Colonial Life Key Vocabulary

Definition: A group of people who live in the same place or share something in common.

• Religion

• Community

• Culture

• Trade

Definition: A group of people or system that makes rules and laws for a community.

• Economy

• Religion

• Government

• Culture

Definition: A way of governing where people have a say in decisions, often by voting.

• Monarchy

• Republic

• Theocracy

• Democracy

Definition: The way people make, spend, and share money or resources.

• Democracy

• Government

• Economy

• Religion

Definition: The customs, traditions, and way of life of a group of people.

• Geography

• Community

• Culture

• Religion

A group of English Protestants who sought to purify the Church of England.

• Culture

• Community

• Romans

• Puritans

Definition: A country ruled by one person in power like a king or queen.

• Democracy

• Oligarchy

• Theocracy

• Monarchy

Definition: An area that has similar features, like geography, population or culture.

• Geography

• Community

• Region

• Trade

Definition: Being accepting of different ideas, beliefs, or people.

• Considerate

• Settlement

• Government

• Tolerant

Definition: Large estates where crops are grown, often using enslaved labor.

• plantations

• agribusiness

• climate zones

• horticulture