history chpt. three vocab

Question 0

Farming just enough food for your family to live on

Answer 0

Subsistence Farming

Question 1

One who wanted to purify the Church of England of all catholic rituals. They were persecuted for this, went to war with the king, chopped off Charles the first’s head. They left to avoid persecution

Answer 1

Puritans

Question 2

They wanted to leave the church and start a separate church to form their own religion. Voluntarily left England

Answer 2

Pilgrims or Separatists

Question 3

People selected from New England to be a part of the town meetings. They had to be a member of the church to be elected

Answer 3

Selectmen

Question 4

Large farm where cash crops were grown that are labor intensive like rice, tobacco, and eventually cotton

Answer 4

Plantations

Question 5

A colony owner by its leaders (people who finance the colony)

Answer 5

Proprietary colony

Question 6

The idea that a country’s power depends on its wealth

Answer 6

Mercantilism

Question 7

Business people who risked their money buying land, equipment, and supplies then selling them to the new immigrants for profit

Answer 7

Entrepreneurs

Question 8

The belief that is against war and violence

Answer 8

Pacifism

Question 9

Skilled workers who knew how to manufacture various goods. They included carpenters, masons, coopers, iron and silversmiths, glassmakers, bakers, seamstresses, shoemakers, and may tradespeople

Answer 9

Artisans

Question 10

The planter elite; wealthy landowners

Answer 10

Gentry

Question 11

Large public meetings for preaching and prayer

Answer 11

Revivals

Question 12

Settlers bought a share in the company or paid for their passage were granted 50 acres of land. They were given 50 more acres for each family member over 15 and for each servant they transported to Virginia

Answer 12

Headrights

Question 13

Representatives from the First Assembly

Answer 13

Burgesses

Question 14

Barrel Makers

Answer 14

Cooper