Exploration & Colonization Flashcards

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Primary Source

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An original object or document created at the time of an event (newspapers, diaries, images, objects, and recordings.)

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Secondary Source

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It's a source that discusses or explains something that already happened (Books, Biographies, Textbooks, Documentaries)

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Agriculture

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The practice of farming, including cultivation of the soil for the growing of crops.

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Colonization

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Settlement of people to new territories.

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Columbian Exchange/ Triangular Trade System

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A trading pattern between Europe, North America, and Africa/

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Charter

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A contract given to someone to establish a colony.

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Representative Government

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

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Plantations

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Large agricultural farms where crops are grown for sale.

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Region

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A geographic area that share similar characteristics.

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Mercantilism

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Economic policy where colonies serve as a source of raw materials to increase the wealth of Great Britain (mother country).