What Does This Word Mean?

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Across
  1. 2. those who remained loyal to Great Britain and King George
  2. 5. manmade waterways that connect one body of water to another
  3. 7. to buy something now and pay for it later over time
  4. 9. this system allows qualifying citizens to register for a chance to win lots of land
  5. 10. a system of distributing land by which each "head" of the household receives 100 acres plus 50 for each member
  6. 12. a person, group, or country who joins with another for a common interest
  7. 13. the document that set up our current framework for government
  8. 17. withdraw
  9. 18. a crop grown to be sold for income
  10. 19. where farmers are able to produce just enough to survive
  11. 20. to not take sides
Down
  1. 1. the first ten amendments to the U.S. Constitution
  2. 3. the sale of western land to 4 companies after the General Assembly was bribed
  3. 4. refers to a legislature that has one house
  4. 6. a fee for instruction
  5. 8. a school for which the Federal government donated the land
  6. 11. the colonists who wanted independence from Great Britain
  7. 14. when military forces try to capture a fact or town by surrounding it and preventing any supplies from reaching it
  8. 15. the first constitution of the united states
  9. 16. a machine for separating cotton from its seeds