Early American Colonies Part 2

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Across
  1. 2. A member of a religious group who journeyed to Plymouth, Massachusetts, looking for religious freedom.
  2. 5. A religious group that sought to reform the Church of England and settled primarily in Massachusetts.
  3. 7. The ability of a colony or group of people to govern themselves, often through elected representatives.
  4. 9. TOLERATION The acceptance of different beliefs, especially religious ones, valued by colonies like Rhode Island.
  5. 10. COLONY A colony owned by an individual or group who had been granted land and governing rights by the king.
  6. 13. The first permanent English settlement in North America, founded in Virginia in 1607.
Down
  1. 1. A Native American tribe in the New England area that interacted with the Pilgrims at Plymouth.
  2. 3. SERVANT A person who worked for a specific number of years in exchange for passage to the colonies.
  3. 4. COMPACT A 1620 agreement aboard a famous ship where settlers agreed to form a "civil body politic" to govern themselves.
  4. 6. The practice of a country establishing settlements and controlling other territories, often for economic gain.
  5. 8. COMPANY A joint-stock company that funded the establishment of the Jamestown colony.
  6. 11. CROP A crop grown for sale rather than for personal use, such as tobacco, cotton, or sugarcane.
  7. 12. A territory or land controlled by another country or government, often settled by people from that country.