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