Unit 3 Vocabulary

What is a cash crop?

• A crop grown to sell

• A crop grown for personal use

• A crop grown to feed animals

• A crop grown for medicinal purposes

What is commerce?

• The buying and selling of products on a large scale

• The exchange of goods between friends

• The production of goods for personal use

• The sharing of resources within a community

What is a drought?

• A long period without rain

• A sudden heavy rainfall

• A strong windstorm

• A period of extreme cold

What did Spain control?

• The land and its people

• Region's natural resources

• Country's military forces

• Continental trade routes

What was the House of Burgesses?

• The first legislative body in the American colonies

• A group of wealthy landowners in Virginia

• A religious organization in the New World

• A trading company established by the British

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.

• Indentured Servant

• Colonist

• Cash Crop

• Investor

An agreement made by the Pilgrims to govern themselves and make just laws.

• House of Burgesses

• Mayflower Contract

• Monarch

• Commerce

ruler

• Commerce

• Monarch

• Representative

• Northwest Passage

A mythical shortcut by water from the Atlantic to the Pacific Ocean

• Cash Crop

• Drought

• Class Structure

• Northwest Passage

A person chosen to act on behalf of others.

• Monarch

• Encomienda

• Representative

• Indentured Servant