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Colonial Government Vocabulary

Authored by Betsy VanBuskirk

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8th Grade

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Colonial Government Vocabulary
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1.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

A group of people who settle in a distant land but are still ruled by the government of their native land

region

colony

settlement

Tags

CCSS.RI.6.5

CCSS.RI.7.5

CCSS.RI.8.5

CCSS.RI.9-10.5

CCSS.RI.5.5

2.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Were the colonists British citizens?

YES

NO

Tags

CCSS.RL.8.1

CCSS.RI.8.1

CCSS.RI.8.8

CCSS.RI.7.1

CCSS.RL.7.1

3.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

A colony that is most directly under the rule of the British Monarch (King selects the governor) is a

royal (crown) colony

proprietary colony

charter colony

Tags

CCSS.RI.6.5

CCSS.RI.7.5

CCSS.RI.8.5

CCSS.RI.9-10.5

CCSS.RI.11-12.5

4.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

In the corporate colonies, who selected the governor?

The governor was selected by the voters

The governor was appointed by the British monarch.

The governor was chosen by a proprietor.

Tags

CCSS.RI.6.5

CCSS.RI.7.5

CCSS.RI.8.5

CCSS.RI.9-10.5

CCSS.RI.11-12.5

5.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What is a proprietary colony?

land is granted to a proprietor or proprietors who make rules for the colony and appoints the governor

A colony with self-governance

A colony controlled by a joint-stock company

Tags

CCSS.RI.6.5

CCSS.RI.7.5

CCSS.RI.8.5

CCSS.RI.9-10.5

CCSS.RI.5.5

6.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

A corporate colony (self-governing/charter) is a type of colony that is:

Directly controlled by the king or queen.

Owned and operated by a company with a charter.

Governed by a royal governor appointed by the monarch.

Tags

CCSS.RI.6.5

CCSS.RI.7.5

CCSS.RI.8.5

CCSS.RI.9-10.5

CCSS.RI.5.5

7.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

A charter colony is

run by the King

self-governed

run by a small group of men who reported back to the King

Tags

CCSS.RI.6.5

CCSS.RI.7.5

CCSS.RI.8.5

CCSS.RI.9-10.5

CCSS.RI.5.5

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