All of the details of American history fall into place with a clever crossword puzzle. Nearly 100 clues prompt middle and high schoolers to fit the correct answers to topics including the American Revolution, the Civil War, and government procedures.

Concepts

the united states constitution, the founding fathers, the boston tea party, george washington, the declaration of independence, freedoms, the bill of rights

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Additional Tags

social studies

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Instructional Ideas

• Include in a homework packet for US history
• Offer as extra credit in a unit on the Constitution
• Have small groups work together to research as many answers as possible
• Hand out in the beginning of a US history semester, and redistribute at the end to assess learning

Classroom Considerations

• Clues and puzzle are on separate pages; print back-to-back to minimize confusion
• Puzzle page is in color
• Topics range from the founding fathers and the Declaration of Independence to Abraham Lincoln and the Civil War

Pros

• Includes another version of the crossword, as well as answer keys for each

Cons

• None