Unit 1 & 2 Vocab - US history

Exploration

•  large agricultural enterprise where crops are grown for sale.

• political system where policies are created by representatives selected by the people.

• traveling to new territories for the purpose of discovery.

• state sponsored settlement of people to new territories.

state sponsored settlement of people to new territories.

• charter

• exploration

• colonization

• mercantilism

economic policy where colonies serve as a source of raw materials to increase the wealth and maintain a favorable balance of trade for the “mother” country.

• harbors

• charter

• region

• mercantilism

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

• charter

• parliament

• representative government

• cash crops

a contract given to someone to establish a colony.

• Columbian Exchange

• charter

• region

• mercantilism

large agricultural enterprise where crops are grown for sale.

• plantations

• exploration

• region

• harbors

a geographic area that share similar characteristics.

• colonization

• region

• Transatlantic slave trade:

• exploration

a place where ships may shelter (be kept).

• mercantilism

• charter

• region

• harbors

crops being grown to sell rather than personal use.

• mercantilism

• cash crops

• charter

• parliament

highest ranking governing body in the United Kingdom.

• harbors

• mercantilism

• Transatlantic slave trade

• parliament