American Colonies Crossword Review

Vocabulary flashcards covering key historical terms, figures, and concepts of the American Colonies from the crossword review activity.

Pennswoods

The literal translation of the colony name Pennsylvania.

Breadbasket

The nickname earned by the middle colonies because they produced so much grain and wheat.

Subsistence farming

Farming practiced by New England farmers to feed just their immediate households, unlike farming in the South.

Quakers

The religious group that believed everyone possessed an inner light and refused to fight in wars.

Cash crops

Agricultural products grown primarily for profit, such as tobacco, rice, and indigo.

William Penn

The colonial leader who designed the city layout of Philadelphia and managed his colony with fair treaties.

Rocky soil

The geographical feature of New England that made large-scale commercial farming nearly impossible.

Buffer

The military role Georgia served in protecting the valuable Carolinas from Spanish forces in Florida.

Debtors

English individuals trapped in poverty and debt for whom the colony of Georgia was specifically established as a refuge.

James Oglethorpe

The founder who established Georgia specifically as a refuge for English people trapped in poverty.