UNIT 1 US HISTORY

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Across
  1. 5. Compact: A 1620 agreement among Pilgrims to form a self-governing community based on majority rule, laying a foundation for democratic governance.
  2. 6. Acts: British laws that restricted colonial trade to benefit England by requiring goods to be shipped on English vessels and pass through English ports.
  3. 7. Materials: Natural resources like tobacco, lumber, and sugar extracted from colonies and sent to the mother country for manufacturing and profit.
  4. 8. Trade/Triangular Trade: A three-part trade system connecting Europe, Africa, and the Americas, involving the exchange of goods, enslaved Africans, and raw materials.
  5. 10. Church: The official Church of England, which many colonists sought to reform or escape from in pursuit of religious freedom.
  6. 12. An economic theory where colonies existed to benefit the mother country by exporting raw materials and importing manufactured goods to maintain a favorable balance of trade.
  7. 13. Colonies: Colonies like Virginia and Georgia that developed economies based on agriculture and cash crops, often using enslaved labor.
  8. 14. Servant: A person who agreed to work for a set number of years in exchange for passage to the colonies, food, and shelter.
Down
  1. 1. Imports are goods brought into a country, while exports are goods sent out, both crucial to colonial economies and mercantilist policies.
  2. 2. Indians: Indigenous peoples who interacted with European settlers through trade, conflict, and diplomacy, often facing displacement and violence.
  3. 3. Colonies: Colonies such as Pennsylvania and New York known for religious diversity, trade-based economies, and moderate farming.
  4. 4. A religious group seeking to purify the Church of England who settled in New England to establish communities based on strict religious principles.
  5. 9. The process by which European powers established settlements in the Americas for economic gain, religious freedom, and territorial expansion.
  6. 11. Passage: The brutal and deadly voyage that transported enslaved Africans across the Atlantic to the Americas as part of the Triangular Trade.