Lesson 5 Comparing Colonies Vocabulary

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What is a cash crop?

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A farm crop raised in large quantities to be sold for money.

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What is a charter?

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A document that outlines a colony's physical boundaries and governance.

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What does democratic mean?

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Ruled by the people

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What was the Mayflower Compact?

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An agreement the Pilgrims wrote and signed describing how they would govern themselves.

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What is mercantilism?

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

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Some of the colonies were held by a proprietor, or _________ like New York.

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owner

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Some colonists borrowed the money to travel. They would have to settle the debt by working for the person who bought their services or become _____________ servants

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indentured

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Which colonial region was home to Massachussetts, Rhode Island, New Hampshire, and Connecticut?

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New England

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The _________ were home to New York, New Jersey, Pennsylvania, and Delaware.

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Middle Colonies

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

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Southern colonies