Name: _______________________________ Date: ________________ Period: __________
Chapter 5 - G-PERSIA Vocabulary
Life in the American Colonies
VOCABULARY:
On a separate sheet of paper, write each word below and its correct definition. Use the textbook chapter
definition FIRST before attempting to look up the word in the textbook glossary. Be sure to put your
name on your vocabulary sheet.
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Cash crop
Triangular trade
Middle passage
Magna Carta
Representative government
English Bill of Rights
Navigation Acts
mercantilism
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immigration
Great Awakening
Enlightenment
French & Indian War
Albany Plan of Union
Treaty of Paris, 1763
Proclamation of 1763
G – P E R S I A.
1. Using G-PERSIA, write each vocabulary word in the correct category on the Chart on the back
page. WORDS NOT WRITTEN ON THE CHART ITSELF WILL NOT BE GRADED – PERIOD.
2. Write a brief justification statement that explains HOW each word fits in the category.
CHOOSE THE BEST CATEGORY FOR EACH WORD AND WRITE EACH WORD ONLY ONCE
IN A CATEGORY.
3. WRITE YOUR WORDS AND STATEMENTS ONLY ON THE ATTACHED CHART.
G – P E R S I A:
Geography - climate, nature, landforms, plants, animals, environment, natural phenomena or disaster
Political – leaders, types of government, laws, punishment, wars, conflicts
Economic – currency, business, trade
Religion – God or gods, church structure, rituals
Society – family structure, common customs, community, celebrations
Intellectual– education, science, new technology, new invention, new concept or new idea
Aesthetics or Art – poetry, literature, painting, sculpture, nature, natural beauty
Do NOT write your word definitions on the chart!
Use another sheet of paper to write your definitions.
Be sure to staple your definitions behind the
this sheet before we check the assignment in class!
G–PERSIA
Be sure to write your statement explaining why each word fits into the category you selected!
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You MUST write both WORD and JUSTIFICATION on this chart!
If you need more space, you may print another copy of the chart from the class website.