Unit 2: Colonial America Vocab Quiz

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

• Colonization

• Exploration

• Migration

• Mercantilism

Which term describes a state-sponsored settlement of people to new territories?

• Charter

• Migration

• Colonization

• Exploration

What is the economic policy where colonies serve as a source of raw materials to increase the wealth of the “mother” country?

• Mercantilism

• Agrarian

• Social Contract

• Subsistence Farming

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

• Parliament

• Representative Government

• Social Contract

• Charter

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

• Charter

• Region

• Plantation

• Parliament

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

• Harbors

• Plantations

• Cash Crops

• Agrarian

What is a geographic area that shares similar characteristics called?

• Region

• Harbor

• Plantation

• Charter

What is a place on the coast where vessels may find shelter, especially one protected from rough water by piers, jetties, and other artificial structures?

• Region

• Harbor

• Plantation

• Parliament

What are agricultural products that are grown to be sold for a profit, rather than for the farmer's own use?

• Subsistence Farming

• Cash Crops

• Agrarian

• Plantations

What is the movement of people from one place to another, with intentions of settling, permanently or temporarily, at a new location?

• Exploration

• Colonization

• Migration

• Mercantilism