Vocab Practice #4 (Chapter 1)

What is the term for being forced to leave a place, usually as a form of punishment?

• Banished

• Welcomed

• Rewarded

• Promoted

What is the term for a settlement created to protect other colonies from potential threats?

• Buffer colony

• Trading post

• Charter colony

• Royal colony

What is the term for an official document that gives permission to start a colony and outlines its rules?

• Charter

• Treaty

• Manifesto

• Decree

What is the term for an agreement or contract between people?

• Compact

• Conflict

• Journey

• Theory

What is the term for someone who owes money to others?

• Debtor

• Creditor

• Investor

• Lender

What is the term for a system where people have a say in decision-making, often through voting?

• Democratic

• Monarchy

• Dictatorship

• Oligarchy

What is the term for having a variety of different people or things?

• Diversity

• Uniformity

• Simplicity

• Similarity

An agreement signed by the Pilgrims on the Mayflower ship, creating rules for their new colony. (Fill in the blank with the correct vocabulary word.)

• Mayflower Compact

• Declaration of Independence

• Magna Carta

• Articles of Confederation

When people (often sailors) rebel against their leaders. (Fill in the blank with the correct vocabulary word.)

• Mutiny

• Alliance

• Treaty

• Expedition

Treating people unfairly or cruelly, often because of their beliefs. (Fill in the blank with the correct vocabulary word.)

• Persecution

• Celebration

• Negotiation

• Reconciliation