US Geography
Across
- 1. this area of land in the Midwest (2 words) is flat and lacking of trees
- 3. - This river played a crucial role in bringing farm goods from the Midwest to the East coast through the Gulf of Mexico.
- 5. This large bodies of water are located on the border of the U.S. and Canada (2 words) and were the scene of naval battles during the French & Indian War and the War of 1812.
- 6. These mountains in the West were very difficult to cross for settlers of the West Coast
- 9. Colonists mostly settled to the east of this mountain range in the Thirteen Colonies
- 11. This bay between Maryland and Virginia played a major role during the battle of Yorktown in the Revolutionary War.
- 14. - This body of water between Connecticut and New York was used by the British during the Revolutionary War.
Down
- 2. Purchase doubled the size of the United States at the time.
- 4. Our neighbors to the north contained both British and French colonies.
- 6. This river (2 words) separates Texas from Mexico.
- 7. this outlet of land was the location of the first landing of the Pilgrims (2 words)
- 8. Our neighbors to the south lost much of their land during a war with the United States.
- 10. This canal links the Atlantic Ocean to the Pacific Ocean through Central America
- 12. This canal links the Great Lakes to the Hudson River.
- 13. This river which runs through New York city played a major role in the Revolutionary War.