Colonization Vocab #2

The first governing document for the Pilgrims in America was the

• Magna Carta

• Mayflower Compact

• Declaration of Rights of Man

• Constitution

Which of the following was the MAIN reason the Puritans left England?

• to develop new crops

• to establish a new monarchy in America

• to seek religious freedom

• to spread Catholic beliefs to American Indians

Maryland and Pennsylvania were mainly founded for _____________ purposes.

• religious

• political

• economic

• isolation

What do you call a group of people who settle in a distant land, but still under the rule of the native land?

• Conquistador
• Colony
• Territory
• Pirates

What do you call a contract granted by a king that gives permission to explore, settle, and govern new land?

• Utrecht
• Versailles
• Charter
• Tordesillas 

What do you call a government ruled by a King or Queen

• Absolute Monarchy
• Monarchy 
• Constitutional Monarchy

What do you call someone that is appointed by the Lords Proprietors to carry out their demands 

• Governor
• Senate
• President
• Mayor

What do you call a group of colonist that decides how they will run the colony?

• Riot
• Assembly
• Mob
• Party

The idea that colonies should be used to make the mother country money and help it get more power.

• Monopoly
• Colonization
• Mercantilism
• Exploration

What term describes a supply of material, money or other assets that can be used by the colony in order to function effectively. 

• resources
• nationality 
• family size
• toleration