Louisiana 6th Grade Chapter 2 Vocabulary Quiz

1. Benjamin is reading about history in his textbook. He learns that a colony is land and people controlled by a _______ far away. What word best completes the definition?

• city

• country

• governor

• religion

David organized a group of people who gathered together for a specific purpose at the community center. What is this group called?

• assembly

• confederation

• constitution

• petition

Henry is interested in investing in a company. He buys something that gives him the rights to partial ownership of the company and the profits of that company. What did Henry buy?

• a document that gives someone ownership of a cash crop

• the money a business pays for its expenses

• a share in the ownership and profits of a company

• the full price of a voyage to a new colony

Oliver is learning about the British government's legislature in his history class. He wants to know what you call a representative of a town or other district in this system. What is the correct term?

• congressperson

• monarch

• burgess

• vizier

Charlotte is a farmer who grows a large field of cotton, not to use at home, but to sell at the market for profit. What is the correct definition of the type of crop Charlotte is growing?

• a crop grown for the purpose of eating it

• a crop purchased for the community

• a crop purchased with cash

• a cash crop grown for the purpose of selling it rather than consuming it

Jackson moved to a new land and started living there as part of a group that formed a settlement. What is Jackson considered?

• a person who has a conflict in a colony

• a person who argues against building a colony

• a colonists or a person who establishes or lives in a colony

• a person who leaves a colony

Sophia was captured and forced to work without pay or freedom. What does it mean to enslave someone?

• to hire someone to work for money

• to volunteer to practice a different religion

• to force someone to practice a different religion

• to force a person to work as a slave

Liam wants to start a new business, but he needs an official document from the government that gives him certain rights to operate. What is this document called?

• investment

• charter

• profit

• separatist

Charlotte agrees to work for a farmer for seven years in exchange for passage to a new country. What is the correct definition of Charlotte's role?

• apprentice

• indentured servant

• a slave

• a worker

Jackson decides to put some of his savings into a new business, hoping that it will earn him more money in the future. What is Jackson doing?

• investing

• isolating

• indenturing

• vanishing