Across
- 3. delivered by Lincoln, shifted the focus of the Civil War to equality and freedom
- 5. affirmed Cherokee Nation’s sovereignty
- 8. 85 essays to persuade the public to ratify the Constitution
- 9. established ‘separate but equal’
- 12. 1776 pamphlet by Thomas Paine, swaying colonists towards independence from British rule
- 15. Supreme court upheld the internment of Japanese Americans during WW2
- 16. grants the court the power to declare laws unconstitutional
- 17. first constitution of the US, limiting power of the central government
- 18. Advice before stepping down from office, emphasizing unity and staying out of foreign affairs
- 19. women have the right to abortion and privacy
Down
- 1. declared the 13 colonies independent from Great Britain
- 2. peace treaty that ended WW1
- 4. Supreme Court ruled that African Americans were not citizens and couldn’t sue in federal court
- 6. declared segregation in schools as unconstitutional
- 7. issued by Lincoln, declared that all enslaved people in the Confederate states were free
- 10. established the ‘clear and present danger’ test, restricting freedom of speech
- 11. law enforcements have to inform suspect of their constitutional rights
- 13. Established the framework of the federal government and defining citizens rights
- 14. Supreme court gave power to Congress to establish a national bank