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Down: 1) According to legend Betsy Ross sewed our first flag at the request of George Washington 2) There were 13 British colonies in North America 3) The shot heard round the world is the first shot between the minutemen and redcoats that began the revolutionary war.4) Thomas Jefferson wrote and signed the declaration of independence and left Monticello to become the third president 5) The Boston tea party is when the colonist dressed up like Indians and the tea into the Boston harbor. They didn’t think it was fair to be taxed so much on the tea Across: 4) Benjamin Franklin wrote poor Richard’s almanack and invented many things like the rocking chair and the lighting rod he also signed the declaration of independence 5) The saying one if by land and two if by sea refers to a signal of how the redcoats would travel 6) George Washington was commander of the continental army our first president and also enjoyed spending time at mount vernon with his wife 7) The Fourth of July is a holiday where we celebrate the approval of the Declaration of Independence
 

 

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