13 Colonies Vocabulary Pre-Assessment

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What is a push factor?

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Something that drives people away from their home

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A pull factor is...

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Something that attracts people to a new place

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To "export" means...

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To sell and ship products to another country

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What does "import" mean?

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To buy products from another country

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What is the best definition for the term "mercantilism"?

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An economic system where a country tries to gain wealth by controlling trade and exporting more goods than they import.

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What is colonization?

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When a country takes control over a new land and settles its own people there

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What is persecution?

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Unfair treatment because of one's beliefs or background

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What are cash crops?

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Crops that are grown in large amounts in order to sell rather than for personal use

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"migration" could be be described as

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movement from one place to another

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War would be considered a

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push factor