4-6 Flashcards
Subsistence Farming
Farming just enough to meet the needs of one’s family
Triangular trade
Ships brought sugar and molasses from the West Indies to New England. Molasses would be made into rum in NE. Goods were shipped to west africa in exchange for slaves
Cash Crops
Crops that were grown to sell, such as wheat and corn.
Surplus
An excess amount of stuff
Slave code
Strict rules that governed the slaves
Export
To give something to a foreign country
Import
To get something from a foreign country
Navigation Acts
Directed the trade between England and the colonies
Enlightenment
Based upon the reason that knowledge, science, and reason could improve society
Militia
group of civilians who were trained to fight in an emergency
George Washington
Leader of many things such as revolutionary war, continental congress, troops, first president, etc.
Albany Plan of Union
Benjamin Franklin’s plan to propose a untied government for the colonies, however, no one approved
French and Indian War(seven years war)
British won this war, and they gained a lot of territory. Allowed them to gain mauch fur trading profits 1754-1763
Resolution
A formal expression of opinion- declaring
Boycott
Refuse to buy
Patrick Henry
A member of the Virginia house of Burgesses- persuaded people to stop the stamp act