Unit 2 Vocabulary Flashcards
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Empire
an extensive group of states or countries under a single supreme authority, formerly especially an emperor or empress.
Imperialism
a policy of extending a country’s power and influence through diplomacy or military force
Colony
a country or area under the full or partial political control of another country, typically a distant one, and occupied by settlers from that country.
Self-Government
government of a country by its own people, especially after having been a colony.
Mercantilism
belief in the benefits of profitable trading; commercialism.
Plantation
a for-profit, agricultural estate usually worked by resident labor
Quaker
a member of the Religious Society of Friends, a Christian movement founded by George Fox c. 1650 and devoted to peaceful principles.
Puritan
a member of a group of English Protestants of the late 16th and 17th centuries who regarded the Reformation of the Church of England under Elizabeth as incomplete and sought to simplify and regulate forms of worship.
Pilgrim
a person who journeys to a sacred place for religious reasons.
Witch Hunt
a campaign directed against a person or group holding unorthodox or unpopular views.
Push Factor
something that makes people want to leave a place or escape from a particular situation.
Pull Factor
something that attracts people to a place or an activity.
Triangle Trade
the 18th and 19th centuries that involved shipping goods from Britain to West Africa to be exchanged for slaves, these slaves being shipped to the West Indies and exchanged for sugar, rum, and other commodities which were in turn shipped back to Britain.
Middle Passage
the sea journey undertaken by slave ships from West Africa to the West Indies.
Slavery
the practice or system of owning slaves.
Indentured Servant
a person who signs and is bound by indentures to work for another for a specified time especially in return for payment of travel expenses and maintenance
Economics
a person who signs and is bound by indentures to work for another for a specified time especially in return for payment of travel expenses and maintenance
Rule of Law
a political ideal that all citizens and institutions within a country, state, or community are accountable to the same laws, including lawmakers and leaders.
Politics
the activities associated with the governance of a country or other area, especially the debate or conflict among individuals or parties having or hoping to achieve power.
Class Hierarchy
a grouping of people into a set of hierarchical social categories based on wealth and status.
New England Colonies
Connecticut, Rhode Island and Providence Plantations, Massachusetts Bay Colony, Plymouth Colony, and New Hampshire; all defined by the coastal and maritime economies.
Middle Colonies
Pennsylvania, New York, New Jersey, and Delaware. European ethnic groups as diverse as English, Swedes, Dutch, Germans, Scots-Irish and French lived in closer proximity than in any location on continental Europe, leading to great tolerance.
Southern Colonies
Maryland, Virginia, Carolina (in 1712 split into North and South Carolina), and Georgia. In 1763, East Florida and West Florida would be added to the Southern Colonies by Great Britain until the Spanish Empire took back Florida. Largely defined by their plantations, cash crops, loyalist sidings, and slavery.
Frontier
the extreme limit of settled land beyond which lies wilderness, especially referring to the western US before western migration and expansion.
