History

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Across
  1. 3. First ten amendments to the constitution guaranteeing individual liberties and due process
  2. 4. Gave woman the right to vote
  3. 5. Major ideas found in the US Constitution of limiting the power to tax and right to a fair trail
  4. 6. Created a graduated income tax
  5. 8. Declaration by Truman to economically assist any country fighting communism after World War 2. The declaration marked the beginning of the containment policy (plan to keep communism from spreading)
  6. 10. Gave freedom to all of the slaves in all of the states
  7. 15. Written mostly by Jefferson to list the grievances (complaints) against Great Britain and to declare independence from Great Britain
  8. 16. treaty that ended World War 1. was extremely harsh on Germany
Down
  1. 1. Ended poll taxes
  2. 2. Gave african american men the right to vote
  3. 4. Required states to give citizenship to all citizens born in the us and gave other basic civil rights
  4. 6. Provided direct election of senators
  5. 7. Document which formed the first government of the us near the end of the american revolution. States had more power than the national government.
  6. 9. Foundation for American Government for freedoms such as freedom of speech and trial by jury
  7. 11. A document outlining the basic form and rules of the us government.
  8. 12. Essay written by James Madison, Alexander Hamilton, and John Jay to support the ratification of the Constitution
  9. 13. Peace plan issued by Wilson that called for freedom of the seas, reduction of armaments,and end to secret diplomacy. Important part was the creation of the League of Nations a national peace organization
  10. 14. The right for 18 year olds to vote