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19 Cards in this Set
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Mercantilism
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economic theory that a country should acquire as much bullion, or gold and silver, as possible by exporting more goods then it imports.
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Balance of trade
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Difference in value between imports and exports.
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Duty
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A tax on imports.
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Salutary neglect
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Great Britain’s policy in the early 1700’s of not interfering in the american colonies' politics and economy as long as such neglect served British economic interests.
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Staple crop
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A crop that is in constant demand, such as cotton, wheat, or rice.
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Triangular trade
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Trade between the Americas, Europe, and Africa.
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Gentry
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In colonial America, men and women wealthy enough to hire others to work for them.
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Apprentice
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Person placed under legal contract to work for another person in exchange for learning a trade.
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Almanac
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Book containing information such as calendars and weather predictions.
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Indigo
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Type of plant used in making a blue dye for cloth.
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Self-sufficient
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Having the necessary resources to get along without outside help.
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Middle Passage
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One leg of the triangular trade; term also used to refer to the forced transport of slaves from Africa to the Americas.
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Mutiny
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Revolt against a superior authority.
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Stono Rebellion
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Slave revolt in south Carolina in 1739.
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Immigrant
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Person who enters a new country to settle.
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Migration
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Movement of people for the purpose of settling in a new place.
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Great awakening
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Religious revival in the American colonies during the 1730’s and 1740’s.
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Itinerant
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Traveling from place to place, or on a circuit.
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Dissent
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Difference of opinion or belief.
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