July Wrap Up (Hard)

4. Historic hall where the Declaration was debated.
6. The number of stripes on the U.S. flag.
8. The only U.S. president born on the Fourth of July.
9. The famous opening words of the Declaration begin with "When in the Course of ______ events..."
10. The first U.S. state to ratify the Constitution.
13. This famous cracked bell has become a symbol of American freedom.
15. He wrote the majority of the Declaration of Independence.
16. Summer's unofficial soundtrack.
17. The Liberty Bell is located in this Pennsylvania city.

1. John Hancock is famous for his large one of these.
2. Both Thomas Jefferson and John Adams died on this holiday in 1826.
3. The river crossed before the Battle of Trenton.
5. A July forecast no one enjoys.
7. Summer weather often described by this sticky adjective.
11. The first permanent English settlement in America, founded before the Revolution.
12. Americans celebrate this form of government on July 4.
14. A celestial event that often peaks in late July.