Unit 1 vocab and 13 colonies

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State sponsored settlement of people to new territories

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Colonization

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Economic policy where colonies provide raw materials to enrich the "mother" country.

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Mercantilism

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Political system where policies are created by representatives selected by the people

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Representative Government

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Contract to establish a colony

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Charter

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Large agricultural enterprise growing cash crops.

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Plantations

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Sheltered part of water deep enough for ship anchorage.

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Harbors

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Best way to establish a political community; an agreement between ruler and people. Associated with Hobbes, Locke, Rousseau.

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Social Contract

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Related to farmers and promoting agricultural interests.

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Agrarian

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Farming where most produce is for the farmer's family, with little for sale.

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Subsistence Farming

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Signed in 1620 on the Mayflower, establishing self-government and majority rule in the colonies.

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Mayflower Compact