American History and Independence

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Across
  1. 2. First person to sign the Declaration of Independence
  2. 3. Brand of hat nearly synonymous with cattle herding
  3. 4. Challenged homework grade by sending it to DC
  4. 6. World's largest office building
  5. 7. Heavy-lift launch vehicle for Apollo missions
  6. 9. orchestrated pyrotechnics
  7. 10. to venerate; Paul
  8. 13. Jefferson's house
  9. 16. Statue in New Jersey
  10. 17. Lincoln's dog
  11. 19. Infamous American outlaw's home state
  12. 20. On the Presidential seal
  13. 22. First American-born president
  14. 24. A Hunting license for this unusual creature can be obtained at Lake Superior State University
  15. 25. President in the Wrestling Hall of Fame
  16. 26. Brought 300k people to California in mid-19th century
  17. 27. "For the benefit of all"
Down
  1. 1. Represents America's birth, growth, development, and preservation
  2. 4. Space camp is located here
  3. 5. Only native spirit of USA
  4. 8. First university in USA
  5. 11. Period of American History accepted to have begun postbellum
  6. 12. United States' original renaissance man
  7. 13. Presidential helicopter
  8. 14. First discovered America
  9. 15. Contest for eating this food began over a century ago
  10. 16. Has Pennsylvania misspelled on it
  11. 18. Ben Franklin wrote of this: "Bird of Courage"
  12. 19. Wrote the National Anthem
  13. 21. Metal which produces silver and white color in sparklers
  14. 23. First fireworks show took place here