Chapter 4 - Colonization Vocabulary

Front 1

presidio

Back 1

small fort; Spanish settlement 

Front 2

borderlands

Back 2

Areas of land on or near the borders between countries, colonies, or regions

Front 3

plantations

Back 3

Huge farms that required a large labor force to grow crops

Front 4

slavery

Back 4

the act of being forced to work without pay

Front 5

missions

Back 5

A religious settlement

Front 6

colony

Back 6

A settlement ruled by another country

Front 7

hacienda

Back 7

A large Spanish-owned estate in the Americas, often run as a farm or a cattle ranch

Front 8

indentured servant

Back 8

Colonists who received free passage to North America in exchange for working without pay for a certain number of years

Front 9

raw material

Back 9

Basic natural materials that become part of a physical product

Front 10

cash crop

Back 10

A crop that people grow to sell

Front 11

royal colony

Back 11

A colony under the direct control of the English monarch.

Front 12

legislature

Back 12

A group of people who have the power to make laws

Front 13

profit

Back 13

Money that remains after a business has paid for the expenses of running the business.

Front 14

stocks

Back 14

partial ownership of a company

Front 15

represent

Back 15

A system of government in which citizens elect representatives, or leaders, to make decisions about the laws for all people.

Front 16

pilgrim

Back 16

person that makes a journey for religious reasons p

Front 17

compact

Back 17

a document that says an agreement

Front 18

majority rule

Back 18

more than 1/2 the people in agreement

Front 19

demand

Back 19

desire for goods and services

Front 20

supply

Back 20

An amount of something available for use.

Front 21

allies

Back 21

partners in war, they work together

Front 22

Proprietary Colony

Back 22

A colony owned and ruled by one person who was chosen by a king or queen

Front 23

What natural resources did Spain use to boost their economy?

Back 23

Gold and Silver

Front 24

What did England use to boost their economy?

Back 24

Farming Lumber and Fishing

Front 25

How did France grow their economy in North America?

Back 25

Fur Trade