US History

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Across
  1. 3. Power is divided between the national government and the states.
  2. 5. Domain, Government has the right to take private property.
  3. 9. of Powers, Divides the power of the government into three branches.
  4. 10. Pluribus Unum, "Out of many, one" – motto on the Great Seal of the U.S.
  5. 12. de Tocqueville, French writer who identified five values of democracy. )
  6. 13. Rights, Rights a person is born with.
  7. 14. Railroad, Connected the East and West coasts with continuous rail transportation.
  8. 16. Wire, Strong wire used to fence in animals and protect land.
  9. 17. Houses, Home made of earth, used by settlers in the Great Plains.
  10. 18. The participation of common people in government.
  11. 19. of Rights, The first ten amendments to the Constitution.
Down
  1. 1. Act, Encouraged western expansion by granting settlers 160 acres of land.
  2. 2. Protection from a tyrannical government.
  3. 4. Equality in society.
  4. 6. Government takes a "hands-off" approach to the economy.
  5. 7. Begins with "We the People..."
  6. 8. Destiny, Belief that settlers were destined to expand westward.
  7. 11. Act, Goal was to assimilate Native Americans into American culture.
  8. 15. Sovereignty, The authority of the government comes from the people.