100 turning points
Across
- 5. What did the British troops set on fire?
- 6. Who shouted “ For god's sake, Fire”?
- 12. Who established the principle of judicial review?
- 13. Who was the first state to ratify the United States Constitution?
- 16. A small french force was attacked by who?
- 17. Virginia marked the conclusion of the last major battle of the American __________?
- 19. Where did Christopher Columbus make land?
- 20. The United States purchased 828,000 square miles of what river?
- 21. Samuel Morse dispatched the first telegraphic message over an experimental line from Washington to where?
- 22. On april 15th, 1817 the New York State legislature approved the construction of what canal?
- 23. Where in North America did English men arrive to make settlement?
Down
- 1. What did the Continental congress adopt in 1776?
- 2. What month did the pilgrims land in cape cod?
- 3. Where did the first 20-30 african slaves sold?
- 4. The supreme court ruled that Americans of what descent were not American citizens and could not sue in federal court?
- 7. What was discovered in California in 1848?
- 8. Who introduced a series of proposed amendments to the newly ratified U.S. Constitution in 1789?
- 9. Who argued that the U.S. Constitution gave states the right to block the enforcement of a federal law?
- 10. Where was squanto introduced to the pilgrims?
- 11. In 1675 they hung whos murderers?
- 14. The Indian removal act authorizing the president to grant lands west of the Mississippi in exchange for whose land?
- 15. Where did the Female Suffragists meet in 1848?
- 18. The “patriot” mob were throwing stones and sticks at who?
- 20. Which state did people get accused of witchcraft in 1692?
- 21. What was the political struggle called that ensued over the fate of the second bank of the United states?