Across
- 6. Seat of government
- 7. Division of power between states and national government
- 10. Small explosive firework
- 13. Individual members of the nation
- 15. Symbol of freedom
- 18. National holiday on July fourth
- 20. Love of country
- 22. Head of the executive branch
- 25. Flag’s horizontal lines
- 26. Core American value
- 27. Revolutionary leader and first president
- 29. Popular July Fourth food
- 31. Foundational governing document
- 35. Declaration announcing freedom from Britain
- 36. Representative form of government
- 37. Early American leader involved in independence
- 38. Grilled picnic staple
- 39. Public holiday procession
- 40. Explosive holiday displays
- 43. Outdoor holiday meal
- 44. Person who signed the Declaration
- 45. Author of the Declaration of Independence
Down
- 1. Summer holiday dessert
- 2. Leaders of the American Revolution
- 3. Cookout tradition on the Fourth
- 4. Fourth month day of independence celebration
- 5. Legislative branch of government
- 8. Freedoms protected by law
- 9. War for American independence
- 11. Governing body during the Revolution
- 12. First ten amendments protecting freedoms
- 14. Symbol on the American flag
- 16. Government by the people
- 17. National bird of the United States
- 19. Civic duty in a democracy
- 21. Change to the Constitution
- 23. Pride in one’s country
- 24. Former ruling country
- 28. Original British settlements in America
- 30. Material used for the Declaration document
- 32. Freedom from foreign rule
- 33. City where independence was declared
- 34. Season of the holiday
- 41. United states joined together
- 42. Handheld firework