Week 10 Vocab
Large companies in England that bought and sold tobacco
Brokerage
What a country buys or brings in from other countries
Imports
A tax on goods coming in from another country
Tariff
A type of canoe made from digging out the middle of a large log
Dugout canoe
The capital of this state is Dover
Delaware
Money you borrow from someone else that you promise to pay back later
Debt
The voyage from Africa to the Colonies in the Western
Middle Passage
Network of trade routes between Europe, Africa, and the Americas
Triangular trade
Groups of traders that traveled together
Caravan
What is the capital of Tennessee?
Nashville
What a country sells and sends out to other countries
Exports
Rules created by England to make sure that they would have a favorable trade balance
Navigation Acts
A plantation owner was always in a ___________.
Cycle of debt
A legal document given by the king that gave land to a company or individual to create a colony
Charter
The capital of this state is Lansing
Michigan
When a country sells more than it buys
Favorable balance of trade
Purchase large areas of land and then resell them in smaller parts for profit.
Speculate/Land Speculation
The men, women, and children from Africa who were enslaved were considered ________ by their enslavers.
Property
A picture carved into rock that represented beliefs, tribal stories, and significant events
Petroglyph
What is the capital of Arkansas?
Little Rock
In the Southern Colonies, the government gave 50 acres of land to adult men; they were also given 50 acres for each person who worked for them.
Headright system
Economic system in which raw materials were sent to England to make manufactured goods that would then be exported to the English colonies
Mercantilism
What were the 4 factors that determined the price of tobacco?
Cost of production, quality, supply, demand
He was sponsored by France; Sailed up rivers in what is now Canada; Met the Iroquois people; His trips started French trade in North America
Jacques Cartier
The capital of this state is Austin
Texas