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PUZZLE #8 - COLONIES

IN-CONTEXT WORD DEFINITIONS

settlement: A community established by people who move to and build homes in a new area. The small colonial hamlets and towns that grew along the early American coast.

province: A territory governed as part of a larger empire or nation. A colonial region administered as a unit of the British Crown in North America.

charter-bound: Governed according to the terms and rights set out in an official charter. Operating under the written grants from the king that defined colonial rights and limits.

thirteen: The number of original colonies represented by the stars and stripes on the American flag. The original group of colonies that joined together to declare independence on July 4, 1776.

coastline: The land along the edge of the ocean where many early colonies were founded. The Atlantic shore where the earliest colonial settlements took root before spreading inland.

governor: An official who administered a colony on behalf of the British Crown. The royal appointee who enforced the king's authority over a colonial territory.

plantation: A large colonial farm or estate where cash crops were grown. A sprawling southern estate producing crops like tobacco under colonial labor.

migration: The movement of people from one region or country to another. The waves of settlers crossing the Atlantic to build new lives in the colonies.

frontier: The outer edge of settled territory where colonial communities expanded. The line of settlement that pushed westward as the colonies grew and sought new land.

merchant: A person who buys and sells goods especially through trade. A colonial trader who shipped goods across the Atlantic in the bustling colonial ports.

township: A small local district or community with its own government. A self-governing colonial community that managed its own local affairs and land.

Secret Word: The number of original colonies represented by the stars and stripes on the American flag. The original group of colonies that joined together to declare independence on July 4, 1776.