American History (Presidents & People)

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Across
  1. 1. renovated and restored the white house
  2. 5. invented the telephone
  3. 7. built the Brooklyn Bridge
  4. 8. used federal troops to stop the strike of railroad workers
  5. 11. controlled one-third of the nation's oil business
  6. 12. developed a code that made it easier to communicate through the telegraph
  7. 13. improved the filament in lightbulbs
  8. 15. built AC motors to spread electricity
  9. 18. was assassinated two hundred days into office
Down
  1. 2. takes over after McKinley is assassinated
  2. 3. invented the air brake
  3. 4. his process made it easier and cheaper to remove impurities from iron and turn it into steel
  4. 6. the first person to successfully drill for oil
  5. 9. created a telegraph system for trains to communicate
  6. 10. first and only president to serve two non-consecutive terms
  7. 14. focused his campaign on "front porch speeches"
  8. 16. developed the lightbulb and power plants to spread electricity
  9. 17. started a steel empire that would be worth $400 million