English colonies

1. a new settlement or territory established and governed by a country in another land
6. to change in order to improve
7. a person who travels to a territory or community in order to make converts to his or her religion
9. to change in order to adjust to a new condition or environment
10. to move from one place and establish a home in a new place. A move of a large number of people is called a migration, and the people who move are called migrants.
16. to change a person’s religious beliefs so they accept a different or new religion
17. a vast, treeless plain in the arctic regions with very cold winters, cold summers, and little rain or snow
18. French fur trappers who learned many skills from the American Indians with whom they worked and lived
20. a violent action in opposition to a government or law

2. useful material found in nature, including water, vegetation, animals, and minerals
3. for a limited, often short-term, period of time
4. plants or animals that live and breed in a human environment; tame
5. the exchange of plants, animals, diseases, and people across the Atlantic Ocean between Europe and the Americas
8. to be most noticeable within a group
11. a people’s way of life, including beliefs, customs, food, dwellings, and clothing
12. to have a direct effect on a person or thing
13. all of the physical surroundings in a place, including land, water, animals, plants, and climate
14. Spanish soldier-explorers, especially those who conquered the native peoples of Mexico and Peru
15. good at finding ways to solve problems
19. slaverythe treatment of people as property. People who are denied freedom in this way are said to be enslaved.