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8th Gr Am. History Unit 2

Authored by Christine Harris

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8th Grade

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8th Gr Am. History Unit 2
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1.

MATCH QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

Match the definition to the term

artisans

skilled craftspeople, such as blacksmiths & cabinet makers

indigo

people who watch over & direct the work of slaves

clans

plant that produces a deep blue dye

overseers

distinct religious group

denomination

large group of families that claim a common ancestor

2.

MATCH QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

Match the definition to the term

smuggling

producing just enough food for one's needs

common

point at which waterfalls prevent large boats from moving farther upriver

fall line

importing & exporting goods illegally

cash crops

crops to be sold for money

subsistence farming

shared land where public activities took place

3.

MATCH QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

Match the definition to the term

patroon

person rewarded with a large land grant for brining 50 settlers to New Netherland

persecute

to force someone to leave a place

banish

acceptance of different opinions

dissenter

to mistreat

tolerance

person who disagrees with an official church

4.

MATCH QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

Match the definition to the term

investor

person who puts money into a project to earn a profit

congregation

one who worked for a set time without pay in exchange for a free passage to America

indentured servant

land grant given to one who could pay his or her way to the colonies

head right

company funded by a group of investors

joint-stock company

group of people who belong to the same church

5.

MATCH QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

Match the definition to the term

diversity

colony rules by the king's appointed officiald

royal colony

highest-ranking social group

proprietary colony

written contract giving the right to establish a colony

charter

colony governed by a single owner, or proprietor

elite

variety

6.

MATCH QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

Match the definition to the term

region

flat land along the coast

Tidewater

these wagons used wide wheels suitable for dirt roads; curved beds to prevent spilling when climbing hills

Conestoga

distinct area of land

7.

MATCH QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

Match the following

Peter Stuyvsant

a Puritan dissenter who was banished from Massachusetts; she believed that the clergy were not the "elect" - those chosen by God for salvation

Anne Hutchinson

was the governor of the Dutch colony of New Netherland

John Winthrope

was the Puritan leader who became the first governor of the Massachusetts Bay Colony

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