U.S. History Cumulative Crossword

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  1. 2. Who would become the first president of the United States?
  2. 4. The number of amendments in the Constitution.
  3. 6. The branch of government managed by the president and his/her cabinet.
  4. 7. What was the name of the King who tried to quell the rebellious colonists?
  5. 13. The idea that the United States was destined to move and expand westward to spread ideas, culture, and Christianity.
  6. 15. The man who was general of the Confederate Army during the Civil War.
  7. 16. What we call the era (about 20 years) after the Civil War.
  8. 23. This word means "two-houses" or "two chambers."
  9. 24. The passage used by escaping slaves that actually was above ground and was a series of safe houses and abolitionists that would help people go north.
  10. 25. Which act required that colonists pay for a stamp to go on every piece of paper goods they used?
  11. 27. The "father" or main author of the Constitution of the United States.
  12. 28. The highest court in the land.
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  1. 1. The French-Indian war was fought between Britain and which other country?
  2. 3. The name of the first government the founders established for the United States.
  3. 4. The number of branches in our government today.
  4. 5. Africans were captured from their homelands and brought to the Americas through the ____________ Passage.
  5. 8. The ____________________ proclamation freed all slaves in the rebellious states during the Civil War.
  6. 9. This amendment gave all African-American men the right to vote.
  7. 10. The meeting in which the founding fathers, 55 of them, met together to fix the old government, and instead wrote a new one.
  8. 11. This set of laws were established in the South to segrate blacks from whites, make voting nearly impossible, and would exist for decades after the war.
  9. 12. The main job of the Judicial Branch.
  10. 14. The beginning of the Constitution.
  11. 17. Historians estimate that the percentage of Native Americans wiped out by disease is almost what?
  12. 18. The man who was president during the Civil War.
  13. 19. The quartering act required that colonists _________ and feed soldiers for free.
  14. 20. the three major tribes found in South America were the Inca, the Maya, and the ______________________.
  15. 21. The upper house of Congress. Is part of the Legislative branch.
  16. 22. The main job of the Legislative Branch.
  17. 26. The nickname given to Harriet Tubman for helping escaped slaves.