Question

review vocabulary, terms, and people
match the words in the left column with the correct definition in the right column.

1. salutary neglect
2. jonathan edwards
3. mercantilism
4. immigrants
5. indentured servants
6. william penn
7. pocahontas
8. quakers
9. staple crops
10. town meeting

a. colonists who received free passage to north america in exchange for working without pay for a certain number of years
b. a hands - off policy under which britain interfered very little in colonial affairs
c. crops that are continuously in demand
d. daughter of powhatan chief whose marriage to colonist john rolfe eased tensions between the powhatan and the colonists
e. one of the leaders of the great awakening, he urged sinners to seek forgiveness
f. protestant sect founded in england that believed salvation was available to all people
g. people who move to another country after leaving their homeland
h. political gathering at which people make decisions on local issues
i. quaker leader who established a colony with the goal of fair government for all
j. system of creating and maintaining wealth through controlled trade
comprehension and critical thinking

Explanation:

1. Salutary neglect is a hands - off policy where Britain interfered little in colonial affairs.
2. Jonathan Edwards was one of the leaders of the Great Awakening who urged sinners to seek forgiveness.
3. Mercantilism is a system of creating and maintaining wealth through controlled trade.
4. Immigrants are people who move to another country after leaving their homeland.
5. Indentured servants are colonists who received free passage to North America in exchange for working without pay for a certain number of years.
6. William Penn was a Quaker leader who established a colony with the goal of fair government for all.
7. Pocahontas was the daughter of Powhatan chief whose marriage to colonist John Rolfe eased tensions between the Powhatan and the colonists.
8. Quakers are a Protestant sect founded in England that believed salvation was available to all people.
9. Staple crops are crops that are continuously in demand.
10. Town meeting is a political gathering at which people make decisions on local issues.

Answer:

1. b
2. e
3. j
4. g
5. a
6. l
7. d
8. f
9. c
10. h