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18 Cards in this Set
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balance of trade
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difference in value between imports and exports
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tax
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duty
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mercantilism
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the belief that a country's wealth was based on how much gold or silver bullion it had
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salutary neglect
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policy of neglecting the New England Colonies because it best served Britain's interests
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staple crop
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crop that is always in demand
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triangular trade
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colonial New England's trade in the Atlantic World
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almanac
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book containing information and advice
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apprentice
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person who worked for another person in exchange for learning a trade
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gentry
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wealthy men and women
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indigo
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plant used in making a blue dye
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self-sufficient
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able to provide for its own needs
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Middle Passage
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forced transport of slaves from Africa to the Americas
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mutiny
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revolt
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Stono Rebellion
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slave revolt in South Carolina in 1739
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dissent
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difference of opinion
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Great Awakening
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revival of religious feeling in the 1730s and 1740s
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immigrant
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people who settle in a new country
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itinerant
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moves from place to place
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