US History Crossword #1
Across
- 2. Preference for or dislike of something or someone
- 5. a series of laws passed by Parliament to ensure that England made money from its colonies' trade
- 6. a large group of families that claim a common ancestor
- 7. a crop grown by a farmer to be sold for money rather than for personal use
- 9. A word with the same spelling but different meaning
- 11. the transatlantic system of trade in which goods, including slaves, were exchanged between Africa, England, Europe, the West Indies, and the colonies in North America
- 14. a variety of people
- 15. is to examine what two or more things have in common
- 16. a farm that produces enough food for the family with a small additional amount for trade
- 20. the point at which a waterfall prevents large boats from moving farther upriver
- 23. a 1739 uprising of slaves in South Carolina, leading to the tightening of already harsh slave laws
- 24. a skilled worker who makes goods by hand; a craftsperson
Down
- 1. / a mountain range that stretches from eastern Canada south to Alabama
- 2. a colonial region that ran along the Appalachian Mountains
- 3. to illegally import or export goods
- 4. is to examine how two or more things are different
- 8. / a vehicle with wide wheels, a curved bed, and a canvas cover used by American pioneers
- 10. a plant grown in the Southern colonies that yields a deep blue dye
- 12. words that have opposite meanings
- 13. a worker hired by a planter to watch over and direct the work of slaves
- 17. words that have similiar meanings
- 18. a mill in which grain is ground to produce flour or meal
- 19. obvious and intentional exaggeration
- 21. Information spread with the intention to persuade readers
- 22. a broad plateau that leads to the foot of a mountain range