us history Crossword Puzzles
US History Unit 4 (Reconstruction-WildWest) 2022-03-31
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- President responsible for administering the General Amnesty Reconstruction Plan, offering amnesty to Southerners with property worth less than $20K
- Republican Candidate in the election of 1876
- Number of land rushes with took place in the Midwest
- Agency created to assist former slaves with things like education, healthcare, and food/clothing
- Judge Isaac Parkers preferred method of execution
- Movement responsible for a prominent evangelist of the late 1800’s choosing to start a church and volunteer in existing religious institutions, like the YMCA
- Assassin responsible for the death of Abraham Lincoln
- Military General Known for his activity in the Indian Wars
- Native American perception of property in not private/individual, but ________________
- This United States President will be shot by a displeased Republican only months after entering office, and will survive his injuries for 11 weeks
- period of time in United States history from 1877-1896
- Organization responsible for advocating for the 8 hour work day and end of child labor
- site of the end of the Sioux Wars, where 150-300 Sioux died, as well as 25 US Troops
- The open door policy intervened in the policies of this country, ________________, forcing them to trade with the rest of the world and ultimately causing the Boxer Rebellion
- Type of campaign run by McKinley, winning the election for him
- One of the causes attributed to the population growth from 1860-1910
- A derogatory term used to describe a Northerner who moves South to assist in Reconstruction
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- Prominent Military leader of the Indian Wars
- State where a series of land rushes for millions of free acres took place
- due to the violent nature of these interactions, government was more likely to side with businesses
- William McKinley will be responsible for the passing of a ________________ tariff
- Famous Republican Political Cartoonist, responsible for the imprisonment of Tweed
- synonymous with corruption
- A derogatory term used to describe a Republican Southerner (meaning traitor, or worthless person)
- Phrase originated by Isaac Parker in the Wild West
- type of entrepreneur known for improving efficiency or profitability and becoming successful as a result of those actions
- The open door policy allows for free _____________
- Group responsible for the impeachment of Andrew Johnson
- The Ku Klux Klan Act declared the group a __________, leading to the arrest of many members
- type of entrepreneur known for using powerful connections or bribery/lobbying to create exclusive and profitable business exchanges
- Will be both the 22nd and 24th United States President
- Democratic Candidate in the election of 1876
- the late 1800’s will see a massive increase in ________________, though they will experience stagnancy in standard of living
- Prominent Political leader of the Indian Wars, known for unifying the Sioux
- Prominent Evangelist who moved to Chicago intending to become wealthy, but became inspired by a revival movement and converted 1000’s over the course of his life
- Political Party largely responsible for managing the reconstruction effort
- Site of Sioux victory in the 2nd Sioux War, also known as Custers Last Stand
- from 1860 to 1910, the population grew in size, it nearly ______________
- Legislation allowing tribal lands to be parceled to individuals of the tribe
- Famously Corrupt party boss, known for embezzlement in New York
- Location of Lincolns assassination
41 Clues: synonymous with corruption • Location of Lincolns assassination • Prominent Military leader of the Indian Wars • Republican Candidate in the election of 1876 • Democratic Candidate in the election of 1876 • Judge Isaac Parkers preferred method of execution • Phrase originated by Isaac Parker in the Wild West • The open door policy allows for free _____________ • ...
US History Final Exam Review 2 2013-01-22
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- The State of Arkansas refused to comply with the federal government and require ___________________ of schools
- The __________________ (hippy movement) in the 1960s rebeled against traditional conservative American values
- The 1964 Civil Rights Act prohibited segregation in public _________________ or facilities
- The election of 1960 had to deal with the power of ________________ as a tool of the media
- The 16th Amendment gave the government the power to tax ______________
- As a part of the labor and civil rights movement, Cesear Chavez worked to help _____________ farm workers
- Herbert Hoover tried to stop the Great Depression, but many felt his ideas were too _____________________
- The Great Society program under Johnson had a provision called _______________ or health insurance for the elderly
- One of FDRs public works project help build hydroelectric dams in the south, this was the ____________________ Valley Authority
- President Eisenhower sent the US Military to Little Rock to help force ___________________ of the schools.
- After Brown vs. Board of Ed the Little Rock Nine were refused entry to school until Eisenhower interviened.
- After the Gulf of Tonkin Incident the US goverment granted the president a military "blank check" with the War _____________ Act
- The US government gave away land under the ______________ Act to help settle the Great Plains
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- The ____________ Anti-Trust act was designed to fight monopolies
- The idea that new immigrants are something to be feared is based in _______________
- The Anti-Imperialist movement in the US helped create our nation's tendency towards ___________________ (Worrying about our self)
- Groups like the Black Panthers and other black power groups promoted _______________ from whites
- The case of Plessy v. Ferguson was a foundation of segregation and the idea of seperate but equal
- The Soviet launch of the satelite ______________ helped start the space race
- The Black Panthers did not agree with MLK's philosopy of non-violent protest, the advocated _________________
- The Civil Rights Movement prefered the use of non-violent protest, not mob __________________
- The first African American on the Supreme Court was _______________ Marshall
- Andrew Carnegie's Gospel of ______________ argued that the rich needed to contibute generously to their communities
- Teddy Roosevelt, Taft and Wilson were all considered to be _________________ presidents
- Eisenhowers decision to build an _______________ highway system helped spawn the growth of the suburbs
- Many immigration laws in the 1920s discriminated against _____________ Europeans like the Italians
26 Clues: The ____________ Anti-Trust act was designed to fight monopolies • The 16th Amendment gave the government the power to tax ______________ • The Soviet launch of the satelite ______________ helped start the space race • The first African American on the Supreme Court was _______________ Marshall • ...
US History Extra Credit Quarter 2 2016-01-03
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- tax on foreign goods imported into the country
- the ability to read and write
- the amount of money in the national economy
- railroad railway extending from coast to coast
- immoral or corrupt behavior
- process of gaining control of the many different businesses that make up all phases of a product’s development
- negative term for a worker called in by an employer to replace striking laborers
- production of goods in great amounts
- - any worker who has special skill, training, knowledge, and (usually acquired) ability in their work. A skilled worker may have attended a college, university or technical school. Or, a skilled worker may have learned their skills on the job.
- a group of separate companies that are placed under the control of a single managing board
- federal land set aside for Native Americans
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- the right to vote
- – process in which workers negotiate as a group with employers
- process of bringing together many firms in the same business to form one large company
- tax a special fee that must be paid before a person can vote
- complete control of a product or service
- The amounts of goods and services created in a given period of time.
- an income or form of property given or bequeathed to someone
- process by which people of one culture merge into and become part of another culture
- a work stoppage intended to force an employer to meet certain demands, as in the demand for higher wages
20 Clues: the right to vote • immoral or corrupt behavior • the ability to read and write • production of goods in great amounts • complete control of a product or service • the amount of money in the national economy • federal land set aside for Native Americans • tax on foreign goods imported into the country • railroad railway extending from coast to coast • ...
US History Sem 1 Part 1 2018-01-03
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- Religious group that migrated west during the late 1800s to avoid persecution from other Christians
- Major weakness of this early American governmental system was the federal governments inability of levy taxes
- 1783 treaty that recognized U.S. independence and gave them all land from Atlantic Ocean to Mississippi River
- Constitutional principle most prevalent in the Preamble
- Following the failure of the Articles of Confederation, governmental leaders agreed this portion of the government needed more power
- Federalist worked hard to get the support of this large, wealthy New England state
- proposal to ban slavery in any land won from Mexico in the Spanish-American War
- Treaty that ended the War of 1812 and left things virtually unchanged from before the war
- The first fighting of the Revolutionary War (before the colonists formally declared independence) occurred here
- document from the Seneca Falls Convention that declared “all men and women” were created equal
- Early president that believed in smaller federal government, smaller military, and reduced taxes
- Proposal calling for representation in Congress to be equal among all the states
- Supreme Court case that extended the rights of slave holders into non-slave states
- After the passage of this Act, colonists began arguing that Parliament did not have the right to tax the colonists directly
- The publication of this pamphlet was a major influence on the writing of the Declaration of Independence
- His election to the presidency in 1860 showed that the U.S. was sharply divided along regional lines
- invention that caused the southern economy to become dependent on plantation agriculture and slave labor
- this law (part of the Compromise of 1850) upset northerners because it required even those opposed to slavery to assist in capturing and returning runaway slaves
- This compromise resulted from disagreements regarding how slaves would be counted toward population for representation and taxation purposes
- Political system that rewarded the supporters of victorious politicians with government jobs and other perks
- Federalist agreed to add this to the Constitution to help gain enough support for ratification
- Power source for early textile mills
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- Limited the expansion of slavery in most of the territory west of the Mississippi purchased from France
- President that opposed efforts to nullify the “Tariff of Abominations” and denied that states had the right to secede from the Union
- Proposal calling for all representation in Congress to be determined by the population of the state
- address Lincoln used this speech to encourage northerners to remain committed to the war effort
- Proposed during 1760s, this would have united the colonies and limited the British ability to propose new taxes
- Delegates to this series of meetings agreed to have no notes published about the meeting until many years later so they could speak without fear of the consequences of their opinions
- One of the first treaty’s between the United States and Native Americans; Native Americas agree to give up land to United States
- Belief that is was inevitable and right for Americans to claim Western lands
- political party of the mid-1800s that was anti-immigrant, anit-black, and anti-Catholic
- As a result of this war, the British incurred a large war debt they struggled to pay off
- extended the southern border of the SW United States to the Rio Grande, thus finalizing the border between the U.S. and Mexico
- 1862 federal law the gave settlers 160 acres of western land as long as they agreed to farm the land for five years
- Because many colonist were moving into western lands, this group of people tended to support the Loyalist cause during the American Revolution
- The debate over annexation of this former Mexican territory became part of the national debate over the future of slavery
- political party of the mid-1800s that was against the spread of slavery in the territories but did not intend to interfere with it in states where it already existed
- One of two major trails going west that made passage through the Rocky Mountains much less dangerous.
- Jefferson ordered this action with regards to trade with Britain
- After the French joined the Revolutionary War on the side of the colonist, British war leaders decided to move military operations to this area of the colonies
40 Clues: Power source for early textile mills • Constitutional principle most prevalent in the Preamble • Jefferson ordered this action with regards to trade with Britain • Belief that is was inevitable and right for Americans to claim Western lands • proposal to ban slavery in any land won from Mexico in the Spanish-American War • ...
US History Chapter 7 Vocabulary Crossword 2023-06-30
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- The freeing of individual enslaved persons
- Longstanding cultural belief and practice
- A settlement of a dispute by each party giving up some demands
- A special condition in a formal document
- Special group of electors chose to vote for president and vice president
- Lawmaking branch of government
- A change, correction, or improvement added to a document
- Having two separate lawmaking chambers
- The branch of government that includes the courts that settle disputes and questions of the law
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- A system by which each branch of government limits power of other branches
- Meeting
- Having the proper size in relation to other objects or items
- To change or revise
- A period when economic activity slows and unemployment increases
- To fall in value
- To give up
- To exist in
- Law
- Branch of government that executes, or carries out, the law; headed by the president
- Sharing power between the federal and state governments
- A government in which citizens rule through elected representatives
21 Clues: Law • Meeting • To give up • To exist in • To fall in value • To change or revise • Lawmaking branch of government • Having two separate lawmaking chambers • A special condition in a formal document • Longstanding cultural belief and practice • The freeing of individual enslaved persons • Sharing power between the federal and state governments • ...
US History Catch UP - Colonial Era 2024-01-30
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- Allows Congress to pass legislation
- This was a British tax on paper goods
- Law signed under the Articles of Confederation that prohibited slavery in the Ohio River Valley region
- The official term for a legislative branch that has two chambers
- This clause found in Article VI. Section 2 of the US Constitution makes clear that the US government is higher than state governments
- This amendment allows states legislate on topics that the federal government has not already regulated
- Found in the 12th Amendment, this is not popular vote is how the president is elected in the United States
- Name of pamphlet published the same year as the Declaration of Independence to convince colonists reasons to separate from Britain
- This group argued for a strong central government and did not believe the Bill of Rights was necessary to include in the US Constitution
- Gives legislative power to Congress
- This compromise between the north and south enhancing the population of the southern states by counting enslaved people as part of it
- Allowed for the importation of enslaved people until the year, 1808
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- Advocated for more states rights
- Rebellion that occurred in Virginia colony over farmers wanting more land and protesting taxes
- Taken every decade and used to determine the number of representatives each state can send to Congress
- corrects this weakness of the Articles of Confederation and allows Congress to tax the states
- A trade regulation stipulating that colonies can only trade within the empire
- the first ten amendments that were added as part of the Constitution
- This compromise was made between the states of Virginia and New Jersey creating a bicameral legislature
- American delegates met in Philadelphia to revise the weaknesses of the Articles of Confederation
- Some argue this war was started by Washington and his Ohio Company
21 Clues: Advocated for more states rights • Allows Congress to pass legislation • Gives legislative power to Congress • This was a British tax on paper goods • The official term for a legislative branch that has two chambers • Some argue this war was started by Washington and his Ohio Company • Allowed for the importation of enslaved people until the year, 1808 • ...
US History Final Review ELL 2024 2024-05-14
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- This age began after the invention of the atomic bomb
- the belief that those born in the country are better than those that immigrated to the country
- a way to obtain food during the Depression
- Women became this during the 1920s
- a communist country during the cold war
- Mourning the loss of American lives led to this after WWI
- a celebration of African American culture in literature, art and music.
- This caused America to enter WW2 after this in Pearl Harbor
- highly destructive item created during the nuclear age
- US cities did NOT experience this after World War 1
- he was not a civil rights activist
- a democratic country during the cold war
- War a state of political tension without military actions
- The USA entered WWI and WWII to protect this
- The Red Scare was a fear of this
- a political and economic ideology that advocates for a classless society
- he was NOT a catalyst for the Second Red Scare
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- conserving food resources during the war
- One factor that motivated United States imperialism
- Limiting itself in international affairs
- Jim Crow laws of the south caused this move to the North
- chats Radio broadcasts by President Franklin Roosevelt
- a country that had nuclear/atomic weapons
- Despite mistreatment and discrimination, they supported WW2
- Between the wars, Americans saw an increase in this
- a country that has significant influence in international affairs
- an agreement between nations
- crossing the street illegally
- the main cause of urban sprawl after WW2
- when millions of people were unemployed and had little money
30 Clues: an agreement between nations • crossing the street illegally • The Red Scare was a fear of this • Women became this during the 1920s • he was not a civil rights activist • a communist country during the cold war • conserving food resources during the war • Limiting itself in international affairs • the main cause of urban sprawl after WW2 • ...
AP US History 9.4 - 9.6 Vocab 2026-03-22
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- Randolph Hearst an American newspaper publisher who created the nation's largest newspaper chain
- expansion of cities and/or an increase in the number of people living in them
- consumerism purchasing of goods and services with the purpose of impressing others
- Island island in New York Harbor that served as an immigration station for millions of immigrants arriving to the United States
- very tall buildings
- Twain the pen name for Samuel Langhorne Clemons, an American novelist and humorist
- immigrants Southern and Eastern European immigrants who arrived in the United States in a great wave between 1880 and 1920
- residential areas surrounding a city
- pot" society in which people of different nationalities assimilate to form one culture
- Pulitzer an influential American newspaper editor and publisher
- multistory buildings divided into apartments to house as many residents as possible
- type of show that included dancing, singing, and comedy sketches and became popular in the late nineteenth century
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- Law Olmsted an influential American landscape architect best known for designing Central Park in New York City
- Alger an American author who sold more than 20 million copies of novels that explored the rags-to-riches theme
- belief that assimilating immigrants into American society would make them more loyal citizens
- Age term coined by Mark Twain to describe the post-Reconstruction era as a facade of prosperity
- Otis an American who invented the safety elevator in 1852
- third-class accommodations on a steamship
- inclination to favor native inhabitants as opposed to immigrants
- a severe bacterial infection of the small intestine that causes dehydration, usually caused by drinking contaminated water
- Exclusion Act 1882 law that prohibited the immigration of Chinese laborers
- migrants people who move from an agricultural area to a city
- Island immigrant processing station that opened in San Francisco Bay in 1910
- culture similar cultural patterns throughout a society as a result of the spread of transportation, communication, and advertising
- Pan Alley section on 28th Street in New York City that became the center of the music publishing industry in the late 1800s
- transit public transportation systems that carry large numbers of people
26 Clues: very tall buildings • residential areas surrounding a city • third-class accommodations on a steamship • Otis an American who invented the safety elevator in 1852 • migrants people who move from an agricultural area to a city • Pulitzer an influential American newspaper editor and publisher • inclination to favor native inhabitants as opposed to immigrants • ...
US History Unit 4 Vocab Crossword 2024-12-05
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- The situation with French representatives who would only meet with American delegates if the US paid them $10,000,000 and a bonus to the French representative.
- A process where the Supreme Court has the final say in interpreting the Constitution.
- Having to do with the home country.
- Someone who believes in a loose interpretation of the Constitution; the Constitution was a framework.
- 1795 treaty with Spain which gave Americans the right to travel up and down the Mississippi River and store goods at the Port of New Orleans without having to pay customs.
- Not helping or supporting either side in a conflict.
- A legal member of a nation who pledges loyalty to that nation, has guaranteed rights, protections, and responsibilities.
- Relations with the governments of other countries.
- A person who is not a citizen of the US by birth can become one through this process.
- The President’s closest advisors whom he or she chooses.
- 1794 treaty with Britain after the Battle of Fallen Timbers, where the British agreed to leave the Northwest Territory by 1796 and pay for all damages to US ships, but didn’t open up British West Indies for trade.
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- The appointment of many Federalist judges by the Adams’ administration that reduced the number of Supreme Court justices from 6 to 5.
- Acts of 1798 that targeted illegal immigrants and newspapers who were critical of the Federal government.
- The Chief Justice of the Supreme Court appointed by John Adams who served for over 30 years.
- A type of alcohol made from fermented grain mash of barley, malt, and corn.
- Something that contradicts the law of the Constitution.
- The theory that states have rights the federal government can't violate.
- Someone who believes in a strict interpretation of the Constitution where the government only has those powers the Constitution sets forth.
- People who take extreme political positions.
- Established the principle of judicial review in 1803 and ensured that the Executive and Legislative branches had equal weight/power.
- A group of people that tries to promote its ideas and influence the government.
- Tax on an imported product.
22 Clues: Tax on an imported product. • Having to do with the home country. • People who take extreme political positions. • Relations with the governments of other countries. • Not helping or supporting either side in a conflict. • Something that contradicts the law of the Constitution. • The President’s closest advisors whom he or she chooses. • ...
Chapter 10 section 4 US History 2024-11-15
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- - Buddhist Monk. Traveled to China.
- - Sanctuary in the city of mecca
- Colonnade - A long sequence of columns that are free-standing, or part of a building
- - A Buddist Scripture
- - A city on the Silk Road. Filtered goods to Rome.
- - “Desert-dwellers”
- - Believe in reincarnation. Follows Budda
- Region - The Land of 5 Rivers. South Asia
- Region - A region in northwest pakistan bounded by the Hindu Kush Mountain range and the foothills
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- Kingdom - Devin FR. A kingdom in an arab dynasty of the Roman and Byzantine Empire
- - A peninsula of southwest asia. Between the red sea and Persian Gulf
- River Valley - Anasian river that flows through Northern India.
- - Rock. Unshakable and resilient
- Kingdom - Kingdom in southern Iraq and Eastern Arabia
- Kanishka - Emperor of the Kushan Empire
- - Means ‘Life of Zeus’ in Greek
- - a city in Saudi Arabia. Birthplace of Muhammad. Holiest city of islam
- Empire - a pre-modern empire that rules over parts of present day Afghanistan, pakistan, and India
- Empire - Seventh Dynasty of Magadha
- - ‘Owner’ or’ lord’ in northwest semitic language
20 Clues: - “Desert-dwellers” • - A Buddist Scripture • - Means ‘Life of Zeus’ in Greek • - Sanctuary in the city of mecca • - Rock. Unshakable and resilient • - Buddhist Monk. Traveled to China. • Empire - Seventh Dynasty of Magadha • Kanishka - Emperor of the Kushan Empire • - Believe in reincarnation. Follows Budda • Region - The Land of 5 Rivers. South Asia • ...
Unit 4 US History Vocab Menu 2024-12-18
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- October 29,1929, 16.4 million stocks were sold and the stock market collapsed, approx. $30 billion dollars were lost.
- Thought the government should help the people, served 4 terms, and helped us out of the great depression with his “New Deal”
- People who smuggle alcohol into the US for consumption/secret underground bars
- 4 million people lost their homes, and had to build their own in these makeshift neighborhoods dedicated to president Hoover
- A natural disaster of droughts, high winds, and dust.
- The Securities and Exchange Commission is intended to help people be informed with reliable information about the current investment market
- The Works Progress Administration was meant to help people get jobs
- An agreement between a borrower and lender in which the borrower is allowed to get goods/money now and pay it back later
- The descriptive word for the new style of women who dressed and acted differently.
- Hoover VS FDR
- The new cultural movement that brought black cultures to mainstream audiences
- spending outside of your means. Deficit spending often leads to debt
- The idea that your country should stay out of international affairs
- The Social Security Act was to help provide to the elderly and disabled
- Buying and selling stocks fast to make a quick buck
- The Alphabet Soup. A plan to help get america back onto its feet, and recover from the great depression
- Two italian immigrants convicted of robbery and murder, later found to be innocent.
- Buying stock on credit, you only get 10% of the stock’s worth.
- Created by leaders of the social gospel to feed homeless/hungry daily.
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- The author of The Great Gatsby, and a very influential man at the time. Known for criticizing conformity and leader of the jazz community
- An attempt at creating a “perfect society,” the opposite of a democracy
- The banning of the sale and production of alcohol
- Leader of the Harlem Renaissance, he promoted equality and condemned racism. He inspired MLK and the Civil Rights Movement
- One of the worst incidents of racial violence in US history, blacks were killed, and their homes and business were looted
- The purpose of the Civilian Conservation Corps was to help preserve our natural resources
- Our 31st president, he was a very impartial president, who got us into the great depression. Had the idea that businesses should voluntarily help the people, not the government.
- The amendment that officially made prohibition legal
- The deepest and longest lasting economic downturn in the history of the western industrialized hemisphere, it lasted from 1921-1941
- FDR would constantly broadcast radio shows to tell the american people what he was going to do to help them
- the idea that your country is the best, and is willing to kill for it. Patriotism to the next level.
- The cultural movement in NYC that brought black culture, and jazz music to mainstream culture for the first time
- The fear that communism was going to come to the united states, and it led to violence
- The purpose of the Agricultural Adjustment Act was to help control the agricultural market and restore purchasing powers to farmers.
- One of the most famous mob bosses, got his riches from his bootleggers
- The Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation is intended to insure money that people put into the banks
35 Clues: Hoover VS FDR • The banning of the sale and production of alcohol • Buying and selling stocks fast to make a quick buck • The amendment that officially made prohibition legal • A natural disaster of droughts, high winds, and dust. • Buying stock on credit, you only get 10% of the stock’s worth. • The Works Progress Administration was meant to help people get jobs • ...
Unit 3 study guide US history 2025-03-17
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- Party that traveled to California but only about half survived
- The right of the Supreme Court to determine if a law violates the Constitution, or to review on other acts
- Men who were sent by Jefferson to go on an expedition across the country, ran into Sacagawea on the way. They were to report back on any people, animals, or plants they found
- When gold was discovered in California, many people came to the state to mine for gold
- A tax on imports or exports
- The United States was set apart for a special purpose by God to extend its boundaries all the way to the Pacific ocean
- The election between John Quincy Adams and Andrew Jackson, the opponents used mudslinging. Jackson ended up winning
- Nation of people who didn't want to give up their land, but were later forced to move west (trail of tears)
- During the Texan Revolution, a small Texan group was defending this nearby mission in Texas
- Leading War Hawk who made the Missouri Compromise, and opposed Jackson in the election of 1832
- People who went to California during the gold rush of 1849
- Attempts to ruin their opponents' reputations with insults, used in Election of 1828
- The forced march of the Cherokee from southeast US to the west
- Commander in chief of the Texas forces and 1st President of the Republic of Texas
- Polk ordered this US army officer to march his soldiers across the disputed territory and gets into a small battle with the Mexican army to start the war
- To add a territory to one's own territory
- Practice of handing out government jobs to supporters; replacing government employees with the winning candidate's supporters. Part of Jacksonian Democracy
- Small group of Americans proclaimed the independent Republic of California. Later, the US Navy force captured San Diego and Los Angeles to make the state fully controlled by the US.
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- Policy that government should interfere as little as possible in the nation's economy
- Known as "Old Hickory," war hero of the War of 1812. 7th president
- Sold the miners sturdy pants made of denim during the Gold Rush
- An annual meeting where they would trade and share stories
- Wrote a poem that became known as "The Star-Spangled Banner," later known as the national anthem. Told people what he saw on the ships
- South Carolina passed the Nullification act, declaring it would not pay the "illegal" tariffs, they threatened to break away from the Union. Jackson backed a bill that would lower the tariff
- Leader of the Mormons
- A religion where the people moved to the Great Salt Lake in present-day Utah. They were later persecuted
- The United States would not interfere with any existing European colonies in the Americas. No new European colonies should be set up in the Western Hemisphere
- Mexico gave California and New Mexico to the US
- The size of the United States doubled, and Jefferson bought it from France
- Henry Clay came up with the idea that Missouri was a slave state and Maine was a free state. Slavery was banned in the rest of the Louisiana Territory north of the 36°30'N parallel.
- Trail that led to Oregon Territory that encouraged western expansion
- 3rd President who purchased Louisiana from France
- First settlers of the Oregon territory who made their living trapping (beaver) in the wilderness and gathering for an annual meeting/rendezvous
33 Clues: Leader of the Mormons • A tax on imports or exports • To add a territory to one's own territory • Mexico gave California and New Mexico to the US • 3rd President who purchased Louisiana from France • An annual meeting where they would trade and share stories • People who went to California during the gold rush of 1849 • ...
US History 2 Vocabulary p.42 2025-03-05
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- important
- involved in conflict or difficulties
- an attack on someone who has attacked you
- to put someone/something in danger
- to argue a position in a strong way
- to state something with authority
- secret political organization or conspiracy
- to persistently avoid
- condition or requirement for an agreement
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- idea
- to intensely dislike
- to tolerate a difficult situation over time
- to provoke people into thinking about an issue
- light (not severe), describing punishment
- arrange or assemble people or resources
- to react angrily or defensively
- stuck in a difficult situation
- something given up in order to make a compromise
- to eliminate something with great force
- to deny someone possession or use of something
20 Clues: idea • important • to intensely dislike • to persistently avoid • stuck in a difficult situation • to react angrily or defensively • to state something with authority • to put someone/something in danger • to argue a position in a strong way • involved in conflict or difficulties • arrange or assemble people or resources • to eliminate something with great force • ...
US VA History Midterm Practice (2) 2025-01-20
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- First permanent English colony in North America, established in 1585
- Explorer credited with Discovering the Americas in 1492
- System in which power is shared between states and a central government.
- Colonial groups that sought independence from Britain
- __________Republicans, political group advocating for harsher Reconstruction policies.
- Northern states during the Civil War.
- This guy was not your typical Uncle but sure did get a lot of attention in literature
- Shoshone woman who helped the Lewis and Clark Expedition
- Critical battle of the civil war, was the last Confederate stronghold on the Mississippi river.
- Key event in the battle of Texan independence from Mexico
- When Europeans arrived, these traveled faster than gossip at a high school reunion.
- Conflicts over this between Native Americans and settlers didn’t end with a handshake.
- The ___________ Act stated that American colonies must provide food and shelter for British soldiers.
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- ______________________ vs. Madison: Supreme court case establishing Judicial Review.
- Time period following the civil war focused on rebuilding the South.
- Southern States during the Civil War
- Union general during the Civil War
- Trade policy creating a favorable balance of trade for Great Britain
- Amendment that abolished slavery
- _____________ plan, union military strategy to win the Civil War
- North was more __________________, South was more agricultural
- Famous crossing of this river by George Washington during the American Revolutionary war.
- The ___________Act taxed all paper goods
- Battle that ended the Civil War
24 Clues: Battle that ended the Civil War • Amendment that abolished slavery • Union general during the Civil War • Southern States during the Civil War • Northern states during the Civil War. • The ___________Act taxed all paper goods • Colonial groups that sought independence from Britain • Explorer credited with Discovering the Americas in 1492 • ...
Honors US History: Unit 1 WW1 2025-09-14
Across
- took over most factory jobs and showed they could do the same as men
- An anti-war debater who strongly opposed the US entering WW1
- controlled public opinion in the US, put out propaganda
- US president during WW1
- Giving the government money under the pretense that they will pay it back with interest
- Ship that sunk off the coast of Britain, with Americans on it
- The US almost lost Samoa to germany and decided it was time to build up this
- like a spider web all over Europe giving one another protection until two sides from each other
- Americans did this to the west
- the process of making an area more urban
- Germany, Austria-Hungary, Bulgaria, Turkey
- Used in the US to justify the war and to help Americans support the war effort
- Issues that people moving to cities caused, like pollution, disease and higher crime rates
- Made factories start making less civilian goods and more wartime goods
- Armies building to threaten each other
- class The lowest group of people by money made
- The main crop that was grown in Hawaii
- Another word for Progressives
- Upgraded horse car
- The most important invention during 1 down
- Not supporting one side or the other in a conflict
- Not colonized countries that got protection for world powers in exchange for local rulers taking advice
- This act made it illegal to speak out against the government along with the Sedition act
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- Easier and faster mode of communication
- economic and political domination over a weaker country
- Extremely cramped housing for people who were in the working class
- Great Britan, France, Russia, Belgium, smaller countries
- A person who permanently moves to a foreign country
- Somebody who believes that that white peoples duty is to colonize
- The British used this to limit trade going in and out of Germany
- How warfare was fought in Northern France
- The selective service act put this into effect
- Archduke Franz Ferdinand
- A telegram sent from Germany to Mexico, Mexico never received it
- put in better working conditions for workers so they wouldn't strike during the war
- people planted sugar and took over this until the US annexed it
- the development of industries in a country or region on a wide scale.
- Mostly immagrants, keeping the US economy going
38 Clues: Upgraded horse car • US president during WW1 • Archduke Franz Ferdinand • Another word for Progressives • Americans did this to the west • Armies building to threaten each other • The main crop that was grown in Hawaii • Easier and faster mode of communication • the process of making an area more urban • How warfare was fought in Northern France • ...
US History Chapter 20 Crossword Puzzle 2025-05-12
Across
- Opposed to a social norm, the opposite of what you’d expect behaviorally.
- A war that lasted less than three weeks and broke out in the Middle East on the Jewish holiday of Yom Kippur.
- A multinational organization that sets petroleum prices and policies.
- Abbreviation for missiles designed to destroy other bomb-carrying missiles before they hit the ground.
- An easing of tension between countries.
- A war between north and south Vietnam that lasted about 20 years.
- Treaty that limited the number of long-range offensive missiles both countries could possess.
- Abbreviation for an agency that ensures the enforcement of environmental laws.
- Official Ban
- Abbreviation for an administration that enforces workplace safety standards.
- What Nixon called his tax plan.
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- The door for the Democratic National Headquarters had tape over the lock to prevent it from locking, five meant were then arrested with burglary tools and items like cameras, film, tear gas guns, and other surveillance equipment. What event was this?
- Those who are not actively involved in politics and dont voice their opinion publicly.
- Abbreviation for the plan that provided direct cash payments to those in needs, while requiring participants to work or receive job training
- An American Marine Biologist that published a book in 1962 that shed light on concerns about pollution
- Who Nixon chose to be Chief justice in 1969.
- Nixon’s running mate for the 1968 election.
- A biologist that warned about global consequences of human population growth, arguing we will soon overpopulate beyond our means of supply.
- A denomination of Christianity that focuses on inner spiritual guidance.
- Abbreviation for the first law enacted to preserve and protect the environment.
20 Clues: Official Ban • What Nixon called his tax plan. • An easing of tension between countries. • Nixon’s running mate for the 1968 election. • Who Nixon chose to be Chief justice in 1969. • A war between north and south Vietnam that lasted about 20 years. • A multinational organization that sets petroleum prices and policies. • ...
APush US History Chapter 2 Terms 2025-08-15
Across
- Frontier farmers who illegally occupied land owned by others or not yet officially opened for settlement. Many of North Carolina's early settlers were these people who contributed to the colony's reputation as being more independent-minded and "democratic" than its neighbors.
- Colonial governor who imposed harsh military rule over Jamestown after taking over in 1610. He also applied harsh "Trish" tactics during the war against the indians, sending troops to torch their villages and seize provisions.
- English courtier and adventurer who sponsored the failed settlements of North Carolina's Roanoke Island in 1585 and 1587. Once a favorite of Elizabeth I, he fe out of favor with the Virgin Queen after secretly marrying one of her maids of honor.He continued his colonial pursuits until 1618, when he was executed for treason.
- Along with Deganawidah, legendary founder of the Iroquois Confederacy, which united the Mohawk, Oneida, Onondaga, Cayuga and Seneca tribes in the late sixteenth century,
- English joint-stock company that received a charter from king James I that allowed it to found the Virginia colony.
- Protestant Queen of England, whose forty-five year reign from 1558 to 1603 firmly secured the Anglican Church and inaugurated a period of maritime exploration and conquest. Never having married, she was dubbed the "Virgin Queen" by her contemporaries.
- English adventurer who took control of Jamestown in 1608 and ensured the survival of the colony by directing gold-hungry colonists toward more productive tasks.He also established ties with the Powhatan Indians through the Chief's daughter, Pocahontas, who had "saved" him from a mock execution the previous year.
- Representative parliamentary assembly created to govern Virginia, establishing a precedent for government in the English colonies.
- English sea captain who completed his circumnavigation of the globe in 1580, plundering Spanish ships and settlements along the way.
- Daughter of Chief Powhatan, she "saved" Captain John Smith in a dramatic mock execution and served as a mediator between Indians and the colonists. In 1614, she married John Rolfe and sailed with him to England, where she was greeted as a princess, and where she passed away shortly before her planned return to the colonies.
- The Dutch colony, located along the Hudson River area, that was established by the Dutch West India Company,
- Chief of the Powhatan Confederacy and father to Pocahontas. At the time of the English settlement of Jamestown in 1607, he was a friend to John Smith and John Rolfe. When Smith was captured by Indians, he left Smith's fate in the hands of his warriors. His daughter saved John Smith, and the Jamestown colony. Pocahontas and John Rolfe were wed, and there was a time of peace between the Indians and English until his death.
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- Bound together 5 tribes- the Mohawks, the Oneidas, the Onondagas, the Cayu-eracy gas, and the Senecas-- in the Mohawk Valley of what is now New York State
- Defeated by the south Carolinans in the war of 1715-1716. The Yamasee defeat devastated the last of the coastal Indian tribes in the Southern colonies.
- Absolute monarch: Also the King of Scotland; highly religious; became King England in 1603 when Queen Elizabeth I died; he supported overseas colonization, granting a charter to the Virginia Company in 1606 for a settlement in the New World. He also cracked down on both Catholics and Puritan Separatists, prompting the latter to flee to Holland, and later North America
- Legal document granted by a government to some group or agency to implement a stated purpose, and spelling out the attending rights and obligations. British colonial charters guaranteed inhabitants all the rights of Englishmen, which helped solidify colonists' ties to Britain during the early years of settlement.
- Is First formal statute governing the treatment of slaves, which provided for harsh punishments against offending slaves but lacked penalties for the mistreatment of slaves by masters. Similar statutes were adopted by Southern plantation societies on the North American mainland in the 17th and 18th centuries.
- Passed in Maryland, it guaranteed toleration to all Christians but decreed the death penalty for those, like jews and atheists, who denied the divinity of jesus Christ.Ensured that Maryland would continue to attract a high proportion of Catholic migrants throughout the colonial period.
- War Series of clashes between the Powhatan Confederacy and English settlers in Virginia. English colonists torched and pillaged Indian villages, applying tactics used in England's campaigns against the irish.
- Armed conflict between royalists and parliamentarians, resulting in the victory of pro-Parliament forces and the execution of Charles I.
- Dominant theological credo of the New England Puritans based on the teachings of John Calvin. Calvinists believed in predestination —that only "the elect" were destined for salvation.
- English colonist whose marriage to Pocahontas in 1614 sealed the peace of the First Anglo-Powhatan War.
- In politics, a territory between two antagonistic powers, intended to minimize the possibility of conflict between them. In British North America, Georgia was established as a buffer colony between British and Spanish territory.
- First permanent English settlement in North America founded by the Virginia Company.
- Began with an Indian attack on Newbern, North Carolina. After the Tuscaroras were defeated, remaining Indian survivors migrated northward, eventually joining the Iroquois Confederacy as its sixth nation.
25 Clues: First permanent English settlement in North America founded by the Virginia Company. • English colonist whose marriage to Pocahontas in 1614 sealed the peace of the First Anglo-Powhatan War. • The Dutch colony, located along the Hudson River area, that was established by the Dutch West India Company, • ...
Women of US History Crossword Puzzle 2026-04-17
Across
- groups of people to manage the society
- half of the population on earth
- being taught
- your talk/words
- same quality of treatment
- bill of rights
- starts with "we the people"
- different jobs
- creator of declaration of sentiments
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- one of the inalienable rights
- survive/done things alone
- legal identity as you are part of the country
- do things you want
- The country you're in now
- only a certain amount of people can do things
- rules
- act of ruling people
- big social network
- happens every 4 years
- things happened in the past
20 Clues: rules • being taught • bill of rights • different jobs • your talk/words • do things you want • big social network • act of ruling people • happens every 4 years • survive/done things alone • The country you're in now • same quality of treatment • starts with "we the people" • things happened in the past • one of the inalienable rights • half of the population on earth • ...
US History 2 Final Exam Practice 2026-05-26
Across
- President Reagan supported ___-side economic theory of cutting taxes to promote job growth
- The ___ Pact was the alliance of Communist countries during the Cold War
- The hostage crisis in this country involved 66 Americans held for 444 days
- The United Farm Workers union was led by Dolores ___
- First man-made satellite sent into orbit
- Coalition of religious and fiscally conservative voters in the 1980s
- City that needed supplies airlifted to it after being blockaded by Stalin
- Term for what the United States did to Japanese citizens during World War II
- Widespread fear of Communism in the United States
- Laws in the South that kept society racially segregated
- A generation ___ is the different ideas and beliefs between age groups in society
- Campaign by the Nazis to wipe out Jewish people and other undesirables during World War II
- Free-trade agreement between the US, Canada and Mexico
- Type of family made up of a father, mother and 2-3 kids
- Idea that Communism should be kept in its existing borders
- Term for rebel South Vietnamese fighting the US in the Vietnam War
- ___ Theory was the idea that if one country fell to communism, others would too
- The huge number of children being born after World War II
- Strategic ___ Initiative was designed to shoot down nuclear missiles with lasers
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- Economic issue combining rising prices and high unemployment
- Silent ___ was a book by Rachel Carson supporting the environmental movement
- Scandal that led to the resignation of President Nixon
- Segregation enforced by law
- The Great ___ was a plan by Lyndon B. Johnson to fight poverty and racism
- Type of protest that involved refusing to move from a restaurant until being served
- The imaginary border between Communist and democratic countries during the Cold War
- Segregation enforced by custom, tradition or history
- The belief that men and women should be equal in society
- Abbreviation for the alliance of democratic countries during the Cold War
- The March on ___ was where MLK gave his "I Have A Dream" speech
- Village where American soldiers were accused of committing atrocities in Vietnam
- The ___ Doctrine said the US would help any countries threatened by Communism
- The ___ Missile Crisis was started by Soviet nuclear weapons placed near the US
- The Camp ___ Accords was the treaty between Israel and Egypt brokered by President Carter
34 Clues: Segregation enforced by law • First man-made satellite sent into orbit • Widespread fear of Communism in the United States • The United Farm Workers union was led by Dolores ___ • Segregation enforced by custom, tradition or history • Scandal that led to the resignation of President Nixon • Free-trade agreement between the US, Canada and Mexico • ...
Our Class, 2A 2017-05-05
10 Clues: type of art • time to eat • a kind person • includes painting • free time at school • study of the world around us • learning to write in cursive • the study of Jesus and First Communion • a school group of students in same grade • studies the study of history and the world
Nigeria 2021-11-19
10 Clues: A Sweet food • wild animals • A kind of ore • what we must use • A Lake on the border • A common Language for us • are common for meetings. • A kind of park in Nigeria • what is one color of nigeria flag • were can we traced Nigeria History
Spelling 2021-05-12
10 Clues: the study if ideas • the study of earth • the study of myths • the study of crimes • the study of hearing • the study of beliefs • the study of the mind • the study of human history • the study of living things • the study of what makes us human
Civil War Crossword 2025-09-30
Across
- Sherman's March went through this state
- Lincoln’s famous speech in 1863
- Lincoln's 1863 proclamation
- Group of seceding Southern states
- Top Union General and future President
- Most deadly war in US History
- Founded the American Red Cross
- President of the Confederacy
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- Where Lee surrendered in 1865
- Abolished slavery in the U.S.
- Most famous Confederate General
- Bloodiest single-day battle
- Turning point battle in Pennsylvania
- What Southern states did to leave the Union
- Assassinated President Lincoln
- President of the United States
- Northern states during the Civil War
- Battle of...
18 Clues: Battle of... • Bloodiest single-day battle • Lincoln's 1863 proclamation • President of the Confederacy • Where Lee surrendered in 1865 • Abolished slavery in the U.S. • Most deadly war in US History • Assassinated President Lincoln • President of the United States • Founded the American Red Cross • Most famous Confederate General • Lincoln’s famous speech in 1863 • ...
History Vocabulary 2024-05-22
Across
- of, by, or appropriate to a court or judge
- having controlling power over a country or another organization
- an earlier event or action that is regarded as an example or guide for similar circumstances
- a moral or legal entitlement to have or obtain something or to act in a certain way
- a country considered as a body of people united by descent, history, culture, or language
- (especially in the US) a charge of misconduct made against the holder of a public office
- assign a job or role to
- a large town
- an article added to the US Constitution
- a constitutional right to reject a decision or proposal made by a law-making body
- (of authority or an office, or someone holding it) superior to all others
- relating to the system of central government in the US
- the person or branch of a government responsible for putting policies or laws into effect.
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- relating to a nation
- relating to a city, town, or it's governing body
- a system where citizens elect officials to represent them in the decision making process
- an act of vesting the legislative, executive, and judicial powers of government in separate bodies
- the first ten amendments to the US Constitution, ratified in 1791 and guaranteeing such rights as the freedoms of speech, assembly, and worship
- The state of being equal, especially in status, rights, and opportunities
- (in the US) a body of people representing the states of the US, who formally cast votes for the election of the president and vice president
- use one's authority to reject or cancel
- explain the meaning of, understand as having particular meaning or significance
- a nation or territory considered as an organized political community under one government
- choose to hold a position by voting
24 Clues: a large town • relating to a nation • assign a job or role to • choose to hold a position by voting • use one's authority to reject or cancel • an article added to the US Constitution • of, by, or appropriate to a court or judge • relating to a city, town, or it's governing body • relating to the system of central government in the US • ...
Olympics 2024-06-25
Across
- Number of days summer and winter Olympics last
- Men's hockey player with most points (goals and assists)
- Has a trunk
- Most decorated US Olympic Gymnast
- Name of competitions used to select US Olympians
- One of the greatest men's swimmers in Olympic History
- One of the youngest Olympic figure skaters all time
- First Olympic winner ever
- Flying mammal
- The first event to open the Olympics
- Likes to chase mice
- Fastest woman ever recorded
- The "four years" between Olympic games
- Name of the Olympics for special needs athletes
- Current Coach of Men's US Olympic Basketball Team
- Home of the Olympic flame
- Large marsupial
- IOC Headquaters
- Former Olympian that survived for 47 days at sea
- Olympics originally honored this God
- One of the greatest Olympics Women's speed skaters ever
- First female Olympic Gymnast with first perfect ten ever
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- One of the greatest female gymnasts in the world
- Skier Lindsey Vaughan won this many Olympic medals
- Town where Miracle on Ice happened
- Tracy Caulkins won how many Olympic gold medals
- Only ___ participated in the original Olympics
- Considered greatest all around Olympics Athlete
- Usain Bolt represented this country
- The Winter Olympics occur every what year
- This country hosted 1980 Olympics
- Men's hockey player with most Olympics games player
- Location of Jim Thorpes burial and memorial
- 1896 Summer Olympics was held here
- US Olympic Gymnast that scored 9.712 and landed on one foot
- Men's hockey player with most penalty minutes
- Lisa Leslie won how many Olympic gold medals
- Only country in world to medal in every Olympics
- Abbreviation for Organization that oversees Olympics
- Latin Version of Olympic motto
- Former US Women's Olympic skater that was attacked
- The First known Olympiad was held here
- Father who helped his son Derek Redmond finish race
- Guided US Olympic Women's Basketball Team to first gold medal
- Man's best friend
45 Clues: Has a trunk • Flying mammal • Large marsupial • IOC Headquaters • Man's best friend • Likes to chase mice • First Olympic winner ever • Home of the Olympic flame • Fastest woman ever recorded • Latin Version of Olympic motto • Most decorated US Olympic Gymnast • This country hosted 1980 Olympics • Town where Miracle on Ice happened • 1896 Summer Olympics was held here • ...
GUESS THE HUMAN 2025-02-26
7 Clues: the fastest man on Earth • the owner of Amazon&Microsoft • the best player in football history • the most known German ex-Councellor • ex-president of the US&murdered in a theatre • represented Albania in the Skiing World Championship • the best NBA player in the history,his name is a clothing brand
Us 2021-11-09
Across
- Herbaceous, DJ: Tiger _
- luminous building
- The first born
- best meal of the day
- Cocktail of choice
- What’s brown and sticky
- I speak for the trees
- Colourful cattle
- What’s brown and sticky
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- Nail file
- first camping trip
- Ahoy boats and hoes
- Synonymous with yourself, the name of a lake
- dog
- Savoury donut
- dog
- where we first met in person
17 Clues: dog • dog • Nail file • Savoury donut • The first born • Colourful cattle • luminous building • first camping trip • Cocktail of choice • Ahoy boats and hoes • best meal of the day • I speak for the trees • Herbaceous, DJ: Tiger _ • What’s brown and sticky • What’s brown and sticky • where we first met in person • Synonymous with yourself, the name of a lake
US 2014-08-29
Across
- Frequency unit.
- Rather than black or white, this type is red or blue.
- Black on an US image.
- Lowest frequency mammal.
- Complex lesions.
- Perfect fluid window for "peek-a-boo".
- Device that converts electrical into mechanical energy and vice versa.
- dB.
- British acronym.
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- Submarine "listening" device.
- Energy cannot be created or destroyed only:
- Particle bounce back.
- Piezo
- Most common organ imaged in US.
- TEE window.
15 Clues: dB. • Piezo • TEE window. • Frequency unit. • Complex lesions. • British acronym. • Black on an US image. • Particle bounce back. • Lowest frequency mammal. • Submarine "listening" device. • Most common organ imaged in US. • Perfect fluid window for "peek-a-boo". • Energy cannot be created or destroyed only: • Rather than black or white, this type is red or blue. • ...
Us 2022-10-25
Across
- A new word you learnt from me
- My favourite food
- Let me fill this in the end
- A show I gifted you
- A programming language we collectively hate
- A show you convinced me to watch
- The reason we texted the first ever time
- My favourite colour
- First kiss
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- Our song
- A PES Teacher I wanna be friends with
- Your favourite thing about me
- A word that I spread to you like a disease
- A difference which will never be resolved
- My favourite BTS member
15 Clues: Our song • First kiss • My favourite food • A show I gifted you • My favourite colour • My favourite BTS member • Let me fill this in the end • A new word you learnt from me • Your favourite thing about me • A show you convinced me to watch • A PES Teacher I wanna be friends with • The reason we texted the first ever time • A difference which will never be resolved • ...
Us 2024-07-27
Across
- Your cat's name and my name?
- The city you live in?
- What we do on the lips?
- Where I work?
- My favourite colour?
- You just got one?
- The word for when you go to many places on vacation?
- My favourite sport?
- Your brother?
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- My favourite hockey team?
- Me and you together?
- What we say to each other when we are apart?
- Your favourite colour?
- The sport you play?
- What we do together?
15 Clues: Where I work? • Your brother? • You just got one? • The sport you play? • My favourite sport? • Me and you together? • What we do together? • My favourite colour? • The city you live in? • Your favourite colour? • What we do on the lips? • My favourite hockey team? • Your cat's name and my name? • What we say to each other when we are apart? • ...
Us 2023-09-03
Across
- Harry, it's you that has to go on, I *know* it (18)
- Our favourite sofa (5)
- Whoa, we're going to.... (5)
- A one man play (4,4,3,4)
- Pecca Falls (8,10)
- Please go away Mick and Dawn (7)
- Ahoy, Matey (7)
- ____ Pascal, Chilean Actor and three-legged friend (5)
- Romance is accompany you to go through a long time (8)
- Deutscher Geburtstag (6)
- Anything that can go wrong will go wrong (6)
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- Where it all began (4,3,6)
- A morning ritual (8)
- you need to know this (13)
- When it all began (18)
15 Clues: Ahoy, Matey (7) • Pecca Falls (8,10) • A morning ritual (8) • Our favourite sofa (5) • When it all began (18) • A one man play (4,4,3,4) • Deutscher Geburtstag (6) • Where it all began (4,3,6) • you need to know this (13) • Whoa, we're going to.... (5) • Please go away Mick and Dawn (7) • Anything that can go wrong will go wrong (6) • ...
US 2024-11-21
Across
- A meeting of members of a political party or faction to discuss and decide on policy or select candidates for office.
- A deliberate system of principles to guide decisions and achieve rational outcomes, particularly in government and politics.
- Powers - Powers specifically granted to the federal government by the Constitution.
- - A supporter of the proposed Constitution who favored a strong central government.
- Strong allegiance to a particular political party or ideology, often leading to biased perspectives and divisive politics.
- A The first ten amendments to the US Constitution that guarantee individual freedoms and rights.
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- Sovereignty - The principle that government authority is created and sustained by the consent of its people, through their elected representatives.
- A person represented by an elected official, typically a voter in a specific electoral district.
- Relating to elections or the process of voting, including the systems and mechanisms used to elect representatives.
- A formal declaration of the principles and policies that a political party stands for, often detailed during elections.
- - A person who opposed the ratification of the Constitution and advocated for a weaker central government.
- An individual currently holding a political office, often seeking re-election.
- The act of attempting to influence the decisions of government officials, often by special interest groups or organizations.
- A set of beliefs or principles that guide the actions and policies of an individual or group, particularly in a political context.
- A situation where two major political parties work together to achieve a common goal or pass legislation, despite their differences.
15 Clues: An individual currently holding a political office, often seeking re-election. • Powers - Powers specifically granted to the federal government by the Constitution. • - A supporter of the proposed Constitution who favored a strong central government. • A person represented by an elected official, typically a voter in a specific electoral district. • ...
Historical Thinking 2019-09-27
Across
- a challenge or problem you are having
- last for a long time
- an explanation for a claim that uses evidence to support it
- having relationships with other people
- person or group who created a source
- a strong feeling of wanting something
- something that prevents something; restriction
- a statement that makes something understandable
- a new method of addressing a problem
- an account of the past constructed from evidence
- the state of not having enough of something
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- the person or group of people that a message is for
- a challenge that has been debated across time
- a change or effect
- a thought that something is true
- a lack of fairness or justice
- influence or control over the behavior of people
- the area around us in which we live
- important event in history with a lasting effect on a lot people
- an opinion supported by evidence
- a serious disagreement or argument
- info from a source that can be used for a specific purpose
- why something was created; reason why something was done
23 Clues: a change or effect • last for a long time • a lack of fairness or justice • a thought that something is true • an opinion supported by evidence • a serious disagreement or argument • the area around us in which we live • person or group who created a source • a new method of addressing a problem • a challenge or problem you are having • a strong feeling of wanting something • ...
Saket Parayil Crossword puzzle 2022-04-22
Across
- Most destructive war in world history; 1939-1945.
- financial gain
- Spanish forts in Texas
- A period of time when high winds and flying dust covered much of the Great Plains of America.
- First African American woman in the senate
- First European to step foot on Texas.
- Worst natural disaster in American history
- The tribe that lived in the North Central Plains
- When the economy comes back from a recession
- A period of an economic recession that happened from 1929 to 1939
- The person who brought the first people to Texas.
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- A European war from 1914 to 1918. The allies, France, Britain, and the US defeated the Germans, Austria-Hungarians, and Ottomans.
- second president of Texas.
- Bloodiest battle of the Civil War. Union victory turned the tides
- First oil discovered in Texas. Launched it into industrialization
- Tracks used for train travel.
- Spanish farm
- Commander of the Texan army against Mexico. He was also the first Texan president.¡
- Top COnfederate general
- Catholic Churches that were placed to convert Native Americans
20 Clues: Spanish farm • financial gain • Spanish forts in Texas • Top COnfederate general • second president of Texas. • Tracks used for train travel. • First European to step foot on Texas. • First African American woman in the senate • Worst natural disaster in American history • When the economy comes back from a recession • The tribe that lived in the North Central Plains • ...
Saket Parayil Crossword puzzle 2022-04-22
Across
- Most destructive war in world history; 1939-1945.
- financial gain
- Spanish forts in Texas
- A period of time when high winds and flying dust covered much of the Great Plains of America.
- First African American woman in the senate
- First European to step foot on Texas.
- Worst natural disaster in American history
- The tribe that lived in the North Central Plains
- When the economy comes back from a recession
- A period of an economic recession that happened from 1929 to 1939
- The person who brought the first people to Texas.
Down
- A European war from 1914 to 1918. The allies, France, Britain, and the US defeated the Germans, Austria-Hungarians, and Ottomans.
- second president of Texas.
- Bloodiest battle of the Civil War. Union victory turned the tides
- First oil discovered in Texas. Launched it into industrialization
- Tracks used for train travel.
- Spanish farm
- Commander of the Texan army against Mexico. He was also the first Texan president.¡
- Top COnfederate general
- Catholic Churches that were placed to convert Native Americans
20 Clues: Spanish farm • financial gain • Spanish forts in Texas • Top COnfederate general • second president of Texas. • Tracks used for train travel. • First European to step foot on Texas. • First African American woman in the senate • Worst natural disaster in American history • When the economy comes back from a recession • The tribe that lived in the North Central Plains • ...
Historical Thinking 2019-09-27
Across
- a thought that something is true
- last for a long time
- a challenge or problem you are having
- having relationships with other people
- an opinion supported by evidence
- info from a source that can be used for a specific purpose
- important event in history with a lasting effect on a lot people
- a strong feeling of wanting something
- a new method of addressing a problem
- person or group who created a source
- a lack of fairness or justice
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- influence or control over the behavior of people
- a challenge that has been debated across time
- an explanation for a claim that uses evidence to support it
- a statement that makes something understandable
- the area around us in which we live
- a change or effect
- why something was created; reason why something was done
- the state of not having enough of something
- something that prevents something; restriction
- the person or group of people that a message is for
- an account of the past constructed from evidence
- a serious disagreement or argument
23 Clues: a change or effect • last for a long time • a lack of fairness or justice • a thought that something is true • an opinion supported by evidence • a serious disagreement or argument • the area around us in which we live • a new method of addressing a problem • person or group who created a source • a challenge or problem you are having • a strong feeling of wanting something • ...
Monday 9-28-20 2020-09-27
Across
- Performed the first resurrection
- Went on an extended camping trip with her husband
- A little girl taught him a big lesson
- Almost became the chicken of the sea
- Worth 14 years of hard work
- Jehovah allowed him to build the temple
- Jesus woke him up from a really long nap
- Second talking animal in recorded history
- Won a battle because the sun stood still
- Gave someone else a REALLY big headache
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- Didn't go back on his word
- Established the first witness protection program
- Evil queen who went to the dogs
- Taught us you're only as strong as your hair
- A really good cook
- Built a floating animal hotel
- Began as a slave but was given much authority
- Thought his belly was more important than Jehovah
- One of the first secret agents in recorded history
- Jehovah spoke to him three times at night
- Released from jail by an earthquake and an angel
- An angel saved him from being lions' lunch
- Gave somebody a big headache
23 Clues: A really good cook • Didn't go back on his word • Worth 14 years of hard work • Gave somebody a big headache • Built a floating animal hotel • Evil queen who went to the dogs • Performed the first resurrection • Almost became the chicken of the sea • A little girl taught him a big lesson • Jehovah allowed him to build the temple • Gave someone else a REALLY big headache • ...
Color Vowel® Crossword - GREEN TEA 2024-08-18
Across
- A place to see art, history, and more.
- Someone who helps you learn in school.
- A fluffy animal often found on farms.
- A book you can read on a screen.
- Humans, all around you!
- Tall and green, it grows in the ground.
- To use words to communicate with others.
- The language spoken in Japan.
- Dress up in costumes and get candy on this spooky night.
- A female ruler of a country.
- Watch shows and movies on this electronic box.
- Large body of saltwater, like the ocean.
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- The two days that follow Friday.
- A holiday with eggs and bunnies.
- Type on this to use your computer.
- A buzzing insect that collects nectar from flowers.
- What you do at night to rest your body.
- A female officer who keeps us safe.
- A black and white striped animal.
- A delicious meal with cheese, sauce, and toppings.
- Sandy area by the water, perfect for sun and fun.
- To use your eyes to perceive and understand things.
- A country known for pyramids and ancient history.
- Send messages online using this.
24 Clues: Humans, all around you! • A female ruler of a country. • The language spoken in Japan. • The two days that follow Friday. • A holiday with eggs and bunnies. • A book you can read on a screen. • Send messages online using this. • A black and white striped animal. • Type on this to use your computer. • A female officer who keeps us safe. • A fluffy animal often found on farms. • ...
Presidents of the United States (Last Name) 2024-05-16
Across
- this president worked with Frederick Douglas
- famous for "54-40 or fight"
- leader of the Continental Army in 1776
- oldest living president in the US as of 5/15/24
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- first black president in US history
- president killed due to gunshot in 1963
- one of four presidents with the same initials (H)
- president on the 50 dollar bill
8 Clues: famous for "54-40 or fight" • president on the 50 dollar bill • first black president in US history • leader of the Continental Army in 1776 • president killed due to gunshot in 1963 • this president worked with Frederick Douglas • oldest living president in the US as of 5/15/24 • one of four presidents with the same initials (H)
1920 2023-11-03
Across
- parts that are identical for practical purposes
- a place where alcohol was illegally sold
- made the car assembly line
- granted the right for women to vote
- number of immigrants allowed entry into the United States through a national origins quota
- moderation in action, thought,or feeling restraint
- seceret hate group in the us
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- made alcohol illegal
- black neighborhood in new york
- women who wear short skirts
- grants the States vir- tually complete control over whether to permit importation or sale of liquor and how to structure the liquor distribution system
- national policy of avoiding political or economic entanglements with other countries
- process to make cars go faster
- the right to vote in political elections
- one of the largest movements in us history
15 Clues: made alcohol illegal • made the car assembly line • women who wear short skirts • seceret hate group in the us • black neighborhood in new york • process to make cars go faster • granted the right for women to vote • a place where alcohol was illegally sold • the right to vote in political elections • one of the largest movements in us history • ...
Root Wranglers 2025-05-14
Across
- Species - Plants or animals that grow in places they shouldn't
- - Plants grow these underground
- - The action to look for birds
- - We made this native plant craft the the Riverlands
- - These canines are endangered
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- - These people help teach us about nature at the parks
- - This subject helps us understand the past
- - They have 6 legs and three body parts
8 Clues: - The action to look for birds • - These canines are endangered • - Plants grow these underground • - They have 6 legs and three body parts • - This subject helps us understand the past • - We made this native plant craft the the Riverlands • - These people help teach us about nature at the parks • Species - Plants or animals that grow in places they shouldn't
Nigeria 2021-11-19
10 Clues: A Sweet food • wild animals • A kind of ore • what we must use • A Lake on the border • A common Language for us • are common for meetings. • A kind of park in Nigeria • what is one color of nigeria flag • were can we traced Nigeria History
Nigeria 2021-11-19
10 Clues: A Sweet food • wild animals • A kind of ore • what we must use • A Lake on the border • A common Language for us • are common for meetings. • A kind of park in Nigeria • what is one color of nigeria flag • were can we traced Nigeria History
Nigeria 2021-11-19
10 Clues: A Sweet food • wild animals • A kind of ore • what we must use • A Lake on the border • A common Language for us • are common for meetings. • A kind of park in Nigeria • what is one color of nigeria flag • were can we traced Nigeria History
Test Test Test 2021-01-25
10 Clues: Online tech • help you see • nice in summer • What can you read • are found in the sky • what i need to do later • teaches us about the present • What are yellow and delicious • What is best thing to make tea in • is for the majority of the masses
Nigeria 2021-11-19
10 Clues: A Sweet food • wild animals • A kind of ore • what we must use • A Lake on the border • A common Language for us • are common for meetings. • A kind of park in Nigeria • what is one color of nigeria flag • were can we traced Nigeria History
Nigeria 2021-11-19
10 Clues: A Sweet food • wild animals • A kind of ore • what we must use • A Lake on the border • A common Language for us • are common for meetings. • A kind of park in Nigeria • what is one color of nigeria flag • were can we traced Nigeria History
Nigeria 2021-11-19
10 Clues: A Sweet food • wild animals • A kind of ore • what we must use • A Lake on the border • A common Language for us • are common for meetings. • A kind of park in Nigeria • what is one color of nigeria flag • were can we traced Nigeria History
Top Notch 3 Unit 7 Vocab 2021-10-13
Across
- the woman who gets married
- "On 9/7 in Brazil, many people _____ in parades."
- an agreement to marry someone
- To stop eating for a period of time, often for religious reasons.
- "She is a person ____ knows a lot about history."
- "Christmas takes ______on December 25th."
- "On New Year's, it's typical for people to _____ each other well."
- the man who gets married
- "In the US, people often wear ______ on Halloween"
- "Every 7/4, Americans ___ off fireworks."
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- a large formal party after a wedding ceremony
- the bride and groom, immediately after the wedding
- A vacation taken by two newlyweds after the wedding.
- "Jewish people give ______ on Hanukkah, and Christians give them on Christmas."
- "Thanksgiving is a holiday ____ is celebrated in the US and Canada"
15 Clues: the man who gets married • the woman who gets married • an agreement to marry someone • "Christmas takes ______on December 25th." • "Every 7/4, Americans ___ off fireworks." • a large formal party after a wedding ceremony • "On 9/7 in Brazil, many people _____ in parades." • "She is a person ____ knows a lot about history." • ...
Gussy 2024-05-21
9 Clues: Guy • GOAT teacher • Rene Theresin • Please save me • Iconic world leader • Person related to AI • Ten year old that can beat Saitama • Best Brawl Stars Brawler(in my opinion) • Related to important US History event in the 1980's
Science 2023-11-03
Across
- The branch of biology that deals with the study of plants, including their structure, growth, reproduction, and classification.
- The branch of biology that deals with the study of microorganisms, such as bacteria, viruses, and fungi. It helps us understand their structure, function, and impact on living organisms.
- The branch of science that deals with the study of the Earth's atmosphere, weather, and climate. It includes the analysis and prediction of atmospheric conditions and phenomena.
- A scientific procedure carried out to test a hypothesis or demonstrate a known fact. It involves controlled steps to collect data and draw conclusions.
- The branch of science that deals with the study of celestial objects, space, and the universe as a whole. It includes the observation and analysis of stars, planets, and galaxies.
- The branch of science that deals with the composition, structure, properties, and changes of matter. It explores the elements and compounds that make up everything around us.
- The branch of biology that deals with the study of animals, including their behavior, structure, classification, and evolution.
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- The branch of science that deals with the study of living organisms, including their structure, function, growth, evolution, and distribution.
- The branch of biology that deals with the study of the structure and organization of living organisms. It focuses on the body's parts and how they function together.
- The branch of science that deals with the study of matter, energy, motion, and the fundamental forces of nature. It helps us understand how the universe works.
- The branch of science that deals with the study of prehistoric life through the examination of fossils. It helps us understand the evolution and history of life on Earth.
- The branch of science that deals with the study of the Earth's physical structure, substance, history, and processes. It includes the study of rocks, minerals, and the Earth's surface.
- The branch of biology that deals with the study of genes, heredity, and genetic variation in living organisms. It helps us understand how traits are passed down from parents to offspring.
- The study of the natural world through observation, experimentation, and analysis. It helps us understand how things work and why they happen.
- The branch of biology that deals with the study of the relationships between organisms and their physical surroundings. It focuses on the interactions within ecosystems and the environment.
15 Clues: The branch of biology that deals with the study of plants, including their structure, growth, reproduction, and classification. • The branch of biology that deals with the study of animals, including their behavior, structure, classification, and evolution. • ...
US History Mid-Term Review 2 2013-10-22
Across
- Wilson's plan to help end WW1 was known as the 14 ___________
- The sinking of the American Warship the _______________ helped drive the US to war with Spain
- The _________________ Reserve Act set up a system of banks controled by the government that would help to regulate the economy and promote economic stability
- The ________________ was a US passenger ship sunk by German submarines and helped push the US towards war
- The _____________ was founded to by returning African-American soldiers following WW1 to fight Segregation in the courts
- The 17th Amendment allowed citizens to have ______________ election of senators (two from each state)
- Woodrow ____________ was the last president of the Progressive Era
- _________________ is the idea of setting aside wilderness, natural areas and resources aside for future generations and public use
- The Bull Moose party is an example of a ____________ party in American political history
- Payments required as a part of the surrender of German to help pay for the damages caused by the Germans in WW1
- The ________________ movement tried to ban the sale and consumption of intoxicating beverages (alcohol)
- The 16th Amendment allowed the US government to tax a persons ___________________
- The author of The Jungle was Upton __________________
- The Spanish American War was fought over Spain's _______________ posessions and showed the rise of the US as a world power
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- Teddy Roosevelt's _____________ Deal policy was designed to help provide all citizens with an equal opportunity at success
- The Civil ____________ System was set up to provide qualified workers for the government and stop the Spoils System
- Germany's use of _________________ submarine warfare helped convince the US to finally enter WW1
- The _______________ was another former Spanish posession, but the US had to fight a horrible and brutal anti-colonialist war there to maintain control
- The Jungle helped to expose the working conditions and food safety issues of the ________ __________ industry (one word in the puzzle)
- Elections held to narrow down the field of political candidates prior to the final election are known as ____________ elections
- The ________________ Era was know for politicians who hoped to improve the lives of people and to help fix problems in society using the government as a agent of reform
- The ______________ Note was sent by German to Mexico trying to get them to start a war with the US
- The US gained control of the island of ___________ during the Spanish American war
- The _____________ process allows voters to propose laws in the state legislature
- Wilson's attempt to create a worldwide group of countries known as the _____________ of Nations failed
- The Roosevelt ______________ stated that the US would handle all matters in the Western Hemisphere on behalf of the Europeans
- Many muckraking journalists took on corrupt politicians known as political ___________
- The construction of the ___________ canal was a major engineering and transportation feat accomplished under Roosevelt
- ______________ was famous for his semi-aggresive foreign policy slogan "Speak softy and carry a big stick"
- The Espionage and ______________ Acts made critizing the war and the government illegal (despite the 1rst Amendment)
- The 18th Amendment banned the sale and consumption of ______________ (otherwise known as Prohibition)
- The ___________ System resulted in lots of unqualified people in government jobs that they go for political favors
- Newspapers that publish stories that called for the US to go to war were examples of ________________ Journalism
33 Clues: The author of The Jungle was Upton __________________ • Wilson's plan to help end WW1 was known as the 14 ___________ • Woodrow ____________ was the last president of the Progressive Era • The _____________ process allows voters to propose laws in the state legislature • The 16th Amendment allowed the US government to tax a persons ___________________ • ...
US History B Unit 1 Keywords 2018-02-17
Across
- The feeling that it is necessary to buy products
- British passenger ship carrying many American citizens that was sunk by a German U-boat
- The United States’ return to isolationism after World War I
- Prejudice in information caused by personal opinions
- Agreement among 62 countries to make war illegal
- Telegram sent from the German foreign minister to Mexico offering to help Mexico regain territories lost to the US if they sided with Germany in the war
- Amendments granting suffrage to women, prohibiting alcohol, establishing when presidents’ terms end, and then repealing prohibition
- Period in which many technological advances were made
- Act offering 160 acres in the West to any Americans willing to farm it for 5 years
- Acts restricting the number of immigrants coming to the US and banning immigration from certain places
- Trial against biology teacher who taught evolution and was found guilty
- An agreement to stop fighting in a war
- Form of Christianity in which the bible is interpreted literally
- Woman who advocated the use of birth control in the US
- The writing of history
- A list of suggestions to prevent international conflict after World War I
- Journalist who exposed information about problems in industry and government
- Court case in which the court decided that people could be imprisoned for expressing opinions that could be harmful to others
- A first-hand account of an event told by a witness
- Name given to American soldiers by the French
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- Scandal involving certain oil companies being given unfair advantages by the government in the 1920s
- An account of an event created after it happened by someone who did not witness it
- Group of countries established to maintain international peace, suggested by Woodrow Wilson but not joined by the US
- Fear of a revolution started by communists
- Economic policy of leaving the population to determine prices of products
- Crime boss in Chicago who sold illegal goods
- Act requiring men between 21 and 30 years old to register for military service
- The preference towards Americans rather than immigrants
- The US created spheres of influence, controlled countries economically, and directly colonized some in this process
- Promoter of African-American culture who believed that this culture could only flourish in Africa
- Time period during which traditional beliefs were challenged and many changes were made in the US
- A revival of African American culture in the US
- Theory that the fittest companies and people will be the most successful in business
- Acts preventing people from criticizing the government or the war
- Addition to the Monroe Doctrine allowing the U.S. to send soldiers to countries in the Western Hemisphere if they thought it was necessary
- Government policy of using money to increase political power
- People who wanted the US to stay out of foreign affairs
- Secret bars that illegally sold alcohol
- Political party suggesting reforms such as a graduated income tax, more government regulation and direct Senator elections
- Young, single women from the middle class in the northern US who experimented with new things such as drinking and smoking
40 Clues: The writing of history • An agreement to stop fighting in a war • Secret bars that illegally sold alcohol • Fear of a revolution started by communists • Crime boss in Chicago who sold illegal goods • Name given to American soldiers by the French • A revival of African American culture in the US • The feeling that it is necessary to buy products • ...
US History B Unit 3 Keywords 2018-03-08
Across
- House Un-American Activities Committee that investigated suspected communists
- Congress on Racial Equality which led actions to protest against segregation and inequality
- Court case resulting in the banning of segregation in education
- OPEC nations refusal to supply oil to the US because of their support of Israel
- Court case that declared that it was legal to use race as a factor when determining whether a student should be accepted at a university
- Court case which led to the people having to understand their right to discuss with an attorney before being questioned
- Program created by John F Kennedy that recruited volunteers to work in developing countries for two year periods
- African American woman who protested against unfair laws by refusing to give up her seat on a bus for a white passenger
- Agreement for Israel and Egypt to recognize each other as nations
- US policy towards the three communist nations, China, Vietnam and the Soviet Union
- Attempt to improve relations with communist nations
- Scare that nuclear war would erupt between the US and the Soviet Union when the US discovered Soviet nuclear weapons in Cuba
- Soviet Union’s invasion of Afghanistan in response to an anticommunist movement
- Power given to the US president to do what he saw necessary to contain communism in Vietnam
- First female to run as vice-president for a major political party in a national election in the US
- Soviet leader whose policies led to the end of the Cold War
- Whim Inflation Now campaign to reduce inflation
- Economic policy of lowering taxes among upper classes to stimulate economic growth
- Court case which resulted in buses being provided to take children to public schools to attempt to decrease racial inequality in schools
- First man-made satellite to orbit the earth, sent to space by the Soviet Union
- Promise for the US to support nations attempting to fight communism
- Name given to Ronald Reagan’s plan to protect the US from Soviet nuclear weapons using a laser system in space
- plan to withdraw US troops from Vietnam and replace them with soldiers from South Vietnam
- Court case which led to the right for people who could not afford an attorney in a court case to have one provided for them
- Event in the Vietnam War in which American troops killed hundreds of Vietnamese civilians leading to outrage among US anti-war protestors
- Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee that peacefully advocated for more rights for African-Americans
- People who wanted change but didn’t express their opinions
- Peaceful protests in which students waited patiently to be served at segregated lunch counters
- African-American lawyer who won a case ending segregation in education
- Lyndon Johnson’s plan to reform the United States
- Turning point of Vietnam War when Americans began to doubt they could win the war and the anti-war movement increased
- Kennedy’s plans to advance and progress America
- Increase in birthrates in the US after WWII
- Location of a government scandal that led Nixon to resign
- Districts surrounding cities that grew after WWII
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- Simultaneous high levels of inflation and unemployment
- Court case that resulted in abortion becoming legal
- Failed uprising against Fidel Castro in Cuba
- A policy attempting to decrease tensions caused by communism
- Shooting of John F Kennedy in Dallas Texas on November 7th 1963
- Methods of indirectly preventing African-Americans from voting
- First woman to hold a seat in the US Supreme Court
- Young Americans in the 1950’s who challenged the bland suburban lifestyle
- Issue in which 52 Americans were held hostage while Iranians demanded the return of their previous leader in exchange for their lives
- A civil rights law attempting to improve education in the US
- Act banning discrimination based on race or gender in public places
- Act banning unfair methods of preventing African-Americans from voting
- Court case declaring that segregation was legal as long as it was equal
- Location of a nuclear power plant leak that decreased trust in this energy source
- Scandal involving government officials selling weapons in Iran and using the money they made to support guerrillas in Nicaragua
- Member of the Nation of Islam who promoted this religion among African-Americans and disagreed with nonviolent protests
- Creator of the United Farm Workers who advocated for better conditions and higher pay
- National Association for the Advancement of Colored People that fought for more rights for African-Americans
- Canal thats ownership was transferred back to the country in which it is located under President Carter
- Peaceful activist for equal civil rights in America
- Southern Christian Leadership Convention that peacefully resisted against Jim Crow laws
- Buses of black and white students that travelled between states to protest against segregation in interstate travel
- New invention that became very popular in the US in the 1950’s as a source of entertainment and information
- Group created to violently oppose police brutality against African Americans through the use of weapons
- Failed second Strategic Arms Limitation Treaty to limit the numbers of nuclear weapons in the US and the USSR
- Tactic of coming very close to war but backing down before actual conflict
- Act that increased government power during WWII
- Central Intelligence Agency that attempted to repress communism in the Cold War
- National Aeronautics and Space Association created to catch up with the Soviet Union in the space race
- Violent protests against racism in LA
- Political party that supported traditional values of family and religion
- National Organization for Women that worked to promote equal rights for women in America
- Government organization created to protect the environment
68 Clues: Violent protests against racism in LA • Increase in birthrates in the US after WWII • Failed uprising against Fidel Castro in Cuba • Whim Inflation Now campaign to reduce inflation • Act that increased government power during WWII • Kennedy’s plans to advance and progress America • Lyndon Johnson’s plan to reform the United States • ...
US History-Civil to World War 2019-05-17
Across
- This was the President during WW1
- President who passed the Emancipation Proclamation
- __________ codes stopped African Americans from having equal rights
- The Spanish American war was mainly caused by the explosion of the USS ___________
- The _____________ canal was built to make international trade easier and quicker
- The ______________________ amendment freed the slaves
- the belief that your country or nation is the best
- the period of time after the Civil War where we tried to unite the country
- Austria Hungary declared war on this country because Gavrilo Princip killed the Archduke
- This is the need for one country to want to expand its borders
- agreements between countries to help out in case of war
- The _____________ powers were Germany, Austria Hungary, and the Ottoman Empire
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- The ____________________ amendment gave women the right to vote
- To help stop unfair business practices in the workplace, __________ unions were formed to help protect workers
- the _____________________ railroad connected the east and the west coast of America
- the name for the southern states that seceded from the Union
- this is the name of the island where immigrants arrived in NYC
- when a group of people take on and adopt the culture of another race
- the second ____________________ revolution brought many advancements and rapid growth in technology
- In the early 1900's the US gained new land by purchasing Hawaii and __________
- the US government used __________________ posters to convince people to support the war
- to formally withdraw from a country
22 Clues: This was the President during WW1 • to formally withdraw from a country • President who passed the Emancipation Proclamation • the belief that your country or nation is the best • The ______________________ amendment freed the slaves • agreements between countries to help out in case of war • the name for the southern states that seceded from the Union • ...
US History Chapter 18 Vocabulary Crossword 2024-02-13
Across
- A group of officials chosen for a specific responsibility
- A school or college for special training
- The separation or isolation of a race, class, or group
- Extreme
- The granting of a pardon to a large number of persons
- To stop temporarily
- To prevent from being involved in something
- The period of rebuilding the South and readmitting Southern states to the Union
- A method used to prevent African Americans from voting y requiring prospective voters to read and write at a specified level
- Laws passed in the South just after the Civil War aimed at controlling freed men and women, and allowing plantation owners to take advantage of African American workers
- The effect or result of an action or event
- Dishonest or illegal actions
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- Name given by former Confederates to Southern whites ho supported Republican Reconstruction of the South
- To unite, or to blend into a united whole
- A device that allowed persons to vote if their fathers or grandfathers had voted before Reconstruction began
- To become more suited to new conditions
- To formally charge a public official with misconduct in office
- To reject or defeat something that has already been decided
- A tax a person must pay in order to vote
- Putting to death by the illegal action of a mob
- System of farming in which a farmer works land for an owner who provides equipment and seeds and receives a share of the crop
- A loan, or the ability to pay for a good or service at a future time rather than at the time of purchase
22 Clues: Extreme • To stop temporarily • Dishonest or illegal actions • To become more suited to new conditions • A school or college for special training • A tax a person must pay in order to vote • To unite, or to blend into a united whole • The effect or result of an action or event • To prevent from being involved in something • Putting to death by the illegal action of a mob • ...
US History 1 - Unit 1 Vocab 2024-09-05
Across
- an arm of an ocean or sea that is partly enclosed by land.
- meaning working with the soil, growing crops or raising livestock (cattle).
- a large solid area of land. There are seven continents.
- Meridian runs north and south, found at 0° longitude.
- large area of high, flat or gently sloping land.
- a boundary that separates a continent’s river systems. Each river system feeds into a distinct ocean, bay or sea
- a place or city along a coast/ body of water where ships may dock.
- imaginary line drawn around the earth that runs east and west, dividing the earth into the northern and southern hemispheres, found at Latitude 0°
- piece of land that is surrounded by water on three sides.
- large stream of water that empties into an ocean or lake
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- high, steep, rugged land that rises sharply.
- body of water surrounded entirely by land.
- distance of a location north or south of the equator.
- land area surrounded by water.
- distance of a location east or west of the prime meridian
- worn away by wind and water.
- a broad area of fairly level land that is generally close to sea level.
- part of a body of water that is partly enclosed by land.
- area of raised land that is lower and more rounded than a mountain.
- stream or small river that flows into a larger river or stream.
20 Clues: worn away by wind and water. • land area surrounded by water. • body of water surrounded entirely by land. • high, steep, rugged land that rises sharply. • large area of high, flat or gently sloping land. • distance of a location north or south of the equator. • Meridian runs north and south, found at 0° longitude. • ...
Chapter 11 Review- Strong US History 2023-02-20
Across
- The Kellogg-Brian Pact promised not to use _____ as an instrument of policy
- The early 19th century movement to ban alcohol
- On October 29, 1929, the stock market crashed on what became known as Black _________
- Financial safety net set up to protect Americans in 1935
- National economic slowdown
- A prize established in 1896 for promoting world peace
- Color associated with Communism
- The _______ Valley Authority was a major experiment in the public ownership of electricity
- Plan that gave Europe a sense of financial stability in 1924
- The _______ Act defined intoxicating liquors to include beer and wine
- Also known as a tax on imports; many think high international ______ led to the Great Depression
- Agency that hired young men to perform tasks like constructing dams, fighting wildfires and building state parks
- A stock market in which prices are steadily increasing
- Public works projects were set up to create jobs by this agency
- Movies, like the Wizard of ____, and books like the Grapes of Wrath both were artistic responses to the hardships of the Great Depression
- The Four-Power Treaty consisted of America, France, Britain and ______
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- The National Origins Act drastically cut the number of ________ arriving from Southern and Eastern Europe
- Fashionable women of the 1920's who were more assertive and less restricted than women of the past
- The Agricultural ___________ Acts of 1933 and 1938 were set up to promote the recovery of farmers
- FDR _______ the power of the federal government with his New Deal policies
- Nickname for shantytowns filled with poor people during the 1930's
- W.E.B. Dubois helped launch this organization to help African Americans in 1909
- One of the main causes of the Great Depression was the ___________ and underconsumption of goods
- The prosperous second decade of the 1900s was called the ________ Twenties
- The _______ trial prosecuted a teacher in Tennessee for giving his students a lesson about evolution
- The 1920's period of economic boom collapsed in the 1930's during the _______ Depression
- ______ buying allowed consumers to pay small amounts monthly for goods
- Named after the place where many African American writers and poets lived, the _______ Renaissance saw a flourishing of Black culture
- FDR defeated Hoover in the November 1932 Election, promising a ____ _____ for the American people
- An environmental disaster affecting the farmers of the Great Plains during the 1930s
- Buying something with the hope of selling it at a higher price later
- Leader in car manufacturing in the 1920's and 1930's
32 Clues: National economic slowdown • Color associated with Communism • The early 19th century movement to ban alcohol • Leader in car manufacturing in the 1920's and 1930's • A prize established in 1896 for promoting world peace • A stock market in which prices are steadily increasing • Financial safety net set up to protect Americans in 1935 • ...
US History 1st Term Vocabulary Review 2025-01-06
Across
- uncomfortable, difficult, or embarrassing
- to specify, to demand
- to mobilize, to unite
- to give up power or territory
- to oppose or respond to something
- to attract or tempt someone/something to do something
- to begin a course of action or a journey
- continuing a course of action despite difficulty
- bitter anger at having been treated unfairly
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- to tarnish or stain someone's reputation
- a feeling of alienation or frustration
- to decline, to worsen
- to say something is true, often without proof
- to take revenge
- support or financial backing given by a sponsor
- to publicly condemn
- occurring at irregular intervals
- comfort received after a loss or disappointment
- feeling or showing tiredness or fatigue
- a sudden, powerful movement forward/upward
20 Clues: to take revenge • to publicly condemn • to decline, to worsen • to specify, to demand • to mobilize, to unite • to give up power or territory • occurring at irregular intervals • to oppose or respond to something • a feeling of alienation or frustration • feeling or showing tiredness or fatigue • to tarnish or stain someone's reputation • to begin a course of action or a journey • ...
US History Chapter 17 Vocabulary Crossword 2024-01-22
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- To place within a trench, or ditch, for defense; to place in a strong defensive position
- To go in the opposite direction
- Reward or payment
- To leave behind or give up
- A system of selecting people for required military service
- Events that occur one after the other
- An alternative or replacement
- Stream or smaller river that feeds into a larger river
- A strategy of bringing war to the entire society; not just the military
- State on the border between the North and South; Delaware; Maryland; Kentucky, and Missouri
- To make stronger
- A soldier who is killed, wounded, captured, or missing in battle
- A warship equipped with iron plating for protection
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- Decree issued by President Lincoln freeing enslaved people in those parts of the Confederacy still in rebellion on January 1, 1863
- To find meaning in something
- A careful plan or method
- To compare with respect to differences
- To formally join a military force
- To meet; to come face-to-face with
- Livestock
- Refusal to give in
- The side or edge of a military formation
- A serious punishment or scolding
- A legal writ, or order, that guarantees a prisoner the right to be heard in court
- Paper money issued by the United States government
25 Clues: Livestock • To make stronger • Reward or payment • Refusal to give in • A careful plan or method • To leave behind or give up • To find meaning in something • An alternative or replacement • To go in the opposite direction • A serious punishment or scolding • To formally join a military force • To meet; to come face-to-face with • Events that occur one after the other • ...
US History Module 4/5 Vocab 2024-10-03
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- the manufacturing of large quantities of standardized products, often using assembly lines or automation technology.
- withdrawled from or the other meaning of relaxing
- a person who advocates or promotes anarchism or anarchy.
- when the federal government's spending exceeds its revenues
- Stock market breaking down
- an arrangement of machines, equipment, and workers in which work passes from operation to operation in direct line until the product is assembled.
- getting a loan from your brokerage and using the money from the loan to invest in more securities than you can buy with your available cash.
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- the protection or promotion of the interests of consumers.
- the idea of adding justices to the Supreme Court or lower courts to shift the balance in a liberal, conservative or other direction.
- one of a series of radio broadcasts made by President Franklin Delano Roosevelt to the nation, beginning in 1933.
- Someone who bended the boundaries
- the difference which exists between net sales and the cost of merchandise sold and from which expenses are usually met or profit derived.
- legal prevention of the manufacture, sale, and transportation of alcoholic beverages in the United States
- an illicit liquor store or nightclub.
- an arrangement in which a purchaser pays over an extended time, without having to put dow
- a policy of remaining apart from the affairs or interests of other groups, especially the political affairs of other countries.
- occurs when a large group of depositors withdraw their money from banks at the same time.
- an economic concept that can be difficult to grasp.
- A tax on somthing
- the ability of a customer to obtain goods or services before payment, based on the trust that payment will be made in the future.
20 Clues: A tax on somthing • Stock market breaking down • Someone who bended the boundaries • an illicit liquor store or nightclub. • withdrawled from or the other meaning of relaxing • an economic concept that can be difficult to grasp. • a person who advocates or promotes anarchism or anarchy. • the protection or promotion of the interests of consumers. • ...
1st Quarter US History Wrap-Up 2024-10-09
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- The fruit that Columbus thought the Earth was shaped like
- Charles ____: Known as Champaign Charlie. Passed a number of taxes that the colonists hated
- City that hosted two Continental Congresses
- Peition sent to King George III as a last effort at peace
- Large animal that tribes on the great plains relied heavily on. One of Mr. Micheli's favorite animals
- Law passed by parliament that made paper more expensive
- How we refer to Europe, Asia, and Africa when talking about Columbus and Colonization
- The first permanent English colony in the New World
- The ocean that English, Spanish, French, Dutch explorers had to cross to get to the New World
- How we refer to the Americas when talking about Columbus and colonization
- Last name of Sam and John, two important patriots
- What Canada was called before the British took it over
- _____ Acts: Laws designed to punish Massachusetts for the Boston Tea Party
- Boston _____: Angry colonists dumped 90,000 lbs of tea into the harbor
- Colony (later state) where Boston, Lexington, and Concord are
- Named commander in chief of the continental army because of his service in the French and Indian War
- Colonial region made up of MA, NH, CT, and RI
- Virginian who wrote the Declaration of Independence
- Along with Lexington, one of the first places there was armed fighting in the Revolution
- The place Columbus was looking for a way to get to
- City that had a massacre and a tea party
- ____ Colonies: Colonial Region made up of GA, SC, NC, VA, and MD
- People who were loyal to England and King George III. They did not independence
- Silversmith who made a picture of the Boston Massacre and also rode around warning people about the British coming
- "NO TAXATION WITHOUT ______": What the colonists complained about in regards to all the taxes they had to pay
- People who wanted the colonies to break from England and become independent
- Seventeen _____: The year independence was declared
- King of England called "the mad" due to bipolar disorder and bad decision making
- Sailor who "discovered" the West Indies
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- Largest indigenous culture region, makes up the middle chunk of the continent
- Mountain range that made up the western part of most of the 13 Colonies
- Country that the US declared independence from
- ___ of 1763: Limited where English colonists could settle by drawing a line on a map
- Crispus _____: First man to die at the Boston Massacre and in the American Revolution
- _____ Of Independence, written by Thomas Jefferson, officially announced the colonies were not part of England any longer
- Colony (now state) where Philadelphia is
- Along with Concord, one of the first places there was armed fighting in the Revolution
- A form of protest where people stop buying certain products, like tea
- Indigenous tribe who lived in the area around Jamestown
- Country created with the signing of the Declaration of Independence
- Indigenous woman who is the subject of a Disney cartoon and in real life was married to John Rolfe at the age of 12
- _____ Colonies: Colonial Region made up of NY, NJ, PA, PA, and DE
- ____ Act: Law passed by Parliament that said colonists had to let soldiers live in their house and pay for their stuff
- War that was fought by the British and French over Ohio. Kind of started by George Washington
- Date (month and day) on the Declaration of Independence
- Term we use for the people who have lived in North America for thousands of years
- Word used to describe water that is salty and dirty
- Bad stuff that sat and festered in the water at Jamestown
- Patriot famous for saying "Give me liberty or give me death"
- The law making body of England
- Sons of _____: Group of Patriots dedicated to independence
- Colubian ____: Transfer of plants, animals, diseases, enslaved people, and other things from one side of the Atlantic to the other
- The continent you live on
- Boston ____: March 5, 1770, British troops killed 5 colonists
54 Clues: The continent you live on • The law making body of England • Sailor who "discovered" the West Indies • Colony (now state) where Philadelphia is • City that had a massacre and a tea party • City that hosted two Continental Congresses • Colonial region made up of MA, NH, CT, and RI • Country that the US declared independence from • ...
US History Unit 2 Vocab Crossword 2024-03-06
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- Powers that both state & federal governments have
- Rights and laws that are set aside for the state governments to decide on.
- supporters of the Constitution; Wanted strong national govt
- Part of government that MAKES the laws
- Part of government that INTERPRETS the laws; they decide if the laws are constitutional
- Secret meeting of the framers/founding fathers to fix weaknesses in Articles of Confederation an alliance of different tribes or states
- Against Constitution: Wanted weak national government and Bill of Rights
- ‘Necessary and proper’ clause. A way to change or stretch the Constitution and allow for changes to be made. Congress can make all laws necessary and proper for carrying out the tasks listed in the Constitution.
- the ceremony for swearing in a new president
- Division of power between the national and state governments.
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- Powers given to the federal government by the states
- Formal approval to make a document into official law.
- Congressmen from the western and southern states who pushed for war with Britain in 1812
- a change that has been made to the constitution
- Amendments 1 - 10 in the Constitution that protects people's civil liberties (freedoms). Freedom of speech, no cruel or unusual punishment, trial by jury, life, liberty.
- legislature that has two houses
- the belief that the United States had the right to spread across all of North America
- Part of government that ENFORCES the laws
- a committee appointed by the president to help govern
- Government tax on imports or exports
20 Clues: legislature that has two houses • Government tax on imports or exports • Part of government that MAKES the laws • Part of government that ENFORCES the laws • the ceremony for swearing in a new president • a change that has been made to the constitution • Powers that both state & federal governments have • Powers given to the federal government by the states • ...
SC/US History Final Exam Review 2024-04-12
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- (3)an agreement in which the house would be based on population and the senate would be equal representation
- (4)Maine was added as a free state and Missouri was added as a slave state
- (1)established a majority rules form of government
- (1)route taken by slave ships from Africa to the New World
- (6)movement that sought to end corruption in government and to make life better for people
- (1)colonial region that included Massachusetts, Connecticut, and Rhode Island
- (4)South Carolina threatened to secede from the Union because of tariffs
- (3)first 10 amendments to the Constitution
- (4)violence broke out between abolitionists and slave owners in Kansas
- (5)time period after the Civil War in which the South needed to be rebuilt socially and politically
- (1)country that settled Central and South America and set up encomiendas
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- (6)supreme court case that legalized segregation
- (4)violent white abolitionist who led the Raid at Harpers Ferry
- (5)group of people who wanted to punish the South for seceding
- (1)name given to the middle colonies because wheat and rye were grown there
- (6)journalists who sought to expose corruption
- (1)slave rebellion that took place in colonial South Carolina
- (1)colonies provided raw materials and the mother country produced manufacture goods
- (2)last major battle of the Revolution
- (3)branch responsible for making the laws
- (4)Union strategy to win the Civil War
- (2)law that forced colonists to purchase cheap tea from the British East India Company
22 Clues: (2)last major battle of the Revolution • (4)Union strategy to win the Civil War • (3)branch responsible for making the laws • (3)first 10 amendments to the Constitution • (6)journalists who sought to expose corruption • (6)supreme court case that legalized segregation • (1)established a majority rules form of government • ...
US History x Thanksgiving Extra Credit 2022-11-22
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- The battle during the Revolution where the Mexicans killed all the Americans
- Last name of the first President to pardon a turkey
- The Native Tribe who celebrated the first Thanksgiving with the Pilgrims
- According to Americans, what is the best part of Thanksgiving?
- The shape of the slave trade that connected America, Europe and Africa
- The last name of a President who wrote a famous farewell address
- The last name of the President who used the spoils system
- This was the major cause of the War of 1812
- The first battle of the American Revolution
- The name of the first permanent english settlement in America
- The last name of the President who threatened Europeans from intervening in North/South America
- This word means a BIG change
- How many runners participated in America's first turkey trot?
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- Which city is home to the oldest Thanksgiving Parade?
- The last name of the author of "Common Sense"
- This territory's purchase doubled the size of the U.S.
- The economic theory that colonies exist to benefit the Mother Country
- A three letter abbreviation of America's first government after the Revolution
- A person who wanted independence from the British
- The last name of the President who refused to declare Thanksgiving a holiday
- The name of the ship the Pilgrims traveled on to America
- The _____ Act placed a tax on all paper goods
- The name of the King of England during the Revolution
- The Declaration of ______ was the Colonists listing all reasons they wanted to break away from the British
- The Declaration of _____ was Women's attempt to argue Men were taking away their rights
- The belief that it was America's god-given right to expand westward
- The actual month that the First Thanksgiving actually took place
27 Clues: This word means a BIG change • This was the major cause of the War of 1812 • The first battle of the American Revolution • The last name of the author of "Common Sense" • The _____ Act placed a tax on all paper goods • A person who wanted independence from the British • Last name of the first President to pardon a turkey • ...
Chapter 8 Section 1 US History 2022-02-07
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- product that enabled hundreds of square miles to be fenced cheaply and easily (two words)
- Prices for this soared during the Civil War
- posed a serious problem during mining booms
- breed of cattle that could survive in the plains
- ranchers drove 260,000 cattle here in 1866
- Mine with deep deposits of lead that contained large amounts of silver
- A town that rapidly increased in population when gold or silver was discovered, but died out when the mines closed
- caused prices for cattle to drop and ranchers to go bankrupt
- Mines in Colorado yielded $1 _______ in gold and silver
- Last name of the prospector who found silver in Six-Mile Canyon, Nevada
- adventure books that sold for a dime about the adventures of cowboys (two words)
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- A town in Kansas that rivaled the mining towns in terms of rowdiness
- Mining deep beneath the surface (two words)
- covered the ground with snow and made grazing difficult for cattle
- Grew to the second largest city in the west after the mining bonanza
- The discovery of gold and copper in Montana and the Dakota Territory led to rapid development of this (two words)
- people who went north with the herds of cattle
- Stray calves with no identifying symbols
- Main animal ranchers raised
- State where longhorns were from
20 Clues: Main animal ranchers raised • State where longhorns were from • Stray calves with no identifying symbols • ranchers drove 260,000 cattle here in 1866 • Mining deep beneath the surface (two words) • Prices for this soared during the Civil War • posed a serious problem during mining booms • people who went north with the herds of cattle • ...
US History Unit 2 AOC-Jackson 2022-02-14
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- Era created by a one party system and peacetime sentiment following the War of 1812
- The first founding document of the United States
- The Great Compromiser, responsible for the American System and Missouri Compromise
- Jackson is known for targeting the Seminole Tribe in this State
- Support Ratification of the Constitution
- Henry Clays American System includes this, directed at protecting American Industry
- Party started by Jackson
- Jefferson acquires the Midwestern Region of the United States through the _______________________, at a price of $15 Million
- Under the first system of national government, the ___________________ is a weak figurehead with no real power
- Alexander Hamilton as Secretary of the Treasury is responsible for suggesting the creation of a ______________
- Harrison died from pneumonia, as a result of his refusal to dress appropriately for his _________________________
- Pennsylvania Farmers protest a tax on grain distilled spirits, and are struck down by George Washington
- The Constitutional Clause used to argue the legal validity of Hamilton’s efforts
- Cousin of Thomas Jefferson, 2nd and most influential Chief Justice of the United States, responsible for the verdict in Marbury v. Madison, and Gibbons v. Ogden
- The political party started by Thomas Jefferson was the
- First attempt at secession in the United States
- Assertion that Europe stay out of the Americas
- The second leg of the American system, including the creation of roads, bridges, canals
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- Washington argues against the existence of permanent _______________ in his farewell address
- Washingtons Cabinet included Henry Knox as _______________________________
- Oppose Ratification of the Constitution
- The route the Cherokee and many other Native American Tribes took, fulfilling the Indian Removal Policy put in place by Jackson
- The only President in history to lead troops on the frontlines of battle
- Washington also warns against the creation of these political groups
- Policy enacted by Andrew Jackson to remove Native Americans from lands East of the Mississippi, freeing up that land to be sold
- Anti-Jackson Party, compared him to a King
- Most well known explorers of the Territory acquired from the French
- Democratic Republicans were _________________ to high taxes
- The replacement for the first system of national government is established by the
- Andrew Jackson is considered a President of the ____________
- A power held by the Judicial Branch to determine the Constitutionality of Laws
- State which attempted to secede following the institution of the Tariff of Abomination
- Under the first system of national government, there is no _____________ Branch
- Washingtons Cabinet included Thomas Jefferson as _____________________________
- The policy for handling slavery in the new territories is established by the ______________________
- Native American political leader known for the Indian Confederation and his conflicts with W.H. Harrison
- Tribe known for assimilating rather than resisting their removal through force
37 Clues: Party started by Jackson • Oppose Ratification of the Constitution • Support Ratification of the Constitution • Anti-Jackson Party, compared him to a King • Assertion that Europe stay out of the Americas • First attempt at secession in the United States • The first founding document of the United States • The political party started by Thomas Jefferson was the • ...
US History 11A Review, Part 1 2026-01-12
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- this ___ Finance Corporation lent government credit to businesses
- UK passenger ship sunk by the Germans off the coast of Ireland
- 1920s president who said, “the business of America IS business”
- don’t walk to the bank, do this, if you think your money will be gone
- a group that demanded their veteran’s pensions early but were denied
- perfected the assembly line and changed mass production forever
- businesses cooperating by keeping wages high and people relying on private charity for relief
- powers that included the UK, France, US and Russia during WWI
- president who presided over the beginning of the roaring 20s; Republican
- Italian immigrants convicted of murder on flimsy evidence
- an environmental crisis brought about by drought and high winds
- infamous tariff that led to a worldwide tariff war
- last name of the leader of the American Expeditionary Force in WWI
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- name of the trial that pitted science against fundamental Christianity
- FDR’s approach to the Great Depression; relief, recovery, reform
- 1935 government program to give workers a pension and unemployment insurance
- failed organization formed from the WWI treaty to prevent future wars
- powers that included the Ottoman Empire, Germany and Austria
- a flowering of African American culture in the North
- president said the market would fix itself in the 1930s; oversaw the early depression
- banning the sale and consumption of alcohol
- very much against immigration and feared immigrants would steal jobs, etc.
22 Clues: banning the sale and consumption of alcohol • infamous tariff that led to a worldwide tariff war • a flowering of African American culture in the North • Italian immigrants convicted of murder on flimsy evidence • powers that included the Ottoman Empire, Germany and Austria • powers that included the UK, France, US and Russia during WWI • ...
US History Quarter 1 Vocabulary Crossword 2025-10-06
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- Included part of what later became Maine
- Bring goods in
- Contract “slaves”
- Land for settlers
- The Spanish buffer colony
- Atlantic crossing horror
- Join, or Die
- Faith from Rome
- Jamestown’s colony
- Official founding document
- King loses power, Parliament gains power
- Overseas settlement
- First permanent settlement
- Religious harassment
- Founded by Catholics
- Mayflower passenger
- Peaceful religious group
- Declaration's main author
- Profit-driven harvest
- Constitution's chief architect
- 1626 colony
- Pilgrim landing site
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- Send goods out
- Economy focused on exports
- Legislative body
- Area including New Hampshire
- Principle of limited government
- The Mad King
- Three-point commerce route
- Took part in two country’s revolutions
- Divine right
- What saved Jamestown
- Church of England
- Washington’s VP
- Lost colony
- Breakaway group
- Gained valuable experince in French & Indian War
- Wife of 2nd, mother of 6th
- Philadelpia
- Angry contract “slaves” who didn’t have deals’ honored
- Main author of Federalist Papers
- Religious revival movement
- Not-Catholic
- Early example of self-governance
- Who saved Jamestown
45 Clues: Lost colony • Philadelpia • 1626 colony • The Mad King • Join, or Die • Divine right • Not-Catholic • Send goods out • Bring goods in • Faith from Rome • Washington’s VP • Breakaway group • Legislative body • Contract “slaves” • Land for settlers • Church of England • Jamestown’s colony • Overseas settlement • Mayflower passenger • Who saved Jamestown • What saved Jamestown • Religious harassment • ...
Dual Credit US History, 1850-1900 2026-04-27
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- Northerner who moved South after the war
- When states left the Union
- Growth of cities
- Strong country taking over weaker ones
- Land given to settlers
- Separation of races
- Moving to a new country
- Large business owned by shareholders
- Adopting a new culture
- Growth of factories and industry
- Rebuilding the South after the Civil War
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- The right to vote
- Farmer who rents land
- Former enslaved people after the war
- Northern states in the Civil War
- Land set aside for Native Americans
- Farming system where workers share crops as payment
- Movement to end slavery
- Southern white who supported Reconstruction
- Favoring people born in your country
- Complete control of a market
- Unfair treatment of a group
- Freedom from slavery
- Charging a president with wrongdoing
- Workers stop working to protest
- Southern states during the Civil War
- Edge of settled land
- System of trains and tracks
- Change added to the Constitution
- Workers as a group
- Group of companies controlled by one board
31 Clues: Growth of cities • The right to vote • Workers as a group • Separation of races • Freedom from slavery • Edge of settled land • Farmer who rents land • Land given to settlers • Adopting a new culture • Movement to end slavery • Moving to a new country • When states left the Union • Unfair treatment of a group • System of trains and tracks • Complete control of a market • ...
us 2021-11-28
15 Clues: my fav • Our song • last name • our saying • our cats name • color my eyes • dog future dog • your fav color • our anniversary • favorite number • my favorite food • my favorite smell • question you should ask me • what do i get beans n brew • my favorite things to do with you
us 2022-07-01
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- A midpoint meetup for the couple with chocolate and Jeffy the sheep
- Dublin
- da bills
- Topaz
- Where Bill grew up
- Will worked here for 3 months. Home to the bean
- A tropical vacation for the couple where they discovered rum punch
- Honeymoon destination for the newlyweds
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- where E grew up
- City we live
- School
- Midpoint
- bo
- JHU
- Fedex work
15 Clues: bo • JHU • Topaz • School • Dublin • Midpoint • da bills • Fedex work • City we live • where E grew up • Where Bill grew up • Honeymoon destination for the newlyweds • Will worked here for 3 months. Home to the bean • A tropical vacation for the couple where they discovered rum punch • A midpoint meetup for the couple with chocolate and Jeffy the sheep
Us 2021-05-11
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- game with like to play on YouTube 5,3,4
- we love to do together 9
- I love this part of your body 4
- what we feel for each other 4
- are you alright, I am....4,4
- month we met 9
- what we like to watch 7
- your favourite colour 4
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- our favourite breakfast 4,7
- song that makes me think of you 1,4,3,5,7
- nice to see you 2,3,3,4
- nearly went to bed when I asked 9,5
- our favourite place in the house
- first night we stayed away 10
- what I said when you asked to kiss me 11
15 Clues: month we met 9 • nice to see you 2,3,3,4 • what we like to watch 7 • your favourite colour 4 • we love to do together 9 • our favourite breakfast 4,7 • are you alright, I am....4,4 • what we feel for each other 4 • first night we stayed away 10 • I love this part of your body 4 • our favourite place in the house • nearly went to bed when I asked 9,5 • ...
Us 2023-09-03
15 Clues: first job • dream job • dream car • birth state • first "date" • my eye color • my cats name • favorite food • favorite movie • dream vacation • favorite drink • something i hate • my favorite color • where we first met • our anniversary month
US 2023-09-12
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- laying together
- artist we listen to the most
- he wants to nibble on your ( )all night
- our song
- 1st restraunt we ate at
- you like the way I give you ( )
- He loves having you wrapped I'm his
- most beautiful woman on earth
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- 1st beach we went to
- he's a sucka for your
- reason she can get away with murder
- his tag
- weekend we met
- chance of an amazing ( ) together
- animal that scares you
15 Clues: his tag • our song • weekend we met • laying together • 1st beach we went to • he's a sucka for your • animal that scares you • 1st restraunt we ate at • artist we listen to the most • most beautiful woman on earth • you like the way I give you ( ) • reason she can get away with murder • He loves having you wrapped I'm his • chance of an amazing ( ) together • ...
US 2020-09-20
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- puó essere Daniel
- se arriva, lo vendiamo
- la destinazione di oggi
- alternativa di "amo,..."
- si trovano tra i tuoi ricci
- a Bg ce ne sono troppi
- accompagnano benissimo l'acqua
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- devi ridarmeli
- lo stiamo facendo estinguere
- Camilla non lo sará
- é super
- manca ai nostri casoncelli
- lo sono sempre
- é ____Marina
- equivalente di "ciao"
15 Clues: é super • é ____Marina • devi ridarmeli • lo sono sempre • puó essere Daniel • Camilla non lo sará • equivalente di "ciao" • se arriva, lo vendiamo • a Bg ce ne sono troppi • la destinazione di oggi • alternativa di "amo,..." • manca ai nostri casoncelli • si trovano tra i tuoi ricci • lo stiamo facendo estinguere • accompagnano benissimo l'acqua
Us 2024-10-02
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- The famous Ice Cream made IN richmond
- My fav sign in ASL
- Language I took in middle school
- My go to airline (that you hate)
- My fav flower
- The name of our first daughter
- My fav animal
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- The month that was our 3 months of dating
- The state in which we first met
- Name of my pet cat (from jersey)
- My middle name
- Second word in my address
- The community college I got my associates from
- The building I resided in last semester
- Our other daughters name
15 Clues: My fav flower • My fav animal • My middle name • My fav sign in ASL • Our other daughters name • Second word in my address • The name of our first daughter • The state in which we first met • Name of my pet cat (from jersey) • Language I took in middle school • My go to airline (that you hate) • The famous Ice Cream made IN richmond • The building I resided in last semester • ...
Us 2024-12-28
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- Call each other when high on love
- My Spotify name
- Name inspired from a song
- I call you when you irritate me
- Your fav Movie character
- U ping me
- Name given by you
- One of your fav fruit
- Nickname for me
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- My fav toy
- Pet name for each other
- I ping you
- You call me when I irritate you
- I call myself
- You used to call me in early years
15 Clues: U ping me • My fav toy • I ping you • I call myself • My Spotify name • Nickname for me • Name given by you • One of your fav fruit • Pet name for each other • Your fav Movie character • Name inspired from a song • You call me when I irritate you • I call you when you irritate me • Call each other when high on love • You used to call me in early years
US 2025-03-18
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- In which national park would you find Old Faithful?
- What famous speech did Abraham Lincoln give? (two words)
- Which famous festival/carnival is held in New Orleans every year? (two words)
- This is the hottest place on Earth (two words)
- This city is home to the famous Sunset Boulevard
- What sport is known as America's National Passtime?
- How many states are there in the United States? (in words)
- Where was the Declaration of Independence Signed?
- Which city is known as the Mile High City?
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- What is the name of the largest of the 5 great lakes? (two words)
- This is a unique spot where 4 american states share borders (three words)
- Which city is also known as Sin City?
- America's National Animal (two words)
- What city is known as the Big Apple?
- Which state is called the Sunshine State?
15 Clues: What city is known as the Big Apple? • Which city is also known as Sin City? • America's National Animal (two words) • Which state is called the Sunshine State? • Which city is known as the Mile High City? • This is the hottest place on Earth (two words) • This city is home to the famous Sunset Boulevard • Where was the Declaration of Independence Signed? • ...
Us 2025-07-01
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- isn't everything we do in life a way to be loved a little more?
- I love you 3000
- there'll never be enough of us
- he said to be cool but we're already coolest
- i want to be great or nothing
- what are you alive for?
- people are people but it's like you're made of angel dust
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- and how long have you been seventeen
- know it's for the better
- and if you're tired of being known for who you know you know you'll always know me
- see you in a minute
- birds of a feather
- you know why this is my favourite tree?
- you don't have to be sorry for leaving and growing up
- so do you wanna leave everyone in this place for good?
15 Clues: I love you 3000 • birds of a feather • see you in a minute • what are you alive for? • know it's for the better • i want to be great or nothing • there'll never be enough of us • and how long have you been seventeen • you know why this is my favourite tree? • he said to be cool but we're already coolest • you don't have to be sorry for leaving and growing up • ...
Us!! 2024-10-29
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- follow your passion!
- the best matchmaker, informally
- me towards you
- first thing we had in common
- am i your baby?
- soon to be
- ohio state stands no chance!
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- will never catch on
- next level connection
- a name you will never catch me tattooing
- bore to one is another’s favorite
- we fell in love in
- fav USC alumni,informally
- my favorite feature of yours
- you will be showered in
15 Clues: soon to be • me towards you • am i your baby? • we fell in love in • will never catch on • follow your passion! • next level connection • you will be showered in • fav USC alumni,informally • my favorite feature of yours • first thing we had in common • ohio state stands no chance! • the best matchmaker, informally • bore to one is another’s favorite • ...
Us 2026-01-16
Across
- 2nd date
- 1st date location
- Something we have become good at doing
- First home together
- Favorite date night dinner spot
- Ian's Xmas gift to me
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- Park where engaged
- Friend who set us up together
- 1st vacation together
- Favorite vacation spot
- My pp was after our 2nd date
- Half-Baked baby
- Our child
- Kathy got mad at us over this holiday
- Kept us apart when we first started dating
15 Clues: 2nd date • Our child • Half-Baked baby • 1st date location • Park where engaged • First home together • 1st vacation together • Ian's Xmas gift to me • Favorite vacation spot • My pp was after our 2nd date • Friend who set us up together • Favorite date night dinner spot • Kathy got mad at us over this holiday • Something we have become good at doing • ...
Us 2026-03-28
15 Clues: Me • You • City we met • City we from • Month we meet • Where we going • I love you ____ • Where I’m going • What I call you • What you call me • My Birthday Month • My favorite color • Our favorite drink • Your Birthday Month • Your favorite color
Us 2026-04-29
Across
- one of our favorite date spots
- may 2nd
- Luke’s favorite snack
- how you end our phone calls
- The show we watched for 12 hours straight
- a game you taught me to play
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- how i first said “I love you”
- where you first called me your girlfriend
- where we had our first date
- Nikki’s birthday month
- who we were for Halloween
- Luke’s favorite author
- Nikki’s favorite drink
- the class we had together in high school
- our favorite thing to do together
15 Clues: may 2nd • Luke’s favorite snack • Nikki’s birthday month • Luke’s favorite author • Nikki’s favorite drink • who we were for Halloween • where we had our first date • how you end our phone calls • a game you taught me to play • how i first said “I love you” • one of our favorite date spots • our favorite thing to do together • the class we had together in high school • ...
Salvation History 2024-10-22
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- "Age of the Holy _____" refers to the third part of salvation history from Jesus instituting the church until the end of time. (page 22)
- God has revealed himself again and again to the human race, making us his own children through a series of _____ promises. (page 22) (page 22)
- In simply spending _____ with Jesus, you get to know him. (page 19)
- Sin is _____ and self-destructive.
- ____ is a deliberate thought, word, deed, or omission contrary to God's plan. (page 23)
- "Age of the _____" refers to the second part of salvation history when God became truly one of in the person of Jesus Christ. (page 22)
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- _____ history is the true story of God's relationship with the human race. (page 22)
- "Age of the _____" refers to the first part of salvation history including the creation of the world, the sin of our first parents and the fall of the human race; the promise of the redeemer; and God's covenants with Adam, Noah, Abraham, and David. (page 22)
- Get to know Jesus in the _____. (page 19)
- ______ is something we would not have known unless God had revealed it. (page 23)
- The story of salvation history has _____ parts. (page 22)
11 Clues: Sin is _____ and self-destructive. • Get to know Jesus in the _____. (page 19) • The story of salvation history has _____ parts. (page 22) • In simply spending _____ with Jesus, you get to know him. (page 19) • ______ is something we would not have known unless God had revealed it. (page 23) • ...
Historical Thinking 2019-09-27
Across
- why something was created; reason why something was done
- having relationships with other people
- a strong feeling of wanting something
- something that prevents something; restriction
- a lack of fairness or justice
- the person or group of people that a message is for
- a new method of addressing a problem
- a challenge or problem you are having
- person or group who created a source
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- a serious disagreement or argument
- an explanation for a claim that uses evidence to support it
- the state of not having enough of something
- a thought that something is true
- a challenge that has been debated across time
- info from a source that can be used for a specific purpose
- influence or control over the behavior of people
- a statement that makes something understandable
- the area around us in which we live
- important event in history with a lasting effect on a lot people
- an account of the past constructed from evidence
- last for a long time
- an opinion supported by evidence
- a change or effect
23 Clues: a change or effect • last for a long time • a lack of fairness or justice • a thought that something is true • an opinion supported by evidence • a serious disagreement or argument • the area around us in which we live • a new method of addressing a problem • person or group who created a source • a strong feeling of wanting something • a challenge or problem you are having • ...
Core Power 2 2023-02-10
Across
- some evil color
- what is before end
- we made house for them
- Fridays place
- roblox old sound
- is some yellow
- the tall kid
- open a __
- what inside us?
- the cartoon master
- and___
- same ending
- one three
- we learn the past
- we play this
- what ends
- what did scary cat say
- the creator of core power
- we learn numbers
- what is this a ___
- water color
- ...
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- the color of stone
- the flowers can be this color
- this should be the end
- a good friend
- were kids learn
- the grass is
- this is game in a game
- this in the name
- the smell is great
- corepower had this
- a history teacher
- my apple is
- the other than above
- blank paper color
- in this
- this happen
- the kid of math
- I'll get you ___
- the place we go to school
- smile color
- the night sky is
43 Clues: ... • and___ • in this • open a __ • one three • what ends • my apple is • same ending • this happen • smile color • water color • the grass is • the tall kid • we play this • a good friend • Fridays place • is some yellow • some evil color • were kids learn • what inside us? • the kid of math • this in the name • roblox old sound • I'll get you ___ • we learn numbers • the night sky is • a history teacher • blank paper color • ...
Famous People in History 2024-10-20
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- Greta who skipped school in pursuit of environmental change (8)
- Genghis ____, infamous Mongol leader (4)
- One of the greatest composers who boasted the best 3 names in history (6)
- Two-time British gold medallist in long distance running (5)
- businessman responsible for the Iphone (4)
- 'Sense and Sensibility' and 'Pride and Predjudice' writer (6)
- Admiral who is one of the greatest naval commanders in history (6)
- First female British monarch (8)
- Scientist famous for his fruit encounter (6)
- Biologist who travelled on the Beagle voyage to the Galapagos (6)
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- Impressionist known for painting of waterlilies (5)
- French fashion designer, businesswoman and namesake of worldwide brand (6)
- "One small step for man, one giant leap for mankind" (9)
- Ernest __________, arctic explorer
- Young girl who fought for freedom in Pakistan and won Nobel Peace Prize (6)
- Owner of Tesla, SpaceX and Neuralink (4)
- American actress and model in 1950s and 60s (6)
- Playwright born in Stratford-upon-Avon (11)
- Scientist, she investigated radioactive materials (5)
- US president who has space centre and airport named after him (7)
20 Clues: First female British monarch (8) • Ernest __________, arctic explorer • Genghis ____, infamous Mongol leader (4) • Owner of Tesla, SpaceX and Neuralink (4) • businessman responsible for the Iphone (4) • Playwright born in Stratford-upon-Avon (11) • Scientist famous for his fruit encounter (6) • American actress and model in 1950s and 60s (6) • ...
A Day in Chicago! 2026-05-10
Across
- A place to see about 30,000 underwater animals
- Entertainment center on the shore of Lake Michigan, known for its Ferris Wheel and fireworks shows
- Holiday celebrated in Chicago by turning the river green
- Chicago's busiest airport
- One of the oldest zoos in the US
- NHL team
- Nickname for the elevated train system
- Nickname of the iconic art piece that reflects the city's skyline
- Polarizing Swedish schnapps that is a rite of passage for most Chicagoans
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- Most famous basketball player in Bull's history
- Style of pizza that Chicago is known for
- Original department store name of what once was the tallest skyscraper in the world
- Street name of the renowned shopping district
- The Cub's home stadium
- Their NFL team, rival to the Packers
- The natural history museum in Chicago, housing a famous T-Rex fossil named Sue
- Great Lake that borders Chicago to the east
- Public park in the Loop where The Bean is located
- Topped with onions, mustard, a pickle spear, tomato slices, sport peppers, & celery salt
- One of Chicago's most well-known nicknames
20 Clues: NHL team • The Cub's home stadium • Chicago's busiest airport • One of the oldest zoos in the US • Their NFL team, rival to the Packers • Nickname for the elevated train system • Style of pizza that Chicago is known for • One of Chicago's most well-known nicknames • Great Lake that borders Chicago to the east • Street name of the renowned shopping district • ...
Nigeria 2021-11-19
10 Clues: A Sweet food • wild animals • A kind of ore • what we must use • A Lake on the border • A common Language for us • are common for meetings. • A kind of park in Nigeria • what is one color of nigeria flag • were can we traced Nigeria History
Nigeria 2021-11-19
10 Clues: A Sweet food • wild animals • A kind of ore • what we must use • A Lake on the border • A common Language for us • are common for meetings. • A kind of park in Nigeria • what is one color of nigeria flag • were can we traced Nigeria History
School 2024-10-24
10 Clues: 2 Well- • 2 Very big • We have 4 ... • 2 Football ... • 2 We can eat here • 2 Our ... lasts 15 minutes. • 2 We can learn about past here • 2 We mustn't miss lessons without ... • 2 Our form ... is responsible for us. • We have cool ... rooms with new computers
Native American 2023-11-29
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- Branch of the Saponi Nation in Alamance County
- Act that gave Native families priority in adopting Native children
- Type of school intended to erase Native culture
- Crop used as a form of birth control by Native Americans
- Mathematical concept invented by the Mayans
- Popular sport invented by Native Americans; uses a stick with a net
- Percent of the US that identifies as Native American
- Part of our body considered to be sacred and to represent cultural identity
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- Percent of Native Americans who live on reservations
- Crop created by Indigenous farmers in Mexico
- Largest tribe in North Carolina
- What Native Americans were given in 1924
- Most spoken Native American language in the US
- Native American History Month
- Material used in tires that was created by Native Americans
15 Clues: Native American History Month • Largest tribe in North Carolina • What Native Americans were given in 1924 • Mathematical concept invented by the Mayans • Crop created by Indigenous farmers in Mexico • Branch of the Saponi Nation in Alamance County • Most spoken Native American language in the US • Type of school intended to erase Native culture • ...
Native American Culture and History 2023-11-29
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- Branch of the Saponi Nation in Alamance County
- Act that gave Native families priority in adopting Native children
- Type of school intended to erase Native culture
- Crop used as a form of birth control by Native Americans
- Mathematical concept invented by the Mayans
- Popular sport invented by Native Americans; uses a stick with a net
- Percent of the US that identifies as Native American
- Part of our body considered to be sacred and to represent cultural identity
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- Percent of Native Americans who live on reservations
- Crop created by Indigenous farmers in Mexico
- Largest tribe in North Carolina
- What Native Americans were given in 1924
- Most spoken Native American language in the US
- Native American History Month
- Material used in tires that was created by Native Americans
15 Clues: Native American History Month • Largest tribe in North Carolina • What Native Americans were given in 1924 • Mathematical concept invented by the Mayans • Crop created by Indigenous farmers in Mexico • Branch of the Saponi Nation in Alamance County • Most spoken Native American language in the US • Type of school intended to erase Native culture • ...
APUSH Crossword Puzzle 2023-05-19
Across
- Known as the deadliest war in history
- led many civil rights movements and is known for his I Have a Dream Speech
- crashed in 1929 and started the Great Depression
- agreement between the thirteen colonies which served as the nation's first frame of government
- Nixon's attempt to cover up a burglary
- Three reasons why the Spanish came to America
- Westward Expansion
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- development of industries
- Fear of the spread of communism in the US
- Had an affair and tried to lie about it while in office
- letter that stated to not let political parties form
- Young President who was assassinated
- surprise military attack by the Japanese on the US
- first battle of the civil war
- Ship sunk by Germans due to unrestricted submarine warfare
15 Clues: Westward Expansion • development of industries • first battle of the civil war • Young President who was assassinated • Known as the deadliest war in history • Nixon's attempt to cover up a burglary • Fear of the spread of communism in the US • Three reasons why the Spanish came to America • crashed in 1929 and started the Great Depression • ...
What’s fun about an after-school club? 2026-03-24
Across
- a film in which singing and dancing take place
- a film that has a love story
- a film that may be unrealistic
- a film about an event that took place in history
- shoes that are worn when it is hot outside
- a film that has drawings instead of real people
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- a piece of clothing that is similar to trousers
- a film that has lots of nature and animals
- shoes that are worn when it is cold outside
- a piece of clothing that is worn on the head
- a piece of clothing that goes around the neck
- a film that makes us feel afraid
- a film that makes us laugh
- a film that has cowboys and action
- a film that has lots of exciting events
15 Clues: a film that makes us laugh • a film that has a love story • a film that may be unrealistic • a film that makes us feel afraid • a film that has cowboys and action • a film that has lots of exciting events • a film that has lots of nature and animals • shoes that are worn when it is hot outside • shoes that are worn when it is cold outside • ...
Jaymie & Austin 2024-12-03
Across
- We will honeymoon here
- One of Jaymie's favorite book series
- Austin went to elementary school here
- We are both a sibling to a ______
- Austin drives a ______
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- Between the two of us, we have three
- Jaymie's future last name
- Where Jaymie was born
- Our shared Alma Mater
- Where we met
- Austin's favorite subject in school
11 Clues: Where we met • Where Jaymie was born • Our shared Alma Mater • We will honeymoon here • Austin drives a ______ • Jaymie's future last name • We are both a sibling to a ______ • Austin's favorite subject in school • Between the two of us, we have three • One of Jaymie's favorite book series • Austin went to elementary school here
APUSH Crossword Puzzle 2023-05-19
Across
- Known as the deadliest war in history
- led many civil rights movements and is known for his I Have a Dream Speech
- crashed in 1929 and started the Great Depression
- agreement between the thirteen colonies which served as the nation's first frame of government
- Nixon's attempt to cover up a burglary
- Three reasons why the Spanish came to America
- Westward Expansion
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- development of industries
- Fear of the spread of communism in the US
- Had an affair and tried to lie about it while in office
- letter that stated to not let political parties form
- Young President who was assassinated
- surprise military attack by the Japanese on the US
- first battle of the civil war
- Ship sunk by Germans due to unrestricted submarine warfare
15 Clues: Westward Expansion • development of industries • first battle of the civil war • Young President who was assassinated • Known as the deadliest war in history • Nixon's attempt to cover up a burglary • Fear of the spread of communism in the US • Three reasons why the Spanish came to America • crashed in 1929 and started the Great Depression • ...
World Power 2023-10-19
Across
- export more than you import
- How long the "Splendid Little War" lasted
- Rebellion Chinese nationalists massacred 300 foreigners and Chinese Christians
- Sometimes called "Moral Diplomacy"
- Reports stories about the abuses but often exaggerated or untrue simply to sell more papers
- Extreme patriotism with an aggressive foreign policy
- Staying out of other countries' affairs
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- How a country approaches or deals with other countries
- The US ____ Hawaii in 1898
- This country sent Cubans to concentration camps that had miserable conditions
- The political and economic domination of a stronger nation over weaker ones
- He negotiated the purchase of Alaska with Russia in 1867
- Had the pearl Harbor Naval base and rich sugar plantation
- ____ became a US territory in the Pacific
- Naval Admiral who wrote the influence of sea power upon History
15 Clues: The US ____ Hawaii in 1898 • export more than you import • Sometimes called "Moral Diplomacy" • Staying out of other countries' affairs • How long the "Splendid Little War" lasted • ____ became a US territory in the Pacific • Extreme patriotism with an aggressive foreign policy • How a country approaches or deals with other countries • ...
Unit 7 & 8 crossword puzzle 2026-04-16
Across
- The program the helps Hispanic veterans get the benefits they earned and fight discrimination.
- What commission was given the power to regulate oil production.
- What successful project expanded scientific research and technology in Texas?
- The ongoing source of funding for higher public education in Texas.
- Who was so respected that he later became the 34th president of the US?
- The amendment that gave women the right to vote.
- Encouraging citizen to grow their own food to reduce strain on food suppliers.
- The ____ employed young Texas men to build the state parks.
- Who was the first African American to be awarded the Navy Cross?
- The event that led the Americas to join WWI against Germany.
- What led to the two parties.
- Who ended segregation laws in public places?
- Rapid growth in the economy.
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- What did Texas shift toward by establishing itself in the international market?
- Farmer and ranchers increased productivity of cotton for uniforms and food for rations.
- The most famous "black blizzard" in Texas history.
- Rapid decline in the economy.
- The massive storm that caused physical, social, and emotional damage.
- Cases that challenged segregation in higher education institutions.
- The shift from rural to urban.
- Who was the most decorated soldier in US history during WWI?
- The government approved a new _____ type of government.
- The landmark that provided fuel for tanks, ships, and Allies planes.
- The process of limiting supplies to ensure the military has what they need.
- Texas expanded the number of military bases, and became a _____ for defense forces.
25 Clues: What led to the two parties. • Rapid growth in the economy. • Rapid decline in the economy. • The shift from rural to urban. • Who ended segregation laws in public places? • The amendment that gave women the right to vote. • The most famous "black blizzard" in Texas history. • The government approved a new _____ type of government. • ...
