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Mercantilism Flashcards

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colony

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land in a country that is controlled by another country

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mercantilism

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trade controlled by the mother country

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Triangular Trade

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trade system between Europe, Africa, and the Americas; introduced the slave trade to the Americas

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raw materials

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resources that comes from the earth and is used to make other products (ex: cotton)

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manufactured goods

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products that are made by machine (ex: tshirts)

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Middle Passage

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long, horrible journey that enslaved people were forced to take to the Americas, part of Triangular Trade between Africa and the Americas

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Why did people move to America?

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Europeans began migrating to the Americas during the 1700s because the New World provided social and economic opportunities for people who were struggling in Europe

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Migration

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moving from one place to another.

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Push factors

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negative things that make someone leave a place.

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Pull factors

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positive things that make someone want to move to a new location.

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Push factors for migration

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tyrannical government, religious intolerance, poor economic status, and limited social mobility

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Pull factors for migration

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desire for more land and resources, freedom, religious freedom, opportunities to make money, and social mobility.

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How did America begin?

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As a colony

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How did geography affect the colonies?

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Each colonial region produced different goods

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The New England Colonies

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had cold winters and fishing.

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The Middle Colonies

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produced wheat, corn, and tobacco. They also had mild summers and winters

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The Southern Colonies

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had the longest growing season. The Southern colonies had the largest enslaved African population because the climate in the South supported agriculture.

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Who did the colonial groups trade with?

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Each other

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These strong differences led to

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the colonies acting independent of each other

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