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- 7. This state was part of the territory acquired from the British in negotiations in 1846, and demand by many Americans with the slogan "54-40 or Fight"
- 8. this state was the "free state" that Dred Scott lived in that became the basis for his case for freedom
- 9. already settled by Mormon Americans, this state would become part of the US in 1848 with Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo
- 11. this state was formed as part of the Compromise of 1850 as "free state"
- 14. the territory of this state was explored after the Louisiana Purchase by Zebulon Pike
- 16. this states' delegates (Roger Sherman) to the Constitutional Congress suggested the "Great Compromise"
- 19. This state is the beginning of the Transcontinental Railroad in Council Bluffs
- 20. this state along the Mississippi River did not join the Confederacy until Lincoln ordered it to send troops tothe Battle at Fort Sumter
- 21. this state was the site of the Battle of New Orleans in 1814
- 26. this state was lost and won back during the War of 1812, after the war it saw a large increase in population because of the Erie Canal connecting it the Atlantic Ocean
- 32. this state was the main battleground for the removal of the Cherokees by Andrew Jackson administration
- 33. this state was home to the "Green Mountain Boys" a very successful Revolutionary War unit commanded by Ethan Allen
- 34. this was founded as a home for the religious group known as the Quakers, a group that was an earlier supporter of the abolition of slavery
- 36. before this state boomed into statehood it was sooner known as Indian Territory
- 37. much of this state was the at the center of the French and Indian War for it's source of fur pelts
- 38. this state played host the important Civil War Battle of Antietam in 1862
- 40. this state was home many rivers that enable the Lewis and Clark Expedition and the Oregon Trail
- 42. this state's "Bloody" history goes back to the debate on if it would be free or slave
- 44. this state was colonized by the groups of people known as the Puritans and also Pilgrims
- 45. this was the site many Union victories in the Civil War, like Battles of Shiloh and Chattanooga
- 47. one of the first states to secede before the Civil War, it also was the site of the first Confederate capital of Montgomery
- 48. this state was the last frontier of the United States and had a gold rush that drew thousands of immigrants
- 49. this state was was the destination of many traders who travelled along the Santa Fe Trail
Down
- 1. this state was named in honor United States' first president
- 2. led by Sen. John C Calhoun this state threaten to nullify tariffs and to secede during the Nullification Crisis
- 3. this Grand Canyon state was once to many Puebloan tribes like the Hopi and Navajo
- 4. this was first state to ratify the Constitution
- 5. this state broke away from it's other half during the Civil War
- 6. one of the most decisive battles of the Civil War was fought here in Vicksburg in 1863
- 10. this state was the starting point for all the trails that went west
- 12. this state saw people move to it for fur trapping, then later gold and silver, now its tourism for mountainous terrain
- 13. this cold state has many oil and gold reserves
- 15. this was the first territory/state to give women the right to vote in 1869
- 17. this state was home to the first English colony of Roanoke, which vanished without details of the colonist
- 18. this state joined the US in 1845, but seceded in 1861
- 22. this state played an important role in the American Revolution and afterwards was home the our nations' first capital, the state saw massive economic growth after the Erie Canal was built here
- 23. founded as a colony by Roger Williams to allow complete religious freedom
- 24. This state is home to Mt. Rushmore
- 25. this state "packs" a lot of cheese
- 27. this midwestern state led the temperance movement by allowing women to divorce their husband if he abused alcohol
- 28. this state is mostly treeless prairies perfect for grazing cattle, but ironically Arbor Day was first recognized here
- 29. this Great Basin state is mostly desert that was acquired during the Mexican American War
- 30. this state was never a colony even though it was part of the Massachusetts colony
- 31. this state was first to take action against the British during the American Revolution and first to declare independence
- 35. this state was home to Confederate government and host several important Confederate victories like Bull Run and Chancellorsville
- 38. initially explored for its fur trapping potential, it joined the US as part of the Louisiana Purchase and an agreement with Britain in 1818
- 39. this most densely populated state was an early supporter of the US Constitution and rapidly industrialized
- 41. this state was once Spanish territory and is home to the oldest settlement in the US, and was "invaded" by Andrew Jackson
- 43. even during the Revolution this state was considered to be the frontier, and home to great pioneers like Daniel Boone
- 46. this became a state when American farmers led by Sanford B. Dole revolted against the monarch Queen Liliuokalani