United States History Crossword Puzzle
Across
- 6. President who won Nobel Peace Prize in 2009 (2 words)
- 9. Only person to hold office as President and Chief Justice of the Supreme Court (3 words)
- 11. Non-president shown on the $100 bill (2 words)
- 14. National mammal of the US (2 words)
- 15. State where Grand Canyon is located
- 17. National bird of the US (2 words)
- 19. First established university in the US
- 20. Former female slave who was a conductor on the Underground Railroad (2 words)
- 21. Fashion trend that was born out of the Suffrage Movement in the 1850s
- 22. Song containing the lyrics "for amber waves of grain" (3 words)
- 26. What war finally ended in 975 (2 words)
- 28. Name of Native American tribe the Pilgrims celebrated the first Thanksgiving with (2 words)
- 30. Three branches of US government (3 words)
- 36. County that gifted the Statue of Liberty to the US
- 40. Number of states that were eventually created from the Louisiana Purchase in 1803
- 42. First President to name a woman to his cabinet (3 words)
- 43. Non-president shown on the $10 bill (2 words)
- 44. Name of the first American Colony settled in 1607
- 46. Longest river in the US (2 words)
- 47. Number of US Senators each state has
- 48. Name of explorer America is named after (2 words)
- 49. City and state where you can find the National Baseball Hall of Fame (3 words)
Down
- 1. Country the US purchased Alaska from
- 2. American city where jazz music originated (2 words)
- 3. City name that was the original capital of the US (3 words)
- 4. Who did the US fight against in the War of 1812? (2 words)
- 5. City where the Declaration of Independence was signed
- 7. In 1790 Washington, DC became the ____ of the US
- 8. First 10 amendments to the Constitution are called (3 words)
- 10. State that Juan Ponce de Leon is credited with discovering
- 12. Who said "Mr. Gorbachev, tear down this wall!" (2 words)
- 13. President who died in office after serving only 32 days (3 words)
- 16. Company that John D. Rockefeller founded and became the country's first billionaire (2 words)
- 18. State that was home of the Gold Rush in 1849
- 19. Explorer that discovered the Mississippi River (3 words)
- 23. Author of "The Star Spangled Banner" (3 words)
- 24. Only US state to ever have been ruled by a queen
- 25. Traitorous American general who defected to the British side during the Revolutionary War (2 words)
- 27. The 13th Amendment abolished ____ in the US
- 29. American inventor who patented the telephone in 1876 (3 words)
- 31. First woman to serve on the Supreme Court (3 words)
- 32. Number of original Colonies
- 33. Native American woman who served as interpreter and guide for explorers Lewis and Clark
- 34. First Lady who saved a portrait of George Washington in 1814 White House fire (2 words)
- 35. State where Robert E. Lee formally surrendered to Ulysses S. Grant on April 9, 1865
- 37. First President to live in the White House (2 words)
- 38. US Agency officially formed in July 1865 to stamp out rampant counterfeiting after the Civil War (2 words)
- 39. First state to be admitted to the Union
- 41. First American astronaut in space (2 words)
- 45. Lady credited with sewing the first American flag (2 words)