Facts about the 13 Colonies
Across
- 4. This colony accepted ALL religions.
- 6. Colonists used these to travel to and from England, carried spices and other goods to sell.
- 10. Fat of whale used for oil, oil lamps, and cooking.
- 11. A cash crop of southern colonies, made farmers rich, harvest dry leaves.
- 16. These colonies grew lots of crops, had great soil, and great weather.
- 17. Founder of Georgia.
- 19. Important resource in New England colonies, found in the ocean, large animals.
- 20. This crop was the main crop grown and the main ingredient in recipes. This helped the colonists survive.
Down
- 1. This was the first colony created in Virginia.
- 2. These people controlled all 13 colonies.
- 3. Helped colonists learn to farm and hunt, fist people to discover land.
- 5. A cash crop of Southern colonies, harvested when white and fluffy, used for clothing.
- 7. Hard to find, expensive, most families did not use this for cooking, makes food sweet.
- 8. These colonies have rocky soil, cold weather, and relied on the oceans.
- 9. These colonies grew tobacco and cotton. Had great soil and the most slaves.
- 12. Used to dye clothing blue, expensive, grown in southern colonies.
- 13. Many farmers owned them and forced them to work without pay.
- 14. People paid these to the king to own land.
- 15. This killed many colonists and Indians.
- 18. There were many types of this. Caused people to not get along.