Chapter 4 Packet Questions Flashcards
What is the triangular trade?
Because the routes that were used formed a triangle, Between the West Indies, The colonies, and Britain
What is subsistence farming?
Farmers that produced only just enough goods for the needs of their own family
What is a cash crop?
Crops that could be sold easily in markets on the colonies and overseas
What is diversity?
Cultural variety
What is an overseer?
Someone who oversees the slaves on a plantation
What is an import?
To buy goods from foreign markets
What is a proprietary colony?
A colony run by individuals or groups whom land was granted
What is literacy?
The ability to read and write
What is an alliance?
A close association of nations or other groups, formed to advance common interests and causes
What is Tidewater?
A region of flat, low-lying plains along the sea coast, had many plantations
What is mercantilism?
The theory that a state’s or nation’s power depended on its wealth
What is smuggling?
Illegally trading with other countries
What is a royal colony?
A colony run by a governed and a council appointed by the king or queen
What is a militia?
A group of civilians trained to fight in emergencies
What is a speculator?
A person who risks money in order to make large profits
What is backcountry?
A region of hills and forests west of Tidewater, has many large plantations
What is export?
To sell goods abroad in other countries
What is a charter colony?
A colony established by a group of settlers who had been given a formal document allowing them to settle
What are apprentices?
Learning assistants to craft workers who taught them a trade
What is the Iroquois Confederacy?
A powerful group of Native Americans in the eastern part of the United States made of five nations: the Mohawk, Seneca, Cayuga, Onondaga, and Oneida, based in New York
What were the 13 Original Colonies
Connecticut, Delaware, Georgia, Maryland, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New York, North Carolina, South Carolina, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island and Virginia
What was the French and Indian War?
War when the French, British, and Indians fought in the New York, Canada, and Great Lakes regions, series of wars for world trade and control on the seas
What was the Treaty of Paris?
Treaty that ended the French and Indian War, forced France to give Canada and most of its lands east of the Mississippi River to Great Britain
