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25 Cards in this Set
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Encomienda
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Basically slavery.
Like "indetured servants" If you were a conquistador you had a family indeted to you. |
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Jamestown
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First succesful British colony.
Located in Virginia. |
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Goals of exploration (British)
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-N.W. passage (trade)
-new market for merchants $$$ -Gold and silver. -Raw materials (lumber and fur) -Compete with Spain -Homeland was crowded |
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Goals of exploration (Spain)
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3 G's
-Gold -God -Glory |
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Salutary Neglect
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Years when British were busy fighting France, didn't control the colonies.
Helped colonies because they flourished (self gov't) |
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Mercantilism
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Method where mother countries have a positive balance by having more stuff exported than imported.
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Economics in colonies
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Depended on region (South, Middle, New England Colonies)
-farms -plantations -fishing -shipbulding |
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Education in colonies
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-Attendance not required
-Homeschooling -Colleges, wealthy only could go -New Englans was leader in education |
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House of Burgesses
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-Elected assembly
-First Self Government -Started in Virginia -Only wealthy could vote -Beginning of limited self gov't in the English Colonies |
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Starving time
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-Brutal winter of 1609-1610
-Colonists starved and died of disease -A result was cannabalism |
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Indetured servant
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Agreed to work for a person for x amount of time.
When released guarantees freedom and land. All expenses were paid by "master" |
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Privateer
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Pirtae hired by Government to attack "enemy" ships
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Joint Stock Company
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Company funded and run by a gorup of investors
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Charter
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Certificate of permission
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Triangular Trade
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Trade route between Americas, Africa and Europe.
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Middle Passage
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1 leg of triangle trade between Africa, Americas and Europe
Force transport of slaves from Africa to Americas. |
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Roanoke
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First, unsuccesful attempt of British colonies.
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Slavery in the colonies
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Depended in colony
South Carolina and Georgia - Plantations - Brutal Conditions - Majority of pop. - Perserved traditions, not a lot of interaction w/ Europeans Virginia and Maryland - Minority of population - Fewer came directly to Va. and M. - More contact w/ Europeans - Some were Artisans New England and Middle - Diverese economy - More freedom - More jobs |
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Free Blacks
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Very difficult (laws and gov't)
Limited rights Worse than being slave (discrimination) Ssme jobs as slaves Less Materials |
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Limited Selv Gov't
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Gov't in colonies, had governor appointed by King.
In Spain governor was equal to vessanor. Under governor was the colonial legistlature (made up of imp. ppl of colony. RICH and WHITE) |
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Gentry
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Men and Women who could afford to hire others to work for them.
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Royal Colony
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Colony run by gov't (monarchy)
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Staple Crop
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Crops in constant demand (sugar, rice, etc. )
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Mutiny
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Rebellion
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Stono Rebellion
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1793,several dozen slaves near Charleston,South Carolina killed 20 whites.
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