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- 1. Branch of government responsible for interpreting laws, headed by the Supreme Court
- 5. Second U.S. President and a leading figure in the independence movement
- 6. Term used for emancipated African Americans after the Civil War
- 10. The term for the United States government and northern states during the Civil War
- 11. Historic 1776 document stating the American colonies' separation from Britain
- 13. Virginia courthouse where Confederate General Lee surrendered to Grant
- 15. Historic mission in San Antonio, site of a famous battle for Texan independence
- 16. The act of southern states withdrawing from the Union before the Civil War
- 17. Lincoln's 1863 proclamation freeing slaves in Confederate-held territory
- 21. American colonists who remained loyal to the British Crown during the Revolution
- 23. Co-leader of the Corps of Discovery expedition into the Louisiana Territory
- 26. The Bill of ____ includes the first ten amendments to the Constitution
- 27. American inventor, diplomat, writer, and a key Founding Father
- 28. Manifest ______, the 19th-century belief in westward expansion of the U.S.
- 33. System of government where power is divided between national and state levels
- 35. System of forced labor and servitude, a primary cause of the Civil War
- 36. Revolutionary War battle considered a major turning point for the Americans
- 39. Ship that transported Pilgrims to Plymouth in 1620
- 40. Growth of factories and manufacturing, especially in the northern states
- 42. The war fought by American colonists for independence from Great Britain
- 44. Massachusetts city, site of a famous Tea Party and Massacre
- 45. The elected head of the executive branch of the U.S. government
- 46. Vast territory purchased by the U.S. from France in 1803
- 47. Official changes or additions made to the Constitution
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- 2. Alliance of southern states that seceded from the U.S., leading to the Civil War
- 3. Nickname for British soldiers, due to their uniform color
- 4. Main author of the Declaration of Independence, later third U.S. President
- 5. The movement to end slavery in the United States
- 6. The advancing line of settlement separating wilderness from settled areas
- 7. Site of the decisive battle where the British surrendered in the Revolutionary War
- 8. 16th U.S. President who led the country through the Civil War
- 9. Commander-in-Chief of the Continental Army and first U.S. President
- 12. Explored the Louisiana Purchase with Meriwether Lewis
- 14. Colony established by the Pilgrims in present-day Massachusetts
- 18. Early settlers who migrated westward into new territories
- 19. A formal agreement between two or more countries, such as the one ending the Revolution
- 20. Colonists who supported the movement for independence from Britain
- 22. Religious group known for peace advocacy, influential in Pennsylvania
- 24. The right to vote in political elections
- 25. The legislative branch of the U.S. government, consisting of the Senate and House
- 29. Pivotal Civil War battle in Pennsylvania and site of a famous Lincoln address
- 30. Leading Union general during the Civil War, later became the 18th U.S. President
- 31. Early European settlements in North America, often thirteen
- 32. First U.S. Secretary of the Treasury and a key Federalist
- 34. The period after the Civil War for rebuilding the South and readmitting states
- 37. "No ______ without representation!" was a key grievance of the colonists
- 38. First permanent English settlement in North America (1607)
- 41. The supreme law of the United States, outlining the frame of government
- 42. Rapid migration of people to a newly discovered goldfield, as in California
- 43. Considered the "Father of the Constitution" and was the fourth U.S. President