Worksheets8th Gr Am. History Unit 2
Total questions: 8
Worksheet time: 12mins
Match the definition to the term
distinct religious group
denomination
skilled craftspeople, such as blacksmiths & cabinet makers
artisans
large group of families that claim a common ancestor
clans
plant that produces a deep blue dye
indigo
people who watch over & direct the work of slaves
overseers
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crops to be sold for money
cash crops
shared land where public activities took place
common
producing just enough food for one's needs
subsistence farming
importing & exporting goods illegally
smuggling
point at which waterfalls prevent large boats from moving farther upriver
fall line
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person who disagrees with an official church
dissenter
to mistreat
persecute
acceptance of different opinions
tolerance
to force someone to leave a place
banish
person rewarded with a large land grant for brining 50 settlers to New Netherland
patroon
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group of people who belong to the same church
congregation
land grant given to one who could pay his or her way to the colonies
head right
one who worked for a set time without pay in exchange for a free passage to America
indentured servant
company funded by a group of investors
joint-stock company
person who puts money into a project to earn a profit
investor
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written contract giving the right to establish a colony
charter
colony rules by the king's appointed officiald
royal colony
colony governed by a single owner, or proprietor
proprietary colony
highest-ranking social group
elite
variety
diversity
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distinct area of land
region
flat land along the coast
Tidewater
these wagons used wide wheels suitable for dirt roads; curved beds to prevent spilling when climbing hills
Conestoga
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a Puritan dissenter who was banished from Massachusetts; she believed that the clergy were not the "elect" - those chosen by God for salvation
Anne Hutchinson
was the governor of the Dutch colony of New Netherland
Peter Stuyvsant
was the Puritan leader who became the first governor of the Massachusetts Bay Colony
John Winthrope
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leader of the Jamestown colony, was a soldier & adventurer who took control & brought the colony to order
John Smith
was the founder of England's first American colony
Sir Walter Raleigh
was a Catholic owner of the colony of Maryland
Lord Baltimore
