Across
- 2. Choosing not to support or oppose a side in a conflict, as some colonies did during European wars.
- 3. The presence of different cultures, ethnicities, or ideas within a population, seen in some colonial settlements.
- 8. A system where citizens elect others to make decisions and laws on their behalf, as seen in colonial legislatures.
- 12. A system of trade involving three regions, typically exchanging goods like slaves, raw materials, and manufactured products between Africa, the Americas, and Europe.
- 15. To change someone’s beliefs or opinions, especially in matters of religion, as missionaries tried with Native Americans.
- 16. A powerful group of Native American nations that formed an alliance to manage collective interests and relations with colonial powers.
- 22. The most important person or idea in a situation, such as a leader or key belief in a colony.
- 23. A group of local citizens who organize to defend their community during emergencies, often used in colonial defense.
Down
- 1. Producing just enough food for a family’s needs, common in rural areas of New England.
- 4. A young person who trains under a skilled worker to learn a trade or craft, common in colonial industries.
- 5. Goods brought into a region or country, such as manufactured items arriving from Europe into colonial ports.
- 6. Goods sent from one country to another, often raw materials shipped from the colonies to England.
- 7. The movement of people into a new area or country to settle, contributing to the population growth of the colonies.
- 9. An economic policy where colonies supply raw materials to the parent country to increase its wealth and power.
- 10. To change behavior or practices to fit new circumstances, as colonists did to survive in new environments.
- 11. Laws that restricted the rights and behaviors of enslaved people and ensured control over them.
- 13. A formal agreement between groups or nations to cooperate, often for mutual defense or political purposes.
- 14. virtue The practice of actively engaging in and contributing to the improvement of one's community and governance.
- 17. A type of agricultural product grown for sale rather than personal use, such as tobacco in the Southern colonies.
- 18. To temporarily stop or delay an action or process, such as halting colonial assemblies.
- 19. Special attention or importance given to something, like the focus on religious freedom in some areas.
- 20. A rapid and widespread outbreak of disease, like smallpox, which greatly affected colonial communities.
- 21. To depend on someone or something for support or help, like colonists depending on local resources.
- 24. To force rules, taxes, or regulations onto others, like when Britain enacted new laws on the colonies.