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Colonies Vocabulary Review

Total questions: 34

Worksheet time: 15mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Definition: Someone who digs up and studies stuff from people of the past

a)

Artifact

b)

Archeologist

c)

Colonist

d)

Doctor

2.

Definition: A document that says something (like a colony) has been started.

a)

Charter

b)

Colony

c)

Receipt

d)

Provisions

3.

A colony is...

a)

A group of people on a journey together.

b)

A group of people from one place that starts a new home in another place.

c)

A store of supplies, usually food.

d)

Part of the human body.

4.

An expedition is...

a)

A store of supplies, usually food.

b)

A group of people from one place that start a new home in another place.

c)

A group of people on a journey together.

d)

That one ride in Animal Kingdom with the Yeti.

5.

Definition: A store of supplies, usually food

a)

Wendy's

b)

Colony

c)

Provisions

d)

CVS

6.

This is a picture of...

a)

An Island

b)

A Beach

c)

A Peninsula

d)

A Marsh

7.

Definition: A wet, low-lying land with lots of mosquitos.

a)

Peninsula

b)

Island

c)

Swamp

d)

Marsh

8.

People who settle in colonies are...

a)

Representatives

b)

Colonists

9.

People who are chosen to be decision makers are...

a)

Colonists

b)

Representatives

10.

Definition: A government run by the people and everyone has equal say.

a)

Monarchy

b)

The government.

c)

Democracy

11.

This is a picture of...

a)

A peninsula

b)

A Bay

c)

A Beach

d)

An Ocean

12.

Definition: Onto the land

a)

Ashore

b)

Aland

c)

A-la-carte

d)

A-la-kazoo

13.

Definition: What the weather and temperature are usually like

a)

weather

b)

cold

c)

climate

d)

sunny

14.

This is an agreement between two or more groups of people...

a)

A Compact

b)

A Charter

c)

A Party

d)

An Association

15.

A Governor is...

a)

I don't know

b)

A person

c)

A government person who is in charge of a specific group of people

d)

A king with complete authority and power.

16.

Definition: A spot on a ship's trip...

a)

Fine

b)

Freeholder

c)

Passage

d)

Reservation

17.

When something is very fancy and beautiful, it is called...

a)

Fine

b)

Okay

c)

Ugly

d)

Unimpressive

18.

Definition: Something that is found in nature that is valuable or useful (Think Diamonds, Gold, Water, & Oil)

a)

Industry

b)

Natural Resources

c)

Amazon Packages

19.

Definition: A group of businesses that sell or do similar things (Example: School is part of the education industry or Tik Tok is part of the entertainment industry)

a)

Natural Resources.

b)

Industry.

c)

Too confusing for me, man.

20.

A term used for a free white man who owns land

a)

Freeholder

b)

Colonist

c)

Governor

21.

Cosmopolitan means...

a)

A city full of people with the name Cosmo

b)

Comfortable with other cultures

c)

Hating other cultures

d)

Isn't that a magazine?

22.

Livestock is/are..

a)

An investors app

b)

Animals that are raised to be sold

c)

A stock that is alive

d)

Animals that are your pets.

23.

Someone who buys and sells things that others make is called a

a)

salesperson

b)

Thief

c)

Smuggler

d)

Merchant

24.

Someone who sneaks in goods (most often slaves) without paying any import taxes is called a...

a)

terrible person

b)

merchant

c)

salesperson

d)

smuggler

25.

Goods that are sold to other countries are called...

a)

import goods

b)

important goods

c)

export goods

d)

amazon packages

26.

Someone who is skilled enough to make something with their hands is called a...

a)

handyman

b)

craftsman

c)

smuggler

d)

merchant

27.

The act of cutting down trees to make homes and ships is called...

a)

Lumbering

b)

Crafting

c)

Chopping

d)

Wasteful

28.

Church/Religious services are sometimes referred to as...

a)

Town Meetings

b)

Worship Services

c)

Lumbering

d)

Crafting

29.

The term used to encourage a government to separate from religion is called...

a)

Stay away please

b)

Lumbering

c)

Separation of church and state

d)

Combination of church and state

30.

An Anglican is someone who is

a)

a jedi

b)

a knight

c)

part of the Church of England

d)

a craftsman

31.

a large farm with slaves that grow and harvest cash crops to export is called...

a)

A farm

b)

A plantation

c)

A general store

d)

A supermarket.

32.

Not having enough workers to do a certain job is called a

a)

labor shortage

b)

labor surplus

c)

labor exact

d)

separation of church and state

33.

The act of making someone a slave is called...

a)

enslavement

b)

lumbering

c)

Anglican

d)

separation of church and state

34.

the basis for the economy is defined as

a)

separating church and state

b)

selling goods and materials that others had made

c)

the main way people made money and how society worked

d)

importing goods from other countries