Across
- 4. Referring to the national government.
- 5. Government where people elect representatives to make laws.
- 8. A major change or overthrow of government, like the American fight for independence.
- 12. Large Southern farm that used enslaved labor to grow cash crops.
- 16. The growth of cities due to industrialization.
- 17. Not taking sides in a conflict, as Washington advised in foreign affairs.
- 19. The first ten amendments to the U.S. Constitution, protecting individual freedoms.
- 20. First U.S. president, warned against political parties and foreign alliances.
- 23. The supreme law of the United States, blueprint for our government, and, created in 1787.
- 24. Wrote the Declaration of Independence, 3rd U.S. president.
- 25. The British practice of forcing American sailors into their navy.
- 26. A political unit with its own government, sharing power with the federal system.
- 27. U.S. president known for the Indian Removal Act and opposing the national bank.
Down
- 1. Division of government into legislative, executive, and judicial branches.
- 2. Government by the people, with elected leaders.
- 3. Someone who favors native-born citizens over immigrants.
- 6. Landmark Supreme Court case that established judicial review.
- 7. Invention that greatly increased cotton production and demand for enslaved labor.
- 9. Farming, a major economic activity in the South.
- 10. Land acquired by the U.S. after the Mexican-American War in 1848.
- 11. System where power is shared between national and state governments.
- 13. 1803 land deal that doubled the size of the U.S.
- 14. Production of goods, a key industry in the North.
- 15. The idea that states can ignore federal laws they deem unconstitutional.
- 18. Inventor of the cotton gin and interchangeable parts.
- 21. A tax on imported goods, often used to protect domestic industries.
- 22. Belief that the U.S. was destined to expand westward.
