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21 Cards in this Set
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subsistence farming
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farming in which only enough food to feed one's family is produced
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Triangular Trade
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a trade route that exchanged goods between the West Indies, the American colonies, and West Africa
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cash crops
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farm crops raised to be sold for money
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Middle Passage
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a part of the Triangular Trade when enslaved Africans were shipped to the West Indies
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slave codes
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laws passed in the Southern states that controlled and restricted enslaved people
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Glorious Revolution
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period of time that demonstrated the power of elected representatives over the monarch
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Navigation Acts
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laws passed by Parliament between 1651 and 1673; intended to ensure that only England benefited from trade with the colonies
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Great Awakening
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religious revival in New England and the Middle Colonies from the 1720s through the 1740s; promoted a return to the strong faith of earlier days
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Enlightenment
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European movement based upon the idea that knowledge, reason, and science could improve society
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import
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to buy goods from foreign markets
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export
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to sell goods abroad
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Convert
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cause to change religious beliefs
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Iroquois Confederacy
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a powerful group of Native Americans in the eastern part of the United States made up of five nations: the Mohawk, Seneca, Cayuga, Onondaga, and Oneida
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militia
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a group of civilians trained to fight in emergencies
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Albany Plan of Union
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Benjamin Franklin's idea for one united colonial government; no colonial assemblies approved the plan, because they did not want to give up any power
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alliance
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a close association of nations or other groups, formed to advance common interests or causes
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speculator
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person who risks money in order to make a large profit
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Seven Years' War
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1756-1763; between two alliances (Prussia and Britain v. Austria, France, and Russia); Prussia and Britain won; Britain acquired all of Canada and much of India; several battles fought in North America where it is known as the French and Indian War
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Battle of Quebec
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1759; British surprise attack led to victory led to capture of the capital of New France
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Treaty of Paris
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1763; French gave Britain Canada and lands east of the Mississippi River; Spain (France's ally) gave Britain Florida, but received France's land west of the Mississippi
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Proclamation of 1763
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created temporary boundary along Appalachian Mountains to stop westward expansion by settlers and prevent further conflicts with Native Americans; angered land speculators
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