Unit 1 - Colonial America

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Across
  1. 5. The ________ settled Plymouth after arriving near Cape Cod in 1620
  2. 8. In 1620, the Pilgrims came to the New World aboard this ship
  3. 9. A government where the laws are based on religious principles.
  4. 12. This leader of the early Jamestown helped the settlement find success. For example, he forced everyone to help out despite their perceived status as “gentlemen” (2)
  5. 13. The Middle Colonies were known for their cultural _______ due to people coming there from a variety of locations
  6. 14. The New Netherland colony was renamed New York after the king gave it to his brother, the ____ of York
  7. 15. One of the 3 countries that had a strong presence in North America by the 1750s (use the number of letters needed to know which one belongs here)
  8. 16. William Penn wanted his colony to be a place where the _______ could escape religious persecution
  9. 17. Two surveyors created the famous _______ Line to settle a dispute between the owners of Pennsylvania and Maryland (2)
  10. 20. This event led to the decrease of indentured servitude and an increase in slavery in the South(2, and don’t use an apostrophe)
  11. 22. This colony was originally a Dutch colony (Dutch refers to the Netherlands) before the English king took it over by force (2)
  12. 23. She was kicked out of Massachusetts for criticizing the town preachers and “not knowing her place” as a woman (2)
  13. 26. The House of ______ in Virginia was the first elected government in America, a major first stepping stone for the government we have in the US today!
  14. 28. This system gave an investor 50 acres of land, in exchange for sponsoring a worker’s travel expenses to Jamestown.
  15. 30. An area politically controlled by another country - typically a distant one - and occupied by settlers from that country
  16. 31. James Oglethorpe not only had a great last name, but created this colony as a refuge for poor people and debtors
  17. 32. A _______ company was group of investors who sponsored new settlements in “the new world” in hopes of future profit (2)
  18. 33. This famous Native American taught the Pilgrims how to plant the right crops and fish for food
  19. 34. One of the 3 countries that had a strong presence in North America by the 1750s (use the number of letters needed to know which one belongs here)
  20. 35. This type of worker would work for 7 years in exchange for room & board, and a piece of land when his service time ended
  21. 37. The Jamestown settlers never found gold, but they did make huge profits growing and selling this crop.
  22. 38. The Headright System was created in ______ to bring more workers to help with the labor-intensive (but profitable) tobacco crops.
  23. 39. Because of its cultural and economic differences, this region broke away from the Pennsylvania colony and became a new colony called _______
Down
  1. 1. England ultimately created this many colonies along the Atlantic coastline of North America (spell out the number)
  2. 2. The success of this crop in the Carolinas led to a big spike in slavery there
  3. 3. This European country established the Jamestown settlement, and eventually 13 colonies along the Atlantic Ocean
  4. 4. This colony was created partly as a place for Catholics to escape religious persecution
  5. 6. A grant given by the king for a colony - it identified timelines, boundaries, and other rules for the colony
  6. 7. Harassment and hostility - especially because of race or political or religious beliefs
  7. 10. This was one of the New England colonies that started after Roger Williams was banished from Massachusetts (2)
  8. 11. Under Virginia’s House of Burgesses, poor people did not have a voice in government because only the wealthy landowners could _____ (choose its representatives) (See 1-5)
  9. 18. The Puritans, like the Pilgrims, came to North America in hopes of finding this. (2)
  10. 19. The owner of New York gave part of his colony to two of his loyal followers, and they renamed it _______ after one of their birthplaces
  11. 21. This was one of the New England colonies that started after Thomas Hooker left Massachusetts
  12. 24. The _______ arrived soon after the Pilgrims and settled north of Plymouth
  13. 25. The Pilgrims signed the _____, a religious social compact that said the Pilgrims would work together for the betterment of the entire group (2)
  14. 27. He was the strict and very religious governor of the Massachusetts Bay Colony (2)
  15. 29. The Jamestown settlers were initially hoping to find ____, just as Spain had done in Central and South America
  16. 36. New York City used to be called New ________ when the colony was controlled by the Netherlands