Unit 1 & 2 Vocabulary

What is the term for traveling to new territories for the purpose of discovery?

• Colonization

• Exploration

• Migration

• Mercantilism

What does the term "Colonization" refer to?

• Traveling to new territories for discovery

• State sponsored settlement of people to new territories

• Economic policy involving colonies

• Political system with elected representatives

Which economic policy involves colonies serving as a source of raw materials to increase the wealth of the "mother" country?

• Mercantilism

• Agrarian

• Subsistence Farming

• Social Contract

What is a political system where policies are created by representatives selected by the people called?

• Charter

• Parliament

• Representative Government

• Social Contract

What is a contract given to someone to establish a colony called?

• Charter

• Primary Source

• Secondary Source

• Region

What term describes large agricultural enterprises where crops are grown for sale?

• Cash Crops

• Plantations

• Subsistence Farming

• Agrarian

What is a geographic area that shares similar characteristics called?

• Region

• Harbors

• Migration

• Exploration

What is a part of the ocean, lake, etc., that is next to land and deep enough to provide safety for ships called?

• Region

• Harbors

• Plantations

• Parliament

What is a crop that can be sold easily in markets called?

• Subsistence Farming

• Cash Crops

• Agrarian

• Primary Source

What is an assembly of representatives, usually of an entire nation, that makes laws called?

• Parliament

• Charter

• Social Contract

• Representative Government