US History 1607-1877

4. Author of the Declaration of Independence
7. An economic system in which colonies exist to provide wealth for the mother country
11. An English philosopher who influenced the ideas of unalienable rights
12. the war fought between the Northern states and the Southern states
14. a protest that was a response to the Tea Act
17. the war when Washington DC was burned down by the British army
18. first permanent English settlement in the New World
19. King of Britain during the American Revolution
20. A two chamber/house legislature

1. the war fought to seek independence from Britain
2. winning commander of the Union Army
3. Event during Washington's presidency that proved that the federal government had authority
5. laws that limited the lives of the former slaves
6. a person during the Constitutional Convention who believed in a stronger federal government
8. Due to the War of 1812, the US became less reliant of foreign trade and focused more on
9. A system in which each branch of government has the power to make there is an equal balance of power
10. sharing and dividing of power between the national and state government
13. commander of the Confederacy (Army of Northern Virginia
15. new innovation that increased the demand of slavery in the South
16. author of the US Bill of Rights