Pearson My World - Chapter 3

A crop that is grown to sell, rather than to be used by the grower is called...

• encomienda

• cash crop

• commerce

• investor

The buying and selling of products on a large scale is called...

• encomienda

• cash crop

• commerce

• investor

A gift of land by the king of Spain, which gave a person control over the land and the people living there is called...

• encomienda

• cash crop

• commerce

• investor

A person who risks money in a business, hoping to earn a profit is called...

• encomienda

• cash crop

• commerce

• investor

A person sent to a new land to spread his or her religion is called...

• monarch

• missionary

• class structure

• House of Burgesses

The first legislative body in the American colonies; in Virginia, this body included representatives elected by the colony's landowners was called...

• monarch

• missionary

• class structure

• House of Burgesses

The organization of people in a society according to wealth and power is called...

• monarch

• missionary

• class structure

• House of Burgesses

A ruler is called...

• monarch

• missionary

• class structure

• House of Burgesses

A person who agrees to work for a set period of time without pay, in exchange for necessities such as transportation, food, clothing, and shelter is called...

• Northwest Passage

• investor

• House of Burgesses

• indentured servant

Three ways the Spaniards harmed Native Americans...

• Forced religion on them

• Overworked them

• Spread disease to them

• All of the above