Social Studies Unit 3 Vocab

The “common good” or doing what is good for all citizens.

• oppression

• Navigation Acts

• general welfare

• triangular trade

People working together to share ideas, complete a task, and/or help one another.

• collaboration

• conflict

• Navigation Acts

• oppression

Disagreement(s) sometimes resulting in arguments and/or fights.

• collaboration

• economics

• general welfare

• conflict

The study of the economy, or the part of a society that creates wealth. (money)

• oppression

• conflict

• economics

• collaboration

The cruel or unjust use of power.

• economics

• oppression

• import

• export

The exchange of goods and people between Europe, Africa, and the Americas.

• triangular trade

• Navigation Acts

• import

• oppression

Law that said only English ships could bring goods into England and English colonies could only trade with England or other English colonies.

• general welfare

• collaboration

• triangular trade

• Navigation Acts

Something that is sent to another country to be sold.

• mercantilism

• import

• export

• Navigation Acts

To bring (something, such as merchandise) into a place or country from another country.

• mercantilism

• import

• export

• Navigation Acts

The idea that a country’s value and power comes from how much money it has - export a lot and import very little.

• mercantilism

• import

• export

• Navigation Acts