Use LEFT and RIGHT arrow keys to navigate between flashcards;
Use UP and DOWN arrow keys to flip the card;
H to show hint;
A reads text to speech;
26 Cards in this Set
- Front
- Back
|
Colonial
|
of or relating to the original 13 colonies that formed the United States
|
|
|
Native
|
people already living in North America before any European colonists arrived
|
|
|
Yankee
|
person who lived in the north eastern American colonies
|
|
|
peddler
|
a traveling salesman who sold goods that the settlers could not make themselves
|
|
|
cobbler
|
a shoe maker
|
|
|
merchandise
|
things to be sold or for sale
|
|
|
crafts
|
occupations or trades that required artistic and specialized skill
|
|
|
obedient
|
to obey the authority that a person is under
|
|
|
apprenticed
|
to be bound to serve a skilled worker for a given period in order to learn his/her skill
|
|
|
orphaned
|
a child given up by his/her parents
|
|
|
indentured
|
to sell ones self to a merchant or ship captain for a given period of service in order to get passage to the New World
|
|
|
mercantilism
|
the idea that a nations exhistence depended on power and their power on wealth
|
|
|
Trade Acts
|
number of laws passed by Great Britain that denied the American colonies their previous trade rights with other countries
|
|
|
colonists
|
people who lived in the colonies
|
|
|
molasses
|
thick syrup that is a result of manufacturing sugar cane into sugar
|
|
|
Cash Crop |
A crop that is grown for sale by the farmer rather than for personal use |
|
|
Hogshead |
A large wooden barrel for holding tobacco |
|
|
labor-intensive |
requiring many people working hard to perform a task |
|
|
Barter |
The direct trading of goods and services without the use of money. |
|
|
Consumers |
People whose wants are satisfied by consuming a good or a service. |
|
|
Craftsperson |
A worker who completes all steps in the production of a good or service. |
|
|
Demand |
A schedule of how much consumers are willing and able to buy at all possible prices during some time period. |
|
|
Exports |
Goods or services produced in one nation but sold to buyers in another nation. |
|
|
Imports |
Goods or services bought from sellers in another nation. |
|
|
Income |
The payments made for the use of borrowed or loaned money. |
|
|
Surplus |
The situation resulting when the quantity supplied exceeds the quantity demanded of a good or service, usually because the price is for some reason below the equilibrium price in the market. |
