Colony Vocabulary Practice Quiz

What is a colony?

• A legal document issued by a king that gives permission for a group to create a colony

• A group of people who leave their native country to settle in a new place

• A large farm used to produce cash crops like tobacco and cotton.

Who is a settler?

• The southernmost colonies, including Georgia, Maryland, North Carolina, South Carolina, and Virginia

• A member of a religious group that believed that anyone could talk to God directly (without the help of a priest or minister)

• A person who moves with a group of others to live in a new area

What is a pilgrim?

• A member of a religious group that believed that anyone could talk to God directly (without the help of a priest or minister)

• A member of a Protestant religious group in England and New England

  
  

• A person who journeys to a new place for religious reasons

What is a charter?

• A legal document issued by a king that gives permission for a group to create a colony

• A document that explains how a group will be governed

• A person who agrees to work without pay for a number of years in exchange for passage to America

Who are the indigenous people?

• A member of a Protestant religious group in England and New England

• The colonies located in the northeast, including Connecticut, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, and Rhode Island

• The people who originally lived in a particular area

Who is a governor?

• The head of government in a state or territory

• A member of a religious group that believed that anyone could talk to God directly (without the help of a priest or minister)

• A large farm used to produce cash crops like tobacco and cotton.

What is an indentured servant?

• People whose ancestors were the earliest known inhabitants of a particular place

  
  

• A person who agrees to work without pay for a number of years in exchange for passage to America

• A large farm used to produce cash crops like tobacco and cotton.

  
  

What is a constitution?

• A document that explains how a group will be governed

  
  

• The head of government in a state or territory

• A legal document issued by a king that gives permission for a group to create a colony

Who are indigenous groups?

• A group of people who leave their native country to settle in a new place

  
  

• A person who moves with a group of others to live in a new area

• People whose ancestors were the earliest known inhabitants of a particular place

Which colonies are part of New England?

• Delaware, New Jersey, New York, and Pennsylvania

• Georgia, Maryland, North Carolina, South Carolina, and Virginia

• Connecticut, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, and Rhode Island