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U.S. history 1500-1763
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History
11th Grade
08/27/2007

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chattel slaves
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Slaves whose status was life-long and would be passes on to their children.
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conquistadores
Definition
Independent Spanish adventurers, instrumental in the exploration of the New World.
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creoles
Definition
Those of Spanish parebtage born in the New World.
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encomiendas
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Large manors, or estates given as rewards to Spainsh conquistadores, with Indian slaves ruthlessly managed for thier benefit.
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hacienda
Definition
An estate similar to the encomiendas, but somewhat milder.
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huguenots
Definition
French Protestants.
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Indentured Servant
Definition
A person whose passage to the New World was paid by an American planter or company in exchange for several years of labor.
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Isthmus
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A narrow strip of land connecting two larger landmasses, with water on two side.
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Joint-Stock Company
Definition
A company which raises capital by the sale of shares of sock.
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Mayflower Compact
Definition
A contract drawn up on board the Mayflower to lay the basses for governing Plymouth Colony.
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Mercantilism
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An economic system based on the belief that the world wealth was finite, and therefore where each nation strove to export more than it imported in order to receive gold and silver which would make the nation strong both militarily and economically.
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Mercantilism
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An economic system based on the belief that the world wealth was finite, and therefore where each nation strove to export more than it imported in order to receive gold and silver which would make the nation strong both militarily and economically.
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Monarch
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A ruler, such as a king or queen, who serves as head of state, and whose term of office is for life.
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Northwest Passage
Definition
A route to the Orient through or around the Norht American continent.
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Old Lights/New Lights
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Old Lights rejected the religious enthusiasm of the Great Awakening; New Lights accepted it.
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Patroon
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A large landholder in New Netherlands(New York) who had at least 50 tenant farmers working on his land.
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Peninsulares
Definition
Natives of Spain in the New World.
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Pennsylvania Dutch
Definition
Germans who settled in Pennsylvania.
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Proprietary Colony
Definition
A colony which was owned by an individual, rather than a company.
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Puritains
Definition
Calvinsts who hoped to reform the Church of England.
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Separatists
Definition
English Protestants who did believe the Chruch of England could be saved.
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Treaty of Tordesillas
Definition
Treaty to divide the non-European world between Spian and Portugal.
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