The Original 13 Colonies & Ben Franlklin

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Across
  1. 2. There were ________ original colonies.
  2. 3. What did Benjamin invent as a young boy for swimming?
  3. 5. Which plant was used to make blue dye?
  4. 7. Benjamin Franklin wrote important ________ for the newly formed United States of America.
  5. 8. Ben invented these glasses to see both near and far.
  6. 12. Ben invented a musical instrument called a glass ________.
  7. 13. The colonies are divided up into New England, Middle, and _________ colonies.
  8. 14. What resource was caught around the coast in the New England colonies?
  9. 15. Which of Ben's inventions measures distance traveled?
Down
  1. 1. Ben invented the Franklin ________ which was used for heating houses.
  2. 4. Where did Ben Franklin live?
  3. 6. Who owned the original 13 colonies?
  4. 7. What was the name of Ben Franklin's wife?
  5. 9. What resource (used to make weave cloth) was grown in the southern colonies?
  6. 10. Ben owned a newspaper called the Pennsylvania ________.
  7. 11. Ben used a _________, metal rod, and key to discover lightning was electricity.