Unit 1 Vocabulary

Front

What term describes the mistreatment or ridicule of a person or group based on their beliefs?

Back

Religious Persecution

Front

What is a body of water sheltered by natural barriers providing safe anchorage and the transfer of cargo and passengers between ships and the shore called?

Back

Natural Harbor

Front

Which term refers to a form of economic trade where colonies existed to benefit the parent country?

Back

Mercantilism

Front

What is an agricultural crop grown to sell for profit called?

Back

Cash Crop

Front

What type of democracy involves citizens voting to elect people to represent their interests and needs as a group?

Back

Representative Government

Front

What is a place that provides shelter or protection from danger called?

Back

Refuge

Front

What was the 18th-century policy of Great Britain that avoided strict enforcement of trade laws?

Back

Salutary Neglect

Front

What term describes a group of people gathered together in one place for a common purpose?

Back

Assembly

Front

What was the economic trade in African men, women, and children as part of the triangular trade system during British colonization in North America called?

Back

Transatlantic Slave Trade

Front

What is an agreement among the members of a society to cooperate for social benefits, for example by sacrificing some individual freedom for state protection, called?

Back

Social Contract