Unit 3 Crossword Puzzle

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Across
  1. 1. Technology that powered early railroads and factories during industrial growth.
  2. 3. Growing loyalty to one’s region—North, South, or West—over the nation as a whole.
  3. 5. Period after the Civil War focused on rebuilding the South and integrating freed African Americans.
  4. 8. Chief Justice who strengthened the federal government with landmark Supreme Court decisions.
  5. 9. Journey to map and explore the newly purchased western territory.
  6. 10. Eli Whitney’s invention that increased cotton production and expanded slavery.
  7. 13. “Father of the Constitution” and president during the War of 1812.
  8. 14. Former enslaved man who became a leading abolitionist and author.
  9. 16. Belief that Americans were destined to expand westward across the continent.
  10. 17. Forced relocation of Cherokee people to the west under U.S. government orders.
  11. 18. Escaped enslaved woman who led dozens to freedom through the Underground Railroad.
  12. 19. 1846 conflict that gained the U.S. territories including California and the Southwest.
  13. 21. Third U.S. president who authorized the Louisiana Purchase in 1803.
  14. 22. Man-made waterway that connected the Great Lakes to the Atlantic Ocean.
  15. 24. Union general who defeated the Confederacy and later became president.
  16. 25. Transportation network that expanded national markets and connected regions.
  17. 27. Post–Civil War farming system that often trapped formerly enslaved people in debt.
  18. 28. President who issued the Emancipation Proclamation and led the Union during the Civil War.
  19. 30. 1861–1865 conflict between the Union and Confederacy over slavery and states’ rights.
Down
  1. 2. 1820 agreement that balanced slave and free states and drew the 36°30’ line.
  2. 4. Agreement admitting California as a free state and strengthening the Fugitive Slave Act.
  3. 6. President known for a doctrine warning European powers not to interfere in the Americas.
  4. 7. Communication device invented by Samuel Morse allowing instant long-distance messages.
  5. 11. Movement aimed at ending slavery in the United States.
  6. 12. Movement that sought voting rights for women, including leaders like Stanton and Anthony.
  7. 15. 1854 law allowing popular sovereignty that led to “Bleeding Kansas.”
  8. 20. President known for the spoils system and the Indian Removal Act.
  9. 23. Conflict with Britain that boosted U.S. nationalism after victory at New Orleans.
  10. 26. 1803 land deal that doubled the size of the United States.
  11. 29. Senator called the “Great Compromiser” for helping negotiate major sectional compromises.