us history Crossword Puzzles
US History 2022-05-07
Across
- A reformer who favors putting an end to slavery
- A government tax on imports or exports
- A long and severe recession in an economy or market
- The orientation of those who favor government by the people
- The act of settling a group of people in a new place
- The act of keeping something from spreading
- Freeing someone from the control of another
- A legal right to vote
- All the weapons and equipment that a country has
- A sustained increase in the money supply of a country
- A market in which there are many buyers but only one seller
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- The social class between the lower and upper classes
- A member of a former political party in the United States that favored a strong centralized federal government
- Legal prevention of the manufacture, sale, and transportation of alcoholic beverages in the United States from 1920 to 1933 under the terms of the Eighteenth Amendment
- The practice of requiring separate housing, education and other services for people of color
- Those qualified to vote
- A policy of nonparticipation in international relations
17 Clues: A legal right to vote • Those qualified to vote • A government tax on imports or exports • The act of keeping something from spreading • Freeing someone from the control of another • A reformer who favors putting an end to slavery • All the weapons and equipment that a country has • A long and severe recession in an economy or market • ...
US History 2023-05-03
Across
- Former slave and leader in the abolition movement in the US
- American Warship sunk in Cuba, cause of the Spanish American War
- ________ camps unjustly held Japanese Americans during WWII
- FDR's government programs that aimed at helping the US out of the Great Depression
- ship that was sunk by the German submarines in 1915, cause of US entry into WWI
- houses in the great plains were made out of ______ because of the lack of wood
- Symbol of women in the workforce during WWII
- Outlawing alcohol, the 18th amendment
- Innovative transportation that moved people and goods across the country in the late 1800s
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- Wilson's _________ Points were his plans for the end of WWI
- The word used to describe a country becoming more urban than rural
- the right to vote
- The cause of US involvement in WWII
- This region includes Nebraska, Kansas and Illinois
- Booker T._______________ was an advocate for educational equality
- The period between 1865 and 1877 where the united states was rebuilding after the Civil War
- The battle of __________ was the turning point in the Pacific theater of WWII
17 Clues: the right to vote • The cause of US involvement in WWII • Outlawing alcohol, the 18th amendment • Symbol of women in the workforce during WWII • This region includes Nebraska, Kansas and Illinois • Wilson's _________ Points were his plans for the end of WWI • Former slave and leader in the abolition movement in the US • ...
US History 2021-09-21
Across
- Term for the south’s reliance on slavery
- Never ending or occurring repeatedly
- The belief that the expansion of the United States westward, towards The Pacific Ocean was ordained by God in order to civilize and Democratize
- The rebuilding of the former Confederate states after the Civil War
- incorporating a territory within the domain of another country
- To formally charge a public official with misconduct in office
- A military blockade of a city or fortified place to force it into surrendering
- An act of rebellion
- during the years prior to the Civil War: the idea that people living in a territory would have the right to vote themselves to decide whether or not the territory would allow slavery
- verb; formal withdrawal from a political alliance, federal union, or political organization
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- The act of putting something into action; the ceremony that marks the beginning of a 4 year presidential term
- The intent or desire to do evil
- The division of the country along regional lines over a particular issue
- The process of freeing enslaved persons
- noun; the action of withdrawing from a political alliance, federal union, or political organization
- During war it’s the act of wearing down by constant attack
- A set of laws that regulated slavery and defined the relationship Between enslaved Africans and free whites
17 Clues: An act of rebellion • The intent or desire to do evil • Never ending or occurring repeatedly • The process of freeing enslaved persons • Term for the south’s reliance on slavery • During war it’s the act of wearing down by constant attack • To formally charge a public official with misconduct in office • incorporating a territory within the domain of another country • ...
us history 2022-02-02
17 Clues: cotton gin • Gettysburg • impeachment • fort Sumter • Trent affair • Nebraska act • nulification • Fredericksburg • freedmen bureau • manifest destiny • march of the sea • election of 1876 • market revolution • Gettysburg address • rights bill of 1866 • california gold rush • underground railroad
US History 2023-09-07
Across
- your social studies teacher
- a place for debtors from England
- _______era-also known as the age of reason
- 3 branches-interprets laws
- _______ compact written in 1620
- the first great _______ - religious movement
- the first permanent settlement established in 1607
- 3 branches-enforces laws
- new ________ colonies had rocky soil
- _________ colonies known as "The Breadbasket" and the "Melting Pot"
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- 3 branches-makes laws
- a colony for English catholics
- colony created for Quakers by William Penn
- _______Trade- term used to describe the trade between Europe, Africa and the Americas
- colony were they wrote the first constitution in America
- ______ colonies that had good soil for farming
- the _______ passage-route from Africa to America that brought the slaves
17 Clues: 3 branches-makes laws • 3 branches-enforces laws • 3 branches-interprets laws • your social studies teacher • a colony for English catholics • _______ compact written in 1620 • a place for debtors from England • new ________ colonies had rocky soil • colony created for Quakers by William Penn • _______era-also known as the age of reason • ...
US History 2022-11-15
Across
- voice of Anti-Federalists
- number of senators from each state
- president of constitutional convention
- name of upper house
- number of states in 1787
- this type of legislature has two houses
- people in favor of Constitution
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- leader of Federalists
- ordinance that set rules
- slave clause forcing return of slaves
- organized by the Land Ordinance
- first name of New Jersey proposer
- college where votes are based on reps
- Articles could not impose these
- name of rebellion against judges
- last name of Virginia Plan proposer
16 Clues: name of upper house • leader of Federalists • ordinance that set rules • number of states in 1787 • voice of Anti-Federalists • organized by the Land Ordinance • Articles could not impose these • people in favor of Constitution • name of rebellion against judges • first name of New Jersey proposer • number of senators from each state • last name of Virginia Plan proposer • ...
US history 2022-11-08
Across
- Young western women who wore short skirts, had short hair, and listened to jazz music. This was not normal for this time period.
- 30th president of the united states
- These were anarchists who thought social justice would only show up with destruction of government
- This is what people called the Drought strikens southern plains
- When the stock market crashed
- Was an African American trumpet and singer.
- President D. Roosevalut was trying to repair the nations economy
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- was the 31 president of the United states
- 32nd president help restore the countrie after the great depression.
- When African American culture centered into Harlem, Manhattan
- Signed into law by President D Roosevault this would give retired people some money.
- Was a famous american baseball player, he was unemployed in the great depression.
- Inequalities when resources, opportunities, privileges, are distributed based on your social class.
- Was a gangster who ran a soup kitchen during the great depression
- People trying to chance social classes.
- Where alchohal is illeagy sold
16 Clues: When the stock market crashed • Where alchohal is illeagy sold • 30th president of the united states • People trying to chance social classes. • was the 31 president of the United states • Was an African American trumpet and singer. • When African American culture centered into Harlem, Manhattan • This is what people called the Drought strikens southern plains • ...
US History 2024-03-15
Across
- Exposing the abuses of government and taxes
- Business leader who amass fortune
- Giving women right to vote
- A monetary system
- when you buy your suppliers out
- weathly us business men who make money
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- Gave congress power to collect taxes
- People coming into the country
- US senators would elect people instead of leg
- The process of aquring competitors
- Political movement that embraced "Common man"
- A industrialization people left their farms
- Migration from an country
- Outlawed the making, selling of alcohol
- Opposing immigration grew anti immigrant group
- Group of workers who seek to improve economic
16 Clues: A monetary system • Migration from an country • Giving women right to vote • People coming into the country • when you buy your suppliers out • Business leader who amass fortune • The process of aquring competitors • Gave congress power to collect taxes • weathly us business men who make money • Outlawed the making, selling of alcohol • ...
US history 2022-01-29
Across
- no further progress in war or battle
- Zone that are military free
- Vietnamese minister
- was a collective defense treaty signed in Warsaw
- imaginary line separating north and south Korea
- A race between weapons
- War fought in Korea
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- the willingness to bring your people to the brink of war
- chemical substance used in Vietnam and very flammable
- the collecting of items and survival goods
- strong nuclear weapon
- the government leadership used by United States
- shelters used for protection against possible nuclear bombs
- a political theory derived from Karl Marx, advocating class war and leading to a society in which all property is publicly owned and each person works and is paid according to their abilities and needs.
- A race to get into space
- dangerous chemical used to clear dense vegetation
16 Clues: Vietnamese minister • War fought in Korea • strong nuclear weapon • A race between weapons • A race to get into space • Zone that are military free • no further progress in war or battle • the collecting of items and survival goods • the government leadership used by United States • imaginary line separating north and south Korea • ...
US History 2022-11-07
Across
- American gangster who dominated crime in Chicago
- Famous American professional baseball player
- The day the stock market crashed
- Pays retired workers over the age of 65
- 31st president of the US
- American trumpeter and vocalist
- Charged with robbery and murder
- A period of rich cultural activity of African Americans
- 30th president of the United States who helped found the FBI
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- Going from one social status to another
- The formation of divisions separating social classes
- Regulates fair wages that would stimulate economic recovery
- A place where alcohol is served illegally
- 32nd US president
- Severe dust storms, major drought
- Energetic young women with a freedom-embracing lifestyle
16 Clues: 32nd US president • 31st president of the US • American trumpeter and vocalist • Charged with robbery and murder • The day the stock market crashed • Severe dust storms, major drought • Going from one social status to another • Pays retired workers over the age of 65 • A place where alcohol is served illegally • Famous American professional baseball player • ...
US History 2023-03-07
Across
- Slave that got ruled as properties
- The name of the north
- Failed slave rebellion
- State that allows slavery
- Election of Lincoln
- Name of the south
- Dred Scott's owner
- People against slavery
- economy in the south
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- State that does not allow slavery
- economy in the north
- when a state joins
- Africans forced to do tasks
- 16th president
- Added California as a free state
- when a state leaves
16 Clues: 16th president • Name of the south • when a state joins • Dred Scott's owner • Election of Lincoln • when a state leaves • economy in the north • economy in the south • The name of the north • Failed slave rebellion • People against slavery • State that allows slavery • Africans forced to do tasks • Added California as a free state • State that does not allow slavery • ...
us history 2023-05-19
Across
- pre halloween beauty date
- Christmas pj
- early game to be less awkward
- insta post date
- cutest girl
- ya bebe
- double date
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- I smashed them
- stealing fountain drinks
- when Derek is gone
- with Sasha and Arnou
- cover her eyes
- our first child
- we missed the final (stuck at work)
- can be played without nets
- our first competition
16 Clues: ya bebe • cutest girl • double date • Christmas pj • I smashed them • cover her eyes • insta post date • our first child • when Derek is gone • with Sasha and Arnou • our first competition • stealing fountain drinks • pre halloween beauty date • can be played without nets • early game to be less awkward • we missed the final (stuck at work)
US History 2023-04-26
Across
- Which form of government is led by a king or queen?
- How many branches are the in the US?
- Which group makes up the Legislative branch?
- What is the current form of government?
- Which branch creates laws?
- Where is the US capital?
- Who was the first president?
- This party wants a bigger government
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- What do we call the first ten amendments?
- Who is the head of the Executive branch?
- Which branch executes laws?
- Which form of government is led by a few?
- Which branch interprets laws?
- This group of Congress includes 100 people
- No government!! AH!!!
- How many original colonies did the US have?
16 Clues: No government!! AH!!! • Where is the US capital? • Which branch creates laws? • Which branch executes laws? • Who was the first president? • Which branch interprets laws? • How many branches are the in the US? • This party wants a bigger government • What is the current form of government? • Who is the head of the Executive branch? • What do we call the first ten amendments? • ...
US History 2022-12-15
Across
- man who made the model T
- woman's right to vote
- production is when you have multiple of one thing
- amendment brought back liquor and alcohol
- made money in oil
- was the president of the civil war
- line forms a line to pass stuff to one another
- is another word for North
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- to make an agreement
- slave who sued for his freedom
- nineteenth amendment is for women the right to vote
- when not one person comes to work
- means to leave the country
- Niles North High school
- made his money in steel
- is total control of an industry
16 Clues: made money in oil • to make an agreement • woman's right to vote • Niles North High school • made his money in steel • man who made the model T • is another word for North • means to leave the country • slave who sued for his freedom • is total control of an industry • when not one person comes to work • was the president of the civil war • amendment brought back liquor and alcohol • ...
US History 2021-03-08
Across
- Focusing on nature, it advocated the idea of personal knowledge of God, believing that no intermediary was needed for spiritual insight
- God existed in only one person, and not in the orthodox Trinity
- It was an attempt to have no more slavery to be brought to Missouri
- The largest part of a general process of biological globalization that followed the transoceanic voyaging in the 15th and the 16th century
- Declaration of freedom of the slaves
- Eli Whitney invented it which is more effective than the handpicking process
- It was a political protest that occurred on December 16, 1773, at Griffin's Wharf in Boston where American colonists were angry at Britain for imposing taxation on tea
- It was the North American conflict in a large imperial war between Great Britain and French known as the Seven Years' War
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- It was the first permanent English settlement in the Americas
- The purchase made by Jefferson, evaluated as a great purchase since it expanded the land of America
- A law that restricted design trade to English ships effective chiefly in the 17th and 18th century
- It increased taxes on imported goods
- It is known as the response from Douglas to Lincoln
- One of the most influential pamphlets ever written by Thomas Paine
- A communal society in which has a "communitarian" nature
- The campaign of 1844 & an expression of the mighty emotional upsurge
16 Clues: It increased taxes on imported goods • Declaration of freedom of the slaves • It is known as the response from Douglas to Lincoln • A communal society in which has a "communitarian" nature • It was the first permanent English settlement in the Americas • God existed in only one person, and not in the orthodox Trinity • ...
US History 2021-03-08
Across
- The largest part of a general process of biological globalization that followed the transoceanic voyaging in the 15th and the 16th century
- God existed in only one person, and not in the orthodox Trinity
- A law that restricted design trade to English ships effective chiefly in the 17th and 18th century
- It was an attempt to have no more slavery to be brought to Missouri
- Declaration of freedom of the slaves
- It was a political protest that occurred on December 16, 1773, at Griffin's Wharf in Boston where American colonists were angry at Britain for imposing taxation on tea
- It increased taxes on imported goods
- It was the North American conflict in a large imperial war between Great Britain and French known as the Seven Years' War
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- Eli Whitney invented it which is more effective than the handpicking process
- The purchase made by Jefferson, evaluated as a great purchase since it expanded the land of America
- The campaign of 1844 & an expression of the mighty emotional upsurge
- It was the first permanent English settlement in the Americas
- One of the most influential pamphlets ever written by Thomas Paine
- It is known as the response from Douglas to Lincoln
- Focusing on nature, it advocated the idea of personal knowledge of God, believing that no intermediary was needed for spiritual insight
- A communal society in which has a "communitarian" nature
16 Clues: Declaration of freedom of the slaves • It increased taxes on imported goods • It is known as the response from Douglas to Lincoln • A communal society in which has a "communitarian" nature • It was the first permanent English settlement in the Americas • God existed in only one person, and not in the orthodox Trinity • ...
US History 2022-11-07
Across
- American gangster who dominated crime in Chicago
- Famous American professional baseball player
- The day the stock market crashed
- Pays retired workers over the age of 65
- 31st president of the US
- American trumpeter and vocalist
- Charged with robbery and murder
- A period of rich cultural activity of African Americans
- 30th president of the United States who helped found the FBI
Down
- Going from one social status to another
- The formation of divisions separating social classes
- Regulates fair wages that would stimulate economic recovery
- A place where alcohol is served illegally
- 32nd US president
- Severe dust storms, major drought
- Energetic young women with a freedom-embracing lifestyle
16 Clues: 32nd US president • 31st president of the US • American trumpeter and vocalist • Charged with robbery and murder • The day the stock market crashed • Severe dust storms, major drought • Going from one social status to another • Pays retired workers over the age of 65 • A place where alcohol is served illegally • Famous American professional baseball player • ...
US History 2022-10-28
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- an island in San Francisco Bay
- a person who comes to live permanently in a foreign country.
- an institution in an inner-city area providing educational, recreational, and other social services to the community.
- a shoot or twig inserted into a slit on the trunk or stem of a living plant, from which it receives sap
- materials or substances such as minerals, forests, water, and fertile land that occur in nature and can be used for economic gain.
- the power to control appointments to office or the right to privileges
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- the law authorized the President to break up reservation land, which was held in common by the members of a tribe, into small allotments to be parceled out to individuals.
- the process of making an area more urban.
- authorized the federal government to institute proceedings against trusts in order to dissolve them.
- a historical site that opened in 1892 as an immigration station
- a piece of land held by an owner.
- an outlying district of a city, especially a residential one.
- an arrangement whereby a person holds property as its nominal owner for the good of one or more beneficiaries.
- the exclusive possession or control of the supply of or trade in a commodity or service.
- a place where different peoples, styles, theories, etc. are mixed together.
- the policy of protecting the interests of native-born or established inhabitants against those of immigrants.
16 Clues: an island in San Francisco Bay • a piece of land held by an owner. • the process of making an area more urban. • a person who comes to live permanently in a foreign country. • an outlying district of a city, especially a residential one. • a historical site that opened in 1892 as an immigration station • ...
US history 2024-03-04
Across
- money in the bank
- assassinated leader of AH
- payment for war damages
- the flu
- secret alcohol seller
- cause of wwI that lead to a arms race
- struggle,sadness
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- president during the start of wwI
- a great movement of people to a new place
- a large group of senators
- a leading republican foreign policy expert
- commander of US forces in Europe
- underwater machines
- group of merchant ships that sailed together
- note sent to Mexico to invade the US
- staged a revolution and gained control of Russia
16 Clues: the flu • struggle,sadness • money in the bank • underwater machines • secret alcohol seller • payment for war damages • a large group of senators • assassinated leader of AH • commander of US forces in Europe • president during the start of wwI • note sent to Mexico to invade the US • cause of wwI that lead to a arms race • a great movement of people to a new place • ...
US History 2014-08-21
Across
- eliminate slavery
- agreement between the federal government and the southern states to keep the South from seceding.
- a largely southern political party that favored slavery.
- a confederate sympathizer and professional actor.
- largest battle of the American Civil War.
- location of a major civil war battle in Maryland.
- a speech that was given by president Abraham Lincoln.
- 1820 to appease slave state concerns over a federal abolition of slavery.
- a union stronghold in South Carolina.
- a union general who served under President Lincoln.
- the 16th president
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- issued on January 1, 1863.
- a new political party that emerged in the North in the mid 1800's.
- is the act of a state to leave the nation under which it belongs and become a sovereign nation of its own.
- president of the Confederate states of America.
- general of the confederate troops during the Civil War.
16 Clues: eliminate slavery • the 16th president • issued on January 1, 1863. • a union stronghold in South Carolina. • largest battle of the American Civil War. • president of the Confederate states of America. • a confederate sympathizer and professional actor. • location of a major civil war battle in Maryland. • a union general who served under President Lincoln. • ...
us history 2022-02-02
18 Clues: cotton gin • Gettysburg • impeachment • impeachment • fort Sumter • Nebraska act • Trent affair • nullification • Fredericksburg • freedmen bureau • election of 1876 • march of the sea • manifest destiny • market revolution • Gettysburg address • rights bill of 1866 • underground railroad • California gold rush
US History 2022-11-07
Across
- The formation of divisions separating social classes
- The day the stock market crashed
- 31st president of the US
- A period of rich cultural activity of African Americans
- Going from one social status to another
- Regulates fair wages that would stimulate economic recovery
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- 30th president of the United States who helped found the FBI
- American gangster who dominated crime in Chicago
- Famous American professional baseball player
- Charged with robbery and murder
- American trumpeter and vocalist
- A place where alcohol is served illegally
- Energetic young women with a freedom-embracing lifestyle
- Pays retired workers over the age of 65
- Severe dust storms, major drought
- 32nd US president
16 Clues: 32nd US president • 31st president of the US • Charged with robbery and murder • American trumpeter and vocalist • The day the stock market crashed • Severe dust storms, major drought • Pays retired workers over the age of 65 • Going from one social status to another • A place where alcohol is served illegally • Famous American professional baseball player • ...
US History 2021-09-21
Across
- Never ending or occurring repeatedly
- An act of rebellion attrition During war it’s the act of wearing down by constant attack
- Institution Term for the south’s reliance on slavery
- The intent or desire to do evil
- A set of laws that regulated slavery and defined the relationship Between enslaved Africans and free whites
- The rebuilding of the former Confederate states after the Civil War
- The division of the country along regional lines over a particular issue
- The process of freeing enslaved persons
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- The belief that the expansion of the United States westward, towards The Pacific Ocean was ordained by God in order to civilize and Democratize
- The act of putting something into action; the ceremony that marks the beginning of a 4 year presidential term
- during the years prior to the Civil War: the idea that people living in a territory would have the right to vote themselves to decide whether or not the territory would allow slavery
- To formally charge a public official with misconduct in office
- incorporating a territory within the domain of another country
- noun; the action of withdrawing from a political alliance, federal union, or political organization
- A military blockade of a city or fortified place to force it into surrendering
- verb; formal withdrawal from a political alliance, federal union, or political organization
16 Clues: The intent or desire to do evil • Never ending or occurring repeatedly • The process of freeing enslaved persons • Institution Term for the south’s reliance on slavery • To formally charge a public official with misconduct in office • incorporating a territory within the domain of another country • The rebuilding of the former Confederate states after the Civil War • ...
US HISTORY 2021-11-09
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- The Manifest Destiny stated that the US would expand its territory all the way to the ___ Ocean.
- The Northern states of the US wanted to abolish it but the Southern states did not.
- First English settlement in what is now the US.
- Last name of the first president of the US.
- ___ was dumped into the ocean by angry colonists at the Boston Tea Party.
- Territory bought from France by the US.
- The ___ defeated Great Britain in the battle of New Orleans.
- Lost the war against the British in the 7-Year War.
- As a result of the ___-American War, Mexico lost more than 55% of its territory.
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- As a result of the American ___ War, slavery was abolished in the US.
- In 1898, the US became an ___, when it became interested in controlling other nations.
- Territory that became independent from Mexico and then became part of the US.
- Created the Stamp Act to recoup some percentage of the cost of the 7-Year War.
- Florida belonged to this country before becoming part of the US.
- This territory was bought from Russia and became the largest state in the US.
- As a result of the Spanish-American War, the US took control of ____.
16 Clues: Territory bought from France by the US. • Last name of the first president of the US. • First English settlement in what is now the US. • Lost the war against the British in the 7-Year War. • The ___ defeated Great Britain in the battle of New Orleans. • Florida belonged to this country before becoming part of the US. • ...
Black History Month Crossword 2023-02-02
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- Black History month is in this month
- This color represents blood in black history month
- Black history month's month in the US was chosen based on Frederick ___'s and Abraham ___'s birthday
- ___ Bridges was one of the first black kids to go to a white school
- The name of a famous speech MLK gave
- ___ Tubman helped people escape slavery through the underground railroad
- Known as the father of Black History Month in the US
- First woman to be vice president
- The ___ proclamation was an official order that Abraham Lincoln issued that freed slaves in the US
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- ___ Banneker was a black man who helped plan out Washington DC and pleaded for the abolition of slavery
- This color represents growth in black history month
- ___ Baptiste was known as the founder of Chicago and translated many languages for many groups of people
- ___ Freeman was the first black woman to sue for her freedom
- Frederick ___ became a national leader of the abolitionist movement in Massachusetts and New York
- ___ Colvin was the first woman to refuse changing their seat on a bus
- The black history month theme of 2023
- To separate differnt kinds of people based on something about them
- Laws that segregated black people
- This color represents prosperity in black history month
- The association that started Black History Month
20 Clues: First woman to be vice president • Laws that segregated black people • Black History month is in this month • The name of a famous speech MLK gave • The black history month theme of 2023 • The association that started Black History Month • This color represents blood in black history month • This color represents growth in black history month • ...
US HISTORY 2014-05-16
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- combination of high inflation and high unemployment
- to charge a public official with wrong doing in office
- the reduction or removal of government control
- scandal scandal that led to president Nixon's resignation 1974
- 200th anniversary
- movement calling for greter attention to non European cultures in such areas as education
- a political coalition of conservative groups formed in 1980
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- sanctions trade restrictions and other economic measures intended to punish another nation
- a listening device used to intercept telephone info.
- pres. Nixon's call for a new partnership between federal gov. and state gov.
- Spanish for counterrevolution
- gov. program that guarantees payments to a particular group
- laying off workers to cut cost
- a computer network that links millions of people around the world
- the systematic segregation of people of different racial backgrounds
15 Clues: 200th anniversary • Spanish for counterrevolution • laying off workers to cut cost • the reduction or removal of government control • combination of high inflation and high unemployment • a listening device used to intercept telephone info. • to charge a public official with wrong doing in office • gov. program that guarantees payments to a particular group • ...
US History 2021-09-25
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- to take pride in your country
- taxes that you have to pay to purchase goods from foreign countries
- a movement resulting in the ideas of natural born rights
- crazy people who do not want the constitution and prefer anarchy
- lands beyond our settlements
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- The document that started the revolutionary war was a ________________.
- The old government that we had to put up with but never want to see again
- the part of the government that makes decisions
- man a solider that was able to come when ever asked to fight for the army
- The guy on the oat meal packages
- money paid by the people to be used for the greater good of the public
- the group that fought for America in the American Revolution fake hair
- the government that is above the state government.
- goods we send out of the country
- we won ____________________ from our old mother country
15 Clues: lands beyond our settlements • to take pride in your country • The guy on the oat meal packages • goods we send out of the country • the part of the government that makes decisions • the government that is above the state government. • we won ____________________ from our old mother country • a movement resulting in the ideas of natural born rights • ...
US History 2024-04-29
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- Needed to run the government
- Country that colonized the USA
- First US President
- Formal start of someone's presidency/start of office
- Skills and Knowledge of workers in creating products and services
- Horse riders that delivers products to places via horses
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- Means to change
- George Washington's hometown
- Original number of states in the USA
- How many were the original Bill of Rights
- Tax imposed on imported goods
- Complete: For whom to __________
- Right to bear ___________.
- Means to approve
- people from Africa that were forced to do work.
15 Clues: Means to change • Means to approve • First US President • Right to bear ___________. • George Washington's hometown • Needed to run the government • Tax imposed on imported goods • Country that colonized the USA • Complete: For whom to __________ • Original number of states in the USA • How many were the original Bill of Rights • people from Africa that were forced to do work. • ...
Us history 2023-05-17
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- Neither side is winning
- Power over nations
- Had an affair with Monica Lewinsky
- conservationist
- Used assembly line
- competition against developing nations
- government is hands off
- turned iron to steel
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- exposed bad conditions
- Annexed to US
- act to try and fit in with a group
- Broke stalemate
- A Philanthropist
- 18th amendment banned
- cause of stock market crash
15 Clues: Annexed to US • Broke stalemate • conservationist • A Philanthropist • Power over nations • Used assembly line • turned iron to steel • 18th amendment banned • exposed bad conditions • Neither side is winning • government is hands off • cause of stock market crash • act to try and fit in with a group • Had an affair with Monica Lewinsky • competition against developing nations
US History 2023-10-30
Across
- passed in 1649
- middle colony
- alliance among independent states
- government should protect rights
- Political change
- political independence
- Virginia congress
- colonial contracts with England
Down
- power of the people
- legal restrictions on women
- in 1692
- new england colony
- Human labor bought and sold
- southern colony
- people have natural rights
15 Clues: in 1692 • middle colony • passed in 1649 • southern colony • Political change • Virginia congress • new england colony • power of the people • political independence • people have natural rights • legal restrictions on women • Human labor bought and sold • colonial contracts with England • government should protect rights • alliance among independent states
us history 2022-12-01
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- a grandson of Jonathan Edwards and was elected President of Yale in 1795
- probably the most significant camp meeting was help
- also known as the third great awakening and sometimes called the prayer meeting revival
- was the movement to eliminate slavery immediately and entirely
- also known as the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints
- most important and most militant abolitionist leader
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- it touched different regions of the nation in different ways, and its effects reached even across the sea
- sought to establish small perfect communities that would serve as models for the reform of society at large
- was the "faith" of several American leader; believe reason rather than Scripture
- a machine containing a series of metal teeth mounted on rollers that separated the cotton from the troublesome seeds
- group that began in England in the 1700s and their name came from shaking or dancing that accompanied their worship
- was the founder of Christian Science and was reared in a strict Congregationalist home
- was one of the most brilliant, eloquent, and most radical abolitionist
- founded Mormonism in 1830
- where followers of the teachings of English minister John Wesley
15 Clues: founded Mormonism in 1830 • probably the most significant camp meeting was help • most important and most militant abolitionist leader • also known as the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints • was the movement to eliminate slavery immediately and entirely • where followers of the teachings of English minister John Wesley • ...
US History 2021-03-05
Across
- moved to America because of constant harassment from the British
- the growth of cities
- the largest immigrant group to migrate to the United States
- location of the erie canal
- people that were born in America
- cash crop that drastically helped the South's economy
- forces which pulled immigrants towards the United States
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- horse-drawn machine that mowed wheat and other types of grains
- immigrant group that introduced log cabins
- machine that helped separate the seeds from cotton
- a group of immigrants who helped the construct the transcontinental railroad
- a type of building/home that was shared by multiple people and usually lived in by immigrants
- a machine that enabled an individual to produce multiple spools of threads simultaneously
- a famous inventor who invented the cotton gin and the idea of interchangeable parts
- forces which led people out the United States
15 Clues: the growth of cities • location of the erie canal • people that were born in America • immigrant group that introduced log cabins • forces which led people out the United States • machine that helped separate the seeds from cotton • cash crop that drastically helped the South's economy • forces which pulled immigrants towards the United States • ...
US History 2017-09-28
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- restricting freedoms for African Americans
- freedmen working for land, supplies, and cabin rather than money
- equal rights
- abolish slavery
- voted to return to union
- racist hate group
- citizenship to all people born in US
- provide help for southerners
- ignore something
Down
- control of the south
- kicking the president/federal officials out of their spots
- South was control by the US Army
- poor white southerns
- the right to vote
- northern businessmen that went to the south during reconstruction
15 Clues: equal rights • abolish slavery • ignore something • the right to vote • racist hate group • control of the south • poor white southerns • voted to return to union • provide help for southerners • South was control by the US Army • citizenship to all people born in US • restricting freedoms for African Americans • kicking the president/federal officials out of their spots • ...
US History 2016-10-24
Across
- designed to protect industry
- a collections of 85 articles
- a series of laws
- a law to regulate settlement
- the first ten amendments to the constitution
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- someone who supports the federalist party
- the first constitution for America
- was a big argument
- outlined the process for the states
- protests by famers against taxes
- the region north of the Ohio river
- a political and diplomatic episode
- was the fourth chief justice of the US
- the first banking system
- a tax protest
15 Clues: a tax protest • a series of laws • was a big argument • the first banking system • designed to protect industry • a collections of 85 articles • a law to regulate settlement • protests by famers against taxes • the first constitution for America • the region north of the Ohio river • a political and diplomatic episode • outlined the process for the states • ...
US History 2019-01-30
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- what the native americans lived in
- sea journeys
- When you do somethings you may not be able to do
- when you come to a new place
- not what you are used to
- when you exchange goods
- power what the USA were before it got independence
- when you are ill you have a diseases
Down
- when you go out the wild and collect stuff
- they go out and find somethings
- when you have a hard time with something
- take over of land
- when you are not happy about something
- you great great great great grandparents
- all of it
15 Clues: all of it • sea journeys • take over of land • when you exchange goods • not what you are used to • when you come to a new place • they go out and find somethings • what the native americans lived in • when you are ill you have a diseases • when you are not happy about something • when you have a hard time with something • you great great great great grandparents • ...
US History 2023-09-18
Across
- Children could be baptized if family was not believers
- Founded the first Baptist church in America
- Originated the Quakers
- Followed teachings of Martin Luther
- settled in New Amsterdam, not large numbers
- More conservative branch of Mennonites
- Gave Angry God sermon
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- The outstanding evangelist of Great Awakening
- Also called friends
- Powerful Religious, social, and political force
- Also called the French Reformed
- Grew slowly at first, persecuted by colonial authorities
- The basic docrins, justification by faith
- Largest Anabaptist group
- Resulted from several girls claiming witches were afflicting them
15 Clues: Also called friends • Gave Angry God sermon • Originated the Quakers • Largest Anabaptist group • Also called the French Reformed • Followed teachings of Martin Luther • More conservative branch of Mennonites • The basic docrins, justification by faith • Founded the first Baptist church in America • settled in New Amsterdam, not large numbers • ...
US History 2022-10-18
Across
- starting in 1630
- puritan commonwealth
- a belief system in which
- broken with church
- An english Puritan separatist
- self governing
- Indian who spoke english
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- group who settled in massachusetts
- a period in the 17th century
- protestants who wished to purify
- In 1629
- Southern most state
- first constitution
- People who left England
- first college
15 Clues: In 1629 • first college • self governing • starting in 1630 • first constitution • broken with church • Southern most state • puritan commonwealth • People who left England • a belief system in which • Indian who spoke english • a period in the 17th century • An english Puritan separatist • protestants who wished to purify • group who settled in massachusetts
US History 2016-11-04
Across
- cycle/periodic growth and contraction of the economy.
- Tariff/protective import tax authorized by Congress in 1930.
- Hughes/most powerful African American literary voice.
- move or be directed toward the same purpose or result.
- Depression/period lasting from 1929 to 1941 in which the US economy faltered and unemployment soared.
- shanty towns set up by homeless people during the Great Depression.
- to
- Hoover/accomplished public servant.
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- of making high-risk investments in hopes of obtaining large profits.
- Weldon Johnson/poet and secretary of the NAACP.
- Smith/the "Empress of the Blue"
- Renaissance/flowering of African American culture.
- Armstrong/unofficial ambassador of jazz
- line/line of people waiting for food handouts from charities or public agencies.
- Tuesday/October 29, 1929 when stock prices fell sharply in the Great Crash.
15 Clues: to • Smith/the "Empress of the Blue" • Hoover/accomplished public servant. • Armstrong/unofficial ambassador of jazz • Weldon Johnson/poet and secretary of the NAACP. • Renaissance/flowering of African American culture. • cycle/periodic growth and contraction of the economy. • Hughes/most powerful African American literary voice. • ...
US History 2024-01-17
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- founder of Rhode Island
- Southern economy was based on _________
- Northern economy was based on ___________
- colonial attempt for peace with England (first word)
- a factor that influenced ideas of revolution
- First Northern Colony
- Pennsylvania was founded for ____
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- first battle of the revolutionary war was fought in ___________
- British response to the Boston tea party (only first word)
- unalienable rights included _______________ (first word only
- pamphlet written to convince colonists to support independence (first word)
- a crossword puzzle on a test? is this for _____?
- author of the final draft of the Declaration of Independence
- Laws England passed to control colonial trade (just first word)
- English philosopher who influenced revolutionary ideas (last name)
15 Clues: First Northern Colony • founder of Rhode Island • Pennsylvania was founded for ____ • Southern economy was based on _________ • Northern economy was based on ___________ • a factor that influenced ideas of revolution • a crossword puzzle on a test? is this for _____? • colonial attempt for peace with England (first word) • ...
US HISTORY 2014-05-16
Across
- to charge a public official with wrong doing in office
- the reduction or removal of government control
- gov. program that guarantees payments to a particular group
- right a political coalition of conservative groups formed in 1980
- movement calling for greter attention to non European cultures in such areas as education
- federalism pres. Nixon's call for a new partnership between federal gov. and state gov.
- scandal scandal that led to president Nixon's resignation 1974
- Spanish for counterrevolution
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- 200th anniversary
- laying off workers to cut cost
- combination of high inflation and high unemployment
- a computer network that links millions of people around the world
- the systematic segregation of people of different racial backgrounds
- tap a listening device used to intercept telephone info.
- sanctions trade restrictions and other economic measures intended to punish another nation
15 Clues: 200th anniversary • Spanish for counterrevolution • laying off workers to cut cost • the reduction or removal of government control • combination of high inflation and high unemployment • to charge a public official with wrong doing in office • tap a listening device used to intercept telephone info. • gov. program that guarantees payments to a particular group • ...
US History 2022-04-20
Across
- this amendment gave equal civil and legal rights to African Americans and enslaved people
- This amendment gave women the right to vote
- These were secret bars
- Immigrants lived in these when they came to america
- This president ended slavery
- was a big deal in the late 1800s
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- this happened in the 1930s
- these were people who came to america looking for better life
- FDR made this deal during the Great Depression
- this guy invented the Model T
- How many stock market crashes were there?
- Women were called these in the 1920s
- These were boats Germany used
- This telegram made america go into WW1
14 Clues: These were secret bars • this happened in the 1930s • This president ended slavery • this guy invented the Model T • These were boats Germany used • was a big deal in the late 1800s • Women were called these in the 1920s • This telegram made america go into WW1 • How many stock market crashes were there? • This amendment gave women the right to vote • ...
Us History 2022-11-16
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- a narrow strip of land with sea on either side, forming a link between two larger areas of land.
- an act of violent or open resistance to an established government or ruler.
- an act of assuming control of something
- a formally concluded and ratified agreement between countries.
- give up (power or territory).
- append or add as an extra or subordinate part
- remove or take away (something) from a particular place or position.
- an artificial waterway constructed to allow the passage of boats or ships inland or to convey water for irrigation.
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- a harbor.
- the right or condition of self-government.
- free from outside control; not depending on another's authority.
- expend money with the expectation of achieving a profit or material result
- a sweet crystalline substance obtained from various plants, especially sugar cane and sugar beet, consisting essentially of sucrose, and used as a sweetener in food and drink.
- come between so as to prevent or alter a result or course of events.
14 Clues: a harbor. • give up (power or territory). • an act of assuming control of something • the right or condition of self-government. • append or add as an extra or subordinate part • a formally concluded and ratified agreement between countries. • free from outside control; not depending on another's authority. • ...
US History 2022-08-15
Across
- the country who had control over the American colonies
- the holiday associated with Pilgrims and Native Americans
- a precious metal California is known to have
- the disease that killed 1/4 of the population in Europe
- the number of original colonies
- the first Treasury Secretary who has a musical named after him
- president during the Civil War
- a sport most people deem as "American"
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- the first president
- declaration of _____
- what Salem, Massachusetts is most known for
- the first person to find the Americas
- a famous american most people think was president
- the war between the North and South
14 Clues: the first president • declaration of _____ • president during the Civil War • the number of original colonies • the war between the North and South • the first person to find the Americas • a sport most people deem as "American" • what Salem, Massachusetts is most known for • a precious metal California is known to have • a famous american most people think was president • ...
US History 2020-12-17
Across
- Extreme devotion to one's country.
- A village built along Tippecanoe Creek where two Shawnee leaders started a confederation to stop Americans from stealing Native land.
- An act or means of sealing off a place to prevent goods or people from entering or leaving.
- Those who opposed the ratification of the Constitution in favor of small localized government.
- A battle between Native Americans and Americans where Prophetstown was destroyed.
- Gave up Ohio land to the Americans for &20,000 with the promise of long-term peace and more money.
- Those who supported the Constitution and a stronger national republic
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- An organization which consists of a number of parties or groups united in an alliance or league.
- a land deal between the United States and France, in which the U.S. acquired approximately 827,000 square miles of land west of the Mississippi River.
- An official ban on trade or other commercial activity with a particular country.
- Abstention by governments from interfering in the workings of the free market.
- the taking of men into a military or naval force by compulsion, with or without notice.
- a body of people representing the states of the US, who formally cast votes for the election of the president and vice president.
- Those calling for war with Britain.
14 Clues: Extreme devotion to one's country. • Those calling for war with Britain. • Those who supported the Constitution and a stronger national republic • Abstention by governments from interfering in the workings of the free market. • An official ban on trade or other commercial activity with a particular country. • ...
US History 2021-09-03
Across
- of Paris, Spain gets Florida
- colonists who fought for independence
- took place in Charleston
- Jefferson, wrote the Declaration of Independence
- tastes very sweet
- colonists who did not care either way what happened
- Contract, could be voided
- were inside snowballs that were thrown
- period of intellectual growth
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- frontiersman from Virginia
- when a mother country uses her colonies to make money
- placed in the colony by the king
- Pitt, changed focus war
- Washington, America's 1st War Hero
- Paine, wrote Common Sense
15 Clues: tastes very sweet • Pitt, changed focus war • took place in Charleston • Contract, could be voided • Paine, wrote Common Sense • frontiersman from Virginia • of Paris, Spain gets Florida • period of intellectual growth • placed in the colony by the king • Washington, America's 1st War Hero • colonists who fought for independence • were inside snowballs that were thrown • ...
US History 2021-10-18
Across
- an economic theory that coined why and how nations should amass wealth in order to increase their power
- a branch of government that has the power to make laws
- a branch of government that has the power to evaluate laws
- a branch of government that has the power to carry out laws
- first permanent English settlement in the Americas
- a democratic government where people elect officials to represent them
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- supported war against Britain during the Revolutionary War
- citizens who were prepared to fight
- colonists who chose to support Britain during the Revolutionary War
- A nickname for the British soldiers taken from their bright red uniforms
- a set of documents and laws that define the government of a country
- form of government ruled by a single political power such as a king or queen
- volunteer soldiers who were ready to fight in a moments notice
- political leaders that helped establish the United States government
14 Clues: citizens who were prepared to fight • first permanent English settlement in the Americas • a branch of government that has the power to make laws • supported war against Britain during the Revolutionary War • a branch of government that has the power to evaluate laws • a branch of government that has the power to carry out laws • ...
US HISTORY 2022-09-08
Across
- these allow citizens individual rights, a law that protects the people
- the branches have _____ power
- the executive branch _____ laws
- A weakness of the constitution is the ___________ language that prevents many citizens from fully understanding it
- The _________ allowed for the progression of the constitutions to keep up with modern life
- many things about the constitution could and should be _______
- who nominates supreme court judges
- how many branches of the US government
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- The court system has ______ main levels
- How many supreme court justices currently ?
- supreme court members stay for ____
- The 19th amendment allowed _____ the right to vote, resulting in every citizen in the country with voting rights, allowing for a more equal democracy (source:constitution.congress.gov)
- the house of representatives reps. who?
- the constitution can be modified, and that's a ____ thing
- _______ allows charges to be pressed against high ranking officials, letting the government hold them accountable for their actions
- the supreme court judges life terms should be _______ to time-based terms, with 10-20 years per term (source: Americianprogerss.org)
16 Clues: the branches have _____ power • the executive branch _____ laws • who nominates supreme court judges • supreme court members stay for ____ • how many branches of the US government • The court system has ______ main levels • the house of representatives reps. who? • How many supreme court justices currently ? • the constitution can be modified, and that's a ____ thing • ...
US history 2022-02-15
Across
- government that that interprets the laws
- powers of governments is divided by three branches
- to prevent any of the three branches from becoming to powerful
- rule by the people
- government that makes laws
- solved the problem of representation in congress
Down
- how enslaved people were to be counted in determining representation in congress
- government power is divided between the federal government and the state government
- formally accused of misconduct
- a change to the constitution
- government that enforces the laws
- to reject
- developed by new jersey delegates to the constitutional convention
- developed by Virginia delegates to the constitutional convention
14 Clues: to reject • rule by the people • government that makes laws • a change to the constitution • formally accused of misconduct • government that enforces the laws • government that that interprets the laws • solved the problem of representation in congress • powers of governments is divided by three branches • to prevent any of the three branches from becoming to powerful • ...
US history 2022-02-15
Across
- government that that interprets the laws
- powers of governments is divided by three branches
- to prevent any of the three branches from becoming to powerful
- rule by the people
- government that makes laws
- solved the problem of representation in congress
Down
- how enslaved people were to be counted in determining representation in congress
- government power is divided between the federal government and the state government
- formally accused of misconduct
- a change to the constitution
- government that enforces the laws
- to reject
- developed by new jersey delegates to the constitutional convention
- developed by Virginia delegates to the constitutional convention
14 Clues: to reject • rule by the people • government that makes laws • a change to the constitution • formally accused of misconduct • government that enforces the laws • government that that interprets the laws • solved the problem of representation in congress • powers of governments is divided by three branches • to prevent any of the three branches from becoming to powerful • ...
Us History 2022-11-16
Across
- expend money with the expectation of achieving a profit or material result
- an artificial waterway constructed to allow the passage of boats or ships inland or to convey water for irrigation.
- a formally concluded and ratified agreement between countries.
- a narrow strip of land with sea on either side, forming a link between two larger areas of land.
- a sweet crystalline substance obtained from various plants, especially sugar cane and sugar beet, consisting essentially of sucrose, and used as a sweetener in food and drink.
- an act of violent or open resistance to an established government or ruler.
Down
- a harbor.
- remove or take away (something) from a particular place or position.
- append or add as an extra or subordinate part
- give up (power or territory).
- the right or condition of self-government.
- free from outside control; not depending on another's authority.
- come between so as to prevent or alter a result or course of events.
- an act of assuming control of something
14 Clues: a harbor. • give up (power or territory). • an act of assuming control of something • the right or condition of self-government. • append or add as an extra or subordinate part • a formally concluded and ratified agreement between countries. • free from outside control; not depending on another's authority. • ...
US History 2022-11-29
Across
- Created the American financial system
- The answer to a question
- Three natural rights
- Rule by the people
- Our first president
- A time when we used reason to solve problems
- Reading a document multiple times for clues
Down
- Our first try at a government
- to find or point something out
- Pulling something apart to look at the pieces
- finding the information from a source
- He wrote the Declaration of Independence (last name)
- Finding the differences
- Background information
14 Clues: Rule by the people • Our first president • Three natural rights • Background information • Finding the differences • The answer to a question • Our first try at a government • to find or point something out • Created the American financial system • finding the information from a source • Reading a document multiple times for clues • A time when we used reason to solve problems • ...
us history 2023-05-22
Across
- which scandal makes president reagan denies knowledge of the trading of weapons for hostages?
- Which president normalized relations with China?
- which organization replaced Gatt in the 1994?
- Who is the 39th president of the US?
- Which president signed FMLA?
- what organization puts an oil embargo on the US?
- who gave a pardon to Nixon?
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- In the persian gulf war who refused requested of the united nations?
- In the persian gulf war, Iraq invaded
- which president was involved in the watergate scandal?
- first woman to serve on the supreme court
- which scandal involving the administration of President Richard Nixon
- which president appointed the first hispanic justice to the supreme court?
- Who signed the FMLA?
- which law enacted to ensure that all americans have access to affordable health insurance?
15 Clues: Who signed the FMLA? • who gave a pardon to Nixon? • Which president signed FMLA? • Who is the 39th president of the US? • In the persian gulf war, Iraq invaded • first woman to serve on the supreme court • which organization replaced Gatt in the 1994? • Which president normalized relations with China? • what organization puts an oil embargo on the US? • ...
US history 2022-02-15
Across
- government that that interprets the laws
- powers of governments is divided by three branches
- to prevent any of the three branches from becoming to powerful
- rule by the people
- government that makes laws
- solved the problem of representation in congress
Down
- how enslaved people were to be counted in determining representation in congress
- government power is divided between the federal government and the state government
- formally accused of misconduct
- a change to the constitution
- government that enforces the laws
- to reject
- developed by new jersey delegates to the constitutional convention
- developed by Virginia delegates to the constitutional convention
14 Clues: to reject • rule by the people • government that makes laws • a change to the constitution • formally accused of misconduct • government that enforces the laws • government that that interprets the laws • solved the problem of representation in congress • powers of governments is divided by three branches • to prevent any of the three branches from becoming to powerful • ...
US HISTORY 2014-05-16
Across
- tap a listening device used to intercept telephone info.
- the systematic segregation of people of different racial backgrounds
- a computer network that links millions of people around the world
- movement calling for greter attention to non European cultures in such areas as education
- gov. program that guarantees payments to a particular group
- scandal scandal that led to president Nixon's resignation 1974
- laying off workers to cut cost
- Spanish for counterrevolution
Down
- federalism pres. Nixon's call for a new partnership between federal gov. and state gov.
- to charge a public official with wrong doing in office
- the reduction or removal of government control
- 200th anniversary
- combination of high inflation and high unemployment
- right a political coalition of conservative groups formed in 1980
- sanctions trade restrictions and other economic measures intended to punish another nation
15 Clues: 200th anniversary • Spanish for counterrevolution • laying off workers to cut cost • the reduction or removal of government control • combination of high inflation and high unemployment • to charge a public official with wrong doing in office • tap a listening device used to intercept telephone info. • gov. program that guarantees payments to a particular group • ...
US history 2024-03-04
Across
- The project which created the atomic bomb
- President responsible for the Lousiana purchase
- Anti black organization
- The main disease responsible for killing indians
- alternative name for the native people of the Americas
- Name of the strait the original populiation the American migrated through
- Number of colonies that rose up against England in 1773
- The movement for women's voting rights
- Plan to help Americans during the Great Depression
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- First african-american president
- Name of the ship carriing puritans to Plymouth
- This branch is responsible for creating and accepting laws
- First man on the Moon
- Country helping the US during their war of independce
14 Clues: First man on the Moon • Anti black organization • First african-american president • The movement for women's voting rights • The project which created the atomic bomb • Name of the ship carriing puritans to Plymouth • President responsible for the Lousiana purchase • The main disease responsible for killing indians • Plan to help Americans during the Great Depression • ...
US history 2024-04-09
16 Clues: Republic • Delegates • Compromise • Constitution • JamesMadison • Constitution • Foundingfathers • Americanmonarchy • GeorgeWashington • GeorgeWashington • RevolutionaryWar • WarofIndependence • ConfederationCongress • PhiladelphiaConvention • ArticlesofConfederation • ConstitutionalConvention
why study history? 2023-07-17
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- Inspiring _____ reflection: History challenges preconceptions, promotes reflection on societal norms, and encourages questioning and analyzing the status quo.
- Learning from past _____: By studying history, we can learn from the successes and failures of past societies, governments, and individuals, enabling us to make better decisions in the present and future.
- Gaining perspective: History offers a broader perspective on human experiences across different cultures and time periods, fostering _____ and understanding.
- Nourishing personal ______: Studying history broadens our knowledge, fosters intellectual curiosity, and provides valuable insights into the human experience, contributing to lifelong learning.
- Shaping personal and national identity: History helps shape our personal and national identities by understanding our heritage, traditions, and the _____ that shaped us.
- Recognizing _____ and trends: Historical trends can provide insights into human behavior, economics, politics, and social structures.
- _____ the future: By understanding historical trends and forces, we can better predict future developments and challenges, enabling proactive planning.
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- Nurturing citizenship and civic engagement: History provides the knowledge and context necessary for active _____ in democratic societies, empowering citizens to make informed decisions.
- Recognizing historical _____: Studying history helps identify and address preferences in historical narratives, fostering a more accurate and inclusive understanding of the past.
- Improving _____ skills: History requires effective speaking and writing through research papers, presentations, and discussions, improving oral and written skills.
- Understanding the _____: History helps us understand the origins of our present-day institutions, customs, and social structures.
- Cultural appreciation: Studying history allows us to appreciate and understand diverse cultures, _____, and ways of life.
- Developing critical thinking skills: History requires _____ and interpreting complex information, fostering critical thinking and analytical skills.
- Analyzing cause and effect: History examines the causes and effects of historical events, helping us understand complex chains of _____ in various contexts.
- Enhancing research skills: Studying history involves conducting research, evaluating sources, and _____ information, which develops strong research skills applicable in various fields.
15 Clues: Cultural appreciation: Studying history allows us to appreciate and understand diverse cultures, _____, and ways of life. • Understanding the _____: History helps us understand the origins of our present-day institutions, customs, and social structures. • ...
US history 2022-02-15
Across
- government that that interprets the laws
- powers of governments is divided by three branches
- to prevent any of the three branches from becoming to powerful
- rule by the people
- government that makes laws
- solved the problem of representation in congress
Down
- how enslaved people were to be counted in determining representation in congress
- government power is divided between the federal government and the state government
- formally accused of misconduct
- a change to the constitution
- government that enforces the laws
- to reject
- developed by new jersey delegates to the constitutional convention
- developed by Virginia delegates to the constitutional convention
14 Clues: to reject • rule by the people • government that makes laws • a change to the constitution • formally accused of misconduct • government that enforces the laws • government that that interprets the laws • solved the problem of representation in congress • powers of governments is divided by three branches • to prevent any of the three branches from becoming to powerful • ...
US History 2022-04-20
Across
- This telegram made america go into WW1
- This president ended slavery
- How many stock market crashes were there?
- These were secret bars
- this guy invented the Model T
- was a big deal in the late 1800s
- this happened in the 1930s
Down
- This amendment gave women the right to vote
- Immigrants lived in these when they came to america
- These were boats Germany used
- these were people who came to america looking for better life
- FDR made this deal during the Great Depression
- this amendment gave equal civil and legal rights to African Americans and enslaved people
- Women were called these in the 1920s
14 Clues: These were secret bars • this happened in the 1930s • This president ended slavery • These were boats Germany used • this guy invented the Model T • was a big deal in the late 1800s • Women were called these in the 1920s • This telegram made america go into WW1 • How many stock market crashes were there? • This amendment gave women the right to vote • ...
CIVICS 2021-02-25
Across
- US Representative number
- Checks and Balances
- 1803 France
- November
- War 1900's
- Lincoln
- 2+2
- Surfing USA
Down
- US North Vs. South
- River, Long water
- Chief Justice of US
- April 15
- First Amendment
- Axis Power WWII
- First Amendment
- Presidents Cabinet
- Axis Power WWII
- US vs.___ WWII
- Closer to Ireland
- The first in US history
- Axis power WWII
21 Clues: 2+2 • Lincoln • April 15 • November • War 1900's • 1803 France • Surfing USA • US vs.___ WWII • First Amendment • Axis Power WWII • First Amendment • Axis Power WWII • Axis power WWII • River, Long water • Closer to Ireland • US North Vs. South • Presidents Cabinet • Chief Justice of US • Checks and Balances • The first in US history • US Representative number
US History 2015-01-13
Across
- Secretary of State who purchases Alaska
- Illegal act of using political influence for personal gain
- Act of preserving nature
- Trial that challenges the teaching of evolution
- Voters placing issue on a ballot
- The U.S. battles this country after sinking the USS Maine
Down
- treaty that ends WW I
- To buy stocks without the entire payment and pay back what is owed with anticipated profit
- Steel business man that created a monopoly
- Women who embraced urban culture in the 1920's
- Multi-family urban dwellings
- Stronger nations imposing their will on weaker nations
- U.S. starts uprising in this country in attempt to connect the Atlantic and Pacific
- New battle strategy of WW I
14 Clues: treaty that ends WW I • Act of preserving nature • New battle strategy of WW I • Multi-family urban dwellings • Voters placing issue on a ballot • Secretary of State who purchases Alaska • Steel business man that created a monopoly • Women who embraced urban culture in the 1920's • Trial that challenges the teaching of evolution • ...
US history 2022-02-15
Across
- government that that interprets the laws
- powers of governments is divided by three branches
- to prevent any of the three branches from becoming to powerful
- rule by the people
- government that makes laws
- solved the problem of representation in congress
Down
- how enslaved people were to be counted in determining representation in congress
- government power is divided between the federal government and the state government
- formally accused of misconduct
- a change to the constitution
- government that enforces the laws
- to reject
- developed by new jersey delegates to the constitutional convention
- developed by Virginia delegates to the constitutional convention
14 Clues: to reject • rule by the people • government that makes laws • a change to the constitution • formally accused of misconduct • government that enforces the laws • government that that interprets the laws • solved the problem of representation in congress • powers of governments is divided by three branches • to prevent any of the three branches from becoming to powerful • ...
US History 2022-04-20
Across
- this amendment gave equal civil and legal rights to African Americans and enslaved people
- This amendment gave women the right to vote
- These were secret bars
- Immigrants lived in these when they came to america
- This president ended slavery
- was a big deal in the late 1800s
Down
- this happened in the 1930s
- these were people who came to america looking for better life
- FDR made this deal during the Great Depression
- this guy invented the Model T
- How many stock market crashes were there?
- Women were called these in the 1920s
- These were boats Germany used
- This telegram made america go into WW1
14 Clues: These were secret bars • this happened in the 1930s • This president ended slavery • this guy invented the Model T • These were boats Germany used • was a big deal in the late 1800s • Women were called these in the 1920s • This telegram made america go into WW1 • How many stock market crashes were there? • This amendment gave women the right to vote • ...
US History 2022-04-20
Across
- This telegram made america go into WW1
- This president ended slavery
- How many stock market crashes were there?
- These were secret bars
- this guy invented the Model T
- was a big deal in the late 1800s
- this happened in the 1930s
Down
- This amendment gave women the right to vote
- Immigrants lived in these when they came to america
- These were boats Germany used
- these were people who came to america looking for better life
- FDR made this deal during the Great Depression
- this amendment gave equal civil and legal rights to African Americans and enslaved people
- Women were called these in the 1920s
14 Clues: These were secret bars • this happened in the 1930s • This president ended slavery • These were boats Germany used • this guy invented the Model T • was a big deal in the late 1800s • Women were called these in the 1920s • This telegram made america go into WW1 • How many stock market crashes were there? • This amendment gave women the right to vote • ...
Module 3 vocab 2022-04-21
25 Clues: art • band • math • arts • choir • music • health • spanish • anatomy • biology • physics • algebra • economy • english • geometry • chemistry • jouralism • geography • government • us history • pre-calculus • world history • social science • musical teater • natural sciense
US History 2014-02-17
Across
- The last name of the person who helped the Massachusetts school system.
- Reformers blamed this for poverty, Breakup of families, crime, and insanity.
- This president who said "democracy could not survive without educated.
- Drinking little or no alcohol.
- This college was the first to admit both women and African Americans.
- Reform brought changes to American religion, politics, ___________, art, and literature.
- Men and women wanted to extend the nation's ideals of _________ and equality to all Americans.
Down
- A school for training high-school graduates as teachers.
- The last name of the person who was jailed for not paying a one-dollar tax.
- The first permanent women's college.
- All states adopted that all schools needed to be ________ and supported by taxes.
- It was belief that the primary role for this people was to become a wife and mother.
- The communities based on vision of a perfect society.
13 Clues: Drinking little or no alcohol. • The first permanent women's college. • The communities based on vision of a perfect society. • A school for training high-school graduates as teachers. • This college was the first to admit both women and African Americans. • This president who said "democracy could not survive without educated. • ...
US History 2023-04-26
Across
- Poder de hablar, pensar y actuar sin control del gobierno.
- Miembro del estado o pais.
- sistema económico y social bajo el control del gobierno
- construir o formar (algo) nuevamente después de haber sido dañado o destruido.
- analizar los hechos para llegar a una conclusión
- una acción moralmente mala.
- las acciones que toman las personas para hacer los cambios que quieren ver en el mundo.
Down
- líder de un país.
- Batalla entre dos paises.
- sistema de ciudadanos que vota por sus lideres.
- Un proceso de selección de una candidata política.
- conjunto de reglas para ayudar a otros países.
- Rivalidad entre dos países sin pelear.
13 Clues: líder de un país. • Batalla entre dos paises. • Miembro del estado o pais. • una acción moralmente mala. • Rivalidad entre dos países sin pelear. • conjunto de reglas para ayudar a otros países. • sistema de ciudadanos que vota por sus lideres. • analizar los hechos para llegar a una conclusión • Un proceso de selección de una candidata política. • ...
US history 2023-10-05
Across
- Every us citizen has-?
- The southerners during the civil war were called what?
- The name given to affairs of a country
- Land given back to the Native Americans
- Who made millions off of selling steal?
Down
- Who were here before us.
- When a human is owned by another human it is called?
- Who was the 16th president?
- Former slaves that gained their freedom
- The northerners during the Civil War were called what?
- What did the government do after the civil war
- The governing body of The USA
- Who made millions off of selling oil?
13 Clues: Every us citizen has-? • Who were here before us. • Who was the 16th president? • The governing body of The USA • Who made millions off of selling oil? • The name given to affairs of a country • Former slaves that gained their freedom • Land given back to the Native Americans • Who made millions off of selling steal? • What did the government do after the civil war • ...
US History 2023-10-23
Across
- remove official from office
- election within a party
- a group of crusading journalists, instigated social conditions and political corruption
- tried to fix problems from industrialization
- Af. Am. Organization
- Jungle Upton Sinclair
- woman right to vote
Down
- citizens vote on bills
- right to vote
- National Woman Suffrage Association
- moderation or elimination of alcohol
- How the Other Half Lives
- citizens introduce bills
13 Clues: right to vote • woman right to vote • Af. Am. Organization • Jungle Upton Sinclair • citizens vote on bills • election within a party • How the Other Half Lives • citizens introduce bills • remove official from office • National Woman Suffrage Association • moderation or elimination of alcohol • tried to fix problems from industrialization • ...
US History 2024-01-11
Across
- Mr. Hook's favorite baseball player, first black player to play in the Major Leagues.
- Far right movement organized by a dictator
- Mr. Hook's favorite team
- During the war, it was used as a reactor to create large explosions.
- In 1948, President Truman decided for this to take place in the military.
- It was a forced relocation by the US between 1942 and 1945
Down
- Commonly used during the war for defense
- It was a form of racism during WWII
- During the war, it was very common for different nationalities to move out of their existing home to seek new homes
- Far left movement, socialist movement
- 32nd President of the United States
- To minimize food, product, in order to manage supply of food
- Strong sense of rule that attempts to take complete control over every aspect of your lives
13 Clues: Mr. Hook's favorite team • It was a form of racism during WWII • 32nd President of the United States • Far left movement, socialist movement • Commonly used during the war for defense • Far right movement organized by a dictator • It was a forced relocation by the US between 1942 and 1945 • To minimize food, product, in order to manage supply of food • ...
Us History 2023-12-01
Across
- The movement of people from one place to another, often for better living conditions or opportunities
- Cultures all come together to become like the place they go to
- The act of leaving one’s own country to settle permanently in another.
- The status of being a member of a particular country and having rights and responsibilities within that country.
- Separate cultures in one place
- Protection granted by a country to someone who has fled their home country as a refugee and meets the criteria for refugee status.
- The act of individuals moving to a different country to settle there permanently.
- The forced removal of a person from a country, typically due to a violation of immigration laws.
Down
- The process of immigrants becoming fully involved and accepted within a new society or culture.
- Policies and measures implemented by a country to regulate the entry and exit of people at its borders.
- A person forced to leave their country to escape war, persecution, or natural disaster.
- The process by which immigrants and their descendants adopt characteristics of the dominant culture in their new country.
- The legal process by which a person becomes a citizen of a country where they were not born.
13 Clues: Separate cultures in one place • Cultures all come together to become like the place they go to • The act of leaving one’s own country to settle permanently in another. • The act of individuals moving to a different country to settle there permanently. • A person forced to leave their country to escape war, persecution, or natural disaster. • ...
Us History 2023-12-01
Across
- The movement of people from one place to another, often for better living conditions or opportunities
- Cultures all come together to become like the place they go to
- The act of leaving one’s own country to settle permanently in another.
- The status of being a member of a particular country and having rights and responsibilities within that country.
- Separate cultures in one place
- Protection granted by a country to someone who has fled their home country as a refugee and meets the criteria for refugee status.
- The act of individuals moving to a different country to settle there permanently.
- The forced removal of a person from a country, typically due to a violation of immigration laws.
Down
- The process of immigrants becoming fully involved and accepted within a new society or culture.
- Policies and measures implemented by a country to regulate the entry and exit of people at its borders.
- A person forced to leave their country to escape war, persecution, or natural disaster.
- The process by which immigrants and their descendants adopt characteristics of the dominant culture in their new country.
- The legal process by which a person becomes a citizen of a country where they were not born.
13 Clues: Separate cultures in one place • Cultures all come together to become like the place they go to • The act of leaving one’s own country to settle permanently in another. • The act of individuals moving to a different country to settle there permanently. • A person forced to leave their country to escape war, persecution, or natural disaster. • ...
Us History 2023-12-01
Across
- The movement of people from one place to another, often for better living conditions or opportunities
- Cultures all come together to become like the place they go to
- The act of leaving one’s own country to settle permanently in another.
- The status of being a member of a particular country and having rights and responsibilities within that country.
- Separate cultures in one place
- Protection granted by a country to someone who has fled their home country as a refugee and meets the criteria for refugee status.
- The act of individuals moving to a different country to settle there permanently.
- The forced removal of a person from a country, typically due to a violation of immigration laws.
Down
- The process of immigrants becoming fully involved and accepted within a new society or culture.
- Policies and measures implemented by a country to regulate the entry and exit of people at its borders.
- A person forced to leave their country to escape war, persecution, or natural disaster.
- The process by which immigrants and their descendants adopt characteristics of the dominant culture in their new country.
- The legal process by which a person becomes a citizen of a country where they were not born.
13 Clues: Separate cultures in one place • Cultures all come together to become like the place they go to • The act of leaving one’s own country to settle permanently in another. • The act of individuals moving to a different country to settle there permanently. • A person forced to leave their country to escape war, persecution, or natural disaster. • ...
US HISTORY 2013-12-12
Across
- aggressive nationalism
- ended the spanish american war
- fleet of white american battle ships
- established a government in puerto rico
- policy by which strong nations take over weaker nations
- a area of a foreign nation controlled by a larger nation
- belief that life is survival of the fittest
- featured a comic strip called the yellow kid
Down
- warfare involving small scale attacks on larger forces
- imperial powers take resources from weaker nations
- consisted of rugged westerners
- depended on strong military to influence the outcomes of nations
- 35000 helped dig this man made water line
13 Clues: aggressive nationalism • consisted of rugged westerners • ended the spanish american war • fleet of white american battle ships • established a government in puerto rico • 35000 helped dig this man made water line • belief that life is survival of the fittest • featured a comic strip called the yellow kid • imperial powers take resources from weaker nations • ...
US History 2014-02-17
Across
- The last name of the person who helped the Massachusetts school system.
- Reformers blamed this for poverty, Breakup of families, crime, and insanity.
- This president who said "democracy could not survive without educated.
- Drinking little or no alcohol.
- This college was the first to admit both women and African Americans.
- Reform brought changes to American religion, politics, ___________, art, and literature.
- Men and women wanted to extend the nation's ideals of _________ and equality to all Americans.
Down
- A school for training high-school graduates as teachers.
- The last name of the person who was jailed for not paying a one-dollar tax.
- The first permanent women's college.
- All states adopted that all schools needed to be ________ and supported by taxes.
- It was belief that the primary role for this people was to become a wife and mother.
- The communities based on vision of a perfect society.
13 Clues: Drinking little or no alcohol. • The first permanent women's college. • The communities based on vision of a perfect society. • A school for training high-school graduates as teachers. • This college was the first to admit both women and African Americans. • This president who said "democracy could not survive without educated. • ...
US History 2014-02-17
Across
- Drinking little or no alcohol.
- The last name of the person who helped the Massachusetts school system.
- Men and women wanted to extend the nation's ideals of _________ and equality to all Americans.
- This president who said "democracy could not survive without educated people.
- Reform brought changes to American religion, politics, ___________, art, and literature.
- A school for training high-school graduates as teachers.
Down
- Reformers blamed this for poverty, Breakup of families, crime, and insanity.
- It was belief that the primary role for this people was to become a wife and mother.
- The first permanent women's college.
- The last name of the person who was jailed for not paying a one-dollar tax.
- All states adopted that all schools needed to be ________ and supported by taxes.
- The communities based on vision of a perfect society.
- This college was the first to admit both women and African Americans.
13 Clues: Drinking little or no alcohol. • The first permanent women's college. • The communities based on vision of a perfect society. • A school for training high-school graduates as teachers. • This college was the first to admit both women and African Americans. • The last name of the person who helped the Massachusetts school system. • ...
US History 2022-10-20
Across
- A group of people living in a new area still under control of native (home) country.
- Nation/Country becomes strong by controlling trade (Rich).
- A period of time in history when an important event happened.
- Things going out
- Things going in
- Limited the King's power
- Law
Down
- When one country take control of another country and makes it theirs.
- What was the ship that took the Pilgrims over to the new world.
- Enforced laws/Boss of colony affairs.
- Was a colony settled in 1607.
- Is the trade of goods between Europe, North America, and Africa.
- This group of people landed in massachusetts Bay in 1630.
13 Clues: Law • Things going in • Things going out • Limited the King's power • Was a colony settled in 1607. • Enforced laws/Boss of colony affairs. • This group of people landed in massachusetts Bay in 1630. • Nation/Country becomes strong by controlling trade (Rich). • A period of time in history when an important event happened. • ...
us history 2022-02-02
US history 2022-03-13
13 Clues: Skatt • selskap • innfødte • regjering • Militæret • dødsstraff • utvandring • innvandring • kolonisering • selvstendighet • kolonist, nybygger • uavhengighetserklæringen • bosetting, nybyggerområde
US History 2014-02-17
Across
- Drinking little or no alcohol.
- The last name of the person who helped the Massachusetts school system.
- Men and women wanted to extend the nation's ideals of _________ and equality to all Americans.
- This president who said "democracy could not survive without educated people.
- Reform brought changes to American religion, politics, ___________, art, and literature.
- A school for training high-school graduates as teachers.
Down
- Reformers blamed this for poverty, Breakup of families, crime, and insanity.
- It was belief that the primary role for this people was to become a wife and mother.
- The first permanent women's college.
- The last name of the person who was jailed for not paying a one-dollar tax.
- All states adopted that all schools needed to be ________ and supported by taxes.
- The communities based on vision of a perfect society.
- This college was the first to admit both women and African Americans.
13 Clues: Drinking little or no alcohol. • The first permanent women's college. • The communities based on vision of a perfect society. • A school for training high-school graduates as teachers. • This college was the first to admit both women and African Americans. • The last name of the person who helped the Massachusetts school system. • ...
US History 2023-01-20
13 Clues: idea • trade • ignore • women's • alliance • deconstruction • too much dinero • manifest destiny • no longer a slave • not pro federalists • remove from position • process of nullifying • make something official
Us History 2023-12-01
Across
- The movement of people from one place to another, often for better living conditions or opportunities
- Cultures all come together to become like the place they go to
- The act of leaving one’s own country to settle permanently in another.
- The status of being a member of a particular country and having rights and responsibilities within that country.
- Separate cultures in one place
- Protection granted by a country to someone who has fled their home country as a refugee and meets the criteria for refugee status.
- The act of individuals moving to a different country to settle there permanently.
- The forced removal of a person from a country, typically due to a violation of immigration laws.
Down
- The process of immigrants becoming fully involved and accepted within a new society or culture.
- Policies and measures implemented by a country to regulate the entry and exit of people at its borders.
- A person forced to leave their country to escape war, persecution, or natural disaster.
- The process by which immigrants and their descendants adopt characteristics of the dominant culture in their new country.
- The legal process by which a person becomes a citizen of a country where they were not born.
13 Clues: Separate cultures in one place • Cultures all come together to become like the place they go to • The act of leaving one’s own country to settle permanently in another. • The act of individuals moving to a different country to settle there permanently. • A person forced to leave their country to escape war, persecution, or natural disaster. • ...
Us history 2022-03-30
Across
- education man
- no alcohol
- the right to vote
- a supporter of women rights
- supporter of women rights
- supporter of women's rights
- Dorothea Dix helped the
- abolitionist
Down
- was an abolitionist
- Elizabeth Cady Stanton was a supporter of
- an abolitionst
- was an abolitionist
- change for the better
- kidnapping people of African descent and forcing them to work for no money
14 Clues: no alcohol • abolitionist • education man • an abolitionst • the right to vote • was an abolitionist • was an abolitionist • change for the better • Dorothea Dix helped the • supporter of women rights • a supporter of women rights • supporter of women's rights • Elizabeth Cady Stanton was a supporter of • kidnapping people of African descent and forcing them to work for no money
US HISTORY 2022-12-15
Across
- another name for the south
- Niles North mascot
- an agreement
- discounts
- state that was slavery free
- house Jane Adams house
Down
- to fight for a cause or change
- another name for the north
- Carnegie made money with this
- line how cars were made
- to leave the union
- made the first car
- the illegal way business's toke advantage of other business's
13 Clues: discounts • an agreement • Niles North mascot • to leave the union • made the first car • house Jane Adams house • line how cars were made • another name for the north • another name for the south • state that was slavery free • Carnegie made money with this • to fight for a cause or change • the illegal way business's toke advantage of other business's
Us History 2023-12-01
Across
- The movement of people from one place to another, often for better living conditions or opportunities
- Cultures all come together to become like the place they go to
- The act of leaving one’s own country to settle permanently in another.
- The status of being a member of a particular country and having rights and responsibilities within that country.
- Separate cultures in one place
- Protection granted by a country to someone who has fled their home country as a refugee and meets the criteria for refugee status.
- The act of individuals moving to a different country to settle there permanently.
- The forced removal of a person from a country, typically due to a violation of immigration laws.
Down
- The process of immigrants becoming fully involved and accepted within a new society or culture.
- Policies and measures implemented by a country to regulate the entry and exit of people at its borders.
- A person forced to leave their country to escape war, persecution, or natural disaster.
- The process by which immigrants and their descendants adopt characteristics of the dominant culture in their new country.
- The legal process by which a person becomes a citizen of a country where they were not born.
13 Clues: Separate cultures in one place • Cultures all come together to become like the place they go to • The act of leaving one’s own country to settle permanently in another. • The act of individuals moving to a different country to settle there permanently. • A person forced to leave their country to escape war, persecution, or natural disaster. • ...
Us History 2023-12-01
Across
- The movement of people from one place to another, often for better living conditions or opportunities
- Cultures all come together to become like the place they go to
- The act of leaving one’s own country to settle permanently in another.
- The status of being a member of a particular country and having rights and responsibilities within that country.
- Separate cultures in one place
- Protection granted by a country to someone who has fled their home country as a refugee and meets the criteria for refugee status.
- The act of individuals moving to a different country to settle there permanently.
- The forced removal of a person from a country, typically due to a violation of immigration laws.
Down
- The process of immigrants becoming fully involved and accepted within a new society or culture.
- Policies and measures implemented by a country to regulate the entry and exit of people at its borders.
- A person forced to leave their country to escape war, persecution, or natural disaster.
- The process by which immigrants and their descendants adopt characteristics of the dominant culture in their new country.
- The legal process by which a person becomes a citizen of a country where they were not born.
13 Clues: Separate cultures in one place • Cultures all come together to become like the place they go to • The act of leaving one’s own country to settle permanently in another. • The act of individuals moving to a different country to settle there permanently. • A person forced to leave their country to escape war, persecution, or natural disaster. • ...
Us history 2023-03-02
Across
- An animal that was useful in the Gilded Age
- The make of citied and houses
- Plow John steel
- and big bussiness corporations who obtained alot of money contributed to urbanization
- Native American Policies The prohibiting of native americans on U.S soil
- act Government provides free land for people with certain stipulations
- Faire A hands-off approach when dealing with big bussiness
Down
- Railroad A railroad that only reaches as far as Nebraska
- Unions A group of people that helped workers to receive fair working conditions and pay
- the Frontier The west Great plains where the buffalos roam
- Exclusion Act The goverment prohibited any chinese immigrants from entering america
- The make of factories and the creation of corporations
- Black and white men who rode horses in the country
13 Clues: Plow John steel • The make of citied and houses • An animal that was useful in the Gilded Age • Black and white men who rode horses in the country • The make of factories and the creation of corporations • Railroad A railroad that only reaches as far as Nebraska • the Frontier The west Great plains where the buffalos roam • ...
US History 2015-10-15
Across
- of Guadalupe Hidalgo: entitled the Treaty of Peace, Friendship, Limits and Settlement between the United States of America and the Mexican Republic
- a person who had been granted the right to settle on land in exchange for recruiting and taking responsibility for new settlers.
- destiny: the 19th-century doctrine or belief that the expansion of the US throughout the American continents was both justified and inevitable.
- revolution: The expansion of the marketplace that occurred in early 19th century America
- a system for transmitting messages from a distance along a wire, especially one creating signals by making and breaking an electrical connection.
- Trail: A 2,200-mile historic east–west large-wheeled wagon route
Down
- Purchase: a 29,640-square-mile region of present-day southern Arizona and southwestern New Mexico that was purchased by the United States
- an economic and political system in which a country's trade and industry are controlled by private owners for profit
- of Liberty: a theme developed first by Thomas Jefferson to identify the responsibility of the United States to spread freedom across the world.
- of Texas: an independent sovereign country in North America that existed from March 2, 1836, to February 19, 1846.
- Revolution: colonists in the Mexican province of Texas rebelled against the increasingly centralist Mexican government.
- the Alamo: a pivotal event in the Texas Revolution. Following a 13-day siege, Mexican troops
- Grants: a grant of public land, especially to an institution, organization, or to particular groups of people.
13 Clues: Trail: A 2,200-mile historic east–west large-wheeled wagon route • revolution: The expansion of the marketplace that occurred in early 19th century America • the Alamo: a pivotal event in the Texas Revolution. Following a 13-day siege, Mexican troops • ...
us history 2022-02-02
13 Clues: gin • Sumter • bureau • destiny • address • railroad • gold rush • of the sea • revolution • Nebraska act • Trent affair • election of 1876 • rights bill of 1866
Us History 2023-12-01
Across
- The movement of people from one place to another, often for better living conditions or opportunities
- Cultures all come together to become like the place they go to
- The act of leaving one’s own country to settle permanently in another.
- The status of being a member of a particular country and having rights and responsibilities within that country.
- Separate cultures in one place
- Protection granted by a country to someone who has fled their home country as a refugee and meets the criteria for refugee status.
- The act of individuals moving to a different country to settle there permanently.
- The forced removal of a person from a country, typically due to a violation of immigration laws.
Down
- The process of immigrants becoming fully involved and accepted within a new society or culture.
- Policies and measures implemented by a country to regulate the entry and exit of people at its borders.
- A person forced to leave their country to escape war, persecution, or natural disaster.
- The process by which immigrants and their descendants adopt characteristics of the dominant culture in their new country.
- The legal process by which a person becomes a citizen of a country where they were not born.
13 Clues: Separate cultures in one place • Cultures all come together to become like the place they go to • The act of leaving one’s own country to settle permanently in another. • The act of individuals moving to a different country to settle there permanently. • A person forced to leave their country to escape war, persecution, or natural disaster. • ...
US History 2023-11-03
Across
- Germany, Austria-Hungary, Ottoman Empire
- end war
- Germany will warn ships
- Wilson’s idea for peace
- passenger liner
- peace keeping org.
Down
- raise their own vegetables, leaving more for the troops
- German submarines
- fear of communism
- information designed to influence opinion
- certificate; by buying the bonds, Americans were loaning the government money
- Mexico fight the US
- not taking sides
13 Clues: end war • passenger liner • not taking sides • German submarines • fear of communism • peace keeping org. • Mexico fight the US • Germany will warn ships • Wilson’s idea for peace • Germany, Austria-Hungary, Ottoman Empire • information designed to influence opinion • raise their own vegetables, leaving more for the troops • ...
us history 2023-09-15
Across
- a tax on paper
- english philosopher
- french philosopher
- allowed royal governors, rather than colonial legislatures, to find homes and buildings to quarter or house British soldiers
- written by tomas pain
- a series of four laws passed by the British Parliament to punish the colony of Massachusetts Bay for the Boston Tea Party.
- a tax on sugar
- a paper to england as a last hope
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- allowed royal governors, rather than colonial legislatures, to find homes and buildings to quarter or house British soldiers.
- french philosopher
- leader in the colonies
- British-produced boundary marked in the Appalachian Mountains at the Eastern Continental Divide.
- a battle in colonies
- author of common sense
- a battle in the war
- a series of four laws passed by the British Parliament to punish the colony of Massachusetts Bay for the Boston Tea Party.
16 Clues: a tax on paper • a tax on sugar • french philosopher • french philosopher • english philosopher • a battle in the war • a battle in colonies • written by tomas pain • leader in the colonies • author of common sense • a paper to england as a last hope • British-produced boundary marked in the Appalachian Mountains at the Eastern Continental Divide. • ...
AEE staff 2022-11-18
20 Clues: Art • Stats • Track • Science • Un Amigo • Baseball • English 4 • Espanol 2 • Economics • 3rd Amigo • English 9 • US History • Leadership • OG Counselor • World History • Studied at UCLA • played FB at UCLA • Physical Education • Writes a good essay • in charge of our school
US History Midterm 2014-01-13
Across
- Island where many European immigrants entered the US
- Author of the Gospel of Wealth
- Organizations that fought for worker's rights
- Former slaves were forced to earn a living doing this
- President who used big stick diplomacy
- Major factor in US industrial growth
- Expansion policy used to promote economic growth
- General who waged total war on the South
- People forced onto reservations by Great Plains settlers
- Color of press known for its sensational headlines
- President who kept the US neutral at the start of WWI
- Type of Republican that wanted Southerners punished for their crimes
Down
- Major cause of Civil War
- The attempt to rebuild the South after the Civil War
- Animal killed on the Great Plains that hurt survival of tribes
- Product targeted by temperance movement
- People who wanted to improve society and limit big business
- A business that dominates an industry
- President of the North during the Civil War
- Fort where first shots of Civil War were fired
- Side that won the Civil War
- Florida railroad tycoon
22 Clues: Florida railroad tycoon • Major cause of Civil War • Side that won the Civil War • Author of the Gospel of Wealth • Major factor in US industrial growth • A business that dominates an industry • President who used big stick diplomacy • Product targeted by temperance movement • General who waged total war on the South • President of the North during the Civil War • ...
US History Review 2014-05-27
Across
- procedure for removing a public officer by the people's vote
- flexible policy of negotiation adopted by Nixon
- international governmental organization to promote cooperation between countries and nations
- legal act of prohibiting the sale, making, or consumption of alcohol
- Franklin Roosevelt's program to get rid of problems of the Great Depression
- banking system that controls money supply and availability of credit
- scandal involving Nixon, edited tapes, and recorded phone calls
- complete control over an industry
- policy to open trade with China
- journalists who uncover corrupt businesses
Down
- program to provide economic aid to European nations after WWII
- papers that revealed the government's actual plans for Vietnam
- fear of communism in the US
- north atlantic treaty organization
- US attempt to block the spread of communism
- attacks by Joseph McCarthy on suspecting communism
- court case that overturned separate but equal facilities
- Warren G Harding's promise; return to pre-war mentality
- extreme nationalism
- russian satellite, first to orbit Earth
20 Clues: extreme nationalism • fear of communism in the US • policy to open trade with China • complete control over an industry • north atlantic treaty organization • russian satellite, first to orbit Earth • journalists who uncover corrupt businesses • US attempt to block the spread of communism • flexible policy of negotiation adopted by Nixon • ...
US HISTORY PROJECT 2014-09-21
Across
- Place where Americans killed many defenseless Indians.
- Leader of the Lakota who beat Custer's men on the Battle of Little Big Horn.
- The proccess which made the Indians integrate into American society.
- Places where Indians were forced to live.
- Metal looked for by all the miners who tried to strike it rich.
- Place where Chief Joseph was trying to go before he surrended.
- Place where Sitting Bull's most important battle happened.
- The Act which ended Indian reservations.
Down
- Land given to farmers for free with the condition that they had to work it and improve it for 5 years.
- Leader of a refugee group who tried to escape to Canada when they were caught by the American soldiers and then surrended.
- Towns were miners lived
- The railroad that crossed the whole country from East to West.
- People who drove cows from the south to the north.
- Mountains which were holy for the Indians and where there was a huge gold mine.
- The most important way of transportation in the west during the industrial revolution.
- People who cheated by staking their claims before the official opening of the Homestead period.
- Self appointed law enforcers who punished law-breakers in the mining towns.
- Free African Americans who lived on the Homesteads.
- A different name for "Native Americans."
- Mexican system which didn't allow fences on the land.
20 Clues: Towns were miners lived • A different name for "Native Americans." • The Act which ended Indian reservations. • Places where Indians were forced to live. • People who drove cows from the south to the north. • Free African Americans who lived on the Homesteads. • Mexican system which didn't allow fences on the land. • ...
US History Crossword 2021-03-02
Across
- made sure that one of the branches of government did not get too powerful
- every 5 slaves in a state would count as three free persons
- the promise the federalists made to attach to the Constitution
- the creator of the New Jersey Plan
- changes to the Constitution
- many of the antifederalists
- rule by the people
Down
- the governor of New York who was an antifederalist
- supporters of the Constitution
- opposed the Constitution
- the date of the first meeting of the new congress
- did not get rid of the articles ad instead it modifies them to make the central government stronger
- was chosen to become the first president under the new Constitution
- proposed to get rid of the articles and create a new national government
- divided government power between federal and state governments
- the two states that had not ratified the Constitution
- the state that waited until the bill of rights was proposed to ratify the Constitution
- his idea was used in the Great Compromise
- the leaders of the federalists
- the majority of the delegates that attended the convention in Philadelphia
20 Clues: rule by the people • opposed the Constitution • changes to the Constitution • many of the antifederalists • supporters of the Constitution • the leaders of the federalists • the creator of the New Jersey Plan • his idea was used in the Great Compromise • the date of the first meeting of the new congress • the governor of New York who was an antifederalist • ...
US History Crossword 2020-06-20
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- group opposed ratifying constitution
- how slaves counted in population
- deemed too weak to govern
- essay to support ratifying Constitution
- US minister to France (1785)
- decided states legislative representation
- first 10 amendments to constitution
- proposed government assume states debts
- unanimously elected president
- meeting to fix weak Articles
- allows punishment for threatening US
Down
- Washington's last warnings to America
- tax protest in Pennsylvania
- 3 Frenchmen gave demands to diplomats
- group supported ratifying constitution
- 2nd President; Federalist
- outlawed slavery in new territory
- revolt caused by heavy taxes
- opposed Hamilton and supported Jefferson
- treaty for Northwest natives' boundaries
20 Clues: 2nd President; Federalist • deemed too weak to govern • tax protest in Pennsylvania • revolt caused by heavy taxes • US minister to France (1785) • meeting to fix weak Articles • unanimously elected president • how slaves counted in population • outlawed slavery in new territory • first 10 amendments to constitution • group opposed ratifying constitution • ...
US History Vocab 2020-09-29
Across
- To adjust fully into another culture.
- Required the sale of ALL paper documents be marked with a stamp, which had to be payed for.
- Banned the colonies trading sugar and molasses with any countries besides Britan
- Abraham Lincoln's assassin.
- in charge of the artillery and fought in the Revolutionary War
- Government system in which the citizens vote for every decision.
- made to provide federal funding for building railways across the US.
- King of Great Britan during the Revolutionary War.
- Main author of the Declaration of Independence.
- a government agency that set out to help freed slaves find employment
- the forced relocation of the Cherokee, Chickasaw, and other tribes from their native land in northern Georgia to a designated spot in Oklahoma.
- Amendment that declared Slavery fully illegal.
- The horrific massacre of the Indian village of Sand Creek by the US army.
- Executive order by Abraham Lincoln that allowed slaves to join the Union Army
- Amendment that gave former slaves US citizenships and therefore constitutional rights.
- When the confederate General Lee surrendered to General Grant, of the Union.
Down
- A set of laws in the confederate states that enforced racial segregation.
- Document that declared the colonies' independence from Great Britan.
- People that were AGAINST slavery during the Civil War.
- the Court case in which Dredd scott couldn't legally file a lawsuit because he was property, not a citizen.
- A battle in Virginia in which the French stepped in and helped the Union soldiers win.
- Created the Indian Reservations.
- Comprised the first ten amendments to the constitution.
- A battle between the US army and the Lakota Sioux and Cheyenne tribes.
- Amendment that allowed former slaves to vote.
- The popular trail that was used for settlers to move west. It ran from Independence, MI to Fort Vancouver.
- A chunk of land the US bought from the French in 1803 that covers the majority of the midwest.
- Government system in which the citizens elect representatives to make decisions for us. This is the system the US uses.
- To divide or break away
- Commander in chief of the Colonies during the Revolutionary War, also the 1st President of the United States.
30 Clues: To divide or break away • Abraham Lincoln's assassin. • Created the Indian Reservations. • To adjust fully into another culture. • Amendment that allowed former slaves to vote. • Amendment that declared Slavery fully illegal. • Main author of the Declaration of Independence. • King of Great Britan during the Revolutionary War. • ...
1980s US History 2021-05-17
Across
- Developed by accident by Spencer Silver No hyphen)
- The 1980s was the heyday of the _______ movie
- Number of gold medals won at the 1980 Summer Olympics by the US
- Reagan's domestic War on __________
- Company responsible for largest oil spill at the time
- Reagan believed that economic growth would ________ down to everyone
- Emergency Room visits for cocaine addiction increased ______ times as many in the 80s
- Disaffected liberals were known as ___Democrats
- The suburban and rural area of the Southwestern US
- Location of the largest oil spill at the time
- Anti-communist group in Nicaragua
- Nickname for Reagan based off a movie he was in
- How the anti-communist forces in Nicaragua had been financing themselves
- The conservative movement of the 80s known as the New _____
Down
- Location of 1980 Summer Olympics
- A highly successful concert on TV to help with famine in Ethiopia (no spaces)
- The word for a 1980s college educated baby boomer
- The _________ Commission investigated the Iran-Contra arms deal
- The word for a restriction on trade with another country
- Number of US hostages held by Iran
- Nancy Reagan's antidrug program (no spaces)
- The older industrial cities of the North and Midwest
- The country that boycotted the 1984 Summer Olympics (initials)
- A highly addictive form of cocaine
- Program begun in Los Angeles to reduce drug use
- The country the US secretly sold weapons to
- The computer company to start personal computers
27 Clues: Location of 1980 Summer Olympics • Anti-communist group in Nicaragua • Number of US hostages held by Iran • A highly addictive form of cocaine • Reagan's domestic War on __________ • Nancy Reagan's antidrug program (no spaces) • The country the US secretly sold weapons to • The 1980s was the heyday of the _______ movie • Location of the largest oil spill at the time • ...