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Colonization Vocab

Authored by Blake Wooten

Social Studies

8th Grade

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Colonization Vocab
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1.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

To colonize a new land means to:

discover it and then leave.

send settlers to it and establish control over it.

explore it for a short period of time.

trade with the people who already live there.

2.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

An empire is a group of states or countries that:

are all ruled by an elected president.

are independent and have their own laws.

are all controlled by one single ruler or government.

form a free trade association.

3.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

The Pilgrims came to America to escape persecution, which is:

getting a new job in a different country.

unfair treatment or punishment, often due to a person's beliefs.

a desire for adventure and exploration.

a new kind of farming technique.

4.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

The colonies of the 17th and 18th centuries were:

independent countries that signed a treaty.

territories in another land that were controlled by a parent country.

large cities that were not part of any country.

groups of people who wanted to escape from their home country without any outside help.

5.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

In the colonial period, the Mother Country was the nation that:

gave birth to the first child in a colony.

provided military protection to a different nation.

controlled and benefited from its overseas colonies.

had the largest navy in the world.

6.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Mercantilism was an economic theory where the mother country:

encouraged its colonies to trade with other nations.

provided free goods to its citizens and colonies.

sought to maximize its wealth by controlling trade and resources from its colonies.

believed that all people should have equal economic opportunities.

7.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Tolerance in a historical context refers to:

a refusal to deal with people who are different.

the ability to endure physical hardship.

accepting or allowing the practices and beliefs of others.

the desire for people to all think and believe the same things.

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