US History Crossword #1

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