Age of Exploration Flashcards
1
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Colony
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A country or area under the full or partial political control of another country.
2
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The Act of leaving one’s country to settle permanently in another.
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Emigration
4
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Took goods to West Africa to trade for slaves who were sold in America to buy goods like sugar and cotton that were transferred back to Europe.
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Triangular Slave Trade
5
Q
Colonist
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A group of people living in a colony consisting of the original settlers and their descendants and successors.
6
Q
Plantation
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An estate on which crops such as coffee sugar and tobacco are grown.
7
Q
The action of buying and selling goods and services.
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Trade
9
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Privateer
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A ship’s captain with royal permission to attack and plunder foreign ships.
