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English Colonies Vocabulary

Total questions: 28

Worksheet time: 15mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

An area of land that is ruled by a far away country is a ...

a)

settlement

b)

colony

c)

country

2.

a person or group of people that are given land to develop towns

a)

merchant

b)

settler

c)

proprietor

3.

A ___ is a money that you owe to a person, bank, or company.

a)

loan

b)

debt

c)

gift

4.

An advantage that encourages people to behave a certain way

a)

incentive

b)

punishment

c)

consequence

5.

When something is in short supply, it is ___.

a)

plentiful

b)

extinct

c)

scare

6.

A benefit or profit that must be given up in order to gain something else

a)

opportunity benefit

b)

reward

c)

opportunity cost

7.

Which two are examples of a colony?

a)

England

b)

France

c)

Plymouth

d)

Jamestown

e)

Virginia

8.

Which is an example of an incentive for moving to an English settlement in North America?

a)

sailing across the Atlantic Ocean

b)

ability to worship as a Puritan

9.

Choose all the synonyms for "scarce."

a)

rare

b)

shortage

c)

plenty

d)

in short supply

e)

abundance

10.

having to do with the relationships within a community between the people that live there

a)

political

b)

economic

c)

social

11.

having to do with the government, rulers, and making laws

a)

political

b)

economic

c)

social

12.

having to do with money, jobs, and trade

a)

political

b)

economic

c)

social

13.

a person that leaves England to make a permanent home in the New World

a)

citizen

b)

American

c)

settler

d)

explorer

14.

place where people make a permanent home in a new area

a)

settlement

b)

colony

c)

country

d)

state

15.

having to do with government, rulers, and the making of laws

a)

political

b)

economic

c)

social

16.

citizens governing themselves

a)

majority rule

b)

democracy

c)

self rule

d)

monarchy

17.

an agreement, treaty or compact that people agree to

a)

law

b)

compact

c)

rule

d)

amendment

18.

more than half of the citizens must agree on each decision

a)

self rule

b)

agreement

c)

the law

d)

majority rule

19.

a form of government in which power is held by the citizens

a)

communism

b)

socialism

c)

democracy

d)

oligarchy

20.

The Pilgrims signed the __ before landing in Plymouth and getting off the ship.

a)

Plymouth Compact

b)

Mayflower Agreement

c)

Plymouth Company Agreement

d)

Mayflower Compact

21.

something that is beneficial for most members of a community (i.e., health or safety)

a)

common state

b)

self-rule

c)

fair trade

d)

common good

22.

the language, traditions, beliefs, clothing, and activities of a group of people

a)

culture

b)

custom

c)

holiday

d)

religion

23.

a group of people, countries, or groups that share certain goals and agree to work together.

a)

friend

b)

enemy

c)

alliance

d)

neighbor

24.

having to do with money, jobs, and trade

a)

politics

b)

socialization

c)

economic

d)

education

25.

the exchange of resources, goods, and/or services

a)

economics

b)

business

c)

allowance

d)

trade

26.

giving people things and getting things back from them in return, on purpose or by accident

a)

economics

b)

exchange

c)

trade

d)

loaning

27.

to bring things into one place from another

a)

export

b)

import

28.

to brings things out of one place to another

a)

export

b)

import