8th Grade US History Final Exam Pt. 1

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Across
  1. 7. First president of the US
  2. 8. PA city where congresses were held during the Revolution
  3. 9. Checks and _________
  4. 10. Branch of government that sets up Congress
  5. 12. Amendment that ended slavery
  6. 19. Highest court in the country
  7. 20. Second Amendment says you have the right to ____ arms
  8. 21. Amendment that gives us Freedom of Speech among others
  9. 23. The number of states currently in the US
  10. 24. The head of the executive branch
  11. 26. Separation of ___________
  12. 29. Before the first 13 states were states, they were 13 ______ of England
  13. 31. Part of Congress where every state has 2 representatives
  14. 35. Word used to describe the people in North America before Europeans came
  15. 37. There are 27 ________ to the Constitution. Means add ons or changes
  16. 38. US system of government where the federal government and states share power
  17. 39. First permanent English colony in America. They drank brackish water because of the tide
  18. 40. Philosopher that heavily influenced the founders of the US. Said life, liberty, and property
  19. 42. Amendment that makes everyone equal under the law and gives citizenship if born in the US
  20. 43. The US government is split up into three _____
  21. 45. What the D in DC stands for
  22. 46. Articles of _____: first document that set up US government
  23. 47. English king the colonies rebelled against
  24. 48. Amendment that gave Black men the right to vote
  25. 49. Jefferson said life, liberty, and the ____ ___ happiness
Down
  1. 1. Branch of government that sets up the Courts
  2. 2. The country the US declared independence from
  3. 3. British soldiers were called ____coats
  4. 4. The ocean that separates the US from England
  5. 5. Bill of ___: First ten amendments
  6. 6. Where the president lives
  7. 11. Declaration of _____ said America is a country
  8. 13. Branch of government that deals with the President
  9. 14. ______ Congress: where early leaders decided to become an independent country
  10. 15. First 3 words of the Constitution
  11. 16. The third president. Said “all men are created equal” while owning hundreds of slaves
  12. 17. Many argue that the 4th amendment gives us a right to ____
  13. 18. The sixth amendment gives us a right to a trial by ____
  14. 22. ____ DC: The capital of the US
  15. 25. First state to ratify the Constitution
  16. 27. ____ of Representatives: representation based on population
  17. 28. The problem with the first document that set us US government
  18. 30. The document that lays out how the US government is set up
  19. 32. Massachusetts city that had a massacre and a tea party
  20. 33. _____ President: number two in command of the country
  21. 34. There are currently ___ amendments to the Constitution
  22. 36. Amendment that gives freedom from cruel and unusual punishment
  23. 41. Young America’s ally in the war against England
  24. 44. Amendment that gave women the right to vote
  25. 46. Explorer who thought the Earth was pear shaped