Across
- 7. English settlers who founded Plymouth Colony in 1620.
- 9. Written in 1787, establishing U.S. government structure.
- 11. Religious group that settled Massachusetts Bay Colony.
- 15. Along with Lexington, site of the first Revolutionary battles.
- 16. The ship that carried the Pilgrims to New England.
Down
- 1. Millions entered the U.S. through Ellis Island in New York.
- 2. Additions to the Constitution, starting with the Bill of Rights.
- 3. Site of one of the first successful English colonies.
- 4. The form of government chosen by the new nation.
- 5. A core ideal of the Revolution, symbolized by bells and flags.
- 6. Nickname for British soldiers in the Revolutionary War.
- 8. The right to vote, fought for by women in the Northeast.
- 10. First to sign the Declaration of Independence.
- 12. Declared in 1776, leading to a new nation.
- 13. Colonial militia ready to fight at a minute’s notice.
- 14. Political group supporting the new Constitution.