Across
- 1. act that taxed all paper goods, with stamps for comfirmation of purchase
- 6. peaceful Native Americans were killed, tortured, and scalped by Colonel John Chivington and his troop
- 10. a plan for how the US would be governed, enabled each state one vote in congress rather than votes based on population
- 14. laws that enforced segregation in the South
- 16. separating from something bigger, withdrawal
- 17. the belief that expansion of the US was inevitable and had to be done for the benefit of the country
- 19. treaty that ended the war between Mexico and the US
- 22. a land deal between France and the US where the US gained about 827,000 square miles of land
- 24. first 10 amendments of the Constitution, the most important rights for every US citizen
- 26. a case where a slave wanted to sue for his freedom, but couldn't because all slaves were considered property, helped lead to the Civil War
- 27. soldier and military commander in the Revolutionary War, economist, Founding Father, and author of the Federalist Papers
- 28. protest where over 342 chests of tea were thrown into the sea by Patriots disguised as natives
- 29. he was the main commander in the Revolutionary War, a Founding Father, and the 1st President of the US
- 30. final battle of the Revolutionary War, British surrender
Down
- 2. the amendment that permanently abolished slavery in the US
- 3. gave voting rights to all male citizens, including African Americans
- 4. the popular theater actor who assassinated Abraham Lincoln in Ford's Theater
- 5. war between the US and Mexico that resulted from the annexation of Texas
- 7. someone strictly against the pratice of slavery and wanted to get rid of it
- 8. services that helped former slaves integrate into American society
- 9. the document that claimed independence and labeled the united states as a new country
- 11. on of the last battles in the American Civil War, General Lee surrendered
- 12. a proclamation that stated that slaves in rebel states are free and could join the union army
- 13. act that taxed sugar, molasses, coffee, indigo
- 15. an escaped slave that became a free man, abolitionist and national leader of movements against slavery
- 18. thousands of Native tribes were forced on an agonizing journey to relocate from their lands in the the east to the west
- 20. the amendment that made former slaves citizens with equal protection of thier rights
- 21. declared boundaries, restricted colonists from going west of the Appalachians
- 23. people participate in decision making directly
- 25. he was a Founding Father, the main author of the Declaration of Independence, and the 3rd President of the US
