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Across
- 4. What the holiday was originally called to honor George Washington
- 6. The month when Presidents’ Day is celebrated
- 9. The document studied in schools on Presidents’ Day
- 10. A key quality honored on Presidents’ Day
- 12. Traditions or examples set by early presidents
- 13. The weekday on which Presidents’ Day is now celebrated
- 14. Part of the law that moved holidays to Mondays
- 16. The responsibility of participating in a democracy
- 17. What Lincoln worked to preserve during the Civil War
- 18. A type of holiday recognized by the national government
- 19. The law-making branch that passed the holiday act
- 20. A system of government where people vote for leaders
Down
- 1. The war in which Washington led the Continental Army
- 2. The group of soldiers Washington commanded
- 3. The first president of the United States
- 5. The war fought in the United States during Lincoln’s presidency
- 7. President remembered for leading during the Civil War
- 8. Leaders elected to serve as the head of the U.S. government
- 11. The proclamation that helped end slavery
- 15. A system of government Washington helped the U.S. avoid