American History Crossword Puzzle

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Across
  1. 4. A person that wanted to end slavery.
  2. 5. The first ten amendments to the Constitution.
  3. 7. Lewis and ______ were sent to explore the Louisiana Territory.
  4. 9. ___________ of Confederation was the first constitution of the United States.
  5. 11. These were imposed on the colonies to pay war debts from the French and Indian War.
  6. 13. __________ Act required colonists to house British soldiers in their homes.
  7. 15. ________ Railroad was a series of secret networks runaways took to try to escape slavery.
  8. 17. This was one of the largest battle and turning point of the Civil War.
  9. 19. A group of people ruled or governed by another country.
  10. 22. This was the event that started the Civil War.
  11. 23. The period after the Civil War that was about rebuilding the country.
Down
  1. 1. To refuse to use or by as an act of protest.
  2. 2. The leader of the Patriot army.
  3. 3. The fist shots of the American Revolution were fired here.
  4. 6. This group wanted to remain under British control.
  5. 8. A document that grants permission to start a colony.
  6. 10. This group was in favor of independence from Britain.
  7. 12. This person served as a guide and translator for the Corps of Discovery.
  8. 14. This holiday commemorates the end of slavery in the US.
  9. 16. New Jersey, New York, Delaware, and Pennsylvania.
  10. 18. ___________ Destiny was the believe that America was meant to expand across the continent.
  11. 20. This person was the main author of the Declaration of Independence.
  12. 21. The election of this person led to Southern states seceding.