8th Grade History FINAL EXAM

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