Unit One - Exploration and Colonization
Across
- 1. Name of the main tribe that allied with the French during the French and Indian War
- 3. Name of the colony settled by the Pilgrims in 1620 that faced many struggles, which they were able to overcome (2 words/no spaces)
- 6. Country that was mostly motivated by desire for new land and resources and predominantly came over as families (2 words/no space)
- 13. Country that established trading posts in North America and got along well with the Native Americans
- 15. Country that was among the first to explore, was mostly motivated by gold and glory
- 16. Total number of British colonies in North America, would become the first states in the US
- 19. The ___ was rapidly increasing during this time period which was a major motivation for westward movement
- 20. Name of the first permanent British colony, established in 1607, located in Virginia
- 22. The actual name of the Intolerable Acts was the ____ Acts
- 24. Last name of the main British General during the French and Indian War
- 27. Type of crops produced to make profit such as cotton, sugar, and tobacco
- 29. Name of the ship that the Pilgrims arrived on and had to spend their first winter on due to the lack of houses built before winter
- 30. The French and Indian War is known as the _____ Years' War in Europe even though it lasted from 1754-1763 in the colonies
- 32. Name of the fort rapidly built by the British in responses to the French's Fort Duquesne
- 33. Colonial region that had the highest slave population
- 34. Colonial region that relied the most on trade, shipbuilding, and fishing/whaling (2 words/no space)
- 35. Acts that included the closing of Boston Harbor were nicknamed the _____ Acts by the colonists because of how "unfair" they were
Down
- 2. Country that became Britain's biggest rival in North America following the end of the French and Indian War
- 4. Country that came over with the smallest number of people of the five we discussed, predominantly motivated by trade (2 words/no space)
- 5. Colonial region that was the most diverse ethnically and religiously
- 7. The ___ won the French and Indian War
- 8. Last name of the individual who proposed the Albany Plan of Union
- 9. Last name of the individual who saved Jamestown with the production of tobacco
- 10. Type of crops that are necessary for survival such as wheat and corn
- 11. Last name of the farmer turned soldier who became a great military leader despite a rough beginning
- 12. Some colonist came to the New World for _____ freedom as the struggle between Catholicism and Protestantism was going on in Europe
- 14. Name of the first attempted British colony, now known as the Lost Colony
- 15. Act that enforced a tax on all paper goods including newspapers, legal documents, and playing cards
- 16. Act that enforced taxes on lead, glass, and paint as a way to raise more revenue for the British government and first led to the use of the phrase "No Taxation without Representation"
- 17. Fertile region that was in dispute at the start of the French and Indian War where the French built Fort Duquesne (3 words/no space)
- 18. Country that was the first to explore in South America, but was quickly surpassed by Spain
- 21. Revolt that happened as a result of the passage of the Tea Act
- 23. New England had the most established ____, other regions would predominantly educate their children at home
- 25. Act that required colonists to provide food, shelter, drink, and fuel for the British soldiers
- 26. The Proclamation Line used the ____ mountains as the border between where the colonists should settle and where the Native Americans would retain control
- 28. Number of the regions of British colonies
- 31. Name of the Chief of the Ottawa who led an uprising against the British following the removal of the French from North America