Across
- 2. First casualty of the Boston Massacre.
- 5. The number of the 13 colonies that fought in the Revolutionary War.
- 7. This Rhode Island capital was founded on July 4th, 1636.
- 9. The name of the man who was the president of the 2nd Continental Congress.
- 11. Continental Army soldiers were known as these kind of men.
- 12. The document signed on July 4th, 1776.
- 15. Last names of the two presidents that died on July 4th, 1826 hours apart.
- 17. City where Cornwallis surrendered to Washington.
- 18. Winter encampment in Pennsylvania where Washington camped with the Continental Army.
- 20. Creator of the first American flag.
Down
- 1. What type of plant was George Washington said to have cut down?
- 3. Structure that was officially given to the USA by France on July 4th, 1884.
- 4. First state to ratify the Constitution and become the first official state of the USA.
- 6. The famous author of The Scarlet Letter was born in Salem, MA on July 4th, 1804.
- 8. Civil war general moved his army from Gettysburg, PA on July 4th, 1863.
- 10. What disease did Washington have the Continental Army inoculated from during the Revolutionary War?
- 13. Name of the substance thrown into Boston Harbor as a protest to a tax.
- 14. The battleground that inspired the Star Spangled Banner.
- 16. The German mercenaries that fought alongside the British army.
- 19. A Revolutionary War general’s last name who defected to the British and whose name is another term for a traitor.