Unit 2 Colonial Vocabulary

traveling to new territories for purpose of discovery

• charter

• exploration

• region

• plantation

state sponsored settlement of people to new territories

• plantation

• region

• exploration

• colonization

economic policy where colonies serve as a source of raw materialsto increase the wealth and maintain a favorable balance of trade for the “mother” country

• exploration

• regiom

• mercantilism

• charter

political system where policies are created by representatives selected by the peopler

• representative government

• charter

• region

• exploration

a contract given to someone to establish a colony

• region

• charter

• plantation

• mercantilism

large agricultural enterprise where crops are grown for sale

• region

• colony

• plantation

• exploration

a geographic area that share similar characteristics

• exploration

• region

• charter

• plantation

which IS an example of a primary source?

• textbook

• historical movie

• diary

• picture

which IS an example of a secondary source?

• picture

• textbook

• diary

• Declaration of Independece

Extra Credit: How many region in Colonial America? Name them if you can.