Vocabulary Chapter 7

Question 1

British

Answer 1

Coming from, located in, or related to Great Britain( for example, the British government or the British Amy). The most important part of Great Britain is the country of England. For this reason, British and English often are used to mean the same thing

Question 2

Colonial regions

Answer 2

Areas in North America were different kinds of colonies developed because of differences in climate and natural features, or geography. The three colonial regions were the New England, Middle and Southern regions.

Question 3

Economy

Answer 3

The way that a particular region or country organizes the manufacture and exchange of such things as money, food, products, and services. An economy includes a system of money and all the business, industries, farms, and so on that help to produce, sell, or trade thing of value.

Question 3

Democratic

Answer 3

Controlled or run by the people themselves, with each people having an equal say. In democratic government, people usually elect representatives to make laws for them, and every persons vote count equally. In some other kinds of governments, one person or few people have the power to rule over everyone without being voted.

Question 4

Diverse

Answer 4

Different from each other. For example, the people who settled in the Middle Colonies were very diverse.

Question 5

Indentured servants

Answer 5

Individuals who agreed to work for a period of time in exchange for a free passage from Europe.

Question 6

Granted

Answer 6

To give to someone something he or she has asked for. For example, the king granted William Penn the land called Pennsylvania.