Early Colonization New World

This is a person who worked for someone to pay off their debt from traveling to the New World.

• Slave
• Quaker
• Indentured Servant
• Pilgrim

What is a representative government?

• People elect their leaders to make laws and vote on decisions
• A king inherits his title and rules over the country themselves
• A council of few elite individuals made decisions for their people without asking them
• Religious leaders would make decisions for their community based on what the Bible told them to do

Which of these words deals with the way people make money?

• Economy
• Geography
• Sovereignty
• Charter

Where is the colony of Plymouth located?

• Virginia
• Massachusetts
• Rhode Island
• South Carolina

A "cash crop" is

• a crop that is expensive to grow
• a crop that can be sold for a profit
• a plant that only rich people can afford
• All of these choices

The first governing document for the Pilgrims in America was the

• Magna Carta

• Mayflower Compact

• Declaration of Rights of Man

• Constitution

What is the BEST definition for colonization?

• when people move somewhere but return to their home country
• when a group of people move to a new place and set up a new government
• when a society becomes multicultural
• when trade relationships are formed between countries

The role of colonies under the economic system of mercantilism was to --

• provide the "mother country" with raw materials.
• promote the economy of individual colonies.
• establish trade with foreign countries.
• establish trade with other colonies.

One reason that the Mayflower Compact is considered important is ______________.

• It marked the beginning of political parties.
• It marked the beginning of a self government based on the will of the people.
• It established basic laws for all colonies to follow.
• It gave the colonists permission to collect taxes.

What were the three G's that motivated most people to come to the "new world"?

• Gold, God, and Glory
• Gifts, Gadgets, and Generosity
• Gratitude, Guidance, and Goodwill
• Goodness, Grace, and Growth