american history

3. State and local laws enforcing racial segregation and discrimination after Reconstruction.
5. The war fought by the American colonies to gain independence from British rule (1775–1783).
6. The first ten amendments to the U.S. Constitution guaranteeing individual freedoms and rights.
7. Formerly enslaved people who were emancipated and recognized as free citizens.
9. The movement to end the practice of slavery.
10. The separation of people based on race, often enforced by laws like Jim Crow.
11. The conflict between Northern and Southern states from 1861 to 1865 over slavery and states’ rights.
13. The act of freeing enslaved people, notably symbolized by Lincoln’s Emancipation Proclamation.
14. The period of rapid industrial growth that shifted society from agriculture to manufacturing.
15. The right to vote in political elections.
16. The post-Civil War era focused on rebuilding the South and integrating formerly enslaved people into society.

1. The early 19th-century exploration of the American West to map new territories and find a route to the Pacific.
2. The movement of people from other countries to settle permanently in the United States.
4. The 19th-century belief that the United States was destined to expand across North America.
8. A system where power is shared between national government and individual states.
12. The supreme law of the United States that outlines the structure and powers of government.