US History Crossword #1

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