Colonial Vocabulary in Context

Students learn key colonial terms such as “mercantilism,” “charter,” “indentured servant,” and “assembly” by using context clues to define each word. The activity combines reading comprehension with vocabulary development and concludes with an application exercise in which students write an original sentence using one of the terms.

Curriculum Matched Skills

English Language Arts – Vocabulary Development through Context

Social Studies – U.S. History: Colonial Governance and Economy

English Language Arts – Word Meaning and Application

Social Studies – Economic Systems and Early Self-Government

This worksheet is part of our Colonial America collection.