Vocab. All words. #1-33

Question 1

colony

Answer 1

A group of people who leave a native country to form a settlement in a new place and are subject to a native nation.
Colonies are subject to a parent nation.
(Countries that were colonies at one time: India, Fiji, Pakistan, Cuba.)

Question 2

settler

Answer 2

A person who moves with a group of others to live in a new area.

Question 3

indigenous

Answer 3

Native, local, original, or first.

Question 4

governor

Answer 4

The head of government in a state or territory.

Question 5

Puritan

Answer 5

A member of a Protestant religious group in England and New England.

Question 6

Quaker

Answer 6

A member of a religious group known as the Quakers; they believe that anyone could talk to God directly. (Without the help of a priest or minister.)

Question 7

plantation

Answer 7

A large farm used to produce cash crops like tobacco and cotton.

Question 8

Indigenous Groups

Answer 8

People whose ancestors were the earliest known inhabitants of a particular place.

Question 9

New England Colonies

Answer 9

The colonies located in the Northeast, including Connecticut, Massachusetts, New Hapshier, and Rhode Island.

Question 10

Middle Colonies

Answer 10

The colonies are located between New England and the South; they include Delaware, New Jersey, New York, and Pennsylvania.

Question 11

Southern Colonies

Answer 11

The southernmost colonies, including Georgia, Maryland, North Carolina, South Carolina, and Virgina.

Question 12

charter

Answer 12

A document granting the recipient the right to settle a colony.

Question 13

joint-stock company

Answer 13

A company in which investors buy stock in return for a share of the company’s future profits.

Question 14

headright

Answer 14

A grant of land given to colonial settlers who paid their own way.

Question 15

burgess

Answer 15

An elected representative to an assembly.

Question 16

investigate

Answer 16

To try to discover facts and other information about something.

Question 17

expand

Answer 17

To increase in size or number.

Question 18

dissent

Answer 18

To disagree with or oppose an opinion.

Question 19

persecute

Answer 19

To mistreat people or groups on the basis of their beliefs.

Question 20

pilgrim

Answer 20

Someone who undertakes a religious journey.

Question 21

tolerance

Answer 21

The ability to put up with different views or behaviors.

Question 22

enforce

Answer 22

To apply a rule or law.

Question 23

policy

Answer 23

A statement of ideals or plan of action.

Question 24

patroon

Answer 24

A landowner in the Dutch colonies who ruled over large areas of land.

Question 25

pacifists

Answer 25

People opposed to the use of war or violence to settle disputes.

Question 26

ethnic

Answer 26

Of or relating to national, tribal, racial, religious, language, or cultural background.

Question 27

function

Answer 27

To be in action; to operate.

Question 28

indentured servant

Answer 28

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

Question 29

constitution

Answer 29

A list of fundamental laws to support a government.

Question 30

debtor

Answer 30

A person or a country that owes money.

Question 31

estate

Answer 31

A large area of land that has one owner.

Question 32

dominate

Answer 32

To control.

Question 33

Indigo

Answer 33

The indigofera, a plant often called just indigo, was used to make indigo dye.