Colonization Vocab 9-16

Question 1

Reason

Answer 1

Motive

Question 2

A series of English laws to regulate trade between the mother country and her colonies

Answer 2

Navigation acts

Question 3

Water route to Asia through North America sought by European Explorers

Answer 3

Northwest Passage

Question 4

Separatists who journeyed to the colonies during the 1600’s for. A religious purpose

Answer 4

Pilgrims

Question 5

Economic system in the south in which large farms (plantations) grew cash crops for export and salves were used to produce these crops

Answer 5

Plantation system

Question 6

Protestants who during the 1600s wanted to reform the Anglican Church

Answer 6

Puritans

Question 7

Religious group that left England for America because of religious persecution; believed in non-violence and would refuse to serve in any military conflict

Answer 7

Quakers

Question 8

System in which it is a colony’s responsibility to support its parent country

Answer 8

Mercantilism