Unit 1 Colonization Vocab Quiz

The economic theory that states “a nation can become wealthy and powerful by accumulating gold and silver” is

• Joint-Stock Company
• Charter
• Mercantilism
• Triangular Trade

The Middle Passage was

• Route that transported slaves from Africa to America
• Route that transported rum and molasses from Caribbean to Africa
• Route that transported manufactured goods from Europe to America
• Route that transported materials from colonial America to Africa

England passed a series of laws restricting colonial imports and exports. These limitations are officially known as:

• Import/Export Acts
• Mercantilist Acts
• Navigation Acts
• Tri-Trade Restrictions

The Mayflower Compact helped to establish what?

• A government for the people
• A treaty with the Natives
• Directions on how to best fish
• Who was the best colonist

What cash crop did the American colonists make the most money from?

• Corn
• Tobacco
• Wheat
• Sugar

Guaranteed religious freedom to all Christians in Maryland. This was passed in 1649 after Catholics in Maryland began to be outnumbered by incoming Protestants.

• Act of Acceptance
• Act of Brotherhood
• Navigation Acts
• Act of Toleration

A willingness to respect people who think or act differently than you.

• tolerant
• prejudice
• discrimination
• closed-minded

Having a variety of different kinds of people, languages, religions, etc.

• diversity
• prejudice
• tolerant
• discrimination

The trade routes established by colonists and merchants across the Atlantic Ocean can be defined as

• Triangular Trade
• Headright System
• Mercantilism
• Joint-Stock Company

Many English investors and businessmen used investors' money to finance large operations in the New World. These were called: 

• Mercantilists
• Trade Corporations
• Trans-Atlantic Traders
• Joint-Stock Companies