Across
- 3. the ocean between Asia and North America
- 9. distance from Britain
- 11. Africans were brought to U.S. to work as slaves on plantations
- 12. against Constitution, believed it needed a Bill of Rights to give people more freedom
- 13. the ocean bordered by North America, South America, Africa and Europe.
- 15. Irish and other Europeans move to the U.S. to get a factory job or farm land
- 16. Amendment that abolished (did away with) slavery in the United States
- 17. allows Supreme Court to declare laws unconstitutional
- 19. wealth, religion expand empires, claim territory
- 23. America began making money from building factories (manufacturing)
- 24. claimed the southern part of modern-day United States
Down
- 1. land U.S. got after U.S.-Mexican War; included California
- 2. U.S. desire to own land from the Atlantic coast to the Pacific coast
- 4. economy driven by profit and competition
- 5. the only country that also is a continent
- 6. Amendment about freedom from cruel or unusual punishment
- 7. Amendment about rights not given to the federal government are rights of the states
- 8. belief governments do what the people vote for
- 10. rights all people have from birth; life, liberty, and pursuit of happiness.
- 14. supported the Constitution, believed it created a more stable Union
- 16. number of countries on Earth
- 18. people move from rural farm areas to cities to work in factories
- 20. Amendment about freedom of religion, speech, press, assembly, petition
- 21. number of continents
- 22. claimed land in New World to profit from fur trading, rivals with Spain