American History

1. Canal. an artificial 82 km waterway in Panama that connects the Atlantic Ocean with the Pacific Ocean, cutting across the Isthmus of Panama, and is a conduit for maritime trade.
5. C. an American statesman and political theorist who served as the seventh vice president of the United States from 1825 to 1832.
6. was the 13th president of the United States, serving from 1850 to 1853
10. Alexander Graham. was a Scottish-born Canadian-American inventor, scientist and engineer who is credited with patenting the first practical telephone.
12. was an American statesman, political philosopher, and a Founding Father of the United States.
13. Bernard M. an American financier and statesman.
15. Corollary. an addition to the Monroe Doctrine articulated by President Theodore Roosevelt in his State of the Union address in 1904 after the Venezuelan crisis of 1902–1903.

2. Susan B. an American social reformer and women's rights activist who played a pivotal role in the women's suffrage movement.
3. J. Pershing. senior United States Army officer. He served most famously as the commander of the American Expeditionary Forces during World War I from 1917 to 1920.
4. Clara an American nurse who founded the American Red Cross.
7. an American politician who served as the first and only president of the Confederate States of America from 1861 to 1865
8. Zapata. a Mexican revolutionary. He was a leading figure in the Mexican Revolution of 1910–1920
9. W.E.B. an American sociologist, socialist, historian, and Pan-Africanist civil rights activist.
11. diplomacy. a form of American foreign policy to minimize the use or threat of military force
14. Stokely. a prominent organizer in the civil rights movement in the United States and the global pan-African movement.