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Across:
2 - King of England that wanted an annulment
from Catherine of Aragon because she had
produced no male heir; the pope would not grant
it and England broke away from the Roman
Down:
1 - Married to Pocahontas as part of the peace
treaty from the first Anglo-Powhatan War; Rolfe
discovered that the colony of Virginia was ideal for
tobacco, which became a major export to Europe
Catholic Church and formed the Anglican Church
5 - Private companies that pooled the money of
investors for large projects such as exploration
(Ex. The Virginia Company)
6 - Daughter of Henry VIII; would rule England
from 1558 to 1603; was known as the “Virgin
Queen”
9 - Leader of Jamestown; famous for his rule, “he
that will not work shall not eat”
13 - Spanish_______; ruled the seas until 1588
when they tried to defeat England and reunite the
country with the Catholic Church
14 - “Lost Colony;” Colony was established in 1587
off the coast of what is now North Carolina. John
White, the governor, went back to England for
supplies and returned three years later to find
empty houses and no bodies; this still remains a
mystery
15 - Cash crop of Virginia; made the colony
economically stable
16 - English textile that sold in huge quantities
during the Industrial Revolution; caused farmers to
enclosed their land for sheep instead of farming
3 - United England and Scotland under one
monarchy; ruled during an era of social and
economic development
4 - Native American who helped the colonist of
Jamestown; later married to John Rolfe
7 - Primary reason for colonization in the Americas
8 - Colony named after Queen Elizabeth I
10 - English pirates noted for the plundering of
Spanish ships; the famous was Captain Francis
Drake
11 - The First Permanent English colony in the New
World
12 - House of ____________; First Assembly that
met in Jamestown; first attempt at selfgovernment in America
Possible Answers:
Armada, Burgesses, Elizabeth , Gold, Henry VIII, James, Jamestown, John Rolfe, John Smith, Joint Stock,
Pocahontas, Roanoke, Sea Dogs, Tobacco, Virginia, Wool