Matching Pairs Colonial Era VocabularyOnline version Find the correct definition for each vocabulary word. by TANIA ZAGAL 1 Virginia House of Burgesses 2 Representative Government 3 Legislature 4 Enslaved population 5 Mercantilism 6 Cash Crop 7 Plantation System 8 Southern Colonies An assembly of representatives with the authority to make and write laws. First representative government in the colonies Trade that benefits the “mother country” People that are considered property and often used as forced labor Colonial region in which slaves were used to grow cash crops A crop sold for money A large scale agricultural operation in which slaves were used to grow cash crops A system by which people elect delegates to make laws and conduct government