Unit 4 Life in Colonial America

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Parliament

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The main law making body of England during Colonial times.

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Middle Passage

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The route used to take enslaved Africans across the Atlantic from Africa to the Americas.

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Economics

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The study of how individuals and societies use their scarce resources to get goods and services.

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Triangular Trade

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Trade patterns connecting the Colonies, Europe, Africa, and the West Indies.

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Specialization

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When individuals, regions, and countries produce certain kinds of goods or services.

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Import

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A good that a country or region buys from another country or region.

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Export

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A good that a country or region sells to another country or region.

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Griot

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A western African storyteller who recites the history of a tribe or family.

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Overseer

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A person who was in charge of the work of slaves and could punish them for disobeying them.