British vs US English

123456789
Across
  1. 4. - Modern English is______ by the epic poem Beowulf.
  2. 5. - The introduction of the English language to the Americas was through British ______.
  3. 8. - American pronunciation tends to_____ vowels, while British pronunciation often _____ consonants.
  4. 9. - The British Empire once ______ a quarter of the world's population and landmass.
Down
  1. 1. - During the 5th century, _______ by the Angles, Saxons, and Jutes replaced Latin with Old English in Britain.
  2. 2. - Noah Webster published his first dictionary in 1806 and _____ changed the spelling of many words.
  3. 3. - The spelling difference of English in America was made to_______ the independence and freedom from the mother's country.
  4. 6. - Prior to the American War of Independence in 1783, the United States was ________ by Britain.
  5. 7. - The English language has ______ over time from Old English to Modern English.