Colonial America Word Search
Colonial America, as a word search. 12 words drawn from the terms and ideas of a school subject sit hidden in a 15×15 letter grid, running in every direction. Drag across a word to claim it, and clear the board to finish.
Words to find: COLONIST, PILGRIM, PURITAN, SOVEREIGN, CHARTER, MERCANTILE, SLAVERY, REBELLION, INDEPENDENCE, CONSTITUTION, FRONTIER, PLANTATION.
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Colonial America word list, defined
- COLONIST /ˈkɒlənɪst/ · noun
- A person who settles in and establishes a colony in a new territory, especially one sent or permitted to settle by a colonizing power. Related: settler, pioneer, colonizer, planter.
- PILGRIM /ˈpɪlɡrɪm/ · noun
- A person who travels to a place, especially a holy place, as a religious duty; a traveler, especially one who is on a long journey. Related: traveler, voyager, wanderer, trekker.
- PURITAN /ˈpʊərɪtən/ · noun
- A person who holds strict moral or religious views, especially in the 16th and 17th centuries. A person who advocates for a strict or austere way of life. Related: puritanical, moralistic, sectarian, orthodox.
- SOVEREIGN /ˈsɒvərɪn/ · noun, adjective
- A monarch or supreme ruler; a person or thing having supreme power or authority. Having supreme rank or authority. Related: monarch, ruler, supreme, authoritative.
- CHARTER /ˈtʃɑːrtər/ · noun
- A formal document granting rights, privileges, or authority, especially one establishing an organization such as a city, university, or company; also a contract for the hire of a vehicle such as a ship or aircraft. Related: contract, agreement, license, deed.
- MERCANTILE /mɜːrˈkæntaɪl/ · adjective
- Relating to or engaged in trade or commerce; having a mercantile character or quality. Related: commercial, trading, businesslike, entrepreneurial.
- SLAVERY /ˈslævəri/ · noun
- The state or condition of being a slave; a social system in which people are owned and exploited by others. Related: bondage, servitude, enslavement, captivity.
- REBELLION /ˌrɛbəˈlɪʃən/ · noun
- A refusal to obey or conform to an authority or established order, often involving violent or aggressive action. A strong, active opposition to a person or thing. Related: insurrection, mutiny, riot, uprising.
- INDEPENDENCE /ɪnˈdɛpəndəns/ · noun
- The state of being independent; freedom from the control or influence of others. The quality of being able to act or make decisions without being controlled or influenced by others. Related: autonomy, freedom, liberty, self-reliance.
- CONSTITUTION /ˌkɒnstɪˈtjuːʃn/ · noun
- The composition or inherent nature of something, especially a person's physical or mental makeup; or the fundamental principles and laws that establish and govern a state or organization. Related: charter, composition, makeup, structure.
- FRONTIER /frʌnˈtɪər/ · noun
- The outermost boundary or border of a country or territory; more broadly, the limit of what is known, achieved, or explored in a particular field. Related: border, boundary, limit, edge.
- PLANTATION /ˌplænteɪʃən/ · noun
- A large area of land used for growing crops, especially cotton or sugar cane, or a place where plants are cultivated, especially trees or flowers. A plantation can also refer to a large estate or farm. Related: estate, farm, plant, orchard.
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