Early Colonies Test Flashcards
Economic theory that emphasized commerce
Mercantilism
System of trade involving Europe, Africa, and the Americas
The triangle trade route
The defeat of the Spanish ________in 1588 helped open the way to English colonization
Armada
The voyage from Africa to the Americas
The middle passage
Approximately _____million Africans were kidnapped into slavery
20
Manhattan was once____
New Amsterdam
Leader of Massachusetts who hoped for a city upon a hill
John Winthrop
Companies formed to spread risk over many investors
Joint stock companies
Revolution of 1688
Glorious Revolution
Where first English child was born in North America
Roanoke
Before it was New Jersey much of it was____
New Sweden
Cash crop of South Carolina
Rice
Another word for contract to work
Indenture
First successful English settlement on North America mainland
Jamestown
Type of Connie where Gov. was appointed by the king
Royle