American History

4. The act of seizing an American sailor whom could not prove he was an American citizen and not British
5. The movement that sought to restrain the consumption of alcohol
6. Those who wanted to break all connections with the Church of England; opposed to reform
10. Northerners who were present in the South during Reconstruction
11. Economic program advanced by Henry Clay that emphasized a strong role of the federal government in the economy
12. The bloodiest single-day battle in American history
14. The English colony established in current-day North Carolina that mysteriously disappeared
15. Alexander Hamilton, John Adams, James Madison
16. The first agreement for self-government in America; set up a government for the Plymouth colony
19. another name for a loyalist during the American Revolution
20. The city in which 25 people were killed on behalf of witchcraft accusations

1. Key figure of the “new lights”, ignited the Great Awakening in the colonies
2. The scandal that led to Nixon’s resignation of the presidency
3. William Lloyd Garrison’s anti-slavery newspaper: The ______
7. Founded Georgia as a haven for people in debt
8. The only person to have ever been beaten with a cane on the floor of the Senate chamber
9. Political party that believed that slavery must be kept out of western territories for the sake of preserving Northern free labor.
11. The empire in Mexico that was overthrown by Cortes in 1521
13. The economic policy of the American colonies in which imports were limited and exports encouraged in order to support the motherland.
17. The man who brought upon the court case that established judicial review
18. Leader of the Fugitive slave law and proponent of nullification and states’ rights