Vocabulary: Colonization

What is a primary source?

• A second-hand account of an event

• An original document or object

• A fictional story

• A summary of events

What defines a secondary source?

• An original document

• A first-hand account

• Information from someone who was not present

• A legal document

What does it mean to migrate?

• To write a document

• To build a new city

• To move from one place and settle in another

• To stay in one place

What is a colony?

• A place ruled by its own government

• A region settled and ruled by another country

• A legal document

• A type of economic system

What is a charter?

• A first-hand account

• A legal document allowing the establishment of a colony

• A type of crop

• A summary of laws

Who are indigenous people?

• People who migrate frequently

• The original people of a place

• People who rule colonies

• People who write charters

What is an indentured servant?

• A person who rules a colony

• A person who signs a contract to work for passage to America

• A person who owns land

• A person who writes legal documents

What is a cash crop?

• A crop that is not harvested

• A crop that is illegal

• A crop grown to be sold

• A crop grown for personal consumption

What is mercantilism?

• An economic system controlled by the government to maintain wealth

• A form of government

• A system of free trade

• A type of agriculture

Which of the following is NOT a characteristic of a primary source?

• Original document

• First-hand account

• Object from the time period

• Interpretation by someone not present