US HISTORY 1, IMPORTANT TERMS FROM CHAPTER 1.

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Across
  1. 2. crop that saved the Chesapeake colony
  2. 3. land bridge crossed by nomadic hunters
  3. 5. created for religious freedom
  4. 8. first people to develop civilization in Mesoamerica
  5. 9. multistory buildings built from adobe
  6. 10. led first expedition to America in 1497
  7. 11. discovered America
  8. 14. created to force the Dutch from the English colonies
  9. 15. a place to start new lives
  10. 16. a device invented by ancient Greeks to use the sun to determine direction.
Down
  1. 1. pool of funds that allowed for large projects
  2. 4. a three day festival held to celebrate harvest with the pilgrims and Wampanoag tribe
  3. 6. created empire by conquering neighboring cities
  4. 7. created for persecuted peoples
  5. 12. developed the first accurate calendars
  6. 13. made ships easier/quicker to maneuver
  7. 17. first to encounter English settlers