US Hist. 25-26 Final Exam

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