8th Grade Midterm Review

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Across
  1. 6. Italian explorer that gave his name to the New World
  2. 8. Cash crop that saved early English colonies
  3. 9. First crop to be mass harvested in the Americas
  4. 11. First form of government in the Virginia colony
  5. 12. Explorer that sailed to the southern tip of Africa
  6. 17. The first food stable food source for early Americans
  7. 18. Spanish explorers that conquered land for the King
  8. 19. Leader of the Continental Army
  9. 23. Act that raised taxes on fees on all printed goods
  10. 24. American soldiers that were ready to fight in a moment
  11. 26. First explorer to go around the world
  12. 27. Battle of the Revolutionary War that persuaded the French
  13. 28. Acts that were passed to punish Boston for Tea Party
  14. 30. Land bridge that connected the Old World to the New World
  15. 31. Final battle of the Revolutionary War
  16. 32. Name given to the land discovered by Christopher Columbus
  17. 33. French explorer that claimed land for France in Louisiana
Down
  1. 1. Early traveler that inspired many after his book about China
  2. 2. Religious group that settled in New England colonies
  3. 3. Early people who roam around for food
  4. 4. Congress that adopted the Declaration of Independence
  5. 5. Ancient civilization that sacrificed many and practiced war
  6. 7. First European to discover the Americas
  7. 10. New England colony with the first Puritans
  8. 13. Southern colony that was the first
  9. 14. Term for sailing across the entire globe
  10. 15. System where food and resources were traded between New and Old World.
  11. 16. New England colony
  12. 20. Carolina Southern colony
  13. 21. Tool that helped navigate the seas by the stars
  14. 22. Middle colony
  15. 25. Servants that were required to work for a certain amount of time
  16. 29. Someone hired by another to fight in a war