Theme 4: Life in the Colonies
Lessons 1-7
Name: _________________
Date: __________________
Vocabulary Test
Match the following vocabulary words to their definitions (use the letters a-m):
_____ self-sufficient
a. a gathering of elected representatives for a specific purpose
_____ indentured servant
b. to resist or fight against authority
_____ artisan
c. a system in which prices are not controlled by the government
_____ assembly
d. an open space in the center of a town where cattle and sheep could
graze
_____ persecution
e. a large farm with many workers who lived on the land they worked
_____ plantation
f.
_____ rebel
g. having the ability to produce most everything that one needs
_____ citizen
h. a skilled worker who makes things by hand
_____ town common
i.
unjust treatment
_____ free-market economy
j.
a person who agreed to work for an amount of time in exchange for
the cost of housing, food, and the voyage to North America
_____ proponent
k. to be not accepting of ideas or behaviors different from one’s own
_____ intolerant
l.
_____ proprietor
m. a person who supports something
a member of a country
an owner
Compare and contrast Puritans and Separatists:
Puritan – a person from England who wanted to improve the Church of England
Separatists – a group of people from England who wanted to separate themselves from the
Church of England.
Same:
1.
2.
Different:
1.
2.
Write in the vocabulary word that best fits the definition: Use the word box below. Hint: each
word will be used once.
cash crop
representative
apprentice
democracy
dissenter
town meeting
grant
auction
county seat
pilgrim
preacher
_______________________
A person who is chosen to act for others.
_______________________
A crop that is grown to be sold for profit.
_______________________
A person who learns a skill or trade from an experienced worker.
_______________________
A government that is run by the people.
_______________________
A person whose views are different from those of his or her leaders.
_______________________
A gathering of people who live in a town to discuss issues.
_______________________
To give something formally to someone
_______________________
A public sale in which something is sold to the person who offers the
most money.
_______________________
A place where a county government is located.
_______________________
A person who travels to a place for religious reasons.
_______________________
A person who gives speeches about religious subjects.
BONUS POINTS (1 point each):
Name the group of colonists that came to Plymouth Colony in 1620.
Were they Puritans or Separatists?