Colonial America Vocabulary

Question 1

Colony

Answer 1

A group of people who settle far from home, but still maintain ties with their home country

Question 2

Settlement

Answer 2

A small community

Question 3

Jamestown

Answer 3

Early northern American settlement, founded in England in 1607

Question 4

Marshland

Answer 4

Low lying wetlands usually with grassy vegetation

Question 5

Malaria

Answer 5

Parasitic disease spread by mosquitoes

Question 6

Tobacco

Answer 6

Green plant native to North America whose leaves can be dried and smoked

Question 7

House of burgesses

Answer 7

First representative government group in America (Jamestown)

Question 8

Royal colony

Answer 8

Any colony ruled and administered by a sovereign

Question 9

Church of England

Answer 9

The national church in England

Question 10

Church of England

Answer 10

The national church in England

Question 11

Separatists

Answer 11

One who advocates separation from the establishment, especially a church

Question 12

Pilgrim

Answer 12

Devoted religious person who travels on a quest

Question 13

Harvest

Answer 13

Collection of foods especially those grown as a crop

Question 14

Indentured servant

Answer 14

Someone who required to work for his or her freedom

Question 15

Slave

Answer 15

Person forced to work for another and considered property