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WorksheetsHistory Vocabulary Chapter 3 Colonies Take Root
Total questions: 35
Worksheet time: 18mins
A __________ is a document issued by a government that grants specific rights to a person or company. (page 67)
charter
establishment
pilgrim
representative government
In the fall of 1608, ____________________ , was sent out from London to lead the colony and his rule was, "He who works not, eats not." (page 67)
King James I
Squanto
John Smith
Powhatan
A ________________________ is the form of government in which voters elect people to make laws for them. (page 69)
Plymouth Colony
Jamestown
pilgrim
representative government
In 1607, a group of wealthy people pooled their resources and made a new attempt to establish an English colony in North America. What can you infer establish means in this sentence? (page 67)
pilgrim
to set up, found
sustain
toleration
A _________ is a person who takes a religious journey. (page 69)
pilgrim
charter
Squanto
town meeting
These measures would not have succeeded if the colonists had not found a dependable source of income to sustain the colony. What does sustain mean here in this statement? (page 68)
pilgrim
establish
charter
to support; to keep going
__________________ , was a Native American who brought the Pilgrims seeds of native plants--corn, beans, and pumpkins. (page 70)
John Smith
Roger Williams
Squanto
John Wintrop
_________________ , was a respected landowner, lawyer, and led the Puritans in 1630 on a voyage to North America. (page 72)
Squanto
John Smith
Roger Williams
John Winthrop
The Puritans did not believe in religious _______ - recognition that other people have the right to different opinions. (page 73)
charter
representative government
toleration
town meeting
_____________ a minister of a church in the town of Salem believed the Puritans should split entirely from the Church of England. (page 73)
Anne Hutchison
Thomas Hooker
Roger Williams
John Winthrop
A Boston woman, ___________________ , questioned some of the Puritan teachings, was put on trial in 1638, and expelled from Massachusetts. She established a settlement on an island that is now part of Rhode Island. (page 75)
Roger Williams
John Smith
Squanto
Anne Hutchison
_____________ , a minister, disagreed with the Puritan leaders, left Massachusetts with about 100 followers in 1636 and settled in what today is Connecticut. (page 75)
Anne Hutchison
John Smith
Roger Williams
Thomas Hooker
______________ was forced to leave Massachusetts, moved to New Hampshire and founded the town of Exeter. (page 75)
John Smith
Squanto
John Wheelright
Roger Williams
__________ is an assembly of townspeople that decides local issues. (Page 75)
town meeting
establish
pilgrim
toleration
Membership in town meetings was restricted to male heads of households. Restricted means ________________________. (page 75)
to point out in detail
to place limitations on something or somebody
to support; to keep going
to set up, found
Roger Williams specified that colonists should pay Native Americans for their land. What does specify mean? (Page 73)
to support; to keep going
to set up, found
to place limitations on something or somebody
to point out in detail
_____________________________ , the Chief of Wampanoag was also known as King Phillip. (Page 76)
Metacom
Squanto
John Winthrop
Roger Williams
_________________________ is a colony created by a grant of land from a monarch to an individual or family. (Page 78)
fundamental
restrict
proprietary colony
sustain
A ____________________ is a colony controlled directly by the English king. (Page 78)
Backcountry
Sustain
Toleration
Royal Colony
Another fundamental Quaker belief was that all people were equal in God's eyes. Fundamental means the __________________ . (Page78)
to place limitations on something or somebody
most important part
to point out
to support; to keep going
The ______________ was a frontier region extending through several colonies, from Pennsylvania to Georgia. (Page 81)
royal colony
charter
backcountry
town meeting
Philadelphia and New York were accumulating people at such a rate that they had become the largest cities and busiest ports in the colonies. What does accumulate mean? (Page 81)
most important part
to increase in amount over time
to place limitations on something or somebody
to point out in detail
__________________ was a wealthy man who personally knew King Charles II, wanted to find a place for Quakers to live where they would be safe from persecution. (Page 78)
William Penn
John Smith
Roger Williams
John Winthrop
_____________ became the leader of the frontier settlers and in 1675, organized a force of 1,000 westerners and began attacking and killing Native Americans. (Page 85)
Anne Hutchison
John Smith
Nathaniel Bacon
William Penn
When George Calvert died, his son, Cecil Calvert, Lord Baltimore, became proprietor. A Proprietor is __________________. (Page 86)
the owner of a business or a colony
to increase in amount over time
the most important part
to place limitations on something or somebody
____________ got the representative assembly to pass the Act of Toleration in 1649. (Page 86)
William Penn
John Smith
Lord Baltimore
Roger Williams
A group of wealthy Englishmen led by ____________ wanted a colony where there would be protection for English debtors. (page 87)
Anne Hutchison
James Oglethorpe
Roger Williams
John Smith
__________ are people who owe money. (Page 87)
debtors
restrict
specify
accumulate
A _____________ is a large farm where crops such as cotton, sugar, and rice are grown. (Page 87)
proprietor
backcountry
fundamental
plantation
_______________ is the difference shown between things when compared. (Page 89)
contrast
restrict
backcountry
colony
_____________ are lands along a frontier and the the main function of the Spanish ones were to protect Mexico from the European powers. (Page 91)
Specify
Borderlands
Backcountry
Plantations
_______ is to change from one religion to another. (Page 91)
Restrict
Contrast
Debtor
Convert
A missionary named ____________________ played an important role in the effort for Spain colonizing California in 1769. (Page 92)
Williams Penn
Junipero Serra
Lord Baltimore
John Smith
Along with missionaries, Spain sent soldiers to set up ______________ which are military posts to defend the missions. (Page 92)
restrict
backcountry
presidios
plantations
The Spanish also established ___________ , which are civilian towns that were centers of farming and trade. (Page 93)
fundamental
pueblos
plantations
royal colony
