Chapter 1 Vocabulary
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- Q 1/16Score 0the part of government that makes laws29Legislature
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- Q1the part of government that makes lawsLegislature30s
- Q2economic system in which people put money (capital) in a business in order to make a profit in the future. "________ encouraged exploration. Investors formed companies to equip sea voyages or to start colonies."Capitalism30s
- Q3large estate farmed by many workersPlantation30s
- Q4System of government in which ordinary citizen have the power to govern. Used in Ancient Greece.Direct Democracy30s
- Q5Economic policy that held that a nation prospered by exporting more goods to foreign nations that it imported from them.Mercantilism30s
- Q6how people of a region make their livingeconomy30s
- Q7political system in which voters elect others to make laws (govern)Representative Government30s
- Q8people who settle in new land but are ruled by the government of their native landcolony30s
- Q9First permanent English settlement in America. It was founded in 1607 fir the purpose of finding gold. Gold was never found, however, it became successful because of their cash crop, tobacco.Jamestown Colony30s
- Q10(1585-88) called the "Lost Colony." the first English colony was funded by Sir Walter Raleigh. All 150 settlers vanished without a traceRoanoke Colony30s
- Q11A colony established by the English Pilgrims, or Separatists, in 1620. The Separatists were Puritans who abandoned hope that the Anglican Church could be reformed. Plymouth became part of Massachusetts in 1691.Plymouth Colony30s
- Q121620 - The first agreement for self-government in America. It was signed by the 41 men on the Mayflower and set up a government for the Plymouth colony.Mayflower Compact30s
- Q13Laws that governed trade between England and its colonies. Colonists were required to ship certain products exclusively to England. These acts made colonists very angry because they were forbidden from trading with other countries.Navigation Acts30s
- Q14This term refers to the British policy of ignoring their own laws regulating mercantilismStatutory Neglect30s
- Q15an official document that gives certain rights to an individual or group. "In 1606, King James I of England granted the Virginia Company a ___________ to set up a colony in North America."Charter30s
