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17 Cards in this Set
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colony |
lands controlled by another nation |
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conquistadors |
spanish conquerers |
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mestizo |
mixed spanish and native american |
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encomienda |
cheap labor |
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jamestown |
first english settlement |
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pilgrims |
founded colony |
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puritans |
sought religious freedom |
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new netherland |
dutch holdings in NA |
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metacom |
king philip |
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atlantic slave trade |
slave trades for the americas |
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triangular trade |
transport of africans in a triangular route |
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middle passages |
middle leg of trade triangle |
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columbian exchange |
global transfer of food plants and animals during america colonization |
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capitalism |
economic system based on private ownership and the investment of resource for profit |
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joint stock company |
where investors buy shares of a company |
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mercantilism |
theory that said a country's power depended on its worth |
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favorable balance of trade |
where one sells more goods than it bought |
