Across
- 5. the island that includes England, Scotland, and Wales
- 7. to make larger
- 8. to take an area by force and remain there
- 10. a group of countries ruled by Great Britain
- 12. something you get that becomes your own
- 13. a country not being ruled by another country
- 15. finally or in the end
- 17. a territory that is under the rule of a foreign country
- 18. a country has independence or the freedom to rule itself
- 20. to learn about something for the first time
Down
- 1. an economic system developed in France and Britain that stressed government control of trade and the economy
- 2. little by little or slowly
- 3. to supply something that is needed
- 4. to lessen or weaken; to dwindle
- 6. referring to a single or distinct person or object
- 9. everywhere or widespread
- 11. the act of traveling to or exploring an unknown place to learn about that place
- 14. stating, creating, or setting up an organization or system permanently
- 16. something that is related to trade, commerce, or merchants
- 19. any area of land, or land controlled by an external government