Random us history leftovers

An economic system where a nation's wealth is measured by bullion and access to resources, and colonies supply raw materials for finished goods from the mother country.

A country or area controlled by another country, often settlers from the controlling nation.

The nation that controls a colony.

Unprocessed natural resources like crops, lumber, and minerals.

Finished products created from raw materials.

More exports than imports, leading to an increase in national wealth.

Laws restricting colonial trade to only the mother country or other English colonies.

British policy of not strictly enforcing mercantilist policies with the colonies before the French and Indian War.

Colonies supplied raw materials like crops, lumber, and minerals to the mother country.

Mercantilism aimed to increase a nation's wealth by controlling trade and accumulating gold and silver.

The Middle Passage refers to the forced journey of enslaved Africans across the Atlantic Ocean to the Americas.

The Southern colonies had rich soil suitable for growing cash crops like tobacco and cotton, which brought them wealth.

The Navigation Acts were laws enforced by England to restrict colonial trade, forcing colonies to only trade with England.

The forced transportation of millions of Africans across the Atlantic Ocean to work as slaves in the Americas, primarily from the 15th to 19th centuries.

The practice of treating human beings as property, denying them basic rights and freedom.

Slaves were often branded like animals, demonstrating the dehumanization they faced. They were subjected to extreme physical labor and harsh punishments.

Slave owners and those who supported slavery attempted to justify it through various arguments, often citing religious beliefs or racial superiority.

The Atlantic slave trade had a devastating impact on Africa, leading to the loss of millions of lives and disrupting societies. It also played a crucial role in the economic development of the Americas, particularly in the production of cash crops like sugar and cotton.