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Mercantilism Study Guide
Merchantilism
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History
9th Grade
12/16/2010

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Term
How much a producer makes of something
Definition
Supply
Term
How many people want something for a given price
Definition
Demand
Term
A general and progressive increase in prices
Definition
Inflation
Term
List of duties imposed by a government on imported/exported goods
Definition
Tariff
Term
Good or service brought IN to a country
Definition
Import
Term
Good or service that LEAVES a country
Definition
Export
Term
Body of people living in a new territory but retaining ties with the parent state
Definition
Colony
Term
Difference in value between what a nation imports and what it exports
Definition
Favorable Balance of Trade
Term
Spanish conqueror
Definition
Conquistador
Term
Capital of the Incas
Definition
Cuzco
Term
Capital of the Aztecs
Definition
Tenochtitlan
Term
Credited for conquering the Aztecs
Definition
Cortes
Term
Credited for conquering the Incas
Definition
Pizzaro
Term
Aztec emperor
Definition
Montezuma
Term
Incan emperor
Definition
Atahualpa
Term
Grant of native labor given to the Spaniards as a reward for their part in the conquest of Incas
Definition
Encomienda
Term
The extensive exchange of plants and animals between the new and old worlds that changed economic activity in both
Definition
Columbian Exchange
Term
Trade between Africa, Americas, and Europe
Definition
Triangular Trade Route
Term
Why didn't the Spanish simply use Native American workers instead of African slaves?
Definition
Many Natives died from diseases and were weak
Term
Impacts of the slave trade(4)
Definition
No population growth
Effects on individuals and families
Some countries grew strong and rich, others declined
Increased violence and warfare
Term
Explain the triangular trade route. Example of mercantilism?
Definition
European goods to Africa for slaves
Slaves traded to Americas by Europeans
Colonial products from Americas to Europe. Trading for something better or needed more.
Term
Discuss how slaves were obtained.
Definition
Europeans relied on African rulers to obtain slaves. They traded them weapons, textiles, metals, rum, tobacco, gun powder... for the slaves
Term
Why were the Spanish able to conquer the American civilizations?(4)
Definition
Military technology
Disease
Civil war between Natives
World's end
Term
Identify mercantilism. Discuss the ultimate goal of merchantilist nations and how that goal is achieved.
Definition
Economic system of major trading nations. Based on premise that national wealth/power were best served by increasing exports and collecting precious metals. Main goal is to get as much gold as possible, and is achieved by exporting more than they import
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