us history Crossword Puzzles

Interim Review US History 2023-11-28

Interim Review US History crossword puzzle
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  1. Made in favor of the new stronger U.S government
  2. A meeting caused by the first weak central government
  3. United State’s first written form of government
  4. Looks over the constitutionality of something
  5. Had no actual impact due to the war already being over
  6. First example of judicial review
  7. Help two explorers travel through the Louisiana Purchase
  8. Where people would be recruit by force into the military
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  1. A speech that can cause a rebellion
  2. Caused by economical conflict
  3. Caused by the U.S being fed up with Great Britain
  4. Caused the making of today's national anthem
  5. The U.S attempts to remain neutral but ends up going against Great Britain
  6. They oppose the use of a strong government in the U.S
  7. Set up rules on how land would become states
  8. Where it was agree that the U.S government would have two houses in Congress
  9. Caused people to wonder about how the constitution should be interpreted
  10. Caused by Scott Key’s dangerous travel
  11. When something is legally confirmed
  12. Made to make sure everyone would have basic rights

20 Clues: Caused by economical conflict • First example of judicial review • A speech that can cause a rebellion • When something is legally confirmed • Caused by Scott Key’s dangerous travel • Caused the making of today's national anthem • Set up rules on how land would become states • Looks over the constitutionality of something • United State’s first written form of government • ...

US History, 1775-1812 2024-01-24

US History, 1775-1812 crossword puzzle
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  1. Jefferson and Madison believed that states could do this to federal laws they regarded as unconstitutional
  2. At Hamilton's urging, Washington agreed to establish a national one of these
  3. This amendment protects against self-incrimination
  4. (2 words) Enslaved man who led a rebellion in Virginia in 1800
  5. Clark's slave who accompanied him on the expedition to the Pacific
  6. The last major battle of the American Revolution was fought here
  7. These laws dealt with the old Northwest Territory, and how it should form governments
  8. This was probably one of the dumbest agreed to by an American president - in this case, Jefferson
  9. (2 words) The power the Supreme Court gave itself in 1803, to be able to rule whether or not a law was constitutional.
  10. The author of "Common Sense"
  11. The second president of the United States
  12. This man led a rebellion from 1786-1787 which helped lead to the Constitutional Convention the next year.
  13. The plan named after the state at the Constitutional Convention which wanted to base government representation on population
  14. This affair dealt with the French demanding bribes to meet with American diplomats
  15. (3 words) Francis Scott Key wrote this while the British shelled Ft. McHenry outside Baltimore
  16. (2 words) What each enslaved person counted for in the census, compared to a white person
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  1. (3 words) The first ten amendments
  2. (3 words)This act, signed by Adams, allowed the president to deport foreigners and arrest people who criticized the US government
  3. (3 words) The US form of government before the Constitution
  4. Shoshone teenager who was largely responsible for the success of the Lewis and Clark expedition
  5. This Great Lake was the site of an American naval victory in the War of 1812
  6. (2 words) The plan named after this state at the Constitutional Convention reflecting the equality of the states
  7. (2 words) God endows people with these and they cannot be taken away
  8. Each state had to do this with the Constitution before it could join the United States
  9. The 12th Amendment provided that candidates for president and vice president get separate ones in the voting process

25 Clues: The author of "Common Sense" • (3 words) The first ten amendments • The second president of the United States • This amendment protects against self-incrimination • (3 words) The US form of government before the Constitution • (2 words) Enslaved man who led a rebellion in Virginia in 1800 • The last major battle of the American Revolution was fought here • ...

US History Unit 9 2023-02-28

US History Unit 9 crossword puzzle
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  1. Provided a year’s worth of unemployment compensation for every honorably discharged veteran who had seen active duty
  2. The Iron ¬¬¬¬¬_____________ divided Europe into the “free” West and the Communist East controlled by the Soviet Union.
  3. The plan to thwart Soviet plans for the world was to prevent the expansion of Soviet influence, primarily through economic policy
  4. The European Recovery Program
  5. Suburban housing developments consisting of acres of mass-produced homes
  6. What was the name for the Allied invasion of France on June 6, 1944?
  7. A marked increase in the U.S. birthrate during 1946–1964
  8. Avoiding foreign alliances that might require the commitment of American troops abroad
  9. The _____________ offered support to Greece and Turkey in the form of financial assistance, weaponry, and troops to help train their militaries and bolster their governments against Communism.
  10. What conflict was the first major test of the U. S. policy of containment in Asia
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  1. The political policy of the Soviet Union feared by Americans after the War
  2. Hitler’s plan to kill the Jews of Europe
  3. A list of people suspected of having Communist sympathies who were denied work as a result
  4. _______________ retaliation refers to a defense strategy, sometimes called “mutually assured destruction” or MAD, adopted by Eisenhower.
  5. The first manmade satellite, launched by the Soviet Union in October 1957.
  6. The process of releasing troops from active service at the end of the War
  7. Truman’s ___________ Deal sought to guide the nation through the process of returning to a peacetime economy.
  8. The Project launched by President Roosevelt to research the atomic bomb
  9. The __________ War was the decades-long struggle between the US and USSR for technological and ideological supremacy.
  10. The name of the plane that dropped an atomic bomb on Hiroshima
  11. The Theory that neighbors to Communist nations were likely to succumb to the same allegedly dangerous and infectious ideology
  12. The program to recruit Mexican agricultural workers during World War II
  13. Turning point in the Pacific Theater
  14. Roosevelt, Stalin, and Churchill were referred to as the ______________.
  15. An alliance of 12 countries pledging its members to mutual defense in the event of attack

25 Clues: The European Recovery Program • Turning point in the Pacific Theater • Hitler’s plan to kill the Jews of Europe • A marked increase in the U.S. birthrate during 1946–1964 • The name of the plane that dropped an atomic bomb on Hiroshima • What was the name for the Allied invasion of France on June 6, 1944? • ...

US History Chapter 17 2023-03-14

US History Chapter 17 crossword puzzle
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  1. owned by a group
  2. famous Lakota Chief
  3. an overgeneralization applied to a group
  4. the act of removing from the Earth
  5. to be kicked out of a community
  6. what is left behind after an injury
  7. he said he would fight no more forever
  8. the biggest was in California
  9. synonym for forgave
  10. type of wasteland the Who sang about
  11. something that makes money
  12. the young of parents
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  1. to put into law
  2. the killing of an entire people
  3. type of fence
  4. chain is one form of this
  5. policy of US towards Native Peopls
  6. relating to Spanish-speaking countries
  7. state known for cattle drives
  8. those who look for gold

20 Clues: type of fence • to put into law • owned by a group • famous Lakota Chief • synonym for forgave • the young of parents • those who look for gold • chain is one form of this • something that makes money • the biggest was in California • state known for cattle drives • the killing of an entire people • to be kicked out of a community • the act of removing from the Earth • ...

Chapter 14 US History 2023-04-04

Chapter 14 US History crossword puzzle
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  1. to prepare
  2. a new development or invention
  3. unfair treatment
  4. a system of dots and dashes that represent the alphabet
  5. to give an official authority to do something
  6. laws in a Southern state that controlled enslaved people
  7. an unfair opinion not based on facts
  8. the ability to read and write
  9. an extreme shortage of food
  10. a measure of how much a worker can produce with a given amount of time and effort
  11. farmer who owns a small farm
  12. person opposed to immigration
  13. ship with sleek hulls and tall sails that "clipped" time from long journeys
  14. a device that used electric signals to send messages
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  1. to change significantly
  2. short
  3. a work shortage by employees as a protest against an employer
  4. the trade of enslaved people among states of the United States
  5. result
  6. group of workers with the same trade or skill
  7. a system of cooperation to aid and house enslaved people who had escaped
  8. group of people who live in the same area
  9. plantation manager
  10. an African-American religious folk song
  11. permitted by law

25 Clues: short • result • to prepare • unfair treatment • permitted by law • plantation manager • to change significantly • an extreme shortage of food • farmer who owns a small farm • the ability to read and write • person opposed to immigration • a new development or invention • an unfair opinion not based on facts • an African-American religious folk song • ...

US History LEAP Review 2024-04-19

US History LEAP Review crossword puzzle
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  1. his election triggered the Civil War
  2. first Treasury Secretary
  3. tribe in Florida
  4. when South Carolina almost seceded because of tariffs
  5. Confederate general
  6. Political party of Thomas Jefferson
  7. Says James Monroe: "Europe, keep out of our business and we'll keep out of yours!"
  8. Abolitionist orator
  9. conductor on Underground Railroad
  10. Henry Clay's call for infrastructure improvements, high tariffs, and a national bank
  11. led to an increase in slavery
  12. an often forgotten war against the British; about trade and impressment
  13. belief that God wanted the US to expand West
  14. a device that used electrical signals to send messages
  15. to withdraw from the US
  16. dude who shot Hamilton
  17. movement to ban alcohol
  18. Adams appointed these people last minute, led to Marbury v. Madison
  19. Hamilton's main goal was to create this
  20. affair in which the French demanded a bribe for a conversation
  21. Loyalty over one's own state/region over country
  22. Washington set a lot of these while in office, being the first and all
  23. movement to earn voting rights for women
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  1. Laws that allowed the President to deport/arrest immigrants even suspected of a crime
  2. Jackson extended voting rights to this group
  3. states north of the 36'30 line would be free
  4. Shawnee war chief; led rebellion against the US during the war of 1812
  5. Long, bitter journey after the Indian Removal Act
  6. to refuse to work in protest
  7. sold Louisiana to the US
  8. tax on imported goods
  9. the South's economy relied on this economic crutch
  10. expansionist president; started MX/US War
  11. 16 y/o guide of Lewis and Clark
  12. President's selected advisors/team
  13. the election this year got nasty between Jefferson, Adams and Burr
  14. a tax that led to a rebellion Washington put down
  15. These pirates kidnapped American merchants for ransom
  16. to kidnap and force into military service; started the War of 1812
  17. main crop grown across the South
  18. Jackson's practice of rewarding political supporters with jobs
  19. much to Hamilton's chagrin (he was dead) Jackson got rid of this
  20. the period before the Civil War when slavery was at its highest
  21. Jackson's party
  22. sued Georgia and won, but were later kicked out of their homeland

45 Clues: Jackson's party • tribe in Florida • Confederate general • Abolitionist orator • tax on imported goods • dude who shot Hamilton • to withdraw from the US • movement to ban alcohol • first Treasury Secretary • sold Louisiana to the US • to refuse to work in protest • led to an increase in slavery • 16 y/o guide of Lewis and Clark • main crop grown across the South • ...

US History Chapter 18 2024-03-20

US History Chapter 18 crossword puzzle
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  1. Program that insured all member bank accounts for up to $5000 per account
  2. Act that established government funds for unemployment and old-age insurance
  3. Organized the Committee for Industrial Organizations
  4. Event where many people rushed to banks to withdraw all of their money
  5. Policy created by Roosevelt to promote friendship with Latin American countries
  6. Amendment that repealed Prohibition
  7. Famous aviator whose son was kidnapped and murdered
  8. Spending more than received from taxes and other revenues
  9. Public relief program that created jobs building roads, bridges, and other facilities
  10. Act that limited the number of hours required for employees to work in a week
  11. British economist who influenced Roosevelt's "brain trust"
  12. Author of "The Grapes of Wrath"
  13. Farming situation where the Great Plains suffered from a severe drought
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  1. First woman pilot to cross the Atlantic on a solo flight
  2. German zeppelin that exploded and burned in New Jersey
  3. Time period where 17% of Americans were unemployed
  4. US President during the Great Depression
  5. Labor leader who became the head of the Communist Party USA
  6. Roosevelt's program that was created to meet the needs of the American people
  7. Money earned by selling stocks
  8. Speeches given by President Roosevelt to calm and reassure the people
  9. President who was also called the "Great Humanitarian"
  10. Popular preacher who spoke out against evolution in universities
  11. Government program that created jobs for young men that included soil and water conservation projects
  12. Law passed that tried to increase prices for agricultural goods
  13. Tactic used by Union members who refused to work and barricaded themselves inside the workplace
  14. Risky investments for the chance of making a quick profit
  15. Organization established in 1933 that attempted to control wages and prices and to limit competition

28 Clues: Money earned by selling stocks • Author of "The Grapes of Wrath" • Amendment that repealed Prohibition • US President during the Great Depression • Time period where 17% of Americans were unemployed • Famous aviator whose son was kidnapped and murdered • Organized the Committee for Industrial Organizations • German zeppelin that exploded and burned in New Jersey • ...

US History Unit 6 2024-03-21

US History Unit 6 crossword puzzle
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  1. Major North Vietnamese attack during Vietnam War
  2. Dividing line between North and South Korea
  3. First artificial satellite launched by the Soviet Union
  4. U.S. intelligence agency
  5. Standoff between U.S. and USSR over missiles in Cuba
  6. Post-WWII generation
  7. Term for the divide between Eastern and Western Europe
  8. Demilitarized Zone in Korea
  9. U.S. policy to stop the spread of communism
  10. Congressional check on presidential war-making powers
  11. Intergovernmental organization for peace
  12. Agreements on Vietnam's division and independence
  13. Barrier separating East and West Berlin
  14. North Atlantic military alliance
  15. Incendiary substance used in Vietnam War
  16. Failed invasion of Cuba by CIA-backed exiles
  17. Classified documents revealing U.S. actions in Vietnam
  18. WWII meeting of Allied leaders
  19. Anti-communist witch hunt in the U.S.
  20. U.S. authorization for military action in Vietnam
  21. Belief that if one country falls to communism, others will follow
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  1. University where students were killed during Vietnam War protests
  2. U.S. policy to support nations resisting communism
  3. Couple executed for espionage during the Cold War
  4. Committee investigating communist influence in the U.S.
  5. Operation to supply West Berlin during Soviet blockade
  6. U.S. president during Vietnam War and Watergate scandal
  7. Fear of communist infiltration in the U.S.
  8. U.S. president during the Cold War
  9. Conflict on the Korean Peninsula
  10. Soviet leader during the Cold War
  11. U.S. aid program for post-WWII European recovery
  12. Communist guerrilla fighters in Vietnam
  13. Powerful nuclear weapon
  14. Soviet-led military alliance in Eastern Europe
  15. Conscription into military service
  16. South Vietnamese leader
  17. Site of infamous massacre of Vietnamese civilians
  18. Eastern European countries under Soviet control
  19. U.S. policy to shift war effort to South Vietnamese
  20. Leader of North Vietnam
  21. U.S. president during Vietnam War escalation
  22. Cuban revolutionary leader
  23. U.S. president during the Cuban Missile Crisis

44 Clues: Post-WWII generation • Powerful nuclear weapon • South Vietnamese leader • Leader of North Vietnam • U.S. intelligence agency • Cuban revolutionary leader • Demilitarized Zone in Korea • WWII meeting of Allied leaders • Conflict on the Korean Peninsula • North Atlantic military alliance • Soviet leader during the Cold War • U.S. president during the Cold War • ...

VA - US history review 2024-05-11

VA - US history review crossword puzzle
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  1. virgina colonist struggled to adapt this into their law, culture, and religion
  2. SCOTUS case that upheld the virginia statute for the staralization of people considered genetically unfit.
  3. was established in 1607 by the Virginia Company of London as a business venture.
  4. both the virginias declarations of rights and virginia stature for religious freedom were both consulted when james maddison wrote this
  5. supported freedom of religious exercise and separation of church and state
  6. English nobility who received large land grants in eastern Virginia from the king of England
  7. NAACP legal defense team in lovingVVirginia SCOTUS case that struck down state laws that prohibited interracial marriage
  8. a virginian abolitionist who was a spy for the union army
  9. dominated colonial governments, society, and maintained an alliance to the church of England and had closer ties to Britain than those in other colonies
  10. student leader in prince edward county
  11. established by the 1640 was first elected assembly in the New World
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  1. a virginian and brilliant political philosopher, who often lead the debate and kept copious notes of the proceedings
  2. included virginia case Davis v. County school board of prince edward
  3. benefited virginias economy proportionaley more than any other state
  4. where often poor people from england, scotland, or ireland who agreed to work on plantations for a period of time in return for their passage from europe or relief of debts
  5. stated that the government should not violate the peoples natural rights
  6. the belief in the possibility of improving the qualities of the human population by discouraging reproduction by individuals that have "undesireable" traits
  7. fugitive revolt of whom lead to severe restrictions on privillages of free black slaves and harsh laws in the south against fugative slaves
  8. Forcibly brought against their will to Old Point Comfort
  9. often faced poverty and hunger as evident by the bread riot in richmond, Virginia

20 Clues: student leader in prince edward county • Forcibly brought against their will to Old Point Comfort • a virginian abolitionist who was a spy for the union army • established by the 1640 was first elected assembly in the New World • included virginia case Davis v. County school board of prince edward • ...

80s-Present US History 2024-05-17

80s-Present US History crossword puzzle
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  1. Computer abbreviation
  2. Park
  3. Perhaps greatest basketball player ever
  4. Weapons of Mass Destruction
  5. Perhaps the greatest hockey player ever
  6. 1991 War US got involved with
  7. CBS TV Reality show still on today that created a new genre
  8. Famous Sega Genisis mascot and video game
  9. US Hockey team winning was consider a...
  10. Hurricane that decimated New Orleans
  11. 2008 housing bubble burst and created a crisis
  12. Continually ranked as one of the richest people in the world
  13. US President Bill
  14. Team that won the 1984 World Series
  15. Large movie that was number one box office for years
  16. Where 9/11 Took Place
  17. Won the 97, 98, 2003 and 2008 NHL titles
  18. 40+ year "War"
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  1. Virus that ravaged the world in 2020
  2. Father and Son both were President during this era
  3. Type of vehicle that exploded in popularity in 1990s until today
  4. Considered to be the first popular video game console
  5. Popular store which rented movies
  6. Technology device that played cassette tapes
  7. State that determined 2000 election
  8. Airport Security unit created after 9/11
  9. Music Television station
  10. Platform that connects the world through the web
  11. Country US was at "war" with
  12. Won the 89,90 and 2004 NBA Championships
  13. Famous movie about an alien

31 Clues: Park • 40+ year "War" • US President Bill • Computer abbreviation • Where 9/11 Took Place • Music Television station • Weapons of Mass Destruction • Famous movie about an alien • Country US was at "war" with • 1991 War US got involved with • Popular store which rented movies • State that determined 2000 election • Team that won the 1984 World Series • ...

US History Final Exam 2024-05-21

US History Final Exam crossword puzzle
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  1. policy that gives special consideration to women & minorities to make up for past discrimination
  2. North Korea’s political ideology
  3. disobeying unjust laws by non violently protesting
  4. mastered by Lee Atwater, this campaign tactic was used in the 1988 election to make Bush look more ‘presidential’ than Dukakis
  5. allowed gay men & lesbians to serve in the military as long as they kept their sexual orientation a secret
  6. pull factors include warmer climate, lower taxes, and more/better job opportunities
  7. desires less government regulation in economic affairs & believes in the importance of stability, and promote law and order to protect private property
  8. immediately after Gore was granted the recount, Bush filed a lawsuit to the Florida Supreme Court to stop the recount. But, they ruled against him.
  9. a lobbying group founded by Reverend Jerry Falwell in 1979 to give Evangelical Christians a stronger political voice
  10. once the East German Communist Party passed new border policies, this wall “fell” and marked the end of the Cold War; became “the greatest street party in the history of the world” (David Hasselhoff performed there NYE 1989)
  11. this interaction was between the Morton Thiokol engineers & higher management along with NASA discussing concerns over the upcoming Challenger launch
  12. the reduction or removal of government regulations on business to promote economic efficiency and free enterprise
  13. South Korea’s political ideology
  14. Kennedy’s proposal to improve the economy, education, healthcare, & civil rights
  15. President Eisenhower’s contribution to the interstate highway system
  16. a workforce barrier that allowed women to rise only so far in a company, but no higher
  17. desires more government regulation in economic affairs & public welfare that’s promoted by cultivating a widely-tolerant and -permissive society
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  1. introduced by President Truman & passed by Congress in 1947, this doctrine was a foreign policy that provides aid to help countries fight communism
  2. banned literacy tests
  3. punched out pieces of a ballot; if not punched out correctly, can make it difficult to tell the voter’s intent
  4. the theory that economic growth depends on increasing the supply of goods and services through tax cuts
  5. US policy aimed to resist the spread of communism
  6. genre of music that emerged in the 1970s
  7. increased minimum wage, improved the welfare system, & provided women equal pay for equal work
  8. political corruption that resulted in Nixon resigning from the presidency
  9. an era of political and economic change marked by President Ronald Reagan's conservative agenda calling for lower taxes, reduced government regulation of business, and cuts in spending on social programs
  10. George HW Bush’s biggest campaign challenge in the 1988 presidential election
  11. the woman Clinton claimed to “not have sexual relations” with
  12. a treaty proposed by Jimmy Carter that was meant to return control of the Panama Canal back to the Panamanians
  13. banned poll taxes
  14. a tactic in used for maintaining white dominance; gave warning that blacks need to leave town before the sun sets
  15. push factors include lack of job opportunities, overseas manufacturing, and reallocation of government funds
  16. banned segregation in public facilities & workplaces
  17. name of the committee that investigated JFK’s assassination
  18. his murder served as a catalyst for the Civil Rights movement
  19. A campaign against alleged communists in the US government and other institutions carried out under Senator Joseph McCarthy in the period 1950–54
  20. a military approach that pushes a country or countries to the brink of war, without actually having to go to war
  21. marked the beginning of the space race between the US & Soviets

38 Clues: banned poll taxes • banned literacy tests • North Korea’s political ideology • South Korea’s political ideology • genre of music that emerged in the 1970s • US policy aimed to resist the spread of communism • disobeying unjust laws by non violently protesting • banned segregation in public facilities & workplaces • ...

Chapter 17 US History 2023-04-27

Chapter 17 US History crossword puzzle
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  1. stream or smaller river that feeds into a larger river
  2. to leave behind or give up
  3. decree issued by President Lincoln freeing enslaved people in those parts of the Confederacy still in rebellion on January 1, 1863
  4. a strategy of bringing war to the entire society, not just the military
  5. to make stronger
  6. events that occur one after the other
  7. to formally join a military force
  8. a legal writ, or order, that guarantees a prisoner the right to be heard in court
  9. refusal to give in
  10. to place a trench, or ditch, for defense; to place in a strong defensive position
  11. to compare with respect to differences
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  1. reward or payment
  2. a soldier who is killed, wounded, captured, or missing in battle
  3. to find meaning in something
  4. to meet; to come face-to-face with
  5. a system of selecting people for required military service
  6. to hand out, spread around
  7. state on the border between the North and South: Delaware, Maryland, Kentucky, and Missouri
  8. paper money issued by the United States government
  9. the side or edge of a military formation
  10. a careful plan or method
  11. to go in the opposite direction
  12. a warship equipped with iron plating for protection

23 Clues: to make stronger • reward or payment • refusal to give in • a careful plan or method • to leave behind or give up • to hand out, spread around • to find meaning in something • to go in the opposite direction • to formally join a military force • to meet; to come face-to-face with • events that occur one after the other • to compare with respect to differences • ...

US History Famous Women 2023-05-01

US History Famous Women crossword puzzle
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  1. 1st female Vice President
  2. escaped slavery with her newborn daughter, famous abolitionist
  3. Cultural icon that represents women in WWII
  4. helped Lewis & Clark explore the Louisiana Territory
  5. Abolitionist that wrote “Uncle Tom’s Cabin”
  6. Harlem Renaissance writer
  7. First woman to run for US President
  8. Suffragist activist that also created the Hull House
  9. Legendary Native American princess
  10. abolitionist sisters
  11. drafted the Declaration of Sentiments(of womens rights) @ the Seneca Falls Convention
  12. GA woman during the American Revolution that killed some British men
  13. famous for refusing to give up her seat on a bus in Montgomery(Civil Rights)
  14. First woman to go to outerspace
  15. Took pictures for the government during the Dust Bowl
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  1. wrote the book Silent Spring(criticism of pesticides)
  2. The 1st first lady
  3. 1st female aviator to fly solo across the Atlantic Ocean
  4. escaped slavery and ran the underground railroad
  5. sewed the first US flag
  6. fought for women's suffrage(also for temperance and the abolition of slavery)
  7. famous jazz singer during the Harlem Renaissance
  8. first lady that convinced her husband to help poor and women

23 Clues: The 1st first lady • abolitionist sisters • sewed the first US flag • 1st female Vice President • Harlem Renaissance writer • First woman to go to outerspace • Legendary Native American princess • First woman to run for US President • Cultural icon that represents women in WWII • Abolitionist that wrote “Uncle Tom’s Cabin” • escaped slavery and ran the underground railroad • ...

US History Review #3 2023-05-15

US History Review #3 crossword puzzle
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  1. first legislative assembly in the colonies (first steps towards self government)
  2. Massachusetts is located in this colonial region
  3. violence between abolitionists and slave owners in Kansas
  4. abolitionist who published the newspaper the Liberator (last name)
  5. Democratic Republicans (anti-federalists) demanded that this be added in order to approve the Constitution
  6. the right to vote
  7. group in congress who felt Presidential Reconstruction was too soft
  8. An act that granted the British East India Company exclusive rights to sell tea to the colonies.
  9. withdrawal from the Union
  10. colony that was the most diverse in terms of religion and Nationalities (Hint-Middle Colonies)
  11. major rebellion in SC that resulted in the slave codes being passed
  12. last major battle of the revolution
  13. Union General that marched through SC and destroyed everything in his path
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  1. compromise that allowed for slaves to be counted for population in the House of Reps
  2. supreme court decision that upheld segregation
  3. name given to FDRs plan to improve the economy and get people back to work
  4. language by spoken by many African slaves that is a combination of English and African Dialects
  5. resentment or prejudice towards immigrants
  6. radio talks that FDR gave to lift the nations spirits
  7. Southerners feared the election of this individual would bring an end to slavery
  8. primarily responsible for the decline of the Native American population after the arrival of Europeans
  9. device that made it more profitable to grow cotton (increased the slave population)
  10. loyalty to ones particular region instead of the nation as a whole
  11. the creation of three branches of government
  12. institution supported by Hamilton and the Federalists that regulated trade, taxation, and managed currency (Opposed by Jefferson)
  13. organization that assisted newly freed people after the Civil War

26 Clues: the right to vote • withdrawal from the Union • last major battle of the revolution • resentment or prejudice towards immigrants • the creation of three branches of government • supreme court decision that upheld segregation • Massachusetts is located in this colonial region • radio talks that FDR gave to lift the nations spirits • ...

US History 1st Semester 2022-12-14

US History 1st Semester crossword puzzle
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  1. Series of laws designed to keep AA in virtual slavery. 2wd
  2. Establishes the criteria for US citizenship.
  3. Following the Rock Springs massacre, Pres___ issued a protection order for Chinese laborers.
  4. Many Chinese immigrants came for the ___. 2wd
  5. Chinese laborers tended to work for ___ , which upset the Knights of Labor.
  6. Richard Sears began his career as a ____. 2wd.
  7. Annihilation, Assimilation and were seen as viable responses in dealing with Native Americans.
  8. The Freedmen's Bureau was designed to help slaves ____ to freedom.
  9. Used for granite tunnels
  10. In large part, a poor ____ and racism led to the Chinese Exclusion Act of 1882.
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  1. 1861-1865
  2. 13th, 14th, 15th Reconstruction.
  3. T. Stevens led the _____ Republicans group. 2wd
  4. Promontory, Utah meeting.
  5. 1865-1877
  6. In 1885, the "good" citizens of ___ forced their Chinese neighbors to leave town.
  7. This period followed #___. 2wd
  8. To save the man...
  9. 30 million of these mammals roamed the ____ 2wd in 1865
  10. Barbed wire brought an end to the ____.
  11. Following Lincoln's assassination, Andrew established his plans to reunite the country.

21 Clues: 1861-1865 • 1865-1877 • To save the man... • Used for granite tunnels • Promontory, Utah meeting. • This period followed #___. 2wd • 13th, 14th, 15th Reconstruction. • Barbed wire brought an end to the ____. • Establishes the criteria for US citizenship. • Many Chinese immigrants came for the ___. 2wd • Richard Sears began his career as a ____. 2wd. • ...

Chapter 4 US History 2023-02-07

Chapter 4 US History crossword puzzle
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  1. The first book published in America
  2. Served as a presbyterian circiut rider in East Tennesse.
  3. Credited with starting the Great Awakening, also a leader of the "New Lights."
  4. agreed with the Anglican creed needed to purify
  5. Probably the most important of the Reformed bodies in colonial history, concentrated in one colony and preserved their identity
  6. formula devised by Puritan ministers in 1662 to offer partial church membership to people who had not experienced conversion
  7. settlement formation of three important groups within the church of england and one outside
  8. believed Church of England was corrupt and needed to separate from it(pilgrims, Baptists, Quakers)
  9. French Protestants
  10. The religious community who followed Luther's teachings.
  11. Anglican missionary, helped found William and Mary College
  12. Anglicans/believed the traditions of the church were divinely ordained
  13. English religious leader who founded the Society of Friends (Quakers 1624-1691)
  14. a Christian sect founded by George Fox about 1660
  15. exaggerated or affected piety and religious zeal
  16. persecuted followers of the teachings of preacher John Huss
  17. It came into the New World with the settling of New Amsterdam, but not in great numbers.
  18. each congregation elected its own officers and each church remained independent of other churches
  19. founded by Dutch leader Menno Simmons became descendants of Anabaptists and emphasized pacifism.
  20. 1692 outbreak of witchcraft accusations in a puritan village marked by an atmosphere of fear, hysteria and stress
  21. the father of American Lutheranism
  22. Baptist; established Sandy Creek Baptist Church in Randolph County NC
  23. a religious movement that became widespread in the American colonies in the 1730s and 1740s
  24. American theologian whose sermons and writings stimulated a period of renewed interest in religion in America (1703-1758)
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  1. members of the congregation elect their ruling elders
  2. Dutch Reformed pastor who helped start the Great Awakening
  3. Puritans who wanted to reform the church from within.
  4. English clergyman and colonist who was expelled from Massachusetts for criticizing Puritanism
  5. young missionary who gave his life to take the gospel to the Indians
  6. Preacher for the southern colonies who fought for legal toleration of dissenters
  7. The "Old Lights" were the established congregational church.
  8. Anglicans/happy as long the as the church was doctrinally sound
  9. Father of American Presbyterianism
  10. A summary of a denominations doctrine framed in a question- and- answer form
  11. through persecution, succeeded in establishing churches throughout the colonies
  12. Chief Presbyterian revivalist in the middle colonies
  13. promoted missionary efforts for the colonies
  14. King appoints bishops who appoint ministers
  15. more conservative branch of Mennonites who practice a stricter church discipline
  16. built gnadenhutten a town of christian indians
  17. A member of a protestant church governed by presbyters (elders) and founded on the teachings of John Knox
  18. The "New Lights" were new religious movements formed during the Great Awakening and broke away from the congregational church in New England.

42 Clues: French Protestants • Father of American Presbyterianism • the father of American Lutheranism • The first book published in America • King appoints bishops who appoint ministers • promoted missionary efforts for the colonies • built gnadenhutten a town of christian indians • agreed with the Anglican creed needed to purify • exaggerated or affected piety and religious zeal • ...

us history vocab 1 2022-09-02

us history vocab 1 crossword puzzle
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  1. calls for reform in the Catholic Church led by Martin Luther
  2. exchange... transatlantic trade that brought new goods across the atlantic
  3. colony... colony with governer appointed by a king
  4. one of the groups of English seperationists who established Plymouth colony
  5. to trade for wants/needs
  6. the great... a religious revival that impacted English colonies in 1730-1740's
  7. compact... agreement that settlers of Plymouth agreed to obey government laws
  8. large farms on which crops are mainly raised for sale
  9. treaty of: 1494 treaty between Portugal and Spain
  10. house of... 1st representative legislature in colonies
  11. middle... part of triangular slave trade
  12. important jobs/roles passes through mother's side
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  1. one who favored the purification of England's Anglican church
  2. a lifestyle of constant movement in search of food and water
  3. the way indigenous peoples shared history/culture
  4. political and economic system that protected average European
  5. spanish conqueror of the Americas
  6. colony...granted from king to group to have full governing rights
  7. "rebirth" era of Europe after the Black Plague
  8. indentured... a person who works for another in exchange for food/shelter/transportation
  9. the economic theory that trade generates wealth, and to push more exports then imports

21 Clues: to trade for wants/needs • spanish conqueror of the Americas • middle... part of triangular slave trade • "rebirth" era of Europe after the Black Plague • the way indigenous peoples shared history/culture • treaty of: 1494 treaty between Portugal and Spain • important jobs/roles passes through mother's side • colony... colony with governer appointed by a king • ...

US History Chapter 4 2023-09-18

US History Chapter 4 crossword puzzle
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  1. Two house legislative body
  2. Chief executive officer of each colony
  3. What determined an individual's social class
  4. Predicted an eclipse in 1789
  5. Paddle-shaped board used to help children learn to read
  6. School founded by Benjamin Franklin
  7. Colonies with Anglican churches and producers of rice and indigo
  8. First regularly published weekly newspaper
  9. Helped introduce the smallpox inoculation
  10. Largest city in colonial America
  11. Author of Poor Richard's Almanac
  12. Largest group of settlers in the colonies
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  1. Most widely used textbook
  2. The "bread colonies" with a mixture of town and county governments
  3. German immigrants with a zeal for missionary work
  4. First professional composer born in America
  5. Name given to the trade routes the colonies followed
  6. Roads that connected the major cities
  7. City founded by the Moravians
  8. Natural pass through the Appalachian Mountains
  9. Colonies with Congregational churches and town government
  10. Idea that the colonies existed solely for the good of the mother country

22 Clues: Most widely used textbook • Two house legislative body • Predicted an eclipse in 1789 • City founded by the Moravians • Largest city in colonial America • Author of Poor Richard's Almanac • School founded by Benjamin Franklin • Roads that connected the major cities • Chief executive officer of each colony • Helped introduce the smallpox inoculation • ...

US History Chapter 4 2023-09-18

US History Chapter 4 crossword puzzle
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  1. City founded by the Moravians
  2. Colonies with Congregational churches and town government
  3. Name given to the trade routes the colonies followed
  4. The "bread colonies" with a mixture of town and county governments
  5. Predicted an eclipse in 1789
  6. Colonies with Anglican churches and producers of rice and indigo
  7. Largest city in colonial America
  8. Author of Poor Richard's Almanac
  9. Roads that connected the major cities
  10. First professional composer born in America
  11. Paddle-shaped board used to help children learn to read
  12. Most widely used textbook
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  1. Helped introduce the smallpox inoculation
  2. Natural pass through the Appalachian Mountains
  3. Chief executive officer of each colony
  4. Idea that the colonies existed solely for the good of the mother country
  5. Thing that determined an individual's social class
  6. Largest group of settlers in the colonies
  7. First regularly published weekly newspaper
  8. School founded by Benjamin Franklin
  9. Two house legislative body
  10. German immigrants with a zeal for missionary work

22 Clues: Most widely used textbook • Two house legislative body • Predicted an eclipse in 1789 • City founded by the Moravians • Largest city in colonial America • Author of Poor Richard's Almanac • School founded by Benjamin Franklin • Roads that connected the major cities • Chief executive officer of each colony • Helped introduce the smallpox inoculation • ...

Chapter 1 US History 2023-08-22

Chapter 1 US History crossword puzzle
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  1. Spanish explorers and conquerors
  2. Best-known city in the US with French heritage
  3. Created a school for navigators
  4. America was named after this explorer
  5. Conqueror of the Incas
  6. Spanish ruler defeated by a pirate and a storm
  7. Leader of the Aztecs
  8. First European to reach the Pacific Ocean
  9. Viking who landed in North America around 1000 A.D.
  10. Conquered by Hernando Cortes
  11. Period of wars between the Christians and the Moslems
  12. Movement in the 1300s that emphasized the abilities of mankind
  13. He Led a three-year expedition around the world
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  1. Defeated the Spanish Armada in 1588
  2. Introduced the movable-type printing press
  3. European country that sponsored Columbus's voyages
  4. French explorer who discovered the St. Lawrence River
  5. French settlement established by Samuel de Champlain
  6. The supposed water route through North America to the Pacific
  7. Religious movement in the 1500s that greatly influenced the colonists of North America
  8. First European to travel the length of Asia
  9. Roman Catholic monk who started the Protestant Reformation
  10. Discovered the New World by accident
  11. Queen of England who supported pirates
  12. French Protestant settlers who were avoiding religious persecution

25 Clues: Leader of the Aztecs • Conqueror of the Incas • Conquered by Hernando Cortes • Created a school for navigators • Spanish explorers and conquerors • Defeated the Spanish Armada in 1588 • Discovered the New World by accident • America was named after this explorer • Queen of England who supported pirates • First European to reach the Pacific Ocean • ...

Chapter 1 US History 2023-08-22

Chapter 1 US History crossword puzzle
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  1. Discovered the New World by accident
  2. Defeated the Spanish Armada in 1588
  3. Queen of England who supported pirates
  4. Viking who landed in North America around 1000 A.D.
  5. French explorer who discovered the St. Lawrence River
  6. Period of wars between the Christians and the Moslems
  7. First European to travel the length of Asia
  8. French settlement established by Samuel de Champlain
  9. Leader of the Aztecs
  10. Spanish ruler defeated by a pirate and a storm
  11. First European to reach the Pacific Ocean
  12. Best-known city in the US with French heritage
  13. Created a school for navigators
  14. Spanish explorers and conquerors
  15. Roman Catholic monk who started the Protestant Reformation
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  1. French Protestant settlers who were avoiding religious persecution
  2. He led a three-year expedition around the world
  3. America was named after this explorer
  4. Conqueror of the Incas
  5. The supposed water route through North America to the Pacific
  6. Conquered by Hernando Cortes
  7. Religious movement in the 1500s that greatly influenced the colonists of North America
  8. Introduced the movable-type printing press
  9. Movement in the 1300s that emphasized the abilities of mankind
  10. European country that sponsored Columbus's voyages

25 Clues: Leader of the Aztecs • Conqueror of the Incas • Conquered by Hernando Cortes • Created a school for navigators • Spanish explorers and conquerors • Defeated the Spanish Armada in 1588 • Discovered the New World by accident • America was named after this explorer • Queen of England who supported pirates • First European to reach the Pacific Ocean • ...

US History Unit 5 2022-11-15

US History Unit 5 crossword puzzle
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  1. a nineteenth-century term for the illegal transport of alcoholic beverages that became popular during prohibition
  2. After being introduced during World War I, ____________ became a common feature in American homes of the 1920s.
  3. The stock market crash of October 1929 set the ____________ Depression into motion.
  4. The ¬¬¬¬¬¬¬¬¬¬¬¬¬¬¬¬¬¬¬_________________ changed the face of America, both economically and socially.
  5. Mass _____________, especially of the automobile, increased mobility and fostered new industries.
  6. someone who lives outside of their home country
  7. October 29, 1929: Stock holders traded over sixteen million shares and lost over $14 billion in wealth in a single day.
  8. assembly line a manufacturing process that allowed workers to stay in one place as the work came to them
  9. The first person to fly solo across the Atlantic Ocean
  10. The ________________ Trial captured the attention of the country, epitomized the nation’s urban/rural divide, and marked a key point in the debate over the Theory of Evolution.
  11. From 1920 to 1923, Secretary of the Interior Albert B. Fall was involved in a scam that became known as the _____________ scandal.
  12. The ______________ made car ownership available to the average American.
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  1. The Emergency _________________ Act of 1921 introduced numerical limits on European immigration for the first time in U.S. history.
  2. A reference to the infamous trial in Scottsboro, Alabama in 1931, where nine African American boys were falsely accused of raping two White women and sentenced to death
  3. American _______________ refers to the belief that hard work brought its own rewards.
  4. The Jazz Age female stereotype, seeking the endless party
  5. Revived by the wartime migration and fired up by the violence of the postwar riots, urban Black people developed a strong cultural expression in the 1920s that came to be known as the _________________ Renaissance.
  6. Where investors purchased into high-risk schemes that they hoped would pay off quickly
  7. Widespread overproduction and overuse of the land, as well as harsh weather conditions, resulted in the creation of the _______________.
  8. President who was known as “a man of few words”
  9. Prized White Americans with older family trees over more recent immigrants, and rejected outside influences in favor of their own local customs
  10. Born out of the African American community, ___________ was a uniquely American music.
  11. The _________________ Memorandum reversed the Roosevelt Corollary and returned to the older understanding of the Monroe Doctrine, in which the U.S. pledged assistance to her Latin American neighbors should any European powers interfere in Western Hemisphere affairs.
  12. the more permissive mores adopted my many young people in the 1920s
  13. Known as the _______________ Generation, writers like F. Scott Fitzgerald, Ernest Hemingway, Sinclair Lewis, Edith Wharton, and John Dos Passos expressed their hopelessness and despair by skewering the middle class in their work.
  14. A group of World War I veterans and affiliated groups who marched to Washington in 1932 to demand their war bonuses early, only to be refused and forcibly removed by the U.S. Army

26 Clues: President who was known as “a man of few words” • someone who lives outside of their home country • The first person to fly solo across the Atlantic Ocean • The Jazz Age female stereotype, seeking the endless party • the more permissive mores adopted my many young people in the 1920s • The ______________ made car ownership available to the average American. • ...

US History Post Puzzle 2022-05-11

US History Post Puzzle crossword puzzle
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  1. general of the continental army
  2. equal citizenship by birth
  3. belief that the United States should control all of North America
  4. Union General and reconstruction President
  5. settled the dispute over representation in Congress
  6. believed in a powerful central government
  7. warned Europe not to colonize the Western Hemisphere
  8. settled by Catholics for religious freedom
  9. the first national park
  10. warned against political parties, debt and foreign alliances
  11. fur trade
  12. turning point of the civil war
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  1. goal of ending slavery
  2. population exploded due to discovery of gold
  3. abolished slavery
  4. lands gained after the treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo
  5. all white men could vote
  6. turning point of the Revolution
  7. aimed to help former slaves adapt
  8. universal male suffrage
  9. agreement to end a war
  10. reasons why European countries colonized and explored

22 Clues: fur trade • abolished slavery • goal of ending slavery • agreement to end a war • universal male suffrage • the first national park • all white men could vote • equal citizenship by birth • turning point of the civil war • general of the continental army • turning point of the Revolution • aimed to help former slaves adapt • believed in a powerful central government • ...

US History Final Project 2022-05-18

US History Final Project crossword puzzle
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  1. A scandal involving Richard Nixon
  2. Formally abolished slavery in the United States
  3. population of slaves would be counted as three-fifths in total when apportioning Representatives
  4. Prohibited the manufacture, sale, and distribution of alcoholic beverages
  5. Journalism that is based upon sensationalism and crude exaggeration
  6. A diplomatic crisis between Iran and the United States
  7. A civil rights organization founded in 1909 to fight prejudice, lynching, and Jim Crow segregation
  8. A 13-day confrontation between the United States and the Soviet Union concerning Soviet ballistic missile deployment in Cuba
  9. He served as the 28th President of the United States
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  1. a document signed on July 4, 1776
  2. Gave women the right to vote
  3. written document that established the functions of the national government of the United States after it declared independence from Great Britain
  4. Colonies' fight for independence from Britain
  5. The promotion of fear of a potential rise of communism or radical leftism
  6. This war began as an intervention by the United States on behalf of Cuba
  7. laws passed by Southern states in 1865 and 1866 that affected the freedom of African Americans
  8. An act imposing a tax on documents and printed items such as wills, newspapers, and playing cards
  9. State and local laws enforcing racial segregation in the Southern United States
  10. The 1st president of the United States
  11. Laws passed in 1935, 1936, 1937, and 1939 to limit U.S. involvement in future wars

20 Clues: Gave women the right to vote • a document signed on July 4, 1776 • A scandal involving Richard Nixon • The 1st president of the United States • Colonies' fight for independence from Britain • Formally abolished slavery in the United States • He served as the 28th President of the United States • A diplomatic crisis between Iran and the United States • ...

Modern US History Review 2023-06-02

Modern US History Review crossword puzzle
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  1. Poet of the Harlem Renaissance
  2. Initials of the man who said "I Have a Dream"
  3. The US fought a war here 1950-1953
  4. Taking risks in the stock market
  5. The time period associated with the 18th amendment
  6. The belief in the equality of men and women
  7. herbicide used in Vietnam Agent ________
  8. First man on the moon
  9. music festival in New York 1969
  10. Treaty that punished Germany after WWI
  11. Allied invasion of Western Europe June 6, 1944
  12. Eleanor_________ was a active supporter of the New Deal
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  1. The nation of Japan attacked us here 12/7/41
  2. US general WW1
  3. US helped fight the communist in the North here
  4. Journalists who exposed corruption
  5. Dictator of Germany WW2
  6. US President who made the decision to use atom bomb
  7. Provides for a pension in old age
  8. Know for his Great Society and Civil Rights laws
  9. Scandal that led to Nixon's resignation
  10. World War I US President
  11. Population expansion after World War II
  12. Initials of the President during Great Depression AND WW2

24 Clues: US general WW1 • First man on the moon • Dictator of Germany WW2 • World War I US President • Poet of the Harlem Renaissance • music festival in New York 1969 • Taking risks in the stock market • Provides for a pension in old age • Journalists who exposed corruption • The US fought a war here 1950-1953 • Treaty that punished Germany after WWI • ...

US History Cross Word 2024-09-23

US History Cross Word crossword puzzle
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  1. – Staying out of world affairs
  2. Plan – U.S. loan to Germany
  3. Tuesday – Stock market crash day
  4. Land Boom – Real estate frenzy
  5. Dome Scandal – Oil corruption scandal
  6. – German submarine
  7. Act – Protected labor unions
  8. and Vanzetti Trial – Famous anarchist trial
  9. Note – German message to Mexico
  10. Age – 1920s cultural era
  11. System – Limits on immigration
  12. Powers – Fought against Central Powers
  13. Raids – Arrests of suspected radicals
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  1. – Ship sunk in WWI
  2. Deal – FDR's recovery programs
  3. Pledge – Germany’s submarine promise
  4. Pact – Agreement to avoid war
  5. Scare – Fear of communism
  6. Security Act – Retirement benefits law
  7. Powers – Opposed the Allies in WWI

20 Clues: – Ship sunk in WWI • – German submarine • Age – 1920s cultural era • Scare – Fear of communism • Plan – U.S. loan to Germany • Act – Protected labor unions • Pact – Agreement to avoid war • – Staying out of world affairs • Deal – FDR's recovery programs • Land Boom – Real estate frenzy • System – Limits on immigration • Note – German message to Mexico • ...

US History Chapter 16 2025-02-11

US History Chapter 16 crossword puzzle
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  1. Last name of a song leader
  2. Last name of the captain of the food producing industry
  3. Last name of the captain of the steel industry
  4. Last name of a famous evangelist and preacher from Chicago
  5. Island that many immigrants passed through in New York when they came to America
  6. Last name of the captain of the banking industry
  7. Last name of the captain of the railroad industry
  8. Last name of a blind Christian songwriter
  9. Last name of an honest but weak president, 1889
  10. Last name of the man who assassinated a president by shooting him in the back at the Baltimore and Potomac Railroad Station in Washington, D.C.
  11. Invented in 1867 and helped secretaries
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  1. The desire for worldly possessions and belief that only possessions can bring you true happiness
  2. Last name of a Christian man who became president in 1897
  3. Last name of the man credited with the phonograph, light bulb, and thousands of other inventions
  4. Last name of the captain of the oil industry
  5. Last name of the first president to serve two nonconsecutive terms
  6. Last name, wrote “On the Origin of Species by Means of Natural Selection, or the Preservation of Favoured Races in the Struggle for Life”
  7. Invention by Alexander Graham Bell
  8. Movement of the population to the city
  9. Last name of the vice president that was sworn in as president from the previous president's death
  10. Last name of the president that was assassinated on July 2, 1881

21 Clues: Last name of a song leader • Invention by Alexander Graham Bell • Movement of the population to the city • Invented in 1867 and helped secretaries • Last name of a blind Christian songwriter • Last name of the captain of the oil industry • Last name of the captain of the steel industry • Last name of an honest but weak president, 1889 • ...

US History Moduale 4 2024-11-25

US History Moduale 4 crossword puzzle
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  1. colonist who chose to fight for independence from great britain
  2. apart of the coercive acts
  3. 12 colonist that met
  4. a shooting/massacre against the British
  5. British military
  6. a virginian that commanded the army
  7. informed the continental army
  8. a wealth young Frenchman
  9. main author of the declaration of independence
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  1. a 47 page pamphlet
  2. success the seas to naval hero
  3. a very important British victory
  4. dumped over 340 tea chests into the Boston harbor
  5. last major of the American revolution
  6. an experienced military officer from prussia
  7. a battle that took place from breeds hill
  8. of the common sense
  9. Marion organized marionsbrigade
  10. British general
  11. local leader who could not tax the colonist without permission
  12. great Britain recognized the independence of the United states
  13. announcement that the colonies broke from great britian
  14. greatest victory for the Americans

23 Clues: British general • British military • a 47 page pamphlet • of the common sense • 12 colonist that met • a wealth young Frenchman • apart of the coercive acts • informed the continental army • success the seas to naval hero • Marion organized marionsbrigade • a very important British victory • greatest victory for the Americans • a virginian that commanded the army • ...

US History Final (1) 2025-05-11

US History Final (1) crossword puzzle
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  1. first billionaire in history
  2. president during WWII
  3. this battle saw the bloodiest day in the Civil War
  4. U.S. strategy in the Pacific Theater
  5. concrete barrier built to keep people in East Berlin
  6. Mark Twain was the most famous ______ of the Gilded Age
  7. making public accusations without evidence
  8. president who emphasized "rugged invidualism"
  9. U.S. project to build the first atomic bomb
  10. president who organized the Camp David Accords
  11. president during the 9/11 attacks
  12. these American citizens were put in internment camps during WWII
  13. Richard Nixon was the only president to do this
  14. first state to grant women voting rights
  15. type of gardens planted by Americans during WWI
  16. youngest elected president
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  1. name given to Churchill, FDR, and Stalin
  2. writers and journalists who criticized the evils of society
  3. ended by the Compromise of 1877
  4. Robert E. Lee was the president of this
  5. Pacific battle in which the U.S. destroyed Japan's navy
  6. marked the beginning of the Civil War
  7. George H.W. Bush launched this war
  8. "Buffalo Bill" Cody popularized this
  9. organization created from Wilson's Fourteen Points
  10. Brown v. Board desegregated these
  11. the Truman Doctrine pledged help countries resist this
  12. capital city of the Confederacy
  13. president who dropped atomic bombs on Japan
  14. Union general put in charge of the West during the Civil War
  15. note that proposed a German-Mexican alliance against the U.S.
  16. 25% of Americans were ______ during the Great Depression

32 Clues: president during WWII • youngest elected president • first billionaire in history • ended by the Compromise of 1877 • capital city of the Confederacy • Brown v. Board desegregated these • president during the 9/11 attacks • George H.W. Bush launched this war • "Buffalo Bill" Cody popularized this • U.S. strategy in the Pacific Theater • marked the beginning of the Civil War • ...

US History Final (2) 2025-05-08

US History Final (2) crossword puzzle
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  1. emphasized "rugged individualism" during the Great Depression
  2. first billion in history
  3. Scopes Monkey Trial was a clash between this and evolution
  4. put in charge of the west at the end of the Civil War
  5. president who dropped atomic bombs on Japan
  6. 25% of Americans were unemployed during this
  7. youngest elected president
  8. battle that saw the single bloodiest day in the Civil War
  9. global organization created by Woodrow Wilson's Fourteen Points
  10. president during 9/11 attacks
  11. Lyndon B. Johnson's welfare program
  12. U.S. strategy in the Pacific Theater
  13. making public accusations without evidence
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  1. organized the Camp David Accords
  2. Spanish-American war began after the sinking of this ship
  3. turning point for the Union in the Civil War
  4. first state to grant women the right to vote
  5. planted by Americans during WWI to grow food
  6. first name of the general who led the Union to victory
  7. Churchill, FDR, and Stalin were known by this name
  8. deadly Pacific battle that led to the atomic bomb
  9. Ronald Reagan led this movement
  10. president during WWII
  11. U.S. program to build the first atomic bomb
  12. beaches were D-Day took place
  13. Teddy Roosevelt's volunteer calvary unit
  14. Truman Doctrine pledged to help democratic nations resist this
  15. European commander during WWII

28 Clues: president during WWII • first billion in history • youngest elected president • beaches were D-Day took place • president during 9/11 attacks • European commander during WWII • Ronald Reagan led this movement • organized the Camp David Accords • Lyndon B. Johnson's welfare program • U.S. strategy in the Pacific Theater • Teddy Roosevelt's volunteer calvary unit • ...

US History Final (3) 2025-05-08

US History Final (3) crossword puzzle
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  1. first name of the general who led the Union to victory
  2. deadly Pacific battle that led to the atomic bomb
  3. battle in which the U.S. defeated Japan's navy
  4. nickname give to Theodore Roosevelt
  5. act that allowed President to sell war materials during WWII
  6. court case that outlawed public school segregation
  7. president during WWI
  8. note that proposed a German-Mexican alliance against the U.S.
  9. type of garden planted by Americans during WWI
  10. Japanese-Americans were rounded up in these camps during WWII
  11. Lyndon B. Johnson declared a war on this
  12. the "American Dream" was to become this
  13. type of journalism that involves sensational and unfounded news
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  1. European commander during WWII
  2. only president never elected president or vice president
  3. Hawaiian naval base attacked by Japan
  4. battle that saw the single bloodiest day in the Civil War
  5. last president to achieve a budget surplus
  6. capital of the Confederacy
  7. Truman Doctrine pledged to help democratic nations resist this
  8. making public accusations without evidence
  9. Richard Nixon was the only president to do this
  10. only president never elected president or vice president
  11. declaration for Japan's unconditional surrender
  12. president who embraced "laissez-faire" economics

25 Clues: president during WWI • capital of the Confederacy • European commander during WWII • nickname give to Theodore Roosevelt • Hawaiian naval base attacked by Japan • the "American Dream" was to become this • Lyndon B. Johnson declared a war on this • last president to achieve a budget surplus • making public accusations without evidence • ...

US History Fall Review 2024-12-11

US History Fall Review crossword puzzle
Across
  1. Amendment granting universal male suffrage
  2. Target of Jane Addams' Hull House
  3. President of Standard Oil
  4. Canal in NY that connected the Great Lakes to the Atlantic Ocean
  5. economic system in which a mother country uses colonies to increase its wealth
  6. Settlement founded in 1607 and considered the first permanent English colony in America
  7. Religious group responsible for founding Pennsylvania. Got along with Natives
  8. President during the Trail of Tears
  9. Port of entry for immigrants from Europe
  10. Term for a journalist who exposed the abuses in society
  11. Led Native troops to the defeat of Custer at Little Big Horn
  12. Wrote "Common Sense"
  13. Western border of the United States after the Revolution
  14. cash crop responsible for the success of the Virginia Colony
  15. One of the most important people in convincing the French to join the American Revolution
  16. Amendment granting women the right to vote
  17. Party formed in the 1850's to oppose slavery
  18. religious revival that led to a further split with England
  19. Manifest Destiny President
  20. President who signed the Alien and Sedition Acts
  21. Union leader responsible for winning at Vicksburg
Down
  1. Amendment leading to the people electing members of the Senate
  2. Eventual banned from entering the country, helped build the transcontinental railroad
  3. Added to the Constitution to gain support of anti-federalists and protect rights
  4. _____compact Agreement signed in 1620 establishing self-government for the Pilgrims
  5. President of U.S. Steel
  6. Turning point of the American Revolution
  7. First successful British colony in North America
  8. Period in which the Southern States were readmitted to the United States after the Civil War
  9. _____ neglect. British policy of not enforcing laws on the colonies.
  10. Compromise in 1820 to balance slave and free states
  11. Ending slavery, accomplished after passage of the 13th Amendment
  12. Man who came up with the American System
  13. Owning this was no longer required to vote starting during the Age of Jackson
  14. Issued the Emancipation Proclamation
  15. President during the Louisiana Purchase
  16. Vice-President to Teddy Roosevelt
  17. factories could stay open longer and people could have more leisure time at home.
  18. President during the War of 1812
  19. Leader who advocated for public education Horace _____
  20. Allowed slaves to produce 50 times more cotton each day
  21. Laws legalizing segregation in the south in public places
  22. _______Falls Convention, meeting about women's rights
  23. group seeking racial equality
  24. Rebellion in 1676 led by farmers against Native Americans and Virginia's government.
  25. Final Battle of the American Revolution
  26. Battle in Pennsylvania that was the turning point of the Civil War
  27. Type of journalism that sensationalizes stories to sell copies
  28. Port of entry for immigrants from Asia
  29. Leader of the Colonial Army during the American Revolution
  30. European group responsible for founding the Middle Colonies

51 Clues: Wrote "Common Sense" • President of U.S. Steel • President of Standard Oil • Manifest Destiny President • group seeking racial equality • President during the War of 1812 • Target of Jane Addams' Hull House • Vice-President to Teddy Roosevelt • President during the Trail of Tears • Issued the Emancipation Proclamation • Port of entry for immigrants from Asia • ...

Honors US history Review 2025-06-05

Honors US history Review crossword puzzle
Across
  1. Teenager whose murder sparked national outrage
  2. Legalized “separate but equal” segregation
  3. Program that allowed the U.S. to supply allies before joining WWII
  4. Belief that if one nation fell to communism, others would follow
  5. Economic plan of tax cuts and deregulation
  6. Communist leader of North Vietnam
  7. Symbol of suburban expansion and conformity
  8. Protesters who rode buses into segregated southern states
  9. First Black students to integrate Central High School
  10. Supreme Court case that upheld internment
  11. Helped returning soldiers with college and home loans
  12. Alliance formed to counter Soviet aggression
  13. Division between communist and non-communist Europe
  14. FBI program that spied on civil rights groups
  15. First city destroyed by an atomic bomb
  16. Justification used for Iraq War in 2003
  17. Law expanding government surveillance after 9/11
  18. Overturned school segregation in 1954
  19. Nonviolent protests at segregated lunch counters
  20. Toxic herbicide used by the U.S. in Vietnam
Down
  1. Civil rights protest triggered by Rosa Parks
  2. Leaders of the U.S., U.K., and USSR during WWII
  3. Promised support for nations resisting communism
  4. Civil defense drill practiced during Cold War nuclear fears
  5. Authorized the internment of Japanese Americans
  6. “Star Wars” missile defense proposal
  7. U.S. financial aid for rebuilding post-war Europe
  8. Gave LBJ war powers in Vietnam
  9. Site of student deaths during anti-war protest
  10. 1989 event signaling Cold War’s end
  11. Latino fight for rights, education, and labor justice
  12. MLK's defense of nonviolent protest
  13. Militant group that demanded Black empowerment
  14. Surprise attack that brought the U.S. into WWII
  15. Site of MLK’s “I Have a Dream” speech
  16. Accusations of communism without evidence
  17. Flammable weapon used during the Vietnam War
  18. Congressional committee that investigated communism

38 Clues: Gave LBJ war powers in Vietnam • Communist leader of North Vietnam • 1989 event signaling Cold War’s end • MLK's defense of nonviolent protest • “Star Wars” missile defense proposal • Site of MLK’s “I Have a Dream” speech • Overturned school segregation in 1954 • First city destroyed by an atomic bomb • Justification used for Iraq War in 2003 • ...

US History Crossword Puzzle 2024-12-04

US History Crossword Puzzle crossword puzzle
Across
  1. cut off all trade with a country
  2. Law that gave free land in the west
  3. Faster, cheaper production in factories
  4. Caused faster travel, more trade, more growth
  5. Japan attacked here
  6. Become more like an American
  7. Writers who exposed bad things in society
  8. drought on the Great Plains
  9. Amendment for women's right to vote
  10. Moving to cities for jobs
  11. First affordable car
Down
  1. Connects the Atlantic and Pacific Oceans
  2. One company controls all similar companies, no competition
  3. Fear of communism
  4. 1898 war, US became a world power
  5. Making things in factories
  6. Protects your money in the bank
  7. strategy to quickly conquer a nation
  8. African Americans move to cities in the north for jobs
  9. unemployment insurance and retirement payments
  10. Amendment that repealed Prohibition
  11. Amendment that led to Prohibition

22 Clues: Fear of communism • Japan attacked here • First affordable car • Moving to cities for jobs • Making things in factories • drought on the Great Plains • Become more like an American • Protects your money in the bank • cut off all trade with a country • 1898 war, US became a world power • Amendment that led to Prohibition • Law that gave free land in the west • ...

3rd PERIOD US HISTORY 2025-08-20

3rd PERIOD US HISTORY crossword puzzle
Across
  1. the beach
  2. the beach
  3. starbucks
  4. Motorcycles or football
  5. probably nothing
  6. makeup
  7. the power of music
  8. Basketball
  9. WW2
  10. Taekwondo, my friends
  11. overthinking
Down
  1. The power of positivity
  2. about soccer
  3. Fighter jets
  4. What if
  5. Importance of 4th of july
  6. Being a military child
  7. Fortnite
  8. Fortnite
  9. Jesus!!!
  10. titanic
  11. Sports
  12. soccer

23 Clues: WW2 • makeup • Sports • soccer • What if • titanic • Fortnite • Fortnite • Jesus!!! • the beach • the beach • starbucks • Basketball • about soccer • Fighter jets • overthinking • probably nothing • the power of music • Taekwondo, my friends • Being a military child • The power of positivity • Motorcycles or football • Importance of 4th of july

US History Chapter 12. 2026-03-04

US History Chapter 12. crossword puzzle
Across
  1. The government gave railroad companies millions of acres of public land
  2. occur only when running (e.g., wages, raw materials)
  3. A person who manages, and assumes the risks of a business or enterprise in pursuit of profit.
  4. An organization owned by many people but treated by law as though it were a single person.
  5. perfected the lightbulb and created a system for power distribution.
  6. The father of Communism
  7. They provided the grueling labor needed to build the railroad
  8. an economic philosophy where the government interferes as little as possible in the economy.
  9. A business model where a company owns all the different stages of production
  10. An inventor who championed alternating current
Down
  1. The rail line completed in 1869 linking the Atlantic and Pacific coasts.
  2. A major 1872 scandal
  3. The pragmatic leader of the American Federation of Labor (AFL)
  4. Skilled laborers
  5. The titan of the oil industry
  6. The total value of all goods and services produced by a country
  7. A rise in the value of money
  8. Unskilled workers with few rights and lower pay.
  9. Behind the first transatlantic telegraph cable, revolutionizing global communication.
  10. a company pays even if it's not running (e.g., loans, taxes).
  11. People who own shares of a corporation

21 Clues: Skilled laborers • A major 1872 scandal • The father of Communism • A rise in the value of money • The titan of the oil industry • People who own shares of a corporation • An inventor who championed alternating current • Unskilled workers with few rights and lower pay. • occur only when running (e.g., wages, raw materials) • ...

US History Fall Final 2025-12-11

US History Fall Final crossword puzzle
Across
  1. Areas of land set aside by the US government for Native American tribes.
  2. Political party that wanted a strong state government and pushed for a Bill of Rights.
  3. Upton Sinclair's book that exposed the unsanitary practices in the Meatpacking industry.
  4. This period was referred to by this name because while it looked prosperous on the surface, it hid major social problems like poverty and corruption.
  5. This 1862 Act offered 160 acres of free land in the West to settlers willing to live on and cultivate it for five years.
  6. His Supreme Court case ruled that African Americans were not citizens and Congress could not ban slavery in the territories.
  7. British acts passed to punish Massachusetts after the Boston Tea Party, closing Boston Harbor.
  8. The belief that the United States was preordained to expand its dominion across the entire continent.
  9. Their main goal on this expedition was to map the new territory and find a water route to the Pacific.
  10. The 1770 event used as colonial propaganda showing British soldiers firing on a crowd.
  11. The name of the new nation formed by the states that seceded from the Union.
  12. An organized association of workers formed to protect their rights and interests.
  13. The document that organized the government into three separate branches: legislative, executive, and judicial.
  14. A reason that attracts people to a new country, such as economic opportunity or freedom.
  15. A business leader who used ruthless, unethical business practices to get rich.
  16. The belief that only the fittest individuals and businesses thrive in society, often used to justify wealth inequality.
  17. Proclamation issued by Lincoln that freed enslaved people only in the rebellious states.
  18. The final major battle of the Revolutionary War, where Cornwallis surrendered to Washington.
  19. British tax on all printed materials in the colonies, which heavily angered colonists.
  20. The formal withdrawal of a state from the Union.
  21. This 1854 Act repealed the Missouri Compromise and introduced popular sovereignty to the territories.
  22. The rapid growth of cities, which created problems like overcrowding, poor sanitation, and disease.
  23. The main way the North made money, based on factories and manufacturing.
  24. A reason that causes people to leave their home country, such as war or famine.
  25. The forced, deadly march of the Cherokee Nation from their homeland to Indian Territory.
  26. Colonist who remained faithful to the King and Great Britain.
  27. The 1882 Act that completely banned immigration of workers from China.
Down
  1. President who used his power to support "universal white male suffrage" and often clashed with the Supreme Court.
  2. Purchase of a vast territory from France that essentially doubled the size of the country.
  3. Short speech by Lincoln dedicated to a major battlefield, redefining the war as a fight for liberty and equality.
  4. The Supreme Court case that legalized racial segregation under the "separate but equal" doctrine.
  5. The immigration processing station in San Francisco Bay.
  6. His victory in the 1860 Election, without a single Southern state, led many Southern states to consider leaving the Union.
  7. A source that interprets or analyzes an event after the fact; a textbook or biography.
  8. Group of Republicans during Reconstruction who sought to severely punish the South and grant full rights to freedmen.
  9. The terrorist organization that used violence to suppress Black voting and restore white supremacy in the South.
  10. The 1783 treaty that officially ended the Revolutionary War and recognized American independence.
  11. The policy of protecting the interests of native-born inhabitants against those of immigrants.
  12. The type of war where armies destroy civilian resources and infrastructure to break the enemy's will to fight.
  13. The main way the South made money, based on cash crops and farming.
  14. This Supreme Court case ruled that the Cherokee Nation was a sovereign entity, but President Jackson ignored the decision.
  15. Differences in economy, culture, and lifestyle that led to divisions between the various colonies.
  16. A person who sought to end slavery in the United States.
  17. The primary reason for the major increase in Irish immigration in the mid-1800s.
  18. His main military strategy was to avoid large, decisive battles and keep the Continental Army intact.
  19. A source created at the time of the event; an original document or artifact.
  20. The Union strategy to blockade Southern ports and control the Mississippi River to squeeze the South's economy.
  21. The Civil War Amendment that granted citizenship and equal protection under the law to all persons born or naturalized in the US.

48 Clues: The formal withdrawal of a state from the Union. • The immigration processing station in San Francisco Bay. • A person who sought to end slavery in the United States. • Colonist who remained faithful to the King and Great Britain. • The main way the South made money, based on cash crops and farming. • ...

Unit 10 US History 2017-03-06

Unit 10 US History crossword puzzle
Across
  1. literary and artistic movement of the late 1800's and early 1900's
  2. Studied American birds – anatomy and behavior – naturalist
  3. poorly designed apartments that housed large numbers of people
  4. Fought for reforms in prisons and hospitals
  5. belief that people could transcend opr rise above material things in life – focused on nature
  6. NOT A REAL RAILROAD- system in place to transport fugitive/escaped slaves to freedom
  7. American Art School – focused on landscapes and man’s connection to nature
  8. New York 1848 – 1st public meeting about women’s rights
  9. Conductor on Underground RR – made 19 successful trips from South freeing slaves
  10. Americans that opposed immigration into the United States
  11. Major figure in Women’s movement – appeared on $1 coin in 1980s
Down
  1. Political organization that supported measures to make it difficult for foreigners to gain US citizenship
  2. Abolitionist – well spoken/written – started newspaper The North Star
  3. Prohibition – supported laws against the consumption of alcohol
  4. One of the founders of the Women’s Movement – Seneca Falls Convention – was Anti-Slavery and Women’s Rights
  5. Women’s rights movement included voting and shorter work day
  6. poem by Walt Whitman – considered to be the father of American Free Verse Poetry
  7. Abolitionist traveled country speaking against slavery
  8. American Author – wrote Hackberry Finn – gave insight into Southern culture
  9. Worked for equality for women – focused on women’s contribution to society

20 Clues: Fought for reforms in prisons and hospitals • Abolitionist traveled country speaking against slavery • New York 1848 – 1st public meeting about women’s rights • Americans that opposed immigration into the United States • Studied American birds – anatomy and behavior – naturalist • Women’s rights movement included voting and shorter work day • ...

US History Unit 4 2017-09-25

US History Unit 4 crossword puzzle
Across
  1. brought from foreign markets
  2. group of civilians trained to fight
  3. crops that could be sold easily in the markets of the colonies or overseas
  4. variety – different cultures all living and working together
  5. bosses, to keep slaves working hard
  6. route of trade that formed a triangle (England-West Indies –New England Colonies)
  7. King George declared that the Appalachian Mts. Were new western border
  8. learning assistants
  9. 1689 guaranteeing certain basic rights to all citizens
  10. established by settlers who had been given a charter
  11. Caribbean Basin is a region of the North Atlantic Ocean
  12. 1720-1740) “new birth” a movement that called for the strengthening of religious faith
  13. strict rules governing the behavior and punishment of enslaved Africans
  14. ended the American Revolution
  15. hills and forests of the Appalachian Mountains
Down
  1. the ability to read and write
  2. colonies directed ruled by the Great Britain (King)
  3. refers to the part of the trade where Africans, densely packed onto ships, were transported across the Atlantic to the West Indies.
  4. called for one general government
  5. colonies ruled by Proprietors
  6. region of flat, low lying plains along the east coast
  7. to sell abroad (outside of home country)
  8. war in Europe between Great Britain and France
  9. unions (with Native American Tribes)
  10. produced just enough to meet the needs of their families
  11. spread the idea of knowledge, reason and science
  12. trading illegally with other nations
  13. as a notion’s trade grows, its gold reserve increase and the nation becomes more powerful

28 Clues: learning assistants • brought from foreign markets • the ability to read and write • colonies ruled by Proprietors • ended the American Revolution • called for one general government • group of civilians trained to fight • bosses, to keep slaves working hard • unions (with Native American Tribes) • trading illegally with other nations • to sell abroad (outside of home country) • ...

Unit 1 US History 2017-09-28

Unit 1 US History crossword puzzle
Across
  1. an astronomical instrument used to determine latitude and longitude at sea by measuring angular distance, especially the altitudes of the sun, moon and stars
  2. an astronomical instrument instrument for taking the altitude of the sun or stars and for the solution of other problems in astronomy and navigation: Used by Greek astronomers from about 200 B.C. and by Arab astronomers from the Middle Ages until replaced by the Sextant.
  3. explorers who travelled the Mississippi River and were often fur trappers who traded with the Natives
  4. a major crop which is native to the Americas and can be made into flour and now, popular
  5. the people who lived in the Americas for thousands of years and flourished until Europeans invaded.
  6. along with Da Gama, Portuguese explorer who sailed around the tip of Africa
  7. the location of the land bridge that was glacier 20-30,000 years ago and is now sea
  8. led the first expedition to sail around the world in 1549. His crew was the first to circumnavigate the earth.
  9. How scientists believe the first people came from Asia to the Americas 20-30,000 years ago
  10. Resources compiled and interpreted from primary and secondary sources.
  11. explored the West Indies and the Caribbean in 1492 and never knew he didn’t reach Asia (East Indies)
  12. The Study of the process of history
  13. Native Americans believed no one could own this
  14. Native Americans believed everything, even rocks, had this
  15. explored Southwestern North America for Spain in 1540
  16. Copying work that is not your own without giving credit to the author
  17. brought to the New World by Europeans, these animals helped the Spanish conquer natives and changed the life of many Native Americans
Down
  1. genetic evidence used to determine when the first people came to North America
  2. small pox and typhoid for example, this killed many Natives, especially when Europeans gave the Natives contaminated blankets
  3. an early cash crop in the Southern Colonies of America, introduced to settlers by the Natives and adored in Europe.
  4. Europeans wanted to convert Native Americans to this belief
  5. Theory that the first humans came to the new world by following North Pacific coastlines from Asia into the Americas
  6. the recovery and study of physical remains from past human life and culture
  7. explorers and colonists who explored the east coast and then settled what became the 13 colonies under the rule of King George
  8. A first hand account of an event. Examples Declaration of Independence, Anne Frank’s Diary
  9. Spanish explorers, soldier-adventurers, who wanted to conquer the New World.
  10. Essential occupation for the earliest colonists for survival before they can plant and grow their crops.
  11. the exchange of goods and ideas between the New and the Old World
  12. the land Columbus was looking for
  13. History that took place before the development of writing
  14. English explorer who explored the East Coast of North America
  15. Motivation for European explorers, which reflected their individualistic societal beliefs
  16. source
  17. early explorers, conquistadors, who conquered Natives in south and Central America looking for gold, riches and slaves
  18. the first Europeans to land in the New World in 1001, but they did not settle there.

35 Clues: source • the land Columbus was looking for • The Study of the process of history • Native Americans believed no one could own this • explored Southwestern North America for Spain in 1540 • History that took place before the development of writing • Native Americans believed everything, even rocks, had this • Europeans wanted to convert Native Americans to this belief • ...

US History (1607-1877) 2017-05-21

US History (1607-1877) crossword puzzle
Across
  1. a 13 day siege at a mission in San Antonio
  2. taxed glass, lead, paper, paint, and tea entering the colonies.
  3. The first cultural movement to unite the Thirteen Colonies.
  4. Act passed in 1766 just after the repeal of the Stamp Act.
  5. a war between citizens of the same country.
  6. a war fought from 1775-1783 and won by the 13 American colonies
  7. 1776 pamphlet by Thomas Paine
  8. 7th U.S. President
  9. They were meant to punish the Massachusetts colonists
  10. "no taxation without representation," introduced by Patrick Henry
  11. An act of 1689 granting freedom of worship to dissenters
  12. issued October 7, 1763, by King George III
  13. The last battle of the Revolutionary War, fought in 1781
  14. An armed rebellion by Virginia settlers led by Nathaniel Bacon
  15. The first bloodshed of the American Revolution
Down
  1. destroyed an entire shipment of tea sent by the East India Company.
  2. Turning point of the American Revolution
  3. a tariff on sugar, coffee, wines, and molasses.
  4. a land deal between the United States and France
  5. the first legislative body in colonial America
  6. the first constitution of the United States, on November 15 ,1777
  7. sent letters of complaints to the king and parliament
  8. The first permanent English settlement in North America, founded in 1607
  9. a series of Acts passed in the English Parliament in 1651,1660 & 1663
  10. 3rd U.S. President
  11. The first agreement for self-government in America.

26 Clues: 7th U.S. President • 3rd U.S. President • 1776 pamphlet by Thomas Paine • Turning point of the American Revolution • a 13 day siege at a mission in San Antonio • issued October 7, 1763, by King George III • a war between citizens of the same country. • the first legislative body in colonial America • The first bloodshed of the American Revolution • ...

US History (1607-1877) 2017-05-21

US History (1607-1877) crossword puzzle
Across
  1. destroyed an entire shipment of tea sent by the East India Company.
  2. a tariff on sugar, coffee, wines, and molasses.
  3. An act of 1689 granting freedom of worship to dissenters
  4. "no taxation without representation," introduced by Patrick Henry
  5. The first agreement for self-government in America.
  6. a war between citizens of the same country.
  7. issued October 7, 1763, by King George III
  8. The last battle of the Revolutionary War, fought in 1781
  9. the first constitution of the United States, on November 15 ,1777
  10. An armed rebellion by Virginia settlers led by Nathaniel Bacon
  11. The first permanent English settlement in North America, founded in 1607
  12. Act passed in 1766 just after the repeal of the Stamp Act.
  13. The first bloodshed of the American Revolution
Down
  1. They were meant to punish the Massachusetts colonists
  2. Turning point of the American Revolution
  3. a 13 day siege at a mission in San Antonio
  4. a series of Acts passed in the English Parliament in 1651,1660 & 1663
  5. 3rd U.S. President
  6. a war fought from 1775-1783 and won by the 13 American colonies
  7. 1776 pamphlet by Thomas Paine
  8. The first cultural movement to unite the Thirteen Colonies.
  9. a land deal between the United States and France
  10. the first legislative body in colonial America
  11. sent letters of complaints to the king and parliament
  12. taxed glass, lead, paper, paint, and tea entering the colonies.
  13. 7th U.S. President

26 Clues: 3rd U.S. President • 7th U.S. President • 1776 pamphlet by Thomas Paine • Turning point of the American Revolution • a 13 day siege at a mission in San Antonio • issued October 7, 1763, by King George III • a war between citizens of the same country. • the first legislative body in colonial America • The first bloodshed of the American Revolution • ...

US History Crossword #1 2013-02-26

US History Crossword #1 crossword puzzle
Across
  1. Preference for or dislike of something or someone
  2. words that have similiar meanings
  3. is to examine what two or more things have in common
  4. a crop grown by a farmer to be sold for money rather than for personal use
  5. a worker hired by a planter to watch over and direct the work of slaves
  6. a 1739 uprising of slaves in South Carolina, leading to the tightening of already harsh slave laws
  7. is to examine how two or more things are different
  8. obvious and intentional exaggeration
  9. the transatlantic system of trade in which goods, including slaves, were exchanged between Africa, England, Europe, the West Indies, and the colonies in North America
  10. a mountain range that stretches from eastern Canada south to Alabama
  11. Information spread with the intention to persuade readers
  12. a mill in which grain is ground to produce flour or meal
  13. a broad plateau that leads to the foot of a mountain range
  14. the point at which a waterfall prevents large boats from moving farther upriver
  15. a large group of families that claim a common ancestor
  16. a skilled worker who makes goods by hand; a craftsperson
Down
  1. a colonial region that ran along the Appalachian Mountains
  2. a farm that produces enough food for the family with a small additional amount for trade
  3. a series of laws passed by Parliament to ensure that England made money from its colonies' trade
  4. a variety of people
  5. A word with the same spelling but different meaning
  6. a vehicle with wide wheels, a curved bed, and a canvas cover used by American pioneers
  7. words that have opposite meanings
  8. to illegally import or export goods
  9. a plant grown in the Southern colonies that yields a deep blue dye

25 Clues: a variety of people • words that have similiar meanings • words that have opposite meanings • to illegally import or export goods • obvious and intentional exaggeration • Preference for or dislike of something or someone • is to examine how two or more things are different • A word with the same spelling but different meaning • ...

US History Review Crossword 2013-04-04

US History Review Crossword crossword puzzle
Across
  1. Branch of government that includes the President, Vice President, and cabinet.
  2. Peaceful religious group that founded Pennsylvania.
  3. Political body representing American interests and challenging British control.
  4. Forcing people to shelter soldiers in their homes.
  5. Ancient empire conquered by Pizarro.
  6. Branch of government that makes laws.
  7. A tax on all printed materials.
  8. Fifth president.
  9. Citizens that stayed loyal to Britain.
  10. Where Columbus first landed.
Down
  1. People who wanted to reform the church of England.
  2. First man(or his crew anyway) to circumnavigate the world.
  3. State that was annexed by the U.S.
  4. Famous for betraying the U.S. in the Revolutionary War.
  5. First settlement in North America (but it disappeared).
  6. This man helped Jamestown survive because of his great leadership.
  7. Spanish explorers.
  8. Branch of government that interprets the laws. Includes Supreme Court.
  9. Revolution Change from homemade items to factories and machines.
  10. President that annexed Texas, won the Mexican-American War, and negotiated for British Territory.
  11. First permanent settlement in North America.
  12. Guide and interpreter for Lewis & Clark.
  13. People who moved from place to place.
  14. Citizens that supported the war for independence.
  15. Old fort/mission where Davy Crockett and other men fought off Santa Anna's army for 12 days.

25 Clues: Fifth president. • Spanish explorers. • Where Columbus first landed. • A tax on all printed materials. • State that was annexed by the U.S. • Ancient empire conquered by Pizarro. • Branch of government that makes laws. • People who moved from place to place. • Citizens that stayed loyal to Britain. • Guide and interpreter for Lewis & Clark. • ...

US HISTORY - Jeopardy Review 2012-10-17

US HISTORY - Jeopardy Review crossword puzzle
Across
  1. founded a colony for Quakers
  2. believe that everyone has an Inner Light
  3. Spanish Aristocrats
  4. People of Spanish/African descent
  5. Lake that was the site of the Aztec capital
  6. Leader of the Aztecs
  7. Antinomian woman
  8. Also known as King Philip
  9. Settlement in VA, led by John Smith
  10. Man who started the Society of Friends
Down
  1. Religious group who disliked Anglicans and believed in Purity of faith
  2. founded Rhode Island
  3. Name of the Strait that the first Americans came to N. America by
  4. Descendants of Spanish
  5. Aztec capital
  6. System of forced labor used by Spanish
  7. built flat topped pyramids with stairs leading to temples
  8. Puritan leader who wrote the "City on a hill"
  9. Settlement that disappeared leaving behind only the word Croaton
  10. Spanish explorer who helped destroy the Aztecs
  11. People of Spanish/Indian descent

21 Clues: Aztec capital • Antinomian woman • Spanish Aristocrats • founded Rhode Island • Leader of the Aztecs • Descendants of Spanish • Also known as King Philip • founded a colony for Quakers • People of Spanish/Indian descent • People of Spanish/African descent • Settlement in VA, led by John Smith • System of forced labor used by Spanish • Man who started the Society of Friends • ...

US HISTORY CH.9 2012-11-19

US HISTORY CH.9 crossword puzzle
Across
  1. and only the fittest survive
  2. American statement that the government did not want colonies in China, but favored free trade there
  3. a form of non-traditional warfare generally involving small bands of fighters, relies on surprise attacks; attack and retreat.
  4. Cuba within the U.S. sphere
  5. form of nationalism
  6. a foreign policy based on human rights,
  7. the belief that life is a competitive
  8. privileged access by Britain, France,
  9. newspapers that used sensational headlines and exaggerated stories in order to promote readership
  10. governor of the Philippines who later
  11. Signed by Spain and the United States, officially ended the The Spanish-American War.
  12. restricted rights of newly freed Cubans
  13. human-made waterway linking the Atlantic to the Pacific across the isthmus of Panama
Down
  1. the policy in which strong nations control
  2. a Filipino nationalist
  3. owner of the New York Journal
  4. and Russia to China
  5. honor, and understanding
  6. President of the United States
  7. Theodore Roosevelt’s foreign policy
  8. countries or territories
  9. established a civil government in Puerto Rico

22 Clues: form of nationalism • and Russia to China • a Filipino nationalist • honor, and understanding • countries or territories • Cuba within the U.S. sphere • and only the fittest survive • owner of the New York Journal • President of the United States • Theodore Roosevelt’s foreign policy • the belief that life is a competitive • privileged access by Britain, France, • ...

Coach Marshall US History 2021-01-08

Coach Marshall US History crossword puzzle
Across
  1. SIGNED BY PILGRIMS IN 1620 (pg 26)
  2. ENGLAND'S LEGISLATIVE BRANCH (pg 26)
  3. WHERE THE PILGRIMS SETTLED IN 1620 (pg 115)
  4. REFUSAL TO OBEY LAWS THAT ARE CONSIDERED UNJUST (pg 169)
  5. PEOPLE WHO OPPOSED THE CONSTITUTION (pg 248)
  6. GOVERNMENT MUST FOLLOW ESTABLISHED PROCEDURES IN TAKING ACTION AGAINST A CITIZEN (pg 264)
  7. 1783 ______ OF PARIS (pg 217)
  8. TURNING POINT BATTLE IN REVOLUTION (pg 201)
  9. MAIN AUTHOR OF THE DECLARATION OF INDEPENDENCE pg 181)
  10. CHANGES TO A DOCUMENT (pg 249)
  11. TWO-HOUSE LEGISLATURE (pg 227)
  12. SHAWNEE INDIAN CHIEF WHO TRIED TO BUILD A CONFEDERACY OF NATIVE AMERICANS (pg 333)
  13. RIGHTS THAT CAN'T BE TAKEN AWAY (pg 29)
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  1. THOSE REMAINING LOYAL TO THE KING (pg 195)
  2. INFORMATION DESIGNED TO INFLUENCE OPINION (pg 169)
  3. LETTER TO THE PEOPLE FROM WASHINGTON AT THE END OF HIS PRESIDENCY (pg 305)
  4. FATHER OF THE CONSTITUTION (pg 238)
  5. CITIZENS CHOOSE THEIR REPRESENTATIVES (pg256)
  6. CROPS THAT COULD EASILY BE SOLD IN MARKETS (pg 135)
  7. THREE FRENCH OFFICIALS DEMAND BRIBES DURING NEGOTIONS FOR A TREATY. (pg 309)
  8. GREATEST LAND PURCHASE IN HISTORY FOR $15 MILLION (pg 324)
  9. CAPTURING OF AMERICAN SHIPS AND FORCING THE CREW INTO THE BRITISH NAVY (pg 304)
  10. PEOPLE WHO SUPPORTED THE CONSTITUTION (pg 248)
  11. FORMAL REQUEST(PART OF FIRST AMENDMENT)(pg 179)
  12. INTRODUCTION (FIRST PART OF DECLARATION OF INDEPENDENCE)(pg 182)
  13. FOR IMPOSING_____ON US WITHOUT OUR CONSENT (pg 189)
  14. THOSE IN GOVERNMENT SUPPORTING MORE MILITARY SPENDING AND AGGRESSIVE ACTION (pg 334)
  15. PROHIBITS TRADE WITH ANOTHER COUNTRY (pg 331)
  16. HAMILTON AND BURR SQUARE OFF WITH PISTOLS WHERE HAMILTON DIES A DAY LATER (pg 327)
  17. WITHDRAW FROM THE UNION (pg 327)

30 Clues: 1783 ______ OF PARIS (pg 217) • CHANGES TO A DOCUMENT (pg 249) • TWO-HOUSE LEGISLATURE (pg 227) • WITHDRAW FROM THE UNION (pg 327) • SIGNED BY PILGRIMS IN 1620 (pg 26) • FATHER OF THE CONSTITUTION (pg 238) • ENGLAND'S LEGISLATIVE BRANCH (pg 26) • RIGHTS THAT CAN'T BE TAKEN AWAY (pg 29) • THOSE REMAINING LOYAL TO THE KING (pg 195) • WHERE THE PILGRIMS SETTLED IN 1620 (pg 115) • ...

US History 15-16 2021-01-15

US History 15-16 crossword puzzle
Across
  1. inventor of the telephone
  2. grandson of "Tippecanoe"
  3. corrupt leader who cheated New York City out of millions of dollars
  4. America's most prolific inventor
  5. steel entrepreneur
  6. labor union leader
  7. first black to serve in the U.S. Congress
  8. shipping entrepreneur
  9. Southerners who supported southern governments
  10. assassinated at a train station months after being president
  11. political cartoonist who advocated reforms
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  1. associated with political corruption
  2. first president to be impeached
  3. oil-refining entrepreneur
  4. one of the most scandal-ridden presidential administrations
  5. the South's tobacco entrepreneur
  6. investment banker
  7. attempted to restrict the rights of former slaves
  8. secretary who brought about impeachment
  9. Northerners who moved to the South

20 Clues: investment banker • steel entrepreneur • labor union leader • shipping entrepreneur • grandson of "Tippecanoe" • inventor of the telephone • oil-refining entrepreneur • first president to be impeached • the South's tobacco entrepreneur • America's most prolific inventor • Northerners who moved to the South • associated with political corruption • ...

People From US History 2021-10-20

People From US History crossword puzzle
Across
  1. Senator South Carolina
  2. American nurse, humanitarian and author
  3. first African American to serve Congress in 1870
  4. Scottish-born inventor, scientist, and engineer who is credited with inventing and patenting the first practical telephone
  5. sworn in as President of the Confederacy in Mongomery Alabama
  6. first and longest-serving president of the American Federation of Labor
  7. American business magnate who built his wealth in railroads and shipping
  8. lead fellow antislavary settlers on a murderous raid in Kansas
  9. Soldier to win the Congressional Medal of Honor in the Civil War
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  1. immigrant from Chile and enlisted in the Navy
  2. had only one year of formal education
  3. President to take over after President Abraham Lincoln was killed
  4. the first US President to veto bills that banned iliterate immigrants from entering the US
  5. spokesperson for the abolition of slavery
  6. Senator from Kentucky
  7. 21st US President
  8. Commander of the Union Army
  9. Commander of the Confederate Army
  10. American business magnate and philanthropist
  11. lived in a free territory and appealed for his freedom after his owner died

20 Clues: 21st US President • Senator from Kentucky • Senator South Carolina • Commander of the Union Army • Commander of the Confederate Army • had only one year of formal education • American nurse, humanitarian and author • spokesperson for the abolition of slavery • American business magnate and philanthropist • immigrant from Chile and enlisted in the Navy • ...

US HISTORY LEAP REVIEW 2022-04-07

US HISTORY LEAP REVIEW crossword puzzle
Across
  1. to cancel/take away a law
  2. lowered tax on molasses to cut down on smuggling, but allowed accused smugglers' goods to be taken without an arrest
  3. marked the end of France as a colonial power in North America
  4. first victim of Boston Massacre
  5. militia people who are ready quickly
  6. main cash crop in colonial America
  7. partnership with other powers/countries
  8. leaders of colonial boycotts
  9. land area the French and British fought over
  10. colonial leaders used this event as propaganda against the British
  11. closed Boston Harbor, banned town meetings
  12. illegal practice colonists used to avoid exclusively trading with the British
  13. OG British colonial town founded in 1607
  14. made alliances with Native Americans to form Rhode Island
  15. leader of the Green Mountain Boys
  16. received great help from this country
  17. important port city
  18. 1st battles of American Revolution
  19. religion with little tolerance for other beliefs
  20. Product that gets shipped INTO a country
  21. servant to get a ride to the colonies, these people would give 2+ years of their life
  22. religious group that formed the colony of Plymouth
  23. tax on all printed materials
  24. main fur that started French/Indian War
  25. Leader of Britain
  26. Natural rights (life, liberty, property)
  27. "remember the ladies"
  28. keeps ships from entering/leaving a harbor
  29. leader of the Sons of Liberty
  30. supporters of independence
  31. British General
  32. final battle of revolution
  33. main writer of Declaration of Independence
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  1. refuse to buy goods in protest
  2. most powerful group in eastern North America
  3. colonial General
  4. wrote the never implemented Albany Plan of Union
  5. between Africa, Europe and the Americas, forms a shape
  6. kicked out of Massachusetts for preaching as a woman
  7. Obvious pamphlet written by Thomas Paine
  8. nickname for British soldiers
  9. supporters of the crown
  10. America's Birthday
  11. American naval hero
  12. Act that taxed imported goods
  13. led a rebellion against the english
  14. winner of French and Indian war
  15. formal writing introduction
  16. sparked the Boston Tea Party
  17. semi-professional military group
  18. turning point of war
  19. Lousiana's then mother country, helped the colonies in the war
  20. Product that gets shipped OUT of a country
  21. Give me liberty or give me death guy
  22. the Proclamation of 1763 prohibited settlement past these mountains
  23. 19 year old french commander
  24. disguised herself as a man to fight for colonies
  25. Ben Franklin's call to unite the colonies during the French and Indian War
  26. colony founded by Dutch Traders, largest city in the US
  27. British policy of forcing colonists to only trade with the Mother Country
  28. harsh and terrible winter at this camp
  29. last chance petition colonists sent to King George
  30. product that makes a lot of money!

63 Clues: British General • colonial General • Leader of Britain • America's Birthday • American naval hero • important port city • turning point of war • "remember the ladies" • supporters of the crown • to cancel/take away a law • supporters of independence • final battle of revolution • formal writing introduction • leaders of colonial boycotts • sparked the Boston Tea Party • ...

A History of Us 2022-02-07

A History of Us crossword puzzle
Across
  1. currency for Joe's Place
  2. Karaoke duet
  3. The only grocery store Isabelle loves
  4. Epic head tilt
  5. American Poet
  6. an award bestowed by KishiBashi
  7. Peninsula Roadtrip
  8. an elite tour
  9. gender neutral pet name
  10. preferred legume
  11. Capital city food truck
  12. world's greatest pizza, maybe
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  1. Classic film
  2. What I should have said was nothing
  3. Location of our 2nd kiss
  4. High praise for a comedic moment
  5. An alternative Lansing zoo
  6. Our best hike
  7. Lake Michigan getaway
  8. Desert playground
  9. Spring Break destination
  10. a playful left
  11. Where we fell in love with dolphins
  12. ZooDeMack eatery
  13. Isabelle's popstar moment

25 Clues: Classic film • Karaoke duet • Our best hike • American Poet • an elite tour • Epic head tilt • a playful left • ZooDeMack eatery • preferred legume • Desert playground • Peninsula Roadtrip • Lake Michigan getaway • gender neutral pet name • Capital city food truck • currency for Joe's Place • Location of our 2nd kiss • Spring Break destination • Isabelle's popstar moment • An alternative Lansing zoo • ...

US History Chapter 16 2022-02-01

US History Chapter 16 crossword puzzle
Across
  1. A type of leisure time.
  2. Moody’s song leader.
  3. The innovation to keep food cold.
  4. Founder of the railroad industry.
  5. Connected the east and the west.
  6. A new source of power.
  7. Founder of Finance and Banking.
  8. Invented the telephone.
  9. The method of quickly writing information.
  10. This standardized sizes and color.
  11. It made the lower class dress as the rich.
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  1. All immigrants passed through here.
  2. Credited with inventing the lightbulb.
  3. Christian song leader.
  4. Nickname for the US.
  5. The movement of the population to the city.
  6. Founder of the steel industry.
  7. Rescue missions were established here.
  8. Founder of the first Standard Oil Company.
  9. Wrote the “Origin of Species”.
  10. The famous food producer.
  11. Famous evangelist from Chicago.

22 Clues: Nickname for the US. • Moody’s song leader. • Christian song leader. • A new source of power. • A type of leisure time. • Invented the telephone. • The famous food producer. • Founder of the steel industry. • Wrote the “Origin of Species”. • Founder of Finance and Banking. • Famous evangelist from Chicago. • Connected the east and the west. • The innovation to keep food cold. • ...

Topic #4 US History 2022-11-03

Topic #4 US History crossword puzzle
Across
  1. setting traditions for others to follow
  2. a treaty with Great Britain to ask them to leave American ships alone but they only left British forts in America
  3. first president of the United States
  4. three French agents wanted the Americans to apologize, pay a loan, and pay a bribe
  5. secretary of treasury
  6. a population count of the entire country done very 10 years
  7. a power that can be done by both state and nation government
  8. a power only given to the national government
  9. a congressional power specifically mentioned in the constitution
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  1. secretary of state
  2. slaves counted as three-fifths of a person
  3. Supreme Court chief justice
  4. a congressional power to act in non-specified areas of the constitution
  5. make sure not one branch gets all of the power
  6. people who believed in a strong national government
  7. speaker of the house
  8. vice president
  9. granted congress the pass all laws that are proper and necessary
  10. he came to the US trying to recruit American private citizens into the French army
  11. having one legislative branch
  12. a power reserved for the state
  13. having two legislative branches

22 Clues: vice president • secretary of state • speaker of the house • secretary of treasury • Supreme Court chief justice • having one legislative branch • a power reserved for the state • having two legislative branches • first president of the United States • setting traditions for others to follow • slaves counted as three-fifths of a person • ...

US History 1920s Project 2022-11-04

US History 1920s Project crossword puzzle
Across
  1. Social norms began to change in the 20s
  2. The generation in their 20s during the Great War
  3. Flew the Spirit of Saint Louis from New York to Paris
  4. Medical experimentation on people
  5. Acts were passed to limit this from specific countries
  6. Was a lawyer in the Scopes Monkey trials
  7. Greatly expanded by the passing of the 19th amendment
  8. Music publishers that wrote popular songs in the 1920s
  9. Formed the Curtis-Wright Aviation corporation
  10. Greater access to this allowed for appliances to become commonplace within the American home
  11. Granted citizenship to any native American in U.S.A. territory
Down
  1. When African Americans moved to the north for economic opportunities
  2. Was caused by a fear of Far-Left ideas including anarchism
  3. The era of new thinking that brought about jazz music and social changes
  4. Allowed for greater direct communication
  5. The name for what the 19th amendment brought into law
  6. Manufacturing technique developed to allow for easy and cheap production of goods
  7. Sought to form a nation in Africa for African Americans to move to
  8. Stars Like Charlie Chaplin came from this industry
  9. Allowed for the sharing of information with the average American
  10. Supported US neutrality and the Free Silver Movement
  11. scale
  12. First mass production car that was widely accessible
  13. allowed for greater purchasing and expanded the middle class

24 Clues: scale • Medical experimentation on people • Social norms began to change in the 20s • Allowed for greater direct communication • Was a lawyer in the Scopes Monkey trials • Formed the Curtis-Wright Aviation corporation • The generation in their 20s during the Great War • Stars Like Charlie Chaplin came from this industry • ...

US History Vocab Crossword 2022-11-03

US History Vocab Crossword crossword puzzle
Across
  1. agreed to evacuate line by June 1 1796
  2. a treaty that solved territorial desputes
  3. congress does not have the power to pass laws that override the constitution
  4. not in accordance with the constitution
  5. a participatory member of a political community
  6. an organization that candies to a certain group of people
  7. one who favors a strict constitution
  8. one who favors a loose constitution
  9. does not help or support either side
  10. created 16 federal court judgeships
  11. a group of the presidents top advisors
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  1. the rights and powers held by the individual states
  2. non-citizen of a community acquires citizenship of another country
  3. alcoholic beverage made from fermented grain
  4. limited speech critical of the government
  5. a diplomatic incident that resulted in the Quasi war
  6. a social change
  7. taxes on imported goods
  8. an american news publication
  9. paved the way to expand the federal government
  10. when a law or act gets sent back to the supreme court for review
  11. not foreign, occurs inside the country

22 Clues: a social change • taxes on imported goods • an american news publication • one who favors a loose constitution • created 16 federal court judgeships • one who favors a strict constitution • does not help or support either side • agreed to evacuate line by June 1 1796 • not foreign, occurs inside the country • a group of the presidents top advisors • ...

US History Ch 3 2022-09-28

US History Ch 3 crossword puzzle
Across
  1. to combine two previously separate things.
  2. A grant of land by the Federal Government especially for roads, railroads or agriculture colleges.
  3. A company tool to fight union demands by refusing to allow employees to enter the facility to work.
  4. The act of limiting, restricting, or keeping under control.
  5. A person who buys what is produced by an economy.
  6. - He went to work at age 12 and made his fortune in Steel.
  7. A policy that government should interfere as little as possible in the nation's economy.
  8. An organization that is authorized by law to carry on an activity but treated as though it were a single person
  9. One who puts money into a company in order to gain future financial reward
  10. Created one of the largest holding companies, U.S. Steel
  11. A company whose primary business is owning a controlling share in other companies.
  12. The total valus of all goods and services that a country produces.
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  1. The reduction in the cost of a good brought about especially by increased production at a given facility
  2. called the AFL, focused on promoting the interest of skilled workers
  3. An organization of common laborers and craft workers in a particular industry
  4. An agreement in which a company agrees to hire only union workers.
  5. A court order whereby one is required to do or to refrain from doing a specific act.
  6. Total control of a type of industry by one person or one company
  7. One who organizes, manages and assumes the risk of a business.
  8. Settling a dispute by agreeing to accept the decision of an impartial outsider
  9. Where did the Union Pacific and Central Pacific railroads meet.
  10. - at one point he owned about 90% of the oil refining industry.
  11. a decline in the volume of available moneyor credit that resule in lower prices.
  12. The act of being given out or disbursed to clients.
  13. A combination of firms or corporations formed by a legal agreement, especially to reduce competition

25 Clues: to combine two previously separate things. • A person who buys what is produced by an economy. • The act of being given out or disbursed to clients. • Created one of the largest holding companies, U.S. Steel • - He went to work at age 12 and made his fortune in Steel. • The act of limiting, restricting, or keeping under control. • ...

A History of Us 2021-07-06

A History of Us crossword puzzle
Across
  1. WHERE WE ONLY STAY WITH GAY UNCLES
  2. YOUR FIRST NICKNAME FOR ME
  3. A WORD YOU LIKE TO HEAR ME SAY
  4. YOU THROUGH MY EYES
  5. WHERE WE FIRST SAW ALL OF EACH OTHER
  6. OUR FAVORITE LOCAL COFFEESHOP
  7. OUR FAVORITE BRUNCH SPOT
  8. WHERE WE WORKED TOGETHER
  9. WHERE WE GOT ENGAGED
  10. WHERE WE HAD OUR FIRST KISS
  11. HOW I TOLD YOU YOU'D ALWAYS FALL ASLEEP
  12. OUR ANNIVERSARY MONTH
  13. TOPIC OF CONVERSATION ON OUR 1ST DATE
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  1. ONE OF OUR FAVORITE ACTIVITIES TOGETHER
  2. OUR TINY LIBRARY GETAWAY
  3. OUR FAMILY NAME
  4. WHERE WE MET
  5. ONE OF OUR FAVORITE GAMES
  6. THE VENUE WHERE WE COULD HANG OUT IN THE BACK ROOM DURING GIGS
  7. WHERE WE DANCED TOGETHER IN CANTON
  8. WHAT I HOPE YOU NEVER FORGET
  9. LOCATION OF OUR MOST RECENT IN-PERSON DATE
  10. COUNTY COURTHOUSE WHERE WE GOT MARRIED

23 Clues: WHERE WE MET • OUR FAMILY NAME • YOU THROUGH MY EYES • WHERE WE GOT ENGAGED • OUR ANNIVERSARY MONTH • OUR TINY LIBRARY GETAWAY • OUR FAVORITE BRUNCH SPOT • WHERE WE WORKED TOGETHER • ONE OF OUR FAVORITE GAMES • YOUR FIRST NICKNAME FOR ME • WHERE WE HAD OUR FIRST KISS • WHAT I HOPE YOU NEVER FORGET • OUR FAVORITE LOCAL COFFEESHOP • A WORD YOU LIKE TO HEAR ME SAY • ...

US History STAAR Review 2021-05-04

US History STAAR Review crossword puzzle
Across
  1. the right to vote
  2. nickname for a person that supported a strong, central government
  3. woman responsible for prison reform (last name)
  4. movement against alcohol
  5. large farm in the South with many slaves
  6. established in Marbury v. Madison
  7. President that encouraged us to stay out of foreign wars
  8. amendment that abolished slavery
  9. the supreme law of the land
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  1. first form of self-government
  2. policy of forcing soldiers to serve in your army
  3. President during the War of 1812 (last name)
  4. belief that the U.S. was meant to expand west
  5. Confederate General
  6. nickname for the North in the Civil War
  7. favoring one region instead of the country as a whole
  8. to leave the Union
  9. location of a famous "Tea Party"
  10. wrote Common Sense (last name)
  11. President responsible for the Trail of Tears (last name)
  12. invention that increased slavery
  13. first English settlement (1607)
  14. turning point in the American Revolution
  15. immigrant group that escaped the potato famine

24 Clues: the right to vote • to leave the Union • Confederate General • movement against alcohol • the supreme law of the land • first form of self-government • wrote Common Sense (last name) • first English settlement (1607) • location of a famous "Tea Party" • invention that increased slavery • amendment that abolished slavery • established in Marbury v. Madison • ...

US History STAAR Review 2021-05-05

US History STAAR Review crossword puzzle
Across
  1. the right to vote
  2. nickname for a person that supported a strong, central government
  3. woman responsible for prison reform (last name)
  4. movement against alcohol
  5. large farm in the South with many slaves
  6. established in Marbury v. Madison
  7. President that encouraged us to stay out of foreign wars
  8. amendment that abolished slavery
  9. the supreme law of the land
Down
  1. first form of self-government
  2. policy of forcing soldiers to serve in your army
  3. President during the War of 1812 (last name)
  4. belief that the U.S. was meant to expand west
  5. Confederate General
  6. nickname for the North in the Civil War
  7. favoring one region instead of the country as a whole
  8. to leave the Union
  9. location of a famous "Tea Party"
  10. wrote Common Sense (last name)
  11. President responsible for the Trail of Tears (last name)
  12. invention that increased slavery
  13. first English settlement (1607)
  14. turning point in the American Revolution
  15. immigrant group that escaped the potato famine

24 Clues: the right to vote • to leave the Union • Confederate General • movement against alcohol • the supreme law of the land • first form of self-government • wrote Common Sense (last name) • first English settlement (1607) • location of a famous "Tea Party" • invention that increased slavery • amendment that abolished slavery • established in Marbury v. Madison • ...

US History Crossword #1 2020-11-18

US History Crossword #1 crossword puzzle
Across
  1. colonists couldn't settle beyond the Appalachian mountains
  2. A combination of the Virginia and New Jersey Plan
  3. The absolute rule of one man or group
  4. a farmer's rebellion revealing the weaknesses of the AOC
  5. A meeting of women to discuss rights and emancipation
  6. People who are viewed as property
  7. Strong central government, weak states
  8. connected rivers and greatly impacted transportation
  9. large Christian movement that emphasized religious (Christian) freedom
  10. First government document of the Pilgrims
  11. Strong state governments, weak central government
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  1. transference of ideas, goods and people across the old and new world
  2. a riot that turned into a shooting of colonists by British soldiers
  3. Jackson forcefully removing natives from their lands
  4. left England to create new Christian churches
  5. Washington advising on how to run the government
  6. weak government unable to withstand many problems thrown at it
  7. purge the soul and world of evil
  8. "We hold these truths to be self evident that all men are created equal"
  9. a large amount of pride for one's nation

20 Clues: purge the soul and world of evil • People who are viewed as property • The absolute rule of one man or group • Strong central government, weak states • a large amount of pride for one's nation • First government document of the Pilgrims • left England to create new Christian churches • Washington advising on how to run the government • ...

US History - Voting Policy 2022-10-10

US History - Voting Policy crossword puzzle
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  1. Voting by ______ vetoing makes voting accessible and possible for many Americans, like those overseas or with disabilities.
  2. Requiring voter ID is often used to ___________ against minority groups in the US. ID is not shown to prevent voter fraud but does prevent voting.
  3. Primary elections happen when?
  4. The __________ college has been criticized for its "winner takes all" approach and its ability to disregard the popular vote by the citizens. Many voters think it should be rebuilt or be massively changed.
  5. The act of dividing states to swing an election in either direction - something most voters are against.
  6. Presidential elections happen every ____ years, and presidents can only serve two terms, preventing pseudo-monarchies and dictatorships.
  7. and statistics, less than 0.003% of votes were fraudulent.
  8. Local elections are very ________ as they happen more often and are just as powerful locally as country-wide elections
  9. The current minimum age to vote is ________, and it was 21 before 1971.
Down
  1. To be an educated voter is a _____ job
  2. Political parties have many ________ and negative aspects. These include properly representing the populations and allowing for more sway to the party in charge.
  3. Molly believes that the min. voting age should be _______ to encourage life long voters and increased voter turnout.
  4. The US ______ _______ is one of the most important services used in the voting process
  5. Voting should be ______ as to allow more people to act on their constitutional right to vote
  6. Politicians should __________ their opponent and not see them as the enemy
  7. ______ board elections are important as they effect your child and local youth, as well as the upcoming workforce.
  8. The _____ is the elected official of your town and is very important to local politics due to possessing a large amount of local power.
  9. _______ issue voters vote based on a politicians stance on one political issue.
  10. Voting _____ was a major concern at the last election according to one party, but according to
  11. Multi issue voters need to keep up to date on multiple issues and determine the best ________ to vote for dependent on their beliefs and actions

20 Clues: Primary elections happen when? • To be an educated voter is a _____ job • and statistics, less than 0.003% of votes were fraudulent. • The current minimum age to vote is ________, and it was 21 before 1971. • Politicians should __________ their opponent and not see them as the enemy • _______ issue voters vote based on a politicians stance on one political issue. • ...

US History Fall Final 2023-12-15

US History Fall Final crossword puzzle
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  1. An obsession with the purchasing of material goods.
  2. Migration to a new location
  3. The name of President Roosevelt's program for getting the United States out of the depression
  4. A strong feeling of pride in and devotion to one's country
  5. a rebirth or revival
  6. 1800s belief that Americans had the right to spread across the continent.
  7. Laws designed to enforce segregation of blacks from whites
  8. the social process of absorbing one cultural group into another
  9. Movement of African Americans from the South to the North for jobs.
  10. using children to work in factories and businesses
  11. a type of combat in which opposing troops fight from trenches facing each other.
  12. A law forbidding the sale of alcoholic beverages
  13. complaint
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  1. Basic rules and laws of a nation
  2. A policy of extending a country's power and influence through diplomacy or military force.
  3. land set aside for Native Americans to live.
  4. The development of industries for the machine production of goods.
  5. Separation of people based on racial, ethnic, or other differences
  6. groups are absorbed into the majority group by adopting the majority group's culture
  7. a forcible overthrow of a government
  8. Germany, Austria-Hungary, Italy
  9. A policy of favoring native-born individuals over foreign-born ones
  10. Complete control of a product or business by one person or group
  11. A person who wanted to end slavery
  12. Britain, France, Russia
  13. union An organization of workers that tries to improve working conditions, wages, and benefits for its members
  14. depression A time of economic disaster; started in the United States in 1929.
  15. when some people are owned by other people.
  16. A war between people of the same country.
  17. an agreement between 2 or more countries to help each other out in war

30 Clues: complaint • a rebirth or revival • Britain, France, Russia • Migration to a new location • Germany, Austria-Hungary, Italy • Basic rules and laws of a nation • A person who wanted to end slavery • a forcible overthrow of a government • A war between people of the same country. • when some people are owned by other people. • land set aside for Native Americans to live. • ...

US History 1800-1840 2023-11-27

US History 1800-1840 crossword puzzle
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  1. Central Government is more efficient
  2. People being forcced into service
  3. Metting about goverment not working
  4. Limitations for the Government
  5. National Anthem
  6. War over impressment
  7. Two houses for Congress
  8. Ordinances that are northwest
  9. Court case over not getting job letter
  10. Land we bought from Napoleon
  11. People Against the Federalists
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  1. Our First Constitution
  2. Basis of the Star Spangled Banner
  3. Wars including Napoleon
  4. Battle fought even after the war of 1812 ended
  5. What the Supreme Court does
  6. Dont talk against the gov't
  7. Voting to Agree
  8. Another small revolution by veterans
  9. Helped Lewis and Clark

20 Clues: National Anthem • Voting to Agree • War over impressment • Our First Constitution • Helped Lewis and Clark • Wars including Napoleon • Two houses for Congress • What the Supreme Court does • Dont talk against the gov't • Land we bought from Napoleon • Ordinances that are northwest • Limitations for the Government • People Against the Federalists • Basis of the Star Spangled Banner • ...

US History Interim Review 2023-11-29

US History Interim Review crossword puzzle
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  1. Word meaning signing/voting to Agree
  2. Fights fought by France under Napoleon's rule
  3. People that opposed a Federal government
  4. Decided an act of Congress was unconstitutional
  5. Papers arguing a strong federal government
  6. Mother who traveled with her baby with Louis and Clark
  7. Battle that borned the Star Spangled Banner
  8. Inciting people to rebel against the government
  9. Napoleon sold this land to the US
  10. Forcibly recruiting men into combat
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  1. Determines whether the something is constitutional
  2. Battle fought for but after the War of 1812
  3. US First Constitution
  4. Meeting that addressed the problems of the Articles of Confederation
  5. War over impressment between America and the British
  6. US National Anthem
  7. Daniel Shays led this attack
  8. First 10 amendments
  9. This created a bicameral congress
  10. Divided “Old Northwest”

20 Clues: US National Anthem • First 10 amendments • US First Constitution • Divided “Old Northwest” • Daniel Shays led this attack • This created a bicameral congress • Napoleon sold this land to the US • Forcibly recruiting men into combat • Word meaning signing/voting to Agree • People that opposed a Federal government • Papers arguing a strong federal government • ...

US History Chapter 6 2023-10-03

US History Chapter 6 crossword puzzle
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  1. General who replaced Governor Hutchinson
  2. British general who failed to capture Washington at Trenton
  3. Where British troops fired on and killed several colonists
  4. Prime Minister who sympathized with the colonists
  5. Act that forced colonists to house British troops
  6. Where about 70 minutemen stood their ground against the British soldiers
  7. Said "Give me liberty, or give me death"
  8. Name for the colonists who fought for independence
  9. Colonists name for the unfair taxes placed on them by the British
  10. Colonists who remained faithful to England
  11. Helped George Washington drill the troops
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  1. Frenchman who became Washington's aide
  2. Suggested forming the first Committee of Correspondence
  3. Commander and Chief of the Colonial Army
  4. President of the Second Continental Congress and signer of the Declaration
  5. Leader of the Green Mountain Boys
  6. Provisional government established in 1774
  7. Where Washington and the troops spent a difficult winter
  8. Volunteer militia ready to fight at a moment's notice
  9. Taxes put on colonial imports from Britain
  10. Prime Minister who did not sympathize with the colonists
  11. Author of Common Sense
  12. Colonial General who captured Burgoyne's troops at Saratoga
  13. Place where the Patriots were hiding and storing ammunition
  14. Led committee to write the Declaration of Independence
  15. Event where disguised colonists threw tea into the harbor
  16. German mercenaries

27 Clues: German mercenaries • Author of Common Sense • Leader of the Green Mountain Boys • Frenchman who became Washington's aide • Commander and Chief of the Colonial Army • General who replaced Governor Hutchinson • Said "Give me liberty, or give me death" • Helped George Washington drill the troops • Provisional government established in 1774 • ...

US History Chapter 9 2023-10-25

US History Chapter 9 crossword puzzle
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  1. President elected in 1828
  2. Plan passed by Congress to relocate Indians to Oklahoma
  3. New political party that opposed Jackson
  4. Another name for the Tariff of 1828
  5. Abolitionist who published "The Liberator"
  6. Conflict that involved Sac and Fox Indians
  7. Forced relocation of Cherokee Indians when 4000 died along the way
  8. Senator from Kentucky
  9. Nickname of William Henry Harrison
  10. Became President when Harrison died of pneumonia
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  1. Federally funded road from Maryland to Illinois
  2. The plan to lower import taxes for ten years
  3. The director of the Central Bank
  4. Abolitionist who published "The North Star"
  5. Hero of Tippecanoe who was elected President in 1840
  6. Closed meeting of political party leaders
  7. Preacher who started a slave rebellion in Virginia
  8. Another senator from South Carolina who debated for state's rights
  9. The idea that states could over-rule a federal law
  10. Law that allowed the President to use the military to enforce tariff laws
  11. Movement to end slavery in the U.S.
  12. Senator who gave a speech discouraging any secession from the Union
  13. Senator of South Carolina who opposed tariffs
  14. When a state breaks away from a nation
  15. Jackson's Vice-President who was elected President in 1836

25 Clues: Senator from Kentucky • President elected in 1828 • The director of the Central Bank • Nickname of William Henry Harrison • Another name for the Tariff of 1828 • Movement to end slavery in the U.S. • When a state breaks away from a nation • New political party that opposed Jackson • Closed meeting of political party leaders • Abolitionist who published "The Liberator" • ...

US history WEEK 21 2024-01-23

US history WEEK 21 crossword puzzle
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  1. ______ crops, crops grown to sell for profit
  2. people loyal to England
  3. last name, secretary of treasury
  4. three words, colonist dumped tea into the Boston harbor
  5. _______ passage, slave route from Africa to the Americas
  6. group of people that wanted a strong central government during writing of Constitution
  7. Great ________, religious movement
  8. two words, Washington's winter camp
  9. ___________ Era, John Locke, Montesquieu
  10. _________ Rebellion, protests about taxes the alcoholic drink
  11. God, gold, and ______, reasons Europeans came to the new world
  12. _______ pot, the nickname of the Middle colonies
  13. ______Rebellion, proved Articles of Confederation were weak
  14. __________ of 1763, line (border) colonist could not cross to go west of Appalachian Mountains
  15. Battle of __________, place the British surrendered
  16. last name, secretary of State
  17. a change to the constitution
  18. term used to describe not being allowed to trade with anyone except mother country
  19. Treaty of _______, ended American Revolution, 1783
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  1. _______ neglect, time when England ignored the colonies
  2. group of people that wanted a Bill of Rights in the Constitution
  3. __________ Act, also known as the Coercive acts
  4. three words, letter sent to King George from the colonist asking for peace
  5. Battle of _______ turning point of the American Revolution
  6. first name of the writer of the Declaration of Independence
  7. three names, father of the American Navy
  8. first permanent English settlement, 1607
  9. people loyal to the colonies
  10. Boston ________, event when British soldiers fired on a crowd
  11. _______ compact, 1620
  12. last name of father of the Constitution
  13. _______ trade, shape, routes between Europe, Africa, the Americas
  14. tax on imports

33 Clues: tax on imports • _______ compact, 1620 • people loyal to England • people loyal to the colonies • a change to the constitution • last name, secretary of State • last name, secretary of treasury • Great ________, religious movement • two words, Washington's winter camp • last name of father of the Constitution • ___________ Era, John Locke, Montesquieu • ...

US History Chapter 7 2023-10-15

US History Chapter 7 crossword puzzle
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  1. Government branch that enforces the law
  2. First President of the United States
  3. Warned the Convention that God must be included in the planning of the new Constitution
  4. First Secretary of the State and third President of the US
  5. Group that wanted states to have more power in governing the nation
  6. Compromise that only counted some of the slaves when counting population for representation
  7. Treaty that settled a border dispute between Spain and the US
  8. Political party that supported Thomas Jefferson
  9. Political party that wanted a stronger central government
  10. Chief Justice of the Supreme Court who established the authority to rule on the constitutionality of a law
  11. First Secretary of the Treasury
  12. America's first plan for government
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  1. Government branch that makes the laws
  2. Group of papers written in support of the new constitution
  3. First Supreme Court Chief Justice
  4. Meeting of 55 delegates who created a new Constitution
  5. One of the most important members of the delegation who contributed to forming the new Constitution
  6. Led a group of farmers in an uprising in 1787
  7. Plan for bicameral legislature that became the basis for our constitution
  8. Government branch that interprets the laws
  9. Location of the Constitutional Convention
  10. Second president and member of the Federalist Party
  11. First ten amendments to the Constitution
  12. Name for the government established by the new constitution
  13. Another name of the Connecticut Compromise

25 Clues: First Secretary of the Treasury • First Supreme Court Chief Justice • America's first plan for government • First President of the United States • Government branch that makes the laws • Government branch that enforces the law • First ten amendments to the Constitution • Location of the Constitutional Convention • Government branch that interprets the laws • ...

Chapter 2 US History 2018-12-19

Chapter 2 US History crossword puzzle
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  1. Navigators learn ship's location by charting the position of the stars
  2. Gave enslaved Africans a form of expression
  3. Montezuma's capital
  4. Named in honor of King Louis XIV
  5. First Europeans to make contact with North America
  6. Discovered the coast of Florida for Spain in 1512
  7. Huge fleet of warships
  8. Divided Atlantic Ocean between Spain and Portugal
  9. Built an observatory and founded a school of navigation
  10. Island where Columbus first landed
  11. Smaller, lighter, and easier to steer than the heavy galleons
  12. Large farms that grew just one kind of crop
  13. Scattering of people
  14. Sharing products between Europe and North America
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  1. First European to sail into the St. Lawrence River
  2. Slaves were brought from this region of the continent
  3. Slaves traveled with these around the necks
  4. Founded the Church of England
  5. His crew landed on the Labrador Peninsula in the year 1000
  6. Religious movement that began in Germany
  7. Document giving permission to start a colony
  8. Eriksson settled in this coastal area
  9. Voyage across the Atlantic Ocean that brought enslaved Africans
  10. Columbus's hometown
  11. The first people Columbus met after he landed on Hispaniola
  12. Conquered the entire Inca Empire
  13. Soldiers who led military expeditions in the Americas
  14. Sailed to present-day Mexico in 1519
  15. Natural resistence
  16. Columbus sailed for this nation

30 Clues: Natural resistence • Montezuma's capital • Columbus's hometown • Scattering of people • Huge fleet of warships • Founded the Church of England • Columbus sailed for this nation • Named in honor of King Louis XIV • Conquered the entire Inca Empire • Island where Columbus first landed • Sailed to present-day Mexico in 1519 • Eriksson settled in this coastal area • ...

US History vocab review 2019-10-24

US History vocab review crossword puzzle
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  1. negotiation between nations
  2. the ceremonial induction into a position
  3. a legal right to vote
  4. make changes for improvement to remove abuse and injustices
  5. something that aids or promotes well being
  6. incorporation of a formerly excluded group into a community
  7. the activity of building something again
  8. the act of forming or establishing something
  9. of a government with an authority exerting absolute control
  10. the state of being joined or united or linked
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  1. an assembly that makes, amends, or repeals the laws
  2. grant a pardon to
  3. exploitation by stronger country of weaker one
  4. a reformer who favors putting an end to slavery
  5. the state of being under control of another person
  6. an agreement for free trade between the US, Canada and Mexico
  7. formal separation from an alliance or federation
  8. refusal to have commercial dealings with some organization
  9. the body that formally selects the U.S. President
  10. assembly possessing high legislative powers
  11. a prescribed number
  12. a government tax on imports or exports
  13. the social process whereby cities grow

23 Clues: grant a pardon to • a prescribed number • a legal right to vote • negotiation between nations • a government tax on imports or exports • the social process whereby cities grow • the ceremonial induction into a position • the activity of building something again • something that aids or promotes well being • assembly possessing high legislative powers • ...

US History Spring 2024 2024-05-20

US History Spring 2024 crossword puzzle
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  1. slave state that did not secede
  2. credit agreement in which monthly payments are made on item
  3. pensions for the elderly
  4. originally wrote the 27th Amendment
  5. fights legal battles for black Americans
  6. our 50th state
  7. billionaire who ran in third party for president
  8. first Arab nation to recognize Israel as a nation
  9. the desire for worldly goods
  10. agency to protect bank deposits
  11. March to the Sea
  12. second atomic bomb dropped on city on August 9, 1945
  13. electricity for poor areas; flood control
  14. made alcohol illegal
  15. elected president four times
  16. a defeated nation pays for the cost of war
  17. information spread to advance a cause
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  1. D-Day
  2. built by Germany to prevent escape to the West
  3. repealed the 18th Amendment
  4. capital of Confederacy
  5. established to aid farms
  6. 1865 to 1877 plan in the South
  7. federal agency created i n1920's to track down criminals
  8. requires a 5 day waiting period before a gun purchase
  9. immigrants helped to build the transcontinental railroad
  10. Roosevelt used to talk to America
  11. assassinated Abraham Lincoln
  12. guerilla fighters in Islamic countries
  13. Great Plains during the 1930's
  14. Lindbergh famous American pilot who became leading spokesperson for isolationism
  15. overseas program designed to send skilled volunteers to undeveloped countries
  16. elected president in 2016
  17. year of the Stock Market Crash

34 Clues: D-Day • our 50th state • March to the Sea • made alcohol illegal • capital of Confederacy • established to aid farms • pensions for the elderly • elected president in 2016 • repealed the 18th Amendment • assassinated Abraham Lincoln • the desire for worldly goods • elected president four times • 1865 to 1877 plan in the South • Great Plains during the 1930's • ...

US History Spring Review 2024-03-04

US History Spring Review crossword puzzle
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  1. This person was an advocate for the mentally ill.
  2. Harriet Beecher Stowe wrote this book that motivated Northerners to join the abolition movement.
  3. Railroads and ___ helped reduce transportation costs and time to ship goods.
  4. Washington warned about making permanent ______ with other countries.
  5. This region was known for its farmlands and for mining valuable metals.
  6. These mountains made settling west of the 13 colonies difficult
  7. Pres. Davis: Federal Govt.'s policies made _____ necessary!
  8. The population of California increased fast due to this event.
  9. This was the Women's Convention location, founded by Elizabeth Cady Stanton.
  10. Pres. Lincoln: Southern states CANNOT leave the Union and it must be _______!
  11. Meaning to ignore or void. South Carolina "ignored" a tariff on imported goods.
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  1. Land acquired by defeating Mexico and signing a treaty.
  2. Colony founded in 1620, was one of the most Northern colony at that time.
  3. The Declaration of _____ was written to voice the inequalities between men's and women's rights.
  4. This colonial region's economy based on lumber and shipbuilding.
  5. Turning point of the American Revolution, convincing France to support the colonists.
  6. William Lloyd ______ believed that both slaves and free blacks faced discrimination in the North and South.
  7. This battle during the Civil War was the bloodiest 1 day battle.
  8. This group said the Constitution would limit govt. authority so that it can't abuse its powers.
  9. This immigrant group came to California for gold, but stayed and mainly worked on the Transcontinental. Railroad.
  10. These group of Acts were to punish the colonists due to the Boston Tea Party.
  11. Kansas-Nebraska Act allowed territories to vote if they wanted _____ or not.
  12. This branch of govt. rules laws to be constitutional or not.

23 Clues: This person was an advocate for the mentally ill. • Land acquired by defeating Mexico and signing a treaty. • Pres. Davis: Federal Govt.'s policies made _____ necessary! • This branch of govt. rules laws to be constitutional or not. • The population of California increased fast due to this event. • These mountains made settling west of the 13 colonies difficult • ...

US History Vocab Crossword 2024-08-22

US History Vocab Crossword crossword puzzle
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  1. A "rebirthing" era of time in European civilization following the Middle Ages that peaked in the 15th-16th century and marked the transition to modernity
  2. The exchange of goods and services without using money
  3. The first governing document of Plymouth Colony in which the settlers agreed to obey their government's laws
  4. A form of labor in which a person agrees to work for another person without salary for a certain amount of time in exchange for transportation, food, and shelter
  5. The study of historical information through audio/sound recorded interviews of people who have experienced the actual events
  6. A member of English Protestants who regarded the Reformation of the Church of England as incomplete and sought to regulate its forms of worship
  7. The transatlantic trade of crops, culture, technology, disease, and ideas between the Americas, Europe, Africa, and Asia
  8. A colony governed directly by the English crown
  9. A crop that is highly demanded and dominates the major part of our diet
  10. The political/economical system where the nobility divided lands among lesser nobles in exchange for military service
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  1. The unofficial British policy where they refrain from interfering in the American colonies’ politics and economy as long as it served British interests
  2. The process of reforming a Church institution or practice
  3. Farms specializing in crops raised mainly for sale
  4. Inheritance through the mother or female line
  5. A Spanish conqueror of the Americas
  6. The economical theory that a country should aquire as much wealth as possible by exporting more goods than it imports
  7. An English Separatist who journeys to a sacred place for religious reasons and established Plymouth Colony in 1620
  8. A colony of an inividual or group which was granted full rights of self-government by the British crown
  9. An agricultural crop which is grown to sell for major profit, not for individual use
  10. Anything that travels or migrates frequently

20 Clues: A Spanish conqueror of the Americas • Anything that travels or migrates frequently • Inheritance through the mother or female line • A colony governed directly by the English crown • Farms specializing in crops raised mainly for sale • The exchange of goods and services without using money • The process of reforming a Church institution or practice • ...

US HISTORY: 1960's 2023-04-11

US HISTORY: 1960's crossword puzzle
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  1. war that many thought was unnecessary in asia
  2. introduced communist ideals to new Republic of China
  3. president that created Medicare and Great Society
  4. paranoid economic president
  5. president that first sent soldiers to Vietnam
  6. war between 2 major countries that wasn't an actual war
  7. bombing of church in south during civil rights
  8. went against conservative culture (think -culture)
  9. north vietnam ship attacks US ship
  10. famous British band named after an insect
  11. lgbtq riot that went against police, starts with stone
  12. protests against war, think of another word for against
  13. failed cuba invasion by USA
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  1. riot in the south that lead to civil rights act being passed
  2. book by friedan promoting feminism
  3. outlawed any type of discrimination for voters
  4. popular drug that started with l and is used as a hallucegenic
  5. new conservative political group
  6. protest during civil rights where black people would sit in white businesses during segregation
  7. green plant drug
  8. period of poor economy started in 1960-1961
  9. peaceful civil rights leader
  10. British band that made Bohemian Rapsody
  11. president that got assassinated in Texas
  12. social group that promoted peace and smoked a lot

25 Clues: green plant drug • paranoid economic president • failed cuba invasion by USA • peaceful civil rights leader • new conservative political group • book by friedan promoting feminism • north vietnam ship attacks US ship • British band that made Bohemian Rapsody • president that got assassinated in Texas • famous British band named after an insect • ...

Chapter 23 US History 2025-03-06

Chapter 23 US History crossword puzzle
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  1. Government programs that attempt to eliminate poverty and revitalize urban areas.
  2. The invention that replaced the radio.
  3. A government policy to bring Native Americans to mainstream society by withdrawing recognition of Native American groups as legal entities.
  4. Something having an independent, separate, or self-contained existance.
  5. One of the first African American Rock'n'roll artists.
  6. A cultural separation between parents and their children.
  7. A marked rise in birthrate, such as occurred in the US following WWII.
  8. One who makes laws as a member of a legislative body for a political unit.
  9. A business that requires employees to join a union.
  10. A job in a field not requiring work clothes or protective clothing, such as sales.
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  1. A worker who performs manual labor, particularly work that requires clothing.
  2. A large corporation with overseas investment.
  3. An agreement in which a company agrees to hire only union members.
  4. A policy of balancing economic conservatism with some activism in other areas.
  5. A law making it illegal to require employees to join a union.
  6. A level of personal or family income below which one is classified as poor by the federal government.
  7. A gain is measured in money derived from capital or labor.
  8. Antisocial or criminal behavior of young people.
  9. Popular music is usually played on electronically amplified instruments.
  10. To change in a way that fits a standard or authority.

20 Clues: The invention that replaced the radio. • A large corporation with overseas investment. • Antisocial or criminal behavior of young people. • A business that requires employees to join a union. • To change in a way that fits a standard or authority. • One of the first African American Rock'n'roll artists. • A cultural separation between parents and their children. • ...

US History Regents Review 2025-06-02

US History Regents Review crossword puzzle
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  1. Scandal that led to Nixon’s resignation
  2. 1964 law banning segregation in public places
  3. President who launched the “Great Society” programs
  4. This act outlawed monopolistic business practices in 1890
  5. Movement demanding the right to vote for women
  6. President who issued the Emancipation Proclamation
  7. Cold War policy to stop the spread of communism
  8. Address Famous speech by Lincoln at a Civil War cemetery
  9. Supreme Court case that upheld “separate but equal”
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  1. 1862 act giving free land to settlers in the West
  2. This“trust-busting” president also led the Rough Riders
  3. British economic policy that led to colonial unrest
  4. Author of the Declaration of Independence
  5. Landmark court case establishing judicial review
  6. The 1898 war that made the US an imperial power
  7. Law that allowed territories to decide slavery by popular sovereignty
  8. Civil rights leader who gave the “I Have a Dream” speech
  9. First ten amendments to the Constitution
  10. Foreign policy limiting European influence in the Western Hemisphere
  11. New Deal agency that insures bank deposits (abbr.)

20 Clues: Scandal that led to Nixon’s resignation • First ten amendments to the Constitution • Author of the Declaration of Independence • 1964 law banning segregation in public places • Movement demanding the right to vote for women • The 1898 war that made the US an imperial power • Cold War policy to stop the spread of communism • ...

US History Final Review 2025-05-14

US History Final Review crossword puzzle
Across
  1. An interracial organization founded in 1942 by James Farmer to confront urban segregation in the North.
  2. Harnessed water power to generate electricity and to help prevent disastrous floods in the Tennessee Valley.
  3. Provided a pension for retired workers and their spouses and aided people with disabilities. This act had three major parts: old-age insurance for retirees 85 or older and their spouses, unemployment compensation system, aid to families with dependent children and the disabled
  4. The code name for the research work to develop an atomic bomb that extended across the country.
  5. The agency that supervised the stock market and eliminated dishonest practices; it monitors the stock market and enforces laws regarding the sale of stocks and bonds.
  6. President Roosevelt's order to the navy to shoot German submarines on sight after a German submarine fired on U.S. destroyer Greer in the Atlantic on September 4, 1941
  7. A thermonuclear weapon even more destructive than the atomic bomb, with an estimated force of 1 million tons of TNT (67 times the power of the bomb dropped on Hiroshima).
  8. More than 7,600 Americans died and 110,000 Japanese died defending this city. The battle here was a chilling foretaste of what the Allies imaged the invasion of Japan’s home islands would be.
  9. The planned Allied invasion of Japan's home islands at the end of World War II, which was ultimately canceled when Japan surrendered after the atomic bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki, the Soviet declaration of war, and the invasion of Manchuria. The plan involved two main stages: Operation Olympic, an assault on Kyushu in November 1945, and Operation Coronet, a landing on Honshu in March 1946.
  10. Code name for the atomic bomb that was dropped on Nagasaki, leveling half the city; the second atomic bomb deployed by the United States against Japan.
  11. One of FDR’s “Three R’s” - economic ___.
  12. Germany, Italy, and Japan
  13. President Roosevelt's radio talks about issues of public concern - these informal talks made Americans feel as if the president were talking directly to them.
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  1. One of FDR’s “Three R’s” - ___ for the needy.
  2. The Roosevelt began sending lend-lease supplies to the Soviet Union when Hitler broke the agreement he had made in 1939 with Stalin not to go to war and invaded the Soviet Union.
  3. The code name for the atomic bomb dropped on Hiroshima, destroying the entire city.
  4. The joint declaration of war aims in which both Roosevelt and Churchill pledged the following: collective security, disarmament, self-determination, economic cooperation, and freedom of the seas.
  5. This act defined unfair labor practices and established the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) to settle disputes between employers and employees.
  6. The Jewish American scientist that directed the research for the development of the atomic bomb.
  7. Sought to raise crop prices by lowering production, which the government achieved by paying farmers to leave a certain amount of every acre of land unseeded. The theory was that reduced supply would boost prices. This policy upset many Americans, who protested the destruction of food when many people were going hungry. It did, however, help raise farm prices and put more money in farmers’ pockets.
  8. An unprovoked air raid by the Japanese on Pearl harbor, the largest US naval base in the Pacific. In less than two hours, the Japanese had killed 2,403 Americas and wounded 1,178 more, sunk or damaged 21 ships, and severely damaged or destroyed more than 300 aircrafts. This surprise raid led to the US declaring war against Japan and joining WWII.
  9. Acronym for the association whose goal was to create as many jobs as possible - from construction jobs to positions in symphony orchestras. Headed by Harry Hopkins.
  10. This bill provided education and training for veterans, paid for by the federal government. The act also provided federal loan guarantees to veterans buying homes or farms or starting new businesses. Also known as the Servicemen’s Readjustment Act.
  11. Acronym for the agency designed to insure loans for building and repairing homes; continues to furnish loans for home mortgages and repairs today; created by the 1934 National Housing Act.
  12. The 1941 act that established a policy in which the president would lend or lease arms and other supplies to “any country whose defense was vital to the United States.” Roosevelt compared his plan to lending a garden hose to a neighbor whose house as on fire, asserting that this was the only sensible thing to do to prevent the fire from spreading to your own property.
  13. President Roosevelt’s team of carefully picked advisors - a select group of professors, lawyers, and journalists.
  14. Acronym for the agency designed to regulate banking and investment activities; shored up the banking system by reassuring individual depositors that their savings are protected against loss in the event of a bank failure.
  15. One of FDR’s “Three R’s” - financial ___.

28 Clues: Germany, Italy, and Japan • One of FDR’s “Three R’s” - economic ___. • One of FDR’s “Three R’s” - financial ___. • One of FDR’s “Three R’s” - ___ for the needy. • The code name for the atomic bomb dropped on Hiroshima, destroying the entire city. • The code name for the research work to develop an atomic bomb that extended across the country. • ...

US History to 1877 2025-05-16

US History to 1877 crossword puzzle
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  1. Forced laborers in southern colonies
  2. Religious group that founded Pennsylvania
  3. First Secretary of Treasury
  4. King of England during the American Revolution
  5. French philosopher who defined separation of powers
  6. Turning point of the Civil War
  7. War between British and French in North America
  8. Colony founded for Catholics escaping persecution
  9. Invention that made cotton production cheaper
  10. Document signed by Pilgrims establishing self-government
  11. French noble who helped Americans during Revolutionary War
  12. Region including Connecticut, Massachusetts, and Rhode Island
  13. Reasons for exploration: Religion, Expanding Empires and __________
  14. Taxed imported goods that angered colonists
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  1. Document declaring independence from Great Britain
  2. Famous midnight rider who warned about British attack
  3. Economic system driving colonial expansion
  4. First representative assembly in North America
  5. Philosopher who influenced ideas about government rights
  6. First U.S. President and Commander-in-Chief
  7. Document ending French and Indian War
  8. Region including New York and Pennsylvania
  9. trade route connecting Europe, Africa, and Americas
  10. First permanent English settlement in North America
  11. Reason for exploration meaning "God"

25 Clues: First Secretary of Treasury • Turning point of the Civil War • Forced laborers in southern colonies • Reason for exploration meaning "God" • Document ending French and Indian War • Religious group that founded Pennsylvania • Economic system driving colonial expansion • Region including New York and Pennsylvania • First U.S. President and Commander-in-Chief • ...

US History 1600-1800 2022-12-15

US History 1600-1800 crossword puzzle
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  1. wife of John Rolfe
  2. checks
  3. 55
  4. french gave us this during war
  5. first vice
  6. tribe of Pocahontas
  7. grown and sold
  8. liked Britain
  9. to approve
  10. trade route
  11. an affair
  12. liberty
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  1. state
  2. Valley
  3. bill of rights = amendments
  4. first successful colony
  5. second vice president
  6. activities aimed at weakening gov't
  7. house of representatives and __________
  8. introduction to
  9. name pilgrims ship
  10. 3/5
  11. boston
  12. bicameral means two _________
  13. by Betsy Ross
  14. credit for discovery of new world

26 Clues: 55 • 3/5 • state • Valley • checks • boston • liberty • an affair • first vice • to approve • trade route • by Betsy Ross • liked Britain • grown and sold • introduction to • wife of John Rolfe • name pilgrims ship • tribe of Pocahontas • second vice president • first successful colony • bill of rights = amendments • bicameral means two _________ • french gave us this during war • credit for discovery of new world • ...

US History Review Crossword 2025-02-24

US History Review Crossword crossword puzzle
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  1. Referring to the national government.
  2. Government where people elect representatives to make laws.
  3. A major change or overthrow of government, like the American fight for independence.
  4. Large Southern farm that used enslaved labor to grow cash crops.
  5. The growth of cities due to industrialization.
  6. Not taking sides in a conflict, as Washington advised in foreign affairs.
  7. The first ten amendments to the U.S. Constitution, protecting individual freedoms.
  8. First U.S. president, warned against political parties and foreign alliances.
  9. The supreme law of the United States, blueprint for our government, and, created in 1787.
  10. Wrote the Declaration of Independence, 3rd U.S. president.
  11. The British practice of forcing American sailors into their navy.
  12. A political unit with its own government, sharing power with the federal system.
  13. U.S. president known for the Indian Removal Act and opposing the national bank.
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  1. Division of government into legislative, executive, and judicial branches.
  2. Government by the people, with elected leaders.
  3. Someone who favors native-born citizens over immigrants.
  4. Landmark Supreme Court case that established judicial review.
  5. Invention that greatly increased cotton production and demand for enslaved labor.
  6. Farming, a major economic activity in the South.
  7. Land acquired by the U.S. after the Mexican-American War in 1848.
  8. System where power is shared between national and state governments.
  9. 1803 land deal that doubled the size of the U.S.
  10. Production of goods, a key industry in the North.
  11. The idea that states can ignore federal laws they deem unconstitutional.
  12. Inventor of the cotton gin and interchangeable parts.
  13. A tax on imported goods, often used to protect domestic industries.
  14. Belief that the U.S. was destined to expand westward.

27 Clues: Referring to the national government. • The growth of cities due to industrialization. • Government by the people, with elected leaders. • Farming, a major economic activity in the South. • 1803 land deal that doubled the size of the U.S. • Production of goods, a key industry in the North. • Inventor of the cotton gin and interchangeable parts. • ...

US Gov't/Civics/History 2025-01-16

US Gov't/Civics/History crossword puzzle
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  1. Acquired from France in 1803, doubling the size of the U.S.
  2. Supreme law of the land
  3. Number of Representatives
  4. Name of our national anthem
  5. Freed slaves in Confederate States
  6. Length of term for Representatives
  7. Author of the Declaration of Independence
  8. First three words of the Constitution
  9. America's economic system
  10. Aimed to end racial discrimination and achieve equality for African Americans
  11. First president
  12. World War II adversaries
  13. Branch of government that makes laws
  14. First Postmaster General of the US
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  1. Ensures no branch becomes too powerful
  2. Year the Constitution was written
  3. First ten amendments
  4. Number of amendments
  5. Court Highest court in all the land
  6. Branch of government that enforces laws
  7. Head of the executive branch
  8. Length of term for Senators
  9. Father of the Constitution
  10. Number of Senators
  11. Branch of government that interprets laws

25 Clues: First president • Number of Senators • First ten amendments • Number of amendments • Supreme law of the land • World War II adversaries • Number of Representatives • America's economic system • Father of the Constitution • Name of our national anthem • Length of term for Senators • Head of the executive branch • Year the Constitution was written • Freed slaves in Confederate States • ...

US History 4 vocabulary 2024-11-25

US History 4 vocabulary crossword puzzle
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  1. informed the continental army
  2. apart of the coercive acts
  3. 12 colonies that met
  4. dumped over 340 tea chests into the Boston harbor
  5. greatest victory for the american forces
  6. a battle that took place from breed hill
  7. author of common sense
  8. Marion Organized Marion's Brigade
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  1. Cornwallis British general
  2. an experienced military officer from Prussia
  3. a very important British victory
  4. announcement that the colonies broke form great Britain
  5. local leader who could not tax the colonist without permission
  6. 47 page pamphlet
  7. a shooting/massacre against the British
  8. succsess on the seas to Naval hero
  9. last major battle of American Revolution
  10. main author of the declaration of independence
  11. colonist who chose to fight for independence from great Britain
  12. british military
  13. Great Britain recognized the independence of the united states
  14. a wealthy young Frenchman
  15. A Virginian that commanded the Army

23 Clues: 47 page pamphlet • british military • 12 colonies that met • author of common sense • a wealthy young Frenchman • Cornwallis British general • apart of the coercive acts • informed the continental army • a very important British victory • Marion Organized Marion's Brigade • succsess on the seas to Naval hero • A Virginian that commanded the Army • ...

US History Key Terms 2024-12-10

US History Key Terms crossword puzzle
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  1. colony founded by William Penn as a haven for Quakers
  2. Tribe that was forced to march the "Trail of Tears"
  3. Branch of government that created the law
  4. the religious group that settled at Plymouth in 1620
  5. The opening statements of the Constitution
  6. colony that was created as a prison for debtors
  7. President during the Whisky Rebellion
  8. a tax on imports and exports
  9. President during the XYZ affair
  10. Hero of the Battle of New Orleans and 7th president
  11. the president that bought the Louisiana Territory
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  1. branch of government that interprets the law
  2. the turning point battle in the American Revolution
  3. President during the Era of Good Feelings
  4. final battle of the American Revolution
  5. Branch of government that enforces the law
  6. to cancel or ignore
  7. a political party that wants a strong central government
  8. the 1st permanent English colony in the new world
  9. On July 4th 1776 the United States declared their______________
  10. President during the war of 1812

21 Clues: to cancel or ignore • a tax on imports and exports • President during the XYZ affair • President during the war of 1812 • President during the Whisky Rebellion • final battle of the American Revolution • President during the Era of Good Feelings • Branch of government that created the law • Branch of government that enforces the law • ...

US History - Period 6 2026-02-04

US History - Period 6 crossword puzzle
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  1. process that turns iron into steel
  2. only Democratic president during the Gilded Age
  3. party that absorbed the Populist Party by 1896
  4. event that led to the ending of the Knights of Labor
  5. party of farmers & factory workers
  6. person who comes to another nation to live
  7. highest tariff until 21st century
  8. law that reformed the civil service
  9. inventor at Menlo Park
  10. his assassination ended spoils system
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  1. invention by Bell that will replace the telegraph
  2. railroad that connected the East and West coast in the 1860s
  3. strike at US Steel with Pinkerton strikebreakers
  4. term for the growth of cities
  5. wealthy steel tycoon
  6. coined this era the Gilded Age
  7. when a worker is banned from getting a job
  8. overcrowded building where the poor lived in
  9. wealthy oil tycoon
  10. term that means little or no government involvement in business (two words)

20 Clues: wealthy oil tycoon • wealthy steel tycoon • inventor at Menlo Park • term for the growth of cities • coined this era the Gilded Age • highest tariff until 21st century • process that turns iron into steel • party of farmers & factory workers • law that reformed the civil service • his assassination ended spoils system • when a worker is banned from getting a job • ...

US History 9/22 2025-09-22

US History 9/22 crossword puzzle
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  1. – Branch of government that interprets laws.
  2. – Supreme power or authority.
  3. – Introduction to the Constitution stating its purpose.
  4. – Dividing government responsibilities among branches.
  5. – The first ten amendments protecting individual freedoms.
  6. – The idea that government gets its power from the people.
  7. – Branch of government that enforces laws.
  8. – A change or addition to the Constitution.
  9. – Document declaring independence from Britain.
  10. – The supreme law of the United States.
  11. – First President of the United States.
  12. – Supporter of the Constitution and strong central government.
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  1. – The first U.S. government plan before the Constitution.
  2. – System to keep government branches from becoming too powerful.
  3. – Branch of government that makes laws.
  4. – A government where people elect representatives.
  5. – Meeting where the Constitution was written.
  6. – To officially approve a document or law.
  7. – Sharing power between state and national governments.
  8. – Opponent of the Constitution fearing too much federal power.

20 Clues: – Supreme power or authority. • – Branch of government that makes laws. • – The supreme law of the United States. • – First President of the United States. • – To officially approve a document or law. • – Branch of government that enforces laws. • – A change or addition to the Constitution. • – Branch of government that interprets laws. • ...

10th US History Review 2026-01-14

10th US History Review crossword puzzle
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  1. hit and run tactics used by the VC/Vietminh
  2. liberal leaning justice in the 1960s
  3. help those who don't want to be communist
  4. assertive civil rights leader; ballot or bullet
  5. north vietnamese communist leader
  6. flammable jelly-like substance used by the USA
  7. 1950s rock star; groundbreaking
  8. united farm workers organizer; latino movement
  9. Great Society
  10. southern christian leadership conference
  11. failed invasion and takevoer of cuba
  12. major counter attack by the vietcong
  13. made accusations of communist infiltration in the government
  14. metaphor for division after ww2 between eastern and western europe
  15. generation after ww2; huge population surge
  16. tension between the USA and USSR from 1947-1991
  17. student noniolvent coordinating committee
  18. assassinated jfk
  19. nonviolent protests; eqality; "I have a dream"
  20. north atlantic treaty organization
  21. gradual withdrawal of soldiers from Vietnam
  22. Great Society
  23. new technology in the 1950s
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  1. fear of communism spreading in the USA
  2. integrated public schools 1954
  3. USSR leader during and after ww2; was at Yalta/Potsdam
  4. division at 38th parallel; stalemate
  5. defoliant that made it easier to see the enemy
  6. oakland based civil rights group; more militant
  7. if one country falls to communism, the next one will
  8. drill that 1950s students did
  9. this widened after the tet offensive
  10. cookie cutter housing after ww2 in new york
  11. wrote the feminist mystique
  12. invasion of south korea
  13. counterculture group; peace, love, rock n roll
  14. young, liberal, Massachusetts..."man on the moon" speech
  15. big three met to discuss division of germany after ww2
  16. 1950s expectation of mainstream America
  17. ww2 commander turned president; ended the Korean war
  18. refused to give up her seat 1955

41 Clues: Great Society • Great Society • assassinated jfk • invasion of south korea • wrote the feminist mystique • new technology in the 1950s • drill that 1950s students did • integrated public schools 1954 • 1950s rock star; groundbreaking • refused to give up her seat 1955 • north vietnamese communist leader • north atlantic treaty organization • division at 38th parallel; stalemate • ...

US History Knowledge Check 2025-08-15

US History Knowledge Check crossword puzzle
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  1. The University that Mr. Underwood went to. GO HAWKS!
  2. The Bill of _______ - The initial 10 amendments to the US Constitution.
  3. Martin Luther _________ Jr. - Famous African American activist who believed in non-violent protest.
  4. ________ Armstrong - Famous jazz musician who rose to fame during the 1920s.
  5. The House that Mr. Underwood belongs to.
  6. Ida B. ________ - Influential African American Women Rights activist who helped form the NAACP.
  7. Last name of the President that signed the Emancipation Proclamation
  8. Last name of the President who was involved in the Watergate Scandal.
  9. Theodore "_________" Roosevelt - He was the 26th president.
  10. Herbert _________ - 31st President, he was in office at the start of the Great Depression.
  11. The last name of the Vice President and eventual president who took the office after Lincoln's assassination.
  12. John _______ - Enlightenment thinker, he inspired much of what the founding fathers believed in.
  13. The ________ Deal - The name given to FDR's social programs and government policies in response to the Great Depression.
  14. Frederick ________ - Former slave turned abolitionist, he was a leader for the fight to end slavery.
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  1. The name given to the US, Britain, Soviet Union, and France during World War II.
  2. The ________ Twenties - The nickname given to the 1920s in America that saw jazz, movies, flappers, and economics boom.
  3. The last name of the primary author of the Declaration of Independence.
  4. The amendment that made slavery unconstitutional except in the form on punishment.
  5. Last name of the first president of the United States.
  6. The name of the time period in US History from 1865-1877 following the Civil War.
  7. The first permanent English colony in North America.
  8. The last name of the "Father of the Constitution."

22 Clues: The House that Mr. Underwood belongs to. • The last name of the "Father of the Constitution." • The University that Mr. Underwood went to. GO HAWKS! • The first permanent English colony in North America. • Last name of the first president of the United States. • Theodore "_________" Roosevelt - He was the 26th president. • ...

IEW Vocab US History 2025-10-01

IEW Vocab US History crossword puzzle
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  1. NOT friendly, unfavorable to one's well-being
  2. motionless with amazement or terror
  3. involving grave risk or danger. Soldiers ________fought for our nation's freedom.
  4. to become less violent or intense. The pain in my stomach began to _________ so I ate crackers.
  5. successful or thriving condition. I hoped our business idea would lead to __________.
  6. take for granted or suppose I ______everyone would show up since they said they would.
  7. uncomfortably strange Nancy Drew wondered why the car _________backed out of her driveway that night.
  8. a strong, fast, movement forward
  9. skillfully/cleverly Dad_______pulled the camper into the campsite
  10. intensely strong or violently. The tornado _________tore Dad's house down.
  11. watchfully/ cautiously/ looking out for danger Nancy Drew ______ watched for the suspect.
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  1. uselessly or unsuccessfully My mom ______ plants a garden each year.
  2. strong dislike that shows in action. After I learned she lied to me, I had _______towards her so I needed to forgive her.
  3. unavoidably: My brother would ______interrupt my party
  4. lacking caution/ unwise
  5. an effort or attempt We endeavored to find a dress for the party despite the thunderstorms.
  6. a pursuit to find something. The ________for gold didn't turn out so well.
  7. with deep respect. Worship time should be done ______.
  8. boldly or daringly She ________claimed she would beat her older brother at the race.
  9. with enthusiastic devotion/ diligence. I _________planned my dad's birthday party to make it very special for him.

20 Clues: lacking caution/ unwise • a strong, fast, movement forward • motionless with amazement or terror • NOT friendly, unfavorable to one's well-being • unavoidably: My brother would ______interrupt my party • with deep respect. Worship time should be done ______. • skillfully/cleverly Dad_______pulled the camper into the campsite • ...

US History Chapter 7 2025-10-27

US History Chapter 7 crossword puzzle
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  1. : To formally charge a public official with misconduct
  2. : Site of Lee’s surrender
  3. : Bureau providing aid, schools, and legal protection to freed slaves
  4. : Peace Democrat who opposed Lincoln’s war policies
  5. : President who issued the Emancipation Proclamation
  6. : Democrat who supported the war to preserve the Union
  7. : Confederate commander known for holding his ground at Bull Run
  8. : Government act allowing paper currency
  9. : Confederate general and overall commander of the Confederate army
  10. : Union strategy to blockade ports and split the Confederacy
  11. : Diplomatic crisis threatening British neutrality
  12. : President elected after the Compromise of 1877
  13. : Decree freeing enslaved persons in rebelling states
  14. : Union admiral who captured New Orleans
  15. : Authorization given to act as a representative
  16. : Amendment abolishing slavery
  17. : Wearing down by constant harassment or attack
  18. : Lincoln’s speech dedicating a cemetery after the battle
  19. : Led the failed assault at Gettysburg
  20. : A person freed from slavery
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  1. : Law dividing South into five military districts
  2. : Civil-War-era water mine
  3. : The rebuilding of the South after the Civil War
  4. : Requiring people to serve in the military
  5. : Military blockade of a city to force surrender
  6. : Paper money first issued by the Union
  7. : Union general who became commander of the Union Army
  8. : Legal order ensuring a lawful imprisonment
  9. : Strategy of wearing down the enemy
  10. : President impeached for violating the Tenure of Office Act
  11. : Union general known for his “March to the Sea”
  12. : A pardon granted to a large group of people
  13. : Laws used in the South to control freedmen
  14. : Amendment granting citizenship and equal protection
  15. : Hard biscuit eaten by soldiers
  16. : Amendment granting voting rights regardless of race
  17. : Searching or raiding for food

37 Clues: : Site of Lee’s surrender • : Civil-War-era water mine • : A person freed from slavery • : Amendment abolishing slavery • : Searching or raiding for food • : Hard biscuit eaten by soldiers • : Strategy of wearing down the enemy • : Led the failed assault at Gettysburg • : Paper money first issued by the Union • : Government act allowing paper currency • ...

Unit 1: US History 2025-12-06

Unit 1: US History crossword puzzle
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  1. Spread of beliefs, foods, and technologies
  2. First permanent English settlement in North America
  3. Spanish system to convert Indigenous peoples
  4. England's first attempted colony that disappeared
  5. Treaty dividing exploration rights between Spain and Portugal
  6. Economic system where colonies enrich the mother country
  7. 1492 navigator who opened lasting contact between Europe and the Americas
  8. Early Jamestown leader who organized settlers
  9. 1680 Indigenous uprising against Spanish settlers
  10. Portuguese ship that improved long ocean travel
  11. Workers who traded years of service for passage
  12. French explorer who founded Quebec
  13. Voyage that brought Pilgrims to New England in 1620
  14. Oldest continuously occupied European settlement in the United States
  15. Spanish explorer who reached Florida
  16. Conquistador who defeated the Aztec Empire with Indigenous allies
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  1. Massive Indigenous population loss caused by disease
  2. Spanish priest who spoke against harsh treatment of Indigenous peoples
  3. Powhatan woman who mediated early English contact
  4. Staple crop supporting complex Indigenous societies
  5. Transfer of crops, animals, ideas, and diseases after 1492
  6. Puritan woman who challenged religious authority in Massachusetts
  7. Portuguese prince who supported early exploration
  8. Navigation tool used to measure latitude
  9. Economic system shaping alliances between Europeans and Native groups
  10. Farming practice directing water to crops
  11. Large scale farm system tied to coerced labor
  12. Extended family home used by eastern woodlands groups
  13. Carved figures expressing stories and identity
  14. Led the Spanish conquest of the Inca Empire

30 Clues: French explorer who founded Quebec • Spanish explorer who reached Florida • Navigation tool used to measure latitude • Farming practice directing water to crops • Spread of beliefs, foods, and technologies • Led the Spanish conquest of the Inca Empire • Spanish system to convert Indigenous peoples • Early Jamestown leader who organized settlers • ...

Branches of Geography 2021-08-31

Branches of Geography crossword puzzle
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  1. -- use artifacts to study people from long
  2. --- Geography studies landforms
  3. Physical Geographers take detailed ---
  4. is divided into --- main branches
  5. --- Geography is the study of people.
  6. Geographers help us improve our ---
  7. Physical Geographers keep careful ---
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  1. Geographers help us learn about people from
  2. Historians study try to understand what caused
  3. Human Geographers study people: --- and present
  4. Geographers help us design our --- and towns
  5. Human Geography focuses on ---
  6. Physical Geographers help us --- to changes
  7. Geographers must --- in smaller areas of
  8. --- study patterns in history

15 Clues: --- study patterns in history • Human Geography focuses on --- • --- Geography studies landforms • is divided into --- main branches • Geographers help us improve our --- • --- Geography is the study of people. • Physical Geographers keep careful --- • Physical Geographers take detailed --- • Geographers must --- in smaller areas of • ...

US History Crossword Puzzle 2013-04-30

US History Crossword Puzzle crossword puzzle
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  1. wrote "Feminine Mystique"
  2. invented a vaccine for Polio
  3. took over Chinna in 1949, and made it communist
  4. bond between Soviet Union and it's satellite nations
  5. tried to get military numbers up. Gave free education, low cost mortgages, and provided jobs for soldiers
  6. Eisenhower'sidea that building Interstates were a threat to the Cold War
  7. theory of trying to stop spread of communism
  8. when lots of middle class whites moved to the suburbs
  9. gained citizenship in 1924, and taken off reservations in 1934
  10. social and literacy nonconformist, began hippy movement
  11. a senator from Wisconsin; accused everyone for being communist
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  1. were most new homes were built after WWII. Outside cities
  2. began in 1950's.Little Richard, Chuck Berry, Bill Haley, Buddy Holly, Elvis Presley
  3. decides to give aid to any nation tnat needs it after WWII
  4. countries dependent on Soviet Union
  5. wrote books in the 1940's and 1950's on raising children
  6. became US president in 1952, and was a WWII general
  7. more powerful than an atomic bomb. The United States developed the first one
  8. Central Intelligence Agency
  9. North Atlantic treaty organization

20 Clues: wrote "Feminine Mystique" • Central Intelligence Agency • invented a vaccine for Polio • North Atlantic treaty organization • countries dependent on Soviet Union • theory of trying to stop spread of communism • took over Chinna in 1949, and made it communist • became US president in 1952, and was a WWII general • bond between Soviet Union and it's satellite nations • ...

US History Extra Credit 2013-05-20

US History Extra Credit crossword puzzle
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  1. person sent to a foreign country in order to convert others to their religion
  2. trained citizens who serve as soldiers during an emergency
  3. first ten amendments to the Constitution; written list of freedoms guaranteed to citizens by the government
  4. economic policy under which a nation accumulates wealth by exporting more goods than it imports
  5. 1798 laws that allowed the government to imprison or deport aliens, and to prosecute its critics
  6. Gin machine invented in 1793 to separate the cotton fiber from its hard shell
  7. official ban or restriction on trade
  8. legal document giving certain rights to a person or company
  9. colonist who remained loyal to Britain during the Revolution
  10. framework for self-government of the Plymouth Colony signed on the ship the Mayflower in 1620
  11. declaration by the British king ordering all colonists to remain east of the Appalachian Mountains
  12. belief that the government has any power not forbidden by the Constitution
  13. 1765 law passed by Parliament that required colonists to pay taxes on printed materials
  14. British trade laws enacted by Parliament during the mid-1700s that regulated colonial commerce
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  1. person who favors native-born inhabitants over immigrants
  2. loyalty and devotion to one’s nation
  3. site in Virginia where Cornwallis’s army surrendered to Washington
  4. American name for the Coercive Acts, which Parliament passed in 1774 to control the colonies
  5. James Madison’s proposal for a bicameral legislature with representation based upon population
  6. 1820 agreement calling for the admission of Missouri as a slave state and Maine as a free state, and banning slavery in the Louisiana Purchase territory north of the 36°30'N latitude
  7. belief that the government is limited to powers clearly stated in the Constitution
  8. political system in which power is shared between the national government and state governments
  9. shift from manual labor to mechanized work that began in Great Britain during the 1700s and spread to the United States around 1800
  10. individual who agreed to work without wages for a period of time in exchange for transportation to the colonies
  11. system in which each branch of the government has the power to monitor and limit the actions of the other two
  12. English document from 1215 that limited the power of the king and provided basic rights for citizens
  13. William Paterson’s proposal for a unicameral legislature with each state having one vote
  14. English Puritans who sought religious freedom and founded Plymouth Colony in 1620
  15. policy of seizing people or property for military or public service
  16. in colonial Spanish America, king-appointed official who governs a province, colony, or country

30 Clues: loyalty and devotion to one’s nation • official ban or restriction on trade • person who favors native-born inhabitants over immigrants • trained citizens who serve as soldiers during an emergency • legal document giving certain rights to a person or company • colonist who remained loyal to Britain during the Revolution • ...

US History Crossword Puzzle 2014-01-08

US History Crossword Puzzle crossword puzzle
Across
  1. the murder of an individual by a group or mob
  2. a network of people who helped thousands of slaves escape to the North
  3. forbids further colonization of the Americas
  4. mass migration of miners to California
  5. formally announced the colonies break with Britain
  6. a large farm usually specialized in growing a certain cash crop
  7. laws that enforced segregation in the South
  8. a group of English Protestants that wanted to purify the English Church of England
  9. economic system in which most businesses are privately owned
  10. French for "allow to do"
  11. first colony in America
  12. a country that is controlled by an outside government
Down
  1. the reporting of exaggerated stories in newspapers to increase sales
  2. a person who interprets the Constitution in a way that allows the federal government to take only those actions the Constitution does not specifically forbid it from taking
  3. mesoamerican Empire that rose in 400 BC
  4. American belief that the United States should expand across the continent to the Pacific Ocean
  5. cavalry regiment organized by President Theodore Roosevelt
  6. queen of Hawaii
  7. extending a nation's power by gaining territories
  8. a person who interprets the Constitution in a way that allows the federal government to take only those actions the Constitution specifically says it can take
  9. first 10 amendments to the constitution
  10. first national women's rights convention
  11. written by Thomas Paine
  12. militaristic Mesoamerican Empire formed in the 1400s
  13. led the Battle of the Little Bighorn

25 Clues: queen of Hawaii • written by Thomas Paine • first colony in America • French for "allow to do" • led the Battle of the Little Bighorn • mass migration of miners to California • mesoamerican Empire that rose in 400 BC • first 10 amendments to the constitution • first national women's rights convention • laws that enforced segregation in the South • ...

US History STARR 2 2014-04-22

US History STARR 2 crossword puzzle
Across
  1. an evil, unlawful, treacherous, or surreptitious plan formulated in secret by two or more persons; plot.
  2. of or characteristic of a group of individuals taken together
  3. official supervision of rivers, forests, and other natural resources in order to preserve and protect them through prudent management.
  4. one of the groups or classes into which things may be or have been classified.
  5. the act of contributing.
  6. to represent by or as if by painting; portray; delineate.
  7. to change (something) into a different form or properties; transmute; transform.
  8. serving to compose or make up a thing; component
  9. of, pertaining to, involving, or decided by competition.
  10. to seize as forfeited to the public domain; appropriate, by way of penalty, for public use.
Down
  1. cynical disposition, character, or belief.
  2. deeply rooted; firmly implanted or established
  3. something given or received as an equivalent for services, debt, loss, injury, suffering, lack, etc.; indemnity
  4. a combination or alliance, especially a temporary one between persons, factions, states, etc.
  5. commendation or honor given for some action, quality, etc.
  6. disposed to preserve existing conditions, institutions, etc., or to restore traditional ones, and to limit change.
  7. to acquire by force of arms; win in war
  8. to give (money, time, knowledge, assistance, etc.) to a common supply, fund, etc., as for charitable purposes.
  9. the culture and lifestyle of those people, especially among the young, who reject or oppose the dominant values and behavior of society.
  10. to serve as a memorial or reminder of: The monument commemorates the signing of the declaration of independence.
  11. to give (money, time, knowledge, assistance, etc.) to a common supply, fund, etc., as for charitable purposes.
  12. to arrange in a position of readiness, or to move strategically or appropriately.
  13. to establish the truth, accuracy, validity, or genuineness of; corroborate; verify.
  14. prepared, done, or acting with sole or chief emphasis on salability, profit, or success.
  15. to act together through a secret understanding, especially with evil or harmful intent.

25 Clues: the act of contributing. • to acquire by force of arms; win in war • cynical disposition, character, or belief. • deeply rooted; firmly implanted or established • serving to compose or make up a thing; component • of, pertaining to, involving, or decided by competition. • to represent by or as if by painting; portray; delineate. • ...

US History STARR 2 2014-04-22

US History STARR 2 crossword puzzle
Across
  1. an evil, unlawful, treacherous, or surreptitious plan formulated in secret by two or more persons; plot.
  2. of, pertaining to, involving, or decided by competition.
  3. one of the groups or classes into which things may be or have been classified.
  4. the act of contributing.
  5. serving to compose or make up a thing; component
  6. disposed to preserve existing conditions, institutions, etc., or to restore traditional ones, and to limit change.
  7. to serve as a memorial or reminder of: The monument commemorates the signing of the declaration of independence.
  8. to give (money, time, knowledge, assistance, etc.) to a common supply, fund, etc., as for charitable purposes.
  9. something given or received as an equivalent for services, debt, loss, injury, suffering, lack, etc.; indemnity
  10. to act together through a secret understanding, especially with evil or harmful intent.
  11. deeply rooted; firmly implanted or established
  12. of or characteristic of a group of individuals taken together
  13. to seize as forfeited to the public domain; appropriate, by way of penalty, for public use.
  14. to establish the truth, accuracy, validity, or genuineness of; corroborate; verify.
Down
  1. to represent by or as if by painting; portray; delineate.
  2. to give (money, time, knowledge, assistance, etc.) to a common supply, fund, etc., as for charitable purposes.
  3. to acquire by force of arms; win in war
  4. the culture and lifestyle of those people, especially among the young, who reject or oppose the dominant values and behavior of society.
  5. official supervision of rivers, forests, and other natural resources in order to preserve and protect them through prudent management.
  6. prepared, done, or acting with sole or chief emphasis on salability, profit, or success.
  7. to change (something) into a different form or properties; transmute; transform.
  8. commendation or honor given for some action, quality, etc.
  9. to arrange in a position of readiness, or to move strategically or appropriately.
  10. a combination or alliance, especially a temporary one between persons, factions, states, etc.
  11. cynical disposition, character, or belief.

25 Clues: the act of contributing. • to acquire by force of arms; win in war • cynical disposition, character, or belief. • deeply rooted; firmly implanted or established • serving to compose or make up a thing; component • of, pertaining to, involving, or decided by competition. • to represent by or as if by painting; portray; delineate. • ...

US History STARR 2 2014-04-22

US History STARR 2 crossword puzzle
Across
  1. a combination or alliance, especially a temporary one between persons, factions, states, etc.
  2. of, pertaining to, involving, or decided by competition.
  3. the culture and lifestyle of those people, especially among the young, who reject or oppose the dominant values and behavior of society.
  4. of or characteristic of a group of individuals taken together
  5. disposed to preserve existing conditions, institutions, etc., or to restore traditional ones, and to limit change.
  6. to give (money, time, knowledge, assistance, etc.) to a common supply, fund, etc., as for charitable purposes.
  7. something given or received as an equivalent for services, debt, loss, injury, suffering, lack, etc.; indemnity
  8. official supervision of rivers, forests, and other natural resources in order to preserve and protect them through prudent management.
  9. commendation or honor given for some action, quality, etc.
  10. to act together through a secret understanding, especially with evil or harmful intent.
Down
  1. to establish the truth, accuracy, validity, or genuineness of; corroborate; verify.
  2. to acquire by force of arms; win in war
  3. an evil, unlawful, treacherous, or surreptitious plan formulated in secret by two or more persons; plot.
  4. to seize as forfeited to the public domain; appropriate, by way of penalty, for public use.
  5. to give (money, time, knowledge, assistance, etc.) to a common supply, fund, etc., as for charitable purposes.
  6. to change (something) into a different form or properties; transmute; transform.
  7. the act of contributing.
  8. one of the groups or classes into which things may be or have been classified.
  9. cynical disposition, character, or belief.
  10. to serve as a memorial or reminder of: The monument commemorates the signing of the declaration of independence.
  11. prepared, done, or acting with sole or chief emphasis on salability, profit, or success.
  12. serving to compose or make up a thing; component

22 Clues: the act of contributing. • to acquire by force of arms; win in war • cynical disposition, character, or belief. • serving to compose or make up a thing; component • of, pertaining to, involving, or decided by competition. • commendation or honor given for some action, quality, etc. • of or characteristic of a group of individuals taken together • ...

US History STARR 2 2014-04-22

US History STARR 2 crossword puzzle
Across
  1. something given or received as an equivalent for services, debt, loss, injury, suffering, lack, etc.; indemnity
  2. to establish the truth, accuracy, validity, or genuineness of; corroborate; verify.
  3. to give (money, time, knowledge, assistance, etc.) to a common supply, fund, etc., as for charitable purposes.
  4. serving to compose or make up a thing; component
  5. to give (money, time, knowledge, assistance, etc.) to a common supply, fund, etc., as for charitable purposes.
  6. one of the groups or classes into which things may be or have been classified.
  7. an evil, unlawful, treacherous, or surreptitious plan formulated in secret by two or more persons; plot.
  8. to acquire by force of arms; win in war
  9. prepared, done, or acting with sole or chief emphasis on salability, profit, or success.
  10. of or characteristic of a group of individuals taken together
  11. disposed to preserve existing conditions, institutions, etc., or to restore traditional ones, and to limit change.
Down
  1. to act together through a secret understanding, especially with evil or harmful intent.
  2. the act of contributing.
  3. to change (something) into a different form or properties; transmute; transform.
  4. a combination or alliance, especially a temporary one between persons, factions, states, etc.
  5. the culture and lifestyle of those people, especially among the young, who reject or oppose the dominant values and behavior of society.
  6. official supervision of rivers, forests, and other natural resources in order to preserve and protect them through prudent management.
  7. to seize as forfeited to the public domain; appropriate, by way of penalty, for public use.
  8. to serve as a memorial or reminder of: The monument commemorates the signing of the declaration of independence.
  9. cynical disposition, character, or belief.
  10. commendation or honor given for some action, quality, etc.
  11. of, pertaining to, involving, or decided by competition.

22 Clues: the act of contributing. • to acquire by force of arms; win in war • cynical disposition, character, or belief. • serving to compose or make up a thing; component • of, pertaining to, involving, or decided by competition. • commendation or honor given for some action, quality, etc. • of or characteristic of a group of individuals taken together • ...

US History I Review 2014-05-05

US History I Review crossword puzzle
Across
  1. This patriot made a daring ride to warn the colonists that the British were coming!
  2. These colonial settlers worked the land according to their region and relied on family members for help.
  3. General Cornwallis surrendered here at ____________, the last major battle of the Revolutionary War.
  4. These people study human behavior and cultures of the past by analyzing artifacts.
  5. This is the country that Francisco Coronado came from.
  6. This American Indian tribe lived in the Great Plains region.
  7. This colony was settled by the Quakers.
  8. Before the Civil War, this side had many factories, opposed slavery, and favored tariffs.
  9. This colony was known as the first permanent English settlement in 1607.
  10. The Civil War began with the attack on Fort ________ in South Carolina.
Down
  1. Under the Articles of Confederation, there was no common ________ in the United States.
  2. This North American region contains the Continental Divide.
  3. Thomas Jefferson purchased the Louisiana Territory from this country.
  4. Benjamin Banneker helped design the layout of this city.
  5. ___________________ Davis was the Confederate President during the Civil War.
  6. King George the third angered the colonists when he said that they could not move west of the Appalachian Mountains.
  7. This explorer claimed the Mississippi River Valley for France.
  8. Kentucky, Maryland, Missouri and Delaware were called _________ states during the Civil War.
  9. This North American region is wrapped around the Hudson bay.
  10. Before the Civil War, this side wanted slavery, was mainly agricultural, and opposed tariffs.
  11. These imaginary lines run north to south on a map.
  12. This colonial region specialized in shipbuilding and civic life revolved around the church and town meetings.
  13. Near this Virginia river evidence of life from 18,000 years ago was discovered.
  14. The Treaty of _______ was signed in the year 1783 and officially ended the American Revolution.
  15. These imaginary lines run east to west on a map.

25 Clues: This colony was settled by the Quakers. • These imaginary lines run east to west on a map. • These imaginary lines run north to south on a map. • This is the country that Francisco Coronado came from. • Benjamin Banneker helped design the layout of this city. • This North American region contains the Continental Divide. • ...

US History Semester Review 2015-12-17

US History Semester Review crossword puzzle
Across
  1. refusal to buy or purchase
  2. checks & balances gives the power to do this to the President (reject!)
  3. Highest court in judicial branch, also a taco with sour cream & tomato
  4. mistreatment based on one's religion or race
  5. need one of these for a legal search under the 4th Amendment
  6. Act requiring soldiers to stay in citizens' homes
  7. product harvested by African slaves
  8. source that contains secondhand information, a textbook
  9. number of original colonies
  10. reasons for exploration, converting natives to Christianity
  11. Articles of Confederation were weak because they lacked this power
  12. period of social & political changes & who should govern people
  13. synonym for permission
  14. Enlightenment thinkers focused on these rights given to everyone by God.
  15. colony where first permanent settlement was (Jamestown FYI)
  16. first state in NW Territory, created 1803
  17. source that is an eyewitness account
  18. one of the Houses created by Great Compromise
Down
  1. reasons for exploration, finding gold and silver
  2. man responsible for taxing colonists, _____ III
  3. $ was set aside in NW Territory for this important part of society
  4. found in south, large farms where slaves often worked
  5. Act placing a tax on molasses and other sweets
  6. author of the Declaration & on the US nickel
  7. control & trade of this product led to conflicts among settlers
  8. common knowledge says July 4th is when this was signed
  9. place where many protests took place, (& tea overboard!)
  10. agricultural product that made Jamestown thrive
  11. President is in charge of this branch
  12. sharing power between states & federal government
  13. African & Backcountry settlers influenced our modern _____
  14. Act requiring tax to be paid on all printed materials
  15. people who were in charge of colonists pre-Revolution
  16. French & their Native Allies vs. British & allies = French & ____ War.
  17. 1st Amendment freedoms: speech, religion, assembly, petition & _____.

35 Clues: synonym for permission • refusal to buy or purchase • number of original colonies • product harvested by African slaves • source that is an eyewitness account • President is in charge of this branch • first state in NW Territory, created 1803 • mistreatment based on one's religion or race • author of the Declaration & on the US nickel • ...