This printable crossword puzzle on the topic of US History (General) has 18 clues. Answers range from 4 to 15 letters long. This crossword is also available to download as a Microsoft Word document or a PDF.
Improved transportation for western settlement
Boston Tea Party was punished with the
First abolitionists
Supported a strong national government
Emancipation Proclamation freed slaves in the
Led to the passage of the 14th Amendment
Amendment 15 gave former slaves the right to
Where the plantation system was expanding and growing
Compromise counting a fraction of slaves for representation
Pulled Americans West in search of cheap land
Stopped European colonization in South America
Discriminated against by the Know-Nothing Party; potato famine pushed them here
This invention sped up river travel and transport of goods
His invention enabled long-distance communication
Strengthened by the Bessemer Steel Process
Founded to avoid religious persecution
Founded strictly for profit
Made up of the first five Presidents