8th Grade Social Studies Wrap-Up

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2. Bracnh of government that is the court system
7. 44th President; first Black president in US
13. Site of a masscare and a tea party
14. State that had been part of Mexico until 1836 and a US state since 1845
16. The R in CER
17. The first thing you should write on every assignment you get
18. Branch of government responsible for enforcing/carrying out the law
20. School thing you sharpen
24. Country that helped the Americans rebel then had a revolution of their own
26. Cotton ____- invented by Eli Whitney
27. River followed by Lewis and Clark
29. Freedom of ____- key part of first amendment
31. The fifth amendment says no double _______. Also a super popular game show
33. All men are created _____; writted by Jefferson who owned 200-300 slaves
37. Document that is the supreme law of the United States
39. The part of the country that relied heavily on slave labor
41. The amendment that gives us the right to trial by jury
42. Trail of ______: road Native Americans were forced on
43. 16th US President
45. One of the 3 Gs of colonialism
48. Indigenous tribe whose name became the county we are in right now
51. Right on most maps
53. State between Montana and Washington
56. John who hated slavery and raided Harper's Ferry
58. State whose name refers to red rocks
61. Frederick _____, an escaped slave turned abolitionist
62. The ______ Proclamation by Lincoln freed the slaves
63. 10 year period after the Civil War that saw progress for newly freed Black americans until the election of 1876
65. The US's neighbor to the North
68. State to our East that bled before the Civil War
70. City where the Continental Congress was held
73. Corps of _______ headed by Lewis and Clark
74. Ocean to the West of the US
75. Wrote the Declaration of Independence, then 3rd President
78. 11th President; promised expansion
82. Highest Court in the US
84. Biggest city in the US
85. Geographic tools that show us a visual representation of an area and a variety of other info
86. Last name of the father and son who were the 2nd and 6th presidents
88. Indigenous tribe whose name became the capital of Wyoming
91. Harriet- a conductor on the Underground Railroad
94. The 4th Amendment protects your right to ______
96. The C in CER
97. Meriweather _______, traveled with Clark
99. Indigenous woman who helped Lewis and Clark on their journey
101. State named for its mountains
102. _____ Sense by Thomas Paine
104. Last name of the President who served the shortest amount of time in office
105. State that joined the Union as a free state in the Compromise of 1850
106. Number of colonies that become the first US states
107. A change in the Constitution

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1. The Bill of _____: first 10 amendments
3. Midwestern state where Chicago is
4. State that joined the US as a free state in the Compromise of 1820
5. Another name for the Legislative Branch
6. Trail that pioneers and computer gamers went on
8. Stamp ___, Tea _____- another word for a law
9. John _____ who was a philosopher that inspired the US's founders
10. Ocean to the East of the US
11. Life, liberty, and _____
12. The Missouri one said no slavery North of 36-30
15. _____ Destiny- God said for the US to take land from Native Americans
16. Nearby baseball team and mountain range
19. The direction the US grew/expanded
21. The E in CER
22. Sheets you write on
23. The national mammal of the US
25. William _____ who traveled with Lewis
28. ____ of Mexico; body of water near TX, LA, MS, AL, and FL
30. the first 13 states were these first
31. 7th President; repsonsible for Trail of Tears
32. Form of government where people have the power to vote
34. Along with Concord, site of the 1st battle of the American Revolution
35. Super nearby state capital
36. ____ Turner who led a slave rebellion in VA
38. The tallest mountain in the US
40. River that empties into the Gulf of Mexico at New Orleans
44. The Kansas-________ Act led to Bleeding Kansas
46. Meriweather Lewis had a pet one named Seaman
47. The 2nd Amendment is the right to _____ arms
49. When you're late to class, you are ____
50. US State split into two parts
52. Another word for farming; what the South's economy was based on
54. US General in charge of the Civil War, then 18th President
55. Southeasternmost US State
57. The only state named for a US President
59. US Capital Washington ____
60. First state to ratify the Constitution
64. The ______ war was caused by slavery
66. Country the US went to war with from 1846-48
67. Country that colonized most of South and Central America
69. State that more astronauts (25) have been from than any other
70. The 8th Amendment says no cruel or unusual ____
71. Biggest US State
72. Explorer who thought the Earth was pear shaped
76. Country the US became independent from
77. 37th US President; the only one to resign
79. Closest planet to Earth
80. First permanent English colony in North America
81. Adding land to a country- like the US did with TX and HI
83. Sand ____- site of a Colorado massacre
87. Capital of Wisconsin- named for the 4th president who is also known as the Father of the Constitution
88. Grand geographic feature in Arizons
89. First president's first name
90. The French and _____ War caused England to raise taxes on its colonies
92. Caribbean country created as the result of a slave rebellion against France
93. Rhode _____; the smallest of the 50 states
95. The US government is set up with a system of checks and ______
98. The cause of the Civil War
100. The movement to get rid of slavery in America
103. First word in the name of our continent