8th Grade History FINAL EXAM
Across
- 2. White abolitionist that killed people with swords and stormed the arsenal at Harper’s Ferry
- 6. Smallest US state
- 8. The US’ northern neighbor
- 9. US system of government where the federal government and states share power
- 13. Checks and _________
- 17. ____ Trail: attracted thousands of migrants and inspired a computer game
- 19. Indian ____ Act: Forced indigenous people off their homelands to reservations
- 20. Harriet _____: Most famous conductor on Underground Railroad
- 23. State directly east of us in Denver/Aurora
- 25. Indigenous woman who saved Lewis and Clark’s lives more than once
- 27. The US government is split up into three _____
- 28. State directly north of us in in Denver/Aurora
- 29. ____ DC: The capital of the US
- 32. Massachusetts city that had a massacre and a tea party
- 33. One score = ____ years
- 35. Lewis’ (of Lewis and Clark) dog
- 37. English king the colonies rebelled against
- 43. Philosopher that heavily influenced the founders of the US. Said life, liberty, and property
- 44. ____ of Representatives: representation based on population
- 45. Branch of government that sets up the Courts
- 47. Orleans City at the mouth of the Mississippi
- 49. _____ President: number two in command of the country
- 51. Second Amendment says you have the right to ____ arms
- 53. Enslaved man that led a violent rebellion in 1831
- 57. State directly south of us in Denver/Aurora
- 58. Before the first 13 states were states, they were 13 ______ of England
- 62. Civil War battle site that Lincoln gave a famous address at
- 63. There are currently ___ amendments to the Constitution
- 66. Lewis’ first name (of Lewis and Clark)
- 68. First state to ratify the Constitution
- 69. What the Civil War was fought over
- 70. State with Chicago in it. Where Ms. Barkstrom is from
- 71. Branch of government that deals with the President
- 73. State directly west of us in Denver/Aurora
- 74. Explorer who thought the Earth was pear shaped
- 78. Word used to describe the people in North America before Europeans came
- 81. The country the US declared independence from
- 82. Last name of the President who only served for about a month before he died
- 83. ____ Destiny: idea that god said the entire continent was there for America to take
- 85. Frederick who was a famous abolitionist after escaping slavery
- 91. The name of the continent you live on right now
- 92. Clark’s first name (of Lewis and Clark)
- 93. Amendment that gave Black men the right to vote
- 95. Seventh president. Had a swearing parrot and a big block of cheese. Signed the Indian Removal Act
- 97. Up on most maps
- 98. Declaration of _____ said America is a country
- 99. The problem with the first document that set us US government
- 100. Corps of _____: The group that went with Lewis and Clark
Down
- 1. PA city where congresses were held during the Revolution
- 3. The 44th President (2009-2017). First Black President
- 4. Biggest US State
- 5. Amendment that gives us Freedom of Speech among others
- 7. 16th president. Led US through Civil War
- 10. First president of the US
- 11. Amendment that makes everyone equal under the law and gives citizenship if born in the US
- 12. Separation of ___________
- 14. There are 27 ________ to the Constitution. Means add ons or changes
- 15. The head of the executive branch
- 16. First permanent English colony in America. They drank brackish water because of the tide
- 18. What the D in DC stands for
- 21. ____ River. Important river that flows into the Gulf of Mexico
- 22. The US fought a war (1846-48) against _____ for their land (AZ, CA, NM, UT, CO)
- 24. Branch of government that sets up Congress
- 26. First 3 words of the Constitution
- 30. 2nd largest US state. Started off as a Mexican state then revolted to keep slavery
- 31. Missouri has one named after it. So does 1850. Attempts to avoid war over slavery
- 34. Jefferson said life, liberty, and the ____ ___ happiness
- 36. City with largest population in US (also the name of its state)
- 38. ______ Congress: where early leaders decided to become an independent country
- 39. Part of Congress where every state has 2 representatives
- 40. The document that lays out how the US government is set up
- 41. Amendment that ended slavery
- 42. Right on most maps
- 46. Articles of _____: first document that set up US government
- 48. To get rid of something, like slavery
- 50. Third biggest state. Where Mr. Micheli is from
- 52. The ocean that separates the US from England
- 54. Amendment that gave women the right to vote
- 55. Period of 10-12 years right after the Civil War
- 56. The sixth amendment gives us a right to a trial by ____
- 59. Where the president lives
- 60. The journey that killed thousands of indigenous people as they marched from homeland to reservation
- 61. The third president. Said “all men are created equal” while owning hundreds of slaves
- 64. _____Railroad: Secret network of routes and places to stay to help enslaved people escape
- 65. Country that colonized most of central and South America
- 67. Bill of ___: First ten amendments
- 72. ____ Party: got stuck in the Sierra Nevada Mtns. And had to resort to cannibalism
- 75. First US state alphabetically
- 76. British soldiers were called ____coats
- 77. Young America’s ally in the war against England
- 79. Many argue that the 4th amendment gives us a right to ____
- 80. The state you live in
- 84. Down on most maps
- 86. Highest court in the country
- 87. The mountains you see when you look West. Also a TERRIBLE baseball team
- 88. The direction the US expanded
- 89. Amendment that gives freedom from cruel and unusual punishment
- 90. Country created to keep slavery. Fought the US in the Civil War
- 94. The number of states currently in the US
- 96. The ocean that Lewis and Clark journeyed to