Across
- 2. The soil in New England was ______ and hard to dig.
- 3. A group of people in Pennsylvania who believed in peace and equality.
- 7. "I am a Middle Colony. The Quakers lived here and believed everyone was equal."
- 9. People forced to work on plantations with no rights.
- 11. Large farms in the South where enslaved people were forced to work.
- 12. New England colonies started as ______ communities.
- 14. A plant that was very popular in Virginia.
- 16. New England was known for building ______ to travel on the ocean.
- 18. The region that contains Massachusetts, New Hampshire, Rhode Island, and Connecticut.
- 19. The ______ colonies contain the following: New York, New Jersey, Pennsylvania, and Delaware.
- 20. New Amsterdam was a ______ place where people spoke 18 different languages.
Down
- 1. The Middle Colonies were called the "______" because they grew so much grain.
- 4. The ______ colonies contain the following: Maryland, Virginia, North Carolina, South Carolina, and Georgia.
- 5. "I am a New England Colony. I was the only place where religion and government were separate."
- 6. Plants grown to be sold, like tobacco and indigo.
- 8. Places New England built so students could learn to read.
- 10. The Dutch started a colony to find animal ______ (like beaver skins!).
- 13. The climate in New England was very ______ in the winter.
- 15. "I am a Southern Colony. Farmers grew a lot of tobacco here."
- 17. The climate in the Southern colonies was ______ and sunny.
- 18. "I am a Middle Colony. I have a major city that was once called New Amsterdam."
