American History

2. - Massachusetts town known for its witch trials in 1692.
3. - Communication device introduced by Samuel Morse in 1844.
6. - Began in 1619 when the first African slaves were sold in America.
7. - The ship that brought Pilgrims to the New World in 1620
8. - Native American who helped save the Pilgrims in 1621
11. - Territory purchased from France by President Jefferson in 1803.
12. - Location of the first women's rights convention in 1848.
14. Explorer who arrived in the New world in 1492
16. Removal- Policy initiated by Andrew Jackson in 1830, leading to the Trail of Tears.
17. - The Continental Congress adopted this important document in 1776.
18. - Where the British were defeated in 1781, leading to the end of the Revolutionary War. Constitution - Framework for the U.S. government, drafted in 1787
19. - Landmark Supreme Court case in 1803 that established judicial review.
20. Philip - Native American leader whose war against settlers began in 1675
21. of Rights - First ten amendments to the U.S. Constitution, drafted in 1789.

1. - Future U.S. president who ignited the French and Indian War in 1754.
4. Canal - Important waterway begun in 1817, connecting New York to the Great Lakes.
5. First permanent English settlement in America, founded in 1607
6. - Plaintiff in the Supreme Court case that denied citizenship to African Americans in 1857.
9. - Location of the 1770 Massacre that increased tensions between colonists and Britain. Lexington - Site of the "Shot Heard Round the World" in 1775.
10. Bank - Institution Andrew Jackson battled over in 1832.
13. - Crisis sparked by John C. Calhoun in 1828 over states' rights.
15. - State where gold was discovered in 1848, sparking a rush of settlers.