Chapter 1 U.S. History Vocab Practice

Which term refers to the economic policy that emphasizes the role of the state in managing international trade to increase national wealth?

• Mercantilism

• Puritans

• Debtors

• Indentured servants

What was the name of the first legislative assembly in the American colonies?

• House of Burgesses

• Mayflower Compact

• Southern Colonies

• Great Awakening

Which document, signed by the Pilgrims in 1620, established a self-governing colony based on majority rule?

• Mayflower Compact

• New England Colonies

• Trans-Atlantic Slave Trade

• Religious toleration

Who were the group of English Protestants that sought to purify the Church of England from its Catholic practices?

• Puritans

• Debtors

• Indentured servants

• Southern Colonies

What term describes the acceptance of different religious beliefs and practices?

• Religious toleration

• Mercantilism

• Triangular trades

• Great Awakening

Who was the founder of the Province of Pennsylvania, a place known for its religious freedom?

• William Penn

• James Oglethorpe

• Debtors

• Indentured servants

Who founded the colony of Georgia as a place for debtors and the poor?

• James Oglethorpe

• William Penn

• Puritans

• Southern Colonies

What term refers to people who owed money and were often imprisoned for their debts?

• Debtors

• Indentured servants

• Puritans

• Mercantilism

Which colonies were known for their plantation economy and reliance on slave labor?

• Southern Colonies

• New England Colonies

• Mid-Atlantic Colonies

• Great Awakening

Which colonies were characterized by small farms, fishing, and shipbuilding?

• New England Colonies

• Southern Colonies

• Mid-Atlantic Colonies

• Trans-Atlantic Slave Trade