Across
- 2. those who remained loyal to Great Britain and King George
- 5. manmade waterways that connect one body of water to another
- 7. to buy something now and pay for it later over time
- 9. this system allows qualifying citizens to register for a chance to win lots of land
- 10. a system of distributing land by which each "head" of the household receives 100 acres plus 50 for each member
- 12. a person, group, or country who joins with another for a common interest
- 13. the document that set up our current framework for government
- 17. withdraw
- 18. a crop grown to be sold for income
- 19. where farmers are able to produce just enough to survive
- 20. to not take sides
Down
- 1. the first ten amendments to the U.S. Constitution
- 3. the sale of western land to 4 companies after the General Assembly was bribed
- 4. refers to a legislature that has one house
- 6. a fee for instruction
- 8. a school for which the Federal government donated the land
- 11. the colonists who wanted independence from Great Britain
- 14. when military forces try to capture a fact or town by surrounding it and preventing any supplies from reaching it
- 15. the first constitution of the united states
- 16. a machine for separating cotton from its seeds