U.S. History

2. the area of high cotton production through the South as far west as Texas
4. author of the Declaration of Independence
5. refuse to buy
7. a tax placed on all printed material.
8. The process of turning raw materials into finished products
10. 1775-1783
11. uniform pieces that can be made in large quantities to replace other identical parts
12. to bring together at a single point or place
14. If a slave were to runaway then they must be returned to their rightful owner.
16. A system of government in which rule is by the people
17. a country that is governed by elected representatives and by an elected leader (such as a president) rather than by a king or queen

1. inventor of the cotton gin
2. 1787 Philadelphia
3. when the colonists dressed as Indians and dumped tea into the harbor.
6. supported a strong national government
9. a city and its surrounding communities
10. opposed to the proposed constitution fearing it concentrated too much power in the national government.
13. legal system with known rules that are enforced equally against all people.
14. businesses that were left free from government regulation and allowed to compete in a free market
15. Towns that were completely abandoned after California Gold Rush.