Unit 2 Vocab Quiz

Who were the earliest known inhabitants of a place, especially one colonized by a dominant group?

• Colonists

• Indigenous People

• Explorers

• Settlers

What was Jamestown?

• A British colony in present-day Virginia

• A French settlement in Canada

• A Spanish fort in Florida

• A Dutch trading post in New York

What was the House of Burgesses?

• A royal palace in England

• The colonial representative assembly of Virginia

• A famous ship used by explorers

• A type of colonial currency

What is a charter?

• A type of ship used for exploration

• A grant or guarantee of rights from a sovereign power

• A map used by colonists

• A type of colonial weapon

What was the Tuscarora War?

• A conflict between French and British colonists

• A war between Tuscarora Indians and English Colonists in North Carolina

• A battle between Spanish and Portuguese explorers

• A rebellion against the British crown

What are plantations?

• Small family-owned farms

• Large estates where a single commercial crop is grown

• Urban gardens in colonial cities

• Forests used for timber production

What does it mean to banish someone?

• To welcome them into a community

• To drive out or remove them from a place by authority

• To promote them to a higher position

• To imprison them for a crime

Who were the Separatists?

• A group that supported the Church of England

• A strict Puritan sect within English Protestantism

• A Catholic religious order

• A group of explorers

What was the main goal of the Separatists?

• To support the Church of England

• To establish a new monarchy

• To do away with the Church of England or sever all ties with it

• To convert to Catholicism

Who founded the Franciscan religious order?

• Martin Luther

• St. Francis of Assisi

• John Calvin

• King Henry VIII