8th Grade Final Exam Review

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Across
  1. 2. Amendment protects freedom of speech, religion, press, assembly, and petition
  2. 5. sovereignty government gets its power from the people
  3. 8. process fair treatment under law before government can take action against a person
  4. 9. agreement where each side gives up something to reach a solution
  5. 11. Railroad secret network helping enslaved people escape to freedom
  6. 13. of Rights first ten amendments that protect individual freedoms
  7. 15. Amendment protects rights including due process and protection against self-incrimination
  8. 16. parties groups that share similar beliefs about government
  9. 18. supported strong state governments and limited federal power
  10. 22. Destiny belief that the U.S. should expand across North America
  11. 24. system where people elect representatives to make laws
  12. 26. Revolution shift from hand-made goods to factory production
  13. 28. framework of government that replaced the Articles of Confederation
  14. 29. Madison “Father of the Constitution” and key author of its design
Down
  1. 1. Convention meeting where leaders created the U.S. Constitution
  2. 3. of Tears forced relocation of Native Americans with great suffering and death
  3. 4. division of power between national and state governments
  4. 6. supported a strong national government and Constitution
  5. 7. Doctrine U.S. policy warning Europe to stay out of the Americas
  6. 9. and balances system where each branch limits the power of the others
  7. 10. of Confederation first U.S. government system with weak central government
  8. 12. Removal Act law forcing Native Americans to move west
  9. 14. Purchase 1803 land deal that doubled the size of the United States
  10. 17. of 1812 conflict between U.S. and Britain over trade and sailors
  11. 19. gin invention that quickly separated cotton fibers from seeds
  12. 20. loyalty to a region rather than the whole country
  13. 21. movement to end slavery in the United States
  14. 23. system method of producing goods using machines and division of labor
  15. 25. Compromise agreement balancing free and slave states in 1820
  16. 27. of law idea that laws apply equally to everyone