13 Colonies Flash Cards

Question 1

Export

Answer 1

To transport a good out of your country to others.

Question 2

Colonial Assemblies

Answer 2

Colonial legislatures would go and make laws here.

Question 3

Plantations

Answer 3

Piece of land sectioned off into several different farms.

Question 4

Indentured Servants

Answer 4

Someone who signs a contract for a free pass to the new world then has to work for 6-8 years.

Question 5

Royal Governor

Answer 5

Somewhat controlled by the King of England to represent that colony.

Question 6

Town Common

Answer 6

Grassy area in the center of town where citizens’ livestock could graze.

Question 7

Agriculture

Answer 7

Farming

Question 8

Slaves

Answer 8

Forced to do work with no pay and had no choices in life.

Question 9

Apprentice

Answer 9

Lived and worked with a master of a skill or craft they were learning.

Question 10

Import

Answer 10

To take in a good from another country.

Question 11

Middle colonies

Answer 11

Delaware, Pennsylvania, New York, and New Jersey.

Question 12

Southern Colonies

Answer 12

Maryland, Virginia, North Carolina, South Carolina, and Georgia.

Question 13

New England Colonies

Answer 13

Rhode Island, Connecticut, Massachusetts, and New Hampshire.