Colonial Word Search

Name: ______________________   Date: ____________

Use the clues to fill in the crossword.

Across

  1. 1. An ___ passed by the British Parliament in 1756 that raised revenue from the American Colonies by (8)
  2. 4. A former village on the ___ River in Virginia to the north of Norfolk (9)
  3. 7. Plant dried and smoked in cigarettes (7)
  4. 8. Small white grains grown in wet fields (4)
  5. 9. English navigator who discovered the ___ River (11)
  6. 10. Demonstration by citizens of ___ who raided three British ships in ___ harbor and dumped (14)

Down

  1. 2. A leader of the American Revolution and a famous orator who spoke out against British rule of (12)
  2. 3. A readily salable ___ that is grown and gathered for the market (8)
  3. 5. A town in Massachusetts founded by Pilgrims in 1620 (8)
  4. 6. Yellow vegetable that grows in ears (4)