1.) Mercantilism- Increase the money in a country’s treasury by creating a balance of trade 2.)...
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1.) Mercantilism- Increase the money in a country’s treasury by creating a balance of trade 2.) Commerce- Exchange of goods and services from production to consumer. 3.) Enlightenment- a period in the 17 th century that emphasized using reason and the scientific method to get knowledge. 4.) Great Awakening- Revival of religious feeling and belief in the American colonies that began in the 1730’s 5.) Economy- The way society organizes the manufacturing of and exchange of value for things like food, money,
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1.) Mercantilism- Increase the money in a country’s treasury by creating a balance of trade2.) Commerce- Exchange of goods and services from production to consumer.3.) Enlightenment- a period in the 17th century that emphasized using reason and the scientific method to get knowledge.4.) Great Awakening- Revival of religious feeling and belief in the American colonies that began in the 1730’s5.) Economy- The way society organizes the manufacturing of and exchange of value for things like food, money, products and services.
• 6.) Joint-Stock Company- backed by investors, looking for a profit.
• 7.) Cash Crops- Crops grown specifically to make a profit (Tobacco, Rice)
• 8.) Slave trade- The business of capturing, transporting, and selling people as slaves.
• 9.) Middle passage- the “middle leg” of the transatlantic trade triangle in which many African slaves were brought to the new world.
• 10.) Charter- a written contract, issued by a government, giving the right to establish a colony
• 11.) Indentured Servant- Settle debt by working several years for the master who buys his services.
• 12.) House of Burgesses- First representative assembly in the American colonies.(1619)
• 13.) Pilgrims- People who travel for religious reasons (a separatist group)
• 14.) Mayflower Compact- described ways to govern in the new world and vowed to obey the laws agreed upon for the good of the colony.
• 15.) Puritans- wanted to “purify” church, or make services simple, and to do away with ranks of authority.
• 16.) Fundamental Orders of Connecticut- Written plan of government for Connecticut. Limited power of the governor.
• 17.) Subsistence farming- produced just enough food for themselves and sometimes just a bit extra.
• 18.) Triangular trade- A trade route with 3 stops (Africa, Middle Passage, New England), that involved the transport of slaves.
• 19.) Navigation Acts- Provisions by the English designed to ensure that a England was gaining some profits from New England colonies’ trade.
• 20.) Smuggling- Importing or exporting of goods illegally.
• 21.) Plantations- Large farm that raises cash crops.
• 22.) Assembly- also called a “general assembly,” a group that made the laws.
• 23.) Democratic- The people have a voice in government.
• 24.) Separatist- wanted to separate from the English church and form their own congregation.
