APUSH Course Project-Crossword I

An Italian navigator who was funded by the Spanish government to find a passage to the Far East. He is given credit for discovering the "New World" when he landed on and named the Caribbean Island of San Salvador on October 12, 1492.
An Englishman who became a colonist in the early settlement of Virginia and married Pocahontas. He was also a savior of the Virginia Colony by perfecting the tobacco industry in North America.
Spanish Explorers that invaded Central and South America for its riches during the 1500's.
A group of religious reformists who wanted to "purify" the Anglican Church.
Plantation systems where Indians were essentially enslaved under the disguise of being converted to Christianity.
A document given to the founders of a colony by the monarch with special privileges.
Englishmen who were outcasts of their country who worked in the Americas for a certain amount of time as servants, usually seven years before being free to go.
The winter of 1609-1610 in Virginia when many colonists died of starvation because they did not possess the skills that were necessary to obtain food in the New World.
The forced journey of slaves made from Africa to America in the 1600's consisting of a dangerous trip across the Atlantic Ocean. Many slaves perished on this segment of the journey.
A way of attracting immigrants by giving 50 acres of land to anyone who paid their way and/or any plantation owner that paid an immigrants way.
A time of religious revival in the 1730's and 1740's to motivate the souls of colonial America.
A small profitable trading route started by people in New England who would barter a product to get slaves in Africa, and then sell them to the West Indies in order to get molasses to make rum which would be shipped north to New England.
A conference in the U.S. colonies that advocated a union of the British colonies for their security and defense against the French
In 1803, Thomas Jefferson purchased 828, 000 square miles of land for $15 million from the French leader, Napoleon.
British commander during the French and Indian War who attempted to capture Fort Duquesne, but was defeated by the French and the Indians.
A war from 1754-1763, in which the French and Indians fought against the English and Americans over who would control the Ohio River Valley.
An economic theory that simply states a nation's power is determined by its wealth in gold.
The forcible enlistment of sailors or soldiers.
A "revolt" on the Tea Act passed by Parliament where the Sons of Liberty dressed up like Indians and raided English ships in Boston Harbor.
This 1795 treaty gave America what they demanded from the Spanish, namely free navigation of the Mississippi.