These crosswords are made for kids ages 8 to 12. They are made up of words that are often found in third, fourth, fifth, and sixth grade spelling lists and cover subjects of interest to older kids. To view or print a crossword puzzle for children click on its title.
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The Industrial Revolution
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Technology
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The ________ brothers invented the first airplane. George Eastman invented the _____ camera. Nikola Tesla invented the _____. Henry ______ invented the first model T auto. Charles Goodyear discovered how to vulcanize ______.
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The Inner Planets
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Astronomy
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Find the answer to the hints given.
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The amount of inner planets.. Mercury has virtually no _________.. Venus's atmosphere is so _________, its always cloudy.. Earth's 'twin'. Venus rotates so ________ that its days are longer..
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The Invisible Man
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Books
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The way a person is feeling. Strange , not know or not understood. Surprising and sometime worrying. The man a woman is married to . Someone you do not know.
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The Iron Man
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Books
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Extremely impressive. It is a synonym of the word amazing.. Looking steadily and intently, especially in admiration, surprise, or thought.. Shrivelled or wrinkled with age.. Old and torn with holes.. Burn the surface of something with flame or heat..
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The Iron Man
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Entertainment
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Code Breaker
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The extreme edge of land before a steep slope or a body or water. . Big, Huge. To light-up fiercely or brightly. Scary . The human body excluding the head and limbs.
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The Jamestown Settlement
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History
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A crop that is grown to sell for money, rather than for use by the growers.. The second capital of Jamestown.. Money put away to be used at another time.. A good, service, or amount of money owed to another.. The Jamestown settler's main cash crop..
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The Janitor's Boy
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Books
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Read the clues and try to guess the words
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Something to get very sticky substances off of surfaces.. You scrape things with it.. This is what happens when you get in trouble _______.. Something you make like a book report.. Underground walk way..
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The Jefferson Era
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History
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fight between the U.S. and U.K. and its Native American allies.. Cost 15 million, doubled the size of U.S.. The president to send two men to the west on an expedition. He explored the Southwest, Pikes Peak named after him. American soldier, leader of an expedition, also known as the Corps of Discovery.
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The Judiciary
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Business and Work
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Law based on the U.S. Constitution and the constitutions of various states.. The body of law enacted by legislatures (as opposed to constitutional law, administrative law, or case law).. The courts; one of the three branches of the federal government in the United States. A court decision that furnishes an example or authority for deciding subsequent cases involving identical or similar facts and legal issues.. The body of law developed from judicial decisions in English and U.S. courts, not attributable to a legislature..
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The Juvenile Justice System
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Government and Politics
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A transcript or recording made of all testimony given. This type of hearing determines what punishment will be given to the delinquent juvenile.. At this initial meeting with the judge, a juvenile hears the charges against him or her.. Of, for, or relating to young people. . The formal accusation that the juvenile has commited an offence..
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The Kite Runner
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Books
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What did Amir bite down on when he felt sick?. What kind of vehicle did Assef drive?. Who did Amir miss he most?. Where did most of the story take place?. What did Assef kill people with?.
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The Kite Runner
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Books
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where Assef's violence started. Antagonist in the novel. half time show entertainment. what kite fighting represents for Hassan and Amir. Assef joins this terrorist group.
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The Knee
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Body
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Thigh muscles . the most Complex joint in the body. MCL. ACL. Bowlegged.
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The Lady of the Tiger
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Books
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Use the hint to help you choose which vocabulary word you should fill in to match it.
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Sad; mournful. Punishment for bad behavior. An unavoidable lot in life; fate. Savagely cruel; exceedingly brutal. Vigorous and unrestrained energy and excitement.
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The land of Canaan
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Bible
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spiritual nourishment . hard time in the Christian life. first grain to come up in Canaan. love relationship between Christ and us. what Christ is in relation to us.
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The Land of Palestine
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Bible
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Where Jesus was born. Found to the south of Palestine. It is the lowest point on earth.. Large sea to the west of Palestine. Mountain over 3000m above sea level. Common mode of transport in first century Palestine.
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The Land Where Jesus Lived
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Bible
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Use your workbook, pages 23-26, to help you with this puzzle.
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town where Jesus was born. southern region of Israel. large sea in Judea . country where Joseph, Mary and Jesus escaped after Jesus' birth. city where Jesus was teaching in the temple at age 12.
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The Last Kids on Earth and the Zombie Parade
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Books
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Who is the love interest of the story?. Who is the strongest person in the group?. What is the name of the book full of monsters?. What is the name of the weapon Jack uses?. Who is the main character?.
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The Legend of Sleepy Hollow
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Books
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Ichabod is very . All the women thought Brom was . Katrina is very _ _ _ _ _ _. 12:00. Brom was _ _ _ _ __ _ when he scared Ichabod.
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The Legend of Sleepy Hollow
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Books
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Wise or judicious in practical affairs. To remain or stay. A supernatural appearance of a person or thing . To give a name to. Something likend.
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The Legislative Branch
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Government and Politics
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time a person serves in Congress. over 50 percent. furture law. term in office, in years, for the House. term of office, in yearsm for the Senate.
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The Lemonade War
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Books
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a gurgling sound (as a liquid issuing from a bottle with intermittent partial air blockage). extremely large. a group of business people in a town organized as a service club and to promote world peace. to speak in an excited manner. to fall or sink suddenly.
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The Life Cycle of a Star
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Astronomy
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Complete the puzzle with more words from the text.
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to suddenly fall down or give way. ________ Spencer got really tired and fell asleep. = in the end, especially after a long period of time. Nothing happened __________ Peter was at school. = during the time that. A synonym for 'basic, central, crucial, fundamental or essential' is __________.. to cause to function; to activate.
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The Life Cycle of Stars
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Astronomy
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one of the results at the end of a small/medium stars life. a large cloud of dust and gas. the main and longest phase in a stars life. when a giant star dies. color of the hottest stars.
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The Life of a Massive Star
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Astronomy
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All stars start out like this. This is the second stage of a star. This is the third stage of a massive star. The end of a massive star. This explosion only happens to massive and super-massive stars.
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The Life of Benjamin Franklin
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History
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The home of the Franklin family. Ben Franklin's father's profession. The man himself. A harnessed energy source. A young person in training for a future carreer.
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The Life of Queen Elizabeth I
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History
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The name of the first Shakespearean play performed at the Globe. This is the month in which Queen Elizabeth was born. The father of Queen Elizabeth. Ann Boleyn was killed here. Queen Elizabeth was known to her people as this.
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The Light in the Forest
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Item that Aunt Kate takes away from True Son.. Drink True Son is offered.. Person who travels with True Son to the mountains.. Person that True Son misses.. Person who defends True Son's behavior..
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The Light of the World
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Bible
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use when referring to someone or something for the first time. something kind of heavy. Gods children should be what?. physically in contact with and supported by a surface. another word for except.
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The Lightning Key
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Books
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Cortado wanted Baltinglass's, Little's, and Miles's . when miles saw Little and Silverpoint talking. Author. Miles wants to bring back his. Temzi gave the the real or fake tigers egg to Cortado.
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the lightning theif
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the name of the camp their in.. main character of the book.. a girl with blond curly hair.. protected percy to camp half blood.. a teacher..
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The Lion The Witch and The Wardrobe
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serios; grave; earnest. a husband or wife, especially of a monarch. in greek mythology, one of a race of monster that had the head, arms, and chest of man and the body and legs of a hourse. it probaly will happen. a bundle of trees.
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The Lion, the Witch, and the Wardrobe
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Books
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Complete the following crossword
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a thing or collection of things wrapped in paper in order to be carried or sent by mail.. a tract of land with the buildings thereon. strange; odd.. unduly curious about the affairs of others; prying.. moderately cold : lacking in warmth.
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The Little Spotted Cats
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Animals
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When one animal captures and eats the other. The scientific name for little spotted cats. After______ years the little spotted cats are sexually active. Destorying of the little spotted cats habitat. Where an animal lives.
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The Magician's Nephew
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magical teleporters. land where the story takes place. the hero. Digory's Uncle. healer of Digory's mother.
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The Magician's Nephew
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Somber or gloomy. An artificial reservoir. To no end : Without success or result. An ancient Roman dramatic performance featuring a solo dancer and a narrative chorus.. An institution for the care of the destitute or sick and especially the insane.
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The Magician's Nephew
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Books
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Complete the crossword using information from the novel
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The place where the entrance to the passage behind the wall.. The place where the yellow rings were told to be kept. The first king of Narnia. The land created when Aslan sang. A young boy with a very old uncle and is a main character of the story..
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The Maze Runner
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Books
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meens idiot in the maze. authors last name. abreviation for 'world in catastrophe:killzone experiment division'. a main charector and an amphibious creature. authors first name.
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The Metric System
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Math
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amount of space the surface of an area has. the amount of material an object has. anything that has mass and takes up space. system of measurement used by scientists. the amount of space an object takes up.
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The Missile Crisis 1962
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History
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Term describing a country joined with another country for a special purpose. On the 14th of October 1962, what was reported to the USA showing Cuban Missile sites?. Trained organization to overthrow Castro. Cuba ... became communist. From Khrushchev's perspective, what did the US try to ruin by stropping to buy sugar from Cuba?.
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The Monkey's Paw
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Books
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Mrs. White told Mr. White __________ to 'WISH.'. Parsons' paced _________by the White's gate.. When Morris left for India, he was an ___________ young man.. The monkey's paw certainly sounded ____________.. Parsons said that Maw and Meggins __________ the work that Herbert did for them..
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The Moon, Seasons & Contellations
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Astronomy
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commonly known as the big dipper. the moon phase where we see the entire moon. the man who turned to a swan to save his friends body. what is the main cause for seasons. the first half moon we see in the phases.
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The Mouse & the Motorcycle
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Books
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you dismount from something , you get off it.. Shy and easily frightend. Something that causes a lot of exitment and interest. to make a coment about something. If something has gone astray, it is lost..
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The Mystery of the Snake Egg
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Books
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able to do something. a large species of lizard found in parts of Southeast Asia. a sample, or example, used to stand for a whole group. powerful or strong. to stare angrily at someone.
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The Naked Bear
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Books
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A large rodent with defensive spines or quills. . A paranormal appearance. . A large waterbird with a long flexible neck, short legs, and webbed feet. . Girls or women in relation to their parents. . Propel with force through the air by a movement of the arm and hand. .
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The Name of The Wind
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Books
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The Chandrian's master. Villagers make straw versions of these and burn them during the Harvest Festival. They killed Kvothe's Parents. The main character. Kvothe wins these at the Eolian by playing Savien and Aloine.
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The Names of the Disciples
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Bible
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Jude or Judas the son of James. The brother of Peter and first Disciple Jesus called. The son of Alphaeus. He was also called Nathanael. Also known Iscariot and the one who betrayed Jesus.
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The Necklace
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Literature and Writing
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The item lost during the story. Mathilde wants to have a higher ____ in the world. This can bring power and respect. The couple fell into this and worked for years to pay it off. The twist ending is an example of this literary technique. The main character finally grows to be this. It took humility..
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The New Republic and Expansion
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US History
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President Washington's adviors . This political party wanted an economy based off farming. Created the National bank. Washington did not want to look like this after serving for two terms. Staying out of foreign affairs.
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The Nine Planets
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Astronomy
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the first artificial satellite. planets that spin in a counterclockwise rotation. planets that spin in a clockwise rotation. its moon is more than half the size of this planet. planet that is more like Earth than any other.
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