Important People in U.S. History
Across
- 4. I stated, “ I have not yet begun to fight!’’
- 8. I am the founder of Connecticut and the author of the "Fundamental Orders of Connecticut."
- 11. I was the first person to receive the Medal of Honor.
- 14. I am the founder of the North Star and worked with Abraham Lincoln driving the Civil War on the rights of African Americans.
- 15. I am known as the Great Compromiser.
- 16. I am an abolitionist who wrote “Uncle Tom's Cabin.”
- 18. I wrote the federalist papers along with Alexander Hamilton and John Jay and am known as the “Father of the Constitution.”
- 20. I was the first president and the Commander-in-Chief of the United States Continental Army.
- 21. I was the president of the Confederate States of America.
- 23. I was the seventh president and founder of the Democratic Party.
- 25. The Monroe Doctrine is named after me.
Down
- 1. I stated “ Ain’t I a woman!”
- 2. I was the 16th president and gave the Emancipation Proclamation.
- 3. I am the first African-American person elected to U.S. government.
- 5. I was a founding father, inventor, and my image is on the $100 bill.
- 6. I am the author of “Common Sense.”
- 7. I am the author of the federalist papers.
- 9. I am a 19 year old Frenchman who helped train soldiers in the American Revolution.
- 10. I am the person who helped slaves escape by passage along the Underground Railroad.
- 12. I organized the Seneca Falls Convention and gave the Declaration of Sentiments.
- 13. I am a patriot who organized the Sons of Liberty and the Boston Tea Party.
- 17. Midnight rider who warned colonists that the British were coming to attack.
- 19. I wrote the Declaration of Independence and founded the Democratic-Republicans.
- 22. I am a Quaker woman who was active in temperance and the abolition of slavery.
- 24. I invented the first steel plow.