This printable crossword puzzle on the topic of US History (General) has 29 clues. Answers range from 5 to 24 letters long. This crossword is also available to download as a Microsoft Word document or a PDF.
Relating to the study of ancient artifacts
Exchange among distinct peoples of their customs, habits, foods, art forms, languages, religions, etc.
Those who move and settle in a land other than the one in which they were born
A council of elders from five (later six) tribes of the Iroquois nation that met to settle their differences peacefully
Religious officials who attempt to convert others to their faith
A group of tribes related by language and customs
A group of people related by blood, culture, language, religion and customs
A group of people who invest money in a venture, agreeing to share the profits and/ or losses equally
An agreement that Plymouth would govern itself by majority rule of male church members
First major Puritan sect to leave England for the Americans
A large farm usually concentrating on only one crop, such as rice, cotton, or tobacco
A widespread sixteenth-century protest against and departure from the Catholic Church sparked by Martin Luther; led to the establishment of various rival Christian churches
Protestants who felt that the Reformation did not go far enough in correcting and eliminating the abuses of Catholic tradition
Form of government in which citizens elect representatives who make the laws
One who believes slavery is wrong and should be illegal
Passed by Parliament in 1689; established Parliament, the legislative body, as the supreme authority in the English government
Government or military suppression of written or artistic works
An intellectual or cultural movement of the eighteenth century that originated in France; emphasized the value of reason and the quality of freedom of the individual
A series of Protestant religious revivals that took place from the 1730s to the 1750s
An economic theory that states that a nation should export more than it imports; colonies were to be a source of raw materials and subservient to the needs of the mother country
Sets of laws that curtailed the activities of African slaves
The most important military official in a nation; supreme officer in charge of the entire armed forces
War fought between 1754 and 1763 over colonial territory between the French and the British, with Native Americans fighting on both sides
1763 treaty between the French and the British, ending the French and Indian war; gave Britain all of Canada and New France
A riot in Boston between soldiers and colonists on March 5, 1770
December 16,1773, raid on a cargo of tea on a merchant ship in Boston Harbor; Sons of Liberty disguised as Native Americans destroy entire cargo by dumping it overboard
A parliamentary Act passed in 1766, insisting on Parliaments total authority over the colonies
An official assembly of delegated from 12 of 13 colonies held in Philadelphia in September-October 1774 to discuss and enact a response to the Intolerable Acts
Four Acts of Parliament passed in early 1775 to punish Boston for the destruction of tea