US History Chapter 4 Vocab

123456789101112131415161718192021222324
Across
  1. 2. Choosing not to support or oppose a side in a conflict, as some colonies did during European wars.
  2. 3. The presence of different cultures, ethnicities, or ideas within a population, seen in some colonial settlements.
  3. 8. A system where citizens elect others to make decisions and laws on their behalf, as seen in colonial legislatures.
  4. 12. A system of trade involving three regions, typically exchanging goods like slaves, raw materials, and manufactured products between Africa, the Americas, and Europe.
  5. 15. To change someone’s beliefs or opinions, especially in matters of religion, as missionaries tried with Native Americans.
  6. 16. A powerful group of Native American nations that formed an alliance to manage collective interests and relations with colonial powers.
  7. 22. The most important person or idea in a situation, such as a leader or key belief in a colony.
  8. 23. A group of local citizens who organize to defend their community during emergencies, often used in colonial defense.
Down
  1. 1. Producing just enough food for a family’s needs, common in rural areas of New England.
  2. 4. A young person who trains under a skilled worker to learn a trade or craft, common in colonial industries.
  3. 5. Goods brought into a region or country, such as manufactured items arriving from Europe into colonial ports.
  4. 6. Goods sent from one country to another, often raw materials shipped from the colonies to England.
  5. 7. The movement of people into a new area or country to settle, contributing to the population growth of the colonies.
  6. 9. An economic policy where colonies supply raw materials to the parent country to increase its wealth and power.
  7. 10. To change behavior or practices to fit new circumstances, as colonists did to survive in new environments.
  8. 11. Laws that restricted the rights and behaviors of enslaved people and ensured control over them.
  9. 13. A formal agreement between groups or nations to cooperate, often for mutual defense or political purposes.
  10. 14. virtue The practice of actively engaging in and contributing to the improvement of one's community and governance.
  11. 17. A type of agricultural product grown for sale rather than personal use, such as tobacco in the Southern colonies.
  12. 18. To temporarily stop or delay an action or process, such as halting colonial assemblies.
  13. 19. Special attention or importance given to something, like the focus on religious freedom in some areas.
  14. 20. A rapid and widespread outbreak of disease, like smallpox, which greatly affected colonial communities.
  15. 21. To depend on someone or something for support or help, like colonists depending on local resources.
  16. 24. To force rules, taxes, or regulations onto others, like when Britain enacted new laws on the colonies.