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Across 5. Signed by many pilgrims on their way to the new world; helped establish the idea of self-government. 7. Executive order by Abraham Lincoln that freed slaves in rebelling states of the Confederacy. 9. First 10 amendments of the Constitution. 10. Blueprint for the American Government.

Down 1. Announced the separation of the colonies from England. 2. Series of essays about the nature of government; written by Hamilton, Madison, and Jay; written to help get the Constitution ratified. 3. Presidential message that said Europe should not interfere in the affairs of Latin America and the U.S. would not interfere in European affairs. 4. The influential pamphlet that was written by Thomas Paine; it urged Americans to declare their independence. 6. Speech by Lincoln that stated the Union was worth fighting for. 8. English agreement that guaranteed certain rights to all Englishmen; Influenced the American Bill of Rights.