Colonies And Resources
To trade one good for another
Barter
A product brought from other countries
Import
Skilled workers and craftspeople such as blacksmiths, carpenters, wigmakers, basketmakers and tinsmiths
Artisan
A person who preaches about God, especially a minister of religion.
Preacher
A system in which people are bought and sold as if they were property
Slavery
A public sale in which goods or property are sold to the highest bidder
Auctions
A large farm where cash crops are grown on a large scale
Plantation
A strong fight against power and authority
Uprising
A person who buys and sells goods
Merchant
A product sold to other countries
Export
Society groups based on wealth or importance
Class
A person who is learning a trade from a skilled employer, having agreed to work for a fixed period at low or no wages
Apprentice
The journey enslaved Africans took while packed in ships to the Americas
Middle Passage
Where enslaved people considered?
Property
The way a group of people do something. Similar to a tradition.
Custom
How did enslaved people secretly communicate with each other?
Singing songs.
The process of turning materials into manufactured goods in factories
Industry
Resources that can be made into products (like timber/wood)
Raw Materials
The highest class in society; wealthy landowners, merchants, and church officials
Gentry
An act of resistance or rebellion; a revolt
Uprising
A society that has its own beliefs, ways of life, art, etc.
Culture
Name 3 ways that enslaved people were punished.
Beaten, whipped, killed, banned from reading/writing, banned from talking, kept from meeting, made to work on Sundays.
How did colonists feed their families?
Grew or caught food.
Bartered or purchased food.
The belief that countries benefit from trade when they export more than they import
Mercantilism
Someone who worked without pay for a period of time in exchange for food, clothing, and transportation
Indentured Servant
What was the purpose of a slave auction?
Slave auctions were held in order to sell enslaved people to the highest bidder.
How were new cultures created in the South by enslaved people?
The blending of customs, traditions, music, languages created new culture in the slave community.
Name 3 ways colonists made a living.
Lived and worked on farms
Grew or made what they needed
Sold crops and products to pay for other necessities
Anglers caught and sold fish
Whalers hunted whales
Shipbuilders built ships
Merchants
Traders
Sailors
Dockworkers
Millers
A three sided trade between countries
Triangular Trade
Workers could make a living by producing goods that people wanted to buy. This is an example of:
Market Economy
Why did so few young people go to college during colonial times?
By the time colonial children were teenagers, they worked full time.
What type of work did enslaved people do in the South?
Slaves in the south worked on plantations, large farms, etc.
Name 2 ways that enslaved people fought back.
Enslaved people fought back by:
Communicating Secretly
Violence
Escaping
Name 3 imports or exports from the colonies, England, or Africa.
The colonies imported tools, tea, clothing, other manufactured goods
The colonies exported timber, grain, tobacco, rice
England imported timber, grain, tobacco, rice
England exported tools tea, clothing, other manufactured goods
Africa imported iron products, rum
Africa exported enslaved Africans, Gold
England passed laws limiting trade with other countries. By doing this, the colonies HAD to buy from England. This helped England make money off the colonies because the colonies could only buy from England. This is an example of
Protectionism
Name a job a person might have as a member of each of the classes.
Gentry:
Middle Class:
Lower Class:
landowners, merchants, church officials
small farmers, shopkeepers, village artisans
ordinary workers, servants
What it the difference between indentured servants and enslaved people?
An indentured servant had some rights and was eventually set free. An enslaved person had no rights and was property. Never set free.
How was slavery different in the North than in the South? Give an example.
In the North, slave owners usually owned 1 or 2 enslaved people.
Enslaved people worked in shops.
Enslaved people worked as personal servants in homes.
They lived in cities.
Farmers in the North did not grow the types of crops that needed a large number of people.
The blending of customs, traditions, music, languages created new _____ in the slave community.
Culture