Unit 2 : Colonial America

Traveling to new territories for the purpose of discovery.

• Exploration

• Colonization

• Region

• Charter

State sponsored settlement of people to new territories.

• Colonization

• Representative Government

• Mercantilism

• Plantation

Economic policy where colonies serve as a source of raw materials to increase the wealth and maintain a favorable balance of trade for the "Mother Country".

• Mercantilism

• Colonization

• Region

• Charter

Political system where policies are created by representatives selected by the people.

• Representative Government

• Charter

• Exploration

• Region

A contract given to someone to establish a colony.

• Charter

• Plantation

• Colonization

• Region

Large agricultural enterprise where crops are grown for sale.

• Plantation

• Charter

• Colonization

• Representative Government

A geographic area that share similar characteristics.

• Region

• Charter

• Representative Government

• Colonization