A colony is a:

• community of people living together

• Nation with an independent government

• settlement in a distant land ruled by a mother country

• A place that has a democracy

When was the Colonial Period?

• 1450-1700

• 1607-1775

• 1776-1800

• 1820-1900

A group of people elected to make laws is a:

• Constitution

• Compact

• Declaration of Justifce

• Legislature

A document that outlines the powers and structures of a government is a:

• compact

• Constitution

• Legislature

• Declaration of Justice

A person who goes agrees to work for another in exchange for the price of passage to the colonies is a(n):

• colonist

• skinner

• indentured servant

• merchant

The first successful English colony was:

• Jamestown, VA

• Plymouth MA

• New York

• Georgia

Pilgrims went to Plymouth for:

• economic opportunity

• political freedom

• religious freedom

• the chance to be indentured servants

The economic theory that motivated England to start colonies is:

• colonialism

• mercantilism

• capitalism

• export theory

An item that is traded outside of one's country is called a(N):

• export

• import

• mercantile

• colonialist

An item that is purchased from another country is a(n):

• Import

• export

• mercantile

• colonialist