Fill In Sentences:
13 Colonies
INSTRUCTIONS:
Fill in each blank box with the word from the above list that best completes the sentence.
bustling
motivations
Merchants
settlers
free market
diversity
magazine
luxuries
settlement
Indigo
tobacco
proprietors
Harbors
hostile
economy
1. Some settlements in the American colonies developed into cities.
2. The leaders of colonies were called .
3. are places where ships can load and unload goods.
4. The first of New York were from many countries.
5. Towns had a , where weapons were stored.
6. was a crop grown in the Southern Colonies and was used to make blue dye.
7. The trade between American colonies was an example of a .
8. brought goods from all over the world to port cities in the colonies.
9. Colonists and Native Americans sometimes acted towards each other.
10. The Dutch established the of New Amsterdam.
11. The culture and of the southern colonies differed from the northern colonies.
12. The Puritans wanted a life without any .
13. Unlike in North Carolina, did not grow well in South Carolina.
14. Colonists from many different countries helped to create .
15. Some people settled in the colonies because of religious .
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Definition Matching:
13 Colonies
INSTRUCTIONS:
For each vocabulary word in the left column, locate its definition in the right column.
Type the number of the correct definition in the blank before the word.
settlers
1. moving with noisy energy
proprietors
2. ones who manage colonies as owners
luxuries
3. protected places along a shore deep enough for anchoring ships
hostile
4. people who move into a new land or colony to live
indigo
5. a place for storage of weapons, ammunition, and explosives
motivations
6. a tropical plant grown as a source of dark blue dye
tobacco
7. a system of market economics where the market sets its own prices relatively free from government interference
merchants
8. people who buy and sell goods for a profit
settlement
9. antagonistic or unfriendly
magazine
10. a newly established community or colony in a previously uninhabited place
diversity
11. a system or network for the exchange of goods and services
economy
12. things wanted to add comfort or ease to living but not needed
bustling
13. a tropical American herb grown for its nicotine-rich leaves
free market
14. a mixture of different types, or an assortment
harbors
15. reasons for doing certain actions or behaving in a particular manner
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Crossword:
13 Colonies
Words
PROPRIETORS
HOSTILE
ECONOMY
HARBORS
SETTLEMENT
DIVERSITY
MERCHANTS
MAGAZINE
MOTIVATIONS
SETTLERS
INDIGO
TOBACCO
BUSTLING
LUXURIES
5
11
14
4
7
1
2
6
3
9
8
12
13
10
Across
2. ones who manage colonies as owners
3. a newly established community or colony in a previously uninhabited place
7. things wanted to add comfort or ease to living but not needed
8. moving with noisy energy
10. a system or network for the exchange of goods and services
12. protected places along a shore deep enough for anchoring ships
14. a tropical plant grown as a source of dark blue dye
Down
1. reasons for doing certain actions or behaving in a particular manner
4. a mixture of different types, or an assortment
5. people who buy and sell goods for a profit
6. people who move into a new land or colony to live
9. a place for storage of weapons, ammunition, and explosives
11. antagonistic or unfriendly
13. a tropical American herb grown for its nicotine-rich leaves
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Before America was the United States, it was a group of 13 colonies. Ready to hop on a slow train heading south? First stop: the Massachusetts Bay Colony where kids can discover that religious freedom doesn’t necessarily mean freedom for every religion.
After a slight detour to explore the region’s communities, the train continues south to the Middle Colonies. There, kids get an overview of Quaker beliefs, the Dutch West India Company, and the founding of New York, New Jersey, and Pennsylvania. Heading farther south toward the final destination, kids arrive in the Southern Colonies and discover how rice, sugar, and cotton laid the groundwork for culture, growth, and trouble.
Kids curious about life back in the day can explore in-depth portraits of communities up and down the coast, including the reality of enslaved plantation labor in Southern Colonies and the organization of New England communities around the all-purpose commons. For kids who want more details about events surrounding the founding of the colonies, they can read about historic touchstones like how the Duke of York divvied up much of New England to form New York, New Jersey, Delaware, and Pennsylvania. Visually oriented kids can enjoy diving into the maps and time lines that help keep the details straight.
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The Seeds of a New Nation
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Founding the New England Colonies
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Life in the New England Colonies
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Colonial Town at a Glance
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Founding the Middle Colonies
Countries all across Europe were looking to build as many colonies as possible, because co ...
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Life in the Middle Colonies
Trade in the Middle Colonies grew rapidly. Port cities like New York and Philadelphia had ...
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Founding the Southern Colonies
In 1607, the first permanent English settlement in North America was founded at Jamestown, ...
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Life in the Southern Colonies
Good weather makes farming easier and more profitable. The Southern region has mild weathe ...
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Life in the New England Colonies
Colonists in New England faced many hardships, including long, cold winters that left many ...
Vocabulary Activities for 13 Colonies
