SSUSH1 - Vocabulary Flashcard

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What was the Great Migration?

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movement of over 300,000 African Americans from the rural South into Northern cities between 1914 and 1920

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What is the definition of mercantilism?

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An economic policy under which nations sought to increase their wealth and power by obtaining large amounts of gold and silver and by selling more goods than they bought.

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What is a charter?

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A document that gives the holder the right to organize settlements in an area.

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Which of the following best describes the Triangular Trade?

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A three-way system of trade during 1600s-1800s Africa sent enslaved people to America, America sent Raw Materials to Europe, and Europe sent Guns and Rum to Africa.

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Who were indentured servants?

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Colonists who received free passage to North America in exchange for working without pay for a certain number of years.

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Which of the following colonies were part of the New England Colonies? Pennsylvania, Delaware, Maryland, New York; New York, New Jersey, Pennsylvania, Delaware; Pennsylvania, Delaware, New Jersey, New York; Massachusetts, Connecticut, Rhode Island, New Hampshire

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Massachusetts, Connecticut, Rhode Island, New Hampshire

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What best describes the Plantation System in colonial America?

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A system of agricultural production based on large-scale land ownership and the exploitation of labor and the environment, focusing on cash crops and utilizing slave labor.

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Which of the following colonies were part of the Mid-Atlantic Colonies? New Hampshire, Massachusetts, Rhode Island, Connecticut; New York, New Jersey, Pennsylvania, Delaware; Massachusetts, Connecticut, Rhode Island, New Hampshire; Maryland, Virginia, North Carolina

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New York, New Jersey, Pennsylvania, Delaware

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What is the definition of religious tolerance?

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the acceptance of different religious beliefs and customs

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What was the Middle Passage?

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A voyage that brought enslaved Africans across the Atlantic Ocean to North America and the West Indies.