American History Review

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  1. 1. Explorers who traveled west after the Louisiana Purchase.
  2. 3. Number of stars on the American flag, representing the fifty states.
  3. 5. The highest court in the United States.
  4. 11. The plan of government for the United States.
  5. 13. Branch of government that interprets laws.
  6. 14. General who led the Continental Army and later became the first U.S. president.
  7. 15. Land purchase from France that nearly doubled the size of the United States.
  8. 16. A form of government in which the people have a voice in how they are governed.
  9. 18. Number of stripes on the American flag, representing the original thirteen colonies.
  10. 21. The first permanent English settlement in North America.
  11. 24. War in which the American colonies fought Great Britain for independence.
  12. 25. Who leads the executive branch?
  13. 26. Battle that marked the beginning of the Civil War.
  14. 27. Period when the United States rebuilt after the Civil War and addressed the rights and status of formerly enslaved people.
  15. 29. Major Civil War battle that became a turning point for the Union.
  16. 31. Event that brought thousands of people to California hoping to become rich.
  17. 32. Branch of government that makes laws.
  18. 34. Freedom from being controlled by another country.
  19. 36. KING ______ OF ENGALND
  20. 37. President who led the Union during the Civil War.
  21. 38. _________ Proclamation; Lincoln's order declaring enslaved people in Confederate held areas free.
  22. 40. Holiday celebrating American independence.
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  1. 2. Movement to end slavery.
  2. 4. Agreement that attempted to maintain a balance between free and slave states.
  3. 6. Forced journey that moved thousands of Cherokee people from their southeastern homeland.
  4. 7. Branch of government led by the president that carries out laws.
  5. 8. Document that announced the colonies were breaking away from Great Britain.
  6. 9. Protest in which colonists dumped British tea into the Harbor.
  7. 10. # of branches in US Government
  8. 12. The capital of the United States.
  9. 17. The legislative branch of the U.S. government, made up of the Senate and House of Representatives.
  10. 19. ESTABLISHED THE MODERN TREASURY SYSTEM
  11. 20. Decision by Southern states to leave the United States.
  12. 22. The first ten amendments to the Constitution that protect individual freedoms.
  13. 23. ______ Compact; Agreement that created a plan for self government among the Pilgrims.
  14. 28. Ocean on the east coast of the United States.
  15. 30. Secret network that helped enslaved people escape to freedom.
  16. 33. War fought over the future of the Union and slavery.
  17. 35. Famous personification of the United States often shown as a patriotic man with a white beard.
  18. 39. ________ OF CONFEDERATION