Colonial Life Vocabulary Flashcards
1
Q
- What is the term for a person who represents, or stands for, something?
A
-representative
2
Q
- What is the term for the representative selected from each division of Virginia to make laws?
A
-burgess
3
Q
- What is the term for “law making” (to make laws)?
A
-legislative
4
Q
- What is the term for a group of people who make rules and laws and decide if those rules and laws have been broken?
A
-government
5
Q
- What is the term for the group of people who work for the governor (give advice and solve problems?)
A
-governor’s council
6
Q
- What is the term for people who had to work for someone else for 5-7 years (to pay the person back for the trip to Virginia)
A
-indentured servant
7
Q
- What is the term for people who had to work for someone else the rest of their lives?
A
-enslaved person
8
Q
- What is the term for a person in charge of a specific colony?
A
-governor
9
Q
- What is the term for when something grows larger?
A
-expand
10
Q
- What is the term for a crop that is grown to sell for money instead of used by the owners?
A
-cash crop
11
Q
- What is the term for the feeling of needing something to live?
A
-dependent
12
Q
- What is the term for farming?
A
-agriculture
