Daily Vocab Quiz 1

Question 0

Plantation

Answer 0

A large estate or farm on which crops are raised, often by resident workers.

Question 1

Indigenous

Answer 1

Native to a particular region or country.

Question 2

Consensus

Answer 2

Agreement in opinion; collective opinion.

Question 3

Encomienda

Answer 3

System under which a Spanish soldier or colonist was granted a tract of land or village together with its Indian inhabitants, who were required to farm/ranch/mine/ pay tribute in exchange for protection.

Question 4

Hierarchy

Answer 4

System if placing persons or things in a graded order, from lower to higher, in terms of wealth, power, or status.

Question 5

Presidio

Answer 5

Spanish fortress established in the America southwest to protect lands and missions.

Question 6

Privateer

Answer 6

Privates owned/crewed ship that is authorized by a gov. During wartime to attack and capture enemy vessels.

Question 7

Proprietary colony

Answer 7

Settlement organized in a territory granted by the crown to a proprietor(a business or businessmen)- like Maryland, Virginia, the Carolina’s, Pennsylvania.

Question 8

Subversive

Answer 8

Tending to undermine existing or established institutions or doctrines, which may lead to the overthrow if existing gov.

Question 9

Dissent

Answer 9

To object or disagree, or the act of doing so.

Question 10

Blasphemy

Answer 10

Any contemptuous, impious, or profane utterance, act, or writing concerning God or anything held to be sacred; deeds meant to dishonor God.

Question 11

Indenture

Answer 11

Any deed, written contract, or sealed agreement.