Across
- 3. Power is divided between the national government and the states.
- 5. Domain, Government has the right to take private property.
- 9. of Powers, Divides the power of the government into three branches.
- 10. Pluribus Unum, "Out of many, one" – motto on the Great Seal of the U.S.
- 12. de Tocqueville, French writer who identified five values of democracy. )
- 13. Rights, Rights a person is born with.
- 14. Railroad, Connected the East and West coasts with continuous rail transportation.
- 16. Wire, Strong wire used to fence in animals and protect land.
- 17. Houses, Home made of earth, used by settlers in the Great Plains.
- 18. The participation of common people in government.
- 19. of Rights, The first ten amendments to the Constitution.
Down
- 1. Act, Encouraged western expansion by granting settlers 160 acres of land.
- 2. Protection from a tyrannical government.
- 4. Equality in society.
- 6. Government takes a "hands-off" approach to the economy.
- 7. Begins with "We the People..."
- 8. Destiny, Belief that settlers were destined to expand westward.
- 11. Act, Goal was to assimilate Native Americans into American culture.
- 15. Sovereignty, The authority of the government comes from the people.