European Colonization
Spanish wanted colonies in America to do what
Extract wealth (Agriculture and mining of gold and silver)
First British colony established was called
Jamestown
Trade route made from three points around the atlantic ocean, Merchants start in New England, Bring rum to Africa for slaves, put on the middle passage and traded for sugar cane, which was traded for rum. repeat.
What intellectual movement emphasized rational thinking over traditional and religous thinking?
The Enlightenment
Spanish put natives in this system to get them to do their work
Encomienda system
A rebellion that attacked natives and plantations that was called
Bacons Rebellion.
Dominant economic system in europe was
Mercantilism
What enlightenment thinker advocated and believed in natural rights?
John Locke
French colonies had a greater interest in what
Trade
New england colonies were much more
Religous
What was the basic principle of Mercantilism
There is a finite amount of wealth in the world, have more exports than imports.
A huge resurgence in religious thinking was called
the great awakening
French men would do this to get closer with native communities for trade
Marry Native women
The cash crop for colonies in the Caribbean was
sugar Cane
Navigation Acts
Jonathon Edwards
The Dutch differed from the spanish in the way they
Didn't care about converting Natives
The demand for labor led to the purchase of more
African Slaves
There was an increase in people buying material goods, this was called the ______ revolution
Consumer
Enlightenment thinkers encouraged what kind of government
Democratic