Across
- 1. European country whose main economic activity was the fur trade
- 4. Supreme Court case ignored by President Andrew Jackson who forced Cherokee from their land
- 7. Robert E Lee surrendered to Ulysses S Grant here to end the Civil War
- 10. offered Quakers a place where they could worship freely
- 11. forced removal of the Cherokee Indians from their land, 4,000 Cherokees died along the way
- 12. invention which allowed rapid communication between most parts of the country
- 14. belief that it was the fate of the United States to continue to expand westward
- 15. amendment which abolished slavery
- 18. last battle of the American Revolution where British General Cornwallis surrendered to American forces
- 21. 1620 social contract signed when the Pilgrims landed at Plymouth that contained the idea that the power to govern should come from the consent of the people
- 25. agreement at the Constitutional Convention between large and small states over representation which resulted in a bicameral legislature
- 26. resulted from disagreements between Alexander Hamilton and Thomas Jefferson over the proper role of the national government
- 27. increased interest in religion that contributed to many of the reform movements in the United States in the 1800s
- 30. the election of this president is considered to be the beginning of the Democratic party
- 31. colony established as a buffer between English colonies and the Spanish in Florida
- 32. amendment which protects against cruel and unusual punishment
- 33. rights that should not be abridged by governments, including life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness
Down
- 2. bloodiest single-day battle of the Civil War, this attempt of Lee's to invade the North was thwarted
- 3. issued by James Monroe, stated the United States would prevent future European colonization in the western hemisphere
- 5. Asian immigrant group who sought work on the transcontinental railroad
- 6. United States acquired this territory after signing a treaty with Great Britain
- 8. amendment that defined citizenship as “all persons born or naturalized in the United States”
- 9. established procedures for how territories could become state
- 13. amendment that gives you the right to a fast and public trial by an unbiased jury
- 16. Supreme Court case which considered slaves to be property rather than citizens
- 17. Supreme Court case which established the principle of judicial review (ability of the Supreme Court to declare an act of Congress unconstitutional)
- 19. turning point of the American Revolution because France declared itself an ally of the United States
- 20. one of the main causes of the War of 1812, the British were seizing American sailors and making them serve in the British Navy
- 22. the Proclamation of 1763 prohibited colonists from traveling west of this geographic feature
- 23. economic system where government is expected to keep its involvement in business activity to a minimum
- 24. European country who set up missions in order to convert Native Americans to Christianity
- 28. main cause of the Civil War
- 29. invented by Eli Whitney, led to an increase in agricultural production in the South