Colonial Society and Economy Concepts

The video provides an overview of key vocabulary related to colonization, including terms like proprietor, environment, plantation, colony, society, values, class, immigration, economy, charter, and indentured servants. It explains the roles and impacts of these concepts in the context of colonization, particularly in North America, highlighting the English influence and the societal structures that emerged. The video also discusses the economic systems, legal permissions, and the movement of people during this period.

What is a proprietor in the context of colonization?

• A type of cash crop grown in colonies

• A government official in the colonies

• An individual or group that owns a colony

• A person who works on a plantation

What is required from the government to establish a colony?

• A society

• A plantation

• A charter

• An economy

Which of the following is NOT a component of the environment?

• Geography

• Weather

• People

• Economy

What is the primary purpose of a plantation?

• To provide housing for colonists

• To educate children in the colonies

• To serve as a government center

• To grow valuable cash crops

Who primarily worked on plantations in the colonies?

• European settlers

• Native Americans

• Enslaved Africans

• Indentured servants

What defines a colony?

• A group of people with shared values

• A settlement ruled by another country

• A large farm for cash crops

• A self-governing settlement

What is a key characteristic of a society in the colonies?

• It was completely different from the colonizing country

• It was primarily focused on agriculture

• It shared the same government and culture as the colonizing country

• It was isolated from other societies

What does immigration involve?

• Establishing a new colony

• Leaving a country to settle in a new one

• Trading goods between countries

• Moving within the same country

What is the economy concerned with?

• The production and use of money and goods

• The governance of a society

• The establishment of new colonies

• The growth of cash crops

What is an indentured servant?

• A government official in the colonies

• A migrant who works for a set term to pay for passage

• A type of cash crop grown in colonies

• A person who owns a plantation