TERMS AND THEMES UNIT 9 Flashcards
Mother country
country back home in Europe
exploiting
taking advantage of
natural resources
found in nature
colonies
a country or area under the full or partial political control of another country
Settlers, Colonists
people who settle in an area under full or partial control of another
Geography
what the land was like–
climate, topography, and/or the elevation
Climate
temperature
Elevation
mountains, low-lands, how much above or below sea level
temperate zone
experiences all four seasons
Economics
how the colonies made money, including natural resources, type of farming, and labor systems
Plantation economy
money made from the plantations
chattel slavery
enslaved people who are owned for ever and whose children and children’s children are automatically enslaved. Chattel slaves are individuals treated as complete property, to be bought and sold
Demographics, demographic trend
people who made up the population, the people who immigrated, mixed race, and how the society was made up and organized socially.
government systems
people who had power, where the power came from, and how that power was limited, how the colonies were governed and relations to mother country.
Bureaucracy
a system of government in which most of the important decisions are made by state officials rather than by elected representatives
Autonomy
self-governed
Silver mines/Silver ore
spanish found silver ore–raw silver– which made them very rich
Potosí
where the silver mines were in bolivia// largest silver mines
Inflation
increase in prices
The Philippines
where most of the silver was shipped, and from there to china, acted as the spanish’s middle men,
Trade deficit
a negative balance of trade in which a country’s imports exceeds its exports
Viceroyalties
the districts the spanish colonies were split into.
