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Chapter 3 Vocabulary
Social Studies Chapter 3 Vocabulary Mr .Arnold
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History
8th Grade
10/22/2013

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Mercantillism
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An economic policy in which nations tried to gain wealth by controlling trade and establishing colonies
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Cash Crops
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A crop such as tobacco, sugar, and cotton raised in large quantities and sole for profit.
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Charter
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A formal document issued by the king that outlined a colony's geographic boundaries and specified how it would be governed.
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Democratic
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A government ruled by the people, in a democracy, the power to govern belongs to the people.
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Mayflower Compact
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An agreement that pilgrims wrote and signed describing how they would govern themselves in the Americas.
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Slave Trade
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The business of capturing and transporting slaves.
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