Colonial America Vocab and 13 Colonies

Select the Vocabulary Term:

the action of a group of people establishing a place as their own

• Religious Persecution

• Religious Freedom

• Colonization

• Self- Government

Which of the following are located in the northern part of the United States?

• Middle Colonies

• New England Colonies

• Southern Colonies

Which of the following is not a synonym for persecution?

• ill treatment

• oppression

• discrimination

• idealized

Which of the following has the best physical geography for tobacco, indigo and rice?

• New England Colonies

• Middle Colonies

• Southern Colonies

When one is able to practice any religion, what is that called?

• Religious Freedom

• Religious Persecution

• Freedom of Choice

Which of the following has fishing and whaling as their economic activities?

• New England Colonies

• Middle Colonies

• Southern Colonies

After becoming a colony, the people had to set up their own government, what is this called?

• Representative Government

• Self-Government

Which of the following was the first representative legislature in North America?

• Mayflower Compact

• Virginia House of Burgesses

• Fundamental Orders of Connecticut

Which of the following was signed in 1620?

• House of Burgesses

• Mayflower Compact

• Fundamental Orders of Connecticut

Which of the following is a synonym for agreement?

• compact

• discord

• incompatible

• disagreement