Exploration & Colonization Vocabulary

traveling to new territories for the purpose of discovery

• Exploration

• Colonization

• Localization

• Cruising

Which of the following words is NOT a synonym for exploration?

• Investigation

• Search

• Expedition

• Relocation

state sponsored settlement of people to new territories

• Colonization

• Exploration

• Charter

• Plantation

What does it mean to colonize an area?

• To move to a place to settle and live permanently

• To visit and discover new things

• To stop and buy souviners

• To drive to another city to eat a meal

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

• Socialism

• Republicanism

• Democracy

Which phrase best describes mercantilism?

• He who has the money, has the power

• There is enough for everyon

• What's mine is yours, what's yours is mine

political system where policies are created by representatives selected by the people

• Representative Goverment

• Colonialism

• Mercantilism

• Exploration

The United States government is an example of a representative government

• True

• False

a contract given to someone to establish a colony

• Charter

• Colonization Form

• Explorers Contract

A charter is basically what?

• A permission slip to settle in an area

• A contract to travel back home

• A permission slip to buy land