Geography & History of the United States

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Across
  1. 3. How many colonies existed in the current U.S. before the American Revolutionary War?
  2. 5. What state is the Grand Canyon in?
  3. 8. What country is located to the north of the United States?
  4. 10. What major war took place in the early 1860s?
  5. 12. What river marks the border between Texas and Mexico?
  6. 13. What mountain range is located in the Western United States?
  7. 15. Niagara Falls connects Lake Ontario to what other Great Lake?
  8. 16. What mountain range is located in the Eastern United States?
  9. 17. What is the name of the United States’ longest river?
Down
  1. 1. What state is Yellowstone National Park located in?
  2. 2. What is California’s largest desert?
  3. 4. What major war took place in the late 1910s?
  4. 5. What ocean is located to the east of the United States?
  5. 6. What is Washington’s tallest mountain Mt. Rainier’s original name?
  6. 7. What state became a state in 1850 after a major gold rush increased its population?
  7. 9. What ocean is located to the west of the United States?
  8. 11. Fill in the blank: The _____ Gold Rush started in 1896.
  9. 14. What state became a state in 1845 after being an independent country?