Across
- 2. The New Netherland colony was renamed New York after the king gave it to his brother, the ____ of York
- 3. This European country established the Jamestown settlement, and eventually 13 colonies along the Atlantic Ocean
- 6. James Oglethorpe not only had a great last name, but created this colony as a refuge for poor people and debtors
- 7. England ultimately created this many colonies along the Atlantic coastline of North America (spell out the number)
- 12. The Middle Colonies were known for their cultural _______ due to people coming there from a variety of locations
- 14. Because of its cultural and economic differences, this region broke away from the Pennsylvania colony and became a new colony called _______
- 16. This was one of the New England colonies that started after Roger Williams was banished from Massachusetts (2)
- 18. This colony was created partly as a place for Catholics to escape religious persecution
- 19. The ________ settled Plymouth after arriving near Cape Cod in 1620
- 22. This event led to the decrease of indentured servitude and an increase in slavery in the South(2, and don’t use an apostrophe)
- 23. The Headright System was created in ______ to bring more workers to help with the labor-intensive (but profitable) tobacco crops.
- 24. She was kicked out of Massachusetts for criticizing the town preachers and “not knowing her place” as a woman (2)
- 25. This system gave an investor 50 acres of land, in exchange for sponsoring a worker’s travel expenses to Jamestown.
- 26. The _______ arrived soon after the Pilgrims and settled north of Plymouth
- 28. This type of worker would work for 7 years in exchange for room & board, and a piece of land when his service time ended
- 30. This was one of the New England colonies that started after Thomas Hooker left Massachusetts
- 31. A government where the laws are based on religious principles.
- 32. The Pilgrims signed the _____, a religious social compact that said the Pilgrims would work together for the betterment of the entire group (2)
- 33. Under Virginia’s House of Burgesses, poor people did not have a voice in government because only the wealthy landowners could _____ (choose its representatives) (See 1-5)
- 34. A _______ company was group of investors who sponsored new settlements in “the new world” in hopes of future profit (2)
- 37. This famous Native American taught the Pilgrims how to plant the right crops and fish for food
Down
- 1. William Penn wanted his colony to be a place where the _______ could escape religious persecution
- 4. The owner of New York gave part of his colony to two of his loyal followers, and they renamed it _______ after one of their birthplaces
- 5. In 1620, the Pilgrims came to the New World aboard this ship
- 8. This colony was originally a Dutch colony (Dutch refers to the Netherlands) before the English king took it over by force (2)
- 9. The Jamestown settlers were initially hoping to find ____, just as Spain had done in Central and South America
- 10. The success of this crop in the Carolinas led to a big spike in slavery there
- 11. One of the 3 countries that had a strong presence in North America by the 1750s (use the number of letters needed to know which one belongs here)
- 13. The Puritans, like the Pilgrims, came to North America in hopes of finding this. (2)
- 15. The House of ______ in Virginia was the first elected government in America, a major first stepping stone for the government we have in the US today!
- 17. Two surveyors created the famous _______ Line to settle a dispute between the owners of Pennsylvania and Maryland (2)
- 20. New York City used to be called New ________ when the colony was controlled by the Netherlands
- 21. He was the strict and very religious governor of the Massachusetts Bay Colony (2)
- 26. Harassment and hostility - especially because of race or political or religious beliefs
- 27. An area politically controlled by another country - typically a distant one - and occupied by settlers from that country
- 29. The Jamestown settlers never found gold, but they did make huge profits growing and selling this crop.
- 34. This leader of the early Jamestown helped the settlement find success. For example, he forced everyone to help out despite their perceived status as “gentlemen” (2)
- 35. A grant given by the king for a colony - it identified timelines, boundaries, and other rules for the colony
- 36. One of the 3 countries that had a strong presence in North America by the 1750s (use the number of letters needed to know which one belongs here)