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20 Cards in this Set
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Patriot
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A colonist who wanted independence from Great Britain.
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Joint-stock Company
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A business formed by a group of people who jointly make an investment.
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Northwest Passage
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A nonexistent path through North America that early explorers searched for that would allow ships to sail from the Atlantic to the Pacific Ocean.
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Columbian Exchange
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The transfer of plants, animals and diseases between the Americans and Europe, Asia and Africa.
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Triangular Trade Route
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Trading networks in which goods and slaves moved among England.
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Middle Passage
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A voyage that brought enslaved Africans across the Atlantic Ocean to North America and the West Indies.
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Minutemen
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American colonial militia members ready to fight at a minute's notice.
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Common Sense
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A pamphlet written by Thomas Paine in 1776 that criticized monarchies and convinced many American colonists of the need to break away from Britain.
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Mercantilism
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A system of creating and maintaining wealth through carefully controlled trade.
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Colony
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Is made up of a group of people who settle in a far away territory, but are still subjects of their homeland.
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Patriot
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A colonist who wanted independence from Great Britain.
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Joint-stock Company
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A business formed by a group of people who jointly make an investment.
|
|
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Northwest Passage
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A nonexistent path through North America that early explorers searched for that would allow ships to sail from the Atlantic to the Pacific Ocean.
|
|
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Columbian Exchange
|
The transfer of plants, animals and diseases between the Americans and Europe, Asia and Africa.
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Triangular Trade Route
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Trading networks in which goods and slaves moved among England.
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|
|
Middle Passage
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A voyage that brought enslaved Africans across the Atlantic Ocean to North America and the West Indies.
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Minutemen
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American colonial militia members ready to fight at a minute's notice.
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|
|
Common Sense
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A pamphlet written by Thomas Paine in 1776 that criticized monarchies and convinced many American colonists of the need to break away from Britain.
|
|
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Mercantilism
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A system of creating and maintaining wealth through carefully controlled trade.
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|
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Colony
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Is made up of a group of people who settle in a far away territory, but are still subjects of their homeland.
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