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17 Cards in this Set
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Colonization |
People move to another area and start a community that is controlled by the "mothercountry". |
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Exploration |
To search for something or somewhere that is new or undiscovered. |
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Northwest Passage |
I waterway that connects Europe to the Far East. |
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Columbian Exchange |
The exchange of goods and ideas between New World(America) and the European countries. Named after the first European Explorer to the New World: Columbus |
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Mercantilism |
The economic system in which the colony only exists for the benefit of the "Mothercountry". The colonies in America were only here to make the European ccountries stronger. |
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Jamestown |
First SUCCESSFUL colony in the Americas. Created for economic(money) reasons. Located in present day Virginia. |
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Economic, Economy, Economic System |
Having to do with money, gaining money, making more money. The type of system that produces money. |
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Religious Freedom |
The ability to practice your own personal religious beliefs without fear of injury from a government that may be controlled by another religion. |
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Self-Government |
The right to determine your own government based on the idea that the power of a government comes from the people of that country. See also: Popular Sovereignity |
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Representative Government |
The people of a country choose citizens of their country to "represent" them and make decisions for them instead of having to vote on every law. See also: Republic |
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Legislature |
A group of elected officials that pass laws for the country. The term comes from the Latin word for "Law"makers. |
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Magna Carta |
1266. The first written document limiting the power of a King and establishing laws for a King to follow. |
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Virginia House of Burgesses |
First Representative Government in America. Citizens of the colony elected representatives to make laws for them. |
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Fundamental Orders of Connecticut |
First written document that set up a system of laws for a colony in America. Could be viewed as the first Constitution in America, |
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Mayflower Compact |
Written agrement among the MEN of the Mayflower upon arrival in America. It was the first document establishing SELF-GOVERNMENT in America. |
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Plantation System |
Economic System based on the use of slave labor for the creation and maintenance of large farms called plantations. |
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Puritans |
Religioius group that settled many of the New England colonies including Massachusetts Bay Colony |
