Chapter 2 -American Colonies Vocabulary Review

If you respect people you disagree with about religion or politics you are showing what?

• persecution

• indigo

• tolerance

• pacifism

A document that gives permission to establish a colony is called a ______?

• Charter

• indigo

• burgesses

• blank check

One of the most important crops grown by slaves on

southern plantations early in the colonies was called

(a)  

To disagree means to

• tolerate

• dissent

• pacifist

• charter

Another name for a representative is a

• charter

• dissent

• burgess

• king

Many settlers in the American Colonies left their home country due to religious ______________.

• Tolerance

• persecution

In the Middle Colonies wealthy land owners were known as (a)  

When we talk about a person's ethnic background we can be referring to

• race

• culture

• religion

• All answer choices are correct

If you wanted to go the the colonies but could not afford the trip you could sign a contract to work without pay for a period of time in exchange for the passage to the new world. You would be a(n) _________

• slave

• indentured servant

• patroon

• burgess

Quakers did not believe in violence or acts of war, they were known as _____________

• indigo

• chicken

• pacifists

• burgess