Vocab
Government
Economy
Slavery
Colonial
Hodgepodge
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What word means the
amount of money it cost to
go on a trip? – 10 Points
Fare
What is another word for
work force?– 20 Points
Labor force
What is the word for when
someone is treated cruelly
or unfairly? – 30 Points
Persecuted
What do you call a person
who must work for a
number of years before
gaining their freedom?– 40
Points
Indentured Servant
What is the name of a
thick, black syrup made
from sugar?– 50 Points
Molasses
Fill in the blank. The Virginia
House of Burgesses was
had a ______________ form of
government. – 10 Points
Representative
What was one thing that
was down at town
meetings?– 20 Points
1. They made laws.
2. They voted on laws.
3. They elected people to office.
Who had the most power
in the Southern
governments? – 30 Points
Plantation Owners
Colonial assemblies
helped colonists to do
what?– 40 Points
Be able to run their everyday affairs (lives).
Who was in charge of the
colonial assemblies? – 50
Points
Royal Governors
(appointed by the King of England)
What was the economy of
the New England Colonies
(name two)? – 10 Points
Shipping and Manufacturing
(or…fishing, rope making, and/or sail making)
What was the economy of
the Middle Colonies?– 20
Points
Farming of grains
(or Market Towns)
What was the economy of
the Southern Colonies?–
30 Points
Plantations
Which colonial region was
known for its
manufacturing?– 40 Points
New England
Which colonial region was
known as the
“breadbasket?”– 50 Points
The Middle Colonies
Which continent did slaves
come from? – 10 Points
Africa
What is another word for a
slave?– 20 Points
African
What types of traditions
were important to the
slaves (name at least
one)?– 30 Points
Family time and oral traditions (storytelling)
What happened back in
Africa once the slave trade
started (name at least two
things)?– 40 Points
1. Families broken apart
2. Farming, trading, and other activities disrupted
3. Fighting between different cultures
4. Population declined or went down
How do you think the lives
of both free and enslaved
Africans were alike in
Colonial America?– 50
Points
They were both persecuted
Why did the South need
slaves more than the
North?– 10 Points
Large Plantations
What was the major cash
crop of the South (think
carefully)?– 20 Points
Rice
What was traded on the
Triangular Trade Route?
(name 2)– 30 Points
Molasses, rum, guns, lumber, slaves
What was the Middle
Passage?– 40 Points
The portion of the Triangular Trade route where
slaves were brought to America (horrible conditions)
Which region placed a
huge focus on Puritan
laws and education?– 50
Points
New England Colonies