Crystal Valley Echo Vol. 5

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Across
  1. 2. National bird featured on the Great Seal.
  2. 3. Colonial supporter of independence.
  3. 4. Patriot whose oversized signature became legendary.
  4. 7. City where the Declaration was adopted.
  5. 8. Commander of the Continental Army and first U.S. president.
  6. 9. Diplomat whose work in France helped secure American victory.
  7. 12. The ideal celebrated on Independence Day.
  8. 13. The formal term for a 250th anniversary.
  9. 15. Colorful nighttime tradition on the Fourth of July.
Down
  1. 1. "Father of the Constitution" and fourth U.S. president.
  2. 5. Surname shared by the nation's second president and a key independence advocate.
  3. 6. Principal author of the Declaration of Independence.
  4. 10. What Americans celebrate on July 4.
  5. 11. The famous cracked symbol associated with American independence.
  6. 14. The Continental body that adopted the Declaration.