Farming & Economy
A colonial farmer grows only enough food to feed his family rather than selling the crops. What type of farming is this?
Subsistence farming.
Which colonial region had the warm, humid climate that supported large plantations?
Southern Colonies.
In what form of government do citizens elect officials to make decisions on their behalf?
Representative government.
Christopher Columbus's voyages to the Americas are an example of what process?
Exploration.
Which European country established settlements in Florida, Texas, and California?
Spain.
A colonial society whose economy and daily life are primarily based on farming would be described by what term?
Agrarian.
Why were natural harbors important to colonial cities?
They allowed for easier trade and transportation.
What document gave permission and established rules for starting a new colony?
Charter.
What term describes the state-sponsored settlement of people in new lands?
Colonization.
Which European country focused on making profits through the North American fur trade?
France.
Tobacco grown in the colonies specifically to be exported to England is an example of what?
A cash crop.
Climate, economic activities, and cultural practices can help identify an area sharing similar characteristics. What is this type of area called?
Region.
What English lawmaking body provided colonists with a model for representative assemblies?
Parliament.
Religious persecution could cause colonists to move from one colony to another. What term describes this movement of people?
Migration.
What settlement became the first permanent English colony?
Jamestown.
What large Southern agricultural system relied heavily on enslaved labor and produced cash crops?
Plantations.
Rocky soil, fishing, harbors, and shipbuilding describe which colonial region?
New England.
What early colonial assembly in Virginia demonstrated the importance of elected representatives?
Virginia House of Burgesses.
What economic system encouraged colonies to provide raw materials to increase the wealth of their Mother Country?
Mercantilism.
Which colony was settled by Puritans and Pilgrims and included Boston?
Massachusetts.
Under what economic policy would colonial furs and other raw materials be sent to the Mother Country to increase its wealth?
Mercantilism.
Which colonial region was known as the “Breadbasket” because of its wheat, grains, livestock, and productive farmland?
Middle Colonies.
What social contract created by the Pilgrims established an early example of self-government?
Mayflower Compact.
What are the two processes being described: one involves traveling to new territories for discovery, while the other involves state-sponsored settlement of people in new lands?
Exploration and Colonization
Which Enlightenment thinker argued that governments should protect people's natural rights?
John Locke.