US History

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Across
  1. 1. the territory the U.S. bought from France in 1803
  2. 3. the person in charge of the executive branch
  3. 4. the people who lived in America before the Europeans arrived
  4. 6. the U.S. celebrates its freedom on July 4th
  5. 7. the name of the event where the Founding Fathers wrote the Constitution
  6. 8. the number of stars on the US flag
  7. 11. the name of the ocean on the west coast of the U.S.
  8. 12. a change or an addition to the Constitution
  9. 13. name the US war between the north and the south
  10. 15. the supreme law of the land
  11. 17. the name of the national anthem
  12. 18. the capital of the U.S.
  13. 19. the person who becomes president if the president can no longer serve
  14. 22. the first ten amendments to the Constitution
  15. 24. the highest court in the U.S.
  16. 25. providing schooling and education, providing protection (police), providing safety (fire departments), giving a driver’s license, approving zoning and land use
  17. 27. printing money, declaring war, creating an army, making treaties
  18. 28. where the Statue of Liberty is located
  19. 29. this reformer fought for women’s rights and civil rights
Down
  1. 2. the name of the document that freed slaves in the confederate states
  2. 5. the “Father of our Country” and the 1st U.S. President
  3. 9. life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness
  4. 10. the number of years in a president’s term
  5. 14. the month we vote for a new U.S. president
  6. 16. the name of the ocean on the east coast of the U.S.
  7. 18. the first three words of the Constitution represent the idea of self-government
  8. 20. the branch of the U.S. government that reviews laws, explains laws, resolves disputes (disagreements), and decides if a law goes against the Constitution
  9. 21. the number of stripes on the U.S. flag
  10. 23. the age citizens have to be to vote for the U.S. president
  11. 26. the father of the Declaration of Independence