us history Crossword Puzzles

US History Chapter 12 Vocab 2025-05-19

US History Chapter 12 Vocab crossword puzzle
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  1. A law passed in 1830 that allowed the U.S. government to move Native Americans west
  2. A meeting where a political party chooses its candidate
  3. Giving government jobs to political supporters
  4. Conflicts between the U.S. and the Seminole tribe, who resisted relocation in Florida
  5. A federally chartered bank that held government funds and regulated smaller banks
  6. A government department that manages money and finances
  7. Related to the national government
  8. The most votes, but not more than half
  9. To take part in something
  10. The power to reject a proposed law
  11. Something that stands for or represents something else
  12. Son A candidate supported mainly by their home state
  13. To stay alive or continue to exist
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  1. A financial crisis that led to widespread unemployment and business failure
  2. The forced march of the Cherokee to Indian Territory, during which thousands died
  3. 7th U.S. President known for expanding democracy and enforcing the Indian Removal Act
  4. To make a process easier or smoother
  5. Using insults or false accusations to damage an opponent’s reputation
  6. More than half of a total number
  7. An established organization or system in society
  8. A system of government with many departments and officials
  9. To move to a new place

22 Clues: To move to a new place • To take part in something • More than half of a total number • Related to the national government • The power to reject a proposed law • To stay alive or continue to exist • To make a process easier or smoother • The most votes, but not more than half • Giving government jobs to political supporters • An established organization or system in society • ...

Unit 3 Test (US HISTORY) 2022-10-18

Unit 3 Test (US HISTORY) crossword puzzle
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  1. Farmers/Pioneers who went west
  2. A building with thin walls, no windows, and outside bathrooms. Living Quarters were cramped. It developed into sometimes dangerous city streets, and unsafe conditions.
  3. First professional Baseball Team
  4. Taking away someone's right to vote
  5. Man who sat two inches from his table and would eat till his stomach touched it.
  6. Government gave 160 acres to settlers who lived on the land for five years
  7. Made up of thousands of acres that had been bought from sod busters
  8. To bring about an experience in which Natives would raise above the land, and the whites would be buried by new land. The buffalo would return and all natives, living and dead, would be reunited.
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  1. In this case, the Supreme Court declared segregation laws constitutional, claiming that, as long as the accommodations were “separate but equal,” it was legal to separate facilities for blacks and whites.
  2. Massacre caused by misfired rifle which led the US Army to kill nearly 150 unarmed men, women, and children.
  3. Custer-led military attack on Black Hills, where they were beaten by the Sioux (Crazy Horse and Sitting bull)
  4. Government law that banned Chinese immigration for 10 years, and prohibited Chinese from becoming US citizens.
  5. Would go to the Vaudeville houses, dancehalls, and saloons.
  6. IF your grandpa had been able/unable to do something, you should be able/unable to do it too.
  7. Would go to Coney Island amusement parks, and attend baseball games
  8. When a mob of people would gather and murder someone (Usually a black person) because they thought they had violated a law or a social custom
  9. Became the capital of Western commerce because of it's rail road, factories, meat-packing plants, etc.
  10. Where a lot of immigrants entered the USA
  11. A book that jokingly talked about the greed of the rich and political corruption.
  12. Laws in southern states that mandated racial segregation in public facilities like schools, resturants, and rail cars
  13. Land held by tribes was to be divided up among natives. They could not sell this land, since government owned it for 25 years. After 25 years, the natives would be given the deed to the land, and they would become American Citizens.
  14. towns that were bypassed by the railroad and often disbanded.

22 Clues: Farmers/Pioneers who went west • First professional Baseball Team • Taking away someone's right to vote • Where a lot of immigrants entered the USA • Would go to the Vaudeville houses, dancehalls, and saloons. • towns that were bypassed by the railroad and often disbanded. • Would go to Coney Island amusement parks, and attend baseball games • ...

Chapter 4 Vocabulary - US History 2022-10-09

Chapter 4 Vocabulary - US History crossword puzzle
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  1. Pontiac was the chief of an Ottawa village that captured British outposts. The forces killed settlers along the Pennsylvania and Virginia frontiers.
  2. Minister from Massachusetts involved in the Great Awakening by giving powerful and convincing sermons.
  3. The idea that knowledge, reason and science could improve society.
  4. Publisher of the New-York Weekly Journal who accused New York's governor of corruption
  5. A religious revival that inspired greater religious freedom
  6. The Massachusetts Puritans required communities with 50 or more homes to have a public school
  7. To sell goods to other countries
  8. An economic theory that a nation's power depends on its ability to increase wealth by increasing exports and accumulating precious metals in return
  9. The ruler could not suspend Parliament's laws, impose taxes, or raise an army without Parliament's consent.
  10. The banning of printed materials because they contain unpopular or offensive ideas.
  11. A pattern of trade that developed in colonial times among the Americas, Africa and Europe
  12. This treaty forced France to give Canada and most of its land east of the Mississippi River to Great Britain.
  13. Crops that could be sold easily in markets in the colonies and overseas.
  14. Partnership
  15. Variety, such as ethnic or national groups.
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  1. A system in which people elect delegates to make laws and conduct government on their behalf.
  2. Confederacy: The most powerful group of Native Americans in eastern North America
  3. This was to be for a united colonial government designed by Benjamin Franklin. Each colony would have to give up some of its power
  4. Producing enough to meet the needs of their family, with little to none left for sale or trade.
  5. A person who learns a trade from a skilled craftsperson
  6. Conflict between the British and the French.
  7. The second or middle part of the three-part route across the ocean known as the triangular trade.
  8. The permanent movement of people into a country from other countries.
  9. An illness that affects large numbers of people.
  10. A military force made up of ordinary citizens.
  11. The Prime Minister of the British government that said Britain would pay for the French and Indian War knowing he would tax the colonists later to cover the cost of the war.
  12. To bring in goods from other countries.
  13. The law forced colonists to sell their raw materials to England even if they could get a better price elsewhere.
  14. Rules focusing on the behavior and punishment of enslaved people; laws in Southern states that controlled enslaved people.

29 Clues: Partnership • To sell goods to other countries • To bring in goods from other countries. • Variety, such as ethnic or national groups. • Conflict between the British and the French. • A military force made up of ordinary citizens. • An illness that affects large numbers of people. • A person who learns a trade from a skilled craftsperson • ...

US History Test 16 Review 2022-06-14

US History Test 16 Review crossword puzzle
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  1. We celebrate this on November 11 because it's when World War I ended, to honor those who served. (Be able to write this explanation in your own words!)
  2. This movement was defeated during World War II.
  3. Operation Desert Storm lasted two and a half ___.
  4. Churchill Prime Minister of the UK during World War II
  5. This man was President during Operation Iraqi Freedom. (This is a new fact!)
  6. This war ended November 11, 1918.
  7. In 1983, Reagan sent US troops to liberate this island from Cuba (you missed this on the quiz)
  8. This man destroyed insects to help the builders of the Panama Canal
  9. This war, Operation ___ ___ was due to the invasion of Kuwait.
  10. This President was shot and killed during a motorcade in Dallas.
  11. Berlin was divided after this war.
  12. This man discovered Hawaii
  13. During the ___ ___ war, Teddy Roosevelt led the Rough Riders at San Juan Hill.
  14. The dictator who invaded Kuwait in 1990
  15. In the case Brown v. Board of Education, the Supreme Court ended school ___.
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  1. Germany sank this ship during World War I.
  2. This man was leader of Germany during World War I
  3. After September 11, 2001, President George W. Bush declared this because Al Qaeda terrorists had attacked us. (Be able to write this explanation in your own words!)
  4. President Johnson committed the US to be very involved in this war. (This is a new fact!)
  5. Saddam Hussein was finally removed from power during Operation ___ ____.
  6. The first man to walk on the moon
  7. The first female Supreme Court justice
  8. The first black Supreme Court justice
  9. President during World War I
  10. President Reagan's policy that Communism should be stopped before it enters a country was known as this. (Be able to write this explanation in your own words!)
  11. The hurricane that damaged New Orleans was called Hurricane ___.
  12. The only President to resign from office
  13. World War II was ended in Japan with the dropping of two ___ ____.
  14. The man who convinced the US government to buy Alaska
  15. The Cold War was a conflict between the Soviet Union and ___ ____.
  16. The US purchased Alaska from this country
  17. The first war after World War II (This might be a new fact!)

32 Clues: This man discovered Hawaii • President during World War I • The first man to walk on the moon • This war ended November 11, 1918. • Berlin was divided after this war. • The first black Supreme Court justice • The first female Supreme Court justice • The dictator who invaded Kuwait in 1990 • The only President to resign from office • The US purchased Alaska from this country • ...

Unit 2 Vocabulary (US History) 2022-09-22

Unit 2 Vocabulary (US History) crossword puzzle
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  1. Philadelphia 1775 it took the huge step of declaring America's independence from Britain.
  2. Revolutionary War battle, winter of 1776, New Jersey; unprecedented fighting vs the Hessians around Christmas
  3. a serie battles in 1777 in NY, was a turning point in the war. The largest victory yet for the Americans.
  4. established & legitimized the authority of Great Britain to tax the British colonies in North America.
  5. a group of colonist who used disobedience to intimidate and outrage loyalist and the British government
  6. the event that led to the committee of correspondence being created
  7. tactic in which an enemy is surrounded and starved in order to make it surrender
  8. a foreign soldier who is hired and fights for a fee
  9. colonials who fought for American independence from Great Britain
  10. housing troops
  11. tax on news paper, pamphlets, and legal documents
  12. An article that started chatter on the future revolution
  13. a right that is given to a person simply because they are human
  14. made a painting about the Boston Massacre
  15. expressed colonists continued loyalty to monarch & sought an end to fighting until a solution could be found
  16. Order by the British king that closed the region west of the Appalachian Mountains to all settlement by colonists
  17. made to help the east India tea company make more money
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  1. proposal by Benjamin Franklin for the creation of a grand council of representatives from Britain’s American colonies
  2. Coercive Acts; Parliament passed these laws to punish the Massachusetts colony for the Boston Tea Party.
  3. what colonist did to protest agents the sugar act “Revenue Act” law aimed at preventing the smuggling of molasses & collecting higher taxes & duties.
  4. top official in a parliamentary government
  5. movement that emphasized science & reason to improve society
  6. used to isolate and cut off outside contact
  7. Signed by Great Britain, France and Spain to exchange land
  8. what implemented a tax on glass, lead, paint, paper, and tea
  9. established & legitimized the authority of Great Britain to tax the British colonies in North America.
  10. a steady increase in prices over time
  11. what was made to cut taxes on imported molasses
  12. person who remained loyal to Great Britain during the Revolution

29 Clues: housing troops • a steady increase in prices over time • made a painting about the Boston Massacre • top official in a parliamentary government • used to isolate and cut off outside contact • what was made to cut taxes on imported molasses • tax on news paper, pamphlets, and legal documents • a foreign soldier who is hired and fights for a fee • ...

iCivics US History Unit 1 2025-11-13

iCivics US History Unit 1 crossword puzzle
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  1. a person or group of people who hold power to make decisions for a nation, state, tribe, city, etc.
  2. a system of government where the people hold power through elected representatives who then make laws and decision
  3. a person who voluntarily settles in a colony
  4. when one nation sends people to a place to establish their own permanent settlements, often using force, to gain wealth and power and in the process disrupting the Indigenous peoples
  5. (of people) coming from a particular place and having lived there for a long time before other people came there
  6. an argument or point you are trying to prove; the central or main idea in a piece of writing or an image
  7. the facts you use to support or prove your claim
  8. any land that is owned by an individual or group outside of the government
  9. a social construct used to categorize people into groups based on traits like skin color, physical features, or the identity of their ancestors
  10. a nation's independent authority and the right to govern itself
  11. a group of people who live in the same area or having a certain characteristic in common
  12. a form of government with one leader whose power is generally passed down through the family
  13. a set of principles or thoughts that people use to understand the world around them
  14. to communicate with or react to people or things
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  1. process of allowing citizens to shape the decisions made by the government through the representatives chosen by them
  2. an official agreement made between sovereign nations
  3. an organized system of beliefs, ceremonies, and rules used to worship a god or group of gods
  4. relating to gaining, seeking, and/or organizing power; includes events related to the government, such as making, enforcing, and interpreting laws
  5. a person chosen to act or speak for others, often in a government; having people who are chosen in elections to act or speak for or in support of the people who voted for them
  6. relating to the process or system by which goods and services are produced, sold, and bought
  7. an act or effort to fight against something or someone or a refusal to accept something
  8. the ability to make decisions about people and resources in a society
  9. a form of slavery that allowed people to be owned as property that could be bought, sold, given, and inherited
  10. an area that is controlled by a foreign country that is often far away
  11. a person who is made the property of another, is forced to work, and does not have freedom
  12. a Native Nation's right to self-govern and control its own laws, people, land, and resources; cannot be given or taken, only acknowledged or recognized
  13. a union of states, groups of people, or political parties with the same aim
  14. an effort by many people to change something through protests or violence
  15. a system of forced labor for the social, political, and economic gain of the enslaver that deprived enslaved people of the rights to their labor, their families, and their persons
  16. the state of being free, not being imprisoned or enslaved; the power to do what you want to do
  17. shared by members of a group or community
  18. materials that occur in nature and can be used for survival or economic gain through trade
  19. of or relating to people or society in general
  20. a group of countries or regions that is controlled by one ruler or one government
  21. the ability to act and exert power over one’s own life
  22. a group of people who are thought of as being all the same

36 Clues: shared by members of a group or community • a person who voluntarily settles in a colony • of or relating to people or society in general • the facts you use to support or prove your claim • to communicate with or react to people or things • an official agreement made between sovereign nations • the ability to act and exert power over one’s own life • ...

US History: Semester One Final 2025-12-04

US History: Semester One Final crossword puzzle
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  1. A piece of media designed to sway an opinion on a topic.
  2. A network of collaborators who help enslaved people escape.
  3. Formed in 1861 by the southern states after their secession from the Union.
  4. to leave a country
  5. land ruled by another country
  6. The outline of how the US government works.
  7. After the Civil War the federal government wanted to rebuild the South and give rights to former slaves.
  8. White terrorist group that enforced unfair laws and codes
  9. People in favor of weak national government and strong state government.
  10. The expansion of a country's political, economic, cultural, media, and military influence beyond its borders.
  11. A document that declared independence from Great Britain with a list of reasons for their separation.
  12. The process of transforming from an agricultural economy to a manufacturing economy.
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  1. War In 1898, a conflict between the United States and Spain, in which the U.S. supported the Cubans' fight for independence
  2. Decision The Supreme Court case that ruled that slaves were property, not people, and therefore did not have the rights of citizens.
  3. A type of building shared by multiple dwellings, often overcrowded, with apartments on each floor and shared access.
  4. Legislative, Executive, Judicial
  5. The belief that the United States must possess the land of North America, and that it is ordained by God for the United States to expand westward.
  6. Reporters who exposed poor working conditions, poor living conditions, and unfair business practices in the country.
  7. A country or area under the full or partial political control of another country, typically a distant one, and occupied by settlers from that country.
  8. A system in which enslaved people are considered property that can be bought, sold, given, or inherited.
  9. Civil War A war between the South and North over state's rights to slavery
  10. The belief that slavery had to be eradicated for a variety of reasons.
  11. The task that white colonists believed they needed to "civilize" other countries.
  12. The social and political movement that aimed to fix issues created by Industrialization and Urbanization.
  13. Slave Act Declared that any runaway slave had to be returned back to the South, and anyone caught assisting a runaway slave would face legal trouble.
  14. The public killing of an individual without any legal trial or due process.

26 Clues: to leave a country • land ruled by another country • Legislative, Executive, Judicial • The outline of how the US government works. • A piece of media designed to sway an opinion on a topic. • White terrorist group that enforced unfair laws and codes • A network of collaborators who help enslaved people escape. • ...

Fall Final US History 2025 2025-12-10

Fall Final US History 2025 crossword puzzle
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  1. of Burgesses:The first democratically elected legislative body in colonial America, established in the Colony of Virginia in 1619.
  2. Destiny:The 19th-century belief that the United States was divinely ordained to expand its dominion and spread democracy across the North American continent.
  3. of Confederation:The first government established by the United States (1781–1789), which created a weak central government and left most power with the individual states.
  4. Compromise:An agreement that counted three-fifths of a state's enslaved population toward that state's total population for purposes of both representation in the House of Representatives and direct taxation.
  5. of Rights:The first ten amendments to the U.S. Constitution, which guarantee fundamental freedoms and individual rights, added to protect citizens from potential government overreach.
  6. who opposed the ratification of the Constitution, fearing it gave too much power to the national government, and demanded the addition of a Bill of Rights.
  7. Sense:A highly influential 1776 pamphlet written by Thomas Paine that used clear, persuasive arguments to urge the colonists toward immediate independence from Great Britain.
  8. Awakening:A series of religious revivals in the 1730s and 1740s that emphasized personal faith, emotional worship, and challenged the authority of established clergy.
  9. who supported the ratification of the U.S. Constitution and advocated for a strong national government.
  10. Trade:A system of trade in the colonial era, often called the Triangular Trade, involving the exchange of goods between the American colonies, Great Britain, and Africa/West Indies.
  11. Without Representation:The core colonial grievance that the British Parliament had no right to levy taxes on the colonists because the colonists were not represented in that body.
  12. of Independence:The document adopted on July 4, 1776, by the Continental Congress, formally proclaiming that the thirteen American colonies were independent from Great Britain.
  13. Neglect:An unofficial British policy of loosely enforcing or not enforcing trade laws in the American colonies, which fostered colonial self-government and economic freedom until the mid-1700s.
  14. system of government in which power is constitutionally divided between a central (federal) government and regional (state) governments.
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  1. of Paris (1783):The agreement signed by Great Britain and the United States that officially ended the American Revolutionary War and formally recognized American independence.
  2. economic theory where a mother country's goal is to accumulate wealth by exporting more than it imports, using its colonies for cheap raw materials and as an exclusive market.
  3. Acts:A series of punitive laws passed by the British Parliament in 1774 to punish Massachusetts for the Boston Tea Party, which closed the port of Boston and curtailed local self-governance.
  4. Colonies:The "Breadbasket Colonies," known for their fertile soil, grain production, and diverse population of various European backgrounds.
  5. of Saratoga:A decisive American victory in 1777 during the Revolutionary War, considered the turning point because it convinced France to officially join the war as an American ally.
  6. Locke:A 17th-century English philosopher whose ideas about the social contract and natural rights heavily influenced the American Revolution and the founding documents.
  7. Compact:An agreement signed by the Pilgrims in 1620 to establish a basic government and legal system for the Plymouth Colony, representing an early form of self-government.
  8. Act:A 1765 British law that required colonists to pay a tax on printed materials, including legal documents, pamphlets, and newspapers, leading to significant colonial protest.
  9. England Colonies:The northern colonial region, characterized by an economy based on trade, fishing, whaling, and shipbuilding due to rocky soil and a cold climate.
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  11. Line of 1763:A British-issued boundary that prohibited American colonists from settling west of the Appalachian Mountains in an effort to prevent conflict with Native American tribes.
  12. Rebellion:An uprising of Massachusetts farmers in 1786–1787 that highlighted the inability of the government under the Articles of Confederation to maintain order.
  13. Passage:The forced, harrowing voyage across the Atlantic Ocean endured by millions of enslaved Africans being transported from Africa to the Americas.
  14. Colonies:The southernmost region, focused on cash crops like tobacco, rice, and indigo, relying heavily on the plantation system and enslaved labor.
  15. Rights:Fundamental human rights identified by John Locke, including "life, liberty, and property," which Thomas Jefferson adapted to "life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness" in the Declaration.
  16. Compromise:The agreement that established the national legislature (Congress) with two houses: the House of Representatives (based on state population) and the Senate (equal representation for each state).
  17. and Indian War:A major conflict (1754–1763) between Great Britain and France over control of the Ohio River Valley, resulting in a decisive British victory and the acquisition of vast North American territory.

31 Clues: who supported the ratification of the U.S. Constitution and advocated for a strong national government. • of Burgesses:The first democratically elected legislative body in colonial America, established in the Colony of Virginia in 1619. • ...

US History: Module 4 Review 2025-09-16

US History: Module 4 Review crossword puzzle
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  1. What it was called when the U.S. put limits on the number of immigrants to America
  2. Group of women who challenged traditional roles
  3. What cars provided to Americans
  4. What the banning of alcohol was called
  5. Buying products with a down payment + paying installments
  6. The man who started the Back to Africa movement
  7. The name of the mass movement of Blacks from the South
  8. The woman who fled the South because she fought against lynching
  9. The Father of Jazz
  10. First sports celebrity
  11. Buying with the hope of the value increasing
  12. Represents social status based on what you own
  13. The strategy of mass producing cars to make them more affordable
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  1. The genre made popular by the Grand Ole Opry
  2. Secret drinking clubs
  3. When police arrested suspected Communists
  4. Illegally making, selling, + transporting alcohol
  5. The source of the First Red Scare
  6. Father of the Blues
  7. Black cultural, social, and artistic boom centered in a NY city
  8. What did new technology allow Americans to have during the 1920s?
  9. Wrote stories criticizing the U.S.' treatment of Blacks
  10. Trial that debated teaching evolution vs. creationism
  11. Most common technology of the 1920s

24 Clues: The Father of Jazz • Father of the Blues • Secret drinking clubs • First sports celebrity • What cars provided to Americans • The source of the First Red Scare • Most common technology of the 1920s • What the banning of alcohol was called • When police arrested suspected Communists • The genre made popular by the Grand Ole Opry • Buying with the hope of the value increasing • ...

US History Qtr. 1 Review 2025-10-09

US History Qtr. 1 Review crossword puzzle
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  1. ____ Act: Law that said colonists had to house soldiers and pay for their stuff
  2. The US's neighbor to the South
  3. Modern-day state where Jamestown is located
  4. Where the first shots of the American Revolution were fired
  5. How many colonies were there when they declared independence
  6. One of two countries that claimed the Ohio Valley
  7. Ocean on the West Coast of North America
  8. Water that is a mix of fresh and salty
  9. The first permanent English settlement in the New World
  10. _____ Petition: Last ditch effort by the colonies to avoid war. Ignored by the king
  11. Country the first Jamestown settlers came from
  12. The crime committed against England by the signers of the Declaration
  13. Rich men that weren't used to working with their hands. 43% of Jamestown was one
  14. Explorer who was the first European in the New World. He thought the Earth was pear shaped
  15. Term we use now for the people Columbus thought were Indians
  16. Group of townspeople trained to fight in an emergency
  17. Colonists who were not loyal to England and wanted independence
  18. French and ____ War
  19. Country that Columbus created colonies for
  20. 1st and 2nd ____ Congress: Where colonies met to discuss what to do about King George
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  1. Author of the Declaration of Independence
  2. "Give me ___ or give me Death!" -Patrick Henry
  3. _____ Acts: Laws designed to punish Boston and Massachusetts for the Boston Tea Party
  4. Ocean on the East Coast of North America
  5. Indigenous group that lived around Jamestown
  6. Columbian ____: Transfer of goods/diseases from Old World to New World and vice versa
  7. ___ of 1763: Said colonists couldn't move into the Ohio Valley
  8. ____ Act: Put an extra tax on paper to help pay for the French and Indian War
  9. The US's neighbor to the North
  10. Boston ____: British soldiers killed 5 colonists, including Crispus Attucks
  11. King of England during the Road to Revolution
  12. Colonists who were loyal to England and the King
  13. Who the Continental Congress elected to lead its Army
  14. Boston ____: Protest against the tea tax and the BEIC's tea monopoly
  15. How many states are there today?

35 Clues: French and ____ War • The US's neighbor to the South • The US's neighbor to the North • How many states are there today? • Water that is a mix of fresh and salty • Ocean on the East Coast of North America • Ocean on the West Coast of North America • Author of the Declaration of Independence • Country that Columbus created colonies for • ...

Quarter 3 US History Interim 2026-03-05

Quarter 3 US History Interim crossword puzzle
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  1. Speech that described the growing division between democratic Western Europe and Soviet-controlled Eastern Europe.
  2. Employees whose tax-funded jobs helped them remain economically stable during the Depression.
  3. Major policy shift that expanded federal responsibility for economic welfare.
  4. Postwar division of this European nation represented the growing divide between Western democracies and Soviet-controlled Eastern Europe.
  5. President who maintained morale through “fireside chats.”
  6. Native American soldiers who used their languages to create secure military codes.
  7. Japanese Americans were forcibly relocated to these during WWII.
  8. U.S. entry into WWII provided this crucial strength that shifted momentum against the Axis Powers.
  9. African American campaign calling for victory abroad and equality at home.
  10. Economic system promoted by Western democracies after WWII.
  11. Eisenhower-era system that boosted economic growth nationwide.
  12. This New Deal program demonstrates the lasting impact of the New Deal on American society.
  13. 1947 Doctrine that committed the U.S. to provide aid to nations resisting communism.
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  1. Group that was least directly impacted by the Dust Bowl.
  2. Women’s wartime service showed they could succeed in these high-skill roles.
  3. 1949 military alliance pledging collective defense against Soviet aggression.
  4. Law that provided veterans with education and housing benefits.
  5. Political system established by the Soviet Union in Eastern Europe.
  6. 1930s artists and writers often expressed this quality while coping with hardship.
  7. Before the New Deal, communities offered short-term help through these food distribution centers.
  8. Wartime savings and production capacity helped fuel this after the war ended in 1945.
  9. This political Party became dominant thanks to the New Deal Coalition.

22 Clues: Group that was least directly impacted by the Dust Bowl. • President who maintained morale through “fireside chats.” • Economic system promoted by Western democracies after WWII. • Eisenhower-era system that boosted economic growth nationwide. • Law that provided veterans with education and housing benefits. • ...

US History Qtr. 3 Review 2026-03-13

US History Qtr. 3 Review crossword puzzle
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  1. Idea that the US was destined by the Christian god to take over North America
  2. Trail taken by many pioneers seeking a new life in the West. Also a fun computer game
  3. The 5 __ Tribes: Seminole, Cherokee, Creek, Choctaw, and Chickasaw. So-called because they adopted "american" style farming and slave owning
  4. __ Party: Group of pioneers who took a fake shortcut, got caught in a blizzard, and resorted to cannibalism
  5. Journey indigenous people were forced into by the US government. Many died
  6. Country that Mexico declared independence from
  7. Something that makes someone want to move to a place (cheap land, economic opportunity, etc.)
  8. 11th President. Promised expansion. Led US into war with Mexico
  9. Something that makes someone want to move away from (no jobs, oppression, etc.)where they live
  10. The growth of the US from Atlantic to Pacific. The whole point of what we did in Qtr. 3
  11. Country the US went to war with to gain a bunch of land
  12. Huge grassland that makes up the middle third (roughly) of the US
  13. Massive mountain range that made travel difficult for many pioneers
  14. Beasts of burden used to pull many wagons along the trails West
  15. Huge territory purchased by the 3rd president
  16. 1st US President
  17. Land that two sides both claim
  18. "Old Fuss and Feathers." US General who enfored the Indian Removal Act
  19. Country that the 3rd president bought a giant territory from
  20. One of the diseases many people caught on the Oregon Trail
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  1. Indigenous teenage girl who accompanied Lewis and Clark and saved their lives multiple times
  2. Law passed by US government that forced indigenous people off their lands
  3. Mexican Catholic priest who started the Mexican independence movement
  4. Lewis and __: Sent to explore the huge new territory the US bought
  5. National mammal of the US. Many plains tribes relied heavily on these animals until they were nearly hunted to extinction
  6. River that the US said was the border between it and Mexico. Is the border today
  7. __ and Clark: Sent to explore the huge new territory the US bought
  8. US state that was part of Mexico until Americans that moved there revolted against Mexico
  9. US General who led the Army during the war with Mexico. Later elected 12th President
  10. 3rd US President
  11. River that Mexico said was the border between it and the US
  12. 7th President. Signed a law that forced indigenous people off their lands.
  13. William Henry __: 9th president. Died after 30 days because he didn't wear a coat in the cold/rainy weather
  14. Corps of __: The group Lewis and Clark assembled to go into the West
  15. Meriwether Lewis' dog who accompanied him to the West

35 Clues: 3rd US President • 1st US President • Land that two sides both claim • Huge territory purchased by the 3rd president • Country that Mexico declared independence from • Meriwether Lewis' dog who accompanied him to the West • Country the US went to war with to gain a bunch of land • One of the diseases many people caught on the Oregon Trail • ...

Unit 8: Early 20th Century Georgia crossword 2024-05-14

Unit 8: Early 20th Century Georgia crossword crossword puzzle
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  1. a time period in which a geographical area receives less than 2 inches of precipitation annually.
  2. act that allowed the US government to send billions of dollars in supplies and military equipment to allied countries in exchange for US rights in their military bases
  3. insect whose larvae food on cotton crops; decimated cotton production in the southeastern United States
  4. the most destructive war in human history; America entered the war in 1941 after the Japanese attack on pearl habor
  5. New Deal program that provided retirement and unemployment insurance for American taxpayers
  6. Goergia congressman who was an advocate for a strong US military; served 25 terms in the US house of Representatives, making him the longest serving congressman in US history
  7. a factor that led to the Great Depression; farmers continued to produce record numbers of crop yield though the demand for agricultural products was limited; this drove the cost of these products down.
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  1. Georgia governor and influential long term US senator
  2. American Naval base in Hawaii; a surprise attack on the base by Japanese forces on December 7, 1941 resulted in the US entering world war 2
  3. Goergia city that was home to Roosevelt's "little white house" site's warm water mineral springs were used as a rehabilitation center for polio victims.
  4. four time Georgia governor that fought against Roosevelt's New Deal policies.
  5. major war primarily between European powers; U.S. entered the war in 1917
  6. the New Deal program designed to build the capabilities to bring electricity to rural areas
  7. commonly known as FDR, was an AMerican statesman and political leader who served as the 32nd president of the United States from 1933 until his death at Warm springs,Georgia in 1945; visited Goergia more than 40 times for his treatment of polio at warm springs
  8. a New Deal program that paid farmers a stipend not to grow crops in order to increase the price of agricultural products
  9. name given to a series of federal programs spearhead by president Franklin Roosevelt in order to help the nation recover from the Great depression
  10. a New Deal program that hired unemployed young men to work on public works projects

17 Clues: Georgia governor and influential long term US senator • major war primarily between European powers; U.S. entered the war in 1917 • four time Georgia governor that fought against Roosevelt's New Deal policies. • a New Deal program that hired unemployed young men to work on public works projects • ...

US History Unit 4 Keywords 2018-03-23

US History Unit 4 Keywords crossword puzzle
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  1. Trial of a president which can lead to them being removed from office
  2. Series of terrorist attacks on the World Trade Center and the Pentagon for which al-Qaeda claimed responsibility
  3. Peace agreement in Bosnia and Herzegovina ending Yugoslavian Wars
  4. Act making heath insurance mandatory and available to more Americans
  5. Use of violence to cause fear among a population in order to achieve a goal
  6. Banking crisis and depression that left many Americans with large amounts of debt
  7. Dictator of Iraq who invaded Kuwait
  8. Islamic groups that uses violence in attempt to create a society that models ancient Islam civilizations in Iraq and surrounding nations
  9. Computers and other machines and how they work and advancements made in this area
  10. Texas billionaire who ran as a third-party candidate in the 1992 presidential election
  11. The diversity of the human population in an area
  12. Education policy using set standards and goals to try to offer equal education to all children
  13. Massively destructive hurricane that revealed persisting racial inequalities
  14. Set of financial changes put in place to help the economy
  15. Military intervention to control and reduce terrorism
  16. Court case removing laws prohibiting disrespecting the American flag
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  1. Health care provided for senior citizens in America by the government
  2. War fought by the US and international forces against Iraq to protect important oil exporting nations of Kuwait and Saudi Arabia
  3. Act signed by George HW Bush to give more rights to Americans with disabilities
  4. Financial support for retired citizens in the US
  5. North America Free Trade Agreement which made trade among North American nations easier
  6. Prices of houses that suddenly collapsed in 2007
  7. Court case following the very tight 2000 election to determine which candidate would be president
  8. When people move to a new country without permission from the government
  9. George W Bush’s political policy that was a modified version of conservatism
  10. Leader of the al Qaeda terrorist organization
  11. Act giving the government more rights in order to combat terrorism in the US
  12. Policy of using military force against governments of nations regarded as a threat to the US
  13. General in Panama who the US sent military troops to remove from power
  14. Islamic terrorist group led by Osama bin Laden

30 Clues: Dictator of Iraq who invaded Kuwait • Leader of the al Qaeda terrorist organization • Islamic terrorist group led by Osama bin Laden • Financial support for retired citizens in the US • Prices of houses that suddenly collapsed in 2007 • The diversity of the human population in an area • Military intervention to control and reduce terrorism • ...

US History Vocab: Set 1 2022-01-31

US History Vocab: Set 1 crossword puzzle
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  1. a government tax on imports or exports,
  2. is an accommodation in which both sides make concessions
  3. the federal principle or system of government
  4. to leave out or exclude (someone or something), either intentionally or forgetfully
  5. approve and express assent, responsibility, or obligation
  6. is a more or less permanent union of countries with some or most political power vested in a central authority
  7. a war measure isolating an area of importance to the enemy
  8. something gained
  9. a body of fundamental principles or established precedents according to which a state or other organization is acknowledged to be governed
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  1. a LEGAL RIGHT to vote
  2. to cancel officially
  3. culpably involved
  4. a retaliatory action against an enemy
  5. a long and severe recession in an economy or market
  6. nonparticipation in a dispute or war,
  7. a written grant by a country's legislative or sovereign power, by which a body such as a company, college, or city is founded and its rights and privileges defined
  8. an authoritative order; a decree
  9. a general increase in prices and fall in the purchasing value of money
  10. someone who leaves one country to settle in another
  11. to give over

20 Clues: to give over • something gained • culpably involved • to cancel officially • a LEGAL RIGHT to vote • an authoritative order; a decree • a retaliatory action against an enemy • nonparticipation in a dispute or war, • a government tax on imports or exports, • the federal principle or system of government • a long and severe recession in an economy or market • ...

US History Review Extra Credit 2013-03-25

US History Review Extra Credit crossword puzzle
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  1. Political party that believed in an income tax, bank regulations, government ownership of railroads and telegraph companies, and unlimited coinage of silver.
  2. Allows citizens to vote on proposed or exiting laws.
  3. Lass passed by Southern states to keep the newly freed slaves inferior to whites and in a slave-like condition.
  4. 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.
  5. White supremacist group that attacked African American politicians and leaders and white politicians who supported them.
  6. Hawaiian Queen who fought to put the Native Hawaiians back in charge of the islands before being forcefully removed from power.
  7. Writers that exposed the filth of society in popular magazines.
  8. Nickname for the Progressive Party that supported Theodore Roosevelt for President after Taft received the Republican Presidential nomination.
  9. This President fought to protect the consumer by passing the Meat Inspection Act and the Pure Food and Drug Act.
  10. Economic system in which private businesses run most industries, allowing competition to determine prices and wages.
  11. Founder of the American Red Cross.
  12. Type of mining that used water under high pressure to blast away dirt, exposing the minerals underneath.
  13. Abolished slavery specifically in the South during the Civil War.
  14. This amendment allowed voters to directly elect U.S. Senators.
  15. Effect of the transcontinental railroad; split the United States into four different time zones.
  16. This amendment enforced prohibition.
  17. Acronym for the group started by Susan B. Anthony that campaigned for a national amendment to give women the right to vote.
  18. Men who herded cattle from ranches to the railheads to ship them to meatpacking industries.
  19. President who got impeached for breaking the Tenure of Office Act.
  20. This amendment ended slavery.
  21. This act prohibited railroads from accepting rebates so all companies paid the same amount for shipping.
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  1. This amendment gave women the right to vote.
  2. Gave the Emancipation Proclamation.
  3. Assassinated Abraham Lincoln.
  4. First African American senator.
  5. Used by Joseph Pulitzer and William Hearst; used biased and scandalous stories and shocking illustrations to sell newspapers.
  6. Reform movement that addressed many of the social problems industrialization created.
  7. Fear of foreigners
  8. Ban on making, selling, and distributing alcohol.
  9. Union general and later president during Reconstruction.
  10. A trust with complete control over an industry, causing there to be no competition from other firms.
  11. 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.
  12. Battle where Sioux Indians defeated General Custer and his men.
  13. Wilson’s reform plan that called for tariff reductions, banking reform, and stronger anti-trust legislation.
  14. This President lost support of the Progressive Republicans because he allowed a high tariff to be passed and because of the Ballinger-Pinchot Affair.
  15. Policy proposed by the United States which aimed to give all nations equal trading rights in China.
  16. President of the Confederacy.
  17. This amendment allowed Congress to levy an income tax.
  18. This amendment gave all men citizenship regardless of race.
  19. This amendment gave all men the right to vote regardless of race.

40 Clues: Fear of foreigners • Assassinated Abraham Lincoln. • President of the Confederacy. • This amendment ended slavery. • 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. • ...

Chapter 5 Crossword (US History) 2014-12-04

Chapter 5 Crossword (US History) crossword puzzle
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  1. Viewed the land as Sacred Grounds and used all the land
  2. Featured much diversity in this occupation
  3. Improved the treatment of the Native Americans
  4. Famous cattle trail
  5. Wildlife and other things that made the plains dangerous
  6. Was an important writer of this time
  7. A place where Native Americans were place after being driven out of their homelands
  8. A famous battle with the Native Americans
  9. Brought gold and a growth of economy to the West
  10. Government Act that provided free housing in the West
  11. Inspiration of the cowboys riding horses
  12. Replaced cowboys and ranchers in the open range
  13. Featured much variety due to the many immigrants and races
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  1. What this section is about
  2. Included the combined harvester
  3. The act that required Natives to be forced into white culture
  4. Allowed the building of railroads
  5. The Native Americans used every part of this animal
  6. A rail system
  7. Where sod is stored
  8. Immigrants that helped building the transcontinental railroad

21 Clues: A rail system • Famous cattle trail • Where sod is stored • What this section is about • Included the combined harvester • Allowed the building of railroads • Was an important writer of this time • Inspiration of the cowboys riding horses • A famous battle with the Native Americans • Featured much diversity in this occupation • Improved the treatment of the Native Americans • ...

AP US History: Chapter 1 2016-09-12

AP US History: Chapter 1 crossword puzzle
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  1. Indian religious leader that led an uprising, killed hundreds of Europeans, captured Santa Fe, and drove the Spanish temporarily out of the region.
  2. the birthplace of Columbus
  3. Movement removed land from cultivation and limited England's ability to feed it's population
  4. I the strong leader of the English that helped them develop a sense of nationalism and encouraged expansion
  5. people traced their heredity through, and inherited property from their mothers rather than their fathers
  6. Revolution In all regions of the United State, tribes were experiencing __ because they were developing new sources of food, clothing, and shelter
  7. Hudson had a river named after him, and his explorations led to a permanent Dutch presence in the New World
  8. 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
  9. 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
  10. this tribe created the largest empire in the Americas
  11. Magellan A Portuguese employed by the Spanish completed the first known circumnavigation of the globe
  12. Puritans who were determined to worship as they pleased in their own independent congregations
  13. 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
  14. was written on a post after the "Lost Colony" was destroyed
  15. Henry dreamed of establishing a Christian Empire in Asia to aid his country's wars against the Moors
  16. Reformation this began more because of a political dispute between the king and the pope than as a result of the doctrinal revolts
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  1. Revolt launched efforts to suppress tribal rituals that Europeans considered incompatible with Christianity
  2. Calvin went even further than Luther in rejecting the Catholic belief and introduced the doctrine of predestination
  3. the belief that the Irish were wild, vicious, and ignorant "savages" led to the ___ of the Irish
  4. slave trade Africans began selling slaves to traders from the Mediterranean in the ___
  5. was when a white man married a native woman; was a form of labor recruitment
  6. the first English colony
  7. The __ period is the history of the humans in America during a period of 5000 years around 8000 B.C.
  8. 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"

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 Vocab Maddy Baar 2016-11-16

US History Vocab Maddy Baar crossword puzzle
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  1. People who raced for land in Oklahoma
  2. helped speed up of the processes of every day life and created new jobs for the US
  3. means "hands off" or non interference
  4. Federal land that was set aside for the Indians
  5. group of people who didn't feel that the 2 main political parties were doing enough to protect their interests and they decided to start their own party
  6. department of the government who was in charge of making sure that reservations had enough of al critical supplies so Native Americans would be taken care of
  7. when a company drives their competitors out of business and buy them out for a very low price, then raise prices to make up lost profits
  8. taxes put on imported goods that were meant to protect American made goods against cheaper or better made products coming in from other countries
  9. Industrialists that were praised for creating jobs and giving generously to charities
  10. proof that the US had taken it's place as one of the world powers when it came to hard work and inventiveness
  11. philosophy that suggested government ownership of businesses and the equal distribution of wealth
  12. People who cheated and left early for the best land
  13. a pull factor for most people, it was cheap, and it was most everyone life dream to own this
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  1. when a company is in complete control of a product or service and have eliminated all of their competition
  2. quit his job and became a full time inventor, worked on how to get an electric light to glow for a long time without overheating and burning up, and he invented the phonograph
  3. kept money supplies tight because it had to be backed by gold
  4. loose association of businesses who produce the same product. They limit production to drive up prices
  5. an attempt by the government to turn Native Americans into the rest of society
  6. philosophy that believes in the Survival of the Fittest. Government should take a laissez-faire approach
  7. Gaining control of the businesses that control the phases of a product's development
  8. a union during the post civil war, they only allowed membership to skilled workers. Lead by Samuel Gompers, they tried to obtain better wages, working hours and working conditions
  9. a new way of burning impurities out of iron thus producing a lighter, stronger, more flexible steel
  10. people who bought land cheap and sold it for profit
  11. connected the east and the west and employed immigrant workers
  12. land parcels were measured, registered, and deeded, this assured people that it was worth the risk to move out west and become land owners
  13. As production increases the cost of each item produced is lower
  14. first labor unions, lead by Terence Powderly, tried to organize all workers into unions, they accepted women, blacks and even unskilled workers, they worked towards reforms like equal pay for equal work, the 8 hour work day, and the end of child labor
  15. Signed by President Lincoln in 1862, they could buy 160 acres but only if they were 21 or the head of a family, they had to build a house on the land that had to be a certain size, live on the land for at least 6 months, and had to farm it for 5 years in a row
  16. Industrialists seen as stripping the world of its natural resources, competing ruthlessly to put others out of business and for treating their workers in a cruel and heartless way to increase their profits
  17. policemen that were called in for protests and strikes

30 Clues: People who raced for land in Oklahoma • means "hands off" or non interference • Federal land that was set aside for the Indians • people who bought land cheap and sold it for profit • People who cheated and left early for the best land • policemen that were called in for protests and strikes • kept money supplies tight because it had to be backed by gold • ...

US History Unit 2 Vocab 2022-09-29

US History Unit 2 Vocab crossword puzzle
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  1. The battle of ___ gave decisive victory to Americans over British in A.R
  2. Head of government in a country with a parliamentary political system
  3. The ____Act granted British East India Company a monopoly on tea sales in the American Colonies (1773)
  4. The ____________ Petition was a final appeal to King before formal war declared
  5. The battle of ___ was the last major battle of the A.R
  6. The _____Acts were a series of punitive laws passed by the British parliament after the Boston Tea Party (1774)
  7. The Albany Plan of ___ was a plan to place the British North American colonies under a more centralized government
  8. The Treaty of ___ (1783) ended the A.R and officially recognized the United States of America as independent nation
  9. A soldier hired to serve in a foreign army for a fee
  10. The ___Act enforced tax on sugar, molasses, and other products imported into the American colonies from non-British colonies (1764)
  11. Colonists who rejected British crown and wanted independence
  12. The ___Acts taxed imported goods and colonists saw act as abuse of power (1767)
  13. Loosely organized sometimes violent poilitical organization active in the 13 colonies founded to advance the rights of colonists and fight taxation without representation
  14. American colonists who stayed loyal to British Crown during American Revolution
  15. Forced accomodations for British troops on colonies
  16. The Second ________ was a meeting of delegates from 13 colonies united in the American Revolution (1775)
  17. Thomas Paine wrote 47 page pamphlet advocating independence from Britain with moral and political arguments called _____
  18. The___Act was a declaration by British parliament that accompanied the repeal of the Stamp Act (1766)
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  1. A ban that forbids cooperation with a policy or handling of good etc.
  2. ___ of 1763 was a British produced boundary marked in the Appalachian Mountains at the Eastern Continental Divide (KG3) transferred French territory to Britain
  3. The ___Act was a direct tax on paper products to help pay for British troops during French and Indian War (1765)
  4. The _____War was a French-British dispute over land/trade routes and British "won" happened 1754-1763 (7yrs War)
  5. Intellectual and philosophical movement emphasizing reason and individualism rather than tradition
  6. Confrontation in Boston where 9 British soldiers shot 5 unarmed colonists in a violent crowd(1770)
  7. Act of sealing off place to prevent people or goods from leaving
  8. The rights given to all humans, simply for being human
  9. The battle of ___ was the first victory for American troops
  10. Practice of making or seeking to make an excessive/unfair profit
  11. The Battles of ____ & _____ were the first military engagements of American Revolution (1775)
  12. The _____Continental Congress was a meeting of delegates from 12 of 13 colonies (1774)
  13. ____Revere was a Sons of Liberty member, patriot, founding father, went to Lexington to warn patriots hiding there of possible British attack
  14. The ___ of Paris (1763) was a treaty concluding conflicts of French and Indian War
  15. A military operation in which enemy forces surround a town and force it to surrender by cutting off essentials (food)

33 Clues: Forced accomodations for British troops on colonies • A soldier hired to serve in a foreign army for a fee • The rights given to all humans, simply for being human • The battle of ___ was the last major battle of the A.R • The battle of ___ was the first victory for American troops • Colonists who rejected British crown and wanted independence • ...

Us History Chapter 2 Vocabulary 2022-09-19

Us History Chapter 2 Vocabulary crossword puzzle
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  1. A 16th century religious movement rejecting some Catholic teachings and practices
  2. One of a series of expeditions Europeans made to regain control of Christian Holy sites.
  3. A large farm
  4. a point of land that sticks out into the water, much like a peninsula
  5. A reawakening of culture and intellectual curiosity in Europe
  6. a Muslim house of worship
  7. an instrument used to plan a course using the stars
  8. A religious community where farming was carried out and Native Americans were converted to Christianity
  9. A fleet of Warships
  10. Settler who pays rent or provides work to a landlord in exchange for the right to use the landowner's land
  11. To travel completely around something, usually by water
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  1. A fort
  2. A sea passage between Atlantic and Pacific along the North coast of North America
  3. A form of Christianity opposed to the Catholic Church
  4. an instrument that shows the direction of magnetic north
  5. the use of scientific knowledge for practical purposes
  6. Spanish explorer
  7. related to the culture of early Greece and Rome
  8. A town in the Spanish lands
  9. a journey to a holy place
  10. resistance, such as disease

21 Clues: A fort • A large farm • Spanish explorer • A fleet of Warships • a Muslim house of worship • a journey to a holy place • A town in the Spanish lands • resistance, such as disease • related to the culture of early Greece and Rome • an instrument used to plan a course using the stars • A form of Christianity opposed to the Catholic Church • ...

Unit 1 Vocab- US History 2022-08-31

Unit 1 Vocab- US History crossword puzzle
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  1. crop, crop that is needed for a population (ex. corn, wheat, rice, cotton)
  2. neglect, Great Britain policy to not interfere with American policies and economy as long as they are benefited
  3. history, traditions passed down through spoken word
  4. Exchange, transfer of items (plants, animals, diseases) between Europe Africa and the Americas
  5. ancestral decent traced through maternal line instead of paternal
  6. a conquerer
  7. colony, colony granted to individual(s) with fullest prerogatives of government
  8. Awakening, religious revival that impacted colonies in America during 1730s-40s
  9. trade, trade of goods between Europe Africa and the Americas (Transatlantic Slave Trade)
  10. Passage, stage of Transatlantic Slave Trade in which millions of enslaved Africans were transported to Americas
  11. Compact, a set of rules for self-governance established by the English settlers who travelled to New World on the Mayflower
  12. of Burgesses, first form of local government and elected officials in Virginia
  13. member of the group of English Protestants who regarded the Reformation of the Church of England as incomplete and sought to simplify and regulate
  14. religious movement to reform Catholic Churches resulting in the creation of Protestant Churches
  15. large farms in colonies that used slaves to produce cash crops
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  1. company, company whose stock is jointly owned by share-holders therefore they split the profits and share the losses.
  2. a person who journeys to a sacred place for religious reasons
  3. crops, crops produced for commercial value and not for individual use
  4. social system existing in Medieval Europe where people worked and fought for nobles who would provide protection
  5. practice of trading good/services for other goods/services
  6. colony, colony directly governed by the crown
  7. servants, a person who is voluntarily bound to work for another for a specified time in return for payment in land
  8. without fixed habitation and regularly moving/wandering
  9. transitional period in Europe from Middle Ages to modernity
  10. the economic theory that trade generates wealth and is stimulated by the accumulation of profitable balances
  11. of Tordesillas, Line of Demarcation gives East to Portugal and West to Spain

26 Clues: a conquerer • colony, colony directly governed by the crown • history, traditions passed down through spoken word • without fixed habitation and regularly moving/wandering • practice of trading good/services for other goods/services • transitional period in Europe from Middle Ages to modernity • a person who journeys to a sacred place for religious reasons • ...

US History study guide crossword 2022-12-12

US History study guide crossword crossword puzzle
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  1. the use of a country's financial power to extend its international influence
  2. a form of diplomacy which uses intimidation to scare countries into submission
  3. group of American writers identified with pre-World War I reform and exposé writing.
  4. a union or association formed for mutual benefit, especially between countries
  5. illegal bars during the prohibition
  6. the promotion of a widespread fear of a potential rise of communism
  7. a four wheeled vehicle used for transportation
  8. the belief that a country should maintain a strong military capability and be prepared to use it aggressively
  9. An organised group of workers
  10. a truce; agreement from both sides to stop fighting
  11. a type of land warfare using occupied lines largely comprising military trenches
  12. the making of amends for a wrong one has done
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  1. an area of land that is controlled by no one between two countries at war
  2. national policy to avoid interactions with other countries
  3. protecting the interests of the "Native born"
  4. the state of not supporting or helping either side in a conflict
  5. the state or process of being international
  6. a policy of extending a country's power and influence through diplomacy or military force
  7. a place where many cultures and races mix in with each other
  8. to absorb, attach or add another thing or country

20 Clues: An organised group of workers • illegal bars during the prohibition • the state or process of being international • protecting the interests of the "Native born" • the making of amends for a wrong one has done • a four wheeled vehicle used for transportation • to absorb, attach or add another thing or country • a truce; agreement from both sides to stop fighting • ...

US History: The Early Republic 2023-01-25

US History: The Early Republic crossword puzzle
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  1. Kidnapping sailors and forcing them to serve in a navy.
  2. The Alien and Sedition Act was passed by this president.
  3. Secret agents demanded a bribe to speak with the French ambassador.
  4. Farmers and southerners supported this party.
  5. This court case created Judicial Review.
  6. This Native American leader was killed during the Battle of the Thames.
  7. The ________ party believed in a strong central government.
  8. Treaty of _____ ended the War of 1812
  9. A person who favored going to war with Great Britain.
  10. This person sold the USA the Louisiana Purchase.
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  1. Pledge that the USA will defend any former colonies in the Americas against attack from Europe.
  2. Refusing to trade with a nation
  3. Farmers protested a tax on molasses in the ________
  4. States said they could ______ federal laws they disagreed with.
  5. Hamilton wanted to create a ________.
  6. This battle took place after the War of 1812 officially ended.
  7. The Election of 1796 was the first time candidates ran for a national _______.
  8. Dolly Madison saved this from the White House before it burned.
  9. Advisors to the president.
  10. France and the USA fought naval battles but never declared war in the _______.

20 Clues: Advisors to the president. • Refusing to trade with a nation • Hamilton wanted to create a ________. • Treaty of _____ ended the War of 1812 • This court case created Judicial Review. • Farmers and southerners supported this party. • This person sold the USA the Louisiana Purchase. • Farmers protested a tax on molasses in the ________ • ...

US Quiz - Politics, History, Geography 2020-05-11

US Quiz - Politics, History, Geography crossword puzzle
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  1. with 325m inhabitants, the US is the ... most populated country in the world
  2. the name of the separation of powers in the US (3 words)
  3. the lower chamber of the US Congress: House of ...
  4. the US form of government (2 words)
  5. the three largest cities in the US are New York City, Los Angeles and ...
  6. first African American President
  7. Illinois, Wisconsin, Michigan, Indiana and some other states are called the Great ... States because of their location
  8. if, as a politician, you keep on talking and talking to prevent a bill from passing
  9. around ... per cent of US Americans are ethnically white
  10. the US population elects the President indirectly, through the ... (2 words)
  11. protest against it brought countless people into the streets in the late sixties (2 words)
  12. the ... Mountains pass the US from New Mexico all the way through Montana and onwards to Canada
  13. highest US court (2 words)
  14. the northeastern states of the US are called New ...
  15. the first US President
  16. the current US Vice president (2 words)
  17. the closest US territory, in the Caribbean: ... (2 words)
  18. the US rank on the "Corruption Perception Index"
  19. which President LBJ stands for
  20. manipulating the boundaries of voting districts to favour your own party
  21. a US motto: "E ... unum"
  22. the number of US federal states
  23. POTUS is an acronym for the ...
  24. the only President ever to resign from the office
  25. the one with Lewinsky
  26. what "G.O.P." stands for when talking about Republicans (3 words)
  27. mainly responsible for conservative 80s politics
  28. name of the US legislative
  29. what defeated Nixon
  30. with 9.8m km2, the US is the ... biggest country in the world
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  1. the most important US document from 1776 (3 words)
  2. the party logo of the Republicans
  3. helped free the slaves before he was shot while watching a play
  4. President Roosevelt's economic strategy against the Great Depression (2 words)
  5. 1950s senator who carried out a witch hunt to discover alleged Communists in American society
  6. the American Dream: from ... to riches
  7. which President FDR stands for
  8. 1861-65 (2 words)
  9. the number of original US colonies
  10. the upper chamber of the US Congress
  11. another word for local political activism
  12. when the Japanese planes came to Hawai'i (2 words)
  13. the first 10 Amendments to the US Constitution (3 words)
  14. he wrote "all men are created equal", but had slaves of his own
  15. the US rank on the international "Democracy Index" (2 words)
  16. shot in Dallas in 1963
  17. the flat states of Kansas, the Dakotas and Nebraska are on the Great ...
  18. the US anthem is called The Star ... Banner
  19. after the Christians, the ... community is the largest religious community in the US
  20. in 1773 a political protest in Boston, during the Obama years a conservative movement
  21. the era of no more alcohol in the US
  22. the US government is elected every ... years
  23. the only place in the US where you cannot vote for the President (2 words)
  24. a US motto: "In ... we trust"
  25. the party logo of the Democrats
  26. federal states that sometimes vote Democrat and sometimes Republican (2 words)
  27. the ... community is the biggest ethnic minority community in the US
  28. "O'er the land of the free and the home of the ..."
  29. the official language of the US is ...
  30. President during 9/11

60 Clues: 1861-65 (2 words) • what defeated Nixon • the one with Lewinsky • President during 9/11 • shot in Dallas in 1963 • the first US President • a US motto: "E ... unum" • highest US court (2 words) • name of the US legislative • a US motto: "In ... we trust" • which President FDR stands for • which President LBJ stands for • the party logo of the Democrats • the number of US federal states • ...

US History Module 4 Crossword 2020-11-05

US History Module 4 Crossword crossword puzzle
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  1. a candidate that was for the Whig Party and was against Martin Van Buren
  2. a party that was a previous work of today’s Democratic party
  3. a House speaker that helped to promote the American System
  4. a canal that helped to link the Atlantic Ocean to the Great Lakes
  5. a Secretary of the State that authorized a foreign policy with the basis of nationalism the belief that national interests are more important than regional concerns as well as impact from other countries
  6. a situation where after the banks and credit system were closed, the people had a decrease of savings, lots of businesses were bankrupted, and lots of the population (more than a third) were unemployed
  7. the process of producing goods in mass amounts
  8. the plan to unify nations and their economical differences
  9. a party that was created by Henry Clay, John Quincy Adams, and Daniel Webster to go against Andrew Jackson
  10. an inventor that created the first musket of interchangeable parts
  11. an act where the federal government helped by funding treaties that would cause the Indians to be moved to the West
  12. a tariff that protected the North and made the South buy expensive goods from the North
  13. a bank that was formed and later had issues against it where there was a personal war/vendetta and they almost got recharted
  14. a vice president for William Henry Harrison and actually was opposed to the parts of the Whig program
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  1. a senator in Massachusetts that thrived in the Senate and was able to give one of the best speeches in American history
  2. a Vice President that began the Tariff of Abominations
  3. the new start to the world that impacted the world socially and economically with the rise of machines and factory production
  4. a case in which Maryland attempted to file a heavy tax on the Bank of the US
  5. a treaty where Spain gave US Florida and the Oregon Territory
  6. a system where the incoming officials can kick out the previous appointees and replace them with their friends
  7. a Vice-President that was chosen by the Democrats to be a candidate after Andrew Jackson’s leave
  8. an invention that was used to clean seeds from cotton and separate it
  9. the road that started at Cumberland, Maryland to Vandalia, Illinois
  10. a set of parts that are identical
  11. a chief political opponent to John Quincy Adams
  12. a set of principles that was based from the action of Spain and Portugal, Russia, and the US in the Western Hemisphere area
  13. a trail where the Native American tribe called the Cherokee buried their people who died on the journey of moving to the West.
  14. the plan to place a tariff on imported goods to help increase money

28 Clues: a set of parts that are identical • the process of producing goods in mass amounts • a chief political opponent to John Quincy Adams • a Vice President that began the Tariff of Abominations • a House speaker that helped to promote the American System • the plan to unify nations and their economical differences • ...

US History to 1865 Review 2022-05-15

US History to 1865 Review crossword puzzle
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  1. These rights, mentioned in the Declaration of Independence, included life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness.
  2. Turning point of the Civil War in the east.
  3. This was settled by the Pilgrims.
  4. The abolitionist who conducted the Underground Railroad.
  5. Of or involving farming.
  6. A Mid-Atlantic colony established by the Quakers.
  7. The suffragist who was jailed for voting in an election.
  8. A large farm where cash crops are grown, located in the south.
  9. Author of the Declaration of Independence.
  10. Stated that slavery would end in the Confederate states;Jan. 1, 1863.
  11. James Monroe's policy of protecting lands in the Americas from European powers.
  12. This branch of government enforces the laws, and includes the office of the president.
  13. Famous Civil War nurse, who started the American Red Cross.
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  1. This was brought to America by the explorers, and brought death to Native Americans.
  2. The name of England's first attempt at a permanent settlement in the new world.
  3. This branch of government makes sure laws are in agreement with the US Constitution.
  4. The right to vote.
  5. This branch of government makes the laws.
  6. Another name for city life.
  7. The way a nation uses its resources, makes products, and distributes those products.
  8. Another name for country, farm life.
  9. This Native American tribe lived in igloos.
  10. Robert LaSalle explored and claimed this river and all of it's tributaries for France.
  11. A person whose passage to America was paid for in exchange for 7 years of labor.
  12. This trail was the northern route to the Pacific Ocean.
  13. A tax on imported goods.
  14. This explorer sought the Northwest Passage to Asia.
  15. This ocean borders the United States to the east.
  16. Enslaved African-American credited with the invention of the reaper.
  17. The nation created by southern states that seceded from the Union.

30 Clues: The right to vote. • Of or involving farming. • A tax on imported goods. • Another name for city life. • This was settled by the Pilgrims. • Another name for country, farm life. • This branch of government makes the laws. • Author of the Declaration of Independence. • Turning point of the Civil War in the east. • This Native American tribe lived in igloos. • ...

US History - Jefferson Era Puzzle 2022-10-19

US History - Jefferson Era Puzzle crossword puzzle
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  1. invented by Eli Whitney
  2. A famous Indian guide who helped guide Lewis and Clark
  3. the devotion to the culture and interests of one's country
  4. an agreement to balance free and slave states
  5. Ended the war of 1812
  6. They explored the Louisiana Purchase
  7. allowed merchants to trade only with countries other than France and England
  8. Went from Georgia to Illinois
  9. A time made up of the presidencies of Jefferson/Madison/Monroe
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  1. Stated America was for Americans
  2. a land purchase in 1803, doubled the land of America
  3. Invented by Robert Fulton in 1807
  4. they called forcible seizure of American sailors into the royal navy this term
  5. An American boat that sank and thus led to the war of 1812
  6. A tax on incoming goods
  7. Standardize parts that could be used in place of one another
  8. An agreement to cease fire
  9. John C. Calhoun and Henry Clay were known as this
  10. The 3rd president of the US
  11. Was a Supreme Court justice for 30 years

20 Clues: Ended the war of 1812 • invented by Eli Whitney • A tax on incoming goods • An agreement to cease fire • The 3rd president of the US • Went from Georgia to Illinois • Stated America was for Americans • Invented by Robert Fulton in 1807 • They explored the Louisiana Purchase • Was a Supreme Court justice for 30 years • an agreement to balance free and slave states • ...

Unit 3 Crossword US HISTORY 2022-10-24

Unit 3 Crossword US HISTORY crossword puzzle
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  1. To bring about an experience in which natives would raise above the land, and the whites would be buried by new land. The buffalo would return and all natives, dead and living, would be reunited.
  2. Taking away someone's right to vote
  3. Government law that banned chinese immigration for 10 years, and prohibited chinese from becoming US citizens.
  4. When prices fall because there's not enough money in circulation.
  5. The 1892 populist party presidential candidate
  6. Massacre caused by misfired rifle that led the US Army to kill nearly 150 unarmed men, women, and children.
  7. Laws in southern states that mandated racial segregation in public facilities like schools, resturants, and rail cars.
  8. Towns that were bypassed by the railroad and later disbanded.
  9. Growing crops on someone else's land, and owing them money and a share of your crops
  10. Many farmers were now deeply in debt from _____ needed to purchase large scale machinery required to increase yields
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  1. __________ made prices fall.
  2. Book written by Mark Twain that jokingly talked about rich people's greed and political corruption.
  3. If your grandpa had been able to to something/unable to do something, you should be able to do it/ unable to do it too.
  4. First professional baseball team
  5. would go to Coney Island amusement parks, and attend baseball games
  6. Land held by tribes was to be divided up among natives. They could not sell this land since the government owned it. After 25 years they would be given the deed to the land, and they would become American Citizens.
  7. Made up of thousands of acres that had been bought from sod busters
  8. would go to Vaudeville houses, dancehalls, and saloons for fun.
  9. In this case, the supreme court declared segregationlaws constitutional, stating that as long as accomodations were "seperate but equal" it was legal to separated facilities for blacks and whites.
  10. Government gave 160 acres to settlers who lived on the land for five years
  11. A building with thin walls, no windows, and outside bathrooms. It developed into sometimes dangerous city streets, and unsafe conditions.
  12. Farmers/Pioneers who went west
  13. These farmers were competing with the farmers out west.
  14. When a mob of people would gather and murder someone (Usually a black person) because they thought they had violated a law or social custon, "Mob Justice"
  15. Custer-Led military attack on Black Hills, where the US army was beaten by the Sioux (Crazy horse and sitting bull)
  16. Became the capital of western commerce because of it's railroad, factories, meat-packing plants, etc.
  17. The most famous farmer advocacy group

27 Clues: __________ made prices fall. • Farmers/Pioneers who went west • First professional baseball team • Taking away someone's right to vote • The most famous farmer advocacy group • The 1892 populist party presidential candidate • These farmers were competing with the farmers out west. • Towns that were bypassed by the railroad and later disbanded. • ...

Unit 1 Vocab- US History 2022-09-01

Unit 1 Vocab- US History crossword puzzle
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  1. member of the group of English Protestants who regarded the Reformation of the Church of England as incomplete and sought to simplify and regulate
  2. trade trade of goods between Europe Africa and the Americas (Transatlantic Slave Trade)
  3. of Tordesillas Line of Demarcation gives East to Portugal and West to Spain
  4. compact a set of rules for self-governance established by the English settlers who travelled to New World on the Mayflower
  5. neglect Great Britain policy to not interfere with American policies and economy as long as they are benefited
  6. history traditions passed down through spoken word
  7. religious movement to reform Catholic Churches resulting in the creation of Protestant Churches
  8. transitional period in Europe from Middle Ages to modernity
  9. a conquerer
  10. awakening religious revival that impacted colonies in America during 1730s-40s
  11. company company whose stock is jointly owned by share-holders therefore they split the profits and share the losses
  12. crop crop that is needed for a population (ex. corn, wheat, rice, cotton)
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  1. the economic theory that trade generates wealth and is stimulated by the accumulation of profitable balances
  2. servants a person who is voluntarily bound to work for another for a specified time in return for payment in land
  3. ancestral decent traced through maternal line instead of paternal
  4. exchange transfer of items (plants, animals, diseases) between Europe Africa and the Americas
  5. social system existing in Medieval Europe where people worked and fought for nobles who would provide protection
  6. practice of trading good/services for other goods/services
  7. passage stage of Transatlantic Slave Trade in which millions of enslaved Africans were transported to Americas
  8. colony colony granted to individual(s) with fullest prerogatives of government
  9. colony colony directly governed by the crown
  10. a person who journeys to a sacred place for religious reasons
  11. large farms in colonies that used slaves to produce cash crops
  12. crops crops produced for commercial value and not for individual use
  13. without fixed habitation and regularly moving/wandering
  14. of Burgesses first form of local government and elected officials in Virginia

26 Clues: a conquerer • colony colony directly governed by the crown • history traditions passed down through spoken word • without fixed habitation and regularly moving/wandering • practice of trading good/services for other goods/services • transitional period in Europe from Middle Ages to modernity • a person who journeys to a sacred place for religious reasons • ...

US History Unit 4 Keywords 2017-11-24

US History Unit 4 Keywords crossword puzzle
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  1. When people can vote on issues like people voted on slavery in Utah and New Mexico before the Civil War
  2. Vote that sought to replace Abraham Lincoln’s Vice President and successor with a different president in 1868 but failed by one vote in the Senate
  3. Period after the Civil War from 1865 to 1877 when the United States were reunited and issues from the war were confronted
  4. War between Kansas and Missouri over slavery and Missouri disrupting Kansas’ vote on whether to allow slavery
  5. The first African-American regiment to serve in the Civil War
  6. Declaration by the Supreme Court that African-Americans could never be citizens of the United States
  7. Breaking away from a country like southern States did before the civil war
  8. Supporter of slavery who assassinated Abraham Lincoln
  9. Political party that supported granting more rights to African-American and wanted to punish Southern states for leaving the Union
  10. Where the last battle of the Civil War took place and General Lee surrendered
  11. State laws in the South that placed many limitations on the freedom of African-Americans
  12. Robert E. Lee and Stonewall Jackson, good strategists and worked well together
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  1. Provisory president of the Confederacy made up of the seceded Southern states
  2. Series of debates between the candidates running for the Senate in Illinois in 1858
  3. Raid attempting to seize guns to give to slaves to help them obtain freedom that resulted in failure and the execution of the organizer
  4. Plan to cut the South off from supplies from the Atlantic and the Mississippi River.
  5. Compromise allowing California to enter the Union as a free state, Utah and New Mexico to vote on slavery, and ending slave trade in Washington DC
  6. Declaration by Abraham Lincoln freeing slaves in the states that had seceded from the Union
  7. Act making slaves who had escaped to Northern states be captured and returned to the South
  8. Act repealing the Missouri compromise and declaring that all states could choose to be slave states if they wanted
  9. Novel written by Harriet Beecher Stowe demonstrating the immorality of slavery
  10. Political party in the north of the United States that opposed slavery
  11. Association that provided freed slaves and other Southerners with resources such as food, medical care, schools and land
  12. Ulysses S. Grant and Sherman, not particularly good strategists

24 Clues: Supporter of slavery who assassinated Abraham Lincoln • The first African-American regiment to serve in the Civil War • Ulysses S. Grant and Sherman, not particularly good strategists • Political party in the north of the United States that opposed slavery • Breaking away from a country like southern States did before the civil war • ...

US History in Film Vocabulary 2018-08-06

US History in Film Vocabulary crossword puzzle
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  1. The prosecution and execution of 20 men and women for witchcraft in Massachusetts in 1692
  2. A person who agrees to work for another person for a specific period of time, usually seven years, under a contract. in return for transportation, food, and shelter
  3. Any of several acts of parliament between 1651 and 1847 designed primarily to expand British trade and limit trade by British colonies with countries that were rivals to Great Britain
  4. Agreement in which settlers of Plymouth Colony agreed to obey their government's laws
  5. Revolt in 1676 by Virginia colonists against the royal governor
  6. Colony with a governor appointed by the King
  7. One leg of the the triangular trade, also used to refer to the forced transport of slaves
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  1. operated from the late 16th to early 19th centuries, carrying slaves, cash crops, and manufactured goods between West Africa, Caribbean or American colonies and the European colonial powers
  2. A city in south western New York
  3. a form of church membership among the Congregational churches of New England allowed by decisions in 1657 and 1662 and permitting baptized persons of moral life and orthodox faith to enjoy privileges of full membership except the partaking of the Lord's Supper
  4. War, beginning in 1675, between English colonist and Native Americans
  5. Economic theory that a country should acquire as much bullion, or gold and silver as possible by exporting more goods than imports
  6. refers collectively to two joint stock companies chartered under James I on 10 April 1606 with the goal of establishing settlements on the coast of North America.
  7. One of the early English settlers of North America, he was credited with the first cultivation of tobacco as an export crop in the colony of Virginia
  8. Virginia legislation formed in 1619
  9. A member of an American Indian people of eastern virginia
  10. Critic of puritan leadership of Massachusetts Bay colony; banished for her religious beliefs
  11. People who favored the purification of England's Anglican Church
  12. A Puritan religious leader of the seventeenth century, born in England. After he was expelled from Massachusetts for his tolerant religious views, Williams founded the colony of Rhode Island as a place of complete religious toleration.
  13. A Native American woman notable for her association with the colonial settlement at Jamestown

20 Clues: A city in south western New York • Virginia legislation formed in 1619 • Colony with a governor appointed by the King • A member of an American Indian people of eastern virginia • Revolt in 1676 by Virginia colonists against the royal governor • People who favored the purification of England's Anglican Church • ...

US History Unit 3 Vocabulary 2018-09-01

US History Unit 3 Vocabulary crossword puzzle
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  1. the fundamental law of the United States, drafted in Philadelphia in 1787, ratified in 1788 and put into effect in 1789. It establishes a strong central government in place of the Articles of Confederation
  2. a political leader of the late eighteenth and early nineteenth centuries; one of the Founding
  3. a riot in Boston arising from the resentment of Boston colonists toward British troops quartered inf the city, in which the troops fired on the mob and killed several persons.
  4. an agreement that large and small states reached during the constitutional convention of 1787.
  5. the formal statement written by Thomas Jefferson declaring the freedom of the thirteen American colonies from Great Britain
  6. an outline of the process for states to count slaves as part of the population to determine representation and taxation for the federal government
  7. an act of vesting the legislative, executive, and judicial powers of government in separate bodies
  8. a colonist of the American revolutionary period who supported the British cause
  9. a series of military engagements between Britain and France in North America between 1754 and 1763.
  10. an act of the British Parliament in 1765 that exacted revenue from the American colonies by imposing a stamp duty on newspapers and legal and commercial documents.
  11. a form of government in which elected individuals represent the citizen body and exercise power according to the rule of law under a constitution.
  12. people who supported the constitution
  13. the that persons’ moral and/or political obligations are dependent upon a contract or agreement among them to form the society in which they live.
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  1. a pamphlet written by Thomas Paine in 1775-76 advocating independence from Great Britain to the people in the Thirteen Colonies
  2. who did not support the constitution and were against it
  3. 1st president of the United States; commander-in-chief of the continental Army during the American Revolution
  4. the leader of the Democratic-Republican party, and the principal author of the Declaration of Independence and served as president from 1801 to 1809
  5. rights that people supposedly have under natural law
  6. a treaty that ended the French and Indian War between Great Britain and France, as well as their respective allies.
  7. the original constitution of the US, ratified in 1781, which was replaced by the US Constitution in 1789
  8. a treaty signed in Paris by representatives of King George III of Great Britain and representatives of the United States of America on September 3, 1783, ended the American Revolutionary War
  9. commander of the British forces in the American War of Independence
  10. a seventeenth-century English philosopher
  11. the first ten amendments to the constitution.
  12. an American revolutionary leader and pamphleteer who supported the American colonist’s fight for independence and supported the French Revolution
  13. a form of government in which the supreme power is vested in the people and exercised directly by them or by their elected agents under a free electoral system

26 Clues: people who supported the constitution • a seventeenth-century English philosopher • the first ten amendments to the constitution. • rights that people supposedly have under natural law • who did not support the constitution and were against it • commander of the British forces in the American War of Independence • ...

US History Chapter 4 & 5 2023-09-24

US History Chapter 4 & 5 crossword puzzle
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  1. General of the British army
  2. Treaty that ended the French and Indian War in 1763
  3. Act that taxed legal documents
  4. University that was founded to train Native Americans as missionaries to their own people
  5. Act that stated that the colonies were subordinate to Britain
  6. The first professional musician and composer born in America
  7. What the French and Indian War was known as in Europe
  8. Along with political freedoms, what other freedoms did the Great Awakening help the colonists develop
  9. Preacher of America's most famous sermon, "Sinners in the Hands of an Angry God"
  10. Denomination that John and Charles Wesley helped organize
  11. What the Great Awakening was called in Britain
  12. Correctly predicted an eclipse
  13. Best-known missionary to the Indigenous tribes
  14. Idea that the colonies existed solely for the good of their mother country
  15. War that began in 1754
  16. Name given to the Congress that met in 1765
  17. Agreement that granted membership to unconverted descendants of church members
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  1. Young Irish member of Parliament who defended the colonies
  2. Helped introduce the smallpox inoculation
  3. German immigrants who demonstrated a zeal for missionary work
  4. British Prime Minister who canceled land grants and raised the taxes
  5. The most powerful voice of the Great Awakening
  6. Man who led the Virginia Rangers during the French and Indian War
  7. First poet of African descent in America
  8. Act that required colonists to give housing to British soldiers
  9. The Proclamation of 1763 canceled all of these

26 Clues: War that began in 1754 • General of the British army • Act that taxed legal documents • Correctly predicted an eclipse • First poet of African descent in America • Helped introduce the smallpox inoculation • Name given to the Congress that met in 1765 • The most powerful voice of the Great Awakening • What the Great Awakening was called in Britain • ...

US History Open Notebook Assignment 2024-08-21

US History Open Notebook Assignment crossword puzzle
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  1. The South had better military ___________ to lead their troops because it was part of their cultural upbringing to prepare for eventual war someday.
  2. Type of tax that benefited the North more than the South and mafe manufactured goods from England too expensive.
  3. In the South, the growth of "________ ________" and commercial farming let to a desire for more western lands.
  4. The North had a higher one and it was a big advantage.
  5. The Union war strategy was known as the ______________ Plan.
  6. Indians were forced to march along the Trail of ___________.
  7. Speech that freed the slaves.
  8. A Latin word used by historians to describe the period (or "Era") of time of time "before the war."
  9. Loyalty to a particular region of a country as opposed to the country itself.
  10. President of the C.S.A.
  11. South Carolina was the first state to do this (to leave the USA).
  12. The President who freed the slaves.
  13. Period of time describing the advancement from a subsistence lifestyle to one where more goods are grown and more opportunities for buying and selling exist than ever before.
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  1. When the will of the citizens get to determine the direction of their government.
  2. Doing everything possible to win battles, including breaking the "rules" of warfare.
  3. The south had fewer of these than the North, limiting its ability to manufacture things as quickly.
  4. Someone who wanted an immediate end to slavery.
  5. The state named for the Compromise of 1820.
  6. destiny Idea that Americans was meant to settled the entire continent to the Pacific Ocean.
  7. This state entered the Union as a result of the Compromise of 1850.
  8. The Oregon ____________
  9. The firing on Fort _________ was the official start of The Civil War.
  10. The _______________ Railroad.
  11. Slav states that did not secede from the Union were called ___________ states.
  12. This law forced all citizens to report and return any person who had escaped slavery in the south after 1850.
  13. Another name for the C.S.A.

26 Clues: The Oregon ____________ • President of the C.S.A. • Another name for the C.S.A. • The _______________ Railroad. • Speech that freed the slaves. • The President who freed the slaves. • The state named for the Compromise of 1820. • Someone who wanted an immediate end to slavery. • The North had a higher one and it was a big advantage. • ...

AP US History Period 1 2024-04-27

AP US History Period 1 crossword puzzle
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  1. A disease caused by a deficiency of vitamin C, which affected many sailors during long sea voyages in the Age of Exploration.
  2. The chief of the Powhatan Confederacy, a group of Native American tribes in Virginia encountered by the Jamestown settlers.
  3. An economic system based on the theory that a nation's wealth and power depend on its ability to accumulate gold and silver by exporting more than it imports and establishing colonies as sources of raw materials and markets.
  4. A small, highly maneuverable sailing ship developed by the Portuguese in the 15th century, crucial for long-distance exploration.
  5. French Protestants who faced persecution in France and sought religious freedom, some of whom settled in the Americas, particularly in Florida and South Carolina.
  6. A Mesoamerican civilization that flourished in central Mexico in the 14th to 16th centuries until it was conquered by Hernán Cortés in 1521.
  7. The first permanent English settlement in North America, established in 1607 in present-day Virginia.
  8. A system of labor established by the Spanish in the Americas, where Spanish settlers were granted land and native laborers in exchange for converting them to Christianity.
  9. A French settlement founded by Samuel de Champlain in 1608, serving as the capital of New France and an important center of the fur trade.
  10. English Separatists who migrated to North America in 1620, seeking religious freedom and establishing Plymouth Colony.
  11. A Spanish conqueror or explorer, particularly those who sought to conquer the indigenous peoples of the Americas in the 16th century.
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  1. A Spanish conquistador who led the conquest of the Inca Empire in Peru in the 16th century.
  2. The practice of owning and exploiting individuals as property, which became a significant aspect of labor in the Americas, particularly in plantation economies.
  3. An ancient Native American city located near present-day St. Louis, Missouri, which was the largest urban center in the pre-Columbian Americas north of Mexico.
  4. A Native American woman belonging to the Powhatan tribe, known for her association with the Jamestown settlement and her role in facilitating relations between the Powhatan Confederacy and the English colonists.
  5. A group of indigenous peoples of the Caribbean encountered by Christopher Columbus during his voyages in the late 15th century.
  6. Large agricultural estates primarily producing cash crops such as tobacco, sugar, and cotton, often worked by enslaved laborers.
  7. An Italian explorer and navigator after whom America was named, who made several voyages to the Americas in the late 15th and early 16th centuries
  8. A type of corn that was one of the staple crops of Native American agriculture in the Americas, including present-day Mexico and the southwestern United States.
  9. An early English settlement in present-day North Carolina, often referred to as "The Lost Colony" due to its mysterious disappearance in the late 16th century.
  10. A treaty signed in 1494 between Spain and Portugal, dividing the newly discovered lands outside Europe between them along a meridian 370 leagues west of the Cape Verde islands (off the west coast of Africa.

21 Clues: A Spanish conquistador who led the conquest of the Inca Empire in Peru in the 16th century. • The first permanent English settlement in North America, established in 1607 in present-day Virginia. • English Separatists who migrated to North America in 1620, seeking religious freedom and establishing Plymouth Colony. • ...

US History 9 - Chapter 3 2024-12-04

US History 9 - Chapter 3 crossword puzzle
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  1. Explorer knighted by Queen Elizabeth for attacking Spanish ships.
  2. Religious group seeking to leave the Church of England.
  3. Major city in Pennsylvania, planned by William Penn.
  4. Introduced tobacco cultivation to Virginia.
  5. Movement of Puritans to Massachusetts Bay Colony.
  6. Religious group seeking to reform the Church of England.
  7. Refuge for debtors, founded by James Oglethorpe.
  8. Religious dissenter who was banished from Massachusetts.
  9. Native American woman who married John Rolfe.
  10. Agreement signed by the Pilgrims to establish self-governance.
  11. Proprietary colony established as a refuge for Catholics.
  12. Religious group that settled Pennsylvania.
  13. Document granting rights to establish colonies in Virginia.
  14. Leader of the Massachusetts Bay Colony who envisioned a "city on a hill."
  15. First representative assembly in the American colonies.
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  1. Colony founded by Roger Williams for religious freedom.
  2. Naval fleet defeated by England, paving the way for colonization.
  3. Colony established as a "holy experiment" by William Penn.
  4. Colony originally settled by the Dutch and renamed by the English.
  5. Cash crop that helped Jamestown prosper.
  6. Boundary line separating Maryland and Pennsylvania.
  7. The first successful English colony in North America.
  8. Original Dutch name for New York.
  9. Colony founded by the Pilgrims in 1620.
  10. Leader who helped Jamestown survive through trade with Native Americans.
  11. Colony created as a buffer against Spanish Florida.
  12. Quaker leader who established Pennsylvania.
  13. Wealthy landowners in New Netherland who ruled large estates.
  14. Governor of Plymouth and author of "Of Plymouth Plantation."
  15. Founder of Connecticut who advocated for democratic principles.
  16. Rebellion led by a Virginia planter in 1676.
  17. Staple crop of South Carolina.
  18. Group of Separatists who established Plymouth.

33 Clues: Staple crop of South Carolina. • Original Dutch name for New York. • Colony founded by the Pilgrims in 1620. • Cash crop that helped Jamestown prosper. • Religious group that settled Pennsylvania. • Introduced tobacco cultivation to Virginia. • Quaker leader who established Pennsylvania. • Rebellion led by a Virginia planter in 1676. • ...

US History - Chapter 2 Vocab 2024-12-05

US History - Chapter 2 Vocab crossword puzzle
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  1. A specific group of Separatists who traveled to America on the Mayflower seeking religious freedom.
  2. An English soldier and explorer who played a significant role in the early days of the Jamestown colony in Virginia.
  3. A settlement established by religious groups to convert people to their religion, often including a church.
  4. company A business entity where different investors can buy shares and fund a project, like establishing a colony.
  5. An agreement made by the Pilgrims aboard the Mayflower to create a government for their new colony.
  6. The first legislative assembly of elected representatives in North America, established in Virginia.
  7. The title held by the founder of the Maryland colony, named Cecil Calvert, who promoted religious tolerance.
  8. A person appointed to govern a country or province on behalf of a king or queen.
  9. A colony ruled directly by the king or queen through appointed governors.
  10. Someone who tries to spread their religion to other people, often in different countries.
  11. People who wanted to separate from the Church of England to form their own independent congregations.
  12. A member of a religious group that believes in direct experience with God and equality for all people.
  13. A military fort built by the Spanish in the Americas to protect their settlements.
  14. A city in Canada, originally founded by the French.
  15. A Native American tribe in Virginia, also the name of their leader when English settlers arrived.
  16. A religious leader who founded Rhode Island for its policy of religious tolerance, separating church and state.
  17. A revolt in 1676 by Virginia settlers led by Nathaniel Bacon against the rule of Governor William Berkeley.
  18. The first governor of the Massachusetts Bay Colony, known for his vision of a "city upon a hill."
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  1. The founder of Pennsylvania, known for promoting religious freedom and treating Native Americans fairly.
  2. A conflict in the 1670s between Native Americans and English settlers in New England, named after the Wampanoag leader Metacom, also known as King Philip.
  3. The founder of the Georgia colony, who aimed to provide a place for debtors and the poor.
  4. A legal document that grants rights and privileges to a person or organization, often used to establish a colony.
  5. de bois French fur traders who traveled into Native American territories to trade for furs.
  6. The leader of the Wampanoag tribe during King Philip’s War, who resisted English colonization.
  7. A member of a religious group in England that sought to purify the Church of England and believed in strict religious discipline.
  8. A person of mixed European and Indigenous American ancestry.
  9. A colony granted by the king to a specific person or group, who has full governing rights.
  10. de Champlain A French explorer known as the "Father of New France" for his role in establishing Quebec and exploring parts of Canada.
  11. People of mixed Indigenous and French Canadian ancestry, historically linked to the fur trade.
  12. A Puritan woman who challenged the religious authorities in Massachusetts and was eventually banished.
  13. Passage A sea route through the Arctic that European explorers sought to find to connect Europe to Asia.

31 Clues: A city in Canada, originally founded by the French. • A person of mixed European and Indigenous American ancestry. • A colony ruled directly by the king or queen through appointed governors. • A person appointed to govern a country or province on behalf of a king or queen. • A military fort built by the Spanish in the Americas to protect their settlements. • ...

Chapter 5 US History Crossword 2024-11-26

Chapter 5 US History Crossword crossword puzzle
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  1. to gather together
  2. a group of states joined together by a formal agreement
  3. a type of organization in which two related parts work together
  4. items in a legal document that state conditions or requirements
  5. a sense or belief a person has that a certain action is right or wrong
  6. relating to a system of government in which the national government shares power with other levels of government, such as the states; can also refer to national government
  7. entitlement that all people are born with and that cannot be taken away by the government
  8. to carefully discuss and consider issues
  9. a period from the late 1600s through the 1700s in which philosophers and intellectuals suggested that people should live by reason and intelligence rather than superstition and traditional beliefs
  10. to limit or take away some of the rights of others
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  1. having the power to carry out and enforce laws
  2. having to do with courts of law or decisions of right or wrong
  3. when each side in a disagreement gives up some of what they want to reach an agreement
  4. approval or agreement
  5. having the power to make laws
  6. to cancel or do away with something, such as a law
  7. the act of doing what is expected or what is ordered by law
  8. to change or add to a law or document
  9. the act of giving temporary lodging and meals to soldiers
  10. sign or give formal consent to a document or agreement

20 Clues: to gather together • approval or agreement • having the power to make laws • to change or add to a law or document • to carefully discuss and consider issues • having the power to carry out and enforce laws • to cancel or do away with something, such as a law • to limit or take away some of the rights of others • sign or give formal consent to a document or agreement • ...

US History Module 4 Vocabulary 2024-11-25

US History Module 4 Vocabulary crossword puzzle
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  1. The Peace agreement in which Great Britain recognized the Independence of the U.S.
  2. Enslaved Black American who worked as a spy for the Continental Army and helped during the battle of Yorktown
  3. Last major battle of the American Revolution
  4. Boston leader who believed parliament could not tax the colonists without permission.
  5. Frenchman who volunteered to serve in the Continental Army without pay
  6. Main author of the Declaration of Independence
  7. Incident where British soldiers shot into a crowd killing five people.
  8. Document that argued why the colonies should come together formally and announced their break from Great Britian
  9. British Army officer who surrendered in the battle of Yorktown
  10. Author of the book Common Sense
  11. Laws passed to punish colonists for the Boston Tea Party
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  1. Incident where a lot of colonists dumped chests of tea into the Boston Harbor
  2. Battle won by the Patriots against Hessian Mercenaries
  3. Prussian military officer who trained the Continental Army
  4. American Naval Officer who served in the Continental Army
  5. British soldiers who fought colonists in the American Revolution
  6. A meeting of delegates from 12 colonies in Philadelphia in May 1775
  7. Victory for American forces in which British General John Burgoyne surrendered his entire army to American General Horatio Gates
  8. Patriot leader who commanded the Continental Army.
  9. A battle in Boston where colonists fought the British Army
  10. American colonists who chose to fight for Independence
  11. Military officer who served during the French and Indian war
  12. A 47 Page book that argued against British rule over America

23 Clues: Author of the book Common Sense • Last major battle of the American Revolution • Main author of the Declaration of Independence • Patriot leader who commanded the Continental Army. • Battle won by the Patriots against Hessian Mercenaries • American colonists who chose to fight for Independence • Laws passed to punish colonists for the Boston Tea Party • ...

Us History Module 4 Vocabulary 2024-11-25

Us History Module 4 Vocabulary crossword puzzle
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  1. An event where Americans sneaked onto the three tea filled ships and dumped are 340 tea chest into the ocean
  2. Local leader of Boston town who believed parliament could not tax colonists
  3. An important patriot victory
  4. an author that emigrated to the colonies from Great Britian
  5. A 47 page pamphlet that was distributed in Philadelphia in January 1776
  6. A Scottish born American naval officer who served in the continental navy
  7. British soilders
  8. A Virginian man who was sent to command the army
  9. A Frenchman who volunteered to serve the continental army without pay
  10. A peace agreement that officially ended the Revolutionary War
  11. A patriot who organized Marion's Brigade
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  1. A formal announcement that the colonists break free from Great Britian
  2. A gathering of people from the colonies who were troubled about the relationship between American and Great Britian
  3. served as a generd in the British army during the American war for independce
  4. A Persian military officer who trained the continental army
  5. a bunch of laws that had seven effects
  6. A conflict between the British and Americans which was launched from Breed's Hill
  7. A story giveing only one side in a argument against the British
  8. Last major battle of the American Revolution
  9. A turning point of revolutionary war greatest victory for American forces
  10. An enslaved African who worked as a spy for the marquis de Lafayette
  11. Colonists who chose to fight for independence from Great Britain

22 Clues: British soilders • An important patriot victory • a bunch of laws that had seven effects • A patriot who organized Marion's Brigade • Last major battle of the American Revolution • A Virginian man who was sent to command the army • an author that emigrated to the colonies from Great Britian • A Persian military officer who trained the continental army • ...

US History Ch 10 Vocab 2025-03-04

US History Ch 10 Vocab crossword puzzle
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  1. of 1837 – A financial crisis caused by Jackson’s economic policies, including the veto of the national bank and the Specie Circular.
  2. Banks – State banks where Jackson placed federal funds after dismantling the national bank.
  3. War – Jackson’s campaign to destroy the Second Bank of the United States, which he viewed as corrupt.
  4. Crisis – A confrontation between South Carolina and the federal government over the Tariff of 1828, leading to debates on states' rights.
  5. Removal Act (1830) – Law signed by Jackson that forced Native American tribes to relocate west of the Mississippi River.
  6. Circular – Jackson’s order that government land could only be bought with gold or silver, contributing to the economic downturn.
  7. v. Georgia (1832) – Supreme Court case ruling that Georgia had no authority over Cherokee lands; Jackson ignored the ruling.
  8. Rights Doctrine – The belief that states have the right to ignore federal laws they deem unconstitutional.
  9. Bill (1833) – Gave Jackson the power to use military force to enforce federal tariffs in response to the Nullification Crisis.
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  1. Tariff of 1833 – A tariff proposed by Henry Clay to ease tensions over the Tariff of Abominations.
  2. Democracy – A movement for more democratic participation in government, expanding voting rights to more white men.
  3. System – The practice of rewarding political supporters with government jobs.
  4. Van Buren – Jackson’s close ally and successor as the 8th President; dealt with the Panic of 1837.
  5. of Tears – The forced migration of Cherokee and other tribes to Indian Territory (present-day Oklahoma), resulting in thousands of deaths.
  6. C. Calhoun – Jackson’s Vice President who supported states' rights and nullification.
  7. of Abominations (1828) – A high tariff on imports that angered Southern states, especially South Carolina.
  8. Jackson – The 7th President of the United States (1829-1837); known for his populist policies and expansion of presidential power.
  9. Party – The political party founded by Jackson and his supporters, emphasizing states' rights and limited government.
  10. Clay – A political rival of Jackson who supported the American System and helped negotiate the Compromise Tariff of 1833.
  11. Party – A political party formed in opposition to Jackson, supporting a strong Congress and internal improvements.

20 Clues: System – The practice of rewarding political supporters with government jobs. • C. Calhoun – Jackson’s Vice President who supported states' rights and nullification. • Banks – State banks where Jackson placed federal funds after dismantling the national bank. • ...

Unit 1 US History Review 2025-08-29

Unit 1 US History Review crossword puzzle
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  1. the right to freedom of speech, press, religion, and assembly
  2. president who signed the Indian Removal Act of 1830
  3. General Washington crossed the Delaware River on Christmas night.
  4. a confrontation between soldiers and colonists in the streets of a major city leading to 5 colonists being killed
  5. warfare adopted by the Patriots as a new style of fighting
  6. president who didn't win the popular vote in 1832 but won the presidency because of the "Corrupt Bargain"
  7. alliance with the colonists and supported with their navy
  8. "Give me liberty, or give me death!"
  9. British issued a rule which forbade settlement west of this line - a borderline running along the spine of the Appalachian Mountains
  10. Paul Revere created a picture to distribute in newspapers showing the effects of the Boston Massacre to encourage colonists to fight for independence
  11. A colonist who supported the British Crown.
  12. The primary author of the Declaration of Independence.
  13. Branch of government responsible for making laws
  14. "No taxation without _____________!"
  15. A British tax on paper goods and legal documents.
  16. The final major battle of the war leading to the surrender of Cornwallis.
  17. A colonist who supported American independence.
  18. the first ten amendments to the US Constitution
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  1. largest navy in the world during the war
  2. A secret group of American colonists who protested British policies often through public demonstrations and sometimes violence.
  3. The Right to bear ______ is protected by the 2nd Amendment.
  4. The French and __________ War led to massive war debt for the British
  5. supportive of the US Constitution and a strong national government
  6. The French nobleman who became a major general in the Continental Army.
  7. The commander-in-chief of the Continental Army.
  8. a way for presidents to reward those loyal to them by providing them with government positions/jobs
  9. Patriot ally from Prussia who trained soldiers
  10. The King of Great Britain during the American Revolution.
  11. The battle that is considered the turning point of the war.
  12. The winter encampment of the Continental Army in 1777-1778 known for its harsh conditions.
  13. The amendment that grants citizens the right to a speedy and public trial
  14. The treaty that officially ended the American Revolution.
  15. The first battle of the Revolution known as the "shot heard 'round the world."

33 Clues: "Give me liberty, or give me death!" • "No taxation without _____________!" • largest navy in the world during the war • A colonist who supported the British Crown. • Patriot ally from Prussia who trained soldiers • The commander-in-chief of the Continental Army. • A colonist who supported American independence. • the first ten amendments to the US Constitution • ...

Open Doors US History B 2025-05-15

Open Doors US History B crossword puzzle
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  1. Nationwide ban on alcohol from 1920 to 1933.
  2. Popular music style that exploded in the 1920s.
  3. A severe, long-lasting economic downturn.
  4. The decade also called the Roaring ___.
  5. Women's right to vote, achieved in 1920.
  6. When many people withdrew money in fear of collapse.
  7. Car company that helped make automobiles affordable.
  8. A mild economic downturn.
  9. Nickname for the Roaring Twenties.
  10. Someone who illegally made or sold alcohol.
  11. State where the Scopes Trial took place.
  12. Secret bar during Prohibition.
  13. Type of line that revolutionized manufacturing.
  14. Shantytown named after the president blamed for the Depression.
  15. Criminal figure who thrived during Prohibition.
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  1. Young woman known for energetic freedom and fashion in the 1920s.
  2. Region hit by drought and dust storms in the 1930s.
  3. Day of the 1929 stock market crash.
  4. Teacher in a famous trial about teaching evolution.
  5. FDR’s plan to recover from the Great Depression.
  6. First radio station to broadcast news in 1920.
  7. Popular home entertainment and news source in the 1920s and 30s.
  8. Word often paired with Harlem to describe the 1920s cultural movement.
  9. President during most of the Great Depression.
  10. New Deal program that gave jobs to young men.
  11. New York neighborhood at the heart of a Black cultural revival.
  12. Affordable car introduced by Ford.
  13. Baseball legend of the 1920s.
  14. It crashed in 1929, starting the Great Depression.
  15. Infamous gangster who profited during Prohibition.

30 Clues: A mild economic downturn. • Baseball legend of the 1920s. • Secret bar during Prohibition. • Nickname for the Roaring Twenties. • Affordable car introduced by Ford. • Day of the 1929 stock market crash. • The decade also called the Roaring ___. • Women's right to vote, achieved in 1920. • State where the Scopes Trial took place. • A severe, long-lasting economic downturn. • ...

US History Unit 4 Quiz 2025-10-23

US History Unit 4 Quiz crossword puzzle
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  1. an economic philosophy that advocates for minimal government involvement in the economy
  2. Amendment Granted citizenship to all citizens and guaranteed all citizens equal protection of the laws
  3. Supremacy The belief that white people and culture is superior to all other cultures.
  4. a set of restrictive laws passed by Southern states after the Civil War to control the labor and behavior of Black people.
  5. the process of Immigrants assimilating to American culture.
  6. Amendment Prohibits the federal and state governments from denying a citizen the right to vote based on "race, color, or previous condition of servitude"
  7. an "add-on" to the Constitution
  8. The transformation of rural areas into urban areas.
  9. the process of transforming from an agricultural economy to a manufacturing economy.
  10. the exclusive possession or control of the supply of or trade in a commodity or service.
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  1. was originally promised to freed slaves as reparations.
  2. a Protestant white-supremacist hate group founded in 1865.
  3. a type of building shared by multiple dwellings, typically with flats or apartments on each floor and with shared entrance stairway access.
  4. favoring the interests of native-born people over foreign-born people.
  5. The merging of companies that make similar products.
  6. Amendment Abolished slavery and involuntary servitude in the United States, except as punishment for a crime
  7. a railroad line linking the Atlantic and Pacific coasts of the United States, completed in 1869.
  8. The period during which the United States began to rebuild after the Civil War. It lasted from 1865 to 1877.
  9. is the public killing of an individual who has not received any due process.
  10. a popular immigration processing center in New York City
  11. an American investigative journalist, and one of the founders of the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People.

21 Clues: an "add-on" to the Constitution • The transformation of rural areas into urban areas. • The merging of companies that make similar products. • was originally promised to freed slaves as reparations. • a popular immigration processing center in New York City • a Protestant white-supremacist hate group founded in 1865. • ...

US History Chapter 16 Drake 2026-02-10

US History Chapter 16 Drake crossword puzzle
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  1. Monopoly that Vanderbilt had
  2. How was President Garfield killed?
  3. Came up with the Sherman Antitrust Act
  4. The Panic of 1893 lasted this many years.
  5. Known for food production in the late 1800s
  6. Had a monopoly on oil
  7. The movement of the population to the city
  8. Invented the Light bulb
  9. Killed James Garfield
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  1. President during the Panic of 1893
  2. New invention in the time
  3. A country that immigrants came from during this time
  4. Had a monopoly on steel
  5. The person known for Finance and Banking in the late 1800s was JP_____
  6. Invention made by Alexander Graham Bell
  7. The Sherman Antitrust trust made these illegal.
  8. United Farmers
  9. Immigrants passed through _____ Island to come into America.
  10. President that balanced tariffs after Garfield was killed
  11. New source of power

20 Clues: United Farmers • New source of power • Had a monopoly on oil • Killed James Garfield • Had a monopoly on steel • Invented the Light bulb • New invention in the time • Monopoly that Vanderbilt had • President during the Panic of 1893 • How was President Garfield killed? • Came up with the Sherman Antitrust Act • Invention made by Alexander Graham Bell • ...

US History Vocab 4&5 2026-02-13

US History Vocab 4&5 crossword puzzle
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  1. Borrowing
  2. Crash
  3. on Margin Leverage
  4. Aid
  5. Spending Debt
  6. Neutrality
  7. Chat Radio
  8. Spending
  9. Payments
  10. Run Panic
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  1. Ban
  2. Packing Plan Expansion
  3. Loan
  4. Underground
  5. Jazz
  6. Tax
  7. Chaos
  8. Risk
  9. Production Quantity
  10. Line Factory

20 Clues: Ban • Aid • Tax • Loan • Jazz • Risk • Crash • Chaos • Spending • Payments • Borrowing • Run Panic • Neutrality • Chat Radio • Underground • Line Factory • Spending Debt • on Margin Leverage • Production Quantity • Packing Plan Expansion

WHO IS KAMALA HARRIS? 2024-08-01

WHO IS KAMALA HARRIS? crossword puzzle
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  1. FIRST REASON WHY HARRIS ALREADY MADE HISTORY AS VICE PRESIDENT OF USA
  2. THE POLITICAL PARTY OF BIDEN AND HARRIS
  3. THE MONTH WHEN THE DEMOCRATIC CONVENTION WILL TAKE PLACE THIS YEAR
  4. SECOND REASON WHY HARRIS MADE HISTORY AS US VICE PRESIDENT
  5. CURRENT PRESIDENT OF THE USA
  6. CURRENT VICE PRESIDENT OF THE USA
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  1. THIRD REASON WHY HARRIS ALREADY MADE HISTORY
  2. A BIG POLITICAL MEETING
  3. ANYBODY WHO RUNS FOR ELECTION OR ELECTED OFFICE
  4. WHAT HARRIS WILL BREAK MORE WHEN SHE BECOMES THE PRESIDENT OF AMERICA

10 Clues: A BIG POLITICAL MEETING • CURRENT PRESIDENT OF THE USA • CURRENT VICE PRESIDENT OF THE USA • THE POLITICAL PARTY OF BIDEN AND HARRIS • THIRD REASON WHY HARRIS ALREADY MADE HISTORY • ANYBODY WHO RUNS FOR ELECTION OR ELECTED OFFICE • SECOND REASON WHY HARRIS MADE HISTORY AS US VICE PRESIDENT • THE MONTH WHEN THE DEMOCRATIC CONVENTION WILL TAKE PLACE THIS YEAR • ...

Unit 10 - The Great Depression 2020-03-26

Unit 10 - The Great Depression crossword puzzle
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  1. Named after President Herbert Hoover to signify the homeless
  2. Decade lasting drought that caused farmers to mass migrate
  3. FDR’s plan to rebuild US economy after Great Depression
  4. Known for being the worst economic era in US history
  5. New Deal program focusing on improving public infrastructure
  6. 32nd US President
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  1. Black Tuesday, US economy lost over 14 billion dollars that day
  2. New deal program to insure the elderly, to fight against unemployment
  3. "First Lady of the World"; philanthropist
  4. Louisiana Senator that sought for “Share our wealth” plan

10 Clues: 32nd US President • "First Lady of the World"; philanthropist • Known for being the worst economic era in US history • FDR’s plan to rebuild US economy after Great Depression • Louisiana Senator that sought for “Share our wealth” plan • Decade lasting drought that caused farmers to mass migrate • Named after President Herbert Hoover to signify the homeless • ...

US history chapter 8 2023-01-12

US history chapter 8 crossword puzzle
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  1. A native American who signed the treaty.
  2. A ritual that celebrated a hoped for day
  3. A man who explored the land in 1819
  4. being absorbed into American society as landowners
  5. planting seeds deep into the ground
  6. People who roamed vast distances to follow Buffalo
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  1. people who plowed the soil
  2. a tract of public land available for settlement
  3. large farms that yielded large profits
  4. the act allotted to each head of household 160 acres
  5. payments to reservation dwellers
  6. where families could become self-supporting
  7. canadian miner who Comstock load was named after
  8. Richest silver mine in American History.

14 Clues: people who plowed the soil • payments to reservation dwellers • A man who explored the land in 1819 • planting seeds deep into the ground • large farms that yielded large profits • A native American who signed the treaty. • A ritual that celebrated a hoped for day • Richest silver mine in American History. • where families could become self-supporting • ...

Nasir Gaines US history 2022-02-17

Nasir Gaines US history crossword puzzle
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  1. government power is divided between the federal government and the state governments
  2. solved the problem of representation in Congress
  3. interprets the laws
  4. makes the laws
  5. enforces the laws
  6. developed by the New Jersey delegates to the Constitutional Convention
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  1. solved the problem of how enslaved people were to be counted in determining representation in Congress
  2. rule by the people
  3. powers of government are divided among three branches
  4. developed by the Virginia delegates to the constitutional convention
  5. accused of misconduct
  6. to prevent any one of the three branches from becoming too powerful
  7. a change to the constitution
  8. to reject

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 Crossword Vocab 2024-01-17

Us History Crossword Vocab crossword puzzle
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  1. The ability to read and write
  2. Control or ban of the use of alcohol
  3. Schools schools for training high school graduates to become teachers
  4. Religious folk songs of African-American origin
  5. People in favor of the eradication of slavery
  6. A large meeting where a preacher converts many to Christianity
  7. Union A group of workers who act together to protect and expand their rights in the workplace
  8. disobedience refusing to obey laws considered unjust
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  1. A machine or system that delivers messages with the use of simple electrical signals sent over wires
  2. Extreme, widespread lack of available food
  3. An idealistically perfect place or society
  4. Philosophy of humanity’s inherent goodness and gods in dwelling in nature
  5. 19th-century movement against immigration
  6. Codes Laws in a southern salve that controlled enslaved people

14 Clues: The ability to read and write • Control or ban of the use of alcohol • 19th-century movement against immigration • Extreme, widespread lack of available food • An idealistically perfect place or society • People in favor of the eradication of slavery • Religious folk songs of African-American origin • disobedience refusing to obey laws considered unjust • ...

CrashCourse US History 15 2024-11-19

CrashCourse US History 15 crossword puzzle
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  1. types of learning establishments founded during this time
  2. largest reform movement of 1st half of 19th century
  3. leading evangelical of 2nd Great Awakening
  4. movement against alcohol
  5. author of mystery document
  6. some American black ppl moved here in Africa
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  1. influential anti-slavery novel
  2. belief that society could reach an ideal
  3. type of religion that spearheaded many reforms
  4. celibate furniture makers
  5. communities attempting to create ideal societies
  6. 1841 transcendentalist utopian community
  7. Mormons
  8. radical white abolitionist

14 Clues: Mormons • movement against alcohol • celibate furniture makers • radical white abolitionist • author of mystery document • influential anti-slavery novel • belief that society could reach an ideal • 1841 transcendentalist utopian community • leading evangelical of 2nd Great Awakening • some American black ppl moved here in Africa • type of religion that spearheaded many reforms • ...

US HISTORY CROSSWORD 1 2025-12-11

US HISTORY CROSSWORD 1 crossword puzzle
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  1. Act Reform law passed after Upton Sinclair’s The Jungle.
  2. African American WWI regiment known for valor were from.
  3. Early wave of immigrants from Northern and Western Europe.
  4. Policy of expanding power through territorial or economic control.
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  1. Journalists who exposed corruption and unsafe conditions.
  2. Movement of African Americans to northern industrial cities.
  3. Political group supporting free silver and income tax reforms.
  4. WWI fighting from long defensive trenches.
  5. Theodore Roosevelt’s program promoting trust-busting and fairness.
  6. Process that allowed mass-producing steel.
  7. Roosevelt’s diplomacy backed by military strength.
  8. Businesses that gained total control of entire industries.
  9. Federal policy pushing assimilation of American Indians.
  10. Sensationalized reporting contributing to the Spanish-American War.

14 Clues: WWI fighting from long defensive trenches. • Process that allowed mass-producing steel. • Roosevelt’s diplomacy backed by military strength. • Act Reform law passed after Upton Sinclair’s The Jungle. • African American WWI regiment known for valor were from. • Federal policy pushing assimilation of American Indians. • ...

US History Terms Crossword 2025-08-28

US History Terms Crossword crossword puzzle
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  1. the order in which events occur
  2. the position that researchers take about a particular topic, based on evidence they have gathered
  3. information that can be used to prove a statement or support a conclusion or arugment
  4. personal preference or leaning about a topic or issue
  5. someone who studies, learns, and writes about the past
  6. your school mascot
  7. the H2O dispensing mechanism that is new to the classroom
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  1. the number of people in a specified area, region, state, or country
  2. a conclusion you make based on evidence and reasoning
  3. your principal's name
  4. document, photograph, or other record created by someone who was present during the event
  5. document created later in time, often by scholars or experts or historians who was not present during the period in which they occur
  6. the topic of this class
  7. Ms. Layland's favorite classroom rule

14 Clues: your school mascot • your principal's name • the topic of this class • the order in which events occur • Ms. Layland's favorite classroom rule • a conclusion you make based on evidence and reasoning • personal preference or leaning about a topic or issue • someone who studies, learns, and writes about the past • the H2O dispensing mechanism that is new to the classroom • ...

SUBJECT 2024-02-26

SUBJECT crossword puzzle
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  1. The subject that teaches us about government and democracy is called
  2. The subject that teaches us about art and how to create it is called
  3. The subject that teaches us about number, calculations and shape is called
  4. The subject that teaches us about the history of the world, geography, and economy is called
  5. The subject that teaches us about the natural world is called
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  1. The subject that teaches us about reading, writing, and speaking English is called
  2. The subject that teaches us about the human body and how it works is called
  3. The subject that teaches us about our national language is called
  4. The subject that teaches us about our mother language is called
  5. The subject that teaches us about religion is called

10 Clues: The subject that teaches us about religion is called • The subject that teaches us about the natural world is called • The subject that teaches us about our mother language is called • The subject that teaches us about our national language is called • The subject that teaches us about government and democracy is called • ...

Ms. Luyet's Crossword Puzzle :) 2022-08-31

Ms. Luyet's Crossword Puzzle :) crossword puzzle
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  1. the number of US states
  2. the class you are supposed to do homework
  3. the number of continents
  4. a book of maps is called
  5. make sure you drink plenty of it!
  6. Independence day is the ____ of July.
  7. the name of your history teacher
  8. Ms. Luyet's class wide competition
  9. the first name of the first president of the USA
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  1. the number of oceans
  2. Shows directions like North & South
  3. the most populated continent
  4. the largest US state
  5. should think about crossing the red tape
  6. PA stands for "Pulaski ....."
  7. you may always sit on the couch if it is your__?
  8. Never Eat Soggy...
  9. the MS dean of students
  10. should you cross the red tape?

19 Clues: Never Eat Soggy... • the number of oceans • the largest US state • the number of US states • the MS dean of students • the number of continents • a book of maps is called • the most populated continent • PA stands for "Pulaski ....." • should you cross the red tape? • the name of your history teacher • make sure you drink plenty of it! • Ms. Luyet's class wide competition • ...

Christmas 2023-10-02

Christmas crossword puzzle
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  1. You can have _____ because God has a plan.
  2. A name for Jesus from Isaiah: Everlasting _____
  3. I should treat others the way I want to be _____.
  4. A name for Jesus from Isaiah: _____ Counselor
  5. I need to make the _____ choice.
  6. A name for Jesus from Isaiah: _____ God
  7. You can have _____ because God is faithful.
  8. A name for Jesus that means "God with us."
  9. "For to us a _____ is born, to us a son is given."
  10. You can have _____ because God sent Jesus.
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  1. _____ Jesus all year long.
  2. A name for Jesus from Isaiah: Prince of _____
  3. God’s love is for _____.
  4. I can _____ God no matter what.
  5. The first people to hear the most important news in history.
  6. The prophet that told the people that God would send a Rescuer.
  7. Celebrating Jesus, God’s greatest gift.
  8. The king that got upset when he learned Jesus was born.

18 Clues: God’s love is for _____. • _____ Jesus all year long. • I can _____ God no matter what. • I need to make the _____ choice. • A name for Jesus from Isaiah: _____ God • Celebrating Jesus, God’s greatest gift. • You can have _____ because God has a plan. • A name for Jesus that means "God with us." • You can have _____ because God sent Jesus. • ...

Unit 6 Vocab Menu 2024-03-19

Unit 6 Vocab Menu crossword puzzle
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  1. agency that collected info on soviets
  2. Committee that investigated communist activity
  3. Border between the 2 Korea
  4. President during end of Vietnam War
  5. Process to require military contribution by Americans by going in the Army
  6. ____Conference decided how Germany was divided
  7. Cuban____Crisis closest to Nuclear war in History
  8. alliance that stops spread of communism
  9. _____Wall quarantined Berlin from the rest of the world
  10. ___State was a shooting at a college against anti Vietnam war actiists
  11. _____Theory that meant if one country fell to communism the rest would
  12. Gulf of_____ Resolution gave LBJ power to increase mIlitary action in Vietnam
  13. _______Accords decided France to leave Vietnam
  14. ___Scare was the fear of communist spread mainly in US Society
  15. _____War that left Korea divided
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  1. 38th____ Divided Korea
  2. First Sattelitte ever launched by USSR
  3. _____Plan was a plan to rebuild wartorn countries
  4. ____Lai Vietnam village massacred by US
  5. _____Nations was a group of countries to discuss forien disputes
  6. ____Papers revealed US had bombed Laos and Cambodia
  7. _____Offensive was the military action against US in Vietnam
  8. Fidel___ Leader of Cuba during Cuban Missile Crisis
  9. Force that went against US in Vietnam
  10. President during end of Vietnam War
  11. President During Space Race
  12. President during H-Bomb Development
  13. Alliance that supported communism

28 Clues: 38th____ Divided Korea • Border between the 2 Korea • President During Space Race • _____War that left Korea divided • Alliance that supported communism • President during end of Vietnam War • President during end of Vietnam War • President during H-Bomb Development • agency that collected info on soviets • Force that went against US in Vietnam • ...

Christmas 2023-10-02

Christmas crossword puzzle
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  1. A name for Jesus that means "God with us."
  2. I need to make the _____ choice.
  3. A name for Jesus from Isaiah: _____ Counselor
  4. God’s love is for _____.
  5. I can _____ God no matter what.
  6. You can have _____ because God is faithful.
  7. A name for Jesus from Isaiah: Everlasting _____
  8. Celebrating Jesus, God’s greatest gift.
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  1. "For to us a _____ is born, to us a son is given."
  2. _____ Jesus all year long.
  3. The first people to hear the most important news in history.
  4. You can have _____ because God sent Jesus.
  5. A name for Jesus from Isaiah: Prince of _____
  6. I should treat others the way I want to be _____.
  7. The prophet that told the people that God would send a Rescuer.
  8. The king that got upset when he learned Jesus was born.
  9. You can have _____ because God has a plan.
  10. A name for Jesus from Isaiah: _____ God

18 Clues: God’s love is for _____. • _____ Jesus all year long. • I can _____ God no matter what. • I need to make the _____ choice. • A name for Jesus from Isaiah: _____ God • Celebrating Jesus, God’s greatest gift. • A name for Jesus that means "God with us." • You can have _____ because God sent Jesus. • You can have _____ because God has a plan. • ...

Prowl Crossword 2018-01-17

Prowl Crossword crossword puzzle
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  1. German teacher.
  2. Club Abby Otteson runs.
  3. Choir piece stand in the ______.
  4. New pizza place in belleville
  5. Trades/ PLTW teacher.
  6. Biology/Physical Science teacher.
  7. Yearbook teacher.
  8. Spanish teacher.
  9. Intro Collage Read & Write teacher.
  10. Culinary Arts/ Personal Finance teacher.
  11. Band teacher.
  12. Geometry/Algebra 2 teacher.
  13. New middle school math teacher
  14. Digital Photography teacher.
  15. English 10/ AP Literature teacher.
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  1. Martin’s least favorite
  2. The name of Belleville High School's Mascot.
  3. Algebra 1/ Pre-Calculus teacher.
  4. Business Marketing teacher.
  5. World Geography/ Civics/ Us History/ AP Government teacher.
  6. Choir teacher.
  7. Agriculture teacher.
  8. Ex spanish teacher
  9. Calculus/Statistics teacher.
  10. Gym/Health teacher.
  11. Public Issues teacher.
  12. World History/ Honors English 9 teacher.
  13. Chemistry/Physics teacher.
  14. Health & Wellness teacher.
  15. Farrar Business and trades club run by _____

30 Clues: Band teacher. • Choir teacher. • German teacher. • Spanish teacher. • Yearbook teacher. • Ex spanish teacher • Gym/Health teacher. • Agriculture teacher. • Trades/ PLTW teacher. • Public Issues teacher. • Martin’s least favorite • Club Abby Otteson runs. • Chemistry/Physics teacher. • Health & Wellness teacher. • Business Marketing teacher. • Geometry/Algebra 2 teacher. • ...

Angels, Satan, and Demons 2024-11-06

Angels, Satan, and Demons crossword puzzle
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  1. Satan was conquered by him
  2. Angel known for blowing his horn
  3. What do angels think of the church?
  4. Satan's name for tempting
  5. Number of times angels mentioned in New and Old Testament
  6. Being created by God with wings (starts with a H)
  7. What should we do about trying to see Satan behind every misfortune?
  8. What type of mind should us christians have?
  9. How long do angels live?
  10. Chances of experiencing an angel today
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  1. Being created by God with wings (starts with a S)
  2. Angel's gender
  3. How did angels come into existence?
  4. Satan's power over believers
  5. Unseen portion of history
  6. # of angels in heaven
  7. Arc Angel
  8. What will the angels do when God comes down in clouds of glory
  9. Michael's phrase
  10. Seen portion of history

20 Clues: Arc Angel • Angel's gender • Michael's phrase • # of angels in heaven • Seen portion of history • How long do angels live? • Unseen portion of history • Satan's name for tempting • Satan was conquered by him • Satan's power over believers • Angel known for blowing his horn • How did angels come into existence? • What do angels think of the church? • ...

Random 2022-02-24

Random crossword puzzle
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  1. Youtube
  2. pulls your check
  3. Mom, dad, sister brother
  4. sticky
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  1. Black history month
  2. You sleep on this
  3. You eat your dinner on this
  4. us
  5. United
  6. Please

10 Clues: us • United • Please • sticky • Youtube • pulls your check • You sleep on this • Black history month • Mom, dad, sister brother • You eat your dinner on this

US History Semester Portfolio Crossword 2021-05-20

US History Semester Portfolio Crossword crossword puzzle
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  1. An area under partial political control of another country
  2. A person who is riding a horse
  3. To withdraw from enemy forces
  4. A military force
  5. A city in eastern Kentucky
  6. To prevent someone from accomplishing something
  7. To experience something painful
  8. British troops
  9. Anger or annoyance provoked by what is perceived as unfair
  10. Mental or emotional strain
  11. A person who rises in opposition
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  1. The killing or wounding of people
  2. The person in control of something
  3. A permanent unit of an army
  4. To be stationed or lodged in a specified place
  5. Information used to promote a political cause
  6. An American that volunteered for service
  7. The intensity that must be exceeded for a certain reaction
  8. To give an authoritative order
  9. A sustained fight between large organized armed forces

20 Clues: British troops • A military force • A city in eastern Kentucky • Mental or emotional strain • A permanent unit of an army • To withdraw from enemy forces • A person who is riding a horse • To give an authoritative order • To experience something painful • A person who rises in opposition • The killing or wounding of people • The person in control of something • ...

Unit 1 Vocab US History 2020-10-27

Unit 1 Vocab US History crossword puzzle
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  1. - (n.) a group of people with wealth and power
  2. - (n.) the exchange of goods between different countries or areas; trade
  3. - (n.) people represented by someone in government convene - (v.) to gather for a meeting
  4. - (n.) the branch of government that interprets the laws in the courts
  5. of Confederation - (n.) the original plan of government for the United States
  6. - (n.) the branch of government that makes the laws
  7. rule - (n.) control of things by a violent or illegal group
  8. - (n.) a state in which supreme power is held by the people and their elected representatives, and which has an elected or nominated president
  9. - (n.) people who opposed ratification of the Constitution, feared a strong federal government
  10. - (n.) the state of being superior to all others in power and authority
  11. - (adj.) corresponding in size to something else; ratio
  12. - (n.) people who supported ratification of the Constitution, wanted a strong federal government
  13. - (n.) something formed when two or more things are joined
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  1. - (n.) a person or group that acts or speaks on behalf of others (v.) to act or speak on behalf of others
  2. - (n.) the use of absolute power, especially in a cruel and oppressive way direct democracy - (n.) form of government where the people vote directly on things Electoral College - (n.) method of electing the U.S. president through electors
  3. - (adj.) relating to a government that is made up of unified states
  4. - (n.) the branch of government that executes and enforces the laws
  5. - (n.) social grouping based on wealth
  6. - (n.) a group of people with wealth and power (adj.) relating to or being part of a group of people with wealth and power
  7. army - (n.) permanent military, with professional full-time soldiers
  8. - (n.) a course of action by a government
  9. - (adj.) where power is shared by the people
  10. - (adj.) having independent power (n.) supreme power and authority
  11. - (n.) an amount of money collected by a government (v.) to impose a tax on someone or something
  12. - (n.) basic rule or belief
  13. - (n.) a tax or duty to be paid on a particular class of imports or exports
  14. or the purse - power over the military or government spending
  15. - (n.) the approval process
  16. - (n.) form of government where the power is held by a king or queen oppression - (n.) the use of power in an unfair manner
  17. vote - total number of votes
  18. - (n.) cruel and oppressive government or rule

31 Clues: - (n.) basic rule or belief • - (n.) the approval process • vote - total number of votes • - (n.) social grouping based on wealth • - (n.) a course of action by a government • - (adj.) where power is shared by the people • - (n.) a group of people with wealth and power • - (n.) cruel and oppressive government or rule • - (n.) the branch of government that makes the laws • ...

Kieran’s US History Crossword Puzzle 2021-02-15

Kieran’s US History Crossword Puzzle crossword puzzle
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  1. Prejudice against the growing number of immigrants and an increase in KKK membership was a result of
  2. Set limits on immigrants and totally stopped Japanese immigration
  3. Gov’t tracked down foreigners with opposing political views and charged them with crimes or deported them
  4. Soldiers returned home and struggled to find work
  5. Well-liked during his presidency but later discredited because of many scandals
  6. A hands-off policy
  7. The center of film and cinema in America
  8. “Survival of the fittest” and evolution
  9. A fixation on tangible possessions
  10. Did not follow the tradition of former pieces and works
  11. After WWI Americans wanted a return to
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  1. The US wanted to stay out of world problems
  2. Made war illegal according to national law
  3. John T. Scopes and Clarence Darrow vs William Jennings Bryan
  4. Began ideas of socialism and communism
  5. Practiced a laissez-faire approach to the gov’t and
  6. Developed the Theory of Relativity
  7. A movement that ignored moral standards
  8. Lessened German war reparations
  9. Believed self-restraint (control) led to emotional problems

20 Clues: A hands-off policy • Lessened German war reparations • Developed the Theory of Relativity • A fixation on tangible possessions • Began ideas of socialism and communism • After WWI Americans wanted a return to • A movement that ignored moral standards • “Survival of the fittest” and evolution • The center of film and cinema in America • ...

Unit 6 US History Crossword 2021-10-28

Unit 6 US History Crossword crossword puzzle
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  1. a term used for central/southern great plains during the 1930s when the region suffered massive drought
  2. members of a radical political movement aimed to insight chaos due to lack of authority
  3. started prohibition
  4. a method of manufacturing that was developed by Henry Ford; decreased the need for skilled labor and increased the efficiency of manufacturing
  5. a time in which the U.S. was combating communism; over 4,000 alleged communists were arrested
  6. emancipated women who embraced new fashions and urban attitudes; they aroused public anxiety about decline in moral values
  7. when president Harding gave cabinet positions to his friends leading to corruption
  8. banned the manufacture or sale of alcohol
  9. the development of industries in a country or region on a wide scale
  10. president from 1921-23; gave cabinet position to his friends which led to a lot of corruption
  11. the preoccupation of society with the acquisition of consumer goods
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  1. ended prohibition
  2. arrangement that limited the number of immigrants who could enter the U.S. from specific countries
  3. allowed people to buy goods and pay the debt off later over an extended period of time
  4. another name for the scopes trial
  5. a music style that emerged during the harlem renaissance
  6. a time period in which African American culture was celebrated through art, music, and writings
  7. a person who temporarily or permanently resides in a country or culture other than that of the person's upbringing
  8. clubs where alcohol was sold illegally during the prohibition
  9. american writers in the 1920s that were marked by disillusion with WW1 and searched for meaning

20 Clues: ended prohibition • started prohibition • another name for the scopes trial • banned the manufacture or sale of alcohol • a music style that emerged during the harlem renaissance • clubs where alcohol was sold illegally during the prohibition • the preoccupation of society with the acquisition of consumer goods • ...

EPIC US History Review Crossword 2021-11-02

EPIC US History Review Crossword crossword puzzle
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  1. This person sold the Louisiana Territory to America
  2. This is how many Branches of Government there are
  3. This is the last name of the SECOND President
  4. In the American ____ Americans won Independence
  5. This was the idea America was destined to expand West
  6. This is the ship the pilgrims sailed on to the New World
  7. This is the last name of the first US President
  8. Trading ____ are ships that trade goods
  9. This becomes a law if passed by Congress and the President
  10. The ____ and Sedition Acts were made by John Adams
  11. This is the country Napoleon Bonaparte was in charge of
  12. This is another word for "reason"
  13. In the Treaty of ______ America and Britain made peace
  14. To put someone on trail
  15. Land that belongs to a certain person/country
  16. This is where the Salem Witch Trials took place
  17. This is Mrs. C.'s favorite drink
  18. This person helped lead the Lewis and Clark expedition
  19. This is the last name of the THIRD President
  20. This is the name of our class fish
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  1. This Branch includes the President and Vice President
  2. This is another word for important
  3. This is when America bought land from France
  4. This is the last name of the FIRST President
  5. This is the direction America wanted to expand
  6. Finish this: The Bill of _______
  7. To gain something being passed down
  8. This is another word for "to buy"
  9. This is what settlers called the New World

29 Clues: To put someone on trail • Finish this: The Bill of _______ • This is Mrs. C.'s favorite drink • This is another word for "reason" • This is another word for "to buy" • This is another word for important • This is the name of our class fish • To gain something being passed down • Trading ____ are ships that trade goods • This is what settlers called the New World • ...

US History Chapter 8 Crossword 2023-05-10

US History Chapter 8 Crossword crossword puzzle
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  1. When both presidents running sent laywers to Florida to recount votes
  2. President who started Operation Desert Storm
  3. Case that upheld the 2nd amendment
  4. A pardon given by the government with offences related to immigration
  5. When Citizens United overturned the ruling of Bush v Gore
  6. Terrorist organization that was formed from fired Iraqi generals
  7. When Iraqi forces invaded Kuwait and refused to leave
  8. Crimes commited with motivation from politcal or social ideologies
  9. President that granted Richard Nixon a full pardon to calm earlier controversies
  10. President during the time of the Iranian hostage crisis
  11. Created to provide assisstance to businesses that were on the road to bankruptcy in 2008
  12. Controversial war prison controlled by the United States
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  1. Case that upheld the 14th amendment and made gay marriage legal
  2. When the world is connected through trade and treaties
  3. To set specific money aside for a reason
  4. A protection statement for refugees who left their native country due to political reasons
  5. One of the deadliest hurricanes that hit Louisiana and Florida
  6. The temporary collapse of the economy in 2007-2008
  7. Act that increases health coverage for uninsured citizens
  8. President from 1981 to 1999 and tried to be assassinated but lived and ran for presidency
  9. Act that gave the government control to search through your telephone, email, medical, and finacial records
  10. President that was involved in the watergate scandal and ended up resigning
  11. Exponential increase in the production of oil
  12. A social and/or political party that believes in limited governments
  13. A free trade agreement with only a selective amount of countries
  14. Occurs when a government spends more than they are receiving
  15. A spring full of anti government protests in the middle east
  16. A social and/or political party that believes in equality in law and politics Reagan Doctrine: When America secretly provided assistance to any country or movement supporting anti communism

28 Clues: Case that upheld the 2nd amendment • To set specific money aside for a reason • President who started Operation Desert Storm • Exponential increase in the production of oil • The temporary collapse of the economy in 2007-2008 • When Iraqi forces invaded Kuwait and refused to leave • When the world is connected through trade and treaties • ...

US History Chapter 3 Vocabulary 2023-06-02

US History Chapter 3 Vocabulary crossword puzzle
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  1. The indigofera plant, used to make dye.
  2. Elected representative to an assembly
  3. To control
  4. Landowner in the Dutch colonies who ruled over large areas of land
  5. The ability to accept or put up with different views or behaviors
  6. A list of fundamental laws to support a government
  7. Person or country that owes money
  8. Of or relating to national, tribal, racial, religious, language, or cultural background
  9. A statement of ideals or plans of action
  10. A document granting the recipient the right to settle a colony
  11. Large area of land that has one owner
  12. To mistreat a person or group on the basis of their beliefs
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  1. To apply a rule or law
  2. To be in action; to operate
  3. To disagree with or oppose an opinion
  4. To increase in size or number
  5. A 50-acre grant of land given to colonial settlers who paid their own way
  6. A company in which investors buy stock in return for a share of its future profits
  7. Laborer who agrees to work without pay for a certain period of time in exchange for passage to America
  8. To try to discover facts and other information about something
  9. People opposed to the use of war or violence to settle disputes

21 Clues: To control • To apply a rule or law • To be in action; to operate • To increase in size or number • Person or country that owes money • To disagree with or oppose an opinion • Elected representative to an assembly • Large area of land that has one owner • The indigofera plant, used to make dye. • A statement of ideals or plans of action • ...

US History Chapter 4 Vocabulary 2023-06-06

US History Chapter 4 Vocabulary crossword puzzle
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  1. Producing just enough to meet immediate needs
  2. To set aside or temporarily stop operation of something
  3. A crop that can be sold easily in markets
  4. To force on others
  5. A military force made up of ordinary citizens
  6. To change in response to a new set of conditions
  7. Taking no side
  8. Food
  9. A group of Native American nations in eastern North America joined together under one general government
  10. The permanent movement of people into one country from other nations
  11. An illness that affects large numbers of people
  12. To change the religious beliefs of someone
  13. Trade route between three destinations, such as Britain, West Africa, and the West Indies
  14. A special stress or indication of importance
  15. An economy theory whose goal is building a state's wealth and power by increasing export and accumulating precious metals in return
  16. To depend upon
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  1. A system by which people elect delegates to make laws and conduct government
  2. To reduce in strength
  3. The democratic ideas, practices, and values that are at the heart of citizenship in a free society
  4. Rules focusing on the behavior and punishment of enslaved people
  5. A young person who learns a trade from a skilled craftsperson
  6. Partnership
  7. To bring in from foreign markets
  8. Very important
  9. Variety, such as of ethnic or national groups
  10. To sell abroad

26 Clues: Food • Partnership • Taking no side • Very important • To sell abroad • To depend upon • To force on others • To reduce in strength • To bring in from foreign markets • A crop that can be sold easily in markets • To change the religious beliefs of someone • A special stress or indication of importance • Producing just enough to meet immediate needs • ...

US History Chapter 5 Vocabulary 2023-06-11

US History Chapter 5 Vocabulary crossword puzzle
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  1. Court document allowing customs officers to enter any location to search for smuggled goods
  2. Incoming money from taxes or other sources
  3. Open defiance of authority
  4. An organization that spread political ideas and information through the colonies
  5. American colonist who remained loyal to Britain and opposed the war for independence
  6. The introduction to a formal document that often tells why the document was written
  7. Rank or place as compared to others
  8. During Revolutionary era, civilian sword to be ready to fight with only one minute's notice
  9. The ability to follow strict rules and procedures
  10. To move into and take control of a place, especially by force
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  1. To cancel an act or law
  2. An official expression of opinion by a group
  3. To disregard or go against
  4. A sudden, often violent clash
  5. A formal request
  6. To refuse to buy items in order to show disapproval or force acceptance of one's terms
  7. To draw near to something
  8. To prevent or forbid
  9. A discussion of opposing points of view
  10. Ideas or information intentionally spread to harm or help a cause
  11. American colonist who favored American independence
  12. Known as
  13. A mocking figure representing an unpopular individual

23 Clues: Known as • A formal request • To prevent or forbid • To cancel an act or law • To draw near to something • To disregard or go against • Open defiance of authority • A sudden, often violent clash • Rank or place as compared to others • A discussion of opposing points of view • Incoming money from taxes or other sources • An official expression of opinion by a group • ...

US History Final Exam Review 2013-01-22

US History Final Exam Review crossword puzzle
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  1. The Cuban _____________ Crisis almost lead to nuclear war between the U.S. and U.S.S.R.
  2. Truman hoped to stop communism from spreading with a ___________________ policy
  3. The laws that _______________________ (kept them from voting) African-Americans were fixed by the Voting Rights Act of 1965
  4. Johnson and FDR established the most social ______________ programs
  5. The Social Security Act helped those who lost their jobs by establishing _________________ insurance
  6. Nixon chose to ________________ from office because of the Watergate scandal
  7. Both the eras of The Red Scare and McCarthyism were based on fears of _____________________
  8. Brown vs. Board of Ed. stated that ____________________ was unconsitituional
  9. One reason the US interviened in Vietnam was because of the ________________ Theory
  10. Increased military spending during the 1980s under Reagan led to an _______________ budget deficit
  11. The ____________ Airlift was a very successful US operation during the Cold War
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  1. Johnson's Great ______________ program focused on helping the poor in America
  2. Starting in the 1950s the Middle East became more important due to the Suez Canal and the production of ________
  3. The Social Security Act set up _____________ for the elderly
  4. U.S. relations with _____________ American countries was improved by FDR's Good Neighbor Policy
  5. When Iraq invaded Kuwait the US launched The _______________ Gulf War to free our ally Kuwait
  6. ________________ led to the stock market crash
  7. The processes by which prices rise over time
  8. MLK helped organize and operat the _________________ Bus Boycott to protest racial segregation on city buses
  9. ___________, otherwise known as the North American Treaty Organization
  10. The US has fought ________________ twice in the last 20 years
  11. It is commonly believed that WW2 helped end the Great _________________
  12. The ______________ War and the Cold War were cause by the fear of the global spread of communism
  13. Supply Side _____________ says loweing taxes actually increases government revenue do to increased business activity
  14. FDR's attempt to limit checks and balances through "Courtpacking" tried to add favorable ________________ to the Supreme Court
  15. By putting Japanese Americans in camps during WW2 the government suspended their ___________-Liberties
  16. The Camp David ____________ led to a peace treaty between Israel and Egypt
  17. The League of Nations and the United ______________ are organizations that hope to prevent future wars
  18. The US got involved in the war in ______________ to help prevent the spread of communism in south east asia.

29 Clues: The processes by which prices rise over time • ________________ led to the stock market crash • The Social Security Act set up _____________ for the elderly • The US has fought ________________ twice in the last 20 years • Johnson and FDR established the most social ______________ programs • ___________, otherwise known as the North American Treaty Organization • ...

US History Review Extra Credit 2013-03-25

US History Review Extra Credit crossword puzzle
Across
  1. First African American senator.
  2. This President fought to protect the consumer by passing the Meat Inspection Act and the Pure Food and Drug Act.
  3. Fear of foreigners
  4. This amendment ended slavery.
  5. Type of mining that used water under high pressure to blast away dirt, exposing the minerals underneath.
  6. 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.
  7. Reform movement that addressed many of the social problems industrialization created.
  8. Economic system in which private businesses run most industries, allowing competition to determine prices and wages.
  9. Used by Joseph Pulitzer and William Hearst; used biased and scandalous stories and shocking illustrations to sell newspapers.
  10. This amendment allowed Congress to levy an income tax.
  11. This amendment allowed voters to directly elect U.S. Senators.
  12. Nickname for the Progressive Party that supported Theodore Roosevelt for President after Taft received the Republican Presidential nomination.
  13. Lass passed by Southern states to keep the newly freed slaves inferior to whites and in a slave-like condition.
  14. Union general and later president during Reconstruction.
  15. This amendment enforced prohibition.
  16. Acronym for the group started by Susan B. Anthony that campaigned for a national amendment to give women the right to vote.
  17. Wilson’s reform plan that called for tariff reductions, banking reform, and stronger anti-trust legislation.
  18. Effect of the transcontinental railroad; split the United States into four different time zones.
  19. President who got impeached for breaking the Tenure of Office Act.
  20. Policy proposed by the United States which aimed to give all nations equal trading rights in China.
  21. Political party that believed in an income tax, bank regulations, government ownership of railroads and telegraph companies, and unlimited coinage of silver.
  22. This amendment gave all men the right to vote regardless of race.
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  1. This amendment gave all men citizenship regardless of race.
  2. Gave the Emancipation Proclamation.
  3. Ban on making, selling, and distributing alcohol.
  4. Hawaiian Queen who fought to put the Native Hawaiians back in charge of the islands before being forcefully removed from power.
  5. Abolished slavery specifically in the South during the Civil War.
  6. This act prohibited railroads from accepting rebates so all companies paid the same amount for shipping.
  7. Men who herded cattle from ranches to the railheads to ship them to meatpacking industries.
  8. Writers that exposed the filth of society in popular magazines.
  9. Assassinated Abraham Lincoln.
  10. Founder of the American Red Cross.
  11. Battle where Sioux Indians defeated General Custer and his men.
  12. 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.
  13. White supremacist group that attacked African American politicians and leaders and white politicians who supported them.
  14. This amendment gave women the right to vote.
  15. This President lost support of the Progressive Republicans because he allowed a high tariff to be passed and because of the Ballinger-Pinchot Affair.
  16. President of the Confederacy.
  17. Allows citizens to vote on proposed or exiting laws.
  18. A trust with complete control over an industry, causing there to be no competition from other firms.

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. • ...

US HISTORY (CHAPTERS 7&8) 2013-10-20

US HISTORY (CHAPTERS 7&8) crossword puzzle
Across
  1. A BOLD GOAL OF WOMEN TO GAIN THE RIGHT TO VOTE
  2. BENJAMIN ________ 2ND PRESIDENT IN HISTORY TO LOSE POPULAR BUT WIN COLLEGE VOTE
  3. HIS EFFORTS LEAD CONGRESS TO CREATE YOSEMITE
  4. EARNED PHD FROM HARVARD
  5. ________ BLANCES TARGETED AND BURNED DOWN HOUSES OF LARGE RANCH OWNERS
  6. THIS RECLAMATION ACT GAVE GOVT. THE POWER TO DISTRIBUTE WATER WHERE AND HOW
  7. ATTACDKING OR KILLING
  8. CLAUSES THAT ALLOWS ONE TO VOTE AS LONG AS ANCESTORS DID PRIOR TO 1866
  9. ____________ LINCOLN PRESIDENT OF GILDED AGE
  10. THIS AMENDMENT PROHIBITED GOVT. FROM DENYING PEOPLE THE RIGHT TO VOTE
  11. IDA B. ____:BLACK TEACHER THAT HELPED FORM NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF COLORADO WOMEN
  12. QUESTIONED SUPPORTING FUNDRAISING DRIVE FOR BUILDING STATUE OF LIBERTY
  13. FOOD AND DRUG ACT THAT WAS NOT TAINTED
  14. ________ CHAPMAN CATT REENERGIZED THE NATIONAL SUFFRAGE
  15. A LEAGUE THAT GAVE SPECIAL LABELS TO GOODS PRODUCED UNDER FAIR,SAFE AND HEALTHY CONDITIONS.
  16. THIS ACT REGULATES WHAT ACTIVITIES BUSINESSES CANNOT DO THROUGH THE SHERMAN ANTITRUST ACT
  17. __________HISPANO-AMERICANO PROTECTED MEXICAN-AMERICANS RIGHTS
  18. LEAGUE THAT HUNDREDS OF GROUPS FROM DIFFERNT CITIES JOINED
  19. ___________B HAYES; OWED HIS 1876 ELECTION WIN TO A SECRET DEAL
  20. THIS ACT PLACED NATIONAL BANKS UNDER THE CONTROL OF THE FERDERAL RESERVE
  21. _________ CLEVELAND HAD A REPUTATION OF INTEGRITY
  22. HELPED TO FREE AFRICAN AMERICANS FROM PEONAGE
  23. PROGRAM TO RESTORE GOVT. TRUSTFUNDING POWER
  24. EFFORTS OF MANY PROGRESSIVES
  25. JAMES WELLS RENAMED THIS NEWSPAPER
  26. MEXICANS BORN IN AMERICA
  27. VOTERS ABILITY TO REMOVE PUBLIC SERVENTS FROM OFFICE PRE TERM
  28. A MOVEMENT LED BY THE W.C.T.U.
  29. WOMENS CHRISTIAN TEMPERANCE LEADER
  30. A HOUSE/COMMUNITY CENTER. PROVIDED SOCIAL SERVICES TO URBAN POOR
  31. AFRICAN AMERICAN WOMAN WHO FOUGHT FOR JUSTICE
  32. GAVE THE ICC STRONG ENFORCEMENT POWERS
  33. THIS AMENDMENT GAVE CONGRESS THE POWER TO DO ANYTHING
  34. THIS COMMISSION EST. THE FTC TO MONITOR BUSINESS PRACTICES, FALSE ADVERTISING AND DISHONEST LABELING
  35. THE "PEOPLES PARTY"
  36. ABBREVIATION FOR THE ASSOCIATION THAT WORKED ON STATE/NATIONAL SIDES FOR WOMENS RIGHT TO VOTE
  37. __________H.KELLEY:MINNESOTA FARMER
  38. THIS AMMENDMENT STATED THE RIGHT TO VOTE CANNOT DISCRIMINATE BY GENDER
  39. LAWS THAT KEPT BLACKS & WHITES SEGREGATED
  40. THIS IS WILLIAM MARCY TWEED'S NICKNAME
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  1. ________ TARRIF ACT:LOWERED TARRIFS OF IMPORTED GOODS AND EST. GRADUATED INCOME TAX
  2. ANDREW JACKSON WAS THE FIRST ONE TO USE THIS SYSTEM
  3. THIS AMENDMENT BANNED THE MAKING, SELLING AND TRANSPORTING OF ALCOHOL IN THE USA
  4. INFLUENTIAL MUCKRAKER
  5. TAXES VOTERS HAD TO PAY TO VOTE
  6. BASIS OF THE NATIONS CURRENCY
  7. THIS AMENDMENT DENIED CITIZENSHIP AND GUARANTEED EQUAL PROTECTION
  8. THIS PARTY OF PEOPLE BOLTED FROM REPUBLICANS
  9. A DEAL THAT IS NOT ROUND
  10. IDA'S DAD
  11. TOO FASCINATED WITH THE UGLIER SIDE
  12. WILLIAM__________:A REPUBLICAN CANDIDATE WHO ACCUMULATED $15,000,000.00
  13. WILLIAM JENNINGS_______LEAD SOME TO BELIEVE THEY COULD WIN THE WHITE HOUSE
  14. DIRECT ________:ELECTION FOR NOMINEES TO BE CHOSEN BY CITIZENS FOR UPCOMING ELECTIONS
  15. TESTS UNDERSTANDING
  16. _______T. WASHINGTON:MOST FAMOUS BLACK LEADER DURING LATE 19TH CENTURY
  17. A MILLION MEMBERS WERE ATTRACTED BY THIS
  18. SHE BELIEVED WOMEN WERE HURT BY UNFAIR PRICES OF GOODS
  19. ALLOWS CITIZENS TO APPROVE OR REJECT LAWS
  20. THIS ACT OUTLAWED MONOPOLIES AND PRACTICES THAT RESTRAINED TRADE
  21. ELIZABETH CADY _______ HELPED S.B.ANTHONY FORM THE SUFFRAGE ASSOCIATION
  22. INSPECTION ACT THAT GAVE AGENTS TO INSPECT IMPORTED MEAT
  23. WAS N.A.W.S.A.'S BEST KNOW LEADER
  24. DEFENDS JEWS
  25. BOOKER T. _____:TOLD BLACKS TO MOVE SLOWLY TOWARDS RACIAL PROGRESS
  26. MARK TWAIN COINED POST RECONSTUCTION ERA
  27. MARGARET________ THOUGHT THAT WOMENS HEALTH/LIFE WOULD IMPROVE WITH FEWER CHILDREN
  28. BOOK ABOUT CHRISITIANITY AND THE SOCIAL CRISIS
  29. TEDDY WAS A 43 YEAR OLD PRESIDENT
  30. A CIVIL SERVICE ACT THAT WROTE A CIVIL SERVICE EXAM
  31. PLACED STRICT GOVT. CONTROLS ON CORPORATIONS
  32. LEADING FIGURE IN THE SETTLEMENT OF URBAN POOR
  33. A SYSTEM THAT INCLUDES FEDERAL JOBS IN THE EXECUTIVE BRANCH
  34. GROUPS THAT MADE LOANS AND PROVIDED LEGAL ASSISTANCE
  35. 1890'S MOVEMENT
  36. THIS AMENDMENT INSTITUTED THE DIRECT ELECTION OF SENATORS BY THE PEOPLE OF EACH STATE
  37. HELPS TO PUT A PROPOSED LAW DIRECTLY ON THE BALLOT
  38. _________ STEFFENS LEAD THE MUCKRAKERS
  39. _________ WILSON WON THE WHITEHOSE AFTER THE PROGRESSIVE PARTY SPLIT
  40. A MOVEMENT THAT IS NOT A WATERFALL BUT DENOUNCED GRADUAL PROGRESS
  41. THIS GIFFORD LEAD THE DIVISION OF FORESTRY
  42. THIS ACT IMPOSED FINES AND RAILROADS THAT GAVE SPECIAL RATES TO FAVORED SHIPPERS
  43. _______ B. ANTHONY FOUGHT FOR WOMENS RIGHTS TO VOTE

83 Clues: IDA'S DAD • DEFENDS JEWS • 1890'S MOVEMENT • TESTS UNDERSTANDING • THE "PEOPLES PARTY" • INFLUENTIAL MUCKRAKER • ATTACDKING OR KILLING • EARNED PHD FROM HARVARD • A DEAL THAT IS NOT ROUND • MEXICANS BORN IN AMERICA • EFFORTS OF MANY PROGRESSIVES • BASIS OF THE NATIONS CURRENCY • A MOVEMENT LED BY THE W.C.T.U. • TAXES VOTERS HAD TO PAY TO VOTE • WAS N.A.W.S.A.'S BEST KNOW LEADER • ...

US HISTORY 8 REVIEW 5,6,8 2014-11-30

US HISTORY 8 REVIEW 5,6,8 crossword puzzle
Across
  1. an example to be followed by others in thye future
  2. a ceremony in which the President takes oath of office
  3. armed civilian ships that had their government's permission to attack enemy ships and keep their goods
  4. an agreement between nations or groups to help each other against other nations or groups
  5. a fort that was built by Washington 50miles south of Fort Duquesne
  6. a high-ranking officer in George Washington’s Army that was a European volunteer
  7. contrary to what is permitted by the Constitution 35
  8. This is the idea that the union binding "these United States" is an agreement between the states and that they therefore can overrule federal law
  9. the indian tribe that the Bristish wanted to make an alliance with to fight against the French
  10. a certificate issued by a government for an amount of money that the government promises to pay with interest
  11. not favoring either side in a dispute
  12. a British enforced proclamation that banned settlers from moving west of a line drawn along the Appalachian Mountains
  13. the leader of the Ottawa Nation
  14. became Britains Prime Minister in 1757
  15. the man that was chosen by William Pitt that became one of Britains top generals
  16. an act that made colonists buy special stamps
  17. or introduction
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  1. people who invest in a risky venture in the hope of making a large profit
  2. a French fort that was built near the Ohio River
  3. soldiers who are paid to fight for a country other than their own
  4. an act that was passed that made the colonists house British soldiers
  5. or paper money
  6. means import tax
  7. a man that was sent to London by Washington to try and solve problems with Britain
  8. Spanish Louisiana governor that began helping the Americans before Spain declared war on Britain in 1779
  9. a formal statement of opinion
  10. the 21 year old surveyor that was chosen to lead the Virginian militia
  11. or signed up for duty
  12. means surrendered
  13. an organized political group
  14. the British general that was sent to capture Fort Duqesne but was ambushed on the way there
  15. the Bonhomme Richard Captain that fought for America in the sea
  16. formal complaints
  17. or people not in the military
  18. Franklins plan that called for a council of representatives elected by the colonial assemblies
  19. deprive of legal force
  20. a force made up of civilians trained as soldiers but not part of the regular army
  21. a German baron that helped train the Continental Army
  22. a British enforced tax that was put on the colonists that taxed several prducts including molasses
  23. the capital city of New France

40 Clues: or paper money • or introduction • means import tax • means surrendered • formal complaints • or signed up for duty • deprive of legal force • an organized political group • a formal statement of opinion • or people not in the military • the capital city of New France • the leader of the Ottawa Nation • not favoring either side in a dispute • became Britains Prime Minister in 1757 • ...

Coyle US History: Western Expansion 2016-02-04

Coyle US History: Western Expansion crossword puzzle
Across
  1. a person who makes maps
  2. young Native American woman
  3. 3rd President of the USA
  4. river that divided eastern and western US
  5. port city at the mouth of the Mississippi
  6. past tense of grew
  7. very big
  8. grow three times
  9. famous emperor of France
  10. a type of brown bear
  11. one of the leaders of the Corps of Discovery
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  1. to visit a place to learn more about it
  2. animal that lives on the Great Plains
  3. a person who helps people talk to each other
  4. one of the leaders of the Corps of Discovery
  5. buy
  6. mountains that divide North America
  7. a long scientific trip
  8. to have something like a house or car, not a pen or pencil
  9. grow two times
  10. come back
  11. ocean that was the destination of the expedition
  12. to get bigger

23 Clues: buy • very big • come back • to get bigger • grow two times • grow three times • past tense of grew • a type of brown bear • a long scientific trip • a person who makes maps • 3rd President of the USA • famous emperor of France • young Native American woman • mountains that divide North America • animal that lives on the Great Plains • to visit a place to learn more about it • ...

US History Unit 2 Keywords 2017-11-13

US History Unit 2 Keywords crossword puzzle
Across
  1. Act declaring that people had to pay to stamp every paper item they bought
  2. A group of acts that the colonists found unfair and decided to protest against
  3. The British surrender at the Battle of Saratoga and France creates an alliance with the Americans
  4. Where General Cornwallis surrendered and major fighting ended
  5. Treaty hat ended the Revolutionary War and granted independence to the American colonies
  6. Protest resulting in the massacre of 5 colonists by British soldiers
  7. A group of rules passed by congress in 1777
  8. A series of taxes and acts imposed on colonists
  9. The army of American colonist soldiers in the Revolutionary War led by George Washington
  10. Case in which the supreme court gained the right to decide wether acts of Congress opposed the Constitution
  11. Committees formed to communicate information throughout the colonies
  12. Act reducing tax on Caribbean imports and increasing the reinforcement of this tax
  13. The first shot fired in the Revolutionary War in Lexington
  14. Rebellion against the state government in Massachusetts caused by economic issues after the Revolutionary War
  15. Policy in which Britain did not enforce the laws and taxes imposed on the colonies
  16. Proposition by the French that to negotiate, the US would have to lend them money
  17. Federalist who created an economic plan to make a successful government and helped create the treasury department and first national bank
  18. People who organized street protests and boycotts
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  1. Act declaring that colonists must provide British soldiers with housing
  2. A group of rules created to strengthen the national government
  3. Document declaring the independence of the 13 colonies
  4. Petition sent to King George III suggesting peace between Britain and the colonies
  5. First and second times delegates from 12 or 13 colonies met in Philadelphia to discuss issues with British rule
  6. Act declaring that Britain still had control over the colonies
  7. Protest during which colonists dumped tea into the Boston harbor
  8. Rebellion against a tax imposed on whiskey
  9. First war fought by the US which was against Britain
  10. People who wanted more a stronger national government
  11. Transaction in which Jefferson bought a large area of land west of the original colonies from Napoleon
  12. The first ten amendments made to the Constitution
  13. Colonist who wrote a pamphlet called “Common Sense”
  14. Rules making it illegal to criticize the government
  15. People who wanted stronger state governments
  16. Period after the War of 1812 during which Americans wanted a united nation
  17. Treaty ending the War of 1812 and making no land exchanges

35 Clues: Rebellion against a tax imposed on whiskey • A group of rules passed by congress in 1777 • People who wanted stronger state governments • A series of taxes and acts imposed on colonists • The first ten amendments made to the Constitution • People who organized street protests and boycotts • Colonist who wrote a pamphlet called “Common Sense” • ...

US History Unit 2 Keywords 2018-02-22

US History Unit 2 Keywords crossword puzzle
Across
  1. Conference in which the Allies decided how to end World War II and what to do next
  2. Acts made by Roosevelt to attempt to keep the US out of World War II by avoiding actions taken before the first world war
  3. Economic aid provided to Western European nations by the U.S. after WWII
  4. Trade in which the other nation had to transport the goods instead of the US
  5. Policy of ignoring military actions in hopes of avoiding conflict
  6. Reforms and changes made by Franklin Roosevelt to help solve problems caused by the Great Depression and prevent similar issues in the future
  7. Law allowing veterans to receive loans to build homes or pursue and education
  8. 7 December 1941, the day that Japan bombed Pearl Harbor causing the US to declare war on Japan
  9. Secret project of building an atomic bomb
  10. Line at which North and South Korea became divided into communist and non-communist parts
  11. Man who wanted wealth to be redistributed to the poor in the Great Depression
  12. Agreement of the US to help Britain in WWII by providing weapons and money
  13. 29 October 1929 when stock values suddenly fell as many people tried to sell their stocks
  14. International organization created after WWII to maintain peace in the world
  15. Government in which one leader has absolute power
  16. Drought and winds in Oklahoma during the Great Depression
  17. US military strategy of capturing Pacific islands and establishing bases there to get closer to Japan
  18. Decision to strengthen relations between the US and other Western Hemisphere countries
  19. Agreement between North American and Western European nations to protect each other
  20. Divide between communist Eastern Europe and non-communist Western Europe
Down
  1. Japanese aircraft pilots who crashed their explosive-filled planes into U.S. ships killing themselves in the process
  2. Group of WWI soldiers and their families who marched in Washington DC to demand payment for their service
  3. Female secretary of labor in the US who promoted the Social Security program
  4. Court case in which the supreme court defended Japanese internment camps and deemed them necessary
  5. Franklin Roosevelt’s weekly radio program that explained current issues in simple language
  6. Woman on US propaganda posters encouraging women to join the war effort by working in factories for example
  7. Shantytowns in urban areas during the Great Depression
  8. Antisemitic laws in Germany in World War II
  9. American general who led the US forces in Japan in WWII and the UN forces in the Korean War
  10. Act giving less power to labor unions
  11. The US join the war, the Allies win a victory in North Africa, the Soviets gain ground at Stalingrad, D-Day allows the Allies to free France and the US drops atomic bombs in Japan
  12. Name given to the use of the containment policy
  13. Policy of using US military forces to sop the spread of communism
  14. Sending of supplies to West Berlin by airplane when the Soviet Union blocked roads to West Germany
  15. Theory that as more nations became communist, other nearby countries would follow
  16. Military technique involving the use of airplanes followed by infantry and tanks and use by Germany in WWII

36 Clues: Act giving less power to labor unions • Secret project of building an atomic bomb • Antisemitic laws in Germany in World War II • Name given to the use of the containment policy • Government in which one leader has absolute power • Shantytowns in urban areas during the Great Depression • Drought and winds in Oklahoma during the Great Depression • ...

Gilded Age Politics US History 2018-10-16

Gilded Age Politics US History crossword puzzle
Across
  1. First Democrat elected president since 1856
  2. Party that favored “tight” money
  3. Policy that government should play a limited role in the economy
  4. Laws governing moral behavior, such as no dancing on Sunday
  5. Tax on an imported good
  6. Used the term Gilded Age to describe this time period
  7. Faction of Republican party that favored Senator Conkling
  8. This outlawed any combination of companies that restrained interstate commerce
  9. Non-elected government employees
  10. His slogan was “A full dinner pail”
  11. Assassin who killed McKinley
  12. President shot by an assassin in 1881
  13. Led “army” on march to Washington D.C.
  14. Party that wanted money backed by silver
Down
  1. Started the spoils system
  2. Law that said government employees could not be fired for politics
  3. Faction of Republican party that favored Senator Blaine
  4. Covered with a thin layer of gold
  5. Republicans who supported Cleveland
  6. Began reform of the Civil Service

20 Clues: Tax on an imported good • Started the spoils system • Assassin who killed McKinley • Party that favored “tight” money • Non-elected government employees • Covered with a thin layer of gold • Began reform of the Civil Service • Republicans who supported Cleveland • His slogan was “A full dinner pail” • President shot by an assassin in 1881 • ...

US History Chapter 12 Review 2022-03-21

US History Chapter 12 Review crossword puzzle
Across
  1. land bought so a railroad could be built
  2. settlement in Kentucky named for Daniel Boone
  3. President during the Mexican War
  4. led the Texans in their fight for independence
  5. during which battle was the national anthem written
  6. the winner of the War of 1812
  7. territory Jefferson sent Lewis & Clark to explore
  8. President who bought Florida from Spain
  9. the writer of the national anthem
  10. territory where the Whitmans served as missionaries
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  1. After the Lousiana purchase, the US was this much larger
  2. the battle where the Texans defeated Santa Anna
  3. first person to write schoolbooks for America's children
  4. he blazed the Wilderness Road
  5. led Lewis and Clark through the wilderness
  6. over 180 men died here fighting for Texas's independence
  7. settlers rushed to mine this in California
  8. the section of land that became California and other states
  9. the section of land that Texas was formed from, the Texas ___
  10. territory that later became states Ohio, Indiana, Illinois, Michigan, and Wisconsin

20 Clues: he blazed the Wilderness Road • the winner of the War of 1812 • President during the Mexican War • the writer of the national anthem • President who bought Florida from Spain • land bought so a railroad could be built • led Lewis and Clark through the wilderness • settlers rushed to mine this in California • settlement in Kentucky named for Daniel Boone • ...

US History Vocab: Set 1 2022-01-31

US History Vocab: Set 1 crossword puzzle
Across
  1. someone who leaves one country to settle in another
  2. to give over
  3. a war measure isolating an area of importance to the enemy
  4. a written grant by a country's legislative or sovereign power, by which a body such as a company, college, or city is founded and its rights and privileges defined
  5. is an accommodation in which both sides make concessions
  6. a general increase in prices and fall in the purchasing value of money
  7. the federal principle or system of government
  8. something gained
  9. a LEGAL RIGHT to vote
  10. a retaliatory action against an enemy
  11. to leave out or exclude (someone or something) either intentionally or forgetfully
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  1. to cancel officially
  2. culpably involved
  3. a long and severe recession in an economy or market
  4. an authoritative order; a decree
  5. is a more or less permanent union of countries with some or most political power vested in a central authority
  6. nonparticipation in a dispute or war
  7. a government tax on imports or exports,
  8. approve and express assent, responsibility or obligation
  9. a body of fundamental principles or established precedents according to which a state or other organization is acknowledged to be governed

20 Clues: to give over • something gained • culpably involved • to cancel officially • a LEGAL RIGHT to vote • an authoritative order; a decree • nonparticipation in a dispute or war • a retaliatory action against an enemy • a government tax on imports or exports, • the federal principle or system of government • someone who leaves one country to settle in another • ...

AP US history crossword puzzle 2022-05-16

AP US history crossword puzzle crossword puzzle
Across
  1. US Attack Germany in france
  2. Supreme court judicial
  3. split of colonies from GB
  4. Made factory jobs numbing
  5. Death of the barter system
  6. US wont tolerate colonization
  7. Long drought and poor crops
  8. Germany contacting Mexico
  9. Transport system Est and Wst
  10. attempt at constitution
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  1. Nixon trying to find results
  2. count slaves as part person
  3. 1930 terrible Economic crash
  4. Transfer of Slaves To US
  5. separate unconstitutional
  6. war over slavery
  7. 1930s programs to fix crash
  8. Worst US president ever
  9. Japanese attack on US WW2
  10. Moved south for invention

20 Clues: war over slavery • 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 • Japanese attack on US WW2 • Germany contacting Mexico • Moved south for invention • Death of the barter system • count slaves as part person • US Attack Germany in france • ...

US History Unit 3 Vocab 2023-12-04

US History Unit 3 Vocab crossword puzzle
Across
  1. Enslaved people who had been freed by the war
  2. Laws denying most legal rights to newly freed slaves; passed by southern states following the Civil War
  3. A policy of favoring native-born individuals over foreign-born ones
  4. The application of ideas about evolution and "survival of the fittest" to human societies - particularly as a justification for their imperialist expansion.
  5. General Custer and his men were wiped out by a coalition of Sioux and Cheyenne Indians led by Sitting Bull and Crazy Horse
  6. A policy in which a strong nation seeks to dominate other countries poitically, socially, and economically.
  7. Laws designed to enforce segregation of blacks from whites
  8. Railroad connecting the west and east coasts of the continental US
  9. These places were created in order to forcibly assimilate Indian children to white culture. They cut their hair, converted them to Christianity, forced them to change their language and used various other ways to make Indian children act like white Americans.
  10. The system that allotted land with designated boundaries to Native American tribes in the west, beginning in the 1850s and ending with the Dawes Severalty Act of 1887. Within these reservations, most land was used communally, rather than owned individually.
  11. Refers to the industrialists or big business owners who gained huge profits by paying their employees extremely low wages. They also drove their competitors out of business by selling their products cheaper than it cost to produce it. Then when they controlled the market, they hiked prices high above original price.
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  1. a 1896 Supreme Court decision which legalized state ordered segregation so long as the facilities for blacks and whites were equal
  2. 1870s - 1890s; time period looked good on the outside, despite the corrupt politics & growing gap between the rich & poor
  3. A party organization that recruits voter loyalty with tangible incentives and is characterized by a high degree of control over member activity
  4. the period after the Civil War in the United States when the southern states were reorganized and reintegrated into the Union
  5. A system used on southern farms after the Civil War in which farmers worked land owned by someone else in return for a small portion of the crops.
  6. southerners who wanted to work with the northern republicans during reconstruction
  7. Complete control of a product or business by one person or group
  8. Process of a person or group adopting the culture, language, and traditions of the larger group in society (i.e immigrants and Native Americans in us history.)
  9. the growth of cities
  10. An immigrant receiving station that opened in 1892, where immigrants were given a medical examination and only allowed in if they were healthy
  11. A northerner who went to the South immediately after the Civil War; especially one who tried to gain political advantage or other advantages from the disorganized situation in southern states
  12. Policy that government should interfere as little as possible in the nation's economy.
  13. 1890 confrontation between U.S. cavalry and Sioux that marked the end of Indian resistance

24 Clues: the growth of cities • Enslaved people who had been freed by the war • Laws designed to enforce segregation of blacks from whites • Complete control of a product or business by one person or group • Railroad connecting the west and east coasts of the continental US • A policy of favoring native-born individuals over foreign-born ones • ...

US History Q2 Vocab Review 2024-12-09

US History Q2 Vocab Review crossword puzzle
Across
  1. Movement to give women the right to vote.
  2. Reporters who exposed the abuses and corruption of big business.
  3. Young women that wore smaller clothes and went out without chaperones.
  4. What did workers do at Homestead and Pullman do to Carnegie's steel mills?
  5. These groups overcharged local governments and bribed officials to win public contracts.
  6. Newspapers distorting the truth and exaggerating details to shift public opinion.
  7. Black Civil Rights activist that helped found the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP).
  8. A powerful country extending control over a smaller, weak country.
  9. Reformers who believed in using government rules to fixes abuses.
  10. Workers organized themselves into these to negotiate wages and working conditions.
  11. Amendments giving America indirect control and special rights in Cuba.
  12. Policy that states America will act as a policeman in Latin America.
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  1. The fear that Communism had spread into the USA; led to the "Palmer Raids"
  2. Period after the 18th Amendment when alcohol was banned.
  3. This law did not allow Chinese immigration and placed restrictions on Chinese citizens.
  4. The wealthy at the top of society were superior to other.
  5. Period that saw African-American culture flourish.
  6. Certificates sold by the government to pay for a war with a promise to repay with interest.
  7. Agreement between Japan and USA to limit immigration.
  8. Peace keeping organization established after World War 1.
  9. Unrestricted Submarine Warfare sank this boat; Led to USA joining World War 1.

21 Clues: Movement to give women the right to vote. • Period that saw African-American culture flourish. • Agreement between Japan and USA to limit immigration. • Period after the 18th Amendment when alcohol was banned. • The wealthy at the top of society were superior to other. • Peace keeping organization established after World War 1. • ...

AP US History Period 2 2024-04-27

AP US History Period 2 crossword puzzle
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  1. The overthrow of King James II of England in 1688 and his replacement by William and Mary, which established parliamentary supremacy and limited the power of the monarchy.
  2. A land distribution system in the Virginia Colony where settlers were granted 50 acres of land for each person they brought to the New World.
  3. An English Quaker who founded the colony of Pennsylvania in 1681 as a haven for Quakers and a model of religious tolerance.
  4. Farming practices aimed at producing enough food to meet the needs of the farmer and their family, without surplus for trade or market sale
  5. The practice of passing down inherited property, particularly land, to the firstborn son, which was common in colonial America and contributed to the concentration of wealth and power in elite families.
  6. The region of British North America consisting of present-day New York, New Jersey, Pennsylvania, and Delaware, characterized by diverse agricultural economies and religious tolerance.
  7. An armed rebellion in 1676 by Virginia settlers led by Nathaniel Bacon against the colonial government's perceived favoritism towards wealthy landowners and Native Americans.
  8. A conflict between Great Britain and France, along with their respective Native American allies, fought from 1754 to 1763
  9. The practice of forcibly recruiting individuals into military service, particularly practiced by the British Royal Navy during the colonial period, leading to tensions and resentment among American colonists.
  10. A raw material or primary agricultural product that can be bought and sold, such as tobacco, sugar, and fur, which were significant commodities in the colonial economy.
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  1. A series of laws and practices in England during the 16th and 17th centuries that consolidated and enclosed common lands into private estates
  2. a rare instance of Native American success against European colonization in North America.
  3. A labor system where individuals worked for a specified period (usually around 4-7 years) in exchange for passage to the New World and, often, land after their service ended.
  4. A business entity in which shares of the company's stock can be bought and sold by shareholders, often used for financing colonial ventures in the 16th and 17th centuries.
  5. A proposal by Benjamin Franklin in 1754 to create a unified government for the American colonies, which was not adopted but laid the groundwork for future colonial cooperation.
  6. Members of the Religious Society of Friends, known for their religious tolerance, pacifism, and opposition to slavery.
  7. The supreme authority or power of a state to govern itself without interference from external forces.
  8. An intellectual and philosophical movement in Europe during the 17th and 18th centuries that emphasized reason, science, and individualism as means of understanding and improving society.
  9. A cash crop grown in the Chesapeake colonies, particularly Virginia and Maryland, that became a major source of wealth and labor demand in the colonial economy.
  10. British colonial policy in the early 18th century that allowed the American colonies a significant degree of autonomy in exchange for colonial economic loyalty.

20 Clues: a rare instance of Native American success against European colonization in North America. • The supreme authority or power of a state to govern itself without interference from external forces. • Members of the Religious Society of Friends, known for their religious tolerance, pacifism, and opposition to slavery. • ...

AP US History Period 9 2024-04-29

AP US History Period 9 crossword puzzle
Across
  1. The simulation of human intelligence by computer systems, enabling tasks such as problem-solving, learning, and decision-making, with applications ranging from robotics to data analysis.
  2. A landmark healthcare reform law signed by President Barack Obama in 2010, aimed at expanding access to healthcare coverage, reducing healthcare costs, and improving the quality of care in the United States.
  3. A grassroots movement advocating for racial justice and equality, particularly in response to police brutality and systemic racism against Black communities, sparked by the acquittal of Trayvon Martin's killer in 2013.
  4. A social movement that emerged in the wake of sexual harassment and assault allegations against high-profile individuals, aiming to raise awareness about sexual violence, support survivors, and advocate for institutional change.
  5. The process of increasing interconnectedness and interdependence among countries, economies, and cultures, facilitated by advances in technology, transportation, and communication.
  6. Digital or virtual currencies that use cryptography for security and operate independently of central banks or governments
  7. The use of violence, intimidation, or coercion for political, religious, or ideological purposes, often targeting civilians or non-combatants
  8. The process of urban redevelopment or revitalization, often resulting in the displacement of lower-income residents and the transformation of neighborhoods into higher-income, more affluent areas.
  9. a political ideology characterized by its advocacy for assertive foreign policy, promotion of democracy, and belief in the use of military force to spread American values and interests abroad.
  10. Online platforms and technologies that enable users to create, share, and exchange information and content
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  1. The economic policies implemented during the presidency of Ronald Reagan, characterized by tax cuts, deregulation, and a focus on supply-side economics to stimulate economic growth.
  2. The disproportionate imprisonment of individuals, particularly from marginalized communities such as Black and Hispanic populations, resulting from harsh sentencing laws, racial bias, and socioeconomic factors.
  3. The manipulation of an organism's genetic material using biotechnology techniques
  4. A military campaign initiated by President George W. Bush in response to the 9/11 attacks, aimed at combating terrorism, eliminating terrorist networks, and promoting democracy and stability in the Middle East and beyond.
  5. A federal agency established in 2002 in response to the 9/11 attacks, tasked with protecting the United States from terrorist threats, securing borders, and coordinating emergency response efforts.
  6. Measures and practices aimed at protecting computer systems, networks, and data from cyber threats such as hacking, malware, and data breaches
  7. A conservative political movement that emerged in the early 21st century, characterized by opposition to government spending, taxation, and regulation, and advocating for limited government and fiscal responsibility.
  8. known for being the first African American president, his healthcare reform initiative (Affordable Care Act), and efforts to address economic recovery and climate change.
  9. A public health crisis involving the misuse, addiction, and overdose deaths related to prescription opioids, heroin, and synthetic opioids such as fentanyl, leading to widespread social and economic consequences.
  10. The eighth and final leader of the Soviet Union, serving as General Secretary of the Communist Party from 1985 until 1991 and is widely known for his policies of glasnost (openness) and perestroika (restructuring), which aimed to reform the Soviet political and economic systems, but ultimately led to the dissolution of the Soviet Union and the end of the Cold War.

20 Clues: The manipulation of an organism's genetic material using biotechnology techniques • Online platforms and technologies that enable users to create, share, and exchange information and content • Digital or virtual currencies that use cryptography for security and operate independently of central banks or governments • ...

Ms. Kaufman's US History Puzzle! 2025-03-26

Ms. Kaufman's US History Puzzle! crossword puzzle
Across
  1. the route taken by many migrants to journey west
  2. the president who engineered the Mexican-American war
  3. site of the 1849 gold rush
  4. the belief that the US expanding coast to coast was meant to be
  5. to improve something
  6. state where Andrew Jackson led the war against the Seminoles
  7. location of the first women's rights convention
  8. the forced journey Native Americans were marched on by US soldiers
  9. a proposed law that has not passed yet
  10. the country whose enslaved population revolted against France and created their own nation
  11. the right to vote
  12. the state that first broke from Mexico before asking to join the US
  13. the legal guiding document for the United States
  14. the two men who led an expedition to scope out the new Louisiana Territory
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  1. when one nation takes land from another and adds it to their territory by force
  2. the $15 million buy made under Thomas Jefferson that doubled the size of the US
  3. the plains animal that plays a central part in the lives of many native american tribes
  4. the first US government attempt that was a failure
  5. the US president who championed the Indian Removal Act
  6. the coolest history teacher you've ever had ;)
  7. the port city at the mouth of the Mississippi river, crucial for trade
  8. the first ten amendments of the US constitution
  9. the part of congress with equal representation for each state
  10. everyone gets what they need
  11. the tribe at the center of the Indian Removal Act
  12. an agreement made between two or more nations

26 Clues: the right to vote • to improve something • site of the 1849 gold rush • everyone gets what they need • a proposed law that has not passed yet • an agreement made between two or more nations • the coolest history teacher you've ever had ;) • the first ten amendments of the US constitution • location of the first women's rights convention • ...

US History Post Test Review 2025-03-25

US History Post Test Review crossword puzzle
Across
  1. this battle was the turning point in the war in the Pacific.
  2. the time period when it was illegal to sell, manufacture or transport alcohol
  3. industry located in Pittsburgh
  4. Abraham Lincoln felt it was more important to _________ the Union than to punish the South
  5. the attack at this Navy base in Hawaii caused America to join WWII
  6. poet who combined African and American cultural roots: Langston...
  7. the 19th amendment granted women's rights to ______
  8. immigrants who lived in overcrowded cities received aid from
  9. captain of the oil industry: John D. ___________
  10. the systematic attempt by the Nazis to rid Europe of all the Jews was known as...
  11. Central Powers of World War I: Austria-Hungary, Bulgaria, Ottoman Empire and...
  12. this development contributed to powering labor saving products
  13. industry centered in New England, and did not have a captain
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  1. captain of the railroad industry: Cornelius ___________
  2. Theodore Roosevelt believed in this diplomacy. Speak softly and carry a...
  3. production method used by Henry Ford to lower the cost of the Model-T
  4. Booker T. Washington is to __________ education as W.E.B. Du Bois is to full political rights
  5. after the Spanish-American War, the U.S. took possession of Guam, Puerto Rico and this nation
  6. captain of the steel industry: Andrew ___________
  7. grants U.S. citizenship to African Americans
  8. the United States joined World War I after this British passenger ship was sunk
  9. northeast city where the Harlem Renaissance was born
  10. blues singer who sang hits like "Downtown Blues"
  11. where the Spanish-American War mainly took place
  12. novelist who portrayed the strength of poor migrant workers

25 Clues: industry located in Pittsburgh • grants U.S. citizenship to African Americans • captain of the oil industry: John D. ___________ • blues singer who sang hits like "Downtown Blues" • where the Spanish-American War mainly took place • captain of the steel industry: Andrew ___________ • the 19th amendment granted women's rights to ______ • ...

US History Chapter 5 Vocab 2024-11-06

US History Chapter 5 Vocab crossword puzzle
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  1. A formal discussion on a particular topic where opposing arguments are presented.
  2. To meet or come into contact with, often unexpectedly.
  3. A roughly made model of a person, often used to express anger or protest.
  4. To break or fail to comply with a rule, law, or agreement.
  5. A way of dealing with a situation or method of doing something.
  6. Money collected by a government, often through taxes.
  7. A person who remained loyal to the British crown during the American Revolution.
  8. The practice of training people to obey rules or a code of behavior.
  9. Groups formed by American colonists to coordinate communication and organize resistance to British policies.
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  1. A formal written request made to an authority or government, often signed by many people.
  2. The introductory statement of a document that outlines its purpose and guiding principles.
  3. Information, often biased or misleading, used to promote a political cause or viewpoint.
  4. A legal document that allowed British officials to search homes and businesses for smuggled goods.
  5. An act of resistance or uprising against a government or authority.
  6. A refusal to buy or use goods and services as a form of protest.
  7. To officially cancel or reverse a law or act.
  8. To take control of a place, often by military force.
  9. A formal decision or expression of opinion by a group.
  10. Colonial militia members who were prepared to fight at a moment’s notice.
  11. The social, legal, or professional standing of a person or group.
  12. A colonist who supported American independence from Britain.
  13. To formally forbid something by law or rule.

22 Clues: To formally forbid something by law or rule. • To officially cancel or reverse a law or act. • To take control of a place, often by military force. • Money collected by a government, often through taxes. • To meet or come into contact with, often unexpectedly. • A formal decision or expression of opinion by a group. • ...

US History Chapter 6 Crossword 2025-01-08

US History Chapter 6 Crossword crossword puzzle
Across
  1. The branch of government that enforces laws.
  2. A formal meeting or agreement.
  3. A specific section or part of a legal document.
  4. A period of severe economic downturn.
  5. Corresponding in size or amount to something else.
  6. A group of representatives who formally elect the president and vice president.
  7. To change or revise something, often a law or document.
  8. To live in a specific place.
  9. A system where branches of government limit each other's powers to prevent misuse.
  10. A change or addition to a document, especially the Constitution.
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  1. To lose value over time.
  2. An agreement where each side gives up something to reach a solution.
  3. A system of government where power is shared between national and state governments.
  4. A law or regulation enacted by a government.
  5. A custom or practice passed down over time.
  6. The branch of government that interprets laws and ensures justice.
  7. A legislative system with two chambers or houses.
  8. A government where citizens elect leaders to represent them.
  9. To leave something behind or give up on it.
  10. The act of freeing enslaved individuals.
  11. The branch of government that makes laws.

21 Clues: To lose value over time. • To live in a specific place. • A formal meeting or agreement. • A period of severe economic downturn. • The act of freeing enslaved individuals. • The branch of government that makes laws. • A custom or practice passed down over time. • To leave something behind or give up on it. • The branch of government that enforces laws. • ...

iCivics US History Unit 2 2025-11-13

iCivics US History Unit 2 crossword puzzle
Across
  1. the idea that all people have the same rights
  2. an agreement between people, groups, and nations to work together
  3. a large, organized group of professional soldiers trained to fight; relating to soldiers or armed forces
  4. to give reason for doing something
  5. the agreement of the people to give power to the government
  6. to accept something formally or officially
  7. to cancel a law
  8. money that you have to pay to the government so that it can pay for public services
  9. a foundational idea or belief that guides decisions and actions
  10. freedoms that every person is born with including life, liberty, and property
  11. to correct something that is wrong or unfair
  12. rights of a citizen to participate in government that are expressed in a constitution or other laws
  13. a group of people who are not professional soldiers but are organized to act as an army
  14. people in the colonies who remained faithful, or loyal, to the British government
  15. a fight between opposing armed forces, often part of a war
  16. a state of fighting between two or more nations or groups of people, often consisting of multiple battles
  17. the act of ending a conflict by coming to an understanding
  18. a statement written by a group of people to ask their government to change something
  19. freedom, especially freedom from government tyranny
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  1. an agreement between the people and the government; the people agree to be governed and the government must protect their natural rights
  2. the freedom of a country or people to govern themselves without being controlled by another country
  3. a war between groups of people in the same nation consent agreement
  4. when something causes a complete or dramatic change to existing ideas and systems
  5. land that is claimed by multiple groups
  6. the military representing the 13 colonies and later the United States of America during the American Revolution
  7. the process by which an army tries to capture a place by surrounding it and cutting off supplies and help
  8. something, often money, that is owed
  9. a line that separates political or geographic areas
  10. a digital audio file that can be taken from the internet and played on a device, with new episodes being released to the public on a regular basis
  11. the state of not supporting either side in a conflict
  12. the work of maintaining peaceful relationships with different nations to support your own nation's interests
  13. people in the colonies who wanted independence from the British government
  14. a person who believes that war can never be justified and should therefore never occur
  15. a complaint against something believed to be wrong or unfair
  16. ideas or statements, often false or exaggerated, that are spread to shape people’s opinions
  17. people, groups, and nations that have agreed to work together
  18. a dramatic and wide-reaching change in the way something is structured in favor of a new system
  19. an organized act of refusing to buy or use something

38 Clues: to cancel a law • to give reason for doing something • something, often money, that is owed • land that is claimed by multiple groups • to accept something formally or officially • to correct something that is wrong or unfair • the idea that all people have the same rights • a line that separates political or geographic areas • ...

US History Review Puzzle #1 2025-12-08

US History Review Puzzle #1 crossword puzzle
Across
  1. American militia of Revolutionary War
  2. Led the Continental Army
  3. Published anti-slavery newspaper "The Liberator"
  4. The Wright brothers invented this
  5. Wrote "Common Sense"
  6. Forced onto the Trail of Tears
  7. Labor Leader
  8. Invented a new steel making process
  9. Invented the light bulb
  10. Fought the Civil War to preserve the union
  11. Controlled the steel industry
  12. Had an "Open Door" foreign policy
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  1. President of the "Common Man"
  2. Controlled politics during Industrialization
  3. Said, "Make the world safe for democracy."
  4. FDR's policy that combated the Great Depression
  5. Northerners who came South to get rich
  6. Had a "Square Deal"
  7. Created the assembly line process
  8. Tolerant American Colony
  9. Controlled the railroad industry
  10. Controlled the banking industry

22 Clues: Labor Leader • Had a "Square Deal" • Wrote "Common Sense" • Invented the light bulb • Led the Continental Army • Tolerant American Colony • President of the "Common Man" • Controlled the steel industry • Forced onto the Trail of Tears • Controlled the banking industry • Controlled the railroad industry • The Wright brothers invented this • Created the assembly line process • ...

Semester 1 US History Review 2025-12-09

Semester 1 US History Review crossword puzzle
Across
  1. Final major battle of the war
  2. What the Pilgrims and Puritans hoped to get by forming new colonies (religious _______)
  3. British search orders allowing officials to look anywhere for smuggled goods
  4. Agreement Pilgrims made to self-govern in 1620
  5. Harsh winter camp where Washington’s army trained and improved
  6. Laws passed to punish Boston for its protests
  7. Device that helped sailors find their direction at sea
  8. Trade route connecting Europe, Africa, and the Americas
  9. Region with cold climate, rocky soil, and many ports
  10. Spanish explorers who conquered large areas of the Americas
  11. First European country to sail around Africa to reach Asia
  12. Colony, later state, that was home to the Pilgrims and Puritans
  13. Laws that restricted colonial trade to only Britain
  14. Protest where colonists dumped tea into the harbor
  15. Writer of the Declaration
  16. French nobleman who helped train and support the Continental Army
  17. Exchange of plants, animals, and diseases between Old and New Worlds
  18. Brutal voyage enslaved Africans were forced to take across the Atlantic
  19. Region based on plantations and enslaved labor
  20. Region known for wheat, oats, and diverse settlers
  21. American soldiers fighting for independence
  22. Italian explorer sailing for Spain who reached the Caribbean in 1492
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  1. Slogan arguing that colonists shouldn't pay taxes without political voice
  2. First battles of the Revolutionary War
  3. Ancient empire in present-day Mexico known for pyramids and accurate calendars
  4. Religious movement in the 1700s that encouraged new ideas and questioning authority
  5. Tax on imported goods like glass, paint, and tea
  6. Event where British soldiers fired into a crowd of colonists
  7. Explorer who circumnavigated the globe (or whose crew did)
  8. Route explorers hoped to find through North America to Asia
  9. Early form of government in Virginia, first elected assembly in colonies
  10. American diplomat who secured French support
  11. Law requiring colonists to house British soldiers
  12. Harsh code name for colonists who supported independence
  13. Document declaring the colonies independent from Britain
  14. Colonists loyal to the British king
  15. Indigenous culture known for giant stone head carvings
  16. Assembly of colonial delegates reacting to the Intolerable Acts
  17. Treaty that officially ended the Revolutionary War
  18. Cash crop grown in Southern Colonies
  19. French explorers mainly interested in trading this valuable item
  20. Tax on printed materials that angered many colonists
  21. Commander-in-Chief of the Continental Army
  22. Three G’s reasons for colonizing
  23. People who lived in longhouses and farmed in the Eastern Woodlands
  24. Large farm growing one cash crop that relied on enslaved labor
  25. Turning-point battle that helped win French support
  26. German soldiers hired by the British

48 Clues: Writer of the Declaration • Final major battle of the war • Three G’s reasons for colonizing • Colonists loyal to the British king • Cash crop grown in Southern Colonies • German soldiers hired by the British • First battles of the Revolutionary War • Commander-in-Chief of the Continental Army • American soldiers fighting for independence • ...

Spiridakis-US History 1 Review 2025-06-09

Spiridakis-US History 1 Review crossword puzzle
Across
  1. This treaty ended the War of 1812
  2. The American Indian warrior leader who formed an Indian Confederacy and fought with the British in the War of 1812
  3. The path of the forced relocation of eastern American Indians to what is now Oklahoma
  4. The founding document of that details how the United States government works.
  5. American __________ was a pamphlet written by Thomas Paine in order to get more people to sign up for the Continental Army
  6. The Preamble of the Declaration of ______________ details the natural rights of all humans and the role of government in society.
  7. Which political party wanted to ratify the Constitution
  8. This made communication also instant especially during the Civil War
  9. _________ Rebellion proved that the Articles were too weak and there needed to be more power placed in the central government
  10. Where did George Washington camp his army over the winter of 1777-1778. During this winter the army would become better trained.
  11. John Deere created this tool to deal with the stickier soil out west
  12. This branch of government is in charge of enforcing the laws
  13. The writer of the Declaration of Independence and the person who purchased the Louisiana Purchase from France
  14. The Monroe Doctrine warned that if any _____________ nations were to colonize nations in South America, the U.S. would consider it an act of violence
  15. The belief that the United States was fated to spread from the Atlantic to the Pacific
  16. Last name of our first president
  17. Frederick Douglass was a main leader in the fight for _________.
  18. the action of withdrawing formally from membership of a federation or body, especially a political state
  19. Judicial ____________ is the practice in which the Supreme Court determines if laws are unconstitutional or not
  20. Which political party wanted to end the expansion of slavery
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  1. The 14th Amendment granted ______________ to all people born in the U.S.
  2. This state fought for its independence from Mexico because of different cultures and political ideas on slavery
  3. An addition or a change to the Constitution
  4. This branch of government is in charge of interpreting the laws and deciding if laws are constitutional
  5. The 15th Amendment Prohibited denying the right to vote based on race, color, or previous condition of servitude. Which group of people did this leave out?
  6. This branch of government is in charge of making laws
  7. To make a law void
  8. The Boston Tea Party was protesting the tax on tea and a company's ________ on tea products
  9. last name of the president during the time of the Alien and Sedition Acts
  10. The ________ Act of 1807 stopped trade with Britain and France in order to stay neutral in their war
  11. The authority of a state to govern itself or another state
  12. To add as an extra part, especially to a piece of land
  13. The 13th Amendment abolished ____________, except as punishment for a crime
  14. The group of congressmen who argued for war with Britain which would lead to the War of 1812
  15. A weakness of the Articles of Confederation was that the federal government could not ____ the states.
  16. The first permanent English colony in the New World
  17. The Articles of Confederation put forward a weak central government and ________ state governments
  18. When the British Navy would force sailors into the military
  19. Marbury v. ________ was the supreme court case that established judicial review
  20. The ______ Act placed a tax on on various paper products and items, including newspapers, legal documents, and playing cards. The act was a direct tax
  21. The Boston _______ took place in 1770. 5 people died and John Adams would defend the British soldiers in court
  22. a country or area under the full or partial political control of another country, typically a distant one, and occupied by settlers from that country.
  23. This movement's goal was to better society and family life by getting rid of alcohol
  24. sign or give formal consent to (a treaty, contract, or agreement), making it officially valid.

44 Clues: To make a law void • Last name of our first president • This treaty ended the War of 1812 • An addition or a change to the Constitution • The first permanent English colony in the New World • This branch of government is in charge of making laws • To add as an extra part, especially to a piece of land • Which political party wanted to ratify the Constitution • ...

Credit Statistics 2024-04-23

Credit Statistics crossword puzzle
Across
  1. Generation with the highest average credit score
  2. 850 is the _____ possible credit score
  3. 1 in 10 American adults
  4. Upper bound of age range with the most credit card debt
  5. US state with the lowest average credit
  6. Status that cannot be on the account
  7. You report your account to a ______ (qualification for FICO score)
  8. US state with the highest average credit
  9. The lower the age, the ______ credit score
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  1. US state with the highest average credit card debt
  2. Lower bound of age range with the most credit card debt
  3. % of people that pay purchases with credit cards
  4. 11% of Americans don't qualify
  5. Credit score of 22% Americans
  6. % of Americans that don't check credit score
  7. As age _______, credit score increases
  8. Credit invisibility = no credit ______
  9. At least 1 credit account must be open for ____ months to qualify for a FICO score

18 Clues: 1 in 10 American adults • Credit score of 22% Americans • 11% of Americans don't qualify • Status that cannot be on the account • 850 is the _____ possible credit score • As age _______, credit score increases • Credit invisibility = no credit ______ • US state with the lowest average credit • US state with the highest average credit • ...

Hiistory 2020-05-07

Hiistory crossword puzzle
Across
  1. an air raid from US to Tokyo, Japan
  2. Code name for Hitllers plan to invade soviet
  3. inaction at beginning of war from invasion of Poland
  4. a campaign intended to bring swift victory
  5. fought mainly in aricrafts and naval vessils
  6. an allied invasion of French N.Africa WW2
Down
  1. the royal air forces defends the United Kingdom
  2. US naval base that was bombed by surprise by Japan
  3. The defense and evacuation to Britain and its allies
  4. Code name for battle of Norway
  5. German and its allies fight soviet union
  6. the last major German campaign on W.Front
  7. The bloodiest and longest sieges in the history of wars
  8. Military campaign Between Us marines and japans army
  9. WW2 naval battle-6 months after pearl harbor

15 Clues: Code name for battle of Norway • an air raid from US to Tokyo, Japan • German and its allies fight soviet union • the last major German campaign on W.Front • an allied invasion of French N.Africa WW2 • a campaign intended to bring swift victory • Code name for Hitllers plan to invade soviet • fought mainly in aricrafts and naval vessils • ...

Hiistory 2020-05-07

Hiistory crossword puzzle
Across
  1. an air raid from US to Tokyo, Japan
  2. Code name for Hitllers plan to invade soviet
  3. inaction at beginning of war from invasion of Poland
  4. a campaign intended to bring swift victory
  5. fought mainly in aricrafts and naval vessils
  6. an allied invasion of French N.Africa WW2
Down
  1. the royal air forces defends the United Kingdom
  2. US naval base that was bombed by surprise by Japan
  3. The defense and evacuation to Britain and its allies
  4. Code name for battle of Norway
  5. German and its allies fight soviet union
  6. the last major German campaign on W.Front
  7. The bloodiest and longest sieges in the history of wars
  8. Military campaign Between Us marines and japans army
  9. WW2 naval battle-6 months after pearl harbor

15 Clues: Code name for battle of Norway • an air raid from US to Tokyo, Japan • German and its allies fight soviet union • the last major German campaign on W.Front • an allied invasion of French N.Africa WW2 • a campaign intended to bring swift victory • Code name for Hitllers plan to invade soviet • fought mainly in aricrafts and naval vessils • ...

The Life of Ike 2025-02-10

The Life of Ike crossword puzzle
Across
  1. ______ withered away and were replaced by shopping malls in the suburbs
  2. Determined to balance the Federal ______
  3. Book by Gunnar Myrdal exposing US hypocrisy (pg. 860)
  4. Eisenhower's Running mate
  5. The ______ uprising exposed holes in the US’s plan to have a full nuclear armament
  6. Veteran civil Rights activist who led the SNCC
  7. John Dulles had a policy of ________ in 1954
  8. The President before Ike
Down
  1. The city where the biggest bus boycotts took place
  2. Biggest public works project in US history
  3. Eisenhower's Campaign Slogan
  4. Broke the MLB Color barrier
  5. The prime minister of the USSR that diffused nuclear tensions over Cuba and negotiated successfully with the US
  6. …ideally suited to sooth the _____ of Americans
  7. Eisenhower’s philosophy _______ Conservatism

15 Clues: The President before Ike • Eisenhower's Running mate • Broke the MLB Color barrier • Eisenhower's Campaign Slogan • Determined to balance the Federal ______ • Biggest public works project in US history • John Dulles had a policy of ________ in 1954 • Eisenhower’s philosophy _______ Conservatism • Veteran civil Rights activist who led the SNCC • ...

Prowl Crossword!!!! 2018-01-17

Prowl Crossword!!!! crossword puzzle
Across
  1. German teacher.
  2. Public Issues teacher.
  3. Choir teacher.
  4. Gym/Health teacher.
  5. New middle school math teacher
  6. World Geography/Civics/Us History/AP Government teacher.
  7. Geometry/Algebra 2 teacher.
  8. The name of Belleville High School's Mascot.
  9. New pizza place in Belleville.
  10. Agriculture teacher.
  11. Calculus/Statistics teacher.
  12. Club Abby Otteson runs.
  13. Trades PLTW teacher.
  14. World History/Honors English 9 teacher.
  15. Martin’s least favorite color.
Down
  1. Business Marketing teacher.
  2. Choir piece stand in the ______.
  3. Culinary Arts/Personal Finance teacher.
  4. Digital Photography teacher.
  5. English 10/AP Literature teacher.
  6. Biology/Physical Science teacher.
  7. Ex spanish teacher.
  8. Spanish teacher.
  9. Intro Collage Read & Write teacher.
  10. Health & Wellness teacher.
  11. Algebra 1/Pre-Calculus teacher.
  12. Yearbook teacher.
  13. Chemistry/Physics teacher.
  14. Farrar Business and trades club run by _____.
  15. Band teacher.

30 Clues: Band teacher. • Choir teacher. • German teacher. • Spanish teacher. • Yearbook teacher. • Gym/Health teacher. • Ex spanish teacher. • Agriculture teacher. • Trades PLTW teacher. • Public Issues teacher. • Club Abby Otteson runs. • Health & Wellness teacher. • Chemistry/Physics teacher. • Business Marketing teacher. • Geometry/Algebra 2 teacher. • Digital Photography teacher. • ...