us history Crossword Puzzles
About Us 2022-10-22
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- Kesukaan miaw
- Welcoming dish
- Dinyanyikan oleh abang
- Kejatohan ee burung :(
- Daerah kita nginep
- Rasa minuman miaw
- Kemeja miaw
- Asrama narwhal
- Ga jadi nongki di sini
- Rasa es krim
- Macam camilan homemade
- Nama iguana
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- Asrama miaw
- Backsound dinner first meet
- On duty (hampir) tiap weekend
- Our Month
- Pesenan abang di braga
- Rex Orange County
- Tempat dinner first meet
- Kelupaan dibawa
- Jajanan sebelum maksi
- Jenis mie cup
- Maksi
- Kuning merah
- Kuning biru
25 Clues: Maksi • Our Month • Asrama miaw • Kemeja miaw • Kuning biru • Nama iguana • Kuning merah • Rasa es krim • Kesukaan miaw • Jenis mie cup • Welcoming dish • Asrama narwhal • Kelupaan dibawa • Rex Orange County • Rasa minuman miaw • Daerah kita nginep • Jajanan sebelum maksi • Pesenan abang di braga • Dinyanyikan oleh abang • Kejatohan ee burung :( • Ga jadi nongki di sini • Macam camilan homemade • ...
For Us 2016-09-16
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- When you turtled me and fell asleep on my _____
- Person who may have overheard us on New Years Eve
- What you make sure I give you before I leave for the day
- Where our first weekend together with your parents was
- That last city we slept together
- How I can be around you, and its disgusting
- "I'm a ___" - Dorothy
- What we were looking at when I kissed you in your kitchen for the first time
- What I think is really cute, and the reason I get you to repeat the word "bad"
- What you ordered on our first date
- Food we ate at the White House on New Years Eve
- What I could never tell you enough times
- What my shirt said when you first saw me
- Who thinks they are the better bowler?
- Your favorite chick flick
- Concert you took me to see
- Who really is the better bowler?
- Our future dog
- What we played during our first double date with Laurelgio
- "____ __ on a Saturday night" -Me when I'm pouncing on you in the morning
- Number of big fights we have had
- What I love about you
- What can stop me from loving you
- How long we have been together
- What I'm going to do with you when you're back from Zambia for good
- What I want to name my first son
- "THAT ____!" - Josh
- My favorite part of your body to put my hands
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- What you will be seeing after your first name
- I prefer beers, you prefer ___
- Day of our first date, and your birthday
- What Spongebob Squarepants sang during the Superbowl halftime show
- Mr. Johnson's counterpart
- Our song
- First movie we saw together
- What you wear every night, from me
- What we like to shop for together
- "You're My ______ and I'm yours"
- Our favorite activity in bed
- What I want you to be
- What I added to the Mac N Cheese at CZ that you liked
- I love this about you, though you don't like it
- The person who commented on us when we made out at Bowies (and our friend)
- How long we will be together
- The year my life changed for the best (i.e. 3026= ThirtyTwentysix)
- Your favorite flower
- My response to the word "deaf" or "can't hear"
- "Dorothy is the _______ person you will ever meet"
- What you call me when you try to act all tough
- Where the bag this came with came from
- You in the morning
- These represent the ________ you have of my heart (suuuuper cheesy)
- What type of dancing we did during our two year anniversary
- Where we had our first real conversation
54 Clues: Our song • Our future dog • You in the morning • "THAT ____!" - Josh • Your favorite flower • "I'm a ___" - Dorothy • What I want you to be • What I love about you • Mr. Johnson's counterpart • Your favorite chick flick • Concert you took me to see • First movie we saw together • Our favorite activity in bed • How long we will be together • I prefer beers, you prefer ___ • ...
US Government 2019-08-19
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- must be 30 years old live in the US for nine years and live in the state representing and serves for six years.
- the introduction of the Constitution that explains the purpose and principles of the Constitution.
- all political power resides in the people
- each branch of government is subject to a number of Constitutional restraints by the other branches.
- Threats to commit a crime
- government can only do the things that people give them the power to do.
- first ten amendments added to the US Constitution so it would be ratified.
- Division of power among a central government and several regional governments.
- Expressive conduct that consists of actions that are themselves a message without spoken words.
- Establishes the Judicial branch of government and outlines the powers granted to the Judiciary.
- demonstrations and picketing that combine speech with action.
- Establishes the Executive branch of government and outlines powers granted to the president.
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- debates and public meetings that involve spoken word alone.
- power is distributed among the three branches of government
- Face-to-face personal insults that are likely to lead to an immediate fight are punishable.
- Power of the courts to determine what the government does in accord with the Constitution.
- must be 25 years old live in the US for seven years and live in the state representing and serves for two years.
- Creates the two houses of Congress and outlines powers given to the legislative branch.
- Defamation using written words.
- False statements that damage a person’s reputation can lead to civil liability especially when the speaker deliberately lied or said things they knew were likely false.
- must be 35 years old born in the US and live in US for fourteen years prior to election.
- Defamation using spoken words
22 Clues: Threats to commit a crime • Defamation using spoken words • Defamation using written words. • all political power resides in the people • debates and public meetings that involve spoken word alone. • power is distributed among the three branches of government • demonstrations and picketing that combine speech with action. • ...
About Us 2023-05-13
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- The couple's favorite video game to play together
- Shay's primary instrument in college
- Shante's favorite hobby
- Shay's favorite holiday
- The drum group Shay is part of
- Shay's favorite hobby
- Shante's dog
- The instrument Shante plays
- Shay's dog
- Where Shante was born
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- Where Shay was born
- Shante's cat
- One of Shay's favorite movies
- Shante's favorite holiday
- Shay's food allergy
- Shay's birth month
- Shante's zodiac sun sign
- Shante's birth month
- cinnamon first date location
- Shay's zodiac sun sign
- One of Shay's favorite colors
- One of Shante's favorite colors
22 Clues: Shay's dog • Shante's cat • Shante's dog • Shay's birth month • Where Shay was born • Shay's food allergy • Shante's birth month • Shay's favorite hobby • Where Shante was born • Shay's zodiac sun sign • Shante's favorite hobby • Shay's favorite holiday • Shante's zodiac sun sign • Shante's favorite holiday • The instrument Shante plays • One of Shay's favorite movies • ...
For us! 2023-05-16
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- I’m _____
- Nisha is always a _________
- We share this person
- Best tacos here
- My favorite color on you
- July 9th
- _____ time
- Almost did not happen
- Our favorite game to play together
- Our first children
- I will always _____
- Full name for my nickname your family gave me
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- Our dream destination
- Shark tank and
- We bought this on our second date
- First restaurant we have been to
- Dream city
- One episode show
- First date meal
- Can’t go to bed without
- Milan always wins at_______
- You are my ____ babies!
- Our song
23 Clues: July 9th • Our song • I’m _____ • Dream city • _____ time • Shark tank and • First date meal • Best tacos here • One episode show • Our first children • I will always _____ • We share this person • Our dream destination • Almost did not happen • Can’t go to bed without • You are my ____ babies! • My favorite color on you • Nisha is always a _________ • Milan always wins at_______ • ...
among us 2023-06-15
Us<3 2023-06-08
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- I’ve always told you I want to live in _____.
- I gave you a ____ stuffed animal.
- The last name of the author of the first book we read together unofficially
- Connor’s favorite color
- Where we met
- The band we talked about at first
- What we are
- What you were wearing in the funny picture you sent me in November
- The band that Steph mentioned on the 1st day of school
- What is the name of my niece?
- Connor painted a mason jar for our 1 year, what color was it?
- What did we bake on our first Halloween together?
- The sport we play together
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- A fun pastime for Connor
- The first word of the game you introduced me to when we first met
- When I hold onto one finger of yours it is usually your ____ finger.
- The date in November when we first told each other how we felt
- Who did I meet for the first time at the Illinois Team Cup?
- What we said outside in the cold when we took Alexis to dance
- My puppyyyy!
- On May 9th you did a romantic gesture, where did you leave this surprise?
- The date you first kissed me
- The first holiday we spent together
- What Steph looks like
- Which one of my sisters did you meet first?
- You made this for me on March 3rd because I needed it for a project.
- The color of the watch band I usually wear.
- At your birthday party what did I push you into?
- What is the drink that I love and you hate?
- How many of your meets have I gone to?
30 Clues: What we are • My puppyyyy! • Where we met • What Steph looks like • Connor’s favorite color • A fun pastime for Connor • The sport we play together • The date you first kissed me • What is the name of my niece? • I gave you a ____ stuffed animal. • The band we talked about at first • The first holiday we spent together • How many of your meets have I gone to? • ...
US States 2023-12-01
50 Clues: UT • CA • HI • AL • MI • GA • PA • KY • OH • TN • VA • WY • NY • WA • DE • FL • IA • ME • MT • SD • MA • NV • AR • TX • VT • RI • MD • MO • IN • IL • CT • ID • OR • LA • ND • NE • AZ • NH • WI • NC • NJ • WV • NM • CO • OK • AK • MS • KS • MN • SC
US Constitution 2023-11-02
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- Representative from Illinois's 17th congressional district
- The introduction to the Constitution
- This position is chosen by the president and confirmed by the Senate
- Senior senator from Illinois
- A court ruling that is used as a basis for future cases
- Type of jurisdiction that applies to both the state and federal courts
- Following established legal procedures
- A detailed explanation of the legal thinking behind the court’s decision.
- Has the ability to declare war
- One of the people that can be appointed by the president (involved in foreign policy)
- This branch has the ability to override a veto
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- The tenth amendment established _______ which means that power is split between the state and federal government
- The Supreme Court's request to send any information about a particular case
- Types of powers that are specifically stated in the Constitution
- A declaration of forgiveness and freedom from punishment
- Has a 6 year term length
- Lowest level court in the US federal government
- Congress's agility to declare war is an example of an __________ power
- The number of years required for a member of the House of Representatives to be a citizen of the US
- Closest advisor to the president of the US
- This article of the Constitution established the Supreme Court
- New Speaker of the House
- Yearly address given by the president of the US
- Title which refers to the president as the "living symbol" of the nation
- When the president lets a bill sit and die after 10 days
25 Clues: Has a 6 year term length • New Speaker of the House • Senior senator from Illinois • Has the ability to declare war • The introduction to the Constitution • Following established legal procedures • Closest advisor to the president of the US • This branch has the ability to override a veto • Lowest level court in the US federal government • ...
us states 2023-11-30
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- the only towns are ghost towns
- where you dont have turn down the heat to get hypothermia
- a very strange place
- is non existent during hurricane season
- not real
- smallest beach
- fields, highway ads, and the occasional house
- country music and the worst pick up line
- dating app is ancestry
- largest farmhouse ever
- type of piano and machines inside your body
- good pizza bad state
- montana but dakota
- small canada
- give the upper peninsula back
- just boston
- budget florida
- way to many memes
- go here not florida
- cheese n alcohol
- hands down has the coolest dinosaur
- why would aliens want to come here
- 77,348 miles of corn
- chugs old bay seasoning
- all the ´philes be living here
- upstate is way better
- oz is way better than here
- imagine once being controlled by m******usetts
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- worst state hands down
- h e l l but cold
- burning
- white ghetto
- didnt make among us
- mini mexico with even more aliens
- fat white redneck farmers
- i thought you said ¨in the annapolis¨
- peaceful forests and oh no theres seattle
- an unlivable h e l l
- 2 worst cities
- the mood here is just as the name implies
- nothing without potatoes
- better than the north
- is actually an island in a terrible us state
- created the hit game among us
- poor natives had to come here
- the ar variant of kansas (its way better)
- chicken that hurts my stomach
- yee haw luk aht mah guhns
- there is no rado on the color palette
49 Clues: burning • not real • just boston • white ghetto • small canada • smallest beach • 2 worst cities • budget florida • h e l l but cold • cheese n alcohol • way to many memes • montana but dakota • didnt make among us • go here not florida • a very strange place • an unlivable h e l l • good pizza bad state • 77,348 miles of corn • better than the north • upstate is way better • worst state hands down • ...
US STATEs 2023-09-22
51 Clues: WA • MS • WI • NH • IA • HI • CO • VA • DE • IN • AK • SD • MD • NE • UT • IL • AZ • VT • ND • MN • NJ • MA • OH • SC • FL • TN • WV • CT • PA • NY • AR • NV • WY • NM • MO • ME • LA • GA • RI • CA • AL • OR • TX • MI • ID • NC • OK • KY • MT • KS • Abbreviation
US STATEs 2023-09-22
50 Clues: SC • VA • SD • NY • RI • ID • NV • MO • MS • AZ • LA • WY • AR • NC • PA • OH • WI • DE • HI • UT • MI • IL • NM • IA • MD • TX • CT • CO • NE • MA • KY • VT • MN • AK • ND • WV • IN • AL • MT • ME • WA • NJ • CA • FL • TN • OK • GA • KS • NH • OR
about us 2024-07-31
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- of fate
- what i want from you everyday
- my second name
- what i feel towards you
- your instagram bio before
- games we play #2
- your gamer tag
- games we play #1
- games we play #4
- my favorite dessert
- movie we’ve waited for momths
- your favorite dessert
- what ethnicity people thought of you
- my gamer tag
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- character we read everynight
- game you made me watch you stream
- our little inside joke in beginning of talking stages
- your zodiac sign
- place where we saw each other again
- a cold place :(
- what my favorite anime plays
- fruit that you no longer buy because of fruit flies
- the love of my life
- your name with lightning
- game we play that we’re addicted to
- my favorite fruit
- games we play #3
- my zodiac sign
- month of when you asked me out
29 Clues: of fate • my gamer tag • my second name • your gamer tag • my zodiac sign • a cold place :( • your zodiac sign • games we play #2 • games we play #3 • games we play #1 • games we play #4 • my favorite fruit • the love of my life • my favorite dessert • your favorite dessert • what i feel towards you • your name with lightning • your instagram bio before • character we read everynight • ...
US Government 2024-08-16
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- an agreement to count each slave as three fifths of a person when determining state population
- a person opposing ratification of the proposed US Constitution
- the individuals who attended the Philadelphia Convention
- a representative
- a plan calling for a central government with a unicameral legislature and equal representation of all the states
- protection against the unjust taking of life, liberty, or property
- having only one house, as in a one-house legislature
- the idea that government should both serve and be guided by the will of the people
- a joining of several different groups for a common purpose
- formal approval of a proposal
- the Great Charter signed in 1215 that limited the powers of the English king and guaranteed certain fundamental rights
- a written grant of authority from the king
- a person favoring ratification of the proposed US constitution
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- a document signed in 1689 that required free elections and guaranteed many basic rights, such as due process and trial by jury, to all English citizens
- a document signed in 1628 that required the English king to obey the law of the land and increased the influence of Parliament
- the idea that government is restricted in what it may do and that every individual has certain rights that government cannot remove
- an agreement forbidding Congress from taxing state exports or interfering with the slave trade for at least 20 years
- the agreement, effective in 1781, that established the first central government of the United States
- having two houses, as in a two-house legislature
- a plan offered at the Convention that called for a central government with three branches, with each state's representation in a bicameral legislature based mainly on population
- the principle that government exists only with the consent of the governed
- the name given to colonies organized and governed according to the will of a proprietor, a person granted land and authority by the king
- an agreement to divide Congress into two houses, one with representation based on state population and one with equal representation for all states
- Ben Franklin's proposal that the 13 colonies form a congress to raise armed forces, regulate trade, and deal jointly with Native Americans
24 Clues: a representative • formal approval of a proposal • a written grant of authority from the king • having two houses, as in a two-house legislature • having only one house, as in a one-house legislature • the individuals who attended the Philadelphia Convention • a joining of several different groups for a common purpose • ...
US election 2024-03-28
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- adjective that describes the the general approach of the Democratic party
- member of the political party that is right of center
- election in which people vote for the government or head of state
- possible candidate for this year's right-wing party
- deputy head of the USA after the president
- name of the president's home
- in the US presidential election: group of people elected by voters who then elect the president
- elected body in the US that creates laws
- place where people vote
- member of the political party that is left of center
- leader of the USA
- a person who is standing for election to become president
- states voting consistently for the left-wing party
- any state that could reasonably be won by either the Democratic or Republican candidate
- states voting consistently for the Republican party
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- the ceremony when the new president officially and formally starts his term of office
- adjective that describes the general approach of the Republicans
- current US President
- current vice president
- to choose in an election
- the congress is made out of the senate and...
- GOP stands for...
- (in some US states) meetings at which local members of a political party register their preference among candidates running for office or select delegates to attend a convention.
- the judicial branch
- box into which ballot papers are out after voting
- all the things a political person dies in order to try and win votes
- election that takes place in the summer before the General Election when a party chooses its candidate
- title given to the president's wife
- day on which people vote
- official political group
- paper with names of all candidates used for voting
31 Clues: GOP stands for... • leader of the USA • the judicial branch • current US President • current vice president • place where people vote • to choose in an election • day on which people vote • official political group • name of the president's home • title given to the president's wife • elected body in the US that creates laws • deputy head of the USA after the president • ...
us<3 2024-02-12
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- my middle name
- my nickname
- your middle name
- where we met
- the place we had our first kiss (2 words, no space)
- my childhood dog
- first place we ate together(2 words,no space)
- a band we both love(2 words,no space)
- project seek class we took together in 5th grade
- my first job
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- my zodiac sign
- your nickname
- a pet you had that were named after tv show characters
- the place i asked you out
- my birthday!
- your zodiac sign
- a game we love to play
- a sport we both played
- your birthday!
- your first job
20 Clues: my nickname • my birthday! • where we met • my first job • your nickname • my zodiac sign • my middle name • your birthday! • your first job • your middle name • your zodiac sign • my childhood dog • a game we love to play • a sport we both played • the place i asked you out • a band we both love(2 words,no space) • first place we ate together(2 words,no space) • ...
us military 2024-02-29
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- Aerial warfare branch
- Communication specialists
- Elite military units
- Foot soldiers
- Construction and demolition specialists
- Special operations force
- Maritime force
- Long-range weapons force
- Healthcare professionals in the military
- Maritime law enforcement)
- Unit specializing in cyber warfare
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- Amphibious assault force
- Mounted troops
- Naval construction force
- Part-time military personnel
- Supply chain management
- Information gathering and analysis
- State-level military reserve
- Newest branch established in 2019
- Land-based force
20 Clues: Foot soldiers • Mounted troops • Maritime force • Land-based force • Elite military units • Aerial warfare branch • Supply chain management • Amphibious assault force • Naval construction force • Special operations force • Long-range weapons force • Communication specialists • Maritime law enforcement) • Part-time military personnel • State-level military reserve • ...
Us <3 2024-02-14
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- our honeymoon destination
- our engagement spot
- where I asked you to be my partner
- our first lunch date
- the band we bonded over
- the gift you use the most (two words)
- my least favorite herb
- our wedding site (two words)
- How long I want to be with you
- our romantic rendezvous spot (three words)
- your favorite juice
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- town we stayed at in Alaska
- Our Valentines movie (five words)
- where we first ate with your dad (two words)
- "I __" (two words)
- the first state we visited together
- your ring vendor (three words)
- our engagement month
- your other snuggle companion
- the cute thing you do when you're excited
20 Clues: "I __" (two words) • our engagement spot • your favorite juice • our first lunch date • our engagement month • my least favorite herb • the band we bonded over • our honeymoon destination • town we stayed at in Alaska • our wedding site (two words) • your other snuggle companion • your ring vendor (three words) • How long I want to be with you • Our Valentines movie (five words) • ...
US Government 2024-02-12
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- Sharing power between the central and state government
- Secure the blessings of ____
- We the People is an example of ____
- Number of representatives based on state population
- The upper house
- Idea that power is divided among different branches of government
- ____ can impeach president
- Is the law-making branch
- Ex. pay taxes
- Congress can ____ judges
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- Rights to life, liberty, and property
- Hears cases involving the constitution
- Form, establish, ____, provide, promote, secure
- Ex. voting
- Branch that recommends laws
- Gets to appoint judges and cabinet members
- Congress can override _____ with two thirds vote
- Wrote that all people have natural rights
- A government in which citizens rule through elected representatives
- President can ____ criminals
20 Clues: Ex. voting • Ex. pay taxes • The upper house • Is the law-making branch • Congress can ____ judges • ____ can impeach president • Branch that recommends laws • Secure the blessings of ____ • President can ____ criminals • We the People is an example of ____ • Rights to life, liberty, and property • Hears cases involving the constitution • Wrote that all people have natural rights • ...
US presidents 2023-10-24
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- President elect as of last Saturday.
- President during World War I.
- A president known for being clumsy.
- Pres. Lyndon B. Johnson´s wife´s nicknames. (4,4)
- Third US president.
- George Washington´s birth place (5,5).
- Father and son that became presidents 12 years apart.
- Number of US presidents assassinated.
- Two presidents, Theodore and Franklin, bore that surname.
- Resigned after massive scandals.
- President during the US civil war.
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- This president was assassinated.
- Number of US presidents, not including Joe Biden (5,4).
- A World War II general that became president and the first one to visit Iceland.
- The husband became president, the wife lost her bid 24 years later.
- This president might have to be evicted from the White House.
- President for 31 days, the shortest- serving of them all.
- The oldest former president, still living.
- He met Soviet leader Mikhaíl Gorbatsjev in Reykjavík 1986.
- Two vice presidents that succeeded assassinated presidents 98 years apart, bore this name.
20 Clues: Third US president. • President during World War I. • This president was assassinated. • Resigned after massive scandals. • President during the US civil war. • A president known for being clumsy. • President elect as of last Saturday. • Number of US presidents assassinated. • George Washington´s birth place (5,5). • The oldest former president, still living. • ...
Us <3 2023-10-28
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- my future last name ;)
- our favorite place to eat our food
- something I have way too much of
- our birthday month
- something we both hate doing
- our nickname for each other
- type of store we go to all the time
- NOT a flamingo
- your favorite color
- our favorite vacation beach
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- Also known as doctor, bitchy, and loud
- something we lived in for 3 years
- our zodiac sign
- my favorite color
- our new street that we live on
- Also known as the cheese, the wheeze, and fatty
- your favorite thing about me :3
- my favorite thing about you
- how many years we've been together
- my favorite person in the whole wide world
20 Clues: NOT a flamingo • our zodiac sign • my favorite color • our birthday month • your favorite color • my future last name ;) • our nickname for each other • my favorite thing about you • our favorite vacation beach • something we both hate doing • our new street that we live on • your favorite thing about me :3 • something I have way too much of • something we lived in for 3 years • ...
US government 2024-07-15
20 Clues: Veto • Bill • Census • Cabinet • Suffrage • Lobbying • Republic • Diplomacy • Incumbent • Executive • Amendment • Democracy • Judiciary • Referendum • Federalism • Sovereignty • Impeachment • Legislature • Bureaucracy • Constitution
US Government 2024-05-07
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- Branch of governmet that interprets laws
- Branch of government that writes laws
- Congressional chamber represented by two members from each state
- The highest executive of a city or town
- The title given to the leader of the House of Represenatives
- The country the US gained its independence from
- National Cemetary that honors our nations heros
- Branch of government that enforceds laws
- A collection of museums consentrated around the National Mall
- The President is the Commander and Chief of this
- The name of the war that began in 1776
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- The head of the Executive Branch
- With Mount, this S.Dakota monument honors four former presidents
- Prior to becoming independent, the US was originally 13 of these
- The group of presidential advisors
- The US agency concerned with space travel
- This five sided building is for the Department of Defense
- The document that establishes and outlines the US government
- The process of determining our representatives and the president
- Each star on the US flag represents these
- The hightest executive of a state
- The first ten of these makes up the Bill of Rights
- The department responsible for printing and regulating US currency
- With DC, the capital city
- The number of justices in the Supreme Court
25 Clues: With DC, the capital city • The head of the Executive Branch • The hightest executive of a state • The group of presidential advisors • Branch of government that writes laws • The name of the war that began in 1776 • The highest executive of a city or town • Branch of governmet that interprets laws • Branch of government that enforceds laws • ...
us presidents 2024-09-25
39 Clues: DWRC • ZFKZ • QTPM • KWNS • ZARGN • BELWB • ZNTXD • FSFXP • INFBZ • WQFXF • MFAGP • JERPWB • MWWOGN • NGFIFB • DEGNVG • ZFARWN • FNZMTN • ZNTXFB • XWBNWG • VFNZGN • VREBZWB • YFVCPWB • YWMBPWB • CGBBGSA • MFNSEBI • XFSEPWB • REBVWRB • OFBQTNGB • QTVMFBFB • XVCEBRGA • IFNKEGRS • MFNNEPWB • KERRXWNG • VWWRESIG • VRGOGRFBS • YGKKGNPWB • NWWPGOGRZ • JFPMEBIZWB • GEPGBMWJGN
Us government 2024-10-12
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- the document that established US government branches
- allows the states to share power
- fairness
- makes laws
- advises the president and its members must be approved by the legislative branch
- Legislative branch has to remove the president or Supreme Court justice
- elected leader of the executive branch
- in judicial branch
- a system in which no one government branch has too much power
- speaks for the house
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- advises the president
- health for everyone
- explains laws
- title the president has over the military
- nine members who review and rule on court cases
- protection for everyone
- one hundred members
- ensures peace at home
- enorenforcess
- a group that makes up the legislative branch
20 Clues: fairness • makes laws • explains laws • enorenforcess • in judicial branch • health for everyone • one hundred members • speaks for the house • advises the president • ensures peace at home • protection for everyone • allows the states to share power • elected leader of the executive branch • title the president has over the military • a group that makes up the legislative branch • ...
US Regions 2024-10-03
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- well known National park in Arizona
- material found in nature that people use to meet their needs and wants
- separates the watersheds that drain into the Pacific Ocean from those river systems that drain into the Atlantic and Arctic Ocean,
- to give assistence or help to
- a large area of land with common features
- the ways a country or state's people use natural resources, money, and knowledge to produce goods and services
- a fuel such as oil, natural gas or coal that is formed from the remains of prehistoric plants and animals
- the study of rocks and minerals
- a material found in nature that cannot be replaced, such as coal, oil or natural gas
- the mositure that falls to Earth as rain or snow
- a series of large interconnected bodies of freshwater between the US and Canada
- a broad expanse of flatland in North America next to the Rockies
- moist
- 450 mile area of flat land in California known for the raising of crops
- dry
- largest mountain system in North America
- to save discarded items, like cans or bottles, so that they can be used again
- an imaginary line that divides Earth in to the Northern and Southern hemispheres
- precipitation containing harmful chemical pollution that can destroy trees and wildlife and poison water
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- mountain range in eastern to northeastern North America
- all the surroundings in which people, plants and animals live
- anything that dirties the air soil or water
- the protection and careful use of natural resources
- second-longest river in the United States flowing from Minnesota, to the Gulf of Mexico
- a substance found in the Earth that is neither plant nor animal
- a material that can be found in nature that can be replaced such as forests
- the study of the Earth
- an imaginary line, or meridian, measuring distance east or west of the prime meridian
- a shape on the Earth's surface
- the study of plants
- large river in North America connecting the Great Lakes to the Atlantic Ocean
- the weather an area has over a number of years
- the study of living things
- an imaginary line, or parallel, measuring distance north or south of the equator
- mountains between California and Nevada
- the study of Earth's weather and climates
- a measure of heat and cold
37 Clues: dry • moist • the study of plants • the study of the Earth • the study of living things • a measure of heat and cold • to give assistence or help to • a shape on the Earth's surface • the study of rocks and minerals • well known National park in Arizona • mountains between California and Nevada • largest mountain system in North America • a large area of land with common features • ...
Us ♥️ 2025-02-14
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- _____ killed the cat
- Connects a door
- Lauren is the winner
- Soundtrack to our Lives
- The missing piece
- 16 + 2
- Reset & Recharge
- Checklist r/t 2 & 21
- Freud
- America's favorite pastime
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- What you lay down
- Something Lauren never did
- What to do in an ice storm
- Caleb is the winner
- An elevated B.E.C
- Wise Black Woman
- The Best
- change one letter (hint: promise)
- Opposite of Polite
- The cuddliest (and drooliest)
- Catalyst for us
- The city of love
- In our feels
23 Clues: Freud • 16 + 2 • The Best • In our feels • Connects a door • Catalyst for us • Wise Black Woman • The city of love • Reset & Recharge • What you lay down • An elevated B.E.C • The missing piece • Opposite of Polite • Caleb is the winner • _____ killed the cat • Lauren is the winner • Checklist r/t 2 & 21 • Soundtrack to our Lives • Something Lauren never did • What to do in an ice storm • ...
About Us 2024-12-06
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- What's Your Actual First Name?
- What Street Did We Meet On?
- Where Was Our First Dinner Date?
- What's Your Favorite Sport?
- What's Your Favorite Color?
- What's Our Favorite Show?
- When Is My Birthday?
- Who Said 'I Love You First'?
- Which Artist Represents Our Lovestory?
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- What Is Something We Love To Do Together?
- What Nickname Do I Call You?
- What's My Favorite Sport?
- Where We Fell In Love
- What Month Did You Ask Me Out
- The Month We Met
- Where I Am From
- What's Your Favorite Anime?
- What Nickname Do You Call Me?
- What's My Favorite Color?
- When Is Your Birthday?
- The City You Live In
21 Clues: Where I Am From • The Month We Met • When Is My Birthday? • The City You Live In • Where We Fell In Love • When Is Your Birthday? • What's My Favorite Sport? • What's My Favorite Color? • What's Our Favorite Show? • What Street Did We Meet On? • What's Your Favorite Sport? • What's Your Favorite Anime? • What's Your Favorite Color? • What Nickname Do I Call You? • ...
US Capitals 2024-12-12
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- Capital of Wyoming.
- Capital of North Dakota.
- Capital of Virginia.
- Capital of Texas.
- Capital of Kentucky.
- Capital of Delaware.
- Capital of Utah.
- Capital of Louisiana.
- Capital of Michigan.
- Capital of Oregon.
- Capital of Connecticut.
- Capital of South Carolina.
- Capital of New Jersey.
- Capital of Colorado.
- Capital of Iowa.
- Capital of Pennsylvania.
- Capital of Alaska.
- Capital of Georgia.
- Capital of Mississippi.
- Capital of Florida.
- Capital of Arkansas.
- Capital of Kansas.
- Capital of Nevada.
- Capital of Oklahoma.
- Capital of Maryland.
- Capital of New Hampshire.
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- Capital of Alabama.
- Capital of Missouri.
- Capital of Idaho.
- Capital of Nebraska.
- Capital of Massachusetts.
- Capital of Minnesota.
- Capital of West Virginia.
- Capital of California.
- Capital of Hawaii.
- Capital of Maine.
- Capital of Vermont.
- Capital of Wisconsin.
- Capital of North Carolina.
- Capital of Illinois.
- Capital of Indiana.
- Capital of South Dakota.
- Capital of New York.
- Capital of New Mexico.
- Capital of Washington.
- Capital of Tennessee.
- Capital of Arizona.
- Capital of Ohio.
- Capital of Rhode Island.
- Capital of Montana.
50 Clues: Capital of Utah. • Capital of Iowa. • Capital of Ohio. • Capital of Idaho. • Capital of Texas. • Capital of Maine. • Capital of Oregon. • Capital of Hawaii. • Capital of Alaska. • Capital of Kansas. • Capital of Nevada. • Capital of Alabama. • Capital of Wyoming. • Capital of Vermont. • Capital of Indiana. • Capital of Georgia. • Capital of Florida. • Capital of Arizona. • Capital of Montana. • ...
US Civil 2025-01-21
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- Central issue of the Civil War.
- Troops on horseback used in many battles.
- Confederate general who surrendered at Appomattox.
- Proclamation issued to free slaves in Confederate states.
- Site of John Brown’s raid.
- President of the Confederacy.
- Movement to end slavery.
- Union general who later became president.
- Type of warship used during the Civil War.
- President during the U.S. Civil War.
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- Period of rebuilding after the Civil War.
- Act of withdrawing from a political union.
- The southern states that seceded from the Union.
- Site of a major battle and famous address.
- The courthouse where the Confederacy surrendered.
- Union general known for his ‘March to the Sea’.
- Naval strategy used to cut off supplies to the South.
- Site of the first shots of the Civil War.
- The northern states during the Civil War.
- Conflict between the North and South, 1861-1865.
20 Clues: Movement to end slavery. • Site of John Brown’s raid. • President of the Confederacy. • Central issue of the Civil War. • President during the U.S. Civil War. • Period of rebuilding after the Civil War. • Troops on horseback used in many battles. • Site of the first shots of the Civil War. • The northern states during the Civil War. • ...
Among Us 2025-01-23
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- One of the visual tasks
- A way to prove you are a crewmate
- “I was on ______ in Security!”
- A feeling towards other crewmates
- They go on your head
- The most chaotic part of the game
- Sabotage that’s unusually hard to fix with many people
- “Do your tasks!”
- What is reported before a meeting
- Considered the Hardest Task (for some reason)
- A common action performed by impostors
- The most suspect color
- Series of random numbers and letters for each lobby
- Most recent impostor role added
- Tracks people with their ability
- Actions that impostors can do to slow down crewmates
- Often confused for being the impostor
- What might be said when something contradicts the evidence; also a reference to a CAPCOM game
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- Company that sends crewmates to space
- Ice and fire world
- The first map
- Biggest map in the game
- The gods of Among Us
- Can check vitals
- Cameras and other Panels are down, a sabotage
- What replaced Cameras on MIRA HQ
- Best Impostor Role
- A parasitic substitute aboard the ship
- What you do when you see the impostor vent
- Friday Night Funkin’ mod made in collaboration with Innersloth
- The spawn for all players, usually
- Characters from other games are introduced
- Most dangerous room
- The Valiant Hero
- They can follow your every move
- Has the “Simon-Says” task on Skeld
- Most common action of impostors
- Another character from Innersloth found in game
- To remove players that are constantly trolling
- Currency of the game
40 Clues: The first map • Can check vitals • “Do your tasks!” • The Valiant Hero • Ice and fire world • Best Impostor Role • Most dangerous room • The gods of Among Us • They go on your head • Currency of the game • The most suspect color • One of the visual tasks • Biggest map in the game • “I was on ______ in Security!” • Most recent impostor role added • They can follow your every move • ...
US Landmarks 2025-04-19
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- Waterfall between U.S. and Canada
- Giant rock faces in South Dakota
- Famous beach in Hawaii
- Memorial for soldiers in DC
- Famous street in New Orleans
- U.S. Capitol city
- Home of the U.S. president
- Historic trail in the west
- Big canyon in Arizona
- Bell with a crack in Philadelphia
- Big theater in New York
- Tall tower in Seattle
- Natural amphitheater in Colorado
- Natural rock arch in Utah
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- Big salt lake in Utah
- Big park in Wyoming with geysers
- National Park with hoodoos in Utah
- Famous historical ship in Boston
- Crater lake in Oregon
- Famous cliff dwellings in Colorado
- National park with Everglades
- Fort in Texas with a famous battle
- Giant arch in St. Louis
- Famous bridge in San Francisco
- Famous statue in New York Harbor
- Giant trees in California
- Tallest mountain in Alaska
27 Clues: U.S. Capitol city • Big salt lake in Utah • Crater lake in Oregon • Big canyon in Arizona • Tall tower in Seattle • Famous beach in Hawaii • Giant arch in St. Louis • Big theater in New York • Giant trees in California • Natural rock arch in Utah • Home of the U.S. president • Historic trail in the west • Tallest mountain in Alaska • Memorial for soldiers in DC • ...
US Imperialism 2025-09-12
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- A country that is controlled and protected by a more powerful country
- The ____________ Doctrine told Europeans to stay out of the Western Hemisphere
- This is where a narrow strip of land connects larger lands:
- This is when territory is given up under threat of violence, or during military occupation
- This type of journalism exaggerated or made up news stories to attract readers and influence their ideas
- The ______ __________ fleet was sent out on a trip around the world to show America's naval power
- The Alaskan Purchase was nicknamed "Sewards' _________" By those that did not approve of it.
- This country ruled over Cuba before the American take-over:
- Teddy Roosevelt was the leader of a group of calvary called the:
- This territory was purchased from Russia
- The Open Door Policy said that all nations should have equal acess to trade with:
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- This rebellion was an uprising of the Chinese citizens who hated the foreign nations that had power there
- Hawaii's location in the central Pacific made it an ideal location for a _________ _________.
- A critical canal was built here:
- This ship was sent to protect American interests in Cuba:
- A nation's Sphere of ______________ are areas where a foreign nation controls resources and trade
- This was where Americans believed they had the God-given right to expand into the West
- The _____________ purchase was purchased from France
- Roosevelt's main foreign policy was called the _______ __________ policy
- The US annexed this territory:
- This country opened up to trade with the US after being convinced by Commodore Perry
21 Clues: The US annexed this territory: • A critical canal was built here: • This territory was purchased from Russia • The _____________ purchase was purchased from France • This ship was sent to protect American interests in Cuba: • This is where a narrow strip of land connects larger lands: • This country ruled over Cuba before the American take-over: • ...
'Between Us' 2025-06-02
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- When someone is forced to leave a country by the government.
- Extremely tiny
- super excited about something
- illegal goods
- Understanding and sharing how someone else feels
- inclusion Making sure everyone feels welcome
- Intermittently occurring on and off
- someone who is kept in prison
- Incredulous expressing disbelief or skepticism
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- a change in tone or pitch of your voice
- Moving to live in a new country permanently.
- a violent attack against someone
- ascend to go up or rise
- In a very strange or unusual way
- Policy an official guideline or course of action
- Composure staying calm or collected under stress
- Isolation Being completely alone
- how things change or develop
- Discrimination Unjust behavior toward individuals based on group characteristics.
- Asylum a place of safety for people facing persecution
20 Clues: illegal goods • Extremely tiny • how things change or develop • super excited about something • someone who is kept in prison • ascend to go up or rise • a violent attack against someone • In a very strange or unusual way • Intermittently occurring on and off • Isolation Being completely alone • a change in tone or pitch of your voice • ...
About Us 2025-07-03
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- Rylee's Service dog in training?
- Zach's Favorite sports team?
- name of widget pet?
- Rylee's Job?
- What month did we meet?
- Rylee's favorite food?
- Zach's favorite sport he played?
- Where did we meet? ( real answer )
- What's our favorite color?
- Zach's job?
- Rylee's favorite thing we send each other?
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- What state was Rylee born in?
- What state did Rylee and her family move to?
- Zachs favorite band?
- Zach's dogs name?
- Rylee's dutch bros order?
- What month did we start dating?
- Rylee's dream concert?
- What state was Zach born in?
- how many pets do we have combined?
20 Clues: Zach's job? • Rylee's Job? • Zach's dogs name? • name of widget pet? • Zachs favorite band? • Rylee's dream concert? • Rylee's favorite food? • What month did we meet? • Rylee's dutch bros order? • What's our favorite color? • Zach's Favorite sports team? • What state was Zach born in? • What state was Rylee born in? • What month did we start dating? • Rylee's Service dog in training? • ...
This looks harder than it is! 2024-09-04
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- A visual representation of events in chronological order, often used to show important events in history.
- The map ____ tells you what the symbols on a map mean.
- A comparison that does not use "like" or "as."
- A word used to modify a noun or pronoun. Hint: "red" is one! "nice" is one!
- The inverse, or opposite, of subtraction.
- The inverse, or opposite, of multiplication.
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- A type of sentence that includes a command or instruction.
- A number that represents a part of a whole or the division of one number by another.
- The "who" or "what" of a sentence.
- The study of past events, especially human events.
- "kilo" means 1,000. So, a "kilogram" is 1,000 ______.
- The scientific _______ is the steps scientist use to answer questions and solve problems in the natural world.
- Although the US Customary System uses inches, pounds, and gallons, most of the world uses meters, grams and liters. Most of the world uses the ______ system.
- A person, place, or thing.
- A word used to describe an action or state of being. Necessary for predicates. Hint: "run" is one! "is" is one!
15 Clues: A person, place, or thing. • The "who" or "what" of a sentence. • The inverse, or opposite, of subtraction. • The inverse, or opposite, of multiplication. • A comparison that does not use "like" or "as." • The study of past events, especially human events. • "kilo" means 1,000. So, a "kilogram" is 1,000 ______. • The map ____ tells you what the symbols on a map mean. • ...
US History Puzzles: World War I 2021-04-12
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- This country withdrew from the war after suffering an internal revolution
- England, France, Russia, and Italy were know as the ___
- WWI was called the "war to make the world safe for ___"
- Commander of the American Expeditionary Force (3 words)
- The leader of Germany who surrendered on November 11, 1918 (3 words)
- The US ____ rejected the Treaty of Versailles
- Germany, Austria,-Hungary, Turkey, and Bulgaria were known as the __ __
- President Wilson's plans for a __ _ __ were included in the peace treaty
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- This treaty officially ended the WWI in 1919
- One of the battles in northern France that Americans participated in
- Austrian Archduke who was assassinated in 1914 (2 words)
- President who urged Americans to be neutral (2 words)
- A stalemate resulted when these were dug across northern France
- Germans conducted ____ warfare against British ships
- One of the weapons used for the first time in WWI
15 Clues: This treaty officially ended the WWI in 1919 • The US ____ rejected the Treaty of Versailles • One of the weapons used for the first time in WWI • Germans conducted ____ warfare against British ships • President who urged Americans to be neutral (2 words) • England, France, Russia, and Italy were know as the ___ • ...
US History Chapter 3 and 4 2023-09-26
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- in 1737, colonial government of Delaware purchased land by hiring runners to "walk" the distance that Natives would sell to them
- parliament issued taxes on a system of trade exclusive to the British colonies
- ended the French and Indian War/Seven Years' War between Great Britain and France, resulting British expansion in North America
- religious revival that provided a language of individualism and reinforced in print culture through outside revivals and crusades
- also known as the French and Indian War is a dispute between
- a prophet, received a vision from his religion’s main deity, known as the Master of Life.
- created the proclamation line marking the Appalachian Mountains as the boundary between the British colonies and land held controlled by Native Americans.
- the Puebloan religious leader, who had been arrested and whipped for “sorcery” five years earlier, led various Puebloan groups in rebellion
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- grew out of tensions between Native Americans and English settlers as well as tensions between wealthy English landowners and the poor settlers who continually pushed west into territory controlled by Native Americans.
- Native Americans waged war on British colonies in until 1766 and preached for a return to traditional rituals
- a war between the Puritans and Pequot indians over land resulting in enslavement and massacre
- an itinerant preacher during the Great Awakening that made revivals popular
- english man granted land in Pennsylvania to start a Quaker colony
- the dethronement of King James and establishment as a constitutional monarch of England
- Wampanoag sachem who fought against the Puritans after an unjust trial
15 Clues: also known as the French and Indian War is a dispute between • english man granted land in Pennsylvania to start a Quaker colony • Wampanoag sachem who fought against the Puritans after an unjust trial • an itinerant preacher during the Great Awakening that made revivals popular • parliament issued taxes on a system of trade exclusive to the British colonies • ...
US History Chapter 12 Vocabulary Crossword 2023-10-12
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- A part of government in which specialized tasks are carried out by appointed officials rather than by elected ones
- An organization that has an important purpose in society
- A candidate for national office who has support mostly from his home state
- To move to another place
- To help make happen
- A method in election campaigns that uses gossip and lies to make an opponent look bad
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- A meeting in which representative members of a political party choose candidates to run for important elected offices
- The largest number of something, but less than a majority
- To take part in
- Greater than half of a number of something
- A word or object that stands for something else
- Relating to a national government
- To continue existing or living after being nearly destroyed
- Practice of handing out government jobs to supporters; replacing government employees with the winning candidate's supporters
- To reject a bill and prevent it from becoming law
15 Clues: To take part in • To help make happen • To move to another place • Relating to a national government • Greater than half of a number of something • A word or object that stands for something else • To reject a bill and prevent it from becoming law • An organization that has an important purpose in society • The largest number of something, but less than a majority • ...
US History Chapter 12 Vocabulary Crossword 2024-03-04
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- A part of government in which specialized tasks are carried out by appointed officials rather than by elected ones
- An organization that has an important purpose in society
- A candidate for national office who has support mostly from his home state
- To move to another place
- The help make happen
- A method in election campaigns that uses gossip and lies to make an opponent look bad
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- A meeting in which representative members of a political party choose candidates to run for important elected offices
- The largest number of something, but less than a majority
- To take part in
- Greater than half of a total number of something
- A word or object that stands for something else
- Relating to a national government
- To continue existing or living after nearly being destroyed
- Practice of handing out government jobs to supporters; replacing government employees with the winning candidate's supporters
- To reject a bill and prevent it from becoming law
15 Clues: To take part in • The help make happen • To move to another place • Relating to a national government • A word or object that stands for something else • Greater than half of a total number of something • To reject a bill and prevent it from becoming law • An organization that has an important purpose in society • The largest number of something, but less than a majority • ...
THE ACADEMIC ROOTS OF BLACK HISTORY MONTH: CARTER G. WOODSON 2025-02-03
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- Black History Month's original length (Negro History ____).
- He is colloquially known as the father of _____ History.
- Nickname for this period of intense racial violence during 1919 when 1,000 (mostly black) people were killed.
- He is known as only the 2nd African American to graduate with a PhD from this university.
- His father (James) scouted for which side in the Civil War?
- Was also a member of this black fraternity.
- Woodson is known as a leader in this ideological movement.
- After being locked out of a career in education at most universities, he became a Dean at this HBCU
- Students and teachers at this infamous university expanded Black History Celebrations to a month-long event.
- "The Disruption of Virginia" was the title of his _______.
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- Also famously authored this book.
- He is a graduate of this college.
- The 1st African American to graduate w/ a PhD from Harvard University.
- Famously authored this book.
- Was a member of this black fraternity.
- Was the founder of the Association for the Study of _____ American Life & History (which still exists today).
- Graduated from _____ High School in this West Virginia city.
- Woodson's middle name.
- Dr. Woodson is the only PhD in U.S. History who is a descendant of _____.
- Married name of his sister (the activist, poet and teacher).
20 Clues: Woodson's middle name. • Famously authored this book. • Also famously authored this book. • He is a graduate of this college. • Was a member of this black fraternity. • Was also a member of this black fraternity. • He is colloquially known as the father of _____ History. • Woodson is known as a leader in this ideological movement. • ...
US History Unit 4 vocabulary 2022-11-04
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- To leave one's country to live elsewhere
- Man made water ways
- Enslaved African who sued for his freedom
- Activist who was against slavery
- Manufactured goods
- war between opposing sides of the same country
- Eli White invention pulled seeds from Cotton
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- Allies between states
- To enter a country for which is not native
- based on agriculture
- Gold miners that migrated to CA in 1849
11 Clues: Manufactured goods • Man made water ways • based on agriculture • Allies between states • Activist who was against slavery • Gold miners that migrated to CA in 1849 • To leave one's country to live elsewhere • Enslaved African who sued for his freedom • To enter a country for which is not native • Eli White invention pulled seeds from Cotton • ...
US History T2 Crossword 1 2024-09-19
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- Company recognized as a legal unit that has rights and liabilities separate from each of its members
- Type of integration consolidates many competing firms
- _____ production is the production of goods in large numbers through the use of machinery and assembly lines
- NO GOV REG in business, supply and demand
- People who build and manage businesses by making a profit and combing the factors of production
- Producers of a good or service that prices and controls stocks in order to monopolize the market
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- Type of integration consolidates complementing industries
- Type of tariff on imported goods designed to protect domestic industry
- Process used to developed steel from iron making stronger, lighter, more durable
- Rights given by government to inventors for exclusive rights to develop, use, and sell an invention for a set period of time
- Freedom of private business NOT interfered by GOV REG
11 Clues: NO GOV REG in business, supply and demand • Type of integration consolidates many competing firms • Freedom of private business NOT interfered by GOV REG • Type of integration consolidates complementing industries • Type of tariff on imported goods designed to protect domestic industry • ...
Chapter 8 Vocabulary US History 2022-12-05
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- power specifically given Congress in the Constitution
- a principle by which powers are divided among different branches of government to make sure no one branch has too much power
- the legal rules and procedures the government must observe before depriving a person of life, liberty, or property
- government with limited powers strictly defined by law
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- the equal application of the law regardless of a person's race, religion, political believes, or other qualities
- power belonging only to the states
- power shared by the states and federal government
- the belief that government is subject to the will of the people
- power not enumerated in the Constitution by suggested in its language
- power of the court to judge whether or not actions of other branches are constitutional
- the process of becoming a citizen of another country
11 Clues: power belonging only to the states • power shared by the states and federal government • the process of becoming a citizen of another country • power specifically given Congress in the Constitution • government with limited powers strictly defined by law • the belief that government is subject to the will of the people • ...
US History and Geography Vocabulary 2024-11-07
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- - a period in European civilization marked by a revival of Classical learning and wisdom.
- - place where alcoholic beverages are illegally sold
- - young women known for wearing short dresses and bobbed hair and for embracing freedom from traditional societal constraints
- - The movement of people from one part of a country or region to another
- - moral panic provoked by fear of the rise, supposed or real, of leftist ideologies in a society
- - the consumer acquires goods or services before payment with the faith that the payment will be made in the future
- - political equality for women
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- - a group of American writers who came of age during World War I and established their literary reputations in the 1920
- - a movement dedicated to promoting moderation and, more often, complete abstinence from the use of intoxicating liquor
- - a mix of African and European musical techniques and traditions from church, home, work
- - a group that intends to order, or use purchased goods, products, or services
11 Clues: - political equality for women • - place where alcoholic beverages are illegally sold • - The movement of people from one part of a country or region to another • - a group that intends to order, or use purchased goods, products, or services • - a period in European civilization marked by a revival of Classical learning and wisdom. • ...
US History Unit 1 Vocabulary 2025-09-11
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- A person who has been forced to leave their country due to war, persecution, or natural disaster
- The status of being a legal member of a country with full rights and responsibilities
- External factors that drive people away from their home country, such as war, poverty, or natural disasters
- The process of completely adopting the customs and culture of a new country while giving up one's original cultural identity
- An official document or stamp in a passport that gives permission to enter, leave, or stay in a country
- The legal process of becoming a citizen of a new country
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- The act of permanently leaving one country to live in another country
- Protection granted by a nation to someone who has left their native country as a political refugee
- The process of becoming familiar with and adopting the cultural practices of a new country while maintaining aspects of one's original culture
- Positive factors that attract people to move to a new country, such as better jobs or education
- A numerical limit on how many immigrants can enter a country during a specific time period
11 Clues: The legal process of becoming a citizen of a new country • The act of permanently leaving one country to live in another country • The status of being a legal member of a country with full rights and responsibilities • A numerical limit on how many immigrants can enter a country during a specific time period • ...
Weekly Crossword 2021-03-02
6 Clues: Pollinators of flowers • One of Binnenduin's goals • Part of Beverwijk's history • Binnenduin is near the _______ • The new neighborhood in Beverwijk • Something you receive from us every week!
US History Mid-Term Review Puzzle One 2013-03-21
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- _______________ Douglas was an escaped slave, abolitionist, speaker and advisor to Lincoln
- The concept of allowing citizens to propose and vote on laws is known as ___________________
- _______________ integration is when you control the entire means of distribution of a product, meaning the consumer has no choice but to buy from your company
- The ____________________ Railroad stretched from the Atlantic westward to the Pacific
- The South was put under military control, otherwise known as __________________
- __________________ cornered the market in oil, created Standard Oil and drove his competitors out of business to create a monopoly
- The most dominant form of land transportation in the Gilded Age was the ___________________
- The act of searching for gold and silver through mining and other means is known as __________________
- The Homestead Act gave away land to settlers to encourage westward ______________
- Northerners who came to the South for business or to help with Reconstruction were called ____________________
- ________________ integration is when you control the entire means of production from start to finish
- Labor ______________ are primarily concerned with advancing workers rights
- ______________ are taxes on imported goods designed to protect domestic (American) industries from foreign competition
- ________________ was an industrialist who specialized in transportation such as railroads
- The name for the cheap, filthy and crowded housing in the cities where many immigrants lived was call _______________
- The _______________ strike turned violent and Carnegie and Frick broke the strike by sending in private police troops
- ____________ Destiny is the idea that it was America's duty to control North America from coast to coast
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- The 14th Amendment provides equal ______________ under the law for all citizens regardless of race
- The modern financial economy was pioneered by JP ________________ during the Gilded Age
- The group of Senators who fought with Lincoln over Reconstruction were called the _____________ Republicans
- Andrew ____________ made his fortune in steel
- The Black Republicans were the group of men elected to Congresss in the South during ______________ and were African American in origin
- The case of Plessy v. Ferguson established the idea of ____________ but Equal
- The _________________ Proclamation freed all slaves in territory controled by the South
- The Populist Party was so upset with some elected officials that they pushed to allow voters to ___________ politicians and remove them from office
- The New ____________________ were primarily from Southern and Eastern Europe (Italy, Poland, Russia etc.)
- The process of people moving to the cities is known as __________________
- The _________________ Riot turned violent after a bombing during a labor demonstration
- This organization of farmers who worked together for political, social and economic goals was called the _____________
- One of the lenient aspects of Lincoln's reconstruction plan that pardoned former Confederates was known as _________________
- Reconstruction effectively ended after the _______________ of the Union military
- The 13th Amendment outlawed _______________
- The _________________ was an inexpensive new technology that mass produced steel
- The 15th Amendment made it illegal to _________ a citizen the right to vote
34 Clues: The 13th Amendment outlawed _______________ • Andrew ____________ made his fortune in steel • The process of people moving to the cities is known as __________________ • Labor ______________ are primarily concerned with advancing workers rights • The 15th Amendment made it illegal to _________ a citizen the right to vote • ...
US History: The Civil War Crossword Puzzle 2022-05-25
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- The last Confederate Civil War general who started the American Civil War by leading the attack on Fort Sumter on April 12, 1861.
- The last and senior Union Civil War general who was also the three times Governor of Rhode Island.
- Was the top confederate general during the Civil War.
- He was the president of the Confederate States of America during the Civil War.
- Was a Confederate Civil War general who then became one of the best-known Confederate commanders after General Robert E. Lee.
- This was Robert E Lee's second invasion in the north which ended up being a great victory for the Union.
- One of the most popular guns used during the Civil War.
- was a militarty outpost in the hands of the Union during the Civil War.
- Was a former governor of New Jersey, railroad president, and major Civil War Union general.
- a document which Ambraham Lincon issued, stating that all people held as slaves in the Confederate states to be freed.
- A person who was for the abolition of slavery in America.
- Located in Virgina, was where Confederate general Robert E Lee surrendered his troops, marking the end of the Civil War.
- This was the divider to determine the boundaries between Pennsylvania and Maryland, also seen as the boundary line between North and South.
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- A national and historical park in West Virginia which John Brown's attack took place on slavery during the Civil War.
- A Confederate Civil War general from Virgina as a former U.S. Army officer, also known as Jeb.
- Popular in the south, involved the capture of African Americans for labor
- Civil War's Northern military leaders.
- A Civil War Union general and a major architect of modern warfare.
- Was the supreme Union general during the Civil War.
- the amount of years the Civil War took place.
- Famous monument,located in South Carolina, and marked the first attack of the American Civil War.
- Was another Civil War Union general, U.S. Army officer, and Mexican-American war leader.
- Civil War's Southern military leaders.
- United States President at the time.
- The states of Maryland, Delaware, Kentucky, and Missouri in which were neutral during the war.
- Famous for the slur towards some women known as "hookers", and a Civil War Union general.
26 Clues: United States President at the time. • Civil War's Northern military leaders. • Civil War's Southern military leaders. • the amount of years the Civil War took place. • Was the supreme Union general during the Civil War. • Was the top confederate general during the Civil War. • One of the most popular guns used during the Civil War. • ...
US History Civil War & Reconstruction SSUSH8-10 2023-11-17
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- Radical Republicans Reconstruction-• Passed 14th and 15th amendments• Military reconstruction act divided the south into five military districts• New state constitutions required to guarantee voting rights• Military rule protected voting rights for African Americans• Empowered African Americans in government and supported their education
- John Brown's scheme to invade the South with armed slaves, backed by sponsoring, northern abolitionists; seized the federal arsenal; Brown and remnants were caught by Robert E. Lee and the US Marines; Brown was hanged
- the right not to be held in prison without first being charged with a specific crime: Lincoln takes this away during the Civil War
- Allowed Missouri to enter the union as a slave state, Maine to enter the union as a free state, prohibited slavery north of latitude 36˚ 30' within the Louisiana Territory
- Served as President of the Confederate States of America for its entire history from 1861 to 1865
- Lincoln urged Americans not to seek revenge on slaveholders and their supporters and military after the war. Instead, he urged reconstruction of the South "with malice toward none; with charity for all."
- Federal fort in the harbor of Charleston, South Carolina; the confederate attack on the fort marked the start of the Civil War
- Amendment that ended slavery
- the southern states that seceded from the United States in 1861
- 16th President of the United States saved the Union during the Civil War and emancipated the slaves.
- General Sherman and his troops set the city on fire, in order to destroy the confederate's supply lines and then Marched to the Sea, Savannah, and burnt everything along the way
- Loyalty to one's own region of the country, rather than to the nation as a whole
- laws passed in the south just after the civil war aimed at controlling freedmen and enabling plantation owners to exploit african american workers
- Amendment that says citizens cannot be denied the right to vote because of race, color , or precious condition of servitude
- Each state would use popular sovereignty to decide what to do about slavery. Led to Bleeding Kansas.
- Includes California admitted as a free state, the Fugitive Slave Act, made popular sovereignty in most other states from Mexican- American War
- view of reconstruction : all states had to end slavery, states had to declare that their secession was illegal, and a small % men had to pledge their loyalty to the U.S.
- a 3-minute address by Abraham Lincoln during the American Civil War (November 19, 1963) at the dedication of a national cemetery.
- an American general and the eighteenth President of the United States (1869-1877). He achieved international fame as the leading Union general in the Civil War.
- federal agency set up in 1865 to provide food, schools, and medical care to freed slaves in the South
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- Lincoln issued it and freed all the slaves in the Confederate states, but slaves in Border States loyal to the Union remained enslaved. It only applied to states in rebellion (Confederate states). It led to slaves rebelling and joining the Union army and increased sympathy from Europe.
- General whose march to sea caused destruction to the south, union general, led march to destroy all supplies and resources, beginning of total warfare
- The adding of a region to the territory of an existing political unit.
- he intentionally violates Tenure Act because it was set upt to get him impeached by firing Secretary of War Edwin Stantin, at the Trial his lawyer says his only crime is opposing Congress, 12 democrats and 7 republicans vote him "not guilty", so he escaped impeachment by one vote
- violent abolitionist who murdered slaveholders in Kansas and Missouri (1856-1858) before his raid at Harpers Ferry (1859), hoping to incite a slave rebellion; he failed and was executed, but his martyrdom by northern abolitionists frightened the South.
- Confederate general who surrendered to Grant in the Civil War.
- Court ruled that he was the property of Sanford and, as a slave, was prohibited from suing in court. Chief Justice Taney gives his opinion that the Missouri Compromise was unconstitutional. Decision adds to sectionalism between North and South that will lead to the Civil War.
- Grant besieged the city from May 18 to July 4, 1863, until it surrendered, yielding command of the Mississippi River to the Union.
- ended the Mexican War, granting the U.S. control of Texas, New Mexico, and California in exchange for $15 million
- The 11th U.S. President, he led the country during the Mexican War and sought to expand the United States
- Amendment declaring that all persons born in the U.S. are citizens and are guaranteed equal protection of the laws
- general in the Confederate Army during the Civil War whose troops at the first Battle of Bull Run stood like a stone wall (1824-1863)
- the north/the U.S. during the Civil War
- the first major battle in the American Civil War to take place on Northern soil. It was the bloodiest single-day battle in American history, with about 23,000 casualties
- The most violent battle of the American Civil War that took place in PA and is frequently cited as the war's turning point, fought from July 1 - July 3, 1863.
- 1846 - 1848 - President Polk declared war over the dispute of land in Texas. At the end, American ended up with 55% of Mexico's land.
- Lincoln wins, southern states begin to secede
- Ended Reconstruction. Republicans promise 1) Remove military from South, 2) Appoint Democrat to cabinet (David Key postmaster general), 3) Federal money for railroad construction and levees on Mississippi river; as long as Hayes became the president
- the idea that white Americans were divinely ordained to settle the entire continent of North America.
- putting the country back together after the Civil War.
40 Clues: Amendment that ended slavery • the north/the U.S. during the Civil War • Lincoln wins, southern states begin to secede • putting the country back together after the Civil War. • Confederate general who surrendered to Grant in the Civil War. • the southern states that seceded from the United States in 1861 • ...
US History from WWII - New M28 Notes 2023-12-07
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- intelligence and internal security agency in the USSR
- the act of agreeing or of coming to a mutual arrangement
- conflicts occurring between nations, who are directed, influenced, or funded by other nations
- Syngman Rhee (South) v Kim Il Sung (North); Separated by the 38th Parallel
- Mao Zedong (Communist) v Chiang Kai-shek (Nationalist)
- to keep alive or in existence
- not kept or honored
- Portion of Europe influenced by the US
- US federal agency that coordinates governmental intelligence activities outside the US
- to spread
- an act or policy of limiting the expansion or spread of a dangerous thing
- to dwell permanently
- a formal agreement between two or more nations
- invaded by the USSR in December 1979
- a system of social organization in which all economic and social activity is controlled by a totalitarian state dominated by a single and self-perpetuating political party
- to take hold of suddenly or forcibly
- actually; without exaggeration or inaccuracy
- a place of great disorder
- nations; territories
- a particular principle or position
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- to fortify or protect
- Portion of Europe influenced by the Soviet Union
- forced or compelled through intimidation or authority
- 33rd President of the United States
- Nation on the Balkan Peninsula; aided by the Truman Doctrine
- a country under the domination or influence of another
- capable of being attacked, damaged, or hurt
- a supporter of an economic system in which investment in and ownership of production, distribution, and exchange of wealth is made and maintained chiefly by private individuals or corporations
- a government by the people
- Location of a July 1945 Allied conference in Soviet controlled Germany
- Nation in Eurasia; aided by the Truman Doctrine
- Formed in 1955; a political and military alliance; dominated by the Soviet Union influenced Eastern Europe
- Formed in 1949; the 1st peacetime military alliance entered by the US influenced Western Europe
- meetings for consultation or discussion
- taken possession of and taken control
- the Union of Soviet Socialist Republic
- connecting different states
- the people or government of the USSR
- provided money
- an apparition
- Location of a February 1945 Allied conference in a Soviet city
41 Clues: to spread • an apparition • provided money • not kept or honored • to dwell permanently • nations; territories • to fortify or protect • a place of great disorder • a government by the people • connecting different states • to keep alive or in existence • a particular principle or position • 33rd President of the United States • the people or government of the USSR • ...
US History to WWI - New M12 Notes 2023-12-15
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- unable or unwilling to endure
- a great many
- portions
- to be authorized
- not having been given permission or authorization
- considerable amount
- means to support life or health
- a cause of trouble or annoyance
- extending across a continent
- to teach
- to construe or understand in a particular way
- to attempt; try
- an official enumeration of the population
- guilty of dishonest practices
- in accordance with customs or beliefs handed down from generation to generation
- very large
- outlaws, robbers
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- Originator of the Ghost Dance religion
- to accept or act in accordance with
- the land or territory that forms the furthest extent of a country's settled or inhabited regions
- to conform or adjust to the customs, attitudes, etc or a dominate social group, nation, or the like
- a robbery or holdup
- to make it easier or less difficult
- debatable
- by way of
- not kept or honored
- the act of firing a weapon
- to be furnished with meals and lodging
- to deprive of a weapon or weapons
- to justify
- Area of western South Dakota and northeastern Wyoming
- lacking qualification or ability; incapable
- to remove or withhold something from the enjoyment or possession of people
- tract of public land set apart for a special purpose
- full of grave risk; hazardous; dangerous
- causing, involving, or characterized by argument or controversy
- to increase speed
37 Clues: portions • to teach • debatable • by way of • to justify • very large • a great many • to attempt; try • to be authorized • outlaws, robbers • to increase speed • a robbery or holdup • not kept or honored • considerable amount • the act of firing a weapon • extending across a continent • unable or unwilling to endure • guilty of dishonest practices • means to support life or health • ...
Significant People in Early US History, Etc. 2023-08-22
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- Lewis and ______
- Name of River that goes along eastern border of this state
- Anti-slave man who created the newspaper "The Liberator"
- Name of National Park the postcards above the door are from
- Name of the state we live in
- City that we are in now
- Animal the Native Americans in the midwest hunted
- First President of the United States
- Name of Native American settlement located near St. Louis, Missouri
- President who forced many Native Americans out west
- The European country that was the first to colonize Missouri
- Name of City the map to the right of the Spartan is
- First President to get killed in office
- President right after Lincoln was killed
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- Name of mountains in eastern USA
- The final battle of the Revolutionary War
- Native American leader who had a confederacy
- Founder of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints
- Commander of the Confederates
- Spanish explorer who took credit for "discovering" America
- President who purchased the Louisiana Purchase
- Name of Mr. Torbett's Rabbit
- Native American leader who helped Pilgrims survive conditions
- French explorer who founded Quebec
- Name of state directly north of us
- Author of "Federalist Papers"
- Former slave who wrote memoir about life as slave
- French and _______ War
- Leader of the Union Army in the Civil War and 18th President
- Number of branches of government we have
- A thing you use to call people
- Native American tribe in Missouri we spent a lot of time on
- Spanish explorer who took over present-day Mexico
33 Clues: Lewis and ______ • French and _______ War • City that we are in now • Name of the state we live in • Name of Mr. Torbett's Rabbit • Commander of the Confederates • Author of "Federalist Papers" • A thing you use to call people • Name of mountains in eastern USA • French explorer who founded Quebec • Name of state directly north of us • First President of the United States • ...
US History: Chp 19 - The Gilded Age 2023-09-11
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- Elevated trains were given this nickname.
- 1st Democrat to be elected president after the Civil War.
- Two men behind the scheme that led to the stock market crash of 1869.
- It was the world's largest suspension bridge when it was built.
- Independent minded Republicans that refused to accept James Blaine as the party nominee in 1884.
- First newspaper publisher to reach a large audience.
- This catalog become one of the most read publications in rural America after the Bible.
- Built his department store on the motto, "Give the lady what she wants".
- 3rd US president to be assassinated.
- Owned a Philadelphia store that was considered the precursor to the modern department store.
- Most widely used means of urban transit in the late 19th century.
- Initial school classes for small children.
- Inventor of the game of baseball.
- Recreational craze of the 1890s.
- Author of Ben-Hur: A Tale of the Christ
- Women's organization that did much to combat the use of alcohol.
- Transportation device first used in Boston in 1897.
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- Father of the modern skyscraper.
- His traveling circus was called the "Greatest Show on Earth".
- Founder of the Hull House.
- America's first professional baseball team was from here.
- Most dynamic leader of the Women's Christian Temperance Union.
- Author of the Pledge of Allegiance.
- Author of In His Steps.
- 1st woman to receive a medical degree in America.
- Began a Presbyterian mission for the Chinese in San Francisco.
- Reclusive poet who wrote nearly 2,000 poems, most of which were published after her death.
- Populist Democrat presidential candidate in 1896.
- 1st state to grant women the right to vote.
- Father of the American cartoon.
- This act of Congress granted each state land for new colleges and universities.
- Pulitzer's fiercest rival; owner of the New York Journal.
- Most prolific song writer of the Gilded Age.
- Opened the first mail-order business in 1872.
- The most important institution in rural America.
- Humorist and writer who coined the term "Gilded Age".
36 Clues: Author of In His Steps. • Founder of the Hull House. • Father of the American cartoon. • Father of the modern skyscraper. • Recreational craze of the 1890s. • Inventor of the game of baseball. • Author of the Pledge of Allegiance. • 3rd US president to be assassinated. • Author of Ben-Hur: A Tale of the Christ • Elevated trains were given this nickname. • ...
US History to WWII - New M06 Notes 2023-11-06
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- relating to land
- something that hinders progress
- promotion of agricultural interests
- pertaining to or characterized by the principle of political or social equality for all
- moving to a different place
- to argue against, call into question
- to oppose
- shown or demonstrated by or as an example
- forced or compelled through intimidation or authority
- influence; effect
- to increase in size
- to bring into conformity with the customs, attitudes or a dominant nation
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- to the act of adding something larger
- to take or receive gladly; accept willingly
- fairly large
- to approve
- to come into opposition
- to come into possession or ownership of
- a government by the people
- of one's own accord or by free choice
- to deal or bargain with another or others
- to draw up in written form
- an ultimate object or aim
- formally surrender to another
- the US should expand from the Atlantic to the Pacific Oceans
25 Clues: to oppose • to approve • fairly large • relating to land • influence; effect • to increase in size • to come into opposition • an ultimate object or aim • a government by the people • to draw up in written form • moving to a different place • formally surrender to another • something that hinders progress • promotion of agricultural interests • to argue against, call into question • ...
US History to WWII - New M07 Notes 2023-11-07
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- a breach, infringement, or transgression
- a person or company that makes a distinctive product in small qualities, usually by hand or traditional methods
- people who advocate or oppose a cause or issue vigorously
- ability to accomplish a job with minimum expenditure of time and effort
- condition of being focused on the profitable aspects of something, especially in excess
- to speak or write in favor of; support or urge by argument
- the act or process of keeping something from damage or deterioration
- a large formal meeting or assembly of delegates for discussion of and action on particular matters of concern
- the right to vote
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- to increase in extent, size, volume
- a sudden, complete, or marked change in something
- to make or produce by hand or machinery, especially on a large scale
- to increase manufacturing and factory production
- advocating social, political, legal, and economic rights for women equal to those of men
- capable of replacing or changing places with something else
- a difference in opinion, belief, or interest that causes such break in friendly relations
- a formal statement
- to do away with; put an end to
- to transfer from one place to another
- to operate by machinery
- any cloth or goods produced by weaving, knitting, or felting
21 Clues: the right to vote • a formal statement • to operate by machinery • to do away with; put an end to • to increase in extent, size, volume • to transfer from one place to another • a breach, infringement, or transgression • to increase manufacturing and factory production • a sudden, complete, or marked change in something • ...
HN US History Units 1-3 Crossword 2025-05-28
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- Colony founded by William Penn
- Enlightenment thinker known for natural rights and social contract
- Land acquisition under Jefferson that doubled the size of the US
- Colony established by the Pilgrims
- Ship that carried the Pilgrims to Plymouth
- Compromise of 1820 regarding the expansion of slavery
- Native American woman who played a role in early Jamestown history
- Fifth U.S. President, associated with the "Era of Good Feelings"
- First representative assembly in the American colonies
- Religious group known for their pacifism
- Conflict that led to British dominance in North America
- Southern colony known for tobacco
- Brutal sea journey for enslaved Africans
- Petition to King George III for reconciliation
- "The Lost Colony"
- Uprising highlighting the weaknesses of the Articles of Confederation
- Period of religious revival in the American colonies
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- Religious group seeking to purify the Church of England, settled Massachusetts Bay
- Controversial treaty with Britain negotiated under Washington
- SENSE Influential pamphlet by Thomas Paine advocating for independence
- Battle that convinced France to ally with the Americans
- Site of the Continental Army's harsh winter encampment
- Introduced tobacco cultivation to Virginia
- Enlightenment thinker who advocated for separation of powers
- Punitive measures passed by Britain after the Boston Tea Party
- Enlightenment philosopher, concept of "We the People"
- American diplomat who secured the Treaty of Alliance with France
- English gentry who settled in Virginia
- Native American who aided the Pilgrims
- Agricultural products grown for sale rather than for personal consumption
- First permanent English settlement in North America
- Mayflower ______, an early agreement for self-government
32 Clues: "The Lost Colony" • Colony founded by William Penn • Southern colony known for tobacco • Colony established by the Pilgrims • English gentry who settled in Virginia • Native American who aided the Pilgrims • Religious group known for their pacifism • Brutal sea journey for enslaved Africans • Introduced tobacco cultivation to Virginia • ...
8th Grade History Final Exam (MOD) 2024-05-14
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- Direction that is up on most maps
- Ocean to the East of the US
- European country that helped the US fight England
- Where the President lives
- Separating people based on skin color
- 1st US President
- US city that had a massacre and a tea party
- Continent where France and Germany are located
- Direction that is right on most maps
- The US State you currently live in
- Country north of the US
- The name of your school
- Direction that is left on most maps
- What the Civil War was fought about
- Biggest lake in the US
- Document that sets up the US government
- War fought between states over slavery
- Continent where Kenya and Egypt are located
- The person in cahrge of the US
- Biggest state in the US by area
- The Declaration of _____: Said the US didn'r belong to England any more
- Tallest mountain in Colorado
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- Direction that is down on most maps
- US state named for its mountains
- The mountains near Denver
- Tallest mountain in the world
- US state in the middle of the ocean
- Biggest state in the US by population
- Continent that is very cold and almost nobody lives there
- Most important court in the US
- What the first amendment gives us freedom of
- Important US river that flows into the Gulf of Mexico
- How many US states are there?
- Biggest city in the US by population
- Continent where the US and Mexico are located
- Continent where China and Japan are located
- 3rd President of the US. Wrote the Declaration of Independence
- The group that makes and passes laws for the US
- Continent where the Brazil and Argentina are located
- Longest river in the US
- What the "D" in Washington DC stands for
- Continent that is its own country. Where kangaroos live
- Ocean to the West of the US
- Island Smallest of the US states
- The country the US declared independence from
- Current president of the US
- 16th US President. Ended slavery
- Country south of the US
- Tallest mountain in the US
- The capital of Colorado
50 Clues: 1st US President • Biggest lake in the US • Longest river in the US • Country north of the US • The name of your school • Country south of the US • The capital of Colorado • The mountains near Denver • Where the President lives • Tallest mountain in the US • Ocean to the East of the US • Ocean to the West of the US • Current president of the US • Tallest mountain in Colorado • ...
World War 2 2022-10-18
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- United States, Britain, and Soviet Union
- Germany, Italy, and Japan
- man appointed chancellor in Germany
- was dropped on Japan to help end war
- the elimination of Jewish people in Germany by Hitler
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- where formal Japanese surrender was signed
- the US entered the war after the Japanese bombed this place
- first country Germany invades
- the largest air and sea battle in history
9 Clues: Germany, Italy, and Japan • first country Germany invades • man appointed chancellor in Germany • was dropped on Japan to help end war • United States, Britain, and Soviet Union • the largest air and sea battle in history • where formal Japanese surrender was signed • the elimination of Jewish people in Germany by Hitler • ...
US History Chapter1 Vocab 2020-10-15
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- a nation with its own government, occupying a particular territory
- having or showing an intense and selfish desire for something, especially wealth or power
- very large in size, quantity, or extent
- an act of selecting or making a decision when faced with two or more possibilities
- a thing that happens, especially one of importance
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- the study of past events, particularly in human affairs
- a member of any of the indigenous peoples of North, Central, and South America
- a person who is studying or has expert knowledge of one or more of the natural or physical sciences
8 Clues: very large in size, quantity, or extent • a thing that happens, especially one of importance • the study of past events, particularly in human affairs • a nation with its own government, occupying a particular territory • a member of any of the indigenous peoples of North, Central, and South America • ...
Common US History Terms 2021-06-09
9 Clues: cultural belief • political ideology • political ideology • agreement between countries • wealth and resources of a country • extend or add as a subordinate part • Short lived government during civil war • war between citizens of the same country • withdrawal of a group from a larger entity
US History Escape Room 2024-05-31
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- A place where people went, particularly in the 1920s in the United States, to drink illegally.
- Leader of the 1960s Civil rights movement?
- What President Abolished Slavery?
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- The first president of the United States?
- What attack led to the US to enter WW2
- Where was the Declaration of Independence signed?
- The Statue of Liberty was a gift from what European country?
- What style of music was popular in the 1920s?
8 Clues: What President Abolished Slavery? • What attack led to the US to enter WW2 • The first president of the United States? • Leader of the 1960s Civil rights movement? • What style of music was popular in the 1920s? • Where was the Declaration of Independence signed? • The Statue of Liberty was a gift from what European country? • ...
Chapter 11 US History 2022-11-20
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- ___ note - a telegram from the German foreign minister to the German ambassador in Mexico that was intercepted by British agents
- payment for damages (in this case for war)
- Triple ___ later known as the Allies, consisted of France, Britain, and Russia
- the development of armed forces and their use as a tool of diplomacy
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- a cease-fire or truce, that ended the war
- a kind of biased communication designed to influence people’s thoughts and actions
- a devotion to the interests and culture of one’s nation; often led to competitive and antagonistic rivalries among nations
- no man's ___ a barren expanse of mud pockmarked with shell craters and filled with barbed wire
8 Clues: a cease-fire or truce, that ended the war • payment for damages (in this case for war) • the development of armed forces and their use as a tool of diplomacy • Triple ___ later known as the Allies, consisted of France, Britain, and Russia • a kind of biased communication designed to influence people’s thoughts and actions • ...
Great Depression Crossword By: Nia Bocash 2024-10-29
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- Restored agricultural prosperity during the Great Depression by curtailing farm production, reducing export surpluses, and raising prices
- the collapse of the American stock market in 1929
- The president at the start of The Great Depression
- People not having jobs
- A period of slow business activity
- Severe drought in the Midwest during the 1930s turned the soil into dust causing crops to parish
- A law, enacted in 1930, that established the highest protective tariff in US history
- A very poor area where small shacks were built from scrap materials
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- 32nd President of the United States
- Provided jobs for young, unemployed men
- Independent agency of the United States federal government established in 1931 to stem the tide of bank failures across the US
- Programs, public work projects, financial reforms, and regulations enacted by President Franklin D. Roosevelt
- A general increase in the prices of goods and services
13 Clues: People not having jobs • A period of slow business activity • 32nd President of the United States • Provided jobs for young, unemployed men • the collapse of the American stock market in 1929 • The president at the start of The Great Depression • A general increase in the prices of goods and services • A very poor area where small shacks were built from scrap materials • ...
Cross-Country Vacation 2015-09-18
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- Feeling really happy and cheerful.
- These flowers smell almost like honey.
- They go _____ near the Lake of the Ozarks.
- People who do research on the ruins.
- This word means 'related to history'.
- Abraham _______ is a former US President.
- They will drive to some _______ places.
- To watch again later, the family ________s the whole visit.
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- Butterflies have _____ wings. The wings are easy to break.
- They have no time to _______.
- The majestic mountains were so ________ because of their size and beauty.
- The camera is used to make a travel _______.
- They go ______ up on a hill.
- "Last one in the water is a ______ egg."
- The family is driving to _________.
- "We're off without further _______."
16 Clues: They go ______ up on a hill. • They have no time to _______. • Feeling really happy and cheerful. • The family is driving to _________. • People who do research on the ruins. • "We're off without further _______." • This word means 'related to history'. • These flowers smell almost like honey. • They will drive to some _______ places. • ...
Judaism 2023-02-08
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- The king of Egypt
- A promise to God
- This is the main source of evidence about the beginning of Judaism
- What God told Moses to sacrifice
- Sarahs name before God changed it
- This is a Sacred Text based on the Torah
- Abrahams wife
- A person that moved from place to place
- Where Judaism began
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- Abrahams age when Sarah became pregnant
- What the Pharaoh sent after his slaves
- This tells us about Jewish history in a creative way.
- This persons name used to be Abram
- What God gave Moses at the Red Sea
- This is the second founder of Judaism
- A message from god given to prophets
16 Clues: Abrahams wife • A promise to God • The king of Egypt • Where Judaism began • What God told Moses to sacrifice • Sarahs name before God changed it • This persons name used to be Abram • What God gave Moses at the Red Sea • A message from god given to prophets • This is the second founder of Judaism • What the Pharaoh sent after his slaves • Abrahams age when Sarah became pregnant • ...
EOY US History Crossword Puzzle 2024-05-22
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- The first 10 amendments in the Constitution
- The first 13 original settlements in America
- When people come to a country from another country
- started in 1849 when people came to S.F.
- Cost 15 doubled size of the USA
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- War that was North vs. South, union vs. confederacy
- Redcoats killed a man in Boston, started the revolutionary war
- Process of using Africans to build and plant stuff against their will
- 1000s mile journey where most natives died
- Always remember ___ ________!
- Freed slaves on the underground railroad from the south to Canada
11 Clues: Always remember ___ ________! • Cost 15 doubled size of the USA • started in 1849 when people came to S.F. • 1000s mile journey where most natives died • The first 10 amendments in the Constitution • The first 13 original settlements in America • When people come to a country from another country • War that was North vs. South, union vs. confederacy • ...
US History unit 3 vocab 2024-10-09
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- PTSD from WW1
- Belief that a good country should have a good military
- not choosing a side in a conflict as a group not involved
- Staying apart from other countries or groups affairs
- Convincing people to rebel against authority
- The nickname for a US soldier during WW1
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- Desire for world peace
- Ratified agreement between two or more countries
- Extending the power of a country through force
- American settlers were supposed to expand West across North America
- used to promote a political view or cause
11 Clues: PTSD from WW1 • Desire for world peace • The nickname for a US soldier during WW1 • used to promote a political view or cause • Convincing people to rebel against authority • Extending the power of a country through force • Ratified agreement between two or more countries • Staying apart from other countries or groups affairs • ...
Cross-Country Vacation 2015-09-18
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- The camera is used to make a travel _______.
- They go _____ near the Lake of the Ozarks.
- They have no time to _______.
- To watch again later, the family ________s the whole visit.
- The family is driving to _________.
- Feeling really happy and cheerful.
- These flowers smell almost like honey.
- "Last one in the water is a ______ egg."
- Abraham _______ is a former US President.
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- They go ______ up on a hill.
- Butterflies have _____ wings. The wings are easy to break.
- This word means 'related to history'.
- "We're off without further _______."
- The majestic mountains were so ________ because of their size and beauty.
- They will drive to some _______ places.
- People who do research on the ruins.
16 Clues: They go ______ up on a hill. • They have no time to _______. • Feeling really happy and cheerful. • The family is driving to _________. • "We're off without further _______." • People who do research on the ruins. • This word means 'related to history'. • These flowers smell almost like honey. • They will drive to some _______ places. • ...
Cross-Country Vacation 2015-09-18
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- People who do research on the ruins.
- The majestic mountains were so ________ because of their size and beauty.
- "We're off without further _______."
- The family is driving to _________.
- Abraham _______ is a former US President.
- They have no time to _______.
- They go ______ up on a hill.
- They will drive to some _______ places.
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- "Last one in the water is a ______ egg."
- They go _____ near the Lake of the Ozarks.
- This word means 'related to history'.
- These flowers smell almost like honey.
- The camera is used to make a travel _______.
- Butterflies have _____ wings. The wings are easy to break.
- To watch again later, the family ________s the whole visit.
- Feeling really happy and cheerful.
16 Clues: They go ______ up on a hill. • They have no time to _______. • Feeling really happy and cheerful. • The family is driving to _________. • People who do research on the ruins. • "We're off without further _______." • This word means 'related to history'. • These flowers smell almost like honey. • They will drive to some _______ places. • ...
Bookshop #1 2023-04-16
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- Take the money north as an evening activity (4,2)
- Party drug reveals way to spend free time (6)
- Surface dwelling in Kolkata bleariness (5)
- Stare without a head and add hydrogen to everything for the lesser cavity
- Algae study chows down (10)
- Reduce poncho cover!
- Optimal latency, boss! (7)
- In advance of climax is the place to pay (4,5)
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- Credit consumed us with a heavy old book (8)
- Unclear allergy leads to open passage (7)
- Energy and mass make ill exchange (5)
- Notices a hundred bolts (6)
- Glass sheet container (8)
- Schedule is swamped by He-Bo, okay? (4)
- Vessel site for provision (11)
- Greetings falsehood! What happened before? (7)
16 Clues: Reduce poncho cover! • Glass sheet container (8) • Optimal latency, boss! (7) • Notices a hundred bolts (6) • Algae study chows down (10) • Vessel site for provision (11) • Energy and mass make ill exchange (5) • Schedule is swamped by He-Bo, okay? (4) • Unclear allergy leads to open passage (7) • Surface dwelling in Kolkata bleariness (5) • ...
Vanessa's Getting Married! 2024-03-28
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- The street we grew up on
- Funniest video I have of us
- What happened on a spooky day we will remember forever?
- The concert we went to in the summer of 2022
- Favorite memory in Lansing
- Sunflower fields and budding friendships
- Our favorite place to play as kids
- Polish food we have made together
- Post band festival music played on the bus
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- Our crazy history teacher turned swim coach
- Our favorite cold treat to eat together
- The family favorite car
- Number of times we won the middle school soccer championship
- Vanessa's favorite animated character
- The team we swam on in high school
- Where we grew up going to summer camp
16 Clues: The family favorite car • The street we grew up on • Favorite memory in Lansing • Funniest video I have of us • Polish food we have made together • The team we swam on in high school • Our favorite place to play as kids • Vanessa's favorite animated character • Where we grew up going to summer camp • Our favorite cold treat to eat together • ...
AP US history crossword puzzle 2022-05-16
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- Transfer of Slaves transcontinental-railroad Transport system across the US
- Supreme court judicial review
- Japanese attack on US
- Economic revolution
- war over slavery
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- Terrible economic state of the US
- said separate but equal unconstitutional
- Germany contacting Mexico for war
- programs to deal with great depression
- Worst US president ever
- counting of slaves as part person
11 Clues: war over slavery • Economic revolution • Japanese attack on US • Worst US president ever • Supreme court judicial review • Terrible economic state of the US • Germany contacting Mexico for war • counting of slaves as part person • programs to deal with great depression • said separate but equal unconstitutional • ...
Learning Contract 2- Crossword 2025-10-12
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- election within a political party to choose its candidate for the general election
- proposed law introduced in Congress that must pass both chambers and be signed by the President to become law
- system that allows each branch of government to limit the powers of the others to prevent abuse
- Highest court of the Judicial branch which interprets and revises legislative material, consist of 8 justices and led by 1 supreme justice
- a person running for an elected position in government/office
- where the media sources or news coverage promotes a biased legal opinion that
- The legislative branch of the federal government, made up of the Senate and House of Representatives
- The answer to this one is "Hello!", this was created by Reyansh for a history project, where spaces should be used use dashes "-" instead.
- A system that divides the power of government between 3 branches to ensure a variety of opinions and balance
- One of the 2 parts in the bicameral legislative branch, 2 representatives from each state
- organized effort by a candidate or party to win an election through speeches, advertisements, and media coverage
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- One of the 2 parts in the bicameral legislative branch, representation is based on state population
- The group of representatives who formally vote for the President and Vice President
- head of the executive branch who enforces laws, serves as commander in chief of the military, and represents the nation
- final election in which voters choose among candidates from different parties for public office
- second highest executive officer who supports the President and becomes President if the position is "vacated"
- A group of department heads who advise the President on policy and help carry out executive duties
17 Clues: a person running for an elected position in government/office • where the media sources or news coverage promotes a biased legal opinion that • election within a political party to choose its candidate for the general election • The group of representatives who formally vote for the President and Vice President • ...
All about school 2023-09-21
25 Clues: PE • art • clip • desk • math • music • drama • ruler • chair • estojo • marcaT • compass • history • science • english • spanish • caderno • pencilsh • geography • whiteboard • portuguese • noticeboard • correction F • coloredpencil • computerscience
Highland Crossword Puzzle 2013-05-19
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- school School for 14 to 18 year old teens
- big room where basketball and volleyball is played
- class that informs us on the past
- compartments used to put things in like backpacks
- class that involves musical instruments
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- school mascot
- subject that involves numbers and equations
- Highland had some state champions in this sport
- activities that people practice and have games for
9 Clues: school mascot • class that informs us on the past • class that involves musical instruments • school School for 14 to 18 year old teens • subject that involves numbers and equations • Highland had some state champions in this sport • compartments used to put things in like backpacks • big room where basketball and volleyball is played • ...
Subjects 2022-12-19
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- You have tests in this class everyday.
- This subject can help you draw beautiful pictures.
- [mæθ]
- [ˈsaɪəns]
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- It can help you know more about the world.
- Doing sports makes us healthy!
- The more you can know about the past,the better you can live in the future.
- Your native lauguage and you speak it everyday
- You can sing songs in this class.
9 Clues: [mæθ] • [ˈsaɪəns] • Doing sports makes us healthy! • You can sing songs in this class. • You have tests in this class everyday. • It can help you know more about the world. • Your native lauguage and you speak it everyday • This subject can help you draw beautiful pictures. • The more you can know about the past,the better you can live in the future.
Antebellum 2022-12-05
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- revolution that began with textile industry in New England
- period in American history btw. Civil War and War of 1812
- idea that Americans are superior
- system that included power looms
- economy in north shifted to this during antebellum
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- Antebellum was characterized by rise of this group
- US document adopted in 1789
- concept that overtook apprenticeships
- former apprentice revolutionized the textile industry
9 Clues: US document adopted in 1789 • idea that Americans are superior • system that included power looms • concept that overtook apprenticeships • Antebellum was characterized by rise of this group • economy in north shifted to this during antebellum • former apprentice revolutionized the textile industry • period in American history btw. Civil War and War of 1812 • ...
US-History -- Immigration and Urbanization (chapter 5) 2012-10-08
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- Trains, subways,... are the .... .
- The Statue of the Liberty is the symbol of .... for the immigrants.
- There are some new and old ....... in America who have different religions.
- Island where Asian immigrants have to take their tests for coming in America.
- Famous movie that tells the story of a poor people who travel in a steerage and a rich woman.
- Processes to learn to be an American citizen.
- Act made in 1882.
- To come in America, there are two factors: push and ....... .
- Person who go and live from one part of the country to another one.
- The worst accommodation on the boat, for the 3th class.
- Different cultures and ethnicities, but all Americans.
- Document that is on the Statue of the Liberty.
- There were lots of .... against the Chinese and Japanese.
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- Because of the immigrants, more buildings start to be constructs. How is this called?
- When they arrived, immigrants had lots of ..... like where do I live, work, learn the language.
- Americans were superior to other newcomers.
- Belief that one race is superior to another.
- Island that was very closed to the Statue of the Liberty.
- Very tall buildings to house lots of new people who live in the town now.
- The farmers go to the town because the farms become more ..... .
20 Clues: Act made in 1882. • Trains, subways,... are the .... . • Americans were superior to other newcomers. • Belief that one race is superior to another. • Processes to learn to be an American citizen. • Document that is on the Statue of the Liberty. • Different cultures and ethnicities, but all Americans. • The worst accommodation on the boat, for the 3th class. • ...
MS US History: Unit 2 - Thirteen Colonies 2022-12-08
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- area of low population density and small settlements
- A large scale farm for growing cash crops
- farming Growing only enough crops to feed your family
- small scale farmer
- Exchange exchange of diseases, ideas, food, & populations between the New and Old Worlds
- (Colonial America) one of the English colonists settling at Plymouth in 1620
- servant person bound to work for a set time for payment of travel expenses and maintenance
- blue dye from native plants used to color fabric
- document granted by a ruler, by which a body or group is founded and its rights and privileges defined
- crops Crops that are grown to make a profit such as indigo, rice, tobacco and later cotton
- Trade trade in the 18th & 19th centuries between Britain, Africa and American Colonies
- person who comes to live permanently in a foreign country
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- area of high population density and large settlements
- economic principle that a country’s power is based on wealth (and colonies bring wealth)
- company a business entity in which shares of the company's stock can be bought and sold by shareholders
- (general term) one who journeys in foreign lands, often for religious purposes
- Virginia Company a joint-stock company chartered under James I with the goal of establishing settlements on the coast of America
- goods sent to another country for sale
- named for their desire to purify the Church of England
- goods brought into a country for sale
- one who leaves his/her homeland to settle elsewhere
- settlement of emigrants under the control of a mother country
22 Clues: small scale farmer • goods brought into a country for sale • goods sent to another country for sale • A large scale farm for growing cash crops • blue dye from native plants used to color fabric • one who leaves his/her homeland to settle elsewhere • area of low population density and small settlements • area of high population density and large settlements • ...
Vocab Ch. 4 Choice Board US History 2021-09-10
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- Native Americans being absorbed into American society by landlords and citizens.
- A native American who refused to be relocated and fled from the US army 1300 miles to try to escape but was unsuccessful.
- A seed drill that planted cop seeds far into the ground in order to get as much water as possible.
- When farmers would have to plant crops that didn't need much water as the land was so dry and it barely rained.
- An act that made it easy for people to move west.
- Groups where families could become self-sufficient.
- A place where there was a population spike because gold or silver was found.
- A Lieutenant Colonel for the Americans who was responsible for the deaths of 209 US solders as he acted against orders and charged into one of the largest gatherings of Native Americans on the Great Plains.
- Large farms combined to make one farm to expand profits and can be as big as 50,000 acres.
- A large section of land that was used to farm wheat and other dry crops in particular.
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- self appointed volunteers who managed to stop wrongdoers.
- A part of government land that if you farmed on for 5 years and it would be free for a registration fee of $10.
- When miners use water with chemicals to mine for gold or silver on the surface.
- Bought land to mine gold, sold his land when he couldn't find any, but the whole time he was mining pure silver ore.
- A journey where longhorn cattle that went from Texas to Missouri and sold 10 times as high if they survived.
- This gave each head of household 160 acres of land,80 to single adults, and 40 to children reserved for farming.
- A part of the great plains where wheat is the main crop grown.
- Annual payments from the governments.
- He explored the west in 1819 who said that the wood and water shortage almost completely unfit for civilization.
- Native Americans who hunted buffalo.
- A large area of grassy land that was owned by the federal government.
21 Clues: Native Americans who hunted buffalo. • Annual payments from the governments. • An act that made it easy for people to move west. • Groups where families could become self-sufficient. • self appointed volunteers who managed to stop wrongdoers. • A part of the great plains where wheat is the main crop grown. • ...
AP US History Periods 6-8 Vocabulary 2021-05-17
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- The New ___ was a view that the South should become more industrialized and less agricultural.
- The 24th ___ abolished poll taxes.
- The American ___ of Labor was led by Samuel Gompers and included skilled workers.
- 9/11 caused the US to focus more on preventing ___.
- The "3 R's" of the New Deal were relief, recovery, and ___.
- In the Supreme Court case ___ v. Board of Education, segregation was deemed unconstitutional in public schools.
- middle-class women who lived in urban areas were often ___.
- The Supreme Court case ___ v. Ferguson upheld Jim Crow laws.
- One of the goals of the Populist Party was to have a Secret / ___ Ballot.
- A letter that was a cause of the Spanish-American War.
- The ___ Act of 1965 overturned the discriminatory 1920's quotas.
- Labor ___ represented and supported workers.
- The international organization formed for collective security against communism.
- Social ___ was the theory that those who were wealthy were the "fittest".
- Upton ___ wrote "The Jungle", which helped create the FDA and Meat Inspection Acts
- ___ Integration was when businesses in an industry form a monopoly.
- the coinage of both silver and gold.
- President ___ supported the League of Nations.
- When freedmen after the Civil War worked on farms in exchange for housing. This similarly paralleled slavery.
- The US joined WW2 after the bombing of ___ Harbor.
- President LBJ's ___ Society targeted poverty and racial injustices.
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- The ___ amendment gave women suffrage.
- The Industrial Workers of the World were also called ___.
- The 18th amendment caused ___.
- Political ___ were a group of political mobsters who used intimidation to gain votes and money.
- ___ Immigrants were primarily from Southern and Eastern Europe.
- At the ___ conference, Germany was divided into 4 zones.
- ___ Integration was when all parts of production are controlled by one company.
- The ___ amendment made Senators directly elected.
- The US trying to stop the spread of communism.
- President ___ started a "war" on drugs.
- The ___ of 1896 was between William Jennings Bryan and William McKinley.
- the ___ amendment made a federal income tax.
- The theory that communism can spread to neighboring countries.
- The Harlem ___ was a celebration of African-American culture.
- In the ___ Doctrine, the President stated that the US would provide economic aid to prevent communism from spreading in other countries.
- The ___ of Labor's downfall was the Haymarket Square Riot.
- Organization that advocated for farmers.
- Unrestricted ___ Warfare was a major cause of the US entering WW1.
- The President Nixon scandal that caused mistrust in government.
- ___ Immigrants were mainly from Northern and Western Europe.
- In the Supreme Court case ___ v. US,it was concluded that free speech could be limited in danger.
- The Gospel of ___ was a theory that the wealthy should give back to their society.
- ___ Immigrants came to the US due to the potato famine.
- The age in the US where there was a high amount of corruption and wealthy monopolies.
45 Clues: The 18th amendment caused ___. • The 24th ___ abolished poll taxes. • the coinage of both silver and gold. • The ___ amendment gave women suffrage. • President ___ started a "war" on drugs. • Organization that advocated for farmers. • the ___ amendment made a federal income tax. • Labor ___ represented and supported workers. • ...
US History Chapter 13 Lesson 5-8 2024-01-22
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- Important city captured by Grant on the Mississippi River in 1863
- Leader captured by Union troops in Georgia
- Famous speech made by Lincoln when they dedicated a cemetery after a battle
- White Southerners who agreed with the Union
- Bureau set up to give aid to slaves and poor Southerners after the war
- Battle where Grant's reinforcements helped defeat General Bragg
- Grant put this general in charge of the Union Forces in the West
- Virginia city captured by Grant after a nine-month siege
- First Black American elected to Congress
- Northern Republicans who went to the South after the war
- Union General nicknamed "Fighting Joe"
- Failed attempt by Confederate troops to capture Cemetary Ridge
- Republican elected President in 1876
- Battle that was the most decisive and a major turning point of the war
- Laws passed in the South to limit the freedoms of former slaves
- Union General who ran against Lincoln in the election of 1864
- Secret organization created to terrorize freedmen and Republicans
- Amendment that made freedmen US citizens
- Assassinated President Lincoln
- Group of republicans who wanted to punish the South for seceding
- Union General chosen by Lincoln to be the Supreme Commander of the US Army
- Union General at Gettysburg
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- He was the best-known teacher at Tuskegee Institution
- Vice President who took over when Lincoln died
- Amendment that outlawed slavery
- Confederate General who won the Battle of Chickamauga
- Battle where Union General Hooker was defeated by General Lee
- Location where Lee surrendered to Grant
- Made the Emancipation Proclamation that freed the slaves in the states that were rebelling
- Confederate General accidentally killed by his own men
- Amendment that protected all US citizens' right to vote
- Sherman's bold plan to strike a devastating blow after he had taken Atlanta
- Founder of the Tuskegee Institute
- Southern laws passed to discriminate against Black Americans
34 Clues: Union General at Gettysburg • Assassinated President Lincoln • Amendment that outlawed slavery • Founder of the Tuskegee Institute • Republican elected President in 1876 • Union General nicknamed "Fighting Joe" • Location where Lee surrendered to Grant • First Black American elected to Congress • Amendment that made freedmen US citizens • ...
US History to WWII - New M09 Notes 2023-11-16
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- people
- a public and official announcement
- to be killed suddenly
- requiring a person to be brought before a judge or court used as a protection against illegal imprisonment
- delivered or put out for use
- serving to prepare for
- to prohibit
- fundamental facilities; roads, factories, farms
- harshness
- deceptive
- principles or habits with respect to right or wrong conduct
- restoration of political unity
- the act of possessing
- not solving fully all doubts or questions
- to free from bondage or slavery
- a written command in the name of a court
- stopped, discontinued
- faithful adherence to a government or cause
- relating to one's own country
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- to make smaller and smaller; cause to shrink
- long-lasting
- the act of opposing
- a period of time marked by distinctive character
- compulsory enrollment of persons for military or naval services; draft
- to allow or enter again
- an act or instance of changing direction
- the ability, right to approach or enter
- the act of surrounding and attacking a fortified place in a way to isolate it from help and supplies
- not definite
- a person who uses a carefully planned strategy to achieve a specific goal
- benefit, gain, profit
- causing or involving great fear or suffering
- in a graphic or detailed way; not leaving anything to the imagination
- in a clear or definite way
- to cause to expand
35 Clues: people • harshness • deceptive • to prohibit • long-lasting • not definite • to cause to expand • the act of opposing • to be killed suddenly • benefit, gain, profit • the act of possessing • stopped, discontinued • serving to prepare for • to allow or enter again • in a clear or definite way • delivered or put out for use • relating to one's own country • restoration of political unity • ...
US History Chapters 1-4 Review CROSSWORD 2023-08-31
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- tobacco, indigo & rice were these types of crops
- the buffer zone with Spain that worked debtors
- a work contract usually for 7 yrs.
- England's 1st successful colony
- Montezuma's people
- 1st to circumnavigate to globe
- the beginning type of village school
- the island colony that was 'lost'
- the cargo that suffered the Middle Passage
- they came on the Mayflower
- the new economic thinking that started colonies
- Traveled to China (and a game played on horses)
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- first college in America (1636)
- famous sea dog from England
- they wanted to 'clean' the Anglican Church
- determined a ship's latitude
- the strait that was bland bridge
- until 1588 Spain thought it was invincible
- he and Samoset helped the Pilgrims
- geographic name for the NY, PA, NJ & DE colonies
- was called small, but thousands died from it
- Quaker founder of PA-William
- the John that married Pocahontas
- the dominant world power of the 1500's
- Portuguese sailor that rounded Africa's southern tip
- Luther's occupation
26 Clues: Montezuma's people • Luther's occupation • they came on the Mayflower • famous sea dog from England • determined a ship's latitude • Quaker founder of PA-William • 1st to circumnavigate to globe • first college in America (1636) • England's 1st successful colony • the strait that was bland bridge • the John that married Pocahontas • the island colony that was 'lost' • ...
Chapter 13 - US History Lesson 1-4 2024-01-10
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- President of the Confederate States of America
- First Republican President who served during the Civil War
- Democrat who was elected President in 1852
- Fort that was the site of the first battle of the war
- First state to secede
- He created the plan for the Compromise of 1850
- Rival Party of the Democrats in 1848
- Democrat elected President in 1856
- Political party that was strongest in the South
- Made a speech that called for full support of the Compromise of 1850
- Whig Party candidate in 1848
- Plan where citizens of the territories would vote on slavery
- One of the first Ironclad ships that battled the Virginia
- He replaced Irvin McDowell as leader of the Union troops
- His last speech strongly supported protecting slavery
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- Very controversial Supreme Court case about slavery
- Leader of the Underground Railroad
- Required all runaway slaves to be returned to their owners
- Battle in Tennessee where thousands were killed and wounded
- Act introduced by Douglass to organize the territories west of the Mississippi
- Military leader who captured John Brown
- Union general who captured two forts in Tennessee
- Abolitionist who led the raid on Harper's Ferry
- Important Confederate city captured by David Farragut
- Bloodiest single day of the entire war was fought here
- Party formed in 1854 that opposed slavery
- Became President when Taylor died
- Defeated Lincoln in the Senate election for Illinois
- Nickname given to Thomas Jackson at the First Battle of Bull Run
29 Clues: First state to secede • Whig Party candidate in 1848 • Became President when Taylor died • Leader of the Underground Railroad • Democrat elected President in 1856 • Rival Party of the Democrats in 1848 • Military leader who captured John Brown • Party formed in 1854 that opposed slavery • Democrat who was elected President in 1852 • ...
Env Ethics & History of US Env Movement 2024-02-13
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- a NASA scientist, played a crucial role in raising awareness about climate change, testifying before Congress in the late 1980’s about the dangers of global warming and advocating for urgent action.
- a branch of philosophy that explores and evaluates the moral relationship between humans and the environment, examining ethical principles and responsibilities concerning the treatment of nature and the conservation of ecosystems.
- she became a prominent environmental activist after discovering toxic waste in her neighborhood at Love Canal, leading to the relocation of residents and increased awareness of hazardous waste disposal issues.
- Ethical perspective that extends moral consideration beyond humans to all living organisms; holds that all living beings have intrinsic value and deserve ethical consideration, regardless of their utility to humans.
- Fires on this river, particularly the one in 1969, drew attention to industrial pollution and played a pivotal role in the passage of environmental regulations like the Clean Water Act.
- Ethical perspective that places humans at the center, considering human interests, well-being, and rights as the primary focus.
- through the Green Belt Movement in Kenya, she significantly contributed to environmental conservation by promoting tree planting, women's rights, and sustainable development in Kenya.
- this US President’s administration significantly contributed to the environmental movement by establishing key environmental policies, including the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), the Endangered Species Act (ESA), and the Clean Air Act (CAA).
- This iconic photograph taken during the Apollo 8 mission in 1968 visually encapsulated the environmental movement, fostering a sense of planetary interconnectedness and emphasizing the need for Earth's protection.
- his efforts and preservationist approach were instrumental in the establishment of the National Parks system in the United States, advocating for the preservation of natural landscapes and the appreciation of wilderness.
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- an Amazon rubber tapper, became a symbol of sustainable resource use as he advocated for the rights of indigenous people and sustainable management of the Amazon rainforest.
- his conservationist approach played a key role in the conservation movement by establishing the United States Forest Service and promoting sustainable forestry practices.
- an environmentalist and entrepreneur known for his work on sustainability and green business, co-founding Project Drawdown to identify solutions for mitigating climate change.
- her popular book "Silent Spring" played a pivotal role in the environmental movement by exposing the dangers of pesticides, leading to increased awareness and eventually the ban of DDT and the birth of the modern environmental movement.
- a prominent environmentalist known for his advocacy on climate change issues, co-founding 350.org and mobilizing global movements for climate action.
- is a person's or a group's overall perspective and set of beliefs about the fundamental nature of reality, shaping how they interpret the world, understand existence, and make sense of their experiences.
- Type of value that refers to the worth or significance of something based on its usefulness or ability to help achieve a specific goal or desired outcome.
- he is a leader in the environmental justice movement, highlighting the disproportionate impact of environmental hazards on marginalized communities and advocating for equitable environmental policies.
- protests in this North Carolina county highlighted environmental racism, as residents opposed the dumping of toxic waste in their predominantly African American community, sparking discussions about environmental justice
- Ethical perspective that emphasizes the interconnectedness and intrinsic value of ecosystems and the environment as a whole; goes beyond individual organisms and considers the health and integrity of entire ecosystems, recognizing the interdependence of all living and non-living elements within them.
- Value Type of value that pertains to the inherent worth or essential nature of something, independent of its utility or usefulness for any external purpose.
21 Clues: Ethical perspective that places humans at the center, considering human interests, well-being, and rights as the primary focus. • a prominent environmentalist known for his advocacy on climate change issues, co-founding 350.org and mobilizing global movements for climate action. • ...
US History Domestic Change XWord Max Ross 2024-06-11
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- The year MLK made his "I have a dream" speech
- Last name of the first black supreme court justice
- Last name of the person who caused the Montgomery bus boycott
- Treating someone differently because they are different
- The year the armed forces were desegregated
- An organization created by Martin Luther King Jr. for organizing peaceful protests
- An African-American revolutionary supporter of violent protest who was assassinated
- Bringing races together and sharing space
- The act that desegregated all public facilities, and protected workplace rights
- The laws that legalized segregation
- Last name of the first black baseball player
- The amendment that abolished the Poll Tax in federal elections
- A civil rights group that joined the SNCC in the Freedom Rides
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- The court case that legalized segregation
- A form of non violent protest involving a disregard of segregation in cafes and diners
- The group that organized the Montgomery bus boycott
- Fair treatment for all
- Unfair treatment against different races
- A group that helped organize Sit-Ins
- A seperation of facilities and programs by race
- Initials of one of the significant leaders of the Civil Rights movement
- A form of protest involving abstaining from the support or purchase of something
- Last name of the president that used the National Guard to enforce integration
23 Clues: Fair treatment for all • The laws that legalized segregation • A group that helped organize Sit-Ins • The court case that legalized segregation • Bringing races together and sharing space • Unfair treatment against different races • The year the armed forces were desegregated • Last name of the first black baseball player • ...
US History Domestic Change XWord Max Ross 2024-06-11
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- Fair treatment for all
- Last name of the first black supreme court justice
- An African-American revolutionary supporter of violent protest who was assassinated
- Last name of the person who caused the Montgomery bus boycott
- civil rights group that joined the SNCC in the Freedom Rides
- Unfair treatment against different races
- The act that desegregated all public facilities, and protected workplace rights
- An organization created by Martin Luther King Jr. for organizing peaceful protests
- Bringing races together and sharing space
- The amendment that abolished the Poll Tax in federal elections
- A form of protest involving abstaining from the support or purchase of something
- Last name of the first black baseball player
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- The court case that legalized segregation
- The group that organized the Montgomery bus boycott
- Initials of one of the significant leaders of the Civil Rights movement
- A group that helped organize Sit-Ins
- A seperation of facilities and programs by race
- Treating someone differently because they are different
- A form of non violent protest involving a disregard of segregation in cafes and diners
- Last name of the president that used the National Guard to enforce integration
- The laws that legalized segregation
21 Clues: Fair treatment for all • The laws that legalized segregation • A group that helped organize Sit-Ins • The court case that legalized segregation • Bringing races together and sharing space • Unfair treatment against different races • Last name of the first black baseball player • A seperation of facilities and programs by race • ...
US History Unit 2 - Progressivism and Imperialism 2024-10-14
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- Exaggerated stories to lure Americans to support the cause and sell newspapers
- Americans can directly vote for senators; instead of being appointed by state
- Movement of mid-class Americans set out to fix Americas problems
- 1st progressive president and adored by americans
- US is the policeman of the world, our job is to protect/intervene/threaten when needed
- Police photographer who noticed the link in crimes and poverty
- America wanted to imperialize Cuba so they went to war with Spain
- guaranteed loans to all Latin countries
- Women's right to vote, they fought for the right since 1848
- People who exposed the evils and corruption in society though journalism and photography
- US wanted to connect Atlantic and Pacific for shorter travel and give South America influence
- Cuba can’t do anything without the US consent and US gets to keep a naval base
- Americans who did NOT want to go to war - It’s not our business
- Voters could remove an elected official; remove corruption in government
- Nations deadliest factory disaster which led to improved conditions with help of federal law
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- Policy aimed at breaking trusts and gives/protects rights of mid and lower class
- European countries force China to trade with other countries to “westernize them”
- The preservation, protection, and restoration of the natural environment
- Volunteer cavalry force led by Theodore Roosevelt, won the war in 10 weeks
- The banning of all alcohol in the US
- Philippine wanted independence and fought America for it for 3 years, only gained it after WWll because of “White Man's Burden”
- Purchased from Russia, Americans thought it was a bad buy but ended up being good because of OIL
- From the exposure the meat packing industury it led to reform and the FDA
- I: Americans proposed bills not just lawmakers R: Lawmakers allowed people to vote for bills to become laws
- US wanted control for the sugar industry, our military overthrew their government
- Muckraker who exposed the evils of the meat packing industry through a book called "The Jungle"
- A state or country that has help from a more progressive country
- China citizens fought against Western Imperialism and forces other countries out
- Agreement with US and Spain, Cuba is viewed as independent, US gained the Philippines, Guam, and Puerto Rico
- Gaining control over the political and economic status of another “weaker” country
- A battleship docked in Havana, Cuba blew up. Spain was put to blame but it ended up that Spain wasn’t involved at all
31 Clues: The banning of all alcohol in the US • guaranteed loans to all Latin countries • 1st progressive president and adored by americans • Women's right to vote, they fought for the right since 1848 • Police photographer who noticed the link in crimes and poverty • Americans who did NOT want to go to war - It’s not our business • ...
US History Semester 1 Review, Part 2 2025-01-17
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- Rico U.S. territory acquired after the Spanish-American War.
- Women's suffrage activist and leader of the National Woman’s Party.
- Advocate for African American education and vocational training. He created the Tuskegee Institute (last name only).
- Civil rights leader and co-founder of the NAACP (last name only).
- Movement to preserve natural resources, championed by Roosevelt.
- Government efforts to break up monopolies during the Progressive Era.
- Photographer who documented child labor abuses.
- Journalists who exposed societal ills during the Progressive Era.
- German proposal for an alliance with Mexico during WWI.
- Conflict that resulted in U.S. control of Puerto Rico and the Philippines.
- The U.S. took control of this Pacific island group in 1898.
- Woodrow Wilson’s plan for postwar peace.
- Movement of African Americans to northern cities during WWI.
- Former Spanish colony acquired by the U.S. after the Spanish-American War.
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- Exaggerated news stories printed by William Randolph Hearst and Joseph Pulitzer.
- Sold to Americans to fund the war effort.
- Author of How the Other Half Lives, exposing urban poverty and tenement conditions.
- U.S. president during WWI.
- Volunteer cavalry unit led by Theodore Roosevelt in the Spanish-American War.
- Nickname for American soldiers during WWI.
- Engineering marvel connecting the Atlantic and Pacific Oceans.
- International organization proposed by Wilson after WWI.
- The Committee on Public Information created this during World War I.
- Muckraker who exposed corruption in Standard Oil.
- Founder of Hull House, a settlement house in Chicago.
- Progressive president known for trust-busting and conservation.
26 Clues: U.S. president during WWI. • Woodrow Wilson’s plan for postwar peace. • Sold to Americans to fund the war effort. • Nickname for American soldiers during WWI. • Photographer who documented child labor abuses. • Muckraker who exposed corruption in Standard Oil. • Founder of Hull House, a settlement house in Chicago. • ...
US History & Government - Marking Period 2 Review 2025-11-25
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- The Louisiana Purchase gave the United States full control of this critical passageway for trade
- The President can sign or do this to bills passed by Congress
- He created the national bank and founded the American financial system
- What the Executive Branch does to the laws Congress creates
- The kind of politics which characterized the early American republic; Federalists vs. Democratic-Republicans
- This act, passed by President Adams and the Federalist Congress, made it illegal to criticize the government or president
- The diplomats who refused to negotiate the seizure of American ships with taking a bribe, first
- Landmark court case Marbury v. Madison established this primary power of the Supreme Court
- The powers of the Federal/National Government compared to the State Government
- Bicameral legislature that creates laws at the federal level
- The 3/5s Compromise ensured that every 5 of these would count as 3 people toward both population and taxation.
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- The center of Jefferson's agrarian vision what giving settlement and farming land to these people
- Laws/powers that are not stated in the Constitution
- Fries rebellion was a protest against this type of taxation
- Laws/powers that are spelled out in the Constitution
- This rebellion showed the weaknesses of the Articles of Confederation
- The source of power to govern comes from the people; "Popular"
- Number of Justices on the Supreme Court
- One of the major checks that the Legislative Branch has over the other two branches. "Power of the Purse"
- Each branch can limit the power of the others
- 400 farmers rebelled against an excise tax on domestic goods, like this
21 Clues: Number of Justices on the Supreme Court • Each branch can limit the power of the others • Laws/powers that are not stated in the Constitution • Laws/powers that are spelled out in the Constitution • Fries rebellion was a protest against this type of taxation • What the Executive Branch does to the laws Congress creates • ...
US History DC Crossword Project Unit 3 2025-12-10
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- Time when factories replaced hand tools.
- Court case that said slaves were not citizens.
- Secret escape network for enslaved people.
- Laws passed to ease slavery tension.
- Farming system after the Civil War.
- Fight for women to gain equality.
- Union general and later president.
- Southern leader who supported slavery and states’ rights.
- Machine that cleaned cotton faster.
- Device used to send fast messages.
- Transportation system that helped westward travel.
- War between the U.S. and Britain.
- Famous Civil War battle and Lincoln speech.
- Former slave who became a powerful abolitionist speaker.
- Order that freed slaves in Confederate states.
- Balanced slave and free states.
- Belief that the U.S. should expand west.
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- Time period after the Civil War to rebuild the South.
- President during the War of 1812.
- War between North and South.
- Movement focused on nature and self-reliance.
- Land deal that doubled U.S. size.
- Invented the cotton gin.
- President during the Civil War who helped end slavery.
- President responsible for the Indian Removal Act.
- Led enslaved people to freedom.
- Third U.S. president who made the Louisiana Purchase.
- "Ain't I a woman?"
- Forced removal of Native Americans.
- Movement to end slavery.
30 Clues: "Ain't I a woman?" • Invented the cotton gin. • Movement to end slavery. • War between North and South. • Led enslaved people to freedom. • Balanced slave and free states. • President during the War of 1812. • Land deal that doubled U.S. size. • Fight for women to gain equality. • War between the U.S. and Britain. • Union general and later president. • ...
US History Mid-Term Review Puzzle 1 2013-10-22
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- _____________ Truth was an early Feminist and Abolitionist
- ___________ is the ability of the public to remove politicians from office and replaced by the vote of the people
- ____________ enables citizens to be able to vote directly for laws before they are put into place
- The __________ was an organization founded to help drive issues that were important to farmers
- The president during the Civil War was _______________
- Shady northern businessmen looking for opportunities in the South during Reconstruction
- The Freedmen's Bureau was set up to assist ____________ slaves adjust to freedom
- The ______________ Procelamation freed all slaves held in southern controled states
- The 14th Amendment provides "Equal ______________" under the law
- ___________ we founded to fight for worker rights, better pay and working conditions
- ______________ are crowded apartment buildings for the poor and immigrants with horrible conditions
- The ______________ Republicans wanted to punish the South
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- The 13th Amendment outlawed ________________
- J.D. _________________ controled the oil industry in the United States and founded Standard Oil
- ______________ is the process of people moving into the cities looking for work
- The ____________ of Wealth written by Andrew Carnegie advocated philanthropy of the public good
- The ___________________ Railroad was a coast to coast, east to west, railroad network
- The _________ Immigrants were primarily from Eastern and Southern Europe
- Andrew Carnegie made his fortune in the ______________ industry
- _____________ Douglas was a former slave who became a prominant Abolitionist
- One of Lincoln's controversial ideas was to forgive former Confederates and grant them _______________ for being rebels
- The ___________ Act helped encourge migration to the mid-west with the promise of free or cheap land
- The 15th Admendment makes it ______________ to deny a citizen the right to vote
- ___________ are taxes imposed on imported goods to help protect American industries
24 Clues: The 13th Amendment outlawed ________________ • The president during the Civil War was _______________ • The ______________ Republicans wanted to punish the South • _____________ Truth was an early Feminist and Abolitionist • Andrew Carnegie made his fortune in the ______________ industry • The 14th Amendment provides "Equal ______________" under the law • ...
Most Important Terms of AP US History 2016-05-09
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- American hostility towards immigrants
- Hardship done to American sailors by British
- Allowance of live stock to freely roam
- WWII tactic done to take Japanese islands
- Political movement of land ownership and agriculture
- Book by Thomas Paine pushing independence
- Gave 50 acres to those who would colonize
- Union strike interrupting US Mail
- Required quotas to employ minorities
- Replacement worker to undermine striking union workers
- Use of falsehoods in newspapers and journalism
- Influx of babies post World War Two
- Forced movement of the 5 civilized tribes
- Buying out competing companies to monopolize
- "Aquarian Exposition" lasting 3 days
- National pride after the War of 1812
- Gun control bill made under the Clinton organization
- Holiday made for environmental awareness
- Tactic used during Sherman's March
- Legislation over Native American assimilation
- Most important crop to the Native Americans
- People who settled on lands before government surveys
- Cold War threats and policy under Eisenhower
- Scandal over break-in of Democratic headquarters
- Risks money to create a business
- "Speak softly and carry a big stick"
- Radical violent black civil rights group
- Art movement depicting urban New York City
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- New York post of processing immigrants
- Landmark case concerning abortion
- Biological book on concerns of pesticide
- Labeled the Soviet Union as the 'Evil Empire"
- Great windstorms and drought of the 1930s
- Spiral effect of nations falling to communism
- Sit-in at the Woolworth Diner by 4 students
- Outlines the goals of Soviets by George Kennan
- Nativism due to fear of communism and anarchists
- Promoted women a "moral compass" of family
- Political party that rose from Chicano movement
- Bloody result of the Kansas Nebraska Act
- Officially entered US into Vietnam
- Politicians who advocated going to war in 1812
- Women rights book written by Betty Friedan
- "Economic Slavery" after Civil War
- Immediate relief done when FDR was elected
- Nickname for Ronald Reagan's SDI Bill
- Event caused by Soviet warheads in Cuba
- Hostage situation during Carter
- Provided benefits to retired and handicapped
- Change in the Soviet Union meaning "openness"
- Profitable and valuable business or commodity
- Declared Americas off limits to Europe
- Witch hunt for communists in government by a senator
- Name of independent California
- Foreign policy concerning communism by Truman
- Belief territories had choice over slavery
- When a state chooses to not obey federal law
57 Clues: Name of independent California • Hostage situation during Carter • Risks money to create a business • Landmark case concerning abortion • Union strike interrupting US Mail • Officially entered US into Vietnam • "Economic Slavery" after Civil War • Tactic used during Sherman's March • Influx of babies post World War Two • Required quotas to employ minorities • ...
US History 5/11/2021 Crossword Puzzle 2021-05-10
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- rise of manufacturing
- severe drought in the great plains
- 1900 to 1920 period of reform
- growth of cities
- 1877 to 1900 era of social problems
- women that went against tradition
- gov't hands-off approach to business
- banned making and transport of alcohol
- reporters that exposed corruption
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- fear of potential rise of communism
- stronger nation controls weaker nation
- law gave 160 acres to settlers in west
- 1941 to 1945 war in Europe and Pacific
- passage from Atlantic to Pacific
- right to vote
- stock market crash, drought, job loss
- law to assimilate native americans
- FDRs plan to fight Great Depression
- 1920 to 1929 consumerism economic boom
- 1914 to 1918 war in Europe
20 Clues: right to vote • growth of cities • rise of manufacturing • 1914 to 1918 war in Europe • 1900 to 1920 period of reform • passage from Atlantic to Pacific • women that went against tradition • reporters that exposed corruption • severe drought in the great plains • law to assimilate native americans • fear of potential rise of communism • 1877 to 1900 era of social problems • ...
US History A Unit 4 Keywords Crossword 2023-09-21
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- period after the Civil War which aimed to rebuild the nation and address the impact of the end of slavery
- H.B.Stowe had a profound effect on attitudes toward African Americans and slavery in the U.S. with this novel
- president of the Confederate states from 1861-1865 (first and last name
- In 1857, the Supreme Court upheld slavery in US territories, denied the legality of black citizenship in America, and declared the MO Comp to be unconstitutional
- American white-supremacist hate group
- a bureau to provide food, shelter, and medical care for displaced Southerners, including former slaves
- assassinated Pres Lincoln at Ford's Theater
- landowner allows a tenant to use land in exchange for a share of the crops
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- executive order stating that all slaves in rebellious states shall be free
- the period of repeated outbreaks of violent guerrilla warfare between pro-slavery and anti-slavery forces in Kansas and Missouri
- restrictive laws against African-Americans starting in the Reconstrution years
- people of federal territories should decide whether or not their territories enter the union (part of Kansas-Neb Act)
- Who led a raid on Harper's Ferry that lasted from Oct 16-18, 1859?
- an act that required slaves to be returned to their owners
- a volunteer regiment of black soldiers organized during the civil war
- which President was the first one impeached? (last name only)
- the act of withdrawal from a group
- a courthouse in Virginia where the South surrendered
- a new political party that emerged in the mid 1800s (still exists today)
- members of the Rep. party who wanted to integrate freed slaves into US society, drivers of Reconstruction
- unwritten political deal that settled the disputed 1876 election and ended Reconstruction
- derogatory term for Northerners who moved into the South during Reconstruction
- attempt to avert the breakup of the US, included 5 points such as slave trade banned in Wash DC
23 Clues: the act of withdrawal from a group • American white-supremacist hate group • assassinated Pres Lincoln at Ford's Theater • a courthouse in Virginia where the South surrendered • an act that required slaves to be returned to their owners • which President was the first one impeached? (last name only) • ...
Env Ethics & History of US Env Movement 2024-02-12
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- her popular book "Silent Spring" played a pivotal role in the environmental movement by exposing the dangers of pesticides, leading to increased awareness and eventually the ban of DDT and the birth of the modern environmental movement.
- Type of value that pertains to the inherent worth or essential nature of something, independent of its utility or usefulness for any external purpose.
- an environmentalist and entrepreneur known for his work on sustainability and green business, co-founding Project Drawdown to identify solutions for mitigating climate change.
- he is a leader in the environmental justice movement, highlighting the disproportionate impact of environmental hazards on marginalized communities and advocating for equitable environmental policies.
- This iconic photograph taken during the Apollo 8 mission in 1968 visually encapsulated the environmental movement, fostering a sense of planetary interconnectedness and emphasizing the need for Earth's protection.
- she became a prominent environmental activist after discovering toxic waste in her neighborhood at Love Canal, leading to the relocation of residents and increased awareness of hazardous waste disposal issues.
- through the Green Belt Movement in Kenya, she significantly contributed to environmental conservation by promoting tree planting, women's rights, and sustainable development in Kenya.
- Ethical perspective that extends moral consideration beyond humans to all living organisms; holds that all living beings have intrinsic value and deserve ethical consideration, regardless of their utility to humans.
- his efforts and preservationist approach were instrumental in the establishment of the National Parks system in the United States, advocating for the preservation of natural landscapes and the appreciation of wilderness.
- an Amazon rubber tapper, became a symbol of sustainable resource use as he advocated for the rights of indigenous people and sustainable management of the Amazon rainforest.
- a prominent environmentalist known for his advocacy on climate change issues, co-founding 350.org and mobilizing global movements for climate action.
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- Fires on this river, particularly the one in 1969, drew attention to industrial pollution and played a pivotal role in the passage of environmental regulations like the Clean Water Act.
- is a person's or a group's overall perspective and set of beliefs about the fundamental nature of reality, shaping how they interpret the world, understand existence, and make sense of their experiences.
- Ethical perspective that places humans at the center, considering human interests, well-being, and rights as the primary focus.
- Type of value that refers to the worth or significance of something based on its usefulness or ability to help achieve a specific goal or desired outcome.
- this US President’s administration significantly contributed to the environmental movement by establishing key environmental policies, including the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), the Endangered Species Act (ESA), and the Clean Air Act (CAA).
- Pinchot his conservationist approach played a key role in the conservation movement by establishing the United States Forest Service and promoting sustainable forestry practices.
- a branch of philosophy that explores and evaluates the moral relationship between humans and the environment, examining ethical principles and responsibilities concerning the treatment of nature and the conservation of ecosystems.
- protests in 1982 highlighted environmental racism, as residents opposed the dumping of toxic waste in their predominantly African American community, sparking discussions about environmental justice.
- a NASA scientist, played a crucial role in raising awareness about climate change, testifying before Congress in the late 1980’s about the dangers of global warming and advocating for urgent action.
- Ethical perspective that emphasizes the interconnectedness and intrinsic value of ecosystems and the environment as a whole; goes beyond individual organisms and considers the health and integrity of entire ecosystems, recognizing the interdependence of all living and non-living elements within them.
21 Clues: Ethical perspective that places humans at the center, considering human interests, well-being, and rights as the primary focus. • a prominent environmentalist known for his advocacy on climate change issues, co-founding 350.org and mobilizing global movements for climate action. • ...
US History: The Civil War Crossword Puzzle 2023-03-10
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- The last Confederate Civil War general who started the American Civil War by leading the attack on Fort Sumter on April 12, 1861.
- The last and senior Union Civil War general who was also the three times Governor of Rhode Island.
- Was the top confederate general during the Civil War.
- He was the president of the Confederate States of America during the Civil War.
- Was a Confederate Civil War general who then became one of the best-known Confederate commanders after General Robert E. Lee.
- This was Robert E Lee's second invasion in the north which ended up being a great victory for the Union.
- One of the most popular guns used during the Civil War.
- was a militarty outpost in the hands of the Union during the Civil War.
- Was a former governor of New Jersey, railroad president, and major Civil War Union general.
- a document which Ambraham Lincon issued, stating that all people held as slaves in the Confederate states to be freed.
- A person who was for the abolition of slavery in America.
- Located in Virgina, was where Confederate general Robert E Lee surrendered his troops, marking the end of the Civil War.
- This was the divider to determine the boundaries between Pennsylvania and Maryland, also seen as the boundary line between North and South.
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- A national and historical park in West Virginia which John Brown's attack took place on slavery during the Civil War.
- A Confederate Civil War general from Virgina as a former U.S. Army officer, also known as Jeb.
- Popular in the south, involved the capture of African Americans for labor
- Civil War's Northern military leaders.
- A Civil War Union general and a major architect of modern warfare.
- Was the supreme Union general during the Civil War.
- the amount of years the Civil War took place.
- Famous monument,located in South Carolina, and marked the first attack of the American Civil War.
- Was another Civil War Union general, U.S. Army officer, and Mexican-American war leader.
- Civil War's Southern military leaders.
- United States President at the time.
- The states of Maryland, Delaware, Kentucky, and Missouri in which were neutral during the war.
- Famous for the slur towards some women known as "hookers", and a Civil War Union general.
26 Clues: United States President at the time. • Civil War's Northern military leaders. • Civil War's Southern military leaders. • the amount of years the Civil War took place. • Was the supreme Union general during the Civil War. • Was the top confederate general during the Civil War. • One of the most popular guns used during the Civil War. • ...
Kennedy Us History Trevor Luke and Chris 2022-06-06
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- JFK was this old when he was elected president
- Worked with this man to end segregation in the south
- He was this before he got into politics
- One of his main political focuses was fighting against this
- JFK died in this city
- The invasion of cuba to stop the missile crisis was called the “Bay of ___”
- What coalition blocked JFK’s new initiatives
- In 1962 he stopped all trade with
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- He signed the nuclear test ban
- JFK was the _____ president
- He went to college here
- The war Kennedy fought and justified by saying it was to fight for our freedom
- He is referred to for short as
- He was born in this city
- Kennedy plans a man on the
- The act JFK passed that proposed tax cuts
- Right before he died, he introduced a _____ rights bill
- JFK was born in the month of
- JFK was assassinated as he rode in a
- The “____ race” was the conflict between Russia to see who can land on the moon first
20 Clues: JFK died in this city • He went to college here • He was born in this city • Kennedy plans a man on the • JFK was the _____ president • JFK was born in the month of • He signed the nuclear test ban • He is referred to for short as • In 1962 he stopped all trade with • JFK was assassinated as he rode in a • He was this before he got into politics • ...
