US Hist. 25-26 Final Exam
Across
- 1. Another word for complaints. The Declaration has 26 of them
- 3. Bird of prey that is a national symbol of the US
- 7. Boston ___: Colonists dumped tea into the harbor to protest taxes and a monopoly on tea
- 10. River that formed the eastern border of the Louisiana Purchase
- 12. US state furthest from any other state
- 13. State whose name is Spanish for "Mountain"
- 16. Group that got caught in a blizzard in the Sierra Nevada as they headed west. Resorted to cannibalism
- 22. Term used by Lincoln that means 87 years ago
- 24. Forced relocation march by the Cherokee where thousands died
- 28. Enslaved man at the center of a Supreme Court case about his status as a slave since he was moved to free territories
- 30. ___Factors: Things that make people want to move away from a place
- 33. ___ Factors: Things that draw people to a new place
- 35. Word used to describe the people who lived in the Americas before European colonization
- 37. Supreme Court chief justice who said Dred Scott was a slave and Black people were not citizens
- 38. ___ Proclamation: Edict by Lincoln that freed enslaved people in the rebelling states
- 39. People who were concerned about the new US government having too much power
- 40. Amendment that gives the right to bear arms
- 42. French ruler who sold land to the US
- 43. Known as the Father of the Constitution. Later the 5th president. Also our shortest president
- 44. State furthest to the Northeast
- 47. General that was in charge of the Army in the American Revolution. Later the 1st president
- 49. Colonial region made up of MA, CT, RI, and NH
- 52. Machine designed to speed up cotton harvesting. Meant to reduce slavery, but increased it
- 53. ___ Kansas: Time period of violence in Kansas caused by debates over slavery
- 59. Animal found on the flag of California
- 60. Animal that many plains tribes relied on. National mammal of the US. One of Mr. Micheli's favorite animals
- 65. Tallest mountain the US
- 68. Idea that Americans were destined to take over the entire continent of North America
- 69. State furthest to the Southeast
- 71. Branch that makes laws
- 72. Boston ___: British troops responded to snowballs being thrown by opening fire and killing 5 colonists
- 73. ___ Address: Famous speech by Lincoln at a Civil War battle site
- 74. Right on most maps
- 80. Group led by Lewis and Clark
- 81. City where the Declaration was signed and later the Constitution
- 83. ___ Railroad: Secret network used to help slaves escape to freedom
- 84. Biggest US state
- 85. Rich men who were not used to working with their hands. Jamestown had too many of them
- 87. Amendment that guarantees freedom from unreasonable search and siezures
- 88. Amendment that makes anyone born in the US a citizen and says everyone's equal under the law
- 90. Length of a presidential term
- 92. First 10 amendments to the constitution
- 93. Water that is dirty and salty. Jamestown had a lot of it
- 94. King of England that the colonies revolted against
- 95. The South during the Civil War. A country that existed to keep slavery legal
- 97. Amendment that gave women the right to vote
- 98. Compromise between big and small population states to create a bicameral legislature
- 99. Amendment that protects us from cruel and unusual punishment
- 100. When the US celebrates Independence Day
- 101. Colonial region made up of VA, NC, SC, and GA
- 102. Indian ___ Act: Forced indigenous people from their homes onto other lands
Down
- 2. State let into the US as a free state as part of the Compromise of 1850
- 4. Columbian __: Transfer of goods, people, diseases, and more from Old World to New World and vice versa
- 5. State that was part of Spain, Mexico, it's own country, and then part of the US. 2nd biggest state
- 6. Abolitionist who killed people in Kansas, freed slaves, and tried to take the arsenal at Harpers Ferry
- 8. Maximum amount of terms a president can serve for
- 9. Checks and ___: Systems designed so that no one branch can be more powerful than the others
- 11. British law that put a tax on paper products in the colonies
- 14. Most famous conductor of the Underground Railroad. Was later a spy for the Union
- 15. The reason the Civil War was fought
- 17. Amendment that protects us from Double Jeopardy and testifying against ourselves
- 18. ___ Act: Let the people of two territories decide on the issue of slavery
- 19. Down on most maps
- 20. Important city at the mouth of the Mississippi River. What Jefferson originally wanted to buy
- 21. Left on most maps
- 23. French ___ War: War between GB and France that caused GB to raise taxes on the colonies
- 25. Word that describes the US congress. Means 2 chambers
- 26. Giant chunk of land purchased by the US from France
- 27. State where the Grand Canyon is
- 29. Main problem with the first system of US government
- 31. Country to the North of the US
- 32. Branch that interprets laws
- 34. 16th President. Oversaw Civil War. Issued Emancipation Proclamation.
- 36. Enslaved man who believed he was a prophet. Led the most violent slave rebellion in US history
- 41. Branch that enforces laws
- 45. Ocean to the West of the US
- 46. Colonial region made up of NY, PA, NJ, MD, and DE
- 48. Ocean to the East of the US
- 50. Country that the 13 colonies belonged to before a Declaration was made
- 51. Popular ____: When people decide on an issue by voting
- 52. State that you currently live in
- 54. The US government is split into three ___
- 55. Indigenous woman who saved Lewis and Clark's journey multiple times
- 56. Country the US went to war with to take land in 1846-48
- 57. People who moved into the unknown of the West, usually in covered wagons
- 58. First permanent English colony in the New World
- 61. People who wanted a stronger federal government
- 62. Declaration of ___: Said the US was now its own country free from England's rule
- 63. People who fought to end slavery in the US
- 64. 17th president. First to be impeached due to his handling of Reconstruction
- 66. Amendment that guarantees freedom of speech
- 67. Amendment that says the government can't force you to let soldiers live in your house
- 69. Amendment that gave Black men the right to vote
- 70. Period of time after the Civil War
- 75. Articles of ___: Document that set up the first US government
- 76. City with largest population in the US
- 77. European country that colonized most of Central and South America
- 78. ___ Compromise: Said no slavery in new states above 36-30, but slavery below the line was okay
- 79. Leaders chosen by Jefferson to explore Louisiana and find a water route to the Pacific (they didn't)
- 82. Author of the Declaration of Independence
- 86. Up on most maps
- 89. Amendment that ended slavery (except as punishment for a crime) in the US
- 91. Path taken by many pioneers to the Pacific Northwest
- 95. Explorer who was funded by Spain. Thought the Earth was pear shaped. Started the genocide of indigenous people
- 96. River that Lewis and Clark sailed on to the Pacific Ocean