Across
- 2. 1794 agreement that eased tensions with Britain
- 6. Jackson's victory after the War of 1812 ended
- 8. First permanent English settlement in North America, founded in 1607
- 10. Belief in limited government, agrarian economy, and states' rights
- 11. 1823 policy warning Europe against colonization in the Americas
- 12. Law that criminalized dissent against the federal government
- 15. Agreement admitting Missouri as a slave state and Maine as free
- 17. Economic system prioritizing colonies for trade benefit
- 18. Leader who supported the creation of the national bank
- 19. Jefferson's trade policy that hurt the American economy
- 20. Policy allowing states to decide whether to allow slavery
- 24. Movement of settlers into lands west of the Mississippi River
- 27. Government where power lies with elected representatives
- 32. Essays written to advocate for ratifying the Constitution
- 33. Turning point battle of the Civil War in 1863
- 35. Theory asserting states' rights to invalidate federal laws
- 36. Spanish labor system that forced Native Americans to work for colonists
- 38. Debated Lincoln on slavery in the famous Illinois Senate race of 1858
- 39. Federalist president during the passage of the Alien and Sedition Acts
- 42. Division of power between national and state governments
- 43. Act of a state withdrawing from the Union, foreshadowing the Civil War
- 45. Abolitionist who led the raid at Harpers Ferry
- 46. Union general’s destructive campaign through Georgia during the Civil War
- 48. Act of importing enslaved Africans, abolished in 1808 in the U.S.
- 49. Law establishing the structure of the federal court system
- 51. Constitutional provision granting implied powers to Congress
- 52. President during the War of 1812 and "Father of the Constitution"
- 53. Group of advisors to the president established by Washington
- 54. First battle of the Revolutionary War, fought in 1775
- 55. Act that allowed popular sovereignty in two territories, leading to “Bleeding Kansas”
- 56. British practice of forcing Americans into naval service
- 57. Land acquisition that completed the continental U.S. in 1854
Down
- 1. Agreement that ended the Mexican-American War and ceded land to the U.S.
- 3. Diplomatic scandal where France demanded bribes from U.S. envoys
- 4. President who led the Union during the Civil War and was assassinated in 1865
- 5. Court case affirming national supremacy and implied powers
- 7. Jefferson's acquisition that doubled U.S. territory
- 9. 1828 tax that angered the South and fueled sectional tensions
- 13. Political party founded by Jefferson and Madison
- 14. Interpretation limiting the Constitution to its explicit wording
- 16. Site where Cornwallis surrendered to American forces
- 21. Pro-war congressmen who pushed for the War of 1812
- 22. Conflicts between the U.S. and North African pirates over tribute payments
- 23. Court case affirming federal power over interstate commerce
- 25. Site where the national anthem was inspired during the War of 1812
- 26. Political party opposed to the expansion of slavery into western territories
- 28. 1794 uprising that tested federal authority under Washington
- 29. Agreement that ended the War of 1812
- 30. Growing regional tensions over slavery, economy, and culture
- 31. Exchange of goods, ideas, diseases, and people between Europe and the Americas
- 34. Federalist gathering to oppose the War of 1812 and discuss grievances
- 37. Broad interpretation of the Constitution to expand federal power
- 40. Legislation that extended residency requirements for immigrants
- 41. Federalist judges appointed by John Adams before leaving office
- 44. Laws in the South restricting the rights of newly freed African Americans
- 47. 1825 waterway connecting the Great Lakes to the Atlantic Ocean
- 50. Native American leader who resisted U.S. expansion in the early 1800s