Mercantilism
In Mercantilism, this was the measure of a nation's wealth.
What was gold and silver bullion?
The only continent that never participated in the slave trade
What is Antarctica?
This King of England didn't even speak English?
Who was George I?
Pirates party-hearty in this Jamaican city until an earthquake destroyed it in 1692
What is Port Royal?
In 1769 he perfected the steam engine.
Who was James Watt?
When in the course of human events it becomes ___________ for one people to ____________ the political bands which have connected them with another and to assume among the ________ of the earth
What are necessary, dissolve, and powers?
Mercantilism incentivized this illegal activity
What is smuggling
In this trade system, the British never had an empty ship
What is Triangle Trade?
This French king centralized power and spent beaucoup money building the Palace of Versailles
Who is Louis XIV?
Pirates didn't want to sink the ship, so they used the cannons to shoot this down
What is the mask?
This man introduced catalogues, traveling salesmen, and made cheaper versions of luxury goods.
Who was Josiah Wedgwood?
the separate and equal __________ to which the laws of nature and of nature's God entitle them, a decent _________ to the opinions of mankind requires that they should ___________ the causes which impel them to the separation.
What are station, respect, and declare?
They tried to achieve economic expansion by ____________ other countries
What is "conquering"?
He introduced a bill to abolish the Slave Trade every year for 18 years before it finally passed.
Who is William Wilberforce?
This mentally unstable man ruled Russia from 1533-1584 and terrorized his own population
Who was Ivan the Terrible?
This famous American pirate's real name was Edward Teach
Who was Blackbeard?
Known as the Father of Empiricism, he believed experiment and observation were needed to construct scientific theory.
Who was Francis Bacon?
We hold these ________ to be self-evident, that all men are created equal, that they are ___________ by their Creator with certain ____________ rights, that among these are life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness.
What are truths, endowed, unalienable?
Exports were encouraged but ___________ were highly taxed through tariffs
What are imports?
John Woolman paved the way for the Abolitionist Movement by persuading members of this Christian sect to free their slaves
Who are the Quakers?
Following the death of Oliver Cromwell, this king was restored to the monarchy of England
Who was Charles II?
As the greatest pirate ever, he captured 400 ships AND held church on his boat
Who was Bartholomew Roberts or Black Bart?
He established that the planets travel around the sun in an elliptical path, rather than a circular path.
Who was Johannes Kepler?
That, to secure these rights, governments are ____________ among men, deriving their _______ powers from the __________ of the governed.
What are instituted, just, consent?
This company was given a monopoly on trade with India
What is the (British) East India Company?
His research for a prize-winning Latin essay convinced him to risk everything to end slavery
Who was John Woolman?
This pious Lutheran King of Sweden fought in the 30 Years War and turned the tide for the Protestants
Who was Gustavus?
Even though they were outlaws, pirates created these documents to govern their ships
What are constitions?
In addition to understanding that the Earth had to revolve around the sun, he understood the economics of inflation.
Who was Nicholas Copernicus?
That, whenever any form of government becomes ____________ of these ends, it is the right of the people to alter or to __________ it, and to institute new government, laying its foundation on such principles, and organizing its powers in such form, as to them shall seem most likely to effect their _______ and ____________.
What are destructive, abolish, safety, happiness?