us history Crossword Puzzles
US History Crodsword 2023-10-11
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- direct election of senators.
- amendment prohibition of Alchol.
- was an investigative reporter.
- exposed the dangers of patent medicines led to the pure food & Act.
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- National income tax.
- Jane Addam’s
- shame of the cities.
- reforms child labor, factory safety, and women’s rights.
- women’s suffrage.
- how other half lives (1809) was the 1st expose of urban poverty & slums
10 Clues: Jane Addam’s • women’s suffrage. • National income tax. • shame of the cities. • direct election of senators. • was an investigative reporter. • amendment prohibition of Alchol. • reforms child labor, factory safety, and women’s rights. • exposed the dangers of patent medicines led to the pure food & Act. • ...
US History Vocab 2024-08-22
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- the amount of something given to a particular person
- the system by which the value of a currency was defined in terms of gold
- the desire to promote the welfare of others
- the state of being deprived of a right or privilege
- the action of making a person or thing American in character or nationality
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- a situation in which further action or progress by opposing or competing parties seems impossible
- A law of Congress that provides an agency with budget authority
- laws, considered collectively
- of or characteristic of a tribe or tribes
- the process of taking in and fully understanding information or ideas
10 Clues: laws, considered collectively • of or characteristic of a tribe or tribes • the desire to promote the welfare of others • the state of being deprived of a right or privilege • the amount of something given to a particular person • A law of Congress that provides an agency with budget authority • the process of taking in and fully understanding information or ideas • ...
US History: Slavery 2025-12-08
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- A land controlled by a faraway country where settlers live and work.
- The dangerous sea trip across the Atlantic that carried enslaved Africans to the Americas.
- The system that forced millions of people from Africa to be sent across the Atlantic Ocean to work in the Americas.
- The act of freeing people from slavery
- A sudden attack used to capture people or goods during wars or conflicts.
- A strong building on the coast where people were held or traded before being put on ships.
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- A very large farm that grew crops like sugar, tobacco, or cotton and used lots of labor.
- Ways people refused or fought against unfair treatment, such as working slowly, running away, or rebelling.
- Passed down from parents to children; in slavery laws, it meant children of enslaved mothers also became enslaved.
- Being forced to work for someone else without pay and without freedom.
10 Clues: The act of freeing people from slavery • A land controlled by a faraway country where settlers live and work. • Being forced to work for someone else without pay and without freedom. • A sudden attack used to capture people or goods during wars or conflicts. • A very large farm that grew crops like sugar, tobacco, or cotton and used lots of labor. • ...
Final 2023-05-19
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- Foreign policy used during Cold War
- Used to enlist new people in army
- Success at containment
- Used to withdrawal troops from Vietnam
- War between US and Soviet Union
- Largest war in history
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- Used to clear dense vegetation
- Failed attempt at containment
- 44th US president
- Largest terrorist attack
- War Nickname for Vietnam War
- Used in bombs to burn for a long time
12 Clues: 44th US president • Success at containment • Largest war in history • Largest terrorist attack • War Nickname for Vietnam War • Failed attempt at containment • Used to clear dense vegetation • War between US and Soviet Union • Used to enlist new people in army • Foreign policy used during Cold War • Used in bombs to burn for a long time • Used to withdrawal troops from Vietnam
Primeval History 2022-01-25
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- This word means edit
- This author gives us a creation story that focuses on the Garden of Eden and Hattah.
- I killed my brother out of jealousy.
- This source is represented by the D
- This person did NOT write the Pentateuch.
- This is an etiology of world languages
- This source is represented by the J
- A major theme of the first creation story is Chaos to _________.
- The J source calls God _________.
- This source is represented by the E
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- The first creation story, the 7 days is from this author.
- This source is represented by the P
- In the J source this is the holy mountain.
- This hypothesis says that the books of the Pentateuch are a Redaction of several original sources.
- In the E and D source this is the holy mountain
- I was 600 years old when God asked me to build the ark.
- The saving pattern of events in history through which God reveals him/herself to us is called ______ history.
- This is a sign of the covenant after the flood.
- These letters represent the likely authors/sources of the Pentateuch.
- The E and P source call God __________.
20 Clues: This word means edit • The J source calls God _________. • This source is represented by the P • This source is represented by the D • This source is represented by the J • This source is represented by the E • I killed my brother out of jealousy. • This is an etiology of world languages • The E and P source call God __________. • This person did NOT write the Pentateuch. • ...
Judaism 2023-03-06
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- a king in eygpt
- a seven branched candle stick
- a creative way to tell jewish history
- the second founder of Judaism
- the hoilest part of the sacred text
- the place of worship for Jews
- the sacred text of judaism
- a message from god
- a raised platform in the centre of the Synagogue
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- based on the history of jewish pople after moses died
- an agrrement between 2 or more people
- the spoken language of judaism
- Moses step brother
- secred texted based on the torah telling us about the laws god gave moses
- the focal part in a Synagogue
- the first founder of judaism
16 Clues: a king in eygpt • Moses step brother • a message from god • the sacred text of judaism • the first founder of judaism • a seven branched candle stick • the second founder of Judaism • the place of worship for Jews • the focal part in a Synagogue • the spoken language of judaism • the hoilest part of the sacred text • an agrrement between 2 or more people • ...
Umatilla High School - Teacher crossword puzzle 2023-11-16
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- She is subbing for Mrs lougee
- He cleans around the school
- He teaches Honors English 2 Upstairs
- She teaches Civics and US History upstairs
- The principal of the school
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- She teaches Honors English 3 downstairs
- She is the counselor of the school
- He teaches choir and band downstairs
- He teaches civics and Oregon history upstairs
- She teaches earth science and biology
- She teaches math downstairs
- He teaches ELL upstairs
12 Clues: He teaches ELL upstairs • He cleans around the school • She teaches math downstairs • The principal of the school • She is subbing for Mrs lougee • She is the counselor of the school • He teaches choir and band downstairs • He teaches Honors English 2 Upstairs • She teaches earth science and biology • She teaches Honors English 3 downstairs • ...
The Interwar Years 2024-02-07
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- most watched movie in history
- disappeared somewhere while flying her plane
- best selling invention of the 20s
- romeo and juliet of crime
- biggest athlete in the world during the 20s
- Island prison
- ruined farmland in the midwest
- Louis Armstrong played this kind of music
- president elected four times
- presidents plan to fix the economy
- Best selling car
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- First to fly across the Atlantic
- Underground bar
- top grossing animated film in history
- Outlawing alcohol in the US
- led by J. Edgar Hoover
- champion racehorse of the Depression
- the first lady
- league for African American baseball players
- heavyweight boxing champion
- day the stock market crashed
- shanty town for the homeless
- fun loving women of the 20s
23 Clues: Island prison • the first lady • Underground bar • Best selling car • led by J. Edgar Hoover • romeo and juliet of crime • Outlawing alcohol in the US • heavyweight boxing champion • fun loving women of the 20s • day the stock market crashed • shanty town for the homeless • president elected four times • most watched movie in history • ruined farmland in the midwest • ...
History? Why? 2020-08-23
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- The United States' top law is the _______________.
- _______ is fairness. having the same laws for all is fair.
- When we read about the _______ people have made in the past, we can try not to make them ourselves.
- the first 10 amendments to The Constitution are called the Bill of ________.
- John F. ______ said, "History, after all, is the memory of a nation."
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- The _________ of Independence begins "We hold these truths to be self-evident..."
- Marcus Garvey said, "A man without history is like a tree without _____.
- ______ is the story of US. It tells us who we are and where we have been.
- Before we were a nation, we were ruled by _________.
9 Clues: The United States' top law is the _______________. • Before we were a nation, we were ruled by _________. • _______ is fairness. having the same laws for all is fair. • John F. ______ said, "History, after all, is the memory of a nation." • Marcus Garvey said, "A man without history is like a tree without _____. • ...
History 2021-12-01
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- someone who looks and studies artefacts
- a man made object from the past
- leader of Rome
- something that tells us about the past
- this class
- people fits each other when there is a _________
- someone lying to get you on their side
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- poorer people of Rome
- monks live here
- someone who studies history
- digging around looking for artefacts
- a city in Italy that used to be an empire
- the richer people of Rome
- routing for one thing only and making it seem better than it is
- the Roman ______ worked for 20 years
- people who devote their lives to religion
16 Clues: this class • leader of Rome • monks live here • poorer people of Rome • the richer people of Rome • someone who studies history • a man made object from the past • digging around looking for artefacts • the Roman ______ worked for 20 years • something that tells us about the past • someone lying to get you on their side • someone who looks and studies artefacts • ...
US History Terms 2022-10-08
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- Property
- A Native American tribe
- Inheritance passed through the mother's line instead of the fathers
- To formally forbid from doing something
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- Long, narrow, rectangular houses which usually housed more than one family
- A settler or inhabitant of a certain country
- The extreme limit of settled land before
- System The idea of mixed families in Spain
- A British legislature that made laws
- An alliance of different states or groups
10 Clues: Property • A Native American tribe • A British legislature that made laws • To formally forbid from doing something • The extreme limit of settled land before • An alliance of different states or groups • System The idea of mixed families in Spain • A settler or inhabitant of a certain country • Inheritance passed through the mother's line instead of the fathers • ...
US History Puzzle 2026-01-13
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- Most well known cash crop, contains nicotine
- Sailed in on a mayflower
- CROATOAN
- 16th century Spanish conqueror
- A religious group that believes all are equal in God's eyes: also an oats brand
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- Selling more than buying gives power
- America, Europe, and Africa
- Crops that make money
- First English settlement in North America
- Prosecution of women in Massachusetts
10 Clues: CROATOAN • Crops that make money • Sailed in on a mayflower • America, Europe, and Africa • 16th century Spanish conqueror • Selling more than buying gives power • Prosecution of women in Massachusetts • First English settlement in North America • Most well known cash crop, contains nicotine • A religious group that believes all are equal in God's eyes: also an oats brand
U.S. Industrial Revolution & Immigration 2.1 & 2.2 2024-09-16
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- government agency to monitor shipping and railroads
- social theory "survival of the fittest".
- best honors us history teacher
- Ohio oil tycoon
- business practice to consolidate many into 1
- steel constructed buildings
- innovation to communicate over long distances
- every aspect of a business is controlled reducing costs
- process that produced steel
- type of bridge supported by steel cables
- railroads created 24 of these
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- innovation by Thomas Edison
- a rich, ruthless business man
- Steel tycoon
- freedom to run your business for profit
- complete economic control of a product
- Discovery by Edwin Drake in PA.
- anti trust act to regulate trade
- US business friendly policy
19 Clues: Steel tycoon • Ohio oil tycoon • innovation by Thomas Edison • steel constructed buildings • US business friendly policy • process that produced steel • a rich, ruthless business man • railroads created 24 of these • best honors us history teacher • Discovery by Edwin Drake in PA. • anti trust act to regulate trade • complete economic control of a product • ...
Crossword 2024-01-15
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- She founded one of the most hashtagged movements to empower women who were victims of sexual violence
- First country to ratify the convention to prevent and combat violence against women
- The UN General Assembly passed a historic resolution outlawing this practice
- Founded Fridays for Future, a youth-led climate change movement
- First woman of colour to head a Fortune 50 company
- Catalyst of the Woman, Life, Freedom Movement
- Survivor of deadliest US shooting, organized March for our Lives
- First African to be the Director of WTO
- Strong advocate for equitable access to the Covid-19 vaccine
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- Recipient of the 2022 UNHCR Nansen Refugee Award
- First woman in modern history to lead a Muslim country
- One of four female justices in history of the US Supreme Court
- First African American to receive the Nobel Prize in Literature
- Youngest Nobel Peace Prize Winner
- Challenged Western assumptions about gender relations in 1935
- First Muslim woman to receive the Nobel Peace Prize
16 Clues: Youngest Nobel Peace Prize Winner • First African to be the Director of WTO • Catalyst of the Woman, Life, Freedom Movement • Recipient of the 2022 UNHCR Nansen Refugee Award • First woman of colour to head a Fortune 50 company • First Muslim woman to receive the Nobel Peace Prize • First woman in modern history to lead a Muslim country • ...
Unit 3 review game- Lozano 2019-10-09
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- non jews
- translator of the bible
- he wrote the apology letter about the mass
- without error
- error
- a story that illustrates moral or spiritual sense
- eloquent preacher
- a word that refers to another by comparisons
- Affirmed transubstantiation
- shows us how people and events in salvation history point forward to other times
- a sense that allows us to understand the original meaning of scripture
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- the sort of literary exaggeration
- prolific writer
- battled the Gnostic heresy
- shows us how the events we see in scripture point upward to what we will know in heaven
- shows us how we can use the things the heroes of scripture did as a pattern for our own lives
- a source to pass on the faith
- helped defeat the arrant heresy
- this a story not based on facts
- ways of writing that have their own rules
- finished the Nicene creed
- this is a prolonged metaphor
- created the Nicene creed 325 AD
- changed the ways more modern
- the first ecumenical council
25 Clues: error • non jews • without error • prolific writer • eloquent preacher • translator of the bible • finished the Nicene creed • battled the Gnostic heresy • Affirmed transubstantiation • this is a prolonged metaphor • changed the ways more modern • the first ecumenical council • a source to pass on the faith • helped defeat the arrant heresy • this a story not based on facts • ...
General Conference Practice 2021-09-26
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- I love when we _____ the Christ
- / is restored
- / problems making us need to share
- / what are you looking for?
- / what can be clean after rain.
- we're all a ________.
- / I love ______hands when their placed on my head.
- History / I am doing it
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- / what is doing good?
- /people who died before us
- When we _____ and help others in need.
- Day/ I love when we make the ______ a holy time.
- / what does obidience of duty and love mean?
- / help a sad friend by?
- I feel when I'm doing it.
- /what was made known to man?
16 Clues: / is restored • / what is doing good? • we're all a ________. • / help a sad friend by? • History / I am doing it • I feel when I'm doing it. • /people who died before us • / what are you looking for? • /what was made known to man? • I love when we _____ the Christ • / what can be clean after rain. • / problems making us need to share • When we _____ and help others in need. • ...
Reconstructing The Past 2022-04-26
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- Connect us with present and future
- Father of history
- The word history comes from the Greek command ____
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- Important discovery of the past
- an object made by a human being, typically one of cultural or historical interest.
- - History gives us the message of mutual _______ and respect for each other.
6 Clues: Father of history • Important discovery of the past • Connect us with present and future • The word history comes from the Greek command ____ • - History gives us the message of mutual _______ and respect for each other. • an object made by a human being, typically one of cultural or historical interest.
The Greatest Generation!!! 2021-12-08
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- Struggle between the US and USSR
- When bootlegging and speakeasies flourished
- Thriftiness
- Situations causing difficulty and suffering
- An attitude of dedication toward one's job
- Second part of your highest naval rank
- Foreign port where kindness was shown in a simple meal
- Your US port of destiny
- Launch of the Normandy landings
- Nickname of your longest employer
- Giving up something up for a greater good
- Many turned to it in time of fear or desperation
- Current program which pays tribute to our veterans
- Hedonic decade during your earliest years of life
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- 32nd US president
- Worst economic downturn
- First part of your highest naval rank
- Island for island WWII was waged here
- He coined the term "The Greatest Generation"
- Early 1950's conflict in Asia
- Assiduousness or steadfastness
- Children of the 50s and 60s
- Provided greatest sealift in history during WWII
- WWII cargo ships
- Your parents' status when they came to America
- Comprehensive US funded program to rebuild Western Europe
- Growth of wealth enjoyed after WWII
27 Clues: Thriftiness • WWII cargo ships • 32nd US president • Worst economic downturn • Your US port of destiny • Children of the 50s and 60s • Early 1950's conflict in Asia • Assiduousness or steadfastness • Launch of the Normandy landings • Struggle between the US and USSR • Nickname of your longest employer • Growth of wealth enjoyed after WWII • First part of your highest naval rank • ...
People of 1920’s-today 2024-05-03
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- The first major automobile manufacturer in the United States
- First colored man to host a national TV show in prime time
- American actress in movies, tv specials, and stage plays
- The most influencial gangster
- Nobel peace prize winner, The 32nd president of the US
- Woman tennis player who led movement to have women participate in sports and other atheltics
- First Black president (44th)
- Journalists who investigated Watergate scandal deeper and revealed the whole affair
- 9/11 Mastermind, mass terrorist
- Cofounder of apple, one of the richest people int he world
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- Black acivist, one of the most influencial leaders in history
- 35th president of the Us who was assassinated
- Black civil rights acivist and politician
- Humanitarian, republican, 31st president of the US
- famous American author and journalist
- First president to resign during an impeachment
- Ex-Mafia boss led Italian Civil Rights Movement
- Inverntor of the internet
- Inventor of the the internal pacemaker
- African American runner for the US Olympic team that broke the world
- Inventor of the typical Credit card
21 Clues: Inverntor of the internet • First Black president (44th) • The most influencial gangster • 9/11 Mastermind, mass terrorist • Inventor of the typical Credit card • famous American author and journalist • Inventor of the the internal pacemaker • Black civil rights acivist and politician • 35th president of the Us who was assassinated • ...
General Conference Practice 2021-09-26
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- /people who died before us
- / what are you looking for?
- History / I am doing it
- / what does obidience of duty and love mean?
- / help a sad friend by?
- /what was made known to man?
- / I love ______hands when their placed on my head.
- we're all a ________.
- I feel when I'm doing it.
- / what can be clean after rain.
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- / what is doing good?
- Day/ I love when we make the ______ a holy time.
- / problems making us need to share
- / is restored
- I love when we _____ the Christ
- When we _____ and help others in need.
16 Clues: / is restored • / what is doing good? • we're all a ________. • History / I am doing it • / help a sad friend by? • I feel when I'm doing it. • /people who died before us • / what are you looking for? • /what was made known to man? • I love when we _____ the Christ • / what can be clean after rain. • / problems making us need to share • When we _____ and help others in need. • ...
Cold War Crossword 2 2025-05-01
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- SOVIET UNIONS PLANS FOR ADVANCEMENT (THERE WERE 12)
- M.A.D. WITH NUKES
- CULTURE, IDEAS, CUSTOMS, HABITS THAT CHINA WANTED TO REPLACE
- LEADER OF THE SOVIET UNION AFTER KHRUSHCHEV WAS FIRED
- LEADER OF VICTORIOUS NORTH VIETNAM
- THE BEGINNING OF THE COLD WAR - THE RESPONSE TO THE SOVIET UNION CLOSING OFF BERLIN IN 1948
- MOST BOMBED COUNTRY IN HISTORY
- CHINA'S PLAN TO RAPIDLY INDUSTRIALIZE
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- THE CLOSEST WE WERE TO NUCLEAR WAR
- DISASTROUS ATTEMPT AT INVADING CUBA THAT EMBARRASSED THE US
- COMMUNIST GROUP IN PERU
- A COUNTRY BASICALLY RUN BY CORPORATIONS
- ANTI-COMMUNIST GROUP IN NICARAGUA
- DIVIDED INTO NORTH AND SOUTH AFTER A WAR
- DIVIDED INTO NORTH AND SOUTH BEFORE A WAR
- POPULAR CONGOLESE PRIME MINISTER THAT THE US HAD REMOVED
- WHAT THE "H" IN H-BOMB STANDS FOR
- COMMUNIST GROUP IN COLOMBIA
- PRESIDENT OF THE US AFTER KENNEDY'S ASSASSINATION
19 Clues: M.A.D. WITH NUKES • COMMUNIST GROUP IN PERU • COMMUNIST GROUP IN COLOMBIA • MOST BOMBED COUNTRY IN HISTORY • ANTI-COMMUNIST GROUP IN NICARAGUA • WHAT THE "H" IN H-BOMB STANDS FOR • THE CLOSEST WE WERE TO NUCLEAR WAR • LEADER OF VICTORIOUS NORTH VIETNAM • CHINA'S PLAN TO RAPIDLY INDUSTRIALIZE • A COUNTRY BASICALLY RUN BY CORPORATIONS • DIVIDED INTO NORTH AND SOUTH AFTER A WAR • ...
Honoring Black History Month 2024-02-04
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- wrote strange fruit
- 1st African American woman elected to the US Congress
- 1st African American MLB player
- Muslin minister & human rights activist
- president who decreed black history month in 1976
- 1st African American to win an Oscar
- won 4 gold medals in the 1936 Olympics
- US house rep known for good trouble-GA.
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- He had a dream
- 1st African American woman to hold a pilot license
- conceptionalized and created the foundation technology for the smartphone
- co-inventor of the personal computer and color monitor
- 1st African American to serve as US president
- 1st African American to win an olympic gold medal
14 Clues: He had a dream • wrote strange fruit • 1st African American MLB player • 1st African American to win an Oscar • won 4 gold medals in the 1936 Olympics • Muslin minister & human rights activist • US house rep known for good trouble-GA. • 1st African American to serve as US president • president who decreed black history month in 1976 • ...
Black History Makers 2023-12-31
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- Founder of the "MeToo" Movement
- Popular ESPN Analyst
- Founder of Black History Month
- First Black astronaut to live and work on the International Space Station for an extended period.
- He Had A Dream ints.
- First Black woman appointed to the U.S. Supreme Court
- First African American Woman in Space
- Creator/Star of HBO's "Insecure"
- First African American coach in Pro Sports
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- Cookie Lyons on the TV Show "Empire"
- Georgia's First Black Senator
- Founder of Fenty Beauty
- First Black Woman to publish a book in America
- The Greatest
- Director of the highest-grossing film of 2018
- Most decorated American Gymnast
- Youngest inaugural poet in US history
17 Clues: The Greatest • Popular ESPN Analyst • He Had A Dream ints. • Founder of Fenty Beauty • Georgia's First Black Senator • Founder of Black History Month • Founder of the "MeToo" Movement • Most decorated American Gymnast • Creator/Star of HBO's "Insecure" • Cookie Lyons on the TV Show "Empire" • Youngest inaugural poet in US history • First African American Woman in Space • ...
US History Crossword 2022-05-12
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- the people who chose black freedom over slave ownership
- after the civil war
- When black people were allowed in schools and establishments the same as white people
- States the purpose of the constitution
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- war between British and Americans
- Most priced cash crop for many years
- Happened in 1877 and resolved land agreements
- was made when 9 out of 13 states agreed that government strengthening was needed
- the kind of war that occurred when america was all in
- solved the great depression
10 Clues: after the civil war • solved the great depression • war between British and Americans • Most priced cash crop for many years • States the purpose of the constitution • Happened in 1877 and resolved land agreements • the kind of war that occurred when america was all in • the people who chose black freedom over slave ownership • ...
US HISTORY REVIEW 2023-09-15
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- "Father of the Constitution"
- The Declaration of Independence was an announcement of ________________
- He helped draft the constitution
- The __________________ Revolution led to the United States becoming it's own country
- Third president
- "Father of the Country"
- Americans fought the ______________ in the Revolutionary War
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- Helped create the federal government
- Declaration of _______________, document written by the colonists in 1776
- The ___________ amendment is the right to bear arms.
- Spain and _____________ were American allies during the war
- George Washington Was the __________ president
- The _____________ amendment grants citizens freedom of speech and religion
13 Clues: Third president • "Father of the Country" • "Father of the Constitution" • He helped draft the constitution • Helped create the federal government • George Washington Was the __________ president • The ___________ amendment is the right to bear arms. • Spain and _____________ were American allies during the war • ...
US History Vocab 2024-02-08
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- Socioeconomic system advocating collective ownership and a classless society.
- Economic system where prices are determined by supply and demand with minimal government intervention.
- Cold War strategy aimed at preventing the spread of communism.
- Economic system emphasizing private ownership and free market principles.
- The principle of fairness and equal treatment for all individuals.
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- Leading economic influence in a market, a synonym for economic control or supremacy.
- Financial shortfall; occurs when expenditures exceed income.
- Company or organization operating in multiple countries, beyond its country of origin.
- A system of beliefs, values, or ideas shaping political, economic, or social policies.
- Race Cold War-era competition for achievements in cosmic exploration and technology.
10 Clues: Financial shortfall; occurs when expenditures exceed income. • Cold War strategy aimed at preventing the spread of communism. • The principle of fairness and equal treatment for all individuals. • Economic system emphasizing private ownership and free market principles. • Socioeconomic system advocating collective ownership and a classless society. • ...
US history crossword 2025-10-17
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- the us had over 50 million invested in Cuba for this
- the goal of Cuba gaining freedom from Spanish rule
- criticized president mckinley as weak
- based upon the sensationalism and crude exaggeration
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- extending a country’s power of influence through diplomacy/military force
- fought in major engagements like the battle of San Juan heights in Cuba
- the us president during the Spanish American war
- leader of the rough riders
- Us battleship that exploded and sank in Havana harbor
- pivotal role in the Spanish American war
10 Clues: leader of the rough riders • criticized president mckinley as weak • pivotal role in the Spanish American war • the us president during the Spanish American war • the goal of Cuba gaining freedom from Spanish rule • the us had over 50 million invested in Cuba for this • based upon the sensationalism and crude exaggeration • ...
US History crossword 2024-06-10
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- 42nd US President who oversaw economic prosperity in the 1990s
- Space Shuttle disaster in 1986, a tragedy for the US space program
- US President from 1989-1993, led the country during the Gulf War
- 40th US President known for conservative policies and ending the Cold War
- Central figure in a major 1998 political scandal involving the US President
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- Soviet leader associated with policies of openness and restructuring, impacting US relations
- (2 words)Its dissolution in 1991 marked the end of a major global superpower
- (2 words)Its fall in 1989 symbolized the end of the Cold War
- Site of a tragic school shooting in 1999 that prompted national debate on gun control
- Rapid technological advancement in the 1990s that revolutionized communication and information access
10 Clues: (2 words)Its fall in 1989 symbolized the end of the Cold War • 42nd US President who oversaw economic prosperity in the 1990s • US President from 1989-1993, led the country during the Gulf War • Space Shuttle disaster in 1986, a tragedy for the US space program • 40th US President known for conservative policies and ending the Cold War • ...
US History VOCAB 2024-08-29
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- Gold was their currency
- Giving a piece of
- Morally wrong for a public's outrage
- The prevention of progress happening
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- The moving from one place to another
- A Victory being shared
- To fix something
- An agreement between two parties
- Service A branch that works for the government
- A branch of the government
10 Clues: To fix something • Giving a piece of • A Victory being shared • Gold was their currency • A branch of the government • An agreement between two parties • The moving from one place to another • Morally wrong for a public's outrage • The prevention of progress happening • Service A branch that works for the government
US History Crossword 2025-11-12
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- I was the major American war over slavery
- I was the justification for westward expansion
- I was the Japanese attack on December 7th, 1941
- There have been two of me
- I am the "_______ Twenties"
- I am the country who aided in the Revolutionary War
Down
- I am the supreme law of the land
- I was the third President
- I was the major scandal involving Richard Nixon
- I am the president who said, "Speak softly and carry a big stick"
10 Clues: I was the third President • There have been two of me • I am the "_______ Twenties" • I am the supreme law of the land • I was the major American war over slavery • I was the justification for westward expansion • I was the major scandal involving Richard Nixon • I was the Japanese attack on December 7th, 1941 • I am the country who aided in the Revolutionary War • ...
Middle school 2023-11-03
Across
- Science teacher
- Short for problem of the day in math
- Math teacher
- Not everybody likes this meal at school
- You have to face toward this when you say the pledge of Allegiance
- Something that all of us have once in a while at night
- A thing that you can be in if you want to sing
- A name of a song in Marry Poppins
Down
- a desert environment surrounded by saltwater bodies
- The most annoying app on planet earth that we are using in E.L.A and History
- The show that we are doing this year
- E.l.a and history teacher in room 33
- E.L.A and history teacher in room 18
13 Clues: Math teacher • Science teacher • A name of a song in Marry Poppins • Short for problem of the day in math • The show that we are doing this year • E.l.a and history teacher in room 33 • E.L.A and history teacher in room 18 • Not everybody likes this meal at school • A thing that you can be in if you want to sing • a desert environment surrounded by saltwater bodies • ...
Great Depression Vocab Quiz 1 2019-11-05
Across
- "Shanty" towns of the depression
- expansion and contraction of the US economy.
- rented land to farm
- type of welfare system
- an area of Oklahoma, Kansas, and northern Texas affected by severe soil erosion
- taxes in imports
Down
- marked the start of the stock market collapse.
- Period in US History of US bankruptcy.
- President blamed for the depression.
- investing in the stock market.
10 Clues: taxes in imports • rented land to farm • type of welfare system • investing in the stock market. • "Shanty" towns of the depression • President blamed for the depression. • Period in US History of US bankruptcy. • expansion and contraction of the US economy. • marked the start of the stock market collapse. • ...
WW2 2026-04-02
Across
- Japanese "divine wind" pilots who flew suicide missions into Allied ships
- US General who famously vowed, "I shall return" to the Philippines
- The "Superfortress" bomber used for long-range strikes on Japan
- Navajo Marines who used their native language to send secret messages.
- New technology that detected incoming planes but was ignored at Pearl Harbor
- US strategy of capturing key islands to skip over heavily fortified ones
- Admiral who commanded the US Pacific Fleet after Pearl Harbor
- 1942 naval battle considered the turning point in the Pacific
- The last major island battle before the planned invasion of Japan
- The primary long-range fighter plane used by the Japanese Navy
- Japanese Prime Minister and General who authorized the Pearl Harbor attack
- The forced relocation and imprisonment of Japanese-Americans in the US
- The first city in history to be targeted by an atomic bomb
Down
- The second Japanese city hit by an atomic weapon on August 9, 1945
- The first major Allied offensive and a brutal jungle campaign
- FDR described December 7, 1941, as a date which will live in ____
- The month in 1941 when the US officially entered the war
- The "father of the atomic bomb" and leader of the Manhattan Project
- The secret US project to develop the first nuclear weapons
- The first naval battle where opposing ships never saw or fired at each other
- The US battleship where the Japanese formal surrender was signed
- The Emperor of Japan during World War II
- Island famous for the photo of Marines raising the US flag on Mt. Suribachi
- The US battleship that remains a sunken memorial at Pearl Harbor
- Te site of a forced "Death March" of American and Filipino POWs
25 Clues: The Emperor of Japan during World War II • The month in 1941 when the US officially entered the war • The secret US project to develop the first nuclear weapons • The first city in history to be targeted by an atomic bomb • The first major Allied offensive and a brutal jungle campaign • Admiral who commanded the US Pacific Fleet after Pearl Harbor • ...
Civil War Crossword 2024-09-24
Across
- Act, Legally had to give runaways back
- Southern States
- Final surrender place
- Bloodiest Day in US history
- Confederacy
- Union
- Bloodiest battle of the war
- U.S President
- Grants number 1
- Cautious Union General
Down
- General killed by friendly fire
- Lee was from
- Condeferate General
- Freed all slaves
- Succesful General
- Confederatete President
- Sumter, First Southern Victory
- Social reform to end slavery
- Slave State that didn't join Confederacy
- Run, Confederate Victory
20 Clues: Union • Confederacy • Lee was from • U.S President • Southern States • Grants number 1 • Freed all slaves • Succesful General • Condeferate General • Final surrender place • Cautious Union General • Confederatete President • Run, Confederate Victory • Bloodiest Day in US history • Bloodiest battle of the war • Social reform to end slavery • General killed by friendly fire • ...
Latin America and Modern Day Issues 2023-06-02
Across
- organization that maintains a stable oil market
- A policy implemented in China that forced parents to have a limit of only one child
- Became a dictator that spread communist ideas in Cuba
- They were supported and funded by the US to oppose communism
- An economist who created a theory that there would not be enough resources to supply people as time progressed
- A virus that was first discovered in Wuhan and because of this, quarantine policies were put into place in the US
- The most deadly virus recorded in history
- Fertilizers were used to mass produce crops to feed more people
- Chilean dictator and leader of military junta that participated in operation condor
- Seven year campaign in Argentina, military junta eliminated left wing ideas while the US supported dictators to support anti-communist
- The UN committed to help against climate change starting in 1992, not including the US because it was not ratified.
Down
- Increased trade and businesses around the world become more connected
- A dictator that created Peronism in Argentina
- permanent changes in the temperature
- A treaty on climate change that Trump took the US out of but later back in by Biden
- implemented by the US to support anti-communism and supported many Latin American dictators
- Forests being cleared and destroyed
- An enduring issue where people have a deficient amount of resources
- The US wanted to secure interests and continue to trade in Latin America so the US invaded Nicaragua
- Sandinistas opposed the Somoza dynasty and overthrew them
20 Clues: Forests being cleared and destroyed • permanent changes in the temperature • The most deadly virus recorded in history • A dictator that created Peronism in Argentina • organization that maintains a stable oil market • Became a dictator that spread communist ideas in Cuba • Sandinistas opposed the Somoza dynasty and overthrew them • ...
HISTORY FIRST PARTIAL A 2012-09-05
Across
- Prime meridian
- Before the Common Era
- Important climate transformations that both force and enable human migration.
- Created the concept of the Cosmic calendar.
- It is said to begin with the invention of writing.
- Human-like beings.
- The calendar by which most people currently track time.
- Human history is a duet played by cooperation and ______.
- It wants to radically transform the notions and ideas of society at any given time.
- Knowing the interaction between humans and their ________ helps us better understand cultures.
Down
- We don’t say “a chain of mountains”, but a Mountain ____.
- Some historical events have been shaped by geographical variants, such as _______.
- Area of land drained by a river and its branches.
- A valley surrounded by cliffs
- What comes before History.
- _____ _______ Nostri Iesu Christi
- In this caves we can find the earliest evidence of human cultural development.
- _________ Diffusion has allowed different human groups’ identity to be known outside their original borders.
18 Clues: Prime meridian • Human-like beings. • Before the Common Era • What comes before History. • A valley surrounded by cliffs • _____ _______ Nostri Iesu Christi • Created the concept of the Cosmic calendar. • Area of land drained by a river and its branches. • It is said to begin with the invention of writing. • The calendar by which most people currently track time. • ...
Dad 2021-01-09
18 Clues: hobby • the past • the light • 1,2, or 3 • calls to me • his unicorn • birth month • used to build • a shared name • mails a envelope • a moment in time • the picture show • month he left us • meant to be framed • always in your heart • mementos from travel • meant to blow your nose • A good friend shows up with one
WW2 2022-05-17
Across
- 1st Japan bombing
- history´s greatest naval invasion
- biggest German concentration camp
- German air force
- president who decided to launch atomic bombs
- killing of Jews
- 2nd Japan bombing
- German dictator
- major Soviet industrial center
- major turning point in Pacific war
- lightning war
Down
- Germany and Soviet Union promise not to attack each other
- policy that allows someone to gain what they want in return of no hostility
- prime minister of UK
- race that was used to create Third Reich
- US president for most of WW2
- Italian dictator
- place bombed on Dec. 7 1941
- German bombing in the UK
- what Hitler violated
- US, Soviet Union, Britain/UK
- German, Italy, Japan
22 Clues: lightning war • killing of Jews • German dictator • German air force • Italian dictator • 1st Japan bombing • 2nd Japan bombing • prime minister of UK • what Hitler violated • German, Italy, Japan • German bombing in the UK • place bombed on Dec. 7 1941 • US president for most of WW2 • US, Soviet Union, Britain/UK • major Soviet industrial center • history´s greatest naval invasion • ...
WW2 Crossword 2022-05-20
Across
- president who decided to launch atomic bombs
- killing of Jews
- US president for most of WW2
- lightning war
- German, Italy, Japan
- German air force
- 2nd Japan bombing
- major turning point in Pacific war
- Italian dictator
- race that was used to create Third Reich
Down
- US, Soviet Union, Britain/UK
- German bombing in Britain
- German dictator
- what Hitler violated
- biggest German concentration camp
- prime minister of UK
- major Soviet industrial center
- place bombed on Dec. 7 1941
- policy that allows someone to gain what they want in return of no hostility
- history´s greatest naval invasion
- 1st Japan bombing
- Germany and Soviet Union promise not to attack each other
22 Clues: lightning war • German dictator • killing of Jews • German air force • Italian dictator • 1st Japan bombing • 2nd Japan bombing • what Hitler violated • prime minister of UK • German, Italy, Japan • German bombing in Britain • place bombed on Dec. 7 1941 • US, Soviet Union, Britain/UK • US president for most of WW2 • major Soviet industrial center • biggest German concentration camp • ...
Mexican War by Jackson 2025-03-03
Across
- American general and future president
- Disputed border of Texas
- one of the main reasons for two different wars in US history
- President of the US during the war
- The primary reason for the war and US expansion
Down
- Leader of Mexico
- an officer who fought in the war and later for the confederates
- One of the countries involved
- __________ girls were unforgettable
- Come and _______
10 Clues: Leader of Mexico • Come and _______ • Disputed border of Texas • One of the countries involved • President of the US during the war • __________ girls were unforgettable • American general and future president • The primary reason for the war and US expansion • one of the main reasons for two different wars in US history • ...
RECONSTRUCTING THE PAST 2019-04-23
Across
- early people were fond of these
- A.D
- other name for akbarnama
- a royal command
- period with no written history
- writer of Harashacharita
- hard kind of stone in grey shade
- father of history
Down
- account of events in order of time
- first period of prehistory
- study of the remains of the early past
- biographical and historical accounts written from the personal knowledge about a certain ruler by the author close to him
- a hand written record of an event
- certain important acts or events relating to the king
- huge stones dug out at most burial sites
- study of coins
- inform us about vegetation, climate of the region
- fill many missing gaps in prehistory
18 Clues: A.D • study of coins • a royal command • father of history • other name for akbarnama • writer of Harashacharita • first period of prehistory • period with no written history • early people were fond of these • hard kind of stone in grey shade • a hand written record of an event • account of events in order of time • fill many missing gaps in prehistory • ...
Crossword #1 - 24/11 2019-11-16
Across
- used to make cutlery
- hot water
- opposite of slowly
- opposite of stop
- man
- owalking is a form of
- dengue
- helps us learn about the past
- a narrow passageway for Santa
- opposite of safe
Down
- extreme sadness
- synonym of picture
- part of the human body
- warns you about something
- cats and rats have it
- a human neccessity
- Mt. Fuji
- tigers
- opposite of old
- accident is often fatal
20 Clues: man • tigers • dengue • Mt. Fuji • hot water • extreme sadness • opposite of old • opposite of stop • opposite of safe • synonym of picture • opposite of slowly • a human neccessity • used to make cutlery • cats and rats have it • owalking is a form of • part of the human body • accident is often fatal • warns you about something • helps us learn about the past • a narrow passageway for Santa
Jordyn 3/11/24 2024-03-12
Across
- the opposite of the prime meridian
- 90 degrees south
- Great Wall
- Bondi Beach
- Disney world
- part of the Arctic
- one of the largest fresh water lakes in the US
- Table Mountain
- opposite of east
Down
- Rich Art and Culture
- opposite of west
- rich history, vibrant art scene
- dazzling beaches
- Rum
- Moose
- 90 degrees west
- opposite of equator
- everything big
- Home to several worlds Civilizations
- part of the antarctic
20 Clues: Rum • Moose • Great Wall • Bondi Beach • Disney world • everything big • Table Mountain • 90 degrees west • opposite of west • dazzling beaches • 90 degrees south • opposite of east • part of the Arctic • opposite of equator • Rich Art and Culture • part of the antarctic • rich history, vibrant art scene • the opposite of the prime meridian • Home to several worlds Civilizations • ...
Irregular "Yo" (simple) 2023-09-20
18 Clues: I do • I see • I give • I leave • We make • I bring • I place • I know (Julia) • You (formal) watch • You (familiar) put • You (plural) bring • You (familiar) give • We know (those boys) • I know (how to read) • They know (Huntington) • She knows (that there is hw) • They go out (on the weekends) • They know (the history of the US)
"Bigs" Government 2023/24 2023-09-07
Across
- The Senate and the House of Representative is what we call __________.
- The _______ on the US flag represent the original 13 states.
- The United States president is elected for how many years?
- How many full terms can the president of the United States serve?
- How many supreme Court justices are there?
- The Declaration of _________ was a proclamation of the former American colonies that they were now and henceforth free states.
- How many stripes on the US flag?
- What holiday was celebrated for the first time by the American colonists?
- What color are the stars on the US flag?
- How many branches are there in the government of the United States?
- The 49th state added to our Union was?
Down
- The duty of congress is to make _____.
- The _______ of the United States elect Congress.
- Constitution Day is an American holiday honoring the day (two words/no space) delegates signed the US Constitution.
- What is the head executive of a state government called?
- ________ Leigh, after taking a course in constitutional History founded a nonprofit organization called Constitution day.
- There are fifty _______ in the Union.
- A change to the US Constitution is called what?
- Where was the US constitution and the Declaration of Independence signed?
- There is one _____ on the U.S. flag for each state in the Union.
- What is the head executive of a city government called?
- How many stars are on the US flag?
22 Clues: How many stripes on the US flag? • How many stars are on the US flag? • There are fifty _______ in the Union. • The duty of congress is to make _____. • The 49th state added to our Union was? • What color are the stars on the US flag? • How many supreme Court justices are there? • A change to the US Constitution is called what? • ...
HPHS Trivia 2024-05-03
Across
- school district region that HPHS is a part of
- the name of our school mascot
- best graduating class at HPHS (last two numbers spelled out)
- schools mascot
- one of your world history teachers
- your tenth grade counselor
- newest vice principal at HPHS
- court between the gym and cafeteria
- small structure in the grass area
- school district that HPHS is a part of
Down
- opened up across the street and everyone went crazy for it
- current principal at HPHS
- HPHS main rival, mascot
- one of your world history teachers
- main HPHS color
- HPHS main rival
- History class that you will take as a Junior/ 11th Grade
- HPHS school librarian
- HPHS next athletic addition/ next to the new gym
19 Clues: schools mascot • main HPHS color • HPHS main rival • HPHS school librarian • HPHS main rival, mascot • current principal at HPHS • your tenth grade counselor • the name of our school mascot • newest vice principal at HPHS • small structure in the grass area • one of your world history teachers • one of your world history teachers • court between the gym and cafeteria • ...
Unit 4 2022-03-25
Across
- eső
- rák
- fontos
- szünet (Br)
- zseni
- praktikus
- természetismeret
- magániskola
- általános iskola
- kézművesség
- egyenruha
- Hollandia
- középiskola, gimnázium
- irodalom
- menza
Down
- súly, tömeg
- nyelvtan
- szünet (US)
- rajzóra
- bentlakásos iskola
- átlagos
- fizika
- történelem
- matek
- földrajz
- fajta (kutya, ló, stb.)
- óriási, hatalmas
- gyík
- hagyományos
- finoman, gyengéden
- összeszorít, kifacsar
- szállítás, közlekedés
- biológia
- számol
- kémia
- nyom (vmennyi súlyt)
36 Clues: eső • rák • gyík • zseni • matek • kémia • menza • fontos • fizika • számol • rajzóra • átlagos • nyelvtan • földrajz • biológia • irodalom • praktikus • egyenruha • Hollandia • történelem • súly, tömeg • szünet (US) • szünet (Br) • magániskola • hagyományos • kézművesség • természetismeret • óriási, hatalmas • általános iskola • bentlakásos iskola • finoman, gyengéden • nyom (vmennyi súlyt) • összeszorít, kifacsar • szállítás, közlekedés • ...
Unit 4 2022-03-25
Across
- általános iskola
- számol
- eső
- összeszorít, kifacsar
- matek
- menza
- súly, tömeg
- középiskola, gimnázium
- fajta (kutya, ló, stb.)
- szünet (Br)
- magániskola
- történelem
- kézművesség
- praktikus
- nyom (vmennyi súlyt)
Down
- nyelvtan
- fizika
- átlagos
- fontos
- bentlakásos iskola
- irodalom
- Hollandia
- természetismeret
- biológia
- finoman, gyengéden
- szállítás, közlekedés
- egyenruha
- földrajz
- zseni
- hagyományos
- óriási, hatalmas
- gyík
- rajzóra
- szünet (US)
- kémia
35 Clues: eső • gyík • matek • zseni • menza • kémia • fizika • fontos • számol • átlagos • rajzóra • nyelvtan • irodalom • biológia • földrajz • Hollandia • egyenruha • praktikus • történelem • hagyományos • súly, tömeg • szünet (Br) • magániskola • szünet (US) • kézművesség • általános iskola • természetismeret • óriási, hatalmas • bentlakásos iskola • finoman, gyengéden • nyom (vmennyi súlyt) • összeszorít, kifacsar • szállítás, közlekedés • ...
TOP 10 WORST FLOODS by Louise & Richard Spilsbury report by Samuel Jensen 2022-11-10
Across
- where was the top ten flood
- what was the 9th worst flood
- what was the worst flood in US history
- where was the 7th worst flood
- where was the 4th worst flood
- where was the 6th worst flood
- where was the 3rd worst flood
- what can cause a flood
- when was the 9th flood
- where was the 5th worst flood
- when was the 3rd worst flood
- when was the worst flood in history
- when was the 6th worst flood
- when was the 4th worst flood
Down
- what is the most common disaster
- what was the first name of the authors of this book
- what can cause a flood
- where was the 2nd worst flood
- what is a common time for a flood
- what can floods help grow
- what season can cause a flood
- what was the 8th worst flood
- where was the worst flood in history
- when was the flood
- when was the 5th worst flood
- when was the 7th worst flood
- when was the 2nd worst flood
27 Clues: when was the flood • what can cause a flood • what can cause a flood • when was the 9th flood • what can floods help grow • where was the top ten flood • what was the 9th worst flood • what was the 8th worst flood • when was the 5th worst flood • when was the 3rd worst flood • when was the 7th worst flood • when was the 6th worst flood • when was the 4th worst flood • ...
CSL 20260701 Fourth of July 2026-06-07
Across
- Stars and stripes symbol
- National bird of the US
- July 4th is a national ____
- Study of the past
- Custom passed down over time
- Fifty make up the nation
- First president of the US
- The American ____ began in 1775
- Place where ships gather
- A flag or hanging decoration
- Outdoor meal on a blanket
- Month of Independence Day
- The right to live freely
Down
- The ____ of Independence
- NY’s baseball team
- Early American settlement
- Way citizens choose leaders
- Country celebrating independence
- Lines on the American flag
- Original number of colonies
- Liberty symbol that rings
- Person who served in the military
- The ____ Bell has a crack
- Historic weapon used in battles
- Marching celebration through town
25 Clues: Study of the past • NY’s baseball team • National bird of the US • The ____ of Independence • Stars and stripes symbol • Fifty make up the nation • Place where ships gather • The right to live freely • Early American settlement • First president of the US • Liberty symbol that rings • The ____ Bell has a crack • Outdoor meal on a blanket • Month of Independence Day • ...
Our Amazing Teachers 2021-02-02
Across
- Teaches Pre-AP and AP World History
- Teaches ELA and AP Language
- Teaches Physical Science and Chemistry
- Teaches Yearbook and Government and Economics
Down
- Teaches Geometry
- Teaches Spanish 1,2,3 and AP Spanish Lang. and Lit.
- Teaches 8thgrade History, Speech and Debate, and AP Psychology
- Teaches American Studies and AP US History
8 Clues: Teaches Geometry • Teaches ELA and AP Language • Teaches Pre-AP and AP World History • Teaches Physical Science and Chemistry • Teaches American Studies and AP US History • Teaches Yearbook and Government and Economics • Teaches Spanish 1,2,3 and AP Spanish Lang. and Lit. • Teaches 8thgrade History, Speech and Debate, and AP Psychology
THE FUN THEY HAD 2020-07-05
Across
- which type of books we have in past
- subject which tells us about our past
- what would think after present
- a place where we met many people and gain knowledge
- a place where all our extra items are stored
- subject which tells us about physical boundaries
Down
- thing which have many folds and lines
- showing you think is worthless
- a person helps us in everything
- a person which is called as GURU
- work given by our GURUS
11 Clues: work given by our GURUS • showing you think is worthless • what would think after present • a person helps us in everything • a person which is called as GURU • which type of books we have in past • thing which have many folds and lines • subject which tells us about our past • a place where all our extra items are stored • subject which tells us about physical boundaries • ...
Social studies chapter 2 2021-10-19
Across
- To approve something(as in the Constitution)
- Someone who wants to end slavery completely
- The group of people who is responsible for making our country’s laws (includes Senate and House of Representatives under this “umbrella”)
- An event in US history when our economy went into a deep and serious slowdown, people lost jobs, and many had trouble paying for even the smallest things
- To break away or officially withdraw from a group
- The way of life of a group of people
- Making goods by machines, usually in factories
- A settlement of a group of people ruled by another country
- rights The idea that each state should solve its own problems and make its own decisions about laws
- A person who risks money to start a new business or company
Down
- An object made by humans often telling about the history of a place and its people
- An area set aside for Native Americans on which to live/work
- A plan of government for our country
- Someone who studies artifacts and sites to learn about the ancient people and their history
- Being free from rule of others, including by a king
- A belief or a custom that is passed down through many generations
- The separation of a group of people, often due to their race
- A person who comes to live in a new land from another country is
- A change or addition to something (as in the Constitution)
- To be varied; as in many different kinds of people living in the US
20 Clues: A plan of government for our country • The way of life of a group of people • Someone who wants to end slavery completely • To approve something(as in the Constitution) • Making goods by machines, usually in factories • To break away or officially withdraw from a group • Being free from rule of others, including by a king • ...
Alicia Zapata Michael Salcido Juniors 2012-11-29
Across
- US history teacher who's a mother of another history teacher
- best brunch from freshman and sophomore year.
- one of our school colors.
- what grade are you in?
- class of ____.
Down
- best thrusday lunch from freshman and sophomore year.
- class name.
- Mrs. Boyle's famous phrase.
- what do you usually get junior year.
- our other school color.
10 Clues: class name. • class of ____. • what grade are you in? • our other school color. • one of our school colors. • Mrs. Boyle's famous phrase. • what do you usually get junior year. • best brunch from freshman and sophomore year. • best thrusday lunch from freshman and sophomore year. • US history teacher who's a mother of another history teacher
History 2023-11-17
Across
- He was an intalian general
- He was a member of the House of Savoy
- Most political figures of Modern Germany
- Who was one of the most successful generals?
- Best History teacher
- He secured an allaince with France
Down
- first Norman king
- Rued Britain Empire for 64 years
- Emperor of Russia, King of Poland
- seventh President of the US
- Sixth President of the US
- Emperor of Austria
- Who was the minister of foreign affairs?
13 Clues: first Norman king • Emperor of Austria • Best History teacher • Sixth President of the US • He was an intalian general • seventh President of the US • Rued Britain Empire for 64 years • Emperor of Russia, King of Poland • He secured an allaince with France • He was a member of the House of Savoy • Most political figures of Modern Germany • Who was the minister of foreign affairs? • ...
Zombie Crossword Puzzle 2025-12-02
Across
- the possible coming from the future; the event that ends all
- leftover humanity in a being
Down
- a zombie that has a history, culture, race, etc.
- a combo of African animism and catholicism
- makes us question who we are when everything goes amiss
- human's voracious consumption makes them...; corrupt
- long and slow effort and usually has a negative feel to it
- instead of emerging from magic, zombies shift to emerging from this
- a zombie with no history; just a body coming after us
9 Clues: leftover humanity in a being • a combo of African animism and catholicism • a zombie that has a history, culture, race, etc. • human's voracious consumption makes them...; corrupt • a zombie with no history; just a body coming after us • makes us question who we are when everything goes amiss • long and slow effort and usually has a negative feel to it • ...
BEARDOWN 2024-04-18
Across
- _____ ADAMS
- Eddie Jackson's nickname
- Let ______ Cook
- What team scammed us with Chase Claypool?
- "The Fridge"
- The Best reciever in Bears history?
- Bears fan, really likes birds
- Former Bears QB out of tOSU
- Led the Bears to a superbowl in '07
- Hometown of the Bears
- Best player in Bears history
- Best KR/PR OAT
- Chicago Bears stadium
- ArchRivals
- Heartbreaking, Cody Parkey
- The Sack Attack
- QB from UNC, The only NVP
- Former Lion, ProBowl RB
- Former DC for the Colts
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- 'The bears could have drafted _______'
- Common Saying by Bears fans
- DJ Moores Former team
- Former Chargers WR
- Maybe one of the worst coaches in Bears history,2018-2021
- 'Papa Bear'
- Traded to the Ravens for a bag of chips
- Best Bears QB, statistically
- 'Monsters of the ________'
- #33 for the Bears, INT leader last year.
- 'Money with 2 O's'
- With the 1st overall pick in the 2024 NFL draft, the bears select?
- Owner
- '_____ Punch'
- Best Season to many bears fans
34 Clues: Owner • ArchRivals • _____ ADAMS • 'Papa Bear' • "The Fridge" • '_____ Punch' • Best KR/PR OAT • Let ______ Cook • The Sack Attack • Former Chargers WR • 'Money with 2 O's' • DJ Moores Former team • Hometown of the Bears • Chicago Bears stadium • Former Lion, ProBowl RB • Former DC for the Colts • Eddie Jackson's nickname • QB from UNC, The only NVP • 'Monsters of the ________' • ...
VOCABULARY 2021-02-26
10 Clues: imitate • team work • blocks a path • not made by nature • a period of time or history • special ways to achieve something • you can us this after using a tool • you can bend it without breaking it • you are this when you get 10's in your exams • a person who knows a great deal about history
World War II 2026-01-14
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- Bloodiest Battle of all time
- Largest naval battle
- Battle where US takes control of the Pacific from Japan
- This battle secured the launching point for "island hopping" strategy
- This battle was the turning point in Western Desert campaign to drive Axis out of Aftrica
- Conference where Allies map out invasion of Europe
- Bombing occurred when a B29 bomber dropped "fat man"
- Last major battle of the European war and deadliest for US
- Battle where Nepalm was first used
- This was the aerial firebombing of a historic German city
- Final battle with Nazis and takes tons of military and civilian lives
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- President of the US that approved bombings to end WWII
- This battle was the longest battle in Pacific and ends in Allied and Crocodile victory
- This battle was when the US flag was raised atop Mount Suribachi
- Conference that brought together FDR, Churchill and Stalin to plan to invade France
- Largest military operation in history
- Surprise attack in Hawaii
- Bombing occurred when bomber Enola Gay drops "little boy"
- Conference between Britain and US to create Atlantic Charter
- Led Britain during WWII
- Operation that led to the invasion of Europe with D-Day
- President of the US for the majority of WWII
- Battle where British fishing boats and navy involved to keep WWII from ending
23 Clues: Largest naval battle • Led Britain during WWII • Surprise attack in Hawaii • Bloodiest Battle of all time • Battle where Nepalm was first used • Largest military operation in history • President of the US for the majority of WWII • Conference where Allies map out invasion of Europe • Bombing occurred when a B29 bomber dropped "fat man" • ...
The Teaching Church 2023-10-01
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- The teaching Church
- God communicates to us through this
- Why God revealed Himself to us
- Incarnation, Eucharist, Mary as Mother of God
- God becoming man
- He always has the last word
- This never changes
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- Jesus fulfills all of these in the OT
- Another reason why God puts truth in our lives s
- The beginning of the world
- The story of salvation history
- Early Christian writers
12 Clues: God becoming man • This never changes • The teaching Church • Early Christian writers • The beginning of the world • He always has the last word • Why God revealed Himself to us • The story of salvation history • God communicates to us through this • Jesus fulfills all of these in the OT • Incarnation, Eucharist, Mary as Mother of God • ...
Chapter 12 Sacred Scripture in the Life of the Church 2016-12-02
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- What kind of reading is lectio divina
- Mary's acceptance of God's word to her
- Primary example of Scripture in Church's public prayer
- First step in lectio divina
- We must do this in addition to knowing our faith
- God writes this to us through Scripture
- First set of mysteries of the rosary
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- Speaks to us when we read the Bible
- Reason we pray the rosary
- Useful way to read Scripture by putting ourselves there
- Begin reading Scripture with this
- History presented to us in Sacred Scripture
12 Clues: Reason we pray the rosary • First step in lectio divina • Begin reading Scripture with this • Speaks to us when we read the Bible • First set of mysteries of the rosary • What kind of reading is lectio divina • Mary's acceptance of God's word to her • God writes this to us through Scripture • History presented to us in Sacred Scripture • ...
US History Crossword Puzzle 2021-11-12
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- The first main political party
- The law giving the government the power to relocate Native Americans
- The shift in US politics known as
- An anti-Andrew Jackson political party
- rewarding the supporter of your campaign
- The fourth US president
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- Time period where everyone agreed with each other
- Andrew Jackson is the father of this political party
- Another name for the relocation of Native Americans
- The Andrew Jackson Show (Snail-Mail)
- The first person to lose an election to Andrew Jackson
- Stealing sailors and making the fight in a war
- Second person to lose an election to Andrew Jackson
- A war where nothing changed
14 Clues: The fourth US president • A war where nothing changed • The first main political party • The shift in US politics known as • The Andrew Jackson Show (Snail-Mail) • An anti-Andrew Jackson political party • rewarding the supporter of your campaign • Stealing sailors and making the fight in a war • Time period where everyone agreed with each other • ...
Nasir Gaines US history 2022-02-17
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- enforces the laws
- interprets the laws
- to prevent any one of the three branches from becoming too powerful
- accused of misconduct
- rule by the people
- to reject
- solved the problem of how enslaved people were to be counted in determining representation in Congress
- solved the problem of representation in Congress
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- developed by the Virginia delegates to the constitutional convention
- developed by the New Jersey delegates to the Constitutional Convention
- powers of government are divided among three branches
- government power is divided between the federal government and the state governments
- a change to the constitution
- makes the laws
14 Clues: to reject • makes the laws • enforces the laws • rule by the people • interprets the laws • accused of misconduct • a change to the constitution • solved the problem of representation in Congress • powers of government are divided among three branches • to prevent any one of the three branches from becoming too powerful • ...
US HISTORY CHAPTER 12 2016-04-21
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- / Members of John Quincy's political Party
- / The Right To Vote
- Quincy Adams / The 1824 presidential candidate favored by New Englanders.
- / To Cancel
- / A political party whose roots trace back to the supporters of Andrew Jackson.
- / More than half
- System / To Give Supporters Political Jobs
- / The use of insults to attack an opponent's reputation
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- cabinet / The group of advisors that Jackson met with in the kitchen because he didn't like his official cabinet.
- Act An act passed by South Carolina that declared the 1832 tariff illegal.
- / A period in which business declines and many people lose their jobs.
- Removal Act / An act passed in 1830 that forced many Native Americans to move west of the Mississippi.
- / Private Political Meetings
- of Tears / The trek made by 15,000 Cherokee Indians as they were forced to move hundreds of miles to get west of the Mississippi. Thousands perished during the march, mostly children and the elderly.
14 Clues: / To Cancel • / More than half • / The Right To Vote • / Private Political Meetings • / Members of John Quincy's political Party • System / To Give Supporters Political Jobs • / The use of insults to attack an opponent's reputation • / A period in which business declines and many people lose their jobs. • ...
US history review project 2016-10-20
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- What biblical reference that brought the name "Exodusters"?
- What were new workers forced to sign?
- What tribe tried to run to Canada?
- What was the name of the group that left early in the OK land rush?
- Who wanted everyone in one union?
- What was the name of farms that acted like a big business?
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- What did Carnegie hire to break up a strike?
- Who was building on natives land?
- What did most workers not want?
- Who sold land for 50 cents an acre?
- Custer Who broke army uniform regulations?
- What act gave land to settlers directly from the Government?
- Who was in charge of the Nez Perce?
- What group was active in the west?
14 Clues: What did most workers not want? • Who was building on natives land? • Who wanted everyone in one union? • What tribe tried to run to Canada? • What group was active in the west? • Who sold land for 50 cents an acre? • Who was in charge of the Nez Perce? • What were new workers forced to sign? • Custer Who broke army uniform regulations? • ...
Black Leaders US HISTORY 2024-02-23
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- writer and civil rights activist
- Congressman
- sociologist, historian, author, activist, and editor
- greatest heavyweight champions in boxing history
- author, poetess, actress, dancer, and vocalist
- Mother of the Freedom Movement
- first Black woman to be elected to Congress during the racially tense decade
- civil rights activist
- philosopher
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- He had a dream
- well-known activist, novelist, and public speaker
- Jurist and civil rights lawyer
- First black president in South Africa
- black voter activist
14 Clues: Congressman • philosopher • He had a dream • black voter activist • civil rights activist • Jurist and civil rights lawyer • Mother of the Freedom Movement • writer and civil rights activist • First black president in South Africa • author, poetess, actress, dancer, and vocalist • greatest heavyweight champions in boxing history • well-known activist, novelist, and public speaker • ...
Chapter 16 US History 2023-04-21
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- conflict between citizens of the same country
- to officially leave an organization
- armed pro-slavery supporter who crossed the border from Missouri to vote in Kansas
- to refuse to accept
- withdrawal
- person who is running away from legal authority
- interconnected system
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- subject of discussion
- a person who dies for a cause
- a place to store weapons and military equipment
- to control
- theory that individual states are independent and have the right to control their most important affairs
- to find reasons to support
- firm and inflexible
14 Clues: to control • withdrawal • to refuse to accept • firm and inflexible • subject of discussion • interconnected system • to find reasons to support • a person who dies for a cause • to officially leave an organization • conflict between citizens of the same country • a place to store weapons and military equipment • person who is running away from legal authority • ...
US History Leccion 1 2025-10-07
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- Plan que decia que los estados grandes
- Primera version de la constitucion
- ¿Quién fue el presidente de la Convención Constitucional?
- Territorio rodeado por los grandes lagos
- ¿Qué grupo apoyaba la Constitución: federalistas o antifederalistas?
- Regla durante le convencion que seria secreto
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- Acuerdo que contaba a los esclavos como este numero
- Colegio que elige el presidente
- Padre de la constitucion
- ¿Dónde se reunieron los delegados para escribir la Constitución?
- Aprobar formalmente
- Numero de estados necesario para aprobar la constitución
- plan escrito que proporciona el marco básico de un gobierno
- Rebelion que ocurrio contra el gobierno nacional
14 Clues: Aprobar formalmente • Padre de la constitucion • Colegio que elige el presidente • Primera version de la constitucion • Plan que decia que los estados grandes • Territorio rodeado por los grandes lagos • Regla durante le convencion que seria secreto • Rebelion que ocurrio contra el gobierno nacional • Acuerdo que contaba a los esclavos como este numero • ...
US History Topics Revision 2026-04-21
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- Cultural movement centered in NYC
- Promoting products to consumers
- Leader known for nonviolent protest
- Peaceful resistance strategy
- Area of NYC tied to Black culture
- Famous Harlem Renaissance writer
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- Economic collapse in 1929
- Racial separation laws
- Period of severe economic hardship
- Buying goods in large amounts
- Weapon developed during WWII
- Buying now, paying later
- Popular African American music style
- Global war from 1939–1945
- Scientist linked to atomic bomb theory
15 Clues: Racial separation laws • Buying now, paying later • Economic collapse in 1929 • Global war from 1939–1945 • Weapon developed during WWII • Peaceful resistance strategy • Buying goods in large amounts • Promoting products to consumers • Famous Harlem Renaissance writer • Cultural movement centered in NYC • Area of NYC tied to Black culture • Period of severe economic hardship • ...
US History Chapter 5 2026-04-21
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- Promoted equal trade access in China. ____ ____ Policy.
- Allowed U.S. oversight in Cuban affairs. ____ Amendment.
- Wilson’s Moral ________________ aimed to promote democracy and peace abroad
- Destroyed Spanish fleet in Manila Bay.
- Hawaiian monarch overthrown in 1893. Queen ____.
- The Roosevelt ________________ expanded the Monroe Doctrine and justified U.S. intervention in Latin Americ
- The ________________________ (1898) ended the Spanish-American War and gave the U.S. new territories
- Its explosion fueled war with Spain.
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- Completed in 1914, boosted trade and naval power.
- Volunteer cavalry unit led by Roosevelt.
- The belief that English-speaking nations were superior was called ______________________
- Led Filipino rebellion against U.S. rule. Emilio ____.
- Advocated for building a modern navy.
- Anti-foreign uprising in China, 1900. ____ Rebellion.
14 Clues: Its explosion fueled war with Spain. • Advocated for building a modern navy. • Destroyed Spanish fleet in Manila Bay. • Volunteer cavalry unit led by Roosevelt. • Hawaiian monarch overthrown in 1893. Queen ____. • Completed in 1914, boosted trade and naval power. • Anti-foreign uprising in China, 1900. ____ Rebellion. • ...
Spanish Crossword 2020-11-05
US HISTORY CHAPTER 12 2016-04-21
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- Private Political Meetings
- The 1824 presidential candidate favored by New Englanders.
- To Cancel
- Members of John Quincy's political Party
- An act passed by South Carolina that declared the 1832 tariff illegal.
- The Right To Vote
- A political party whose roots trace back to the supporters of Andrew Jackson.
Down
- More than half
- The use of insults to attack an opponent's reputation
- An act passed in 1830 that forced many Native Americans to move west of the Mississippi.
- System To Give Supporters Political Jobs
- A period in which business declines and many people lose their jobs.
- The trek made by 15,000 Cherokee Indians as they were forced to move hundreds of miles to get west of the Mississippi. Thousands perished during the march, mostly children and the elderly.
- The group of advisors that Jackson met with in the kitchen because he didn't like his official cabinet.
14 Clues: To Cancel • More than half • The Right To Vote • Private Political Meetings • Members of John Quincy's political Party • System To Give Supporters Political Jobs • The use of insults to attack an opponent's reputation • The 1824 presidential candidate favored by New Englanders. • A period in which business declines and many people lose their jobs. • ...
US History Unit 11 2017-03-29
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- The Confederacy’s National Anthem
- The Union’s National Anthem
- Confederate Calvary general
- The battle with the MOST lives lost
- The FIRST leader of the Union Army
- Union general who ended the war
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- Led the “March to the Sea” .
- The founder of the Ku Klux Klan
- The President of the United States
- The Primary Confederate General
- Ordered the south to fire at Ft. Sumter
- The first BIG Union victory (battle)
- The first battle of the Civil War
- The President of the Confederacy
14 Clues: The Union’s National Anthem • Confederate Calvary general • Led the “March to the Sea” . • The founder of the Ku Klux Klan • The Primary Confederate General • Union general who ended the war • The President of the Confederacy • The Confederacy’s National Anthem • The first battle of the Civil War • The President of the United States • The FIRST leader of the Union Army • ...
US History Chapter 11 2024-02-21
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- commerce Trade, traffic, or transportation involving the crossing of state lines.
- A machine invented by Eli Whitney in 1793 that quickly and easily separates cotton fibers from their seeds, revolutionizing the cotton industry.
- A man-made waterway constructed for navigation, irrigation, or flood control.
- To yield or surrender control of territory or rights to another entity, often by means of a formal agreement.
- An economic system where private individuals or businesses have the freedom to compete with minimal government intervention.
- An economic system where private individuals or corporations own and operate the means of production and trade goods and services in a free market.
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- Parts that are identical and can be substituted for one another in manufacturing, making production and repairs more efficient.
- Wealth in the form of money or assets that are used to invest in and create more wealth.
- A road for which users pay a toll to travel on, often providing a quicker or more direct route.
- The restriction of interest to a narrow sphere, especially when it comes to the loyalty to a particular region rather than to the country as a whole.
- A government license that gives an inventor exclusive rights to make, use, and sell an invention for a set period of time.
- The exclusive possession or control of the supply or trade in a commodity or service.
- An official count or survey of a population, typically recording various details such as age, gender, and occupation.
- A section of a canal with gates and mechanisms to raise or lower water levels in order to move boats between different elevations.
14 Clues: A man-made waterway constructed for navigation, irrigation, or flood control. • commerce Trade, traffic, or transportation involving the crossing of state lines. • The exclusive possession or control of the supply or trade in a commodity or service. • Wealth in the form of money or assets that are used to invest in and create more wealth. • ...
US HISTORY VOCAB REVIEW 2023-03-07
US History Chapter 5 2022-12-05
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- American colonist who remained loyal to Britain
- The introducdtion to a formal document
- An organization that spread political ideas and information through the colonies
- To cancel an act or law
- Open defiance of authority
- To refuse to buy items
- A formal request
- Civilian sworn to be ready to fight with only a minute's notice
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- Court document allowing customs officers to enter any location to search for smuggled goods
- An official expression of opinion by a group
- American colonist who favored American independence
- A mocking figure representing an unpopular figure
- incoming money from taxes or other sources
- ideas or information intentionally spread to help or harm a cause
14 Clues: A formal request • To refuse to buy items • To cancel an act or law • Open defiance of authority • The introducdtion to a formal document • incoming money from taxes or other sources • An official expression of opinion by a group • American colonist who remained loyal to Britain • A mocking figure representing an unpopular figure • ...
UNIT 1 US HISTORY 2025-07-31
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- Compact: A 1620 agreement among Pilgrims to form a self-governing community based on majority rule, laying a foundation for democratic governance.
- Acts: British laws that restricted colonial trade to benefit England by requiring goods to be shipped on English vessels and pass through English ports.
- Materials: Natural resources like tobacco, lumber, and sugar extracted from colonies and sent to the mother country for manufacturing and profit.
- Trade/Triangular Trade: A three-part trade system connecting Europe, Africa, and the Americas, involving the exchange of goods, enslaved Africans, and raw materials.
- Church: The official Church of England, which many colonists sought to reform or escape from in pursuit of religious freedom.
- An economic theory where colonies existed to benefit the mother country by exporting raw materials and importing manufactured goods to maintain a favorable balance of trade.
- Colonies: Colonies like Virginia and Georgia that developed economies based on agriculture and cash crops, often using enslaved labor.
- Servant: A person who agreed to work for a set number of years in exchange for passage to the colonies, food, and shelter.
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- Imports are goods brought into a country, while exports are goods sent out, both crucial to colonial economies and mercantilist policies.
- Indians: Indigenous peoples who interacted with European settlers through trade, conflict, and diplomacy, often facing displacement and violence.
- Colonies: Colonies such as Pennsylvania and New York known for religious diversity, trade-based economies, and moderate farming.
- A religious group seeking to purify the Church of England who settled in New England to establish communities based on strict religious principles.
- The process by which European powers established settlements in the Americas for economic gain, religious freedom, and territorial expansion.
- Passage: The brutal and deadly voyage that transported enslaved Africans across the Atlantic to the Americas as part of the Triangular Trade.
14 Clues: Colonies: Colonies such as Pennsylvania and New York known for religious diversity, trade-based economies, and moderate farming. • Servant: A person who agreed to work for a set number of years in exchange for passage to the colonies, food, and shelter. • ...
US History Midterm Review 2022-10-20
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- an island that the US annexed because of Sanford Dole
- made by settlers in the Great Plains, used grass and dirt because there were no trees
- not wanting to be involved in global affairs
- the fear that Communists were going to take over the US
- severe drought and overfarming led to huge clouds of dust covering the Great Plains
- a journalist who wrote about issues in American society (ie Jacob Riis and Upton Sinclair)
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- the right to vote
- the ban on manufactoring, transporting, and selling alcohol
- oil tycoon, richest person in American history
- the dislike of immigrants
- dug during WW1 to protect soldiers from machine guns and artillery
- an era of urbanization and industrialization
- FDR's solution to the Great Depression
- created to fight for better working conditions in factories
14 Clues: the right to vote • the dislike of immigrants • FDR's solution to the Great Depression • an era of urbanization and industrialization • not wanting to be involved in global affairs • oil tycoon, richest person in American history • an island that the US annexed because of Sanford Dole • the fear that Communists were going to take over the US • ...
Early US History Review 2019-12-01
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- Christopher Columbus traveled west looking for what place?
- What is the main crop the Settlers grew in Jamestown?
- Who was the group of people who left England in search of Religious Freedom?
- A friendly group of Native Americans who helped the settlers in Jamestown
- Who landed in the Americas in 1492?(just last name)
- These Native Americans attacked the settlers in Jamestown
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- the skin and bones of _________ were used by Native Americans for clothing, blankets, and tools.
- The pilgrims set up this county in 1620
- What home did the Navajo live in?
- Who is the best known viking to land on america? (last name only)
- The Virginia company started this colony in 1607
- The Navajo were known for these. (check crafts and fun facts in your graphic organizer)
- This type of home is a long building with no windows, is made of wood, and whole families would live in them.
- What is the name of the ship the Pilgrims sailed to America in?
14 Clues: What home did the Navajo live in? • The pilgrims set up this county in 1620 • The Virginia company started this colony in 1607 • Who landed in the Americas in 1492?(just last name) • What is the main crop the Settlers grew in Jamestown? • These Native Americans attacked the settlers in Jamestown • Christopher Columbus traveled west looking for what place? • ...
9/10 US History 2023-12-15
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- border state north of Virginia where Antietam took place
- Where a major battle took place and Lincoln gave his address
- first battle of the civil war
- title for a slave state that did not leave the union
- State where the battle of vicksburg took place
- first state to leave the Union
- To Leave
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- Bloodiest battle of the war
- President of the Confederacy (last name)
- The name of a battle won by Grant and also the title of his campaign
- Major US general who got results
- Name of Prof. Miller's cat
- President of the Union (last name)
- Nickname for a confederate general at Bull Run "stood there like a ________"
14 Clues: To Leave • Name of Prof. Miller's cat • Bloodiest battle of the war • first battle of the civil war • first state to leave the Union • Major US general who got results • President of the Union (last name) • President of the Confederacy (last name) • State where the battle of vicksburg took place • title for a slave state that did not leave the union • ...
Black Leaders US HISTORY 2024-02-23
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- writer and civil rights activist
- Congressman
- sociologist, historian, author, activist, and editor
- greatest heavyweight champions in boxing history
- author, poetess, actress, dancer, and vocalist
- Mother of the Freedom Movement
- first Black woman to be elected to Congress during the racially tense decade
- civil rights activist
- philosopher
Down
- He had a dream
- well-known activist, novelist, and public speaker
- Jurist and civil rights lawyer
- First black president in South Africa
- black voter activist
14 Clues: Congressman • philosopher • He had a dream • black voter activist • civil rights activist • Jurist and civil rights lawyer • Mother of the Freedom Movement • writer and civil rights activist • First black president in South Africa • author, poetess, actress, dancer, and vocalist • greatest heavyweight champions in boxing history • well-known activist, novelist, and public speaker • ...
US History Unit 2 2025-09-27
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- The American Revolutionaries formed an alliance with which country?
- Father of the Constitution
- The _____ of 1763 stopped colonists from settling west of the Appalachians.
- Policy that supplied England with raw goods
- The Declaration of Independence says that the governments derive their powers from _____.
- This battle is considered the turning point of the American Revolution.
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- Main author of the Declaration of Independence
- Supported the Constitution and a stronger central government.
- Wrote Sinners in the Hands of an Angry God.
- The Intolerable Acts were in response to the ______ Tea Party.
- Wrote Common Sense.
- Battle that ended the American Revolution.
- small dissenting group within a larger one.
- Under the Articles of Confederation, Congress lacked the power to _____.
14 Clues: Wrote Common Sense. • Father of the Constitution • Battle that ended the American Revolution. • Wrote Sinners in the Hands of an Angry God. • Policy that supplied England with raw goods • small dissenting group within a larger one. • Main author of the Declaration of Independence • Supported the Constitution and a stronger central government. • ...
US History CH 2 2026-04-21
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- Provided 160 acres after 5 years of residence. ____ Act.
- Flooding caused by this method of mining
- Large-scale wheat farms. ____ Farms.
- Ended the open range.
- Many boomtowns eventually became __________.
- Last major Native American conflict (1890)
- The __________ divided land and promised citizenship to Native Americans.
- Nevada mining discovery of gold and silver. ____ Lode.
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- Cowboys learned techniques from them.
- The __________ included the Dakotas, Nebraska, and Kansas.
- The __________ was a religious movement suppressed by settlers
- Custer’s defeat by Lakota and Cheyenne. Battle of Little ___.
- Sparked by unpaid annuities in 1862. ____ ____ Uprising
- Created agricultural colleges. ____ Land-Grant Act.
14 Clues: Ended the open range. • Large-scale wheat farms. ____ Farms. • Cowboys learned techniques from them. • Flooding caused by this method of mining • Last major Native American conflict (1890) • Many boomtowns eventually became __________. • Created agricultural colleges. ____ Land-Grant Act. • Nevada mining discovery of gold and silver. ____ Lode. • ...
US History Week 2 Puzzle 2020-09-03
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- the concept the kings of Europe wanted to share
- shows how high the land is above sea level
- a climate map
- a group of assignments and pages in canvas
- Portuguese Prince who funded explorers
- kind words for a classmate
- a tangible item of wealth sought by explorers
- type of map showing the face of the land
- someone who studies history
- a graphic display of events horizontally
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- first crew to circumnavigate the globe
- type of map with countries
- an online learning management system
- mountains, lakes, islands are examples
- bragging rights to an explorer
- Zoom feature that allows someone to ask questions
- a source that describes something they didn't see
- explains the symbols on a map
- a way to share ideas with others in canvas
- discovered the Americas
- a firsthand account of an event by an eyewitness
21 Clues: a climate map • discovered the Americas • type of map with countries • kind words for a classmate • someone who studies history • explains the symbols on a map • bragging rights to an explorer • an online learning management system • first crew to circumnavigate the globe • mountains, lakes, islands are examples • Portuguese Prince who funded explorers • ...
US History Chp 16 Review 2022-03-07
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- founded by Oliver Kelley, national organization for farm families
- writing that tells the story w/ scenery, customs, and dialect of a region of U.S.
- people coming to U.S. from British Isles, Germany, and Scandinavian countries
- March King
- opened Great Plains for settlement
- Native who killed George Armstrong
- expressed the idea that gov't could solve practically all problems
- dedicated the Statue of Liberty and served 2 terms nonconsecutively
- assassinated after 4 months in office
- "front porch" campaigns and Gold Standard Act was passed
- founded Hull House
- standard time zones were created
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- silver-mining capital of the world
- pen name for Samuel Clemens
- paper money not backed by gold
- took gospel to Alaska
- set a precedent for gov't regulation of business
- 1st state to grant voting rights to women
- wrote "In His Steps"
- founded a Bible institute for training of Christian workers
- the centennial state
- voters can sign a petition to begin the passage of law
- Hoosier poet
- made gold the only standard for monetary value
- offered Natives land and U.S. citizenship if they take up farming
- Johnstown, PA, flooded due to heavy rain
- rapid increase of pricing
27 Clues: March King • Hoosier poet • founded Hull House • wrote "In His Steps" • the centennial state • took gospel to Alaska • rapid increase of pricing • pen name for Samuel Clemens • paper money not backed by gold • standard time zones were created • silver-mining capital of the world • opened Great Plains for settlement • Native who killed George Armstrong • ...
US History 1 Final Crossword 2017-06-12
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- created the Waltham system
- northern paper money
- invented the steamboat
- home of proslavery government in Kansas
- Reserve item that Biddle wanted banks to keep on hand
- Lincoln's Secretary of State
- Tribe that fought back against US(Illinois)
- leader of Radical Republican in the Senate
- political party opposed to immigrant
- Tribe that tried to accommodate with the US
- Term for the "Ordinary Person" who could succeed under Jackson
- Northern plan to win the war
- 15,000 Indians move out west; 4,00 die
- invented the cotton gin
- Believed liberty was more important than the union
- Ohio peace Democrat who Lincoln banished to the Confederacy
- ran regularly scheduled freight service to Liverpool
- Worked with Calhoun to draft solution to Nullification Crisis
- requiring people to serve in the military
- Smaller banks formed when Jackson broke up Second Bank
- runaway slave president Pierce spent $100,000 sending back to slavery
- Union general that always hesitates
- Unofficial whaling capital in US
- winner of the 1852 presidential election
- Name of Jackson's informal cabinet
- Jackson ignored this entity's decision in the Indian removals
- Union ironclad ship
- industry that did well from 1830's-1850's
- top trade partner with the US
- South Carolina authorized the funding of this during Nullification Crisis
- where many wage earners lived in cities
- what the US received from other countries
- #1 import for US
- town where Lee surrenders to Grant
- Issue between South Carolina and the US government
- When Jackson didn't like a bill he _____ it.
- machine that separated seeds from cotton
- Rhode Island Union general that failed at Fredricksburg
- trade that crosses state lines
- Type of ship that was used to transport goods and people
- Led slave revolt in Virginia in 1831
- Whig candidate for president in 1852
- types of rails that promoted agricultural growth
- Grant’s victory here gave the Union control of the Mississippi River
- privately built road
- British ship stopped by Union navy that almost led to war between US and Britain
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- built first factory in the US
- first major battle in the East
- offered a compromise to keep the South in the Union; rejected by Lincoln
- Constitution Union Party candidate for president in 1860
- State Jackson invaded in 1816
- Secretary of Treasury who moved Second Bank funds to state banks
- "steamboat case"
- wrote uncle tom's cabin
- his courtcase lead to the fugitive slave act was constitutional
- Wa that caused European crops to fail
- Led Union troops on famous "march to the sea"
- only internal improvement built by the federal government
- connected Hudson River to great lakes
- state court where court case made unions legal
- Last name of President who served before Jackson
- Most unions during this era were ____ unions
- author of the Kansas-Nebraska Act
- Jackson viewed the Second Bank as _____.
- Leader of the Radical Republican in the House
- wrote Ostend Manifesto saying that US should take Ciba from Spain
- inventor of the mechanical reaper
- country founded for freed US slaves
- Name of the system under Jackson where winners were rewarded
- poorest group of immigrants in 1830's-1840's
- Inventor of the Steel Plow
- northern peace Democrats
- Union general after Burnside that lost in Chancellorsville
- Civil war started here
- 1850 plan to have a railroad go from the Gulf of Mexico to this Lake
- what the United States sent to other countries
- republican candidate for president in 1860
- city that has railroad miles that goes from 0 to 2200 in 5 years
- Indians were often viewed as this
- Douglas' idea that a territory could not allow slavery by not passing laws that pass slavery
- America Movement to spread US democracy to other nations
- river the south relied on
- Woman who caused the Petticoat affair
- Chief Justice who ruled in the two Cherokee court cases
- slave who sued for his freedom; supreme court ruled blacks are not citizens
- governor who pushed for Erie Canal
- cotton that would grow in much of South
- Lincoln Secretary of Treasury
- young women who worked under the Waltham system
- lead attack on Harper's Ferry
- early civil war battle; more American casualties here than in all American wars combined
- working class
- most valuable export for the US
- Ran the Second National Bank
- his book argued that slavery was ruining the South economically
95 Clues: working class • "steamboat case" • #1 import for US • Union ironclad ship • northern paper money • privately built road • invented the steamboat • Civil war started here • wrote uncle tom's cabin • invented the cotton gin • northern peace Democrats • river the south relied on • created the Waltham system • Inventor of the Steel Plow • Lincoln's Secretary of State • ...
US History Review Extra Credit 2013-03-25
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- Writers that exposed the filth of society in popular magazines.
- This amendment ended slavery.
- This amendment gave all men the right to vote regardless of race.
- Economic system in which private businesses run most industries, allowing competition to determine prices and wages.
- Allows citizens to vote on proposed or exiting laws.
- Assassinated Abraham Lincoln.
- Founder of the American Red Cross.
- Hawaiian Queen who fought to put the Native Hawaiians back in charge of the islands before being forcefully removed from power.
- First African American senator.
- Effect of the transcontinental railroad; split the United States into four different time zones.
- President of the Confederacy.
- Abolished slavery specifically in the South during the Civil War.
- Men who herded cattle from ranches to the railheads to ship them to meatpacking industries.
- This act prohibited railroads from accepting rebates so all companies paid the same amount for shipping.
- Proposal from the United States which aimed to give all nations equal trading rights in China.
- This amendment allowed voters to directly elect U.S. Senators.
- Reform movement that addressed many of the social problems industrialization created.
- Ban on making, selling, and distributing alcohol.
- A neighborhood center staffed by women for education, recreation, and social activities in poor areas. Often provided job training for immigrants; Jane Addams started the first one in the United States.
- Battle where Sioux Indians defeated General Custer and his men.
- Lass passed by Southern states to keep the newly freed slaves inferior to whites and in a slave-like condition.
- Fear of foreigners
- This amendment gave women the right to vote.
- This amendment gave all men citizenship regardless of race.
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- Gave the Emancipation Proclamation.
- Type of mining that used water under high pressure to blast away dirt, exposing the minerals underneath.
- Used by Joseph Pulitzer and William Hearst; used biased and scandalous stories and shocking illustrations to sell newspapers.
- Union general and later president during Reconstruction.
- Process of making immigrants more American; process requiring Native Americans to give up all aspects of the culture and instead adopting the white American culture.
- White supremacist group that attacked African American politicians and leaders and white politicians who supported them.
- Nickname for the Progressive Party that supported Theodore Roosevelt for President after Taft received the Republican Presidential nomination.
- Acronym for the group started by Susan B. Anthony that campaigned for a national amendment to give women the right to vote.
- President who got impeached for breaking the Tenure of Office Act.
- This amendment allowed Congress to levy an income tax.
- This President fought to protect the consumer by passing the Meat Inspection Act and the Pure Food and Drug Act.
- Wilson’s reform plan that called for tariff reductions, banking reform, and stronger anti-trust legislation.
- A trust with complete control over an industry, causing there to be no competition from other firms.
- This amendment enforced prohibition.
- This President lost support of the Progressive Republicans because he allowed a high tariff to be passed and because of the Ballinger-Pinchot Affair.
- Political party that believed in an income tax, bank regulations, government ownership of railroads and telegraph companies, and unlimited coinage of silver.
40 Clues: Fear of foreigners • This amendment ended slavery. • Assassinated Abraham Lincoln. • President of the Confederacy. • First African American senator. • Founder of the American Red Cross. • Gave the Emancipation Proclamation. • This amendment enforced prohibition. • This amendment gave women the right to vote. • Ban on making, selling, and distributing alcohol. • ...
AP US History: Chapter 1 2016-09-12
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- the first English colony
- the birthplace of Columbus
- Magellan A Portuguese employed by the Spanish completed the first known circumnavigation of the globe
- Revolt launched efforts to suppress tribal rituals that Europeans considered incompatible with Christianity
- Hudson had a river named after him, and his explorations led to a permanent Dutch presence in the New World
- the name in which societies of the Maya regions were superseded by other Meso-American tribes; a name that eventually described people from a number of different tribes
- the belief that the Irish were wild, vicious, and ignorant "savages" led to the ___ of the Irish
- was when a white man married a native woman; was a form of labor recruitment
- The __ people were in America before Columbus, and was named after a town in New Mexico where archeologists first discovered evidence of their tools and weapons
- de Bois Adventurous fur traders and trappers who also penetrated far in the wilderness and developed an extensive trade that became a small part of the French colonial economy
- was written on a post after the "Lost Colony" was destroyed
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- this tribe created the largest empire in the Americas
- Calvin went even further than Luther in rejecting the Catholic belief and introduced the doctrine of predestination
- Sir Richard Grenville established a colony here by the orders of Raleigh. Sir Francis Drake arrived here the spring after it was settled with supplies and reinforcements also known as the "Lost Colony"
- Revolution In all regions of the United State, tribes were experiencing __ because they were developing new sources of food, clothing, and shelter
- I the strong leader of the English that helped them develop a sense of nationalism and encouraged expansion
- people traced their heredity through, and inherited property from their mothers rather than their fathers
- slave trade Africans began selling slaves to traders from the Mediterranean in the ___
- Puritans who were determined to worship as they pleased in their own independent congregations
- Indian religious leader that led an uprising, killed hundreds of Europeans, captured Santa Fe, and drove the Spanish temporarily out of the region.
- Movement removed land from cultivation and limited England's ability to feed it's population
- The __ period is the history of the humans in America during a period of 5000 years around 8000 B.C.
- Reformation this began more because of a political dispute between the king and the pope than as a result of the doctrinal revolts
- Henry dreamed of establishing a Christian Empire in Asia to aid his country's wars against the Moors
24 Clues: the first English colony • the birthplace of Columbus • this tribe created the largest empire in the Americas • was written on a post after the "Lost Colony" was destroyed • was when a white man married a native woman; was a form of labor recruitment • slave trade Africans began selling slaves to traders from the Mediterranean in the ___ • ...
US History Chapter 14 Crossword 2024-01-30
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- Invented the safety elevator
- Developed an inexpensive method for turning iron ore into steel
- This huge event was held in Chicago in 1893
- The center of this type of architecture was first found in Chicago
- First medical school to practice extensive medical research
- Started the Brooklyn Bridge project
- Successful inventor who believed in hard work
- Founder of Standard Oil Company of Ohio
- First building to successfully use an all-steel frame
- Owned the largest steel company in the world
- Edison invented the first successful incandescent __________ _________
- Developed the alternating current and induction motors
- Wife of the man who started the Brooklyn Bridge Project
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- Invented the practical commercial typewriter
- Introduced crop rotation to the South
- Invented the telephone
- Major project completed in 1869 that tied the east coast to the west coast
- City that was destroyed by fire in 1871
- Author of the book "Wealth of Nations" who believed freedom in economics leads to the greater good
- Developed a film roll camera
20 Clues: Invented the telephone • Invented the safety elevator • Developed a film roll camera • Started the Brooklyn Bridge project • Introduced crop rotation to the South • Founder of Standard Oil Company of Ohio • City that was destroyed by fire in 1871 • This huge event was held in Chicago in 1893 • Invented the practical commercial typewriter • ...
US History Chapter 5 Review 2022-10-17
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- to send away from a community
- when a community makes their own laws
- The trade routes between Europe, North America, and Africa became known as the ___ Trade.
- the Atlantic Ocean between Africa and the Americas
- the colonies that had good rivers for transportation and a longer growing season
- the round mountains that run north and south in the eastern United States
- all the businesses that make one kind of product or provide one kind of service.
- an animal that people caught to make oil
- to send a product to another place
- a gathering where colonists voted on laws
- Anne __ was a woman who was banished because her Puritan leaders did not want her teaching about religion.
- The Great ___ was a time in the 1700s when people in New England began to make religion a more important part of their lives.
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- someone who disagrees with their leaders
- the colonies with a watery coast called the tidewater
- The ___ of New England is very cool and dry.
- ___ carried away the good soil from New England and left rocks and sandy soil.
- the time of year when it is warm enough for plants to grow
- the imaginary line that divides the Appalachian Mountains from the tidewater
- the most important fish caught in New England
- the first college in the thirteen colonies
- an Indian leader, also known as King Philip, who fought against the colonists in New England.
- to buy a product from another place and bring it where you are
- most of the first settlers in New England were ___
- the group of Indians that fought a small war against the New England colonists.
- the colony started by Roger Williams and Anne Hutchinson.
- the buying and selling of people
- the part of the southern colonies higher in the mountains
27 Clues: to send away from a community • the buying and selling of people • to send a product to another place • when a community makes their own laws • someone who disagrees with their leaders • an animal that people caught to make oil • a gathering where colonists voted on laws • the first college in the thirteen colonies • The ___ of New England is very cool and dry. • ...
US History Review Part 2 2023-03-28
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- Destroy everything, including will to fight
- Obvious Fate
- Not a citizen = can't sue for freedom
- Break away, leave
- Participation
- Protection
- Good jobs, good land
- HoR accuses president of improper conduct
- Women's Grievances
- Message to Europe: leave the Americas alone
- Turning Point of Civil War
- Factories
- To add
- Right to vote
- Battle in Texas; Texans v. Mexicans
- Native Americans, death
- US Gov't war on southern enemy
- Upset Southern States
- Halt on trade with foreign countries
- 10th Amendment
- Gold diggers
- Freedom
- Return runaways
- Louisiana Purchase; flat land
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- From France; a bargain
- Attempted to assimilate
- Illegally invaded Florida, moved Indians
- President during most contentious time in US History
- Freedom
- No involvement with other countries' affiars
- Added Cali, Utah, and Fugitive Slave Law
- Attempt to control newly freedmen
- Legalized segregation
- 1st president goodbye
- Wants to end slavery
- Reason to leave
- Pre Civil War Era
- Attached US Merchant Ships on African Coast
- Trail of Tears
- 36'30
- 3 steps to stop the South
- Assistance for freedmen
- Post Civil War
- First explorers
- Farming economy
- Freedoms for all citizens
- 2nd War with Britain
- Women's Rights Event
48 Clues: 36'30 • To add • Freedom • Freedom • Factories • Protection • Obvious Fate • Gold diggers • Participation • Right to vote • Trail of Tears • Post Civil War • 10th Amendment • Reason to leave • First explorers • Farming economy • Return runaways • Break away, leave • Pre Civil War Era • Women's Grievances • Good jobs, good land • Wants to end slavery • 2nd War with Britain • Women's Rights Event • Legalized segregation • ...
US History Semester 1 Review 2023-02-22
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- War between Northern and Southern states from 1861 to 1865
- Speech made by William Jennings Bryan advocating for bimetallism
- Groups that participated in political corruption for profit
- A cycle of debt that kept freedmen under the control of former enslavers
- Demonstrations like Haymarket Square, Homestead, and Pullman where workers refused to work or protested until demands were met
- Banned almost all immigrants from China for a decade
- Freed all enslaved people in states of rebellion
- America would not start any conflict with foreign countries, but would view interference in Western Hemisphere as act of war
- Predetermined tracts of land that confined natives to specific living areas in the west
- Gave settlers acres of land for free or cheap prices if they settled the land
- Northerners who came south after the Civil War
- Efficient way to make steel faster and stronger
- Organizations of workers fighting to improve working conditions
- Speech made by Lincoln to dedicate battlefield to soldiers who died there
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- War fought between the US and Spain in 1898
- Laws restricting the rights of freedmen
- Reports who gave widespread exposure to social issues like food contamination and housing
- Granted citizenship and equal protection under the law
- Abolished slavery
- A strategy for North to blockade Southern ports
- When a country rules over foreign areas
- A political party with the interests of farmers, miners, and workers in mind
- Gave all men the right to vote
- A system where one person uses the lands and tools of another in exchange for share of crops
- A business or corporation with complete control over producing a good or service
- A trend of sensationalizing headlines to sell newspapers
- Group in Congress fighting for equality of freedmen
- The right to vote
- Led to sell off of native lands if natives refused to claim individual tracts of land
29 Clues: Abolished slavery • The right to vote • Gave all men the right to vote • Laws restricting the rights of freedmen • When a country rules over foreign areas • War fought between the US and Spain in 1898 • Northerners who came south after the Civil War • A strategy for North to blockade Southern ports • Efficient way to make steel faster and stronger • ...
US History Chapter 18 Vocabulary 2023-04-21
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- a specified amount of money
- act of buying stocks at great risk with the anticipation that the prices will rise
- A long period of rising stock prices
- A serial drama on television or radio using melodramatic situations
- Regular periodic payment made to pay off the cost of an item when buying on credit
- A homeless and usually penniless wanderer
- buying a stock by paying only a fraction of the stock price and borrowing the rest
- To put money into a company in order to gain a future financial reward
- persistent and heavy demands by a bank's depositors, creditors or customers to withdraw money
- People with common characteristics living in the same area
- A person who works in the same, or a similar, profession
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- Aid in the form of money or supplies for those in need
- A sudden loss of force, value or effect
- A system for buying and selling stocks in corporations
- Projects such as highways, parks and libraries built with public funds for public use
- A number of events that come one after another
- to take possession of a property from a mortgager because of defaults on payments
- Minor officer of the courts
- A method of achieving a desired aim
- demand by a broker that investors pay back loans made for stocks purchased on margin
20 Clues: a specified amount of money • Minor officer of the courts • A method of achieving a desired aim • A long period of rising stock prices • A sudden loss of force, value or effect • A homeless and usually penniless wanderer • A number of events that come one after another • Aid in the form of money or supplies for those in need • ...
US History Chapter 1 Vocabulary 2023-05-27
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- Ups and down's of the Earth's surface
- To promise that something will take place
- Done by choice
- A person who starts and runs a business
- Make as large as possible
- A community of living things and the surroundings in which they live
- Something that is difficult
- Having different forms or types
- The physical surroundings
- The height of an area above sea level
- Type of government in which power flows between state and local governments and the national government
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- The legal process of becoming a citizen
- Order of dates in which events happens
- Economic system in which people are free to control and own the means of production
- The cost of passing up the second choice when making a decision
- A flat drawing of all or part of the Earth's surface
- The collection of information
- A round model of the Earth
- Money received
- A system for breaking time into units and keeping track of those units
- A tax on imports
- Economic system in which buyers and sellers choose to do business with those who satisfy their needs and wants best
- Natural feature of the Earth's land surface
- Human-made goods that people use to produce goods and services
- Procedures the government must follow that are established by law
25 Clues: Done by choice • Money received • A tax on imports • Make as large as possible • The physical surroundings • A round model of the Earth • Something that is difficult • The collection of information • Having different forms or types • Ups and down's of the Earth's surface • The height of an area above sea level • Order of dates in which events happens • ...
AP US History crossword puzzle 2022-05-16
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- US Attack Germany
- Supreme court judicial
- split of colonies from GB
- Made factory jobs numbing
- Economic revolution
- US wont tolerate colonization
- Long drought and poor crops
- Germany contacting Mexico
- Transport system Est and Wst
- attempt at constitution
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- Nixon trying to find results
- count slaves as part person
- 1930 Economic crash
- Transfer of Slaves To US
- separate unconstitutional
- war over slavery
- 1930s programs to fix crash
- Worst US president ever
- Japanese attack on US
- Moved south for invention
20 Clues: war over slavery • US Attack Germany • 1930 Economic crash • Economic revolution • Japanese attack on US • Supreme court judicial • Worst US president ever • attempt at constitution • Transfer of Slaves To US • split of colonies from GB • Made factory jobs numbing • separate unconstitutional • Germany contacting Mexico • Moved south for invention • count slaves as part person • ...
End of Year - US History 2023-05-17
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- Civil Rights leader who refused to give up her seat on the bus; led to a bus boycott
- Name of the Hurricane that hit New Orleans
- Invention of the 1920s
- War that was very unpopular in the US; Forrest Gump fought in it
- "Blame the Maine on ______"
- The US joins after Pearl Harbor and it ends with 2 atomic bombs in Japan
- Raiders, Coach Pylant's favorite basketball team
- Civil Rights Leader from Montgomery, Alabama
- Economic system that the USSR had
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- Civil Rights leader who fought for Mexican-American workers in California
- Last name of the first black president
- Period of time with flappers and prohibition
- Called "The Great War". The US joins after the Lusitania and Zimmerman Telegram
- Economic system that the USA has
- Period of time where the US economy is at its worse. FDR tries to save it with the New Deal.
- Period of time with robber barons, child labor, and the growth of cities
- Period of time where the US and USSR had tension
- Name of the Cavalry Unit led by Theodore Roosevelt in the Spanish-American War
- Period of time with big changes and Jane Addam's Hull House
- Scandal that involved Richard Nixon
20 Clues: Invention of the 1920s • "Blame the Maine on ______" • Economic system that the USA has • Economic system that the USSR had • Scandal that involved Richard Nixon • Last name of the first black president • Name of the Hurricane that hit New Orleans • Period of time with flappers and prohibition • Civil Rights Leader from Montgomery, Alabama • ...
Spring Semester ACP US History 2023-05-19
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- turning point of the american revolution
- vocabulary word for being loyal to your own part of the country rather than the whole nation
- vocabulary word that means to approve
- protest over taxes on tea
- president during the Nullification crisis
- last battle of the american revolution
- president during the civil war
- this amendment protects against illegal search and seizure of your property
- president during the Louisiana Purchase
- this vocabulary word means to cancel
- this vocabulary word means to have the ability to vote
- author of a pamphlet named Common Sense which talked about why the colonies should be free from british rule
- top general for the Union
- this invention sped up communication
- constitutional principle where power is shared between the state and federal government
- this amendment protects against the government putting soldiers in your home
- a manmade waterway that sped up the transportation of people and goods
- Economy of the Northern Colonies
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- required all colonists to house and feed british soldiers
- this dude was president during the XYZ affair
- religious groups came to the new world to escape this
- Pennsylvania was founded by this religious group
- this amendment freed the slaves after the civil war
- name of the first president of the united states
- the part of the bicameral legislature where equal representation is given despite population
- vocabulary word for governmental abuse of power
- this river is arguably the most important river in terms of commerce, political power and military strategy
- Cash crop of the south
- tax on all paper products
- brutal winter that washington and his army endured where many died of disease and starvation
- vocabulary word for an item made of cloth
- this group of immigrants were escaping a potato famine in their home country
- vocabulay word that means not to pick a side
- the first permanent colony in the new world
- this amendment protects freedom of speech and religion among others
35 Clues: Cash crop of the south • tax on all paper products • protest over taxes on tea • top general for the Union • president during the civil war • Economy of the Northern Colonies • this vocabulary word means to cancel • this invention sped up communication • vocabulary word that means to approve • last battle of the american revolution • president during the Louisiana Purchase • ...
Virginia and US History Vocab 2024-09-24
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- Eight original shires formed
- Those who volunteer to be ready
- Defense for the Kingdom of France
- Each side was supported by native americans
- First military clash
- Statesman, diplomat, and lawyer
- American colonists before the American Revolution
- Great Possession
- ¨We hold these truths to be self-evdient¨
- Freedom is balanced with the necessity
- Vigoursouly supports their country
- Deadly Riot
- American Writer
- An agreement of a society
- Punitive Punitive Laws
- seven-year war
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- Noted as an orator
- Unbiased
- Medical Researcher
- Farmer, Politcian,and military officer
- Helped sway the thirteen colonies
- Legislative bodies with executive function
- Urged the colonies into readiness
- Person who remains loyal
- Direct tax
- French and Indian war
- Ideas concerning god, reason, nature and humnaity
- Ended American war
- Served as a general in the war
- Results in American Independence
- Conferred by natural law
31 Clues: Unbiased • Direct tax • Deadly Riot • seven-year war • American Writer • Great Possession • Noted as an orator • Medical Researcher • Ended American war • First military clash • French and Indian war • Punitive Punitive Laws • Person who remains loyal • Conferred by natural law • An agreement of a society • Eight original shires formed • Served as a general in the war • ...
US History 2024 Fall Exam 2024-09-11
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- Equal protection under the law, citizenship for all born in US
- Gave women the right to vote
- Sudden drop in stock prices in 1929
- Laws limiting the number of immigrants
- Gave free land to settlers in the West, brought more farmers to the Great Plains
- Protection against unreasonable searches
- Shantytowns named after President Hoover
- British ship sunk by Germans, killing Americans
- To cancel or remove a law
- Period of new music and cultural changes
- US policy to intervene in Latin American affairs
- Journalism that exposes social problems
- Connected East and West coasts by rail, built government support and immigrant labor
- Wilson's plan for peace after WW1
- Prejudice against immigrants led to laws restricting immigration
- German submarines
- Government's hands-off approach to business, led to growth of big companies and monopolies
- Banned alcohol in the US
- Rules that separated Black and White people, passed after Reconstruction ended
- The right to vote in political elections
- Fair treatment through the normal judicial system
- Countries fighting against Germany in WW1
- People moving to a new country to live
- Personal freedoms protected by law
- Groups formed by workers, fought for better pay and working conditions
- International organization to prevent future wars
- Voting age lowered to 18
- Abolished slavery, outlawed involuntary servitude
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- Freedom of speech, religion, press
- Lincoln's strategy to slowly defeaEmancipation
- Famous speech by Lincoln, emphasized equality and preserving the Union
- Growth of cities as people move from rural areas
- Rapid growth of factories and industry
- Not enough people buying goods
- Germany and its allies in WW1
- Using economic power to influence other countries
- Northerners who opposed the war, wanted to end the fighting immediately
- Laws limiting free speech during wartime
- African American artistic movement
- Movement of African Americans to Northern cities
- Women's right to vote
- Roosevelt's programs to fight the Depression
- US warning to Europe to stay out of the Americas
- Right to remain silent, right to due process
- Secret German message to Mexico, angering Americans
- Agreement ending WW1
- Policy of avoiding involvement in world affairs
- Making more goods than people can buy
- To approve or confirm officially
- Collected supplies, worked as nurses, soldiers, or spies
- Freed most slaves in rebel states in 1863
- Government loans to fund the war
- Right to vote regardless of race
- No cruel and unusual punishment, no excessive bail or fines
- Society focused on buying goods
- Fear of communists in America
- Right to bear arms
- Severe drought in the Great Plains
- Ban on making and selling alcohol
- When one company controls an entire industry
60 Clues: German submarines • Right to bear arms • Agreement ending WW1 • Women's right to vote • Banned alcohol in the US • Voting age lowered to 18 • To cancel or remove a law • Gave women the right to vote • Germany and its allies in WW1 • Fear of communists in America • Not enough people buying goods • Society focused on buying goods • To approve or confirm officially • ...
Us History Module 4 Crossword 2024-11-25
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- an incident in which British soldiers fired into a crowd of colonists, killing five people
- A great victory for the American forces in which British general John Burgese surrendered his entire army
- British soldiers who fought against the colonists
- The peace agreement in which Great Britain recognized the independence of the U.S.
- A battle won by the Patriots against Hessian mercenaries
- A British Army officer, whig politician, and colonial administrator
- A protest against the Tea Act in which a group of colonists boarded British tea ships and dumped more than 340 chests off into Boston Harbor
- A 47-page pamphlet that argued against British rule over America
- The last major battle of the American Revolution
- Patriot leader who commanded the Continental army and became the first president of the U.S.
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- Laws passed to punish colonists for the Boston Tea Party
- The document that announced the colonists break from Great Britain
- A meeting of delegates from 12 colonies in Philadelphia in May 1775
- A battle in Boston that showed the colonists could fight well against the British army
- The main author of the Declaration of Independence
- A naval officer who served in the Continental Navy
- Author of Common Sense who wrote that citizens, not monarchs, should make laws
- Was an American military officer, planter, and politician
- An enslaved Black American who worked as a spy and provided information that gave the Continental Army an advantage at Yorktown
- A Prussian military officer who trained the Continental Army
- A French man who volunteered to serve in the Continental Army without pay and used his own money and influence to support the Patriots
- American colonists who chose to fight for independence
- Boston leader who believed Parliament could not tax the colonists without their permission
23 Clues: The last major battle of the American Revolution • British soldiers who fought against the colonists • The main author of the Declaration of Independence • A naval officer who served in the Continental Navy • American colonists who chose to fight for independence • Laws passed to punish colonists for the Boston Tea Party • ...
