Across
- 9. term for America's 250th birthday
- 11. state where residents are called "Hoosiers"
- 12. the birthplace of the Blues
- 16. home of the deepest lake in the United States
- 18. produces around 70% of the country's hops used to make beer.
- 20. state with the highest concentration of tornadoes per square mile in the world
- 23. this state is the birthplace of former president Gerald Ford, civil rights leader Malcom X, and investor Warren Buffett
- 25. the official flower of the United States
- 27. "the sunflower state"
- 29. birthplace of the Ice Cream Cone
- 30. when in this state, you are no more than 6 miles from a body of water
- 32. this state produced the most United State's presidents
- 33. this state has over 4,000 coastal islands
- 36. birthplace of the civil rights movement
- 39. "Eureka" is this state's official motto
- 40. the "Beehive State"
- 45. principle declared "self-evident"
- 46. the home of Mount Rushmore
- 47. produces 50% of the nation's supply of maple syrup
- 49. jousting is this state's official sport
- 50. the last frontier
- 52. "Excelsior" a Latin term meaning "ever upward" is this state's official motto
- 55. home of the nation's highest capital city
- 56. the only state to be bordered by two parallel rivers
- 58. this state is the birthplace of both the United States Constitution and the Declaration of Independence
- 60. a state of intellectual isolation created by personalized algorithms (two words)
- 61. body that adopted the Declaration
Down
- 1. the first state to renounce British allegiance in 1776
- 2. the bird and national symbol preferred by Benjamin Franklin
- 3. about 90% of this state is farmland and ranches
- 4. the only state entirely within the Appalachian Mountain Range
- 5. the intentional process of building connections, understanding, and trust across deep ideological, partisan, or social divides
- 6. "Oro y Plata" is the official state moto, which is Spanish for "Gold and Silver"
- 7. a preference or an inclination, especially one that inhibits impartial judgment
- 8. the first state to officially sign the Declaration of Independence
- 10. "the gem state"
- 13. a division into two conflicting or contrasting groups.
- 14. the first in flight
- 15. the second largest state
- 17. known as the "volunteer state" because of its massive turnout in the War of 1812
- 19. the only state with two official languages
- 21. the peach state
- 22. "the natural state"
- 24. The Lark Bunting is this state's official bird
- 26. the Orange Blossom is this state's official flower
- 28. the first state to ratify the United States Constitution
- 31. the birthplace of basketball and volleyball
- 34. the first state to ratify the 13th amendment abolishing slavery
- 35. this state flies a burgee-shaped flag, the only non-rectangular state flag in the U.S
- 37. the birthplace of the ice cream sundae
- 38. the official state tree, the cabbage palmetto, is on this state's flag
- 41. a discussion of positions or beliefs, especially between groups to resolve a disagreement.
- 42. home of Yale University
- 43. pride in one's country
- 44. this state name comes from the Spanish word for "snow-capped"
- 48. the ultimate goal of the Declaration
- 49. the "Land of 10,000 Lakes"
- 51. the official tree of the United States
- 53. known as the "equality state" it was the first United States territory to grant women the right to vote in 1869
- 54. America's Pastime
- 57. city where independence rang out
- 59. "The Garden State"