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What is the primary focus of mercantilism?
What is the primary focus of mercantilism?
Which document established a framework for governing the Connecticut colony?
Which document established a framework for governing the Connecticut colony?
What best describes the role of indentured servants in the colonies?
What best describes the role of indentured servants in the colonies?
How did globalization affect the colonies?
How did globalization affect the colonies?
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What is meant by the term 'dissenter' in the context of the 13 colonies?
What is meant by the term 'dissenter' in the context of the 13 colonies?
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Study Notes
Vocabulary Terms
- Mercantilism: An economic and political system where government controls trade.
- Self-Sufficiency: Not relying on other nations for trade to meet one's needs.
- Globalization: Different parts of the world becoming more interconnected; the exchange of people, ideas, and goods.
- Joint Stock Company: A company where shareholders own company stock.
- Charter: A written document granting an institution rights and governance.
- Indentured Servant: A person under contract to work, often without pay, in exchange for passage to the colonies.
- Traitor: Someone disloyal to their own people or cause.
- Dissenter: A person who disagrees with the beliefs of a group, often religious.
- Separatists: People who form their own congregations outside the main church.
- Mayflower Compact: A shipboard agreement for Pilgrims to follow their own laws upon landing in North America.
- Fundamental Orders of Connecticut: A founding document that outlines the laws and governance of the Connecticut colony.
- Banished: To expel someone from a community or colony.
Colonial Concepts
- Joint Stock Companies used shareholders' funds to finance colonization. Shareholders held stock in the company.
- Charters outlined the rights of the colony and organization which could be a company, a group of people or a social organization.
- Indentured servants provided labor in exchange for passage to the colonies.
- Colonies established their own governments and developed their own sets of laws.
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Test your knowledge with this quiz on key vocabulary terms related to historical economic and political concepts. From mercantilism to the Mayflower Compact, this quiz will assess your understanding of fundamental terms that shaped early American society. Perfect for students studying history and social studies.
