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2. On July 4, 1776, the Second Continental Congress, meeting in ___________ , declared the independence of the U. S.
3. Another term often used to describe Cold War politics.
4. Treaty of _______ . (Formal British abandonment of any claims to the Colonial United States c. 1783)
6. This colonial statesmen said the unalienable rights are "... to life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness"
7. Most-decorated soldier in US (w.w.2)
14. Nickname of the USS Constitution.
16. The war of 1812 saw it's last battle at this city in 1815.
17. Confederate General ___ , Army of Northern Virginia.
20. Lee and Grant meeting place to end Civil War.
22. Destroyed the Spanish Fleet at Manila Bay (circa 1898.)
23. Most famous worl war i dogface (US G.I.)
24. Tippancoe and ___________ too (Famous presidential slogan ca 1840)
25. Pacific island atoll where the atomic bombs were delivered during w.w.2
26. President of the Continental Congress from 1779 to 1781.
27. Something that belongs to the past.
29. 1961 Invasion site, _____ of Pigs
31. Our 16th president (US)
32. Policy by which American "laissez-faire" was established in 1823.It signaled that 'European powers should no longer colonize or interfere in the Americas'.
33. Former state of Germany.The state became a republic in 1918 and was formally abolished after World War II.
37. It permitted settlers to decide on slavery in each territory (ca. 1854)
39. Father of pocahontas
40. He said "ask not what your country....."

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1. Strategic American victory in 1918, (w.w.1)
3. The river Washington crossed in 1776
5. The second battle of the _____ (one of w.w. 1's final battles).
8. Took place for most of the decade following the Civil War.
9. First successful English colony in the new world (c. 1607)
10. Famous massacre scene occured during Vietnam war
11. Battle of ______ island Claimed by some to be the turning point of the Pacific war (w.w. 2)
12. Only US president to serve 2 non-consecutive terms of office.
13. US Sub lost off the Azores in 1968.(Also any of various arachnids , of warm dry regions, tail tipped with a venomous sting.)
15. The only US Naval Commander to be court-martialed during w. w. 2
17. First official engagement of the revolutionary war
18. Famous US battle occured here on July 1-3, 1863.
19. Location : Peace Treaty to end ww i
21. Assassin of Lincoln.
27. The "raid" by John Brown took place here in 1859
28. World War 2 war correspondent.
30. He is the only former president to have served in the Senate AFTER serving as president.
34. The Rising Sun
35. Religious sect, established the Massachusetts Bay Colony (ca. 1630).
36. Nickname for a confederate soldier, sometimes preceeded by Johny ___
38. The red-baron was one

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