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American Colonies: Vocabulary

Total questions: 18

Worksheet time: 9mins

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Class
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1.

What is the definition of: COLONY?

a)

An American colonist who supported the British side.

b)

People who go to live in a new country.

c)

A country which is controlled by a more powerful country.

2.

SETTLERS are people who.....

a)

hate the British.

b)

go to live in a new country.

c)

travel all over the world.

3.

Identify the (Northern) NEW ENGLAND COLONIES

a)

New Hampshire, Massachusetts, Maine, Rhode Island, Connecticut

b)

Pennsylvania, New York, New Jersey, Delaware

c)

Maryland, Virginia, North and South Carolinas, Georgia

4.

Identify the MIDDLE COLONIES

a)

Maryland, Virginia, North and South Carolinas, Georgia

b)

New Hampshire, Massachusetts, Maine, Rhode Island, Connecticut

c)

Pennsylvania, New York, New Jersey, Delaware

5.

Identify the SOUTHERN COLONIES

a)

Maryland, Virginia, North and South Carolinas, Georgia

b)

New Hampshire, Massachusetts, Maine, Rhode Island, Connecticut

c)

 Pennsylvania, New York, New Jersey, Delaware

6.

What is the definition of SONS OF LIBERTY?

a)

Someone who loyally supports his/her country.

b)

The British colonization Of the Americas.

c)

A secret society formed to protect the rights of the colonies

7.

What is the definition of TORIES?

a)

Farming and the methods used to raise and take care of crops.

b)

An American colonist who supported the British side.

c)

A secret society formed to protect the rights of the colonies.

8.

LOYALISTS are....

a)

people who go to live in a new country.

b)

American colonists who support the British side.

c)

people who loyally supports his/her country.

9.

The definition of BRITISH RULE is....

a)

The British colonization Of the Americas

b)

An American colonist who supported the British side.

c)

A country in which people choose their own government by voting for it.

10.

PLANTATIONS are.....

a)

The study of which money, industry, and commerce are organized in a society.

b)

Farming and the methods used to raise and take care of crops.

c)

A large piece of land used for crops and farming.

11.

What is the definition of AGRICULTURE?

a)

An American colonist who supported the British side.

b)

Farming and the methods used to raise and take care of crops.

c)

Goods sold to another country and sent there.

12.

The definition of ECONOMICS is....

a)

A country in which people choose their own government by voting for it

b)

Goods sold to another country and sent there

c)

The study of which money, industry, and commerce are organized in a society.

13.

RELIGIOUS FREEDOM is...

a)

The study of which money, industry, and commerce are organized in a society

b)

The freedom to believe, worship, and practice religion without government interference.

c)

An agreement to exchange one thing for another

14.

The definition of an EXPORT is.....

a)

Goods sold to another country and sent there

b)

The British colonization of the Americas

c)

People who go to live in a new country

15.

TRADE is.....

a)

A secret society formed to protect the rights of the colonies

b)

Someone who loyally supports his/her country

c)

An agreement to exchange one thing for another

16.

PATRIOTS are.....

a)

Someone who loyally supports his/her country

b)

People fighting against their own country’s army in order to change the political system

c)

A large piece of land used for crops and farming

17.

The definition of REBELS is.....

a)

People who go to live in a new country

b)

An American colonist who supported the British side

c)

People fighting against their own country’s army in order to change the political system

18.

A DEMOCRACY is.....

a)

The freedom to believe, worship, and practice religion without government interference.

b)

A country in which people choose their own government by voting for it.

c)

A secret society formed to protect the rights of the colonies.