Across
- 3. a type of music characterized by syncopation in the melody
- 8. the protection and preservation of natural resources
- 12. the right of voters to accept or reject laws
- 13. to leave one's homeland to live elsewhere
- 14. person who fought for woman suffrage, or women’s right to vote
- 16. important, significant
- 21. a residential area outside a city center
- 27. the process of resolving disputes between people or groups by agreeing to accept the decision of a neutral party
- 28. the ability to learn facts and skills and apply them
- 30. to enlist in the military
- 31. of lesser importance
- 35. a way of behaving, thinking, or feeling caused by one's opinions or beliefs
- 36. a set if ideas or beliefs
- 37. to become part of a larger culture
- 39. quarters for low-paying passengers below the deck of a ship
- 41. investigative reporters who exposed corruption
- 42. Mexican American aid group
- 43. an American musical style combining work songs, gospel music, spirituals, and African rhythms
- 44. the separation or isolation of a race, class, or group
Down
- 1. unfair treatment based on prejudice toward people because of their race, ethnicity, religion, age, sexual orientation, gender, or gender identity.
- 2. a very tall building
- 4. correct, precise
- 5. showing a high degree of specialized skill
- 6. a type of theatrical show, with dancing, singing, comedy, and magic acts
- 7. the right of voters to place an issue on the ballot in a state election
- 9. a few large companies that control prices for an entire industry
- 10. a type of journalism based on sensational stories
- 11. a sport played for the entertainment of spectators
- 15. a government official who investigates and combats alliances formed to control competition and prices
- 17. college funded by the Morrill Acts of 1862 and 1890
- 18. laws that banned making or selling alcohol; a total ban on the manufacture, sale, and transportation of liquor throughout the United States, achieved through the Eighteenth Amendment
- 19. to have an impact on or influence
- 20. place in large cities where people get assistance with social problems and challenges related to urban life
- 22. Theodore Roosevelt’s promised program of fair and equal treatment for all
- 23. people who share a common culture or heritage
- 24. a type of residence that is often run-down and crowded
- 25. set apart or cut off
- 26. person opposed to immigration
- 29. an election in which a political party chooses its candidates
- 32. the right of voters to remove incompetent elected officials from office
- 33. in the interest of
- 34. social class occupied by comfortable but not wealthy people
- 38. highly populated, poor, run-down urban area
- 40. of or like a city