Vocabulary 1
_____ is the practice of owning people and forcing them to work with no pay.
slavery
At the center of every Puritan village was a grassy area known as a __________.
common
The economy in some of the colonies was farmed based. A wealthy family would own a _________ on which they would grow one cash crop.
plantation
If someone is interested in buying their own plantation, where should they move?
New England Colonies
Middle Colonies
Southern Colonies
Southern Colonies
What do we call the law making process in colonial times?
Legislation
Wealthy Dutch men, also known as _________, agreed to bring 50 people or more to a new colony.
patroons
A colonial _________ was a young person who learned a trade or craft by working with a skilled adult.
apprentice
One colony was founded as a place for _______ or people who owe money, to work in efforts to repay their creditors.
debtors
If someone believes that being Puritan is the only correct religion, where should they move?
New England
Middle colonies
Southern colonies
New England
What was the group of men that was a law-making body called? Each colony had their own.
Assembly
Puritan families signed a _______ or agreement, promising to follow the rules of the church.
covenant
During the _________ the colonists became very interested in religion.
The Great Awakening
Ships participating in _________ could sell products and pick up cargo in the West Indies, North American colonies, Europe, or Africa.
triangular trade
A family is involved in trading with imports and exports. They want to be close to some of the biggest ports in the colonies. Where should they move?
New England
Middle Colonies
Southern Colonies
Middle Colonies
Who represented the King of England in the assembly?
The royal governor
_______ literally owned colonies and ran them as a business.
proprietors
Because people appreciate blue dye, ______ was a valuable cash crop.
indigo
Religious songs of enslaved Africans are known as ______.
spirituals
A colonist knows a lot about shipbuilding and wants to find tall trees as raw materials for this ships. Where should he move?
New England
Middle colonies
Southern colonies
New England
Who was able to vote in colonial government?
White men over the age of 21 that own land
Roger Williams believed that governments should ________ people with different religious views.
tolerate
The area between the Appalachian mountains and the Atlantic Coastal Plain is known as the _________.
backcountry
Slaves had rules and laws to follow called _____.
slave codes
A family is leaving Germany and wants to be in a colony that is very tolerate of all religions and has a lot of diversity. Where should they move?
New England
Middle colonies
Southern colonies
Middle colonies
Where was there conflict in the assemblies when making laws?
Because the assembly spoke for the people and the royal governor spoke for the "mother country" of Great Britain. GB thought the colonies only existed to make more money for them.