The Colonies

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Across
  1. 6. Region with warm climate, plantations, and enslaved labor
  2. 8. Region called the “breadbasket colonies” for growing wheat and grains
  3. 9. Major New England port city and center of trade
  4. 11. Idea that colonists could move up in society through hard work
  5. 12. Mountains that limited westward expansion of the colonies
  6. 13. Characteristic of the Middle Colonies with many cultures and religions
  7. 15. Social activity where colonists gathered to work and build community
Down
  1. 1. Major city in the Middle Colonies known for trade and culture
  2. 2. Large Southern farms that grew cash crops like tobacco and rice
  3. 3. First college in the colonies, founded in 1636 in New England
  4. 4. Religious group that shaped life in New England and valued education
  5. 5. First written constitution adopted in Connecticut in 1639
  6. 7. Colony founded by Thomas Hooker; known as the Constitution State
  7. 10. Crops such as tobacco, rice, and indigo grown for profit
  8. 12. Ocean that bordered the colonies on the east
  9. 14. Region of colonies with cold winters, rocky soil, and Puritan religion