History Crossword Puzzles
Prohibition and the 1920s Era
bootlegger : a person who made/sold alcohol during the prohibition, great migration : the mass movement of african americans from the rural south to the urban …
1950's Era
eisenhower : which president created the interstate highway act of 1953, elvis presley : american musician referred to as the "king of rock and roll", …
The Intolerable Acts
paul revere: he warned the colonists that, "the british are coming!", taxes: these helped pay for schools, hospitals, roads, and libraries. , …
Texas Revolution
san jacinto: final battle of the war (texas revolution), william travis: wrote victory or death (was leader at the alamo), moses austin: father of stephen f. …
Revolutionary War
Revolutionary War or the American War of Independence was fought over the issue of American independence from the First British Empire.
Progressive Era
progressivism : political movement that aimed to improve society through reforms., reform : the movement to reform and improve social, political, and economic …
The Industrial Revolution
countryside: where 80% of people lived and worked in 1750, , railway: the first one was between stockton and darlington (1825) and was used to transport coal., …
World War II
axispowers: italy and germany and japan, benito mussolini: the fascist dictator of italy, kristallnacht: violent riots by mobs of germans who were encouraged by …
World War I
invasion: an attack by an armed force to conquer another country., militarism: a policy of glorifying military power and keeping a standing army always prepared …
Gilded Age
gilded age : a description of life during the 1800's and early 1900's; looks great on the outside but is rotten on the inside, robber baron : an …
Marco Polo
italy: the country in which marco polo was born, seventeen: the number of years marco spent in china., silk road: overland route used by explorers to the east., …
Renaissance
scholar : an educated person who often has knowledge in a particular subject, but sometimes in many subjects as in the case of painter/sculptor/inventor, …
The Holocaust
holocaust: mass destruction by fire; the killing of over 6 million jews during the reign of nazi germany, gestapo: the german secret police during the nazi …
French and Indian War
loyalists : also known as tories, great britain : country that was in debt after the war, sons of liberty : led the boston tea party, seven : how many years was …
