Social Studies Colonies Vocabulary quiz

An extra supply of something.

• pilgrim

• surplus

• charter

• specialization

A person who came to the New World in search of religious freedom.

• apprentice

• merchant

• Pilgrim

• export

Bringing goods into a country is an ______.

• import

• export

• surplus

• charter

Specialization is concentrating on one specific _________.

• merchant

• agriculture

• farm

• skill

A ________ is a territory settled by people from another country and controlled by that country.

• colony

• apprentice

• merchant

• export

Why did Puritans leave England?

• To seek gold and money.

• To build new houses and ships.

• To have religious freedom.

• To make friends with the Native Americans.

A _______ is a written document that helps a group of people establish rules.

• apprentice

• charter

• merchant

• Quaker

Sending goods to another county is an example of _________.

• exporting

• agriculture

• colonists

• importing

The science of practicing farming is ___________.

• surplus

• colony

• apprentice

• agriculture

What did an apprentice do?

• Help learn a new skill from someone who knows the skill already.

• Help to make rules for a new colony.

• Help to start a new religion.

• Help to make friends with Native Americans.