Printable American History Crosswords

Test your knowledge of the United States with American History crossword puzzles. Explore the presidents, wars, and events that shaped the nation.

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American History

Hard · 15×15 · 16 words
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  1. 4. Paradoxically polite name for a very bloody American war.
  2. 6. A legally binding change of mind.
  3. 11. The ultimate goal of a famous 1776 breakup letter.
  4. 13. The lone star that used to be its own independent country.
  5. 14. President whose name became synonymous with depression-era shantytowns.
  6. 15. The Parisian paperwork that officially ended the revolution.
  7. 16. The state of being united, which took four years of fighting to preserve.

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  1. 1. A besieged mission that Texans are strictly instructed not to forget.
  2. 2. The ultimate destination of a very expensive 1969 road trip.
  3. 3. A prolonged and divisive jungle conflict.
  4. 5. A constitutional dry spell that made speakeasies wet.
  5. 7. A great economic slump that left many in the dust.
  6. 8. The act of freeing, famously proclaimed in 1863.
  7. 9. A scandalous hotel that became a suffix for every controversy.
  8. 10. The Alabama city where a bus seat started a movement.
  9. 12. A city whose harbor briefly functioned as a giant teapot.

American History

Medium · 11×11 · 14 words
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  1. 1. Washington's winter quarters, Valley ___
  2. 3. Selective Service process
  3. 5. Forty-niner's quest
  4. 7. Star-spangled banner
  5. 9. Capitol Hill group
  6. 11. Oregon pioneer route
  7. 13. Subject of a rebellious tea party

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  1. 2. Bill of ___
  2. 4. Remembered mission?
  3. 6. Whistling tune of the South
  4. 8. Salem witch trial figure, often
  5. 9. Pre-statehood settlement
  6. 10. First American
  7. 12. Legislative decree, like the Stamp one

American History

Easy · 7×7 · 8 words
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  1. 3. Major conflict like the one starting in 1861
  2. 5. Democratic right given to women in 1920
  3. 7. Law passed by a legislative body

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  1. 1. Beverage dumped into Boston Harbor
  2. 2. The Confederate states during the Civil War
  3. 3. Direction pioneers traveled to settle new lands
  4. 4. Someone who fights against their government
  5. 6. Fee on paper and goods that angered colonists

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