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Unit 1: Chapter 3
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History
11th Grade
09/20/2012

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mercantilism
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money is power
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balance of trade
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export more than you import
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Navigation Acts
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English laws that controlled colonial trade so England can make a profit
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Dominion of New England
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New England, New York, and New Jersey. rule under King James (King Charles II's brother)
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William and Mary
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Dutch rulers asked by Parliament to take control of England as co-rulers
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Glorious Revolution
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change of leadership in England
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English Bill of Rights
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gave Parliament more power
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confederation
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group in which each member keeps control of its own internal affairs
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salutary neglect
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England's slack rule on colonial life
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triangular trade
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trade routes linking England, colonies, Africa, and West Indies
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Middle Passage
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trade route from Africa to West Indies in usually cramped ships with bad conditions
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cash crop
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crop grown specifically to make money
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Eliza Lucas
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first to successfully grow indigo (a soon-to-be cash crop); inherited father's farm
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yeoman
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has small piece of land; raised cattle; small farms for home selling
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Olaudah Equiano
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slave that spoke out about terrible conditions in Middle Passage; became missionary and spoke out against slavery
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Stono Rebellion
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~100 slaves revolted against owners, killing some people before being stopped
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Benjamin Franklin
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famous person in history; electricity experiments; Enlightenmentist
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Enlightenment
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search for knowledge; Age of Reason
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John Locke
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developed government should protect natural human rights: life, liberty, and property; social contract
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social contract
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John Locke; right to overthrow government if the people think the government does not protect their rights
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Great Awakening
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religious revival
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Jonathan Edwards
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tried to scare people into going to church
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George Whitefield
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moved people to confess their sins through emotional sermons
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George Washington
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military leader; attempted to take French fort multiple times
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Iroquois League
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alliance of 5 (then 6) Native American groups in Northern areas; Europeans = enemies; sided with British in French Indian War; alliance formed in 1570
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Albany Plan of Union
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Benjamin Franklin; proposal that colonies have own constitution, but grand council will deal with military issues, Native American relations, and western settlement; never passed
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William Pit
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British secretary of state in 1757; forced colonists into army and to aid in war; loosened policies when colonists started resisting
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Treaty of Paris
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singed in 1763 to end French Indian war
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George Grenville
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prime minister of King George III; wanted to be strict with colonists
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Pontiac
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Ottawa chief; originally welcomed British after war, but soon tried to drive British out
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Proclamation of 1763
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imaginary line drawn over Appalachian Mountains; west of line was land for Indians; often ignored by settlers; line eventually moved farther west
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