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Colonial Era Crossword!!! Please Help!!!?

I am doing a crossword about The Colonial Era and I just need some help with a few questions that I can not seem to find. 1. Group of coloines that made their living on trade, lumber, fishing, and small farming. (10 letters, n_ _ e _ _ _ _ _ _) 2. Newspaper publisher put on trial in order to fight for freedom of speech in the colonies. (15 letters, _ _ _ n _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _) 3. Powerful Empire that would lay claim to the current day South Eastern US, Mexico, the Western US, Central America, the Caribbean, and South America. (5 letters) 4. The first European colony in what is today the United States was located at this fort in Florida and was owned by spain. (11 letters, _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ e) Thanks for all the help!!!

Public Comments

1. I'm pretty sure that number three is Spain. S... P... A... I... N... Yeah, yeah, that's 5.
2. 1. New England 2. John Peter Zenger http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Peter_Zenger 3. Spain 4. St. Augustine