Question

U.S. History Crossword Puzzle for Citizenship Class - Units 1-3

Directions: If the answer is a name, write the person's last name only.
If the answer has more than one word, run the words together without any spaces.
Across
2 One of the authors of the Federalist Papers.
3 Refused to give up her bus seat to a white.
man
6 President who freed the slaves and held
the U.S. together as one country
9 People who already lived in this land when.
the Europeans arrived.
11 Economic system in the U.S.
14 War between the North and the South
16 General during World War II who later
became president of the U.S.
18 Buying and selling people and making
them work for no pay
19 Territory bought from France in 1803.
20 People who attacked the U.S. on
September 11, 2001
21 Fought for women's rights including the
right to vote
22 Wrote the Declaration of Independence
Down
1 U.S. fought Germany, Japan, and Italy
during this war
3 Early colonists in the U.S. who celebrated.
the first Thanksgiving with the Native
Americans
4 Period of economic hardship in the U.S.
during the 1930's
5 People taken to the U.S. and sold as slaves
7 President during the Great Depression and
World War II
8 Department created to protect the U.S.
from terrorist attacks
10 The movement that tried to end racial
discrimination
12 U.S. diplomat who helped write the
Constitution, created the first free library.
and became the first Postmaster General.
13 American Indian tribe who lived in the area
which became southern Wyoming and
northern Colorado
15 First U.S. president known as "the father of
our country."
17 President during World War I

Answer 1

This crossword puzzle covers various topics in U.S. history including the Federalist Papers, Rosa Parks, President Lincoln, Native Americans, slavery, President Eisenhower, terrorists, 9/11, suffragettes, and Thomas Jefferson. It also includes references to World War II, the Pilgrims, the Great Depression, slaves, President Roosevelt, the Civil Rights Movement, and the Department of Homeland Security.

Step-by-step explanation:

Across

Hamilton

Parks

Lincoln

NativeAmericans

slavery

Eisenhower

Terrorists

9/11

Suffragettes

Jefferson

Down

WWII

Pilgrims

Great Depression

slaves

Roosevelt

HomelandSecurity

CivilRightsMovement