Colonial America - Foundations Crossword Puzzle

QUESTIONS LIST:

• colonies: regions of land that are under the control of another country
• jamestown: first permanent english settlement in north america
• mayflower compact: legal contract established by the men who sailed to america on the mayflower
• pilgrims: left england and traveled to america for religious freedom.
• middle: colonies which included pennsylvania, new york, new jersey, and delaware
• southern: colonies which included maryland, virginia, north and south carolina, and georgia
• coast: the part of land near the sea or ocean
• triangular trade: trading of enslaved people, cash crops, and goods between the west indies, europe, and the american colonies
• cash crop: a crop that individuals grow and sell to earn money
• puritans: a religious group who came to america for religious freedom and settled in massachusetts
• quakers: a religious group that believed in equality and settled in pennsylvania
• import: goods that are brought into a country for sale
• export: goods that are sent out of the country for sale