HistoryC4.1-4.2Dunbar Flashcards
from Mr. Tier's Quizlet study group, created by Mrs. Dunbar
subsistence farming
farming that produces just enough to feed one’s family
triangular trade
trade between Britain, Africa, & American colonies that formed a triangle to benefit Britain
Middle Passage
part of the Triangular Trade when enslaved Africans were shipped to the Americas
cash crop
farm crop raised to be sold for money
Tidewater
a region of flat, low-lying plains along the southern seacoast; location of most of the large southern plantations
backcountry
a region of hills & forests west of the Tidewater; location of small southern farms
slave code
strict rules that governed the behavior & punishment of enslaved Africans
export
sell abroad (exits)
import
buy from abroad (bring in)
Navigation Acts
laws that directed trade between England & the colonies to guarantee that only England benefited from trade with the colonies; prevented colonists from using foreign ships & from sending certain products outside England’s empire
charter colonies
colony established by a group of settlers who had been given a formal document, or charter, allowing them to settle
proprietary colonies
colony in which the owner, or proprietor, owned all the land & controlled the government
royal colonies
colony directly ruled by Britain & run by a governor & council appointed by the king
Great Awakening
a religious revival that swept through the colonies from the 1720s through the 1740s & led to the formation of many new churches
Enlightenment
began in Europe & based on the idea that knowledge, reason, & science could improve society; influenced colonists in the mid-1700s & led to an increased interest in science
