History Crossword

5. general lee surrendered to general grant
7. prohibited american colonists from settling west of the appalachia so britain can control them easier
8. americans believed that they were destined to expand west, all of their actions, good and bad, were justified by god
9. provided the necessities of life to newly freed slaves
10. america purchased land from france in 1803 inexchange for fifteen million dollars
11. a missouri slave who tried to sure for him freedom because his previous owner died but the court decided he war still property, therefore he was not a citizen and could not sue
12. U.S fought great britain because of violations, the treaty of ghent ended this war
16. the people elect representatives to decide the decisions
18. ended the mexican american war, american gained arizona, california, new mexico, texas, colorado, nevada, and utah
20. american fought mexico because they wanted to take texas
21. a tax put on all paper goods
23. defined citizenship to include african americans, guarantees equal protection under law
24. samuel adams and sons of liberty dumped chests of tea into the boston harbor
26. guarantees voting rights to all male citizens
27. usually a large farm that grows only one crop
28. a trading system in which the mother country benefits the most
29. he shot president abraham lincoln in the back of the neck and killed him
30. abolished slavery

1. a tax put on sugar, molasses, coffee, and indigo
2. laws that enforced racial segregation in the south
3. a railroad that connected the east and west together
4. a plan of government which was based off of population, larger states had more power
6. john chivington attacked a cheyenne and arapaho village, killing hundreds of them
13. americans who wanted to abolish slavery and helped slaves escape
14. the people vote on all decisions
15. the first ten amendments
17. this document freed slaves in rebellious states
19. provided land and loans to build the transcontinental railroad
22. best native american victory and the worst U.S army defeat
25. a plan of government which gave all states equal power