History and Government: USA & Canada Crossword Puzzle

QUESTIONS LIST:

• angloamerica : another name for the u.s. and canada region
• st augustine : spanish settlement founded in 1565
• french : europeans who settled along the st. lawrence river in the early 1600s
• jamestown : first permanent english settlement (1607)
• american revolution : war fought between colonists and royalists from 1775–1783
• louisiana purchase : major u.s. land acquisition of 1803 in the west
• cold war : geopolitical tension between the u.s. and soviet union (1945–1991)
• civil rights : movement seeking equality for african americans
• representative democracy : system where people elect representatives
• south : region with atlanta, miami, houston, and new orleans
• silicon valley : tech hub located in california
• rocky mountains : major western mountain range stretching from canada to new mexico
• appalachian mountains : older eastern u.s. mountain range running from alabama to canada
• great lakes : largest group of freshwater lakes in the world, shared by u.s. and canada
• washington dc : capital city of the united states
• executive : branch where the president enforces laws
• legislative : branch where congress makes laws
• judicial : branch where courts interpret laws
• midwest : a subregion known as the breadbasket
• northeast: a subregion known as “america’s gateway”
• columbian exchange : widespread transfer of plants, animals, diseases, and ideas between the old world and new world after 1492
• civil war : a war between the industrialized north vs agricultural south
• california : the most populous state in the west