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WorksheetsEnglish Colonies Vocabulary
Total questions: 28
Worksheet time: 15mins
An area of land that is ruled by a far away country is a ...
settlement
colony
country
a person or group of people that are given land to develop towns
merchant
settler
proprietor
A ___ is a money that you owe to a person, bank, or company.
loan
debt
gift
An advantage that encourages people to behave a certain way
incentive
punishment
consequence
When something is in short supply, it is ___.
plentiful
extinct
scare
A benefit or profit that must be given up in order to gain something else
opportunity benefit
reward
opportunity cost
Which two are examples of a colony?
England
France
Plymouth
Jamestown
Virginia
Which is an example of an incentive for moving to an English settlement in North America?
sailing across the Atlantic Ocean
ability to worship as a Puritan
Choose all the synonyms for "scarce."
rare
shortage
plenty
in short supply
abundance
having to do with the relationships within a community between the people that live there
political
economic
social
having to do with the government, rulers, and making laws
political
economic
social
having to do with money, jobs, and trade
political
economic
social
a person that leaves England to make a permanent home in the New World
citizen
American
settler
explorer
place where people make a permanent home in a new area
settlement
colony
country
state
having to do with government, rulers, and the making of laws
political
economic
social
citizens governing themselves
majority rule
democracy
self rule
monarchy
an agreement, treaty or compact that people agree to
law
compact
rule
amendment
more than half of the citizens must agree on each decision
self rule
agreement
the law
majority rule
a form of government in which power is held by the citizens
communism
socialism
democracy
oligarchy
The Pilgrims signed the __ before landing in Plymouth and getting off the ship.
Plymouth Compact
Mayflower Agreement
Plymouth Company Agreement
Mayflower Compact
something that is beneficial for most members of a community (i.e., health or safety)
common state
self-rule
fair trade
common good
the language, traditions, beliefs, clothing, and activities of a group of people
culture
custom
holiday
religion
a group of people, countries, or groups that share certain goals and agree to work together.
friend
enemy
alliance
neighbor
having to do with money, jobs, and trade
politics
socialization
economic
education
the exchange of resources, goods, and/or services
economics
business
allowance
trade
giving people things and getting things back from them in return, on purpose or by accident
economics
exchange
trade
loaning
to bring things into one place from another
export
import
to brings things out of one place to another
export
import
