Vocab
Define Agriculture:
Plants grown for the purpose of selling to make money
Who are the three tribes native to South Carolina?
Catawba, Cherokee, Yemassee
What did the Americas gain from the triangular trade?
What was the 3/5 compromise?
What was the first English colony?
Roanoke, NC
Define: Middle Passage
The transportation of slaves across the Atlantic Ocean
What effect did the Europeans have on Native populations?
Killed them off from diseases
Why did so many enslaved Africans die along the middle passage?
Disease and malnutrition
Define the Virginia plan:
Representation would be based on population: favored by LARGE states
What was the first successful English colony?
Jamestown
Define Triangular trade:
The system of trade routes between Europe, Africa and the Americas
What are the three types of government in the colonies?
Royal, Proprietary and Charter
What was transported from Europe to Africa through the Triangular trade?
Manufactured goods = guns, knives, tools, cloth
Why did Planters begin using slaves instead of Irish prisoners or indentured servants?
Slaves were more cost effective = cheaper
Define Salutary Neglect?
Colonies saw themselves as independent
Which region of the colonies was known for having a merchant economy?
New England
Merchants = boats/ shipbuilding
What did Europe gain from the Triangular trade?
Raw materials for their factories/ crops they could not grow in Europe
What was the purpose of the constitutional convention?
Moving on after the failure of the Articles and worked on creating the constitution
What kind of dog does mrs. G have?
A black lab
Define Mercantilism:
A mother country takes its colonies resources for money
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Why was rice known as "Carolina Gold"?
What caused the rapid growth of slavery use in the Carolinas?
Agriculture/Cash Crops
What was the FIRST colony in the new world?
DOUBLE POINTS
Which country owned the colony?
St. Augustine, Florida
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