?
- The United States and Canada share which physical feature?
- In which country do most people speak Portuguese?
- People who are bilingual speak how many languages?
- What Colombian city was a major naval base and commercial port in the Spanish empire?
- What major river flows through northwestern Brazil?
- What is Venezuela's economy is based on?
- What early culture had a huge empire in Pacific South America in the early 1500s?
- Many Canadians moved from farms to cities to find?
- Which of the following statements about culture in Pacific South America is false?
- Which region known for its dense population?
- Which country's main export is oil?
- The main mountain range located in Pacific South America is called the?
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- What valuable natural resource were the Chibcha known for using?
- What is the most important part of the economy of Paraguay?
- Which of the following conditions is a result of El Nino?
- What physical feature does the Mississippi River and its tributaries drain?
- What country did the United States gain independence from?
- States About 60 percent pf Canada's imported goods come from which country?
- What has been a major cause of political unrest in the region?
- Simon Bolivar helped several South American countries gained independence from?
- Canada's prime minister oversees the country's?
- NAFTA is a trade agreement among the United States, Mexico, and?
- Which of the following statements about Argentina is true?
- rainforests The physical geography of the Guiana's includes?
- What resource in Canada provides pulp and newsprint?
- Which of the following was an effect of the "Dirty War" in Argentina?
28 Clues: Which country's main export is oil? • Canada's capital,Ottawa, is located in? • What is Venezuela's economy is based on? • Which region known for its dense population? • Canada's prime minister oversees the country's? • In which country do most people speak Portuguese? • People who are bilingual speak how many languages? • ...
Americas Benchmark 2017-04-20
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- NAFTA is a trade agreement among the United States, Mexico, and?
- Which region known for its dense population?
- States About 60 percent pf Canada's imported goods come from which country?
- What is the most important part of the economy of Paraguay?
- In which country do most people speak Portuguese?
- Which of the following statements about culture in Pacific South America is false?
- People who are bilingual speak how many languages?
- What resource in Canada provides pulp and newsprint?
- What valuable natural resource were the Chibcha known for using?
- The United States and Canada share which physical feature?
- What early culture had a huge empire in Pacific South America in the early 1500s?
- What is Venezuela's economy is based on?
- What major river flows through northwestern Brazil?
- Temperatures in Caribbean South America remain warm year-round because of the regions location near the?
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- Which of the following conditions is a result of El Nino?
- Canada's capital,Ottawa, is located in?
- The main mountain range located in Pacific South America is called the?
- Simon Bolivar helped several South American countries gained independence from?
- Canada's prime minister oversees the country's?
- What Colombian city was a major naval base and commercial port in the Spanish empire?
- What physical feature does the Mississippi River and its tributaries drain?
- Which of the following statements about Argentina is true?
- Which of the following was an effect of the "Dirty War" in Argentina?
- The physical geography of the Guiana's includes?
- What country did the United States gain independence from?
- Many Canadians moved from farms to cities to find?
26 Clues: Canada's capital,Ottawa, is located in? • What is Venezuela's economy is based on? • Which region known for its dense population? • Canada's prime minister oversees the country's? • The physical geography of the Guiana's includes? • In which country do most people speak Portuguese? • People who are bilingual speak how many languages? • ...
BYOQ Crossowrd 2020-02-13
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- Soviet politician who led the Soviet Union from the mid–1920s until 1953 (2 words)
- This would give European nations american aid to rebuild their economies. (2 word)
- A couple who was accused of being spies for the Soviets (2 words)
- This person accused people in the United States Army of being spies for the Soviets. (2 words)
- This Blockade convinced many Americans that the Soviets were bent on conquest. (2 words)
- A jury agreed and Convicted Alger Hiss with this title
- Became president after Franklin D. Roosevelt. (2 words)
- This mutual defense alliance was created in April 1949
- This ara took place in 1946 all the way up to 1990. (2 words)
- Their decisions shaped the expectations of the United States.
- Was the most prominent government official named by Chambers. (2 words)
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- This was the first artificial satellite to orbit the Earth.
- The communist countries of Eastern Europe came to be called this. (2 words)
- Separated the Communist nations of Eastern Europe from the West. (2 words)
- This act made it illegal to combine, conspire, or agree with any other person to perform any act which would substantially contribute to the establishment of a totalitarian government. (2 words)
- Critics define ‘threatening nuclear war to other countries to maintain peace’ with this word.
- This war helped expand the Cold War to Asia. (2 words)
- This man was invited to the United States by Eisenhower in an attempt to improve relations between the United States and the Soviet Union.
- Truman finally met Stalin in this city.
- We accused them of violating the Declaration of Liberated Europe.
20 Clues: Truman finally met Stalin in this city. • This war helped expand the Cold War to Asia. (2 words) • A jury agreed and Convicted Alger Hiss with this title • This mutual defense alliance was created in April 1949 • Became president after Franklin D. Roosevelt. (2 words) • This was the first artificial satellite to orbit the Earth. • ...
Civil War Crossword Puzzle 2020-03-20
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- a wagon that would carry the food
- the group of states that wanted the right to have slaves
- a hot coat made of wool that the soldiers would wear
- a makeshift place to treat wounded soldiers that would typically be a tent or a nearby barn
- a cannon like weapon that could shoot cannon balls a mile away
- a woman who was shot by a stray bullet while cooking
- nicknamed the “angel of the battlefield” because she went with the Union soldiers and would save many soldiers from both the Rebels and the Yankees
- a pastor to a regiment
- a spear-like blade attached to the end of the barrel of a gun
- a thin strip of fatty port meat that was a staple for the soldiers to eat
- the group of states that did not believe in slavery
- a kit of cooking utensils like knives, pots, cups, etc.
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- a person who went behind the soldiers to set up a field hospital and treat wounded soldiers
- a tin bottle that held about 1 quart of water for soldiers to drink from
- the president of America during the Civil War who did not believe in slavery and never owned a slave
- a very famous African-American woman known for escaping slavery, becoming a conductor on the Underground Railroad, and helping the Union Army
- the soldiers who fought for the Confederate States of America
- a hard piece of bread soldiers would eat if they did not have time to cook
- a group of approximately 100 soldiers
- the soldiers who fought for the United States of America
20 Clues: a pastor to a regiment • a wagon that would carry the food • a group of approximately 100 soldiers • the group of states that did not believe in slavery • a hot coat made of wool that the soldiers would wear • a woman who was shot by a stray bullet while cooking • a kit of cooking utensils like knives, pots, cups, etc. • ...
1920s America 2020-02-11
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- Former Vice President who became President in 1923 after the death of President Warren Harding.
- Passed in 1924 it set quotas on immigration into the United States. It's similiar to the Emergency Quota Act of 1921.
- Two italian immigrants sentenced to death over a murder they may have not committed.
- People who made illegal alcohol.
- The mass relocation of African Americans from the South to northern cities.
- Elected as President in 1929, his presidency is defined by the Great Depression.
- Bars where illegal alcohol was sold.
- A famous segregated nightclub in New York City where Duke Ellington played.
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- From 1919-1920, the widespread fear of communism in the United States.
- The mass growth of African American culture in the United States located in a nothern Manhattan neighborhood.
- Known as the "King of Jazz".
- A term to describe the 1920s and Americas obsession with jazz music.
- Legendary baseball player who set the home run record in 1927.
- Name used to refer to the young women of the 1920s who dressed and behaved in a "socially unacceptable" way.
- Using loaned money, leads to debt.
- Products that many Americans were buying in the 1920s. Examples are Washing Machines, Radios, and Automobiles.
- Many Americans invested in this looking to get rich quick. It flurished in the 1920s but would crash at the end of the decade.
- A group of American white supremacists that reformed in 1915. They attacked Immigrants, Catholics, Jews, and African Americans.
- Passed in the 18th Amendment that made the production and selling of alcohol illegal in the United States.
- The policy of protecting the interests of native born citizens over the interests of immigrants.
20 Clues: Known as the "King of Jazz". • People who made illegal alcohol. • Using loaned money, leads to debt. • Bars where illegal alcohol was sold. • Legendary baseball player who set the home run record in 1927. • A term to describe the 1920s and Americas obsession with jazz music. • From 1919-1920, the widespread fear of communism in the United States. • ...
Civil War Crossword 2021-02-09
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- A formal document charging a public official with misconduct in office
- nickname for the South
- to practice ending slavery
- an exaggerated devotion to the interests of a region over those of a country as a whole.
- a nickname for Union soldiers and citizens
- the southern states that seceded from the United States in 1861
- led 300 slaves to freedom, because of her bravery she is the symbol of the Underground Railroad
- a nickname for Confederate soldiers and citizens
- separate from Union
- A person who wanted to end slavery
- Whitney, an American inventor, widely known for inventing the cotton gin
- Sumter, where the first shots of the Civil War were fired in South Carolina
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- citizens that are armed and together in emergencies.
- a word meaning before war. Used to describe the U.S. before Civil War.
- a cap worn by all soldiers
- the northern states that wanted to prevent the spread of slavery in the free states.
- Turning point of the War that made it clear the North would win. 50,000 people died, and the South lost its chance to invade the North.
- A sailor and later a Union naval captain, he was highly honored for his feats of bravery and heroism. He became a Congressman after the Civil War.
- A northerner who went to the South immediately after the Civil War
- Run, also known as the Battle of First Manassas, was the first major battle of the American Civil War.
- the state and the condition of being a slave, who is someone forbidden to quit their service for another person and is treated as property.
21 Clues: separate from Union • nickname for the South • a cap worn by all soldiers • to practice ending slavery • A person who wanted to end slavery • a nickname for Union soldiers and citizens • a nickname for Confederate soldiers and citizens • citizens that are armed and together in emergencies. • the southern states that seceded from the United States in 1861 • ...
Constitutional Law 2021-02-15
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- Protects against deprivation of life, liberty, or property
- Fundamental privacy rights (mnemonic)
- Where President engages in treason, bribery, or high crimes, this may happen
- Congress may regulate the channels, instrumentalities, and activities that substantially effect interstate
- States cannot discriminate against out of state economic actors (abbrev.)
- To have standing, a plaintiff must have this
- Exception to mootness (mnemonic)
- Abortion regulations may not impose an
- Powers reserved to the states
- Justiciability mnemonic
- Criminalizes behavior after the fact
- Under the Cumulative Effects Doctrine, economic acts may be
- President must have this to remove an official with a fixed term
- Private individuals cannot sue states for this type of damages
- Supreme Court may not render these types of opinions
- Bars claims before an issue has fully developed
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- Executive powers (mnemonic)
- Government may not determine truth of religious belief, but may determine
- Type of restriction that merely causes decrease in value of property
- Test used where statute contains no religious preference
- A controversy must exist at all stages of judicial review, or it will be this
- No greater freedom to speak than ordinary member of the public
- Tax is valid as long as it was intended to, or actually, raises this
- This type of speech regulation must pass strict scrutiny
- Low-value speech follows this standard of scrutiny
- Type of jurisdiction Supreme Court has over cases involving ambassadors, diplomats, and states
- Congress may do this for the general welfare
- Level of scrutiny applied to age discrimination
- Type of question federal courts cannot hear
- Senate must do this for a treaty to be valid
- Private property shall not be taken for public use without just compensation
- Miller Court held this was unprotected speech
32 Clues: Justiciability mnemonic • Executive powers (mnemonic) • Powers reserved to the states • Exception to mootness (mnemonic) • Criminalizes behavior after the fact • Fundamental privacy rights (mnemonic) • Abortion regulations may not impose an • Type of question federal courts cannot hear • To have standing, a plaintiff must have this • ...
US Government Crossword Puzzle 2021-05-28
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- What kind of Congress resulted from the Great (Connecticut) Compromise?
- Who is known as the “father of the Constitution”?
- Who was the primary author of the Declaration of Independence?
- what amendment protects individuals rights to bear arms?
- Which political party believes in doing things in a new and “progressive” manner?
- What type of republic is the United States?
- Who does the spoiler and innovator roles in minor parties frustrate?
- Basic elements of the US government can be traced back to which European country?
- What committee is the chief tax-writing committee of the United States House of Representatives?
- Which political party believes in doing things “the old/traditional way”?
- What clause in the First Amendment of the US Constitution pertains to the right to freely exercise one's religion?
- What committee in congress is responsible for appropriating funding for most of the functions of the federal government.
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- who served as the first President of the United States?
- What English philosopher and Political theorist said that the most important fundamental rights are “life, liberty, and property.”?
- What is used to determine how electoral votes are allocated among the States?
- What clause in the First Amendment of the US Constitution prohibits the establishment of religion by Congress?
- Who succeeds the president if he leaves office, after the vice president?
- How many electoral votes does the District of Columbia have?
- What in the second amendment has led it to be unclear?
- What committee considers all bills reported from policy and fiscal committees and determines whether to schedule their consideration on the floor of the House?
20 Clues: What type of republic is the United States? • Who is known as the “father of the Constitution”? • What in the second amendment has led it to be unclear? • who served as the first President of the United States? • what amendment protects individuals rights to bear arms? • How many electoral votes does the District of Columbia have? • ...
Matter, Scientific Method, Engineering Design Process 2021-10-12
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- A statement based on observations from an experiment
- One of the states of matter, consists of highly charged particles and high kinetic energy
- A measure of weight
- A scientific procedure to test a hypothesis
- Information from the experiences of others
- Basic units of matter composed of protons, neutrons, and electrons these atoms make up all matter
- A form that matter is in usually solid, liquid, gas, and plasma
- One of the states of matter, takes form of its container
- Is a property of matter, measures something’s ability to dissolve
- A measure of how close together something’s atoms are
- What you’re trying to solve through the engineering design process
- A plan for what you are going to build in the engineering design process
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- An educated guess based on prior knowledge and observations
- A measure of how much space something takes up
- The first step in the scientific process. What you are trying to answer through your experiment
- A working model of your design for the engineering design process
- A statement about a future event
- Two or more atoms of the same substance
- Try your prototype, make observations, and ask questions for the engineering design process
- Look at your observations and make conclusions for the engineering design process
- One of the states of matter, has no fixed shape or volume and a low density
- Information gained from research or an experiment
- Changes made to a prototype based on test and analysis for the engineering design process
- One of the states of matter, usually has a definite shape, mass, and volume also has a high density
24 Clues: A measure of weight • A statement about a future event • Two or more atoms of the same substance • Information from the experiences of others • A scientific procedure to test a hypothesis • A measure of how much space something takes up • Information gained from research or an experiment • A statement based on observations from an experiment • ...
In the Footsteps of Crazy Horse 2022-10-12
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- most Lakota kids and people had this color skin (Jimmy McClean’s skin is NOT this color; his skin is more white)
- Grandpa Nyles takes Jimmy on a ___________ to learn about Crazy Horse
- the main character in the story, “In the Footsteps of Crazy Horse
- Jimmy and Grandpa Nyles visit Fort Phil Kearny to learn about a ____________ that involved Crazy Horse; it was called The _______________ of a Hundred Hands
- a question to get students thinking and writing
- the name for the group of people who originally lived in the United States
- Jimmy and Grandpa Nyles travel in a ______________ (a type of vehicle) across states to learn about Crazy Horse
- Jimmy’s grandfather, Grandpa Nyles, wants to change Jimmy’s feelings about being different
- the most important person in a story or narrative;
- a piece of paper you use in school to organize your ideas and notes
- a very long route (over 2000 miles long) where Europeans (white Americans) traveled to explore the western United States
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- Jimmy’s grandfather is __________________ Nyles
- “In the _____________ of Crazy Horse”; the title of the story
- Jimmy was _______________ by other Lakota kids because he has light hair, blue eyes, and a European name (McClean).
- the leader of the Lakota; also called Light Hair
- The Europeans discovered _______________ in Montana; Because they found _______, they traveled through the Lakota territory on the Bozeman Trail
- the name of a story is also called this
- Jimmy McClean had this color eyes
- a visual image of different countries; a piece of paper that shows the United States (Montana, North Dakota, South Dakota, Pennsylvania, Philadelphia)
- Crazy Horse was a young leader for this group of NativeAmericans
20 Clues: Jimmy McClean had this color eyes • the name of a story is also called this • Jimmy’s grandfather is __________________ Nyles • a question to get students thinking and writing • the leader of the Lakota; also called Light Hair • the most important person in a story or narrative; • “In the _____________ of Crazy Horse”; the title of the story • ...
Early Greeks and the Greek City-State 2022-08-25
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- a sport or ritual in the Minoan civilization where people would flip over a bull.
- The early form of the Greek alphabet used by the Myceneans.
- a specific god or goddess that a city-state believed was in charge/blessed their city-state.
- A mythical creature that has the head of a bull and body of a human.
- The Dorians taught the Greeks how to make ___ tools and weapons.
- The marketplace where people would buy and sell goods.
- Greek city states were usually smaller, spoke the same ____ and practiced the same religion.
- Some of the most powerful city-states were Athens, ____ and Corinth.
- The Greek term for a city-state.
- The island where the Minoan Civilization was located.
- a hill that included the city-state's fort and important Greek buildings (like temples).
- Watercolor paintings done on wet plaster.
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- Anyone who was not Greek was called a ____.
- A time period that followed the Stone Age and is the first time metal was used.
- They took over the island of Crete after the fall of the Minoans.
- The Greeks formed into city-states because of the ________ terrain that made it too difficult to become one unified country.
- This group controlled Greece during the Dark Ages.
- Ancient Greece formed into a collection of ____ (individual civilizations).
- In 1628, a ____ eruption caused a tidal wave that destroyed most of Crete.
- The Minoan Civilization is named after King _____.
- The Minoans farmed mainly ___ and grapes.
- The patron god of Athens.
- A time period of severe economic, social and technological decline.
- The Dorians only cares about ____.
- The capital of Crete.
25 Clues: The capital of Crete. • The patron god of Athens. • The Greek term for a city-state. • The Dorians only cares about ____. • The Minoans farmed mainly ___ and grapes. • Watercolor paintings done on wet plaster. • Anyone who was not Greek was called a ____. • This group controlled Greece during the Dark Ages. • The Minoan Civilization is named after King _____. • ...
S.S. Menu Project Crossword Puzzle 2019-04-09
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- the sharing of power between a central government and the states that make up a country
- the branch of government that is made up of all the national courts
- official approval
- taxes on imports or exports
- people who opposed the Constitution
- an agreement that the Senate approved on October 20, 1803, which roughly doubled the size of the United States
- under this agreement only three-fifths of a state’s slave population would count when determining representation
- a period of low economic activity combined with a rise in unemployment
- keep any branch of government from becoming too powerful
- the idea that political authority belongs to the people
- official changes
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- the right to vote
- the power to declare an act of Congress unconstitutional
- occurs when there are increased prices for goods and services combined with the reduced value of money
- the branch of government that is responsible for proposing and passing laws; Congress
- a document that declared that no person could be forced to attend a particular church or be required to pay for a church with tax money
- the practice of forcing people to serve in the army or navy
- trade between two or more states
- essays supporting the Constitution that were written anonymously under the name Publius
- a document signed by King John in 1215, made the king subject to law
- a set of basic principles and laws that states the powers and duties of the government
- the uprising of farmers to protest high taxes and heavy debt
- the branch of government that includes the president and the departments that help run the government
- the banning of trade
- Supporters of the Constitution
25 Clues: official changes • the right to vote • official approval • the banning of trade • taxes on imports or exports • Supporters of the Constitution • trade between two or more states • people who opposed the Constitution • the idea that political authority belongs to the people • the power to declare an act of Congress unconstitutional • ...
POLS 30 2019-08-28
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- federal laws are supreme to or trumps state laws
- this number amendment prohibits slavery
- this system gives most power to state and local governments
- legal decisions from one state are to be honored in other states (marriage, adoption)
- this system shares the decisions of the government with the central and state governments
- FDA,EPA,ATF
- scope of government a authority, Federalists vs Anti-federalists
- congress has the power to make all laws and all other powers vested by the constitution
- this munger amendment prohibit states from denying the right to vote based on race
- necessary and proper clause implies powers to...
- ratified in June 1788 (US)
- first 10 amendments to the constitution
- the 10th amendment does this to the states
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- the number amendment sets up equal protection of the laws
- votes of people go to this group of people who then send the highest voted choice for president
- he/she said government was a menace to individual liberty
- ruled by people
- 1773, colonist did not want to have to pay taxes on British tea
- separation/sharing of power between federal and state governments
- reassertion of federal power
- prohibits states from discriminating against non-state residents
- this war lasted from 1861-1865
- this number amendment from the constitution gives protection against Necessary and Proper Clause
- necessary and proper clause does this to the 10th amendment
- slaves counted as 3/5 of a white male
- execute laws
- this plant is still illegal at the federal level
- makes laws
- this system gives most power to the central government
- interprets laws
30 Clues: makes laws • FDA,EPA,ATF • execute laws • ruled by people • interprets laws • ratified in June 1788 (US) • reassertion of federal power • this war lasted from 1861-1865 • slaves counted as 3/5 of a white male • this number amendment prohibits slavery • first 10 amendments to the constitution • the 10th amendment does this to the states • ...
Unit 4 crossword 2023-05-10
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- a preliminary election to appoint delegates to a party conference or to select the candidates for a principal, especially presidential, election
- The Birth of a Unicameral.
- "I do solemnly swear (or affirm) that I will faithfully execute the office of President of the United States, and will to the best of my ability, preserve, protect and defend the Constitution of the United States."
- a constitutional right to reject a decision or proposal made by a law-making body.
- “A formal ______ ______ was signed later that year”
- an officer in charge of a major subdivision of a country's armed forces, or of its forces in a particular area.
- "criminal activity has received heavy coverage in the ____ _____”
- "an annual event at which the incumbent president traditionally delivers a speech poking fun at himself"
- “he accepted the death sentence and refused to appeal for a ________”
- assigning a job
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- a disadvantage or handicap, especially one imposed or recognized by the law.
- presides over the cabinet and has responsibility for the management of the executive branch.
- Kamala Harris, Mike Pence, Joe Biden were all ____ ________”
- Under Article I, Section 8, Congress has the power to: declare war. grant Letters of Marque and Reprisal raise and support armies.
- what the president is to the state
- official air traffic control designated call sign for a United States Air Force aircraft carrying the president of the United States.
- Having a position at birth
- those students whose outstanding efforts have enabled them to meet challenging standards of excellence get ______ by the president.
- can help eliminate some of the consequences of a conviction
- a person sent or authorized to represent others, in particular an elected representative sent to a conference.
20 Clues: assigning a job • The Birth of a Unicameral. • Having a position at birth • what the president is to the state • “A formal ______ ______ was signed later that year” • can help eliminate some of the consequences of a conviction • Kamala Harris, Mike Pence, Joe Biden were all ____ ________” • "criminal activity has received heavy coverage in the ____ _____” • ...
Reconstruction Crossword (Emma and Ellie) 2023-05-30
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- Allowed former Confederates, except those who had held high ranks, to hold public office
- People who wanted the southern states to change much more than they already had before they could return to the Union
- Leaders of Radical Republicans
- Amendment that gave African American men throughout the United States the right to vote
- Lincoln’s Vice President
- An official pardon
- Southerner who assassinated Lincoln
- Process of reuniting the nation and rebuilding the southern states without slavery
- Society that opposed civil rights for African Americans
- Marked the beginning of a severe economic downturn that soon put an estimated 2 million people out of work
- Laws that divided the South into five districts, with a U.S. military commander in control of each district
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- Amendment that made slavery illegal in U.S.
- Forced separation of whites and African Americans in public
- Laws that divided South into five districts with a military commander at the head of each one
- Act that guaranteed African Americans equal rights in public place
- Name that Southern Democrats gave white southern Republicans, also means “mean fellows”
- Amendment that said guaranteed U.S. citizens protection of the laws, and that no states can take away your right to “life, liberty, and pursuit of happiness”
- Act that provided African Americans with the same legal rights as white Americans
- Northern-born Republicans that had moved south after the war
- A special tax people had to pay before they could vote
- A bill that said a state had to meet two conditions before it could rejoin the Union
- Plan made by Lincoln that made it so once 10% of voters made pledges of loyalty to the U.S., they could form a new government
- Place thats purpose was to provide relief for all poor people in the south
- Laws that greatly limited the freedom of African Americans
24 Clues: An official pardon • Lincoln’s Vice President • Leaders of Radical Republicans • Southerner who assassinated Lincoln • Amendment that made slavery illegal in U.S. • A special tax people had to pay before they could vote • Society that opposed civil rights for African Americans • Laws that greatly limited the freedom of African Americans • ...
U.S. Constitution Vocabulary 2023-12-05
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- ____________________Branch of the government that enforces the laws
- ____________________ Leader of the Constitutional Convention
- ____________________ leader of the rebellion in Massachusetts that led to the end of the Articles of Confederation
- ____________________ Agreement to create a Bicameral Legislature
- ____________________ fees / taxes on imported goods
- ____________________ A Two-House Legislature
- ____________________ Oldest member of the Constitutional Convention known for his quote: "God governs in the affairs of men."
- ____________________ Agreement that solved how slaves would count in the representation in Congress
- ____________________ Representation in Congress should be equal for all states
- ____________________ Compromise added to the Constitution of 10 Amendments that guaranteed basic citizen rights
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- ____________________ Meeting that met to revise the Articles of Confederation
- ____________________ Documents written by James Madison to explain each section of the U.S. Constitution
- ____________________ Supporters of the Constitution that believe power should be divided between the States and Federal Government
- ____________________ America's first official government signed in November 1777
- ____________________ Supporters of the Constitution that believed a Bill of Rights should be added to the Constitution to protect basic rights
- ____________________ Established new states north and west of the Ohio River, guaranteed freedom of religion, and prohibited slavery
- ____________________ Most important member of the Constitutional Convention whose ideas on law, order, and Christian responsibility influenced the Constitution
- ____________________ Changes to the Constitution
- ____________________ Branch of the government that interprets the laws
- ____________________ House in the Legislature where each state has 2 representative
- ____________________ House in the Legislature where representation is based on population of each state
- ____________________ Representation in Congress should be based on state population
- ____________________ To approve a document
- ____________________ Branch of the government that makes the laws
- ____________________ The type of government set up by the U.S. Constitution where people elect representatives and power is divided between the states and the Federal Government
25 Clues: ____________________ To approve a document • ____________________ A Two-House Legislature • ____________________ Changes to the Constitution • ____________________ fees / taxes on imported goods • ____________________ Leader of the Constitutional Convention • ____________________ Agreement to create a Bicameral Legislature • ...
Force and Motion 2023-11-26
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- - when gravity is the only force acting on an object
- law that states if no external force acts on a group of objects, their total momentum will not change
- - the force exerted toward the center of a curved path
- one of Newton's laws of motion that states an object at rest will stay at rest and an object in motion will stay in motion unless acted upon by a force
- - the tendency of an object to resist any change in its motion
- - a region of space that has a physical quantity (such as force) at every point
- - the gravitational force exerted on an object
- - the distance an object travels per unit of time
- - a push or pull exerted on an object
- - the rate of change of velocity
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- - the distance and direction of an object’s change in position
- - a change in an object's position relative to a reference point
- - attractive force between two objects that depends on the masses of the objects and the distance between them
- - the friction-like force that opposes the motion of objects that move through the air
- - the speed of an object and the direction of its motion
- - the maximum speed an object will reach when falling through a substance, such as air
- - force that opposes the sliding motion between two touching surfaces
- - sum of all the forces acting on an object
- one of Newton's laws of motion that states force = mass x acceleration
- - “p”, the product of an object's mass and velocity
- one of Newton's laws of motion that states for every action, there is an equal and opposite reaction
21 Clues: - the rate of change of velocity • - a push or pull exerted on an object • - sum of all the forces acting on an object • - the gravitational force exerted on an object • - the distance an object travels per unit of time • - “p”, the product of an object's mass and velocity • - when gravity is the only force acting on an object • ...
Attack on Pearl Harbor 2024-03-13
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- Japanese commander who lead the first wave of air attacks and created the code word
- The name given to December 7, 1941 by President Roosevelt in his address to Congress
- Japanese aircraft carrier from which the attack planes launched
- Commander of the United States Army's Hawaiian Department who was held responsible for the attack
- The region of military operations during World War II that included the Pacific Ocean and surrounding islands
- After the attack, the US President and British Prime Minister ______ declared war on Japan
- Chief of the Imperial Japanese Navy General Staff who played a role in planning the Pearl Harbor attack
- Area in Pearl Harbor where many US battleships were moored and later attacked
- USS ___ was capsized during the attack
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- President of the United States at the time of the Pearl Harbor attack
- USS ___ was sunk during the attack and is now a memorial site
- Japanese naval commander who planned the attack on Pearl Harbor
- USS ___ was beached to prevent it from sinking
- ___ Island in Hawaii is where Pearl Harbor is located
- The United States Navy fleet stationed at Pearl Harbor
- Attack method used by the Japanese during the Pearl Harbor attack targeting ships and military installations
- ___ Island is located in the middle of Pearl Harbor and was heavily targeted during the attack
- Prime Minister of Japan during World War II who ordered the Japanese navy to prepare for an attack on the US
- Commander-in-Chief of the United States Pacific Fleet at the time of the Pearl Harbor attack
- The code word radioed 3 times to the attack fleet by Japanese pilots to indicate that complete surprise had been achieved
20 Clues: USS ___ was capsized during the attack • USS ___ was beached to prevent it from sinking • ___ Island in Hawaii is where Pearl Harbor is located • The United States Navy fleet stationed at Pearl Harbor • USS ___ was sunk during the attack and is now a memorial site • Japanese naval commander who planned the attack on Pearl Harbor • ...
Isabelle Nersita Sec. 3 x-word 2024-03-21
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- McCulloch vs Maryland also allowed the ____ of the United States to continue.
- Sectionalism is ______ to a specific section and not the nation as a whole.
- In 1823, President James Monroe declared called the _______ ________. (2 words)
- Interstate commerce is simply the _____ between states.
- The Sectional Leaders took center stage after the War of 1812 and spoke for each of the _____ sections.
- America cheered about Latin American Nations won _______.
- ______,one of the sectional leaders, is a defender of slavery.
- In the McCulloch vs Maryland case, the court ruled that ______ had no right to interfere with federal instructions within their borders.
- In 1816 the Republican candidate for president, James ______, at 60 years old, easily beat Federalist Rufus King.
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- Spain was too busy fighting rebels in _________ ________ to retaliate against the US destroying the Negro Fort.(two words)
- The Monroe Doctrine showed that US was _______ to keep the European powers out of the Western Hemisphere
- After the war of 1812, the nation enjoyed an “era of _____ feelings.”
- Each of the three sectional leaders represented a different ______ of the country (Northern, Southern, Western)
- Which state did the slaves from Georgia run away to, to escape slavery?
- The US payed Spain $____ million for Florida.
- The sectional leaders that took center stage were: Calhoun of the south, Webster of the north and Clay of the _____.
- The United States invaded Florida and ______ the Negro Fort.
- The Gibbons vs Ogden case gave the government power to regulate interstate ________.
- Which state did the Indians raid? This was one of the reasons that the US bought Florida.
- Henry Clay's plan, ______ _______, aimed at promoting economic growth. (2 words)
- Daniel Webster, unlike John Calhoun, viewed slavery as ____.
- Like Webster, _____ strongly favored a more active role for the central government.
- Sectional leader Henry Clay, spoke for the ____.
23 Clues: The US payed Spain $____ million for Florida. • Sectional leader Henry Clay, spoke for the ____. • Interstate commerce is simply the _____ between states. • America cheered about Latin American Nations won _______. • The United States invaded Florida and ______ the Negro Fort. • Daniel Webster, unlike John Calhoun, viewed slavery as ____. • ...
Biochemistry Chapter 6 2024-09-24
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- Reactant in enzyme-catalyzed reactions
- Organic molecule derived from vitamins
- Type of enzyme that adds or removes functional groups to form a double bond without hydrolysis or oxidation
- Type of enzyme that moves functional groups within a molecule
- Another term for a spontaneous reaction
- Type of enzyme that catalyzes redox reactions
- Law of thermodynamics that states that entropy will increase in any energy exchange if no energy enters or leaves the system
- Maximum reversible work that can be performed by a system at constant temperature and pressure
- An enzyme without its cofactor
- Law of thermodynamics that states that entropy of a perfect crystal is zero at absolute zero temperature
- What a cofactor is called when it is very tightly bound
- Whose principle states that if you suddenly add more of either reactants or products, the reaction will adjust itself to reach equilibrium again
- Transition state analogs _______ enzymes
- The better model of enzyme-substrate binding at the active site
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- Enzymes facilitate the formation of the _______
- Small molecules that some enzymes require for activity
- Type of enzyme that moves functional groups between molecules
- An enzyme with its cofactor: complete and catalytically active
- Type of enzyme that joins two molecules, usually coupled with ATP hydrolysis
- Type of enzyme that catalyzes the hydrolysis of peptide bonds
- Enzymes alter the _______ of a reaction
- Another term for a non spontaneous reaction
- Type of enzyme that cleaves molecules by the addition of water
- Law of thermodynamics that states that energy of an isolated system is conserved
- An equation with a negative delta G will be _______
- A reaction with delta G = 0 will be at _______
- Varies greatly from enzyme to enzyme, largely dependent on characteristics of active site
27 Clues: An enzyme without its cofactor • Reactant in enzyme-catalyzed reactions • Organic molecule derived from vitamins • Another term for a spontaneous reaction • Enzymes alter the _______ of a reaction • Transition state analogs _______ enzymes • Another term for a non spontaneous reaction • Type of enzyme that catalyzes redox reactions • ...
Electrons in Atoms 2024-11-21
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- The shape of an “s” type orbital
- The shape of a “p” type orbital
- The maximum number of electrons that can be held in an “s” type sublevel
- The transition metal section of the Periodic Table makes up this sublevel section
- This sublevel section appears as two long rows typically found belowthe periodic table
- Hund’s rule states that the first electrons placed into equal energy orbitals must be ______________.
- The abbreviated way of writing electron configurations begins with this kind of element
- The symbol placed around the element used at the beginning of an abbreviated electron configuration.
- The term used to describe orbitals that have equivalent energy
- The maximum number of electrons that can be held in a “p” type sublevel
- The maximum number of electrons that can be held in an “f” type sublevel
- The Pauli Exclusion Principle states that electrons that occupy the same orbital must have opposite _______.
- The number of orbitals in a “d” type sublevel
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- The physical area of space occupied by 2 electrons
- Groups 1 & 2 make up this sublevel section on the Periodic Table
- Principle that states electrons will fill in an atom in order of increasing orbital energy
- The number of orbitals in an “s” type sublevel
- Groups 13-18 make up this sublevel section on the Periodic Table
- Has the abbreviated configuration [Ne]3s²3p⁵
- Has the electron configuration 1s²2s¹
- The number of orbitals in an “f” type sublevel
- Rule that states that electrons will fill in one to an equivalent energy orbital first before pairing up
- The number of orbitals in a“p” type sublevel
- The maximum number of electrons that can be held in an “d” type sublevel
24 Clues: The shape of a “p” type orbital • The shape of an “s” type orbital • Has the electron configuration 1s²2s¹ • Has the abbreviated configuration [Ne]3s²3p⁵ • The number of orbitals in a“p” type sublevel • The number of orbitals in a “d” type sublevel • The number of orbitals in an “s” type sublevel • The number of orbitals in an “f” type sublevel • ...
History Ch. 9 2025-01-31
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- Gold mines in the California gold rush
- President responsible for the Louisiana purchase.
- The woman responsible for New York City’s first Sunday school program.
- One of the beloved hymn writers of 1800s
- Gave freedom of religion and protection to those settling in the northwest territory
- The country Commodore, Matthew Perry was responsible for opening for American trade.
- Leader of the “haystack prayer meetings”
- We general Sam Houston captured Santa Ana and the Mexican army.
- America’s first missionary to a foreign land.
- More than double the size of the United States.
- The purchase that makes up the southern part of the states of New Mexico and Arizona.
- A fiery black preacher who ministered in the Civil War hospitals.
- The first Baptist missionary to Japan.
- Sacajawea acted as their guide and interpreter.
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- Empty, deserted towns left after Goldminers have moved on.
- The group that introduced the spirituals to the northern states and Europe
- Preachers who traveled from town to town preaching in areas that had no pastor.
- “Father of Western African Missions”
- The most famous pioneer of colonial Time.
- The author of children’s reading series using in America in 1800s
- America’s greatest contribution to the field of music
- Man who wrote the first major American dictionary.
- The purchase that makes up the states of California, Nevada, Utah, and parts of Arizona
- Responsible for the victory at the battle of New Orleans
- “ Father of American Missions”
- One of the best known circuit writer preachers.
- Be Trailblazers by Daniel Boone for Pioneers headed west
- The most historic and best remembered battle in Texas struggle for independence.
- The treaty that officially ended the war of 1812
29 Clues: “ Father of American Missions” • “Father of Western African Missions” • Gold mines in the California gold rush • The first Baptist missionary to Japan. • 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. • ...
Woman Who Dare Puzzle 2025-04-03
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- her diary became one of the most recognized accounts of life for a Jewish family in Europe during World War II.
- the first Black woman to win the U.S. Nationals, French Championship, and Wimbledon
- Perkins First Woman to ever serve in a presidential cabinet
- The first female Solicitor General of the United States and now an associate justice on the U.S. Supreme Court
- a pioneering writer of science fiction and one of the first African American and female science fiction writers.
- First woman to openly enlist in the military as a woman
- one of the most prominent figures of the gay rights movement of the 1960s and 1970s in New York City.
- heading the Women’s Land Army of America, known as the Women’s Land Army, in the United States during World War II.
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- the first African American woman to successfully file a lawsuit for freedom in the state of Massachusetts.
- Was a world renowned performer, World War II spy, and activist.
- The first woman of color elected to the U.S. House of Representatives and the first Asian-American woman to serve in Congress.
- The founder of the Mississippi Health Project and the Southeast Neighborhood House
- The first openly lesbian candidate to run successfully for political office in the United States
- become a major 20th century humanitarian, educator and writer and was an advocate for the blind and for women.
- the first Black woman from any country to win an Olympic gold medal
- First Female Mayor in the united states
- the first African American woman in Congress
- She was the first African American student to attend the University of Alabama
- The First female architect
- Curie First woman to receive a noble prize
20 Clues: The First female architect • First Female Mayor in the united states • Curie First woman to receive a noble prize • the first African American woman in Congress • First woman to openly enlist in the military as a woman • Perkins First Woman to ever serve in a presidential cabinet • Was a world renowned performer, World War II spy, and activist. • ...
M21 2025-03-24
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- Resupply of West Berlin by U.S. and British planes during Soviet blockade of 1948
- Gorbachev’s policy of openness in discussing problems in the Soviet Union
- Agency created to compile intelligence from the military and state department
- Strategy that deterred the United States and Soviet Union from launching a nuclear attack
- Nixon’s foreign policy that attempted “realistic politics”
- Gorbachev’s policy of reforming the economy in the Soviet Union
- U.S. policy of sending aid to any nation trying to prevent a Communist takeover
- Committee of the U.S. House of Representatives that investigated people thought to be Communists
- Willingness to go to the edge of all-out war
- War begun when North Korea invaded South Korea in 1950
- Barrier built to keep East Germans from fleeing to West Berlin
- State of hostility between the Soviet Union and the United States but without military action
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- taking measures to prevent the spread of Communist rule to other countries
- Program under which the United States gave economic aid to rebuild postwar Western Europe
- Attacks on suspected Communists in the early 1950s
- Policy aimed at easing Cold War tensions
- Country dominated by the Soviet Union
- The division of Europe between free and Communist countries
- Military alliance of the Soviet Union and its satellite nations
- An international contest between countries seeking a military advantage over each other
- Theory that one country falling to Communist influence would quickly lead to other countries in the same area falling
- List of people in the Hollywood film industry who were refused jobs because they did not cooperate with HUAC
- Policy of using nonnuclear weapons to fight a war
- Defensive military alliance of the United States, Canada, and ten European nations
24 Clues: Country dominated by the Soviet Union • Policy aimed at easing Cold War tensions • Willingness to go to the edge of all-out war • Policy of using nonnuclear weapons to fight a war • Attacks on suspected Communists in the early 1950s • War begun when North Korea invaded South Korea in 1950 • Nixon’s foreign policy that attempted “realistic politics” • ...
Flag Day 2025-06-09
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- Being together as one group.
- Joined together for a common purpose.
- Proper rules of behavior when handling or honoring the flag.
- Customs or beliefs handed down over time.
- High respect shown to someone or something important.
- The act of celebrating or remembering a special day.
- Approved by authority or government.
- A large group of people united by common history and government.
- A commonly used name for the United States of America.
- Individual political units within a nation (e.g., United States).
- A song of praise, often a national song played on Flag Day.
- A promise or commitment, such as the Pledge of Allegiance.
- The record of past events and stories of a country.
- The state of being free within a society.
- An official design or symbol, like a flag badge.
- A nickname for the United States flag.
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- Not being ruled by another country.
- The day of the month (14th) for Flag Day.
- The power to act or speak without restrictions.
- Traditions and culture passed down from previous generations.
- Related to formal events or ceremonies.
- A person who plans how something will look (e.g., the flag).
- Loyalty or devotion to a country’s flag.
- Showing honor or admiration for the flag.
- A distinct territory with its own government.
- The sixth month of the year, when Flag Day occurs.
- The woman often credited with sewing the first U.S. flag.
- An object or picture that stands for an idea.
- The day when Flag Day is observed (e.g., June 14).
- A group that presents or carries the flag at ceremonies.
30 Clues: Being together as one group. • Not being ruled by another country. • Approved by authority or government. • Joined together for a common purpose. • A nickname for the United States flag. • Related to formal events or ceremonies. • Loyalty or devotion to a country’s flag. • The day of the month (14th) for Flag Day. • Customs or beliefs handed down over time. • ...
US History Unit 4 Quiz 2025-10-23
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- an economic philosophy that advocates for minimal government involvement in the economy
- Amendment Granted citizenship to all citizens and guaranteed all citizens equal protection of the laws
- Supremacy The belief that white people and culture is superior to all other cultures.
- a set of restrictive laws passed by Southern states after the Civil War to control the labor and behavior of Black people.
- the process of Immigrants assimilating to American culture.
- Amendment Prohibits the federal and state governments from denying a citizen the right to vote based on "race, color, or previous condition of servitude"
- an "add-on" to the Constitution
- The transformation of rural areas into urban areas.
- the process of transforming from an agricultural economy to a manufacturing economy.
- the exclusive possession or control of the supply of or trade in a commodity or service.
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- was originally promised to freed slaves as reparations.
- a Protestant white-supremacist hate group founded in 1865.
- a type of building shared by multiple dwellings, typically with flats or apartments on each floor and with shared entrance stairway access.
- favoring the interests of native-born people over foreign-born people.
- The merging of companies that make similar products.
- Amendment Abolished slavery and involuntary servitude in the United States, except as punishment for a crime
- a railroad line linking the Atlantic and Pacific coasts of the United States, completed in 1869.
- The period during which the United States began to rebuild after the Civil War. It lasted from 1865 to 1877.
- is the public killing of an individual who has not received any due process.
- a popular immigration processing center in New York City
- an American investigative journalist, and one of the founders of the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People.
21 Clues: an "add-on" to the Constitution • The transformation of rural areas into urban areas. • The merging of companies that make similar products. • was originally promised to freed slaves as reparations. • a popular immigration processing center in New York City • a Protestant white-supremacist hate group founded in 1865. • ...
UNIT 3 — Imperialism & World War I 2025-11-26
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- Policy of stronger nations taking control of weaker territories
- Addition to the Monroe Doctrine claiming US policing power in Latin America
- Law creating a draft and raising an army for World War One
- World War One fighting style involving deep trenches and no mans land
- Payments imposed on Germany for war damages after World War One
- Sensationalized reporting that helped push the US into the Spanish American War
- Waterway completed in 1914 linking the Atlantic and Pacific Oceans
- Name for United States forces fighting in Europe during World War One
- Wilsons foreign policy supporting democratic governments
- US policy demanding equal trading rights in China
- International peacekeeping organization proposed by Wilson after World War One
- Strong pride in ones nation or ethnic group
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- Commander of the American Expeditionary Force
- German tactic of sinking ships without warning
- Network of treaties binding nations to defend each other before World War One
- Tafts foreign policy using investment and loans to influence nations
- Battleship that exploded in Havana Harbor helping spark the Spanish American War
- Roosevelts foreign policy speak softly and carry a big stick
- Volunteer cavalry unit led by Theodore Roosevelt in the Spanish American War
- Secret message urging Mexico to ally with Germany against the United States
- 1898 conflict that made the United States an overseas imperial power
- Treaty ending World War One and harshly punishing Germany
- Glorification of military power and buildup of armies before World War One
- President Wilsons peace plan after World War One
- 1898 action by which the United States took over the Hawaiian Islands
25 Clues: Strong pride in ones nation or ethnic group • Commander of the American Expeditionary Force • German tactic of sinking ships without warning • President Wilsons peace plan after World War One • US policy demanding equal trading rights in China • Wilsons foreign policy supporting democratic governments • Treaty ending World War One and harshly punishing Germany • ...
VOCABULARIOS 2016-12-10
19 Clues: Pan • Gales • Spain • Huevo • Cheese • Orange • Potato • Irlanda • Escocia • Lettuce • Platano • Francia • Manzana • Alemania • Zanahoria • Philippines • Nuew Zealand • United States • United Kingdom
Country Capitals 2015-02-26
19 Clues: Cuba • Laos • Japan • China • Benin • Rwanda • Mexico • Sweden • France • Zambia • Armenia • Hungary • Morocco • Austria • Georgia • Ireland • Cameroon • Afghanistan • United States of America
First Receiver 2021-12-13
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- holds those responsibilities within a healthcare facility using ionizing radiation for medical procedures.
- Is the agency in the U.S. state of Pennsylvania responsible for protecting and preserving the land, air, water, and public health through enforcement of the state's environmental laws.
- is the process of removing or neutralizing a hazardous substance(s) so that it can no longer pose a hazard to the patient.
- is committed to achieving and maintaining a safe and healthy environment that advances Temple’s excellence in education, research, and health care.
- a large regulatory agency of the United States Department of Labor that originally had federal visitorial powers to inspect and examine workplaces.
- the patient is subjected to a hazardous substance through any route of entry (inhalation, ingestion, absorption, and/ or injection).
- focuses on minimizing human health risks associated with exposure to hazardous substances.
- Chemical, Biological, Radiological, Nuclear, Explosives.
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- Personnel who initially respond to emergencies.
- is a hazardous substance that is on the patient's skin, has been inhaled or ingested by he/her, or has been injected into that individual.
- the United States federal agency responsible for conducting research and making recommendations for the prevention of work-related injury and illness.
- an independent executive agency of the United States federal government tasked with environmental protection matters.
- Employees at the hospital engaged in decontamination and treatment of patients who were contaminated by a hazardous substance(s) during an emergency incident.
- "improving the health, safety, and well-being of America"
- is the organization and management of the resources and responsibilities for dealing with all humanitarian aspects of emergencies.
- the federal government, that's responsible for occupational safety and health, wage and hour standards, unemployment benefits, reemployment services, and occasionally, economic statistics.
- "the federal executive department responsible for public security, roughly comparable to the interior or home ministries of other countries."
- the national public health agency of the United States.
- is an independent agency of the United States government tasked with protecting public health and safety related to nuclear energy.
19 Clues: Personnel who initially respond to emergencies. • the national public health agency of the United States. • Chemical, Biological, Radiological, Nuclear, Explosives. • "improving the health, safety, and well-being of America" • focuses on minimizing human health risks associated with exposure to hazardous substances. • ...
War of 1812 2013-10-02
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- This president declared war on Great Britain in 1812.
- what was the name of the British fort on the Detroit River?
- By 1814 US government was afraid that what part of the country was going to secede from the union?
- What place did the United States sign the peace treaty ending the war?
- The capital of Upper Canada.(Now Toronto).
- On what date was the Peace Treaty signed?
- How many states made up the United States in 1812?
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- Spanish controlled territory
- Which Battle inspired the Star Spangled Banner?
- This general led the Mercian forces at New Orleans.
- A group of ____ led by Jean Lafitte, aided the Americans forces at New Orleans.
- The British and Americans had an armed confrontation in 1815 where?
- "Old Ironsides"
- Which act prevented foreign trade?
14 Clues: "Old Ironsides" • Spanish controlled territory • Which act prevented foreign trade? • On what date was the Peace Treaty signed? • The capital of Upper Canada.(Now Toronto). • Which Battle inspired the Star Spangled Banner? • How many states made up the United States in 1812? • This general led the Mercian forces at New Orleans. • ...
Chapter 14 2023-07-11
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- A person that is killed because of their religious or other beliefs
- To withdraw or break away from a nation or organization
- Person who is running away from legal authority
- The idea that states should have all powers that the Constitution does not give to the federal government or forbid to the states; theory that individual states are independent and have the right to control their most important affairs
- Conflict between citizens of the same country
- A place to store weapons and military equipment
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- Armed supporter of slavery who crossed the border from Missouri to vote in Kansas during the mid-1850s
- To provide an explanation for; to find reasons to support
- Withdrawal
- Interconnected system
- To control
- Subject of discussion
- Firm and inflexible
- To refuse to accept
14 Clues: Withdrawal • To control • Firm and inflexible • To refuse to accept • Interconnected system • Subject of discussion • Conflict between citizens of the same country • Person who is running away from legal authority • A place to store weapons and military equipment • To withdraw or break away from a nation or organization • ...
Lesson 4 2025-12-01
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- What founding document was written in 1787?
- When did all men get the right to vote?
- What war did the Americans fight to win independence from Britain?
- The American Revolution had many important events.
- Name one war fought by the United States in the 1900s.
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- What amendment says all persons born or naturalized in the United States are U.S. citizens?
- Name ONE reason why the Americans declared independence from Britain.
- Name one leader of the women’s rights movement in the 1800s.
- Name the U.S. war between the North and the South.
- Thomas Jefferson is famous for many things
- Who wrote the Declaration of Independence?
- Benjamin Franklin is famous for many things.
- Name one of the original 13 colonies?
- What territory did the United States buy from France in 1803?
- What U.S. war ended slavery?
15 Clues: What U.S. war ended slavery? • Name one of the original 13 colonies? • When did all men get the right to vote? • Thomas Jefferson is famous for many things • Who wrote the Declaration of Independence? • What founding document was written in 1787? • Benjamin Franklin is famous for many things. • Name the U.S. war between the North and the South. • ...
review project 2020-12-15
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- a system in which a country attempts to amass wealth through trade with other countries.
- allowed the president to break up reservation land, which was held in common by the members of a tribe, into small allotments to be parceled out to individuals.
- A person who favors the practice or institution, especially capital punishment or formerly slavery.
- it is america destiny to overspread and to possess the whole of the continent the god of nature and nations has marked for our own.
- a large farm or state in a tropical zone for the cultivation of cotton, tabacco, coffee, and sugarcane.
- was a decisive victory by combined force of American continental army troops led by general George Washington and french army troops.
- Provided federal subsides in land and loans for the construction of a transcontinental railroad across the united states.
- were a number of laws requiring racial segregation in the United States.
- tax on molasses, coffee, and indigo
- gave the supreme court the opportunity to join the debate over the place of slavery in the territories.
- he lead the colonial forces to victory over the British and became national hero
- Abolishes slavery.
- Defines citizenship.
- caused by the British restrictions on U.S. trade and america's desire to expand it's territory.
- a conflict stemmed from the annexation of the republic of Texas by the U.S.
- Guarantees voting rights to all man.
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- all goods exported to England or its colonies had to be transported on english vessels or on ships from the country from which the goods originated.
- a small but pivotal battle during the American revolutionary war.
- an unsuccessfully proposed at the constitutional convection, providing for a single legislative house with equal representation for each state.
- Granted freedom to the slaves in the confederate states if the states did not return to the union.
- tea into the Boston harbor sits.
- was roughly 2,000 miles route from independence, Missouri to Oregon city, Oregon which was used by hundreds of thousand of american pioneers.
- the route along which the United States government forced several tribes Native Americans to migrate.
- provide service for newly people.
- A land deal between the United States and France.
- he pushed through a British victory in the seven years war lead England's successful resistance
- he was the principal author of the federalist papers, becoming a key figure in the ratification of the US constitution.
- tax of all paper goods
- was an american stage actor who assassinated president Abraham Lincoln.
- the first 10 amendments to the constitution.
30 Clues: Abolishes slavery. • Defines citizenship. • tax of all paper goods • tea into the Boston harbor sits. • provide service for newly people. • tax on molasses, coffee, and indigo • Guarantees voting rights to all man. • the first 10 amendments to the constitution. • A land deal between the United States and France. • ...
history 2024-05-16
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- the resistance to enslavement through escape and flight, through the end of the Civil War
- Plunderers and militant abolitionists
- took place during the Atlanta Campaign of the American Civil War on July 22, 1864, just southeast of Atlanta, Georgia
- term commonly used in the US military during the American Civil War to describe a new status for certain people who escaped slavery
- restricted black people's right to own property, conduct business, buy and lease land, and move freely through public spaces.
- took place during the American Civil War on September 17, 1862
- bombardment of Fort Sumter near Charleston, South Carolina by the South Carolina militia
- major battle in the American Civil War fought on April 6–7, 1862. The fighting took place in southwestern Tennessee
- the largest sale of human beings in the history in the United States took place at a racetrack in Savannah, Georgia
- The First Battle of Bull Run, called the Battle of First Manassas by Confederate forces, was the first major battle of the American Civil War.
- a town in Appomattox County, Virginia, United States
- fought December 11–15, 1862, in and around Fredericksburg, Virginia, in the Eastern Theater of the American Civil War.
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- was an encounter of the American Revolutionary War in 1779. The year before, the city of Savannah, Georgia, had been captured by a British expeditionary corps under Lieutenant-Colonel Archibald Campbell.
- military campaign of the American Civil War conducted through Georgia from November 15 until December 21, 1864, by William Tecumseh Sherman, major general of the Union Army.
- strategy outlined by the Union Army for suppressing the Confederacy at the beginning of the American Civil War
- declared "that all persons held as slaves" within the rebellious states "are, and henceforward shall be free."
- was a period in United States history following the American Civil War, dominated by the legal, social, and political challenges of abolishing slavery and reintegrating the former Confederate States of America into the United States.
- was a three-day battle in the American Civil War fought between Union and Confederate forces between July 1 and July 3, 1863, in and around Gettysburg, Pennsylvania
- fought on June 27, 1864, during the Atlanta Campaign of the American Civil War.
- referring either to one who owns and cultivates land or to the middle ranks of servants in an English royal or noble household.
- political policy of promoting or protecting the interests of "native-born" or established inhabitants over those of immigrants
- The Siege of Vicksburg was the final major military action in the Vicksburg campaign of the American Civil War.
22 Clues: Plunderers and militant abolitionists • a town in Appomattox County, Virginia, United States • took place during the American Civil War on September 17, 1862 • fought on June 27, 1864, during the Atlanta Campaign of the American Civil War. • bombardment of Fort Sumter near Charleston, South Carolina by the South Carolina militia • ...
Unit 5: Exploring Irrational Numbers, Integer Exp[onents, and Scientific Notation Vocabulary 2025-02-13
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- states that non-zero numbers raised to the power of zero is equal to 1
- all real numbers that are not rational numbers and cannot be expressed as a ratio
- the opposite of an exponent that is represented with a symbol that has a number under it
- states that when dividing two expressions with the same base, you can subtract the exponents to simplify the expression
- a number "y" that has the given number as its third power
- a way of writing very large or very small numbers using a coefficient and a power of 10
- bases must be the same.You add the exponents.
- an operation that undoes the action of another operation
- states that when you raise a product of two or more terms to a power, you distribute that power to each individual term and multiply the results
- a number that produces a specified quantity when multiplied by itself
- a number that can be expressed as the product of an integer by itself or as the second exponent of an integer
- expressing the answer to an equation using the square root symbol
- a way of writing very large or very small numbers 4.5 x 10^4
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- number that, when added to the original number, results in a sum of zero
- a number or symbol that indicates how many times another number should be multiplied by itself
- result of multiplying the same integer three times
- states to rewrite a number with a negative exponent, you can take the reciprocal of the base and make the exponent positive
- a way of writing a number in a base
- if two expressions are equal, then multiplying both sides of the equation by the same non-zero number will result in equal expressions
- staes that if you add the same number to both sides of an equation, the equation remains true.
- the number of digits used in a counting system to represent numbers
- states that when you raise a fraction (a quotient) to a power, you can distribute that power to both the numerator and denominator
- the result of multiplying two or more exponential expressions with the same base
- separate terms that are alike in a very specific way
- a number that can be expressed as the quotient or fraction of 2 integers where the denominator is not zero
- states that when an exponent is raised to another exponent, you can multiply the exponents together
- represented as a fractional exponent where the denominator of the fraction indicates the type of root
- the operation of raising a number to a specific exponent
28 Clues: a way of writing a number in a base • bases must be the same.You add the exponents. • result of multiplying the same integer three times • separate terms that are alike in a very specific way • an operation that undoes the action of another operation • the operation of raising a number to a specific exponent • ...
Social Studies 2023-09-19
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- giving up something
- freeing of enslaved Africans
- a group sharing the same goals
- rights, to make its own local laws
- to get or acquire
- another name for the United States
- person supports ending slavery
- a large farm
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- to join the military
- an official announcement
- stop being a part
- Railroad, a secret organization for enslaved
- in agreement
13 Clues: in agreement • a large farm • stop being a part • to get or acquire • giving up something • to join the military • an official announcement • freeing of enslaved Africans • a group sharing the same goals • person supports ending slavery • rights, to make its own local laws • another name for the United States • Railroad, a secret organization for enslaved
Life of the Depression 2024-03-25
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- battle of
- security act
- A theory
- lease gave United States authority to ship war goods
- sugar,rice,and canned goods
- former first lady of the United States
- fall of
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- invasion of normandy
- Americans Internment of
- Gold rush and and mining opportunities
- industries that made tanks and ammo
- theater of battle during ww2
- president during WW2
13 Clues: fall of • A theory • battle of • security act • invasion of normandy • president during WW2 • Americans Internment of • sugar,rice,and canned goods • theater of battle during ww2 • industries that made tanks and ammo • Gold rush and and mining opportunities • former first lady of the United States • lease gave United States authority to ship war goods
HISTORY 2020-11-18
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- three-day key battle that Confederates lost
- naval leader who helped the Union take contrabands escaped slaves
- FIRST COLONY IN THE UNITED STATES
- system of government in which power is distributed between a central government and individual states
- 800-mile forced march made by the Cherokee Stowe American author of Uncle Tom’s Cabin
- AMERICAN COLONISTS WHO FOUGHT AGAINST BRITAIN
- the third U.S. president
- federal post in Charleston, South Carolina
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- Union general who cut a path of destruction across Georgia
- people who supported ratification of the Constitution
- ships that were heavily armored with iron
- the freeing of slaves
- the amendment that made slavery illegal throughout the United States
13 Clues: the freeing of slaves • the third U.S. president • FIRST COLONY IN THE UNITED STATES • ships that were heavily armored with iron • federal post in Charleston, South Carolina • three-day key battle that Confederates lost • AMERICAN COLONISTS WHO FOUGHT AGAINST BRITAIN • people who supported ratification of the Constitution • ...
federalism 2023-10-05
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- powers given to the federal government
- powers that aren't explicitly stated in the constitution
- powers that the federal government has because they are government of a sovereign nation
- an association of independent states.
- side that wanted strong central government
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- powers that are stated in the constitution
- states that the constitution, federal statutes, and treaties are “the supreme law of the
- side that wanted a small central government
- when power is split between federal and state governments
- when all the power rests in a central government.
- powers shared by both levels of government
- powers kept by the states and people
- federal government has the power to override state laws that conflict with federal law.
13 Clues: powers kept by the states and people • an association of independent states. • powers given to the federal government • powers that are stated in the constitution • powers shared by both levels of government • side that wanted a small central government • side that wanted strong central government • when all the power rests in a central government. • ...
Emancipation Proclamation: Lincoln and the Dawn of Liberty 2024-08-29
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- a person who is forced to work and obey someone with no payment
- a wartime fight between two organized armies
- the war between the Union and the Confederacy that ended with the Emancipation Proclamation
- the person who signed the Emancipation Proclamation
- the power or right to act, speak, or believe what you choose
- the act of being set free, ___ Proclamation
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- an abolitionist, Booker T. ___
- an act of open resistance
- someone who works to put an end to slavery
- an abolitionist, Frederick ___
- a group of states in between the North and the South
- a group of mainly southern states that fought for slavery
- a group of mainly northern states that fought against slavery
13 Clues: an act of open resistance • an abolitionist, Booker T. ___ • an abolitionist, Frederick ___ • someone who works to put an end to slavery • the act of being set free, ___ Proclamation • a wartime fight between two organized armies • the person who signed the Emancipation Proclamation • a group of states in between the North and the South • ...
The executive branch 2022-04-16
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- All matters not directly connected to the realm of foreign affairs
- A refusal to become generally involved in affairs to rest of world
- Head of department of justice
- Term for president as commander of nation's armed forces
- Find not guilty of charge
- Nations relationship with other countries
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- President as leader of his political party
- Representative of the people , working for the public interest
- Term for president as the ceremonial head of the United States
- Term for president as main architect of foreign policy and spokesman to other countries
- Term for president as vested with executive power of the United States
- Lying under oath
- Formal agreement between two or more sovereign states
13 Clues: Lying under oath • Find not guilty of charge • Head of department of justice • Nations relationship with other countries • President as leader of his political party • Formal agreement between two or more sovereign states • Term for president as commander of nation's armed forces • Representative of the people , working for the public interest • ...
A New Nation 2024-01-24
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- Who drafted the Articles of Confederation
- This river marked the Western boundary of the United States
- Another word for approval
- The number of states after the American Revolution
- The Northwest Ordinance of 1787 prohibited ______ in certain regions
- The 1780s were known as the ______ Period due to the uncertainty of the new US government
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- The Land Ordinance of 1785 set aside land for public ____________
- The nation's first constitution was called the Articles of _________
- Treaty of ______ ended the Revolutionary War
- The Land _______ of 1785 set public policy western lands
- The colonies won their independence from Great _______
- One house legislature
- The __________ Ordinance of 1787 set rules for creating new states
13 Clues: One house legislature • Another word for approval • Who drafted the Articles of Confederation • Treaty of ______ ended the Revolutionary War • The number of states after the American Revolution • The colonies won their independence from Great _______ • The Land _______ of 1785 set public policy western lands • This river marked the Western boundary of the United States • ...
Federalism, Antifederalism, Checks and Balances 2024-11-26
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- essays supporting the constitution
- ten of the proposed amendments intended to protect the rights of citizens
- the branch that includes the president and the departments that help run the government
- people who supported the constitution
- the federalist papers were written under this name
- the lower body of the United States Congress
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- people who opposed the constitution
- the antifederalist papers were written under this name
- the branch that is responsible for proposing and passing laws
- the branch that is made up of all the national courts
- the upper body of the United States Congress
- official changes to the constitution
- the sharing of power between a central government and the states
13 Clues: essays supporting the constitution • people who opposed the constitution • official changes to the constitution • people who supported the constitution • the upper body of the United States Congress • the lower body of the United States Congress • the federalist papers were written under this name • the branch that is made up of all the national courts • ...
Fort Pulaski 2014-03-20
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- A country consisting fifty states.
- An island and city in Chatham County, Georgia near the city of Savannah in the southeastern United States.
- The first Tybee Island Lighthouse that was built in 1736 to mark the entrance to the Savannah River.
- a major river in the southeastern United States, bordering between the states of South Carolina and Georgia.
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- A group set up by seven slave states of the Lower South that had declared their secession from the United States.
- The United States Army officer with service during the American Civil War.
- twenty free states and five border slave states which supported it.
7 Clues: A country consisting fifty states. • twenty free states and five border slave states which supported it. • The United States Army officer with service during the American Civil War. • The first Tybee Island Lighthouse that was built in 1736 to mark the entrance to the Savannah River. • ...
Civil war 2024-04-29
19 Clues: War • Free • Food • Ships • Leave • Deaths • Shield • States • Select • Loyalty • Slavery • Runaway • General • Illegal • President • Anti-slavery • Union_Soldier • General/President • Confederate_Soldier
Constitutional word puzzle 2023-05-06
11 Clues: entire states • statement made • head of republic • Supreme law of USA • one representative • in the constitution • individual districts • a court that is supreme • what make up the country • rules that people must follow • tranquility peace in the country
Currency 2023-09-19
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- A small, flat, typically round piece of metal or alloy used as money.
- A coin worth twenty-five cents in the United States, often larger than a dime or nickel.
- A small, often flat, container used to carry and store money, cards, and identification.
- A coin worth five cents in the United States, often made of nickel and copper.
- A paper or polymer bill issued by a government as a form of currency.
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- The type of money used in a particular country, such as the currency of the United States is the dollar.
- A coin worth ten cents in the United States, often smaller and thinner than a nickel.
- A paper or polymer form of currency, such as a five-dollar bill or a ten-dollar bill.
- The money returned to you after making a purchase when you give more money than needed.
- A unit of currency used in several countries, including the United States, often symbolized as "$."
- An automated teller machine, a device that allows you to withdraw or deposit money from your bank account.
- A smaller unit of currency, equal to 1/100th of a dollar, often represented as ¢.
12 Clues: A small, flat, typically round piece of metal or alloy used as money. • A paper or polymer bill issued by a government as a form of currency. • A coin worth five cents in the United States, often made of nickel and copper. • A smaller unit of currency, equal to 1/100th of a dollar, often represented as ¢. • ...
Early America 2023-02-10
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- government: The national government of a country, as opposed to the governments of individual states or regions.
- Convention: A meeting of delegates for the purpose of writing a constitution for a country.
- A form of government in which power is held by the people, either directly or through elected representatives.
- of Independence: A document adopted by the Continental Congress in 1776 that declared the 13 American colonies independent from British rule.
- The supreme law of a country that outlines the basic principles and laws by which the country is governed.
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- of Confederation: The first constitution of the United States, which was in effect from 1777 to 1787.
- The head of state of a country, typically elected to serve for a set term.
- Changes or additions made to a constitution.
- A legislative body made up of representatives from the states of a country.
- Washington: The first President of the United States, serving two terms from 1789 to 1797.
- A form of government in which power is divided between a central authority and constituent political units, such as states or provinces.
- Money collected by the government from individuals and businesses to pay for public goods and services.
12 Clues: Changes or additions made to a constitution. • The head of state of a country, typically elected to serve for a set term. • A legislative body made up of representatives from the states of a country. • Washington: The first President of the United States, serving two terms from 1789 to 1797. • ...
First Receiver 2021-12-13
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- holds those responsibilities within a healthcare facility using ionizing radiation for medical procedures.
- Is the agency in the U.S. state of Pennsylvania responsible for protecting and preserving the land, air, water, and public health through enforcement of the state's environmental laws.
- is the process of removing or neutralizing a hazardous substance(s) so that it can no longer pose a hazard to the patient.
- is committed to achieving and maintaining a safe and healthy environment that advances Temple’s excellence in education, research, and health care.
- a large regulatory agency of the United States Department of Labor that originally had federal visitorial powers to inspect and examine workplaces.
- the patient is subjected to a hazardous substance through any route of entry (inhalation, ingestion, absorption, and/ or injection).
- focuses on minimizing human health risks associated with exposure to hazardous substances.
- Chemical, Biological, Radiological, Nuclear, Explosives.
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- Personnel who initially respond to emergencies.
- is a hazardous substance that is on the patient's skin, has been inhaled or ingested by he/her, or has been injected into that individual.
- the United States federal agency responsible for conducting research and making recommendations for the prevention of work-related injury and illness.
- an independent executive agency of the United States federal government tasked with environmental protection matters.
- Employees at the hospital engaged in decontamination and treatment of patients who were contaminated by a hazardous substance(s) during an emergency incident.
- "improving the health, safety, and well-being of America"
- is the organization and management of the resources and responsibilities for dealing with all humanitarian aspects of emergencies.
- the federal government, that's responsible for occupational safety and health, wage and hour standards, unemployment benefits, reemployment services, and occasionally, economic statistics.
- "the federal executive department responsible for public security, roughly comparable to the interior or home ministries of other countries."
- the national public health agency of the United States.
- is an independent agency of the United States government tasked with protecting public health and safety related to nuclear energy.
19 Clues: Personnel who initially respond to emergencies. • the national public health agency of the United States. • Chemical, Biological, Radiological, Nuclear, Explosives. • "improving the health, safety, and well-being of America" • focuses on minimizing human health risks associated with exposure to hazardous substances. • ...
3.5 A Changing Nation: Expansion, Tension, and Compromises 2024-02-28
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- As new states were added to the Union, there was much effort given to maintain the balance between states that allowed _________ and those who did not.
- There was an increase in slave populations in ____________ after many plantation owners relocated to the Panhandle for its fertile soil.
- Since Texas was allowed to join the Union as a slave state, ____________ was allowed to join as a free state.
- After Mexican Annexation, Native Americans in this area saw most of their ________ surrendered.
- The belief that the United States was ordained by God to expand to the Pacific Ocean was called _________ _____________.
- Enslaved men and women in the American South created their own unique religious culture, mixing ____________ beliefs with West African traditions.
- After Mexico violated American borders and invaded Texas, Congress ratified a declaration of _____ against Mexico.
- Because of Congressional compromises about slavery, Texas and Florida were delayed ______________ until Free States were ready to also join the Union.
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- After the Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo was signed, _____________ surrendered over 500,000 square miles of land to the United States.
- During the California Gold Rush, Chinese _____________ were forced to obtain special licenses to work in the gold mines.
- As settlers moved west, many Native Americans saw their ________ supply and resources being reduced or destroyed by the settlers.
- In 1830, Mexico created a law which prohibited _____________ from moving into Texas.
- The ____________ ___________ was important since it acquired the land necessary to create a southern transcontinental railroad.
- The majority of enslaved persons in the Florida Panhandle worked as ________________ laborers in the fields.
- As a result of the Battle of the Alamo, the Republic of _________ was established.
- Many of the pioneers that traveled west on the ___________ Trail did so to avoid persecution and obtain religious freedom.
- The biggest cause for pioneers to move west at this time was the _____________ Gold Rush.
- One of the biggest threats to pioneers who traveled west on the Oregon Trail was _____________.
- Many of the pioneers that traveled to California during the 1840s did so in the hopes of finding _________.
19 Clues: As a result of the Battle of the Alamo, the Republic of _________ was established. • In 1830, Mexico created a law which prohibited _____________ from moving into Texas. • The biggest cause for pioneers to move west at this time was the _____________ Gold Rush. • After Mexican Annexation, Native Americans in this area saw most of their ________ surrendered. • ...
World War I Crossword Puzzle 2025-09-07
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- Military alliance that included the countries of Germany, Italy, and Austria-Hungary.
- The Supreme Allied Commander of the Allies.
- This agency coordinated the production of war materials.
- The commander of the American Expeditionary Forces (AEF) in World War I for the United States.
- This agency pressured industries to increase wages, adopt eight-hour workdays, and strengthened labor unions.
- The American Expeditionary Forces launched their first major assault and blocked the German advance to Paris.
- Germany launched a massive attack on the Western Front in March 1918. The offensive pushed the Germans deep into Allied territory, less than 40 miles from Paris.
- Military alliance that included France, Russia, and partially Britain.
- The strip of land between opposing forces in trench warfare that was covered in barbed wire
- German government official who sent a telegram to Mexico that advocated for Mexico to ally with Germany against the United States.
- A British passenger ship that was sunk by a German U-boat on May 7, 1915, killing 1,200 passengers, including 128 Americans. The attack gave credibility to British propaganda for the United States not supporting Germany.
- Serbian nationalist that assassinated Franz Ferdinand, the Archduke of the Austria-Hungarian Empire, in June 1914, which helped start World War I.
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- The region of Europe called a “powder keg” because it was volatile.
- He was an American Senator who proposed to revise the League of Nations before the United States joined this international organization.
- United States forces drove back Germany in this military altercation from September 12th to 15th, 1918.
- The agreement that officially ended Russian involvement in World War I. Russia gave up a good portion of Eastern Europe to Germany.
- The largest military operation by the American Expeditionary Forces, it was part of the broader Allied push that ended World War I.
- He was an African American who was murdered for coming to shore on a whites only beach.
- He was the leader of the Bolshevik Party that seized power after the Russian Revolution in 1917.
19 Clues: The Supreme Allied Commander of the Allies. • This agency coordinated the production of war materials. • The region of Europe called a “powder keg” because it was volatile. • Military alliance that included France, Russia, and partially Britain. • Military alliance that included the countries of Germany, Italy, and Austria-Hungary. • ...
chapter 12 2022-04-12
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- is a largely historical term used by Southerners to describe opportunistic Northerners who came to the Southern states after the American Civil War, who were perceived to be exploiting the local populace for their own financial, political, and/or social gain.
- The ___era was the period after the American Civil War from 1865 to 1877
- The ___ were a group of politicians who formed a faction within the Republican party that lasted from the Civil War into the era of Reconstruction
- is a system where the landlord/planter allows a tenant to use the land in exchange for a share of the crop.
- The ___ to the United States Constitution was adopted on July 9, 1868, as one of the Reconstruction Amendments
- is the process by which a legislative body or other legally constituted tribunal initiates charges against a public official for misconduct
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- The Bureau of Refugees, Freedmen, and Abandoned Lands, usually referred to as simply the ___
- The ___ to the United States Constitution prohibits the federal government and each state from denying or abridging a citizen's right to vote "on account of race, color, or previous condition of servitude
- The ___ of 1864 was a bill "to guarantee to certain States whose governments have been usurped or overthrown a republican form of government" proposed for the Reconstruction of the South
- ___ restricted black people's right to own property, conduct business, buy and lease land, and move freely through public spaces.
- In United States history the term scalawag referred to white Southerners who supported Reconstruction policies and efforts after the conclusion of the American Civil War.
- was an American politician, minister in the African Methodist Episcopal Church, and a college administrator
- ___ was the 17th president of the United States serving from 1865 to 1869
13 Clues: The ___era was the period after the American Civil War from 1865 to 1877 • ___ was the 17th president of the United States serving from 1865 to 1869 • The Bureau of Refugees, Freedmen, and Abandoned Lands, usually referred to as simply the ___ • was an American politician, minister in the African Methodist Episcopal Church, and a college administrator • ...
Reconstruction Era 2024-04-14
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- Guaranteed African-American men the right to vote
- To charge with a crime or misconduct.
- He was the seventeenth president of the United States, serving from 1865 to 1869 after the assassination of Abraham Lincoln.
- Its goal is to immediately, completely, and permanently eradicate slavery in the United States.
- The white Southerner who supported the federal plan of Reconstruction or who joined with black freedmen and the so-called carpetbaggers in support of Republican Party policies.
- The first African American to serve in the Senate, was elected in 1870 by the Mississippi State
- The historic period in which the United States grappled with the question of how to integrate millions of newly freed African Americans into social, political, and labor systems
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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.
- To provide food, shelter, clothing, medical services, and land to displaced Southerners, including newly freed African Americans.
- It is one of the post-Civil War amendments, and includes, among others, the Due Process Clause and the Equal Protection Clause.
- Pejorative political name, and was originally applied after the Civil War to northerners who moved to the southern states, between 1865 and 1877.
- It required 50 percent of a state's white men to take an oath of allegiance to the United States (and swear that they had never helped the Confederacy) to be readmitted to the Union.
- They were bodies of laws established at the level of the state governments of the United States, as internal legislation, intended to set limits on the citizen rights of the black ethnic population.
13 Clues: To charge with a crime or misconduct. • Guaranteed African-American men the right to vote • Its goal is to immediately, completely, and permanently eradicate slavery in the United States. • The first African American to serve in the Senate, was elected in 1870 by the Mississippi State • ...
The Bill of Rights 2023-03-09
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- Provides jury for civil trials
- Freedom of speech, press, religion, assembly, and petition
- States that the rights listed in the Constitution are not all the rights given to the American people
- Protects against excessive bail and cruel and unusual punishments
- States that all powers not granted the National government or forbidden from the states, belong to the states
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- Right to bear arms
- Protects against quartering of troops
- Protects against illegal search and seizure of property
- Right to a speedy and public trial and right to trial by jury
- Insures due process, protects against eminent domain, provides rules for criminal hearings, and protects against self-incrimination
10 Clues: Right to bear arms • Provides jury for civil trials • Protects against quartering of troops • Protects against illegal search and seizure of property • Freedom of speech, press, religion, assembly, and petition • Right to a speedy and public trial and right to trial by jury • Protects against excessive bail and cruel and unusual punishments • ...
The Bill of Rights 2023-03-09
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- Provides jury for civil trials
- Freedom of speech, press, religion, assembly, and petition
- States that the rights listed in the Constitution are not all the rights given to the American people
- Protects against excessive bail and cruel and unusual punishments
- States that all powers not granted the National government or forbidden from the states, belong to the states
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- Right to bear arms
- Protects against quartering of troops
- Protects against illegal search and seizure of property
- Right to a speedy and public trial and right to trial by jury
- Insures due process, protects against eminent domain, provides rules for criminal hearings, and protects against self-incrimination
10 Clues: Right to bear arms • Provides jury for civil trials • Protects against quartering of troops • Protects against illegal search and seizure of property • Freedom of speech, press, religion, assembly, and petition • Right to a speedy and public trial and right to trial by jury • Protects against excessive bail and cruel and unusual punishments • ...
The Bill of Rights 2023-03-09
Across
- Provides jury for civil trials
- Freedom of speech, press, religion, assembly, and petition
- States that the rights listed in the Constitution are not all the rights given to the American people
- Protects against excessive bail and cruel and unusual punishments
- States that all powers not granted the National government or forbidden from the states, belong to the states
Down
- Right to bear arms
- Protects against quartering of troops
- Protects against illegal search and seizure of property
- Right to a speedy and public trial and right to trial by jury
- Insures due process, protects against eminent domain, provides rules for criminal hearings, and protects against self-incrimination
10 Clues: Right to bear arms • Provides jury for civil trials • Protects against quartering of troops • Protects against illegal search and seizure of property • Freedom of speech, press, religion, assembly, and petition • Right to a speedy and public trial and right to trial by jury • Protects against excessive bail and cruel and unusual punishments • ...
Civil War 2023-01-25
Across
- Who won the Civil War
- Who lost the Civil War
- Who was the president of the Confederacy
- an order issued by President Lincoln on January 1, 1863, declaring people enslaved in the Confederate states to be free
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- something that increases strength with additional support
- another name for the Confederate States of America, made up of the 11 states that seceded from the Union
- a war between opposing groups of citizens from the same country
- resulting from improvements in knowledge, equipment, or methods
- also known as the North, referred to the United States led by President Abraham Lincoln.
- Who was the president of the Union
10 Clues: Who won the Civil War • Who lost the Civil War • Who was the president of the Union • Who was the president of the Confederacy • something that increases strength with additional support • a war between opposing groups of citizens from the same country • resulting from improvements in knowledge, equipment, or methods • ...
Alyvia Simonds study guide 2012-11-09
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- a term in political philosophy used in social contract theories to describe the hypothetical condition that preceded governments
- the part of your life the government has no control over
- a clause to allow a slave to be counted as three-fifths of a person for the purposes.
- speech, freedom religion
- of the United States is the supreme law of the United States of America.
- powers share by the federal government
- a system that allows each branch of a government to amend or veto acts of another branch so as to prevent any one branch from exerting too much power
- the first constitution of the 13 states
- branch carries out the laws Courts-judicial branch explains and interprets the laws Checks and Balances Federalism Republicanism
- is a decision rule that selects alternatives which have a majority
- a formal statement of the fundamental rights of the people of the United States, incorporated in the constitution as Amendments 1–10, and in all state constitutions.
- when a president is removed from office
- a legislative proposal before Congress
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- the quality or state of being supreme
- Feraed a strong national Government
- The uprising of Massachusetts farmers over severe economic problems
- the branch of the United States government responsible for the administration of justice
- the branch of the United States government that is responsible for carrying out the laws
- The ability and authority to decide cases based on hearing testimony and viewing evidence, rather than on appeal
- powers that only belong to the federal government
- a set of fundamental principles or established precedents according to which a state or other organization is governed
- a activity period when economic activity slows and unemployment increases
- widely known as the Father of Classical Liberalism, was an English philosopher and physician
- a method of voting by which political parties are given legislative representation in proportion to their popular vote.
- The jurisdiction which a superior court has to bear appeals of causes which have been tried in inferior courts.
- political contract is a theory or model, originating during the Age of Enlightenment
- Popular Sovereignty Limited Government Separation Constitution Congress
- a governmental body with two houses or chambers, such as the US Congress or British Parliament
- When all 3 branches of government is equal. Neither branch has more power than the other.
- A law passed in 1787 to regulate the settlement of the Northwest
- consists of the House of Representatives and the Senate
- Government by the consent of the ground and equal justice
- a member or supporter of the Federalist party.
- votes needed to over ride a presidents veto
- Introduction to the constitution
35 Clues: speech, freedom religion • Introduction to the constitution • Feraed a strong national Government • the quality or state of being supreme • powers share by the federal government • a legislative proposal before Congress • the first constitution of the 13 states • when a president is removed from office • votes needed to over ride a presidents veto • ...
Midterm Review Puzzle 2020-09-29
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- this was a war between the united states and Mexico. The united states won and got 525,000 square miles of land including texas California and Arizona
- these were made so that one branch of the government did not get too much power
- this amendment gave citizenship to all people who were born in the USA
- biased and misleading information trying to change your point of view
- this was an exchange of plants, animals, culture, technology, diseases, and ideas
- this was a theory that trade made wealth
- this was the period of time after the civil war when the USA needed to rebuild its economy and make their country strong again.
- this was an armed uprising against the Massachusetts government because they were taxing them too much.
- these people rejected the British rule over the colonies
- crops grown to be sold instead of being eaten or used by the farmer. (ex. cotton)
- of independence - this document told Great Britain that the US no longer wanted to be their colonies.it was signed by the founding fathers and written by Thomas Jefferson
- this was the first permanent settlement made by Great Britain in North America
- a larger amount of land used for farming and mostly farmed by slaves
- puzzle
- these were people who stayed loyal to the British during the revolutionary war
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- this contained the ten amendments to the constitution
- this railroad connected the east and west coast together and was 1,912 miles long
- this amendment got abolished slavery for the entire USA
- this was a war between the United States and Great Britain. The United States lost this war
- this amendment gave all =citizens in the USA the right to vote
- this was what the confederate states did when they no longer wanted to be a part of the US
- this was land set apart by the US government for the native Americans to live on
- this was the original constitution of the colonies
- this was a white supremacy group that was founded in the deep south. They wanted to make all African American slaves again
- when one army surrounds a town or a fort and cuts them off from the rest of the world.
- when the USA bought 828,000 square miles of land from France
- Abraham Lincoln wanted the ( ) of slavery
- this document said that the English monarchies were not welcome in the united states.
- laws passed by the British that restricted colonial trade
- these people wanted to break away from British rule
- this was the belief that the people of the USA had a god-given right to colonize all the way to the west coast
31 Clues: puzzle • this was a theory that trade made wealth • this was the original constitution of the colonies • these people wanted to break away from British rule • this contained the ten amendments to the constitution • Abraham Lincoln wanted the ( ) of slavery • this amendment got abolished slavery for the entire USA • ...
