Government and Politics
What is a group of people gathered together for a specific purpose?
A: Assembly
What is a crop grown for the purpose of selling it rather than consuming it?
A: Cash crop
What is a person who establishes or lives in a colony?
A: Colonist
What is an area of land surrounded by water on three sides?
A: Peninsula
What is an official document in which certain rights are given by a government to a person or business?
A: Charter
What means to prepare and use land for crops?
A: Cultivate
What is a person who is bound to work for another for a specified period of time?
A: Indentured servant
What is a settlement controlled by a separate country?
A: Colony
What is a group of people who come together to discuss issues, make decisions, or offer advice?
A: Council
What means to put time or money into something hoping to earn a future benefit?
A: Invest
What means having rights, privileges, responsibilities, and duties as a member of a community?
A: Citizenship
What means to rebel against authority, especially on a ship?
A: Mutiny
What is a representative of a town or district in a British government's legislature?
A: Burgess
What means businesses, property, and resources belong to individual citizens instead of the government?
A: Private ownership
What is a person chosen to act, speak, or make decisions for another person or group?
A: Representative
What means to force someone to work as a slave?
A: Enslave
What is a form of government where people rule themselves through elected representatives?
A: Republic
What is a share in the ownership and profits of a company?
A: Stock
What is a Pilgrim who no longer belonged to the Church of England?
A: Separatist
What is a formal agreement or contract between two or more parties?
A: Compact
What is the principle that all people must obey the law, and laws are applied fairly regardless of status?
A: Rule of law
What is the title given to the chief executive and head of government in a presidential democracy?
A: President
What means having rights, privileges, responsibilities, and duties as a member of a community?
A: Citizenship
What is a league of independent members working together for a common benefit or objective?
A: Confederacy