Lesson 5 Comparing Colonies Vocabulary

Front

Definition of a cash crop?

Back

A farm crop grown in large quantities for sale.

Front

What is a charter?

Back

A document outlining a colony's boundaries and governance.

Front

Democratic: Ruled by the people

Back

Not ruled by a dictator, council of elders, or king.

Front

Mayflower Compact: Agreement by Pilgrims on self-governance.

Back

It was a signed document outlining how the Pilgrims would govern themselves.

Front

Mercantilism: An economic policy to gain wealth by controlling trade and establishing colonies.

Back

Not isolationism, free trade, or farming-focused.

Front

Some colonies were held by a proprietor, or ___ like New York.

Back

owner

Front

Colonists who borrowed money to travel had to work off their debt or become _____________ servants.

Back

indentured

Front

Colonial region of Massachusetts, Rhode Island, New Hampshire, and Connecticut?

Back

New England

Front

Home to New York, New Jersey, Pennsylvania, and Delaware:

Back

Middle Colonies

Front

The five Southern colonies were Maryland, Virginia, North Carolina, South Carolina, and Georgia.

Back

Southern colonies