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9 Cards in this Set
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Backcountry |
the far western edges of the other colonies
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Navigation Acts
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laws passed by the English government to ensure that England made money from its colonies' trade
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triangular trade
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complex system of transatlantic exchange of slaves, rum, sugar, and molasses
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King Philip's War
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1675-1676 Native American uprising against the Puritan colonies
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subsistence farming
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producing just enough food for one's needs
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smuggling
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importing or exporting goods illegally
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common
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shared land where public activities took place
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congregation
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a group of people who belong to the same church
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mercantilism
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economic system that European nations used to enrich their treasuries
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