Across
- 2. Inventor of the cotton gin.
- 4. railroad Network of secret routes to help enslaved people escape to freedom.
- 5. The invention that revolutionized the textile industry in the North.
- 7. Early 1800s purchase that doubled the size of the U.S.
- 9. First ten amendments to the Constitution.
- 10. 1820 compromise that maintained the balance of free and slave states.
- 12. The 7th president, known for the Trail of Tears.
- 15. Policy of expanding the U.S. across the continent.
- 16. Founding father and first Secretary of the Treasury.
- 17. The 1773 protest against British tea taxes.
- 19. The compromise that counted slaves for representation
- 20. The war between the colonies and Britain (1775–1783).
Down
- 1. The fourth president, known for the Louisiana Purchase.
- 3. The agreement that ended the Revolutionary War.
- 6. The first permanent English settlement in America. → JAMESTOWN
- 8. Controversial early U.S. laws restricting speech and immigration.
- 11. Famous battle in 1777 that convinced France to ally with the colonies.
- 13. Famous route used by settlers moving west.
- 14. Southern economy largely dependent on this labor system.
- 18. Author of Common Sense, urging independence from Britain.