Vocab

Question 1

Culture

Answer 1

a people’s shared values, beliefs, traditions, and behaviors

Question 2

Civilization

Answer 2

highly developed society

Question 3

Technology

Answer 3

the use of scientific knowledge for practical purposes

Question 4

Charter

Answer 4

a document granting the recipient the right to settle a colony

Question 5

Joint-stock company

Answer 5

a company in which investors buy stock in return for a share of its future profits

Question 6

Dissent

Answer 6

to disagree with or oppose an opinion

Question 7

Persecute

Answer 7

to mistreat a person or group on the basis of their beliefs

Question 8

Tolerance

Answer 8

the ability to accept or put up with different views or behaviors

Question 9

Pacifist

Answer 9

people opposed to the use of war or violence to settle disputes

Question 10

Ethnic

Answer 10

of or relating to national, tribal, racial, religious, language, or cultural background

Question 11

Indentured servant

Answer 11

laborer who agrees to work without pay for a certain period of time in exchange for passage to America

Question 12

Constitution

Answer 12

a list of fundamental laws to support a government

Question 13

Subsistence farming

Answer 13

producing just enough to meet immediate needs

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Cash crop

Answer 14

a crop that can be sold easily in markets

Question 15

Diversity

Answer 15

variety, such as of ethnic or national groups

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Slave code

Answer 16

rules focusing on the behavior and punishment of enslaved people

Question 17

Representative government

Answer 17

a system by which people elect delegates to make laws and conduct government

Question 18

Mercantilism

Answer 18

an economic theory whose goal is building a state’s wealth and power by increasing exports and accumulating precious metals in return

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Export

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to sell abroad

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Import

Answer 20

to bring in from foreign markets

Question 21

Militia

Answer 21

a military force made up of ordinary citizens

Question 22

Alliance

Answer 22

partnership

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Revenue

Answer 23

Incoming money from taxes or other resources

Question 24

Writ of assistance

Answer 24

court document allowing customs officers to enter any location to search for smuggled goods

Question 25

Effigy

Answer 25

a mocking figure representing an unpopular individual

Question 26

Boycott

Answer 26

to refuse to buy items in order to show disapproval or force acceptance of one’s terms

Question 27

Repeal

Answer 27

to cancel an act or law

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Propaganda

Answer 28

ideas or information intentionally spread to harm or help a cause

Question 29

Loyalists

Answer 29

American colonist who remained loyal to Britain and opposed the war for independence

Question 30

Patriot

Answer 30

American colonist who favored American independence

Question 31

Petition

Answer 31

a formal request

Question 32

Preamble

Answer 32

the introduction to a formal document that often tells why the document was written

Question 33

Mercenary

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hired soldier

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Recruit

Answer 34

to enlist in the military

Question 35

Inflation

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when it takes more and more money to buy the same amount of goods

Question 36

Desert

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to leave without permission or intent to come back

Question 37

Siege

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an attempt to force surrender by blocking the movement of people or goods into or out of a place

Question 38

Ratify

Answer 38

to approve officially

Question 39

Ambush

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an attack in which the attacker hides and surprises the enemy

Question 40

Resolution

Answer 40

an official expression of opinion by a group