Across
- 3. a slowly mass of moving ice or river of ice formed by accumulation of snow on mountains or near the poles. The glaciers cut into the land creating a lot of rocky edges and ledge.
- 6. the making of a product using large machinery. Such as cars, equipment, clothes etc. The mill seen below manufactured cotton.
- 7. a building equipped machinery for a manufacturing process. Samuel Slater memorized the blueprints of a mill in England and built the first mill in the U.S. in RI.
- 9. things that are created to be sold to meet the needs of what people want. It can be a physical product or service or combination. Rum was a good that was used in the slave trade.
- 10. An ethnic group is a group of People who are considered to be the same. They speak the same language, or have the same religion. Many applications require you to identify your ethnic group.
- 11. is a nation's system of designating power, whether to a central government or local state government.Before the creation of the U.S. Constitution, the federal Government had very little power.
- 13. to treat someone cruelly or unfairly especially for race, religion or political beliefs Roger Williams was persecuted for his beliefs so he fled Massachussetts and created Providence.
- 14. an outline of a coast especially with regard to its shape and appearance. The coastline of Narragansett Bay in the Atlantic Ocean runs for 400 miles.
- 15. a person who fulfills the requirements for legal residency. A person that lives in or occupies space. The Native Americans were the original inhabitants of the
- 16. a member of indigenous people of north, central and south America especially those indigenous to continental U.S. My Great-Great Grandmother’s name was Aramintha and she belonged to the Indians of the Great Plains.
- 17. requires immediate attention or action The burning of the Gaspee became an urgent matter for the British.
Down
- 1. a stone set up on a side of a road to mark the distance to a specific place. As you walk along the Blackstone Valley Bike Path, you will See many milestones.
- 2. Problems that affect many people in a society For example: unemployment and homelessness Many lawmakers disagree on the way some social issues should be addressed.
- 3. Physical geography is the study of Earth’s seasons, climate, atmosphere, soil, streams, landforms, and oceans. Rhode Island’s geography consists of lowlands and highlands.
- 4. (specifically to RI) the geography, climate, trees and rivers. RI has poor and rocky soil that is difficult to farm Rhode Island’s physical features do not include mountains.
- 5. is a unit of government that specifically makes and enforces laws for a state and governments to administer the local needs of an area. The U.S. has 50 state governments, each state government is in charge of running their state according to the Constitution
- 8. harmful effects to the earth and its natural systems due to the actions of people Ocean pollution is an important environmental issue that needs to be addressed
- 12. The wealth or resources of a country or region. Rhode Island’s economy benefits from summer tourism.
- 13. an important subject that people or government are arguing about or discussing such as unemployment or racial equity. Many Americans have trouble agreeing on some political issues.